看孩子 to look after; baby-sit (kān háizi ) 比例 proportion, ratio; scale (bǐlì) 成人 an adult, a grown-up; become an adult, grow up (chéngrén) 现金/現金 cash (xiànjīn) 外文 foreign language (wàiwén) 一起 together (yìqǐ) 晚点/晚點 be late (of train, ship, plane, etc); behind schedule (wǎndiǎn) 从小/從小 from childhood; as a child (cóngxiǎo) 民歌/民歌 folk song (míngē) 好听/好聽 pleasant to hear (hǎotīng) 有时候/有時候 sometimes (yǒushíhòu) 地下火车/地下火車 subway (dìxiàhuǒchē) 晚会/晚會 evening party (wǎnhuì) 送行 to see someone off (sòngxíng) 汽车站/汽車站 bus stop (qìchēzhàn) 很难说/很難說 hard to say; can't say for sure (hěn nánshuō) 省(时间)/省(時間) to save (time) (shěng(shíjiān)) (time)才(V) not (V) until (Time) ((time)cái(V)) 起飞/起飛 to take off (qǐfēi) 经过/經過 via, by way of (jīngguò) 买不着/買不著 to be unavailable for purchase; cannot buy it (mǎibuzháo) 国会/國會 Congress; the Capitol (Guóhuì) 国会山/國會山 Capitol Hill (Guóhuì Shān) 走着/走著 on foot (zǒuzhe) 站着/站著 remain standing (zhànzhe) 一边X一边Y/一邊X一邊Y do X while doing Y (Note: X and Y must be verbs or verb phrases) (yībiān (X), yībiān (Y)) 辆/輛 Measure word (used for vehicles) (liàng) 自行车/自行車 bicycle (zìxíngchē) 所有的 all (suǒyǒu de) 开学/開學 school starts (for the year or new semester) (kāixué) 学期/學期 semester, term (xuéqī) 上(下)次 last (next) time (shàng(xià)cì) 成都 Chengdu (city in Sichuan province) (Chéngdū) 好看 to be attractive; pretty; beautiful; good looking (hǎokàn) 旁边/旁邊 side (pángbiān) 上学/上學 to go to school (shàngxué) 走着去 to go on foot (zǒuzhe qù) 前门/前門 (a place in Beijing) (Qiánmén) 新街口 (a place in Beijing) (Xīn Jiēkǒu) 道路 road (dàolù) 哪儿都.../哪兒都... to (verb) everywhere (nǎr dōu...) 不再...了 no longer...; never again... (bù zài...le) 生的 raw (shēngde) 谁都(Verb)/誰都(Verb) everyone (V) (shéi dōu) 王国/王國 kingdom (wángguó) 部 measure word for wheeled vehicles (bù) 起飞/起飛 (of an airplane) to take off (qǐfēi) 飞机场/飛機場 airport (fēijīchǎng) 火山 volcano (huǒshān) 还/還 to give back, return (sth. To someone) (huán) 学会/學會 to learn, master (xuéhuì) 从...起/從...起 start from... (cóng...qǐ) 写信/寫信 to write a letter (xiěxìn) 外文 foreign language (especially the written language) (wàiwén) 出国/出國 to go abroad (chūguó) 日出 sunrise (rìchū) 又...又... both...and... (yòu...yòu...) 午饭/午飯 lunch (wǔfàn) 起不来/起不來 can't get up (qǐbulái) 十字路口 crossroads (shízì lùkǒu) 会话/會話 conversation (huìhuà) 文法 grammar (wénfǎ) 大大小小 (a large number of items) large and small, of all sizes (dàdà xiǎoxiǎo) 好看 pretty; attractive (hǎokàn) 一边...一边.../一邊...一邊... (doing one thing) while (doing another thing) (yībiān ...yībiān ...) 英里 mile (yīnglǐ) 外文 foreign language (wàiwén) 金鱼/金魚 goldfish (jīnyú) 胡同 lane, alley, side street, small back street (hútong) 什么时候都/什麼時候都 ...at all times, always... (shénme shíhòu dōu) 睡觉/睡覺 to sleep; to go to bed (shuìjiào) 王国/王國 kingdom (wángguó) 国王/國王 king (guówáng) 王后 queen (wánghòu) 明朝 the Ming Dynasty (Míngcháo) 美金 US currency; American dollar (měijīn) 旅行支票 traveller's cheque (lǚxíng zhīpiào) 牌价 exchange rate (páijià) 人民币/人民幣 RMB (unit of currency in the PRC) (rénmínbì) 票子/ bank note, (dollar, etc.) bill (piàozi) 点点/點點 count, check one by one (diǎndiǎn) 零钱/零錢 small change (língqián) 中东/中東 the Middle East (Zhōngdōng) 新西兰/新西蘭 New Zealand (Xīnxīlán) 千万/千萬 by all means..., be sure not to... (qiānwàn) 没法子/沒法子 to have no way to (méifǎzi) 银子/銀子 silver (yínzi) 两/兩 tael (a former unit of weight for silver) (liǎng) 金子 gold (jīnzi) 价钱/價錢 price (jiàqian ) 黄金/黃金 gold (huángjīn) 文法 grammar (wénfǎ) 新年 New Year (Xīnnián) 不同 to be different (bùtóng) 过年 to celebrate or spend the (Chinese lunar) New Year (guònián) 亲人 family members (parents, spouse, children) (qīnrén) 说不好 not sure, can't say for sure (shuōbuhǎo) 用过的 (previously) used (yòngguò de) 穿 to wear (clothes) (chuān) 玩 to play (wán) 有用的 useful (yǒuyòng de) 要是 if (yàoshi) 送给 to give (someone something as a gift) (sòng gěi) 本子 notebook (běnzi) 日报/日報 daily (newspaper) (rìbào) 五月份 May (wǔyuèfèn) 《中国文学》/《中國文學》 Chinese Literature (a monthly) (Zhōngguó wénxué) 《汉英字典》/《漢英字典》 Chinese— English dictionary (Hàn— Yīng zìdiǎn) 号/號 size (hào ) 《今日美国报》/《今日美國報》 USA Today\ (Jīnrì Měiguó Bào) 请再来/請再來 come again (qǐng zài lái) 九百句 900 sentences (jiǔbǎi jù) 有用 useful (yǒuyòng) 过两天 in a couple of (or: a few) days (guò liǎngtian) v.+不了 cannot v. (v.+ bùliǎo) 吃(用)的东西/吃(用)的東西 food items (items of use) (chī (yòng) de dōngxi) 一块地/一塊地 a piece of land (yíkuài dì ) 不过/不過 but, however (búguò) 做买卖/做買賣 do business, engage in trade (zuò mǎimai) 友好 to be friendly (yǒuhǎo) 生字 unfamiliar character (shēngzì) 来不了/來不了 cannot come (láibuliǎo) 一天到晚 all day long (yìtiān dàowǎn) 不少 quite a lot of, quite a few (bùshǎo) 有钱人/有錢人 rich people (yǒuqiánrén) 五星饭店/五星飯店 five— star hotel (wǔxīng fàndiàn) (一)家(饭店)/(一) 家 (飯店) measure word for hotels, stores, etc (jiā) 西点军校/西點軍校 West Point Military Academy (Xīdiǎn Jūnxiào) 老人家 old person (form of address) (lǎorenjia) 同学/同學 classmate (tóngxué ) 国文/國文 the Chinese language (as a school subject) (guówén) 作文 composition (zuòwén) 中东/中東 the Middle East (Zhōngdōng) 远东/遠東 the Far East (Yuǎndōng) 军事/軍事 military (jūnshì) 大国/大國 big nation; (great) power (dàguó) 字母 letter (of the alphabet) (zìmǔ) 汉/漢 China, Chinese; Han nationality (majority ethnic group in China); man; Han (a dynasty, 206 BCE— 220 CE) (Hàn) 汉字/漢字 Chinese character(s) (Hànzì) 中校 lieutenant colonel (in US Army, Air Force, Marine Corps); commander (in US Navy) (zhōngxiào) 文法 grammar (wénfǎ) 小说/小說 novel (xiǎoshuō) 个个/個個 each one, every one (gègè) 同事 colleague, co— worker (tóngshì ) 学期/學期 semester; term (xuéqī) 那么多/那麼多 that much/many, so much/many (nàme duō) 美国在台协会/美國在台協會 the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) (Měiguó Zài Tái Xiéhuì) 华语/華語 Chinese, the Chinese spoken language (Huáyǔ) 小时候 when (someone) was little, during one's childhood (xiǎoshíhou) 上校 colonel (shàngxiào) 小学/小學 elementary school (xiǎoxué) 校长/校長 (school) principal; (college) dean (xiàozhǎng) 上学/上學 1) to go to school 2) to attend school (shàngxué) 省长/省長 governor (of a province) (shěngzhǎng) 市长/市長 mayor (shìzhǎng) 老大 eldest child (lǎodà) 老二 second child (lǎo'èr) 有名 to be famous (yǒumíng) 有名的人 famous person (yǒumíng de rén) 饭馆/飯館 restaurant (fànguǎn ) 好吃 to be good to eat, tasty (hǎochī) 一家人 the (whole) family (yìjiārén) 国家/國家 country (guójiā) 有的时候/有的時候 sometimes (yǒu de shíhou) 不都 not all (bù dōu) (四个)多/(四個)多 more than, over (four) ((sìge) duō) 几个/幾個 a few (jǐge ) 天天 every day (tiāntiān) 一起 together; in company (yīqǐ) 华东/華東 East China (Huádōng) 长大/長大 to grow up (zhǎngdà) 东北/東北 the Northeast (dōngběi ) 过去/過去 in the past (guòqù) 他们中/他們中 among them (tāmen zhōng) 老年人 an old person; the elderly (lǎoniánrén) 天天 daily, every day (tiāntiān) 多不多 are there many? ; is there much? (duō bu duō ) 四国/四國 Shikoku (an island of Japan) (Sìguó) 不太多 not too much/ many (bú tài duō) 有的 some (yǒude) 生日 birthday (shēngrì) 工人 worker (gōngrén) 文学/文學 literature (wénxué ) 一亿多/(一億) 多 over 100million (yíyì duō) (中国人) 里/(中國人) 裡 out of, among (the Chinese) ((Zhōngguórén) lǐ) (五) 口 (人) measure word for people in family ((wǔ) kǒu (rén) ) 五台山/五臺山 name of a mountain in northeastern Shānxīi province (Wǔtáishān) 黄河/黃河 the Yellow River (Huánghé) 长江/長江 the Yangtze River (Chángjiāng) 里/裡 a Chinese unit of distance (lǐ) 国民/國民 a national (of a country) (guómín) (1980年)前 before (1980) ((1980 nián)qián) 那时/那時 then, at that time (nà shí) 河口 mouth of a river (hékǒu) 一共 altogether (yīgòng) 分钟/分鐘 minute (unit of time) (fēnzhōng) 钟/鐘 clock [like alarm clock, wall clock] (zhōng) 黄大年 a person's name (Huáng Dànián) 华美英 a person's name (Huà Měiyīng) 很 very, quite (hěn ) 多(万) duō (wàn) more than (ten thousand) (duō (wàn)) 内容 content (nèiróng) 人类/人類 mankind (rénlèi) 文明 civilization (wénmíng) 简单/簡單 simple (jiǎndān) 地形 terrain, topography (dìxíng) 田地 farmland (tiándì) 东部/東部 eastern part (dōngbù) 全国人民代表大会/全國人民代表大會 National People's Congress (NPC) (Quánguó rénmín dàibiǎo dàhuì) 好奇 curious (hàoqí) 上一代 older generation, preceding generation (shàngyīdài) 买不起/買不起 cannot afford (mǎibuqǐ) 现代 modern age, contemporary era (xiàndài) 单亲/單親 single parent (dānqīn) 安定 stable; stabilize (āndìng) 爱/愛 to love; like; love; affection (ài) 只好 only can; be forced to (zhǐhǎo) 借用 borrow and use (jièyòng) 信用 credit; trustworthiness (xìnyòng) 自然条件/自然條件 natural conditions (zìrán tiáojiàn) 经济/經濟 economy (jīngjì) 非洲 Africa (Fēizhōu) 方面 a field; (in this) aspect; (on...) side; (fāngmiàn) 菜市场/菜市場 a food market (càishìchǎng) 国土安全部/國土安全部 Dept. of Homeland Security (Guótǔ ānquánbù) 力气/力氣 physical strength; effort (lìqi) 连...都/連...都 even (lián...dōu) 古代 ancient times (gǔdài) 朝代 dynasty (cháodài) 音乐/音樂 music (yīnyuè) 实在/實在 true; real; honest; really (shízài) 实行/實行 to implement (shíxíng) 政策/政策 policy (zhèngcè) 科长/科長 section chief (kēzhǎng) 科研所 scientific research institution (kēyánsuǒ) 学者/學者 scholar (xuézhě) 平信正夫 Japanese name (Píngxìn zhèngfū) 记得/記得 to remember (jìde) 要点/要點 main points; gist; essentials (yàodiǎn) 记下来/記下來 to jot down; record (jìxiàlái) 试着/試著 to try to (shìzhe) 报社/報社 a newspaper office (bàoshè) 记者/記者 reporter; journalist (jìzhě) 代表 to represent; on behalf of (dàibiǎo) 座谈会/座談會 forum; panel discussion (zuòtánhuì) 课表/課表 class schedule (kèbiǎo) 自由 freedom; free (zìyóu) 民主 democracy; democratic (mínzhǔ) 主人 a host (zhǔrén) 身边/身邊 at (or by) one's side (shēnbiān) 日记/日記 a diary (rìjì) 初中 junior high school (chūzhōng) 高中 senior high school (gāozhōng) 学位/學位 academic degree; degree (xuéwèi) 研究生院 graduate school (yánjiūshēngyuàn) 省力 to save labor; save energy (shěnglì) 一条路/一條路 a road; a way; a method (yìtiáolù) 语言学家/語言學家 a linguist (yǔyánxuéjiā) 期中考试/期中考試 midterm examination (qīzhōngkǎoshì) 法宝/法寶 a magic weapon (fǎbǎo) 命根 lifeblood; crucial to one's life (mìnggēn) 思考 to think deeply; ponder over (sīkǎo) 经过/經過 pass by/through (jīngguò) 说明/説明 to explain; illustrate (shuōmíng) 主见/主見 the ideas or thoughts of one's own (zhǔjiàn) 试用期/試用期 probation period after being hired (shìyòngqī) 连...都/連...都 even (lián... dōu ) 可见/可見 obviously; it is clear that (kějiàn) 看大夫 to see a doctor (kàn dàifu) 条子/條子 a brief informal note; strip (tiáozi) 不好意思 to feel embarrassed (bùhǎoyìsi) 少数/少數 minority; a few; a small number (shǎoshù) 大多数/大多數 a great majority (dàduōshù ) 毛笔/毛筆 writing brush (máobǐ) 自来水笔/自來水筆 fountain pen; pen (zìláishuǐbǐ) 书法家/書法家 calligrapher (shūfǎjiā) 画家/畫家 painter (huàjiā) 利用 use, utilize, make use of, capitalize on; exploit (lìyòng) 日光 sunlight; sunshine (rìguāng) 长跑/長跑 long-distance run (chángpǎo) 研究 to study; research (yánjiū) 常识/常識 common sense; general knowledge (chángshí) 成千上万/成千上萬 tens of thousands (of) (chéngqiān shàng wàn) 事故 accident (shìgù) 大多数/大多數 vast majority, greater part, bulk (dàduōshù) 四人帮/四人幫 the Gang of Four (Sìrénbāng) 数不清/數不清 countless (shǔbuqīng) 下台 fall out of power (xiàtái) 对话/對話 a dialogue (duìhuà) 关系正常化/關係正常化 normalization of the relations (guānxi zhèngchánghuà) 公开/公開 open; public (gōngkāi) 关于/關於 regarding, concerning, about (guānyú) 新闻/新聞 news (xīnwén) 政府 government (zhèngfǔ ) 社会/社會 society (shèhuì) 研究生 graduate student (yánjiūshēng) 研究所 graduate school; research institute (yánjiūsuǒ) 办/辦 to do; set up; run (bàn) 人民公社 the People's Commune (Rénmín Gōngshè) 作用 to affect; functions; effect (zuòyòng) 只好 so long as (zhǐhǎo) 前后/前後 around (a certain time); in front and behind (qiánhòu) 当面/當面 to sb's face; in sb's presence (dāngmiàn) 也许/也許 perhaps, maybe (yěxǔ) 生鱼/生魚 raw fish (shēngyú) 进口/進口 to import; importation (jìnkǒu) 样子/樣子 Style,looks (yàngzi) 公平 fair; just; equitable (gōngpíng) 南极/南極 the South Pole (Nánjí) 条件/條件 condition (tiáojiàn) 办公桌/辦公室 a desk; office table (bàngōngzhuō) 面谈/面談 to interview; interview (miàntán) 日夜 day and night (rìyè) 所 a measure word; therefor (suǒ) 地下室 basement (dìxiàshì) 科学家/科學家 scientist (kēxuéjiā) 出事 to have an accident (chūshì) 生气/生氣 shēngqì to get angry; angry 老、大、难/老、大、難 old big difficult (lǎo dà nán) 以下/以上 below, under/ above (yǐxià/ yǐshàng) 算是 be considered as (suànshì) 老话/老話 an old saying (lǎohuà) 少 young; shǎo:few; little; seldom (shào) 心情 state of mind, mood (xīnqíng) 生活水平 living standard (shēnghuó shuǐpíng) 得到 to get; obtain; gain; receive (dédào ) 目的 purpose, goal, aim (mùdì) 活着/活著 be living, be alive (huózhe) 一生 whole life (yìshēng) 笑话/笑話 a joke (xiàohua) 可笑 laughable; funny; ridiculous (kěxià) 空气/空氣 air (kōngqì) 教室 classroom (jiàoshì) 会客室/會客室 reception room (huìkèshì) 有意思 interesting (yǒu yìsi) 地中海 The Mediterranean (Sea) (Dìzhōnghǎi) 开学/開學 start school (Kāixué) 位子 seat (wèizi) 外交学院/外交學院 FSI (Wàijiāo xuéyuàn) 自从...以来/自從...以來 since (zìcóng... yǐlái) 对...来说/對...來説 regarding (postposition, usually preceded by the particles jiù 就, duì 对 (duì... lái shuō) 喜事 happy event (xǐshì) 难过/難過 to feel bad; be grieved (nánguò) 年轻/年輕 young (niánqīng) 师生/師生 teachers and students (shīshēng) 果园/果園 orchard (guǒyuán) 如果 if (rúguǒ) 苹果/蘋果 apple (píngguǒ ) 香港 Hong Kong; Hongkong (Xiānggǎng) 新加坡 Singapore (Xīnjiāpō) 广东话/廣東話 (the) Cantonese (language) (Guǎngdōnghuà) 时刻表/時刻表 schedule (of bus, train...) (shíkèbiǎo) 差不多 about the same; almost (chàbuduō) 方便 convenient (fāngbiàn) 达到/達到 to achieve; attain; reach (dádào) 目的 purpose; goal (mùdì) 比方说/比方説 for example (bǐfāngshuō) 目前 at present; current (mùqián) 一来...二来/一來...二來 first... second...; number ..., number 2... (yīlái..., èrlái... ) 手头/手頭 on hand, at hand; one's current financial situation (shǒutóu) 洗手间/洗手間 restroom; bathroom (xǐshǒujiān) 海关/海關 customs, customhouse, (hǎiguān) 报关/報關 declare sth at customs (bàoguān) 晚点/晚點 be late (of a train, bus...) (wǎndiǎn) 正点/正點 on time (of a train, bus...) (zhèngdiǎn) 飞行/飛行 to fly; flight (fēixíng) 关心/關心 to care for; be concerned with (guānxīn) 一直 always, continuously, constantly, all along; straight (ahead) (yīzhí) 洗衣机/洗衣機 washing machine (xǐyījī) 直达/直達 nonstop; through (zhídá) 到达/到達 to arrive, reach; get to (dàodá) 工夫 time (gōngfu) 夜校 a night school (yèxiào) 信回教 to profess Islam; believe in Islam (xìn Huíjiào) 之间/之間 between (zhījiān) 打来打去/打來打去 to fight back and forth (dǎláidǎqù) 和平 peace (hépíng) 水平 level; standard (shuǐpíng) 信心 confidence; faith (xìnxīn) 做作文 to write a composition (zuò zuòwén) 作文题/作文題 topic of composition (zuòwéntí) 难忘/難忘 unforgettable (nánwàng) 大自然 nature (dàzìrán) 觉得/覺得 to think; feel (juéde) 金钱/金錢 money (jīnqián) 妇女/婦女 women, woman (general term for adult women) (fùnǚ) 男女平等 gender equality (nánnǚ píngděng) 办公室/辦公室 office (bàngōngshì) 公平 fair; just; equitable (gōngpíng) 做礼拜/做禮拜 to go to church (zuò lǐbài) 做买卖/做買賣 to do business; carry on trade (zuò mǎimai) 信用 credit; trustworthiness (xìnyòng) 常识/常識 general knowledge; common sense (chángshí) 巴以 Palestine and Israel (Bā Yǐ) 办法/辦法 way; means; measure (bànfǎ) 主要 main; major; chief (zhǔyào) 机会/機會 opportunity; chance (jīhuì) 离开/離開 to leave, depart (líkāi) 主科 major course (zhǔkē) 天文学/天文學 astronomy (tiānwénxué) 海军/海軍 navy (hǎijūn) 天文台 observatory (tiānwéntái) 可能 possible; maybe; possibility (kěnéng) 个人/個人 individual; I (gèrén) 事情 affair(s); matter; thing; business (shìqing) 打听/打聽 to ask/inquire about (dǎting) 科长/科長 section chief (kēzhǎng) 校长/校長 principal (xiàozhǎng) 学期/學期 school term; semester (xuéqī ) 表现/表現 to perform; performance (biǎoxiàn) 对...好奇/對...好奇 curious to... (duì...hàoqí) 听话/聽話 obedient (tīnghuà) 放心 to feel at ease/rest (fàngxīn) 奇怪 strange (qíguài) 画报/畫報 pictorial (huàbào) 半天 half day (bàntiān) 毛衣 sweater (máoyī) 衣服 clothes (yīfu) 心情 state of mind; mood (xīnqíng) 想家 be homesick (xiǎngjiā) 多年的 many years' (duōniánde) 客气/客氣 polite; courteous (kèqi) 要紧/要緊 important (yàojǐn) 从...起/從...起 from... (cóng...qǐ) 从来没/不/從來沒/不 never (cóngláiméi/bù) 月底 the end of a month (yuèdǐ) 回答 to answer; reply; response (huídá) 好几次/好幾次 many times (hǎojǐcì) 用法 way of use; usage (yòngfǎ) 文法 grammar (wénfǎ) 同意 to agree (tóngyì) 比方说/比方説 for example (bǐfāngshuō) 海外 overseas (hǎiwài) 说好了/說好了 to come to an agreement (about something) (shuōhǎo le) 难说/難說 hard to say (nánshuō) 底下 bottom; underneath; below (dǐxià/dǐxia ) 病人 a patient (bìngrén) 多数/多數 the majority; most (duōshù) 老百姓 the common people (lǎobǎixìng) 和气/和氣 gentle; kind; polite (héqi) 最少 at least (zuìshǎo) 只要 if only; provided; so long as (zhǐyào) 黑夜 dark night (hēiyè) 外科 surgical department (wàikē) 儿科/兒科 department of pediatrics (érkē) 教科书/教科書 text book (jiàokēshū) 放学/放學 dismiss school (fàngxué) 不放心 do not feel at ease/rest (bù fàngxīn) #路(车)/#路 (車) road, path; (bus) route, line (# lù (chē)) 地上 on the ground (dìshang) 天上 heaven; space (tiānshang) 一年到头/一年到頭 all year around (yìniándàotóu) 北朝鲜/北朝鮮 North Korea (Běi Cháoxiǎn) 路过/路過 to pass by (lùguò) 好客 be hospitable (hàokè) 客人 guest (kèren) 作客 to be a guest; (zuòkè) 艾滋病/愛滋病 AIDS (àizībìng) 明白 to understand (míngbai) 认为/認為 to think; consider (rènwéi) 数字/數字 number (shùzì) 咖啡 coffee (kāfēi) 对话/對話 a dialogue (duìhuà) 新年前后/新年前後 around New Year (xīnnián qiánhòu) 从小/從小 from childhood; as a child (cóngxiǎo) 长大以后/長大以後 after grown up (zhǎngdà yǐhòu) 数学家/數學家 mathematician (shùxuéjiā) 数/數 to count (shǔ) 山水画/山水畫 landscape paintings (shānshuǐhuà) 画家/畫家 painter (huàjiā) 一生 all one's life (yìshēng) 少年时期/少年時期 early youth(0-6)period (shàonián shíqī) 青年时期/青年時期 youth period (qīngnián shíqī) 中年时期/中年時期 middle age period (zhōngnián shíqī) 老年时期/老年時期 old age period (lǎonián shíqī ) 青少年 teenager (qīngshàonián) 帮...的忙/幫...的忙 to help someone (bāng...de máng) 听说/聽說 to be told; hear of (tīngshuō) 送报纸/送報紙 to deliver newspapers (sòng bàozhǐ) 和...一起 together with someone (hé...yìqǐ ) 最少 at least (zuìshǎo) ...以外 beyond; other than; except; outside (...yǐwài) 走到头/走到頭 to walk to the end (zǒudàotóu) 青菜 green vegetables (qīngcài) 小心 be careful (xiǎoxīn) 千万/千萬 at any rate (qiānwàn) 大意 be careless (dàyì) 要不然 otherwise (yàobùrán) 出事 to have an accident (chūshì) 有意思 interesting (yǒuyìsi) 虽然/雖然 although (suīrán) 当然/當然 of course (dāngrán) 来回/來回 to make a round trip; back and forth (láihuí) 左右 around;about (zuǒyòu) 游 part of a river (yóu) 中(下)游 the middle (lower) reaches (of a river) (zhōng(xià)yóu) 些 few, several, some (an unspecified amount) (xiē) 当天/當天 the same day (dàngtiān) 国家大事/國家大事 national (state) affairs (guójiā dàshì) 时事/時事 current events (shíshì) 认/認 to recognize (rèn) 认识/認識 to know (rènshi/ rènshì) 常用字 commonly used word (chángyòngzì) 认真/認真 serious (rènzhēn ) 零用钱/零用錢 pocket money (língyòngqián) 知识/知識 knowledge (zhīshi/ zhīshì) 可见/可見 obviously; it is clear (evident, obvious) that (kějiàn) 对...来说/對...來説 to... (duì ...láishuō) 还/還 to return (huán) 这样吧/這樣吧 how about doing this (zhèyàng ba) 一带/一帶 area; region (yídài)