暗 示
an4shi4
to hint, to suggest; clue, hint, suggestion
   
    Zhang Meng   Zhang Ning   Li Longfei   Mi Zhaoxi  

才
cai2
only, just, then and only then, actually
(includes some surprise when you use it for "only" -- before an amount -- "only" 10 -- also see zhi3you3 只 有 / includes indignation when used as "actually" -- in response to some statement, you say "NO, actually it's THIS is true.)
   
    Liu Jinzhe   Li Yu Zheng   Zhang Xiaowei   Mi Zhaoxi   Cao Lihua  
    Fred   Shawn  

惩 罚
cheng2fa2
to punish, to discipline; punishment
   
    Du Feng  

队
dui4
team, line, group
   
    Liu Yu Rong   Zhang Meng   Li Zhen   Wang Jun  
    Fred   Kate  

发 誓
fa1shi4
to promise, to swear, to pledge
   
    Hu Siyu   Na Zitao   Li Xinzhou   Wang Chen  

结 束
jie2shu4
to end, to conclude
   
    Liu Yu Rong   Zhang Meng   WT Zheng   Cao Lihua  

经 常
jing1chang2
often, regularly, frequently, constantly, daily
(also see zong3shi4 for always)
   
    Shao Danni   Li Yu Zheng   Song Jia   Zheng Lei  
    Seth   Julie  

开 始
kai1shi3
to begin, to start
   
    Liu Yu Rong   Zhang Meng   Li Zhen  
    Fred   Kate  

礼 物
li3wu4
gift, present
   
    Zhang Meng   Li Yu Zheng   Li Zhen   Li Si  
    Dave   Karen   StevenQ  

麻 烦
ma2fan
to bother, to put somebody to trouble; troublesome; inconvenience
   
    Li Di   Zhang Meng   Li Yu Zheng   Wei Xing   Sun Gang  
    Dave   Karen   StevenQ  

亲 戚
qin1qi4
relative, family member
   
    Du Feng  

让
rang4
to let, to ask
   
    Zhang Ning   WT Zheng   Li Zhen   Cao Hui   Shu Chang  
    Lynn   Mal  

收 到
shou1dao4
to receive, to get, to receive from


[I get, he gets, they get /*got /I have gotten, he has gotten, they have gotten /*had gotten]
   
    Zhang Ning   Li Yu Zheng   Huang Xu   Li Longfei   Wang Jin  
    Michael  

踢
ti1
to kick
(also means "to play" kicking sports like soccer)
   
    Liu Yu Rong   Zhang Meng   Li Zhen   Wang Jun  
    Fred   Kate  

踢 球
ti1 qiu2
to kick a ball, to play football, to play soccer
   
    Zhang Meng   Liu Xiaoyun   Cheng Hong   Cao Hui   Wei Xing  

无 事 可 做
wu2shi4ke3zuo4
nothing to do
(said when you're bored)
   
    Du Feng   Gu Zheng  

嘻 嘻
xi1xi1
giggle, hehe hehe, He! He!
   
    Zhang Ning   Zhang Jing   Zhang Meng   Gu   Wang Jun   Chu Lin  

想 起
xiang3qi3
to think, to occur to
   
    Du Feng  

有 用
you3yong4
useful
   
    Du Feng   Zhao Mo   Hu Siyu   Zheng Lei   Ren Shuang  

再 聊
zai4liao2
see you later, talk to you soon
(informal goodbye, can be used at the end of letters -- literally "again in a moment" -- can also say "zai4 yi2hui4r")
   
    Du Feng   Gu Zheng  

至 少
zhi4shao3
at least, at the least
   
    Zhang Meng   Liu Xiao Yun   Chu Pingan   Gao Mingjiang   Wei Xing  

足 球
zu2qiu2
soccer, football
(China follows the European convention of calling soccer football -- see 橄 榄 球 gan3lan3qiu2 for American football)
   
    Liu Yu Rong   Zhang Meng   Li Zhen   Li Si  
    Fred   Kate  

组 织
zu3zhi1
to organize, to form, to setup
   
    Du Feng  

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