残 酷 的

cruel, mean can2ku4 de

Du FengCao LihongZhou ShuoLi XinzhouFen Ran
AprilScribLynnKen

我 一 定 要 做 这 个 !

I must do this! Wo3 yi2ding4 yao4 zuo4 zhe4 ge4!

Lynn

胆 怯

timid, cowardly dan3qie4

Du FengDeng YichenWang ChenZhou HuiRen Shuang
Ann

他 真 没 脑 子 。

He doesn't have a brain in his head. Ta1 zhen1 mei2 nao3zi.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
Brian

他 太 自 私 了 , 不 和 任 何 人 分 享 什 么 , 甚 至 与 自 己 的 妈 妈 。

He was so selfish, he didn't share with anyone, not even his mother. Ta1 tai4 zi4si1 le, bu4 he2 ren4he2ren2 fen1xiang3 shen2me, shen4zhi4 yu3 zi4ji3 de ma1ma.

Zhang NingWT ZhengLi ZhenShu Chang
FredKaren LeeStephanGlisonStevenQ

迷 糊

dazed, fuzzy, muddle-headed, half conscious mi2hu

勇 敢 的

brave, courageous yong3gan3 de

Du FengCao LihongDeng YichenTan LiZhuo Shuo
AnnRorySarahLennie

shame, disgrace, humiliation chi3

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

thief, traitor zei2

Shao DanniLi Yu ZhengLiu WeihongSong JiaZheng Lei
JeremyAprilShawnStevenQ

羞 脸

shame faced xiu1xian3

Lynn

心 烦 意 乱 的

distracted, preoccupied xin1fan2 yi4luan4 de

CashmeiraEllen

害 怕

to fear, to be afraid, to be scared, to have a fear of; shy, timid hai4pa4

Shao DanniFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengWei XingShu Chang
DaveSarahMichael

一 员 猛 将

a brave warrior, a valiant general yi4 yuan2 meng3jiang4

Zhu JingGu ChunleiMeng SichenPan Zilong
Cashmeira

坚 强

strong, staunch jian1xiang4

别 骄 傲 。

Don't let it go to your head. Bie2 jiao1ao4.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

合 群

to fit in, to get on well with others; sociable he2qun2

我 现 在 只 想 睡 觉 。

All I want to do is lay my head down somewhere and sleep. Wo3 xian4zai4 zhi3 xiang3 shui4jiao4.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

乖 巧

cute, smart, lovable, clever (child) guai1qiao3

Travis

特 点

characteristic, feature, trait te4dian3

Zhu JingLi ChunjiangGu ChunleiRuan Yilang
CricketDavidCindy

疑 虑

hesitation, doubt, qualms, misgivings yi2lu~4

Lynn

相 貌 堂 堂

handsome and dignified xiang4mao4 tang2tang2

Du FengCao LihongZhuo ShuoZheng LeiTan Li
RickLindsayJames

变 通

pragmatic, flexible; to adjust to circumstances, to act according to the situation bian4tong1

Lynn

她 脑 子 很 灵 活 。

She's very quick witted. Ta1 nao3zi hen3 ling2huo2.

Liu Yu RongCheng HongDu FengLi ChunjiangGu Zheng
RickMaggy

这 个 士 兵 勇 敢 。

This soldier was brave. Zhe4ge shi4bing1 yong3gan3.

Cheng HongLiu Yu RongZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
NicAbbieBrian

特 有 的

characteristic, idiosyncratic te4you3 de

Du FengCao LihongDeng YichenTan LiZhuo Shuo
Ann

他 因 窘 迫 而 坐 立 不 安 。

He squirmed with embarrassment. Ta1 yin1 jiong3po4 er2 zuo4li4bu4'an1.

态 度

attitude, posture, approach, manner tai4du4

Sun BinLi ChunjiangZheng JieSun Jingsu
AllenEricDanielle

巧 克 力 是 他 最 喜 爱 的 东 西 。

He has a weakness for chocolate. Qiao3ke4li4 shi4 ta1 zui4 xi3'ai4 de dong1xi.

Liu Yu RongShao JingxianDu FengLi ChunjiangGu Zheng
AprilScribLynnKen

胆 敢

to dare, to be recklessly courageous dan3gan3

Du FengZhao MoHu SiyuZheng LeiRen Shuang
JamesKaren LeeBrian

厚 颜 无 耻

impudent, shameless hou4yan2wu2chi3

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
LynnNick

偷 懒

slug, loafer; to loaf on the job tou1lan3

Du FengGao YanlinZheng LeiCheng Miao
AprilJeremyBrian

愤 懑

depressed, discontented, resentful, perturbed, indignant fen4men4

她 那 么 热 心 ,我 希 望 我 能 象 她 一 样 。

She is so nice, I wish I could be more like her. Ta1 na4me re4xin1, wo3 xi1wang4 wo3 neng2 xiang4 ta1 yi2yang4.

Shao DanniCheng HongWang WenjingRuan Yilang
RickLindsayJames

他 懒 散 地 打 发 了 一 天 , 以 后 需 要 学 习 一 夜 。

He lazed the day away, then had to study all night. Ta1 lan3san3 de da3fa1 le yi4 tian1, yi3hou4 xu1yao4 xue2xi2 yi2ye4.

Du FengGao YanlinZheng LeiCheng Miao
AprilJeremyBrian

这 是 愚 蠢 无 聊 的 话

This is a senseless boring talk. Zhe4 shi4 yu2chun3 wu2liao2 de hua4.

耻 辱

shame, disgrace, humiliation chi3ru3

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

服 帖

docile and obedient fu2tie1

Zhao JianCheng MiaoZhuo ShuoLi Xinzhou
RickLindsayJames

大 傻 瓜

big idiot, fool, jerk da4sha3gua1

毅 然

firmly, resolutely, without hesitation yi3ran2

Lynn

小 偷

thief, petty thief xiao3tou1r

Cheng HongSun JingsuJin YanShao Jingxian
NicAbbieBrian

贪 得 无 厌

avaricious and insatiable, greedy and never satisfied tan1de2wu2yan4

腼 腆

shy, bashful mian3tian3

Du FengFen RanRen ShuangLiu Weihong
MaggyLynnFrank

堂 堂 正 正

impressive, dignified, upright, open and above board tang2tang2 zheng4zheng4

Du FengCao LihongZhuo ShuoZheng LeiTan Li
RickLindsayJames

混 混

gangster, hoodlum hun4hun

Du FengCheng MiaoLi XinzhouWang Chen
JeremyAbbie

精 明

shrewd jing1ming2

Zhao JianCheng MiaoZhuo ShuoLi Xinzhou
DavidApril

心 性

temperament, inner nature, character xin1xing4

有 抱 负 的

ambitious, aspiring you3 bao4fu4 de

有 雄 心 的

ambitious, aspiring you3 xiong2xin1 de

沉 着

poised, calm and collected, steady, not nervous chen2zhuo2

nice looking, handsome, beautiful li4

Li DiChu LinShao JingxianCao HuiShu Chang
SarahJulieRoryLennie

喜 怒 无 常

moody, temperamental xin3nu4wu2chang2

他 们 玩 儿 得 很 high 的 。

They enjoyed themselves immensely. Ta1men wan2r de2 hen3 high de.

呆 傻

stupid, dumb dai1sha3

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

很 难 一 概 而 论 , 每 个 人 都 不 一 样 。

It's hard to generalize, everybody's different. Hen3 nan2 yi1gai4'er2lun4, mei3 ge4 ren2 dou1 bu4yi2yang4.

我 真 笨 。

I feel like I don't have a brain in my head. Wo3 zhen1 ben4.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

羞 怯

shyness, timidity, diffidence; shy, timid xiu1qie4

Sun BinCheng HongZheng JieSun Jingsu
Rick

crazy about, silly, crazy chi1

Du FengWang ChenRen ShuangTan LiLi Xinzhou
TerryDawn

窃 贼

thief qie4zei2

Sun BinLi ChunjiangZheng JieSun Jingsu
AllenEricDanielle

精 神

drive, vigor, vitality, energy; spiritual jing1shen

Lynn

酗 酒 者

alcoholic, drunkard xu4jiu3zhe3

Sun BinCheng HongZhu JingShao Jingxian
RickLynnFrank

猪 八 戒 不 很 聪 明 , 但 是 实 际 上 大 多 数 的 猪 是 聪 明 的 。

Pigsy is not very intelligent, but really most pigs are. Zhu1ba1jie4 bu4 hen3 cong1ming, dan4shi4 shi2ji4shang da4duo1shu4 de zhu1 shi4 cong1ming de.

Liu QiuxiaHuaZhang MengJin YanCao LihuaLi BoyuanLiu Xuechun
DawnStephanLynnKenAshley

她 一 向 很 坚 强 。

She has a strong character. Ta1 yi2xiang4 hen3 jian1xiang4.

脓 包

crybaby, useless weakling, scaredy cat, fraidy cat nong2bao1

呆 气

silly look, idiotic look dai1qi4

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

务 实 之 风

pragmatic style, practical manner wu4shi2 zhi1 feng1

Lynn

非 凡 的

extraordinary, outstanding, above average fei1fan2 de

Sun BinCheng HongZhu JingShao Jingxian
RickMaggy

她 那 么 热 心 ,我 怀 疑 她 别 有 用 心 。

She is so nice, I wonder if she means it. Ta1 na4me re4xin1, wo3 huai2yi2 ta1 bie2you3yong4xin1.

Shao DanniCheng HongWang WenjingRuan Yilang
RickLindsayJames

堕 落 者

pervert, degenerate, depraved person duo4luo4zhe3

怯 生 生

timid, shy qie4sheng1sheng1

Da DiZhang MengJin YanDa Di
CricketAprilMichael

好 汉

true man, brave man, hero hao3han4

Jiang JieGu ChunleiShao DanniPan ZilongMeng Sichen
Cashmeira

有 野 心 的

ambitious, driving, power-loving you3 ye3xin1 de

幸 运 儿

lucky guy, winner, charmed person xing4yun4r

熊 包

worthless person, good-for-nothing, a total loss, wastrel xiong2bao1

亲 切

kind, nice, warm (person) qin1qie4

WT ZhengZhang LiLi ZhenLiu MingkeShu ChangLiu Xuechun
JoshTimGlisonSarah

枯 燥

boring, dry, uninteresting, dull, torturous ku1zao4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbie

胆 小 鬼

coward dan3xiao3gui3

无 聊

bored, boring wu2liao2

Jessie WangZhang MengLi ZhenCao Hui
FredApril

她 是 一 个 宽 容 的 母 亲 。 她 从 不 因 为 我 的 小 错 误 而 生 气 , 但 她 会 因 为 我 不 诚 实 而 生 气 。

She is a very understanding mother, she doesn't get upset by the little mistakes I make.  But she can get really angry when I do something dishonest. Ta1 shi4 yi2 ge4 kuan1rong2 de mu3qin1. Ta1 cong2bu4 yin1wei2 wo3 de xiao3 cuo4wu4 er2 sheng1qi4, dan4 ta1 hui4 yin1wei2 wo3 bu4cheng2shi2 er2 sheng1qi4.

Jiang JieGu ChunleiShao DanniPan ZilongMeng Sichen
Cashmeira

人 品

character, moral quality ren2pin3

Zhuo ShuoDeng YichenCao LihongLi Xinzhou
JeremyAbbie

傻 蛋

nincompoop, nitwit sha3dan4

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

我 交 友 很 谨 慎 , 人 一 定 要 好 。

I'm very particular about my friends, they have to be nice. Wo3 jiao1 you3 hen3 jin3shen4, ren2 yi2 ding4 yao4 hao3.

Zhu JingRuan YilangLiu WeihongPan Zilong
Kaylee

to bear, to endure, to hold back; cruel, merciless ren3

Feng XieLiu XiaoyunWang JunCao Hui
KarenJeremyMaggy

害 羞

to be shy hai4 xiu1

Liu Yu RongDa DiJin YanLiu WeihongLi Shiyan
AprilMaggy

angry; to be annoyed nao3

Liu JinzheLi Yu ZhengZhang XiaoweiMi ZhaoxiCao Lihua
SarahJulieRoryLennie

我 今 天 真 倒 霉 !

I'm having an awful day. Wo3 jin1tian1 zhen1 dao3mei2!

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

我 堂 堂 一 个 男 子 汉 怎 么 可 以 做 这 种 事 。

I'm a gentleman, how could I do that kind of thing! Wo3 tang2tang2 yi2 ge4 nan2zi3han4 zen3me ke3yi3 zuo4 zhe4 zhong3 shi4!

Du FengCao LihongWang WenjingZheng LeiTan LiZhuo ShuoZhang Zhida
RickLindsayJames

遗 老

old fogy, old-fashioned person, (adherent of previous dynasty) yi2lao3

Lynn

聪 明

intelligent, bright, clever cong1ming

Zhang NingZhang JingShao JingxianWT Zheng
KarenJulieMike

粗 心

careless, thoughtless cu1xin1

从 他 的 举 止 我 可 以 推 断 他 有 些 害 羞 。

From his behavior, I inferred that he was shy. Cong2 ta1 de ju3zhi3 wo3 ke3yi3 tui1duan4 ta1 you3 xie1 hai4xiu1.

他 是 到 目 前 为 止 最 好 的 。

So far, he's head and shoulders above the rest. Ta1 shi4 dao4 mu4qian2 wei2zhi3 zui4 hao3 de.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

懦 弱

cowardly, weak nuo4ruo4

Du FengDeng YichenWang ChenZhou HuiRen Shuang
Ann

他 在 生 人 面 前 很 害 羞 , 但 和 朋 友 们 却 很 熟 。

He is very shy around strangers, but not with his friends. Ta1 zai4 sheng1ren2 mian4qian2 hen3 hai4xiu1, dan4 he2 peng2youmen que4 hen3 shu2.

Zhu JingRuan YilangLiu WeihongPan Zilong
Kaylee

父 亲 对 他 儿 子 很 恼 火 。

The father was very angry with his son. Fu4qin dui4 ta1 er2zi hen3 nao3huo3.

Liu JinzheLi Yu ZhengZhang XiaoweiMi ZhaoxiCao Lihua
KarenDaveJeremyFrank

我 今 天 过 得 真 糟 !

I'm having a bad hair day. Wo3 jin1tian1 guo4 de zhen1 zao1!

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

贱 人

slut, cheap piece of baggage (refers to a woman who is not valued) jian4ren2

Lynn

仪 表 堂 堂

handsome and dignified yi2biao3 tang2tang2

Du FengCao LihongZhuo ShuoZheng LeiTan Li
RickLindsayJames

郁 闷

gloomy, depressed yu4men4

使 性 子

to lose one's temper, to get angry shi3 xing4zi

Zhang MengZhang NingLi LongfeiMi Zhaoxi
AprilMaggy

他 面 目 清 秀 。

He has a nice looking face. Ta1 mian4mu4 qing1xiu4.

Liu Yu RongCheng HongDu FengLi ChunjiangGu Zheng
Rick

品 质

quality, character, trait, tone pin3zhi4

Cheng MiaoZhao JianGao YanlinLi Xinzhou
DavidAnnLennie

勤 俭

hard working and thrifty, hard working and penny-wise qin2jian3

Lynn

hard, stiff, strong, firm; firmly, resolutely, doggedly ying4

情 绪

emotions, feeling qing2xu4

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

我 真 傻 。

I feel like I don't have a brain in my head. Wo3 zhen1 sha3.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

性 欲 不 正 常 者

sexual deviant, pervert xing2yu4 bu2 zheng4chang2zhe3

江 湖 骗 子

swindler, con man, quack, fraud, charlatan, mountebank jiang1hu2pian4zi

她 太 害 羞 了 , 不 知 道 怎 样 表 达 感 情 。

She is so shy that she doesn't know how to express her feelings. Ta1 tai4 hai4 xiu1 le, bu4 zhi1dao4 zen3yang4 biao3da2 gan3qing2.

Shao DanniLiu Yu RongShao JingxianWang WenjingJi Xiaozhe
CricketJeremyGlison

勤 俭 务 实

hard working, thrifty and pragmatic qin2jian3 wu4shi2

Lynn

无 知

stupid, ignorant wu2zhi1

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

怯 懦 的

faint hearted, cowardly qie4nuo4 de

Du FengDeng YichenWang ChenZhou HuiRen Shuang
Ann

痴 呆

stupid, slow, retarded chi1dai1

Du FengWang ChenRen ShuangTan LiLi Xinzhou
TerryDawn

他 的 课 无 聊 极 了 , 每 次 上 他 的 课 都 跟 受 刑 似 的 。

His class is so boring.  It's like I'm being tortured. Ta1 de ke4 wu2liao2 ji2le, mei3ci4 shang4 ta1 de ke4 dou1 gen1 shou4xing2 shi4de.

Cheng HongRuan YilangWang WenjingAn Yufei
JeremyAbbie

和 蔼

kindly, nice, friendly, amiable he2'ai3

热 情

nice, kind, cordial, enthusiastic, warm-hearted, warm (a warm greeting) re4qing2

Feng XieLiu XiaoyunLi Yu ZhengCao HuiLi Si
FredJoshSarahJeremy

美 妙

beautiful, wonderful, fantastic, exquisite, elegant, gorgeous, graceful, brilliant - and other synonyms for positive description of art forms mei3miao4

Travis

胆 量

courage, guts, nerve dan3liang4

Du FengZhao MoHu SiyuZheng LeiRen Shuang
JamesKaren LeeBrian

弱 点

failing, soft spot, weakness, foible ruo4dian3

Du FengCao LihongSun BinLi XinzhouFen Ran
AprilScribLynnKen

他 是 一 条 好 汉 。

He's a brave man. Ta1 shi4 yi4 tiao2 hao3han4.

Jiang JieGu ChunleiShao DanniPan ZilongMeng Sichen
Cashmeira

自 恋

narcissism zi4lian4

特 性

characteristic te4xing4

Du FengCao LihongDeng YichenTan LiZhuo Shuo
Ann

恼 火

to be enraged, to lose patience, to be annoyed nao3huo3

Liu JinzheLi Yu ZhengZhang XiaoweiMi ZhaoxiCao Lihua
SarahJulieRoryLennie

别 傻 了 , 我 当 然 愿 意 帮 你 。

Don't be silly, of course I would love to help you. Bie2 sha3 le, wo3 dang1ran2 yuan4yi4 bang1 ni3.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

贤 良

virtuous and able (man) xian2liang2

Nick

切 肤

coward qie4fu1

Da DiZhang MengJin YanDa Di
CricketAprilMichael

满 足

satisfied, contented, satiated; to satisfy, to gratify man3zu4

Sun BinCheng HongZhu JingShao Jingxian
RickMaggy

任 性

headstrong, stubborn, willful, (spoiled and uncontrollable) ren4xing4

疯 疯 癫 癫

deranged, crazy, erratic feng4fengdian1dian1

有 胆 量 的

to have the nerve to, spunky, gutsy, brave, courageous you3 dan4lian4 de

Du FengCao LihongDeng YichenTan LiZhuo Shuo
AnnRorySarahLennie

心 不 在 焉 的

absentminded, preoccupied, inattentive, unheeding xin1bu2zai4yan1 de

CashmeiraEllen

怕 生

shy with strangers pa4sheng1

Da DiZhang MengJin YanDa Di
CricketAprilMichael




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