This soldier was brave. 这 个 士 兵 勇 敢 。 Zhe4ge shi4bing1 yong3gan3.

Cheng HongLiu Yu RongZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
NicAbbieBrian

 The father was very angry with his son. 父 亲 对 他 儿 子 很 恼 火 。 Fu4qin dui4 ta1 er2zi hen3 nao3huo3.

Liu JinzheLi Yu ZhengZhang XiaoweiMi ZhaoxiCao Lihua
KarenDaveJeremyFrank

 timid, cowardly 胆 怯 dan3qie4

Du FengDeng YichenWang ChenZhou HuiRen Shuang
Ann

 handsome and dignified 相 貌 堂 堂 xiang4mao4 tang2tang2

Du FengCao LihongZhuo ShuoZheng LeiTan Li
RickLindsayJames

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

Liu JinzheLi Yu ZhengZhang XiaoweiMi ZhaoxiCao Lihua
SarahJulieRoryLennie

 pragmatic style, practical manner 务 实 之 风 wu4shi2 zhi1 feng1

Lynn

 She has a strong character. 她 一 向 很 坚 强 。 Ta1 yi2xiang4 hen3 jian1xiang4.

 He lazed the day away, then had to study all night. 他 懒 散 地 打 发 了 一 天 ， 以 后 需 要 学 习 一 夜 。 Ta1 lan3san3 de da3fa1 le yi4 tian1, yi3hou4 xu1yao4 xue2xi2 yi2ye4.

Du FengGao YanlinZheng LeiCheng Miao
AprilJeremyBrian

 characteristic, feature, trait 特 点 te4dian3

Zhu JingLi ChunjiangGu ChunleiRuan Yilang
CricketDavidCindy

 characteristic, idiosyncratic 特 有 的 te4you3 de

Du FengCao LihongDeng YichenTan LiZhuo Shuo
Ann

 silly look, idiotic look 呆 气 dai1qi4

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

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

Shao DanniFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengWei XingShu Chang
DaveSarahMichael

 cruel, mean 残 酷 的 can2ku4 de

Du FengCao LihongZhou ShuoLi XinzhouFen Ran
AprilScribLynnKen

 thief, traitor 贼 zei2

Shao DanniLi Yu ZhengLiu WeihongSong JiaZheng Lei
JeremyAprilShawnStevenQ

 His class is so boring. It's like I'm being tortured. 他 的 课 无 聊 极 了 ， 每 次 上 他 的 课 都 跟 受 刑 似 的 。 Ta1 de ke4 wu2liao2 ji2le, mei3ci4 shang4 ta1 de ke4 dou1 gen1 shou4xing2 shi4de.

Cheng HongRuan YilangWang WenjingAn Yufei
JeremyAbbie

 crybaby, useless weakling, scaredy cat, fraidy cat 脓 包 nong2bao1

 characteristic 特 性 te4xing4

Du FengCao LihongDeng YichenTan LiZhuo Shuo
Ann

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

 ambitious, aspiring 有 雄 心 的 you3 xiong2xin1 de

 nice looking, handsome, beautiful 丽 li4

Li DiChu LinShao JingxianCao HuiShu Chang
SarahJulieRoryLennie

 shy, bashful 腼 腆 mian3tian3

Du FengFen RanRen ShuangLiu Weihong
MaggyLynnFrank

 big idiot, fool, jerk 大 傻 瓜 da4sha3gua1

 coward 胆 小 鬼 dan3xiao3gui3

 narcissism 自 恋 zi4lian4

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

 poised, calm and collected, steady, not nervous 沉 着 chen2zhuo2

 deranged, crazy, erratic 疯 疯 癫 癫 feng4fengdian1dian1

 pervert, degenerate, depraved person 堕 落 者 duo4luo4zhe3

 He was so selfish, he didn't share with anyone, not even his mother. 他 太 自 私 了 ， 不 和 任 何 人 分 享 什 么 ， 甚 至 与 自 己 的 妈 妈 。 Ta1 tai4 zi4si1 le, bu4 he2 ren4he2ren2 fen1xiang3 shen2me, shen4zhi4 yu3 zi4ji3 de ma1ma.

Zhang NingWT ZhengLi ZhenShu Chang
FredKaren LeeStephanGlisonStevenQ

 depressed, discontented, resentful, perturbed, indignant 愤 懑 fen4men4

 stupid, ignorant 无 知 wu2zhi1

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

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

Feng XieLiu XiaoyunWang JunCao Hui
KarenJeremyMaggy

 ambitious, aspiring 有 抱 负 的 you3 bao4fu4 de

 faint hearted, cowardly 怯 懦 的 qie4nuo4 de

Du FengDeng YichenWang ChenZhou HuiRen Shuang
Ann

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

Du FengCao LihongZhuo ShuoZheng LeiTan Li
RickLindsayJames

 She is so nice, I wish I could be more like her. 她 那 么 热 心 ，我 希 望 我 能 象 她 一 样 。 Ta1 na4me re4xin1, wo3 xi1wang4 wo3 neng2 xiang4 ta1 yi2yang4.

Shao DanniCheng HongWang WenjingRuan Yilang
RickLindsayJames

 It's hard to generalize, everybody's different. 很 难 一 概 而 论 ， 每 个 人 都 不 一 样 。 Hen3 nan2 yi1gai4'er2lun4, mei3 ge4 ren2 dou1 bu4yi2yang4.

 I must do this! 我 一 定 要 做 这 个 ！ Wo3 yi2ding4 yao4 zuo4 zhe4 ge4!

Lynn

 shame, disgrace, humiliation 耻 辱 chi3ru3

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

 virtuous and able (man) 贤 良 xian2liang2

Nick

 sexual deviant, pervert 性 欲 不 正 常 者 xing2yu4 bu2 zheng4chang2zhe3

 character, moral quality 人 品 ren2pin3

Zhuo ShuoDeng YichenCao LihongLi Xinzhou
JeremyAbbie

 lucky guy, winner, charmed person 幸 运 儿 xing4yun4r

 angry; to be annoyed 恼 nao3

Liu JinzheLi Yu ZhengZhang XiaoweiMi ZhaoxiCao Lihua
SarahJulieRoryLennie

 He's a brave man. 他 是 一 条 好 汉 。 Ta1 shi4 yi4 tiao2 hao3han4.

Jiang JieGu ChunleiShao DanniPan ZilongMeng Sichen
Cashmeira

 shy with strangers 怕 生 pa4sheng1

Da DiZhang MengJin YanDa Di
CricketAprilMichael

 gloomy, depressed 郁 闷 yu4men4

 strong, staunch 坚 强 jian1xiang4

 I'm having an awful day. 我 今 天 真 倒 霉 ！ Wo3 jin1tian1 zhen1 dao3mei2!

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

 shame, disgrace, humiliation 耻 chi3

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

 I'm a gentleman, how could I do that kind of thing! 我 堂 堂 一 个 男 子 汉 怎 么 可 以 做 这 种 事 。 Wo3 tang2tang2 yi2 ge4 nan2zi3han4 zen3me ke3yi3 zuo4 zhe4 zhong3 shi4!

Du FengCao LihongWang WenjingZheng LeiTan LiZhuo ShuoZhang Zhida
RickLindsayJames

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

 thief, petty thief 小 偷 xiao3tou1r

Cheng HongSun JingsuJin YanShao Jingxian
NicAbbieBrian

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

Travis

 From his behavior, I inferred that he was shy. 从 他 的 举 止 我 可 以 推 断 他 有 些 害 羞 。 Cong2 ta1 de ju3zhi3 wo3 ke3yi3 tui1duan4 ta1 you3 xie1 hai4xiu1.

 docile and obedient 服 帖 fu2tie1

Zhao JianCheng MiaoZhuo ShuoLi Xinzhou
RickLindsayJames

 slug, loafer; to loaf on the job 偷 懒 tou1lan3

Du FengGao YanlinZheng LeiCheng Miao
AprilJeremyBrian

 moody, temperamental 喜 怒 无 常 xin3nu4wu2chang2

 He doesn't have a brain in his head. 他 真 没 脑 子 。 Ta1 zhen1 mei2 nao3zi.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
Brian

 quality, character, trait, tone 品 质 pin3zhi4

Cheng MiaoZhao JianGao YanlinLi Xinzhou
DavidAnnLennie

 gangster, hoodlum 混 混 hun4hun

Du FengCheng MiaoLi XinzhouWang Chen
JeremyAbbie

 stupid, slow, retarded 痴 呆 chi1dai1

Du FengWang ChenRen ShuangTan LiLi Xinzhou
TerryDawn

 failing, soft spot, weakness, foible 弱 点 ruo4dian3

Du FengCao LihongSun BinLi XinzhouFen Ran
AprilScribLynnKen

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

Feng XieLiu XiaoyunLi Yu ZhengCao HuiLi Si
FredJoshSarahJeremy

 cowardly, weak 懦 弱 nuo4ruo4

Du FengDeng YichenWang ChenZhou HuiRen Shuang
Ann

 extraordinary, outstanding, above average 非 凡 的 fei1fan2 de

Sun BinCheng HongZhu JingShao Jingxian
RickMaggy

 to be shy 害 羞 hai4 xiu1

Liu Yu RongDa DiJin YanLiu WeihongLi Shiyan
AprilMaggy

 alcoholic, drunkard 酗 酒 者 xu4jiu3zhe3

Sun BinCheng HongZhu JingShao Jingxian
RickLynnFrank

 avaricious and insatiable, greedy and never satisfied 贪 得 无 厌 tan1de2wu2yan4

 kind, nice, warm (person) 亲 切 qin1qie4

WT ZhengZhang LiLi ZhenLiu MingkeShu ChangLiu Xuechun
JoshTimGlisonSarah

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

Lynn

 They enjoyed themselves immensely. 他 们 玩 儿 得 很 high 的 。 Ta1men wan2r de2 hen3 high de.

 shyness, timidity, diffidence; shy, timid 羞 怯 xiu1qie4

Sun BinCheng HongZheng JieSun Jingsu
Rick

 She's very quick witted. 她 脑 子 很 灵 活 。 Ta1 nao3zi hen3 ling2huo2.

Liu Yu RongCheng HongDu FengLi ChunjiangGu Zheng
RickMaggy

 boring, dry, uninteresting, dull, torturous 枯 燥 ku1zao4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbie

 true man, brave man, hero 好 汉 hao3han4

Jiang JieGu ChunleiShao DanniPan ZilongMeng Sichen
Cashmeira

 attitude, posture, approach, manner 态 度 tai4du4

Sun BinLi ChunjiangZheng JieSun Jingsu
AllenEricDanielle

 stupid, dumb 呆 傻 dai1sha3

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

 He has a weakness for chocolate. 巧 克 力 是 他 最 喜 爱 的 东 西 。 Qiao3ke4li4 shi4 ta1 zui4 xi3'ai4 de dong1xi.

Liu Yu RongShao JingxianDu FengLi ChunjiangGu Zheng
AprilScribLynnKen

 dazed, fuzzy, muddle-headed, half conscious 迷 糊 mi2hu

 She is so shy that she doesn't know how to express her feelings. 她 太 害 羞 了 ， 不 知 道 怎 样 表 达 感 情 。 Ta1 tai4 hai4 xiu1 le, bu4 zhi1dao4 zen3yang4 biao3da2 gan3qing2.

Shao DanniLiu Yu RongShao JingxianWang WenjingJi Xiaozhe
CricketJeremyGlison

 absentminded, preoccupied, inattentive, unheeding 心 不 在 焉 的 xin1bu2zai4yan1 de

CashmeiraEllen

 shrewd 精 明 jing1ming2

Zhao JianCheng MiaoZhuo ShuoLi Xinzhou
DavidApril

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

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

 Don't be silly, of course I would love to help you. 别 傻 了 ， 我 当 然 愿 意 帮 你 。 Bie2 sha3 le, wo3 dang1ran2 yuan4yi4 bang1 ni3.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

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

Lynn

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

Lynn

 thief 窃 贼 qie4zei2

Sun BinLi ChunjiangZheng JieSun Jingsu
AllenEricDanielle

 hard working, thrifty and pragmatic 勤 俭 务 实 qin2jian3 wu4shi2

Lynn

 timid, shy 怯 生 生 qie4sheng1sheng1

Da DiZhang MengJin YanDa Di
CricketAprilMichael

 drive, vigor, vitality, energy; spiritual 精 神 jing1shen

Lynn

 nincompoop, nitwit 傻 蛋 sha3dan4

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

 crazy about, silly, crazy 痴 chi1

Du FengWang ChenRen ShuangTan LiLi Xinzhou
TerryDawn

 swindler, con man, quack, fraud, charlatan, mountebank 江 湖 骗 子 jiang1hu2pian4zi

 hesitation, doubt, qualms, misgivings 疑 虑 yi2lu~4

Lynn

 I'm very particular about my friends, they have to be nice. 我 交 友 很 谨 慎 ， 人 一 定 要 好 。 Wo3 jiao1 you3 hen3 jin3shen4, ren2 yi2 ding4 yao4 hao3.

Zhu JingRuan YilangLiu WeihongPan Zilong
Kaylee

 shame faced 羞 脸 xiu1xian3

Lynn

 He squirmed with embarrassment. 他 因 窘 迫 而 坐 立 不 安 。 Ta1 yin1 jiong3po4 er2 zuo4li4bu4'an1.

 Don't let it go to your head. 别 骄 傲 。 Bie2 jiao1ao4.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

 brave, courageous 勇 敢 的 yong3gan3 de

Du FengCao LihongDeng YichenTan LiZhuo Shuo
AnnRorySarahLennie

 ambitious, driving, power-loving 有 野 心 的 you3 ye3xin1 de

 cute, smart, lovable, clever (child) 乖 巧 guai1qiao3

Travis

 distracted, preoccupied 心 烦 意 乱 的 xin1fan2 yi4luan4 de

CashmeiraEllen

 He has a nice looking face. 他 面 目 清 秀 。 Ta1 mian4mu4 qing1xiu4.

Liu Yu RongCheng HongDu FengLi ChunjiangGu Zheng
Rick

 courage, guts, nerve 胆 量 dan3liang4

Du FengZhao MoHu SiyuZheng LeiRen Shuang
JamesKaren LeeBrian

 kindly, nice, friendly, amiable 和 蔼 he2'ai3

 to lose one's temper, to get angry 使 性 子 shi3 xing4zi

Zhang MengZhang NingLi LongfeiMi Zhaoxi
AprilMaggy

 So far, he's head and shoulders above the rest. 他 是 到 目 前 为 止 最 好 的 。 Ta1 shi4 dao4 mu4qian2 wei2zhi3 zui4 hao3 de.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

 Pigsy is not very intelligent, but really most pigs are. 猪 八 戒 不 很 聪 明 ， 但 是 实 际 上 大 多 数 的 猪 是 聪 明 的 。 Zhu1ba1jie4 bu4 hen3 cong1ming, dan4shi4 shi2ji4shang da4duo1shu4 de zhu1 shi4 cong1ming de.

Liu QiuxiaHuaZhang MengJin YanCao LihuaLi BoyuanLiu Xuechun
DawnStephanLynnKenAshley

 He is very shy around strangers, but not with his friends. 他 在 生 人 面 前 很 害 羞 ， 但 和 朋 友 们 却 很 熟 。 Ta1 zai4 sheng1ren2 mian4qian2 hen3 hai4xiu1, dan4 he2 peng2youmen que4 hen3 shu2.

Zhu JingRuan YilangLiu WeihongPan Zilong
Kaylee

 All I want to do is lay my head down somewhere and sleep. 我 现 在 只 想 睡 觉 。 Wo3 xian4zai4 zhi3 xiang3 shui4jiao4.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

 temperament, inner nature, character 心 性 xin1xing4

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

Lynn

 to have the nerve to, spunky, gutsy, brave, courageous 有 胆 量 的 you3 dan4lian4 de

Du FengCao LihongDeng YichenTan LiZhuo Shuo
AnnRorySarahLennie

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

 I'm having a bad hair day. 我 今 天 过 得 真 糟 ！ Wo3 jin1tian1 guo4 de zhen1 zao1!

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

 firmly, resolutely, without hesitation 毅 然 yi3ran2

Lynn

 She is so nice, I wonder if she means it. 她 那 么 热 心 ，我 怀 疑 她 别 有 用 心 。 Ta1 na4me re4xin1, wo3 huai2yi2 ta1 bie2you3yong4xin1.

Shao DanniCheng HongWang WenjingRuan Yilang
RickLindsayJames

 emotions, feeling 情 绪 qing2xu4

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

 a brave warrior, a valiant general 一 员 猛 将 yi4 yuan2 meng3jiang4

Zhu JingGu ChunleiMeng SichenPan Zilong
Cashmeira

 careless, thoughtless 粗 心 cu1xin1

 coward 切 肤 qie4fu1

Da DiZhang MengJin YanDa Di
CricketAprilMichael

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

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

 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. 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 。 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

 to dare, to be recklessly courageous 胆 敢 dan3gan3

Du FengZhao MoHu SiyuZheng LeiRen Shuang
JamesKaren LeeBrian

 This is a senseless boring talk. 这 是 愚 蠢 无 聊 的 话 Zhe4 shi4 yu2chun3 wu2liao2 de hua4.

 intelligent, bright, clever 聪 明 cong1ming

Zhang NingZhang JingShao JingxianWT Zheng
KarenJulieMike

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

Sun BinCheng HongZhu JingShao Jingxian
RickMaggy

 handsome and dignified 仪 表 堂 堂 yi2biao3 tang2tang2

Du FengCao LihongZhuo ShuoZheng LeiTan Li
RickLindsayJames

 impudent, shameless 厚 颜 无 耻 hou4yan2wu2chi3

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
LynnNick

 bored, boring 无 聊 wu2liao2

Jessie WangZhang MengLi ZhenCao Hui
FredApril


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