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1
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

好久不見

A

hǎo​ jiǔ​ bu​ jiàn

Long time no see

2
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

亞洲

A

Yà​ zhōu

Asia

3
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

日本

A

Rì​ běn

Japan / Japanese

4
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

泰國

A

Tài​ guó

Thailand

5
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

韓國

A

Hán ​guó

Korea

6
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

怪不得

A

guài​ bu ​de

Adv: no wonder

7
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

假期

A

jià​ qī

vacation

8
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

論文

A

lùn​ wén

thesis, dissertation

9
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

實驗室 or 实验室

A

shí​ yàn​ shì

laboratory

10
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

用功

A

yòng​-gōng

diligent / industrious (in one’s studies) / to study hard / to make great effort

11
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

難受 or 难受

A

nán​ shòu

to feel unwell / to suffer pain / to be difficult to bear

12
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

印象

A

yìn ​xiàng

impression

13
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

有趣

A

yǒu​ qù

interesting / fascinating / amusing

14
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

現象 or 现象

A

xiàn​ xiàng

appearance

15
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

習慣 or 习惯

A

xí​ guàn

V: to be accustomed to
N: habit, what (one) is accustomed to generally speaking

16
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

一般說來 or 一般说来

A

yī​ bān ​shuō ​lái

generally speaking / in general

17
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

抽水馬桶 or
抽水马桶

A

chōu ​shuǐ ​mǎ​ tǒng​

“pump water horse bucket”
toilet

18
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

A

dūn

to crouch / to squat / to stay (somewhere)

19
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

用不慣

A

yòng bú-guàn

cannot get used to using

20
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

衛生 or 卫生

A

wèi ​shēng

health / hygiene / sanitation

21
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

除非

A

chú​ fēi

Adv: unless

22
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

設備

A

shè ​bèi

facilities

23
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

住家

A

zhù ​jiā

N: residence

24
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

公共

A

gōng ​gòng

public / common / communal

25
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

澡堂

A

zǎo ​táng

bathhouse

26
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

走路

A

zǒu ​lù

VO: to walk

27
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

交通

A

jiāo​ tōng

traffic; transportation (systems)

28
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

情況 or 情况

A

qíng​ kuàng

condition

29
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

好像…似的

A

hǎo ​xiàng shì ​de

it seems that…

30
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

A

to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps

31
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

計程車 or 计程车

A

jì​ chéng ​chē

“measure distance vehicle”, taxicab

32
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

橫衝直獞

A

héng chōng zhí zhuàng

“to charge vertically and horizontally”, to drive recklessly

33
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

好像…的樣子

A

hǎo​ xiàng…de yàng ​zi

It seems like…

34
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

規則

A

guī ​zé

rules, regulations (traffic)

35
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

紅綠燈

A

hóng lǜ​ dēng

traffic light

36
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

斑馬線

A

bān ​mǎ​ xiàn

“zebra line”, pedestrian crosswalk

37
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

A

kān

V: keep an eye on

38
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

發生不了作用

A

fā shēng bù-liǎo zuò ​yòng

RV: cannot be effective

39
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

作用

A

zuò ​yòng

N: effect; function, usefulness

40
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

A

tíng

V: to stop / to halt / to park (a car)

41
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

照你這麼說來…

A

zhào nǐ zhè me shuō-lái…

according to what you are saying…

42
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

千萬

A

qiān​ wàn

Adv: by all means

43
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

誤會

A

wù​ huì

V: to misunderstand
N: misunderstanding

44
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

特色

A

tè​ sè

characteristic (often used in a positive sense)

45
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

首都

A

shǒu dū

“head city”, (nation’s) capital

46
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

所在地

A

suǒ​ zài ​dì

location

47
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

中心

A

zhōng​ xīn

center

48
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

古老

A

gǔ ​lǎo

ancient

49
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

之一

A

zhī ​yī

one of the…

50
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

明朝

A

míng ​cháo

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

51
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

清朝

A

qīng ​cháo

Ch’ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

52
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

建築

A

jiàn​ zhù

building, architectural construction

53
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

參觀

A

cān​ guān

To visit (an organization, a famous site, etc.)

54
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

貿易

A

mào ​yì

trade

55
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

市中心

A

shì ​zhōng ​xīn

center of town, downtown

56
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

歐洲

A

Ōu ​zhōu

Europe

57
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

風味 or 风味

A

fēng wèr

style, flavor (abstract)

58
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

世紀

A

shì​ jì

century

59
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

末年

A

mò​ nián

the last years (of a century of dynasty)

60
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

初年

A

chū​ nián

the beginning of a period of years

61
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

侵略

A

qīn lüè

V: to invade
N: invasion

62
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

西化

A

Xī​ huā

westernized

63
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

吸引

A

xī​ yǐn

to attract

64
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

成千上萬

A

chéng ​qiān shàng ​wàn

“reach thousand upon ten thousand”, very many

65
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

觀光客

A

guān’​guāng​ kè​

tourists

66
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

從前

A

cóng ​qián

in the past, before

67
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

開放

A

kāi​ fàng

Adj: unrestricted, open
V: to open

68
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

據…說

A

jù ​shuō

according to…

69
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

生產

A

shēng​ chǎn

N: production
V: to produce

70
Q

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A

bèi

times (as in: five times as big)

71
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

農民

A

nóng​ mín

peasant

72
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

收入

A

shōu ​rù

income

73
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

提高

A

tí​ gāo

to raise

74
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

改善

A

gǎi ​shàn

to refine, to improve

75
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

缺貨 or 缺货

A

quē ​huò

“short of goods”, to be out of stock, to be sold out

76
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

物價

A

wù ​jià

commodity prices

77
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

治安

A

zhì​’ān

public security

78
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

方式

A

fāng ​shì

style (of), mode

79
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

大致

A

dà​ zhì

approximately, generally, in broad terms

80
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

髮型 or 发型

A

fà ​xíng

hairstyle

81
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

服裝 or 服装

A

fú ​zhuāng

clothing (formal)

82
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

小說

A

xiǎo​ shuō

novel, fictional writings

83
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

選擇

A

xuǎn​ zé

N: a selection
V: to select

84
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

誘惑 or 诱惑

A

yòu ​huò

N: temptation
V: to tempt, to lure

85
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

因此

A

yīn ​cǐ

Conj: therefore (formal)

86
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

搶劫 or 抢劫

A

qiǎng ​jié

robbery (formal)

87
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

案子

A

àn ​zi

(court) case

88
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

比較

A

bǐ ​jiào

to compare

89
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

資本主義 or 资本主义

A

zī ​běn ​zhǔ ​yì

capitalism

90
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

道路

A

dào ​lù

route, road

91
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

共產主義 or 共产主义

A

gòng ​chǎn ​zhǔ ​yì​

communism

92
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

言論自由 or 言论自由

A

yán ​lùn ​zì​ yóu

freedom of speech

93
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

在…內

A

zài​…nèi

within…

94
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

範圍 or 范围

A

fàn​ wéi

scope, range

95
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

批評

A

pī​ píng

to criticize / criticism

96
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

提出

A

tí​ chū

to raise(issue), to bring up

97
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

與 or 与

A

and (written)

98
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

絕對 or 绝对

A

jué​ duì

absolutely; definitely

99
Q

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character?

允許 or 允许

A

yǔn ​xǔ

V: to allow, to permit
N: permission