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好久不見
hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn
Long time no see
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亞洲
Yà zhōu
Asia
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日本
Rì běn
Japan / Japanese
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泰國
Tài guó
Thailand
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韓國
Hán guó
Korea
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怪不得
guài bu de
Adv: no wonder
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假期
jià qī
vacation
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論文
lùn wén
thesis, dissertation
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實驗室 or 实验室
shí yàn shì
laboratory
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用功
yòng-gōng
diligent / industrious (in one’s studies) / to study hard / to make great effort
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難受 or 难受
nán shòu
to feel unwell / to suffer pain / to be difficult to bear
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印象
yìn xiàng
impression
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有趣
yǒu qù
interesting / fascinating / amusing
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現象 or 现象
xiàn xiàng
appearance
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習慣 or 习惯
xí guàn
V: to be accustomed to
N: habit, what (one) is accustomed to generally speaking
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一般說來 or 一般说来
yī bān shuō lái
generally speaking / in general
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抽水馬桶 or
抽水马桶
chōu shuǐ mǎ tǒng
“pump water horse bucket”
toilet
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蹲
dūn
to crouch / to squat / to stay (somewhere)
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用不慣
yòng bú-guàn
cannot get used to using
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衛生 or 卫生
wèi shēng
health / hygiene / sanitation
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除非
chú fēi
Adv: unless
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設備
shè bèi
facilities
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住家
zhù jiā
N: residence
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公共
gōng gòng
public / common / communal
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澡堂
zǎo táng
bathhouse
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走路
zǒu lù
VO: to walk
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交通
jiāo tōng
traffic; transportation (systems)
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情況 or 情况
qíng kuàng
condition
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好像…似的
hǎo xiàng shì de
it seems that…
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怕
pà
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps
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計程車 or 计程车
jì chéng chē
“measure distance vehicle”, taxicab
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橫衝直獞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
“to charge vertically and horizontally”, to drive recklessly
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好像…的樣子
hǎo xiàng…de yàng zi
It seems like…
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規則
guī zé
rules, regulations (traffic)
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紅綠燈
hóng lǜ dēng
traffic light
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斑馬線
bān mǎ xiàn
“zebra line”, pedestrian crosswalk
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看
kān
V: keep an eye on
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發生不了作用
fā shēng bù-liǎo zuò yòng
RV: cannot be effective
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作用
zuò yòng
N: effect; function, usefulness
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停
tíng
V: to stop / to halt / to park (a car)
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照你這麼說來…
zhào nǐ zhè me shuō-lái…
according to what you are saying…
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千萬
qiān wàn
Adv: by all means
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誤會
wù huì
V: to misunderstand
N: misunderstanding
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特色
tè sè
characteristic (often used in a positive sense)
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首都
shǒu dū
“head city”, (nation’s) capital
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所在地
suǒ zài dì
location
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中心
zhōng xīn
center
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古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
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之一
zhī yī
one of the…
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明朝
míng cháo
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
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清朝
qīng cháo
Ch’ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
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建築
jiàn zhù
building, architectural construction
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參觀
cān guān
To visit (an organization, a famous site, etc.)
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貿易
mào yì
trade
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市中心
shì zhōng xīn
center of town, downtown
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歐洲
Ōu zhōu
Europe
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風味 or 风味
fēng wèr
style, flavor (abstract)
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世紀
shì jì
century
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末年
mò nián
the last years (of a century of dynasty)
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初年
chū nián
the beginning of a period of years
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侵略
qīn lüè
V: to invade
N: invasion
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西化
Xī huā
westernized
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吸引
xī yǐn
to attract
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成千上萬
chéng qiān shàng wàn
“reach thousand upon ten thousand”, very many
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觀光客
guān’guāng kè
tourists
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從前
cóng qián
in the past, before
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開放
kāi fàng
Adj: unrestricted, open
V: to open
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據…說
jù shuō
according to…
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生產
shēng chǎn
N: production
V: to produce
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倍
bèi
times (as in: five times as big)
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農民
nóng mín
peasant
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收入
shōu rù
income
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提高
tí gāo
to raise
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改善
gǎi shàn
to refine, to improve
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缺貨 or 缺货
quē huò
“short of goods”, to be out of stock, to be sold out
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物價
wù jià
commodity prices
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治安
zhì’ān
public security
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方式
fāng shì
style (of), mode
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大致
dà zhì
approximately, generally, in broad terms
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髮型 or 发型
fà xíng
hairstyle
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服裝 or 服装
fú zhuāng
clothing (formal)
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小說
xiǎo shuō
novel, fictional writings
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選擇
xuǎn zé
N: a selection
V: to select
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誘惑 or 诱惑
yòu huò
N: temptation
V: to tempt, to lure
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因此
yīn cǐ
Conj: therefore (formal)
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搶劫 or 抢劫
qiǎng jié
robbery (formal)
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案子
àn zi
(court) case
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比較
bǐ jiào
to compare
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資本主義 or 资本主义
zī běn zhǔ yì
capitalism
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道路
dào lù
route, road
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共產主義 or 共产主义
gòng chǎn zhǔ yì
communism
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言論自由 or 言论自由
yán lùn zì yóu
freedom of speech
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在…內
zài…nèi
within…
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範圍 or 范围
fàn wéi
scope, range
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批評
pī píng
to criticize / criticism
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提出
tí chū
to raise(issue), to bring up
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與 or 与
yǔ
and (written)
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絕對 or 绝对
jué duì
absolutely; definitely
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允許 or 允许
yǔn xǔ
V: to allow, to permit
N: permission