Common Vernacular

Question 1

另外

Answer 1

lìng wài
ADV - also, in addition, another

Question 2

明显

Answer 2

míng xiǎn
ADJ - clear, obvious, noticeable

Question 3

暖和

Answer 3

nuǎn hé
ADJ - warm

Question 4

社交媒体

Answer 4

shè jiāo méi tǐ
NOUN - Social Media

Question 5

零食

Answer 5

líng shí
NOUN - snacks, “between-meal bites”

Question 6

八卦

Answer 6

bā guà
NOUN - gossip
BOUNS: how do you say it in its verb form?

Question 7

明星

Answer 7

míng xìng
NOUN - celebrity

Question 8

组成

Answer 8

zǔ chéng
NOUN, VERB - to add/combine together, assemble, constitute

Question 9

顺序

Answer 9

shùn xù
NOUN, VERB - (to) sequence, order

Question 10

省略

Answer 10

shěng lüè
VERB - to omit

Question 11

缩写

Answer 11

suō xiě
NOUN - an abbreviation (i.e. NASA, USA)

Question 12

政府

Answer 12

zhèng fù
NOUN - government

Question 13

批评

Answer 13

pī píng
VERB - to criticize

Question 14

政策

Answer 14

zhèng cè
NOUN - policy

Question 15

世界末日

Answer 15

shì jiè mò rì
NOUN - Doomsday, “the end of the world” (exaggerated); also “Judgement Day” in Christianity

Question 16

否认

Answer 16

fǒu rèn
VERB - to deny, to declare to be untrue

Question 17

炫耀

Answer 17

xuàn yào
VERB - to show off, to flaunt or dazzle (it’s giving peacock)

Question 18

取消

Answer 18

qū xiāo
VERB - to cancel

Question 19

夸

Answer 19

kuā
VERB - to praise