Common Vernacular Flashcards

1
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另外

A

lìng wài
ADV - also, in addition, another

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2
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明显

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míng xiǎn
ADJ - clear, obvious, noticeable

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3
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暖和

A

nuǎn hé
ADJ - warm

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4
Q

社交媒体

A

shè jiāo méi tǐ
NOUN - Social Media

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5
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零食

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

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6
Q

八卦

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

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7
Q

明星

A

míng xìng
NOUN - celebrity

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8
Q

组成

A

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

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9
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顺序

A

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

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10
Q

省略

A

shěng lüè
VERB - to omit

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11
Q

缩写

A

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

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12
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政府

A

zhèng fù
NOUN - government

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13
Q

批评

A

pī píng
VERB - to criticize

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14
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政策

A

zhèng cè
NOUN - policy

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15
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世界末日

A

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

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16
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否认

A

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

17
Q

炫耀

A

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

18
Q

取消

A

qū xiāo
VERB - to cancel

19
Q

A

kuā
VERB - to praise