Core Vocab. That I Don't Know Flashcards
(356 cards)
1
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除夕
A
chú xī
Chinese Year’s eve
2
Q
… 分之 …
A
… fēn zhī …
… out of … (e.g. 8 out of 10)
3
Q
公斤
A
gōng jīn
kilo
4
Q
公里
A
gōng lǐ
kilometre
5
Q
过年
A
guò nián
to celebrate/spend the (Chinese) Year
6
Q
秒
A
miǎo
second
7
Q
千
A
qiān
thousand
8
Q
亿
A
yì
hundred million
9
Q
长江
A
cháng jiāng
the Yangtze river
10
Q
故宫
A
gù gōng
the Forbidden City
11
Q
广州
A
guǎng zhōu
Canton
12
Q
华人
A
huá rén
Chinese (usually used after 海外, meaning overseas Chinese)
13
Q
黄河
A
huáng hé
the Yellow River
14
Q
南京
A
nán jīng
Nanjing
15
Q
普通话
A
pǔ tōng huà
Mandarin
16
Q
首都
A
shǒu dū
capital (of a country)
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Q
天安门
A
tiān ān mén
tiananmen
18
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香港
A
xiāng gǎng
Hong Kong
19
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遍
A
biàn
number of times
20
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层
A
céng
layer; storey
21
Q
段
A
duàn
paragraph, section
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Q
封
A
fēng
measure word
23
Q
壶
A
hú
measure word
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Q
件
A
jiàn
measure word
25
斤
jīn
| 500g
26
块
kuài
| a piece of something
27
辆
liàng
| m.w for vehicles
28
匹
pǐ
| measure word
29
篇
piān
| piece; sheet (of paper etc.)
30
双
shuāng
| pair (as a measure word)
31
套
tào
| m.w (a set of...)
32
桶
tǒng
| barrel
33
位
wèi
| m.w (for people)
34
页
yè
| page
35
元
yuán
| dollar
36
支
zhī
| m.w (for pencil, pen, etc.)
37
组
zǔ
| group
38
背后
bèi hòu
| behind; at the back; in the rear
39
好像
hǎo xiàng
| (prep.) like; as if
40
往
wǎng
| (prep.) to, towards
41
向
xiàng
| (prep.) towards
42
不管
bù guǎn
| regardless of
43
不论
bú lùn
| no matter
44
非...不可
fēi ... bù kě
| must; will inevitably
45
既... 又...
jì ... yòu ...
| both...and...
46
连... 都/也...
lián ... dōu/yě
| even...is/does also
47
阿姨
ā yí
| aunt
48
爱护
ài hù
| to cherish, to take good care of
49
婚礼
hūn lǐ
| wedding
50
婚姻
hūn yīn
| marriage
51
家乡
jiā xiāng
| home town
52
女士
nǚ shì
| madam; lady; Ms
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叔叔
shū shu
| uncle
54
孙女
sūn nǚ
| granddaughter
55
孙子
sūn zi
| grandson
56
太太
tài tai
| Mrs, wife
57
先生
xiān sheng
| Mr; husband
58
小姐
xiǎo jiě
| Miss
59
丈夫
zhàng fu
| husband
60
脖子
bó zi
| neck
61
肚子
dù zi
| abdomen
62
胳膊
gē bo
| arm
63
皮肤
pí fū
| skin
64
嗓子
sǎng zi
| throat; voice
65
手指
shǒu zhǐ
| finger
66
腿
tuǐ
| leg
67
胃
wèi
| stomach
68
牙齿
yá chǐ
| tooth
69
嘴
zuǐ
| mouth
70
成熟
chéng shú
| to mature; mature
71
报告
bào gào
| (v./n.) report
72
笔记
bǐ jì
| notes
73
补习
bǔ xí
| (v./n.) attend catch-up lessons
74
词典
cí diǎn
| dictionary; lexicon
75
分数
fēn shù
| mark, grade (in a test)
76
钢笔
gāng bǐ
| fountain pen
77
教材
jiào cái
| teaching material
78
教授
jiào shòu
| professor
79
课程
kè chéng
| curriculum
80
论文
lùn wén
| thesis; dissertation; treatise; paper
81
系
xì
| department (in a university setting), faculty
82
夏令营
xià lìng yíng
| summer camp
83
校园
xiào yuán
| campus
84
写作
xiě zuò
| composition
85
学历
xué lì
| academic qualification
86
学位
xué wèi
| academic degree
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预习
yù xí
| to prepare and study a lesson before class
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彩色
cǎi sè
| multicolour
89
灰
huī
| grey
90
紫
zǐ
| purple
91
便
biàn
| then, so
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得
děi
| have to
93
既然
jì rán
| since; now that
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也许
yě xǔ
| perhaps, probably
95
一...就...
yī ... jiù ...
| as soon as
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一直
yī zhí
| continuously
97
以为
yǐ wéi
| to think, to consider
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于是
yú shì
| then
99
与
yǔ
| (written style) and
100
只好
zhǐ hǎo
| cannot but
101
只是
zhǐ shì
| merely, just; but then
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只要...就
zhǐ yào ... jiù
| as long as
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只有...才
zhǐ yǒu ... cái
| only (if)
104
把握
bǎ wò
| to take control; to seize opportunity; confidence; certainty
105
百货商店
bǎi huò shāng diàn
| department store
106
摆
bǎi
| to put, to lay, to place, to set in order
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搬
bān
| to move; to take away
108
傍晚
bàng wǎn
| at dusk, towards evening, at nightfall
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包括
bāo kuò
| to include; to consist of; to comprise; to contain
110
保持
bǎo chí
| to maintain
111
保证
bǎo zhèng
| to assure, to guarantee; (n.) pledge
112
报名
bào míng
| to enroll
113
抱歉
bào qiàn
| to be sorry; to feel apologetic; to regret
114
暴力
bào lì
| violence
115
保险
bǎo xiǎn
| insurance
116
辩论
biàn lùn
| debate
117
标准
biāo zhǔn
| standard; criterion
118
表现
biǎo xiàn
| (v./n.) behave; manifest; behaviour; manifestation
119
表扬
biǎo yáng
| (v./n.) compliment; (v./n.) praise
120
不得不
bù dé bù
| cannot help but
121
不断
bú duàn
| incessantly, without stopping
122
不如
bù rú
| not equal to; not as good as
123
布
bù
| cloth
124
布置
bù zhì
| to arrange; to assign; to decorate
125
步行
bù xíng
| to walk
126
擦
cā
| to wipe/mop (with a cloth)
127
猜
cāi
| to guess
128
才
cái
| later than expected
129
材料
cái liào
| material
130
采用
cǎi yòng
| to adopt; to employ; to use
131
菜谱
cài pǔ
| recipe
132
草地
cǎo dì
| meadow; lawn; green area
133
曾经
céng jīng
| ever
134
插 (插入)
```
chā (chā rù)
to insert (insert into)
```
135
查
chá
| to check; to find out; to investigate; to look up
136
尝
cháng
| to sample; to taste; to try
137
尝试
cháng shì
| (v./n.) attempt
138
车库
chē kù
| garage
139
乘
```
chéng
to ride (on a bus, etc.); times/multiply
```
140
吃惊
chī jīng
| to be startled; to be shocked; surprise
141
迟到
chí dào
| to be late
142
尺子
chǐ zi
| ruler
143
臭
chòu
| smelly; stink
144
出发
chū fā
| to set out
145
传统
chuán tǒng
| tradition; traditional
146
创造
chuàng zào
| to create; creation
147
吹
chuī
| to blow
148
从来
cóng lái
| always; all along
149
促进
cù jìn
| to promote
150
存钱
cún qián
| (v./n.) deposit (some money in a bank); to save up money
151
措施
cuò shī
| measure, step
152
错误
cuò wù
| mistake; mistaken, wrong
153
打开
dǎ kāi
| to open; to turn on
154
打印机
dǎ yìn jī
| printer
155
打折
dǎ zhé
| to sell at a discount
156
打针
dǎ zhēn
| to give/receive an injection
157
大使馆
dà shǐ guǎn
| embassy
158
代表团
dài biǎo tuán
| delegation
159
单程票
dān chéng piào
| one-way ticket
160
单元
dān yuán
| unit
161
当前
dāng qián
| present, current
162
倒
dào
| to throw, to dump; to reverse (v.)
163
到达
dào dá
| to arrive; to reach
164
道理
dào lǐ
| argument, reason, point; hows and whys
165
刀叉
dāo chā
| knife and fork
166
登记
dēng jì
| (v./n.) register
167
地址
dì zhǐ
| address
168
点头
diǎn tóu
| to nod
169
典型
diǎn xíng
| (n.) model; typical example; (adj.) typical, representative
170
电梯
diàn tī
| elevator; lift
171
调查
diào chá
| to investigate
172
调动
diào dòng
| to reshuffle; to change position; to stimulate; to motivate
173
顶
dǐng
| top; peak; to go against; to prop up
174
订票
dìng piào
| to book tickets
175
读书
```
dú shū
to read (book)
```
176
堵车
dǔ chē
| traffic jam; traffic congestion
177
堵塞
dǔ sè
| blockage; jam
178
对方
duì fāng
| the other side/person
179
对话
duì huà
| to converse; conversation
180
发烧
fā shāo
| to have a fever
181
发言
fā yán
| to make a speech
182
罚款
fá kuǎn
| to impose a fine; (n.) fine
183
烦恼
fán nǎo
| (adj.) upset; (n.) trouble
184
繁荣
fán róng
| prosperous, booming
185
范围
fàn wéi
| scope, limits, range
186
防止
fáng zhǐ
| to prevent
187
放弃
fàng qì
| to give up
188
分配
fēn pèi
| to distribute, to assign, to delegate; distribution
189
封
fēng
| to seal; to confer upon
190
风俗
fēng sú
| social customs
191
复杂
fù zá
| complicated; complex
192
负责
fù zé
| to be responsible for; to be in charge of
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改善
gǎi shàn
| to improve
194
敢
gǎn
| to dare to...
195
感冒
gǎn mào
| to catch cold; (n.) cold
196
感受
gǎn shòu
| (v./n.) experience; to feel
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刚
gāng
| just; exactly
198
刚才
gāng cái
| just now, a moment ago
199
告别
gào bié
| to say goodbye; farewell
200
根据
gēn jù
| according to
201
工业
gōng yè
| industry
202
公众
gōng zhòng
| the public
203
姑娘
gū niang
| girl, young woman
204
古典
gǔ diǎn
| classical
205
鼓励
gǔ lì
| to encourage
206
故事
gù shì
| story
207
顾客
gù kè
| customer
208
挂
guà
| to hang; to put up
209
观念
guān niàn
| mindset, opinion
210
关于
guān yú
| about; with regards to
211
观察
guān chá
| to observe; observation
212
官员
guān yuán
| official
213
冠军
guàn jūn
| champion; gold medalist
214
规定
guī dìng
| to set; to stipulate; stipulation
215
柜台
guì tái
| counter
216
海关
hǎi guān
| customs; customs house
217
海滩
hǎi tān
| seashore; beach
218
害怕
hài pà
| to be) frightened (of); (to be) scared (of
219
喊
hǎn
| to shout
220
汗
hàn
| (n.) sweat
221
航空
háng kōng
| airline; by air
222
行业
háng yè
| profession, trade, industry
223
豪华
háo huá
| luxurious
224
合理
hé lǐ
| reasonable
225
合适
hé shì
| suitable; fitting; appropriate
226
和谐
hé xié
| harmony, concord
227
合约
hé yuē
| contract
228
合作
hé zuò
| to cooperate; cooperation; to work together
229
忽然
hū rán
| suddenly
230
胡同
hú tòng
| a narrow street, lane or alley in China, most often associated with the city of Beijing
231
互联网
hù lián wǎng
| internet
232
欢迎
huān yíng
| to welcome
233
黄瓜
huáng guā
| cucumber
234
回报
huí bào
| to repay; repayment
235
回答
huí dá
| (v./n.) reply
236
回忆
huí yì
| to call to mind; to recall; memory
237
汇率
huì lǜ
| exchange rate
238
活泼
huó po
| lively; vivacious
239
机动
jī dòng
| motorised
240
基础
jī chǔ
| foundation, basis
241
积极
jī jí
| active, energetic
242
几乎
jī hū
| almost
243
挤
jǐ
| crowded; to push against
244
记忆
jì yì
| to remember; to recall; recollection
245
记住
jì zhù
| to remember; to learn by heart
246
加强
jiā qiáng
| to strengthen, to reinforce
247
坚持
jiān chí
| to insist on
248
坚强
jiān qiáng
| mentally strong
249
检查
jiǎn chá
| to inspect; to examine; to check up; inspection
250
建筑
jiàn zhù
| building
251
奖
jiǎng
| award
252
奖金
jiǎng jīn
| bonus
253
降低
jiàng dī
| to lower; to reduce
254
接
jiē
| to receive
255
接待
jiē dài
| receive, admit
256
接着
jiē zhe
| to carry on, to go on to, to resume
257
结束
jié shù
| to finish
258
结账
jié zhàng
| to pay the bill
259
解雇
jiě gù
| to dismiss, to fire
260
解释
jiě shì
| to explain; explanation
261
紧张
jǐn zhāng
| nervous; tense
262
进口
jìn kǒu
| (v./n.) import
263
进行
jìn xíng
| to be in progress; to carry on; to carry out
264
近况
jìn kuàng
| recent developments; how things stand
265
尽量
jìn liàng
| to the best of one’s abilities, as far as possible
266
竟然
jìng rán
| to one’s surprise, unexpectedly
267
竞争
jìng zhēng
| to compete; competition
268
纠正
jiū zhèng
| to correct
269
举
jǔ
| to lift; to raise; to hold up
270
举动
jǔ dòng
| movement
271
举行
```
jǔ xíng
to hold (an event, a meeting, etc.)
```
272
聚会
jù huì
| party, gathering
273
拒绝
jù jué
| to refuse
274
决定
jué dìng
| to decide; decision
275
绝对
jué duì
| absolute
276
卡车
kǎ chē
| lorry
277
开往
kāi wǎng
| to leave for; to be bound for
278
看不起
kàn bù qǐ
| to despise; to look down upon
279
考虑
kǎo lǜ
| to consider, to believe; consideration
280
咳嗽
ké sòu
| (v./n.) cough
281
可怜
kě lián
| pitiful
282
可惜
kě xī
| it’s a pity; unfortunately
283
客服
```
kè fú
to overcome (a difficulty, etc.)
```
284
肯定
kěn dìng
| definite; certainly; surely
285
空闲
kòng xián
| spare
286
矿泉水
kuàng quán shuǐ
| mineral water
287
拉
lā
| to pull
288
理发
lǐ fà
| haircut; hairdressing
289
立刻
lì kè
| immediately, at once, right away
290
联系
lián xì
| to contact; connection
291
连衣裙
lián yī qún
| a woman’s dress; one-piece dress
292
了解
liǎo jiě
| to understand; to comprehend
293
零食
líng shí
| snack
294
领导
lǐng dǎo
| leader; to lead
295
流利
liú lì
| fluent; smooth
296
留言
liú yán
| message; to leave a message
297
楼梯
lóu tī
| stairs; staircase
298
路程
lù chéng
| journey; distance travelled
299
路口
lù kǒu
| junction
300
路线
lù xiàn
| route
301
率
lǜ
| rate, ratio
302
旅程
lǚ chéng
| route; itinerary
303
乱
luàn
| in a mess; confused; disordered
304
落后
luò hòu
| to fall behind; to lag behind
305
骂
mà
| to name-call; to curse; to scold
306
马虎
mǎ hu
| careless
307
毛病
máo bìng
| defect; fault; illness
308
贸易
mào yì
| trade
309
迷路
mí lù
| to be lost
310
名片
míng piàn
| name card
311
末班车
mò bān chē
| the last bus/coach
312
墨水
mò shuǐ
| ink
313
摩托车
mó tuō chē
| motorbike
314
某
mǒu
| some...; a certain...
315
难过
nán guò
| (adj.) upset; to feel sorry; to feel bad
316
难受
nán shòu
| (to feel) unwell; (to feel) unhappy
317
农业
nóng yè
| agriculture
318
暖气
nuǎn qì
| central heating; heating installation
319
拍
pāi
| to pat; to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
320
盼望
pàn wàng
| to look forward to
321
陪
péi
| to accompany
322
培训
péi xùn
| to train; training
323
烹饪
pēng rèn
| culinary
324
啤酒
pí jiǔ
| beer
325
批评
pī píng
| to criticise; criticism
326
平安
píng ān
| peaceful
327
平衡
píng héng
| (v./n.) balance
328
平时
píng shí
| usually; normally
329
葡萄酒
pú táo jiǔ
| wine
330
铺位
```
pù wèi
sleeper train (bunk bed); market stall
```
331
起飞
qǐ fēi
| (of aircraft) to take off; to lift-off; to launch
332
气氛
qì fēn
| atmosphere
333
奇怪
qí guài
| strange
334
期望
qī wàng
| to hope, to expect
335
浅
qiǎn
| shallow
336
前途
qián tú
| way forward
337
签证
qiān zhèng
| visa
338
强
qiáng
| strong
339
墙
qiáng
| wall
340
桥
qiáo
| bridge
341
亲爱的
qīn ài de
| (adj.) dear
342
亲子游
qīn zǐ yóu
| family outing
343
清楚
qīng chǔ
| (adj.) clear
344
请假
qǐng jià
| to ask for leave
345
穷
qióng
| poor
346
取得
```
qǔ dé
to achieve (success, progress, etc.)
```
347
取钱
qǔ qián
| to withdraw money
348
取款机
qǔ kuǎn jī
| ATM machine
349
取消
qǔ xiāo
| to cancel
350
权力
quán lì
| power, authority
351
缺点
quē diǎn
| disadvantage, shortcoming
352
确实
què shí
| indeed
353
人格
rén gé
| integrity; dignity
354
软卧
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ruǎn wò
soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)
```
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弱
ruò
| (adj.) weak
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沙漠
shā mò
| desert