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演

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Yǎn
To play (as an actor)

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演员

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Yǎnyuán
Actor

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厚

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Hòu
thick (meat slices, book, leaves, snow, clothes, except it is round, then cu)

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薄

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Bó
fine/thin
(meat slices, book, leaves, snow, clothes, except it is round, then cu)

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粗

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Cū
thick (used for round things, snake, pipe, cucumber, arm, neck)

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细

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Xì
thin (used for round things, snake, pipe, cucumber, arm, neck)

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大概

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Dàgài
approximate
大概的内容 = approximate content
大概两点 approximately two hours

到火车站需要大概多长时间
Dào huǒchē zhàn xūyào dàgài duō cháng shíjiān
How long does it take to get to the train station?
Dagai + verb
Roughly do something
Rougly explain

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两点左右

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Liǎng diǎn zuǒyòu
two o clock more or less (left right)

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起 作用

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start to…
qǐ dào … zuò yòng

phr. to have a … effect (on
他们希望这次惩罚能起到杀一儆百的作用
tā men xī wàng zhè cì chéng fá néng qǐ dào shā yì jíng bǎi de zuò yòng .
They hope this punishment will act as a deterrent to others.
start to have the function of a deterrant

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演出

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Yǎnchū
To perform
Can only be used on its own, not followed by a noun
I perform
You cannot say “I perform this”
But “She performs well” is ok
To perform sth. has a different word

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表演

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Biǎoyǎn
To perform (something)
她表演芭蕾舞
Tā biǎoyǎn bālěiwǔ
She performs ballet

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观众

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Guānzhòng
Audience (watching)

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听众

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Tīngzhòng
Audience

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来自

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Láizì
To be from (a city, country, region)

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独立

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Dúlì
Independent
Independence

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正常

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Zhèngcháng
Normal

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申请

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Shēnqǐng
To apply (for visa, passport, etc.)
我向大使馆申请签证

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向。。。请假

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Xiàng… Qǐngjià
Ask/apply to someone for something

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拿不动

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Verb + bu + 动
Have no energy to do it
拿不动
跑不动
走不动
搬不动

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有趣

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yǒuqù
Fun, interesting
这个很有趣
This is fun

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留学生

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Liúxuéshēng
International student

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跟着

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Gēnzhe
To follow
Gen is the verb, zhe is the constant
跟着电视
Follow TV

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一遍一遍

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Yībiàn yībiàn
Over and over again

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一代

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Yīdài
Generation

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入睡
Rùshuì Fall asleep
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误会可能由缺少足够的解释引起
Wùhuì kěnéng yóu quēshǎo zúgòu de jiěshì yǐnqǐ 由 yóu by ..... in this case "can be caused by lack of explaining" passive form but without doing something on the object like with 被
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控制
Kòngzhì To control 哪个国家控制这座城市？ Nǎge guójiā kòngzhì zhè zuò chéngshì?
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离不开
Lì bù kāi Not possible to be without it Haizi libukai mama (kids cant be without mama)
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犯错误
Fàn cuòwù To make mistakes You don’t say zuo cuowu Cuowu can also be an adjective meaning “wrong”
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袋
Dài Bag (Sachet, Tüte, vrećica) English: not a bag like a handbag
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纸袋
Zhǐ dài paper bag
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餐厅
Cāntīng Restaurant (a fancy one)
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进行
Jìnxíng to conduct Dui + obj + jinxing + verb/noun Or Jinxing + verb/noun (here not possible to add an object, it must be fore jinxing with Dui) 我对病进行研究 Wǒ duì bìng jìnxíng yánjiū I conduct research on diseases
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结构
jiégòu Structure 它没有结构 it has no structure
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关键
Guānjiàn The essential The most important point
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普遍的看法 普遍使用wechat付钱
Pǔbiàn de kànfǎ Pǔbiàn shǐyòng wechat fù qián Common opinion Commonly use wechat to pay Both can be followed by noun or verb
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随着
Suízhe Along with, as…. As something happens, something else happens. 随着医学的发展，我们可以治愈更多的疾病 Suízhe yīxué de fǎ zhǎn, wǒmen kěyǐ zhìyù gèng duō de jíbìng as medicine develops, we can cure more diseases
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污染
Wūrǎn to pollute the pollution
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卫生
Wèishēng hygiene
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脏
zāng dirty
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盒子
Hézi Box
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抱歉
Bàoqiàn (v.) to feel sorry
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速度
Sùdù Speed
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禁止
Jìnzhǐ To prohibit Or it is prohibited
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拒绝
Jùjué To refuse, to reject (antonym of jieshou = to accept)
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鼓励
Gǔlì To encourage
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暖
Nuǎn Warm (adjective)
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既然
Jìrán Since…… , 就 Since you dont like heat, we don’t go to UAE
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等等
Děng děng Etc.
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什么的
Shenme de Etc. Used after giving some examples Just like deng deng
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护士
Hùshì Nurse
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表扬
Biǎoyáng to praise
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替换
Tìhuàn To replace (old for new, usually objects)
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替
Tì To replace (a person)
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代替
Dàitì To replace (a person)
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怀疑
huáiyí to suspect
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千万
Qiān wàn apart from meaning 10 million it actually is used for "it must" "in any case have to" 千万 + 要 + verb 千万 + 别 / 不要 + verb
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弄
Nòng it means "to do" in a very wide range it is used when you cannot specify other actions
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欺骗
Qīpiàn (form.) to cheat 骗 piàn (coll.) to cheat  Not used for competition or exam  But can be used for boyfriend/girlfriend/wife, or taxi driver/seller
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算
(Bù) suàn + adj./noun It is not considered as… 不算贵 Bù suàn guì Not considered as expensive 他不算我家 Tā bù suàn wǒ jiā He doesn't count as my family 西红柿算水果或者蔬菜？ Xīhóngshì suàn shuǐguǒ huòzhě shūcài? Are tomatoes considered a fruit or a vegetable?
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代表
Dàibiǎo To represent (to represent a country, represent a company, but also to represent a personality, white skin represents beauty in China) can also be a noun, a representant/predstavnik
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失望
Shīwàng disappointed dui ... shiwang to be disappointed with sth./so.
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恐怕
Kǒngpà I am afraid that… / I fear that I … (not be able to do sth.)
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到底
Dàodǐ 1) what on earth.. what on earth are you waiting for, what on earth do you want 2) till the end
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礼貌
lǐmào polite
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同情
Tóngqíng to pity to have sympathy for (when they are pitiful)
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预习
Yùxí to prepare before class to preview
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博士
Bóshì PhD / doktorat
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报名
Bàomíng To sign up
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报名表
Bàomíng biǎo Registration form A form on its own is: 表格 Biǎogé Form/sheet
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表格
Biǎogé Formular (In combination with other words, it is usually shortened to ....biao, without adding ge)
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邀请
Yāoqǐng To Invite Invitation
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填写
Tiánxiě To fill in (a form) 填写了报名表格
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办签证
Bàn qiānzhèng Apply for a visa Ban has the meaning of "apply", or "request" here But can also have other meanings like to do or to process
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激动
Jīdòng Excited
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取得
Qǔdé To obtain
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信
xìn Letter A letter 一封信 yī fēng xìn
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赚
Zhuàn To earn 赚钱 Earn money
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参观
Cānguān to visit (only for a place, not for a person!) for a person it is simply "kan"
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输
shū to lose (a competition, etc.) NOT LOSE AN OBJECT 我输了比赛 Wǒ shū le bǐsài I lost the competition also ok with diao: 我输掉了比赛 Wǒ shū diàole bǐsài
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抛弃
Pāoqì to abandon 抛弃你的狗 Pāoqì nǐ de gǒu to abandon your dog BUT: 放弃你的房子 Fàngqì nǐ de fángzǐ abandon your house
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原谅
yuánliàng To forgive To excuse To pardon
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成千上万
Chéng qiān shàng wàn Thousands (it is many)
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倒
Dào 1) to pour (liquid but also solid things) 把咖啡倒进杯子里 pour coffee into cup 我在哪儿倒老油 Wǒ zài nǎ'er dào lǎo yóu where do I pour the old oil 2) do upside down 你的书拿倒了 照片挂倒了 3) when something is not normal 我复习了很长时间，他的朋友一点儿也没有复习，他倒比我考试考好了 Wǒ fùxíle hěn cháng shíjiān, tā de péngyǒu yīdiǎn er yě méiyǒu fùxí, tā dào bǐ wǒ kǎoshì kǎo hǎole I revised for a long time, but his friend didn't revise at all, yet he did better than me in the exam. 4) as "although" although it is nice, then something negative 去爬山倒是一个不错的主意，但是他的退很疼。 Qù páshān dǎoshì yīgè bùcuò de zhǔyì, dànshì tā de tuì hěn téng. Going hiking would be a good idea, but his legs hurt.
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排队
Páiduì to queue
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队列
Duìliè the queue
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插队
Chāduì to cut the queue

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