Volume 3 Part 5 Flashcards by Marie Gagnon

adv. generally speaking
adj. ordinary, common

一般

Yībān

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n. department store (like a mall)

百货大楼 (樓）

Bǎihuò dàlóu

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n. general merchandise; (lit) a hundred goods

百货

Bǎihuò

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n. a big multistoried building

大楼

Dàlóu

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Be neither pleased by external gains, nor saddened by personal losses

不以物喜，不以己悲

Bù yǐ wù xǐ, bù yǐ jǐ bēi

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n. customer

顾（顧）客

Gùkè

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v. obj. to collect money

收钱（錢）

Shōu qián

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n. cashier’s counter

收款台

Shōu kuǎn tái

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v. obj. to collect money

收款

Shōu kuǎn

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n. cashier

收款员

Shōu kuǎn yuán

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v. obj. to pay the bill

交款/交钱

Jiāo kuǎn/jiāo qián

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v. to write out a receipt

开发票

Kāi fāpiào

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n. receipt, bill, invoice

发票

fāpiào

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v. obj. to stamp a seal (usually as a sign of approval by an authority)

盖（蓋）章

Gài zhāng

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v. obj. to pick up merchandise

取货（貨）

Qǔ huò

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v. to answer, reply

回答

Huídá

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conj. or (used only in statements to introduce options)

或者

Huòzhě

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adj. white
adj. plain

白

Bái

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to make a trip in vain

白跑

Bái pǎo

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n. painting

画

Huà

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n. Chinese painting

国画

Guóhuà

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n. Portrait painting

人物画

Rénwù huà

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n. Landscape painting

山水画

Shānshuǐhuà

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n. Flower and bird painting

花鸟画

Huāniǎo huà

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n. stairs

楼（樓）梯 Lóutī

n. elevator

电（電）梯 Diàntī

v. to ride astride (horse, bike, etc.)

骑 Qí

n. bike

自行车 Zìxíngchē

phr. to expose my weakness (揭短 means “to reveal someone’s shortcomings.”)

揭我的短 Jiē wǒ de duǎn

This is an idiom. It means that you can learn from every mistake. Literally, every time you fall into a ditch, your wisdom grows by that much

吃一堑，长一智 Chī yī qiàn, zhǎng yī zhì

v. to compare adv. comparatively relatively

比较（較） Bǐjiào

n. scarf made of silk or silk-like fabric

纱（紗）巾 Shā jīn

n. silk

丝（絲） Sī

adv. even more

更 Gèng

adj. well-known, famous

有名 Yǒumíng

n. quality

质（質）量 Zhìliàng

adj. light (weight)

轻（輕） Qīng

This is a proverb. It is usually used to express a person’s appreciation for a gift. It literally means “You carry a feather thousands of li. Even though [the feather] is light, the meaning is significant.”

千里送鹅（鵝）毛，礼（禮）轻情意重 Qiānlǐ sòng émáo, lǐ qīng qíngyì zhòng

adj. other, the rest

其它 Qítā

v. to turn or hand something in; to interact

交 Jiāo

v. obj. to make friends

交朋友 Jiāo péngyǒu

n. small change, loose change

零钱 Língqián

n. Pocket money

零用钱 or零花钱 Língyòng qián or línghuā qián

v. obj. to give the proper amount of change to somebody

找钱 Zhǎoqián

v. to depend on, to rely on (as proof)

凭（憑） Píng

n. receipt (general)

收据 Shōujù

v. obj. to return and/or exhange something bought

退换（換） Tuìhuàn

v. to take a stroll in (a store, market, etc.)

逛 Guàng

adj. bustling with excitement, lively; (lit) warm and loud n. a lively scene

热闹（熱鬧） Rènào

n. night market

夜市 Yèshì

(lit) people mountain, people sea; crowded

人山人海 Rénshānrénhǎi

adj. noisy v. to make a noise, to make a lively scene

闹 Nào

n. street vendor

小贩（販） Xiǎofàn

n. street

街道 Jiēdào

v. (comp.) to set (up)

摆 (擺)（起） Bǎi (qǐ)

n. street vendor booth

摊（攤）子 Tānzi

v. phr. to negotiate a price, to bargain; (lit.) make a (price) offer and to counter a (price) offer last two words = a shorter way to say this

讨价还价（討價還價） Tǎojiàhuánjià

v. to guarantee

保证（證） Bǎozhèng

n. local dialect

本地话（話） Běndì huà

n. person from another region

外地人 Wàidì rén

n. ability, skills

本领（領） Běnlǐng

v. obj. to train or practice certain skills

练本领 Liàn běnlǐng

adj. identical; (lit.) of one shape adv. similarly, in the same way

一样（樣） Yīyàng

v. obj. to bargain a price

讲价钱（講價錢） Jiǎngjiàqián

n. price

价钱 Jiàqián

v. obj. to suffer a loss

吃亏（虧） Chīkuī

v. obj. to discount or lower the price

降价（價） Jiàngjià

v. to drop, to fall

降 Jiàng

v. obj. to sell at a discount, to take off a percentage (of the original price); (lit) to make a break in the price

打折 Dǎzhé

n. sweater (usually knit of wool or wool-like yarn)

毛衣 Máoyī

phr. 100 percent; (lit) one hundred out of one hundred divisions

百分之百 Bǎifēnzhībǎi

n. jacket

夹克 Jiákè

n. cotton

棉 Mián

adv. all

全 Quán

n. jeans; (lit) cowboy pants

牛仔裤 Niúzǎikù

You flatter me. (lit.) You overly praise me

你过奖（過獎） Nǐ guòjiǎng

M.W. for centimeter

公分 - Gōngfēn 厘（釐）米 - lí mǐ

To be tricked or fooled and suffer a loss

上当（當）受骗（騙） Shàngdàng shòupiàn

Literally, gold and jade on the outside, but spoiled cotton filling (of a cushion, etc.) inside.

金玉其外，败（敗）絮其中 Jīnyù qí wài, bàixù qízhōng

adj. slender (usually of a woman's figure)

苗条（條） Miáotiáo

adj. suitable

合适（適） Héshì

n. (movie, pop, etc.) star

明星 Míngxīng

v. obj. to lose money on a sale, to make less money than what you invested

赔（賠）本 Péiběn

v. to make money, to earn (a profit from), (deragotory) to rip off

赚（賺） Zhuàn

adv. totally, altogether

一共 Yīgòng

forget it, drop it, let it go

算了 Suànle

Volume 3 Part 5 Flashcards

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