mandarin u1pt2 dictation

不但不……，反而……

bù dàn bù..., fǎn ér...; not only not..., on the contrary.../instead...

方法

fāng fǎ; method, way, approach

报纸

bào zhǐ; newspaper

复习

fù xí review, revise

聊天

liáo tiān chat, talk informally

发现

fā xiàn discover, find out

帮助

bāng zhù help, assist

千万别……

qiān wàn bié... whatever you do, don’t... / by no

means...

被人笑

bèi rén xiào be laughed at by others

坚持

jiān chí persist, persevere, stick to

不然

bù rán otherwise, or else

永远

yǒng yuǎn forever, always

进步

jìn bù progress, improve

提高

tí gāo improve, raise, enhance

首先

shǒu xiān first of all, firstly

其次

qí cì secondly, next

有兴趣

yǒu xìng qù to be interested

有吸引力

yǒu xī yǐn lì attractive, appealing

了解

liǎo jiě understand, know about

有关

yǒu guān related to, concerning

知识

zhī shi knowledge

从……起

cóng... qǐ starting from... / since...

简直

jiǎn zhí simply, virtually, practically

相信

xiāng xìn believe, trust

继续

jì xù continue, carry on

主修

zhǔ xiū major in (a subject)

留学

liú xué study abroad

希望

xī wàng hope, wish