Semester 1 Vocab

to pay a visit, pay one's respects

bàifǎng 拜访

to have/make an appointment (with)

yuē 约

to be sorry, regret

bā 把

to show, denote

biǎoshì 表示

to disturb, bother

dǎrǎo 打扰

warm

wēnnuǎn 温暖

painting; to draw, paint

huà 画

make use of, utilise

shǐyòng 使用

gentleman

jūnzǐ 君子

ideal

lǐxiǎng 理想

不一样 （more formal)

bùtóng 不同

相同

xiāngtóng 一样

grateful; gratitude

gǎnjī 感激

noble

gāoguì 高贵

happy

xìngfú 幸福

life, existence

shēng-mìng 生命

famous

zhùmíng 著名

to serve as,

regard as

dàng(zuò) 当作

to do, bring about

nòng 弄

everywhere

dàochù 到处

beautiful

měi 美

No wonder

nán'guài 难怪

altogether

yígòng 一共

always, up until now

cónglái 从来

only, sole

wéiyī 唯一

to be moved, to move (emotionally)

gǎndòng 感动

tears

yǎnlèi 眼泪

to resemble, be like, look as if

xiàng 像

a joke

xiàohua 笑话

stingy, mean

xiǎoqi 小气

be reluctant to, begrudge

shěbude 舍不得

to spend (money, time)

huā 花

MW for small round things

kē 颗

be afraid that, lest

shēngpà 生怕

wallet, purse

qiánbāo 钱包

to lose, mislay

diū 丢

just now, just a moment ago:

gāngcái 刚才

to put, place

fàng 放

How terrible

zāogāo 糟糕

How could you [have been so careless to] have done that?

Nĭ zěnme găo de?

quickly, at once:

gănkuài 赶快

to remember

jìde 记得

to memorise

jì 记

to have learnt by heart, committed to memory

jìzhù 记住

to recall, bring to mind

xiăngqĭlai 想起来

not at all

yìdiănr yě bù

to feel/opinion

juéde 觉得

to presume

xiăng 想

to discard, throw away

rēng 扔

luck

yùnqi 运气

completely

tòule 透了

to get, withdraw, obtain

qǔ 取

smooth, without a hitch

shùn 顺

computer

diànnǎo 电脑

to send, post

jì 寄

letter

xìn 信

traffic lights

hónglǜdēng 红绿灯

nearly

chàdiǎnr 差点儿

to steal

tōu 偷

unlucky

dǎoméi 倒霉

pollution; to pollute

wūrǎn 污染

serious, critical

yánzhòng 严重

to poison; poison; poisonous, fierce

dú 毒

to change [intransitive]

biàn 变

clear, pure

qīng 清

again (past)

yòu 又

to plant/transplant

zāi 栽

to cut, chop

kǎn 砍

casual, careless, as one pleases

suíbiàn 随便

as if, it seems

hǎoxiàng 好像

all kinds of

gèzhǒng 各种

after certain verbs indicates removal

diào 掉

pitiful; it's a pity

kěxī 可惜

taste, aroma

wèidào 味道

to protect

bǎohù 保护

radish with a fancy heart

huāxīn luóbo 花心萝卜

one full year of life

zhōusuì 周岁

complete

quán 全

to congratulate

zhùhè 祝贺

to praise highly

kuā 夸

perform, act

biǎoyǎn 表演

programme, item on a programme

jiémù 节目

in the face of, in front of

miànqián 面前

grab, seize, clutch

zhuā 抓

be related to

yǒuguān 有关

only then just, merely

cái 才

originally, at first; it goes without saying, of course

běnlái 本来

to hold (a meeting, ceremony)

jǔxíng 举行

high level, advanced

gāojí 高级

to grow [often describes appearance]

zhǎng 张

appearance, manner, style

yàngzi 样子

red envelope

hóngbāo 红包

light, soft, not important

qīng 轻

heavy, important

zhòng 重

actually, unexpect­edly, to one’s surprise

jìngrán 竟然

to feel, touch feel for, grope for

mō 摸

radish

luóbo 萝卜

evening party

wǎnhuì 晚会

nephew

zhízi 侄子

relative

qīnqi 亲戚