ALMV MASTER SET

ALL OF THE EDEXCEL VOCAB BOOKLET

啊 (ā)

Ah; a particle used to express emotion

矮 (ǎi)

Short

爱护 (ài hù)

To cherish; to love and protect

爱情 (ài qíng)

Love; romance

安排 (ān pái)

To arrange / Arrangement

澳门 (Ào mén)

Macau

白天/日间 (bái tiān / rì jiān)

Daytime

百货商店 (bǎi huò shāng diàn)

Department store

百万 (bǎi wàn)

Million

搬 (bān)

To move

班 (bān)

Class

班长 (bān zhǎng)

Class monitor

板 (bǎn)

Board; plank

榜 (bǎng)

Chart; list

傍晚 (bàng wǎn)

Evening; at dusk

包括 (bāo kuò)

To include

保持 (bǎo chí)

To maintain

保（存） (bǎo) cún

To preserve; to save

宝贵 (bǎo guì)

Precious; invaluable

保留 (bǎo liú)

To keep; to retain; to reserve

保险 (bǎo xiǎn)

Insurance

保证 (bǎo zhèng)

To guarantee; to safeguard / Guarantee

抱 (bào)

To hold; to carry in arms

报告 (bào gào)

Report; to report

暴力 (bào lì)

Violence

报名 (bào míng)

To enroll

抱歉 (bào qiàn)

To feel sorry

抱怨 (bào yuàn)

To complain / Complaint

背包 (bēi bāo)

Rucksack

悲观 (bēi guān)

Pessimistic; gloomy

背景 (bèi jǐng)

Background; backdrop

本地 (běn dì)

Local

本来 (běn lái)

Originally

本子 (běn zi)

Notebook; exercise book

笨/呆 (bèn / dāi)

Stupid; slow-witted

笔记 (bǐ jì)

Notes

笔记本 (bǐ jì běn)

Jotter; laptop computer

比较 (bǐ jiào)

To compare

比例 (bǐ lì)

Proportion

比如/例如 (bǐ rú / lì rú)

For example

笔试 (bǐ shì)

Written test

必要 (bì yào)

Necessary / Necessity

变得 (biàn de)

To become

变化 (biàn huà)

Change

辩论 (biàn lùn)

Debate

标志 (biāo zhì)

Symbol; to indicate

标准 (biāo zhǔn)

Standard

表 (biǎo)

Metre (gas, electricity, etc.)

表格 (biǎo gé)

Chart; form; table

表示 (biǎo shì)

To indicate; to express

表现 (biǎo xiàn)

To show; to indicate; to manifest / Behavior; manifestation

表扬 (biǎo yáng)

Praise

病 (bìng)

Illness

并（且） (bìng (qiě))

And; in addition

部分 (bù fèn)

Part of

不如 (bù rú)

Not as good as

不同 (bù tóng)

Different; not the same as

步行 (bù xíng)

On foot; to walk

不一定 (bù yī dìng)

Not necessarily

擦 (cā)

To wipe

材料 (cái liào)

Materials

采取 (cǎi qǔ)

To adopt (e.g., steps, measures)

彩色 (cǎi sè)

Multicolour

采用/采纳 (cǎi yòng / cǎi nà)

To adopt; to use

菜谱 (cài pǔ)

Recipe

参与 (cān yù)

To take part in

操场 (cāo chǎng)

Playground; sports field

草莓 (cǎo méi)

Strawberry

测（量） (cè (liáng))

To measure, to survey

测试 (cè shì)

Test; exam

测验 (cè yàn)

Test / Test

曾（经） (céng (jīng))

Once; previously; already

查（找） (chá (zhǎo))

To look up; to check; to find out

差 (chà)

Bad / To fall short of

长处 (cháng chù)

Strengths; strong points

长江 (Cháng jiāng)

The Yangtze River

长期 (cháng qī)

Long-term

尝试 (cháng shì)

To try; to attempt

长寿 (cháng shòu)

Longevity

超过 (chāo guò)

To exceed

车库/车房 (chē kù / chē fáng)

Garage (at home)

车位 (chē wèi)

Parking space

乘 (chéng)

To ride (a vehicle)

成都 (Chéng dū)

Chengdu (a city in China)

程度 (chéng dù)

Extent; degree

乘客 (chéng kè)

Passenger

成立 (chéng lì)

To establish; to found; to set up

成人/成年人 (chéng rén / chéng nián rén)

Adult

成熟 (chéng shú)

Mature

成为 (chéng wéi)

To become

吃惊 (chī jīng)

Surprised; startled

迟到 (chí dào)

To be late

充满 (chōng mǎn)

To be full of

充实 (chōng shí)

To enrich / Enriched

重庆 (Chóng qìng)

Chongqing (a city in China)

臭 (chòu)

Smelly

初级 (chū jí)

Elementary

出口 (chū kǒu)

Exit

出门 (chū mén)

To go out; to go on a journey

出现 (chū xiàn)

To appear; to emerge