Midterm Vocab

艱苦 /艰苦

jiān kǔ - hard, difficult

訓練 / 训练

xùn liàn - to train/to drill/training

改變 / 改变

gǎi biàn - change

膽小 / 胆小

dǎn xiǎo - timid

大膽 / 大胆

Dà dǎn - Bold

驚慌 / 惊慌

​​Jīng huāng - Panic

認輸 / 认输

Rèn shū - Throw in the towel, acknowledge you lose, concede, accept defeat, realize a loss

嚇 / 吓

xià - to scare

秘密

mì mì - secret

破壞 / 破坏

Pò huài - to destroy; to sabatoge

打扮

Dǎ bàn - Dress up

髒 / 脏

zāng - dirty

偷看

Tōu kàn - you're not supposed to look at something but you still do, to sneak a peak

孝順 / 孝顺

Xiào shùn - Respect, obey, and take care of your parents (filial piety) Ex: in America, you can leave your parents at 18 and fulfill your dreams. But, in East Asian culture, you have to stay home and take care of your parents (also grandparents, elderly, etc). This is because the entire family lives together in Chinese culture.

祖先

Zǔ xiān - ancestor

保佑

Bǎo yòu - to bless (only from god or ancestors that passed away)

仔細 / 仔细

Zǐ xì - attention to detail

表情

Biǎo qíng - expression

秒

miǎo - second (time)

珍惜

Zhēn xī - cherish

心情

xīn qíng - mood, emotion

勇氣 / 勇气

Yǒng qì - courage

擁有 / 拥有

Yǒng yǒu - have

誠實 / 诚实

Chéng shí - honest

相信

Xiāng xìn - believe

来自 / 來自

lái zì - to come from (a place)

武术 /武術

wǔ shù - martial arts

功夫

gōng fū- martial arts

武功

wǔ gōng - martial arts

好奇

hào qí - curious

神秘

shén mì - mysterious, mystical

训练 / 訓練

xùn liàn - training; to train

接下来

jiē xià lái - next, following

适应 / 適應

shì yìng - to adapt

附近

fù jìn - nearby

请假 / 請假

qǐng jià - ask for leave; ask for time off

脱

tuō - to take off (clothes)

欢迎 / 歡迎

huān yíng - welcome

互相

hù xiāng - each other

帮助 / 幫助

bāng zhù - aid, to help, assist

正式

zhèng shì - formal, official

基本

jī běn - basic

鼓励 / 鼓勵

gǔ lì - to encourage

继续 / 繼續

jì xù - to continue; to go on with

突然

tū rán - suddenly, unexpectedly

不断 / 不斷

bú duàn; constantly; continually

咳嗽

ké sòu — cough; coughing

怎么了? / 怎麼了?

zěn me le - what's wrong?

休息

xiū xí - rest, to take a break

内向

nèi xiàng - introvert

改变 / 改變

gǎi biàn - to change, alter

对...来说 / 對...來說

Duì... Lái shuō - from someone's perspective

厉害 / 厲害

lì hài - impressive, kicking ass

零食

líng shí - snack

刚才 / 剛才

gāngcái - just now, a moment ago

反对 / 反對

fǎn duì - opposition, to oppose

简单 / 簡單

jiǎndān (simple)

终于 / 終於

zhōng yú - finally

答应 / 答應

dā yìng - to agree, to promise

室内

shì nèi - indoor

外向

wàixiàng - extroverted

自信

zì xìn - self confidence

猜

cāi - to guess

发呆 / 發呆

fā dāi - spacing out

用心

yòng xīn - attentive, engaged

机会

jī huì - chance, opportunity

开学

kāixué (to begin a new semester, start school)

新生

xīnshēng - new student

辆

liàng - measure word for vehicles

研究生

yán jiū shēng - graduate student

出生

chū shēng - to be born

弓

gōng - bow (for archery)

长

cháng - long

校外

xiào wài - off campus

校内

xiào nèi - on campus

安全

ān quán - safe

比较

bǐ jiào - relatively, comparatively

省钱

shěng qián - to save money; to economize

自由

zìyóu - freedom, free

不见得

bú jiàn de - not necessarily

好处

hǎo chu - benefit, good points, advantage

适应

shì yìng - to adapt

生活

shēng huó - life, to live

搬家

bān jiā - to move (one's residence)

帮忙

bāng máng - to help

哎

āi - exclamatory particle to express surpise or dissatisfaction

拉

lā to leave something behind (colloquial)

同屋

tóngwū - roommate

摆

bǎi - to put; to place

被子

bèi zi - quilt

毯子

tǎnzi - blanket

衣柜

yī guì - wardrobe

挂

guà - hang, hang up

门

mén - door

空

kōng- empty

空调

kōng tiáo - air conditioning

栋

dòng - measure word for buildings

旧

jiù - old

恐怕

kǒng pà - to fear that

日用品

rì yòng pǐn - Daily Necessities