2023 CLC Paper

Word

Definition + Pinyin

出租车

Taxi + chūzūchē

购物中心

Shopping mall + gòuwù zhōngxīn

便利店

Convenience store + biànlìdiàn

自行车

Bicycle + zìxíngchē

公共汽车

Public bus + gōnggòng qìchē

渡轮

Ferry + dùlún

地铁

Subway/MRT + dìtiě

摩托车

Motorcycle + mótuōchē

汽车

Car/Vehicle + qìchē

电梯

Elevator + diàntī

邻居

Neighbor + línjū

邻居家

Neighbor's house + línjūjiā

楼下

Downstairs + lóuxià

健身房

Gym + jiànshēnfáng

花园

Garden + huāyuán

小湖

Small lake + xiǎo hú

菜市场

Vegetable market + càishìchǎng

游泳池

Swimming pool + yóuyǒngchí

搬家

To move house + bānjiā

捉迷藏

Hide and seek + zhuōmícáng

踢足球

To play football/soccer + tī zúqiú

骑自行车

To ride a bicycle + qì zìxíngchē

运动

Exercise/Sport + yùndòng

健身

Fitness/Working out + jiànshēn

游泳

To swim + yóuyǒng

喂鸭子

To feed ducks + wèi yāzi

鸭子

Duck + yāzi

蛋糕

Cake + dàngāo

宠物

Pet + chǒngwù

小孩

Child/Kid + xiǎoháizi

自行车王国

Bicycle kingdom + zìxíngchē wángguó

塞车

Traffic jam + sāichē

道路

Road/Path + dàolù

环保

Environmentally friendly + huánbǎo

慢

Slow + màn

快

Fast + kuài

变宽

To widen + biàn kuān

买不起

Cannot afford to buy + mǎi bu qǐ

叫不到

Cannot call/get + jiào bu dào

看不见

Cannot see + kàn bu jiàn

比较好

Relatively better/Quite good + bǐjiào hǎo

经常

Often + jīngcháng

最常

Most commonly + zuì cháng

越来越多

More and more + yuè lái yuè duō

比...慢

Slower than... + bǐ...màn

比...快

Faster than... + bǐ...kuài

所以

Therefore/So + suǒyǐ

不过

However + búguò

虽然...但是

Although...but + suīrán...dànshi

能...也能

Can...and also can + néng...yě néng

坐

To take/sit on transport + zuò

跟...一起

With...together + gēn...yīqǐ

有

To have/there is + yǒu

怎么

How + zěnme

什么

What + shénme

哪儿

Where + nǎr

吃

To eat + chī

帮

To help + bāng

送

To give/send + sòng

喜欢

To like + xǐhuān

新加坡

Singapore + Xīnjiāpō

方法

Method/Way + fāngfǎ

各种各样

Various kinds + gèzhǒng gèyàng

贵

Expensive + guì

便宜

Cheap + piányi

下雨天

Rainy day + xiàyǔ tiān

许多

Many + xǔduō

女生

Girl/Female student + nǚshēng

以前

Before/Previously + yǐqián

现在

Now + xiànzài

后来

Later + hòulái

但是

But + dànshi

所以

Therefore + suǒyǐ

比

Compared to + bǐ

开始

To start/begin + kāishǐ

结果

As a result + jiéguǒ

应该

Should + yīnggāi

最好

Best/Prefer + zuìhǎo

也

Also + yě

还是

Still/Or + háishi

越来越

More and more + yuè lái yuè

从前

In the past + cóngqián

人们

People + rénmen

使用

To use + shǐyòng

当然

Of course + dāngrán

不少

Quite a lot/Many + búshǎo

最便宜

Cheapest + zuì piányi

有可能

Possible/Might + yǒu kěnéng

比较好

Relatively better + bǐjiào hǎo

虽然

Although + suīrán

许多

Many + xǔduō

喜欢

To like + xǐhuān

周末

Weekend + zhōumò

跟

With + gēn

一起

Together + yīqǐ

口人

(measure word for family members) + kǒu rén

家有

Family has + jiā yǒu

国人

Person from (nationality) + guórén

熟

Familiar/Close + shú