CHINESE 122A: Unit 1

逛

guàng - to stroll/to visit

夜市

yèshì - night market

小贩

xiǎofàn - stall keepers

摊子

tānzi - vendors stand

书籍

shūjí - books and magazines

花草

huācǎo - flowers and plants

各种

gèzhǒng - all kinds of

应有尽有

yīngyǒu jìnyǒu - to have all sorts of things

吸引

xīyǐn - to attract

讲价

jiǎngjià - to bargain

一分钱一分货

yīfēnqián yīfēnhuò - you get what you pay for

低

dī - low/inferior

大概

dàgài - in general/around

仿冒品

fǎngmàopǐn - pirated/counterfeit goods

退换

tuìhuàn - to return or exchange

耐心

nàixīn - patient

挑

tiāo - to pick

顾客

gùkè - customers

往往

wang wang - it is often that

老板

lǎobǎn - owner/boss

行人

xíngrén - pedestrians

挤

jǐ - crowded

乱

luàn - disorderly/messy

特色

tèsè - special features

满载而归

mǎnzài érguī - to return with many goods

乐趣

lèqù - joy/pleasure

热闹

rènào - lively/bustling

产品

chǎnpín - products

退避

tuìbù - to decline

缺点

quēdiǎn - weakness

质量差

zhìliàng chà - bad quality

一般。。。

yi ban - in general

一+MW一+MW的

one by one

连。。。都。。。

lián… doū - to emphasize

像+Noun1这/那样的/+Noun2

xiàng+…+zhè/nà yàng de+… - such… as

比较

bí jiào - compare

看得出来， 看不出来

can tell, cannot tell

往往

wǎngwǎng - often

只有。。。才。。。

only if

理论

lǐlùn - V: argue, debate N: theory, principle

人物

rěn wù - figure, character

倒霉

dǎoméi - have bad luck, be out of luck

天干

tiāngān - chinese ABCD… 甲[jiǎ],  已[yǐ]，丙 [bǐng], 丁 [dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[xīn], 壬[rén], 癸[guǐ]

过期

guò qí - to expire, be overdue, exceed time limit, outdated

不会吧？

no way?

不相信

bu xiāngxìn - how could that be? (disbelief)

惊讶

jīngyà - how come/thats surprising

委婉否认

Wěiwǎn fǒurèn - of course not/why would i?

觉得不合逻辑

jue de bu he luójí - that doesn’t make sense

反问

fǎn wèn - rhetorical question

怎么会呢？

how could that be?

怎么可能？

how is that possible?

真的吗？

really?

怎么会这样？

how did this happen?

亲自

qīnzì - personally, oneself

按照。。。的规定

ànzhào…de guīdìng - according to…rule/regulation

我不是不。。。只是。。。

Its not that I don’t …, its just that… (soft denial, giving reason for denial)

不对劲

bú duìjìng - awkward, wrong, be abnormal

难道

nándào - strengthening a rhetorical question

将近

jiāngjìn - close to/almost

白 + verb

do something without paying/for nothing/for no reason

白跑一趟

tàng - make a useless trip

白高兴一场

chǎng - happy for nothing

我白做了

all my work was wasted

白吃，白住，白吃白喝，白送

eat/live for free/freeload, give away for free

讲理

Jiǎnglǐ - be reasonable, to argue, to reason with someone/talk sense

不像话

Bù xiànghuà - unreasonable, shocking, outrageous, inappropriate

怎么回事？

whats the matter? how could that me?

不但不/没。。。反而。。。

Fǎn er - not only…on the contrary

出口伤人

shāng - hurt people by words

新手

novice, new hand

懂事

Dǒngshì - mature for ones age

这还差不多

zhe hai chà bu duo - thats more like it/thats better/about time

随时

sui shi - at any time/whenever neccessary