办公室 (bàn gōng shì)
office
包容 (bāo róng)
to tolerate / tolerant
保龄球 (bǎo líng qiú)
bowling
保姆 (bǎo mǔ)
nanny
报答 (bào dá)
to repay
补习 (bǔ xí)
extra tuition; catch-up classes
不和 (bù hé)
estranged; on bad terms / feud
成就 (chéng jiù)
accomplishment
成长 (chéng zhǎng)
to grow
宠爱 (chǒng ài)
to dote on; to adore
宠坏 (chǒng huài)
to spoil (a child)
创业 (chuàng yè)
to set up a business
辞职 (cí zhí)
to resign / resignation
代沟 (dài gōu)
generation gap
单亲家庭 (dān qīn jiā tíng)
single-parent family
单身/未婚 (dān shēn / wèi hūn)
single
订婚 (dìng hūn)
engagement / to be engaged
独居 (dú jū)
living alone
独生子女 (dú shēng zǐ nǚ)
single child
对待 (duì dài)
treatment
福利 (fú lì)
benefits
辅导 (fǔ dǎo)
counselling
父女 (fù nǚ)
father and daughter
父子 (fù zǐ)
father and son
橄榄球 (gǎn lǎn qiú)
rugby
供养 (gòng yǎng)
to provide for; to support
孤单 (gū dān)
lonely
辜负 (gū fù)
to disappoint (someone)
雇用 (gù yòng)
to employ
雇员 (gù yuán)
employee
雇主 (gù zhǔ)
employer
管教 (guǎn jiào)
discipline
婚姻 (hūn yīn)
marriage
及格 (jí gé)
to pass a test or exam
继父 (jì fù)
stepfather
继母 (jì mǔ)
stepmother
寄宿 (jì sù)
boarding / to lodge
加班/超时工作 (jiā bān / chāo shí gōng zuò)
to work overtime / overtime work
家庭计划/计划生育 (jiā tíng jì huà / jì huà shēng yù)
family planning
兼职工作 (jiān zhí gōng zuò)
part-time work
健身 (jiàn shēn)
fitness; exercise / to exercise
剑击/剑术 (jiàn shù / jiàn jí)
fencing
奖金/花红 (jiǎng jīn / huā hóng)
bonus
奖学金/助学金 (jiǎng xué jīn / zhù xué jīn)
scholarship / bursary
讲座 (jiǎng zuò)
lecture
教练 (jiào liàn)
coach
解雇 (jiě gù)
to dismiss; to fire / dismissal
津贴/资助 (jīn tiē / zī zhù)
allowance; subsidy / to subsidise; to sponsor
经营 (jīng yíng)
to operate / operation
假期工作 (jià qī gōng zuò)
vacation job
就业 (jiù yè)
employment
考生 (kǎo shēng)
examinee; candidate (of an exam)
课外活动 (kè wài huó dòng)
extra-curricular activities
空巢 (kōng cháo)
empty nest
空缺 (kòng quē)
vacancy
劳动 (láo dòng)
labour
老板 (lǎo bǎn)
boss
离婚 (lí hūn)
to divorce / divorce
录取/取录 (lù qǔ / qǔ lù)
to enrol; to admit / admission
面试 (miàn shì)
interview
摩擦 (mó cā)
friction
母女 (mǔ nǚ)
mother and daughter
母子 (mǔ zǐ)
mother and son
年龄歧视 (nián líng qí shì)
ageism
排球 (pái qiú)
volleyball
攀比 (pān bǐ)
comparison; to compare
配偶/伴侣 (pèi ǒu / bàn lǚ)
spouse/partner
偏爱 (piān ài)
to favour; to show preference towards
欺凌 (qī líng)
bullying
歧视 (qí shì)
to discriminate / bias; discrimination
亲情 (qīn qíng)
affection between family members
求职 (qiú zhí)
looking for employment
去世 (qù shì)
to pass away; to die
拳击 (quán jī)
boxing
人际关系 (rén jì guān xì)
interpersonal relationship
三代同堂 (sān dài tóng táng)
three generations in the same room/household
商学 (shāng xué)
business studies
社会地位 (shè huì dì wèi)
social status
生老病死 (shēng lǎo bìng sǐ)
rites of passage (birth, death, illness and old age)
升学 (shēng xué)
to progress to the next stage of education
升职 (shēng zhí)
to gain a promotion; to be promoted / promotion
失望 (shī wàng)
disappointed
失业 (shī yè)
unemployment
实习/见习 (shí xí / jiàn xí)
internship
事业 (shì yè)
career
暑期工 (shǔ qī gōng)
summer job
衰老 (shuāi lǎo)
to age / weak and frail
谈恋爱 (tán liàn ài)
to fall in love
体操 (tǐ cāo)
gymnastics
体谅 (tǐ liàng)
considerate
天伦之乐 (tiān lún zhī lè)
domestic/family bliss
田径 (tián jìng)
athletics
同居 (tóng jū)
cohabitation / to cohabit
同住 (tóng zhù)
to live together
退步 (tuì bù)
to regress
晚辈 (wǎn bèi)
junior members of a family
晚婚/迟婚 (wǎn hūn / chí hūn)
late marriage
晚年 (wǎn nián)
old age; one's latter years
为……感到骄傲 (wéi... gǎn dào jiāo ào)
to take pride in; to take as a great honour
校风 (xiào fēng)
(school/college) ethos