Chinese Vocabulary Review Flashcards

This flashcard set provides vocabulary terms and English definitions based on the lecture notes covering intermediate Chinese words, Pinyin, and their meanings.

咸 (xián)

Salty

辣 (là)

Spicy

厚 (hòu)

Thick

后 (hòu)

After or behind

啦 (la)

A modal particle used at the end of a sentence

偶尔 (ǒu'ěr)

Occasionally or sometimes

顺便 (shùnbiàn)

Conveniently, in passing, or by the way

由于 (yóuyú)

Due to or because of

到底 (dàodǐ)

After all, in the end, or rốt cuộc (used for emphasis)

联系 (liánxì)

To contact or have a connection

正常 (zhèngcháng)

Normal

客厅 (kètīng)

Living room

赶 (gǎn)

To make it in time or to hurry

页 (yè)

Page

标准 (biāozhǔn)

Standard

占线 (zhànxiàn)

The phone line is busy

挺 (tǐng)

Quite or very

意见 (yìjiàn)

Opinion

往往 (wǎngwǎng)

Often or usually

出差 (chūchāi)

To go on a business trip

肚子 (dùzi)

Stomach or belly

打折 (dǎzhé)

Discount

果汁 (guǒzhī)

Fruit juice

重 (zhòng)

Heavy

困 (kùn)

Sleepy

来得及 (lái de jí)

To have enough time or to be in time

怀疑 (huáiyí)

To suspect or doubt

抬着 (tái zhe)

Carrying (something heavy by two or more people)

包子 (bāozi)

Steamed bun

抱着 (bào zhe)

Holding in arms or hugging

长城 (Chángchéng)

The Great Wall

毕业 (bìyè)

Graduation or to graduate

挂 (guà)

To hang

猜 (cāi)

To guess

严重 (yánzhòng)

Serious or severe

零钱 (língqián)

Small change (money)

俩 (liǎ)

Two people

轻 (qīng)

Light (weight)

聊天儿 (liáotiānr)

To chat

激动 (jīdòng)

Excited or moved

危险 (wēixiǎn)

Dangerous

安全 (ānquán)

Safe

会上 (huì shàng)

In the meeting

难受 (nánshòu)

Uncomfortable or hard to bear

恐怕 (kǒngpà)

I'm afraid that or perhaps

脏 (zāng)

Dirty

讨论 (tǎolùn)

To discuss

课 (kè)

Lesson or class

入口处 (rùkǒu chù)

Entrance

饺子 (jiǎozi)

Dumplings

估计 (gūjì)

To estimate or guess that something will happen

圆 (yuán)

Round

样子 (yàngzi)

Appearance, shape, or look

超过 (chāoguò)

To exceed or surpass (e.g., a height over $1.8\,m$)

整理 (zhěnglǐ)

To organize, arrange, or sort out

世纪 (shìjì)

Century (e.g., the $21^{\text{st}}$ century)

引起 (yǐnqǐ)

To cause, lead to, or attract (attention)

辛苦 (xīnkǔ)

Hard, laborious, or to have worked hard

味道 (wèidào)

Taste, flavor, or smell

分 (fēn)

Minute, point, or to divide (e.g., eight o'clock $10$ minutes)

演员 (yǎnyuán)

Actor or actress

倒 (dǎo / dào)

To fall/collapse, to pour, or conversely/on the contrary (depending on context)

选择 (xuǎnzé)

To choose or selection

文章 (wénzhāng)

Article or essay

香 (xiāng)

Fragrant, delicious, or good smelling

教区 (jiàoqū)

Parish (specific understanding required by context)

擦 (cā)

To wipe or scrub

降落 (jiàngluò)

To land (as in an aircraft)

钥匙 (yàoshi)

Key

伤心 (shāngxīn)

Sad or heartbroken

答案 (dá'àn)

Answer or solution