HSK5 (translation) - 1/2

哎

hey, oh

哎呀

oh my, ah

唉

sigh, ah, ah well…

爱护

to cherish, to take good care of

安

peaceful, calm; to pacify, to comfort

安全带

seatbelt

安慰

to comfort, to console; comforting

安装

to install, to set up

暗

dark

熬夜

to stay up late

把握

1. to grasp, understand

2. seize (机会)

3. certainty, confidence

我没有百分之百的… - I’m not 100% certain.

我有…通过考试 - I’m confident I can pass the exam.

白

white; in vain, for nothing (… + V); free of charge (… + V)

半夜

midnight; the middle of the night

傍晚

evening, dusk

包裹

to wrap; parcel, package

包含

to contain

包括

to include

包装

to pack, to package; packaging

薄

thin

宝

treasure, precious (mostly in compounds)

保

to protect, to safeguard; guardian

保安

security guard

宝贝

treasure, baby

保持

to keep (quiet, healthy, etc.), to maintain

保存

to preserve, to save

宝贵

precious, valuable

保留

to retain, to keep (instead of removing or discarding)

保险

insurance; safe, secure

保质期

shelf life, expiration date

报到

to report for duty, to check in

报道

to report, cover an event; news coverage

报告

to report; report (向 - to)

报警

to call the police

暴雨

torrential rain, rainstorm

抱怨

to complain

背

back, the back of the body; to carry on the back, to bear, to recite from memory; out-of-the-way, remote

背后

physically behind; behind someone’s back; behind (success, etc.)

背景

background (lit. and fig.); context

被子

blanket, quilt

本

originally; this, current (short)

本地

local

本领

skill, ability (practical and often acquired)

本人

oneself, I

本质

essence, nature

彼此

each other, one another

比分

score (in a match)

比例

proportion, ratio

比喻

metaphor, analogy; to compare metaphorically (把 A …成 B)

必

certainly, necessarily (short)

毕竟

after all, after all

避免

to avoid

闭幕式

closing ceremony

必然

inevitable; inevitability

必需

must have, essential

必要

necessary

便

then, in that case (literary form of 就)

变动

to change, to fluctuate

便利

convenient; to facilitate

便利店

convenience store

标题

title, heading

标志

symbol, sign; to mark

表达

to express, convey; expression

表面

surface

表明

to show, to indicate

表情

expression

别

to leave, to part ways

饼

cake, biscuit (short)

病房

sickroom, ward

病情

illness condition

拨打

to dial

玻璃

glass

博物馆

museum

不利

unfavorable

不幸

unfortunate, unlucky; misfortune

…的是 - unfortunately

不要紧

not serious, not matter

补充

to supplement, to replenish

不得了

terrible, serious

不符

not in accordance with

不良

bad, harmful

不然

otherwise; (or else)

步行

to walk (as transportation)

不足

to be insufficient, to lack; insufficiency, shortage

才

talent, ability (morpheme)

裁判

to judge; referee, judge

采访

to interview

采取

to take, adopt (measure, action…)

…行动 - to take action

…办法 - to adopt a method

…态度 - to adopt an attitude

彩色

color (adj - contrasts with 黑白)

采用

to adopt, to use

参考

to consult, to refer to

餐饮

catering industry, food and beverage

参与

to participate

藏

to hide

操作

to operate

册

measure word for books

测

to measure; to test

测试

to test

曾

once, formerly; have ever (with 过)

曾经

once, ever

插

to insert

差别

difference