Modern Chinese III Lesson 4

像

xiàng, n/v/conj, (n) image, portrait (v) to resemble, to look like (conj) such as, like

画像

huàxiàng, n, portrait

T恤衫

T-xùshān, n, T-shirt

毛衣

máoyī, n, woolen sweater

牛仔裤

niúzǎikù, n, jeans (classifier: 条)

裤子

kùzi, n, pants

长裤

chángkù, n, long pants

短裤

duǎnkù, n, shorts

内裤

nèikù, n, underwear

无论

wúlùn, conj, regardless of, whether... or...

需要

xūyào, v/n, to need, need, to require (often translated as "must")

卫生纸

wèishēngzhǐ, n, toilet paper

卫生间

wèishēngjiān, n, bathroom, toilet

卫生室

wèishēngshì, n, clinic

牙膏

yágāo, n, toothpaste

毛巾

máojīn, n, towel

洗衣粉

xǐyīfěn, n, laundry powder

洗衣机

xǐyījī, n, washing machine

洗衣房

xǐyīfáng, n, laundry room

粉

fěn, n, powder, flour

面粉

miànfěn, n, wheat flour

米粉

mǐfěn, n, rice flour, rice noodles

购物

gòuwù, vo, to shop, to buy things

购物中心

gòuwù zhōngxīn, n, shopping center

购物袋

gòuwùdài, n, shopping bag

食物

shíwù, n, food

动物

dòngwù, n, animal

牌子

páizi, n, brand, label

价钱

jiàqian, n, price

价格

jiàgé, n, price

高价

gāojià, n, high price

低价

dījià, n, low price

纯棉

chúnmián, adj, pure cotton, one-hundred-percent cotton

名牌

míngpái, n, famous brand, name brand

时髦

shímáo, adj, fashionable, stylish

哎呀

āiyā, interj, gosh, ah (exclamation of surprise)

质量

zhìliàng, n, quality

高质量

gāo zhìliàng, adj, high quality

低质量

dī zhìliàng, adj, low quality

只好

zhǐhǎo, adv, have no choice but to, can only

道理

dàolǐ, n, reason, principle, sense (lit. "the principle of the Way")

有道理

yǒu dàolǐ, phr, makes sense, reasonable

非...不可

fēi...bùkě, phr, must, have to, cannot but

标准

biāozhǔn, n/adj, standard, criterion

在乎

zàihu, v, to care about, to mind (not used for people)

同意

tóngyì, v, to agree, to approve, to be in agreement with

看法

kànfǎ, n, opinion, view

说法

shuōfǎ, n, way of saying, expression

做法

zuòfǎ, n, way of doing, practice

好看

hǎokàn, adj, good-looking, attractive

一会儿

yíhuìr, n+m, a moment, a short while

现金

xiànjīn, n, cash

加

jiā, v, to add

税

shuì, n, tax

报税

bàoshuì, v, to declare taxes, to report tax

加税

jiāshuì, v, to add tax, to charge tax

交税

jiāo shuì, vo, to pay taxes

付税

fù shuì, vo, to pay taxes