Chinese Vocabulary Book 2

Lesson 1 - 8

起來

qilái - to wake up

背

bèi - back (of body)

疼

téng - hurt

一下

yíxià - a bit, a short while

最好

zuihão - had better

或是

huòshì - or

藥房/藥局

yàofáng/yàojú - pharmacy

不但

búdàn - not only

温柔

wenróu - gentle and soft

客氣

kèqi - polite or kind

愉快

yúkuài - joyful,enjoyable, pleasant

安全

ānquán - safe, secure

舞會

wǔhuì - dance party, ball

當然

dāngrán - of course, sure

約會

yuēhuì - to have a date/a date

害怕

hàipà - afraid

敢

gǎn - dare

剛好

gānghǎo - just, it happened that

動物園

dòngwùyuán - zoo

開玩笑

kāiwánxiào - to make a joke

完

wán - to finish

摸

mō - to touch

好像

hǎoxiàng - to seem, as if

害羞

hàixiū - shy

大學生

dàxuéshēng - university student

熟

shóu - familiar

危險

wēixiǎn - dangerous

不久

bújiǔ - soon after

心

xīn - heart, tim

跳

tiào - beat (for heart)

個性

gèxìng - personality

趕快

gǎnkuài - immediately, as soon as

結束

jiéshù - to end

散步

sànbù - to take a walk, to stroll

拉

lā - to hold

幸運

xìngyùn- lucky, fortunate

雖然

suīrán - although

腳

jiǎo - foot

得

děi - to have to

家事

jiāshì - housework

開學

kāixué - to begin (school), to start a new semester

球賽

qiúsài ball game, ball match

把

bǎ disposal marker

擦

cā to wipe

碗筷

wǎnkuài - bowls and chopsticks

筷子

kuàizi - chopsticks

刀叉

dāochā knife and fork

刀(子)

dāo(zi) knife

叉(子

chā(zi) fork

湯匙

tāngchí spoon

要

yào to take, to require

客人

kèrén customer, guest

乾

gān dry

丟

diūto throw away; to be lost, missing

著急

zháojí - anxious, worried

髒

zāng - dirty

叫

jiào - to ask, to order (somebody to do something)

打掃

dǎsǎo - to clean up (must include sweeping)

一點/一點兒

yìdiǎn/yìdiǎnr - more

應該

yīnggāi be supposed to, should

掃地

sàodì to sweep the floor

地

dì ground, land

暑假

shǔjià summer vacation

才

cái - then (indicates the event happens later than expected), just

亂

luàn - messy

念書

niànshū - to study

念

niàn - to study, to read aloud, to pronounce

小說

xiǎoshuō - novel, fiction

可惜

kěxí -it’s a pity, too bad

有用

yǒuyòng useful

擦乾

cāgān to wipe something dry

沒辦法

méibànfǎ - there is no way to, to be unable to

哈哈哈

hāhāhā hahaha (laughter)

出門

chūmén to go out

看見

kànjiàn to see

袋子

dàizi bag

發現

fāxiàn to find out, to discover

垃圾

lèsè / lā jī garbage, trash

下

xià to go down, to get off

上

shàng to go up, to get on

急

jí to be in a hurry

回去

huíqù to go back, to return

空氣

kōngqì air

味道

wèidào smell, taste

臭

chòu stinky

到處

dàochù everywhere

蟲子

chóngzi bug, insect

全部

quánbù all

倒

dǎo to take out (the garbage), to dump; to pour out

才

cái then, only then

鄰居

línjū neighbor

不用

bùyòng no need, unnecessary

牆

qiáng wall

亂

luàn arbitrarily, randomly

垃圾桶

lèsè tǒng trash can

小時候

xiǎoshíhòu when one was a kid

牆上

qiángshàng on the wall

租

zū to rent

公寓

gōngyù apartment, flat

房東

fángdōng landlord