Chapters 1-6: The Road to Success. Elementary

件

jian4 - m.w. for matters

帮忙

bang1mang2 - to help

语伴

yu3ban4 - language partner

练

lian4 - to practice

多

duo1 - how

办法

ban4fa3 - way to handle affairs

提高

ti2gao1 - improve, raise

水平

shui3ping2 - standard, level

平时

ping2shi2 - ordinarily

机会

ji1hui4- opportunity

样

yang4 - kind

系

xi4 - department

这样

zhe4yang4 - this way

最好

zui4hao3 - had better

性格

xing4ge2 - character

活泼

huo2po1 - lively, vivacious

哪里

na3li - where?

差得远

cha4 de yuan3 - to be far from

锻炼

duan4lian4 - to do physical exercise

校园

xiao4yuan2 - campus

散步

san4bu4 - to take a walk

左右

zuo3you4 - about, or so

开始

kai1shi3 - to begin

早睡早起

zao3shui4 zao3qi3 - early bed, early rising

早

zao3 - early

晚睡晚起

wan3shui4 wan3qi3 - late to bed, late raising.

生活

sheng1huo2 - life

规律

gui1lü4 - regular

开玩笑

kai1 wan2xiao4 - to play a joke

爷爷

ye2ye - paternal grandfather

差不多

cha4buduo1 - about the same

已经

yi3jing1 - already

可是

ke3shi4 - but

进步

jin4bu4 - to progress

应该

ying1gai1 - should

怎么办

zen3me ban4 - What to do?

改变

gai3bian4 - to change/transform

习惯

xi2guan4 - habit

小时

xiao3shi2 - hour

离开

li2kai1 - to leave/depart

阅览室

yue4lan3shi4 - reading room

极了

ji2le - extremely, very

认真

ren4zhen1 - serious, earnest

杂志

za2zhi4 - magazine

分钟

fen1zhong1 - minute

条件

tiao2jian4 - condition

光临

guang1lin2 - come on in

不好意思

bu4hao3 yi4si - to feel embarrassed

表

biao3 - watch

都。。。了

dou1…le - already

存

cun2 - to deposit

排队

pai2dui4 - to queue up

怀

huai4 - spoiled, bad

修

xiu1 - to fix/repair

多么

duo1me - to what extent, how

着急

zhao2ji2- worried, anxious

别提了

bie2ti2 le - Don't mention it

倒霉

dao3mei2 - unlucky

生气

sheng1qi4 - to get angry

又

you4 - again

累

lei4 - tired

无聊

wu2liao2 - bored

顿

dun4 -m.w. for meals

新

xin1 - newly, just

开

kai1 - to set up, to run

家

jia1 - m.w. for businesses, enterprises, families

那里

na4li - that place over there

味道

wei4dao4 - flavour

次

ci4 - occurrence, time

不过

bu2guo4 - but, however

aa 制

aa zhi4 - split the bill

服务员

fu2wu4yuan3 - waiter

欢迎光临

huan2ying1guang1lin2 - welcome, come in!

菜单

cai4dan1 - menu

点

dian3 - to order

还是

hai2shi4 - had better

特色

te4se4 - characteristic

蔬菜

shu1cai4 - vegetable

随便

sui2bian4 - at one's convenience

加

jia1 - to add

汤

tang1 - soup, broth

鸡蛋

ji1dan4 - egg

果汁

guo3zhi1 - fruit juice

剩

sheng4 - to be left over

打包

da3bao1 - to pack something for takeaway

买单

mai3dan1 - to pay the bill at a restaurant

西红柿

xi1hong2shi4 - tomato

西兰花

xi1lan2hua1 - broccoli

鱼香肉丝

yu2xiang1 rou4si1 - pork sweet sour

辣子鸡丁

la4zi ji1ding1 - spicy chicken

就

jiu4 - right away

走

zou3 - to leave

中介

zhong1jie4 - agent

租

zu1 - to rent/hire

到期

dao4qi1 - to expire/become due

套

tao4 - m.w. for a series/set of things

满意

man3yi4 - satisfied

小区

xiao3qu1 - residential area

电梯

dian4ti1 - lift

看见

kan4jian4 - to see/catch sight of