Sec 1 Chinese Chapter 5

Chinese

Pinyin

English meaning

剩

shèng

to be left over

牙膏

yá gāo

toothpaste

橡皮擦

xiàng pí cā

eraser

稍

shāo

a little / slightly

薯条

shǔ tiáo

French fries

番茄酱

fān qié jiàng

ketchup

偶尔

ǒu ěr

occasionally

妙招

miào zhāo

clever trick / good solution

初赛

chū sài

preliminary round

评委

píng wěi

judge

晋级

jìn jí

to advance to the next round

截止

jié zhǐ

to end / close

决赛

jué sài

final

奖励

jiǎng lì

reward / to reward

获得

huò dé

to obtain / gain

企业

qǐ yè

enterprise / company

搭乘

dā chéng

to take / ride

行程

xíng chéng

itinerary / journey

牧场

mù chǎng

ranch / pasture

潜水

qián shuǐ

to dive / diving

腾空

téng kōng

to rise into the air

无边无际

wú biān wú jì

boundless / endless

艘

sōu

measure word for ships

屁股

pì gu

buttocks / bottom

翘

qiào

to stick up / raise

潜水艇

qián shuǐ tǐng

submarine

从容

cóng róng

calm / unhurried

仿佛

fǎng fú

as if / seem

疑惑

yí huò

puzzled / doubtful

确切

què qiè

exact / precise

打量

dǎ liang

to look someone up and down

古怪

gǔ guài

strange / peculiar

浑身

hún shēn

whole body / all over

基因

jī yīn

gene

一哄而散

yí hōng ér sàn

to disperse noisily all at once

手势

shǒu shì

gesture

颁布

bān bù

to issue / promulgate

流连忘返

liú lián wàng fǎn

to enjoy oneself so much that one doesn't want to leave

泛

fàn

to emerge / appear

泡沫

pào mò

foam / bubbles

伤脑筋

shāng nǎo jīn

troublesome / frustrating

拜访

bài fǎng

to visit

中央

zhōng yāng

centre / middle

漫步

màn bù

to stroll

绞尽脑汁

jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī

to rack one's brains

华侨

huá qiáo

overseas Chinese

银行

yín háng

bank

由衷

yóu zhōng

sincere / heartfelt

摩天大楼

mó tiān dà lóu

skyscraper

薄薄的

báo báo de

thin

别具一格

bié jù yī gé

distinctive / unique

灵感

líng gǎn

inspiration

地标

dì biāo

landmark

质疑

zhì yí

to question / doubt

抨击

pēng jī

to criticise strongly / attack

挫折

cuò zhé

setback / difficulty