Mandarin Fakyu

年底 nián dǐ - the end of the year 月初 yuè chū - beginning of the month 参加 cān jiā - to participate; to take part; to join 会考 huì kǎo - unified exam 怕 pà - to be afraid; to fear 累 lèi - tired 紧张 jǐnzhāng - nervous, anxious 用功 yònggōng - hard-working 以前 yǐqián - before 认真 rènzhēn - serious, to take seriously 复习 fùxí - to review 及格 jígé - to pass a test 成绩 chéngjì - grade, score, achievement 得...分 dé...fēn - get ... (how many)scores 毕业 bìyè - graduate, to finish school 希望 xīwàng - to hope, wish 打算 dǎsuàn - to plan; think of 专业 zhuānyè - major (in college); specialty 室内 shì nèi - indoor 设计 shèjì - design 设计师 shèjì shī - designer 建筑 jiàn zhù - architecture; to build 建筑师 jiànzhù shī - architect 兽医 shòuyī - vet 将来 jiānglái - future 可能 kěnéng - probably, maybe 将 jiāng will 中学会考 GCSE 打算 dǎsuàn plan 室内设计 interior design 留 liú - stay 留在香港 stay in Hong Kong 动物 dòngwù - animal 植物 zhí wù - plant 动物园 (dòng wù yuán) zoo 植物园 botanical garden (Zhíwùyuán) 上大学 to attend college/university 找工作 to look for a job 或/或者 huò/ huò zhě - or (in a statement) 外语 foreign language 考试以前 kǎo shì yǐ qián before the test 认真复习 thorough revision 怕考试 scared of exams 成绩不好 bad result