| Term | Definition |
| jiāo liú exchange; give-and-take; to exchange; to alternate | 交流 |
| lǎo jiā native place; place of origin; home state or region | 老家 |
| qīn qi (a) relative (i.e. family member) | 親戚 |
| jīng yà confound | 驚訝 |
| jī dòng to excite; to agitate; exciting | 激動 |
| wai po (informal) mother's mother; maternal grandmother | 外婆 |
| jì offer sacrifice | 祭 |
| shè bèi equipment; facilities; installations | 設備 |
| hǎi guān customs (i.e., border crossing inspection) | 海關 |
| jiè zhi (finger) ring | 戒指 |
| suí shēn tīng walkman | 隨身聽 |
| jiǎn chá inspection; examine | 檢查 |
| jiǎo hand in; hand over | 繳 |
| ér yǐ that's all; nothing more | 而已 |
| biāo zhǔn (an official) standard; norm; criterion | 標準 |
| zhuān xīn absorption; concentrate; concentrate; concentration; engrossed | 專心 |
| jiǎn pick up; collect; gather | 撿 |
| dà bó husband's older brother; brother-in-law | 大伯 |
| zì cóng since (a time); ever since | 自從 |
| tàn qīn to go home to visit one's family | 探親 |
| wù mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect | 誤 |
| qǔ xiāo cancel | 取消 |
| bān jī airliner; airplane; plane | 班機 |
| lǚ kè traveler | 旅客 |
| shuō míng to explain; to illustrate; explanation; directions; caption | 說明 |
| lěng dàn cold; indifferent | 冷淡 |
| hǎi xiá channel; strait | 海峽 |
| àn bank; shore; beach; coast | 岸 |
| gōu tōng communicate | 溝通 |
| jiàn jiē indirect | 間接 |
| fēi fǎ illegal | 非法 |
| zǒu sī smuggle | 走私 |
| bì xū to have to; must | 必須 |
| lái wǎng to come and go | 來往 |
| cí huì (list of) vocabulary | 詞彙 |