| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 尴尬 | gān gà embarrassed, awkward |
| 接触 | jiē chù contact / to contact / to be in touch with / access |
| 罐头 | guàn tou tin / can |
| 掏 | 掏 tāo v draw out; pull out |
| 字条 | zì tiáo brief note |
| 接触 | jiēchù －- t to come in contact with |
| 话题 | huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic |
| 公寓 | apartment |
| 三明治 | sānmíngzhì - sandwich |
| 个体户 | gè tǐ hù a small private business (used in mainland China only) |
| 讨价还价 | tǎo jià huán jià haggle over price |
| 砍价 | kan3 jia4 reduce price |
| 砍 | 砍 kǎn v chop; cut |
| 领养 | ling3 yang3 adopt a child |
| 果然 | guǒ rán really / sure enough / as expected fullfills previous expectation |
| 社会主义 | shè huì zhǔ yì socialism |
| 不许 | bù xǔ not allow / must not / can't |
| 不准 | prohibit, not allow, forbid |
| 掏出 | tao chu pull out (eg purse) |
| 字条 | zì tiáo brief note |
| 禁止 | jìn zhǐ to prohibit |
| 拦 | lán cut off / hinder/deter/head off |
| 海关 | hǎi guān customs (i.e., border crossing inspection) |
| 排队 | pái duì to line up |
| 入境 | rù jìng enter a country |
| 先用眼睛扫了一圈 | first running though (using eyes) |
| 严禁 | yán jìn strictly prohibit |
| 草坪 | cǎo píng lawn; grass |
| 践踏 | jiàn tà trample |
| 站台 | platform |
| 继承 | jì chéng to inherit / to carry on / to succeed |
| 封建 | fēng jiàn feudal |
| 遵循 | zun xun adhere to follow (philosophy) |
| 哲学 | zhé xué philosophy |
| 死记硬背 | si3ji4ying4bei4--memorizing by rote |
| 强调 | qiáng diào to emphasize (a statement) / to stress |
| 填鸭式 | tian2ya1shi4--spoon-feeding |
| 秩序 | zhì xù social order (orderly) / order (sequence) |
| 等级 | děng jí degree / rate |
| 异性 | yi4 xing4 opposite sex |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn opposite / contrary |
| 提醒 | to remind, to alert to: tíxǐng |
| 鸦雀无声 | ya1que4wu2sheng1; so quiet that you could hear a butterfly |
| 随地方便 | convenient to go to the toilet |
| 想不透 | very strange |
| 不利于 | not beneficial to (negative meaning) |
| 提问 | tí wèn put questions to / quiz |
| 端正 | duān zhèng upright / regular / proper / correct |
| 笔直 | bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright |
| 网民 | wang3 min2 netizen |
| 网络 | wǎng luò network |
| 网站 | ( wǎng zhàn ) website |
| 网址 | wang3 zhi3 internet site |
| 网页 | web page wang3 ye4 |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng to go online; to surf the Internet |
| 宽带上网 | kuan1 dai4 shang4 wang3 |
| 拨号 | bō hào dial |
| 下载 | xia4 zai3 download 下载软件，电影，新闻 |
| 软件 | ruǎn jiàn (computer) software |
| 收入 | income: shōurù |
| 状况 | zhuàng kuàng condition / state / situation 经济状况，身体状况 |
| 发布 | fā bù to release / to issue / to distribute 发布同统计报告，发布声称 |
| 声称 | shēng chēng statement/claim 发布声称 |
| 结论 | jié lùn (reach a) conclusion / verdict 结论正确 得出结论 |
| 得出 | dé chū obtain (results), arrive at (conclusion) |
| 差异 | chā yì difference / discrepancy 两国之间的差异， 收入差异 |
| 找得到 | potential complement negative 找不到 找得到吗？ Or: 找得到找不到 |
| 把......抄下来/写下来/背下来 | grammar point |
| 果然 | guǒ rán really / sure enough / as expected |
| 掏出 | tao chu pull out (eg purse) |
| 拦住 | lan2 zhu4 to stop someone 拦住打听 |
| 看一眼 | kan4 yi yan have a look at 她看了我一眼，没说什么 |
| 禁止 | jìn zhǐ to prohibit 禁止=不许 |
| 不许 | bù xǔ not allow / must not / can't |
| 不准 | 不准+v., prohibit, not allow, forbid |
| 请勿 | qǐng wù please do not |
| 勿 | wù do not |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng impression 给......留下......的印象/给......留下的印象 |
| 九十年代初 中 末 （期） | beginning, middle, end (period) |
| 窗口前 挂着 | in front of the window hung... |
| 难道......吗 | rhetorical question 难道你不喜欢吃烤鸭？我已经买了两只 |
| 不够 | bù gòu not enough / insufficient / inadequate |
| 足够 | enough |
| 类似 | a 跟b很类似； 类似的情况/现象 |
| 乱+v. | cant just (do something) can just dump things |
| 建设 | jiàn shè to build / to construct / construction / constructive |
| 建立 | jiàn lì creation / set up / construction / build / establish / set up |
| ......以......为中心（书面语）=......把......作为中心 | 把......作为中心 |
| 面对 | miàn duì confront / face |
| 莫名其妙 | mò míng qí miào odd / baffling / unaccountable / mysterious / boring (e.g. movie) |
| 见多不怪 | get used to it |
| 、 ......和......比起来，...... | compared with |
| 明显 | míng xiǎn clear / distinct / obvious |
| 打扰 | dǎ rǎo disturb |
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