Vocabulary

规定gui1ding4 provision stipulation 规则gui1ze2 regulation, rule 道歉dao4qian4 say sorry 抱歉bao4qian4 feel sorry 规划gui1hua4 plan (detailed long term) 计划ji4hua4 plan (short term, informal) 了解,理解 – liǎojiě, lǐjiě – understand 寂寞,孤独 – jìmò, gūdú – lonely 突然,忽然 – tūrán, hūrán – suddenly 临时,暂时 – línshí, zànshí – temporary 按时,准时 – ànshí, zhǔnshí – on time 按照,根据 – ànzhào, gēnjù – according to 表达,表示 – biǎodá, biǎoshì – express 不但,不仅 – búdàn, bùjǐn – not only 大概, 大约 – dàgài, dàyuē – about, approximately 生活,生命,人生 – shēnghuó, shēngmìng, rénshēng – life 交流,沟通,商量,讨论 – jiāoliú, gōutōng, shāngliáng, tǎolùn – communicate 成为, 变成 – chéngwéi, biànchéng – become 获得,得到,收到,受到 – huòdé, dédào, shōu dào, shòudào – receive 减少,降低 – jiǎnshǎo, jiàngdī – decrease, reduce 想法,主意,意见 – xiǎngfǎ, zhǔyì, yìjiàn – idea 启示qi3shi4 revalation 其实qi3shi4 In fact 达成da2cheng2 reach 强化qiang2hua4 strong+transform=enhanced 气候qi1hou4 breath+wait=atmosphere 行动xing2dong4 path+movement=path of movement i.e. action, operation (verb not a noun) 联合lian2he2 mutual, united, joint (lit. linked+closed) 宣言xuan1yan2 declaration (lit. ((grand+under a roof)=declare)+words) 老公lao3gong husband 劳工lao3gong3 labor 爽快shuang4kuai4 rejuvenate(d) 巴不得ba4bude2 can’t wait for 嚷rang4 shout out, yell 拿手na2shou3 expert 佳肴jia1yao1 fine food 督促du1cu4 to push forward as a leader; supervise and urge 打架da3jia4 to fight, come to blows 别扭bie4niu get along badly with 融洽rong2qia4 get along well with 亲密qin1mi4 intimate, dear 忽略hu3lve4 neglect 嫉妒 ji2du4 jealous, envy 滔滔不绝 tao1tao1 bu4 jue2 to pour forth ceaselessly 嘲笑 chao2 xiao4 to mockl 讨好 tao3 hao3 to curry favor with, kiss up to 依旧 yi1jiu4 still 郑重 zheng4zhong serious solemn 当面 dang1mian4 to one’s face 人家 ren2jia other people 附和 fu4he4 to echo, chime in with 大伙儿 da4 hu3 er we all, everyone 和睦 he2mu4 harmonious 宽容 kuan1rong2 to be tolerant 疑惑 yi4 huo4 doubt 反问 fan3 wen4 to ask a question in reply 瞬间 shun2jian1 instant moment 鸦雀无声 ya1que4wu2sheng1 utter silence (lit. not a crow not a sound) 启蒙 qi3meng2 declare state impart elementary knowledge 任 ren4 term of office 反驳 fan3bo2 refute retort 意识 yi4shi2 realize be aware 实行 shi2xing2 practice, implement 严厉 yan2 li4 stern strict severe 约束 yue1shu2 to keep within bounds, restrain 专家zhuanjia expert 依旧yijiu still 火爆huobao lit. explosive i.e. all the rage, the hottest items, the latest and greatest etc. 商店shangdian eCommerce 上当shangdang cheated, suckered, swindled. 潜力qian2li4 potential 潜qian2 hidden secret latent submerged 领先ling3xian1 lead