Vocabulary
Title and Narrative Vocabulary
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Traditional |
fángjiān |
房间 |
room |
noun |
房间 |
房間 |
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jíle |
jí了 |
extremely adjectival verb |
intensifier suffix for adjectival verbs |
极了 |
極了 |
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kāi |
开 |
convene (a meeting), “have” (a party), drive |
verb |
开 |
開 |
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luàn |
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chaotic, disorganized, messy |
adjectival verb |
乱 |
亂 |
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luàn jíle |
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extremely chaotic, disorganized, messy |
adjectival verb phrase |
乱极了 |
亂極了 |
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shōushi |
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straighten up |
verb |
收拾 |
收拾 |
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wǎnhuì |
晚会 |
party (literally: evening meeting) |
noun phrase |
晚会 |
晚會 |
Dialogue Part A Vocabulary
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Traditional |
bàntiān |
半天 |
a long time (literally: half a day) |
idiom, time phrase |
半天 |
半天 |
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chènshān |
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shirt |
noun |
衬衫 |
襯衫 |
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chuān |
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wear |
verb |
穿 |
穿 |
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dì |
地 |
earth, ground |
noun |
地 |
地 |
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kùzi |
kù子 |
pants, trousers, slacks |
noun |
裤子 |
褲子 |
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jiù shì |
就是 |
only, it is only that |
adverbial phrase |
就是 |
就是 |
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nánguài |
难guài |
no wonder |
adverb |
难怪 |
難怪 |
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rēng |
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throw away |
verb |
扔 |
扔 |
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shūjià |
书jià |
book case |
noun |
书架 |
書架 |
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wūzi |
屋子 |
room |
noun |
屋子 |
屋子 |
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yǐzi |
yǐ子 |
chair |
noun |
椅子 |
椅子 |
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zhǎodào |
找到 |
find |
resultative verb |
找到 |
找到 |
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zhuōzi |
zhuō子 |
table |
noun |
桌子 |
桌子 |
Dialogue Part B Vocabulary
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bǎ |
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take*,classifier for chairs |
verb |
把 |
把 |
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bù bì |
不bì |
no need to |
modal verb |
不必 |
不必 |
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cuò |
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mistake |
verb |
错 |
錯 |
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fēi VP bù kě |
非VP不可 |
must V |
literary expression |
非 VP 不可 |
非 VP 不可 |
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huā |
花 |
spend (time), spend (money); flower(s) |
verb; |
花 |
花 |
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méi cuò |
没cuò |
your are not mistaken; you are correct |
negation + verb |
没错 |
沒錯 |
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yòu |
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both (… and); again |
adverb |
又 |
又 |
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zāng |
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dirty |
adjectival verb |
脏 |
髒 |
Dialogue Part C Vocabulary
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bàozhǐ |
bào纸 |
newspaper |
noun |
报纸 |
報紙 |
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chòu |
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smelly, stinky |
adjectival verb |
臭 |
臭 |
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chuānghu |
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window |
noun |
窗户 |
窗戶 |
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chūqu |
出去 |
go out |
verb |
出去 |
出去 |
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dǎkāi |
打开 |
open |
resultative verb (verb + resultative ending) |
打开 |
打開 |
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fàng |
放 |
put, place (something somewhere) |
verb |
放 |
放 |
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gānjìng |
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clean |
adjectival verb |
干净 |
乾淨 |
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guìzi |
guì子 |
dresser |
noun |
柜子 |
櫃子 |
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guòqī |
过期 |
expire |
verb |
过期 |
過期 |
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qiúxié |
球xié |
sneakers, athletic shoes |
noun |
球鞋 |
球鞋 |
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sǎo |
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sweep |
verb |
扫 |
掃 |
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sǎo dì |
sǎo 地 |
sweep the floor |
verb + object |
扫地 |
掃地 |
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shōu |
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collect |
verb |
收 |
收 |
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shōuqǐlái |
shōu起來 |
collect, gather, put away |
verb |
收起来 |
收起來 |
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shuāng |
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pair |
classifier |
双 |
雙 |
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wàzi |
wà子 |
socks |
noun |
袜子 |
襪子 |
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wán |
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finish, be finished |
verb |
完 |
完 |
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xié(zi) |
xié(子) |
shoes |
noun |
鞋(子) |
鞋(子) |
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yīfu |
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clothing |
noun |
衣服 |
衣服 |