Vocabulary: 南方与北方

• ān jìngan1 jing4安静x13 | Book Rank #1574quiet; peaceful; calm
• hǎo duō gèhao3 duo1 ge4好多个x2 | Book Rank #5719
• xīng qīxing1 qi1星期x41 | Book Rank #599week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday
• zhì shǎozhi4 shao3至少x46 | Book Rank #549at least; (to say the) least
• shǒu tóushou3 tou2手头x4 | Book Rank #3780on hand; at hand; one's financial situation
• yī jiànyi1 jian4一件x138 | Book Rank #198
• cāo xīncao1 xin1操心x11 | Book Rank #1767to worry about
• láo shénlao2 shen2劳神x4 | Book Rank #3781to be a tax on (one's mind); to bother; to trouble; to be concerned
• dà shìda4 shi4大事x8 | Book Rank #2275major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
• quán dōuquan2 dou1全都x46 | Book Rank #550all; without exception
• xiǎng xiǎngxiang3 xiang3想想x17 | Book Rank #1270
• kě, kèke3, ke4可x251 | Book Rank #110可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
• cāi xiǎngcai1 xiang3猜想x8 | Book Rank #2276to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis
• měimei3每x80 | Book Rank #337each; every
• bù kě kāi jiāobu4 ke3 kai1 jiao1不可开交x2 | Book Rank #5720to be awfully (busy etc)
• chóu chàngchou2 chang4惆怅x6 | Book Rank #2837melancholy; depression
• yí gè duō yuèyi2 ge4 duo1 yue4一个多月x3 | Book Rank #4541
• suǒ suǒ suì suìsuo3 suo3 sui4 sui4琐琐碎碎x1 | Book Rank #8115
• máng luànmang2 luan4忙乱x9 | Book Rank #2076rushed and muddled
• zhī qiánzhi1 qian2之前x33 | Book Rank #722before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
• zǒng děizong3 dei3总得x6 | Book Rank #2838must; have to; be bound to
• xiānxian1先x62 | Book Rank #412beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
• dà mángda4 mang2大忙x1 | Book Rank #8116
• dà luànda4 luan4大乱x1 | Book Rank #8117
• yǒu shí houyou3 shi2 hou5有时候x36 | Book Rank #670sometimes
• yī duànyi1 duan4一段x14 | Book Rank #1476
• lì rúli4 ru2例如x3 | Book Rank #4542for example; for instance; such as
• Hūi gū niangHui1 gu1 niang5灰姑娘x5 | Book Rank #3266Cinderella; a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
• jiào mǔjiao4 mu3教母x3 | Book Rank #4543godmother
• bàn jià zhuāngban4 jia4 zhuang1办嫁妆x1 | Book Rank #8118
• qǐng tiěqing3 tie3请帖x2 | Book Rank #5721invitation card; written invitation
• zhǔn bèizhun3 bei4准备x64 | Book Rank #396preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
• xǐ jǐuxi3 jiu3喜酒x2 | Book Rank #5722wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
• hā hāha1 ha1哈哈x8 | Book Rank #2277(onom.) laughing out loud
• bì bù kě shǎobi4 bu4 ke3 shao3必不可少x3 | Book Rank #4544absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
• má fán shìma2 fan2 shi4麻烦事x1 | Book Rank #8119
• tái qǐtai2 qi3抬起x22 | Book Rank #1013to lift up
• yǎnyan3眼x18 | Book Rank #1221eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
• zěn mezen3 me5怎么x144 | Book Rank #191how?; what?; why?
• liù xīng qīliu4 xing1 qi1六星期x1 | Book Rank #8120
• wèi lewei4 le5为了x231 | Book Rank #120for; for the purpose of; in order to
• miàn zimian4 zi5面子x2 | Book Rank #5723面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: (medicinal) powder
• hǎo kànhao3 kan4好看x6 | Book Rank #2839good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situation
• wéi, wěiwei2, wei3唯x1 | Book Rank #8121唯 wéi: 唯 wei2: only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)唯 wěi: 唯 wei3: yes
• xīn yìxin1 yi4心意x6 | Book Rank #2840intention; regard; kindly feelings
• máng yúmang2 yu2忙于x3 | Book Rank #4545busy with
• wú fǎ xíng róngwu2 fa3 xing2 rong2无法形容x1 | Book Rank #8122
• pí bèi gǎnpi2 bei4 gan3疲惫感x1 | Book Rank #8123
• yìyi4抑x2 | Book Rank #5724to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or
• yā zhùya1 zhu4压住x1 | Book Rank #8124to press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice)