M
maintain one’s composure	不动声色	búdòngshēngsè	S4C7
make (into)	做成	zuò chéng	S1C2
make (rice cakes)	打(年糕)	dă(niángāo)	S3C3
make a misstep	踩空	căi kōng	S2C2
make an announcement	下通知	xià tōngzhī	S2C4
make bold	冒昧	màomèi	S3C1
make it hard for	为难	wéinán	S1C4
make someone suffer; persecute	整	zhĕng	S2C2
make tea	沏茶	qīchá	S3C1
make things harder for someone	穿小鞋	chuānxiăoxié	S2C4
make way; fall back; give ground; yield	让	ràng	S4C6
make, season, and mix (filling)	调(馅儿)	tiáo (xiàn’er)	S4C8
male adulterer	野汉子	yěhànzǐ	S2C2
man; fellow	汉子	hànzi	S2C4
many a day is yet to come	来日方长	láirìfāngcháng	S3C5
many people	众	zhòng	S2C5
married and established	成家立业	chéngjiālìyè	S1C2
marry a daughter off	聘	pìn	S4C6
marry off a daughter; marry (a husband)	嫁	jià	S4C6
massage	推拿按摩	tuīná ànmó	S3C1
match	配	pèi	S4C6
mature	成熟	chéngshú	S1C4
mediocre	平庸	píngyōng	S2C8
meet; be in line with; accord	符合	fúhé	S1C4
meet with	遭	zāo	S2C5
melt; thaw	融化	rónghuà	S2C8
mess things up	添乱	tiānluàn	S2C4
messy; awful	烂	làn	S4C5
methodically	一板一眼	yìbănyìyăn	S1C5
mingle with men of letters and pose as a lover of culture; arty-crafty	附庸风雅	fùyōngfēngyă	S3C6
mischief	胡闹	húnào	S2C2
mischief; practical joke; monkey business	恶作剧	èzuòjù	S2C7
mislay	丢	diū	S2C2
miss; let slip	错过	cuòguò	S3C5
mobilize troops for a punitive expedition	兴师问罪	xīngshīwènzuì	S3C6
moist	湿润	shīrùn	S2C8
money paid for a piece of writing	稿酬	găochóu	S2C7
most probably	想必	xiăngbì	S1C2
motive; intention	用心	yòngxīn	S1C1
motorbike	摩托车	mótuóchē	S2C4
mourn	悼念	dàoniàn	S3C8
mournful	凄切	qīqiè	S1C2
move close to	凑	còu	S4C6
moving; touching	动人	dòngrén	S1C2
mud	泥浆	níjiāng	S2C4
muddleheaded	昏头昏脑	hūntóuhūnnăo	S1C3
muddleheaded	稀里糊涂	xīlĭhútú	S1C3
multicolored; colorful	五颜六色	wŭyánliùsè	S2C6
mumble (complaints)	嘟哝	dūnong	S2C4
mumble; speak haltingly	嗫嚅	nièrú	S2C7
mutter; speak haltingly	嗫嚅	nièrú	S2C4
mutter to oneself; ponder	沉吟	chényín	S3C6
N
nasty and vulgar	恶俗	èsú	S2C8
natural and graceful	落落大方	luòluòdàfāng	S3C8
natural pattern	(木)花纹	(mù) huāwén	S1C2
near-drunkenness	酒至酣处	jiŭzhìhānchù	S4C7
neat; neatly	干净利落	gānjìnglìluò	S2C5
neck	脖	bó	S1C3
neither hostile nor friendly	不冷不热	bùlĕngbúrè	S1C3
neither innocent nor clean; have an illicit relationship	不清不白	bùqīngbùbái	S2C3
nervous; uneasy	忐忑不安	tăntèbùān	S3C4
next day	翌日	yìrì	S1C4
next door	隔壁	gébì	S1C3
nickname	绰号	chuòhào	S2C2
nip; squeeze	捏	niē	S2C5
no cure for; hopeless	没救	méijiù	S1C5
no sign of spring	春风不度	chūnfēngbúdù	S4C8
nonstop	不休	bùxiū	S1C2
nonstop rain	车轴雨	chēzhóuyŭ	S2C4
not acquainted with each other before	素不相识	sùbùxiāngshí	S2C9
not familiar	人生地疏	rénshēngdìshū	S2C5
not to catch people on the raw or hit them in the face	骂人不揭短, 打人不打脸	mà rén bù jiē duăn, dă rén bù dă liăn	S2C6
not to help a dying man	见死不救	jiànsĭbújiù	S2C4
not to mention; leave aside	…不说,…还…	…bù shuō,…hái…	S3C8
not yet content; reluctant to leave	意犹未尽	yìyóuwèijìn	S2C2
nothing difficult	不在话下	bùzàihuàxià	S3C8
O
obedient; well arranged	服帖	fútiē	S3C8
obediently	乖乖	guāiguāi	S3C7
obscure	朦胧	ménglóng	S1C5
obtain by drawing	抽(水)	chōu(shuĭ)	S4C5
(obtain) employment	就业	jiùyè	S1C9
of poor quality; inferior	劣质	lièzhì	S2C7
(of words or voice) dripping acid	阴阳怪气	yīnyángguàiqì	S4C6
offend	得罪	dézuì	S1C3
offer as a gift	奉送	fèngsòng	S1C6
offer hints; give tips	点	diăn	S2C7
offer respectfully	献(烟, 酒)	xiàn (yān, jiŭ)	S1C2
often	每每	mĕimĕi	S2C5
old age	老来	lăolái	S1C9
old but still licentious	老不正经	lăo bu zhèngjīng	S4C2
on impulse	脑门一热	nǎomén yī rè	S1C4
one after another	纷纷	fēnfēn	S1C2
one by one	挨个	āigè	S1C2
one-night stand	一夜情	yīyèqíng	S1C6
one on top of another	叠	dié	S2C2
one step to heaven	一步登天	yíbùdēngtiān	S3C5
one’s formal personal name; given name	大名	dàmíng	S1C8
one’s job; one’s duty	本职	bĕnzhí	S2C4
one’s near neighbors	四邻八舍	sìlínbāshè	S2C3
only	独	dú	S2C7
only	光	guāng	S2C6
only	唯独	wéidú	S1C3
only; merely	不过是	búguòshì	S2C8
open; spacious	空旷	kōngkuàng	S4C7
open (eyes wide)	巴(眼)	bā	S1C3
open field	旷野	kuàngyĕ	S4C7
open hearts to each other	交心	jiāoxīn	S2C7
order; command	指令	zhĭlìng	S1C6
order about; use; handle	使唤	shĭhuàn	S4C2
orderly ways	章法	zhāngfă	S2C2
ordinary people	老百姓	lăobăixìng	S2C4
originate from; stem from	缘自	yuánzì	S2C7
other people	人家	rénjiā	S1C2
otherwise; or else	要不然	yàoburán	S2C8
ought; should	当(问)	dāng	S3C1
out of sorts	失神	shīshén	S4C8
out of thin air; without foundation	凭空	píngkōng	S1C6
out of the way	偏僻	piānpì	S3C2
outing; go on an outing	郊游	jiāoyóu	S1C8
outstanding	出众	chūzhòng	S2C1
outward appearance	外表	wàibiăo	S1C8
overgrown	丛生	cóngshēng	S4C8
overwhelming stench	臭气熏天	chòuqìxūntiān	S2C4
owe a debt	塌窟窿	tākūlong	S4C5
P
partner (in crime)	同伙	tónghuŏ	S2C5
pass (time)	打发	dăfa	S2C7
pass away	撒手	sāshŏu	S1C5
pass on; hand around	传递	chuándì	S3C2
pass; approve	批	pī	S2C8
pass; go beyond	逾越	yúyuè	S2C9
paste	糊	hú	S2C4
pat; apply (toner)	拍 (爽肤水)	pāi(shuăngfūshuĭ)	S3C8
pay	掏钱	tāo qián	S3C7
pay attention to; look at	留意	liúyì	S1C6
pay for (education)	供	gōng	S4C2
pay great attention to; be particular about	讲究	jiăngjiu	S3C1
peasant; farmer	庄稼人	zhuāngjiarén	S1C1
peck	鹐	qiān	S4C6
pelvic bone	盆骨	péngŭ	S1C8
penetrate	(钉)透	(dìng) tòu	S1C2
people of humble professions	下九流	xiàjiŭliú	S1C3
perfect; satisfactory	圆满	yuánmăn	S2C1
permit no delay	刻不容缓	kèbùrónghuăn	S2C4
perplexed	困惑	kùnhuò	S1C3
persecute	整	zhĕng	S2C4
persistently	一个劲地	yīgèjìn di	S2C2
perturbed	乱糟糟	luànzāozāo	S1C3
pervade; diffuse	弥漫	mímàn	S4C8
petty	小心眼儿	xiăoxīnyăner	S1C3
pick (one’s nose)	挖(鼻孔)	wā(bíkŏng)	S2C4
pick out; select	抽	chōu	S4C5
pick; peck	啄	zhuó	S4C6
pieces in disorder	七零八落	qīlíngbāluò	S2C8
pierce to the heart	钻心	zuānxīn	S1C1
piling; balling up	起球	qĭ qiú	S4C8
pinch; nip	掐	qiā	S4C8
pitch-black; pitch-dark	漆黑	qīhēi	S1C2
plan to get married	谈婚论嫁	tánhūnlùnjià	S3C5
play a musical instrument	演奏	yănzòu	S1C5
play with; amuse	逗	dòu	S1C9
pleased with oneself	美滋滋	mĕizīzī	S1C3
plot; plan	策划	cèhuà	S1C4
pluck; gather	采	căi	S4C8
plunge (headlong)	扎	zhā	S2C4
pocket; bag	兜	dōu	S1C7
pool (money)	凑	còu	S2C2
poor men’s foodstuffs	糟糠	zāokāng	S3C3
porcelain; chinaware	瓷器	cíqì	S4C8
pork	大肉	dàròu	S3C1
pose	架式	jiàshi	S1C5
pound	砸	zá	S1C5
purse one’s lips	努嘴	nŭ zuĭ	S1C4
praise	夸奖	kuājiăng	S1C8
precise; accurate	精确	jīngquè	S2C1
prepare for the Spring Festival	忙年	mángnián	S1C2
prepare written material	(写)材料	(xiĕ) cáiliào	S2C4
presentable; deserve to be seen	说得出口拿得出手	shuō de chū kŏu ná de chū shŏu	S1C6
preserve in salt; pickle	腌(咸菜)	yān (xiáncài)	S1C5
press (with hand or finger)	摁	èn	S3C8
press hard to make powder	轧	zhā	S1C5
presume; suppose	假设	jiăshè	S2C9
presumptuous	非分	fēifèn	S2C9
pretending to be what one is not	人模狗样	rénmúgŏu yàng	S2C6
pretense turns into reality	弄假成真	nòngjiăchéngzhēn	S2C8
prick	扎	zhā	S1C5
profound; marvelous	奥妙	àomiào	S2C9
progress	长进	zhăngjìn	S1C9
project on the screen	放(电影)	fàng	S2C1
promising/not promising	有/没出息	yŏu/méichūxi	S2C6
protrude; stick up	撅	juē	S3C8
provide the fund	出资	chūzī	S2C8
public; for public use	公用	gōngyòng	S3C7
pull	扯	chĕ	S1C3
pull; drag	拽	zhuài	S2C4
pull (a long face)	(脸一)沉	(liăn yī) chén	S2C3
pull a long face	哭丧着脸	kū shàng zhe liăn	S4C5
pupil of eye; eye	眸	móu	S4C8
put down	搁	gē	S1C5
put in (great effort)	下(苦劲)	xià(kŭjìn)	S4C5
put off; postpone	推迟	tuīchí	S2C8
put on (over); cover	披	pī	S3C1
put one’s hand to; start	下手	xiàshŏu	S1C1
put to use	派用场	pài yòngchăng	S1C9
Q
quick stir-fry in hot oil	爆锅	bàoguō	S4C8
quick-witted	伶俐	línglì	S4C6
quiet and lonely	冷寂	lĕngjì	S1C2
quite; exceedingly	好生	hăoshēng	S4C6
quite; fairly	相当	xiāngdāng	S1C7
quite a few	甚众	shèn zhòng	S2C5
R
rack one’s brain	绞尽脑汁	jiăojìnnăozhī	S3C4
radiance	光辉	guānghuī	S2C2
raise and borrow	筹借	chóujiè	S2C7
raise one’s voice	扬声	yángshēng	S4C6
rare	稀罕	xīhan	S3C2
reach the height of	齐	qí	S2C4
read/recite with cadence	朗诵	lăngsòng	S1C8
readily; conveniently	随手	suíshŏu	S1C7
reading a book while riding a donkey—wait and see (who is right)	骑驴看唱本—走着瞧	qí lǘ kàn chàngbĕn—zŏu zhe qiáo	S3C6
ready; settled; finished	(说)妥	(shuō) tuŏ	S2C2
really	实在	shízài	S3C7
reason	原由	yuányóu	S1C5
reason	缘由	yuányóu	S1C1
receive the bride	接亲	jiēqīn	S1C3
recollection	回忆	huíyì	S3C8
recommend; give a referral	引荐	yĭnjiàn	S2C9
reddened	涨红	zhànghóng	S2C2
reel right and left; lurch	东倒西歪	dōngdăoxīwāi	S2C6
refuse; reject	拒绝	jùjué	S2C3
refuse to admit defeat/a mistake	鸭子死了嘴还硬	yāzi sĭle zuĭ hái yìng	S3C6
refute	反驳	fănbó	S4C6
register (for marriage)	登记(结婚)	dēngjì(jiéhūn)	S3C5
regroup	整编	zhĕngbiān	S2C7
remedy	补救	bŭjiù	S1C3
remittance order	汇款单	huìkuăndān	S3C2
remnants of a defeated army	残兵败将	cánbīngbàijiàng	S1C6
renovate; replace	翻盖	fāngài	S4C5
repair; renovate;	修缮	xiūshàn	S4C7
repeat (a mistake)	重犯	chóng fàn	S1C4
report	汇报	huìbào	S2C4
report to the leadership after finishing a task	交差	jiāochāi	S1C4
respect and admire	钦羡	qīnxiàn	S3C2
(respectfully) your (school)	贵(校)	guì (xiào)	S3C1
retort	还嘴	huánzuĭ	S4C6
retort; answer back; go against	顶	dĭng	S3C8
retreat; to disappear (from society, politics)	隐退	yĭntuì	S4C7
retreat to avoid a conflict	退避三舍	tuìbìsānshĕ	S3C6
return (trip)	返程	fănchéng	S2C4
reveal	透露	tòulù	S1C5
reveal; betray	流露	liúlù	S1C6
reward; prize	奖赏	jiăngshăng	S2C7
right in/against; straight on	劈	pī	S3C7
ripple; brim over	漾(开)	yàng(kāi)	S3C3
ripples	漪漪	yīyī	S3C6
rise straight up	耸	sŏng	S4C6
roll	打滚	dăgŭn	S2C2
roll	滚	gŭn	S4C2
roll (out dumpling wrapper)	擀	găn	S4C8
rouge	胭脂	yānzhi	S3C6
rows of wheat	麦趟子	mài tàngzi	S2C1
rub against	贴	tiē	S3C7
ruin	坏	huài	S4C5
rummage through	翻遍	fān biàn	S2C9
running back and forth	跑前跑后	păoqiánpăohòu	S3C7
rush through carelessly	草草	căocăo	S1C5
rushed to	赶到	găndào	S2C3
S
sad	哀怨	āiyuàn	S1C6
sad; melancholy	惆怅	chóuchàng	S3C1
sad; mournfully	怆然	chuàngrán	S4C8
sadly moving	哀婉	āiwăn	S1C5
safe and secure	稳稳当当	wĕnwĕndāngdāng	S1C5
sallow	蜡黄	làhuáng	S4C8
salute; show courtesy	施礼	shīlĭ	S1C1
satisfied	心满意足	xīnmǎnyìzú	S1C2
save; economize	省	shĕng	S1C7
save; keep; preserve	放	fàng	S4C2
save; savings	积蓄	jīxù	S2C8
say	曰	yuē	S2C5
scattered	散乱	sănluàn	S3C1
scoop up/out	舀	yăo	S1C1
scrape	刮	guā	S1C1
scrape up; accumulate	积攒	jīzăn	S4C6
screen	屏风	píngfēng	S3C5
scrutinize; get to the bottom of something	细究	xì jiū	S2C3
scurry	窜	cuàn	S3C6
search everywhere	东翻西找	dōngfānxīzhăo	S2C5
seasons	时令	shílìng	S4C8
section; length	(半)截	(bàn) jié	S1C2
(see) this state; this situation	(见)状	(jiàn) zhuàng	S3C7
seek to impress by feigning more than what one is	打肿脸充胖子	dă zhŏng liăn chōng pàngzi	S3C6
select	选拨	xuănbá	S4C5
select; selection	选择	xuănzé	S1C6
send to an exhibition for display	送展	sòng zhăn	S3C4
sensitive; vulnerable	敏感	mĭngăn	S2C8
sentence (to prison)	判刑	pànxíng	S2C4
settle; stabilize	安定	āndìng	S4C7
settle accounts	结算	jiésuàn	S1C9
settle accounts with somebody	收拾	shōushi	S2C4
sever; break off	断绝	duànjué	S4C7
sew/make (cloth sole of shoes)	纳(鞋底)	nà(xiédĭ)	S1C5
sewer	阴沟	yīngōu	S1C4
shame; dishonor	羞辱	xiūrŭ	S2C7
share; shared	共享	gòngxiăng	S2C7
shed (hair on the body)	褪 (毛)	tuì (máo)	S3C8
shiny; fresh and bright	光鲜	guāngxiān	S1C8
shiver	哆嗦	duōsuo	S1C3
shock heaven and shake earth	惊天动地	jīngtiāndòngdì	S3C1
shoot up; leap up	蹿	cuān	S4C8
shop front; facade	门脸儿	ménliăner	S1C9
short	矮	ăi	S2C1
shoulder	担负	dānfù	S2C5
shoulder; endure	扛	káng	S2C2
shouldn’t have…	谁叫…	shuí jiào	S4C2
show; show off	秀	xiù	S1C8
show favor/respect	抬举	táijü	S1C1
show filial respect for	孝敬	xiàojìng	S2C4
show off; be in the limelight	出风头	chūfēngtou	S4C7
show or reveal to others	示人	shì rén	S4C7
show respect	给面子	gĕi miànzi	S1C4
show the white feather; draw back	示弱	shìruò	S4C6
shroud; cover; hide from view	遮蔽	zhēbì	S2C8
(shucks) it wasn’t anything	…算得了什么?	…suàndéliăo	S2C8
shudder; shiver	颤抖	chàndŏu	S1C6
shut; lockup; catch	关	guān	S2C2
shy	腼腆	miăntiăn	S2C5
side	(一)侧	cè	S1C3
sigh	叹	tàn	S2C5
sight; view	视线	shìxiàn	S1C6
sign; signature	署名	shŭmíng	S2C7
sign a contract	签约	qiānyuē	S2C1
silence; stillness	沉寂	chénjì	S3C5
silent; silence	沉默	chénmò	S1C6
similar; analogous	类似	lèisì	S1C6
simply	死活	sĭhuó	S1C5
simply; only	无非	wúfēi	S2C1
sincere	诚挚	chéngzhì	S2C8
sincere; sincerity	(心)诚	(xīn) chéng	S2C3
sincere advice; counsel	忠告	zhōnggào	S4C7
sincere and earnest	语重心长	yŭzhòngxīncháng	S3C4
sip and taste tea	品茗	pĭnmíng	S3C6
sit side by side and talk heart-to-heart	促膝谈心	cùxītánxīn	S3C6
(sit) cross-legged	二郎腿	èrlángtuĭ	S3C6
situation	局面	júmiàn	S4C5
skill; craftsmanship	手艺	shŏuyì	S2C9
skull	脑壳	năoké	S1C3
slack winter season	冬闲	dōngxián	S1C5
slap	掌嘴	zhăng zuĭ	S1C3
sleep in	睡懒觉	shuìlănjiào	S2C4
slide; slip off	滑落	huáluò	S4C7
slight; trifle with	怠慢	dàimàn	S3C7
slightly	略	lüè	S2C2
slim; fine	纤细	qiānxì	S1C5
sling; strap	吊带	diàodài	S3C8
slovenly	不修边幅	bùxiūbiānfú	S2C4
slow; slowly	缓慢	huănmàn	S4C5
slowly	缓缓	huănhuăn	S1C3
slow-witted	笨	bèn	S2C1
smash; mess up; ruin	砸	zá	S1C1
smoke curling up	烟雾缭绕	yānwù liáorào	S1C5
smooth and round; mellow	圆润	yuánrùn	S3C8
soak	泡	pào	S2C3
soak into; permeate	沁入	qìn rù	S4C8
soar	窜	cuān	S4C6
soft-hearted and easygoing	好讲话	hăojiănghuà	S1C3
soft; lithe	柔软	róuruăn	S4C7
softly fragrant; warm	温馨	wēnxīn	S4C7
solve a case	破案	pò‘àn	S2C5
somewhat; a little	稍	shāo	S2C8
son-in-law	女婿	nǚxù	S3C7
sore; painful	酸疼	suānténg	S1C5
sorrow; grief	忧伤	yōushāng	S1C7
soul; spirit	灵魂	línghún	S4C2
sound of falling into water; plop; thump	扑通	pūtōng	S2C2
sound of thrusting against the ground	蹬蹬	dēngdēng	S1C3
soup; broth	汤汁	tāngzhī	S4C8
spark; flash	闪	shăn	S4C8
speed up; hurry up	加紧	jiājĭn	S4C7
spiderweb; cobweb	(蜘)蛛网	(zhī)zhūwăng	S4C6
spittle	唾沫星子	tuòmò xīngzi	S1C5
splendid; glitter	灿烂	cànlàn	S1C6
sponsor	赞助	zànzhù	S2C4
spray	喷	pēn	S3C8
spread; extend	蔓延	mànyán	S4C7
spring	弹簧	tánhuáng	S2C6
sprout up through the earth	拱	gŏng	S4C8
squat	蹲	dūn	S2C6
stable; stabilize; stability	稳定	wĕndìng	S4C5
staff; stave	五线谱	wŭxiànpŭ	S1C8
stamp (foot)	跺(脚)	duò(jiăo)	S1C3
stand	戳	chuō	S2C4
stare blankly	愣	lèng	S1C3
stare; glare	瞪眼睛	dèng yănjīng	S2C4
start (a topic, conversation, etc.)	起头	qĭtóu	S4C6
start; make; carry on	搞(革命)	găo (gémìng)	S2C1
stay	蹲	dūn	S3C4
stay behind	留守	liúshŏu	S3C2
stay up late	熬夜	áoyè	S3C4
steaming hot	热气腾腾	rèqìténgténg	S1C5
stammer	结巴	Jiēba	S1C3
step forward; hasten forward	趋前	qūqián	S4C6
still	依旧	yījiù	S1C8
stimulating; exciting	剌激	cìji	S1C6
stolen goods	赃物	zāngwù	S2C5
stop working; knock off	歇工	xiēgōng	S4C2
stopped	叫住	jiào zhù	S2C3
store; storefront	铺面	pùmiàn	S1C9
straddle (squat) as though riding a horse	马步(下蹲)	măbù (xiàdūn)	S2C5
straight	径直	jìngzhí	S1C3
stretch into	探入	tàn rù	S2C7
stretching; unfolding; extending	舒展	shūzhăn	S4C8
strike	划(火柴)	huá (huŏchái)	S1C2
string together; cluster together	串	chuàn	S4C8
strive to be the first and fear to lag behind	争先恐后	zhēngxiānkŏnghòu	S3C2
strive to be top-notch	争风拔尖	zhēngfēngbájiān	S4C6
stroll; lounge	闲逛	xián guàng	S3C8
struggle	挣扎	zhēngzhā	S3C1
stumble; hobble	蹒跚	pánshān	S4C2
suddenly; swiftly (rise/fall)	骤(升/降)	zhòu(shēng/jiàng)	S2C5
suddenly; unexpectedly	蓦(地)	mò (di)	S4C6
sue; accuse	告	gào	S1C4
suffer financial loss	破财	pòcái	S4C6
suffer from diarrhea	拉肚子	lādùzi	S2C6
suffocate by smoke	熏	xūn	S1C5
sulkily; snappily	没好气	méihăoqì	S1C3
support	撑	chēng	S1C3
support from underneath	托	tuō	S3C7
suppress	憋	biē	S2C2
surprisingly; unusually	出奇	chūqí	S3C7
surround; encircle	围	wéi	S1C4
surrounding area;	方圆	fāngyuán	S2C1
surrounding area; about	周遭	zhōuzāo	S4C5
sustain economic losses	赔钱	péiqián	S4C2
sustain losses in business	赔本	péibĕn	S2C6
swagger off	扬长而去	yángchángérqù	S1C1
swing; fling	甩	shuăi	S2C6
swinging	晃悠/荡	huàngyou/dang	S2C4
sworn friend; buddies	铁子	tiĕzi	S4C7
T
take a fancy to	看上	kànshàng	S2C3
take a noon break	歇晌	xiēshăng	S1C1
take along	带	dài	S3C7
take along something to or for someone	捎	shāo	S2C3
take delight in talking about	津津乐道	jīnjīnlèdào	S2C2
take off	摘	zhāi	S2C2
take office	上任	shàngrèn	S2C4
take the chance; seize the advantage	趁 (热)	chèn (rè)	S3C1
take turns	轮流	lúnliú	S1C6
talk things over	协商	xiéshāng	S2C8
tall and strong	牛高马大	niúgāomădà	S3C3
tassel	穗	suì	S1C2
taste; sample	品尝	pĭncháng	S4C8
tattoo	纹	wén	S1C8
taxi; cab	计程车	jìchéngchē	S1C6
tear	扯	chĕ	S4C6
tear apart (down)	拆	chāi	S2C8
tears and nasal mucus	眼泪鼻涕	yănlèi bítì	S2C6
tears gushing forth	泪如泉涌	lèirúquányŏng	S2C2
tell one another everything	无话不说	wúhuàbùshuō	S2C8
temper	性子	xìngzi	S3C5
temple	鬓角	bìnjiăo	S4C8
temporarily	暂时	zànshí	S1C7
tend to; be apt to	爱	ài	S4C8
tendency	趋势	qūshì	S3C5
thanks to	亏	kuī	S1C5
that (above-mentioned)	该	gāi	S4C5
That’s how it is.	本来就这回事	bĕnlái jiù zhè huí shì	S1C3
the agricultural fair	农展会	nóngzhănhuì	S3C4
the end of the year	年关	niánguān	S4C6
the Great Northern Wilderness	北大荒	bĕidàhuāng	S2C7
the head of a family	一家之主	yījiāzhīzhŭ	S1C5
the look	相	xiàng	S2C4
the weak	弱者	ruòzhĕ	S1C8
the young are to be respected	后生可畏	hòushēngkĕwèi	S2C5
the younger generation of (sons and nephews)	子侄辈	zĭzhíbèi	S3C7
then; afterward	继而	jì’ér	S4C8
then; thereupon	遂	suì	S3C7
there exist…; have	长	zhăng	S4C8
thermos bottle	暖壶	nuănhú	S2C3
think back and forth	思来想去	sī lái xiăng qù	S1C3
thinking; thoughts	所思所想	suŏ sī suŏ xiăng	S1C4
thought; idea	念头	niàntou	S1C8
thoughtlessly	瞎	xiā	S4C6
thoughts filled one’s mind	浮想联翩	fúxiăngliánpiān	S3C4
thread of a conversation	话头	huàtóu	S3C6
through; after	经	jīng	S2C2
throw; toss	丢	diū	S1C7
throw a quick glance	瞄	miāo	S1C5
thunderous	山响	shānxiăng	S2C4
thus; this time	这下(子)	zhèxià(zi)	S1C3
tidy up	拾掇	shíduō	S2C4
ties of blood	血缘	xuĕyuán	S4C6
tight(ly)	(咬)紧	(yăo) jĭn	S3C1
tightly	死死	sǐsĭ	S2C2
timid; cowardly	怯	qiè	S1C1
tip-top; the most important; the best of its kind	(心)尖子	(xīn)jiānzi	S2C4
tiring	累人	lèi rén	S4C5
to the greatest extent	尽	jìn	S4C7
toad	蛤蟆	háma	S2C4
tone of voice	腔调	qiāngdiào	S1C3
too smart for one’s own good	聪明大了	cōngmíng dàle	S2C6
torrential rain	倾盆大雨	qīngpéndàyŭ	S3C4
toss; cast	抛	pāo	S4C6
toss; throw	甩	shuăi	S3C8
touch; move	打动	dădòng	S2C8
trace	痕	hén	S3C8
trace (the outline of)	描	miáo	S3C8
trace back	追溯	zhuīsù	S2C7
traditional Chinese time unit(s)	(时)辰	(shí)chén	S1C2
transfer (money into an account)	(把钱)打进(账户)	(băqián)dă jìn (zhànghù)	S2C4
treat shabbily	亏待	kuīdài	S2C6
triumphant return	凯旋	kăixuán	S4C7
trivia; trifling	琐碎	suŏsuì	S2C8
trivial matters	杂碎	zásuì	S4C6
true; inherent quality	本色	bĕnsè	S4C7
try to find out	探听	tàntīng	S4C5
tube; cylinder	筒	tŏng	S1C5
tuck (into)	揣	chuāi	S1C5
turn aound	扭转	niŭzhuăn	S4C5
turn; twist	扭(头)	niŭ(tóu)	S1C3
twenty	廿	niàn	S1C2
twice-cook	回锅	huíguō	S4C2
twitch	抽搐	chōuchù	S3C1
U
unchanging	一成不变	yīchéngbúbiàn	S2C9
unclear sounds	呜呜噜噜	wūwulūlu	S2C4
uncover; reveal	揭开	jiēkāi	S2C5
underling; minions	喽罗	lóuluo	S3C6
undertake; bear	承担	chéngdān	S2C8
unexpectedly; abruptly	陡然	dŏurán	S4C7
unfeelingly	眼睁睁	yănzhēngzhēng	S2C4
unhappy; unhappiness	不悦	bú yuè	S3C7
universe; world	天地	tiāndì	S3C6
unknowable; unknown	不可知	bùkĕzhī	S2C9
unrestrained; uninhibited	狂放不羁	kuángfàngbùjī	S4C7
unruly; peremptory	横	hèng	S4C6
untainted by even a speck of dust	纤尘不染	xiānchénbùrăn	S3C6
unwanted fat; bulge	赘肉	zhuìròu	S4C8
unwilling to be out of the limelight	不甘寂寞	bù gān jìmò	S3C8
unwilling to forgive; relentlessly	不依不饶	bùyībùráo	S3C6
unwilling to give up	不死心	bù sĭxīn	S1C3
upright stone tablet	碑	bēi	S2C4
urgent(ly); tense(ly); quick(ly)	紧(敲轻捶)	jĭn (qiāo qīng chuí)	S3C1
use	使	shĭ	S1C1
use; apply	使(力气)	shĭ(lìqì)	S3C3
utmost satisfaction	称心如意	chènxīnrúyì	S1C2
utter a sound	吭	kēng	S2C2
V
vague; ambiguous	模棱两可	móléngliăngkĕ	S1C8
vertical/horizontal	纵/横向	zòng/héngxiàng	S4C5
very soon	眼看	yănkàn	S4C5
village culture	村风	cūn fēng	S4C5
village official	村官	cūn guān	S4C5
virgin; maiden	处女	chùnǚ	S3C6
(virgin) maiden	黄花大闺女	huáng huā dà guīnǚ	S3C7
visit someone’s grave	上坟	shàngfén	S2C2
W
wade	䠀(水)	tāng	S2C4
wait on; serve	伺候	cìhou	S2C4
walk around	转	zhuàn	S2C6
walking stick	拐棍	guăigùn	S3C5
walking stick	拐杖	guăizhàng	S2C1
wall of a well	井壁	jĭng bì	S3C7
warm oneself (by a fire)	取暖	qŭnuăn	S2C8
waste money and manpower	劳民伤财	láomínshāngcái	S1C4
wave; shake	晃	huàng	S4C6
wear	戴	dài	S2C6
wear (ponytail)	梳 (辫子)	shū (biànzi)	S3C8
wear an air of	一副…模样	yí fù…móyàng	S2C5
wear and tear	磨损	mósŭn	S3C1
welcome (a traveler); help wash off the dust	洗尘	xĭchén	S3C1
wet; damp	打湿	dăshī	S3C8
what is the need; there is no need	何须	hé xū	S3C6
whereabouts	着落	zháoluò	S1C5
whisper	咬耳朵	yăoĕrduo	S1C3
whiz; scream	呼啸	hūxiào	S4C7
whoosh!	噌	cēng	S2C1
why	咋	ză	S2C3
widow	寡妇	guăfù	S1C3
willful; recklessly	恣意	zìyì	S4C8
win a prize in a lottery	中奖	zhòngjiăng	S1C9
wipe (away)	拭	shì	S2C2
wipe (clean)	揩 (干)	kăi (gān)	S3C1
wipe one’s eyes; weep	抹眼泪	mŏ yănlèi	S2C6
wipe out	扫荡	săodàng	S1C5
with…all over one’s face	一脸…气	yīliăn…qì	S1C4
with all one’s heart	心甘情愿	xīngānqíngyàn	S3C3
with great difficulty	好容易	hăoróngyì	S3C1
with great dignity	威风凛凛	wēifēnglǐnlǐn	S1C1
with nothing left	精光	jīngguāng	S1C1
with tears in one’s eyes; tearfully	含泪	hán lèi	S2C6
with utmost care	小心翼翼	xiăoxīnyìyì	S1C2
without any ill feeling	无冤无仇	wúyuānwúchóu	S2C9
without exception	均	jūn	S4C5
without permission	私自	sīzì	S2C5
wittily; lively and delightful	俏皮	qiàopí	S3C8
wording; diction	措辞	cuòcí	S1C8
work (as an editor)	干(编辑)	gàn (biānji)	S2C5
work as a farm laborer on yearly basis	扛长活	kángchánghuó	S2C1
work from dawn to dusk	起早贪黑	qĭzăotānhēi	S3C4
worn	破	pò	S1C2
worry	发愁	fāchóu	S1C4
worry	犯愁	fànchóu	S1C3
worry about; take pains	操心	cāoxīn	S4C2
worship	崇拜	chŏngbài	S2C4
Wouldn’t…be sufficient?	不就行了	bújiùxíngle	S1C4
wring; twist	拧	nĭng	S1C3
wrinkled; crumpled	皱巴巴	zhòubābā	S4C8
wrinkles	皱纹	zhòuwén	S4C6
write (an IOU)	打 (借条)	dă(jiètiáo)	S2C8
Y
yet; on the contrary	(反)倒	(făn)dào	S3C1
young (of animals)	崽	zăi	S2C2
young man	后生	hòusheng	S2C2