New Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 2.17 - Page 1

cheongsam; long formal dress with a slit skirt

than (indicating comparison)

sell

Chinese style

type; style

already

shop; store

commerce; business

shop; store

extremely

must; surely

not up to standard; poor; bad

start; begin

Taiji Boxing

set; suit; suite

handsome; smart

color

black

red

white

cheap

never mind; it doesn't matter

park

walk; go

hour

to pass

shirt

green

shape; sample; model; pattern

shop assistant; salesclerk

sell

goods

try on; have a try

feel; think

suitable; appropriate; right

short

high; tall

centimeter

bother someone; trouble someone

silk

western-style clothes; suit

pair

shoes

hair

sell at a discount; give a disount

(measures long, narrow objects like trousers, skirts, snakes)

trousers; pants

comic dialogue; repartee

amazing; terrific; extraordinary

thin