// IC2 lesson 1 一 yi1 one, 1, single, a(n) 二 er4 two, 2 三 san1 three, 3 å›› si4 four, 4 五 wu3 five, 5 å… liu4 six, 6 七 qi1 seven, 7 å…« ba1 eight, 8 ä¹ jiu3 nine, 9 é›¶ ling2 zero 先生 xian1 sheng sir, mister, teacher, (title of respect) ä½ å¥½ ni3 hao3 hello, how are you ä½ ni3 you 好 hao3 good, well å°å§ xiao3 jie young lady, miss 请问 qing3 wen4 may I ask... [è«‹å•] 请 qing3 to ask, to invite, please (do sth), to treat (to a meal, etc), to request [è«‹] é—® wen4 to ask [å•] 您 nin2 you (formal) 贵姓 gui4 xing4 what is your name? [è²´å§“] è´µ gui4 expensive, noble, your (name), precious [è²´] å§“ xing4 surname, family name, name 我 wo3 I, me, myself å‘¢ ne (question particle for subjects already mentioned) å« jiao4 to (be) call(ed) 什么 shen2 me what?, who?, something, anything [什麼] åå— ming2 zi (a person's) name 王 wang2 king, Wang (proper name) æŽ li3 (a surname), plum æœ‹å‹ peng2 you friend 是 shi4 is, are, am, yes, to be è€å¸ˆ lao3 shi1 teacher [è€å¸«] å— ma (question tag) [å—Ž] ä¸ bu4 (negative prefix), not, no å¦ç”Ÿ xue2 sheng student [å¸ç”Ÿ] 也 ye3 also, too ä¸å›½äºº zhong1 guo2 ren2 Chinese person, Chinese people [ä¸åœ‹äºº] ä¸å›½ zhong1 guo2 China, Middle Kingdom [ä¸åœ‹] 人 ren2 man, person, people 美国人 mei3 guo2 ren2 American person, American people [美國人] 美国 mei3 guo2 America, American, United States of America, USA [美國] // IC2 lesson 2 é‚£ na4 that, those å¼ zhang1 (surname Zhang), open up, spread, sheet of paper, (classifier for flat objects, sheet) [å¼µ] 照片 zhao4 pian4 photo, photograph, picture çš„ de (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle), of è¿™ zhe4 this, these [這] 爸爸 ba4 ba (informal) father 妈妈 ma1 ma mama, mommy, mother [媽媽] 这个 zhe4 ge this, this one [這個] ç”·å©å nan2 hai2 zi3 boy ç”· nan2 male å©å hai2 zi child è° shei2 who [誰] ä»– ta1 he, him 弟弟 di4 di younger brother 女å©å nü3 hai2 zi3 girl 女 nü3 female, woman 妹妹 mei4 mei younger sister 她 ta1 she 女儿 nü3 er2 daughter [女兒] 有 you3 to have, there is, there are, to exist, to be å„¿å er2 zi son [å…’å] 没 mei2 (negative prefix for verbs), have not, not [æ²’] å° xiao3 small, tiny, few, young 高 gao1 (surname), high, tall å®¶ jia1 -ist, -er, -ian, home, family, a person engaged in a certain art or profession, measure word for families or businesses å‡ ji3 how much, how many, several, a few [å¹¾] 哥哥 ge1 ge older brother 两 liang3 both, two, ounce, some, a few, tael [å…©] å§å§ jie3 jie older sister å’Œ he2 and, together with, with, sum, union, peace, harmony åš zuo4 to do, to make, to produce 英文 ying1 wen2 English (language) 律师 lü4 shi1 lawyer [律師] 都 dou1 all, both (if two things are involved), entirely (due to)each, even, already 大å¦ç”Ÿ da4 xue2 sheng1 university student, college student [大å¸ç”Ÿ] å¤§å¦ da4 xue2 university [大å¸] 医生 yi1 sheng1 doctor [醫生] // IC2 lesson 3 乿œˆ jiu3 yue4 ninth month, September 月 yue4 moon, month å二 shi2 er4 twelve, 12 å· hao4 day of a month, (suffix used after) name of a ship, (ordinal) number [號] 星期四 xing1 qi1 si4 Thursday 星期 xing1 qi1 week 天 tian1 day, sky, heaven 生日 sheng1 ri4 birthday 生 sheng1 to be born, to give birth, life, to grow æ—¥ ri4 day, sun, date, day of the month, abbr. for Japan 今年 jin1 nian2 this year å¹´ nian2 year 多大 duo1 da4 how big, how much, how old etc 多 duo1 many, much, a lot of, numerous, multi- 大 da4 big, huge, large, major, great, wide, deep, oldest, eldest åå…« shi2 ba1 eighteen, 18 å² sui4 year, years old, (a measure word) [æ²] 请 qing3 to ask, to invite, please (do sth), to treat (to a meal etc), to request [è«‹] åƒ chi1 eat, eradicate, destroy, receive æ™šé¥ wan3 fan4 supper [晚飯] 晚 wan3 evening, night, late é¥ fan4 food, cuisine, cooked rice, meal [飯] æ€Žä¹ˆæ · zen3 me yang4 how?, how about?, how was it?, how are things? [怎麼樣] 太 tai4 highest, greatest, too (much), very, extremely 谢谢 xie4 xie to thank, thank you [è¬è¬] 喜欢 xi3 huan to like, to be fond of [å–œæ¡] 还是 hai2 shi4 or, still, nevertheless [還是] 坿˜¯ ke3 shi4 but, however 好 hao3 good, well 我们 wo3 men we, us, ourselves [我們] 点钟 dian3 zhong1 (indicating time of day) o'clock [點é˜] 点 dian3 (downwards-right convex character stroke), o'clock, (a measure word), point, dot, (decimal) point), to order (food in a restaurant) [點] é’Ÿ zhong1 clock, time as measured in hours and minutes, bell [é˜] åŠ ban4 half, semi-, incomplete, (after a number) and a half, half 晚上 wan3 shang in the evening è§ jian4 to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview [見] å†è§ zai4 jian4 good bye [å†è¦‹] å† zai4 again, once more, re-, second, another 白 bai2 white, snowy, empty, blank, bright, clear, plain, pure, gratuitous 现在 xian4 zai4 now [ç¾åœ¨] 刻 ke4 quarter (hour), (a measure word), to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive 事 shi4 matter, thing, item, work, affair 明天 ming2 tian1 tomorrow å¿™ mang2 busy 今天 jin1 tian1 today, at the present, now 很 hen3 (adv.) very, quite, awfully 为什么 wei4 shen2 me why, for what reason [為什麼] 为 wei4 because of, for, to [為] å› ä¸º yin1 wei4 because, owing to, on account of [å› ç‚º] 还有 hai2 you3 furthermore, in addition, still, also [還有] 还 hai2 also, in addition, more, still, else, still, yet, (not) yet [é‚„] åŒå¦ tong2 xue2 (fellow) classmate [åŒå¸] 认识 ren4 shi be acquainted with (a person), to know, to be familiar with, to recognize [èªè˜] æŽ li3 (surname Li), plum // IC2 lesson 4 週末 zhou1 mo4 variant of 周末, weekend æ‰“çƒ da3 qiu2 to play (with a) ball 打 da3 to beat, to strike, to hit, to break, to type, to mix up, to build, to fight, to fetch, to make, to tie up, to issue, to shoot, to calculate, since, from çƒ qiu2 ball, sphere 看 kan4 to watch, to look 电视 dian4 shi4 television, TV [電視] 电 dian4 electric, electricity, electrical [é›»] 视 shi4 to look at, to regard, to inspect [視] å”±æŒ chang4 ge1 to sing a song å”± chang4 sing, to call loudly, to chant æŒ ge1 song 跳舞 tiao4 wu3 to dance è·³ tiao4 jump, hop, skip (a grade), to leap, to bounce, to beat 舞 wu3 to dance, to wield, to brandish å¬ ting1 listen, hear, obey [è½] éŸ³ä¹ yin1 yue4 music [音樂] 对 dui4 right, correct [å°] 有时候 you3 shi2 hou sometimes [有時候] 时候 shi2 hou time, length of time, moment, period [時候] 看书 kan4 shu1 to read [看書] 书 shu1 book [書] 电影 dian4 ying3 movie, film [電影] å½± ying3 shadow, picture, image, reflection 常常 chang2 chang2 frequently, usually, often é‚£ na4 that, those, in that case 去 qu4 to go 外国 wai4 guo2 foreign (country) [外國] 请客 qing3 ke4 give a dinner party, entertain guests, invite to dinner [請客] 昨天 zuo2 tian1 yesterday 所以 suo3 yi3 therefore, as a result, so 好久 hao3 jiu3 long time, quite a while ä¹… jiu3 (long) time, (long) duration of time ä¸é”™ bu4 cuo4 correct, right, not bad, pretty good [ä¸éŒ¯] é”™ cuo4 mistake, error, blunder, fault, cross, uneven, wrong [錯] 想 xiang3 to think, to believe, to suppose, to wish, to want, to miss 觉得 jue2 de to think, to feel [覺得] æœ‰æ„æ€ you3 yi4 si interesting æ„æ€ yi4 si idea, opinion, meaning åª zhi3 only, merely, just, but ç¡è§‰ shui4 jiao4 to go to bed, to go to sleep [ç¡è¦º] ç¡ shui4 to sleep 算了 suan4 le let it be, let it pass, forget about it 找 zhao3 to try to find, to look for, to call on (sb), to find, to seek, to return, to look for, to give change 别人 bie2 ren2 other people, others, other person [別人] 别 bie2 other [別] // IC2 lesson 5 å‘€ ya (used to soften a question) è¿› jin4 advance, enter, to come in [進] å¿« kuai4 fast, quick, swift è¿›æ¥ jin4 lai2 to come in [進來] æ¥ lai2 to come [來] ä»‹ç» jie4 shao4 to present, introduction, to introduce [介紹] 一下 yi1 xia4 (used after a verb to indicate a short duration) 高兴 gao1 xing4 happy, glad, willing (to do sth), in a cheerful mood [高興] 漂亮 piao4 liang pretty, beautiful å zuo4 to sit, to take a seat, to take (a bus, airplane etc.) 在 zai4 in, at 哪儿 na3r where?, wherever, anywhere [哪兒] 工作 gong1 zuo4 job, work, construction, task 妿 ¡ xue2 xiao4 school [叿 ¡] å– he1 to drink 点 dian3 a little, a bit, point, ... [點] 茶 cha2 tea, tea plant å’–å•¡ ka1 fei1 coffee 啤酒 pi2 jiu3 beer é…’ jiu3 wine, liquor, spirits, alcoholic beverage å§ ba (modal particle indicating polite suggestion), ...right?, ...OK? è¦ yao4 to want to, to have a desire for æ¯ bei1 cup, a measure word å¯ä¹ ke3 le4 cola [坿¨‚] å¯ä»¥ ke3 yi3 can, may, possible, able to 对ä¸èµ· dui4 bu qi3 I'm sorry, pardon me, forgive me [å°ä¸èµ·] ç»™ gei3 to give [給] æ°´ shui3 water, river 玩 wan2 to have fun, to play 图书馆 tu2 shu1 guan3 library [圖書館] ç“¶ ping2 bottle, (a measure word), vase, pitcher 一起 yi1 qi3 together èŠå¤© liao2 tian1 to chat, to gossip èŠ liao2 to chat, to have a chat, to kill time æ‰ cai2 not until 回家 hui2 jia1 to return home 回 hui2 to return // IC2 lesson 6 ç»™ gei3 to, for, for the benefit of, to give, to allow, to do sth (for sb), (passive particle) [給] æ‰“ç”µè¯ da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call [打電話] ç”µè¯ dian4 hua4 telephone, phone call [電話] è¯ hua4 dialect, language, spoken words, speech, talk, words, conversation, what sb said [話] å–‚ wei4 hello (interj., esp. on telephone), hey 在 zai4 to be present å°± jiu4 the very one 哪 na3 how, which ä½ wei4 (polite measure for people) ä¸‹åˆ xia4 wu3 afternoon, p.m. æ—¶é—´ shi2 jian1 time, period [時間] å‡ ji3 several, a few [å¹¾] 问题 wen4 ti2 question, problem, issue, topic [å•題] è¦ yao4 will, to be going to 开会 kai1 hui4 have a meeting, be at a meeting, to hold or attend a meeting [開會] å¼€ kai1 open, operate (vehicle), start [é–‹] ä¸Šåˆ shang4 wu3 morning 节 jie2 (m. for class period), festival [節] 课 ke4 subject, class, lesson [課] 年级 nian2 ji2 grade [å¹´ç´š] 考试 kao3 shi4 exam [考試] ä»¥åŽ yi3 hou4 after, later, afterwards, following, later on, in the future [以後] 有空 you3 kong4 to have time (to do something) è¦æ˜¯ yao4 shi if 方便 fang1 bian4 convenient 到 dao4 to (a place), until (a time), up to, to go, to arrive 办公室 ban4 gong1 shi4 office [辦公室] 行 xing2 all right, capable, competent, OK, okay, to go, to do, to travel, temporary, to walk, to go, will do 没问题 mei2 wen4 ti2 no problem [æ²’å•題] ç‰ deng3 to wait ä¸å®¢æ°” bu4 ke4 qi you're welcome, impolite, rude, blunt, don't mention it [ä¸å®¢æ°£] 客气 ke4 qi polite [客氣] 帮忙 bang1 mang2 help, give (lend) a hand, do a favor, do a good turn [幫忙] 别客气 bie2 ke4 qi don't be so polite [別客氣] 别 bie2 do not [別] 下个星期 xia4 ge4 xing1 qi1 next week [下個星期] 下 xia4 down, downwards, below, lower, later, next (week etc), second (of two parts), to decline, to go down 䏿–‡ zhong1 wen2 Chinese language æ–‡ wen2 language, culture, writing, formal, literary, gentle 帮 bang1 to assist, to support, to help, group, gang, party [幫] ç»ƒä¹ lian4 xi2 exercise, drill, practice [ç·´ç¿’] 说 shuo1 to speak, to say [說] 啊 a (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent) 但是 dan4 shi4 but, however å¾— dei3 to have to, must, ought to, to need to çŸ¥é“ zhi1 dao know, be aware of å›žæ¥ hui2 lai return, come back [回來] // IC2 lesson 7 è·Ÿ gen1 and è¯´è¯ shuo1 hua4 to speak, to say, to talk, to gossip, to tell stories, talk, word [說話] 上个星期 shang4 ge4 xing1 qi1 last week [上個星期] å¾— de a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect 帮助 bang1 zhu4 assistance, aid, to help, to assist [幫助] å¤ä¹ fu4 xi2 to revise, to review [復習] å— zi4 letter, symbol, character, word 写 xie3 to write [寫] æ…¢ man4 slow æ•™ jiao1 teach 怎么 zen3 me how?, what?, why? [怎麼] å°± jiu4 (sooner than expected) å¦ xue2 learn, study, science, -ology [å¸] 笔 bi3 pen, pencil, writing brush [ç†] éš¾ nan2 difficult (to...), problem, difficulty, difficult, not good [難] å¿« kuai4 fast, quick, swift 哪里 na3 li you flatter me, not at all (polite reply to compliment) [哪裡] 第 di4 (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first, number two etc) é¢„ä¹ yu4 xi2 to prepare a lesson, to preview [é ç¿’] è¯æ³• yu3 fa3 grammar [語法] 容易 rong2 yi4 easy, likely, liable (to) 多 duo1 many, much, a lot of, numerous, multi- 懂 dong3 to understand, to know ç”Ÿè¯ sheng1 ci2 new word (in textbook), word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied [生詞] æ±‰å— han4 zi4 Chinese character, kanji [æ¼¢å—] 有一点儿 you3 yi1 dian3r a bit [有一點兒] ä¸è°¢ bu4 xie4 don't mention it, not at all [ä¸è¬] 平常 ping2 chang2 ordinary, common, usually, ordinarily æ—© zao3 early, morning 怎么 zen3 me how?, what?, why? [怎麼] 这么 zhe4 me so much, this much, this way, like this [這麼] åŠå¤œ ban4 ye4 midnight, in the middle of the night 夜 ye4 night 功课 gong1 ke4 classwork [功課] æœ‹å‹ peng2 you friend 真 zhen1 real, true, genuine 大家 da4 jia1 everyone 开始 kai1 shi3 begin, beginning, start, initial [é–‹å§‹] 上课 shang4 ke4 to attend class [上課] 念 nian4 to read aloud 课文 ke4 wen2 text [課文] 录音 lu4 yin1 (sound) recording [錄音] ç”·çš„ nan2 de male 帅 shuai4 handsome [帥] // IC2 lesson 8 篇 pian1 sheet, piece of writing, (a measure word), chapter, article 日记 ri4 ji4 diary [日記] 早上 zao3 shang early morning 起床 qi3 chuang2 to get up 床 chuang2 bed, couch, (a measure word) 洗澡 xi3 zao3 bathe, shower æ—©é¥ zao3 fan4 breakfast [早飯] 一边 yi1 bian1 one side, either side, on the one hand, on the other hand, doing while [一邊] 教室 jiao4 shi4 classroom å‘音 fa1 yin1 pronounce, pronunciation [發音] æ–° xin1 new, newly 电脑 dian4 nao3 computer [電腦] è„‘ nao3 brain [è…¦] ä¸åˆ zhong1 wu3 noon, midday é¤åŽ… can1 ting1 dining-hall [é¤å»³] åˆé¥ wu3 fan4 lunch [åˆé£¯] 报 bao4 newspaper, to announce, to inform, report, recompense, revenge [å ±] å®¿èˆ su4 she4 dormitory, living quarters, hostel 到 dao4 to (a place), until (a time), up to, to go, to arrive 那儿 na4r there [那兒] 的时候 de shi2 hou4 when, during, at the time of [的時候] æ£åœ¨ zheng4 zai4 in the process of (doing something or happening), while (doing) ä»¥å‰ yi3 qian2 before, formerly, previous 告诉 gao4 su to tell, to inform, to let know [告訴] å·²ç» yi3 jing1 already [已經] å° feng1 (a measure word for letters) ä¿¡ xin4 letter, true, to believe, sign, evidence 最近 zui4 jin4 recent, recently, soon 最 zui4 (the) most, -est è¿‘ jin4 near, close (to), approximately 妿œŸ xue2 qi1 term, semester [叿œŸ] 除了…以外 chu2le_yi3wai4 apart from ... also... 专业 zhuan1 ye4 major (in college), specialized field [å°ˆæ¥] 开始 kai1 shi3 begin, beginning, start, initial [é–‹å§‹] ä¹ æƒ¯ xi2 guan4 habit, custom, usual practice, to be used to [ç¿’æ…£] åŽæ¥ hou4 lai2 afterwards, later [後來] 清楚 qing1 chu clear, clearly understood, distinct è¿›æ¥ jin4 bu4 progress [進æ¥] 音ä¹ä¼š yin1 yue4 hui4 concert [音樂會] 希望 xi1 wang4 to wish for, to desire, to hope 能 neng2 can, may, capable, energy, able 用 yong4 to use 笑 xiao4 laugh, smile, to laugh at ç¥ zhu4 to express good wishes // IC2 lesson 9 ä¹° mai3 buy [è²·] 东西 dong1 xi thing, person [æ±è¥¿] 售货员 shou4 huo4 yuan2 salesperson [售貨員] è¦ yao4 to want to è¡£æœ yi1 fu clothes ä»¶ jian4 M for things, clothes, item, component 衬衫 chen4 shan1 shirt, blouse [襯衫] 颜色 yan2 se4 color [é¡è‰²] 黄 huang2 yellow [黃] 红 hong2 red, revolutionary, popular [ç´…] ç©¿ chuan1 to wear æ¡ tiao2 measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.), a strip, item, article [æ¢] 裤å ku4 zi trousers, pants [褲å] å· hao4 day of a month, number, size [號] ä¸ zhong1 within, among, in, middle, center, while (doing sth), during, China, Chinese è´µ gui4 expensive, noble, your (name), precious [è²´] 便宜 pian2 yi inexpensive 付 fu4 pay 付钱 fu4 qian2 pay money [付錢] é’± qian2 (surname), coin, money [錢] 这儿 zher4 here [這兒] 一共 yi2 gong4 altogether 多少 duo1 shao how much, how many, which (number), as much as å— kuai4 yuan (unit of currency) [塊] 毛 mao2 hair, pore, fur, surname, measure word for jiao (0.1 yuan), dime 分 fen1 to divide, minute, (a measure word), (a unit of length = 0.33 centimeter), cent 百 bai3 hundred 找钱 zhao3 qian2 to give change [找錢] 找 zhao3 to try to find, to look for, to call on (sb), to find, to seek, to return, to look for, to give change åŒ shuang1 two, double, pair, both [é›™] éž‹ xie2 shoe æ¢ huan4 change, exchange [æ›] ä¸€æ · yi1 yang4 same, like, equal to, the same as, just like [一樣] 虽然 sui1 ran2 although, even though [é›–ç„¶] å¤§å° da4 xiao3 dimension, magnitude, size, measurement åˆé€‚ he2 shi4 suitable, fit, decent [åˆé©] 咖啡色 ka1 fei1 se4 coffee color, brown 黑 hei1 black, dark ä¸ç”¨ bu4 yong4 need not // IC2 lesson 10 天气 tian1 qi4 weather [天氣] 比 bi3 (particle used for comparison and "-er than"), to compare, to contrast, to gesture (with hands), ratio 下雨 xia4 yu3 rainy, to rain 报上 bao4 shang4 in the newspaper [å ±ä¸Š] 预报 yu4 bao4 forecast [é å ±] æ›´ geng4 more, even more, further, still, still more ä¸ä½†â€¦è€Œä¸” bu4dan4_er2qie3 not only ... but also ... 会 hui4 will [會] æš–å’Œ nuan3 huo warm 一点儿 yi1 dian3 er a bit, a little [一點兒] 约 yue1 appointment, agreement, to arrange, to restrict, approximately [ç´„] å…¬å› gong1 yuan2 a public park [公園] çº¢å¶ hong2 ye4 red autumnal leaves [紅葉] 怎么办 zen3 me ban4 what to do [怎麼辦] å½•åƒ lu4 xiang4 video recording [錄åƒ] 上海 shang4 hai3 Shanghai æµ· hai3 ocean, sea 糟糕 zao1 gao1 too bad, how terrible, what bad luck, terrible, bad åˆ you4 (once) again, also, both... and..., again åˆšæ‰ gang1 cai2 (just) a moment ago [剛纔] 出去 chu1 qu4 (v) go out çƒ re4 heat, to heat up, fervent, hot (of weather), warm up [熱] èˆ’æœ shu1 fu comfortable å¤å¤© xia4 tian1 summer è¿™æ · zhe4 yang4 this (kind of, sort of), this way, such, like this, such [這樣] 凉快 liang2 kuai nice and cold, pleasantly cool [涼快] 春天 chun1 tian1 spring (season) 冬天 dong1 tian1 winter 冷 leng3 cold é—· men1 smother, stuffy [æ‚¶] 下次 xia4 ci4 next time 次 ci4 nth, number (of times), time (M for occurrence) 最好 zui4 hao3 best, (you) had better (do what we suggest) 秋天 qiu1 tian1 autumn å°åŒ— tai2 bei3 Taipei (capital of Taiwan) å°æ¹¾ tai2 wan1 Taiwan [å°ç£] // IC2 lesson 11 å¯’å‡ han2 jia4 winter vacation 飞机 fei1 ji1 airplane [飛機] 飞 fei1 to fly [飛] 机 ji1 machine, opportunity, secret [機] 票 piao4 bank note, ticket 飞机场 fei1 ji1 chang3 airport [é£›æ©Ÿå ´] 机场 ji1 chang3 airport, management, to manage, to administer [æ©Ÿå ´] å zuo4 to sit, to take a seat, to take (a bus, airplane etc.) 公共汽车 gong1 gong4 qi4 che1 bus [公共汽車] 公共 gong1 gong4 public, common (use) 汽车 qi4 che1 car, automobile [汽車] 车 che1 car, a vehicle, machine, to shape with a lathe [車] 或者 huo4 zhe3 or, possibly, maybe, perhaps åœ°é“ di4 tie3 subway, metro [地éµ] èµ° zou3 to walk, to go, to move å…ˆ xian1 early, prior, former, in advance, first 车站 che1 zhan4 (bus) station [車站] ç«™ zhan4 station, to stand, to halt, to stop 下车 xia4 che1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc.) [下車] ç„¶åŽ ran2 hou4 after, then (afterwards), after that, afterwards [然後] 绿 lü4 green, chlorine [ç¶ ] 线 xian4 thread, string, wire, line [ç·š] æœ€åŽ zui4 hou4 final, last, finally, ultimate [最後] è“ lan2 blue [è—] 麻烦 ma2 fan trouble, troublesome [麻煩] 还是 hai2 shi4 or, still, nevertheless, had better [還是] 出租汽车 chu1 zu1 qi4 che1 taxi, cab [出租汽車] 出租 chu1 zu1 to rent out, to let ç§Ÿ zu1 rent, taxes 开车 kai1 che1 to drive a car [開車] å¼€ kai1 open, operate (vehicle), start, to prescribe (medicine) [é–‹] é€ song4 to deliver, to carry, to give (as a present), to present (with), to see off, to send ä¸è¿‡ bu4 guo4 only, merely, no more than, but, however, only [ä¸éŽ] 让 rang4 to ask, to let, permit, have (someone do something), to yield, to allow [讓] 花 hua1 flower, blossom, to spend (money, time), fancy pattern ä¸å¥½æ„æ€ bu4 hao3 yi4 si feel embarrassed, be ill at ease, find it embarrassing (to do sth) å‡ å¤© ji3 tian1 several days [幾天] è¿™å‡ å¤© zhe4 ji3 tian1 the past few days [這幾天] æ¯å¤© mei3 tian1 every day, everyday æ¯ mei3 each, every 高速公路 gao1 su4 gong1 lu4 highway 高速 gao1 su4 high speed 公路 gong1 lu4 public road è·¯ lu4 (surname), road, path, way ç´§å¼ jin3 zhang1 nervous, keyed up, intense, tense, strained, in short supply, scarce [ç·Šå¼µ] 自己 zi4 ji3 self, (reflexive pronoun), own æ–°å¹´ xin1 nian2 New Year å¿«ä¹ kuai4 le4 happy, merry [快樂] // IC2 lesson 12 é¥é¦† fan4 guan3 restaurant [飯館] æœåŠ¡å‘˜ fu2 wu4 yuan2 waiter, waitress, server [æœå‹™å“¡] æœåŠ¡ fu2 wu4 to serve, service [æœå‹™] å¥½åƒ hao3 xiang4 to seem, to be like, it looks like ä½å wei4 zi place, seat 桌å zhuo1 zi table, desk ç‚¹èœ dian3 cai4 to order dishes (in a restaurant) [點èœ] èœ cai4 dish (type of food), vegetables 饺å jiao3 zi dumpling [餃å] ç´ su4 vegetable (dish), vegetarian (dish) 盘 pan2 dish, tray, to build, to check, to examine, to transfer, (a measure word used for dishes of food or coils of wire), to coil [盤] å®¶å¸¸è±†è… jia1 chang2 dou4 fu home-style tofu è±†è… dou4 fu tofu, bean curd 肉 rou4 meat, flesh 碗 wan3 bowl, cup 酸辣汤 suan1 la4 tang1 sour and spicy soup [酸辣湯] é…¸ suan1 sour, sore, ache, acid è¾£ la4 hot (spicy) 汤 tang1 (surname), soup [湯] 放 fang4 to put in, to release, to free, to let go, to put, to place, to let out 味精 wei4 jing1 monosodium glutamate (MSG) 渴 ke3 thirsty 这些 zhe4 xie1 these [這些] 些 xie1 some, few, several, (a measure word) 够 gou4 to be enough [å¤ ] 饿 e4 to be hungry, hungry [餓] ä¸Šèœ shang4 cai4 to serve dishes å¥½åƒ hao3 chi1 tasty, delicious 师傅 shi1 fu master, a qualified worker [師傅] ä¸é¤ zhong1 can1 Chinese meat, Chinese food è¥¿é¤ xi1 can1 Western-style food 糖醋鱼 tang2 cu4 yu2 sweet and sour fish [糖醋éš] ç³– tang2 sugar, sweets, candy 醋 cu4 vinegar åƒé†‹ chi1 cu4 jealousy é±¼ yu2 fish [éš] 甜 tian2 sweet æžäº† ji2 le extremely, exceedingly [極了] 红烧 hong2 shao1 simmer-frieded (dish), to braise in soy dauce [紅燒] 牛肉 niu2 rou4 beef 牛 niu2 ox, cow, bull å– mai4 to sell [è³£] å–完 mai4 wan2 to be sold out [賣完] 完 wan2 to finish, to be over, whole, complete, entire 凉拌 liang2 ban4 cold and dressed with sauce (food) [涼拌] 黄瓜 huang2 gua1 cucumber [黃瓜] 两 liang3 50 grams [å…©] ç±³é¥ mi3 fan4 (cooked) rice [米飯] é”™ cuo4 mistake, error, blunder, fault, cross, uneven, wrong [錯] 明儿 ming2r tomorrow [明兒] // IC2 lesson 13 借 jie4 to lend, to borrow 盘 pan2 dish, tray, (a measure word used for dishes of food or coils of wire), to coil [盤] 录音带 lu4 yin1 dai4 audio tape [錄音帶] èŒå‘˜ zhi2 yuan2 office worker, staff member [è·å“¡] 把 ba3 (a measure word), (marker for direct-object), to hold, to contain, to grasp, to take hold of å¦ç”Ÿè¯ xue2 sheng zheng4 student id card [å¸ç”Ÿè‰] ç•™ liu2 leave (message), to retain, to stay, to remain, to keep, to preserve è¯è¨€ yu3 yan2 (spoken) language [語言] 实验室 shi2 yan4 shi4 laboratory [實驗室] 实验 shi2 yan4 to experiment, experiments [實驗] 楼下 lou2 xia4 downstairs [樓下] å† zai4 again, once more, re-, second, another, then and only then 还 huan2 return, (surname), pay back [é‚„] 忘 wang4 to forget, to overlook, to neglect 带 dai4 tape, belt, girdle, ribbon, tire, area, zone, region, to wear, to carry, to lead, to bring, to look after, to raise [帶] å…¶ä»–çš„ qi2 ta1 de other è¯ä»¶ zheng4 jian4 paperwork, credentials [è‰ä»¶] ä¿¡ç”¨å¡ xin4 yong4 ka3 credit card 信用 xin4 yong4 credit å¡ç‰‡ ka3 pian4 card å¡ ka3 card å¼€ kai1 open, operate (vehicle), start, to prescribe (medicine) [é–‹] 开到 kai1 dao4 open till ... [開到] 关门 guan1 men2 close down, closed doors [關門] å…³ guan1 to close, to shut, to turn off, to concern, to involve [é—œ] é—¨ men2 opening, door, gate, doorway, gateway, valve, switch, way to do something, knack, family, house [é–€] 剩 sheng4 have as remainder, to remain (time, food, etc) 钟头 zhong1 tou2 hour [é˜é ] å¯èƒ½ ke3 neng2 might (happen), possible, probable, possibility, probability æ¥ä¸åŠ lai2 bu ji2 there's not enough time (to do sth.), it's too late (to do sth.) [來ä¸åŠ] 本 ben3 origin, source, this, the current, root, foundation, basis, (a measure word for books, periodicals, files, etc.) 图书馆员 tu2 shu1 guan3 yuan2 librarian [圖書館員] 进去 jin4 qu4 (v) go in [進去] 找到 zhao3 dao4 find (what one was searching for), succeeded in finding å€Ÿä¹¦è¯ jie4 shu1 zheng4 library card [借書è‰] 多久 duo1 jiu3 how long? 如果 ru2 guo3 if, in case, in the event that 过期 guo4 qi1 to be overdue, to exceed the time limit, expire (as in expiration date) [éŽæœŸ] 罚 fa2 to punish, to penalize, to fine [ç½°] ç»å€Ÿ xu4 jie4 to renew (a book at a library) [續借] å¿…é¡» bi4 xu1 to have to, must [å¿…é ˆ] å—å…¸ zi4 dian3 dictionary, character dictionary // IC2 lesson 14 上 shang4 (coll) to go ä¸å¿ƒ zhong1 xin1 center, heart, core è¿åЍ yun4 dong4 movement, campaign, sports [é‹å‹•] 场 chang3 a courtyard, open space, place, field, a measure word for competitions or wars [å ´] æ—è¾¹ pang2 bian1 lateral, side [æ—邊] 那么 na4 me like that, in that way, or so, so, so very much, about, in that case [那麼] 远 yuan3 far, distant, remote [é ] 哪里 na3 li where, wherever [哪裡] ä½ zhu4 to live, to dwell, to reside, to stop 地方 di4 fang area, place, local 离 li2 from [離] è¿‘ jin4 near, close (to), approximately 活动 huo2 dong4 activity, exercise, behavior [活動] 活动ä¸å¿ƒ huo2 dong4 zhong1 xin1 activity center [活動ä¸å¿ƒ] ä¸é—´ zhong1 jian1 between, intermediate, mid, middle [ä¸é–“] 书店 shu1 dian4 bookstore [書店] 店 dian4 inn, shop, store 里头 li3 tou inside, interior [裡é ] æ—©çŸ¥é“ zao3 zhi1 dao had I known earlier åŒè·¯ tong2 lu4 to go the same way 问路 wen4 lu4 ask for directions [å•è·¯] ç”° tian2 (surname), field, farm 金 jin1 metal, money, gold, (surname) ä½ å¥½ ni3 hao3 hello, how are you çš„ de (possessive particle), of åƒ chi1 eat, eradicate, destroy, receive ä¸å›½åŸŽ zhong1 guo2 cheng2 Chinatown [ä¸åœ‹åŸŽ] 城 cheng2 city walls, city, town 地图 di4 tu2 map [地圖] é— bi4 to close, stop up, shut, obstruct [é–‰] é—ç€ bi4 zhe to be closed [閉著] çœ¼ç› yan3 jing eye 从 cong2 from, obey, observe, follow [從] 一直 yi4 zhi2 continuously, always, straight, all along å¾€ wang3 (prep) towards, (of a train) bound for å— nan2 south 过 guo4 (experienced action marker), to cross, to go over, to pass (time), to celebrate (a holiday), to live, to get along, (surname), excessively, too- [éŽ] è·¯å£ lu4 kou3 crossing, intersection (of roads) 西 xi1 west 一…就 yi1_jiu4 as soon as ... then ... æ‹ guai3 to turn 哎 ai1 (an interjection, hey, lookout, why etc) 东 dong1 east [æ±] 北 bei3 north å‰ qian2 before, in front, ago, former, previous, earlier, front çº¢ç»¿ç¯ hong2 lü4 deng1 (red and green) traffic light, traffic signal [ç´…ç¶ ç‡ˆ] ç¯ deng1 lamp, light [燈] å³ you4 right (-hand) å•è¡Œé“ dan1 xing2 dao4 one way street [單行é“] å• dan1 single, only, sole, bill, list, form [å–®] 行 xing2 all right, capable, competent, OK, okay, to go, to do, to travel, temporary, to walk, to go, will do å·¦ zuo3 left å‰é¢ qian2 mian ahead, in front, preceding, above é¢ mian4 fade, side, surface, aspect, top, face 日文 ri4 wen2 Japanese (language) 东京 dong1 jing1 Tokyo (capital of Japan) [æ±äº¬] 京 jing1 capital, Beijing (abbrev.) // IC2 lesson 15 å‘¢ ne (question particle for subjects already mentioned) 过 guo4 (experienced action marker), to cross, to go over, to pass (time), to celebrate [éŽ] 过生日 guo4 sheng1 ri4 to celebrate a birthday [éŽç”Ÿæ—¥] 舞会 wu3 hui4 dance, ball, party [舞會] å¥³æœ‹å‹ nü3 peng2 you girlfriend è¡¨å§ biao3 jie3 older female cousin ç ban1 (people in) class, team, rank, squad, a work shift, a measure word, (a surname) åšé¥ zuo4 fan4 to prepare a meal, to cook [åšé£¯] 汽水 qi4 shui3 soda, pop æ°´æžœ shui3 guo3 fruit æžœæ± guo3 zhi1 fruit juice 接 jie1 to receive, to welcome, to go meet èµ°è·¯ zou3 lu4 to walk æž— lin2 woods, forest, (surname) 礼物 li3 wu4 gift, present [禮物] è¯´é“ shuo1 dao4 to discuss, to talk about, to mention [說é“] èªæ˜Ž cong1 ming2 intelligent, bright [è°æ˜Ž] 用功 yong4 gong1 diligent, industrious (in one's studies), to study hard, to make great effort 暑期 shu3 qi1 summer vacation time æš‘æœŸå¦æ ¡ shu3 qi1 xue2 xiao4 summer school [æš‘æœŸå¸æ ¡] é•¿å¾— zhang3 de to look, to grow in a way as to appear [é•·å¾—] å¯çˆ± ke3 ai4 amiable, cute, lovely [坿„›] 爱 ai4 to love, affection, to be fond of, to like [æ„›] å‰å¹´ qian2 nian2 the year before last 属 shu3 belong to, category, be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) [屬] ç‹— gou3 dog é¼»å bi2 zi nose 嘴 zui3 mouth åƒ xiang4 (look) like, similar (to), appearance, to appear, to seem, image, portrait, resemble, seem å°†æ¥ jiang1 lai2 (in the) future [將來] 一定 yi1 ding4 surely, certainly, necessarily, fixed, a certain (extent, etc.), given, particular 脸 lian3 face [臉] è…¿ tui3 leg é•¿ chang2 length, long, forever, always, constantly [é•·] 手指 shou3 zhi3 finger ä»¥åŽ yi3 hou4 after, later, afterwards, following, later on, in the future [以後] 应该 ying1 gai1 ought to, should, must [應該] å¼¹ tan2 to play (a stringed musical instrument with fingers) [彈] é’¢ç´ gang1 qin2 piano [鋼ç´] 海伦 hai3 lun2 (N) Helen, (N) Hailun (city in Heilongjiang) [海倫] 汤姆 tang1 mu3 (N) Tom [湯姆] // IC2 lesson 16 看病 kan4 bing4 see a doctor, see a patient ç—… bing4 ailment, sickness, illness, disease, fall ill, sick, defect 病人 bing4 ren2 sick person, (medical) patient, invalid 肚å du4 zi belly, abdomen ç–¼ teng2 (it) hurts, love fondly, ache, pain, sore ç–¼æ» teng2 si3 to really hurt æ» si3 to die, inpassable, uncrossable, inflexible, rigid 一些 yi4 xie1 some, a few, a little å‰©èœ sheng4 cai4 leftovers (food) å¥½å‡ hao3 ji3 several, quite a few [好幾] 厕所 ce4 suo3 toilet, lavatory [廿‰€] 放 fang4 to release, to free, to let go, to put, to place, to let out 躺 tang3 to lie down 躺下 tang3 xia4 to lie down 检查 jian3 cha2 inspection, to examine [檢查] åƒå chi1 huai4 to get sick because of bad food [åƒå£ž] å huai4 bad, broken [壞] 打针 da3 zhen1 to give or have an injection [打é‡] é’ˆ zhen1 injection, needle, pin [é‡] ç§ zhong3 kind, type, race, breed, seed, species (taxonomy) [種] è¯ yao4 medicine, drug, cure [è—¥] 片 pian4 a slice, piece, flake, thin, slice å°æ—¶ xiao3 shi2 hour [å°æ™‚] é¥¿æ» e4 si3 starvation [餓æ»] 办法 ban4 fa3 means, method, way (to do something) [辦法] 想家 xiang3 jia1 homesick 身体 shen1 ti3 (human) body, health [身體] æµ liu2 to flow, to spread, to circulate, to move 眼泪 yan3 lei4 tear [眼淚] 癢 yang3 itch è¿‡æ• guo4 min3 to be allergic, allergy [éŽæ•] è¯åº— yao4 dian4 pharmacy [藥店] æ‹¿ na2 to hold, to seize, to catch, to apprehend, to take èµ¶å¿« gan3 kuai4 at once, immediately [è¶•å¿«] è¦ä¸ç„¶ yao4 bu ran2 otherwise, or else, or è¶Šæ¥è¶Š yue4 lai2 yue4 more and more [越來越] é‡ zhong4 heavy, serious 花钱 hua1 qian2 to spend money [花錢] 花 hua1 flower, blossom, to spend (money, time), fancy pattern 花时间 hua1 shi2 jian1 to take up time, to spend time [花時間] 试 shi4 to test, to try, experiment, examination, test [試] å†è¯´ zai4 shuo1 let's talk about it later, what's more, besides [å†èªª] 生病 sheng1 bing4 to get ill, to get sick å¥åº· jian4 kang1 health, healthy ä¿é™© bao3 xian3 insurance, to insure, safe, secure, be sure, be bound to [ä¿éšª] å¥åº·ä¿é™© jian4 kang1 bao3 xian3 health insurance [å¥åº·ä¿éšª] 猜 cai1 to guess 马 ma3 horse, (surname) [馬] // IC2 lesson 17 åŒ tong2 like, same, similar, together, alike, with å¦ä¹ xue2 xi2 to learn, to study [å¸ç¿’] å‚åŠ can1 jia1 to participate, to take part, to join [åƒåŠ ] å°è±¡ yin4 xiang4 impression æˆ cheng2 to become æ¼” yan3 to perform, to play, to act, to show (a movie), to develop, to evolve, to practice æ´»ç€ huo2 zhe alive, To Live (movie) [活著] æ´» huo2 to live, alive, living, work, workmanship è´¹ fei4 to cost, to spend, fee, wasteful, expenses, (surname) [è²»] 力气 li4 qi strength [力氣] æ—©å°± zao3 jiu4 long since, long ago, for a long time 别人 bie2 ren2 other people, others, other person [別人] ä¿© lia3 (a numeral-measure word) two (people), both [倆] åŽå¤© hou4 tian1 day after tomorrow, post-natal [後天] 一言为定 yi4 yan2 wei2 ding4 It's a deal!, that's settled then [一言為定] è®°å¾— ji4 de to remember [記得] æœ€åŽ zui4 hou4 final, last, finally, ultimate [最後] æƒ³èµ·æ¥ xiang3 qi lai to remember, to recall [想起來] å·ç hao4 ma3 number [號碼] è®°ä½ ji4 zhu to remember [記ä½] æŒå‰§ ge1 ju4 opera [æŒåЇ] 好好儿 hao3 hao1r (coll) all out, to one's hearth's content [好好兒] åº†ç¥ qing4 zhu4 celebrate [æ…¶ç¥] 打扫 da3 sao3 to clean, to sweep [打掃] 扫 sao3 to sweep [掃] 房å fang2 zi house æ•´ç† zheng3 li3 arrange, sort out, put in order, list systematically 房间 fang2 jian1 room [房間] 旅行 lü3 xing2 travel 没关系 mei2 guan1 xi it doesn't matter [沒關係] 纽约 niu3 yue1 New York [ç´ç´„] // IC2 lesson 18 åµ chao3 noisy, to quarrel, to make a noise, to disturb by making a noise 连 lian2 even (prep), as, join, to link, successively [連] 放ä¸ä¸‹ fang4 bu xia4 not enough room to put something 准备 zhun3 bei4 to plan, preparation, to prepare [準備] æ¬ ban1 to move, to remove, to transport æ¬å®¶ ban1 jia1 move (house) æ¬å‡ºåŽ» ban1 chu1 qu4 to move out of 出去 chu qu (complement indicating outward movement) 多 duo1 many, much, a lot of, numerous, multi- 报纸 bao4 zhi3 newspaper, newsprint [å ±ç´™] 纸 zhi3 paper [ç´™] 广告 guang3 gao4 to advertise, advertisement, a commercial [廣告] 附近 fu4 jin4 (in the) vicinity, nearby, neighboring, next to 英里 ying1 li3 mile 套 tao4 to cover, covering, case, cover, (a measure word, a set of something), sheath å§å®¤ wo4 shi4 bedroom [臥室] 公寓 gong1 yu4 apartment 厨房 chu2 fang2 kitchen [廚房] 洗澡间 xi3 zao3 jian1 bathroom, shower room [洗澡間] 客厅 ke4 ting1 drawing room (room for arriving guests), living room [客廳] 带 dai4 to come with [帶] 家俱 jia1 ju4 furniture [傢俱] 房东 fang2 dong1 landlord [房æ±] 一房一厅 yi4 fang2 yi4 ting1 one bedroom and one living room [一房一廳] æ²™å‘ sha1 fa1 sofa [沙發] 饿¡Œ fan4 zhuo1 dining table [飯桌] 把 ba3 (a measure word for chairs), (marker for direct-object), to hold, to contain, to grasp, to take hold of 椅å yi3 zi chair å•人床 dan1 ren2 chuang2 single bed [單人床] 书桌 shu1 zhuo1 desk [書桌] 书架 shu1 jia4 bookshelf [書架] 那里 na4 li there, that place [é‚£è£] å®‰é™ an1 jing4 quiet, peaceful, calm [安éœ] éžå¸¸ fei1 chang2 unusual, extraordinary, extreme, very, exceptional 房租 fang2 zu1 (n) rent money ç§Ÿ zu1 to rent, rent, taxes å…ƒ yuan2 Chinese monetary unit, dollar, primary, first, the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368 AD) 水电 shui3 dian4 water and electricity, (n) hydroelectric power [æ°´é›»] è´¹ fei4 to cost, to spend, fee, wasteful, expenses, (surname) [è²»] 押金 ya1 jin1 deposit, cash pledge 当 dang1 to be, to act as, to serve as [ç•¶] 还有 hai2 you3 furthermore, in addition, still, also [還有] 许 xu3 to allow, to permit, to praise, (surname) [許] 动物 dong4 wu4 animal [動物] // IC2 lesson 19 邮局 you2 ju2 post office [郵局] ç•™å¦ç”Ÿ liu2 xue2 sheng1 student studying abroad, (foreign) exchange student [ç•™å¸ç”Ÿ] 寄 ji4 to mail, to send, to entrust, to depend, lodge at è¦ yao4 to need, to cost, important, vital, to want, to be going to, must è¥ä¸šå‘˜ ying2 ye4 yuan2 clerk, shop assistant [營æ¥å“¡] å¿«ä¿¡ kuai4 xin4 letter by express mail 平信 ping2 xin4 ordinary mail (as opposed to air mail, etc.) è¥ä¸š ying2 ye4 to do business, to trade [營æ¥] è¥ä¸šæ—¶å€™ ying2 ye4 shi2 hou opening hours (shops, bank, restaurant) [ç‡Ÿæ¥æ™‚候] è¶Š~è¶Š yue4 the more ... the more è´´ tie1 to stick, to paste, to keep close to, to fit snugly, subsidize, allowance [è²¼] 邮票 you2 piao4 (postage) stamp [郵票] é‡è¦ zhong4 yao4 important, significant, major æŒ‚å· gua4 hao4 to register (a letter, etc.) [掛號] 挂 gua4 to hang, to put up, to suspend [掛] åŠ jia1 to add, plus å¦å¤– ling4 wai4 additional, in addition, besides, separate, other, moreover, furthermore 明信片 ming2 xin4 pian4 postcard å°å— tai2 nan2 Tainan (city in Taiwan) è€æ˜¯ lao3 shi always, invariably 电å邮件 dian4 zi3 you2 jian4 electronic mail, email [é›»å郵件] 电邮 dian4 you2 email [電郵] 首饰 shou3 shi4 jewelry [首飾] 新鲜 xin1 xian1 fresh (experience, food, etc.), freshness, novel [æ–°é®®] 鲜 xian1 fresh (food) [é®®] 花 hua1 flower, blossom, to spend (money, time), fancy pattern æŸ shu4 bunch, (a measure word), to bind, to control æœåŠ¡ fu2 wu4 to serve, service [æœå‹™] 订 ding4 to order, to book, to agree, to conclude, to draw up, to subscribe to (a newspaper, etc.) [訂] 收到 shou1 dao4 receive æ”¶ shou1 to receive, to accept, to collect, in care of (used on address line after name) 这里 zhe4 li3 here [這è£] å˜ cun2 deposit, store, keep, survive, exist å˜é’± cun2 qian2 to deposit money [å˜éŒ¢] 刚 gang1 just, barely, exactly [剛] 美元 mei3 yuan2 American dollar, U.S. dollar 支票 zhi1 piao4 (bank) check, check 它 ta1 it äººæ°‘å¸ ren2 min2 bi4 Chinese unit of currency, Renminbi [人民幣] å– qu3 to take, to get, to choose, to fetch, to withdraw (money) 人民 ren2 min2 (the) people å¸ bi4 money, coins, currency [å¹£] 银行 yin2 hang2 bank [銀行] 北京 bei3 jing1 Beijing (capital of People's Republic of China) ä¸å›½é“¶è¡Œ zhong1 guo2 yin2 hang2 Bank of China [ä¸åœ‹éŠ€è¡Œ] // IC2 lesson 20 当然 dang1 ran2 certainly, of course, without doubt, only natural, as it should be [ç•¶ç„¶] 胖 pang4 fat, plump 怕 pa4 to be afraid, to fear ç®€å• jian3 dan1 simple, not complicated [ç°¡å–®] è·‘æ¥ pao3 bu4 to jog, to walk quickly, to march, to run è·‘ pao3 to run, to escape éš¾å— nan2 shou4 uncomfortable, to feel unwell, to suffer pain, to be difficult to bear [難å—] å— shou4 to bear, to stand, to endure, (passive marker), to receive ç½‘çƒ wang3 qiu2 tennis [ç¶²çƒ] æ‹ pai1 a racket, to clap, to pat, to beat, to hit, to slap, to take (a picture) æž zhi1 (a measure word for slender and sticklike objects, racket), branch ç¯®çƒ lan2 qiu2 basketball [籃çƒ] 游泳 you2 yong3 swim å±é™© wei1 xian3 danger, dangerous [å±éšª] 多…哪 duo1_na how ... 哪 na (final part. preceded by N, modification of 啊) æ·¹ yan1 drown, submerge æ·¹æ» yan1 si3 to drown æ„¿æ„ yuan4 yi4 willing (to do sth), to wish, to want, ready [願æ„] å¤§å¦ da4 xue2 university [大å¸] 为了 wei4 le in order to, for the purpose of, so as to, for the sake of (Conj) [為了] 为 wei4 because of (+N), for, to [為] æé«˜ ti2 gao1 improve, raise, increase å¬åŠ› ting1 li4 hearing, listening comprehension [è½åŠ›] è°ƒ tiao2 to change, to adjust, harmonize, reconcile [調] å° tai2 (TV, radio) channel, surname, platform, Taiwan (abbr.) è¶³çƒ zu2 qiu2 football, soccer èµ› sai4 to compete, competition, match [è³½] 圆 yuan2 circle, round, circular, spherical, (of the moon) full [圓] 国际 guo2 ji4 international [國際] ç¾Žå¼ mei3 shi4 American style 脚 jiao3 a kick, foot, role [è…³] 踢 ti1 kick, play (football or soccer) 手 shou3 hand, convenient 抱 bao4 to hold, to carry (in one's arms), to hug or embrace, surround, cherish èµ·æ¥ qi3 lai beginning or continuing an action, upward movement, stand up [起來] 被 bei4 by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses), to cover, to wear 压å ya1 huai4 to smash, to crush, to get hurt by being crushed [壓壞] 担心 dan1 xin1 anxious, worried, uneasy, to worry, to be anxious, worry [擔心] 棒 bang4 (coll) fantastic, a stick, club or cudgel, smart, capable, strong 特别 te4 bie2 especially, special, particular, unusual [特別] è¿åŠ¨æœ yun4 dong4 fu2 sportswear [é‹å‹•æœ] å—伤 shou4 shang1 suffer injuries (in an accident, etc.) [å—å‚·] 伤 shang1 injure, injury, wound [å‚·] åŠå¤© ban4 tian1 half of the day, a long time, quite a while 看ä¸å‡º kan4 bu chu1 can't make out, to be unable to tell å‡ºæ¥ chu1 lai to come out, to emerge, (complement indicating achievement of a result) [出來] 输 shu1 to lose (a game), to transport [輸] è´ ying2 profit, win // IC2 lesson 21 æš‘å‡ shu3 jia4 summer vacation æ”¾å‡ fang4 jia4 to have a holiday or vacation 放 fang4 to release, to free, to let go, to put, to place, to let out å‡ jia4 vacation 计划 ji4 hua4 plan, project, program, to plan, to map out [計劃] å„地 ge4 di4 in all parts of (a country), various places å„ ge4 each, every èµ° zou3 to walk, to go, to move, to leave, to depart 打算 da3 suan4 to plan, to intend, to calculate, plan, intention, calculation 护照 hu4 zhao4 passport [è·ç…§] ç¾è¯ qian1 zheng4 visa [ç°½è‰] 办 ban4 to do, to manage, to handle, to go about, to run, to set up, to deal with [辦] 好 hao3 good, well, (in front of verb indicates it's easy to do) 机票 ji1 piao4 air ticket, passenger ticket [機票] 订 ding4 to reserve, to book (ticket, hotel room), to agree, to conclude, to draw up, to subscribe to [訂] èˆªç©ºå…¬å¸ hang2 kong1 gong1 si1 airline, airline company 航空 hang2 kong1 aviation å…¬å¸ gong1 si1 (business) company, company, firm, corporation, incorporated å‡ jian3 to lower, to decrease, to reduce, to subtract, to diminish [減] å‡ä»· jian3 jia4 to lower prices, to have a sale [減價] ä»· jia4 price, value, valence (on an atom) [價] 旅行社 lü3 xing2 she4 (n) travel agency 特价 te2 jia4 special price, special offer [特價] 日程 ri4 cheng2 schedule, itinerary 行程 xing2 cheng2 travel route, itinerary 折扣 zhe2 kou4 discount 打折 da3 zhe2 to give a discount 打折扣 da3 zhe2 kou4 to give a discount ä¹æŠ˜ jiu3 zhe2 10 percent off (price) é’± qian2 coin, money, (a surname) [錢] 西北 xi1 bei3 northwest, Northwest (Airlines) ä¸åŽ zhong1 hua2 China (alternate formal name), China (Airlines) [ä¸è¯] 大部份 da4 bu fen (in) large part, (the) greater part, the majority 以上 yi3 shang4 more than, above, over, the above-mentioned 欧盟 ou1 meng2 European Union [æç›Ÿ] 末 mo4 end, final stage, latter part åˆ chu1 at first, (at the) beginning, first, junior, basic å•程 dan1 cheng2 one-way trip [單程] æ¥å›ž lai2 hui2 make a round trip, make a return journey [來回] 有的 you3 de (there are) some (who are...), some (exist) åƒ qian1 thousand ä¸åˆ° bu4 dao4 be insufficient, be less than 转机 zhuan3 ji1 to change planes, (to take) a turn for the better [轉機] ç›´ zhi2 straight, vertical, frank, directly, straightly, upright 直飞 zhi2 fei1 to fly directly to [直飛] çæœº ban1 ji1 scheduled flight, airliner, airplane, plane [çæ©Ÿ] 内 nei4 inside, inner, internal, within, interior [å…§] 涨价 zhang4 jia4 increase in price, appreciate [漲價] åŽç››é¡¿ hua2 sheng4 dun4 Washington (D.C.) [è¯ç››é “] 韩国 han2 guo2 South Korea [韓國] èŠåŠ å“¥ zhi1 jia1 ge1 Chicago æ´›æ‰çŸ¶ luo4 shan1 ji1 Los Angeles [æ´›æ‰ç£¯] 汉城 han4 cheng2 Seoul (old name for capital of South Korea) [漢城] 首尔 shou3 er3 Seoul (new name for capital of South Korea) [首爾] 香港 xiang1 gang3 Hong Kong // IC2 lesson 22 å¯¹é¢ dui4 mian4 opposite side [å°é¢] æ˜¥å‡ chun1 jia4 spring break çˆ¶æ¯ fu4 mu3 father and mother, parents 父亲 fu4 qin father [父親] æ¯äº² mu3 qin mother (formal) [æ¯è¦ª] 外公 wai4 gong1 (informal) mother's father; maternal grandfather 外婆 wai4 po2 (informal) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 阿姨 a1 yi2 (maternal) aunt (mother's younger sister) 以为 yi3 wei2 to believe, to think, to consider erroneously [以為] 亲戚 qin1 qi (a) relative (i.e. family member) [親戚] 伯伯 bo2 bo father's elder brother, uncle 一家 yi4 jia1 the whole family è€å®¶ lao3 jia1 native place, place of origin, home state or region 西边 xi1 bian1 (n) west side; to the west of [西邊] 城市 cheng2 shi4 city, town 乡下 xiang1 xia4 country (as opposed to town or city), rural [鄉下] 镇 zhen4 small town [鎮] äººå£ ren2 kou3 population 座 zuo4 seat, base, stand, measure word for large, solid things å±± shan1 mountain, hill æ²³ he2 river ç§ zhong4 to plant, to cultivate [種] ç€ zhe -ing part. (indicates an action in progress), part. coverb-forming after some verbs [è‘—] æ ‘ shu4 tree [樹] 开满 kai1 man3 to bloom abundantly [開滿] 满 man3 to fill, to fulfill, filled, packed, Manchurian [滿] 风景 feng1 jing3 scenery, landscape [風景] å¬èµ·æ¥ ting1 qi lai to sound like [è½èµ·ä¾†] å£ ji4 season, period 比方说 bi3 fang shuo1 for example, to make an analogy... [比方說] 比方 bi3 fang analogy, instance, example 滑雪 hua2 xue3 to ski, skiing 滑 hua2 to slide, slippery, smooth, comical, cunning 雪 xue3 snow 欢迎 huan1 ying2 to welcome, welcome [æ¡è¿Ž] å¾· de2 Germany, virtue, goodness, morality, ethics, kindness, favor, character, kind åŠ å·ž jia1 zhou1 California 旧金山 jiu4 jin1 shan1 San Francisco [舊金山] æ—§ jiu4 old (opposite of new), former [舊] 麻州 ma2 zhou1 (abbr) (the state of) Massachusetts å‡ ä¸ªæœˆ ji3 ge yue4 several months, the last few months [幾個月] 生活 sheng1 huo2 life, activity, to live 家乡 jia1 xiang1 hometown, native place [家鄉] 啦 la (an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood), fusion of le + a, follows after 比如 listed examples å¬è¯´ ting1 shuo1 to hear told, it is said that, (I) heard that [è½èªª] 首都 shou3 du1 capital (city) 政治 zheng4 zhi4 politics, political ç»æµŽ jing1 ji4 economy, economic [經濟] 文化 wen2 hua4 culture, civilization, cultural 气候 qi4 hou4 climate, atmosphere, situation [氣候] 部 bu4 part, ministry, department, section, division, (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.) å·®ä¸å¤š cha4 bu duo1 almost, nearly 分明 fen1 ming2 distinct, clearly demarcated, sharply contoured 刮风 gua1 feng1 to be windy [颳風] 风 feng1 wind, news, style, custom, manner [風] 刮 gua1 blow (of the wind) [颳] çš„è¯ de hua4 if (see example) [的話] 导游 dao3 you2 a tourist guide, to conduct a tour, a guidebook [導游] // IC2 lesson 23 æš‘å‡ shu3 jia4 summer vacation 探亲 tan4 qin1 to go home to visit one's family [探親] å‰ä¸€å¤© qian2 yi4 tian1 the day before (an event) 收拾 shou1 shi to pack, to put in order, to tidy up è¡ŒæŽ xing2 li luggage 出门 chu1 men2 be away from home, go on a journey [出門] æé†’ ti2 xing3 remind, call attention to, warn of 行æŽç®± xing2 li xiang1 suitcase ç®±å xiang1 zi suitcase, chest, box, case, trunk è½¦ä½ che1 wei4 parkeerplek [車ä½] åœè½¦åœº ting2 che1 chang3 car park [åœè»Šå ´] åœè½¦ ting2 che1 to stop, to park [åœè»Š] åœ ting2 to stop, to halt, to park å·®ä¸å¤š cha4 bu duo1 almost, nearly 差一点 cha4 yi1 dian3 nearly; barely; 'net niet' [差一點] 找ä¸åˆ° zhao3 bu dao4 unable to find æ¥åˆ° lai2 dao4 to come, to arrive [來到] æœåŠ¡å° fu2 wu4 tai2 service desk, information desk, reception desk [æœå‹™å°] å° tai2 desk, platform ä»¶ jian4 M for things, clothes, item, component, luggage æ‰˜è¿ tuo1 yun4 to book or check through (baggage) [托é‹] 皮箱 pi2 xiang1 (n) leather suitcase éšèº« sui2 shen1 to (carry) on one's person, to (take) with one [隨身] éš sui2 to follow, to go along with, to comply with, to allow, (surname) [隨] ç§° cheng1 to weigh, to estimate, to call, to praise, to consider, to address, to name, to say, commend [稱] è¶… chao1 to exceed, overtake, surpass, transcend, ultra-, super-, to pass, to cross è¶…é‡ chao1 zhong4 to be overweight (baggage, freight) ç™»æœºè¯ deng1 ji1 zheng4 boarding pass [登機è‰] è¦â€¦äº† yao4_le to be about to... 起飞 qi3 fei1 to take off (in an airplane) [起飛] 急 ji2 anxious, impatient, hurried, worried, urgent å“ ku1 to cry, to weep 长途 chang2 tu2 long distance [長途] 常 chang2 always, ever, often, frequently, common, general, constant ä¿é‡ bao3 zhong4 take care of oneself å°å¿ƒ xiao3 xin1 to be careful, to take care 一路顺风 yi1 lu4 shun4 feng1 have a pleasant journey [ä¸€è·¯é †é¢¨] ä¿è¯ bao3 zheng4 guarantee, to guarantee, to ensure, to safeguard, to pledge, to promise [ä¿è‰] 表弟 biao3 di4 younger male cousin 首都机场 shou3 du1 ji1 chang3 Capital Airport (Beijing) [é¦–éƒ½æ©Ÿå ´] 地 de (used after an adj to form an adv) 地 di4 earth, ground, field, place, land 表哥 biao3 ge1 older male cousin 路上 lu4 shang on the way, (n) road surface, (n) while on a journey 辛苦 xin1 ku3 hard, toilsome, exhausting, with much toil æ ti2 to carry (with the arm down), to lift, to put forward, (upwards character stroke), lifting (brush stroke in painting), to mention æ‹¿ na2 to hold, to seize, to catch, to apprehend, to take, to carry ä¸åЍ bu dong4 to not have the physical ability to do something [ä¸å‹•] 动 dong4 to move, to use, to act, to change [å‹•] æ‰ cai2 not until, only, merely 瘦 shou4 tight, thin, lean, slim (person or animal) 惯 guan4 accustomed to, used to [æ…£] 公斤 gong1 jin1 kilogram ç´¯å lei4 huai4 to become exhausted [累壞] ç´¯ lei4 implicate, tired åº§ä½ zuo4 wei4 seat 爷爷 ye2 ye (informal) father's father; paternal grandfather [爺爺] 奶奶 nai3 nai (informal) father's mother; paternal grandmother å™å sun1 zi son's son; grandson [å«å] é—¨å£ men2 kou3 doorway, gate [é–€å£] å« jiao4 to (be) call(ed), to hail (a taxi) å‡è‚¥ jian3 fei2 to lose weight [減肥]