all 1001 words

1001 words

• day 1 · what they look like

• 十分shífēnvery, really
• 更加gèngjiāeven more
• 稍shāoslightly, a moment
• 稍微shāowēia little, slightly
• 尤其yóuqíespecially
• 多么duōmehow (…!)
• 样子yàngzilook, appearance
• 帅shuàihandsome; cool
• 美měibeautiful
• 美丽měilìbeautiful
• 姑娘gūnianggirl, young woman
• 小伙子xiǎohuǒziyoung man, lad
• 戴dàiwear (glasses, a hat)
• 眼镜yǎnjìngglasses
• 帽子màozihat, cap
• 皮肤pífūskin
• 鼻子bízinose
• 胳膊gēboarm

• day 2 · who’s who

• 各gèeach, every
• 各位gèwèieveryone (polite)
• 各种gèzhǒngall kinds of
• 各个gègèeach, every single
• 任何rènhéany, any at all
• 此cǐthis (written)
• 啊āah! oh! (surprise)
• 嗯ǹgmm, uh-huh
• 年龄niánlíngage
• 性别xìngbiégender, sex
• 国籍guójínationality
• 男性nánxìngmale, men
• 女性nǚxìngfemale, women
• 男士nánshìgentleman, men
• 青年qīngniányoung people, youth
• 少年shàoniánteenager, youngster
• 中年zhōngniánmiddle age
• 老年lǎoniánold age

• day 3 · what are they like?

• 却quèbut, yet
• 敢gǎndare
• 性格xìnggépersonality, character
• 脾气píqitemper, temperament
• 幽默yōumòhumorous, funny
• 活泼huópōlively, outgoing
• 害羞hàixiūshy
• 诚实chéngshíhonest
• 勇敢yǒnggǎnbrave
• 耐心nàixīnpatient; patience
• 细心xìxīncareful
• 粗心cūxīncareless
• 懒lǎnlazy
• 笨bènstupid, clumsy
• 冷静lěngjìngcalm, cool-headed
• 积极jījíactive, positive, keen
• 骄傲jiāo'àoproud; arrogant
• 得意déyìpleased with yourself

• day 4 · better, or not as good

• 不如bùrúnot as good as
• 相比xiāngbǐcompare
• 优点yōudiǎnstrength, good point
• 缺点quēdiǎnweakness, shortcoming
• 优秀yōuxiùexcellent, outstanding
• 特点tèdiǎnfeature, characteristic
• 能力nénglìability
• 自信zìxìnconfident; self-confidence
• 强qiángstrong
• 普通pǔtōngordinary, common
• 平常píngchángusual; usually
• 相同xiāngtóngidentical, the same
• 同样tóngyàngthe same; equally
• 区别qūbiédifference
• 完全wánquáncompletely; complete
• 好处hǎochùbenefit, advantage
• 坏处huàichùharm, disadvantage
• 相反xiāngfǎnopposite; on the contrary

• day 5 · a life story

• 从来cóngláiever (with 不 / 没: never)
• 本来běnláioriginally, at first
• 忽然hūránsuddenly
• 当时dāngshíat that time, back then
• 从此cóngcǐfrom then on
• 童年tóngniánchildhood
• 儿童értóngchildren
• 经历jīnglìexperience; go through
• 人生rénshēnglife (a person’s)
• 一生yīshēngall your life, a lifetime
• 回忆huíyìrecall; memory
• 成为chéngwéibecome
• 生shēngbe born; give birth
• 家乡jiāxiānghome town
• 老家lǎojiāhome town, family home
• 难忘nánwàngunforgettable
• 今后jīnhòufrom now on
• 将来jiāngláithe future; in future

• day 6 · dreams & goals

• 也许yěxǔmaybe, perhaps
• 恐怕kǒngpàI’m afraid; probably
• 不仅bùjǐnnot only
• 不光bùguāngnot only (spoken)
• 理想lǐxiǎngideal, dream; ideal (adj.)
• 梦想mèngxiǎngdream; dream of
• 梦mèngdream
• 做梦zuòmèngto dream
• 目标mùbiāogoal, target
• 目的mùdìpurpose, aim
• 成功chénggōngsucceed; successful
• 失败shībàifail; failure
• 放弃fàngqìgive up
• 继续jìxùcontinue, go on
• 达到dádàoreach, achieve
• 获得huòdégain, win, obtain
• 取得qǔdéachieve, gain
• 永远yǒngyuǎnforever, always

• day 8 · excuse me…

• 使shǐmake, cause
• 打扰dǎrǎodisturb, bother
• 抱歉bàoqiànsorry, regretful
• 道歉dàoqiànapologise
• 原谅yuánliàngforgive
• 感谢gǎnxièthank, be grateful
• 客气kèqipolite; stand on ceremony
• 礼貌lǐmàomanners; polite
• 麻烦máfantrouble; troublesome; bother
• 打招呼dǎzhāohusay hello, greet
• 答应dāyingagree, promise; answer
• 拒绝jùjuérefuse, turn down
• 允许yǔnxǔallow, permit
• 邀请yāoqǐnginvite; invitation
• 祝zhùwish (someone well)
• 祝贺zhùhècongratulate
• 晚安wǎn'āngood night
• 误会wùhuìmisunderstand; misunderstanding

• day 9 · at the bank

• 办理bànlǐhandle, apply for
• 办事bànshìrun an errand, get things done
• 存cúndeposit, save, store
• 取qǔtake out, fetch
• 现金xiànjīncash
• 零钱língqiánsmall change; pocket money
• 密码mìmǎpassword, PIN
• 排队páiduìqueue, line up
• 填写tiánxiěfill in (a form)
• 表格biǎogéform, table
• 表biǎoform, table; meter
• 日期rìqīdate
• 身份证shēnfènzhèngID card
• 证件zhèngjiànID, papers, documents
• 证zhèngcard, certificate
• 签证qiānzhèngvisa
• 申请shēnqǐngapply (for)
• 使馆shǐguǎnembassy

• day 10 · rules & notices

• 作为zuòwéias (a role); act as
• 按ànpress; according to
• 按照ànzhàoaccording to
• 规定guīdìngrule; stipulate
• 禁止jìnzhǐforbid, prohibit
• 通知tōngzhīnotify; notice
• 说明shuōmíngexplain; explanation
• 说明书shuōmíngshūinstructions, manual
• 收费shōufèicharge (a fee)
• 免费miǎnfèifree (of charge)
• 有效yǒuxiàovalid, effective
• 正式zhèngshìformal, official
• 文件wénjiàndocument, file
• 材料cáiliàomaterials; papers
• 资料zīliàoinformation, data
• 符合fúhématch, meet (a standard)
• 标准biāozhǔnstandard; standard (adj.)
• 证明zhèngmíngprove; certificate

• day 11 · help!

• 竟然jìngránto my surprise, actually
• 确实quèshíreally, indeed
• 只好zhǐhǎohave no choice but to
• 正好zhènghǎojust right; as it happens
• 差点儿chàdiǎnralmost, nearly
• 千万qiānwànbe sure to, whatever you do
• 警察jǐngchápolice officer, the police
• 钥匙yàoshikey
• 危险wēixiǎndangerous; danger
• 着火zháohuǒcatch fire
• 火huǒfire; popular
• 喊hǎnshout, call out
• 敲qiāoknock, tap
• 掉diàofall, drop; lose
• 破pòbroken; break
• 困难kùnnandifficulty; difficult
• 情况qíngkuàngsituation, circumstances
• 查找cházhǎosearch for, look up

• day 12 · messages & parcels

• 要是yàoshiif
• 否则fǒuzéotherwise, or else
• 短信duǎnxìntext message
• 发送fāsòngsend
• 回复huífùreply
• 回信huíxìnwrite back; reply letter
• 信息xìnxīinformation; message
• 消息xiāoxinews (that you hear)
• 信号xìnhàosignal
• 联系liánxìcontact, get in touch
• 通tōngget through; open
• 通过tōngguòthrough, by means of; pass
• 提醒tíxǐngremind
• 及时jíshíin time, promptly
• 快递kuàidìexpress delivery, parcel
• 寄jìpost, send by mail
• 地址dìzhǐaddress
• 留liúleave, keep; stay

• day 13 · sorting it out

• 就是jiùshìexactly; just (…, that’s all)
• 不满bùmǎndissatisfied, unhappy
• 态度tàidùattitude, manner
• 解释jiěshìexplain
• 保证bǎozhèngpromise, guarantee
• 负责fùzébe responsible (for)
• 负责人fùzérénperson in charge
• 留下liúxialeave (behind)
• 法fǎlaw; method
• 法律fǎlǜlaw
• 律师lǜshīlawyer
• 查看chákàncheck, look over
• 不必bùbìno need to
• 不便bùbiàninconvenient; inconvenience
• 意见yìjiànopinion, view; complaint
• 顺利shùnlìsmooth, without a hitch
• 交jiāohand over, hand in; make (friends)

• day 15 · how do you feel?

• 厉害lìhaiawesome; severe, terrible
• 死sǐto die; extremely (…死了)
• 故意gùyìon purpose
• 互相hùxiāngeach other
• 相互xiānghùmutual; each other
• 心xīnheart; mind
• 心情xīnqíngmood
• 感觉gǎnjuéfeeling; to feel
• 感受gǎnshòuto experience, feel; impressions
• 激动jīdòngexcited, deeply moved
• 兴奋xīngfènexcited, thrilled
• 愉快yúkuàihappy, pleasant
• 幸福xìngfúhappiness; happy (in life)
• 伤心shāngxīnsad, heartbroken
• 失望shīwàngdisappointed
• 烦fánannoyed; to bother
• 烦恼fánnǎoworried; worries
• 受不了shòubuliǎocan’t stand

• day 16 · what on earth?

• 究竟jiūjìngwhat on earth; after all
• 到底dàodǐon earth; in the end
• 难道nándàosurely … not? (you mean …?)
• 并bìng(not) at all; and
• 吃惊chījīngsurprised, shocked
• 怀疑huáiyíto doubt, suspect
• 猜cāito guess
• 原来yuánláioriginally; so that’s why
• 原因yuányīnreason, cause
• 后悔hòuhuǐto regret
• 可惜kěxīa pity, too bad
• 讨厌tǎoyànto dislike; annoying
• 气qìair; anger; to annoy
• 实在shízàireally, honestly
• 老是lǎoshìalways (annoyingly)
• 好笑hǎoxiàofunny; ridiculous
• 笑话xiàohuajoke; to laugh at
• 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke, kid

• day 17 · what do you think?

• 尽管jǐnguǎnalthough; feel free to
• 然而rán'érhowever
• 看法kànfǎview, opinion
• 想法xiǎngfǎidea, way of thinking
• 说法shuōfǎway of saying; version, claim
• 主意zhǔyiidea, plan
• 考虑kǎolǜto consider, think over
• 商量shāngliangto discuss, talk over
• 谈tánto talk, discuss
• 反对fǎnduìto oppose, be against
• 支持zhīchíto support
• 肯定kěndìngsure; certainly
• 表示biǎoshìto express, show
• 理解lǐjiěto understand
• 接受jiēshòuto accept
• 复杂fùzácomplicated
• 再说zàishuōbesides; deal with it later
• 面对miànduìto face

• day 18 · good friends

• 而érand; but; while
• 与yǔand; with (written)
• 友情yǒuqíngfriendship (the feeling)
• 友谊yǒuyìfriendship
• 友好yǒuhǎofriendly
• 对方duìfāngthe other person, the other side
• 共同gòngtóngcommon, shared; together
• 交流jiāoliúto communicate, exchange
• 聚jùto get together
• 聚会jùhuìparty, get-together
• 陪péito keep someone company, go with
• 熟悉shúxifamiliar; to get to know
• 适应shìyìngto adapt to, get used to
• 印象yìnxiàngimpression
• 之间zhījiānbetween, among
• 鼓励gǔlìto encourage
• 信心xìnxīnconfidence
• 尊重zūnzhòngto respect

• day 19 · love stories

• 既jìboth … (and); since
• 不得不bùdébùhave to, have no choice but
• 爱情àiqínglove (romantic)
• 爱心àixīnkindness, a caring heart
• 浪漫làngmànromantic
• 约yuēto arrange to meet; about
• 约会yuēhuìdate, appointment
• 抱bàoto hug, hold in your arms
• 美好měihǎowonderful, lovely (life, memories)
• 感情gǎnqíngfeelings; emotional bond
• 感动gǎndòngmoved, touched
• 感人gǎnrénmoving, touching
• 内心nèixīninner self, heart
• 失去shīqùto lose
• 真正zhēnzhèngreal, true; truly
• 一切yīqièeverything, all
• 日记rìjìdiary
• 日子rìziday; days, life

• day 20 · making up

• 即使jíshǐeven if
• 改变gǎibiànto change
• 之后zhīhòuafter, afterwards
• 之前zhīqiánbefore
• 仍réngstill (written)
• 仍然réngránstill
• 另lìngother, another
• 巧qiǎowhat a coincidence; skilful
• 眼前yǎnqiánbefore your eyes; right now
• 羡慕xiànmùto envy, admire
• 点头diǎntóuto nod
• 好好hǎohǎoproperly, well; nicely
• 抬头táitóuto raise your head, look up
• 拉lāto pull
• 感gǎnsense of (…感)

• day 22 · at the market

• 袋子dàizibag
• 棵kē(measure word for trees, plants)
• 台tái(measure word for machines); stage
• 幅fú(measure word for pictures)
• 千克qiānkèkilogram
• 克kègram
• 两liǎngliang (50 grams)
• 份fènportion; copy; (measure word for jobs)
• 片piànslice, piece; (measure word for flat things)
• 葡萄pútaogrape
• 西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
• 鲜xiānfresh; tasty (savoury)
• 食品shípǐnfood (products), groceries
• 食物shíwùfood
• 少量shǎoliànga small amount
• 满mǎnfull
• 不够bùgòunot enough
• 够gòuenough

• day 23 · cooking at home

• 首先shǒuxiānfirst (of all)
• 其次qícìsecondly; next
• 接着jiēzhenext; to carry on
• 做法zuòfǎway of making; method
• 刀dāoknife
• 油yóuoil
• 盐yánsalt
• 汤tāngsoup
• 烤kǎoto roast, grill, bake
• 熟shúcooked; ripe
• 生shēngraw, uncooked
• 粗cūthick; rough
• 细xìthin, fine; careful
• 倒dàoto pour
• 香xiāngfragrant; smells good
• 闻wénto smell
• 味wèitaste, flavour; smell
• 味道wèidàotaste, flavour

• day 24 · sweet, sour, spicy

• 盒子hézibox
• 场chǎng(measure word for events: films, matches)
• 顿dùn(measure word for meals)
• 趟tàng(measure word for trips)
• 酸suānsour
• 苦kǔbitter; hard (life)
• 辣làspicy, hot
• 咸xiánsalty
• 凉liángcool, cold
• 酸奶suānnǎiyoghurt
• 饼干bǐnggānbiscuit, cracker
• 巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate
• 零食língshísnacks
• 小吃xiǎochīlocal snacks, street food
• 美食měishídelicious food, good food
• 丰富fēngfùrich, plentiful
• 果汁guǒzhīfruit juice
• 汽水qìshuǐfizzy drink, soda

• day 25 · eating out

• 由于yóuyúbecause of, due to
• 因此yīncǐso, therefore
• 餐厅cāntīngrestaurant, dining room
• 厨师chúshīchef, cook
• 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
• 快餐kuàicānfast food
• 早餐zǎocānbreakfast
• 午餐wǔcānlunch
• 晚餐wǎncāndinner
• 食堂shítángcanteen
• 道dào(measure word for dishes, questions)
• 随便suíbiànas you like; casual
• 结账jiézhàngto pay the bill
• 纸巾zhǐjīntissue, paper napkin
• 剩shèngto be left over
• 浪费làngfèito waste
• 聚餐jùcānto eat together (as a group)
• 茶叶cháyètea leaves

• day 26 · a festival dinner

• 既然jìránsince, now that
• 甚至shènzhìeven, so much so that
• 庆祝qìngzhùto celebrate
• 热闹rènaolively, bustling
• 红包hóngbāored envelope (with money)
• 月饼yuèbingmooncake
• 馒头mántousteamed bun (plain)
• 干杯gānbēicheers!
• 白酒báijiǔbaijiu (Chinese spirit)
• 葡萄酒pútaojiǔwine

• day 28 · running late

• 按时ànshíon time, on schedule
• 赶紧gǎnjǐnhurry, quickly
• 赶快gǎnkuàiquickly, at once
• 已yǐalready (written)
• 将jiāngwill, be going to (formal)
• 将要jiāngyàobe about to, will
• 准时zhǔnshípunctual, on time
• 迟chílate
• 赶gǎnrush to catch, hurry
• 错过cuòguòmiss (a train, a chance)
• 提前tíqiándo earlier, in advance
• 推迟tuīchípostpone, delay
• 取消qǔxiāocancel
• 航班hángbānflight
• 登机dēngjīboard a plane
• 降落jiàngluòland (a plane)
• 安检ānjiǎnsecurity check
• 转机zhuǎnjīchange planes

• day 29 · at the station

• 来得及láidejíthere’s still time
• 来不及láibujítoo late, no time
• 于是yúshìso, and so
• 赶上gǎnshàngcatch (in time)
• 动车dòngchēbullet train (D train)
• 大巴dàbācoach, large bus
• 乘chéngride, take (transport)
• 乘坐chéngzuòride, take (formal)
• 乘客chéngkèpassenger
• 旅客lǚkètraveller, passenger
• 换乘huànchéngtransfer, change (lines)
• 售票员shòupiàoyuánticket seller
• 时间表shíjiānbiǎotimetable
• 广播guǎngbōbroadcast; announcement
• 大厅dàtīnghall, lobby
• 座zuòseat; measure for buildings, hills
• 座位zuòwèiseat
• 列lièmeasure for trains; line up

• day 30 · how far is it?

• 大约dàyuēabout, roughly
• 左右zuǒyòuabout, or so (after a number)
• 前后qiánhòuaround (a time); before and after
• 公里gōnglǐkilometre
• 距离jùlídistance; be … away from
• 速度sùdùspeed
• 车速chēsùspeed (of a vehicle)
• 高速gāosùhigh-speed; the expressway
• 公路gōnglùroad, highway
• 道路dàolùroad (formal)
• 前方qiánfāngahead
• 十字路口shízìlùkǒucrossroads
• 对面duìmiànopposite, across from
• 指zhǐpoint (at), point to
• 转zhuǎnturn
• 直接zhíjiēdirect(ly)
• 路过lùguòpass by (on the way)
• 目的地mùdìdìdestination

• day 31 · on the road

• 自zìfrom (formal)
• 当dāngwhen; work as, be
• 由yóuby (who does it); from
• 随着suízhealong with, as
• 等到děngdàoby the time, when
• 交通jiāotōngtraffic, transport
• 堵车dǔchētraffic jam; be stuck in traffic
• 交警jiāojǐngtraffic police
• 电动车diàndòngchēe-bike, electric scooter
• 停tíngstop; park
• 停车tíngchēpark (a car)
• 停车场tíngchēchǎngcar park
• 车位chēwèiparking space
• 加油站jiāyóuzhànpetrol station
• 师傅shīfumaster; driver (way to address)
• 出口chūkǒuexit; export
• 入口rùkǒuentrance
• 进入jìnrùenter, get into

• day 32 · a trip away

• 共gòngin total (written)
• 全quánwhole, all
• 光guānglight; only; used up
• 仅jǐnonly (formal)
• 仅仅jǐnjǐnonly, merely
• 至少zhìshǎoat least
• 重新chóngxīnagain, all over again
• 往往wǎngwǎngusually, tend to
• 偶尔ǒu'ěroccasionally, once in a while
• 再次zàicìonce again
• 旅行lǚxíngtravel, trip
• 出行chūxínggo out, travel (somewhere)
• 外出wàichūgo out (on business)
• 度假dùjiàgo on holiday
• 假日jiàrìholiday, day off
• 节假日jiéjiàrìpublic holidays
• 订dìngbook, order
• 旅馆lǚguǎnguesthouse, small hotel

• day 33 · seeing the sights

• 此外cǐwàibesides, in addition
• 并且bìngqiěand also, moreover
• 不过bùguòbut, however; only
• 入住rùzhùcheck in (at a hotel)
• 导游dǎoyóutour guide; guide
• 参观cānguānvisit, look around
• 游玩yóuwángo sightseeing, have fun
• 景点jǐngdiǎntourist sight
• 景区jǐngqūscenic area
• 景色jǐngsèscenery, view
• 风景fēngjǐngscenery, landscape
• 美景měijǐngbeautiful view
• 顺便shùnbiànwhile you’re at it, on the way
• 暂时zànshífor the moment, temporary
• 厕所cèsuǒtoilet
• 入rùenter (written)
• 背bēicarry on your back
• 背包bēibāobackpack

• day 35 · how much more?

• 倍bèitimes, -fold
• 分数fēnshùscore, mark; fraction
• 之zhīof (written); in fractions
• 数shùnumber
• 数字shùzìnumber, figure, digit
• 数量shùliàngquantity, amount
• 价格jiàgéprice
• 价钱jiàqiánprice (spoken)
• 高价gāojiàhigh price
• 低价dījiàlow price
• 超过chāoguòexceed, be more than
• 低于dīyúbe lower than, below
• 高于gāoyúbe higher than, above
• 增加zēngjiāincrease, add
• 增长zēngzhǎnggrow, rise
• 下降xiàjiàngfall, drop, decline
• 降低jiàngdīlower, reduce
• 大大dàdàgreatly, hugely

• day 36 · shop till you drop

• 购物gòuwùshopping; go shopping
• 购买gòumǎipurchase, buy
• 逛guàngstroll, browse (the shops)
• 商品shāngpǐngoods, product
• 顾客gùkècustomer
• 牌子páizibrand; sign
• 牌páibrand; sign, plate
• 质量zhìliàngquality
• 适合shìhésuit, be right for
• 毛衣máoyīsweater, jumper
• 外套wàitàocoat, jacket
• 袜子wàzisocks
• 货huògoods, stock
• 假jiǎfake, false
• 打折dǎzhébe on sale, give a discount
• 降价jiàngjiàcut prices, go down in price
• 算suàncalculate; count as
• 付fùpay

• day 37 · paying & ordering online

• 另外lìngwàibesides; another, other
• 加上jiāshàngplus, on top of that
• 网购wǎnggòushop online
• 线上xiànshàngonline
• 线下xiànxiàoffline, in person
• 扫码sǎomǎscan a QR code
• 支付zhīfùpay (formal)
• 上门shàngméncome to your door, home service
• 会员huìyuánmember
• 费fèifee, charge; cost (effort)
• 费用fèiyongcost, expenses
• 全部quánbùall, the whole
• 全都quándōuall (of them)
• 所有suǒyǒuall, every
• 许多xǔduōmany, a lot of
• 多数duōshùthe majority, most
• 部分bùfenpart, section
• 其中qízhōngamong them, of which

• day 38 · life online

• 不管bùguǎnno matter (spoken)
• 不论bùlùnno matter
• 无论wúlùnno matter, whatever
• 互联网hùliánwǎngthe internet
• 网页wǎngyèweb page
• 网址wǎngzhǐweb address
• 网友wǎngyǒuonline friend; netizen
• 视频shìpínvideo
• 图túpicture, chart, map
• 图片túpiànpicture, image
• 转发zhuǎnfāshare, forward
• 技术jìshùtechnology; skill
• 使用shǐyònguse
• 用来yòngláibe used for
• 用于yòngyúbe used in, for (formal)
• 便于biànyúmake it easy to
• 快速kuàisùfast, rapid
• 获取huòqǔobtain, get (information)

• day 39 · business

• 对于duìyúregarding, as for, towards
• 方面fāngmiànaspect, side, area
• 生意shēngyibusiness, trade
• 市场shìchǎngmarket
• 经济jīngjìeconomy; economical
• 竞争jìngzhēngcompete; competition
• 赚zhuànearn, make (money)
• 收入shōurùincome
• 广告guǎnggàoadvertisement
• 推出tuīchūlaunch, bring out
• 提供tígōngprovide, offer
• 流行liúxíngbe popular, in fashion
• 普遍pǔbiàncommon, widespread
• 目前mùqiánat present, currently
• 现有xiànyǒuexisting, currently available
• 实际shíjìreality; practical, real
• 实际上shíjìshàngin fact, actually
• 估计gūjìestimate, reckon

• day 40 · is it worth it?

• 值zhíbe worth
• 值得zhídébe worth (doing)
• 效果xiàoguǒeffect, result
• 是否shìfǒuwhether, if (formal)
• 能否néngfǒuwhether (something) can
• 无法wúfǎbe unable to, no way to
• 缺quēlack, be short of
• 缺少quēshǎolack, be short of
• 人数rénshùnumber of people
• 以内yǐnèiwithin, less than
• 同时tóngshíat the same time; meanwhile
• 从中cóngzhōngfrom it, out of it
• 此次cǐcìthis time (formal)
• 不断bùduàncontinuously, keep (doing)
• 加快jiākuàispeed up
• 方式fāngshìway, method
• 大量dàliànga large amount of, lots of

• day 42 · at the doctor’s

• 大夫dàifudoctor (spoken)
• 护士hùshinurse
• 体检tǐjiǎncheck-up, medical
• 量liángto measure
• 体温tǐwēnbody temperature
• 体重tǐzhòngbody weight
• 打针dǎzhēnto give or get an injection
• 咳kéto cough
• 咳嗽késouto cough; a cough
• 头痛tóutòngheadache; to have a headache
• 痛tòngpain; painful, sore
• 肚子dùzibelly, tummy
• 难受nánshòuto feel unwell, awful
• 严重yánzhòngserious, severe
• 正常zhèngchángnormal
• 血xiěblood
• 困kùnsleepy; stuck
• 躺tǎngto lie down

• day 43 · get well soon

• 连liáneven; to link
• 受伤shòushāngto get hurt, be injured
• 全身quánshēnthe whole body
• 身shēnbody; (measure word for outfits)
• 重zhòngheavy; serious
• 轻qīnglight (not heavy); gentle
• 压yāto press, push down
• 汗hànsweat
• 力气lìqistrength, physical power
• 建议jiànyìto suggest; suggestion
• 减jiǎnto reduce, subtract
• 减轻jiǎnqīngto ease, lighten
• 放松fàngsōngto relax
• 轻松qīngsōngrelaxed; easy
• 散步sànbùto go for a walk
• 健身jiànshēnto work out, keep fit
• 健身房jiànshēnfánggym
• 步bùstep, pace
• 了liǎoto manage (in V得了 / V不了)

• day 44 · match day

• 球队qiúduìteam (ball games)
• 队duìteam; queue
• 队员duìyuánteam member
• 队长duìzhǎngteam captain
• 教练jiàoliàncoach, trainer
• 球迷qiúmífan (of a ball game)
• 排球páiqiúvolleyball
• 乒乓球pīngpāngqiútable tennis, ping-pong
• 参赛cānsàito take part in a contest
• 大赛dàsàibig competition, tournament
• 赢yíngto win
• 输shūto lose (a game)
• 打败dǎbàito defeat, beat
• 加油jiāyóucome on! (cheer); refuel
• 暂停zàntíngto pause; time-out
• 秒miǎosecond (of time)
• 结果jiéguǒresult; as a result
• 最终zuìzhōngfinal; in the end

• day 45 · the winners

• 赢得yíngdéto win (a prize, support)
• 奖jiǎngprize, award
• 获奖huòjiǎngto win an award
• 动作dòngzuòmovement, action
• 功夫gōngfukung fu; time and effort
• 棒bànggreat, excellent
• 精彩jīngcǎibrilliant, exciting (show, match)
• 加入jiārùto join
• 活动huódòngactivity, event; to move about
• 举办jǔbànto host, organise (an event)
• 举行jǔxíngto hold, take place
• 排páirow; to line up
• 拍pāito clap, pat; to shoot (a photo)
• 有趣yǒuqùinteresting, fun
• 无聊wúliáoboring; bored
• 吸引xīyǐnto attract, draw in
• 观看guānkànto watch (a show, a match)
• 观众guānzhòngaudience, spectators

• day 46 · on stage

• 演yǎnto act, perform
• 演出yǎnchūto perform; show
• 演员yǎnyuánactor, actress, performer
• 演唱yǎnchàngto sing (on stage)
• 歌手gēshǒusinger
• 歌声gēshēngsinging (voice)
• 首shǒu(measure word for songs, poems)
• 钢琴gāngqínpiano
• 琴qínmusical instrument; piano
• 弹tánto play (piano, guitar)
• 话剧huàjùplay, drama (spoken)
• 京剧jīngjùPeking opera
• 剧院jùyuàntheatre
• 艺术yìshùart
• 著名zhùmíngfamous, well-known
• 听众tīngzhòngaudience, listeners
• 收听shōutīngto listen in (radio)
• 播放bōfàngto broadcast, play (video)

• day 47 · books, films & news

• 小说xiǎoshuōnovel
• 作家zuòjiāwriter
• 作者zuòzhěauthor
• 作品zuòpǐnwork (of art, writing)
• 读者dúzhěreader
• 杂志zázhìmagazine
• 电视剧diànshìjùTV series, TV drama
• 部bùpart; (measure word for films, books)
• 内容nèiróngcontent
• 记者jìzhěreporter, journalist
• 调查diàocháto investigate; survey
• 社会shèhuìsociety
• 重chóngagain, anew

• day 49 · family ties

• 家庭jiātíngfamily, household
• 父母fùmǔparents
• 父亲fùqīnfather
• 母亲mǔqīnmother
• 父子fùzǐfather and son
• 父女fùnǚfather and daughter
• 母子mǔzǐmother and son
• 母女mǔnǚmother and daughter
• 兄弟xiōngdìbrothers
• 亲戚qīnqirelative, relation
• 孙子sūnzigrandson
• 孙女sūnnǚgranddaughter
• 俩liǎtwo, the two of (spoken)
• 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a pupil)
• 教育jiàoyùeducation; to educate
• 责任zérènresponsibility
• 严格yángéstrict
• 辛苦xīnkǔhard, tiring; to work hard

• day 50 · a flat to rent

• 租zūto rent
• 出租chūzūto rent out, let
• 房租fángzūrent (money)
• 房东fángdōnglandlord, landlady
• 客厅kètīngliving room
• 厨房chúfángkitchen
• 窗chuāngwindow
• 窗户chuānghuwindow
• 院子yuànzicourtyard, yard
• 家具jiājùfurniture
• 空kōngempty; in vain
• 空kòngfree time; to leave empty
• 条件tiáojiàncondition, terms
• 郊区jiāoqūsuburbs, outskirts
• 市区shìqūcity centre, urban area
• 区qūdistrict, area
• 街道jiēdàostreet; neighbourhood
• 周围zhōuwéiaround, surroundings

• day 51 · chores

• 收拾shōushito tidy up; to pack
• 整理zhěnglǐto sort out, put in order
• 擦cāto wipe, rub, polish
• 乱luànmessy; at random
• 卫生wèishēnghygiene; clean
• 扔rēngto throw, throw away
• 垃圾lājīrubbish, trash
• 桶tǒngbucket, bin
• 干活儿gànhuórto work, do the work (spoken)
• 弄nòngto do, make, handle
• 挂guàto hang
• 抬táito lift, carry (together)
• 提títo carry (in the hand); to raise
• 推tuīto push
• 装zhuāngto pack, load; to install
• 修xiūto repair, fix
• 修理xiūlǐto repair (formal)
• 脱tuōto take off (clothes, shoes)

• day 52 · every morning

• 早晨zǎochenearly morning
• 醒xǐngto wake up
• 着zháo(manages to: 睡着 fall asleep)
• 响xiǎngto ring, sound; loud
• 亮liàngbright, light; to light up
• 日常rìchángdaily, everyday
• 养成yǎngchéngto form (a habit)
• 牙膏yágāotoothpaste
• 毛巾máojīntowel
• 镜子jìngzimirror
• 理发lǐfàto get a haircut
• 皮鞋píxiéleather shoes
• 底下dǐxiaunder, beneath
• 整zhěngwhole, entire; exactly
• 整个zhěnggèwhole, entire
• 待dāito stay (spoken)
• 公共gōnggòngpublic

• day 53 · back to the village

• 寒假hánjiàwinter holiday
• 暑假shǔjiàsummer holiday
• 零花钱línghuāqiánpocket money
• 月份yuèfènmonth (as a period)
• 计划jìhuàplan; to plan
• 定dìngto fix, settle, decide
• 内nèiinside, within
• 准zhǔnaccurate; exactly
• 举jǔto lift, raise
• 改gǎito change, correct
• 压力yālìpressure, stress
• 关键guānjiànkey, crucial (point)
• 城chéngcity; city wall
• 村cūnvillage
• 农村nóngcūnthe countryside, rural area

• day 55 · exam season

• 高考gāokǎothe gaokao (university entrance exam)
• 报考bàokǎoto apply for (an exam, a school)
• 报名bàomíngto sign up, enrol
• 考生kǎoshēngexam candidate
• 试题shìtíexam questions, test paper
• 笔试bǐshìwritten exam
• 听力tīnglìlistening (skill)
• 口语kǒuyǔspeaking, spoken language
• 答dáto answer
• 答案dá'ànanswer, solution
• 正确zhèngquècorrect, right
• 错误cuòwùmistake; wrong
• 合格hégéup to standard; to pass
• 期qīissue, session (measure word)
• 期中qīzhōngmidterm
• 期末qīmòend of term
• 末mòend (of a period)
• 紧张jǐnzhāngnervous; tense, tight

• day 56 · in class

• 课堂kètángclass, classroom (setting)
• 课程kèchéngcourse, curriculum
• 功课gōngkèhomework, schoolwork
• 预习yùxíto prepare a lesson (before class)
• 自习zìxíto study on your own (in a study period)
• 自学zìxuéto teach yourself
• 教学jiàoxuéteaching
• 教师jiàoshīteacher (formal)
• 师生shīshēngteachers and students
• 点名diǎnmíngto take the register, call the roll
• 词语cíyǔwords and phrases
• 语法yǔfǎgrammar
• 篇piān(measure word for articles, essays)
• 文章wénzhāngarticle, essay
• 作文zuòwénessay, composition (at school)
• 阅读yuèdúto read; reading
• 例如lìrúfor example, such as
• 例子lìziexample

• day 57 · university life

• 入学rùxuéto start school, enrol
• 学院xuéyuàncollege, school (of a university)
• 本科běnkēundergraduate (course)
• 研究生yánjiūshēngpostgraduate student
• 硕士shuòshìmaster’s degree
• 博士bóshìdoctorate, PhD
• 教授jiàoshòuprofessor
• 院长yuànzhǎngdean, head (of a college or hospital)
• 专业zhuānyèmajor, field of study; professional
• 学费xuéfèituition fees
• 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnscholarship
• 操场cāochǎngsports ground (at a school)
• 毕业bìyèto graduate
• 毕业生bìyèshēnggraduate
• 知识zhīshiknowledge
• 基础jīchǔfoundation, basis
• 基本jīběnbasic; basically
• 基本上jīběnshàngbasically, on the whole

• day 58 · studying well

• 举例jǔlìto give an example
• 积累jīlěito build up, accumulate
• 重点zhòngdiǎnkey point; with a focus on
• 重视zhòngshìto value, take seriously
• 仔细zǐxìcareful, thorough
• 详细xiángxìdetailed
• 准确zhǔnquèaccurate, exact
• 流利liúlìfluent
• 普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin, standard Chinese
• 翻译fānyìto translate; translator
• 顺序shùnxùorder, sequence
• 总结zǒngjiéto sum up; summary
• 判断pànduànto judge, decide; judgement
• 提出tíchūto put forward, raise
• 提到tídàoto mention
• 指出zhǐchūto point out
• 讨论tǎolùnto discuss
• 小组xiǎozǔgroup, team

• day 59 · job hunting

• 表扬biǎoyángto praise
• 批评pīpíngto criticise, tell off
• 表现biǎoxiànto perform, show; performance
• 招聘zhāopìnto recruit, advertise a job
• 应聘yìngpìnto apply for a job
• 面试miànshì(job) interview; to interview
• 职业zhíyèoccupation, profession
• 经验jīngyànexperience
• 能够nénggòuto be able to, can
• 打工dǎgōngto work a (part-time) job
• 工资gōngzīpay, wages
• 奖金jiǎngjīnbonus
• 加强jiāqiángto strengthen, step up
• 专门zhuānménspecially; specialised
• 年底niándǐend of the year
• 人员rényuánstaff, personnel
• 单位dānwèiworkplace, employer (organisation)
• 部门bùméndepartment

• day 60 · at the office

• 为wéito act as, be (written)
• 办公bàngōngto work (in an office)
• 安排ānpáito arrange; arrangement
• 任务rènwutask, assignment
• 进行jìnxíngto carry out, be under way
• 过程guòchéngprocess, course
• 出差chūchāito go on a business trip
• 加班jiābānto work overtime
• 打印dǎyìnto print
• 打印机dǎyìnjīprinter
• 复印fùyìnto photocopy
• 项xiàngitem (measure word for tasks, rules)
• 组zǔgroup; to form; set
• 工厂gōngchǎngfactory
• 厂chǎngfactory, plant
• 工人gōngrénworker
• 管guǎnto be in charge of, look after
• 管理guǎnlǐto manage; management

• day 62 · weather & climate

• 气候qìhòuclimate
• 气温qìwēnair temperature
• 温度wēndùtemperature
• 摄氏度shèshìdùdegrees Celsius
• 零下língxiàbelow zero
• 高温gāowēnhigh temperature, heat
• 低温dīwēnlow temperature
• 寒冷hánlěngcold, freezing
• 暖和nuǎnhuowarm; to warm up
• 降温jiàngwēnto get colder (of weather)
• 降jiàngto fall, drop, come down
• 干gāndry
• 云yúncloud
• 吹chuīto blow
• 阳光yángguāngsunshine
• 落luòto fall, drop; (of the sun) to set
• 厚hòuthick
• 低dīlow; to lower

• day 63 · plants & animals

• 等děngand so on, etc.
• 者zhě-er, person who (suffix)
• 植物zhíwùplant
• 叶子yèzileaf
• 鲜花xiānhuāfresh flowers
• 树林shùlínwoods
• 森林sēnlínforest
• 老虎lǎohǔtiger
• 熊xióngbear
• 生命shēngmìnglife
• 活huóto live; alive
• 种zhòngto plant, grow
• 土tǔsoil, earth
• 自然zìránnature; natural; naturally
• 大自然dàzìránnature, the natural world
• 少见shǎojiànrare, seldom seen
• 多样duōyàngvaried, diverse

• day 64 · our planet

• 无wúto have no, without (written)
• 地球dìqiúthe Earth
• 全球quánqiúthe whole world; global
• 海洋hǎiyángocean, the seas
• 江jiāng(big) river
• 流liúto flow
• 深shēndeep; dark (colour)
• 底dǐbottom
• 环保huánbǎoenvironmental protection; eco-friendly
• 保护bǎohùto protect
• 污染wūrǎnpollution; to pollute
• 塑料sùliàoplastic
• 节约jiéyuēto save, economise
• 减少jiǎnshǎoto reduce, cut
• 远离yuǎnlíto keep away from
• 吸xīto breathe in, absorb; to smoke
• 烟yānsmoke; cigarette
• 空气kōngqìair

• day 65 · China & the world

• 首都shǒudūcapital (city)
• 省shěngprovince
• 北部běibùthe north (of a country or area)
• 南部nánbùthe south (of a country or area)
• 东部dōngbùthe east (of a country or area)
• 西部xībùthe west (of a country or area)
• 各地gèdìall over, every place
• 亚洲YàzhōuAsia
• 国际guójìinternational
• 民族mínzúethnic group; nation
• 少数shǎoshùminority, a small number
• 世纪shìjìcentury
• 叫作jiàozuòto be called, be known as
• 有着yǒuzheto have, possess (written)
• 之中zhīzhōngamong, in the middle of
• 星星xīngxingstar
• 夜晚yèwǎnnight
• 夜yènight

• day 66 · science & discovery

• 科学kēxuéscience; scientific
• 研究yánjiūto research, study; research
• 科技kējìscience and technology
• 产生chǎnshēngto produce, give rise to
• 出现chūxiànto appear, come up
• 发出fāchūto give off, send out (sound, light)
• 分为fēnwéito divide into
• 到来dàoláiarrival; to arrive (written)
• 起到qǐdàoto have (an effect), play (a role)
• 引起yǐnqǐto cause, give rise to
• 作用zuòyòngeffect, role, function
• 停止tíngzhǐto stop
• 文字wénzìwriting, script; text
• 桥qiáobridge
• 性xìng-ness, -ity (suffix); nature