all 1600 words

1600 words

• day 1 · oh, no way!

• 哎āihey; oh (surprise)
• 哎呀āiyāoh no; oh my
• 唉àisigh; oh well
• 哈hāha (laughter); aha
• 哦òoh, I see
• 呀yāoh, ah (surprise)
• 毕竟bìjìngafter all
• 居然jūránto your surprise; actually
• 果然guǒránsure enough, as expected
• 的确díquèindeed, really
• 简直jiǎnzhísimply, practically
• 根本gēnběn(not) at all; basic, root
• 绝对juéduìabsolutely; absolute
• 反正fǎnzhènganyway, in any case
• 反而fǎn'érinstead, on the contrary
• 白báifor nothing, in vain
• 刚好gānghǎojust right; as it happens
• 不要紧bùyàojǐnit doesn’t matter; not serious
• 没法儿méifǎrcan’t, there’s no way to
• 恭喜gōngxǐcongratulations
• 好运hǎoyùngood luck
• 说不定shuōbudìngmaybe, perhaps
• 或许huòxǔperhaps, maybe
• 偶然ǒuránby chance; accidental
• 糟糕zāogāoterrible; oh no!

• day 2 · at the bank

• 存款cúnkuǎnsavings; to deposit money
• 账户zhànghù(bank) account
• 账号zhànghàoaccount number; user name
• 押金yājīndeposit (money you get back)
• 充值chōngzhíto top up (a card, a phone)
• 话费huàfèiphone charges, phone credit
• 到期dàoqīto expire, fall due
• 手续shǒuxùprocedures, formalities, paperwork
• 登记dēngjìto register, sign in
• 注册zhùcèto register, sign up
• 填tiánto fill in (a form)
• 单dānform, list; single; only
• 咨询zīxúnto ask for information, consult
• 等候děnghòuto wait (formal)
• 等待děngdàito wait (for)
• 领取lǐngqǔto collect, receive
• 信用xìnyòngcredit; trustworthiness
• 本běnthis, our (formal); own
• 本人běnrénoneself, in person; I myself
• 某mǒua certain, some
• 其qíhis, her, its, their (written)
• 各自gèzìeach, respective(ly)
• 彼此bǐcǐeach other
• 如此rúcǐso, such, like this

• day 3 · parcels & post

• 包裹bāoguǒparcel; to wrap
• 邮寄yóujìto post, send by mail
• 邮局yóujúpost office
• 邮票yóupiào(postage) stamp
• 信封xìnfēngenvelope
• 住址zhùzhǐhome address
• 配送pèisòngto deliver (goods)
• 运费yùnfèishipping cost, delivery fee
• 丢失diūshīto lose, go missing (formal)
• 存放cúnfàngto leave (for safe keeping), store
• 物品wùpǐnarticles, items
• 用品yòngpǐnarticles, supplies (for a use)
• 日用品rìyòngpǐneveryday necessities
• 锁suǒlock; to lock
• 便biànthen, and so (written 就)
• 一旦yīdànonce, the moment (something happens)
• 拆chāito open up, take apart
• 插chāto insert, plug in
• 递dìto hand, pass
• 贴tiēto stick, paste
• 捡jiǎnto pick up (from the ground)
• 盖gàilid; to cover, put on (a lid, a stamp)
• 处理chǔlǐto deal with, handle
• 催cuīto hurry, chase (someone)
• 转告zhuǎngàoto pass on (a message)

• day 4 · call the police!

• 报警bàojǐngto call the police
• 派出所pàichūsuǒlocal police station
• 罚fáto punish; to fine
• 罚款fákuǎna fine; to fine
• 法院fǎyuàncourt (of law)
• 违法wéifǎto break the law; illegal
• 违反wéifǎnto break, go against (rules)
• 骗piànto cheat, trick, lie to
• 证据zhèngjùevidence, proof
• 救jiùto save, rescue
• 意外yìwàiaccident; unexpected
• 在场zàichǎngto be present (at the scene)
• 赔péito pay for (damage), compensate
• 保安bǎo'ānsecurity guard; to keep safe
• 保险bǎoxiǎninsurance; safe
• 平安píng'ānsafe and sound
• 安ānsafe, calm; to install, fit
• 万一wànyījust in case; if by any chance
• 避免bìmiǎnto avoid
• 采取cǎiqǔto take (steps, action), adopt
• 难以nányǐhard to, difficult to
• 控制kòngzhìto control
• 遵守zūnshǒuto obey, keep to (rules)
• 合法héfǎlegal, lawful
• 阻止zǔzhǐto stop, prevent

• day 5 · right away!

• 拨打bōdǎto dial, call (a number)
• 占线zhànxiàn(the line is) busy
• 留言liúyánto leave a message; a message
• 约定yuēdìngto agree on, arrange; an agreement
• 预约yùyuēto make an appointment, book
• 预订yùdìngto book, reserve (a room, a table)
• 改天gǎitiānanother day, some other time
• 临时línshíat short notice; temporary
• 事先shìxiānbeforehand, in advance
• 随时suíshíat any time
• 闹钟nàozhōngalarm clock
• 铃língbell
• 时刻shíkèmoment; at every moment
• 曾经céngjīngonce, at one time (in the past)
• 立刻lìkèat once, immediately
• 立即lìjíimmediately (formal)
• 连忙liánmánghastily, promptly
• 始终shǐzhōngfrom start to finish, all along
• 早已zǎoyǐlong since, long ago
• 即将jíjiāngabout to, soon
• 急忙jímángin a hurry, hastily
• 渐渐jiànjiàngradually, little by little
• 尽快jǐnkuàias soon as possible
• 早晚zǎowǎnsooner or later; morning and evening
• 抓紧zhuājǐnto hurry, make the most of

• day 7 · a new flat

• 房屋fángwūhouses, buildings (formal)
• 公寓gōngyùflat, apartment (building)
• 住房zhùfánghousing
• 住宿zhùsùto stay (overnight); accommodation
• 租金zūjīnrent
• 物业wùyèproperty management (company)
• 单元dānyuánunit; entrance (of a building)
• 社区shèqūcommunity, neighbourhood
• 居住jūzhùto live, reside (formal)
• 居民jūmínresidents
• 卧室wòshìbedroom
• 书房shūfángstudy (room)
• 阳台yángtáibalcony
• 窗台chuāngtáiwindowsill
• 台阶táijiēsteps (outside a building)
• 墙qiángwall
• 装修zhuāngxiūto renovate, do up (a home)
• 装饰zhuāngshìto decorate; decoration
• 中介zhōngjièagent, agency (estate agent)
• 舒适shūshìcomfortable, cosy
• 安装ānzhuāngto install, fit
• 设备shèbèiequipment, facilities
• 电器diànqìelectrical appliance
• 家电jiādiànhousehold appliances
• 维修wéixiūto repair, maintain

• day 8 · housework

• 家务jiāwùhousework
• 被子bèiziquilt, duvet
• 床单chuángdān(bed) sheet
• 柜子guìzicupboard, cabinet
• 书架shūjiàbookshelf
• 台灯táidēngdesk lamp
• 拖鞋tuōxiéslippers
• 玩具wánjùtoy
• 盆pénbasin, bowl; pot (for plants)
• 剪刀jiǎndāoscissors
• 扇子shànzi(hand) fan
• 洒sǎto spill; to sprinkle
• 晒shàito dry in the sun; to sunbathe
• 浇jiāoto water (plants); to pour on
• 堆duīto pile up; a pile, a heap
• 翻fānto turn over; to search through
• 藏cángto hide
• 摔shuāito fall; to drop and break
• 碎suìto break into pieces; broken
• 扇shānto fan
• 关闭guānbìto close, shut down
• 工具gōngjùtool
• 一次性yīcìxìngdisposable; one-off
• 整齐zhěngqíneat, tidy, in order
• 保存bǎocúnto keep, preserve; to save (a file)

• day 9 · all the family

• 姥姥lǎolaograndma (mum’s mum, northern)
• 姥爷lǎoyegrandpa (mum’s dad, northern)
• 外公wàigōnggrandpa (mum’s dad)
• 外婆wàipógrandma (mum’s mum)
• 老公lǎogōnghusband (casual)
• 老婆lǎopowife (casual)
• 太太tàitaiwife; Mrs
• 夫妇fūfùmarried couple, husband and wife
• 儿女érnǚsons and daughters, children
• 子女zǐnǚchildren (formal)
• 亲人qīnrénfamily members, loved ones
• 亲qīnrelated by blood; close, dear; to kiss
• 亲情qīnqíngfamily love, family ties
• 亲朋好友qīnpénghǎoyǒufamily and friends
• 亲爱qīn'àidear, beloved
• 宝贝bǎobèitreasure; darling, baby
• 宝bǎotreasure; precious
• 年纪niánjìage (of a person)
• 成年chéngniánto come of age, be adult
• 成人chéngrénadult; to grow up
• 去世qùshìto pass away
• 一代yīdàia generation
• 看望kànwàngto visit, call on
• 陪伴péibànto keep (someone) company
• 看kānto look after, mind

• day 10 · the neighbours

• 大妈dàmāauntie (an older woman)
• 大爷dàyeuncle (an older man)
• 熟人shúrénacquaintance, someone you know
• 陌生mòshēngunfamiliar, strange
• 他人tārénother people, others
• 主人zhǔrénhost; owner
• 热心rèxīnwarm-hearted, eager to help
• 亲切qīnqièkind, warm, friendly
• 吵chǎonoisy; to quarrel, make a noise
• 闹nàonoisy; to make a fuss
• 骂màto scold, tell off; to swear at
• 劝quànto persuade, advise
• 矛盾máodùnconflict; contradiction
• 相处xiāngchǔto get along (with)
• 交往jiāowǎngto associate with, have contact
• 打听dǎtingto ask around, find out
• 迎yíngto welcome, greet; to face
• 迎接yíngjiēto welcome, meet (a guest)
• 通常tōngchángusually, normally; usual
• 时常shíchángoften, frequently
• 尊敬zūnjìngto respect; respected
• 忍rěnto bear, put up with
• 抱怨bàoyuànto complain, grumble
• 安慰ānwèito comfort; comforted
• 同情tóngqíngto sympathise with; sympathy

• day 11 · since we moved here

• 从前cóngqiánin the past; once upon a time
• 当年dāngniánin those days, back then
• 如今rújīnnowadays, now
• 至今zhìjīnup to now, to this day
• 年代niándàia decade; an era
• 年初niánchūthe beginning of the year
• 此后cǐhòuafter this, from then on
• 此前cǐqiánbefore this, previously
• 此时cǐshíat this moment, now
• 近年来jìnniánláiin recent years
• 近期jìnqīin the near future; recently
• 近日jìnrìrecently, in the last few days
• 今日jīnrìtoday (written)
• 最初zuìchūat first, initially
• 早期zǎoqīearly period, early stage
• 曾céngonce, formerly (written 曾经)
• 逐渐zhújiàngradually
• 逐步zhúbùstep by step
• 先后xiānhòuone after another; order
• 陆续lùxùone after another, in succession
• 依然yīránstill, as before
• 自从zìcóngever since
• 以来yǐláisince (a time)
• 久远jiǔyuǎnancient, long ago
• 长久chángjiǔlong-lasting, long-term

• day 13 · at the market

• 蔬菜shūcàivegetables
• 番茄fānqiétomato
• 黄瓜huángguācucumber
• 土豆tǔdòupotato
• 玉米yùmǐmaize, sweetcorn
• 大米dàmǐ(uncooked) rice
• 粮食liángshigrain, food crops
• 橙子chéngziorange (fruit)
• 橘子júzitangerine, mandarin
• 梨lípear
• 桃táopeach
• 豆腐dòufutofu
• 海鲜hǎixiānseafood
• 称chēngto weigh
• 主食zhǔshístaple food
• 种类zhǒnglèikind, type
• 品种pǐnzhǒngvariety, breed
• 挑tiāoto choose, pick out
• 挑选tiāoxuǎnto choose, select
• 买卖mǎimaibusiness, trade
• 售价shòujiàselling price
• 便利店biànlìdiànconvenience store
• 节省jiéshěngto save, economise
• 省shěngto save, economise
• 物价wùjiàprices (of goods)

• day 14 · cooking at home

• 炒chǎoto stir-fry
• 煮zhǔto boil, cook in water
• 炸zháto deep-fry
• 烧shāoto cook, braise; to burn
• 切qiēto cut, slice
• 加热jiārèto heat up
• 锅guōpot, pan, wok
• 叉子chāzifork
• 吸管xīguǎn(drinking) straw
• 开水kāishuǐboiled water, boiling water
• 淡dànbland, light; weak (tea)
• 浓nóngstrong, thick (tea, coffee, smell)
• 臭chòusmelly, stinking
• 口味kǒuwèitaste, flavour; personal taste
• 美味měiwèidelicious; delicious food
• 营养yíngyǎngnutrition
• 热量rèliàngcalories; heat
• 饮食yǐnshífood and drink, diet
• 食用shíyòngto eat, be edible (formal)
• 豆浆dòujiāngsoy milk
• 油条yóutiáoyoutiao (fried dough stick)
• 饼bǐngflatbread, pancake, cake
• 点心diǎnxinsnack, pastry; dim sum
• 咬yǎoto bite
• 酸甜苦辣suāntiánkǔlàsour, sweet, bitter, spicy; ups and downs

• day 15 · eating out

• 餐饮cānyǐncatering, food and drink (business)
• 西餐xīcānWestern food
• 火锅huǒguōhot pot
• 烧烤shāokǎobarbecue (skewers)
• 盒饭héfànboxed meal, lunch box
• 夜市yèshìnight market
• 甜品tiánpǐndessert, sweets
• 雪糕xuěgāoice lolly, ice cream bar
• 打包dǎbāoto take away; to pack up
• 特色tèsèspecial feature, character
• 特产tèchǎnlocal speciality (product)
• 推荐tuījiànto recommend
• 好评hǎopínggood review, praise
• 酒吧jiǔbābar
• 醉zuìdrunk; to get drunk
• 光临guānglínto visit (polite: your presence)
• 贵姓guìxìngyour (honourable) surname
• 尝试chángshìto try, attempt
• 满足mǎnzúto satisfy, meet (needs)
• 分享fēnxiǎngto share
• 难得nándérare, hard to come by
• 独特dútèunique, distinctive
• 优惠yōuhuìdiscounted; preferential
• 折扣zhékòudiscount
• 消费xiāofèito consume, spend; spending

• day 16 · shopping for clothes

• 品牌pǐnpáibrand
• 名牌míngpáifamous brand, designer label
• 品质pǐnzhìquality
• 品pǐnarticle, product (suffix); to taste
• 高档gāodànghigh-end, top quality
• 二手èrshǒusecond-hand
• 服装fúzhuāngclothing, garments
• 牛仔裤niúzǎikùjeans
• 西装xīzhuāngsuit (Western-style)
• 围巾wéijīnscarf
• 领带lǐngdàitie, necktie
• 手套shǒutàogloves
• 口袋kǒudaipocket
• 样式yàngshìstyle, design
• 彩色cǎisècolour, multicoloured
• 紫zǐpurple
• 灰色huīsègrey
• 灰huīdust, ash; grey
• 试用shìyòngto try out (a product)
• 退tuìto return (goods); to move back
• 退还tuìhuánto give back, refund
• 出售chūshòuto sell, offer for sale (formal)
• 包装bāozhuāngpackaging; to package
• 保质期bǎozhìqīshelf life, best-before period
• 过期guòqīto expire, be past its date

• day 17 · a bunch, a pair, a batch

• 册cèvolume; measure word for books
• 朵duǒmeasure word for flowers, clouds
• 届jièmeasure word for events, graduating years
• 颗kēmeasure word for small round things
• 匹pǐmeasure word for horses
• 行hángrow, line; line of business
• 架jiàframe, rack; measure word for planes, pianos
• 群qúngroup, crowd, flock
• 支zhīmeasure word for pens, songs, teams
• 根gēnroot; measure word for long thin things
• 批pīa batch, a lot (measure word)
• 束shùa bunch (of flowers); a beam (of light)
• 副fùa pair, a set (glasses, gloves, cards)
• 集jíepisode; collection; market
• 套tàoa set, a suite; cover; to put on
• 所suǒmeasure word for schools, hospitals
• 阵zhèna spell, a burst (of rain, wind)
• 眼yǎnmeasure word for looks, glances
• 吨dūnton, tonne
• 厘米límǐcentimetre
• 伙huǒa group, a gang (casual)
• 团tuángroup, tour group; a ball, a lump
• 重量zhòngliàngweight
• 长度chángdùlength
• 宽度kuāndùwidth

• day 19 · which way?

• 朝cháotowards; to face
• 沿yánalong
• 背后bèihòubehind; behind someone’s back
• 四周sìzhōuall around
• 四处sìchùeverywhere, all over
• 位置wèizhìposition, location; seat
• 位于wèiyúto be located in/at
• 距jùto be … away from
• 前往qiánwǎngto go to, head for
• 前来qiánláito come (here)
• 返回fǎnhuíto return, go back
• 往返wǎngfǎnthere and back; round trip
• 到达dàodáto arrive, reach
• 迷路mílùto get lost
• 路线lùxiànroute
• 行走xíngzǒuto walk (written)
• 步行bùxíngto go on foot
• 行人xíngrénpedestrian
• 路人lùrénpasser-by
• 广场guǎngchǎngsquare, plaza
• 胡同hútònghutong, narrow lane
• 大厦dàshàtall building, tower
• 地下dìxiàunderground, basement
• 靠近kàojìnnear; to move close to
• 绕ràoto go around; detour

• day 20 · in the traffic

• 驾驶jiàshǐto drive, to pilot
• 驾照jiàzhàodriving licence
• 车辆chēliàngvehicles, traffic
• 车主chēzhǔcar owner
• 车库chēkùgarage
• 汽油qìyóupetrol, gasoline
• 安全带ānquándàiseat belt
• 超速chāosùto speed
• 堵dǔto block; jammed
• 车祸chēhuòcar crash
• 事故shìgùaccident
• 撞zhuàngto hit, bump into
• 行驶xíngshǐto travel (of vehicles)
• 通行tōngxíngto pass through (traffic)
• 挤jǐcrowded; to squeeze
• 人群rénqúncrowd
• 停留tíngliúto stay, stop over
• 开通kāitōngto open (a line, service)
• 挡dǎngto block (way, view)
• 冲chōngto rush, dash
• 倒dǎoto fall over; to change (trains)
• 移动yídòngto move; mobile
• 一路yīlùall the way; along the way
• 长途chángtúlong-distance
• 缓慢huǎnmànslow (formal)

• day 21 · trains & planes

• 列车lièchētrain (formal)
• 铁路tiělùrailway
• 站台zhàntáiplatform
• 车厢chēxiāngcarriage (of a train)
• 乘务员chéngwùyuántrain or flight attendant
• 飞行fēixíngto fly; flight
• 飞行员fēixíngyuánpilot
• 海关hǎiguāncustoms
• 时差shíchātime difference; jet lag
• 行程xíngchéngitinerary, trip
• 运yùnto transport, carry
• 运输yùnshūto transport; transport
• 替tìfor, instead of; to replace
• 同tóngwith; same
• 较jiàocompared with; fairly
• 一路顺风yīlùshùnfēnghave a good trip!
• 幸运xìngyùnlucky; good luck
• 首次shǒucìfor the first time
• 随后suíhòusoon after, then
• 期间qījiānperiod; during
• 延长yánchángto extend, lengthen
• 抢qiǎngto grab; to rush for
• 系jìto tie, fasten
• 登dēngto climb; to board

• day 22 · home town & far away

• 故乡gùxiānghome town, native place
• 本地běndìlocal, this area
• 当地dāngdìlocal (there)
• 地区dìqūarea, region
• 区域qūyùzone, area
• 城区chéngqūcity area, urban district
• 省份shěngfènprovince
• 省会shěnghuìprovincial capital
• 县xiàncounty
• 乡xiāngcountryside; village
• 乡村xiāngcūnvillage, countryside
• 山区shānqūmountain area
• 海外hǎiwàioverseas, abroad
• 欧洲ŌuzhōuEurope
• 非洲FēizhōuAfrica
• 访问fǎngwènto visit; to access (a site)
• 游览yóulǎnto tour, go sightseeing
• 旅行社lǚxíngshètravel agency
• 或是huòshìor; either … or
• 中心zhōngxīncentre
• 处chùplace, spot
• 当中dāngzhōngamong, in the middle of
• 内部nèibùinside, internal
• 外部wàibùoutside, external
• 里头lǐtouinside

• day 23 · weather on the way

• 据jùaccording to
• 据说jùshuōit is said, people say
• 预报yùbàoto forecast; forecast
• 暴雨bàoyǔrainstorm, downpour
• 雾wùfog, mist
• 降水jiàngshuǐrainfall, precipitation
• 雨水yǔshuǐrain, rainwater
• 升温shēngwēnto warm up (temperature)
• 冻dòngto freeze; freezing
• 湿shīwet
• 温暖wēnnuǎnwarm
• 天空tiānkōngsky
• 天上tiānshàngin the sky
• 光线guāngxiànlight (amount of)
• 暗àndark, dim
• 傍晚bàngwǎndusk, early evening
• 半夜bànyèthe middle of the night
• 夜间yèjiānat night, night-time
• 整整zhěngzhěnga whole, fully
• 怪guàistrange; to blame
• 可怕kěpàfrightening, terrible
• 糟zāobad, terrible; oh no
• 躲duǒto hide; to shelter from
• 滑huáslippery; to slide
• 沉chénheavy; to sink

• day 25 · I don’t feel well

• 似乎sìhūit seems, apparently
• 仿佛fǎngfúas if, as though
• 着凉zháoliángto catch a chill
• 流感liúgǎnflu
• 疼痛téngtòngpain; aching
• 胃wèistomach
• 腰yāowaist; lower back
• 牙齿yáchǐteeth
• 嘴巴zuǐbamouth
• 背bèithe back; to recite
• 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
• 肌肉jīròumuscle
• 人体réntǐthe human body
• 大脑dànǎobrain
• 消化xiāohuàto digest
• 过敏guòmǐnto be allergic
• 毛病máobìngfault; bad habit; illness
• 病情bìngqíngpatient’s condition
• 好转hǎozhuǎnto get better, improve
• 缓解huǎnjiěto ease, relieve
• 痛苦tòngkǔpainful; suffering
• 伤shāngwound, injury; to hurt
• 疾病jíbìngdisease (formal)
• 呼吸hūxīto breathe
• 汗水hànshuǐsweat

• day 26 · at the hospital

• 挂号guàhàoto register (at hospital)
• 门诊ménzhěnoutpatient (clinic)
• 急诊jízhěnemergency (room)
• 救护车jiùhùchēambulance
• 抢救qiǎngjiùto give emergency treatment
• 紧急jǐnjíurgent, emergency
• 病房bìngfáng(hospital) ward
• 手术shǒushùoperation, surgery
• 诊断zhěnduànto diagnose
• 治疗zhìliáoto treat; treatment
• 医疗yīliáomedical (care)
• 医学yīxuémedicine (the science)
• 药品yàopǐnmedicines, drugs
• 药物yàowùmedication
• 中药zhōngyàoChinese (herbal) medicine
• 中医zhōngyīChinese medicine; TCM doctor
• 伤害shānghàito hurt, harm
• 不得了bùdéliǎoterrible!; extremely
• 预防yùfángto prevent
• 伸shēnto stretch out
• 摸mōto touch, feel
• 抽chōuto draw (blood); to take out
• 用力yònglìto use force, push hard
• 握wòto hold, grip
• 扶fúto support with the hand

• day 27 · sleep & stress

• 熬夜áoyèto stay up late
• 失眠shīmiánto be unable to sleep
• 睡眠shuìmiánsleep (noun)
• 心理xīnlǐpsychology; the mind
• 精力jīnglìenergy
• 体力tǐlìphysical strength
• 过于guòyútoo, overly
• 相当xiāngdāngquite, fairly; to match
• 格外géwàiespecially, all the more
• 极其jíqíextremely
• 过度guòdùexcessive, over-
• 过分guòfèngoing too far, excessive
• 程度chéngdùdegree, extent, level
• 心态xīntàiattitude, mindset
• 情绪qíngxùmood, emotions
• 平静píngjìngcalm, peaceful
• 定期dìngqīregular, at fixed times
• 持续chíxùto continue, last
• 缺乏quēfáto lack, be short of
• 足够zúgòuenough
• 充足chōngzúplentiful, ample
• 适当shìdàngsuitable, appropriate
• 有益yǒuyìbeneficial, good for
• 有害yǒuhàiharmful
• 良好liánghǎogood, fine (formal)

• day 28 · keeping fit

• 减肥jiǎnféito lose weight
• 身材shēncáifigure, build
• 姿势zīshìposture, position
• 不然bùránotherwise
• 要不yàobùotherwise; how about
• 保持bǎochíto keep, maintain
• 维持wéichíto maintain, keep going
• 防fángto guard against
• 防止fángzhǐto prevent
• 保bǎoto keep, protect; to promise
• 确保quèbǎoto ensure, make sure
• 守shǒuto guard, stay by; to keep
• 不良bùliángbad, unhealthy
• 长期chángqīlong-term
• 短期duǎnqīshort-term
• 反复fǎnfùagain and again; to recur
• 连续liánxùin a row, continuous
• 抓zhuāto grab, catch; to scratch
• 摇yáoto shake, rock
• 挥huīto wave
• 滚gǔnto roll
• 平衡pínghéngbalance; balanced
• 稳定wěndìngstable, steady
• 力量lìliàngstrength, power
• 阶段jiēduànstage, phase

• day 29 · feeling good

• 乐观lèguānoptimistic
• 消极xiāojínegative, passive
• 向上xiàngshàngupward; to strive upward
• 精神jīngshenspirit; lively, energetic
• 微笑wēixiàoto smile; smile
• 眼泪yǎnlèitears
• 泪lèitear(s)
• 泪水lèishuǐtears
• 表情biǎoqíng(facial) expression
• 脸色liǎnsècomplexion; the look on a face
• 目光mùguānggaze, look
• 敏感mǐngǎnsensitive
• 情感qínggǎnemotion, feelings
• 克服kèfúto overcome
• 勇气yǒngqìcourage
• 坚强jiānqiángstrong (in spirit), tough
• 艰苦jiānkǔhard, tough (conditions)
• 承受chéngshòuto bear, endure
• 自觉zìjuéself-motivated; aware
• 决心juéxīndetermination; to resolve
• 期待qīdàito look forward to
• 强烈qiánglièstrong, intense
• 明显míngxiǎnobvious, clear
• 犹豫yóuyùto hesitate; hesitant
• 惊喜jīngxǐpleasant surprise

• day 31 · what’s she like?

• 个性gèxìngpersonality, character
• 善良shànliángkind-hearted
• 调皮tiáopínaughty, cheeky
• 大胆dàdǎnbold, daring
• 胆小dǎnxiǎotimid, easily scared
• 谨慎jǐnshèncareful, cautious
• 虚心xūxīnmodest, open to advice
• 严肃yánsùserious, stern
• 真诚zhēnchéngsincere
• 主动zhǔdòngproactive, of one’s own accord
• 独立dúlìindependent
• 成熟chéngshúmature; ripe
• 傻shǎsilly, foolish
• 好奇hàoqícurious
• 好hàoto like, be fond of
• 讲究jiǎngjiuparticular about; refined
• 长处chángchùstrong point
• 短处duǎnchùweak point
• 魅力mèilìcharm, appeal
• 形象xíngxiàngimage; vivid
• 打扮dǎbanto dress up
• 似的shìdeas if, just like
• 成长chéngzhǎngto grow up
• 乐趣lèqùfun, delight
• 敢于gǎnyúto dare to

• day 32 · good friends

• 伙伴huǒbànpartner, buddy
• 人际rénjìinterpersonal
• 信任xìnrènto trust
• 秘密mìmìsecret
• 私人sīrénprivate, personal
• 密切mìqièclose (link, relations)
• 紧密jǐnmìclose, tight-knit
• 深厚shēnhòudeep (friendship, feelings)
• 碰见pèngjiànto run into
• 握手wòshǒuto shake hands
• 拥抱yōngbàoto hug
• 合影héyǐnggroup photo; take one together
• 相册xiàngcèphoto album
• 对待duìdàito treat
• 反应fǎnyìngreaction; to react
• 沉默chénmòsilent; silence
• 称赞chēngzànto praise
• 争zhēngto argue; to compete for
• 低头dītóuto lower one’s head
• 在乎zàihuto care about, mind
• 单独dāndúalone, on one’s own
• 独自dúzìalone, by oneself
• 不幸bùxìngunfortunate; misfortune
• 遗憾yíhàna pity; regret
• 舍不得shěbudecan’t bear to (part with)

• day 33 · love & weddings

• 恋爱liàn'àito be in love; romance
• 对象duìxiàngpartner (to marry); target
• 失恋shīliànto have a broken heart
• 分手fēnshǒuto break up; to part
• 分别fēnbiéto part; separately
• 分离fēnlíto be separated
• 告别gàobiéto say goodbye
• 想念xiǎngniànto miss (someone)
• 追求zhuīqiúto pursue, seek
• 婚礼hūnlǐwedding
• 新郎xīnlángbridegroom
• 新娘xīnniángbride
• 离婚líhūnto divorce
• 男子nánzǐman (formal)
• 女子nǚzǐwoman (formal)
• 热爱rè'àito love deeply
• 热烈rèlièwarm, enthusiastic
• 珍惜zhēnxīto treasure, cherish
• 愿yuànto wish; to be willing
• 愿望yuànwàngwish, hope
• 赠zèngto give (as a gift)
• 赠送zèngsòngto present, give free
• 运气yùnqiluck
• 命运mìngyùnfate, destiny
• 命mìnglife; fate

• day 34 · let’s talk it through

• 沟通gōutōngto communicate
• 交换jiāohuànto exchange
• 谈话tánhuàto have a talk; a talk
• 讲话jiǎnghuàspeech, talk
• 表达biǎodáto express
• 说服shuōfúto persuade
• 打断dǎduànto interrupt
• 请求qǐngqiúto request; request
• 询问xúnwènto enquire
• 提起tíqǐto mention, bring up
• 语气yǔqìtone (of voice)
• 话题huàtítopic
• 强调qiángdiàoto stress, emphasise
• 补充bǔchōngto add, supplement
• 表明biǎomíngto make clear, show
• 形容xíngróngto describe
• 描述miáoshùto describe (in detail)
• 讲述jiǎngshùto tell, narrate
• 生动shēngdòngvivid, lively
• 传递chuándìto pass on, convey
• 反映fǎnyìngto reflect; to report
• 概括gàikuòto sum up
• 称为chēngwéito be called, be known as
• 自身zìshēnoneself, itself
• 舍得shědeto be willing to part with

• day 35 · who’s right?

• 观点guāndiǎnpoint of view
• 赞成zànchéngto approve, be in favour
• 否认fǒurènto deny
• 否定fǒudìngto reject; negative
• 承认chéngrènto admit
• 理由lǐyóureason, grounds
• 道理dàolǐreason, sense
• 合理hélǐreasonable
• 客观kèguānobjective
• 主观zhǔguānsubjective
• 角度jiǎodùangle, point of view
• 看作kànzuòto regard as
• 当成dàngchéngto treat as, take for
• 当作dàngzuòto treat as, regard as
• 视为shìwéito regard as (formal)
• 评价píngjiàto evaluate; assessment
• 确定quèdìngto be sure; to fix
• 确认quèrènto confirm
• 认rènto recognise; to admit
• 事实shìshífact
• 真实zhēnshítrue, real
• 明确míngquèclear, definite
• 哪怕nǎpàeven if
• 显然xiǎnránobvious(ly)
• 疯狂fēngkuángcrazy, wild

• day 37 · back to school

• 学年xuéniánschool year
• 学分xuéfēncredit (for a course)
• 学科xuékēsubject, discipline
• 学历xuélìeducation, qualifications
• 证书zhèngshūcertificate
• 录取lùqǔto admit (to a school)
• 宿舍sùshèdormitory
• 初级chūjíelementary, beginner
• 中级zhōngjíintermediate
• 级jílevel, grade; step
• 及格jígéto pass (a test)
• 试卷shìjuànexam paper
• 题目tímùquestion (in a test); title
• 提问tíwènto ask a question
• 教材jiàocáitextbook, teaching materials
• 图书túshūbooks
• 尺子chǐziruler
• 橡皮xiàngpíeraser, rubber
• 毛笔máobǐwriting brush
• 幼儿园yòu'éryuánkindergarten
• 语文yǔwénChinese (school subject)
• 以及yǐjíand, as well as
• 及jíand (written)
• 勤奋qínfènhardworking, diligent
• 专心zhuānxīnfocused, with full attention

• day 38 · words, words, words

• 词汇cíhuìvocabulary
• 读音dúyīnpronunciation (of a character)
• 发音fāyīnpronunciation; to pronounce
• 拼音pīnyīnpinyin
• 字母zìmǔletter (of an alphabet)
• 语音yǔyīnspeech sounds; voice message
• 用法yòngfǎusage, how to use
• 比喻bǐyùmetaphor; to compare (to)
• 念niànto read aloud; to study
• 录音lùyīnto record (sound); recording
• 录lùto record; to copy down
• 重复chóngfùto repeat
• 记忆jìyìmemory; to remember
• 称chēngto call, to name
• 名称míngchēngname (of a thing)
• 如何rúhéhow; what (formal)
• 如下rúxiàas follows
• 记录jìlùto record, note down; record
• 参考cānkǎoto consult, refer to
• 常识chángshícommon sense; general knowledge
• 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for advice
• 写作xiězuòwriting (as a skill)
• 演讲yǎnjiǎngspeech; to give a speech
• 评píngto judge, assess
• 主题zhǔtítheme, topic

• day 39 · how we think

• 思考sīkǎoto think (carefully)
• 思维sīwéithinking, way of thinking
• 思想sīxiǎngthought, ideas
• 想象xiǎngxiàngto imagine; imagination
• 逻辑luójílogic
• 分析fēnxīto analyse
• 概念gàiniànconcept, idea
• 观察guāncháto observe, watch closely
• 观念guānniànidea, notion, values
• 理论lǐlùntheory
• 结论jiélùnconclusion
• 本质běnzhìessence, nature
• 意识yìshíto realise; awareness
• 意义yìyìmeaning, significance
• 智慧zhìhuìwisdom
• 深刻shēnkèdeep, profound
• 疑问yíwènquestion, doubt
• 忽视hūshìto overlook, neglect
• 体会tǐhuìto come to understand; experience
• 体现tǐxiànto reflect, show
• 必然bìráninevitable, certain
• 必要bìyàonecessary
• 必需bìxūto need, be essential
• 应当yīngdāngshould, ought to
• 进一步jìnyībùfurther

• day 40 · a research project

• 论文lùnwénpaper, thesis
• 学术xuéshùacademic; scholarship
• 学者xuézhěscholar
• 哲学zhéxuéphilosophy
• 问卷wènjuànquestionnaire
• 讲座jiǎngzuòlecture, talk
• 培养péiyǎngto foster, train, develop
• 系xìdepartment (of a university)
• 对比duìbǐto compare, contrast
• 预测yùcèto predict, forecast
• 预计yùjìto expect, estimate
• 原则yuánzéprinciple
• 针对zhēnduìto target, aim at
• 模式móshìmodel, pattern, mode
• 情景qíngjǐngscene, situation
• 背景bèijǐngbackground
• 把握bǎwòto grasp, seize; confidence
• 反fǎnreversed, inside out; against
• 显得xiǎndeto look, seem
• 深远shēnyuǎnfar-reaching
• 展示zhǎnshìto show, present
• 展现zhǎnxiànto show, reveal
• 包括bāokuòto include
• 包含bāohánto contain
• 属于shǔyúto belong to

• day 41 · exam day

• 必bìmust, certainly (written)
• 从不cóngbùnever
• 要不是yàobùshìif it weren’t for
• 无奈wúnàihelpless; having no choice
• 顺shùnalong; smooth
• 平均píngjūnaverage; equal
• 从而cóng'érthus, thereby
• 可见kějiànwhich shows that
• 假如jiǎrúif, supposing
• 总之zǒngzhīin short, anyway
• 数shǔto count
• 轻易qīngyìeasily, lightly
• 突出tūchūoutstanding; to highlight
• 完整wánzhěngcomplete, whole
• 完美wánměiperfect
• 相对xiāngduìrelatively; opposite
• 相关xiāngguānrelated, relevant
• 一致yīzhìin agreement, the same
• 不符bùfúnot to match
• 差别chābiédifference
• 差距chājùgap, distance
• 由此yóucǐfrom this
• 以yǐwith, by, as; so as to
• 掌握zhǎngwòto master, grasp
• 运用yùnyòngto use, apply

• day 43 · finding a job

• 就业jiùyèto get a job; employment
• 失业shīyèto be out of work
• 简历jiǎnlìCV, résumé
• 聘请pìnqǐngto hire, engage
• 人才réncáitalent, talented person
• 人力rénlìmanpower, staff
• 资格zīgéqualifications, eligibility
• 本领běnlǐngskill, ability
• 才cáitalent, ability
• 技能jìnéngskill (technical)
• 擅长shànchángto be good at
• 善于shànyúto be good at (doing)
• 熟练shúliànskilled, practised
• 能干nénggàncapable, able
• 实习shíxíto do an internship
• 新人xīnrénnewcomer, new person
• 培训péixùnto train; training
• 报到bàodàoto report for duty, check in
• 前途qiántúprospects, future
• 各行各业gèhánggèyèevery trade and profession
• 行业hángyèindustry, line of business
• 从事cóngshìto work in, be engaged in
• 尽量jǐnliàngas far as possible
• 亲自qīnzìin person, personally
• 失误shīwùmistake, slip; to slip up

• day 44 · at the office

• 职场zhíchǎngthe workplace, working world
• 职工zhígōngstaff, workers
• 员工yuángōngemployee
• 老板lǎobǎnboss, owner
• 领导lǐngdǎoleader, boss; to lead
• 主任zhǔrèndirector, head (of an office)
• 秘书mìshūsecretary
• 总部zǒngbùheadquarters
• 名片míngpiànbusiness card
• 业务yèwùbusiness, professional work
• 项目xiàngmùproject; item
• 方案fāng'ànplan, proposal
• 报告bàogàoreport; to report
• 提交tíjiāoto submit, hand in
• 发言fāyánto speak (at a meeting)
• 主持zhǔchíto host, chair
• 召开zhàokāito convene, hold (a meeting)
• 出席chūxíto attend (formally)
• 接待jiēdàito receive (guests)
• 忙碌mánglùbusy, bustling
• 效率xiàolǜefficiency
• 高效gāoxiàoefficient
• 拼pīnto go all out; to piece together
• 搞gǎoto do, make, sort out (casual)
• 动手dòngshǒuto get to work, start doing

• day 45 · team work

• 团队tuánduìteam
• 队伍duìwuline, queue; ranks
• 合作hézuòto work together, cooperate
• 配合pèihéto work in step, coordinate
• 分配fēnpèito assign, share out
• 环节huánjiéstage, link (in a process)
• 承担chéngdānto take on, bear
• 负担fùdānburden, load
• 担任dānrènto hold (a post), serve as
• 执行zhíxíngto carry out
• 指导zhǐdǎoto guide, coach
• 注重zhùzhòngto pay attention to, value
• 尽力jìnlìto do your best
• 付出fùchūto put in, give (effort, time)
• 奋斗fèndòuto strive, work hard for
• 发挥fāhuīto bring into play, make the most of
• 结合jiéhéto combine
• 依靠yīkàoto rely on
• 投入tóurùto put in; absorbed
• 行动xíngdòngaction; to act
• 作出zuòchūto make (a decision, effort)
• 开展kāizhǎnto launch, carry out (an activity)
• 展开zhǎnkāito unfold, spread out; to get going
• 争取zhēngqǔto strive for, aim to
• 领先lǐngxiānto lead, be ahead

• day 46 · deals & promotions

• 合同hétóngcontract
• 协议xiéyìagreement
• 签qiānto sign
• 签订qiāndìngto sign (a contract)
• 签名qiānmíngsignature; to sign your name
• 签字qiānzìto sign (a document)
• 批准pīzhǔnto approve
• 批pīto approve; to comment on
• 制订zhìdìngto draw up (a plan)
• 制定zhìdìngto lay down (rules, policy)
• 达成dáchéngto reach (an agreement)
• 采用cǎiyòngto adopt, use
• 代替dàitìto replace, stand in for
• 利用lìyòngto make use of
• 专家zhuānjiāexpert
• 领域lǐngyùfield, area
• 升shēngto rise; to be promoted
• 升级shēngjíto upgrade
• 提升tíshēngto improve; to promote
• 调diàoto transfer (to a post)
• 成果chéngguǒresult, achievement
• 成就chéngjiùachievement
• 收获shōuhuògains, what you get out of it
• 奖励jiǎnglìto reward; reward
• 待遇dàiyùpay and benefits; treatment

• day 47 · moving on

• 辞职cízhíto resign, quit
• 离职lízhíto leave your job
• 退休tuìxiūto retire
• 劳动láodònglabour, work
• 挣zhèngto earn
• 事业shìyècareer; cause
• 公务员gōngwùyuáncivil servant
• 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
• 退出tuìchūto withdraw, quit
• 寻找xúnzhǎoto look for, seek
• 应对yìngduìto cope with, deal with
• 具备jùbèito have, possess (what’s needed)
• 手段shǒuduànmeans, method
• 实践shíjiànpractice; to put into practice
• 接触jiēchùto come into contact with
• 接近jiējìnto get close to, near
• 深入shēnrùto go deep into; in-depth
• 吸收xīshōuto absorb, take in
• 综合zōnghéto put together; overall
• 令lìngto make, cause (written)
• 赏shǎngto enjoy (a view); to reward
• 随suíto follow; to let (as you like)
• 止zhǐto stop; up to, until
• 造zàoto make, build
• 破坏pòhuàito damage, destroy

• day 49 · starting a business

• 创业chuàngyèto start a business
• 开业kāiyèto open (for business)
• 企业qǐyècompany, enterprise
• 经营jīngyíngto run, manage (a business)
• 营业yíngyèto be open, do business
• 商家shāngjiāshop, merchant
• 商人shāngrénbusinessman, merchant
• 商务shāngwùbusiness (affairs)
• 商业shāngyècommerce, business
• 客户kèhùclient, customer
• 资金zījīnfunds, capital
• 成本chéngběncost
• 风险fēngxiǎnrisk
• 利润lìrùnprofit
• 利益lìyìinterest(s), benefit
• 亏kuīto lose (money)
• 损失sǔnshīloss; to lose
• 凭píngby, on the strength of
• 凭借píngjièto rely on, by means of
• 优势yōushìadvantage
• 实力shílìstrength, capability
• 欠qiànto owe
• 规模guīmóscale, size
• 大力dàlìvigorously, strongly
• 发达fādádeveloped, well-developed

• day 50 · made in china

• 生产shēngchǎnto produce, manufacture
• 产chǎnto produce (crops, goods)
• 产量chǎnliàngoutput, yield
• 产品chǎnpǐnproduct
• 产业chǎnyèindustry
• 工业gōngyèindustry (manufacturing)
• 制造zhìzàoto manufacture, make
• 制作zhìzuòto make, produce
• 加工jiāgōngto process
• 货物huòwùgoods, cargo
• 库kùstorehouse, warehouse
• 进口jìnkǒuto import
• 交易jiāoyìtrade, deal
• 销售xiāoshòuto sell; sales
• 销量xiāoliàngsales (volume)
• 需求xūqiúdemand, need
• 因而yīn'értherefore, as a result
• 大批dàpīlarge numbers of
• 巨大jùdàhuge, enormous
• 众多zhòngduōnumerous, many
• 大多dàduōmostly, for the most part
• 将近jiāngjìnnearly, close to
• 亿yìhundred million
• 总体zǒngtǐoverall, as a whole
• 比例bǐlìproportion, ratio

• day 51 · prices & money

• 人民币rénmínbìrenminbi, Chinese yuan
• 汇率huìlǜexchange rate
• 黄金huángjīngold
• 价值jiàzhívalue, worth
• 税shuìtax
• 上涨shàngzhǎngto rise, go up
• 富fùrich, wealthy
• 富有fùyǒurich; full of
• 繁荣fánróngprosperous, booming
• 大于dàyúgreater than
• 小于xiǎoyúless than
• 等于děngyúto equal, be the same as
• 超chāoto exceed; super-
• 超出chāochūto exceed, go beyond
• 不足bùzúnot enough; shortcoming
• 充分chōngfènfull, ample
• 度dùdegree (temperature, angle)
• 范围fànwéirange, scope
• 无数wúshùcountless
• 无限wúxiànunlimited, infinite
• 单一dānyīsingle, one-sided, uniform
• 个别gèbiéa few, isolated; individual
• 其余qíyúthe rest, the others
• 全体quántǐall, the whole (group)
• 需xūto need (written)

• day 52 · how big? how much?

• 高度gāodùheight, altitude; high degree
• 高级gāojíadvanced, high-level, top-grade
• 超级chāojísuper
• 广guǎngwide, broad
• 广大guǎngdàvast; the broad mass of
• 广泛guǎngfànwide-ranging, widespread
• 集中jízhōngto concentrate, focus; concentrated
• 急需jíxūto urgently need
• 具体jùtǐspecific, concrete
• 力lìstrength, force; power
• 量liàngamount, capacity
• 难度nándùdifficulty (level)
• 排列páilièto arrange, put in order
• 齐qíneat, even; all present
• 强度qiángdùintensity, strength
• 轻重qīngzhòngweight; relative importance
• 全力quánlìall-out effort; with all your strength
• 全面quánmiàncomprehensive, all-round
• 深度shēndùdepth
• 含量hánliàngcontent (amount in something)
• 彻底chèdǐthorough, complete
• 充满chōngmǎnto be full of
• 农民nóngmínfarmer
• 农业nóngyèagriculture, farming
• 纷纷fēnfēnone after another; in large numbers

• day 53 · a changing economy

• 趋势qūshìtrend
• 上升shàngshēngto rise, go up
• 扩大kuòdàto expand, enlarge
• 缩小suōxiǎoto shrink, narrow
• 增zēngto increase, add (written)
• 增强zēngqiángto strengthen
• 增进zēngjìnto enhance, deepen (understanding)
• 加速jiāsùto speed up
• 促进cùjìnto promote, boost
• 推动tuīdòngto drive, push forward
• 带动dàidòngto drive, bring along
• 导致dǎozhìto lead to, cause
• 造成zàochéngto cause, create
• 因素yīnsùfactor
• 后果hòuguǒconsequence
• 面临miànlínto face, be up against
• 进步jìnbùto make progress; progress
• 前进qiánjìnto move forward, advance
• 实现shíxiànto realise, achieve
• 使得shǐdeto make, cause
• 促使cùshǐto prompt, push (someone to)
• 转变zhuǎnbiànto change, transform
• 推广tuīguǎngto promote, spread
• 推进tuījìnto push ahead, advance
• 变动biàndòngchange; to change

• day 55 · the big match

• 比分bǐfēnscore (in a match)
• 裁判cáipànreferee; to judge
• 对手duìshǒuopponent, rival
• 冠军guànjūnchampion; first place
• 决赛juésàifinal (of a contest)
• 赛场sàichǎngarena, field (of play)
• 选手xuǎnshǒucompetitor, player
• 胜shèngto win, beat
• 胜利shènglìvictory; to win
• 跳高tiàogāohigh jump
• 跳远tiàoyuǎnlong jump
• 跑道pǎodàorunning track; runway
• 训练xùnliànto train; training
• 挑战tiǎozhànchallenge; to challenge
• 激烈jīlièfierce, intense
• 纪录jìlùrecord (best result)
• 掌声zhǎngshēngapplause
• 鼓掌gǔzhǎngto clap, applaud
• 开幕kāimùto open (an event)
• 开幕式kāimùshìopening ceremony
• 闭幕式bìmùshìclosing ceremony
• 武术wǔshùmartial arts, wushu
• 刺激cìjīexciting; to stimulate
• 迷míto be crazy about; fan
• 鼓gǔdrum; to beat (a drum)

• day 56 · free time

• 休闲xiūxiánleisure; casual
• 闲xiánidle, not busy
• 业余yèyúspare-time; amateur
• 娱乐yúlèentertainment; to have fun
• 户外hùwàioutdoor(s)
• 划huáto row, paddle
• 气球qìqiúballoon
• 手工shǒugōnghandmade; handicraft
• 摄影shèyǐngphotography; to photograph
• 拍摄pāishèto shoot, film
• 图画túhuàpicture, drawing
• 美术měishùfine art, art (subject)
• 享受xiǎngshòuto enjoy
• 体验tǐyànto experience (first-hand)
• 欣赏xīnshǎngto admire, appreciate
• 五颜六色wǔyánliùsècolourful, of every colour
• 丰富多彩fēngfùduōcǎirich and varied
• 风格fēnggéstyle
• 动画dònghuàanimation, cartoon
• 头tou(something) worth doing
• 优美yōuměigraceful, beautiful
• 神秘shénmìmysterious
• 特殊tèshūspecial, unusual
• 音量yīnliàngvolume (of sound)
• 灯光dēngguānglighting, lights

• day 57 · on stage

• 舞台wǔtáistage
• 舞蹈wǔdǎodance (as an art)
• 戏xìplay, opera, show
• 戏剧xìjùdrama, theatre
• 剧场jùchǎngtheatre (building)
• 导演dǎoyǎndirector; to direct
• 角色juésèrole, part
• 明星míngxīngstar, celebrity
• 嘉宾jiābīn(honoured) guest
• 歌曲gēqǔsong
• 歌词gēcílyrics
• 诗shīpoem, poetry
• 诗人shīrénpoet
• 文学wénxuéliterature
• 创作chuàngzuòto create, write; a work
• 动人dòngrénmoving, touching
• 影片yǐngpiànfilm, movie
• 影视yǐngshìfilm and television
• 展出zhǎnchūto be on show, exhibit
• 展览zhǎnlǎnexhibition; to exhibit
• 知名zhīmíngwell-known, famous
• 伟大wěidàgreat, mighty
• 了不起liǎobuqǐamazing, remarkable
• 出色chūsèoutstanding, excellent
• 宝贵bǎoguìprecious, valuable

• day 58 · news & media

• 媒体méitǐmedia
• 报道bàodàoto report; news report
• 采访cǎifǎngto interview (as a reporter)
• 标题biāotíheadline, title
• 出版chūbǎnto publish (a book)
• 发表fābiǎoto publish; to express
• 发布fābùto release, announce
• 传播chuánbōto spread, broadcast
• 宣布xuānbùto announce, declare
• 宣传xuānchuánto publicise, promote
• 印刷yìnshuāto print; printing
• 电视台diànshìtáiTV station
• 电子版diànzǐbǎnelectronic version, e-edition
• 收看shōukànto watch (TV)
• 直播zhíbōto broadcast live; live stream
• 纪录片jìlùpiàndocumentary
• 画面huàmiànpicture (on screen), image
• 记载jìzǎito record (in writing)
• 公布gōngbùto make public, announce
• 事件shìjiànevent, incident
• 现场xiànchǎngthe scene; on the spot, live
• 普及pǔjíto spread widely; widespread
• 大众dàzhòngthe public, the masses
• 响声xiǎngshēngnoise, sound (a bang, a ring)
• 悄悄qiāoqiāoquietly, secretly

• day 59 · how does it look?

• 形状xíngzhuàngshape, form
• 外形wàixíngoutward shape, look
• 外观wàiguānappearance, exterior
• 方fāngsquare
• 圆yuánround; circle
• 弯wānbent, curved; to bend
• 直zhístraight; to straighten
• 斜xiéslanting, crooked
• 平píngflat, level
• 宽kuānwide, broad
• 窄zhǎinarrow
• 软ruǎnsoft
• 硬yìnghard, stiff
• 薄báothin (not thick)
• 浅qiǎnshallow; light (colour)
• 青qīnggreen, blue-green (of nature)
• 黑hēidark; black
• 红hóngred; popular
• 色彩sècǎicolour(s), colouring
• 模糊móhublurred, unclear
• 细节xìjiédetail
• 特征tèzhēngfeature, characteristic
• 形式xíngshìform, format
• 表面biǎomiànsurface; on the surface
• 面miànside, surface

• day 61 · animals

• 宠物chǒngwùpet
• 喂wèito feed
• 大象dàxiàngelephant
• 猴子hóuzimonkey
• 兔子tùzirabbit
• 猪zhūpig
• 鸭子yāziduck
• 蛇shésnake
• 蝴蝶húdiébutterfly
• 昆虫kūnchónginsect
• 虫子chóngzibug, worm
• 翅膀chìbǎngwing
• 尾巴wěibatail
• 生物shēngwùliving thing; biology
• 生存shēngcúnto survive, exist
• 静jìngquiet, still
• 丑chǒuugly
• 弱ruòweak
• 高大gāodàtall and big
• 大型dàxínglarge(-scale)
• 小型xiǎoxíngsmall(-scale), compact
• 追zhuīto chase, run after
• 靠kàoto lean on; rely on; be near
• 碰pèngto touch; bump into
• 爱护àihùto take good care of, cherish

• day 62 · plants & land

• 种子zhǒngziseed
• 种植zhòngzhíto plant, grow (crops)
• 生长shēngzhǎngto grow (of living things)
• 果实guǒshífruit (of a plant); fruits of work
• 树木shùmùtrees
• 竹子zhúzibamboo
• 玫瑰méiguirose
• 木头mùtouwood
• 石头shítoustone, rock
• 沙子shāzisand
• 土地tǔdìland, soil
• 地面dìmiànthe ground, floor
• 陆地lùdìland (not sea)
• 湖húlake
• 河流héliúriver(s)
• 池chípool, pond
• 洞dònghole; cave
• 沙漠shāmòdesert
• 地理dìlǐgeography
• 分布fēnbùto be spread over, distributed
• 水分shuǐfènmoisture, water content
• 组成zǔchéngto make up, form
• 组合zǔhéto combine; combination
• 面积miànjīarea (size)
• 摘zhāito pick, pluck; take off

• day 63 · the power of nature

• 地震dìzhènearthquake
• 规律guīlǜpattern, law; regular
• 燃烧ránshāoto burn
• 危害wēihàito harm, endanger; harm
• 空中kōngzhōngin the air, in the sky
• 恢复huīfùto recover, be restored
• 损害sǔnhàito damage, harm
• 消失xiāoshīto disappear, vanish
• 形成xíngchéngto form, take shape
• 化huàto melt; -ise, -ify
• 强大qiángdàpowerful, mighty
• 存在cúnzàito exist
• 来源láiyuánsource, origin
• 资源zīyuánresources
• 原yuánoriginal, former
• 紧jǐntight; tense
• 打破dǎpòto break, smash
• 断duànto break, snap; cut off
• 漏lòuto leak
• 玻璃bōliglass
• 厚度hòudùthickness
• 迅速xùnsùrapid, swift
• 重大zhòngdàmajor, significant
• 有限yǒuxiànlimited
• 隔géto separate; be apart

• day 64 · going green

• 分类fēnlèito sort, classify
• 回收huíshōuto recycle, collect back
• 改善gǎishànto improve (conditions)
• 改进gǎijìnto improve (a method, a product)
• 保留bǎoliúto keep, preserve
• 收集shōujíto collect, gather
• 珍贵zhēnguìprecious, valuable
• 有利yǒulìbeneficial, favourable
• 不利bùlìunfavourable, bad (for)
• 光明guāngmíngbright; light
• 未来wèiláifuture; coming
• 长远chángyuǎnlong-term
• 当前dāngqiáncurrent, present
• 调整tiáozhěngto adjust
• 加深jiāshēnto deepen
• 缩短suōduǎnto shorten, cut down
• 更换gēnghuànto replace, change
• 优良yōuliángfine, excellent
• 优质yōuzhìhigh-quality
• 投tóuto throw, put in
• 围wéito surround, gather round
• 移yíto move, shift
• 结jiéknot; to tie
• 固定gùdìngfixed; to fix
• 剪jiǎnto cut (with scissors)

• day 65 · in the lab

• 实验shíyànexperiment
• 实验室shíyànshìlaboratory
• 试验shìyànto test, try out; trial
• 化学huàxuéchemistry
• 物理wùlǐphysics
• 物质wùzhìmatter, substance; material
• 成分chéngfèningredient, component
• 科研kēyán(scientific) research
• 研发yánfāto develop (R&D)
• 研制yánzhìto develop, make (a product)
• 调研diàoyánto research (in the field)
• 发明fāmíngto invent; invention
• 创新chuàngxīnto innovate; innovation
• 创造chuàngzàoto create, make
• 开发kāifāto develop (land, products)
• 设计shèjìto design; design
• 工程gōngchéngengineering; (big) project
• 引进yǐnjìnto bring in (from abroad)
• 空间kōngjiānspace, room
• 测cèto measure, test
• 测试cèshìto test; test
• 含hánto contain; hold in the mouth
• 含有hányǒuto contain
• 标志biāozhìsign, symbol; to mark
• 性质xìngzhìnature, character (of a thing)

• day 67 · my phone

• 充电chōngdiànto charge (a battery)
• 电池diànchíbattery
• 屏幕píngmùscreen
• 软件ruǎnjiànsoftware; app
• 下载xiàzàito download
• 上传shàngchuánto upload
• 删shānto delete (spoken)
• 删除shānchúto delete
• 设置shèzhìto set up; settings
• 登录dēnglùto log in
• 浏览liúlǎnto browse
• 搜sōuto search (spoken)
• 搜索sōusuǒto search
• 在线zàixiànonline
• 网络wǎngluònetwork; the internet
• 用户yònghùuser
• 点赞diǎnzànto like (a post)
• 共享gòngxiǎngto share (use together)
• 互动hùdòngto interact
• 平台píngtáiplatform
• 更新gēngxīnto update
• 输入shūrùto input, type in
• 键jiànkey (on a keyboard)
• 键盘jiànpánkeyboard
• 用不着yòngbuzháothere’s no need to

• day 68 · smart machines

• 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
• 鼠标shǔbiāo(computer) mouse
• 硬件yìngjiànhardware
• 程序chéngxùprogram; procedure
• 系统xìtǒngsystem
• 数据shùjùdata
• 功能gōngnéngfunction, feature
• 操作cāozuòto operate, use
• 智能zhìnéngsmart, intelligent
• 自动zìdòngautomatic(ally)
• 机器jīqìmachine
• 机器人jīqìrénrobot
• 人工réngōngartificial; manual labour
• 电动diàndòngelectric (powered)
• 线路xiànlùcircuit, wiring; route
• 接收jiēshōuto receive (a signal)
• 应用yìngyòngto apply, use; application
• 新型xīnxíngnew type of
• 全新quánxīnbrand-new
• 高科技gāokējìhigh tech
• 先进xiānjìnadvanced
• 灵活línghuóflexible, nimble
• 可靠kěkàoreliable
• 便利biànlìconvenient
• 显示xiǎnshìto show, display

• day 69 · what is it for?

• 类lèikind, type; class
• 类似lèisìsimilar
• 类型lèixíngtype, kind
• 相似xiāngsìalike, similar
• 同一tóngyīthe same
• 事物shìwùthings, objects
• 具有jùyǒuto have, possess
• 拥有yōngyǒuto own, have
• 占zhànto take up, account for
• 在于zàiyúto lie in, depend on
• 在内zàinèiincluded
• 意味着yìwèizheto mean, signify
• 有助于yǒuzhùyúto help, contribute to
• 无关wúguānto have nothing to do with
• 原有yuányǒuoriginal, existing
• 整体zhěngtǐthe whole; as a whole
• 双方shuāngfāngboth sides
• 围绕wéiràoto revolve around; centre on
• 处于chǔyúto be in (a state, a position)
• 处chǔto get along; to deal with
• 状况zhuàngkuàngcondition, situation
• 状态zhuàngtàistate, condition
• 上下shàngxiàtop and bottom; about
• 如rúsuch as; like; if
• 如同rútónglike, as if

• day 70 · shopping online

• 电商diànshānge-commerce
• 二维码èrwéimǎQR code
• 促销cùxiāoto promote sales; on offer
• 消费者xiāofèizhěconsumer
• 花费huāfèito spend; cost
• 客服kèfúcustomer service
• 涨价zhǎngjiàto go up in price
• 涨zhǎngto rise, go up
• 用途yòngtúuse, purpose
• 实用shíyòngpractical, useful
• 统计tǒngjìto count up; statistics
• 计算jìsuànto calculate
• 总共zǒnggòngin total
• 总数zǒngshùtotal number
• 随意suíyìas you like; casual(ly)
• 特有tèyǒuunique to, characteristic of
• 完善wánshàncomplete, well-developed; to improve
• 唯一wéiyīonly, sole
• 无效wúxiàoinvalid, no longer valid
• 有力yǒulìpowerful, strong
• 最佳zuìjiābest

• day 71 · life online

• 出自chūzìto come from (a source)
• 当dàngto treat as, regard as
• 合héto close; to suit
• 配pèito match, go with; to deserve
• 连接liánjiēto connect, link
• 正如zhèngrújust as
• 至zhìto, until (written)
• 适用shìyòngsuitable, applicable
• 初chūbeginning; first
• 初期chūqīearly stage
• 季度jìdùquarter (of a year)
• 日历rìlìcalendar
• 随手suíshǒuon the way, without extra effort
• 中期zhōngqīmiddle period, mid-
• 别biéto pin, fasten
• 脚步jiǎobùfootsteps; pace
• 领lǐngcollar; to lead; to receive
• 传chuánto pass (on), hand on
• 改正gǎizhèngto correct
• 修改xiūgǎito revise, edit
• 调tiáoto adjust, tune
• 复制fùzhìto copy, duplicate

• day 73 · city life

• 现代xiàndàimodern; modern times
• 现代化xiàndàihuàto modernise; modern
• 建设jiànshèto build, construct; construction
• 建造jiànzàoto build, construct
• 建筑jiànzhùbuilding; architecture; to build
• 修建xiūjiànto build (roads, railways)
• 建jiànto build; to set up
• 设施shèshīfacilities
• 场所chǎngsuǒplace, venue
• 市民shìmíncity residents, citizens
• 人口rénkǒupopulation
• 老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people
• 开放kāifàngto open (to the public); open
• 公平gōngpíngfair, just
• 规则guīzérule(s)
• 提倡tíchàngto promote, advocate
• 结构jiégòustructure
• 面向miànxiàngto face; aimed at
• 集合jíhéto gather, assemble
• 大事dàshìbig event, important matter
• 建立jiànlìto set up, establish
• 构成gòuchéngto make up, constitute

• day 74 · people in society

• 现象xiànxiàngphenomenon, trend
• 现实xiànshíreality; realistic
• 现状xiànzhuàngcurrent situation
• 形势xíngshìsituation, circumstances
• 行为xíngwéibehaviour, act
• 威胁wēixiéto threaten; threat
• 穷qióngpoor
• 妇女fùnǚwomen
• 群体qúntǐgroup (of people)
• 身份shēnfènidentity, status
• 地位dìwèiposition, status
• 个人gèrénindividual; personal
• 集体jítǐcollective, group
• 人类rénlèihumankind, humanity
• 人民rénmínthe people
• 自由zìyóufree; freedom
• 权quánright; power
• 权利quánlìright(s)
• 义务yìwùduty; voluntary
• 代dàito stand in for; generation
• 派pàito send (someone); school, group
• 改革gǎigéto reform; reform

• day 75 · organisations

• 政府zhèngfǔgovernment
• 政治zhèngzhìpolitics
• 主席zhǔxíchairman, chairperson
• 总统zǒngtǒngpresident (of a country)
• 制度zhìdùsystem (of rules)
• 措施cuòshīmeasure, step
• 实施shíshīto implement, put into effect
• 实行shíxíngto put into practice
• 统一tǒngyīto unify; unified
• 限制xiànzhìto limit, restrict; limit
• 机构jīgòuorganisation, institution
• 组织zǔzhīto organise; organisation
• 成立chénglìto set up, found
• 设立shèlìto set up, establish
• 成员chéngyuánmember
• 代表dàibiǎorepresentative; to represent
• 大会dàhuìconference, general meeting
• 联合liánhéto unite; joint
• 发起fāqǐto launch, start (an initiative)
• 参与cānyùto take part in
• 志愿者zhìyuànzhěvolunteer
• 捐juānto donate
• 贡献gòngxiànto contribute; contribution
• 依据yījùbasis; according to
• 为wéias (written)

• day 76 · festivals & customs

• 传统chuántǒngtradition; traditional
• 风俗fēngsúcustom(s)
• 除夕chúxīNew Year’s Eve (lunar)
• 年夜饭niányèfànNew Year’s Eve dinner
• 压岁钱yāsuìqiánNew Year money (for children)
• 元旦YuándànNew Year’s Day (1 January)
• 国庆guóqìngNational Day
• 纪念jìniànto commemorate; souvenir
• 纪念日jìniànrìanniversary, memorial day
• 周年zhōuniánanniversary (… years)
• 福fúgood fortune, blessing
• 龙lóngdragon
• 生肖shēngxiàoChinese zodiac animal
• 象征xiàngzhēngto symbolise; symbol
• 甲jiǎA, first (in a list)
• 乙yǐB, second (in a list)
• 中华ZhōnghuáChina (formal, cultural)
• 中华民族ZhōnghuáMínzúthe Chinese nation
• 族zúgroup, “-ers” (suffix)
• 中外zhōngwàiChina and abroad
• 式shìstyle, -style (suffix)

• day 77 · history & heritage

• 古gǔancient, old
• 古代gǔdàiancient times
• 古老gǔlǎoancient, age-old
• 近代jìndàimodern times (c. 1840–1919)
• 时代shídàiera, times
• 时期shíqīperiod (of time)
• 悠久yōujiǔlong-standing, age-old
• 经典jīngdiǎnclassic
• 流传liúchuánto spread, be handed down
• 传说chuánshuōlegend; it is said
• 神话shénhuàmyth
• 奇迹qíjìmiracle, wonder
• 人物rénwùfigure, character
• 敌人dírénenemy
• 博物馆bówùguǎnmuseum
• 工艺gōngyìcraft, craftsmanship
• 国画guóhuàtraditional Chinese painting
• 书法shūfǎcalligraphy
• 治zhìto govern; to treat, cure