all 1800 words

1800 words

• day 1 · at the service counter

• 虽suīalthough (written)
• 窗口chuāngkǒuservice window, counter
• 查询cháxúnto look up, check (information)
• 热线rèxiànhotline
• 求助qiúzhùto ask for help
• 提示tíshìto alert, prompt; a hint
• 余额yú'ébalance (money left)
• 账单zhàngdānbill
• 发票fāpiàoofficial receipt, invoice
• 投诉tóusùto complain (officially)
• 撤回chèhuíto withdraw, take back; unsend
• 撤销chèxiāoto cancel, revoke
• 保修bǎoxiūto be under warranty
• 损坏sǔnhuàito damage
• 归还guīhuánto return (something borrowed)
• 保管bǎoguǎnto keep safe, look after
• 财物cáiwùbelongings, property
• 贵重guìzhòngvaluable, precious
• 转交zhuǎnjiāoto pass on (to someone)
• 通话tōnghuàto talk on the phone; a call
• 耽误dānwuto delay, hold up
• 当天dàngtiānthat same day
• 当场dāngchǎngon the spot, there and then
• 只得zhǐdéhave no choice but to

• day 2 · shopping smart

• 就算jiùsuàneven if
• 昂贵ángguìexpensive, costly (formal)
• 百货bǎihuògeneral goods
• 店铺diànpùshop, store
• 实惠shíhuìgood value, affordable
• 性价比xìngjiàbǐvalue for money
• 齐全qíquáncomplete, having everything
• 款式kuǎnshìstyle, design
• 新款xīnkuǎnnew model, latest style
• 尺寸chǐcùnsize, measurements
• 看中kànzhòngto take a fancy to, pick out
• 下单xiàdānto place an order
• 便捷biànjiéconvenient and quick
• 快捷kuàijiéfast, quick
• 抽奖chōujiǎngto hold a lucky draw; a lucky draw
• 中奖zhòngjiǎngto win a prize
• 奖品jiǎngpǐnprize
• 券quànvoucher, coupon
• 卡片kǎpiàncard
• 定时dìngshíat a fixed time; timed
• 备用bèiyòngspare, for emergencies
• 多亏duōkuīthanks to
• 一口气yīkǒuqìin one go

• day 3 · what to wear

• 以便yǐbiànso that, in order to
• 背心bèixīnvest, tank top
• 内衣nèiyīunderwear
• 羽绒服yǔróngfúdown jacket
• 袖子xiùzisleeve
• 棉miáncotton
• 布bùcloth, fabric
• 皮píleather; skin, peel
• 柔软róuruǎnsoft
• 扣kòuto button, fasten; a button
• 披pīto drape over the shoulders
• 化妆huàzhuāngto put on make-up
• 香水xiāngshuǐperfume
• 耳环ěrhuánearring
• 戒指jièzhiring (for a finger)
• 项链xiàngliànnecklace
• 珍珠zhēnzhūpearl
• 珠宝zhūbǎojewellery
• 黄huángto turn yellow; yellow
• 棕色zōngsèbrown
• 染rǎnto dye
• 搭配dāpèito match, combine; go together
• 眼看yǎnkànany moment now; watch as
• 当下dāngxiàright now, at present

• day 4 · fix it yourself

• 除非chúfēionly if; unless
• 补bǔto patch, mend; make up for
• 粘zhānto stick, glue
• 胶带jiāodàisticky tape
• 胶水jiāoshuǐglue
• 钻zuānto drill; squeeze into, burrow
• 棍gùnstick, rod
• 线xiànthread, wire, line
• 环huánring, hoop; link
• 尖jiānpointed, sharp; tip
• 料liàomaterial, stuff
• 印yìnto print; a mark, print
• 端duānto carry (level, in both hands)
• 顶dǐngtop; to hold up; (for hats)
• 吊diàoto hang, suspend
• 撑chēngto prop up; hold open (an umbrella)
• 支zhīto prop up, support
• 支撑zhīchēngto support, hold up
• 搭dāto put up (quickly); hang over
• 摆bǎito put, arrange; to sway
• 立lìto stand (something) up
• 侧cèside; to lean to one side
• 歪wāicrooked, askew
• 弯曲wānqūbent, winding

• day 5 · hands and feet

• 掏tāoto take out (from a pocket)
• 捧pěngto hold in both hands
• 抛pāoto throw, toss
• 扑pūto pounce, throw oneself at
• 拾shíto pick up (from the ground)
• 捉zhuōto catch
• 牵qiānto lead (by the hand or a lead)
• 扭niǔto twist, sprain
• 折zhéto break, snap; to fold
• 挖wāto dig
• 喷pēnto spray
• 泼pōto splash, throw (liquid)
• 撒sǎto sprinkle, scatter
• 塞sāito stuff, squeeze in
• 吞tūnto swallow (whole)
• 踩cǎito step on
• 蹲dūnto squat, crouch
• 迈màito stride, take a step
• 仰yǎngto face upward, tilt the head back
• 睁zhēngto open (the eyes)
• 闭bìto close (eyes, mouth)
• 转身zhuǎnshēnto turn around
• 后退hòutuìto step back, retreat
• 使劲shǐjìnto use force, push hard

• day 6 · oops!

• 算了suànleforget it, never mind
• 落làto leave behind, forget to bring
• 露lòuto show, reveal
• 害hàito cause trouble for; harm
• 避bìto avoid, keep away from
• 躲避duǒbìto dodge, hide from
• 闪shǎnto dodge (quickly); to flash
• 逃táoto escape, flee
• 逃跑táopǎoto run away
• 扎zhāto prick, stab
• 点燃diǎnránto light, ignite
• 火柴huǒcháimatch (for lighting)
• 混hùnto mix (up)
• 清qīngclear; to clear up, settle
• 散sǎnto come loose, fall apart
• 散sànto break up, scatter
• 散发sànfāto give off, send out
• 添tiānto add
• 转zhuànto go around, spin
• 中zhòngto hit (a target); be hit by
• 拖tuōto drag; to put off
• 招手zhāoshǒuto wave (to someone)
• 片刻piànkèa moment
• 瞬间shùnjiānan instant

• day 7 · a day off

• 得了déleOK, enough; come off it
• 空闲kòngxiánfree, spare (time)
• 歇xiēto rest, take a break
• 放飞fàngfēito let fly; let go
• 望wàngto look into the distance
• 划huàto mark, draw (a line)
• 出入chūrùcoming and going; discrepancy
• 栏láncolumn, box (on a form); railing
• 此刻cǐkèthis moment, right now
• 当初dāngchūat the time, originally
• 起初qǐchūat first
• 原本yuánběnoriginally
• 原先yuánxiānformerly, before
• 先前xiānqiánbefore, previously
• 过后guòhòuafterwards, later
• 事后shìhòuafter the event
• 日后rìhòuin the future, some day
• 日前rìqiána few days ago (written)
• 往后wǎnghòufrom now on, in future
• 回头huítóulater; to turn the head
• 匆匆cōngcōnghurriedly, in a rush
• 趁chènwhile, taking the chance
• 嘿hēihey!
• 哇wāwow!

• day 9 · flavours

• 特tèreally, especially (spoken)
• 异常yìchángunusual; unusually, extremely
• 较为jiàowéirelatively, fairly (written)
• 地道dìdaoauthentic, genuine
• 可口kěkǒutasty, delicious
• 口感kǒugǎntexture, mouthfeel
• 味觉wèijuésense of taste
• 气味qìwèismell, odour
• 清淡qīngdànlight, mild (food)
• 辣椒làjiāochilli pepper
• 醋cùvinegar
• 酱jiàngsauce, paste
• 酱油jiàngyóusoy sauce
• 香肠xiāngchángsausage
• 粥zhōucongee, rice porridge
• 花生huāshēngpeanut
• 面粉miànfěnflour
• 粉fěnpowder; rice noodles
• 脆cuìcrisp, crunchy
• 烂lànrotten; mushy, very soft
• 烫tàngscalding hot; to scald
• 盛chéngto ladle, fill (a bowl)
• 品尝pǐnchángto taste, sample
• 纯chúnpure

• day 10 · a string of grapes

• 串chuànstring, bunch; (measure) a bunch of
• 滴dīto drip; (measure) a drop
• 枝zhībranch; (measure) for stems, pens
• 扇shàn(measure) for doors and windows
• 卷juǎnto roll up; a roll
• 卷juàn(measure) volume; exam paper
• 粒lì(measure) grain, small round thing
• 罐guànjar, can, tin
• 壶húpot, kettle
• 叉chāfork; to spear (with a fork)
• 夹jiāto pick up (with chopsticks); to clip
• 泡pàoto soak, steep; a bubble
• 薯片shǔpiàncrisps, potato chips
• 糖果tángguǒsweets, candy
• 奶粉nǎifěnpowdered milk, baby formula
• 套餐tàocānset meal
• 自助zìzhùself-service
• 用餐yòngcānto dine, have a meal (formal)
• 宴会yànhuìbanquet
• 招待zhāodàito entertain, serve (guests)
• 酒水jiǔshuǐdrinks (on a menu)
• 家常jiāchánghome-style; everyday
• 一一yīyīone by one
• 数目shùmùnumber, amount

• day 11 · eating well

• 透tòuthrough; completely
• 蛋白质dànbáizhìprotein
• 脂肪zhīfángfat (in the body or food)
• 维生素wéishēngsùvitamin
• 有机yǒujīorganic
• 添加tiānjiāto add (an additive)
• 混合hùnhéto mix, blend
• 常温chángwēnroom temperature
• 变质biànzhìto go off, spoil
• 中毒zhòngdúto be poisoned
• 饥饿jī'èhunger; hungry (written)
• 食欲shíyùappetite
• 胃口wèikǒuappetite
• 肥féifatty (meat); loose, baggy
• 肥胖féipàngobese, overweight
• 保健bǎojiànhealth care
• 适度shìdùmoderate
• 长寿chángshòulong-lived
• 寿命shòumìnglifespan, life
• 衰老shuāilǎoto age; ageing
• 结实jiēshisturdy, solid; strong (body)
• 强壮qiángzhuàngstrong, robust
• 功效gōngxiàoeffect, efficacy
• 剧烈jùlièintense, violent (pain, exercise)

• day 12 · at the doctor’s

• 好容易hǎoróngyìwith great difficulty, at last
• 好不hǎobùhow very …! (before adjectives)
• 症状zhèngzhuàngsymptom
• 不适bùshìunwell, discomfort
• 发炎fāyánto become inflamed
• 炎症yánzhènginflammation
• 肿zhǒngswollen
• 痒yǎngitchy
• 恶心ěxinsick, nauseous; disgusting
• 吐tǔto spit out, breathe out
• 吐tùto vomit, throw up
• 晕yūndizzy; to faint
• 嗓子sǎngzithroat; voice
• 发病fābìngto fall ill, have an attack
• 患huànto suffer from (an illness)
• 患者huànzhěpatient
• 内科nèikēinternal medicine
• 外科wàikēsurgery (department)
• 儿科érkēpaediatrics
• 针zhēnneedle; injection
• 服用fúyòngto take (medicine, formal)
• 服fúto take (medicine)
• 医药yīyàomedicine, medical
• 不宜bùyínot advisable, should not

• day 13 · inside the body

• 不禁bùjīncan’t help (doing)
• 赶忙gǎnmánghurriedly, at once
• 特地tèdìspecially (for a purpose)
• 特意tèyìon purpose, specially
• 偷偷tōutōusecretly, on the quiet
• 心脏xīnzàngheart (the organ)
• 血液xuèyèblood
• 血管xuèguǎnblood vessel
• 血压xuèyāblood pressure
• 血型xuèxíngblood type
• 肺fèilung
• 肺炎fèiyánpneumonia
• 肝gānliver
• 肠chángintestine, gut
• 神经shénjīngnerve
• 骨头gǔtoubone
• 颈椎jǐngzhuīneck vertebrae, cervical spine
• 脖子bózineck
• 肩膀jiānbǎngshoulder
• 手臂shǒubìarm
• 胸xiōngchest
• 部位bùwèipart (of the body), position
• 一身yīshēnall over the body; a whole outfit

• day 14 · germs and first aid

• 要么yàomeeither … or …; or else
• 病毒bìngdúvirus
• 细菌xìjūnbacteria, germs
• 传染chuánrǎnto infect, be contagious
• 传染病chuánrǎnbìnginfectious disease
• 感染gǎnrǎnto get infected, infect
• 免疫miǎnyìimmunity; immune
• 防治fángzhìto prevent and treat
• 消毒xiāodúto disinfect
• 消灭xiāomièto wipe out, destroy
• 酒精jiǔjīngrubbing alcohol, spirit
• 抑制yìzhìto restrain, inhibit
• 急救jíjiùfirst aid; emergency treatment
• 伤口shāngkǒuwound, cut
• 损伤sǔnshāngto injure, damage
• 轮椅lúnyǐwheelchair
• 康复kāngfùto recover
• 加重jiāzhòngto get worse; make heavier
• 死亡sǐwángdeath; to die (formal)
• 疲劳píláotired, fatigued
• 中暑zhòngshǔheatstroke; to get heatstroke
• 毒dúpoison; poisonous
• 难免nánmiǎnhard to avoid, bound to happen

• day 15 · body and mind

• 啦la(了 + 啊: excited, friendly)
• 嘛ma(it’s obvious!; softens a request)
• 面部miànbùface (formal)
• 眉毛méimaoeyebrow
• 胡子húzibeard, moustache
• 舌头shétoutongue
• 口腔kǒuqiāngmouth, oral cavity
• 脑袋nǎodaihead (spoken)
• 脑子nǎozibrain, mind
• 视力shìlìeyesight
• 近视jìnshìshort-sighted
• 清醒qīngxǐngclear-headed; awake
• 身心shēnxīnbody and mind
• 减压jiǎnyāto reduce stress, de-stress
• 按摩ànmómassage
• 调节tiáojiéto regulate, adjust
• 保暖bǎonuǎnto keep warm
• 发育fāyùto develop, grow (the body)
• 青春期qīngchūnqīpuberty, adolescence
• 怀孕huáiyùnto be pregnant
• 日夜rìyèday and night
• 深夜shēnyèlate at night
• 凌晨língchénthe small hours, before dawn
• 清晨qīngchénearly morning

• day 17 · the whole family

• 人家rénjiaothers; he, she, they; (playful) I
• 姑姑gūguaunt (father’s sister)
• 姨yíaunt (mother’s sister)
• 舅舅jiùjiuuncle (mother’s brother)
• 外甥wàishengnephew (sister’s son)
• 侄子zhízinephew (brother’s son)
• 亲属qīnshǔrelatives (formal)
• 家属jiāshǔfamily members (of a patient, an employee)
• 长辈zhǎngbèielders, the older generation
• 老太太lǎotàitaiold lady
• 母mǔfemale (of animals)
• 媳妇xífuwife (colloquial); daughter-in-law
• 婚姻hūnyīnmarriage
• 订婚dìnghūnto get engaged
• 求婚qiúhūnto propose (marriage)
• 嫁jià(of a woman) to marry
• 娶qǔ(of a man) to marry, take a wife
• 夫人fūrénMrs, madam; wife (formal)
• 娃娃wáwababy, child; doll
• 婴儿yīng'érbaby, infant
• 岁数suìshuage (of an older person)
• 养老yǎnglǎoto retire; care for the elderly
• 养老院yǎnglǎoyuàncare home, old people’s home
• 一辈子yībèizia lifetime, all one’s life
• 终身zhōngshēnlifelong

• day 18 · a new flat

• 净jìngnothing but, all the time; clean
• 一同yītóngtogether (written)
• 大都dàdūmostly, for the most part
• 住宅zhùzháiresidence, housing
• 建筑物jiànzhùwùbuilding, structure
• 栋dòng(measure) for buildings
• 户hù(measure) households
• 平方米píngfāngmǐsquare metre
• 房价fángjiàhousing prices
• 隔壁gébìnext door
• 楼道lóudàostairwell, corridor (in a block of flats)
• 走廊zǒulángcorridor, hallway
• 角落jiǎoluòcorner
• 墙壁qiángbìwall
• 砖zhuānbrick
• 坚固jiāngùsolid, sturdy
• 拆除chāichúto demolish, remove
• 改造gǎizàoto transform, renovate
• 家居jiājūhome furnishings; home
• 摆放bǎifàngto place, arrange
• 布置bùzhìto decorate, arrange (a room)
• 配套pèitàoto make a complete set; supporting
• 有序yǒuxùorderly
• 透过tòuguòthrough (a window); by means of

• day 19 · chores

• 一时yīshífor a moment; at the moment
• 不时bùshínow and then, from time to time
• 仍旧réngjiùstill, as before
• 依旧yījiùstill, as before (written)
• 一向yīxiàngalways, all along
• 清洁qīngjiéclean; cleaning
• 清理qīnglǐto clear out, tidy up
• 清扫qīngsǎoto sweep, clean up
• 清洗qīngxǐto wash, rinse
• 灰尘huīchéndust
• 洗漱xǐshùto wash up (face and teeth)
• 浴室yùshìbathroom
• 晾liàngto hang out to dry
• 铺pūto spread, lay out; make (a bed)
• 枕头zhěntoupillow
• 暖气nuǎnqìcentral heating
• 热水器rèshuǐqìwater heater
• 电饭锅diànfànguōrice cooker
• 插座chāzuòsocket, power point
• 开关kāiguānswitch
• 照明zhàomínglighting
• 明亮míngliàngbright, well-lit
• 通风tōngfēngto ventilate, air (a room)
• 自来水zìláishuǐtap water

• day 20 · around town

• 街头jiētóuthe street(s), street corner
• 人行道rénxíngdàopavement, sidewalk
• 周边zhōubiānsurroundings, nearby
• 空地kòngdìopen space, empty lot
• 井jǐngwell (for water)
• 镇zhèntown; to chill (a drink)
• 城镇chéngzhèntowns, cities and towns
• 都市dūshìmetropolis, big city
• 村庄cūnzhuāngvillage
• 郊外jiāowàithe countryside around a city
• 家园jiāyuánhome, homeland
• 家家户户jiājiāhùhùevery household
• 千家万户qiānjiāwànhùcountless households, everyone
• 衣食住行yīshízhùxíngthe basics of daily life
• 轮流lúnliúto take turns
• 封闭fēngbìto close off, seal
• 通道tōngdàopassage, passageway
• 处处chùchùeverywhere, in every way
• 遍地biàndìeverywhere (on the ground), all over
• 一带yīdàiarea, around (a place)
• 内外nèiwàiinside and outside; home and abroad
• 远方yuǎnfānga distant place, far away
• 遥远yáoyuǎndistant, far-off
• 众人zhòngréneveryone, the crowd (written)

• day 21 · on the road

• 路况lùkuàngroad and traffic conditions
• 路面lùmiànroad surface
• 路程lùchéngdistance, journey
• 畅通chàngtōngflowing freely, unblocked
• 拥挤yōngjǐcrowded
• 高峰gāofēngpeak, rush hour
• 机动车jīdòngchēmotor vehicle
• 摩托车mótuōchēmotorbike
• 货车huòchēlorry, truck
• 客车kèchēcoach, long-distance bus
• 轮lúnwheel; to take turns; (measure) a round
• 轮子lúnziwheel
• 刹车shāchēto brake; brakes
• 碰撞pèngzhuàngto collide, crash
• 拐guǎito turn (a corner)
• 拐弯guǎiwānto turn a corner
• 拦lánto stop, block; hail (a taxi)
• 倒车dǎochēto change (buses, trains)
• 时速shísùspeed (per hour)
• 方位fāngwèidirection, position
• 乘chéngto ride, take (transport, written)
• 穿过chuānguòto go through, cross
• 晕车yùnchēto be carsick
• 漫长mànchánglong, endless (time, a road)

• day 22 · planning a trip

• 旅程lǚchéngjourney, trip
• 旅途lǚtújourney, (on) the way
• 全程quánchéngthe whole journey, the whole way
• 出游chūyóuto go on a trip
• 观光guānguāngto go sightseeing
• 观赏guānshǎngto view and enjoy, admire
• 游人yóuréntourists, visitors
• 人山人海rénshānrénhǎihuge crowds
• 风光fēngguāngscenery, view
• 景观jǐngguānlandscape, sight
• 名胜míngshèngfamous scenic spot
• 闻名wénmíngfamous, well-known
• 迷人míréncharming, enchanting
• 塔tǎtower, pagoda
• 民宿mínsùguesthouse, B&B
• 预定yùdìngto book, reserve
• 陪同péitóngto accompany (formal)
• 携带xiédàito carry, take along
• 落地luòdìto land; fall to the ground
• 抵达dǐdáto arrive, reach (formal)
• 接连jiēliánin a row, one after another
• 一道yīdàotogether
• 为期wéiqīlasting (a period)
• 成千上万chéngqiānshàngwànthousands and thousands

• day 23 · crossing borders

• 出境chūjìngto leave the country
• 入境rùjìngto enter a country
• 出示chūshìto show, present (a document)
• 免税miǎnshuìtax-free, duty-free
• 退税tuìshuìtax refund
• 托运tuōyùnto check in (luggage); to ship
• 港口gǎngkǒuport, harbour
• 码头mǎtóudock, pier
• 船只chuánzhīships, vessels
• 轮船lúnchuánsteamship, ship
• 艘sōu(measure) for ships
• 渡dùto cross (water)
• 运送yùnsòngto transport, ship
• 跟随gēnsuíto follow
• 跟前gēnqiánin front of, close by
• 相连xiāngliánto be linked, connected
• 延伸yánshēnto extend, stretch
• 截至jiézhìup to (a date), as of
• 间隔jiàngéinterval, gap
• 往年wǎngniánprevious years
• 历年lìniánover the years
• 常年chángniánall year round
• 一律yīlǜall, without exception
• 近来jìnláirecently, lately

• day 25 · how do you feel?

• 恰好qiàhǎojust, as it happens
• 倒是dàoshìactually, though
• 干脆gāncuìjust, simply; clear-cut
• 明明míngmíngclearly, obviously (but…)
• 总算zǒngsuànat long last, finally
• 悲伤bēishāngsad, grief-stricken
• 悲观bēiguānpessimistic
• 欢乐huānlèjoyful, happy
• 痛快tòngkuàito your heart’s content; frank
• 惊讶jīngyàsurprised, amazed
• 大吃一惊dàchīyījīngto be taken aback
• 吓xiàto scare, frighten
• 恐惧kǒngjùfear, dread
• 愤怒fènnùangry, furious
• 焦虑jiāolǜanxious
• 不安bù'ānuneasy, worried
• 担忧dānyōuto worry, be concerned
• 发愁fāchóuto fret, worry
• 愁chóuto worry
• 灰心huīxīndiscouraged, disheartened
• 绝望juéwàngto despair
• 沉重chénzhòngheavy (heart, burden)
• 单调dāndiàomonotonous, dull
• 极为jíwéiextremely (written)

• day 26 · missing someone

• 孤独gūdúlonely, solitary
• 寂寞jìmòlonely, lonesome
• 思念sīniànto miss, long for
• 怀念huáiniànto look back fondly on
• 怀huáiarms, bosom; to keep in mind
• 心爱xīn'àibeloved, treasured
• 心疼xīnténgto feel for; to hate to see
• 心底xīndǐthe bottom of one’s heart
• 心灵xīnlíngsoul, inner self
• 心目xīnmùmind, view (in 心目中)
• 心愿xīnyuànwish, dream
• 向往xiàngwǎngto yearn for
• 渴望kěwàngto long for, crave
• 盼望pànwàngto look forward to
• 期望qīwàngto expect; expectation
• 欲望yùwàngdesire
• 幻想huànxiǎngto dream, fantasise; fantasy
• 时光shíguāngtime, days (of one’s life)
• 岁月suìyuèthe years (passing)
• 青春qīngchūnyouth
• 委屈wěiquwronged, hurt; to put upon
• 可怜kěliánpitiful; to pity
• 白白báibáiin vain, for nothing
• 默默mòmòsilently, quietly

• day 27 · what are they like?

• 瞧qiáoto look, see (spoken)
• 大方dàfanggenerous; natural, poised
• 小气xiǎoqistingy; petty
• 老实lǎoshihonest; well-behaved
• 谦虚qiānxūmodest
• 高尚gāoshàngnoble
• 朴素pǔsùplain, simple
• 平凡píngfánordinary
• 天真tiānzhēninnocent, naive
• 单纯dānchúnsimple, pure; naive
• 淘气táoqìnaughty, mischievous
• 温和wēnhémild, gentle
• 温柔wēnróugentle, tender
• 气质qìzhìpresence, bearing
• 外表wàibiǎoappearance, looks
• 模样múyànglook, appearance
• 头脑tóunǎobrains, mind
• 眼光yǎnguāngeye, taste, judgement
• 活跃huóyuèactive, lively
• 活力huólìenergy, vitality
• 有劲yǒujìnstrong, energetic; fun
• 呆dāiblank, stunned; dull
• 崇拜chóngbàito idolise, look up to
• 听话tīnghuàobedient, well-behaved

• day 28 · getting along

• 交际jiāojìto socialise
• 打交道dǎjiāodaoto deal with (people)
• 来往láiwǎngto keep in touch, have dealings
• 拜访bàifǎngto pay a visit
• 好客hàokèhospitable
• 周到zhōudàothoughtful, considerate
• 称呼chēnghuto address; form of address
• 场合chǎnghéoccasion, situation
• 面子miànziface, pride
• 规矩guījurules, manners
• 气氛qìfēnatmosphere
• 氛围fēnwéiatmosphere, ambience
• 好感hǎogǎngood impression, liking
• 亲密qīnmìclose, intimate
• 同伴tóngbàncompanion
• 大伙儿dàhuǒreveryone, all of us (spoken)
• 信赖xìnlàito trust
• 依赖yīlàito depend on
• 赖làito blame; to rely on; to stay on
• 承诺chéngnuòto promise; commitment
• 诚信chéngxìnhonesty, integrity
• 回报huíbàoto repay; return
• 感激gǎnjīgrateful
• 待dàito treat (people)

• day 29 · arguing and making up

• 吵架chǎojiàto quarrel, have a row
• 争吵zhēngchǎoto argue, quarrel
• 打架dǎjiàto fight, come to blows
• 嘲笑cháoxiàoto laugh at, mock
• 指责zhǐzéto blame, criticise
• 嫌xiánto dislike, mind
• 恨hènto hate; to regret
• 狠hěnharsh, ruthless; firmly
• 逼bīto force, press
• 强迫qiǎngpòto force, compel
• 妨碍fáng'àito get in the way of
• 干扰gānrǎoto disturb, interfere
• 困扰kùnrǎoto trouble, bother
• 误解wùjiěto misunderstand
• 认错rèncuòto admit a mistake, apologise
• 为难wéinánawkward; to make things hard
• 尴尬gāngàawkward, embarrassing
• 不耐烦bùnàifánimpatient
• 冲动chōngdòngimpulsive; impulse
• 疑惑yíhuòpuzzled; doubt
• 看不起kànbuqǐto look down on
• 看得起kàndeqǐto think highly of
• 当面dāngmiànface to face
• 顿时dùnshíat once, suddenly

• day 30 · keep going

• 挫折cuòzhésetback
• 艰难jiānnánhard, difficult
• 艰辛jiānxīnhardship; hard
• 考验kǎoyànto test; a trial
• 忍受rěnshòuto bear, endure
• 顽强wánqiángtenacious
• 坚定jiāndìngfirm, steadfast
• 坚决jiānjuéresolute, firmly
• 勇于yǒngyúto dare to, be brave in
• 冒险màoxiǎnto take a risk; adventure
• 冒màoto risk, brave; to give off
• 闯chuǎngto venture out; to rush
• 摆脱bǎituōto break free of
• 脆弱cuìruòfragile, vulnerable
• 勉强miǎnqiǎngreluctantly; barely; to force
• 一帆风顺yīfānfēngshùnplain sailing
• 鼓舞gǔwǔto inspire, encourage
• 佩服pèifúto admire
• 赞赏zànshǎngto appreciate, praise
• 夸kuāto praise; to boast
• 夸奖kuājiǎngto praise
• 夸张kuāzhāngexaggerated
• 自豪zìháoproud
• 信念xìnniànbelief, conviction

• day 31 · talking and listening

• 交谈jiāotánto talk, converse
• 谈论tánlùnto talk about, discuss
• 议论yìlùnto comment, gossip about
• 倾听qīngtīngto listen closely
• 暗示ànshìto hint
• 手势shǒushìgesture
• 笑容xiàoróngsmile
• 实话shíhuàthe truth
• 自言自语zìyánzìyǔto talk to oneself
• 自我zìwǒself, oneself
• 在意zàiyìto mind, care about
• 无所谓wúsuǒwèito not mind, not matter
• 乐于lèyúto be happy to
• 关爱guān'àito care for
• 关怀guānhuáicare, concern
• 打动dǎdòngto move, touch (feelings)
• 感想gǎnxiǎngthoughts, impressions
• 充实chōngshífull, rich; to enrich
• 激情jīqíngpassion
• 急切jíqièeager, anxious
• 匆忙cōngmánghasty, in a rush
• 逗dòuto tease, amuse; funny
• 妙miàowonderful, clever
• 举动jǔdòngact, move
• 恰恰qiàqiàexactly, precisely

• day 33 · courses and subjects

• 一再yīzàiagain and again, repeatedly
• 再三zàisānover and over, repeatedly
• 科kēsubject; branch, department
• 科目kēmù(exam) subject
• 必修bìxiūcompulsory (course)
• 选修xuǎnxiūto take as an elective
• 文科wénkēhumanities, arts
• 理科lǐkēsciences
• 专科zhuānkēvocational college; specialty
• 初等chūděngelementary
• 高等gāoděnghigher, advanced
• 开设kāishèto offer (a course), set up
• 入门rùménto get started; introduction
• 难点nándiǎndifficult point
• 枯燥kūzàodry, dull
• 讲解jiǎngjiěto explain
• 示范shìfànto demonstrate
• 解答jiědáto answer (questions)
• 朗读lǎngdúto read aloud
• 口头kǒutóuoral, spoken
• 书面shūmiànwritten, in writing
• 抄chāoto copy
• 本身běnshēnitself, oneself
• 特定tèdìngspecific, particular

• day 34 · study habits

• 未必wèibìnot necessarily
• 好学hàoxuéeager to learn
• 用功yònggōnghard-working (at study)
• 下功夫xiàgōngfuto put in the effort
• 专注zhuānzhùfocused
• 巩固gǒnggùto consolidate
• 纠正jiūzhèngto correct
• 补课bǔkèto make up a missed lesson
• 补习bǔxíto take extra tutoring
• 辅导fǔdǎoto tutor, coach
• 导师dǎoshīsupervisor, tutor
• 智力zhìlìintelligence
• 素质sùzhìquality, calibre
• 优异yōuyìoutstanding
• 上进shàngjìneager to improve
• 勤劳qínláohard-working
• 用心yòngxīnattentive, with care
• 自律zìlǜself-disciplined
• 马虎mǎhucareless, sloppy
• 榜样bǎngyàngrole model
• 严厉yánlìstrict, stern
• 教训jiàoxùnto lecture; lesson
• 精心jīngxīnmeticulous, with great care
• 细致xìzhìcareful, meticulous

• day 35 · campus life

• 也好yěhǎothat’s fine too; whether…or…
• 就读jiùdúto attend (a school)
• 念书niànshūto study, go to school
• 升学shēngxuéto go on to the next school
• 招生zhāoshēngto recruit students
• 名额míng'éplaces, quota
• 学位xuéwèiacademic degree
• 学员xuéyuánstudent (of a course), trainee
• 学会xuéhuìsociety (academic)
• 学问xuéwenknowledge, learning
• 少儿shào'érchildren
• 夏令营xiàlìngyíngsummer camp
• 典礼diǎnlǐceremony
• 纪律jìlǜdiscipline
• 文具wénjùstationery
• 钢笔gāngbǐfountain pen
• 书籍shūjíbooks
• 文献wénxiànliterature, documents
• 目录mùlùtable of contents, catalogue
• 研讨yántǎoto discuss (in depth)
• 传授chuánshòuto pass on (knowledge)
• 精通jīngtōngto master, be fluent in
• 不得bùdémust not, may not
• 不许bùxǔnot allowed

• day 36 · job hunting

• 求职qiúzhíto look for a job
• 招zhāoto recruit; to beckon
• 招收zhāoshōuto recruit, take on
• 录用lùyòngto hire
• 用人yòngrénto employ people
• 人事rénshìpersonnel, HR
• 简介jiǎnjièbrief introduction, profile
• 特长tèchángspecial skill, strength
• 才能cáinéngtalent, ability
• 潜力qiánlìpotential
• 杰出jiéchūoutstanding
• 时机shíjīthe right moment, timing
• 机遇jīyùopportunity
• 兼职jiānzhípart-time job; to moonlight
• 白领báilǐngwhite-collar worker
• 职位zhíwèipost, position
• 职务zhíwùpost, duties
• 职员zhíyuánoffice worker, staff member
• 岗位gǎngwèipost, job
• 薪水xīnshuisalary
• 福利fúlìbenefits, welfare
• 从业cóngyèto work in (a trade)
• 同行tónghángpeople in the same trade
• 算是suànshìto count as, more or less

• day 37 · at the office

• 打卡dǎkǎto clock in
• 值班zhíbānto be on duty
• 繁忙fánmángbusy
• 事务shìwùaffairs, business
• 事项shìxiàngitem, matter
• 附件fùjiànattachment
• 传真chuánzhēnfax
• 档案dàng'ànfile, records
• 图表túbiǎochart
• 汇报huìbàoto report (to a superior)
• 答复dáfùto reply
• 反馈fǎnkuìfeedback; to give feedback
• 听取tīngqǔto listen to (views)
• 征求zhēngqiúto ask for (opinions)
• 采纳cǎinàto adopt (a suggestion)
• 传达chuándáto pass on (a message)
• 指示zhǐshìinstructions; to instruct
• 指定zhǐdìngto appoint, designate
• 截止jiézhǐto close (deadline)
• 期限qīxiàndeadline, time limit
• 拖延tuōyánto put off, delay
• 延期yánqīto postpone
• 相应xiāngyìngcorresponding(ly)
• 不止bùzhǐmore than, not just

• day 38 · teamwork

• 番fāna round, an effort (measure word)
• 分工fēngōngto divide the work
• 协调xiétiáoto coordinate; in harmony
• 协助xiézhùto assist
• 辅助fǔzhùto assist; supporting
• 助理zhùlǐassistant
• 助手zhùshǒuhelper
• 副fùdeputy, vice-
• 主管zhǔguǎnsupervisor; to be in charge
• 上级shàngjísuperior, higher-up
• 代理dàilǐto act for; agent
• 顾问gùwènadviser, consultant
• 带领dàilǐngto lead
• 引导yǐndǎoto guide
• 激励jīlìto motivate
• 服从fúcóngto obey, comply
• 职责zhízéduty, responsibility
• 出力chūlìto pitch in, contribute
• 踏实tāshisteady, dependable; at ease
• 配备pèibèito equip
• 调动diàodòngto transfer (a post)
• 巧妙qiǎomiàoclever, ingenious
• 恰当qiàdàngappropriate, fitting
• 用处yòngchùuse

• day 39 · plans and reviews

• 策划cèhuàto plan (an event or campaign)
• 规划guīhuàplan, planning
• 筹备chóubèito prepare, organise
• 定位dìngwèipositioning; to locate
• 流程liúchéngprocess, procedure
• 进度jìndùprogress, schedule
• 进展jìnzhǎnprogress; to make headway
• 成效chéngxiàoresults, effect
• 评估pínggūto assess, evaluate
• 考核kǎohéto appraise (performance)
• 年度niándùyear (annual)
• 年终niánzhōngyear-end
• 工地gōngdìbuilding site
• 高层gāocéngsenior management; high-rise
• 会计kuàijìaccountant, accounting
• 首要shǒuyàofirst, chief
• 优先yōuxiānto have priority
• 正规zhèngguīproper, regular
• 中等zhōngděngmedium, average
• 一流yīliúfirst-class
• 预料yùliàoto predict; expectation
• 料liàoto expect, guess
• 加以jiāyǐto deal with (formal)
• 益处yìchùbenefit
• 易于yìyúeasy to

• day 41 · taking sides

• 至于zhìyúas for; to go so far as
• 立场lìchǎngposition, standpoint
• 主张zhǔzhāngto advocate; position
• 赞同zàntóngto approve of
• 认同rèntóngto identify with, accept
• 认可rènkěto approve, recognise
• 认定rèndìngto be convinced; to determine
• 争论zhēnglùnto argue, debate
• 争议zhēngyìcontroversy
• 质疑zhìyíto question, challenge
• 对立duìlìto be opposed
• 片面piànmiànone-sided
• 极端jíduānextreme
• 正面zhèngmiànpositive; front
• 负面fùmiànnegative
• 看待kàndàito regard, view
• 看重kànzhòngto value, set store by
• 前者qiánzhěthe former
• 后者hòuzhěthe latter
• 证实zhèngshíto confirm
• 无疑wúyíundoubtedly
• 毫无háowúnot the slightest
• 毫不háobùnot in the least
• 即便jíbiàneven if

• day 42 · cause and effect

• 因yīnbecause of (written)
• 动机dòngjīmotive
• 动力dònglìmotivation, driving force
• 引发yǐnfāto trigger, set off
• 激发jīfāto spark, arouse
• 加剧jiājùto worsen, intensify
• 减弱jiǎnruòto weaken
• 伴随bànsuíto go along with
• 涉及shèjíto involve, touch on
• 关联guānliánto be connected
• 联想liánxiǎngto be reminded of, associate
• 前提qiántíprecondition
• 假设jiǎshèto suppose; hypothesis
• 设想shèxiǎngto imagine; idea, plan
• 推测tuīcèto infer, deduce
• 猜测cāicèto guess, speculate
• 代价dàijiàprice, cost (of doing sth)
• 被动bèidòngpassive
• 被迫bèipòto be forced to
• 本能běnnénginstinct; instinctively
• 间接jiànjiēindirect
• 之所以zhīsuǒyǐthe reason why … is
• 为此wèicǐfor this reason, to this end
• 出于chūyúout of, stemming from

• day 43 · thinking clearly

• 凡是fánshìevery, all (who/that)
• 思路sīlùtrain of thought, approach
• 要点yàodiǎnmain points
• 要素yàosùkey element
• 核心héxīncore
• 重心zhòngxīnfocus; centre of gravity
• 实质shízhìessence, substance
• 定义dìngyìdefinition; to define
• 类别lèibiécategory
• 划分huàfēnto divide, mark off
• 区分qūfēnto tell apart
• 分级fēnjíto grade, sort into levels
• 等级děngjígrade, rank
• 层次céngcìlevel; structure
• 层面céngmiànlevel, aspect
• 方方面面fāngfāngmiànmiànevery aspect
• 同类tónglèithe same kind
• 差异chāyìdifference
• 相差xiāngchàto differ (by)
• 对应duìyìngto correspond
• 典型diǎnxíngtypical; typical example
• 案例ànlìcase (example)
• 比方bǐfanganalogy; for example
• 犹如yóurújust like (written)

• day 44 · solving problems

• 归guīto belong to; to return
• 途径tújìngway, channel
• 步骤bùzhòustep (in a process)
• 初步chūbùinitial, preliminary
• 可行kěxíngfeasible
• 切实qièshípractical, realistic
• 排除páichúto rule out
• 消除xiāochúto remove, get rid of
• 筛选shāixuǎnto screen, shortlist
• 弥补míbǔto make up for
• 缺陷quēxiàndefect, flaw
• 弱点ruòdiǎnweakness
• 薄弱bóruòweak (area)
• 局限júxiànto limit; limitation
• 限度xiàndùlimit
• 障碍zhàng'àiobstacle
• 阻碍zǔ'àito hinder
• 阻挡zǔdǎngto stop, block
• 陷入xiànrùto fall into, get caught in
• 常规chángguīroutine, conventional
• 则zéwhile, whereas (written)
• 与其yǔqírather than
• 足以zúyǐenough to

• day 45 · learning from the past

• 回顾huígùto look back on
• 反思fǎnsīto reflect on
• 吸取xīqǔto draw (a lesson), absorb
• 借鉴jièjiànto draw on, learn from
• 启发qǐfāto inspire, give ideas
• 启示qǐshìlesson, insight
• 理念lǐniànphilosophy, idea
• 树立shùlìto set (an example), establish
• 确立quèlìto establish, settle
• 赋予fùyǔto give, endow
• 主导zhǔdǎodominant; to lead
• 占据zhànjùto occupy, take up
• 取代qǔdàito replace
• 转移zhuǎnyíto shift, transfer
• 倾向qīngxiàngto tend to; tendency
• 形态xíngtàiform, shape
• 过渡guòdùtransition
• 开启kāiqǐto open, start
• 引入yǐnrùto bring in, introduce
• 持久chíjiǔlasting
• 例外lìwàiexception
• 以往yǐwǎngthe past, before
• 日益rìyìincreasingly, day by day
• 不至于bùzhìyúnot go so far as

• day 46 · a good argument

• 所suǒwhat (所 + verb)
• 探讨tàntǎoto explore, discuss
• 解读jiědúto interpret
• 解jiěto solve; to untie; to understand
• 理lǐto pay attention to; reason
• 衡量héngliángto weigh up, measure
• 忽略hūlüèto overlook
• 丧失sàngshīto lose (ability, confidence)
• 浓厚nónghòustrong, deep (interest)
• 庞大pángdàhuge, enormous
• 密mìdense, close together
• 分散fēnsànto distract; scattered
• 次数cìshùnumber of times
• 长短chángduǎnlength; pros and cons
• 称作chēngzuòto be called
• 呈现chéngxiànto show, present
• 力度lìdùintensity, effort
• 认知rènzhīunderstanding, perception
• 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
• 至关重要zhìguānzhòngyàovital, crucial
• 诸多zhūduōmany (written)
• 一系列yīxìlièa series of
• 上述shàngshùabove-mentioned
• 该gāithis, the said (written)

• day 48 · starting a company

• 于yúat, in, on; from (written)
• 创办chuàngbànto found, set up
• 创建chuàngjiànto found, establish
• 创立chuànglìto found (a firm, a theory)
• 经商jīngshāngto be in business, trade
• 个体gètǐindividual; self-employed
• 业yè-industry, line of business
• 集团jítuángroup (of companies)
• 总裁zǒngcáipresident, CEO
• 资本zīběncapital (money to invest)
• 资产zīchǎnassets, property
• 打造dǎzàoto build, create (a brand)
• 运营yùnyíngto run, operate (a business)
• 承办chéngbànto host, undertake (an event)
• 委托wěituōto entrust, commission
• 转让zhuǎnràngto transfer, sell on
• 合并hébìngto merge
• 收购shōugòuto buy up, acquire
• 率先shuàixiānto be the first to, lead
• 试图shìtúto try, attempt (written)
• 寻求xúnqiúto seek (help, support)
• 得以déyǐso that … can (written)
• 给予jǐyǔto give, grant (written)
• 借助jièzhùwith the help of

• day 49 · made in China

• 厂家chǎngjiāmanufacturer, factory
• 厂商chǎngshāngmanufacturer, firm
• 产地chǎndìplace of origin
• 产出chǎnchūto produce, turn out
• 国产guóchǎnmade in China, domestic
• 制品zhìpǐnproducts, goods (made of …)
• 原料yuánliàoraw material
• 原材料yuáncáiliàoraw materials
• 工序gōngxùstep in production
• 仓库cāngkùwarehouse
• 供应gōngyìngto supply
• 供给gōngjǐsupply (economics)
• 采购cǎigòuto purchase (for a firm)
• 订单dìngdānorder (for goods)
• 现货xiànhuògoods in stock
• 定制dìngzhìto custom-make
• 高端gāoduānhigh-end
• 商标shāngbiāotrademark, logo
• 劳动力láodònglìlabour force, workers
• 通用tōngyònggeneral-purpose, universal
• 专用zhuānyòngfor a special use
• 足zúenough; fully, as much as
• 前期qiánqīearly stage
• 后期hòuqīlater stage
• 情形qíngxingsituation, circumstances

• day 50 · selling and deals

• 推销tuīxiāoto promote, sell (hard)
• 畅销chàngxiāoto sell well
• 上市shàngshìto come on the market; to list
• 定价dìngjiàto set a price; price
• 谈判tánpànto negotiate; talks
• 成交chéngjiāoto close a deal
• 博览会bólǎnhuìfair, expo
• 参展cānzhǎnto exhibit (at a fair)
• 渠道qúdàochannel (for sales)
• 贸易màoyìtrade
• 前景qiánjǐngprospects, outlook
• 看好kànhǎoto be optimistic about
• 决策juécèto decide (policy); decision
• 策略cèlüèstrategy
• 预期yùqīto expect; expectation
• 危机wēijīcrisis
• 倒闭dǎobìto close down, go under
• 破产pòchǎnto go bankrupt
• 亏损kuīsǔnto make a loss
• 进而jìn'érand then, and further
• 迫切pòqièurgent, pressing
• 不顾bùgùto disregard, in spite of
• 中断zhōngduànto break off, interrupt
• 遭到zāodàoto meet with (something bad)

• day 51 · money matters

• 除chúexcept, apart from
• 金钱jīnqiánmoney (as a thing)
• 金额jīn'éamount (of money)
• 货币huòbìcurrency
• 金子jīnzigold
• 银yínsilver
• 财富cáifùwealth
• 财产cáichǎnproperty, belongings
• 财务cáiwùfinance, accounts
• 理财lǐcáito manage your money
• 储蓄chǔxùto save; savings
• 利息lìxīinterest (on money)
• 贷款dàikuǎnto borrow (from a bank); loan
• 分期fēnqīto pay in instalments
• 汇huìto send money, remit
• 汇款huìkuǎnto send money; transfer
• 提取tíqǔto withdraw, extract
• 支出zhīchūto spend; spending
• 收益shōuyìearnings, return
• 收取shōuqǔto charge, collect
• 款kuǎnsum of money; style
• 剩余shèngyúto be left over; surplus
• 加倍jiābèito double; doubly

• day 52 · stocks and numbers

• 为止wéizhǐup to, until
• 股票gǔpiàoshare, stock
• 股市gǔshìstock market
• 炒股chǎogǔto trade shares
• 基金jījīnfund
• 投资tóuzīto invest; investment
• 持有chíyǒuto hold, own
• 占有zhànyǒuto hold, occupy (a share)
• 富裕fùyùwell-off, prosperous
• 跌diēto fall (prices); to trip
• 倍增bèizēngto double, multiply
• 大幅dàfúsharply, by a wide margin
• 幅度fúdùrange, extent
• 比重bǐzhòngproportion, share
• 占比zhànbǐshare, percentage
• 百分点bǎifēndiǎnpercentage point
• 率lǜrate (-rate, -ratio)
• 成chéngtenth, ten per cent
• 人均rénjūnper person, per capita
• 共计gòngjìto total, come to
• 总计zǒngjìto total; grand total
• 微小wēixiǎotiny, slight
• 大致dàzhìroughly, more or less

• day 53 · lucky and unlucky

• 不料bùliàounexpectedly, to one’s surprise
• 彩票cǎipiàolottery ticket
• 补偿bǔchángto make up for, compensate
• 补贴bǔtiēallowance, subsidy
• 赔偿péichángto pay damages; compensation
• 流入liúrùto flow into
• 流通liútōngto circulate
• 扩展kuòzhǎnto expand, extend
• 金融jīnróngfinance (banking)
• 上旬shàngxúnfirst ten days of a month
• 中旬zhōngxúnmiddle ten days of a month
• 下旬xiàxúnlast ten days of a month
• 钟头zhōngtóuhour (spoken)
• 一贯yīguànconsistent, all along
• 多余duōyúsurplus; unnecessary
• 求qiúto beg, ask; to seek
• 不曾bùcéngnever (have done)
• 从未cóngwèinever (before)
• 为何wèihéwhy (written)
• 不已bùyǐendlessly, no end
• 杂zámixed, miscellaneous
• 不成bùchéngwon’t do; surely not …?
• 冲chòngtowards, at; strong

• day 55 · continents and coasts

• 北极běijíthe North Pole, the Arctic
• 两极liǎngjíthe two poles; two extremes
• 南极洲NánjízhōuAntarctica
• 北美洲BěiměizhōuNorth America
• 南美洲NánměizhōuSouth America
• 大洋洲DàyángzhōuOceania
• 岛dǎoisland
• 岸ànbank, shore
• 海岸hǎi'àncoast, seashore
• 沿海yánhǎicoastal (area)
• 海域hǎiyùsea area, waters
• 海面hǎimiànsea surface
• 海拔hǎibáheight above sea level
• 广阔guǎngkuòvast, wide
• 大地dàdìthe earth, the land
• 显xiǎnto show, look (younger …)
• 清晰qīngxīclear, distinct
• 引yǐnto lead, attract, draw
• 适宜shìyísuitable, fit for

• day 56 · weather

• 晴朗qínglǎngclear and sunny
• 阵雨zhènyǔshower (of rain)
• 风雨fēngyǔwind and rain; hardships
• 打雷dǎléito thunder
• 雷léithunder
• 闪电shǎndiànlightning
• 彩虹cǎihóngrainbow
• 台风táifēngtyphoon
• 潮湿cháoshīdamp, humid
• 干燥gānzàodry
• 湿度shīdùhumidity
• 炎热yánrèscorching hot
• 严寒yánhánbitterly cold
• 寒冬hándōngcold winter
• 暖nuǎnwarm; to warm
• 淋línto get wet (in the rain); pour
• 飘piāoto float, drift (in the air)
• 月光yuèguāngmoonlight
• 黑暗hēi'àndark
• 影子yǐngzishadow
• 发光fāguāngto give off light, shine
• 景象jǐngxiàngscene, sight
• 一阵yīzhèna burst, a spell
• 频繁pínfánfrequent

• day 57 · plants and farms

• 花朵huāduǒflower, bloom
• 菊花júhuāchrysanthemum
• 兰花lánhuāorchid
• 梅花méihuāplum blossom
• 松sōngloose; to loosen
• 株zhū(measure word for plants)
• 刺cìthorn; to prick
• 结jiēto bear (fruit)
• 结果jiēguǒto bear fruit
• 种地zhòngdìto farm, work the land
• 田tiánfield (for crops)
• 农田nóngtiánfarmland
• 庄稼zhuāngjiacrops
• 水稻shuǐdàorice (the plant)
• 小麦xiǎomàiwheat
• 播种bōzhǒngto sow (seeds)
• 培育péiyùto grow, breed; to raise
• 丰收fēngshōuto have a good harvest
• 农产品nóngchǎnpǐnfarm produce
• 土壤tǔrǎngsoil
• 肥沃féiwòfertile
• 泥nímud
• 割gēto cut, harvest
• 砍kǎnto chop, cut down

• day 58 · wild animals

• 狮子shīzilion
• 狼lángwolf
• 鲨鱼shāyúshark
• 乌龟wūguītortoise, turtle
• 老鼠lǎoshǔmouse, rat
• 蚂蚁mǎyǐant
• 蜜蜂mìfēngbee
• 野yěwild
• 野生yěshēngwild (animals, plants)
• 野外yěwàithe open country, outdoors
• 繁殖fánzhíto breed, reproduce
• 捕bǔto catch
• 生命力shēngmìnglìvitality, will to live
• 万物wànwùall things (in nature)
• 天然tiānránnatural
• 罕见hǎnjiànrare
• 化石huàshífossil
• 脚印jiǎoyìnfootprint
• 埋máito bury
• 浮fúto float (on water)
• 漂piāoto float, drift (on water)
• 水流shuǐliúcurrent, flow of water
• 水面shuǐmiànwater surface
• 隐藏yǐncángto hide, conceal

• day 59 · disasters

• 灾zāidisaster
• 灾害zāihàidisaster (natural)
• 灾难zāinàncatastrophe, disaster
• 灾区zāiqūdisaster area
• 受灾shòuzāito be hit by a disaster
• 遭受zāoshòuto suffer (loss, damage)
• 遭遇zāoyùto run into; experience
• 突发tūfāto break out suddenly
• 洪水hóngshuǐflood
• 淹yānto flood, submerge
• 淹没yānmòto submerge, drown out
• 干旱gānhàndrought; dry
• 旱灾hànzāidrought (disaster)
• 恶劣èlièvery bad, harsh
• 火灾huǒzāifire (disaster)
• 爆bàoto burst
• 爆发bàofāto break out, erupt
• 爆炸bàozhàto explode
• 炸zhàto explode, burst
• 来临láilínto arrive, approach
• 其间qíjiānduring that time
• 险xiǎndangerous; nearly

• day 60 · mountain rescue

• 高原gāoyuánplateau, highland
• 草原cǎoyuángrassland, prairie
• 山顶shāndǐngmountaintop, summit
• 山峰shānfēngmountain peak
• 山坡shānpōhillside, slope
• 坡pōslope; sloping
• 沟gōuditch, gully
• 地形dìxíngterrain, landform
• 地域dìyùregion, territory
• 地质dìzhìgeology
• 救命jiùmìngto save a life; help!
• 求救qiújiùto call for help
• 救援jiùyuánto rescue; rescue
• 救灾jiùzāidisaster relief
• 消防xiāofángfire fighting, fire safety
• 灭mièto go out; put out (a fire)
• 扑灭pūmièto put out (a fire)
• 伤亡shāngwángcasualties
• 伤员shāngyuáninjured person
• 重建chóngjiànto rebuild
• 融化rónghuàto melt
• 以免yǐmiǎnso as not to, in case

• day 62 · digital life

• 简化jiǎnhuàto simplify
• 强化qiánghuàto strengthen
• 数字化shùzìhuàto digitise; digital
• 优化yōuhuàto optimise, improve
• 理性lǐxìngrational; reason
• 特性tèxìngcharacteristic, property
• 型号xínghàomodel (number)
• 性能xìngnéngperformance (of a machine)
• 版本bǎnběnversion, edition
• 故障gùzhàngfault, breakdown
• 修复xiūfùto repair, restore
• 启动qǐdòngto start (a machine, a project)
• 运行yùnxíngto run (a program, a train)
• 输出shūchūto output, export
• 转换zhuǎnhuànto convert, switch
• 压缩yāsuōto compress
• 存储cúnchǔto store (data)
• 储存chǔcúnto store, stock up
• 容量róngliàngcapacity
• 文档wéndàngdocument (file)
• 粘贴zhāntiēto paste
• 下线xiàxiànto go offline; log off
• 动态dòngtàiupdates, news; dynamic
• 漏洞lòudòngloophole; (security) bug
• 弹性tánxìngelasticity; flexible

• day 63 · online

• 多媒体duōméitǐmultimedia
• 网wǎngnet; the internet, network
• 联网liánwǎngto go online, connect
• 链接liànjiēlink; to link
• 点击diǎnjīto click
• 浏览器liúlǎnqìweb browser
• 论坛lùntánforum
• 流量liúliàng(mobile) data; traffic, flow
• 隐私yǐnsīprivacy
• 扫描sǎomiáoto scan
• 摄像头shèxiàngtóucamera (webcam)
• 识别shíbiéto recognise, identify
• 实时shíshíin real time
• 远程yuǎnchéngremote, long-distance
• 传输chuánshūto transmit, transfer
• 通信tōngxìnto communicate; telecommunications
• 通讯tōngxùncommunication(s)
• 对接duìjiēto connect, link up (systems)
• 跟踪gēnzōngto track, follow
• 监测jiāncèto monitor
• 图像túxiàngimage, picture
• 视觉shìjué(sense of) sight, visual
• 听觉tīngjué(sense of) hearing
• 崭新zhǎnxīnbrand-new

• day 64 · how things work

• 原理yuánlǐprinciple (how it works)
• 机械jīxièmachinery; mechanical
• 构造gòuzàostructure, construction
• 仪器yíqìinstrument (scientific)
• 模型móxíngmodel
• 模拟mónǐto simulate
• 精确jīngquèprecise, exact
• 精准jīngzhǔnaccurate, on target
• 测量cèliángto measure
• 毫米háomǐmillimetre
• 毫升háoshēngmillilitre
• 平方píngfāngsquare (of a number); square metre
• 体积tǐjīvolume, size
• 密度mìdùdensity
• 相等xiāngděngto be equal
• 垂直chuízhíperpendicular, vertical
• 旋转xuánzhuǎnto rotate, spin
• 转动zhuàndòngto turn, rotate
• 均匀jūnyúneven, uniform
• 坚硬jiānyìnghard, solid
• 透明tòumíngtransparent
• 物体wùtǐobject, body (physics)
• 材质cáizhìmaterial (what it’s made of)
• 木材mùcáitimber, wood
• 水泥shuǐnícement, concrete

• day 65 · in the lab

• 细胞xìbāocell (biology)
• 基因jīyīngene
• 遗传yíchuánto inherit (genetically)
• 进化jìnhuàto evolve; evolution
• 元素yuánsùelement; factor
• 气体qìtǐgas
• 液体yètǐliquid
• 固体gùtǐsolid
• 金属jīnshǔmetal
• 铜tóngcopper, bronze
• 氧气yǎngqìoxygen
• 合成héchéngto synthesise, combine
• 生成shēngchéngto generate, produce
• 释放shìfàngto release
• 还原huányuánto restore (to the original)
• 效应xiàoyìngeffect
• 周期zhōuqīcycle, period
• 频率pínlǜfrequency
• 概率gàilǜprobability, chance
• 检测jiǎncèto test, detect
• 检验jiǎnyànto inspect, verify
• 鉴定jiàndìngto authenticate, appraise
• 验证yànzhèngto verify, prove
• 人为rénwéiman-made, caused by people

• day 66 · big projects

• 太空tàikōngouter space
• 月球yuèqiúthe Moon
• 天文tiānwénastronomy
• 轨道guǐdàoorbit; track, rails
• 航空hángkōngaviation; air (travel)
• 基地jīdìbase
• 探索tànsuǒto explore
• 突破tūpòto break through; breakthrough
• 科普kēpǔpopular science
• 课题kètíresearch topic, project
• 考察kǎocháto investigate on site, study
• 采集cǎijíto collect, gather (samples)
• 搜集sōujíto collect, gather (information)
• 专利zhuānlìpatent
• 命名mìngmíngto name
• 高新技术gāoxīnjìshùhigh and new technology
• 人工智能réngōngzhìnéngartificial intelligence, AI
• 放大fàngdàto enlarge, magnify
• 覆盖fùgàito cover
• 升shēnglitre
• 桥梁qiáoliángbridge (formal)
• 水库shuǐkùreservoir
• 管道guǎndàopipe, pipeline
• 输送shūsòngto carry, transport (by pipe, line)

• day 67 · energy and the planet

• 能源néngyuánenergy (sources)
• 能量néngliàngenergy (amount)
• 新能源xīnnéngyuánnew energy (renewables)
• 太阳能tàiyángnéngsolar energy
• 风力fēnglìwind power
• 发电fādiànto generate electricity
• 电力diànlìelectric power
• 电源diànyuánpower supply, socket
• 煤méicoal
• 石油shíyóuoil, petroleum
• 天然气tiānránqìnatural gas
• 燃料ránliàofuel
• 消耗xiāohàoto consume, use up
• 节能jiénéngto save energy; energy-saving
• 低碳dītànlow-carbon
• 二氧化碳èryǎnghuàtàncarbon dioxide
• 排放páifàngto emit, discharge
• 污水wūshuǐwaste water, sewage
• 饮用水yǐnyòngshuǐdrinking water
• 噪声zàoshēngnoise
• 生态shēngtàiecology, ecosystem
• 绿化lǜhuàto green (plant trees and grass)
• 再生zàishēngto regenerate; renewable
• 循环xúnhuánto circulate; cycle
• 短缺duǎnquēto be short of; shortage

• day 69 · the news

• 报刊bàokānnewspapers and magazines
• 报社bàoshènewspaper office
• 编辑biānjíto edit; editor
• 编写biānxiěto write, compile
• 稿件gǎojiànmanuscript, submission
• 稿子gǎozidraft, script (of a talk)
• 版bǎnedition; page (of a paper)
• 发行fāxíngto issue, release, publish
• 修订xiūdìngto revise (a text)
• 播bōto broadcast
• 频道píndàochannel (TV, online)
• 主播zhǔbōnews anchor; live streamer
• 访谈fǎngtáninterview, talk show
• 专题zhuāntíspecial topic, feature
• 评论pínglùnto comment; comment
• 新媒体xīnméitǐnew media
• 热点rèdiǎnhot topic, hot spot
• 热度rèdùbuzz, level of interest
• 热门rèménpopular, in demand
• 热议rèyìto be hotly debated
• 焦点jiāodiǎnfocus, centre of attention
• 透露tòulùto reveal, let slip
• 露lùto show, reveal (lù)
• 启事qǐshìnotice (in a paper, on a wall)
• 得知dézhīto learn of, find out

• day 70 · trends

• 当代dāngdàicontemporary
• 当今dāngjīnnowadays, today
• 潮流cháoliútrend, tide
• 过时guòshíout of date
• 酷kùcool
• 圈quāncircle; to circle
• 主流zhǔliúmainstream
• 多元duōyuándiverse, pluralistic
• 新兴xīnxīngemerging, newly rising
• 兴起xīngqǐto rise, spring up
• 涌现yǒngxiànto emerge in large numbers
• 落后luòhòubackward; to fall behind
• 流动liúdòngto flow; mobile
• 移民yímínto emigrate; immigrant
• 外来wàiláifrom outside, foreign
• 本土běntǔlocal, home-grown
• 融入róngrùto blend into, fit in
• 地方dìfānglocal (vs central)
• 州zhōustate, prefecture
• 密集mìjídense, crowded
• 聚集jùjíto gather, assemble
• 群众qúnzhòngthe public, the people
• 民众mínzhòngthe public, citizens
• 公众gōngzhòngthe public
• 外界wàijièthe outside world

• day 71 · doing good

• 公益gōngyìpublic good, charity
• 捐款juānkuǎnto donate money; donation
• 捐赠juānzèngto donate (things)
• 救助jiùzhùto help, rescue
• 互助hùzhùmutual help
• 奉献fèngxiànto devote, give
• 自愿zìyuànvoluntary; of one’s own will
• 协会xiéhuìassociation, society
• 团体tuántǐgroup, organisation
• 社shèclub, society; agency
• 团结tuánjiéto unite; united
• 和谐héxiéharmonious
• 贫困pínkùnpoor, poverty-stricken
• 残疾cánjídisability
• 盲人mángrénblind person
• 保障bǎozhàngto guarantee; safeguard
• 发放fāfàngto hand out, distribute
• 号召hàozhàoto call on, appeal
• 口号kǒuhàoslogan
• 人士rénshìpeople (of a field), figures
• 称号chēnghàotitle (of honour)
• 公认gōngrèngenerally recognised
• 和平hépíngpeace
• 平等píngděngequal

• day 72 · laws and rules

• 法规fǎguīlaws and regulations
• 法定fǎdìnglegal, statutory
• 法官fǎguānjudge
• 规范guīfànstandard; to standardise
• 许可xǔkěto permit; permission
• 严禁yánjìnto strictly forbid
• 违规wéiguīto break the rules
• 犯fànto commit, violate
• 罪zuìcrime; guilt; suffering
• 惩罚chéngfáto punish; punishment
• 处罚chǔfáto penalise, fine
• 警告jǐnggàoto warn; warning
• 纠纷jiūfēndispute
• 追究zhuījiūto look into; hold responsible
• 公正gōngzhèngjust, fair
• 正义zhèngyìjustice; just
• 道德dàodémorality, ethics
• 约束yuēshùto restrain; constraint
• 履行lǚxíngto fulfil, carry out
• 维护wéihùto maintain, protect
• 秩序zhìxùorder (orderly state)
• 治理zhìlǐto tackle; govern
• 监督jiāndūto supervise, oversee
• 公安gōng'ānpublic security, police

• day 73 · crime and safety

• 偷tōuto steal; secretly
• 小偷儿xiǎotōurthief, pickpocket
• 骗子piànziswindler, con artist
• 欺骗qīpiànto deceive
• 上当shàngdàngto be taken in, fall for it
• 暴力bàolìviolence
• 打击dǎjīto crack down on; blow
• 线索xiànsuǒclue, lead
• 真相zhēnxiàngthe truth, the real story
• 暴露bàolùto expose, reveal
• 牢láofirm, fast; prison
• 冲突chōngtūconflict; to clash
• 冲击chōngjīimpact; to hit hard
• 混乱hùnluànchaotic
• 未成年人wèichéngniánrénminor, under-18
• 自杀zìshāsuicide
• 局júbureau, office
• 公开gōngkāipublic; to make public
• 公告gōnggàopublic notice, announcement
• 官方guānfāngofficial (source, side)
• 官员guānyuánofficial (person)
• 权力quánlìpower, authority
• 机制jīzhìmechanism, system
• 体系tǐxìsystem
• 只顾zhǐgùbe absorbed only in

• day 74 · our country and the world

• 政策zhèngcèpolicy
• 推行tuīxíngto carry out, introduce
• 健全jiànquánsound, complete; to perfect
• 制zhìsystem; to make, set up
• 中央zhōngyāngcentre; central
• 总理zǒnglǐpremier, prime minister
• 公民gōngmíncitizen
• 投票tóupiàoto vote
• 当选dāngxuǎnto be elected
• 民主mínzhǔdemocracy; democratic
• 公gōngpublic; male (animal)
• 国情guóqínga country’s conditions
• 国旗guóqínational flag
• 国歌guógēnational anthem
• 祖国zǔguómotherland, homeland
• 外交wàijiāodiplomacy, foreign affairs
• 大使dàshǐambassador
• 会见huìjiànto meet (formally)
• 联合国Liánhéguóthe United Nations
• 两岸liǎng'ànboth banks (of a river)
• 海内外hǎinèiwàiat home and abroad
• 往来wǎngláicontact; to come and go
• 主办zhǔbànto host, organise
• 局面júmiànsituation, state of affairs

• day 76 · on stage

• 文艺wényìliterature and the arts
• 戏曲xìqǔtraditional Chinese opera
• 相声xiàngshengcrosstalk (comic dialogue)
• 喜剧xǐjùcomedy
• 悲剧bēijùtragedy
• 剧本jùběnscript, screenplay
• 情节qíngjiéplot
• 场景chǎngjǐngscene, setting
• 场面chǎngmiànscene, spectacle
• 开头kāitóubeginning; to start
• 结尾jiéwěiending; to wind up
• 主角zhǔjuélead role, main character
• 主演zhǔyǎnto star; lead actor
• 扮演bànyǎnto play (a role)
• 艺人yìrénperformer, entertainer
• 出场chūchǎngto come on stage
• 上台shàngtáito go on stage
• 排练páiliànto rehearse
• 场次chǎngcìshowing, performance (time)
• 字幕zìmùsubtitles
• 镜头jìngtóucamera lens; shot
• 摄像shèxiàngto film (video)
• 录像lùxiàngvideo recording; to videotape
• 录制lùzhìto record (a programme)

• day 77 · music and stars

• 乐器yuèqìmusical instrument
• 乐曲yuèqǔpiece of music
• 曲qǔtune, melody; song
• 演奏yǎnzòuto perform (on an instrument)
• 指挥zhǐhuīto conduct, direct; conductor
• 节奏jiézòurhythm, pace
• 歌唱gēchàngto sing (formal)
• 民歌míngēfolk song
• 动听dòngtīngpleasant to hear
• 话筒huàtǒngmicrophone
• 麦克风màikèfēngmicrophone
• 古典gǔdiǎnclassical
• 偶像ǒuxiàngidol
• 名气míngqifame, reputation
• 出名chūmíngfamous; to become famous
• 天才tiāncáigenius
• 才华cáihuátalent, brilliance
• 多才多艺duōcáiduōyìmulti-talented
• 大师dàshīmaster (of an art)
• 高超gāochāosuperb (skill)
• 惊人jīngrénastonishing
• 十足shízúfull, out-and-out

• day 78 · art and design

• 绘画huìhuàpainting, drawing
• 图案tú'ànpattern, design
• 造型zàoxíngshape, look, styling
• 塑造sùzàoto shape, portray
• 审美shěnměiaesthetic taste
• 美观měiguāngood-looking (things)
• 对称duìchènsymmetrical
• 精美jīngměiexquisite, beautifully made
• 精致jīngzhìdelicate, refined
• 鲜明xiānmíngbright; distinct
• 鲜艳xiānyànbrightly coloured
• 抽象chōuxiàngabstract
• 新颖xīnyǐngoriginal, fresh
• 创意chuàngyìcreativity, creative idea
• 时尚shíshàngfashion; fashionable
• 模特儿mótèr(fashion) model
• 收藏shōucángto collect; collection
• 宏大hóngdàgrand, vast
• 内涵nèihándepth, inner meaning
• 趣味qùwèiinterest, fun; taste
• 动漫dòngmànanime and comics
• 漫画mànhuàcomics, cartoon
• 圆满yuánmǎnsuccessful, perfect

• day 79 · books and stories

• 著作zhùzuò(written) work, book
• 散文sǎnwénprose, essay
• 章zhāngchapter
• 童话tónghuàfairy tale
• 科幻kēhuànscience fiction
• 题材tícáisubject matter, theme
• 描写miáoxiěto describe (in writing)
• 描绘miáohuìto depict, paint (a picture of)
• 叙述xùshùto narrate, recount
• 手法shǒufǎtechnique, method (in art)
• 技巧jìqiǎoskill, technique
• 改编gǎibiānto adapt (a work)
• 编biānto make up; compile; weave
• 模仿mófǎngto imitate, copy
• 评选píngxuǎnto choose (by judging or voting)
• 入选rùxuǎnto be selected
• 荣誉róngyùhonour
• 工夫gōngfutime; effort
• 肯kěnto be willing to
• 一模一样yīmúyīyàngexactly alike
• 贴近tiējìnclose to; to draw near

• day 80 · sports day

• 田径tiánjìngtrack and field, athletics
• 体操tǐcāogymnastics
• 跳水tiàoshuǐdiving; to dive
• 滑冰huábīngice skating; to skate
• 滑雪huáxuěskiing; to ski
• 滑行huáxíngto glide, taxi
• 棒球bàngqiúbaseball
• 台球táiqiúbilliards, pool
• 射击shèjīshooting (sport)
• 射shèto shoot (a ball, an arrow)
• 奔跑bēnpǎoto run, race along
• 起点qǐdiǎnstarting point, start
• 终点zhōngdiǎnfinish, end point
• 场地chǎngdìvenue, ground
• 场馆chǎngguǎnstadium, sports venue
• 装备zhuāngbèiequipment, gear; to equip
• 俱乐部jùlèbùclub
• 解说jiěshuōto commentate; commentary
• 钓鱼diàoyúto fish (with a rod)
• 盘pánplate (of); game (of chess)
• 局júgame, set (measure word)
• 飞速fēisùat full speed, rapidly
• 顾gùto attend to, care about

• day 81 · winning and losing

• 竞赛jìngsàicontest, competition
• 赛事sàishìsporting event, tournament
• 选拔xuǎnbáto select (talent)
• 淘汰táotàito eliminate, knock out
• 排名páimíngranking; to rank
• 争夺zhēngduóto fight for, contend
• 夺duóto seize; to win
• 夺取duóqǔto win, capture
• 对抗duìkàngto oppose; face-off
• 击败jībàito defeat
• 战胜zhànshèngto overcome, beat
• 败bàito lose, be defeated
• 超越chāoyuèto surpass, go beyond
• 高手gāoshǒuexpert, ace
• 金牌jīnpáigold medal
• 银牌yínpáisilver medal
• 铜牌tóngpáibronze medal
• 奖牌jiǎngpáimedal
• 亚军yàjūnrunner-up, second place
• 季军jìjūnthird place
• 象棋xiàngqíChinese chess (xiangqi)
• 围棋wéiqíGo (weiqi)
• 棋子qízǐgame piece, chess piece

• day 83 · festivals and customs

• 习俗xísúcustom, tradition
• 民俗mínsúfolk customs
• 民间mínjiānamong the people, folk
• 拜年bàiniánto pay a New Year call
• 元宵yuánxiāoLantern Festival; sweet rice ball
• 汤圆tāngyuánsweet rice dumpling (tangyuan)
• 粽子zòngzizongzi (sticky rice in leaves)
• 灯笼dēnglonglantern
• 团圆tuányuánto be reunited (family)
• 喜事xǐshìhappy event (often a wedding)
• 仪式yíshìceremony
• 祝福zhùfúto bless; blessing, good wishes
• 祝愿zhùyuànto wish (formal)
• 吉祥jíxiánglucky, auspicious
• 属shǔto be born in the year of
• 神shéngod (in myths); amazing
• 神奇shénqímagical, amazing
• 相传xiāngchuánlegend has it
• 由来yóuláiorigin (of a name, a custom)
• 源于yuányúto come from, originate in
• 起源qǐyuánorigin; to originate
• 样yàngkind, type (measure word)
• 未wèinot yet (written)

• day 84 · the chinese language

• 成语chéngyǔchengyu (four-character idiom)
• 方言fāngyándialect
• 母语mǔyǔmother tongue
• 声调shēngdiàotone (of a syllable)
• 音节yīnjiésyllable
• 言语yányǔspeech, words
• 含义hányìmeaning, implication
• 符号fúhàosymbol, sign
• 诗词shīcíclassical poetry
• 诗歌shīgēpoetry, poems
• 书写shūxiěto write (formal)
• 书画shūhuàcalligraphy and painting
• 横hénghorizontal; horizontal stroke
• 竖shùvertical; vertical stroke
• 尺chǐchi (a third of a metre); ruler
• 寸cùncun (about 3.3 cm), inch
• 识shíto know, recognise
• 误wùto miss, delay; by mistake
• 限xiànto limit
• 限于xiànyúto be limited to
• 尽jìnto use up; to the utmost
• 免miǎnto exempt, avoid

• day 85 · heritage and crafts

• 遗产yíchǎnheritage; inheritance
• 文物wénwùcultural relic, artefact
• 国宝guóbǎonational treasure
• 瓷器cíqìporcelain, china
• 园林yuánlínclassical garden
• 古迹gǔjìhistoric site
• 遗址yízhǐruins, archaeological site
• 现存xiàncúnto be still in existence
• 考古kǎogǔarchaeology; to do archaeology
• 痕迹hénjìtrace, mark
• 技艺jìyìcraft, skill
• 师父shīfumaster (teacher of a craft)
• 徒弟túdìapprentice
• 传承chuánchéngto pass on (and carry on)
• 继承jìchéngto inherit, carry on
• 延续yánxùto continue, carry on
• 融合rónghéto blend, fuse
• 严yánstrict
• 系列xìlièseries
• 显著xiǎnzhùnotable, marked
• 看似kànsìto seem, look like

• day 86 · emperors and dynasties

• 朝代cháodàidynasty
• 皇帝huángdìemperor
• 国王guówángking
• 王子wángzǐprince
• 公主gōngzhǔprincess
• 大臣dàchénminister (of a king or emperor)
• 官guānofficial, officer
• 宫gōngpalace
• 天下tiānxiàthe whole world, all under heaven
• 公元gōngyuánAD, the Common Era
• 古人gǔrénpeople of ancient times
• 后人hòurénlater generations
• 后代hòudàidescendants
• 祖先zǔxiānancestors
• 文明wénmíngcivilisation; civilised
• 原始yuánshǐprimitive, original
• 诞生dànshēngto be born, come into being
• 开创kāichuàngto found, pioneer
• 历经lìjīngto go through, undergo
• 势力shìlìpower, influence (of a group)
• 跪guìto kneel

• day 87 · war and heroes

• 战争zhànzhēngwar
• 战斗zhàndòubattle; to fight
• 打仗dǎzhàngto fight a war
• 军队jūnduìarmy, armed forces
• 军人jūnrénsoldier, serviceman
• 部队bùduìtroops, unit
• 兵bīngsoldier; the soldier piece (chess)
• 士兵shìbīngsoldier
• 将军jiāngjūngeneral; check! (in chess)
• 率领shuàilǐngto lead, head
• 命令mìnglìngto order; order, command
• 发动fādòngto start (an engine); launch
• 攻击gōngjīto attack
• 抵抗dǐkàngto resist
• 斗争dòuzhēngto struggle, fight; struggle
• 革命gémìngrevolution
• 解放jiěfàngto liberate, free
• 英雄yīngxiónghero
• 武器wǔqìweapon
• 枪qiānggun
• 剑jiànsword
• 箭jiànarrow
• 杀shāto kill