all 5624 words

5624 words

• day 1 · kind and honest

• 诚恳chéngkěnsincere, earnest
• 诚意chéngyìsincerity, good faith
• 诚挚chéngzhìsincere, cordial (formal)
• 纯洁chúnjiépure, innocent
• 纯朴chúnpǔsimple and honest
• 淳朴chúnpǔsimple and honest
• 慈祥cíxiángkindly (of an older person)
• 敦厚dūnhòuhonest and kind-hearted
• 憨厚hānhòusimple, honest and good-natured
• 厚道hòudaodecent, kind (to others)
• 和蔼hé'ǎikindly, amiable
• 和气héqipolite, friendly, good-natured
• 宽厚kuānhòugenerous, magnanimous
• 宽容kuānróngtolerant; to forgive
• 包容bāoróngtolerant, accepting; to include
• 仁慈réncímerciful, benevolent
• 善shànkind, good; good at
• 善意shànyìgoodwill, good intentions
• 好心hǎoxīngood intentions; kind-hearted
• 好意hǎoyìkindness, good intention
• 友善yǒushànfriendly
• 亲和力qīnhélìwarmth, approachability
• 真心zhēnxīnsincere; wholehearted
• 真挚zhēnzhìsincere, heartfelt
• 坦诚tǎnchéngcandid, open and honest
• 坦率tǎnshuàifrank, straightforward
• 耿直gěngzhíblunt, honest and upright
• 正直zhèngzhíupright, honest
• 朴实pǔshíplain, down to earth
• 质朴zhìpǔsimple, unadorned
• 心肠xīnchángheart, nature (good or bad)
• 蒙méngto receive (a favour); to cover
• 殷勤yīnqínattentive, eager to please
• 平和pínghécalm, even-tempered; mild

• day 2 · proud, rude and mean

• 傲àoproud, haughty
• 傲慢àomànarrogant
• 高傲gāo'àoproud, haughty
• 霸道bàdàooverbearing, bossy
• 卑鄙bēibǐdespicable, contemptible
• 粗暴cūbàorough, brutal
• 粗鲁cūlǔrude, crude
• 狡猾jiǎohuácunning, sly
• 奸诈jiānzhàtreacherous, crafty
• 吝啬lìnsèstingy, mean
• 冷淡lěngdàncool, indifferent
• 冷酷lěngkùcold and cruel, grim
• 冷漠lěngmòindifferent, uncaring
• 无情wúqíngheartless, ruthless
• 无耻wúchǐshameless
• 自私zìsīselfish
• 贪tāngreedy; to covet
• 贪婪tānlángreedy, avaricious
• 虚伪xūwěihypocritical, false
• 虚荣xūróngvanity; vain
• 狭隘xiá'àinarrow, narrow-minded
• 嚣张xiāozhāngarrogant, aggressive
• 猖狂chāngkuángrampant, unrestrained
• 放肆fàngsìimpudent, out of line
• 邪xiéevil; strange, weird
• 邪恶xié'èevil, wicked
• 凶xiōngfierce, fearsome
• 凶残xiōngcánbrutal, savage
• 凶恶xiōng'èferocious, fierce-looking
• 凶狠xiōnghěnvicious, ruthless
• 残酷cánkùcruel, brutal
• 残忍cánrěncruel, ruthless
• 野蛮yěmánbarbaric, rough
• 丑恶chǒu'èugly, hideous (morally)

• day 3 · how much: degree words

• 大为dàwéigreatly (written)
• 分外fènwàiespecially, unusually
• 何等héděnghow (in exclamations)
• 极度jídùextremely
• 极力jílìto do one’s utmost
• 略lüèslightly; brief; to omit
• 略微lüèwēislightly, a little
• 颇pōquite, rather (written)
• 稍稍shāoshāoslightly, a little
• 万分wànfēnextremely, very much
• 微wēislightly (written); tiny
• 尤为yóuwéiespecially (before 2 syllables)
• 愈加yùjiāall the more, even more
• 越发yuèfāmore and more, all the more
• 愈yùthe more … (愈……愈……)
• 按理ànlǐnormally, by rights
• 按说ànshuōnormally, by rights
• 百般bǎibānin every possible way
• 不由得bùyóudecan’t help (doing)
• 趁机chènjīto take the chance
• 趁早chènzǎoas early as possible
• 大肆dàsìwantonly, on a large scale
• 断然duànránresolutely, flatly
• 公然gōngránopenly, brazenly
• 火速huǒsùat top speed
• 竭力jiélìto do one’s utmost
• 尽情jìnqíngto one’s heart’s content
• 就近jiùjìnnearby, locally
• 刻意kèyìdeliberately, painstakingly
• 拼命pīnmìngwith all one’s might
• 强行qiángxíngto force, by force
• 任意rènyìat will, arbitrarily
• 日趋rìqūday by day, increasingly

• day 4 · stubborn, silly, careless

• 固执gùzhistubborn, obstinate
• 倔强juéjiàngunbending, strong-willed
• 倔juègruff, stubborn (spoken)
• 顽固wángùstubborn, die-hard
• 任性rènxìngwilful, headstrong
• 挑剔tiāotifussy, nit-picking
• 娇气jiāoqìdelicate, soft, pampered
• 急躁jízàoimpatient, irritable
• 暴躁bàozàohot-tempered, irascible
• 鲁莽lǔmǎngreckless, rash
• 草率cǎoshuàicareless, hasty, sloppy
• 不慎bùshèncarelessly, by accident
• 疏忽shūhuto neglect; an oversight
• 大意dàyicareless, inattentive
• 糊涂hútumuddled, confused
• 蠢chǔnstupid, dumb
• 笨蛋bèndànidiot, fool
• 傻瓜shǎguāfool, silly thing
• 愚蠢yúchǔnstupid, foolish
• 愚昧yúmèiignorant, unenlightened
• 无知wúzhīignorant
• 幼稚yòuzhìchildish, naive
• 迟钝chídùnslow, sluggish (to react)
• 笨拙bènzhuōclumsy, awkward
• 懒惰lǎnduòlazy, idle
• 偷懒tōulǎnto slack off, skive
• 松懈sōngxièslack, relaxed (in effort)
• 浮躁fúzàoimpetuous, restless, superficial
• 肤浅fūqiǎnshallow, superficial
• 庸俗yōngsúvulgar, tacky
• 平庸píngyōngmediocre, ordinary
• 盲目mángmùblind (uncritical)
• 自负zìfùconceited, full of oneself
• 自满zìmǎncomplacent, self-satisfied

• day 5 · calm, quick and clever

• 沉稳chénwěnsteady, composed
• 沉着chénzhuócalm, unruffled
• 从容cóngróngcalm, unhurried
• 镇定zhèndìngcalm, composed
• 镇静zhènjìngcalm, unagitated
• 稳健wěnjiànsteady, sound
• 稳重wěnzhòngsteady, serious, mature
• 慎重shènzhòngcareful, prudent
• 理智lǐzhìrational; reason
• 明智míngzhìwise, sensible
• 英明yīngmíngwise, brilliant (of leaders)
• 精明jīngmíngshrewd, astute
• 高明gāomíngbrilliant, clever (idea, skill)
• 机灵jīlingsmart, quick-witted
• 机智jīzhìresourceful, quick-witted
• 灵língquick, clever; effective
• 灵敏língmǐnsensitive, keen
• 灵巧língqiǎodexterous, nimble
• 敏捷mǐnjiénimble, quick
• 敏锐mǐnruìsharp, perceptive
• 利索lìsuoquick and neat, efficient
• 乖guāiwell-behaved, good (child, pet)
• 乖巧guāiqiǎosweet and clever (child)
• 懂事dǒngshìsensible, understanding (of a child)
• 开朗kāilǎngcheerful, open
• 外向wàixiàngoutgoing, extroverted
• 内向nèixiàngintroverted, reserved
• 腼腆miǎntiǎnshy, bashful
• 豁达huòdáopen-minded, easy-going
• 潇洒xiāosǎfree and easy, stylish
• 风趣fēngqùwitty, humorous
• 滑稽huájīfunny, comical
• 大大咧咧dàdaliēliēhappy-go-lucky, careless
• 低调dīdiàolow-key, modest
• 高调gāodiàohigh-profile, showy

• day 6 · moved and worn out

• 触动chùdòngto touch, move (emotionally)
• 激荡jīdàngto surge, stir
• 激起jīqǐto arouse, stir up
• 唤起huànqǐto arouse, call up
• 澎湃péngpàisurging, overflowing
• 共鸣gòngmíngresonance, sympathy
• 同感tónggǎnthe same feeling, agreement
• 流露liúlùto reveal, show (feelings)
• 神情shénqíngexpression, look
• 神态shéntàibearing, manner, look
• 留念liúniànto keep as a souvenir
• 交集jiāojíto mingle; overlap, intersection
• 解脱jiětuōto free oneself; release
• 折磨zhémóto torment; torment
• 疲惫píbèiexhausted, weary
• 疲倦píjuàntired, weary
• 劳累láolèioverworked, tired out
• 不平bùpíngindignant; unfair
• 疯fēngmad, crazy
• 抵触dǐchùto resist, be in conflict with
• 可笑kěxiàoridiculous, laughable
• 怜惜liánxīto pity, care tenderly for
• 大体dàtǐroughly, by and large
• 概gàiall, without exception (written)
• 皆jiēall, each (written)
• 尽jǐnto give priority to; to the utmost
• 均jūnall, without exception; equal
• 通通tōngtōngall, entirely (spoken)
• 统统tǒngtǒngall, completely (spoken)
• 唯wéionly, alone (written)
• 唯独wéidúonly, alone, except
• 唯有wéiyǒuonly (if)
• 无非wúfēinothing but, merely
• 一概yīgàiwithout exception, totally
• 无不wúbùall, without exception

• day 7 · idioms about people

• 彬彬有礼bīnbīnyǒulǐpolite and refined, courteous
• 大公无私dàgōngwúsīselfless, impartial
• 德才兼备décáijiānbèihaving both integrity and ability
• 光明磊落guāngmínglěiluòhonest and above board
• 见义勇为jiànyìyǒngwéito act bravely for a just cause
• 见利忘义jiànlìwàngyìto forget loyalty at the sight of profit
• 损人利己sǔnrénlìjǐto harm others for one’s own gain
• 以身作则yǐshēnzuòzéto set an example
• 足智多谋zúzhìduōmóuwise and full of ideas, resourceful
• 心灵手巧xīnlíngshǒuqiǎoclever and skilful (with one’s hands)
• 一技之长yījìzhīchánga special skill
• 见多识广jiànduōshíguǎngexperienced and knowledgeable
• 孤陋寡闻gūlòuguǎwénignorant, ill-informed
• 井底之蛙jǐngdǐzhīwāa frog at the bottom of a well
• 自以为是zìyǐwéishìto think one is always right
• 盛气凌人shèngqìlíngrénoverbearing, arrogant
• 一毛不拔yīmáobùbástingy, tight-fisted
• 丢三落四diūsānlàsìscatterbrained, always forgetting things
• 粗心大意cūxīndàyìcareless, inattentive
• 小心翼翼xiǎoxīnyìyìvery carefully, cautiously
• 一丝不苟yīsībùgǒumeticulous, scrupulous
• 脚踏实地jiǎotàshídìdown to earth, steady
• 实事求是shíshìqiúshìto seek truth from facts
• 自力更生zìlìgēngshēngto stand on one’s own feet, self-reliant
• 自强不息zìqiángbùxīto strive constantly
• 默默无闻mòmòwúwénunknown, obscure
• 大名鼎鼎dàmíngdǐngdǐngfamous, celebrated
• 鹤立鸡群hèlìjīqúnto stand out from the crowd
• 脱颖而出tuōyǐng'érchūto stand out, come to the fore
• 凤毛麟角fèngmáolínjiǎoextremely rare
• 数一数二shǔyīshǔ'èrone of the very best
• 难能可贵nánnéngkěguìcommendable, admirable (rare)
• 当之无愧dāngzhīwúkuìfully deserving
• 名副其实míngfùqíshíworthy of the name, true

• day 9 · happy days

• 快活kuàihuohappy, merry
• 欢快huānkuàicheerful, lively
• 喜悦xǐyuèjoy, delight
• 喜洋洋xǐyángyángjoyful, beaming
• 欣喜xīnxǐglad, joyful
• 欣慰xīnwèigratified, relieved
• 愉悦yúyuèjoyful, pleasant
• 美滋滋měizīzīpleased, delighted with oneself
• 舒畅shūchànghappy, comfortable, free of worry
• 顺心shùnxīnsatisfactory, going smoothly
• 惬意qièyìpleased, comfortable, cosy
• 如意rúyìas one wishes
• 自在zìzaicomfortable, at ease
• 悠闲yōuxiánleisurely, carefree
• 安逸ānyìeasy and comfortable
• 安心ānxīnat ease, not worried; to keep one’s mind on
• 安详ānxiángserene, composed
• 坦然tǎnráncalm, untroubled
• 庆幸qìngxìngto rejoice (that something bad was avoided)
• 荣幸róngxìnghonoured
• 有幸yǒuxìngto be fortunate to
• 知足zhīzúcontent with what one has
• 甜蜜tiánmìsweet, happy (of love, life)
• 温馨wēnxīnwarm, cosy
• 嬉笑xīxiàoto laugh and play
• 欢呼huānhūto cheer, hail
• 洋溢yángyìto be brimming with
• 振奋zhènfènto inspire; inspiring, roused
• 振作zhènzuòto pull oneself together
• 起劲qǐjìnenergetic, enthusiastic
• 兴致xìngzhìinterest, mood (for doing something)
• 踊跃yǒngyuèeagerly, enthusiastically (to take part)
• 爽shuǎnggreat, refreshing (spoken)
• 过瘾guòyǐnto satisfy a craving; terrific
• 酣畅hānchàngto one’s heart’s content

• day 10 · sad and low

• 悲哀bēi'āisad, pitiful, sorrowful
• 悲惨bēicǎntragic, miserable
• 悲痛bēitònggrief-stricken; grief
• 惨cǎnmiserable, terrible; heavily
• 惨痛cǎntòngbitter, painful (of a lesson, loss)
• 伤感shānggǎnsentimental, sad
• 心酸xīnsuānheartbreaking, sad
• 辛酸xīnsuānbitter (hardship)
• 凄凉qīliángdesolate, bleak
• 痛心tòngxīnpained, grieved
• 惋惜wǎnxīto feel sorry, regret (for others)
• 可悲kěbēipitiful, lamentable
• 哭泣kūqìto weep, cry (written)
• 呜咽wūyèto sob
• 哽咽gěngyèto choke with sobs
• 叹气tànqìto sigh
• 苦笑kǔxiàoa wry smile; to smile bitterly
• 苦涩kǔsèbitter, astringent; bitter (feeling)
• 苦恼kǔnǎotroubled, worried; worry
• 低落dīluòlow, depressed (mood)
• 消沉xiāochéndepressed, dispirited
• 沮丧jǔsàngdejected, disheartened
• 抑郁yìyùdepressed; depression
• 忧郁yōuyùmelancholy, gloomy
• 郁闷yùmènfed up, down, frustrated
• 烦闷fánmènirritable and depressed
• 闷mènbored, gloomy; stuffy
• 沉闷chénmèndull, oppressive, depressing
• 失落shīluòdisappointed, feeling a loss
• 空虚kōngxūempty (inside), hollow
• 孤单gūdānlonely, alone
• 孤零零gūlínglíngall alone
• 颓废tuífèidispirited, decadent
• 泄气xièqìto lose heart
• 气馁qìněito be discouraged

• day 11 · angry and fed up

• 发火fāhuǒto get angry, lose one’s temper
• 发怒fānùto get angry (written)
• 恼火nǎohuǒannoyed, irritated
• 气愤qìfènindignant, furious
• 烦躁fánzàofretful, irritable
• 焦躁jiāozàoanxious and impatient, agitated
• 别扭bièniuawkward, uncomfortable; at odds
• 憋biēto hold in, suppress; stifled
• 怨yuànto blame, resent
• 怨恨yuànhènto resent, hate; resentment
• 怨气yuànqìgrievance, resentment
• 仇恨chóuhènhatred, enmity
• 反感fǎngǎnto dislike; aversion
• 厌烦yànfánto be fed up with, sick of
• 厌倦yànjuànto be weary of, tired of
• 厌恶yànwùto loathe, detest
• 可恶kěwùhateful, outrageous
• 唾弃tuòqìto spurn, condemn
• 鄙视bǐshìto despise, look down on
• 藐视miǎoshìto defy, disregard
• 蔑视mièshìto scorn, show contempt for
• 轻蔑qīngmiècontemptuous, scornful
• 轻视qīngshìto underestimate, look down on
• 不屑bùxièto disdain, not deign to
• 漠然mòránindifferent, apathetic
• 不服bùfúto refuse to accept, not be convinced
• 服气fúqìto accept (being beaten), be convinced
• 活该huógāiit serves someone right
• 扫兴sǎoxìngdisappointed, spoiled (fun)
• 够呛gòuqiàngterrible, unbearable (spoken)
• 懒得lǎndeto not feel like, can’t be bothered
• 没劲méijìnboring, dull; tired
• 发泄fāxièto vent, let off steam
• 宣泄xuānxièto release, give vent to (written)
• 压抑yāyìoppressive, stifling; to suppress

• day 12 · worry and fear

• 操心cāoxīnto worry about, take trouble over
• 犯愁fànchóuto fret, be worried
• 忧愁yōuchóuworried, sad; sorrow
• 忧虑yōulǜanxious, concerned; worry
• 顾虑gùlǜmisgiving, worry; to worry about
• 疑虑yílǜdoubt, misgiving
• 牵挂qiānguàto worry about, care about
• 挂念guàniànto miss, worry about
• 惦记diànjìto keep thinking about, worry about
• 关切guānqièconcerned, caring; concern
• 焦急jiāojíanxious, frantic
• 心慌xīnhuāngflustered, heart pounding
• 慌huāngflustered, panicked
• 慌乱huāngluànflustered and confused
• 慌忙huāngmánghurriedly, in a rush
• 慌张huāngzhāngflustered, nervous
• 惊慌jīnghuāngalarmed, panic-stricken
• 恐慌kǒnghuāngpanic; panicky
• 恐怖kǒngbùterrifying, horror
• 吓人xiàrénfrightening, scary
• 受惊shòujīngto be startled, frightened
• 惊吓jīngxiàfright, shock
• 畏惧wèijùto fear, dread
• 畏缩wèisuōto shrink back, flinch
• 胆怯dǎnqiètimid, cowardly
• 退缩tuìsuōto shrink back, flinch
• 生怕shēngpàfor fear that, afraid that
• 心病xīnbìnga worry, a sore point
• 心事xīnshìsomething on one’s mind
• 定心丸dìngxīnwánreassurance (lit. heart-settling pill)
• 忙乱mángluànin a rush and a muddle
• 狼狈lángbèiin a sorry state, embarrassed
• 窘迫jiǒngpòembarrassed, awkward; hard up
• 拘束jūshùill at ease, constrained
• 迟疑chíyíto hesitate

• day 13 · hopes and wishes

• 知zhīto know (written)
• 憧憬chōngjǐngto look forward to, yearn for
• 但愿dànyuànif only, let’s hope
• 盼pànto look forward to, long for
• 期盼qīpànto expect, hope for
• 指望zhǐwàngto count on, rely on; hope
• 奢望shēwàngan extravagant hope
• 急于jíyúto be eager to, in a hurry to
• 乐意lèyìto be willing, glad to
• 甘心gānxīnto be willing; to be reconciled to
• 忍心rěnxīnto have the heart to
• 死心sǐxīnto give up hope
• 禁不住jīnbuzhùcan’t help (doing)
• 豁出去huōchuquto go all out, risk everything
• 寄托jìtuōto place (hopes) in; to entrust
• 心声xīnshēngheartfelt wish, true feelings
• 满怀mǎnhuáito be full of (feelings)
• 侥幸jiǎoxìnglucky, by sheer luck
• 倒霉dǎoméito have bad luck; unlucky
• 厄运èyùnbad luck, misfortune
• 不得已bùdéyǐto have no choice, as a last resort
• 享xiǎngto enjoy
• 享用xiǎngyòngto enjoy (food, a service)
• 钟zhōngbell; clock
• 感悟gǎnwùinsight; to realise
• 不见得bùjiàndénot necessarily
• 无从wúcóngto have no way to
• 无须wúxūno need to
• 勿wùdo not (written)
• 不准bùzhǔnnot allowed, forbidden
• 不容bùróngnot to allow, brook no
• 休想xiūxiǎngdon’t even think about it
• 绝不juébùnever, absolutely not
• 无可wúkěthere is nothing to …

• day 14 · surprise and shame

• 诧异chàyìsurprised, astonished
• 惊奇jīngqíamazed, surprised
• 惊叹jīngtànto marvel at, exclaim in admiration
• 震惊zhènjīngshocked; to shock
• 震撼zhènhànto shake, stun; overwhelming
• 惊动jīngdòngto alarm, disturb, cause a stir
• 惊险jīngxiǎnthrilling, dangerous
• 纳闷儿nàmènrto be puzzled, wonder
• 茫然mángránat a loss, bewildered
• 发呆fādāito stare blankly, daydream
• 发愣fālèngto be stunned, freeze
• 出神chūshénto be lost in thought, spellbound
• 惭愧cánkuìashamed
• 羞耻xiūchǐshame; ashamed
• 羞愧xiūkuìashamed, abashed
• 耻辱chǐrǔdisgrace, humiliation
• 丢脸diūliǎnto lose face, be embarrassed
• 丢人diūrénto lose face, be embarrassing
• 难堪nánkānembarrassing, awkward; ugly
• 难为情nánwéiqíngshy, embarrassed
• 过意不去guòyìbùqùto feel bad (about troubling someone)
• 自卑zìbēito feel inferior
• 自责zìzéto blame oneself
• 自尊zìzūnself-respect, pride
• 悔恨huǐhènremorse; to regret deeply
• 嫉妒jídùto be jealous, envy
• 忌妒jìduto be jealous (variant spelling)
• 眼红yǎnhóngto be envious
• 多心duōxīnoversensitive, suspicious
• 介意jièyìto mind, take offence
• 好受hǎoshòucomfortable, feeling better
• 不堪bùkānunbearable; extremely (after an adjective)
• 煎熬jiān'áotorment, ordeal
• 受苦shòukǔto suffer hardship
• 受罪shòuzuìto have a hard time, endure torment

• day 15 · feelings in four characters

• 喜出望外xǐchūwàngwàioverjoyed (at a surprise)
• 兴高采烈xìnggāocǎilièin high spirits
• 眉开眼笑méikāiyǎnxiàobeaming with joy
• 欢声笑语huānshēngxiàoyǔlaughter and cheerful voices
• 哄堂大笑hōngtángdàxiàothe whole room roars with laughter
• 皆大欢喜jiēdàhuānxǐeveryone is happy
• 怡然自得yíránzìdéhappy and content
• 心安理得xīn'ānlǐdéwith a clear conscience
• 称心如意chènxīnrúyìjust as one wishes
• 如愿以偿rúyuànyǐchángto have one’s wish fulfilled
• 心想事成xīnxiǎngshìchéngmay your wishes come true
• 喜怒哀乐xǐnù'āilèjoy, anger, sorrow and happiness
• 悲欢离合bēihuānlíhésorrows and joys, partings and reunions
• 愁眉苦脸chóuméikǔliǎnto look miserable
• 垂头丧气chuítóusàngqìdejected, crestfallen
• 哭笑不得kūxiàobùdénot know whether to laugh or cry
• 热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàngeyes brimming with tears
• 面红耳赤miànhóng'ěrchìred in the face (anger, shame)
• 恼羞成怒nǎoxiūchéngnùto fly into a rage out of embarrassment
• 心急如焚xīnjírúfénworried sick, frantic
• 提心吊胆tíxīndiàodǎnon tenterhooks, scared stiff
• 惊慌失措jīnghuāngshīcuòpanic-stricken
• 惊心动魄jīngxīndòngpòthrilling, nerve-racking
• 触目惊心chùmùjīngxīnshocking to see
• 骇人听闻hàiréntīngwénappalling, shocking (to hear)
• 目瞪口呆mùdèngkǒudāidumbstruck, open-mouthed
• 晕头转向yūntóuzhuànxiàngconfused, disoriented
• 莫名其妙mòmíngqímiàobaffling, for no reason
• 受宠若惊shòuchǒngruòjīngoverwhelmed by a favour, flattered
• 情不自禁qíngbùzìjīncan’t help oneself
• 如痴如醉rúchīrúzuìspellbound, enraptured
• 迫不及待pòbùjídàiunable to wait
• 梦寐以求mèngmèiyǐqiúto long for, dream of
• 念念不忘niànniànbùwàngnever to forget, always remember
• 记忆犹新jìyìyóuxīnstill fresh in one’s memory

• day 17 · guests and visits

• 拜会bàihuìto pay an official call on
• 拜见bàijiànto pay a respectful visit to
• 串门chuànménto drop in on the neighbours
• 来访láifǎngto come to visit
• 来宾láibīnguest, visitor (at an event)
• 贵宾guìbīnguest of honour, VIP
• 莅临lìlínto honour with one’s presence (formal)
• 特邀tèyāoto specially invite
• 邀yāoto invite
• 应邀yìngyāoat the invitation of
• 请柬qǐngjiǎninvitation card
• 请帖qǐngtiěinvitation (card)
• 款待kuǎndàito entertain, to treat (a guest) well
• 盛情shèngqínggreat kindness, warm hospitality
• 作客zuòkèto be a guest
• 就座jiùzuòto take one’s seat
• 探望tànwàngto visit (someone ill or far away)
• 慰问wèiwènto express sympathy and concern to
• 慰劳wèiláoto reward (with thanks, food or gifts)
• 问候wènhòuto send one’s regards to; greetings
• 久违jiǔwéilong time no see
• 送别sòngbiéto see someone off, to bid farewell
• 送行sòngxíngto see someone off (on a trip)
• 鞠躬jūgōngto bow
• 敬礼jìnglǐto salute
• 致敬zhìjìngto pay tribute to, to salute
• 礼节lǐjiéetiquette, courtesy
• 礼仪lǐyíetiquette, protocol
• 礼品lǐpǐngift, present
• 失礼shīlǐto be impolite; how rude of me
• 失态shītàito lose one’s composure
• 欢聚huānjùto gather happily
• 联欢liánhuānto have a get-together, a party
• 应酬yìngchousocial engagements; to socialise (for work)
• 社交shèjiāosocial life, socialising

• day 18 · friends and circles

• 交情jiāoqingfriendship, the bond between friends
• 情谊qíngyìfriendship, friendly feelings
• 知己zhījǐclose friend, soulmate
• 友人yǒurénfriend (formal)
• 要好yàohǎoon good terms, close
• 亲近qīnjìnclose, intimate; to get close to
• 亲热qīnrèaffectionate, warm
• 融洽róngqiàharmonious, on friendly terms
• 默契mòqìtacit understanding; in sync
• 缘分yuánfènfate that brings people together
• 相识xiāngshíto know each other; an acquaintance
• 结识jiéshíto get to know, to make friends with
• 相遇xiāngyùto meet (each other)
• 相约xiāngyuēto agree to meet; by appointment
• 逢féngto come across; every time (it is)
• 相伴xiāngbànto keep each other company
• 并肩bìngjiānshoulder to shoulder
• 携手xiéshǒuhand in hand; to join hands
• 联手liánshǒuto join forces
• 搭档dādàngpartner; to team up
• 伴bàncompanion; to accompany
• 帮手bāngshouhelper, assistant
• 老乡lǎoxiāngperson from the same home town
• 乡亲xiāngqīnfellow villagers, local people
• 前辈qiánbèisenior (colleague), elder
• 旁人pángrénother people, outsiders
• 圈子quānzicircle (of people)
• 人缘儿rényuánrpopularity, how well liked one is
• 人情rénqíngfavour; human feelings, the done thing
• 纽带niǔdàilink, bond
• 门路ménluconnections; the way in
• 联络liánluòto contact, to keep in touch
• 会面huìmiànto meet (by arrangement)
• 过往guòwǎngto come and go; dealings
• 私事sīshìprivate matter

• day 19 · moods: surely, no wonder

• 必定bìdìngsurely, certainly
• 必将bìjiāngwill surely
• 不妨bùfángmight as well, there’s no harm in
• 不免bùmiǎncan’t help but, inevitably
• 反倒fǎndàoon the contrary, instead
• 非得fēiděimust, have to (spoken)
• 分明fēnmíngclearly, obviously
• 怪不得guàibudeno wonder
• 果真guǒzhēnreally, as expected
• 好在hǎozàiluckily, fortunately
• 何必hébìwhy bother, there’s no need
• 竟jìngunexpectedly, actually (written)
• 愣lèngstunned; to be dumbfounded
• 莫非mòfēicould it be that … ?
• 难怪nánguàino wonder
• 何苦hékǔwhy go to such trouble
• 巴不得bābudéto be dying to, can’t wait to
• 恨不得hènbudeto wish one could, to itch to
• 并非bìngfēiis not, is by no means
• 除外chúwàito be excepted, except
• 可谓kěwèiit may be called, truly
• 免不了miǎnbuliǎoto be unavoidable
• 少不了shǎobuliǎocan’t do without; bound to be
• 所谓suǒwèiso-called; what is called
• 予以yǔyǐto give, to grant (formal)
• 不予bùyǔnot to grant (formal)
• 犯不着fànbuzháonot worth it, no need to
• 犯得着fàndezháois it worth it? (in questions)
• 可否kěfǒumay I ask whether, could (formal)
• 有所yǒusuǒto some extent, somewhat
• 别说biéshuōlet alone, not to mention
• 何况hékuànglet alone, besides
• 尚且shàngqiěeven

• day 20 · kindness and forgiveness

• 爱戴àidàito love and respect (a leader, teacher)
• 敬jìngto respect; to offer (politely)
• 敬爱jìng'àirespected and beloved
• 敬意jìngyìrespect, tribute
• 敬重jìngzhòngto esteem, to hold in high regard
• 恩情ēnqíngkindness, a debt of gratitude
• 恩人ēnrénbenefactor
• 报答bàodáto repay (a kindness)
• 回馈huíkuìto give back (to society, customers)
• 关照guānzhàoto look after, to keep an eye on
• 体谅tǐliàngto make allowances for, to understand
• 体贴tǐtiēconsiderate, caring
• 着想zhuóxiǎngto consider (someone’s interests)
• 成全chéngquánto help someone achieve their wish
• 托付tuōfùto entrust
• 接济jiējìto give financial help to
• 安抚ānfǔto soothe, to calm
• 勉励miǎnlìto encourage (formal)
• 鞭策biāncèto spur on
• 助力zhùlìhelp, boost; to help
• 后盾hòudùnbacking, support
• 对得起duìdeqǐto do right by, not to let down
• 谅解liàngjiěto understand and forgive
• 宽恕kuānshùto forgive (a wrong)
• 饶ráoto let off, to spare
• 饶恕ráoshùto forgive, to pardon
• 放过fàngguòto let go, to let off
• 和héharmonious, gentle
• 和好héhǎoto make up, to be reconciled
• 和解héjiěto reconcile, to settle
• 调和tiáohéto mediate; harmonious
• 让步ràngbùto give way, to concede
• 退让tuìràngto back down, to yield
• 迁就qiānjiùto give in to, to humour
• 妥协tuǒxiéto compromise

• day 21 · quarrels and grudges

• 仇chóugrudge, hatred
• 仇人chóurénenemy
• 报仇bàochóuto take revenge
• 报复bàofùto retaliate, to get back at
• 恩怨ēnyuànold scores, grievances
• 敌视díshìto be hostile towards
• 隔阂géhébarrier, estrangement
• 裂痕lièhénrift, crack
• 破裂pòlièto break down, to burst
• 疏远shūyuǎndistant; to drift apart
• 断绝duànjuéto sever, to break off
• 冷落lěngluòto cold-shoulder; deserted
• 排斥páichìto exclude, to reject
• 孤立gūlìisolated; to isolate
• 抛弃pāoqìto abandon
• 嫌弃xiánqìto look down on, to dislike (and avoid)
• 小看xiǎokànto underestimate, to look down on
• 侮辱wǔrǔto insult
• 冒犯màofànto offend
• 得罪dézuìto offend, to get on the wrong side of
• 怠慢dàimànto neglect (a guest), to be rude to
• 亏待kuīdàito treat unfairly, to short-change
• 辜负gūfùto let down, to fail to live up to
• 背叛bèipànto betray
• 出卖chūmàito sell out, to betray
• 欺负qīfuto bully
• 刁难diāonànto make things difficult for
• 过不去guòbuqùto give someone a hard time; to get stuck
• 作对zuòduìto oppose, to set oneself against
• 斗dòuto fight, to contend
• 挑拨tiǎobōto stir up trouble, to sow discord
• 挑衅tiǎoxìnto provoke
• 惹rěto provoke, to cause (trouble)
• 叫板jiàobǎnto challenge (openly)
• 起哄qǐhòngto heckle, to jeer; to egg on

• day 22 · flattery and tricks

• 巴结bājieto suck up to, to curry favour with
• 讨好tǎohǎoto try to please
• 迎合yínghéto cater to, to pander to
• 拉拢lālǒngto win over, to rope in
• 讨tǎoto ask for; to provoke (a reaction)
• 依附yīfùto depend on, to attach oneself to
• 追随zhuīsuíto follow (a leader, an idea)
• 顺从shùncóngobedient; to submit to
• 听从tīngcóngto follow (advice, orders)
• 使唤shǐhuanto order about
• 逼迫bīpòto force, to compel
• 迫使pòshǐto force, to compel (something to happen)
• 强加qiángjiāto impose (on)
• 制服zhìfúto subdue, to overpower; uniform
• 纵容zòngróngto indulge, to let get away with
• 怂恿sǒngyǒngto egg on, to incite
• 引诱yǐnyòuto lure, to entice
• 诱惑yòuhuòtemptation; to tempt
• 哄hǒngto coax; to fool
• 蒙mēngto fool, to cheat (spoken)
• 忽悠hūyouto con, to sweet-talk (spoken)
• 算计suànjìto scheme against; to calculate
• 诡计guǐjìtrick, ruse
• 圈套quāntàotrap, snare
• 搞鬼gǎoguǐto play tricks, to be up to something
• 耍赖shuǎlàito go back on one’s word, to be a sore loser
• 钻空子zuānkòngzito exploit a loophole
• 把柄bǎbǐnghandle; something to use against someone
• 假装jiǎzhuāngto pretend
• 伪装wěizhuāngto disguise; disguise
• 掩饰yǎnshìto cover up, to hide
• 瞒mánto hide the truth from
• 隐瞒yǐnmánto conceal
• 隐情yǐnqínga hidden reason, the inside story
• 试探shìtanto sound out

• day 23 · getting along

• 摆平bǎipíngto settle, to sort out
• 插手chāshǒuto get involved, to meddle
• 出面chūmiànto step in, to act (on someone’s behalf)
• 过问guòwènto concern oneself with, to look into
• 理睬lǐcǎito pay attention to (usually negative)
• 理会lǐhuìto take notice of
• 回避huíbìto avoid, to dodge
• 逃避táobìto escape, to run away from
• 打发dǎfato send away; to while away (time)
• 打搅dǎjiǎoto disturb
• 捣乱dǎoluànto make trouble, to mess about
• 胡闹húnàoto make a scene, to act up
• 恶作剧èzuòjùprank, practical joke
• 出丑chūchǒuto make a fool of oneself
• 碰钉子pèngdīngzito be rebuffed
• 泼冷水pōlěngshuǐto pour cold water on
• 吃亏chīkuīto lose out
• 沾光zhānguāngto benefit from someone else
• 纠缠jiūchánto pester; to entangle
• 拖累tuōlěito be a burden on
• 投奔tóubènto go to (someone) for help
• 宠chǒngto spoil, to dote on
• 宠爱chǒng'àito dote on; favour
• 见外jiànwàito treat someone as an outsider
• 绰号chuòhàonickname
• 外号wàihàonickname
• 赐cìto bestow, to grant
• 献xiànto offer, to present
• 抗拒kàngjùto resist
• 提防dīfangto be on guard against
• 解围jiěwéito rescue (someone from embarrassment)
• 磨合móhéto break in; to get used to each other
• 围观wéiguānto gather round and watch
• 玩弄wánnòngto toy with, to play with
• 周旋zhōuxuánto deal with, to work round

• day 25 · the family tree

• 伯伯bóbouncle (father’s older brother)
• 伯父bófùuncle (father’s older brother; formal)
• 伯母bómǔaunt (wife of father’s older brother)
• 爹diēdad (northern, rural)
• 娘niángmum (northern, rural)
• 嫂子sǎozisister-in-law (older brother’s wife)
• 女婿nǚxuson-in-law
• 岳父yuèfùfather-in-law (wife’s father)
• 岳母yuèmǔmother-in-law (wife’s mother)
• 继父jìfùstepfather
• 继母jìmǔstepmother
• 祖父zǔfùgrandfather (father’s father; formal)
• 祖母zǔmǔgrandmother (father’s mother; formal)
• 祖宗zǔzongancestors
• 祖籍zǔjíancestral home
• 祖传zǔchuánhanded down from one’s ancestors
• 籍贯jíguànnative place (on forms)
• 姓氏xìngshìsurname, family name
• 家族jiāzúclan, extended family
• 家世jiāshìfamily background
• 家境jiājìngfamily circumstances (money)
• 家教jiājiàoupbringing; private tutor
• 后裔hòuyìdescendant
• 子孙zǐsūnchildren and grandchildren, descendants
• 子弟zǐdìsons, young people (of a family or group)
• 血缘xuèyuánblood relationship
• 血脉xuèmàibloodline
• 同胞tóngbāosiblings; compatriots
• 亲生qīnshēngone’s own (child, parent) by birth
• 双胞胎shuāngbāotāitwins
• 孪生luánshēngtwin (born)
• 闺女guīnüdaughter; girl (northern)
• 丫头yātougirl, lass
• 少女shàonǚyoung girl, teenage girl
• 老人家lǎorenjiaelderly person (respectful)

• day 26 · love and marriage

• 伴侣bànlǚpartner, companion (in life)
• 配偶pèi'ǒuspouse (formal)
• 两口子liǎngkǒuzihusband and wife, the couple
• 老伴儿lǎobànrone’s husband or wife (of an old couple)
• 恩爱ēn'àiloving, devoted (couple)
• 和睦hémùharmonious (family)
• 美满měimǎnhappy and complete
• 情侣qínglǚcouple (in love)
• 情人qíngrénlover, sweetheart
• 吻wěnto kiss; kiss
• 异性yìxìngthe opposite sex
• 单身dānshēnsingle; to be single
• 独身dúshēnto stay single
• 成家chéngjiāto marry, to settle down
• 婚纱hūnshāwedding dress
• 喜酒xǐjiǔwedding banquet
• 喜糖xǐtángwedding sweets
• 嫁妆jiàzhuangdowry
• 蜜月mìyuèhoneymoon
• 男方nánfāngthe groom’s side
• 女方nǚfāngthe bride’s side
• 复合fùhéto get back together
• 出走chūzǒuto run away (from home), to leave
• 做主zuòzhǔto decide, to have the final say
• 归宿guīsùhome, final destination
• 团聚tuánjùto be reunited
• 探亲tànqīnto visit one’s family
• 怀抱huáibàoembrace, arms; to hold in one’s arms
• 罢了bàlethat’s all, merely
• 矣yǐ(written) already, indeed
• 而已éryǐthat’s all, nothing more
• 也罢yěbàall right then; whether … or

• day 27 · raising children, caring for parents

• 孕妇yùnfùpregnant woman
• 孕育yùnyùto be pregnant with; to give rise to
• 胎儿tāi'érfoetus, unborn baby
• 生育shēngyùto give birth, to have children
• 哺育bǔyùto nurse, to nurture
• 养育yǎngyùto bring up
• 抚养fǔyǎngto raise, to bring up (a child)
• 喂养wèiyǎngto feed, to rear
• 养活yǎnghuoto support, to feed (a family)
• 摇篮yáoláncradle
• 周岁zhōusuìone full year of age
• 疼爱téng'àito love dearly (a child)
• 娇惯jiāoguànto spoil, to pamper
• 呵护hēhùto cherish and protect
• 管教guǎnjiàoto discipline; discipline
• 监护jiānhùto act as guardian
• 领养lǐngyǎngto adopt
• 收养shōuyǎngto take in and bring up
• 孤儿gū'érorphan
• 保姆bǎomǔnanny, home help
• 管家guǎnjiāhousekeeper, steward
• 照料zhàoliàoto take care of
• 伺候cìhouto wait on, to look after
• 侍候shìhòuto wait upon (written)
• 操劳cāoláoto work hard, to toil
• 赡养shànyǎngto support (one’s parents)
• 供养gōngyǎngto provide for
• 孝敬xiàojìngto show filial respect; to give (to parents)
• 孝顺xiàoshùnfilial, devoted to one’s parents
• 晚年wǎnniánone’s later years
• 年迈niánmàiaged, elderly
• 高龄gāolíngadvanced age
• 寡妇guǎfuwidow
• 遗弃yíqìto abandon (a child, an old person)

• day 28 · farewells and remembrance

• 逝世shìshìto pass away (formal)
• 噩耗èhàosad news (of a death)
• 生前shēngqiánduring one’s lifetime
• 生死shēngsǐlife and death
• 悼念dàoniànto mourn
• 追悼zhuīdàoto mourn (the dead)
• 葬zàngto bury
• 葬礼zànglǐfuneral
• 埋葬máizàngto bury
• 遗体yítǐremains (of the dead)
• 棺材guāncaicoffin
• 坟féngrave
• 坟墓fénmùgrave, tomb
• 墓mùtomb
• 墓碑mùbēigravestone
• 墓地mùdìcemetery, graveyard
• 公墓gōngmùpublic cemetery
• 遗物yíwùthings left by the dead
• 遗嘱yízhǔwill (last wishes)
• 扫墓sǎomùto visit and tend a grave
• 祭奠jìdiànto hold a memorial for
• 祭祀jìsìto offer sacrifices (to ancestors)
• 祭jìto honour (the dead) with offerings
• 乃nǎito be, indeed (written)
• 打dǎfrom (spoken)
• 本着běnzhein line with, in the spirit of
• 基于jīyúbased on
• 鉴于jiànyúin view of
• 经jīngafter, through (a process)
• 依yīaccording to
• 依照yīzhàoaccording to
• 当着dāngzhein front of, in the presence of

• day 29 · how it is done (2)

• 如期rúqīon schedule, as planned
• 擅自shànzìwithout permission
• 私自sīzìprivately, without permission
• 特此tècǐhereby (in notices)
• 瞎xiāblindly, foolishly; blind
• 一并yībìngalong with, all together
• 一举yījǔin one go; one move
• 一手yīshǒusingle-handedly; skill
• 毅然yìránresolutely
• 有意yǒuyìon purpose; to be interested in
• 照常zhàochángas usual
• 照例zhàolìas a rule, as usual
• 照样zhàoyàngall the same, just the same
• 执意zhíyìinsistently
• 骤然zhòuránsuddenly, abruptly
• 逐一zhúyīone by one
• 专程zhuānchéngspecially (making a trip)
• 截然jiéráncompletely (different)
• 宁可nìngkěwould rather
• 宁愿nìngyuànwould rather
• 碰巧pèngqiǎoby chance, as it happens
• 偏偏piānpiānjust, of all times (against wishes)
• 恰巧qiàqiǎoby coincidence
• 情愿qíngyuànto be willing; would rather
• 势必shìbìis bound to
• 索性suǒxìngmight as well, simply
• 万万wànwànabsolutely (not)
• 未免wèimiǎnrather (too), a bit (too)
• 务必wùbìmust, be sure to
• 幸好xìnghǎofortunately
• 幸亏xìngkuīluckily, thanks to
• 终究zhōngjiūin the end, after all
• 何不hébùwhy not
• 何尝héchángit’s not that … not (rhetorical)

• day 30 · manners and style

• 举止jǔzhǐbearing, manners
• 仪表yíbiǎoappearance, bearing
• 风度fēngdùgrace, poise
• 风范fēngfànstyle, demeanour (of a great person)
• 风采fēngcǎielegance, charisma
• 风流fēngliútalented and admired; romantic
• 文雅wényǎrefined, cultured
• 优雅yōuyǎelegant, graceful
• 绅士shēnshìgentleman; gentlemanly
• 庄重zhuāngzhòngsolemn, dignified
• 郑重zhèngzhòngserious, solemn
• 正经zhèngjingserious, proper
• 得体détǐappropriate, suitable
• 分寸fēncunsense of proportion
• 含蓄hánxùreserved, understated
• 恭敬gōngjìngrespectful
• 谦逊qiānxùnmodest, humble
• 威风wēifēngimpressive, imposing; prestige
• 神气shénqìproud, cocky; spirited
• 张扬zhāngyángto show off, to make public
• 世故shìgùworldly-wise (often too much)
• 深沉shēnchéndeep, reserved; deep (voice)
• 爽快shuǎngkuaistraightforward, frank
• 叛逆pànnìrebellious; rebellion
• 顽皮wánpínaughty, mischievous
• 古怪gǔguàistrange, eccentric
• 疯子fēngzimadman, lunatic
• 狂kuángwild, arrogant
• 家伙jiāhuoguy, fellow
• 常人chángrénordinary person
• 特质tèzhìspecial quality, trait
• 性情xìngqíngtemperament
• 教养jiàoyǎngupbringing, breeding; to bring up

• day 31 · places, seasons and people

• 冰天雪地bīngtiānxuědìa world of ice and snow
• 风和日丽fēnghérìlìgentle breeze and bright sun
• 暴风骤雨bàofēngzhòuyǔviolent storm
• 风吹雨打fēngchuīyǔdǎbattered by wind and rain
• 风雨无阻fēngyǔwúzǔcome rain or shine
• 风餐露宿fēngcānlùsùto rough it on a journey
• 飞禽走兽fēiqínzǒushòubirds and beasts
• 四面八方sìmiànbāfāngfrom all directions
• 五湖四海wǔhúsìhǎiall corners of the land
• 四通八达sìtōngbādáwell connected in every direction
• 古今中外gǔjīnzhōngwàiat all times and in all places
• 大街小巷dàjiēxiǎoxiàngevery street and alley
• 挨家挨户āijiā'āihùfrom door to door
• 家喻户晓jiāyùhùxiǎoknown to every household
• 远近闻名yuǎnjìnwénmíngfamous far and wide
• 举世瞩目jǔshìzhǔmùto attract world attention
• 土生土长tǔshēngtǔzhǎngborn and bred (locally)
• 风土人情fēngtǔrénqínglocal customs and ways
• 约定俗成yuēdìngsúchéngestablished by common usage
• 原汁原味yuánzhīyuánwèithe original flavour, authentic
• 张灯结彩zhāngdēngjiécǎidecorated with lanterns and streamers
• 琴棋书画qínqíshūhuàmusic, chess, calligraphy and painting
• 吃喝玩乐chīhēwánlèeating, drinking and having fun
• 天长地久tiānchángdìjiǔeverlasting (love)
• 天伦之乐tiānlúnzhīlèthe joys of family life
• 成家立业chéngjiālìyèto marry and start a career
• 深情厚谊shēnqínghòuyìdeep friendship
• 朝夕相处zhāoxīxiāngchǔto be together day and night
• 形影不离xíngyǐngbùlíinseparable
• 萍水相逢píngshuǐxiāngféngto meet by chance (as strangers)
• 素不相识sùbùxiāngshícomplete strangers
• 似曾相识sìcéngxiāngshíseemingly familiar
• 足不出户zúbùchūhùto stay indoors
• 惊天动地jīngtiāndòngdìearth-shaking

• day 33 · around the house

• 别墅biéshùvilla, detached house
• 平房píngfángsingle-storey house
• 民居mínjūtraditional local house
• 阁楼gélóuattic, loft
• 屋檐wūyáneaves
• 瓦wǎroof tile
• 天花板tiānhuābǎnceiling
• 地板dìbǎnfloor, floorboards
• 地毯dìtǎncarpet, rug
• 门槛ménkǎnthreshold; the bar to entry
• 栏杆lángānrailing, banister
• 阶梯jiētīflight of steps; ladder (to success)
• 过道guòdàocorridor, passage, aisle
• 围墙wéiqiángenclosing wall
• 柱子zhùzipillar, post
• 窗帘chuāngliáncurtain (window)
• 帘子liánzicurtain, screen (in a doorway)
• 抽屉chōutidrawer
• 架子jiàzishelf, rack, frame; airs
• 凳子dèngzistool
• 垫diànto put under, pad; pad
• 垫子diànzimat, cushion, pad
• 枕zhěnto rest your head on
• 毯子tǎnziblanket
• 蚊帐wénzhàngmosquito net
• 摆设bǎisheornaments, decorations
• 灯泡dēngpàolight bulb
• 蜡làwax
• 蜡烛làzhúcandle
• 炉子lúzistove, furnace
• 灶zàokitchen range, cooking stove
• 烟囱yāncōngchimney
• 炊烟chuīyānsmoke from cooking fires
• 烟火yānhuǒfireworks; signs of everyday life
• 微波炉wēibōlúmicrowave oven
• 真是zhēnshihonestly!; really (is)

• day 34 · tools and repairs

• 锤chuíhammer; to hammer
• 斧子fǔziaxe
• 钉子dīngzinail
• 螺丝luósīscrew
• 杆gǎnshaft; (measure word for scales, guns)
• 竹竿zhúgānbamboo pole
• 绳子shéngzirope, string
• 梯子tīziladder
• 筐kuāngbasket
• 缸gāngvat, large jar, tank
• 筒tǒngtube, canister, pot
• 笼子lóngzicage
• 容器róngqìcontainer
• 器具qìjùutensils, implements
• 夹子jiāziclip, clothes peg
• 钩gōuhook; to hook
• 框kuàngframe
• 把手bǎshouhandle, knob
• 罩zhàocover, shade; to cover
• 秤chèngscales, steelyard
• 喇叭lǎbahorn, loudspeaker
• 龙头lóngtóuleader, front-runner; tap
• 水龙头shuǐlóngtóutap, faucet
• 马桶mǎtǒngtoilet (bowl)
• 漆qīlacquer, paint; to paint
• 油漆yóuqīpaint (oil-based)
• 打磨dǎmóto sand, polish; to hone
• 修补xiūbǔto patch up, mend
• 糊húto paste, glue on
• 疏通shūtōngto unblock, clear; to smooth things over
• 堵塞dǔsèto block, be blocked
• 放水fàngshuǐto let water run, drain
• 冲洗chōngxǐto rinse, flush, wash down
• 密封mìfēngto seal (airtight)
• 透气tòuqìto ventilate, let air in
• 要命yàomìngawfully; deadly, a pain

• day 35 · hide, seek and sleep

• 藏身cángshēnto hide (yourself), take shelter
• 隐蔽yǐnbìhidden, concealed; to take cover
• 遮zhēto cover, block, hide from view
• 遮挡zhēdǎngto shelter from, block
• 遮盖zhēgàito cover up (also a mistake)
• 潜入qiánrùto slip into, sneak in
• 搜寻sōuxúnto search for (carefully)
• 寻xúnto look for, seek
• 寻觅xúnmìto look for, seek (literary)
• 探tànto stick out (the head); to explore, visit
• 守候shǒuhòuto wait for, keep watch
• 瞄准miáozhǔnto aim at, take aim; to target
• 敞开chǎngkāito open wide; wide open
• 点火diǎnhuǒto light a fire, ignite; start the engine
• 熄火xīhuǒto switch off the engine; stall
• 熄灭xīmièto go out, extinguish
• 沉睡chénshuìto be fast asleep; to lie dormant
• 酣睡hānshuìto sleep soundly
• 打盹儿dǎdǔnrto doze, take a nap
• 唤醒huànxǐngto wake up; to awaken (memories)
• 出手chūshǒuto make a move, act; to spend
• 采cǎito pick, gather
• 撒sāto let go, cast; to act (wildly)
• 折shéto snap, break (long things)
• 捂wǔto cover (with your hand)
• 迟迟chíchíslow to, for a long time (not)
• 迟早chízǎosooner or later
• 八成bāchéngmost likely, eighty per cent
• 多半duōbànmost likely; the greater part
• 顶多dǐngduōat most
• 起码qǐmǎat least
• 大不了dàbuliǎoat worst; a big deal
• 没准儿méizhǔnrmaybe, who knows
• 不定bùdìngnot sure; who knows
• 一度yīdùonce, for a time
• 话huàwords, what someone says

• day 36 · clothes and looks

• 穿着chuānzhuódress, attire, way of dressing
• 衣裳yīshangclothes
• 服饰fúshìclothing and accessories, costume
• 时装shízhuāngfashion, latest clothes
• 时髦shímáofashionable, trendy
• 新潮xīncháotrendy, new-wave
• 礼服lǐfúformal dress, evening gown, suit
• 制服zhìfúuniform
• 靴子xuēziboots
• 拉链lāliànzip, zipper
• 纽扣niǔkòubutton
• 兜dōupocket; to wrap up; to go round
• 手帕shǒupàhandkerchief
• 首饰shǒushìjewellery
• 钻石zuànshídiamond
• 佩戴pèidàito wear (badges, jewellery)
• 装扮zhuāngbànto dress up; get-up
• 发型fàxínghairstyle, haircut
• 梳shūto comb; to sort out
• 梳子shūzicomb
• 剃tìto shave
• 裁cáito cut (cloth, paper); to cut back
• 裁缝cáifengtailor
• 缝féngto sew, stitch
• 缝fèngseam, crack, gap
• 编织biānzhīto knit, weave
• 织zhīto knit, weave
• 纱shāgauze, fine yarn
• 丝sīsilk; thread, a tiny bit
• 皮革pígéleather
• 熨yùnto iron, press
• 洗涤xǐdíto wash (formal)
• 肥皂féizàosoap
• 扫除sǎochúto clean up; to sweep away
• 扫帚sàozhoubroom
• 致zhìto extend, send (greetings); to cause

• day 37 · building and moving house

• 搬迁bānqiānto relocate, move (home, firm)
• 拆迁chāiqiānto demolish and relocate
• 迁qiānto move, migrate
• 定居dìngjūto settle (down somewhere)
• 落户luòhùto settle; to register as a resident
• 住处zhùchùwhere you live, lodgings
• 住户zhùhùhousehold, resident
• 街坊jiēfangneighbours (in the same street)
• 临街línjiēfacing the street
• 地段dìduànlocation, area (of a city)
• 宜居yíjūgood to live in, liveable
• 搭建dājiànto put up (a temporary structure)
• 兴建xīngjiànto build, construct (large projects)
• 动工dònggōngto start construction
• 施工shīgōngto carry out construction
• 封顶fēngdǐngto top out (a building)
• 竣工jùngōngto be completed (building work)
• 落成luòchéngto be completed and opened
• 扩建kuòjiànto extend, enlarge (a building)
• 翻新fānxīnto renovate, refurbish
• 铺路pūlùto pave a road; to pave the way
• 斑马线bānmǎxiànzebra crossing
• 避让bìràngto give way, make way
• 草坪cǎopínglawn
• 喷泉pēnquánfountain
• 棚péngshed, shelter, awning
• 露天lùtiānopen-air, outdoor
• 公用gōngyòngpublic, shared, for common use
• 供暖gōngnuǎncentral heating; to heat
• 冷气lěngqìair conditioning
• 取暖qǔnuǎnto keep warm, warm yourself
• 烘干hōnggānto dry (with heat), tumble-dry
• 防盗fángdàoanti-theft, burglar-proof
• 家用jiāyònghousehold, for home use
• 家政jiāzhènghousekeeping; domestic services
• 一面yīmiànwhile, at the same time; one side

• day 38 · hands at work

• 掰bāito break off (with your hands)
• 扳bānto pull (a lever), turn; to turn round
• 拨bōto move with a finger; to dial; to allot
• 扒bāto cling to; to push aside, dig
• 拔báto pull out, pull up
• 揪jiūto grab, seize (and hold tight)
• 拽zhuàito pull, drag, yank
• 扯chěto pull, tear; to chat
• 挽wǎnto roll up (sleeves); to take (an arm)
• 拎līnto carry (by the handle)
• 挎kuàto carry on your arm or shoulder
• 扛kángto carry on your shoulder
• 驮tuóto carry on your back (animals, bikes)
• 托tuōto hold up (on your palm); to entrust
• 拄zhǔto lean on (a stick)
• 捏niēto pinch, squeeze; to make up
• 掐qiāto pinch (with nails); to time, cut off
• 拧níngto twist, wring
• 搓cuōto rub (between your hands)
• 揉róuto rub, knead
• 捶chuíto pound, thump (with your fist)
• 砸záto smash, pound; to drop on; to flop
• 劈pīto split, chop
• 凿záoto chisel, bore a hole
• 刨páoto dig, dig up
• 铲chǎnto shovel, scrape
• 抠kōuto dig out (with a finger); to be stingy
• 挠náoto scratch
• 捅tǒngto poke, jab; to let out (a secret)
• 戳chuōto jab, poke (with a point)
• 磕kēto knock, bump
• 撬qiàoto prise open, lever
• 掀xiānto lift (a lid, a cover), raise
• 揭jiēto peel off, uncover; to expose
• 撕sīto tear, rip
• 好说hǎoshuōno problem; easy to arrange

• day 39 · idioms with 不

• 半信半疑bànxìnbànyíhalf-believing, sceptical
• 不知不觉bùzhībùjuéwithout realising, before you know it
• 不折不扣bùzhébùkòuthrough and through, out-and-out
• 不辞而别bùcí'érbiéto leave without saying goodbye
• 不言而喻bùyán'éryùit goes without saying
• 不约而同bùyuē'értóngwith one accord, all at once
• 不翼而飞bùyì'érfēito vanish into thin air
• 不得而知bùdé'érzhīunknown, impossible to know
• 不可思议bùkěsīyìunbelievable, inconceivable
• 不可或缺bùkěhuòquēindispensable
• 不假思索bùjiǎsīsuǒwithout a moment’s thought
• 不了了之bùliǎoliǎozhīto end with nothing done, fizzle out
• 不相上下bùxiāngshàngxiàequally matched, about the same
• 不以为然bùyǐwéiránto disapprove, not think much of
• 不由自主bùyóuzìzhǔcan’t help it, involuntarily
• 不知所措bùzhīsuǒcuòat a loss, not know what to do
• 不厌其烦bùyànqífánpatiently, without tiring
• 不耻下问bùchǐxiàwènnot ashamed to ask those below you
• 不正之风bùzhèngzhīfēngbad practices, corruption
• 不亦乐乎bùyìlèhūextremely (busy), like mad
• 必不可少bìbùkěshǎoabsolutely necessary
• 层出不穷céngchūbùqióngto keep appearing, one after another
• 川流不息chuānliúbùxīflowing without end (traffic, crowds)
• 络绎不绝luòyìbùjuéin an endless stream (visitors)
• 经久不息jīngjiǔbùxīprolonged (applause)
• 滔滔不绝tāotāobùjuéto talk on and on
• 赞不绝口zànbùjuékǒuto be full of praise
• 源源不断yuányuánbùduànin a steady stream, without end
• 锲而不舍qiè'érbùshěto persevere, keep at it
• 恋恋不舍liànliànbùshěreluctant to leave
• 依依不舍yīyībùshěreluctant to part
• 美中不足měizhōngbùzúa fly in the ointment
• 来之不易láizhībùyìhard-won
• 微不足道wēibùzúdàotoo small to mention, trivial
• 本事běnshiability, skill

• day 41 · in the kitchen

• 熬áoto simmer, stew for a long time; to endure
• 炖dùnto stew, braise
• 煲bāoto cook slowly in a pot (southern)
• 煎jiānto pan-fry (in a little oil)
• 烘hōngto bake, dry, warm by a fire
• 烘焙hōngbèito bake (cakes, bread); to roast (coffee)
• 蒸zhēngto steam
• 熏xūnto smoke (food); to fill with smoke
• 涮shuànto dip-boil (hot pot); to rinse
• 拌bànto mix, toss (a salad)
• 搅拌jiǎobànto stir, mix
• 掺chānto mix in, add
• 剥bāoto peel, shell
• 削xiāoto peel (with a knife), pare
• 宰zǎito slaughter, kill (for food); to rip off
• 榨zhàto press, squeeze (juice, oil)
• 沏qīto make (tea), infuse
• 浸泡jìnpàoto soak
• 发酵fājiàoto ferment; to rise (dough)
• 酿造niàngzàoto brew (soy sauce, vinegar, wine)
• 冷冻lěngdòngto freeze
• 保鲜bǎoxiānto keep fresh
• 腐烂fǔlànto rot, go bad; corrupt
• 焦jiāoburnt, scorched; anxious
• 火候huǒhouheat and timing (cooking); mastery
• 烹饪pēngrèncooking, cuisine (the art)
• 烹调pēngtiáoto cook (dishes); cookery
• 配方pèifāngrecipe, formula
• 调料tiáoliàoseasoning, condiment
• 作料zuòliaoseasoning (spoken, north)
• 香料xiāngliàospice; perfume
• 味精wèijīngmonosodium glutamate, MSG
• 添加剂tiānjiājìadditive (food)
• 锡纸xīzhǐtin foil, aluminium foil
• 易拉罐yìlāguànring-pull can
• 鬼guǐghost; (suffix) a person who is …; sly

• day 42 · flavours and feasts

• 菜肴càiyáodishes, cuisine (formal)
• 佳肴jiāyáodelicacies, fine dishes
• 盛宴shèngyàngrand banquet, feast
• 丰盛fēngshèngsumptuous, lavish (meal)
• 便饭biànfànsimple meal, potluck
• 伙食huǒshímeals, food (at a canteen or school)
• 膳食shànshídiet, meals (formal)
• 夜宵yèxiāolate-night snack
• 野餐yěcānpicnic
• 就餐jiùcānto dine, have a meal (formal)
• 酒楼jiǔlóurestaurant (large, traditional)
• 卤味lǔwèifood braised in soy and spices
• 麻辣málànumbing and spicy
• 鲜美xiānměidelicious, savoury (fresh taste)
• 醇厚chúnhòurich, mellow (taste)
• 浓郁nóngyùstrong, rich (smell, atmosphere)
• 滋味zīwèitaste, flavour; how it feels
• 风味fēngwèilocal flavour, special taste
• 正宗zhèngzōngauthentic, genuine
• 油腻yóunìgreasy, oily
• 腥xīngfishy (smell, taste)
• 嫩nèntender; delicate, young
• 酥sūcrispy, flaky; limp (limbs)
• 热腾腾rèténgténgsteaming hot
• 素食sùshívegetarian food
• 素sùvegetarian; plain
• 荤hūnmeat or fish (dishes)
• 分量fènliàngportion, amount; weight (importance)
• 馋chángreedy (for food); to crave
• 贪吃tānchīgreedy, gluttonous
• 嚼jiáoto chew
• 咀嚼jǔjuéto chew; to mull over
• 啃kěnto gnaw, nibble
• 咽yànto swallow
• 蘸zhànto dip (in sauce)
• 界jiè(suffix) world, circles, field

• day 43 · from the market

• 葱cōngspring onion, scallion
• 姜jiāngginger
• 蒜suàngarlic
• 芝麻zhīmasesame
• 香油xiāngyóusesame oil
• 萝卜luóboradish, turnip
• 南瓜nánguāpumpkin
• 红薯hóngshǔsweet potato
• 蘑菇mógumushroom
• 豆子dòuzibeans, peas
• 淀粉diànfěnstarch, cornflour
• 粉丝fěnsīglass noodles; fans (of a star)
• 谷物gǔwùcereals, grains
• 坚果jiānguǒnut
• 核桃hétaowalnut
• 瓜子guāzǐsunflower or melon seeds
• 莲子liánzǐlotus seed
• 枣zǎojujube, Chinese date
• 柿子shìzipersimmon
• 椰子yēzicoconut
• 蜂蜜fēngmìhoney
• 奶酪nǎilàocheese
• 乳制品rǔzhìpǐndairy products
• 火腿huǒtuǐham
• 罐头guàntoutin, can (of food)
• 虾xiāshrimp, prawn
• 螃蟹pángxiècrab
• 水产shuǐchǎnaquatic products, seafood
• 丸子wánziball (meatball, fishball)
• 馅xiànfilling, stuffing
• 冰棍儿bīnggùnrice lolly, popsicle
• 口香糖kǒuxiāngtángchewing gum
• 解渴jiěkěto quench your thirst
• 富含fùhánto be rich in
• 碟diésmall plate, dish; (measure word)

• day 44 · rough, smooth and clean

• 粗糙cūcāorough, coarse; crude (work)
• 光滑guānghuásmooth, glossy
• 细腻xìnìfine, smooth; delicate (feelings)
• 黏niánsticky
• 润rùnmoist, smooth; to moisten
• 滋润zīrùnmoist; to moisturise, nourish
• 质地zhìdìtexture, quality (of a material)
• 颗粒kēlìgrain, particle
• 粉末fěnmòpowder
• 泡沫pàomòfoam, froth, bubbles; a bubble (economy)
• 气泡qìpàobubble (of air or gas)
• 渣zhādregs, residue; crumbs
• 锈xiùrust; to rust
• 皱zhòuwrinkle, crease; to frown
• 裂缝lièfèngcrack, rift
• 缺口quēkǒugap, breach; shortfall
• 窟窿kūlonghole (big, gaping)
• 孔kǒnghole, opening (small); pore
• 口子kǒuzicut, slit, tear
• 空洞kōngdònghollow; empty (of content)
• 空白kòngbáiblank (space); gap
• 空荡荡kōngdàngdàngempty, deserted
• 虚xūweak (health); empty; false
• 稠chóuthick (liquid); dense
• 稠密chóumìdense (population, trees)
• 浓重nóngzhòngthick, heavy (fog, smell, accent)
• 混浊hùnzhuómuddy, murky
• 清澈qīngchèclear, limpid (water)
• 清新qīngxīnfresh (air); refreshing (style)
• 清凉qīngliángcool, refreshing
• 洁净jiéjìngclean, spotless
• 整洁zhěngjiéclean and tidy
• 污秽wūhuìfilthy, dirty (formal)
• 坚实jiānshísolid, sturdy
• 牢固láogùfirm, secure

• day 45 · when: time words

• 姑且gūqiěfor the time being, tentatively
• 即jíat once, immediately; namely (written)
• 即时jíshíimmediate, real-time
• 届时jièshíat that time, when the time comes
• 尽早jǐnzǎoas early as possible
• 就此jiùcǐat this point, here and now
• 历来lìláialways, throughout history
• 尚shàngstill, yet (written)
• 随即suíjíimmediately afterwards
• 向来xiàngláialways, all along
• 一经yījīngonce (something happens)
• 暂且zànqiěfor the time being
• 早日zǎorìsoon, at an early date
• 暂zàntemporary; temporarily
• 尚未shàngwèinot yet
• 稍后shāohòushortly, in a moment
• 及早jízǎoas soon as possible, before it’s too late
• 当即dāngjíon the spot, at once
• 议yìto discuss; opinion
• 曰yuēto say (classical)
• 算数suànshùto count, hold (a promise)
• 马后炮mǎhòupàohindsight, wisdom after the event
• 重申chóngshēnto reaffirm, restate
• 告状gàozhuàngto complain (to someone in charge), tell on
• 公费gōngfèiat public expense
• 公款gōngkuǎnpublic money, public funds
• 基建jījiàninfrastructure, capital construction
• 发言人fāyánrénspokesperson
• 共同体gòngtóngtǐcommunity (of shared interests)
• 草案cǎo'àndraft (plan, law)
• 领袖lǐngxiùleader (of a group, a field)
• 拥护yōnghùto support, endorse

• day 46 · times of day and of life

• 黎明límíngdawn, daybreak
• 一早yīzǎoearly in the morning
• 黄昏huánghūndusk, twilight
• 当晚dàngwǎnthat same evening
• 当日dāngrìon that day, the same day
• 次日cìrìthe next day
• 即日jírìtoday; within a few days
• 改日gǎirìanother day, some other time
• 来年láiniánnext year, the coming year
• 平日píngrìordinary days, usually
• 往常wǎngchángusually, as usual (in the past)
• 往日wǎngrìformer days, the past
• 昔日xīrìformer days (literary)
• 早年zǎoniánin your early years, years ago
• 往事wǎngshìpast events, memories
• 前夕qiánxīeve (of an event)
• 末日mòrìend of the world, doomsday; last day
• 彻夜chèyèall night long
• 通宵tōngxiāoall night, overnight
• 连夜liányèthat very night, overnight
• 昼夜zhòuyèday and night
• 成天chéngtiānall day long
• 成年chéngniánall year round
• 毕生bìshēngall your life, lifelong
• 终生zhōngshēngall your life, lifelong
• 永恒yǒnghéngeternal, everlasting
• 永久yǒngjiǔpermanent, for ever
• 刹那chànàinstant, split second
• 转眼zhuǎnyǎnin the blink of an eye
• 一晃yīhuàngin a flash (time passes)
• 眼下yǎnxiàat present, right now
• 迄今qìjīnso far, to date
• 长期以来chángqīyǐláifor a long time (up to now)
• 多年来duōniánláifor many years (up to now)
• 连年liánniányear after year

• day 47 · measure words and counts

• 码mǎ(measure word for matters); code; yard
• 枚méi(measure word for coins, stamps, medals)
• 则zé(measure word for news items, notices)
• 幢zhuàng(measure word for buildings)
• 宗zōng(measure word for deals, cases)
• 截jiéa section, length; to cut off
• 缕lǚwisp, strand (of smoke, hair, light)
• 丸wánpill, ball; (measure word for pills)
• 盏zhǎn(measure word for lamps)
• 桩zhuāng(measure word for events, matters); stake
• 股gǔ(measure word for smells, streams)
• 丛cóngclump, thicket; (measure word for plants)
• 席xíseat; (measure word for talks)
• 堂táng(measure word for lessons); hall
• 胎tāifoetus; birth (child number); tyre
• 摊tānstall; (measure word for puddles)
• 磅bàngpound (weight)
• 亩mǔmu (unit of land, about 667 m²)
• 公顷gōngqǐnghectare
• 立方lìfāngcube; cubic metre (spoken)
• 立方米lìfāngmǐcubic metre
• 人次réncìperson-times, visits
• 百分比bǎifēnbǐpercentage
• 半数bànshùhalf (the number)
• 过半guòbànmore than half
• 不下bùxiàno less than, at least
• 合计héjìto add up to, total
• 累计lěijìcumulative; to add up (over time)
• 总和zǒnghésum, total
• 亿万yìwànhundreds of millions, countless
• 双重shuāngchóngdouble, twofold
• 双向shuāngxiàngtwo-way
• 一揽子yīlǎnzipackage (of measures, deals)
• 一连串yīliánchuàna series, a string of
• 额外éwàiextra, additional

• day 49 · mountains, rivers and coasts

• 大陆dàlùcontinent, mainland
• 半岛bàndǎopeninsula
• 岛屿dǎoyǔislands
• 海峡hǎixiástrait
• 海湾hǎiwānbay, gulf
• 港湾gǎngwānharbour
• 海滨hǎibīnseaside
• 海滩hǎitānbeach
• 沙滩shātānsandy beach
• 沿岸yán'ànalong the coast or banks
• 对岸duì'ànthe opposite bank
• 河畔hépànriverside
• 湖泊húpōlakes
• 溪xīstream, brook
• 运河yùnhécanal
• 支流zhīliútributary
• 流域liúyùriver basin
• 上游shàngyóuupper reaches
• 下游xiàyóulower reaches
• 发源fāyuánto rise, originate (river)
• 发源地fāyuándìsource, birthplace
• 水域shuǐyùwaters, body of water
• 瀑布pùbùwaterfall
• 山川shānchuānlandscape, mountains and rivers
• 江山jiāngshānthe land, a country’s landscape
• 山脉shānmàimountain range
• 山岭shānlǐngmountain ridges
• 山谷shāngǔvalley
• 峡谷xiágǔgorge, canyon
• 丘陵qiūlínghills, hilly land
• 盆地péndìbasin (land)
• 平原píngyuánplain
• 雪山xuěshānsnow mountain
• 悬崖xuányácliff, precipice
• 陡峭dǒuqiàosteep, precipitous
• 视shìto look at; to regard; (视……而定) to depend on

• day 50 · frontiers and far places

• 边疆biānjiāngfrontier region
• 边界biānjièborder, boundary line
• 边境biānjìngborder area
• 边远biānyuǎnremote, far-flung
• 偏僻piānpìout of the way, secluded
• 偏远piānyuǎnremote
• 内地nèidìinland, the interior
• 乡下xiāngxiathe countryside
• 首府shǒufǔregional capital
• 都会dūhuìmetropolis
• 繁华fánhuábustling, flourishing
• 荒凉huāngliángdesolate, bleak
• 戈壁gēbìGobi, stony desert
• 绿洲lǜzhōuoasis
• 沼泽zhǎozéswamp, marsh
• 坝bàdam, embankment
• 地势dìshìterrain, lie of the land
• 地带dìdàizone, belt
• 崎岖qíqūrugged, bumpy (road)
• 赤道chìdàothe equator
• 经度jīngdùlongitude
• 纬度wěidùlatitude
• 交界jiāojièto share a border
• 境内jìngnèiwithin the borders
• 境外jìngwàioutside the borders, abroad
• 过境guòjìngto transit, pass through
• 口岸kǒu'ànport of entry, border crossing
• 环球huánqiúround the world
• 高空gāokōnghigh altitude
• 上空shàngkōngthe sky above
• 奇观qíguānwonder, marvel
• 风景线fēngjǐngxiànscenic route, attraction
• 温泉wēnquánhot spring
• 去处qùchùplace to go

• day 51 · on the road

• 轿车jiàochēcar, saloon car
• 卡车kǎchēlorry, truck
• 私家车sījiāchēprivate car
• 方向盘fāngxiàngpánsteering wheel
• 轮胎lúntāityre
• 后备箱hòubèixiāngboot (of a car), trunk
• 机动jīdòngflexible, spare (time, money)
• 驾jiàto drive (a vehicle)
• 路段lùduànstretch of road
• 路径lùjìngroute, path
• 路途lùtújourney, way
• 捷径jiéjìngshortcut
• 岔chàfork (in a road), to branch off
• 立交桥lìjiāoqiáoflyover, interchange
• 天桥tiānqiáofootbridge
• 隧道suìdàotunnel
• 地道dìdàounderpass, tunnel
• 通车tōngchēto open to traffic
• 绕行ràoxíngto detour
• 绕远儿ràoyuǎnrto go the long way round
• 掉头diàotóuto turn round, U-turn
• 逆行nìxíngto go the wrong way
• 追尾zhuīwěirear-end collision
• 停放tíngfàngto park (a vehicle)
• 颠簸diānbǒto bump, jolt
• 枢纽shūniǔhub, key link
• 直达zhídáto go direct, nonstop
• 顺路shùnlùon the way
• 沿途yántúalong the way
• 沿线yánxiànalong the line
• 上行shàngxíngto go up (trains: towards the capital)
• 下行xiàxíngto go down (trains: away from the capital)
• 缆车lǎnchēcable car
• 卧铺wòpùsleeper berth
• 动不动dòngbudòngat the slightest thing, easily

• day 52 · by sea and by air

• 船舶chuánbóships, vessels
• 帆fānsail
• 帆船fānchuánsailing boat
• 桨jiǎngoar, paddle
• 游船yóuchuánpleasure boat, cruise boat
• 渔船yúchuánfishing boat
• 停泊tíngbóto moor, anchor
• 航海hánghǎinavigation, seafaring
• 航行hángxíngto sail, fly (a route)
• 航运hángyùnshipping
• 海运hǎiyùnto ship by sea; sea freight
• 货运huòyùnfreight transport
• 集装箱jízhuāngxiāngshipping container
• 客运kèyùnpassenger transport
• 客流kèliúpassenger flow
• 客机kèjīairliner, passenger plane
• 机舱jīcāngaircraft cabin
• 舱cāngcabin, hold (ship or plane)
• 直升机zhíshēngjīhelicopter
• 登陆dēnglùto land, come ashore
• 搭乘dāchéngto travel by, take (transport)
• 导航dǎohángto navigate; satnav
• 漂泊piāobóto drift, wander
• 况且kuàngqiěmoreover, besides
• 免得miǎndeso as not to, lest
• 若ruòif (written)
• 倘若tǎngruòif, supposing (written)
• 若是ruòshìif
• 以防yǐfángin case, to guard against
• 加之jiāzhīon top of that, in addition
• 乃至nǎizhìand even, up to
• 且qiěand, moreover (written)
• 亦yìalso (written)

• day 53 · setting off

• 动身dòngshēnto set off
• 启程qǐchéngto set out (on a journey)
• 起程qǐchéngto set out (on a journey)
• 赴fùto go to, attend (formal)
• 赶赴gǎnfùto rush to
• 归来guīláito return, come back
• 来回láihuíround trip; back and forth
• 逗留dòuliúto stay, stop over
• 滞留zhìliúto be stranded
• 漫游mànyóuto roam, wander
• 郊游jiāoyóuouting, trip to the country
• 避暑bìshǔto escape the summer heat
• 探险tànxiǎnto explore, go on an expedition
• 徒步túbùon foot
• 露营lùyíngto camp
• 帐篷zhàngpengtent
• 睡袋shuìdàisleeping bag
• 穿越chuānyuèto cross, pass through
• 迷失míshīto lose (one’s way)
• 带路dàilùto show the way
• 向导xiàngdǎoguide (person)
• 一行yīxínga party, group (travelling together)
• 见闻jiànwénwhat one sees and hears, experiences
• 食宿shísùboard and lodging
• 客房kèfángguest room, hotel room
• 星级xīngjístar-rated (hotel)
• 包袱bāofubundle; a burden
• 随身suíshēncarry-on, on one’s person
• 位子wèiziseat, place
• 巷xiànglane, alley
• 港gǎngport, harbour
• 余yúmore than; remaining (after a number)

• day 54 · shape and size

• 凹āosunken, concave
• 凸tūprotruding, convex
• 扁biǎnflat
• 横hénghorizontal, crosswise
• 倾斜qīngxiéto tilt, lean
• 棱角léngjiǎoedges and corners; sharpness
• 轮廓lúnkuòoutline, contour
• 格子gézicheck pattern, squares
• 花纹huāwéndecorative pattern
• 花样huāyàngvariety, pattern; trick
• 立体lìtǐthree-dimensional
• 个头儿gètóurheight, size (of a person)
• 巨人jùréngiant
• 渺小miǎoxiǎotiny, insignificant
• 微型wēixíngminiature, micro-
• 袖珍xiùzhēnpocket-sized
• 区区qūqūa mere, trifling
• 胖乎乎pànghūhūchubby, plump
• 稚嫩zhìnèntender, young, immature
• 宽敞kuānchangspacious, roomy
• 宽阔kuānkuòbroad, wide
• 宽广kuānguǎngvast, broad (also of the mind)
• 宽松kuānsōngloose (clothes); relaxed, roomy
• 宽泛kuānfànbroad, vague
• 辽阔liáokuòvast, boundless (land, sea)
• 开阔kāikuòopen, wide; open-minded
• 浩瀚hàohànvast (sea, sky, books)
• 茫茫mángmángboundless, hazy
• 狭小xiáxiǎonarrow and small, cramped
• 狭窄xiázhǎinarrow
• 陡dǒusteep
• 矗立chùlìto stand tall, tower
• 屹立yìlìto stand firm, tower
• 耸立sǒnglìto rise high, tower
• 挺拔tǐngbátall and straight
• 莫mònothing, no one (written)

• day 55 · edges, sides and places

• 边缘biānyuánedge, margin; on the verge
• 背面bèimiànthe back, reverse side
• 侧面cèmiànside, flank; indirectly
• 横向héngxiànghorizontal, across
• 局部júbùpart, local
• 大片dàpiànlarge stretch, expanse
• 方圆fāngyuáncircumference, all round
• 四方sìfāngall directions, everywhere
• 全方位quánfāngwèiall-round, all-sided
• 纵深zòngshēndepth (going inward)
• 区间qūjiānrange, interval
• 界限jièxiànlimit, dividing line (abstract)
• 界线jièxiànboundary line
• 尽头jìntóuend (of a road, river)
• 上限shàngxiànupper limit
• 终极zhōngjíultimate, final
• 介于jièyúto lie between
• 居于jūyúto be in (a position), rank
• 所在suǒzàiwhere something is, location
• 坐落zuòluòto be located, sit (buildings)
• 一旁yīpángone side, nearby
• 去向qùxiàngwhereabouts, direction gone
• 下落xiàluòwhereabouts; to fall
• 遍布biànbùto be found everywhere
• 附fùto attach, enclose
• 附加fùjiāto add, additional
• 挨āito be next to; one by one
• 丙bǐngthird (in a series), C
• 丁dīngfourth (in a series), D
• 担dàna shoulder-pole load

• day 57 · wild and tame animals

• 豹bàoleopard
• 狐狸húlifox
• 鹿lùdeer
• 骏马jùnmǎfine horse, steed
• 猩猩xīngxingorangutan, great ape
• 恐龙kǒnglóngdinosaur
• 鳄鱼èyúcrocodile
• 鲸jīngwhale
• 海豚hǎitúndolphin
• 龟guītortoise, turtle
• 鲤鱼lǐyúcarp
• 大雁dàyànwild goose
• 天鹅tiān'éswan
• 仙鹤xiānhèred-crowned crane
• 鹰yīngeagle, hawk
• 燕子yànziswallow (bird)
• 鸽子gēzipigeon, dove
• 鹅égoose
• 家禽jiāqínpoultry
• 牲畜shēngchùlivestock
• 苍蝇cāngyingfly (insect)
• 蚊子wénzimosquito
• 害虫hàichóngpest, harmful insect
• 野兽yěshòuwild beast
• 凶猛xiōngměngfierce, ferocious
• 天敌tiāndínatural enemy, predator
• 捕食bǔshíto prey on, hunt for food
• 猎物lièwùprey
• 猎人lièrénhunter
• 打猎dǎlièto hunt
• 诱饵yòu'ěrbait
• 爪子zhuǎziclaw, paw
• 巢穴cháoxuélair, den, nest
• 窝wōnest, den; litter
• 鸟巢niǎocháobird’s nest

• day 58 · how animals live

• 哺乳bǔrǔto suckle, breastfeed
• 孵化fūhuàto hatch, incubate
• 卵luǎnegg (biology), ovum
• 繁衍fányǎnto multiply, reproduce
• 雌性cíxìngfemale (animals)
• 雄性xióngxìngmale (animals)
• 两栖liǎngqīamphibious
• 迁徙qiānxǐto migrate
• 休眠xiūmiánto hibernate, lie dormant
• 物种wùzhǒngspecies
• 存活cúnhuóto survive
• 捕获bǔhuòto catch, capture
• 鸣míngto cry, sing (birds); to sound
• 飞翔fēixiángto fly, soar
• 驯xùnto tame, train
• 饲养sìyǎngto raise, breed (animals)
• 饲料sìliàoanimal feed, fodder
• 畜牧xùmùanimal husbandry
• 养殖yǎngzhíto farm, breed (fish, animals)
• 牧场mùchǎngpasture, ranch
• 牧民mùmínherder, herdsman
• 圈juānto pen in, shut in
• 圈juànpen, fold (for animals)
• 渔民yúmínfisherman
• 贝壳bèikéshell, seashell
• 壳késhell, husk
• 海绵hǎimiánsponge
• 海藻hǎizǎoseaweed
• 礁石jiāoshíreef, rocks
• 自然界zìránjièthe natural world
• 生机shēngjīvitality, signs of life

• day 59 · trees and flowers

• 百合bǎihélily
• 荷花héhuālotus flower
• 茉莉mòlìjasmine
• 牡丹mǔdanpeony
• 桂花guìhuāosmanthus, sweet olive
• 花卉huāhuìflowers and plants
• 花瓣huābànpetal
• 花蕾huālěiflower bud
• 芽yásprout, bud
• 苗miáoseedling, young plant
• 籽zǐseed
• 茎jīngstem, stalk
• 藤蔓téngwànvine, creeper
• 荆棘jīngjíthorny bushes, brambles
• 草丛cǎocóngthick grass
• 丛林cónglínjungle, dense forest
• 柏树bǎishùcypress
• 槐树huáishùpagoda tree (Chinese scholar tree)
• 柳树liǔshùwillow
• 杨树yángshùpoplar
• 松树sōngshùpine tree
• 树干shùgàntree trunk
• 树梢shùshāotreetop
• 树荫shùyīnshade of a tree
• 年轮niánlúngrowth rings
• 茂密màomìdense, thick (plants)
• 茂盛màoshènglush, flourishing
• 盛开shèngkāito be in full bloom
• 绽放zhànfàngto burst into bloom
• 萌发méngfāto sprout, germinate
• 萌芽méngyáto sprout; a bud, beginning
• 发芽fāyáto sprout, germinate
• 凋谢diāoxièto wither and fall (flowers)
• 枯萎kūwěiwithered
• 干枯gānkūdried up, withered

• day 60 · fields and farms

• 耕gēngto plough, till
• 耕地gēngdìto plough; farmland
• 耕耘gēngyúnto cultivate, work hard
• 开垦kāikěnto clear land, reclaim
• 锄chúhoe; to hoe, weed
• 灌溉guàngàito irrigate
• 肥料féiliàofertiliser
• 化肥huàféichemical fertiliser
• 粪fèndung, manure
• 粪便fènbiànexcrement, droppings
• 禾苗hémiáoyoung crops, seedlings
• 稻草dàocǎorice straw
• 作物zuòwùcrop
• 棉花miánhuācotton
• 麻máhemp, flax
• 栽zāito plant, grow
• 栽培zāipéito cultivate, grow; to train
• 茁壮zhuózhuàngsturdy, thriving
• 采摘cǎizhāito pick, harvest (by hand)
• 收割shōugēto harvest, reap
• 盛产shèngchǎnto produce in abundance
• 农场nóngchǎngfarm
• 田间tiánjiānin the fields
• 田野tiányěopen fields, countryside
• 田园tiányuáncountryside, rural life
• 泥土nítǔsoil, earth
• 淤泥yūnísilt, sludge
• 泥泞nínìngmuddy
• 泥潭nítánmire, quagmire
• 坑kēngpit, hole; to cheat
• 池塘chítángpond
• 流水liúshuǐrunning water
• 流淌liútǎngto flow, run
• 淡水dànshuǐfresh water
• 地下水dìxiàshuǐgroundwater

• day 61 · weather and sky

• 气象qìxiàngweather, meteorology
• 气压qìyāair pressure
• 气流qìliúair current, turbulence
• 大气dàqìthe atmosphere; grand
• 风暴fēngbàostorm
• 风浪fēnglàngwind and waves, rough seas
• 风沙fēngshāwind-blown sand, sandstorm
• 冰雹bīngbáohail, hailstone
• 霜shuāngfrost
• 瑞雪ruìxuětimely snow
• 露lùdew
• 乌云wūyúndark clouds
• 烈日lièrìscorching sun
• 旭日xùrìthe rising sun
• 夕阳xīyángthe setting sun
• 晚霞wǎnxiásunset glow
• 明媚míngmèibright and beautiful (sunshine)
• 凉爽liángshuǎngpleasantly cool
• 闷热mēnrèhot and stuffy, muggy
• 湿润shīrùnmoist, humid
• 温差wēnchātemperature difference
• 寒带hándàifrigid zone
• 温带wēndàitemperate zone
• 热带rèdàithe tropics, tropical
• 盛夏shèngxiàmidsummer
• 时节shíjiéseason, time of year
• 水汽shuǐqìwater vapour, moisture
• 弥漫mímànto fill the air, spread everywhere
• 笼罩lǒngzhàoto envelop, shroud
• 密布mìbùto cover densely
• 呼啸hūxiàoto howl, whistle (wind)
• 天地tiāndìheaven and earth, world

• day 62 · waves, rocks and fire

• 看头儿kàntoursomething worth seeing
• 波浪bōlàngwave
• 波涛bōtāogreat waves, billows
• 波澜bōlángreat waves; ups and downs
• 潮cháotide
• 潮水cháoshuǐtidewater, tide
• 汹涌xiōngyǒngturbulent, surging
• 涌yǒngto surge, gush, pour
• 荡漾dàngyàngto ripple, undulate
• 旋涡xuánwōwhirlpool
• 泻xièto pour down, rush down
• 汪洋wāngyánga vast expanse of water
• 火山huǒshānvolcano
• 岩石yánshírock
• 板块bǎnkuàitectonic plate; sector
• 洞穴dòngxuécave, cavern
• 宝石bǎoshígem, precious stone
• 宝藏bǎozàngtreasure, hidden riches
• 水晶shuǐjīngcrystal (quartz)
• 芬芳fēnfāngfragrant; fragrance
• 连连liánliánagain and again, repeatedly (in a row)
• 屡次lǚcìrepeatedly, time and again
• 屡屡lǚlǚrepeatedly, again and again
• 屡lǚrepeatedly (written)
• 时而shí'érsometimes; now … now …
• 时时shíshíconstantly, at all times
• 相继xiāngjìone after another
• 一连yīliánin a row, in succession
• 再度zàidùonce more, a second time
• 频频pínpínrepeatedly, frequently
• 频pínfrequently (written)
• 一个劲儿yīgèjìnrpersistently, nonstop

• day 63 · light and colour

• 灿烂cànlànbrilliant, glorious
• 璀璨cuǐcàndazzling, resplendent
• 辉煌huīhuángsplendid, glorious
• 光彩guāngcǎilustre; honoured, proud
• 光辉guānghuībrilliance, radiance
• 光芒guāngmángrays of light
• 光环guānghuánhalo, aura (of fame)
• 光泽guāngzésheen, gloss
• 闪烁shǎnshuòto twinkle, flicker
• 耀眼yàoyǎndazzling
• 刺眼cìyǎnglaring, harsh to the eye
• 照耀zhàoyàoto shine on, illuminate
• 焕发huànfāto glow with, radiate
• 晶莹jīngyíngglistening, crystal-clear
• 亮丽liànglìbright and beautiful
• 明朗mínglǎngbright and clear; clear-cut
• 朦胧ménglónghazy, misty, dim
• 阴暗yīn'àndark, gloomy
• 阴影yīnyǐngshadow; a shadow over one
• 漆黑qīhēipitch-dark
• 洁白jiébáispotlessly white
• 惨白cǎnbáideathly pale
• 苍白cāngbáipale, wan
• 碧绿bìlǜemerald green
• 翠绿cuìlǜfresh green, emerald
• 蔚蓝wèilánazure, sky blue
• 朱红zhūhóngvermilion
• 通红tōnghóngvery red, red all over
• 红润hóngrùnrosy, healthy-looking
• 红扑扑hóngpūpūrosy, flushed (cheeks)
• 艳丽yànlìgorgeous, brightly coloured
• 缤纷bīnfēncolourful, profuse
• 华丽huálìmagnificent, ornate
• 火花huǒhuāspark
• 火焰huǒyànflame

• day 65 · the body

• 身躯shēnqūbody, frame (written)
• 身子shēnzibody (spoken); health
• 浑身húnshēnfrom head to toe, all over
• 四肢sìzhīthe four limbs, arms and legs
• 肢体zhītǐlimbs; body (language)
• 手脚shǒujiǎohands and feet; movements
• 手腕shǒuwànwrist
• 手掌shǒuzhǎngpalm (of the hand)
• 拇指mǔzhǐthumb; big toe
• 指甲zhǐjiafingernail, toenail
• 膝盖xīgàiknee
• 屁股pìgubottom, backside (spoken)
• 臀túnbuttocks (formal)
• 腹fùbelly, abdomen (written)
• 胸膛xiōngtángchest
• 脊梁jǐliángback, backbone
• 骨骼gǔgéskeleton, bones
• 关节guānjiéjoint (knee, elbow…); key point
• 筋jīntendon, sinew; vein
• 肌肤jīfūskin (written)
• 脸颊liǎnjiácheek
• 嘴唇zuǐchúnlips
• 喉咙hóulóngthroat
• 咽喉yānhóuthroat, pharynx (medical); key passage
• 气管qìguǎnwindpipe, trachea
• 内脏nèizànginternal organs
• 器官qìguānorgan (of the body)
• 肾shènkidney
• 脾píspleen; temper
• 动脉dòngmàiartery
• 脉搏màibópulse
• 五官wǔguānfacial features
• 腔qiāngcavity (of the body); accent, tone
• 秃tūbald; bare
• 皱纹zhòuwénwrinkle

• day 66 · looks and fitness

• 相貌xiàngmàolooks, appearance (of a face)
• 长相zhǎngxiànglooks (spoken)
• 容貌róngmàolooks, features (written)
• 容颜róngyánface, youthful looks (literary)
• 面孔miànkǒngface (as seen by others)
• 外貌wàimàooutward appearance
• 体态tǐtàifigure, posture
• 苗条miáotiaoslim, slender
• 修长xiūchánglong and slender
• 性感xìnggǎnsexy
• 美容měiróngto beautify, do beauty treatments
• 气色qìsècomplexion, how well you look
• 憔悴qiáocuìhaggard, worn out
• 健壮jiànzhuàngstrong and healthy
• 硬朗yìnglanghale and hearty (of old people)
• 壮zhuàngstrong; to strengthen
• 体质tǐzhìconstitution, physique
• 体魄tǐpòphysique, vigour
• 先天xiāntiāninborn, congenital
• 生理shēnglǐphysiology; physical
• 养生yǎngshēngto look after your health
• 保养bǎoyǎngto take care of (health, skin, a car)
• 疗养liáoyǎngto convalesce (in a sanatorium)
• 休养xiūyǎngto rest and recover
• 桑拿sāngnásauna
• 辫子biànziplait, braid
• 嗅觉xiùjuésense of smell
• 触觉chùjuésense of touch
• 知觉zhījuéconsciousness, feeling
• 分泌fēnmìto secrete
• 激素jīsùhormone
• 唾液tuòyèsaliva (medical)
• 口水kǒushuǐsaliva, drool
• 鼻涕bítìnasal mucus, runny nose
• 痰tánphlegm

• day 67 · feeling ill

• 打喷嚏dǎpēntìto sneeze
• 发热fārèto have a temperature
• 乏力fálìweak, lacking strength
• 虚弱xūruòweak, frail
• 衰弱shuāiruòfeeble, failing
• 昏hūnto faint; dizzy, dim
• 昏迷hūnmíto be unconscious, in a coma
• 苏醒sūxǐngto come round, regain consciousness
• 休克xiūkèshock (medical); to go into shock
• 喘chuǎnto pant, gasp
• 喘息chuǎnxīto gasp; a breather
• 呻吟shēnyínto moan, groan
• 呕吐ǒutùto vomit
• 腹泻fùxièdiarrhoea; to have diarrhoea
• 呛qiāngto choke (on food or water)
• 呛qiàngto irritate (throat, nose: of smoke)
• 窒息zhìxīto suffocate
• 溺水nìshuǐto drown
• 疙瘩gēdalump, bump; knot (of worry)
• 胀zhàngswollen, bloated
• 麻mánumb, tingling
• 麻木mámùnumb; apathetic
• 麻痹mábìparalysed; to lull, numb
• 瘫tānparalysed; to collapse
• 瘫痪tānhuànto be paralysed; paralysis
• 聋lóngdeaf
• 哑yǎmute; hoarse
• 瘸quéto limp, be lame
• 失明shīmíngto lose your sight, go blind
• 尿niàourine; to pee
• 屎shǐexcrement, poo
• 上火shànghuǒto have too much “inner heat”; to get angry
• 发作fāzuòto flare up, have an attack
• 急性jíxìngacute (illness)
• 慢性mànxìngchronic (illness)

• day 68 · serious illness

• 癌áicancer
• 癌症áizhèngcancer (the illness)
• 肿瘤zhǒngliútumour
• 恶性èxìngmalignant; vicious
• 晚期wǎnqīlate stage, final period
• 艾滋病àizībìngAIDS
• 糖尿病tángniàobìngdiabetes
• 高血压gāoxuèyāhigh blood pressure
• 瘟疫wēnyìplague, pestilence
• 防疫fángyìepidemic prevention
• 疫苗yìmiáovaccine
• 隔离gélíto isolate, quarantine
• 筛查shāicháto screen (for a disease)
• 确诊quèzhěnto confirm a diagnosis
• 并发症bìngfāzhèngcomplication (medical)
• 后遗症hòuyízhèngafter-effects, lasting damage
• 衰竭shuāijiéfailure (of an organ); exhaustion
• 致命zhìmìngdeadly, fatal
• 性命xìngmìng(a person’s) life
• 畸形jīxíngdeformed; abnormal
• 痴呆chīdāidementia; dull-witted
• 精神病jīngshénbìngmental illness
• 抑郁症yìyùzhèngdepression (the illness)
• 瘾yǐnaddiction; craving
• 上瘾shàngyǐnto get addicted, be hooked
• 酗酒xùjiǔto drink heavily
• 戒jièto give up, quit (a habit)
• 阳性yángxìngpositive (test result)
• 阴性yīnxìngnegative (test result)
• 蛀牙zhùyátooth decay, a cavity

• day 69 · at the hospital

• 就医jiùyīto see a doctor, get treatment
• 就诊jiùzhěnto see a doctor (at a clinic)
• 求医qiúyīto seek medical help
• 诊所zhěnsuǒclinic
• 医务yīwùmedical work
• 临床línchuángclinical (at the bedside)
• 会诊huìzhěnto hold a consultation (several doctors)
• 病历bìnglìmedical record, case history
• 病症bìngzhèngillness, symptoms
• 床位chuángwèibed (in a hospital, a sleeper train)
• 化验huàyànto do a lab test
• 复查fùcháto have a follow-up check
• 处方chǔfāngprescription; to prescribe
• 药方yàofāngprescription, remedy
• 剂jìdose; (measure) a dose of medicine
• 剂量jìliàngdosage
• 过量guòliàngexcessive; to overdo it
• 适量shìliàngin moderation, the right amount
• 胶囊jiāonángcapsule
• 抗生素kàngshēngsùantibiotic
• 安眠药ānmiányàosleeping pill
• 注射zhùshèto inject; injection
• 输液shūyèto be on a drip
• 输血shūxuèto have / give a blood transfusion
• 麻醉mázuìto anaesthetise; anaesthesia
• 切除qiēchúto remove (surgically)
• 移植yízhíto transplant
• 缝合fénghéto stitch up (a wound)
• 救治jiùzhìto give emergency treatment
• 护理hùlǐto nurse; nursing care
• 看护kānhùto look after (a patient); carer

• day 70 · wounds and healing

• 创伤chuāngshāngwound, trauma
• 伤残shāngcánto be disabled by injury
• 伤痕shānghénscar
• 伤势shāngshìthe seriousness of an injury
• 疤bāscar
• 流血liúxuèto bleed
• 鲜血xiānxuè(fresh) blood
• 骨折gǔzhéto fracture, break (a bone)
• 拐杖guǎizhàngcrutch, walking stick
• 绷带bēngdàibandage
• 包扎bāozāto bandage, dress (a wound)
• 敷fūto apply (a compress, ointment)
• 愈合yùhéto heal (of a wound)
• 治愈zhìyùto cure
• 根治gēnzhìto cure completely, eradicate
• 疗法liáofǎtherapy, treatment method
• 疗效liáoxiàocurative effect
• 副作用fùzuòyòngside effect
• 复发fùfāto recur, relapse
• 矫正jiǎozhèngto correct (posture, teeth, eyesight)
• 草药cǎoyàoherbal medicine
• 药材yàocáimedicinal materials, herbs
• 秘方mìfāngsecret recipe, secret remedy
• 针灸zhēnjiǔacupuncture and moxibustion
• 穴位xuéwèiacupuncture point
• 忌口jìkǒuto avoid certain foods (on a diet)
• 催眠cuīmiánto hypnotise; make sleepy
• 口罩kǒuzhàoface mask
• 防护fánghùto protect; protection

• day 71 · idioms with 无, 东…西, 七…八

• 东奔西走dōngbēnxīzǒuto rush about here and there
• 东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngto look around in all directions
• 忽冷忽热hūlěnghūrèhot one moment, cold the next
• 或多或少huòduōhuòshǎomore or less, to some extent
• 七嘴八舌qīzuǐbāshéeveryone talking at once
• 乱七八糟luànqībāzāoin a terrible mess
• 时好时坏shíhǎoshíhuàisometimes good, sometimes bad
• 无微不至wúwēibùzhìmeticulous, in every detail (care)
• 无话可说wúhuàkěshuōto have nothing to say
• 无家可归wújiākěguīhomeless
• 无可奈何wúkěnàihéto have no choice, helpless
• 无可厚非wúkěhòufēiunderstandable, not to be blamed
• 无能为力wúnéngwéilìpowerless to help
• 无济于事wújìyúshìno help at all, futile
• 无所事事wúsuǒshìshìto have nothing to do, idle
• 无所作为wúsuǒzuòwéito achieve nothing
• 无边无际wúbiānwújìboundless
• 无忧无虑wúyōuwúlǜcarefree
• 无价之宝wújiàzhībǎopriceless treasure
• 无关紧要wúguānjǐnyàounimportant, of no consequence
• 无动于衷wúdòngyúzhōngunmoved, indifferent
• 无精打采wújīngdǎcǎilistless, in low spirits
• 一无所有yīwúsuǒyǒuto have nothing at all
• 一无所知yīwúsuǒzhīto know nothing at all
• 一事无成yīshìwúchéngto accomplish nothing
• 一筹莫展yīchóumòzhǎnat your wits’ end
• 束手无策shùshǒuwúcèhelpless, at a loss
• 走投无路zǒutóuwúlùto have nowhere to turn
• 目中无人mùzhōngwúrénarrogant, looking down on everyone
• 肆无忌惮sìwújìdànbrazen, without restraint
• 杂乱无章záluànwúzhāngdisorganised, chaotic
• 寥寥无几liáoliáowújǐvery few
• 前所未有qiánsuǒwèiyǒuunprecedented
• 前无古人qiánwúgǔrénwithout precedent (an achievement)
• 史无前例shǐwúqiánlìunprecedented in history

• day 73 · secrets and specialists

• 剪彩jiǎncǎito cut the ribbon (at an opening)
• 把关bǎguānto check, be the gatekeeper for quality
• 机密jīmìsecret, confidential; a secret
• 泄密xièmìto leak a secret
• 自负zìfùto be responsible for yourself
• 专人zhuānréna person specially assigned
• 专项zhuānxiàngspecial item, dedicated (fund, project)
• 专职zhuānzhífull-time (post)
• 日程rìchéngschedule, agenda
• 受理shòulǐto accept and handle (an application, case)
• 兹zīthis; now (very formal, written)
• 何héwhat, which, why (written)
• 若干ruògāna certain number of, several
• 之zhīit, him, her (written object)
• 彼bǐthat, the other (written)
• 这么着zhèmezhelike this, this way (spoken)
• 怎么着zěnmezhewhat about it?; how (spoken)
• 何止hézhǐfar more than, not only
• 别看biékànalthough (it may look), don’t be fooled by
• 虽说suīshuōalthough (it is true that)
• 固然gùránadmittedly, of course
• 纵然zòngráneven if
• 不亚于bùyàyúno less than, as good as
• 非但fēidànnot only (written)
• 堪称kānchēngcan be called, worthy of the name
• 与否yǔfǒuwhether or not (after a word)
• 任rènno matter (how / what); to let
• 假使jiǎshǐif, supposing (written)

• day 74 · the competition

• 赛sàito compete; race, match
• 赛跑sàipǎoto race (on foot); a race
• 赛车sàichēmotor racing; racing car
• 赛季sàijìseason (of a sport)
• 联赛liánsàileague (competition)
• 预赛yùsàipreliminary round, heats
• 竞技jìngjìcompetitive sport, athletics
• 比试bǐshito have a go against each other
• 较量jiàoliàngto measure your strength against; a contest
• 较劲jiàojìnto compete, be at odds; to strain
• 角逐juézhúto contend, vie for
• 冲刺chōngcìto sprint (for the finish)
• 起跑线qǐpǎoxiànstarting line
• 接力jiēlìrelay
• 回合huíhéround (of a fight or contest)
• 上半场shàngbànchǎngfirst half (of a match)
• 下半场xiàbànchǎngsecond half (of a match)
• 犯规fànguīto foul, break the rules
• 出局chūjúto be out, be knocked out
• 防守fángshǒuto defend; defence
• 替补tìbǔsubstitute; to substitute
• 主力zhǔlìmain force, key players
• 阵容zhènróngline-up, team
• 队形duìxíngformation (of a team)
• 领队lǐngduìteam leader; to lead a team
• 夺冠duóguànto win the title
• 夺魁duókuíto come first, take the top prize
• 取胜qǔshèngto win, gain victory
• 胜出shèngchūto come out on top
• 胜负shèngfùvictory or defeat, the outcome
• 失利shīlìto lose, suffer a defeat
• 晋级jìnjíto go through (to the next round)
• 名次míngcìplace, ranking
• 垫底diàndǐto come last, be bottom
• 黑马hēimǎdark horse

• day 75 · fans and champions

• 东道主dōngdàozhǔhost (country, city, team)
• 申办shēnbànto bid to host
• 火炬huǒjùtorch
• 看台kàntáistands (in a stadium)
• 入场rùchǎngto enter (the venue)
• 入场券rùchǎngquànadmission ticket
• 啦啦队lālāduìcheerleading squad, supporters
• 助威zhùwēito cheer on
• 争光zhēngguāngto win honour for
• 无敌wúdíunbeatable, invincible
• 赢家yíngjiāwinner
• 王牌wángpáitrump card, ace
• 重量级zhòngliàngjíheavyweight; major, top-level
• 奖杯jiǎngbēitrophy, cup
• 评委píngwěijudge (on a panel)
• 评判píngpànto judge, assess
• 哨shàowhistle
• 上场shàngchǎngto come on, go into play
• 更衣室gēngyīshìchanging room
• 退役tuìyìto retire (from sport or the army)
• 体能tǐnéngphysical strength, fitness
• 兴奋剂xīngfènjìdoping drug, stimulant
• 健美jiànměibodybuilding; strong and beautiful
• 举重jǔzhòngweightlifting
• 拳quánfist; boxing, martial arts style
• 拳击quánjīboxing
• 摔跤shuāijiāowrestling; to fall over
• 投掷tóuzhìto throw (in athletics)
• 靶子bǎzitarget

• day 76 · games and outdoor fun

• 冲浪chōnglàngto surf; surfing
• 潜水qiánshuǐto dive (underwater); diving
• 漂流piāoliúto go rafting; to drift
• 跳伞tiàosǎnto parachute, skydive
• 攀登pāndēngto climb (a mountain, a peak)
• 登顶dēngdǐngto reach the summit
• 巅峰diānfēngsummit, peak (also of a career)
• 风筝fēngzhengkite
• 滑梯huátīslide (in a playground)
• 乐园lèyuánparadise; amusement park
• 玩耍wánshuǎto play (of children)
• 捉迷藏zhuōmícánghide-and-seek
• 消遣xiāoqiǎnto pass the time; pastime
• 嗜好shìhàohobby, habit (often bad)
• 麻将májiàngmahjong
• 扑克pūkèplaying cards, poker
• 对弈duìyìto play a game of chess (written)
• 博弈bóyìto play a strategic game; a contest of wits
• 打赌dǎdǔto bet, make a bet
• 赌dǔto gamble; to bet
• 抽签chōuqiānto draw lots
• 谜míriddle, mystery
• 谜语míyǔriddle
• 谜底mídǐanswer to a riddle; the truth
• 作息zuòxīto work and rest; daily routine
• 沐浴mùyùto bathe (formal); to bask in

• day 77 · swing, shake and sway

• 甩shuǎito swing, fling; to dump
• 撇piěto cast aside; to curl (your lip)
• 抡lūnto swing (an arm, a tool) hard
• 挥舞huīwǔto wave, brandish
• 扬yángto raise, lift; to spread
• 摆动bǎidòngto swing, sway
• 摇摆yáobǎito sway; to waver
• 摇晃yáohuàngto shake, sway (unsteadily)
• 晃huàngto sway, shake; to wander about
• 晃荡huàngdangto sway; to loaf about
• 抖dǒuto shake, shiver; to shake out
• 发抖fādǒuto tremble, shiver
• 哆嗦duōsuoto shiver, tremble (spoken)
• 颤抖chàndǒuto tremble, quiver
• 跳动tiàodòngto beat, throb
• 蹦bèngto hop, bounce, jump
• 跳跃tiàoyuèto leap, jump; a leap
• 腾téngto rise, soar; to make room
• 翘qiàoto stick up, tilt upwards
• 耸sǒngto shrug; to tower
• 竖立shùlìto stand upright, erect
• 伸手shēnshǒuto reach out your hand
• 伸缩shēnsuōto stretch and shrink; flexible
• 舒展shūzhǎnto stretch out; relaxed
• 缩suōto shrink, draw back
• 垂chuíto hang down, droop
• 悬xuánto hang, be suspended; unresolved
• 悬挂xuánguàto hang (up), fly (a flag)
• 飘浮piāofúto float (in the air)
• 漂浮piāofúto float (on water)
• 飘扬piāoyángto flutter, wave (flags)
• 盘旋pánxuánto circle, hover
• 下坠xiàzhuìto fall, drop down
• 坠zhuìto fall; to weigh down
• 坠落zhuìluòto fall, crash (from a height)

• day 78 · walk, run and chase

• 奔bènto head for, make for
• 奔波bēnbōto rush about, toil
• 奔驰bēnchíto gallop, speed
• 奔赴bēnfùto hurry to, set out for (a post, a place)
• 步伐bùfápace, step
• 踏tàto step on, tread
• 蹬dēngto pedal, push off with the feet
• 践踏jiàntàto trample
• 跨kuàto stride, step across; to span
• 越过yuèguòto cross, go over
• 溜liūto slip away; to slide
• 溜达liūdato stroll, wander
• 遛liùto walk (a dog)
• 转悠zhuànyouto wander around
• 徘徊páihuáito pace up and down; to hover
• 驻足zhùzúto stop (walking) (written)
• 止步zhǐbùto stop, halt
• 站立zhànlìto stand
• 趴pāto lie on your stomach, lean over
• 卧wòto lie down (written)
• 倚yǐto lean on
• 翻身fānshēnto turn over (in bed); to turn things round
• 动弹dòngtanto move, stir (spoken)
• 穿梭chuānsuōto shuttle back and forth
• 窜cuànto dart, scurry
• 追赶zhuīgǎnto chase, catch up with
• 追逐zhuīzhúto chase; to pursue
• 逼近bījìnto close in on, approach
• 靠拢kàolǒngto draw close, move together
• 凑còuto gather; to put together; to move close
• 簇拥cùyōngto crowd around
• 冲撞chōngzhuàngto collide with; to offend
• 撞击zhuàngjīto strike, ram
• 绊bànto trip over
• 攀pānto climb (by holding on)

• day 79 · effort and success

• 持之以恒chízhīyǐhéngto persevere, keep at it
• 全力以赴quánlìyǐfùto go all out
• 竭尽全力jiéjìnquánlìto do your very utmost
• 全心全意quánxīnquányìwholeheartedly
• 一心一意yīxīnyīyìsingle-mindedly
• 聚精会神jùjīnghuìshénwith full concentration
• 废寝忘食fèiqǐnwàngshíto forget to eat and sleep (over work)
• 夜以继日yèyǐjìrìday and night, round the clock
• 埋头苦干máitóukǔgànto put your head down and work hard
• 精益求精jīngyìqiújīngto keep improving what is already good
• 再接再厉zàijiēzàilìto keep up the good work
• 勇往直前yǒngwǎngzhíqiánto forge bravely ahead
• 一鼓作气yīgǔzuòqìin one go, without stopping
• 前赴后继qiánfùhòujìto advance wave upon wave
• 争分夺秒zhēngfēnduómiǎoto race against the clock
• 齐心协力qíxīnxiélìto work together as one
• 众志成城zhòngzhìchéngchéngunity is strength
• 同舟共济tóngzhōugòngjìto pull together in hard times
• 任重道远rènzhòngdàoyuǎna heavy burden and a long road
• 鹏程万里péngchéngwànlǐa bright future (a wish)
• 大有可为dàyǒukěwéithere is great potential
• 循序渐进xúnxùjiànjìnstep by step
• 水滴石穿shuǐdīshíchuāndripping water wears through stone
• 愚公移山yúgōngyíshānthe Foolish Old Man moves the mountains
• 半途而废bàntú'érfèito give up halfway
• 急于求成jíyúqiúchéngtoo eager for quick success
• 急功近利jígōngjìnlìafter quick success and short-term gain
• 揠苗助长yàmiáozhùzhǎngto spoil things by being too impatient
• 苦尽甘来kǔjìngānláiafter hardship comes happiness
• 得心应手déxīnyìngshǒuto do with ease, have the knack
• 轻而易举qīng'éryìjǔvery easy, effortless
• 小菜一碟xiǎocàiyīdiéa piece of cake
• 力所能及lìsuǒnéngjíwithin your power
• 力不从心lìbùcóngxīnthe will is there but not the strength

• day 81 · festivals and celebrations

• 新春xīnchūnthe New Year season, Spring Festival time
• 正月zhēngyuèfirst month of the lunar year
• 腊月làyuètwelfth month of the lunar year
• 佳节jiājiéhappy festival, festive season
• 喜庆xǐqìngfestive, joyous; happy occasion
• 庆典qìngdiǎncelebration, ceremony
• 庆贺qìnghèto celebrate, congratulate
• 盛大shèngdàgrand, magnificent (event)
• 盛会shènghuìgrand gathering, big event
• 隆重lóngzhònggrand, solemn, ceremonious
• 嘉年华jiāniánhuácarnival
• 狂欢kuánghuānto celebrate wildly, party
• 庙会miàohuìtemple fair
• 烟花yānhuāfireworks
• 爆竹bàozhúfirecrackers (written)
• 鞭炮biānpàofirecrackers (a string)
• 燃放ránfàngto set off (fireworks)
• 对联duìliáncouplet (on a doorway)
• 年画niánhuàNew Year picture
• 秧歌yānggeyangge (folk dance)
• 农历nónglìthe lunar calendar (Chinese calendar)
• 阴历yīnlìthe lunar calendar (everyday word)
• 阳历yánglìthe Western (solar) calendar
• 节气jiéqìsolar term (24 points of the farming year)
• 属相shǔxiàngChinese zodiac animal (of your birth year)
• 吉利jílìlucky, auspicious
• 吉祥物jíxiángwùmascot
• 福气fúqigood fortune, luck
• 许愿xǔyuànto make a wish; make a promise
• 诞辰dànchénbirthday (of a great person, formal)
• 风尚fēngshàngprevailing custom, trend
• 俗súvulgar, tacky; common
• 惯例guànlìconvention, usual practice
• 汉服HànfúHanfu (traditional Han clothing)
• 旗袍qípáoqipao, cheongsam

• day 82 · temples, myths and legends

• 信仰xìnyǎngbelief, faith; to believe in
• 宗教zōngjiàoreligion
• 佛fóBuddha
• 菩萨púsàbodhisattva; a kind-hearted person
• 和尚héshangBuddhist monk
• 僧人sēngrénmonk (formal)
• 寺sì(Buddhist) temple
• 寺庙sìmiàotemple
• 庙miàotemple, shrine
• 坛tánaltar; platform; circle (of a field)
• 供奉gòngfèngto enshrine, honour (with offerings)
• 祈祷qídǎoto pray; hope hard
• 虔诚qiánchéngdevout, sincere
• 保佑bǎoyòuto bless, protect
• 洗礼xǐlǐbaptism; (figurative) a testing experience
• 神圣shénshèngsacred, holy
• 神仙shénxiānimmortal, god (in folk tales)
• 仙女xiānnǚfairy, goddess
• 天使tiānshǐangel
• 天堂tiāntángparadise, heaven
• 地狱dìyùhell; (figurative) a nightmare
• 阎王YánwangYama, king of the underworld (folk tales)
• 魔鬼móguǐdevil, demon
• 妖怪yāoguàimonster, demon (in folk tales)
• 怪物guàiwumonster; a strange person
• 凤凰fènghuángphoenix
• 魔法mófǎmagic
• 魔力mólìmagic, charm, appeal
• 化身huàshēnembodiment, incarnation
• 灵魂línghúnsoul
• 人间rénjiānthe human world, on earth
• 世间shìjiānin the world, on earth
• 命mìngto order, command (written)

• day 83 · customs and wisdom

• 迷信míxìnto be superstitious; superstition
• 风水fēngshuǐfeng shui
• 占卜zhānbǔto tell fortunes, divine
• 预兆yùzhàoomen, sign; to foreshadow
• 兆头zhàotouomen, sign (spoken)
• 忌jìto avoid, steer clear of
• 忌讳jìhuìtaboo; to avoid (saying or doing)
• 禁忌jìnjìtaboo, prohibition
• 风貌fēngmàolook, character (of a place or era)
• 风情fēngqínglocal flavour, charm
• 底蕴dǐyùndeep inner richness, heritage
• 积淀jīdiànto build up over time; accumulation
• 精髓jīngsuǐessence, quintessence
• 渊源yuānyuánorigin, deep connection
• 国学guóxuétraditional Chinese learning (classics)
• 圣贤shèngxiánsages and worthies
• 君子jūnzǐa gentleman, a person of virtue
• 中庸zhōngyōngthe golden mean; moderate
• 哲理zhélǐphilosophy, wisdom (in a saying)
• 太极tàijíthe Supreme Ultimate; tai chi
• 文人wénrénman of letters, scholar
• 弟子dìzǐdisciple, pupil
• 传人chuánrénsuccessor, heir (of a craft)
• 弘扬hóngyángto promote, carry forward (formal)
• 发扬fāyángto carry on, develop (a tradition)
• 糟粕zāopòdregs; the worthless part
• 华侨huáqiáooverseas Chinese (Chinese citizens abroad)
• 华人huárénethnic Chinese (anywhere)
• 华裔huáyìperson of Chinese descent
• 瞻仰zhānyǎngto pay respects to, look at with reverence

• day 84 · heritage and crafts

• 宝库bǎokùtreasure house, treasury
• 瑰宝guībǎotreasure, gem (of culture)
• 古董gǔdǒngantique
• 古籍gǔjíancient books
• 藏品cángpǐnitem in a collection
• 珍藏zhēncángto treasure; treasured collection
• 陈列chénlièto display, exhibit
• 出土chūtǔto be unearthed
• 发掘fājuéto excavate; discover (talent)
• 青铜器qīngtóngqìbronze ware, bronze object
• 陶瓷táocípottery and porcelain, ceramics
• 窑yáokiln
• 玉yùjade
• 丝绸sīchóusilk
• 刺绣cìxiùembroidery; to embroider
• 绣xiùto embroider
• 印章yìnzhāngseal, stamp (name seal)
• 算盘suànpánabacus
• 工匠gōngjiàngcraftsman, artisan
• 手艺shǒuyìcraft, skill, workmanship
• 失传shīchuánto be lost (no longer handed down)
• 城墙chéngqiángcity wall
• 宫殿gōngdiànpalace
• 殿堂diàntángpalace hall; (figurative) the hall of fame
• 亭子tíngzipavilion
• 碑bēistone tablet, stele
• 纪念碑jìniànbēimonument, memorial

• day 85 · grand and beautiful

• 宏伟hóngwěigrand, magnificent (building, plan)
• 雄伟xióngwěiimposing, majestic
• 壮观zhuàngguānspectacular; a spectacular sight
• 壮丽zhuànglìmagnificent, glorious (scenery)
• 庄严zhuāngyánsolemn, dignified
• 气派qìpàiimpressive, stylish; grand style
• 气势qìshìmomentum, imposing power
• 豪华háohuáluxurious
• 秀丽xiùlìbeautiful, graceful (scenery)
• 秀美xiùměigraceful, lovely (scenery)
• 美妙měimiàowonderful, beautiful (sound, moment)
• 奇妙qímiàomarvellous, wonderful (strange and good)
• 奇特qítèpeculiar, unusual
• 别致biézhìunique, original (design)
• 新奇xīnqínovel, new and strange
• 新式xīnshìnew-style, modern
• 标致biāozhìpretty (of a woman)
• 俊jùnhandsome, good-looking
• 俊俏jùnqiàogood-looking, pretty
• 英俊yīngjùnhandsome (of a man)
• 甜美tiánměisweet (voice, smile)
• 诱人yòuréntempting, attractive
• 抢眼qiǎngyǎneye-catching, striking
• 显眼xiǎnyǎnconspicuous, easy to see
• 醒目xǐngmùeye-catching, clear (sign)
• 突兀tūwùabrupt, out of place
• 赫然hèránstrikingly, suddenly (there)
• 卓越zhuóyuèoutstanding, brilliant
• 非凡fēifánextraordinary
• 无比wúbǐincomparably, unmatched
• 顶级dǐngjítop-level, top-notch
• 顶尖dǐngjiāntop, the very best
• 头号tóuhàonumber one, top
• 名贵míngguìprecious, rare and valuable
• 莫大mòdàgreatest, enormous (honour, help)

• day 86 · idioms with a story

• 守株待兔shǒuzhūdàitùto wait for luck instead of working
• 刻舟求剑kèzhōuqiújiànto cling to rules when things have changed
• 亡羊补牢wángyángbǔláobetter late than never (fix it after a loss)
• 画蛇添足huàshétiānzúto spoil something by adding too much
• 画龙点睛huàlóngdiǎnjīngthe finishing touch that brings it to life
• 对牛弹琴duìniútánqínto talk to someone who can’t understand
• 掩耳盗铃yǎn'ěrdàolíngto fool yourself (cover your ears)
• 南辕北辙nányuánběizhéto act against your own goal
• 纸上谈兵zhǐshàngtánbīngarmchair strategy, theory with no practice
• 朝三暮四zhāosānmùsìto keep changing your mind
• 狼吞虎咽lángtūnhǔyànto wolf down food
• 千钧一发qiānjūnyīfàhanging by a thread, critical moment
• 千军万马qiānjūnwànmǎa mighty army; a huge crowd
• 汗马功劳hànmǎgōngláogreat service, hard-won achievements
• 运筹帷幄yùnchóuwéiwòto plan a strategy from headquarters
• 开天辟地kāitiānpìdìsince the world began; unprecedented
• 对症下药duìzhèngxiàyàoto find the right remedy for the problem
• 有的放矢yǒudìfàngshǐto speak or act with a clear target
• 一针见血yīzhēnjiànxiěto hit the nail on the head
• 断章取义duànzhāngqǔyìto quote out of context
• 颠倒黑白diāndǎohēibáito turn the truth upside down
• 冰山一角bīngshānyījiǎothe tip of the iceberg
• 雪上加霜xuěshàngjiāshuāngone disaster after another
• 锦上添花jǐnshàngtiānhuāto make something good even better
• 水涨船高shuǐzhǎngchuángāoto rise along with everything else
• 水落石出shuǐluòshíchūthe truth comes out
• 来龙去脉láilóngqùmàithe whole story, ins and outs
• 根深蒂固gēnshēndìgùdeep-rooted
• 潜移默化qiányímòhuàto influence quietly over time
• 举一反三jǔyīfǎnsānto learn one thing and apply it to others
• 顾名思义gùmíngsīyìas the name suggests
• 引经据典yǐnjīngjùdiǎnto quote the classics
• 博大精深bódàjīngshēnbroad and profound
• 源远流长yuányuǎnliúchángof ancient origin, long history

• day 88 · emperors and dynasties

• 帝国dìguóempire
• 王朝wángcháodynasty
• 王国wángguókingdom, realm
• 皇宫huánggōngimperial palace
• 皇后huánghòuempress
• 皇上huángshangYour Majesty, the emperor (spoken, old)
• 皇室huángshìimperial family, royal family
• 宫廷gōngtíngthe (imperial) court
• 贵族guìzúnobility, aristocrat
• 官吏guānlìofficials (of old)
• 功臣gōngchénhero of a success; meritorious official
• 状元zhuàngyuantop scorer in the imperial exam; top scorer
• 商贾shānggǔmerchants (written)
• 奴隶núlìslave
• 庄园zhuāngyuánmanor, estate
• 封建fēngjiànfeudal; feudalism
• 统治tǒngzhìto rule, govern
• 历代lìdàisuccessive dynasties, past generations
• 世代shìdàifor generations
• 后世hòushìlater generations, posterity
• 中叶zhōngyèthe middle (of a dynasty or century)
• 长征chángzhēnglong march; long journey
• 废墟fèixūruins
• 浩劫hàojiécatastrophe, great disaster
• 灭亡mièwángto perish, be destroyed (of a state)
• 推翻tuīfānto overthrow; overturn (a view)
• 打倒dǎdǎoto knock down, defeat
• 瓜分guāfēnto carve up, divide up
• 征服zhēngfúto conquer
• 征zhēngto go on a campaign; levy, recruit
• 凯旋kǎixuánto return in triumph
• 烈士lièshìmartyr, someone who died for a cause
• 壮烈zhuànglièheroic (death, deed)
• 勋章xūnzhāngmedal, decoration
• 牺牲xīshēngto sacrifice, give up (one’s life, time)

• day 89 · armies and weapons

• 军事jūnshìmilitary affairs; military
• 军官jūnguānarmy officer
• 官兵guānbīngofficers and soldiers, troops
• 司令sīlìngcommander
• 参谋cānmóustaff officer; to give advice
• 战士zhànshìsoldier, fighter
• 战友zhànyǒucomrade-in-arms
• 海军hǎijūnnavy
• 陆军lùjūnarmy (land forces)
• 空军kōngjūnair force
• 军舰jūnjiànwarship
• 潜艇qiántǐngsubmarine
• 坦克tǎnkètank (vehicle)
• 导弹dǎodànmissile
• 核武器héwǔqìnuclear weapon
• 炸弹zhàdànbomb; (figurative) bombshell
• 炸药zhàyàoexplosive
• 子弹zǐdànbullet
• 炮pàocannon, artillery
• 弓gōngbow (weapon)
• 干戈gāngēweapons; war (written)
• 武力wǔlìforce, military power
• 武装wǔzhuāngarmed forces; to arm
• 国防guófángnational defence
• 驻zhùto be stationed, based (at)
• 驻扎zhùzhāto be stationed (troops)
• 操练cāoliànto drill, train (troops)
• 演习yǎnxí(military) exercise; drill
• 口令kǒulìngword of command; password
• 代号dàihàocode name
• 情报qíngbàointelligence, information
• 士气shìqìmorale
• 威慑wēishèto deter; deterrence

• day 90 · attack and siege

• 攻gōngto attack; to study hard at
• 进攻jìngōngto attack, go on the offensive
• 攻势gōngshìoffensive, attack (noun)
• 攻克gōngkèto capture; to crack (a hard problem)
• 突击tūjīsudden attack; to do in a rush (cram)
• 袭击xíjīto strike, hit (by surprise)
• 轰炸hōngzhàto bomb; (figurative) bombard
• 侵略qīnlüèto invade (aggression)
• 入侵rùqīnto invade, intrude
• 侵占qīnzhànto seize, occupy illegally
• 占领zhànlǐngto occupy, capture; take over (a market)
• 掠夺lüèduóto plunder, loot
• 屠杀túshāto massacre
• 歼灭jiānmièto wipe out (an enemy force)
• 摧毁cuīhuǐto destroy, smash
• 重创zhòngchuāngto inflict heavy losses on, badly damage
• 斩zhǎnto chop, cut off
• 包围bāowéito surround, encircle
• 封锁fēngsuǒto block off, seal off
• 埋伏máifúto lie in ambush; ambush
• 潜伏qiánfúto lie hidden, be latent
• 掩护yǎnhùto cover, shield (someone)
• 交锋jiāofēngto cross swords, clash
• 对峙duìzhìto stand off, confront each other
• 作战zuòzhànto fight, do battle
• 出征chūzhēngto set out (on a campaign or competition)
• 出动chūdòngto set out, be sent out (police, crews)
• 进军jìnjūnto march on; to move into (a market)
• 部署bùshǔto deploy, arrange
• 备战bèizhànto prepare for war; gear up (for an exam)
• 补给bǔjǐsupplies; to supply
• 两翼liǎngyìboth wings, both flanks
• 前线qiánxiànfront line
• 阵地zhèndìposition (held by troops); front, platform
• 战场zhànchǎngbattlefield

• day 91 · defence and peace

• 战略zhànlüèstrategy
• 战术zhànshùtactics
• 战役zhànyìbattle, campaign
• 防御fángyùto defend; defence
• 防卫fángwèito defend (oneself)
• 保卫bǎowèito defend, safeguard
• 捍卫hànwèito uphold, defend (rights, honour)
• 守护shǒuhùto guard, watch over
• 戒备jièbèito be on guard, on alert
• 堡垒bǎolěifortress, stronghold
• 屏障píngzhàngbarrier, protective screen
• 抵挡dǐdǎngto keep out, withstand
• 抵御dǐyùto resist, guard against
• 反击fǎnjīto strike back, counter-attack
• 反抗fǎnkàngto resist, rebel against
• 撤退chètuìto retreat, withdraw
• 退却tuìquèto retreat; shrink back
• 投降tóuxiángto surrender
• 俘虏fúlǔprisoner of war; to capture
• 俘获fúhuòto capture; win (hearts)
• 逃亡táowángto flee, go into exile
• 收复shōufùto recover (lost territory)
• 冷战lěngzhàncold war; (figurative) silent treatment
• 海盗hǎidàopirate
• 矛头máotóuspearhead; target (of criticism)

• day 92 · how long and in what order

• 时隔shígé(after) an interval of …
• 时段shíduàntime slot, period
• 耗时hàoshíto take time, be time-consuming
• 历时lìshíto last, take (a period)
• 短暂duǎnzànbrief, short-lived
• 流逝liúshìto pass, slip away (time)
• 推移tuīyíto pass, move on (time)
• 消磨xiāomóto while away, wear down
• 适时shìshítimely, at the right moment
• 同期tóngqīthe same period (last year, etc.)
• 历届lìjièall previous (sessions, years)
• 年均niánjūnannual average; average per year
• 年限niánxiànfixed number of years, term
• 倒计时dàojìshícountdown; to count down
• 倒数dàoshǔto count backwards; from the bottom
• 中途zhōngtúhalfway, on the way
• 间隙jiànxìgap, interval, break
• 空隙kòngxìgap, space; spare moment
• 临近línjìnto approach, be close to
• 临línjust before; to face
• 旬xúnperiod of ten days; ten years (of age)
• 首批shǒupīthe first batch
• 序xùorder, sequence; preface
• 序列xùlièseries, sequence
• 次序cìxùorder, sequence
• 编号biānhàoserial number; to number
• 行列hánglièranks, ranks of (people)
• 并列bìnglièto be side by side, tie
• 并行bìngxíngto run side by side, in parallel
• 平行píngxíngparallel; at the same time
• 重叠chóngdiéto overlap
• 重合chónghéto coincide, overlap exactly
• 交叉jiāochāto cross, intersect
• 环绕huánràoto surround, revolve around
• 纵横zònghéngcriss-cross; vertical and horizontal

• day 93 · turning points

• 关头guāntóucrucial moment, juncture
• 僵局jiāngjúdeadlock, stalemate
• 瓶颈píngjǐngbottleneck
• 弊病bìbìngmalady, flaw (in a system)
• 弊端bìduāndrawback, abuse
• 出路chūlùway out, prospects
• 出头chūtóuto make it; just over (an age)
• 余地yúdìroom, leeway
• 极限jíxiànlimit (of what is possible)
• 下场xiàchǎngfate, end (usually bad)
• 挫败cuòbàito defeat, frustrate; setback
• 受挫shòucuòto suffer a setback
• 经受jīngshòuto undergo, withstand
• 挨áito suffer, endure (criticism, hunger)
• 陷xiànto sink, get stuck
• 降临jiànglínto arrive, descend (night, chance)
• 情境qíngjìngsituation, scene, setting
• 归属guīshǔto belong to; belonging
• 着落zhuóluòwhereabouts; a sure source
• 分割fēngēto cut apart, separate
• 分化fēnhuàto split, polarise
• 颠倒diāndǎoto reverse, turn upside down
• 扭曲niǔqūto distort, twist
• 扭转niǔzhuǎnto turn around, reverse (a situation)
• 飞跃fēiyuèleap; to leap forward
• 跨越kuàyuèto span, leap across
• 深化shēnhuàto deepen
• 升华shēnghuáto raise to a higher level, sublimate
• 凸显tūxiǎnto bring out, highlight
• 引领yǐnlǐngto lead, guide
• 着力zhuólìto put effort into, focus on
• 加紧jiājǐnto step up, speed up
• 提速tísùto speed up
• 一体yītǐa single whole, one body
• 无力wúlìpowerless, unable; weak

• day 94 · carry, push and dig

• 背负bēifùto carry on one’s back; bear (a burden)
• 负fùto bear, shoulder; negative
• 负重fùzhòngto carry a heavy load
• 担dānto carry on a pole; take on (a task)
• 担子dànziload (on a carrying pole); burden
• 撤chèto remove, take away; withdraw
• 卸xièto unload; remove
• 挪nuóto move, shift (a little)
• 拣jiǎnto pick up; pick out
• 揽lǎnto take on, take upon oneself; hold
• 搀chānto help (someone) by the arm
• 抵dǐto prop against, hold back
• 挤压jǐyāto squeeze, press
• 搅jiǎoto stir, mix; disturb
• 粉碎fěnsuìsmashed to pieces; to crush
• 磨móto grind, wear; dawdle
• 堆积duījīto pile up
• 丢弃diūqìto throw away, discard
• 滚动gǔndòngto roll; scroll
• 挖掘wājuéto excavate, dig; unearth (stories, talent)
• 撵niǎnto drive away, chase off
• 阻拦zǔlánto stop, hold back
• 挑tiǎoto raise (on a stick); stir up
• 耍shuǎto play with; throw (a tantrum), play (tricks)
• 勾gōuto tick; hook; draw (an outline)
• 拱gǒngto push with the snout or body; arch
• 豁huōto slit, crack; give up (at any cost)
• 料理liàolǐto take care of, manage; cuisine
• 煤气méiqì(coal) gas, cooking gas
• 玩意儿wányìrthing, gadget (spoken)
• 筑zhùto build (walls, roads)

• day 96 · film and stage

• 片子piānzifilm, movie (spoken)
• 上映shàngyìngto be released, to show (film)
• 上演shàngyǎnto stage, to be performed
• 放映fàngyìngto screen, to project
• 银幕yínmùthe screen, the silver screen
• 票房piàofángbox office, takings
• 剧目jùmùplay, item in a repertoire
• 剧情jùqíngplot, storyline
• 编剧biānjùto write a script; screenwriter
• 对白duìbáidialogue (in a film or play)
• 配音pèiyīnto dub; dubbing, voice-over
• 配角pèijuésupporting role
• 主人公zhǔréngōngprotagonist, hero of a story
• 跑龙套pǎolóngtàoto play a walk-on part
• 演技yǎnjìacting skills
• 登场dēngchǎngto come on stage, to appear
• 开场kāichǎngto begin (a show); opening
• 序幕xùmùprologue, prelude
• 尾声wěishēngepilogue; the final stage
• 高潮gāocháoclimax, high point
• 结局jiéjúending, outcome
• 悬念xuánniànsuspense
• 幕mùact (of a play); scene
• 幕后mùhòubehind the scenes
• 后台hòutáibackstage
• 前台qiántáifront desk, reception
• 道具dàojùprop (on stage or set)
• 压轴yāzhòuthe star turn, the grand finale
• 巡回xúnhuíto tour, to go round
• 捧场pěngchǎngto come and support (a show)
• 喝彩hècǎito cheer, to acclaim
• 叫好jiàohǎoto applaud, to shout “bravo”
• 颁奖bānjiǎngto present an award
• 奖项jiǎngxiàngaward, prize (category)
• 荣获rónghuòto be honoured with, to win

• day 97 · music and shows

• 歌剧gējùopera
• 芭蕾bālěiballet
• 交响乐jiāoxiǎngyuèsymphony, symphonic music
• 合唱héchàngchorus; to sing together
• 伴奏bànzòuto accompany (music)
• 乐队yuèduìband, orchestra
• 乐谱yuèpǔsheet music, score
• 旋律xuánlǜmelody, tune
• 谱pǔscore, chart; to set to music
• 弦xiánstring (of an instrument)
• 笛子dízibamboo flute
• 吉他jítāguitar
• 小提琴xiǎotíqínviolin
• 唱片chàngpiànrecord (disc)
• 专辑zhuānjíalbum
• 主题曲zhǔtíqǔtheme song
• 插曲chāqǔsong in a film; episode, interlude
• 歌舞gēwǔsong and dance
• 舞wǔdance; to dance (with)
• 歌谣gēyáoballad, folk rhyme
• 歌颂gēsòngto sing the praises of
• 曲艺qǔyìfolk performing arts
• 杂技zájìacrobatics
• 魔术móshùmagic (tricks)
• 小丑xiǎochǒuclown
• 木偶mù'ǒupuppet
• 卡通kǎtōngcartoon
• 搞笑gǎoxiàofunny, hilarious
• 小品xiǎopǐncomedy sketch, short piece
• 音响yīnxiǎngsound system, speakers
• 口哨儿kǒushàorwhistle (with the lips)
• 沙龙shālóngsalon (gathering)
• 武侠wǔxiámartial-arts hero; wuxia

• day 98 · painting and sculpture

• 油画yóuhuàoil painting
• 壁画bìhuàmural, wall painting
• 插图chātúillustration (in a book)
• 画册huàcèalbum of paintings, art book
• 肖像xiàoxiàngportrait
• 线条xiàntiáoline (in drawing); figure, lines
• 勾勒gōulèto sketch the outline of
• 绘制huìzhìto draw, to draw up (a map, chart)
• 笔墨bǐmòbrush and ink; writing, painting
• 墨mòink, ink stick
• 雕diāoto carve
• 雕刻diāokèto carve; carving
• 雕塑diāosùsculpture; to sculpt
• 雕像diāoxiàngstatue
• 镶嵌xiāngqiànto inlay, to set (jewels)
• 点缀diǎnzhuìto dot, to embellish
• 衬托chèntuōto set off, to bring out
• 烘托hōngtuōto set off, to heighten (a mood)
• 布局bùjúlayout, composition; to lay out
• 构思gòusīto plan, to conceive (a work)
• 美学měixuéaesthetics
• 美化měihuàto beautify, to prettify
• 鉴赏jiànshǎngto appreciate (art)
• 品味pǐnwèitaste (in things); to savour
• 高雅gāoyǎelegant, refined
• 古朴gǔpǔsimple and old-fashioned
• 精妙jīngmiàoexquisite, ingenious
• 精湛jīngzhànconsummate, superb (skill)
• 绝技juéjìunique skill
• 动感dònggǎnsense of movement
• 情调qíngdiàomood, ambience, charm
• 韵味yùnwèilingering charm, appeal
• 灵感línggǎninspiration
• 裸体luǒtǐnude; naked body
• 扮bànto dress up as, to play (a part)

• day 99 · stories and style

• 名著míngzhùclassic, famous work
• 传记zhuànjìbiography
• 传zhuànbiography, life story; commentary
• 回忆录huíyìlùmemoir
• 传奇chuánqílegend; legendary
• 寓言yùyánfable
• 寓意yùyìmoral, implied meaning
• 体裁tǐcáigenre, literary form
• 素材sùcáimaterial (for a work)
• 取材qǔcáito draw material (from)
• 虚构xūgòuto make up; fictional
• 刻画kèhuàto portray, to depict
• 写照xiězhàotrue portrayal, reflection
• 抒情shūqíngto express feelings; lyrical
• 朗诵lǎngsòngto recite (with expression)
• 序言xùyánpreface, foreword
• 片段piànduànextract, excerpt, fragment
• 简练jiǎnliànconcise, succinct
• 精练jīngliànpolished, terse
• 连贯liánguàncoherent, joined-up
• 堆砌duīqìto pile up (fancy words)
• 通俗tōngsúpopular, accessible, plain
• 流派liúpàischool (of thought or art)
• 原创yuánchuàngoriginal (work); to create
• 仿fǎngto imitate, to copy
• 编排biānpáito arrange, to lay out
• 故gùtherefore, so (formal)
• 以致yǐzhìso that, with the result that (bad)
• 以至于yǐzhìyúso much so that, to the point that
• 致使zhìshǐto cause, to result in
• 旨在zhǐzàito be aimed at, to be intended to
• 致力于zhìlìyúto devote yourself to

• day 100 · eyes and attention

• 爱不释手àibùshìshǒuto love too much to put down
• 津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèiwith great relish
• 乐此不疲lècǐbùpíto never tire of it
• 目不转睛mùbùzhuǎnjīngto stare without blinking
• 扣人心弦kòurénxīnxiángripping, thrilling
• 引人入胜yǐnrénrùshèngfascinating, absorbing
• 引人注目yǐnrénzhùmùeye-catching, striking
• 耐人寻味nàirénxúnwèithought-provoking
• 耳目一新ěrmùyīxīnrefreshingly new
• 耳熟能详ěrshúnéngxiángso familiar you know it by heart
• 喜闻乐见xǐwénlèjiànpopular, well-loved
• 刮目相看guāmùxiāngkànto see someone in a new light
• 别具匠心biéjùjiàngxīningenious, original
• 精彩纷呈jīngcǎifēnchéngone highlight after another
• 容光焕发róngguānghuànfāglowing, radiant
• 扑面而来pūmiàn'érláito hit you in the face
• 深入人心shēnrùrénxīnto strike a deep chord
• 鲜为人知xiǎnwéirénzhīlittle known
• 沸沸扬扬fèifèiyángyángthe talk of the town; in an uproar
• 大惊小怪dàjīngxiǎoguàito make a fuss about nothing
• 比比皆是bǐbǐjiēshìto be found everywhere
• 司空见惯sīkōngjiànguànnothing out of the ordinary
• 随时随地suíshísuídìany time, anywhere
• 成群结队chéngqúnjiéduìin crowds, in groups
• 争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòuto rush to be first
• 左顾右盼zuǒgùyòupànto look around, to glance about
• 一动不动yīdòngbùdòngperfectly still
• 一举一动yījǔyīdòngevery move
• 一言一行yīyányīxíngevery word and deed
• 所作所为suǒzuòsuǒwéiwhat someone has done, conduct
• 袖手旁观xiùshǒupángguānto stand by and do nothing
• 敬而远之jìng'éryuǎnzhīto keep at a respectful distance
• 格格不入gégébùrùout of place, not fitting in
• 礼尚往来lǐshàngwǎngláicourtesy calls for courtesy

• day 101 · old, full and scarce

• 陈旧chénjiùoutdated, old-fashioned
• 破旧pòjiùworn out, shabby
• 简陋jiǎnlòusimple and crude, basic
• 残缺cánquēincomplete, with parts missing
• 完好wánhǎointact, in good condition
• 完备wánbèicomplete, fully equipped
• 现成xiànchéngready-made
• 耐用nàiyòngdurable, hard-wearing
• 笨重bènzhòngheavy and clumsy, bulky
• 沉甸甸chéndiàndiànheavy (in your hands)
• 重型zhòngxíngheavy-duty, heavy (vehicle)
• 轻型qīngxínglight (type)
• 僵jiāngstiff, numb; deadlocked
• 僵硬jiāngyìngstiff, rigid
• 生硬shēngyìngstiff, awkward, unnatural
• 生疏shēngshūrusty, out of practice
• 松弛sōngchíslack, loose, relaxed
• 涨zhàngto swell; to flush (red)
• 饱满bǎomǎnfull, plump; full of (energy)
• 丰满fēngmǎnfull, rounded; plump
• 丰厚fēnghòugenerous, rich (pay, gifts)
• 充沛chōngpèiabundant, full of (energy)
• 充裕chōngyùample, plenty (time, money)
• 雄厚xiónghòusolid, strong (funds, strength)
• 旺盛wàngshèngvigorous, flourishing
• 繁多fánduōmany and varied
• 繁杂fánzámiscellaneous, many and messy
• 零碎língsuìscattered, bits and pieces
• 零星língxīngscattered, sporadic, odd
• 琐碎suǒsuìtrivial, petty
• 稀xīsparse, rare; watery
• 稀少xīshǎosparse, few
• 稀有xīyǒurare, uncommon
• 稀罕xīhanrare; to value, to care for
• 稀奇xīqístrange, curious, rare

• day 103 · news and reports

• 报bàoto report, to announce
• 头条tóutiáoheadline, front page
• 时事shíshìcurrent affairs
• 资讯zīxùninformation, news
• 据悉jùxīit is reported that
• 获悉huòxīto learn (of news)
• 刊登kāndēngto publish (in a paper)
• 刊物kānwùpublication, periodical
• 转载zhuǎnzǎito reprint, to repost
• 投稿tóugǎoto submit (an article)
• 主编zhǔbiāneditor-in-chief; to edit
• 专栏zhuānláncolumn (in a paper)
• 栏目lánmùsection, programme slot
• 封面fēngmiàncover (of a book, magazine)
• 改版gǎibǎnto redesign (a paper, site)
• 订阅dìngyuèto subscribe (to)
• 独家dújiāexclusive
• 第一手dìyīshǒufirst-hand
• 纪实jìshífactual record; documentary
• 实况shíkuànglive (event); what actually happens
• 转播zhuǎnbōto relay, to broadcast
• 电台diàntáiradio station
• 卫视wèishìsatellite TV (channel)
• 收音机shōuyīnjīradio (set)
• 收视率shōushìlǜviewing figures, ratings
• 综艺zōngyìvariety (show)
• 电讯diànxùntelegraphic dispatch, news wire
• 媒介méijièmedium, channel
• 传媒chuánméithe media
• 舆论yúlùnpublic opinion
• 揭露jiēlùto expose, to uncover
• 披露pīlùto disclose, to make public
• 曝光bàoguāngto expose (to the public)
• 揭晓jiēxiǎoto announce (results)
• 预告yùgàoto announce in advance; trailer

• day 104 · gossip and the internet

• 网民wǎngmíninternet users, netizens
• 帖子tiězipost (online)
• 粉丝fěnsīfans
• 人气rénqìpopularity
• 追捧zhuīpěngto rave about, to idolise
• 排行榜páihángbǎngranking list, chart
• 口碑kǒubēireputation, word of mouth
• 反响fǎnxiǎngresponse, reaction
• 轰动hōngdòngto cause a sensation
• 哗然huáránin an uproar
• 炒作chǎozuòto hype
• 八卦bāguàgossip; gossipy
• 绯闻fēiwéncelebrity gossip, rumoured affair
• 丑闻chǒuwénscandal
• 内幕nèimùinside story
• 传闻chuánwénrumour; it is rumoured
• 传言chuányánrumour, hearsay
• 谣言yáoyánrumour, false rumour
• 散布sànbùto spread (rumours), to scatter
• 误导wùdǎoto mislead
• 走漏zǒulòuto leak (news)
• 泄露xièlòuto leak, to divulge
• 匿名nìmínganonymous
• 宣扬xuānyángto publicise, to spread about
• 正能量zhèngnéngliàngpositive energy, good vibes
• 海报hǎibàoposter
• 传单chuándānleaflet, flyer
• 标语biāoyǔslogan (on a banner)
• 张贴zhāngtiēto put up (a notice)
• 版权bǎnquáncopyright
• 盗版dàobǎnpirated (copy); to pirate
• 正版zhèngbǎngenuine, licensed (copy)
• 问世wènshìto come out, to be launched
• 影像yǐngxiàngimage, footage
• 剪辑jiǎnjíto edit (film); editing

• day 105 · polite words

• 拜托bàituōplease (asking a favour)
• 劳驾láojiàexcuse me (may I trouble you)
• 敬请jìngqǐngyou are kindly requested to
• 久仰jiǔyǎngI’ve long admired you
• 不敢当bùgǎndāngI don’t deserve it, you flatter me
• 过奖guòjiǎngyou flatter me
• 冒昧màomèipresumptuous, bold
• 赐教cìjiàoplease give me your advice
• 指教zhǐjiàoto give advice; please advise me
• 寒暄hánxuānto make small talk
• 保重bǎozhòngtake care (of yourself)
• 珍重zhēnzhòngto treasure; take care (farewell)
• 当心dāngxīnto watch out, to be careful
• 留神liúshénto be careful, to look out
• 告辞gàocíto take your leave
• 道别dàobiéto say goodbye
• 此致cǐzhì(letter ending) with best regards
• 贺电hèdiàntelegram of congratulations
• 贺信hèxìnletter of congratulations
• 信件xìnjiànletters, mail
• 邮编yóubiānpostcode
• 邮政yóuzhèngpostal service
• 来电láidiànincoming call; to call
• 诸位zhūwèieveryone, ladies and gentlemen
• 致辞zhìcíto make a speech (at a ceremony)
• 开场白kāichǎngbáiopening remarks
• 演说yǎnshuōspeech; to give a speech
• 宣读xuāndúto read out (formally)
• 歉意qiànyìapology, regret
• 谢绝xièjuéto decline politely
• 推辞tuīcíto decline (an offer)
• 恳求kěnqiúto implore, to beg earnestly
• 哀求āiqiúto plead, to beg piteously
• 乞求qǐqiúto beg (for)

• day 106 · advice and warnings

• 劝告quàngàoto advise; advice
• 劝说quànshuōto persuade
• 劝阻quànzǔto talk someone out of
• 忠告zhōnggàosincere advice; to advise
• 告诫gàojièto warn, to admonish
• 警示jǐngshìto warn; warning
• 叮嘱dīngzhǔto remind again and again
• 嘱咐zhǔfùto tell, to instruct (kindly)
• 嘱托zhǔtuōto entrust; trust placed in you
• 吩咐fēnfùto tell (someone to do), to order
• 交代jiāodàito explain, to brief; to hand over
• 转达zhuǎndáto pass on (a message)
• 告知gàozhīto inform
• 告gàoto sue; to tell
• 指点zhǐdiǎnto give pointers, to coach
• 指引zhǐyǐnto guide, to show the way
• 催促cuīcùto hurry, to urge
• 敦促dūncùto urge (formally)
• 提议tíyìto propose; proposal
• 示意shìyìto signal, to gesture
• 响应xiǎngyìngto respond (to a call)
• 回应huíyìngto respond, to reply
• 应yìngto answer; to comply with
• 附和fùhèto echo (someone’s view)
• 聆听língtīngto listen (respectfully)
• 质问zhìwènto question, to challenge
• 追问zhuīwènto press (with questions)
• 反问fǎnwènto ask in return; rhetorical question
• 发誓fāshìto swear, to vow
• 诺言nuòyánpromise
• 坦白tǎnbáifrank; to confess
• 坦言tǎnyánto say frankly; frank words
• 倾诉qīngsùto pour out (your heart)
• 诉说sùshuōto tell, to recount
• 诉苦sùkǔto complain about your troubles

• day 107 · praise and blame

• 赞美zànměito praise; praise
• 赞叹zàntànto marvel at
• 赞许zànxǔto approve of, to commend
• 赞扬zànyángto praise, to commend (publicly)
• 恭维gōngwéito flatter
• 吹捧chuīpěngto puff up, to overpraise
• 吹牛chuīniúto boast, to brag
• 夸大kuādàto exaggerate
• 夸耀kuāyàoto show off, to flaunt
• 炫耀xuànyàoto show off
• 标榜biāobǎngto proclaim, to flaunt (as a label)
• 号称hàochēngto be known as; to claim to be
• 自称zìchēngto call yourself, to claim to be
• 声称shēngchēngto claim, to assert
• 宣称xuānchēngto declare, to proclaim
• 宣告xuāngàoto proclaim, to announce
• 声明shēngmíngstatement; to state
• 表态biǎotàito state your position
• 表白biǎobáito explain yourself; to declare (feelings)
• 责备zébèito reproach, to blame
• 责怪zéguàito blame
• 埋怨mányuànto grumble, to blame
• 怨言yuànyáncomplaint, grumble
• 牢骚láosāogrumbles, complaints
• 吐槽tǔcáoto roast, to make fun of (online)
• 抨击pēngjīto attack (in words)
• 批判pīpànto criticise, to critique
• 谴责qiǎnzéto condemn
• 讽刺fěngcìto satirise; irony
• 挖苦wākuto make sarcastic remarks
• 奚落xīluòto mock, to jeer at
• 嘲弄cháonòngto mock, to make fun of
• 讥笑jīxiàoto sneer at, to ridicule
• 耻笑chǐxiàoto scorn, to laugh at
• 取笑qǔxiàoto tease, to make fun of

• day 108 · arguments and lies

• 辩biànto argue, to debate
• 辩论biànlùnto debate; debate
• 辩解biànjiěto justify yourself, to make excuses
• 争辩zhēngbiànto argue, to dispute
• 争执zhēngzhíto quarrel, to be at odds
• 反驳fǎnbóto refute, to rebut
• 讲理jiǎnglǐto be reasonable; to reason
• 澄清chéngqīngto clarify, to clear up
• 阐述chǎnshùto set out, to expound
• 阐释chǎnshìto explain, to interpret
• 诠释quánshìto interpret (a role, an idea)
• 陈述chénshùto state, to present
• 表述biǎoshùto express; wording
• 列举lièjǔto list, to enumerate
• 提及tíjíto mention
• 谈及tánjíto talk about, to touch on
• 畅谈chàngtánto talk freely, to have a good talk
• 借口jièkǒuexcuse, pretext
• 谎话huǎnghuàlie
• 谎言huǎngyánlie, falsehood
• 撒谎sāhuǎngto tell a lie
• 说谎shuōhuǎngto lie
• 编造biānzàoto make up, to fabricate
• 歪曲wāiqūto distort, to twist
• 污蔑wūmièto slander, to smear
• 贬低biǎndīto belittle, to run down
• 褒贬bāobiǎnto judge; praise and blame
• 点评diǎnpíngto comment on; review
• 胡说húshuōto talk nonsense; nonsense
• 废话fèihuànonsense, waffle
• 说情shuōqíngto plead for someone
• 插嘴chāzuǐto butt in, to interrupt
• 打岔dǎchàto interrupt, to change the subject
• 说不上shuōbushàngcan’t really say; not worth calling
• 调侃tiáokǎnto tease, to banter

• day 109 · voices and words

• 嚷rǎngto shout, to yell
• 吼hǒuto roar, to bellow
• 呼hūto breathe out; to shout, to call
• 呼唤hūhuànto call out to
• 呼救hūjiùto call for help
• 呐喊nàhǎnto shout, to cheer (loudly)
• 嘀咕díguto mutter, to whisper
• 哼hēngto hum; to snort
• 呵hēto breathe out (on); ha!
• 唠叨láodaoto nag, to chatter on
• 絮叨xùdaolong-winded; to go on and on
• 啰唆luōsuolong-winded; to fuss
• 吞吞吐吐tūntūntǔtǔhesitant, hemming and hawing
• 口吃kǒuchīto stutter, to stammer
• 口音kǒuyīnaccent
• 嗓音sǎngyīnvoice (singing or speaking)
• 口气kǒuqìtone (of voice)
• 口才kǒucáieloquence, way with words
• 流畅liúchàngfluent, smooth
• 犀利xīlìsharp, incisive
• 委婉wěiwǎntactful, indirect
• 含糊hánhuvague, unclear
• 贴切tiēqièapt, fitting (words)
• 言辞yáncíwords, wording
• 言论yánlùnviews, remarks (public)
• 话语huàyǔwords, speech
• 字眼zìyǎnwording, choice of words
• 口头禅kǒutóuchánpet phrase
• 俗话súhuàcommon saying
• 俗语súyǔproverb, folk saying
• 俗称súchēngto be commonly called; popular name
• 名言míngyánfamous saying
• 座右铭zuòyòumíngmotto
• 闲话xiánhuàgossip; idle talk
• 口径kǒujìngofficial line; calibre

• day 111 · contracts and rules

• 契约qìyuēcontract, deed (formal)
• 订立dìnglìto conclude, draw up (a contract)
• 条款tiáokuǎnclause, article (of a contract)
• 条例tiáolìregulations, ordinance
• 规章guīzhāngrules and regulations
• 章程zhāngchéngcharter, articles (of a group)
• 须知xūzhīnotes for users, what you need to know
• 公证gōngzhèngto notarize
• 生效shēngxiàoto take effect
• 现行xiànxíngcurrent, in force
• 解约jiěyuēto cancel a contract
• 违约wéiyuēto break a contract
• 违章wéizhāngto break the rules (esp. traffic)
• 违背wéibèito go against, violate
• 吊销diàoxiāoto revoke (a licence)
• 解除jiěchúto terminate, remove
• 容许róngxǔto allow, tolerate
• 准许zhǔnxǔto permit (officially)
• 依法yīfǎaccording to the law
• 遵循zūnxúnto follow (a principle, a rule)
• 遵照zūnzhàoto act in accordance with
• 法则fǎzélaw, rule (of nature)
• 法制fǎzhìlegal system
• 法治fǎzhìthe rule of law; to govern by law
• 立法lìfǎto legislate, make laws
• 宪法xiànfǎconstitution
• 刑法xíngfǎcriminal law
• 刑事xíngshìcriminal (as opposed to civil)
• 民事mínshìcivil (law)
• 法人fǎrénlegal person (a company etc.)
• 享有xiǎngyǒuto enjoy (rights, a reputation)
• 行使xíngshǐto exercise (a right, power)
• 权益quányìrights and interests
• 人权rénquánhuman rights
• 人身rénshēn(one’s) person, personal

• day 112 · in court

• 法庭fǎtíngcourt, courtroom
• 开庭kāitíngto open a court session
• 审shěnto try (a case); to examine
• 审理shěnlǐto hear (a case)
• 审判shěnpànto try, bring to justice
• 判pànto judge, sentence
• 判处pànchǔto sentence (to)
• 判决pànjuéto rule; judgment
• 裁定cáidìngto rule (on a procedural point)
• 裁决cáijuéto adjudicate; ruling
• 驳回bóhuíto reject (a claim, an appeal)
• 上诉shàngsùto appeal (to a higher court)
• 起诉qǐsùto sue, prosecute
• 诉讼sùsònglawsuit, litigation
• 官司guānsilawsuit (spoken)
• 原告yuángàoplaintiff
• 被告bèigàodefendant
• 当事人dāngshìrénparty (to a case), person concerned
• 辩护biànhùto defend (in court)
• 证人zhèngrénwitness
• 做证zuòzhèngto testify, give evidence
• 物证wùzhèngmaterial evidence
• 指控zhǐkòngto accuse, charge
• 控告kònggàoto accuse, sue (formally)
• 申诉shēnsùto appeal, lodge a complaint
• 诉求sùqiúdemand, appeal
• 诉诸sùzhūto resort to
• 索赔suǒpéito claim damages
• 仲裁zhòngcáito arbitrate; arbitration
• 调解tiáojiěto mediate
• 司法sīfǎjudicial, the justice system
• 检察jiǎncháto prosecute (public prosecution)
• 正当zhèngdàngproper, legitimate
• 冤yuānan injustice; unfair, not worth it
• 冤枉yuānwangto wrong (someone); unjustly treated

• day 113 · crime and the police

• 犯罪fànzuìto commit a crime
• 罪犯zuìfàncriminal
• 歹徒dǎitúthug, criminal
• 凶手xiōngshǒumurderer, culprit
• 杀手shāshǒukiller (also figurative)
• 杀害shāhàito murder, kill
• 谋害móuhàito plot to kill
• 尸体shītǐcorpse, (dead) body
• 案件ànjiàn(legal) case
• 报案bào'ànto report (a crime) to the police
• 立案lì'ànto open a case
• 破案pò'ànto solve a case
• 侦查zhēncháto investigate (a crime)
• 侦探zhēntàndetective; to detect
• 嫌疑xiányísuspicion
• 涉嫌shèxiánto be suspected of
• 通缉tōngjīto put on the wanted list
• 逮dǎito catch (spoken)
• 逮捕dàibǔto arrest
• 拘留jūliúto detain
• 扣留kòuliúto detain, hold
• 扣押kòuyāto seize, hold
• 囚犯qiúfànprisoner
• 监狱jiānyùprison
• 自首zìshǒuto turn oneself in
• 巡逻xúnluóto patrol
• 治安zhì'ānpublic order, public safety
• 执法zhífǎto enforce the law
• 搜查sōucháto search (a place)
• 查获cháhuòto seize, track down
• 查处cháchǔto investigate and punish
• 查明chámíngto find out, establish (facts)
• 追踪zhuīzōngto track, trace
• 踪迹zōngjìtrace, track
• 指纹zhǐwénfingerprint

• day 114 · theft and fraud

• 盗dàoto steal
• 盗窃dàoqièto steal (formal)
• 贼zéithief; sly
• 强盗qiángdàorobber, bandit
• 抢劫qiǎngjiéto rob
• 抢夺qiǎngduóto snatch, seize
• 劫jiéto rob; a disaster
• 劫持jiéchíto hijack
• 挟持xiéchíto hold (someone) under duress
• 绑架bǎngjiàto kidnap
• 人质rénzhìhostage
• 赎shúto redeem, ransom
• 敲诈qiāozhàto blackmail, extort
• 讹诈ézhàto extort (on a false pretext)
• 欺诈qīzhàfraud; to defraud
• 诈骗zhàpiànto swindle, scam
• 受骗shòupiànto be cheated, be taken in
• 冒充màochōngto pose as
• 假冒jiǎmàoto counterfeit, fake
• 伪造wěizàoto forge
• 造假zàojiǎto fake, falsify
• 走私zǒusīto smuggle
• 毒品dúpǐnillegal drugs
• 吸毒xīdúto take drugs
• 赌博dǔbóto gamble
• 流氓liúmánghooligan, lout
• 团伙tuánhuǒgang
• 同伙tónghuǒaccomplice
• 勾结gōujiéto collude
• 窃取qièqǔto steal (data, secrets)
• 偷窥tōukuīto peep, spy on
• 失踪shīzōngto go missing
• 受害shòuhàito be harmed, fall victim
• 受害人shòuhàirénvictim
• 无辜wúgūinnocent

• day 115 · bribes, threats and lies

• 贿赂huìlùto bribe; a bribe
• 受贿shòuhuìto take bribes
• 收买shōumǎito buy off, win over
• 贪污tānwūto embezzle
• 包庇bāobìto shield, cover up for
• 诬陷wūxiànto frame (falsely accuse)
• 陷害xiànhàito frame, set up
• 栽赃zāizāngto plant evidence on
• 陷阱xiànjǐngtrap
• 阴谋yīnmóuplot, conspiracy
• 诽谤fěibàngto slander, libel
• 恐吓kǒnghèto threaten, intimidate
• 骚扰sāorǎoto harass, disturb
• 殴打ōudǎto beat up, assault
• 虐待nüèdàito mistreat, abuse
• 迫害pòhàito persecute
• 侵犯qīnfànto infringe on, violate
• 侵害qīnhàito violate, harm (rights)
• 侵权qīnquánto infringe (rights, copyright)
• 剥夺bōduóto deprive of
• 霸占bàzhànto take over by force
• 强占qiángzhànto occupy by force
• 强制qiángzhìto force; compulsory
• 闹事nàoshìto make trouble, cause a disturbance
• 肇事zhàoshìto cause an accident
• 过失guòshīfault, negligence
• 不法bùfǎunlawful
• 非法fēifǎillegal
• 触犯chùfànto violate, offend against
• 制裁zhìcáito punish; sanctions
• 取缔qǔdìto ban, outlaw
• 没收mòshōuto confiscate
• 枪毙qiāngbìto execute by shooting
• 手枪shǒuqiāngpistol, handgun
• 黑名单hēimíngdānblacklist

• day 116 · staying safe

• 警报jǐngbàoalarm, alert
• 警戒jǐngjièto be on alert, cordon off
• 警惕jǐngtìto be vigilant, on guard
• 警钟jǐngzhōngalarm bell, warning
• 警犬jǐngquǎnpolice dog
• 防范fángfànto guard against
• 监控jiānkòngto monitor; CCTV
• 监视jiānshìto keep watch on
• 看守kānshǒuto guard
• 看管kānguǎnto look after, mind
• 间谍jiàndiéspy
• 禁区jìnqūrestricted area, no-go zone
• 揭发jiēfāto expose, blow the whistle
• 举报jǔbàoto report (wrongdoing)
• 维权wéiquánto defend one’s rights
• 伸张shēnzhāngto uphold (justice)
• 自卫zìwèiself-defence
• 藏匿cángnìto hide away, conceal
• 审查shěncháto examine, vet
• 押yāto escort (a prisoner); to pledge
• 暗地里àndìlǐsecretly, behind sb’s back
• 暗中ànzhōngin secret
• 私下sīxiàprivately, in private
• 成心chéngxīnon purpose
• 存心cúnxīndeliberately
• 无意wúyìunintentionally; to have no wish to
• 无故wúgùwithout reason
• 猛然měngránsuddenly
• 迎面yíngmiànhead-on, in one’s face
• 径直jìngzhístraight, directly
• 胡乱húluànat random, carelessly

• day 118 · government at work

• 行政xíngzhèngadministration; administrative
• 机关jīguāngovernment office; mechanism
• 国务院guówùyuànthe State Council (China’s cabinet)
• 委员wěiyuáncommittee member
• 委员会wěiyuánhuìcommittee
• 干部gànbùofficial, cadre
• 公务gōngwùofficial business
• 公职gōngzhípublic office, government post
• 公仆gōngpúpublic servant
• 官僚guānliáobureaucrat; bureaucratic
• 书记shūjìsecretary (job title of an official)
• 基层jīcénggrassroots, local level
• 上层shàngcéngupper level
• 管辖guǎnxiáto have jurisdiction over
• 辖区xiáqūarea under one’s jurisdiction
• 直辖市zhíxiáshìmunicipality (Beijing, Shanghai…)
• 自治区zìzhìqūautonomous region
• 体制tǐzhìsystem (of organisation)
• 方针fāngzhēnpolicy, guiding principle
• 纲领gānglǐngprogramme, guiding principle
• 举措jǔcuòmeasure, step
• 出台chūtáito be introduced (a policy)
• 颁布bānbùto promulgate, issue (a law)
• 颁发bānfāto issue, award
• 施行shīxíngto put into effect
• 试行shìxíngto try out
• 试点shìdiǎnpilot (scheme); to run a pilot
• 贯彻guànchèto carry through, implement
• 落实luòshíto put into practice
• 审批shěnpīto examine and approve
• 申报shēnbàoto declare, apply
• 申领shēnlǐngto apply for and collect
• 告示gàoshinotice (posted up)
• 通告tōnggàopublic notice; to announce
• 公示gōngshìto publish for public comment

• day 119 · votes and voices

• 选举xuǎnjǔelection; to elect
• 选民xuǎnmínvoter
• 竞选jìngxuǎnto run for (office)
• 候选人hòuxuǎnréncandidate
• 提名tímíngto nominate
• 推选tuīxuǎnto choose, elect (by agreement)
• 表决biǎojuéto vote (on a motion)
• 否决fǒujuéto vote down, veto
• 决议juéyìresolution
• 弃权qìquánto abstain; to forfeit
• 连任liánrènto be re-elected, serve again
• 任期rènqīterm of office
• 罢免bàmiǎnto recall, remove from office
• 下台xiàtáito step down; to get out of a fix
• 宣誓xuānshìto take an oath
• 席位xíwèiseat (in a body)
• 政党zhèngdǎngpolitical party
• 党dǎng(political) party
• 派别pàibiéfaction, school (of thought)
• 阵营zhènyíngcamp, side
• 团员tuányuánmember (of a group, a tour)
• 同志tóngzhìcomrade
• 民意mínyìpublic opinion
• 呼声hūshēngvoice, call (of the public)
• 呼吁hūyùto appeal, call on
• 倡导chàngdǎoto advocate, promote
• 倡议chàngyìto propose; proposal
• 鼓动gǔdòngto urge, egg on
• 煽动shāndòngto incite, stir up
• 动员dòngyuánto mobilise, get people involved
• 集会jíhuìto assemble; a rally
• 游行yóuxíngto parade, march; parade
• 示威shìwēito demonstrate; to show strength
• 抗议kàngyìto protest
• 抗争kàngzhēngto fight against, resist

• day 120 · nations and diplomacy

• 共和国gònghéguórepublic
• 国徽guóhuīnational emblem
• 国土guótǔ(national) territory, land
• 领土lǐngtǔterritory
• 主权zhǔquánsovereignty
• 国民guómíncitizens, the nation’s people
• 外籍wàijíforeign (nationality)
• 元首yuánshǒuhead of state
• 首脑shǒunǎoleader (at a summit), head
• 峰会fēnghuìsummit
• 会谈huìtántalks; to hold talks
• 会晤huìwùto meet (formally)
• 接见jiējiànto receive (a visitor)
• 出访chūfǎngto visit abroad (officially)
• 使者shǐzhěenvoy, messenger
• 领事lǐngshìconsul
• 领事馆lǐngshìguǎnconsulate
• 双边shuāngbiānbilateral
• 多边duōbiānmultilateral
• 单边dānbiānunilateral
• 单方面dānfāngmiànone-sided; unilaterally
• 条约tiáoyuētreaty
• 公约gōngyuēconvention, pact
• 协定xiédìng(formal) agreement
• 宣言xuānyándeclaration
• 联盟liánméngalliance, league
• 同盟tóngméngalliance; to ally
• 盟友méngyǒually
• 中立zhōnglìneutral; to stay neutral
• 干涉gānshèto interfere
• 干预gānyùto intervene
• 介入jièrùto get involved, step in
• 施压shīyāto put pressure on
• 软实力ruǎnshílìsoft power
• 和平共处hépínggòngchǔpeaceful coexistence

• day 121 · rich and poor

• 阶层jiēcéngsocial stratum
• 阶级jiējí(social) class
• 底层dǐcéngbottom (of society, a pile)
• 低下dīxiàlow (status, ability)
• 精英jīngyīngelite
• 弱势ruòshìdisadvantaged; a weak position
• 歧视qíshìto discriminate against
• 种族zhǒngzúrace, ethnic group
• 农民工nóngmíngōngmigrant worker (from the countryside)
• 流浪liúlàngto wander; homeless, stray
• 乞丐qǐgàibeggar
• 乞讨qǐtǎoto beg
• 贫穷pínqióngpoor; poverty
• 小康xiǎokāngmoderately well-off
• 民生mínshēngpeople’s livelihood
• 剥削bōxuēto exploit
• 压迫yāpòto oppress
• 压榨yāzhàto squeeze, exploit
• 特权tèquánprivilege
• 权威quánwēiauthority; authoritative
• 声势shēngshìmomentum, impact
• 世人shìrénpeople (of the world)
• 半边天bànbiāntiān“half the sky”: women
• 风气fēngqìgeneral mood, common practice
• 腐败fǔbàicorrupt; rotten
• 人道réndàohumane; humanity
• 外援wàiyuánforeign aid; foreign player
• 援助yuánzhùto aid; assistance
• 支援zhīyuánto support, assist
• 扶持fúchíto support, help (to grow)
• 补助bǔzhùsubsidy, allowance
• 抚恤fǔxùto compensate (a bereaved family)
• 安置ānzhìto settle, find a place for
• 迁移qiānyíto migrate, move
• 驱逐qūzhúto expel, drive out

• day 122 · power and reform

• 政权zhèngquánregime, political power
• 专制zhuānzhìautocratic; autocracy
• 主义zhǔyì-ism, doctrine
• 社会主义shèhuìzhǔyìsocialism
• 局势júshìsituation (overall)
• 动荡dòngdàngturbulent, unstable
• 骚乱sāoluànriot, disturbance
• 颠覆diānfùto overturn, subvert
• 分裂fēnlièto split
• 崛起juéqǐto rise (to power, fame)
• 复兴fùxīngto revive; revival
• 振兴zhènxīngto revitalise
• 富强fùqiángprosperous and strong
• 昌盛chāngshèngflourishing, prosperous
• 太平tàipíngpeaceful
• 造福zàofúto benefit, bring good to
• 整治zhěngzhìto clean up, sort out
• 放宽fàngkuānto relax (rules)
• 废除fèichúto abolish
• 解散jiěsànto dissolve, disband
• 抵制dǐzhìto boycott, resist
• 争端zhēngduāndispute
• 监察jiāncháto supervise, inspect (officials)
• 监管jiānguǎnto supervise, regulate
• 视察shìcháto inspect (on an official visit)
• 巡视xúnshìto make an inspection tour
• 授予shòuyǔto award, confer
• 表彰biǎozhāngto commend, honour
• 锦旗jǐnqísilk banner (a thank-you gift)
• 旗帜qízhìflag, banner
• 征集zhēngjíto collect, call for
• 公办gōngbànstate-run
• 公立gōnglìpublic (school, hospital)
• 民办mínbànprivately run
• 民用mínyòngcivilian, for civil use

• day 123 · crisis and danger

• 危及wēijíto endanger
• 危急wēijícritical, in danger
• 紧迫jǐnpòpressing, urgent
• 急迫jípòurgent, eager
• 严峻yánjùnsevere, grim
• 艰巨jiānjùarduous, formidable
• 艰险jiānxiǎnhardships and dangers
• 棘手jíshǒuthorny, tricky
• 困境kùnjìngpredicament, difficult position
• 逆境nìjìngadversity
• 难关nánguāndifficulty, crisis
• 难处nánchùdifficulty (that one faces)
• 处境chǔjìngsituation, plight
• 境地jìngdìplight, position
• 境遇jìngyùcircumstances, lot (in life)
• 坎坷kǎnkěrough, full of setbacks
• 曲折qūzhéwinding, complicated
• 波折bōzhésetback, twists and turns
• 周折zhōuzhétrouble, hassle
• 磨难mónàntribulation, hardship
• 苦难kǔnànsuffering, misery
• 祸害huòhaiscourge; to wreck, ruin
• 遭殃zāoyāngto suffer (disaster), be hit
• 隐患yǐnhuànhidden danger, hazard
• 导火索dǎohuǒsuǒfuse; trigger, spark
• 不妙bùmiàonot good, ominous
• 失控shīkòngout of control
• 紊乱wěnluàndisordered, out of order
• 风波fēngbōdisturbance, storm (fig.)
• 风云fēngyúnthe situation; wind and cloud
• 惨重cǎnzhòngheavy (losses)
• 恶化èhuàto worsen
• 激化jīhuàto intensify, sharpen (conflict)
• 濒临bīnlínto be on the verge of
• 地步dìbùpoint, extent (usu. bad)

• day 125 · disaster and rescue

• 海啸hǎixiàotsunami
• 泛滥fànlànto flood, overflow; spread unchecked
• 涝làowaterlogged (fields)
• 防汛fángxùnflood prevention
• 堤dīdyke, embankment
• 堤坝dībàdykes and dams
• 闸zhásluice gate; to dam, stop
• 倒塌dǎotāto collapse, fall down
• 烧毁shāohuǐto burn down, destroy by fire
• 失事shīshì(of a plane or ship) to crash, be wrecked
• 空难kōngnànair crash
• 遇难yùnànto die in a disaster or accident
• 遇险yùxiǎnto be in danger, in distress
• 丧生sàngshēngto lose one’s life
• 幸存xìngcúnto survive
• 幸免xìngmiǎnto escape by luck
• 逃生táoshēngto escape with one’s life
• 避难bìnànto take refuge, shelter
• 撤离chèlíto evacuate, withdraw
• 疏散shūsànto evacuate, disperse; sparse
• 搜救sōujiùsearch and rescue
• 营救yíngjiùto rescue
• 解救jiějiùto rescue, free
• 拯救zhěngjiùto save, rescue (often grand)
• 打捞dǎlāoto salvage, dredge up
• 应急yìngjíemergency; to meet an emergency
• 预警yùjǐngearly warning; to warn in advance
• 救济jiùjìrelief; to help those in need
• 收留shōuliúto take in, give shelter to
• 慈善císhàncharitable, charity
• 捐献juānxiànto donate, contribute
• 募捐mùjuānto raise donations
• 基金会jījīnhuìfoundation (charity)
• 义工yìgōngvolunteer
• 荒huāngto neglect, let go to waste

• day 126 · resources and pollution

• 采矿cǎikuàngto mine
• 开采kāicǎito extract, mine
• 勘探kāntànto prospect, survey (for resources)
• 矿kuàngmine; ore
• 矿藏kuàngcángmineral deposits
• 矿产kuàngchǎnminerals, mineral products
• 储量chǔliàngreserves
• 蕴藏yùncángto hold in store, contain
• 煤炭méitàncoal
• 炭tàncharcoal
• 柴油cháiyóudiesel
• 燃油rányóufuel oil, fuel
• 燃气ránqìgas (for cooking, heating)
• 能耗nénghàoenergy consumption
• 尾气wěiqìexhaust (fumes)
• 超标chāobiāoto exceed the standard
• 泄漏xièlòuto leak
• 焚烧fénshāoto burn, incinerate
• 废品fèipǐnscrap, waste (items)
• 废弃fèiqìto discard; abandoned
• 废物fèiwùwaste; (insult) good-for-nothing
• 净化jìnghuàto purify
• 砍伐kǎnfáto fell, cut down (trees)
• 流失liúshīto be lost, drain away
• 水土shuǐtǔwater and soil
• 水源shuǐyuánwater source
• 水利shuǐlìwater conservancy
• 湿地shīdìwetland
• 绿地lǜdìgreen space
• 温室wēnshìgreenhouse
• 枯竭kūjiédried up, exhausted
• 灭绝mièjuéto become extinct
• 绝迹juéjìto disappear, die out
• 濒危bīnwēiendangered, on the brink
• 珍稀zhēnxīrare and precious

• day 127 · change and reform

• 变革biàngéto transform; transformation
• 变更biàngēngto change, alter (plans, details)
• 变故biàngùunforeseen misfortune
• 变换biànhuànto vary, alternate
• 变迁biànqiānchanges (over time)
• 变形biànxíngto be deformed, lose shape
• 剧变jùbiàndrastic change
• 沧桑cāngsānggreat changes, the ups and downs of life
• 演变yǎnbiànto evolve
• 转化zhuǎnhuàto transform, convert
• 转型zhuǎnxíngto transform (a company, an economy)
• 转折zhuǎnzhéa turn, twist (in events)
• 转折点zhuǎnzhédiǎnturning point
• 转机zhuǎnjīturn for the better
• 改动gǎidòngto alter, modify
• 改观gǎiguānto change in appearance, look different
• 改良gǎiliángto improve (a breed, method)
• 改装gǎizhuāngto refit, convert
• 更改gēnggǎito change, alter
• 更正gēngzhèngto correct (a statement)
• 修正xiūzhèngto amend, revise
• 革新géxīnto innovate
• 刷新shuāxīnto break (a record); refresh
• 首创shǒuchuàngto pioneer; first of its kind
• 创chuàngto create, start; achieve
• 开辟kāipìto open up
• 开拓kāituòto open up, pioneer
• 起步qǐbùto start, take the first step
• 入手rùshǒuto start with, begin from
• 着手zhuóshǒuto set about, get down to
• 下手xiàshǒuto start, get to work; make a move
• 步入bùrùto step into, enter (a stage)
• 划时代huàshídàiepoch-making
• 里程碑lǐchéngbēimilestone
• 突破口tūpòkǒubreakthrough point

• day 128 · trends and signs

• 动向dòngxiàngmovement, trend
• 走向zǒuxiàngdirection, trend; to head towards
• 流向liúxiàngdirection of flow
• 势头shìtoumomentum, trend
• 态势tàishìsituation, posture
• 事态shìtàistate of affairs (usually bad)
• 大局dàjúthe overall situation
• 全局quánjúthe situation as a whole
• 格局géjúpattern, structure, layout
• 趋于qūyúto tend towards
• 迹象jìxiàngsign, indication
• 苗头miáotouearly sign (often of trouble)
• 预示yùshìto herald, foreshadow
• 曙光shǔguāngdawn; first light of hope
• 契机qìjīopportunity, moment
• 巧合qiǎohécoincidence; coincidental
• 热潮rècháocraze, upsurge
• 冷门lěngménunpopular; a long shot
• 超前chāoqiánahead of its time; to be ahead
• 空前kōngqiánunprecedented
• 进程jìnchéngprocess, course (of events)
• 历程lìchéngcourse, journey (of experience)
• 漫mànto overflow; everywhere
• 有望yǒuwàngto be hopeful of, be likely to
• 注定zhùdìngto be destined, doomed
• 自发zìfāspontaneous
• 诱发yòufāto cause, trigger
• 衍生yǎnshēngto derive, produce (new things)
• 滋生zīshēngto breed, grow (usually bad things)
• 酝酿yùnniàngto brew; prepare (a plan)
• 迭起diéqǐto happen one after another
• 迸发bèngfāto burst out
• 掀起xiānqǐto set off (a wave)
• 显现xiǎnxiànto appear, become visible
• 显露xiǎnlùto reveal, show

• day 129 · gathering and spreading

• 汇合huìhéto join, converge
• 汇集huìjíto collect, compile
• 汇聚huìjùto gather, assemble
• 凝聚níngjùto bring together, unite; condense
• 积jīto accumulate, pile up
• 累积lěijīto accumulate
• 吸纳xīnàto take in, absorb
• 容纳róngnàto hold, have room for
• 涵盖hángàito cover, include
• 纳入nàrùto bring into, include in
• 夹杂jiāzáto be mixed with
• 交织jiāozhīto interweave
• 贯穿guànchuānto run through
• 渗透shèntòuto seep; permeate
• 波及bōjíto spread to, affect
• 散落sànluòto be scattered
• 融róngto melt; blend in
• 消xiāoto disappear, subside; dispel
• 销xiāoto sell; cancel
• 泄xièto let out, release; vent
• 充chōngto fill, charge
• 充斥chōngchìto be full of, flood (usually bad)
• 饱和bǎohésaturated
• 爆满bàomǎnto be packed, full house
• 增添zēngtiānto add
• 占用zhànyòngto occupy, take up
• 动用dòngyòngto use, draw on (resources)
• 借用jièyòngto borrow, make use of
• 选用xuǎnyòngto choose and use
• 沿用yányòngto continue to use
• 启用qǐyòngto start using, bring into use
• 依托yītuōto rely on, be based on
• 惯guànto be used to; to spoil (a child)
• 开动kāidòngto start (a machine), set going

• day 130 · change in four characters

• 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
• 千变万化qiānbiànwànhuàever-changing
• 变幻莫测biànhuànmòcèchangeable and unpredictable
• 翻天覆地fāntiānfùdìearth-shaking, world-changing
• 焕然一新huànrányīxīnlooking brand new
• 面目全非miànmùquánfēichanged beyond recognition (for the worse)
• 一成不变yīchéngbùbiànunchanging, set in its ways
• 一如既往yīrújìwǎngjust as before, as always
• 与时俱进yǔshíjùjìnto keep up with the times
• 与日俱增yǔrìjùzēngto grow day by day
• 愈演愈烈yùyǎnyùlièto get worse and worse
• 欣欣向荣xīnxīnxiàngróngthriving, flourishing
• 朝气蓬勃zhāoqìpéngbófull of youthful energy
• 势不可当shìbùkědāngunstoppable
• 摇摇欲坠yáoyáoyùzhuìtottering, about to fall
• 突如其来tūrúqíláisudden, out of the blue
• 措手不及cuòshǒubùjícaught off guard
• 出人意料chūrényìliàounexpected, surprising
• 意想不到yìxiǎngbùdàounexpected, unimaginable
• 难以置信nányǐzhìxìnhard to believe
• 化险为夷huàxiǎnwéiyíto turn danger into safety
• 峰回路转fēnghuílùzhuǎna turn for the better, a twist
• 此起彼伏cǐqǐbǐfúto rise and fall one after another
• 接二连三jiē'èrliánsānone after another
• 三番五次sānfānwǔcìagain and again
• 日复一日rìfùyīrìday after day
• 翻来覆去fānláifùqùover and over; toss and turn
• 没完没了méiwánméiliǎoendless, on and on
• 错综复杂cuòzōngfùzáintricate, tangled
• 千姿百态qiānzībǎitàiin all shapes and forms
• 五花八门wǔhuābāménall kinds of, a wide variety
• 包罗万象bāoluówànxiàngall-embracing, covering everything
• 应有尽有yīngyǒujìnyǒueverything you could want
• 一应俱全yīyīngjùquáncomplete with everything

• day 131 · by hand, on the spot

• 不算bùsuànnot count as, not really
• 不愧bùkuìto be worthy of, live up to
• 不经意bùjīngyìinadvertently, without noticing
• 不乏bùfáto be no lack of
• 不惜bùxīto not hesitate to, spare no
• 除去chúqùapart from; to remove
• 从头cóngtóufrom the beginning, all over again
• 凑巧còuqiǎoby coincidence, as it happens
• 当众dāngzhòngin public, in front of everyone
• 独dúalone, only
• 非fēinot; to be not (written); non-
• 奋力fènlìwith all one’s strength
• 附带fùdàiincidentally; attached, additional
• 好歹hǎodǎianyway, at least; good or bad
• 好似hǎosìto seem, be just like
• 即可jíkěthen it’s OK, will do
• 继jìfollowing, after (written)
• 暨jìand (formal, in titles)
• 继而jì'érthen, after that
• 竞相jìngxiāngto vie with each other to
• 就地jiùdìon the spot
• 牢牢láoláofirmly, fast
• 老大lǎodàvery, greatly; eldest
• 连同liántóngtogether with, along with
• 偏piāndeliberately, contrary to what’s expected
• 亲手qīnshǒuwith one’s own hands

• day 133 · money and the bank

• 钞票chāopiàobanknotes, cash
• 纸币zhǐbìpaper money
• 硬币yìngbìcoin
• 外币wàibìforeign currency
• 外汇wàihuìforeign exchange
• 兑duìto exchange, convert
• 兑换duìhuànto exchange (currency)
• 兑现duìxiànto cash; to keep (a promise)
• 支票zhīpiàocheque
• 存折cúnzhébankbook, passbook
• 活期huóqīcurrent (account), on demand
• 利率lìlǜinterest rate
• 信贷xìndàicredit, loans
• 透支tòuzhīto overdraw
• 借条jiètiáoIOU (written by a borrower)
• 欠条qiàntiáoIOU (for money owed)
• 债zhàidebt
• 债务zhàiwùdebt, liabilities
• 债券zhàiquànbond
• 证券zhèngquànsecurities
• 股份gǔfènshares, stake
• 股东gǔdōngshareholder
• 股民gǔmín(private) stock investor
• 分红fēnhóngto pay dividends
• 红利hónglìdividend, bonus
• 抵押dǐyāto mortgage, pledge
• 担保dānbǎoto guarantee, vouch for
• 偿还chánghuánto repay
• 拖欠tuōqiànto be in arrears, delay paying
• 挂失guàshīto report the loss of
• 积蓄jīxùsavings; to save up
• 积攒jīzǎnto save up bit by bit
• 攒zǎnto save, put by
• 手头shǒutóuat hand; money on hand
• 钱财qiáncáimoney, wealth

• day 134 · shops and selling

• 零售língshòuto retail
• 批发pīfāto sell wholesale
• 专卖zhuānmàito sell exclusively
• 专柜zhuānguìbrand counter (in a store)
• 柜台guìtáicounter (in a shop or bank)
• 橱窗chúchuāngshop window
• 招牌zhāopaishop sign; signature (dish)
• 老字号lǎozìhaotime-honoured brand
• 集市jíshìcountry market, fair
• 商贩shāngfàntrader, street vendor
• 兜售dōushòuto peddle, hawk
• 贩卖fànmàito sell; traffic (illegally)
• 拍卖pāimàito auction
• 预售yùshòuto presell
• 热销rèxiāoto sell well
• 倾销qīngxiāoto dump (goods below cost)
• 光顾guānggùto patronise (a shop)
• 招揽zhāolǎnto tout for, attract (customers)
• 营销yíngxiāomarketing; to market
• 代言dàiyánto endorse (as a spokesperson)
• 标签biāoqiānlabel, tag
• 样品yàngpǐnsample
• 精品jīngpǐntop-quality goods, boutique
• 原装yuánzhuāngoriginal, factory-packed
• 劣质lièzhìpoor-quality
• 山寨shānzhàiknock-off, copycat
• 档次dàngcìgrade, class, level
• 价位jiàwèiprice range
• 单价dānjiàunit price
• 平价píngjiàfair price; low-priced
• 廉价liánjiàcheap, low-priced
• 贱jiàncheap; lowly
• 划算huásuànworth it, a good deal
• 主打zhǔdǎto feature as the main product

• day 135 · spending and saving

• 开销kāixiāoexpenses; to pay (expenses)
• 开支kāizhīexpenditure, spending
• 掏腰包tāoyāobāoto pay out of one’s own pocket
• 自费zìfèiat one’s own expense
• 挥霍huīhuòto squander
• 奢侈shēchǐluxurious, extravagant
• 阔绰kuòchuòlavish, free-spending
• 耗费hàofèito use up, consume
• 划不来huábuláinot worth it
• 划得来huádeláiworth it
• 小费xiǎofèitip, gratuity
• 订购dìnggòuto order (goods)
• 定做dìngzuòto have something made to order
• 定金dìngjīndeposit (to secure a deal)
• 首付shǒufùdown payment
• 收据shōujùreceipt
• 结算jiésuànto settle (accounts), pay
• 算账suànzhàngto do the accounts; settle scores
• 扣除kòuchúto deduct
• 返还fǎnhuánto return, refund
• 退回tuìhuíto return, send back
• 索取suǒqǔto ask for, demand
• 无偿wúchángfree of charge, unpaid
• 值钱zhíqiánvaluable
• 发财fācáito get rich
• 致富zhìfùto become rich
• 富豪fùháotycoon, very rich person
• 富翁fùwēngrich man
• 富足fùzúplentiful, well off
• 资助zīzhùto fund, support financially
• 赞助zànzhùto sponsor
• 出资chūzīto put up the money
• 款项kuǎnxiàngsum of money, funds
• 数额shù'éamount, figure
• 总额zǒng'étotal (amount)

• day 136 · companies and capital

• 市场经济shìchǎngjīngjìmarket economy
• 资本主义zīběnzhǔyìcapitalism
• 私营sīyíngprivately run
• 民营mínyíngprivately run (non-state)
• 国有guóyǒustate-owned
• 私有sīyǒuprivately owned
• 合资hézījoint venture; to pool capital
• 外资wàizīforeign capital, foreign investment
• 跨国kuàguótransnational, multinational
• 并购bìnggòumerger and acquisition
• 垄断lǒngduànto monopolise; monopoly
• 产权chǎnquánproperty rights
• 不动产bùdòngchǎnreal estate, immovable property
• 房地产fángdìchǎnreal estate, property (business)
• 开发商kāifāshāng(property) developer
• 开发区kāifāqūdevelopment zone
• 园区yuánqū(business or industrial) park
• 租赁zūlìnto lease, rent
• 商机shāngjībusiness opportunity
• 商用shāngyòngcommercial (use)
• 招商zhāoshāngto attract investment, invite business
• 融资róngzīto raise finance; financing
• 集资jízīto raise funds (from many people)
• 筹集chóujíto raise (funds, materials)
• 筹措chóucuòto raise (funds, with effort)
• 筹码chóumǎbargaining chip
• 本钱běnqiáncapital (to start a business)
• 财力cáilìfinancial resources
• 经费jīngfèifunds (for a project or institution)
• 拨款bōkuǎnto allocate funds; allocated funds
• 预算yùsuànbudget; to budget
• 财政cáizhèngpublic finance
• 审计shěnjìto audit
• 财经cáijīngfinance and economics
• 经贸jīngmàoeconomy and trade

• day 137 · ups and downs

• 行情hángqíngmarket conditions, prices
• 走势zǒushìtrend, movement (of prices)
• 指数zhǐshùindex
• 市值shìzhímarket value
• 涨幅zhǎngfúrise, increase (in percent)
• 跌幅diēfúfall, drop (in percent)
• 攀升pānshēngto climb, rise
• 回升huíshēngto pick up, rise again
• 回落huíluòto fall back
• 下跌xiàdiēto fall, drop
• 下滑xiàhuáto slide, decline
• 上调shàngtiáoto raise (prices, rates)
• 下调xiàtiáoto lower (prices, rates)
• 持平chípíngto stay level, hold steady
• 同比tóngbǐyear-on-year
• 环比huánbǐmonth-on-month, on the previous period
• 翻番fānfānto double
• 增值zēngzhíto appreciate, increase in value
• 升值shēngzhíto appreciate (of a currency, asset)
• 贬值biǎnzhíto depreciate, lose value
• 通货膨胀tōnghuòpéngzhànginflation
• 膨胀péngzhàngto swell, expand; inflate
• 紧缩jǐnsuōto tighten, cut back
• 萧条xiāotiáodepressed, in a slump; bleak
• 不景气bùjǐngqìin the doldrums, sluggish
• 低迷dīmíin the doldrums, depressed
• 复苏fùsūto recover, revive
• 衰退shuāituìto decline; recession
• 红火hónghuoflourishing, booming
• 兴隆xīnglóngprosperous, thriving (business)
• 兴旺xīngwàngflourishing, thriving
• 旺wàngprosperous, vigorous
• 旺季wàngjìpeak season
• 淡季dànjìoff season
• 居高不下jūgāobùxiàto stay high

• day 138 · money, plans and luck

• 千方百计qiānfāngbǎijìby every possible means
• 想方设法xiǎngfāngshèfǎto do everything possible
• 精打细算jīngdǎxìsuànto budget carefully
• 节衣缩食jiéyīsuōshíto scrimp and save
• 讨价还价tǎojiàhuánjiàto haggle
• 物美价廉wùměijiàliángood quality and cheap
• 供不应求gōngbùyìngqiúdemand outstrips supply
• 倾家荡产qīngjiādàngchǎnto lose everything one owns
• 得不偿失débùchángshīto lose more than one gains
• 一举两得yījǔliǎngdéto kill two birds with one stone
• 万无一失wànwúyīshīfoolproof, completely safe
• 居安思危jū'ānsīwēito stay alert in times of peace
• 后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōuworries about what one leaves behind
• 顾全大局gùquándàjúto put the common good first
• 得天独厚détiāndúhòurichly blessed by nature
• 可乘之机kěchéngzhījīan opening to exploit
• 弄虚作假nòngxūzuòjiǎto falsify, cheat
• 改邪归正gǎixiéguīzhèngto mend one’s ways
• 罪魁祸首zuìkuíhuòshǒuchief culprit
• 走过场zǒuguòchǎngto go through the motions
• 取而代之qǔ'érdàizhīto replace, take the place of
• 发扬光大fāyángguāngdàto develop and carry forward
• 救死扶伤jiùsǐfúshāngto heal the sick and wounded
• 勤工俭学qíngōngjiǎnxuéto work part-time to pay for one’s studies
• 受益匪浅shòuyìfěiqiǎnto benefit greatly
• 知足常乐zhīzúchánglècontentment brings happiness
• 心甘情愿xīngānqíngyuànwillingly, gladly
• 随心所欲suíxīnsuǒyùto do as one pleases
• 身不由己shēnbùyóujǐnot one’s own master
• 精疲力竭jīngpílìjiéutterly exhausted
• 有朝一日yǒuzhāoyīrìsome day, one day
• 饱经沧桑bǎojīngcāngsāngto have weathered many changes
• 得意扬扬déyìyángyángsmug, pleased with oneself
• 从容不迫cóngróngbùpòcalm and unhurried

• day 139 · with one heart, one by one

• 亲眼qīnyǎnwith one’s own eyes
• 全身心quánshēnxīnwholeheartedly, body and soul
• 如实rúshítruthfully, as it is
• 顺势shùnshìto go with the flow, seize the moment
• 顺手shùnshǒuconveniently, while at it; smooth
• 丝毫sīháothe slightest, in the least
• 伺机sìjīto wait for one’s chance
• 随机suíjīrandom; at random
• 无缘wúyuánto miss out on, not be fated for
• 须xūmust, have to
• 许xǔto allow; perhaps
• 依次yīcìin order, one after another
• 一味yīwèiblindly, stubbornly, always
• 一齐yīqíall together, at the same time
• 一头yītóuheadlong; one end
• 一心yīxīnwholeheartedly, with one mind
• 有待yǒudàito remain to be (done)
• 预先yùxiānin advance, beforehand
• 争相zhēngxiāngto vie with each other (to)
• 之际zhījìon the occasion of, at the time of
• 直至zhízhìuntil, up to
• 只管zhǐguǎnjust go ahead, feel free to
• 至此zhìcǐat this point, so far
• 逐年zhúniányear by year
• 着实zhuóshíreally, truly
• 自行zìxíngby oneself, on one’s own

• day 141 · trade and supply

• 外贸wàimàoforeign trade
• 关税guānshuìtariff, customs duty
• 顺差shùnchā(trade) surplus
• 赤字chìzìdeficit
• 差额chā'édifference (in amount), balance
• 壁垒bìlěibarrier; rampart
• 供gōngto supply, provide
• 供求gōngqiúsupply and demand
• 供需gōngxūsupply and demand
• 供应链gōngyìngliànsupply chain
• 产业链chǎnyèliànindustrial chain
• 产值chǎnzhíoutput value
• 增产zēngchǎnto increase production
• 增收zēngshōuto increase income
• 增速zēngsùgrowth rate; to speed up
• 物流wùliúlogistics
• 物资wùzīgoods and materials, supplies
• 物力wùlìmaterial resources
• 存货cúnhuògoods in stock; to stock goods
• 库存kùcúninventory, stock
• 储备chǔbèireserve; to stockpile
• 贮藏zhùcángto store, keep (goods, food)
• 大宗dàzōnglarge quantity, bulk
• 紧缺jǐnquēin short supply
• 过剩guòshèngsurplus, excess
• 内需nèixūdomestic demand
• 拉动lādòngto drive, boost (growth)
• 投放tóufàngto put on the market, release
• 效益xiàoyìreturns, (economic) benefit
• 盈利yínglìprofit; to make a profit
• 营利yínglìto seek profit, be for profit
• 暴利bàolìhuge (unfair) profits
• 亏本kuīběnto lose money (on a deal)
• 停业tíngyèto close (for business), suspend business
• 开张kāizhāngto open for business

• day 142 · taxes and shares

• 税收shuìshōutax revenue
• 税务shuìwùtax affairs, taxation
• 纳税nàshuìto pay taxes
• 纳税人nàshuìréntaxpayer
• 缴jiǎoto pay (a fee); to hand over
• 缴纳jiǎonàto pay (formally)
• 交纳jiāonàto pay (fees, dues)
• 征收zhēngshōuto levy, collect (taxes)
• 减免jiǎnmiǎnto reduce or waive (taxes, fees)
• 高额gāo'éhigh (amount), large
• 巨额jù'éhuge (sum)
• 额度édùquota, limit (of money)
• 份额fèn'éshare (of a market)
• 分成fēnchéngto split (profits) by percentage
• 巨头jùtóugiant (company), magnate
• 投机tóujīto speculate; opportunistic
• 周转zhōuzhuǎnto turn over (funds); cash flow
• 冻结dòngjiéto freeze (assets, talks)
• 折合zhéhéto convert into, amount to
• 换取huànqǔto get in exchange for
• 挂钩guàgōuto link (to), tie in with; hook
• 网点wǎngdiǎnoutlet, branch (of a network)
• 连锁liánsuǒchain (stores); chain (reaction)
• 造价zàojiàcost (of building, making)
• 高昂gāo'ánghigh (costs); high-spirited
• 收支shōuzhīincome and expenses
• 调控tiáokòngto regulate, control (the economy)

• day 143 · rise and fall

• 飙升biāoshēngto soar, shoot up
• 递增dìzēngto increase step by step
• 激增jīzēngto surge, increase sharply
• 高涨gāozhǎngto rise (prices); to run high (feelings)
• 起伏qǐfúto rise and fall; ups and downs
• 波动bōdòngto fluctuate
• 浮动fúdòngto float, vary (within a range)
• 反弹fǎntánto rebound, bounce back
• 回归huíguīto return (to)
• 倒退dàotuìto go backwards
• 退步tuìbùto fall behind, get worse
• 退化tuìhuàto degenerate, wither (skills, organs)
• 衰减shuāijiǎnto weaken, decay
• 衰落shuāiluòto decline, go downhill
• 减退jiǎntuìto diminish, fade
• 萎缩wěisuōto shrink, wither
• 没落mòluòto decline, fall (of a family, class)
• 低谷dīgǔlow point, trough
• 落差luòchāgap, drop
• 缩减suōjiǎnto reduce, cut back
• 削减xuējiǎnto cut (a budget, numbers)
• 削弱xuēruòto weaken
• 缩水suōshuǐto shrink (in the wash); to lose value
• 收缩shōusuōto contract, pull back
• 扩kuòto expand, enlarge
• 扩充kuòchōngto expand, augment
• 扩张kuòzhāngto expand (business, territory)
• 扩散kuòsànto spread, diffuse
• 蔓延mànyánto spread (fire, disease, mood)
• 拓宽tuòkuānto widen, broaden
• 拓展tuòzhǎnto expand, develop (a market)
• 壮大zhuàngdàto grow stronger; strong
• 兴盛xīngshèngflourishing, prosperous
• 蓬勃péngbóvigorous, booming
• 盛行shèngxíngto be in vogue, prevail

• day 144 · results and foundations

• 产物chǎnwùproduct, outcome (of a process)
• 硕果shuòguǒgreat achievement (rich fruit)
• 丰硕fēngshuòrich, fruitful
• 得失déshīgains and losses
• 得手déshǒuto succeed (in a scheme), pull it off
• 得益déyìto benefit (from)
• 受益shòuyìto benefit, profit (from)
• 见效jiànxiàoto take effect, show results
• 奏效zòuxiàoto prove effective, work
• 效力xiàolìeffect, force; to serve (a team)
• 管用guǎnyònguseful, effective (spoken)
• 建树jiànshùachievement, contribution
• 长足chángzúconsiderable (progress)
• 良性liángxìngbenign, virtuous (circle)
• 长效chángxiàolong-term, long-acting
• 达标dábiāoto reach the standard
• 到位dàowèito be in place; spot on
• 过关guòguānto pass (a test, check)
• 攻关gōngguānto tackle a key problem
• 成型chéngxíngto take shape
• 奠定diàndìngto lay (a foundation), establish
• 根基gēnjīfoundation, basis
• 底子dǐzifoundation, basics; bottom
• 支柱zhīzhùpillar, mainstay
• 生命线shēngmìngxiànlifeline
• 源泉yuánquánsource, fountainhead
• 源头yuántóusource (of a river, problem)
• 夯实hāngshíto consolidate, make solid
• 扎根zhāgēnto take root
• 立足lìzúto gain a foothold; be based on
• 造就zàojiùto make, shape (people)
• 促成cùchéngto help bring about
• 营造yíngzàoto create (an atmosphere, setting)
• 构建gòujiànto build, construct (a system)
• 设shèto set up, establish

• day 145 · stop and control

• 遏制èzhìto curb, contain
• 制止zhìzhǐto stop, prevent (an act)
• 制约zhìyuēto restrict, constrain
• 杜绝dùjuéto put an end to, stamp out
• 阻力zǔlìresistance, drag
• 阻挠zǔnáoto obstruct, thwart
• 牵制qiānzhìto tie down, hold in check
• 束缚shùfùto bind, fetter
• 支配zhīpèito control, have at one’s disposal
• 主宰zhǔzǎito dominate; master, ruler
• 驾驭jiàyùto control, master (a horse, a team)
• 压制yāzhìto suppress, stifle
• 压倒yādǎoto overwhelm, prevail over
• 屈服qūfúto yield, give in
• 抗衡kànghéngto compete on equal terms, match
• 强势qiángshìstrong position; dominant
• 劣势lièshìdisadvantage, weak position
• 中止zhōngzhǐto suspend, break off
• 终止zhōngzhǐto terminate, end
• 终结zhōngjiéto end, bring to an end
• 完毕wánbìfinished, completed
• 了结liǎojiéto settle, wind up
• 罢休bàxiūto give up, let it go (with a negative)
• 免除miǎnchúto exempt; to spare
• 清除qīngchúto clear away, get rid of
• 去除qùchúto remove
• 剔除tīchúto weed out, reject
• 破除pòchúto break down (old ideas)
• 卡qiǎto get stuck, jam; to block
• 锁定suǒdìngto lock in, pin down
• 限定xiàndìngto restrict, limit to
• 后备hòubèireserve, backup
• 备bèito prepare, have ready
• 预备yùbèito prepare, get ready
• 就绪jiùxùto be ready, in place

• day 146 · putting things right

• 补救bǔjiùto remedy, make up for
• 挽回wǎnhuíto retrieve, win back
• 挽救wǎnjiùto save, rescue
• 复原fùyuánto restore; to recover (health)
• 复活fùhuóto come back to life, revive
• 重返chóngfǎnto return to
• 重现chóngxiànto reappear
• 再现zàixiànto recreate, reproduce
• 化解huàjiěto resolve, defuse
• 缓和huǎnhéto ease; mild
• 平息píngxīto calm down, subside
• 平稳píngwěnsmooth and steady, stable
• 稳wěnsteady, stable; to steady
• 稳固wěngùfirm, stable; to consolidate
• 安定āndìngsettled, stable; to stabilise
• 安宁ānníngpeaceful, tranquil
• 安稳ānwěnsafe and steady, secure
• 均衡jūnhéngbalanced, even
• 常态chángtàinormal state, the norm
• 顺畅shùnchàngsmooth, unhindered
• 通畅tōngchàngunobstructed, clear
• 疏导shūdǎoto direct (traffic); to dredge
• 调剂tiáojìto adjust, redistribute (supplies)
• 填补tiánbǔto fill (a gap)
• 填充tiánchōngto fill up, stuff
• 替换tìhuànto replace, swap
• 交替jiāotìto alternate, take turns
• 轮换lúnhuànto rotate, take turns
• 衔接xiánjiēto link up, join
• 接轨jiēguǐto align with, integrate (standards)
• 贯通guàntōngto link up, run through
• 相通xiāngtōngconnected; to have in common
• 互补hùbǔto complement each other
• 呼应hūyìngto echo, work in concert
• 匹配pǐpèito match, pair up

• day 148 · hired and fired

• 雇gùto hire, employ
• 雇佣gùyōngto employ, hire
• 雇员gùyuánemployee
• 雇主gùzhǔemployer
• 聘pìnto engage, appoint (a professional)
• 聘任pìnrènto appoint (to a post)
• 聘用pìnyòngto hire, take on (staff)
• 招募zhāomùto recruit
• 人选rénxuǎncandidate (for a post)
• 人手rénshǒumanpower, staff (hands)
• 物色wùsèto look for, seek out (a person)
• 引荐yǐnjiànto recommend, introduce (a person)
• 任命rènmìngto appoint
• 任职rènzhíto hold a post
• 就任jiùrènto take office
• 就职jiùzhíto take up a post, be sworn in
• 上任shàngrènto take up a post; the predecessor
• 上岗shànggǎngto start work (at a post)
• 出任chūrènto take on (a post)
• 在职zàizhíto be in work, on the payroll
• 现任xiànrèncurrent, incumbent; to hold (a post) now
• 前任qiánrènpredecessor
• 卸任xièrènto leave office, step down
• 免职miǎnzhíto remove from office
• 辞cíto resign, quit; to leave
• 辞呈cíchéng(letter of) resignation
• 辞退cítuìto dismiss, let go
• 解雇jiěgùto dismiss, fire
• 开除kāichúto expel, fire
• 裁员cáiyuánto cut staff, lay off
• 跳槽tiàocáoto change jobs, job-hop
• 饭碗fànwǎnjob, livelihood (rice bowl)
• 谋生móushēngto make a living
• 务工wùgōngto work as a labourer (away from home)
• 劳务láowùlabour services

• day 149 · bosses and teams

• 上司shàngsiboss, superior
• 下属xiàshǔsubordinate
• 下级xiàjílower level, subordinate
• 同仁tóngréncolleagues (formal)
• 骨干gǔgànbackbone, key member
• 元老yuánlǎofounding member, veteran
• 资深zīshēnsenior, experienced
• 资历zīlìexperience, record (of service)
• 职称zhíchēngprofessional title
• 头衔tóuxiántitle (of a position)
• 级别jíbiélevel, rank
• 首席shǒuxíchief; first seat
• 董事dǒngshìdirector (of a board)
• 董事会dǒngshìhuìboard of directors
• 董事长dǒngshìzhǎngchairman (of the board)
• 理事lǐshìcouncil member; to manage affairs
• 干事gànshiofficer, secretary (of a group)
• 创始人chuàngshǐrénfounder
• 接班人jiēbānrénsuccessor
• 接班jiēbānto take over (a shift, a role)
• 接手jiēshǒuto take over (a task)
• 接替jiētìto replace, succeed (someone)
• 交接jiāojiēto hand over (work)
• 掌管zhǎngguǎnto be in charge of
• 掌舵zhǎngduòto be at the helm; helmsman
• 领军lǐngjūnto lead (a field); leading
• 带头dàitóuto take the lead, set an example
• 带队dàiduìto lead a team or group
• 牵头qiāntóuto take the lead (in organising)
• 率shuàito lead (a group)
• 器重qìzhòngto think highly of (a junior)
• 重用zhòngyòngto give an important post to
• 提拔tíbáto promote
• 晋升jìnshēngto be promoted
• 赏识shǎngshíto appreciate (someone’s talent)

• day 150 · pay and performance

• 年薪niánxīnannual salary
• 薪酬xīnchóupay, remuneration
• 报酬bàochoupay, fee (for work done)
• 奖赏jiǎngshǎngto reward
• 报销bàoxiāoto claim back (expenses)
• 绩效jìxiàoperformance (at work)
• 业绩yèjìresults, track record
• 指标zhǐbiāotarget, indicator
• 评审píngshěnto assess, judge; panel
• 处分chǔfènto discipline; disciplinary action
• 不力bùlìineffective, not up to the job
• 怠工dàigōngto go slow (at work)
• 罢工bàgōngto strike, go on strike
• 工会gōnghuìtrade union
• 敬业jìngyèdedicated (to one’s work)
• 胜任shèngrènto be up to (a job)
• 重任zhòngrènimportant task, heavy responsibility
• 担负dānfùto bear, shoulder (costs, duties)
• 肩负jiānfùto shoulder (a mission)
• 兼jiānto hold (two jobs) at once; and
• 兼任jiānrènto hold a second post
• 兼顾jiāngùto attend to both, balance
• 分担fēndānto share (a burden)
• 推卸tuīxièto shirk, pass the buck
• 打下手dǎxiàshǒuto help out, be an assistant
• 充当chōngdāngto serve as, act as
• 忙活mánghuoto be busy (with chores)
• 夜班yèbānnight shift
• 一线yīxiànfront line
• 繁重fánzhòngheavy, demanding (work)
• 公事gōngshìofficial business
• 事宜shìyímatters, arrangements
• 缺席quēxíto be absent (from a meeting)
• 请示qǐngshìto ask for instructions
• 上报shàngbàoto report to a higher level

• day 151 · effort and willpower

• 刻苦kèkǔhard-working, assiduous
• 吃苦chīkǔto bear hardship
• 勤快qínkuaihard-working, diligent (spoken)
• 勤俭qínjiǎnhard-working and thrifty
• 节俭jiéjiǎnfrugal, thrifty
• 辛勤xīnqínhard-working, industrious
• 兢兢业业jīngjīngyèyèconscientious, dedicated
• 不懈bùxièuntiring, unremitting
• 坚韧jiānrèntough, tenacious
• 韧性rènxìngtoughness, resilience
• 毅力yìlìwillpower, perseverance
• 意志yìzhìwill
• 斗志dòuzhìfighting spirit
• 干劲gànjìndrive, enthusiasm (for work)
• 劲jìnstrength, energy; spirit
• 劲头jìntóuenergy, enthusiasm
• 拼搏pīnbóto strive, go all out
• 奋勇fènyǒngto summon up courage
• 力求lìqiúto strive to
• 力争lìzhēngto do one’s best to win
• 进取jìnqǔto be enterprising, forge ahead
• 要强yàoqiángdetermined to excel
• 好胜hàoshèngcompetitive, eager to win
• 争气zhēngqìto do oneself credit, make (people) proud
• 执着zhízhuópersistent, dedicated
• 潜心qiánxīnto devote oneself wholly
• 投身tóushēnto throw oneself into
• 忍耐rěnnàito endure, put up with
• 容忍róngrěnto tolerate
• 耐nàito be able to bear, resist
• 磨炼móliànto temper, toughen
• 克制kèzhìto restrain (oneself)
• 节制jiézhìto control, moderate
• 收敛shōuliǎnto restrain oneself, tone down

• day 152 · dreams and ambition

• 抱负bàofùaspiration, ambition
• 志气zhìqìaspiration, backbone
• 志向zhìxiàngaim, aspiration
• 志愿zhìyuànwish, choice; to volunteer
• 野心yěxīnambition (often negative)
• 使命shǐmìngmission
• 前程qiánchéngfuture, prospects
• 出息chūxipromise, prospects (spoken)
• 成才chéngcáito become a useful person
• 励志lìzhìinspiring; to resolve to succeed
• 谋求móuqiúto seek, strive for
• 谋取móuqǔto seek, gain (often for oneself)
• 自立zìlìto stand on one’s own feet
• 自理zìlǐto take care of oneself
• 自主zìzhǔto decide for oneself; independent
• 担当dāndāngto take on (responsibility)
• 本分běnfènone’s duty; honest, decent
• 秉承bǐngchéngto carry on (a tradition)
• 秉持bǐngchíto uphold (a principle)
• 坚守jiānshǒuto hold fast to, stand by
• 守信shǒuxìnto keep one’s word
• 如一rúyīto be the same throughout
• 言行yánxíngwords and deeds
• 为人wéirénthe way one treats people; character
• 处事chǔshìto handle affairs
• 作风zuòfēngstyle (of work), way of doing things
• 作为zuòwéiaccomplishment; to make a mark
• 姿态zītàiposture; attitude, stance
• 胆量dǎnliàngcourage, guts
• 胆小鬼dǎnxiǎoguǐcoward, scaredy-cat
• 魄力pòlìboldness, drive
• 气魄qìpòboldness of vision, grandeur
• 豪迈háomàibold and generous, heroic
• 英勇yīngyǒngheroic, brave
• 逞强chěngqiángto show off one’s strength, push too hard

• day 153 · reputation and honour

• 名声míngshēngreputation
• 名誉míngyùreputation, good name; honorary
• 声望shēngwàngprestige, standing
• 声誉shēngyùreputation, fame (of an institution)
• 信誉xìnyùcredibility, good faith
• 威望wēiwàngprestige, authority
• 威信wēixìncredibility, authority (of a leader)
• 美誉měiyùgood name, fine reputation
• 名利mínglìfame and fortune
• 光荣guāngróngglorious, honoured; honour
• 荣耀róngyàoglory, honour
• 体面tǐmiàndignity, face; respectable
• 尊严zūnyándignity
• 尊贵zūnguìhonourable, distinguished
• 高贵gāoguìnoble
• 身价shēnjiàsocial standing; market value (of a person)
• 显赫xiǎnhèillustrious, eminent
• 驰名chímíngto be famous (far and wide)
• 著称zhùchēngto be noted for
• 出众chūzhòngoutstanding
• 功gōngmerit, achievement
• 功劳gōngláocredit, contribution
• 立功lìgōngto perform a meritorious deed
• 事迹shìjìdeeds, achievements
• 生平shēngpínglife story
• 生涯shēngyácareer
• 泰斗tàidǒuleading authority, grand master
• 楷模kǎimómodel, example
• 典范diǎnfànmodel, paragon
• 模范mófànmodel (worker); exemplary
• 表率biǎoshuàiexample (to others)
• 先锋xiānfēngvanguard, pioneer
• 栋梁dòngliángpillar (of society)

• day 155 · meetings and deals

• 会场huìchǎngmeeting venue, conference hall
• 议程yìchéngagenda
• 议题yìtítopic for discussion, issue
• 座谈zuòtánhave an informal discussion
• 商讨shāngtǎodiscuss, deliberate over
• 商议shāngyìconfer, talk over
• 磋商cuōshāngconsult, negotiate (formal)
• 洽谈qiàtántalk business, negotiate
• 协商xiéshāngnegotiate, settle through talks
• 交涉jiāoshètake up a matter with, negotiate
• 签约qiānyuēsign a contract
• 签署qiānshǔsign (an official document)
• 签qiānslip (drawn as a lot); label
• 合约héyuēcontract
• 承包chéngbāocontract for, undertake (a job)
• 承接chéngjiētake on (an order, a job)
• 招标zhāobiāoinvite bids, put out to tender
• 合伙héhuǒgo into partnership
• 加盟jiāméngjoin (a group); take a franchise
• 双赢shuāngyíngwin-win
• 协同xiétóngcoordinate, work in concert
• 协作xiézuòcooperate, collaborate
• 召集zhàojícall together, convene
• 拍板pāibǎnhave the final say, give the go-ahead
• 授权shòuquánauthorise
• 权限quánxiànlimits of authority; access rights
• 所属suǒshǔbelonging to, under (a body)
• 附属fùshǔattached, affiliated
• 分支fēnzhībranch
• 办事处bànshìchùoffice (local or liaison)
• 事务所shìwùsuǒfirm (law, accounting)
• 代理人dàilǐrénagent, representative
• 公关gōngguānPR, public relations
• 保密bǎomìkeep secret, confidential

• day 156 · plans, papers and checks

• 筹chóuraise (money); plan
• 筹办chóubànmake arrangements for, organise
• 筹划chóuhuàplan and prepare
• 谋划móuhuàplan carefully, scheme
• 统筹tǒngchóuplan as a whole, coordinate
• 蓝图lántúblueprint, master plan
• 图纸túzhǐdrawing, plan (on paper)
• 拟nǐdraft; intend to (formal)
• 拟定nǐdìngdraw up, work out (a plan)
• 起草qǐcǎodraft (a text)
• 备忘录bèiwànglùmemo, memorandum
• 纪要jìyàominutes, summary (of a meeting)
• 年报niánbàoannual report
• 清单qīngdānlist, checklist
• 副本fùběncopy, duplicate
• 函hánletter (formal)
• 递交dìjiāohand in, submit
• 出具chūjùissue (a document)
• 凭证píngzhèngproof, voucher
• 认证rènzhèngcertify; certification
• 执照zhízhàolicence, permit
• 牌照páizhàolicence plate; licence
• 注销zhùxiāocancel, deregister
• 审定shěndìngexamine and approve
• 审核shěnhécheck and approve, audit
• 核查héchácheck, verify
• 核对héduìcheck against, verify
• 核实héshíverify, confirm as true
• 抽查chōucháspot-check
• 排查páichácheck one by one, investigate
• 验收yànshōucheck and accept (on delivery)
• 跟进gēnjìnfollow up
• 督促dūcùurge, keep after
• 通报tōngbàocirculate a notice; bulletin
• 下达xiàdáissue (orders) to lower levels

• day 157 · on the factory floor

• 车间chējiānworkshop (in a factory)
• 生产线shēngchǎnxiànproduction line
• 开工kāigōngstart work, start production
• 出厂chūchǎngleave the factory
• 成品chéngpǐnfinished product
• 次品cìpǐndefective product, reject
• 规格guīgéspecifications, size
• 特制tèzhìspecially made
• 仿制fǎngzhìcopy, imitate (a product)
• 组装zǔzhuāngassemble
• 纺织fǎngzhīspinning and weaving, textiles
• 木匠mùjiàngcarpenter
• 后勤hòuqínlogistics, support services
• 调度diàodùdispatch, schedule; dispatcher
• 调diàotune, key; accent
• 派遣pàiqiǎnsend, dispatch (people)
• 移交yíjiāohand over, transfer
• 交付jiāofùdeliver, hand over
• 分发fēnfādistribute, hand out
• 演练yǎnliàndrill, rehearse
• 演示yǎnshìdemonstrate
• 照办zhàobàndo as told, act accordingly
• 指令zhǐlìnginstruction, command
• 下令xiàlìnggive orders, order
• 编制biānzhìdraw up (a plan); staffing quota
• 组建zǔjiànset up, form (a team)
• 开办kāibànopen, set up (a school, business)
• 重组chóngzǔreorganise, restructure
• 整顿zhěngdùnoverhaul, put in order
• 整合zhěnghéintegrate, bring together
• 精简jīngjiǎnstreamline, cut down
• 运转yùnzhuǎnrun, operate (a machine, a body)
• 运作yùnzuòoperate, function
• 职能zhínéngfunction (of a body or department)

• day 158 · delays and detours

• 耽搁dāngedelay, hold up
• 延误yánwùdelay (and miss)
• 延缓yánhuǎnpostpone, slow down
• 延yánextend, prolong, put off
• 顺延shùnyánpostpone (to the next slot)
• 逾期yúqībe overdue
• 掉队diàoduìfall behind
• 走弯路zǒuwānlùtake a detour, go the long way
• 差错chācuòmistake, slip
• 错位cuòwèiout of place, misaligned
• 偏离piānlídeviate, stray from
• 脱节tuōjiébe out of touch, disconnected
• 遗漏yílòuleave out, omit
• 遗失yíshīlose (a thing)
• 遗留yíliúbe left over (from the past)
• 欠缺qiànquēlack; shortcoming
• 缺失quēshīlack, absence; be missing
• 贫乏pínfápoor, meagre (in content)
• 徒劳túláofutile, in vain
• 费劲fèijìntake effort, strenuous
• 费力fèilìtake great effort
• 吃力chīlìstruggling, strenuous
• 伤脑筋shāngnǎojīntroublesome, a headache
• 没辙méizhébe at a loss, nothing to be done
• 折腾zhētengtoss about; do over and over
• 辗转zhǎnzhuǎnpass through many hands or places
• 卷入juǎnrùbe drawn into
• 牵扯qiānchěinvolve, drag in
• 牵涉qiānshèinvolve, concern
• 扰乱rǎoluàndisturb, disrupt
• 将就jiāngjiumake do, put up with
• 凑合còuhemake do; passable
• 绊脚石bànjiǎoshístumbling block
• 碍事àishìbe in the way; matter
• 累赘léizhuiburden; cumbersome

• day 159 · keeping it going

• 续xùcontinue; add more; extend
• 后续hòuxùfollow-up, subsequent
• 连绵liánmiáncontinuous, unbroken
• 间断jiànduànbe interrupted, break off
• 间歇jiànxiēintermittent; a break
• 流转liúzhuǎncirculate, pass around
• 脱离tuōlíbreak away from, get out of
• 脱落tuōluòcome off, fall off
• 脱身tuōshēnget away, get free
• 应付yìngfucope with; do half-heartedly
• 对付duìfudeal with, handle; make do
• 处置chǔzhìhandle, dispose of
• 施加shījiāexert, apply (pressure)
• 承载chéngzàibear the weight of, carry
• 抵消dǐxiāooffset, cancel out
• 淡化dànhuàplay down; fade
• 掩盖yǎngàicover up, hide
• 冷却lěngquècool off, cool down
• 震zhènshake, shock
• 震荡zhèndàngshake, turbulence
• 震动zhèndòngshake; shock, stir
• 急剧jíjùrapid, sharp
• 仓促cāngcùhasty, hurried
• 火爆huǒbàobooming, red-hot
• 过头guòtóuoverdo it, go too far
• 滥用lànyòngabuse, misuse
• 耗hàouse up, consume; waste (time)
• 废fèiwaste, useless; abandon
• 绝juécut off; unique; absolutely
• 缓huǎndelay; slow; recover
• 护hùprotect, shield
• 逆nìgo against; contrary
• 顺应shùnyìnggo along with, adapt to
• 破例pòlìmake an exception
• 省事shěngshìsave trouble, convenient

• day 160 · talent and skill

• 才干cáigànability, competence
• 能耐néngnaiskill, ability (spoken)
• 能人néngréncapable person
• 两下子liǎngxiàzireal skill, a few tricks
• 拿手náshǒugood at, a speciality
• 内行nèihángexpert; expert in a field
• 外行wàihánglayman; amateurish
• 行家hángjiaexpert, connoisseur
• 新手xīnshǒunovice, beginner
• 专长zhuānchángspeciality, expertise
• 强项qiángxiàngstrong point
• 弱项ruòxiàngweak point
• 天分tiānfènnatural gift, talent
• 天赋tiānfùtalent, gift; be endowed with
• 天生tiānshēngborn, innate
• 天性tiānxìngnature, instinct
• 本性běnxìngtrue nature, inherent nature
• 资质zīzhìaptitude; qualifications
• 智商zhìshāngIQ
• 情商qíngshāngEQ, emotional intelligence
• 潜能qiánnéngpotential
• 功底gōngdǐgrounding, solid foundation
• 基本功jīběngōngbasic skills, the basics
• 过硬guòyìngup to standard, really solid
• 全能quánnéngall-round
• 博学bóxuélearned, erudite
• 素养sùyǎngaccomplishment, all-round quality
• 修养xiūyǎngself-cultivation, good manners
• 得力délìcapable, effective
• 施展shīzhǎnput to good use, show (one’s skill)

• day 162 · computers and networks

• 编程biānchéngprogramming; to program
• 服务器fúwùqìserver
• 数据库shùjùkùdatabase
• 大数据dàshùjùbig data
• 内存nèicúnmemory (RAM)
• 硬盘yìngpánhard disk
• 芯片xīnpiàn(micro)chip
• 显示器xiǎnshìqìmonitor, display
• 液晶yèjīngliquid crystal (LCD)
• 光盘guāngpánCD, disc
• 磁带cídài(cassette) tape
• 主页zhǔyèhomepage
• 黑客hēikèhacker
• 防火墙fánghuǒqiángfirewall
• 杀毒shādúkill viruses, scan for viruses
• 备份bèifènback up; backup
• 卸载xièzàiuninstall; unload
• 激活jīhuóactivate
• 调试tiáoshìdebug, fine-tune
• 兼容jiānróngcompatible
• 交互jiāohùinteractive; interact
• 虚拟xūnǐvirtual
• 仿真fǎngzhēnsimulate; simulation
• 三维sānwéithree-dimensional, 3D
• 数码shùmǎdigital
• 无线wúxiànwireless
• 光缆guānglǎnoptical (fibre) cable
• 电信diànxìntelecommunications
• 天线tiānxiànantenna, aerial
• 终端zhōngduānterminal (device)
• 遥控yáokòngremote control
• 切换qiēhuànswitch (between)
• 屏蔽píngbìblock, shield
• 同步tóngbùsynchronise; in sync
• 设定shèdìngset, set up

• day 163 · space and energy

• 宇宙yǔzhòuuniverse
• 星球xīngqiúplanet, heavenly body
• 星系xīngxìgalaxy
• 星座xīngzuòconstellation; star sign
• 恒星héngxīngstar (a sun)
• 行星xíngxīngplanet
• 卫星wèixīngsatellite
• 陨石yǔnshímeteorite
• 外星人wàixīngrénalien, extraterrestrial
• 飞碟fēidiéUFO, flying saucer
• 飞船fēichuánspaceship
• 火箭huǒjiànrocket
• 发射fāshèlaunch, fire
• 航天hángtiānspaceflight, space (industry)
• 航天员hángtiānyuánastronaut
• 空间站kōngjiānzhànspace station
• 续航xùhángrange, battery life
• 望远镜wàngyuǎnjìngtelescope
• 雷达léidáradar
• 探测tàncèprobe, detect
• 观测guāncèobserve (scientifically)
• 轨迹guǐjìtrack, path
• 时空shíkōngtime and space
• 真空zhēnkōngvacuum
• 引擎yǐnqíngengine
• 驱动qūdòngdrive; driver (software)
• 马力mǎlìhorsepower
• 功率gōnglǜpower (watts)
• 半导体bàndǎotǐsemiconductor
• 核héstone (of a fruit); nucleus
• 核能hénéngnuclear energy
• 核电站hédiànzhànnuclear power station
• 电网diànwǎngpower grid
• 激光jīguānglaser

• day 164 · physics and chemistry

• 定律dìnglǜ(scientific) law
• 公式gōngshìformula
• 惯性guànxìnginertia
• 浮力fúlìbuoyancy
• 摩擦mócāfriction; rub; clash
• 杠杆gànggǎnlever
• 高压gāoyāhigh pressure, high voltage
• 对流duìliúconvection
• 反射fǎnshèreflect
• 折射zhéshèrefract
• 照射zhàoshèshine on, light up
• 投射tóushècast, project
• 辐射fúshèradiation; radiate
• 放射fàngshèemit, radiate
• 振动zhèndòngvibrate
• 荧光yíngguāngfluorescence; fluorescent
• 磁铁cítiěmagnet
• 绝缘juéyuáninsulate; insulated
• 电线diànxiànelectric wire
• 钙gàicalcium
• 铁tiěiron; hard as iron
• 钢铁gāngtiěsteel; iron and steel
• 炼liànsmelt, refine
• 铸造zhùzàocast (metal)
• 提炼tíliànrefine, extract
• 腐蚀fǔshícorrode
• 溶解róngjiědissolve
• 沉淀chéndiànsettle; sediment
• 凝固nínggùsolidify, set
• 凝结níngjiécondense
• 蒸发zhēngfāevaporate
• 沸腾fèiténgboil
• 结晶jiéjīngcrystallise; crystal; fruit (of)
• 浓缩nóngsuōconcentrate
• 过滤guòlǜfilter

• day 165 · in the lab

• 微生物wēishēngwùmicroorganism
• 微观wēiguānmicroscopic
• 显微镜xiǎnwēijìngmicroscope
• 标本biāoběnspecimen
• 样本yàngběnsample
• 抽样chōuyàngtake a sample; sampling
• 胚胎pēitāiembryo
• 克隆kèlóngclone
• 杂交zájiāocross-breed, hybridise
• 变异biànyìmutate; mutation
• 演化yǎnhuàevolve; evolution
• 解剖jiěpōudissect; anatomy
• 膜mómembrane; thin film
• 纤维xiānwéifibre
• 载体zàitǐcarrier, medium
• 分解fēnjiěbreak down, decompose
• 渗shènseep, soak through
• 中性zhōngxìngneutral
• 显性xiǎnxìngdominant (gene); visible
• 橡胶xiàngjiāorubber
• 人造rénzàoman-made, artificial
• 原型yuánxíngprototype; model
• 验yàntest, examine
• 测定cèdìngmeasure, determine
• 测算cèsuànestimate, calculate
• 量化liànghuàquantify
• 运算yùnsuàncalculate, compute
• 精度jīngdùprecision, accuracy
• 精密jīngmìprecise, precision
• 误差wùchāerror, margin of error
• 温度计wēndùjìthermometer
• 天平tiānpíngbalance, scales
• 器材qìcáiequipment, materials
• 器械qìxièapparatus, instruments

• day 166 · shapes, parts and machines

• 简而言之jiǎn'éryánzhīin short, in a word
• 尖锐jiānruìsharp, pointed; incisive
• 锋利fēnglìsharp (of a blade)
• 平坦píngtǎnflat, level
• 半径bànjìngradius
• 直径zhíjìngdiameter
• 直线zhíxiànstraight line; direct
• 曲线qūxiàncurve
• 平面píngmiànplane, flat surface
• 三角sānjiǎotriangle; triangular
• 椭圆tuǒyuánellipse, oval
• 图形túxíngfigure, shape, graphic
• 整数zhěngshùwhole number, integer
• 跨度kuàdùspan
• 骨架gǔjiàskeleton, framework
• 支架zhījiàstand, support
• 部件bùjiàncomponent, part
• 零件língjiàn(spare) part
• 配件pèijiànaccessory, fitting
• 装置zhuāngzhìdevice, installation; install
• 阀门fáménvalve
• 按钮ànniǔbutton
• 手动shǒudòngmanual, hand-operated
• 便携式biànxiéshìportable
• 操控cāokòngcontrol, operate
• 操纵cāozòngoperate; manipulate
• 配置pèizhìconfigure; configuration, specs
• 失灵shīlíngfail, stop working
• 尖端jiānduāncutting-edge; tip
• 前沿qiányánfrontier, forefront

• day 167 · tricks and methods

• 诀窍juéqiàoknack, secret
• 秘诀mìjuésecret (of success)
• 窍门qiàoméntrick, knack
• 计策jìcèstratagem, plan
• 招数zhāoshùmove, trick
• 对策duìcècountermeasure, response
• 路子lùziapproach, way (of doing)
• 两手liǎngshǒutwo-pronged approach; skill
• 点子diǎnziidea
• 亮点liàngdiǎnhighlight, bright spot
• 设法shèfǎtry, find a way
• 摸索mōsuǒfeel one’s way, grope
• 破解pòjiěcrack, solve
• 探究tànjiūinvestigate, inquire into
• 探求tànqiúseek, pursue
• 取经qǔjīnglearn from others’ experience
• 揭示jiēshìreveal, bring to light
• 解析jiěxīanalyse, explain in detail
• 检讨jiǎntǎoself-criticism; review
• 反省fǎnxǐngreflect on oneself
• 正视zhèngshìface squarely, face up to
• 审视shěnshìexamine closely, scrutinise
• 纵观zòngguānsurvey, take a broad view of
• 追溯zhuīsùtrace back
• 来历láilìorigin, background
• 缘故yuángùreason, cause
• 根源gēnyuánroot cause
• 实地shídìon the spot, on site
• 实体shítǐentity; physical (shop)
• 实物shíwùthe real thing, real object
• 切身qièshēnpersonal, of direct concern
• 亲身qīnshēnpersonal, first-hand
• 直观zhíguāndirect, intuitive, visual
• 见证jiànzhèngwitness; testimony

• day 169 · school and degrees

• 办学bànxuéto run a school
• 私立sīlìprivate (school, hospital)
• 师范shīfànteacher training
• 师资shīzīteaching staff, teachers
• 师长shīzhǎngteachers (respectful)
• 夜校yèxiàonight school, evening classes
• 寝室qǐnshì(student) dormitory room
• 礼堂lǐtángassembly hall, auditorium
• 社团shètuán(student) club, society
• 新生xīnshēngnew student
• 学子xuézǐstudents, scholars (written)
• 学业xuéyèstudies, schoolwork
• 求学qiúxuéto pursue one’s studies
• 攻读gōngdúto study for (a degree)
• 进修jìnxiūto do further study or training
• 深造shēnzàoto pursue advanced studies
• 学士xuéshìbachelor’s degree; scholar
• 文凭wénpíngdiploma, certificate
• 院士yuànshìacademician
• 知识分子zhīshifènzǐintellectual
• 工科gōngkēengineering (as a subject)
• 人文rénwénthe humanities
• 学识xuéshílearning, scholarship
• 学说xuéshuōtheory, doctrine
• 测验cèyàntest, quiz; to test
• 考查kǎocháto assess, examine (learning)
• 旷课kuàngkèto skip class
• 作弊zuòbìto cheat (in an exam)
• 抄袭chāoxíto plagiarise
• 减负jiǎnfùto lighten the burden (on pupils)
• 备课bèikèto prepare lessons
• 温习wēnxíto review, revise (lessons)
• 背诵bèisòngto recite, learn by heart
• 训xùnto lecture, scold; to train
• 灌输guànshūto instil, cram (ideas) into

• day 170 · reading and writing

• 教科书jiàokēshūtextbook
• 读物dúwùreading matter, books
• 手册shǒucèhandbook, manual
• 指南zhǐnánguide, guidebook
• 百科全书bǎikēquánshūencyclopedia
• 辞典cídiǎndictionary (of words)
• 参见cānjiànsee (also), refer to
• 引用yǐnyòngto quote, cite
• 注释zhùshìnote, annotation; to annotate
• 摘要zhāiyàoabstract, summary; to summarise
• 提纲tígāngoutline (of a talk or essay)
• 大纲dàgāngoutline, syllabus
• 纲要gāngyàooutline, programme (formal)
• 概论gàilùnintroduction (to a subject)
• 专著zhuānzhùmonograph, scholarly book
• 撰写zhuànxiěto write (formal)
• 论述lùnshùto discuss, expound
• 论证lùnzhèngto argue, prove; argument
• 答辩dábiànto defend (a thesis), reply in a defence
• 篇幅piānfúlength, space (of writing)
• 段落duànluòparagraph, section
• 格式géshiformat, layout
• 省略shěnglüèto leave out, omit
• 通顺tōngshùn(of writing) smooth, readable
• 简称jiǎnchēngshort form, abbreviation
• 标点biāodiǎnpunctuation
• 括号kuòhàobrackets
• 墨水mòshuǐink
• 字迹zìjìhandwriting
• 字体zìtǐtypeface, font; style of writing
• 错别字cuòbiézìwrongly written character
• 繁体字fántǐzìtraditional character
• 简体字jiǎntǐzìsimplified character
• 部首bùshǒuradical (dictionary heading)
• 偏旁piānpángcomponent of a character, side part

• day 171 · learning from others

• 会意huìyìto understand (without words); ideograph
• 文wénwriting, written language
• 文盲wénmángilliterate person; illiteracy
• 译yìto translate (written)
• 阅览yuèlǎnto read (in a library)
• 涉猎shèlièto read widely, dip into
• 汲取jíqǔto draw (lessons, strength) from
• 钻研zuānyánto study in depth
• 切磋qiēcuōto learn from each other, compare notes
• 观摩guānmóto observe and learn from
• 启迪qǐdíto inspire; inspiration
• 启蒙qǐméngto teach the basics, enlighten
• 陶冶táoyěto shape, cultivate (character)
• 熏陶xūntáoto influence gradually, nurture
• 聚焦jùjiāoto focus on
• 亮相liàngxiàngto appear, make one’s debut
• 灵通língtōngwell-informed, quick (of news)
• 归根到底guīgēndàodǐin the final analysis, at root
• 无论如何wúlùnrúhéwhatever happens, in any case
• 总而言之zǒng'éryánzhīin a word, in short
• 到头来dàotóuláiin the end, after all
• 反之fǎnzhīconversely, otherwise
• 好比hǎobǐto be like, can be compared to
• 譬如pìrúfor example
• 可不是kěbùshiexactly! isn’t it just!

• day 172 · thinking it over

• 沉思chénsīto ponder, be lost in thought
• 深思shēnsīto think deeply about
• 思索sīsuǒto think hard, search one’s mind
• 思绪sīxùtrain of thought; mood
• 琢磨zuómoto turn over in one’s mind, puzzle over
• 推敲tuīqiāoto weigh one’s words, polish (writing)
• 斟酌zhēnzhuóto consider carefully, weigh
• 揣摩chuǎimóto try to figure out, fathom
• 揣测chuǎicèto guess, speculate
• 猜想cāixiǎngto guess, suppose; conjecture
• 盘算pánsuanto figure, plan, calculate
• 考量kǎoliángto consider; consideration
• 权衡quánhéngto weigh up
• 顾及gùjíto take into account, give thought to
• 着眼zhuóyǎnto have in mind, focus on
• 着重zhuózhòngto stress, emphasise
• 侧重cèzhòngto focus on, lay stress on
• 心思xīnsithoughts, mind; mood
• 念头niàntouidea, thought, notion
• 脑海nǎohǎimind, memory
• 浮现fúxiànto appear, come to mind
• 回想huíxiǎngto think back, recall
• 回首huíshǒuto look back (on the past)
• 遗忘yíwàngto forget
• 牢记láojìto keep firmly in mind
• 铭记míngjìto engrave on one’s mind
• 切记qièjìbe sure to remember
• 记性jìxingmemory (ability to remember)
• 下意识xiàyìshísubconscious; instinctively
• 直觉zhíjuéintuition
• 预感yùgǎnpremonition; to have a feeling
• 预见yùjiànto foresee; foresight
• 远见yuǎnjiànvision, foresight
• 预言yùyánto predict, prophesy; prophecy
• 展望zhǎnwàngto look ahead; outlook

• day 173 · seeing clearly

• 领会lǐnghuìto grasp, understand
• 领悟lǐngwùto come to understand, realise
• 领略lǐnglüèto experience, appreciate
• 觉悟juéwùawareness, consciousness; to realise
• 觉醒juéxǐngto awaken
• 醒悟xǐngwùto wake up to the truth, see the light
• 心得xīndéwhat one has learned, insights
• 见识jiànshiknowledge, experience; to see, experience
• 阅历yuèlìlife experience
• 眼界yǎnjièhorizons, field of vision
• 视野shìyěfield of vision; horizons
• 视角shìjiǎoperspective, angle
• 发觉fājuéto find, realise
• 察觉chájuéto notice, become aware of
• 留心liúxīnto be careful, pay attention
• 留意liúyìto pay attention, keep an eye out
• 辨别biànbiéto distinguish, tell apart
• 辨认biànrènto recognise, identify
• 分辨fēnbiànto distinguish
• 鉴别jiànbiéto authenticate, appraise
• 不解bùjiěto not understand, be puzzled
• 困惑kùnhuòpuzzled, confused
• 迷惑míhuòpuzzled; to confuse, mislead
• 混淆hùnxiáoto confuse, mix up
• 错觉cuòjuéfalse impression, illusion
• 幻觉huànjuéhallucination
• 幻影huànyǐngphantom, unreal image
• 梦幻mènghuàndreamlike, magical
• 虚幻xūhuànunreal, illusory
• 空想kōngxiǎngdaydream; to daydream
• 妄想wàngxiǎngwishful thinking; to vainly hope
• 玄xuánmysterious, far-fetched
• 玄机xuánjīhidden meaning, mystery
• 奥秘àomìmystery, secret (of nature)
• 谜团mítuánmystery, riddle

• day 174 · reasoning

• 推理tuīlǐto reason, infer; reasoning
• 推论tuīlùnto infer; inference
• 推断tuīduànto infer, deduce
• 推算tuīsuànto calculate, work out
• 估算gūsuànto estimate
• 计jìplan, idea; to count, calculate
• 假定jiǎdìngto suppose, assume
• 断定duàndìngto conclude, determine
• 判定pàndìngto judge, decide (officially)
• 评定píngdìngto assess, evaluate
• 定论dìnglùnfinal conclusion, accepted view
• 求证qiúzhèngto seek proof, verify
• 印证yìnzhèngto confirm, bear out
• 确切quèqièexact, precise
• 确凿quèzáoconclusive, irrefutable
• 确信quèxìnto be sure, firmly believe
• 坚信jiānxìnto firmly believe
• 当真dàngzhēnto take seriously; really
• 归纳guīnàto sum up, generalise
• 归结guījiéto sum up, put down to
• 归于guīyúto belong to, be attributed to
• 取决qǔjuéto depend on
• 梳理shūlǐto sort out, put in order
• 条理tiáolǐorder, method (in thinking or writing)
• 脉络màiluòthread, overall structure
• 框架kuàngjiàframework
• 界定jièdìngto define (the limits of)
• 范畴fànchóucategory, domain
• 属性shǔxìngattribute, nature
• 广义guǎngyìbroad sense
• 狭义xiáyìnarrow sense
• 宏观hóngguānmacro, big-picture
• 共性gòngxìngcommon feature
• 主体zhǔtǐmain body, main part

• day 175 · views and principles

• 见解jiànjiěview, opinion, insight
• 高见gāojiànyour wise opinion (polite)
• 观感guāngǎnimpressions
• 共识gòngshíconsensus
• 分歧fēnqídifference (of opinion); divergent
• 异议yìyìobjection
• 偏见piānjiànprejudice, bias
• 偏向piānxiàngto be partial to; tendency
• 偏差piānchādeviation, error
• 是非shìfēiright and wrong; gossip
• 真理zhēnlǐtruth
• 情理qínglǐreason, sense (what people feel is right)
• 常理chánglǐcommon sense, normal logic
• 伦理lúnlǐethics
• 教条jiàotiáodogma; dogmatic
• 准则zhǔnzénorm, standard (of conduct)
• 尺度chǐdùyardstick, scale
• 基准jīzhǔnbenchmark, standard
• 水准shuǐzhǔnlevel, standard
• 底线dǐxiànbottom line
• 宗旨zōngzhǐaim, purpose (of an organisation)
• 出发点chūfādiǎnstarting point; motive
• 初衷chūzhōngoriginal intention
• 本意běnyìoriginal meaning or intention
• 用意yòngyìintention, purpose
• 意图yìtúintention; to intend
• 意向yìxiàngintention, interest (to do a deal)
• 意愿yìyuànwish, will
• 意味yìwèimeaning, hint, flavour
• 意料yìliàoto expect, anticipate
• 企图qǐtúto attempt (usually bad); attempt
• 导向dǎoxiàngguidance, orientation; to guide
• 指向zhǐxiàngto point to; direction
• 定向dìngxiàngdirectional; targeted
• 动摇dòngyáoto waver, shake

• day 177 · pros, cons and nonsense

• 利弊lìbìpros and cons
• 利害lìhàigains and losses, stakes
• 要害yàohàivital point, crux
• 要紧yàojǐnimportant, urgent
• 要领yàolǐngessentials, the knack
• 症结zhēngjiécrux, sticking point
• 疑点yídiǎnpoint of doubt
• 可疑kěyísuspicious
• 蹊跷qīqiaoodd, fishy
• 误区wùqūmisconception, pitfall
• 荒诞huāngdànabsurd, fantastic
• 荒谬huāngmiùabsurd, preposterous
• 荒唐huāngtángridiculous, outrageous
• 离谱儿lípǔroutrageous, way off
• 无理wúlǐunreasonable
• 不当bùdàngimproper, unsuitable
• 得当dédàngproper, appropriate
• 妥tuǒappropriate, settled
• 妥当tuǒdàngappropriate, proper
• 妥善tuǒshànwell arranged, properly
• 稳妥wěntuǒsafe, reliable
• 合乎héhūto conform to, accord with
• 吻合wěnhéto match, tally
• 同等tóngděngequal, of the same rank
• 媲美pìměito rival, compare favourably with
• 雷同léitóngidentical, duplicated (pejorative)
• 反差fǎnchācontrast
• 对照duìzhàoto compare, contrast
• 参照cānzhàoto refer to, use as a reference
• 先例xiānlìprecedent
• 特例tèlìspecial case
• 个案gè'ànindividual case
• 效仿xiàofǎngto imitate, follow the example of
• 无条件wútiáojiànunconditional
• 次要cìyàosecondary, less important

• day 178 · hidden depths

• 不及bùjíto be not as good as; too late to
• 呈chéngto show, assume (a form)
• 暧昧àimèiambiguous, vague (attitude)
• 变通biàntōngto be flexible, adapt
• 辩证biànzhèngdialectical; seeing both sides
• 打消dǎxiāoto give up (an idea), dispel
• 大意dàyìmain idea, gist
• 低估dīgūto underestimate
• 反面fǎnmiànreverse side; negative
• 概况gàikuànggeneral situation, overview
• 感性gǎnxìngperceptual, emotional
• 功利gōnglìutilitarian, materialistic
• 构想gòuxiǎngidea, plan; to conceive
• 固有gùyǒuinherent, intrinsic
• 观望guānwàngto wait and see
• 境界jìngjièlevel (of understanding), realm
• 抉择juézéchoice, to choose (a hard one)
• 名义míngyìname, in the name of
• 内在nèizàiinner, intrinsic
• 潜在qiánzàipotential, latent
• 切忌qièjìmust avoid
• 深奥shēn'àoprofound, abstruse
• 缩影suōyǐngepitome, microcosm
• 透彻tòuchèthorough, penetrating
• 外在wàizàiexternal, outward
• 微妙wēimiàosubtle, delicate
• 未知数wèizhīshùunknown quantity
• 虚假xūjiǎfalse, fake
• 选项xuǎnxiàngoption
• 演绎yǎnyìto act out; to deduce
• 隐含yǐnhánto imply, contain
• 隐性yǐnxìnghidden, invisible
• 蕴含yùnhánto contain, hold (meaning)
• 酌情zhuóqíngto use one’s judgement, as appropriate

• day 179 · reason, logic and order

• 综上所述zōngshàngsuǒshùto sum up (all of the above)
• 理所当然lǐsuǒdāngránonly natural, a matter of course
• 理直气壮lǐzhíqìzhuàngbold and confident (because right)
• 天经地义tiānjīngdìyìperfectly natural and right
• 顺理成章shùnlǐchéngzhānglogical, follows naturally
• 顺其自然shùnqízìránto let nature take its course
• 自然而然zìrán'érránnaturally, of its own accord
• 岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐoutrageous! how absurd!
• 似是而非sìshì'érfēiplausible but wrong
• 自相矛盾zìxiāngmáodùnto contradict oneself
• 相提并论xiāngtíbìnglùnto put on a par
• 相辅相成xiāngfǔxiāngchéngto complement each other
• 息息相关xīxīxiāngguānclosely bound up
• 一概而论yīgài'érlùnto lump together, generalise
• 因人而异yīnrén'éryìto vary from person to person
• 因地制宜yīndìzhìyíto suit local conditions
• 截然不同jiéránbùtóngcompletely different
• 大同小异dàtóngxiǎoyìmuch the same
• 与众不同yǔzhòngbùtóngout of the ordinary, unique
• 独一无二dúyīwú'èrunique, one of a kind
• 诸如此类zhūrúcǐlèiand so on, things like that
• 举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòngto play a decisive role
• 重中之重zhòngzhōngzhīzhòngthe most important thing of all
• 当务之急dāngwùzhījíthe most urgent task
• 刻不容缓kèbùrónghuǎnextremely urgent
• 恰到好处qiàdàohǎochùjust right
• 恰如其分qiàrúqífènjust right, apt (of words, praise)
• 面面俱到miànmiànjùdàothorough, covering every aspect
• 有条不紊yǒutiáobùwěnmethodical, in perfect order
• 自始至终zìshǐzhìzhōngfrom start to finish
• 一干二净yīgān'èrjìngcompletely, thoroughly
• 一塌糊涂yītāhútúin a terrible mess
• 优胜劣汰yōushèngliètàisurvival of the fittest
• 新陈代谢xīnchéndàixièmetabolism; the new replacing the old
• 在所难免zàisuǒnánmiǎnunavoidable

• day 180 · talk, thought and decisions

• 各抒己见gèshūjǐjiàneveryone airs their views
• 见仁见智jiànrénjiànzhìopinions differ
• 集思广益jísīguǎngyìto pool ideas
• 求同存异qiútóngcúnyìto agree to differ
• 针锋相对zhēnfēngxiāngduìtit for tat, point against point
• 侃侃而谈kǎnkǎn'értánto speak with ease and confidence
• 夸夸其谈kuākuāqítánto talk big, prattle
• 出口成章chūkǒuchéngzhāngeloquent, every word polished
• 绘声绘色huìshēnghuìsèvivid, lively (in telling)
• 有声有色yǒushēngyǒusèvivid, full of life
• 头头是道tóutóushìdàoclear and logical (in speech)
• 实话实说shíhuàshíshuōto tell it straight
• 脱口而出tuōkǒu'érchūto blurt out
• 异口同声yìkǒutóngshēngwith one voice
• 交头接耳jiāotóujiē'ěrto whisper to each other
• 指手画脚zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎoto gesticulate; to boss people about
• 一言不发yīyánbùfāto not say a word
• 一声不吭yīshēngbùkēngto keep silent
• 鸦雀无声yāquèwúshēngtotal silence
• 抑扬顿挫yìyángdùncuòwith rising and falling tones (of speech)
• 斩钉截铁zhǎndīngjiétiěfirm and decisive
• 当机立断dāngjīlìduànto decide on the spot
• 举棋不定jǔqíbùdìngto waver, can’t make up one’s mind
• 犹豫不决yóuyùbùjuéhesitant, undecided
• 思前想后sīqiánxiǎnghòuto think it over from every angle
• 胡思乱想húsīluànxiǎngto let one’s imagination run wild
• 异想天开yìxiǎngtiānkāiwildly fanciful
• 恍然大悟huǎngrándàwùto suddenly see the light
• 灵机一动língjīyīdòngto have a sudden inspiration
• 急中生智jízhōngshēngzhìquick-witted in an emergency
• 胸有成竹xiōngyǒuchéngzhúto have a well-thought-out plan
• 一目了然yīmùliǎoránclear at a glance
• 显而易见xiǎn'éryìjiànobvious
• 可想而知kěxiǎng'érzhīone can imagine

• day 181 · values and morals

• 价值观jiàzhíguānvalues
• 美德měidévirtue
• 品德pǐndémoral character
• 品行pǐnxíngconduct, behaviour
• 人格réngépersonality, dignity
• 人品rénpǐnmoral quality, character
• 人性rénxìnghuman nature
• 良心liángxīnconscience
• 正气zhèngqìintegrity, healthy atmosphere
• 廉洁liánjiéhonest, incorruptible
• 廉正liánzhènghonest and upright
• 公道gōngdaofair, just
• 端正duānzhèngupright, correct (attitude)
• 崇高chónggāolofty, noble
• 崇尚chóngshàngto advocate, uphold
• 无私wúsīselfless
• 慷慨kāngkǎigenerous
• 胸怀xiōnghuáimind, breadth of heart
• 心胸xīnxiōngbreadth of mind
• 心眼儿xīnyǎnrmind, intention; heart
• 心血xīnxuèpainstaking effort
• 苦心kǔxīnpains, trouble taken
• 恳切kěnqièearnest, sincere
• 骨气gǔqìbackbone, moral courage
• 可贵kěguìvaluable, admirable
• 可耻kěchǐshameful
• 不像话bùxiànghuàoutrageous, unacceptable
• 过错guòcuòfault, mistake
• 恶èevil; fierce
• 恶意èyìmalice
• 堕落duòluòto degenerate, go to the bad
• 败坏bàihuàito ruin, corrupt
• 放纵fàngzòngto indulge, let run wild
• 小人xiǎorénpetty person
• 无赖wúlàirogue; shameless

• day 182 · loyal and open-minded

• 忠诚zhōngchéngloyal
• 忠实zhōngshífaithful, true
• 忠心zhōngxīnloyalty, devotion
• 忠于zhōngyúto be loyal to, true to
• 忠贞zhōngzhēnfaithful, constant
• 保守bǎoshǒuconservative
• 开明kāimíngenlightened, open-minded
• 务实wùshípractical, down-to-earth
• 严谨yánjǐnrigorous, careful
• 苛刻kēkèharsh, demanding
• 软弱ruǎnruòweak, feeble
• 无能wúnéngincompetent, useless
• 不肖bùxiàounworthy (of one’s parents or teacher)
• 本色běnsètrue character, natural colour
• 出身chūshēnfamily background, origin
• 品位pǐnwèitaste (in style, art)
• 敷衍fūyǎnto do perfunctorily, brush off
• 计较jìjiàoto fuss over, haggle
• 接纳jiēnàto accept, take in
• 露面lòumiànto show up, appear
• 吓唬xiàhuto frighten, scare
• 心意xīnyìregard, kindly feelings; a small gift
• 卑微bēiwēihumble, lowly
• 功力gōnglìskill, (kung fu) mastery
• 果断guǒduàndecisive
• 精神jīngshénspirit
• 拧nǐngto twist; at cross purposes
• 强硬qiángyìngtough, unyielding
• 自如zìrúwith ease, freely

• day 183 · hold, tie and wrap

• 持chíto hold; to maintain
• 搁gēto put, leave (somewhere)
• 放置fàngzhìto place, put
• 置zhìto place, set
• 揣chuāito tuck (into clothing)
• 捎shāoto take or bring (for someone)
• 码mǎto stack, pile up neatly
• 叠diéto fold; to pile up
• 折叠zhédiéto fold; folding
• 捆kǔnto tie up, bundle
• 绑bǎngto tie, bind
• 拴shuānto tie (to a post), tether
• 缠chánto wind, twine; to pester
• 缠绕chánràoto wind round, coil
• 绞jiǎoto twist, wring
• 裹guǒto wrap, bind
• 勒lēito tie tight, strap
• 绷bēngto stretch tight, tense
• 钉dìngto nail, sew on
• 镶xiāngto inlay, set
• 拼接pīnjiēto piece together, splice
• 切割qiēgēto cut (apart)
• 筛shāito sift, sieve; sieve
• 淘táoto wash in a pan (rice, beans)
• 捞lāoto fish out, scoop up
• 涂túto smear, paint
• 抹mǒto smear, wipe
• 沾zhānto be stained with, touch
• 溅jiànto splash
• 淌tǎngto drip, trickle, flow
• 溢yìto overflow
• 灌guànto fill, pour into
• 注zhùto pour (into); note
• 埋藏máicángto lie hidden, bury

• day 185 · love and admiration

• 爱慕àimùto adore; to crave (vanity)
• 爱惜àixīto cherish, take good care of
• 珍视zhēnshìto value, treasure
• 偏爱piān'àito favour, have a soft spot for
• 迷恋míliànto be infatuated with, be hooked on
• 痴迷chīmíto be obsessed with
• 痴心chīxīndevotion; infatuated
• 着迷zháomíto be fascinated
• 陶醉táozuìto be intoxicated (with), revel in
• 沉迷chénmíto be addicted to, wallow in
• 沉浸chénjìnto be immersed in
• 热衷rèzhōngto be keen on
• 狂热kuángrèfanatical; fanaticism
• 喜好xǐhàoliking, preference
• 青睐qīnglàifavour, attention
• 钦佩qīnpèito admire
• 敬佩jìngpèito admire, respect deeply
• 敬畏jìngwèito revere, hold in awe
• 崇敬chóngjìngto revere
• 推崇tuīchóngto hold in esteem, praise highly
• 由衷yóuzhōngheartfelt
• 衷心zhōngxīnheartfelt, sincere
• 深切shēnqièdeep, heartfelt; profound
• 深情shēnqíngdeep feeling; affectionately
• 真情zhēnqíngtrue feelings
• 情怀qínghuáifeelings, sentiments (for a cause)
• 情结qíngjiécomplex, attachment
• 怀旧huáijiùnostalgic; to feel nostalgic
• 留恋liúliànto be reluctant to leave
• 缅怀miǎnhuáito remember (the dead)
• 回味huíwèito call to mind, savour (memories)
• 感恩gǎn'ēngrateful; gratitude
• 感触gǎnchùfeelings, thoughts (on reflection)
• 感慨gǎnkǎito sigh with emotion
• 感叹gǎntànto sigh (with feeling), exclaim

• day 186 · noise, quiet and heat

• 嘈杂cáozánoisy
• 喧哗xuānhuáto make a racket
• 喧闹xuānnàonoisy, bustling
• 轰hōngto bang, rumble; boom
• 刺耳cì'ěrear-piercing, grating
• 洪亮hóngliàngloud and clear, resonant
• 响亮xiǎngliàngloud and clear
• 悦耳yuè'ěrpleasant to the ear
• 清脆qīngcuìclear and sweet (sound)
• 寂静jìjìngquiet, silent
• 宁静níngjìngpeaceful, tranquil
• 清静qīngjìngquiet, peaceful (no disturbance)
• 僻静pìjìngsecluded, out of the way
• 祥和xiánghépeaceful, harmonious
• 宜人yírénpleasant, agreeable (climate, scenery)
• 动静dòngjingsound of activity, movement
• 静止jìngzhǐmotionless, at a standstill
• 熙熙攘攘xīxīrǎngrǎngbustling, swarming with people
• 急促jícùhurried, rapid
• 徐徐xúxúslowly, gently
• 断断续续duànduànxùxùon and off, intermittently
• 迅猛xùnměngswift and violent
• 猛měngfierce, violent; suddenly
• 猛烈měnglièfierce, violent
• 强劲qiángjìngpowerful, strong
• 威力wēilìpower, might
• 微弱wēiruòfaint, weak
• 微微wēiwēislightly, faintly
• 轻微qīngwēislight, light
• 细微xìwēitiny, subtle
• 柔和róuhégentle, soft
• 火辣辣huǒlàlàscorching, burning
• 火热huǒrèburning hot; fervent, passionate
• 灼热zhuórèscorching, burning hot
• 暖烘烘nuǎnhōnghōngnice and warm

• day 187 · rare, odd and ordinary

• 寻常xúnchángordinary, usual
• 难得一见nándéyījiànrarely seen
• 随处可见suíchùkějiànto be found everywhere
• 离奇líqíbizarre, strange
• 怪异guàiyìweird, strange
• 反常fǎnchángunusual, abnormal
• 酷似kùsìto look just like
• 相近xiāngjìnsimilar, close
• 悬殊xuánshūvast (difference), wide apart
• 逊色xùnsèto be inferior, pale in comparison
• 优越yōuyuèsuperior, favourable
• 良liánggood
• 精jīngrefined, skilled, expert
• 精华jīnghuáessence, the best part
• 精巧jīngqiǎoexquisite, ingenious
• 精细jīngxìfine, meticulous
• 工整gōngzhěngneat, tidy (handwriting)
• 拙劣zhuōlièclumsy, inferior
• 潦草liáocǎoscrawled, sloppy
• 瑕疵xiácīflaw, blemish
• 万能wànnéngall-powerful, universal
• 无穷wúqióngendless, infinite
• 无形wúxínginvisible, intangible
• 隐形yǐnxínginvisible, hidden
• 隐约yǐnyuēfaint, indistinct
• 逼真bīzhēnlifelike
• 鲜活xiānhuóvivid, lively
• 像样xiàngyàngpresentable, decent
• 可观kěguānconsiderable
• 海量hǎiliàngmassive amount
• 形形色色xíngxíngsèsèall kinds of
• 重重chóngchónglayer upon layer, one after another

• day 188 · short, sharp and detailed

• 斑点bāndiǎnspot, speck
• 背影bèiyǐngfigure seen from behind
• 标biāoto mark, label
• 标记biāojìmark, sign; to mark
• 标识biāoshísign, logo, marker
• 标示biāoshìto mark, indicate
• 丑陋chǒulòuugly
• 纯粹chúncuìpure; purely
• 刺骨cìgǔpiercing (cold)
• 粗略cūlüèrough, sketchy
• 单薄dānbóthin (clothing); frail
• 晃huǎngto flash past; to dazzle
• 记号jìhaomark, sign
• 架势jiàshiposture, stance; manner
• 简短jiǎnduǎnbrief, short
• 简洁jiǎnjiéconcise, succinct
• 简要jiǎnyàobrief, to the point
• 简易jiǎnyìsimple, basic
• 紧凑jǐncòucompact, tight
• 笼统lǒngtǒngvague, general
• 裸luǒbare, naked
• 裸露luǒlùexposed, bare
• 闷mēnstuffy, muggy
• 面貌miànmàoappearance, look
• 平淡píngdànplain, ordinary, flat
• 气息qìxīsmell, atmosphere
• 浅显qiǎnxiǎnsimple, easy to understand
• 冗长rǒngchánglong-winded
• 深邃shēnsuìdeep, profound
• 身影shēnyǐngfigure, form
• 详尽xiángjìndetailed, exhaustive
• 严密yánmìtight, watertight
• 扎实zhāshisolid, sound
• 周密zhōumìcareful, thorough
• 足迹zújìfootprint, track

• day 189 · breaking down

• 崩溃bēngkuìto collapse; to break down
• 瓦解wǎjiěto disintegrate, collapse
• 解体jiětǐto break up, disintegrate
• 垮kuǎto collapse; to break down
• 塌tāto collapse, cave in
• 倾倒qīngdǎoto topple, collapse; to pour out
• 断裂duànlièto break, snap
• 裂lièto split, crack
• 破碎pòsuìbroken, smashed to pieces
• 破灭pòmièto be shattered (hopes, dreams)
• 毁huǐto ruin, destroy
• 毁坏huǐhuàito damage
• 毁灭huǐmièto destroy completely
• 摧残cuīcánto wreck, devastate
• 糟蹋zāotàto waste, spoil
• 磨损mósǔnto wear out, abrade
• 报废bàofèito scrap, write off
• 作废zuòfèito be void, invalid
• 失效shīxiàoto lose effect, expire
• 残cándamaged, incomplete
• 残留cánliúto remain, be left over
• 腐朽fǔxiǔrotten, decayed
• 老化lǎohuàto age, deteriorate
• 僵化jiānghuàrigid, ossified
• 固化gùhuàto solidify, become fixed
• 停滞tíngzhìto stagnate
• 停顿tíngdùnto pause, halt
• 滞后zhìhòuto lag behind
• 迟缓chíhuǎnslow, sluggish
• 搁浅gēqiǎnto run aground; to be stalled
• 搁置gēzhìto shelve, put aside
• 闲置xiánzhìto lie idle, be unused
• 埋没máimòto bury, stifle (talent)
• 抹杀mǒshāto obliterate, deny
• 销毁xiāohuǐto destroy (documents, goods)

• day 190 · eyes, faces and fists

• 瞅chǒuto look, have a look (northern)
• 盯dīngto stare at, keep an eye on
• 瞪dèngto glare, stare (wide-eyed)
• 眯mīto narrow one’s eyes, squint
• 眨眼zhǎyǎnto blink; in a blink
• 凝视níngshìto gaze at
• 注视zhùshìto watch closely
• 直视zhíshìto look straight at
• 仰望yǎngwàngto look up at; to look up to
• 俯视fǔshìto look down at; to look down on
• 俯首fǔshǒuto bow one’s head; to submit
• 眺望tiàowàngto look into the distance
• 打量dǎliangto size up, look someone up and down
• 察看chákànto inspect, look into
• 目睹mùdǔto witness
• 视线shìxiànline of sight; view
• 眼色yǎnsèmeaningful glance, wink
• 眼神yǎnshénlook in someone’s eyes, expression
• 扭头niǔtóuto turn one’s head
• 咧嘴liězuǐto grin
• 叼diāoto hold in the mouth
• 舔tiǎnto lick
• 嗅xiùto sniff, smell
• 搂lǒuto hug, hold in one’s arms
• 抚摸fǔmōto stroke, caress
• 触摸chùmōto touch
• 蹭cèngto rub against
• 巴掌bāzhangpalm, hand; slap
• 耳光ěrguāngslap in the face
• 拳头quántóufist
• 揍zòuto beat up, hit
• 踹chuàito kick
• 搏斗bódòuto fight, struggle
• 挣扎zhēngzháto struggle
• 捕捉bǔzhuōto catch, capture