the 340 words you’ll say

340 words

• day 1 · growing up

• 成熟chéngshúmature; ripe
• 成长chéngzhǎngto grow up
• 独立dúlìindependent
• 个性gèxìngpersonality, character
• 承担chéngdānto take on, bear
• 谨慎jǐnshèncareful, cautious
• 冲动chōngdòngimpulsive; impulse
• 自觉zìjuéself-motivated; aware
• 心态xīntàiattitude, mindset
• 犹豫yóuyùto hesitate; hesitant
• 主动zhǔdòngproactive, of one’s own accord

• day 2 · a turning point

• 挫折cuòzhésetback
• 克服kèfúto overcome
• 勇气yǒngqìcourage
• 坚强jiānqiángstrong (in spirit), tough
• 鼓舞gǔwǔto inspire, encourage
• 遗憾yíhàna pity; regret
• 当初dāngchūat the time, originally
• 如今rújīnnowadays, now
• 曾经céngjīngonce, at one time (in the past)
• 坚定jiāndìngfirm, steadfast

• day 3 · three generations

• 长辈zhǎngbèielders, the older generation
• 陪伴péibànto keep (someone) company
• 看望kànwàngto visit, call on
• 珍惜zhēnxīto treasure, cherish
• 怀念huáiniànto look back fondly on
• 尊敬zūnjìngto respect; respected
• 岁月suìyuèthe years (passing)
• 时光shíguāngtime, days (of one’s life)
• 亲人qīnrénfamily members, loved ones
• 年纪niánjìage (of a person)
• 退休tuìxiūto retire

• day 4 · friends

• 真诚zhēnchéngsincere
• 信任xìnrènto trust
• 交往jiāowǎngto associate with, have contact
• 相处xiāngchǔto get along (with)
• 来往láiwǎngto keep in touch, have dealings
• 亲密qīnmìclose, intimate
• 深厚shēnhòudeep (friendship, feelings)
• 彼此bǐcǐeach other
• 伙伴huǒbànpartner, buddy
• 打交道dǎjiāodaoto deal with (people)

• day 5 · mission: Grandma’s birthday

• 祝福zhùfúto bless; blessing, good wishes
• 团圆tuányuánto be reunited (family)
• 长寿chángshòulong-lived
• 回顾huígùto look back on
• 纪念jìniànto commemorate; souvenir
• 合影héyǐnggroup photo; take one together
• 珍贵zhēnguìprecious, valuable
• 祝愿zhùyuànto wish (formal)

• day 6 · choosing a path

• 学科xuékēsubject, discipline
• 学历xuélìeducation, qualifications
• 前途qiántúprospects, future
• 擅长shànchángto be good at
• 选修xuǎnxiūto take as an elective
• 必修bìxiūcompulsory (course)
• 用功yònggōnghard-working (at study)
• 主张zhǔzhāngto advocate; position
• 追求zhuīqiúto pursue, seek
• 专业zhuānyèmajor, field of study; professional

• day 7 · starting out

• 创业chuàngyèto start a business
• 企业qǐyècompany, enterprise
• 风险fēngxiǎnrisk
• 机遇jīyùopportunity
• 稳定wěndìngstable, steady
• 冒险màoxiǎnto take a risk; adventure
• 老板lǎobǎnboss, owner
• 经营jīngyíngto run, manage (a business)
• 潜力qiánlìpotential
• 自由zìyóufree; freedom

• day 8 · the first job

• 职场zhíchǎngthe workplace, working world
• 新人xīnrénnewcomer, new person
• 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for advice
• 熟练shúliànskilled, practised
• 效率xiàolǜefficiency
• 岗位gǎngwèipost, job
• 踏实tāshisteady, dependable; at ease
• 培训péixùnto train; training
• 适应shìyìngto adapt to, get used to
• 处理chǔlǐto deal with, handle

• day 9 · study and work

• 兼职jiānzhípart-time job; to moonlight
• 收获shōuhuògains, what you get out of it
• 耽误dānwuto delay, hold up
• 精力jīnglìenergy
• 体力tǐlìphysical strength
• 平衡pínghéngbalance; balanced
• 本领běnlǐngskill, ability
• 实践shíjiànpractice; to put into practice
• 接触jiēchùto come into contact with
• 积累jīlěito build up, accumulate

• day 10 · mission: Anna’s internship

• 实习shíxíto do an internship
• 汇报huìbàoto report (to a superior)
• 演讲yǎnjiǎngspeech; to give a speech
• 发言fāyánto speak (at a meeting)
• 录用lùyòngto hire
• 合同hétóngcontract
• 待遇dàiyùpay and benefits; treatment
• 报告bàogàoreport; to report

• day 11 · sleep

• 熬夜áoyèto stay up late
• 睡眠shuìmiánsleep (noun)
• 失眠shīmiánto be unable to sleep
• 疲劳píláotired, fatigued
• 规律guīlǜpattern, law; regular
• 调节tiáojiéto regulate, adjust
• 清醒qīngxǐngclear-headed; awake
• 深夜shēnyèlate at night
• 凌晨língchénthe small hours, before dawn
• 状态zhuàngtàistate, condition

• day 12 · moving more

• 强度qiángdùintensity, strength
• 适度shìdùmoderate
• 过度guòdùexcessive, over-
• 剧烈jùlièintense, violent (pain, exercise)
• 肌肉jīròumuscle
• 训练xùnliànto train; training
• 姿势zīshìposture, position
• 结实jiēshisturdy, solid; strong (body)
• 动力dònglìmotivation, driving force
• 健身jiànshēnto work out, keep fit

• day 13 · what we eat

• 营养yíngyǎngnutrition
• 饮食yǐnshífood and drink, diet
• 热量rèliàngcalories; heat
• 便利biànlìconvenient
• 依赖yīlàito depend on
• 包装bāozhuāngpackaging; to package
• 一次性yīcìxìngdisposable; one-off
• 节省jiéshěngto save, economise
• 消费xiāofèito consume, spend; spending
• 口味kǒuwèitaste, flavour; personal taste

• day 14 · under pressure

• 情绪qíngxùmood, emotions
• 心理xīnlǐpsychology; the mind
• 承受chéngshòuto bear, endure
• 消极xiāojínegative, passive
• 乐观lèguānoptimistic
• 不安bù'ānuneasy, worried
• 调整tiáozhěngto adjust
• 焦虑jiāolǜanxious
• 缓解huǎnjiěto ease, relieve
• 担忧dānyōuto worry, be concerned

• day 15 · mission: Xiaoming slows down

• 症状zhèngzhuàngsymptom
• 诊断zhěnduànto diagnose
• 治疗zhìliáoto treat; treatment
• 恢复huīfùto recover, be restored
• 预防yùfángto prevent
• 疾病jíbìngdisease (formal)
• 抵抗dǐkàngto resist
• 加班jiābānto work overtime

• day 16 · manners

• 场合chǎnghéoccasion, situation
• 秩序zhìxùorder (orderly state)
• 规矩guījurules, manners
• 素质sùzhìquality, calibre
• 文明wénmíngcivilisation; civilised
• 约束yuēshùto restrain; constraint
• 遵守zūnshǒuto obey, keep to (rules)
• 违反wéifǎnto break, go against (rules)
• 公共gōnggòngpublic
• 禁止jìnzhǐforbid, prohibit

• day 17 · trust

• 信赖xìnlàito trust
• 诚信chéngxìnhonesty, integrity
• 承诺chéngnuòto promise; commitment
• 欺骗qīpiànto deceive
• 真相zhēnxiàngthe truth, the real story
• 误解wùjiěto misunderstand
• 实话shíhuàthe truth
• 老实lǎoshihonest; well-behaved
• 当面dāngmiànface to face
• 守shǒuto guard, stay by; to keep

• day 18 · neighbours

• 纠纷jiūfēndispute
• 矛盾máodùnconflict; contradiction
• 沟通gōutōngto communicate
• 冲突chōngtūconflict; to clash
• 争吵zhēngchǎoto argue, quarrel
• 隔壁gébìnext door
• 噪声zàoshēngnoise
• 和谐héxiéharmonious
• 楼道lóudàostairwell, corridor (in a block of flats)
• 邻居línjūneighbour

• day 19 · helping

• 志愿者zhìyuànzhěvolunteer
• 公益gōngyìpublic good, charity
• 奉献fèngxiànto devote, give
• 捐juānto donate
• 捐赠juānzèngto donate (things)
• 互助hùzhùmutual help
• 自愿zìyuànvoluntary; of one’s own will
• 感激gǎnjīgrateful
• 回报huíbàoto repay; return
• 热心rèxīnwarm-hearted, eager to help
• 善良shànliángkind-hearted

• day 20 · mission: the volunteer day

• 社区shèqūcommunity, neighbourhood
• 居民jūmínresidents
• 组织zǔzhīto organise; organisation
• 号召hàozhàoto call on, appeal
• 参与cānyùto take part in
• 团结tuánjiéto unite; united
• 集体jítǐcollective, group
• 发起fāqǐto launch, start (an initiative)

• day 21 · the feed

• 平台píngtáiplatform
• 用户yònghùuser
• 推荐tuījiànto recommend
• 浏览liúlǎnto browse
• 娱乐yúlèentertainment; to have fun
• 热门rèménpopular, in demand
• 点击diǎnjīto click
• 数据shùjùdata
• 系统xìtǒngsystem
• 吸引xīyǐnto attract, draw in

• day 22 · machines that think

• 人工智能réngōngzhìnéngartificial intelligence, AI
• 失业shīyèto be out of work
• 取代qǔdàito replace
• 智能zhìnéngsmart, intelligent
• 创新chuàngxīnto innovate; innovation
• 代替dàitìto replace, stand in for
• 威胁wēixiéto threaten; threat
• 突破tūpòto break through; breakthrough
• 机器人jīqìrénrobot
• 程序chéngxùprogram; procedure

• day 23 · friends online

• 网络wǎngluònetwork; the internet
• 交际jiāojìto socialise
• 陌生mòshēngunfamiliar, strange
• 隐私yǐnsīprivacy
• 真实zhēnshítrue, real
• 互动hùdòngto interact
• 隐藏yǐncángto hide, conceal
• 身份shēnfènidentity, status
• 上当shàngdàngto be taken in, fall for it
• 判断pànduànto judge, decide; judgement

• day 24 · news

• 媒体méitǐmedia
• 报道bàodàoto report; news report
• 传播chuánbōto spread, broadcast
• 来源láiyuánsource, origin
• 可靠kěkàoreliable
• 片面piànmiànone-sided
• 评论pínglùnto comment; comment
• 证实zhèngshíto confirm
• 理性lǐxìngrational; reason
• 新闻xīnwénnews

• day 25 · mission: the phone-free weekend

• 限制xiànzhìto limit, restrict; limit
• 自律zìlǜself-disciplined
• 控制kòngzhìto control
• 屏幕píngmùscreen
• 软件ruǎnjiànsoftware; app
• 功能gōngnéngfunction, feature
• 操作cāozuòto operate, use
• 下载xiàzàito download

• day 26 · rubbish

• 分类fēnlèito sort, classify
• 回收huíshōuto recycle, collect back
• 罚款fákuǎna fine; to fine
• 资源zīyuánresources
• 循环xúnhuánto circulate; cycle
• 再生zàishēngto regenerate; renewable
• 制度zhìdùsystem (of rules)
• 措施cuòshīmeasure, step
• 监督jiāndūto supervise, oversee
• 垃圾lājīrubbish, trash

• day 27 · getting around

• 拥挤yōngjǐcrowded
• 高峰gāofēngpeak, rush hour
• 堵dǔto block; jammed
• 车辆chēliàngvehicles, traffic
• 改善gǎishànto improve (conditions)
• 畅通chàngtōngflowing freely, unblocked
• 规划guīhuàplan, planning
• 设施shèshīfacilities
• 步行bùxíngto go on foot
• 路线lùxiànroute
• 交通jiāotōngtraffic, transport

• day 28 · city and country

• 乡村xiāngcūnvillage, countryside
• 故乡gùxiānghome town, native place
• 都市dūshìmetropolis, big city
• 发达fādádeveloped, well-developed
• 节奏jiézòurhythm, pace
• 房价fángjiàhousing prices
• 人口rénkǒupopulation
• 繁荣fánróngprosperous, booming
• 城镇chéngzhèntowns, cities and towns
• 落后luòhòubackward; to fall behind

• day 29 · into nature

• 生态shēngtàiecology, ecosystem
• 野生yěshēngwild (animals, plants)
• 风光fēngguāngscenery, view
• 天然tiānránnatural
• 山峰shānfēngmountain peak
• 沙漠shāmòdesert
• 迷路mílùto get lost
• 恶劣èlièvery bad, harsh
• 灾害zāihàidisaster (natural)
• 大自然dàzìránnature, the natural world

• day 30 · mission: Grandma’s village

• 种植zhòngzhíto plant, grow (crops)
• 绿化lǜhuàto green (plant trees and grass)
• 民宿mínsùguesthouse, B&B
• 家园jiāyuánhome, homeland
• 土壤tǔrǎngsoil
• 改造gǎizàoto transform, renovate
• 建设jiànshèto build, construct; construction
• 植物zhíwùplant

• day 31 · festivals

• 习俗xísúcustom, tradition
• 传统chuántǒngtradition; traditional
• 风俗fēngsúcustom(s)
• 拜年bàiniánto pay a New Year call
• 除夕chúxīNew Year’s Eve (lunar)
• 年夜饭niányèfànNew Year’s Eve dinner
• 吉祥jíxiánglucky, auspicious
• 象征xiàngzhēngto symbolise; symbol
• 讲究jiǎngjiuparticular about; refined
• 红包hóngbāored envelope (with money)

• day 32 · on the road

• 旅途lǚtújourney, (on) the way
• 行程xíngchéngitinerary, trip
• 观光guānguāngto go sightseeing
• 游览yóulǎnto tour, go sightseeing
• 名胜míngshèngfamous scenic spot
• 体验tǐyànto experience (first-hand)
• 当地dāngdìlocal (there)
• 携带xiédàito carry, take along
• 预订yùdìngto book, reserve (a room, a table)
• 导游dǎoyóutour guide; guide

• day 33 · enough

• 物质wùzhìmatter, substance; material
• 欲望yùwàngdesire
• 满足mǎnzúto satisfy, meet (needs)
• 金钱jīnqiánmoney (as a thing)
• 财富cáifùwealth
• 朴素pǔsùplain, simple
• 精神jīngshenspirit; lively, energetic
• 需求xūqiúdemand, need
• 享受xiǎngshòuto enjoy
• 品质pǐnzhìquality

• day 34 · choices

• 挑战tiǎozhànchallenge; to challenge
• 未来wèiláifuture; coming
• 向往xiàngwǎngto yearn for
• 渴望kěwàngto long for, crave
• 尝试chángshìto try, attempt
• 眼光yǎnguāngeye, taste, judgement
• 差异chāyìdifference
• 融入róngrùto blend into, fit in
• 好奇hàoqícurious
• 理想lǐxiǎngideal, dream; ideal (adj.)

• day 35 · mission: the speaking test

• 表达biǎodáto express
• 语气yǔqìtone (of voice)
• 发音fāyīnpronunciation; to pronounce
• 朗读lǎngdúto read aloud
• 概括gàikuòto sum up
• 叙述xùshùto narrate, recount
• 流利liúlìfluent
• 口语kǒuyǔspeaking, spoken language