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进行 進行 jìn xíng (of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advance syn
一些 yī xiē some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er syn
名称 名稱 míng chēng name (of a thing) / name (of an organization) syn
精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn
起来 起來 qi lai (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]) / indicating completion / (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment / also pr. [qi3lai5] syn
工程 gōng chéng engineering / an engineering project / project / undertaking / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn
出来 出來 chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) syn
一起 yī qǐ (in) the same place / together / in company (with) / altogether / in total / an instance of / a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) syn
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) syn
努力 nǔ lì to make an effort / to try hard / to strive / hard-working / conscientious syn
考试 考試 kǎo shì to take an exam / exam / CL:次[ci4] syn
开展 開展 kāi zhǎn to launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open syn
受到 shòu dào to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) / to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) syn
代理 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy syn
楼主 樓主 lóu zhǔ original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional)
出口 chū kǒu an exit / CL:個|个[ge4] / to speak / to export / (of a ship) to leave port syn
攻击 攻擊 gōng jī to attack / to accuse / to charge / an attack (terrorist or military) syn
广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn
协会 協會 xié huì an association / a society / CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]
采购 採購 cǎi gòu to procure (for an enterprise etc) / to purchase syn
成人 chéng rén to reach adulthood / an adult syn
创业 創業 chuàng yè to begin an undertaking / to start an enterprise / entrepreneurship
权利 權利 quán lì right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth syn
办公 辦公 bàn gōng to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) syn
感受 gǎn shòu to sense / perception / to feel (through the senses) / to experience / a feeling / an impression / an experience syn
理想 lǐ xiǎng an ideal / a dream / ideal / perfect syn
以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) syn
观众 觀眾 guān zhòng spectators / audience / visitors (to an exhibition etc)
加盟 jiā méng (of a nation) to join an alliance / (of an athlete) to join a sports team / (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise / (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie / (of a recording artist) to sign with a label syn
究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result syn
书库 書庫 shū kù a store room for books / fig. an erudite person / the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus
一项 一項 yí xiàng an item / a thing
考生 kǎo shēng exam candidate / student whose name has been put forward for an exam
联想 聯想 lián xiǎng to associate (cognitively) / to make an associative connection / mental association / word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs
提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance syn
瞬间 瞬間 shùn jiān in an instant / in a flash syn
官方 guān fāng government / official (approved or issued by an authority) syn
受伤 受傷 shòu shāng to sustain injuries / wounded (in an accident etc) / harmed syn
厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn
博士 bó shì doctor (as an academic degree) / (old) person specialized in a skill or trade / (old) court academician
按钮 按鈕 àn niǔ to push a button / button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
幻想 huàn xiǎng to fantasize / to imagine / an illusion / a fantasy syn
外挂 外掛 wài guà attached externally (e.g. fuel tank) / plug-in / add-on / special software used to cheat in an online game
激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn
官员 官員 guān yuán official (in an organization or government) / administrator syn
恋爱 戀愛 liàn ài (romantic) love / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3] / in love / to have an affair syn
一体 一體 yī tǐ an integral whole / all concerned / everybody syn
运作 運作 yùn zuò to operate / operations / workings / activities (usu. of an organization) / thread (computing) syn
早就 zǎo jiù already at an earlier time syn
考研 kǎo yán to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program
好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn
加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn
指挥 指揮 zhǐ huī to conduct / to command / to direct / conductor (of an orchestra) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
来电 來電 lái diàn incoming telephone call (or telegram) / to phone in / to send in a telegram / to have an instant attraction to sb / (of electricity, after an outage) to come back
认定 認定 rèn dìng to maintain (that sth is true) / to determine (a fact) / determination (of an amount) / of the firm opinion / to believe firmly / to set one's mind on / to identify with syn
演唱 yǎn chàng to sing (for an audience) / vocal performance
环节 環節 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc syn
反复 反復 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return syn
带有 帶有 dài yǒu to have as a feature or characteristic / to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc) / to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc) syn
订购 訂購 dìng gòu to place an order / to subscribe syn
分布 分佈 fēn bù to scatter / to distribute / to be distributed (over an area etc) / (statistical, geographic) distribution syn
主力 zhǔ lì main force / main strength of an army
症状 症狀 zhèng zhuàng symptom (of an illness) syn
报警 報警 bào jǐng to sound an alarm / to report sth to the police syn
约定 約定 yuē dìng to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation syn
单元 單元 dān yuán unit (forming an entity) / element / (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm
公子 gōng zǐ son of an official / son of nobility / your son (honorific) syn
学员 學員 xué yuán student / member of an institution of learning / officer cadet syn
录取 錄取 lù qǔ to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam / to admit (a student) / to hire (a job candidate) syn
讲述 講述 jiǎng shù to talk about / to narrate / to give an account syn
解答 jiě dá to solve (a problem) / to resolve (a difficulty) / to provide an answer / solution / resolution / answer
预订 預訂 yù dìng to place an order / to book ahead syn
冲动 衝動 chōng dòng to have an urge / to be impetuous / impulse / urge syn
得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very
当事人 當事人 dāng shì rén persons involved or implicated / party (to an affair) syn
作文 zuò wén to write an essay / composition (student essay) / CL:篇[pian1] syn
汇报 彙報 huì bào to report / to give an account of / report syn
严肃 嚴肅 yán sù (of an atmosphere etc) solemn / grave / serious / (of a manner etc) earnest / severe / exacting / to strictly enforce syn
融合 róng hé a mixture / an amalgam / fusion / welding together / to be in harmony with (nature) / to harmonize with / to fit in syn
配送 pèi sòng to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配貨|配货[pei4 huo4] and 送貨|送货[song4 huo4]) / to deliver (goods)
发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) syn
开机 開機 kāi jī to start an engine / to boot up (a computer) / to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete / to begin shooting a film or TV show
出品 chū pǐn to produce an item / output / items that are produced syn
调用 調用 diào yòng to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)
发明 發明 fā míng to invent / an invention / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
租房 zū fáng to rent an apartment
报考 報考 bào kǎo to enter oneself for an examination syn
院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / university president / college dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4]
消灭 消滅 xiāo miè to put an end to / to annihilate / to cause to perish / to perish / annihilation (in quantum field theory) syn
获奖 獲獎 huò jiǎng to win an award syn
呼吁 呼籲 hū yù to call on (sb to do sth) / to appeal (to) / an appeal syn
电流 電流 diàn liú an electric current / (old) current intensity
小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
应急 應急 yìng jí to respond to an emergency / to meet a contingency / (attributive) emergency
博览会 博覽會 bó lǎn huì an exposition / an international fair
结算 結算 jié suàn to settle a bill / to close an account
抄袭 抄襲 chāo xí to plagiarize / to copy / to attack the flank or rear of an enemy syn
总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn
全套 quán tào an entire set / full complement syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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