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 zǒng jīng lǐ general manager / CEO
 yǐ jí as well as / too / and
 yǐ qián before / formerly / previous / ago
 yīng xióng hero / CL:個|个[ge4]
 mù guāng sight / vision / view / gaze / look
 biāo zhì sign / mark / symbol / logo / to symbolize / to indicate / to mark
 shāng biāo trademark / logo
 hái yǒu furthermore / in addition / still / also
 zhī qián before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand
 zì wǒ self- / ego (psychology)
 nǎ ge which / who
 liǎn sè complexion / look
 shén sè expression / look
 tài guò excessively / too
 Oū yuán euro (currency)
 xià zǎi to download / also pr. [xia4 zai4]
 chéng wéi to become / to turn into
 yī xià (used after a verb) give it a go / to do (sth for a bit to give it a try) / one time / once / in a while / all of a sudden / all at once
 zhī dào to know / to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
 ér qiě (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
 yán jiū research / a study / CL:項|项[xiang4] / to research / to look into
 jìn rù to enter / to join / to go into
 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. [qi3 lai5]
 qǐ lai to stand up / to get up / also pr. [qi3 lai2]
 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]
 jiā rù to become a member / to join / to mix into / to participate in / to add in
 chǎn shēng to arise / to come into being / to come about / to give rise to / to bring into being / to bring about / to produce / to engender / to generate
 chú le besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for)
 shí fēn very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts
 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders)
 lǐ miàn inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
 bù jǐn not only (this one) / not just (...) but also
 Hán guó South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
 biàn chéng to change into / to turn into / to become
 yǒu de (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist)
 jí kě equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice
 fù qīn father / also pr. [fu4 qin5] / CL:個|个[ge4]
 yù dào to meet / to run into / to come across
 zhì shǎo at least / (to say the) least
 mǔ qīn mother / also pr. [mu3 qin5] / CL:個|个[ge4]
 shàng miàn on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
 jǐn guǎn despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
 tóu rù to throw into / to put into / to throw oneself into / to participate in / to invest in / absorbed / engrossed
 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project)
 shí xíng to implement / to carry out / to put into practice
 hòu miàn rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5]
 jiā shàng plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that
 zěn me bàn what's to be done
 jué sè role / character in a novel / persona / also pr. [jiao3 se4]
 qián miàn ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums
 bù dàn not only (... but also...)
 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
 lù chū to expose / to show / also pr. [lou4 chu1]
 nǎ xiē which ones? / who? / what?
 Guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
 lǎo gong (coll.) eunuch / see also 老公[lao3 gong1]
 zhè me duō so many / so much
 nà me duō so much / so very much
 guàn chè to implement / to put into practice / to carry out
 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
 shì shí shàng in fact / in reality / actually / as a matter of fact / de facto / ipso facto
 fǎ rén legal person / corporation / see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2]
 fēn wéi to divide sth into (parts) / to subdivide
 Jí lín Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春|长春 / also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province
 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens
 hǎo chu benefit / advantage / gain / profit / also pr. [hao3 chu4] / CL:個|个[ge4]
 xiàn rù to sink into / to get caught up in / to land in (a predicament)
 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / good (of a movie, book, TV show etc) / embarrassed / humiliated
 tǐ nèi within the body / in vivo (vs in vitro) / internal to
 bù lùn whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss
 mú yàng look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL:個|个[ge4] / also pr. [mo2 yang4]
 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target
 yī huì a moment / a while / in a moment / also pr. [yi1 hui3]
 dā pèi to pair up / to match / to arrange in pairs / to add sth into a group
 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
 bù chéng won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
 pèng dào to come across / to run into / to meet / to hit
 yǒng héng eternal / everlasting / fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
 zhèng bǎn genuine / legal / see also 盜版|盗版[dao4 ban3]
 xiǎng bu dào unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that
 zhuī jiū to investigate / to look into
 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
 gǎi wéi to change into
 méi cuò that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
 Nán chāng Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 / in southeast China / also Nanchang county
 zhì yí to call into question / to question (truth or validity)
 zǎo chén early morning / CL:個|个[ge4] / also pr. [zao3 chen5]
 tuī xíng to put into effect / to carry out
 liǎng guó both countries / two countries
 yī zú social group / subculture / family / clan / see also 族[zu2]
 bù jí to fall short of / not as good as / too late
 shéi zhī dào God knows... / Who would have imagined...?
 nà rù to bring into / to channel into / to integrate into / to incorporate
 yù shàng to come across (sb) / to run into
 shuō míng shū (technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:本[ben3]
 jūn kě all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
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