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 quán qiú entire / total / global / the (whole) world / worldwide
 rú guǒ if / in case / in the event that
 xiàn zài now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays
 jiù shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
 suǒ yǐ therefore / as a result / so / the reason why
 tóng shí at the same time / simultaneously
 mù qián at the present time / currently
 qí tā other / (sth or sb) else / the rest
 diǎn jī to hit / to press / to strike (on the keyboard) / to click (a web page button)
 wèi le in order to / for the purpose of / so as to
 bù tóng different / distinct / not the same / not alike
 dì fāng region / regional (away from the central administration) / local
 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 jīn tiān today / at the present / now
 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
 gēng xīn to replace the old with new / to renew / to renovate / to upgrade / to update / to regenerate
 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]
 yī yàng same / like / equal to / the same as / just like
 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]
 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be
 jié guǒ outcome / result / conclusion / in the end / as a result / to kill / to dispatch
 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / from the beginning of ... up to ... / all along
 rén mín the people / CL:個|个[ge4]
 yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
 yī qǐ in the same place / together / with / altogether (in total)
 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following
 dào liǎo at last / finally / in the end
 zhèng zài just at (that time) / right in (that place) / right in the middle of (doing sth)
 dài biǎo representative / delegate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2] / to represent / to stand for / on behalf of / in the name of
 zhōng yú at last / in the end / finally / eventually
 shēn tǐ the body / one's health / CL:具[ju4],個|个[ge4] / in person
 qí tā other / the others / else / other than it / in addition to the thing mentioned above
 xià mian below / under / next / the following
 shēn shang on the body / at hand / among
 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on
 àn zhào according to / in accordance with / in the light of / on the basis of
 shàng shì to hit the market (of a new product) / to float (a company on the stock market)
 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)
 jīng diǎn the classics / scriptures / classical / classic (example, case etc) / typical
 suí zhe along with / in the wake of / following
 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature / CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]
 yǒu le I've got a solution! / to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])
 gǎn dào to feel / to sense / to have the feeling that / to think that / to move / to affect
 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
 wǎn shang evening / night / CL:個|个[ge4] / in the evening
 xiàn chǎng the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site
 shǒu xiān first (of all) / in the first place
 tiān xià land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule
 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last
 nu:3 xìng woman / the female sex
 tóng xué to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
 kāi fàng to bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded / unrestrained by convention / unconstrained in one's sexuality
 Nán jīng Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 / capital of China at different historical periods
 chōng fèn ample / sufficient / adequate / full / fully / to the full
 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
 běn wén this text / article / the main body of a book
 běn rén I / me / myself / oneself / yourself / himself / herself / the person concerned
 fā tiē to stick sth up (on the wall) / to post (on a noticeboard or website)
 zhī zhōng inside / among / in the midst of (doing sth) / during
 guī fàn norm / standard / specification / regulation / rule / within the rules / to fix rules / to regulate / to specify
 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
 zhèng míng proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL:個|个[ge4] / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of
 shàng wǎng to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
 zhèng shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
 tū pò to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
 qún zhòng mass / multitude / the masses
 lìng yī another / the other
 chū shòu to sell / to offer for sale / to put on the market
 yī jiā the whole family / the same family / the family ... (when preceded by a family name) / group
 xiāng yìng to correspond / answering (one another) / to agree (among the part) / corresponding / relevant / appropriate / (modify) accordingly
 jìn kǒu to import / imported / entrance / inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
 zàn shí temporary / provisional / for the time being
 jí jiāng on the eve of / to be about to / to be on the verge of
 qīng nián youth / youthful years / young person / the young
 bì jìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis
 gǎn shòu to sense / perception / to feel (through the senses) / to experience / a feeling / an impression / an experience
 què shì nevertheless / actually / the fact is ...
 jì rán since / as / this being the case
 wèn dào to ask the way / to ask
 suǒ shǔ one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) / subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) / belonging to / affiliated / under one's command
 zhǔ dòng to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4] / drive (of gears and shafts etc)
 suí shí at any time / at all times / at the right time
 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time
 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken &ndash / except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
 huò shì or / either one or the other
 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
 yī tào suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior
 háng qíng market price / quotation of market price / the current market situation
 sān xīng three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation / the belt of Orion / three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation
 lǎo rén old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents
 yī kuài one block / one piece / one (unit of money) / together / in the same place / in company
 dà shà (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 / Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 / Empire State Building etc)
 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss
 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract
 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back
 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
 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
 shū kù a store room for books / fig. an erudite person / the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus
 Jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld
 fǎn ér instead / on the contrary / contrary (to expectations)
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