以 及 yǐ jí as well as / too / and 并 且 bìng qiě and / besides / moreover / furthermore / in addition 起 来 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] 东 西 dōng xī east and west 科 技 kē jì science and technology 大 小 dà xiǎo dimension / magnitude / size / measurement / large and small / at any rate / adults and children / consideration of seniority 广 州 Guǎng zhōu Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong / Canton 左 右 zuǒ yòu left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence 下 来 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) 越 来 越 yuè lái yuè more and more 到 底 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last 姓 名 xìng míng surname and given name / full name 即 可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice 杭 州 Háng zhōu Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China 等 等 děng děng et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on! 及 其 jí qí (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... / and their ... / and his ... / and her ... 英 国 Yīng guó United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2] / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2] 传 奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 成 都 Chéng dū Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 / in southwest China 父 母 fù mǔ father and mother / parents 尽 管 jǐn guǎn despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating 掌 握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency 武 汉 Wǔ hàn Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province 影 视 yǐng shì movies and television 证 券 zhèng quàn negotiable security (financial) / certificate / stocks and bonds 配 合 pèi hé matching / fitting in with / compatible with / to correspond / to fit / to conform to / rapport / to coordinate with / to act in concert with / to cooperate / to become man and wife / to combine parts of machine 权 利 quán lì right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth 毕 竟 bì jìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis 来 看 lái kàn to come and see / to see a topic from a certain point of view 天 地 tiān dì heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity 主 动 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) 有 时 yǒu shí sometimes / now and then 维 修 wéi xiū maintenance (of equipment) / to protect and maintain 规 则 guī zé rule / regulation / rules and regulations 工 艺 gōng yì arts and crafts / industrial arts 妻 子 qī zǐ wife and children 动 漫 dòng màn cartoons and comics / anime and manga / cartoon (animated movie) / anime 西 安 Xī ān Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] in northwest China / see 西安區|西安区[Xi1 an1 Qu1] 三 星 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 指 定 zhǐ dìng to appoint / to assign / to indicate clearly and with certainty / designated 男 女 nán nu:3 male-female / male and female 采 访 cǎi fǎng to interview / to gather news / to hunt for and collect / to cover 纷 纷 fēn fēn one after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / diverse / in profusion / numerous and confused / pell-mell 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 书 库 shū kù a store room for books / fig. an erudite person / the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus 温 柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender 沈 阳 Shěn yáng Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China / old names include Fengtian 奉天[Feng4 tian1], Shengjing 盛京[Sheng4 jing1] and Mukden 江 湖 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 高 校 gāo xiào universities and colleges / abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校 供 求 gōng qiú supply and demand (economics) 新 浪 Xīn làng Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company 欧 美 Oū Měi Europe and America / the West 云 南 Yún nán Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[dian1] or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明 听 说 to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking 研 发 yán fā research and development / to develop 医 药 yī yào medical care and medicines / medicine (drug) / medical / pharmaceutical 工 商 gōng shāng industry and commerce 联 想 lián xiǎng to associate (cognitively) / to make an associative connection / mental association / word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs 咱 们 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] 山 西 Shān xī Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉|晋[Jin4] capital Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2] 上 下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about 搜 狐 Sōu hú Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company 郑 州 Zhèng zhōu Zhengzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Henan Province in central China 服 饰 fú shì apparel / clothing and personal adornment 多 多 duō duō many / much / a lot / lots and lots / more / even more 语 文 yǔ wén literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) 一 口 yī kǒu readily / flatly (deny, admit and so on) / a mouthful / a bite 长 沙 Cháng shā Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China 考 察 kǎo chá to inspect / to observe and study / on-the-spot investigation 济 南 Jǐ nán Jinan, subprovincial city and capital of Shandong province in northeast China 审 批 shěn pī to examine and approve / to endorse 聪 明 cōng ming intelligent / clever / bright / smart / acute (of sight and hearing) 身 材 shēn cái stature / build (height and weight) / figure 夫 妻 fū qī husband and wife / married couple 新 人 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens 回 头 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by 财 经 cái jīng finance and economics 百 度 Bǎi dù Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999 权 益 quán yì rights / interests / rights and benefits 国 内 外 guó nèi wài domestic and international / at home and abroad 仅 仅 jǐn jǐn barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more) 饮 食 yǐn shí food and drink / diet 纺 织 fǎng zhī spinning and weaving 黑 龙 江 Hēi lóng jiāng Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] / Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia / Amur river 因 而 yīn ér therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ... 哈 尔 滨 Hā ěr bīn Harbin, subprovincial city and capital of Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China 权 威 quán wēi authority / authoritative / power and prestige 福 州 Fú zhōu Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China / formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow 上 门 shàng mén to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family 影 音 yǐng yīn recorded media (CD and DVD) / sound and movies 之 类 zhī lèi and so on / and such 开 关 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off 大 门 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family 防 治 fáng zhì to prevent and cure / prevention and cure 前 后 qián hòu around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear 风 情 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc 五 金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡 反 复 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return 买 卖 mǎi mài buying and selling / business / business transactions / CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] 昆 明 Kūn míng Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
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