一 下 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 为 了 wèi le in order to / for the purpose of / so as to 介 绍 jiè shào to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present (sb for a job etc) / introduction 希 望 xī wàng to wish for / to desire / hope / CL:個|个[ge4] 那 个 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] 搜 索 sōu suǒ to search (a place) / to search (a database) / to search for (sth) 为 什 么 why? / for what reason? 处 理 chǔ lǐ to handle / to treat / to deal with / to process / to deal with a criminal case / to mete out punishment / to offer for sale at a reduced price / to punish 可 是 kě shì but / however / (used for emphasis) indeed 代 表 dài biǎo representative / delegate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2] / to represent / to stand for / on behalf of / in the name of 负 责 fù zé to be in charge of / to take responsibility for / to be to blame / conscientious 申 请 shēn qǐng to apply for sth / application (form etc) / CL:份[fen4] 有 了 yǒu le I've got a solution! / to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1]) 招 聘 zhāo pìn to invite applications for a job / to recruit 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] 寻 找 xún zhǎo to seek / to look for 从 事 cóng shì to go for / to engage in / to undertake / to deal with / to handle / to do 比 如 bǐ rú for example / for instance / such as 用 于 yòng yú use in / use on / use for 想 要 xiǎng yào to want to / to feel like / to fancy / to care for sb / desirous of 等 待 děng dài to wait / to wait for 出 售 chū shòu to sell / to offer for sale / to put on the market 用 品 yòng pǐn articles for use / products / goods 欧 洲 Oū zhōu Europe / abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1] 暂 时 zàn shí temporary / provisional / for the time being 保 留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later 多 年 duō nián many years / for many years / longstanding 例 如 lì rú for example / for instance / such as 人 大 Rén dà (Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]) / Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Da4 xue2]) 首 次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time 主 管 zhǔ guǎn in charge / responsible for / person in charge / manager 亚 洲 Yà zhōu Asia / abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1] 环 保 huán bǎo environmental protection / environmentally friendly / abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4] 高 中 gāo zhōng senior high school / abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 外 面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance 高 考 gāo kǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) 体 验 tǐ yàn to experience for oneself 采 访 cǎi fǎng to interview / to gather news / to hunt for and collect / to cover 大 哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss 开 通 kāi tōng to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc) 太 阳 tài yang sun / CL:個|个[ge4] / abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2] 物 业 wù yè property / real estate / abbr. for 物業管理|物业管理[wu4 ye4 guan3 li3], property management 书 库 shū kù a store room for books / fig. an erudite person / the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus 高 校 gāo xiào universities and colleges / abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校 查 找 chá zhǎo to search for / to look up 考 生 kǎo shēng exam candidate / student whose name has been put forward for an exam 一 时 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time 专 区 zhuān qū area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture 早 已 zǎo yǐ long ago / for a long time 走 向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 机 场 jī chǎng airport / airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] 自 主 zì zhǔ independent / to act for oneself / autonomous 用 来 yòng lái to be used for 以 外 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond 前 往 qián wǎng to leave for / to proceed towards / to go 做 法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 仅 供 jǐn gōng only for 为 此 wèi cǐ for this reason / with regards to this / in this respect / in order to do this / to this end 超 市 chāo shì supermarket / abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场 / CL:家[jia1] 轿 车 jiào chē enclosed carriage for carrying passengers / motor carriage / car or bus / limousine / CL:部[bu4],輛|辆[liang4] 面 向 miàn xiàng to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet 主 持 zhǔ chí to take charge of / to manage or direct / to preside over / to uphold / to stand for (justice etc) / to host (a TV or radio program etc) / (TV) anchor 考 研 kǎo yán to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program 家 电 jiā diàn household electric appliance / abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器 说 到 shuō dào to talk about / to mention / (preposition) as for 网 游 wǎng yóu online game (abbr. for 網絡遊戲|网络游戏[wang3 luo4 you2 xi4]) 争 取 zhēng qǔ to fight for / to strive for / to win over 无 疑 wú yí undoubtedly / without doubt / for sure 近 年 来 jìn nián lái for the past few years 大 多 dà duō for the most part / many / most / the greater part / mostly 稿 件 gǎo jiàn piece of writing submitted for publication / manuscript / article 请 教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance / to consult 演 唱 yǎn chàng sung performance / to sing for an audience 完 了 wán le to be finished / to be done for / ruined / gone to the dogs / oh no 寻 求 xún qiú to seek / to look for 网 路 wǎng lù network (computer, telecom) / Internet / Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4] 相 机 xiàng jī camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow 版 面 bǎn miàn page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website) / printing space (reserved for some content) / page layout 课 件 kè jiàn courseware (abbr. for 課程軟件|课程软件[ke4 cheng2 ruan3 jian4]) 渴 望 kě wàng to thirst for / to long for 初 中 chū zhōng junior high school / abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 一 时 间 yī shí jiān for a moment / momentarily 中 共 Zhōng Gòng abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3], Chinese Communist Party 内 蒙 古 Nèi Měng gǔ Inner Mongolia / abbr. for 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Inner Mongolia autonomous region 清 华 Qīng huá abbr. for 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 Da4 xue2] 抬 头 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc 纪 录 jì lù variant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") 师 傅 shī fu master / qualified worker / respectful form of address for older men / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 全 国 人 大 Quán guó Rén Dà abbr. for 全國人大會議|全国人大会议[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 Da4 hui4 yi4], National People's Congress (NPC) 思 念 sī niàn to think of / to long for / to miss 期 货 qī huò abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约[qi1 huo4 he2 yue1], futures contract (finance) 奥 运 Aò yùn abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会 / Olympic Games / the Olympics 音 响 yīn xiǎng sound / acoustics / audio / hi-fi system / stereo sound system / abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3 he2 yin1 xiang3] 说 起 shuō qǐ to mention / to bring up (a subject) / with regard to / as for 爱 心 ài xīn compassion / kindness / care for others / love / CL:片[pian4] / charity (bazaar, golf day etc) / heart (the symbol ♥) 入 学 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 北 大 Běi Dà Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学) 央 视 Yāng shì China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[Zhong1 guo2 Zhong1 yang1 Dian4 shi4 tai2] 人 次 rén cì person-times / visits / classifier for number of people participating 报 表 bào biǎo forms for reporting statistics / report forms
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