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 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
 rú guǒ if / in case / in the event that
 xiàn zài now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays
 Běi jīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1])
 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
 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly
 diǎn jī to hit / to press / to strike (on the keyboard) / to click (a web page button)
 wèi le for / for the purpose of / in order 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 / the present time / 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. [qi3lai5]
 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]
 zhī hòu after / behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards / since then
 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 / all the way through
 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 / in company (with) / altogether / in total / an instance of / a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
 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])
 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following
 dào liǎo at last / finally / in the end
 dāng qián the present time / to be faced with
 zhèng zài to be in the process of (doing sth) / to be currently ...-ing
 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to 港[Gang3])
 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
 cái liào (raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
 xià mian below / under / next / the following
 quán qiú the whole world / worldwide / global
 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
 Zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2]
 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
 duì fāng the other person / the other side / the other party
 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])
 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 see 南京市[Nan2jing1 Shi4] / Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1421) and of the Republic of China (1927-1937 and 1946-1949)
 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
 jí shí timely / at the right time / promptly / without delay
 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
 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
 suǒ wèi what is meant by the expression ... / what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called
 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)
 zhí de worth the money / to merit / to deserve / to be worth (doing sth)
 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4]
 zàn shí temporary / provisional / for the time being
 jí jiāng about to / on the point of / soon
 qīng nián youth / youthful years / young person / the young
 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards
 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
 zhōng jiān the middle / the inside / in the middle / within / between / among / during / in the meantime
 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
 Rén dà people's congress, a legislative body within the PRC's system of government at any of various levels &ndash / national, provincial, municipal, county or township (abbr. for 人民代表大會|人民代表大会[ren2min2 dai4biao3 da4hui4])
 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 / whenever necessary
 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.)
 dāng nián in those days / back then / in those years / to be in the prime of life
 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
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