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tiánkòng
(of a test or questionnaire) tofill in the blanks
这是一道填空题。
zhè shì yī dào tián kòng tí.
This is a fill-in-the-blank question.
tiáojiàn
requirem ent; prerequisite; qualification
她很符合我们的招聘条件。
tā hěn fú hé wǒ men de zhāo pìn tiáo jiàn.
She fits our recruitment criteria very well.
tíng
stop
汽车停了下来。
qì chē tíng le xià lái.
The car stopped.
tǐng
very; quite; pretty; rather
这本书挺好看的。
zhè běn shū tǐng hǎo kàn de.
This book is quite nice.
tōngguò
pass through; get past; traverse
汽车正在通过一座大桥。
qì chē zhèng zài tōng guò yī zuò dà qiáo.
The car is crossing a bridge.
tōngguò
by means of; by way of; through; to pass
通过一段时间的学习,我的汉语水平提高了很多。
tōng guò yí duàn shí jiān de xué xí, wǒ de hàn yǔ shuǐ píng tí gāo le hěn duō.
Through a period of study, my Chinese proficiency has improved a lot.
tōngguò
to pass (an exam, test)
他顺利通过了汉语水平考试。
tā shùn lì tōng guò le hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kǎo shì.
He successfully passed the Chinese proficiency test.
tōngguò
adopt (a motion or proposal); approve; pass
我已经通过了考试。
wǒ yǐ jīng tōng guò le kǎo shì.
I have passed the exam.
tōngzhī
inform ; give notice
请通知大家来开会。
qǐng tōng zhī dà jiā lái kāi huì.
Please inform everyone to come to the meeting.
tōngzhī
notice
我接到了开会的通知。
wǒ jiē dào le kāi huì de tōng zhī.
I received a notice of the meeting.
tóngqíng
sym pathize; show sym pathy
我都很同情他。
wǒ dōu hěn tóng qíng tā.
I sympathize with him.
tuī
push
我的车坏了,请帮我推一下好吗?
wǒ de chē huài le, qǐng bāng wǒ tuī yí xià hǎo ma?
My car is broken, could you please help me push it?
tuīchí
put off; postpone; defer
飞机起飞的时间,推迟了20分钟。
fēi jī qǐ fēi de shí jiān, tuī chí le 20 fēn zhōng.
The flight departure time was delayed by 20 minutes.
tuō
take off; strip; cast off
房间很暖和,把大衣脱了吧。
fáng jiān hěn nuǎn huo, bǎ dà yī tuō le ba.
The room is very warm. Take off your coat.
wàzi
sock; stocking
我把袜子洗干净了。
wǒ bǎ wà zi xǐ gān jìng le.
I washed the socks.
wánquán
com pletely; absolutely; entirely; all; totally
我完全没想到他竟然是这样的人。
wǒ wán quán méi xiǎng dào tā jìng rán shì zhè yàng de rén.
I didn't expect him to be such a person at all.
wǎngqiú
tennis
我最近才开始学习打网球。
wǒ zuì jìn cái kāi shǐ xué xí dǎ wǎng qiú.
I just recently started learning to play tennis.
wǎngzhàn
website
我想办一个汉语学习网站。
wǒ xiǎng bàn yí gè hàn yǔ xué xí wǎng zhàn.
I want to start a Chinese learning website.
wǎng
to; toward
再往前走500米就到了。
zài wǎng qián zǒu 500 mǐ jiù dào le.
Walk forward another 500 meters and you will arrive.
wǎngwǎng
always
星期天,他往往去公园散步。
xīng qī tiān, tā wǎng wǎng qù gōng yuán sàn bù.
On Sundays, he often goes for a walk in the park.
wēixiǎn
dangerous; hazardous; jeopardous; perilous; precarious; risky
在森林里吸烟很危险,容易着火。
zài sēn lín lǐ xī yān hěn wēi xiǎn, róng yì zháo huǒ.
Smoking in the forest is dangerous and can easily catch fire.
wèishēngjiān
toilet; bathroom ; lavatory
请问,卫生间在哪儿?
qǐng wèn,wèi shēng jiān zài nǎ ér?
Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
wèidào
flavor; taste; savour
我最爱吃妈妈做的鱼,味道好极了!
wǒ zuì ài chī mā mā zuò de yú,wèi dào hǎo jí le!
I love the fish cooked by my mother the most, it tastes great!
wēndù
tem perature
进入冬季,温度越来越低。
jìn rù dōng jì,wēn dù yuè lái yuè dī.
Entering winter, the temperature is getting lower and lower.
wénzhāng
essay; article
她把旅行的经历写成了文章。
tā bǎ lǚ xíng de jīng lì xiě chéng le wén zhāng.
She wrote articles about her travel experiences.
wūrǎn
contam inate; pollute; taint
现在环境污染越来越严重。
xiàn zài huán jìng wū rǎn yuè lái yuè yán zhòng.
Environmental pollution is becoming more and more serious now.
wú
have not; there be not
他的话是无根据的。
tā de huà shì wú gēn jù de.
His words are unfounded.
wúliáo
boring; dull; uninteresting
周末我一个人在家,觉得很无聊。
zhōumò wǒ yí gè rén zài jiā, juéde hěn wú liáo.
I was home alone on the weekend and felt very bored.
wúlùn
no m atter what, how , etc.; regardless of
无论我怎么解释,他都不明白。
wú lùn wǒ zěn me jiě shì, tā dōu bù míng bái.
No matter how I explained it, he didn't understand.
wùhuì
misunderstand; misapprehend
对不起,我误会你了。
duì bù qǐ, wǒ wù huì nǐ le.
Sorry, I misunderstood you.
wùhuì
misunderstanding
我们之间好像有误会。
wǒ men zhī jiān hǎo xiàng yǒu wù huì.
There seems to be a misunderstanding between us.
xīhóngshì
tom ato
我买了一些西红柿。
wǒ mǎi le yī xiē xī hóng shì.
I bought some tomatoes.
xīyǐn
attract; fascinate; arrest
这部电影很吸引人。
zhè bù diàn yǐng hěn xī yǐn rén.
This movie is fascinating.
xián
salty
盐放多了,菜有点儿咸。
yán fàng duō le, cài yǒu diǎn ér xián.
There was too much salt and the dish was a bit salty.
xiànjīn
cash
我带的现金不太多,但是商店可以刷卡。
wǒ dài de xiàn jīn bù tài duō, dàn shì shāng diàn kě yǐ shuā kǎ.
I don’t carry much cash, but the store accepts credit cards.
xiànmù
adm ire; envy
我很羡慕他有一份好工作。
wǒ hěn xiàn mù tā yǒu yī fèn hǎo gōng zuò.
I envy him for having a good job.
xiāngfǎn
opposite; contrary; adverse; reverse; inverse; opposed; on the contrary
你说的跟我理解的正好相反。
nǐ shuō de gēn wǒ lǐ jiě de zhèng hǎo xiāng fǎn.
What you said is exactly the opposite of what I understand.
xiāngtóng
same
你的自行车跟我的完全相同。
nǐ de zì xíng chē gēn wǒ de wán quán xiāng tóng.
Your bike is exactly the same as mine.
xiāng
delicious
你做的菜真香啊!
nǐ zuò de cài zhēn xiāng a!
The food you cook is so delicious!
xiángxì
detailed; minute; careful; at length; in detail
她做的计划非常详细。
tā zuò de jì huà fēi cháng xiáng xì.
She planned in great detail.
xiǎng
m ake a sound
你听,是不是电话响了?
nǐ tīng, shì bú shì diàn huà xiǎng le?
Listen, is the phone ringing?
xiàngpí
eraser
你可以借我橡皮用一下吗?
nǐ kě yǐ jiè wǒ xiàng pí yòng yī xià ma?
Can you lend me an eraser?
xiāoxi
inform ation; new s; tidings
我给大家带来了一个好消息。
wǒ gěi dà jiā dài lái le yí gè hǎo xiāo xi.
I have good news for you all.
xiǎochī
snack; refreshm ent
来北京一定要尝一尝北京的小吃。
lái běi jīng yí dìng yào cháng yī cháng běi jīng de xiǎo chī.
When you come to Beijing, you must try Beijing’s snacks.
xiǎoshuō
novel; fiction
他在写一本小说,还没写完。
tā zài xiě yī běn xiǎo shuō, hái méi xiě wán.
He is writing a novel and has not finished it yet.
xiàoguǒ
effect; result; outcom e; purpose; im pression
这种感冒药的效果很好。
zhè zhǒng gǎn mào yào de xiào guǒ hěn hǎo.
This cold medicine works great.
xiàohua
joke
你讲的笑话真有意思。
nǐ jiǎng de xiào hua zhēn yǒu yì si.
The jokes you tell are so funny.
xiàohua
laugh at; mock
请不要笑话别人。
qǐng bú yào xiào hua bié rén.
Please don't laugh at others.
xīnqíng
m ood; fram e of mind; tem per
你今天看起来心情不错。
nǐ jīn tiān kàn qǐ lái xīn qíng bù cuò.
You seem to be in a good mood today.
xīnkǔ
hard; toilsom e; painstaking
爸爸的工作很辛苦。
bà bà de gōng zuò hěn xīn kǔ.
Dad's job is very hard.
xìnfēng
envelope
他把写好的信放进了信封里。
tā bǎ xiě hǎo de xìn fàng jìn le xìn fēng lǐ.
He put the written letter into the envelope.
xìnxī
inform ation; news
电视里报道了关于这件事的最新信息。
diàn shì lǐ bào dào le guān yú zhè jiàn shì de zuì xīn xìnxī.
The latest information about this incident was reported on TV.
xìnxīn
confidence; faith; reliance; assurance
我们对你很有信心,你一定能行。
wǒ men duì nǐ hěn yǒu xìn xīn, nǐ yí dìng néng xíng.
We have great confidence in you, you can do it.
xīngfèn
excited
孩子们听说要去春游,都兴奋地跳了起来。
hái zi men tīng shuō yào qù chūn yóu, dōu xīng fèn dì tiào le qǐ lái.
When the children heard that they were going on a spring outing, they all jumped up excitedly.
xíng
OK; all right; no problem
甲:我们一起去看电影,好吗?乙:行,没问题。
jiǎ: wǒ men yì qǐ qù kàn diàn yǐng, hǎo ma? yǐ: xíng, méi wèn tí.
A: Shall we go to the movies together? B: Sure, no problem.
xíng
OK; all right; no problem
你看这样安排行不行?
nǐ kàn zhè yàng ān pái xíng bù xíng?
Do you think this arrangement works or not?
xǐng
wake; wake up
我昨天夜里3点就醒了,然后就再也睡不着了。
wǒ zuó tiān yè lǐ 3 diǎn jiù xǐng le, rán hòu jiù zài yě shuì bù zháo le.
I woke up at 3 o'clock last night, and then I couldn't fall asleep again.
xǐng
wake; wake up
早上闹钟响了,我才醒过来。
zǎo shang nào zhōng xiǎng le, wǒ cái xǐng guò lái.
When the alarm went off in the morning, I finally woke up.
xìngfú
happy
我生活得很幸福。
wǒ shēng huó dé hěn xìng fú.
I live a happy life.
xìngfú
well-being; happiness; bliss
钱买不来幸福。
qián mǎi bù lái xìng fú.
Money can't buy happiness.
xìngbié
gender; sex
请在表格的第二行填写性别。
qǐng zài biǎo gé de dì èr xíng tián xiě xìng bié.
Please enter your gender on the second line of the form.
xìnggé
character; nature; tem peram ent; disposition
我妻子的性格非常好,从不发脾气。
wǒ qī zǐ de xìng gé fēi cháng hǎo, cóng bù fā pí qì.
My wife has a very good personality and never loses her temper.
xiūlǐ
m end; repair
门坏了,我们找人来修理一下吧。
mén huài le, wǒ men zhǎo rén lái xiū lǐ yí xià ba.
The door is broken, let's find someone to repair it.
xǔduō
num erous; great many; large number of;
我们有许多年没见了。
wǒ men yǒu xǔ duō nián méi jiàn le.
We haven't seen each other for many years.
yālì
pressure; strain; stress; w eight
他最近工作压力很大。
tā zuì jìn gōng zuò yā lì hěn dà.
He has been under a lot of pressure at work recently.
yágāo
toothpaste
牙膏用完了,明天去买吧。
yá gāo yòng wán le, míng tiān qù mǎi ba.
I've run out of toothpaste. Let's buy some tomorrow.
Yàzhōu
A sia
中国是亚洲国家。
zhōng guó shì Yà zhōu guó jiā.
China is an Asian country.
ya
used at the end of a sentence
你本来说好要来的呀。
nǐ běn lái shuō hǎo yào lái de ya.
You promised to come.
ya
exclamation to show surprise
呀,下雪了!
ya, xià xuě le!
Yeah, it's snowing!
yángé
strict; rigorous; stringent
老师对我们的要求很严格。
lǎo shī duì wǒ men de yāo qiú hěn yán gé.
The teacher has very strict requirements on us.
yánzhòng
grave; serious; acute
他生病了,而且很严重。
tā shēng bìng le, ér qiě hěn yán zhòng.
He was sick, and seriously.
yánjiū
investigate; exam ine; go into
这个问题我们还要再研究一下。
zhè ge wèn tí wǒ men hái yào zài yán jiū yī xià.
We still need to study this issue further.
yán
salt
汤不咸,还是再放点儿盐吧。
tāng bù xián, hái shì zài fàng diǎn ér yán ba.
The soup is not salty, so add some more salt.
yǎnjìng
glasses; spectacles
他戴这个黑色眼镜。
tā dài zhè ge hēi sè yǎn jìng.
He wears these black glasses.
yǎnchū
perform ance; presentation
今天是为我们的第一次演出。
jīn tiān shì wèi wǒ men de dì yī cì yǎn chū.
Today is our first show.
yǎnyuán
actor or actress
她是个著名的电影演员。
tā shì gè zhù míng de diàn yǐng yǎn yuán.
She is a famous movie actress.
yángguāng
sunshine; sunlight
阳光从窗户里进到房间里来。
yáng guāng cóng chuāng hù lǐ jìn dào fáng jiān lǐ lái.
Sunlight comes into the room from the window.
yǎngchéng
form ; cultivate
我从小就养成这个习惯。
wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù yǎng chéng zhè ge xí guàn.
I have developed this habit since I was a child.
yàngzi
appearance; shape; form
这件衣服的样子很不错。
zhè jiàn yī fú de yàng zi hěn bú cuò.
This dress looks great.
yāoqǐng
invite; call on; send an invitation
他邀请周末去他家做客。
tā yāo qǐng zhōu mò qù tā jiā zuò kè.
He invited me to his home for the weekend.
yàoshi
if
你要是先来了,就等一下我。
nǐ yào shi xiān lái le, jiù děng yí xià wǒ.
If you came first, just wait for me.
yàoshi
key (to a lock)
我今天忘记带钥匙。
wǒ jīn tiān wàng jì dài yào shi.
I forgot to bring my keys today.
yěxǔ
probably; perhaps; may; m aybe; possibly
他也许不会来了。
tā yě xǔ bú huì lái le.
He may not come.
yèzi
le a f (of a plan t)
春天来了,小树新长出了叶子。
chūn tiān lái le, xiǎo shù xīn zhǎng chū le yè zi.
Spring is here, and the saplings have new leaves.
yè
page
请打开书,翻到21页。
qǐng dǎ kāi shū, fān dào 21 yè.
Please open the book and turn to page 21.
yíqiè
all; every
家里一切的事情,都是妈妈负责。
jiā lǐ yí qiè de shì qíng, dōu shì mā mā fù zé.
Mom is responsible for everything at home.
yǐ
using; taking; by m eans of
他以这些标准来要求自己。
tā yǐ zhè xiē biāo zhǔn lái yāo qiú zì jǐ.
He holds himself to these standards.
yǐwéi
think or believe; feel; suppose; assum e
我以为你已经走了。
wǒ yǐ wéi nǐ yǐ jīng zǒu le.
I thought you were gone.
yìshù
art
我对艺术非常感兴趣。
wǒ duì yì shù fēi cháng gǎn xìng qù.
I'm very interested in art.
yìjiàn
view; suggestion; opinion; idea
你有什么意见,请说出来吧。
nǐ yǒu shén me yì jiàn, qǐng shuō chū lái ba.
If you have any opinions, please speak up.
yīncǐ
therefore; for this reason; consequently
他从小热爱音乐,因此长大后做了一名音乐老师。
tā cóng xiǎo rè ài yīn yuè, yīn cǐ zhǎng dà hòu zuò le yī míng yīn yuè lǎo shī.
He loved music since childhood, therefore he became a music teacher when he grew up.
yīncǐ
therefore; hence; so
他生病了,因此今天没来上课。
tā shēng bìng le, yīn cǐ jīn tiān méi lái shàng kè.
He was sick, therefore he didn't come to class today.
yǐnqǐ
bring; cause; lead to; give rise to; bring about; com e of; arise from
这件事引起了大家的不满。
zhè jiàn shì yǐn qǐ le dà jiā de bù mǎn.
This incident caused dissatisfaction among everyone.
yìnxiàng
im pression; effect; feeling
他给我留下了很好的印象。
tā gěi wǒ liú xià le hěn hǎo de yìn xiàng.
He made a very good impression on me.
yíng
w in
昨天的足球比赛,谁赢了?
zuó tiān de zú qiú bǐ sài, shuí yíng le?
Who won the football match yesterday?
yìngpìn
em ployed by
他应聘到这所大学教书。
tā yìng pìn dào zhè suǒ dà xué jiāo shū.
He applied to teach at the university.
yǒngyuǎn
forever; perp etu ally
我永远不会忘记你对我的帮助。
wǒ yǒng yuǎn bú huì wàng jì nǐ duì wǒ de bāng zhù.
I will never forget how much you helped me.
yǒnggǎn
brave; courageous
哥哥是一个非常勇敢的人。
gēge shì yí gè fēicháng yǒng gǎn de rén.
My elder brother is a very brave person.
yōudiǎn
m erit; advantage; virtue; excellence
人不能拿自己的缺点和别人的优点比较。
rén bù néng ná zì jǐ de quē diǎn hé bié rén de yōu diǎn bǐ jiào.
People cannot compare their own shortcomings with the advantages of others.
yōuxiù
outstanding; great; superior; exceptional
他是一个非常优秀的医生。
tā shì yí gè fēi cháng yōu xiù de yī shēng.
He is a very good doctor.
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