开始[開始] kāishǐ to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[gè] 哪[哪] na, něi, nǎ how/which, (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a] after a word ending in "n"), which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier) 那样[那樣] nàyàng that kind/that sort 今晚[今晚] jīnwǎn tonight 写[寫] xiě to write 号[號] háo, hào roar/cry/CL:個|个[gè], ordinal number/day of a month/mark/sign/business establishment/size/ship suffix/horn (wind instrument)/bugle call/assumed name/to take a pulse/classifier used to indicate number of people 枪[槍] qiāng, Qiāng surname Qiang, gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function similar to a gun/CL:支[zhī],把[bǎ],桿|杆[gǎn],條|条[tiáo],枝[zhī]/to substitute for another person in a test/to knock/classifier for rifle shots, variant of 槍|枪[qiāng]/rifle/spear 小时[小時] xiǎoshí hour/CL:個|个[gè] 警察[警察] jǐngchá police/police officer/CL:個|个[gè] 公司[公司] gōngsī (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated/CL:家[jiā] 照片[照片] zhàopiàn photograph/picture/CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào],幅[fú] 拍[拍] pāi to pat/to clap/to slap/to swat/to take (a photo)/to shoot (a film)/racket (sports)/beat (music) 处理[處理] chǔlǐ 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 案子[案子] ànzi long table/counter/case/law case/legal case/judicial case 办公室[辦公室] bàngōngshì office/business premises/bureau/CL:間|间[jiān] 同意[同意] tóngyì to agree/to consent/to approve 帮忙[幫忙] bāngmáng to help/to lend a hand/to do a favor/to do a good turn 半[半] bàn half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half 聪明[聰明] cōngming intelligent/clever/bright/smart/acute (of sight and hearing) 记[記] jì to record/to note/to memorize/to remember/mark/sign/classifier for blows, kicks, shots 店[店] diàn inn/shop/store/CL:家[jiā] 日[日] rì, Rì abbr. for 日本[Rì běn], Japan, sun/day/date, day of the month 有关[有關] yǒuguān to have sth to do with/to relate to/related to/to concern/concerning 光[光] guāng light/ray/CL:道[dào]/bright/only/merely/to use up 下面[下面] xiàmiàn below/under/next/the following/also pr. [xià mian], to boil noodles 洗[洗] xǐ to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo) 老板[老板] Lǎobǎn, lǎobǎn variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn], Robam (brand), boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[gè] 真相[真相] zhēnxiàng the truth about sth/the actual facts 银行[銀行] yínháng bank/CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè] 什么样[什麼樣] shénmeyàng what kind?/what sort?/what appearance? 多么[多麼] duōme how (wonderful etc)/what (a great idea etc)/however (difficult it may be etc)/(in interrogative sentences) how (much etc)/to what extent 逃[逃] táo to escape/to run away/to flee 味道[味道] wèidao flavor/smell/hint of 广告[廣告] guǎnggào to advertise/a commercial/advertisement/CL:項|项[xiàng] 鞋[鞋] xié shoe/CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī], variant of 鞋[xié] 再说[再說] zàishuō to say again/to put off a discussion until later/moreover/what's more/besides 空[空] kòng, kōng empty/air/sky/in vain, to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space/leisure/free time 上班[上班] shàngbān to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the office 目的[目的] mùdì purpose/aim/goal/target/objective/CL:個|个[gè] 经理[經理] jīnglǐ manager/director/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng] 报纸[報紙] bàozhǐ newspaper/newsprint/CL:份[fèn],期[qī],張|张[zhāng] 手上 灯[燈] dēng lamp/light/lantern/CL:盞|盏[zhǎn] 桌子[桌子] zhuōzi table/desk/CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào] 箱子[箱子] xiāngzi suitcase/chest/box/case/trunk/CL:隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè] 卷[卷] juǎn, juàn to roll up/roll/classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc), scroll/book/volume/chapter/examination paper/classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll, to roll (up)/to sweep up/to carry on/roll 看法[看法] kànfǎ way of looking at a thing/view/opinion/CL:個|个[gè] 纸[帋] zhǐ variant of 紙|纸[zhǐ], paper/CL:張|张[zhāng],沓[dá]/classifier for documents, letter etc 伤口[傷口] shāngkǒu wound/cut 明[明] Míng, míng Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)/surname Ming/Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God, bright/opposite: dark 暗[àn]/(of meaning) clear/to understand/next/public or open/wise/generic term for a sacrifice to the gods 椅子[椅子] yǐzi chair/CL:把[bǎ],套[tào] 箱[箱] xiāng box/trunk/chest 平[平] píng, Píng surname Ping, flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw (score)/calm/peaceful/see also 平聲|平声[píng shēng] 的话[的話] dehuà if (coming after a conditional clause) 好笑[好笑] hǎoxiào laughable/funny/ridiculous 左边[左邊] zuǒbian left/the left side/to the left of 拍照[拍照] pāizhào to take a picture 面试[面試] miànshì to be interviewed (as a candidate)/interview 助理[助理] zhùlǐ assistant 敲[敲] qiāo to hit/to strike/to tap/to rap/to knock/to rip sb off/to overcharge 右边[右邊] yòubian right side/right, to the right 关门[關門] guānmén to close a door/to lock a door/(of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) 地下室[地下室] dìxiàshì basement/cellar 什么的[什麼的] shénmede and so on/and what not 饭店[飯店] fàndiàn restaurant/hotel/CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè] 黄金[黃金] huángjīn gold/golden (opportunity)/prime (time) 二十[二十] èrshí twenty/20 银[銀] yín silver/silver-colored/relating to money or currency 星期五[星期五] Xīngqīwǔ Friday 星期六[星期六] Xīngqīliù Saturday 星期天[星期天] Xīngqītiān Sunday/CL:個|个[gè] 后门[後門] hòumén the back door/fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)/anus 有名[有名] yǒumíng famous/well-known 星期一[星期一] Xīngqīyī Monday 下车[下車] xiàchē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) 地道[地道] dìdao, dìdào tunnel/causeway, authentic/genuine/proper 上海[上海] Shànghǎi Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù] 高明[高明] gāomíng, Gāomíng Gaoming district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fó shān shì], Guangdong, brilliant/superior/tall and bright 小吃[小吃] xiǎochī snack/refreshments/CL:家[jiā] 后天[後天] hòutiān the day after tomorrow/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori 刘[劉] liú, Liú surname Liu, (classical) a type of battle-ax/to kill/to slaughter 赵[趙] zhào, Zhào surname Zhao/one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC)/the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms, to surpass (old) 上进[上進] shàngjìn to make progress/to do better/fig. ambitious to improve oneself/to move forwards 不见了[不見了] bùjiànle to have disappeared/to be missing/nowhere to be found 外滩[外灘] Wàitān the Shanghai Bund or Waitan 看书[看書] kànshū to read/to study 一点也 刘路飞 赵亮