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Here are all the words you need to know in Developing Chinese 5.

yī dìng一定fixed; constant

bù yǐ wéi rán不以为然disagree

bù kān不堪cannot bear/stand; cannot

bù dé yǐ不得已act against one's will

bù móu ér hé不谋而合agree without prior consultation

bù qǐ yǎn r不起眼儿not attracting attention

zhuān lì专利patent; patent right

zhòng duō众多multitudinous

lún lǐ伦理ethics

tǐ yàn体验learn through practice; experience

custom; vulgar

xìn lài信赖trust

zhàosign; augur

miǎn bu liǎo免不了be bound to

xìng chōng chōng兴冲冲animatedly

diǎn gù典故literary quotation

fēn biàn分辨distinguish; resolution

biàn huàn变幻change irregularly

xiàng wǎng向往look forward to

xiǎng liàng响亮resounding

shāng biāo商标trademark

tí kū啼哭cry

xǐ qì yáng yáng喜气洋洋full of joy

náng zhōng xiū sè囊中羞涩have a light/lean/shallow/slender purse

tángmain room of a house; courtroom in a yamen

xī yáng夕阳the declining sun; the evening/sunset

kuíkui [fifteenth of the twentyeight constellations in ancient Chinese astronomy]

yáoa surname

xué míng学名formal name used at school; scientific name

nìng yuàn宁愿would rather...than...

kuān dà宽大wide; lenient

xiǎo míng小名pet name

yōu mò幽默humorous

yōu shāng忧伤distressed

liàn liàn bù shě恋恋不舍be reluctant to bid farewell

qià qiǎo恰巧by chance/coincidence

qíng lǚ情侣sweethearts

qíng gǎn情感emotion; affection

huò xǔ或许perhaps

suǒ wèi所谓what is known as; so-called

rǎo luàn扰乱disturb

bào yuàn抱怨complain

guà gōu挂钩couple; link up with

dī fang提防guard against

zhuàng chē撞车collision of vehicles; clash of opinions or interests

shí guāng时光time; years

wǎn nián晚年old age

wǎn diǎn晚点be behind schedule

qī dài期待look forward to

Chinese catalpa; native place

bǐ yù比喻compare one to another; metaphor

foam; saliva

jǔ sàng沮丧dejected; depress

ní nìng泥泞muddy; mire

zhù cè注册register

yuán quán源泉source; source

huá jī滑稽amusing; comic talk, a kind of Chinese folk art forms, popular in Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou

fán zào烦躁agitated

tè dìng特定specially designated; specified

xiá zhǎi狭窄cramped; narrow and limited

lǐ zhì理智reason; rational

liú xīn留心be careful

liú yì留意be careful

shěng shì省事facilitate/simplify matters; handy

yìng bāng bāng硬邦邦very hard; unnatural

bèn niǎo xiān fēi笨鸟先飞Clumsy birds have to start flying early—the slow need to start early.

jīn pí lì jìn筋疲力尽tired out

jiǎn lòu简陋simple and crude

lèi sì类似analogous

suǒ xìng索性simply

fán tǐ zì繁体字original Chinese character

jīng fèi经费outlay

bēi bāo背包knapsack

luò kōng落空fail

wō niú蜗牛snail

xié yīn谐音euphony; partials

huò bì货币currency

huò sè货色kinds and quality of goods; stuff

dǔ qì赌气act rashly out of a sense of injustice

zàn xǔ赞许speak favourably of

guò shī过失error; offence

pò bù jí dài迫不及待too impatient to wait

jiàn yú鉴于since; in view of

chuíweight; weight-shaped thing

bì mén gēng闭门羹deny or be denied entrance

suí yì随意at will

suí bǐ随笔informal essay; jottings

yǐn cáng隐藏hide

zhàng ài障碍barrier

nán guān难关difficulty

léi tóng雷同echo with thunders; be duplicate

shùn kǒu顺口easy to read; agreeable to one's taste

shùn lǐ chéng zhāng顺理成章write with good arrangement/presentation; logical/rational

fēng shàng风尚prevailing custom/habit

cā jiān ér guò擦肩而过brush against/by/past somebody

wú suǒ bù tán无所不谈hold forth on various subjects

shùn qí zì rán顺其自然in accordance with its natural tendency

sān liú三流third-rate

jiù shè huì旧社会old society

guò jìng chù过境处border crossing