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

yī lǜ一律same; all

zhǔ fàn主犯prime culprit

jīng qiāng京腔Beijing accent

hé děng何等what kind of; what

lì zhèng例证case in point

xìn yù信誉reputation

ào qì傲气conceit; arrogant

quán shén guàn zhù全神贯注be preoccupied with

qiē huàn切换cut

qiē cuō切磋compare notes

jiā jù加剧aggravate

wù shí务实deal with concrete matters relating to work; pragmatic

qín fèn勤奋diligent

pǐ fū匹夫ordinary man/person; ignorant or unintelligent person

shí quán shí měi十全十美leave nothing to be desired

shí zú十足pure; out-and-out

yìn zhèng印证confirm; confirmation

qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn取长补短complement each other

sī fǎ司法judicature

hēng哼groan; hum

wéi dú唯独only

xī xī hā hā嘻嘻哈哈laughing and joking; facetious

kùn huò困惑perplexed; confuse

kēng坑hole; bury alive

shī xìn失信break one's promise

wǎn zhuǎn婉转tactful and indirect; sweet and agreeable

shǒu xìn守信be true to one's promise

guān yuán官员official

mì mi má má密密麻麻close and numerous

céng chū bù qióng层出不穷emerge in an endless stream

shì mín市民urban inhabitants

bāng xiōng帮凶abet; accomplice

lián jié廉洁whitehanded

qiáng huà强化strengthen

xīn líng心灵clever; heart

xīn gān qíng yuàn心甘情愿be most willing

máng lǐ tōu xián忙里偷闲take a short break during a period of busy work

niàn tou念头idea

huái jiù怀旧feel nostalgia

yōu rán悠然carefree and leisurely

yōng yǒu拥有own

lüè掠take up; scud

yǎn shì掩饰cover up; deception

tí shì提示tip

xié dài携带carry; guide and support

jiào yǎng教养bring up; upbringing

shù mǎ数码numeral; number

fū yǎn敷衍elaborate; act in a perfunctory manner

yǒu yì shí有意识have awareness/consciousness

mèng yóu梦游sleepwalk; travel in a dream

mó shì模式mode; schema

zhèng zōng正宗orthodox school; authentic

shuǐ zhǔn水准standard; horizontal plane

yóu qiāng huá diào油腔滑调oily

fǎ guī法规laws and regulations

liú tǎng流淌run

xiāo mó消磨wear down; fill in time

jiāo lǜ焦虑extremely anxious

chàng xiāo畅销be in great demand

shū yuǎn疏远become estranged; indifferent

xiāng tí bìng lùn相提并论mention in the same breath

zǔ xiān祖先ancestry; biologically ancestral form

chēng xiōng dào dì称兄道弟call each other brothers

zhāng jié章节chapters and sections

fěn suì粉碎break into pieces; smash

jīng dǎ xì suàn精打细算budget carefully

sù zhì素质character

zhōng jiū终究all in all

jué zhèng绝症fatal illness

yuán mù qiú yú缘木求鱼climb a tree to catch fish—a fruitless approach

quē xiàn缺陷defect

zì xǐng自省introspection

jié jiǎn节俭thrifty

máng rán茫然ignorant; disappointed

xīn shui薪水salary

yào hài要害vital part; key department

jiàn lì wàng yì见利忘义forget all moral principles at the sight of profit

jiàn qián yǎn kāi见钱眼开be hungry for money

rèn zhī认知cognition; cognitive

háo shuǎng豪爽bold and uninhibited

yíng lì赢利make a profit

fú shè辐射radiate; radiation

nì zhuǎn逆转reverse; come back

xùn sè逊色inferiority; inferior

lǐ lòng里弄neighbourhood

mén pái门牌number plate; house number

tuó luó陀螺spinning top; gyroscope

mó lì魔力charm

bīn bīn yǒu lǐ彬彬有礼refined and courteous

suí shí suí dì随时随地anywhere and anytime

jǐng rán yǒu xù井然有序orderly

qiàn rù嵌入built-in

wèi lái xué未来学futurology

gāo xīn yǎng lián高薪养廉cultivate honesty and integrity through high pay

qǐ jìn r起劲儿vigorous

wēi ruǎn gōng sī微软公司Microsoft Corporation

yī hǎo bǎi hǎo一好百好what is good is all good

yī shí wú yōu衣食无忧not worry about food and clothing

zhí tǒng tǒng直统统all straight

shù yǐ yì jì数以亿计hundreds of millions