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Here are all the words you need to know in Developing Chinese 1.

yī xiē一些a little; a number of

yī huì r一会儿a little while; in a while

yī zhí一直straight; always

wèi shén me为什么why

jiāohand over; meet

yǐ qián以前earlier times

bǎo zhèng保证pledge; bail

xiūembellish;repair

zuò kè做客be a guest/visitor

xiān sheng先生teacher; Mister

guāng lín光临be present

nèi róng内容content

xiěwrite; compose

bàndo; buy/purchase supplies

nǔ lì努力make an effort/efforts to do something; with one's best efforts

bāowrap; pack

màisell; make a living by one's labor, skill, etc.

calorie; card

fā yīn发音pronounce; pronunciation

kǒu yǔ口语spoken language

zhǐjust; all that there is

zhǐ hǎo只好have to

hòu tiān后天the day after tomorrow; a period in which humans or animals exist independently after birth

hòu lái后来afterwards; newly arrived/come

tīng lì听力hearing; aural/listening comprehension

pí jiǔ啤酒beer

shèng dàn圣诞Christmas; birthday of Confucius

shèng dàn jié圣诞节Christmas

huàibecome or make bad; spoil

zuòbe seated; be punished

shēng diào声调note; the tone of Chinese characters

wài mài外卖provide takeaway/takeout service; carry-out

wài guó外国foreign country

wài bian外边out; place other than where one lives or works

duōmuch; exceed the expected/intended quantity

xuéstudy; imitate

wánintact; complete

róng yì容易easy; likely/liable/prone/apt to

mào zi帽子cap; brand

diànshop; inn

zhāngdraw; tense

dāng rán当然certainly; natural: naturally

wàngforget; overlook

kuài cān快餐snack

jí máng急忙hurried

zǒng shì总是always

dàiwear something on the head, face, neck, chest, arm, etc.; put on

fáng dōng房东owner or lessor of a house or room

shǒu tào手套gloves

dǎ kāi打开open; bring about a new situation

bào qiàn抱歉sorry

pái duì排队queue

jiàoteach; ask

nuǎn qì暖气central heating system; heating equipment

gèngfurther; more

zuì jìn最近shortest; recently

yǒu míng有名famous

fú wù yuán服务员attendant; odd-jobmen

order; rest stop

huān yíng欢迎welcome; receive favorably

bǐ sà bǐng比萨饼pizza

mǎnfull; satisfied

rè nao热闹lively; liven up

ài ren爱人husband or wife; sweetheart

píngbottle; the quantity contained in a bottle, vase or jar

diàn huà电话telephone; phone call

kàn jiàn看见catch sight of

zháo jí着急feel anxious

kōng tiáo空调air condition

auxiliary word for ordinal numbers; mansion/residence of a high official

dì yī第一first; most important

děngequal; class

jīng cháng经常everyday; often

wǎng zhàn网站website

shū fu舒服comfortable; be/feel well

pú táo jiǔ葡萄酒wine

rèn wéi认为consider

shìtry; examination

shuō huà说话speak; chat

read aloud/out; read

zhàng hù账户account; classifications made in an account book about the use, source and turnover of capital, etc.

fèicost; fee

guò qù过去leave or pass by where the speaker or listener is for somewhere else;die

zhè yàng这样like this; this way

jìn bù进步progress; progressive

biànall over; once through

yóu xiāng邮箱mailbox

jiǔliquor

jiǎo zi饺子dumpling

mián yī棉衣cotton-padded clothes

fēn zhōng分钟minute

hǎo chī好吃tasty

jí jí máng máng急急忙忙hastily

dǎ diàn huà打电话call

kuài cān diàn快餐店snack bar

biéleave; differentiate

launch; send out

nándifficult; make things difficult for somebody

duō cháng shí jiān多长时间how long

kāi zhàng hù开账户have an account