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Here are all the words you need to know in Developing Chinese 3.

zhōng huá中华China

mǎi mai买卖buying and selling; store

luàndisorderly; confuse

wǔ huā bā mén五花八门multifarious

qīn jìn亲近close;be friends with somebody

dài míng cí代名词pronoun; synonym

zuò yòng作用affect; action

bǎo ān保安ensure public security; ensure safety

piān piān偏偏wilfully; contrary to expectation

cuīurge; speed up

xiōng di兄弟brothers; fraternal

gōng zhèng公正fair

guān jié关节joint; key link/point

còutake advantage of; move/come close

fēn bié分别part; distinguish

chuàng bàn创办set up

gōng néng功能effective function of object or method

láo lèi劳累exhausted for one's overwork; trouble someone

shēng zhí升职promotion

fǎn ér反而instead

fā rè发热give out heat; have a fever

huí xiǎng回想recall

dì bǎn地板floor; floor

fū qī夫妻husband /man and wife

zì tiáo字条brief note

cún zhé存折deposit book

kāi chǎng bái开场白prologue; introductory remarks

dāng chū当初beginning

xīn huī yì lěng心灰意冷discouraged

sī kǎo思考think

ě xin恶心feel like vomiting; disgust

diàn jì惦记be concerned about

cí ài慈爱affection

jièguard against; warn

fáng dài房贷mortgage; loan for the purchase of a house

shǒu shù手术surgery

shǒu wàn手腕wrist; artifice

chéng jiàn承建undertake the construction

zhuāgrab; scratch

tóucast; put in

bào dá报答requite

cāo zuò操作operate; handling

zǎnaccumulate

zǎo wǎn早晚morning and evening; sooner or later

yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng晕头转向confused and disoriented

céngonce

declining; take the place of

yǒu lì有力strong

wèi lái未来future; coming

běn shēn本身oneself

xiào qìng校庆anniversary of the founding of a school

mèng xiǎng梦想pipe dream; fond dream

qì pài气派dignified air; of impressive appearance

méi zhǔn r没准儿probably; unreliable

yǒngwell; rise

tè yǒu特有characteristic

tián mì甜蜜happy

yòng gōng用功work hard; hardworking

zhēn qíng真情actual state of affairs; real sentiments

zhēn chéng真诚sincere

lí hūn离婚break up/dissolve a marriage

gǎo zhǐ稿纸ruled/standardized writing paper for manuscripts

bǐ jì笔迹handwriting

děng hòu等候await

piāna piece of writing; a sheet of paper

rough; wide

jǐn bā bā紧巴巴tight; hard up

jīng yíng经营manage; plan and organize

quē fá缺乏lack

lǎo po老婆wife

lóngdeaf

jī ròu肌肉muscle

jiān bǎng肩膀shoulder

nǎo dai脑袋person's head; memory

zì shā自杀commit suicide

zī jīn资金fund

zhuàngain; profit

qǐ mǎ起码minimum; at least

shū rù输入bring in; import

cí zhí辞职give up/resign an appointment

mí xìn迷信make a fetish of; blind faith

tuì xiū退休go into retirement

tōng bìng通病common failing

sù dòng速冻quick-freeze

sù dù速度speed; speed

suǒlock; lock a door, case, drawer, etc., or secure something with a chain

zhèngarrison post; town

mén mian门面facade of a shop; appearance

qīng chūn青春youth; age of young people

qī shàng bā xià七上八下be agitated

chuàng zào lì创造力originality

fèi qián费钱cost a lot

yì wèi shēn cháng意味深长be full of meaning

chōu yān抽烟draw on a cigarette

chuán lái传来come to one's ears

sù liào dài塑料袋polybag

yǎn chàng huì演唱会vocal concert

bǎi dì tān r摆地摊儿spread out goods for sale in booth

gān r干儿dried food

shēn jìn伸进reach into