SSC Elementary 1

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Here are all the words you need to know in Short-term Spoken Chinese Elementary 1.

yī dìng一定fixed; constant

yī zhí一直straight; always

lín临face; arrive

wèi le为了in order to

zhǔ yi主意idea; decision

xí guàn习惯be accustomed to; habit

jīng jù京剧Beijing opera

cóng lái从来always

tǐ yù guǎn体育馆gym

pián yi便宜cheap; unearned gains

dǎo倒fall; collapse

piān piān偏偏wilfully; contrary to expectation

zuò做do; make

jiàn shēn fáng健身房gym

xiān先first; earlier

gōng sī公司company

guān zhào关照look after; notify by word of mouth

zài shuō再说put off until some time later; besides

bīng冰feel cold from contact with cold things; ice

liáng kuai凉快nice and cool; cool oneself

huá yì华裔China and its neighbouring countries; ethnic Chinese

yìn xiàng印象impression

yuán lái原来formerly; former

fā yīn发音pronounce; pronunciation

tóng yì同意agree with

chǎo吵noisy; make a noise

zhōu dào周到thoughtful

wèi dào味道taste; smell

xián咸all; a surname

tóu头head; hair

tóu téng头疼headache

ān jìng安静quiet; calm

wán quán完全complete; totally

duì对answer; treat

xiǎo mài bù小卖部canteen

chà bu duō差不多similar; almost

xī wàng希望hope; hope

jiàn yì建议suggest; suggestion

guài bu de怪不得no/little wonder; not to blame

guǎi拐crutch; turn

ná shǒu拿手be good at

jǐ挤crowd; force out by pressure

tǐng挺straight; stick out

huàn换exchange; change

cāo chǎng操场playground

fāng biàn方便convenient; make easier for

jì既already; since

guǒ zhī果汁fruit juice

xiào yuán校园campus

xiē歇have a rest; stop

duàn段section; break

pài派group of people with the same stand, viewpoints, work style or lifestyle; manner

liú lì流利fluent; smoothly

diǎn点spot; dot stroke

rè qíng热情enthusiasm; warm

rè nao热闹lively; liven up

rán hòu然后then

shú xī熟悉know something or somebody well; be familiar with

tè bié特别special; especially

cāi猜guess; speculate

huán jìng环境environment; surroundings

tián甜sweet; happy

zháo着attach; touch

què shí确实reliable; really

kōng tiáo空调air condition

jiǎn dān简单simple; commonplace

jīng shen精神drive; lively

jié shù结束end; style of dressing

fān yì翻译translate; translator

zhí yuán职员functionary

cōng ming聪明clever

nì腻fatty; oily

shū shì舒适comfortable

cài dān菜单bill of fare; menu

chāo shì超市supermarket

lù路road; journey

zhuàn转rotate; stroll

là辣peppery; sting

suān酸sour; grieved

xǐng醒regain consciousness; wake up

fù jìn附近nearby; vicinity

suí biàn随便do as likes; as one likes

shùn biàn顺便in addition to what one is already doing, without much extra effort

fēng wèi风味special flavor

fàn guǎn饭馆restaurant

tóng wū同屋share a room; roommate

yìn dù ní xī yà印度尼西亚Indonesia

hǎo chī好吃tasty

rì běn日本Japan

fǎ guó法国France

měi guó美国the United States of America

lǐ fà diàn理发店hairdresser's

yuè lái yuè越来越all the more

hán guó韩国South Korea

yī biān yī biān一边…一边……while...

yī jiù一…就…...as soon as...

bù dàn ér qiě不但…而且…not only...but also...

wèi r味儿taste

yuè yuè越…越…the more...the more...

dì dào地道subway