SSC Pre-Intermediate

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

yī lǜ一律same; all

bù liáng不良bad; defective

luàn zāo zāo乱糟糟chaotic; confused

xìn de guò信得过trust; trustworthy

dào chē倒车reverse a car

guān jié yán关节炎arthritis

fēn gōng分工division of labour

fēn dān分担share responsibility for

guāscrape; plane

dòng shǒu动手begin/start work; touch

cān móu参谋give advice; staff officer

fǎn yìng反应chemical reaction; symptom such as vomiting, fever, headache and stomach-ache as a reaction to injection or medication

chuī fēng吹风be in a draught; blow-dry

pǐn wèi品味taste; quality and flavour

tú zhǐ图纸blueprint

zài hu在乎depend on; care about

zài háng在行be expert at something

dì bǎn地板floor; floor

chǎng hé场合occasion

xíng hào型号type

bì zhǐ壁纸wallpaper

shī líng失灵not work

dìng zuò定做custom made

shí huì实惠material benefit; substantial

chǒng wù宠物pet

chǐ cùn尺寸measure; proper limits for speech or action

gōng chéng工程engineering; project that requires a large quantity of manpower and materials

qiǎo kè lì巧克力chocolate

bù zhì布置fix up; assign

kāi yè开业start business; open a private practice

kāi guān开关device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe, such as oil valve and gas valve; switch

xíng xiàng形象image; imagery

wēi bō lú微波炉microwave oven

xīn téng心疼love dearly; make one's heart ache

beat; break

dǎ sǎo打扫sweep

dǎ zhé打折give a discount; not do as promised

bào fèi报废report something as worthless; scrap

ànpress; put aside

tàn qīn探亲go home to visit one's family or folks

jiē shòu接受accept

jiē chù接触get in touch with; engage

chāstick; interpose

chā tóu插头attachment plug

dā pèi搭配collocation; cooperate

gǎi zào改造remould; radically transform the old in order to meet the needs of a new situation

gù yì故意deliberately

wén xué文学literature

shí máo时髦fashionable

míng xīng明星Venus; famous performer or athlete

tiáo wén条纹stripe

biāo qiān标签label

gé zi格子square; lattice

tǎn zi毯子blanket

yóu qī油漆varnish; cover with paint

chǎofry; roast while stirring

tàngburn; warm

suǒ suì琐碎trifling

yòng jù用具apparatus

yòng pǐn用品articles for use

diàn fàn guō电饭锅rice cooker

yǎn guāng眼光eye; sight

writing or drawing instrument; technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing

fěn shuā粉刷brush

jiē shi结实solid; strong

wéi xiū维修maintain

suō shuǐ缩水shrink; reduce

nàibe able to bear

jiān bǎng肩膀shoulder

xiōng wéi胸围bust; chest girth

shě de舍得be willing to

jié jiǎn节俭thrifty

huā sè花色design, pattern and color; variety of designs, sizes, colors, etc.

wà zi袜子socks

bèi zhào被罩quilt case

zhuāng xiū装修fit up; renovate

guī dìng规定stipulate; stipulation

diào chá调查investigate; expedition

tiēpaste; keep close to

shēn cái身材figure

shēn gāo身高height

guò jì过季be out of season

fángdam; prevent

chú fēi除非only when; but

líng jiàn零件part

miàn liào面料material for making clothing; facing

dǐngpeak; carry on the head

xiàngnape; a surname

lǐng dài领带necktie

gāo dàng高档high-grade

yī fān一番double; once

dòu miáo豆苗pea shoot

fēn qī fēn pī分期分批batch by batch and stage by stage

ná dìng zhǔ yi拿定主意make up one's mind

zhǐ zhǐ diǎn diǎn指指点点gesticulating

fēng dù piān piān风度翩翩dapper in appearance

bǎo xiū qī保修期guarantee period

huó r活儿work

xià yī tiào吓一跳be taken aback

bèi lú被炉kotatsu