SSC Pre-Intermediate

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

xià jiàng下降decline

yè wù业务profession; vocational work

fēng fù丰富rich; enrich

fá wèi乏味dull

kuài jì会计accountant

bǎo zhèng保证pledge; bail

bǎo xiǎn保险assure; safe

bǎo líng qiú保龄球bowling ball; bowling

xiū gǎi修改amend

zhí dé值得be worth the money; deserve

xiān jìn先进advanced; advanced individual or group

chōng tū冲突conflict; contradict

chū bǎn出版come off the press

chū gǎo初稿first draft

zhì dìng制订formulate

qián tú前途future

dòng shēn动身get/set/start off

huà zhuāng化妆put on make-up

wǔ yè午夜midnight

dān shēn hàn单身汉bachelor

wò pù卧铺sleeping berth/bunk

diéfold; pile up

each/every; respectively

hé tong合同contract

yuán gōng员工personnel

zī xún咨询consultation

xǐ hào喜好love; like

chǎng dì场地area

chǎng suǒ场所arena

yè xiāo夜宵late-night snack

dà shǒu dà jiǎo大手大脚be wasteful

shī yè失业lose one's job

shē chǐ奢侈wasteful

yú lè娱乐amuse; recreation

cúnexist; store

shǔ yú属于belong to

yīng yǒu jìn yǒu应有尽有have all that is necessary

kāi zhī开支pay; pay wages/salaries

kāi xiāo开销pay; expense

dàng wǎn当晚the evening of the same day

qíng diào情调sentiment

shǒu tóu手头financial situation; ability in writing and handling things

dǎ fa打发send/dispatch somebody on an errand; dismiss

zhí xíng执行carry out

páiarrange; row

carry; lift

tí gāng提纲outline

chā huā插花arrange flowers; wear flowers in one's hair

zǎnaccumulate

shōu rù收入include; income

wú liáo无聊dull; senseless

rì cháng日常day-to-day

rì chéng日程schedule

qī xiàn期限time limit

qiàn zhài欠债be in debt; the debt due

xiēhave a rest; stop

fǎ zi法子way

huó yuè活跃active; invigorate

tè sè特色characteristic

shēng yi生意business; job

shěng de省得so as to avoid/save

sī lì私立run privately; private

kòng xián空闲free time; free

tū rán突然sudden; suddenly

qiānsign; make brief comments on a document

jīng dǎ xì suàn精打细算budget carefully

yuērestrict; arrange

jīng yíng经营manage; plan and organize

dān wu耽误delay

jù huì聚会get together; get-together

jié shěng节省save

luò kōng落空fail

guān niàn观念concept; general idea

guī mó规模scale; large-scale

shè shī设施installation

cái zhèng财政finance

dài kuǎn贷款grant/make/provide a loan; loan

tā shi踏实steady; free from anxiety

zhuī qiú追求pursue; chase

biàn jí遍及pervade

cháng tú长途long distance; long-distance bus/call

suí dì随地anywhere

suí shí随时at all times; whenever necessary

xiàng mù项目item; project

yù suàn预算budget; make/prepare a budget

pín dào频道frequency channel; topic of conversation

gāo děng jiào yù高等教育higher education

gāo xīn高薪high salary/pay

chū bǎn shè出版社publishing house

dǎ pái打牌play cards or mahjong; exploit something for one's own ends

zuì jiā最佳optimum

yòng yú用于be used for

báiwhite; clean

jì zhàng记账keep accounts; charge to an account

zhuàn qián赚钱make money

huán qīng还清pay off

bàn r伴儿companion

fēn qī fù kuǎn分期付款hire purchase

zhǎngrise

yī wǒ kàn依我看in my opinion