SSC Pre-Intermediate

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

yī bèi zi一辈子all one's life

yī lián chuàn一连串a series of

shàng yǎn上演perform

zhuān chéng专程special trip

zhuān mén专门especially; specialized

yōu měi优美exquisite

zuò pǐn作品works

dǎo méi倒霉be down on one's luck

piān piān偏偏wilfully; contrary to expectation

jù tǐ具体concrete; particular

zài sān再三over and over again

pínglean on/against; rely on

pàn duàn判断judgement; pass a verdict on a legal case

cì jī刺激excite; provoke

quànencourage; try to persuade

dòng zuò piàn动作片action movie/film

dòng huà动画animation

gǔ diǎn古典classical allusion; classical

xī yǐn吸引attract; suck air or fluid from a body cavity

wéiall sides; enclose

tú àn图案design

jiācarry something under one's arm; press from both sides

qí tè奇特peculiar

jì jié季节season

gū dān孤单alone; weak

shí xiàn实现realize

gān gà尴尬hard to deal with; embarrassed

shān dǐng山顶the summit/top of a mountain

yòu zhì幼稚young; naive

nòngplay/fool with; do

lù yòng录用employ; accept to publish

zǒng zhī总之in brief

kǒng bù恐怖dreadful; terror

qíng jié情节plot; circumstances

jīng xiǎn惊险alarmingly dangerous

chéng fá惩罚punish

gǎn shòu感受experience; be affected

yuàn wàng愿望wish

chéng jiù成就accomplishment; achieve

zhuāgrab; scratch

pāo máo抛锚drop/cast anchor; stop working

chōu xiàng抽象abstract; abstract

tuī cí推辞decline

dā chē搭车take advantage of something; take/ride

shōu huò收获gather in the crops; gains

fàng qì放弃give up

xuán lǜ旋律melody; harmonious movement

wú fǎ无法no way

xiǎn de显得appear

guǒ rán果然really; if

xīn shǎng欣赏appreciate; like

bì jìng毕竟after all

pào tāng泡汤hope dashed to pieces; make a soup

liú chàng流畅smooth

liú xíng流行popular; fashionable

hún shēn浑身from head to foot

làng màn浪漫romantic; loose

zī wèi滋味taste; experience

huī xīn灰心lose heart

tè shū特殊special

dú tè独特unique

dú zì独自by oneself

huà zhǎn画展art exhibition

tòng kǔ痛苦pain

shèng chǎn盛产abound in

xiāng sì相似resemble; similarity

yǎn lì眼力eyesight; discrimination

duǎn qī短期short-term

pèng bì碰壁run up against a stone wall

fú hào符号symbol; insignia

jǐn jí紧急urgent

zhōng yú终于finally

jīng lì经历undergo; experience

měibeautiful; beautify

lián xì联系contact; link

zì zai自在comfortable

bǔ kǎo补考take a make-up exam

jiàn shi见识enrich one's experience; experience

zī liào资料means; material

yíng dé赢得win

zǒu yùn走运be in luck

mí lù迷路lose one's way; labyrinth

táo kè逃课cut classes

tōng xiāo通宵the whole night

cǎi fǎng采访interview; hunt for and collect

mènbored; tightly closed

nán wàng难忘unforgettable

lòu miàn露面show one's face

mǎ hu马虎careless

gāo yǎ高雅elegant

xī qí gǔ guài稀奇古怪weird

jǐng bào qì警报器siren

fēng tǔ rén qíng风土人情local customs and practices

lún dūn伦敦London

bǎi tīng bù yàn百听不厌be worth hearing a hundred times

bì lǔ秘鲁Peru

tōng sú yì dǒng通俗易懂easy to understand

lǚ lì biǎo履历表curriculum vitae

àn lǐ shuō按理说according to reason

shǔ bù qīng数不清countless