SSC Threshold 2

Chinese textbooks

Here are all the words you need to know in Short-term Spoken Chinese Threshold 2.

yī huì r一会儿a little while; in a while

yī dìng一定fixed; constant

bù yòng不用need not; disuse

pīng pāng qiú乒乓球table tennis; table tennis ball

shū fáng书房study

shū jià书架bookshelf

xiē些some; a little more

cóng lái从来always

gū jì估计estimate

dàn shì但是but

zuò做do; make

guāng pán光盘CD; clean one's plate

zhǔn bèi准备prepare; intend

chū chāi出差go/be away on official business; go away to undertake tasks in transport, construction, etc.

bàn tiān半天half of the day; long time

qù nián去年last year

kě可approve; can

gè各each/every; respectively

yīn wèi因为because; because of

dǔ chē堵车be stuck in heavy traffic

nǚ女nü in ancient Chinese astronomy); female

hǎo tīng好听pleasant to hear; agreeable to the hearer

ān jìng安静quiet; calm

kè tīng客厅living room

fēng封boundary; in imperial times, confer upon

xiǎo chī小吃refreshment; small and cheap dishes

xiǎo shí小时hour

chà bu duō差不多similar; almost

děi得need; have to

yú kuài愉快happy

suǒ yǐ所以real/true reason; so

cái才talent; capable/talented person

dǎ zì打字typewrite

bào报report; newspaper

bào zhǐ报纸newspaper; newsprint

guà挂hang; be concerned about

pái排arrange; row

pái qiú排球volleyball; volleyball

bǎi摆put; list

fàng放set free; give way to

zhěng qí整齐orderly; make orderly

zǎo早morning; good morning

hàn yā zi旱鸭子non-swimmer

wǎn晚evening; late

yǒu míng有名famous

yǐ zi椅子chair

cì次order; rest stop

bǐ sài比赛have a contest/match; match

bì yè毕业graduation

shā fā沙发settee

liú lì流利fluent; smoothly

ài爱love; cherish

pái zi牌子plate; brand

qiú xīng球星star

chuāng tái窗台windowsill

lì立stand; erect

dì第auxiliary word for ordinal numbers; mansion/residence of a high official

jiǎn dān简单simple; commonplace

lán qiú篮球basketball game; basketball

jǐn zhāng紧张nervous; intense

wǎng qiú网球tennis; tennis ball

zì jǐ自己oneself; closely related

suī rán虽然although

xíng行go; something about travelling

rèn zhēn认真take seriously; conscientious

huà话word; talk about

yíng赢win; gain profit

zú qiú足球association football; football

pā趴lie on one's stomach; bend over

shū输lose; transport

guò过cross; after

yùn dòng运动movement; motion

sòng送accompany somebody to his destination; give

biàn遍all over; once through

lín jū邻居neighbor

duì队a row of people; team

fēng wèi风味special flavor

xī yān吸烟smoke

nǚ péng you女朋友girlfriend; female friend

māo猫cat; hide oneself

yīng yǔ英语English

huò jià货架shelf for storing good; shelf behind the seat of a bicycle for carrying things

yīn yuè huì音乐会concert

bā xī巴西Brazil

bā lí巴黎Paris

dǎ qiú打球play a ball game

chōu yān抽烟draw on a cigarette

měi guó美国the United States of America

jiǎ假borrow; make use of

chǎng场place used for a particular purpose; site

hǎo好good; friendly

dà lián大连Dalian, a major city in Liaoning province

chú le yǐ wài除了…以外apart from...

luó nà ěr duō罗纳尔多Ronaldo; Cristiano Ronaldo , Portuguese soccer player