SSC Threshold 2

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

yī zhí一直straight; always

shǎngfalling-rising tone

bù hǎo yì si不好意思embarrassed; find it embarrassing/difficult

zhōng wén中文Chinese language

wèi shén me为什么why

jiǔfor a long time; a specified duration

zuò yè作业homework; work

liǎtwo; a few

xiūembellish;repair

jièborrow; lend

tíngstop; stop over

liáng kuai凉快nice and cool; cool oneself

chūproceed from inside to outside; appear

yòurepeatedly; also

take; aim at

shòu shāng受伤sustain an injury

gǔ jì古迹historical site

jiàocry; call

míng shèng名胜place famous for its scenery or historical relics

tīng jiàn听见hear

cry

dì tú地图map

qiángwall; object shaped or functioning like a wall

dà gài大概general idea; approximate

fáng ài妨碍hamper

zì mù字幕captions

wánintact; complete

duìanswer; treat

duì huà对话talk; have a dialogue or conversation

xiǎo shuō小说fiction

house; inner room

bāngside or upper; aid

bāng máng帮忙help

zuò wèi座位seat

jiàn yì建议suggest; suggestion

kāi shǐ开始begin;set about

dāistay

wàngforget; overlook

fast; anxious

kǒng pà恐怕for fear of; fear

yì si意思meaning; opinion

dǒngunderstand

dàiwear something on the head, face, neck, chest, arm, etc.; put on

shǒu biǎo手表wristwatch

dǎ rǎo打扰disturb; be received

bàobosom; carry in breast

bào qiàn抱歉sorry

take; seize

jiēcome close to; connect

fàng xīn放心rest assured; have confidence in

fāng biàn方便convenient; make easier for

zuì hǎo最好be the best; had better

zá zhì杂志journal; random/miscellaneous notes

compare; close together

qīng chu清楚clear; clear-headed

tàngburn; warm

zhào xiàng照相take a picture/photographs/photos

zhào xiàng jī照相机camera

shēng qì生气take offence;life

shēng cí生词new word

de huà的话

box

kàn jiàn看见catch sight of

zhēntrue; really

duǎn xìn短信short letter; text message

piàoticket; ballot paper

chuān穿penetrate; pass

chuāng hu窗户window

zhànstand; stop

yuērestrict; arrange

yuē huì约会arrange a meeting; appointment

jié shù结束end; style of dressing

dān wu耽误delay

kěn dìng肯定affirm; positive

yào shi要是if

rànggive way; trade in

record; remember

jiǎngspeak; as far as something is concerned

gǎncatch up with; make a dash for

qǐ lai起来stand up; rise

zhuǎn gào转告pass on

háistill; also

yāo qǐng邀请invite

nà me那么like that; about

jiāo yóu郊游go for an outing

cuògrindstone for polishing jade; polish jade

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

yù xí预习prepare lessons before class

yù bào预报forecast; forecasting

mǎ shàng马上right away

má fan麻烦troublesome; put somebody to trouble

wèiraise; send food into the mouth of a person

biéleave; differentiate

launch; send out

bēicarry on the back; bear

zāngdirty

pǎorun; walk

yī jiù一…就…...as soon as...

kòng r空儿freetime

huí lai回来the neutral tone of 回来