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民国[民國]	Min2 guo2	Republic of China (1912-1949); used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911)
四十[四十]	si4 shi2	forty; 40
电影[電影]	dian4 ying3	movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3]
风行[風行]	feng1 xing2	to become fashionable; to catch on; to be popular
好莱坞[好萊塢]	Hao3 lai2 wu4	Hollywood
国语[國語]	Guo2 yu3	Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject; Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government; Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
广东[廣東]	Guang3 dong1	Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
厦门[廈門]	Xia4 men2	Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xia4]
台湾[台灣]	Tai2 wan1	variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
自制[自製]	zi4 zhi4	self-made; improvised; homemade; handmade
台语[台語]	Tai2 yu3	Taiwanese; Hokklo
总算[總算]	zong3 suan4	at long last; finally; on the whole
拱[拱]	gong3	to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched
乐[樂]	le4	happy; cheerful; to laugh
乐[樂]	yue4	music
社[社]	she4	society; group; club; agency; (old) god of the land
拍[拍]	pai1	to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
正宗[正宗]	zheng4 zong1	orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine
宝[寶]	bao3	jewel; gem; treasure; precious
钏[釧]	chuan4	armlet; bracelet
薛[薛]	xue1	wormwood like grass (classical)
平[平]	ping2	flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
攸关[攸關]	you1 guan1	of great concern
发展[發展]	fa1 zhan3	development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
出路[出路]	chu1 lu4	a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products)
自身[自身]	zi4 shen1	itself; oneself; one's own
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利益[利益]	li4 yi4	benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4]
放话[放話]	fang4 hua4	to give orders; to spread news or rumors; to leak certain information intentionally
阻挠[阻撓]	zu3 nao2	to thwart; to obstruct (sth)
绝不[絕不]	jue2 bu4	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
视[視]	shi4	to look at; to regard; to inspect
何[何]	he2	what; how; why; which; carry
毫无[毫無]	hao2 wu2	not in the least; to completely lack
郎[郎]	lang2	(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth
角头[角頭]	jiao3 tou2	gang leader; mafia boss
握有[握有]	wo4 you3	to grasp and own; to hold (power)
因此[因此]	yin1 ci3	thus; consequently; as a result
区区[區區]	qu1 qu1	insignificant; trifling; merely
戏院[戲院]	xi4 yuan4	theater
生命[生命]	sheng1 ming4	life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]
无论如何[無論如何]	wu2 lun4 ru2 he2	whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
猴[猴]	hou2	monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
桑[桑]	sang1	mulberry tree
高抬[高抬]	gao1 tai2	to speak highly of sb
高手[高手]	gao1 shou3	expert; past master; dab hand
若[若]	ruo4	to seem; like; as; if
插手[插手]	cha1 shou3	to get involved in; to meddle; interference
除非[除非]	chu2 fei1	only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
天下[天下]	tian1 xia4	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
不成[不成]	bu4 cheng2	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
今后[今後]	jin1 hou4	hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
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寄[寄]	ji4	to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)
讬[託]	tuo1	variant of 託|托[tuo1]
胆识[膽識]	dan3 shi2	courage and insight
胜负[勝負]	sheng4 fu4	victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle
奉陪[奉陪]	feng4 pei2	(honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company
格[格]	ge2	square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively
陈[陳]	chen2	to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale
赌[賭]	du3	to bet; to gamble
不得[不得]	bu4 de2	must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
非[非]	fei1	to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must
大片[大片]	da4 pian4	wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie
分钟[分鐘]	fen1 zhong1	minute
踩[踩]	cai3	to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote
街[街]	jie1	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]
装扮[裝扮]	zhuang1 ban4	to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself
上车[上車]	shang4 che1	to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
催[催]	cui1	to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite
老板娘[老闆娘]	lao3 ban3 niang2	female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife
出[齣]	chu1	variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
井底之蛙[井底之蛙]	jing3 di3 zhi1 wa1	the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom); fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
瑞[瑞]	rui4	lucky; auspicious; propitious; rayl (acoustical unit)
德[德]	de2	virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
郝[郝]	Hao3	ancient place name; surname Hao
思[思]	si1	to think; to consider
嘉[嘉]	jia1	excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend
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乱世佳人[亂世佳人]	Luan4 shi4 Jia1 ren2	Gone with the Wind (film)
国际[國際]	guo2 ji4	international
隆重[隆重]	long2 zhong4	grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn
献[獻]	xian4	to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)
映[映]	ying4	to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc)
耗资[耗資]	hao4 zi1	to spend; expenditure; to cost
十万[十萬]	shi2 wan4	hundred thousand
动员[動員]	dong4 yuan2	to mobilize; to arouse; mobilization; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]
哦[哦]	o5	sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy; may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
兔崽子[兔崽子]	tu4 zai3 zi5	brat; bastard
场面[場面]	chang3 mian4	scene; spectacle; occasion; situation
热闹[熱鬧]	re4 nao5	bustling with noise and excitement; lively
非凡[非凡]	fei1 fan2	out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc)
茂林[茂林]	Mao4 lin2	Maolin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
成天[成天]	cheng2 tian1	(coll.) all day long; all the time
精心[精心]	jing1 xin1	with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed
打扮[打扮]	da3 ban5	to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress
晓得[曉得]	xiao3 de5	to know
厚脸皮[厚臉皮]	hou4 lian3 pi2	brazen; shameless; impudent; cheek; thick-skinned
凤[鳳]	feng4	phoenix
扮演[扮演]	ban4 yan3	to play the role of; to act
胡闹[胡鬧]	hu2 nao4	to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
在意[在意]	zai4 yi4	to care about; to mind
想见[想見]	xiang3 jian4	to infer; to gather
爸[爸]	ba4	father; dad; pa; papa
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说到[說到]	shuo1 dao4	to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for
哪儿[哪兒]	na3 r5	where?; wherever; anywhere
看不惯[看不慣]	kan4 bu5 guan4	cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove
不知[不知]	bu4 zhi1	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
饮水思源[飲水思源]	yin3 shui3 si1 yuan2	lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Don't forget where your happiness come from.; Be grateful for all your blessings!
个性[個性]	ge4 xing4	individuality; personality
一行[一行]	yi1 xing2	party; delegation
敲[敲]	qiao1	to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
锣[鑼]	luo2	gong; CL:面[mian4]
打鼓[打鼓]	da3 gu3	to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous
吵闹[吵鬧]	chao3 nao4	noisy; raucous; to shout and scream
刻意[刻意]	ke4 yi4	meticulous; painstaking; deliberate
大东[大東]	Da4 dong1	Dadong district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
不及[不及]	bu4 ji2	to fall short of; not as good as; too late
宣传[宣傳]	xuan1 chuan2	to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:個|个[ge4]
大批[大批]	da4 pi1	large quantities of
人潮[人潮]	ren2 chao2	a tide of people
租[租]	zu1	to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax
瞎[瞎]	xia1	blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose
猫[貓]	mao1	cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem
碰上[碰上]	peng4 shang4	to run into; to come upon; to meet
耗子[耗子]	hao4 zi5	(dialect) mouse; rat
走运[走運]	zou3 yun4	to have good luck; lucky; in luck
净[淨]	jing4	clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role
眼红[眼紅]	yan3 hong2	to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious
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閒[閒]	jian1	variant of 間|间[jian1]
票房[票房]	piao4 fang2	box office
拍摄[拍攝]	pai1 she4	to film; to shoot (a picture)
才子[才子]	cai2 zi3	gifted scholar
西厢记[西廂記]	Xi1 xiang1 Ji4	Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3]
的确[的確]	di2 que4	really; indeed
三十[三十]	san1 shi2	thirty; 30
厘米[釐米]	li2 mi3	centimeter
惨[慘]	can3	miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy
赔[賠]	pei2	to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss
两句[兩句]	liang3 ju4	(say) a few words
乡亲[鄉親]	xiang1 qin1	fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home
捧场[捧場]	peng3 chang3	to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter
开放[開放]	kai1 fang4	to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality
免费[免費]	mian3 fei4	free (of charge)
不必[不必]	bu4 bi4	need not; does not have to; not necessarily
买票[買票]	mai3 piao4	to buy tickets; (Tw) to buy votes (in an election)
戏[戲]	xi4	trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
排队[排隊]	pai2 dui4	to line up
老大[老大]	lao3 da4	old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang
排[排]	pai2	a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc
位子[位子]	wei4 zi5	place; seat
闪开[閃開]	shan3 kai1	to get out of the way
憨[憨]	han1	silly; simple-minded; foolish; naive; sturdy; tough; heavy (of rope)
象[象]	xiang4	elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
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家伙[傢伙]	jia1 huo5	variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]
白目[白目]	bai2 mu4	(slang) stupid; moron
看戏[看戲]	kan4 xi4	to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)
空气[空氣]	kong1 qi4	air; atmosphere
动手[動手]	dong4 shou3	to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch
找死[找死]	zhao3 si3	to court death; taking risks
吞[吞]	tun1	to swallow; to take
放手[放手]	fang4 shou3	to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand
打狗[打狗]	Da3 gou3	Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄[Gao1 xiong2] in the southwest of Taiwan
主人[主人]	zhu3 ren2	master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
嘴巴[嘴巴]	zui3 ba5	mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4]
尊重[尊重]	zun1 zhong4	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
辈分[輩分]	bei4 fen4	seniority in the family or clan; position in the family hierarchy
人物[人物]	ren2 wu4	person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4]
计较[計較]	ji4 jiao4	to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem
学人[學人]	xue2 ren2	scholar; learned person
摆[擺]	bai3	to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum
排场[排場]	pai2 chang5	ostentation; a show of extravagance; grand style; red tape
看似[看似]	kan4 si4	to look as if; to seem
阔气[闊氣]	kuo4 qi5	lavish; generous; bounteous; prodigal
者[者]	zhe3	(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
客[客]	ke4	customer; visitor; guest
大小[大小]	da4 xiao3	dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority
照常[照常]	zhao4 chang2	as usual
放映[放映]	fang4 ying4	to show (a movie); to screen
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闹事[鬧事]	nao4 shi4	to cause trouble; to create a disturbance
本事[本事]	ben3 shi5	ability; skill
改换[改換]	gai3 huan4	to change (sth); to alter (sth); to change over (to sth else)
素[素]	su4	raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
衣[衣]	yi1	clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145
中原[中原]	Zhong1 yuan2	Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
难听[難聽]	nan2 ting1	unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful
丽[麗]	li4	beautiful
娜[娜]	nuo2	elegant; graceful
爆满[爆滿]	bao4 man3	filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)
半天[半天]	ban4 tian1	half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]
黄[黃]	huang2	yellow; pornographic; to fall through
赚钱[賺錢]	zhuan4 qian2	to earn money; moneymaking
傅[傅]	fu4	tutor
是否[是否]	shi4 fou3	whether (or not); if; is or isn't
难堪[難堪]	nan2 kan1	hard to take; embarrassed
一较高下[一較高下]	yi1 jiao4 gao1 xia4	to compete against; to measure oneself against; to go head to head (see who is best)
宾[賓]	bin1	visitor; guest; object (in grammar)
阁[閣]	ge2	pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf
喝酒[喝酒]	he1 jiu3	to drink (alcohol)
毛病[毛病]	mao2 bing4	fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4]
罪[罪]	zui4	guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
娇[嬌]	jiao1	lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail
客人[客人]	ke4 ren2	visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4]
董[董]	dong3	to supervise; to direct; director
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辣椒[辣椒]	la4 jiao1	hot pepper; chili
发作[發作]	fa1 zuo4	to flare up; to break out
台[檯]	tai2	desk; table; counter
绍兴[紹興]	Shao4 xing1	Shaoxing prefecture level city in Zhejiang
瓶[瓶]	ping2	bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids
当成[當成]	dang4 cheng2	to consider as; to take to be
酒家[酒家]	jiu3 jia1	restaurant; bartender; (old) wineshop; tavern
沈[沈]	chen2	variant of 沉[chen2]
底[底]	di3	background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base
赶紧[趕緊]	gan3 jin3	hurriedly; without delay
把酒[把酒]	ba3 jiu3	to raise one's wine cup
候[候]	hou4	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
惹[惹]	re3	to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)
姐[姐]	jie3	older sister
姐夫[姐夫]	jie3 fu5	(coll.) older sister's husband
结婚[結婚]	jie2 hun1	to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4]
久等[久等]	jiu3 deng3	to wait for a long time
撒娇[撒嬌]	sa1 jiao1	to act like a spoiled child; to throw a tantrum; to act coquettishly
小姨子[小姨子]	xiao3 yi2 zi5	see 小姨[xiao3 yi2]
招呼[招呼]	zhao1 hu5	to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not
不周[不周]	bu4 zhou1	not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate
打骂[打罵]	da3 ma4	to beat and scold
艳[艷]	yan4	colorful; splendid; gaudy; amorous; romantic; to envy
肉[肉]	rou4	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
拍马屁[拍馬屁]	pai1 ma3 pi4	to flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up; toadying; boot-licking
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明[明]	ming2	bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
哑[啞]	ya3	dumb; mute; hoarse; husky; unexploded (of artillery shell etc)
招待[招待]	zhao1 dai4	to receive (guests); to entertain; reception
挤[擠]	ji3	to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)
实属[實屬]	shi2 shu3	(to) really (be)
不易[不易]	bu4 yi4	not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging
进场[進場]	jin4 chang3	to go into; to enter an arena (e.g. sporting)
专程[專程]	zhuan1 cheng2	specifically; specially (for that purpose)
歌仔戏[歌仔戲]	ge1 zai3 xi4	type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian
花莲[花蓮]	Hua1 lian2	Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
赶来[趕來]	gan3 lai2	to rush over
生意[生意]	sheng1 yi4	life force; vitality
眼光[眼光]	yan3 guang1	gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
应酬[應酬]	ying4 chou5	social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party
云[雲]	yun2	cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
卿[卿]	qing1	high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)
原本[原本]	yuan2 ben3	originally; original
不适[不適]	bu4 shi4	unwell; indisposed; out of sorts
谅解[諒解]	liang4 jie3	to understand; to make allowances for; understanding
姻缘[姻緣]	yin1 yuan2	a marriage predestined by fate
结[結]	jie2	knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
解[解]	jie3	to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection
神仙[神仙]	shen2 xian1	Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
争相[爭相]	zheng1 xiang1	to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
赚大钱[賺大錢]	zhuan4 da4 qian2	to earn a fortune
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赚[賺]	zhuan4	to earn; to make a profit
一半[一半]	yi1 ban4	half
卖座[賣座]	mai4 zuo4	(of a movie, show etc) to attract large audiences
装修[裝修]	zhuang1 xiu1	to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate
基[基]	ji1	base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay
这就[這就]	zhe4 jiu4	immediately; at once
棋[棋]	qi2	chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; CL:盤|盘[pan2]; chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
拍电影[拍電影]	pai1 dian4 ying3	to make a movie
卖关子[賣關子]	mai4 guan1 zi5	to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling); to keep people on tenterhooks
金色[金色]	jin1 se4	golden; gold (color)
夜叉[夜叉]	ye4 cha1	yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword); (fig.) ferocious-looking person
日本人[日本人]	Ri4 ben3 ren2	Japanese person or people
赞成[贊成]	zan4 cheng2	to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist
先下手为强[先下手為強]	xian1 xia4 shou3 wei2 qiang2	strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
听话[聽話]	ting1 hua4	to do what one is told; obedient
当真[當真]	dang4 zhen1	to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!
共同[共同]	gong4 tong2	common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative
奋斗[奮鬥]	fen4 dou4	to strive; to struggle
事业[事業]	shi4 ye4	undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:個|个[ge4]
俗话说[俗話說]	su2 hua4 shuo1	as the proverb says; as they say...
虎[虎]	hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
皮[皮]	pi2	leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty
敬[敬]	jing4	to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
干杯[乾杯]	gan1 bei1	to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup
神经病[神經病]	shen2 jing1 bing4	mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case
//Abula - S1/Ep01/300 words - 20 min
校长[校長]	xiao4 zhang3	(college, university) president; headmaster; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
敲钟[敲鐘]	qiao1 zhong1	to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime
乐师[樂師]	yue4 shi1	musician
叫作[叫作]	jiao4 zuo4	to call; to be called
精[精]	jing1	essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)
采[采]	cai3	color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3]
来得及[來得及]	lai2 de5 ji2	there's still time; able to do sth in time
解说[解說]	jie3 shuo1	to explain; to comment
且[且]	qie3	and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)
薛仁贵[薛仁貴]	Xue1 Ren2 gui4	Xue Rengui (614-683) great Tang dynasty general
勾搭[勾搭]	gou1 da5	to gang up; to fool around with; to make up to
代[代]	dai4	to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
战[戰]	zhan4	to fight; fight; war; battle
公主[公主]	gong1 zhu3	princess
赶得及[趕得及]	gan3 de2 ji2	there is still time (to do sth); to be able to do sth in time; to be able to make it
娶[娶]	qu3	to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
小老婆[小老婆]	xiao3 lao3 po2	concubine; mistress; (dialect) woman
苦[苦]	ku3	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
守[守]	shou3	to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
寒[寒]	han2	cold; poor; to tremble
窑[窯]	yao2	kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel
十五[十五]	shi2 wu3	fifteen; 15
何时[何時]	he2 shi2	when
十八[十八]	shi2 ba1	eighteen; 18
新编[新編]	xin1 bian1	to compile anew; new (version); newly set up (part of an organization)
//Abula - S1/Ep01/325 words - 21 min
硬[硬]	ying4	hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)
乱讲[亂講]	luan4 jiang3	to talk nonsense; nonsense!
说说[說說]	shuo1 shuo5	to say sth
主角[主角]	zhu3 jue2	leading role; lead
客串[客串]	ke4 chuan4	to appear on stage in an amateur capacity; (of a professional) to make a guest appearance; (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties; to substitute for
辩士[辯士]	bian4 shi4	eloquent person; person with rhetoric skills
言[言]	yan2	words; speech; to say; to talk
善[善]	shan4	good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
究竟[究竟]	jiu1 jing4	to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
或[或]	huo4	maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
思念[思念]	si1 nian4	to think of; to long for; to miss
血书[血書]	xue4 shu1	letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
燕[燕]	yan4	swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4]
鸟[鳥]	niao3	bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam
倒楣[倒楣]	dao3 mei2	variant of 倒霉[dao3 mei2]
送信[送信]	song4 xin4	to send word; to deliver a letter
遇[遇]	yu4	to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance
台风[颱風]	tai2 feng1	hurricane; typhoon
足够[足夠]	zu2 gou4	enough; sufficient
古代[古代]	gu3 dai4	ancient times; olden times
无人[無人]	wu2 ren2	unmanned; uninhabited
乞丐[乞丐]	qi3 gai4	beggar
浪子[浪子]	lang4 zi3	loafer; wastrel; prodigal son
大唐[大唐]	Da4 Tang2	the Tang dynasty (618-907)
太子[太子]	tai4 zi3	crown prince
//Abula - S1/Ep01/350 words - 23 min
骑[騎]	qi2	to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
马[馬]	ma3	horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
或是[或是]	huo4 shi4	or; either one or the other
皇帝[皇帝]	huang2 di4	emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]
血[血]	xue4	blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]
海[海]	hai3	ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
仇[仇]	chou2	hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)
抑或[抑或]	yi4 huo4	or; could it be that...?
波[波]	bo1	wave; ripple; storm; surge
其中[其中]	qi2 zhong1	among; in; included among these
密[密]	mi4	secret; confidential; close; thick; dense
观众[觀眾]	guan1 zhong4	spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
待会儿[待會兒]	dai1 hui4 r5	in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]
播[播]	bo1	to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bo4]
呵呵[呵呵]	he1 he1	(onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle
国歌[國歌]	guo2 ge1	national anthem
全体[全體]	quan2 ti3	all; entire
肃立[肅立]	su4 li4	to stand respectfully; (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic
起立[起立]	qi3 li4	to stand; Stand up!
亲眼[親眼]	qin1 yan3	with one's own eyes; personally
播放[播放]	bo1 fang4	to broadcast; to transmit
而言[而言]	er2 yan2	with regard to (preceding phrase)
不仅[不僅]	bu4 jin3	not only (this one); not just (...) but also
历史[歷史]	li4 shi3	history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
迈向[邁向]	mai4 xiang4	to stride toward (success); to march toward; to take a step toward
//Abula - S1/Ep01/375 words - 25 min
梦想[夢想]	meng4 xiang3	(fig.) to dream of; dream
第一步[第一步]	di4 yi1 bu4	step one; first step
预见[預見]	yu4 jian4	to foresee; to predict; to forecast; to envision; foresight; intuition; vision
辉煌[輝煌]	hui1 huang2	splendid; glorious
年代[年代]	nian2 dai4	a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
娜娜[娜娜]	Na4 na4	Nana (name); Nana (1880 novel by Émile Zola); Nana (Japanese manga series)
番[番]	fan1	foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort
这儿[這兒]	zhe4 r5	here
九[九]	jiu3	nine; 9
事态[事態]	shi4 tai4	situation; existing state of affairs
文[文]	wen2	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67
吩咐[吩咐]	fen1 fu4	to tell; to instruct; to command
泡[泡]	pao4	bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
壶[壺]	hu2	pot; classifier for bottled liquid
歌声[歌聲]	ge1 sheng1	singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet
称[稱]	cheng1	to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
嗓子[嗓子]	sang3 zi5	throat; voice; CL:把[ba3]
好听[好聽]	hao3 ting1	pleasant to hear
档[檔]	dang4	official records; grade (of goods); file; records; shelves; slot; gap; crosspiece; classifier for crosspieces; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dang3]
天天[天天]	tian1 tian1	every day
攒[攢]	zan3	to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save
领[領]	ling3	neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
月薪[月薪]	yue4 xin1	monthly income (in kind)
饱[飽]	bao3	to eat till full; satisfied
点头[點頭]	dian3 tou2	to nod
//Abula - S1/Ep01/400 words - 27 min
笔[筆]	bi3	pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
说得过去[說得過去]	shuo1 de5 guo4 qu4	acceptable; passable; justifiable; (of a course of action) to make sense
现金[現金]	xian4 jin1	cash
投资[投資]	tou2 zi1	investment; to invest
娱乐界[娛樂界]	yu2 le4 jie4	entertainment world; show business
可谓[可謂]	ke3 wei4	it could even be said
呼风唤雨[呼風喚雨]	hu1 feng1 huan4 yu3	to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles
荣幸[榮幸]	rong2 xing4	honored (to have the privilege of ...)
妥[妥]	tuo3	suitable; adequate; ready; settled
日后[日後]	ri4 hou4	sometime; someday (in the future)
听不懂[聽不懂]	ting1 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of what one is hearing
放在眼里[放在眼裡]	fang4 zai4 yan3 li3	to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to
切莫[切莫]	qie4 mo4	you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it)
船[船]	chuan2	boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
痕[痕]	hen2	scar; traces
欣赏[欣賞]	xin1 shang3	to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
气魄[氣魄]	qi4 po4	spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude
否则[否則]	fou3 ze2	if not; otherwise; else; or else
风光[風光]	feng1 guang1	scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)
人情[人情]	ren2 qing2	human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn
敌人[敵人]	di2 ren2	enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]
做生意[做生意]	zuo4 sheng1 yi4	to do business
讲究[講究]	jiang3 jiu5	to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen
信用[信用]	xin4 yong4	to trust; credit (commerce); trustworthiness; creditworthiness
倘若[倘若]	tang3 ruo4	provided that; supposing that; if
//Abula - S1/Ep01/425 words - 29 min
背信[背信]	bei4 xin4	to break faith
电影界[電影界]	dian4 ying3 jie4	moviedom; the world of movies; film circles
立足[立足]	li4 zu2	to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on
出面[出面]	chu1 mian4	to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up
做戏[做戲]	zuo4 xi4	to act in a play; to put on a play
穷[窮]	qiong2	poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
拍片[拍片]	pai1 pian4	to film; to make a film
挑拨[挑撥]	tiao3 bo1	to incite disharmony; to instigate
插[插]	cha1	to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
太阳[太陽]	tai4 yang5	sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]
下山[下山]	xia4 shan1	(of the sun) to set
鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟]	gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4	sneaky; secretive; furtive
设[設]	she4	to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display
宴[宴]	yan4	feast; repose
向来[向來]	xiang4 lai2	always (previously)
过节[過節]	guo4 jie2	to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
作对[作對]	zuo4 dui4	to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair
隔岸观火[隔岸觀火]	ge2 an4 guan1 huo3	to watch the fires burning across the river; to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
胡说八道[胡說八道]	hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4	to talk rubbish
一向[一向]	yi1 xiang4	always (previously); a period of time in the recent past
井水不犯河水[井水不犯河水]	jing3 shui3 bu4 fan4 he2 shui3	everyone minds their own business
有所[有所]	you3 suo3	somewhat; to some extent
手下[手下]	shou3 xia4	under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action
名号[名號]	ming2 hao4	name; good reputation; title
在外[在外]	zai4 wai4	outer; excluded
//Abula - S1/Ep01/450 words - 31 min
百姓[百姓]	bai3 xing4	common people
胡说[胡說]	hu2 shuo1	to talk nonsense; drivel
乱说[亂說]	luan4 shuo1	to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks
作主[作主]	zuo4 zhu3	to decide; to make decisions; to take responsibility (for deciding); to be in charge; to give sb justice
小弟[小弟]	xiao3 di4	little brother; I, your little brother (humble)
一目了然[一目了然]	yi1 mu4 liao3 ran2	obvious at a glance (idiom)
了解[了解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out
暂时[暫時]	zan4 shi2	temporary; provisional; for the time being
查出[查出]	cha2 chu1	to find out; to discover
报仇[報仇]	bao4 chou2	to take revenge; to avenge
当心[當心]	dang1 xin1	to take care; to look out
得罪[得罪]	de2 zui5	to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]
拆[拆]	chai1	to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open
招牌[招牌]	zhao1 pai5	signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business
误[誤]	wu4	mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
损友[損友]	sun3 you3	bad friend
失业[失業]	shi1 ye4	unemployment; to lose one's job
吃穿[吃穿]	chi1 chuan1	food and clothing
义[義]	yi4	justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
不顾[不顧]	bu4 gu4	in spite of; regardless of
明知[明知]	ming2 zhi1	to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well
期待[期待]	qi1 dai4	to look forward to; to await; expectation
回报[回報]	hui2 bao4	(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate
不曾[不曾]	bu4 ceng2	hasn't yet; hasn't ever
果真[果真]	guo3 zhen1	really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...
//Abula - S1/Ep01/475 words - 33 min
钦佩[欽佩]	qin1 pei4	to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly
没命[沒命]	mei2 ming4	to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately
秽[穢]	hui4	dirt; filth
气话[氣話]	qi4 hua4	angry words; sth said in the moment of anger
精神[精神]	jing1 shen2	spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]
一打[一打]	yi1 da2	dozen
留影[留影]	liu2 ying3	to take a photo as a souvenir; a souvenir photo
史[史]	shi3	history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China
有理[有理]	you3 li3	reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational
导演[導演]	dao3 yan3	to direct; director (film etc)
邵[邵]	Shao4	surname Shao; place name
罗[羅]	luo2	gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift
辉[輝]	hui1	splendor; to shine upon
待遇[待遇]	dai4 yu4	treatment; pay; salary; status; rank
他人[他人]	ta1 ren2	another; sb else; other people
大声[大聲]	da4 sheng1	loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
跑掉[跑掉]	pao3 diao4	to run away; to take to one's heels
灌[灌]	guan4	to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)
清醒[清醒]	qing1 xing3	clear-headed; sober; awake
帐单[帳單]	zhang4 dan1	bill; check
摊[攤]	tan1	to spread out; vendor's stand
神气[神氣]	shen2 qi4	expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious
角色[角色]	jue2 se4	role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4]
发酒疯[發酒瘋]	fa1 jiu3 feng1	to get wildly drunk
百般[百般]	bai3 ban1	in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means
//Abula - S1/Ep01/500 words - 35 min
容忍[容忍]	rong2 ren3	to put up with; to tolerate
二话不说[二話不說]	er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1	not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur
隔壁[隔壁]	ge2 bi4	next door; neighbor
耍[耍]	shua3	to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
适可而止[適可而止]	shi4 ke3 er2 zhi3	to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can; don't overdo it; stop while you're ahead
越[越]	yue4	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
越过[越過]	yue4 guo4	to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above
罗东[羅東]	Luo2 dong1	Luodong or Lotong town in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
老婆[老婆]	lao3 po2	(coll.) wife
赘[贅]	zhui4	superfluous; redundant; cumbersome; refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family
冤枉[冤枉]	yuan1 wang5	to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile
若非[若非]	ruo4 fei1	were it not for; if not for
早已[早已]	zao3 yi3	long ago; for a long time
经[經]	jing1	classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
丧[喪]	sang1	mourning; funeral; (old) corpse
丧[喪]	sang4	to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
莲[蓮]	lian2	lotus
溪[溪]	xi1	creek; rivulet
孤魂[孤魂]	gu1 hun2	lonely soul
野[野]	ye3	field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral
年轻人[年輕人]	nian2 qing1 ren2	young people; youngster
慢慢来[慢慢來]	man4 man4 lai2	take your time; take it easy
幸亏[幸虧]	xing4 kui1	fortunately; luckily
父女[父女]	fu4 nu:3	father and daughter
蔡[蔡]	Cai4	surname Cai
提拔[提拔]	ti2 ba2	to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
//Abula - S1/Ep01/525 words - 37 min
并不[並不]	bing4 bu4	not at all; emphatically not
刘[劉]	Liu2	surname Liu
报恩[報恩]	bao4 en1	to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness
顾[顧]	gu4	to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
高朋满座[高朋滿座]	gao1 peng2 man3 zuo4	surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company
睡着[睡著]	shui4 zhao2	to fall asleep
帐簿[帳簿]	zhang4 bu4	account book
直[直]	zhi2	straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
戏台[戲臺]	xi4 tai2	stage
班[班]	ban1	team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups
打理[打理]	da3 li3	to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order
意见[意見]	yi4 jian4	idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
情势[情勢]	qing2 shi4	situation; circumstance
吃香[吃香]	chi1 xiang1	popular; in demand; well regarded
时机[時機]	shi2 ji1	fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity
冒险[冒險]	mao4 xian3	to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
一无所知[一無所知]	yi1 wu2 suo3 zhi1	not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling
常言[常言]	chang2 yan2	common saying
曲[曲]	qu1	bent; crooked; wrong
曲[曲]	qu3	tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]
馆[館]	guan3	building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]
吹箫[吹簫]	chui1 xiao1	to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ); to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]; to busk; virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1]; (slang) fellatio; blowjob
打拍[打拍]	da3 pai1	to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards
经营[經營]	jing1 ying2	to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
指[指]	zhi3	finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
不善[不善]	bu4 shan4	bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive
//Abula - S1/Ep01/550 words - 41 min
顶[頂]	ding3	apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
干脆[乾脆]	gan1 cui4	straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply
安心[安心]	an1 xin1	at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth
班底[班底]	ban1 di3	ordinary members of theatrical troupe
想家[想家]	xiang3 jia1	homesick
得以[得以]	de2 yi3	able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view
各自[各自]	ge4 zi4	each; respective; apiece
家庭[家庭]	jia1 ting2	family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]
台北[台北]	Tai2 bei3	Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
洽谈[洽談]	qia4 tan2	to discuss
用意[用意]	yong4 yi4	intention; purpose
分手[分手]	fen1 shou3	to part company; to split up; to break up
夫[夫]	fu1	husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)
房[房]	fang2	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)
大老婆[大老婆]	da4 lao3 po2	primary wife
名分[名分]	ming2 fen4	a person's status
腹[腹]	fu4	abdomen; stomach; belly
随[隨]	sui2	to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently
温暖[溫暖]	wen1 nuan3	warm
亲情[親情]	qin1 qing2	affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children
友情[友情]	you3 qing2	friendly feelings; friendship
心目[心目]	xin1 mu4	mind
爱情[愛情]	ai4 qing2	romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
李[李]	li3	plum
兰[蘭]	lan2	orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
//Abula - S1/Ep01/575 words - 47 min
借过[借過]	jie4 guo4	excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
那时候[那時候]	na4 shi2 hou5	at that time
明星[明星]	ming2 xing1	star; celebrity
莎[莎]	sha1	katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
韵[韻]	yun4	beautiful sound; appeal; charm; vowel; rhyme; in Chinese phonetics, the medial and final sound of a syllable (i.e. excluding the initial consonant)
钟[鐘]	zhong1	clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]
让开[讓開]	rang4 kai1	to get out of the way; to step aside
松井[松井]	Song1 jing3	Matsui (Japanese surname)
公司[公司]	gong1 si1	(business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1]
职员[職員]	zhi2 yuan2	office worker; staff member; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
不住[不住]	bu4 zhu4	repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc)
求职[求職]	qiu2 zhi2	to seek employment
做事[做事]	zuo4 shi4	to work; to handle matters; to have a job
何干[何干]	he2 gan1	what business?
同一[同一]	tong2 yi1	identical; the same
存[存]	cun2	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive
讨[討]	tao3	to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
桃[桃]	tao2	peach
自我[自我]	zi4 wo3	self-; ego (psychology)
检讨[檢討]	jian3 tao3	to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
当作[當作]	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as
花钱[花錢]	hua1 qian2	to spend money
风景[風景]	feng1 jing3	scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4]
优美[優美]	you1 mei3	graceful; fine; elegant
山[山]	shan1	mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable
//Abula - S1/Ep01/600 words - 51 min
温泉[溫泉]	wen1 quan2	hot spring; spa; onsen
交通[交通]	jiao1 tong1	to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
便利[便利]	bian4 li4	convenient; easy; to facilitate
取[取]	qu3	to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
景[景]	jing3	bright; circumstance; scenery
抓住[抓住]	zhua1 zhu4	to grab; to capture
站住[站住]	zhan4 zhu4	to stand
命运[命運]	ming4 yun4	fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]
似乎[似乎]	si4 hu1	apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly
这天[這天]	zhe4 tian1	today; this day
紧紧[緊緊]	jin3 jin3	closely; tightly
系[繫]	xi4	to connect; to arrest; to worry
旅社[旅社]	lu:3 she4	hotel; hostel
了不起[了不起]	liao3 bu5 qi3	amazing; terrific; extraordinary
伟大[偉大]	wei3 da4	huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
既[既]	ji4	already; since; both... (and...)
机[機]	ji1	machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2]
师[師]	shi1	teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops
枝[枝]	zhi1	branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
草[草]	cao3	grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
露[露]	lou4	to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
露[露]	lu4	dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
零件[零件]	ling2 jian4	part; component
日本[日本]	Ri4 ben3	Japan
进口[進口]	jin4 kou3	to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
一阵子[一陣子]	yi1 zhen4 zi5	a while; a spell; a short time; a burst
//Abula - S1/Ep01/625 words - 54 min
战争[戰爭]	zhan4 zheng1	war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
局势[局勢]	ju2 shi4	situation; state (of affairs)
十分[十分]	shi2 fen1	very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
伯[伯]	bo2	father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
吕蒙[呂蒙]	Lu:3 Meng2	Lü Meng (178-219), general of the southern state of Wu
什[什]	shen2	what
细[細]	xi4	thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
三五[三五]	san1 wu3	several; three or five
娘[娘]	niang2	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
英[英]	ying1	hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom
基本[基本]	ji1 ben3	basic; fundamental; main; elementary
四大[四大]	si4 da4	the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
出戏[出戲]	chu1 xi4	(of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends); (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance
鸡[雞]	ji1	fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute
伯父[伯父]	bo2 fu4	father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; CL:個|个[ge4]
更加[更加]	geng4 jia1	more (than sth else); even more
耐心[耐心]	nai4 xin1	to be patient; patience
耶[耶]	ye5	final particle indicating enthusiasm etc
有意思[有意思]	you3 yi4 si5	interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
入赘[入贅]	ru4 zhui4	to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
再三[再三]	zai4 san1	over and over again; again and again
拘束[拘束]	ju1 shu4	to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
爱好[愛好]	ai4 hao4	to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for; CL:個|个[ge4]
养子[養子]	yang3 zi3	adopted son; foster son
势[勢]	shi4	power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals
//Abula - S1/Ep01/650 words - 57 min
无奈[無奈]	wu2 nai4	helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
社戏[社戲]	she4 xi4	theatrical performance (e.g. on religious festival)
家产[家產]	jia1 chan3	family property
陪嫁[陪嫁]	pei2 jia4	dowry
举[舉]	ju3	to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed
指望[指望]	zhi3 wang4	to hope for sth; to count on; hope
大事[大事]	da4 shi4	major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
祖先[祖先]	zu3 xian1	ancestor; forebears
掷筊[擲筊]	zhi4 jiao3	poe divination, a traditional Chinese divination method where a pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks is thrown on the ground, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer
厂[廠]	chang3	factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant
倒闭[倒閉]	dao3 bi4	to go bankrupt; to close down
自己人[自己人]	zi4 ji3 ren2	those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us
挖[挖]	wa1	to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
坑[坑]	keng1	hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud
万事[萬事]	wan4 shi4	all things
佣人[傭人]	yong1 ren2	servant
细皮嫩肉[細皮嫩肉]	xi4 pi2 nen4 rou4	soft skin and tender flesh (idiom); smooth-skinned
粗[粗]	cu1	coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude
活儿[活兒]	huo2 r5	work; (lots of) things to do
身材[身材]	shen1 cai2	stature; build (height and weight); figure
力气[力氣]	li4 qi5	strength; CL:把[ba3]
勤劳[勤勞]	qin2 lao2	hardworking; industrious; diligent
惠[惠]	hui4	favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific)
身分[身分]	shen1 fen4	variant of 身份; identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank
地位[地位]	di4 wei4	position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Abula - S1/Ep01/675 words - 60 min
名人[名人]	ming2 ren2	personage; celebrity
长相[長相]	zhang3 xiang4	appearance; looks; profile; countenance
凶恶[凶惡]	xiong1 e4	variant of 兇惡|凶恶, fierce; ferocious; fiendish; frightening
人海[人海]	ren2 hai3	a multitude; a sea of people
交友[交友]	jiao1 you3	to make friends
广阔[廣闊]	guang3 kuo4	wide; vast
不时[不時]	bu4 shi2	from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently
来访[來訪]	lai2 fang3	to pay a visit
嘴甜[嘴甜]	zui3 tian2	sweet-talking; ingratiating
懂得[懂得]	dong3 de5	to understand; to know; to comprehend
泡茶[泡茶]	pao4 cha2	to make tea
打扫[打掃]	da3 sao3	to clean; to sweep
糟糕[糟糕]	zao1 gao1	too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
护身符[護身符]	hu4 shen1 fu2	amulet; protective talisman; charm
长得[長得]	zhang3 de5	to look (pretty, the same etc)
既有[既有]	ji4 you3	existing
妇[婦]	fu4	woman
贤慧[賢慧]	xian2 hui4	(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
灯笼[燈籠]	deng1 long2	lantern
找不着[找不著]	zhao3 bu5 zhao2	to be unable to find
缘分[緣分]	yuan2 fen4	fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny
北投[北投]	Bei3 tou2	Beitou or Peitou district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
憨直[憨直]	han1 zhi2	honest and straightforward
相配[相配]	xiang1 pei4	to match; well-suited
妻子[妻子]	qi1 zi5	wife; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Abula - S1/Ep01/700 words - 64 min
勉强[勉強]	mian3 qiang3	to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
坦白[坦白]	tan3 bai2	honest; forthcoming; to confess
天人[天人]	tian1 ren2	Man and Heaven; celestial being
交战[交戰]	jiao1 zhan4	to fight; to wage war
烫[燙]	tang4	to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot
要人[要人]	yao4 ren2	important person
岁数[歲數]	sui4 shu5	age (number of years old)
不只[不只]	bu4 zhi3	not only; not merely
缘[緣]	yuan2	cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along
撑[撐]	cheng1	to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support
几年[幾年]	ji3 nian2	a few years; several years; how many years
硬朗[硬朗]	ying4 lang3	robust; healthy
孔子[孔子]	Kong3 zi3	Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
隔夜[隔夜]	ge2 ye4	overnight; of the previous day
帖[帖]	tie1	fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey
生死有命[生死有命]	sheng1 si3 you3 ming4	life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)
注定[註定]	zhu4 ding4	to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
演出[演出]	yan3 chu1	to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]
千方百计[千方百計]	qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4	lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
蹧蹋[蹧蹋]	zao1 ta4	variant of 糟蹋[zao1 ta4]
魂不守舍[魂不守舍]	hun2 bu4 shou3 she4	to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind
看不出[看不出]	kan4 bu5 chu1	can't see; can't make out; unable to tell
心事[心事]	xin1 shi4	a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1]
何必[何必]	he2 bi4	there is no need; why should
名声[名聲]	ming2 sheng1	reputation
//Abula - S1/Ep01/712 words - 68 min
何等[何等]	he2 deng3	what kind?; how, what; somewhat
吭[吭]	hang2	throat
内衣裤[內衣褲]	nei4 yi1 ku4	underwear
晾[晾]	liang4	to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder
看不懂[看不懂]	kan4 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of what one is looking at
毒蛇[毒蛇]	du2 she2	viper
咬[咬]	yao3	to bite; to nip
气派[氣派]	qi4 pai4	impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air
喝醉[喝醉]	he1 zui4	to get drunk
有缘[有緣]	you3 yuan2	related; brought together by fate
剧情[劇情]	ju4 qing2	story line; plot
违法[違法]	wei2 fa3	illegal; to break the law
//Abula - S1/Ep02/25 words - 5 min
妳[妳]	ni3	you (female); variant of 你[ni3]
阿爸[阿爸]	a1 ba4	(dialect) father
散[散]	san3	scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine
散[散]	san4	to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack
想想看[想想看]	xiang3 xiang3 kan4	to think about it
丁[丁]	ding1	fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fourth in order; letter "D" or Roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food)
枪[槍]	qiang1	gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots
前来[前來]	qian2 lai2	to come (formal); before; previously
何人[何人]	he2 ren2	who
林[林]	lin2	woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things)
班主[班主]	ban1 zhu3	leader of a theatrical troupe
女婿[女婿]	nu:3 xu5	daughter's husband; son-in-law
临阵[臨陣]	lin2 zhen4	just before the battle; to approach the front line
招亲[招親]	zhao1 qin1	to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family); to take a wife by one's own choice
呸[呸]	pei1	pah!; bah!; pooh!; to spit (in contempt)
天衣无缝[天衣無縫]	tian1 yi1 wu2 feng4	lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless
应景[應景]	ying4 jing3	according with the times; seasonal
台上[臺上]	tai2 shang4	on stage
台下[台下]	tai2 xia4	off the stage; in the audience
一模一样[一模一樣]	yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4	exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]
婆[婆]	po2	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
婿[婿]	xu4	son-in-law; husband
无情[無情]	wu2 qing2	pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless
开口[開口]	kai1 kou3	to open one's mouth; to start to talk
好话[好話]	hao3 hua4	friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
扶[扶]	fu2	to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help
//Abula - S1/Ep02/50 words - 8 min
忧[憂]	you1	to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning
色[色]	se4	color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex
跟人[跟人]	gen1 ren2	to marry (of woman)
四处[四處]	si4 chu4	all over the place; everywhere and all directions
闹洞房[鬧洞房]	nao4 dong4 fang2	disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)
洞房[洞房]	dong4 fang2	secret inner room; bridal room
功臣[功臣]	gong1 chen2	minister who has given outstanding service
大媒[大媒]	da4 mei2	matchmaker
明年[明年]	ming2 nian2	next year
关门[關門]	guan1 men2	to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)
洗澡[洗澡]	xi3 zao3	to bathe; to take a shower
稀饭[稀飯]	xi1 fan4	porridge; gruel
一早[一早]	yi1 zao3	early in the morning; at dawn
煮[煮]	zhu3	to cook; to boil
念[念]	nian4	to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)
及[及]	ji2	and; to reach; up to; in time for
曾[曾]	ceng2	once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
努力[努力]	nu3 li4	great effort; to strive; to try hard
用心[用心]	yong4 xin1	motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful
推行[推行]	tui1 xing2	to put into effect; to carry out
皇[皇]	huang2	emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2]
民[民]	min2	the people; nationality; citizen
化[化]	hua4	to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
运动[運動]	yun4 dong4	to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3]
强迫[強迫]	qiang3 po4	to compel; to force
//Abula - S1/Ep02/75 words - 10 min
加入[加入]	jia1 ru4	to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in
几乎[幾乎]	ji1 hu1	almost; nearly; practically
宫[宮]	gong1	palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale
武[武]	wu3	martial; military
大战[大戰]	da4 zhan4	war; to wage war
樊[樊]	fan2	cage; fence
梨[梨]	li2	pear; CL:個|个[ge4]
秦始皇[秦始皇]	Qin2 Shi3 huang2	Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
烧毁[燒燬]	shao1 hui3	to burn; to burn down
古书[古書]	gu3 shu1	ancient book; old book
交差[交差]	jiao1 chai1	to report back after completion of one's mission
流[流]	liu2	to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
岛[島]	dao3	island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
决斗[決鬥]	jue2 dou4	to duel; a duel; decisive struggle
对决[對決]	dui4 jue2	confrontation; contest; showdown
吹[吹]	chui1	to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
国[國]	guo2	country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4]
遇见[遇見]	yu4 jian4	to meet
宫本[宮本]	Gong1 ben3	Miyamoto (Japanese surname)
元帅[元帥]	yuan2 shuai4	marshal (in the army)
产生[產生]	chan3 sheng1	to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield
回合[回合]	hui2 he2	one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents; round (boxing etc); rally (tennis etc); frame (billiards etc); inning; (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg; round (of negotiations)
风云[風雲]	feng1 yun2	weather; unstable situation
变色[變色]	bian4 se4	to change color; to discolor; to change countenance; to become angry
血流成河[血流成河]	xue4 liu2 cheng2 he2	rivers of blood (idiom); bloodbath
//Abula - S1/Ep02/100 words - 12 min
万分[萬分]	wan4 fen1	very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part
尿急[尿急]	niao4 ji2	urinary urgency
生平[生平]	sheng1 ping2	life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
批准[批准]	pi1 zhun3	to approve; to ratify
指导[指導]	zhi3 dao3	to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4]
功力[功力]	gong1 li4	merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power
增[增]	zeng1	to increase; to expand; to add
英雄[英雄]	ying1 xiong2	hero; CL:個|个[ge4]
庄重[莊重]	zhuang1 zhong4	grave; solemn; dignified
慢走[慢走]	man4 zou3	Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care!
牛头不对马嘴[牛頭不對馬嘴]	niu2 tou2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3	see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu:2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3]
传言[傳言]	chuan2 yan2	rumor; hearsay
演艺[演藝]	yan3 yi4	performing arts
协会[協會]	xie2 hui4	an association; a society; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]
彻底[徹底]	che4 di3	thorough; thoroughly; complete
禁[禁]	jin1	to endure
禁[禁]	jin4	to prohibit; to forbid
毁[毀]	hui3	to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander
甘心[甘心]	gan1 xin1	to be willing to; to resign oneself to
剧[劇]	ju4	theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe
有志气[有志氣]	you3 zhi4 qi4	ambitious
玉里[玉里]	Yu4 li3	Yuli town in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan
评[評]	ping2	to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)
团[團]	tuan2	round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)
老师[老師]	lao3 shi1	teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
鼓[鼓]	gu3	drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
//Abula - S1/Ep02/125 words - 14 min
对手[對手]	dui4 shou3	opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match
投降[投降]	tou2 xiang2	to surrender; surrender
浑蛋[渾蛋]	hun2 dan4	variant of 混蛋[hun2 dan4]
窦[竇]	dou4	hole; aperture; (anatomy) cavity; sinus
仙童[仙童]	xian1 tong2	elf; leprechaun
定[定]	ding4	to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order
复活[復活]	fu4 huo2	to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection
恭[恭]	gong1	respectful
母[母]	mu3	mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
助阵[助陣]	zhu4 zhen4	to cheer; to root for
遵命[遵命]	zun1 ming4	to follow your orders; to do as you bid
师母[師母]	shi1 mu3	term of respect for your teacher's wife
改良[改良]	gai3 liang2	to improve (sth); to reform (a system)
应付[應付]	ying4 fu5	to deal with; to cope
警察[警察]	jing3 cha2	police; police officer; CL:個|个[ge4]
离谱[離譜]	li2 pu3	excessive; beyond reasonable limits; irregular
蚶[蚶]	han1	small clam (Arca inflata)
指教[指教]	zhi3 jiao4	to give advice or comments
有名[有名]	you3 ming2	famous; well-known
大开[大開]	da4 kai1	to open wide
眼界[眼界]	yan3 jie4	ken; scope
下巴[下巴]	xia4 ba5	chin; CL:個|个[ge4]
脱臼[脫臼]	tuo1 jiu4	dislocation (of a joint)
中医[中醫]	Zhong1 yi1	traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
拼[拼]	pin1	to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell
//Abula - S1/Ep02/150 words - 17 min
凑[湊]	cou4	to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity
荒[荒]	huang1	desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect
腔[腔]	qiang1	cavity of body; barrel (e.g. engine cylinder); compartment; tune; accent of speech
板[板]	ban3	board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious
戏子[戲子]	xi4 zi5	(derog.) opera singer; actor
台面[檯面]	tai2 mian4	tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake
侵[侵]	qin1	to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach
踏[踏]	ta4	to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot
户[戶]	hu4	a household; door; family
吐[吐]	tu4	to vomit; to throw up
口水[口水]	kou3 shui3	saliva
淹死[淹死]	yan1 si3	to drown
出入[出入]	chu1 ru4	to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent
交际[交際]	jiao1 ji4	communication; social intercourse
动不动[動不動]	dong4 bu5 dong4	(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat
兴[興]	xing1	to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)
兴[興]	xing4	feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement
仔[仔]	zi3	meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young
需[需]	xu1	to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
胡乱[胡亂]	hu2 luan4	careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how
哈哈大笑[哈哈大笑]	ha1 ha1 da4 xiao4	to laugh heartily; to burst into loud laughter
彷[彷]	pang2	irresolute
有趣[有趣]	you3 qu4	interesting; fascinating; amusing
批评[批評]	pi1 ping2	to criticize; criticism; CL:個|个[ge4]
想不到[想不到]	xiang3 bu5 dao4	unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that
沦落[淪落]	lun2 luo4	to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging)
//Abula - S1/Ep02/175 words - 20 min
笑话[笑話]	xiao4 hua4	joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock
走狗[走狗]	zou3 gou3	hunting dog; hound; (fig.) running dog; lackey
作怪[作怪]	zuo4 guai4	(of a ghost) to make strange things happen; to act up; to act behind the scenes; to make mischief; odd; to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
纠缠[糾纏]	jiu1 chan2	to be in a tangle; to nag
生存[生存]	sheng1 cun2	to exist; to survive
关公[關公]	Guan1 gong1	Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3])
老爷[老爺]	lao3 ye5	(respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather
公[公]	gong1	public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
田[田]	tian2	field; farm; CL:片[pian4]
梦到[夢到]	meng4 dao4	to dream of; to dream about
尊[尊]	zun1	senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel
说来话长[說來話長]	shuo1 lai2 hua4 chang2	start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
当务之急[當務之急]	dang1 wu4 zhi1 ji2	top priority job; matter of vital importance
建议[建議]	jian4 yi4	to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]
实际[實際]	shi2 ji4	reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual
未[未]	wei4	not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
怯[怯]	qie4	timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]
到时[到時]	dao4 shi2	at that (future) time
浴室[浴室]	yu4 shi4	bathroom (room used for bathing); CL:間|间[jian1]
夫妻[夫妻]	fu1 qi1	husband and wife; married couple
分开[分開]	fen1 kai1	to separate; to part
如今[如今]	ru2 jin1	nowadays; now
团圆[團圓]	tuan2 yuan2	to have a reunion
证据[證據]	zheng4 ju4	evidence; proof; testimony
确实[確實]	que4 shi2	indeed; really; reliable; real; true
//Abula - S1/Ep02/200 words - 22 min
稀客[稀客]	xi1 ke4	infrequent visitor
服[服]	fu2	clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes
专门[專門]	zhuan1 men2	specialist; specialized; customized
腻[膩]	ni4	greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of
动手动脚[動手動腳]	dong4 shou3 dong4 jiao3	to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh
日本天皇[日本天皇]	Ri4 ben3 tian1 huang2	Emperor of Japan
赐[賜]	ci4	to confer; to bestow; to grant
帽子[帽子]	mao4 zi5	hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3]
反抗[反抗]	fan3 kang4	to resist; to rebel
恶意[惡意]	e4 yi4	malice; evil intention
熊[熊]	xiong2	bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable
豹子[豹子]	bao4 zi5	leopard; CL:頭|头[tou2]
胆[膽]	dan3	gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
客厅[客廳]	ke4 ting1	drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room; CL:間|间[jian1]
冻[凍]	dong4	to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly
喝茶[喝茶]	he1 cha2	(fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
教训[教訓]	jiao4 xun5	lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb
一代[一代]	yi1 dai4	generation
剑[劍]	jian4	double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword
圣[聖]	sheng4	holy; sacred; saint; sage
此[此]	ci3	this; these
剑法[劍法]	jian4 fa3	fencing; sword-play
且慢[且慢]	qie3 man4	to wait a moment; do not go too soon
威风凛凛[威風凜凜]	wei1 feng1 lin3 lin3	majestic; awe-inspiring presence; impressive power
扮相[扮相]	ban4 xiang4	stage costume
//Abula - S1/Ep02/225 words - 24 min
果然[果然]	guo3 ran2	really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
门票[門票]	men2 piao4	ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
正式[正式]	zheng4 shi4	formal; official
公演[公演]	gong1 yan3	to perform (e.g. on the stage); to lecture
运气[運氣]	yun4 qi5	luck (good or bad)
巡查[巡查]	xun2 cha2	to patrol
补[補]	bu3	to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
寒毛[寒毛]	han2 mao2	fine hair on the human body
冲动[衝動]	chong1 dong4	to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge
怎能[怎能]	zen3 neng2	how can?
忍受[忍受]	ren3 shou4	to bear; to endure
凌虐[淩虐]	ling2 nu:e4	to maltreat; to tyrannize
保[保]	bao3	to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
祐[祐]	you4	(of divinity) to bless; to protect
诚意[誠意]	cheng2 yi4	sincerity; good faith
辜负[辜負]	gu1 fu4	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint
好意[好意]	hao3 yi4	good intention; kindness
父[父]	fu4	father
运[運]	yun4	to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate
人称[人稱]	ren2 cheng1	person (first person, second person etc in grammar); called; known as
舍[舍]	she4	residence
十几[十幾]	shi2 ji3	more than ten; a dozen or more
外出[外出]	wai4 chu1	to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)
宁愿[寧願]	ning4 yuan4	would rather; better
无所谓[無所謂]	wu2 suo3 wei4	to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be
//Abula - S1/Ep02/250 words - 29 min
出外[出外]	chu1 wai4	to go out; to leave for another place
一天到晚[一天到晚]	yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3	all day long; the whole day
窝[窩]	wo1	nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods
出息[出息]	chu1 xi5	future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up
饿肚子[餓肚子]	e4 du4 zi5	to go hungry; to starve
没用[沒用]	mei2 yong4	useless
争取[爭取]	zheng1 qu3	to fight for; to strive for; to win over
把握[把握]	ba3 wo4	to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
不比[不比]	bu4 bi3	unlike
繁华[繁華]	fan2 hua2	flourishing; bustling
城[城]	cheng2	city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
巿[巿]	fu2	see 韍|韨[fu2]
欢[歡]	huan1	joyous; happy; pleased
室[室]	shi4	room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
胡思乱想[胡思亂想]	hu2 si1 luan4 xiang3	to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
谈不拢[談不攏]	tan2 bu4 long3	can't come to an agreement
鼻子[鼻子]	bi2 zi5	nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
乱来[亂來]	luan4 lai2	to act recklessly; to mess around
尤[尤]	you2	outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against
丰[豐]	feng1	abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great
喜[喜]	xi3	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
擦[擦]	ca1	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish
来得[來得]	lai2 de5	to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
不巧[不巧]	bu4 qiao3	too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it
见外[見外]	jian4 wai4	to regard sb as an outsider
//Abula - S1/Ep02/275 words - 33 min
人才[人才]	ren2 cai2	talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
一会儿[一會兒]	yi1 hui4 r5	a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
失陪[失陪]	shi1 pei2	goodbye (modest formula); Excuse me, I must leave.
礼数[禮數]	li3 shu4	etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status
规矩[規矩]	gui1 ju5	lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
奉[奉]	feng4	to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)
公会[公會]	gong1 hui4	guild
指定[指定]	zhi3 ding4	to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated
不得已[不得已]	bu4 de2 yi3	to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must
反对[反對]	fan3 dui4	to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition
房子[房子]	fang2 zi5	house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
大约[大約]	da4 yue1	approximately; probably
半年[半年]	ban4 nian2	half a year
不怀好意[不懷好意]	bu4 huai2 hao3 yi4	to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
好事[好事]	hao3 shi4	good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
心胸狭窄[心胸狹窄]	xin1 xiong1 xia2 zhai3	narrow-minded (idiom); petty; ungenerous
鼻青脸肿[鼻青臉腫]	bi2 qing1 lian3 zhong3	a bloody nose and a swollen face; badly battered
做大[做大]	zuo4 da4	arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale
含含糊糊[含含糊糊]	han2 han2 hu2 hu2	(of speech) obscure; unclear; (of actions) vague; ineffectual
一头雾水[一頭霧水]	yi1 tou2 wu4 shui3	to be confused; to be baffled
武士[武士]	wu3 shi4	warrior; samurai
奉公[奉公]	feng4 gong1	to pursue public affairs
规定[規定]	gui1 ding4	provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4]
忍[忍]	ren3	to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
请教[請教]	qing3 jiao4	to ask for guidance; to consult
//Abula - S1/Ep02/300 words - 37 min
传统[傳統]	chuan2 tong3	tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4]
味[味]	wei4	taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)
传承[傳承]	chuan2 cheng2	to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance
赖[賴]	lai4	to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on
一口气[一口氣]	yi1 kou3 qi4	one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
语意[語意]	yu3 yi4	meaning; content of speech or writing; semantic
邀[邀]	yao1	to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek
环境[環境]	huan2 jing4	environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient
满满[滿滿]	man3 man3	full; closely packed
阉[閹]	yan1	to castrate; a castrate; neuter
禁演[禁演]	jin4 yan3	to prohibit performance
察言观色[察言觀色]	cha2 yan2 guan1 se4	to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language
佛祖[佛祖]	Fo2 zu3	Buddha; founder of a buddhist sect
破费[破費]	po4 fei4	to spend (money or time)
艺[藝]	yi4	skill; art
旦[旦]	dan4	dawn; morning; daybreak; day; dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
潇洒[瀟灑]	xiao1 sa3	confident and at ease; free and easy
中间[中間]	zhong1 jian1	between; intermediate; mid; middle
走路[走路]	zou3 lu4	to walk; to go on foot
聋子[聾子]	long2 zi5	deaf person
狐假虎威[狐假虎威]	hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1	lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
听见[聽見]	ting1 jian4	to hear
远房[遠房]	yuan3 fang2	distantly related; a distant relative
表弟[表弟]	biao3 di4	younger male cousin via female line
乡下[鄉下]	xiang1 xia5	countryside; rural area; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Abula - S1/Ep02/325 words - 39 min
调[調]	diao4	to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody
调[調]	tiao2	to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite
升官[升官]	sheng1 guan1	to get promoted
出头[出頭]	chu1 tou2	to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than
天理[天理]	tian1 li3	Heaven's law; the natural order of things
天皇[天皇]	tian1 huang2	emperor; emperor of Japan
无缘[無緣]	wu2 yuan2	to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
泼[潑]	po1	to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish
别理[別理]	bie2 li3	don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to
嚣张[囂張]	xiao1 zhang1	rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive
落魄[落魄]	luo4 po4	down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4]
国家[國家]	guo2 jia1	country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4]
奉召[奉召]	feng4 zhao4	to receive orders
远征[遠征]	yuan3 zheng1	an expedition, esp. military; march to remote regions
前往[前往]	qian2 wang3	to leave for; to proceed towards; to go
东海[東海]	Dong1 Hai3	East China Sea; East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography)
邓[鄧]	Deng4	surname Deng
贤[賢]	xian2	worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
月夜[月夜]	yue4 ye4	moonlit night
愁[愁]	chou2	to worry about
改成[改成]	gai3 cheng2	to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium)
军[軍]	jun1	army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4]
伕[伕]	fu1	variant of 夫[fu1]
妻[妻]	qi1	wife
歌颂[歌頌]	ge1 song4	to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize
南洋[南洋]	Nan2 yang2	Southeast Asia; South seas
//Abula - S1/Ep02/350 words - 42 min
打仗[打仗]	da3 zhang4	to fight a battle; to go to war
光荣[光榮]	guang1 rong2	honor and glory; glorious
月色[月色]	yue4 se4	moonlight
线路[線路]	xian4 lu4	line; circuit; wire; road; railway track; bus route
微微[微微]	wei1 wei1	slight; faint; humble
等待[等待]	deng3 dai4	to wait; to wait for
当兵[當兵]	dang1 bing1	to serve in the army; to be a soldier
军人[軍人]	jun1 ren2	serviceman; soldier; military personnel
奴才[奴才]	nu2 cai5	slave; fig. flunkey
小声[小聲]	xiao3 sheng1	in a low voice; (speak) in whispers
志愿军[志願軍]	zhi4 yuan4 jun1	volunteer army
仗[仗]	zhang4	weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
出生[出生]	chu1 sheng1	to be born
壬戌[壬戌]	ren2 xu1	fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042
大正[大正]	Da4 zheng4	Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁[Jia1 ren2]
十一[十一]	shi2 yi1	eleven; 11
属[屬]	shu3	category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute
八月[八月]	Ba1 yue4	August; eighth month (of the lunar year)
十四[十四]	shi2 si4	fourteen; 14
中秋[中秋]	Zhong1 qiu1	the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
前一天[前一天]	qian2 yi1 tian1	the day before (an event)
同年[同年]	tong2 nian2	the same year
同日[同日]	tong2 ri4	same day; simultaneous
高大[高大]	gao1 da4	tall; lofty
酒量[酒量]	jiu3 liang4	capacity for liquor; how much one can drink
//Abula - S1/Ep02/375 words - 47 min
过夜[過夜]	guo4 ye4	to spend the night; overnight
醉[醉]	zui4	intoxicated
热茶[熱茶]	re4 cha2	hot tea
成何体统[成何體統]	cheng2 he2 ti3 tong3	What a scandal!; Whatever next?
活该[活該]	huo2 gai1	(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should
帮佣[幫傭]	bang1 yong1	servant; domestic help
脸色[臉色]	lian3 se4	complexion; look
认命[認命]	ren4 ming4	to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth
少爷[少爺]	shao4 ye5	son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
常常[常常]	chang2 chang2	frequently; often
几岁[幾歲]	ji3 sui4	how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)
漫长[漫長]	man4 chang2	very long; endless
含[含]	han2	to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)
汤匙[湯匙]	tang1 chi2	soup spoon; tablespoon; CL:把[ba3]
孤儿[孤兒]	gu1 er2	orphan
养父[養父]	yang3 fu4	foster father; adoptive father
养母[養母]	yang3 mu3	foster mother; adoptive mother
过世[過世]	guo4 shi4	to die; to pass away
管教[管教]	guan3 jiao4	to discipline; to teach; to guarantee
慕[慕]	mu4	to admire
天地[天地]	tian1 di4	heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity
居无定所[居無定所]	ju1 wu2 ding4 suo3	to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
三分[三分]	san1 fen1	somewhat; to some degree
勇气[勇氣]	yong3 qi4	courage; valor
追求[追求]	zhui1 qiu2	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo
//Abula - S1/Ep02/400 words - 50 min
有心[有心]	you3 xin1	to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate
山下[山下]	Shan1 xia4	Yamashita (Japanese surname)
自信[自信]	zi4 xin4	to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence
意义[意義]	yi4 yi4	sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]
深远[深遠]	shen1 yuan3	far-reaching; profound and long-lasting
无论[無論]	wu2 lun4	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
大树[大樹]	Da4 shu4	Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
老天爷[老天爺]	lao3 tian1 ye2	God; Heavens
滴[滴]	di1	a drop; to drip
露水[露水]	lu4 shui3	dew; fig. short-lasting; ephemeral
轻视[輕視]	qing1 shi4	contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful
来到[來到]	lai2 dao4	to come; to arrive
世上[世上]	shi4 shang4	on earth
信心[信心]	xin4 xin1	confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4]
才华[才華]	cai2 hua2	talent; CL:份[fen4]
专长[專長]	zhuan1 chang2	specialty; special knowledge or ability
手艺[手藝]	shou3 yi4	craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade
嗯[嗯]	en5	interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement
女孩[女孩]	nu:3 hai2	girl; lass
胆子[膽子]	dan3 zi5	courage; nerve; guts
阿里[阿里]	A1 li3	Ali (proper name); Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德, the fourth Caliph 哈里發|哈里发 of Islam, reigned 656-661, and the first Imam 伊瑪目|伊玛目 of Shia Islam; Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris
客房[客房]	ke4 fang2	guest room
整理[整理]	zheng3 li3	to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)
熟人[熟人]	shu2 ren2	acquaintance; friend
多礼[多禮]	duo1 li3	too polite; overcourteous
//Abula - S1/Ep02/425 words - 52 min
不分[不分]	bu4 fen1	not divided; irrespective; not distinguishing between
高低[高低]	gao1 di1	height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end
委屈[委屈]	wei3 qu5	to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance
晚安[晚安]	wan3 an1	Good night!; Good evening!
舅舅[舅舅]	jiu4 jiu5	mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); CL:個|个[ge4]
派出所[派出所]	pai4 chu1 suo3	local police station
奉命[奉命]	feng4 ming4	to receive orders; to follow orders; to act under orders
吠[吠]	fei4	to bark
作贼[作賊]	zuo4 zei2	to be a thief
心虚[心虛]	xin1 xu1	lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience
拿下[拿下]	na2 xia4	to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)
出气[出氣]	chu1 qi4	to give vent to anger
违反[違反]	wei2 fan3	to violate (a law)
敕令[敕令]	chi4 ling4	Imperial order or edict (old)
田中[田中]	Tian2 zhong1	Tienchung town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan; Tanaka (Japanese surname)
老少[老少]	lao3 shao4	the old and the young
和服[和服]	he2 fu2	kimono; Japanese: traditional national clothing, as opposed to Western clothing 洋服
影子[影子]	ying3 zi5	shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4]
报[報]	bao4	to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
广[廣]	guang3	wide; numerous; to spread
通过[通過]	tong1 guo4	by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over
亲戚[親戚]	qin1 qi5	a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
办案[辦案]	ban4 an4	to handle a case
大义灭亲[大義滅親]	da4 yi4 mie4 qin1	to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
私心[私心]	si1 xin1	selfishness; selfish motives
//Abula - S1/Ep02/450 words - 56 min
情分[情分]	qing2 fen4	mutual affection; friendship
抽[抽]	chou1	to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash
菸[菸]	yan1	variant of 煙|烟[yan1]; cigarette; tobacco; smoke
昨夜[昨夜]	zuo2 ye4	last night
昨晚[昨晚]	zuo2 wan3	yesterday evening; last night
醉醺醺[醉醺醺]	zui4 xun1 xun1	drunk; intoxicated
倒头[倒頭]	dao3 tou2	to lie down; to die
发脾气[發脾氣]	fa1 pi2 qi4	to get angry
标准[標準]	biao1 zhun3	(an official) standard; norm; criterion; CL:個|个[ge4]
字画[字畫]	zi4 hua4	the strokes of a character; calligraphy and painting
尤其[尤其]	you2 qi2	especially; particularly
幅[幅]	fu2	width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures
著名[著名]	zhu4 ming2	famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
中国[中國]	Zhong1 guo2	China
足以[足以]	zu2 yi3	sufficient to...; so much so that; so that
国民[國民]	guo2 min2	nationals; citizens; people of a nation
睡醒[睡醒]	shui4 xing3	to wake up
平安[平安]	ping2 an1	safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace
一家人[一家人]	yi1 jia1 ren2	household; the whole family
日文[日文]	Ri4 wen2	Japanese (language)
遵守[遵守]	zun1 shou3	to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
逮捕[逮捕]	dai4 bu3	to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest
吃人不吐骨头[吃人不吐骨頭]	chi1 ren2 bu4 tu3 gu3 tou2	ruthless; vicious and greedy
毛[毛]	mao2	hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
蓑衣[蓑衣]	suo1 yi1	woven rush raincoat
//Abula - S1/Ep02/475 words - 58 min
秤砣[秤砣]	cheng4 tuo2	steelyard weight; standard weight
煽动[煽動]	shan1 dong4	to incite; to instigate
米[米]	mi3	rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier)
胳臂[胳臂]	ge1 bei5	arm; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; also pr. [ge1 bi4]
往外[往外]	wang3 wai4	out; outbound; departing
弯[彎]	wan1	to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in the road etc); CL:道[dao4]
认贼作父[認賊作父]	ren4 zei2 zuo4 fu4	lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal; to sell oneself to the enemy
下场[下場]	xia4 chang5	the end; to conclude
安静[安靜]	an1 jing4	quiet; peaceful; calm
情形[情形]	qing2 xing5	circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]
拘留[拘留]	ju1 liu2	to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
揩油[揩油]	kai1 you2	to take advantage of sb; to freeload
斗[斗]	dou3	dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object; old variant of 陡[dou3]
角[角]	jiao3	angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]
角[角]	jue2	role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
噎[噎]	ye1	to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate
财[財]	cai2	money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
安乐[安樂]	an1 le4	peace and happiness
贪婪[貪婪]	tan1 lan2	avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
食[食]	shi2	to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse
髓[髓]	sui3	marrow; essence; quintessence; pith (soft interior of plant stem)
届时[屆時]	jie4 shi2	when the time comes; at the scheduled time
受不了[受不了]	shou4 bu4 liao3	unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand
小人[小人]	xiao3 ren2	person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character
俎[俎]	zu3	a stand for food at sacrifice
任人宰割[任人宰割]	ren4 ren2 zai3 ge1	to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of
//Abula - S1/Ep02/500 words - 63 min
其[其]	qi2	his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
治[治]	zhi4	to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
何谓[何謂]	he2 wei4	(literary) what is?; what is the meaning of?
黄连[黃連]	huang2 lian2	Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine
有关[有關]	you3 guan1	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning
中计[中計]	zhong4 ji4	to fall into a trap; taken in by a stratagem; cheated; ripped off
敬礼[敬禮]	jing4 li3	to salute; salute
表哥[表哥]	biao3 ge1	older male cousin via female line
捉弄[捉弄]	zhuo1 nong4	to tease
杀头[殺頭]	sha1 tou2	to behead
七月[七月]	Qi1 yue4	July; seventh month (of the lunar year)
鸭子[鴨子]	ya1 zi5	duck; male prostitute (slang)
不知死活[不知死活]	bu4 zhi1 si3 huo2	to act recklessly (idiom)
照片[照片]	zhao4 pian4	photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2]
公开[公開]	gong1 kai1	public; to publish; to make public
保不住[保不住]	bao3 bu5 zhu4	cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well
不再[不再]	bu4 zai4	no more; no longer
找麻烦[找麻煩]	zhao3 ma2 fan5	to look for trouble
不打紧[不打緊]	bu4 da3 jin3	unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind
开刀[開刀]	kai1 dao1	(of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack
辞行[辭行]	ci2 xing2	to say goodbye; leave-taking; farewells
买卖[買賣]	mai3 mai4	buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]
仁义[仁義]	ren2 yi4	benevolence and righteousness
保重[保重]	bao3 zhong4	to take care of oneself
变通[變通]	bian4 tong1	pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances
//Abula - S1/Ep02/518 words - 68 min
官[官]	guan1	government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]
瞒[瞞]	man2	to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark
欺[欺]	qi1	to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
保祐[保祐]	bao3 you4	to bless and protect; blessing; also written 保佑[bao3 you4]
差别[差別]	cha1 bie2	difference; distinction; disparity
主动[主動]	zhu3 dong4	to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
礼尚往来[禮尚往來]	li3 shang4 wang3 lai2	lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness
红包[紅包]	hong2 bao1	money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe
回礼[回禮]	hui2 li3	to return a greeting; to send a gift in return
祝福[祝福]	zhu4 fu2	blessings; to wish sb well
回头[回頭]	hui2 tou2	to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
笑容[笑容]	xiao4 rong2	smile; smiling expression; CL:副[fu4]
乱世[亂世]	luan4 shi4	the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world
能否[能否]	neng2 fou3	whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?
空袭[空襲]	kong1 xi2	air raid; attack from the air
警告[警告]	jing3 gao4	to warn; to admonish
风声[風聲]	feng1 sheng1	sound of the wind; rumor; talk; news; reputation
亲人[親人]	qin1 ren2	one's close relatives
//Abula - S1/Ep03/25 words - 7 min
餐[餐]	can1	meal; to eat; classifier for meals
一家[一家]	yi1 jia1	the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
状况[狀況]	zhuang4 kuang4	condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]
过得[過得]	guo4 de2	How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad
赊帐[賒帳]	she1 zhang4	see 賒賬|赊账[she1 zhang4]
番薯[番薯]	fan1 shu3	(dialect) sweet potato; yam
签[簽]	qian1	to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1]
怀孕[懷孕]	huai2 yun4	pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy
营养[營養]	ying2 yang3	nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3]
勒紧[勒緊]	lei1 jin3	to tighten
肚皮[肚皮]	du4 pi2	belly
市[市]	shi4	market; city; CL:個|个[ge4]
役[役]	yi4	forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle
着呢[著呢]	zhe5 ne5	comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather
队[隊]	dui4	squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4]
万一[萬一]	wan4 yi1	just in case; if by any chance; contingency
骄[驕]	jiao1	proud; arrogant
有戏[有戲]	you3 xi4	(coll.) promising; likely to turn out well
生产[生產]	sheng1 chan3	to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
死定[死定]	si3 ding4	to be screwed; to be toast
美国[美國]	Mei3 guo2	United States; USA; US
溃不成军[潰不成軍]	kui4 bu4 cheng2 jun1	utterly defeated
皇军[皇軍]	huang2 jun1	imperial army (esp. Japanese)
笨蛋[笨蛋]	ben4 dan4	fool; idiot
影片[影片]	ying3 pian4	film; movie; CL:部[bu4]
//Abula - S1/Ep03/50 words - 15 min
垃圾[垃圾]	la1 ji1	trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
写信[寫信]	xie3 xin4	to write a letter
跑马[跑馬]	pao3 ma3	horse race; to ride a horse at a fast pace; wet dream
灯[燈]	deng1	lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
若是[若是]	ruo4 shi4	if
安分[安分]	an1 fen4	content with one's lot; knowing one's place
吃苦[吃苦]	chi1 ku3	to bear hardships
炸弹[炸彈]	zha4 dan4	bomb; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
炸死[炸死]	zha4 si3	to kill with an explosion
迟早[遲早]	chi2 zao3	sooner or later
长崎[長崎]	Chang2 qi2	Nagasaki, Japan
广岛[廣島]	Guang3 dao3	Hiroshima, Japan
同样[同樣]	tong2 yang4	same; equal; equivalent
逃兵[逃兵]	tao2 bing1	army deserter
月底[月底]	yue4 di3	end of the month
胜利[勝利]	sheng4 li4	victory; CL:個|个[ge4]
感动[感動]	gan3 dong4	to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving
岳父[岳父]	yue4 fu4	wife's father, father-in-law
大腹便便[大腹便便]	da4 fu4 pian2 pian2	big-bellied (idiom); paunchy
二胡[二胡]	er4 hu2	erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle); alto fiddle; CL:把[ba3]
葬[葬]	zang4	to bury (the dead); to inter
炸[炸]	zha2	to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4]
炸[炸]	zha4	to explode
城市[城市]	cheng2 shi4	city; town; CL:座[zuo4]
面目全非[面目全非]	mian4 mu4 quan2 fei1	nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
横[橫]	heng2	horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent
//Abula - S1/Ep03/75 words - 21 min
太太[太太]	tai4 tai5	married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
连络[連絡]	lian2 luo4	variant of 聯絡|联络[lian2 luo4]
美国人[美國人]	Mei3 guo2 ren2	American; American person; American people; CL:個|个[ge4]
欺人太甚[欺人太甚]	qi1 ren2 tai4 shen4	to bully intolerably (idiom)
再度[再度]	zai4 du4	once more; once again; one more time
光临[光臨]	guang1 lin2	(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
醋[醋]	cu4	vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
醰[醰]	tan2	bitter taste in wine; rich; full flavored
妄想[妄想]	wang4 xiang3	to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion
琐事[瑣事]	suo3 shi4	trifle
小事[小事]	xiao3 shi4	trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]
产业[產業]	chan3 ye4	industry; estate; property; industrial
进步[進步]	jin4 bu4	progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4]
嫌弃[嫌棄]	xian2 qi4	to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore
经常[經常]	jing1 chang2	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
女主人[女主人]	nu:3 zhu3 ren2	hostess; mistress
为难[為難]	wei2 nan2	to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
看轻[看輕]	kan4 qing1	to belittle; to scorn; to take sth lightly
心想[心想]	xin1 xiang3	to think to oneself; to think; to assume
看好[看好]	kan4 hao3	optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support
忘怀[忘懷]	wang4 huai2	to forget
宣布[宣布]	xuan1 bu4	to declare; to announce; to proclaim
无条件[無條件]	wu2 tiao2 jian4	unconditional
作[作]	zuo4	to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works
战后[戰後]	zhan4 hou4	after the war; postwar
//Abula - S1/Ep03/100 words - 30 min
重生[重生]	chong2 sheng1	rebirth
命中注定[命中註定]	ming4 zhong1 zhu4 ding4	decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated
碗[碗]	wan3	bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
面[麵]	mian4	flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless
枪毙[槍斃]	qiang1 bi4	to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of
天上[天上]	tian1 shang4	celestial; heavenly
左邻右舍[左鄰右舍]	zuo3 lin2 you4 she4	neighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units; colleagues doing related work
好不容易[好不容易]	hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4	with great difficulty; very difficult
出师[出師]	chu1 shi1	to finish apprenticeship; to graduate; to send out troops (under a commander)
好心[好心]	hao3 xin1	kindness; good intentions
省[省]	sheng3	to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department
省[省]	xing3	to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
房租[房租]	fang2 zu1	rent for a room or house
部队[部隊]	bu4 dui4	army; armed forces; troops; force; unit; CL:個|个[ge4]
一心一意[一心一意]	yi1 xin1 yi1 yi4	concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on; intently
传宗接代[傳宗接代]	chuan2 zong1 jie1 dai4	to carry on one's ancestral line
生下[生下]	sheng1 xia4	to give birth to
拜访[拜訪]	bai4 fang3	to pay a visit; to call on
看开[看開]	kan4 kai1	to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up
战乱[戰亂]	zhan4 luan4	chaos of war
悲哀[悲哀]	bei1 ai1	grieved; sorrowful
时局[時局]	shi2 ju2	current political situation
郁闷[鬱悶]	yu4 men4	gloomy; depressed
振作[振作]	zhen4 zuo4	to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate
源[源]	yuan2	root; source; origin
上海[上海]	Shang4 hai3	Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]
//Abula - S1/Ep03/125 words - 34 min
透过[透過]	tou4 guo4	to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
接洽[接洽]	jie1 qia4	to discuss a matter with sb; to get in touch with; to arrange
翻[翻]	fan1	to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross
跟不上[跟不上]	gen1 bu5 shang4	not able to keep up with
家务[家務]	jia1 wu4	household duties; housework
不幸[不幸]	bu4 xing4	misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]
没错[沒錯]	mei2 cuo4	that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
邀请[邀請]	yao1 qing3	to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]
失散[失散]	shi1 san4	to lose touch with; missing; scattered; separated from
矢[矢]	shi3	arrow; dart; straight; to vow; to swear; old variant of 屎[shi3]
勤[勤]	qin2	diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant
勇[勇]	yong3	brave
必[必]	bi4	certainly; must; will; necessarily
忠[忠]	zhong1	loyal; devoted; honest
一心一德[一心一德]	yi1 xin1 yi1 de2	of one heart and one mind (idiom)
贯彻始终[貫徹始終]	guan4 che4 shi3 zhong1	to follow through; to carry through to the end
听得懂[聽得懂]	ting1 de5 dong3	to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says)
国民政府[國民政府]	Guo2 min2 zheng4 fu3	Nationalist government 1920s-1949 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
接收[接收]	jie1 shou1	reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept; to admit; to take over (e.g. a factory); to expropriate
学会[學會]	xue2 hui4	to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
开除[開除]	kai1 chu2	to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)
三民主义[三民主義]	San1 min2 zhu3 yi4	Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
吾[吾]	wu2	I; my (old)
党[黨]	dang3	party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[ge4]
宗[宗]	zong1	school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
//Abula - S1/Ep03/150 words - 37 min
朽木[朽木]	xiu3 mu4	rotten wood
雕[雕]	diao1	to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey
阿斗[阿斗]	A1 dou3	A-dou, nickname of Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263; fig. weak and inept person
天文[天文]	tian1 wen2	astronomy
地理[地理]	di4 li3	geography
坐好[坐好]	zuo4 hao3	to sit properly; to sit up straight
到手[到手]	dao4 shou3	to take possession of; to get hold of
引起[引起]	yin3 qi3	to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
火灾[火災]	huo3 zai1	fire (that burns buildings etc)
漆[漆]	qi1	paint; lacquer; CL:道[dao4]; to paint (furniture, walls etc)
汤[湯]	tang1	soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled
馊[餿]	sou1	rancid; soured (as food)
粽[粽]	zong4	rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
预备[預備]	yu4 bei4	to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory
牛[牛]	niu2	ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome
打死[打死]	da3 si3	to kill; to beat to death
交情[交情]	jiao1 qing5	friendship; friendly relations
如同[如同]	ru2 tong2	like; as
苦衷[苦衷]	ku3 zhong1	secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties
抖[抖]	dou3	to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world
尿[尿]	niao4	to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1]
裤子[褲子]	ku4 zi5	trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2]
国旗[國旗]	guo2 qi2	flag (of a country); CL:面[mian4]
绑[綁]	bang3	to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap
爱国[愛國]	ai4 guo2	to love one's country; patriotic
//Abula - S1/Ep03/175 words - 40 min
宣扬[宣揚]	xuan1 yang2	to proclaim; to make public or well known
传遍[傳遍]	chuan2 bian4	to spread widely
相片[相片]	xiang4 pian4	image; photograph; CL:張|张[zhang1]
清白[清白]	qing1 bai2	pure; innocent
设计[設計]	she4 ji4	plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4]
陷害[陷害]	xian4 hai4	to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against
笨[笨]	ben4	stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy
汉奸[漢奸]	han4 jian1	traitor (to China)
罪名[罪名]	zui4 ming2	criminal charge; accusation
不满[不滿]	bu4 man3	resentful; discontented; dissatisfied
只顾[只顧]	zhi3 gu4	solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect
反省[反省]	fan3 xing3	to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
比起[比起]	bi3 qi3	compared with
外人[外人]	wai4 ren2	outsider; foreigner; stranger
同胞[同胞]	tong2 bao1	born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot
摔死[摔死]	shuai1 si3	to fall to one's death
报应[報應]	bao4 ying4	retribution; judgment
摔[摔]	shuai1	to throw down; to fall; to drop and break
爬[爬]	pa2	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
语言[語言]	yu3 yan2	language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3]
不通[不通]	bu4 tong1	to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical
统治[統治]	tong3 zhi4	to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime
光复[光復]	guang1 fu4	to recover (territory or power); the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945
崎[崎]	qi2	mountainous
壁[壁]	bi4	wall; rampart
//Abula - S1/Ep03/200 words - 46 min
乐观[樂觀]	le4 guan1	optimistic; hopeful
万全[萬全]	wan4 quan2	absolutely safe; surefire; thorough
全新[全新]	quan2 xin1	all new; completely new
时代[時代]	shi2 dai4	age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4]
样[樣]	yang4	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
吃醋[吃醋]	chi1 cu4	to feel jealous
拚[拚]	pin1	variant of 拼[pin1]
改天[改天]	gai3 tian1	another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check
亲自[親自]	qin1 zi4	personally; in person; oneself
一个个[一個個]	yi1 ge4 ge4	each and every one
臭脸[臭臉]	chou4 lian3	sour face; scowling face; CL:張|张[zhang1],副[fu4]
裁缝店[裁縫店]	cai2 feng2 dian4	tailor's shop
阁楼[閣樓]	ge2 lou2	garret; loft; attic
枕头[枕頭]	zhen3 tou5	pillow
不要脸[不要臉]	bu4 yao4 lian3	to have no sense of shame; shameless
天下第一[天下第一]	tian1 xia4 di4 yi1	first under heaven; number one in the country
抽菸[抽菸]	chou1 yan1	variant of 抽煙|抽烟[chou1 yan1]; to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
吹气[吹氣]	chui1 qi4	to blow air (into)
球[球]	qiu2	ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3]
相撞[相撞]	xiang1 zhuang4	collision; crash; to crash together; to collide with; to bump into
海边[海邊]	hai3 bian1	coast; seaside; seashore; beach
地上[地上]	di4 shang5	on the ground; on the floor
护[護]	hu4	to protect
袋[袋]	dai4	pouch; bag; sack; pocket
舍不得[捨不得]	she3 bu5 de5	to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge
//Abula - S1/Ep03/225 words - 54 min
半个[半個]	ban4 ge5	half of sth
丈夫[丈夫]	zhang4 fu5	husband; CL:個|个[ge4]
好命[好命]	hao3 ming4	lucky; blessed with good fortune
灾[災]	zai1	disaster; calamity
厄[厄]	e4	distressed
初[初]	chu1	at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
生日[生日]	sheng1 ri4	birthday; CL:個|个[ge4]
竹林[竹林]	zhu2 lin2	bamboo forest
寺[寺]	si4	Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)
订[訂]	ding4	to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order
桌[桌]	zhuo1	table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
素斋[素齋]	su4 zhai1	vegetarian food
念经[念經]	nian4 jing1	to recite or chant Buddhist scripture
差点[差點]	cha4 dian3	almost; nearly
幸好[幸好]	xing4 hao3	fortunately
保佑[保佑]	bao3 you4	to bless and protect; blessing
医院[醫院]	yi1 yuan4	hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]
病床[病床]	bing4 chuang2	hospital bed; sickbed
板桥[板橋]	Ban3 qiao2	Banqiao or Panchiao city in Taiwan
急救[急救]	ji2 jiu4	first aid; emergency treatment
平安无事[平安無事]	ping2 an1 wu2 shi4	safe and sound (idiom)
护士[護士]	hu4 shi5	nurse; CL:個|个[ge4]
胎[胎]	tai1	fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎
一时[一時]	yi1 shi2	a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
紧急[緊急]	jin3 ji2	urgent; emergency
//Abula - S1/Ep03/250 words - 58 min
名叫[名叫]	ming2 jiao4	called; named
逾[逾]	yu2	to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend; to cross over; to jump over
权[權]	quan2	authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary
外公[外公]	wai4 gong1	(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
外孙[外孫]	wai4 sun1	daughter's son; grandson; descendant via the female line
取名[取名]	qu3 ming2	to name; to be named; to christen; to seek fame
天经地义[天經地義]	tian1 jing1 di4 yi4	lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course
从母[從母]	cong2 mu3	maternal aunt
刘家辉[劉家輝]	Liu2 Jia1 hui1	Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor
家门[家門]	jia1 men2	house door; family clan
耀[耀]	yao4	brilliant; glorious
发霉[發霉]	fa1 mei2	to become moldy
全权[全權]	quan2 quan2	full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers
发落[發落]	fa1 luo4	to deal with (an offender)
生死存亡[生死存亡]	sheng1 si3 cun2 wang2	matter of life and death
谨慎[謹慎]	jin3 shen4	cautious; prudent
安顿[安頓]	an1 dun4	to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful
登[登]	deng1	to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
功劳[功勞]	gong1 lao2	contribution; meritorious service; credit
看错[看錯]	kan4 cuo4	to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document)
不已[不已]	bu4 yi3	endlessly; incessantly
端[端]	duan1	end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular
划一[劃一]	hua4 yi1	uniform; to standardize
拳[拳]	quan2	fist; boxing
输给[輸給]	shu1 gei3	to lose to (sb); to be outdone by
//Abula - S1/Ep03/275 words - 65 min
划[划]	hua2	to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth)
抵[抵]	di3	to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive at; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)
节制[節制]	jie2 zhi4	to control; to restrict; to moderate; to temper; moderation; sobriety; to administer
尽兴[盡興]	jin4 xing4	to enjoy oneself to the full; to one's heart's content
过瘾[過癮]	guo4 yin3	to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling
划拳[划拳]	hua2 quan2	finger-guessing game
当日[當日]	dang1 ri4	on that day
本人[本人]	ben3 ren2	the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal
箱[箱]	xiang1	box; trunk; chest
身为[身為]	shen1 wei2	in the capacity of; as
总共[總共]	zong3 gong4	altogether; in sum; in all; in total
刀枪[刀槍]	dao1 qiang1	sword and spear; weapons
专心[專心]	zhuan1 xin1	to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed
道具[道具]	dao4 ju4	prop (theater); paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact
以和为贵[以和為貴]	yi3 he2 wei2 gui4	harmony is to be prized
大大小小[大大小小]	da4 da4 xiao3 xiao3	large and small; of all sizes
团员[團員]	tuan2 yuan2	member; group member
到齐[到齊]	dao4 qi2	to be all present
会合[會合]	hui4 he2	to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence
归心似箭[歸心似箭]	gui1 xin1 si4 jian4	with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
怎[怎]	zen3	how
西凉[西涼]	Xi1 Liang2	Western Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (400-421)
回转[回轉]	hui2 zhuan3	to rotate; to turn round; slalom
至[至]	zhi4	to arrive; most; to; until
城门[城門]	cheng2 men2	city gate
//Abula - S1/Ep03/280 words - 66 min
替死鬼[替死鬼]	ti4 si3 gui3	scapegoat; fall guy
传来[傳來]	chuan2 lai2	(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive
语[語]	yu3	dialect; language; speech
一边[一邊]	yi1 bian1	one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
放不下[放不下]	fang4 bu5 xia4	not to have room to put sth; to be unable to let go
//Abula - S1/Ep04/25 words - 9 min
布景[佈景]	bu4 jing3	(stage) set
演员[演員]	yan3 yuan2	actor or actress; performer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
看家[看家]	kan1 jia1	to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding
绣[繡]	xiu4	to embroider; embroidery
工[工]	gong1	work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
特地[特地]	te4 di4	specially; for a special purpose
洞[洞]	dong4	cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]
老鼠[老鼠]	lao3 shu3	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
匆忙[匆忙]	cong1 mang2	hasty; hurried
困难[困難]	kun4 nan5	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
学徒[學徒]	xue2 tu2	apprentice
看透[看透]	kan4 tou4	to understand thoroughly; to see beyond the facade; to see through (sb)
兄[兄]	xiong1	elder brother
掷[擲]	zhi4	to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
筊[筊]	jiao3	bamboo rope
轰动[轟動]	hong1 dong4	to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy
胸[胸]	xiong1	chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax
顿足[頓足]	dun4 zu2	stamp (one's feet)
改名[改名]	gai3 ming2	to change one's name
第一炮[第一炮]	di4 yi1 pao4	(fig.) opening shot
落泪[落淚]	luo4 lei4	to shed tears; to weep
魏[魏]	wei4	tower over a palace gateway (old)
奸臣[奸臣]	jian1 chen2	a treacherous court official; a minister who conspires against the state
害人[害人]	hai4 ren2	to harm sb; to inflict suffering; to victimize; pernicious
心机[心機]	xin1 ji1	thinking; scheme
//Abula - S1/Ep04/50 words - 15 min
义愤填膺[義憤填膺]	yi4 fen4 tian2 ying1	righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
补过[補過]	bu3 guo4	to make up for an earlier mistake; to make amends
自有[自有]	zi4 you3	to possess; to own; to have
听错[聽錯]	ting1 cuo4	to mishear
难以[難以]	nan2 yi3	hard to (predict, imagine etc)
收拾[收拾]	shou1 shi5	to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
枉费[枉費]	wang3 fei4	to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain
冒着[冒著]	mao4 zhe5	to brave; to face dangers
身怀六甲[身懷六甲]	shen1 huai2 liu4 jia3	to be pregnant (idiom)
因[因]	yin1	cause; reason; because
设法[設法]	she4 fa3	to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
狐狸精[狐狸精]	hu2 li5 jing1	fox-spirit; vixen; witch; enchantress
破坏[破壞]	po4 huai4	destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
分寸[分寸]	fen1 cun5	propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms
负心汉[負心漢]	fu4 xin1 han4	traitor to one's love; heartless rat
事到如今[事到如今]	shi4 dao4 ru2 jin1	as matters stand; things having reached this stage
感到[感到]	gan3 dao4	to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect
惭愧[慚愧]	can2 kui4	ashamed
后天[後天]	hou4 tian1	the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori
取消[取消]	qu3 xiao1	to cancel; cancellation
赔钱[賠錢]	pei2 qian2	to lose money; to pay for damages
新鲜[新鮮]	xin1 xian1	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
现[現]	xian4	to appear; present; now; existing; current
采[採]	cai3	to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather
青菜[青菜]	qing1 cai4	green vegetables; Chinese cabbage
//Abula - S1/Ep04/75 words - 18 min
嫂子[嫂子]	sao3 zi5	(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:個|个[ge4]
社会[社會]	she4 hui4	society; CL:個|个[ge4]
困扰[困擾]	kun4 rao3	to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications
门口[門口]	men2 kou3	doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
挡[擋]	dang3	to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
进出[進出]	jin4 chu1	to enter or exit; to go through
公公[公公]	gong1 gong5	husband's father; grandpa; eunuch
客满[客滿]	ke4 man3	to have a full house; to be sold out; no vacancy
小小[小小]	xiao3 xiao3	very small; very few; very minor
剧团[劇團]	ju4 tuan2	theatrical troupe
延[延]	yan2	to prolong; to extend; to delay
签约[簽約]	qian1 yue1	to sign a contract or agreement
计画[計畫]	ji4 hua4	variant of 計劃|计划[ji4 hua4]
尾[尾]	wei3	tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
较[較]	jiao4	to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]
偏僻[偏僻]	pian1 pi4	remote; desolate; far from the city
旧[舊]	jiu4	old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
心思[心思]	xin1 si5	mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
拨[撥]	bo1	to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch
固定[固定]	gu4 ding4	to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular
利润[利潤]	li4 run4	profits
租金[租金]	zu1 jin1	rent
分红[分紅]	fen1 hong2	dividend; to award a bonus
胜过[勝過]	sheng4 guo4	to excel; to surpass
冷冷清清[冷冷清清]	leng3 leng3 qing1 qing1	deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation
//Abula - S1/Ep04/100 words - 20 min
我去[我去]	wo3 qu4	(slang) dang!; shoot!
现场[現場]	xian4 chang3	the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site
宽阔[寬闊]	kuan1 kuo4	expansive; wide; width; thickness
来往[來往]	lai2 wang3	to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
稍微[稍微]	shao1 wei1	a little bit
摊位[攤位]	tan1 wei4	vendor's booth
摆摊[擺攤]	bai3 tan1	to set up a vendor's stall in the street
目前[目前]	mu4 qian2	at the present time; currently
把戏[把戲]	ba3 xi4	acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick; game
院[院]	yuan4	courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
里里外外[裡裡外外]	li3 li3 wai4 wai4	inside and out
商[商]	shang1	commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)
互相[互相]	hu4 xiang1	each other; mutually; mutual
扶持[扶持]	fu2 chi2	to help; to assist
垄断[壟斷]	long3 duan4	to enjoy market dominance; to monopolize
娱乐[娛樂]	yu2 le4	to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy
市场[市場]	shi4 chang3	marketplace; market (also in abstract)
乐极生悲[樂極生悲]	le4 ji2 sheng1 bei1	extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
步步为营[步步為營]	bu4 bu4 wei2 ying2	to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step; to consolidate at every step
声势[聲勢]	sheng1 shi4	fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum
开幕[開幕]	kai1 mu4	to open (a conference); to inaugurate
出手[出手]	chu1 shou3	to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task
知名度[知名度]	zhi1 ming2 du4	reputation; profile; familiarity in the public consciousness
发烧[發燒]	fa1 shao1	to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
棉被[棉被]	mian2 bei4	comforter; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],面[mian4]
//Abula - S1/Ep04/125 words - 22 min
蚊帐[蚊帳]	wen2 zhang4	mosquito net; CL:頂|顶[ding3]
疟疾[瘧疾]	nu:e4 ji2	malaria
归[歸]	gui1	to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
员工[員工]	yuan2 gong1	staff; personnel; employee
神经[神經]	shen2 jing1	nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob
不对劲[不對勁]	bu4 dui4 jin4	not in good condition; wrong; fishy
同居[同居]	tong2 ju1	to live together
过河拆桥[過河拆橋]	guo4 he2 chai1 qiao2	lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
对得起[對得起]	dui4 de5 qi3	not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of
不当[不當]	bu4 dang4	unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
拆穿[拆穿]	chai1 chuan1	to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc)
为人[為人]	wei2 ren2	to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character
全力[全力]	quan2 li4	with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)
弥补[彌補]	mi2 bu3	to complement; to make up for a deficiency
恩情[恩情]	en1 qing2	kindness; affection; grace; favor
尊严[尊嚴]	zun1 yan2	dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty
愿望[願望]	yuan4 wang4	desire; wish
家传[家傳]	jia1 chuan2	handed down in a family; family traditions
香火[香火]	xiang1 huo3	incense burning in front of a temple; burning joss sticks
报答[報答]	bao4 da2	to repay; to requite
婚事[婚事]	hun1 shi4	wedding; marriage; CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1]
自作聪明[自作聰明]	zi4 zuo4 cong1 ming2	to think oneself clever (idiom)
坏事[壞事]	huai4 shi4	bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things
古人[古人]	gu3 ren2	people from ancient times; the ancients; the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
媒人[媒人]	mei2 ren5	go-between; matchmaker
//Abula - S1/Ep04/150 words - 29 min
三代[三代]	san1 dai4	three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
做法[做法]	zuo4 fa3	way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]
梦见[夢見]	meng4 jian4	to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream
事事[事事]	shi4 shi4	everything
备[備]	bei4	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
放假[放假]	fang4 jia4	to have a holiday or vacation
帐[帳]	zhang4	covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 賬|账[zhang4]
舒适[舒適]	shu1 shi4	cozy; snug
楼上[樓上]	lou2 shang4	upstairs
口渴[口渴]	kou3 ke3	thirsty
冷饮[冷飲]	leng3 yin3	cold drink
凉[涼]	liang2	cool; cold
轻松[輕鬆]	qing1 song1	light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously
光明正大[光明正大]	guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4	(of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open
恩[恩]	en1	favor; grace; kindness
有情[有情]	you3 qing2	to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism)
不论[不論]	bu4 lun4	whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
世[世]	shi4	life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble
渐渐[漸漸]	jian4 jian4	gradually
两边[兩邊]	liang3 bian5	either side; both sides
皆[皆]	jie1	all; each and every; in all cases
故弄玄虚[故弄玄虛]	gu4 nong4 xuan2 xu1	deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
装神弄鬼[裝神弄鬼]	zhuang1 shen2 nong4 gui3	lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify; to deceive people; to scam
土[土]	tu3	earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
戏说[戲說]	xi4 shuo1	dramatic form consisting of historical narration; history as jocular narrative; to stretch history for a joking story; amusing story with strained interpretations of history; to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
//Abula - S1/Ep04/175 words - 35 min
有时[有時]	you3 shi2	sometimes; now and then
办公室[辦公室]	ban4 gong1 shi4	office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1]
解围[解圍]	jie3 wei2	to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment
道谢[道謝]	dao4 xie4	to express thanks
依[依]	yi1	to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
恼羞成怒[惱羞成怒]	nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4	to fly into a rage out of humiliation; to be ashamed into anger (idiom)
收回[收回]	shou1 hui2	to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke
先来后到[先來後到]	xian1 lai2 hou4 dao4	in order of arrival; first come, first served
适应[適應]	shi4 ying4	to adapt; to fit; to suit
要领[要領]	yao4 ling3	main aspects; essentials; gist
结帐[結帳]	jie2 zhang4	to pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 結賬|结账
省得[省得]	sheng3 de5	to avoid; so as to save (money or time)
躲躲藏藏[躲躲藏藏]	duo3 duo3 cang2 cang2	to be in hiding
公事包[公事包]	gong1 shi4 bao1	(Tw) briefcase
连续[連續]	lian2 xu4	continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive
修理[修理]	xiu1 li3	to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
祖[祖]	zu3	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
厝[厝]	cuo4	to lay in place; to put; to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial
本月[本月]	ben3 yue4	this month; the current month
排出[排出]	pai2 chu1	to discharge
下个月[下個月]	xia4 ge4 yue4	next month
档期[檔期]	dang4 qi1	slot within a schedule; timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc); range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc)
便宜[便宜]	pian2 yi5	cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly
轮流[輪流]	lun2 liu2	to alternate; to take turns
上映[上映]	shang4 ying4	to show (a movie); to screen
//Abula - S1/Ep04/200 words - 40 min
一轮[一輪]	yi1 lun2	first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
效果[效果]	xiao4 guo3	result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4]
二轮[二輪]	er4 lun2	second round (of a match or election)
片子[片子]	pian1 zi5	film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image
意[意]	yi4	idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate
迷[迷]	mi2	to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused
玛利亚[瑪利亞]	Ma3 li4 ya4	Mary (biblical name)
嗄[嗄]	sha4	hoarse
阵子[陣子]	zhen4 zi5	period of time
不自量力[不自量力]	bu4 zi4 liang4 li4	to overestimate one's capabilities
并非[並非]	bing4 fei1	really isn't
为所欲为[為所欲為]	wei2 suo3 yu4 wei2	to do whatever one pleases
配合[配合]	pei4 he2	matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine
赌气[賭氣]	du3 qi4	to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved
印象[印象]	yin4 xiang4	impression
裁缝[裁縫]	cai2 feng2	tailor; dressmaker
音讯[音訊]	yin1 xun4	letters; mail; news; messages; correspondence
有情有义[有情有義]	you3 qing2 you3 yi4	affectionate and true; loyal (idiom)
点点[點點]	dian3 dian3	point; speck
捕风捉影[捕風捉影]	bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3	lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence
算数[算數]	suan4 shu4	to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important)
终[終]	zhong1	end; finish
疏[疏]	shu1	to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation); not close; to neglect; negligent; to present a memorial to the Emperor; commentary; annotation
上下[上下]	shang4 xia4	up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about
瞎子[瞎子]	xia1 zi5	blind person
//Abula - S1/Ep04/225 words - 46 min
现实[現實]	xian4 shi2	reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
拖[拖]	tuo1	to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
头疼[頭疼]	tou2 teng2	headache
医生[醫生]	yi1 sheng1	doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
唱歌[唱歌]	chang4 ge1	to sing a song
医[醫]	yi1	medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
拨空[撥空]	bo1 kong4	to make time
拜拜[拜拜]	bai2 bai2	(loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)
打听[打聽]	da3 ting5	to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around
善男信女[善男信女]	shan4 nan2 xin4 nu:3	lay practitioners of Buddhism
庙[廟]	miao4	temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial
剧本[劇本]	ju4 ben3	script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario
商谈[商談]	shang1 tan2	to confer; to discuss; to engage in talks
星期[星期]	xing1 qi1	week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday
恐怕[恐怕]	kong3 pa4	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
好坏[好壞]	hao3 huai4	good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality
说了算[說了算]	shuo1 le5 suan4	to have the final say; to be the one in charge
偷偷摸摸[偷偷摸摸]	tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1	surreptitious; sneaky
业务[業務]	ye4 wu4	business; professional work; service; CL:項|项[xiang4]
告知[告知]	gao4 zhi1	to inform
假惺惺[假惺惺]	jia3 xing1 xing1	hypocritical; unctuous; insincerely courteous; to shed crocodile tears
自作主张[自作主張]	zi4 zuo4 zhu3 zhang1	to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative
私[私]	si1	personal; private; selfish
丢脸[丟臉]	diu1 lian3	to lose face; humiliation
金鸡[金雞]	jin1 ji1	golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
//Abula - S1/Ep04/250 words - 51 min
舍得[捨得]	she3 de5	to be willing to part with sth
别管[別管]	bie2 guan3	no matter (who, what etc)
意气用事[意氣用事]	yi4 qi4 yong4 shi4	to let emotions affect one's decisions
有益[有益]	you3 yi4	useful; beneficial; profitable
无害[無害]	wu2 hai4	harmless
合[合]	he2	to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]
死心[死心]	si3 xin1	to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about
由来[由來]	you2 lai2	origin
南[南]	nan2	south
明朝[明朝]	ming2 zhao1	tomorrow morning; the following morning
小说[小說]	xiao3 shuo1	novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
荔[荔]	li4	litchi
镜[鏡]	jing4	mirror; lens
改编[改編]	gai3 bian1	to adapt; to rearrange; to revise
好不[好不]	hao3 bu4	not at all ...; how very ...
戏码[戲碼]	xi4 ma3	item (on a program)
外地[外地]	wai4 di4	parts of the country other than where one is
下车[下車]	xia4 che1	to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
尚未[尚未]	shang4 wei4	not yet; still not
售[售]	shou4	to sell; to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
票[票]	piao4	ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
优待[優待]	you1 dai4	preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment
诵经[誦經]	song4 jing1	to chant the sutras
康[康]	kang1	healthy; peaceful; abundant
鼻[鼻]	bi2	nose
//Abula - S1/Ep04/275 words - 62 min
主要[主要]	zhu3 yao4	main; principal; major; primary
车站[車站]	che1 zhan4	rail station; bus stop; CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4]
大忙人[大忙人]	da4 mang2 ren2	busy bee; very busy person
贴[貼]	tie1	to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip
海报[海報]	hai3 bao4	poster; playbill; notice
逢场作戏[逢場作戲]	feng2 chang3 zuo4 xi4	lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun; to play along according to local conditions
难免[難免]	nan2 mian3	hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably
包养[包養]	bao1 yang3	to provide for; to keep (a mistress)
趁早[趁早]	chen4 zao3	as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
男子汉[男子漢]	nan2 zi3 han4	man (i.e. manly, masculine)
敢做敢当[敢做敢當]	gan3 zuo4 gan3 dang1	daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it; a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions; the buck stops here
拖拖拉拉[拖拖拉拉]	tuo1 tuo1 la1 la1	to procrastinate
至今[至今]	zhi4 jin1	so far; to this day; until now
葱[蔥]	cong1	scallion; green onion
不愿[不願]	bu4 yuan4	unwilling; unwillingness
共事[共事]	gong4 shi4	to work together
钥匙[鑰匙]	yao4 shi5	key; CL:把[ba3]
说谎[說謊]	shuo1 huang3	to lie; to tell an untruth
瑞芳[瑞芳]	Rui4 fang1	Ruifang or Juifang town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
基隆[基隆]	Ji1 long2	Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
陌生人[陌生人]	mo4 sheng1 ren2	stranger
无情无义[無情無義]	wu2 qing2 wu2 yi4	completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
戚[戚]	qi1	relative; parent; grief; sorrow; battle-axe
载[載]	zai4	to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously
逛逛[逛逛]	guang4 guang5	to roam around; to have a stroll
//Abula - S1/Ep04/284 words - 64 min
三轮车[三輪車]	san1 lun2 che1	pedicab; tricycle
发誓[發誓]	fa1 shi4	to vow; to pledge; to swear
疼惜[疼惜]	teng2 xi1	to cherish; to dote on
不死心[不死心]	bu4 si3 xin1	unwilling to give up; unresigned
父亲[父親]	fu4 qin1	father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
行李[行李]	xing2 li5	luggage; CL:件[jian4]
搭[搭]	da1	to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]
末班车[末班車]	mo4 ban1 che1	last bus or train; last chance
懦弱[懦弱]	nuo4 ruo4	cowardly; weak
//Abula - S1/Ep05/25 words - 8 min
地步[地步]	di4 bu4	stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway
解脱[解脫]	jie3 tuo1	to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries
电报[電報]	dian4 bao4	telegram; cable; telegraph; CL:封[feng1],份[fen4]
脚踏两条船[腳踏兩條船]	jiao3 ta4 liang3 tiao2 chuan2	lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom); fig. to have it both ways; to run after two hares; (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
不安[不安]	bu4 an1	unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried
中午[中午]	zhong1 wu3	noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4]
拉紧[拉緊]	la1 jin3	to pull tight; tensioning
桥段[橋段]	qiao2 duan4	scene (in a movie etc); bridging element (in a performance)
上台[上台]	shang4 tai2	to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
衣装[衣裝]	yi1 zhuang1	garment
脱光[脫光]	tuo1 guang1	to strip naked; to strip nude; (coll.) to find oneself a partner
正经[正經]	zheng4 jing1	decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards
餐厅[餐廳]	can1 ting1	dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1]
捉奸[捉姦]	zhuo1 jian1	to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
稍[稍]	shao1	somewhat; a little
小事一桩[小事一樁]	xiao3 shi4 yi1 zhuang1	trivial matter; a piece of cake
出货[出貨]	chu1 huo4	to take money or valuables out of storage; to recover; to ship goods; to extract (chemicals from solution)
退还[退還]	tui4 huan2	to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate
无心[無心]	wu2 xin1	unintentionally; not in the mood to
好笑[好笑]	hao3 xiao4	laughable; funny; ridiculous
观[觀]	guan1	to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook
落[落]	luo4	to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement
阴[陰]	yin1	overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia
诅咒[詛咒]	zu3 zhou4	to curse
魂不附体[魂不附體]	hun2 bu4 fu4 ti3	lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits; beside oneself
//Abula - S1/Ep05/50 words - 13 min
死人[死人]	si3 ren2	dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen
货[貨]	huo4	goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]
齐[齊]	qi2	neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out
不理[不理]	bu4 li3	to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore
上个月[上個月]	shang4 ge4 yue4	last month
涨价[漲價]	zhang3 jia4	to appreciate (in value); to increase in price
合约[合約]	he2 yue1	treaty; contract
脑子[腦子]	nao3 zi5	brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
冷嘲热讽[冷嘲熱諷]	leng3 chao2 re4 feng3	frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
涨[漲]	zhang4	to swell; to distend
价钱[價錢]	jia4 qian5	price
傍晚[傍晚]	bang4 wan3	in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk
价位[價位]	jia4 wei4	price level
批[批]	pi1	to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
倒贴[倒貼]	dao4 tie1	to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
兮[兮]	xi1	(particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
稳[穩]	wen3	settled; steady; stable
渡[渡]	du4	to cross; to pass through; to ferry
便[便]	bian4	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
值[值]	zhi2	value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty
三更半夜[三更半夜]	san1 geng1 ban4 ye4	in the depth of the night; very late at night
开枪[開槍]	kai1 qiang1	to open fire; to shoot a gun
吓唬[嚇唬]	xia4 hu5	to scare; to frighten
搜[搜]	sou1	to search
废话[廢話]	fei4 hua4	nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
//Abula - S1/Ep05/75 words - 15 min
娘家[娘家]	niang2 jia5	married woman's parents' home
回娘家[回娘家]	hui2 niang2 jia1	(of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc
亲家[親家]	qing4 jia5	parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law; relatives by marriage
毫不[毫不]	hao2 bu4	hardly; not in the least; not at all
在乎[在乎]	zai4 hu5	to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]
戒严[戒嚴]	jie4 yan2	to impose martial law; to impose emergency measures
战时[戰時]	zhan4 shi2	wartime
斤[斤]	jin1	catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
炊[炊]	chui1	to cook food
振振有词[振振有詞]	zhen4 zhen4 you3 ci2	to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
牌[牌]	pai2	mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
土匪[土匪]	tu3 fei3	bandit
幸[幸]	xing4	fortunate; lucky
奢望[奢望]	she1 wang4	an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations
付钱[付錢]	fu4 qian2	to pay money
出钱[出錢]	chu1 qian2	to pay
劳[勞]	lao2	to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)
名义[名義]	ming2 yi4	name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose
募款[募款]	mu4 kuan3	to raise money
军队[軍隊]	jun1 dui4	army; troops; CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
协调[協調]	xie2 tiao2	to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted
等于[等於]	deng3 yu2	to equal; to be tantamount to
慰劳[慰勞]	wei4 lao2	to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort
横财[橫財]	heng4 cai2	easy money; windfall; ill-gotten gains; undeserved fortune; illegal profit
富[富]	fu4	rich; abundant; wealthy
//Abula - S1/Ep05/100 words - 18 min
野草[野草]	ye3 cao3	weeds; mistress or prostitute (old)
肥[肥]	fei2	fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure
君子[君子]	jun1 zi3	nobleman; person of noble character
烂[爛]	lan4	soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad
招数[招數]	zhao1 shu4	move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]
慌张[慌張]	huang1 zhang1	confused; flustered
到处[到處]	dao4 chu4	everywhere
头痛[頭痛]	tou2 tong4	to have a headache
阿兵哥[阿兵哥]	a1 bing1 ge1	(coll.) soldier boy
叔叔[叔叔]	shu1 shu5	father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
摊子[攤子]	tan1 zi5	booth; vendor's stall; organizational structure; scale of operations
诊所[診所]	zhen3 suo3	clinic
医师[醫師]	yi1 shi1	doctor
失踪[失蹤]	shi1 zong1	to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for
抓去[抓去]	zhua1 qu4	to arrest and take away
讨论[討論]	tao3 lun4	to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4]
惹麻烦[惹麻煩]	re3 ma2 fan5	to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome
问话[問話]	wen4 hua4	questioning (a suspect); interrogation
懒得[懶得]	lan3 de2	not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to
表明[表明]	biao3 ming2	to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known
乱七八糟[亂七八糟]	luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1	everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens
好转[好轉]	hao3 zhuan3	to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement
改善[改善]	gai3 shan4	to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4]
人人[人人]	ren2 ren2	everyone; every person
打击[打擊]	da3 ji1	to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)
//Abula - S1/Ep05/125 words - 21 min
极大[極大]	ji2 da4	maximum; enormous
离不开[離不開]	li2 bu5 kai1	inseparable; inevitably linked to
好汉[好漢]	hao3 han4	hero; strong and courageous person; CL:條|条[tiao2]
谢天谢地[謝天謝地]	xie4 tian1 xie4 di4	Thank heavens!; Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
成全[成全]	cheng2 quan2	to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off
奔走[奔走]	ben1 zou3	to run; to rush about; to be on the go
猪[豬]	zhu1	hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]
线[線]	xian4	thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
双眼[雙眼]	shuang1 yan3	the two eyes
众人[眾人]	zhong4 ren2	everyone
犹如[猶如]	you2 ru2	similar to; appearing to be
惊弓之鸟[驚弓之鳥]	jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3	lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom); fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
围[圍]	wei2	to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
肠[腸]	chang2	intestines
肚[肚]	du4	belly
霸[霸]	ba4	hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp; (in modern advertising) master
跪地求饶[跪地求饒]	gui4 di4 qiu2 rao2	to kneel and beg forgiveness
此时[此時]	ci3 shi2	now; this moment
刀[刀]	dao1	knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs
饶命[饒命]	rao2 ming4	to spare sb's life
神态[神態]	shen2 tai4	appearance; manner; bearing; deportment; look; expression; mien
自若[自若]	zi4 ruo4	calm; composed; at ease
河[河]	he2	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
杀人[殺人]	sha1 ren2	homicide; to murder; to kill (a person)
溅[濺]	jian4	to splash
//Abula - S1/Ep05/150 words - 27 min
散场[散場]	san4 chang3	(of a theater) to empty; (of a show) to end
臭屁[臭屁]	chou4 pi4	(coll.) self-important; puffed up
糖果[糖果]	tang2 guo3	candy; CL:粒[li4]
诚[誠]	cheng2	sincere; authentic; really; truly
泉[泉]	quan2	spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)
懂事[懂事]	dong3 shi4	sensible; thoughtful; intelligent
瘀青[瘀青]	yu1 qing1	bruise; contusion
揉[揉]	rou2	to knead; to massage; to rub
乱跑[亂跑]	luan4 pao3	to run around all over the place
山上[山上]	Shan1 shang4	Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
伯母[伯母]	bo2 mu3	wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL:個|个[ge4]
跌倒[跌倒]	die1 dao3	to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)
全身[全身]	quan2 shen1	whole body; em (typography)
收音机[收音機]	shou1 yin1 ji1	radio; CL:臺|台[tai2]
街上[街上]	jie1 shang5	on the street; in town
光天化日[光天化日]	guang1 tian1 hua4 ri4	the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight
恐怖[恐怖]	kong3 bu4	terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
要不[要不]	yao4 bu4	otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)
要紧[要緊]	yao4 jin3	important; urgent
整条[整條]	zheng3 tiao2	entire; whole (fish, road etc)
巡逻[巡邏]	xun2 luo2	to patrol (police, army or navy)
枣[棗]	zao3	jujube; dates
工人[工人]	gong1 ren2	worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
个个[個個]	ge4 ge4	each one individually; each and every
信任[信任]	xin4 ren4	to trust; to have confidence in
//Abula - S1/Ep05/175 words - 37 min
石头[石頭]	shi2 tou5	stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
娃娃[娃娃]	wa2 wa5	baby; small child; doll
疯子[瘋子]	feng1 zi5	madman; lunatic
竹[竹]	zhu2	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118
竿[竿]	gan1	pole
水桶[水桶]	shui3 tong3	bucket
上山[上山]	shang4 shan1	to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away
落荒而逃[落荒而逃]	luo4 huang1 er2 tao2	to flee in defeat; to bolt
穿着[穿著]	chuan1 zhuo2	attire; clothes; dress
口说无凭[口說無憑]	kou3 shuo1 wu2 ping2	(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
骗子[騙子]	pian4 zi5	swindler; a cheat
契约[契約]	qi4 yue1	agreement; contract
文盲[文盲]	wen2 mang2	illiterate
识字[識字]	shi2 zi4	to learn to read
有钱[有錢]	you3 qian2	well-off; wealthy
凡事[凡事]	fan2 shi4	everything
好说[好說]	hao3 shuo1	easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me
小店[小店]	xiao3 dian4	small store
好玩[好玩]	hao3 wan2	amusing; fun; interesting
逮[逮]	dai4	(literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until
桶[桶]	tong3	bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
杂货店[雜貨店]	za2 huo4 dian4	grocery store; emporium
牵[牽]	qian1	to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in
看待[看待]	kan4 dai4	to look upon; to regard
辞职[辭職]	ci2 zhi2	to resign
//Abula - S1/Ep05/200 words - 45 min
粉[粉]	fen3	powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink
婶[嬸]	shen3	wife of father's younger brother
免得[免得]	mian3 de5	so as not to; so as to avoid
影[影]	ying3	picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace
甜[甜]	tian2	sweet
跪[跪]	gui4	to kneel
缠[纏]	chan2	to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy
黏[黏]	nian2	sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue
胖[胖]	pang4	fat; plump
要命[要命]	yao4 ming4	to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying
缺德[缺德]	que1 de2	to be lacking in moral sense; to lack common basic respect for others; lacking in virtue; mischievous; wicked; cruel; mean
知识[知識]	zhi1 shi5	knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual
人心隔肚皮[人心隔肚皮]	ren2 xin1 ge2 du4 pi2	there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
谁知[誰知]	shei2 zhi1	lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably
嫌疑[嫌疑]	xian2 yi2	suspicion; to have suspicions
缺德鬼[缺德鬼]	que1 de2 gui3	public nuisance; a wicked, mean spirited individual
不带[不帶]	bu4 dai4	not to have; without; un-
对质[對質]	dui4 zhi4	to confront (in court etc); confrontation
白白[白白]	bai2 bai2	in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
玷污[玷污]	dian4 wu1	to stain; to sully; to tarnish
命苦[命苦]	ming4 ku3	to be born under an ill star
锅[鍋]	guo1	pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
劳烦[勞煩]	lao2 fan2	to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request)
严重性[嚴重性]	yan2 zhong4 xing4	seriousness
拍卖[拍賣]	pai1 mai4	to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price
//Abula - S1/Ep05/225 words - 54 min
这不[這不]	zhe4 bu5	(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
养活[養活]	yang3 huo5	to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth
母子[母子]	mu3 zi3	mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest
付出[付出]	fu4 chu1	to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
大道理[大道理]	da4 dao4 li5	major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk
满足[滿足]	man3 zu2	to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content
未曾[未曾]	wei4 ceng2	hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
顾虑[顧慮]	gu4 lu:4	misgivings; apprehensions
冒失鬼[冒失鬼]	mao4 shi5 gui3	reckless person; hothead
下班[下班]	xia4 ban1	to finish work; to get off work
承担[承擔]	cheng2 dan1	to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
福利[福利]	fu2 li4	material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare
寝食难安[寢食難安]	qin3 shi2 nan2 an1	lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom); fig. extremely worried and troubled
过日子[過日子]	guo4 ri4 zi5	to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along
公平[公平]	gong1 ping2	fair; impartial
忍心[忍心]	ren3 xin1	to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task
相识[相識]	xiang1 shi2	to get to know each other; acquaintance
存心[存心]	cun2 xin1	deliberately
理想[理想]	li3 xiang3	an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect
滋味[滋味]	zi1 wei4	taste; flavor; feeling
耽误[耽誤]	dan1 wu5	to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
自私[自私]	zi4 si1	selfish; selfishness
糖[糖]	tang2	sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]
空口说白话[空口說白話]	kong1 kou3 shuo1 bai2 hua4	to make empty promises
监督[監督]	jian1 du1	to control; to supervise; to inspect
//Abula - S1/Ep05/250 words - 58 min
说到做到[說到做到]	shuo1 dao4 zuo4 dao4	to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise
扣[扣]	kou4	to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code
脱掉[脫掉]	tuo1 diao4	to remove; to take off; to strip off; to discard; to shed; to come off; to fall off
难度[難度]	nan2 du4	trouble; problem
珠[珠]	zhu1	bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]
套[套]	tao4	to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
身段[身段]	shen1 duan4	a woman's physique; figure; posture on stage
月俸[月俸]	yue4 feng4	monthly salary
仔细[仔細]	zi3 xi4	careful; attentive; cautious
精湛[精湛]	jing1 zhan4	consummate; exquisite
演技[演技]	yan3 ji4	acting; performing skills
人山人海[人山人海]	ren2 shan1 ren2 hai3	multitude; vast crowd
绝[絕]	jue2	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
久而久之[久而久之]	jiu3 er2 jiu3 zhi1	over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time
伺候[伺候]	ci4 hou4	to serve; to wait upon
加点[加點]	jia1 dian3	to work extra hours; to do overtime
猛[猛]	meng3	ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome
内行[內行]	nei4 hang2	expert; adept; experienced; an expert; a professional
盆[盆]	pen2	basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4]
牡丹[牡丹]	mu3 dan5	tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
雨花[雨花]	Yu3 hua1	Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
摇[搖]	yao2	to shake; to rock; to row; to crank
摇动[搖動]	yao2 dong4	to shake; to sway
跟上[跟上]	gen1 shang4	to catch up with; to keep pace with
拍子[拍子]	pai1 zi5	beat (music); paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc); racket (sports)
//Abula - S1/Ep05/275 words - 62 min
从头[從頭]	cong2 tou2	anew; from the start
太平[太平]	tai4 ping2	peace and security
行好[行好]	xing2 hao3	to be charitable; to do a good deed
灵活[靈活]	ling2 huo2	flexible; nimble; agile
乱动[亂動]	luan4 dong4	to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about
抚养[撫養]	fu3 yang3	to foster; to bring up; to raise
天公[天公]	tian1 gong1	heaven; lord of heaven
傻人有傻福[傻人有傻福]	sha3 ren2 you3 sha3 fu2	fortune favors fools (idiom); fool's luck
帐目[帳目]	zhang4 mu4	account
前辈[前輩]	qian2 bei4	senior; older generation; precursor
使[使]	shi3	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
力[力]	li4	power; force; strength; ability; strenuously
补品[補品]	bu3 pin3	tonic
调养[調養]	tiao2 yang3	to take care of (sb's health); to nurse
虚弱[虛弱]	xu1 ruo4	weak; in poor health
周全[周全]	zhou1 quan2	thorough; to bring one's help; to assist
无妨[無妨]	wu2 fang2	no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother
瞻前顾后[瞻前顧後]	zhan1 qian2 gu4 hou4	to look forward and back; to consider prudently; overcautious
管理[管理]	guan3 li3	to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]
尽心尽力[盡心盡力]	jin4 xin1 jin4 li4	making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost
无可挑剔[無可挑剔]	wu2 ke3 tiao1 ti5	excellent in every respect; flawless
多嘴[多嘴]	duo1 zui3	talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly
杂[雜]	za2	mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix
大大方方[大大方方]	da4 da4 fang1 fang1	confident; calm; natural; poised
窃窃私语[竊竊私語]	qie4 qie4 si1 yu3	to whisper
//Abula - S1/Ep05/297 words - 68 min
丫头[丫頭]	ya1 tou5	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
菜园[菜園]	cai4 yuan2	vegetable garden
望子成龙[望子成龍]	wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2	lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life; to have great hopes for one's offspring; to give one's child the best education as a career investment
望女成凤[望女成鳳]	wang4 nu:3 cheng2 feng4	lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom); fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
跑路[跑路]	pao3 lu4	to travel on foot; (informal) to run off; to abscond
气死[氣死]	qi4 si3	to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger
不动[不動]	bu4 dong4	motionless
放映室[放映室]	fang4 ying4 shi4	cinema room; viewing room
劳心[勞心]	lao2 xin1	to work with one's brains; to rack one's brains; to worry
劳力[勞力]	lao2 li4	labor; able-bodied worker; laborer; work force
教导[教導]	jiao4 dao3	to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching
冤家[冤家]	yuan1 jia5	enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
西[西]	xi1	west
背后[背後]	bei4 hou4	behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
按时[按時]	an4 shi2	on time; before deadline; on schedule
相比[相比]	xiang1 bi3	to compare
装蒜[裝蒜]	zhuang1 suan4	to act stupid; to play dumb; to pretend to not know
找回[找回]	zhao3 hui2	to retrieve
老公[老公]	lao3 gong1	(coll.) husband
不省人事[不省人事]	bu4 xing3 ren2 shi4	to lose consciousness; unconscious; in a coma
负[負]	fu4	to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
愿[願]	yuan4	to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing
//Abula - S1/Ep06/25 words - 6 min
元配[元配]	yuan2 pei4	first wife
谷底[谷底]	gu3 di3	valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low
妾[妾]	qie4	concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
捧[捧]	peng3	to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter
喜新厌旧[喜新厭舊]	xi3 xin1 yan4 jiu4	lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
总归[總歸]	zong3 gui1	eventually; after all; anyhow
伦理[倫理]	lun2 li3	ethics
治疗[治療]	zhi4 liao2	to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy
软[軟]	ruan3	soft; flexible
有效[有效]	you3 xiao4	effective; in effect; valid
有用[有用]	you3 yong4	useful
费心[費心]	fei4 xin1	to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth)
试试看[試試看]	shi4 shi4 kan4	to give it a try
儿[兒]	er2	child; son
煎[煎]	jian1	to pan fry; to sauté
妈祖[媽祖]	Ma1 zu3	Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
飞机[飛機]	fei1 ji1	airplane; CL:架[jia4]
孝顺[孝順]	xiao4 shun4	filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety
脾气[脾氣]	pi2 qi5	character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4]
一句话[一句話]	yi1 ju4 hua4	in a word; in short
填海[填海]	tian2 hai3	land reclamation
报纸[報紙]	bao4 zhi3	newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1]
刊登[刊登]	kan1 deng1	to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
各地[各地]	ge4 di4	in all parts of (a country); various regions
平静[平靜]	ping2 jing4	tranquil; undisturbed; serene
//Abula - S1/Ep06/50 words - 9 min
报社[報社]	bao4 she4	newspaper (i.e. a company); CL:家[jia1]
接管[接管]	jie1 guan3	to take over; to assume control
总而言之[總而言之]	zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1	in short; in a word; in brief
纠缠不清[糾纏不清]	jiu1 chan2 bu4 qing1	hopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel
好过[好過]	hao3 guo4	to have an easy time; (feel) well
举起[舉起]	ju3 qi3	to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold
杯子[杯子]	bei1 zi5	cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
千金[千金]	qian1 jin1	thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter
抛绣球[拋繡球]	pao1 xiu4 qiu2	throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals); (fig.) to make overtures; to court
小金[小金]	Xiao3 jin1	Xiaojin county (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
娥[娥]	e2	good; beautiful
瞧不起[瞧不起]	qiao2 bu4 qi3	to look down upon; to hold in contempt
调教[調教]	tiao2 jiao4	to instruct; to teach; to train; to raise (livestock)
过后[過後]	guo4 hou4	after the event
眼神[眼神]	yan3 shen2	expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)
口白[口白]	kou3 bai2	narrator; spoken parts in an opera
脚步[腳步]	jiao3 bu4	footstep; step
夫人[夫人]	fu1 ren5	lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
编[編]	bian1	to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate
胡来[胡來]	hu2 lai2	to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules; to mess with sth; to make a hash of things; to cause trouble
调整[調整]	tiao2 zheng3	to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4]
隐[隱]	yin3	secret; hidden; concealed; (prefix) crypto-
付[付]	fu4	to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things
孔明[孔明]	Kong3 ming2	courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
途[途]	tu2	way; route; road
//Abula - S1/Ep06/75 words - 15 min
悬崖[懸崖]	xuan2 ya2	precipice; overhanging cliff
步步[步步]	bu4 bu4	step by step; at every step
惊险[驚險]	jing1 xian3	thrilling; a thriller
葬身[葬身]	zang4 shen1	to bury a corpse; to be buried; (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc)
海底[海底]	hai3 di3	seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
翻山越岭[翻山越嶺]	fan1 shan1 yue4 ling3	to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
涉[涉]	she4	to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical)
吊桥[吊橋]	diao4 qiao2	drawbridge; suspension bridge
抬[抬]	tai2	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
上气不接下气[上氣不接下氣]	shang4 qi4 bu4 jie1 xia4 qi4	not enough breath (idiom); to gasp for breath
一路[一路]	yi1 lu4	the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind
尽情[盡情]	jin4 qing2	as much as one likes
另[另]	ling4	other; another; separate; separately
不送[不送]	bu4 song4	don't bother to see me out
本分[本分]	ben3 fen4	(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role
比不上[比不上]	bi3 bu4 shang4	can't compare with
无理取闹[無理取鬧]	wu2 li3 qu3 nao4	to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
无理[無理]	wu2 li3	irrational; unreasonable
鸡犬不宁[雞犬不寧]	ji1 quan3 bu4 ning2	lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom); fig. great commotion; pandemonium
找碴[找碴]	zhao3 cha2	variant of 找茬[zhao3 cha2]
头上[頭上]	tou2 shang4	overhead; above
当着[當著]	dang1 zhe5	in front of; in the presence of
搂[摟]	lou3	to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms
抱抱[抱抱]	bao4 bao4	to hug; to embrace
伍[伍]	wu3	squad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
//Abula - S1/Ep06/100 words - 16 min
员[員]	yuan2	person; employee; member
乞食[乞食]	qi3 shi2	to beg for food
吴[吳]	Wu2	surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods
韩信[韓信]	Han2 Xin4	Han Xin (-196 BC), famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]
受辱[受辱]	shou4 ru3	insulted; humiliated; disgraced
胯[胯]	kua4	crotch; groin; hip
及至[及至]	ji2 zhi4	by the time that
腰[腰]	yao1	waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins
悬[懸]	xuan2	to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation
印[印]	yin4	to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image
一旦[一旦]	yi1 dan4	in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day
衰[衰]	shuai1	to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble
翦[翦]	jian3	variant of 剪[jian3]
赵[趙]	zhao4	to surpass (old)
统[統]	tong3	to gather; to unite; to unify; whole
百万[百萬]	bai3 wan4	million; millions
雄[雄]	xiong2	male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence
兵[兵]	bing1	soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]
猜疑[猜疑]	cai1 yi2	to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious; misgivings
卒[卒]	zu2	soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess
在世[在世]	zai4 shi4	to be alive
贫[貧]	pin2	poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous
而后[而後]	er2 hou4	after that; then
吕[呂]	lu:3	pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
蒙[蒙]	meng2	to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat
//Abula - S1/Ep06/125 words - 24 min
想起[想起]	xiang3 qi3	to recall; to think of; to call to mind
篇[篇]	pian1	sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
文章[文章]	wen2 zhang1	article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
人道[人道]	ren2 dao4	human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse
亦[亦]	yi4	also
乃[乃]	nai3	to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
起床[起床]	qi3 chuang2	to get out of bed; to get up
旁[旁]	pang2	beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic
看顾[看顧]	kan4 gu4	to watch over
自在[自在]	zi4 zai5	free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease
踢[踢]	ti1	to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
锣鼓[鑼鼓]	luo2 gu3	gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments
响[響]	xiang3	echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises
台柱[臺柱]	tai2 zhu4	pillar; mainstay; star performer
铺[鋪]	pu1	to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker
铺[鋪]	pu4	plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station
整齐[整齊]	zheng3 qi2	orderly; neat; even; tidy
电报局[電報局]	dian4 bao4 ju2	telegraph office
手指[手指]	shou3 zhi3	finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
吃药[吃藥]	chi1 yao4	to take medicine
开演[開演]	kai1 yan3	(of a play, movie etc) to begin
听得见[聽得見]	ting1 de2 jian4	audible
歪[歪]	wai1	askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side
较量[較量]	jiao4 liang4	to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble
同行[同行]	tong2 hang2	person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry
竞争[競爭]	jing4 zheng1	to compete; competition
//Abula - S1/Ep06/150 words - 30 min
做错[做錯]	zuo4 cuo4	to make an error
条件[條件]	tiao2 jian4	condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4]
配音[配音]	pei4 yin1	dubbing (filmmaking)
于[于]	yu2	to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 於|于[yu2]
秋[秋]	qiu1	autumn; fall; harvest time
曹[曹]	cao2	class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old)
达[達]	da2	to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent
华[華]	hua2	magnificent; splendid; flowery
广东话[廣東話]	Guang3 dong1 hua4	Cantonese language
材[材]	cai2	material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
灶[灶]	zao4	kitchen stove; kitchen
硬来[硬來]	ying4 lai2	to use force
幕[幕]	mu4	curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play)
鼓掌[鼓掌]	gu3 zhang3	to applaud; to clap
耽搁[耽擱]	dan1 ge5	to tarry; to delay; to stop over
金钱[金錢]	jin1 qian2	money; currency
勾引[勾引]	gou1 yin3	to seduce; to tempt
当众[當眾]	dang1 zhong4	in public; in front of everybody
诬赖[誣賴]	wu1 lai4	to accuse falsely
姜子牙[姜子牙]	Jiang1 Zi3 ya2	Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
妲己[妲己]	Da2 ji3	Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1]
奏[奏]	zou4	to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
捣乱[搗亂]	dao3 luan4	to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
非要[非要]	fei1 yao4	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)
恪守[恪守]	ke4 shou3	to scrupulously abide by
//Abula - S1/Ep06/175 words - 36 min
硬要[硬要]	ying4 yao4	firmly set on doing sth; to insist on doing; determined in one's course of action
前因后果[前因後果]	qian2 yin1 hou4 guo3	cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
无关[無關]	wu2 guan1	unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
全世界[全世界]	quan2 shi4 jie4	worldwide; entire world
践踏[踐踏]	jian4 ta4	to trample
坚强[堅強]	jian1 qiang2	staunch; strong
冲突[衝突]	chong1 tu1	conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention
顾全[顧全]	gu4 quan2	to give careful consideration to; to display thoughtfulness towards
顶嘴[頂嘴]	ding3 zui3	to talk back; to answer back
苦心[苦心]	ku3 xin1	painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains
回话[回話]	hui2 hua4	to reply
机灵[機靈]	ji1 ling5	clever; quick-witted
灵气[靈氣]	ling2 qi4	spiritual influence (of mountains etc); cleverness; ingeniousness
呆[呆]	dai1	foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay
脑[腦]	nao3	brain; mind; head; essence
脑袋[腦袋]	nao3 dai4	head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
松[鬆]	song1	loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
晚餐[晚餐]	wan3 can1	evening meal; dinner; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]
米粉[米粉]	mi3 fen3	rice flour; rice-flour noodles; (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan
登堂入室[登堂入室]	deng1 tang2 ru4 shi4	from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom); to go to the next level; to attain a higher level
闷[悶]	men4	bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed
吭声[吭聲]	keng1 sheng1	to utter a word
生育[生育]	sheng1 yu4	to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility
借口[借口]	jie4 kou3	to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext
有钱有势[有錢有勢]	you3 qian2 you3 shi4	rich and powerful (idiom)
//Abula - S1/Ep06/200 words - 45 min
莫名其妙[莫名其妙]	mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4	(idiom) baffling; inexplicable
说到底[說到底]	shuo1 dao4 di3	in the final analysis; in the end
精明[精明]	jing1 ming2	astute; shrewd
补货[補貨]	bu3 huo4	to restock (an item); to replenish inventory
算帐[算帳]	suan4 zhang4	to reckon (accounting); to balance an account; fig. to settle an account; to get one's revenge
样样[樣樣]	yang4 yang4	all kinds
提早[提早]	ti2 zao3	ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time)
后退[後退]	hou4 tui4	to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
得寸进尺[得寸進尺]	de2 cun4 jin4 chi3	lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
头顶[頭頂]	tou2 ding3	top of the head
年头[年頭]	nian2 tou2	start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest
耳聋[耳聾]	er3 long2	deaf
凶[凶]	xiong1	vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]
归公[歸公]	gui1 gong1	to commandeer; to take over for the state
扯[扯]	che3	to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey
家丑[家醜]	jia1 chou3	family scandal; skeleton in the closet
丢人现眼[丟人現眼]	diu1 ren2 xian4 yan3	to make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace
心疼[心疼]	xin1 teng2	to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed
不知羞耻[不知羞恥]	bu4 zhi1 xiu1 chi3	to have no sense of shame; brazen
铁板[鐵板]	tie3 ban3	iron panel; hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
巴掌[巴掌]	ba1 zhang3	palm of the hand; classifier: slap
大快人心[大快人心]	da4 kuai4 ren2 xin1	to the satisfaction of everyone
顾及[顧及]	gu4 ji2	to take into consideration; to attend to
考验[考驗]	kao3 yan4	to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal
欺骗[欺騙]	qi1 pian4	to deceive; to cheat
//Abula - S1/Ep06/225 words - 51 min
妥当[妥當]	tuo3 dang5	appropriate; proper; ready
尽管[儘管]	jin3 guan3	despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
软弱[軟弱]	ruan3 ruo4	weak; feeble; flabby
忍无可忍[忍無可忍]	ren3 wu2 ke3 ren3	more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience; the last straw
贼头贼脑[賊頭賊腦]	zei2 tou2 zei2 nao3	lit. to behave like a thief; furtive; underhand
出发[出發]	chu1 fa1	to set off; to start (on a journey)
外行[外行]	wai4 hang2	layman; amateur
小孩子[小孩子]	xiao3 hai2 zi5	child
后台[後台]	hou4 tai2	backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background
旨[旨]	zhi3	imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
琳[琳]	lin2	gem
寇[寇]	kou4	to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe; enemy
审[審]	shen3	to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)
纯正[純正]	chun2 zheng4	pure; unadulterated; (of motives etc) honest
生怕[生怕]	sheng1 pa4	to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to
箭[箭]	jian4	arrow; CL:支[zhi1]
当家[當家]	dang1 jia1	to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge
郭[郭]	guo1	outer city wall
槐[槐]	huai2	Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree
功夫[功夫]	gong1 fu5	skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort
长辈[長輩]	zhang3 bei4	one's elders; older generation
令人[令人]	ling4 ren2	to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc)
大富大贵[大富大貴]	da4 fu4 da4 gui4	very rich; millionaire
失[失]	shi1	to lose; to miss; to fail
难看[難看]	nan2 kan4	ugly; unsightly
//Abula - S1/Ep06/250 words - 54 min
豺狼虎豹[豺狼虎豹]	chai2 lang2 hu3 bao4	jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom); animals who are dangerous to man and cattle; fierce and cruel people
高明[高明]	gao1 ming2	brilliant; superior; tall and bright
晚辈[晚輩]	wan3 bei4	the younger generation; those who come after
缺[缺]	que1	deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
狠[狠]	hen3	ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3]
源头[源頭]	yuan2 tou2	source; fountainhead
拦截[攔截]	lan2 jie2	to intercept
抢走[搶走]	qiang3 zou3	to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
留给[留給]	liu2 gei3	to set aside for
香港[香港]	Xiang1 gang3	Hong Kong
二房[二房]	er4 fang2	second branch of an extended family; concubine
两下子[兩下子]	liang3 xia4 zi5	a couple of times; to repeat the same; the same old trick; tricks of the trade
饭碗[飯碗]	fan4 wan3	rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living
狠心[狠心]	hen3 xin1	callous; heartless
宸[宸]	chen2	imperial apartments
妃[妃]	fei1	imperial concubine
轮[輪]	lun2	wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; by turn; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
春[春]	chun1	spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
土地[土地]	tu3 di4	land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
讨生活[討生活]	tao3 sheng1 huo2	to eke out a living; to live from hand to mouth; to drift aimlessly
洗脸[洗臉]	xi3 lian3	to wash your face
碍[礙]	ai4	to hinder; to obstruct; to block
世事[世事]	shi4 shi4	affairs of life; things of the world
抛下[拋下]	pao1 xia4	to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down
含辛茹苦[含辛茹苦]	han2 xin1 ru2 ku3	to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship; to bear one's cross
//Abula - S1/Ep06/275 words - 63 min
转变[轉變]	zhuan3 bian4	to change; to transform; shift; transformation; CL:個|个[ge4]
后顾之忧[後顧之憂]	hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1	fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
棺材[棺材]	guan1 cai5	coffin; CL:具[ju4],口[kou3]
椅子[椅子]	yi3 zi5	chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]
挪[挪]	nuo2	to shift; to move
被单[被單]	bei4 dan1	(bed) sheet; envelope for a padded coverlet; CL:床[chuang2]
阿弥陀佛[阿彌陀佛]	E1 mi2 tuo2 Fo2	Amitabha Buddha; the Buddha of the Western paradise; may the lord Buddha preserve us!; merciful Buddha!
莲雾[蓮霧]	lian2 wu4	wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)
芋圆[芋圓]	yu4 yuan2	taro ball (Taiwanese dessert)
豆腐[豆腐]	dou4 fu5	tofu; bean curd
游戏[遊戲]	you2 xi4	game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play
猴子[猴子]	hou2 zi5	monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
大器[大器]	da4 qi4	very capable person; precious object
产婆[產婆]	chan3 po2	midwife
剪断[剪斷]	jian3 duan4	to cut; to snip
脐带[臍帶]	qi2 dai4	umbilical cord
接生[接生]	jie1 sheng1	to deliver (a newborn child)
不孕[不孕]	bu4 yun4	infertility
事实[事實]	shi4 shi2	fact; CL:個|个[ge4]
领养[領養]	ling3 yang3	adoption; to adopt (a child)
用钱[用錢]	yong4 qian5	variant of 佣錢|佣钱[yong4 qian5]
剖腹[剖腹]	pou1 fu4	to cut open the abdomen; to disembowel; to speak from the heart
维持[維持]	wei2 chi2	to keep; to maintain; to preserve
己[己]	ji3	self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa
卡车[卡車]	ka3 che1	truck; CL:輛|辆[liang4]
//Abula - S1/Ep06/300 words - 67 min
棚[棚]	peng2	shed; canopy; shack
容身[容身]	rong2 shen1	to find a place where one can fit in; to make one's home; to seek shelter
张嘴[張嘴]	zhang1 zui3	to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape
大量[大量]	da4 liang4	great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
挖苦[挖苦]	wa1 ku3	to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks
拚命[拚命]	pan4 ming4	see 拼命[pin1 ming4]
接戏[接戲]	jie1 xi4	to accept an acting role
痊[痊]	quan2	to recover (from illness)
苦海[苦海]	ku3 hai3	lit. sea of bitterness; abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term); depths of misery
无边[無邊]	wu2 bian1	without boundary; not bordered
早死[早死]	zao3 si3	early demise; untimely death
健[健]	jian4	healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in
健康[健康]	jian4 kang1	health; healthy
俐落[俐落]	li4 luo5	variant of 利落[li4 luo5]
蜜饯[蜜餞]	mi4 jian4	food preserved in sugar or honey
炉[爐]	lu2	stove; furnace
赏[賞]	shang3	to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
发薪[發薪]	fa1 xin1	to pay wages or salary
分给[分給]	fen1 gei3	to divide (and give to others)
观世音[觀世音]	Guan1 shi4 yin1	Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
圣诞[聖誕]	Sheng4 dan4	Christmas; birthday of reigning Emperor; Confucius' birthday
紫云[紫雲]	Zi3 yun2	Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[An1 shun4], Guizhou
助理[助理]	zhu4 li3	assistant
仓皇[倉皇]	cang1 huang2	in a panic; flurried
离婚[離婚]	li2 hun1	to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse)
//Abula - S1/Ep06/301 words - 67 min
进门[進門]	jin4 men2	to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage
//Abula - S1/Ep07/25 words - 8 min
物价[物價]	wu4 jia4	(commodity) prices; CL:個|个[ge4]
飞涨[飛漲]	fei1 zhang3	soaring inflation; rocketing prices
扛[扛]	kang2	to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)
布袋[布袋]	Bu4 dai4	pouch; sack; bag; Budai (the Laughing Buddha); Budai or Putai town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
买不起[買不起]	mai3 bu5 qi3	cannot afford; can't afford buying
秀逗[秀逗]	xiu4 dou4	to short-circuit; (fig.) to have a mental lapse; to get one's wires crossed; to be addled
用力[用力]	yong4 li4	to exert oneself physically
破产[破產]	po4 chan3	to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
遗传[遺傳]	yi2 chuan2	heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring)
政府[政府]	zheng4 fu3	government; CL:個|个[ge4]
老百姓[老百姓]	lao3 bai3 xing4	ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4]
稳定[穩定]	wen3 ding4	steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify
巴不得[巴不得]	ba1 bu5 de5	(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
狮子[獅子]	shi1 zi5	lion; CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2]
老虎[老虎]	lao3 hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
抓走[抓走]	zhua1 zou3	to arrest
斗[鬥]	dou4	to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together
和事佬[和事佬]	he2 shi4 lao3	peacemaker; mediator; (derog.) fixer
和解[和解]	he2 jie3	to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled
多次[多次]	duo1 ci4	many times; repeatedly
过年[過年]	guo4 nian2	to celebrate the Chinese New Year
拜年[拜年]	bai4 nian2	to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year
避不见面[避不見面]	bi4 bu4 jian4 mian4	to refuse to meet sb; to avoid sb
心胸[心胸]	xin1 xiong1	breadth of mind
宽大[寬大]	kuan1 da4	spacious; wide; lenient
//Abula - S1/Ep07/50 words - 15 min
大局[大局]	da4 ju2	general situation; present conditions
为重[為重]	wei2 zhong4	to attach most importance to
私事[私事]	si1 shi4	personal matters
偏[偏]	pian1	to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
光彩[光彩]	guang1 cai3	luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance
仓惶[倉惶]	cang1 huang2	variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2]
初二[初二]	chu1 er4	2nd year in junior middle school; 2nd day of a lunar month; 2nd day of lunar New Year
扁平[扁平]	bian3 ping2	flat; planar
大老远[大老遠]	da4 lao3 yuan3	very far away
唠叨[嘮叨]	lao2 dao5	to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging
上班[上班]	shang4 ban1	to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
懒惰[懶惰]	lan3 duo4	idle; lazy
掀[掀]	xian1	to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse
猪肉[豬肉]	zhu1 rou4	pork
五花肉[五花肉]	wu3 hua1 rou4	pork belly; streaky pork
再不[再不]	zai4 bu4	if not, then; otherwise
游[游]	you2	to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2]
同事[同事]	tong2 shi4	colleague; co-worker; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
晃[晃]	huang3	to dazzle; to flash past
晃[晃]	huang4	to sway; to shake; to wander about
布娃娃[布娃娃]	bu4 wa2 wa5	rag doll
木头[木頭]	mu4 tou5	slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]
杵[杵]	chu3	pestle; to poke
鸡腿[雞腿]	ji1 tui3	chicken leg; drumstick; CL:根[gen1]
平常[平常]	ping2 chang2	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily
嫁鸡随鸡[嫁雞隨雞]	jia4 ji1 sui2 ji1	If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.; We must learn to accept the people around us.
//Abula - S1/Ep07/75 words - 22 min
独生女[獨生女]	du2 sheng1 nu:3	an only daughter
强硬[強硬]	qiang2 ying4	tough; unyielding; hard-line
搞鬼[搞鬼]	gao3 gui3	to make mischief; to play tricks
目[目]	mu4	eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title
摔破[摔破]	shuai1 po4	to fall and smash into pieces
往生[往生]	wang3 sheng1	to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death
遗物[遺物]	yi2 wu4	remnant
夕阳[夕陽]	xi1 yang2	sunset; the setting sun
馀[餘]	yu2	variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder
晖[暉]	hui1	sunshine; to shine upon; variant of 輝|辉[hui1]
淡[淡]	dan4	insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
霞[霞]	xia2	rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
蜻蜓[蜻蜓]	qing1 ting2	dragonfly
姐姐[姐姐]	jie3 jie5	older sister; CL:個|个[ge4]
何日[何日]	he2 ri4	when?
午餐[午餐]	wu3 can1	lunch; luncheon; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]
田野[田野]	tian2 ye3	field; open land; CL:片[pian4]
摘[摘]	zhai1	to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)
甚[甚]	shen2	variant of 什[shen2]
甚[甚]	shen4	what; very; extremely; any
篓[簍]	lou3	basket
景象[景象]	jing3 xiang4	scene; sight (to behold)
幻影[幻影]	huan4 ying3	phantom; mirage
练[練]	lian4	to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise
蒸[蒸]	zheng1	to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)
粿[粿]	guo3	rice cake (typically made with glutinous rice flour and steamed)
//Abula - S1/Ep07/100 words - 30 min
普[普]	pu3	general; popular; everywhere; universal
纸[紙]	zhi3	paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc
平时[平時]	ping2 shi2	ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
后事[後事]	hou4 shi4	future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements
顺[順]	shun4	to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
生病[生病]	sheng1 bing4	to fall ill
忍不住[忍不住]	ren3 bu5 zhu4	cannot help; unable to bear
不得了[不得了]	bu4 de2 liao3	desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
住院[住院]	zhu4 yuan4	to be in hospital; to be hospitalized
心病[心病]	xin1 bing4	anxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine)
投缘[投緣]	tou2 yuan2	to be kindred spirits; to hit it off
无常[無常]	wu2 chang2	variable; changeable; fickle; impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya); ghost taking away the soul after death; to pass away; to die
无依无靠[無依無靠]	wu2 yi1 wu2 kao4	no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own; orphaned; left to one's own devices
不眠不休[不眠不休]	bu4 mian2 bu4 xiu1	without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
棘手[棘手]	ji2 shou3	thorny (problem); intractable
调侃[調侃]	tiao2 kan3	to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat
翁婿[翁婿]	weng1 xu4	father-in-law (wife's father) and son-in-law
少有[少有]	shao3 you3	rare; infrequent
单独[單獨]	dan1 du2	alone; by oneself; on one's own
憋[憋]	bie1	to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)
云[云]	yun2	(classical) to say
粪[糞]	fen4	manure; dung
无处[無處]	wu2 chu4	nowhere
困[睏]	kun4	sleepy; tired
栽培[栽培]	zai1 pei2	to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize
//Abula - S1/Ep07/125 words - 38 min
疼爱[疼愛]	teng2 ai4	to love dearly
大过[大過]	da4 guo4	serious mistake; major demerit
令牌[令牌]	ling4 pai2	(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority; (fig.) decree; directive; (computing) token
把守[把守]	ba3 shou3	to guard
界[界]	jie4	boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
报名[報名]	bao4 ming2	to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist
进入[進入]	jin4 ru4	to enter; to join; to go into
禀报[稟報]	bing3 bao4	to report (to one's superior)
敌军[敵軍]	di2 jun1	enemy troops; hostile forces; CL:股[gu3]
细作[細作]	xi4 zuo4	police spy; secret agent
潜入[潛入]	qian2 ru4	to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into
营寨[營寨]	ying2 zhai4	barracks
哑口无言[啞口無言]	ya3 kou3 wu2 yan2	dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words
默[默]	mo4	silent; to write from memory
拖下水[拖下水]	tuo1 xia4 shui3	lit. to pull sb into the water; to involve sb in a messy business; to get sb into trouble
话头[話頭]	hua4 tou2	subject (under discussion); thread (of an argument)
踪影[蹤影]	zong1 ying3	trace; vestige; presence
没脸[沒臉]	mei2 lian3	ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame)
可见[可見]	ke3 jian4	it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
至此[至此]	zhi4 ci3	up until now; so far
紧跟[緊跟]	jin3 gen1	to follow precisely; to comply with
让步[讓步]	rang4 bu4	to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive
宽宏大量[寬宏大量]	kuan1 hong2 da4 liang4	magnanimous (idiom); generous
亏欠[虧欠]	kui1 qian4	to fall short of; to have a deficit; deficit; deficiency
口口声声[口口聲聲]	kou3 kou5 sheng1 sheng1	to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
//Abula - S1/Ep07/150 words - 46 min
唇舌[唇舌]	chun2 she2	argument; words; lips and tongue
现代[現代]	xian4 dai4	modern times; modern age; modern era
腿[腿]	tui3	leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]
点水[點水]	dian3 shui3	to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep
义理[義理]	yi4 li3	doctrine (esp. religious); argumentation (in a speech or essay)
人情世故[人情世故]	ren2 qing2 shi4 gu4	worldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world
面面俱到[面面俱到]	mian4 mian4 ju4 dao4	(idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
一无所有[一無所有]	yi1 wu2 suo3 you3	not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
出卖[出賣]	chu1 mai4	to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray
绕[繞]	rao4	to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex
圈[圈]	quan1	circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle
消[消]	xiao1	to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need
止[止]	zhi3	to stop; to prohibit; until; only
饥[飢]	ji1	hungry
害喜[害喜]	hai4 xi3	to have morning sickness during pregnancy; to have a strong appetite for certain foods (during pregnancy)
灵[靈]	ling2	quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin
天大[天大]	tian1 da4	gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous
硬逼[硬逼]	ying4 bi1	to pressure; to press; to force; to compel; to push; to coerce; to urge; to impel; to bully into; to be compelled
今晚[今晚]	jin1 wan3	tonight
不下[不下]	bu4 xia4	to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
退房[退房]	tui4 fang2	to check out of a hotel room
插话[插話]	cha1 hua4	to interrupt (sb speaking); interruption; digression
不可收拾[不可收拾]	bu4 ke3 shou1 shi2	irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
对待[對待]	dui4 dai4	to treat; treatment
责罚[責罰]	ze2 fa2	to punish; to chastise
//Abula - S1/Ep07/175 words - 61 min
享[享]	xiang3	to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of
福[福]	fu2	good fortune; happiness; luck
占[占]	zhan4	to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
好处[好處]	hao3 chu5	benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4]
长者[長者]	zhang3 zhe3	senior; older person
换成[換成]	huan4 cheng2	to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into
折磨[折磨]	zhe2 mo2	to torment; to torture
老人家[老人家]	lao3 ren2 jia1	polite term for old woman or man
无话可说[無話可說]	wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1	to have nothing to say (idiom)
肩膀[肩膀]	jian1 bang3	shoulder
分居[分居]	fen1 ju1	to separate (married couple); to live apart (of husband and wife, family members)
和睦[和睦]	he2 mu4	peaceful relations; harmonious
兴旺[興旺]	xing1 wang4	prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish
家和万事兴[家和萬事興]	jia1 he2 wan4 shi4 xing1	if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
话说[話說]	hua4 shuo1	It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount
全然[全然]	quan2 ran2	completely
总有[總有]	zong3 you3	inevitably there will be
承受[承受]	cheng2 shou4	to bear; to support; to inherit
起码[起碼]	qi3 ma3	at the minimum; at the very least
同时[同時]	tong2 shi2	at the same time; simultaneously
风波不断[風波不斷]	feng1 bo1 bu4 duan4	constantly in turmoil; crisis after crisis
当天[當天]	dang1 tian1	on that day
尪[尪]	wang1	feeble; lame
补胎[補胎]	bu3 tai1	to repair a tire
坐月子[坐月子]	zuo4 yue4 zi5	to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
//Abula - S1/Ep07/187 words - 66 min
后嗣[後嗣]	hou4 si4	heir; descendant; posterity
望[望]	wang4	full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards
生子[生子]	sheng1 zi3	to give birth to a child or children
稀罕[稀罕]	xi1 han5	rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3]
山势[山勢]	shan1 shi4	topography of a mountain; features of a mountain
入门[入門]	ru4 men2	entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject)
人意[人意]	ren2 yi4	people's expectations
子孙[子孫]	zi3 sun1	offspring; posterity
蛇[蛇]	she2	snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]
糟[糟]	zao1	dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined
流血[流血]	liu2 xue4	to bleed; to shed blood
凑巧[湊巧]	cou4 qiao3	fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it
//Abula - S1/Ep08/25 words - 14 min
押[押]	ya1	to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign
丢掉[丟掉]	diu1 diao4	to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away
摸鱼[摸魚]	mo1 yu2	to catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy
拔腿[拔腿]	ba2 tui3	to break into a run
小气[小氣]	xiao3 qi4	stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty
罐[罐]	guan4	can; jar; pot
脏[髒]	zang1	dirty; filthy
尝[嘗]	chang2	to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once
尽量[盡量]	jin4 liang4	as much as possible; to the greatest extent
内容[內容]	nei4 rong2	content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
收养[收養]	shou1 yang3	to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption
善事[善事]	shan4 shi4	good deeds
双方[雙方]	shuang1 fang1	bilateral; both sides; both parties involved
心甘情愿[心甘情願]	xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4	delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do
报警[報警]	bao4 jing3	to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police
孕[孕]	yun4	pregnant
责备[責備]	ze2 bei4	to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach
对策[對策]	dui4 ce4	countermeasure for dealing with a situation
倾家荡产[傾家蕩產]	qing1 jia1 dang4 chan3	to lose a family fortune (idiom)
干涉[干涉]	gan1 she4	to interfere; to meddle; interference
堵住[堵住]	du3 zhu4	to block up
同甘共苦[同甘共苦]	tong2 gan1 gong4 ku3	shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows; for better or for worse
多大[多大]	duo1 da4	how big; how much; how old etc
大多[大多]	da4 duo1	for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly
结局[結局]	jie2 ju2	conclusion; ending
//Abula - S1/Ep08/50 words - 19 min
咸水[鹹水]	xian2 shui3	salt water; brine
大排长龙[大排長龍]	da4 pai2 chang2 long2	to form a long queue (idiom); (of cars) to be bumper to bumper
汽水[汽水]	qi4 shui3	soda; pop
真棒[真棒]	zhen1 bang4	super!; really great; wonderful
可乐[可樂]	ke3 le4	amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola
病人[病人]	bing4 ren2	sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4]
漫不经心[漫不經心]	man4 bu4 jing1 xin1	careless; heedless; absent-minded; indifferent
江湖[江湖]	jiang1 hu2	rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]); (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde; (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
身不由己[身不由己]	shen1 bu4 you2 ji3	without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
师傅[師傅]	shi1 fu5	master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
掌[掌]	zhang3	palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
豆芽菜[豆芽菜]	dou4 ya2 cai4	bean sprouts
寄卖[寄賣]	ji4 mai4	to consign for sale
好喝[好喝]	hao3 he1	tasty (drinks)
冰块[冰塊]	bing1 kuai4	ice cube; ice chunk
苦苦[苦苦]	ku3 ku3	strenuously; persistently; hard; painful
有加[有加]	you3 jia1	extremely (placed after verb or adjective)
外国人[外國人]	wai4 guo2 ren2	foreigner
不像话[不像話]	bu4 xiang4 hua4	unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
压[壓]	ya1	to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
惊[驚]	jing1	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
可怕[可怕]	ke3 pa4	awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly
老朋友[老朋友]	lao3 peng2 you5	old friend; (slang) period; menstruation
厦[廈]	sha4	tall building; mansion; rear annex; lean-to; also pr. [xia4]
产量[產量]	chan3 liang4	output
//Abula - S1/Ep08/75 words - 22 min
闽南话[閩南話]	Min3 nan2 hua4	Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
腔调[腔調]	qiang1 diao4	accent
曹操[曹操]	Cao2 Cao1	Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
好久不见[好久不見]	hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4	long time no see
一口[一口]	yi1 kou3	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite
螃蟹[螃蟹]	pang2 xie4	crab; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
咿[咿]	yi1	(onom.) to squeak
爪[爪]	zhao3	foot of a bird or animal; paw; claws; talons
两头[兩頭]	liang3 tou2	both ends; both parties to a deal
尖尖[尖尖]	jian1 jian1	sharp; pointed
大一[大一]	da4 yi1	first-year university student
缩[縮]	suo1	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]
沙河[沙河]	Sha1 he2	Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
打赏[打賞]	da3 shang3	to reward; to tip; to give a gratuity
银[銀]	yin2	silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
钞[鈔]	chao1	money; paper money; variant of 抄[chao1]
大气[大氣]	da4 qi4	atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish
算话[算話]	suan4 hua4	(of sb's words) to count; can be trusted
见识[見識]	jian4 shi5	to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight
娟[娟]	juan1	beautiful; graceful
走红[走紅]	zou3 hong2	to be popular; to be in luck; to have good luck; to develop smoothly
英雄好汉[英雄好漢]	ying1 xiong2 hao3 han4	heroes
咱们[咱們]	zan2 men5	we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]
瘪三[癟三]	bie1 san1	(Wu dialect) bum; wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing
丫鬟[丫鬟]	ya1 huan5	servant girl; maid
//Abula - S1/Ep08/100 words - 28 min
罢了[罷了]	ba4 le5	a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
三流[三流]	san1 liu2	third-rate; inferior
剁[剁]	duo4	to chop up (meat etc); to chop off (sb's hand etc)
方正[方正]	fang1 zheng4	clear and square; neat; square (person)
翠[翠]	cui4	bluish-green; green jade
产[產]	chan3	to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property
尖[尖]	jian1	point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed
男生[男生]	nan2 sheng1	schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)
孕妇[孕婦]	yun4 fu4	pregnant woman
初次[初次]	chu1 ci4	for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)
轻重[輕重]	qing1 zhong4	severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious
低[低]	di1	low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
经验[經驗]	jing1 yan4	experience; to experience
注[註]	zhu4	to register; to annotate; note; comment
娘娘[娘娘]	niang2 niang5	queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt
悲伤[悲傷]	bei1 shang1	sad; sorrowful
衣钵[衣缽]	yi1 bo1	the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism); legacy; mantle
聘金[聘金]	pin4 jin1	betrothal money (given to the bride's family)
剖[剖]	pou1	to cut open; to analyze; Taiwan pr. [pou3]
愁眉苦脸[愁眉苦臉]	chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3	to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
座[座]	zuo4	seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
商城[商城]	shang1 cheng2	shopping center; department store
商店[商店]	shang1 dian4	store; shop; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
逛街[逛街]	guang4 jie1	to take a walk; to window-shop; to stroll down the street
带动[帶動]	dai4 dong4	to spur; to provide impetus; to drive
//Abula - S1/Ep08/125 words - 35 min
商机[商機]	shang1 ji1	business opportunity; commercial opportunity
四周[四周]	si4 zhou1	all around
经济[經濟]	jing1 ji4	economy; economic
任[任]	ren4	to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
地主[地主]	di4 zhu3	landlord; landowner; host
眼前[眼前]	yan3 qian2	before one's eyes; now; at present
觊觎[覬覦]	ji4 yu2	to covet; to long for; to lust after
即将[即將]	ji2 jiang1	on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of
亏待[虧待]	kui1 dai4	to treat sb unfairly
好几年[好幾年]	hao3 ji3 nian2	several years
使用[使用]	shi3 yong4	to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
开发[開發]	kai1 fa1	to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
这阵子[這陣子]	zhe4 zhen4 zi5	now; at present; at this juncture
运用[運用]	yun4 yong4	to use; to put to use
头脑[頭腦]	tou2 nao3	brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss
佩服[佩服]	pei4 fu2	to admire
野心[野心]	ye3 xin1	ambition; wild schemes; careerism
助[助]	zhu4	to help; to assist
自助[自助]	zi4 zhu4	self-service
促成[促成]	cu4 cheng2	to facilitate; to effect
心愿[心願]	xin1 yuan4	cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration
丑话[醜話]	chou3 hua4	ugly talk; vulgarity; obscenity
在先[在先]	zai4 xian1	to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly
不合[不合]	bu4 he2	to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out
小子[小子]	xiao3 zi5	(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow
//Abula - S1/Ep08/150 words - 39 min
花天酒地[花天酒地]	hua1 tian1 jiu3 di4	to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures; life of debauchery
亲生[親生]	qin1 sheng1	one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)
细节[細節]	xi4 jie2	details; particulars
部分[部分]	bu4 fen5	part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4]
参与[參與]	can1 yu4	to participate (in sth)
功[功]	gong1	meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
罚[罰]	fa2	to punish; to penalize
吃饱[吃飽]	chi1 bao3	to eat one's fill
不大[不大]	bu4 da4	not very; not too; not often
天差地远[天差地遠]	tian1 cha1 di4 yuan3	poles apart (idiom); entirely different
出资[出資]	chu1 zi1	to fund; to put money into sth; to invest
海关[海關]	hai3 guan1	customs (i.e. border crossing inspection); CL:個|个[ge4]
长久[長久]	chang2 jiu3	(for a) long time
扣押[扣押]	kou4 ya1	to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property
公文[公文]	gong1 wen2	document
奢侈品[奢侈品]	she1 chi3 pin3	luxury good
民心[民心]	min2 xin1	popular sentiment
士气[士氣]	shi4 qi4	morale
裁定[裁定]	cai2 ding4	ruling
注[注]	zhu4	to inject; to pour into; to concentrate; to pay attention; stake (gambling); classifier for sums of money; variant of 註|注[zhu4]
出口[出口]	chu1 kou3	an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
最新[最新]	zui4 xin1	latest; newest
动态[動態]	dong4 tai4	movement; motion; development; trend; dynamic (science)
报导[報導]	bao4 dao3	to report (in the media); (news) report
发布[發布]	fa1 bu4	to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute
//Abula - S1/Ep08/175 words - 40 min
海上[海上]	hai3 shang4	maritime
警报[警報]	jing3 bao4	(fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning
伊[伊]	yi1	(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she"); second person singular pronoun ("you"); (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she"); (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning; that (preceding a noun)
玛[瑪]	ma3	agate; cornelian
逐渐[逐漸]	zhu2 jian4	gradually
增强[增強]	zeng1 qiang2	to increase; to strengthen
趋势[趨勢]	qu1 shi4	trend; tendency
预计[預計]	yu4 ji4	to forecast; to predict; to estimate
将会[將會]	jiang1 hui4	auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to
台东[台東]	Tai2 dong1	Taidong or Taitung city and county in Taiwan
外海[外海]	wai4 hai3	offshore; open sea
朝着[朝著]	chao2 zhe5	facing; advancing (towards)
东北方[東北方]	dong1 bei3 fang1	northeast; northeastern
前进[前進]	qian2 jin4	to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
出尔反尔[出爾反爾]	chu1 er3 fan3 er3	old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold; to contradict oneself; inconsistent
花样[花樣]	hua1 yang4	pattern; way of doing sth; trick; (sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc)
自找麻烦[自找麻煩]	zi4 zhao3 ma2 fan5	to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties
血本无归[血本無歸]	xue4 ben3 wu2 gui1	to lose everything one invested (idiom); to lose one's shirt
甘愿[甘願]	gan1 yuan4	willingly
家用[家用]	jia1 yong4	home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money
东部[東部]	dong1 bu4	the east; eastern part
宜兰[宜蘭]	Yi2 lan2	Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], northeast Taiwan
一带[一帶]	yi1 dai4	region; district
豪[豪]	hao2	grand; heroic
大雨[大雨]	da4 yu3	heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2]
//Abula - S1/Ep08/200 words - 43 min
民众[民眾]	min2 zhong4	populace; masses; the people
提前[提前]	ti2 qian2	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance
防[防]	fang2	to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
台[颱]	tai2	typhoon
未知数[未知數]	wei4 zhi1 shu4	unknown quantity
长远[長遠]	chang2 yuan3	long-term; long-range
看准[看準]	kan4 zhun3	to observe and make sure; to check
估计[估計]	gu1 ji4	to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose
拷贝[拷貝]	kao3 bei4	copy; to copy (loanword)
外头[外頭]	wai4 tou5	outside; out
风雨[風雨]	feng1 yu3	wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships
下面[下面]	xia4 mian4	below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]
窗户[窗戶]	chuang1 hu5	window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4]
钉[釘]	ding1	nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯[ding1]
加快[加快]	jia1 kuai4	to accelerate; to speed up
进度[進度]	jin4 du4	pace; tempo; degree of progress (on project); work schedule
喉咙[喉嚨]	hou2 long2	throat; larynx
打情骂俏[打情罵俏]	da3 qing2 ma4 qiao4	to tease a woman by pretending to be displeased with her; to flirt with a member of the opposite sex; to banter flirtatiously
原形毕露[原形畢露]	yuan2 xing2 bi4 lu4	original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
不快[不快]	bu4 kuai4	unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp
留学[留學]	liu2 xue2	to study abroad
归国[歸國]	gui1 guo2	to go home (to one's native country); to return from abroad
五十[五十]	wu3 shi2	fifty
音[音]	yin1	sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
拼成[拼成]	pin1 cheng2	to put sth together from component parts
//Abula - S1/Ep08/225 words - 52 min
雨伞[雨傘]	yu3 san3	umbrella; CL:把[ba3]
青[青]	qing1	green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)
脱衣服[脫衣服]	tuo1 yi1 fu2	undress
扫兴[掃興]	sao3 xing4	to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed
扫[掃]	sao3	to sweep
扫[掃]	sao4	broom
剪刀[剪刀]	jian3 dao1	scissors; CL:把[ba3]
布[布]	bu4	cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known
脱[脫]	tuo1	to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
披肩[披肩]	pi1 jian1	cape; shawl; (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders
喷[噴]	pen1	to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt
聊天[聊天]	liao2 tian1	to chat; to gossip
悄悄话[悄悄話]	qiao1 qiao5 hua4	whisperings; private words; confidences; sweet nothings
玩笑[玩笑]	wan2 xiao4	to joke; joke; jest
女的[女的]	nu:3 de5	woman
痠[痠]	suan1	variant of 酸[suan1]; to ache; to be sore
热水[熱水]	re4 shui3	hot water
阵痛[陣痛]	zhen4 tong4	labor pains
一阵[一陣]	yi1 zhen4	a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
张开[張開]	zhang1 kai1	to open up; to spread; to extend
忍耐[忍耐]	ren3 nai4	to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance
一下子[一下子]	yi1 xia4 zi5	in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden
捏[捏]	nie1	to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up
早产[早產]	zao3 chan3	premature birth; premature labor
扁[扁]	bian3	flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾[bian3]
阿妹[阿妹]	a1 mei4	younger sister
//Abula - S1/Ep08/250 words - 56 min
姑[姑]	gu1	paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
满月[滿月]	man3 yue4	full moon; whole month; baby's one-month old birthday
露天[露天]	lu4 tian1	outdoors; al fresco; in the open
快要[快要]	kuai4 yao4	almost; nearly; almost all
仇人[仇人]	chou2 ren2	foe; one's personal enemy
飞天[飛天]	fei1 tian1	flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
遁[遁]	dun4	to evade; to flee; to escape
业[業]	ye4	line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already
吹牛[吹牛]	chui1 niu2	to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)
贵重[貴重]	gui4 zhong4	precious
婴儿[嬰兒]	ying1 er2	infant; baby; CL:個|个[ge4]; lead (Pb)
大锅[大鍋]	da4 guo1	a big wok; cauldron
粥[粥]	zhou1	congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3]
弟[弟]	di4	younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
龙肝凤胆[龍肝鳳膽]	long2 gan1 feng4 dan3	rare food; ambrosia (delicacy)
胖子[胖子]	pang4 zi5	fat person; fatty
板凳[板凳]	ban3 deng4	wooden bench or stool; CL:張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2]
篱笆[籬笆]	li2 ba5	fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)
银幕[銀幕]	yin2 mu4	movie screen
员林[員林]	Yuan2 lin2	Yuanlin town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
翻修[翻修]	fan1 xiu1	to rebuild (house or road); to overhaul
设备[設備]	she4 bei4	equipment; facilities; installations; CL:個|个[ge4]
老旧[老舊]	lao3 jiu4	outmoded; old-fashioned
票价[票價]	piao4 jia4	ticket price; fare; admission fee
一流[一流]	yi1 liu2	top quality; front ranking
//Abula - S1/Ep08/275 words - 59 min
补救[補救]	bu3 jiu4	to remedy
吃亏[吃虧]	chi1 kui1	to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
一分钱一分货[一分錢一分貨]	yi1 fen1 qian2 yi1 fen1 huo4	nothing for nothing; you get what you pay for
划算[划算]	hua2 suan4	to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons); to view as profitable; worthwhile; value for money; cost-effective
甜头[甜頭]	tian2 tou5	sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit
口袋[口袋]	kou3 dai4	pocket; bag; sack; CL:個|个[ge4]
昂贵[昂貴]	ang2 gui4	expensive; costly
截长补短[截長補短]	jie2 chang2 bu3 duan3	take from the long to supplement the short (idiom); to offset each other's deficiencies; to complement each other
度过[度過]	du4 guo4	to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through
刁难[刁難]	diao1 nan4	to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
打败[打敗]	da3 bai4	to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated
送礼[送禮]	song4 li3	to give a present
礼[禮]	li3	gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
示威[示威]	shi4 wei1	to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force
暗示[暗示]	an4 shi4	to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint
穷人[窮人]	qiong2 ren2	poor people; the poor
不和[不和]	bu4 he2	not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord
居[居]	ju1	to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms
下风[下風]	xia4 feng1	leeward; downwind; disadvantageous position; to concede or give way in an argument
遍[遍]	bian4	everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
投胎[投胎]	tou2 tai1	to be reincarnated
转世[轉世]	zhuan3 shi4	reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)
局[局]	ju2	office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc
起头[起頭]	qi3 tou2	to start; at first; beginning
埋怨[埋怨]	man2 yuan4	to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame
//Abula - S1/Ep08/300 words - 65 min
何须[何須]	he2 xu1	there is no need; why should
弟弟[弟弟]	di4 di5	younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
作伴[作伴]	zuo4 ban4	to accompany; to keep sb company
满面[滿面]	man3 mian4	across one's whole face; (smiling) from ear to ear
油[油]	you2	oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
维护[維護]	wei2 hu4	to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain
设想[設想]	she4 xiang3	to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for
主意[主意]	zhu3 yi5	plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
绝交[絕交]	jue2 jiao1	to break off relations; to break with sb
恶言[惡言]	e4 yan2	evil tongue; malicious talk
器重[器重]	qi4 zhong4	to regard sth as valuable; to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc)
受得了[受得了]	shou4 de5 liao3	to put up with; to endure
阿姨[阿姨]	a1 yi2	maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child); CL:個|个[ge4]
退票[退票]	tui4 piao4	to bounce (a check); to return a ticket; ticket refund
班次[班次]	ban1 ci4	grade; class number (in school); flight or run number; flight or run (seen as an item); shift (work period)
苏澳[蘇澳]	Su1 ao4	Su'ao town in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
车祸[車禍]	che1 huo4	traffic accident; car crash; CL:場|场[chang2]
火车[火車]	huo3 che1	train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]
通车[通車]	tong1 che1	to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc); (of a locality) to have a transportation service; (Tw) to commute
吐气[吐氣]	tu3 qi4	to exhale; to blow off steam; (phonetics) aspirated
灵验[靈驗]	ling2 yan4	efficacious; effective; (of a prediction) accurate; correct
顺产[順產]	shun4 chan3	to give birth without complications; easy childbirth; safe delivery; natural birth (without surgical operation)
男孩[男孩]	nan2 hai2	boy; CL:個|个[ge4]
依照[依照]	yi1 zhao4	according to; in light of
约定[約定]	yue1 ding4	to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation
//Abula - S1/Ep08/301 words - 66 min
拙[拙]	zhuo1	awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
//Abula - S1/Ep09/25 words - 11 min
按照[按照]	an4 zhao4	according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of
阿嬷[阿嬤]	a1 ma1	grandma (Tw)
孙子[孫子]	sun1 zi5	grandson; son's son
麦[麥]	mai4	wheat; barley; oats
瓶子[瓶子]	ping2 zi5	bottle; CL:個|个[ge4]
大小姐[大小姐]	da4 xiao3 jie5	eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman; Miss High and Mighty
收下[收下]	shou1 xia4	to accept; to receive
咸菜[鹹菜]	xian2 cai4	salted vegetables; pickles
洗碗[洗碗]	xi3 wan3	to wash the dishes
扫地[掃地]	sao3 di4	to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
塌[塌]	ta1	to collapse; to droop; to settle down
下雨[下雨]	xia4 yu3	to rain
不足[不足]	bu4 zu2	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
禁止[禁止]	jin4 zhi3	to prohibit; to forbid; to ban
连带[連帶]	lian2 dai4	to be related; to entail; to involve; joint (liability etc)
外国[外國]	wai4 guo2	foreign (country); CL:個|个[ge4]
布袋戏[布袋戲]	bu4 dai4 xi4	glove puppetry
垮[垮]	kua3	to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat
闩[閂]	shuan1	bolt; latch; to bolt; to latch
晒[晒]	shai4	variant of 曬|晒[shai4]
花生[花生]	hua1 sheng1	peanut; groundnut; CL:粒[li4]
大呼小叫[大呼小叫]	da4 hu1 xiao3 jiao4	to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss
何止[何止]	he2 zhi3	far more than; not just
眉开眼笑[眉開眼笑]	mei2 kai1 yan3 xiao4	brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
阿兰[阿蘭]	A1 lan2	Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name); A-lan (Chinese female name)
//Abula - S1/Ep09/50 words - 13 min
隆[隆]	long2	grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge
先进[先進]	xian1 jin4	advanced (technology); to advance
惊天动地[驚天動地]	jing1 tian1 dong4 di4	world-shaking (idiom)
悲剧[悲劇]	bei1 ju4	tragedy; CL:齣|出[chu1]
忠贞[忠貞]	zhong1 zhen1	loyal and dependable
玲[玲]	ling2	(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑); tinkling of gem-pendants
挹[挹]	yi4	to ladle out; to dip; to pour out
芬[芬]	fen1	perfume; fragrance
苏联[蘇聯]	Su1 lian2	Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟|苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟[Su1 wei2 ai1 She4 hui4 zhu3 yi4 Gong4 he2 guo2 Lian2 meng2]
共产党[共產黨]	Gong4 chan3 dang3	Communist Party
吃人[吃人]	chi1 ren2	exploitative; oppressive
啃[啃]	ken3	to gnaw; to nibble; to bite
骨头[骨頭]	gu3 tou5	bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness
悲惨[悲慘]	bei1 can3	miserable; tragic
生死[生死]	sheng1 si3	life or death
一瞬间[一瞬間]	yi1 shun4 jian1	split second
带头[帶頭]	dai4 tou2	to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
叔[叔]	shu1	uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]
没辙[沒轍]	mei2 zhe2	at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out
钻[鑽]	zuan1	to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain
钻[鑽]	zuan4	an auger; diamond
口号[口號]	kou3 hao4	slogan; catchphrase; CL:個|个[ge4]
庄[莊]	zhuang1	farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
自强[自強]	zi4 qiang2	to strive for self-improvement
处变不惊[處變不驚]	chu3 bian4 bu4 jing1	to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
反共[反共]	fan3 gong4	anti-communist
//Abula - S1/Ep09/75 words - 24 min
抗[抗]	kang4	to resist; to fight; to defy; anti-
俄[俄]	e2	suddenly; very soon
复兴[復興]	fu4 xing1	to revive; to rejuvenate
中华[中華]	Zhong1 hua2	China (alternate formal name)
统一[統一]	tong3 yi1	to unify; to unite; to integrate
大观[大觀]	Da4 guan1	Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui
十六[十六]	shi2 liu4	sixteen; 16
一无是处[一無是處]	yi1 wu2 shi4 chu4	not one good point; everything about it is wrong
冰[冰]	bing1	ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine
瓠[瓠]	hu4	gourd
牵牛[牽牛]	qian1 niu2	morning glory (Pharbitis nil)
顶多[頂多]	ding3 duo1	at most; at best
用来[用來]	yong4 lai2	to be used for
什么的[什麼的]	shen2 me5 de5	and so on; and what not
芝[芝]	zhi1	Zoysia pungens
图[圖]	tu2	diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
诉说[訴說]	su4 shuo1	to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
炒菜[炒菜]	chao3 cai4	to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish
脚踏车[腳踏車]	jiao3 ta4 che1	bicycle; bike (Tw); CL:輛|辆[liang4]
蛔虫[蛔蟲]	hui2 chong2	roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), a human parasite
漂[漂]	piao1	to float; to drift
漂[漂]	piao4	elegant; polished
寺庙[寺廟]	si4 miao4	temple; monastery; shrine
下片[下片]	xia4 pian4	to stop screening a movie; to end the run of a movie
充满[充滿]	chong1 man3	full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
机器[機器]	ji1 qi4	machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4]
//Abula - S1/Ep09/100 words - 31 min
萤幕[螢幕]	ying2 mu4	screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw)
距离[距離]	ju4 li2	distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from
往前[往前]	wang3 qian2	to move forwards
移[移]	yi2	to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
画面[畫面]	hua4 mian4	scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
眼睁睁[眼睜睜]	yan3 zheng1 zheng1	to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly
紧抱[緊抱]	jin3 bao4	to hug; to embrace
忙碌[忙碌]	mang2 lu4	busy; bustling
颜色[顏色]	yan2 se4	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff
醒目[醒目]	xing3 mu4	eye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration)
远远[遠遠]	yuan3 yuan3	distant; by far
增大[增大]	zeng1 da4	to enlarge; to amplify; to magnify
倍[倍]	bei4	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
白纸黑字[白紙黑字]	bai2 zhi3 hei1 zi4	(written) in black and white
投机取巧[投機取巧]	tou2 ji1 qu3 qiao3	to seize every opportunity; to be full of tricks
笨拙[笨拙]	ben4 zhuo1	clumsy; awkward; stupid
公道[公道]	gong1 dao4	justice; fairness; public highway
行事[行事]	xing2 shi4	to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct
过意不去[過意不去]	guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4	to feel very apologetic
宠[寵]	chong3	to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor
无法无天[無法無天]	wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1	regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick; undisciplined and out of control
满意[滿意]	man3 yi4	satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
舌[舌]	she2	tongue
灿[燦]	can4	glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent
莲花[蓮花]	lian2 hua1	lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
//Abula - S1/Ep09/125 words - 39 min
不光[不光]	bu4 guang1	not the only one; not only
拍胸脯[拍胸脯]	pai1 xiong1 pu2	to vouch for
阴魂不散[陰魂不散]	yin1 hun2 bu4 san4	lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); fig. the influence still lingers on; the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
出风头[出風頭]	chu1 feng1 tou5	to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight; same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5]
公子[公子]	gong1 zi3	son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific)
模糊不清[模糊不清]	mo2 hu5 bu4 qing1	indistinct; fuzzy; blurred with age
偷鸡不着蚀把米[偷雞不著蝕把米]	tou1 ji1 bu4 zhao2 shi2 ba3 mi3	see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
这下子[這下子]	zhe4 xia4 zi5	this time
有机[有機]	you3 ji1	organic
详细[詳細]	xiang2 xi4	detailed; in detail; minute
阻止[阻止]	zu3 zhi3	to prevent; to block
麦寮[麥寮]	Mai4 liao2	Mailiao township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
完了[完了]	wan2 le5	to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no
耍花样[耍花樣]	shua3 hua1 yang4	to play tricks on sb
头发[頭髮]	tou2 fa5	hair (on the head)
高抬贵手[高抬貴手]	gao1 tai2 gui4 shou3	to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break!
缺钱[缺錢]	que1 qian2	shortage of money
筹备[籌備]	chou2 bei4	preparations; to get ready for sth
放出[放出]	fang4 chu1	to let off; to give out
输赢[輸贏]	shu1 ying2	win or loss; outcome
见证[見證]	jian4 zheng4	to be witness to; witness; evidence
皮箱[皮箱]	pi2 xiang1	leather suitcase
瘪[癟]	bie3	deflated; shriveled; sunken; empty
骰[骰]	tou2	dice
赌博[賭博]	du3 bo2	to gamble
//Abula - S1/Ep09/150 words - 41 min
品[品]	pin3	article; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character; disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)
拐[拐]	guai3	to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; walking stick; crutch; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])
气势[氣勢]	qi4 shi4	imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor
旺[旺]	wang4	prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring
住口[住口]	zhu4 kou3	shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking
愿赌服输[願賭服輸]	yuan4 du3 fu2 shu1	lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose; fig. you bet, you pay
箱子[箱子]	xiang1 zi5	suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
邪[邪]	xie2	demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal
千里迢迢[千里迢迢]	qian1 li3 tiao2 tiao2	from distant parts
费尽心思[費盡心思]	fei4 jin4 xin1 si5	to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through
千辛万苦[千辛萬苦]	qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3	to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations; with difficulty; after some effort
绞尽脑汁[絞盡腦汁]	jiao3 jin4 nao3 zhi1	to rack one's brains
接着[接著]	jie1 zhe5	to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
痛快[痛快]	tong4 kuai4	delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5]
出声[出聲]	chu1 sheng1	to utter; to give voice
压住[壓住]	ya1 zhu4	to press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice)
不甘示弱[不甘示弱]	bu4 gan1 shi4 ruo4	not to be outdone
挥[揮]	hui1	to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
昏[昏]	hun1	muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness
暗[暗]	an4	dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark
武功[武功]	wu3 gong1	martial art; military accomplishments; (Peking opera) martial arts feats
盖世[蓋世]	gai4 shi4	unrivalled; matchless
溜[溜]	liu1	to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate
拦住[攔住]	lan2 zhu4	to stop; to bar the way
去路[去路]	qu4 lu4	the way one is following; outlet
//Abula - S1/Ep09/175 words - 46 min
毒[毒]	du2	poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics
飞过[飛過]	fei1 guo4	to fly over; to fly past
咻[咻]	xiu1	call out; jeer
夸张[誇張]	kua1 zhang1	to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
踹[踹]	chuai4	to kick; to trample; to tread on
唉唉[唉唉]	ai1 ai1	(onom.) sighing voice; crying sound
收看[收看]	shou1 kan4	to watch (a TV program)
掌声[掌聲]	zhang3 sheng1	applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
鼓励[鼓勵]	gu3 li4	to encourage
剩[剩]	sheng4	to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
均分[均分]	jun1 fen1	to split; to divide equally
舔[舔]	tian3	to lick; to lap
发脚[髮腳]	fa4 jiao3	a length of hair
参差不齐[參差不齊]	cen1 ci1 bu4 qi2	unevenly matched (idiom); scraggly; jagged
耳[耳]	er3	ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
薄[薄]	bo2	meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near
亡[亡]	wang2	to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased
亡母[亡母]	wang2 mu3	deceased mother
功德[功德]	gong1 de2	achievements and virtue
消灾[消災]	xiao1 zai1	to avoid calamities
指点[指點]	zhi3 dian3	to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at
化解[化解]	hua4 jie3	to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears)
涂[塗]	tu2	to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street
上帝[上帝]	Shang4 di4	God
爷[爺]	ye2	grandpa; old gentleman
//Abula - S1/Ep09/200 words - 52 min
闪[閃]	shan3	to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
劫数[劫數]	jie2 shu4	predestined fate (Buddhism)
神明[神明]	shen2 ming2	deities; gods
扮[扮]	ban4	to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)
无罪[無罪]	wu2 zui4	innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime)
引[引]	yin3	to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
七十[七十]	qi1 shi2	seventy; 70
烽烟[烽煙]	feng1 yan1	fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)
天下大乱[天下大亂]	tian1 xia4 da4 luan4	the whole country in rebellion
表[表]	biao3	exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)
北山[北山]	Bei3 shan1	northern mountain; refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan
艰难[艱難]	jian1 nan2	difficult; hard; challenging
受苦[受苦]	shou4 ku3	to suffer hardship
坚[堅]	jian1	strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute
君[君]	jun1	monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
忌讳[忌諱]	ji4 hui4	taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
笨手笨脚[笨手笨腳]	ben4 shou3 ben4 jiao3	clumsy; all thumbs
将军[將軍]	jiang1 jun1	general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot
张飞[張飛]	Zhang1 Fei1	Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine
转运[轉運]	zhuan3 yun4	to forward goods; to ship; to distribute; transshipment; a lucky break; change of fortune (for the better)
周五[週五]	Zhou1 wu3	Friday
泪[淚]	lei4	tears
不止[不止]	bu4 zhi3	incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
处心积虑[處心積慮]	chu3 xin1 ji1 lu:4	to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating
咬牙[咬牙]	yao3 ya2	to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw
//Abula - S1/Ep09/225 words - 58 min
切齿[切齒]	qie4 chi3	to gnash one's teeth (in anger)
跺[跺]	duo4	to stamp one's feet
指责[指責]	zhi3 ze2	to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
不三不四[不三不四]	bu4 san1 bu4 si4	dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript
草稿[草稿]	cao3 gao3	draft; outline; sketch
脑筋[腦筋]	nao3 jin1	brains; mind; head; way of thinking
女生[女生]	nu:3 sheng1	schoolgirl; female student; girl
摔倒[摔倒]	shuai1 dao3	to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground
算命[算命]	suan4 ming4	fortune-telling; to tell fortune
存在[存在]	cun2 zai4	to exist; to be; existence
户头[戶頭]	hu4 tou2	bank account; CL:個|个[ge4]
差一点[差一點]	cha4 yi1 dian3	see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
正确[正確]	zheng4 que4	correct; proper
贯[貫]	guan4	to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together; string of 1000 cash
姿势[姿勢]	zi1 shi4	posture; position
心爱[心愛]	xin1 ai4	beloved
报复[報復]	bao4 fu4	to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
魔鬼[魔鬼]	mo2 gui3	devil
情敌[情敵]	qing2 di2	rival in love
高利贷[高利貸]	gao1 li4 dai4	loan shark; high-interest loan; usury
带给[帶給]	dai4 gei3	to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to
忏悔[懺悔]	chan4 hui3	to confess; to repent; remorse; repentance; penitent; confession (Buddhism)
念旧[念舊]	nian4 jiu4	to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake
惜[惜]	xi1	to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
怜惜[憐惜]	lian2 xi1	to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward
//Abula - S1/Ep09/250 words - 62 min
立志[立志]	li4 zhi4	to be determined; to be resolved
活灵活现[活靈活現]	huo2 ling2 huo2 xian4	living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life; vivid and realistic
体[體]	ti3	body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)
搞定[搞定]	gao3 ding4	to fix; to settle; to wangle
从头到尾[從頭到尾]	cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3	from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing)
一来[一來]	yi1 lai2	firstly, ...
灌肠[灌腸]	guan4 chang2	enema; to give an enema
依我看[依我看]	yi1 wo3 kan4	in my opinion
相同[相同]	xiang1 tong2	identical; same
处境[處境]	chu3 jing4	situation (of a person)
作法[作法]	zuo4 fa3	course of action; method of doing sth; practice; modus operandi
办事[辦事]	ban4 shi4	to handle (affairs); to work
着想[著想]	zhuo2 xiang3	to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
银行[銀行]	yin2 hang2	bank; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
特[特]	te4	special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
奖[獎]	jiang3	prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[ge4]
二十[二十]	er4 shi2	twenty; 20
请客[請客]	qing3 ke4	to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner
包场[包場]	bao1 chang3	to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc
柑[柑]	gan1	large tangerine
包金[包金]	bao1 jin1	to gild; (old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater
晚场[晚場]	wan3 chang3	evening show (at theater etc)
七零八落[七零八落]	qi1 ling2 ba1 luo4	(idiom) everything broken and in disorder
偷吃[偷吃]	tou1 chi1	to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful
厕所[廁所]	ce4 suo3	toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4]
//Abula - S1/Ep09/270 words - 66 min
仍然[仍然]	reng2 ran2	still; yet
大胆[大膽]	da4 dan3	brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless
狂[狂]	kuang2	mad; wild; violent
徒[徒]	tu2	disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence
霸占[霸佔]	ba4 zhan4	to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate
五脏六腑[五臟六腑]	wu3 zang4 liu4 fu3	five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
符[符]	fu2	mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide
令[令]	ling4	to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)
咒[咒]	zhou4	incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb
隔开[隔開]	ge2 kai1	to separate
判决[判決]	pan4 jue2	judgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence
不公[不公]	bu4 gong1	unjust; unfair
辞退[辭退]	ci2 tui4	to dismiss; to discharge; to fire
孙[孫]	sun1	grandson; descendant
奖券[獎券]	jiang3 quan4	raffle or lottery ticket
号码[號碼]	hao4 ma3	number; CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4]
要事[要事]	yao4 shi4	important matter
当面[當面]	dang1 mian4	to sb's face; in sb's presence
打电话[打電話]	da3 dian4 hua4	to make a telephone call
提到[提到]	ti2 dao4	to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to
//Abula - S1/Ep10/25 words - 13 min
扫把[掃把]	sao4 ba3	broom
局面[局面]	ju2 mian4	aspect; phase; situation
合资[合資]	he2 zi1	joint venture
霸道[霸道]	ba4 dao4	the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent
听命[聽命]	ting1 ming4	to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs
弹珠[彈珠]	dan4 zhu1	marbles
打中[打中]	da3 zhong4	to hit (a target)
勤快[勤快]	qin2 kuai4	diligent; hardworking
水准[水準]	shui3 zhun3	level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying)
手笔[手筆]	shou3 bi3	sth written or painted in one's own hand; (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill; style; hand; (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc; scale
中奖[中獎]	zhong4 jiang3	to win a prize; a successful gamble
殿[殿]	dian4	palace hall
拍戏[拍戲]	pai1 xi4	to shoot a movie
行人[行人]	xing2 ren2	pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
看热闹[看熱鬧]	kan4 re4 nao5	to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are
内涵[內涵]	nei4 han2	meaningful content; implication; connotation (semantics); inner qualities (of a person)
孝[孝]	xiao4	filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
节[節]	jie2	festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4]
棚顶[棚頂]	peng2 ding3	canopy; roof; ceiling
老毛病[老毛病]	lao3 mao2 bing4	chronic illness; old weakness; chronic problem
合夥[合夥]	he2 huo3	variant of 合伙[he2 huo3]
谈谈[談談]	tan2 tan2	to discuss; to have a chat
提起[提起]	ti2 qi3	to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
私下[私下]	si1 xia4	in private
尽早[儘早]	jin3 zao3	as early as possible
//Abula - S1/Ep10/50 words - 19 min
平起平坐[平起平坐]	ping2 qi3 ping2 zuo4	to be on an equal footing
电话[電話]	dian4 hua4	telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number
招揽[招攬]	zhao1 lan3	to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
光顾[光顧]	guang1 gu4	to visit (as a customer)
费事[費事]	fei4 shi4	troublesome; to take a lot of trouble to do sth
吃掉[吃掉]	chi1 diao4	to eat up; to consume
虾子[蝦子]	xia1 zi3	shrimp roe; shrimp eggs; shrimp
喝光[喝光]	he1 guang1	to drink up; to finish (a drink)
去向[去向]	qu4 xiang4	the position of sth; whereabouts
打翻[打翻]	da3 fan1	to overturn; to overthrow; to strike down (an enemy)
担搁[擔擱]	dan1 ge5	variant of 耽擱|耽搁[dan1 ge5]
公共[公共]	gong1 gong4	public; common; communal
场所[場所]	chang3 suo3	location; place
衣衫[衣衫]	yi1 shan1	clothing; unlined garment
公然[公然]	gong1 ran2	openly; publicly; undisguised
猥亵[猥褻]	wei3 xie4	obscene; indecent; to molest
妨害[妨害]	fang2 hai4	to impair; damaging; harmful; a nuisance
风化[風化]	feng1 hua4	decency; public morals; to weather (rocks); wind erosion
新台币[新台幣]	Xin1 tai2 bi4	New Taiwan dollar (NTD)
元[元]	yuan2	currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon
罚款[罰款]	fa2 kuan3	to fine; penalty; fine (monetary)
单[單]	dan1	bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]
缴[繳]	jiao3	to hand in; to hand over; to seize
邀约[邀約]	yao1 yue1	to invite; to make an appointment
整夜[整夜]	zheng3 ye4	the whole night; all through the night
//Abula - S1/Ep10/75 words - 30 min
狗屎[狗屎]	gou3 shi3	canine excrement; dog poo; bullshit
急着[急著]	ji2 zhe5	urgently
明显[明顯]	ming2 xian3	clear; distinct; obvious
男孩子[男孩子]	nan2 hai2 zi5	boy
自找苦吃[自找苦吃]	zi4 zhao3 ku3 chi1	to bring trouble on oneself
一言九鼎[一言九鼎]	yi1 yan2 jiu3 ding3	one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
说话算话[說話算話]	shuo1 hua4 suan4 hua4	to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean what one says
有惊无险[有驚無險]	you3 jing1 wu2 xian3	to be more scared than hurt (idiom); to get through a daunting experience without mishap
幸运[幸運]	xing4 yun4	fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck
迟[遲]	chi2	late; delayed; slow
乱搞[亂搞]	luan4 gao3	to make a mess; to mess with; to be wild; to sleep around; to jump into bed
股[股]	gu3	thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (stock) share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions
理念[理念]	li3 nian4	idea; concept; philosophy; theory
翻脸[翻臉]	fan1 lian3	to fall out with sb; to become hostile
诛[誅]	zhu1	to put (a criminal) to death; to punish
仙[仙]	xian1	immortal
阵[陣]	zhen4	disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration
财神[財神]	cai2 shen2	god of wealth
试一试[試一試]	shi4 yi1 shi4	to have a try
手气[手氣]	shou3 qi4	luck (in gambling)
口才[口才]	kou3 cai2	eloquence
奸诈[奸詐]	jian1 zha4	treachery; devious; a rogue
罣[罣]	gua4	variant of 掛|挂[gua4]
天无绝人之路[天無絕人之路]	tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4	Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die.
半夜[半夜]	ban4 ye4	midnight; in the middle of the night
//Abula - S1/Ep10/100 words - 37 min
翻遍[翻遍]	fan1 bian4	to rummage through; to turn everything over; to ransack
一身[一身]	yi1 shen1	whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes
臭气冲天[臭氣沖天]	chou4 qi4 chong1 tian1	to stink to high heaven (idiom)
领到[領到]	ling3 dao4	to receive
西装[西裝]	xi1 zhuang1	suit; Western-style clothes; CL:套[tao4]
铁马[鐵馬]	tie3 ma3	armored horse; cavalry; metal chimes hanging from eaves; steel barricade; (Tw) bike
翻新[翻新]	fan1 xin1	to revamp; a face-lift; to retread (a tire); to refurbish (old clothes); newly emerging
甲[甲]	jia3	first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
读[讀]	du2	to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]
大学[大學]	da4 xue2	university; college; CL:所[suo3]
祸[禍]	huo4	disaster; misfortune; calamity
流泪[流淚]	liu2 lei4	to shed tears
吃完[吃完]	chi1 wan2	to finish eating
人士[人士]	ren2 shi4	person; figure; public figure
广播[廣播]	guang3 bo1	broadcast; CL:個|个[ge4]; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize
卡司[卡司]	ka3 si1	(acting) cast (loanword)
薪水[薪水]	xin1 shui3	salary; wage
做人[做人]	zuo4 ren2	to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity
原则[原則]	yuan2 ze2	principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4]
论[論]	lun4	opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
家世[家世]	jia1 shi4	family background
争[爭]	zheng1	to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
爱护[愛護]	ai4 hu4	to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
楼房[樓房]	lou2 fang2	a building of two or more stories; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]
慢吞吞[慢吞吞]	man4 tun1 tun1	very slow; exasperatingly slow
//Abula - S1/Ep10/125 words - 43 min
不等[不等]	bu4 deng3	unequal; varied
鲜少[鮮少]	xian3 shao3	very few; rarely
世面[世面]	shi4 mian4	aspects of society; the world
北[北]	bei3	north; to be defeated (classical)
饭店[飯店]	fan4 dian4	restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
肉羹[肉羹]	rou4 geng1	stew; bouillon
印章[印章]	yin4 zhang1	seal; signet; chop; stamp; CL:方[fang1]
身分证[身分證]	shen1 fen4 zheng4	identity card; also written 身份證|身份证[shen1 fen4 zheng4]
齐全[齊全]	qi2 quan2	complete; comprehensive
白费[白費]	bai2 fei4	to waste (one's energy etc)
工夫[工夫]	gong1 fu5	period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort
车票[車票]	che1 piao4	ticket (for a bus or train)
小朋友[小朋友]	xiao3 peng2 you3	child; CL:個|个[ge4]
有份[有份]	you3 fen4	to have a share of (responsibility etc); to be concerned; to be involved
走出[走出]	zou3 chu1	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
制片[製片]	zhi4 pian4	moviemaking
派头[派頭]	pai4 tou2	manner; style; panache
前科[前科]	qian2 ke1	criminal record; previous convictions
看破[看破]	kan4 po4	to see through; disillusioned with; to reject (the world of mortals)
剪[剪]	jian3	scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate
橘子[橘子]	ju2 zi5	tangerine; CL:個|个[ge4],瓣[ban4]
鱼翅[魚翅]	yu2 chi4	shark fin
鱼刺[魚刺]	yu2 ci4	fishbone
安慰[安慰]	an1 wei4	to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4]
期[期]	qi1	a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]
//Abula - S1/Ep10/150 words - 49 min
这下[這下]	zhe4 xia4	this time
觉悟[覺悟]	jue2 wu4	to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)
脚踏实地[腳踏實地]	jiao3 ta4 shi2 di4	to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy; steady and serious character
臭骂[臭罵]	chou4 ma4	tongue-lashing; to chew out; CL:頓|顿[dun4]
作东[作東]	zuo4 dong1	to host (a dinner); to treat; to pick up the check
手头紧[手頭緊]	shou3 tou2 jin3	short of money; hard up
展[展]	zhan3	to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition
威风[威風]	wei1 feng1	might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive
鸡肉[雞肉]	ji1 rou4	chicken meat
丰盛[豐盛]	feng1 sheng4	rich; sumptuous
照理[照理]	zhao4 li3	according to reason; usually; in the normal course of events; to attend to
不要紧[不要緊]	bu4 yao4 jin3	unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but
要好[要好]	yao4 hao3	to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement
鱼[魚]	yu2	fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
鸭[鴨]	ya1	duck; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) male prostitute
屁股[屁股]	pi4 gu5	buttocks; bottom; butt; back part
不该[不該]	bu4 gai1	should not; to owe nothing
轻轻[輕輕]	qing1 qing1	lightly; softly
想不通[想不通]	xiang3 bu5 tong1	unable to understand; unable to get over
车子[車子]	che1 zi5	car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
出场[出場]	chu1 chang3	(of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product); (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue
坏掉[壞掉]	huai4 diao4	spoilt; ruined
修[修]	xiu1	to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
不暇[不暇]	bu4 xia2	to have no time (for sth); to be too busy (to do sth)
白跑一趟[白跑一趟]	bai2 pao3 yi1 tang4	to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase
//Abula - S1/Ep10/175 words - 52 min
人尽皆知[人盡皆知]	ren2 jin4 jie1 zhi1	see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1]
散步[散步]	san4 bu4	to take a walk; to go for a walk
五十步笑百步[五十步笑百步]	wu3 shi2 bu4 xiao4 bai3 bu4	the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom); the pot calls the kettle black
破局[破局]	po4 ju2	to collapse (of plan, talks etc)
傻瓜[傻瓜]	sha3 gua1	idiot; fool
谈到[談到]	tan2 dao4	to refer to; to speak about; to talk about
拿出[拿出]	na2 chu1	to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)
老子[老子]	lao3 zi5	father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
抗战[抗戰]	kang4 zhan4	war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)
剿匪[剿匪]	jiao3 fei3	to send armed forces to suppress
警[警]	jing3	to alert; to warn; police
班长[班長]	ban1 zhang3	class monitor; squad leader; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]
弟兄们[弟兄們]	di4 xiong1 men5	brothers; comrades; men; brethren
激动[激動]	ji1 dong4	to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite
火气[火氣]	huo3 qi4	anger; internal heat (TCM)
便服[便服]	bian4 fu2	everyday clothes; informal dress; civilian clothes
补给[補給]	bu3 ji3	supply; replenishment; to replenish
证[證]	zheng4	certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4]
奶奶[奶奶]	nai3 nai5	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts
籍[籍]	ji2	book or record; registry; roll; place of one's family or ancestral records; membership
长官[長官]	zhang3 guan1	senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; CL:位[wei4]; sir (term of address for senior officer)
威胁[威脅]	wei1 xie2	to threaten; to menace
据我所知[據我所知]	ju4 wo3 suo3 zhi1	as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge
休假[休假]	xiu1 jia4	to take a vacation; to go on holiday
期间[期間]	qi1 jian1	period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Abula - S1/Ep10/200 words - 59 min
一等[一等]	yi1 deng3	first class; grade A
判[判]	pan4	to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different)
军法[軍法]	jun1 fa3	martial law
残忍[殘忍]	can2 ren3	cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless
芋头[芋頭]	yu4 tou5	taro
大意[大意]	da4 yi5	careless
无辜[無辜]	wu2 gu1	innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)
死亡[死亡]	si3 wang2	to die; death
本省人[本省人]	ben3 sheng3 ren2	people of this province; (in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants
凶手[兇手]	xiong1 shou3	murderer; assassin
游街[遊街]	you2 jie1	to parade sb through the streets; to march or parade in the streets
枪决[槍決]	qiang1 jue2	to execute by firing squad; same as 槍斃|枪毙
有意[有意]	you3 yi4	to intend; intentionally; interested in
恢复[恢復]	hui1 fu4	to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate
营业[營業]	ying2 ye4	to do business; to trade
锺[鍾]	zhong1	variant of 鍾|钟[zhong1]
馗[馗]	kui2	cheekbone; crossroads; high
台[臺]	tai2	platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines
仪式[儀式]	yi2 shi4	ceremony
进行[進行]	jin4 xing2	to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute
地藏[地藏]	Di4 zang4	Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
坐镇[坐鎮]	zuo4 zhen4	(of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee
瞪[瞪]	deng4	to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at
预防[預防]	yu4 fang2	to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic
发疯[發瘋]	fa1 feng1	to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
//Abula - S1/Ep10/223 words - 67 min
禁不起[禁不起]	jin1 bu5 qi3	to be unable to stand
汉[漢]	han4	man
问候[問候]	wen4 hou4	to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
三分之一[三分之一]	san1 fen1 zhi1 yi1	one third
经理[經理]	jing1 li3	manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
俺[俺]	an3	I (northern dialects)
请求[請求]	qing3 qiu2	to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4]
告[告]	gao4	to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
士官[士官]	shi4 guan1	warrant officer; petty officer; noncommissioned officer (NCO); Japanese military officer
退伍[退伍]	tui4 wu3	to be discharged from military service
预算[預算]	yu4 suan4	budget
企[企]	qi3	to plan a project; to stand on tiptoe; Taiwan pr. [qi4]; abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3 ye4]
书写[書寫]	shu1 xie3	to write
规划[規劃]	gui1 hua4	to plan (how to do sth); planning; plan; program
参考[參考]	can1 kao3	consultation; reference; to consult; to refer
别处[別處]	bie2 chu4	elsewhere
意大利[意大利]	Yi4 da4 li4	Italy; Italian
海运[海運]	hai3 yun4	shipping by sea
付给[付給]	fu4 gei3	to deliver; to pay
一堆[一堆]	yi1 dui1	pile
罗马[羅馬]	Luo2 ma3	Rome, capital of Italy
假期[假期]	jia4 qi1	vacation
输不起[輸不起]	shu1 bu4 qi3	to take defeat with bad grace; to be a sore loser; cannot afford to lose
//Abula - S1/Ep11/25 words - 10 min
黛[黛]	dai4	umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
敏[敏]	min3	quick; nimble; agile; clever; smart
亚洲[亞洲]	Ya4 zhou1	Asia; abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1]
后[后]	hou4	empress; queen
断绝[斷絕]	duan4 jue2	to sever; to break off
敞开[敞開]	chang3 kai1	to open wide; unrestrictedly
大门[大門]	da4 men2	entrance; door; gate; large and influential family
放在心上[放在心上]	fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4	to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart
心里有数[心裡有數]	xin1 li3 you3 shu4	to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation
一步登天[一步登天]	yi1 bu4 deng1 tian1	reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
优点[優點]	you1 dian3	merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
癞[癩]	lai4	scabies; skin disease
痢[痢]	li4	dysentery
牲[牲]	sheng1	domestic animal; sacrificial animal
定心丸[定心丸]	ding4 xin1 wan2	tranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at ease
上风[上風]	shang4 feng1	on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc)
大惊小怪[大驚小怪]	da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4	to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
吃不下[吃不下]	chi1 bu5 xia4	not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more
感冒[感冒]	gan3 mao4	to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand
肠胃[腸胃]	chang2 wei4	stomach and intestine; digestive system
想方设法[想方設法]	xiang3 fang1 she4 fa3	to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other
康复[康復]	kang1 fu4	to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce
踏进[踏進]	ta4 jin4	to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into
健壮[健壯]	jian4 zhuang4	robust; healthy; sturdy
摩托车[摩托車]	mo2 tuo1 che1	motorbike; motorcycle (loanword); CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4]
//Abula - S1/Ep11/50 words - 16 min
技术[技術]	ji4 shu4	technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]
饮料[飲料]	yin3 liao4	drink; beverage
开拍[開拍]	kai1 pai1	to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market)
某人[某人]	mou3 ren2	someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname)
拐弯抹角[拐彎抹角]	guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3	lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush
背叛者[背叛者]	bei4 pan4 zhe3	traitor
从不[從不]	cong2 bu4	never
夥[夥]	huo3	many; numerous
资金[資金]	zi1 jin1	funds; funding; capital
乌龟[烏龜]	wu1 gui1	tortoise; cuckold
大厅[大廳]	da4 ting1	hall; lounge
秀才[秀才]	xiu4 cai5	a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent
拳头[拳頭]	quan2 tou5	fist; clenched fist; CL:個|个[ge4]; competitive (product)
字典[字典]	zi4 dian3	dictionary; character dictionary; CL:本[ben3]
气色[氣色]	qi4 se4	complexion
恙[恙]	yang4	sickness
对象[對象]	dui4 xiang4	target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4]
少东[少東]	shao4 dong1	boss's son; young master
动用[動用]	dong4 yong4	to utilize; to put sth to use
老本[老本]	lao3 ben3	capital; assets; savings; nest egg; (fig.) reputation; laurels (to rest upon); old edition of a book; (tree) trunk
果断[果斷]	guo3 duan4	firm; decisive
扭扭捏捏[扭扭捏捏]	niu3 niu3 nie1 nie1	affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
主张[主張]	zhu3 zhang1	to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4]
思量[思量]	si1 liang5	to reckon; to consider; to turn over in one's mind
碍事[礙事]	ai4 shi4	(usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter; to be in the way; to be a hindrance
//Abula - S1/Ep11/75 words - 20 min
当红[當紅]	dang1 hong2	currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)
咱[咱]	zan2	I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
网[網]	wang3	net; network
小雪[小雪]	Xiao3 xue3	Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
不赖[不賴]	bu4 lai4	(coll.) not bad; good; fine
实力[實力]	shi2 li4	strength
战场[戰場]	zhan4 chang3	battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4]
易[易]	yi4	easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
酸溜溜[酸溜溜]	suan1 liu1 liu1	sour; acid
支票[支票]	zhi1 piao4	check (bank); cheque; CL:本[ben3]
订金[訂金]	ding4 jin1	an initial payment; earnest money; deposit
冠[冠]	guan1	hat; crown; crest; cap
章[章]	zhang1	chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order
矮[矮]	ai3	low; short (in length)
柳[柳]	liu3	willow
游[遊]	you2	to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel
红牌[紅牌]	hong2 pai2	red card (sports)
钟头[鐘頭]	zhong1 tou2	hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
取笑[取笑]	qu3 xiao4	to tease; to make fun of
麻雀[麻雀]	ma2 que4	sparrow; (dialect) mahjong
凤凰[鳳凰]	feng4 huang2	phoenix
只不过[只不過]	zhi3 bu5 guo4	only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
烟花[煙花]	yan1 hua1	fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
女子[女子]	nu:3 zi3	woman; female
窃喜[竊喜]	qie4 xi3	to be secretly delighted
//Abula - S1/Ep11/100 words - 32 min
志[志]	zhi4	aspiration; ambition; the will
转台[轉台]	zhuan3 tai2	to change the channel (TV)
依然[依然]	yi1 ran2	still; as before
奋不顾身[奮不顧身]	fen4 bu4 gu4 shen1	to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers; regardless of perils
不清[不清]	bu4 qing1	unclear
绝非[絕非]	jue2 fei1	absolutely not
普通[普通]	pu3 tong1	common; ordinary; general; average
挨打[挨打]	ai2 da3	to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack
妆[妝]	zhuang1	(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume
命名[命名]	ming4 ming2	to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
变心[變心]	bian4 xin1	to cease to be faithful
暂[暫]	zan4	temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]
中人[中人]	zhong1 ren2	go-between; mediator; intermediary
得不到[得不到]	de2 bu4 dao4	cannot get; cannot obtain
勇敢[勇敢]	yong3 gan3	brave; courageous
改掉[改掉]	gai3 diao4	to drop a bad habit
遭[遭]	zao1	to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident
无权[無權]	wu2 quan2	to have no right; to have no authority
感想[感想]	gan3 xiang3	impressions; reflections; thoughts; CL:通[tong4],個|个[ge4]
不劳而获[不勞而獲]	bu4 lao2 er2 huo4	to reap without sowing (idiom)
看法[看法]	kan4 fa3	way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]
丰富[豐富]	feng1 fu4	to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant
翻拍[翻拍]	fan1 pai1	to reproduce photographically; to duplicate; to adapt (as a movie); to remake (a movie); adaptation; reproduction; remake
磨[磨]	mo2	to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist
孟姜女[孟姜女]	Meng4 jiang1 nu:3	heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
//Abula - S1/Ep11/125 words - 38 min
万里长城[萬里長城]	Wan4 li3 Chang2 cheng2	the Great Wall
花园[花園]	hua1 yuan2	garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
一遍[一遍]	yi1 bian4	one time (all the way through); once through
右边[右邊]	you4 bian5	right side; right, to the right
左边[左邊]	zuo3 bian5	left; the left side; to the left of
开工[開工]	kai1 gong1	to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job
胜算[勝算]	sheng4 suan4	odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success
听懂[聽懂]	ting1 dong3	to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken)
益[益]	yi4	benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more
伞[傘]	san3	umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3]
比划[比劃]	bi3 hua5	to gesture; to gesticulate; to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher; to fight; to come to blows
拿手[拿手]	na2 shou3	expert in; good at
兼[兼]	jian1	double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
制作[製作]	zhi4 zuo4	to make; to manufacture
陆[陸]	lu4	shore; land; continent
愉快[愉快]	yu2 kuai4	cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted
大名鼎鼎[大名鼎鼎]	da4 ming2 ding3 ding3	grand reputation; renowned; famous
不但[不但]	bu4 dan4	not only (... but also...)
请假[請假]	qing3 jia4	to request leave of absence
摄影师[攝影師]	she4 ying3 shi1	photographer; cameraman
开麦拉[開麥拉]	kai1 mai4 la1	camera (loanword)
卡[卡]	ka3	to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]); cassette
嗨[嗨]	hai1	oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword)
介[介]	jie4	to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor
字调[字調]	zi4 diao4	tone of a character
//Abula - S1/Ep11/150 words - 43 min
变调[變調]	bian4 diao4	tone sandhi; modified tone; (music) to change key; modulation
录[錄]	lu4	diary; record; to hit; to copy
暗号[暗號]	an4 hao4	secret signal (sign); countersign; password
事先[事先]	shi4 xian1	in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
来讲[來講]	lai2 jiang3	as to; considering; for
摄影机[攝影機]	she4 ying3 ji1	camera; movie camera
表情[表情]	biao3 qing2	(facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression
舞台[舞臺]	wu3 tai2	stage; arena; fig. in the limelight
演戏[演戲]	yan3 xi4	to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign
镜头[鏡頭]	jing4 tou2	camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene
肢体[肢體]	zhi1 ti3	limb; limbs and trunk; body
过头[過頭]	guo4 tou2	to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead
无表情[無表情]	wu2 biao3 qing2	expressionless; wooden (expression); blank (face)
调戏[調戲]	tiao2 xi4	to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities
主演[主演]	zhu3 yan3	to act the leading role (in a movie or a play); to star; lead actor
发抖[發抖]	fa1 dou3	to tremble; to shake; to shiver
就是说[就是說]	jiu4 shi4 shuo1	in other words; that is
碧玉[碧玉]	bi4 yu4	jasper
万事起头难[萬事起頭難]	wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2	the first step is the hardest (idiom)
成果[成果]	cheng2 guo3	result; achievement; gain; profit; CL:個|个[ge4]
加油[加油]	jia1 you2	to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
乌合之众[烏合之眾]	wu1 he2 zhi1 zhong4	mob
指挥[指揮]	zhi3 hui1	to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]
导[導]	dao3	to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct
急迫[急迫]	ji2 po4	urgent; pressing; imperative
//Abula - S1/Ep11/175 words - 49 min
练习[練習]	lian4 xi2	to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]
损失[損失]	sun3 shi1	loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage
正巧[正巧]	zheng4 qiao3	just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune
便当[便當]	bian4 dang1	convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox
度量[度量]	du4 liang4	measure; tolerance; breadth; magnanimity; (math.) metric
典礼[典禮]	dian3 li3	celebration; ceremony
不敢当[不敢當]	bu4 gan3 dang1	lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me
学习[學習]	xue2 xi2	to learn; to study
打赌[打賭]	da3 du3	to bet; to make a bet; a wager
开销[開銷]	kai1 xiao1	to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)
在场[在場]	zai4 chang3	to be present; to be on the scene
宽敞[寬敞]	kuan1 chang5	spacious; wide
布置[佈置]	bu4 zhi4	to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy
工作人员[工作人員]	gong1 zuo4 ren2 yuan2	staff member
专业[專業]	zhuan1 ye4	specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional
实景[實景]	shi2 jing3	real scene (not set up or posed); real location (not a film studio set or theater); live action (not animation)
时装剧[時裝劇]	shi2 zhuang1 ju4	contemporary drama
贵宾[貴賓]	gui4 bin1	honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP
多谢[多謝]	duo1 xie4	many thanks; thanks a lot
不惜[不惜]	bu4 xi1	not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
成本[成本]	cheng2 ben3	(manufacturing, production etc) costs
作品[作品]	zuo4 pin3	work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
发挥[發揮]	fa1 hui1	to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)
幕后[幕後]	mu4 hou4	behind the scenes
一一[一一]	yi1 yi1	one by one; one after another
//Abula - S1/Ep11/200 words - 55 min
首先[首先]	shou3 xian1	first (of all); in the first place
男女[男女]	nan2 nu:3	male-female; male and female
艺术[藝術]	yi4 shu4	art
冯[馮]	ping2	to gallop; to assist; to attack; to wade; great; old variant of 憑|凭[ping2]
双生[雙生]	shuang1 sheng1	twin (attributive); twins
拍照[拍照]	pai1 zhao4	to take a picture
妩媚[嫵媚]	wu3 mei4	lovely; charming
玛丽[瑪麗]	Ma3 li4	Mary or Marie (name); Mali
翘[翹]	qiao2	outstanding; to raise
臀[臀]	tun2	butt; buttocks
无精打采[無精打采]	wu2 jing1 da3 cai3	dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out
过半[過半]	guo4 ban4	over fifty percent; more than half
侠[俠]	xia2	knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic
服饰[服飾]	fu2 shi4	apparel; clothing and personal adornment
隔天[隔天]	ge2 tian1	the next day; on alternate days
守夜[守夜]	shou3 ye4	to be on all-night duty; to be on night watch; to keep a vigil
煮饭[煮飯]	zhu3 fan4	to cook
丑[醜]	chou3	shameful; ugly; disgraceful
重来[重來]	chong2 lai2	to start over; to do sth all over again
点心[點心]	dian3 xin5	light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert
粽子[粽子]	zong4 zi5	glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled
救护车[救護車]	jiu4 hu4 che1	ambulance; CL:輛|辆[liang4]
肝炎[肝炎]	gan1 yan2	hepatitis
加上[加上]	jia1 shang4	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
操劳[操勞]	cao1 lao2	to work hard; to look after
//Abula - S1/Ep11/225 words - 61 min
静养[靜養]	jing4 yang3	to convalesce; to recuperate; to fully relax
呵欠[呵欠]	he1 qian4	yawn
眼泪[眼淚]	yan3 lei4	tears; crying; CL:滴[di1]
倒下[倒下]	dao3 xia4	to collapse; to topple over
过度[過度]	guo4 du4	excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue
肩[肩]	jian1	shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
担[擔]	dan1	to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
要死[要死]	yao4 si3	extremely; awfully
阎罗王[閻羅王]	Yan2 luo2 Wang2	Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
削[削]	xiao1	to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
削[削]	xue1	to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
苹果[蘋果]	ping2 guo3	apple; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
刀子[刀子]	dao1 zi5	knife; CL:把[ba3]
抽屉[抽屜]	chou1 ti5	drawer
闻[聞]	wen2	to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
刮胡子[刮鬍子]	gua1 hu2 zi5	to shave
刮[刮]	gua1	to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort
恶人先告状[惡人先告狀]	e4 ren2 xian1 gao4 zhuang4	the guilty party files the suit; the thief cries thief
满头大汗[滿頭大汗]	man3 tou2 da4 han4	brow beaded with sweat; perspiring freely
左[左]	zuo3	left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3]
右[右]	you4	right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)
讲台[講臺]	jiang3 tai2	platform; rostrum; lectern; (teacher's) desk
告状[告狀]	gao4 zhuang4	to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit
好气[好氣]	hao3 qi4	to be happy; to be in a good mood
重金[重金]	zhong4 jin1	huge money; extremely rich; very expensive
聘[聘]	pin4	to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman)
//Abula - S1/Ep11/246 words - 65 min
鸡同鸭讲[雞同鴨講]	ji1 tong2 ya1 jiang3	lit. chicken speaking with duck; fig. talking without communicating; people not understanding each other
底片[底片]	di3 pian4	negative; photographic plate
结清[結清]	jie2 qing1	to settle (an account); to square up
唱戏[唱戲]	chang4 xi4	to perform in opera
轻而易举[輕而易舉]	qing1 er2 yi4 ju3	easy; with no difficulty
抹[抹]	mo3	to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
乌[烏]	wu1	crow; black
三魂七魄[三魂七魄]	san1 hun2 qi1 po4	three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man
吸[吸]	xi1	to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
虚[虛]	xu1	emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
乌有[烏有]	wu1 you3	not to exist; nonexistent; illusory
体谅[體諒]	ti3 liang4	to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate
楼下[樓下]	lou2 xia4	downstairs
资料[資料]	zi1 liao4	material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4]
剧组[劇組]	ju4 zu3	cast and crew; performers and production team
明早[明早]	ming2 zao3	tomorrow morning; tomorrow
提供[提供]	ti2 gong1	to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish
拉平[拉平]	la1 ping2	to bring to the same level; to even up; to flare out; to flatten out
有名无实[有名無實]	you3 ming2 wu2 shi2	lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name; nominal
心酸[心酸]	xin1 suan1	to feel sad
事宜[事宜]	shi4 yi2	matters; arrangements
//Abula - S1/Ep12/25 words - 12 min
得了[得了]	de2 le5	all right!; that's enough!
频[頻]	pin2	frequency; frequently; repetitious
工钱[工錢]	gong1 qian2	salary; wages
上辈子[上輩子]	shang4 bei4 zi5	one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation
开机[開機]	kai1 ji1	to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show
摄影[攝影]	she4 ying3	to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie)
勾人[勾人]	gou1 ren2	sexy; seductive
魂魄[魂魄]	hun2 po4	soul
另请高明[另請高明]	ling4 qing3 gao1 ming2	please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
炖[燉]	dun4	to stew
鸡汤[雞湯]	ji1 tang1	chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)
舀[舀]	yao3	to ladle out; to scoop up
操心[操心]	cao1 xin1	to worry about
收工[收工]	shou1 gong1	to stop work for the day (generally of laborers); to knock off
上瘾[上癮]	shang4 yin3	to get into a habit; to become addicted
败[敗]	bai4	to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
缝[縫]	feng2	to sew; to stitch
缝[縫]	feng4	seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4]
拉链[拉鏈]	la1 lian4	zipper
病情[病情]	bing4 qing2	state of an illness; patient's condition
刺激[刺激]	ci4 ji1	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
并发[併發]	bing4 fa1	to be complicated by; to erupt simultaneously
症状[症狀]	zheng4 zhuang4	symptom (of an illness)
出院[出院]	chu1 yuan4	to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
说实话[說實話]	shuo1 shi2 hua4	to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
只好[只好]	zhi3 hao3	without any better option; to have to; to be forced to
//Abula - S1/Ep12/50 words - 17 min
魔[魔]	mo2	devil; magic
马达[馬達]	ma3 da2	motor (loanword)
转动[轉動]	zhuan3 dong4	to turn sth around; to swivel
转动[轉動]	zhuan4 dong4	to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate
不可理喻[不可理喻]	bu4 ke3 li3 yu4	to be impervious to reason (idiom); unreasonable
寸[寸]	cun4	a unit of length; inch; thumb
一手[一手]	yi1 shou3	a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help
巾[巾]	jin1	towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old); Kangxi radical 50
元宵[元宵]	yuan2 xiao1	Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4]; sticky rice dumplings
花灯[花燈]	hua1 deng1	colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)
观赏[觀賞]	guan1 shang3	to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental
络绎不绝[絡繹不絕]	luo4 yi4 bu4 jue2	continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
集中[集中]	ji2 zhong1	to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together
正月[正月]	Zheng1 yue4	first month of the lunar year
烟火[煙火]	yan1 huo3	smoke and fire; fireworks
上天[上天]	shang4 tian1	Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away
口气[口氣]	kou3 qi4	tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
着急[著急]	zhao2 ji2	to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]
清人[清人]	Qing1 ren2	Qing dynasty person
冷暖[冷暖]	leng3 nuan3	lit. daily changes of temperature; fig. well-being; sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc
心寒[心寒]	xin1 han2	bitterly disappointed; frightened
打从[打從]	da3 cong2	from; (ever) since
探望[探望]	tan4 wang4	to visit; to call on sb; to look around
高于[高於]	gao1 yu2	greater than; to exceed
按部就班[按部就班]	an4 bu4 jiu4 ban1	to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)
一致[一致]	yi1 zhi4	unanimous; identical (views or opinions)
//Abula - S1/Ep12/75 words - 38 min
清静[清靜]	qing1 jing4	quiet; peaceful and quiet
病房[病房]	bing4 fang2	ward (of a hospital); sickroom; CL:間|间[jian1]
改过[改過]	gai3 guo4	to correct; to fix
西边[西邊]	xi1 bian1	west; west side; western part; to the west of
打架[打架]	da3 jia4	to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2]
表达[表達]	biao3 da2	to express; to convey
剽窃[剽竊]	piao1 qie4	to plunder; to plagiarize
研究[研究]	yan2 jiu1	research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into
畜生[畜生]	chu4 sheng5	domestic animal; brute; bastard
隐瞒[隱瞞]	yin3 man2	to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth
毛手毛脚[毛手毛腳]	mao2 shou3 mao2 jiao3	carelessly and haphazardly; to paw; to grope; to get fresh
靠山[靠山]	kao4 shan1	patron; supporter; close to a mountain
一世[一世]	yi1 shi4	generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings)
大钱[大錢]	da4 qian2	high denomination of banknotes or coins; lots of money; a big sum (e.g. a bribe)
编剧[編劇]	bian1 ju4	to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter
化为乌有[化為烏有]	hua4 wei2 wu1 you3	to go up in smoke; to vanish
六亲不认[六親不認]	liu4 qin1 bu4 ren4	not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
清明节[清明節]	Qing1 ming2 jie2	Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
扫墓[掃墓]	sao3 mu4	to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
说风凉话[說風涼話]	shuo1 feng1 liang2 hua4	to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk
觉[覺]	jiao4	a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]
觉[覺]	jue2	to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware
惯[慣]	guan4	accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)
掏[掏]	tao1	to fish out (from pocket); to scoop
肺[肺]	fei4	lung; CL:個|个[ge4]
腥[腥]	xing1	fishy (smell)
//Abula - S1/Ep12/100 words - 43 min
问好[問好]	wen4 hao3	to say hello to; to send one's regards to
牵连[牽連]	qian1 lian2	to implicate; implicated; to link together
记者[記者]	ji4 zhe3	reporter; journalist; CL:個|个[ge4]
记仇[記仇]	ji4 chou2	to hold a grudge
风尘[風塵]	feng1 chen2	windblown dust; hardships of travel; vicissitudes of life; prostitution
连累[連累]	lian2 lei3	to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc)
死刑[死刑]	si3 xing2	death penalty
特赦[特赦]	te4 she4	amnesty
记者会[記者會]	ji4 zhe3 hui4	press conference
爬墙[爬牆]	pa2 qiang2	to climb a wall; (fig.) to be unfaithful
进退不得[進退不得]	jin4 tui4 bu4 de2	can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver; stalled; in a dilemma; stuck in a difficult position
制片人[製片人]	zhi4 pian4 ren2	moviemaker; filmmaker; producer
应[應]	ying1	to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
应[應]	ying4	to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with
恭候[恭候]	gong1 hou4	to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully
采访[採訪]	cai3 fang3	to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover
说明[說明]	shuo1 ming2	to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]
下海[下海]	xia4 hai3	to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
真相[真相]	zhen1 xiang4	the truth about sth; the actual facts
修饰[修飾]	xiu1 shi4	to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to polish (a written piece); to qualify or modify (grammar)
外表[外表]	wai4 biao3	external; outside; outward appearance
修补[修補]	xiu1 bu3	to mend
内心[內心]	nei4 xin1	heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter
出身[出身]	chu1 shen1	to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin
曝光[曝光]	bao4 guang1	to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
回避[回避]	hui2 bi4	variant of 迴避|回避[hui2 bi4]
//Abula - S1/Ep12/125 words - 47 min
发表[發表]	fa1 biao3	to issue; to publish
昏倒[昏倒]	hun1 dao3	to faint
我人[我人]	wo3 ren2	we
简短[簡短]	jian3 duan3	brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
新闻[新聞]	xin1 wen2	news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
压力[壓力]	ya1 li4	pressure
自愿[自願]	zi4 yuan4	voluntary
肺病[肺病]	fei4 bing4	lung disease
庞大[龐大]	pang2 da4	huge; enormous; tremendous
医药[醫藥]	yi1 yao4	medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical
弱[弱]	ruo4	weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
天气[天氣]	tian1 qi4	weather
微风[微風]	wei1 feng1	breeze; light wind
徐徐[徐徐]	xu2 xu2	slowly; gently
清爽[清爽]	qing1 shuang3	fresh and cool; relaxed
吞吞吐吐[吞吞吐吐]	tun1 tun1 tu3 tu3	to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back
放松[放鬆]	fang4 song1	to loosen; to relax
巡[巡]	xun2	to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
柜台[櫃台]	gui4 tai2	variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2]
负担[負擔]	fu4 dan1	burden; to bear a burden
卖笑[賣笑]	mai4 xiao4	to work as a good-time girl; to prostitute oneself
卖身[賣身]	mai4 shen1	to prostitute oneself; to sell oneself into slavery
开拓[開拓]	kai1 tuo4	to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)
假面具[假面具]	jia3 mian4 ju4	mask; fig. false façade; deceptive front
投入[投入]	tou2 ru4	to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed
//Abula - S1/Ep12/150 words - 56 min
真实[真實]	zhen1 shi2	true; real
赢得[贏得]	ying2 de2	to win; to gain
访问[訪問]	fang3 wen4	to visit; to call on; to interview; CL:次[ci4]
折[摺]	zhe2	variant of 折[zhe2]; to fold
渡过[渡過]	du4 guo4	to cross over; to pass through
难关[難關]	nan2 guan1	difficulty; crisis
同情[同情]	tong2 qing2	to sympathize with; sympathy
从此[從此]	cong2 ci3	from now on; since then; henceforth
悲[悲]	bei1	sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
身世[身世]	shen1 shi4	one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history
旦角[旦角]	dan4 jue2	dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
符合[符合]	fu2 he2	in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with; in line with; to agree with; to accord with; to conform to; to correspond with; to manage; to handle
岂[豈]	qi3	how? (emphatic question)
例子[例子]	li4 zi5	case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4]
打瞌睡[打瞌睡]	da3 ke1 shui4	to doze off
学校[學校]	xue2 xiao4	school; CL:所[suo3]
活下去[活下去]	huo2 xia4 qu4	to survive; to keep on living
十二[十二]	shi2 er4	twelve; 12
心惊胆颤[心驚膽顫]	xin1 jing1 dan3 chan4	see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xin1 jing1 dan3 zhan4]
泪如雨下[淚如雨下]	lei4 ru2 yu3 xia4	tears falling like rain (idiom)
添[添]	tian1	to add; to increase; to replenish
凉快[涼快]	liang2 kuai5	nice and cold; pleasantly cool
电扇[電扇]	dian4 shan4	electric fan
喘[喘]	chuan3	to gasp; to pant; asthma
渴[渴]	ke3	thirsty
//Abula - S1/Ep12/175 words - 67 min
叽叽喳喳[嘰嘰喳喳]	ji1 ji1 zha1 zha1	(onom.) chirp; twitter; buzzing; to chatter continuously
起身[起身]	qi3 shen1	to get up; to leave; to set forth
随后[隨後]	sui2 hou4	soon after
良心[良心]	liang2 xin1	conscience
许多[許多]	xu3 duo1	many; a lot of; much
心血[心血]	xin1 xue4	heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care
将心比心[將心比心]	jiang1 xin1 bi3 xin1	to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
联合[聯合]	lian2 he2	to combine; to join; unite; alliance
心中[心中]	xin1 zhong1	central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
遗憾[遺憾]	yi2 han4	regret; to regret; to be sorry that
期望[期望]	qi1 wang4	to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope
聘请[聘請]	pin4 qing3	to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)
阵容[陣容]	zhen4 rong2	troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc)
相辅相成[相輔相成]	xiang1 fu3 xiang1 cheng2	to complement one another (idiom)
独占[獨佔]	du2 zhan4	to monopolize; to control; to dominate
半小时[半小時]	ban4 xiao3 shi2	half hour
想来[想來]	xiang3 lai2	it may be assumed that
参观[參觀]	can1 guan1	to look around; to tour; to visit
风水[風水]	feng1 shui3	feng shui; geomancy
没电[沒電]	mei2 dian4	discharged; flat; dead (of batteries)
摄影棚[攝影棚]	she4 ying3 peng2	film studio; television studio
厂长[廠長]	chang3 zhang3	factory director
术[術]	shu4	method; technique
匪[匪]	fei3	bandit; (literary) not
谍[諜]	die2	to spy
//Abula - S1/Ep12/182 words - 67 min
偷看[偷看]	tou1 kan4	to peep; to peek; to steal a glance
玻璃[玻璃]	bo1 li5	glass; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]; (slang) male homosexual
电[電]	dian4	electric; electricity; electrical
日头[日頭]	ri4 tou2	sun (dialect); daytime; date
赤[赤]	chi4	red; scarlet; bare; naked
炎炎[炎炎]	yan2 yan2	scorching
性命[性命]	xing4 ming4	life
//Abula - S1/Ep13/25 words - 6 min
人民[人民]	ren2 min2	the people; CL:個|个[ge4]
欢呼[歡呼]	huan1 hu1	to cheer for; to acclaim
咬牙切齿[咬牙切齒]	yao3 ya2 qie4 chi3	gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth
酸[酸]	suan1	sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid
迎[迎]	ying2	to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)
解救[解救]	jie3 jiu4	to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation
殖民地[殖民地]	zhi2 min2 di4	colony
装备[裝備]	zhuang1 bei4	equipment; to equip; to outfit
枪枝[槍枝]	qiang1 zhi1	a gun; guns in general; same as 槍支|枪支
原地[原地]	yuan2 di4	(in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product)
老头[老頭]	lao3 tou2	old fellow; old man; father; husband
气不过[氣不過]	qi4 bu5 guo4	so angry it's unbearable; bitter about unbearable grievances
天花板[天花板]	tian1 hua1 ban3	ceiling
道士[道士]	dao4 shi4	Daoist priest
蟑螂[蟑螂]	zhang1 lang2	cockroach
屁滚尿流[屁滾尿流]	pi4 gun3 niao4 liu2	to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless
诸葛[諸葛]	Zhu1 ge3	two-character surname Zhuge
铁[鐵]	tie3	iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)
野孩子[野孩子]	ye3 hai2 zi3	feral child
对岸[對岸]	dui4 an4	opposite bank (of a body of water)
共匪[共匪]	gong4 fei3	communist bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))
王八蛋[王八蛋]	wang2 ba1 dan4	bastard (insult); son of a bitch
练功[練功]	lian4 gong1	to practice work skill
效法[效法]	xiao4 fa3	to imitate; to follow the example of
铁面[鐵面]	tie3 mian4	iron mask (as defensive armor); fig. upright and selfless person
//Abula - S1/Ep13/50 words - 11 min
打破[打破]	da3 po4	to break; to smash
包子[包子]	bao1 zi5	steamed stuffed bun; CL:個|个[ge4]
驾崩[駕崩]	jia4 beng1	death of king or emperor; demise
驾[駕]	jia4	to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)
甭[甭]	beng2	contraction of 不用; need not; please don't
胀[脹]	zhang4	dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated
鸟儿[鳥兒]	niao3 r5	bird
慢慢吞吞[慢慢吞吞]	man4 man5 tun1 tun1	very slow
老早[老早]	lao3 zao3	a long time ago
尽快[儘快]	jin3 kuai4	as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed
使劲[使勁]	shi3 jin4	to exert all one's strength
虾米[蝦米]	xia1 mi3	small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps
虾皮[蝦皮]	xia1 pi2	small dried shrimp
电网[電網]	dian4 wang3	electrical network
有电[有電]	you3 dian4	electric (apparatus); electrified; having electricity supply (of a house)
麻[麻]	ma2	generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb
知觉[知覺]	zhi1 jue2	perception; consciousness
左手[左手]	zuo3 shou3	left hand; left-hand side
右手[右手]	you4 shou3	right hand; right-hand side
通电[通電]	tong1 dian4	to set up an electric circuit; to electrify; to switch on; to be connected to an electricity grid; open telegram
吼叫[吼叫]	hou3 jiao4	to howl
吼[吼]	hou3	to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage
烤[烤]	kao3	to roast; to bake; to broil
小鸟[小鳥]	xiao3 niao3	penis (kiddie term)
台中[台中]	Tai2 zhong1	Taizhong or Taichung city and county in central Taiwan
//Abula - S1/Ep13/75 words - 16 min
告示牌[告示牌]	gao4 shi4 pai2	notice; placard; signboard
吓一跳[嚇一跳]	xia4 yi1 tiao4	startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin
住处[住處]	zhu4 chu4	residence; dwelling; dwelling place
书生[書生]	shu1 sheng1	scholar; intellectual; egghead
翻墙[翻牆]	fan1 qiang2	lit. to climb over the wall; fig. to breach the Great Firewall of China
绣花[繡花]	xiu4 hua1	to embroider; to do embroidery
意中人[意中人]	yi4 zhong1 ren2	sweetheart; one's true love; the person of one's thoughts
小偷[小偷]	xiao3 tou1	thief
京[京]	jing1	capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)
赴考[赴考]	fu4 kao3	to go and sit an examination
特来[特來]	te4 lai2	to come with a specific purpose in mind
银两[銀兩]	yin2 liang3	silver currency; currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩|两
金榜题名[金榜題名]	jin1 bang3 ti2 ming2	to win top marks in the imperial examinations
迎娶[迎娶]	ying2 qu3	(of a groom) to escort the bride to the wedding ceremony; fig. to take as one's wife; to marry
告辞[告辭]	gao4 ci2	to say goodbye; to take one's leave
状元[狀元]	zhuang4 yuan2	top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]; top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light
竟敢[竟敢]	jing4 gan3	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
朕[朕]	zhen4	I; we (imperial use); subtle
推出[推出]	tui1 chu1	to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend
午[午]	wu3	7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
斩[斬]	zhan3	to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
昭[昭]	zhao1	bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly
国法[國法]	guo2 fa3	national law
容[容]	rong2	to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance
失火[失火]	shi1 huo3	to catch fire; on fire; fire (alarm)
//Abula - S1/Ep13/100 words - 27 min
移山倒海[移山倒海]	yi2 shan1 dao3 hai3	lit. to move mountains and drain seas; to transform nature
火焰山[火焰山]	huo3 yan4 shan1	Mountain of Flames of legend; fig. insurmountable obstacle; Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang
拔[拔]	ba2	to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize
芭蕉扇[芭蕉扇]	ba1 jiao1 shan4	palm-leaf fan
着火[著火]	zhao2 huo3	to ignite; to burn
救火[救火]	jiu4 huo3	to put out a fire; firefighting
起火[起火]	qi3 huo3	to catch fire; to cook; to get angry
手术[手術]	shou3 shu4	(surgical) operation; surgery; CL:個|个[ge4]
轻[輕]	qing1	light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
带劲[帶勁]	dai4 jin4	energetic; exciting; of interest
告示[告示]	gao4 shi5	announcement
红色[紅色]	hong2 se4	red (color); revolutionary
呛[嗆]	qiang4	to irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent; (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb; to scold; to speak out against sb
烫伤[燙傷]	tang4 shang1	to scald
能干[能幹]	neng2 gan4	capable; competent
老是[老是]	lao3 shi5	always
复元[復元]	fu4 yuan2	variant of 復原|复原[fu4 yuan2]
一清二楚[一清二楚]	yi1 qing1 er4 chu3	to be very clear about sth (idiom)
头期款[頭期款]	tou2 qi1 kuan3	down payment
纷纷[紛紛]	fen1 fen1	one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell
要钱[要錢]	yao4 qian2	to charge; to demand payment
赔偿[賠償]	pei2 chang2	to compensate
付清[付清]	fu4 qing1	to pay in full; to pay all of a bill; to pay off
切[切]	qie1	to cut; to slice; tangent (math)
切[切]	qie4	definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fan3 qie4]
冲进[衝進]	chong1 jin4	to rush in; to charge in
//Abula - S1/Ep13/125 words - 36 min
火场[火場]	huo3 chang3	the scene of a fire
伤患[傷患]	shang1 huan4	injured person
坐车[坐車]	zuo4 che1	to take the car, bus, train etc
死鬼[死鬼]	si3 gui3	devil; You devil! (as joke or insult); the departed
分忧[分憂]	fen1 you1	to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties
分身乏术[分身乏術]	fen1 shen1 fa2 shu4	to be up to one's ears in work (idiom); to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
出力[出力]	chu1 li4	to exert oneself
气管[氣管]	qi4 guan3	windpipe; trachea; respiratory tract; air duct; gas pipe
复健[復健]	fu4 jian4	rehabilitation; recuperate
不久[不久]	bu4 jiu3	not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
生龙活虎[生龍活虎]	sheng1 long2 huo2 hu3	lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom); fig. vigorous and lively
火烧[火燒]	huo3 shao1	to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake
罟[罟]	gu3	to implicate; net for birds or fish
寮[寮]	liao2	hut; shack; small window; variant of 僚[liao2]
无望[無望]	wu2 wang4	without hope; hopeless; without prospects
费用[費用]	fei4 yong4	cost; expenditure; expense; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
汇[匯]	hui4	to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange
火烧眉毛[火燒眉毛]	huo3 shao1 mei2 mao5	lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
笑贫不笑娼[笑貧不笑娼]	xiao4 pin2 bu4 xiao4 chang1	the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty; lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)
走投无路[走投無路]	zou3 tou2 wu2 lu4	to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate
筹[籌]	chou2	chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; means
能耐[能耐]	neng2 nai4	ability; capability
牙[牙]	ya2	tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
某[某]	mou3	some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such
烧到[燒到]	shao1 dao4	to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)
//Abula - S1/Ep13/150 words - 45 min
剥[剝]	bo1	to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck
婶婶[嬸嬸]	shen3 shen5	wife of father's younger brother; aunt
盒[盒]	he2	small box; case
空中[空中]	kong1 zhong1	in the sky; in the air
怪兽[怪獸]	guai4 shou4	rare animal; mythical animal; monster
拉顿[拉頓]	La1 dun4	Rodan (Japanese ラドン Radon), Japanese movie monster
女朋友[女朋友]	nu:3 peng2 you5	girlfriend
救命[救命]	jiu4 ming4	to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
电源[電源]	dian4 yuan2	electric power source
关掉[關掉]	guan1 diao4	to switch off; to shut off
叫车[叫車]	jiao4 che1	to call a cab (by phone); to request a ride (via an app)
喜剧[喜劇]	xi3 ju4	comedy; CL:部[bu4],齣|出[chu1]
丧志[喪志]	sang4 zhi4	to become demoralized; to lose one's sense of purpose
逃[逃]	tao2	to escape; to run away; to flee
石[石]	shi2	rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
萎[萎]	wei3	to wither; to drop; to decline; spiritless; Taiwan pr. [wei1]
园[園]	yuan2	land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
水流[水流]	shui3 liu2	river; stream
填[填]	tian2	to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in
龟儿子[龜兒子]	gui1 er2 zi5	(coll.) bastard; son of a bitch
自认[自認]	zi4 ren4	to believe (sth in relation to oneself); to regard oneself as; to acknowledge (sth in relation to oneself); to resign oneself to
电死[電死]	dian4 si3	to electrocute; to die from an electric shock
亲爱[親愛]	qin1 ai4	dear; beloved; darling
皮痒[皮癢]	pi2 yang3	(coll.) to need a spanking
恶劣[惡劣]	e4 lie4	vile; nasty; of very poor quality
//Abula - S1/Ep13/175 words - 53 min
火上加油[火上加油]	huo3 shang4 jia1 you2	to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse
傻子[傻子]	sha3 zi5	idiot; fool
圆[圓]	yuan2	circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
朵[朵]	duo3	flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc
苦瓜[苦瓜]	ku3 gua1	bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
雷公[雷公]	Lei2 gong1	Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology
蹄[蹄]	ti2	hoof; pig's trotters
戽斗[戽斗]	hu4 dou3	bailing bucket (tool for irrigating fields); protruding lower jaw
暴牙[暴牙]	bao4 ya2	buck teeth
喀[喀]	ka1	(onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting
螺[螺]	luo2	spiral shell; snail; conch
贼[賊]	zei2	thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely
恶人[惡人]	e4 ren2	evil person; vile creature; ugly man
调皮[調皮]	tiao2 pi2	naughty; mischievous; unruly
害死[害死]	hai4 si3	to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death
破相[破相]	po4 xiang4	(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to disfigure; to make a fool of oneself
创伤[創傷]	chuang1 shang1	wound; injury; trauma
惊吓[驚嚇]	jing1 xia4	to frighten; to horrify; to terrify
看不过去[看不過去]	kan4 bu5 guo4 qu5	cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer
使坏[使壞]	shi3 huai4	to play dirty tricks; to be up to mischief
看一看[看一看]	kan4 yi1 kan4	to have a look
捣蛋[搗蛋]	dao3 dan4	to cause trouble; to stir up trouble
调理[調理]	tiao2 li3	to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to take care of; to look after; to discipline; to educate; to train; to prepare food; (dialect) to make fun of; (medicine) to opsonize
圆满[圓滿]	yuan2 man3	satisfactory; consummate; perfect
受害者[受害者]	shou4 hai4 zhe3	casualty; victim; those injured and wounded
//Abula - S1/Ep13/200 words - 65 min
家属[家屬]	jia1 shu3	family member; (family) dependent
走着瞧[走著瞧]	zou3 zhe5 qiao2	wait and see (who is right)
为非作歹[為非作歹]	wei2 fei1 zuo4 dai3	to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor; evildoer; to perpetrate outrages
赔偿金[賠償金]	pei2 chang2 jin1	compensation
作风[作風]	zuo4 feng1	style; style of work; way
这时[這時]	zhe4 shi2	at this time; at this moment
逞[逞]	cheng3	to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to
依靠[依靠]	yi1 kao4	to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
避[避]	bi4	to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
避风[避風]	bi4 feng1	to take shelter from the wind; to lie low; to stay out of trouble
硬碰硬[硬碰硬]	ying4 peng4 ying4	to meet force with force; painstaking
贴心[貼心]	tie1 xin1	intimate; close; considerate
锁[鎖]	suo3	to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3]
情报[情報]	qing2 bao4	information; intelligence
交出[交出]	jiao1 chu1	to hand over
半条命[半條命]	ban4 tiao2 ming4	half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death
自作自受[自作自受]	zi4 zuo4 zi4 shou4	to reap what one has sown (idiom); to stew in one's own juice
包庇[包庇]	bao1 bi4	to shield; to harbor; to cover up
拖累[拖累]	tuo1 lei3	to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate
土鸡[土雞]	tu3 ji1	free-range chicken
独自[獨自]	du2 zi4	alone
全心全意[全心全意]	quan2 xin1 quan2 yi4	heart and soul; wholeheartedly
胆小[膽小]	dan3 xiao3	cowardice; timid
坏话[壞話]	huai4 hua4	unpleasant talk; malicious words
胆小鬼[膽小鬼]	dan3 xiao3 gui3	coward
//Abula - S1/Ep13/205 words - 67 min
坏人[壞人]	huai4 ren2	bad person; villain
土里土气[土裡土氣]	tu3 li3 tu3 qi4	unsophisticated; rustic; uncouth
利息[利息]	li4 xi1	interest (on a loan); CL:筆|笔[bi3]
喷火[噴火]	pen1 huo3	to shoot flames; to erupt (of volcanoes); flaming (of flowers)
女郎[女郎]	nu:3 lang2	young woman; maiden; girl; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
//Abula - S1/Ep14/25 words - 11 min
自行[自行]	zi4 xing2	voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-
同学[同學]	tong2 xue2	to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
馅[餡]	xian4	stuffing; forcemeat; filling
料[料]	liao4	material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess
妹妹[妹妹]	mei4 mei5	younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4]
元龙[元龍]	yuan2 long2	one that has achieved the way; emperor
姑娘[姑娘]	gu1 niang5	girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
心脏[心臟]	xin1 zang4	heart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
衰竭[衰竭]	shuai1 jie2	organ failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine)
公祭[公祭]	gong1 ji4	public memorial service
总统[總統]	zong3 tong3	president (of a country); CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2],屆|届[jie4]
水果[水果]	shui3 guo3	fruit; CL:個|个[ge4]
大嫂[大嫂]	da4 sao3	older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
氏[氏]	shi4	clan name; maiden name
江南[江南]	Jiang1 nan2	south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
小镇[小鎮]	xiao3 zhen4	small town; village
街道[街道]	jie1 dao4	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district
中药[中藥]	Zhong1 yao4	(traditional) Chinese medicine; CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3]
严[嚴]	yan2	tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father
呼吸[呼吸]	hu1 xi1	to breathe
堵[堵]	du3	to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls)
靠近[靠近]	kao4 jin4	near; to approach
自身难保[自身難保]	zi4 shen1 nan2 bao3	powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless
嘟[嘟]	du1	toot; honk; to pout
囔[囔]	nang1	muttering, indistinct speech
//Abula - S1/Ep14/50 words - 21 min
蛋[蛋]	dan4	egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing
活活[活活]	huo2 huo2	while still alive; simply; totally
自首[自首]	zi4 shou3	to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities)
打的[打的]	da3 di1	(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi
工寮[工寮]	gong1 liao2	(Tw) (on-site) workers' dormitory hut; workers' shed
偷偷[偷偷]	tou1 tou1	stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
家当[家當]	jia1 dang4	familial property; belongings
天后[天后]	Tian1 hou4	Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
生活费[生活費]	sheng1 huo2 fei4	cost of living; living expenses; alimony
全家[全家]	quan2 jia1	whole family
花光[花光]	hua1 guang1	to spend all one's money
治好[治好]	zhi4 hao3	to cure
周转[周轉]	zhou1 zhuan3	to rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow
几分[幾分]	ji3 fen1	somewhat; a bit
婚礼[婚禮]	hun1 li3	wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3]
亲朋好友[親朋好友]	qin1 peng2 hao3 you3	friends and family; kith and kin
喜酒[喜酒]	xi3 jiu3	wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
小学[小學]	xiao3 xue2	elementary school; primary school; CL:個|个[ge4]
歹[歹]	dai3	bad; wicked; evil; Kangxi radical 78
枷[枷]	jia1	cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
有钱人[有錢人]	you3 qian2 ren2	rich person; the rich
平凡[平凡]	ping2 fan2	commonplace; ordinary; mediocre
凡[凡]	fan2	ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale
志气[志氣]	zhi4 qi4	ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit
担当[擔當]	dan1 dang1	to take upon oneself; to assume
//Abula - S1/Ep14/75 words - 35 min
难得[難得]	nan2 de2	seldom; rare; hard to come by
透[透]	tou4	to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show
相爱[相愛]	xiang1 ai4	to love each other
补贴[補貼]	bu3 tie1	to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit
私房钱[私房錢]	si1 fang2 qian2	secret purse; secret stash of money
直视[直視]	zhi2 shi4	to look straight at
外孙女[外孫女]	wai4 sun1 nu:3	daughter's daughter; granddaughter
重伤[重傷]	zhong4 shang1	seriously hurt; serious injury
传开[傳開]	chuan2 kai1	(of news) to spread; to get around
勒索[勒索]	le4 suo3	to blackmail; to extort
坏蛋[壞蛋]	huai4 dan4	bad egg; scoundrel; bastard
自始至终[自始至終]	zi4 shi3 zhi4 zhong1	from start to finish (idiom)
人命关天[人命關天]	ren2 ming4 guan1 tian1	human life is beyond value (idiom)
三长两短[三長兩短]	san1 chang2 liang3 duan3	unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
电线杆[電線桿]	dian4 xian4 gan3	electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost; CL:根[gen1]
当事人[當事人]	dang1 shi4 ren2	persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
下手[下手]	xia4 shou3	to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
到此为止[到此為止]	dao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3	to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day
打发[打發]	da3 fa5	to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)
甲子[甲子]	jia3 zi3	first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1] and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]); the sixty-year cycle
伤天害理[傷天害理]	shang1 tian1 hai4 li3	to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts
只怕[只怕]	zhi3 pa4	I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely
该死[該死]	gai1 si3	Damn it!; damned; wretched
了事[了事]	liao3 shi4	to dispose of a matter; to be done with it
孬种[孬種]	nao1 zhong3	coward; useless scoundrel
//Abula - S1/Ep14/100 words - 42 min
烂摊子[爛攤子]	lan4 tan1 zi5	terrible mess; shambles
牵累[牽累]	qian1 lei3	to weigh down; to trouble; to implicate (sb); tied down (by affairs)
闽南语[閩南語]	Min3 nan2 yu3	Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
智[智]	zhi4	wisdom; knowledge
失败[失敗]	shi1 bai4	to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]
柱子[柱子]	zhu4 zi5	pillar; CL:根[gen1]
见鬼[見鬼]	jian4 gui3	curse it!; to hell with it!
跌[跌]	die1	to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2]
水沟[水溝]	shui3 gou1	gutter; sewer
识相[識相]	shi2 xiang4	sensitive; tactful
坠海[墜海]	zhui4 hai3	to fall into the ocean; to crash into the ocean
白天[白天]	bai2 tian1	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]
骑车[騎車]	qi2 che1	to cycle
长眼[長眼]	zhang3 yan3	to have eyes; (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious
答谢[答謝]	da2 xie4	to express one's thanks
消毒[消毒]	xiao1 du2	to disinfect; to sterilize
骚味[騷味]	sao1 wei4	foul smell
童子[童子]	tong2 zi3	boy
争辩[爭辯]	zheng1 bian4	a dispute; to wrangle
闻到[聞到]	wen2 dao4	to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling
安娜[安娜]	An1 na4	Anna (name)
协商[協商]	xie2 shang1	to consult with; to talk things over; agreement
风火轮[風火輪]	feng1 huo3 lun2	(martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting; (Daoism) a magical pair of wheels on which one can stand to ride at great speed, used by Nezha 哪吒[Ne2 zha5]; (fig.) never-ending treadmill
飞快[飛快]	fei1 kuai4	very fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharp
道别[道別]	dao4 bie2	leave-taking; to say goodbye
//Abula - S1/Ep14/125 words - 47 min
纸条[紙條]	zhi3 tiao2	slip of paper
掺[摻]	shan3	to grasp
保密[保密]	bao3 mi4	to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy
人人有责[人人有責]	ren2 ren2 you3 ze2	it is everyone's duty
耳朵[耳朵]	er3 duo5	ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)
片名[片名]	pian1 ming2	movie title
妖怪[妖怪]	yao1 guai4	monster; devil
收伏[收伏]	shou1 fu2	variant of 收服[shou1 fu2]
二郎神[二郎神]	Er4 lang2 shen2	Erlangshen, Chinese deity
法海[法海]	Fa3 hai3	Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳
和尚[和尚]	he2 shang5	Buddhist monk
形容词[形容詞]	xing2 rong2 ci2	adjective
热情[熱情]	re4 qing2	cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately
暗地[暗地]	an4 di4	secretly; inwardly
戳[戳]	chuo1	to jab; to poke; to stab; to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand sth upright
细腻[細膩]	xi4 ni4	exquisite; meticulous
嘴唇[嘴唇]	zui3 chun2	lip; CL:片[pian4]
口红[口紅]	kou3 hong2	lipstick
恰恰[恰恰]	qia4 qia4	exactly; just; precisely
仲[仲]	zhong4	second month of a season; middle; intermediate; second amongst brothers
外号[外號]	wai4 hao4	nickname
美丽[美麗]	mei3 li4	beautiful
动物[動物]	dong4 wu4	animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]
好奇[好奇]	hao4 qi2	inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity
加深[加深]	jia1 shen1	to deepen
//Abula - S1/Ep14/150 words - 55 min
红通通[紅通通]	hong2 tong1 tong1	variant of 紅彤彤|红彤彤[hong2 tong1 tong1]
灰尘[灰塵]	hui1 chen2	dust
清洗[清洗]	qing1 xi3	to wash; to clean; to purge
假面[假面]	jia3 mian4	mask
郎君[郎君]	lang2 jun1	my husband and master (archaic); playboy of rich family; pimp
临时[臨時]	lin2 shi2	as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc
变卦[變卦]	bian4 gua4	to change one's mind; to go back on one's word
紧迫[緊迫]	jin3 po4	pressing; urgent
太师[太師]	tai4 shi1	imperial tutor
龙[龍]	long2	dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial
岭[嶺]	ling3	mountain range; mountain ridge
高价[高價]	gao1 jia4	high price
老狐狸[老狐狸]	lao3 hu2 li5	old fox; fig. cunning person
人渣[人渣]	ren2 zha1	dregs of society; scum
阿明[阿明]	A1 ming2	Al-Amin
吸引[吸引]	xi1 yin3	to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
抬高[抬高]	tai2 gao1	to raise (price etc)
价码[價碼]	jia4 ma3	price tag
接手[接手]	jie1 shou3	to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc)
联[聯]	lian2	to ally; to unite; to join; (poetry) antithetical couplet
债[債]	zhai4	debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
人情债[人情債]	ren2 qing2 zhai4	debt of gratitude
利[利]	li4	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
一道[一道]	yi1 dao4	together
谈判[談判]	tan2 pan4	to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Abula - S1/Ep14/175 words - 61 min
道义[道義]	dao4 yi4	morality; righteousness and justice
解约[解約]	jie3 yue1	to terminate an agreement; to cancel a contract
索赔[索賠]	suo3 pei2	to ask for compensation; to claim damages; claim for damages
电影票[電影票]	dian4 ying3 piao4	cinema ticket
供不应求[供不應求]	gong1 bu4 ying4 qiu2	supply does not meet demand
众多[眾多]	zhong4 duo1	numerous
庙会[廟會]	miao4 hui4	temple fair
办好[辦好]	ban4 hao3	to manage well
解除[解除]	jie3 chu2	to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)
奇[奇]	qi2	strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually
耍猴[耍猴]	shua3 hou2	to get a monkey to perform tricks; to put on a monkey show; to make fun of sb; to tease
三明治[三明治]	san1 ming2 zhi4	sandwich (loanword); CL:個|个[ge4]
流行[流行]	liu2 xing2	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
小丑[小丑]	xiao3 chou3	clown
胸口[胸口]	xiong1 kou3	pit of the stomach
看板[看板]	kan4 ban3	billboard
上街[上街]	shang4 jie1	to go onto the streets; to go shopping
纯朴[純樸]	chun2 pu3	variant of 淳樸|淳朴[chun2 pu3]
奇装异服[奇裝異服]	qi2 zhuang1 yi4 fu2	bizarre dress
抛头露面[拋頭露面]	pao1 tou2 lou4 mian4	to show your face in public (derog.)
人脉[人脈]	ren2 mai4	contacts; connections; network
绝世[絕世]	jue2 shi4	unique; exceptional
美人[美人]	mei3 ren2	beauty; belle
处处[處處]	chu4 chu4	everywhere; in all respects
高潮[高潮]	gao1 chao2	high tide; high water; upsurge; climax; orgasm; chorus (part of a song)
//Abula - S1/Ep14/182 words - 67 min
取得[取得]	qu3 de2	to acquire; to get; to obtain
多累[多累]	duo1 lei4	I have troubled you
老家[老家]	lao3 jia1	native place; place of origin; home state or region
弄巧成拙[弄巧成拙]	nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1	to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
做牛做马[做牛做馬]	zuo4 niu2 zuo4 ma3	lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
博[博]	bo2	extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble
敬酒不吃吃罚酒[敬酒不吃吃罰酒]	jing4 jiu3 bu4 chi1 chi1 fa2 jiu3	to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit; fig. to hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more
//Abula - S1/Ep15/25 words - 18 min
交换[交換]	jiao1 huan4	to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute
歌唱[歌唱]	ge1 chang4	to sing
肾[腎]	shen4	kidney
菸蒂[菸蒂]	yan1 di4	variant of 煙蒂|烟蒂[yan1 di4]; cigarette butt
患者[患者]	huan4 zhe3	patient; sufferer
一走了之[一走了之]	yi1 zou3 liao3 zhi1	to avoid a problem by walking away from it; to quit
训练[訓練]	xun4 lian4	to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4]
做鬼[做鬼]	zuo4 gui3	to play tricks; to cheat; to get up to mischief; to become a ghost; to give up the ghost
纸钱[紙錢]	zhi3 qian2	ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
记性[記性]	ji4 xing5	memory (ability to retain information)
现成[現成]	xian4 cheng2	ready-made; readily available
黄金[黃金]	huang2 jin1	gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)
胡扯[胡扯]	hu2 che3	to chatter; nonsense; blather
熟透[熟透]	shu2 tou4	completely ripe; ripened; well-cooked
所长[所長]	suo3 chang2	what one is good at
盐[鹽]	yan2	salt; CL:粒[li4]
对付[對付]	dui4 fu5	to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with
签名[簽名]	qian1 ming2	to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature
消防队[消防隊]	xiao1 fang2 dui4	fire brigade; fire department
进补[進補]	jin4 bu3	to take a tonic (for one's health)
无忧无虑[無憂無慮]	wu2 you1 wu2 lu:4	carefree and without worries (idiom)
不倒翁[不倒翁]	bu4 dao3 weng1	roly-poly toy; tilting doll; tumbler
想念[想念]	xiang3 nian4	to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again
脚尖[腳尖]	jiao3 jian1	the extremity of the foot
粗活[粗活]	cu1 huo2	unskilled labor; heavy manual work
//Abula - S1/Ep15/50 words - 33 min
偿[償]	chang2	to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)
好强[好強]	hao4 qiang2	eager to be first
欲[欲]	yu4	to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
出家[出家]	chu1 jia1	to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
写字[寫字]	xie3 zi4	to write characters
写完[寫完]	xie3 wan2	to finish writing
千金难买[千金難買]	qian1 jin1 nan2 mai3	can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
漫画[漫畫]	man4 hua4	caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga
壮[壯]	zhuang4	to strengthen; strong; robust
初中[初中]	chu1 zhong1	junior high school; abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]
发育[發育]	fa1 yu4	to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature
会长[會長]	hui4 zhang3	president of a club, committee etc
盥[盥]	guan4	to wash (especially hands)
无缘无故[無緣無故]	wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4	no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
几点[幾點]	ji3 dian3	what time?; when?
相偕[相偕]	xiang1 xie2	together (literary)
下课[下課]	xia4 ke4	to finish class; to get out of class
阿公[阿公]	a1 gong1	(old) grandfather; polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law; (Taiwanese) grandfather
人缘[人緣]	ren2 yuan2	relations with other people
糖葫芦[糖葫蘆]	tang2 hu2 lu5	sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick; tanghulu
零食[零食]	ling2 shi2	between-meal nibbles; snacks
塞[塞]	sai1	to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper
满嘴[滿嘴]	man3 zui3	a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc)
说不出[說不出]	shuo1 bu5 chu1	unable to say
父子[父子]	fu4 zi3	father and son
//Abula - S1/Ep15/75 words - 41 min
天性[天性]	tian1 xing4	nature; innate tendency
两全其美[兩全其美]	liang3 quan2 qi2 mei3	to satisfy rival demands (idiom); to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways; to have one's cake and eat it too
税[稅]	shui4	taxes; duties
一旁[一旁]	yi1 pang2	aside; to the side of
养育[養育]	yang3 yu4	to rear; to bring up; to nurture
大于[大於]	da4 yu2	greater than; bigger than; more than, >
要害[要害]	yao4 hai4	vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial
坏处[壞處]	huai4 chu5	harm; troubles; CL:個|个[ge4]
虐待[虐待]	nu:e4 dai4	to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment
话说回来[話說回來]	hua4 shuo1 hui2 lai5	returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...; anyhow
说不过去[說不過去]	shuo1 bu5 guo4 qu4	cannot be justified; inexcusable
独[獨]	du2	alone; independent; single; sole; only
闺[閨]	gui1	small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; by ext. women
班车[班車]	ban1 che1	regular bus (service)
教育[教育]	jiao4 yu4	to educate; to teach; education
考[考]	kao3	to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father
不舍[不捨]	bu4 she3	reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of
闯[闖]	chuang3	to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)
念书[念書]	nian4 shu1	to read; to study
农人[農人]	nong2 ren2	farmer
春耕[春耕]	chun1 geng1	to plow a field in the spring
冬[冬]	dong1	winter
教子[教子]	jiao4 zi3	to educate one's children; godson
方[方]	fang1	square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter
一生[一生]	yi1 sheng1	all one's life; throughout one's life
//Abula - S1/Ep15/100 words - 56 min
分享[分享]	fen1 xiang3	to share (let others have some of sth good)
文具[文具]	wen2 ju4	stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
伴[伴]	ban4	partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
上课[上課]	shang4 ke4	to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
蜡笔[蠟筆]	la4 bi3	crayon
上星期[上星期]	shang4 xing1 qi1	last week; previous week
刷牙[刷牙]	shua1 ya2	to brush one's teeth
手续[手續]	shou3 xu4	procedure; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]; formalities
同班[同班]	tong2 ban1	to be in the same class; to be in the same squad; classmate
朝夕[朝夕]	zhao1 xi1	morning and night; all the time
调皮捣蛋[調皮搗蛋]	tiao2 pi2 dao3 dan4	naughty; mischievous; to act up
爱屋及乌[愛屋及烏]	ai4 wu1 ji2 wu1	lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected; Love me, love my dog.
伤心[傷心]	shang1 xin1	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
绍兴酒[紹興酒]	Shao4 xing1 jiu3	Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat
淹[淹]	yan1	to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay
膝盖[膝蓋]	xi1 gai4	knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
光景[光景]	guang1 jing3	circumstances; scene; about; probably
正要[正要]	zheng4 yao4	to be just about to; to be on the point of
尽头[盡頭]	jin4 tou2	end; extremity; limit
出品[出品]	chu1 pin3	to produce an item; output; items that are produced
江山[江山]	jiang1 shan1	rivers and mountains; landscape; country
玉女[玉女]	yu4 nu:3	beautiful woman; fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals; (polite) sb else's daughter; Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM
私情[私情]	si1 qing2	personal considerations; love affair
受欢迎[受歡迎]	shou4 huan1 ying2	popular; well-received
中看[中看]	zhong1 kan4	pleasant to the eye; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]
//Abula - S1/Ep15/116 words - 67 min
镇[鎮]	zhen4	to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)
店铺[店鋪]	dian4 pu4	store; shop
博士[博士]	bo2 shi4	doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D.
考试[考試]	kao3 shi4	to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]
功课[功課]	gong1 ke4	homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study; CL:門|门[men2]
怨[怨]	yuan4	to blame; to complain
下毒[下毒]	xia4 du2	to put poison in sth; to poison
打通[打通]	da3 tong1	to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection)
景气[景氣]	jing3 qi4	(of economy, business etc) flourishing; prosperous
抟[摶]	tuan2	to roll up into a ball with one's hands; spiral; circle; variant of 團|团[tuan2]
双腿[雙腿]	shuang1 tui3	legs; both legs; two legs
白皙[白皙]	bai2 xi1	fair; white; blonde
细嫩[細嫩]	xi4 nen4	tender
手里[手裡]	shou3 li3	in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
○[○]	ling2	character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English); variant of 〇[ling2]
社交[社交]	she4 jiao1	interaction; social contact
//Abula - S1/Ep16/25 words - 20 min
亲近[親近]	qin1 jin4	intimate; to get close to
大姨[大姨]	da4 yi2	(coll.) wife's elder sister; sister-in-law
厨房[廚房]	chu2 fang2	kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]
碍手碍脚[礙手礙腳]	ai4 shou3 ai4 jiao3	to be in the way; to be a hindrance
下棋[下棋]	xia4 qi2	to play chess
敏感[敏感]	min3 gan3	sensitive; susceptible
恰[恰]	qia4	exactly; just
困苦[困苦]	kun4 ku3	deprivation; distressed; miserable
标[標]	biao1	mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units
一会[一會]	yi1 hui4	a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3]
标高[標高]	biao1 gao1	elevation; level
标的[標的]	biao1 di4	target; aim; objective; what one hopes to gain
窄[窄]	zhai3	narrow; narrow-minded; badly off
日月[日月]	ri4 yue4	the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood
佣[傭]	yong1	to hire; to employ; servant; hired laborer; domestic help
重视[重視]	zhong4 shi4	to attach importance to sth; to value
癌[癌]	ai2	cancer; carcinoma; also pr. [yan2]
则[則]	ze2	(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
缓[緩]	huan3	slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate
声誉[聲譽]	sheng1 yu4	reputation; fame
一心[一心]	yi1 xin1	wholeheartedly; heart and soul
标会[標會]	biao1 hui4	private loan association where money is allocated through bidding; meeting of such an association; to win the bidding at such a meeting
为何[為何]	wei4 he2	why
索然无味[索然無味]	suo3 ran2 wu2 wei4	dull; insipid
二话[二話]	er4 hua4	objection; differing opinion
//Abula - S1/Ep16/50 words - 26 min
油锅[油鍋]	you2 guo1	a deep fryer
埋[埋]	mai2	to bury
埋[埋]	man2	to blame
文人[文人]	wen2 ren2	scholar; literati
瞄[瞄]	miao2	to take aim; (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at
恋[戀]	lian4	to feel attached to; to long for; to love
名气[名氣]	ming2 qi4	reputation; fame
穆[穆]	mu4	solemn; reverent; calm; burial position in an ancestral tomb (old); old variant of 默
新人[新人]	xin1 ren2	newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom
脸蛋[臉蛋]	lian3 dan4	cheek; face
轻易[輕易]	qing1 yi4	easily; lightly; rashly
决心[決心]	jue2 xin1	determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
对面[對面]	dui4 mian4	(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face
家室[家室]	jia1 shi4	wife; family; (literary) residence
叹气[嘆氣]	tan4 qi4	to sigh; to heave a sigh
空口白话[空口白話]	kong1 kou3 bai2 hua4	empty promises
钱财[錢財]	qian2 cai2	wealth; money
题材[題材]	ti2 cai2	subject matter
淡水[淡水]	dan4 shui3	potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water
十三[十三]	shi2 san1	thirteen; 13
全省[全省]	quan2 sheng3	the whole province
命案[命案]	ming4 an4	homicide case; murder case
年前[年前]	nian2 qian2	before the end of the year; before the new year
上吊[上吊]	shang4 diao4	to hang oneself
自杀[自殺]	zi4 sha1	to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
播音员[播音員]	bo1 yin1 yuan2	announcer; broadcaster
//Abula - S1/Ep16/75 words - 37 min
爱上[愛上]	ai4 shang4	to fall in love with; to be in love with
殉情[殉情]	xun4 qing2	to die together in the name of love; to sacrifice oneself for love
男的[男的]	nan2 de5	man
警方[警方]	jing3 fang1	police
判刑[判刑]	pan4 xing2	to sentence (to prison etc)
死不瞑目[死不瞑目]	si3 bu4 ming2 mu4	dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance
恋爱[戀愛]	lian4 ai4	(romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair
情侣[情侶]	qing2 lu:3	sweethearts; lovers
朝思暮想[朝思暮想]	zhao1 si1 mu4 xiang3	to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
编造[編造]	bian1 zao4	to compile; to draw up; to fabricate; to invent; to concoct; to make up; to cook up
中邪[中邪]	zhong4 xie2	to be possessed; to be bewitched
香港人[香港人]	Xiang1 gang3 ren2	Hong Kong person or people
进退无路[進退無路]	jin4 tui4 wu2 lu4	to have no alternative (idiom)
晕[暈]	yun1	confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out
晕[暈]	yun4	dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun
公路[公路]	gong1 lu4	highway; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]
停下来[停下來]	ting2 xia4 lai2	to stop
知会[知會]	zhi1 hui4	to inform; to tell; to notify; notification
搬走[搬走]	ban1 zou3	to carry
干嘛[幹嘛]	gan4 ma2	what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?
或许[或許]	huo4 xu3	perhaps; maybe
节目[節目]	jie2 mu4	program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4]
发行[發行]	fa1 xing2	to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film)
歌厅[歌廳]	ge1 ting1	karaoke hall; singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs)
服务生[服務生]	fu2 wu4 sheng1	server (at a restaurant)
冒充[冒充]	mao4 chong1	to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as
//Abula - S1/Ep16/100 words - 53 min
男朋友[男朋友]	nan2 peng2 you5	boyfriend
自动[自動]	zi4 dong4	automatic; voluntarily
行情[行情]	hang2 qing2	market price; quotation of market price; the current market situation
说服[說服]	shuo1 fu2	to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
牺牲[犧牲]	xi1 sheng1	to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
盘算[盤算]	pan2 suan4	to plot; to scheme; to calculate
躲避[躲避]	duo3 bi4	to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)
敲门[敲門]	qiao1 men2	to knock on a door
明理[明理]	ming2 li3	sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning
探[探]	tan4	to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward
交游[交遊]	jiao1 you2	to have friendly relationships; circle of friends
咕噜[咕嚕]	gu1 lu5	(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach); to coo (of a dove); rumbling; noisy drinking sound
无愧[無愧]	wu2 kui4	to have a clear conscience; to feel no qualms
譬如[譬如]	pi4 ru2	for example; for instance; such as
事件[事件]	shi4 jian4	event; happening; incident; CL:個|个[ge4]
少女[少女]	shao4 nu:3	girl; young lady
酒醉[酒醉]	jiu3 zui4	to become drunk
心头[心頭]	xin1 tou2	heart; thoughts; mind
红颜[紅顏]	hong2 yan2	a beautiful woman; young beauties; youths; rosy cheeks
反映[反映]	fan3 ying4	to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render
南方[南方]	nan2 fang1	south; the southern part of the country; the South
澳[澳]	ao4	deep bay; cove; harbor
游泳[游泳]	you2 yong3	swimming; to swim
海浪[海浪]	hai3 lang4	sea wave
气象局[氣象局]	qi4 xiang4 ju2	weather bureau; meteorological office
//Abula - S1/Ep16/125 words - 64 min
观测[觀測]	guan1 ce4	to observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc)
雪[雪]	xue3	snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean
莉[莉]	li4	jasmine
预测[預測]	yu4 ce4	to forecast; to predict
路径[路徑]	lu4 jing4	path; route; method; ways and means
登陆[登陸]	deng1 lu4	to land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon etc); to log in
东北[東北]	dong1 bei3	northeast
淹水[淹水]	yan1 shui3	to be flooded
沙[沙]	sha1	granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
各人[各人]	ge4 ren2	each one; everyone
题[題]	ti2	topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
眼花[眼花]	yan3 hua1	dimmed eyesight; blurred; vague and unclear vision
拖延[拖延]	tuo1 yan2	to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
分头[分頭]	fen1 tou2	separately; severally; parted hair
沿路[沿路]	yan2 lu4	along the way; the duration of a journey
报案[報案]	bao4 an4	to report a case to the authorities
港台[港臺]	Gang3 Tai2	Hong Kong and Taiwan
影业[影業]	ying3 ye4	film industry
集合[集合]	ji2 he2	to gather; to assemble; set (math.)
盛会[盛會]	sheng4 hui4	pageant; distinguished meeting
俗话[俗話]	su2 hua4	common saying; proverb
大人不记小人过[大人不記小人過]	da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4	a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature
下不为例[下不為例]	xia4 bu4 wei2 li4	not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once
稍等[稍等]	shao1 deng3	to wait a moment
块头[塊頭]	kuai4 tou2	size; body size
//Abula - S1/Ep16/130 words - 67 min
款[款]	kuan3	section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product)
蓬勃[蓬勃]	peng2 bo2	vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
犒赏[犒賞]	kao4 shang3	reward; to reward
尽到[盡到]	jin4 dao4	to fulfill (one's duty etc)
船到桥头自然直[船到橋頭自然直]	chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2	lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb); fig. everything will be all right; cf 車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直
//Abula - S1/Ep17/25 words - 21 min
早晚[早晚]	zao3 wan3	morning and evening; sooner or later
出租车[出租車]	chu1 zu1 che1	taxi; (Tw) rental car
小费[小費]	xiao3 fei4	tip; gratuity
线索[線索]	xian4 suo3	trail; clues; thread (of a story)
投[投]	tou2	to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of
筏[筏]	fa2	raft (of logs)
堆满[堆滿]	dui1 man3	to pile up
爸妈[爸媽]	ba4 ma1	dad and mom
眠[眠]	mian2	to sleep; to hibernate
风浪[風浪]	feng1 lang4	wind and waves; stormy sea
醒来[醒來]	xing3 lai2	to waken
浮[浮]	fu2	to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus
水面[水面]	shui3 mian4	water surface
睁开[睜開]	zheng1 kai1	to open (one's eyes)
天方夜谭[天方夜譚]	tian1 fang1 ye4 tan2	fantasy story
谭[譚]	tan2	variant of 談|谈[tan2]
伟[偉]	wei3	big; large; great
穿反[穿反]	chuan1 fan3	to wear inside out (clothes)
母女[母女]	mu3 nu:3	mother-daughter
钓鱼[釣魚]	diao4 yu2	to fish (with line and hook); to dupe
性格[性格]	xing4 ge2	nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]
姜[姜]	jiang1	variant of 薑|姜[jiang1]
太公[太公]	tai4 gong1	great-grandfather; (old) grandfather; father
典故[典故]	dian3 gu4	classical story or quote from the literature
渭水[渭水]	wei4 shui3	Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain
//Abula - S1/Ep17/50 words - 29 min
真主[真主]	Zhen1 zhu3	Allah
贵人[貴人]	gui4 ren2	nobility; person of high rank
封神榜[封神榜]	Feng1 shen2 Bang3	Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
开解[開解]	kai1 jie3	to straighten out; to explain; to ease sb's anxiety
退出[退出]	tui4 chu1	to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)
提携[提攜]	ti2 xie2	to lead by the hand; to guide; to support
姜太公[姜太公]	Jiang1 Tai4 gong1	see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
钓[釣]	diao4	to fish with a hook and bait
下酒[下酒]	xia4 jiu3	to be appropriate to have with alcohol; to down one's drink
真人[真人]	zhen1 ren2	a real person; Daoist spiritual master
假话[假話]	jia3 hua4	a lie; untrue statement; misstatement
愚[愚]	yu2	to be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest)
智者[智者]	zhi4 zhe3	sage; wise man; clever and knowledgeable person
指点迷津[指點迷津]	zhi3 dian3 mi2 jin1	to show sb how to get to the right path
诀窍[訣竅]	jue2 qiao4	secret; trick; knack; key
恶[惡]	e4	evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm
恶[惡]	wu4	to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander
多端[多端]	duo1 duan1	multifarious; multifold; many and varied; multiport; multistation; multiterminal
不用说[不用說]	bu4 yong4 shuo1	needless to say; it goes without saying
开票[開票]	kai1 piao4	to open ballot boxes; to count votes; to make out a voucher or invoice etc; to write out a receipt
再开[再開]	zai4 kai1	to reopen; to start again
名片[名片]	ming2 pian4	(business) card
杨[楊]	yang2	poplar
杀价[殺價]	sha1 jia4	to beat down the price; to haggle; to slash one's prices
没意思[沒意思]	mei2 yi4 si5	boring; of no interest
流传[流傳]	liu2 chuan2	to spread; to circulate; to hand down
//Abula - S1/Ep17/75 words - 38 min
万年[萬年]	Wan4 nian2	Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
不停[不停]	bu4 ting2	incessant
决胜负[決勝負]	jue2 sheng4 fu4	a tie-break; to determine the winner
从前[從前]	cong2 qian2	previously; formerly; once upon a time
空空[空空]	kong1 kong1	empty; vacuous; nothing; vacant; in vain; all for nothing; air-to-air (missile)
本钱[本錢]	ben3 qian2	capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
胸脯[胸脯]	xiong1 pu2	chest
阳[陽]	yang2	positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]
犬[犬]	quan3	dog; Kangxi radical 94
偿命[償命]	chang2 ming4	to pay with one's life
人手[人手]	ren2 shou3	manpower; staff; human hand
翻身[翻身]	fan1 shen1	to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes
金主[金主]	jin1 zhu3	financial backer; bankroller
含糊不清[含糊不清]	han2 hu2 bu4 qing1	unclear; indistinct; ambiguous
猜测[猜測]	cai1 ce4	to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
大驾光临[大駕光臨]	da4 jia4 guang1 lin2	we are honored by your presence
悬疑[懸疑]	xuan2 yi2	suspense
推理[推理]	tui1 li3	reasoning; inference; to infer; to deduce
文艺[文藝]	wen2 yi4	literature and art
钜[鉅]	ju4	hard iron; hook; variant of 巨[ju4]; variant of 詎|讵[ju4]
英俊[英俊]	ying1 jun4	handsome
帅哥[帥哥]	shuai4 ge1	handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address)
情商[情商]	qing2 shang1	emotional quotient (EQ); emotional IQ; abbr. for 情緒商數|情绪商数[qing2 xu4 shang1 shu4]
红星[紅星]	hong2 xing1	red star; five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat; hot film star
亲密[親密]	qin1 mi4	intimate; close
//Abula - S1/Ep17/100 words - 51 min
乡巴佬[鄉巴佬]	xiang1 ba1 lao3	(derog.) villager; hick; bumpkin
慎重[慎重]	shen4 zhong4	cautious; careful; prudent
拖欠[拖欠]	tuo1 qian4	in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
引狼入室[引狼入室]	yin3 lang2 ru4 shi4	to show the wolf into the house (idiom); to introduce a potential source of trouble
容让[容讓]	rong2 rang4	to make a concession; to be accommodating
读书[讀書]	du2 shu1	to read a book; to study; to attend school
考上[考上]	kao3 shang4	to pass a university entrance exam
毕业典礼[畢業典禮]	bi4 ye4 dian3 li3	graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
赶车[趕車]	gan3 che1	to drive a cart
数学[數學]	shu4 xue2	mathematics; mathematical
联考[聯考]	lian2 kao3	entrance examination
我国[我國]	wo3 guo2	our country; China
补习[補習]	bu3 xi2	to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
瞧[瞧]	qiao2	to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit
纯情[純情]	chun2 qing2	pure and innocent; a pure heart
背景[背景]	bei4 jing3	background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3]
讨人厌[討人厭]	tao3 ren2 yan4	horrid
修改[修改]	xiu1 gai3	to amend; to alter; to modify
二八[二八]	er4 ba1	16; sixteen
心结[心結]	xin1 jie2	a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor
令人钦佩[令人欽佩]	ling4 ren2 qin1 pei4	admirable
深入[深入]	shen1 ru4	to penetrate deeply; thorough
挖掘[挖掘]	wa1 jue2	to excavate; to dig; to unearth
鼻涕[鼻涕]	bi2 ti4	nasal mucus; snivel
退休[退休]	tui4 xiu1	to retire; retirement (from work)
//Abula - S1/Ep17/116 words - 66 min
书房[書房]	shu1 fang2	study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]
山路[山路]	shan1 lu4	mountain road
无须[無須]	wu2 xu1	need not; not obliged to; not necessarily
场景[場景]	chang3 jing3	scene; scenario; setting
一举两得[一舉兩得]	yi1 ju3 liang3 de2	one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
芦笋[蘆筍]	lu2 sun3	asparagus
汁[汁]	zhi1	juice
枉死[枉死]	wang3 si3	to die in tragic circumstances
私奔[私奔]	si1 ben1	to elope
久久[久久]	jiu3 jiu3	for a very long time
心声[心聲]	xin1 sheng1	thoughts; feelings; aspirations; heartfelt wishes; inner voice
艰辛[艱辛]	jian1 xin1	hardships; arduous; difficult
透彻[透徹]	tou4 che4	penetrating; thorough; incisive
告密[告密]	gao4 mi4	to inform against sb
尾款[尾款]	wei3 kuan3	balance (money remaining due)
大海[大海]	da4 hai3	sea; ocean
//Abula - S1/Ep18/25 words - 20 min
起跑[起跑]	qi3 pao3	to start running; the start of a race
插嘴[插嘴]	cha1 zui3	to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
面对面[面對面]	mian4 dui4 mian4	face to face
随处[隨處]	sui2 chu4	everywhere; anywhere
饭团[飯糰]	fan4 tuan2	rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings); onigiri (Japanese-style rice ball)
器材[器材]	qi4 cai2	equipment; material
直到[直到]	zhi2 dao4	until
八字[八字]	ba1 zi4	the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
衣食[衣食]	yi1 shi2	clothes and food
无缺[無缺]	wu2 que1	whole
圆滚滚[圓滾滾]	yuan2 gun3 gun3	plump
丰腴[豐腴]	feng1 yu2	full-bodied; well-rounded; fig. fertile land
欢迎光临[歡迎光臨]	huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2	welcome
重算[重算]	chong2 suan4	to recalculate; to reckon again
积分[積分]	ji1 fen1	integral (calculus); accumulated points (in sports, at school etc); total credits earned by student; bonus points in a benefit scheme
出题[出題]	chu1 ti2	to draw up the theme (for discussion)
率[率]	lu:4	rate; frequency
率[率]	shuai4	to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually
最高[最高]	zui4 gao1	tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)
主题[主題]	zhu3 ti2	theme; subject
出人头地[出人頭地]	chu1 ren2 tou2 di4	to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel
嘘[噓]	xu1	to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush!
筷子[筷子]	kuai4 zi5	chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]
拉开[拉開]	la1 kai1	to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase
深情款款[深情款款]	shen1 qing2 kuan3 kuan3	loving; caring; adoring
爱慕[愛慕]	ai4 mu4	to adore; to admire
//Abula - S1/Ep18/50 words - 26 min
交接[交接]	jiao1 jie1	(of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse
儿童[兒童]	er2 tong2	child; CL:個|个[ge4]
不宜[不宜]	bu4 yi2	not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
听不进去[聽不進去]	ting1 bu4 jin4 qu5	not to listen; to be deaf to
武侠[武俠]	wu3 xia2	martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant
大闹[大鬧]	da4 nao4	to cause havoc; to run amok
听来[聽來]	ting1 lai2	to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc); to ring (true); to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression); to hear from somewhere
分摊[分攤]	fen1 tan1	to share (costs, responsibilities); to apportion
从未[從未]	cong2 wei4	never
慌慌张张[慌慌張張]	huang1 huang1 zhang1 zhang1	helter-skelter
审查[審查]	shen3 cha2	to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship
重审[重審]	chong2 shen3	to re-investigate; to investigate and reconsider a judgment
弦[弦]	xian2	bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]
不得不[不得不]	bu4 de2 bu4	have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
利害关系[利害關係]	li4 hai4 guan1 xi5	stake; vital interest; concern
检举[檢舉]	jian3 ju3	to report (an offense to the authorities); to inform against sb
虎头蛇尾[虎頭蛇尾]	hu3 tou2 she2 wei3	lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
姓名[姓名]	xing4 ming2	surname and given name; full name
骨灰[骨灰]	gu3 hui1	bone ash; ashes of the dead
坛[罈]	tan2	earthen jar
坐以待毙[坐以待斃]	zuo4 yi3 dai4 bi4	to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
任人[任人]	ren4 ren2	to appoint (sb to a post)
捅[捅]	tong3	to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose
巴结[巴結]	ba1 jie5	to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to
单纯[單純]	dan1 chun2	simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely
//Abula - S1/Ep18/75 words - 38 min
盛[盛]	sheng4	flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
一字[一字]	yi1 zi4	in a row; in a line
以免[以免]	yi3 mian3	in order to avoid; so as not to
毕业[畢業]	bi4 ye4	graduation; to graduate; to finish school
嬷[嬤]	mo2	dialectal or obsolete equivalent of 媽|妈[ma1]; Taiwan pr. [ma1]
楼[樓]	lou2	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
作文[作文]	zuo4 wen2	to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇[pian1]
题目[題目]	ti2 mu4	subject; title; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]
假如[假如]	jia3 ru2	if
教室[教室]	jiao4 shi4	classroom; CL:間|间[jian1]
电影院[電影院]	dian4 ying3 yuan4	cinema; movie theater; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]
考卷[考卷]	kao3 juan4	exam paper
科考[科考]	ke1 kao3	preliminary round of imperial examinations; abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration
复习[複習]	fu4 xi2	variant of 復習|复习[fu4 xi2]
清朝[清朝]	Qing1 chao2	Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
没戏[沒戲]	mei2 xi4	(coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless
增加[增加]	zeng1 jia1	to raise; to increase
走错[走錯]	zou3 cuo4	to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc)
不定[不定]	bu4 ding4	indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious
改朝换代[改朝換代]	gai3 chao2 huan4 dai4	to transition to a new dynasty or regime
闪过[閃過]	shan3 guo4	to flash through (one's mind); to dodge (away from pursuers)
入戏[入戲]	ru4 xi4	(of an actor) to inhabit one's role; to become the character; (of an audience) to get involved in the drama
眼眶[眼眶]	yan3 kuang4	eye socket; rim of the eye
谈论[談論]	tan2 lun4	to discuss; to talk about
清偿[清償]	qing1 chang2	to repay a debt in full; to redeem; to clear
//Abula - S1/Ep18/100 words - 50 min
忙不过来[忙不過來]	mang2 bu4 guo4 lai2	to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full
收入[收入]	shou1 ru4	to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
流水[流水]	liu2 shui3	running water; (business) turnover
过不去[過不去]	guo4 bu5 qu4	to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through
带回[帶回]	dai4 hui2	to bring back
吉[吉]	ji2	lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
杀青[殺青]	sha1 qing1	to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize; to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
最多[最多]	zui4 duo1	at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal
砍[砍]	kan3	to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb
省钱[省錢]	sheng3 qian2	to save money
连本带利[連本帶利]	lian2 ben3 dai4 li4	both principal and interest; capital plus profit
榜[榜]	bang3	notice or announcement; list of names; public roll of successful examinees
准[準]	zhun3	accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-
大同[大同]	Da4 tong2	(Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society)
中学[中學]	zhong1 xue2	middle school; CL:個|个[ge4]
吊车[吊車]	diao4 che1	hoist; crane; elevator
过奖[過獎]	guo4 jiang3	to overpraise; to flatter
顺畅[順暢]	shun4 chang4	smooth and unhindered; fluent
走样[走樣]	zou3 yang4	to lose shape; to deform
一波三折[一波三折]	yi1 bo1 san1 zhe2	calligraphic flourish with many twists; fig. many twists and turns
管用[管用]	guan3 yong4	efficacious; useful
买帐[買帳]	mai3 zhang4	to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative); to accept (a version of events); to buy it
开战[開戰]	kai1 zhan4	to start a war; to make war; to battle against
白旗[白旗]	bai2 qi2	white flag
钱庄[錢莊]	qian2 zhuang1	money farm (dealing in illegal foreign currency of money laundering)
//Abula - S1/Ep18/125 words - 58 min
楚[楚]	chu3	distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
借钱[借錢]	jie4 qian2	to borrow money; to lend money
借据[借據]	jie4 ju4	receipt for a loan
支支吾吾[支支吾吾]	zhi1 zhi1 wu2 wu2	to hem and haw; to stall; to stammer; to mumble; to falter
瞎猜[瞎猜]	xia1 cai1	to make a wild guess; blind guess
冒用[冒用]	mao4 yong4	to falsely use (sb's identity etc)
两面三刀[兩面三刀]	liang3 mian4 san1 dao1	two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross; double dealing and back stabbing
百分之百[百分之百]	bai3 fen1 zhi1 bai3	a hundred percent; out and out; absolutely
设局[設局]	she4 ju2	to set a trap
片时[片時]	pian4 shi2	a short time; a moment
大海捞针[大海撈針]	da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1	lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
斯文[斯文]	si1 wen2	refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle
眼镜[眼鏡]	yan3 jing4	spectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副[fu4]
前脚[前腳]	qian2 jiao3	one moment ..., (the next ...); leading foot (in walking)
船票[船票]	chuan2 piao4	ship ticket
码头[碼頭]	ma3 tou2	dock; pier; wharf; CL:個|个[ge4]
双倍[雙倍]	shuang1 bei4	twofold; double
精打细算[精打細算]	jing1 da3 xi4 suan4	meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
差错[差錯]	cha1 cuo4	mistake; slip-up; fault; error (in data transmission); accident; mishap
闯荡江湖[闖蕩江湖]	chuang3 dang4 jiang1 hu2	to travel around the country
人命[人命]	ren2 ming4	human life; CL:條|条[tiao2]
剐[剮]	gua3	cut off the flesh as punishment
认人[認人]	ren4 ren2	to recognize people (of babies); to be able to tell people apart
骨[骨]	gu3	bone
偷换[偷換]	tou1 huan4	to substitute on the sly
//Abula - S1/Ep18/148 words - 67 min
降[降]	jiang4	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
降[降]	xiang2	to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame
重用[重用]	zhong4 yong4	to put in an important position
绷紧[繃緊]	beng1 jin3	to stretch taut
流氓[流氓]	liu2 mang2	rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior
金盆洗手[金盆洗手]	jin1 pen2 xi3 shou3	lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom); fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
温饱[溫飽]	wen1 bao3	to have enough food and warm clothes; adequately provided
为此[為此]	wei4 ci3	for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
港[港]	gang3	harbor; port; CL:個|个[ge4]
诈欺[詐欺]	zha4 qi1	fraud; deception
伪造[偽造]	wei3 zao4	to forge; to fake; to counterfeit
文书[文書]	wen2 shu1	document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat
恩怨[恩怨]	en1 yuan4	gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances
付诸[付諸]	fu4 zhu1	to apply to; to put into (practice etc); to put to (a test, a vote etc)
条子[條子]	tiao2 zi5	short note; slip of paper; stripe; (slang) cop; (old) prostitute
前途[前途]	qian2 tu2	prospects; future outlook; journey
完蛋[完蛋]	wan2 dan4	(coll.) to be done for
害得[害得]	hai4 de5	to cause or lead to sth bad
债务[債務]	zhai4 wu4	debt; liability; amount due; indebtedness
避风头[避風頭]	bi4 feng1 tou5	to lie low (until the fuss dies down)
休学[休學]	xiu1 xue2	to suspend schooling; to defer study
签字[簽字]	qian1 zi4	to sign (one's name); signature
凌[凌]	ling2	to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat
兴奋[興奮]	xing1 fen4	excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation
//Abula - S1/Ep19/25 words - 18 min
偏心[偏心]	pian1 xin1	partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric
持家[持家]	chi2 jia1	to housekeep; housekeeping
庙口[廟口]	Miao4 kou3	Miaokou, market district in Keelung, Taiwan
宁可[寧可]	ning4 ke3	preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
纸牌[紙牌]	zhi3 pai2	playing card
想开[想開]	xiang3 kai1	to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on
一套[一套]	yi1 tao4	suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
搞错[搞錯]	gao3 cuo4	mistake; to make a mistake; to blunder; mistaken
学生[學生]	xue2 sheng5	student; schoolchild
姊姊[姊姊]	zi3 zi3	older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5]
赌场[賭場]	du3 chang3	casino
梁[梁]	liang2	roof beam; beam (structure); bridge
访[訪]	fang3	to visit; to call on; to seek; to inquire; to investigate
今年[今年]	jin1 nian2	this year
礼拜六[禮拜六]	Li3 bai4 liu4	Saturday
漏[漏]	lou4	to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)
版[版]	ban3	a register; block of printing; edition; version; page
与否[與否]	yu3 fou3	whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
议论纷纷[議論紛紛]	yi4 lun4 fen1 fen1	to discuss spiritedly (idiom); tongues are wagging
池塘[池塘]	chi2 tang2	pool; pond
鸳鸯[鴛鴦]	yuan1 yang1	(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
鸾[鸞]	luan2	mythical bird related to phoenix
凰[凰]	huang2	phoenix
攀[攀]	pan1	to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status
鹅[鵝]	e2	goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
//Abula - S1/Ep19/50 words - 29 min
求同[求同]	qiu2 tong2	to seek consensus; to seek conformity
戒指[戒指]	jie4 zhi5	(finger) ring
玉[玉]	yu4	jade
镯[鐲]	zhuo2	bracelet
嫁妆[嫁妝]	jia4 zhuang5	dowry
两手空空[兩手空空]	liang3 shou3 kong1 kong1	empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
橄榄[橄欖]	gan3 lan3	Chinese olive; olive
金桔[金桔]	jin1 ju2	kumquat
罐子[罐子]	guan4 zi5	jar; pitcher; pot
红妆[紅妝]	hong2 zhuang1	splendid gay female clothing
骗人[騙人]	pian4 ren2	to cheat sb; a scam
封[封]	feng1	to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
亲笔[親筆]	qin1 bi3	in one's own handwriting
以及[以及]	yi3 ji2	as well as; too; and
傍[傍]	bang4	near; approaching; to depend on; (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb; Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]
到此[到此]	dao4 ci3	hereto; hereunto
敬祝[敬祝]	jing4 zhu4	to offer humbly (written at the end of letter from sb of lower status to higher status); your humble servant
函[函]	han2	envelope; case; letter
影响力[影響力]	ying3 xiang3 li4	influence; impact
眉[眉]	mei2	eyebrow; upper margin
梁祝[梁祝]	Liang2 Zhu4	The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale; abbr. for 梁山伯與祝英台|梁山伯与祝英台[Liang2 Shan1 bo2 yu3 Zhu4 Ying1 tai2]
拿走[拿走]	na2 zou3	to take away
减轻[減輕]	jian3 qing1	to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
还清[還清]	huan2 qing1	to pay back in full; to redeem a debt
东山再起[東山再起]	dong1 shan1 zai4 qi3	lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
//Abula - S1/Ep19/75 words - 37 min
挖空心思[挖空心思]	wa1 kong1 xin1 si5	to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
看不起[看不起]	kan4 bu5 qi3	to look down upon; to despise
耍嘴皮[耍嘴皮]	shua3 zui3 pi2	to show off with clever talk; big-headed; a smart-ass
那儿[那兒]	na4 r5	there
册[冊]	ce4	book; booklet; classifier for books
过目[過目]	guo4 mu4	to look over
盛况空前[盛況空前]	sheng4 kuang4 kong1 qian2	a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
万人空巷[萬人空巷]	wan4 ren2 kong1 xiang4	the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate); the whole town turns out
放鞭炮[放鞭炮]	fang4 bian1 pao4	to set off firecrackers
扭[扭]	niu3	to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips
大街[大街]	da4 jie1	street; main street; CL:條|条[tiao2]
可好[可好]	ke3 hao3	good or not?; luckily; fortuitously
猴戏[猴戲]	hou2 xi4	monkey show
还债[還債]	huan2 zhai4	to settle a debt
长话短说[長話短說]	chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1	to make a long story short (idiom)
现况[現況]	xian4 kuang4	the current situation
帅[帥]	shuai4	handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet!
报上[報上]	bao4 shang4	in the newspaper
配角[配角]	pei4 jue2	supporting role (in play, film etc); minor role; to play a secondary role (in business etc); to play second fiddle
过得去[過得去]	guo4 de2 qu4	lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life?
缩衣节食[縮衣節食]	suo1 yi1 jie2 shi2	to economize on clothes and food; to scrimp and save (idiom)
心意[心意]	xin1 yi4	regard; kindly feelings; intention
嫁人[嫁人]	jia4 ren2	to get married (of woman)
单身[單身]	dan1 shen1	unmarried; single
自古[自古]	zi4 gu3	(since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial
//Abula - S1/Ep19/100 words - 56 min
电灯[電燈]	dian4 deng1	electric light; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
登出来[登出來]	deng1 chu1 lai2	to publish; to appear (in print)
晴[晴]	qing2	clear; fine (weather)
委[委]	wei3	to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly
水货[水貨]	shui3 huo4	smuggled goods; unauthorized goods
国外[國外]	guo2 wai4	abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign
时时[時時]	shi2 shi2	often; constantly
忘不了[忘不了]	wang4 bu4 liao3	cannot forget
正人君子[正人君子]	zheng4 ren2 jun1 zi5	upright gentleman; man of honor
陌路[陌路]	mo4 lu4	(literary) stranger
小酌[小酌]	xiao3 zhuo2	to have a drink; small party
酒味[酒味]	jiu3 wei4	smell of alcohol; flavoring of rum or other liquor in food; aroma or nose (of wine)
羊羹[羊羹]	yang2 geng1	yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form
肝[肝]	gan1	liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4]
视力[視力]	shi4 li4	vision; eyesight
本名[本名]	ben3 ming2	original name; real name; personal name
随口[隨口]	sui2 kou3	(speak) without thinking the matter through
错误[錯誤]	cuo4 wu4	error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong
弄假成真[弄假成真]	nong4 jia3 cheng2 zhen1	pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
大部分[大部分]	da4 bu4 fen5	in large part; the greater part; the majority
牵线[牽線]	qian1 xian4	to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate
片头[片頭]	pian4 tou2	opening titles (of movie); leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)
字幕[字幕]	zi4 mu4	caption; subtitle
领衔主演[領銜主演]	ling3 xian2 zhu3 yan3	leading actors (in a show); starring
草率[草率]	cao3 shuai4	careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious
//Abula - S1/Ep19/114 words - 63 min
品质[品質]	pin3 zhi4	character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
不道德[不道德]	bu4 dao4 de2	immoral
继[繼]	ji4	to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
违背[違背]	wei2 bei4	to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
杀人放火[殺人放火]	sha1 ren2 fang4 huo3	to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
犹豫[猶豫]	you2 yu4	to hesitate
影展[影展]	ying3 zhan3	film festival; photography exhibition
照看[照看]	zhao4 kan4	to look after; to attend to; to have in care
早期[早期]	zao3 qi1	early period; early phase; early stage
声望[聲望]	sheng1 wang4	popularity; prestige
名誉[名譽]	ming2 yu4	fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)
千真万确[千真萬確]	qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4	absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view
下定决心[下定決心]	xia4 ding4 jue2 xin1	to make a firm resolution
大功告成[大功告成]	da4 gong1 gao4 cheng2	successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful
//Abula - S1/Ep20/25 words - 16 min
超级[超級]	chao1 ji2	super-; ultra-; hyper-
大作[大作]	da4 zuo4	your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific); to erupt; to begin abruptly
阴错阳差[陰錯陽差]	yin1 cuo4 yang2 cha1	an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors
有情人终成眷属[有情人終成眷屬]	you3 qing2 ren2 zhong1 cheng2 juan4 shu3	love will find a way (idiom)
险[險]	xian3	danger; dangerous; rugged
走险[走險]	zou3 xian3	to take risks; to run risks
学期[學期]	xue2 qi1	term; semester; CL:個|个[ge4]
学费[學費]	xue2 fei4	tuition fee; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4]
好运[好運]	hao3 yun4	good luck
时常[時常]	shi2 chang2	often; frequently
岗[崗]	gang3	mound; policeman's beat
抹黑[抹黑]	mo3 hei1	to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
色彩[色彩]	se4 cai3	tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
胭脂[胭脂]	yan1 zhi1	rouge
相差[相差]	xiang1 cha4	to differ; discrepancy between
手头[手頭]	shou3 tou2	in hand (e.g. cash)
宽松[寬鬆]	kuan1 song1	to relax (policy); relaxed
无需[無需]	wu2 xu1	needless
另行[另行]	ling4 xing2	(to do sth) separately; as a separate action
私底下[私底下]	si1 di3 xia5	privately; secretly; confidentially
咖啡[咖啡]	ka1 fei1	coffee (loanword); CL:杯[bei1]
尽力[盡力]	jin4 li4	to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
大牌[大牌]	da4 pai2	strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important
级数[級數]	ji2 shu4	(math.) series
周[周]	zhou1	to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially
//Abula - S1/Ep20/50 words - 25 min
策划[策劃]	ce4 hua4	to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner
非但[非但]	fei1 dan4	not only
自尊[自尊]	zi4 zun1	self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride
赶走[趕走]	gan3 zou3	to drive out; to turn back
谨[謹]	jin3	cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
然[然]	ran2	correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
离家出走[離家出走]	li2 jia1 chu1 zou3	to leave home (to live somewhere else)
通电话[通電話]	tong1 dian4 hua4	to phone sb up
举办[舉辦]	ju3 ban4	to conduct; to hold
匆匆[匆匆]	cong1 cong1	hurriedly
活动[活動]	huo2 dong4	to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
陆运[陸運]	lu4 yun4	land transport
涛[濤]	tao1	big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2]
插播[插播]	cha1 bo1	to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc; to put a call on hold
民航[民航]	min2 hang2	civil aviation
架[架]	jia4	to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
编号[編號]	bian1 hao4	to number; numbering; serial number
班机[班機]	ban1 ji1	airliner; (regular) flight; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],班[ban1]
原[原]	yuan2	former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
昨日[昨日]	zuo2 ri4	yesterday
机场[機場]	ji1 chang3	airport; airfield; CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4]
起飞[起飛]	qi3 fei1	(of an aircraft) to take off
坠落[墜落]	zhui4 luo4	to fall; to drop
台中县[台中縣]	Tai2 zhong1 xian4	Taichung or Taizhong county in central Taiwan
神冈乡[神岡鄉]	Shen2 gang1 xiang1	Shenkang township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
//Abula - S1/Ep20/75 words - 36 min
稻田[稻田]	dao4 tian2	paddy field; rice paddy
为止[為止]	wei2 zhi3	until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
生还者[生還者]	sheng1 huan2 zhe3	survivor
乘[乘]	cheng2	to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed
国内外[國內外]	guo2 nei4 wai4	domestic and international; at home and abroad
举足轻重[舉足輕重]	ju3 zu2 qing1 zhong4	to play a critical role (idiom); influential
包括[包括]	bao1 kuo4	to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of
夫妇[夫婦]	fu1 fu4	a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL:對|对[dui4]
公布[公佈]	gong1 bu4	to announce; to make public; to publish
名单[名單]	ming2 dan1	list of names
电视[電視]	dian4 shi4	television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
乘客[乘客]	cheng2 ke4	passenger
未确定[未確定]	wei4 que4 ding4	indeterminate
短命[短命]	duan3 ming4	to die young; short-lived
回应[回應]	hui2 ying4	to respond; response
鸡皮疙瘩[雞皮疙瘩]	ji1 pi2 ge1 da5	goose pimples; goose bumps
劫[劫]	jie2	to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]
无声无息[無聲無息]	wu2 sheng1 wu2 xi1	wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news
迳自[逕自]	jing4 zi4	on one's own; without consulting others
失控[失控]	shi1 kong4	to go out of control
反倒[反倒]	fan3 dao4	but on the contrary; but expectedly
提案[提案]	ti2 an4	proposal; draft resolution; motion (to be debated); to propose a bill; to make a proposal
年底[年底]	nian2 di3	the end of the year; year-end
晚宴[晚宴]	wan3 yan4	banquet; dinner party; soiree
有的是[有的是]	you3 de5 shi4	have plenty of; there's no lack of
//Abula - S1/Ep20/100 words - 57 min
赴宴[赴宴]	fu4 yan4	to attend a banquet
接触[接觸]	jie1 chu4	to touch; to contact; access; in touch with
灭[滅]	mie4	to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
反悔[反悔]	fan3 hui3	to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)
不孝[不孝]	bu4 xiao4	unfilial
媳[媳]	xi2	daughter-in-law
一面[一面]	yi1 mian4	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
吃斋[吃齋]	chi1 zhai1	to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian
念佛[念佛]	nian4 fo2	to pray to Buddha; to chant the names of Buddha
清幽[清幽]	qing1 you1	(of a location) quiet and secluded; beautiful and secluded
超渡[超渡]	chao1 du4	variant of 超度[chao1 du4]
佛寺[佛寺]	Fo2 si4	Buddhist temple
无关紧要[無關緊要]	wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4	indifferent; insignificant
脸相[臉相]	lian3 xiang4	complexion; looks; appearance of one's face
怨恨[怨恨]	yuan4 hen4	to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor
辅佐[輔佐]	fu3 zuo3	to assist (usually a ruler)
完整[完整]	wan2 zheng3	complete; intact
爱人[愛人]	ai4 ren5	spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC); CL:個|个[ge4]
床头[床頭]	chuang2 tou2	bedhead; bedside; headboard
撒[撒]	sa1	to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to
撒[撒]	sa3	to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill
河边[河邊]	he2 bian1	river bank
三八[三八]	san1 ba1	International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March; foolish; stupid
案[案]	an4	(legal) case; incident; record; file; table
公众[公眾]	gong1 zhong4	public
损害[損害]	sun3 hai4	harm; to damage; to impair
//Abula - S1/Ep20/118 words - 69 min
完好无缺[完好無缺]	wan2 hao3 wu2 que1	in perfect condition; without any defect
筋[筋]	jin1	muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
拢[攏]	long3	to gather together; to collect; to approach; to draw near to; to add; to sum up; to comb (hair)
欢喜[歡喜]	huan1 xi3	happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of
成交[成交]	cheng2 jiao1	to complete a contract; to reach a deal
不明不白[不明不白]	bu4 ming2 bu4 bai2	obscure; dubious; shady
不能不[不能不]	bu4 neng2 bu4	have to; cannot but
许[許]	xu3	to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
杀死[殺死]	sha1 si3	to kill
想不开[想不開]	xiang3 bu5 kai1	cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles
灵通[靈通]	ling2 tong1	fast and abundant (news); clever; effective
变化[變化]	bian4 hua4	change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4]
浅显[淺顯]	qian3 xian3	plain; clear; obvious
口头禅[口頭禪]	kou3 tou2 chan2	Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
霉运[霉運]	mei2 yun4	ill luck; misfortune
当头[當頭]	dang1 tou2	coming right into one's face; imminent; to put first
轮到[輪到]	lun2 dao4	to be (sb's or sth's) turn
手镯[手鐲]	shou3 zhuo2	bracelet
//Abula - S1/Ep21/25 words - 11 min
茂[茂]	mao4	luxuriant; (chemistry) cyclopentadiene
香肠[香腸]	xiang1 chang2	sausage; CL:根[gen1]
婉[婉]	wan3	graceful; tactful
表妹[表妹]	biao3 mei4	younger female cousin via female line
根据[根據]	gen1 ju4	according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
琼瑶[瓊瑤]	Qiong2 Yao2	Chiung Yao (1938-), Taiwanese writer
描写[描寫]	miao2 xie3	to describe; to depict; to portray; description
好友[好友]	hao3 you3	close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4]
错过[錯過]	cuo4 guo4	to miss (train, opportunity etc)
光头[光頭]	guang1 tou2	shaven head; bald head; to go bareheaded; hatless
聋[聾]	long2	deaf
狗熊[狗熊]	gou3 xiong2	black bear; coward
欠揍[欠揍]	qian4 zou4	to need a spanking
小混混[小混混]	xiao3 hun4 hun4	hooligan; rogue; a good-for-nothing
斗鸡[鬥雞]	dou4 ji1	cock fighting
敷[敷]	fu1	to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough
屎[屎]	shi3	stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus
男子汉大丈夫[男子漢大丈夫]	nan2 zi3 han4 da4 zhang4 fu5	(coll.) he-man
刘备[劉備]	Liu2 Bei4	Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
草鞋[草鞋]	cao3 xie2	straw sandals
叶[葉]	ye4	leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats
季[季]	ji4	season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields
秀[秀]	xiu4	handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears
人气[人氣]	ren2 qi4	popularity; personality; character
嫉妒[嫉妒]	ji2 du4	to be jealous; to envy; to hate
//Abula - S1/Ep21/50 words - 19 min
扫把星[掃把星]	sao4 ba3 xing1	bearer of ill luck; person with the evil eye; comet
牵涉[牽涉]	qian1 she4	to involve; implicated
流浪[流浪]	liu2 lang4	to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant
孤单[孤單]	gu1 dan1	lone; lonely; loneliness
体会[體會]	ti3 hui4	to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience
怀念[懷念]	huai2 nian4	to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce
祖师[祖師]	zu3 shi1	founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)
茧[繭]	jian3	cocoon; callus
生来[生來]	sheng1 lai2	from birth; by one's nature
疑难杂症[疑難雜症]	yi2 nan2 za2 zheng4	dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine); hard cases
转行[轉行]	zhuan3 hang2	to change profession
叭[叭]	ba1	denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)
噗[噗]	pu1	(onom.) pop; plop; pfff; putt-putt of a motor
五毛[五毛]	wu3 mao2	fifty cents (0.5 RMB); (fig.) paltry sum of money; (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet commenter
射[射]	she4	to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)
霸王[霸王]	ba4 wang2	hegemon; overlord; despot
搬家[搬家]	ban1 jia1	to move house; removal
弹跳[彈跳]	tan2 tiao4	to bounce; to jump; to leap
房东[房東]	fang2 dong1	landlord
旧家[舊家]	jiu4 jia1	notable former families
出租[出租]	chu1 zu1	to rent
隔[隔]	ge2	to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of
乐蒂[樂蒂]	Le4 Di4	Betty Loh Ti, Chinese actress
蒂[蒂]	di4	stem (of fruit)
死对头[死對頭]	si3 dui4 tou5	arch-enemy; sworn enemy
//Abula - S1/Ep21/75 words - 32 min
一眨眼[一眨眼]	yi1 zha3 yan3	in a wink
笼子[籠子]	long2 zi5	cage; basket; container
自由自在[自由自在]	zi4 you2 zi4 zai4	free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely
孤鸟[孤鳥]	gu1 niao3	lone bird; marginalized (country, person etc)
落寞[落寞]	luo4 mo4	lonely; desolate
徘徊[徘徊]	pai2 huai2	to dither; to hesitate; to pace back and forth; by ext. to hover around; to linger
轿车[轎車]	jiao4 che1	enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; motor carriage; car or bus; limousine; CL:部[bu4],輛|辆[liang4]
天涯[天涯]	tian1 ya2	the other end of the world; a faraway place
路边[路邊]	lu4 bian1	curb; roadside; wayside
破鞋[破鞋]	po4 xie2	broken shoes; worn-out footwear; loose woman; slut
清高[清高]	qing1 gao1	noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits
当上[當上]	dang1 shang5	to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office)
肉体[肉體]	rou4 ti3	physical body
带刺[帶刺]	dai4 ci4	thorny; (fig.) barbed; sarcastic
玫瑰[玫瑰]	mei2 gui1	rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1]
故乡[故鄉]	gu4 xiang1	home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
泰[泰]	tai4	safe; peaceful; most; grand
限度[限度]	xian4 du4	limitation; limit
黑白[黑白]	hei1 bai2	black and white; right and wrong; monochrome
奉献[奉獻]	feng4 xian4	to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote
擦亮[擦亮]	ca1 liang4	to polish
胡搞[胡搞]	hu2 gao3	to mess around; to mess with something; to have an affair
酒店[酒店]	jiu3 dian4	wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club
正是[正是]	zheng4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
正当[正當]	zheng4 dang1	timely; just (when needed)
//Abula - S1/Ep21/100 words - 50 min
当做[當做]	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as
来头[來頭]	lai2 tou2	cause; reason; interest; influence
大有[大有]	da4 you3	there is much; (literary) abundance
假货[假貨]	jia3 huo4	counterfeit article; fake; dummy; simulacrum
无人不晓[無人不曉]	wu2 ren2 bu4 xiao3	known to everyone
看上[看上]	kan4 shang4	to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for
冒失[冒失]	mao4 shi5	rash; impudent
是非[是非]	shi4 fei1	right and wrong; quarrel
得意忘形[得意忘形]	de2 yi4 wang4 xing2	so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure; beside oneself with joy
工具[工具]	gong1 ju4	tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)
工厂[工廠]	gong1 chang3	factory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]
妙计[妙計]	miao4 ji4	excellent plan; brilliant scheme
零用钱[零用錢]	ling2 yong4 qian2	pocket money; allowance; spending money
抽筋[抽筋]	chou1 jin1	cramp; charley horse; to pull a tendon
专治[專治]	zhuan1 zhi4	(of medicine) to use specifically for the treatment of
温差[溫差]	wen1 cha1	difference in temperature
芋[芋]	yu4	taro; Colocasia antiquorum; Colocasia esculenta
议[議]	yi4	to comment on; to discuss; to suggest
叫卖[叫賣]	jiao4 mai4	to hawk (one's wares); to peddle
女红[女紅]	nu:3 gong1	the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)
不值[不值]	bu4 zhi2	not worth
口味[口味]	kou3 wei4	a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor
允许[允許]	yun3 xu3	to permit; to allow
街头巷尾[街頭巷尾]	jie1 tou2 xiang4 wei3	top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
村[村]	cun1	village
//Abula - S1/Ep21/125 words - 65 min
天才[天才]	tian1 cai2	talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted
瓠瓜[瓠瓜]	hu4 gua1	bottle gourd
丝瓜[絲瓜]	si1 gua1	luffa (loofah)
当铺[當舖]	dang4 pu4	pawn shop; CL:家[jia1],間|间[jian1]
把手[把手]	ba3 shou5	handle; grip; knob
赎回[贖回]	shu2 hui2	to redeem
生吞活剥[生吞活剝]	sheng1 tun1 huo2 bo1	to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
心软[心軟]	xin1 ruan3	to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted
天黑[天黑]	tian1 hei1	to get dark; dusk
迷路[迷路]	mi2 lu4	to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)
老一辈[老一輩]	lao3 yi1 bei4	previous generation; older generation
生人[生人]	sheng1 ren2	stranger; living person; to give birth; to be born (in a certain time or place)
送人[送人]	song4 ren2	to give away; to accompany; to see sb off
恍神[恍神]	huang3 shen2	to be off in another world; to suffer a lapse in concentration
遵循[遵循]	zun1 xun2	to follow; to abide by; to comply with; compliance
耍嘴皮子[耍嘴皮子]	shua3 zui3 pi2 zi5	to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk
游手[遊手]	you2 shou3	to be idle
欣慰[欣慰]	xin1 wei4	to be gratified
出名[出名]	chu1 ming2	well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark
风流[風流]	feng1 liu2	distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose
本性难移[本性難移]	ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2	It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.; Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
榨[榨]	zha4	to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc
果汁[果汁]	guo3 zhi1	fruit juice
忌日[忌日]	ji4 ri4	anniversary of a death; inauspicious day
小白[小白]	xiao3 bai2	(slang) novice; greenhorn; fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy
//Abula - S1/Ep22/25 words - 23 min
夸[誇]	kua1	to boast; to exaggerate; to praise
体贴[體貼]	ti3 tie1	considerate (of other people's needs)
胡[胡]	hu2	non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
恶化[惡化]	e4 hua4	to worsen
大舌头[大舌頭]	da4 she2 tou5	(coll.) lisp; one who lisps
不少[不少]	bu4 shao3	many; a lot; not few
好意思[好意思]	hao3 yi4 si5	to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
代班[代班]	dai4 ban1	(Tw) to take over sb's job; to substitute for
纪念[紀念]	ji4 nian4	to commemorate; to remember; CL:個|个[ge4]
干[干]	gan1	to concern; to interfere; shield; stem
典当[典當]	dian3 dang4	to pawn; pawnshop
伎俩[伎倆]	ji4 liang3	trick; scheme; ploy; tactic; stratagem; gimmick; ruse; trickery; skill; also written 技倆|技俩
消夜[消夜]	xiao1 ye4	nighttime snack; late-night supper
气头上[氣頭上]	qi4 tou2 shang4	in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper
本性[本性]	ben3 xing4	natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
平山[平山]	Ping2 shan1	Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei; Pingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
一诺千金[一諾千金]	yi1 nuo4 qian1 jin1	a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
皮肉[皮肉]	pi2 rou4	skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily
女士[女士]	nu:3 shi4	lady; madam; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]; Miss; Ms
身孕[身孕]	shen1 yun4	pregnancy; pregnant
在天之灵[在天之靈]	zai4 tian1 zhi1 ling2	soul and spirit of the deceased
福气[福氣]	fu2 qi5	good fortune; a blessing
义务[義務]	yi4 wu4	duty; obligation; CL:項|项[xiang4]; volunteer (work etc)
轻声细语[輕聲細語]	qing1 sheng1 xi4 yu3	to speak softly; to whisper (idiom)
生前[生前]	sheng1 qian2	(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
//Abula - S1/Ep22/50 words - 32 min
安定[安定]	an1 ding4	stable; quiet; settled; stabilize; maintain; stabilized; calm and orderly
历尽沧桑[歷盡滄桑]	li4 jin4 cang1 sang1	to have been through the hardships of life; to have been through the mill
未婚[未婚]	wei4 hun1	unmarried
安抚[安撫]	an1 fu3	to placate; to pacify; to appease
掴[摑]	guai1	to slap; also pr. [guo2]
酒菜[酒菜]	jiu3 cai4	food and drink; food to accompany wine
本地人[本地人]	ben3 di4 ren2	native person (of a country)
认得[認得]	ren4 de5	to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know
下流[下流]	xia4 liu2	lower course of a river; low-class; mean and lowly; vulgar; obscene
倜[倜]	ti4	energetic; exalted; magnanimous
傥[儻]	tang3	if; unexpectedly
拉生意[拉生意]	la1 sheng1 yi4	to tout; to solicit customers
气质[氣質]	qi4 zhi4	temperament; personality traits; manners
抬举[抬舉]	tai2 ju3	to lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to show great regard; to speak highly
光阴似箭[光陰似箭]	guang1 yin1 si4 jian4	time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
岁月如梭[歲月如梭]	sui4 yue4 ru2 suo1	time flies (idiom)
徐志摩[徐志摩]	Xu2 Zhi4 mo2	Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet
午后[午後]	wu3 hou4	afternoon
黄昏[黃昏]	huang2 hun1	dusk; evening; nightfall
梢[梢]	shao1	tip of branch
高尚[高尚]	gao1 shang4	noble; lofty; refined; exquisite
吟诗[吟詩]	yin2 shi1	to recite poetry
诗人[詩人]	shi1 ren2	bard; poet
散文[散文]	san3 wen2	prose; essay
成仙[成仙]	cheng2 xian1	to become immortal
//Abula - S1/Ep22/75 words - 44 min
不懂装懂[不懂裝懂]	bu4 dong3 zhuang1 dong3	to pretend to understand when you don't
土包子[土包子]	tu3 bao1 zi5	country bumpkin; boor; unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself); burial mound
实现[實現]	shi2 xian4	to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
布鞋[布鞋]	bu4 xie2	cloth shoes; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
鞋[鞋]	xie2	shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
香菇[香菇]	xiang1 gu1	shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom
猪头[豬頭]	zhu1 tou2	pig head; (coll.) fool; jerk
秀气[秀氣]	xiu4 qi5	delicate; graceful
看书[看書]	kan4 shu1	to read; to study
凶巴巴[凶巴巴]	xiong1 ba1 ba1	harsh; savage; fierce
模样[模樣]	mu2 yang4	look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4]
格子[格子]	ge2 zi5	lattice; check (pattern of squares)
装模作样[裝模作樣]	zhuang1 mo2 zuo4 yang4	to put on an act (idiom); to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics
娘儿们[娘兒們]	niang2 r5 men5	(dialect) woman; wife
内伤[內傷]	nei4 shang1	internal injury; disorder of internal organs (due to improper nutrition, overexertion etc)
虚伪[虛偽]	xu1 wei3	false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
一大早[一大早]	yi1 da4 zao3	at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning
修养[修養]	xiu1 yang3	accomplishment; training; self-cultivation
进修[進修]	jin4 xiu1	to undertake advanced studies; to take a refresher course
婚纱[婚紗]	hun1 sha1	wedding dress; CL:身[shen1]
指指点点[指指點點]	zhi3 zhi3 dian3 dian3	to gesticulate; to point out; to point the finger of blame
出国[出國]	chu1 guo2	to go abroad; to leave the country; emigration
性子[性子]	xing4 zi5	temper
唠唠叨叨[嘮嘮叨叨]	lao2 lao5 dao1 dao1	to chatter; to babble
饵[餌]	er3	pastry; food; to swallow; to lure; bait; lure
//Abula - S1/Ep22/100 words - 56 min
欲速则不达[欲速則不達]	yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2	lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed; don't try to run before you can walk
嘴硬[嘴硬]	zui3 ying4	reluctant to admit a mistake
乌鸦嘴[烏鴉嘴]	wu1 ya1 zui3	lit. crow's beak; fig. person who has made an inauspicious remark
双手[雙手]	shuang1 shou3	both hands
双脚[雙腳]	shuang1 jiao3	two legs; both feet
雅[雅]	ya3	elegant
小品[小品]	xiao3 pin3	short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay; skit
谬[謬]	miu4	to deceive; to confuse; to cheat; absurd; erroneous
司马[司馬]	Si1 ma3	Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima
狂风[狂風]	kuang2 feng1	gale; squall; whole gale (meteorology)
茫[茫]	mang2	vast, with no clear boundary; fig. hazy; indistinct; unclear; confused
退步[退步]	tui4 bu4	to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback
执照[執照]	zhi2 zhao4	license; permit
吊销[吊銷]	diao4 xiao1	to suspend (an agreement); to revoke
借酒浇愁[借酒澆愁]	jie4 jiu3 jiao1 chou2	to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
名正言顺[名正言順]	ming2 zheng4 yan2 shun4	in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate
闭[閉]	bi4	to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
门户之见[門戶之見]	men2 hu4 zhi1 jian4	sectarian bias; parochialism
宽[寬]	kuan1	lenient; wide; broad
贤妻[賢妻]	xian2 qi1	(old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
门当户对[門當戶對]	men2 dang1 hu4 dui4	the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
婚姻[婚姻]	hun1 yin1	matrimony; wedding; marriage; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]
请安[請安]	qing3 an1	to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])
久仰大名[久仰大名]	jiu3 yang3 da4 ming2	I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
成就[成就]	cheng2 jiu4	accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
//Abula - S1/Ep22/121 words - 64 min
名望[名望]	ming2 wang4	renown; prestige
世家[世家]	shi4 jia1	family influential for generations; aristocratic family
大哥[大哥]	da4 ge1	eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss
虎父无犬子[虎父無犬子]	hu3 fu4 wu2 quan3 zi3	lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.; like father, like son
天分[天分]	tian1 fen4	natural gift; talent
一本万利[一本萬利]	yi1 ben3 wan4 li4	small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
看得起[看得起]	kan4 de5 qi3	to show respect for; to think highly of
理解[理解]	li3 jie3	to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding
赔罪[賠罪]	pei2 zui4	to apologize
回绝[回絕]	hui2 jue2	to rebuff; to refuse; to turn down
撕破脸[撕破臉]	si1 po4 lian3	to have an acrimonious falling-out; to shed all pretense of cordiality; to tear into each other
珍惜[珍惜]	zhen1 xi1	to treasure; to value; to cherish
仍[仍]	reng2	still; yet; to remain
不知轻重[不知輕重]	bu4 zhi1 qing1 zhong4	lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things; naive; doesn't know who's who; no sense of priorities
秤[秤]	cheng4	steelyard; Roman balance; CL:臺|台[tai2]
斤两[斤兩]	jin1 liang3	weight; (fig.) importance
稻草[稻草]	dao4 cao3	rice straw
惊动[驚動]	jing1 dong4	to alarm; to startle; to disturb
纵火[縱火]	zong4 huo3	to set on fire; to commit arson
接下[接下]	jie1 xia4	continuing on
大型[大型]	da4 xing2	large; large-scale
//Abula - S1/Ep23/25 words - 11 min
耐性[耐性]	nai4 xing4	patience; endurance
上钩[上鉤]	shang4 gou1	to take the bait
专[專]	zhuan1	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized
一筹莫展[一籌莫展]	yi1 chou2 mo4 zhan3	to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end
桥[橋]	qiao2	bridge; CL:座[zuo4]
走过[走過]	zou3 guo4	to walk past; to pass by
坦诚[坦誠]	tan3 cheng2	candid; frank; plain dealing
海底捞针[海底撈針]	hai3 di3 lao1 zhen1	see 大海撈針|大海捞针[da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1]
搏[搏]	bo2	to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat
行动[行動]	xing2 dong4	operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile
活蹦乱跳[活蹦亂跳]	huo2 beng4 luan4 tiao4	to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively; healthy and active
派上用场[派上用場]	pai4 shang4 yong4 chang3	to put to good use; to come in handy
老人[老人]	lao3 ren2	old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
出马[出馬]	chu1 ma3	to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring
比赛[比賽]	bi3 sai4	competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete
乔[喬]	qiao2	tall
舞技[舞技]	wu3 ji4	dancing skill
是的[是的]	shi4 de5	yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5]
探照灯[探照燈]	tan4 zhao4 deng1	searchlight
黄脸婆[黃臉婆]	huang2 lian3 po2	faded old woman
买单[買單]	mai3 dan1	to pay the restaurant bill
借花献佛[借花獻佛]	jie4 hua1 xian4 Fo2	lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property; plagiarism
二来[二來]	er4 lai2	secondly, ...
迁[遷]	qian1	to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote
大计[大計]	da4 ji4	large scale program of lasting importance; project of paramount importance; to think big; annual national audit
//Abula - S1/Ep23/50 words - 20 min
商场[商場]	shang1 chang3	shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jia1]; the business world
结合[結合]	jie2 he2	to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4]
委员[委員]	wei3 yuan2	committee member; committee; council; CL:個|个[ge4]
招标[招標]	zhao1 biao1	to invite bids
地点[地點]	di4 dian3	place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4]
抢手[搶手]	qiang3 shou3	(of goods) popular; in great demand
错失[錯失]	cuo4 shi1	fault; mistake; to miss (a chance)
标金[標金]	biao1 jin1	standard gold bar; deposit when submitting a tender
饰演[飾演]	shi4 yan3	to act; to play a part
武林[武林]	wu3 lin2	martial arts (social) circles
手法[手法]	shou3 fa3	technique; trick; skill
噱头[噱頭]	xue2 tou2	amusing speech or act; jokes; antics; funny; amusing; Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2]
开路先锋[開路先鋒]	kai1 lu4 xian1 feng1	pioneer; trailbreaker
宗师[宗師]	zong1 shi1	great scholar respected for learning and integrity
放火[放火]	fang4 huo3	to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance
打草惊蛇[打草驚蛇]	da3 cao3 jing1 she2	lit. beat the grass to scare the snake; to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)
财物[財物]	cai2 wu4	property; belongings
烦恼[煩惱]	fan2 nao3	to be worried; to be distressed; worries
分期付款[分期付款]	fen1 qi1 fu4 kuan3	to pay in installments; payment in installments
今日[今日]	jin1 ri4	today
信得过[信得過]	xin4 de5 guo4	trustworthy; reliable
分期[分期]	fen1 qi1	by stages; staggered; step by step; in installments
延误[延誤]	yan2 wu5	to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity); delay; holdup
处世[處世]	chu3 shi4	to conduct oneself in society
有限[有限]	you3 xian4	limited; finite
//Abula - S1/Ep23/75 words - 29 min
老成持重[老成持重]	lao3 cheng2 chi2 zhong4	old and wise; experienced and knowledgeable
胆大妄为[膽大妄為]	dan3 da4 wang4 wei2	daring; presumptuous; daredevil
尊长[尊長]	zun1 zhang3	one's superior; one's elders and betters
似的[似的]	shi4 de5	seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
判断[判斷]	pan4 duan4	to judge; to determine; judgment
天书[天書]	tian1 shu1	imperial edict; heavenly book (superstition); obscure or illegible writing; double dutch
停车[停車]	ting2 che1	to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall
宝贵[寶貴]	bao3 gui4	valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
咸[鹹]	xian2	salted; salty; stingy; miserly
乱花钱[亂花錢]	luan4 hua1 qian2	to spend money recklessly; to squander
泡温泉[泡溫泉]	pao4 wen1 quan2	to soak in a spa or hot spring
转告[轉告]	zhuan3 gao4	to pass on; to communicate; to transmit
文笔[文筆]	wen2 bi3	writings; writing style
引经据典[引經據典]	yin3 jing1 ju4 dian3	lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
成语[成語]	cheng2 yu3	Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage; CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
痘[痘]	dou4	pimple; pustule
满天[滿天]	man3 tian1	whole sky
金条[金條]	jin1 tiao2	gold bar
装潢[裝潢]	zhuang1 huang2	to mount (a picture); to dress; to adorn; decoration; packaging
想通[想通]	xiang3 tong1	to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it
老古板[老古板]	lao3 gu3 ban3	overly conservative; old-fashioned; old fogey; a square
无不[無不]	wu2 bu4	none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception
看不顺眼[看不順眼]	kan4 bu4 shun4 yan3	unpleasant to the eye; objectionable
血压[血壓]	xue4 ya1	blood pressure
升高[昇高]	sheng1 gao1	to raise; to ascend
//Abula - S1/Ep23/100 words - 45 min
血脉[血脈]	xue4 mai4	blood vessels
提议[提議]	ti2 yi4	proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest
试探[試探]	shi4 tan4	to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out
诚心诚意[誠心誠意]	cheng2 xin1 cheng2 yi4	earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
逼债[逼債]	bi1 zhai4	to press for payment of debts; to dun
海里[海里]	hai3 li3	nautical mile
语气[語氣]	yu3 qi4	tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4]
相待[相待]	xiang1 dai4	to treat
冥冥之中[冥冥之中]	ming2 ming2 zhi1 zhong1	in the unseen world of spirits; mysteriously and inexorably
毁掉[毀掉]	hui3 diao4	to destroy
所想[所想]	suo3 xiang3	what one considers; one's thoughts
话虽如此[話雖如此]	hua4 sui1 ru2 ci3	be that as it may
割[割]	ge1	to cut; to cut apart
藤[藤]	teng2	rattan; cane; vine
辣[辣]	la4	hot (spicy); pungent
上火[上火]	shang4 huo3	to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
草木[草木]	cao3 mu4	vegetation; plants
儿孙自有儿孙福[兒孫自有兒孫福]	er2 sun1 zi4 you3 er2 sun1 fu2	younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
兵马[兵馬]	bing1 ma3	troops and horses; military forces
粮草[糧草]	liang2 cao3	army provisions; rations and fodder
先行[先行]	xian1 xing2	to precede others; in advance
竞[競]	jing4	to compete; to contend; to struggle
借给[借給]	jie4 gei3	to lend to sb
意下如何[意下如何]	yi4 xia4 ru2 he2	how about it?; what do you think?
处事[處事]	chu3 shi4	to handle affairs; to deal with
//Abula - S1/Ep23/125 words - 56 min
物[物]	wu4	thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理
看得见[看得見]	kan4 de2 jian4	can see; visible
贡献[貢獻]	gong4 xian4	to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4]
看重[看重]	kan4 zhong4	to regard as important; to care about
画图[畫圖]	hua4 tu2	to draw designs, maps etc; picture (e.g. of life in the city)
清官难断家务事[清官難斷家務事]	qing1 guan1 nan2 duan4 jia1 wu4 shi4	even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
说客[說客]	shui4 ke4	(old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece; also pr. [shuo1 ke4]
立场[立場]	li4 chang3	position; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]
其二[其二]	qi2 er4	secondly; the other (usu. of two); the second
看在眼里[看在眼裡]	kan4 zai4 yan3 li5	to observe; to take it all in
老糊涂[老糊塗]	lao3 hu2 tu5	dotard
挑明[挑明]	tiao3 ming2	to illuminate; to open up (a topic)
瑜[瑜]	yu2	excellence; luster of gems
隔阂[隔閡]	ge2 he2	misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier
爆炸[爆炸]	bao4 zha4	explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
生米煮成熟饭[生米煮成熟飯]	sheng1 mi3 zhu3 cheng2 shu2 fan4	the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
旅行[旅行]	lu:3 xing2	to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],個|个[ge4]
应有尽有[應有盡有]	ying1 you3 jin4 you3	everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand; to have all one needs
全面[全面]	quan2 mian4	all-around; comprehensive; total; overall
周边[周邊]	zhou1 bian1	periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs
落成[落成]	luo4 cheng2	to complete a construction project
样貌[樣貌]	yang4 mao4	appearance; manifestation
霓虹灯[霓虹燈]	ni2 hong2 deng1	neon lamp (loanword)
闪闪[閃閃]	shan3 shan3	flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering
烁[爍]	shuo4	bright; luminous
//Abula - S1/Ep23/139 words - 65 min
百货公司[百貨公司]	bai3 huo4 gong1 si1	department store
入口[入口]	ru4 kou3	entrance; to import
人马[人馬]	ren2 ma3	men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur
树林[樹林]	shu4 lin2	woods; grove; forest
千军万马[千軍萬馬]	qian1 jun1 wan4 ma3	magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men
包围[包圍]	bao1 wei2	to surround; to encircle; to hem in
泰然自若[泰然自若]	tai4 ran2 zi4 ruo4	cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves; perfectly composed
眼色[眼色]	yan3 se4	signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance
不切实际[不切實際]	bu4 qie4 shi2 ji4	unrealistic; impractical
嗦[嗦]	suo1	suck
自不量力[自不量力]	zi4 bu4 liang4 li4	to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
料到[料到]	liao4 dao4	to foresee; to anticipate
您好[您好]	nin2 hao3	hello (polite)
流产[流產]	liu2 chan3	to have a miscarriage; miscarriage; to fail; to fall through
//Abula - S1/Ep24/25 words - 25 min
关头[關頭]	guan1 tou2	juncture; moment
偏偏[偏偏]	pian1 pian1	(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
腕[腕]	wan4	wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm
爽快[爽快]	shuang3 kuai5	refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward
凭什么[憑什麼]	ping2 shen2 me5	(spoken) why?; for which reason?
下三滥[下三濫]	xia4 san1 lan4	riffraff; scum; lowlife; despicable; inferior
手段[手段]	shou3 duan4	method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]
一贯[一貫]	yi1 guan4	consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent
承租[承租]	cheng2 zu1	to rent; to lease
瞎忙[瞎忙]	xia1 mang2	to putter around; to work to no avail
纵[縱]	zong4	warp (the vertical threads in weaving); vertical; longitudinal; north-south (lines of longitude); lengthwise; to release; to indulge; even if
生出[生出]	sheng1 chu1	to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce
闪烁其词[閃爍其詞]	shan3 shuo4 qi2 ci2	to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
援手[援手]	yuan2 shou3	assistance; a helping hand; to lend a hand
强行[強行]	qiang2 xing2	to do sth by force
闯关[闖關]	chuang3 guan1	to crash through a barrier
登机[登機]	deng1 ji1	to board a plane
厘清[釐清]	li2 qing1	to clarify (the facts); clarification
交保[交保]	jiao1 bao3	to post bail; bail
自责[自責]	zi4 ze2	to blame oneself
再生[再生]	zai4 sheng1	to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration
孤[孤]	gu1	lone; lonely
单一[單一]	dan1 yi1	single; only; sole
着手[著手]	zhuo2 shou3	to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out
恩爱[恩愛]	en1 ai4	loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love
//Abula - S1/Ep24/50 words - 37 min
归宿[歸宿]	gui1 su4	place to return to; home; final destination; ending
祝寿[祝壽]	zhu4 shou4	to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)
生日快乐[生日快樂]	sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4	Happy birthday
谋事[謀事]	mou2 shi4	to plan matters; to look for a job
屋[屋]	wu1	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]
寿[壽]	shou4	long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary
松[松]	song1	pine; CL:棵[ke1]
龄[齡]	ling2	age; length of experience, membership etc
寿礼[壽禮]	shou4 li3	birthday present (for an old person)
杭州[杭州]	Hang2 zhou1	Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China
整套[整套]	zheng3 tao4	entire set
毛笔[毛筆]	mao2 bi3	writing brush; CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
凑热闹[湊熱鬧]	cou4 re4 nao5	to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble
筷[筷]	kuai4	chopstick
开车[開車]	kai1 che1	to drive a car
桐[桐]	tong2	tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
雅兴[雅興]	ya3 xing4	refined and elegant attitude of mind
进展[進展]	jin4 zhan3	to make headway; to make progress
股份[股份]	gu3 fen4	a share (in a company); stock
粗心大意[粗心大意]	cu1 xin1 da4 yi4	negligent; careless; inadvertent
旅馆[旅館]	lu:3 guan3	hotel; CL:家[jia1]
树[樹]	shu4	tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
礁溪[礁溪]	Jiao1 xi1	Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
登记[登記]	deng1 ji4	to register (one's name)
孔庙[孔廟]	Kong3 miao4	Confucian temple
//Abula - S1/Ep24/75 words - 44 min
改建[改建]	gai3 jian4	to rebuild; to transform (a building); to refurbish
碱[鹼]	jian3	base; alkali; soda (chemistry)
绅士[紳士]	shen1 shi4	gentleman
预约[預約]	yu4 yue1	booking; reservation; to book; to make an appointment
往后[往後]	wang3 hou4	from now on; in the future; time to come
有别[有別]	you3 bie2	different; distinct; unequal; variable
打赤膊[打赤膊]	da3 chi4 bo2	to bare one's chest; bare-chested
严肃[嚴肅]	yan2 su4	solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe
抗议[抗議]	kang4 yi4	to protest; protest
贱[賤]	jian4	inexpensive; lowly
不在乎[不在乎]	bu4 zai4 hu5	not to care
外地人[外地人]	wai4 di4 ren2	stranger; outsider
当地[當地]	dang1 di4	local
再次[再次]	zai4 ci4	one more time; again; one more; once again
繁荣[繁榮]	fan2 rong2	prosperous; booming (economy)
库[庫]	ku4	warehouse; storehouse; (file) library
财路[財路]	cai2 lu4	livelihood
找出[找出]	zhao3 chu1	to find; to search out
青少年[青少年]	qing1 shao4 nian2	adolescent; youth; teenager
宿舍[宿舍]	su4 she4	dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; CL:間|间[jian1]
缪思[繆思]	Miu4 si1	variant of 繆斯|缪斯[Miu4 si1]
潜水[潛水]	qian2 shui3	to dive; to go under water; lurker (Internet slang for sb who reads forum posts but never replies)
认输[認輸]	ren4 shu1	to concede; to admit defeat
坐下[坐下]	zuo4 xia5	to sit down
睁[睜]	zheng1	to open (one's eyes)
//Abula - S1/Ep24/100 words - 58 min
圣地[聖地]	sheng4 di4	holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc); center of historic interest
娱乐场所[娛樂場所]	yu2 le4 chang3 suo3	place of entertainment
忘恩负义[忘恩負義]	wang4 en1 fu4 yi4	to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth
零工[零工]	ling2 gong1	temporary job; odd job
装傻[裝傻]	zhuang1 sha3	to act stupid; to pretend to be naive
收买[收買]	shou1 mai3	to purchase; to bribe
晕倒[暈倒]	yun1 dao3	to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
观察[觀察]	guan1 cha2	to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4]
脑震荡[腦震盪]	nao3 zhen4 dang4	(med.) cerebral concussion
单子[單子]	dan1 zi5	list of items; bill; form; bedsheet
随意[隨意]	sui2 yi4	as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious
多事[多事]	duo1 shi4	meddlesome; eventful
咳[咳]	ke2	cough
止咳[止咳]	zhi3 ke2	to suppress coughing
无效[無效]	wu2 xiao4	not valid; ineffective; in vain
诊[診]	zhen3	to examine or treat medically
仙丹[仙丹]	xian1 dan1	elixir; magic potion
见效[見效]	jian4 xiao4	to have the desired effect
固执[固執]	gu4 zhi2	obstinate; stubborn
了得[了得]	liao3 de5	exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling
日夜[日夜]	ri4 ye4	day and night; around the clock
疏于[疏於]	shu1 yu2	to fail to pay sufficient attention to; to be negligent in regard to; to be lacking in
筹钱[籌錢]	chou2 qian2	to raise money
打伤[打傷]	da3 shang1	to injure; to wound; to damage
池[池]	chi2	pond; reservoir; moat
//Abula - S1/Ep24/116 words - 64 min
殃[殃]	yang1	calamity
狭窄[狹窄]	xia2 zhai3	narrow
征收[徵收]	zheng1 shou1	to levy (a fine); to impose (a tariff)
难上加难[難上加難]	nan2 shang4 jia1 nan2	extremely difficult; even more difficult
入股[入股]	ru4 gu3	to invest
道路[道路]	dao4 lu4	road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]
思维[思維]	si1 wei2	(line of) thought; thinking
没药[沒藥]	mo4 yao4	myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)
惹事[惹事]	re3 shi4	to cause trouble
翅膀[翅膀]	chi4 bang3	wing; CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]
瓜葛[瓜葛]	gua1 ge2	intertwined (as melon and vine plants); interconnected; association (of two things)
三脚猫[三腳貓]	san1 jiao3 mao1	jack of all trades
龌龊[齷齪]	wo4 chuo4	dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; narrow-minded; petty
决[決]	jue2	to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
上西天[上西天]	shang4 xi1 tian1	to enter heaven; to rise to the Western Paradise
卖掉[賣掉]	mai4 diao4	to sell off; to get rid of in a sale
//Abula - S1/Ep25/25 words - 15 min
保障[保障]	bao3 zhang4	to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard
浑[渾]	hun2	muddy; to mix
冤大头[冤大頭]	yuan1 da4 tou2	spendthrift and foolish; sb with more money than sense
挑衅[挑釁]	tiao3 xin4	to provoke; provocation
话别[話別]	hua4 bie2	to say good-bye; to bid sb farewell
借刀杀人[借刀殺人]	jie4 dao1 sha1 ren2	to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
赐给[賜給]	ci4 gei3	to bestow; to give
股东[股東]	gu3 dong1	shareholder; stockholder
比例[比例]	bi3 li4	proportion; scale
预祝[預祝]	yu4 zhu4	to congratulate beforehand; to offer best wishes for
千秋[千秋]	qian1 qiu1	a thousand years; your birthday (honorific)
一统[一統]	yi1 tong3	to unify; unified
计[計]	ji4	to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge
建设[建設]	jian4 she4	to build; to construct; construction; constructive
推动[推動]	tui1 dong4	to push (for acceptance of a plan); to push forward; to promote; to actuate; CL:個|个[ge4]
庙宇[廟宇]	miao4 yu3	temple
所在地[所在地]	suo3 zai4 di4	location; site
动工[動工]	dong4 gong1	to start (a building project)
以上[以上]	yi3 shang4	that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
主导权[主導權]	zhu3 dao3 quan2	leadership (role)
削价[削價]	xue1 jia4	to cut down the price
独舞[獨舞]	du2 wu3	solo dance
土地公[土地公]	tu3 di4 gong1	Tudi Gong, the God of the earth
起家[起家]	qi3 jia1	to start out by; to grow an enterprise beginning with; to begin one's career by
还愿[還願]	huan2 yuan4	to redeem a vow (to a deity); to fulfill a promise; votive
//Abula - S1/Ep25/50 words - 31 min
酬神[酬神]	chou2 shen2	to offer thanks to the gods
主委[主委]	zhu3 wei3	committee chairperson
挡路[擋路]	dang3 lu4	blocking the way
传达[傳達]	chuan2 da2	to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission
白日梦[白日夢]	bai2 ri4 meng4	daydream; reverie
不可能[不可能]	bu4 ke3 neng2	impossible; cannot; not able
豹[豹]	bao4	leopard; panther
正如[正如]	zheng4 ru2	just as; precisely as
稳重[穩重]	wen3 zhong4	steady; earnest; staid
布局[佈局]	bu4 ju2	arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon)
掌握[掌握]	zhang3 wo4	to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
困[困]	kun4	to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute
超过[超過]	chao1 guo4	to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
老江湖[老江湖]	lao3 jiang1 hu2	a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
声东击西[聲東擊西]	sheng1 dong1 ji1 xi1	to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom); to create a diversion
瓜[瓜]	gua1	melon; gourd; squash
晒太阳[曬太陽]	shai4 tai4 yang2	to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)
效[效]	xiao4	effect; efficacy; to imitate
亲口[親口]	qin1 kou3	one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally
礼拜[禮拜]	li3 bai4	week; religious service; worship; CL:個|个[ge4]
暑假[暑假]	shu3 jia4	summer vacation; CL:個|个[ge4]
曾祖父[曾祖父]	zeng1 zu3 fu4	father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
供[供]	gong1	to provide; to supply
神龛[神龕]	shen2 kan1	shrine; niche; household shrine
爷爷[爺爺]	ye2 ye5	(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Abula - S1/Ep25/75 words - 40 min
分担[分擔]	fen1 dan1	to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
颠三倒四[顛三倒四]	dian1 san1 dao3 si4	confused; disorderly; incoherent
家事[家事]	jia1 shi4	family matters; domestic affairs; housework
之所以[之所以]	zhi1 suo3 yi3	the reason why
丢下[丟下]	diu1 xia4	to abandon
单单[單單]	dan1 dan1	only; merely; just
陌生[陌生]	mo4 sheng1	strange; unfamiliar
元气[元氣]	yuan2 qi4	strength; vigor; vitality; (TCM) vital energy
吸毒[吸毒]	xi1 du2	to take drugs
第二天[第二天]	di4 er4 tian1	next day; the morrow
客家[客家]	Ke4 jia1	Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south
庄[庄]	zhuang1	variant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]
州[州]	zhou1	prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)
来台[來臺]	lai2 Tai2	to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
五世[五世]	wu3 shi4	the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
理发店[理髮店]	li3 fa4 dian4	barbershop; hairdresser's; CL:家[jia1]
呛到[嗆到]	qiang1 dao4	to choke on (food etc); to swallow the wrong way
个别[個別]	ge4 bie2	individual; specific; respective; just one or two
台南[台南]	Tai2 nan2	Tainan (city and county in Taiwan)
师父[師父]	shi1 fu5	used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker
俊[俊]	jun4	smart; eminent; handsome; talented
耐操[耐操]	nai4 cao1	(Tw) (of a person) to have stamina; (of a product) durable; (mainland China) (vulgar) (usu. of a woman) alternative form of 耐肏 (enthusiastic as a sexual partner)
冲破[衝破]	chong1 po4	breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly
机关枪[機關槍]	ji1 guan1 qiang1	also written 機槍|机枪; machine gun
扫射[掃射]	sao3 she4	to rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down
//Abula - S1/Ep25/100 words - 50 min
哒[噠]	da1	(phonetic); command to a horse; clatter (of horses' hoofs)
尸[屍]	shi1	corpse
敢死队[敢死隊]	gan3 si3 dui4	suicide squad; kamikaze unit
眉头[眉頭]	mei2 tou2	brows
义气[義氣]	yi4 qi4	spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5]
盟[盟]	meng2	oath; pledge; union; to ally; league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia
什锦[什錦]	shi2 jin3	(food) assorted; mixed; assortment
拿捏[拿捏]	na2 nie1	to grasp; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; to create difficulties
天壤之别[天壤之別]	tian1 rang3 zhi1 bie2	lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom); fig. night and day difference; opposite extremes; a world of difference; a far cry from
拉交情[拉交情]	la1 jiao1 qing5	to try to form friendly ties with sb for one's own benefit; to suck up to sb
吃力[吃力]	chi1 li4	to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
饼[餅]	bing3	round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1]
呕气[嘔氣]	ou4 qi4	variant of 慪氣|怄气[ou4 qi4]
不无[不無]	bu4 wu2	not without
青史[青史]	qing1 shi3	annal; historical record; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
胎儿[胎兒]	tai1 er2	unborn child; fetus; embryo
斗嘴[鬥嘴]	dou4 zui3	to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee
庭院[庭院]	ting2 yuan4	courtyard
双喜[雙喜]	shuang1 xi3	double happiness; the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage
排比[排比]	pai2 bi3	parallelism (grammar)
姐妹[姐妹]	jie3 mei4	sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
同伴[同伴]	tong2 ban4	companion; comrade; fellow
相争[相爭]	xiang1 zheng1	to vie against one another; to fight each other; mutual aggression
庆[慶]	qing4	to celebrate
全神贯注[全神貫注]	quan2 shen2 guan4 zhu4	to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom); with rapt attention
//Abula - S1/Ep25/118 words - 65 min
晚饭[晚飯]	wan3 fan4	evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
那阵子[那陣子]	na4 zhen4 zi5	at that time; then
感激[感激]	gan3 ji1	to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
瞑目[瞑目]	ming2 mu4	close one's eyes in death and die contentedly
木[木]	mu4	tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
对白[對白]	dui4 bai2	dialogue (in a movie or a play)
痒[癢]	yang3	to itch; to tickle
痰[痰]	tan2	phlegm; spittle
高高兴兴[高高興興]	gao1 gao1 xing4 xing4	cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily
结亲[結親]	jie2 qin1	to marry
晟[晟]	sheng4	brightness of sun; splendor; also pr. [cheng2]
坎坷[坎坷]	kan3 ke3	bumpy (of a road); rough (of life); to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
上演[上演]	shang4 yan3	to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging
一对[一對]	yi1 dui4	couple; pair
苦命[苦命]	ku3 ming4	hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate
盼望[盼望]	pan4 wang4	to hope for; to look forward to
迫于[迫於]	po4 yu2	constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth
没大没小[沒大沒小]	mei2 da4 mei2 xiao3	impolite; cheeky; impudent
//Abula - S1/Ep26/25 words - 31 min
江[江]	jiang1	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
比试[比試]	bi3 shi4	to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring
地毯[地毯]	di4 tan3	carpet; rug
没收[沒收]	mo4 shou1	to confiscate; to seize
戏曲[戲曲]	xi4 qu3	Chinese opera
咽下[嚥下]	yan4 xia4	to swallow; to suppress
虫[蟲]	chong2	lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; person with a particular undesirable characteristic
告别[告別]	gao4 bie2	to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to
象牙[象牙]	xiang4 ya2	ivory; elephant tusk
解散[解散]	jie3 san4	to dissolve; to disband
长期[長期]	chang2 qi1	long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)
埕[埕]	cheng2	earthen jar
直肠子[直腸子]	zhi2 chang2 zi5	(coll.) forthright person
大丈夫[大丈夫]	da4 zhang4 fu5	a manly man; a man of character
唱念[唱念]	chang4 nian4	to recite loudly; to sing out
解闷[解悶]	jie3 men4	to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion
洗脑[洗腦]	xi3 nao3	to brainwash
跑遍[跑遍]	pao3 bian4	to go everywhere; to scour (the whole town)
妈的[媽的]	ma1 de5	see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]
温柔[溫柔]	wen1 rou2	gentle and soft; tender
观念[觀念]	guan1 nian4	notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions
擦伤[擦傷]	ca1 shang1	to abrade; to scrape; to chafe; to graze; abrasion; friction burn; scratch
姑婆[姑婆]	gu1 po2	grandfather's sister; sister of a woman's father-in-law
甘蔗[甘蔗]	gan1 zhe5	sugar cane; CL:節|节[jie2]
活着[活著]	huo2 zhe5	alive
//Abula - S1/Ep26/50 words - 53 min
偷笑[偷笑]	tou1 xiao4	to laugh up one's sleeve
儿女[兒女]	er2 nu:3	children; sons and daughters
贸然[貿然]	mao4 ran2	rashly; hastily; without careful consideration
深深[深深]	shen1 shen1	deep; profound
建立[建立]	jian4 li4	to establish; to set up; to found
认同[認同]	ren4 tong2	to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying4	to correlate with; to correspond to
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying5	to look after; to take care of; to attend to
休想[休想]	xiu1 xiang3	don't think (that); don't imagine (that)
桩[樁]	zhuang1	stump; stake; pile; classifier for items
连续剧[連續劇]	lian2 xu4 ju4	serialized drama; dramatic series; show in parts
喝西北风[喝西北風]	he1 xi1 bei3 feng1	lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
喜帖[喜帖]	xi3 tie3	wedding invitation
哀[哀]	ai1	sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
喜事[喜事]	xi3 shi4	happy occasion; wedding
正派[正派]	zheng4 pai4	upright
联手[聯手]	lian2 shou3	lit. to join hands; to act together
产检[產檢]	chan3 jian3	abbr. for 產前檢查|产前检查[chan3 qian2 jian3 cha2]
同心[同心]	tong2 xin1	to be of one mind; united; concentric
相持[相持]	xiang1 chi2	locked in a stalemate; to confront one another
打响[打響]	da3 xiang3	to start shooting or firing; to win an initial success; to succeed (of a plan)
变脸[變臉]	bian4 lian3	to turn hostile suddenly; face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc
改进[改進]	gai3 jin4	to improve; to make better; CL:個|个[ge4]
深度[深度]	shen1 du4	depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development
枝节[枝節]	zhi1 jie2	branches and knots; fig. side issue; minor peripheral problem
过于[過於]	guo4 yu2	too much; excessively
//Abula - S1/Ep26/75 words - 62 min
庞杂[龐雜]	pang2 za2	enormously complex; a vast jumble
灵魂[靈魂]	ling2 hun2	soul; spirit
刻画[刻畫]	ke4 hua4	to portray
建筑[建築]	jian4 zhu4	to construct; building; CL:個|个[ge4]
蓝图[藍圖]	lan2 tu2	blueprint
本末倒置[本末倒置]	ben3 mo4 dao4 zhi4	lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse
借重[借重]	jie4 zhong4	to rely on sb for support
满分[滿分]	man3 fen1	full marks
蜜月[蜜月]	mi4 yue4	honeymoon
脚趾头[腳趾頭]	jiao3 zhi3 tou5	toe
沾满[沾滿]	zhan1 man3	muddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in
沙子[沙子]	sha1 zi5	sand; grit; CL:粒[li4],把[ba3]
蹲[蹲]	dun1	to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)
芥蒂[芥蒂]	jie4 di4	an obstruction; barrier; ill-feeling; grudge
全心[全心]	quan2 xin1	with heart and soul
抽空[抽空]	chou1 kong4	to find the time to do sth
诚如[誠如]	cheng2 ru2	it is exactly as
浪人[浪人]	lang4 ren2	vagrant; unemployed person; rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)
施展[施展]	shi1 zhan3	to use fully; to put to use
羽[羽]	yu3	feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale
比武[比武]	bi3 wu3	martial arts competition; tournament; to compete in a contest
大会[大會]	da4 hui4	general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4]
前锋[前鋒]	qian2 feng1	vanguard; front line; a forward (sports)
圈内[圈內]	quan1 nei4	close circle; community; (esp.) the show business milieu
冲[沖]	chong1	(of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with
//Abula - S1/Ep26/79 words - 65 min
到位[到位]	dao4 wei4	to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; well (done)
迟迟[遲遲]	chi2 chi2	late (with a task etc); slow
金马奖[金馬獎]	Jin1 ma3 jiang3	Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
兵变[兵變]	bing1 bian4	mutiny; (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army
//Abula - S1/Ep27/25 words - 13 min
前头[前頭]	qian2 tou5	in front; at the head; ahead; above
分歧[分歧]	fen1 qi2	divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; bifurcation (math.)
炒地皮[炒地皮]	chao3 di4 pi2	to speculate in building land
公寓[公寓]	gong1 yu4	apartment building; block of flats; CL:套[tao4]
远见[遠見]	yuan3 jian4	vision
大楼[大樓]	da4 lou2	building (a relatively large, multi-storey one); CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]
变量[變量]	bian4 liang4	variable (math.)
娶妻[娶妻]	qu3 qi1	to take a wife; to get married (man)
蒋[蔣]	Jiang3	surname Jiang; refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
良[良]	liang2	good; very; very much
核桃[核桃]	he2 tao5	walnut; CL:個|个[ge4],棵[ke1]
享受[享受]	xiang3 shou4	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]
操[操]	cao1	to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)
呱呱[呱呱]	gua1 gua1	(onom.) sound of frogs, ducks etc
落地[落地]	luo4 di4	to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land
伴手礼[伴手禮]	ban4 shou3 li3	gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)
南部[南部]	nan2 bu4	southern part
三天两头[三天兩頭]	san1 tian1 liang3 tou2	lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently
迎接[迎接]	ying2 jie1	to meet; to welcome; to greet
跳舞[跳舞]	tiao4 wu3	to dance
道德[道德]	dao4 de2	virtue; morality; ethics; CL:種|种[zhong3]
肉感[肉感]	rou4 gan3	sexiness; sexy; sensuality; sensual; voluptuous
歌舞团[歌舞團]	ge1 wu3 tuan2	song and dance troupe
开溜[開溜]	kai1 liu1	to leave in stealth; to slip away
度日[度日]	du4 ri4	to pass one's days; to scratch out a difficult, meager existence
//Abula - S1/Ep27/50 words - 27 min
保留[保留]	bao3 liu2	to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later
眼科[眼科]	yan3 ke1	ophthalmology
贷款[貸款]	dai4 kuan3	a loan; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)
工程[工程]	gong1 cheng2	engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
出道[出道]	chu1 dao4	to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc); to start one's career
小看[小看]	xiao3 kan4	to look down on; to underestimate
社长[社長]	she4 zhang3	president or director (of association etc)
梯[梯]	ti1	ladder; stairs
屡[屢]	lu:3	time and again; repeatedly; frequently
交往[交往]	jiao1 wang3	to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact
操练[操練]	cao1 lian4	drill; practice
挂心[掛心]	gua4 xin1	to worry; to be on one's mind
跑来跑去[跑來跑去]	pao3 lai2 pao3 qu4	to scamper; to run around
看守[看守]	kan1 shou3	to guard; to watch over
犯人[犯人]	fan4 ren2	convict; prisoner; criminal
接近[接近]	jie1 jin4	to approach; to get close to
足月[足月]	zu2 yue4	full-term (gestation)
最终[最終]	zui4 zhong1	final; ultimate
回归[回歸]	hui2 gui1	to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics)
相夫教子[相夫教子]	xiang4 fu1 jiao4 zi3	to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom); the traditional roles of a good wife
大肚子[大肚子]	da4 du4 zi5	pregnant; potbelly; big eater
澡[澡]	zao3	bath
预告[預告]	yu4 gao4	to forecast; to predict; advance notice
顺势[順勢]	shun4 shi4	to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently
头部[頭部]	tou2 bu4	head
//Abula - S1/Ep27/75 words - 45 min
凝血[凝血]	ning2 xue4	blood clot
生死关头[生死關頭]	sheng1 si3 guan1 tou2	the critical moment; life and death crisis
系[係]	xi4	to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)
义子[義子]	yi4 zi3	adopted son
心神不宁[心神不寧]	xin1 shen2 bu4 ning2	to feel ill at ease
两下[兩下]	liang3 xia4	twice; for a little while
会计[會計]	kuai4 ji4	accountant; accountancy; accounting
气氛[氣氛]	qi4 fen1	atmosphere; mood
调度[調度]	diao4 du4	to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule; to manage; dispatcher; scheduler
停工[停工]	ting2 gong1	to stop work; to shut down; to stop production
姨[姨]	yi2	mother's sister; aunt
学长[學長]	xue2 zhang3	senior or older male schoolmate
迫不得已[迫不得已]	po4 bu4 de2 yi3	to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth
融融[融融]	rong2 rong2	in harmony; happy; warm relations
连坐[連坐]	lian2 zuo4	to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)
不由[不由]	bu4 you2	can't help (doing sth)
红颜薄命[紅顏薄命]	hong2 yan2 bo2 ming4	beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
添麻烦[添麻煩]	tian1 ma2 fan5	to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
认赔[認賠]	ren4 pei2	to agree to pay compensation; to accept liability
言归正传[言歸正傳]	yan2 gui1 zheng4 zhuan4	to return to the topic (idiom); to get back to the main point
筹拍[籌拍]	chou2 pai1	to prepare to film; to plan a shoot
贺岁[賀歲]	he4 sui4	to extend New Year's greetings; to pay a New Year's visit
总要[總要]	zong3 yao4	nevertheless
无间[無間]	wu2 jian4	very close; no gap between them; continuously; unbroken; hard to separate; indistinguishable
屋顶[屋頂]	wu1 ding3	roof; CL:個|个[ge4]
//Abula - S1/Ep27/100 words - 54 min
婆婆妈妈[婆婆媽媽]	po2 po5 ma1 ma1	effeminate; old-womanish; garrulous; fainthearted; overly careful; overly sensitive; maudlin
有钱能使鬼推磨[有錢能使鬼推磨]	you3 qian2 neng2 shi3 gui3 tui1 mo4	lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); fig. with money, you can do anything you like
妙[妙]	miao4	clever; wonderful
屈[屈]	qu1	bent; to feel wronged
士[士]	shi4	member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker
千里[千里]	qian1 li3	a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance
冲天[沖天]	chong1 tian1	to soar; to rocket
支持者[支持者]	zhi1 chi2 zhe3	supporter
匹[匹]	pi3	classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower
脱缰野马[脫韁野馬]	tuo1 jiang1 ye3 ma3	a wild horse that refuses to be bridled (a metaphor for sth that runs wild)
纳凉[納涼]	na4 liang2	to enjoy the cool air
一个半[一個半]	yi1 ge5 ban4	one and a half
天生[天生]	tian1 sheng1	nature; disposition; innate; natural
放行[放行]	fang4 xing2	to let pass
良机[良機]	liang2 ji1	a good chance; a golden opportunity
琴[琴]	qin2	guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
几次[幾次]	ji3 ci4	several times
别扭[彆扭]	bie4 niu5	awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche
特约[特約]	te4 yue1	specially engaged; employed or commissioned for a special task
酒杯[酒杯]	jiu3 bei1	wine cup
打杂[打雜]	da3 za2	to do odd jobs; to do unskilled work
升[升]	sheng1	to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]
一技之长[一技之長]	yi1 ji4 zhi1 chang2	proficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom)
木材[木材]	mu4 cai2	wood
传单[傳單]	chuan2 dan1	leaflet; flier; pamphlet
//Abula - S1/Ep27/125 words - 60 min
想像[想像]	xiang3 xiang4	to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination
吊儿郎当[吊兒郎當]	diao4 r5 lang2 dang1	sloppy
热爱[熱愛]	re4 ai4	to love ardently; to adore
广告[廣告]	guang3 gao4	to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; CL:項|项[xiang4]
锐利[銳利]	rui4 li4	sharp; keen; acute; incisive; penetrating; perceptive
妈妈桑[媽媽桑]	ma1 ma5 sang1	mama-san, middle-aged woman who runs a brothel, bar etc (loanword from Japanese); madam
迷人[迷人]	mi2 ren2	fascinating; enchanting; charming; tempting
大侠[大俠]	da4 xia2	knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero
吊[吊]	diao4	to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person
钢丝[鋼絲]	gang1 si1	steel wire; tightrope
消遣[消遣]	xiao1 qian3	to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of
用得着[用得著]	yong4 de5 zhao2	to be able to use; useable; to have a use for sth; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to
代价[代價]	dai4 jia4	price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)
俗气[俗氣]	su2 qi4	tacky; inelegant; in poor taste; vulgar; banal
俗[俗]	su2	custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular
分钱[分錢]	fen1 qian2	cent; penny
最佳[最佳]	zui4 jia1	optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)
叫好[叫好]	jiao4 hao3	to applaud; to cheer
独到[獨到]	du2 dao4	original
独特[獨特]	du2 te4	unique; distinct; having special characteristics
诠释[詮釋]	quan2 shi4	to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation
锦上添花[錦上添花]	jin3 shang4 tian1 hua1	lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect; gilding the lily
打铁[打鐵]	da3 tie3	to forge ironware
原班人马[原班人馬]	yuan2 ban1 ren2 ma3	original cast; former team
运势[運勢]	yun4 shi4	horoscope; one's fortune
//Abula - S1/Ep27/134 words - 65 min
城墙[城牆]	cheng2 qiang2	city wall
鸿运[鴻運]	hong2 yun4	variant of 紅運|红运[hong2 yun4]
钞票[鈔票]	chao1 piao4	paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan); CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1]
有两下子[有兩下子]	you3 liang3 xia4 zi5	to have real skill; to know one's stuff
入神[入神]	ru4 shen2	to be enthralled; to be entranced
确认[確認]	que4 ren4	to confirm; to verify; confirmation
通告[通告]	tong1 gao4	to announce; to give notice
潜逃[潛逃]	qian2 tao2	to abscond; to slink off
准[准]	zhun3	to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of
//Abula - S1/Ep28/25 words - 18 min
精神百倍[精神百倍]	jing1 shen2 bai3 bei4	lit. vitality a hundredfold (idiom); refreshed; one's vigor thoroughly restored
无所事事[無所事事]	wu2 suo3 shi4 shi4	to have nothing to do; to idle one's time away (idiom)
鬼混[鬼混]	gui3 hun4	to hang around; to fool around; to live aimlessly
力量[力量]	li4 liang5	power; force; strength
好高骛远[好高騖遠]	hao4 gao1 wu4 yuan3	to bite off more than one can chew (idiom); to aim too high
独资[獨資]	du2 zi1	wholly-owned (often by foreign company); exclusive investment
画龙点睛[畫龍點睛]	hua4 long2 dian3 jing1	to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point
随机应变[隨機應變]	sui2 ji1 ying4 bian4	to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic
接班人[接班人]	jie1 ban1 ren2	successor
睡过头[睡過頭]	shui4 guo4 tou2	to oversleep
哟[喲]	yo5	(sentence-final particle expressing exhortation); (syllable filler in a song)
小伙子[小伙子]	xiao3 huo3 zi5	young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4]
光明[光明]	guang1 ming2	light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted
良好[良好]	liang2 hao3	good; favorable; well; fine
浆糊[漿糊]	jiang4 hu5	paste; Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2]
壳[殼]	qiao4	shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ke2]
屁[屁]	pi4	fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing
脚底[腳底]	jiao3 di3	soles of the feet
糊涂[糊塗]	hu2 tu5	muddled; silly; confused
吃住[吃住]	chi1 zhu4	food and lodging; to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there)
花费[花費]	hua1 fei4	expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure
光棍[光棍]	guang1 gun4	gangster; hoodlum; a single person; bachelor
嘉义[嘉義]	Jia1 yi4	Jiayi or Chiayi city and county in west Taiwan
沮丧[沮喪]	ju3 sang4	dispirited; dejected; dismayed
熟悉[熟悉]	shu2 xi1	to be familiar with; to know well
//Abula - S1/Ep28/50 words - 33 min
寻找[尋找]	xun2 zhao3	to seek; to look for
空想[空想]	kong1 xiang3	daydream; fantasy; to fantasize
甜蜜[甜蜜]	tian2 mi4	sweet; happy
打分[打分]	da3 fen1	to grade; to give a mark
佳人[佳人]	jia1 ren2	beautiful woman
苦劳[苦勞]	ku3 lao2	toil; hard work
悲观[悲觀]	bei1 guan1	pessimistic
花无百日红[花無百日紅]	hua1 wu2 bai3 ri4 hong2	No flower can bloom for a hundred days.; Good times do not last long. (idiom)
觅[覓]	mi4	to seek; to find
费工夫[費工夫]	fei4 gong1 fu5	to spend a great deal of time and effort; (of a task) demanding; exacting
层[層]	ceng2	layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)
本金[本金]	ben3 jin1	capital; principal
理论[理論]	li3 lun4	theory; CL:個|个[ge4]; to argue; to take notice of
逼死[逼死]	bi1 si3	to hound sb to death
大难[大難]	da4 nan4	great catastrophe
临头[臨頭]	lin2 tou2	to befall; to be imminent
逃命[逃命]	tao2 ming4	to escape; to flee; to run for one's life
牙缝[牙縫]	ya2 feng4	gap between teeth
偿还[償還]	chang2 huan2	to repay; to reimburse
成长[成長]	cheng2 zhang3	to mature; to grow; growth
车到山前必有路[車到山前必有路]	che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4	lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直
煮熟[煮熟]	zhu3 shou2	to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly
牠[牠]	ta1	it (used for animals)
拜佛[拜佛]	bai4 Fo2	to worship Buddha
零[零]	ling2	zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither
//Abula - S1/Ep28/75 words - 40 min
危机[危機]	wei1 ji1	crisis; CL:個|个[ge4]
过关[過關]	guo4 guan1	to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard)
发财[發財]	fa1 cai2	to get rich
裙子[裙子]	qun2 zi5	skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]
时尚[時尚]	shi2 shang4	fashion; fad; fashionable
难受[難受]	nan2 shou4	to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
保守[保守]	bao3 shou3	conservative; to guard; to keep
露背[露背]	lou4 bei4	halterneck; backless (garment)
亏[虧]	kui1	deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that...
聚[聚]	ju4	to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize
课业[課業]	ke4 ye4	lesson; schoolwork
分心[分心]	fen1 xin1	to distract
纾解[紓解]	shu1 jie3	to relieve; to ease (pressure); to alleviate; to remove; to get rid of
友谊[友誼]	you3 yi4	companionship; fellowship; friendship
新年快乐[新年快樂]	xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4	Happy New Year!
恭喜发财[恭喜發財]	gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2	May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
大过年[大過年]	da4 guo4 nian2	Chinese New Year
寿面[壽麵]	shou4 mian4	birthday noodles (for longevity)
福如东海[福如東海]	fu2 ru2 Dong1 Hai3	may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
寿比南山[壽比南山]	shou4 bi3 Nan2 Shan1	Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom); Long may you live!
创新[創新]	chuang4 xin1	innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails
万事如意[萬事如意]	wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4	to have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled
赚得[賺得]	zhuan4 de2	to earn
笑哈哈[笑哈哈]	xiao4 ha1 ha1	to laugh heartily
乌龙[烏龍]	wu1 long2	black dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap; oolong (tea); udon (loanword from Japanese)
//Abula - S1/Ep28/100 words - 54 min
侦探[偵探]	zhen1 tan4	detective; to do detective work
嘲笑[嘲笑]	chao2 xiao4	to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision
早睡早起[早睡早起]	zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3	early to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours
情绪[情緒]	qing2 xu4	mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3]
收尾[收尾]	shou1 wei3	to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish
牛皮[牛皮]	niu2 pi2	cowhide; leather; fig. flexible and tough; boasting; big talk
半边天[半邊天]	ban4 bian1 tian1	half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk
三分钟热度[三分鐘熱度]	san1 fen1 zhong1 re4 du4	brief period of enthusiasm; flash in the pan
别无选择[別無選擇]	bie2 wu2 xuan3 ze2	to have no other choice
死马当活马医[死馬當活馬醫]	si3 ma3 dang4 huo2 ma3 yi1	lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
有说有笑[有說有笑]	you3 shuo1 you3 xiao4	talking and laughing; to jest; cheerful and lively
每年[每年]	mei3 nian2	every year; each year; yearly
十足[十足]	shi2 zu2	ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
周到[周到]	zhou1 dao4	thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
统统[統統]	tong3 tong3	totally
紫[紫]	zi3	purple; violet
欧巴桑[歐巴桑]	ou1 ba5 sang1	older female; woman of mature years (Japanese loanword)
候补[候補]	hou4 bu3	to wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate; substitute
像样[像樣]	xiang4 yang4	presentable; decent; up to par
拉稀[拉稀]	la1 xi1	(coll.) to have diarrhea; to shrink back; to cower
仓库[倉庫]	cang1 ku4	depot; storehouse; warehouse
便宜货[便宜貨]	pian2 yi5 huo4	a bargain; cheap goods
分明[分明]	fen1 ming2	clear; distinct; evidently; clearly
自投罗网[自投羅網]	zi4 tou2 luo2 wang3	to walk right into the trap
撒手[撒手]	sa1 shou3	to let go of sth; to give up
//Abula - S1/Ep28/125 words - 65 min
日历[日曆]	ri4 li4	calendar; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
数字[數字]	shu4 zi4	numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
得出[得出]	de2 chu1	to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion)
有心人[有心人]	you3 xin1 ren2	resolute person; person with aspirations; people who feel; people who use their heads
实话[實話]	shi2 hua4	truth
清纯[清純]	qing1 chun2	fresh and pure
逸[逸]	yi4	to escape; leisurely; outstanding
致[致]	zhi4	to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey
瓜子[瓜子]	gua1 zi3	melon seeds
彻[徹]	che4	thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through
拍打[拍打]	pai1 da5	to pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
打杀[打殺]	da3 sha1	to kill
异想天开[異想天開]	yi4 xiang3 tian1 kai1	to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
博大[博大]	bo2 da4	enormous; broad; extensive
明智之举[明智之舉]	ming2 zhi4 zhi1 ju3	sensible act
当道[當道]	dang1 dao4	in the middle of the road; to be in the way; to hold power; (fig.) to predominate; to be in vogue
咸鱼翻身[鹹魚翻身]	xian2 yu2 fan1 shen1	lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom); fig. to experience a reversal of fortune
一帆风顺[一帆風順]	yi1 fan1 feng1 shun4	propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!
拍档[拍檔]	pai1 dang4	partner
嘴里[嘴裡]	zui3 li3	mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
夜夜[夜夜]	ye4 ye4	every night
笙歌[笙歌]	sheng1 ge1	music and song (formal writing)
扳[扳]	ban1	to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup
怨气[怨氣]	yuan4 qi4	grievance; resentment; complaint
//Abula - S1/Ep28/126 words - 66 min
施压[施壓]	shi1 ya1	to pressure
//Abula - S1/Ep29/25 words - 20 min
肿[腫]	zhong3	to swell; swelling; swollen
疼痛[疼痛]	teng2 tong4	pain; ache; sore
忌口[忌口]	ji4 kou3	abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet
自找[自找]	zi4 zhao3	to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it; to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
提亲[提親]	ti2 qin1	to propose marriage
上手[上手]	shang4 shou3	to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor
发觉[發覺]	fa1 jue2	to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive
幻想[幻想]	huan4 xiang3	delusion; fantasy
叹[嘆]	tan4	to sigh; to exclaim
大条[大條]	da4 tiao2	(used to modify 事情[shi4 qing5]) serious; grave
丰收[豐收]	feng1 shou1	bumper harvest
适[適]	shi4	to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue
荒废[荒廢]	huang1 fei4	to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated; to lie waste; wasted; to neglect (one's work or study)
歪嘴[歪嘴]	wai1 zui3	twisted mouth; wry mouth
脏乱[髒亂]	zang1 luan4	dirty and disordered; in a mess
豁出去[豁出去]	huo1 chu5 qu5	to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke
架式[架式]	jia4 shi5	variant of 架勢|架势[jia4 shi5]
迫[迫]	po4	to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing
眉梢[眉梢]	mei2 shao1	tip of brow
戏剧[戲劇]	xi4 ju4	drama; play; theater
张力[張力]	zhang1 li4	tension
感人[感人]	gan3 ren2	touching; moving
漠不关心[漠不關心]	mo4 bu4 guan1 xin1	not the least bit concerned; completely indifferent
束缚[束縛]	shu4 fu4	to bind; to restrict; to tie; to commit; fetters
头绪[頭緒]	tou2 xu4	outline; main threads
//Abula - S1/Ep29/50 words - 32 min
方面[方面]	fang1 mian4	respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4]
善人[善人]	shan4 ren2	philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer
潦倒[潦倒]	liao2 dao3	disappointed; frustrated; dejected
使出[使出]	shi3 chu1	to use; to exert
水泡[水泡]	shui3 pao4	bubble; blister
不计[不計]	bu4 ji4	to disregard; to take no account of
酬[酬]	chou2	to entertain; to repay; to return; to reward; to compensate; to reply; to answer
开水[開水]	kai1 shui3	boiled water; boiling water
生火[生火]	sheng1 huo3	to make a fire; to light a fire
预订[預訂]	yu4 ding4	to place an order; to book ahead
深山[深山]	shen1 shan1	deep in the mountains
回信[回信]	hui2 xin4	to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1]
换人[換人]	huan4 ren2	to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc); substitution
梳[梳]	shu1	a comb; to comb
不怎么样[不怎麼樣]	bu4 zen3 me5 yang4	not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it
回事[回事]	hui2 shi4	(old) to report to one's master
耳光[耳光]	er3 guang1	a slap on the face; CL:記|记[ji4]
手举[手舉]	shou3 ju3	a salute; hands raised
闹场[鬧場]	nao4 chang3	gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera; to create a disturbance
纰漏[紕漏]	pi1 lou4	careless mistake; slip-up
摔坏[摔壞]	shuai1 huai4	to drop and break
摔断[摔斷]	shuai1 duan4	to fall and break; to break (bones) by falling
烧钱[燒錢]	shao1 qian2	to burn joss paper; (fig.) to flush money down the toilet
停机[停機]	ting2 ji1	(of a machine) to stop; to shut down; to park a plane; to finish shooting (a TV program etc); to suspend a phone line; (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit
安插[安插]	an1 cha1	to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement (old)
//Abula - S1/Ep29/75 words - 46 min
经验丰富[經驗豐富]	jing1 yan4 feng1 fu4	experienced; with ample experience
下星期[下星期]	xia4 xing1 qi1	next week
顶替[頂替]	ding3 ti4	to replace
咬紧牙关[咬緊牙關]	yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1	lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain; to bite the bullet
焦[焦]	jiao1	burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3], joule
孟[孟]	meng4	first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers
大灯[大燈]	da4 deng1	headlight
棉花[棉花]	mian2 hua5	cotton
乌云[烏雲]	wu1 yun2	black cloud
掩[掩]	yan3	to cover up; to close; to surprise
感[感]	gan3	to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~
绑住[綁住]	bang3 zhu4	to fasten; to bind
此处[此處]	ci3 chu4	this place; here (literary)
打官腔[打官腔]	da3 guan1 qiang1	to talk officiously; to assume the air of a functionary; to talk in official jargon
火鸡[火雞]	huo3 ji1	turkey
准时[準時]	zhun3 shi2	on time; punctual; on schedule
降火[降火]	jiang4 huo3	to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)
台词[臺詞]	tai2 ci2	an actor's lines; dialogue; Taiwanese word
送医[送醫]	song4 yi1	to send or deliver to the hospital
经历[經歷]	jing1 li4	experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through
波折[波折]	bo1 zhe2	twists and turns
涩[澀]	se4	astringent; tart; acerbity; unsmooth; rough (surface); hard to understand; obscure
守信用[守信用]	shou3 xin4 yong4	to keep one's word; trustworthy
哭哭啼啼[哭哭啼啼]	ku1 ku5 ti2 ti2	to weep endlessly; interminable wailing
盘[盤]	pan2	plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess
//Abula - S1/Ep29/100 words - 57 min
室友[室友]	shi4 you3	roommate
思想[思想]	si1 xiang3	thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]
磨练[磨練]	mo2 lian4	to temper oneself; to steel oneself; self-discipline; endurance
刻苦耐劳[刻苦耐勞]	ke4 ku3 nai4 lao2	to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
情郎[情郎]	qing2 lang2	boyfriend; paramour (of a woman)
呕[嘔]	ou3	vomit
别着急[別著急]	bie2 zhao2 ji2	Don't worry!
超支[超支]	chao1 zhi1	to overspend
眼药水[眼藥水]	yan3 yao4 shui3	eye drops; eye lotion
含泪[含淚]	han2 lei4	tearful; tearfully
书呆子[書呆子]	shu1 dai1 zi5	bookworm; pedant; bookish fool
还手[還手]	huan2 shou3	to hit back; to retaliate
下水[下水]	xia4 shui3	downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot
难解[難解]	nan2 jie3	hard to solve; hard to dispel; hard to understand; hard to undo
三角[三角]	san1 jiao3	triangle
习题[習題]	xi2 ti2	(schoolwork) exercise; problem; question
相对[相對]	xiang1 dui4	relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart
一厢情愿[一廂情願]	yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4	one's own wishful thinking
牧师[牧師]	mu4 shi1	chaplain; churchman; clergyman; parson; pastor; priest; rector
教徒[教徒]	jiao4 tu2	disciple; follower of a religion
说教[說教]	shuo1 jiao4	to preach
管不着[管不著]	guan3 bu5 zhao2	to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business!
姊[姊]	zi3	older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3]
青睐[青睞]	qing1 lai4	(lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor
所谓[所謂]	suo3 wei4	so-called; what is called
//Abula - S1/Ep29/112 words - 65 min
赛跑[賽跑]	sai4 pao3	race (running); to race (running)
钻牛角尖[鑽牛角尖]	zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1	lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs
微笑[微笑]	wei1 xiao4	smile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile
默默[默默]	mo4 mo4	in silence; not speaking
动静[動靜]	dong4 jing4	(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness
营养不良[營養不良]	ying2 yang3 bu4 liang2	malnutrition; undernourishment; deficiency disease; dystrophy
炫耀[炫耀]	xuan4 yao4	dazzling; to show off; to flaunt
速度[速度]	su4 du4	speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4]
进退两难[進退兩難]	jin4 tui4 liang3 nan2	no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
识时务者为俊杰[識時務者為俊傑]	shi2 shi2 wu4 zhe3 wei4 jun4 jie2	Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances.
完工[完工]	wan2 gong1	to finish work; to complete a project
感慨[感慨]	gan3 kai3	to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved
//Abula - S1/Ep30/25 words - 22 min
造福[造福]	zao4 fu2	to benefit (e.g. the people)
过程[過程]	guo4 cheng2	course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4]
坎[坎]	kan3	pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water; ☵
坷[坷]	ke3	uneven (path); unfortunate (in life)
不断[不斷]	bu4 duan4	unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
冀[冀]	ji4	(literary) to hope for
承诺[承諾]	cheng2 nuo4	to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment
两回事[兩回事]	liang3 hui2 shi4	two quite different things; two unrelated matters
一部分[一部分]	yi1 bu4 fen5	portion; part of; subset
赞助[贊助]	zan4 zhu4	to support; to assist; to sponsor
招商[招商]	zhao1 shang1	to seek investment or funding; investment promotion
夜市[夜市]	ye4 shi4	night market
今[今]	jin1	today; modern; present; current; this; now
可笑[可笑]	ke3 xiao4	funny; ridiculous
爽[爽]	shuang3	bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate
不爽[不爽]	bu4 shuang3	not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate
挡住[擋住]	dang3 zhu4	to obstruct
相传[相傳]	xiang1 chuan2	to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend
相约[相約]	xiang1 yue1	to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appointment
见怪[見怪]	jian4 guai4	to mind; to take offense
行为[行為]	xing2 wei2	action; conduct; behavior; activity
误入歧途[誤入歧途]	wu4 ru4 qi2 tu2	to take a wrong step in life (idiom); to go astray
万万[萬萬]	wan4 wan4	absolutely; wholly
财务[財務]	cai2 wu4	financial affairs
怂恿[慫恿]	song3 yong3	to instigate; to incite; to egg sb on
//Abula - S1/Ep30/50 words - 34 min
徒弟[徒弟]	tu2 di4	apprentice; disciple
诚恳[誠懇]	cheng2 ken3	sincere; honest; cordial
吉利[吉利]	ji2 li4	auspicious; lucky; propitious
登报[登報]	deng1 bao4	to publish in the newspapers
黄梅[黃梅]	Huang2 mei2	Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei
龙王[龍王]	Long2 Wang2	Dragon King (mythology)
浆[漿]	jiang1	broth; serum; to starch
钱塘[錢塘]	Qian2 tang2	Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
手帕[手帕]	shou3 pa4	handkerchief; CL:方[fang1]
夸奖[誇獎]	kua1 jiang3	to praise; to applaud; to compliment
名师出高徒[名師出高徒]	ming2 shi1 chu1 gao1 tu2	A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
舟[舟]	zhou1	boat
复[覆]	fu4	variant of 復|复[fu4]; to reply to a letter
专访[專訪]	zhuan1 fang3	to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic); special interview; special report based on such an interview
真如[真如]	Zhen1 ru2	Tathata
过气[過氣]	guo4 qi4	past one's prime; has-been
公信力[公信力]	gong1 xin4 li4	public trust; credibility
价值[價值]	jia4 zhi2	value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
淡出[淡出]	dan4 chu1	to fade out (cinema); to withdraw from (politics, acting etc); to fade from (memory)
演艺圈[演藝圈]	yan3 yi4 quan1	show business
心力[心力]	xin1 li4	mental and physical efforts
媒体[媒體]	mei2 ti3	media, esp. news media
价[價]	jia4	price; value; (chemistry) valence
炒[炒]	chao3	to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb)
惊人[驚人]	jing1 ren2	astonishing
//Abula - S1/Ep30/75 words - 41 min
地皮[地皮]	di4 pi2	lot; section of land; ground
转手[轉手]	zhuan3 shou3	to pass on; to resell; to change hands
西门町[西門町]	Xi1 men2 ding1	Ximending (neighborhood in Wanhua district, Taipei)
口碑[口碑]	kou3 bei1	public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom
县[縣]	xian4	county
乡镇[鄉鎮]	xiang1 zhen4	village; township
创造[創造]	chuang4 zao4	to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)
喝掉[喝掉]	he1 diao4	to drink up; to finish (a drink)
小狗[小狗]	xiao3 gou3	pup; puppy
一块儿[一塊兒]	yi1 kuai4 r5	erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
小笼包[小籠包]	xiao3 long2 bao1	steamed dumpling
健忘[健忘]	jian4 wang4	forgetful
养老金[養老金]	yang3 lao3 jin1	pension
后半[後半]	hou4 ban4	latter half
养老[養老]	yang3 lao3	to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
体力[體力]	ti3 li4	physical strength; physical power
魂[魂]	hun2	soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body
窍[竅]	qiao4	hole; opening; orifice (of the human body); (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)
送行[送行]	song4 xing2	to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party
酒后[酒後]	jiu3 hou4	after drinking; under the influence of alcohol
失身[失身]	shi1 shen1	to lose one's virginity; to lose one's chastity
贿赂[賄賂]	hui4 lu4	to bribe; a bribe
扒[扒]	ba1	to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig
别无[別無]	bie2 wu2	to have no other... (used in fixed expressions)
鼠[鼠]	shu3	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
//Abula - S1/Ep30/100 words - 49 min
患[患]	huan4	to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry
收留[收留]	shou1 liu2	to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
富裕[富裕]	fu4 yu4	prosperous; well-to-do; well-off
影评[影評]	ying3 ping2	film review
影剧[影劇]	ying3 ju4	film and theater; screen and stage
清新[清新]	qing1 xin1	fresh and clean
脱俗[脫俗]	tuo1 su2	free from vulgarity; refined; outstanding
新锐[新銳]	xin1 rui4	cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc); novel and competitive; new and dashing
不俗[不俗]	bu4 su2	impressive; out of the ordinary
出众[出眾]	chu1 zhong4	to stand out; outstanding
可喜[可喜]	ke3 xi3	making one happy; gratifying; heartening
极[極]	ji2	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
具[具]	ju4	tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
潜力[潛力]	qian2 li4	potential; capacity
称为[稱為]	cheng1 wei2	called; to call sth (by a name); to name
百合[百合]	bai3 he2	lily
意愿[意願]	yi4 yuan4	aspiration; wish (for); desire
拉票[拉票]	la1 piao4	to campaign for votes; to ask voters for support
村长[村長]	cun1 zhang3	village chief; village head
泪眼[淚眼]	lei4 yan3	tearful eyes
汪汪[汪汪]	wang1 wang1	gleaming with tears; woof woof (sound of a dog barking); (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep
最少[最少]	zui4 shao3	at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal
害臊[害臊]	hai4 sao4	to be bashful; to feel ashamed
握手[握手]	wo4 shou3	to shake hands
吹口哨[吹口哨]	chui1 kou3 shao4	to whistle
//Abula - S1/Ep30/115 words - 64 min
国际级[國際級]	guo2 ji4 ji2	(at an) international level
旗开得胜[旗開得勝]	qi2 kai1 de2 sheng4	lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success; success in a single move
特别感谢[特別感謝]	te4 bie2 gan3 xie4	special thanks; particular thanks
临时演员[臨時演員]	lin2 shi2 yan3 yuan2	an extra (in a movie)
尸体[屍體]	shi1 ti3	dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4]
挑战[挑戰]	tiao3 zhan4	to challenge; challenge
揶揄[揶揄]	ye2 yu2	to mock; to ridicule
价格[價格]	jia4 ge2	price; CL:個|个[ge4]
复[復]	fu4	to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out
对唱[對唱]	dui4 chang4	in duet; answering phrase; antiphonal answer
黄梅戏[黃梅戲]	Huang2 mei2 xi4	Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui)
胆颤心惊[膽顫心驚]	dan3 chan4 xin1 jing1	panic-stricken
千年[千年]	qian1 nian2	millennium
瓦[瓦]	wa3	roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
霜[霜]	shuang1	frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream
//Abula - S1/Ep31/25 words - 38 min
荫[蔭]	yin4	shade
之下[之下]	zhi1 xia4	under; beneath; less than
犯错[犯錯]	fan4 cuo4	to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing
外套[外套]	wai4 tao4	coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4]
披[披]	pi1	to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out
名产[名產]	ming2 chan3	staple; name-brand product
换钱[換錢]	huan4 qian2	to change money; to sell
佯装[佯裝]	yang2 zhuang1	to pretend; to pose as
棍子[棍子]	gun4 zi5	stick; rod
作势[作勢]	zuo4 shi4	to adopt an attitude; to strike a posture
丢三落四[丟三落四]	diu1 san1 la4 si4	forgetful; empty-headed
电视台[電視臺]	dian4 shi4 tai2	television station; CL:個|个[ge4]
浓[濃]	nong2	concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)
山河[山河]	shan1 he2	mountains and rivers; the whole country
伤口[傷口]	shang1 kou3	wound; cut
沟通[溝通]	gou1 tong1	to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
垃圾桶[垃圾桶]	la1 ji1 tong3	rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3]
如火如荼[如火如荼]	ru2 huo3 ru2 tu2	like wildfire (idiom); unstoppable
死活[死活]	si3 huo2	life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me
敬业[敬業]	jing4 ye4	to be dedicated to one's work; to respect one's work
背书[背書]	bei4 shu1	to repeat a lesson; to learn by heart; to endorse a check
一字不漏[一字不漏]	yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4	without missing a word
过敏[過敏]	guo4 min3	oversensitive; allergic; allergy
大声喊叫[大聲喊叫]	da4 sheng1 han3 jiao4	to shout loudly
熊胆[熊膽]	xiong2 dan3	bear gall (used in TCM)
//Abula - S1/Ep31/50 words - 59 min
喊叫[喊叫]	han3 jiao4	to cry out; to shout
柯[柯]	ke1	tree branch; stem; ax handle
唐[唐]	tang2	to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[tang2]
二十多[二十多]	er4 shi2 duo1	over 20
理性[理性]	li3 xing4	reason; rationality; rational
法院[法院]	fa3 yuan4	court of law; court
法官[法官]	fa3 guan1	judge
主持[主持]	zhu3 chi2	to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor
思考[思考]	si1 kao3	to reflect on; to ponder over
单身汉[單身漢]	dan1 shen1 han4	bachelor; unmarried man
难为[難為]	nan2 wei5	to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
提出[提出]	ti2 chu1	to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)
拉比[拉比]	la1 bi3	rabbi (loanword)
劝告[勸告]	quan4 gao4	to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice; CL:席[xi2]
法律[法律]	fa3 lu:4	law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
认定[認定]	ren4 ding4	to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with
漏洞[漏洞]	lou4 dong4	leak; hole; gap; loophole
追究[追究]	zhui1 jiu1	to investigate; to look into
人为[人為]	ren2 wei2	artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
撕[撕]	si1	to tear
怒气冲冲[怒氣沖沖]	nu4 qi4 chong1 chong1	spitting anger (idiom); in a rage
来龙去脉[來龍去脈]	lai2 long2 qu4 mai4	the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
唆[唆]	suo1	to suck; to incite
传话[傳話]	chuan2 hua4	to pass on a story; to communicate a message
耳根子软[耳根子軟]	er3 gen1 zi5 ruan3	credulous
//Abula - S1/Ep31/59 words - 65 min
水落石出[水落石出]	shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1	as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light
见缝插针[見縫插針]	jian4 feng4 cha1 zhen1	lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
柜台[櫃檯]	gui4 tai2	sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)
爱面子[愛面子]	ai4 mian4 zi5	to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
切片[切片]	qie1 pian4	to slice; slice; thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)
化验[化驗]	hua4 yan4	chemical examination; to do a lab test
胃癌[胃癌]	wei4 ai2	stomach cancer
半点[半點]	ban4 dian3	the least bit
称心如意[稱心如意]	chen4 xin1 ru2 yi4	after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish
//Abula - S1/Ep32/25 words - 45 min
解开[解開]	jie3 kai1	to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
报表[報表]	bao4 biao3	forms for reporting statistics; report forms
成年人[成年人]	cheng2 nian2 ren2	adult person
左右[左右]	zuo3 you4	left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
守活寡[守活寡]	shou3 huo2 gua3	to stay at home while one's husband is away; grass widow
坏东西[壞東西]	huai4 dong1 xi5	bastard; scoundrel; rogue
和好[和好]	he2 hao3	to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
怨言[怨言]	yuan4 yan2	complaint
介入[介入]	jie4 ru4	to intervene; to get involved
权力[權力]	quan2 li4	power; authority
接到[接到]	jie1 dao4	to receive (letter etc)
相聚[相聚]	xiang1 ju4	to meet together; to assemble
百无禁忌[百無禁忌]	bai3 wu2 jin4 ji4	all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes; nothing is taboo
味精[味精]	wei4 jing1	monosodium glutamate (MSG)
爆[爆]	bao4	to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil
大餐[大餐]	da4 can1	great meal; banquet
举杯[舉杯]	ju3 bei1	to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast
财产[財產]	cai2 chan3	property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
跪下[跪下]	gui4 xia5	to kneel down
迷住[迷住]	mi2 zhu5	to fascinate; to strongly attract; to obsess; to infatuate; to captivate; to enchant
过错[過錯]	guo4 cuo4	mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault)
有为[有為]	you3 wei2	promising; to show promise
往事[往事]	wang3 shi4	past events; former happenings
辩[辯]	bian4	to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss
佐[佐]	zuo3	to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany
//Abula - S1/Ep32/32 words - 66 min
命令[命令]	ming4 ling4	order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
株[株]	zhu1	tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business)
盒子[盒子]	he2 zi5	box; case
妨碍[妨礙]	fang2 ai4	to hinder; to obstruct
针[針]	zhen1	needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
遗愿[遺願]	yi2 yuan4	final wishes of the departed
辛辛苦苦[辛辛苦苦]	xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3	painstakingly; with great trouble
//Abula - S1/Ep33/25 words - 26 min
古都[古都]	gu3 du1	ancient capital
诺贝尔文学奖[諾貝爾文學獎]	Nuo4 bei4 er3 Wen2 xue2 Jiang3	Nobel Prize in Literature
图书馆[圖書館]	tu2 shu1 guan3	library; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
户口[戶口]	hu4 kou3	population (counted as number of households for census or taxation); registered residence; residence permit; (in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account
簿[簿]	bu4	a book; a register; account-book
母亲[母親]	mu3 qin1	mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
不必要[不必要]	bu4 bi4 yao4	needless; unnecessary
复杂[複雜]	fu4 za2	complicated; complex
情投意合[情投意合]	qing2 tou2 yi4 he2	to have an affinity with each other (idiom); to find each other congenial
说起[說起]	shuo1 qi3	to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
泛红[泛紅]	fan4 hong2	to blush; to redden; flushed
程[程]	cheng2	rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence
何况[何況]	he2 kuang4	let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more
孝心[孝心]	xiao4 xin1	filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents
挂念[掛念]	gua4 nian4	concerned
谎言[謊言]	huang3 yan2	lie
租房[租房]	zu1 fang2	to rent an apartment
柏[柏]	bai3	cedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. [bo2]
立[立]	li4	to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately
克[克]	ke4	to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
出殡[出殯]	chu1 bin4	funeral; funeral procession
臭美[臭美]	chou4 mei3	to show off one's good looks shamelessly
备份[備份]	bei4 fen4	backup
太空[太空]	tai4 kong1	outer space
漫游[漫遊]	man4 you2	to travel around; to roam; (mobile telephony) roaming
//Abula - S1/Ep33/50 words - 36 min
儿戏[兒戲]	er2 xi4	child's play; trifling matter
短视[短視]	duan3 shi4	to lack foresight
落后[落後]	luo4 hou4	to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress
自寻烦恼[自尋煩惱]	zi4 xun2 fan2 nao3	to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
堆[堆]	dui1	to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
拓展[拓展]	tuo4 zhan3	to expand
谦虚[謙虛]	qian1 xu1	modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
胜利者[勝利者]	sheng4 li4 zhe3	victor; winner
看涨[看漲]	kan4 zhang3	bull market (prices appear to be rising)
影坛[影壇]	ying3 tan2	moviedom; the world of movies; film circles
眷[眷]	juan4	concern; wife and children
侣[侶]	lu:3	companion
登门[登門]	deng1 men2	to visit sb at home
规格[規格]	gui1 ge2	standard; norm; specification
提高[提高]	ti2 gao1	to raise; to increase; to improve
三倍[三倍]	san1 bei4	triple
成名[成名]	cheng2 ming2	to make one's name; to become famous
淘汰[淘汰]	tao2 tai4	to wash out; elimination (by selection); natural selection; to knock out (in a competition); to die out; to phase out
一个样[一個樣]	yi1 ge5 yang4	same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4]; the same
驯[馴]	xun4	to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xun2]
埋没[埋沒]	mai2 mo4	to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion
抱负[抱負]	bao4 fu4	aspiration; ambition
起落[起落]	qi3 luo4	to rise and fall; takeoff and landing; ups and downs
千里马[千里馬]	qian1 li3 ma3	lit. ten thousand mile horse; fine steed
伯乐[伯樂]	Bo2 Le4	Bo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period); a good judge of talent; talent scout
//Abula - S1/Ep33/75 words - 49 min
得奖[得獎]	de2 jiang3	to win a prize
奥斯卡[奧斯卡]	Ao4 si1 ka3	(film industry) Oscar (Academy Award); CL:屆|届[jie4]; (name) Oscar
填饱[填飽]	tian2 bao3	to feed to the full; to cram
人选[人選]	ren2 xuan3	choice of person; candidate
自导[自導]	zi4 dao3	self-guided; autonomous
出色[出色]	chu1 se4	remarkable; outstanding
驶[駛]	shi3	to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail
开会[開會]	kai1 hui4	to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
掩饰[掩飾]	yan3 shi4	to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
开价[開價]	kai1 jia4	to quote a price; seller's first offer
自寻死路[自尋死路]	zi4 xun2 si3 lu4	to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom); to bring about one's own destruction
隐居[隱居]	yin3 ju1	to live in seclusion
无事不登三宝殿[無事不登三寶殿]	wu2 shi4 bu4 deng1 san1 bao3 dian4	lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom); fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth); having a hidden agenda
从何[從何]	cong2 he2	whence?; where from?
一线[一線]	yi1 xian4	front line
相见[相見]	xiang1 jian4	to see each other; to meet in person
耗[耗]	hao4	to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally
行销[行銷]	xing2 xiao1	to sell; marketing
不值钱[不值錢]	bu4 zhi2 qian2	of little value
兄妹[兄妹]	xiong1 mei4	brother(s) and sister(s)
圈子[圈子]	quan1 zi5	circle; ring; (social) circle
何苦[何苦]	he2 ku3	why bother?; is it worth the trouble?
眼高手低[眼高手低]	yan3 gao1 shou3 di1	to have high standards but little ability; to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
研究所[研究所]	yan2 jiu1 suo3	research institute; graduate studies; graduate school; CL:個|个[ge4]
疏远[疏遠]	shu1 yuan3	to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement
//Abula - S1/Ep33/87 words - 63 min
沾[沾]	zhan1	to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch
忧愁[憂愁]	you1 chou2	to be worried
男友[男友]	nan2 you3	boyfriend
惊喜[驚喜]	jing1 xi3	nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
太监[太監]	tai4 jian4	court eunuch; palace eunuch
相逢[相逢]	xiang1 feng2	to meet (by chance); to come across
补偿[補償]	bu3 chang2	to compensate; to make up
强逼[強逼]	qiang3 bi1	to compel; to force
陪睡[陪睡]	pei2 shui4	to trade sex for favorable treatment (career advancement, higher grades, rent-free accommodation etc); to sleep in the same bed as one's child
闯荡[闖蕩]	chuang3 dang4	to leave home to make one's way in the world; to leave the life one knows to seek success
掂[掂]	dian1	to weigh in the hand; to estimate
分量[分量]	fen4 liang5	quantity; weight; measure
//Abula - S1/Ep34/25 words - 32 min
卑鄙[卑鄙]	bei1 bi3	base; mean; contemptible; despicable
天亮[天亮]	tian1 liang4	dawn; daybreak
冰箱[冰箱]	bing1 xiang1	icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
晚点[晚點]	wan3 dian3	(of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner
头款[頭款]	tou2 kuan3	down payment
活不下去[活不下去]	huo2 bu4 xia4 qu5	impossible to make a living
友[友]	you3	friend
敌[敵]	di2	enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand
分辨[分辨]	fen1 bian4	to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
过问[過問]	guo4 wen4	to show an interest in; to get involved with
敏锐[敏銳]	min3 rui4	keen; sharp; acute
照样[照樣]	zhao4 yang4	as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless
唯独[唯獨]	wei2 du2	only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
外流[外流]	wai4 liu2	outflow; to flow out; to drain
总编辑[總編輯]	zong3 bian1 ji2	chief editor (of newspaper)
独家[獨家]	du2 jia1	exclusive
遗言[遺言]	yi2 yan2	words of the deceased; last words of the dying; wisdom of past sages
无能为力[無能為力]	wu2 neng2 wei2 li4	impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
丑事[醜事]	chou3 shi4	scandal
之外[之外]	zhi1 wai4	outside; excluding
篇幅[篇幅]	pian1 fu5	length (of a piece of writing); space occupied on a printed page
王子[王子]	wang2 zi3	prince; son of a king
少年[少年]	shao4 nian2	early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
得志[得誌]	de2 zhi4	to accomplish one's ambition; a dream come true; to enjoy success
实[實]	shi2	real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
//Abula - S1/Ep34/50 words - 55 min
倔强[倔強]	jue2 jiang4	stubborn; obstinate; unbending
光是[光是]	guang1 shi4	solely; just
亏损[虧損]	kui1 sun3	deficit; (financial) loss
狗头军师[狗頭軍師]	gou3 tou2 jun1 shi1	(derog.) inept advisor; a good-for-nothing adviser; one who offers bad advice
鬼迷心窍[鬼迷心竅]	gui3 mi2 xin1 qiao4	to be obsessed; to be possessed
放宽[放寬]	fang4 kuan1	to relax restrictions
独子[獨子]	du2 zi3	only son
基业[基業]	ji1 ye4	foundation; base; family estate
败光[敗光]	bai4 guang1	to squander one's fortune; to dissipate one's wealth
指控[指控]	zhi3 kong4	accusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse
内情[內情]	nei4 qing2	inside story; inside information
说出[說出]	shuo1 chu1	to speak out; to declare (one's view)
见报[見報]	jian4 bao4	to appear in the news; in the papers
澄清[澄清]	cheng2 qing1	clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts)
妥善[妥善]	tuo3 shan4	appropriate; proper
留后路[留後路]	liu2 hou4 lu4	to leave oneself a way out
一错再错[一錯再錯]	yi1 cuo4 zai4 cuo4	to repeat errors; to continue blundering; to make continuous mistakes
众[眾]	zhong4	many; numerous; crowd; multitude
辞[辭]	ci2	to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2]
空间[空間]	kong1 jian1	space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
直觉[直覺]	zhi2 jue2	intuition
空穴来风[空穴來風]	kong1 xue2 lai2 feng1	lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom); fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim)
袒护[袒護]	tan3 hu4	to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side
天真[天真]	tian1 zhen1	naive; innocent; artless
挽救[挽救]	wan3 jiu4	to save; to remedy; to rescue
//Abula - S1/Ep34/59 words - 64 min
调查[調查]	diao4 cha2	investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
风险[風險]	feng1 xian3	risk; hazard
缓办[緩辦]	huan3 ban4	to postpone; to delay
不经一事[不經一事]	bu4 jing1 yi1 shi4	You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
拔掉[拔掉]	ba2 diao4	to pluck; to pull off; to pull out; to unplug
电话线[電話線]	dian4 hua4 xian4	telephone line; telephone wire
气冲冲[氣沖沖]	qi4 chong1 chong1	furious; enraged
身败名裂[身敗名裂]	shen1 bai4 ming2 lie4	to lose one's standing; to have one's reputation swept away; a complete defeat and fall from grace
抵押[抵押]	di3 ya1	to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral
//Abula - S1/Ep35/25 words - 30 min
走丢[走丟]	zou3 diu1	to wander off; to get lost
服老[服老]	fu2 lao3	to admit to one's advancing years; to acquiesce to old age
半路[半路]	ban4 lu4	halfway; midway; on the way
顺路[順路]	shun4 lu4	by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently
臂[臂]	bi4	arm
对过[對過]	dui4 guo4	across; opposite; the other side
出错[出錯]	chu1 cuo4	to make a mistake; error
营收[營收]	ying2 shou1	sales; income; revenue
媳妇[媳婦]	xi2 fu4	daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman
侮辱[侮辱]	wu3 ru3	to insult; to humiliate; dishonor
神通[神通]	shen2 tong1	remarkable ability; magical power
多么[多麼]	duo1 me5	how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
搞不懂[搞不懂]	gao3 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of (sth)
口角[口角]	kou3 jiao3	corner of the mouth
碰撞[碰撞]	peng4 zhuang4	to collide; collision
大白天[大白天]	da4 bai2 tian1	broad daylight
反反复复[反反復復]	fan3 fan3 fu4 fu4	repeatedly; time and time again
老伴[老伴]	lao3 ban4	(of an elderly couple) husband or wife
电流[電流]	dian4 liu2	electric current
头晕[頭暈]	tou2 yun1	dizzy
缺氧[缺氧]	que1 yang3	lacking oxygen; anaerobic
瓦斯[瓦斯]	wa3 si1	gas (loanword)
心肝宝贝[心肝寶貝]	xin1 gan1 bao3 bei4	precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart
出人命[出人命]	chu1 ren2 ming4	fatal; resulting in sb's death
活路[活路]	huo2 lu4	through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence
//Abula - S1/Ep35/50 words - 46 min
店面[店面]	dian4 mian4	shop front
地契[地契]	di4 qi4	deed (for land); CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
房契[房契]	fang2 qi4	deed (for a house); CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
股票[股票]	gu3 piao4	share certificate; stock (finance)
清单[清單]	qing1 dan1	list of items
箝[箝]	qian2	pliers; pincers; to clamp
制[制]	zhi4	system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4]
标地[標地]	biao1 di4	plot of land
记恨[記恨]	ji4 hen4	to bear grudges
世代[世代]	shi4 dai4	for many generations; generation; era; age
单传[單傳]	dan1 chuan2	to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc); to be learned from only one master (of a skill, art etc)
成材[成材]	cheng2 cai2	to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect; (of a tree) to grow to full size; to become useful for timber
差池[差池]	cha1 chi2	mistake; error; mishap
栖身[棲身]	qi1 shen1	to stay at; to live in (temporarily)
约束[約束]	yue1 shu4	to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint
提防[提防]	di1 fang2	to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); also pr. [ti2 fang2]
未遂[未遂]	wei4 sui4	unsuccessful (attempt); attempted (murder, suicide)
据[據]	ju4	according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
乱写[亂寫]	luan4 xie3	to write without basis
辩解[辯解]	bian4 jie3	to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself
暖[暖]	nuan3	warm; to warm
邮票[郵票]	you2 piao4	(postage) stamp; CL:枚[mei2],張|张[zhang1]
以来[以來]	yi3 lai2	since (a previous event)
向前[向前]	xiang4 qian2	forward; onward
时时刻刻[時時刻刻]	shi2 shi2 ke4 ke4	at all times
//Abula - S1/Ep35/69 words - 64 min
再犯[再犯]	zai4 fan4	to repeat a crime; persistent offender
咖啡厅[咖啡廳]	ka1 fei1 ting1	coffee shop
文学[文學]	wen2 xue2	literature; CL:種|种[zhong3]
奖金[獎金]	jiang3 jin1	premium; award money; bonus
校刊[校刊]	xiao4 kan1	school magazine
合情合理[合情合理]	he2 qing2 he2 li3	reasonable and fair (idiom)
合股[合股]	he2 gu3	joint stock; ply (e.g. 2-ply yarn)
擅自[擅自]	shan4 zi4	without permission
青蛙[青蛙]	qing1 wa1	frog; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) ugly guy
真传[真傳]	zhen1 chuan2	authentic tradition; handed-down teachings or techniques
虚构[虛構]	xu1 gou4	to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary
无中生有[無中生有]	wu2 zhong1 sheng1 you3	to create something from nothing (idiom)
出版[出版]	chu1 ban3	to publish
意想不到[意想不到]	yi4 xiang3 bu4 dao4	unexpected; previously unimagined
抚慰[撫慰]	fu3 wei4	to console; to comfort; to soothe
人心[人心]	ren2 xin1	popular feeling; the will of the people
排斥[排斥]	pai2 chi4	to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel
权利[權利]	quan2 li4	power; right; privilege
误事[誤事]	wu4 shi4	to hold things up; to make a botch of things
//Abula - S1/Ep36/25 words - 18 min
过往[過往]	guo4 wang3	to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous
非得[非得]	fei1 dei3	(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
角度[角度]	jiao3 du4	angle; point of view
瞎扯[瞎扯]	xia1 che3	to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense
逃避[逃避]	tao2 bi4	to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk
谈恋爱[談戀愛]	tan2 lian4 ai4	to court; to go steady; to be dating
靠不住[靠不住]	kao4 bu5 zhu4	unreliable
大学生[大學生]	da4 xue2 sheng1	university student; college student
老者[老者]	lao3 zhe3	old man; elderly man
沉稳[沉穩]	chen2 wen3	steady; calm; unflustered
莽撞[莽撞]	mang3 zhuang4	rude and impetuous
模子[模子]	mu2 zi5	mold; matrix; pattern or die
刻[刻]	ke4	quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals
实话实说[實話實說]	shi2 hua4 shi2 shuo1	to tell the truth; to tell it as it is
多方面[多方面]	duo1 fang1 mian4	many-sided; in many aspects
夹[夾]	jia1	to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]
一级[一級]	yi1 ji2	first class; category A
天赐[天賜]	tian1 ci4	bestowed by heaven
礼貌[禮貌]	li3 mao4	courtesy; manners
爱美[愛美]	ai4 mei3	love of beauty; wishing to appear beautiful; to set store by one's appearance
缘故[緣故]	yuan2 gu4	reason; cause
值钱[值錢]	zhi2 qian2	valuable; costly; expensive
回忆[回憶]	hui2 yi4	to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4]
邮局[郵局]	you2 ju2	post office; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
花车[花車]	hua1 che1	car festooned for celebration
//Abula - S1/Ep36/50 words - 49 min
牵扯[牽扯]	qian1 che3	to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
仙姑[仙姑]	xian1 gu1	female immortal; sorceress
代替[代替]	dai4 ti4	to replace; to take the place of
掉泪[掉淚]	diao4 lei4	to shed tears
内疚[內疚]	nei4 jiu4	guilty conscience; to feel a twinge of guilt
求婚[求婚]	qiu2 hun1	to propose marriage
见证人[見證人]	jian4 zheng4 ren2	eyewitness (to an incident); witness (to a legal transaction)
笃定[篤定]	du3 ding4	certain; confident (of some outcome); calm and unhurried
属实[屬實]	shu3 shi2	to turn out to be true; verified; true
无可挽回[無可挽回]	wu2 ke3 wan3 hui2	irrevocable; the die is cast
后果[後果]	hou4 guo3	consequences; aftermath
执迷不悟[執迷不悟]	zhi2 mi2 bu4 wu4	to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
真意[真意]	zhen1 yi4	real intention; true meaning; correct interpretation
彼此[彼此]	bi3 ci3	each other; one another
窍门[竅門]	qiao4 men2	a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)
学问[學問]	xue2 wen4	learning; knowledge; CL:個|个[ge4]
不亚于[不亞於]	bu4 ya4 yu2	no less than; not inferior to
乖巧[乖巧]	guai1 qiao3	clever (child); smart; lovable; cute
果子[果子]	guo3 zi5	fruit
强求[強求]	qiang3 qiu2	to insist on; to demand; to impose
越陷越深[越陷越深]	yue4 xian4 yue4 shen1	to fall deeper and deeper (in debt, in love etc)
义无反顾[義無反顧]	yi4 wu2 fan3 gu4	honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts
无怨无悔[無怨無悔]	wu2 yuan4 wu2 hui3	no complaints; to have no regrets
心里话[心裡話]	xin1 li5 hua4	(to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind
坚定[堅定]	jian1 ding4	firm; steady; staunch; resolute
//Abula - S1/Ep36/67 words - 64 min
拆散[拆散]	chai1 san4	to break up (a marriage, family etc)
男儿[男兒]	nan2 er2	a (real) man; boy; son
膝下[膝下]	xi1 xia4	at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
下跪[下跪]	xia4 gui4	to kneel; to go down on one's knees
责任感[責任感]	ze2 ren4 gan3	sense of responsibility
叮咛[叮嚀]	ding1 ning2	to warn; to urge; to exhort; to give instructions carefully and insistently
娶媳妇[娶媳婦]	qu3 xi2 fu4	to get oneself a wife; to take a daughter-in-law
轻浮[輕浮]	qing1 fu2	frivolous; careless; giddy
走入[走入]	zou3 ru4	to walk into
险境[險境]	xian3 jing4	critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone
更为[更為]	geng4 wei2	even more
颜[顏]	yan2	color; face; countenance
拍出[拍出]	pai1 chu1	to sell at auction; to reach a given price at auction
临终[臨終]	lin2 zhong1	approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave
放任[放任]	fang4 ren4	to ignore; to let alone; to indulge
拿大[拿大]	na2 da4	to put on airs; self-important; high and mighty
抵债[抵債]	di3 zhai4	to repay a debt in kind or by labor
//Abula - S1/Ep37/25 words - 23 min
永[永]	yong3	forever; always; perpetual
浴[浴]	yu4	bath; to bathe
爱河[愛河]	ai4 he2	the river of love; a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism)
早生贵子[早生貴子]	zao3 sheng1 gui4 zi3	give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds)
大喜[大喜]	da4 xi3	exultation
入席[入席]	ru4 xi2	to take one's seat
新郎[新郎]	xin1 lang2	bridegroom; groom
新娘[新娘]	xin1 niang2	bride
将才[將才]	jiang4 cai2	talented field commander (military)
期限[期限]	qi1 xian4	time limit; deadline; allotted time
伸[伸]	shen1	to stretch; to extend
不太好[不太好]	bu4 tai4 hao3	not so good; not too well
败家子[敗家子]	bai4 jia1 zi3	spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal
守住[守住]	shou3 zhu5	to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard
负债累累[負債累累]	fu4 zhai4 lei3 lei3	deep in debt
光耀[光耀]	guang1 yao4	dazzling; brilliant
门楣[門楣]	men2 mei2	lintel (of a door); fig. family's social status
送终[送終]	song4 zhong1	to pay one's last respects
主治医师[主治醫師]	zhu3 zhi4 yi1 shi1	doctor-in-charge; resident physician
一气[一氣]	yi1 qi4	at one go; at a stretch; for a period of time; forming a gang
自夸[自誇]	zi4 kua1	to boast
人证[人證]	ren2 zheng4	witness testimony
孝子[孝子]	xiao4 zi3	filial son
结交[結交]	jie2 jiao1	to make friends with
噩梦[噩夢]	e4 meng4	nightmare
//Abula - S1/Ep37/50 words - 37 min
精神科[精神科]	jing1 shen2 ke1	psychiatry
睡梦中[睡夢中]	shui4 meng4 zhong1	fast asleep; dreaming
惊醒[驚醒]	jing1 xing3	to rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start; to sleep lightly
唐山[唐山]	Tang2 shan1	Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
直截了当[直截了當]	zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4	direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
兜[兜]	dou1	pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old)
与其[與其]	yu3 qi2	rather than...; 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] A 不如[bu4 ru2] B (rather than A, better to B)
职[職]	zhi2	office; duty
惹人厌[惹人厭]	re3 ren2 yan4	annoying; disgusting
发迹[發跡]	fa1 ji4	to make one's mark; to go up in the world; to make one's fortune
恩人[恩人]	en1 ren2	a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else
忍辱负重[忍辱負重]	ren3 ru3 fu4 zhong4	to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
若有所思[若有所思]	ruo4 you3 suo3 si1	looking pensive; thoughtfully
应征[應徵]	ying4 zheng1	to apply (for a job); to reply to a job advertisement
含蓄[含蓄]	han2 xu4	to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved; restrained; (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning; implicit; veiled (criticism)
期末考[期末考]	qi1 mo4 kao3	final exam
失眠[失眠]	shi1 mian2	to suffer from insomnia
暴躁[暴躁]	bao4 zao4	irascible; irritable; violent
弄坏[弄壞]	nong4 huai4	to ruin; to spoil; to break
往来[往來]	wang3 lai2	dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
减少[減少]	jian3 shao3	to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
规模[規模]	gui1 mo2	scale; scope; extent; CL:個|个[ge4]
邻居[鄰居]	lin2 ju1	neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4]
熟识[熟識]	shu2 shi5	to be well acquainted with; to know well
都市[都市]	du1 shi4	city; metropolis
//Abula - S1/Ep37/69 words - 62 min
好歹[好歹]	hao3 dai3	good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever
切断[切斷]	qie1 duan4	to cut off; to sever
营运[營運]	ying2 yun4	running; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc)
无路可走[無路可走]	wu2 lu4 ke3 zou3	nowhere to go; at the end of one's tether
一年四季[一年四季]	yi1 nian2 si4 ji4	all year round
住址[住址]	zhu4 zhi3	address
桑葚[桑葚]	sang1 shen4	mulberry fruit (Fructus mori)
晚霞[晚霞]	wan3 xia2	sunset glow; sunset clouds; afterglow
天边[天邊]	tian1 bian1	horizon; ends of the earth; remotest places
炷[炷]	zhu4	wick of an oil lamp; to burn (incense etc); classifier for lit incense sticks
深厚[深厚]	shen1 hou4	deep; profound
坚持下去[堅持下去]	jian1 chi2 xia4 qu4	to press on
下辈子[下輩子]	xia4 bei4 zi5	the next life
好走[好走]	hao3 zou3	bon voyage; Godspeed
临死[臨死]	lin2 si3	facing death; at death's door
扪心自问[捫心自問]	men2 xin1 zi4 wen4	to ask oneself honestly; to search in one's heart
寄望[寄望]	ji4 wang4	to place hopes on
务必[務必]	wu4 bi4	must; to need to; to be sure to
死不了[死不了]	si3 bu4 liao3	Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)
//Abula - S1/Ep38/25 words - 22 min
安神[安神]	an1 shen2	to calm (soothe) the nerves; to relieve uneasiness of body and mind
惦记[惦記]	dian4 ji4	to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about
无意间[無意間]	wu2 yi4 jian1	inadvertently; unintentionally
停业[停業]	ting2 ye4	to cease trading (temporarily or permanently); to close down
殇[殤]	shang1	to die in childhood; war dead
不合理[不合理]	bu4 he2 li3	unreasonable
干活[幹活]	gan4 huo2	to work; to be employed
减[減]	jian3	to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
点名[點名]	dian3 ming2	roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
记号[記號]	ji4 hao5	mark; symbol; notation; seal
资源[資源]	zi1 yuan2	natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
节骨眼[節骨眼]	jie1 gu5 yan3	(dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
停止[停止]	ting2 zhi3	to stop; to halt; to cease
照付[照付]	zhao4 fu4	to pay as charged
租约[租約]	zu1 yue1	lease
到期[到期]	dao4 qi1	to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)
免[免]	mian3	to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited
没完没了[沒完沒了]	mei2 wan2 mei2 liao3	without end; incessantly; on and on
发神经[發神經]	fa1 shen2 jing1	(coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged
厂商[廠商]	chang3 shang1	manufacturer; producer
慷慨[慷慨]	kang1 kai3	vehement; fervent; generous; giving; liberal
车钱[車錢]	che1 qian2	fare; transport costs
去年[去年]	qu4 nian2	last year
中华民国[中華民國]	Zhong1 hua2 Min2 guo2	Republic of China
万岁[萬歲]	wan4 sui4	Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty
//Abula - S1/Ep38/50 words - 41 min
委员长[委員長]	wei3 yuan2 zhang3	head of a committee
触[觸]	chu4	to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions
霉[霉]	mei2	bacteria; fungi; moldy
升天[升天]	sheng1 tian1	lit. to ascend to heaven; to die
烈[烈]	lie4	ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements
黑名单[黑名單]	hei1 ming2 dan1	blacklist
伪装[偽裝]	wei3 zhuang1	to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage
死皮赖脸[死皮賴臉]	si3 pi2 lai4 lian3	brazen faced (idiom); shameless
骨肉[骨肉]	gu3 rou4	blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood
切割[切割]	qie1 ge1	to cut
一干二净[一乾二淨]	yi1 gan1 er4 jing4	thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean
矛盾[矛盾]	mao2 dun4	contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory
小麦[小麥]	xiao3 mai4	wheat; CL:粒[li4]
饭菜[飯菜]	fan4 cai4	food
劳累[勞累]	lao2 lei4	tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil
打点[打點]	da3 dian5	to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
嘱咐[囑咐]	zhu3 fu4	to tell; to exhort; injunction
试着[試著]	shi4 zhe5	(coll.) to try to
接纳[接納]	jie1 na4	to admit (to membership)
搁[擱]	ge1	to place; to put aside; to shelve
西医[西醫]	xi1 yi1	Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine
嚷嚷[嚷嚷]	rang1 rang5	to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach
欠债[欠債]	qian4 zhai4	to owe a debt; the sum owed
微[微]	wei1	tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
山盟海誓[山盟海誓]	shan1 meng2 hai3 shi4	to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods
//Abula - S1/Ep38/71 words - 64 min
掉头就走[掉頭就走]	diao4 tou2 jiu4 zou3	to turn on one's heels; to walk away abruptly
饮食[飲食]	yin3 shi2	food and drink; diet
妇产科[婦產科]	fu4 chan3 ke1	department of gynecology and obstetrics; birth clinic
针锋相对[針鋒相對]	zhen1 feng1 xiang1 dui4	to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure
X光[X光]	X guang1	X-ray
胃[胃]	wei4	stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
极端[極端]	ji2 duan1	extreme
太过[太過]	tai4 guo4	excessively; too
病症[病症]	bing4 zheng4	disease; illness
执[執]	zhi2	to execute (a plan); to grasp
挂号[掛號]	gua4 hao4	to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
讲义[講義]	jiang3 yi4	teaching materials
彩色[彩色]	cai3 se4	color; multi-colored; CL:種|种[zhong3]
奔波[奔波]	ben1 bo1	to rush about; to be constantly on the move
到家[到家]	dao4 jia1	perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree
皮包[皮包]	pi2 bao1	handbag; briefcase
善恶[善惡]	shan4 e4	good and evil; good versus evil
因果[因果]	yin1 guo3	karma; cause and effect
尺[尺]	chi3	a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
枉[枉]	wang3	to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain
冥顽不灵[冥頑不靈]	ming2 wan2 bu4 ling2	stupid; stubborn; pigheaded
//Abula - S1/Ep39/25 words - 32 min
暗中[暗中]	an4 zhong1	in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
不到黄河心不死[不到黃河心不死]	bu4 dao4 Huang2 He2 xin1 bu4 si3	lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left
莫非[莫非]	mo4 fei1	can it be possible that; could it be
提调[提調]	ti2 diao4	to supervise (troops); to appoint (officers); to select and assign
阴魂[陰魂]	yin1 hun2	ghost; spirit
作证[作證]	zuo4 zheng4	to bear witness; to testify
合眼[合眼]	he2 yan3	to close one's eyes; to get to sleep
危急[危急]	wei1 ji2	critical; desperate (situation)
伸出[伸出]	shen1 chu1	to extend
背负[背負]	bei1 fu4	to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder
探亲[探親]	tan4 qin1	to go home to visit one's family
秉公[秉公]	bing3 gong1	justly; impartially
欠缺[欠缺]	qian4 que1	to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency
阴影[陰影]	yin1 ying3	(lit. and fig.) shadow
有权[有權]	you3 quan2	to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful
说漏嘴[說漏嘴]	shuo1 lou4 zui3	to blurt out; to let slip
岳母[岳母]	yue4 mu3	wife's mother, mother-in-law
懊悔[懊悔]	ao4 hui3	to feel remorse; to repent; to regret
坟墓[墳墓]	fen2 mu4	grave; tomb
凯旋[凱旋]	kai3 xuan2	to return in triumph; to return victorious
恶心[噁心]	e3 xin1	variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]
华人[華人]	Hua2 ren2	ethnic Chinese person or people
吃得开[吃得開]	chi1 de5 kai1	to be popular; to be getting on well; much in demand
多多[多多]	duo1 duo1	many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more
还乡[還鄉]	huan2 xiang1	to return home; fig. to retire from public life
//Abula - S1/Ep39/50 words - 42 min
模[模]	mo2	to imitate; model; norm; pattern
上门[上門]	shang4 men2	to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
吃喝嫖赌[吃喝嫖賭]	chi1 he1 piao2 du3	to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling; to lead a life of dissipation
项[項]	xiang4	back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
全能[全能]	quan2 neng2	omnipotent; all-round; strong in every area
冠军[冠軍]	guan4 jun1	champion; CL:個|个[ge4]
肾脏[腎臟]	shen4 zang4	kidney
张罗[張羅]	zhang1 luo5	to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc)
身后[身後]	shen1 hou4	posthumous; one's social background; behind the body
掷骰子[擲骰子]	zhi4 tou2 zi5	to throw the dice
惨白[慘白]	can3 bai2	deathly pale
劳碌[勞碌]	lao2 lu4	tiring
到头来[到頭來]	dao4 tou2 lai2	in the end; finally; as a result
贪生怕死[貪生怕死]	tan1 sheng1 pa4 si3	greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck
古[古]	gu3	ancient; old; paleo-
流芳[流芳]	liu2 fang1	to leave a good reputation
拗[拗]	ao4	to bend in two so as to break; to defy; to disobey; also pr. [ao3]
数目[數目]	shu4 mu4	amount; number
客套话[客套話]	ke4 tao4 hua4	conventional greeting; polite formula
点子[點子]	dian3 zi5	spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer
快活[快活]	kuai4 huo5	happy; cheerful
年长[年長]	nian2 zhang3	senior
内科[內科]	nei4 ke1	internal medicine; general medicine
肝癌[肝癌]	gan1 ai2	liver cancer
肝脏[肝臟]	gan1 zang4	liver
//Abula - S1/Ep39/66 words - 63 min
负荷[負荷]	fu4 he4	load; burden; charge
专家[專家]	zhuan1 jia1	expert; specialist; CL:個|个[ge4]
事后[事後]	shi4 hou4	after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect
自家[自家]	zi4 jia1	oneself; one's own family
学历[學歷]	xue2 li4	educational background; academic qualifications
喋喋不休[喋喋不休]	die2 die2 bu4 xiu1	to chatter or jabber on and on
公婆[公婆]	gong1 po2	husband's parents; parents-in-law
睡眠[睡眠]	shui4 mian2	sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode
转角[轉角]	zhuan3 jiao3	bend in a street; corner; to turn a corner
隐藏[隱藏]	yin3 cang2	to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)
冷血[冷血]	leng3 xue4	cold-blood; cold-blooded (animal)
谴责[譴責]	qian3 ze2	to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism
单方面[單方面]	dan1 fang1 mian4	unilateral
冷颤[冷顫]	leng3 zhan5	variant of 冷戰|冷战[leng3 zhan5]
肚子痛[肚子痛]	du4 zi5 tong4	stomachache; bellyache
追踪[追蹤]	zhui1 zong1	to follow a trail; to trace; to pursue
//Abula - S1/Ep40/25 words - 29 min
识[識]	shi2	to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]
鼓吹[鼓吹]	gu3 chui1	to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
承当[承當]	cheng2 dang1	to bear (responsibility); to take on; to assume
破镜重圆[破鏡重圓]	po4 jing4 chong2 yuan2	a shattered mirror put back together (idiom); (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew; for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite
鸣[鳴]	ming2	to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
炮[炮]	pao4	cannon; CL:座[zuo4]; firecracker
非常感谢[非常感謝]	fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4	extremely grateful; very thankful
拨冗[撥冗]	bo1 rong3	to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs
呕心沥血[嘔心瀝血]	ou3 xin1 li4 xue4	lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom); to work one's heart out; blood, sweat and tears
敬爱[敬愛]	jing4 ai4	respect and love
前妻[前妻]	qian2 qi1	ex-wife; late wife
千千万万[千千萬萬]	qian1 qian1 wan4 wan4	lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
疲倦[疲倦]	pi2 juan4	to tire; tired
折腾[折騰]	zhe1 teng5	to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)
投注[投注]	tou2 zhu4	to throw one's energies (into an activity); to invest one's emotions (in sth); to bet; betting
熄灯[熄燈]	xi1 deng1	turn out the lights; lights out
悔改[悔改]	hui3 gai3	to repent; repentance
有志者事竟成[有志者事竟成]	you3 zhi4 zhe3 shi4 jing4 cheng2	a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
迟钝[遲鈍]	chi2 dun4	slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)
胎动[胎動]	tai1 dong4	fetal movement
加倍[加倍]	jia1 bei4	to double; to redouble
风沙[風沙]	feng1 sha1	sand blown by wind; sandstorm
干爹[乾爹]	gan1 die1	adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
干妈[乾媽]	gan1 ma1	adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
庆祝[慶祝]	qing4 zhu4	to celebrate
//Abula - S1/Ep40/50 words - 46 min
宰[宰]	zai3	to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; imperial official in dynastic China
羊[羊]	yang2	sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
前世[前世]	qian2 shi4	previous generations; previous incarnation (Buddhism)
情人[情人]	qing2 ren2	lover; sweetheart
征人[征人]	zheng1 ren2	traveler (on a long journey); participant in an expedition; garrison soldier; new recruit
德行[德行]	de2 xing2	morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]
欧吉桑[歐吉桑]	ou1 ji2 sang1	older man; man of mature years (Japanese loanword)
心肠[心腸]	xin1 chang2	heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood
善良[善良]	shan4 liang2	good and honest; kindhearted
泅水[泅水]	qiu2 shui3	to swim
隘[隘]	ai4	pass; defile; narrow; confined; in distress
缩头乌龟[縮頭烏龜]	suo1 tou2 wu1 gui1	person who refuses to face reality or confront a problem; ostrich
鹊巢鸠占[鵲巢鳩占]	que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4	the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom); to reap where one has not sown
售票口[售票口]	shou4 piao4 kou3	ticket window
王法[王法]	wang2 fa3	the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion
逍遥法外[逍遙法外]	xiao1 yao2 fa3 wai4	unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large
盖章[蓋章]	gai4 zhang1	to affix a seal; to stamp (a document); to sign off on sth
关键[關鍵]	guan1 jian4	crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal
时刻[時刻]	shi2 ke4	time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
招惹[招惹]	zhao1 re3	to provoke; to tease
蜡烛[蠟燭]	la4 zhu2	candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
牛性[牛性]	niu2 xing4	mulishness; obstinacy
艰苦[艱苦]	jian1 ku3	difficult; hard; arduous
本意[本意]	ben3 yi4	original idea; real intention; etymon
寂寞[寂寞]	ji4 mo4	lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
//Abula - S1/Ep40/66 words - 64 min
井[井]	jing3	a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly
美妙[美妙]	mei3 miao4	beautiful; wonderful; splendid
雪花[雪花]	xue3 hua1	snowflake
月球[月球]	yue4 qiu2	the moon
总之[總之]	zong3 zhi1	in a word; in short; in brief
毛片[毛片]	mao2 pian4	pornographic film; unedited film (old); fur color
表演[表演]	biao3 yan3	play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3]
疑[疑]	yi2	to doubt; to suspect
用人[用人]	yong4 ren2	servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff
纪录[紀錄]	ji4 lu4	variant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")
肝硬化[肝硬化]	gan1 ying4 hua4	cirrhosis
前兆[前兆]	qian2 zhao4	omen; prior indication; first sign
末期[末期]	mo4 qi1	end (of a period); last part; final phase
注重[注重]	zhu4 zhong4	to pay attention to; to emphasize
瘾[癮]	yin3	addiction; craving
较劲[較勁]	jiao4 jin4	to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort
//Abula - S1/Ep41/25 words - 44 min
必经之路[必經之路]	bi4 jing1 zhi1 lu4	the road one must follow or take; the only way; same as 必由之路[bi4 you2 zhi1 lu4]
剪接[剪接]	jian3 jie1	film-editing; montage; to cut or edit film
韧[韌]	ren4	annealed; pliable but strong; tough; tenacious
浅滩[淺灘]	qian3 tan1	shallows; shoal; sandbar
不变[不變]	bu4 bian4	constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant
粗鲁[粗魯]	cu1 lu3	coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish
熄灭[熄滅]	xi1 mie4	to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished
茫茫[茫茫]	mang2 mang2	boundless; vast and obscure
度[度]	du4	to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences
熬[熬]	ao2	to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
心满意足[心滿意足]	xin1 man3 yi4 zu2	perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied
掉头[掉頭]	diao4 tou2	to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about
握[握]	wo4	to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful
传给[傳給]	chuan2 gei3	to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; to pass to (in football etc)
亲手[親手]	qin1 shou3	personally; with one's own hands
一再[一再]	yi1 zai4	repeatedly
疲劳[疲勞]	pi2 lao2	fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary
闭上[閉上]	bi4 shang5	to close; to shut up
儿时[兒時]	er2 shi2	childhood
苟[苟]	gou3	if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily
绽放[綻放]	zhan4 fang4	to blossom
守护[守護]	shou3 hu4	to guard; to protect
理智[理智]	li3 zhi4	reason; intellect; rationality; rational
蒙蔽[蒙蔽]	meng2 bi4	to deceive; to hoodwink
出口气[出口氣]	chu1 kou3 qi4	to take one's revenge; to score off sb
//Abula - S1/Ep41/30 words - 62 min
剥夺[剝奪]	bo1 duo2	to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
贪心[貪心]	tan1 xin1	greedy
至亲[至親]	zhi4 qin1	next of kin; closely related
连系[連繫]	lian2 xi4	to link; to connect
移动[移動]	yi2 dong4	to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable