//Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/25 words - 0 min 福[福] fu2 good fortune; happiness; luck 5 建立[建立] jian4 li4 to establish; to set up; to found 1 关键[關鍵] guan1 jian4 crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal 4 关爱[關愛] guan1 ai4 to show concern and care for 1 伙伴[伙伴] huo3 ban4 partner; companion; comrade 9 秘诀[秘訣] mi4 jue2 secret know-how; key (to longevity); secret (of happiness); recipe (for success) 3 必修[必修] bi4 xiu1 a required course 1 爱抚[愛撫] ai4 fu3 to caress; to fondle; to look after (tenderly); affectionate care 1 女生[女生] nu:3 sheng1 schoolgirl; female student; girl 12 高潮[高潮] gao1 chao2 high tide; high water; upsurge; climax; orgasm; chorus (part of a song) 9 创造[創造] chuang4 zao4 to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record) 2 连结[連結] lian2 jie2 variant of 聯結|联结[lian2 jie2] 2 燃起[燃起] ran2 qi3 to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) 1 激情[激情] ji1 qing2 passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion 1 女孩[女孩] nu:3 hai2 girl; lass 1 需[需] xu1 to require; to need; to want; necessity; need 1 快速[快速] kuai4 su4 fast; high-speed; rapid 1 公开[公開] gong1 kai1 public; to publish; to make public 2 老师[老師] lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 64 爱爱[愛愛] ai4 ai5 (coll.) to make love 26 内含[內含] nei4 han2 to contain; to include 24 来到[來到] lai2 dao4 to come; to arrive 2 台湾[台灣] Tai2 wan1 variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1] 13 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. 5 其中[其中] qi2 zhong1 among; in; included among these 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/50 words - 1 min 意愿[意願] yi4 yuan4 aspiration; wish (for); desire 2 改善[改善] gai3 shan4 to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 性生活[性生活] xing4 sheng1 huo2 sex life 3 无性[無性] wu2 xing4 sexless; asexual (reproduction) 1 楼下[樓下] lou2 xia4 downstairs 3 爽[爽] shuang3 bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate 10 情趣[情趣] qing2 qu4 inclinations and interests; delight; fun; interest; appeal 4 高级[高級] gao1 ji2 high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking 4 水性[水性] shui3 xing4 swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc); aqueous; water-based (paint etc) 1 润滑[潤滑] run4 hua2 smooth; oily; sleek; to lubricate 3 液[液] ye4 liquid; fluid; Taiwan pr. [yi4] 3 亨利[亨利] Heng1 li4 Henry (name); henry (unit of inductance) 10 波比[波比] bo1 bi3 burpee (loanword) 4 大声[大聲] da4 sheng1 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 3 受不了[受不了] shou4 bu4 liao3 unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand 2 老公[老公] lao3 gong1 (coll.) husband 18 耶[耶] ye5 final particle indicating enthusiasm etc 112 学生[學生] xue2 sheng5 student; schoolchild 6 论文[論文] lun4 wen2 paper; treatise; thesis; CL:篇[pian1]; to discuss a paper or thesis (old) 1 蓝牙[藍牙] Lan2 ya2 Bluetooth 1 连接[連接] lian2 jie1 to link; to join; to attach; connection; a link (on web page) 1 邱[邱] qiu1 mound 42 频道[頻道] pin2 dao4 frequency; (television) channel 17 宗旨[宗旨] zong1 zhi3 objective; aim; goal 1 带领[帶領] dai4 ling3 to guide; to lead 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/75 words - 5 min 打破[打破] da3 po4 to break; to smash 1 性爱[性愛] xing4 ai4 sex; lovemaking 14 合一[合一] he2 yi1 to unite 1 毒瘤[毒瘤] du2 liu2 malignant tumor 1 不再[不再] bu4 zai4 no more; no longer 3 订[訂] ding4 to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order 11 规则[規則] gui1 ze2 rule; regulation; rules and regulations 6 床友[床友] chuang2 you3 (slang) friend with benefits; casual sex partner 1 接吻[接吻] jie1 wen3 to kiss 2 打炮[打炮] da3 pao4 to open fire with artillery; to set off firecrackers; to make one's stage debut; (slang) to have sex; to masturbate 4 几次[幾次] ji3 ci4 several times 3 喔[喔] wo5 (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder 223 炮[炮] pao4 cannon; CL:座[zuo4]; firecracker 13 抱抱[抱抱] bao4 bao4 to hug; to embrace 2 爱上[愛上] ai4 shang4 to fall in love with; to be in love with 7 隐瞒[隱瞞] yin3 man2 to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth 1 状态[狀態] zhuang4 tai4 state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 绝不[絕不] jue2 bu4 in no way; not in the least; absolutely not 1 过夜[過夜] guo4 ye4 to spend the night; overnight 1 妊[妊] ren4 pregnant; pregnancy 1 膜[膜] mo2 membrane; film 1 衣[衣] yi1 clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145 1 锭[錠] ding4 (weaving) spindle; ingot; pressed cake of medicine etc; classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks 1 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] 11 朵[朵] duo3 flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc 9 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/100 words - 6 min 丽[麗] li4 beautiful 7 丝[絲] si1 silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; CL:條|条[tiao2]; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc 8 暧[曖] ai4 (of daylight) dim; obscure; clandestine; dubious 76 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] 28 克[克] ke4 to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares 28 大学[大學] da4 xue2 university; college; CL:所[suo3] 3 同学[同學] tong2 xue2 to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 4 新加坡[新加坡] Xin1 jia1 po1 Singapore 1 爹地[爹地] die1 di4 daddy (loanword) 12 公司[公司] gong1 si1 (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1] 6 临时[臨時] lin2 shi2 as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc 3 取消[取消] qu3 xiao1 to cancel; cancellation 2 啰[囉] luo5 (final exclamatory particle) 37 今年[今年] jin1 nian2 this year 3 过年[過年] guo4 nian2 to celebrate the Chinese New Year 8 洗衣机[洗衣機] xi3 yi1 ji1 washer; washing machine; CL:臺|台[tai2] 3 晒[晒] shai4 variant of 曬|晒[shai4] 1 吵醒[吵醒] chao3 xing3 to wake sb up with a noise 1 隔音[隔音] ge2 yin1 soundproofing 1 烂[爛] lan4 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 5 差别[差別] cha1 bie2 difference; distinction; disparity 7 上车[上車] shang4 che1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 6 载[載] zai4 to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously 8 女朋友[女朋友] nu:3 peng2 you5 girlfriend 7 骑[騎] qi2 to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses 6 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/125 words - 7 min 小气[小氣] xiao3 qi4 stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty 3 宪[憲] xian4 statute; constitution 7 传说[傳說] chuan2 shuo1 legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... 3 补充[補充] bu3 chong1 to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 不管怎样[不管怎樣] bu4 guan3 zen3 yang4 in any case; no matter what 3 维持[維持] wei2 chi2 to keep; to maintain; to preserve 6 优先[優先] you1 xian1 to have priority; to take precedence 2 废话[廢話] fei4 hua4 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) 4 治疗[治療] zhi4 liao2 to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy 4 店面[店面] dian4 mian4 shop front 2 网络[網絡] wang3 luo4 network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc) 1 看一看[看一看] kan4 yi1 kan4 to have a look 1 积极[積極] ji1 ji2 active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive 1 打消[打消] da3 xiao1 to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on 1 念头[念頭] nian4 tou5 thought; idea; intention 1 专业[專業] zhuan1 ye4 specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional 2 区[區] qu1 area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 出租[出租] chu1 zu1 to rent 1 台北[台北] Tai2 bei3 Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan 9 门槛[門檻] men2 kan3 doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) 1 最少[最少] zui4 shao3 at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal 1 百万[百萬] bai3 wan4 million; millions 1 台中[台中] Tai2 zhong1 Taizhong or Taichung city and county in central Taiwan 4 负担[負擔] fu4 dan1 burden; to bear a burden 1 肉[肉] rou4 meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/150 words - 9 min 场合[場合] chang3 he2 situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue 1 错过[錯過] cuo4 guo4 to miss (train, opportunity etc) 1 现实[現實] xian4 shi2 reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested 2 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) 26 西[西] xi1 west 10 蒙[蒙] meng2 to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat 2 生日[生日] sheng1 ri4 birthday; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 说不过去[說不過去] shuo1 bu5 guo4 qu4 cannot be justified; inexcusable 1 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 2 彰[彰] zhang1 clear; conspicuous; manifest 1 化[化] hua4 to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] 1 年夜饭[年夜飯] nian2 ye4 fan4 New Year's Eve family dinner 9 吃完[吃完] chi1 wan2 to finish eating 1 嗨[嗨] hai1 oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) 14 新年快乐[新年快樂] xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4 Happy New Year! 16 乱跑[亂跑] luan4 pao3 to run around all over the place 1 要不[要不] yao4 bu4 otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) 3 要点[要點] yao4 dian3 main point; essential 2 优[優] you1 excellent; superior 2 食[食] shi2 to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse 1 垫[墊] dian4 pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) 6 胃[胃] wei4 stomach; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 上班[上班] shang4 ban1 to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office 23 干吗[幹嗎] gan4 ma2 see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] 84 缴[繳] jiao3 to hand in; to hand over; to seize 3 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/175 words - 12 min 自动[自動] zi4 dong4 automatic; voluntarily 2 取款机[取款機] qu3 kuan3 ji1 ATM 1 拜托[拜託] bai4 tuo1 to request sb to do sth; please! 23 竿[竿] gan1 pole 1 洞[洞] dong4 cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 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 4 二十[二十] er4 shi2 twenty; 20 5 香蕉[香蕉] xiang1 jiao1 banana; CL:枝[zhi1],根[gen1],個|个[ge4],把[ba3] 1 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 9 喂[餵] wei4 to feed 1 乌[烏] wu1 crow; black 1 崎[崎] qi2 mountainous 1 芒果[芒果] mang2 guo3 mango (loanword) 4 牌[牌] pai2 mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 19 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 1 想来[想來] xiang3 lai2 it may be assumed that 1 年轻人[年輕人] nian2 qing1 ren2 young people; youngster 3 红包[紅包] hong2 bao1 money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe 2 加码[加碼] jia1 ma3 to ratchet up; to raise (expectations etc); to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc); to up the ante; (computing) to encode 2 样[樣] yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 1 老爸[老爸] lao3 ba4 father; dad 4 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 1 爸[爸] ba4 father; dad; pa; papa 73 结婚[結婚] jie2 hun1 to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4] 8 周年[週年] zhou1 nian2 anniversary; annual 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/200 words - 14 min 前一天[前一天] qian2 yi1 tian1 the day before (an event) 1 楼[樓] lou2 house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 3 当下[當下] dang1 xia4 immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment 3 生理[生理] sheng1 li3 physiology 2 需求[需求] xu1 qiu2 requirement; to require; (economics) demand 4 男生[男生] nan2 sheng1 schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) 8 打手枪[打手槍] da3 shou3 qiang1 to masturbate 2 煮[煮] zhu3 to cook; to boil 9 咧[咧] lie5 modal particle expressing exclamation 27 上工[上工] shang4 gong1 to go to work; to start work 1 晚点[晚點] wan3 dian3 (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner 6 贱[賤] jian4 inexpensive; lowly 4 客[客] ke4 customer; visitor; guest 1 完了[完了] wan2 le5 to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 1 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] 2 罢[罷] ba4 to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish 3 葳[葳] wei1 luxuriant 28 里[里] li3 li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels 1 抓包[抓包] zhua1 bao1 to catch sb in the act 1 哈哈[哈哈] ha1 ha1 (onom.) laughing out loud 1 宥[宥] you4 to forgive; to help; profound 15 森[森] sen1 forest 15 摊[攤] tan1 to spread out; vendor's stand 1 庆祝[慶祝] qing4 zhu4 to celebrate 3 难得[難得] nan2 de2 seldom; rare; hard to come by 6 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/225 words - 14 min 客人[客人] ke4 ren2 visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4] 6 敏[敏] min3 quick; nimble; agile; clever; smart 8 缇[緹] ti2 orange-red silk; orange-red colored 3 收工[收工] shou1 gong1 to stop work for the day (generally of laborers); to knock off 1 饱[飽] bao3 to eat till full; satisfied 1 嘟[嘟] du1 toot; honk; to pout 3 一早[一早] yi1 zao3 early in the morning; at dawn 2 讲到[講到] jiang3 dao4 to talk about sth 4 周[周] zhou1 to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially 11 大战[大戰] da4 zhan4 war; to wage war 1 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) 1 话说[話說] hua4 shuo1 It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount 2 魔[魔] mo2 devil; magic 1 恋母情结[戀母情結] lian4 mu3 qing2 jie2 Oedipus complex 1 郝[郝] Hao3 ancient place name; surname Hao 2 吉[吉] ji2 lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9) 4 传来[傳來] chuan2 lai2 (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive 3 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 4 信息[信息] xin4 xi1 information; news; message 16 秘密[秘密] mi4 mi4 secret; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 爱人[愛人] ai4 ren5 spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 价[價] jia4 price; value; (chemistry) valence 1 包养[包養] bao1 yang3 to provide for; to keep (a mistress) 3 条件[條件] tiao2 jian4 condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 哇靠[哇靠] wa1 kao4 (lit.) I cry!; Oh, bosh!; Shoot!; (Taiwanese 我哭, POJ pr. [goá khàu]) 5 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/250 words - 16 min 梦幻[夢幻] meng4 huan4 dream; illusion; reverie 1 一半[一半] yi1 ban4 half 3 赞[讚] zan4 variant of 贊|赞[zan4]; to praise 5 老娘[老娘] lao3 niang2 my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife 1 无价[無價] wu2 jia4 invaluable; priceless 1 斩首[斬首] zhan3 shou3 to behead 1 示众[示眾] shi4 zhong4 to publicly expose 1 好处[好處] hao3 chu5 benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 破坏[破壞] po4 huai4 destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy 2 家庭[家庭] jia1 ting2 family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4] 7 和谐[和諧] he2 xie2 harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor 2 本人[本人] ben3 ren2 the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal 2 单身[單身] dan1 shen1 unmarried; single 3 屁[屁] pi4 fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 5 几岁[幾歲] ji3 sui4 how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) 6 渣[渣] zha1 slag (in mining or smelting); dregs 1 手机[手機] shou3 ji1 cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1] 10 忍[忍] ren3 to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 1 冲动[衝動] chong1 dong4 to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge 3 江[江] jiang1 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 2 茜[茜] xi1 used in the transliteration of people's names 2 愣[愣] leng4 to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly 1 秒[秒] miao3 second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly 2 依然[依然] yi1 ran2 still; as before 1 脱[脫] tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/275 words - 20 min 遮挡[遮擋] zhe1 dang3 to shelter; to shelter from 1 即使[即使] ji2 shi3 even if; even though 1 毫无[毫無] hao2 wu2 not in the least; to completely lack 8 吸引力[吸引力] xi1 yin3 li4 attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness 3 诱惑[誘惑] you4 huo4 to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract 1 力[力] li4 power; force; strength; ability; strenuously 4 魅力[魅力] mei4 li4 charm; fascination; glamor; charisma 1 作用力[作用力] zuo4 yong4 li4 effort; active force; applied force 1 驱使[驅使] qu1 shi3 to urge; to prompt; to spur on; to order sb about 1 一线[一線] yi1 xian4 front line 4 望[望] wang4 full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards 4 喉咙[喉嚨] hou2 long2 throat; larynx 3 林[林] lin2 woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things) 14 教授[教授] jiao4 shou4 professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 17 毕业[畢業] bi4 ye4 graduation; to graduate; to finish school 6 楼梯间[樓梯間] lou2 ti1 jian1 staircase; flight of stairs 1 重温[重溫] chong2 wen1 to learn sth over again; to review; to brush up; to revive (memories, friendship etc) 1 地点[地點] di4 dian3 place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 学校[學校] xue2 xiao4 school; CL:所[suo3] 1 我去[我去] wo3 qu4 (slang) dang!; shoot! 4 自慰[自慰] zi4 wei4 to console oneself; to masturbate; onanism; masturbation 6 性欲[性慾] xing4 yu4 sexual desire; lust 3 感到[感到] gan3 dao4 to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect 7 羞耻[羞恥] xiu1 chi3 (a feeling of) shame 2 更加[更加] geng4 jia1 more (than sth else); even more 3 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/300 words - 21 min 了解[了解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 4 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 2 喜好[喜好] xi3 hao4 to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference 3 舒适[舒適] shu1 shi4 cozy; snug 2 节奏[節奏] jie2 zou4 rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat 4 读[讀] du2 to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 5 诚意[誠意] cheng2 yi4 sincerity; good faith 1 陌生[陌生] mo4 sheng1 strange; unfamiliar 2 琳[琳] lin2 gem 1 恩[恩] en1 favor; grace; kindness 4 专一[專一] zhuan1 yi1 single-minded; concentrated 3 恋情[戀情] lian4 qing2 romantic love 3 寻找[尋找] xun2 zhao3 to seek; to look for 5 长久[長久] chang2 jiu3 (for a) long time 6 伴侣[伴侶] ban4 lu:3 companion; mate; partner 7 专[專] zhuan1 for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized 3 稳定[穩定] wen3 ding4 steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify 4 娜[娜] nuo2 elegant; graceful 1 薇[薇] wei1 Osmunda regalis, a species of fern; Taiwan pr. [wei2] 4 轻松[輕鬆] qing1 song1 light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously 4 友[友] you3 friend 1 达[達] da2 to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent 1 恋人[戀人] lian4 ren2 lover; sweetheart 1 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° 7 配对[配對] pei4 dui4 to pair up; to match up; to form a pair (e.g. to marry); to mate; matched pair 5 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/325 words - 23 min 传送[傳送] chuan2 song4 to convey; to deliver 5 打招呼[打招呼] da3 zhao1 hu5 to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice 2 输入[輸入] shu1 ru4 to import; to input 1 爷[爺] ye2 grandpa; old gentleman 1 赖床[賴床] lai4 chuang2 to have a lie-in; to dawdle in bed 1 年代[年代] nian2 dai4 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 蛮[蠻] man2 barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless 7 契合[契合] qi4 he2 agreement; to agree; to get on with; congenial; agreeing with; to ally oneself with sb 1 变态[變態] bian4 tai4 to metamorphose (biology); abnormal; perverted; hentai; (slang) pervert 4 观念[觀念] guan1 nian4 notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions 1 上都[上都] Shang4 du1 Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) 1 起床[起床] qi3 chuang2 to get out of bed; to get up 3 妈咪[媽咪] ma1 mi5 mommy (loanword) 2 百货公司[百貨公司] bai3 huo4 gong1 si1 department store 1 打烊[打烊] da3 yang4 to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2] 1 休闲[休閒] xiu1 xian2 leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow 1 款[款] kuan3 section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product) 1 眉毛[眉毛] mei2 mao5 eyebrow; CL:根[gen1] 1 破相[破相] po4 xiang4 (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to disfigure; to make a fool of oneself 1 一家人[一家人] yi1 jia1 ren2 household; the whole family 4 大姐[大姐] da4 jie3 big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) 1 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) 4 凤梨酥[鳳梨酥] feng4 li2 su1 pineapple cake, traditional Taiwanese sweet pastry 1 世[世] shi4 life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble 17 桀[桀] jie2 (emperor of Xia dynasty); cruel 18 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/350 words - 25 min 花生[花生] hua1 sheng1 peanut; groundnut; CL:粒[li4] 1 乌鱼[烏魚] wu1 yu2 gray mullet (Mugil cephalus); snakehead fish (family Channidae) 2 状况[狀況] zhuang4 kuang4 condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 绿色[綠色] lu:4 se4 green 2 袋子[袋子] dai4 zi5 bag 2 橘子[橘子] ju2 zi5 tangerine; CL:個|个[ge4],瓣[ban4] 2 神经病[神經病] shen2 jing1 bing4 mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case 1 已婚[已婚] yi3 hun1 married 1 社会性[社會性] she4 hui4 xing4 social 1 死亡[死亡] si3 wang2 to die; death 2 蜜蜡[蜜蠟] mi4 la4 beeswax 1 剃[剃] ti4 to shave 1 拍[拍] pai1 to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) 11 少来[少來] shao3 lai2 refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it! 1 看戏[看戲] kan4 xi4 to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) 1 剪[剪] jian3 scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate 4 视频[視頻] shi4 pin2 video 12 除夕[除夕] Chu2 xi1 lunar New Year's Eve 3 不爽[不爽] bu4 shuang3 not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate 2 纪念日[紀念日] ji4 nian4 ri4 day of commemoration; memorial day 4 进行[進行] jin4 xing2 to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute 4 好过[好過] hao3 guo4 to have an easy time; (feel) well 1 赌[賭] du3 to bet; to gamble 5 男朋友[男朋友] nan2 peng2 you5 boyfriend 15 老妈[老媽] lao3 ma1 mother; mom 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/375 words - 28 min 角色[角色] jue2 se4 role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4] 2 扮演[扮演] ban4 yan3 to play the role of; to act 1 邪[邪] xie2 demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal 1 押[押] ya1 to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign 10 台面[檯面] tai2 mian4 tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake 2 赌注[賭注] du3 zhu4 stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake 1 桌面[桌面] zhuo1 mian4 desktop; tabletop 1 刺激[刺激] ci4 ji1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant 1 跟注[跟注] gen1 zhu4 to match a bet; to call (poker) 1 大过年[大過年] da4 guo4 nian2 Chinese New Year 1 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 1 恭喜发财[恭喜發財] gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting) 1 三条[三條] san1 tiao2 three of a kind (poker) 1 同花顺[同花順] tong2 hua1 shun4 straight flush (poker) 1 妈的[媽的] ma1 de5 see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] 6 娘[娘] niang2 mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 35 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) 5 年前[年前] nian2 qian2 before the end of the year; before the new year 2 订单[訂單] ding4 dan1 (purchase) order 1 报到[報到] bao4 dao4 to report for duty; to check in; to register 1 白痴[白痴] bai2 chi1 idiocy; idiot 11 上班族[上班族] shang4 ban1 zu2 office workers (as social group) 1 两样[兩樣] liang3 yang4 two kinds; difference 2 职业[職業] zhi2 ye4 occupation; profession; vocation; professional 2 玩家[玩家] wan2 jia1 player (of a game); enthusiast (audio, model planes etc) 5 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/400 words - 29 min 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) 1 线上[線上] xian4 shang4 online 3 没意思[沒意思] mei2 yi4 si5 boring; of no interest 1 现金[現金] xian4 jin1 cash 2 局[局] ju2 office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc 4 岳[岳] yue4 wife's parents and paternal uncles 2 奶罩[奶罩] nai3 zhao4 bra; brassière 2 鸡[雞] ji1 fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute 15 昌[昌] chang1 prosperous; flourishing 4 久等[久等] jiu3 deng3 to wait for a long time 2 几点[幾點] ji3 dian3 what time?; when? 7 阿昌[阿昌] A1 chang1 Achang also called Ngac'ang or Maingtha (ethnic group) 1 机车[機車] ji1 che1 locomotive; train engine car; scooter (Tw); (slang) (Tw) hard to get along with; a pain in the ass; damn!; crap! 2 牵[牽] qian1 to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in 1 凶[兇] xiong1 terrible; fearful 2 妥[妥] tuo3 suitable; adequate; ready; settled 1 瑞[瑞] rui4 lucky; auspicious; propitious; rayl (acoustical unit) 1 氏[氏] shi4 clan name; maiden name 1 症[症] zheng4 disease; illness 1 台大[臺大] Tai2 Da4 abbr. for 臺灣大學|台湾大学[Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2] 1 缺货[缺貨] que1 huo4 lack of supplies; unavailable goods 1 专程[專程] zhuan1 cheng2 specifically; specially (for that purpose) 1 日本[日本] Ri4 ben3 Japan 2 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 3 调[調] tiao2 to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite 3 欣赏[欣賞] xin1 shang3 to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/425 words - 32 min 有够[有夠] you3 gou4 very; extremely 6 逊[遜] xun4 to abdicate; modest; yielding; unpretentious; inferior to; (slang) to suck 1 罗汉[羅漢] luo2 han4 abbr. for 阿羅漢|阿罗汉[a1 luo2 han4] 1 喇叭[喇叭] la3 ba5 horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 鎖吶|锁呐[suo3 na4] 1 头发[頭髮] tou2 fa5 hair (on the head) 2 快要[快要] kuai4 yao4 almost; nearly; almost all 2 压力[壓力] ya1 li4 pressure 14 承担[承擔] cheng2 dan1 to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) 1 烦恼[煩惱] fan2 nao3 to be worried; to be distressed; worries 5 听懂[聽懂] ting1 dong3 to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken) 1 巴结[巴結] ba1 jie5 to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to 1 公公[公公] gong1 gong5 husband's father; grandpa; eunuch 2 认得[認得] ren4 de5 to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know 1 幸好[幸好] xing4 hao3 fortunately 2 家母[家母] jia1 mu3 (polite) my mother 1 婆婆[婆婆] po2 po5 husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma 1 院[院] yuan4 courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 个性[個性] ge4 xing4 individuality; personality 2 夫妻[夫妻] fu1 qi1 husband and wife; married couple 4 手表[手錶] shou3 biao3 wrist watch; CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 1 存钱[存錢] cun2 qian2 to deposit money; to save money 2 赚[賺] zhuan4 to earn; to make a profit 8 花钱[花錢] hua1 qian2 to spend money 1 敏感[敏感] min3 gan3 sensitive; susceptible 2 一度[一度] yi1 du4 for a time; at one time; one time; once 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/450 words - 34 min 农历[農曆] nong2 li4 the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar 1 新年[新年] xin1 nian2 New Year; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 即将[即將] ji2 jiang1 on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of 2 到来[到來] dao4 lai2 to arrive; arrival; advent 2 欢度[歡度] huan1 du4 to merrily spend (an occasion); to celebrate 1 年节[年節] nian2 jie2 the New Year festival 1 余[餘] yu2 extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me 1 命理[命理] ming4 li3 fate; predestination; divinatory art 1 专家[專家] zhuan1 jia1 expert; specialist; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 孟[孟] meng4 first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers 1 民众[民眾] min2 zhong4 populace; masses; the people 1 初三[初三] chu1 san1 third year in junior middle school 1 避免[避免] bi4 mian3 to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from 3 行房[行房] xing2 fang2 euphemism for sexual intercourse; to go to bed with sb 1 以免[以免] yi3 mian3 in order to avoid; so as not to 1 倒霉[倒霉] dao3 mei2 to have bad luck; to be out of luck 1 迎接[迎接] ying2 jie1 to meet; to welcome; to greet 1 喝茶[喝茶] he1 cha2 (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") 2 伯父[伯父] bo2 fu4 father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 尬[尬] ga4 embarrassing; awkwardly 1 爆[爆] bao4 to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil 3 帅哥[帥哥] shuai4 ge1 handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address) 6 时髦[時髦] shi2 mao2 in vogue; fashionable 1 自己人[自己人] zi4 ji3 ren2 those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us 1 姐[姐] jie3 older sister 17 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/475 words - 37 min 堵车[堵車] du3 che1 traffic jam; (of traffic) to get congested 2 厨房[廚房] chu2 fang2 kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 煮饭[煮飯] zhu3 fan4 to cook 1 帅[帥] shuai4 handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet! 11 少女[少女] shao4 nu:3 girl; young lady 1 出生[出生] chu1 sheng1 to be born 2 智慧[智慧] zhi4 hui4 wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence 1 齐[齊] qi2 neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out 9 棒球[棒球] bang4 qiu2 baseball; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 3 暑假[暑假] shu3 jia4 summer vacation; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 破处[破處] po4 chu3 to break the hymen; to lose virginity 2 交往[交往] jiao1 wang3 to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact 6 勃起[勃起] bo2 qi3 erection; to have an erection 2 学长[學長] xue2 zhang3 senior or older male schoolmate 5 博[博] bo2 extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble 8 屁事[屁事] pi4 shi4 (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business 2 身为[身為] shen1 wei2 in the capacity of; as 1 现任[現任] xian4 ren4 to occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent; (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) 1 果然[果然] guo3 ran2 really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed 2 彼此彼此[彼此彼此] bi3 ci3 bi3 ci3 no better (or worse) than each other; both in the same boat 1 神经[神經] shen2 jing1 nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob 2 出发[出發] chu1 fa1 to set off; to start (on a journey) 1 碗[碗] wan3 bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 6 空腹[空腹] kong1 fu4 an empty stomach 1 有效[有效] you3 xiao4 effective; in effect; valid 3 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/500 words - 40 min 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] 3 口味[口味] kou3 wei4 a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor 1 期待[期待] qi1 dai4 to look forward to; to await; expectation 5 纸[紙] zhi3 paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc 3 拿手菜[拿手菜] na2 shou3 cai4 specialty (dish) 1 对了[對了] dui4 le5 Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ... 1 什么的[什麼的] shen2 me5 de5 and so on; and what not 1 音乐[音樂] yin1 yue4 music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4] 3 管弦乐[管弦樂] guan3 xian2 yue4 orchestral music 1 专门[專門] zhuan1 men2 specialist; specialized; customized 2 吹喇叭[吹喇叭] chui1 la3 ba5 (lit.) blowing the trumpet; (fig.) to praise sb; (slang) to give a blowjob 1 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 3 旧金山[舊金山] Jiu4 jin1 shan1 San Francisco, California 1 搬家[搬家] ban1 jia1 to move house; removal 2 开动[開動] kai1 dong4 to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating) 1 干杯[乾杯] gan1 bei1 to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup 11 电铃[電鈴] dian4 ling2 electric bell 2 秀逗[秀逗] xiu4 dou4 to short-circuit; (fig.) to have a mental lapse; to get one's wires crossed; to be addled 2 打电话[打電話] da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call 8 电[電] dian4 electric; electricity; electrical 4 生意[生意] sheng1 yi4 life force; vitality 3 常常[常常] chang2 chang2 frequently; often 2 加班[加班] jia1 ban1 to work overtime 1 猪[豬] zhu1 hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] 1 啤酒[啤酒] pi2 jiu3 beer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] 3 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/525 words - 44 min 蛋糕[蛋糕] dan4 gao1 cake; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4] 1 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 5 盛[盛] sheng4 flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively 2 姐夫[姐夫] jie3 fu5 (coll.) older sister's husband 7 鱼[魚] yu2 fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3] 1 蛋白质[蛋白質] dan4 bai2 zhi4 protein 1 苦[苦] ku3 bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 1 良药苦口[良藥苦口] liang2 yao4 ku3 kou3 good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow 1 帖[帖] tie1 fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey 3 宠[寵] chong3 to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor 1 拖[拖] tuo1 to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on 3 高龄[高齡] gao1 ling2 elderly 1 产妇[產婦] chan3 fu4 woman recuperating after childbirth; woman in childbirth 1 计划[計劃] ji4 hua4 plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 2 男子[男子] nan2 zi3 a man; a male 2 气概[氣概] qi4 gai4 lofty quality; mettle; spirit 1 家世[家世] jia1 shi4 family background 1 乱来[亂來] luan4 lai2 to act recklessly; to mess around 2 印尼[印尼] Yin4 ni2 Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亞|印度尼西亚) 13 汤[湯] tang1 soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled 6 佛[佛] Fo2 Buddha; Buddhism 2 睾丸[睾丸] gao1 wan2 testicle 1 粒[粒] li4 grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) 1 噎[噎] ye1 to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate 1 咳[咳] ke2 cough 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/550 words - 47 min 救护车[救護車] jiu4 hu4 che1 ambulance; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 1 爸妈[爸媽] ba4 ma1 dad and mom 2 荒唐[荒唐] huang1 tang2 beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated 1 难忘[難忘] nan2 wang4 unforgettable 2 改天[改天] gai3 tian1 another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check 2 明知故问[明知故問] ming2 zhi1 gu4 wen4 to ask a question, already knowing the answer 1 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 1 阻止[阻止] zu3 zhi3 to prevent; to block 1 错误[錯誤] cuo4 wu4 error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong 1 哈[哈] ha1 (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1 shi4 qi2], husky (dog) 1 姆[姆] mu3 woman who looks after small children; (old) female tutor 1 立[立] li4 to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately 1 法[法] fa3 law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 1 派上用场[派上用場] pai4 shang4 yong4 chang3 to put to good use; to come in handy 1 倪[倪] ni2 (literary) small child; limit; bound; extremity; to differentiate; origin; cause 7 期间[期間] qi1 jian1 period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 修改[修改] xiu1 gai3 to amend; to alter; to modify 1 相亲[相親] xiang1 qin1 blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other 2 欲望[慾望] yu4 wang4 desire; longing; appetite; craving 4 压抑[壓抑] ya1 yi4 to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression 2 大部分[大部分] da4 bu4 fen5 in large part; the greater part; the majority 1 性感[性感] xing4 gan3 sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy 1 勇于[勇於] yong3 yu2 to dare to; to be brave enough to 1 通常[通常] tong1 chang2 regular; usual; normal; usually; normally 3 自信[自信] zi4 xin4 to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/575 words - 48 min 女性[女性] nu:3 xing4 woman; the female sex 4 满意[滿意] man3 yi4 satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction 2 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) 1 勉强[勉強] mian3 qiang3 to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough 3 妇产科[婦產科] fu4 chan3 ke1 department of gynecology and obstetrics; birth clinic 1 医生[醫生] yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 2 跳蛋[跳蛋] tiao4 dan4 love egg (sex toy) 3 这类[這類] zhe4 lei4 this kind (of) 1 产品[產品] chan3 pin3 goods; merchandise; product; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 感[感] gan3 to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ 2 天天[天天] tian1 tian1 every day 1 使用[使用] shi3 yong4 to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of 4 上瘾[上癮] shang4 yin3 to get into a habit; to become addicted 1 渐渐[漸漸] jian4 jian4 gradually 1 麻痹[麻痺] ma2 bi4 paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic 2 力气[力氣] li4 qi5 strength; CL:把[ba3] 2 同样[同樣] tong2 yang4 same; equal; equivalent 1 做爱[做愛] zuo4 ai4 to make love 11 恋爱[戀愛] lian4 ai4 (romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair 8 大胆[大膽] da4 dan3 brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless 6 按赞[按讚] an4 zan4 to give sb a thumbs-up (on social media) 7 订阅[訂閱] ding4 yue4 subscription; to subscribe to 7 分享[分享] fen1 xiang3 to share (let others have some of sth good) 16 收看[收看] shou1 kan4 to watch (a TV program) 7 追踪[追蹤] zhui1 zong1 to follow a trail; to trace; to pursue 7 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep1/583 words - 52 min 获得[獲得] huo4 de2 to obtain; to receive; to get 10 最新[最新] zui4 xin1 latest; newest 7 资讯[資訊] zi1 xun4 information 10 字幕[字幕] zi4 mu4 caption; subtitle 8 翻译[翻譯] fan1 yi4 to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 9 陈[陳] chen2 to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale 6 凯[凱] kai3 triumphant; victorious; chi (Greek letter Χχ) 20 欣[欣] xin1 happy 7 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/25 words - 5 min 秀[秀] xiu4 handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears 3 仔[仔] zi3 meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young 5 拼[拼] pin1 to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell 2 工厂[工廠] gong1 chang3 factory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4] 12 光光[光光] guang1 guang1 bright; shiny; smooth; naked; bald; penniless 1 彬[彬] bin1 ornamental; refined 2 脸书[臉書] Lian3 shu1 Facebook 3 筋骨[筋骨] jin1 gu3 muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage 1 软[軟] ruan3 soft; flexible 2 要约[要約] yao1 yue4 to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid 3 简易[簡易] jian3 yi4 simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity 1 查询[查詢] cha2 xun2 to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query 1 读者[讀者] du2 zhe3 reader; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 记录[記錄] ji4 lu4 to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 管理[管理] guan3 li3 to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 资料库[資料庫] zi1 liao4 ku4 database 1 借阅[借閱] jie4 yue4 to borrow books to read 1 清单[清單] qing1 dan1 list of items 1 书刊[書刊] shu1 kan1 books and publications 1 描述[描述] miao2 shu4 to describe; description 1 科学[科學] ke1 xue2 science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 2 制造者[製造者] zhi4 zao4 zhe3 maker 3 哈啰[哈囉] ha1 luo1 hello (loanword) 6 包包[包包] bao1 bao1 bag or purse etc; small bump or pimple; hillock 3 钩子[鉤子] gou1 zi5 hook 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/50 words - 6 min 介意[介意] jie4 yi4 to care about; to take offense; to mind 1 徒[徒] tu2 disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence 1 会长[會長] hui4 zhang3 president of a club, committee etc 1 诞生[誕生] dan4 sheng1 to be born 1 秘[秘] mi4 secret; secretary 1 硬[硬] ying4 hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 2 除[除] chu2 to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including 9 呼吸[呼吸] hu1 xi1 to breathe 9 悄悄话[悄悄話] qiao1 qiao5 hua4 whisperings; private words; confidences; sweet nothings 1 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 4 邀请[邀請] yao1 qing3 to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 神话[神話] shen2 hua4 legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology 1 对决[對決] dui4 jue2 confrontation; contest; showdown 1 漾[漾] yang4 to overflow; to ripple; used in place names; see 漾濞[Yang4 bi4] 2 奶[奶] nai3 breast; milk; to breastfeed 3 嫩[嫩] nen4 tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled 2 妹[妹] mei4 younger sister 6 挑战[挑戰] tiao3 zhan4 to challenge; challenge 2 连续[連續] lian2 xu4 continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive 2 生猛[生猛] sheng1 meng3 full of life; violent; brave; fresh (of seafood) 1 海鲜[海鮮] hai3 xian1 seafood 1 鸡鸡[雞雞] ji1 ji1 penis (childish) 2 开发[開發] kai1 fa1 to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop 2 穴[穴] xue2 cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4] 2 巴[巴] ba1 to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/75 words - 7 min 射[射] she4 to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) 6 坏掉[壞掉] huai4 diao4 spoilt; ruined 2 修理[修理] xiu1 li3 to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb 1 舔[舔] tian3 to lick; to lap 1 服务[服務] fu2 wu4 to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 2 意图[意圖] yi4 tu2 intent; intention; to intend 1 使[使] shi3 to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger 2 尻[尻] kao1 coccyx; tailbone at end of spine; rear joint of meat animal 2 引用[引用] yin3 yong4 to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint; (computing) reference 2 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 2 公审[公審] gong1 shen3 public trial (in a court of law) 1 检举[檢舉] jian3 ju3 to report (an offense to the authorities); to inform against sb 6 账号[賬號] zhang4 hao4 account; username 2 报警[報警] bao4 jing3 to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police 3 请假[請假] qing3 jia4 to request leave of absence 2 他妈的[他媽的] ta1 ma1 de5 (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking 2 告[告] gao4 to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue 2 删[刪] shan1 to delete 1 眼不见为净[眼不見為淨] yan3 bu4 jian4 wei2 jing4 what remains unseen is deemed to be clean; what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom) 1 私信[私信] si1 xin4 private correspondence; personal letter; (computing) personal message (PM); to message sb 1 价钱[價錢] jia4 qian5 price 1 修[修] xiu1 to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) 3 成人[成人] cheng2 ren2 adult 2 女优[女優] nu:3 you1 actress 2 公然[公然] gong1 ran2 openly; publicly; undisguised 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/100 words - 10 min 猥亵[猥褻] wei3 xie4 obscene; indecent; to molest 1 删掉[刪掉] shan1 diao4 to delete 2 主题[主題] zhu3 ti2 theme; subject 1 意见[意見] yi4 jian4 idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 1 领袖[領袖] ling3 xiu4 leader; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 机率[機率] ji1 lu:4 probability; odds (Tw) 1 发烧[發燒] fa1 shao1 to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever 2 睡醒[睡醒] shui4 xing3 to wake up 3 冰箱[冰箱] bing1 xiang1 icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 1 劲[勁] jin4 strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4] 1 小子[小子] xiao3 zi5 (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow 2 彩[彩] cai3 (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize 1 薄[薄] bo2 meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near 1 保险套[保險套] bao3 xian3 tao4 condom; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 尴尬[尷尬] gan1 ga4 awkward; embarrassed 2 生出[生出] sheng1 chu1 to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce 1 古板[古板] gu3 ban3 outmoded; old-fashioned; inflexible 1 餐厅[餐廳] can1 ting1 dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1] 4 出差[出差] chu1 chai1 to go on an official or business trip 1 亲自[親自] qin1 zi4 personally; in person; oneself 1 用户名[用戶名] yong4 hu4 ming2 username; user ID 1 密码[密碼] mi4 ma3 secret code; ciphertext; password; PIN 2 注册[註冊] zhu4 ce4 to register; to enroll 1 独家[獨家] du2 jia1 exclusive 1 司机[司機] si1 ji1 chauffeur; driver; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/125 words - 13 min 查看[查看] cha2 kan4 to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out 1 转发[轉發] zhuan3 fa1 to transmit; to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data); to pass on; to republish (an article from another publication) 1 发文[發文] fa1 wen2 to issue a document; document issued by an authority; outgoing messages; (Internet) to post an article online 1 母[母] mu3 mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female 5 画面[畫面] hua4 mian4 scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view 3 流出[流出] liu2 chu1 to flow out; to disgorge; to effuse 2 回复[回復] hui2 fu4 to reply; to recover; to return (to a previous condition); Re: in reply to (email) 2 网红[網紅] wang3 hong2 Internet celebrity 3 淫荡[淫蕩] yin2 dang4 loose in morals; lascivious; licentious; lewd 1 发送[發送] fa1 song4 to transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential) 1 岳[嶽] yue4 high mountain; highest peak of a mountain ridge 13 吃不下[吃不下] chi1 bu5 xia4 not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more 1 种马[種馬] zhong3 ma3 stallion; stud horse 1 王子[王子] wang2 zi3 prince; son of a king 1 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) 1 裸[裸] luo3 naked 1 体育系[體育系] ti3 yu4 xi4 Physical Education department 1 诊疗[診療] zhen3 liao2 diagnosis and treatment 1 姓名[姓名] xing4 ming2 surname and given name; full name 1 电话[電話] dian4 hua4 telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number 16 照片[照片] zhao4 pian4 photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2] 4 黄[黃] huang2 yellow; pornographic; to fall through 1 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 1 大牌[大牌] da4 pai2 strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important 1 没错[沒錯] mei2 cuo4 that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong 3 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/150 words - 16 min 毛毛[毛毛] Mao2 mao5 (pet name for a baby or small child) 1 罩杯[罩杯] zhao4 bei1 cup (bra size) 1 干[干] gan1 to concern; to interfere; shield; stem 1 流量[流量] liu2 liang4 flow rate; rate; throughput; site traffic (Internet) 2 性骚扰[性騷擾] xing4 sao1 rao3 sexual harassment 1 酸民[酸民] suan1 min2 (Tw) (Internet) troll 1 责怪[責怪] ze2 guai4 to blame; to rebuke 1 受害者[受害者] shou4 hai4 zhe3 casualty; victim; those injured and wounded 1 教育[教育] jiao4 yu4 to educate; to teach; education 3 律师[律師] lu:4 shi1 lawyer 4 聊天[聊天] liao2 tian1 to chat; to gossip 2 下班[下班] xia4 ban1 to finish work; to get off work 5 打混[打混] da3 hun4 to muddle things up; to goof off; to hang around 1 周公[周公] Zhou1 gong1 Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams" 2 好命[好命] hao3 ming4 lucky; blessed with good fortune 3 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 8 刷[刷] shua1 to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job 6 好心[好心] hao3 xin1 kindness; good intentions 1 批评[批評] pi1 ping2 to criticize; criticism; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 指教[指教] zhi3 jiao4 to give advice or comments 2 说服[說服] shuo1 fu2 to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] 1 感恩[感恩] gan3 en1 to be grateful 3 体谅[體諒] ti3 liang4 to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate 3 赞助[贊助] zan4 zhu4 to support; to assist; to sponsor 2 诊所[診所] zhen3 suo3 clinic 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/175 words - 20 min 戏[戲] xi4 trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 1 发誓[發誓] fa1 shi4 to vow; to pledge; to swear 1 关掉[關掉] guan1 diao4 to switch off; to shut off 1 掐[掐] qia1 to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight 6 脖子[脖子] bo2 zi5 neck; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 用力[用力] yong4 li4 to exert oneself physically 2 好强[好強] hao4 qiang2 eager to be first 1 忍心[忍心] ren3 xin1 to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task 1 三次[三次] san1 ci4 third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) 1 侧[側] ce4 the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side 1 透明[透明] tou4 ming2 transparent; open (non-secretive) 1 蕾丝[蕾絲] lei3 si1 lace (loanword) (textiles) 1 花边[花邊] hua1 bian1 lace; decorative border 1 低胸[低胸] di1 xiong1 low-cut (dress); plunging (neckline) 1 睡袍[睡袍] shui4 pao2 nightgown 1 内衣[內衣] nei4 yi1 undergarment; underwear; CL:件[jian4] 2 地表[地表] di4 biao3 the surface (of the earth) 1 强震[強震] qiang2 zhen4 powerful earthquake; abbr. for 強烈地震|强烈地震 1 引爆[引爆] yin3 bao4 to cause to burn; to ignite; to detonate; a fuse 1 智能[智能] zhi4 neng2 intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb etc) 1 应用[應用] ying4 yong4 to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app 1 程序[程序] cheng2 xu4 procedures; sequence; order; computer program 3 口红[口紅] kou3 hong2 lipstick 1 极[極] ji2 extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top 2 速[速] su4 fast; rapid; quick; velocity 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/200 words - 24 min 到货[到貨] dao4 huo4 (of packages or shipments) to arrive 2 限[限] xian4 limit; bound; to set a limit (on) 4 平日[平日] ping2 ri4 ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually 1 北[北] bei3 north; to be defeated (classical) 2 地区[地區] di4 qu1 local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 订购[訂購] ding4 gou4 to place an order; to subscribe 1 全身[全身] quan2 shen1 whole body; em (typography) 2 汗[汗] han4 perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection) 1 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 3 基本[基本] ji1 ben3 basic; fundamental; main; elementary 2 生存[生存] sheng1 cun2 to exist; to survive 1 天真[天真] tian1 zhen1 naive; innocent; artless 1 履历[履歷] lu:3 li4 background (academic and work); curriculum vitae; résumé 2 制作[製作] zhi4 zuo4 to make; to manufacture 1 资料[資料] zi1 liao4 material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] 1 大头照[大頭照] da4 tou2 zhao4 head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) 1 语言[語言] yu3 yan2 language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] 3 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 3 台语[台語] Tai2 yu3 Taiwanese; Hokklo 3 英语[英語] Ying1 yu3 English (language) 1 专长[專長] zhuan1 chang2 specialty; special knowledge or ability 1 绘图[繪圖] hui4 tu2 to draw; to draft; drawing; drafting 1 软件[軟件] ruan3 jian4 (computer) software 7 建[建] jian4 to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct 1 模[模] mo2 to imitate; model; norm; pattern 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/225 words - 26 min 文书[文書] wen2 shu1 document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat 2 挂挡[掛擋] gua4 dang3 to put into gear; to engage the gear; gear change 1 拍照[拍照] pai1 zhao4 to take a picture 2 数码相机[數碼相機] shu4 ma3 xiang4 ji1 digital camera 1 弹[彈] dan4 crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball 1 弹[彈] tan2 to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials) 1 基础[基礎] ji1 chu3 base; foundation; basis; underlying; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 吉他[吉他] ji2 ta1 guitar (loanword); CL:把[ba3] 1 品味[品味] pin3 wei4 to sample; to taste; to appreciate; one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste 2 英文[英文] Ying1 wen2 English (language) 1 目前[目前] mu4 qian2 at the present time; currently 3 显示[顯示] xian3 shi4 to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate 2 以下[以下] yi3 xia4 that level or lower; that amount or less; the following 2 字词[字詞] zi4 ci2 letters or words; words or phrase 1 期望[期望] qi1 wang4 to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope 3 薪资[薪資] xin1 zi1 salary 1 至[至] zhi4 to arrive; most; to; until 2 十万[十萬] shi2 wan4 hundred thousand 2 三十[三十] san1 shi2 thirty; 30 1 暂[暫] zan4 temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4] 1 匹配[匹配] pi3 pei4 to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible 1 保养[保養] bao3 yang3 to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance 2 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) 2 周末[週末] zhou1 mo4 weekend 6 甜点[甜點] tian2 dian3 dessert 1 莉[莉] li4 jasmine 18 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/250 words - 28 min 莎[莎] sha1 katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration 4 午餐[午餐] wu3 can1 lunch; luncheon; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 1 展[展] zhan3 to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition 1 作家[作家] zuo4 jia1 author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 周六[週六] Zhou1 liu4 Saturday 3 周日[週日] Zhou1 ri4 Sunday; diurnal 1 球友[球友] qiu2 you3 (ball game) enthusiast (player); golf buddy (or tennis buddy etc) 1 比赛[比賽] bi3 sai4 competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete 3 叶[葉] ye4 leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats 2 芝[芝] zhi1 Zoysia pungens 10 女士[女士] nu:3 shi4 lady; madam; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]; Miss; Ms 2 老婆[老婆] lao3 po2 (coll.) wife 4 师兄[師兄] shi1 xiong1 senior male fellow student or apprentice; son (older than oneself) of one's teacher 2 响[響] xiang3 echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises 3 捐款[捐款] juan1 kuan3 to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money) 1 收据[收據] shou1 ju4 receipt; CL:張|张[zhang1] 2 师[師] shi1 teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops 8 转交[轉交] zhuan3 jiao1 to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else 1 不送[不送] bu4 song4 don't bother to see me out 1 捐[捐] juan1 to contribute; to donate; contribution; tax; to abandon 3 功德[功德] gong1 de2 achievements and virtue 1 业障[業障] ye4 zhang4 karmic hindrance (buddhism); karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment; (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn; (fig.) money 1 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] 1 讨论[討論] tao3 lun4 to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 赚钱[賺錢] zhuan4 qian2 to earn money; moneymaking 3 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/275 words - 30 min 顾[顧] gu4 to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to 3 本事[本事] ben3 shi5 ability; skill 2 贡献[貢獻] gong4 xian4 to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 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] 2 公园[公園] gong1 yuan2 park (for public recreation); CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] 1 干脆[乾脆] gan1 cui4 straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 1 离婚[離婚] li2 hun1 to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse) 8 威胁[威脅] wei1 xie2 to threaten; to menace 1 免得[免得] mian3 de5 so as not to; so as to avoid 2 一遍[一遍] yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through); once through 2 遍[遍] bian4 everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time 3 机票[機票] ji1 piao4 air ticket; passenger ticket; CL:張|张[zhang1] 2 好说[好說] hao3 shuo1 easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me 1 电动[電動] dian4 dong4 electric-powered; (Tw) video game 1 照护[照護] zhao4 hu4 care; treatment (e.g. nursing care); to look after 1 违反[違反] wei2 fan3 to violate (a law) 1 天性[天性] tian1 xing4 nature; innate tendency 2 妹妹[妹妹] mei4 mei5 younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 无条件[無條件] wu2 tiao2 jian4 unconditional 1 退位[退位] tui4 wei4 to abdicate 1 地位[地位] di4 wei4 position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 平等[平等] ping2 deng3 equal; equality 1 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 1 旁观者清[旁觀者清] pang2 guan1 zhe3 qing1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game. 1 智商[智商] zhi4 shang1 IQ (intelligence quotient) 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/300 words - 33 min 初恋[初戀] chu1 lian4 first love 2 情结[情結] qing2 jie2 complex (psychology) 2 休假[休假] xiu1 jia4 to take a vacation; to go on holiday 1 晚安[晚安] wan3 an1 Good night!; Good evening! 7 空气[空氣] kong1 qi4 air; atmosphere 3 净化[淨化] jing4 hua4 to purify 3 器[器] qi4 device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2] 2 滤网[濾網] lu:4 wang3 filter; a sieve 1 发布[發布] fa1 bu4 to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute 4 跟随[跟隨] gen1 sui2 to follow 4 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 5 前后[前後] qian2 hou4 around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear 1 写完[寫完] xie3 wan2 to finish writing 1 协调[協調] xie2 tiao2 to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted 2 礼貌[禮貌] li3 mao4 courtesy; manners 1 成年人[成年人] cheng2 nian2 ren2 adult person 1 大不了[大不了] da4 bu4 liao3 at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming 1 找回[找回] zhao3 hui2 to retrieve 1 彼此[彼此] bi3 ci3 each other; one another 6 无能[無能] wu2 neng2 incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless 3 性冷感[性冷感] xing4 leng3 gan3 frigidity (lack of libido) 1 心理[心理] xin1 li3 mental; psychological 2 副作用[副作用] fu4 zuo4 yong4 side effect 1 恩爱[恩愛] en1 ai4 loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love 3 敞开[敞開] chang3 kai1 to open wide; unrestrictedly 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/325 words - 37 min 谭[譚] tan2 variant of 談|谈[tan2] 7 崔[崔] cui1 high mountain; precipitous 7 团体[團體] tuan2 ti3 group; organization; team; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 神奇[神奇] shen2 qi2 magical; mystical; miraculous 1 学会[學會] xue2 hui4 to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association 2 增进[增進] zeng1 jin4 to promote; to enhance; to further; to advance (a cause etc) 1 亲密[親密] qin1 mi4 intimate; close 1 吸引[吸引] xi1 yin3 to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 下台[下臺] xia4 tai2 to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook 1 南[南] nan2 south 1 下周[下週] xia4 zhou1 next week 1 打球[打球] da3 qiu2 to play ball; to play with a ball 4 心力[心力] xin1 li4 mental and physical efforts 1 课[課] ke4 subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination 5 欧美[歐美] Ou1 Mei3 Europe and America; the West 1 写信[寫信] xie3 xin4 to write a letter 1 生殖器官[生殖器官] sheng1 zhi2 qi4 guan1 reproductive organ 1 牙刷[牙刷] ya2 shua1 toothbrush; CL:把[ba3] 1 冷淡[冷淡] leng3 dan4 cold; indifferent 1 颤抖[顫抖] chan4 dou3 to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble 1 卖力[賣力] mai4 li4 to work hard; to do one's very best; to throw oneself into the task at hand 1 糟糕[糟糕] zao1 gao1 too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad 2 补[補] bu3 to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement 2 宝宝[寶寶] bao3 bao3 darling; baby 1 客厅[客廳] ke4 ting1 drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/350 words - 39 min 镜子[鏡子] jing4 zi5 mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4] 5 胎[胎] tai1 fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎 1 赶走[趕走] gan3 zou3 to drive out; to turn back 1 耗损[耗損] hao4 sun3 to waste 1 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) 1 浴室[浴室] yu4 shi4 bathroom (room used for bathing); CL:間|间[jian1] 2 师姐[師姐] shi1 jie3 senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher 1 床位[床位] chuang2 wei4 bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc); berth; bunk 1 风水[風水] feng1 shui3 feng shui; geomancy 1 避孕药[避孕藥] bi4 yun4 yao4 oral contraceptive 2 有用[有用] you3 yong4 useful 2 刻意[刻意] ke4 yi4 meticulous; painstaking; deliberate 1 经济[經濟] jing1 ji4 economy; economic 1 全球[全球] quan2 qiu2 entire; total; global; the (whole) world; worldwide 1 暖化[暖化] nuan3 hua4 warming 1 空气污染[空氣污染] kong1 qi4 wu1 ran3 air pollution 1 环境[環境] huan2 jing4 environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient 2 有毒[有毒] you3 du2 poisonous 1 生命[生命] sheng1 ming4 life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 2 受苦[受苦] shou4 ku3 to suffer hardship 1 借口[借口] jie4 kou3 to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext 1 早晚[早晚] zao3 wan3 morning and evening; sooner or later 1 抛弃[拋棄] pao1 qi4 to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb) 2 试试看[試試看] shi4 shi4 kan4 to give it a try 2 想想看[想想看] xiang3 xiang3 kan4 to think about it 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/375 words - 43 min 情绪[情緒] qing2 xu4 mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3] 3 勒索[勒索] le4 suo3 to blackmail; to extort 2 姐姐[姐姐] jie3 jie5 older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 奢望[奢望] she1 wang4 an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations 1 心机[心機] xin1 ji1 thinking; scheme 2 多重[多重] duo1 chong2 multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) 2 乱说[亂說] luan4 shuo1 to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks 1 吃掉[吃掉] chi1 diao4 to eat up; to consume 1 好棒[好棒] hao3 bang4 excellent (interjection) 2 小弟弟[小弟弟] xiao3 di4 di5 little brother; little boy; (coll.) penis 1 TA[TA] ta1 he or she 2 世面[世面] shi4 mian4 aspects of society; the world 3 大棒[大棒] da4 bang4 big stick (policy etc) 1 强迫[強迫] qiang3 po4 to compel; to force 1 借给[借給] jie4 gei3 to lend to sb 1 听话[聽話] ting1 hua4 to do what one is told; obedient 6 觉[覺] jiao4 a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2] 1 觉[覺] jue2 to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware 1 篇[篇] pian1 sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article 1 礼拜[禮拜] li3 bai4 week; religious service; worship; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 圣[聖] sheng4 holy; sacred; saint; sage 1 喝醉[喝醉] he1 zui4 to get drunk 7 七十[七十] qi1 shi2 seventy; 70 1 鲨鱼[鯊魚] sha1 yu2 shark 1 肥[肥] fei2 fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure 1 羊[羊] yang2 sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/400 words - 47 min 经理[經理] jing1 li3 manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 办公室[辦公室] ban4 gong1 shi4 office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1] 3 喝酒[喝酒] he1 jiu3 to drink (alcohol) 10 发牌[發牌] fa1 pai2 to deal (cards) 3 没大没小[沒大沒小] mei2 da4 mei2 xiao3 impolite; cheeky; impudent 1 要钱[要錢] yao4 qian2 to charge; to demand payment 1 签[簽] qian1 to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 3 九十[九十] jiu3 shi2 ninety 4 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 1 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] 2 十分[十分] shi2 fen1 very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts 1 利[利] li4 sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit 1 走后门[走後門] zou3 hou4 men2 lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections 3 联络[聯絡] lian2 luo4 to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection 11 湿[濕] shi1 moist; wet 6 异[異] yi4 different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate 1 色情片[色情片] se4 qing2 pian4 pornographic film 3 教材[教材] jiao4 cai2 teaching material; CL:本[ben3] 3 除非[除非] chu2 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless 2 满足[滿足] man3 zu2 to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content 4 演员[演員] yan3 yuan2 actor or actress; performer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 桥段[橋段] qiao2 duan4 scene (in a movie etc); bridging element (in a performance) 1 按照[按照] an4 zhao4 according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 1 幻想[幻想] huan4 xiang3 delusion; fantasy 1 设计[設計] she4 ji4 plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep2/424 words - 48 min 狂[狂] kuang2 mad; wild; violent 1 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 2 猛[猛] meng3 ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome 1 压[壓] ya1 to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure 2 经验[經驗] jing1 yan4 experience; to experience 4 确实[確實] que4 shi2 indeed; really; reliable; real; true 3 绝大多数[絕大多數] jue2 da4 duo1 shu4 absolute majority; overwhelming majority 1 几年[幾年] ji3 nian2 a few years; several years; how many years 2 前戏[前戲] qian2 xi4 foreplay 1 温柔[溫柔] wen1 rou2 gentle and soft; tender 1 长得[長得] zhang3 de5 to look (pretty, the same etc) 2 身材[身材] shen1 cai2 stature; build (height and weight); figure 1 体贴[體貼] ti3 tie1 considerate (of other people's needs) 2 内容[內容] nei4 rong2 content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 1 暴力[暴力] bao4 li4 violence; force; violent 2 或是[或是] huo4 shi4 or; either one or the other 6 强奸[強姦] qiang2 jian1 to rape 2 戏码[戲碼] xi4 ma3 item (on a program) 1 精准[精準] jing1 zhun3 accurate; exact; precise; precision 1 性高潮[性高潮] xing4 gao1 chao2 orgasm; climax 2 建议[建議] jian4 yi4 to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3] 2 多多[多多] duo1 duo1 many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more 3 探索[探索] tan4 suo3 to explore; to probe 3 害羞[害羞] hai4 xiu1 shy; embarrassed; bashful 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/25 words - 4 min 遭受[遭受] zao1 shou4 to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) 1 骚扰[騷擾] sao1 rao3 to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass 1 或[或] huo4 maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or 1 恐吓[恐嚇] kong3 he4 to threaten; to menace 2 封锁[封鎖] feng1 suo3 to blockade; to seal off 3 征[徵] zheng1 to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence 1 自备[自備] zi4 bei4 to provide one's own...; own; self-provided; self-contained 1 洽[洽] qia4 accord; to make contact; to agree; to consult with; extensive 1 正职[正職] zheng4 zhi2 main job; day job; steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual); chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy) 1 员工[員工] yuan2 gong1 staff; personnel; employee 4 计时[計時] ji4 shi2 to measure time; to time; to reckon by time 1 欢迎光临[歡迎光臨] huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2 welcome 4 新人[新人] xin1 ren2 newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom 1 弟弟[弟弟] di4 di5 younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 2 值[值] zhi2 value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty 1 夜班[夜班] ye4 ban1 night shift 4 会员[會員] hui4 yuan2 member 1 悠游卡[悠遊卡] You1 you2 Ka3 EasyCard, smartcard used for payment on public transport and at other businesses such as convenience stores in Taipei and surrounding areas 2 发票[發票] fa1 piao4 invoice; receipt or bill for purchase 2 存[存] cun2 to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive 1 中奖[中獎] zhong4 jiang3 to win a prize; a successful gamble 2 女神[女神] nu:3 shen2 goddess; nymph 2 点货[點貨] dian3 huo4 to do an inventory count 1 烟[煙] yan1 cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke 5 避孕套[避孕套] bi4 yun4 tao4 condom; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 3 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/50 words - 6 min 常客[常客] chang2 ke4 frequent visitor; fig. sth that crops up frequently 1 包裹[包裹] bao1 guo3 to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 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) 2 买家[買家] mai3 jia1 buyer; client 1 朝[朝] chao2 imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards 1 朝[朝] zhao1 morning 1 店长[店長] dian4 zhang3 store manager 3 钥匙[鑰匙] yao4 shi5 key; CL:把[ba3] 3 柜台[櫃檯] gui4 tai2 sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter) 1 缺[缺] que1 deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of 3 班[班] ban1 team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups 1 白天[白天] bai2 tian1 daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 男女[男女] nan2 nu:3 male-female; male and female 2 情欲[情慾] qing2 yu4 lust; desire; sensual 1 专栏[專欄] zhuan1 lan2 special column 1 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 3 式[式] shi4 type; form; pattern; style 3 调情[調情] tiao2 qing2 to flirt 1 精神[精神] jing1 shen2 spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 存在[存在] cun2 zai4 to exist; to be; existence 3 深夜[深夜] shen1 ye4 very late at night 10 大卫[大衛] Da4 wei4 David (name); Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter 1 艾迪[艾迪] Ai4 di2 Eddie (name) 1 欧[歐] ou1 (used for transliteration); old variant of 謳|讴[ou1] 2 美剧[美劇] Mei3 ju4 American TV series; abbr. for 美國電視劇|美国电视剧 2 集[集] ji2 to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode 6 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/75 words - 9 min 尼克[尼克] Ni2 ke4 Nick (name) 5 雅[雅] ya3 elegant 1 斯[斯] si1 (phonetic); this 1 莱[萊] lai2 name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album 1 夫[夫] fu1 husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old) 1 电玩[電玩] dian4 wan2 video game 1 人物[人物] ren2 wu4 person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 户外[戶外] hu4 wai4 outdoor 1 贤[賢] xian2 worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation 5 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 2 修图[修圖] xiu1 tu2 to retouch images; image retouching 2 嫌疑[嫌疑] xian2 yi2 suspicion; to have suspicions 1 验证[驗證] yan4 zheng4 to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory); to authenticate 2 来电[來電] lai2 dian4 incoming telegram or telephone call; your telegram, telephone call, or message; to send a telegram or make a telephone call here (i.e. to the speaker); to have instant attraction to sb; to have chemistry with sb; to come back (of electricity, after an outage) 1 台币[台幣] Tai2 bi4 New Taiwan dollar 1 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 1 信用[信用] xin4 yong4 to trust; credit (commerce); trustworthiness; creditworthiness 1 抵押[抵押] di3 ya1 to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral 1 身份[身份] shen1 fen4 identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank 1 证件[證件] zheng4 jian4 certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID 1 并立[並立] bing4 li4 to exist side by side; to exist simultaneously 1 此[此] ci3 this; these 1 借据[借據] jie4 ju4 receipt for a loan 1 中邪[中邪] zhong4 xie2 to be possessed; to be bewitched 1 五十[五十] wu3 shi2 fifty 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/100 words - 13 min 内裤[內褲] nei4 ku4 underpants; panties; briefs 1 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 1 仔细[仔細] zi3 xi4 careful; attentive; cautious 4 破洞[破洞] po4 dong4 a hole 1 洗澡[洗澡] xi3 zao3 to bathe; to take a shower 5 高尔夫[高爾夫] gao1 er3 fu1 golf (loanword) 1 联盟[聯盟] lian2 meng2 alliance; union; coalition 1 刁钻[刁鑽] diao1 zuan1 crafty; tricky 1 林口[林口] Lin2 kou3 Linkou county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang; Linkou township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 1 校[校] jiao4 to proofread; to check; to compare 1 校[校] xiao4 school; military officer; CL:所[suo3] 1 务[務] wu4 affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means 1 会议[會議] hui4 yi4 meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4] 1 改期[改期] gai3 qi1 to reschedule; to rearrange (e.g. a meeting); to postpone 1 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 1 伟[偉] wei3 big; large; great 3 离谱[離譜] li2 pu3 excessive; beyond reasonable limits; irregular 1 正式[正式] zheng4 shi4 formal; official 1 警告[警告] jing3 gao4 to warn; to admonish 2 屁股[屁股] pi4 gu5 buttocks; bottom; butt; back part 15 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 4 迈[邁] mai4 to take a step; to stride 1 董[董] dong3 to supervise; to direct; director 2 雨伞[雨傘] yu3 san3 umbrella; CL:把[ba3] 2 乔[喬] qiao2 tall 1 称呼[稱呼] cheng1 hu5 to call; to address as; appellation 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/125 words - 17 min 威士忌[威士忌] wei1 shi4 ji4 whiskey (loanword) 1 酒精[酒精] jiu3 jing1 alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol 1 过敏[過敏] guo4 min3 oversensitive; allergic; allergy 1 享受[享受] xiang3 shou4 to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 桌[桌] zhuo1 table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc 2 槟榔[檳榔] bing1 lang5 betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut 2 公寓[公寓] gong1 yu4 apartment building; block of flats; CL:套[tao4] 2 改成[改成] gai3 cheng2 to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium) 1 网友[網友] wang3 you3 online friend; Internet user 1 双方[雙方] shuang1 fang1 bilateral; both sides; both parties involved 3 保障[保障] bao3 zhang4 to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard 1 实[實] shi2 real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely 2 广告[廣告] guang3 gao4 to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; CL:項|项[xiang4] 2 长辈[長輩] zhang3 bei4 one's elders; older generation 1 咖啡[咖啡] ka1 fei1 coffee (loanword); CL:杯[bei1] 1 果汁[果汁] guo3 zhi1 fruit juice 1 中正[中正] zhong1 zheng4 fair and honest 1 医[醫] yi1 medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat 1 检验[檢驗] jian3 yan4 to inspect; to examine; to test 2 性病[性病] xing4 bing4 sexually transmitted disease; venereal disease 1 阴性[陰性] yin1 xing4 negative; feminine 1 贴心[貼心] tie1 xin1 intimate; close; considerate 1 简介[簡介] jian3 jie4 summary; brief introduction 1 介[介] jie4 to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor 1 交朋友[交朋友] jiao1 peng2 you5 to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/150 words - 21 min 先进[先進] xian1 jin4 advanced (technology); to advance 2 传给[傳給] chuan2 gei3 to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; to pass to (in football etc) 4 冰品[冰品] bing1 pin3 frozen food 1 折[折] zhe2 to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book 1 凶巴巴[凶巴巴] xiong1 ba1 ba1 harsh; savage; fierce 1 坏话[壞話] huai4 hua4 unpleasant talk; malicious words 1 识相[識相] shi2 xiang4 sensitive; tactful 1 见色忘友[見色忘友] jian4 se4 wang4 you3 to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love 1 家伙[傢伙] jia1 huo5 variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5] 1 假扮[假扮] jia3 ban4 to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else 2 分手[分手] fen1 shou3 to part company; to split up; to break up 8 防[防] fang2 to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent 1 狼[狼] lang2 wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] 2 喷雾[噴霧] pen1 wu4 mist spray; atomizing 1 以防[以防] yi3 fang2 (so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case 1 不时之需[不時之需] bu4 shi2 zhi1 xu1 a possible period of want or need 1 即[即] ji2 namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near 1 伯伯[伯伯] bo2 bo5 father's elder brother; uncle 1 丢掉[丟掉] diu1 diao4 to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away 2 畜生[畜生] chu4 sheng5 domestic animal; brute; bastard 1 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 换钱[換錢] huan4 qian2 to change money; to sell 1 兑现[兌現] dui4 xian4 (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment 1 手气[手氣] shou3 qi4 luck (in gambling) 1 八十[八十] ba1 shi2 eighty; 80 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/175 words - 25 min 葱[蔥] cong1 scallion; green onion 1 饼[餅] bing3 round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1] 5 萝卜糕[蘿蔔糕] luo2 bo5 gao1 fried radish cake (a type of dim sum, commonly called "turnip cake") 1 老子[老子] lao3 zi5 father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) 4 请客[請客] qing3 ke4 to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner 2 孝[孝] xiao4 filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel 2 放屁[放屁] fang4 pi4 to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish! 1 瘦子[瘦子] shou4 zi5 thin person 1 吼[吼] hou3 to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage 1 胖[胖] pang4 fat; plump 3 饭团[飯糰] fan4 tuan2 rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings); onigiri (Japanese-style rice ball) 5 蛋[蛋] dan4 egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing 4 汉[漢] han4 man 1 士[士] shi4 member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker 1 胡说[胡說] hu2 shuo1 to talk nonsense; drivel 1 玉米[玉米] yu4 mi3 corn; maize; CL:粒[li4] 2 豆浆[豆漿] dou4 jiang1 soy milk 1 德[德] de2 virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 5 罗[羅] luo2 gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift 2 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 1 空间[空間] kong1 jian1 space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space 1 上课[上課] shang4 ke4 to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class 1 猫[貓] mao1 cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem 4 刮[刮] gua1 to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort 3 子宫颈癌[子宮頸癌] zi3 gong1 jing3 ai2 cervical cancer 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/200 words - 28 min 高峰期[高峰期] gao1 feng1 qi1 peak period; rush hour 1 另一半[另一半] ling4 yi1 ban4 other half; fig. spouse; one's better half 1 一天到晚[一天到晚] yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3 all day long; the whole day 2 下体[下體] xia4 ti3 lower body; euphemism for genitals; root and stem of plants 1 谁知[誰知] shei2 zhi1 lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably 2 脏[髒] zang1 dirty; filthy 2 换成[換成] huan4 cheng2 to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into 1 会要[會要] hui4 yao4 dynastic records of imperial China 1 凉[涼] liang2 cool; cold 1 忍耐[忍耐] ren3 nai4 to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance 2 静心[靜心] jing4 xin1 meditation 1 闭上[閉上] bi4 shang5 to close; to shut up 2 双眼[雙眼] shuang1 yan3 the two eyes 4 专注[專注] zhuan1 zhu4 concentrated; single-mindedly devoted to 2 允许[允許] yun3 xu3 to permit; to allow 2 靠近[靠近] kao4 jin4 near; to approach 6 抗拒[抗拒] kang4 ju4 to resist; to defy; to oppose 2 睁开[睜開] zheng1 kai1 to open (one's eyes) 2 跨[跨] kua4 to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span 2 鼻子[鼻子] bi2 zi5 nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 1 吸气[吸氣] xi1 qi4 to inhale; to draw in breath 1 吐气[吐氣] tu3 qi4 to exhale; to blow off steam; (phonetics) aspirated 1 这时[這時] zhe4 shi2 at this time; at this moment 1 候[候] hou4 to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days 1 试着[試著] shi4 zhe5 (coll.) to try to 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/225 words - 33 min 感知[感知] gan3 zhi1 perception; awareness 2 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 1 走路[走路] zou3 lu4 to walk; to go on foot 1 便利店[便利店] bian4 li4 dian4 convenience store 2 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]) 5 楼上[樓上] lou2 shang4 upstairs 2 邻居[鄰居] lin2 ju1 neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 水管[水管] shui3 guan3 water pipe 1 屎[屎] shi3 stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus 4 味[味] wei4 taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM) 5 浓[濃] nong2 concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) 1 工程[工程] gong1 cheng2 engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 1 闻到[聞到] wen2 dao4 to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling 2 醋[醋] cu4 vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) 1 敬[敬] jing4 to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer 2 饯[餞] jian4 farewell dinner; preserves 1 一口咬定[一口咬定] yi1 kou3 yao3 ding4 to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view 1 甩[甩] shuai3 to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) 2 瞧[瞧] qiao2 to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit 1 瞧不起[瞧不起] qiao2 bu4 qi3 to look down upon; to hold in contempt 4 殊不知[殊不知] shu1 bu4 zhi1 little imagined; scarcely realized 1 伤透[傷透] shang1 tou4 to break (sb's heart); to cause grief to 1 痒[癢] yang3 to itch; to tickle 1 抽筋[抽筋] chou1 jin1 cramp; charley horse; to pull a tendon 1 姿势[姿勢] zi1 shi4 posture; position 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/250 words - 37 min 系列[系列] xi4 lie4 series; set 1 三重奏[三重奏] san1 chong2 zou4 trio (musical ensemble) 2 色[色] se4 color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex 1 的确[的確] di2 que4 really; indeed 2 练习[練習] lian4 xi2 to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 好奇[好奇] hao4 qi2 inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity 2 对象[對象] dui4 xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 国外[國外] guo2 wai4 abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign 2 轮流[輪流] lun2 liu2 to alternate; to take turns 1 替换[替換] ti4 huan4 to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch 1 大三[大三] da4 san1 third-year university student 1 充满[充滿] chong1 man3 full of; brimming with; very full; permeated 1 火花[火花] huo3 hua1 spark; sparkle 1 灭[滅] mie4 to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown 1 点燃[點燃] dian3 ran2 to ignite; to set on fire; aflame 1 乐意[樂意] le4 yi4 to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied 1 章[章] zhang1 chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order 4 论点[論點] lun4 dian3 argument; line of reasoning; thesis; point (of discussion) 1 分析[分析] fen1 xi1 to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 结语[結語] jie2 yu3 concluding remarks 1 顺畅[順暢] shun4 chang4 smooth and unhindered; fluent 1 合并[合併] he2 bing4 to merge; to annex 1 回应[回應] hui2 ying4 to respond; response 1 酒店[酒店] jiu3 dian4 wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club 6 盖牌[蓋牌] gai4 pai2 to fold (poker) 3 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/275 words - 41 min 运气[運氣] yun4 qi5 luck (good or bad) 2 盲[盲] mang2 blind 2 逼人[逼人] bi1 ren2 pressing; threatening 1 葫芦[葫蘆] hu2 lu5 calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house 1 同花[同花] tong2 hua1 flush (poker) 1 领先[領先] ling3 xian1 to lead; to be in front 1 四条[四條] si4 tiao2 four of a kind; quads (poker) 1 胜[勝] sheng4 victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task) 1 牛奶[牛奶] niu2 nai3 cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1] 1 冤家[冤家] yuan1 jia5 enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love 1 技[技] ji4 skill 1 输不起[輸不起] shu1 bu4 qi3 to take defeat with bad grace; to be a sore loser; cannot afford to lose 1 验[驗] yan4 to examine; to test; to check 1 还手[還手] huan2 shou3 to hit back; to retaliate 1 胆[膽] dan3 gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) 1 诈[詐] zha4 to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff 1 证据[證據] zheng4 ju4 evidence; proof; testimony 1 一边[一邊] yi1 bian1 one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while 5 出气[出氣] chu1 qi4 to give vent to anger 1 随[隨] sui2 to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently 1 便[便] bian4 plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards 1 隔[隔] ge2 to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of 1 层[層] ceng2 layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.) 1 纱[紗] sha1 cotton yarn; muslin 1 抱怨[抱怨] bao4 yuan4 to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/300 words - 45 min 世纪[世紀] shi4 ji4 century; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 骗局[騙局] pian4 ju2 a swindle; a trap; a racket; a scam; CL:場|场[chang3] 1 难易[難易] nan2 yi4 difficulty; degree of difficulty or ease 1 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 2 来宾[來賓] lai2 bin1 guest; visitor 3 报名[報名] bao4 ming2 to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist 4 表单[表單] biao3 dan1 form (document) 2 邮件[郵件] you2 jian4 mail; post; email 1 节目[節目] jie2 mu4 program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 4 好听[好聽] hao3 ting1 pleasant to hear 3 做事[做事] zuo4 shi4 to work; to handle matters; to have a job 2 确认[確認] que4 ren4 to confirm; to verify; confirmation 3 电邮[電郵] dian4 you2 email; abbr. for 電子郵件|电子邮件[dian4 zi3 you2 jian4] 2 灵感[靈感] ling2 gan3 inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor 1 放松[放鬆] fang4 song1 to loosen; to relax 1 抵达[抵達] di3 da2 to arrive; to reach (a destination) 1 接到[接到] jie1 dao4 to receive (letter etc) 3 观[觀] guan1 to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook 1 景[景] jing3 bright; circumstance; scenery 1 房[房] fang2 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines) 2 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 1 监视器[監視器] jian1 shi4 qi4 security camera; surveillance monitor 2 叫车[叫車] jiao4 che1 to call a cab (by phone); to request a ride (via an app) 5 无趣[無趣] wu2 qu4 dull; vapid; colorless 2 动态[動態] dong4 tai4 movement; motion; development; trend; dynamic (science) 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/325 words - 47 min 妹子[妹子] mei4 zi5 (dialect) younger sister; girl 1 找上门[找上門] zhao3 shang4 men2 to come to sb's door; to call on sb 1 平常[平常] ping2 chang2 ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily 2 兼职[兼職] jian1 zhi2 to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting 1 模特[模特] mo2 te4 (fashion) model (loanword) 1 填[填] tian2 to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in 3 问卷[問卷] wen4 juan4 questionnaire; CL:份[fen4] 1 调查[調查] diao4 cha2 investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 1 可否[可否] ke3 fou3 is it possible or not? 1 排入[排入] pai2 ru4 to discharge into; to secrete into 1 链接[鏈接] lian4 jie1 link (on a website) 2 募集[募集] mu4 ji2 to raise; to collect 1 进入[進入] jin4 ru4 to enter; to join; to go into 1 审核[審核] shen3 he2 to audit; to investigate thoroughly 1 阶段[階段] jie1 duan4 stage; section; phase; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 入选[入選] ru4 xuan3 to be chosen; to be elected as 1 未知[未知] wei4 zhi1 unknown 1 号码[號碼] hao4 ma3 number; CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4] 2 印度[印度] Yin4 du4 India 2 语[語] yu3 dialect; language; speech 2 来自[來自] lai2 zi4 to come from (a place); From: (in email header) 1 古老[古老] gu3 lao3 ancient; old; age-old 1 教派[教派] jiao4 pai4 sect 1 主张[主張] zhu3 zhang1 to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 信徒[信徒] xin4 tu2 believer 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/350 words - 48 min 透过[透過] tou4 guo4 to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via 2 激发[激發] ji1 fa1 to arouse; to excite 1 创造力[創造力] chuang4 zao4 li4 ingenuity; creativity 1 肉体[肉體] rou4 ti3 physical body 2 灵魂[靈魂] ling2 hun2 soul; spirit 1 超越[超越] chao1 yue4 to surpass; to exceed; to transcend 1 意识[意識] yi4 shi2 consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize 1 解放[解放] jie3 fang4 to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949; CL:次[ci4] 1 达到[達到] da2 dao4 to reach; to achieve; to attain 2 至高无上[至高無上] zhi4 gao1 wu2 shang4 supreme; paramount; unsurpassed 1 快感[快感] kuai4 gan3 pleasure; thrill; delight; joy; pleasurable sensation; a high 2 性交[性交] xing4 jiao1 sexual intercourse 1 神圣[神聖] shen2 sheng4 divine; hallow; holy; sacred 1 仪式[儀式] yi2 shi4 ceremony 2 含情脉脉[含情脈脈] han2 qing2 mo4 mo4 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted 1 穿透[穿透] chuan1 tou4 to penetrate 1 缓慢[緩慢] huan3 man4 slow; slow-moving 1 共同[共同] gong4 tong2 common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative 1 频率[頻率] pin2 lu:4 frequency 1 形成[形成] xing2 cheng2 to form; to take shape 1 循环[循環] xun2 huan2 to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop 1 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 1 按摩[按摩] an4 mo2 massage; to massage 1 上下[上下] shang4 xia4 up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about 1 冥想[冥想] ming2 xiang3 to meditate; meditation 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep3/358 words - 48 min 温暖[溫暖] wen1 nuan3 warm 1 抚摸[撫摸] fu3 mo1 to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle 1 挑逗[挑逗] tiao3 dou4 to provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate 1 经典[經典] jing1 dian3 the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical 1 莲花[蓮花] lian2 hua1 lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily 1 性器官[性器官] xing4 qi4 guan1 sexual organ 1 结合[結合] jie2 he2 to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4] 2 心灵[心靈] xin1 ling2 bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep4/25 words - 4 min 提早[提早] ti2 zao3 ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time) 1 运动[運動] yun4 dong4 to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3] 3 寿司[壽司] shou4 si1 sushi 1 位子[位子] wei4 zi5 place; seat 3 说定[說定] shuo1 ding4 to agree on; to settle on 1 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) 1 吐[吐] tu4 to vomit; to throw up 2 同事[同事] tong2 shi4 colleague; co-worker; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 接手[接手] jie1 shou3 to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc) 1 脚底[腳底] jiao3 di3 soles of the feet 1 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 5 下面[下面] xia4 mian4 below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5] 2 痒痒[癢癢] yang3 yang5 to itch; to tickle 2 私密[私密] si1 mi4 private; secret; intimate 1 感染[感染] gan3 ran3 infection; to infect; to influence 5 阴[陰] yin1 overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia 4 虱[蝨] shi1 louse 4 撕[撕] si1 to tear 1 降低[降低] jiang4 di1 to reduce; to lower; to bring down 2 卵[卵] luan3 egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (old) penis; (expletive) fucking 2 数量[數量] shu4 liang4 amount; quantity; CL:個|个[ge4]; quantitative 1 毛巾[毛巾] mao2 jin1 towel; CL:條|条[tiao2] 3 寝具[寢具] qin3 ju4 bedding 1 热水[熱水] re4 shui3 hot water 2 高温[高溫] gao1 wen1 high temperature 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep4/50 words - 7 min 塑料袋[塑料袋] su4 liao4 dai4 plastic bag 1 密封[密封] mi4 feng1 to seal up 1 周[週] zhou1 week; weekly; variant of 周[zhou1] 2 转给[轉給] zhuan3 gei3 to pass on to 1 要命[要命] yao4 ming4 to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying 1 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 1 吓跑[嚇跑] xia4 pao3 to scare away 1 头部[頭部] tou2 bu4 head 1 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 1 搔痒[搔癢] sao1 yang3 to scratch (an itch); to tickle 1 折磨[折磨] zhe2 mo2 to torment; to torture 1 锁[鎖] suo3 to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3] 2 举起[舉起] ju3 qi3 to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold 1 鲍[鮑] bao4 abalone 2 尝[嚐] chang2 variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]; to taste; to experience 1 鲜[鮮] xian1 fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods 1 敲门[敲門] qiao1 men2 to knock on a door 2 酒味[酒味] jiu3 wei4 smell of alcohol; flavoring of rum or other liquor in food; aroma or nose (of wine) 1 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 1 盖子[蓋子] gai4 zi5 cover; lid; shell 1 打架[打架] da3 jia4 to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2] 1 跌倒[跌倒] die1 dao3 to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) 1 操心[操心] cao1 xin1 to worry about 1 腰[腰] yao1 waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins 2 年度[年度] nian2 du4 year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep4/75 words - 10 min 业绩[業績] ye4 ji4 achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results 1 灌[灌] guan4 to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music) 3 剩[剩] sheng4 to remain; to be left; to have as remainder 1 出租车[出租車] chu1 zu1 che1 taxi; (Tw) rental car 3 重物[重物] zhong4 wu4 heavy object 1 下雨[下雨] xia4 yu3 to rain 1 拨打[撥打] bo1 da3 to call; to dial 2 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 2 暂时[暫時] zan4 shi2 temporary; provisional; for the time being 5 接听[接聽] jie1 ting1 to answer the phone 2 作息[作息] zuo4 xi1 to work and rest 1 大便[大便] da4 bian4 to defecate; excrement; feces 1 一则[一則] yi1 ze2 on the one hand 1 回顾[回顧] hui2 gu4 to look back; to review 1 及[及] ji2 and; to reach; up to; in time for 1 吻[吻] wen3 kiss; to kiss; mouth 2 亏[虧] kui1 deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... 1 发给[發給] fa1 gei3 to issue; to grant; to distribute 1 辣[辣] la4 hot (spicy); pungent 1 进攻[進攻] jin4 gong1 to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports) 1 爱情[愛情] ai4 qing2 romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4] 2 力量[力量] li4 liang5 power; force; strength 1 伟大[偉大] wei3 da4 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) 2 恰[恰] qia4 exactly; just 1 老朋友[老朋友] lao3 peng2 you5 old friend; (slang) period; menstruation 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep4/100 words - 17 min 情人[情人] qing2 ren2 lover; sweetheart 1 锅[鍋] guo1 pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] 1 大力[大力] da4 li4 energetically; vigorously 3 情色[情色] qing2 se4 erotic (of art etc); facial expression (archaic) 2 过滤[過濾] guo4 lu:4 to filter; filter 1 守门员[守門員] shou3 men2 yuan2 goalkeeper 1 类似[類似] lei4 si4 similar; analogous 1 英国[英國] Ying1 guo2 United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2]; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2] 1 政府[政府] zheng4 fu3 government; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 反[反] fan3 contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system 1 效果[效果] xiao4 guo3 result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 直率[直率] zhi2 shuai4 candid; frank 1 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] 2 叉烧[叉燒] cha1 shao1 char siu; barbecued pork 1 小白脸[小白臉] xiao3 bai2 lian3 attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo 1 德性[德性] de2 xing4 moral integrity 1 经痛[經痛] jing1 tong4 menstrual pain; dysmenorrhea 1 球[球] qiu2 ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3] 1 烧焦[燒焦] shao1 jiao1 to burn; to scorch; burned; burning; scorched; charred 1 锅子[鍋子] guo1 zi5 see 鍋|锅[guo1]; see 涮鍋子|涮锅子[shuan4 guo1 zi5]; bowl (of a smoking pipe etc) 1 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 2 水泡[水泡] shui3 pao4 bubble; blister 1 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] 1 天气[天氣] tian1 qi4 weather 1 抽烟[抽煙] chou1 yan1 to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) 3 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep4/125 words - 26 min 大餐[大餐] da4 can1 great meal; banquet 1 荣幸[榮幸] rong2 xing4 honored (to have the privilege of ...) 1 栋[棟] dong4 classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) 1 搭车[搭車] da1 che1 to ride (in a vehicle); to get a lift; to hitch-hike 3 顺[順] shun4 to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 1 坏事[壞事] huai4 shi4 bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things 1 灯[燈] deng1 lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3] 2 油[油] you2 oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning 3 量[量] liang2 to measure 1 量[量] liang4 capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word 1 低[低] di1 low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 1 加油站[加油站] jia1 you2 zhan4 gas station 2 漫不经心[漫不經心] man4 bu4 jing1 xin1 careless; heedless; absent-minded; indifferent 1 呈[呈] cheng2 to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color) 1 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 3 腿[腿] tui3 leg; CL:條|条[tiao2] 2 伸出[伸出] shen1 chu1 to extend 1 酸[酸] suan1 sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid 1 揉[揉] rou2 to knead; to massage; to rub 2 坐禅[坐禪] zuo4 chan2 to sit in meditation; to meditate 1 定[定] ding4 to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order 2 出国[出國] chu1 guo2 to go abroad; to leave the country; emigration 5 皮肤[皮膚] pi2 fu1 skin; CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4] 1 变更[變更] bian4 geng1 to change; to alter; to modify 1 水质[水質] shui3 zhi4 water quality 1 羡慕[羨慕] xian4 mu4 to envy; to admire 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep4/150 words - 28 min 澎湖[澎湖] Peng2 hu2 Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 1 半死[半死] ban4 si3 half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death; (terrified) out of one's wits; (beaten) to within an inch of one's life; (knock) the daylights out of sb 1 明德[明德] ming2 de2 highest virtue; illustrious virtue 2 官司[官司] guan1 si5 lawsuit; CL:場|场[chang2] 1 赡养费[贍養費] shan4 yang3 fei4 alimony; child support; maintenance allowance 1 应得[應得] ying1 de2 to deserve 1 啥[啥] sha2 dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4] 4 通风[通風] tong1 feng1 airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information 1 奶奶[奶奶] nai3 nai5 (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts 34 免[免] mian3 to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited 1 马桶[馬桶] ma3 tong3 chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl 4 新潮[新潮] xin1 chao2 modern; fashionable 1 冬天[冬天] dong1 tian1 winter; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 痔疮[痔瘡] zhi4 chuang1 hemorrhoid 1 开车[開車] kai1 che1 to drive a car 5 喽啰[嘍囉] lou2 luo5 bandit 1 围[圍] wei2 to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) 2 兜兜[兜兜] dou1 dou5 an undergarment covering chest and abdomen 1 互相[互相] hu4 xiang1 each other; mutually; mutual 4 抠[摳] kou1 to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly 3 没种[沒種] mei2 zhong3 not to have the guts (to do sth); cowardly 1 哑[啞] ya3 dumb; mute; hoarse; husky; unexploded (of artillery shell etc) 2 春[春] chun1 spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life 4 赌博[賭博] du3 bo2 to gamble 2 场子[場子] chang3 zi5 (coll.) gathering place; public venue 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep4/175 words - 35 min 绷紧[繃緊] beng1 jin3 to stretch taut 1 象[象] xiang4 elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate 1 娃娃[娃娃] wa2 wa5 baby; small child; doll 1 家政[家政] jia1 zheng4 housekeeping 1 疗愈[療癒] liao2 yu4 to heal; therapy 1 足球[足球] zu2 qiu2 soccer ball; a football; CL:個|个[ge4]; soccer; football 1 闷[悶] men4 bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed 3 束[束] shu4 to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control 5 吃醋[吃醋] chi1 cu4 to feel jealous 1 大方[大方] da4 fang5 generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed 2 一阵子[一陣子] yi1 zhen4 zi5 a while; a spell; a short time; a burst 1 伦敦[倫敦] Lun2 dun1 London, capital of United Kingdom 1 情场[情場] qing2 chang3 affairs of the heart; mutual relationship 1 高手[高手] gao1 shou3 expert; past master; dab hand 1 宵夜[宵夜] xiao1 ye4 midnight snack; late-night snack 1 语音[語音] yu3 yin1 speech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character; phonetic; audio; voice; (Internet) to voice chat; voice message 3 通话[通話] tong1 hua4 to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call 2 开启[開啟] kai1 qi3 to open; to start; (computing) to enable 1 扩音[擴音] kuo4 yin1 to amplify (sound) 1 要死不活[要死不活] yao4 si3 bu4 huo2 half dead; more dead than alive 1 辞职[辭職] ci2 zhi2 to resign 1 顶撞[頂撞] ding3 zhuang4 to contradict (elders or superiors) 1 舌[舌] she2 tongue 1 俗[俗] su2 custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular 1 结账[結賬] jie2 zhang4 to pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 結帳|结帐 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep4/200 words - 42 min 厕所[廁所] ce4 suo3 toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 7 十字路口[十字路口] shi2 zi4 lu4 kou3 crossroads; intersection 1 麦当劳[麥當勞] Mai4 dang1 lao2 MacDonald or McDonald (name); McDonald's (fast food company) 1 堵住[堵住] du3 zhu4 to block up 1 维修[維修] wei2 xiu1 maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain 1 打工仔[打工仔] da3 gong1 zai3 young worker; employee; young male worker 1 瞪[瞪] deng4 to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at 2 模样[模樣] mu2 yang4 look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4] 1 买不起[買不起] mai3 bu5 qi3 cannot afford; can't afford buying 1 社会[社會] she4 hui4 society; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 败类[敗類] bai4 lei4 scum of a community; degenerate 2 美的[美的] Mei3 di2 Midea (brand) 1 美女[美女] mei3 nu:3 beautiful woman 2 马子[馬子] ma3 zi5 bandit; brigand; gambling chip; see 馬桶|马桶 1 上网[上網] shang4 wang3 to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net 1 站稳[站穩] zhan4 wen3 to stand firm 3 右[右] you4 right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) 1 太太[太太] tai4 tai5 married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 醉[醉] zui4 intoxicated 5 代驾[代駕] dai4 jia4 to drive a vehicle for its owner (often as a paid service for sb who has consumed alcohol) (abbr. for 代理駕駛|代理驾驶[dai4 li3 jia4 shi3]); substitute driver (abbr. for 代駕司機|代驾司机[dai4 jia4 si1 ji1]) 5 摔[摔] shuai1 to throw down; to fall; to drop and break 1 作证[作證] zuo4 zheng4 to bear witness; to testify 1 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] 2 万一[萬一] wan4 yi1 just in case; if by any chance; contingency 1 小弟[小弟] xiao3 di4 little brother; I, your little brother (humble) 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep4/225 words - 48 min 警察[警察] jing3 cha2 police; police officer; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 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 1 害死[害死] hai4 si3 to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death 1 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 1 录[錄] lu4 diary; record; to hit; to copy 1 新闻[新聞] xin1 wen2 news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] 3 自卫[自衛] zi4 wei4 self-defense 1 尿尿[尿尿] niao4 niao4 to pee 3 懒得[懶得] lan3 de2 not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to 1 嘴角[嘴角] zui3 jiao3 corner of the mouth 1 流血[流血] liu2 xue4 to bleed; to shed blood 1 敷[敷] fu1 to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough 2 想不到[想不到] xiang3 bu5 dao4 unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that 1 初夜[初夜] chu1 ye4 early evening; wedding night; (fig.) first sexual encounter 2 心理学[心理學] xin1 li3 xue2 psychology 1 印象[印象] yin4 xiang4 impression 3 现象[現象] xian4 xiang4 phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]; appearance 1 叫做[叫做] jiao4 zuo4 to be called; to be known as 6 初始[初始] chu1 shi3 initial; starting (point) 1 效应[效應] xiao4 ying4 effect (scientific phenomenon) 6 称为[稱為] cheng1 wei2 called; to call sth (by a name); to name 1 因[因] yin1 cause; reason; because 2 蔡[蔡] Cai4 surname Cai 4 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 4 记忆[記憶] ji4 yi4 to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep4/234 words - 48 min 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 1 比起[比起] bi3 qi3 compared with 1 人们[人們] ren2 men5 people 1 在意[在意] zai4 yi4 to care about; to mind 3 剧[劇] ju4 theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe 1 忍不住[忍不住] ren3 bu5 zhu4 cannot help; unable to bear 2 点击[點擊] dian3 ji1 to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard); to click (a web page button) 1 播放[播放] bo1 fang4 to broadcast; to transmit 1 忘怀[忘懷] wang4 huai2 to forget 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep5/25 words - 6 min 外套[外套] wai4 tao4 coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4] 2 电影[電影] dian4 ying3 movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3] 1 可可[可可] ke3 ke3 cocoa (loanword) 4 唱歌[唱歌] chang4 ge1 to sing a song 2 死定[死定] si3 ding4 to be screwed; to be toast 1 阴道[陰道] yin1 dao4 vagina 2 细菌[細菌] xi4 jun1 bacterium; germ 1 另[另] ling4 other; another; separate; separately 1 尖锐湿疣[尖銳濕疣] jian1 rui4 shi1 you2 genital wart; condyloma acuminatum 2 疣[疣] you2 nodule; wart 1 乳头[乳頭] ru3 tou2 nipple 2 瘤[瘤] liu2 tumor 2 病毒[病毒] bing4 du2 virus 3 引起[引起] yin3 qi3 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse 1 菜花[菜花] cai4 hua1 cauliflower; gonorrhea 9 常见[常見] chang2 jian4 commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently 2 传染病[傳染病] chuan2 ran3 bing4 infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence 1 搞错[搞錯] gao3 cuo4 mistake; to make a mistake; to blunder; mistaken 1 潜伏期[潛伏期] qian2 fu2 qi1 incubation period (of disease) 1 近期[近期] jin4 qi1 near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent 1 开药[開藥] kai1 yao4 to prescribe medicine 1 护士[護士] hu4 shi5 nurse; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 擦[擦] ca1 to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish 4 转接[轉接] zhuan3 jie1 switch; connection; to put through (to telephone extension) 1 语音信箱[語音信箱] yu3 yin1 xin4 xiang1 voice mailbox; voicemail 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep5/50 words - 10 min 计[計] ji4 to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge 1 搜索[搜索] sou1 suo3 to search (a place); to search (a database etc) 1 常用[常用] chang2 yong4 in common usage 1 语气[語氣] yu3 qi4 tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 日常[日常] ri4 chang2 daily; everyday 1 高中[高中] gao1 zhong1 senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 3 那时候[那時候] na4 shi2 hou5 at that time 4 死去活来[死去活來] si3 qu4 huo2 lai2 to hover between life and death (idiom); to suffer terribly; within an inch of one's life 2 分开[分開] fen1 kai1 to separate; to part 2 想象[想象] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 假装[假裝] jia3 zhuang1 to feign; to pretend 1 善良[善良] shan4 liang2 good and honest; kindhearted 1 固执[固執] gu4 zhi2 obstinate; stubborn 1 付出[付出] fu4 chu1 to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) 3 全世界[全世界] quan2 shi4 jie4 worldwide; entire world 1 珍惜[珍惜] zhen1 xi1 to treasure; to value; to cherish 1 代价[代價] dai4 jia4 price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) 1 辞[辭] ci2 to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2] 2 实习[實習] shi2 xi2 to practice; field work; to intern; internship 1 生日快乐[生日快樂] sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4 Happy birthday 4 寿星[壽星] shou4 xing1 god of longevity; elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated 1 含[含] han2 to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing) 3 每年[每年] mei3 nian2 every year; each year; yearly 1 混血儿[混血兒] hun4 xue4 er2 person of mixed blood; half-breed; mulatto 1 英国人[英國人] Ying1 guo2 ren2 British person; British people 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep5/75 words - 14 min 莺[鶯] ying1 oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers 1 混血[混血] hun4 xue4 hybrid 1 莺歌[鶯歌] Ying1 ge1 Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 1 欧巴[歐巴] ou1 ba1 (female usage) older brother (loanword from Korean "oppa"); male friend 2 失败[失敗] shi1 bai4 to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] 1 越[越] yue4 to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 4 暧昧[曖昧] ai4 mei4 vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious 1 精彩[精彩] jing1 cai3 wonderful; marvelous; brilliant 2 罚[罰] fa2 to punish; to penalize 1 干掉[幹掉] gan4 diao4 to get rid of 4 逃[逃] tao2 to escape; to run away; to flee 1 进度[進度] jin4 du4 pace; tempo; degree of progress (on project); work schedule 1 李[李] li3 plum 5 权[權] quan2 authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary 1 哲[哲] zhe2 wise; a sage 1 今晚[今晚] jin1 wan3 tonight 3 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 2 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) 2 随风[隨風] sui2 feng1 wind-borne; care-free 3 浪子[浪子] lang4 zi3 loafer; wastrel; prodigal son 2 回头[回頭] hui2 tou2 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 3 爱心[愛心] ai4 xin1 compassion; kindness; care for others; love; CL:片[pian4]; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥) 1 卫生纸[衛生紙] wei4 sheng1 zhi3 toilet paper; bathroom tissue 1 韩[韓] Han2 Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han 2 无理取闹[無理取鬧] wu2 li3 qu3 nao4 to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep5/100 words - 20 min 车子[車子] che1 zi5 car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) 4 门铃[門鈴] men2 ling2 doorbell 1 牙[牙] ya2 tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 1 澡[澡] zao3 bath 1 裤子[褲子] ku4 zi5 trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 嘿[嘿] hei1 hey 1 原本[原本] yuan2 ben3 originally; original 2 仁[仁] ren2 humane; kernel 1 咨询[咨詢] zi1 xun2 to consult; to seek advice; consultation; (sales) inquiry (formal) 1 诊[診] zhen3 to examine or treat medically 1 欲[慾] yu4 desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed 1 利益[利益] li4 yi4 benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 3 母系社会[母系社會] mu3 xi4 she4 hui4 matrilineality 1 原住民[原住民] yuan2 zhu4 min2 indigenous peoples; aborigine 1 包括[包括] bao1 kuo4 to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of 1 阿美族[阿美族] A1 mei3 zu2 Amis or Pangcah, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan 1 平埔族[平埔族] Ping2 pu3 zu2 Pingpu or Pepo aborigines (Taiwan), "plains tribes" 1 耽误[耽誤] dan1 wu5 to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 1 下课[下課] xia4 ke4 to finish class; to get out of class 3 冷战[冷戰] leng3 zhan4 cold war; (fig.) strained relationship; to be barely on speaking terms 1 婚姻[婚姻] hun1 yin1 matrimony; wedding; marriage; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] 2 咨[咨] zi1 to consult 4 商[商] shang1 commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) 4 椅[椅] yi3 chair 4 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep5/125 words - 24 min 拆[拆] chai1 to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open 2 床单[床單] chuang2 dan1 bed sheet; CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2] 1 白色[白色] bai2 se4 white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist 3 消毒[消毒] xiao1 du2 to disinfect; to sterilize 1 浴缸[浴缸] yu4 gang1 bathtub 1 不甘[不甘] bu4 gan1 unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling 1 愿[願] yuan4 to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 1 短信[短信] duan3 xin4 text message; SMS 1 踏进[踏進] ta4 jin4 to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into 1 租约[租約] zu1 yue1 lease 1 到期[到期] dao4 qi1 to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc) 1 专心[專心] zhuan1 xin1 to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed 1 照应[照應] zhao4 ying4 to correlate with; to correspond to 1 照应[照應] zhao4 ying5 to look after; to take care of; to attend to 1 死人[死人] si3 ren2 dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen 1 化粪池[化糞池] hua4 fen4 chi2 septic tank 1 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) 1 小题大作[小題大作] xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4 variant of 小題大做|小题大做[xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4] 1 瘦[瘦] shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive 5 猴子[猴子] hou2 zi5 monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 硬要[硬要] ying4 yao4 firmly set on doing sth; to insist on doing; determined in one's course of action 2 业[業] ye4 line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already 1 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 1 亲戚[親戚] qin1 qi5 a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 借问[借問] jie4 wen4 (honorific) May I ask? 1 全家[全家] quan2 jia1 whole family 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep5/150 words - 31 min 自私[自私] zi4 si1 selfish; selfishness 1 检讨[檢討] jian3 tao3 to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review 1 毫无疑问[毫無疑問] hao2 wu2 yi2 wen4 certainty; without a doubt 1 啃老族[啃老族] ken3 lao3 zu2 (coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents 1 铃声[鈴聲] ling2 sheng1 ring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulation 1 国际[國際] guo2 ji4 international 1 跟踪[跟蹤] gen1 zong1 to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking 1 关机[關機] guan1 ji1 to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film 2 没电[沒電] mei2 dian4 discharged; flat; dead (of batteries) 2 装置[裝置] zhuang1 zhi4 to install; installation; equipment; system; unit; device 1 五股[五股] Wu3 gu3 Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 1 地址[地址] di4 zhi3 address; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 说说[說說] shuo1 shuo5 to say sth 1 签字[簽字] qian1 zi4 to sign (one's name); signature 1 做错[做錯] zuo4 cuo4 to make an error 1 好歹[好歹] hao3 dai3 good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever 1 融入[融入] rong2 ru4 to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate; to merge 1 多次[多次] duo1 ci4 many times; repeatedly 1 不在乎[不在乎] bu4 zai4 hu5 not to care 1 好气[好氣] hao3 qi4 to be happy; to be in a good mood 1 严格[嚴格] yan2 ge2 strict; stringent; tight; rigorous 1 乐[樂] le4 happy; cheerful; to laugh 1 乐[樂] yue4 music 1 乳[乳] ru3 breast; milk 3 膏[膏] gao1 ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3] 1 涵[涵] han2 to contain; to include; culvert 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep5/175 words - 38 min 妇[婦] fu4 woman 1 产[產] chan3 to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property 3 专科[專科] zhuan1 ke1 specialized subject; branch (of medicine); specialized training school 1 心中[心中] xin1 zhong1 central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart 2 药房[藥房] yao4 fang2 pharmacy; drugstore 1 翻过来[翻過來] fan1 guo4 lai2 to overturn; to turn upside down 1 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 1 慢慢来[慢慢來] man4 man4 lai2 take your time; take it easy 3 药膏[藥膏] yao4 gao1 ointment 1 推算[推算] tui1 suan4 to calculate; to reckon; to extrapolate (in calculation) 1 传染[傳染] chuan2 ran3 to infect; contagious 3 珠[珠] zhu1 bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] 2 女友[女友] nu:3 you3 girlfriend 2 真相[真相] zhen1 xiang4 the truth about sth; the actual facts 1 自尊[自尊] zi4 zun1 self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride 1 抢劫[搶劫] qiang3 jie2 to rob; looting 1 国民[國民] guo2 min2 nationals; citizens; people of a nation 1 疾病[疾病] ji2 bing4 disease; sickness; ailment 1 之一[之一] zhi1 yi1 one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc) 1 不痛不痒[不痛不癢] bu4 tong4 bu4 yang3 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what; fig. not getting to any matter of substance; scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory 1 忽略[忽略] hu1 lu:e4 to neglect; to overlook; to ignore 1 花椰菜[花椰菜] hua1 ye1 cai4 cauliflower 1 丢脸[丟臉] diu1 lian3 to lose face; humiliation 1 检点[檢點] jian3 dian3 to examine; to check; to keep a lookout; cautious; restrained (in speech or mannerisms) 1 间接[間接] jian4 jie1 indirect 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep5/189 words - 38 min 接触[接觸] jie1 chu4 to touch; to contact; access; in touch with 3 口交[口交] kou3 jiao1 oral sex 1 肛交[肛交] gang1 jiao1 anal intercourse 1 玩具[玩具] wan2 ju4 plaything; toy 1 黏膜[黏膜] nian2 mo2 mucous membrane 1 哪些[哪些] na3 xie1 which ones?; who?; what? 1 分成[分成] fen1 cheng2 to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment 1 药物[藥物] yao4 wu4 medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug 1 手术[手術] shou3 shu4 (surgical) operation; surgery; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 根治[根治] gen1 zhi4 to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure 1 抑制[抑制] yi4 zhi4 to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress 2 复制[複製] fu4 zhi4 to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone 1 接种[接種] jie1 zhong4 to vaccinate; to inoculate 1 疫苗[疫苗] yi4 miao2 vaccine 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep6/25 words - 8 min 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 1 裤裆[褲襠] ku4 dang1 crotch of trousers 1 纠结[糾結] jiu1 jie2 to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss 1 诚实[誠實] cheng2 shi2 honest; honesty; honorable; truthful 2 喜[喜] xi3 to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad 2 坦白[坦白] tan3 bai2 honest; forthcoming; to confess 1 吃药[吃藥] chi1 yao4 to take medicine 3 硬邦邦[硬邦邦] ying4 bang1 bang1 very hard 1 提到[提到] ti2 dao4 to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to 2 表达[表達] biao3 da2 to express; to convey 1 头痛[頭痛] tou2 tong4 to have a headache 3 教坏[教壞] jiao1 huai4 to misguide; to corrupt (sb) 1 知识[知識] zhi1 shi5 knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual 1 观看[觀看] guan1 kan4 to watch; to view 1 就是说[就是說] jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is 2 虎口[虎口] hu3 kou3 tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand 1 师傅[師傅] shi1 fu5 master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 拿下[拿下] na2 xia4 to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) 1 肩膀[肩膀] jian1 bang3 shoulder 3 塞[塞] sai1 to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper 1 心事[心事] xin1 shi4 a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1] 1 签名[簽名] qian1 ming2 to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature 1 诉讼[訴訟] su4 song4 lawsuit 1 法官[法官] fa3 guan1 judge 2 判[判] pan4 to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different) 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep6/50 words - 15 min 禅[禪] chan2 dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism) 1 禅[禪] shan4 to abdicate 1 偷偷[偷偷] tou1 tou1 stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 1 勇敢[勇敢] yong3 gan3 brave; courageous 1 哎哟[哎喲] ai1 yo1 hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise 1 好久不见[好久不見] hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4 long time no see 2 苗栗[苗栗] Miao2 li4 Miaoli city and county in northwest Taiwan 4 后龙[後龍] Hou4 long2 Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 3 月台[月臺] yue4 tai2 railway platform 2 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] 1 离合器[離合器] li2 he2 qi4 clutch (mechanics) 1 油门[油門] you2 men2 accelerator (pedal); gas pedal; throttle 2 哇[哇] wa5 replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao" 1 练[練] lian4 to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise 4 刹车[剎車] sha1 che1 to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake 4 刹[剎] sha1 to brake 3 靠北[靠北] kao4 bei3 (lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, POJ pr. [khàu-pē]); (slang) (Tw) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! 2 堂[堂] tang2 (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture 1 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 1 不离不弃[不離不棄] bu4 li2 bu4 qi4 to stand by (sb) (idiom); steadfast loyalty 1 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 2 屋[屋] wu1 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 2 超级[超級] chao1 ji2 super-; ultra-; hyper- 1 借过[借過] jie4 guo4 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) 1 分给[分給] fen1 gei3 to divide (and give to others) 1 洗手间[洗手間] xi3 shou3 jian1 toilet; lavatory; washroom 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep6/75 words - 23 min 晚餐[晚餐] wan3 can1 evening meal; dinner; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 2 钓鱼[釣魚] diao4 yu2 to fish (with line and hook); to dupe 1 晕船[暈船] yun4 chuan2 to become seasick 3 沉船[沉船] chen2 chuan2 shipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship 2 笨[笨] ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 1 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 1 坐车[坐車] zuo4 che1 to take the car, bus, train etc 1 好不容易[好不容易] hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4 with great difficulty; very difficult 1 绑[綁] bang3 to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap 3 惹麻烦[惹麻煩] re3 ma2 fan5 to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome 1 无形[無形] wu2 xing2 incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible 1 事实[事實] shi4 shi2 fact; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 多个[多個] duo1 ge5 many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) 1 胡说八道[胡說八道] hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4 to talk rubbish 1 公平[公平] gong1 ping2 fair; impartial 1 当作[當作] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as 1 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 1 骑车[騎車] qi2 che1 to cycle 2 面[麵] mian4 flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless 2 幼稚[幼稚] you4 zhi4 young; childish; puerile 2 复合[復合] fu4 he2 (of people who were estranged) to be reconciled; (of a couple) to get back together 2 天下[天下] tian1 xia4 land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule 1 偏激[偏激] pian1 ji1 extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances) 1 陈述[陳述] chen2 shu4 an assertion; to declare; to state 1 动物[動物] dong4 wu4 animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4] 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep6/100 words - 28 min 进化[進化] jin4 hua4 evolution; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 脑袋[腦袋] nao3 dai4 head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 1 跟上[跟上] gen1 shang4 to catch up with; to keep pace with 1 生下[生下] sheng1 xia4 to give birth to 1 相提并论[相提並論] xiang1 ti2 bing4 lun4 to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) 2 分钟[分鐘] fen1 zhong1 minute 3 巷[巷] xiang4 lane; alley 1 便当[便當] bian4 dang1 convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox 1 聋[聾] long2 deaf 1 逗趣[逗趣] dou4 qu4 to amuse; to make sb laugh; to tease 1 寿[壽] shou4 long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary 1 卡拉OK[卡拉OK] ka3 la1 O K karaoke (loanword) 1 省[省] sheng3 to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department 1 省[省] xing3 to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 1 小伙子[小伙子] xiao3 huo3 zi5 young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 康复[康復] kang1 fu4 to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce 1 牛郎[牛郎] niu2 lang2 cowherd boy; (slang) male prostitute 3 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 1 医院[醫院] yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 5 癌症[癌症] ai2 zheng4 cancer 1 末期[末期] mo4 qi1 end (of a period); last part; final phase 1 掉头[掉頭] diao4 tou2 to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about 1 发[髮] fa4 hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3] 1 漂[漂] piao1 to float; to drift 1 漂[漂] piao4 elegant; polished 1 急用[急用] ji2 yong4 to need sth urgently; urgently required 1 部分[部分] bu4 fen5 part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep6/125 words - 34 min 跑掉[跑掉] pao3 diao4 to run away; to take to one's heels 1 住院[住院] zhu4 yuan4 to be in hospital; to be hospitalized 1 化疗[化療] hua4 liao2 chemotherapy 1 凑[湊] cou4 to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity 1 惠[惠] hui4 favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific) 1 饭店[飯店] fan4 dian4 restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 1 民[民] min2 the people; nationality; citizen 1 宿[宿] su4 lodge for the night; old; former 1 讲台[講臺] jiang3 tai2 platform; rostrum; lectern; (teacher's) desk 1 期末[期末] qi1 mo4 end of term 1 警卫[警衛] jing3 wei4 to stand guard over; (security) guard 1 努力[努力] nu3 li4 great effort; to strive; to try hard 1 沟通[溝通] gou1 tong1 to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate 1 修车[修車] xiu1 che1 to repair a bike (car etc) 1 只顾[只顧] zhi3 gu4 solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect 1 邀[邀] yao1 to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek 1 参与[參與] can1 yu4 to participate (in sth) 2 录影[錄影] lu4 ying3 to videotape; to videorecord 5 由于[由於] you2 yu2 due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because 1 形象[形象] xing2 xiang4 image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid 3 票选[票選] piao4 xuan3 to vote by ballot 1 物化[物化] wu4 hua4 to objectify; (literary) to die 1 师长[師長] shi1 zhang3 military division level commander; teacher 1 不太好[不太好] bu4 tai4 hao3 not so good; not too well 2 投[投] tou2 to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep6/150 words - 43 min 下车[下車] xia4 che1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) 1 孙子[孫子] sun1 zi5 grandson; son's son 3 做完[做完] zuo4 wan2 to finish; to complete the task 1 庆生[慶生] qing4 sheng1 to celebrate a birthday 1 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 1 做人[做人] zuo4 ren2 to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity 1 心眼[心眼] xin1 yan3 heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance 1 义[義] yi4 justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship 1 脾气[脾氣] pi2 qi5 character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 脑筋[腦筋] nao3 jin1 brains; mind; head; way of thinking 1 直[直] zhi2 straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 1 体力[體力] ti3 li4 physical strength; physical power 1 暖[暖] nuan3 warm; to warm 1 货[貨] huo4 goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 费用[費用] fei4 yong4 cost; expenditure; expense; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] 2 打工[打工] da3 gong1 to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 2 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) 2 鸡掰[雞掰] ji1 bai1 (Taiwanese) cunt (Minnan: tsi-bai); (slang, used as an intensifier) fucking; fucked up; to fuck around with 2 摆[擺] bai3 to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum 2 东拉西扯[東拉西扯] dong1 la1 xi1 che3 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently 1 门牌[門牌] men2 pai2 door plate; house number 1 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 1 圈[圈] quan1 circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 1 稍[稍] shao1 somewhat; a little 2 口碑[口碑] kou3 bei1 public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep6/175 words - 46 min 当地[當地] dang1 di4 local 1 外国人[外國人] wai4 guo2 ren2 foreigner 1 训练[訓練] xun4 lian4 to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 房租[房租] fang2 zu1 rent for a room or house 1 房东[房東] fang2 dong1 landlord 1 电梯[電梯] dian4 ti1 elevator; escalator; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] 1 收讯[收訊] shou1 xun4 (wireless) reception 1 荷尔蒙[荷爾蒙] he2 er3 meng2 hormone (loanword); see 激素[ji1 su4] 3 皮质醇[皮質醇] pi2 zhi4 chun2 cortisol 2 血糖[血糖] xue4 tang2 blood sugar 1 血压[血壓] xue4 ya1 blood pressure 1 升高[昇高] sheng1 gao1 to raise; to ascend 1 血清素[血清素] xue4 qing1 su4 serotonin 2 分泌[分泌] fen1 mi4 to secrete; secretion 5 减少[減少] jian3 shao3 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower 2 促进[促進] cu4 jin4 to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost 1 多巴胺[多巴胺] duo1 ba1 an4 dopamine 3 催[催] cui1 to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite 2 素[素] su4 raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever 2 内啡肽[內啡肽] nei4 fei1 tai4 endorphin 2 类型[類型] lei4 xing2 type; category; genre; form; style 1 大脑[大腦] da4 nao3 brain; cerebrum 2 大量[大量] da4 liang4 great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous 1 触发[觸發] chu4 fa1 to trigger; to spark 1 纾解[紓解] shu1 jie3 to relieve; to ease (pressure); to alleviate; to remove; to get rid of 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep6/191 words - 50 min 忘掉[忘掉] wang4 diao4 to forget 1 睡眠[睡眠] shui4 mian2 sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode 1 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) 1 提升[提昇] ti2 sheng1 to promote; to upgrade 1 免疫力[免疫力] mian3 yi4 li4 immunity 1 罹患[罹患] li2 huan4 to suffer (from an illness); to fall ill 1 前列[前列] qian2 lie4 the very front 1 腺癌[腺癌] xian4 ai2 Adenocarcinoma 1 风险[風險] feng1 xian3 risk; hazard 1 研究[研究] yan2 jiu1 research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into 1 每周[每週] mei3 zhou1 every week 1 免疫[免疫] mian3 yi4 immunity (to disease) 1 球蛋白[球蛋白] qiu2 dan4 bai2 globulin 1 性行为[性行為] xing4 xing2 wei2 sexual behavior 1 刘[劉] Liu2 surname Liu 2 玉[玉] yu4 jade 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep7/25 words - 6 min 喵[喵] miao1 (onom.) meow; cat's mewing 1 马[馬] ma3 horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess 6 奇[奇] qi2 strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually 6 挚友[摯友] zhi4 you3 intimate friend; close friend 1 乱七八糟[亂七八糟] luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens 1 打卡[打卡] da3 ka3 (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out) 2 子弹[子彈] zi3 dan4 bullet; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1],發|发[fa1] 1 一会[一會] yi1 hui4 a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] 1 豆花[豆花] dou4 hua1 jellied tofu; soft bean curd 2 开除[開除] kai1 chu2 to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) 1 情侣[情侶] qing2 lu:3 sweethearts; lovers 1 嘴巴[嘴巴] zui3 ba5 mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 现场[現場] xian4 chang3 the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site 2 数字[數字] shu4 zi4 numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 游泳[游泳] you2 yong3 swimming; to swim 1 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 5 夫人[夫人] fu1 ren5 lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4] 4 灵堂[靈堂] ling2 tang2 mourning hall; funeral hall 4 冬瓜[冬瓜] dong1 gua1 wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida); white gourd; white hairy melon; Chinese squash 1 扎[紮] za1 to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zha2] 1 制式[制式] zhi4 shi4 standardized; standard (service, method etc); regulation (clothing etc); formulaic; (telecommunications etc) system; format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals) 1 莲雾[蓮霧] lian2 wu4 wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit) 1 亲友[親友] qin1 you3 friends and relatives 1 右边[右邊] you4 bian5 right side; right, to the right 1 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] 3 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep7/50 words - 11 min 高利贷[高利貸] gao1 li4 dai4 loan shark; high-interest loan; usury 1 奕[奕] yi4 abundant; graceful 1 斜杠[斜槓] xie2 gang4 oblique bar; slash (computing) 1 青年[青年] qing1 nian2 youth; youthful years; young person; the young 1 小声[小聲] xiao3 sheng1 in a low voice; (speak) in whispers 1 行程[行程] xing2 cheng2 journey; course of a journey; distance traveled; trajectory; itinerary; route; course (of history); stroke (of a piston); (Tw) (computing) process 1 嘉宾[嘉賓] jia1 bin1 esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) 1 燕麦[燕麥] yan4 mai4 oats 1 牛[牛] niu2 ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome 4 不断[不斷] bu4 duan4 unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant 2 怀孕[懷孕] huai2 yun4 pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy 1 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 4 生产[生產] sheng1 chan3 to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child 1 人工[人工] ren2 gong1 artificial; manpower; manual work 1 授[授] shou4 to teach; to instruct; to award; to give 1 孕[孕] yun4 pregnant 1 人类[人類] ren2 lei4 humanity; human race; mankind 2 拍片[拍片] pai1 pian4 to film; to make a film 3 稍等[稍等] shao1 deng3 to wait a moment 1 机场[機場] ji1 chang3 airport; airfield; CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] 2 摩托车[摩托車] mo2 tuo1 che1 motorbike; motorcycle (loanword); CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4] 1 姑姑[姑姑] gu1 gu5 paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 后期[後期] hou4 qi1 late stage; later period 1 操你妈[操你媽] cao4 ni3 ma1 see 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1] 1 不快[不快] bu4 kuai4 unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep7/75 words - 15 min 琇[琇] xiu4 (jade) 4 阳明山[陽明山] Yang2 ming2 Shan1 Mt Yangming in Hunan; Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei 1 夜景[夜景] ye4 jing3 nightscape 1 求婚[求婚] qiu2 hun1 to propose marriage 2 戒指[戒指] jie4 zhi5 (finger) ring 1 肾[腎] shen4 kidney 1 走心[走心] zou3 xin1 to take care; to be mindful; (Internet slang) to be moved by sth; poignant; to have deep feelings for sb; to lose one's heart to sb 1 各取所需[各取所需] ge4 qu3 suo3 xu1 each takes what he needs (idiom) 1 程度[程度] cheng2 du4 degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 好感[好感] hao3 gan3 good opinion; favorable impression 2 肤浅[膚淺] fu1 qian3 skin-deep; superficial; shallow 1 比如[比如] bi3 ru2 for example; for instance; such as 3 外在[外在] wai4 zai4 external; extrinsic 1 才华[才華] cai2 hua2 talent; CL:份[fen4] 1 品位[品位] pin3 wei4 rank; grade; quality; (aesthetic) taste 1 假设[假設] jia3 she4 to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture 2 约会[約會] yue1 hui4 appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet 2 这不[這不] zhe4 bu5 (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 1 想念[想念] xiang3 nian4 to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again 1 同时[同時] tong2 shi2 at the same time; simultaneously 1 不必要[不必要] bu4 bi4 yao4 needless; unnecessary 1 规定[規定] gui1 ding4 provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 空虚[空虛] kong1 xu1 hollow; emptiness; meaningless 2 本身[本身] ben3 shen1 itself; in itself; per se 1 意义[意義] yi4 yi4 sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep7/100 words - 18 min 因此[因此] yin1 ci3 thus; consequently; as a result 1 论述[論述] lun4 shu4 treatise; discourse; exposition 1 传教[傳教] chuan2 jiao4 to preach; missionary; to evangelize 1 当成[當成] dang4 cheng2 to consider as; to take to be 1 独立[獨立] du2 li4 independent; independence; to stand alone 1 个体[個體] ge4 ti3 individual 1 看待[看待] kan4 dai4 to look upon; to regard 1 不切实际[不切實際] bu4 qie4 shi2 ji4 unrealistic; impractical 1 所谓[所謂] suo3 wei4 so-called; what is called 2 分离[分離] fen1 li2 to separate 3 约炮[約炮] yue1 pao4 (slang) to hook up for a one night stand; booty call 1 共识[共識] gong4 shi2 common understanding; consensus 1 单方面[單方面] dan1 fang1 mian4 unilateral 1 寂寞[寂寞] ji4 mo4 lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent 1 承诺[承諾] cheng2 nuo4 to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment 2 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 1 标签[標籤] biao1 qian1 label; tag; tab (of a window) (computing) 1 复杂[複雜] fu4 za2 complicated; complex 1 单一[單一] dan1 yi1 single; only; sole 1 面向[面嚮] mian4 xiang4 to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet 1 防卫[防衛] fang2 wei4 to defend; defensive; defense 1 机制[機制] ji1 zhi4 mechanism 1 狡猾[狡猾] jiao3 hua2 crafty; cunning; sly 1 父亲[父親] fu4 qin1 father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 小朋友[小朋友] xiao3 peng2 you3 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep7/125 words - 32 min 摔倒[摔倒] shuai1 dao3 to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground 1 女的[女的] nu:3 de5 woman 1 亲眼[親眼] qin1 yan3 with one's own eyes; personally 1 不问[不問] bu4 wen4 to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off 1 以外[以外] yi3 wai4 apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond 1 一句话[一句話] yi1 ju4 hua4 in a word; in short 1 协议[協議] xie2 yi4 agreement; pact; protocol; CL:項|项[xiang4] 1 显[顯] xian3 to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- 3 妣[妣] bi3 deceased mother 3 过节[過節] guo4 jie2 to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) 1 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 1 阵子[陣子] zhen4 zi5 period of time 1 买房[買房] mai3 fang2 to buy a house 1 丢包[丟包] diu1 bao1 (computing) packet loss; to lose a packet 1 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 1 人设[人設] ren2 she4 the design of a character (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定|人物设定); (fig.) (a celebrity or other public figure's) image in the eyes of the public; public persona 1 责任感[責任感] ze2 ren4 gan3 sense of responsibility 1 小三[小三] xiao3 san1 mistress; the other woman (coll.); grade 3 in elementary school 1 事后[事後] shi4 hou4 after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect 1 做生意[做生意] zuo4 sheng1 yi4 to do business 1 酒量[酒量] jiu3 liang4 capacity for liquor; how much one can drink 1 整夜[整夜] zheng3 ye4 the whole night; all through the night 1 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 2 应酬[應酬] ying4 chou5 social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party 1 揍[揍] zou4 to beat up; to break to pieces 2 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep7/150 words - 38 min 拳[拳] quan2 fist; boxing 2 特色[特色] te4 se4 characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality 1 招待[招待] zhao1 dai4 to receive (guests); to entertain; reception 1 朱[朱] zhu1 vermilion 2 同一[同一] tong2 yi1 identical; the same 1 部队[部隊] bu4 dui4 army; armed forces; troops; force; unit; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 玻璃[玻璃] bo1 li5 glass; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]; (slang) male homosexual 1 阴阳怪气[陰陽怪氣] yin1 yang2 guai4 qi4 eccentric; peculiar; mystifying 1 写真集[寫真集] xie3 zhen1 ji2 photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model 1 初中[初中] chu1 zhong1 junior high school; abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 1 年级[年級] nian2 ji2 grade; year (in school, college etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 当晚[當晚] dang1 wan3 on that evening 1 酒鬼[酒鬼] jiu3 gui3 drunkard 1 吊[吊] diao4 to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person 1 惨[慘] can3 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy 1 推倒[推倒] tui1 dao3 to push over; to overthrow 1 地上[地上] di4 shang5 on the ground; on the floor 1 抓狂[抓狂] zhua1 kuang2 to blow one's top; to be driven mad; to become frantic 1 糊[糊] hu2 muddled; paste; scorched 1 锁门[鎖門] suo3 men2 to lock the door 1 门锁[門鎖] men2 suo3 door lock 1 遭[遭] zao1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 1 小偷[小偷] xiao3 tou1 thief 1 同志[同志] tong2 zhi4 comrade; (slang) homosexual; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 互[互] hu4 mutual 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep7/168 words - 39 min 龙[龍] long2 dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial 1 搭配[搭配] da1 pei4 to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group 1 增加[增加] zeng1 jia1 to raise; to increase 1 不惜[不惜] bu4 xi1 not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) 1 悲惨世界[悲慘世界] Bei1 can3 Shi4 jie4 Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[Wei2 ke4 duo1 · Yu3 guo3] 1 不合[不合] bu4 he2 to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out 1 爽快[爽快] shuang3 kuai5 refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward 1 相爱[相愛] xiang1 ai4 to love each other 2 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 1 不久[不久] bu4 jiu3 not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after 1 偷吃[偷吃] tou1 chi1 to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful 1 迟早[遲早] chi2 zao3 sooner or later 1 尝试[嘗試] chang2 shi4 to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4] 1 互换[互換] hu4 huan4 to exchange 1 前列腺[前列腺] qian2 lie4 xian4 prostate 2 阴茎[陰莖] yin1 jing1 penis 1 之外[之外] zhi1 wai4 outside; excluding 1 大肠[大腸] da4 chang2 the large intestine 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep8/25 words - 5 min 泰[泰] tai4 safe; peaceful; most; grand 3 戒[戒] jie4 to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger) 6 甘心[甘心] gan1 xin1 to be willing to; to resign oneself to 2 昨晚[昨晚] zuo2 wan3 yesterday evening; last night 1 差点[差點] cha4 dian3 almost; nearly 1 父子[父子] fu4 zi3 father and son 1 仇人[仇人] chou2 ren2 foe; one's personal enemy 1 和好[和好] he2 hao3 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other 1 有钱[有錢] you3 qian2 well-off; wealthy 2 不只[不只] bu4 zhi3 not only; not merely 1 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 1 炮友[炮友] pao4 you3 fuck buddy; friend with benefits 1 尊重[尊重] zun1 zhong4 to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper 1 页[頁] ye4 page; leaf 1 新增[新增] xin1 zeng1 newly added; additional; to add (to what already exists) 1 粉丝[粉絲] fen3 si1 bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; CL:把[ba3]; fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth 1 成长[成長] cheng2 zhang3 to mature; to grow; growth 1 名叫[名叫] ming2 jiao4 called; named 1 朝圣[朝聖] chao2 sheng4 to make a pilgrimage 1 元老[元老] yuan2 lao3 senior figure; elder; doyen 1 粉[粉] fen3 powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink 1 误[誤] wu4 mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly 1 天堂[天堂] tian1 tang2 paradise; heaven 1 家属[家屬] jia1 shu3 family member; (family) dependent 1 跪[跪] gui4 to kneel 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep8/50 words - 16 min 炉[爐] lu2 stove; furnace 2 亲人[親人] qin1 ren2 one's close relatives 1 火化[火化] huo3 hua4 to cremate; to incinerate 1 再拜[再拜] zai4 bai4 to bow again; to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times); (in letters, an expression of respect) 1 起身[起身] qi3 shen1 to get up; to leave; to set forth 3 转身[轉身] zhuan3 shen1 (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) 1 段落[段落] duan4 luo4 phase; time interval; paragraph; (written) passage 1 往外[往外] wang3 wai4 out; outbound; departing 1 欣慰[欣慰] xin1 wei4 to be gratified 1 分担[分擔] fen1 dan1 to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) 1 丧礼[喪禮] sang1 li3 funeral 1 挡箭牌[擋箭牌] dang3 jian4 pai2 shield; (fig.) excuse 1 捏造[捏造] nie1 zao4 to make up; to fabricate 1 录像[錄像] lu4 xiang4 to videotape; to videorecord; video recording; CL:盤|盘[pan2] 1 留言[留言] liu2 yan2 to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message 1 债务[債務] zhai4 wu4 debt; liability; amount due; indebtedness 1 功[功] gong1 meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) 1 有劳[有勞] you3 lao2 (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one) 1 经纪人[經紀人] jing1 ji4 ren2 broker; middleman; agent; manager 1 付钱[付錢] fu4 qian2 to pay money 1 去年[去年] qu4 nian2 last year 1 年底[年底] nian2 di3 the end of the year; year-end 1 薪水[薪水] xin1 shui3 salary; wage 3 工人[工人] gong1 ren2 worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2] 1 失业[失業] shi1 ye4 unemployment; to lose one's job 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep8/75 words - 29 min 义气[義氣] yi4 qi4 spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5] 1 钢铁[鋼鐵] gang1 tie3 steel 2 工[工] gong1 work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor 1 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) 1 虾[蝦] xia1 shrimp; prawn 1 烟酒[煙酒] yan1 jiu3 tobacco and alcohol 1 眼光[眼光] yan3 guang1 gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things 1 厂长[廠長] chang3 zhang3 factory director 1 发展[發展] fa1 zhan3 development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand 1 同行[同行] tong2 hang2 person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry 1 负责任[負責任] fu4 ze2 ren4 to take responsibility; to bear responsibility; to be responsible 1 假药[假藥] jia3 yao4 fake drugs 3 卖完[賣完] mai4 wan2 to be sold out 1 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) 1 擦屁股[擦屁股] ca1 pi4 gu5 (lit.) to wipe one’s ass; (coll.) to clear up sb else's mess 1 久仰[久仰] jiu3 yang3 honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. 2 水果[水果] shui3 guo3 fruit; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 1 念[唸] nian4 variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud 1 光头[光頭] guang1 tou2 shaven head; bald head; to go bareheaded; hatless 1 汉堡包[漢堡包] han4 bao3 bao1 hamburger (loanword) 2 热狗[熱狗] re4 gou3 hot dog (loanword) 2 大小[大小] da4 xiao3 dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority 1 致敬[致敬] zhi4 jing4 to greet; to pay respects to 1 认错[認錯] ren4 cuo4 to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep8/100 words - 38 min 坚强[堅強] jian1 qiang2 staunch; strong 1 脆弱[脆弱] cui4 ruo4 weak; frail 1 怎[怎] zen3 how 1 打牌[打牌] da3 pai2 to play mahjong or cards 1 一生[一生] yi1 sheng1 all one's life; throughout one's life 1 存款[存款] cun2 kuan3 to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit 1 碎[碎] sui4 to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary 1 留给[留給] liu2 gei3 to set aside for 1 说谎[說謊] shuo1 huang3 to lie; to tell an untruth 2 听不懂[聽不懂] ting1 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is hearing 1 夸张[誇張] kua1 zhang1 to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous 1 醒来[醒來] xing3 lai2 to waken 1 治安[治安] zhi4 an1 law and order; public security 1 两下[兩下] liang3 xia4 twice; for a little while 1 打桩[打樁] da3 zhuang1 to drive piles into 1 乱讲[亂講] luan4 jiang3 to talk nonsense; nonsense! 1 张嘴[張嘴] zhang1 zui3 to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape 1 找平[找平] zhao3 ping2 to level (ground); to make level 1 发脾气[發脾氣] fa1 pi2 qi4 to get angry 1 莫名[莫名] mo4 ming2 indescribable; ineffable 1 奇妙[奇妙] qi2 miao4 fantastic; wonderful 1 说出[說出] shuo1 chu1 to speak out; to declare (one's view) 1 伤人[傷人] shang1 ren2 to injure sb 1 顾虑[顧慮] gu4 lu:4 misgivings; apprehensions 1 一再[一再] yi1 zai4 repeatedly 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep8/125 words - 47 min 推开[推開] tui1 kai1 to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline 1 搞砸[搞砸] gao3 za2 to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil 1 啰唆[囉唆] luo1 suo5 variant of 囉嗦|啰嗦[luo1 suo5] 1 闻[聞] wen2 to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 1 耳[耳] er3 ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese) 1 行李[行李] xing2 li5 luggage; CL:件[jian4] 1 内衣裤[內衣褲] nei4 yi1 ku4 underwear 1 转机[轉機] zhuan3 ji1 (to take) a turn for the better; to change planes 1 旅行[旅行] lu:3 xing2 to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],個|个[ge4] 1 日前[日前] ri4 qian2 the other day; a few days ago 1 警方[警方] jing3 fang1 police 1 查获[查獲] cha2 huo4 to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) 2 诈骗[詐騙] zha4 pian4 to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail 1 基地[基地] ji1 di4 base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda 1 壮阳[壯陽] zhuang4 yang2 (TCM) to build up one's kidney yang; to boost male sex drive 1 桃[桃] tao2 peach 1 不但[不但] bu4 dan4 not only (... but also...) 1 表演[表演] biao3 yan3 play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3] 1 记者会[記者會] ji4 zhe3 hui4 press conference 1 电视[電視] dian4 shi4 television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 1 室友[室友] shi4 you3 roommate 1 转行[轉行] zhuan3 hang2 to change profession 2 流氓[流氓] liu2 mang2 rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior 1 蹲[蹲] dun1 to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) 1 轮胎[輪胎] lun2 tai1 tire; pneumatic tire 1 //Let's talk about CHU - S1/Ep8/150 words - 52 min 把手[把手] ba3 shou5 handle; grip; knob 1 天才[天才] tian1 cai2 talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted 1 免费[免費] mian3 fei4 free (of charge) 1 机油[機油] ji1 you2 engine oil 1 珍奶[珍奶] zhen1 nai3 abbr. for pearl milk tea 珍珠奶茶 1 好喝[好喝] hao3 he1 tasty (drinks) 1 或许[或許] huo4 xu3 perhaps; maybe 1 主角[主角] zhu3 jue2 leading role; lead 1 陷[陷] xian4 pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect 1 无底[無底] wu2 di3 bottomless 1 黑洞[黑洞] hei1 dong4 (astronomy) black hole 1 终究[終究] zhong1 jiu1 in the end; after all is said and done 1 回归[回歸] hui2 gui1 to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics) 1 自身[自身] zi4 shen1 itself; oneself; one's own 1 渴望[渴望] ke3 wang4 to thirst for; to long for 1 抽空[抽空] chou1 kong4 to find the time to do sth 1 前来[前來] qian2 lai2 to come (formal); before; previously 1 想起[想起] xiang3 qi3 to recall; to think of; to call to mind 1 闪耀[閃耀] shan3 yao4 to glint; to glitter; to sparkle; to radiate 1 乳液[乳液] ru3 ye4 milk; lotion; emulsion 1 租[租] zu1 to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax 1 出路[出路] chu1 lu4 a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products) 1 逃避[逃避] tao2 bi4 to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk 2 搬出去[搬出去] ban1 chu1 qu4 to move out (vacate); to shift sth out 1 玩笑[玩笑] wan2 xiao4 to joke; joke; jest 1