//Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/25 words - 4 min 分钟[分鐘] fen1 zhong1 minute 作弊[作弊] zuo4 bi4 to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices 监考[監考] jian1 kao3 to proctor (an exam); to invigilate 认证[認證] ren4 zheng4 to authenticate; to approve 填[填] tian2 to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in 信息[信息] xin4 xi1 information; news; message 签[簽] qian1 to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 赃[贓] zang1 stolen goods; booty; spoils 获[獲] huo4 to catch; to obtain; to capture 纸条[紙條] zhi3 tiao2 slip of paper 签字[簽字] qian1 zi4 to sign (one's name); signature 薛[薛] xue1 wormwood like grass (classical) 桐[桐] tong2 tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites) 学生[學生] xue2 sheng5 student; schoolchild 争[爭] zheng1 to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) 钢笔[鋼筆] gang1 bi3 fountain pen; CL:支[zhi1] 冤枉[冤枉] yuan1 wang5 to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile 慕[慕] mu4 to admire 承[承] cheng2 to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive 屋[屋] wu1 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 凭什么[憑什麼] ping2 shen2 me5 (spoken) why?; for which reason? 神通广大[神通廣大] shen2 tong1 guang3 da4 to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities 账[賬] zhang4 account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] 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] 排骨[排骨] pai2 gu3 pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/50 words - 5 min 克[克] ke4 to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares 米饭[米飯] mi3 fan4 (cooked) rice 校[校] jiao4 to proofread; to check; to compare 校[校] xiao4 school; military officer; CL:所[suo3] 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 哦[哦] o5 sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy; may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of 鱼[魚] yu2 fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3] 同学[同學] tong2 xue2 to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 校区[校區] xiao4 qu1 campus 一会儿[一會兒] yi1 hui4 r5 a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] 现金[現金] xian4 jin1 cash 老师[老師] lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 报道[報道] bao4 dao4 to report (news); report; CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4] 抓紧[抓緊] zhua1 jin3 to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of 广场[廣場] guang3 chang3 public square; plaza 演讲[演講] yan3 jiang3 lecture; to make a speech 稿[稿] gao3 manuscript; draft; stalk of grain 洗头[洗頭] xi3 tou2 to wash one's hair; to have a shampoo 爸[爸] ba4 father; dad; pa; papa 停车[停車] ting2 che1 to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall 今年[今年] jin1 nian2 this year 专业户[專業戶] zhuan1 ye4 hu4 family firm producing a special product; cottage industry 主持[主持] zhu3 chi2 to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor 悍马[悍馬] Han4 ma3 Hummer (vehicle brand) 公主[公主] gong1 zhu3 princess 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) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/75 words - 6 min 莫[莫] mo4 do not; there is none who 儿[兒] er2 child; son 锤子[錘子] chui2 zi5 hammer; CL:把[ba3] 干脆[乾脆] gan1 cui4 straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 贫[貧] pin2 poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous 陈[陳] chen2 to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale 廷[廷] ting2 palace courtyard 咱们[咱們] zan2 men5 we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5] 正式[正式] zheng4 shi4 formal; official 佳[佳] jia1 beautiful; fine; good 航[航] hang2 boat; ship; craft; to navigate; to sail; to fly 宿舍[宿舍] su4 she4 dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; CL:間|间[jian1] 班[班] ban1 team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups 日语[日語] Ri4 yu3 Japanese language 专业[專業] zhuan1 ye4 specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional 干吗[幹嗎] gan4 ma2 see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] 下面[下面] xia4 mian4 below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5] 有请[有請] you3 qing3 to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) 发言[發言] fa1 yan2 to make a speech; statement; utterance; CL:個|个[ge4] 尊敬[尊敬] zun1 jing4 to respect; to revere 院[院] yuan4 courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4] 领导[領導] ling3 dao3 lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 英语系[英語系] Ying1 yu3 xi4 anglophone; English department 级[級] ji2 level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level 大三[大三] da4 san1 third-year university student //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/100 words - 7 min 作为[作為] zuo4 wei2 one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be 东湖[東湖] Dong1 hu2 Donghu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi 大学[大學] da4 xue2 university; college; CL:所[suo3] 感到[感到] gan3 dao4 to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect 荣幸[榮幸] rong2 xing4 honored (to have the privilege of ...) 肩[肩] jian1 shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) 重任[重任] zhong4 ren4 heavy responsibility 时刻[時刻] shi2 ke4 time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always 松懈[鬆懈] song1 xie4 to relax; to relax efforts; to slack off; to take it easy; complacent; undisciplined 一时[一時] yi1 shi2 a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time 候[候] hou4 to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days 眼力[眼力] yan3 li4 eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments 篇[篇] pian1 sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article 确实[確實] que4 shi2 indeed; really; reliable; real; true 难为[難為] nan2 wei5 to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) 作[作] zuo4 to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works 普通[普通] pu3 tong1 common; ordinary; general; average 标兵[標兵] biao1 bing1 parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes); example; model; pacesetter 高考[高考] gao1 kao3 college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]); (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) 加分[加分] jia1 fen1 extra credit (on a test); bonus point 照样[照樣] zhao4 yang4 as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless 考上[考上] kao3 shang4 to pass a university entrance exam 学校[學校] xue2 xiao4 school; CL:所[suo3] 传递[傳遞] chuan2 di4 to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive 正能量[正能量] zheng4 neng2 liang4 positive energy; positivity //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/125 words - 9 min 义务[義務] yi4 wu4 duty; obligation; CL:項|项[xiang4]; volunteer (work etc) 西瓜[西瓜] xi1 gua1 watermelon; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4],個|个[ge5] 碎[碎] sui4 to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary 省得[省得] sheng3 de5 to avoid; so as to save (money or time) 切[切] qie1 to cut; to slice; tangent (math) 切[切] qie4 definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fan3 qie4] 门口[門口] men2 kou3 doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4] 黏[黏] nian2 sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue 辅导员[輔導員] fu3 dao3 yuan2 coach (teacher or trainer) 记过[記過] ji4 guo4 to give sb a demerit 气死[氣死] qi4 si3 to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger 手机[手機] shou3 ji1 cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1] 考[考] kao3 to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father 马[馬] ma3 horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess 哲[哲] zhe2 wise; a sage 指头[指頭] zhi3 tou5 finger; toe; CL:個|个[ge4] 恶心[噁心] e3 xin1 variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 勾当[勾當] gou4 dang4 shady business 室友[室友] shi4 you3 roommate 外传[外傳] wai4 chuan2 to tell others (a secret); to divulge to an outsider; to be rumored 外传[外傳] wai4 zhuan4 unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography) 吴[吳] Wu2 surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods 曼[曼] man4 handsome; large; long 潇[瀟] xiao1 (of water) deep and clear; (of wind and rain) howling and pounding; (of light rain) pattering 无理取闹[無理取鬧] wu2 li3 qu3 nao4 to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative 特殊[特殊] te4 shu1 special; particular; unusual; extraordinary 身份[身份] shen1 fen4 identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/150 words - 11 min 处分[處分] chu3 fen4 to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter); CL:個|个[ge4] 开绿灯[開綠燈] kai1 lu:4 deng1 to give the green light; to give the go-ahead 这不[這不] zhe4 bu5 (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 纯属[純屬] chun2 shu3 to be purely; pure and simple; sheer; outright 歪理[歪理] wai1 li3 fallacious reasoning; preposterous argument 邪说[邪說] xie2 shuo1 harmful teachings; evil doctrine 出于[出於] chu1 yu2 due to; to stem from 信任[信任] xin4 ren4 to trust; to have confidence in 开会[開會] kai1 hui4 to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting 调查[調查] diao4 cha2 investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 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) 示[示] shi4 to show; to reveal 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 较[較] jiao4 to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3] 劲[勁] jin4 strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4] 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 着凉[著涼] zhao2 liang2 to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] 模型[模型] mo2 xing2 model; mold; matrix; pattern 物理[物理] wu4 li3 physics; physical 学院[學院] xue2 yuan4 college; educational institute; school; faculty; CL:所[suo3] 实验室[實驗室] shi2 yan4 shi4 laboratory; CL:間|间[jian1] 管理员[管理員] guan3 li3 yuan2 manager; administrator 允许[允許] yun3 xu3 to permit; to allow 出入[出入] chu1 ru4 to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent 摆谱[擺譜] bai3 pu3 to put on airs; to be ostentatious //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/175 words - 14 min 心平气和[心平氣和] xin1 ping2 qi4 he2 tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress 学期[學期] xue2 qi1 term; semester; CL:個|个[ge4] 考试[考試] kao3 shi4 to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4] 来着[來著] lai2 zhe5 auxiliary showing sth happened in the past 清白[清白] qing1 bai2 pure; innocent 飞机[飛機] fei1 ji1 airplane; CL:架[jia4] 往往[往往] wang3 wang3 usually; in many cases; more often than not 表象[表象] biao3 xiang4 idea 咱俩[咱倆] zan2 lia3 the two of us 互[互] hu4 mutual 互助[互助] hu4 zhu4 to help each other 追究[追究] zhui1 jiu1 to investigate; to look into 名单[名單] ming2 dan1 list of names 一遍[一遍] yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through); once through 听不懂[聽不懂] ting1 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is hearing 违规[違規] wei2 gui1 to violate (rules); irregular; illegal; corrupt 电器[電器] dian4 qi4 (electrical) appliance; device 主动[主動] zhu3 dong4 to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc) 上交[上交] shang4 jiao1 to hand over to; to give to higher authority; to seek connections in high places 这儿[這兒] zhe4 r5 here 没收[沒收] mo4 shou1 to confiscate; to seize 私藏[私藏] si1 cang2 secret store; a stash (of contraband) 嗨[嗨] hai1 oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) 琪[琪] qi2 fine jade 宋[宋] Song4 surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/200 words - 15 min 路过[路過] lu4 guo4 to pass by or through 气氛[氣氛] qi4 fen1 atmosphere; mood 销魂[銷魂] xiao1 hun2 ecstasy; rapture; to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow 要不[要不] yao4 bu4 otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) 咱[咱] zan2 I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to) 好歹[好歹] hao3 dai3 good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever 外语[外語] wai4 yu3 foreign language; CL:門|门[men2] 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) 委[委] wei3 to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly 书记[書記] shu1 ji5 secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 适应[適應] shi4 ying4 to adapt; to fit; to suit 澡堂[澡堂] zao3 tang2 public baths 食堂[食堂] shi2 tang2 dining hall; CL:個|个[ge4],間|间[jian1] 回头[回頭] hui2 tou2 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 反映[反映] fan3 ying4 to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render 涛[濤] tao1 big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2] 男生[男生] nan2 sheng1 schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) 课表[課表] ke4 biao3 school timetable 教材[教材] jiao4 cai2 teaching material; CL:本[ben3] 座位[座位] zuo4 wei4 seat; CL:個|个[ge4] 图[圖] tu2 diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek 回忆[回憶] hui2 yi4 to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4] 霖[霖] lin2 continued rain 斜[斜] xie2 inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/225 words - 18 min 前方[前方] qian2 fang1 ahead; the front 靠窗[靠窗] kao4 chuang1 by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc) 人品[人品] ren2 pin3 moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing 帅哥[帥哥] shuai4 ge1 handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address) 女生[女生] nu:3 sheng1 schoolgirl; female student; girl 凑合[湊合] cou4 he5 to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad 死磕[死磕] si3 ke1 (coll.) to fight to the death 今晚[今晚] jin1 wan3 tonight 钥匙[鑰匙] yao4 shi5 key; CL:把[ba3] 调[調] diao4 to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody 调[調] tiao2 to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite 监控[監控] jian1 kong4 to monitor 复习[複習] fu4 xi2 variant of 復習|复习[fu4 xi2] 目标[目標] mu4 biao1 target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4] 把风[把風] ba3 feng1 to keep watch (during a clandestine activity); to be on the lookout 受不了[受不了] shou4 bu4 liao3 unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand 系[系] xi4 system; department; faculty 不动[不動] bu4 dong4 motionless 赶紧[趕緊] gan3 jin3 hurriedly; without delay 偷看[偷看] tou1 kan4 to peep; to peek; to steal a glance 综合[綜合] zong1 he2 comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize 楼[樓] lou2 house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 警报[警報] jing3 bao4 (fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning 响[響] xiang3 echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises 说说[說說] shuo1 shuo5 to say sth 一眼[一眼] yi1 yan3 a glance; a quick look; a glimpse //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/250 words - 20 min 惹[惹] re3 to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) 捣[搗] dao3 pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir 取消[取消] qu3 xiao1 to cancel; cancellation 上台[上台] shang4 tai2 to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) 反省[反省] fan3 xing3 to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 排查[排查] pai2 cha2 to inspect; to run through a checklist; to take stock; to audit 栋[棟] dong4 classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) 大楼[大樓] da4 lou2 building (a relatively large, multi-storey one); CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] 忍耐[忍耐] ren3 nai4 to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance 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 耐心[耐心] nai4 xin1 to be patient; patience 实验[實驗] shi2 yan4 experiment; test; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; experimental; to experiment 一半[一半] yi1 ban4 half 恢复[恢復] hui1 fu4 to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate 室[室] shi4 room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 着呢[著呢] zhe5 ne5 comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather 屋子[屋子] wu1 zi5 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1] 满意[滿意] man3 yi4 satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction 其它[其它] qi2 ta1 other; the others; else; other than it; in addition to the thing mentioned above 录像[錄像] lu4 xiang4 to videotape; to videorecord; video recording; CL:盤|盘[pan2] 不该[不該] bu4 gai1 should not; to owe nothing 死角[死角] si3 jiao3 gap in coverage; gap in protection or defenses; neglected or overlooked area; dead end 银行[銀行] yin2 hang2 bank; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 设备[設備] she4 bei4 equipment; facilities; installations; CL:個|个[ge4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/275 words - 22 min 研究[研究] yan2 jiu1 research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into 成果[成果] cheng2 guo3 result; achievement; gain; profit; CL:個|个[ge4] 价值[價值] jia4 zhi2 value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 估量[估量] gu1 liang5 to estimate; to assess 高贵[高貴] gao1 gui4 grandeur; noble 生命[生命] sheng1 ming4 life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 谱写[譜寫] pu3 xie3 to compose (a piece of music); (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride) 英勇[英勇] ying1 yong3 heroic; gallant; valiant 华[華] hua2 magnificent; splendid; flowery 章[章] zhang1 chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order 光辉[光輝] guang1 hui1 radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent 形象[形象] xing2 xiang4 image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid 盏[盞] zhan3 a small cup; classifier for lamps 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 灯[燈] deng1 lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3] 盆花[盆花] pen2 hua1 potted flower 赔[賠] pei2 to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss 摊[攤] tan1 to spread out; vendor's stand 桌子[桌子] zhuo1 zi5 table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4] 英雄[英雄] ying1 xiong2 hero; CL:個|个[ge4] 欺人太甚[欺人太甚] qi1 ren2 tai4 shen4 to bully intolerably (idiom) 寝室[寢室] qin3 shi4 bedroom; dormitory; CL:間|间[jian1] 姐[姐] jie3 older sister 狗拿耗子[狗拿耗子] gou3 na2 hao4 zi5 lit. a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome (idiom) 跆拳道[跆拳道] tai2 quan2 dao4 taekwondo (Korean martial art) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/300 words - 24 min 摔[摔] shuai1 to throw down; to fall; to drop and break 花盆[花盆] hua1 pen2 flower pot 掴[摑] guai1 to slap; also pr. [guo2] 泼妇[潑婦] po1 fu4 shrew; vixen 激动[激動] ji1 dong4 to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite 超级[超級] chao1 ji2 super-; ultra-; hyper- 空调[空調] kong1 tiao2 air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2] 不太好[不太好] bu4 tai4 hao3 not so good; not too well 一身[一身] yi1 shen1 whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes 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) 待会儿[待會兒] dai1 hui4 r5 in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] 冲动[衝動] chong1 dong4 to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge 功[功] gong1 meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) 补过[補過] bu3 guo4 to make up for an earlier mistake; to make amends 赎罪[贖罪] shu2 zui4 to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement 报恩[報恩] bao4 en1 to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness 教务[教務] jiao4 wu4 educational administration 此[此] ci3 this; these 意见[意見] yi4 jian4 idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 性质[性質] xing4 zhi4 nature; characteristic; CL:個|个[ge4] 彻查[徹查] che4 cha2 to investigate thoroughly 敏感[敏感] min3 gan3 sensitive; susceptible 结论[結論] jie2 lun4 conclusion; verdict; CL:個|个[ge4]; to conclude; to reach a verdict 捅[捅] tong3 to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose 丫头[丫頭] ya1 tou5 girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/325 words - 25 min 倔[倔] jue2 crabby; tough 不光[不光] bu4 guang1 not the only one; not only 差点[差點] cha4 dian3 almost; nearly 弄坏[弄壞] nong4 huai4 to ruin; to spoil; to break 出租车[出租車] chu1 zu1 che1 taxi; (Tw) rental car 司机[司機] si1 ji1 chauffeur; driver; CL:個|个[ge4] 见义勇为[見義勇為] jian4 yi4 yong3 wei2 to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause 刀[刀] dao1 knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs 去世[去世] qu4 shi4 to pass away; to die 加上[加上] jia1 shang4 plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that 学习[學習] xue2 xi2 to learn; to study 成绩[成績] cheng2 ji4 achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 当作[當作] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as 模范[模範] mo2 fan4 model; fine example 宣传[宣傳] xuan1 chuan2 to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:個|个[ge4] 难受[難受] nan2 shou4 to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear 环境[環境] huan2 jing4 environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient 工程[工程] gong1 cheng2 engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 女孩[女孩] nu:3 hai2 girl; lass 校外[校外] xiao4 wai4 off campus 租房[租房] zu1 fang2 to rent an apartment 踏实[踏實] ta1 shi5 firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] 实践[實踐] shi2 jian4 practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project) 褥子[褥子] ru4 zi5 cotton-padded mattress; CL:床[chuang2] 薄[薄] bo2 meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/350 words - 27 min 住校[住校] zhu4 xiao4 to board at school 宣布[宣布] xuan1 bu4 to declare; to announce; to proclaim 仪式[儀式] yi2 shi4 ceremony 干杯[乾杯] gan1 bei1 to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup 同班[同班] tong2 ban1 to be in the same class; to be in the same squad; classmate 子女[子女] zi3 nu:3 children; sons and daughters 高高在上[高高在上] gao1 gao1 zai4 shang4 set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality; aloof and remote 伟大[偉大] wei3 da4 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) 宁愿[寧願] ning4 yuan4 would rather; better 普通人[普通人] pu3 tong1 ren2 ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street 场景[場景] chang3 jing3 scene; scenario; setting 富二代[富二代] fu4 er4 dai4 children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s; see also 窮二代|穷二代[qiong2 er4 dai4] 婚[婚] hun1 to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife 庆[慶] qing4 to celebrate 公司[公司] gong1 si1 (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1] 开学[開學] kai1 xue2 foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term 辆[輛] liang4 classifier for vehicles 用来[用來] yong4 lai2 to be used for 威风[威風] wei1 feng1 might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive 婚礼[婚禮] hun1 li3 wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3] 土[土] tu3 earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 包办[包辦] bao1 ban4 to undertake to do everything by oneself; to run the whole show 单身[單身] dan1 shen1 unmarried; single 的确[的確] di2 que4 really; indeed 长得[長得] zhang3 de5 to look (pretty, the same etc) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/375 words - 28 min 洋气[洋氣] yang2 qi4 Western style; foreign flavor; trendy; fashionable 天真[天真] tian1 zhen1 naive; innocent; artless 来自[來自] lai2 zi4 to come from (a place); From: (in email header) 拍[拍] pai1 to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) 自拍[自拍] zi4 pai1 to take a picture or video of oneself; to take a selfie; selfie 下巴[下巴] xia4 ba5 chin; CL:個|个[ge4] 噘[噘] jue1 to pout 把手[把手] ba3 shou5 handle; grip; knob 致敬[致敬] zhi4 jing4 to greet; to pay respects to 锤[錘] chui2 hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer 社[社] she4 society; group; club; agency; (old) god of the land 电台[電臺] dian4 tai2 transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] 了解[瞭解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 来到[來到] lai2 dao4 to come; to arrive 天气[天氣] tian1 qi4 weather 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 降水[降水] jiang4 shui3 rain and snow; precipitation (meteorology) 概率[概率] gai4 lu:4 probability (math.) 火辣[火辣] huo3 la4 painful heat; scorching; rude and forthright; provocative; hot; sexy 语系[語系] yu3 xi4 language family 旱[旱] han4 drought 逢[逢] feng2 to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon 甘[甘] gan1 sweet; willing 万岁[萬歲] wan4 sui4 Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty 细节[細節] xi4 jie2 details; particulars //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/400 words - 38 min 硬[硬] ying4 hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 床垫[床墊] chuang2 dian4 mattress; CL:張|张[zhang1] 软[軟] ruan3 soft; flexible 对比[對比] dui4 bi3 to contrast; contrast; ratio; CL:個|个[ge4] 字迹[字跡] zi4 ji4 handwriting 包括[包括] bao1 kuo4 to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of 风扇[風扇] feng1 shan4 electric fan 歉[歉] qian4 to apologize; to regret; deficient 不和[不和] bu4 he2 not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord 自首[自首] zi4 shou3 to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) 非要[非要] fei1 yao4 to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something) 省[省] sheng3 to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department 省[省] xing3 to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 立[立] li4 to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately 医院[醫院] yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 思想[思想] si1 xiang3 thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4] 做梦[做夢] zuo4 meng4 to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream 本人[本人] ben3 ren2 the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal 求学[求學] qiu2 xue2 to seek knowledge; to study; to attend college 经历[經歷] jing1 li4 experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through 深深[深深] shen1 shen1 deep; profound 方方面面[方方面面] fang1 fang1 mian4 mian4 all sides; all aspects; multi-faceted 党委[黨委] dang3 wei3 Party committee 副书记[副書記] fu4 shu1 ji5 deputy secretary 品德[品德] pin3 de2 moral character 朱[朱] zhu1 vermilion //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/425 words - 40 min 振[振] zhen4 to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself 院士[院士] yuan4 shi4 scholar; academician; fellow (of an academy) 称道[稱道] cheng1 dao4 to commend; to praise 毫不犹豫[毫不猶豫] hao2 bu4 you2 yu4 without the slightest hesitation 正是[正是] zheng4 shi4 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as 精神[精神] jing1 shen2 spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4] 赋予[賦予] fu4 yu3 to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow 校友[校友] xiao4 you3 schoolmate; alumnus; alumna 诸位[諸位] zhu1 wei4 (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs 一道[一道] yi1 dao4 together 传承[傳承] chuan2 cheng2 to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance 弘扬[弘揚] hong2 yang2 to enhance; to promote; to enrich 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 幕[幕] mu4 curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) 计程车[計程車] ji4 cheng2 che1 (Tw) taxi; cab 歹徒[歹徒] dai3 tu2 evildoer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum 路口[路口] lu4 kou3 crossing; intersection (of roads) 拐[拐] guai3 to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; walking stick; crutch; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]) 公安局[公安局] gong1 an1 ju2 public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) 大院[大院] da4 yuan4 courtyard (surrounded by many buildings); compound; great institution 稿子[稿子] gao3 zi5 draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent 逃跑[逃跑] tao2 pao3 to flee from sth; to run away; to escape 无望[無望] wu2 wang4 without hope; hopeless; without prospects 残忍[殘忍] can2 ren3 cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless 杀害[殺害] sha1 hai4 to murder //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep01/441 words - 42 min 消[消] xiao1 to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need 减[減] jian3 to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish 一部分[一部分] yi1 bu4 fen5 portion; part of; subset 包袱[包袱] bao1 fu5 wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline 优秀[優秀] you1 xiu4 outstanding; excellent 着想[著想] zhuo2 xiang3 to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3] 抹黑[抹黑] mo3 hei1 to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words) 性格[性格] xing4 ge2 nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4] 几年[幾年] ji3 nian2 a few years; several years; how many years 胆小[膽小] dan3 xiao3 cowardice; timid 懦弱[懦弱] nuo4 ruo4 cowardly; weak 勇敢[勇敢] yong3 gan3 brave; courageous 照亮[照亮] zhao4 liang4 to illuminate; to light up; lighting 下雨[下雨] xia4 yu3 to rain 在场[在場] zai4 chang3 to be present; to be on the scene 完毕[完畢] wan2 bi4 to finish; to end; to complete //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/25 words - 1 min 闹钟[鬧鐘] nao4 zhong1 alarm clock 起床[起床] qi3 chuang2 to get out of bed; to get up 别管[別管] bie2 guan3 no matter (who, what etc) 喂[餵] wei4 to feed 修好[修好] xiu1 hao3 to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds 爽[爽] shuang3 bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate 觉[覺] jiao4 a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2] 觉[覺] jue2 to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware 狼[狼] lang2 wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] 外婆[外婆] wai4 po2 (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 课[課] ke4 subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination 占[占] zhan4 to take possession of; to occupy; to take up 座[座] zuo4 seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects 吃完[吃完] chi1 wan2 to finish eating 上课[上課] shang4 ke4 to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class 吃饱[吃飽] chi1 bao3 to eat one's fill 怂[慫] song3 terrified 上学[上學] shang4 xue2 to go to school; to attend school 期末[期末] qi1 mo4 end of term 布置[佈置] bu4 zhi4 to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy 读书[讀書] du2 shu1 to read a book; to study; to attend school 笔记[筆記] bi3 ji4 to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3] 做完[做完] zuo4 wan2 to finish; to complete the task 幸亏[幸虧] xing4 kui1 fortunately; luckily 总算[總算] zong3 suan4 at long last; finally; on the whole 作业[作業] zuo4 ye4 school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/50 words - 2 min 可怕[可怕] ke3 pa4 awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly 旷课[曠課] kuang4 ke4 to play truant; to cut classes 打电话[打電話] da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call 小组[小組] xiao3 zu3 group 形式[形式] xing2 shi4 outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4] 应付[應付] ying4 fu5 to deal with; to cope 毕业[畢業] bi4 ye4 graduation; to graduate; to finish school 下课[下課] xia4 ke4 to finish class; to get out of class 仨[仨] sa1 three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个) 狠[狠] hen3 ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3] 节[節] jie2 festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4] 拖堂[拖堂] tuo1 tang2 to drag out a lesson; to insist on extending class after the bell 是的[是的] shi4 de5 yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5] 鸡肉[雞肉] ji1 rou4 chicken meat 不知[不知] bu4 zhi1 not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 道白[道白] dao4 bai2 spoken lines in opera 上午[上午] shang4 wu3 morning; CL:個|个[ge4] 选修课[選修課] xuan3 xiu1 ke4 optional course (in school) 俄语[俄語] E2 yu3 Russian (language) 为难[為難] wei2 nan2 to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) 姑娘[姑娘] gu1 niang5 girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4] 稍[稍] shao1 somewhat; a little 充[充] chong1 to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill; to act in place of; substitute; sufficient; full 刷[刷] shua1 to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job 对白[對白] dui4 bai2 dialogue (in a movie or a play) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/75 words - 4 min 处罚[處罰] chu3 fa2 to penalize; to punish 系[繫] xi4 to connect; to arrest; to worry 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 晚点[晚點] wan3 dian3 (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner 争取[爭取] zheng1 qu3 to fight for; to strive for; to win over 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 要强[要強] yao4 qiang2 eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded 咋[咋] za3 dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5] 代课[代課] dai4 ke4 to teach as substitute for absent teacher 议[議] yi4 to comment on; to discuss; to suggest 多亏[多虧] duo1 kui1 thanks to; luckily 亲自[親自] qin1 zi4 personally; in person; oneself 出马[出馬] chu1 ma3 to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring 力挽狂澜[力挽狂瀾] li4 wan3 kuang2 lan2 to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis 碗[碗] wan3 bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 出国[出國] chu1 guo2 to go abroad; to leave the country; emigration 交流[交流] jiao1 liu2 to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb) 好不容易[好不容易] hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4 with great difficulty; very difficult 定[定] ding4 to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order 算话[算話] suan4 hua4 (of sb's words) to count; can be trusted 合适[合適] he2 shi4 suitable; fitting; appropriate 既往不咎[既往不咎] ji4 wang3 bu4 jiu4 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones; There is no point in crying over spilt milk. 仗义[仗義] zhang4 yi4 to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by 浮云[浮雲] fu2 yun2 floating clouds; fleeting; transient 特意[特意] te4 yi4 specially; intentionally //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/100 words - 5 min 留给[留給] liu2 gei3 to set aside for 念[念] nian4 to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20) 好端端[好端端] hao3 duan1 duan1 perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason 送人[送人] song4 ren2 to give away; to accompany; to see sb off 学分[學分] xue2 fen1 course credit 肄业[肄業] yi4 ye4 to attend (a school); to drop out (of college etc) 李[李] li3 plum 师兄[師兄] shi1 xiong1 senior male fellow student or apprentice; son (older than oneself) of one's teacher 手册[手冊] shou3 ce4 manual; handbook 楼下[樓下] lou2 xia4 downstairs 进一步[進一步] jin4 yi1 bu4 one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards 端正[端正] duan1 zheng4 upright; regular; proper; correct 经[經] jing1 classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4] 给予[給予] ji3 yu3 to accord; to give; to show (respect) 以下[以下] yi3 xia4 that level or lower; that amount or less; the following 不予[不予] bu4 yu2 to withhold; to refuse 补考[補考] bu3 kao3 to sit for a makeup exam; to resit an exam; makeup exam; resit 遍[遍] bian4 everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time 非得[非得] fei1 dei3 (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must 面[麵] mian4 flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless 成心[成心] cheng2 xin1 intentional; deliberate; on purpose 刺激[刺激] ci4 ji1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant 毕[畢] bi4 the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished 页[頁] ye4 page; leaf 第五[第五] di4 wu3 fifth //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/125 words - 6 min 辛辛苦苦[辛辛苦苦] xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3 painstakingly; with great trouble 肄业生[肄業生] yi4 ye4 sheng1 dropout student 同一[同一] tong2 yi1 identical; the same 学科[學科] xue2 ke1 subject; branch of learning; course; academic discipline 挂科[掛科] gua4 ke1 to fail (a course) 三次[三次] san1 ci4 third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) 累计[累計] lei3 ji4 to accumulate; cumulative 扣除[扣除] kou4 chu2 to deduct 扣[扣] kou4 to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code 达标[達標] da2 biao1 to reach a set standard 业[業] ye4 line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already 前提[前提] qian2 ti2 premise; precondition; prerequisite 科[科] ke1 branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4] 壳[殼] qiao4 shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ke2] 海报[海報] hai3 bao4 poster; playbill; notice 帅[帥] shuai4 handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet! 奶茶[奶茶] nai3 cha2 milk tea 您好[您好] nin2 hao3 hello (polite) 优惠[優惠] you1 hui4 privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price) 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] 会员[會員] hui4 yuan2 member 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 返[返] fan3 to return (to) 消费[消費] xiao1 fei4 to consume; to spend 享受[享受] xiang3 shou4 to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/150 words - 7 min 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 打折[打折] da3 zhe2 to give a discount 婚庆[婚慶] hun1 qing4 wedding celebration 赚钱[賺錢] zhuan4 qian2 to earn money; moneymaking 郑[鄭] Zheng4 Zheng state during the Warring States period; surname Zheng; abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1] 涵[涵] han2 to contain; to include; culvert 畅[暢] chang4 free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent 花痴[花痴] hua1 chi1 to be smitten with sb; love-struck fool; starry-eyed infatuation 职业[職業] zhi2 ye4 occupation; profession; vocation; professional 应援[應援] ying4 yuan2 (originally) to provide assistance; (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc) 千载难逢[千載難逢] qian1 zai3 nan2 feng2 extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon 把握[把握] ba3 wo4 to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) 周[週] zhou1 week; weekly; variant of 周[zhou1] 演示[演示] yan3 shi4 to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration 文稿[文稿] wen2 gao3 manuscript; article (in newspaper); draft 一小部分[一小部分] yi1 xiao3 bu4 fen4 a small part; a small section 翻译[翻譯] fan1 yi4 to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 家教[家教] jia1 jiao4 family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor 奖学金[獎學金] jiang3 xue2 jin1 scholarship; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 主语[主語] zhu3 yu3 subject (in grammar) 动词[動詞] dong4 ci2 verb 原形[原形] yuan2 xing2 original shape; true appearance (under the disguise); true character 顺口[順口] shun4 kou3 to read smoothly (of text); to blurt out (without thinking); to suit one's taste (of food) 课文[課文] ke4 wen2 text; CL:篇[pian1] 放低[放低] fang4 di1 to lower; to be humble //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/175 words - 10 min 句子[句子] ju4 zi5 sentence; CL:個|个[ge4] 结构[結構] jie2 gou4 structure; composition; makeup; architecture; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4] 拆开[拆開] chai1 kai1 to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick 分析[分析] fen1 xi1 to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4] 读[讀] du2 to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 每周[每週] mei3 zhou1 every week 教课[教課] jiao1 ke4 to teach class; to lecture 假期[假期] jia4 qi1 vacation 来源[來源] lai2 yuan2 source (of information etc); origin 补课[補課] bu3 ke4 to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class 赚[賺] zhuan4 to earn; to make a profit 措手不及[措手不及] cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared 凑[湊] cou4 to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity 对策[對策] dui4 ce4 countermeasure for dealing with a situation 赔不是[賠不是] pei2 bu2 shi5 to apologize 瞧[瞧] qiao2 to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit 工资[工資] gong1 zi1 wages; pay; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],月[yue4] 彭[彭] Peng2 surname Peng 英语[英語] Ying1 yu3 English (language) 进步[進步] jin4 bu4 progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4] 课时[課時] ke4 shi2 class; period 欢迎光临[歡迎光臨] huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2 welcome 尾随[尾隨] wei3 sui2 to tail behind; to tag along; to follow on the heels of 锁[鎖] suo3 to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3] 轩[軒] xuan1 pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/200 words - 13 min 姐姐[姐姐] jie3 jie5 older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 球鞋[球鞋] qiu2 xie2 athletic shoes 码[碼] ma3 weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc 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) 更衣室[更衣室] geng1 yi1 shi4 change room; dressing room; locker room; toilet 找见[找見] zhao3 jian4 to find (sth one has been looking for) 浴室[浴室] yu4 shi4 bathroom (room used for bathing); CL:間|间[jian1] 蹦[蹦] beng4 to jump; to bounce; to hop 脚底[腳底] jiao3 di3 soles of the feet 板[板] ban3 board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious 厚[厚] hou4 thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress 刘[劉] Liu2 surname Liu 启[啟] qi3 to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform 夸下海口[誇下海口] kua1 xia5 hai3 kou3 see 誇海口|夸海口[kua1 hai3 kou3] 自个儿[自個兒] zi4 ge3 r5 (dialect) oneself; by oneself 照片[照片] zhao4 pian4 photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2] 全都[全都] quan2 dou1 all; without exception 打包[打包] da3 bao1 to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; to package (computing) 拷[拷] kao3 to beat; to flog; to examine under torture 安静[安靜] an1 jing4 quiet; peaceful; calm 分配[分配] fen1 pei4 to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive) 任务[任務] ren4 wu5 mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 嫒[嬡] ai4 your daughter (honorific) 设计[設計] she4 ji4 plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4] 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 //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/225 words - 14 min 幅[幅] fu2 width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures 统计[統計] tong3 ji4 statistics; to count; to add up 集资[集資] ji2 zi1 to raise money; to accumulate funds 尽快[儘快] jin3 kuai4 as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed 拍照[拍照] pai1 zhao4 to take a picture 接机[接機] jie1 ji1 jointing machine; riveter; welder; sealer; to meet a plane (i.e. to meet sb at airport); to service a plane (of airport workers) 高清[高清] gao1 qing1 high definition (television etc); high fidelity (audio) 毛孔[毛孔] mao2 kong3 pore 楚[楚] chu3 distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old) 后援[後援] hou4 yuan2 reinforcement; back-up; supporting force 出色[出色] chu1 se4 remarkable; outstanding 会长[會長] hui4 zhang3 president of a club, committee etc 横幅[橫幅] heng2 fu2 horizontal scroll; banner; streamer 场地[場地] chang3 di4 space; site; place; sports pitch 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 有用[有用] you3 yong4 useful 赴汤蹈火[赴湯蹈火] fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3 to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty 鼓掌[鼓掌] gu3 zhang3 to applaud; to clap 就任[就任] jiu4 ren4 to take office; to assume a post 发给[發給] fa1 gei3 to issue; to grant; to distribute 多多[多多] duo1 duo1 many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more 练习[練習] lian4 xi2 to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 韩语[韓語] Han2 yu3 Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea) 发音[發音] fa1 yin1 to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound 标准[標準] biao1 zhun3 (an official) standard; norm; criterion; CL:個|个[ge4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/250 words - 18 min 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 传球[傳球] chuan2 qiu2 pass (in soccer); to feed (ball) 赵[趙] zhao4 to surpass (old) 健[健] jian4 healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in 僵尸[殭屍] jiang1 shi1 gyonshi; jiang shi; Chinese vampire; zombie 拖鞋[拖鞋] tuo1 xie2 slippers; sandals; flip-flops; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 小事[小事] xiao3 shi4 trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3] 论文[論文] lun4 wen2 paper; treatise; thesis; CL:篇[pian1]; to discuss a paper or thesis (old) 大半[大半] da4 ban4 more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely 上天[上天] shang4 tian1 Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away 救星[救星] jiu4 xing1 savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor 词[詞] ci2 word; statement; speech; lyrics; CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2]; CL:首[shou3] 微[微] wei1 tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2] 信号[信號] xin4 hao4 signal 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 图书馆[圖書館] tu2 shu1 guan3 library; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 建筑[建築] jian4 zhu4 to construct; building; CL:個|个[ge4] 史[史] shi3 history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China 概论[概論] gai4 lun4 outline; introduction; survey; general discussion 远古[遠古] yuan3 gu3 antiquity; ancient times 时期[時期] shi2 qi1 period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4] 由于[由於] you2 yu2 due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because 材料[材料] cai2 liao4 material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 技术[技術] ji4 shu4 technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] 限制[限制] xian4 zhi4 to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/275 words - 20 min 原始[原始] yuan2 shi3 first; original; primitive; original (document etc) 多数[多數] duo1 shu4 majority; most 当地[當地] dang1 di4 local 地貌[地貌] di4 mao4 relief; landform (geology) 天然[天然] tian1 ran2 natural 加工[加工] jia1 gong1 to process; processing; working (of machinery) 起居[起居] qi3 ju1 everyday life; regular pattern of life 空间[空間] kong1 jian1 space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space 地理[地理] di4 li3 geography 气候[氣候] qi4 hou4 climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3] 特性[特性] te4 xing4 property; characteristic 檬[檬] meng2 lemon 平时[平時] ping2 shi2 ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime 及格[及格] ji2 ge2 to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard 榫[榫] sun3 tenon (cabinetmaking) 铆[鉚] mao3 to fasten with rivets; (coll.) to exert one's strength 想起[想起] xiang3 qi3 to recall; to think of; to call to mind 坐下[坐下] zuo4 xia5 to sit down 师[師] shi1 teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops 辅助[輔助] fu3 zhu4 to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary; subsidiary 堆[堆] dui1 to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount 最高[最高] zui4 gao1 tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) 俯瞰[俯瞰] fu3 kan4 to overlook; to look down from a height 校园[校園] xiao4 yuan2 campus 河[河] he2 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/300 words - 21 min 环绕[環繞] huan2 rao4 to surround; to circle; to revolve around 流[流] liu2 to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade 各个[各個] ge4 ge4 every; various; separately, one by one 功能[功能] gong1 neng2 function; capability 区[區] qu1 area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[ge4] 道路[道路] dao4 lu4 road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2] 沿着[沿著] yan2 zhe5 to go along; to follow 保准[保准] bao3 zhun3 to guarantee; reliable; for sure 哪儿[哪兒] na3 r5 where?; wherever; anywhere 桥[橋] qiao2 bridge; CL:座[zuo4] 典型[典型] dian3 xing2 model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative 实[實] shi2 real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely 腹[腹] fu4 abdomen; stomach; belly 梁[梁] liang2 roof beam; beam (structure); bridge 式[式] shi4 type; form; pattern; style 实体[實體] shi2 ti3 entity; substance; thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence); the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) 腹壁[腹壁] fu4 bi4 abdominal wall 承重[承重] cheng2 zhong4 to sustain; to bear the weight (of the upper storeys in architecture); load-bearing 外形[外形] wai4 xing2 figure; shape; external form; contour 安装[安裝] an1 zhuang1 to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation 维修[維修] wei2 xiu1 maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain 跨[跨] kua4 to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span 径[徑] jing4 footpath; track; diameter; straight; directly 桥梁[橋梁] qiao2 liang2 bridge (lit. and fig.) 空腹[空腹] kong1 fu4 an empty stomach //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/325 words - 21 min 答对[答對] da2 dui4 (usually used in the negative) to answer or reply to sb's question 教学楼[教學樓] jiao4 xue2 lou2 teaching block; school building 背后[背後] bei4 hou4 behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back 架[架] jia4 to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc 术语[術語] shu4 yu3 term; terminology 称[稱] cheng1 to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise 横[橫] heng2 horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent 懂得[懂得] dong3 de5 to understand; to know; to comprehend 不少[不少] bu4 shao3 many; a lot; not few 秘密[秘密] mi4 mi4 secret; CL:個|个[ge4] 独家[獨家] du2 jia1 exclusive 秘籍[秘籍] mi4 ji2 rare book; cheat code (video games) 万一[萬一] wan4 yi1 just in case; if by any chance; contingency 遇[遇] yu4 to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance 地震[地震] di4 zhen4 earthquake 只管[只管] zhi3 guan3 solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) 楼层[樓層] lou2 ceng2 story; floor 低[低] di1 low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 地势[地勢] di4 shi4 terrain; topography relief 宽阔[寬闊] kuan1 kuo4 expansive; wide; width; thickness 框架[框架] kuang4 jia4 frame; framework; fig. pattern; outline; organizing plan 剪力[剪力] jian3 li4 shear; shearing force 墙[牆] qiang2 wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3] 抗震[抗震] kang4 zhen4 anti-seismic measures; seismic defenses; earthquake resistant 性能[性能] xing4 neng2 function; performance //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/350 words - 25 min 砖[磚] zhuan1 brick; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 逃命[逃命] tao2 ming4 to escape; to flee; to run for one's life 存活率[存活率] cun2 huo2 lu:4 (med.) survival rate; (med.) recovery rate 中国[中國] Zhong1 guo2 China 古[古] gu3 ancient; old; paleo- 图解[圖解] tu2 jie3 illustration; diagram; graphical representation; to explain with the aid of a diagram 词典[詞典] ci2 dian3 dictionary (of Chinese compound words); also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]; CL:部[bu4],本[ben3] 园[園] yuan2 land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc 冶[冶] ye3 to smelt; to cast; seductive in appearance 资料[資料] zi1 liao4 material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] 补偿[補償] bu3 chang2 to compensate; to make up 放纵[放縱] fang4 zong4 to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish 一卡通[一卡通] Yi1 ka3 tong1 Yikatong (Beijing public transport smart card) 饼干[餅乾] bing3 gan1 biscuit; cracker; cookie; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4] 花钱[花錢] hua1 qian2 to spend money 惨[慘] can3 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy 中介[中介] zhong1 jie4 to act as intermediary; to link; intermediate; inter-; agency; agent 咖啡厅[咖啡廳] ka1 fei1 ting1 coffee shop 薪酬[薪酬] xin1 chou2 pay; remuneration; salary; reward 高中[高中] gao1 zhong1 senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 一点一点[一點一點] yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3 little by little; bit by bit; gradually 提高[提高] ti2 gao1 to raise; to increase; to improve 成就[成就] cheng2 jiu4 accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about 感[感] gan3 to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ 超市[超市] chao1 shi4 supermarket; abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场; CL:家[jia1] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/375 words - 28 min 兼职[兼職] jian1 zhi2 to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting 上班时间[上班時間] shang4 ban1 shi2 jian1 time of going to work; the morning rush hour 周五[週五] Zhou1 wu3 Friday 周末[週末] zhou1 mo4 weekend 错开[錯開] cuo4 kai1 to stagger (times) 没法[沒法] mei2 fa3 at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice 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 弟弟[弟弟] di4 di5 younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 偷偷[偷偷] tou1 tou1 stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 挣[掙] zheng4 to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money) 存[存] cun2 to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive 乱花[亂花] luan4 hua1 to spend recklessly; to waste money 晓得[曉得] xiao3 de5 to know 惯[慣] guan4 accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) 叶[葉] ye4 leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats 试用[試用] shi4 yong4 to try sth out; to be on probation 日期[日期] ri4 qi1 date; CL:個|个[ge4] 过期[過期] guo4 qi1 to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date) 摆[擺] bai3 to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum 整齐[整齊] zheng3 qi2 orderly; neat; even; tidy 上手[上手] shang4 shou3 to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor 收银[收銀] shou1 yin2 to receive payment 学会[學會] xue2 hui4 to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association 嗯[嗯] en5 interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement 上班[上班] shang4 ban1 to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/400 words - 32 min 同事[同事] tong2 shi4 colleague; co-worker; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 视频[視頻] shi4 pin2 video 蹭网[蹭網] ceng4 wang3 (coll.) to use sb else's Internet connection (with or without permission) 选课[選課] xuan3 ke4 to select courses 网[網] wang3 net; network 无线[無線] wu2 xian4 wireless 借用[借用] jie4 yong4 to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use 基础[基礎] ji1 chu3 base; foundation; basis; underlying; CL:個|个[ge4] 马马虎虎[馬馬虎虎] ma3 ma5 hu1 hu1 careless; casual; vague; not so bad; so-so; tolerable; fair 日常[日常] ri4 chang2 daily; everyday 对话[對話] dui4 hua4 dialogue; CL:個|个[ge4] 水准[水準] shui3 zhun3 level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying) 绰[綽] chuo4 generous; ample; wide; spacious; well-off; to grip 有余[有餘] you3 yu2 to have an abundance 尾音[尾音] wei3 yin1 final sound of a syllable; rhyme (e.g. in European languages) 翘[翹] qiao2 outstanding; to raise 受教[受教] shou4 jiao4 to receive instruction; to benefit from advice 前段时间[前段時間] qian2 duan4 shi2 jian1 recently 记录[記錄] ji4 lu4 to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 箱[箱] xiang1 box; trunk; chest 好喝[好喝] hao3 he1 tasty (drinks) 下载[下載] xia4 zai3 to download; also pr. [xia4 zai4] 完了[完了] wan2 le5 to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 部分[部分] bu4 fen5 part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4] 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 //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/425 words - 36 min 洗澡[洗澡] xi3 zao3 to bathe; to take a shower 关门[關門] guan1 men2 to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) 严[嚴] yan2 tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father 点名[點名] dian3 ming2 roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name 伤心[傷心] shang1 xin1 to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt 派出[派出] pai4 chu1 to send; to dispatch 国[國] guo2 country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4] 博士[博士] bo2 shi4 doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D. 俄罗斯[俄羅斯] E2 luo2 si1 Russia 水平[水平] shui3 ping2 level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal 罗[羅] luo2 gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift 担任[擔任] dan1 ren4 to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as 投影仪[投影儀] tou2 ying3 yi2 projector 利[利] li4 sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit 朗[朗] lang3 clear; bright 吉[吉] ji2 lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9) 徐[徐] xu2 slowly; gently 源[源] yuan2 root; source; origin 桓[桓] huan2 Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi); big; pillar (old) 益[益] yi4 benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more 念[唸] nian4 variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud 条幅[條幅] tiao2 fu2 wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy); banner 排队[排隊] pai2 dui4 to line up 挤[擠] ji3 to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) 肢体[肢體] zhi1 ti3 limb; limbs and trunk; body //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/450 words - 40 min 接触[接觸] jie1 chu4 to touch; to contact; access; in touch with 私自[私自] si1 zi4 private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval 统一[統一] tong3 yi1 to unify; to unite; to integrate 递[遞] di4 to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively 经纪人[經紀人] jing1 ji4 ren2 broker; middleman; agent; manager 相机[相機] xiang4 ji1 camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow 就绪[就緒] jiu4 xu4 to be ready; to be in order 练[練] lian4 to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise 口号[口號] kou3 hao4 slogan; catchphrase; CL:個|个[ge4] 个头[個頭] ge4 tou2 size; height 生意[生意] sheng1 yi4 life force; vitality 盒[盒] he2 small box; case 少来[少來] shao3 lai2 refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it! 倒霉[倒霉] dao3 mei2 to have bad luck; to be out of luck 下班[下班] xia4 ban1 to finish work; to get off work 申请表[申請表] shen1 qing3 biao3 application form 批准[批准] pi1 zhun3 to approve; to ratify 浅[淺] qian3 shallow; light (color) 目前[目前] mu4 qian2 at the present time; currently 权力[權力] quan2 li4 power; authority 申请[申請] shen1 qing3 to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fen4] 不大[不大] bu4 da4 not very; not too; not often 拿走[拿走] na2 zou3 to take away 变本加厉[變本加厲] bian4 ben3 jia1 li4 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify 处处[處處] chu4 chu4 everywhere; in all respects //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/475 words - 45 min 穿小鞋[穿小鞋] chuan1 xiao3 xie2 lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb 弟[弟] di4 younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) 参谋[參謀] can1 mou2 staff officer; to give advice 高帮[高幫] gao1 bang1 high-top (shoes); ankle-high shoes 鞋[鞋] xie2 shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 一条龙[一條龍] yi1 tiao2 long2 lit. one dragon; integrated chain; coordinated process 服务[服務] fu2 wu4 to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 到家[到家] dao4 jia1 perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree 大一[大一] da4 yi1 first-year university student 眼光[眼光] yan3 guang1 gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things 的款[的款] di2 kuan3 reliable funds 星期[星期] xing1 qi1 week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday 运动鞋[運動鞋] yun4 dong4 xie2 sports shoes; sneakers 天天[天天] tian1 tian1 every day 打球[打球] da3 qiu2 to play ball; to play with a ball 造[造] zao4 to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops 前天[前天] qian2 tian1 the day before yesterday 靠谱[靠譜] kao4 pu3 reliable; reasonable; probable 家伙[傢伙] jia1 huo5 variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5] 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 逛街[逛街] guang4 jie1 to take a walk; to window-shop; to stroll down the street 逛[逛] guang4 to stroll; to visit 放松[放鬆] fang4 song1 to loosen; to relax 从来不[從來不] cong2 lai2 bu4 never 美容院[美容院] mei3 rong2 yuan4 beauty salon; lady's hair parlor //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/500 words - 47 min 保养[保養] bao3 yang3 to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance 可好[可好] ke3 hao3 good or not?; luckily; fortuitously 牌子[牌子] pai2 zi5 sign; trademark; brand 到处[到處] dao4 chu4 everywhere 乱跳[亂跳] luan4 tiao4 to jump about; (of the heart) to beat wildly 忘恩负义[忘恩負義] wang4 en1 fu4 yi4 to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth 肝火[肝火] gan1 huo3 irascibility; irritability; (TCM) inflammation of the liver 旺[旺] wang4 prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring 师傅[師傅] shi1 fu5 master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 穴[穴] xue2 cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4] 用力[用力] yong4 li4 to exert oneself physically 摁[摁] en4 to press (with finger) 使劲[使勁] shi3 jin4 to exert all one's strength 不通[不通] bu4 tong1 to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical 肝[肝] gan1 liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4] 降火[降火] jiang4 huo3 to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine) 电话[電話] dian4 hua4 telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number 首先[首先] shou3 xian1 first (of all); in the first place 外国人[外國人] wai4 guo2 ren2 foreigner 尤其[尤其] you2 qi2 especially; particularly 看上去[看上去] kan4 shang5 qu5 it would appear; it seems (that) 用心[用心] yong4 xin1 motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful 没错[沒錯] mei2 cuo4 that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong 当面[當面] dang1 mian4 to sb's face; in sb's presence 听得懂[聽得懂] ting1 de5 dong3 to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/525 words - 50 min 交出[交出] jiao1 chu1 to hand over 该死[該死] gai1 si3 Damn it!; damned; wretched 素质[素質] su4 zhi4 inner quality; basic essence 啥[啥] sha2 dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4] 晚安[晚安] wan3 an1 Good night!; Good evening! 相敬如宾[相敬如賓] xiang1 jing4 ru2 bin1 to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom); mutual respect between husband and wife 写完[寫完] xie3 wan2 to finish writing 傻笑[傻笑] sha3 xiao4 to giggle; to laugh foolishly; to smirk; to simper 圆满[圓滿] yuan2 man3 satisfactory; consummate; perfect 墨镜[墨鏡] mo4 jing4 sunglasses; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1],副[fu4] 摘[摘] zhai1 to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 微笑[微笑] wei1 xiao4 smile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile 总之[總之] zong3 zhi1 in a word; in short; in brief 见证[見證] jian4 zheng4 to be witness to; witness; evidence 神圣[神聖] shen2 sheng4 divine; hallow; holy; sacred 刻[刻] ke4 quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 从此[從此] cong2 ci3 from now on; since then; henceforth 信物[信物] xin4 wu4 keepsake; token 发短信[發短信] fa1 duan3 xin4 to text; to send SMS messages 拨打[撥打] bo1 da3 to call; to dial 关机[關機] guan1 ji1 to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film 心意[心意] xin1 yi4 regard; kindly feelings; intention 没电[沒電] mei2 dian4 discharged; flat; dead (of batteries) 不理[不理] bu4 li3 to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore 苦心[苦心] ku3 xin1 painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep02/527 words - 50 min 白费[白費] bai2 fei4 to waste (one's energy etc) 酷[酷] ku4 ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/25 words - 0 min 每当[每當] mei3 dang1 whenever; every time; on every 大多数[大多數] da4 duo1 shu4 (great) majority 一边[一邊] yi1 bian1 one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while 停下来[停下來] ting2 xia4 lai2 to stop 反思[反思] fan3 si1 to think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment 马克[馬克] Ma3 ke4 Mark (name) 吐[吐] tu4 to vomit; to throw up 温[溫] wen1 warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟[wen1] 经典[經典] jing1 dian3 the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical 语录[語錄] yu3 lu4 quotation (from a book or existing source) 通常[通常] tong1 chang2 regular; usual; normal; usually; normally 鲁迅[魯迅] Lu3 Xun4 Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers 齐名[齊名] qi2 ming2 equally famous 星星[星星] xing1 xing5 star in the sky 美国[美國] Mei3 guo2 United States; USA; US 文学史[文學史] wen2 xue2 shi3 history of literature 观察[觀察] guan1 cha2 to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4] 仔细[仔細] zi3 xi4 careful; attentive; cautious 犀利[犀利] xi1 li4 sharp; incisive; penetrating 讽刺[諷刺] feng3 ci4 to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm 幽默[幽默] you1 mo4 (loanword) humor; humorous 戏剧[戲劇] xi4 ju4 drama; play; theater 笑话[笑話] xiao4 hua4 joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock 关注[關注] guan1 zhu4 to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention 可不是[可不是] ke3 bu5 shi4 that's just the way it is; exactly! //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/50 words - 3 min 科学[科學] ke1 xue2 science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 加强[加強] jia1 qiang2 to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase 不乏[不乏] bu4 fa2 there is no lack of 商业[商業] shang1 ye4 business; trade; commerce 巨[巨] ju4 very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic 鳄[鱷] e4 crocodile; alligator 社会名流[社會名流] she4 hui4 ming2 liu2 celebrity; public figure 什么的[什麼的] shen2 me5 de5 and so on; and what not 晓[曉] xiao3 dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit 棠[棠] tang2 cherry-apple 好听[好聽] hao3 ting1 pleasant to hear 烦人[煩人] fan2 ren2 to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome 学生会[學生會] xue2 sheng5 hui4 student union 器重[器重] qi4 zhong4 to regard sth as valuable; to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) 小伙子[小伙子] xiao3 huo3 zi5 young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4] 口气[口氣] kou3 qi4 tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone 乱说[亂說] luan4 shuo1 to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks 同级[同級] tong2 ji2 on the same level; ranking equally 准时[準時] zhun3 shi2 on time; punctual; on schedule 模特[模特] mo2 te4 (fashion) model (loanword) 队[隊] dui4 squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4] 无人[無人] wu2 ren2 unmanned; uninhabited 市[市] shi4 market; city; CL:個|个[ge4] 服装[服裝] fu2 zhuang1 dress; clothing; costume; clothes; CL:身[shen1] 及[及] ji2 and; to reach; up to; in time for //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/75 words - 4 min 赛[賽] sai4 to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel 后期[後期] hou4 qi1 late stage; later period 协调[協調] xie2 tiao2 to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted 串[串] chuan4 to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across 搞定[搞定] gao3 ding4 to fix; to settle; to wangle 迟[遲] chi2 late; delayed; slow 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) 上心[上心] shang4 xin1 carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth 体形[體形] ti3 xing2 figure; bodily form 脱[脫] tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 胖[胖] pang4 fat; plump 锻炼[鍛鍊] duan4 lian4 to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself 体重[體重] ti3 zhong4 body weight 变化[變化] bian4 hua4 change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4] 姜[姜] jiang1 variant of 薑|姜[jiang1] 钰[鈺] yu4 treasure; hard metal 设计师[設計師] she4 ji4 shi1 designer; architect 侮辱[侮辱] wu3 ru3 to insult; to humiliate; dishonor 委屈[委屈] wei3 qu5 to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance 台上[臺上] tai2 shang4 on stage 台下[台下] tai2 xia4 off the stage; in the audience 笑声[笑聲] xiao4 sheng1 laughter 歇[歇] xie1 to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while 炒[炒] chao3 to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb) 肉[肉] rou4 meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/100 words - 7 min 瘦[瘦] shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive 零[零] ling2 zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither 吃不下[吃不下] chi1 bu5 xia4 not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more 篮球[籃球] lan2 qiu2 basketball; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 好几年[好幾年] hao3 ji3 nian2 several years 最新[最新] zui4 xin1 latest; newest 款[款] kuan3 section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product) 一层[一層] yi1 ceng2 layer 缓[緩] huan3 slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate 震[震] zhen4 to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder; ☳ 上个月[上個月] shang4 ge4 yue4 last month 点儿[點兒] dian3 r5 erhua variant of 點|点[dian3] 水果[水果] shui3 guo3 fruit; CL:個|个[ge4] 大队[大隊] da4 dui4 group; a large body of; production brigade; military group 赞不绝口[讚不絕口] zan4 bu4 jue2 kou3 to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven 白天[白天] bai2 tian1 daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4] 偷窥[偷窺] tou1 kui1 to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur 久仰大名[久仰大名] jiu3 yang3 da4 ming2 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom) 训[訓] xun4 to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule 实话实说[實話實說] shi2 hua4 shi2 shuo1 to tell the truth; to tell it as it is 温柔[溫柔] wen1 rou2 gentle and soft; tender 善良[善良] shan4 liang2 good and honest; kindhearted 如雷贯耳[如雷貫耳] ru2 lei2 guan4 er3 lit. like thunder piercing the ear; a well-known reputation (idiom) 果汁[果汁] guo3 zhi1 fruit juice 零食[零食] ling2 shi2 between-meal nibbles; snacks //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/125 words - 10 min 男朋友[男朋友] nan2 peng2 you5 boyfriend 塞[塞] sai1 to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper 好事[好事] hao3 shi4 good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead 何乐而不为[何樂而不為] he2 le4 er2 bu4 wei2 What can you have against it? (idiom); We should do this.; Go for it! 一共[一共] yi1 gong4 altogether 字母[字母] zi4 mu3 letter (of the alphabet); CL:個|个[ge4] 其中[其中] qi2 zhong1 among; in; included among these 元音[元音] yuan2 yin1 vowel 辅音[輔音] fu3 yin1 consonant 越[越] yue4 to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 英俊[英俊] ying1 jun4 handsome 品位[品位] pin3 wei4 rank; grade; quality; (aesthetic) taste 单词[單詞] dan1 ci2 word; CL:個|个[ge4] 分别[分別] fen1 bie2 to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually 带有[帶有] dai4 you3 to have; to involve 罚[罰] fa2 to punish; to penalize 抄写[抄寫] chao1 xie3 to copy; to transcribe 俄[俄] e2 suddenly; very soon 弹[彈] dan4 crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball 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) 音[音] yin1 sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character) 天生[天生] tian1 sheng1 nature; disposition; innate; natural 舌头[舌頭] she2 tou5 tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information 灵活[靈活] ling2 huo2 flexible; nimble; agile 起名[起名] qi3 ming2 to name; to christen; to take a name 抄[抄] chao1 to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/150 words - 13 min 貌[貌] mao4 appearance 出众[出眾] chu1 zhong4 to stand out; outstanding 比一比[比一比] bi3 yi5 bi3 to make a comparison; to engage in a contest 枝[枝] zhi1 branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 叫做[叫做] jiao4 zuo4 to be called; to be known as 罗莎[羅莎] Luo2 sha1 Rosa (name) 收集[收集] shou1 ji2 to gather; to collect 文化[文化] wen2 hua4 culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 大学生[大學生] da4 xue2 sheng1 university student; college student 谈恋爱[談戀愛] tan2 lian4 ai4 to court; to go steady; to be dating 星[星] xing1 star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount 忍心[忍心] ren3 xin1 to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task 看书[看書] kan4 shu1 to read; to study 自习[自習] zi4 xi2 to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons); to study in one's free time; individual study 高材生[高材生] gao1 cai2 sheng1 student of great ability 值[值] zhi2 value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty 夜班[夜班] ye4 ban1 night shift 传授[傳授] chuan2 shou4 to impart; to pass on; to teach 秘诀[秘訣] mi4 jue2 secret know-how; key (to longevity); secret (of happiness); recipe (for success) 货架[貨架] huo4 jia4 shelf for goods; shop shelf 杂志[雜誌] za2 zhi4 magazine; CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1] 包装[包裝] bao1 zhuang1 to pack; to package; to wrap; packaging 胶带[膠帶] jiao1 dai4 adhesive tape; rubber belt; recording tape 纸[紙] zhi3 paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc 电影[電影] dian4 ying3 movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/175 words - 18 min 动画片[動畫片] dong4 hua4 pian4 animated film 有意思[有意思] you3 yi4 si5 interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun 无敌[無敵] wu2 di2 unequalled; without rival; a paragon 战斗[戰鬥] zhan4 dou4 to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] 推荐[推薦] tui1 jian4 to recommend; recommendation 破坏[破壞] po4 huai4 destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy 快递[快遞] kuai4 di4 express delivery 风云人物[風雲人物] feng1 yun2 ren2 wu4 the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom); influential figure 男孩[男孩] nan2 hai2 boy; CL:個|个[ge4] 堆满[堆滿] dui1 man3 to pile up 爱情[愛情] ai4 qing2 romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4] 女士[女士] nu:3 shi4 lady; madam; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]; Miss; Ms 潮[潮] chao2 tide; current; damp; moist; humid 别致[別致] bie2 zhi4 variant of 別緻|别致[bie2 zhi4] 摄影师[攝影師] she4 ying3 shi1 photographer; cameraman 平面[平面] ping2 mian4 plane (flat surface); print media 羡慕[羨慕] xian4 mu4 to envy; to admire 一块儿[一塊兒] yi1 kuai4 r5 erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] 早饭[早飯] zao3 fan4 breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 几点[幾點] ji3 dian3 what time?; when? 状态[狀態] zhuang4 tai4 state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 改天[改天] gai3 tian1 another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check 投[投] tou2 to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 哥们[哥們] ge1 men5 Brothers!; brethren; dude (colloquial); brother (diminutive form of address between males) 微信[微信] Wei1 xin4 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Teng2 xun4]) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/200 words - 19 min 补[補] bu3 to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement 磨[磨] mo2 to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist 叽[嘰] ji1 grumble 捷[捷] jie2 victory; triumph; quick; nimble; prompt 琳[琳] lin2 gem 娜[娜] nuo2 elegant; graceful 纯洁[純潔] chun2 jie2 pure; clean and honest; to purify 尼[尼] ni2 Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings) 娅[婭] ya4 address term between sons-in-law 有种[有種] you3 zhong3 to have guts; to have courage; to be brave 仙女[仙女] xian1 nu:3 fairy 玛[瑪] ma3 agate; cornelian 莉[莉] li4 jasmine 亚[亞] ya4 second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr. [ya3] 网球[網球] wang3 qiu2 tennis; tennis ball; CL:個|个[ge4] 女神[女神] nu:3 shen2 goddess; nymph 莎拉波娃[莎拉波娃] Sha1 la1 bo1 wa2 Sharapova (Russian female tennis star) 霸气[霸氣] ba4 qi4 imperious; aggressive; assertive; dictatorial manner; boldness; CL:股[gu3] 做事[做事] zuo4 shi4 to work; to handle matters; to have a job 明摆着[明擺著] ming2 bai3 zhe5 evident; clear; undoubted 敷衍[敷衍] fu1 yan3 to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by 教授[教授] jiao4 shou4 professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 进展[進展] jin4 zhan3 to make headway; to make progress 课题[課題] ke4 ti2 task; problem; issue 读研[讀研] du2 yan2 to attend graduate school //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/225 words - 21 min 同班同学[同班同學] tong2 ban1 tong2 xue2 classmate 小三[小三] xiao3 san1 mistress; the other woman (coll.); grade 3 in elementary school 研究所[研究所] yan2 jiu1 suo3 research institute; graduate studies; graduate school; CL:個|个[ge4] 条件[條件] tiao2 jian4 condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4] 年龄[年齡] nian2 ling2 (a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4] 着急[著急] zhao2 ji2 to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] 心里有数[心裡有數] xin1 li3 you3 shu4 to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation 挨骂[挨罵] ai2 ma4 to receive a scolding 不清[不清] bu4 qing1 unclear 搭配[搭配] da1 pei4 to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group 找回[找回] zhao3 hui2 to retrieve 窍门[竅門] qiao4 men2 a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth) 俺[俺] an3 I (northern dialects) 家乡[家鄉] jia1 xiang1 hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] 逗[逗] dou4 to stay; to stop; to tease (play with); amusing; short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4]) 萨[薩] Sa4 Bodhisattva; surname Sa 沙[沙] sha1 granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia 膝盖[膝蓋] xi1 gai4 knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) 脚后跟[腳後跟] jiao3 hou4 gen1 heel 脚掌[腳掌] jiao3 zhang3 the sole of the foot 并[併] bing4 to combine; to amalgamate 拢[攏] long3 to gather together; to collect; to approach; to draw near to; to add; to sum up; to comb (hair) 胸[胸] xiong1 chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax 不住[不住] bu4 zhu4 repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc) 头晕[頭暈] tou2 yun1 dizzy //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/250 words - 27 min 中午[中午] zhong1 wu3 noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4] 巧克力[巧克力] qiao3 ke4 li4 chocolate (loanword); CL:塊|块[kuai4] 医务室[醫務室] yi1 wu4 shi4 infirmary; sick bay; CL:個|个[ge4] 联系方式[聯繫方式] lian2 xi4 fang1 shi4 contact details 通过[通過] tong1 guo4 by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over 讲义[講義] jiang3 yi4 teaching materials 好友[好友] hao3 you3 close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4] 球场[球場] qiu2 chang3 stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4] 哄[哄] hong1 roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) 得罪[得罪] de2 zui5 to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4] 天台[天台] Tian1 tai1 Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗; Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang 熄灯[熄燈] xi1 deng1 turn out the lights; lights out 锁门[鎖門] suo3 men2 to lock the door 轻易[輕易] qing1 yi4 easily; lightly; rashly 悲伤[悲傷] bei1 shang1 sad; sorrowful 纳闷[納悶] na4 men4 puzzled; bewildered 唱歌[唱歌] chang4 ge1 to sing a song 乘凉[乘涼] cheng2 liang2 to cool off in the shade 散[散] san3 scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine 散[散] san4 to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack 散心[散心] san4 xin1 to drive away cares; to relieve boredom 英文[英文] Ying1 wen2 English (language) 看懂[看懂] kan4 dong3 to understand what one is reading or watching 电流[電流] dian4 liu2 electric current 随着[隨著] sui2 zhe5 along with; in the wake of; following 电压[電壓] dian4 ya1 voltage //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/275 words - 31 min 指点[指點] zhi3 dian3 to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at 一二[一二] yi1 er4 one or two; a few 有所[有所] you3 suo3 somewhat; to some extent 老头[老頭] lao3 tou2 old fellow; old man; father; husband 作威作福[作威作福] zuo4 wei1 zuo4 fu2 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people 老老[老老] lao3 lao5 maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥 蹊跷[蹊蹺] qi1 qiao1 odd; queer; strange; fishy; Taiwan pr. [xi1 qiao1] 耽误[耽誤] dan1 wu5 to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 老人家[老人家] lao3 ren2 jia1 polite term for old woman or man 瓶[瓶] ping2 bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids 顾客[顧客] gu4 ke4 client; customer; CL:位[wei4] 说到[說到] shuo1 dao4 to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for 孙子[孫子] sun1 zi5 grandson; son's son 话说[話說] hua4 shuo1 It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount 底下[底下] di3 xia5 the location below sth; afterwards 为啥[為啥] wei4 sha2 dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5] 眼看[眼看] yan3 kan4 soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens 身材[身材] shen1 cai2 stature; build (height and weight); figure 外表[外表] wai4 biao3 external; outside; outward appearance 蒙蔽[蒙蔽] meng2 bi4 to deceive; to hoodwink 善[善] shan4 good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect 模样[模樣] mu2 yang4 look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4] 生长[生長] sheng1 zhang3 to grow 个把[個把] ge4 ba3 one or two; a couple of 客人[客人] ke4 ren2 visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/300 words - 34 min 吓跑[嚇跑] xia4 pao3 to scare away 大妈[大媽] da4 ma1 father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) 变态[變態] bian4 tai4 to metamorphose (biology); abnormal; perverted; hentai; (slang) pervert 丘比特[丘比特] Qiu1 bi3 te4 Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, Roman god of love and beauty 比特[比特] bi3 te4 bit (binary digit) (loanword) 真诚[真誠] zhen1 cheng2 true; sincere; genuine 渡过[渡過] du4 guo4 to cross over; to pass through 难关[難關] nan2 guan1 difficulty; crisis 睡着[睡著] shui4 zhao2 to fall asleep 暂时[暫時] zan4 shi2 temporary; provisional; for the time being 保密[保密] bao3 mi4 to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy 早餐[早餐] zao3 can1 breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 绝情[絕情] jue2 qing2 heartless; without regard for others' feelings 成天[成天] cheng2 tian1 (coll.) all day long; all the time 瞎晃[瞎晃] xia1 huang4 to roam about; to monkey around 悠[悠] you1 long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried 石[石] shi2 rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 男友[男友] nan2 you3 boyfriend 猪[豬] zhu1 hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] 脑子[腦子] nao3 zi5 brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 骂人[罵人] ma4 ren2 to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone 花心思[花心思] hua1 xin1 si1 to think through; to invest effort in thinking about; to consider thoroughly 历经[歷經] li4 jing1 to experience; to go through 千辛万苦[千辛萬苦] qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3 to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations; with difficulty; after some effort 情报[情報] qing2 bao4 information; intelligence //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/325 words - 37 min 横冲直撞[橫衝直撞] heng2 chong1 zhi2 zhuang4 lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping; to barge; to charge around violently 鲁莽[魯莽] lu3 mang3 hot-headed; impulsive; reckless 感动[感動] gan3 dong4 to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving 至此[至此] zhi4 ci3 up until now; so far 放大[放大] fang4 da4 to enlarge; to magnify 执行[執行] zhi2 xing2 to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run 力[力] li4 power; force; strength; ability; strenuously 力量[力量] li4 liang5 power; force; strength 金钱[金錢] jin1 qian2 money; currency 丧[喪] sang1 mourning; funeral; (old) corpse 丧[喪] sang4 to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged 我去[我去] wo3 qu4 (slang) dang!; shoot! 碰上[碰上] peng4 shang4 to run into; to come upon; to meet 聊天[聊天] liao2 tian1 to chat; to gossip 推敲[推敲] tui1 qiao1 to think over 可能性[可能性] ke3 neng2 xing4 possibility; probability 收拾[收拾] shou1 shi5 to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb 明显[明顯] ming2 xian3 clear; distinct; obvious 严格[嚴格] yan2 ge2 strict; stringent; tight; rigorous 极端[極端] ji2 duan1 extreme 集体[集體] ji2 ti3 collective (decision); joint (effort); a group; a team; en masse; as a group 未必[未必] wei4 bi4 not necessarily; maybe not 必备[必備] bi4 bei4 essential 举[舉] ju3 to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed 例子[例子] li4 zi5 case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4] 顶[頂] ding3 apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/350 words - 40 min 对着干[對著幹] dui4 zhe5 gan4 to adopt confrontational posture; to meet head-on; to compete 顺着[順著] shun4 zhe5 to follow; following; along 两句[兩句] liang3 ju4 (say) a few words 惊喜[驚喜] jing1 xi3 nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised 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) 聚[聚] ju4 to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize 餐[餐] can1 meal; to eat; classifier for meals 专门[專門] zhuan1 men2 specialist; specialized; customized 客[客] ke4 customer; visitor; guest 训练[訓練] xun4 lian4 to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4] 清淡[清淡] qing1 dan4 light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales) 符[符] fu2 mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide 永[永] yong3 forever; always; perpetual 结[結] jie2 knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) 同心[同心] tong2 xin1 to be of one mind; united; concentric 结婚[結婚] jie2 hun1 to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4] 完美[完美] wan2 mei3 perfect; perfection; perfectly 女性[女性] nu:3 xing4 woman; the female sex 满足[滿足] man3 zu2 to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content 幻想[幻想] huan4 xiang3 delusion; fantasy 演出[演出] yan3 chu1 to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] 月底[月底] yue4 di3 end of the month 退出[退出] tui4 chu1 to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing) 招人[招人] zhao1 ren2 to be infectious; to recruit 带头[帶頭] dai4 tou2 to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/375 words - 44 min 闹事[鬧事] nao4 shi4 to cause trouble; to create a disturbance 外号[外號] wai4 hao4 nickname 生动[生動] sheng1 dong4 vivid; lively 运动[運動] yun4 dong4 to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3] 便利店[便利店] bian4 li4 dian4 convenience store 围[圍] wei2 to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) 看一看[看一看] kan4 yi1 kan4 to have a look 让开[讓開] rang4 kai1 to get out of the way; to step aside 即将[即將] ji2 jiang1 on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of 好棒[好棒] hao3 bang4 excellent (interjection) 美好[美好] mei3 hao3 beautiful; fine 幼稚[幼稚] you4 zhi4 young; childish; puerile 上车[上車] shang4 che1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 这就[這就] zhe4 jiu4 immediately; at once 丢人[丟人] diu1 ren2 to lose face 情敌[情敵] qing2 di2 rival in love 消除[消除] xiao1 chu2 to eliminate; to remove 主意[主意] zhu3 yi5 plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] 幕后[幕後] mu4 hou4 behind the scenes 既[既] ji4 already; since; both... (and...) 成人[成人] cheng2 ren2 adult 一举两得[一舉兩得] yi1 ju3 liang3 de2 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone 反对[反對] fan3 dui4 to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition 错误[錯誤] cuo4 wu4 error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong 浮夸[浮誇] fu2 kua1 to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous; grandiose //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep03/385 words - 46 min 失恋[失戀] shi1 lian4 to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted 庆祝[慶祝] qing4 zhu4 to celebrate 打击[打擊] da3 ji1 to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) 不许[不許] bu4 xu3 not to allow; must not; can't 缓缓[緩緩] huan3 huan3 slowly; unhurriedly; little by little 惊心动魄[驚心動魄] jing1 xin1 dong4 po4 shaking one to the core; extremely disturbing; hair-raising (idiom) 表白[表白] biao3 bai2 to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession 姻缘[姻緣] yin1 yuan2 a marriage predestined by fate 成全[成全] cheng2 quan2 to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off 蹲下[蹲下] dun1 xia4 to squat down; to crouch //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/25 words - 2 min 警察[警察] jing3 cha2 police; police officer; CL:個|个[ge4] 叔叔[叔叔] shu1 shu5 father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 姓名[姓名] xing4 ming2 surname and given name; full name 隔壁[隔壁] ge2 bi4 next door; neighbor 安全感[安全感] an1 quan2 gan3 sense of security 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) 林[林] lin2 woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things) 学生证[學生證] xue2 sheng5 zheng4 student identity card 国立[國立] guo2 li4 national; state-run; public 去年[去年] qu4 nian2 last year 夏天[夏天] xia4 tian1 summer; CL:個|个[ge4] 穿过[穿過] chuan1 guo4 to pass through 裙子[裙子] qun2 zi5 skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2] 花园[花園] hua1 yuan2 garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4] 派出所[派出所] pai4 chu1 suo3 local police station 民警[民警] min2 jing3 civil police; PRC police; abbr. for 人民警察 核实[核實] he2 shi2 to verify; to check 涉[涉] she4 to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical) 黄[黃] huang2 yellow; pornographic; to fall through 营业[營業] ying2 ye4 to do business; to trade 场所[場所] chang3 suo3 location; place 逗留[逗留] dou4 liu2 to stay at; to stop over 深夜[深夜] shen1 ye4 very late at night 当场[當場] dang1 chang3 at the scene; on the spot 抓获[抓獲] zhua1 huo4 to arrest //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/50 words - 5 min 初步[初步] chu1 bu4 initial; preliminary; tentative 涉案[涉案] she4 an4 (of a perpetrator, victim, weapon, sum of money etc) to be involved in the case 教育[教育] jiao4 yu4 to educate; to teach; education 管理[管理] guan3 li3 to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4] 充电宝[充電寶] chong1 dian4 bao3 portable charger; mobile power pack 领[領] ling3 neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc 同志[同志] tong2 zhi4 comrade; (slang) homosexual; CL:個|个[ge4] 教师[教師] jiao4 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4] 证[證] zheng4 certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4] 归[歸] gui1 to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor 能耐[能耐] neng2 nai4 ability; capability 自爱[自愛] zi4 ai4 self-respect; self-love; self-regard; regard for oneself; to cherish one's good name; to take good care of one's health 网上[網上] wang3 shang4 online 戏[戲] xi4 trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 大米[大米] da4 mi3 (husked) rice 担[擔] dan1 to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility 独生子女[獨生子女] du2 sheng1 zi3 nu:3 an only child 家长[家長] jia1 zhang3 head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child 对不住[對不住] dui4 bu5 zhu4 to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal) 确[確] que4 authenticated; solid; firm; real; true 失职[失職] shi1 zhi2 to lose one's job; unemployment; not to fulfill one's obligations; to neglect one's job; dereliction of duty 告发[告發] gao4 fa1 to lodge an accusation; accusation (law) 冒充[冒充] mao4 chong1 to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as 玩意儿[玩意兒] wan2 yi4 r5 erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4] 渣[渣] zha1 slag (in mining or smelting); dregs //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/75 words - 11 min 正事[正事] zheng4 shi4 one's proper business 下车[下車] xia4 che1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) 喝醉[喝醉] he1 zui4 to get drunk 宿舍楼[宿舍樓] su4 she4 lou2 dormitory building; CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] 快点儿[快點兒] kuai4 dian3 r5 erhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3] 有名[有名] you3 ming2 famous; well-known 快要[快要] kuai4 yao4 almost; nearly; almost all 十几[十幾] shi2 ji3 more than ten; a dozen or more 列宁[列寧] Lie4 ning2 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader 片子[片子] pian1 zi5 film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image 小声[小聲] xiao3 sheng1 in a low voice; (speak) in whispers 碟[碟] die2 dish; plate 沉[沉] chen2 to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy 费劲[費勁] fei4 jin4 to require effort; strenuous 抬[抬] tai2 to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry 糟[糟] zao1 dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined 地上[地上] di4 shang5 on the ground; on the floor 头疼[頭疼] tou2 teng2 headache 生病[生病] sheng1 bing4 to fall ill 病假[病假] bing4 jia4 sick leave 插队[插隊] cha1 dui4 to cut in line; to jump a queue; to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution) 急诊[急診] ji2 zhen3 emergency call; emergency (medical) treatment 体检[體檢] ti3 jian3 abbr. for 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2] 军训[軍訓] jun1 xun4 military practice, esp. for reservists or new recruits; military training as a (sometimes compulsory) subject in schools and colleges; drill 主持人[主持人] zhu3 chi2 ren2 TV or radio presenter; host; anchor //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/100 words - 13 min 大夫[大夫] dai4 fu5 doctor; physician 泳[泳] yong3 swimming; to swim 来得及[來得及] lai2 de5 ji2 there's still time; able to do sth in time 小子[小子] xiao3 zi5 (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow 学姐[學姐] xue2 jie3 senior or older female schoolmate 浑身[渾身] hun2 shen1 all over; from head to foot 开张[開張] kai1 zhang1 to open a business; first transaction of a business day 假条[假條] jia4 tiao2 leave of absence request (from work or school); excuse note; CL:張|张[zhang1] 桶[桶] tong3 bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 遵[遵] zun1 to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with 医嘱[醫囑] yi1 zhu3 prescription (medicine); doctor's advice 所谓[所謂] suo3 wei4 so-called; what is called 失[失] shi1 to lose; to miss; to fail 隅[隅] yu2 corner 收之桑榆[收之桑榆] shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2 see 失之東隅,收之桑榆|失之东隅,收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2] 神秘[神秘] shen2 mi4 mysterious; mystery 秘[祕] mi4 variant of 秘[mi4] 秘[秘] mi4 secret; secretary 遇见[遇見] yu4 jian4 to meet 牙齿[牙齒] ya2 chi3 tooth; dental; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 白白[白白] bai2 bai2 in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white 胸肌[胸肌] xiong1 ji1 pectoral muscles 看病[看病] kan4 bing4 to visit a doctor; to see a patient 假如[假如] jia3 ru2 if 游泳[游泳] you2 yong3 swimming; to swim //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/125 words - 15 min 准[准] zhun3 to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of 不至于[不至於] bu4 zhi4 yu2 unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as 踩[踩] cai3 to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote 断片[斷片] duan4 pian4 fragment; piece; (of a film) to break in the middle of viewing 炸[炸] zha2 to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4] 炸[炸] zha4 to explode 地球[地球] di4 qiu2 the earth; CL:個|个[ge4] 大不了[大不了] da4 bu4 liao3 at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming 跟人[跟人] gen1 ren2 to marry (of woman) 名人[名人] ming2 ren2 personage; celebrity 托尔斯泰[托爾斯泰] Tuo1 er3 si1 tai4 Tolstoy (name); Count Lev Nikolayevich Tostoy (1828-1910), great Russian novelist, author of War and Peace 戰爭與和平|战争与和平 鸵鸟[鴕鳥] tuo2 niao3 ostrich 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 看不见[看不見] kan4 bu5 jian4 unseen; to be invisible 肥胖[肥胖] fei2 pang4 fat; obese 指望[指望] zhi3 wang4 to hope for sth; to count on; hope 俄国[俄國] E2 guo2 Russia 作家[作家] zuo4 jia1 author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 哲学家[哲學家] zhe2 xue2 jia1 philosopher 思想家[思想家] si1 xiang3 jia1 thinker 听课[聽課] ting1 ke4 to attend a class; to go to a lecture 尔[爾] er3 thus; so; like that; you; thou 绍[紹] shao4 to continue; to carry on 夫[夫] fu1 husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old) 自嘲[自嘲] zi4 chao2 to mock oneself; to laugh at oneself 头发[頭髮] tou2 fa5 hair (on the head) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/150 words - 20 min 乌黑[烏黑] wu1 hei1 jet-black; dark 男子[男子] nan2 zi3 a man; a male 列[列] lie4 to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row 耶[耶] ye5 final particle indicating enthusiasm etc 维奇[維奇] Wei2 qi2 Pope Vigilius (in office 537-555); phonetic -vich or -wich in Russian names 约会[約會] yue1 hui4 appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet 上床[上床] shang4 chuang2 to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex 害死[害死] hai4 si3 to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death 着重[著重] zhuo2 zhong4 to put emphasis on; to stress 钟[鍾] zhong1 handleless cup; goblet; to concentrate; variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1] 提前[提前] ti2 qian2 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance 电脑[電腦] dian4 nao3 computer; CL:臺|台[tai2] 发条[發條] fa1 tiao2 spring; coil spring (spiral spring used to power clockwork) 钟[鐘] zhong1 clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4] 柜子[櫃子] gui4 zi5 cupboard; cabinet 脸皮厚[臉皮厚] lian3 pi2 hou4 brazen 晚饭[晚飯] wan3 fan4 evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 立马[立馬] li4 ma3 at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly 封建[封建] feng1 jian4 system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic 直[直] zhi2 straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 何止[何止] he2 zhi3 far more than; not just 披[披] pi1 to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out 德性[德性] de2 xing4 moral integrity 般配[般配] ban1 pei4 to be well matched; to suit 牛排[牛排] niu2 pai2 steak //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/175 words - 23 min 海边[海邊] hai3 bian1 coast; seaside; seashore; beach 不巧[不巧] bu4 qiao3 too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it 缘分[緣分] yuan2 fen4 fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny 矜持[矜持] jin1 chi2 reserved; aloof 没劲[沒勁] mei2 jin4 to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest 显得[顯得] xian3 de5 to seem; to look; to appear 我国[我國] wo3 guo2 our country; China 放假[放假] fang4 jia4 to have a holiday or vacation 不得[不得] bu4 de2 must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot 奶奶[奶奶] nai3 nai5 (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts 珍贵[珍貴] zhen1 gui4 precious 找不着[找不著] zhao3 bu5 zhao2 to be unable to find 慌[慌] huang1 to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly 叛徒[叛徒] pan4 tu2 traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent 出[齣] chu1 variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) 好意[好意] hao3 yi4 good intention; kindness 存在[存在] cun2 zai4 to exist; to be; existence 坏水[壞水] huai4 shui3 evil tricks 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 用得着[用得著] yong4 de5 zhao2 to be able to use; useable; to have a use for sth; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to 打架[打架] da3 jia4 to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2] 嚣张[囂張] xiao1 zhang1 rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive 拼[拼] pin1 to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell 拦[攔] lan2 to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) 气头上[氣頭上] qi4 tou2 shang4 in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/200 words - 26 min 穿着[穿著] chuan1 zhuo2 attire; clothes; dress 溜达[溜達] liu1 da5 to stroll; to go for a walk 暮[暮] mu4 evening; sunset 城[城] cheng2 city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 轴[軸] zhou2 axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc 惦记[惦記] dian4 ji4 to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about 力学[力學] li4 xue2 mechanics; to study hard 大会[大會] da4 hui4 general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4] 意义[意義] yi4 yi4 sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4] 当成[當成] dang4 cheng2 to consider as; to take to be 敌人[敵人] di2 ren2 enemy; CL:個|个[ge4] 导师[導師] dao3 shi1 tutor; teacher; academic advisor 屁股[屁股] pi4 gu5 buttocks; bottom; butt; back part 犟[犟] jiang4 variant of 強|强[jiang4], stubborn; obstinate; tenacious; unbending; pig-headed 手里[手裡] shou3 li3 in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands 校刊[校刊] xiao4 kan1 school magazine 简直[簡直] jian3 zhi2 simply; at all; practically 对牛弹琴[對牛彈琴] dui4 niu2 tan2 qin2 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head 建议[建議] jian4 yi4 to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3] 团建[團建] tuan2 jian4 team building (abbr. for 團隊建設|团队建设[tuan2 dui4 jian4 she4]); building camaraderie within the Chinese Communist Youth League 中國共產主義青年團|中国共产主义青年团[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 Qing1 nian2 tuan2] 提议[提議] ti2 yi4 proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest 露营[露營] lu4 ying2 to camp out; camping 探险[探險] tan4 xian3 to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure 漂流[漂流] piao1 liu2 to float on the current; to drift along or about; rafting 过瘾[過癮] guo4 yin3 to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/225 words - 29 min 烧烤[燒烤] shao1 kao3 barbecue; to roast 出行[出行] chu1 xing2 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip) 旅游[旅遊] lu:3 you2 trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel 爬山[爬山] pa2 shan1 to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering 米[米] mi3 rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier) 山[山] shan1 mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable 主席[主席] zhu3 xi2 chairperson; premier; chairman; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 山上[山上] Shan1 shang4 Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan 积极[積極] ji1 ji2 active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive 凑巧[湊巧] cou4 qiao3 fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it 加入[加入] jia1 ru4 to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in 借[藉] jie4 variant of 借[jie4] 熟悉[熟悉] shu2 xi1 to be familiar with; to know well 开展[開展] kai1 zhan3 to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open 沟通[溝通] gou1 tong1 to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate 文字[文字] wen2 zi4 character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4] 学术[學術] xue2 shu4 learning; science; academic; CL:個|个[ge4] 项目[項目] xiang4 mu4 item; project; (sports) event; CL:個|个[ge4] 所在[所在] suo3 zai4 place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located 排版[排版] pai2 ban3 typesetting 精美[精美] jing1 mei3 delicate; fine; refinement 视觉[視覺] shi4 jue2 sight; vision; visual 听懂[聽懂] ting1 dong3 to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken) 瞧不起[瞧不起] qiao2 bu4 qi3 to look down upon; to hold in contempt 度假[度假] du4 jia4 to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/250 words - 35 min 倒计时[倒計時] dao4 ji4 shi2 to count down; countdown 箱子[箱子] xiang1 zi5 suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟] gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4 sneaky; secretive; furtive 走路[走路] zou3 lu4 to walk; to go on foot 复杂[複雜] fu4 za2 complicated; complex 通宵[通宵] tong1 xiao1 all night; throughout the night 中心[中心] zhong1 xin1 center; heart; core; CL:個|个[ge4] 提炼[提煉] ti2 lian4 to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process 摘要[摘要] zhai1 yao4 summary; abstract 在行[在行] zai4 hang2 to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession 词汇[詞彙] ci2 hui4 vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word 鼠标[鼠標] shu3 biao1 mouse (computing) 垃圾[垃圾] la1 ji1 trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] 参考[參考] can1 kao3 consultation; reference; to consult; to refer 模板[模板] mu2 ban3 template; (architecture) formwork 想象[想象] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4] 憋[憋] bie1 to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) 放在心上[放在心上] fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4 to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart 显老[顯老] xian3 lao3 to look old 临时[臨時] lin2 shi2 as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc 接到[接到] jie1 dao4 to receive (letter etc) 国庆[國慶] Guo2 qing4 National Day 集训[集訓] ji2 xun4 to train together; to practice as a group 比赛[比賽] bi3 sai4 competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete 教练[教練] jiao4 lian4 instructor; sports coach; trainer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/275 words - 38 min 仇[仇] chou2 hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) 情绪[情緒] qing2 xu4 mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3] 有的是[有的是] you3 de5 shi4 have plenty of; there's no lack of 这下[這下] zhe4 xia4 this time 同情[同情] tong2 qing2 to sympathize with; sympathy 不服[不服] bu4 fu2 not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to 日出[日出] ri4 chu1 sunrise 食宿[食宿] shi2 su4 board and lodging; room and board 交通[交通] jiao1 tong1 to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison 登山[登山] deng1 shan1 to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering 高跟鞋[高跟鞋] gao1 gen1 xie2 high-heeled shoes 清单[清單] qing1 dan1 list of items 备[備] bei4 to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip 感冒药[感冒藥] gan3 mao4 yao4 medicine for colds 乱七八糟[亂七八糟] luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens 收回[收回] shou1 hui2 to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke 数据[數據] shu4 ju4 data; numbers; digital 报名[報名] bao4 ming2 to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist 钻牛角尖[鑽牛角尖] zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs 连累[連累] lian2 lei3 to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) 针对[針對] zhen1 dui4 to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to 负[負] fu4 to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) 暑假[暑假] shu3 jia4 summer vacation; CL:個|个[ge4] 等于[等於] deng3 yu2 to equal; to be tantamount to 国庆节[國慶節] Guo2 qing4 jie2 PRC National Day (October 1st) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/300 words - 41 min 中秋节[中秋節] Zhong1 qiu1 jie2 the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month 剩[剩] sheng4 to remain; to be left; to have as remainder 敲门[敲門] qiao1 men2 to knock on a door 进出[進出] jin4 chu1 to enter or exit; to go through 添[添] tian1 to add; to increase; to replenish 毛病[毛病] mao2 bing4 fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4] 柱[柱] zhu4 pillar; CL:根[gen1] 过节[過節] guo4 jie2 to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) 中秋[中秋] Zhong1 qiu1 the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month 听话[聽話] ting1 hua4 to do what one is told; obedient 减肥[減肥] jian3 fei2 to lose weight 墩[墩] dun1 block; gate pillar; pier; classifier for clusters of plants; classifier for rounds in a card game: trick; (archaic) watchtower 健康[健康] jian4 kang1 health; healthy 一大早[一大早] yi1 da4 zao3 at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning 菜市场[菜市場] cai4 shi4 chang3 food market 新鲜[新鮮] xin1 xian1 fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon 端[端] duan1 end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular 单位[單位] dan1 wei4 unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4] 独立[獨立] du2 li4 independent; independence; to stand alone 搭理[搭理] da1 li5 variant of 答理[da1 li5] 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 困[困] kun4 to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute 山腰[山腰] shan1 yao1 halfway up a mountain; lit. waist of mountain 唠叨[嘮叨] lao2 dao5 to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging 拉倒[拉倒] la1 dao3 to pull down; (coll.) to let it go; to drop it //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/325 words - 45 min 小狗[小狗] xiao3 gou3 pup; puppy 窗户[窗戶] chuang1 hu5 window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4] 关上[關上] guan1 shang4 to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) 保安[保安] bao3 an1 to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard 看不清[看不清] kan4 bu5 qing1 not able to see clearly 右边[右邊] you4 bian5 right side; right, to the right 抽屉[抽屜] chou1 ti5 drawer 手电筒[手電筒] shou3 dian4 tong3 flashlight; electric hand torch 桌面[桌面] zhuo1 mian4 desktop; tabletop 文件夹[文件夾] wen2 jian4 jia1 folder; file (paper) 申报[申報] shen1 bao4 to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs) 名称[名稱] ming2 cheng1 name (of a thing); name (of an organization) 型[型] xing2 mold; type; style; model 尾翼[尾翼] wei3 yi4 empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket etc); rear spoiler (of a car) 气动[氣動] qi4 dong4 pneumatic 弹性[彈性] tan2 xing4 flexibility; elasticity 优化[優化] you1 hua4 optimization; to optimize; to make superior 动气[動氣] dong4 qi4 to get angry 笨[笨] ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 错别字[錯別字] cuo4 bie2 zi4 incorrectly written or mispronounced characters 抄录[抄錄] chao1 lu4 to make a copy of 报名表[報名表] bao4 ming2 biao3 application form; registration form; CL:張|张[zhang1] 邮箱[郵箱] you2 xiang1 mailbox; post office box; email; email inbox 再发[再發] zai4 fa1 to reissue 地址[地址] di4 zhi3 address; CL:個|个[ge4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/350 words - 47 min 密码[密碼] mi4 ma3 secret code; ciphertext; password; PIN 笔记本[筆記本] bi3 ji4 ben3 notebook (stationery); CL:本[ben3]; notebook (computing) 有关[有關] you3 guan1 to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning 茹[茹] ru2 to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant) 斯[斯] si1 (phonetic); this 基[基] ji1 base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay 现代[現代] xian4 dai4 modern times; modern age; modern era 流体力学[流體力學] liu2 ti3 li4 xue2 fluid mechanics; hydrodynamics 创始人[創始人] chuang4 shi3 ren2 creator; founder; initiator 航空[航空] hang2 kong1 aviation 父[父] fu4 father 人类[人類] ren2 lei4 humanity; human race; mankind 肌肉[肌肉] ji1 rou4 muscle; flesh 比例[比例] bi3 li4 proportion; scale 而言[而言] er2 yan2 with regard to (preceding phrase) 鸟类[鳥類] niao3 lei4 birds 强大[強大] qiang2 da4 large; formidable; powerful; strong 倍[倍] bei4 (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply 凭借[憑借] ping2 jie4 to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on 智慧[智慧] zhi4 hui4 wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence 翱翔[翱翔] ao2 xiang2 to soar; to wheel about in the sky 天空[天空] tian1 kong1 sky 直觉[直覺] zhi2 jue2 intuition 准[準] zhun3 accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para- 绝版[絕版] jue2 ban3 out of print //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep04/365 words - 50 min 唱片[唱片] chang4 pian4 gramophone record; LP; music CD; musical album; CL:張|张[zhang1] 德国[德國] De2 guo2 Germany; German 原声[原聲] yuan2 sheng1 acoustic (musical instrument) 害得[害得] hai4 de5 to cause or lead to sth bad 半天[半天] ban4 tian1 half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4] 骗子[騙子] pian4 zi5 swindler; a cheat 表[錶] biao3 wrist or pocket watch 不像话[不像話] bu4 xiang4 hua4 unreasonable; shocking; outrageous 脾气[脾氣] pi2 qi5 character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4] 法治[法治] fa3 zhi4 rule of law; to rule by law 节目[節目] jie2 mu4 program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 橘子[橘子] ju2 zi5 tangerine; CL:個|个[ge4],瓣[ban4] 甜[甜] tian2 sweet 剥[剝] bo1 to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck 尝[嚐] chang2 variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]; to taste; to experience //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/25 words - 2 min 沙丁鱼[沙丁魚] sha1 ding1 yu2 sardine (loanword) 游[游] you2 to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2] 星空[星空] xing1 kong1 starry sky; the heavens 宇宙[宇宙] yu3 zhou4 universe; cosmos 渺小[渺小] miao3 xiao3 minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant 污染[污染] wu1 ran3 pollution; contamination; CL:個|个[ge4] 抬起[抬起] tai2 qi3 to lift up 天文馆[天文館] tian1 wen2 guan3 planetarium 枯燥[枯燥] ku1 zao4 dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust 爱因斯坦[愛因斯坦] Ai4 yin1 si1 tan3 Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist 时空[時空] shi2 kong1 time and place; world of a particular locale and era; (physics) space-time 扭曲[扭曲] niu3 qu1 to twist; to warp; to distort 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 变形[變形] bian4 xing2 deformation; to become deformed; to change shape; to morph 引力[引力] yin3 li4 gravitation (force); attraction 引[引] yin3 to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters 能量[能量] neng2 liang4 energy; capabilities 物体[物體] wu4 ti3 object; body; substance 形状[形狀] xing2 zhuang4 form; shape; CL:個|个[ge4] 球[球] qiu2 ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3] 周边[周邊] zhou1 bian1 periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs 相互[相互] xiang1 hu4 each other; mutual 吸引[吸引] xi1 yin3 to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 阐述[闡述] chan3 shu4 to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject) 曲线[曲線] qu1 xian4 curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/50 words - 4 min 小朋友[小朋友] xiao3 peng2 you3 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 讲述[講述] jiang3 shu4 to talk about; to narrate; to give an account 专注[專注] zhuan1 zhu4 concentrated; single-mindedly devoted to 旅行者[旅行者] lu:3 xing2 zhe3 traveler 一号[一號] yi1 hao4 first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) 美国宇航局[美國宇航局] Mei3 guo2 Yu3 hang2 ju2 US National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA 发射[發射] fa1 she4 to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission 枚[枚] mei2 classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old) 探测器[探測器] tan4 ce4 qi4 detector; probe; craft 探索[探索] tan4 suo3 to explore; to probe 更加[更加] geng4 jia1 more (than sth else); even more 遥远[遙遠] yao2 yuan3 distant; remote 目的地[目的地] mu4 di4 di4 destination (location) 人们[人們] ren2 men5 people 尽可能[儘可能] jin3 ke3 neng2 as far as possible; to do one's utmost 认知[認知] ren4 zhi1 cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of; to recognize; to realize 边界[邊界] bian1 jie4 boundary; border 电池[電池] dian4 chi2 battery; CL:節|节[jie2],組|组[zu3] 耗尽[耗盡] hao4 jin4 to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain 深处[深處] shen1 chu4 abyss; depths; deepest or most distant part 飘[飄] piao1 to float 孤独[孤獨] gu1 du2 lonely; solitary 单人[單人] dan1 ren2 one person; single (room, bed etc) 讲解[講解] jiang3 jie3 to explain 讲解员[講解員] jiang3 jie3 yuan2 guide //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/75 words - 6 min 下周[下週] xia4 zhou1 next week 评选[評選] ping2 xuan3 to select on the basis of a vote or consensus 奖品[獎品] jiang3 pin3 award; prize 博文[博文] bo2 wen2 blog article; to write a blog article (netspeak) 得奖[得獎] de2 jiang3 to win a prize 心灵手巧[心靈手巧] xin1 ling2 shou3 qiao3 capable; clever; dexterous 零件[零件] ling2 jian4 part; component 说明[說明] shuo1 ming2 to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4] 国家[國家] guo2 jia1 country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4] 沾[沾] zhan1 to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch 娴熟[嫻熟] xian2 shu2 adept; skilled 文化交流[文化交流] wen2 hua4 jiao1 liu2 cultural exchange 话剧[話劇] hua4 ju4 stage play; modern drama; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] 合唱[合唱] he2 chang4 chorus; to chorus 课外[課外] ke4 wai4 extracurricular 汇报[匯報] hui4 bao4 to report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back 组织[組織] zu3 zhi1 to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue; CL:個|个[ge4] 闭[閉] bi4 to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct 杀手[殺手] sha1 shou3 killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player 睁眼[睜眼] zheng1 yan3 to open one's eyes 杀人[殺人] sha1 ren2 homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) 小白[小白] xiao3 bai2 (slang) novice; greenhorn; fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy 伺候[伺候] ci4 hou4 to serve; to wait upon 拐卖[拐賣] guai3 mai4 human trafficking; to abduct and sell; to kidnap and sell 良家[良家] liang2 jia1 good family; innocent people //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/100 words - 11 min 说不准[說不準] shuo1 bu4 zhun3 unable to say; can't say precisely 咬[咬] yao3 to bite; to nip 小可爱[小可愛] xiao3 ke3 ai4 cutie; sweetie; (Tw) camisole (women's garment) 死人[死人] si3 ren2 dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen 通话[通話] tong1 hua4 to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call 无论如何[無論如何] wu2 lun4 ru2 he2 whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means 雨衣[雨衣] yu3 yi1 raincoat; CL:件[jian4] 穿上[穿上] chuan1 shang5 to put on (clothes etc) 咒[咒] zhou4 incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb 云彩[雲彩] yun2 cai5 (coll.) cloud; CL:朵[duo3] 散开[散開] san4 kai1 to separate; to disperse 爬[爬] pa2 to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up 上山[上山] shang4 shan1 to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away 丑[醜] chou3 shameful; ugly; disgraceful 茄子[茄子] qie2 zi5 eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese" 睡衣[睡衣] shui4 yi1 night clothes; pajamas 女朋友[女朋友] nu:3 peng2 you5 girlfriend 女友[女友] nu:3 you3 girlfriend 分手[分手] fen1 shou3 to part company; to split up; to break up 搂[摟] lou3 to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms 纪念[紀念] ji4 nian4 to commemorate; to remember; CL:個|个[ge4] 心软[心軟] xin1 ruan3 to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted 眼见[眼見] yan3 jian4 to see with one's own eyes; very soon 忘不了[忘不了] wang4 bu4 liao3 cannot forget 联系[聯繫] lian2 xi4 connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/125 words - 16 min 活不下去[活不下去] huo2 bu4 xia4 qu5 impossible to make a living 沙子[沙子] sha1 zi5 sand; grit; CL:粒[li4],把[ba3] 陶[陶] tao2 pottery; pleased 韬[韜] tao1 bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy 落下[落下] luo4 xia4 to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile) 齐[齊] qi2 neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out 走丢[走丟] zou3 diu1 to wander off; to get lost 鸽子[鴿子] ge1 zi5 pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae 真爱[真愛] zhen1 ai4 true love 天上[天上] tian1 shang4 celestial; heavenly 瓢泼大雨[瓢潑大雨] piao2 po1 da4 yu3 downpour (idiom) 山顶[山頂] shan1 ding3 hilltop 突然间[突然間] tu1 ran2 jian1 suddenly 阳光[陽光] yang2 guang1 sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny) 万丈[萬丈] wan4 zhang4 lit. ten thousand fathoms; fig. extremely high or deep; lofty; bottomless 雨过天晴[雨過天晴] yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2 sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom); every cloud has a silver lining (idiom); see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] 打岔[打岔] da3 cha4 interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject 实现[實現] shi2 xian4 to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about 诺言[諾言] nuo4 yan2 promise 履行[履行] lu:3 xing2 to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform 大雨[大雨] da4 yu3 heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2] 老天[老天] lao3 tian1 God; Heavens 注定[註定] zhu4 ding4 to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably 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 剧[劇] ju4 theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/150 words - 21 min 特产[特產] te4 chan3 special local product; (regional) specialty 显眼[顯眼] xian3 yan3 conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous 职务[職務] zhi2 wu4 post; position; job; duties 便[便] bian4 plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards 研究生[研究生] yan2 jiu1 sheng1 graduate student; postgraduate student; research student 操作[操作] cao1 zuo4 to work; to operate; to manipulate 特地[特地] te4 di4 specially; for a special purpose 打扮[打扮] da3 ban5 to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress 发型[髮型] fa4 xing2 hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo 说起[說起] shuo1 qi3 to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for 票[票] piao4 ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions 袋[袋] dai4 pouch; bag; sack; pocket 不差[不差] bu4 cha4 not bad; OK U盘[U盤] U pan2 USB flash drive; see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shan3 cun2 pan2] 伊[伊] yi1 (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she"); second person singular pronoun ("you"); (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she"); (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning; that (preceding a noun) 童年[童年] tong2 nian2 childhood 考进[考進] kao3 jin4 to gain entry by passing an exam; to be admitted to (a college etc) 细说[細說] xi4 shuo1 to tell in detail 带上[帶上] dai4 shang4 to take along with one 无论[無論] wu2 lun4 no matter what or how; regardless of whether... 慢用[慢用] man4 yong4 same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1] 恋爱[戀愛] lian4 ai4 (romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair 教学[教學] jiao4 xue2 to teach; teaching and learning; education; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] 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 机器[機器] ji1 qi4 machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/175 words - 26 min 犹豫[猶豫] you2 yu4 to hesitate 想不到[想不到] xiang3 bu5 dao4 unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that 社会[社會] she4 hui4 society; CL:個|个[ge4] 狡猾[狡猾] jiao3 hua2 crafty; cunning; sly 教训[教訓] jiao4 xun5 lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb 犀牛[犀牛] xi1 niu2 rhinoceros 后天[後天] hou4 tian1 the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori 外地[外地] wai4 di4 parts of the country other than where one is 风洞[風洞] feng1 dong4 wind tunnel 系[係] xi4 to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) 认可[認可] ren4 ke3 to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK 具体[具體] ju4 ti3 concrete; definite; specific 顾[顧] gu4 to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to 多谢[多謝] duo1 xie4 many thanks; thanks a lot 教室[教室] jiao4 shi4 classroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 员[員] yuan2 person; employee; member 莫斯科[莫斯科] Mo4 si1 ke1 Moscow, capital of Russia 郊外[郊外] jiao1 wai4 outskirts 烂[爛] lan4 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 大街[大街] da4 jie1 street; main street; CL:條|条[tiao2] 说唱[說唱] shuo1 chang4 speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5]; (music) rapping 套车[套車] tao4 che1 to harness (a horse to a cart) 喀秋莎[喀秋莎] Ka1 qiu1 sha1 Katyusha (name); name of a Russian wartime song; nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII 便宜[便宜] pian2 yi5 cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly 偏[偏] pian1 to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/200 words - 30 min 开场[開場] kai1 chang3 to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event 国产[國產] guo2 chan3 domestically produced 电视剧[電視劇] dian4 shi4 ju4 TV play; soap opera; CL:部[bu4] 根据[根據] gen1 ju4 according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4] 改编[改編] gai3 bian1 to adapt; to rearrange; to revise 美女[美女] mei3 nu:3 beautiful woman 看戏[看戲] kan4 xi4 to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) 饭碗[飯碗] fan4 wan3 rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living 价[價] jia4 price; value; (chemistry) valence 耳熟[耳熟] er3 shu2 to sound familiar; familiar-sounding 潜伏[潛伏] qian2 fu2 to hide; to cover up; to conceal 歌曲[歌曲] ge1 qu3 song 选定[選定] xuan3 ding4 to select; to choose; to settle on 天赋[天賦] tian1 fu4 gift; innate skill 原[原] yuan2 former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source 版[版] ban3 a register; block of printing; edition; version; page 中文[中文] Zhong1 wen2 Chinese language 黑夜[黑夜] hei1 ye4 night 梦想[夢想] meng4 xiang3 (fig.) to dream of; dream 心中[心中] xin1 zhong1 central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart 充满[充滿] chong1 man3 full of; brimming with; very full; permeated 忍受[忍受] ren3 shou4 to bear; to endure 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 温暖[溫暖] wen1 nuan3 warm 无所谓[無所謂] wu2 suo3 wei4 to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/225 words - 37 min 谁知[誰知] shei2 zhi1 lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably 领唱[領唱] ling3 chang4 to lead a chorus; choirmaster; leading singer 扰乱[擾亂] rao3 luan4 to disturb; to perturb; to harass 军[軍] jun1 army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4] 工夫[工夫] gong1 fu5 period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort 继[繼] ji4 to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards 从没[從沒] cong2 mei2 never (in the past); never did 旷[曠] kuang4 to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting 问好[問好] wen4 hao3 to say hello to; to send one's regards to 大伙儿[大伙兒] da4 huo3 r5 erhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3] 瞎[瞎] xia1 blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose 咋呼[咋呼] zha1 hu5 bluster; ruckus; to boast loudly 勉强[勉強] mian3 qiang3 to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough 体现[體現] ti3 xian4 to embody; to reflect; to incarnate 指挥[指揮] zhi3 hui1 to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4] 矮[矮] ai3 low; short (in length) 状况[狀況] zhuang4 kuang4 condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 缩短[縮短] suo1 duan3 to curtail; to cut down 尽力[盡力] jin4 li4 to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort 理解[理解] li3 jie3 to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding 贴吧[貼吧] tie1 ba1 electronic message board; web forum 沃[沃] wo4 fertile; rich; to irrigate; to wash (of river) 茨[茨] ci2 Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris); to thatch (a roof) 通电话[通電話] tong1 dian4 hua4 to phone sb up 知识[知識] zhi1 shi5 knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/250 words - 41 min 找出[找出] zhao3 chu1 to find; to search out 关头[關頭] guan1 tou2 juncture; moment 杰[傑] jie2 hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished 生米煮成熟饭[生米煮成熟飯] sheng1 mi3 zhu3 cheng2 shu2 fan4 the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom) 偶像[偶像] ou3 xiang4 idol 提出[提出] ti2 chu1 to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash) 怎么着[怎麼著] zen3 me5 zhao1 what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] 变量[變量] bian4 liang4 variable (math.) 同样[同樣] tong2 yang4 same; equal; equivalent 巡航[巡航] xun2 hang2 to cruise 高度[高度] gao1 du4 height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; CL:個|个[ge4] 雷诺数[雷諾數] Lei2 nuo4 shu4 Reynolds number (ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces in fluid mechanics) 飞行[飛行] fei1 xing2 (of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation 匹配[匹配] pi3 pei4 to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible 电灯泡[電燈泡] dian4 deng1 pao4 light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest 唉声叹气[唉聲嘆氣] ai1 sheng1 tan4 qi4 sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom); to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair 介意[介意] jie4 yi4 to care about; to take offense; to mind 秀恩爱[秀恩愛] xiu4 en1 ai4 to make a public display of affection 运气[運氣] yun4 qi5 luck (good or bad) 剧院[劇院] ju4 yuan4 theater; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4] 黄牛票[黃牛票] huang2 niu2 piao4 scalped tickets 缠绵[纏綿] chan2 mian2 touching (emotions); lingering (illness) 值班[值班] zhi2 ban1 to work a shift; on duty 非[非] fei1 to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must 吃醋[吃醋] chi1 cu4 to feel jealous //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/275 words - 42 min 使用[使用] shi3 yong4 to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of 深海[深海] shen1 hai3 deep sea 战争[戰爭] zhan4 zheng1 war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] 旋律[旋律] xuan2 lu:4 melody; rhythm 诞生[誕生] dan4 sheng1 to be born 苏联[蘇聯] Su1 lian2 Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟|苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟[Su1 wei2 ai1 She4 hui4 zhu3 yi4 Gong4 he2 guo2 Lian2 meng2] 著名[著名] zhu4 ming2 famous; noted; well-known; celebrated 作曲家[作曲家] zuo4 qu3 jia1 composer; songwriter 历[歷] li4 to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history 德[德] de2 virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 人民[人民] ren2 min2 the people; CL:個|个[ge4] 法西斯[法西斯] fa3 xi1 si1 fascist (loanword) 闪电战[閃電戰] shan3 dian4 zhan4 blitzkrieg; blitz 损失[損失] sun3 shi1 loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage 惨重[慘重] can3 zhong4 disastrous 报纸[報紙] bao4 zhi3 newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1] 歌词[歌詞] ge1 ci2 song lyric; lyrics 于是[於是] yu2 shi4 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence 连夜[連夜] lian2 ye4 that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row 谱曲[譜曲] pu3 qu3 to compose a piece of music 赶出[趕出] gan3 chu1 to drive away 经常[經常] jing1 chang2 frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily 向上[向上] xiang4 shang4 upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress 有着[有著] you3 zhe5 to have; to possess 倔强[倔強] jue2 jiang4 stubborn; obstinate; unbending //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep05/280 words - 44 min 不屈[不屈] bu4 qu1 unyielding; unbending 试试看[試試看] shi4 shi4 kan4 to give it a try 熬[熬] ao2 to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure 宿[宿] su4 lodge for the night; old; former 眯[瞇] mi1 to narrow one's eyes; to squint; (dialect) to take a nap //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/25 words - 2 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 闲[閑] xian2 to stay idle; to be unoccupied; not busy; leisure; enclosure 西[西] xi1 west 闲[閒] xian2 variant of 閑|闲, idle; unoccupied; leisure; free time 开店[開店] kai1 dian4 to open shop 木[木] mu4 tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 海[海] hai3 ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous 包裹[包裹] bao1 guo3 to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package; CL:個|个[ge4] 体[體] ti3 body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics) 测[測] ce4 to survey; to measure; to conjecture 期中[期中] qi1 zhong1 interim; midterm 整整[整整] zheng3 zheng3 whole; full 全班[全班] quan2 ban1 the whole class 表扬[表揚] biao3 yang2 to praise; to commend 击掌[擊掌] ji1 zhang3 to clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands; high five 坚果[堅果] jian1 guo3 nut 羽[羽] yu3 feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale 点心[點心] dian3 xin5 light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert 夸[誇] kua1 to boast; to exaggerate; to praise 批评[批評] pi1 ping2 to criticize; criticism; CL:個|个[ge4] 讲课[講課] jiang3 ke4 teach; lecture 算数[算數] suan4 shu4 to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important) 科普[科普] ke1 pu3 popular science; popularization of science; abbr. of 科學普及|科学普及 轮流[輪流] lun2 liu2 to alternate; to take turns 公开[公開] gong1 kai1 public; to publish; to make public //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/50 words - 5 min 轮到[輪到] lun2 dao4 to be (sb's or sth's) turn 班上[班上] ban1 shang4 (in the) class 方面[方面] fang1 mian4 respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4] 起码[起碼] qi3 ma3 at the minimum; at the very least 拍马屁[拍馬屁] pai1 ma3 pi4 to flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up; toadying; boot-licking 颜值[顏值] yan2 zhi2 attractiveness index (rating of how good-looking sb is) 分支[分支] fen1 zhi1 branch (of company, river etc); to branch; to diverge; to ramify; to subdivide 总得[總得] zong3 dei3 must; have to; be bound to 眼镜[眼鏡] yan3 jing4 spectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副[fu4] 框[框] kuang4 frame (e.g. door frame); casing; fig. framework; template; to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth); to frame; to restrict; Taiwan pr. [kuang1] 秃顶[禿頂] tu1 ding3 bald head 瞎说[瞎說] xia1 shuo1 to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about 严格来说[嚴格來說] yan2 ge2 lai2 shuo1 strictly speaking 本身[本身] ben3 shen1 itself; in itself; per se 左撇子[左撇子] zuo3 pie3 zi5 left-handed 左手[左手] zuo3 shou3 left hand; left-hand side 天才[天才] tian1 cai2 talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted 贝多芬[貝多芬] Bei4 duo1 fen1 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer 牛顿[牛頓] niu2 dun4 newton (SI unit of force) 比尔[比爾] Bi3 er3 Bill (name) 盖茨[蓋茨] Gai4 ci2 Gates (name) 大部分[大部分] da4 bu4 fen5 in large part; the greater part; the majority 伟人[偉人] wei3 ren2 great person 右[右] you4 right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) 撇[撇] pie1 to cast away; to fling aside //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/75 words - 6 min 总体[總體] zong3 ti3 completely; totally; total; entire; overall; population (statistics) 强词夺理[強詞奪理] qiang3 ci2 duo2 li3 to twist words and force logic (idiom); sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument; shoving false arguments down people's throats 就事论事[就事論事] jiu4 shi4 lun4 shi4 to discuss sth on its own merits; to judge the matter as it stands 比如[比如] bi3 ru2 for example; for instance; such as 剪刀[剪刀] jian3 dao1 scissors; CL:把[ba3] 右手[右手] you4 shou3 right hand; right-hand side 长达[長達] chang2 da2 to extend as long as; to lengthen out to 一生[一生] yi1 sheng1 all one's life; throughout one's life 斗争[鬥爭] dou4 zheng1 a struggle; fight; battle 抽象思维[抽象思維] chou1 xiang4 si1 wei2 abstract thought; logical thinking 数学[數學] shu4 xue2 mathematics; mathematical 计算[計算] ji4 suan4 to count; to calculate; to compute; CL:個|个[ge4] 计算机[計算機] ji4 suan4 ji1 computer; (Tw) calculator; CL:臺|台[tai2] 88[88] ba1 ba1 (Internet slang) bye-bye (alternative for 拜拜[bai2 bai2]) 乘以[乘以] cheng2 yi3 (math.) multiplied with 一口气[一口氣] yi1 kou3 qi4 one breath; in one breath; at a stretch 观众[觀眾] guan1 zhong4 spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) 艺术[藝術] yi4 shu4 art 观看[觀看] guan1 kan4 to watch; to view 对号入座[對號入座] dui4 hao4 ru4 zuo4 to take one's seat according to the ticket number; (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place; to take a general comment as a personal attack 期间[期間] qi1 jian1 period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 或[或] huo4 maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or 至[至] zhi4 to arrive; most; to; until 静音[靜音] jing4 yin1 quiet; silent; mute 需[需] xu1 to require; to need; to want; necessity; need //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/100 words - 12 min 移[移] yi2 to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove 剧场[劇場] ju4 chang3 theater; CL:個|个[ge4] 观[觀] guan1 to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook 影[影] ying3 picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace 愉快[愉快] yu2 kuai4 cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted 尊[尊] zun1 senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel 佛[佛] Fo2 Buddha; Buddhism 预定[預定] yu4 ding4 to schedule in advance 小菜一碟[小菜一碟] xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2 a small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom) 闸[閘] zha2 gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker 蟹[蟹] xie4 crab 体能[體能] ti3 neng2 physical capability; stamina 健美操[健美操] jian4 mei3 cao1 aerobics; aerobic dance (school P.E. activity) 反射[反射] fan3 she4 to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism) 作用[作用] zuo4 yong4 to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL:個|个[ge4] 效果[效果] xiao4 guo3 result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4] 形变[形變] xing2 bian4 deformation; bending 加速度[加速度] jia1 su4 du4 acceleration 也就是说[也就是說] ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is to say; so; thus 互相[互相] hu4 xiang1 each other; mutually; mutual 使[使] shi3 to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger 其[其] qi2 his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) 走神[走神] zou3 shen2 absent-minded; one's mind is wandering 庆幸[慶幸] qing4 xing4 to rejoice; to be glad 理科[理科] li3 ke1 the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1]) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/125 words - 14 min 果然[果然] guo3 ran2 really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed 初中生[初中生] chu1 zhong1 sheng1 junior high student 扭矩[扭矩] niu3 ju3 torque; turning force 概念化[概念化] gai4 nian4 hua4 conceptualization 估计[估計] gu1 ji4 to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose 念经[念經] nian4 jing1 to recite or chant Buddhist scripture 似的[似的] shi4 de5 seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5] 太平[太平] tai4 ping2 peace and security 指针[指針] zhi3 zhen1 pointer on a gauge; clock hand; cursor; (computing) pointer 节拍器[節拍器] jie2 pai1 qi4 metronome 槽[槽] cao2 trough; manger; groove; channel; (Tw) (computing) hard drive 毫无[毫無] hao2 wu2 not in the least; to completely lack 抓住[抓住] zhua1 zhu4 to grab; to capture 注意力[注意力] zhu4 yi4 li4 attention 集[集] ji2 to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode 跳楼[跳樓] tiao4 lou2 to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 失踪[失蹤] shi1 zong1 to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for 无法无天[無法無天] wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1 regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick; undisciplined and out of control 熊孩子[熊孩子] xiong2 hai2 zi5 (dialect) little devil; brat 相互作用[相互作用] xiang1 hu4 zuo4 yong4 to interact; interaction; interplay 画面[畫面] hua4 mian4 scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view 扇[扇] shan1 to fan; to slap sb on the face 扇[扇] shan4 fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc 巴掌[巴掌] ba1 zhang3 palm of the hand; classifier: slap 分工[分工] fen1 gong1 to divide up the work; division of labor 展示[展示] zhan3 shi4 to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit sth //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/150 words - 16 min 禁止[禁止] jin4 zhi3 to prohibit; to forbid; to ban 大片[大片] da4 pian4 wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie 大惊小怪[大驚小怪] da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) 有钱[有錢] you3 qian2 well-off; wealthy 了不起[了不起] liao3 bu5 qi3 amazing; terrific; extraordinary 只怕[只怕] zhi3 pa4 I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely 吓唬[嚇唬] xia4 hu5 to scare; to frighten 奶[奶] nai3 breast; milk; to breastfeed 奶[妳] nai3 variant of 嬭|奶[nai3] 尝[嘗] chang2 to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once 商家[商家] shang1 jia1 merchant; business; enterprise 优惠券[優惠券] you1 hui4 quan4 coupon 四舍五入[四捨五入] si4 she3 wu3 ru4 to round up to the nearest integer; to discard four, but treat five as whole (of decimal points) 泳衣[泳衣] yong3 yi1 swimsuit; bathing suit 商场[商場] shang1 chang3 shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jia1]; the business world 下家[下家] xia4 jia1 player whose turn comes next (in a game); next one; my humble home 裹[裹] guo3 to bind; to wrap; a bundle; a parcel 毛巾[毛巾] mao2 jin1 towel; CL:條|条[tiao2] 游泳池[游泳池] you2 yong3 chi2 swimming pool; CL:場|场[chang3] 恒温[恆溫] heng2 wen1 constant temperature 暖和[暖和] nuan3 huo5 warm; nice and warm 游[遊] you2 to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel 特[特] te4 special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex 手臂[手臂] shou3 bi4 arm; helper 金刚[金剛] jin1 gang1 diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/175 words - 20 min 没用[沒用] mei2 yong4 useless 胳膊[胳膊] ge1 bo5 arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1] 泳帽[泳帽] yong3 mao4 swimming cap 唬[唬] hu3 a tiger's roar; to scare 花哨[花哨] hua1 shao5 garish; gaudy 说实话[說實話] shuo1 shi2 hua4 to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly 此外[此外] ci3 wai4 besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore 蒲[蒲] pu2 refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis; common cattail; bullrush 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] 尝试[嘗試] chang2 shi4 to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4] 抑扬格[抑揚格] yi4 yang2 ge2 iambic 抑扬[抑揚] yi4 yang2 modulation (rising and falling pitch); intonation; a cadence; to rise and fall (of a body floating in water) 轻[輕] qing1 light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage 拥抱[擁抱] yong1 bao4 to embrace; to hug 音步[音步] yin1 bu4 foot (syllabic unit in verse); meter; scansion 一句话[一句話] yi1 ju4 hua4 in a word; in short 性感[性感] xing4 gan3 sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy 俏皮[俏皮] qiao4 pi5 smart; charming; attractive; witty; facetious; ironic 服务员[服務員] fu2 wu4 yuan2 waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 季节[季節] ji4 jie2 time; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 泳装[泳裝] yong3 zhuang1 swimsuit 王道[王道] wang2 dao4 the Way of the King; statecraft; benevolent rule; virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道 修图[修圖] xiu1 tu2 to retouch images; image retouching 嘴硬[嘴硬] zui3 ying4 reluctant to admit a mistake 鸡蛋[雞蛋] ji1 dan4 (chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/200 words - 25 min 假设[假設] jia3 she4 to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture 坚硬[堅硬] jian1 ying4 hard; solid 程度[程度] cheng2 du4 degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4] 它们[它們] ta1 men5 they (for inanimate objects) 外壳[外殼] wai4 ke2 envelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case 撞击[撞擊] zhuang4 ji1 to strike; to hit; to ram 卖关子[賣關子] mai4 guan1 zi5 to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling); to keep people on tenterhooks 达到[達到] da2 dao4 to reach; to achieve; to attain 曲[曲] qu1 bent; crooked; wrong 曲[曲] qu3 tune; song; CL:支[zhi1] 形[形] xing2 to appear; to look; form; shape 进入[進入] jin4 ru4 to enter; to join; to go into 拱形[拱形] gong3 xing2 arch 承受[承受] cheng2 shou4 to bear; to support; to inherit 外部[外部] wai4 bu4 external part; external 力作[力作] li4 zuo4 to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc); a masterpiece 失败[失敗] shi1 bai4 to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] 打听[打聽] da3 ting5 to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around 凑热闹[湊熱鬧] cou4 re4 nao5 to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble 手工[手工] shou3 gong1 handwork; manual 弄脏[弄髒] nong4 zang1 to make dirty; to defile; to smear 刊[刊] kan1 to print; to publish; publication; periodical; to peel with a knife; to carve; to amend 拍摄[拍攝] pai1 she4 to film; to shoot (a picture) 承担[承擔] cheng2 dan1 to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) 码头[碼頭] ma3 tou2 dock; pier; wharf; CL:個|个[ge4] 景[景] jing3 bright; circumstance; scenery //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/225 words - 29 min 下水[下水] xia4 shui3 downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot 好不[好不] hao3 bu4 not at all ...; how very ... 装傻[裝傻] zhuang1 sha3 to act stupid; to pretend to be naive 淹死[淹死] yan1 si3 to drown 叠[疊] die2 to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl; to layer; to pile up; to repeat; to duplicate 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) 滑[滑] hua2 to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning 脏[髒] zang1 dirty; filthy 难免[難免] nan2 mian3 hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably 摩擦[摩擦] mo2 ca1 friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦 助理[助理] zhu4 li3 assistant 顶替[頂替] ding3 ti4 to replace 添乱[添亂] tian1 luan4 (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 乘客[乘客] cheng2 ke4 passenger 乘坐[乘坐] cheng2 zuo4 to ride (in a vehicle) 竭诚[竭誠] jie2 cheng2 wholeheartedly 表情[表情] biao3 qing2 (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression 拖[拖] tuo1 to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on 挡[擋] dang3 to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) 往后[往後] wang3 hou4 from now on; in the future; time to come 背景[背景] bei4 jing3 background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3] 单调[單調] dan1 diao4 monotonous 加点[加點] jia1 dian3 to work extra hours; to do overtime 摞[摞] luo4 to pile up; to stack; a pile; a stack 眼药水[眼藥水] yan3 yao4 shui3 eye drops; eye lotion //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/250 words - 33 min 灯光[燈光] deng1 guang1 (stage) lighting; light 定位[定位] ding4 wei4 to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche 佳能[佳能] Jia1 neng2 Canon (Japanese company) 五分之一[五分之一] wu3 fen1 zhi1 yi1 one fifth 天黑[天黑] tian1 hei1 to get dark; dusk 现场[現場] xian4 chang3 the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site 学费[學費] xue2 fei4 tuition fee; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4] 稍后[稍後] shao1 hou4 in a little while; in a moment; later on 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 撩[撩] liao1 to lift up (sth hanging down); to raise (hem of skirt); to pull up (sleeve); to sprinkle (water with cupped hands) 撩[撩] liao2 to tease; to provoke; to stir up (emotions) 背影[背影] bei4 ying3 rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object) 左侧[左側] zuo3 ce4 left side 一套[一套] yi1 tao4 suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior 默契[默契] mo4 qi4 tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight 弹力[彈力] tan2 li4 elasticity; elastic force; spring; rebound; bounce 压力[壓力] ya1 li4 pressure 拉力[拉力] la1 li4 pulling force; (fig.) allure; (materials testing) tensile strength; (loanword) rally 支撑[支撐] zhi1 cheng1 to prop up; to support; strut; brace 转给[轉給] zhuan3 gei3 to pass on to 碰撞[碰撞] peng4 zhuang4 to collide; collision 乏味[乏味] fa2 wei4 tedious 息息相关[息息相關] xi1 xi1 xiang1 guan1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related 内容[內容] nei4 rong2 content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 合影[合影] he2 ying3 to take a joint photo; group photo 江湖[江湖] jiang1 hu2 rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]); (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde; (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/275 words - 39 min 露出[露出] lu4 chu1 to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1] 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 宝宝[寶寶] bao3 bao3 darling; baby 某人[某人] mou3 ren2 someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname) 良心[良心] liang2 xin1 conscience 清空[清空] qing1 kong1 to clear; to empty 占用[佔用] zhan4 yong4 to occupy 公共[公共] gong1 gong4 public; common; communal 胳膊肘[胳膊肘] ge1 bo5 zhou3 elbow 往外[往外] wang3 wai4 out; outbound; departing 事实[事實] shi4 shi2 fact; CL:個|个[ge4] 鞠躬[鞠躬] ju1 gong1 to bow; (literary) to bend down 洗发水[洗髮水] xi3 fa4 shui3 shampoo (liquid) 掏[掏] tao1 to fish out (from pocket); to scoop 赔罪[賠罪] pei2 zui4 to apologize 只不过[只不過] zhi3 bu5 guo4 only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... 讲究[講究] jiang3 jiu5 to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen 风沙[風沙] feng1 sha1 sand blown by wind; sandstorm 免得[免得] mian3 de5 so as not to; so as to avoid 护发素[護髮素] hu4 fa4 su4 hair conditioner 欣慰[欣慰] xin1 wei4 to be gratified 派对[派對] pai4 dui4 party (loanword) 伏特加[伏特加] fu2 te4 jia1 vodka (loanword) 民谣[民謠] min2 yao2 ballad; folk song 方块[方塊] fang1 kuai4 cube; block; square; rectangle; diamond ♦ (in card games) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep06/297 words - 45 min 舞蹈[舞蹈] wu3 dao3 dance (performance art); dancing 差一点[差一點] cha4 yi1 dian3 see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3] 稍等[稍等] shao1 deng3 to wait a moment 亚历山大[亞歷山大] Ya4 li4 shan1 da4 Alexander (name); Alexandria (town name) 友谊[友誼] you3 yi4 companionship; fellowship; friendship 度数[度數] du4 shu5 number of degrees; reading (on a meter); strength (alcohol, lenses etc) 俄国人[俄國人] E2 guo2 ren2 Russian (person) 中国人[中國人] Zhong1 guo2 ren2 Chinese person 饺子[餃子] jiao3 zi5 dumpling; pot-sticker; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 做饭[做飯] zuo4 fan4 to prepare a meal; to cook 国外[國外] guo2 wai4 abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign 以外[以外] yi3 wai4 apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond 那时候[那時候] na4 shi2 hou5 at that time 蹭[蹭] ceng4 to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload 馅[餡] xian4 stuffing; forcemeat; filling 猪肉[豬肉] zhu1 rou4 pork 白菜[白菜] bai2 cai4 Chinese cabbage; pak choi; CL:棵[ke1], 個|个[ge4] 鲭鱼[鯖魚] qing1 yu2 mackerel 奶酪[奶酪] nai3 lao4 cheese; CL:塊|块[kuai4],盒[he2],片[pian4] 食材[食材] shi2 cai2 (food) ingredient 组合[組合] zu3 he2 to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation; (math.) combinatorial 坏人[壞人] huai4 ren2 bad person; villain //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep07/25 words - 3 min 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] 空旷[空曠] kong1 kuang4 spacious and empty; void 隐蔽[隱蔽] yin3 bi4 to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover 传说[傳說] chuan2 shuo1 legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... 世界末日[世界末日] shi4 jie4 mo4 ri4 end of the world 按照[按照] an4 zhao4 according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 玛雅[瑪雅] Ma3 ya3 Maya (civilization) 历法[曆法] li4 fa3 calendar science; calendar system 惊[驚] jing1 to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm 包间[包間] bao1 jian1 private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc); parlor; booth; compartment 有心[有心] you3 xin1 to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate 喷[噴] pen1 to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt 香水[香水] xiang1 shui3 perfume; cologne 学坏[學壞] xue2 huai4 to follow bad examples; to be corrupted by bad examples 洗衣粉[洗衣粉] xi3 yi1 fen3 laundry detergent; washing powder 全国[全國] quan2 guo2 whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national 听众[聽眾] ting1 zhong4 audience; listeners 征集[徵集] zheng1 ji2 to collect; to recruit 年末[年末] nian2 mo4 end of the year 遗书[遺書] yi2 shu1 posthumous writing; testament; suicide note; ancient literature 末日[末日] mo4 ri4 last day; end; final days; doomsday 到来[到來] dao4 lai2 to arrive; arrival; advent 美梦成真[美夢成真] mei3 meng4 cheng2 zhen1 a dream come true 愿望[願望] yuan4 wang4 desire; wish 过不去[過不去] guo4 bu5 qu4 to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep07/50 words - 7 min 无限[無限] wu2 xian4 unlimited; unbounded 循环[循環] xun2 huan2 to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop 发誓[發誓] fa1 shi4 to vow; to pledge; to swear 搁[擱] ge1 to place; to put aside; to shelve 马路[馬路] ma3 lu4 street; road; CL:條|条[tiao2] 情侣[情侶] qing2 lu:3 sweethearts; lovers 泳镜[泳鏡] yong3 jing4 swimming goggles 逛逛[逛逛] guang4 guang5 to roam around; to have a stroll 就是说[就是說] jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is 凸显[凸顯] tu1 xian3 to present clearly; to give prominence to; to magnify; clear and obvious 成熟[成熟] cheng2 shu2 mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] 气质[氣質] qi4 zhi4 temperament; personality traits; manners 买好[買好] mai3 hao3 to ingratiate oneself 一家[一家] yi1 jia1 the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group 项链[項鏈] xiang4 lian4 necklace; CL:條|条[tiao2] 嘱咐[囑咐] zhu3 fu4 to tell; to exhort; injunction 假装[假裝] jia3 zhuang1 to feign; to pretend 牛奶[牛奶] niu2 nai3 cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1] 方便面[方便麵] fang1 bian4 mian4 instant noodles 真空[真空] zhen1 kong1 vacuum 太阳[太陽] tai4 yang5 sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2] 不再[不再] bu4 zai4 no more; no longer 升起[升起] sheng1 qi3 to raise; to hoist; to rise 黑暗[黑暗] hei1 an4 dark; darkly; darkness 宁可[寧可] ning4 ke3 preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep07/75 words - 12 min 有备无患[有備無患] you3 bei4 wu2 huan4 Preparedness averts peril.; to be prepared, just in case (idiom) 囤[囤] tun2 to store; hoard 一堆[一堆] yi1 dui1 pile 泡面[泡麵] pao4 mian4 instant noodles 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 瓦利[瓦利] Wa3 li4 Váli (son of Odin) 铃[鈴] ling2 (small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 坐好[坐好] zuo4 hao3 to sit properly; to sit up straight 过去时[過去時] guo4 qu4 shi2 past tense (grammar) 原则[原則] yuan2 ze2 principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4] 瓦[瓦] wa3 roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4] 课堂[課堂] ke4 tang2 classroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 无关[無關] wu2 guan1 unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) 达[達] da2 to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent 词尾[詞尾] ci2 wei3 suffix 弱化[弱化] ruo4 hua4 weaken; make weaker 师生[師生] shi1 sheng1 teachers and students 歌剧[歌劇] ge1 ju4 Western opera; CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1] 诺[諾] nuo4 to consent; to promise; (literary) yes! 邀请[邀請] yao1 qing3 to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4] 尽量[儘量] jin3 liang4 as much as possible; to the greatest extent 昨晚[昨晚] zuo2 wan3 yesterday evening; last night 眯[眯] mi2 to blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. [mi3] 打火机[打火機] da3 huo3 ji1 lighter; cigarette lighter 感冒[感冒] gan3 mao4 to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep07/100 words - 18 min 听见[聽見] ting1 jian4 to hear 早晚[早晚] zao3 wan3 morning and evening; sooner or later 冷酷[冷酷] leng3 ku4 grim; unfeeling; callous 神经病[神經病] shen2 jing1 bing4 mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case 铁[鐵] tie3 iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) 炒作[炒作] chao3 zuo4 to hype; to promote (in the media) 逃避[逃避] tao2 bi4 to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk 现实[現實] xian4 shi2 reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested 科技[科技] ke1 ji4 science and technology 发达[發達] fa1 da2 developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop 玛雅人[瑪雅人] Ma3 ya3 ren2 Maya peoples 瞎猜[瞎猜] xia1 cai1 to make a wild guess; blind guess 确认[確認] que4 ren4 to confirm; to verify; confirmation 痛快[痛快] tong4 kuai4 delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5] 慷慨[慷慨] kang1 kai3 vehement; fervent; generous; giving; liberal 就义[就義] jiu4 yi4 to be killed for a righteous cause; to die a martyr 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) 亲爱[親愛] qin1 ai4 dear; beloved; darling 全世界[全世界] quan2 shi4 jie4 worldwide; entire world 歌唱[歌唱] ge1 chang4 to sing 曾[曾] ceng2 once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) 颤抖[顫抖] chan4 dou3 to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble 泪水[淚水] lei4 shui3 teardrop; tears 狂[狂] kuang2 mad; wild; violent 不能不[不能不] bu4 neng2 bu4 have to; cannot but //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep07/125 words - 24 min 心动[心動] xin1 dong4 heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc) 对劲[對勁] dui4 jin4 suitable; to one's liking; to get along together 搀和[攙和] chan1 huo5 to mix; to mingle; to interfere; to meddle 喝酒[喝酒] he1 jiu3 to drink (alcohol) 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 无效[無效] wu2 xiao4 not valid; ineffective; in vain 灌[灌] guan4 to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music) 鸡汤[雞湯] ji1 tang1 chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 清醒[清醒] qing1 xing3 clear-headed; sober; awake 权[權] quan2 authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary 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 作主[作主] zuo4 zhu3 to decide; to make decisions; to take responsibility (for deciding); to be in charge; to give sb justice 总归[總歸] zong3 gui1 eventually; after all; anyhow 气势[氣勢] qi4 shi4 imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor 放不下[放不下] fang4 bu5 xia4 not to have room to put sth; to be unable to let go 巩固[鞏固] gong3 gu4 to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen 沈[沈] chen2 variant of 沉[chen2] 紫薇[紫薇] zi3 wei1 crape myrtle 交接[交接] jiao1 jie1 (of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse 不等[不等] bu4 deng3 unequal; varied 要面子[要面子] yao4 mian4 zi5 see 愛面子|爱面子[ai4 mian4 zi5] 祝福[祝福] zhu4 fu2 blessings; to wish sb well 火车票[火車票] huo3 che1 piao4 train ticket 磨牙[磨牙] mo2 ya2 to grind one's teeth (during sleep); pointless arguing; (coll.) molar 耳塞[耳塞] er3 sai1 earplug; earphone //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep07/150 words - 33 min 体贴[體貼] ti3 tie1 considerate (of other people's needs) 口才[口才] kou3 cai2 eloquence 选择题[選擇題] xuan3 ze2 ti2 multiple-choice question 判断[判斷] pan4 duan4 to judge; to determine; judgment 题[題] ti2 topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] 静一静[靜一靜] jing4 yi1 jing4 to put sth to rest; calm down a bit! 崭新[嶄新] zhan3 xin1 brand new 打的[打的] da3 di1 (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi 当做[當做] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as 做错[做錯] zuo4 cuo4 to make an error 咽[咽] yan4 variant of 嚥|咽[yan4] 量[量] liang2 to measure 量[量] liang4 capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word 衬衫[襯衫] chen4 shan1 shirt; blouse; CL:件[jian4] 龙套[龍套] long2 tao4 costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs; walk-on 微微[微微] wei1 wei1 slight; faint; humble 地动[地動] di4 dong4 earthquake (old term) 毁灭[毀滅] hui3 mie4 to perish; to ruin; to destroy 挥霍[揮霍] hui1 huo4 to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile 以来[以來] yi3 lai2 since (a previous event) 周六[週六] Zhou1 liu4 Saturday 想通[想通] xiang3 tong1 to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it 逆[逆] ni4 contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel 泡汤[泡湯] pao4 tang1 to dawdle; to go slow deliberately; to fizzle out; to have all one's hopes dashed; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring 公寓[公寓] gong1 yu4 apartment building; block of flats; CL:套[tao4] 刚一[剛一] gang1 yi1 to be just about to; to have just started to //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep07/175 words - 41 min 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 弯子[彎子] wan1 zi5 bend; turn; curve 绕弯子[繞彎子] rao4 wan1 zi5 lit. to go on a long detour; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush 不情愿[不情願] bu4 qing2 yuan4 unwilling 情愿[情願] qing2 yuan4 willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y) 元旦[元旦] Yuan2 dan4 New Year's Day 晚会[晚會] wan3 hui4 evening party; CL:個|个[ge4] 擦[擦] ca1 to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish 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] 重视[重視] zhong4 shi4 to attach importance to sth; to value 务必[務必] wu4 bi4 must; to need to; to be sure to 互动[互動] hu4 dong4 to interact; interactive 环节[環節] huan2 jie2 (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process), etc 秋裤[秋褲] qiu1 ku4 long underwear pants 降温[降溫] jiang4 wen1 to become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling; (of interest, activity etc) to decline 心爱[心愛] xin1 ai4 beloved 写字楼[寫字樓] xie3 zi4 lou2 office building 功课[功課] gong1 ke4 homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study; CL:門|门[men2] 总有[總有] zong3 you3 inevitably there will be 维系[維繫] wei2 xi4 to maintain; to keep up; to hold together 摩托[摩托] mo2 tuo1 motor (loanword); motorbike 想见[想見] xiang3 jian4 to infer; to gather 骑[騎] qi2 to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses 直到[直到] zhi2 dao4 until 喜剧[喜劇] xi3 ju4 comedy; CL:部[bu4],齣|出[chu1] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep07/182 words - 42 min 直呼其名[直呼其名] zhi2 hu1 qi2 ming2 to address sb directly by name (idiom); to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating either familiarity or overfamiliarity) 尊重[尊重] zun1 zhong4 to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper 天气预报[天氣預報] tian1 qi4 yu4 bao4 weather forecast 本市[本市] ben3 shi4 this city; our city 难得[難得] nan2 de2 seldom; rare; hard to come by 晴天[晴天] qing2 tian1 clear sky; sunny day 幸运[幸運] xing4 yun4 fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/25 words - 5 min 翻倍[翻倍] fan1 bei4 to double 平安夜[平安夜] Ping2 an1 Ye4 Silent Night (Christmas carol); Christmas Eve 基督教[基督教] Ji1 du1 jiao4 Christianity; Christian 放学[放學] fang4 xue2 to dismiss students at the end of the school day 唉[唉] ai1 interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh 唷[唷] yo5 final particle expressing exhortation, admiration etc 发飙[發飆] fa1 biao1 to flip out; to act out violently 养活[養活] yang3 huo5 to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth 得了[得了] de2 le5 all right!; that's enough! 汉子[漢子] han4 zi5 man; fellow; (dialect) husband 只顾[只顧] zhi3 gu4 solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect 新纪元[新紀元] xin1 ji4 yuan2 new era; new epoch 终身大事[終身大事] zhong1 shen1 da4 shi4 major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage) 指示[指示] zhi3 shi4 to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:個|个[ge4] 优质[優質] you1 zhi4 excellent quality 青年[青年] qing1 nian2 youth; youthful years; young person; the young 计划[計劃] ji4 hua4 plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 对待[對待] dui4 dai4 to treat; treatment 煽情[煽情] shan1 qing2 to stir up emotion; to arouse sympathy; moving 语文[語文] yu3 wen2 literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) 私下[私下] si1 xia4 in private 淘气[淘氣] tao2 qi4 naughty; mischievous 灵性[靈性] ling2 xing4 spiritual nature; spirituality; intelligence (esp. in animals) 看样子[看樣子] kan4 yang4 zi5 it seems; it looks as if 琢磨[琢磨] zuo2 mo5 to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/50 words - 11 min 肖[肖] xiao4 similar; resembling; to resemble; to be like 补习[補習] bu3 xi2 to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor 好久不见[好久不見] hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4 long time no see 老乡[老鄉] lao3 xiang1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown 书店[書店] shu1 dian4 bookstore; CL:家[jia1] 留步[留步] liu2 bu4 (said by departing guest) no need to see me out 厕所[廁所] ce4 suo3 toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 正儿八经[正兒八經] zheng4 er2 ba1 jing1 serious; earnest; real; true 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 满腹经纶[滿腹經綸] man3 fu4 jing1 lun2 full of political wisdom (idiom); politically astute; with encyclopedic experience of state policy 讲台[講臺] jiang3 tai2 platform; rostrum; lectern; (teacher's) desk 上回[上回] shang4 hui2 last time; the previous time 讲到[講到] jiang3 dao4 to talk about sth 顺[順] shun4 to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 陈旧[陳舊] chen2 jiu4 old-fashioned 新意[新意] xin1 yi4 new idea 光荣[光榮] guang1 rong2 honor and glory; glorious 退休[退休] tui4 xiu1 to retire; retirement (from work) 宅[宅] zhai2 residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home 舞[舞] wu3 to dance; to wield; to brandish 表演[表演] biao3 yan3 play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3] 参[參] can1 to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House 地儿[地兒] di4 r5 place; space 分数线[分數線] fen1 shu4 xian4 horizontal line (in a fraction); minimum passing score 教书[教書] jiao1 shu1 to teach (in a school) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/75 words - 17 min 托[托] tuo1 prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure) 科室[科室] ke1 shi4 department; administrative division; unit (e.g. intensive care unit) 机关[機關] ji1 guan1 mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick; CL:個|个[ge4] 试一试[試一試] shi4 yi1 shi4 to have a try 应试教育[應試教育] ying4 shi4 jiao4 yu4 exam-oriented education; teaching to the test 擅长[擅長] shan4 chang2 to be good at; to be expert in 最终[最終] zui4 zhong1 final; ultimate 洛[洛] Luo4 surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui) 迦[迦] jia1 (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms) 诗[詩] shi1 poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse 诗歌[詩歌] shi1 ge1 poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4] 试着[試著] shi4 zhe5 (coll.) to try to 望[望] wang4 full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards 舒[舒] shu1 to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely 版本[版本] ban3 ben3 version; edition; release 一阵[一陣] yi1 zhen4 a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) 看成[看成] kan4 cheng2 to regard as 身不由己[身不由己] shen1 bu4 you2 ji3 without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself 遗憾[遺憾] yi2 han4 regret; to regret; to be sorry that 收获[收獲] shou1 huo4 variant of 收穫|收获[shou1 huo4] 期待[期待] qi1 dai4 to look forward to; to await; expectation 尺度[尺度] chi3 du4 scale; yardstick 审[審] shen3 to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) 转交[轉交] zhuan3 jiao1 to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else 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 //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/100 words - 23 min 新年[新年] xin1 nian2 New Year; CL:個|个[ge4] 敲响[敲響] qiao1 xiang3 to sound a bell; to raise the alarm 时光[時光] shi2 guang1 time; era; period of time 车轮[車輪] che1 lun2 wheel 印痕[印痕] yin4 hen2 molding; printed impression 面向[面嚮] mian4 xiang4 to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet 加满[加滿] jia1 man3 to top up; to fill to the brim 带给[帶給] dai4 gei3 to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to 欢乐[歡樂] huan1 le4 gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay 热闹[熱鬧] re4 nao5 bustling with noise and excitement; lively 用户[用戶] yong4 hu4 user; consumer; subscriber; customer 全美[全美] quan2 Mei3 throughout the United States; the whole of America 超模[超模] chao1 mo2 supermodel 骗人[騙人] pian4 ren2 to cheat sb; a scam 因[因] yin1 cause; reason; because 挪[挪] nuo2 to shift; to move 打赌[打賭] da3 du3 to bet; to make a bet; a wager 礼堂[禮堂] li3 tang2 assembly hall; auditorium; CL:座[zuo4],處|处[chu4] 彩排[彩排] cai3 pai2 dress rehearsal 排练[排練] pai2 lian4 to rehearse; rehearsal 偷懒[偷懶] tou1 lan3 to goof off; to be lazy 缺[缺] que1 deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of 人手[人手] ren2 shou3 manpower; staff; human hand 监工[監工] jian1 gong1 workplace overseer; foreman 捣乱[搗亂] dao3 luan4 to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/125 words - 25 min 估摸[估摸] gu1 mo5 to reckon; to guess 撮合[撮合] cuo1 he5 to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman 记不住[記不住] ji4 bu5 zhu4 can't remember 台[臺] tai2 platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines 元素[元素] yuan2 su4 element; element of a set; chemical element 周期表[週期表] zhou1 qi1 biao3 periodic table (chemistry); abbr. of 元素週期表|元素周期表[yuan2 su4 zhou1 qi1 biao3], periodic table of the elements 氢[氫] qing1 hydrogen (chemistry) 氦[氦] hai4 helium (chemistry) 锂[鋰] li3 lithium (chemistry) 铍[鈹] pi2 beryllium (chemistry) 硼[硼] peng2 boron (chemistry) 碳[碳] tan4 carbon (chemistry) 氮[氮] dan4 nitrogen (chemistry) 氧[氧] yang3 oxygen (chemistry) 氟[氟] fu2 fluorine (chemistry) 氖[氖] nai3 neon (chemistry) 大声[大聲] da4 sheng1 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 钠[鈉] na4 sodium (chemistry) 镁[鎂] mei3 magnesium (chemistry) 铝[鋁] lu:3 aluminum (chemistry) 硅[硅] gui1 silicon (chemistry) 磷[磷] lin2 phosphorus (chemistry) 硫[硫] liu2 sulfur (chemistry) 氯[氯] lu:4 chlorine (chemistry) 氩[氬] ya4 argon (chemistry) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/150 words - 30 min 钾[鉀] jia3 potassium (chemistry) 钙[鈣] gai4 calcium (chemistry) 双眼[雙眼] shuang1 yan3 the two eyes 动人[動人] dong4 ren2 touching; moving 迷人[迷人] mi2 ren2 fascinating; enchanting; charming; tempting 愿[願] yuan4 to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 轻抚[輕撫] qing1 fu3 to stroke lightly; to caress 犒劳[犒勞] kao4 lao2 to reward with food and drink; to feast (sb); presents of food etc made to troops; Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4] 撒谎[撒謊] sa1 huang3 to tell lies 多半[多半] duo1 ban4 most; mostly; most likely 猫腻[貓膩] mao1 ni4 (coll.) something fishy; shenanigans 跟上[跟上] gen1 shang4 to catch up with; to keep pace with 舍得[捨得] she3 de5 to be willing to part with sth 打车[打車] da3 che1 to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift 红灯[紅燈] hong2 deng1 red light 警[警] jing3 to alert; to warn; police 匪[匪] fei3 bandit; (literary) not 交接班[交接班] jiao1 jie1 ban1 to change shift 左边[左邊] zuo3 bian5 left; the left side; to the left of 直行[直行] zhi2 xing2 to go straight; straight forward; fig. to do right 交班[交班] jiao1 ban1 to hand over to the next workshift 荒[荒] huang1 desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect 郊野[郊野] jiao1 ye3 open area outside the city; countryside 岭[嶺] ling3 mountain range; mountain ridge 小姑[小姑] xiao3 gu1 husband's younger sister; sister-in-law //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/175 words - 33 min 娘[娘] niang2 mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 报警[報警] bao4 jing3 to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police 跟踪[跟蹤] gen1 zong1 to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking 姐妹[姐妹] jie3 mei4 sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) 来得[來得] lai2 de5 to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to 生前[生前] sheng1 qian2 (of a deceased) during one's life; while living 行文[行文] xing2 wen2 writing style (formal); to send an official written communication 节奏[節奏] jie2 zou4 rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat 鲜活[鮮活] xian1 huo2 vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh 初[初] chu1 at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic 惊艳[驚艷] jing1 yan4 stunning; breathtaking 借鉴[借鑒] jie4 jian4 to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others) 延续[延續] yan2 xu4 to continue; to go on; to last 浪漫主义[浪漫主義] lang4 man4 zhu3 yi4 romanticism 风格[風格] feng1 ge2 style 诗集[詩集] shi1 ji2 poetry anthology 市面上[市面上] shi4 mian4 shang4 on the market 规[規] gui1 compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme 矩[矩] ju3 carpenter's square; rule; regulation; pattern; to carve 粗粝[粗糲] cu1 li4 coarse rice; coarse (of food) 尘土[塵土] chen2 tu3 dust 气味[氣味] qi4 wei4 odor; scent 言[言] yan2 words; speech; to say; to talk 联欢会[聯歡會] lian2 huan1 hui4 social gathering; party 怀念[懷念] huai2 nian4 to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/200 words - 38 min 前途未卜[前途未卜] qian2 tu2 wei4 bu3 hanging in the balance; the future is hard to forecast; ¿Qué serà?; who knows what the future holds? 畏惧[畏懼] wei4 ju4 to fear; to dread; foreboding 轨迹[軌跡] gui3 ji4 locus; orbit; trajectory; track 清晰[清晰] qing1 xi1 clear; distinct 尽头[盡頭] jin4 tou2 end; extremity; limit 畏首畏尾[畏首畏尾] wei4 shou3 wei4 wei3 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the slightest thing 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 意识[意識] yi4 shi2 consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize 了事[了事] liao3 shi4 to dispose of a matter; to be done with it 关东煮[關東煮] Guan1 dong1 zhu3 oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 天亮[天亮] tian1 liang4 dawn; daybreak 无所事事[無所事事] wu2 suo3 shi4 shi4 to have nothing to do; to idle one's time away (idiom) 签到[簽到] qian1 dao4 to register; to sign in 魔术[魔術] mo2 shu4 magic 大变[大變] da4 bian4 huge changes 活人[活人] huo2 ren2 living person 尾[尾] wei3 tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish 蛮[蠻] man2 barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless 年年[年年] nian2 nian2 year after year; yearly; every year; annually 进度[進度] jin4 du4 pace; tempo; degree of progress (on project); work schedule 元气[元氣] yuan2 qi4 strength; vigor; vitality; (TCM) vital energy 律动[律動] lu:4 dong4 rhythm; to move rhythmically 熄[熄] xi1 to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 音乐[音樂] yin1 yue4 music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4] 个子[個子] ge4 zi5 height; stature; build; size //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/225 words - 41 min 气场[氣場] qi4 chang2 qi field (qigong); aura; atmosphere 尖叫[尖叫] jian1 jiao4 to screech; to shriek 掌声[掌聲] zhang3 sheng1 applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 例[例] li4 example; precedent; rule; case; instance 公认[公認] gong1 ren4 publicly known (to be); accepted (as) 信奉[信奉] xin4 feng4 belief; to believe (in sth) 东正教[東正教] Dong1 zheng4 jiao4 Eastern Orthodox Church 苏俄[蘇俄] Su1 e2 Soviet Russia 成立[成立] cheng2 li4 to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water 俄罗斯人[俄羅斯人] E2 luo2 si1 ren2 Russian (person) 儒[儒] ru2 scholar; Confucian 略[略] lu:e4 plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize; to omit 历[曆] li4 calendar 没精打采[沒精打采] mei2 jing1 da3 cai3 listless; dispirited; washed out; also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩 步伐[步伐] bu4 fa2 pace; (measured) step; march 轻盈[輕盈] qing1 ying2 graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed 兴奋[興奮] xing1 fen4 excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation 忽悠[忽悠] hu1 you5 to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a flag); to trick sb into doing sth; to dupe; to con 和会[和會] he2 hui4 peace conference 刁难[刁難] diao1 nan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult 获得[獲得] huo4 de2 to obtain; to receive; to get 心思[心思] xin1 si5 mind; thoughts; inclination; mood 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 正经[正經] zheng4 jing1 decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards 第三者[第三者] di4 san1 zhe3 sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship; the other woman; the other man; third person; third party (in dispute); disinterested party; number three in a list //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/250 words - 45 min 开车[開車] kai1 che1 to drive a car 操心[操心] cao1 xin1 to worry about 许多[許多] xu3 duo1 many; a lot of; much 光年[光年] guang1 nian2 light-year 向慕[向慕] xiang4 mu4 to adore 闷[悶] men4 bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed 嘱托[囑託] zhu3 tuo1 to entrust a task to sb else 媳妇儿[媳婦兒] xi2 fu5 r5 wife; young married woman 干粮[乾糧] gan1 liang2 rations (to take on expedition) 脱离[脫離] tuo1 li2 to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) 群众[群眾] qun2 zhong4 mass; multitude; the masses 尽快[盡快] jin4 kuai4 see 儘快|尽快[jin3 kuai4] 落座[落座] luo4 zuo4 to sit down; to take a seat 一度[一度] yi1 du4 for a time; at one time; one time; once 呈现[呈現] cheng2 xian4 to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate 以往[以往] yi3 wang3 in the past; formerly 耳目一新[耳目一新] er3 mu4 yi1 xin1 a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing 朗诵[朗誦] lang3 song4 to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim 古典[古典] gu3 dian3 classical 统统[統統] tong3 tong3 totally 规定[規定] gui1 ding4 provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4] 建[建] jian4 to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct 小气[小氣] xiao3 qi4 stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty 精彩[精彩] jing1 cai3 wonderful; marvelous; brilliant 小品[小品] xiao3 pin3 short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay; skit //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/275 words - 54 min 朝花夕拾[朝花夕拾] Zhao1 hua1 xi1 shi1 "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] 伴奏[伴奏] ban4 zou4 to accompany (musically) 顺序[順序] shun4 xu4 sequence; order 部门[部門] bu4 men2 department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4] 保研[保研] bao3 yan2 to recommend sb for postgraduate studies; to admit for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam 欣赏[欣賞] xin1 shang3 to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire 多次[多次] duo1 ci4 many times; repeatedly 某[某] mou3 some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such 疼痛[疼痛] teng2 tong4 pain; ache; sore 隐隐作痛[隱隱作痛] yin3 yin3 zuo4 tong4 to ache dully 看待[看待] kan4 dai4 to look upon; to regard 目光[目光] mu4 guang1 sight; vision; view; gaze; look 主人[主人] zhu3 ren2 master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4] 生涯[生涯] sheng1 ya2 career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life 新年快乐[新年快樂] xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4 Happy New Year! 化妆[化妝] hua4 zhuang1 to put on makeup 听错[聽錯] ting1 cuo4 to mishear 格外[格外] ge2 wai4 especially; particularly 每年[每年] mei3 nian2 every year; each year; yearly 发出[發出] fa1 chu1 to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) 寿命[壽命] shou4 ming4 life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine) 脚下[腳下] jiao3 xia4 under the foot 星球[星球] xing1 qiu2 celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body 外层[外層] wai4 ceng2 outer layer; outer shell 星系[星系] xing1 xi4 see 恆星系|恒星系[heng2 xing1 xi4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep08/288 words - 54 min 开启[開啟] kai1 qi3 to open; to start; (computing) to enable 历史[歷史] li4 shi3 history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4] 天文[天文] tian1 wen2 astronomy 旅[旅] lu:3 trip; travel; to travel; brigade (army) 亿[億] yi4 100 million 公里[公里] gong1 li3 kilometer 发送[發送] fa1 song4 to transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential) 同胞[同胞] tong2 bao1 born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot 浩瀚[浩瀚] hao4 han4 vast (of ocean); boundless 十分[十分] shi2 fen1 very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts 漫长[漫長] man4 chang2 very long; endless 旅程[旅程] lu:3 cheng2 journey; trip 祝愿[祝願] zhu4 yuan4 to wish //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep09/25 words - 5 min 感想[感想] gan3 xiang3 impressions; reflections; thoughts; CL:通[tong4],個|个[ge4] 坦白[坦白] tan3 bai2 honest; forthcoming; to confess 从宽[從寬] cong2 kuan1 lenient; leniently 抗拒[抗拒] kang4 ju4 to resist; to defy; to oppose 从严[從嚴] cong2 yan2 strict; rigorous; severely 午夜[午夜] wu3 ye4 midnight 物证[物證] wu4 zheng4 material evidence 狡辩[狡辯] jiao3 bian4 to quibble 从实招来[從實招來] cong2 shi2 zhao1 lai2 to own up to the facts 隔[隔] ge2 to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of 秋[秋] qiu1 autumn; fall; harvest time 亏[虧] kui1 deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... 娘家[娘家] niang2 jia5 married woman's parents' home 得体[得體] de2 ti3 appropriate to the occasion; fitting 补充[補充] bu3 chong1 to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; CL:個|个[ge4] 营养[營養] ying2 yang3 nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3] 不及格[不及格] bu4 ji2 ge2 to fail; to flunk 考研[考研] kao3 yan2 to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program 跑步[跑步] pao3 bu4 to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double 派上用场[派上用場] pai4 shang4 yong4 chang3 to put to good use; to come in handy 鲜花[鮮花] xian1 hua1 flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3] 楼道[樓道] lou2 dao4 corridor; passageway (in storied building) 闻到[聞到] wen2 dao4 to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling 香味[香味] xiang1 wei4 fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3] 乐[樂] le4 happy; cheerful; to laugh 乐[樂] yue4 music //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep09/50 words - 9 min 从前[從前] cong2 qian2 previously; formerly; once upon a time 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° 含[含] han2 to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing) 忍[忍] ren3 to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 肉麻[肉麻] rou4 ma2 sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise) 兮兮[兮兮] xi1 xi1 (particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮) 奇[奇] qi2 strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually 整洁[整潔] zheng3 jie2 neatly; tidy 有序[有序] you3 xu4 regular; orderly; successive; in order 促进[促進] cu4 jin4 to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost 动力[動力] dong4 li4 motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus 代替[代替] dai4 ti4 to replace; to take the place of 粮食[糧食] liang2 shi5 foodstuff; cereals; CL:種|种[zhong3] 蔬菜[蔬菜] shu1 cai4 vegetables; CL:種|种[zhong3] 天体[天體] tian1 ti3 celestial body; nude body 胜利[勝利] sheng4 li4 victory; CL:個|个[ge4] 法[法] fa3 law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 管用[管用] guan3 yong4 efficacious; useful 腿[腿] tui3 leg; CL:條|条[tiao2] 神力[神力] shen2 li4 occult force; the power of a God or spirit 楼梯[樓梯] lou2 ti1 stair; staircase; CL:個|个[ge4] 小腿[小腿] xiao3 tui3 lower leg (from knee to ankle); shank 粗[粗] cu1 coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude 抽筋[抽筋] chou1 jin1 cramp; charley horse; to pull a tendon 恶梦[惡夢] e4 meng4 nightmare //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep09/75 words - 14 min 出差[出差] chu1 chai1 to go on an official or business trip 半年[半年] ban4 nian2 half a year 情书[情書] qing2 shu1 love letter 圈[圈] quan1 circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 准确[準確] zhun3 que4 accurate; exact; precise 悬念[懸念] xuan2 nian4 suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare 请客[請客] qing3 ke4 to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner 保存[保存] bao3 cun2 to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing) 体力[體力] ti3 li4 physical strength; physical power 保[保] bao3 to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) 研[研] yan2 to grind; study; research 晒[曬] shai4 (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to 色[色] se4 color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex 哑铃[啞鈴] ya3 ling2 dumbbell (weight) 为的是[為的是] wei4 de5 shi4 for the sake of; for the purpose of 增强[增強] zeng1 qiang2 to increase; to strengthen 耐力[耐力] nai4 li4 endurance 长跑[長跑] chang2 pao3 long-distance running 力气[力氣] li4 qi5 strength; CL:把[ba3] 健身[健身] jian4 shen1 to exercise; to keep fit; to work out; physical exercise 以及[以及] yi3 ji2 as well as; too; and 鼓励[鼓勵] gu3 li4 to encourage 本科[本科] ben3 ke1 undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive) 突出[突出] tu1 chu1 prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project 优先[優先] you1 xian1 to have priority; to take precedence //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep09/100 words - 19 min 政策[政策] zheng4 ce4 policy; CL:個|个[ge4] 免[免] mian3 to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited 阶段[階段] jie1 duan4 stage; section; phase; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 侯[侯] hou2 marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman or high official 入选[入選] ru4 xuan3 to be chosen; to be elected as 寝[寢] qin3 to lie down 论[論] lun4 opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc) 竞争[競爭] jing4 zheng1 to compete; competition 因素[因素] yin1 su4 element; factor; CL:個|个[ge4] 名额[名額] ming2 e2 quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc) 喘气[喘氣] chuan3 qi4 to breathe deeply; to pant 叹气[嘆氣] tan4 qi4 to sigh; to heave a sigh 散步[散步] san4 bu4 to take a walk; to go for a walk 故作[故作] gu4 zuo4 to pretend; to feign 坚强[堅強] jian1 qiang2 staunch; strong 点赞[點贊] dian3 zan4 to like (an online post on Weibo, Facebook etc) 修[修] xiu1 to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) 免费[免費] mian3 fei4 free (of charge) 拧[擰] ning2 to pinch; wring 真棒[真棒] zhen1 bang4 super!; really great; wonderful 方案[方案] fang1 an4 plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill; CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 分享[分享] fen1 xiang3 to share (let others have some of sth good) 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 入围[入圍] ru4 wei2 to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals 愁眉苦脸[愁眉苦臉] chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3 to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep09/125 words - 23 min 公平竞争[公平競爭] gong1 ping2 jing4 zheng1 fair competition 站着说话不腰疼[站著說話不腰疼] zhan4 zhe5 shuo1 hua4 bu4 yao1 teng2 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom); to be an armchair expert; to blabber on 伪善[偽善] wei3 shan4 hypocritical 灾难[災難] zai1 nan4 disaster; catastrophe 操场[操場] cao1 chang3 playground; sports field; drill ground; CL:個|个[ge4] 节骨眼[節骨眼] jie1 gu5 yan3 (dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] 领跑[領跑] ling3 pao3 to take the lead in a race; to set the pace 稍微[稍微] shao1 wei1 a little bit 集合[集合] ji2 he2 to gather; to assemble; set (math.) 各就各位[各就各位] ge4 jiu4 ge4 wei4 (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom); (athletics) On your mark! 预备[預備] yu4 bei4 to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory 秒[秒] miao3 second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly 代谢[代謝] dai4 xie4 replacement; substitution; metabolism (biol.) 酸[酸] suan1 sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid 中毒[中毒] zhong4 du2 to be poisoned; poisoning 医生[醫生] yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 过度[過度] guo4 du4 excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue 剧烈[劇烈] ju4 lie4 violent; acute; severe; fierce 导致[導致] dao3 zhi4 to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about 器官[器官] qi4 guan1 organ (part of body tissue); apparatus 缺氧[缺氧] que1 yang3 lacking oxygen; anaerobic 乳酸[乳酸] ru3 suan1 lactic acid 总的来说[總的來說] zong3 de5 lai2 shuo1 generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short 刺激性[刺激性] ci4 ji1 xing4 thrilling; exciting; stimulating; irritating; provocative; pungent; spicy 食物[食物] shi2 wu4 food; CL:種|种[zhong3] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep09/150 words - 29 min 对手[對手] dui4 shou3 opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match 学历[學歷] xue2 li4 educational background; academic qualifications 全力[全力] quan2 li4 with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support) 不只[不只] bu4 zhi3 not only; not merely 儿女[兒女] er2 nu:3 children; sons and daughters 拼命[拼命] pin1 ming4 to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it 多多少少[多多少少] duo1 duo1 shao3 shao3 to some extent; more or less 绩[績] ji4 to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment; Taiwan pr. [ji1] 饮料[飲料] yin3 liao4 drink; beverage 脸色[臉色] lian3 se4 complexion; look 难看[難看] nan2 kan4 ugly; unsightly 刚体[剛體] gang1 ti3 rigid body 半个[半個] ban4 ge5 half of sth 另[另] ling4 other; another; separate; separately 无处不在[無處不在] wu2 chu4 bu4 zai4 to be everywhere 庸碌[庸碌] yong1 lu4 mediocre; mediocre person 懈怠[懈怠] xie4 dai4 slack; lazy; remiss 实力[實力] shi2 li4 strength 矛盾[矛盾] mao2 dun4 contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory 申请书[申請書] shen1 qing3 shu1 application; application form; petition (to higher authorities) 糊涂[糊塗] hu2 tu5 muddled; silly; confused 人选[人選] ren2 xuan3 choice of person; candidate 进行[進行] jin4 xing2 to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute 筛选[篩選] shai1 xuan3 to filter 涉及[涉及] she4 ji2 to involve; to touch upon (a topic) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep09/175 words - 39 min 有别[有別] you3 bie2 different; distinct; unequal; variable 公平[公平] gong1 ping2 fair; impartial 聚会[聚會] ju4 hui4 party; gathering; to meet; to get together 不带[不帶] bu4 dai4 not to have; without; un- 权利[權利] quan2 li4 power; right; privilege 披萨[披薩] pi1 sa4 pizza (loanword) 饱[飽] bao3 to eat till full; satisfied 客观[客觀] ke4 guan1 objective; impartial 战胜[戰勝] zhan4 sheng4 to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount 沉得住气[沉得住氣] chen2 de5 zhu4 qi4 to stay calm; to keep one's composure 祝贺[祝賀] zhu4 he4 to congratulate; congratulations; CL:個|个[ge4] 埃[埃] ai1 dust; dirt; angstrom; phonetic ai or e 霍金[霍金] Huo4 jin1 Hawkins or Hawking; Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), English theoretical physicist 会议[會議] hui4 yi4 meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4] 异样[異樣] yi4 yang4 difference; peculiar 影片[影片] ying3 pian4 film; movie; CL:部[bu4] 窗帘[窗簾] chuang1 lian2 window curtains 桃[桃] tao2 peach 罐头[罐頭] guan4 tou5 tin; can; CL:個|个[ge4] 勇气[勇氣] yong3 qi4 courage; valor 跳出[跳出] tiao4 chu1 to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly 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] 父亲[父親] fu4 qin1 father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 轻松[輕鬆] qing1 song1 light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously 成年人[成年人] cheng2 nian2 ren2 adult person //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep09/187 words - 45 min 正确[正確] zheng4 que4 correct; proper 味[味] wei4 taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM) 过得[過得] guo4 de2 How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad 扛[扛] kang2 to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) 纠结[糾結] jiu1 jie2 to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss 骄傲[驕傲] jiao1 ao4 pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth 梦见[夢見] meng4 jian4 to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream 回避[回避] hui2 bi4 variant of 迴避|回避[hui2 bi4] 照常[照常] zhao4 chang2 as usual 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 多事[多事] duo1 shi4 meddlesome; eventful 使出[使出] shi3 chu1 to use; to exert //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep10/25 words - 6 min 划[劃] hua4 to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character 范围[範圍] fan4 wei2 range; scope; limit; extent; CL:個|个[ge4] 访问[訪問] fang3 wen4 to visit; to call on; to interview; CL:次[ci4] 宾[賓] bin1 visitor; guest; object (in grammar) 规划[規劃] gui1 hua4 to plan (how to do sth); planning; plan; program 一面[一面] yi1 mian4 one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face 镜子[鏡子] jing4 zi5 mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4] 努力[努力] nu3 li4 great effort; to strive; to try hard 抱佛脚[抱佛腳] bao4 fo2 jiao3 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; panic measures in place of timely preparation 划[划] hua2 to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) 蒙[蒙] meng2 to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat 高数[高數] gao1 shu4 further math; advanced mathematics (school subject, abbr. for 高等數學|高等数学) 类[類] lei4 kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble 题目[題目] ti2 mu4 subject; title; topic; CL:個|个[ge4] 公式[公式] gong1 shi4 formula 拜托[拜託] bai4 tuo1 to request sb to do sth; please! 突击[突擊] tu1 ji1 sudden and violent attack; assault; fig. rushed job; concentrated effort to finish a job quickly 抢走[搶走] qiang3 zou3 to snatch (esp related to a robbery) 采访[採訪] cai3 fang3 to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover 过程[過程] guo4 cheng2 course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4] 参与[參與] can1 yu4 to participate (in sth) 悄悄[悄悄] qiao1 qiao1 quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3] 随[隨] sui2 to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently 公布[公佈] gong1 bu4 to announce; to make public; to publish 高峰[高峰] gao1 feng1 peak; summit; height //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep10/50 words - 12 min 公交车[公交車] gong1 jiao1 che1 public transport vehicle; town bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 天道酬勤[天道酬勤] tian1 dao4 chou2 qin2 Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom) 看错[看錯] kan4 cuo4 to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document) 背诵[背誦] bei4 song4 to recite; to repeat from memory 投降[投降] tou2 xiang2 to surrender; surrender 福利[福利] fu2 li4 material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare 宣誓[宣誓] xuan1 shi4 to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow 主权[主權] zhu3 quan2 sovereignty 冰淇淋[冰淇淋] bing1 qi2 lin2 ice cream 火锅[火鍋] huo3 guo1 hotpot 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 有眼无珠[有眼無珠] you3 yan3 wu2 zhu1 (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would 为时已晚[為時已晚] wei2 shi2 yi3 wan3 already too late 亡羊补牢[亡羊補牢] wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted 为时不晚[為時不晚] wei2 shi2 bu4 wan3 it is not too late (idiom) 不愿[不願] bu4 yuan4 unwilling; unwillingness 垫[墊] dian4 pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) 可比[可比] ke3 bi3 comparable 蹲[蹲] dun1 to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) 收音机[收音機] shou1 yin1 ji1 radio; CL:臺|台[tai2] 复古[復古] fu4 gu3 to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration); to turn back the clock; neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文; retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) 台词[臺詞] tai2 ci2 an actor's lines; dialogue; Taiwanese word 高级[高級] gao1 ji2 high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking 地下[地下] di4 xia4 underground; subterranean; covert 话题[話題] hua4 ti2 subject (of a talk or conversation); topic //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep10/75 words - 17 min 当中[當中] dang1 zhong1 among; in the middle; in the center 收获[收穫] shou1 huo4 to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward 凶悍[兇悍] xiong1 han4 violent; fierce and tough; shrewish (woman) 击败[擊敗] ji1 bai4 to defeat; to beat 进击[進擊] jin4 ji1 to attack 母[母] mu3 mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 冒[冒] mao4 to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover 别理[別理] bie2 li3 don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to 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 不问[不問] bu4 wen4 to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off 基本[基本] ji1 ben3 basic; fundamental; main; elementary 了解[了解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 走错[走錯] zou3 cuo4 to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc) 旁听[旁聽] pang2 ting1 to visit (a meeting, class, trial etc) 选修[選修] xuan3 xiu1 optional course (in school); to take an optional course 馆子[館子] guan3 zi5 restaurant; theater (old) 办公室[辦公室] ban4 gong1 shi4 office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1] 插[插] cha1 to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose 身为[身為] shen1 wei2 in the capacity of; as 以身作则[以身作則] yi3 shen1 zuo4 ze2 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model 开小差[開小差] kai1 xiao3 chai1 to be absent-minded; to desert; to abscond from the army; absent without leave (AWOL) 礼貌[禮貌] li3 mao4 courtesy; manners 点钟[點鐘] dian3 zhong1 (indicating time of day) o'clock 热乎[熱乎] re4 hu5 warm; hot; affectionate; ardent //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep10/100 words - 24 min 珍惜[珍惜] zhen1 xi1 to treasure; to value; to cherish 饭馆[飯館] fan4 guan3 restaurant; CL:家[jia1] 锦[錦] jin3 brocade; embroidered work; bright 旗[旗] qi2 banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4] 不送[不送] bu4 song4 don't bother to see me out 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 效劳[效勞] xiao4 lao2 to serve (in some capacity); to work for 现[現] xian4 to appear; present; now; existing; current 死心[死心] si3 xin1 to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about 哄骗[哄騙] hong3 pian4 to deceive; to cheat 单纯[單純] dan1 chun2 simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely 得救[得救] de2 jiu4 to be saved 松开[鬆開] song1 kai1 to release; to let go; to loosen; to untie; to come loose 党[黨] dang3 party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[ge4] 取代[取代] qu3 dai4 to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution 坏事[壞事] huai4 shi4 bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things 相爱[相愛] xiang1 ai4 to love each other 为止[為止] wei2 zhi3 until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) 瓶子[瓶子] ping2 zi5 bottle; CL:個|个[ge4] 少有[少有] shao3 you3 rare; infrequent 金融[金融] jin1 rong2 banking; finance; financial 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 均[均] jun1 equal; even; all; uniform 雷达[雷達] lei2 da2 radar (loanword) 师妹[師妹] shi1 mei4 junior female student or apprentice; daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep10/125 words - 34 min 长期[長期] chang2 qi1 long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) 有效[有效] you3 xiao4 effective; in effect; valid 抱抱[抱抱] bao4 bao4 to hug; to embrace 亲亲[親親] qin1 qin1 dear one; to kiss; friendly 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) 节假日[節假日] jie2 jia4 ri4 public holiday 薪[薪] xin1 fuel; salary 公交[公交] gong1 jiao1 public transportation; mass transit; abbr. for 公共交通[gong1 gong4 jiao1 tong1] 懒[懶] lan3 lazy 加班[加班] jia1 ban1 to work overtime 午饭[午飯] wu3 fan4 lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 顺路[順路] shun4 lu4 by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently 转移[轉移] zhuan3 yi2 to shift; to divert or distract (attention etc); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine); to evacuate (people) 浪漫[浪漫] lang4 man4 romantic 找麻烦[找麻煩] zhao3 ma2 fan5 to look for trouble 心里话[心裡話] xin1 li5 hua4 (to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind 舍不得[捨不得] she3 bu5 de5 to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge 掖[掖] ye1 to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal 理智[理智] li3 zhi4 reason; intellect; rationality; rational 心灵[心靈] xin1 ling2 bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit 不忙[不忙] bu4 mang2 there's no hurry; take one's time 白跑一趟[白跑一趟] bai2 pao3 yi1 tang4 to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase 学长[學長] xue2 zhang3 senior or older male schoolmate 对象[對象] dui4 xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4] 碰见[碰見] peng4 jian4 to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep10/150 words - 38 min 美的[美的] Mei3 di2 Midea (brand) 用不着[用不著] yong4 bu5 zhao2 not need; have no use for 工商[工商] gong1 shang1 industry and commerce 硕士[碩士] shuo4 shi4 master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person 周围[周圍] zhou1 wei2 surroundings; environment; to encompass 同龄人[同齡人] tong2 ling2 ren2 peer; one's contemporary; person of the same age 步调[步調] bu4 diao4 gait; marching order; step; pace 一致[一致] yi1 zhi4 unanimous; identical (views or opinions) 岁数[歲數] sui4 shu5 age (number of years old) 学妹[學妹] xue2 mei4 junior or younger female schoolmate 酒量[酒量] jiu3 liang4 capacity for liquor; how much one can drink 啤酒[啤酒] pi2 jiu3 beer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] 醉[醉] zui4 intoxicated 差劲[差勁] cha4 jin4 bad; no good; below average; disappointing 灌醉[灌醉] guan4 zui4 to fuddle; to befuddle; to inebriate; to get someone drunk 普希金[普希金] Pu3 xi1 jin1 Alexandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837), great Russian romantic poet 情诗[情詩] qing2 shi1 love poem 心疼[心疼] xin1 teng2 to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed 太子[太子] tai4 zi3 crown prince 秋季[秋季] qiu1 ji4 autumn; fall 诗人[詩人] shi1 ren2 bard; poet 北岛[北島] Bei3 Dao3 Bei Dao (1949-), Chinese poet 作品[作品] zuo4 pin3 work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1] 朦胧[朦朧] meng2 long2 hazy 人物[人物] ren2 wu4 person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep10/175 words - 42 min 诺贝尔奖[諾貝爾獎] Nuo4 bei4 er3 Jiang3 Nobel Prize 提名[提名] ti2 ming2 to nominate 批判[批判] pi1 pan4 to criticize; critique; CL:個|个[ge4] 信仰[信仰] xin4 yang3 to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction 失落[失落] shi1 luo4 to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss 拷问[拷問] kao3 wen4 to question via torture 灵魂[靈魂] ling2 hun2 soul; spirit 探究[探究] tan4 jiu1 to investigate; to delve; to probe; to enquire into; to look into 时代[時代] shi2 dai4 age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4] 真理[真理] zhen1 li3 truth; CL:個|个[ge4] 意[意] yi4 idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate 消亡[消亡] xiao1 wang2 to die out; to wither away 但愿[但願] dan4 yuan4 if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) 默默[默默] mo4 mo4 in silence; not speaking 语[語] yu3 dialect; language; speech 羞怯[羞怯] xiu1 qie4 shy; timid 嫉妒[嫉妒] ji2 du4 to be jealous; to envy; to hate 折磨[折磨] zhe2 mo2 to torment; to torture 上帝[上帝] Shang4 di4 God 保佑[保佑] bao3 you4 to bless and protect; blessing 区别[區別] qu1 bie2 difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4] 表达[表達] biao3 da2 to express; to convey 相同[相同] xiang1 tong2 identical; same 依然[依然] yi1 ran2 still; as before 伴随[伴隨] ban4 sui2 to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep10/200 words - 48 min 体验[體驗] ti3 yan4 to experience for oneself 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) 角度[角度] jiao3 du4 angle; point of view 安慰[安慰] an1 wei4 to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4] 发挥[發揮] fa1 hui1 to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) 失常[失常] shi1 chang2 not normal; an aberration 岂[豈] qi3 how? (emphatic question) 考完[考完] kao3 wan2 to finish an exam 考场[考場] kao3 chang3 exam room 开除[開除] kai1 chu2 to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) 民间故事[民間故事] min2 jian1 gu4 shi5 folk story; folktale 事件[事件] shi4 jian4 event; happening; incident; CL:個|个[ge4] 融入[融入] rong2 ru4 to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate; to merge 纪律[紀律] ji4 lu:4 discipline 自律[自律] zi4 lu:4 self-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics); autonomic (physiology) 抽空[抽空] chou1 kong4 to find the time to do sth 严肃[嚴肅] yan2 su4 solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe 啰嗦[囉嗦] luo1 suo5 long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; also pr. [luo1 suo1] 国际性[國際性] guo2 ji4 xing4 international; internationalism 论坛[論壇] lun4 tan2 forum (for discussion) 业界[業界] ye4 jie4 industry 搭档[搭檔] da1 dang4 to cooperate; partner 解放[解放] jie3 fang4 to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949; CL:次[ci4] 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 朝[朝] zhao1 morning 没准儿[沒準兒] mei2 zhun3 r5 not sure; maybe //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep10/208 words - 52 min 嘲笑[嘲笑] chao2 xiao4 to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision 变坏[變壞] bian4 huai4 to get worse; to degenerate 学号[學號] xue2 hao4 student ID number 收下[收下] shou1 xia4 to accept; to receive 盼[盼] pan4 to hope for; to long for; to expect 杯子[杯子] bei1 zi5 cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 双人[雙人] shuang1 ren2 two-person; double; pair; tandem 扔掉[扔掉] reng1 diao4 to throw away; to throw out //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep11/25 words - 3 min 干活[幹活] gan4 huo2 to work; to be employed 样[樣] yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 近视[近視] jin4 shi4 shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia 过年[過年] guo4 nian2 to celebrate the Chinese New Year 腊[臘] la4 12th lunar month; preserved (meat, fish etc) 熏[燻] xun1 variant of 熏[xun1] 取[取] qu3 to take; to get; to choose; to fetch 净[淨] jing4 clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role 扎[紮] za1 to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zha2] 小辫[小辮] xiao3 bian4 pigtail 个儿[個兒] ge4 r5 size; height; stature 老样子[老樣子] lao3 yang4 zi5 old situation; things as they were 范[範] fan4 pattern; model; example 整容[整容] zheng3 rong2 plastic surgery 沙发[沙發] sha1 fa1 sofa (loanword); CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]; (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post 一动不动[一動不動] yi1 dong4 bu4 dong4 motionless 制服[制服] zhi4 fu2 to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees); CL:套[tao4] 防[防] fang2 to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent 皱[皺] zhou4 to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease 耐磨[耐磨] nai4 mo2 wear resistant 糙[糙] cao1 rough; coarse (in texture) 母亲[母親] mu3 qin1 mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 三倍[三倍] san1 bei4 triple 毛衣[毛衣] mao2 yi1 (wool) sweater; CL:件[jian4] 发表[發表] fa1 biao3 to issue; to publish //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep11/50 words - 7 min 功夫[功夫] gong1 fu5 skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort 甜蜜[甜蜜] tian2 mi4 sweet; happy 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 照得[照得] zhao4 de2 seeing that 乐在其中[樂在其中] le4 zai4 qi2 zhong1 to take pleasure in sth (idiom) 善待[善待] shan4 dai4 to treat well 分辨[分辨] fen1 bian4 to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve 在于[在於] zai4 yu2 to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with 长相[長相] zhang3 xiang4 appearance; looks; profile; countenance 散发[散發] san4 fa1 to distribute; to emit; to issue 闻[聞] wen2 to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 富有[富有] fu4 you3 rich; full of 懵懂[懵懂] meng3 dong3 confused; ignorant 说不上[說不上] shuo1 bu5 shang4 to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning 意会[意會] yi4 hui4 to sense; to grasp intuitively 无趣[無趣] wu2 qu4 dull; vapid; colorless 专[專] zhuan1 for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized 专项[專項] zhuan1 xiang4 special; dedicated 听力[聽力] ting1 li4 hearing; listening ability 吊牌[吊牌] diao4 pai2 tag 剪[剪] jian3 scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate 和约[和約] he2 yue1 peace treaty 调整[調整] tiao2 zheng3 to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4] 发[髮] fa4 hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3] 游乐场[遊樂場] you2 le4 chang3 playground //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep11/75 words - 14 min 观光[觀光] guan1 guang1 to tour; sightseeing; tourism 塔[塔] ta3 pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座[zuo4] 邪[邪] xie2 demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal 宵夜[宵夜] xiao1 ye4 midnight snack; late-night snack 沙拉[沙拉] sha1 la1 salad (loanword) 酱[醬] jiang4 thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam 勺[勺] shao2 spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume) 分散[分散] fen1 san4 to scatter; to disperse; to distribute 打底[打底] da3 di3 to lay a foundation (also fig.); to make a first sketch; to eat sth before drinking; to apply an undercoat 黄瓜[黃瓜] huang2 gua1 cucumber; CL:條|条[tiao2] 火腿肠[火腿腸] huo3 tui3 chang2 ham sausage 柳[柳] liu3 willow 买票[買票] mai3 piao4 to buy tickets; (Tw) to buy votes (in an election) 保温[保溫] bao3 wen1 to keep hot; heat preservation 不妥[不妥] bu4 tuo3 not proper; inappropriate 游乐园[遊樂園] you2 le4 yuan2 theme park 不适[不適] bu4 shi4 unwell; indisposed; out of sorts 心脏[心臟] xin1 zang4 heart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 硬朗[硬朗] ying4 lang3 robust; healthy 伸出[伸出] shen1 chu1 to extend 速度[速度] su4 du4 speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4] 抛物线[拋物線] pao1 wu4 xian4 parabola 草帽[草帽] cao3 mao4 straw hat 晃[晃] huang3 to dazzle; to flash past 晃[晃] huang4 to sway; to shake; to wander about 拌饭[拌飯] ban4 fan4 bibimbap (Korean cuisine) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep11/100 words - 23 min 餐厅[餐廳] can1 ting1 dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1] 汉堡[漢堡] han4 bao3 hamburger (loanword) 泡饭[泡飯] pao4 fan4 to soak cooked rice in soup or water; cooked rice reheated in boiling water 用处[用處] yong4 chu5 usefulness; CL:個|个[ge4] 神奇[神奇] shen2 qi2 magical; mystical; miraculous 姜[薑] jiang1 ginger 玩儿[玩兒] wan2 r5 to play; to have fun; to hang out 告白[告白] gao4 bai2 to announce publicly; to explain oneself; to reveal one's feelings; to confess; to declare one's love 八卦[八卦] ba1 gua4 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy 狄[狄] di2 low ranking public official (old) 安娜[安娜] An1 na4 Anna (name) 买一送一[買一送一] mai3 yi1 song4 yi1 buy one, get one free; two for the price of one 气球[氣球] qi4 qiu2 balloon 顾不上[顧不上] gu4 bu5 shang4 cannot attend to or manage 爸妈[爸媽] ba4 ma1 dad and mom 航站楼[航站樓] hang2 zhan4 lou2 airport terminal 乔[喬] qiao2 tall 甭[甭] beng2 contraction of 不用; need not; please don't 瞒[瞞] man2 to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark 前不久[前不久] qian2 bu4 jiu3 not long ago; not long before 提起[提起] ti2 qi3 to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) 感兴趣[感興趣] gan3 xing4 qu4 to be interested 并且[並且] bing4 qie3 and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition 提供[提供] ti2 gong1 to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish 拿主意[拿主意] na2 zhu3 yi5 to make a decision; to make up one's mind //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep11/125 words - 24 min 学业[學業] xue2 ye4 studies; schoolwork 减轻[減輕] jian3 qing1 to lighten; to ease; to alleviate 本职[本職] ben3 zhi2 one's job 压[壓] ya1 to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure 杆[杆] gan1 pole; CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1] 侧[側] ce4 the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side 干扰[干擾] gan1 rao3 to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics) 装置[裝置] zhuang1 zhi4 to install; installation; equipment; system; unit; device 先进[先進] xian1 jin4 advanced (technology); to advance 虚拟[虛擬] xu1 ni3 to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical; (computing) to emulate; virtual 估算[估算] gu1 suan4 assessment; evaluation 大幅度[大幅度] da4 fu2 du4 by a wide margin; substantial 失误[失誤] shi1 wu4 lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) 率[率] lu:4 rate; frequency 率[率] shuai4 to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually 发展[發展] fa1 zhan3 development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand 投入[投入] tou2 ru4 to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed 大量[大量] da4 liang4 great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous 资金[資金] zi1 jin1 funds; funding; capital 科研[科研] ke1 yan2 (scientific) research 一代[一代] yi1 dai4 generation 赶上[趕上] gan3 shang4 to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for 批复[批復] pi1 fu4 to reply officially to a subordinate 同时[同時] tong2 shi2 at the same time; simultaneously 交情[交情] jiao1 qing5 friendship; friendly relations 川[川] chuan1 river; creek; plain; an area of level country //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep11/150 words - 31 min 界[界] jie4 boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy) 首屈一指[首屈一指] shou3 qu1 yi1 zhi3 to count as number one (idiom); second to none; outstanding 学识[學識] xue2 shi2 erudition; scholarly knowledge 仰慕[仰慕] yang3 mu4 to admire 便饭[便飯] bian4 fan4 an ordinary meal; simple home cooking 无声[無聲] wu2 sheng1 noiseless; noiselessly; silent 想不开[想不開] xiang3 bu5 kai1 cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles 费心[費心] fei4 xin1 to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) 电视机[電視機] dian4 shi4 ji1 television set; CL:臺|台[tai2] 冰箱[冰箱] bing1 xiang1 icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 不怎么[不怎麼] bu4 zen3 me5 not very; not particularly 光顾[光顧] guang1 gu4 to visit (as a customer) 坎儿[坎兒] kan3 r5 critical juncture; key moment 长久[長久] chang2 jiu3 (for a) long time 纪念日[紀念日] ji4 nian4 ri4 day of commemoration; memorial day 江[江] jiang1 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 临[臨] lin2 to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before 新城[新城] Xin1 cheng2 Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan 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] 装修[裝修] zhuang1 xiu1 to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate 音频[音頻] yin1 pin2 audio; sound; audio frequency; sound frequency 光盘[光盤] guang1 pan2 compact disc; CD or DVD; CD ROM; CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1] 见外[見外] jian4 wai4 to regard sb as an outsider 哥们儿[哥們兒] ge1 men5 r5 erhua variant of 哥們|哥们[ge1 men5] 出生[出生] chu1 sheng1 to be born //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep11/175 words - 32 min 护士[護士] hu4 shi5 nurse; CL:個|个[ge4] 脚印[腳印] jiao3 yin4 footprint 千克[千克] qian1 ke4 kilogram 早产[早產] zao3 chan3 premature birth; premature labor 剖[剖] pou1 to cut open; to analyze; Taiwan pr. [pou3] 多重[多重] duo1 chong2 multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) 小名[小名] xiao3 ming2 pet name for a child; childhood name 九[九] jiu3 nine; 9 斤[斤] jin1 catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g 满月[滿月] man3 yue4 full moon; whole month; baby's one-month old birthday 幼儿园[幼兒園] you4 er2 yuan2 kindergarten; nursery school 体操[體操] ti3 cao1 gymnastic; gymnastics 评语[評語] ping2 yu3 comment; evaluation 遵守[遵守] zun1 shou3 to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) 热爱[熱愛] re4 ai4 to love ardently; to adore 头脑[頭腦] tou2 nao3 brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss 大王[大王] da4 wang2 king; magnate; person having expert skill in something 集中[集中] ji2 zhong1 to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together 多动症[多動症] duo1 dong4 zheng4 attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 康复[康復] kang1 fu4 to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce 小学[小學] xiao3 xue2 elementary school; primary school; CL:個|个[ge4] 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) 少先队[少先隊] Shao4 Xian1 dui4 Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队[Shao4 nian2 Xian1 feng1 dui4] 优[優] you1 excellent; superior 初中[初中] chu1 zhong1 junior high school; abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep11/200 words - 35 min 病历[病歷] bing4 li4 medical record; case history 迷[迷] mi2 to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused 踢[踢] ti1 to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) 崴[崴] wei1 high, lofty; precipitous 骨折[骨折] gu3 zhe2 to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break; fracture C罗[C羅] C Luo2 nickname of Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo 蒂[蒂] di4 stem (of fruit) 罗纳尔多[羅納爾多] Luo2 na4 er3 duo1 Ronaldo (name); Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-), Portuguese soccer player 进球[進球] jin4 qiu2 to score a goal; goal (sport) 爆[爆] bao4 to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil 足球[足球] zu2 qiu2 soccer ball; a football; CL:個|个[ge4]; soccer; football 游戏[遊戲] you2 xi4 game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play 魔[魔] mo2 devil; magic 兽[獸] shou4 beast; animal; beastly; bestial 账号[賬號] zhang4 hao4 account; username 邀请赛[邀請賽] yao1 qing3 sai4 invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms) 冠军[冠軍] guan4 jun1 champion; CL:個|个[ge4] 奖杯[獎杯] jiang3 bei1 trophy cup 赌[賭] du3 to bet; to gamble 一言为定[一言為定] yi1 yan2 wei2 ding4 one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal!; That's settled then. 愿赌服输[願賭服輸] yuan4 du3 fu2 shu1 lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose; fig. you bet, you pay 耍赖[耍賴] shua3 lai4 to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened 迎接[迎接] ying2 jie1 to meet; to welcome; to greet 透[透] tou4 to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show 透气[透氣] tou4 qi4 to flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air; to divulge //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep11/221 words - 49 min 贼[賊] zei2 thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely 桌[桌] zhuo1 table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc 有水[有水] you3 shui3 supplied with water (of a house) 阳台[陽臺] yang2 tai2 balcony; porch 算出[算出] suan4 chu1 to figure out 猥琐[猥瑣] wei3 suo3 wretched (esp. appearance); vulgar 妖[妖] yao1 goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 龌龊[齷齪] wo4 chuo4 dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; narrow-minded; petty 炫耀[炫耀] xuan4 yao4 dazzling; to show off; to flaunt 不着[不著] bu4 zhao2 no need; need not 光明正大[光明正大] guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4 (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open 先来后到[先來後到] xian1 lai2 hou4 dao4 in order of arrival; first come, first served 爷们[爺們] ye2 men5 menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc 认输[認輸] ren4 shu1 to concede; to admit defeat 皇马[皇馬] Huang2 Ma3 Real Madrid soccer team; abbr. for 皇家馬德里|皇家马德里 球迷[球迷] qiu2 mi2 fan (ball sports); CL:個|个[ge4] 巴萨[巴薩] Ba1 sa4 Barca (nickname for FC Barcelona); Baza (town in Grenada, Spain) 设施[設施] she4 shi1 facilities; installation 绕圈子[繞圈子] rao4 quan1 zi5 to go around in circles; to make a detour; (fig.) to beat about the bush 看不懂[看不懂] kan4 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is looking at //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/25 words - 7 min 救援[救援] jiu4 yuan2 to save; to support; to help; to assist 困[睏] kun4 sleepy; tired 雾[霧] wu4 fog; mist; CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4] 惊讶[驚訝] jing1 ya4 amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe 一对[一對] yi1 dui4 couple; pair 牵手[牽手] qian1 shou3 to hold hands 接吻[接吻] jie1 wen3 to kiss 吻[吻] wen3 kiss; to kiss; mouth 高中生[高中生] gao1 zhong1 sheng1 senior high school student 保守[保守] bao3 shou3 conservative; to guard; to keep 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 小学生[小學生] xiao3 xue2 sheng1 primary school student; schoolchild; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; (fig.) beginner 会谈[會談] hui4 tan2 talks; discussions; CL:次[ci4] 爱称[愛稱] ai4 cheng1 term of endearment; pet name; diminutive 强行[強行] qiang2 xing2 to do sth by force 怀春[懷春] huai2 chun1 (of girls) to yearn for love 少女[少女] shao4 nu:3 girl; young lady 孤家寡人[孤家寡人] gu1 jia1 gua3 ren2 one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary path; (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) 风筝[風箏] feng1 zheng1 kite 温和[溫和] wen1 he2 mild; gentle; moderate 温和[溫和] wen1 huo5 lukewarm 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 自称[自稱] zi4 cheng1 to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title 高手[高手] gao1 shou3 expert; past master; dab hand 起飞[起飛] qi3 fei1 (of an aircraft) to take off 气流[氣流] qi4 liu2 stream of air; airflow; slipstream; draft; breath; turbulence (of aircraft) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/50 words - 13 min 和平[和平] he2 ping2 peace; peaceful 夹角[夾角] jia1 jiao3 angle (between two intersecting lines) 上下[上下] shang4 xia4 up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about 空气[空氣] kong1 qi4 air; atmosphere 施加[施加] shi1 jia1 to exert (effort or pressure) 作用力[作用力] zuo4 yong4 li4 effort; active force; applied force 方程[方程] fang1 cheng2 mathematical equation 仰[仰] yang3 to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on 角[角] jiao3 angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4] 角[角] jue2 role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale 吃药[吃藥] chi1 yao4 to take medicine 不定[不定] bu4 ding4 indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious 椅子[椅子] yi3 zi5 chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4] 症[症] zheng4 disease; illness 内耳[內耳] nei4 er3 inner ear 疾病[疾病] ji2 bing4 disease; sickness; ailment 耳膜[耳膜] er3 mo2 eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane 积水[積水] ji1 shui3 to collect water; to be covered with water; to pond; accumulated water; ponding 引起[引起] yin3 qi3 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse 晕眩[暈眩] yun1 xuan4 to feel dizzy; dizziness 晕车[暈車] yun4 che1 to be carsick 过于[過於] guo4 yu2 too much; excessively 劳累[勞累] lao2 lei4 tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil 老毛病[老毛病] lao3 mao2 bing4 chronic illness; old weakness; chronic problem 高烧[高燒] gao1 shao1 fever; high temperature 后遗症[後遺症] hou4 yi2 zheng4 (medicine) sequelae; residual effects; (fig.) repercussions; aftermath //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/75 words - 17 min 绝症[絕症] jue2 zheng4 incurable disease; terminal illness 玛丽[瑪麗] Ma3 li4 Mary or Marie (name); Mali 苏[蘇] su1 Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration 霸道[霸道] ba4 dao4 the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent 总裁[總裁] zong3 cai2 chairman; director-general (of a company etc) 口水[口水] kou3 shui3 saliva 厚道[厚道] hou4 dao5 kind and honest; generous; sincere 巢[巢] chao2 nest 来回[來回] lai2 hui2 to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly 搬走[搬走] ban1 zou3 to carry 窝[窩] wo1 nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods 银[銀] yin2 silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency 狗窝[狗窩] gou3 wo1 doghouse; kennel 逼问[逼問] bi1 wen4 to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information 见不得人[見不得人] jian4 bu5 de2 ren2 shameful 情人[情人] qing2 ren2 lover; sweetheart 脑袋[腦袋] nao3 dai4 head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 再犯[再犯] zai4 fan4 to repeat a crime; persistent offender 树木[樹木] shu4 mu4 tree 百年[百年] bai3 nian2 hundred years; century; lifetime 树袋熊[樹袋熊] shu4 dai4 xiong2 koala 妍[妍] yan2 beautiful 晒黑[曬黑] shai4 hei1 to sunbathe; to tan; to get sunburnt; to expose unfair practices (on a consumer protection website) 春假[春假] chun1 jia4 spring break 心想[心想] xin1 xiang3 to think to oneself; to think; to assume //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/100 words - 21 min 落[落] luo4 to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement 疑[疑] yi2 to doubt; to suspect 馆[館] guan3 building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1] 夸张[誇張] kua1 zhang1 to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous 乡愁[鄉愁] xiang1 chou2 homesickness; nostalgia 鼻涕[鼻涕] bi2 ti4 nasal mucus; snivel 眼泪[眼淚] yan3 lei4 tears; crying; CL:滴[di1] 拖延时间[拖延時間] tuo1 yan2 shi2 jian1 to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster 胶囊[膠囊] jiao1 nang2 capsule (pharm.); caplet 各自[各自] ge4 zi4 each; respective; apiece 拿出[拿出] na2 chu1 to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) 埋[埋] mai2 to bury 埋[埋] man2 to blame 挖[挖] wa1 to dig; to excavate; to scoop out 七嘴八舌[七嘴八舌] qi1 zui3 ba1 she2 lively discussion with everybody talking at once 形容[形容] xing2 rong2 to describe; description; appearance; look 齁[齁] hou1 to snore; thirsty from excessively salty or sweet food; (dialect) very; extremely 说定[說定] shuo1 ding4 to agree on; to settle on 肤浅[膚淺] fu1 qian3 skin-deep; superficial; shallow 拆穿[拆穿] chai1 chuan1 to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc) 考察[考察] kao3 cha2 to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation 亲友[親友] qin1 you3 friends and relatives 有待[有待] you3 dai4 not yet (done); pending 闺蜜[閨蜜] gui1 mi4 (coll.) (a woman's) close female friend; bestie; (originally written 閨密|闺密, an abbr. for 閨中密友|闺中密友) 把关[把關] ba3 guan1 to guard a pass; to check on sth 前后[前後] qian2 hou4 around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/125 words - 25 min 微型[微型] wei1 xing2 miniature; micro-; tiny 管子[管子] guan3 zi5 tube; pipe; drinking straw; CL:根[gen1] 测试[測試] ce4 shi4 to test (machinery etc); to test (students); test; quiz; exam; beta (software) 开眼[開眼] kai1 yan3 to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons 年货[年貨] nian2 huo4 merchandise sold for Chinese New Year 市场[市場] shi4 chang3 marketplace; market (also in abstract) 大闹天宫[大鬧天宮] Da4 nao4 Tian1 gong1 Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 乱跑[亂跑] luan4 pao3 to run around all over the place 离不开[離不開] li2 bu5 kai1 inseparable; inevitably linked to 过关[過關] guo4 guan1 to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard) 眼神[眼神] yan3 shen2 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect) 无时无刻[無時無刻] wu2 shi2 wu2 ke4 all the time; incessantly 卿卿我我[卿卿我我] qing1 qing1 wo3 wo3 to bill and coo (idiom); to whisper sweet nothings to one another; to be very much in love 从头到尾[從頭到尾] cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3 from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing) 连手[連手] lian2 shou3 concerted action; to collude (in dishonesty) 阿兰[阿蘭] A1 lan2 Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name); A-lan (Chinese female name) 台湾[臺灣] Tai2 wan1 Taiwan 艾[艾] ai4 Chinese mugwort or wormwood; moxa; to stop or cut short; phonetic "ai" or "i"; abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDS 瑞[瑞] rui4 lucky; auspicious; propitious; rayl (acoustical unit) 豪[豪] hao2 grand; heroic 发小[髮小] fa4 xiao3 (dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with; a couple who grew up as childhood friends 麻吉[麻吉] ma2 ji2 (slang) (Tw) close friend; best pal; to get along well; to be tight; congenial 采购[採購] cai3 gou4 to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase 野味[野味] ye3 wei4 game; wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 本地[本地] ben3 di4 local; this locality //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/150 words - 30 min 野兔[野兔] ye3 tu4 hare 牛肉[牛肉] niu2 rou4 beef 豆奶[豆奶] dou4 nai3 soy milk 酒店[酒店] jiu3 dian4 wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club 查岗[查崗] cha2 gang3 to check the guard posts; (coll.) to check up on sb (spouse, employee etc) 温存[溫存] wen1 cun2 tender; affectionate; tenderness 潜水服[潛水服] qian2 shui3 fu2 diving suit; wetsuit 潜水[潛水] qian2 shui3 to dive; to go under water; lurker (Internet slang for sb who reads forum posts but never replies) 岂止[豈止] qi3 zhi3 not only; far from; more than 小岛[小島] xiao3 dao3 isle 反悔[反悔] fan3 hui3 to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) 情人节[情人節] Qing2 ren2 jie2 Valentine's Day 见识[見識] jian4 shi5 to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight 厨艺[廚藝] chu2 yi4 cooking skills; culinary talent 大餐[大餐] da4 can1 great meal; banquet 瘾[癮] yin3 addiction; craving 放马过来[放馬過來] fang4 ma3 guo4 lai2 bring it on!; give me all you got! 辨别[辨別] bian4 bie2 to differentiate; to distinguish; to discriminate 方位[方位] fang1 wei4 direction; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth 水下[水下] shui3 xia4 under the water; submarine 东西南北[東西南北] dong1 xi1 nan2 bei3 east west south north 正方形[正方形] zheng4 fang1 xing2 square 看好[看好] kan4 hao3 optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support 小看[小看] xiao3 kan4 to look down on; to underestimate 欧[歐] ou1 (used for transliteration); old variant of 謳|讴[ou1] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/175 words - 34 min 凯[凱] kai3 triumphant; victorious; chi (Greek letter Χχ) 水里[水里] Shui3 li3 Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan 手势[手勢] shou3 shi4 gesture; sign; signal 上浮[上浮] shang4 fu2 to float up 氧气[氧氣] yang3 qi4 oxygen 耳[耳] er3 ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese) 潜[潛] qian2 hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive 伴[伴] ban4 partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany 救命[救命] jiu4 ming4 to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! 鲨鱼[鯊魚] sha1 yu2 shark 急需[急需] ji2 xu1 to urgently need; urgent need 导航[導航] dao3 hang2 navigation 联邦[聯邦] lian2 bang1 federal; federation; commonwealth; federal union; federal state; union 局[局] ju2 office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc 汤[湯] tang1 soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled 只好[只好] zhi3 hao3 without any better option; to have to; to be forced to 仓库[倉庫] cang1 ku4 depot; storehouse; warehouse 交易[交易] jiao1 yi4 (business) transaction; business deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 举手之劳[舉手之勞] ju3 shou3 zhi1 lao2 lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort 贩毒[販毒] fan4 du2 to traffic narcotics; drugs trade; opium trade 蛇[蛇] she2 snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2] 间谍[間諜] jian4 die2 spy 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 录[錄] lu4 diary; record; to hit; to copy 动物[動物] dong4 wu4 animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/200 words - 37 min 靠近[靠近] kao4 jin4 near; to approach 外国[外國] wai4 guo2 foreign (country); CL:個|个[ge4] 迷路[迷路] mi2 lu4 to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) 添麻烦[添麻煩] tian1 ma2 fan5 to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 前功尽弃[前功盡棄] qian2 gong1 jin4 qi4 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain 基金会[基金會] ji1 jin1 hui4 foundation (institution supported by an endowment) 非法[非法] fei1 fa3 illegal 贩卖[販賣] fan4 mai4 to sell; to peddle; to traffic 食用[食用] shi2 yong4 food product; to use as food; edible 现象[現象] xian4 xiang4 phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]; appearance 点菜[點菜] dian3 cai4 to order dishes (in a restaurant) 办公[辦公] ban4 gong1 to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office) 醒来[醒來] xing3 lai2 to waken 基地[基地] ji1 di4 base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda 取证[取證] qu3 zheng4 to collect evidence 以此[以此] yi3 ci3 with this; thereby; thus; because of this 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] 基金[基金] ji1 jin1 fund 野生动物[野生動物] ye3 sheng1 dong4 wu4 wild animal 制品[製品] zhi4 pin3 products; goods 捕食[捕食] bu3 shi2 to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food 滥杀[濫殺] lan4 sha1 to kill indiscriminately; to massacre 猫咪[貓咪] mao1 mi1 kitty 猫[貓] mao1 cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem 怀[懷] huai2 bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/225 words - 40 min 小猫[小貓] xiao3 mao1 kitten 崽[崽] zai3 child; young animal 调皮[調皮] tiao2 pi2 naughty; mischievous; unruly 墙角[牆角] qiang2 jiao3 corner (junction of two walls) 完蛋[完蛋] wan2 dan4 (coll.) to be done for 看不惯[看不慣] kan4 bu5 guan4 cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove 生存[生存] sheng1 cun2 to exist; to survive 资源[資源] zi1 yuan2 natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism) 贪婪[貪婪] tan1 lan2 avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid 比起[比起] bi3 qi3 compared with 吓坏[嚇壞] xia4 huai4 to be terrified; to terrify sb 特别感谢[特別感謝] te4 bie2 gan3 xie4 special thanks; particular thanks 质疑[質疑] zhi4 yi2 to call into question; to question (truth or validity) 活泼[活潑] huo2 po5 lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive 幻觉[幻覺] huan4 jue2 illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination 打呼噜[打呼嚕] da3 hu1 lu5 to snore 情趣[情趣] qing2 qu4 inclinations and interests; delight; fun; interest; appeal 四边形[四邊形] si4 bian1 xing2 quadrilateral 教会[教會] jiao4 hui4 Christian church 海底[海底] hai3 di3 seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean 依靠[依靠] yi1 kao4 to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on 一旦[一旦] yi1 dan4 in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day 性命[性命] xing4 ming4 life 笨蛋[笨蛋] ben4 dan4 fool; idiot 打呼[打呼] da3 hu1 to snore //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/250 words - 47 min 机场[機場] ji1 chang3 airport; airfield; CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] 出发[出發] chu1 fa1 to set off; to start (on a journey) 小区[小區] xiao3 qu1 neighborhood; district 夜宵[夜宵] ye4 xiao1 midnight snack 编[編] bian1 to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate 缰[韁] jiang1 bridle; reins; halter 野[野] ye3 field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral 大过年[大過年] da4 guo4 nian2 Chinese New Year 大都[大都] da4 du1 for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan 强势[強勢] qiang2 shi4 strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive 别着急[別著急] bie2 zhao2 ji2 Don't worry! 手艺[手藝] shou3 yi4 craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade 托运[托運] tuo1 yun4 to consign (goods); to check through (baggage) 扔[扔] reng1 to throw; to throw away 网友[網友] wang3 you3 online friend; Internet user 想来[想來] xiang3 lai2 it may be assumed that 宝[寶] bao3 jewel; gem; treasure; precious 收藏[收藏] shou1 cang2 to hoard; to collect; collection; to bookmark (Internet) 大年三十[大年三十] da4 nian2 san1 shi2 last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve 记忆[記憶] ji4 yi4 to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4] 秋千[鞦韆] qiu1 qian1 swing (seat hung from a frame or branch) 田野[田野] tian2 ye3 field; open land; CL:片[pian4] 玩具[玩具] wan2 ju4 plaything; toy 小汽车[小汽車] xiao3 qi4 che1 compact car 老半天[老半天] lao3 ban4 tian1 (coll.) a long time //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/275 words - 56 min 保留[保留] bao3 liu2 to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later 郑重其事[鄭重其事] zheng4 zhong4 qi2 shi4 serious about the matter 夹[夾] jia1 to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2] 赶明儿[趕明兒] gan3 ming2 r5 (coll.) some day; one of these days 博[博] bo2 extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble 什[什] shen2 what 附属[附屬] fu4 shu3 subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated; subordinate; subordinating 何[何] he2 what; how; why; which; carry 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] 自杀[自殺] zi4 sha1 to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide 筷子[筷子] kuai4 zi5 chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1] 撅[撅] jue1 to protrude; to stick out; to pout (also written 噘); to embarrass (people) 吞[吞] tun1 to swallow; to take 好在[好在] hao3 zai4 luckily; fortunately 及时[及時] ji2 shi2 in time; promptly; without delay; timely 犯人[犯人] fan4 ren2 convict; prisoner; criminal 丈夫[丈夫] zhang4 fu5 husband; CL:個|个[ge4] 离婚[離婚] li2 hun1 to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse) 脱离危险[脫離危險] tuo1 li2 wei1 xian3 out of danger; to avoid danger 盐[鹽] yan2 salt; CL:粒[li4] 花椒[花椒] hua1 jiao1 Sichuan pepper; Chinese prickly ash 疏远[疏遠] shu1 yuan3 to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement 陌生人[陌生人] mo4 sheng1 ren2 stranger 懂事[懂事] dong3 shi4 sensible; thoughtful; intelligent 护照[護照] hu4 zhao4 passport; CL:本[ben3],個|个[ge4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep12/277 words - 56 min 旅行[旅行] lu:3 xing2 to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],個|个[ge4] 床头柜[床頭櫃] chuang2 tou2 gui4 bedside cabinet //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep13/25 words - 7 min 明儿[明兒] ming2 r5 (coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day 离谱[離譜] li2 pu3 excessive; beyond reasonable limits; irregular 卖完[賣完] mai4 wan2 to be sold out 九折[九折] jiu3 zhe2 10% off (price) 员工[員工] yuan2 gong1 staff; personnel; employee 春运[春運] chun1 yun4 (increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year 下沉[下沉] xia4 chen2 to sink down 憋气[憋氣] bie1 qi4 to feel suffocated or oppressed; to choke with resentment; to feel injured or resentful 蛙[蛙] wa1 frog; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 天后[天后] Tian1 hou4 Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) 保准[保準] bao3 zhun3 variant of 保准[bao3 zhun3] 售[售] shou4 to sell; to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc) 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 凉[涼] liang2 cool; cold 托福[托福] tuo1 fu2 (old) thanks to your lucky influence (polite reply to health inquiries) 体谅[體諒] ti3 liang4 to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate 幌子[幌子] huang3 zi5 shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense 亲妈[親媽] qin1 ma1 one's own mother; biological mother 召见[召見] zhao4 jian4 call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview 逃课[逃課] tao2 ke4 to skip class 召[召] zhao4 to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia) 买单[買單] mai3 dan1 to pay the restaurant bill 年夜饭[年夜飯] nian2 ye4 fan4 New Year's Eve family dinner 副业[副業] fu4 ye4 sideline; side occupation 友情[友情] you3 qing2 friendly feelings; friendship //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep13/50 words - 9 min 诚实[誠實] cheng2 shi2 honest; honesty; honorable; truthful 咸[鹹] xian2 salted; salty; stingy; miserly 接近[接近] jie1 jin4 to approach; to get close to 合着[合著] he2 zhe5 (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all 泡[泡] pao4 bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions 厨房[廚房] chu2 fang2 kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1] 盒饭[盒飯] he2 fan4 meal in a partitioned box 阅读[閱讀] yue4 du2 to read; reading 工匠[工匠] gong1 jiang4 artisan; smith 工业化[工業化] gong1 ye4 hua4 to industrialize; industrialization 工业革命[工業革命] Gong1 ye4 Ge2 ming4 Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830 当今[當今] dang1 jin1 current; present; now; nowadays 持续[持續] chi2 xu4 to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation 核心[核心] he2 xin1 core; nucleus 生产力[生產力] sheng1 chan3 li4 production capability; productive force; productivity 亲切[親切] qin1 qie4 amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar 备考[備考] bei4 kao3 (an appendix, note etc) for reference 无私[無私] wu2 si1 selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic 奉献[奉獻] feng4 xian4 to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote 传给[傳給] chuan2 gei3 to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; to pass to (in football etc) 浏览器[瀏覽器] liu2 lan3 qi4 browser (software) 搜索[搜索] sou1 suo3 to search (a place); to search (a database etc) 稚嫩[稚嫩] zhi4 nen4 young and tender; puerile; soft and immature 晃悠[晃悠] huang4 you5 to swing; to sway; to wobble; to hang around; to hover around 节日[節日] jie2 ri4 holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep13/75 words - 17 min 咖啡[咖啡] ka1 fei1 coffee (loanword); CL:杯[bei1] 一点儿[一點兒] yi1 dian3 r5 erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] 临江[臨江] Lin2 jiang1 Linjiang county level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin 赏[賞] shang3 to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) 倒时差[倒時差] dao3 shi2 cha1 to adjust to a different time zone 退学[退學] tui4 xue2 to quit school 谣言[謠言] yao2 yan2 rumor 休学[休學] xiu1 xue2 to suspend schooling; to defer study 文凭[文憑] wen2 ping2 diploma 饶[饒] rao2 rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although 打印[打印] da3 yin4 to print; to seal; to stamp 启动[啟動] qi3 dong4 to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan) 稳妥[穩妥] wen3 tuo3 dependable 揭晓[揭曉] jie1 xiao3 to announce publicly; to publish; to make known; to disclose 谜底[謎底] mi2 di3 answer to a riddle 糊[糊] hu2 muddled; paste; scorched 房[房] fang2 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines) 登记表[登記表] deng1 ji4 biao3 registration form 今日[今日] jin1 ri4 today 客房[客房] ke4 fang2 guest room 实习[實習] shi2 xi2 to practice; field work; to intern; internship 折腾[折騰] zhe1 teng5 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) 加薪[加薪] jia1 xin1 to raise salary 一口[一口] yi1 kou3 readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite 小气鬼[小氣鬼] xiao3 qi4 gui3 miser; penny-pincher //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep13/100 words - 25 min 以德报怨[以德報怨] yi3 de2 bao4 yuan4 to return good for evil (idiom); to requite evil with good 明知故问[明知故問] ming2 zhi1 gu4 wen4 to ask a question, already knowing the answer 重色轻友[重色輕友] zhong4 se4 qing1 you3 paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom); to value sex over friendship 俗[俗] su2 custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular 物[物] wu4 thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理 宽宏大量[寬宏大量] kuan1 hong2 da4 liang4 magnanimous (idiom); generous 隔夜[隔夜] ge2 ye4 overnight; of the previous day 压岁钱[壓歲錢] ya1 sui4 qian2 money given to children as new year present 田螺[田螺] tian2 luo2 river snail 厨师[廚師] chu2 shi1 cook; chef 订[訂] ding4 to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order 玫瑰花[玫瑰花] mei2 gui1 hua1 rose 到货[到貨] dao4 huo4 (of packages or shipments) to arrive 保加利亚[保加利亞] Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 Bulgaria 玫瑰[玫瑰] mei2 gui1 rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1] 哪怕[哪怕] na3 pa4 even; even if; even though; no matter how 办事[辦事] ban4 shi4 to handle (affairs); to work 老夫[老夫] lao3 fu1 I (spoken by an old man) 妻[妻] qi1 wife 虚[虛] xu1 emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain 老家[老家] lao3 jia1 native place; place of origin; home state or region 渴[渴] ke3 thirsty 渡[渡] du4 to cross; to pass through; to ferry 劫[劫] jie2 to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1] 任性[任性] ren4 xing4 willful; headstrong; unruly //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep13/125 words - 32 min 治安[治安] zhi4 an1 law and order; public security 冻[凍] dong4 to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly 受凉[受涼] shou4 liang2 to catch cold 红茶[紅茶] hong2 cha2 black tea; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] 驱寒[驅寒] qu1 han2 to warm oneself; to expel the cold (TCM) 出厂[出廠] chu1 chang3 to leave the factory (of finished goods) 设置[設置] she4 zhi4 to set up; to install 喝茶[喝茶] he1 cha2 (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") 占领[佔領] zhan4 ling3 to occupy (a territory); to hold 轻轻[輕輕] qing1 qing1 lightly; softly 多肉[多肉] duo1 rou4 fleshy 车站[車站] che1 zhan4 rail station; bus stop; CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4] 共同[共同] gong4 tong2 common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative 语言[語言] yu3 yan2 language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] 抓紧时间[抓緊時間] zhua1 jin3 shi2 jian1 to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment 看上[看上] kan4 shang4 to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for 张嘴[張嘴] zhang1 zui3 to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape 招待[招待] zhao1 dai4 to receive (guests); to entertain; reception 棘手[棘手] ji2 shou3 thorny (problem); intractable 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 热烈[熱烈] re4 lie4 enthusiastic; ardent; warm 求之不得[求之不得] qiu2 zhi1 bu4 de2 lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for 罪[罪] zui4 guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin 束[束] shu4 to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control 云[雲] yun2 cloud; CL:朵[duo3] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep13/150 words - 40 min 街[街] jie1 street; CL:條|条[tiao2] 司法[司法] si1 fa3 judicial; (administration of) justice 家属[家屬] jia1 shu3 family member; (family) dependent 花都[花都] Hua1 du1 Huadu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong 应酬[應酬] ying4 chou5 social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party 价钱[價錢] jia4 qian5 price 花瓶[花瓶] hua1 ping2 flower vase; fig. just a pretty face; CL:對|对[dui4] 茜[茜] xi1 used in the transliteration of people's names 花儿[花兒] hua1 er2 style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia; CL:首[shou3] 熊[熊] xiong2 bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable 万事如意[萬事如意] wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4 to have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled 一帆风顺[一帆風順] yi1 fan1 feng1 shun4 propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip! 前程[前程] qian2 cheng2 future (career etc) prospects 谦虚[謙虛] qian1 xu1 modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks 尤其是[尤其是] you2 qi2 shi4 especially; most of all; above all; in particular 家庭[家庭] jia1 ting2 family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4] 继父[繼父] ji4 fu4 stepfather 投资人[投資人] tou2 zi1 ren2 investor 唐突[唐突] tang2 tu1 to be rude; to treat irreverently 转告[轉告] zhuan3 gao4 to pass on; to communicate; to transmit 明年[明年] ming2 nian2 next year 次数[次數] ci4 shu4 number of times; frequency; order number (in a series); power (math.); degree of a polynomial (math.) 超过[超過] chao1 guo4 to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip 纪录[紀錄] ji4 lu4 variant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") 日本[日本] Ri4 ben3 Japan //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep13/175 words - 50 min 美食[美食] mei3 shi2 culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food 泡澡[泡澡] pao4 zao3 to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath 泡茶[泡茶] pao4 cha2 to make tea 物归原主[物歸原主] wu4 gui1 yuan2 zhu3 to return something to its rightful owner 茶馆[茶館] cha2 guan3 teahouse; CL:家[jia1] 晚年[晚年] wan3 nian2 one's later years 外套[外套] wai4 tao4 coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4] 再不[再不] zai4 bu4 if not, then; otherwise 空手[空手] kong1 shou3 empty-handed; unarmed; (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model; (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate 纹身[紋身] wen2 shen1 tattoo 贴纸[貼紙] tie1 zhi3 sticker 轮廓[輪廓] lun2 kuo4 an outline; silhouette 纹[紋] wen2 line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 撞死[撞死] zhuang4 si3 to knock down and kill sb with a car; to run over sb; to run sb down 伸[伸] shen1 to stretch; to extend 麦当劳[麥當勞] Mai4 dang1 lao2 MacDonald or McDonald (name); McDonald's (fast food company) 套房[套房] tao4 fang2 suite; apartment; flat 物理学[物理學] wu4 li3 xue2 physics 温度[溫度] wen1 du4 temperature; CL:個|个[ge4] 白吃[白吃] bai2 chi1 to eat without paying; to eat for free 卖掉[賣掉] mai4 diao4 to sell off; to get rid of in a sale 各种[各種] ge4 zhong3 every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds 品种[品種] pin3 zhong3 breed; variety; CL:個|个[ge4] 桥接[橋接] qiao2 jie1 bridging (in computer networks) 种子[種子] zhong3 zi5 seed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep13/187 words - 53 min 发芽[發芽] fa1 ya2 to germinate 万分[萬分] wan4 fen1 very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part 之一[之一] zhi1 yi1 one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc) 专业人士[專業人士] zhuan1 ye4 ren2 shi4 a professional 温室[溫室] wen1 shi4 greenhouse 上升[上昇] shang4 sheng1 to rise; to go up; to ascend 开花[開花] kai1 hua1 to bloom; to blossom; to flower; fig. to burst open; to feel happy or elated; new development grows out 许[許] xu3 to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps 流星[流星] liu2 xing1 meteor; shooting star 海带[海帶] hai3 dai4 kelp 麻辣烫[麻辣燙] ma2 la4 tang4 hot spicy soup (often sold in street stalls) 玲[玲] ling2 (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑); tinkling of gem-pendants //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep14/25 words - 8 min 研制[研製] yan2 zhi4 to manufacture; to develop 氏[氏] shi4 clan name; maiden name 分开[分開] fen1 kai1 to separate; to part 同居[同居] tong2 ju1 to live together 拉手[拉手] la1 shou3 to hold hands; to shake hands 随身[隨身] sui2 shen1 to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one 清朝[清朝] Qing1 chao2 Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911) 亡[亡] wang2 to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased 发烧[發燒] fa1 shao1 to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever 旅行社[旅行社] lu:3 xing2 she4 travel agency 游玩[遊玩] you2 wan2 to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll 晕[暈] yun1 confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out 晕[暈] yun4 dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun 马来西亚[馬來西亞] Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 Malaysia 大族[大族] da4 zu2 large and influential family; clan 马来人[馬來人] Ma3 lai2 ren2 Malay person or people 华人[華人] Hua2 ren2 ethnic Chinese person or people 印度人[印度人] Yin4 du4 ren2 Indian (person); CL:個|个[ge4]; Indian people 土著[土著] tu3 zhu4 aboriginal 族人[族人] zu2 ren2 clansman; clan members; relatives; ethnic minority 椰子[椰子] ye1 zi5 coconut 树[樹] shu4 tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up 油棕[油棕] you2 zong1 oil palm 采集[採集] cai3 ji2 to gather; to collect; to harvest 炼油[煉油] lian4 you2 oil refinery 杰克[傑克] Jie2 ke4 Jack (name) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep14/50 words - 12 min 眼前[眼前] yan3 qian2 before one's eyes; now; at present 村[村] cun1 village 对面[對面] dui4 mian4 (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face 岛[島] dao3 island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] 邦[邦] bang1 country; nation; state 火山[火山] huo3 shan1 volcano 本地人[本地人] ben3 di4 ren2 native person (of a country) 睡美人[睡美人] Shui4 mei3 ren2 Sleeping Beauty 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 丹[丹] dan1 red; pellet; powder; cinnabar 全球[全球] quan2 qiu2 entire; total; global; the (whole) world; worldwide 胜地[勝地] sheng4 di4 well-known scenic spot 风暴[風暴] feng1 bao4 storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc) 海龟[海龜] hai3 gui1 turtle; Internet slang for 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1] 动心[動心] dong4 xin1 to be moved; to be tempted 办理[辦理] ban4 li3 to handle; to transact; to conduct 入住[入住] ru4 zhu4 to check in (at a hotel etc) 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 戒指[戒指] jie4 zhi5 (finger) ring 蜜月[蜜月] mi4 yue4 honeymoon 老公[老公] lao3 gong1 (coll.) husband 搭讪[搭訕] da1 shan4 to hit on someone; to strike up a conversation; to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation 周年[週年] zhou1 nian2 anniversary; annual 几次[幾次] ji3 ci4 several times 汀[汀] ting1 sandbar; shoal; sandbank //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep14/75 words - 19 min 水面[水面] shui3 mian4 water surface 询问[詢問] xun2 wen4 to inquire 珊瑚[珊瑚] shan1 hu2 coral 浮潜[浮潛] fu2 qian2 to snorkel; snorkeling 好运[好運] hao3 yun4 good luck 口子[口子] kou3 zi5 hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent 电视[電視] dian4 shi4 television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 血[血] xue4 blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4] 抛下[拋下] pao1 xia4 to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down 壮观[壯觀] zhuang4 guan1 spectacular; magnificent sight 熟练[熟練] shu2 lian4 practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful 天分[天分] tian1 fen4 natural gift; talent 体积[體積] ti3 ji1 volume; bulk; CL:個|个[ge4] 肺活量[肺活量] fei4 huo2 liang4 (medicine) vital capacity 椰[椰] ye1 coconut palm; Taiwan pr. [ye2] 青[青] qing1 green; blue; black; youth; young (of people) 虎[虎] hu3 tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 西柚[西柚] xi1 you4 grapefruit 汁[汁] zhi1 juice 配方[配方] pei4 fang1 prescription; cooking recipe; formulation; completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math) 名儿[名兒] ming2 r5 name; fame 情侣装[情侶裝] qing2 lu:3 zhuang1 matching outfit for couples 脸皮[臉皮] lian3 pi2 face; cheek 变厚[變厚] bian4 hou4 to thicken 眼红[眼紅] yan3 hong2 to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep14/100 words - 32 min 害羞[害羞] hai4 xiu1 shy; embarrassed; bashful 厚脸皮[厚臉皮] hou4 lian3 pi2 brazen; shameless; impudent; cheek; thick-skinned 套套[套套] tao4 tao5 methods; the old tricks; (slang) condom 传染[傳染] chuan2 ran3 to infect; contagious 粽子[粽子] zong4 zi5 glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled 仙[仙] xian1 immortal 胆[膽] dan3 gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) 大姨[大姨] da4 yi2 (coll.) wife's elder sister; sister-in-law 表弟[表弟] biao3 di4 younger male cousin via female line 留学[留學] liu2 xue2 to study abroad 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 美式[美式] Mei3 shi4 American style 投资[投資] tou2 zi1 investment; to invest 时机[時機] shi2 ji1 fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity 年轻人[年輕人] nian2 qing1 ren2 young people; youngster 资历[資歷] zi1 li4 qualifications; experience; seniority 不比[不比] bu4 bi3 unlike 自以为是[自以為是] zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4 to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated 回国[回國] hui2 guo2 to return to one's home country 创业[創業] chuang4 ye4 to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture; entrepreneurship 总要[總要] zong3 yao4 nevertheless 寒暄[寒暄] han2 xuan1 to exchange conventional greetings; to talk about the weather 痒[癢] yang3 to itch; to tickle 呼吸[呼吸] hu1 xi1 to breathe 哈喽[哈嘍] ha1 lou2 hello (loanword) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep14/125 words - 48 min 磕[磕] ke1 to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) 幸好[幸好] xing4 hao3 fortunately 风景[風景] feng1 jing3 scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4] 一家人[一家人] yi1 jia1 ren2 household; the whole family 死活[死活] si3 huo2 life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me 糖[糖] tang2 sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4] 郁闷[鬱悶] yu4 men4 gloomy; depressed 大二[大二] da4 er4 second-year university student 广义[廣義] guang3 yi4 broad sense; general sense 相对论[相對論] xiang1 dui4 lun4 theory of relativity 不可逆[不可逆] bu4 ke3 ni4 irreversible 标尺[標尺] biao1 chi3 surveyor's rod; staff; staff gauge; rear sight 热量[熱量] re4 liang4 heat; quantity of heat; calorific value 抹去[抹去] mo3 qu4 to erase 花草[花草] hua1 cao3 flowers and plants 草[草] cao3 grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] 行李[行李] xing2 li5 luggage; CL:件[jian4] 省心[省心] sheng3 xin1 to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free 事儿[事兒] shi4 r5 one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of 事[shi4]; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] 给面子[給面子] gei3 mian4 zi5 to show deference or praise publicly 辣[辣] la4 hot (spicy); pungent 味儿[味兒] wei4 r5 taste 引进[引進] yin3 jin4 to recommend; to introduce (from outside) 国内[國內] guo2 nei4 domestic; internal (to a country); civil //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep14/150 words - 54 min 空白[空白] kong4 bai2 blank space 巨大[巨大] ju4 da4 huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous 团队[團隊] tuan2 dui4 team 观望[觀望] guan1 wang4 to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey 意向[意向] yi4 xiang4 intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition 场面[場面] chang3 mian4 scene; spectacle; occasion; situation 弱[弱] ruo4 weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than 一厢情愿[一廂情願] yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 one's own wishful thinking 报酬[報酬] bao4 chou5 reward; remuneration 人间蒸发[人間蒸發] ren2 jian1 zheng1 fa1 to vanish; to disappear from the face of the earth 在意[在意] zai4 yi4 to care about; to mind 婆媳[婆媳] po2 xi2 mother-in-law and daughter-in-law 难题[難題] nan2 ti2 difficult problem 线索[線索] xian4 suo3 trail; clues; thread (of a story) 锁定[鎖定] suo3 ding4 to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten); to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection); to focus attention on; to target 饭店[飯店] fan4 dian4 restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 特色[特色] te4 se4 characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality 货源[貨源] huo4 yuan2 supply of goods 顺藤摸瓜[順藤摸瓜] shun4 teng2 mo1 gua1 lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues 揪住[揪住] jiu1 zhu4 to grab 贩[販] fan4 to deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in; to retail; to peddle 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 蹲点[蹲點] dun1 dian3 (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience; (dialect) taking a crap 地点[地點] di4 dian3 place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4] 弄错[弄錯] nong4 cuo4 to err; to get sth wrong; to miscalculate; to misunderstand //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep14/175 words - 61 min 运[運] yun4 to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate 守[守] shou3 to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining 暗访[暗訪] an4 fang3 to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret 证据[證據] zheng4 ju4 evidence; proof; testimony 今儿[今兒] jin1 r5 (coll.) today 蔫[蔫] nian1 to fade; to wither; to wilt; listless 货[貨] huo4 goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4] 飞禽走兽[飛禽走獸] fei1 qin2 zou3 shou4 birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air 路边[路邊] lu4 bian1 curb; roadside; wayside 点点[點點] dian3 dian3 point; speck 驶[駛] shi3 to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail 船[船] chuan2 boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] 动手[動手] dong4 shou3 to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch 多管闲事[多管閒事] duo1 guan3 xian2 shi4 meddling in other people's business 执照[執照] zhi2 zhao4 license; permit 毒蛇[毒蛇] du2 she2 viper 清理[清理] qing1 li3 to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of 害人[害人] hai4 ren2 to harm sb; to inflict suffering; to victimize; pernicious 老婆[老婆] lao3 po2 (coll.) wife 警官[警官] jing3 guan1 constable; police officer 拘[拘] ju1 to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible 倒卖[倒賣] dao3 mai4 to resell at a profit; to speculate 判[判] pan4 to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different) 闯祸[闖禍] chuang3 huo4 to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble 赌气[賭氣] du3 qi4 to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep14/177 words - 62 min 擅自[擅自] shan4 zi4 without permission 早安[早安] zao3 an1 Good morning! //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep15/25 words - 3 min 利润[利潤] li4 run4 profits 建立[建立] jian4 li4 to establish; to set up; to found 营销[營銷] ying2 xiao1 marketing 矩阵[矩陣] ju3 zhen4 array; matrix (math.) 秘书[秘書] mi4 shu1 secretary 合伙人[合伙人] he2 huo3 ren2 partner; associate 竞争力[競爭力] jing4 zheng1 li4 competitive strength; competitiveness 医疗[醫療] yi1 liao2 medical treatment 投放[投放] tou2 fang4 to input; to throw in; to unload; to put into circulation 产品[產品] chan3 pin3 goods; merchandise; product; CL:個|个[ge4] 预见[預見] yu4 jian4 to foresee; to predict; to forecast; to envision; foresight; intuition; vision 行业[行業] hang2 ye4 industry; business 拥有[擁有] yong1 you3 to have; to possess 下一步[下一步] xia4 yi1 bu4 the next step 详细[詳細] xiang2 xi4 detailed; in detail; minute 合理[合理] he2 li3 rational; reasonable; fair 推测[推測] tui1 ce4 speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate 预估[預估] yu4 gu1 to estimate; to forecast; prediction; projection 聚餐[聚餐] ju4 can1 communal meal; formal dinner of club or group 发育[發育] fa1 yu4 to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature 糟心[糟心] zao1 xin1 vexed; annoyed; upset 腻[膩] ni4 greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of 脱单[脫單] tuo1 dan1 to find oneself a partner 小白兔[小白兔] xiao3 bai2 tu4 bunny rabbit T恤[T恤] T xu4 T-shirt //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep15/50 words - 10 min 吧主[吧主] ba1 zhu3 message board moderator or administrator 删[刪] shan1 to delete 帖子[帖子] tie3 zi5 card; invitation; message; (forum) post 发帖[發帖] fa1 tie3 to post (an item on a forum) 言论自由[言論自由] yan2 lun4 zi4 you2 freedom of speech 造谣[造謠] zao4 yao2 to start a rumor 卸任[卸任] xie4 ren4 to leave office 插手[插手] cha1 shou3 to get involved in; to meddle; interference 删除[刪除] shan1 chu2 to delete; to cancel 后台[後台] hou4 tai2 backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background 显示[顯示] xian3 shi4 to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate 帐号[帳號] zhang4 hao4 account number 畏罪[畏罪] wei4 zui4 to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime 帖[帖] tie1 fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey 非洲[非洲] Fei1 zhou1 Africa; abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1] 保护区[保護區] bao3 hu4 qu1 conservation district; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] 相关[相關] xiang1 guan1 related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation 他妈的[他媽的] ta1 ma1 de5 (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking 偷拍[偷拍] tou1 pai1 to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge 毒[毒] du2 poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics 无辜[無辜] wu2 gu1 innocent; innocence; not guilty (law) 一路平安[一路平安] yi1 lu4 ping2 an1 to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! 老是[老是] lao3 shi5 always 分寸[分寸] fen1 cun5 propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms 厌[厭] yan4 to loathe //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep15/75 words - 17 min 遮掩[遮掩] zhe1 yan3 to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc) 勾引[勾引] gou1 yin3 to seduce; to tempt 勉为其难[勉為其難] mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2 to tackle a difficult job (idiom); to do sth reluctantly 委托[委託] wei3 tuo1 to entrust; to trust; to commission 好用[好用] hao3 yong4 useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use 南[南] nan2 south 春游[春遊] chun1 you2 spring outing; spring excursion 夜色[夜色] ye4 se4 night scene; the dim light of night 城市[城市] cheng2 shi4 city; town; CL:座[zuo4] 灯火[燈火] deng1 huo3 lights 辉煌[輝煌] hui1 huang2 splendid; glorious 可见[可見] ke3 jian4 it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible 便士[便士] bian4 shi4 (loanword) pence; penny 抬头[抬頭] tai2 tou2 to raise one's head; to gain ground; account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc 月亮[月亮] yue4 liang5 the moon 转盘[轉盤] zhuan4 pan2 turntable; rotary (traffic) 细[細] xi4 thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal 怨[怨] yuan4 to blame; to complain 坦然[坦然] tan3 ran2 calm; undisturbed 恋[戀] lian4 to feel attached to; to long for; to love 本科生[本科生] ben3 ke1 sheng1 undergraduate student 哪门子[哪門子] na3 men2 zi5 (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth 来劲[來勁] lai2 jin4 (dialect) to be full of zeal; high-spirited; exhilarating; to stir sb up 过去式[過去式] guo4 qu5 shi4 past tense 踏踏实实[踏踏實實] ta1 ta1 shi2 shi2 steady; steadfast //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep15/100 words - 23 min 蹦高[蹦高] beng4 gao1 to jump 仲[仲] zhong4 second month of a season; middle; intermediate; second amongst brothers 砸[砸] za2 to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle 魔咒[魔咒] mo2 zhou4 (magical) spell; curse 突破[突破] tu1 po4 to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount or break the back of (a task etc); (of ball sports) to break through a defense 料[料] liao4 material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess 穷[窮] qiong2 poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly 凉皮[涼皮] liang2 pi2 liangpi (noodle-like dish) 馒头[饅頭] man2 tou5 steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread; CL:個|个[ge4] 在乎[在乎] zai4 hu5 to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2] 静谧[靜謐] jing4 mi4 quiet; still; tranquil 村庄[村莊] cun1 zhuang1 village; hamlet; CL:座[zuo4] 小河[小河] xiao3 he2 brook 河流[河流] he2 liu2 river; CL:條|条[tiao2] 歇脚[歇腳] xie1 jiao3 to stop on the way for a rest 赤杨[赤楊] chi4 yang2 alder tree (genus Alnus) 回老家[回老家] hui2 lao3 jia1 to go back to one's roots; to return to one's native place; by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die) 言外之意[言外之意] yan2 wai4 zhi1 yi4 unspoken implication (idiom); the actual meaning of what was said 含义[含義] han2 yi4 meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation 相恋[相戀] xiang1 lian4 to love each other 人心[人心] ren2 xin1 popular feeling; the will of the people 出席[出席] chu1 xi2 to attend; to participate; present 百忙[百忙] bai3 mang2 busy schedule 之中[之中] zhi1 zhong1 inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during 大驾光临[大駕光臨] da4 jia4 guang1 lin2 we are honored by your presence //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep15/125 words - 33 min 倍感[倍感] bei4 gan3 to feel even more; to be extremely (sad, lonely, delighted etc) 到齐[到齊] dao4 qi2 to be all present 上菜[上菜] shang4 cai4 to serve, also to put on plate 今朝[今朝] jin1 zhao1 at the present; now 场子[場子] chang3 zi5 (coll.) gathering place; public venue 好奇[好奇] hao4 qi2 inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity 戴上[戴上] dai4 shang5 to put on (hat etc) 时时刻刻[時時刻刻] shi2 shi2 ke4 ke4 at all times 手链[手鏈] shou3 lian4 chain bracelet; CL:條|条[tiao2] 嚷嚷[嚷嚷] rang1 rang5 to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach 无头苍蝇[無頭蒼蠅] wu2 tou2 cang1 ying5 headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically) 动机[動機] dong4 ji1 motor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intention 头上[頭上] tou2 shang4 overhead; above 挑拨[挑撥] tiao3 bo1 to incite disharmony; to instigate 找茬[找茬] zhao3 cha2 to pick fault with; to spot the differences; to nitpick; to pick a quarrel; to find complaint with 内部[內部] nei4 bu4 interior; inside (part, section); internal 传开[傳開] chuan2 kai1 (of news) to spread; to get around 内讧[內訌] nei4 hong4 internal strife 地道[地道] di4 dao5 authentic; genuine; typical; from a place known for the product; thorough; conscientious 传言[傳言] chuan2 yan2 rumor; hearsay 碰巧[碰巧] peng4 qiao3 by chance; by coincidence; to happen to 大意[大意] da4 yi5 careless 敏锐[敏銳] min3 rui4 keen; sharp; acute 逃不出[逃不出] tao2 bu4 chu1 unable to escape; can't get out 手掌心[手掌心] shou3 zhang3 xin1 see 手心[shou3 xin1] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep15/150 words - 39 min 震惊[震驚] zhen4 jing1 to shock; to astonish 闷声发大财[悶聲發大財] men1 sheng1 fa1 da4 cai2 to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom) 悬[懸] xuan2 to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation 落地[落地] luo4 di4 to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land 浴[浴] yu4 bath; to bathe 重生[重生] chong2 sheng1 rebirth 沸沸扬扬[沸沸揚揚] fei4 fei4 yang2 yang2 bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz 扯[扯] che3 to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey 听风就是雨[聽風就是雨] ting1 feng1 jiu4 shi4 yu3 lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom); to believe rumors; to be credulous 霸占[霸佔] ba4 zhan4 to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate 怪不得[怪不得] guai4 bu5 de5 no wonder!; so that's why! 物以类聚[物以類聚] wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4 similar things come together (idiom); like draws like; Birds of a feather flock together. 屁[屁] pi4 fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 上个[上個] shang4 ge5 first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above 天翻地覆[天翻地覆] tian1 fan1 di4 fu4 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head 平反[平反] ping2 fan3 to redress (an injustice); to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied) 流言[流言] liu2 yan2 rumor; gossip; to spread rumors 四起[四起] si4 qi3 to spring up everywhere; from all around 人言可畏[人言可畏] ren2 yan2 ke3 wei4 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom) 毁[毀] hui3 to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander 波[波] bo1 wave; ripple; storm; surge 舆论[輿論] yu2 lun4 public opinion 不值[不值] bu4 zhi2 not worth 书面[書面] shu1 mian4 in writing; written 这么着[這麼著] zhe4 me5 zhe5 thus; in this way; like this //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep15/166 words - 51 min 风波[風波] feng1 bo1 disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness; CL:場|场[chang2] 周日[週日] Zhou1 ri4 Sunday; diurnal 见得[見得] jian4 de2 to seem; to appear; (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure 正巧[正巧] zheng4 qiao3 just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune 爱人[愛人] ai4 ren5 spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC); CL:個|个[ge4] 芝[芝] zhi1 Zoysia pungens 慧[慧] hui4 intelligent 愁[愁] chou2 to worry about 上家[上家] shang4 jia1 preceding player (in a game) 新华书店[新華書店] Xin1 hua2 Shu1 dian4 Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain 零钱[零錢] ling2 qian2 change (of money); small change; pocket money 硬币[硬幣] ying4 bi4 coin; CL:枚[mei2] 锁上[鎖上] suo3 shang4 to lock; to lock up 伞[傘] san3 umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3] 风雨[風雨] feng1 yu3 wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships 落汤鸡[落湯雞] luo4 tang1 ji1 a person who looks drenched and bedraggled; like a drowned rat; deep distress //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep16/25 words - 6 min 急性[急性] ji2 xing4 acute 风寒[風寒] feng1 han2 wind chill; cold weather; common cold (medicine) 送服[送服] song4 fu2 to wash the medicine down 隐私[隱私] yin3 si1 secrets; private business; privacy 删掉[刪掉] shan1 diao4 to delete 应用[應用] ying4 yong4 to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app 趋势[趨勢] qu1 shi4 trend; tendency 文章[文章] wen2 zhang1 article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4] 局限性[局限性] ju2 xian4 xing4 limitations; (medicine) localized 粘[粘] nian2 variant of 黏[nian2] 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] 前景[前景] qian2 jing3 foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective 工业[工業] gong1 ye4 industry 前沿[前沿] qian2 yan2 front-line; forward position; outpost; extending ahead; frontier (of science, technology etc) 优势[優勢] you1 shi4 superiority; dominance; advantage 空中[空中] kong1 zhong1 in the sky; in the air 阁楼[閣樓] ge2 lou2 garret; loft; attic 志同道合[志同道合] zhi4 tong2 dao4 he2 like-minded (idiom); fellow enthusiast; kindred spirit 领域[領域] ling3 yu4 domain; sphere; field; territory; area 浅薄[淺薄] qian3 bo2 superficial 亲戚[親戚] qin1 qi5 a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 表兄弟[表兄弟] biao3 xiong1 di4 male cousins via female line 表哥[表哥] biao3 ge1 older male cousin via female line 业务[業務] ye4 wu4 business; professional work; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 之内[之內] zhi1 nei4 inside; within //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep16/50 words - 11 min 点滴[點滴] dian3 di1 a drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs) 小说[小說] xiao3 shuo1 novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4] 卡夫卡[卡夫卡] Ka3 fu1 ka3 Franz Kafka (1883-1924), Czech Jewish writer 南方[南方] nan2 fang1 south; the southern part of the country; the South 湿漉漉[濕漉漉] shi1 lu4 lu4 damp; clammy; dripping wet 小镇[小鎮] xiao3 zhen4 small town; village 理发师[理髮師] li3 fa4 shi1 barber 精湛[精湛] jing1 zhan4 consummate; exquisite 镇[鎮] zhen4 to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks) 剪头发[剪頭髮] jian3 tou2 fa5 (to get a) haircut 要好[要好] yao4 hao3 to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement 早晨[早晨] zao3 chen2 early morning; CL:個|个[ge4] 般[般] ban1 sort; kind; class; way; manner 明媚[明媚] ming2 mei4 bright and beautiful 笑容[笑容] xiao4 rong2 smile; smiling expression; CL:副[fu4] 亮丽[亮麗] liang4 li4 bright and beautiful 开口[開口] kai1 kou3 to open one's mouth; to start to talk 消失[消失] xiao1 shi1 to disappear; to fade away 年前[年前] nian2 qian2 before the end of the year; before the new year 重复[重複] chong2 fu4 to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4] 班车[班車] ban1 che1 regular bus (service) 路线[路線] lu4 xian4 itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road); CL:條|条[tiao2] 电动[電動] dian4 dong4 electric-powered; (Tw) video game 不幸[不幸] bu4 xing4 misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4] 失明[失明] shi1 ming2 to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep16/75 words - 19 min 家族[家族] jia1 zu2 family; clan 遗传[遺傳] yi2 chuan2 heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) 关掉[關掉] guan1 diao4 to switch off; to shut off 理发店[理髮店] li3 fa4 dian4 barbershop; hairdresser's; CL:家[jia1] 窗口[窗口] chuang1 kou3 window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window; fig. medium; intermediary; showpiece; testing ground 读者[讀者] du2 zhe3 reader; CL:個|个[ge4] 卡住[卡住] ka3 zhu4 to jam; to choke; to clutch; also pr. [qia3 zhu4] 纯粹[純粹] chun2 cui4 pure; unadulterated; purely; completely 闲言碎语[閑言碎語] xian2 yan2 sui4 yu3 idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor 夜不归宿[夜不歸宿] ye4 bu4 gui1 su4 to stay out all night (idiom) 胡说[胡說] hu2 shuo1 to talk nonsense; drivel 小老婆[小老婆] xiao3 lao3 po2 concubine; mistress; (dialect) woman 油[油] you2 oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning 不见不散[不見不散] bu4 jian4 bu4 san4 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom); fig. Be sure to wait!; See you there! 打点滴[打點滴] da3 dian3 di1 to put sb on an intravenous drip 半夜[半夜] ban4 ye4 midnight; in the middle of the night 满面[滿面] man3 mian4 across one's whole face; (smiling) from ear to ear 针眼[針眼] zhen1 yan3 eye of a needle; pinprick; pinhole 推荐书[推薦書] tui1 jian4 shu1 recommendation letter 代[代] dai4 to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 修改[修改] xiu1 gai3 to amend; to alter; to modify 微不足道[微不足道] wei1 bu4 zu2 dao4 negligible; insignificant 捎[捎] shao1 to bring sth to sb; to deliver 课程[課程] ke4 cheng2 course; academic program; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2],門|门[men2] 耀[耀] yao4 brilliant; glorious //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep16/100 words - 32 min 父女[父女] fu4 nu:3 father and daughter 生活费[生活費] sheng1 huo2 fei4 cost of living; living expenses; alimony 得出[得出] de2 chu1 to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion) 指指点点[指指點點] zhi3 zhi3 dian3 dian3 to gesticulate; to point out; to point the finger of blame 重申[重申] chong2 shen1 to reaffirm; to reiterate 明确[明確] ming2 que4 clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite 计较[計較] ji4 jiao4 to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem 没意思[沒意思] mei2 yi4 si5 boring; of no interest 妈的[媽的] ma1 de5 see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] 混蛋[混蛋] hun2 dan4 scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch 好过[好過] hao3 guo4 to have an easy time; (feel) well 畜生[畜生] chu4 sheng5 domestic animal; brute; bastard 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 连书[連書] lian2 shu1 to write without lifting one's pen from the paper; (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) 美丽[美麗] mei3 li4 beautiful 型号[型號] xing2 hao4 model (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc) 简称[簡稱] jian3 cheng1 to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form 设计者[設計者] she4 ji4 zhe3 designer; architect (of a project) 霍[霍] huo4 suddenly 俄文[俄文] E2 wen2 Russian language 拼写[拼寫] pin1 xie3 to spell 就读[就讀] jiu4 du2 to go to school 缩写[縮寫] suo1 xie3 abbreviation; to abridge 命名[命名] ming4 ming2 to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming 鼎盛[鼎盛] ding3 sheng4 flourishing; at its peak; a golden age //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep16/125 words - 39 min 方向[方向] fang1 xiang4 direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4] 直升机[直升機] zhi2 sheng1 ji1 helicopter; CL:架[jia4] 图波列夫[圖波列夫] Tu2 bo1 lie4 fu1 Tupolev, Russian plane maker 运输[運輸] yun4 shu1 to transport; to carry; transportation 机[機] ji1 machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2] 米格[米格] Mi3 ge2 MiG; Russian Aircraft Corporation; Mikoyan 轰炸机[轟炸機] hong1 zha4 ji1 bomber (aircraft) 插嘴[插嘴] cha1 zui3 to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation 数字[數字] shu4 zi4 numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 特定[特定] te4 ding4 special; specific; designated; particular 说法[說法] shuo1 fa5 way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation 战斗机[戰鬥機] zhan4 dou4 ji1 fighter (aircraft) 大类[大類] da4 lei4 main type; main class; main category 单数[單數] dan1 shu4 positive odd number (also written 奇數|奇数); singular (grammar) 双数[雙數] shuang1 shu4 even number 好奇心[好奇心] hao4 qi2 xin1 interest in sth; curiosity; inquisitive 天性[天性] tian1 xing4 nature; innate tendency 引导[引導] yin3 dao3 to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer 付出[付出] fu4 chu1 to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) 揭穿[揭穿] jie1 chuan1 to expose; to uncover 嫁人[嫁人] jia4 ren2 to get married (of woman) 前一天[前一天] qian2 yi1 tian1 the day before (an event) 亲手[親手] qin1 shou3 personally; with one's own hands 蒲公英[蒲公英] pu2 gong1 ying1 dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum) 夕阳[夕陽] xi1 yang2 sunset; the setting sun //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep16/150 words - 45 min 肆意[肆意] si4 yi4 wantonly; recklessly; willfully 飞舞[飛舞] fei1 wu3 to flutter; to dance in the breeze 傻子[傻子] sha3 zi5 idiot; fool 梢[梢] shao1 tip of branch 停电[停電] ting2 dian4 to have a power failure; power cut 磨叽[磨嘰] mo4 ji5 (dialect) to dawdle; to waste time; also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5] 维多利亚[維多利亞] Wei2 duo1 li4 ya4 Victoria (name); Victoria, capital of the Seychelles 文学[文學] wen2 xue2 literature; CL:種|种[zhong3] 恰好[恰好] qia4 hao3 as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right 女王[女王] nu:3 wang2 queen 执政[執政] zhi2 zheng4 to hold power; in office 吻合[吻合] wen3 he2 to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in 魄力[魄力] po4 li4 courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive 和好[和好] he2 hao3 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other 晾[晾] liang4 to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder 现实主义[現實主義] xian4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 realism 特点[特點] te4 dian3 characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:個|个[ge4] 描写[描寫] miao2 xie3 to describe; to depict; to portray; description 劳资[勞資] lao2 zi1 labor and capital; labor and management 受害者[受害者] shou4 hai4 zhe3 casualty; victim; those injured and wounded 拆散[拆散] chai1 san4 to break up (a marriage, family etc) 婚姻[婚姻] hun1 yin1 matrimony; wedding; marriage; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] 监狱[監獄] jian1 yu4 prison 从长计议[從長計議] cong2 chang2 ji4 yi4 to take one's time making a decision (idiom); to consider at length 爱上[愛上] ai4 shang4 to fall in love with; to be in love with //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep16/170 words - 54 min 不在乎[不在乎] bu4 zai4 hu5 not to care 女的[女的] nu:3 de5 woman 正当[正當] zheng4 dang1 timely; just (when needed) 火坑[火坑] huo3 keng1 pit of fire; fig. living hell 笑嘻嘻[笑嘻嘻] xiao4 xi1 xi1 grinning; smiling 助纣为虐[助紂為虐] zhu4 Zhou4 wei2 nu:e4 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy 安抚[安撫] an1 fu3 to placate; to pacify; to appease 不依不饶[不依不饒] bu4 yi1 bu4 rao2 not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive; to treat severely without listening to excuses 碍眼[礙眼] ai4 yan3 to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there) 邪乎[邪乎] xie2 hu5 extraordinary; severe; exaggerated; overstated; fantastic; incredible 老鼠[老鼠] lao3 shu3 rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 屎[屎] shi3 stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus 一锅粥[一鍋粥] yi1 guo1 zhou1 (lit.) a pot of porridge; (fig.) a complete mess 妻子[妻子] qi1 zi5 wife; CL:個|个[ge4] 好自为之[好自為之] hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1 to do one's best; to shape up; to behave; to fend for oneself; you're on your own 南坡[南坡] nan2 po1 south slope 草地[草地] cao3 di4 lawn; meadow; sod; turf; CL:片[pian4] 社团[社團] she4 tuan2 association; society; group; union; club; organization 借给[借給] jie4 gei3 to lend to sb 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) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep17/25 words - 7 min 包子[包子] bao1 zi5 steamed stuffed bun; CL:個|个[ge4] 黑板[黑板] hei1 ban3 blackboard; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4] 韵[韻] yun4 beautiful sound; appeal; charm; vowel; rhyme; in Chinese phonetics, the medial and final sound of a syllable (i.e. excluding the initial consonant) 音节[音節] yin1 jie2 syllable 重音节[重音節] zhong4 yin1 jie2 accented syllable; stress 当着[當著] dang1 zhe5 in front of; in the presence of 贴心[貼心] tie1 xin1 intimate; close; considerate 棉袄[棉襖] mian2 ao3 cotton-padded jacket 翅膀[翅膀] chi4 bang3 wing; CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4] 当耳旁风[當耳旁風] dang4 er3 pang2 feng1 lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear; fig. to completely disregard 纸片[紙片] zhi3 pian4 a piece, scrap or fragment of paper 决[決] jue2 to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly 选项[選項] xuan3 xiang4 to make a choice (between several alternatives); a choice; an option; an alternative 打动[打動] da3 dong4 to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching 初一[初一] chu1 yi1 first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school 某事[某事] mou3 shi4 something; a certain matter 分词[分詞] fen1 ci2 participle; word segmentation 结尾[結尾] jie2 wei3 ending; coda; to wind up 去掉[去掉] qu4 diao4 to get rid of; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to delete; to strip out; to extract 脑[腦] nao3 brain; mind; head; essence 清静[清靜] qing1 jing4 quiet; peaceful and quiet 一早[一早] yi1 zao3 early in the morning; at dawn 礼拜五[禮拜五] Li3 bai4 wu3 Friday 过夜[過夜] guo4 ye4 to spend the night; overnight 吵醒[吵醒] chao3 xing3 to wake sb up with a noise //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep17/50 words - 13 min 焦虑[焦慮] jiao1 lu:4 anxious; worried; apprehensive 招手[招手] zhao1 shou3 to wave; to beckon 相当[相當] xiang1 dang1 equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite 厨[廚] chu2 kitchen 一时半会儿[一時半會兒] yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4 r5 a short time; a little while 奖励[獎勵] jiang3 li4 to reward; reward (as encouragement) 千米[千米] qian1 mi3 kilometer 空位[空位] kong1 wei4 empty place; room (for sb) 满员[滿員] man3 yuan2 full complement; at full strength; no vacancies 床位[床位] chuang2 wei4 bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc); berth; bunk 屁事[屁事] pi4 shi4 (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business 流感[流感] liu2 gan3 flu; influenza 扶持[扶持] fu2 chi2 to help; to assist 介词[介詞] jie4 ci2 preposition 规则[規則] gui1 ze2 rule; regulation; rules and regulations 每隔[每隔] mei3 ge2 at intervals of; every (so often) 各有千秋[各有千秋] ge4 you3 qian1 qiu1 each has its own merits (idiom) 仓促[倉促] cang1 cu4 all of a sudden; hurriedly 尺寸[尺寸] chi3 cun5 size; dimension; measurement 缩小[縮小] suo1 xiao3 to reduce; to decrease; to shrink 雷诺[雷諾] Lei2 nuo4 Reynolds (name); Renault (French car company); Reno, Nevada 系数[係數] xi4 shu4 coefficient; factor; modulus; ratio 难度[難度] nan2 du4 trouble; problem 精度[精度] jing1 du4 precision 极[極] ji2 extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep17/75 words - 26 min 比方[比方] bi3 fang5 analogy; instance; for instance 推行[推行] tui1 xing2 to put into effect; to carry out 必定[必定] bi4 ding4 to be bound to; to be sure to 热门[熱門] re4 men2 popular; hot; in vogue 证实[證實] zheng4 shi2 to confirm (sth to be true); to verify 市场占有率[市場佔有率] shi4 chang3 zhan4 you3 lu:4 market share 监督[監督] jian1 du1 to control; to supervise; to inspect 底子[底子] di3 zi5 base; foundation; bottom 不当[不當] bu4 dang4 unsuitable; improper; inappropriate 义工[義工] yi4 gong1 volunteer worker; volunteer work 拖延[拖延] tuo1 yan2 to delay; to put off; to procrastinate 收尾[收尾] shou1 wei3 to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish 关键[關鍵] guan1 jian4 crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal 义无反顾[義無反顧] yi4 wu2 fan3 gu4 honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts 有妇之夫[有婦之夫] you3 fu4 zhi1 fu1 married man 阻止[阻止] zu3 zhi3 to prevent; to block 抱怨[抱怨] bao4 yuan4 to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied 活该[活該] huo2 gai1 (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should 随时随地[隨時隨地] sui2 shi2 sui2 di4 anytime and anywhere 小心翼翼[小心翼翼] xiao3 xin1 yi4 yi4 cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously 自我[自我] zi4 wo3 self-; ego (psychology) 炖[燉] dun4 to stew 带鱼[帶魚] dai4 yu2 ribbonfish; hairtail; beltfish; cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae) 平常[平常] ping2 chang2 ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily 转转[轉轉] zhuan4 zhuan5 to stroll //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep17/100 words - 33 min 攒[攢] zan3 to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save 转行[轉行] zhuan3 hang2 to change profession 加快[加快] jia1 kuai4 to accelerate; to speed up 加速[加速] jia1 su4 to speed up; to expedite 睡懒觉[睡懶覺] shui4 lan3 jiao4 to sleep in 贤惠[賢惠] xian2 hui4 variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4] 清明节[清明節] Qing1 ming2 jie2 Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) 只欠东风[只欠東風] zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item 刷牙[刷牙] shua1 ya2 to brush one's teeth 恶[惡] e4 evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm 恶[惡] wu4 to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander 放在眼里[放在眼裡] fang4 zai4 yan3 li3 to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to 异想天开[異想天開] yi4 xiang3 tian1 kai1 to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy 采取[採取] cai3 qu3 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take 敌对[敵對] di2 dui4 hostile; enemy (factions); combative 权威[權威] quan2 wei1 authority; authoritative; power and prestige 呼[呼] hu1 to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale 东倒西歪[東倒西歪] dong1 dao3 xi1 wai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom); to sway; (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle 喷嚏[噴嚏] pen1 ti4 sneeze 屁滚尿流[屁滾尿流] pi4 gun3 niao4 liu2 to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless 传染病[傳染病] chuan2 ran3 bing4 infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence 嗷[嗷] ao2 loud clamor; the sound of wailing 智[智] zhi4 wisdom; knowledge 敌[敵] di2 enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand 生日[生日] sheng1 ri4 birthday; CL:個|个[ge4] 一说[一說] yi1 shuo1 an expression of opinion; according to some //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep17/125 words - 37 min 最佳[最佳] zui4 jia1 optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc) 档期[檔期] dang4 qi1 slot within a schedule; timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc); range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc) 搬出去[搬出去] ban1 chu1 qu4 to move out (vacate); to shift sth out 租[租] zu1 to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax 信得过[信得過] xin4 de5 guo4 trustworthy; reliable 价格[價格] jia4 ge2 price; CL:個|个[ge4] 智商[智商] zhi4 shang1 IQ (intelligence quotient) 流体[流體] liu2 ti3 fluid 塑料[塑料] su4 liao4 plastics; CL:種|种[zhong3] 迷宫[迷宮] mi2 gong1 maze; labyrinth 自拔[自拔] zi4 ba2 to free oneself; to extricate oneself from a difficult situation 磨唧[磨唧] mo2 ji1 to be very slow; to dawdle 运动员[運動員] yun4 dong4 yuan2 athlete; CL:名[ming2],個|个[ge4] 北[北] bei3 north; to be defeated (classical) 采光[採光] cai3 guang1 lighting; day lighting 客厅[客廳] ke4 ting1 drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room; CL:間|间[jian1] 茶几[茶几] cha2 ji1 small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea) 煮[煮] zhu3 to cook; to boil 烂摊子[爛攤子] lan4 tan1 zi5 terrible mess; shambles 上边[上邊] shang4 bian5 the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up 下边[下邊] xia4 bian5 under; the underside; below 想得美[想得美] xiang3 de2 mei3 in your dreams!; as if!; You wish!; I wish that were so 百分之一百[百分之一百] bai3 fen1 zhi1 yi1 bai3 one hundred percent; totally (effective) 反复[反覆] fan3 fu4 repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return 服输[服輸] fu2 shu1 to concede; to admit defeat; to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep17/150 words - 41 min 主导[主導] zhu3 dao3 leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate 说了算[說了算] shuo1 le5 suan4 to have the final say; to be the one in charge 恐怕[恐怕] kong3 pa4 fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe 曙光[曙光] shu3 guang1 dawn; fig. the dawn of a new era 那儿[那兒] na4 r5 there 蛋糕[蛋糕] dan4 gao1 cake; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4] 笨鸟先飞[笨鳥先飛] ben4 niao3 xian1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities 全套[全套] quan2 tao4 an entire set; full complement 恭候[恭候] gong1 hou4 to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully 第一时间[第一時間] di4 yi1 shi2 jian1 in the first moments (of sth happening); immediately (after an event); first thing 果实[果實] guo3 shi2 fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results; gains 甜食[甜食] tian2 shi2 dessert; sweet 诱惑[誘惑] you4 huo4 to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract 源泉[源泉] yuan2 quan2 fountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin 开工[開工] kai1 gong1 to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job 颜色[顏色] yan2 se4 color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff 近期[近期] jin4 qi1 near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent 横竖[橫豎] heng2 shu5 anyway 豁出去[豁出去] huo1 chu5 qu5 to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke 经验[經驗] jing1 yan4 experience; to experience 奉陪[奉陪] feng4 pei2 (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company 柠檬[檸檬] ning2 meng2 lemon 衣装[衣裝] yi1 zhuang1 garment 奶油[奶油] nai3 you2 cream; butter 抹[抹] mo3 to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep17/166 words - 53 min 合作伙伴[合作伙伴] he2 zuo4 huo3 ban4 cooperative partner 第二次[第二次] di4 er4 ci4 the second time; second; number two 省钱[省錢] sheng3 qian2 to save money 精心[精心] jing1 xin1 with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed 适得其反[適得其反] shi4 de2 qi2 fan3 to produce the opposite of the desired result 热情[熱情] re4 qing2 cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately 泼冷水[潑冷水] po1 leng3 shui3 lit. to pour cold water on; fig. to dampen one's enthusiasm 马后炮[馬後炮] ma3 hou4 pao4 lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight 尖锐[尖銳] jian1 rui4 sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness) 更新[更新] geng1 xin1 to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate 生日快乐[生日快樂] sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4 Happy birthday 蜡烛[蠟燭] la4 zhu2 candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 工作狂[工作狂] gong1 zuo4 kuang2 workaholic 自作主张[自作主張] zi4 zuo4 zhu3 zhang1 to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative 第二天[第二天] di4 er4 tian1 next day; the morrow 垃圾桶[垃圾桶] la1 ji1 tong3 rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep18/25 words - 10 min 烘焙[烘焙] hong1 bei4 to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc); to bake 拦住[攔住] lan2 zhu4 to stop; to bar the way 吵吵[吵吵] chao1 chao5 to make a racket; to quarrel 揍[揍] zou4 to beat up; to break to pieces 肿[腫] zhong3 to swell; swelling; swollen 专心[專心] zhuan1 xin1 to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed 远远[遠遠] yuan3 yuan3 distant; by far 江山[江山] jiang1 shan1 rivers and mountains; landscape; country 易[易] yi4 easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" 轻巧[輕巧] qing1 qiao3 dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful 供[供] gong1 to provide; to supply 消气[消氣] xiao1 qi4 to cool one's temper 夫妻[夫妻] fu1 qi1 husband and wife; married couple 觉醒[覺醒] jue2 xing3 to awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth; the truth dawns upon one; scales fall from the eyes; to become aware 这会儿[這會兒] zhe4 hui4 r5 (coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] 打搅[打攪] da3 jiao3 to disturb; to trouble 透明[透明] tou4 ming2 transparent; open (non-secretive) 恨不得[恨不得] hen4 bu5 de5 wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth 握[握] wo4 to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful 猜不透[猜不透] cai1 bu5 tou4 to be unable to guess or make out 钻[鑽] zuan1 to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain 钻[鑽] zuan4 an auger; diamond 成本[成本] cheng2 ben3 (manufacturing, production etc) costs 蓝图[藍圖] lan2 tu2 blueprint 原材料[原材料] yuan2 cai2 liao4 raw materials; unprocessed materials 策划[策劃] ce4 hua4 to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep18/50 words - 15 min 小雪[小雪] Xiao3 xue3 Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December 表[表] biao3 exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth) 人才[人才] ren2 cai2 talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks 创意[創意] chuang4 yi4 creative; creativity 胡[胡] hu2 non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2]) 颜[顏] yan2 color; face; countenance 雪[雪] xue3 snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean 开发[開發] kai1 fa1 to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop 总监[總監] zong3 jian1 head; director (of an organizational unit); (police) commissioner; inspector-general; rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration 对接[對接] dui4 jie1 to join up; to dock; a joint (between components) 名片[名片] ming2 pian4 (business) card 指教[指教] zhi3 jiao4 to give advice or comments 撤[撤] che4 to remove; to take away; to withdraw 分部[分部] fen1 bu4 branch; subsection; to subdivide 加大[加大] jia1 da4 to increase (e.g. one's effort) 洗手间[洗手間] xi3 shou3 jian1 toilet; lavatory; washroom 卖点[賣點] mai4 dian3 selling point 天下[天下] tian1 xia4 land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule 白头偕老[白頭偕老] bai2 tou2 xie2 lao3 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part 外边[外邊] wai4 bian5 outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home 装备[裝備] zhuang1 bei4 equipment; to equip; to outfit 齐全[齊全] qi2 quan2 complete; comprehensive 下厨[下廚] xia4 chu2 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook 身在福中不知福[身在福中不知福] shen1 zai4 fu2 zhong1 bu4 zhi1 fu2 to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off 敬[敬] jing4 to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep18/75 words - 18 min 芹菜[芹菜] qin2 cai4 celery (Apium graveolens) 菠萝[菠蘿] bo1 luo2 pineapple 获奖[獲獎] huo4 jiang3 to win an award 称号[稱號] cheng1 hao4 name; term of address; title 美貌[美貌] mei3 mao4 good looks; beauty; good-looking 取胜[取勝] qu3 sheng4 to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents 能手[能手] neng2 shou3 expert 手到擒来[手到擒來] shou3 dao4 qin2 lai2 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy 投票[投票] tou2 piao4 to vote; vote 分给[分給] fen1 gei3 to divide (and give to others) 自然而然[自然而然] zi4 ran2 er2 ran2 involuntary; automatically 小强[小強] Xiao3 Qiang2 cockroach (slang) 必胜[必勝] bi4 sheng4 to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail 截止[截止] jie2 zhi3 to close; to stop; to put a stop to sth; cut-off point; stopping point; deadline 有限[有限] you3 xian4 limited; finite 烘[烘] hong1 to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast 培[培] pei2 to bank up with earth; to cultivate (lit. or fig.); to train (people) 连笔[連筆] lian2 bi3 to write without lifting one's pen from the paper 卫生[衛生] wei4 sheng1 health; hygiene; sanitation 吃坏[吃壞] chi1 huai4 to get sick because of bad food 参选[參選] can1 xuan3 to be a candidate in an election or other selection process; to run for office; to turn out to vote 讨论[討論] tao3 lun4 to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4] 卑鄙[卑鄙] bei1 bi3 base; mean; contemptible; despicable 小人[小人] xiao3 ren2 person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character 落井下石[落井下石] luo4 jing3 xia4 shi2 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep18/100 words - 28 min 步骤[步驟] bu4 zhou4 procedure; step 孟[孟] meng4 first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers 领先[領先] ling3 xian1 to lead; to be in front 增加[增加] zeng1 jia1 to raise; to increase 推算[推算] tui1 suan4 to calculate; to reckon; to extrapolate (in calculation) 鸡毛[雞毛] ji1 mao2 chicken feather; CL:根[gen1]; trivial 令箭[令箭] ling4 jian4 arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority); fig. instructions from one's superiors 挑战[挑戰] tiao3 zhan4 to challenge; challenge 机遇[機遇] ji1 yu4 opportunity; favorable circumstance; stroke of luck 刷卡[刷卡] shua1 ka3 to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc) 印[印] yin4 to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image 马克杯[馬克杯] ma3 ke4 bei1 mug (loanword) 十足[十足] shi2 zu2 ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color) 一世[一世] yi1 shi4 generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings) 福气[福氣] fu2 qi5 good fortune; a blessing 苦衷[苦衷] ku3 zhong1 secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties 瓶颈[瓶頸] ping2 jing3 bottleneck 报上[報上] bao4 shang4 in the newspaper 食品[食品] shi2 pin3 foodstuff; food; provisions; CL:種|种[zhong3] 退位[退位] tui4 wei4 to abdicate 余[餘] yu2 extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me 威[威] wei1 power; might; prestige 尚[尚] shang4 still; yet; to value; to esteem 展位[展位] zhan3 wei4 relative position of exhibition booth; allocated floor space for display stall; allotted exhibit area 酒香不怕巷子深[酒香不怕巷子深] jiu3 xiang1 bu4 pa4 xiang4 zi5 shen1 fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom); quality goods need no advertising //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep18/125 words - 37 min 烛光[燭光] zhu2 guang1 candle light; candle-lit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd) 晚餐[晚餐] wan3 can1 evening meal; dinner; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 新型[新型] xin1 xing2 new type; new kind 草莓[草莓] cao3 mei2 strawberry; CL:顆|颗[ke1]; (Tw) hickey; love bite 红枣[紅棗] hong2 zao3 jujube; red date 辣条[辣條] la4 tiao2 spicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat 获胜[獲勝] huo4 sheng4 victorious; to win; to triumph 创新[創新] chuang4 xin1 innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails 烤[烤] kao3 to roast; to bake; to broil 口感[口感] kou3 gan3 taste; texture (of food); how food feels in the mouth 火候[火候] huo3 hou4 heat control; maturity; crucial moment 蜜枣[蜜棗] mi4 zao3 candied jujube 瘦肉[瘦肉] shou4 rou4 lean meat 口味[口味] kou3 wei4 a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor 仁[仁] ren2 humane; kernel 食物中毒[食物中毒] shi2 wu4 zhong4 du2 food poisoning 分心[分心] fen1 xin1 to distract 感天动地[感天動地] gan3 tian1 dong4 di4 deeply affecting (idiom) 吊[吊] diao4 to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person 实事求是[實事求是] shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4 to seek truth from facts (idiom); to be practical and realistic 不近人情[不近人情] bu4 jin4 ren2 qing2 not amenable to reason; unreasonable 进程[進程] jin4 cheng2 process; course 答复[答覆] da2 fu4 to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header) 深入[深入] shen1 ru4 to penetrate deeply; thorough 力不从心[力不從心] li4 bu4 cong2 xin1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep18/150 words - 50 min 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 拔[拔] ba2 to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize 病情[病情] bing4 qing2 state of an illness; patient's condition 复发[復發] fu4 fa1 to recur (of a disease); to reappear; to relapse (into a former bad state) 发脾气[發脾氣] fa1 pi2 qi4 to get angry 撒娇[撒嬌] sa1 jiao1 to act like a spoiled child; to throw a tantrum; to act coquettishly 之外[之外] zhi1 wai4 outside; excluding 抽时间[抽時間] chou1 shi2 jian1 to (try to) find the time to 早日[早日] zao3 ri4 soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly 大奖[大獎] da4 jiang3 prize; award 口福[口福] kou3 fu2 happy knack for chancing upon fine food 消沉[消沉] xiao1 chen2 depressed; bad mood; low spirit 酗酒[酗酒] xu4 jiu3 heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess 冬天[冬天] dong1 tian1 winter; CL:個|个[ge4] 零下[零下] ling2 xia4 below zero 个数[個數] ge4 shu4 number of items or individuals 庆功[慶功] qing4 gong1 to celebrate a heroic deed 宴[宴] yan4 feast; repose 奢侈[奢侈] she1 chi3 luxurious; extravagant 复合[復合] fu4 he2 (of people who were estranged) to be reconciled; (of a couple) to get back together 敬祝[敬祝] jing4 zhu4 to offer humbly (written at the end of letter from sb of lower status to higher status); your humble servant 事业有成[事業有成] shi4 ye4 you3 cheng2 to be successful in business; professional success 这天[這天] zhe4 tian1 today; this day 室内[室內] shi4 nei4 indoor 平米[平米] ping2 mi3 square meter; short for 平方米 //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep18/169 words - 58 min 遭[遭] zao1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 报应[報應] bao4 ying4 retribution; judgment 于事无补[於事無補] yu2 shi4 wu2 bu3 unhelpful; useless 卫生间[衛生間] wei4 sheng1 jian1 bathroom; toilet; WC; CL:間|间[jian1] 酒味[酒味] jiu3 wei4 smell of alcohol; flavoring of rum or other liquor in food; aroma or nose (of wine) 一个个[一個個] yi1 ge4 ge4 each and every one 未成[未成] wei4 cheng2 minor (i.e. person under 18); incomplete; unachieved; failed; abortive 纵[縱] zong4 warp (the vertical threads in weaving); vertical; longitudinal; north-south (lines of longitude); lengthwise; to release; to indulge; even if 翼[翼] yi4 wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; old variant of 翌 蒙皮[蒙皮] meng2 pi2 skin; covering 桁[桁] heng2 pole plate; purlin (cross-beam in roof); ridge-pole 载荷[載荷] zai4 he4 load; lading (weight) 湍流[湍流] tuan1 liu2 turbulence 总和[總和] zong3 he2 sum 跳级[跳級] tiao4 ji2 to jump a year (at college) 答[答] da2 reply; answer; return; respond; echo 上瘾[上癮] shang4 yin3 to get into a habit; to become addicted 陌生[陌生] mo4 sheng1 strange; unfamiliar 容[容] rong2 to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep19/25 words - 5 min 今朝有酒今朝醉[今朝有酒今朝醉] jin1 zhao1 you3 jiu3 jin1 zhao1 zui4 to live in the moment (idiom); to live every day as if it were one's last; to enjoy while one can 满满当当[滿滿當當] man3 man3 dang1 dang1 brim full; completely packed 度过[度過] du4 guo4 to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through 乎[乎] hu1 (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment) 一个样[一個樣] yi1 ge5 yang4 same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4]; the same 无非[無非] wu2 fei1 only; nothing else 失眠[失眠] shi1 mian2 to suffer from insomnia 寂寞[寂寞] ji4 mo4 lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent 凡事[凡事] fan2 shi4 everything 发泄[發洩] fa1 xie4 to give vent to (one's feelings) 拯救[拯救] zheng3 jiu4 to save; to rescue 第一步[第一步] di4 yi1 bu4 step one; first step 沦落[淪落] lun2 luo4 to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging) 地步[地步] di4 bu4 stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway 替代[替代] ti4 dai4 to substitute for; to replace; to supersede 生物[生物] sheng1 wu4 organism; living creature; life form; biological; CL:個|个[ge4] 前任[前任] qian2 ren4 predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc) 靶子[靶子] ba3 zi5 target 弓[弓] gong1 a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc) 纸箱[紙箱] zhi3 xiang1 carton; cardboard box 签证[簽證] qian1 zheng4 visa; certificate; to certify; CL:個|个[ge4] 机票[機票] ji1 piao4 air ticket; passenger ticket; CL:張|张[zhang1] 错过[錯過] cuo4 guo4 to miss (train, opportunity etc) 发白[發白] fa1 bai2 to turn pale; to lose color; to go white 阵子[陣子] zhen4 zi5 period of time //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep19/50 words - 18 min 热水澡[熱水澡] re4 shui3 zao3 hot bath or shower 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] 哥特式[哥特式] ge1 te4 shi4 gothic 魂[魂] hun2 soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body 糊弄[糊弄] hu4 nong5 to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions 早上好[早上好] zao3 shang5 hao3 Good morning! 跟进[跟進] gen1 jin4 to follow; to follow up 好使[好使] hao3 shi3 easy to use; to function well; so that; in order to 倍儿[倍兒] bei4 r5 very; much (Beijing dialect) 开灯[開燈] kai1 deng1 to turn on the light 开导[開導] kai1 dao3 to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten 无从下手[無從下手] wu2 cong2 xia4 shou3 not know where to start 兹[茲] zi1 now; here; this; time; year 湖畔[湖畔] hu2 pan4 lakeside 领袖[領袖] ling3 xiu4 leader; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 造诣[造詣] zao4 yi4 level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge); (archaic) to pay a visit to sb 划时代[劃時代] hua4 shi2 dai4 epoch-marking 革新[革新] ge2 xin1 to innovate; innovation 强烈[強烈] qiang2 lie4 intense; (violently) strong 情感[情感] qing2 gan3 feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally) 流露[流露] liu2 lu4 to reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc 读后感[讀後感] du2 hou4 gan3 impression of a book; opinion expressed in a book review 大四[大四] da4 si4 fourth-year university student 推动[推動] tui1 dong4 to push (for acceptance of a plan); to push forward; to promote; to actuate; CL:個|个[ge4] 充足[充足] chong1 zu2 adequate; sufficient; abundant //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep19/75 words - 29 min 思考[思考] si1 kao3 to reflect on; to ponder over 究竟[究竟] jiu1 jing4 to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result 死党[死黨] si3 dang3 best friends; inseparable sidekick; diehard followers 卸下[卸下] xie4 xia4 to unload 热恋[熱戀] re4 lian4 to fall head over heels in love; to be passionately in love 候选人[候選人] hou4 xuan3 ren2 candidate; CL:名[ming2] 心态[心態] xin1 tai4 attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality 牵绊[牽絆] qian1 ban4 to bind; to yoke; to impede 契机[契機] qi4 ji1 opportunity; turning point; juncture 喜好[喜好] xi3 hao4 to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference 娶[娶] qu3 to take a wife; to marry (a woman) 发明[發明] fa1 ming2 to invent; an invention; CL:個|个[ge4] 电影院[電影院] dian4 ying3 yuan4 cinema; movie theater; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4] 嫌弃[嫌棄] xian2 qi4 to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore 孤单[孤單] gu1 dan1 lone; lonely; loneliness 外卖[外賣] wai4 mai4 to go; take out (relates to food bought at a restaurant) 杂烩[雜燴] za2 hui4 a stew; fig. a disparate collection 腰子[腰子] yao1 zi5 kidney 吃掉[吃掉] chi1 diao4 to eat up; to consume 成长[成長] cheng2 zhang3 to mature; to grow; growth 洋[洋] yang2 ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin 快餐[快餐] kuai4 can1 fast food; snack; quick meal 胖子[胖子] pang4 zi5 fat person; fatty 保重[保重] bao3 zhong4 to take care of oneself 胆子[膽子] dan3 zi5 courage; nerve; guts //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep19/100 words - 34 min 淡定[淡定] dan4 ding4 calm and collected; unperturbed 拷贝[拷貝] kao3 bei4 copy; to copy (loanword) 青春[青春] qing1 chun1 youth; youthfulness 收心[收心] shou1 xin1 to concentrate on the task; to curb one's evil instincts 说服[說服] shuo1 fu2 to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] 老爸[老爸] lao3 ba4 father; dad 奋斗[奮鬥] fen4 dou4 to strive; to struggle 独守空房[獨守空房] du2 shou3 kong1 fang2 (of a married woman) to stay home alone 完形[完形] wan2 xing2 total form; coherent whole; Gestalt; holistic 五一[五一] wu3 yi1 5-1 (May 1st) 劳动节[勞動節] Lao2 dong4 jie2 International Labor Day (May Day) 哈利[哈利] Ha1 li4 Harry 波特[波特] bo1 te4 (loanword) baud (computing); porter (beer) 魔杖[魔杖] mo2 zhang4 magic wand 好话[好話] hao3 hua4 friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions 上映[上映] shang4 ying4 to show (a movie); to screen 魔法[魔法] mo2 fa3 enchantment; magic 罗琳[羅琳] Luo2 lin2 Rowling (name); Joanne Kathleen Rowling (1965-), author of the Harry Potter series of novels 伦敦[倫敦] Lun2 dun1 London, capital of United Kingdom 黑发[黑髮] hei1 fa4 black hair 巫师[巫師] wu1 shi1 wizard; magician 初衷[初衷] chu1 zhong1 original intention 着落[著落] zhuo2 luo4 whereabouts; place to settle; reliable source (of funds etc); (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb; settlement; solution 马拉松[馬拉松] ma3 la1 song1 marathon (loanword) 摔倒[摔倒] shuai1 dao3 to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep19/125 words - 43 min 不支[不支] bu4 zhi1 to be unable to endure 录取[錄取] lu4 qu3 to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student); to hire (a job candidate) 人山人海[人山人海] ren2 shan1 ren2 hai3 multitude; vast crowd 凶[兇] xiong1 terrible; fearful 任劳任怨[任勞任怨] ren4 lao2 ren4 yuan4 to work hard without complaint (idiom) 洗衣[洗衣] xi3 yi1 laundry 花天酒地[花天酒地] hua1 tian1 jiu3 di4 to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures; life of debauchery 王八蛋[王八蛋] wang2 ba1 dan4 bastard (insult); son of a bitch 靠边[靠邊] kao4 bian1 to keep to the side; to pull over; move aside! 上半[上半] shang4 ban4 first half 宝贵[寶貴] bao3 gui4 valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by 约定[約定] yue1 ding4 to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation 青春痘[青春痘] qing1 chun1 dou4 acne 脸面[臉面] lian3 mian4 face 不辞而别[不辭而別] bu4 ci2 er2 bie2 to leave without saying good-bye 额[額] e2 forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount 似乎[似乎] si4 hu1 apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly 降[降] jiang4 to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend 降[降] xiang2 to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame 档次[檔次] dang4 ci4 grade; class; quality; level 开船[開船] kai1 chuan2 to set sail 痘[痘] dou4 pimple; pustule 上船[上船] shang4 chuan2 to get on the boat 班次[班次] ban1 ci4 grade; class number (in school); flight or run number; flight or run (seen as an item); shift (work period) 渡轮[渡輪] du4 lun2 ferry boat 小巷[小巷] xiao3 xiang4 alley //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep19/150 words - 53 min 对岸[對岸] dui4 an4 opposite bank (of a body of water) 报复[報復] bao4 fu4 to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation 一会[一會] yi1 hui4 a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] 靠岸[靠岸] kao4 an4 (of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall 东京[東京] Dong1 jing1 Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) 东非[東非] Dong1 fei1 East Africa 美利坚[美利堅] Mei3 li4 jian1 America 东海岸[東海岸] Dong1 hai3 an4 East Coast 咖啡馆[咖啡館] ka1 fei1 guan3 café; coffee shop; CL:家[jia1] 波澜[波瀾] bo1 lan2 billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) 号码[號碼] hao4 ma3 number; CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4] 无比[無比] wu2 bi3 incomparable; matchless 浮现[浮現] fu2 xian4 to appear before one's eyes; to come into view; to float into appearance; to come back (of images from the past); to emerge; it emerges; it occurs (to me that..) 防不胜防[防不勝防] fang2 bu4 sheng4 fang2 you can't guard against it (idiom); impossible to defend effectively; not much one can do about it; It can't be prevented. 挽留[挽留] wan3 liu2 to urge to stay; to detain 了[瞭] liao3 (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly 自私[自私] zi4 si1 selfish; selfishness 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) 潇洒[瀟灑] xiao1 sa3 confident and at ease; free and easy 体会[體會] ti3 hui4 to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience 无数[無數] wu2 shu4 countless; numberless; innumerable 绝不[絕不] jue2 bu4 in no way; not in the least; absolutely not 下属[下屬] xia4 shu3 subordinate; underling 熟人[熟人] shu2 ren2 acquaintance; friend 慎重[慎重] shen4 zhong4 cautious; careful; prudent //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep19/162 words - 57 min 耳朵[耳朵] er3 duo5 ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup) 他人[他人] ta1 ren2 another; sb else; other people 玩笑[玩笑] wan2 xiao4 to joke; joke; jest 嚼舌头[嚼舌頭] jiao2 she2 tou2 to gossip; to argue unnecessarily 审问[審問] shen3 wen4 to interrogate; to examine; to question 七大姑八大姨[七大姑八大姨] qi1 da4 gu1 ba1 da4 yi2 distant relatives 叨叨[叨叨] dao1 dao5 to chatter; to hog the conversation 叨[叨] dao1 garrulous 高涨[高漲] gao1 zhang3 to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high 反向[反向] fan3 xiang4 opposite direction; reverse 薅[薅] hao1 to weed; to grip or clutch 起开[起開] qi3 kai5 (dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way! //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep20/25 words - 0 min 安全帽[安全帽] an1 quan2 mao4 safety helmet; CL:隻|只[zhi1],頂|顶[ding3] 搬砖[搬磚] ban1 zhuan1 to do hard physical labor (as a job); (fig.) to play mahjong 酒后[酒後] jiu3 hou4 after drinking; under the influence of alcohol 上岗[上崗] shang4 gang3 to take up one's post; to be given a job 翻越[翻越] fan1 yue4 to cross; to surmount; to transcend 栏杆[欄杆] lan2 gan1 railing; banister 跨栏[跨欄] kua4 lan2 hurdles; hurdle race (athletics) 防止[防止] fang2 zhi3 to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions 高空[高空] gao1 kong1 high altitude 抛[拋] pao1 to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon 拇指[拇指] mu3 zhi3 thumb; big toe 苦[苦] ku3 bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 当心[當心] dang1 xin1 to take care; to look out 坑洞[坑洞] keng1 dong4 hole; pit; pothole 坠[墜] zhui4 to fall; to drop; to weigh down 严禁[嚴禁] yan2 jin4 to strictly prohibit 高抬贵手[高抬貴手] gao1 tai2 gui4 shou3 to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break! 深挖[深挖] shen1 wa1 to dredge 吊装[吊裝] diao4 zhuang1 to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place 钢筋[鋼筋] gang1 jin1 steel reinforcing bar 笼[籠] long2 enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket; steamer basket; to cover; to cage; to embrace; to manipulate through trickery 笼[籠] long3 to cover; to cage; covering; also pr. [long2] 混凝土[混凝土] hun4 ning2 tu3 concrete 形成[形成] xing2 cheng2 to form; to take shape 封闭[封閉] feng1 bi4 to seal; to close; to confine; to seal off; to close down; sealed; confined; closed; unreceptive 连续[連續] lian2 xu4 continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep20/50 words - 7 min 土木[土木] tu3 mu4 building; construction; civil engineering 灰[灰] hui1 ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected 里头[裡頭] li3 tou5 inside; interior 刮[刮] gua1 to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort 分组[分組] fen1 zu3 to divide into groups; (computer networking) packet 汇报[彙報] hui4 bao4 to report; to give an account of; report 尽量[盡量] jin4 liang4 as much as possible; to the greatest extent 题材[題材] ti2 cai2 subject matter 片断[片斷] pian4 duan4 section; fragment; segment 就业[就業] jiu4 ye4 to get a job; employment 调查表[調查表] diao4 cha2 biao3 questionnaire; inventory list; CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4] 课余[課餘] ke4 yu2 after school; extracurricular 樊[樊] fan2 cage; fence 士[士] shi4 member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker 懋[懋] mao4 to be hardworking; luxuriant; splendid 到付[到付] dao4 fu4 collect on delivery (COD) 舌音[舌音] she2 yin1 coronal consonants of Middle Chinese 大小[大小] da4 xiao3 dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority 弹舌[彈舌] tan2 she2 to cluck; to trill 工厂[工廠] gong1 chang3 factory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4] 打印机[打印機] da3 yin4 ji1 printer 厂家[廠家] chang3 jia1 factory; factory owners 满分[滿分] man3 fen1 full marks 面临[面臨] mian4 lin2 to face sth; to be confronted with 可行性[可行性] ke3 xing2 xing4 feasibility //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep20/75 words - 11 min 实际[實際] shi2 ji4 reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual 不切实际[不切實際] bu4 qie4 shi2 ji4 unrealistic; impractical 无用[無用] wu2 yong4 useless; worthless 追求[追求] zhui1 qiu2 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo 困难[困難] kun4 nan5 difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation 适当[適當] shi4 dang4 suitable; appropriate 扫[掃] sao3 to sweep 扫[掃] sao4 broom 二维码[二維碼] er4 wei2 ma3 two-dimensional barcode; QR code 指导[指導] zhi3 dao3 to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4] 制定[制定] zhi4 ding4 to draw up; to formulate 原地踏步[原地踏步] yuan2 di4 ta4 bu4 to mark time (military); to make no headway 激励[激勵] ji1 li4 to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive 良好[良好] liang2 hao3 good; favorable; well; fine 备注[備註] bei4 zhu4 remark; note 临近[臨近] lin2 jin4 close to; approaching 不要紧[不要緊] bu4 yao4 jin3 unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but 稳定性[穩定性] wen3 ding4 xing4 stability 体校[體校] ti3 xiao4 sports college; school of physical training 大气[大氣] da4 qi4 atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish 废话[廢話] fei4 hua4 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) 说不通[說不通] shuo1 bu4 tong1 it does not make sense 毕业生[畢業生] bi4 ye4 sheng1 graduate 苦恼[苦惱] ku3 nao3 vexed; distressed 名次[名次] ming2 ci4 position in a ranking of names; place; rank 巫[巫] wu1 witch; wizard; shaman; also pr. [wu2] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep20/100 words - 18 min 不成[不成] bu4 cheng2 won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? 新闻[新聞] xin1 wen2 news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] 稳定[穩定] wen3 ding4 steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify 余震[餘震] yu2 zhen4 earthquake aftershock 震动[震動] zhen4 dong4 to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration 惊慌[驚慌] jing1 huang1 to panic; to be alarmed 走动[走動] zou3 dong4 to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to pay a visit (go to the toilet) 记者[記者] ji4 zhe3 reporter; journalist; CL:個|个[ge4] 废墟[廢墟] fei4 xu1 ruins 房屋[房屋] fang2 wu1 house; building; CL:所[suo3],套[tao4] 街道[街道] jie1 dao4 street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district 通行[通行] tong1 xing2 to go through; to pass through; to be in general use 地段[地段] di4 duan4 section; district 泥石流[泥石流] ni2 shi2 liu2 landslide; torrent of mud and stones; mudslide 堆积如山[堆積如山] dui1 ji1 ru2 shan1 to pile up like a mountain (idiom); a mountain of (paperwork etc); a large number of sth 沉降[沉降] chen2 jiang4 to subside; to cave in; subsidence 缝隙[縫隙] feng4 xi4 small crack; chink 厘米[釐米] li2 mi3 centimeter 登记[登記] deng1 ji4 to register (one's name) 捐[捐] juan1 to contribute; to donate; contribution; tax; to abandon 呼吁[呼籲] hu1 yu4 to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal 支援[支援] zhi1 yuan2 to provide assistance; to support; to back 灾区[災區] zai1 qu1 disaster area; stricken region 热心[熱心] re4 xin1 enthusiasm; zeal; zealous; zest; enthusiastic; ardent; warmhearted 滋味[滋味] zi1 wei4 taste; flavor; feeling //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep20/125 words - 25 min 国家地震局[國家地震局] Guo2 jia1 di4 zhen4 ju2 China earthquake administration (CEA); State seismological bureau 震级[震級] zhen4 ji2 degree of earthquake (on magnitude scale) 募捐[募捐] mu4 juan1 to solicit contributions; to collect donations 官[官] guan1 government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4] 轰走[轟走] hong1 zou3 to drive away 聚在一起[聚在一起] ju4 zai4 yi1 qi3 to get together 结实[結實] jie1 shi5 rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique) 捐给[捐給] juan1 gei3 to donate 点数[點數] dian3 shu4 to count and check; to tally; points (collected in some bonus scheme etc) 消毒[消毒] xiao1 du2 to disinfect; to sterilize 捐款[捐款] juan1 kuan3 to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money) 登[登] deng1 to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) 发布[發布] fa1 bu4 to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute 迷茫[迷茫] mi2 mang2 vast and indistinct; perplexed; bewildered; at a loss 入手[入手] ru4 shou3 to begin; to set one's hand to 震感[震感] zhen4 gan3 tremors (from an earthquake) 自发[自發] zi4 fa1 spontaneous 志愿者[志願者] zhi4 yuan4 zhe3 volunteer 抢救[搶救] qiang3 jiu4 to rescue 高速[高速] gao1 su4 high speed 实行[實行] shi2 xing2 to implement; to carry out; to put into practice 管制[管制] guan3 zhi4 to control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) 物资[物資] wu4 zi1 goods; supplies 重建[重建] chong2 jian4 to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding 用场[用場] yong4 chang3 use; application; Taiwan pr. [yong4 chang2] //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep20/150 words - 30 min 个别[個別] ge4 bie2 individual; specific; respective; just one or two 救灾[救災] jiu4 zai1 to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims 赈灾[賑災] zhen4 zai1 disaster relief 第一手[第一手] di4 yi1 shou3 first-hand 基本上[基本上] ji1 ben3 shang5 basically; on the whole 朝着[朝著] chao2 zhe5 facing; advancing (towards) 不足[不足] bu4 zu2 insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not 专长[專長] zhuan1 chang2 specialty; special knowledge or ability 维度[維度] wei2 du4 dimension (math.); dimensionality 分为[分為] fen1 wei2 to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide 类型[類型] lei4 xing2 type; category; genre; form; style 短期[短期] duan3 qi1 short term; short-term 中期[中期] zhong1 qi1 middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc) 以内[以內] yi3 nei4 within; less than 裱[裱] biao3 to hang (paper); to mount (painting) 常用[常用] chang2 yong4 in common usage 当回事[當回事] dang4 hui2 shi4 to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously"); to treat conscientiously 失业[失業] shi1 ye4 unemployment; to lose one's job 稀稀拉拉[稀稀拉拉] xi1 xi1 la1 la1 sparse and fragmentary 总经理[總經理] zong3 jing1 li3 general manager; CEO 对口[對口] dui4 kou3 (of two performers) to speak or sing alternately; to be fit for the purposes of a job or task; (of food) to suit sb's taste 常见[常見] chang2 jian4 commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently 理想[理想] li3 xiang3 an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect 一致性[一致性] yi1 zhi4 xing4 consistency 放行[放行] fang4 xing2 to let pass //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep20/175 words - 39 min 挨[挨] ai1 in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to 挨[挨] ai2 to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle 车票[車票] che1 piao4 ticket (for a bus or train) 突发[突發] tu1 fa1 to burst out suddenly; sudden outburst 里边[裡邊] li3 bian5 inside 小屋[小屋] xiao3 wu1 cabin; lodge; cottage; chalet; hut; shed 享福[享福] xiang3 fu2 to live comfortably; happy and prosperous life 吃苦[吃苦] chi1 ku3 to bear hardships 技能[技能] ji4 neng2 technical ability; skill 被动[被動] bei4 dong4 passive 稳[穩] wen3 settled; steady; stable 闺女[閨女] gui1 nu:3 maiden; unmarried woman; daughter 山体[山體] shan1 ti3 form of a mountain 滑坡[滑坡] hua2 po1 rockslide; landslip; landslide; mudslide; fig. slump; downturn; to decline 载[載] zai4 to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously 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 车牌[車牌] che1 pai2 license plate 失联[失聯] shi1 lian2 to lose contact; to be lost 接通[接通] jie1 tong1 to connect; to put through 队伍[隊伍] dui4 wu3 ranks; troops; queue; line; procession; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] 帮帮忙[幫幫忙] bang1 bang5 mang2 to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! 车辆[車輛] che1 liang4 vehicle 焦头烂额[焦頭爛額] jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2 lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) 四肢[四肢] si4 zhi1 the four limbs of the body 差距[差距] cha1 ju4 disparity; gap 启发[啟發] qi3 fa1 to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep20/200 words - 46 min 届[屆] jie4 to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) 汤姆[湯姆] Tang1 mu3 Tom (name) 大爷[大爺] da4 ye5 (coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man 丢脸[丟臉] diu1 lian3 to lose face; humiliation 闻见[聞見] wen2 jian4 to smell; to hear; knowledge; information 有电[有電] you3 dian4 electric (apparatus); electrified; having electricity supply (of a house) 山珍海味[山珍海味] shan1 zhen1 hai3 wei4 exotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations 捐赠[捐贈] juan1 zeng4 to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction 过剩[過剩] guo4 sheng4 surplus; excess 阴[陰] yin1 overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia 救援队[救援隊] jiu4 yuan2 dui4 rescue team 看不出[看不出] kan4 bu5 chu1 can't see; can't make out; unable to tell 救出[救出] jiu4 chu1 to rescue; to pluck from danger 年级[年級] nian2 ji2 grade; year (in school, college etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 救护[救護] jiu4 hu4 to rescue; to administer first aid 轻伤[輕傷] qing1 shang1 lightly wounded; minor injuries 画笔[畫筆] hua4 bi3 painting brush 冯[馮] ping2 to gallop; to assist; to attack; to wade; great; old variant of 憑|凭[ping2] 考核[考核] kao3 he2 to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation 单单[單單] dan1 dan1 only; merely; just 勾搭[勾搭] gou1 da5 to gang up; to fool around with; to make up to 招生[招生] zhao1 sheng1 to enroll new students; to get students 叮嘱[叮囑] ding1 zhu3 to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again 事项[事項] shi4 xiang4 matter; item 姑奶奶[姑奶奶] gu1 nai3 nai5 (coll.) father's father's sister; great aunt //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep20/225 words - 55 min 跳水[跳水] tiao4 shui3 to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically 压根[壓根] ya4 gen1 from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply 朵[朵] duo3 flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc 一模一样[一模一樣] yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4 exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] 感染[感染] gan3 ran3 infection; to infect; to influence 澡[澡] zao3 bath 水能[水能] shui3 neng2 hydroelectric power 奥运会[奧運會] Ao4 yun4 hui4 abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会; Olympic Games; the Olympics 龙[龍] long2 dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial 胸口[胸口] xiong1 kou3 pit of the stomach 牙刷[牙刷] ya2 shua1 toothbrush; CL:把[ba3] 几岁[幾歲] ji3 sui4 how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) 热切[熱切] re4 qie4 fervent 番[番] fan1 foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort 增[增] zeng1 to increase; to expand; to add 警力[警力] jing3 li4 police force; police officers 得不偿失[得不償失] de2 bu4 chang2 shi1 the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) 全数[全數] quan2 shu4 the entire sum; the whole amount 退回[退回] tui4 hui2 to return (an item); to send back; to go back 坐车[坐車] zuo4 che1 to take the car, bus, train etc 灾后[災後] zai1 hou4 after a catastrophe; post-traumatic 稳步[穩步] wen3 bu4 steadily; a steady pace 安置[安置] an1 zhi4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement 帐篷[帳篷] zhang4 peng5 tent; CL:頂|顶[ding3],座[zuo4] 潘[潘] Pan1 surname Pan; Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep20/228 words - 55 min 盼望[盼望] pan4 wang4 to hope for; to look forward to 寓意[寓意] yu4 yi4 moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning 国际[國際] guo2 ji4 international //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep21/25 words - 9 min 写作[寫作] xie3 zuo4 to write; to compose; writing; written works 疑问句[疑問句] yi2 wen4 ju4 question (grammar); interrogative sentence 句型[句型] ju4 xing2 sentence pattern (in grammar) 一般来说[一般來說] yi1 ban1 lai2 shuo1 generally speaking 陈述[陳述] chen2 shu4 an assertion; to declare; to state 语序[語序] yu3 xu4 word order 疑问[疑問] yi2 wen4 question; interrogation; doubt 何时[何時] he2 shi2 when 蜘蛛[蜘蛛] zhi1 zhu1 spider 落枕[落枕] lao4 zhen3 to have a stiff neck after sleeping; (of the head) to touch the pillow 作文[作文] zuo4 wen2 to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇[pian1] 时态[時態] shi2 tai4 (verb) tense 语法[語法] yu3 fa3 grammar 计时[計時] ji4 shi2 to measure time; to time; to reckon by time 炒饭[炒飯] chao3 fan4 fried rice; (slang) (Tw) to have sex 拔火罐[拔火罐] ba2 huo3 guan4 suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 氣|气); detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw 湿气[濕氣] shi1 qi4 moisture; humidity; athlete's foot; tinea; eczema 中暑[中暑] zhong4 shu3 sunstroke; heatstroke 舒舒服服[舒舒服服] shu1 shu5 fu5 fu5 comfortable; with ease 附体[附體] fu4 ti3 (of a spirit or deity) to possess sb 谈谈[談談] tan2 tan2 to discuss; to have a chat 奖牌[獎牌] jiang3 pai2 medal (awarded as a prize) 凶[凶] xiong1 vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] 讨人厌[討人厭] tao3 ren2 yan4 horrid 黏着[黏著] nian2 zhuo2 to adhere; to stick together; to bond; to agglutinate; adhesion; adhesive //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep21/50 words - 14 min 牛[牛] niu2 ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome 尖[尖] jian1 point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed 衣柜[衣櫃] yi1 gui4 wardrobe; armoire; CL:個|个[ge4] 卧室[臥室] wo4 shi4 bedroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 随处[隨處] sui2 chu4 everywhere; anywhere 点点滴滴[點點滴滴] dian3 dian3 di1 di1 bit by bit; dribs and drabs; the little details; every aspect 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 不顾[不顧] bu4 gu4 in spite of; regardless of 辅导[輔導] fu3 dao3 to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor 理论家[理論家] li3 lun4 jia1 theorist; theoretician 贺兰[賀蘭] He4 lan2 Helan county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia 世纪[世紀] shi4 ji4 century; CL:個|个[ge4] 年代[年代] nian2 dai4 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 一系列[一系列] yi1 xi4 lie4 a series of; a string of 人格[人格] ren2 ge2 personality; integrity; dignity 具有[具有] ju4 you3 to have; to possess 特质[特質] te4 zhi4 characteristic; special quality 归纳[歸納] gui1 na4 to sum up; to summarize; to conclude from facts; induction (method of deduction in logic) 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 实用[實用] shi2 yong4 practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science) 企业[企業] qi3 ye4 company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家[jia1] 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] 脖子[脖子] bo2 zi5 neck; CL:個|个[ge4] 血液循环[血液循環] xue4 ye4 xun2 huan2 blood circulation 神经[神經] shen2 jing1 nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep21/75 words - 22 min 末梢[末梢] mo4 shao1 tip; end; last few days 缺乏[缺乏] que1 fa2 to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage 贵重[貴重] gui4 zhong4 precious 闪失[閃失] shan3 shi1 mishap; accident; accidental loss 套牢[套牢] tao4 lao2 to immobilize with a lasso; to be trapped in the stock market 民营[民營] min2 ying2 privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state) 缺口[缺口] que1 kou3 nick; jag; gap; shortfall 渠道[渠道] qu2 dao4 irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; means 车到山前必有路[車到山前必有路] che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 收效[收效] shou1 xiao4 to yield results 挑选[挑選] tiao1 xuan3 to choose; to select 优美[優美] you1 mei3 graceful; fine; elegant 软件[軟件] ruan3 jian4 (computer) software 吃不消[吃不消] chi1 bu5 xiao1 to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage 选手[選手] xuan3 shou3 athlete; contestant 激[激] ji1 to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent 照相[照相] zhao4 xiang4 to take a photograph 义不容辞[義不容辭] yi4 bu4 rong2 ci2 not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom); incumbent; bounden (duty) 美元[美元] Mei3 yuan2 American dollar; US dollar 兑换[兌換] dui4 huan4 to convert; to exchange 人民币[人民幣] ren2 min2 bi4 Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY) 存入[存入] cun2 ru4 to deposit (e.g. in a bank account) 汇率[匯率] hui4 lu:4 exchange rate 差价[差價] cha1 jia4 difference in price 种类[種類] zhong3 lei4 kind; genus; type; category; variety; species; sort; class //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep21/100 words - 27 min 合同[合同] he2 tong5 (business) contract; CL:個|个[ge4] 回信[回信] hui2 xin4 to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1] 搞笑[搞笑] gao3 xiao4 to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious 本事[本事] ben3 shi5 ability; skill 注重[注重] zhu4 zhong4 to pay attention to; to emphasize 试图[試圖] shi4 tu2 to attempt; to try 爱戴[愛戴] ai4 dai4 to love and respect; love and respect 玩意[玩意] wan2 yi4 toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) 导[導] dao3 to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct 打鱼[打魚] da3 yu2 to fish 季[季] ji4 season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields 版面[版面] ban3 mian4 page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website); printing space (reserved for some content); page layout 顺道[順道] shun4 dao4 on the way 师弟[師弟] shi1 di4 young disciple (of the same master); younger or junior male schoolmate 船长[船長] chuan2 zhang3 captain (of a boat); skipper 开机[開機] kai1 ji1 to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show 催[催] cui1 to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite 大马[大馬] Da4 ma3 Malaysia 猴[猴] hou2 monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 士林[士林] Shi4 lin2 Shilin or Shihlin district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 凡士林[凡士林] fan2 shi4 lin2 vaseline (loanword) 尔德[爾德] Er3 de2 Eid (Islam) 上层[上層] shang4 ceng2 upper layer 揶揄[揶揄] ye2 yu2 to mock; to ridicule 妙语连珠[妙語連珠] miao4 yu3 lian2 zhu1 sparkling with wit (idiom) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep21/125 words - 34 min 似[似] si4 to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than 机智[機智] ji1 zhi4 quick-witted; resourceful 诙谐[詼諧] hui1 xie2 humorous; jocular; zany 俏皮话[俏皮話] qiao4 pi5 hua4 witticism; wisecrack; sarcastic remark; double entendre 打瞌睡[打瞌睡] da3 ke1 shui4 to doze off 默写[默寫] mo4 xie3 to write from memory 揣摩[揣摩] chuai3 mo2 to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom 编辑[編輯] bian1 ji2 to edit; to compile; editor; compiler 小孩子[小孩子] xiao3 hai2 zi5 child 小桥[小橋] Xiao3 Qiao2 Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China 请假[請假] qing3 jia4 to request leave of absence 堵[堵] du3 to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls) 郎[郎] lang2 (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth 凶巴巴[凶巴巴] xiong1 ba1 ba1 harsh; savage; fierce 严厉[嚴厲] yan2 li4 severe; strict 阎[閻] Yan2 Yama; gate of village; surname Yan 好坏[好壞] hao3 huai4 good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality 明眼人[明眼人] ming2 yan3 ren2 perspicacious person; sb with a discerning eye; sighted person (as opposed to blind) 艰难[艱難] jian1 nan2 difficult; hard; challenging 平台[平臺] ping2 tai2 platform; terrace; flat-roofed building 能干[能幹] neng2 gan4 capable; competent 伶牙俐齿[伶牙俐齒] ling2 ya2 li4 chi3 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab 闹别扭[鬧彆扭] nao4 bie4 niu5 to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with 天使[天使] tian1 shi3 angel 城府[城府] cheng2 fu3 subtle; shrewd; sophisticated //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep21/150 words - 49 min 失陪[失陪] shi1 pei2 goodbye (modest formula); Excuse me, I must leave. 世面[世面] shi4 mian4 aspects of society; the world 黄毛丫头[黃毛丫頭] huang2 mao2 ya1 tou5 silly little girl 哼[哼] heng1 to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! 走投无路[走投無路] zou3 tou2 wu2 lu4 to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate 自作多情[自作多情] zi4 zuo4 duo1 qing2 to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party 漱[漱] shu4 to rinse one's mouth with water; to gargle 漱口[漱口] shu4 kou3 to rinse one's mouth; to gargle 敷[敷] fu1 to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough 面膜[面膜] mian4 mo2 facial mask; cleanser; face pack; facial (treatment) 情形[情形] qing2 xing5 circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 老太太[老太太] lao3 tai4 tai5 elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother; CL:位[wei4] 去留[去留] qu4 liu2 going or staying 成材[成材] cheng2 cai2 to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect; (of a tree) to grow to full size; to become useful for timber 谱[譜] pu3 chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music 类似[類似] lei4 si4 similar; analogous 拎[拎] lin1 to lift; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [ling1] 心房[心房] xin1 fang2 heart (as the seat of emotions); cardiac atrium 不对劲[不對勁] bu4 dui4 jin4 not in good condition; wrong; fishy 狼狈[狼狽] lang2 bei4 in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.) 要么[要麼] yao4 me5 or; either one or the other 拖进[拖進] tuo1 jin4 to drag in 彻底[徹底] che4 di3 thorough; thoroughly; complete 不堪[不堪] bu4 kan1 cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely 真实[真實] zhen1 shi2 true; real //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep21/175 words - 59 min 滚蛋[滾蛋] gun3 dan4 get out of here!; beat it! 出身[出身] chu1 shen1 to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin 缺德[缺德] que1 de2 to be lacking in moral sense; to lack common basic respect for others; lacking in virtue; mischievous; wicked; cruel; mean 闹腾[鬧騰] nao4 teng5 to disturb; to create confusion; to make a din 楼上[樓上] lou2 shang4 upstairs 扔下[扔下] reng1 xia4 to throw down; to drop (bomb) 好险[好險] hao3 xian3 to have a close call; to have a narrow escape 电梯[電梯] dian4 ti1 elevator; escalator; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] 听得见[聽得見] ting1 de2 jian4 audible 终老[終老] zhong1 lao3 to spend one's last years 乌鸦嘴[烏鴉嘴] wu1 ya1 zui3 lit. crow's beak; fig. person who has made an inauspicious remark 死不了[死不了] si3 bu4 liao3 Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) 层[層] ceng2 layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.) 趁机[趁機] chen4 ji1 to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation 总能[總能] zong3 neng2 total energy 案子[案子] an4 zi5 long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case 绊[絆] ban4 to trip; to stumble; to hinder 来讲[來講] lai2 jiang3 as to; considering; for 足够[足夠] zu2 gou4 enough; sufficient 分隔[分隔] fen1 ge2 to divide; to separate; partition 区域[區域] qu1 yu4 area; region; district 务[務] wu4 affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means 财务[財務] cai2 wu4 financial affairs 会计[會計] kuai4 ji4 accountant; accountancy; accounting 茶水[茶水] cha2 shui3 tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep21/180 words - 66 min 会议室[會議室] hui4 yi4 shi4 meeting room; conference room 隔音[隔音] ge2 yin1 soundproofing 谈判[談判] tan2 pan4 to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; CL:個|个[ge4] 程[程] cheng2 rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence 名正言顺[名正言順] ming2 zheng4 yan2 shun4 in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep22/25 words - 7 min 某物[某物] mou3 wu4 something 为人师表[為人師表] wei2 ren2 shi1 biao3 to serve as a model for others (idiom); to be a worthy teacher 怎能[怎能] zen3 neng2 how can? 天儿[天兒] tian1 r5 the weather 正要[正要] zheng4 yao4 to be just about to; to be on the point of 粗活[粗活] cu1 huo2 unskilled labor; heavy manual work 易碎[易碎] yi4 sui4 brittle; fragile 劳动[勞動] lao2 dong4 work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4] 大功告成[大功告成] da4 gong1 gao4 cheng2 successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful 脉冲星[脈衝星] mai4 chong1 xing1 pulsar (astronomy) 示意图[示意圖] shi4 yi4 tu2 sketch; schematic diagram; graph 旋转[旋轉] xuan2 zhuan3 to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl 中子星[中子星] zhong1 zi3 xing1 neutron star 不断[不斷] bu4 duan4 unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant 电磁脉冲[電磁脈衝] dian4 ci2 mai4 chong1 electromagnetic pulse (EMP) 小屁孩[小屁孩] xiao3 pi4 hai2 wimpy kid; brat 佛罗里达州[佛羅里達州] Fo2 luo2 li3 da2 zhou1 Florida 卡纳维尔角[卡納維爾角] Ka3 na4 wei2 er3 jiao3 Cape Canaveral, Florida 搭载[搭載] da1 zai4 to transport (people, a payload etc) 泰坦[泰坦] Tai4 tan3 Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc) 人马[人馬] ren2 ma3 men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur 火箭[火箭] huo3 jian4 rocket; CL:枚[mei2] 升空[昇空] sheng1 kong1 to rise to the sky; to lift off; to levitate; liftoff 刚巧[剛巧] gang1 qiao3 by chance; by coincidence; by good luck 犯得着[犯得著] fan4 de5 zhao2 worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile); also written 犯得上 //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep22/50 words - 12 min 请教[請教] qing3 jiao4 to ask for guidance; to consult 努[努] nu3 to exert; to strive 定律[定律] ding4 lu:4 scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") 系统[系統] xi4 tong3 system; CL:個|个[ge4] 水流[水流] shui3 liu2 river; stream 流速[流速] liu2 su4 flow speed; rate of flow 压强[壓強] ya1 qiang2 pressure (physics) 难不成[難不成] nan2 bu4 cheng2 Is it possible that ... ? 机翼[機翼] ji1 yi4 wing (of an aircraft) 两面[兩面] liang3 mian4 both sides 表面[表面] biao3 mian4 surface; face; outside; appearance 流线型[流線型] liu2 xian4 xing2 sleek; streamlined 曲折[曲折] qu1 zhe2 winding; (fig.) complicated 距离[距離] ju4 li2 distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from 流动[流動] liu2 dong4 to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place; to be mobile; (of assets) liquid 小意思[小意思] xiao3 yi4 si5 small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) 翻转[翻轉] fan1 zhuan3 to roll; to turn over; to invert; to flip 颠倒[顛倒] dian1 dao3 to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy 五十[五十] wu3 shi2 fifty 佩服[佩服] pei4 fu2 to admire 工地[工地] gong1 di4 construction site 坦桑尼亚[坦桑尼亞] Tan3 sang1 ni2 ya4 Tanzania 网站[網站] wang3 zhan4 website; network station; node 专题[專題] zhuan1 ti2 specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic 栏目[欄目] lan2 mu4 regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep22/75 words - 17 min 迈[邁] mai4 to take a step; to stride 打招呼[打招呼] da3 zhao1 hu5 to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice 美国人[美國人] Mei3 guo2 ren2 American; American person; American people; CL:個|个[ge4] 端庄[端莊] duan1 zhuang1 dignified; composed 下回[下回] xia4 hui2 next chapter; next time 按时[按時] an4 shi2 on time; before deadline; on schedule 嘴巴[嘴巴] zui3 ba5 mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4] 化[化] hua4 to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] 妆[妝] zhuang1 (of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume 洗脸[洗臉] xi3 lian3 to wash your face 遵命[遵命] zun1 ming4 to follow your orders; to do as you bid 弗洛伊德[弗洛伊德] Fu2 luo4 yi1 de2 Floyd (name); Freud (name); Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the inventor of psychoanalysis 乐队[樂隊] yue4 dui4 band; pop group; CL:支[zhi1] 标识[標識] biao1 zhi4 variant of 標誌|标志[biao1 zhi4] 野兽[野獸] ye3 shou4 beast; wild animal 纪录片[紀錄片] ji4 lu4 pian4 newsreel; documentary (film or TV program); CL:部[bu4] 演唱会[演唱會] yan3 chang4 hui4 vocal recital or concert 字幕[字幕] zi4 mu4 caption; subtitle 单方面[單方面] dan1 fang1 mian4 unilateral 今生[今生] jin1 sheng1 this life 守候[守候] shou3 hou4 to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse 春夏秋冬[春夏秋冬] chun1 xia4 qiu1 dong1 the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter 变换[變換] bian4 huan4 to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation 凋[凋] diao1 withered 残[殘] can2 to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep22/100 words - 27 min 支教[支教] zhi1 jiao4 program bringing education to underdeveloped areas; to work in such a program 假发[假髮] jia3 fa4 wig 机顶盒[機頂盒] ji1 ding3 he2 set-top box; decoder for digital or satellite TV signal etc 洗手[洗手] xi3 shou3 to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet 面包[麵包] mian4 bao1 bread; CL:片[pian4],袋[dai4],塊|块[kuai4] 村里[村里] cun1 li3 village; hamlet 抗[抗] kang4 to resist; to fight; to defy; anti- 有谱[有譜] you3 pu3 to have a plan; to know what one is doing 没谱[沒譜] mei2 pu3 to be clueless; to have no plan 不谢[不謝] bu4 xie4 don't mention it; not at all 掉头[掉頭] diao4 tou2 to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about 不愧[不愧] bu4 kui4 to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be 梦到[夢到] meng4 dao4 to dream of; to dream about 得逞[得逞] de2 cheng3 to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it 端菜[端菜] duan1 cai4 to serve food 杂技[雜技] za2 ji4 acrobatics; CL:場|场[chang3] 卡牌[卡牌] ka3 pai2 playing card 土豆[土豆] tu3 dou4 potato; CL:個|个[ge4]; (Tw) peanut; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 没影[沒影] mei2 ying3 to vanish; to be nowhere to be found; unfounded (story) 单独[單獨] dan1 du2 alone; by oneself; on one's own 蚊子[蚊子] wen2 zi5 mosquito 爷爷[爺爺] ye2 ye5 (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4] 辈[輩] bei4 lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people 铺[鋪] pu1 to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker 铺[鋪] pu4 plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station 图像[圖像] tu2 xiang4 image; picture; graphic //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep22/125 words - 34 min 不见得[不見得] bu4 jian4 de5 not necessarily; not likely 湿地[濕地] shi1 di4 wetland 行动[行動] xing2 dong4 operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile 干[干] gan1 to concern; to interfere; shield; stem 倾向性[傾向性] qing1 xiang4 xing4 tendency; inclination; orientation 不停[不停] bu4 ting2 incessant 翻过[翻過] fan1 guo4 to turn over; to transform 终[終] zhong1 end; finish 登上[登上] deng1 shang4 to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount 往事[往事] wang3 shi4 past events; former happenings 随风[隨風] sui2 feng1 wind-borne; care-free 兜兜[兜兜] dou1 dou5 an undergarment covering chest and abdomen 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. 慢慢来[慢慢來] man4 man4 lai2 take your time; take it easy 终点[終點] zhong1 dian3 the end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus; CL:個|个[ge4] 口音[口音] kou3 yin5 voice; accent 任重[任重] ren4 zhong4 a load; a heavy burden 心目[心目] xin1 mu4 mind 巾帼[巾幗] jin1 guo2 woman; woman's headdress (ancient) 自然保护区[自然保護區] zi4 ran2 bao3 hu4 qu1 nature reserve 狮子[獅子] shi1 zi5 lion; CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2] 颈椎[頸椎] jing3 zhui1 cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals 走近[走近] zou3 jin4 to approach; to draw near to 人为[人為] ren2 wei2 artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort 救治[救治] jiu4 zhi4 to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep22/150 words - 44 min 驻地[駐地] zhu4 di4 station; encampment 思前想后[思前想後] si1 qian2 xiang3 hou4 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection 死亡[死亡] si3 wang2 to die; death 生态[生態] sheng1 tai4 ecology 干涉[干涉] gan1 she4 to interfere; to meddle; interference 大自然[大自然] da4 zi4 ran2 nature (the natural world) 一级[一級] yi1 ji2 first class; category A 土木工程[土木工程] tu3 mu4 gong1 cheng2 civil engineering 刻度[刻度] ke4 du4 marked scale; graduated scale 工[工] gong1 work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor 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 初来乍到[初來乍到] chu1 lai2 zha4 dao4 to be a newcomer; just off the boat 认罚[認罰] ren4 fa2 to accept punishment 板子[板子] ban3 zi5 board; plank; bamboo or birch for corporal punishment 废[廢] fei4 to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste 砖头[磚頭] zhuan1 tou5 brick 归类[歸類] gui1 lei4 to classify; to categorize 字体[字體] zi4 ti3 calligraphic style; typeface; font 校对[校對] jiao4 dui4 proofreader; to proofread; to calibrate 报答[報答] bao4 da2 to repay; to requite 淇[淇] qi2 name of a river 凌[凌] ling2 to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat 分担[分擔] fen1 dan1 to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) 剃光头[剃光頭] ti4 guang1 tou2 to shave the whole head clean; crushing defeat 萌[萌] meng2 to sprout; to bud; to have a strong affection for (slang); adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep22/172 words - 58 min 抵抗力[抵抗力] di3 kang4 li4 resistance; immunity 狼狗[狼狗] lang2 gou3 wolfdog 破费[破費] po4 fei4 to spend (money or time) 探监[探監] tan4 jian1 to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) 工作人员[工作人員] gong1 zuo4 ren2 yuan2 staff member 大老远[大老遠] da4 lao3 yuan3 very far away 心安理得[心安理得] xin1 an1 li3 de2 to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth 实话[實話] shi2 hua4 truth 事前[事前] shi4 qian2 in advance; before the event 丽[麗] li4 beautiful 售货员[售貨員] shou4 huo4 yuan2 salesperson; CL:個|个[ge4] 佟[佟] Tong2 surname Tong 崇拜[崇拜] chong2 bai4 to worship; adoration 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) 兑[兌] dui4 to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp; ☱ 孩子们[孩子們] hai2 zi5 men5 children 中年[中年] zhong1 nian2 middle age 护肤[護膚] hu4 fu1 skincare 系列[系列] xi4 lie4 series; set 衰老[衰老] shuai1 lao3 to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak 爽肤水[爽膚水] shuang3 fu1 shui3 toner (cosmetics) 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) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep23/25 words - 3 min 劣势[劣勢] lie4 shi4 inferior; disadvantaged 拉扯[拉扯] la1 che5 to drag; to pull; to raise a child (through difficulties); to help; to support; to drag in; to chat 灭[滅] mie4 to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown 地图[地圖] di4 tu2 map; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3] 战[戰] zhan4 to fight; fight; war; battle 杠[槓] gang4 thick pole; bar; rod; thick line; to mark with a thick line; to sharpen (knife); (old) coffin-bearing pole 去火[去火] qu4 huo3 to reduce internal heat (TCM) 较劲[較勁] jiao4 jin4 to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort 体力劳动[體力勞動] ti3 li4 lao2 dong4 physical labor 包工头[包工頭] bao1 gong1 tou2 chief labor contractor 闭上[閉上] bi4 shang5 to close; to shut up 睁开[睜開] zheng1 kai1 to open (one's eyes) 湖边[湖邊] hu2 bian1 lakeside 栈桥[棧橋] zhan4 qiao2 a pier; a landing-stage; a loading trestle for goods or passengers; a platform 窄[窄] zhai3 narrow; narrow-minded; badly off 湖[湖] hu2 lake; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] 升[升] sheng1 to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3] 石像[石像] shi2 xiang4 stone statue 守护[守護] shou3 hu4 to guard; to protect 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 低头[低頭] di1 tou2 to bow the head; to yield; to give in 袭[襲] xi2 to attack; to inherit; classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes) 白色[白色] bai2 se4 white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist 长裙[長裙] chang2 qun2 cheong sam (long skirt) 传来[傳來] chuan2 lai2 (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep23/50 words - 11 min 邪恶[邪惡] xie2 e4 sinister; vicious; wicked; evil 统治[統治] tong3 zhi4 to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime 带领[帶領] dai4 ling3 to guide; to lead 团结[團結] tuan2 jie2 to unite; unity; solidarity; united 对抗[對抗] dui4 kang4 to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation 寻找[尋找] xun2 zhao3 to seek; to look for 骑士[騎士] qi2 shi4 horseman; cavalryman; knight (i.e. European nobility); (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc) 鞋带[鞋帶] xie2 dai4 shoelace; CL:根[gen1],雙|双[shuang1] 效率[效率] xiao4 lu:4 efficiency 手头[手頭] shou3 tou2 in hand (e.g. cash) 破烂[破爛] po4 lan4 worn-out; rotten; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; rubbish; junk 施工[施工] shi1 gong1 construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs 追上[追上] zhui1 shang4 to overtake 心脏病[心臟病] xin1 zang4 bing4 heart disease 要犯[要犯] yao4 fan4 major criminal 抽烟[抽煙] chou1 yan1 to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) 赃物[贓物] zang1 wu4 booty; stolen property 去取[去取] qu4 qu3 to accept or reject 康[康] kang1 healthy; peaceful; abundant 搜[搜] sou1 to search 底[底] di3 background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base 何必[何必] he2 bi4 there is no need; why should 指路[指路] zhi3 lu4 to give directions 小鬼[小鬼] xiao3 gui3 little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp 素材[素材] su4 cai2 source material (in literature and art) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep23/75 words - 20 min 邮件[郵件] you2 jian4 mail; post; email 爆破[爆破] bao4 po4 to blow up; to demolish (using explosives); dynamite; blast 果[果] guo3 fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really 粗鲁[粗魯] cu1 lu3 coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish 斯文[斯文] si1 wen2 refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle 噎[噎] ye1 to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate 功劳[功勞] gong1 lao2 contribution; meritorious service; credit 电子竞技[電子競技] dian4 zi3 jing4 ji4 video gaming (as a sport); e-sports (abbr. to 電競|电竞[dian4 jing4]) 出息[出息] chu1 xi5 future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up 乱动[亂動] luan4 dong4 to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about 左[左] zuo3 left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3] 扶[扶] fu2 to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help 小偷[小偷] xiao3 tou1 thief 棍子[棍子] gun4 zi5 stick; rod 突兀[突兀] tu1 wu4 lofty or towering; sudden or abrupt 兮[兮] xi1 (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊) 豹子[豹子] bao4 zi5 leopard; CL:頭|头[tou2] 工作量[工作量] gong1 zuo4 liang4 workload; volume of work 加进[加進] jia1 jin4 to add; to mix in; to incorporate 盒子[盒子] he2 zi5 box; case 墙根[牆根] qiang2 gen1 foot of a wall 农[農] nong2 peasant; to farm; agriculture; diligent (old); government field official (old) 巷[巷] xiang4 lane; alley 巷子[巷子] xiang4 zi5 alley 路面[路面] lu4 mian4 pavement //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep23/100 words - 37 min 平整[平整] ping2 zheng3 smooth; level; to level off; to flatten (remove bumps) 电影票[電影票] dian4 ying3 piao4 cinema ticket 动静[動靜] dong4 jing4 (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness 网吧[網吧] wang3 ba1 Internet café 兑现[兌現] dui4 xian4 (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment 决心[決心] jue2 xin1 determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 正大光明[正大光明] zheng4 da4 guang1 ming2 just and honorable 午觉[午覺] wu3 jiao4 siesta; afternoon nap 粥[粥] zhou1 congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3] 黑白[黑白] hei1 bai2 black and white; right and wrong; monochrome 老大爷[老大爺] lao3 da4 ye2 uncle; grandpa; CL:位[wei4] 照理[照理] zhao4 li3 according to reason; usually; in the normal course of events; to attend to 打扫[打掃] da3 sao3 to clean; to sweep 妥[妥] tuo3 suitable; adequate; ready; settled 样板[樣板] yang4 ban3 template; prototype; model; example 土豪[土豪] tu3 hao2 local tyrant; local strong man; (slang) nouveau riche 欧式[歐式] Ou1 shi4 in the European style; Euclidean 市区[市區] shi4 qu1 urban district; downtown; city center 改判[改判] gai3 pan4 to amend a judgment; to overrule the original decision; to commute (a sentence) 无期[無期] wu2 qi1 unspecified period; in the indefinite future; no fixed time; indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment) 翻来覆去[翻來覆去] fan1 lai2 fu4 qu4 to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again 职工[職工] zhi2 gong1 workers; staff; CL:個|个[ge4] 服刑[服刑] fu2 xing2 to serve a prison sentence 探视[探視] tan4 shi4 to visit (a patient, prisoner etc); to look inquiringly 但凡[但凡] dan4 fan2 every single; as long as //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep23/125 words - 54 min 恶魔[惡魔] e4 mo2 demon; fiend 电瓶[電瓶] dian4 ping2 accumulator; battery (for storing electricity) 一声不响[一聲不響] yi1 sheng1 bu4 xiang3 to keep totally silent; noiselessly 怒[怒] nu4 anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous 老子[老子] lao3 zi5 father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) 借口[借口] jie4 kou3 to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext 难以[難以] nan2 yi3 hard to (predict, imagine etc) 出口[出口] chu1 kou3 an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port 告一段落[告一段落] gao4 yi1 duan4 luo4 to come to the end of a phase (idiom) 迷迷糊糊[迷迷糊糊] mi2 mi2 hu1 hu1 in a daze; bewildered 实情[實情] shi2 qing2 actual situation; truth 过世[過世] guo4 shi4 to die; to pass away 人情[人情] ren2 qing2 human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn 出错[出錯] chu1 cuo4 to make a mistake; error 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) 试映[試映] shi4 ying4 preview (of a movie); trial screening 昆虫[昆蟲] kun1 chong2 insect; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],堆[dui1] 雨露[雨露] yu3 lu4 rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace 彼此[彼此] bi3 ci3 each other; one another 关联[關聯] guan1 lian2 related; linked; affiliated 蓬勃[蓬勃] peng2 bo2 vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality 不息[不息] bu4 xi1 continually; without a break; ceaselessly 牙[牙] ya2 tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 齿[齒] chi3 tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 皮毛[皮毛] pi2 mao2 fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep23/137 words - 60 min 漂泊[漂泊] piao1 bo2 to drift (in the tide); to rove; to lead a wandering existence; drifter; wanderer 脆弱[脆弱] cui4 ruo4 weak; frail 同伴[同伴] tong2 ban4 companion; comrade; fellow 新生[新生] xin1 sheng1 new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student 突如其来[突如其來] tu1 ru2 qi2 lai2 to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly 老太婆[老太婆] lao3 tai4 po2 old woman (at times contemptuous) 放映[放映] fang4 ying4 to show (a movie); to screen 展览[展覽] zhan3 lan3 to put on display; to exhibit; exhibition; show; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] 舟[舟] zhou1 boat 遗迹[遺跡] yi2 ji4 trace; vestige; historical remains; remnant 守卫[守衛] shou3 wei4 to guard; to defend 海选[海選] hai3 xuan3 direct, winner-takes-all system of election in use for village committees; preselection for a competition //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep24/25 words - 11 min 民主[民主] min2 zhu3 democracy 个人主义[個人主義] ge4 ren2 zhu3 yi4 individualism 个性[個性] ge4 xing4 individuality; personality 观念[觀念] guan1 nian4 notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions 较为[較為] jiao4 wei2 comparatively; relatively; fairly 预习[預習] yu4 xi2 to prepare a lesson 骚[騷] sao1 trouble; disturbance; rumpus; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]; literary writings; smell of urine; foul smell; male (animal) (dialect) 文件[文件] wen2 jian4 document; file; CL:份[fen4] 分类[分類] fen1 lei4 classification 泉[泉] quan2 spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic) 主管[主管] zhu3 guan3 in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager 闲书[閒書] xian2 shu1 light reading 童话故事[童話故事] tong2 hua4 gu4 shi4 fairy tale 之类[之類] zhi1 lei4 and so on; and such 脚本[腳本] jiao3 ben3 script 编剧[編劇] bian1 ju4 to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter 珍珠[珍珠] zhen1 zhu1 pearl; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 兼顾[兼顧] jian1 gu4 to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc) 风险[風險] feng1 xian3 risk; hazard 却是[卻是] que4 shi4 nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... 用功[用功] yong4 gong1 diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort 乡村[鄉村] xiang1 cun1 rustic; village; countryside 培训[培訓] pei2 xun4 to cultivate; to train; to groom; training 机构[機構] ji1 gou4 mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; CL:所[suo3] 殷[殷] yin1 flourishing; abundant; earnest; hospitable //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep24/50 words - 18 min 下星期[下星期] xia4 xing1 qi1 next week 留校[留校] liu2 xiao4 to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation; to remain at school during vacation 一眨眼[一眨眼] yi1 zha3 yan3 in a wink 寒[寒] han2 cold; poor; to tremble 附中[附中] fu4 zhong1 attached (or affiliated) secondary (or middle) school; abbr. for 附屬中學|附属中学[fu4 shu3 zhong1 xue2] 附小[附小] fu4 xiao3 subsidiary primary school (originally attached to an institute, university etc); abbreviation of 附屬小學|附属小学 绿色[綠色] lu:4 se4 green 苹果[蘋果] ping2 guo3 apple; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] 纯[純] chun2 pure; simple; unmixed; genuine 器[器] qi4 device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2] 手指[手指] shou3 zhi3 finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 提升[提昇] ti2 sheng1 to promote; to upgrade 速[速] su4 fast; rapid; quick; velocity 装订[裝訂] zhuang1 ding4 bookbinding; to bind (books etc) 决赛[決賽] jue2 sai4 finals (of a competition) 门票[門票] men2 piao4 ticket (for theater, cinema etc) 不务正业[不務正業] bu4 wu4 zheng4 ye4 not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend to one's proper duties 一直以来[一直以來] yi1 zhi2 yi3 lai2 in the past always; for a long time now; until now 钢筋水泥[鋼筋水泥] gang1 jin1 shui3 ni2 reinforced concrete 用量[用量] yong4 liang4 quantity used; usage; consumption; dose 歪[歪] wai1 askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side 飞出[飛出] fei1 chu1 to fly out 太阳系[太陽系] tai4 yang2 xi4 solar system 自打[自打] zi4 da3 (coll.) since 回顾展[回顧展] hui2 gu4 zhan3 retrospective (exhibition) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep24/75 words - 24 min 老朋友[老朋友] lao3 peng2 you5 old friend; (slang) period; menstruation 展[展] zhan3 to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition 告别[告別] gao4 bie2 to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to 告[告] gao4 to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue 懒惰[懶惰] lan3 duo4 idle; lazy 食欲[食慾] shi2 yu4 appetite 推进[推進] tui1 jin4 to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward 文明[文明] wen2 ming2 civilized; civilization; culture; CL:個|个[ge4] 接风[接風] jie1 feng1 to hold a welcoming dinner or reception 大忙人[大忙人] da4 mang2 ren2 busy bee; very busy person 相聚[相聚] xiang1 ju4 to meet together; to assemble 弯[彎] wan1 to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in the road etc); CL:道[dao4] 倚[倚] yi3 to lean on; to rely upon 女强人[女強人] nu:3 qiang2 ren2 successful career woman; able woman 知足[知足] zhi1 zu2 content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) 窗[窗] chuang1 shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4] 通通[通通] tong1 tong1 all; entire; complete 馋[饞] chan2 gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving 丰富[豐富] feng1 fu4 to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant 大班[大班] da4 ban1 tai-pan; business executive; foreign business manager; top class of kindergarten or school grade 举手[舉手] ju3 shou3 to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) 初级[初級] chu1 ji2 junior; primary 商务[商務] shang1 wu4 commercial affairs; commercial; commerce; business 目录[目錄] mu4 lu4 catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list; contents 海里[海里] hai3 li3 nautical mile //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep24/100 words - 30 min 开头[開頭] kai1 tou2 beginning; to start 动画[動畫] dong4 hua4 animation; cartoon 水母[水母] shui3 mu3 jellyfish; medusa 到位[到位] dao4 wei4 to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; well (done) 海绵[海綿] hai3 mian2 sponge (zoology); sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc); foam rubber 海洋[海洋] hai3 yang2 ocean; CL:個|个[ge4] 近距离[近距離] jin4 ju4 li2 close range 高尚[高尚] gao1 shang4 noble; lofty; refined; exquisite 粉红色[粉紅色] fen3 hong2 se4 pink 卡通[卡通] ka3 tong1 cartoon (loanword) 随意[隨意] sui2 yi4 as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious 长成[長成] zhang3 cheng2 to grow up 光亮[光亮] guang1 liang4 bright 尾巴[尾巴] wei3 ba5 tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] 丧气[喪氣] sang4 qi5 unlucky 干劲[幹勁] gan4 jin4 enthusiasm for doing sth 缺点[缺點] que1 dian3 weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4] 全力以赴[全力以赴] quan2 li4 yi3 fu4 to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort 激情[激情] ji1 qing2 passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion 住院[住院] zhu4 yuan4 to be in hospital; to be hospitalized 长途[長途] chang2 tu2 long distance 汽车站[汽車站] qi4 che1 zhan4 bus stop; bus station 多余[多餘] duo1 yu2 superfluous; unnecessary; surplus 站稳[站穩] zhan4 wen3 to stand firm 公子[公子] gong1 zi3 son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep24/125 words - 42 min 单子[單子] dan1 zi5 list of items; bill; form; bedsheet 吆五喝六[吆五喝六] yao1 wu3 he4 liu4 lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling 做生意[做生意] zuo4 sheng1 yi4 to do business 客户[客戶] ke4 hu4 client; customer 靠不住[靠不住] kao4 bu5 zhu4 unreliable 画稿[畫稿] hua4 gao3 rough sketch (of a painting); (of an official) to approve a document by signing it 差别[差別] cha1 bie2 difference; distinction; disparity 绘本[繪本] hui4 ben3 picture book 评估[評估] ping2 gu1 to evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluation 数落[數落] shu3 luo5 to enumerate sb's shortcomings; to criticize; to scold; to talk on and on 不易[不易] bu4 yi4 not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging 疏忽[疏忽] shu1 hu5 to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness 念叨[念叨] nian4 dao5 to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss 磨磨蹭蹭[磨磨蹭蹭] mo2 mo2 ceng4 ceng4 to dillydally; slow-going 审查[審查] shen3 cha2 to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship 幺[么] yao1 youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military); one or ace on dice or dominoes; variant of 吆[yao1], to shout 蛾子[蛾子] e2 zi5 moth 情分[情分] qing2 fen4 mutual affection; friendship 偏执[偏執] pian1 zhi2 prejudice; bigotry 一团糟[一團糟] yi1 tuan2 zao1 chaos; bungle; complete mess; shambles 行为[行為] xing2 wei2 action; conduct; behavior; activity 答辩[答辯] da2 bian4 to reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation 非常感谢[非常感謝] fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4 extremely grateful; very thankful 在座[在座] zai4 zuo4 to be present 牺牲[犧牲] xi1 sheng1 to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep24/150 words - 57 min 媒体[媒體] mei2 ti3 media, esp. news media 年中[年中] nian2 zhong1 within the year; in the middle of the year; mid-year 市民[市民] shi4 min2 city resident 留有[留有] liu2 you3 to remain in existence; to retain 西餐[西餐] xi1 can1 Western-style food; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] 宰[宰] zai3 to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; imperial official in dynastic China 领班[領班] ling3 ban1 supervisor; foreman; head waiter or waitress 面试[面試] mian4 shi4 to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview 尽管[儘管] jin3 guan3 despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating 天花乱坠[天花亂墜] tian1 hua1 luan4 zhui4 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); fig. extravagant embellishments; hype 急于求成[急於求成] ji2 yu2 qiu2 cheng2 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result; impetuous 上门[上門] shang4 men2 to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family 推销[推銷] tui1 xiao1 to market; to sell 西装[西裝] xi1 zhuang1 suit; Western-style clothes; CL:套[tao4] 出院[出院] chu1 yuan4 to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital 休养[休養] xiu1 yang3 to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce 十一[十一] shi2 yi1 eleven; 11 俗气[俗氣] su2 qi4 tacky; inelegant; in poor taste; vulgar; banal 高大[高大] gao1 da4 tall; lofty 出版[出版] chu1 ban3 to publish 回天[回天] hui2 tian1 lit. to reverse the rotation of the sky; fig. to reverse a desperate situation 乌龟[烏龜] wu1 gui1 tortoise; cuckold 电竞[電競] dian4 jing4 video gaming (as a sport); e-sports (abbr. for 電子競技|电子竞技[dian4 zi3 jing4 ji4]) 高歌猛进[高歌猛進] gao1 ge1 meng3 jin4 to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress 铁了心[鐵了心] tie3 le5 xin1 determined; unshakable //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep24/175 words - 68 min 单一[單一] dan1 yi1 single; only; sole 预选[預選] yu4 xuan3 preselection; short-listing; primary election 思路[思路] si1 lu4 train of thought; thinking; reason; reasoning 打法[打法] da3 fa3 to play (a card); to make a move in a game 学区[學區] xue2 qu1 school district 讲座[講座] jiang3 zuo4 a course of lectures; CL:個|个[ge4] 贪玩[貪玩] tan1 wan2 to only want to have a good time; to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline 小伙[小伙] xiao3 huo3 young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4] 捉迷藏[捉迷藏] zhuo1 mi2 cang2 to play hide-and-seek 见多识广[見多識廣] jian4 duo1 shi2 guang3 experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) 章鱼[章魚] zhang1 yu2 octopus 描述[描述] miao2 shu4 to describe; description 摇[搖] yao2 to shake; to rock; to row; to crank 摇头[搖頭] yao2 tou2 to shake one's head 鸟[鳥] niao3 bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam 哭声[哭聲] ku1 sheng1 sound of weeping 伙伴[伙伴] huo3 ban4 partner; companion; comrade 未知[未知] wei4 zhi1 unknown 星际[星際] xing1 ji4 interstellar; interplanetary 飞跃[飛躍] fei1 yue4 to leap 木星[木星] Mu4 xing1 Jupiter (planet) 土星[土星] Tu3 xing1 Saturn (planet) 天王星[天王星] Tian1 wang2 xing1 Uranus (planet) 海王星[海王星] Hai3 wang2 xing1 Neptune (planet) 令人[令人] ling4 ren2 to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc) //Somewhere Only We Know - S1/Ep24/193 words - 77 min 赞叹[讚嘆] zan4 tan4 to exclaim in admiration 不止[不止] bu4 zhi3 incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to 燃料[燃料] ran2 liao4 fuel 逐渐[逐漸] zhu2 jian4 gradually 关闭[關閉] guan1 bi4 to close; to shut 历史性[歷史性] li4 shi3 xing4 historic 光速[光速] guang1 su4 the speed of light 创作[創作] chuang4 zuo4 to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; CL:個|个[ge4] 两头[兩頭] liang3 tou2 both ends; both parties to a deal 落空[落空] luo4 kong1 to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing 浮[浮] fu2 to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus 海面[海面] hai3 mian4 sea level; sea surface 映[映] ying4 to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc) 事先[事先] shi4 xian1 in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior 久等[久等] jiu3 deng3 to wait for a long time 锅[鍋] guo1 pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] 中都[中都] Zhong1 du1 Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing 进门[進門] jin4 men2 to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage