//Detention - S1/Ep1/25 words - 0 min 原创[原創] yuan2 chuang4 originality; creativity; innovation 剧[劇] ju4 theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe 集[集] ji2 to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode 中华[中華] Zhong1 hua2 China (alternate formal name) 民国[民國] Min2 guo2 Republic of China (1912-1949); used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) 宪法[憲法] xian4 fa3 constitution (of a country); CL:部[bu4] 基于[基於] ji1 yu2 because of; on the basis of; in view of; on account of 三民主义[三民主義] San1 min2 zhu3 yi4 Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s) 民[民] min2 the people; nationality; citizen 治[治] zhi4 to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research 享[享] xiang3 to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of 民主[民主] min2 zhu3 democracy 共和国[共和國] gong4 he2 guo2 republic 国[國] guo2 country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4] 父[父] fu4 father 孙[孫] sun1 grandson; descendant 中山[中山] Zhong1 shan1 refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen; Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace; Nakayama (Japanese surname) 实行[實行] shi2 xing2 to implement; to carry out; to put into practice 创立[創立] chuang4 li4 to establish; to set up; to found 五权宪法[五權憲法] wu3 quan2 xian4 fa3 Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan; The five courts or 院[yuan4] are 行政院[xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive yuan, 立法院[li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative yuan, 司法院[si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院[kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院[jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control yuan 立国[立國] li4 guo2 to found a country 本源[本源] ben3 yuan2 origin; source 建国[建國] jian4 guo2 to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 目标[目標] mu4 biao1 target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4] 制度[制度] zhi4 du4 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution; CL:個|个[ge4] //Detention - S1/Ep1/50 words - 1 min 纲领[綱領] gang1 ling3 program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle 放手[放手] fang4 shou3 to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand 国家[國家] guo2 jia1 country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4] 法[法] fa3 law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 其中[其中] qi2 zhong1 among; in; included among these 强调[強調] qiang2 diao4 to emphasize (a statement); to stress 权能[權能] quan2 neng2 power 区分[區分] qu1 fen1 to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories 基本[基本] ji1 ben3 basic; fundamental; main; elementary 原则[原則] yuan2 ze2 principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4] 政府[政府] zheng4 fu3 government; CL:個|个[ge4] 拥有[擁有] yong1 you3 to have; to possess 权[權] quan2 authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary 服务[服務] fu2 wu4 to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 人民[人民] ren2 min2 the people; CL:個|个[ge4] 走路[走路] zou3 lu4 to walk; to go on foot 喔[喔] wo5 (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder 管理[管理] guan3 li3 to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4] 政权[政權] zheng4 quan2 regime; political power 有权[有權] you3 quan2 to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful 划分[劃分] hua4 fen1 to divide up; to partition; to differentiate 本质[本質] ben3 zhi4 essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality 总统[總統] zong3 tong3 president (of a country); CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2],屆|届[jie4] 蒋公[蔣公] Jiang3 gong1 honorific title for Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] 伦理[倫理] lun2 li3 ethics //Detention - S1/Ep1/75 words - 1 min 科学[科學] ke1 xue2 science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 民族主义[民族主義] min2 zu2 zhu3 yi4 nationalism; national self-determination; principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers); racism 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 晖[暉] hui1 sunshine; to shine upon; variant of 輝|辉[hui1] 魏[魏] wei4 tower over a palace gateway (old) 仲[仲] zhong4 second month of a season; middle; intermediate; second amongst brothers 廷[廷] ting2 palace courtyard 因[因] yin1 cause; reason; because 传递[傳遞] chuan2 di4 to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive 匪[匪] fei3 bandit; (literary) not 发展[發展] fa1 zhan3 development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand 组织[組織] zu3 zhi1 to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue; CL:個|个[ge4] 被捕[被捕] bei4 bu3 to be arrested; under arrest 校[校] jiao4 to proofread; to check; to compare 校[校] xiao4 school; military officer; CL:所[suo3] 忠[忠] zhong1 loyal; devoted; honest 班[班] ban1 team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups 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 芮[芮] rui4 small 欣[欣] xin1 happy 同学[同學] tong2 xue2 to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 检举[檢舉] jian3 ju3 to report (an offense to the authorities); to inform against sb 谍[諜] die2 to spy 功[功] gong1 meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) 今日[今日] jin1 ri4 today 特此[特此] te4 ci3 hereby //Detention - S1/Ep1/100 words - 1 min 颁发[頒發] ban1 fa1 to issue; to promulgate; to award 荣誉[榮譽] rong2 yu4 honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary 状[狀] zhuang4 accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped 翠[翠] cui4 bluish-green; green jade 华[華] hua2 magnificent; splendid; flowery 中学[中學] zhong1 xue2 middle school; CL:個|个[ge4] 校长[校長] xiao4 zhang3 (college, university) president; headmaster; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 遭[遭] zao1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 撤换[撤換] che4 huan4 to dismiss and replace (sb); to replace (sb or sth) 日后[日後] ri4 hou4 sometime; someday (in the future) 学生[學生] xue2 sheng5 student; schoolchild 内涵[內涵] nei4 han2 meaningful content; implication; connotation (semantics); inner qualities (of a person) 楼[樓] lou2 house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 坠楼[墜樓] zhui4 lou2 to fall off or jump off a building 身亡[身亡] shen1 wang2 to die 鬼魂[鬼魂] gui3 hun2 ghost 不胫而走[不脛而走] bu4 jing4 er2 zou3 to get round fast; to spread like wildfire 校方[校方] xiao4 fang1 the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc); the school authorities 遂[遂] sui4 to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach 祀[祀] si4 to sacrifice; to offer libation to 奉[奉] feng4 to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior) 城隍[城隍] Cheng2 Huang2 Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology) 坛[壇] tan2 platform; rostrum; altar 定期[定期] ding4 qi1 at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term 举办[舉辦] ju3 ban4 to conduct; to hold //Detention - S1/Ep1/125 words - 4 min 法事[法事] fa3 shi4 religious ceremony; ritual 镇[鎮] zhen4 to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks) 魂[魂] hun2 soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body 驱邪[驅邪] qu1 xie2 to drive out devils; exorcism 涵[涵] han2 to contain; to include; culvert 禁地[禁地] jin4 di4 forbidden area; restricted area; (fig.) sth considered off-limits 轮回[輪回] lun2 hui2 variant of 輪迴|轮回[lun2 hui2] 记忆[記憶] ji4 yi4 to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4] 镇压[鎮壓] zhen4 ya1 suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell 禁锢[禁錮] jin4 gu4 to confine; to imprison; prohibition; shackles; fetters 扭曲[扭曲] niu3 qu1 to twist; to warp; to distort 变形[變形] bian4 xing2 deformation; to become deformed; to change shape; to morph 仇恨[仇恨] chou2 hen4 to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility 悄悄[悄悄] qiao1 qiao1 quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3] 渗透[滲透] shen4 tou4 to permeate; to infiltrate; to pervade; osmosis 从未[從未] cong2 wei4 never 直到[直到] zhi2 dao4 until 睁开[睜開] zheng1 kai1 to open (one's eyes) 88[88] ba1 ba1 (Internet slang) bye-bye (alternative for 拜拜[bai2 bai2]) 小鬼[小鬼] xiao3 gui3 little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp 大过[大過] da4 guo4 serious mistake; major demerit 程[程] cheng2 rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 刘[劉] Liu2 surname Liu 芸[芸] yun2 common rue (Ruta graveolens); books and libraries //Detention - S1/Ep1/150 words - 10 min 老师[老師] lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 鸾[鸞] luan2 mythical bird related to phoenix 客运[客運] ke4 yun4 passenger transportation; (Tw) intercity bus 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] 气质[氣質] qi4 zhi4 temperament; personality traits; manners 长得[長得] zhang3 de5 to look (pretty, the same etc) 台北[台北] Tai2 bei3 Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan 读书[讀書] du2 shu1 to read a book; to study; to attend school 升学[升學] sheng1 xue2 to enter the next grade school 率[率] lu:4 rate; frequency 率[率] shuai4 to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually 环境[環境] huan2 jing4 environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient 小朋友[小朋友] xiao3 peng2 you3 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 专心[專心] zhuan1 xin1 to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed 学习[學習] xue2 xi2 to learn; to study 妹妹[妹妹] mei4 mei5 younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] 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) 大部分[大部分] da4 bu4 fen5 in large part; the greater part; the majority 行李[行李] xing2 li5 luggage; CL:件[jian4] 立即[立即] li4 ji2 immediately 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] 亲戚[親戚] qin1 qi5 a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 外人[外人] wai4 ren2 outsider; foreigner; stranger 太太[太太] tai4 tai5 married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 电[電] dian4 electric; electricity; electrical 瓦斯[瓦斯] wa3 si1 gas (loanword) //Detention - S1/Ep1/175 words - 16 min 牵[牽] qian1 to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in 粉[粉] fen3 powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink 刷[刷] shua1 to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job 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) 美丽新世界[美麗新世界] Mei3 li4 Xin1 Shi4 jie4 Brave New World, novel by Aldous Huxley 阿道司·赫胥黎[A1 dao4 si1 · He4 xu1 li2] 上学[上學] shang4 xue2 to go to school; to attend school 需求[需求] xu1 qiu2 requirement; to require; (economics) demand 学校[學校] xue2 xiao4 school; CL:所[suo3] 得奖[得獎] de2 jiang3 to win a prize 作品[作品] zuo4 pin3 work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1] 县[縣] xian4 county 市[市] shi4 market; city; CL:個|个[ge4] 比赛[比賽] bi3 sai4 competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete 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 蔬菜[蔬菜] shu1 cai4 vegetables; CL:種|种[zhong3] 水果[水果] shui3 guo3 fruit; CL:個|个[ge4] 新鲜[新鮮] xin1 xian1 fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon 空气[空氣] kong1 qi4 air; atmosphere 年级[年級] nian2 ji2 grade; year (in school, college etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 不变[不變] bu4 bian4 constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant 背后[背後] bei4 hou4 behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back 禁止[禁止] jin4 zhi3 to prohibit; to forbid; to ban 阅读[閱讀] yue4 du2 to read; reading 课[課] ke4 subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination //Detention - S1/Ep1/200 words - 17 min 务[務] wu4 affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means 无关[無關] wu2 guan1 unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) 读物[讀物] du2 wu4 reading material 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 念书[念書] nian4 shu1 to read; to study 惹麻烦[惹麻煩] re3 ma2 fan5 to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome 起立[起立] qi3 li4 to stand; Stand up! 立正[立正] li4 zheng4 to stand straight; attention! (order to troops) 敬礼[敬禮] jing4 li3 to salute; salute 坐下[坐下] zuo4 xia5 to sit down 芸香[蕓香] yun2 xiang1 Rutaceae; the citrus family 康[康] kang1 healthy; peaceful; abundant 兴[興] xing1 to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect) 兴[興] xing4 feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement 高中[高中] gao1 zhong1 senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 多多[多多] duo1 duo1 many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more 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 位子[位子] wei4 zi5 place; seat 班长[班長] ban1 zhang3 class monitor; squad leader; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4] 名单[名單] ming2 dan1 list of names 努力[努力] nu3 li4 great effort; to strive; to try hard 争取[爭取] zheng1 qu3 to fight for; to strive for; to win over 松懈[鬆懈] song1 xie4 to relax; to relax efforts; to slack off; to take it easy; complacent; undisciplined 走廊[走廊] zou3 lang2 corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda 脏[髒] zang1 dirty; filthy 课本[課本] ke4 ben3 textbook; CL:本[ben3] //Detention - S1/Ep1/225 words - 19 min 复习[複習] fu4 xi2 variant of 復習|复习[fu4 xi2] 考[考] kao3 to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father 章节[章節] zhang1 jie2 chapter; section 页[頁] ye4 page; leaf 苏[蘇] su1 Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration 婕[婕] jie2 handsome 妤[妤] yu2 handsome; fair 学号[學號] xue2 hao4 student ID number 大一[大一] da4 yi1 first-year university student 届[屆] jie4 to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) 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] 游学[遊學] you2 xue2 to study away from home or abroad (old) 想来[想來] xiang3 lai2 it may be assumed that 小镇[小鎮] xiao3 zhen4 small town; village 民风[民風] min2 feng1 popular customs; folkways 纯朴[純樸] chun2 pu3 variant of 淳樸|淳朴[chun2 pu3] 当作[當作] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as 神明[神明] shen2 ming2 deities; gods 摔[摔] shuai1 to throw down; to fall; to drop and break 惨[慘] can3 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy 懵懵懂懂[懵懵懂懂] meng3 meng3 dong3 dong3 confused; ignorant 笨[笨] ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 城[城] cheng2 city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 隍[隍] huang2 dry moat; god of city 爷[爺] ye2 grandpa; old gentleman //Detention - S1/Ep1/250 words - 19 min 雷[雷] lei2 thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific 劈[劈] pi1 to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike 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 庙[廟] miao4 temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial 叔叔[叔叔] shu1 shu5 father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 解[解] jie3 to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection 卦[卦] gua4 divinatory diagram; one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] 出发[出發] chu1 fa1 to set off; to start (on a journey) 医院[醫院] yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 国民[國民] guo2 min2 nationals; citizens; people of a nation 流逝[流逝] liu2 shi4 (of time) to pass; to elapse 地震[地震] di4 zhen4 earthquake 党政[黨政] dang3 zheng4 Party and government administration 协同[協同] xie2 tong2 to cooperate; in coordination with; coordinated; collaborate; collaboration; collaborative 一线[一線] yi1 xian4 front line 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 救灾[救災] jiu4 zai1 to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims 重建[重建] chong2 jian4 to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding 优先[優先] you1 xian1 to have priority; to take precedence 苦[苦] ku3 bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 政治[政治] zheng4 zhi4 politics; political 考量[考量] kao3 liang2 to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration 民生[民生] min2 sheng1 people's livelihood; people's welfare 全心[全心] quan2 xin1 with heart and soul 投入[投入] tou2 ru4 to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed //Detention - S1/Ep1/275 words - 20 min 选举[選舉] xuan3 ju3 to elect; election; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] 造势[造勢] zao4 shi4 to boost support or interest; to campaign; to promote 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] 起床[起床] qi3 chuang2 to get out of bed; to get up 党内[黨內] dang3 nei4 within the party (esp. Chinese communist party) 高层[高層] gao1 ceng2 high level; high class 副总统[副總統] fu4 zong3 tong3 vice-president 连战[連戰] Lian2 Zhan4 Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang 行政[行政] xing2 zheng4 administrative; executive (attributive) 院长[院長] yuan4 zhang3 the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China; CL:個|个[ge4] 萧万长[蕭萬長] Xiao1 Wan4 chang2 Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012 展现[展現] zhan3 xian4 to come out; to emerge; to reveal; to display 具体[具體] ju4 ti3 concrete; definite; specific 获得[獲得] huo4 de2 to obtain; to receive; to get 多数[多數] duo1 shu4 majority; most 民众[民眾] min2 zhong4 populace; masses; the people 萧[蕭] xiao1 miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort 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 支持度[支持度] zhi1 chi2 du4 degree of support; percentage of vote 上升[上昇] shang4 sheng1 to rise; to go up; to ascend 另一方面[另一方面] ling4 yi1 fang1 mian4 on the other hand; another aspect 民进党[民進黨] Min2 jin4 dang3 DPP (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan); abbr. for 民主進步黨|民主进步党 参选人[參選人] can1 xuan3 ren2 election participant; candidate 陈水扁[陳水扁] Chen2 Shui3 bian3 Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008 台中市[臺中市] Tai2 zhong1 shi4 Taichung city in central Taiwan //Detention - S1/Ep1/300 words - 22 min 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 党[黨] dang3 party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[ge4] 灾区[災區] zai1 qu1 disaster area; stricken region 复兴[復興] fu4 xing1 to revive; to rejuvenate 协调[協調] xie2 tiao2 to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted 委员会[委員會] wei3 yuan2 hui4 committee 吃完[吃完] chi1 wan2 to finish eating 温度[溫度] wen1 du4 temperature; CL:個|个[ge4] 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 或[或] huo4 maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or 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. 新闻[新聞] xin1 wen2 news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] 黎明[黎明] li2 ming2 dawn; daybreak 编辑[編輯] bian1 ji2 to edit; to compile; editor; compiler 播报[播報] bo1 bao4 to announce; to read (the news) 振兴[振興] zhen4 xing1 to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize 广播电台[廣播電台] guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2 radio station 薪水[薪水] xin1 shui3 salary; wage 多谢[多謝] duo1 xie4 many thanks; thanks a lot 礼堂[禮堂] li3 tang2 assembly hall; auditorium; CL:座[zuo4],處|处[chu4] 校庆[校慶] xiao4 qing4 anniversary of the founding of a school 表演[表演] biao3 yan3 play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3] 右边[右邊] you4 bian5 right side; right, to the right 栋[棟] dong4 classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) 保健[保健] bao3 jian4 health protection; health care; to maintain in good health //Detention - S1/Ep1/325 words - 27 min 室[室] shi4 room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 图书馆[圖書館] tu2 shu1 guan3 library; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 待会儿[待會兒] dai1 hui4 r5 in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] 音乐[音樂] yin1 yue4 music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4] 教室[教室] jiao4 shi4 classroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 尤其[尤其] you2 qi2 especially; particularly 大地[大地] da4 di4 earth; mother earth 震[震] zhen4 to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder; ☳ 莫名其妙[莫名其妙] mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4 (idiom) baffling; inexplicable 穿帮[穿幫] chuan1 bang1 (TV or movie) blooper; continuity error; (theater) to flub one's lines; unintended exposure of a body part; to be exposed (of a scheme or trick); to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue; to blow one's cover 礼[禮] li3 gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy 胃[胃] wei4 stomach; CL:個|个[ge4] 公告[公告] gong1 gao4 post; announcement 校内[校內] xiao4 nei4 on-campus; intramural 场所[場所] chang3 suo3 location; place 受不了[受不了] shou4 bu4 liao3 unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand 违反[違反] wei2 fan3 to violate (a law) 校规[校規] xiao4 gui1 school rules and regulations 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 戒[戒] jie4 to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger) 屁[屁] pi4 fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 班主任[班主任] ban1 zhu3 ren4 teacher in charge of a class 拖[拖] tuo1 to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on 垮[垮] kua3 to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat 成绩[成績] cheng2 ji4 achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] //Detention - S1/Ep1/350 words - 33 min 存[存] cun2 to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive 不爽[不爽] bu4 shuang3 not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate 极点[極點] ji2 dian3 extreme point; pole; the origin (in polar coordinates) 逃[逃] tao2 to escape; to run away; to flee 疯狂[瘋狂] feng1 kuang2 crazy; frantic; extreme popularity 另[另] ling4 other; another; separate; separately 教官[教官] jiao4 guan1 military instructor 禁[禁] jin1 to endure 禁[禁] jin4 to prohibit; to forbid 鬼牌[鬼牌] gui3 pai2 Joker (playing card) 夸张[誇張] kua1 zhang1 to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous 唱片[唱片] chang4 pian4 gramophone record; LP; music CD; musical album; CL:張|张[zhang1] 镭射[鐳射] lei2 she4 laser (loanword); Taiwanese term for 激光[ji1 guang1] 表哥[表哥] biao3 ge1 older male cousin via female line 拜托[拜託] bai4 tuo1 to request sb to do sth; please! 遇[遇] yu4 to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance 过人[過人] guo4 ren2 to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent 干吗[幹嗎] gan4 ma2 see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] 原本[原本] yuan2 ben3 originally; original 李子[李子] li3 zi5 plum; CL:個|个[ge4] 琪[琪] qi2 fine jade 工友[工友] gong1 you3 workmate 通报[通報] tong1 bao4 to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal 查清[查清] cha2 qing1 to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify 办好[辦好] ban4 hao3 to manage well 做文章[做文章] zuo4 wen2 zhang1 to make an issue of sth; to fuss; to make a song and dance //Detention - S1/Ep1/375 words - 34 min 跳楼[跳樓] tiao4 lou2 to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 姐[姐] jie3 older sister 传说[傳說] chuan2 shuo1 legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... 抓狂[抓狂] zhua1 kuang2 to blow one's top; to be driven mad; to become frantic 徐[徐] xu2 slowly; gently 佩[佩] pei4 to respect; to wear (belt etc) 雯[雯] wen2 multicolored clouds 学姐[學姐] xue2 jie3 senior or older female schoolmate 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] 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) 灵光[靈光] ling2 guang1 divine light (around the Buddha); a halo; a miraculous column of light; (slang) jolly good! 降[降] jiang4 to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend 降[降] xiang2 to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame 光芒[光芒] guang1 mang2 rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance 扫[掃] sao3 to sweep 扫[掃] sao4 broom 邪[邪] xie2 demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal 魔[魔] mo2 devil; magic 律[律] lu:4 law 令[令] ling4 to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old) 敕[敕] chi4 imperial orders 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) 平安[平安] ping2 an1 safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace 第五[第五] di4 wu3 fifth 代[代] dai4 to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 传人[傳人] chuan2 ren2 to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant 效果[效果] xiao4 guo3 result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4] //Detention - S1/Ep1/400 words - 39 min 广播[廣播] guang3 bo1 broadcast; CL:個|个[ge4]; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize 放任[放任] fang4 ren4 to ignore; to let alone; to indulge 传话[傳話] chuan2 hua4 to pass on a story; to communicate a message 讨论[討論] tao3 lun4 to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4] 交换[交換] jiao1 huan4 to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute 轻松[輕鬆] qing1 song1 light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously 好奇[好奇] hao4 qi2 inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity 痴[痴] chi1 imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly 峰[峰] feng1 (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier for camels 死定[死定] si3 ding4 to be screwed; to be toast 迷路[迷路] mi2 lu4 to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) 到处[到處] dao4 chu4 everywhere 白痴[白痴] bai2 chi1 idiocy; idiot 那时候[那時候] na4 shi2 hou5 at that time 罗[羅] luo2 gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift 怡[怡] yi2 harmony; pleased 君[君] jun1 monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler 倪[倪] ni2 (literary) small child; limit; bound; extremity; to differentiate; origin; cause 勇[勇] yong3 brave 陈[陳] chen2 to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale 玮[瑋] wei3 (reddish jade); precious; rare 珊[珊] shan1 coral 马[馬] ma3 horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess 伟[偉] wei3 big; large; great 哲[哲] zhe2 wise; a sage //Detention - S1/Ep1/425 words - 44 min 乱讲[亂講] luan4 jiang3 to talk nonsense; nonsense! 谎[謊] huang3 lies; to lie 说谎[說謊] shuo1 huang3 to lie; to tell an untruth 操场[操場] cao1 chang3 playground; sports field; drill ground; CL:個|个[ge4] 圈[圈] quan1 circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 下课[下課] xia4 ke4 to finish class; to get out of class 厕所[廁所] ce4 suo3 toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 全班[全班] quan2 ban1 the whole class 蛙[蛙] wa1 frog; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 不快[不快] bu4 kuai4 unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp 赵[趙] zhao4 to surpass (old) 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 放学[放學] fang4 xue2 to dismiss students at the end of the school day 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 时代[時代] shi2 dai4 age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4] 应[應] ying1 to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall 应[應] ying4 to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with 本分[本分] ben3 fen4 (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role 违规[違規] wei2 gui1 to violate (rules); irregular; illegal; corrupt 纪[紀] ji4 order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle 瞒[瞞] man2 to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark 针对[針對] zhen1 dui4 to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to 班上[班上] ban1 shang4 (in the) class 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) 详细[詳細] xiang2 xi4 detailed; in detail; minute 辅导[輔導] fu3 dao3 to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor //Detention - S1/Ep1/450 words - 55 min 前后[前後] qian2 hou4 around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear 考卷[考卷] kao3 juan4 exam paper 仔细[仔細] zi3 xi4 careful; attentive; cautious 订正[訂正] ding4 zheng4 to make a correction 包庇[包庇] bao1 bi4 to shield; to harbor; to cover up 行为[行為] xing2 wei2 action; conduct; behavior; activity 一律[一律] yi1 lu:4 same; uniformly; all; without exception 警告[警告] jing3 gao4 to warn; to admonish 家长[家長] jia1 zhang3 head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child 卷[卷] juan3 to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) 卷[卷] juan4 scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll 姓名[姓名] xing4 ming2 surname and given name; full name 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 搞不好[搞不好] gao3 bu5 hao3 (coll.) maybe; perhaps 尽速[盡速] jin4 su4 as quick as possible 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] 勿[勿] wu4 do not 逗留[逗留] dou4 liu2 to stay at; to stop over 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 扶[扶] fu2 to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help 救命[救命] jiu4 ming4 to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! 字幕[字幕] zi4 mu4 caption; subtitle 翻译[翻譯] fan1 yi4 to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 邱[邱] qiu1 mound 紫[紫] zi3 purple; violet 蕙[蕙] hui4 Coumarouna odorata //Detention - S1/Ep2/25 words - 7 min 您好[您好] nin2 hao3 hello (polite) 长官[長官] zhang3 guan1 senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; CL:位[wei4]; sir (term of address for senior officer) 柜子[櫃子] gui4 zi5 cupboard; cabinet 惹[惹] re3 to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) 转达[轉達] zhuan3 da2 to pass on; to convey; to communicate 治学[治學] zhi4 xue2 scholarship; high-level study; to do scholarly research; to pursue a high level of study 严谨[嚴謹] yan2 jin3 rigorous; strict; careful; cautious; compact; well-knit 一来[一來] yi1 lai2 firstly, ... 自知之明[自知之明] zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2 knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge 不久[不久] bu4 jiu3 not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after 失[失] shi1 to lose; to miss; to fail 丢脸[丟臉] diu1 lian3 to lose face; humiliation 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 耳语[耳語] er3 yu3 to whisper in sb's ear; a whisper 不断[不斷] bu4 duan4 unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant 外头[外頭] wai4 tou5 outside; out 极[極] ji2 extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top 法力[法力] fa3 li4 magic power 一劳永逸[一勞永逸] yi1 lao2 yong3 yi4 to get sth done once and for all 永[永] yong3 forever; always; perpetual 无后[無後] wu2 hou4 to lack male offspring 患[患] huan4 to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry 压[壓] ya1 to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure 要不[要不] yao4 bu4 otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) 整顿[整頓] zheng3 dun4 to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify //Detention - S1/Ep2/50 words - 10 min 年轻人[年輕人] nian2 qing1 ren2 young people; youngster 公务[公務] gong1 wu4 official business 繁忙[繁忙] fan2 mang2 busy; bustling 费心[費心] fei4 xin1 to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) 凶[兇] xiong1 terrible; fearful 安静[安靜] an1 jing4 quiet; peaceful; calm 请假[請假] qing3 jia4 to request leave of absence 事假[事假] shi4 jia4 leave of absence for a personal matter 英语[英語] Ying1 yu3 English (language) 生物[生物] sheng1 wu4 organism; living creature; life form; biological; CL:個|个[ge4] 公民[公民] gong1 min2 citizen 社会[社會] she4 hui4 society; CL:個|个[ge4] 化学[化學] hua4 xue2 chemistry; chemical 定型[定型] ding4 xing2 to finalize (a design etc); stereotype; permanent wave or perm (hairdressing) 平均[平均] ping2 jun1 average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions 排名[排名] pai2 ming2 to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking 整洁[整潔] zheng3 jie2 neatly; tidy 秩序[秩序] zhi4 xu4 order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society); CL:個|个[ge4] 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] 规范[規範] gui1 fan4 norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify 沈[沈] chen2 variant of 沉[chen2] 代班[代班] dai4 ban1 (Tw) to take over sb's job; to substitute for 主任[主任] zhu3 ren4 director; head; CL:個|个[ge4] 敬[敬] jing4 to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer 功课[功課] gong1 ke4 homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study; CL:門|门[men2] //Detention - S1/Ep2/75 words - 13 min 爸妈[爸媽] ba4 ma1 dad and mom 成员[成員] cheng2 yuan2 member 篇[篇] pian1 sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article 作文[作文] zuo4 wen2 to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇[pian1] 诗[詩] shi1 poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse 无所谓[無所謂] wu2 suo3 wei4 to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be 炉[爐] lu2 stove; furnace 德[德] de2 virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 噩[噩] e4 startling 惊[驚] jing1 to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm 噩梦[噩夢] e4 meng4 nightmare 神通[神通] shen2 tong1 remarkable ability; magical power 要么[要麼] yao4 me5 or; either one or the other 天生[天生] tian1 sheng1 nature; disposition; innate; natural 体质[體質] ti3 zhi4 constitution 修炼[修煉] xiu1 lian4 (of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism 鬼神[鬼神] gui3 shen2 supernatural beings 附身[附身] fu4 shen1 to enter a body; to possess 煞到[煞到] sha4 dao4 (Tw) to like; to fall in love with 虚弱[虛弱] xu1 ruo4 weak; in poor health 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 爷爷[爺爺] ye2 ye5 (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4] 半年[半年] ban4 nian2 half a year 过世[過世] guo4 shi4 to die; to pass away 法会[法會] fa3 hui4 (Buddhist) religious assembly //Detention - S1/Ep2/100 words - 17 min 爸[爸] ba4 father; dad; pa; papa 接手[接手] jie1 shou3 to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc) 签[籤] qian1 inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag 问事[問事] wen4 shi4 to ask for information; to inquire 标准[標準] biao1 zhun3 (an official) standard; norm; criterion; CL:個|个[ge4] 念[唸] nian4 variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud 缘分[緣分] yuan2 fen4 fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny 生病[生病] sheng1 bing4 to fall ill 怪人[怪人] guai4 ren2 strange person; eccentric 文采[文采] wen2 cai3 literary talent; literary grace; rich and bright colors 灵感[靈感] ling2 gan3 inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor 仙[仙] xian1 immortal 护法[護法] hu4 fa3 to keep the law; to protect Buddha's teachings; protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) 这阵子[這陣子] zhe4 zhen4 zi5 now; at present; at this juncture 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 时辰[時辰] shi2 chen5 time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day 耶[耶] ye5 final particle indicating enthusiasm etc 保佑[保佑] bao3 you4 to bless and protect; blessing 肩膀[肩膀] jian1 bang3 shoulder 回头[回頭] hui2 tou2 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 许[許] xu3 to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps 立[立] li4 to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately 轮到[輪到] lun2 dao4 to be (sb's or sth's) turn 踢[踢] ti1 to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) 盆子[盆子] pen2 zi5 basin //Detention - S1/Ep2/125 words - 27 min 机动[機動] ji1 dong4 locomotive; motorized; power-driven; adaptable; flexible (use, treatment, timing etc) 社长[社長] she4 zhang3 president or director (of association etc) 加入[加入] jia1 ru4 to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in 笔仙[筆仙] bi3 xian1 a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions; a spirit so invited 冒犯[冒犯] mao4 fan4 to offend 醒来[醒來] xing3 lai2 to waken 娜娜[娜娜] Na4 na4 Nana (name); Nana (1880 novel by Émile Zola); Nana (Japanese manga series) 梦想[夢想] meng4 xiang3 (fig.) to dream of; dream 状况[狀況] zhuang4 kuang4 condition; state; 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 打招呼[打招呼] da3 zhao1 hu5 to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice 适应[適應] shi4 ying4 to adapt; to fit; to suit 怀孕[懷孕] huai2 yun4 pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy 结婚[結婚] jie2 hun1 to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4] 俊[俊] jun4 smart; eminent; handsome; talented 贤[賢] xian2 worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation 避[避] bi4 to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from 治病[治病] zhi4 bing4 to treat an illness 日记[日記] ri4 ji4 diary; CL:則|则[ze2],本[ben3],篇[pian1] 想起[想起] xiang3 qi3 to recall; to think of; to call to mind 时期[時期] shi2 qi1 period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4] 有名[有名] you3 ming2 famous; well-known 社[社] she4 society; group; club; agency; (old) god of the land 特地[特地] te4 di4 specially; for a special purpose 盆[盆] pen2 basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4] //Detention - S1/Ep2/150 words - 28 min 留住[留住] liu2 zhu4 to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical) 女子[女子] nu:3 zi3 woman; female 叫做[叫做] jiao4 zuo4 to be called; to be known as 读[讀] du2 to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 师[師] shi1 teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops 慈[慈] ci2 compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane 悲[悲] bei1 sad; sadness; sorrow; grief 祢[禰] mi2 memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father 平安无事[平安無事] ping2 an1 wu2 shi4 safe and sound (idiom) 鬼混[鬼混] gui3 hun4 to hang around; to fool around; to live aimlessly 溜[溜] liu1 to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate 平静[平靜] ping2 jing4 tranquil; undisturbed; serene 嘱咐[囑咐] zhu3 fu4 to tell; to exhort; injunction 乱搞[亂搞] luan4 gao3 to make a mess; to mess with; to be wild; to sleep around; to jump into bed 硬来[硬來] ying4 lai2 to use force 掌管[掌管] zhang3 guan3 in charge of; to control 全都[全都] quan2 dou1 all; without exception 意见[意見] yi4 jian4 idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 在世[在世] zai4 shi4 to be alive 超渡[超渡] chao1 du4 variant of 超度[chao1 du4] 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 漫漫[漫漫] man4 man4 long; endless; boundless 毕业[畢業] bi4 ye4 graduation; to graduate; to finish school 做主[做主] zuo4 zhu3 see 作主[zuo4 zhu3] 碎[碎] sui4 to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary //Detention - S1/Ep2/175 words - 33 min 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) 桌子[桌子] zhuo1 zi5 table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4] 书包[書包] shu1 bao1 schoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 阿爸[阿爸] a1 ba4 (dialect) father 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] 口味[口味] kou3 wei4 a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor 魍魉[魍魎] wang3 liang3 sprites and goblins; monsters and demons 魁[魁] kui2 chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart 魃[魃] ba2 drought demon 借过[借過] jie4 guo4 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) 骗人[騙人] pian4 ren2 to cheat sb; a scam 传统[傳統] chuan2 tong3 tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4] 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 讨[討] tao3 to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study 揍[揍] zou4 to beat up; to break to pieces 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 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) 登记[登記] deng1 ji4 to register (one's name) 谨[謹] jin3 cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal) 宫[宮] gong1 palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale 乙[乙] yi3 second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105° 莲[蓮] lian2 lotus 台[臺] tai2 platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines 好生[好生] hao3 sheng1 (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly 罡[罡] gang1 stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper //Detention - S1/Ep2/200 words - 33 min 云[雲] yun2 cloud; CL:朵[duo3] 执[執] zhi2 to execute (a plan); to grasp 伏[伏] fu2 to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt 七星[七星] Qi1 xing1 Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi 剑[劍] jian4 double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword 斩断[斬斷] zhan3 duan4 to cut off; to chop sth in half 妖精[妖精] yao1 jing5 evil spirit; alluring woman 东方[東方] dong1 fang1 east 甲乙[甲乙] jia3 yi3 first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] 木[木] mu4 tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 南方[南方] nan2 fang1 south; the southern part of the country; the South 丙[丙] bing3 third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 165°; propyl 丁[丁] ding1 fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fourth in order; letter "D" or Roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food) 西方[西方] Xi1 fang1 the West; the Occident; Western countries 庚[庚] geng1 age; seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; seventh in order; letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 255°; hepta 辛[辛] xin1 (of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa 北方[北方] bei3 fang1 north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River 壬[壬] ren2 ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; ninth in order; letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 345°; nona 癸[癸] gui3 tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; tenth in order; letter "J" or Roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 15°; deca 中央[中央] zhong1 yang1 central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) 戊[戊] wu4 fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fifth in order; letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; penta 己[己] ji3 self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa 土[土] tu3 earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 或是[或是] huo4 shi4 or; either one or the other 虚空[虛空] xu1 kong1 void; hollow; empty //Detention - S1/Ep2/225 words - 38 min 牢[牢] lao2 firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison 罪人[罪人] zui4 ren2 sinner 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 灾难[災難] zai1 nan4 disaster; catastrophe 阴司[陰司] yin1 si1 hell; nether world 元首[元首] yuan2 shou3 head of state 良[良] liang2 good; very; very much 旨[旨] zhi3 imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose 速[速] su4 fast; rapid; quick; velocity 捉[捉] zhuo1 to clutch; to grab; to capture 祸[禍] huo4 disaster; misfortune; calamity 殃[殃] yang1 calamity 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 九[九] jiu3 nine; 9 擒[擒] qin2 to capture 天门[天門] Tian1 men2 Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei 闭[閉] bi4 to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct 户[戶] hu4 a household; door; family 塞[塞] sai1 to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper 湖滨[湖濱] hu2 bin1 lake front 散记[散記] san3 ji4 random jottings; travel notes 符[符] fu2 mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide 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 一直以来[一直以來] yi1 zhi2 yi3 lai2 in the past always; for a long time now; until now 不少[不少] bu4 shao3 many; a lot; not few //Detention - S1/Ep2/250 words - 40 min 上心[上心] shang4 xin1 carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth 道谢[道謝] dao4 xie4 to express thanks 礼貌[禮貌] li3 mao4 courtesy; manners 拖拖拉拉[拖拖拉拉] tuo1 tuo1 la1 la1 to procrastinate 做事[做事] zuo4 shi4 to work; to handle matters; to have a job 吞[吞] tun1 to swallow; to take 浇花[澆花] jiao1 hua1 to water the plants; to water the garden 晴天[晴天] qing2 tian1 clear sky; sunny day 分成[分成] fen1 cheng2 to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment 落叶[落葉] luo4 ye4 dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous 海面[海面] hai3 mian4 sea level; sea surface 一半[一半] yi1 ban4 half 跌倒[跌倒] die1 dao3 to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) 雨天[雨天] yu3 tian1 rainy day; rainy weather 蝴蝶[蝴蝶] hu2 die2 butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 早餐[早餐] zao3 can1 breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 黄昏[黃昏] huang2 hun1 dusk; evening; nightfall 共用[共用] gong4 yong4 commons; public use 朵[朵] duo3 flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc 等待[等待] deng3 dai4 to wait; to wait for 全新[全新] quan2 xin1 all new; completely new 太阳[太陽] tai4 yang5 sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2] 同时[同時] tong2 shi2 at the same time; simultaneously 善于[善於] shan4 yu2 to be good at; to be adept at 消失[消失] xiao1 shi1 to disappear; to fade away //Detention - S1/Ep2/256 words - 42 min 另一半[另一半] ling4 yi1 ban4 other half; fig. spouse; one's better half 荣幸[榮幸] rong2 xing4 honored (to have the privilege of ...) 邀请[邀請] yao1 qing3 to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4] 或许[或許] huo4 xu3 perhaps; maybe 来到[來到] lai2 dao4 to come; to arrive 遇见[遇見] yu4 jian4 to meet //Detention - S1/Ep3/25 words - 3 min 上课[上課] shang4 ke4 to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class 文字[文字] wen2 zi4 character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4] 沟通[溝通] gou1 tong1 to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate 工具[工具] gong1 ju4 tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) 必定[必定] bi4 ding4 to be bound to; to be sure to 承载[承載] cheng2 zai4 to bear the weight; to sustain 特定[特定] te4 ding4 special; specific; designated; particular 功能[功能] gong1 neng2 function; capability 描述[描述] miao2 shu4 to describe; description 偏偏[偏偏] pian1 pian1 (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people 并不[並不] bing4 bu4 not at all; emphatically not 心中[心中] xin1 zhong1 central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart 形成[形成] xing2 cheng2 to form; to take shape 美学[美學] mei3 xue2 aesthetics 关键[關鍵] guan1 jian4 crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal 暧昧[曖昧] ai4 mei4 vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious 恋爱[戀愛] lian4 ai4 (romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair 逼问[逼問] bi1 wen4 to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information 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) 全国[全國] quan2 guo2 whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national 等级[等級] deng3 ji2 grade; rank; status 期待[期待] qi1 dai4 to look forward to; to await; expectation 蓝[藍] lan2 blue; indigo plant 衣[衣] yi1 clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145 台湾省[臺灣省] Tai2 wan1 sheng3 Taiwan province (PRC term) //Detention - S1/Ep3/50 words - 7 min 青年[青年] qing1 nian2 youth; youthful years; young person; the young 文学[文學] wen2 xue2 literature; CL:種|种[zhong3] 竞赛[競賽] jing4 sai4 race; competition; CL:個|个[ge4] 奖励[獎勵] jiang3 li4 to reward; reward (as encouragement) 诗集[詩集] shi1 ji2 poetry anthology 绝版[絕版] jue2 ban3 out of print 题目[題目] ti2 mu4 subject; title; topic; CL:個|个[ge4] 相遇[相遇] xiang1 yu4 to meet; to encounter; to come across 玩笑[玩笑] wan2 xiao4 to joke; joke; jest 现代[現代] xian4 dai4 modern times; modern age; modern era 丰盛[豐盛] feng1 sheng4 rich; sumptuous 煮[煮] zhu3 to cook; to boil 卤[滷] lu3 to stew in soy sauce and spices 白菜[白菜] bai2 cai4 Chinese cabbage; pak choi; CL:棵[ke1], 個|个[ge4] 埋[埋] mai2 to bury 埋[埋] man2 to blame 地下[地下] di4 xia4 underground; subterranean; covert 树根[樹根] shu4 gen1 tree roots 使[使] shi3 to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger 树枝[樹枝] shu4 zhi1 branch; twig 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 果实[果實] guo3 shi2 fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results; gains 回报[回報] hui2 bao4 (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate 未知[未知] wei4 zhi1 unknown 进入[進入] jin4 ru4 to enter; to join; to go into 有所[有所] you3 suo3 somewhat; to some extent //Detention - S1/Ep3/75 words - 11 min 生长[生長] sheng1 zhang3 to grow 懂得[懂得] dong3 de5 to understand; to know; to comprehend 意义[意義] yi4 yi4 sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4] 写作[寫作] xie3 zuo4 to write; to compose; writing; written works 自我[自我] zi4 wo3 self-; ego (psychology) 探索[探索] tan4 suo3 to explore; to probe 今[今] jin1 today; modern; present; current; this; now 卤味[滷味] lu3 wei4 food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices 抽烟[抽煙] chou1 yan1 to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) 纪念品[紀念品] ji4 nian4 pin3 souvenir 叔[叔] shu1 uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] 女朋友[女朋友] nu:3 peng2 you5 girlfriend 女生[女生] nu:3 sheng1 schoolgirl; female student; girl 难懂[難懂] nan2 dong3 difficult to understand 不理[不理] bu4 li3 to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore 会议室[會議室] hui4 yi4 shi4 meeting room; conference room 铃声[鈴聲] ling2 sheng1 ring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulation 叫醒[叫醒] jiao4 xing3 to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse 沿[沿] yan2 along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge 认得[認得] ren4 de5 to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know 街道[街道] jie1 dao4 street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district 蹲[蹲] dun1 to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) 午休[午休] wu3 xiu1 noon break; lunch break; lunchtime nap 例[例] li4 example; precedent; rule; case; instance 威[威] wei1 power; might; prestige //Detention - S1/Ep3/100 words - 14 min 军队[軍隊] jun1 dui4 army; troops; CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 身份[身份] shen1 fen4 identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank 以身作则[以身作則] yi3 shen1 zuo4 ze2 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model 公然[公然] gong1 ran2 openly; publicly; undisguised 袒护[袒護] tan3 hu4 to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side 破坏[破壞] po4 huai4 destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy 纪律[紀律] ji4 lu:4 discipline 罚[罰] fa2 to punish; to penalize 威严[威嚴] wei1 yan2 dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity 所在[所在] suo3 zai4 place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located 认同[認同] ren4 tong2 to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with 班级[班級] ban1 ji2 class (group of students); grade (in school) 公假[公假] gong1 jia4 official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to official business) 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 阅览室[閱覽室] yue4 lan3 shi4 reading room; CL:間|间[jian1] 看好[看好] kan4 hao3 optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support 拟[擬] ni3 to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo- 改革[改革] gai3 ge2 reform; CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]; to reform 旧[舊] jiu4 old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) 套管[套管] tao4 guan3 pipe casing 迟早[遲早] chi2 zao3 sooner or later 淘汰[淘汰] tao2 tai4 to wash out; elimination (by selection); natural selection; to knock out (in a competition); to die out; to phase out 张口[張口] zhang1 kou3 to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to gape; to start talking (esp. to make a request) 眼界[眼界] yan3 jie4 ken; scope 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] //Detention - S1/Ep3/125 words - 17 min 承担[承擔] cheng2 dan1 to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) 李[李] li3 plum 委员[委員] wei3 yuan2 committee member; committee; council; CL:個|个[ge4] 千金[千金] qian1 jin1 thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter 聊天[聊天] liao2 tian1 to chat; to gossip 交朋友[交朋友] jiao1 peng2 you5 to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb 诗人[詩人] shi1 ren2 bard; poet 商品[商品] shang1 pin3 commodity; goods; merchandise; CL:個|个[ge4] 对话[對話] dui4 hua4 dialogue; CL:個|个[ge4] 洪[洪] hong2 flood; big; great 董事长[董事長] dong3 shi4 zhang3 chairman of the board; chairman 公子[公子] gong1 zi3 son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) 出征[出征] chu1 zheng1 to go into battle; to campaign (military) 当选[當選] dang1 xuan3 to be elected; to be selected 立委[立委] li4 wei3 abbr. for 立法委員會|立法委员会[li4 fa3 wei3 yuan2 hui4]; abbr. for 立法委員|立法委员[li4 fa3 wei3 yuan2] 裕[裕] yu4 abundant 富[富] fu4 rich; abundant; wealthy 董[董] dong3 to supervise; to direct; director 满身[滿身] man3 shen1 covered all over 铜[銅] tong2 copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 庸俗[庸俗] yong1 su2 vulgar; tacky; tawdry 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 我国[我國] wo3 guo2 our country; China 地理[地理] di4 li3 geography 区[區] qu1 area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[ge4] //Detention - S1/Ep3/150 words - 21 min 了不起[了不起] liao3 bu5 qi3 amazing; terrific; extraordinary 罩[罩] zhao4 cover; fish trap (basket); shade 及[及] ji2 and; to reach; up to; in time for 老子[老子] lao3 zi5 father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) 母女[母女] mu3 nu:3 mother-daughter 街上[街上] jie1 shang5 on the street; in town 要饭[要飯] yao4 fan4 to beg (for food or money) 遗物[遺物] yi2 wu4 remnant 稍早[稍早] shao1 zao3 a little early 自行[自行] zi4 xing2 voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self- 迟迟[遲遲] chi2 chi2 late (with a task etc); slow 相认[相認] xiang1 ren4 to know each other; to recognize; to identify; to acknowledge (an old relationship) 精彩[精彩] jing1 cai3 wonderful; marvelous; brilliant 想象[想象] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4] 要好[要好] yao4 hao3 to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement 新星[新星] xin1 xing1 nova (astronomy) 诞生[誕生] dan4 sheng1 to be born 亲眼[親眼] qin1 yan3 with one's own eyes; personally 见证[見證] jian4 zheng4 to be witness to; witness; evidence 彩[彩] cai3 (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize 文章[文章] wen2 zhang1 article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4] 大致[大致] da4 zhi4 more or less; roughly; approximately 理解[理解] li3 jie3 to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding 好说[好說] hao3 shuo1 easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me 情绪[情緒] qing2 xu4 mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3] //Detention - S1/Ep3/175 words - 24 min 转化[轉化] zhuan3 hua4 to change; to transform; isomerization (chemistry) 深刻[深刻] shen1 ke4 profound; deep; deep-going 动人[動人] dong4 ren2 touching; moving 珍惜[珍惜] zhen1 xi1 to treasure; to value; to cherish 抒发[抒發] shu1 fa1 to express (an emotion); to give vent 虽[雖] sui1 although; even though 弱小[弱小] ruo4 xiao3 small and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children 握[握] wo4 to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful 枪[槍] qiang1 gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots 宽广[寬廣] kuan1 guang3 wide; broad; extensive; vast 孤单[孤單] gu1 dan1 lone; lonely; loneliness 入围[入圍] ru4 wei2 to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals 奖[獎] jiang3 prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[ge4] 好动[好動] hao4 dong4 active; restless; energetic 悲伤[悲傷] bei1 shang1 sad; sorrowful 创作[創作] chuang4 zuo4 to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; CL:個|个[ge4] 有毒[有毒] you3 du2 poisonous 水仙[水仙] shui3 xian1 narcissus; daffodil; legendary aquatic immortal; refers to those buried at sea; person who wanders abroad and does not return 孤高[孤高] gu1 gao1 arrogant 赏[賞] shang3 to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) 乍[乍] zha4 at first; suddenly; abruptly; to spread; (of hair) to stand on end; bristling 柔弱[柔弱] rou2 ruo4 weak; delicate 耐[耐] nai4 capable of enduring; able to tolerate; patient; durable; hardy; resistant 寒冬[寒冬] han2 dong1 wintry 凌[凌] ling2 to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat //Detention - S1/Ep3/200 words - 28 min 霜[霜] shuang1 frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream 美好[美好] mei3 hao3 beautiful; fine 世上[世上] shi4 shang4 on earth 作家[作家] zuo4 jia1 author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 想必[想必] xiang3 bi4 presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely 灿烂[燦爛] can4 lan4 to glitter; brilliant; splendid 芬芳[芬芳] fen1 fang1 perfume; fragrant 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) 朱[朱] zhu1 vermilion 天心[天心] tian1 xin1 center of the sky; will of heaven; will of the Gods; the monarch's will 击[擊] ji1 to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2] 壤[壤] rang3 soil; earth 钟[鍾] zhong1 handleless cup; goblet; to concentrate; variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1] 晓[曉] xiao3 dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit 阳[陽] yang2 positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] 停车[停車] ting2 che1 to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall 暂[暫] zan4 temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4] 借问[借問] jie4 wen4 (honorific) May I ask? 才华[才華] cai2 hua2 talent; CL:份[fen4] 蛮[蠻] man2 barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless 参考[參考] can1 kao3 consultation; reference; to consult; to refer 闭上[閉上] bi4 shang5 to close; to shut up 试试看[試試看] shi4 shi4 kan4 to give it a try 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) 有用[有用] you3 yong4 useful //Detention - S1/Ep3/225 words - 31 min 发神经[發神經] fa1 shen2 jing1 (coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged 虔诚[虔誠] qian2 cheng2 pious; devout; sincere 烂[爛] lan4 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 自以为是[自以為是] zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4 to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated 撕[撕] si1 to tear 天真[天真] tian1 zhen1 naive; innocent; artless 流血[流血] liu2 xue4 to bleed; to shed blood 出糗[出糗] chu1 qiu3 (coll.) to have sth embarrassing happen 丢人[丟人] diu1 ren2 to lose face 现[現] xian4 to appear; present; now; existing; current 小孩子[小孩子] xiao3 hai2 zi5 child 完了[完了] wan2 le5 to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 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 材[材] cai2 material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old) 初[初] chu1 at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic 评审[評審] ping2 shen3 to appraise; to evaluate; to judge 最高[最高] zui4 gao1 tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) 把握[把握] ba3 wo4 to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) 指导[指導] zhi3 dao3 to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4] 争光[爭光] zheng1 guang1 to win an honor; to strive to win a prize 纽约[紐約] Niu3 yue1 New York 艺术[藝術] yi4 shu4 art 即将[即將] ji2 jiang1 on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of 计划[計劃] ji4 hua4 plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 状态[狀態] zhuang4 tai4 state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] //Detention - S1/Ep3/250 words - 32 min 诒[詒] yi2 (archaic) to present; to bequeath; variant of 貽|贻[yi2] 徽[徽] hui1 badge; emblem; insignia; crest; logo; coat of arms 学弟[學弟] xue2 di4 junior or younger male schoolmate 找出[找出] zhao3 chu1 to find; to search out 有力[有力] you3 li4 powerful; forceful; vigorous 承接[承接] cheng2 jie1 to receive; to accept; to carry on 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] 实验[實驗] shi2 yan4 experiment; test; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; experimental; to experiment 路线[路線] lu4 xian4 itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road); CL:條|条[tiao2] 自转[自轉] zi4 zhuan4 rotation 台上[臺上] tai2 shang4 on stage 星球[星球] xing1 qiu2 celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body 倾斜[傾斜] qing1 xie2 to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt 不在意[不在意] bu4 zai4 yi4 to pay no attention to; not to mind 他人[他人] ta1 ren2 another; sb else; other people 眼光[眼光] yan3 guang1 gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things 巨大[巨大] ju4 da4 huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous 旋转[旋轉] xuan2 zhuan3 to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl 勇敢[勇敢] yong3 gan3 brave; courageous 察觉[察覺] cha2 jue2 to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect 季节[季節] ji4 jie2 time; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 变化[變化] bian4 hua4 change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4] 再次[再次] zai4 ci4 one more time; again; one more; once again 各界[各界] ge4 jie4 all walks of life; all social circles 好友[好友] hao3 you3 close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4] //Detention - S1/Ep3/275 words - 35 min 莅临[蒞臨] li4 lin2 to arrive (esp. of notable person); to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) 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 享用[享用] xiang3 yong4 to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) 食物[食物] shi2 wu4 food; CL:種|种[zhong3] 酒水[酒水] jiu3 shui3 beverage; a drink 乘客[乘客] cheng2 ke4 passenger 作者[作者] zuo4 zhe3 author; writer; CL:個|个[ge4] 今年[今年] jin1 nian2 this year 作[作] zuo4 to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works 成名[成名] cheng2 ming2 to make one's name; to become famous 庸才[庸才] yong1 cai2 mediocrity 酸[酸] suan1 sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid 正式[正式] zheng4 shi4 formal; official 邀[邀] yao1 to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek 稿[稿] gao3 manuscript; draft; stalk of grain 染[染] ran3 to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting 在意[在意] zai4 yi4 to care about; to mind 道德[道德] dao4 de2 virtue; morality; ethics; CL:種|种[zhong3] 来源[來源] lai2 yuan2 source (of information etc); origin 前途[前途] qian2 tu2 prospects; future outlook; journey 无量[無量] wu2 liang4 measureless; immeasurable 礼仪[禮儀] li3 yi2 etiquette; ceremony 外在[外在] wai4 zai4 external; extrinsic 形式[形式] xing2 shi4 outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4] 称呼[稱呼] cheng1 hu5 to call; to address as; appellation //Detention - S1/Ep3/300 words - 41 min 差点[差點] cha4 dian3 almost; nearly 耳环[耳環] er3 huan2 earring; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4] 用场[用場] yong4 chang3 use; application; Taiwan pr. [yong4 chang2] 迷失[迷失] mi2 shi1 to lose (one's bearings); to get lost 指引[指引] zhi3 yin3 to guide; to show; to point (the way); directions; guidance; guidelines 戴上[戴上] dai4 shang5 to put on (hat etc) 考试[考試] kao3 shi4 to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4] 墓[墓] mu4 grave; tomb; mausoleum 什么的[什麼的] shen2 me5 de5 and so on; and what not 殷[殷] yin1 flourishing; abundant; earnest; hospitable 林[林] lin2 woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things) 芬香[芬香] fen1 xiang1 fragrance; fragrant 江[江] jiang1 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 薇[薇] wei1 Osmunda regalis, a species of fern; Taiwan pr. [wei2] 柔[柔] rou2 soft; flexible; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ) 秀[秀] xiu4 handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears 玉[玉] yu4 jade 娇[嬌] jiao1 lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail 婷[婷] ting2 graceful 芳[芳] fang1 fragrant 合影[合影] he2 ying3 to take a joint photo; group photo 资优生[資優生] zi1 you1 sheng1 brilliant student 压力[壓力] ya1 li4 pressure 大幅[大幅] da4 fu2 a big margin; substantially 退步[退步] tui4 bu4 to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback //Detention - S1/Ep3/319 words - 43 min 寻[尋] xun2 to search; to look for; to seek 现场[現場] xian4 chang3 the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site 打斗[打鬥] da3 dou4 to fight 痕迹[痕跡] hen2 ji4 vestige; mark; trace 遗书[遺書] yi2 shu1 posthumous writing; testament; suicide note; ancient literature 初步[初步] chu1 bu4 initial; preliminary; tentative 排除[排除] pai2 chu2 to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out 他杀[他殺] ta1 sha1 homicide (law) 死因[死因] si3 yin1 cause of death 尚[尚] shang4 still; yet; to value; to esteem 厘清[釐清] li2 qing1 to clarify (the facts); clarification 资[資] zi1 resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense 优生[優生] you1 sheng1 eugenics; outstanding student 陈尸[陳屍] chen2 shi1 to lay out the corpse 校园[校園] xiao4 yuan2 campus 透过[透過] tou4 guo4 to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via 玉佩[玉佩] yu4 pei4 jade pendant; jade ornament 害死[害死] hai4 si3 to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death 哇[哇] wa5 replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao" //Detention - S1/Ep4/25 words - 3 min 承受[承受] cheng2 shou4 to bear; to support; to inherit 不再[不再] bu4 zai4 no more; no longer 幻觉[幻覺] huan4 jue2 illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination 回忆[回憶] hui2 yi4 to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4] 当成[當成] dang4 cheng2 to consider as; to take to be 接近[接近] jie1 jin4 to approach; to get close to 交出[交出] jiao1 chu1 to hand over 报仇[報仇] bao4 chou2 to take revenge; to avenge 圣[聖] sheng4 holy; sacred; saint; sage 筊[筊] jiao3 bamboo rope 祂[祂] ta1 (third person pronoun for a divine being) 怨[怨] yuan4 to blame; to complain 地狱[地獄] di4 yu4 hell; infernal; underworld 阴[陰] yin1 overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia 阴阳[陰陽] yin1 yang2 yin and yang 摇[搖] yao2 to shake; to rock; to row; to crank 乾[乾] qian2 one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰; ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest) 艮[艮] gen3 blunt; tough; chewy 山[山] shan1 mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable 天下[天下] tian1 xia4 land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule 遁[遯] dun4 variant of 遁[dun4] 象[象] xiang4 elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate 逃避[逃避] tao2 bi4 to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk 闪[閃] shan3 to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine 停下来[停下來] ting2 xia4 lai2 to stop //Detention - S1/Ep4/50 words - 6 min 来往[來往] lai2 wang3 to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with 洗手间[洗手間] xi3 shou3 jian1 toilet; lavatory; washroom 目前[目前] mu4 qian2 at the present time; currently 化[化] hua4 to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] 挂念[掛念] gua4 nian4 concerned 念经[念經] nian4 jing1 to recite or chant Buddhist scripture 学期[學期] xue2 qi1 term; semester; CL:個|个[ge4] 平常[平常] ping2 chang2 ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily 得出[得出] de2 chu1 to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion) 瘦[瘦] shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive 饱[飽] bao3 to eat till full; satisfied 吃饱[吃飽] chi1 bao3 to eat one's fill 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] 顺[順] shun4 to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 三不五时[三不五時] san1 bu4 wu3 shi2 (Tw) from time to time; frequently 灵验[靈驗] ling2 yan4 efficacious; effective; (of a prediction) accurate; correct 清朝[清朝] Qing1 chao2 Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911) 进士[進士] jin4 shi4 successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination; palace graduate 托[託] tuo1 to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee 祖先[祖先] zu3 xian1 ancestor; forebears 说起[說起] shuo1 qi3 to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for 历史[歷史] li4 shi3 history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4] 大大小小[大大小小] da4 da4 xiao3 xiao3 large and small; of all sizes 古[古] gu3 ancient; old; paleo- 少年[少年] shao4 nian2 early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man //Detention - S1/Ep4/75 words - 12 min 仔[仔] zi3 meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young 吐槽[吐槽] tu4 cao2 (slang) to roast; to ridicule; also pr. [tu3 cao2] 大学[大學] da4 xue2 university; college; CL:所[suo3] 教授[教授] jiao4 shou4 professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 一堆[一堆] yi1 dui1 pile 想像[想像] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination 本事[本事] ben3 shi5 ability; skill 药罐[藥罐] yao4 guan4 pot for decocting herbal medicine 维他命[維他命] wei2 ta1 ming4 vitamin (loanword) 糖尿病[糖尿病] tang2 niao4 bing4 diabetes; diabetes mellitus 秃头[禿頭] tu1 tou2 baldness 导师[導師] dao3 shi1 tutor; teacher; academic advisor 楷模[楷模] kai3 mo2 model; example 凡是[凡是] fan2 shi4 each and every; every; all; any 不知[不知] bu4 zhi1 not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 羞耻[羞恥] xiu1 chi3 (a feeling of) shame 下场[下場] xia4 chang5 the end; to conclude 处置[處置] chu3 zhi4 to handle; to take care of; to punish 取代[取代] qu3 dai4 to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution 打情骂俏[打情罵俏] da3 qing2 ma4 qiao4 to tease a woman by pretending to be displeased with her; to flirt with a member of the opposite sex; to banter flirtatiously 师生[師生] shi1 sheng1 teachers and students 恋[戀] lian4 to feel attached to; to long for; to love 公开[公開] gong1 kai1 public; to publish; to make public 场合[場合] chang3 he2 situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue 接班人[接班人] jie1 ban1 ren2 successor //Detention - S1/Ep4/100 words - 20 min 当代[當代] dang1 dai4 the present age; the contemporary era 主编[主編] zhu3 bian1 editor in chief 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 回响[迴響] hui2 xiang3 to echo; to reverberate; to respond; echo; response; reaction 按照[按照] an4 zhao4 according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 做法[做法] zuo4 fa3 way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 退学[退學] tui4 xue2 to quit school 解散[解散] jie3 san4 to dissolve; to disband 小小[小小] xiao3 xiao3 very small; very few; very minor 挫折[挫折] cuo4 zhe2 setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue 价值[價值] jia4 zhi2 value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 出版[出版] chu1 ban3 to publish 过程[過程] guo4 cheng2 course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4] 自信[自信] zi4 xin4 to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence 常常[常常] chang2 chang2 frequently; often 出走[出走] chu1 zou3 to leave home; to go off; to run away 决[決] jue2 to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly 攸关[攸關] you1 guan1 of great concern 誉[譽] yu4 to praise; to acclaim; reputation 原[原] yuan2 former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source 打电话[打電話] da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call 撤销[撤銷] che4 xiao1 to repeal; to revoke; (computing) to undo 奖项[獎項] jiang3 xiang4 award; prize; CL:項|项[xiang4] 抄袭[抄襲] chao1 xi2 to plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy 诚实[誠實] cheng2 shi2 honest; honesty; honorable; truthful //Detention - S1/Ep4/125 words - 30 min 神经病[神經病] shen2 jing1 bing4 mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case 在乎[在乎] zai4 hu5 to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2] 瓶颈[瓶頸] ping2 jing3 bottleneck 出新[出新] chu1 xin1 to make new advances; to move forwards 痞子[痞子] pi3 zi5 ruffian; hooligan 看书[看書] kan4 shu1 to read; to study 轻[輕] qing1 light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage 舞[舞] wu3 to dance; to wield; to brandish 飞扬[飛揚] fei1 yang2 to rise; to fly upward 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 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 背叛[背叛] bei4 pan4 to betray 关卡[關卡] guan1 qia3 checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); barrier; hurdle; red tape; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] 经历[經歷] jing1 li4 experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through 自选[自選] zi4 xuan3 to choose by oneself; free to choose; optional; self-service 不仅[不僅] bu4 jin3 not only (this one); not just (...) but also 息息相关[息息相關] xi1 xi1 xiang1 guan1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related 诚心诚意[誠心誠意] cheng2 xin1 cheng2 yi4 earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity 犬[犬] quan3 dog; Kangxi radical 94 地点[地點] di4 dian3 place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4] 确实[確實] que4 shi2 indeed; really; reliable; real; true 果然[果然] guo3 ran2 really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed 市区[市區] shi4 qu1 urban district; downtown; city center 一级[一級] yi1 ji2 first class; category A 几年[幾年] ji3 nian2 a few years; several years; how many years //Detention - S1/Ep4/150 words - 34 min 没落[沒落] mo4 luo4 to decline; to wane 若[若] ruo4 to seem; like; as; if 崭新[嶄新] zhan3 xin1 brand new 气象[氣象] qi4 xiang4 meteorological feature; CL:個|个[ge4]; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene 互相[互相] hu4 xiang1 each other; mutually; mutual 土地[土地] tu3 di4 land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4] 热水[熱水] re4 shui3 hot water 不得了[不得了] bu4 de2 liao3 desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly 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 案子[案子] an4 zi5 long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case 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 促进[促進] cu4 jin4 to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost 就业[就業] jiu4 ye4 to get a job; employment 繁荣[繁榮] fan2 rong2 prosperous; booming (economy) 弟兄[弟兄] di4 xiong5 brothers; comrade 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 维持[維持] wei2 chi2 to keep; to maintain; to preserve 不送[不送] bu4 song4 don't bother to see me out 留步[留步] liu2 bu4 (said by departing guest) no need to see me out 时局[時局] shi2 ju2 current political situation 急着[急著] ji2 zhe5 urgently 守[守] shou3 to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining 一时[一時] yi1 shi2 a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time 姜[姜] jiang1 variant of 薑|姜[jiang1] 宁[寧] ning2 peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc) 宁[寧] ning4 would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2] //Detention - S1/Ep4/175 words - 40 min 印刷[印刷] yin4 shua1 to print; printing 瑕疵[瑕疵] xia2 ci1 blemish; flaw; defect 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) 箱[箱] xiang1 box; trunk; chest 摆[擺] bai3 to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum 不必[不必] bu4 bi4 need not; does not have to; not necessarily 笔法[筆法] bi3 fa3 technique of writing; calligraphy; or drawing 单独[單獨] dan1 du2 alone; by oneself; on one's own 本身[本身] ben3 shen1 itself; in itself; per se 满足[滿足] man3 zu2 to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content 缺席[缺席] que1 xi2 absence; absent 启[啟] qi3 to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform 聆听[聆聽] ling2 ting1 to listen (respectfully) 神灵[神靈] shen2 ling2 god; spirit; demon; occult or supernatural entities in general 古代[古代] gu3 dai4 ancient times; olden times 语意[語意] yu3 yi4 meaning; content of speech or writing; semantic 诠释[詮釋] quan2 shi4 to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation 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 以及[以及] yi3 ji2 as well as; too; and 预言[預言] yu4 yan2 to predict; prophecy 柏拉图[柏拉圖] Bo2 la1 tu2 Plato (c. 427-c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher 高位[高位] gao1 wei4 high position; eminent status; top job; raised position; upper (limbs); a high (i.e. local maximum); high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc 理想[理想] li3 xiang3 an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect 代言人[代言人] dai4 yan2 ren2 spokesperson 平庸[平庸] ping2 yong1 mediocre; indifferent; commonplace //Detention - S1/Ep4/200 words - 43 min 观点[觀點] guan1 dian3 point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4] 灵[靈] ling2 quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin 洛[洛] Luo4 surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui) 夫[夫] fu1 husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old) 直[直] zhi2 straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 作业[作業] zuo4 ye4 school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate 付出[付出] fu4 chu1 to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) 代价[代價] dai4 jia4 price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) 读书会[讀書會] du2 shu1 hui4 study group 证据[證據] zheng4 ju4 evidence; proof; testimony 发病[發病] fa1 bing4 onset; outbreak (of a disease) 首先[首先] shou3 xian1 first (of all); in the first place 创刊[創刊] chuang4 kan1 to start publishing; to found a journal 以来[以來] yi3 lai2 since (a previous event) 封面[封面] feng1 mian4 cover (of a publication) 人物[人物] ren2 wu4 person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4] 分享[分享] fen1 xiang3 to share (let others have some of sth good) 孤独[孤獨] gu1 du2 lonely; solitary 疏离[疏離] shu1 li2 to become alienated; estranged; alienation; disaffection; set wide apart 可贵[可貴] ke3 gui4 to be treasured; praiseworthy 理论[理論] li3 lun4 theory; CL:個|个[ge4]; to argue; to take notice of 技巧[技巧] ji4 qiao3 skill; technique 真实[真實] zhen1 shi2 true; real 贴近[貼近] tie1 jin4 to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate 内心[內心] nei4 xin1 heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter //Detention - S1/Ep4/210 words - 45 min 痛楚[痛楚] tong4 chu3 pain; anguish; suffering 特权[特權] te4 quan2 prerogative; privilege; privileged 了解[瞭解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 当中[當中] dang1 zhong1 among; in the middle; in the center 面临[面臨] mian4 lin2 to face sth; to be confronted with 说法[說法] shuo1 fa5 way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation 启发[啟發] qi3 fa1 to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation 拍[拍] pai1 to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) 靠近[靠近] kao4 jin4 near; to approach 办公室[辦公室] ban4 gong1 shi4 office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1] //Detention - S1/Ep5/25 words - 7 min 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) 丽[麗] li4 beautiful 甜[甜] tian2 sweet 刺[刺] ci4 thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder 有趣[有趣] you3 qu4 interesting; fascinating; amusing 阵子[陣子] zhen4 zi5 period of time 访问[訪問] fang3 wen4 to visit; to call on; to interview; CL:次[ci4] 盆栽[盆栽] pen2 zai1 growing plants in pots; Japanese: bonsai 掷[擲] zhi4 to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhi2] 铃[鈴] ling2 (small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 须[須] xu1 must; to have to; to wait 系[繫] xi4 to connect; to arrest; to worry 桌[桌] zhuo1 table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc 日记本[日記本] ri4 ji4 ben3 diary (book) 办学[辦學] ban4 xue2 to run a school 方针[方針] fang1 zhen1 policy; guidelines; CL:個|个[ge4] 严明[嚴明] yan2 ming2 strict and impartial; firm 本着[本著] ben3 zhe5 based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle 精神[精神] jing1 shen2 spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4] 教育[教育] jiao4 yu4 to educate; to teach; education 笑话[笑話] xiao4 hua4 joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock 糟蹋[糟蹋] zao1 ta4 to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zao1 ta5] 嫒[嬡] ai4 your daughter (honorific) 天赋[天賦] tian1 fu4 gift; innate skill 当兵[當兵] dang1 bing1 to serve in the army; to be a soldier //Detention - S1/Ep5/50 words - 10 min 满嘴[滿嘴] man3 zui3 a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc) 仁义道德[仁義道德] ren2 yi4 dao4 de2 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues; mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical 电话[電話] dian4 hua4 telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number 报纸[報紙] bao4 zhi3 newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1] 头版[頭版] tou2 ban3 (newspaper's) front page 大名[大名] da4 ming2 famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name 改造[改造] gai3 zao4 to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold 出息[出息] chu1 xi5 future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up 蒂[蒂] di4 stem (of fruit) 几点[幾點] ji3 dian3 what time?; when? 窗户[窗戶] chuang1 hu5 window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4] 会议[會議] hui4 yi4 meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4] 耽搁[耽擱] dan1 ge5 to tarry; to delay; to stop over 到齐[到齊] dao4 qi2 to be all present 组成[組成] zu3 cheng2 to form; to make up; to constitute 案情[案情] an4 qing2 details of a case; case 说明[說明] shuo1 ming2 to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4] 主席[主席] zhu3 xi2 chairperson; premier; chairman; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 稳定[穩定] wen3 ding4 steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify 容[容] rong2 to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance 接任[接任] jie1 ren4 to take over (as minister, manager etc) 期间[期間] qi1 jian1 period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 刻意[刻意] ke4 yi4 meticulous; painstaking; deliberate 并且[並且] bing4 qie3 and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition 多次[多次] duo1 ci4 many times; repeatedly //Detention - S1/Ep5/75 words - 12 min 傍晚[傍晚] bang4 wan3 in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk 清风[清風] qing1 feng1 cool breeze; fig. pure and honest 侵[侵] qin1 to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach 未遂[未遂] wei4 sui4 unsuccessful (attempt); attempted (murder, suicide) 逃逸[逃逸] tao2 yi4 to escape; to run away; to abscond 以外[以外] yi3 wai4 apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond 目击[目擊] mu4 ji1 to see with one's own eyes; to witness 一对[一對] yi1 dui4 couple; pair 朝夕[朝夕] zhao1 xi1 morning and night; all the time 导致[導致] dao3 zhi4 to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about 痛心[痛心] tong4 xin1 grieved; pained 析[析] xi1 to separate; to divide; to analyze 事实[事實] shi4 shi2 fact; CL:個|个[ge4] 验[驗] yan4 to examine; to test; to check 提交[提交] ti2 jiao1 to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb 在座[在座] zai4 zuo4 to be present 依据[依據] yi1 ju4 according to; basis; foundation 何以[何以] he2 yi3 (literary) why; how 判定[判定] pan4 ding4 to judge; to decide; judgment; determination 性侵害[性侵害] xing4 qin1 hai4 sexual assault (law) 案件[案件] an4 jian4 case; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3] 单纯[單純] dan1 chun2 simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely 肢体[肢體] zhi1 ti3 limb; limbs and trunk; body 接触[接觸] jie1 chu4 to touch; to contact; access; in touch with 放大[放大] fang4 da4 to enlarge; to magnify //Detention - S1/Ep5/100 words - 19 min 进行[進行] jin4 xing2 to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute 验伤[驗傷] yan4 shang1 to examine a wound or injury (typically for forensic purposes) 离婚[離婚] li2 hun1 to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse) 协议[協議] xie2 yi4 agreement; pact; protocol; CL:項|项[xiang4] 宝[寶] bao3 jewel; gem; treasure; precious 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) 定[定] ding4 to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order 额外[額外] e2 wai4 extra; added; additional 聚会[聚會] ju4 hui4 party; gathering; to meet; to get together 爱戴[愛戴] ai4 dai4 to love and respect; love and respect 反常[反常] fan3 chang2 unusual; abnormal 现象[現象] xian4 xiang4 phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]; appearance 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 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 明显[明顯] ming2 xian3 clear; distinct; obvious 证人[證人] zheng4 ren2 witness 慌[慌] huang1 to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly 档案[檔案] dang4 an4 file; record; archive 内容[內容] nei4 rong2 content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 贵校[貴校] gui4 xiao4 your school (honorific) 有劳[有勞] you3 lao2 (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one) 陆[陸] lu4 shore; land; continent 公文[公文] gong1 wen2 document 调查[調查] diao4 cha2 investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 小声[小聲] xiao3 sheng1 in a low voice; (speak) in whispers //Detention - S1/Ep5/125 words - 22 min 勾引[勾引] gou1 yin3 to seduce; to tempt 做作[做作] zuo4 zuo5 affected; artificial 堆[堆] dui1 to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount 嘴巴[嘴巴] zui3 ba5 mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4] 召开[召開] zhao4 kai1 to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together 双方[雙方] shuang1 fang1 bilateral; both sides; both parties involved 交叉[交叉] jiao1 cha1 to cross; to intersect; to overlap 比对[比對] bi3 dui4 comparison; to verify by comparing 汇整[彙整] hui4 zheng3 to collect and organize (papers etc); to archive (data); to summarize (evidence etc); summary 过后[過後] guo4 hou4 after the event 撰写[撰寫] zhuan4 xie3 to write; to compose 手边[手邊] shou3 bian1 on hand; at hand 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° 提及[提及] ti2 ji2 to mention; to raise (a subject); to bring to sb's attention 采集[採集] cai3 ji2 to gather; to collect; to harvest 精液[精液] jing1 ye4 semen 细胞[細胞] xi4 bao1 cell (biology) 伤口[傷口] shang1 kou3 wound; cut 皮肤[皮膚] pi2 fu1 skin; CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4] 各处[各處] ge4 chu4 every place 皮质[皮質] pi2 zhi4 cortex; cerebral cortex 身为[身為] shen1 wei2 in the capacity of; as 教育工作者[教育工作者] jiao4 yu4 gong1 zuo4 zhe3 educator 劳[勞] lao2 to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense) 众[眾] zhong4 many; numerous; crowd; multitude //Detention - S1/Ep5/150 words - 24 min 惭愧[慚愧] can2 kui4 ashamed 避免[避免] bi4 mian3 to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from 当天[當天] dang1 tian1 on that day 照样[照樣] zhao4 yang4 as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless 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) 珍珠[珍珠] zhen1 zhu1 pearl; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 企图[企圖] qi3 tu2 to attempt; to try; attempt; CL:種|种[zhong3] 问心有愧[問心有愧] wen4 xin1 you3 kui4 to have a guilty conscience 男女[男女] nan2 nu:3 male-female; male and female 过度[過度] guo4 du4 excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue 解读[解讀] jie3 du2 to decipher; to decode; to interpret 职务[職務] zhi2 wu4 post; position; job; duties 礼拜[禮拜] li3 bai4 week; religious service; worship; CL: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) 器[器] qi4 device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2] 私[私] si1 personal; private; selfish 不成[不成] bu4 cheng2 won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? 避开[避開] bi4 kai1 to avoid; to evade; to keep away from 资料[資料] zi1 liao4 material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] 就读[就讀] jiu4 du2 to go to school 提供[提供] ti2 gong1 to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish 涉嫌[涉嫌] she4 xian2 to be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of 关注[關注] guan1 zhu4 to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention 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 筹[籌] chou2 chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; means //Detention - S1/Ep5/175 words - 26 min 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 袭[襲] xi2 to attack; to inherit; classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes) 综合[綜合] zong1 he2 comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize 一阵子[一陣子] yi1 zhen4 zi5 a while; a spell; a short time; a burst 夺得[奪得] duo2 de2 to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize; to capture; to win (a trophy) 自动[自動] zi4 dong4 automatic; voluntarily 合理[合理] he2 li3 rational; reasonable; fair 惯性[慣性] guan4 xing4 inertia 偏差[偏差] pian1 cha1 bias; deviation 师长[師長] shi1 zhang3 military division level commander; teacher 撒谎[撒謊] sa1 huang3 to tell lies 事件[事件] shi4 jian4 event; happening; incident; CL:個|个[ge4] 打转[打轉] da3 zhuan4 to spin; to rotate; to revolve 诚信[誠信] cheng2 xin4 genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity 的确[的確] di2 que4 really; indeed 要点[要點] yao4 dian3 main point; essential 方面[方面] fang1 mian4 respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4] 指控[指控] zhi3 kong4 accusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse 证[證] zheng4 certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4] 错误[錯誤] cuo4 wu4 error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong 果真[果真] guo3 zhen1 really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... 言[言] yan2 words; speech; to say; to talk 寻求[尋求] xun2 qiu2 to seek; to look for 协助[協助] xie2 zhu4 to provide assistance; to aid 图谋[圖謀] tu2 mou2 to conspire //Detention - S1/Ep5/200 words - 31 min 不轨[不軌] bu4 gui3 errant 细节[細節] xi4 jie2 details; particulars 挣扎[掙扎] zheng1 zha2 to struggle 逃脱[逃脫] tao2 tuo1 to run away; to escape 简直[簡直] jian3 zhi2 simply; at all; practically 事后[事後] shi4 hou4 after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect 编排[編排] bian1 pai2 to arrange; to lay out 案[案] an4 (legal) case; incident; record; file; table 线索[線索] xian4 suo3 trail; clues; thread (of a story) 那阵子[那陣子] na4 zhen4 zi5 at that time; then 接吻[接吻] jie1 wen3 to kiss 采取[採取] cai3 qu3 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take 亲吻[親吻] qin1 wen3 to kiss; kiss 举止[舉止] ju3 zhi3 bearing; manner; mien 违背[違背] wei2 bei4 to go against; to be contrary to; to violate 教师[教師] jiao4 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4] 树立[樹立] shu4 li4 to set up; to establish 良好[良好] liang2 hao3 good; favorable; well; fine 形象[形象] xing2 xiang4 image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid 向来[向來] xiang4 lai2 always (previously) 心软[心軟] xin1 ruan3 to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted 终究[終究] zhong1 jiu1 in the end; after all is said and done 不该[不該] bu4 gai1 should not; to owe nothing 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 //Detention - S1/Ep5/225 words - 33 min 做错[做錯] zuo4 cuo4 to make an error 成熟[成熟] cheng2 shu2 mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] 初次[初次] chu1 ci4 for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) 惊艳[驚艷] jing1 yan4 stunning; breathtaking 体内[體內] ti3 nei4 within the body; in vivo (vs in vitro); internal to 使命[使命] shi3 ming4 mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling 感[感] gan3 to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ 油然而生[油然而生] you2 ran2 er2 sheng1 arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous; to spring up unbidden (of emotion) 飞翔[飛翔] fei1 xiang2 to circle in the air; to soar 就此[就此] jiu4 ci3 at this point; thus; from then on 埋没[埋沒] mai2 mo4 to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion 着急[著急] zhao2 ji2 to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] 关怀[關懷] guan1 huai2 care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to 爱护[愛護] ai4 hu4 to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect 欣赏[欣賞] xin1 shang3 to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire 忍心[忍心] ren3 xin1 to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task 怀抱[懷抱] huai2 bao4 to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) 正当[正當] zheng4 dang1 timely; just (when needed) 拉开[拉開] la1 kai1 to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase 距离[距離] ju4 li2 distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from 恢复[恢復] hui1 fu4 to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate 似乎[似乎] si4 hu1 apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly 父亲[父親] fu4 qin1 father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 舆论[輿論] yu2 lun4 public opinion 精神疾病[精神疾病] jing1 shen2 ji2 bing4 mental illness //Detention - S1/Ep5/250 words - 36 min 人际关系[人際關系] ren2 ji4 guan1 xi4 interpersonal relationship 披[披] pi1 to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out 外衣[外衣] wai4 yi1 outer clothing; semblance; appearance 信任[信任] xin4 ren4 to trust; to have confidence in 尊重[尊重] zun1 zhong4 to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper 心灵[心靈] xin1 ling2 bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit 脆弱[脆弱] cui4 ruo4 weak; frail 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 包含[包含] bao1 han2 to contain; to embody; to include 妄想[妄想] wang4 xiang3 to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion 平时[平時] ping2 shi2 ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime 确认[確認] que4 ren4 to confirm; to verify; confirmation 转学[轉學] zhuan3 xue2 to change schools; to transfer to another college 就诊[就診] jiu4 zhen3 to see a doctor; to seek medical advice 相关[相關] xiang1 guan1 related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation 证实[證實] zheng4 shi2 to confirm (sth to be true); to verify 症状[症狀] zheng4 zhuang4 symptom (of an illness) 所谓[所謂] suo3 wei4 so-called; what is called 诊断[診斷] zhen3 duan4 diagnosis; to diagnose 证明书[證明書] zheng4 ming2 shu1 certificate 缴交[繳交] jiao3 jiao1 to hand in; to hand over 爆[爆] bao4 to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil 主治医师[主治醫師] zhu3 zhi4 yi1 shi1 doctor-in-charge; resident physician 建议[建議] jian4 yi4 to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3] 之下[之下] zhi1 xia4 under; beneath; less than //Detention - S1/Ep5/275 words - 40 min 休养[休養] xiu1 yang3 to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce 诊[診] zhen3 to examine or treat medically 引导[引導] yin3 dao3 to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer 途[途] tu2 way; route; road 任[任] ren4 to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) 投注[投注] tou2 zhu4 to throw one's energies (into an activity); to invest one's emotions (in sth); to bet; betting 心力[心力] xin1 li4 mental and physical efforts 识[識] shi2 to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4] 幻想[幻想] huan4 xiang3 delusion; fantasy 谈恋爱[談戀愛] tan2 lian4 ai4 to court; to go steady; to be dating 遭受[遭受] zao1 shou4 to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) 自导[自導] zi4 dao3 self-guided; autonomous 出[齣] chu1 variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) 戏[戲] xi4 trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 单方面[單方面] dan1 fang1 mian4 unilateral 抱持[抱持] bao4 chi2 to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc); to clinch (boxing) 同样[同樣] tong2 yang4 same; equal; equivalent 据实[據實] ju4 shi2 according to the facts 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] 听取[聽取] ting1 qu3 to hear (news); to listen to 两造[兩造] liang3 zao4 both parties (to a lawsuit); plaintiff and defendant 人士[人士] ren2 shi4 person; figure; public figure 证词[證詞] zheng4 ci2 testimony 关联[關聯] guan1 lian2 related; linked; affiliated 专家[專家] zhuan1 jia1 expert; specialist; CL:個|个[ge4] //Detention - S1/Ep5/298 words - 44 min 达成[達成] da2 cheng2 to reach (an agreement); to accomplish 以下[以下] yi3 xia4 that level or lower; that amount or less; the following 结论[結論] jie2 lun4 conclusion; verdict; CL:個|个[ge4]; to conclude; to reach a verdict 性侵[性侵] xing4 qin1 to sexually assault 被害人[被害人] bei4 hai4 ren2 victim 且[且] qie3 and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) 事主[事主] shi4 zhu3 victim (of a criminal); party involved (in a dispute etc); main instigator 确[確] que4 authenticated; solid; firm; real; true 病症[病症] bing4 zheng4 disease; illness 亦[亦] yi4 also 情感[情感] qing2 gan3 feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally) 投射[投射] tou2 she4 to throw (a projectile); to cast (light) 坦承[坦承] tan3 cheng2 to confess; to admit; to come clean; calmly 不讳[不諱] bu4 hui4 without concealing anything; to pass away; to die 故[故] gu4 happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead 最终[最終] zui4 zhong1 final; ultimate 成立[成立] cheng2 li4 to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water 让开[讓開] rang4 kai1 to get out of the way; to step aside 末班车[末班車] mo4 ban1 che1 last bus or train; last chance 车站[車站] che1 zhan4 rail station; bus stop; CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4] 乡[鄉] xiang1 country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) 末[末] mo4 tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man 委屈[委屈] wei3 qu5 to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance //Detention - S1/Ep6/25 words - 2 min 公布栏[公佈欄] gong1 bu4 lan2 bulletin board 清白[清白] qing1 bai2 pure; innocent 倒霉[倒霉] dao3 mei2 to have bad luck; to be out of luck 计较[計較] ji4 jiao4 to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem 心思[心思] xin1 si5 mind; thoughts; inclination; mood 补偿[補償] bu3 chang2 to compensate; to make up 关爱[關愛] guan1 ai4 to show concern and care for 天空[天空] tian1 kong1 sky 飞鸟[飛鳥] fei1 niao3 bird 改为[改為] gai3 wei2 to change into 畜[畜] chu4 livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal 凭什么[憑什麼] ping2 shen2 me5 (spoken) why?; for which reason? 妈的[媽的] ma1 de5 see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] 护[護] hu4 to protect 警察[警察] jing3 cha2 police; police officer; CL:個|个[ge4] 失礼[失禮] shi1 li3 lacking in manners 殴打[毆打] ou1 da3 to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law) 非同小可[非同小可] fei1 tong2 xiao3 ke3 extremely important; no small matter 一遍[一遍] yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through); once through 老骨头[老骨頭] lao3 gu3 tou5 weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently) 善后[善後] shan4 hou4 to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations 对得起[對得起] dui4 de5 qi3 not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of 医药[醫藥] yi1 yao4 medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical 宠坏[寵壞] chong3 huai4 to spoil (a child etc) 犯错[犯錯] fan4 cuo4 to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing //Detention - S1/Ep6/50 words - 6 min 抓去[抓去] zhua1 qu4 to arrest and take away 笔录[筆錄] bi3 lu4 to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record 教训[教訓] jiao4 xun5 lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb 没用[沒用] mei2 yong4 useless 看不起[看不起] kan4 bu5 qi3 to look down upon; to despise 巴结[巴結] ba1 jie5 to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to 务必[務必] wu4 bi4 must; to need to; to be sure to 尚未[尚未] shang4 wei4 not yet; still not 惩处[懲處] cheng2 chu3 to punish; to administer justice 绝[絕] jue2 to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means 和解[和解] he2 jie3 to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled 了事[了事] liao3 shi4 to dispose of a matter; to be done with it 警察局[警察局] jing3 cha2 ju2 police station; police department; police headquarters 大逆不道[大逆不道] da4 ni4 bu4 dao4 disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) 赶紧[趕緊] gan3 jin3 hurriedly; without delay 变更[變更] bian4 geng1 to change; to alter; to modify 华中[華中] Hua2 zhong1 central China 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 舞台[舞臺] wu3 tai2 stage; arena; fig. in the limelight 法令[法令] fa3 ling4 decree; ordinance 面积[面積] mian4 ji1 area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land 基地[基地] ji1 di4 base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda 现况[現況] xian4 kuang4 the current situation 退休[退休] tui4 xiu1 to retire; retirement (from work) 跟上[跟上] gen1 shang4 to catch up with; to keep pace with //Detention - S1/Ep6/75 words - 18 min 吞噬[吞噬] tun1 shi4 to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up 鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟] gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4 sneaky; secretive; furtive 教材[教材] jiao4 cai2 teaching material; CL:本[ben3] 大声[大聲] da4 sheng1 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 教具[教具] jiao4 ju4 teaching aids; educational materials 小考[小考] xiao3 kao3 quiz 临时[臨時] lin2 shi2 as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc 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 区别[區別] qu1 bie2 difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4] 东张西望[東張西望] dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4 to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around 载[載] zai4 to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously 华文[華文] Hua2 wen2 Chinese language; Chinese script 萃[萃] cui4 collect; collection; dense; grassy; thick; assemble; gather 请教[請教] qing3 jiao4 to ask for guidance; to consult 干贝[乾貝] gan1 bei4 conpoy; dried scallop 佐[佐] zuo3 to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany 芦笋[蘆筍] lu2 sun3 asparagus 芬[芬] fen1 perfume; fragrance 肋眼[肋眼] lei4 yan3 rib eye (steak) (loanword) 香草[香草] xiang1 cao3 aromatic herb; vanilla; alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei; (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old) 鸡排[雞排] ji1 pai2 chicken breast; chicken cutlet 想见[想見] xiang3 jian4 to infer; to gather 鸽子[鴿子] ge1 zi5 pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) //Detention - S1/Ep6/100 words - 25 min 家庭[家庭] jia1 ting2 family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4] 各种[各種] ge4 zhong3 every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds 假面具[假面具] jia3 mian4 ju4 mask; fig. false façade; deceptive front 饭局[飯局] fan4 ju2 dinner party; banquet 意[意] yi4 idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate 个性[個性] ge4 xing4 individuality; personality 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 客人[客人] ke4 ren2 visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4] 面具[面具] mian4 ju4 mask 账[賬] zhang4 account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] 辛辛苦苦[辛辛苦苦] xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3 painstakingly; with great trouble 勤[勤] qin2 diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant 听不懂[聽不懂] ting1 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is hearing 上街[上街] shang4 jie1 to go onto the streets; to go shopping 捧[捧] peng3 to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter 裤[褲] ku4 underpants; trousers; pants 袋[袋] dai4 pouch; bag; sack; pocket 看不懂[看不懂] kan4 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is looking at 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! 占[占] zhan4 to take possession of; to occupy; to take up 工[工] gong1 work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor 喜[喜] xi3 to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad 重重[重重] chong2 chong2 layer upon layer; one after another 运转[運轉] yun4 zhuan3 to work; to operate; to revolve; to turn around 顺畅[順暢] shun4 chang4 smooth and unhindered; fluent //Detention - S1/Ep6/125 words - 32 min 谋[謀] mou2 to plan; to seek; scheme 望[望] wang4 full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards 俱[俱] ju4 entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; to be alike 人人[人人] ren2 ren2 everyone; every person 责[責] ze2 duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame 不法[不法] bu4 fa3 lawless; illegal; unlawful 告发[告發] gao4 fa1 to lodge an accusation; accusation (law) 派出所[派出所] pai4 chu1 suo3 local police station 反抗[反抗] fan3 kang4 to resist; to rebel 重来[重來] chong2 lai2 to start over; to do sth all over again 几次[幾次] ji3 ci4 several times 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] 地步[地步] di4 bu4 stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway 当做[當做] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as 有关[有關] you3 guan1 to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning 胡说[胡說] hu2 shuo1 to talk nonsense; drivel 宪兵[憲兵] xian4 bing1 military police 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 乱说[亂說] luan4 shuo1 to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks 符咒[符咒] fu2 zhou4 charm; amulet (religious object conferring blessing) 镇住[鎮住] zhen4 zhu4 to dominate; to control; to subdue; to crush 插手[插手] cha1 shou3 to get involved in; to meddle; interference 鸡婆[雞婆] ji1 po2 (dialect) hen; prostitute; (Tw) interfering; nosy; busybody (from Taiwanese 家婆, POJ pr. [ke-pô]) 抓走[抓走] zhua1 zou3 to arrest 谣传[謠傳] yao2 chuan2 rumor //Detention - S1/Ep6/150 words - 35 min 自杀[自殺] zi4 sha1 to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide 遗憾[遺憾] yi2 han4 regret; to regret; to be sorry that 留恋[留戀] liu2 lian4 reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly 复仇[復仇] fu4 chou2 to avenge; vengeance 感化[感化] gan3 hua4 corrective influence; to reform (a criminal); redemption (of a sinner); to influence (a malefactor to a better life); to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example 台湾[台灣] Tai2 wan1 variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1] 蒋[蔣] Jiang3 surname Jiang; refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石 英明[英明] ying1 ming2 wise; brilliant 领导[領導] ling3 dao3 lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 项[項] xiang4 back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc 建设[建設] jian4 she4 to build; to construct; construction; constructive 突飞猛进[突飛猛進] tu1 fei1 meng3 jin4 to advance by leaps and bounds 亚洲[亞洲] Ya4 zhou1 Asia; abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1] 坚强[堅強] jian1 qiang2 staunch; strong 反共[反共] fan3 gong4 anti-communist 堡垒[堡壘] bao3 lei3 fort 安定[安定] an1 ding4 stable; quiet; settled; stabilize; maintain; stabilized; calm and orderly 富足[富足] fu4 zu2 rich; plentiful 朝着[朝著] chao2 zhe5 facing; advancing (towards) 模范[模範] mo2 fan4 model; fine example 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) 迈进[邁進] mai4 jin4 to step in; to stride forward; to forge ahead 乐[樂] le4 happy; cheerful; to laugh 乐[樂] yue4 music 利[利] li4 sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit 进步[進步] jin4 bu4 progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4] //Detention - S1/Ep6/175 words - 40 min 充满[充滿] chong1 man3 full of; brimming with; very full; permeated 欣欣向荣[欣欣向榮] xin1 xin1 xiang4 rong2 (idiom) flourishing; thriving 全家[全家] quan2 jia1 whole family 意志[意志] yi4 zhi4 will; willpower; determination; CL:個|个[ge4] 活力[活力] huo2 li4 energy; vitality; vigor; vital force 源泉[源泉] yuan2 quan2 fountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin 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] 成就[成就] cheng2 jiu4 accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about 寂寞[寂寞] ji4 mo4 lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent 空虚[空虛] kong1 xu1 hollow; emptiness; meaningless 动力[動力] dong4 li4 motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus 中心[中心] zhong1 xin1 center; heart; core; CL:個|个[ge4] 远大[遠大] yuan3 da4 far-reaching; broad; ambitious; promising 青年人[青年人] qing1 nian2 ren2 young person; the young 生命[生命] sheng1 ming4 life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 护卫[護衛] hu4 wei4 to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) 保障[保障] bao3 zhang4 to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard 种种[種種] zhong3 zhong3 all kinds of 试探[試探] shi4 tan4 to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out 引诱[引誘] yin3 you4 to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce 早上好[早上好] zao3 shang5 hao3 Good morning! 拘谨[拘謹] ju1 jin3 reserved; overcautious 碰巧[碰巧] peng4 qiao3 by chance; by coincidence; to happen to 终[終] zhong1 end; finish 天明[天明] tian1 ming2 dawn; daybreak //Detention - S1/Ep6/179 words - 41 min 周六[週六] Zhou1 liu4 Saturday 推荐[推薦] tui1 jian4 to recommend; recommendation 年度[年度] nian2 du4 year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual 庆[慶] qing4 to celebrate //Detention - S1/Ep7/25 words - 3 min 无恙[無恙] wu2 yang4 in good health 沮丧[沮喪] ju3 sang4 dispirited; dejected; dismayed 乃[乃] nai3 to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon 计[計] ji4 to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 嘻嘻[嘻嘻] xi1 xi1 hee hee; happy 哈哈[哈哈] ha1 ha1 (onom.) laughing out loud 耽误[耽誤] dan1 wu5 to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 军人[軍人] jun1 ren2 serviceman; soldier; military personnel 传授[傳授] chuan2 shou4 to impart; to pass on; to teach 知识[知識] zhi1 shi5 knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual 战场[戰場] zhan4 chang3 battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4] 军[軍] jun1 army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4] 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) 作风[作風] zuo4 feng1 style; style of work; way 铭记[銘記] ming2 ji4 to engrave in one's memory 心头[心頭] xin1 tou2 heart; thoughts; mind 中校[中校] zhong1 xiao4 middle ranking officer in Chinese army; lieutenant colonel; commander 陆军[陸軍] lu4 jun1 army; ground forces 转调[轉調] zhuan3 diao4 (music) to change key; modulation; (of an employee) to be transferred to another post 到来[到來] dao4 lai2 to arrive; arrival; advent 革命[革命] ge2 ming4 revolution; revolutionary (politics); CL:次[ci4] 委员长[委員長] wei3 yuan2 zhang3 head of a committee 中兴[中興] zhong1 xing1 resurgence; recovery; restoration 劳动[勞動] lao2 dong4 work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4] //Detention - S1/Ep7/50 words - 5 min 水仙花[水仙花] shui3 xian1 hua1 daffodil; narcissus; CL:棵[ke1] 孤芳自赏[孤芳自賞] gu1 fang1 zi4 shang3 lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism; self-love 化身[化身] hua4 shen1 incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification 希腊[希臘] Xi1 la4 Greece 神话[神話] shen2 hua4 legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology 男子[男子] nan2 zi3 a man; a male 爱上[愛上] ai4 shang4 to fall in love with; to be in love with 倒影[倒影] dao4 ying3 inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down) 亲近[親近] qin1 jin4 intimate; to get close to 溺死[溺死] ni4 si3 to drown 水边[水邊] shui3 bian1 edge of the water; waterside; shore (of sea, lake or river) 寻觅[尋覓] xun2 mi4 to look for 一生[一生] yi1 sheng1 all one's life; throughout one's life 举世[舉世] ju3 shi4 throughout the world; world ranking (e.g. first) 皆[皆] jie1 all; each and every; in all cases 浊[濁] zhuo2 turbid; muddy; impure 独[獨] du2 alone; independent; single; sole; only 众人[眾人] zhong4 ren2 everyone 醉[醉] zui4 intoxicated 沧浪[滄浪] Cang1 lang4 Canglang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu 兮[兮] xi1 (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊) 濯[濯] zhuo2 to wash; to cleanse of evil 缨[纓] ying1 tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc); ribbon 沧[滄] cang1 blue-green or azure (of water); vast (of water); cold 浪[浪] lang4 wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble //Detention - S1/Ep7/75 words - 8 min 足[足] zu2 foot; to be sufficient; ample 独自[獨自] du2 zi4 alone 忍气吞声[忍氣吞聲] ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it 污浊[污濁] wu1 zhuo2 dirty; muddy; foul (sewer) 幼苗[幼苗] you4 miao2 young sprout; bud; sapling; seedling 隔[隔] ge2 to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of 除[除] chu2 to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including 虫[蟲] chong2 lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; person with a particular undesirable characteristic 入药[入藥] ru4 yao4 to use in medicine 避邪[避邪] bi4 xie2 to avoid evil spirits 生命力[生命力] sheng1 ming4 li4 vitality 韧[韌] ren4 annealed; pliable but strong; tough; tenacious 奇异[奇異] qi2 yi4 fantastic; bizarre; odd; exotic; astonished 仿佛[彷彿] fang3 fu2 to seem; as if; alike; similar 虚幻[虛幻] xu1 huan4 imaginary; illusory 假象[假象] jia3 xiang4 false appearance; facade 无比[無比] wu2 bi3 incomparable; matchless 触感[觸感] chu4 gan3 tactile sensation; touch; feel 奢求[奢求] she1 qiu2 to make extravagant demands; an unreasonable request 带给[帶給] dai4 gei3 to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to 猪[豬] zhu1 hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] 扑满[撲滿] pu1 man3 piggy bank 砸[砸] za2 to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle 请客[請客] qing3 ke4 to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner 捞[撈] lao1 to fish up; to dredge up //Detention - S1/Ep7/100 words - 13 min 金鱼[金魚] jin1 yu2 goldfish 俗[俗] su2 custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular 优秀[優秀] you1 xiu4 outstanding; excellent 树[樹] shu4 tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up 成长[成長] cheng2 zhang3 to mature; to grow; growth 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) 笑容[笑容] xiao4 rong2 smile; smiling expression; CL:副[fu4] 目[目] mu4 eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title 根据[根據] gen1 ju4 according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4] 现行[現行] xian4 xing2 to be in effect; in force; current 法规[法規] fa3 gui1 legislation; statute 教育部[教育部] Jiao4 yu4 bu4 Ministry of Education 申请[申請] shen1 qing3 to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fen4] 用途[用途] yong4 tu2 use; application 更为[更為] geng4 wei2 even more 建[建] jian4 to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct 甚[甚] shen2 variant of 什[shen2] 甚[甚] shen4 what; very; extremely; any 稳[穩] wen3 settled; steady; stable 当地[當地] dang1 di4 local 营运[營運] ying2 yun4 running; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 废[廢] fei4 to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste 时机[時機] shi2 ji1 fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity 接待[接待] jie1 dai4 to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter) 把门[把門] ba3 men2 to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate 带上[帶上] dai4 shang4 to take along with one //Detention - S1/Ep7/125 words - 16 min 养老[養老] yang3 lao3 to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement 承诺[承諾] cheng2 nuo4 to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment 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) 铜像[銅像] tong2 xiang4 bronze statue; CL:座[zuo4] 誓[誓] shi4 oath; vow; to swear; to pledge 奋斗[奮鬥] fen4 dou4 to strive; to struggle 老早[老早] lao3 zao3 a long time ago 上头[上頭] shang4 tou5 above; on top of; on the surface of 改朝换代[改朝換代] gai3 chao2 huan4 dai4 to transition to a new dynasty or regime 当家[當家] dang1 jia1 to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge 场面[場面] chang3 mian4 scene; spectacle; occasion; situation 处心积虑[處心積慮] chu3 xin1 ji1 lu:4 to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating 定罪[定罪] ding4 zui4 to convict (sb of a crime) 趁机[趁機] chen4 ji1 to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation 抢夺[搶奪] qiang3 duo2 to plunder; to pillage; to forcibly take 财产[財產] cai2 chan3 property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 颜面[顏面] yan2 mian4 face; prestige 脱[脫] tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 育[育] yu4 to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate 英[英] ying1 hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom 英雄[英雄] ying1 xiong2 hero; CL:個|个[ge4] 诲人不倦[誨人不倦] hui4 ren2 bu4 juan4 instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects) 绩效[績效] ji4 xiao4 performance; results; achievement 卓著[卓著] zhuo2 zhu4 outstanding; eminent; brilliant 坏事[壞事] huai4 shi4 bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things //Detention - S1/Ep7/150 words - 21 min 私立[私立] si1 li4 private (company, school etc) 高级中学[高級中學] gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2 senior high school; abbr. to 高中[gao1 zhong1] 纪录[紀錄] ji4 lu4 variant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") 经由[經由] jing1 you2 via 逐渐[逐漸] zhu2 jian4 gradually 开朗[開朗] kai1 lang3 spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree 富有[富有] fu4 you3 rich; full of 天分[天分] tian1 fen4 natural gift; talent 不大[不大] bu4 da4 not very; not too; not often 热忱[熱忱] re4 chen2 zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; enthusiastic; warmhearted 涉[涉] she4 to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical) 私事[私事] si1 shi4 personal matters 同一[同一] tong2 yi1 identical; the same 艘[艘] sou1 classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1] 船[船] chuan2 boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] 事宜[事宜] shi4 yi2 matters; arrangements 私下[私下] si1 xia4 in private 授课[授課] shou4 ke4 to teach; to give lessons 补习[補習] bu3 xi2 to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor 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) 书籍[書籍] shu1 ji2 books; works 虑[慮] lu:4 to think over; to consider; anxiety 这就[這就] zhe4 jiu4 immediately; at once 际[際] ji4 border; edge; boundary; interval; between; inter-; to meet; time; occasion; to meet with (circumstances) 美女[美女] mei3 nu:3 beautiful woman //Detention - S1/Ep7/175 words - 32 min 哪些[哪些] na3 xie1 which ones?; who?; what? 脚步[腳步] jiao3 bu4 footstep; step 储藏室[儲藏室] chu3 cang2 shi4 storeroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 告密[告密] gao4 mi4 to inform against sb 收音机[收音機] shou1 yin1 ji1 radio; CL:臺|台[tai2] 执照[執照] zhi2 zhao4 license; permit 波[波] bo1 wave; ripple; storm; surge 座[座] zuo4 seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects 监牢[監牢] jian1 lao2 prison; jail 逃离[逃離] tao2 li2 to run out; to escape 废物[廢物] fei4 wu4 rubbish; waste material; useless person 说教[說教] shuo1 jiao4 to preach 文笔[文筆] wen2 bi3 writings; writing style 无可[無可] wu2 ke3 can't 限[限] xian4 limit; bound; to set a limit (on) 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 批准[批准] pi1 zhun3 to approve; to ratify 签[簽] qian1 to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 呈[呈] cheng2 to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color) 常轨[常軌] chang2 gui3 normal practice 轨[軌] gui3 course; path; track; rail 睡着[睡著] shui4 zhao2 to fall asleep 敏感[敏感] min3 gan3 sensitive; susceptible 求知[求知] qiu2 zhi1 anxious to learn; keen for knowledge 勇气[勇氣] yong3 qi4 courage; valor //Detention - S1/Ep7/200 words - 37 min 女性[女性] nu:3 xing4 woman; the female sex 怎[怎] zen3 how 非法[非法] fei1 fa3 illegal 集会[集會] ji2 hui4 to gather; assembly; meeting; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] 干[干] gan1 to concern; to interfere; shield; stem 发起[發起] fa1 qi3 to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time) 症结[癥結] zheng1 jie2 hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine); crux of an issue; main point in an argument; sticking point; deadlock in negotiations 休想[休想] xiu1 xiang3 don't think (that); don't imagine (that) 隐藏[隱藏] yin3 cang2 to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting) 牵连[牽連] qian1 lian2 to implicate; implicated; to link together 召回[召回] zhao4 hui2 to recall (a product, an ambassador etc) 民族[民族] min2 zu2 nationality; ethnic group; CL:個|个[ge4] 灵魂[靈魂] ling2 hun2 soul; spirit 提振[提振] ti2 zhen4 to boost; to stimulate 自信心[自信心] zi4 xin4 xin1 self-confidence 出发点[出發點] chu1 fa1 dian3 starting point; (fig.) basis; motive 父子[父子] fu4 zi3 father and son 煽动[煽動] shan1 dong4 to incite; to instigate 教导[教導] jiao4 dao3 to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching 颠覆[顛覆] dian1 fu4 to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine; to subvert 思想[思想] si1 xiang3 thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4] 为人[為人] wei2 ren2 to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character 假借[假借] jia3 jie4 to make use of; to use sth as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan 虚情假意[虛情假意] xu1 qing2 jia3 yi4 false friendship; hypocritical show of affection 好恶[好惡] hao4 wu4 lit. likes and dislikes; preferences; taste //Detention - S1/Ep7/225 words - 44 min 告密者[告密者] gao4 mi4 zhe3 tell-tale; informer (esp. to police); whistleblower; grass 清高[清高] qing1 gao1 noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits 不要脸[不要臉] bu4 yao4 lian3 to have no sense of shame; shameless 善[善] shan4 good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect 分内[分內] fen4 nei4 one's job or duty; within one's remit 爱情[愛情] ai4 qing2 romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4] 假想[假想] jia3 xiang3 imaginary; virtual; to imagine; hypothesis 情分[情分] qing2 fen4 mutual affection; friendship 存在[存在] cun2 zai4 to exist; to be; existence 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 发愤[發憤] fa1 fen4 to make a determined effort 用功[用功] yong4 gong1 diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort 早日[早日] zao3 ri4 soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly 智慧[智慧] zhi4 hui4 wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence 照亮[照亮] zhao4 liang4 to illuminate; to light up; lighting 灰暗[灰暗] hui1 an4 dull gray; drab; murky 文坛[文壇] wen2 tan2 literary circles 剩[剩] sheng4 to remain; to be left; to have as remainder 识字[識字] shi2 zi4 to learn to read 困[困] kun4 to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute 哪儿[哪兒] na3 r5 where?; wherever; anywhere 不及[不及] bu4 ji2 to fall short of; not as good as; too late 重复[重複] chong2 fu4 to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4] 轮回[輪迴] lun2 hui2 to reincarnate; reincarnation (Buddhism); (of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically; cycle; CL:個|个[ge4] 活着[活著] huo2 zhe5 alive //Detention - S1/Ep7/241 words - 47 min 冤魂[冤魂] yuan1 hun2 ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances 杂[雜] za2 mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix 讯[訊] xun4 to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information 名讳[名諱] ming2 hui4 taboo name (e.g. of emperor) 歉意[歉意] qian4 yi4 apology; regret 沾[沾] zhan1 to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch 血[血] xue4 blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4] 战争[戰爭] zhan4 zheng1 war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] 胁[脅] xie2 flank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten 信仰[信仰] xin4 yang3 to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction 背弃[背棄] bei4 qi4 abandon; desert; renounce 可笑[可笑] ke3 xiao4 funny; ridiculous 谎言[謊言] huang3 yan2 lie 之中[之中] zhi1 zhong1 inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during 戎马[戎馬] rong2 ma3 military horse; by extension, military matters 奉献[奉獻] feng4 xian4 to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote //Detention - S1/Ep8/25 words - 1 min 脚尖[腳尖] jiao3 jian1 the extremity of the foot 刀枪[刀槍] dao1 qiang1 sword and spear; weapons 英勇[英勇] ying1 yong3 heroic; gallant; valiant 弟兄们[弟兄們] di4 xiong1 men5 brothers; comrades; men; brethren 挺进[挺進] ting3 jin4 progress; to advance 漆黑[漆黑] qi1 hei1 pitch-black 原野[原野] yuan2 ye3 plain; open country 观[觀] guan1 to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook 四面[四面] si4 mian4 all sides 耳[耳] er3 ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese) 八方[八方] ba1 fang1 the eight points of the compass; all directions 无声无息[無聲無息] wu2 sheng1 wu2 xi1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news 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 敌人[敵人] di2 ren2 enemy; CL:個|个[ge4] 心脏[心臟] xin1 zang4 heart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 演唱[演唱] yan3 chang4 sung performance; to sing for an audience 欢送[歡送] huan1 song4 to see off; to send off 表扬[表揚] biao3 yang2 to praise; to commend 仪式[儀式] yi2 shi4 ceremony 信号[信號] xin4 hao4 signal 响[響] xiang3 echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises 提前[提前] ti2 qian2 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance 展开[展開] zhan3 kai1 to unfold; to carry out; to be in full swing; to launch 闪电[閃電] shan3 dian4 lightning; CL:道[dao4] 攻击[攻擊] gong1 ji1 to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) //Detention - S1/Ep8/50 words - 9 min 轰轰烈烈[轟轟烈烈] hong1 hong1 lie4 lie4 strong; vigorous; large-scale 胜仗[勝仗] sheng4 zhang4 victory; victorious battle 左[左] zuo3 left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3] 起步[起步] qi3 bu4 to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity) 合唱团[合唱團] he2 chang4 tuan2 chorus; choir 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] 节目[節目] jie2 mu4 program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 诗歌[詩歌] shi1 ge1 poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4] 朗诵[朗誦] lang3 song4 to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim 热烈[熱烈] re4 lie4 enthusiastic; ardent; warm 掌声[掌聲] zhang3 sheng1 applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 带领[帶領] dai4 ling3 to guide; to lead 主体[主體] zhu3 ti3 main part; bulk; body; subject; agent 对象[對象] dui4 xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4] 相反[相反] xiang1 fan3 opposite; contrary 创造[創造] chuang4 zao4 to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record) 时来运转[時來運轉] shi2 lai2 yun4 zhuan3 the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break; things change for the better 实践[實踐] shi2 jian4 practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project) 须知[須知] xu1 zhi1 key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind 人人有责[人人有責] ren2 ren2 you3 ze2 it is everyone's duty 看懂[看懂] kan4 dong3 to understand what one is reading or watching 布告[佈告] bu4 gao4 posting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin; to announce 举发[舉發] ju3 fa1 to expose (e.g., wrongdoing); to accuse (in court); to impeach; to denounce 坏人[壞人] huai4 ren2 bad person; villain 欺骗[欺騙] qi1 pian4 to deceive; to cheat //Detention - S1/Ep8/75 words - 17 min 隐瞒[隱瞞] yin3 man2 to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth 肋[肋] lei4 rib; Taiwan pr. [le4] 外遇[外遇] wai4 yu4 extramarital affair 上等[上等] shang4 deng3 highest quality; top-notch 菲[菲] fei3 poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old) 力[力] li4 power; force; strength; ability; strenuously 牛排[牛排] niu2 pai2 steak 大陆[大陸] da4 lu4 continent; mainland; CL:個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 抛弃[拋棄] pao1 qi4 to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb) 蒙在鼓里[蒙在鼓裡] meng2 zai4 gu3 li3 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark 支撑[支撐] zhi1 cheng1 to prop up; to support; strut; brace 绽放[綻放] zhan4 fang4 to blossom 积累[積累] ji1 lei3 to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively 华人[華人] Hua2 ren2 ethnic Chinese person or people 阳光[陽光] yang2 guang1 sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny) 森林[森林] sen1 lin2 forest; CL:片[pian4] 铭刻[銘刻] ming2 ke4 a carved inscription 消磨[消磨] xiao1 mo2 to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away 资深[資深] zi1 shen1 veteran (journalist etc); senior; highly experienced 教职员[教職員] jiao4 zhi2 yuan2 teaching and administrative staff 荣[榮] rong2 glory; honor; thriving 上台[上台] shang4 tai2 to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) 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 刻[刻] ke4 quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] //Detention - S1/Ep8/100 words - 23 min 仇[仇] chou2 hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) 死人[死人] si3 ren2 dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen 嫉妒[嫉妒] ji2 du4 to be jealous; to envy; to hate 胁迫[脅迫] xie2 po4 to coerce; to compel; to force 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 真相[真相] zhen1 xiang4 the truth about sth; the actual facts 同志[同志] tong2 zhi4 comrade; (slang) homosexual; CL:個|个[ge4] 膺[膺] ying1 breast; receive 业[業] ye4 line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already 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) 义务[義務] yi4 wu4 duty; obligation; CL:項|项[xiang4]; volunteer (work etc) 特[特] te4 special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex 赠[贈] zeng4 to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old) 奖牌[獎牌] jiang3 pai2 medal (awarded as a prize) 不得已[不得已] bu4 de2 yi3 to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must 外泄[外泄] wai4 xie4 to leak (usually secret information) 多么[多麼] duo1 me5 how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent 一句话[一句話] yi1 ju4 hua4 in a word; in short 一眼[一眼] yi1 yan3 a glance; a quick look; a glimpse 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 警[警] jing3 to alert; to warn; police 风声[風聲] feng1 sheng1 sound of the wind; rumor; talk; news; reputation 写下[寫下] xie3 xia4 to write down 恶毒[惡毒] e4 du2 malicious 切断[切斷] qie1 duan4 to cut off; to sever //Detention - S1/Ep8/125 words - 31 min 波及[波及] bo1 ji2 to spread to; to involve; to affect 依然[依然] yi1 ran2 still; as before 早熟[早熟] zao3 shu2 precocious; early-maturing 思维[思維] si1 wei2 (line of) thought; thinking 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 纤细[纖細] xian1 xi4 fine; slim; tender 供[供] gong1 to provide; to supply 医生[醫生] yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 弄脏[弄髒] nong4 zang1 to make dirty; to defile; to smear 故乡[故鄉] gu4 xiang1 home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] 田地[田地] tian2 di4 field; farmland; cropland; plight; extent 山野[山野] shan1 ye3 mountain and fields 魂魄[魂魄] hun2 po4 soul 守护[守護] shou3 hu4 to guard; to protect 抛下[拋下] pao1 xia4 to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down 结局[結局] jie2 ju2 conclusion; ending 之所以[之所以] zhi1 suo3 yi3 the reason why 拯救[拯救] zheng3 jiu4 to save; to rescue 听见[聽見] ting1 jian4 to hear 追求[追求] zhui1 qiu2 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo 跪下[跪下] gui4 xia5 to kneel down 强权[強權] qiang2 quan2 power; might 横暴[橫暴] heng4 bao4 brutal; violent 掠夺[掠奪] lu:e4 duo2 to plunder; to rob 打压[打壓] da3 ya1 to suppress; to beat down //Detention - S1/Ep8/150 words - 40 min 上路[上路] shang4 lu4 to start on a journey; to be on one's way 愿[願] yuan4 to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 遍[遍] bian4 everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time 洒[灑] sa3 to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed 岛屿[島嶼] dao3 yu3 island 仍[仍] reng2 still; yet; to remain 奔[奔] ben1 to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope 总算[總算] zong3 suan4 at long last; finally; on the whole 陪伴[陪伴] pei2 ban4 to accompany 无助[無助] wu2 zhu4 helpless; helplessness; feeling useless; no help 不知所措[不知所措] bu4 zhi1 suo3 cuo4 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss 模样[模樣] mu2 yang4 look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4] 惊怖[驚怖] jing1 bu4 to surprise 颠倒[顛倒] dian1 dao3 to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy 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 河畔[河畔] he2 pan4 riverside; river plain 扬[揚] yang2 to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate 河[河] he2 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 之上[之上] zhi1 shang4 above 左右[左右] zuo3 you4 left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence 海[海] hai3 ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous 滴[滴] di1 a drop; to drip 赫胥黎[赫胥黎] He4 xu1 li2 Huxley (name); Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British evolutionary scientist and champion of Darwin; Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist 甘[甘] gan1 sweet; willing 露[露] lou4 to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 露[露] lu4 dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose //Detention - S1/Ep8/175 words - 43 min 消灾[消災] xiao1 zai1 to avoid calamities 魄[魄] po4 soul; mortal soul, i.e. attached to the body 自在[自在] zi4 zai5 free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease 弟弟[弟弟] di4 di5 younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 吸引[吸引] xi1 yin3 to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 双手[雙手] shuang1 shou3 both hands 合十[合十] he2 shi2 to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) 小子[小子] xiao3 zi5 (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow 猴戏[猴戲] hou2 xi4 monkey show 夸奖[誇獎] kua1 jiang3 to praise; to applaud; to compliment 上车[上車] shang4 che1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 解严[解嚴] jie3 yan2 to lift restrictions (such as curfew or martial law) 第二次[第二次] di4 er4 ci4 the second time; second; number two 直选[直選] zhi2 xuan3 direct election 宪[憲] xian4 statute; constitution 政党[政黨] zheng4 dang3 political party; CL:個|个[ge4] 轮替[輪替] lun2 ti4 to take turns; to work by roster 中国[中國] Zhong1 guo2 China 国民党[國民黨] Guo2 min2 dang3 Guomindang or Kuomintang (KMT); Nationalist Party 一党[一黨] yi1 dang3 one-party (state) 执政[執政] zhi2 zheng4 to hold power; in office 检[檢] jian3 to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint 弊案[弊案] bi4 an4 scandal 财务[財務] cai2 wu4 financial affairs 亏空[虧空] kui1 kong1 in debt; in the red; in deficit //Detention - S1/Ep8/200 words - 45 min 支付[支付] zhi1 fu4 to pay (money) 发动[發動] fa1 dong4 to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse 罢课[罷課] ba4 ke4 student strike; to boycott classes 何去何从[何去何從] he2 qu4 he2 cong2 what course to follow; what path to take 爆料[爆料] bao4 liao4 to make explosive allegations 掏空[掏空] tao1 kong1 to hollow out; to empty out; to use up; (finance) tunneling 产[產] chan3 to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property 借机[借機] jie4 ji1 to seize the opportunity 低价[低價] di1 jia4 low price 收购[收購] shou1 gou4 to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) 发言人[發言人] fa1 yan2 ren2 spokesperson 声明[聲明] sheng1 ming2 to state; to declare; statement; declaration; CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4] 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) 习题[習題] xi2 ti2 (schoolwork) exercise; problem; question 练习[練習] lian4 xi2 to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 早安[早安] zao3 an1 Good morning! 距[距] ju4 at a distance of; distance; to be apart 联考[聯考] lian2 kao3 entrance examination 模拟[模擬] mo2 ni3 imitation; to simulate; to imitate; analog (device, as opposed to digital) 实力[實力] shi2 li4 strength 落差[落差] luo4 cha1 drop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc); disparity 吃药[吃藥] chi1 yao4 to take medicine 用来[用來] yong4 lai2 to be used for 自动自发[自動自發] zi4 dong4 zi4 fa1 (to act) on one's own initiative 课表[課表] ke4 biao3 school timetable //Detention - S1/Ep8/225 words - 52 min 好不[好不] hao3 bu4 not at all ...; how very ... 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 坡[坡] po1 slope; CL:個|个[ge4]; sloping; slanted 减肥[減肥] jian3 fei2 to lose weight 冬天[冬天] dong1 tian1 winter; CL:個|个[ge4] 夏季[夏季] xia4 ji4 summer 沉睡[沉睡] chen2 shui4 to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered 灰[灰] hui1 ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected 黄[黃] huang2 yellow; pornographic; to fall through 秋季[秋季] qiu1 ji4 autumn; fall 万物[萬物] wan4 wu4 all living things 凋零[凋零] diao1 ling2 withered; wilted; to wither; to fade; to decay 盛开[盛開] sheng4 kai1 blooming; in full flower 不住[不住] bu4 zhu4 repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc) 养分[養分] yang3 fen4 nutrient 相识[相識] xiang1 shi2 to get to know each other; acquaintance 不幸[不幸] bu4 xing4 misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4] 窜改[竄改] cuan4 gai3 to alter; to modify; to change; to tamper 弊[弊] bi4 detriment; fraud; harm; defeat 头上[頭上] tou2 shang4 overhead; above 谙[諳] an1 to be versed in; to know well 官[官] guan1 government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4] 媒体[媒體] mei2 ti3 media, esp. news media 告[告] gao4 to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue 败[敗] bai4 to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither //Detention - S1/Ep8/228 words - 52 min 寇[寇] kou4 to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe; enemy 遮[遮] zhe1 to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal 赢家[贏家] ying2 jia1 winner