//Light the Night - S1/Ep01/25 words - 1 min 喔[喔] wo5 (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder 滑[滑] hua2 to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning 拍[拍] pai1 to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) 这时[這時] zhe4 shi2 at this time; at this moment 候[候] hou4 to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days 台风[颱風] tai2 feng1 hurricane; typhoon 山[山] shan1 mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable 山顶[山頂] shan1 ding3 hilltop 景[景] jing3 bright; circumstance; scenery 台北[台北] Tai2 bei3 Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan 山区[山區] shan1 qu1 mountain area; CL:個|个[ge4] 下面[下面] xia4 mian4 below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5] 斜坡[斜坡] xie2 po1 slope; incline 袜子[襪子] wa4 zi5 socks; stockings; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1] 湿[濕] shi1 moist; wet 耶[耶] ye5 final particle indicating enthusiasm etc 咧[咧] lie5 modal particle expressing exclamation 走错[走錯] zou3 cuo4 to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc) 多次[多次] duo1 ci4 many times; repeatedly 摄影[攝影] she4 ying3 to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie) 狂[狂] kuang2 mad; wild; violent 底片[底片] di3 pian4 negative; photographic plate 用完[用完] yong4 wan2 used up; finished 炳[炳] bing3 bright; brilliant; luminous 干吗[幹嗎] gan4 ma2 see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/50 words - 3 min 屁[屁] pi4 fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 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 由于[由於] you2 yu2 due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because 移动[移動] yi2 dong4 to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable 速度[速度] su4 du4 speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4] 台湾[台灣] Tai2 wan1 variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1] 本岛[本島] ben3 dao3 main island 脱离[脫離] tuo1 li2 to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) 暴[暴] bao4 sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure 风圈[風圈] feng1 quan1 ring around the moon; lunar halo; solar halo 太阳[太陽] tai4 yang5 sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2] 露脸[露臉] lou4 lian3 to show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known; to shine 仔[仔] zi3 meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young 各地[各地] ge4 di4 in all parts of (a country); various regions 将近[將近] jiang1 jin4 almost; nearly; close to 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 高温[高溫] gao1 wen1 high temperature 气象局[氣象局] qi4 xiang4 ju2 weather bureau; meteorological office 伴随[伴隨] ban4 sui2 to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant 西南[西南] xi1 nan2 southwest 气流[氣流] qi4 liu2 stream of air; airflow; slipstream; draft; breath; turbulence (of aircraft) 周二[週二] Zhou1 er4 Tuesday 报到[報到] bao4 dao4 to report for duty; to check in; to register 届时[屆時] jie4 shi2 when the time comes; at the scheduled time //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/75 words - 4 min 需[需] xu1 to require; to need; to want; necessity; need 严防[嚴防] yan2 fang2 to take strict precautions; on your guard 豪[豪] hao2 grand; heroic 大雨[大雨] da4 yu3 heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2] 侵袭[侵襲] qin1 xi2 to invade; to assail; onslaught 克[克] ke4 to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares 粉[粉] fen3 powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink 干[干] gan1 to concern; to interfere; shield; stem 腰[腰] yao1 waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins 打电话[打電話] da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call 咖啡厅[咖啡廳] ka1 fei1 ting1 coffee shop 进出[進出] jin4 chu1 to enter or exit; to go through 客人[客人] ke4 ren2 visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4] 金条[金條] jin1 tiao2 gold bar 键[鍵] jian4 key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond; linchpin 式[式] shi4 type; form; pattern; style 录音机[錄音機] lu4 yin1 ji1 (tape) recording machine; tape recorder; CL:臺|台[tai2] 修好[修好] xiu1 hao3 to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds 冷气[冷氣] leng3 qi4 air conditioning (Tw) 嚣张[囂張] xiao1 zhang1 rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive 欠揍[欠揍] qian4 zou4 to need a spanking 据[據] ju4 according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy 揍[揍] zou4 to beat up; to break to pieces 验伤[驗傷] yan4 shang1 to examine a wound or injury (typically for forensic purposes) 办案[辦案] ban4 an4 to handle a case //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/100 words - 6 min 证据[證據] zheng4 ju4 evidence; proof; testimony 达[達] da2 to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent 趴[趴] pa1 to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent 台北市[台北市] Tai2 bei3 shi4 Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan 电话[電話] dian4 hua4 telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number 号码[號碼] hao4 ma3 number; CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4] 簿[簿] bu4 a book; a register; account-book 乱来[亂來] luan4 lai2 to act recklessly; to mess around 录音[錄音] lu4 yin1 to record (sound); sound recording; CL:個|个[ge4] 桌子[桌子] zhuo1 zi5 table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4] 修[修] xiu1 to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 闻[聞] wen2 to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 仔细[仔細] zi3 xi4 careful; attentive; cautious 污点[污點] wu1 dian3 stain; taint 证人[證人] zheng4 ren2 witness 咖啡豆[咖啡豆] ka1 fei1 dou4 coffee beans 大声[大聲] da4 sheng1 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 咖[咖] ka1 coffee; class; grade 啡[啡] fei1 (phonetic component) 豆[豆] dou4 bean; pea; CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4]; sacrificial vessel 咖啡店[咖啡店] ka1 fei1 dian4 café; coffee shop 闻到[聞到] wen2 dao4 to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling 引导[引導] yin3 dao3 to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer 咖啡[咖啡] ka1 fei1 coffee (loanword); CL:杯[bei1] //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/125 words - 7 min 枪械[槍械] qiang1 xie4 firearm 室[室] shi4 room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 出发[出發] chu1 fa1 to set off; to start (on a journey) 同仁[同仁] tong2 ren2 variant of 同人[tong2 ren2] 回报[回報] hui2 bao4 (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate 鸡[雞] ji1 fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute 南山[南山] Nan2 shan1 Nanshan or Namsan, common place name; Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong 东坡[東坡] Dong1 po1 Dongpo District of Meishan City 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan 具[具] ju4 tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies 无名[無名] wu2 ming2 nameless; obscure 尸[屍] shi1 corpse 社[社] she4 society; group; club; agency; (old) god of the land 学生[學生] xue2 sheng5 student; schoolchild 案[案] an4 (legal) case; incident; record; file; table 尸体[屍體] shi1 ti3 dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4] 土石流[土石流] tu3 shi2 liu2 (Tw) debris flow; mudslide 埋[埋] mai2 to bury 埋[埋] man2 to blame 土[土] tu3 earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 挖[挖] wa1 to dig; to excavate; to scoop out 通报[通報] tong1 bao4 to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal 葛[葛] ge2 kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth 检[檢] jian3 to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint 开挖[開挖] kai1 wa1 to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out 便当[便當] bian4 dang1 convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox 腿[腿] tui3 leg; CL:條|条[tiao2] //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/150 words - 8 min 死者[死者] si3 zhe3 the dead; the deceased 女性[女性] nu:3 xing4 woman; the female sex 外表[外表] wai4 biao3 external; outside; outward appearance 证件[證件] zheng4 jian4 certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID 外伤[外傷] wai4 shang1 injury; wound; trauma 明显[明顯] ming2 xian3 clear; distinct; obvious 全身[全身] quan2 shen1 whole body; em (typography) 沾满[沾滿] zhan1 man3 muddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in 泥土[泥土] ni2 tu3 earth; soil; mud; clay 确认[確認] que4 ren4 to confirm; to verify; confirmation 检验[檢驗] jian3 yan4 to inspect; to examine; to test 员[員] yuan2 person; employee; member 现场[現場] xian4 chang3 the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site 勘验[勘驗] kan1 yan4 to investigate; examination 社长[社長] she4 zhang3 president or director (of association etc) 遗留[遺留] yi2 liu2 to leave behind; to hand down 物品[物品] wu4 pin3 articles; goods; materials 乱七八糟[亂七八糟] luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens 布[布] bu4 cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known 关联[關聯] guan1 lian2 related; linked; affiliated 案发[案發] an4 fa1 to investigate a crime on the spot; to occur (of a crime); to be discovered (of a crime) 营业[營業] ying2 ye4 to do business; to trade 花子[花子] hua1 zi5 beggar (old term) 姐[姐] jie3 older sister 喷[噴] pen1 to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/175 words - 9 min 季[季] ji4 season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields 上班[上班] shang4 ban1 to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office 开店[開店] kai1 dian4 to open shop 打破[打破] da3 po4 to break; to smash 玻璃[玻璃] bo1 li5 glass; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]; (slang) male homosexual 触[觸] chu4 to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions 霉[霉] mei2 bacteria; fungi; moldy 几次[幾次] ji3 ci4 several times 倒霉[倒霉] dao3 mei2 to have bad luck; to be out of luck 顶嘴[頂嘴] ding3 zui3 to talk back; to answer back 惹[惹] re3 to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) 赌[賭] du3 to bet; to gamble 期[期] qi1 a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] 哑巴[啞巴] ya3 ba5 mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb 哎[哎] ai1 hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) 哟[喲] yo5 (sentence-final particle expressing exhortation); (syllable filler in a song) 礼貌[禮貌] li3 mao4 courtesy; manners 签[簽] qian1 to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 六合[六合] liu4 he2 the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down); the whole country; the universe; everything under the sun 彩[彩] cai3 (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize 情绪[情緒] qing2 xu4 mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3] 义务[義務] yi4 wu4 duty; obligation; CL:項|项[xiang4]; volunteer (work etc) 出气筒[出氣筒] chu1 qi4 tong3 (metaphorical) punching bag; undeserving target of sb's wrath 苏[蘇] su1 Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration 非[非] fei1 to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/200 words - 12 min 庆[慶] qing4 to celebrate 仪[儀] yi2 apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony 餐[餐] can1 meal; to eat; classifier for meals 负担[負擔] fu4 dan1 burden; to bear a burden 浪漫[浪漫] lang4 man4 romantic 承诺[承諾] cheng2 nuo4 to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment 放手[放手] fang4 shou3 to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand 光临[光臨] guang1 lin2 (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend 何[何] he2 what; how; why; which; carry 予[予] yu3 to give 恩[恩] en1 favor; grace; kindness 海陆[海陸] hai3 lu4 sea and land; ocean and continent; army and navy 大餐[大餐] da4 can1 great meal; banquet 大学生[大學生] da4 xue2 sheng1 university student; college student 稿[稿] gao3 manuscript; draft; stalk of grain 闭关[閉關] bi4 guan1 to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) 结局[結局] jie2 ju2 conclusion; ending 江[江] jiang1 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 瀚[瀚] han4 ocean; vastness 留言[留言] liu2 yan2 to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message 活着[活著] huo2 zhe5 alive 脏话[髒話] zang1 hua4 profanity; obscene language; speaking rudely 欢迎光临[歡迎光臨] huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2 welcome 中村[中村] Zhong1 cun1 Nakamura (Japanese surname) 开动[開動] kai1 dong4 to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating) //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/225 words - 14 min 慢用[慢用] man4 yong4 same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1] 干杯[乾杯] gan1 bei1 to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup 过得[過得] guo4 de2 How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad 糟[糟] zao1 dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined 他妈的[他媽的] ta1 ma1 de5 (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking 村[村] cun1 village 杆[桿] gan3 stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns 高尔夫球[高爾夫球] gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2 golf; golf ball 著[著] zhu4 to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding 插[插] cha1 to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose 书法[書法] shu1 fa3 calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship 弹[彈] dan4 crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball 弹[彈] tan2 to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials) 弹琴[彈琴] tan2 qin2 to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument 古筝[古箏] gu3 zheng1 zither or guzheng; large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times 日本[日本] Ri4 ben3 Japan 啰[囉] luo5 (final exclamatory particle) 爱子[愛子] ai4 zi3 beloved son 失[失] shi1 to lose; to miss; to fail 礼[禮] li3 gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy 桌[桌] zhuo1 table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc 打招呼[打招呼] da3 zhao1 hu5 to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice 稍微[稍微] shao1 wei1 a little bit 忍耐[忍耐] ren3 nai4 to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance 稍等[稍等] shao1 deng3 to wait a moment 礼拜[禮拜] li3 bai4 week; religious service; worship; CL:個|个[ge4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/250 words - 16 min 百合[百合] bai3 he2 lily 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 好久不见[好久不見] hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4 long time no see 热闹[熱鬧] re4 nao5 bustling with noise and excitement; lively 类型[類型] lei4 xing2 type; category; genre; form; style 势[勢] shi4 power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals 温柔[溫柔] wen1 rou2 gentle and soft; tender 瓶[瓶] ping2 bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids 包包[包包] bao1 bao1 bag or purse etc; small bump or pimple; hillock 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) 十分[十分] shi2 fen1 very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts 毛手毛脚[毛手毛腳] mao2 shou3 mao2 jiao3 carelessly and haphazardly; to paw; to grope; to get fresh 有够[有夠] you3 gou4 very; extremely 抽[抽] chou1 to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash 难看[難看] nan2 kan4 ugly; unsightly 老子[老子] lao3 zi5 father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) 意[意] yi4 idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate 思[思] si1 to think; to consider 会员[會員] hui4 yuan2 member 制[制] zhi4 system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4] 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 小声[小聲] xiao3 sheng1 in a low voice; (speak) in whispers 报警[報警] bao4 jing3 to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police 本票[本票] ben3 piao4 cashier's check; promissory note 到期[到期] dao4 qi1 to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc) //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/275 words - 18 min 砸烂[砸爛] za2 lan4 to smash 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) 分局[分局] fen1 ju2 sub-bureau 隔壁[隔壁] ge2 bi4 next door; neighbor 去年[去年] qu4 nian2 last year 蔡[蔡] Cai4 surname Cai 桧[檜] gui4 Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis); coffin lid decoration (old) 木[木] mu4 tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 计划[計劃] ji4 hua4 plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 强调[強調] qiang2 diao4 to emphasize (a statement); to stress 和睦[和睦] he2 mu4 peaceful relations; harmonious 低调[低調] di1 diao4 low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile 扯[扯] che3 to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey 圈子[圈子] quan1 zi5 circle; ring; (social) circle 互相[互相] hu4 xiang1 each other; mutually; mutual 招待[招待] zhao1 dai4 to receive (guests); to entertain; reception 大姐[大姐] da4 jie3 big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) 班[班] ban1 team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups 眼神[眼神] yan3 shen2 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect) 有钱[有錢] you3 qian2 well-off; wealthy 挨[挨] ai1 in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to 挨[挨] ai2 to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle 拳[拳] quan2 fist; boxing 萝[蘿] luo2 radish 丝[絲] si1 silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; CL:條|条[tiao2]; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc 桑[桑] sang1 mulberry tree //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/300 words - 22 min 顶[頂] ding3 apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc 资深[資深] zi1 shen1 veteran (journalist etc); senior; highly experienced 琼[瓊] qiong2 jasper; fine jade; beautiful; exquisite (e.g. wine, food); abbr. for Hainan province 芳[芳] fang1 fragrant 什[什] shen2 what 归[歸] gui1 to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor 一技之长[一技之長] yi1 ji4 zhi1 chang2 proficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom) 屁股[屁股] pi4 gu5 buttocks; bottom; butt; back part 债[債] zhai4 debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 等于[等於] deng3 yu2 to equal; to be tantamount to 找麻烦[找麻煩] zhao3 ma2 fan5 to look for trouble 拜托[拜託] bai4 tuo1 to request sb to do sth; please! 例[例] li4 example; precedent; rule; case; instance 建议[建議] jian4 yi4 to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3] 巷[巷] xiang4 lane; alley 善罢甘休[善罷甘休] shan4 ba4 gan1 xiu1 to leave the matter at that; to be prepared to let go; to be willing to take things lying down 快要[快要] kuai4 yao4 almost; nearly; almost all 鼻子[鼻子] bi2 zi5 nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 组长[組長] zu3 zhang3 group leader 叫做[叫做] jiao4 zuo4 to be called; to be known as 气度[氣度] qi4 du4 bearing; manner; presence 动手[動手] dong4 shou3 to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch 靠北[靠北] kao4 bei3 (lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, POJ pr. [khàu-pē]); (slang) (Tw) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! 雅[雅] ya3 elegant 账[賬] zhang4 account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/325 words - 24 min 冰块[冰塊] bing1 kuai4 ice cube; ice chunk 开工[開工] kai1 gong1 to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job 欸[欸] ai3 sigh; exclamation Eh! 卑微[卑微] bei1 wei1 petty and low 电视台[電視臺] dian4 shi4 tai2 television station; CL:個|个[ge4] 堵[堵] du3 to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls) 讨债[討債] tao3 zhai4 to demand repayment 教训[教訓] jiao4 xun5 lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb 牢[牢] lao2 firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison 调整[調整] tiao2 zheng3 to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4] 点钟[點鐘] dian3 zhong1 (indicating time of day) o'clock 果然[果然] guo3 ran2 really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed 从不[從不] cong2 bu4 never 迟交[遲交] chi2 jiao1 to delay handing over (payment, homework etc) 峰[峰] feng1 (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier for camels 编剧[編劇] bian1 ju4 to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter 档[檔] dang4 official records; grade (of goods); file; records; shelves; slot; gap; crosspiece; classifier for crosspieces; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dang3] 戏[戲] xi4 trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 面熟[面熟] mian4 shu2 to look familiar; familiar-looking 高中[高中] gao1 zhong1 senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 同学[同學] tong2 xue2 to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 老师[老師] lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 本人[本人] ben3 ren2 the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal 萧[蕭] xiao1 miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort 婉[婉] wan3 graceful; tactful //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/350 words - 29 min 柔[柔] rou2 soft; flexible; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ) 角色[角色] jue2 se4 role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4] 分手[分手] fen1 shou3 to part company; to split up; to break up 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 癌症[癌症] ai2 zheng4 cancer 拖累[拖累] tuo1 lei3 to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate 观众[觀眾] guan1 zhong4 spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) 同情[同情] tong2 qing2 to sympathize with; sympathy 跟踪[跟蹤] gen1 zong1 to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking 家长[家長] jia1 zhang3 head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child 完了[完了] wan2 le5 to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 分钟[分鐘] fen1 zhong1 minute 撵[攆] nian3 to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after; to try to catch up with 明星[明星] ming2 xing1 star; celebrity 午餐[午餐] wu3 can1 lunch; luncheon; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 有说有笑[有說有笑] you3 shuo1 you3 xiao4 talking and laughing; to jest; cheerful and lively 起司[起司] qi3 si1 cheese (loanword) (Tw) 蛋糕[蛋糕] dan4 gao1 cake; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4] 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 呵呵[呵呵] he1 he1 (onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle 整整[整整] zheng3 zheng3 whole; full 联络[聯絡] lian2 luo4 to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection 难懂[難懂] nan2 dong3 difficult to understand 喜[喜] xi3 to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad 上演[上演] shang4 yan3 to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/375 words - 32 min 烂[爛] lan4 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 瞧不起[瞧不起] qiao2 bu4 qi3 to look down upon; to hold in contempt 有名[有名] you3 ming2 famous; well-known 女星[女星] nu:3 xing1 female star; famous actress 理想[理想] li3 xiang3 an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect 露营[露營] lu4 ying2 to camp out; camping 客厅[客廳] ke4 ting1 drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room; CL:間|间[jian1] 打扫[打掃] da3 sao3 to clean; to sweep 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) 干妈[乾媽] gan1 ma1 adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) 鳗鱼[鰻魚] man2 yu2 eel 维[維] wei2 to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4]) 嗯[嗯] en5 interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement 念头[念頭] nian4 tou5 thought; idea; intention 食欲[食慾] shi2 yu4 appetite 挽回[挽回] wan3 hui2 to retrieve; to redeem 尘封[塵封] chen2 feng1 covered in dust; dusty; lying unused for a long time 回忆[回憶] hui2 yi4 to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4] 越[越] yue4 to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 不时[不時] bu4 shi2 from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently 戳[戳] chuo1 to jab; to poke; to stab; to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand sth upright 忍不住[忍不住] ren3 bu5 zhu4 cannot help; unable to bear 想念[想念] xiang3 nian4 to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again 色[色] se4 color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex 说出[說出] shuo1 chu1 to speak out; to declare (one's view) //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/400 words - 36 min 鬼话[鬼話] gui3 hua4 lie; false words; nonsense; CL:篇[pian1] 迷[迷] mi2 to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused 团团转[團團轉] tuan2 tuan2 zhuan4 to go round and round; running around in circles; fig. frantically busy 舍得[捨得] she3 de5 to be willing to part with sth 大风[大風] da4 feng1 gale; CL:場|场[chang2] 浪[浪] lang4 wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble 不该[不該] bu4 gai1 should not; to owe nothing 甘心[甘心] gan1 xin1 to be willing to; to resign oneself to 田[田] tian2 field; farm; CL:片[pian4] 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 西[西] xi1 west 露西[露西] Lu4 xi1 Lucy 几分[幾分] ji3 fen1 somewhat; a bit 月亮[月亮] yue4 liang5 the moon 移[移] yi2 to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove 不变[不變] bu4 bian4 constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant 司机[司機] si1 ji1 chauffeur; driver; CL:個|个[ge4] 音乐[音樂] yin1 yue4 music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4] 关掉[關掉] guan1 diao4 to switch off; to shut off 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. 本期[本期] ben3 qi1 the current period; this term (usually in finance) 乐[樂] le4 happy; cheerful; to laugh 乐[樂] yue4 music 奖[獎] jiang3 prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[ge4] 发财[發財] fa1 cai2 to get rich 晾[晾] liang4 to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/425 words - 38 min 一边[一邊] yi1 bian1 one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while 杯子[杯子] bei1 zi5 cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 好坏[好壞] hao3 huai4 good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality 顺[順] shun4 to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 雪[雪] xue3 snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean 莉[莉] li4 jasmine 桶[桶] tong3 bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 酿[釀] niang4 to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method) 果[果] guo3 fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really 香味[香味] xiang1 wei4 fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3] 浓[濃] nong2 concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) 顺口[順口] shun4 kou3 to read smoothly (of text); to blurt out (without thinking); to suit one's taste (of food) 到处[到處] dao4 chu4 everywhere 之所以[之所以] zhi1 suo3 yi3 the reason why 经历[經歷] jing1 li4 experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through 岁月[歲月] sui4 yue4 years; time 眼光[眼光] yan3 guang1 gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things 懂得[懂得] dong3 de5 to understand; to know; to comprehend 年份[年份] nian2 fen5 particular year; certain year; given year 余韵[餘韻] yu2 yun4 pleasant lingering effect; memorable stylishness; haunting tune; aftertaste (of a good wine etc) 口碑[口碑] kou3 bei1 public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom 稀有[稀有] xi1 you3 uncommon 产量[產量] chan3 liang4 output 亲爱[親愛] qin1 ai4 dear; beloved; darling 洛[洛] Luo4 surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui) //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/450 words - 40 min 斯[斯] si1 (phonetic); this 干邑[干邑] Gan1 yi4 Cognac; brandy 白蘭地|白兰地[bai2 lan2 di4] from the Cognac region of southwest France 平分[平分] ping2 fen1 to divide evenly; to bisect (geometry); deuce (tennis); tied score 贱[賤] jian4 inexpensive; lowly 业绩[業績] ye4 ji4 achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results 厕所[廁所] ce4 suo3 toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 意见[意見] yi4 jian4 idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 作证[作證] zuo4 zheng4 to bear witness; to testify 拖[拖] tuo1 to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on 下水[下水] xia4 shui3 downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot 功[功] gong1 meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) 德[德] de2 virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 债务[債務] zhai4 wu4 debt; liability; amount due; indebtedness 免得[免得] mian3 de5 so as not to; so as to avoid 黑道[黑道] hei1 dao4 dark road; criminal ways; the underworld; see also 白道[bai2 dao4] 找茬[找茬] zhao3 cha2 to pick fault with; to spot the differences; to nitpick; to pick a quarrel; to find complaint with 厚脸皮[厚臉皮] hou4 lian3 pi2 brazen; shameless; impudent; cheek; thick-skinned 本事[本事] ben3 shi5 ability; skill 生命[生命] sheng1 ming4 life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 下班[下班] xia4 ban1 to finish work; to get off work 侬[儂] nong2 you (Wu dialect); I, me (classical) 差劲[差勁] cha4 jin4 bad; no good; below average; disappointing 说实话[說實話] shuo1 shi2 hua4 to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly 罗[羅] luo2 gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift 生命力[生命力] sheng1 ming4 li4 vitality //Light the Night - S1/Ep01/468 words - 46 min 野[野] ye3 field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral 不住[不住] bu4 zhu4 repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc) 好话[好話] hao3 hua4 friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions 聊天[聊天] liao2 tian1 to chat; to gossip 迷恋[迷戀] mi2 lian4 to be infatuated with; to indulge in 强烈[強烈] qiang2 lie4 intense; (violently) strong 情感[情感] qing2 gan3 feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally) 蛇[蛇] she2 snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2] 箍[箍] gu1 hoop; to bind with hoops 呼吸[呼吸] hu1 xi1 to breathe 喝醉[喝醉] he1 zui4 to get drunk 差别[差別] cha1 bie2 difference; distinction; disparity 学长[學長] xue2 zhang3 senior or older male schoolmate 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] 刘[劉] Liu2 surname Liu 玉[玉] yu4 jade 敏[敏] min3 quick; nimble; agile; clever; smart //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/25 words - 2 min 龙[龍] long2 dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial 丧[喪] sang1 mourning; funeral; (old) corpse 丧[喪] sang4 to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged 太太[太太] tai4 tai5 married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 老公[老公] lao3 gong1 (coll.) husband 害死[害死] hai4 si3 to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death 毒[毒] du2 poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics 货[貨] huo4 goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4] 平常[平常] ping2 chang2 ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily 批[批] pi1 to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) 合理[合理] he2 li3 rational; reasonable; fair 泄露[泄露] xie4 lu4 to leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4 lou4] 情报[情報] qing2 bao4 information; intelligence 吸[吸] xi1 to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale 毙[斃] bi4 to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suffix) to death 酒店[酒店] jiu3 dian4 wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club 线索[線索] xian4 suo3 trail; clues; thread (of a story) 服务台[服務台] fu2 wu4 tai2 service desk; information desk; reception desk 协助[協助] xie2 zhu4 to provide assistance; to aid 领[領] ling3 neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc 物[物] wu4 thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理 表格[表格] biao3 ge2 form; table; CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4] 填[填] tian2 to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in 值班[值班] zhi2 ban1 to work a shift; on duty 同事[同事] tong2 shi4 colleague; co-worker; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 警察[警察] jing3 cha2 police; police officer; CL:個|个[ge4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/50 words - 7 min 袭[襲] xi2 to attack; to inherit; classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes) 警[警] jing3 to alert; to warn; police 谁知[誰知] shei2 zhi1 lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably 伙[夥] huo3 companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together 总得[總得] zong3 dei3 must; have to; be bound to 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] 鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟] gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4 sneaky; secretive; furtive 女生[女生] nu:3 sheng1 schoolgirl; female student; girl 保养[保養] bao3 yang3 to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance 蛮[蠻] man2 barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless 地址[地址] di4 zhi3 address; CL:個|个[ge4] 政府[政府] zheng4 fu3 government; CL:個|个[ge4] 警察局[警察局] jing3 cha2 ju2 police station; police department; police headquarters 业务[業務] ye4 wu4 business; professional work; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 纠纷[糾紛] jiu1 fen1 dispute 诚意[誠意] cheng2 yi4 sincerity; good faith 歉[歉] qian4 to apologize; to regret; deficient 指名[指名] zhi3 ming2 to mention by name; to designate; designated 不久[不久] bu4 jiu3 not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after 面的[麵的] mian4 di1 abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士[mian4 bao1 che1 di1 shi4]; minivan taxi 事故[事故] shi4 gu4 accident; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4] 光是[光是] guang1 shi4 solely; just 闹鬼[鬧鬼] nao4 gui3 haunted 胸部[胸部] xiong1 bu4 chest; bosom 压[壓] ya1 to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/75 words - 9 min 吧台[吧台] ba1 tai2 counter of a bar (pub) 扫[掃] sao3 to sweep 扫[掃] sao4 broom 昨[昨] zuo2 yesterday 打烊[打烊] da3 yang4 to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2] 喝酒[喝酒] he1 jiu3 to drink (alcohol) 常常[常常] chang2 chang2 frequently; often 真假[真假] zhen1 jia3 genuine or fake; true or false 利息[利息] li4 xi1 interest (on a loan); CL:筆|笔[bi3] 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) 欣赏[欣賞] xin1 shang3 to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire 豪爽[豪爽] hao2 shuang3 outspoken and straightforward; forthright; expansive 满意[滿意] man3 yi4 satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction 多亏[多虧] duo1 kui1 thanks to; luckily 收视率[收視率] shou1 shi4 lu:4 ratings (of a TV show) 状态[狀態] zhuang4 tai4 state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 台词[臺詞] tai2 ci2 an actor's lines; dialogue; Taiwanese word 缠绵悱恻[纏綿悱惻] chan2 mian2 fei3 ce4 (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom); (of music, literature etc) poignant; very sentimental 敬[敬] jing4 to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer 不用说[不用說] bu4 yong4 shuo1 needless to say; it goes without saying 案子[案子] an4 zi5 long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case 情敌[情敵] qing2 di2 rival in love 崇拜[崇拜] chong2 bai4 to worship; adoration 实际上[實際上] shi2 ji4 shang4 in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice 范[范] Fan4 surname Fan 才华[才華] cai2 hua2 talent; CL:份[fen4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/100 words - 11 min 天生[天生] tian1 sheng1 nature; disposition; innate; natural 注定[註定] zhu4 ding4 to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably 左右[左右] zuo3 you4 left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence 逢[逢] feng2 to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon 源[源] yuan2 root; source; origin 创新[創新] chuang4 xin1 innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails 眼红[眼紅] yan3 hong2 to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious 羡慕[羨慕] xian4 mu4 to envy; to admire 收视[收視] shou1 shi4 to watch TV 长虹[長虹] Chang2 hong2 Changhong (brand) 合约[合約] he2 yue1 treaty; contract 预支[預支] yu4 zhi1 to pay in advance; to get payment in advance 下个月[下個月] xia4 ge4 yue4 next month 薪水[薪水] xin1 shui3 salary; wage 会计[會計] kuai4 ji4 accountant; accountancy; accounting 发薪[發薪] fa1 xin1 to pay wages or salary 状况[狀況] zhuang4 kuang4 condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 慈善[慈善] ci2 shan4 benevolent; charitable 生意[生意] sheng1 yi4 life force; vitality 对面[對面] dui4 mian4 (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face 大半[大半] da4 ban4 more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely 租[租] zu1 to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax 体谅[體諒] ti3 liang4 to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate 转交[轉交] zhuan3 jiao1 to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else 犹豫[猶豫] you2 yu4 to hesitate //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/125 words - 15 min 两清[兩清] liang3 qing1 loan settled (business term); business complete to the satisfaction of both parties 摆脱[擺脫] bai3 tuo1 to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself 借钱[借錢] jie4 qian2 to borrow money; to lend money 超生[超生] chao1 sheng1 to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy; to be reincarnated; to be lenient 伟大[偉大] wei3 da4 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) 坟墓[墳墓] fen2 mu4 grave; tomb 做鬼[做鬼] zuo4 gui3 to play tricks; to cheat; to get up to mischief; to become a ghost; to give up the ghost 做错[做錯] zuo4 cuo4 to make an error 脱[脫] tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 大方[大方] da4 fang5 generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed 脱掉[脫掉] tuo1 diao4 to remove; to take off; to strip off; to discard; to shed; to come off; to fall off 划拳[划拳] hua2 quan2 finger-guessing game 甜心[甜心] tian2 xin1 delighted to oblige; sweetheart 偷偷[偷偷] tou1 tou1 stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 推荐[推薦] tui1 jian4 to recommend; recommendation 羞辱[羞辱] xiu1 ru3 to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation 平衡[平衡] ping2 heng2 balance; equilibrium 爽[爽] shuang3 bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate 背叛[背叛] bei4 pan4 to betray 准[準] zhun3 accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para- 动心[動心] dong4 xin1 to be moved; to be tempted 甜[甜] tian2 sweet 水壶[水壺] shui3 hu2 kettle; canteen; watering can 罐[罐] guan4 can; jar; pot 解酒[解酒] jie3 jiu3 to dissipate the effects of alcohol //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/150 words - 17 min 锭[錠] ding4 (weaving) spindle; ingot; pressed cake of medicine etc; classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks 头痛[頭痛] tou2 tong4 to have a headache 醉[醉] zui4 intoxicated 一行[一行] yi1 xing2 party; delegation 家常便饭[家常便飯] jia1 chang2 bian4 fan4 simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary 几岁[幾歲] ji3 sui4 how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) 肉松[肉鬆] rou4 song1 meat floss; shredded dried pork 吴[吳] Wu2 surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods 老头子[老頭子] lao3 tou2 zi5 (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man 男生[男生] nan2 sheng1 schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) 舅舅[舅舅] jiu4 jiu5 mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); CL:個|个[ge4] 外公[外公] wai4 gong1 (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather 生日[生日] sheng1 ri4 birthday; CL:個|个[ge4] 全世界[全世界] quan2 shi4 jie4 worldwide; entire world 考试[考試] kao3 shi4 to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4] 团结[團結] tuan2 jie2 to unite; unity; solidarity; united 力量[力量] li4 liang5 power; force; strength 读书[讀書] du2 shu1 to read a book; to study; to attend school 几点[幾點] ji3 dian3 what time?; when? 爸[爸] ba4 father; dad; pa; papa 专程[專程] zhuan1 cheng2 specifically; specially (for that purpose) 美国[美國] Mei3 guo2 United States; USA; US 公司[公司] gong1 si1 (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1] 出差[出差] chu1 chai1 to go on an official or business trip 一举两得[一舉兩得] yi1 ju3 liang3 de2 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/175 words - 18 min 效率[效率] xiao4 lu:4 efficiency 期中[期中] qi1 zhong1 interim; midterm 考[考] kao3 to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father 一半[一半] yi1 ban4 half 点菜[點菜] dian3 cai4 to order dishes (in a restaurant) 孝顺[孝順] xiao4 shun4 filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety 读[讀] du2 to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 起码[起碼] qi3 ma3 at the minimum; at the very least 酸[酸] suan1 sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid 妹妹[妹妹] mei4 mei5 younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] 养儿防老[養兒防老] yang3 er2 fang2 lao3 (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age 观念[觀念] guan1 nian4 notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions 过时[過時] guo4 shi2 old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon 美国人[美國人] Mei3 guo2 ren2 American; American person; American people; CL:個|个[ge4] 开口[開口] kai1 kou3 to open one's mouth; to start to talk 闭[閉] bi4 to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct 了不起[了不起] liao3 bu5 qi3 amazing; terrific; extraordinary 科技[科技] ke1 ji4 science and technology 福利[福利] fu2 li4 material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare 教育[教育] jiao4 yu4 to educate; to teach; education 一句话[一句話] yi1 ju4 hua4 in a word; in short 台大[臺大] Tai2 Da4 abbr. for 臺灣大學|台湾大学[Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2] 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) 积蓄[積蓄] ji1 xu4 to save; to put aside; savings 张嘴[張嘴] zhang1 zui3 to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/200 words - 21 min 退休金[退休金] tui4 xiu1 jin1 retirement pay; pension 开销[開銷] kai1 xiao1 to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee) 爸妈[爸媽] ba4 ma1 dad and mom 赶出[趕出] gan3 chu1 to drive away 家门[家門] jia1 men2 house door; family clan 刻[刻] ke4 quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 毛[毛] mao2 hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]) 立[立] li4 to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately 农[農] nong2 peasant; to farm; agriculture; diligent (old); government field official (old) 一模一样[一模一樣] yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4 exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] 自私[自私] zi4 si1 selfish; selfishness 新贵[新貴] xin1 gui4 nouveau riche; upstart; new appointee 裁员[裁員] cai2 yuan2 to cut staff; to lay off employees 上下[上下] shang4 xia4 up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about 名牌[名牌] ming2 pai2 famous brand; nameplate; name tag 吐[吐] tu4 to vomit; to throw up 坐牢[坐牢] zuo4 lao2 to be imprisoned 球[球] qiu2 ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3] 妖怪[妖怪] yao1 guai4 monster; devil 打球[打球] da3 qiu2 to play ball; to play with a ball 糗[糗] qiu3 dry rations (for a journey); (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking); (coll.) embarrassing; embarrassment 度过[度過] du4 guo4 to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through 悠闲[悠閒] you1 xian2 leisurely; carefree; relaxed 总公司[總公司] zong3 gong1 si1 parent company; head office 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 //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/225 words - 25 min 升官[升官] sheng1 guan1 to get promoted 雇[僱] gu4 variant of 雇[gu4] 舍不得[捨不得] she3 bu5 de5 to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge 欢送会[歡送會] huan1 song4 hui4 farewell party 多多[多多] duo1 duo1 many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more 捧场[捧場] peng3 chang3 to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter 不得不[不得不] bu4 de2 bu4 have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid 服[服] fu2 clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes 年轻人[年輕人] nian2 qing1 ren2 young people; youngster 魅力[魅力] mei4 li4 charm; fascination; glamor; charisma 手臂[手臂] shou3 bi4 arm; helper 技术[技術] ji4 shu4 technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] 肩膀[肩膀] jian1 bang3 shoulder 按摩[按摩] an4 mo2 massage; to massage 油[油] you2 oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning 放松[放鬆] fang4 song1 to loosen; to relax 沾[沾] zhan1 to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch 柜台[櫃檯] gui4 tai2 sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter) 叫好[叫好] jiao4 hao3 to applaud; to cheer 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 线报[線報] xian4 bao4 tip-off 今晚[今晚] jin1 wan3 tonight 毒品[毒品] du2 pin3 drugs; narcotics; poison 交易[交易] jiao1 yi4 (business) transaction; business deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 招牌[招牌] zhao1 pai5 signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/250 words - 27 min 灯[燈] deng1 lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3] 进行[進行] jin4 xing2 to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute 搜身[搜身] sou1 shen1 to do a body search; to frisk 搞错[搞錯] gao3 cuo4 mistake; to make a mistake; to blunder; mistaken 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 集合[集合] ji2 he2 to gather; to assemble; set (math.) 坐好[坐好] zuo4 hao3 to sit properly; to sit up straight 妨碍[妨礙] fang2 ai4 to hinder; to obstruct 公务[公務] gong1 wu4 official business 搜索[搜索] sou1 suo3 to search (a place); to search (a database etc) 票[票] piao4 ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions 中文[中文] Zhong1 wen2 Chinese language 日本人[日本人] Ri4 ben3 ren2 Japanese person or people 做生意[做生意] zuo4 sheng1 yi4 to do business 安静[安靜] an1 jing4 quiet; peaceful; calm 威胁[威脅] wei1 xie2 to threaten; to menace 缓和[緩和] huan3 he2 to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild 做事[做事] zuo4 shi4 to work; to handle matters; to have a job 轻[輕] qing1 light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage 音响[音響] yin1 xiang3 sound; acoustics; audio; hi-fi system; stereo sound system; abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3 he2 yin1 xiang3] 休息室[休息室] xiu1 xi1 shi4 lobby; lounge 更衣[更衣] geng1 yi1 to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism) 之类[之類] zhi1 lei4 and so on; and such 眼镜[眼鏡] yan3 jing4 spectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副[fu4] 临[臨] lin2 to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/275 words - 31 min 月经[月經] yue4 jing1 menstruation; a woman's period 秒钟[秒鐘] miao3 zhong1 (time) second 服装[服裝] fu2 zhuang1 dress; clothing; costume; clothes; CL:身[shen1] 仪容[儀容] yi2 rong2 appearance 破门[破門] po4 men2 to burst or force open a door; to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church); to score a goal (in football, hockey etc) 秒[秒] miao3 second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly 尊重[尊重] zun1 zhong4 to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper 尊严[尊嚴] zun1 yan2 dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty 老百姓[老百姓] lao3 bai3 xing4 ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4] 开眼[開眼] kai1 yan3 to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons 搜[搜] sou1 to search 队[隊] dui4 squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4] 惊吓[驚嚇] jing1 xia4 to frighten; to horrify; to terrify 买单[買單] mai3 dan1 to pay the restaurant bill 沉迷[沉迷] chen2 mi2 to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to 日式[日式] Ri4 shi4 Japanese style 警局[警局] jing3 ju2 police department; police station; abbr. of 警察局 大队[大隊] da4 dui4 group; a large body of; production brigade; military group 人马[人馬] ren2 ma3 men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur 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 笑话[笑話] xiao4 hua4 joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock 孙[孫] sun1 grandson; descendant 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 章[章] zhang1 chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order 混蛋[混蛋] hun2 dan4 scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch //Light the Night - S1/Ep02/298 words - 40 min 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 蠢[蠢] chun3 stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion 当下[當下] dang1 xia4 immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment 不愧[不愧] bu4 kui4 to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be 剧本[劇本] ju4 ben3 script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario 受用[受用] shou4 yong4 to enjoy; to reap the benefits (of sth) 井[井] jing3 a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly 是的[是的] shi4 de5 yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5] 井上[井上] Jing3 shang4 Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay") 小笼包[小籠包] xiao3 long2 bao1 steamed dumpling 丸山[丸山] Wan2 shan1 Maruyama (Japanese surname and place name) 饭店[飯店] fan4 dian4 restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 消费[消費] xiao1 fei4 to consume; to spend 莲[蓮] lian2 lotus 小孩子[小孩子] xiao3 hai2 zi5 child 赌气[賭氣] du3 qi4 to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved 嗨[嗨] hai1 oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) 服务[服務] fu2 wu4 to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 好喝[好喝] hao3 he1 tasty (drinks) 吊带[吊帶] diao4 dai4 suspenders; garters; shoulder strap; brace; sling 年龄[年齡] nian2 ling2 (a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4] 变心[變心] bian4 xin1 to cease to be faithful 借口[借口] jie4 kou3 to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/25 words - 3 min 练[練] lian4 to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise 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) 体验[體驗] ti3 yan4 to experience for oneself 毛巾[毛巾] mao2 jin1 towel; CL:條|条[tiao2] 林[林] lin2 woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things) 枯[枯] ku1 dried up 墨[墨] mo4 ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead 初次[初次] chu1 ci4 for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) 蜘蛛[蜘蛛] zhi1 zhu1 spider 晚安[晚安] wan3 an1 Good night!; Good evening! 好不容易[好不容易] hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4 with great difficulty; very difficult 来到[來到] lai2 dao4 to come; to arrive 酒单[酒單] jiu3 dan1 wine list (in a restaurant etc) 南京[南京] Nan2 jing1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏; capital of China at different historical periods 称呼[稱呼] cheng1 hu5 to call; to address as; appellation 取[取] qu3 to take; to get; to choose; to fetch 客[客] ke4 customer; visitor; guest 痴[痴] chi1 imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly 生日快乐[生日快樂] sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4 Happy birthday 寿星[壽星] shou4 xing1 god of longevity; elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated 门口[門口] men2 kou3 doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4] 脸皮[臉皮] lian3 pi2 face; cheek 薄[薄] bo2 meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near 价格[價格] jia4 ge2 price; CL:個|个[ge4] 个头[個頭] ge4 tou2 size; height //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/50 words - 5 min 害羞[害羞] hai4 xiu1 shy; embarrassed; bashful 新闻[新聞] xin1 wen2 news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] 系[系] xi4 system; department; faculty 识[識] shi2 to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4] 课[課] ke4 subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination 同一[同一] tong2 yi1 identical; the same 堂[堂] tang2 (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture 一天到晚[一天到晚] yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3 all day long; the whole day 跷[蹺] qiao1 to raise one's foot; to stand on tiptoe; stilts 主角[主角] zhu3 jue2 leading role; lead 上课[上課] shang4 ke4 to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class 赚[賺] zhuan4 to earn; to make a profit 扭扭捏捏[扭扭捏捏] niu3 niu3 nie1 nie1 affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered 一个个[一個個] yi1 ge4 ge4 each and every one 公平[公平] gong1 ping2 fair; impartial 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 帅[帥] shuai4 handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet! 男子[男子] nan2 zi3 a man; a male 气概[氣概] qi4 gai4 lofty quality; mettle; spirit 唱歌[唱歌] chang4 ge1 to sing a song 英雄[英雄] ying1 xiong2 hero; CL:個|个[ge4] 本色[本色] ben3 se4 inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities 室友[室友] shi4 you3 roommate 轻轻[輕輕] qing1 qing1 lightly; softly 笑声[笑聲] xiao4 sheng1 laughter //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/75 words - 6 min 温暖[溫暖] wen1 nuan3 warm 注入[注入] zhu4 ru4 to pour into; to empty into 电[電] dian4 electric; electricity; electrical 漫长[漫長] man4 chang2 very long; endless 走过[走過] zou3 guo4 to walk past; to pass by 明媚[明媚] ming2 mei4 bright and beautiful 晴天[晴天] qing2 tian1 clear sky; sunny day 欢[歡] huan1 joyous; happy; pleased 呼[呼] hu1 to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale 跃[躍] yue4 to jump; to leap 红日[紅日] hong2 ri4 sun 发放[發放] fa1 fang4 to provide; to give; to grant 箭[箭] jian4 arrow; CL:支[zhi1] 伴[伴] ban4 partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany 往日[往日] wang3 ri4 former days; the past 重现[重現] chong2 xian4 to reappear 叫声[叫聲] jiao4 sheng1 yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals) 共[共] gong4 common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party 抬[抬] tai2 to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry 望[望] wang4 full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards 眼看[眼看] yan3 kan4 soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens 高空[高空] gao1 kong1 high altitude 宵夜[宵夜] xiao1 ye4 midnight snack; late-night snack 不当[不當] bu4 dang4 unsuitable; improper; inappropriate 电灯泡[電燈泡] dian4 deng1 pao4 light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/100 words - 16 min 米粉[米粉] mi3 fen3 rice flour; rice-flour noodles; (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan 汤[湯] tang1 soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled 安心[安心] an1 xin1 at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth 好笑[好笑] hao3 xiao4 laughable; funny; ridiculous 凶手[兇手] xiong1 shou3 murderer; assassin 地点[地點] di4 dian3 place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4] 拖行[拖行] tuo1 xing2 to drag; to tow 距离[距離] ju4 li2 distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from 痕迹[痕跡] hen2 ji4 vestige; mark; trace 改用[改用] gai3 yong4 to change over to; to switch to; to use (sth different) 背[揹] bei1 variant of 背[bei1] 力气[力氣] li4 qi5 strength; CL:把[ba3] 扛[扛] kang2 to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) 比不上[比不上] bi3 bu4 shang4 can't compare with 宁愿[寧願] ning4 yuan4 would rather; better 破坏[破壞] po4 huai4 destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy 饿死[餓死] e4 si3 to starve to death; to be very hungry 烟灰缸[煙灰缸] yan1 hui1 gang1 ashtray 灰尘[灰塵] hui1 chen2 dust 抽烟[抽煙] chou1 yan1 to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) 水电[水電] shui3 dian4 hydroelectric power; plumbing and electricity 师傅[師傅] shi1 fu5 master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 监视器[監視器] jian1 shi4 qi4 security camera; surveillance monitor 乱花钱[亂花錢] luan4 hua1 qian2 to spend money recklessly; to squander 交情[交情] jiao1 qing5 friendship; friendly relations //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/125 words - 19 min 演戏[演戲] yan3 xi4 to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign 心烦意乱[心煩意亂] xin1 fan2 yi4 luan4 lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety 努力[努力] nu3 li4 great effort; to strive; to try hard 休假[休假] xiu1 jia4 to take a vacation; to go on holiday 鸡毛蒜皮[雞毛蒜皮] ji1 mao2 suan4 pi2 chicken feather, garlic skin (idiom); trivial matter; kitchen trash 上个月[上個月] shang4 ge4 yue4 last month 账单[賬單] zhang4 dan1 bill 大小[大小] da4 xiao3 dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority 对过[對過] dui4 guo4 across; opposite; the other side 监视[監視] jian1 shi4 to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance 器[器] qi4 device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2] 谎[謊] huang3 lies; to lie 草稿[草稿] cao3 gao3 draft; outline; sketch 打败[打敗] da3 bai4 to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated 撑[撐] cheng1 to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support 耐性[耐性] nai4 xing4 patience; endurance 无所谓[無所謂] wu2 suo3 wei4 to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be 今年[今年] jin1 nian2 this year 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] 食言[食言] shi2 yan2 lit. to eat one's words; to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege; unsworn testimony 上车[上車] shang4 che1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 煮[煮] zhu3 to cook; to boil 喱[喱] li2 grain weight 做饭[做飯] zuo4 fan4 to prepare a meal; to cook 放学[放學] fang4 xue2 to dismiss students at the end of the school day //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/150 words - 23 min 志[志] zhi4 aspiration; ambition; the will 功课[功課] gong1 ke4 homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study; CL:門|门[men2] 女朋友[女朋友] nu:3 peng2 you5 girlfriend 会面[會面] hui4 mian4 to meet with; meeting 坏人[壞人] huai4 ren2 bad person; villain 三次[三次] san1 ci4 third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) 弥补[彌補] mi2 bu3 to complement; to make up for a deficiency 过错[過錯] guo4 cuo4 mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault) 身份证[身份證] shen1 fen4 zheng4 identity card; ID 场合[場合] chang3 he2 situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue 丈夫[丈夫] zhang4 fu5 husband; CL:個|个[ge4] 离婚[離婚] li2 hun1 to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse) 依法[依法] yi1 fa3 legal (proceedings); according to law 目前[目前] mu4 qian2 at the present time; currently 夫妻[夫妻] fu1 qi1 husband and wife; married couple 稍早[稍早] shao1 zao3 a little early 酒驾[酒駕] jiu3 jia4 DWI; driving while intoxicated 易[易] yi4 easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" 科[科] ke1 branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4] 罚金[罰金] fa2 jin1 fine; to forfeit 缴纳[繳納] jiao3 na4 to pay (taxes etc) 罚款[罰款] fa2 kuan3 to fine; penalty; fine (monetary) 交保[交保] jiao1 bao3 to post bail; bail 手续[手續] shou3 xu4 procedure; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]; formalities 辆[輛] liang4 classifier for vehicles //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/175 words - 25 min 登记[登記] deng1 ji4 to register (one's name) 名下[名下] ming2 xia4 under sb's name 扣留[扣留] kou4 liu2 to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate 车辆[車輛] che1 liang4 vehicle 缴税[繳稅] jiao3 shui4 to pay tax 电线杆[電線桿] dian4 xian4 gan3 electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost; CL:根[gen1] 听懂[聽懂] ting1 dong3 to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken) 配偶[配偶] pei4 ou3 consort; mate; spouse 摇[搖] yao2 to shake; to rock; to row; to crank 摆[擺] bai3 to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum 侃侃[侃侃] kan3 kan3 to possess assurance and composure 久别重逢[久別重逢] jiu3 bie2 chong2 feng2 to meet again after a long period of separation 戏码[戲碼] xi4 ma3 item (on a program) 半辈子[半輩子] ban4 bei4 zi5 half of a lifetime 毁[毀] hui3 to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander 今[今] jin1 today; modern; present; current; this; now 消失[消失] xiao1 shi1 to disappear; to fade away 苦衷[苦衷] ku3 zhong1 secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties 吞[吞] tun1 to swallow; to take 当作[當作] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as 着想[著想] zhuo2 xiang3 to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3] 人民[人民] ren2 min2 the people; CL:個|个[ge4] 保姆[保姆] bao3 mu3 nanny; housekeeper 改天[改天] gai3 tian1 another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check 有趣[有趣] you3 qu4 interesting; fascinating; amusing //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/200 words - 26 min 驾[駕] jia4 to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) 闲[閒] xian2 variant of 閑|闲, idle; unoccupied; leisure; free time 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 私事[私事] si1 shi4 personal matters 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) 压力[壓力] ya1 li4 pressure 李[李] li3 plum 非法[非法] fei1 fa3 illegal 认输[認輸] ren4 shu1 to concede; to admit defeat 游走[遊走] you2 zou3 wandering; unfixed; to migrate 灰色[灰色] hui1 se4 gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous 地带[地帶] di4 dai4 zone; CL:個|个[ge4] 违法[違法] wei2 fa3 illegal; to break the law 晓得[曉得] xiao3 de5 to know 台面[檯面] tai2 mian4 tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake 底下[底下] di3 xia5 the location below sth; afterwards 黑白[黑白] hei1 bai2 black and white; right and wrong; monochrome 勾当[勾當] gou4 dang4 shady business 局[局] ju2 office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc 送客[送客] song4 ke4 to see a visitor out 剪刀[剪刀] jian3 dao1 scissors; CL:把[ba3] 石头[石頭] shi2 tou5 stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 宣[宣] xuan1 to declare (publicly); to announce 导[導] dao3 to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct 预备[預備] yu4 bei4 to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/225 words - 30 min 吓跑[嚇跑] xia4 pao3 to scare away 猛[猛] meng3 ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome 例外[例外] li4 wai4 exception; to be an exception 前夫[前夫] qian2 fu1 former husband 题[題] ti2 topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] 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 一眼[一眼] yi1 yan3 a glance; a quick look; a glimpse 一口[一口] yi1 kou3 readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite 剩[剩] sheng4 to remain; to be left; to have as remainder 可疑[可疑] ke3 yi2 suspicious; dubious 菜市场[菜市場] cai4 shi4 chang3 food market 巴[巴] ba1 to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail 闲聊[閑聊] xian2 liao2 to chat; idle gossip 只顾[只顧] zhi3 gu4 solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect 一部分[一部分] yi1 bu4 fen5 portion; part of; subset 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 柜子[櫃子] gui4 zi5 cupboard; cabinet 缺钱[缺錢] que1 qian2 shortage of money 谋[謀] mou2 to plan; to seek; scheme 轻易[輕易] qing1 yi4 easily; lightly; rashly 乱动[亂動] luan4 dong4 to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about 锁[鎖] suo3 to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3] 弄坏[弄壞] nong4 huai4 to ruin; to spoil; to break 拐弯[拐彎] guai3 wan1 to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction 马桶[馬桶] ma3 tong3 chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/250 words - 34 min 冲掉[沖掉] chong1 diao4 to wash out; to leach 狼狈[狼狽] lang2 bei4 in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.) 条子[條子] tiao2 zi5 short note; slip of paper; stripe; (slang) cop; (old) prostitute 差点[差點] cha4 dian3 almost; nearly 秘密[秘密] mi4 mi4 secret; CL:個|个[ge4] 摊[攤] tan1 to spread out; vendor's stand 眼前[眼前] yan3 qian2 before one's eyes; now; at present 看样子[看樣子] kan4 yang4 zi5 it seems; it looks as if 一厢情愿[一廂情願] yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 one's own wishful thinking 准[准] zhun3 to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of 连累[連累] lian2 lei3 to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) 和好[和好] he2 hao3 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other 掉头就走[掉頭就走] diao4 tou2 jiu4 zou3 to turn on one's heels; to walk away abruptly 训练[訓練] xun4 lian4 to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4] 一套[一套] yi1 tao4 suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior 公式[公式] gong1 shi4 formula 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) 夸张[誇張] kua1 zhang1 to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous 白痴[白痴] bai2 chi1 idiocy; idiot 看不起[看不起] kan4 bu5 qi3 to look down upon; to despise 没用[沒用] mei2 yong4 useless 内心[內心] nei4 xin1 heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter 真实[真實] zhen1 shi2 true; real 勇敢[勇敢] yong3 gan3 brave; courageous 掐[掐] qia1 to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/275 words - 39 min 脖子[脖子] bo2 zi5 neck; CL:個|个[ge4] 掐死[掐死] qia1 si3 to throttle; to choke to death 保密[保密] bao3 mi4 to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy 袖[袖] xiu4 sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve 扣[扣] kou4 to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code 松[鬆] song1 loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling) 钩[鉤] gou1 to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch 缝[縫] feng2 to sew; to stitch 缝[縫] feng4 seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4] 记者会[記者會] ji4 zhe3 hui4 press conference 长官[長官] zhang3 guan1 senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; CL:位[wei4]; sir (term of address for senior officer) 出戏[出戲] chu1 xi4 (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends); (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance 保留[保留] bao3 liu2 to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later 原本[原本] yuan2 ben3 originally; original 美感[美感] mei3 gan3 sense of beauty; aesthetic perception 耸动[聳動] song3 dong4 to shake (a part of one's body); to shrug (shoulders); to create a sensation; to incite 听话[聽話] ting1 hua4 to do what one is told; obedient 短袖[短袖] duan3 xiu4 short sleeves; short-sleeved shirt 床单[床單] chuang2 dan1 bed sheet; CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2] 重复[重複] chong2 fu4 to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4] 流汗[流汗] liu2 han4 to sweat 流[流] liu2 to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade 架[架] jia4 to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc 洒[灑] sa3 to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed 抹布[抹布] ma1 bu4 cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4] 鞋子[鞋子] xie2 zi5 shoe //Light the Night - S1/Ep03/300 words - 43 min 窗户[窗戶] chuang1 hu5 window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4] 鞋[鞋] xie2 shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 试试看[試試看] shi4 shi4 kan4 to give it a try 尺寸[尺寸] chi3 cun5 size; dimension; measurement 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] 不合[不合] bu4 he2 to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out 游戏[遊戲] you2 xi4 game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play 小气[小氣] xiao3 qi4 stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty 烟草[煙草] yan1 cao3 tobacco 蟑螂[蟑螂] zhang1 lang2 cockroach 抓走[抓走] zhua1 zou3 to arrest 引出[引出] yin3 chu1 to extract; to draw out 维护[維護] wei2 hu4 to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain 环境[環境] huan2 jing4 environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient 卫生[衛生] wei4 sheng1 health; hygiene; sanitation 往年[往年] wang3 nian2 in former years; in previous years 主题[主題] zhu3 ti2 theme; subject 红色[紅色] hong2 se4 red (color); revolutionary 高跟鞋[高跟鞋] gao1 gen1 xie2 high-heeled shoes 当天[當天] dang1 tian1 on that day 穿上[穿上] chuan1 shang5 to put on (clothes etc) 角度[角度] jiao3 du4 angle; point of view 单纯[單純] dan1 chun2 simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely 浩[浩] hao4 grand; vast (water) 弃[棄] qi4 to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away //Light the Night - S1/Ep04/25 words - 4 min 照片[照片] zhao4 pian4 photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2] 葬[葬] zang4 to bury (the dead); to inter 土堆[土堆] tu3 dui1 mound 山崩[山崩] shan1 beng1 landslide; landslip 分开[分開] fen1 kai1 to separate; to part 结仇[結仇] jie2 chou2 to start a feud; to become enemies 泥巴[泥巴] ni2 ba1 mud 接触[接觸] jie1 chu4 to touch; to contact; access; in touch with 复杂[複雜] fu4 za2 complicated; complex 鉴识[鑑識] jian4 shi2 to identify; to detect 脑袋[腦袋] nao3 dai4 head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 经常[經常] jing1 chang2 frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily 刻意[刻意] ke4 yi4 meticulous; painstaking; deliberate 建立[建立] jian4 li4 to establish; to set up; to found 小小[小小] xiao3 xiao3 very small; very few; very minor 效果[效果] xiao4 guo3 result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4] 注射[注射] zhu4 she4 injection; to inject 前来[前來] qian2 lai2 to come (formal); before; previously 跳舞[跳舞] tiao4 wu3 to dance 没错[沒錯] mei2 cuo4 that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong 健[健] jian4 healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in 影[影] ying3 picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace 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) 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 顾[顧] gu4 to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to //Light the Night - S1/Ep04/50 words - 7 min 大一[大一] da4 yi1 first-year university student 巡[巡] xun2 to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks 高级[高級] gao1 ji2 high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking 锦[錦] jin3 brocade; embroidered work; bright 添[添] tian1 to add; to increase; to replenish 正门[正門] zheng4 men2 main entrance; main gate; portal 走后门[走後門] zou3 hou4 men2 lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections 逆[逆] ni4 contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel 罚[罰] fa2 to punish; to penalize 禁[禁] jin1 to endure 禁[禁] jin4 to prohibit; to forbid 务[務] wu4 affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means 人员[人員] ren2 yuan2 staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4] 休闲[休閒] xiu1 xian2 leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow 周末[週末] zhou1 mo4 weekend 派对[派對] pai4 dui4 party (loanword) 邀请函[邀請函] yao1 qing3 han2 invitation letter; CL:封[feng1] 邀请[邀請] yao1 qing3 to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4] 节日[節日] jie2 ri4 holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4] 周年[週年] zhou1 nian2 anniversary; annual 廉价[廉價] lian2 jia4 cheaply-priced; low-cost 享受[享受] xiang3 shou4 to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3] 假装[假裝] jia3 zhuang1 to feign; to pretend 赖[賴] lai4 to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on 酒杯[酒杯] jiu3 bei1 wine cup 分摊[分攤] fen1 tan1 to share (costs, responsibilities); to apportion //Light the Night - S1/Ep04/75 words - 11 min 不满[不滿] bu4 man3 resentful; discontented; dissatisfied 反映[反映] fan3 ying4 to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render 乌烟瘴气[烏煙瘴氣] wu1 yan1 zhang4 qi4 billowing smoke (idiom); foul atmosphere; (fig.) murky atmosphere; in a turmoil 话说[話說] hua4 shuo1 It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount 在意[在意] zai4 yi4 to care about; to mind 不可告人[不可告人] bu4 ke3 gao4 ren2 hidden; kept secret; not to be divulged 亲自[親自] qin1 zi4 personally; in person; oneself 粽子[粽子] zong4 zi5 glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled 屋[屋] wu1 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 中午[中午] zhong1 wu3 noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4] 交往[交往] jiao1 wang3 to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact 恶[惡] e4 evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm 恶[惡] wu4 to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander 恶心[噁心] e3 xin1 variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 报复[報復] bao4 fu4 to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation 恨不得[恨不得] hen4 bu5 de5 wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth 杀人[殺人] sha1 ren2 homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) 刀子[刀子] dao1 zi5 knife; CL:把[ba3] 施[施] shi1 to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out 力[力] li4 power; force; strength; ability; strenuously 针对[針對] zhen1 dui4 to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to 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 员工[員工] yuan2 gong1 staff; personnel; employee 亏[虧] kui1 deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... 施舍[施捨] shi1 she3 to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor) 三更半夜[三更半夜] san1 geng1 ban4 ye4 in the depth of the night; very late at night //Light the Night - S1/Ep04/100 words - 18 min 陪伴[陪伴] pei2 ban4 to accompany 彼此[彼此] bi3 ci3 each other; one another 学校[學校] xue2 xiao4 school; CL:所[suo3] 大多[大多] da4 duo1 for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly 察觉[察覺] cha2 jue2 to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect 理所当然[理所當然] li3 suo3 dang1 ran2 as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right 辜负[辜負] gu1 fu4 to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint 于是[於是] yu2 shi4 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence 拼[拼] pin1 to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell 使[使] shi3 to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger 白费[白費] bai2 fei4 to waste (one's energy etc) 吉他[吉他] ji2 ta1 guitar (loanword); CL:把[ba3] 签到[簽到] qian1 dao4 to register; to sign in 中层[中層] zhong1 ceng2 middle-ranking 上层[上層] shang4 ceng2 upper layer 结构[結構] jie2 gou4 structure; composition; makeup; architecture; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4] 送餐[送餐] song4 can1 home delivery of meal 蛋[蛋] dan4 egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing 分量[分量] fen4 liang5 quantity; weight; measure 增加[增加] zeng1 jia1 to raise; to increase 荷包蛋[荷包蛋] he2 bao1 dan4 poached egg; egg fried on both sides 纠缠[糾纏] jiu1 chan2 to be in a tangle; to nag 管不着[管不著] guan3 bu5 zhao2 to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business! 出糗[出糗] chu1 qiu3 (coll.) to have sth embarrassing happen 酷[酷] ku4 ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip //Light the Night - S1/Ep04/125 words - 22 min 与众不同[與眾不同] yu3 zhong4 bu4 tong2 to stand out from the masses (idiom) 一家[一家] yi1 jia1 the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group 代理商[代理商] dai4 li3 shang1 agent 进口[進口] jin4 kou3 to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) 警告[警告] jing3 gao4 to warn; to admonish 为所欲为[為所欲為] wei2 suo3 yu4 wei2 to do whatever one pleases 鸡婆[雞婆] ji1 po2 (dialect) hen; prostitute; (Tw) interfering; nosy; busybody (from Taiwanese 家婆, POJ pr. [ke-pô]) 残忍[殘忍] can2 ren3 cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless 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) 律师[律師] lu:4 shi1 lawyer 开会[開會] kai1 hui4 to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting 或[或] huo4 maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or 咨询[咨詢] zi1 xun2 to consult; to seek advice; consultation; (sales) inquiry (formal) 协议书[協議書] xie2 yi4 shu1 contract; protocol 强人[強人] qiang2 ren2 (politics) strongman; (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person; (old) robber 秘书[秘書] mi4 shu1 secretary 总经理[總經理] zong3 jing1 li3 general manager; CEO 香港[香港] Xiang1 gang3 Hong Kong 临时[臨時] lin2 shi2 as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc 事务所[事務所] shi4 wu4 suo3 office; firm 火冒三丈[火冒三丈] huo3 mao4 san1 zhang4 to get really angry 招手[招手] zhao1 shou3 to wave; to beckon 不理[不理] bu4 li3 to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore 专心[專心] zhuan1 xin1 to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed 失恋[失戀] shi1 lian4 to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted //Light the Night - S1/Ep04/150 words - 25 min 开场[開場] kai1 chang3 to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event 释然[釋然] shi4 ran2 relieved; at ease; feel relieved 要死[要死] yao4 si3 extremely; awfully 逛街[逛街] guang4 jie1 to take a walk; to window-shop; to stroll down the street 惊喜[驚喜] jing1 xi3 nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised 准时[準時] zhun3 shi2 on time; punctual; on schedule 应付[應付] ying4 fu5 to deal with; to cope 不在意[不在意] bu4 zai4 yi4 to pay no attention to; not to mind 一堆[一堆] yi1 dui1 pile 写完[寫完] xie3 wan2 to finish writing 电影[電影] dian4 ying3 movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3] 杀人未遂[殺人未遂] sha1 ren2 wei4 sui4 attempted murder 姓名[姓名] xing4 ming2 surname and given name; full name 淑[淑] shu1 warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2] 华[華] hua2 magnificent; splendid; flowery 因[因] yin1 cause; reason; because 不堪[不堪] bu4 kan1 cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely 男友[男友] nan2 you3 boyfriend 长期[長期] chang2 qi1 long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) 酒后[酒後] jiu3 hou4 after drinking; under the influence of alcohol 暴力[暴力] bao4 li4 violence; force; violent 愤[憤] fen4 indignant; anger; resentment 持刀[持刀] chi2 dao1 to hold a knife; knife-wielding 刺[刺] ci4 thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder 未遂[未遂] wei4 sui4 unsuccessful (attempt); attempted (murder, suicide) //Light the Night - S1/Ep04/175 words - 28 min 进展[進展] jin4 zhan3 to make headway; to make progress 差一点[差一點] cha4 yi1 dian3 see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3] 酒味[酒味] jiu3 wei4 smell of alcohol; flavoring of rum or other liquor in food; aroma or nose (of wine) 空档[空檔] kong4 dang4 gap (between two objects); interval of time (between events); opening in one's schedule; free time; (fig.) gap (in the market etc) 避孕药[避孕藥] bi4 yun4 yao4 oral contraceptive 约会[約會] yue1 hui4 appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet 狄[狄] di2 low ranking public official (old) 波[波] bo1 wave; ripple; storm; surge 避孕[避孕] bi4 yun4 contraception 万华[萬華] Wan4 hua2 Wanhua district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 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) 娼[娼] chang1 prostitute 半天[半天] ban4 tian1 half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4] 董[董] dong3 to supervise; to direct; director 缉毒[緝毒] ji1 du2 to counter narcotics trafficking; drug enforcement 线[線] xian4 thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) 陪罪[陪罪] pei2 zui4 to apologize; apology 踏[踏] ta4 to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot 社会[社會] she4 hui4 society; CL:個|个[ge4] 为着[為著] wei4 zhe5 in order to; because of; for the sake of 故乡[故鄉] gu4 xiang1 home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] 天涯[天涯] tian1 ya2 the other end of the world; a faraway place 水果[水果] shui3 guo3 fruit; CL:個|个[ge4] 稍[稍] shao1 somewhat; a little 久等[久等] jiu3 deng3 to wait for a long time //Light the Night - S1/Ep04/200 words - 31 min 彪[彪] biao1 tiger stripes; tiger cub; (old) classifier for troops 胡说八道[胡說八道] hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4 to talk rubbish 台[檯] tai2 desk; table; counter 受不了[受不了] shou4 bu4 liao3 unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand 价钱[價錢] jia4 qian5 price 街[街] jie1 street; CL:條|条[tiao2] 便宜[便宜] pian2 yi5 cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly 碗[碗] wan3 bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 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] 叙[敘] xu4 to narrate; to chat 旧[舊] jiu4 old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) 老朋友[老朋友] lao3 peng2 you5 old friend; (slang) period; menstruation 舔[舔] tian3 to lick; to lap 娘[娘] niang2 mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 软[軟] ruan3 soft; flexible 硬[硬] ying4 hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 婆子[婆子] po2 zi5 old woman 屁事[屁事] pi4 shi4 (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business 罩[罩] zhao4 cover; fish trap (basket); shade 功夫[功夫] gong1 fu5 skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort 操你妈[操你媽] cao4 ni3 ma1 see 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1] 相遇[相遇] xiang1 yu4 to meet; to encounter; to come across 西装[西裝] xi1 zhuang1 suit; Western-style clothes; CL:套[tao4] 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] 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] //Light the Night - S1/Ep04/225 words - 38 min 挤[擠] ji3 to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) 栋[棟] dong4 classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) 监[監] jian1 to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison 房[房] fang2 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines) 怀念[懷念] huai2 nian4 to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce 寮[寮] liao2 hut; shack; small window; variant of 僚[liao2] 逃离[逃離] tao2 li2 to run out; to escape 逃[逃] tao2 to escape; to run away; to flee 背后[背後] bei4 hou4 behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back 支撑[支撐] zhi1 cheng1 to prop up; to support; strut; brace 觉[覺] jiao4 a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2] 觉[覺] jue2 to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware 监狱[監獄] jian1 yu4 prison 回头[回頭] hui2 tou2 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 占[占] zhan4 to take possession of; to occupy; to take up 脚下[腳下] jiao3 xia4 under the foot 右边[右邊] you4 bian5 right side; right, to the right 抬高[抬高] tai2 gao1 to raise (price etc) 失礼[失禮] shi1 li3 lacking in manners 好听[好聽] hao3 ting1 pleasant to hear 垃圾[垃圾] la1 ji1 trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] 颜色[顏色] yan2 se4 color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff 黄色[黃色] huang2 se4 yellow (color); pornographic 黑色[黑色] hei1 se4 black 神秘[神秘] shen2 mi4 mysterious; mystery 搭[搭] da1 to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1] //Light the Night - S1/Ep04/247 words - 41 min 优雅[優雅] you1 ya3 grace; graceful 沉稳[沉穩] chen2 wen3 steady; calm; unflustered 形容[形容] xing2 rong2 to describe; description; appearance; look 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] 丑[醜] chou3 shameful; ugly; disgraceful 质感[質感] zhi4 gan3 realism (in art); sense of reality; texture; tactile quality 九[九] jiu3 nine; 9 擦[擦] ca1 to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish 材质[材質] cai2 zhi4 texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of) 蚕[蠶] can2 silkworm 国外[國外] guo2 wai4 abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign 慰劳[慰勞] wei4 lao2 to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort 爆满[爆滿] bao4 man3 filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc) 忙不过来[忙不過來] mang2 bu4 guo4 lai2 to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full 昨晚[昨晚] zuo2 wan3 yesterday evening; last night 私下[私下] si1 xia4 in private 接客[接客] jie1 ke4 to receive guests; to receive patrons (of prostitutes) 规定[規定] gui1 ding4 provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4] 借给[借給] jie4 gei3 to lend to sb 废话[廢話] fei4 hua4 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) 订位[訂位] ding4 wei4 to reserve a seat; to book a table; reservation 馆[館] guan3 building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1] //Light the Night - S1/Ep05/25 words - 6 min 腻[膩] ni4 greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of 成长[成長] cheng2 zhang3 to mature; to grow; growth 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 拥有[擁有] yong1 you3 to have; to possess 心中[心中] xin1 zhong1 central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart 赶紧[趕緊] gan3 jin3 hurriedly; without delay 出场[出場] chu1 chang3 (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product); (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue 比如[比如] bi3 ru2 for example; for instance; such as 大肆[大肆] da4 si4 wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled 庆祝[慶祝] qing4 zhu4 to celebrate 尽情[盡情] jin4 qing2 as much as one likes 许愿[許願] xu3 yuan4 to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward 愿望[願望] yuan4 wang4 desire; wish 生意兴隆[生意興隆] sheng1 yi4 xing1 long2 thriving and prosperous business or trade 在场[在場] zai4 chang3 to be present; to be on the scene 怨[怨] yuan4 to blame; to complain 健康[健康] jian4 kang1 health; healthy 早日[早日] zao3 ri4 soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly 所想[所想] suo3 xiang3 what one considers; one's thoughts 实现[實現] shi2 xian4 to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about 传统[傳統] chuan2 tong3 tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4] 安定[安定] an1 ding4 stable; quiet; settled; stabilize; maintain; stabilized; calm and orderly 充满[充滿] chong1 man3 full of; brimming with; very full; permeated 挣扎[掙扎] zheng1 zha2 to struggle 生存[生存] sheng1 cun2 to exist; to survive //Light the Night - S1/Ep05/50 words - 11 min 精彩[精彩] jing1 cai3 wonderful; marvelous; brilliant 而言[而言] er2 yan2 with regard to (preceding phrase) 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 年代[年代] nian2 dai4 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 戏剧[戲劇] xi4 ju4 drama; play; theater 残酷[殘酷] can2 ku4 cruel; cruelty 创作者[創作者] chuang4 zuo4 zhe3 originator; creator; author (of some project); inventor 编审[編審] bian1 shen3 to copy-edit; copy editor 人才[人才] ren2 cai2 talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks 贵宾[貴賓] gui4 bin1 honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP 卡[卡] ka3 to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]); cassette 口红[口紅] kou3 hong2 lipstick 样[樣] yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 狠[狠] hen3 ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3] 好人好事[好人好事] hao3 ren2 hao3 shi4 admirable people and exemplary deeds 双腿[雙腿] shuang1 tui3 legs; both legs; two legs 指定[指定] zhi3 ding4 to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated 犯规[犯規] fan4 gui1 to break the rules; an illegality; a foul 左边[左邊] zuo3 bian5 left; the left side; to the left of 开本[開本] kai1 ben3 book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2 liu4 kai1] is roughly A4); abbr. to 開|开[kai1] 照办[照辦] zhao4 ban4 to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request 猜中[猜中] cai1 zhong4 to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer 好处[好處] hao3 chu5 benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4] 节目[節目] jie2 mu4 program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 主人[主人] zhu3 ren2 master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep05/75 words - 19 min 位子[位子] wei4 zi5 place; seat 家伙[傢伙] jia1 huo5 variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5] 拖拖拉拉[拖拖拉拉] tuo1 tuo1 la1 la1 to procrastinate 卑鄙[卑鄙] bei1 bi3 base; mean; contemptible; despicable 宿舍[宿舍] su4 she4 dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; CL:間|间[jian1] 大楼[大樓] da4 lou2 building (a relatively large, multi-storey one); CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] 宿[宿] su4 lodge for the night; old; former 打击[打擊] da3 ji1 to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) 好心[好心] hao3 xin1 kindness; good intentions 女友[女友] nu:3 you3 girlfriend 拍照[拍照] pai1 zhao4 to take a picture 啰嗦[囉嗦] luo1 suo5 long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; also pr. [luo1 suo1] 吹[吹] chui1 to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through 感冒[感冒] gan3 mao4 to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand 吐司[吐司] tu3 si1 sliced bread (loanword from "toast") 罐头[罐頭] guan4 tou5 tin; can; CL:個|个[ge4] 肉酱[肉醬] rou4 jiang4 minced meat sauce; (fig.) mincemeat; a person cut to pieces 灯光[燈光] deng1 guang1 (stage) lighting; light 餐厅[餐廳] can1 ting1 dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1] 秀[秀] xiu4 handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears 歌厅[歌廳] ge1 ting1 karaoke hall; singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs) 真面目[真面目] zhen1 mian4 mu4 true identity; true colors 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 丑陋[醜陋] chou3 lou4 ugly 随意[隨意] sui2 yi4 as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious //Light the Night - S1/Ep05/100 words - 23 min 催[催] cui1 to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite 凶[凶] xiong1 vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] 灵感[靈感] ling2 gan3 inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor 大不了[大不了] da4 bu4 liao3 at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming 合力[合力] he2 li4 to cooperate 吃掉[吃掉] chi1 diao4 to eat up; to consume 饼干[餅乾] bing3 gan1 biscuit; cracker; cookie; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4] 咬[咬] yao3 to bite; to nip 示范[示範] shi4 fan4 to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example 评[評] ping2 to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal) 评理[評理] ping2 li3 to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out 孤[孤] gu1 lone; lonely 寡人[寡人] gua3 ren2 I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility) 恩爱[恩愛] en1 ai4 loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love 饶[饒] rao2 rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although 无言[無言] wu2 yan2 to remain silent; to have nothing to say 对唱[對唱] dui4 chang4 in duet; answering phrase; antiphonal answer 这就[這就] zhe4 jiu4 immediately; at once 曲[曲] qu1 bent; crooked; wrong 曲[曲] qu3 tune; song; CL:支[zhi1] 夭[夭] yao1 tender; gentle; to die prematurely 颜[顏] yan2 color; face; countenance 扫把[掃把] sao4 ba3 broom 吻[吻] wen3 kiss; to kiss; mouth 打动[打動] da3 dong4 to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching 深深[深深] shen1 shen1 deep; profound //Light the Night - S1/Ep05/125 words - 33 min 思念[思念] si1 nian4 to think of; to long for; to miss 如今[如今] ru2 jin1 nowadays; now 上个[上個] shang4 ge5 first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above 不足[不足] bu4 zu2 insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not 市场[市場] shi4 chang3 marketplace; market (also in abstract) 么[麼] me5 suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc 丰盛[豐盛] feng1 sheng4 rich; sumptuous 工[工] gong1 work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor 前科[前科] qian2 ke1 criminal record; previous convictions 捅[捅] tong3 to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose 受害者[受害者] shou4 hai4 zhe3 casualty; victim; those injured and wounded 莫名其妙[莫名其妙] mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4 (idiom) baffling; inexplicable 想来[想來] xiang3 lai2 it may be assumed that 余[餘] yu2 extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me 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° 图书馆[圖書館] tu2 shu1 guan3 library; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 无论如何[無論如何] wu2 lun4 ru2 he2 whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means 一阵子[一陣子] yi1 zhen4 zi5 a while; a spell; a short time; a burst 居[居] ju1 to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms 旺[旺] wang4 prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring 十几[十幾] shi2 ji3 more than ten; a dozen or more 阵[陣] zhen4 disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration 仗[仗] zhang4 weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle 气质[氣質] qi4 zhi4 temperament; personality traits; manners 记忆[記憶] ji4 yi4 to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep05/150 words - 39 min 萍[萍] ping2 duckweed 洗头[洗頭] xi3 tou2 to wash one's hair; to have a shampoo 安宁[安寧] an1 ning2 peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry 小事[小事] xiao3 shi4 trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3] 缠[纏] chan2 to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy 试图[試圖] shi4 tu2 to attempt; to try 好说[好說] hao3 shuo1 easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me 偷拍[偷拍] tou1 pai1 to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge 拿走[拿走] na2 zou3 to take away 慢走[慢走] man4 zou3 Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! 再度[再度] zai4 du4 once more; once again; one more time 嘻皮笑脸[嘻皮笑臉] xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3 see 嬉皮笑臉|嬉皮笑脸[xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3] 白粉[白粉] bai2 fen3 face powder; chalk powder; heroin 光明正大[光明正大] guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4 (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open 凯文[凱文] Kai3 wen2 Kevin (person name) 调查[調查] diao4 cha2 investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 避[避] bi4 to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from 风头[風頭] feng1 tou2 wind direction; the way the wind blows; fig. trend; direction of events; how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself); public opinion (concerning one's actions); publicity (usually derog.); limelight 保管[保管] bao3 guan3 to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator 牵连[牽連] qian1 lian2 to implicate; implicated; to link together 告发[告發] gao4 fa1 to lodge an accusation; accusation (law) 风险[風險] feng1 xian3 risk; hazard 郑[鄭] Zheng4 Zheng state during the Warring States period; surname Zheng; abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1] 皇家[皇家] huang2 jia1 royal; imperial household 酒柜[酒櫃] jiu3 gui4 liquor cabinet //Light the Night - S1/Ep05/168 words - 47 min 翻遍[翻遍] fan1 bian4 to rummage through; to turn everything over; to ransack 脸色[臉色] lian3 se4 complexion; look 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 底[底] di3 background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base 资料[資料] zi1 liao4 material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] 晚餐[晚餐] wan3 can1 evening meal; dinner; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 海产[海產] hai3 chan3 marine; produced in sea 谈情说爱[談情說愛] tan2 qing2 shuo1 ai4 to murmur endearments (idiom); to get into a romantic relationship 可怜兮兮[可憐兮兮] ke3 lian2 xi1 xi1 miserable; wretched 安慰[安慰] an1 wei4 to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4] 虚情假意[虛情假意] xu1 qing2 jia3 yi4 false friendship; hypocritical show of affection 甩[甩] shuai3 to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) 偷偷摸摸[偷偷摸摸] tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1 surreptitious; sneaky 祝福[祝福] zhu4 fu2 blessings; to wish sb well 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) 指责[指責] zhi3 ze2 to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce 来讲[來講] lai2 jiang3 as to; considering; for 刺眼[刺眼] ci4 yan3 to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly //Light the Night - S1/Ep06/25 words - 2 min 花钱[花錢] hua1 qian2 to spend money 弄死[弄死] nong4 si3 to kill; to put to death 从头到尾[從頭到尾] cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3 from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing) 风雨[風雨] feng1 yu3 wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships 落地[落地] luo4 di4 to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land 每日[每日] mei3 ri4 daily; (soup etc) of the day 嗟[嗟] jie1 sigh; also pr. [jue1] 落[落] luo4 to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement 不再[不再] bu4 zai4 no more; no longer 返[返] fan3 to return (to) 无情[無情] wu2 qing2 pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless 前程[前程] qian2 cheng2 future (career etc) prospects 看顾[看顧] kan4 gu4 to watch over 软弱[軟弱] ruan3 ruo4 weak; feeble; flabby 心性[心性] xin1 xing4 one's nature; temperament 前途[前途] qian2 tu2 prospects; future outlook; journey 光明[光明] guang1 ming2 light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted 雨水[雨水] Yu3 shui3 Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March 滴[滴] di1 a drop; to drip 引[引] yin3 to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters 受难[受難] shou4 nan4 to suffer a calamity; to suffer (e.g. under torture); distress 池[池] chi2 pond; reservoir; moat 叶[葉] ye4 leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats 枝[枝] zhi1 branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 无人[無人] wu2 ren2 unmanned; uninhabited //Light the Night - S1/Ep06/50 words - 10 min 误[誤] wu4 mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly 花蕊[花蕊] hua1 rui3 stamen; pistil 若[若] ruo4 to seem; like; as; if 家属[家屬] jia1 shu3 family member; (family) dependent 路边[路邊] lu4 bian1 curb; roadside; wayside 开走[開走] kai1 zou3 to go (of car, train etc); to drive off 医院[醫院] yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 徐[徐] xu2 slowly; gently 国[國] guo2 country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4] 刺青[刺青] ci4 qing1 tattoo 小弟[小弟] xiao3 di4 little brother; I, your little brother (humble) 王八蛋[王八蛋] wang2 ba1 dan4 bastard (insult); son of a bitch 出[齣] chu1 variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) 身份[身份] shen1 fen4 identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank 捶[搥] chui2 variant of 捶[chui2] 看着办[看著辦] kan4 zhe5 ban4 to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances) 怄气[慪氣] ou4 qi4 to sulk; to squabble 安顿[安頓] an1 dun4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful 广播[廣播] guang3 bo1 broadcast; CL:個|个[ge4]; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize 定[定] ding4 to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order 时光[時光] shi2 guang1 time; era; period of time 高山[高山] gao1 shan1 high mountain; alpine 青[青] qing1 green; blue; black; youth; young (of people) 流水[流水] liu2 shui3 running water; (business) turnover 初恋[初戀] chu1 lian4 first love //Light the Night - S1/Ep06/75 words - 15 min 滋味[滋味] zi1 wei4 taste; flavor; feeling 洗澡[洗澡] xi3 zao3 to bathe; to take a shower 姜[薑] jiang1 ginger 脏[髒] zang1 dirty; filthy 车牌[車牌] che1 pai2 license plate 掷[擲] zhi4 to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhi2] 筊[筊] jiao3 bamboo rope 有用[有用] you3 yong4 useful 俊[俊] jun4 smart; eminent; handsome; talented 凯[凱] kai3 triumphant; victorious; chi (Greek letter Χχ) 申请[申請] shen1 qing3 to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fen4] 八字[八字] ba1 zi4 the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling 时辰[時辰] shi2 chen5 time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day 坐下[坐下] zuo4 xia5 to sit down 牙齿[牙齒] ya2 chi3 tooth; dental; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 强制[強制] qiang2 zhi4 to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; compulsory 性交[性交] xing4 jiao1 sexual intercourse 聚众[聚眾] ju4 zhong4 to gather a crowd; to muster 赌博[賭博] du3 bo2 to gamble 两倍[兩倍] liang3 bei4 twice as much; double the amount 请假[請假] qing3 jia4 to request leave of absence 半个[半個] ban4 ge5 half of sth 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) 支援[支援] zhi1 yuan2 to provide assistance; to support; to back 专柜[專櫃] zhuan1 gui4 sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) //Light the Night - S1/Ep06/100 words - 20 min 排[排] pai2 a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc 强暴[強暴] qiang2 bao4 violent; to rape 嚷嚷[嚷嚷] rang1 rang5 to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach 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 当上[當上] dang1 shang5 to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office) 队长[隊長] dui4 zhang3 captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4] 脑[腦] nao3 brain; mind; head; essence 刻薄[刻薄] ke4 bo2 unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions 充实[充實] chong1 shi2 rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument) 话题[話題] hua4 ti2 subject (of a talk or conversation); topic 天使[天使] tian1 shi3 angel 面孔[面孔] mian4 kong3 face 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 魔鬼[魔鬼] mo2 gui3 devil 适应[適應] shi4 ying4 to adapt; to fit; to suit 看不惯[看不慣] kan4 bu5 guan4 cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove 少女[少女] shao4 nu:3 girl; young lady 心思[心思] xin1 si5 mind; thoughts; inclination; mood 攻击[攻擊] gong1 ji1 to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) 缺乏[缺乏] que1 fa2 to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage 自信[自信] zi4 xin4 to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence 行为[行為] xing2 wei2 action; conduct; behavior; activity 大言不惭[大言不慚] da4 yan2 bu4 can2 to boast shamelessly; to talk big 羞耻[羞恥] xiu1 chi3 (a feeling of) shame 运气[運氣] yun4 qi5 luck (good or bad) //Light the Night - S1/Ep06/125 words - 26 min 忌妒[忌妒] ji4 du5 to be jealous of; to envy; jealousy; envy 挑拨[挑撥] tiao3 bo1 to incite disharmony; to instigate 对象[對象] dui4 xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4] 开除[開除] kai1 chu2 to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) 缺[缺] que1 deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of 潘[潘] Pan1 surname Pan; Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes 警官[警官] jing3 guan1 constable; police officer 躁[躁] zao4 hot-tempered; impatient 上下班[上下班] shang4 xia4 ban1 to start and finish work 急着[急著] ji2 zhe5 urgently 出手[出手] chu1 shou3 to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task 不动[不動] bu4 dong4 motionless 练习[練習] lian4 xi2 to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 往前[往前] wang3 qian2 to move forwards 讨论[討論] tao3 lun4 to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4] 组成[組成] zu3 cheng2 to form; to make up; to constitute 命案[命案] ming4 an4 homicide case; murder case 侦办[偵辦] zhen1 ban4 to investigate (a crime) and prosecute 小组[小組] xiao3 zu3 group 法医[法醫] fa3 yi1 forensic investigator; forensic detective 持续[持續] chi2 xu4 to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation 追查[追查] zhui1 cha2 to try to find out; to trace; to track down 生前[生前] sheng1 qian2 (of a deceased) during one's life; while living 门前[門前] men2 qian2 in front of the door 先进[先進] xian1 jin4 advanced (technology); to advance //Light the Night - S1/Ep06/150 words - 31 min 老家[老家] lao3 jia1 native place; place of origin; home state or region 回老家[回老家] hui2 lao3 jia1 to go back to one's roots; to return to one's native place; by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die) 面[麵] mian4 flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless 晒[曬] shai4 (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to 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] 爱上[愛上] ai4 shang4 to fall in love with; to be in love with 朝[朝] chao2 imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards 朝[朝] zhao1 morning 南[南] nan2 south 北[北] bei3 north; to be defeated (classical) 瓦[瓦] wa3 roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4] 格局[格局] ge2 ju2 structure; pattern; layout 采光[採光] cai3 guang1 lighting; day lighting 目[目] mu4 eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title 清幽[清幽] qing1 you1 (of a location) quiet and secluded; beautiful and secluded 空间[空間] kong1 jian1 space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space 寂寞[寂寞] ji4 mo4 lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent 老婆[老婆] lao3 po2 (coll.) wife 过日子[過日子] guo4 ri4 zi5 to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along 谈谈[談談] tan2 tan2 to discuss; to have a chat 国家[國家] guo2 jia1 country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4] 风景[風景] feng1 jing3 scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4] 起床[起床] qi3 chuang2 to get out of bed; to get up 岁数[歲數] sui4 shu5 age (number of years old) 嫁人[嫁人] jia4 ren2 to get married (of woman) 生子[生子] sheng1 zi3 to give birth to a child or children //Light the Night - S1/Ep06/175 words - 39 min 祖母[祖母] zu3 mu3 father's mother; paternal grandmother 好吃懒做[好吃懶做] hao4 chi1 lan3 zuo4 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom); all take and no give 垃圾堆[垃圾堆] la1 ji1 dui1 garbage heap 祖[祖] zu3 ancestor; forefather; grandparents 祢[禰] mi2 memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father 大奖[大獎] da4 jiang3 prize; award 牌[牌] pai2 mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 结婚[結婚] jie2 hun1 to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4] 柜[櫃] gui4 cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe 置物柜[置物櫃] zhi4 wu4 gui4 locker; cabinet 黎[黎] li2 (literary) black; dark; many; multitude 出版社[出版社] chu1 ban3 she4 publishing house 项链[項鏈] xiang4 lian4 necklace; CL:條|条[tiao2] 分装[分裝] fen1 zhuang1 to divide into portions; to package in smaller quantities; to separate into loads 销[銷] xiao1 to melt (metal); to cancel or annul; to sell; to spend; to fasten with a bolt; bolt or pin 巧克力[巧克力] qiao3 ke4 li4 chocolate (loanword); CL:塊|块[kuai4] 棒球[棒球] bang4 qiu2 baseball; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 槟榔[檳榔] bing1 lang5 betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut 面粉[麵粉] mian4 fen3 flour 磅秤[磅秤] bang4 cheng4 scale; platform balance 借过[借過] jie4 guo4 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) 否则[否則] fou3 ze2 if not; otherwise; else; or else 亨利[亨利] Heng1 li4 Henry (name); henry (unit of inductance) 少来[少來] shao3 lai2 refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it! 姐妹[姐妹] jie3 mei4 sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) //Light the Night - S1/Ep06/186 words - 41 min 外套[外套] wai4 tao4 coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4] 暂时[暫時] zan4 shi2 temporary; provisional; for the time being 想象[想象] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4] 聚[聚] ju4 to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize 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 歹[歹] dai3 bad; wicked; evil; Kangxi radical 78 好奇[好奇] hao4 qi2 inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity 占有[佔有] zhan4 you3 to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc) 欲[慾] yu4 desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed 争[爭] zheng1 to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) 吃醋[吃醋] chi1 cu4 to feel jealous //Light the Night - S1/Ep07/25 words - 12 min 借书证[借書證] jie4 shu1 zheng4 library card 按时[按時] an4 shi2 on time; before deadline; on schedule 要害[要害] yao4 hai4 vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial 罚钱[罰錢] fa2 qian2 to fine 糟糕[糟糕] zao1 gao1 too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad 管理员[管理員] guan3 li3 yuan2 manager; administrator 茬[茬] cha2 stubble land after crop has been taken; a second crop obtained by rotation of land; an opportunity 煎[煎] jian1 to pan fry; to sauté 饺[餃] jiao3 dumplings with meat filling 整夜[整夜] zheng3 ye4 the whole night; all through the night 舞台[舞臺] wu3 tai2 stage; arena; fig. in the limelight 狗屁[狗屁] gou3 pi4 bullshit; nonsense 倒灶[倒灶] dao3 zao4 to fall (from power); in decline; unlucky 细[細] xi4 thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal 品尝[品嘗] pin3 chang2 to taste a small amount; to sample 把握[把握] ba3 wo4 to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) 豆浆[豆漿] dou4 jiang1 soy milk 救护车[救護車] jiu4 hu4 che1 ambulance; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 清醒[清醒] qing1 xing3 clear-headed; sober; awake 万一[萬一] wan4 yi1 just in case; if by any chance; contingency 玩笑[玩笑] wan2 xiao4 to joke; joke; jest 半条命[半條命] ban4 tiao2 ming4 half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death 会要[會要] hui4 yao4 dynastic records of imperial China 差额[差額] cha1 e2 balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference 补足[補足] bu3 zu2 to bring up to full strength; to make up a deficiency; to fill (a vacancy, gap etc) //Light the Night - S1/Ep07/50 words - 18 min 坏话[壞話] huai4 hua4 unpleasant talk; malicious words 旨[旨] zhi3 imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose 不太好[不太好] bu4 tai4 hao3 not so good; not too well 勉励[勉勵] mian3 li4 to encourage 热情[熱情] re4 qing2 cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately 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 酒量[酒量] jiu3 liang4 capacity for liquor; how much one can drink 历练[歷練] li4 lian4 to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced 内涵[內涵] nei4 han2 meaningful content; implication; connotation (semantics); inner qualities (of a person) 院[院] yuan4 courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4] 急诊[急診] ji2 zhen3 emergency call; emergency (medical) treatment 中心[中心] zhong1 xin1 center; heart; core; CL:個|个[ge4] 左[左] zuo3 left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3] 出租车[出租車] chu1 zu1 che1 taxi; (Tw) rental car 抛弃[拋棄] pao1 qi4 to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb) 报应[報應] bao4 ying4 retribution; judgment 临走[臨走] lin2 zou3 before leaving; on departure 天长地久[天長地久] tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3 enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal 失败[失敗] shi1 bai4 to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] 栽[栽] zai1 to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first 心疼[心疼] xin1 teng2 to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed 情形[情形] qing2 xing5 circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 肠[腸] chang2 intestines 胃炎[胃炎] wei4 yan2 gastritis 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 //Light the Night - S1/Ep07/75 words - 23 min 智齿[智齒] zhi4 chi3 wisdom tooth 王八[王八] wang2 ba1 tortoise; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel; pimp 电梯[電梯] dian4 ti1 elevator; escalator; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] 楼[樓] lou2 house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 人质[人質] ren2 zhi4 hostage 花样[花樣] hua1 yang4 pattern; way of doing sth; trick; (sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc) 靠近[靠近] kao4 jin4 near; to approach 蹲[蹲] dun1 to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) 活该[活該] huo2 gai1 (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should 扑[撲] pu1 to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over 脑子[腦子] nao3 zi5 brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 画面[畫面] hua4 mian4 scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view 矛盾[矛盾] mao2 dun4 contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory 一旦[一旦] yi1 dan4 in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day 出头[出頭] chu1 tou2 to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than 心理[心理] xin1 li3 mental; psychological 变态[變態] bian4 tai4 to metamorphose (biology); abnormal; perverted; hentai; (slang) pervert 憋[憋] bie1 to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) 生病[生病] sheng1 bing4 to fall ill 消[消] xiao1 to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need 消气[消氣] xiao1 qi4 to cool one's temper 挡住[擋住] dang3 zhu4 to obstruct 排队[排隊] pai2 dui4 to line up 卤味[滷味] lu3 wei4 food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices 食物[食物] shi2 wu4 food; CL:種|种[zhong3] //Light the Night - S1/Ep07/100 words - 32 min 配方[配方] pei4 fang1 prescription; cooking recipe; formulation; completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math) 去世[去世] qu4 shi4 to pass away; to die 心意[心意] xin1 yi4 regard; kindly feelings; intention 有关[有關] you3 guan1 to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning 自杀[自殺] zi4 sha1 to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide 彻底[徹底] che4 di3 thorough; thoroughly; complete 有所[有所] you3 suo3 somewhat; to some extent 期望[期望] qi1 wang4 to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope 马[馬] ma3 horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess 岗[崗] gang3 mound; policeman's beat 朗读[朗讀] lang3 du2 to read aloud 比赛[比賽] bi3 sai4 competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete 国语[國語] Guo2 yu3 Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject; Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government; Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC 演说[演說] yan3 shuo1 speech; to deliver a speech 热心[熱心] re4 xin1 enthusiasm; zeal; zealous; zest; enthusiastic; ardent; warmhearted 助[助] zhu4 to help; to assist 模范[模範] mo2 fan4 model; fine example 经理[經理] jing1 li3 manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 来得[來得] lai2 de5 to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to 太过[太過] tai4 guo4 excessively; too 凑合[湊合] cou4 he5 to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad 伯[伯] bo2 father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] 母[母] mu3 mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female 厨房[廚房] chu2 fang2 kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1] 形象[形象] xing2 xiang4 image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid //Light the Night - S1/Ep07/125 words - 37 min 装潢[裝潢] zhuang1 huang2 to mount (a picture); to dress; to adorn; decoration; packaging 洋[洋] yang2 ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin 外国人[外國人] wai4 guo2 ren2 foreigner 客户[客戶] ke4 hu4 client; customer 订单[訂單] ding4 dan1 (purchase) order 父[父] fu4 father 糖[糖] tang2 sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4] 仙[仙] xian1 immortal 草[草] cao3 grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] 糖水[糖水] tang2 shui3 syrup; sweetened water; tong sui (sweet soup) 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 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] 难得[難得] nan2 de2 seldom; rare; hard to come by 一来[一來] yi1 lai2 firstly, ... 干脆[乾脆] gan1 cui4 straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 贡丸[貢丸] gong4 wan2 pork ball 化妆品[化妝品] hua4 zhuang1 pin3 cosmetic; makeup product 烫[燙] tang4 to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot 胖[胖] pang4 fat; plump 减肥[減肥] jian3 fei2 to lose weight 与其[與其] yu3 qi2 rather than...; 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] A 不如[bu4 ru2] B (rather than A, better to B) 贤妻良母[賢妻良母] xian2 qi1 liang2 mu3 a good wife and loving mother 不快[不快] bu4 kuai4 unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp 后悔莫及[後悔莫及] hou4 hui3 mo4 ji2 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. 几年[幾年] ji3 nian2 a few years; several years; how many years //Light the Night - S1/Ep07/150 words - 42 min 退休[退休] tui4 xiu1 to retire; retirement (from work) 小菜[小菜] xiao3 cai4 appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] 艰难[艱難] jian1 nan2 difficult; hard; challenging 吉田[吉田] Ji2 tian2 Yoshida (Japanese surname and place name) 三井[三井] San1 jing3 Mitsui (Japanese company) 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 稀客[稀客] xi1 ke4 infrequent visitor 要点[要點] yao4 dian3 main point; essential 杜[杜] du4 birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict 兰[蘭] lan2 orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰) 朵[朵] duo3 flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc 价值[價值] jia4 zhi2 value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 值[值] zhi2 value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty 某[某] mou3 some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such 破碎[破碎] po4 sui4 to smash to pieces; to shatter 难以[難以] nan2 yi3 hard to (predict, imagine etc) 哭泣[哭泣] ku1 qi4 to weep 淡淡[淡淡] dan4 dan4 faint; dim; dull; insipid; unenthusiastic; indifferent 屋子[屋子] wu1 zi5 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1] 日文[日文] Ri4 wen2 Japanese (language) 织[織] zhi1 to weave; to knit 打工[打工] da3 gong1 to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 泡沫[泡沫] pao4 mo4 foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble 红茶[紅茶] hong2 cha2 black tea; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] 伯母[伯母] bo2 mu3 wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL:個|个[ge4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep07/169 words - 47 min 母亲[母親] mu3 qin1 mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 不要脸[不要臉] bu4 yao4 lian3 to have no sense of shame; shameless 好端端[好端端] hao3 duan1 duan1 perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason 堕落[墮落] duo4 luo4 to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved; corrupt; a fall from grace 搬出去[搬出去] ban1 chu1 qu4 to move out (vacate); to shift sth out 独立[獨立] du2 li4 independent; independence; to stand alone 老太婆[老太婆] lao3 tai4 po2 old woman (at times contemptuous) 发疯[發瘋] fa1 feng1 to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind 丢脸[丟臉] diu1 lian3 to lose face; humiliation 龌龊[齷齪] wo4 chuo4 dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; narrow-minded; petty 肮脏[骯髒] ang1 zang1 dirty; filthy 吃喝[吃喝] chi1 he1 to eat and drink; food and drink 撒[撒] sa1 to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to 撒[撒] sa3 to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill 周章[周章] zhou1 zhang1 effort; trouble; pains (to get sth done); flustered; frightened 结[結] jie2 knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) 好聚好散[好聚好散] hao3 ju4 hao3 san4 to part without hard feelings (idiom); to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it 好过[好過] hao3 guo4 to have an easy time; (feel) well 试着[試著] shi4 zhe5 (coll.) to try to 休学[休學] xiu1 xue2 to suspend schooling; to defer study //Light the Night - S1/Ep08/25 words - 10 min 坏事[壞事] huai4 shi4 bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things 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 早晚[早晚] zao3 wan3 morning and evening; sooner or later 休[休] xiu1 to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't 体贴[體貼] ti3 tie1 considerate (of other people's needs) 康复[康復] kang1 fu4 to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce 唐突[唐突] tang2 tu1 to be rude; to treat irreverently 收拾[收拾] shou1 shi5 to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb 陆续[陸續] lu4 xu4 in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit 尘埃落定[塵埃落定] chen2 ai1 luo4 ding4 lit. the dust has settled (idiom); fig. to get sorted out; to be finalized 陌生[陌生] mo4 sheng1 strange; unfamiliar 家乡[家鄉] jia1 xiang1 hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] 联结[聯結] lian2 jie2 to bind; to tie; to link 自在[自在] zi4 zai5 free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease 追求[追求] zhui1 qiu2 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo 轰轰烈烈[轟轟烈烈] hong1 hong1 lie4 lie4 strong; vigorous; large-scale 向往[嚮往] xiang4 wang3 to yearn for; to look forward to 细水长流[細水長流] xi4 shui3 chang2 liu2 lit. thin streams flow forever; fig. economy will get you a long way; to work steadily at something little by little 大大小小[大大小小] da4 da4 xiao3 xiao3 large and small; of all sizes 伤痕[傷痕] shang1 hen2 scar; bruise 教务[教務] jiao4 wu4 educational administration 发达[發達] fa1 da2 developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop 文凭[文憑] wen2 ping2 diploma 搬家[搬家] ban1 jia1 to move house; removal 断断续续[斷斷續續] duan4 duan4 xu4 xu4 intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate //Light the Night - S1/Ep08/50 words - 16 min 听不懂[聽不懂] ting1 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is hearing 心爱[心愛] xin1 ai4 beloved 斗[鬥] dou4 to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together 杵[杵] chu3 pestle; to poke 妆[妝] zhuang1 (of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume 头上[頭上] tou2 shang4 overhead; above 头发[頭髮] tou2 fa5 hair (on the head) 绑[綁] bang3 to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap 化[化] hua4 to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] 眼影[眼影] yan3 ying3 eye shadow (cosmetics) 遭[遭] zao1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 小偷[小偷] xiao3 tou1 thief 天天[天天] tian1 tian1 every day 营业额[營業額] ying2 ye4 e2 sum or volume of business; turnover 窗[窗] chuang1 shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4] 完整[完整] wan2 zheng3 complete; intact 外力[外力] wai4 li4 external force; pressure from outside 扇[扇] shan1 to fan; to slap sb on the face 扇[扇] shan4 fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc 自己人[自己人] zi4 ji3 ren2 those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us 乱说[亂說] luan4 shuo1 to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks 翻过[翻過] fan1 guo4 to turn over; to transform 目标[目標] mu4 biao1 target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4] 明确[明確] ming2 que4 clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite 贵重[貴重] gui4 zhong4 precious 保险箱[保險箱] bao3 xian3 xiang1 safe deposit box; a safe //Light the Night - S1/Ep08/75 words - 19 min 外人[外人] wai4 ren2 outsider; foreigner; stranger 笨[笨] ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 以外[以外] yi3 wai4 apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond 阵子[陣子] zhen4 zi5 period of time 焦虑[焦慮] jiao1 lu:4 anxious; worried; apprehensive 直[直] zhi2 straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 流年[流年] liu2 nian2 fleeting time; horoscope for the year 不利[不利] bu4 li4 unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental 喘[喘] chuan3 to gasp; to pant; asthma 口气[口氣] kou3 qi4 tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone 天宫[天宮] Tian1 gong1 Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) 惊[驚] jing1 to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm 饯别[餞別] jian4 bie2 to give a farewell dinner 无论[無論] wu2 lun4 no matter what or how; regardless of whether... 亦[亦] yi4 also 载[載] zai4 to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously 风霜[風霜] feng1 shuang1 wind and frost; fig. hardships 了解[瞭解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 暗[暗] an4 dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark 屎[屎] shi3 stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus 腹[腹] fu4 abdomen; stomach; belly 莎[莎] sha1 katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration 腌[醃] yan1 to salt; to pickle; to cure (meat); to marinate 萝卜[蘿蔔] luo2 bo5 radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5]; CL:條|条[tiao2] 聚餐[聚餐] ju4 can1 communal meal; formal dinner of club or group //Light the Night - S1/Ep08/100 words - 26 min 虾子[蝦子] xia1 zi3 shrimp roe; shrimp eggs; shrimp 拿手菜[拿手菜] na2 shou3 cai4 specialty (dish) 盛[盛] sheng4 flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively 下雨[下雨] xia4 yu3 to rain 汗[汗] han4 perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection) 醒来[醒來] xing3 lai2 to waken 投[投] tou2 to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 怀[懷] huai2 bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child) 一时[一時] yi1 shi2 a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time 把持[把持] ba3 chi2 to control; to dominate; to monopolize 感到[感到] gan3 dao4 to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect 理解[理解] li3 jie3 to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding 告白[告白] gao4 bai2 to announce publicly; to explain oneself; to reveal one's feelings; to confess; to declare one's love 感动[感動] gan3 dong4 to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving 险[險] xian3 danger; dangerous; rugged 窃盗[竊盜] qie4 dao4 theft; to steal 方向[方向] fang1 xiang4 direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4] 头脑[頭腦] tou2 nao3 brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss 把柄[把柄] ba3 bing3 handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb 外婆[外婆] wai4 po2 (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 一道[一道] yi1 dao4 together 停车[停車] ting2 che1 to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall 饯行[餞行] jian4 xing2 to give a farewell dinner 大哥[大哥] da4 ge1 eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss 鸡汤[雞湯] ji1 tang1 chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) //Light the Night - S1/Ep08/125 words - 29 min 预订[預訂] yu4 ding4 to place an order; to book ahead 尝[嚐] chang2 variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]; to taste; to experience 拐杖[拐杖] guai3 zhang4 crutches; crutch; walking stick 顺手[順手] shun4 shou3 easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy 赚钱[賺錢] zhuan4 qian2 to earn money; moneymaking 民生[民生] min2 sheng1 people's livelihood; people's welfare 用品[用品] yong4 pin3 articles for use; products; goods 积体电路[積體電路] ji1 ti3 dian4 lu4 integrated circuit (Tw) 晶片[晶片] jing1 pian4 chip; wafer 高科技[高科技] gao1 ke1 ji4 high tech; high technology 产品[產品] chan3 pin3 goods; merchandise; product; CL:個|个[ge4] 代工[代工] dai4 gong1 subcontract work; OEM (original equipment manufacturer) supplier 单子[單子] dan1 zi5 list of items; bill; form; bedsheet 体育[體育] ti3 yu4 sports; physical education 南部[南部] nan2 bu4 southern part 做工[做工] zuo4 gong1 to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship 工厂[工廠] gong1 chang3 factory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4] 鸽子[鴿子] ge1 zi5 pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae 瞒[瞞] man2 to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark 讨好[討好] tao3 hao3 to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor 下半[下半] xia4 ban4 second half 吃苦[吃苦] chi1 ku3 to bear hardships 惩罚[懲罰] cheng2 fa2 penalty; punishment; to punish 喝茶[喝茶] he1 cha2 (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") 傻瓜[傻瓜] sha3 gua1 idiot; fool //Light the Night - S1/Ep08/150 words - 34 min 高利贷[高利貸] gao1 li4 dai4 loan shark; high-interest loan; usury 穷[窮] qiong2 poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly 程序[程序] cheng2 xu4 procedures; sequence; order; computer program 良家[良家] liang2 jia1 good family; innocent people 妇女[婦女] fu4 nu:3 woman 可能性[可能性] ke3 neng2 xing4 possibility; probability 讯问[訊問] xun4 wen4 to interrogate; to ask about 笔录[筆錄] bi3 lu4 to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record 密切[密切] mi4 qie4 close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention 贫[貧] pin2 poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous 一会[一會] yi1 hui4 a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] 备[備] bei4 to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip 个案[個案] ge4 an4 a case; an individual case; case-by-case 初步[初步] chu1 bu4 initial; preliminary; tentative 验尸[驗屍] yan4 shi1 autopsy; postmortem examination 周[周] zhou1 to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially 周[週] zhou1 week; weekly; variant of 周[zhou1] 出狱[出獄] chu1 yu4 to be released from prison 熬[熬] ao2 to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure 展开[展開] zhan3 kai1 to unfold; to carry out; to be in full swing; to launch 保重[保重] bao3 zhong4 to take care of oneself 求婚[求婚] qiu2 hun1 to propose marriage 见证[見證] jian4 zheng4 to be witness to; witness; evidence 参与[參與] can1 yu4 to participate (in sth) 不论[不論] bu4 lun4 whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss //Light the Night - S1/Ep08/175 words - 36 min 缺席[缺席] que1 xi2 absence; absent 钻戒[鑽戒] zuan4 jie4 diamond ring; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 历次[歷次] li4 ci4 each (item in sequence); successive 豪雨[豪雨] hao2 yu3 violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon); cloudburst 成灾[成災] cheng2 zai1 disastrous; to turn into a disaster 经验[經驗] jing1 yan4 experience; to experience 消防[消防] xiao1 fang2 firefighting; fire control 呼吁[呼籲] hu1 yu4 to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal 低洼[低窪] di1 wa1 low-lying 地区[地區] di4 qu1 local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city); CL:個|个[ge4] 邻近[鄰近] lin2 jin4 neighboring; adjacent; near; vicinity 河道[河道] he2 dao4 river course; river channel 居民[居民] ju1 min2 resident; inhabitant 水位[水位] shui3 wei4 water level 急难[急難] ji2 nan4 misfortune; crisis; grave danger; critical situation; disaster; emergency; to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament 请求[請求] qing3 qiu2 to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4] 每年[每年] mei3 nian2 every year; each year; yearly 梅[梅] mei2 plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) 雨季[雨季] yu3 ji4 rainy season 北部[北部] bei3 bu4 northern part 毫米[毫米] hao2 mi3 millimeter 雨量[雨量] yu3 liang4 rainfall 使得[使得] shi3 de5 usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause 水乡[水鄉] shui3 xiang1 patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu; same as 江南水鄉|江南水乡[Jiang1 nan2 shui3 xiang1] 泽[澤] ze2 pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist //Light the Night - S1/Ep08/200 words - 36 min 市民[市民] shi4 min2 city resident 积水[積水] ji1 shui3 to collect water; to be covered with water; to pond; accumulated water; ponding 付出[付出] fu4 chu1 to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) 相当[相當] xiang1 dang1 equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite 代价[代價] dai4 jia4 price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) 市政府[市政府] shi4 zheng4 fu3 city hall; city government 防范[防範] fang2 fan4 to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive 水患[水患] shui3 huan4 flooding; water disaster 琳[琳] lin2 gem 过后[過後] guo4 hou4 after the event 街道[街道] jie1 dao4 street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district 譬如[譬如] pi4 ru2 for example; for instance; such as 富锦[富錦] Fu4 jin3 Fujin county level city in Kiamusze or Jiamusi 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang 一带[一帶] yi1 dai4 region; district 加宽[加寬] jia1 kuan1 widen 清理[清理] qing1 li3 to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of 水沟[水溝] shui3 gou1 gutter; sewer 并且[並且] bing4 qie3 and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition 加强[加強] jia1 qiang2 to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase 疏[疏] shu1 to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation); not close; to neglect; negligent; to present a memorial to the Emperor; commentary; annotation 运[運] yun4 to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate 淡水[淡水] dan4 shui3 potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water 河[河] he2 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 基[基] ji1 base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay 隆河[隆河] Long2 He2 Rhone, river of Switzerland and France; also written 羅納河|罗纳河[Luo2 na4 He2] //Light the Night - S1/Ep08/225 words - 41 min 河川[河川] he2 chuan1 rivers 指出[指出] zhi3 chu1 to indicate; to point out 多半[多半] duo1 ban4 most; mostly; most likely 堤[堤] di1 dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2] 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) 墙[牆] qiang2 wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3] 及[及] ji2 and; to reach; up to; in time for 抽水站[抽水站] chou1 shui3 zhan4 water pumping station 防洪[防洪] fang2 hong2 flood control; flood prevention 功能[功能] gong1 neng2 function; capability 引起[引起] yin3 qi3 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse 因此[因此] yin1 ci3 thus; consequently; as a result 天气[天氣] tian1 qi4 weather 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] 肉[肉] rou4 meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 包场[包場] bao1 chang3 to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc 合照[合照] he2 zhao4 to pose for a photo 相机[相機] xiang4 ji1 camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow 程[程] cheng2 rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence 模样[模樣] mu2 yang4 look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4] 同心协力[同心協力] tong2 xin1 xie2 li4 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one 丢下[丟下] diu1 xia4 to abandon 宴席[宴席] yan4 xi2 banquet; feast 团圆[團圓] tuan2 yuan2 to have a reunion 纪念[紀念] ji4 nian4 to commemorate; to remember; CL:個|个[ge4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep08/245 words - 42 min 根据[根據] gen1 ju4 according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4] 温度[溫度] wen1 du4 temperature; CL:個|个[ge4] 以及[以及] yi3 ji2 as well as; too; and 僵硬[僵硬] jiang1 ying4 stiff; rigid 程度[程度] cheng2 du4 degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4] 推算[推算] tui1 suan4 to calculate; to reckon; to extrapolate (in calculation) 死亡[死亡] si3 wang2 to die; death 凌晨[凌晨] ling2 chen2 very early in the morning; in the wee hours 至[至] zhi4 to arrive; most; to; until 死因[死因] si3 yin1 cause of death 研判[研判] yan2 pan4 to study and come to a conclusion; to judge; to determine 颅[顱] lu2 forehead; skull 出血[出血] chu1 xue4 to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts 后脑[後腦] hou4 nao3 hindbrain; back of the head 勺[勺] shao2 spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume) 遭到[遭到] zao1 dao4 to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) 钝[鈍] dun4 blunt; stupid 器重[器重] qi4 zhong4 to regard sth as valuable; to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) 击[擊] ji1 to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2] 他杀[他殺] ta1 sha1 homicide (law) //Light the Night - S1/Ep09/25 words - 1 min 时代[時代] shi2 dai4 age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4] 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 高中生[高中生] gao1 zhong1 sheng1 senior high school student 邻居[鄰居] lin2 ju1 neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4] 耳朵[耳朵] er3 duo5 ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup) 吓坏[嚇壞] xia4 huai4 to be terrified; to terrify sb 跪[跪] gui4 to kneel 转学[轉學] zhuan3 xue2 to change schools; to transfer to another college 基隆[基隆] Ji1 long2 Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan 熟悉[熟悉] shu2 xi1 to be familiar with; to know well 座位[座位] zuo4 wei4 seat; CL:個|个[ge4] 讲解[講解] jiang3 jie3 to explain 桃花源[桃花源] tao2 hua1 yuan2 the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity; utopia 分组[分組] fen1 zu3 to divide into groups; (computer networking) packet 研究[研究] yan2 jiu1 research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into 文章[文章] wen2 zhang1 article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4] 作者[作者] zuo4 zhe3 author; writer; CL:個|个[ge4] 陶渊明[陶淵明] Tao2 Yuan1 ming2 Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet 背景[背景] bei4 jing3 background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3] 作业[作業] zuo4 ye4 school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate 下课[下課] xia4 ke4 to finish class; to get out of class 班长[班長] ban1 zhang3 class monitor; squad leader; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4] 翻开[翻開] fan1 kai1 to open up 课本[課本] ke4 ben3 textbook; CL:本[ben3] 页[頁] ye4 page; leaf //Light the Night - S1/Ep09/50 words - 5 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) 儒[儒] ru2 scholar; Confucian 念[唸] nian4 variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud 家庭[家庭] jia1 ting2 family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4] 朱[朱] zhu1 vermilion 伯伯[伯伯] bo2 bo5 father's elder brother; uncle 平时[平時] ping2 shi2 ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime 金屋藏娇[金屋藏嬌] jin1 wu1 cang2 jiao1 a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom); a magnificent house built for a beloved woman 私[私] si1 personal; private; selfish 钟[鍾] zhong1 handleless cup; goblet; to concentrate; variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1] 孟村[孟村] Meng4 cun1 Mengcun Hui autonomous county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei 忠[忠] zhong1 loyal; devoted; honest 孝[孝] xiao4 filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel 吹口哨[吹口哨] chui1 kou3 shao4 to whistle 嘴硬[嘴硬] zui3 ying4 reluctant to admit a mistake 剪成[剪成] jian3 cheng2 cut into 光头[光頭] guang1 tou2 shaven head; bald head; to go bareheaded; hatless 勾引[勾引] gou1 yin3 to seduce; to tempt 不爽[不爽] bu4 shuang3 not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate 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 莘[莘] shen1 long; numerous 菜单[菜單] cai4 dan1 menu; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 谈恋爱[談戀愛] tan2 lian4 ai4 to court; to go steady; to be dating 痞子[痞子] pi3 zi5 ruffian; hooligan 丢掉[丟掉] diu1 diao4 to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away //Light the Night - S1/Ep09/75 words - 10 min 翘[翹] qiao2 outstanding; to raise 臀[臀] tun2 butt; buttocks 扭[扭] niu3 to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips 叔叔[叔叔] shu1 shu5 father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 拖下水[拖下水] tuo1 xia4 shui3 lit. to pull sb into the water; to involve sb in a messy business; to get sb into trouble 后果[後果] hou4 guo3 consequences; aftermath 烂摊子[爛攤子] lan4 tan1 zi5 terrible mess; shambles 胆[膽] dan3 gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) 自以为是[自以為是] zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4 to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated 稀罕[稀罕] xi1 han5 rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3] 绝[絕] jue2 to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means 狐狸[狐狸] hu2 li5 fox; fig. sly and treacherous person 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) 看得起[看得起] kan4 de5 qi3 to show respect for; to think highly of 手帕[手帕] shou3 pa4 handkerchief; CL:方[fang1] 医务室[醫務室] yi1 wu4 shi4 infirmary; sick bay; CL:個|个[ge4] 姨妈[姨媽] yi2 ma1 (coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt 爬[爬] pa2 to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up 内裤[內褲] nei4 ku4 underpants; panties; briefs 书包[書包] shu1 bao1 schoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 教官[教官] jiao4 guan1 military instructor 丫头[丫頭] ya1 tou5 girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) 毕业[畢業] bi4 ye4 graduation; to graduate; to finish school 退学[退學] tui4 xue2 to quit school 兜风[兜風] dou1 feng1 to catch the wind; to go for a spin in the fresh air //Light the Night - S1/Ep09/100 words - 14 min 瘦[瘦] shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive 骑[騎] qi2 to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses 闪开[閃開] shan3 kai1 to get out of the way 通通[通通] tong1 tong1 all; entire; complete 供[供] gong1 to provide; to supply 男孩子[男孩子] nan2 hai2 zi5 boy 跷课[蹺課] qiao1 ke4 to skip class 气死[氣死] qi4 si3 to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger 制[製] zhi4 to manufacture; to make 专科学校[專科學校] zhuan1 ke1 xue2 xiao4 specialized school; college for professional training; polytechnic 上辈子[上輩子] shang4 bei4 zi5 one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation 念书[念書] nian4 shu1 to read; to study 养活[養活] yang3 huo5 to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth 旅客[旅客] lu:3 ke4 traveler; tourist 您好[您好] nin2 hao3 hello (polite) 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] 海[海] hai3 ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous 七堵[七堵] Qi1 du3 Chitu district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan 莒光[莒光] Ju3 guang1 Chukuang Island, one of the Matsu Islands; Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan 月台[月臺] yue4 tai2 railway platform 尽快[盡快] jin4 kuai4 see 儘快|尽快[jin3 kuai4] 赚大钱[賺大錢] zhuan4 da4 qian2 to earn a fortune 接过[接過] jie1 guo4 to take (sth proffered) 吃饱[吃飽] chi1 bao3 to eat one's fill 收下[收下] shou1 xia4 to accept; to receive //Light the Night - S1/Ep09/125 words - 24 min 高雄[高雄] Gao1 xiong2 Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city and county in south Taiwan 即将[即將] ji2 jiang1 on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of 写信[寫信] xie3 xin4 to write a letter 天涯海角[天涯海角] tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3 the ends of the earth; separated worlds apart 警政署[警政署] Jing3 zheng4 shu3 National Police Agency (Taiwan); abbr. for 內政部警政署|内政部警政署[Nei4 zheng4 bu4 Jing3 zheng4 shu3] 刑事[刑事] xing2 shi4 criminal; penal 解剖室[解剖室] jie3 pou1 shi4 a dissecting room 遇害[遇害] yu4 hai4 to be murdered 开车[開車] kai1 che1 to drive a car 拖油瓶[拖油瓶] tuo1 you2 ping2 (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage; children by a previous marriage 敲[敲] qiao1 to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge 竹[竹] zhu2 bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118 杠[槓] gang4 thick pole; bar; rod; thick line; to mark with a thick line; to sharpen (knife); (old) coffin-bearing pole 饼[餅] bing3 round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1] 干儿子[乾兒子] gan1 er2 zi5 adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) 姐姐[姐姐] jie3 jie5 older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 打包[打包] da3 bao1 to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; to package (computing) 缘分[緣分] yuan2 fen4 fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny 文成[文成] Wen2 cheng2 Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang 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 早餐[早餐] zao3 can1 breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 天亮[天亮] tian1 liang4 dawn; daybreak 碎[碎] sui4 to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary 什么的[什麼的] shen2 me5 de5 and so on; and what not //Light the Night - S1/Ep09/150 words - 30 min 杀死[殺死] sha1 si3 to kill 太平间[太平間] tai4 ping2 jian1 mortuary; morgue 传人[傳人] chuan2 ren2 to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant 电视[電視] dian4 shi4 television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 催眠[催眠] cui1 mian2 hypnosis 眼泪[眼淚] yan3 lei4 tears; crying; CL:滴[di1] 探班[探班] tan4 ban1 to check on sb at his workplace; to come to a movie set to visit one of the actors 重头戏[重頭戲] zhong4 tou2 xi4 opera (or role) involving much singing and action; (fig.) highlight; main feature; major activity 揪心[揪心] jiu1 xin1 lit. grips the heart; worried; anxious 读本[讀本] du2 ben3 reader; an instructional book 忍[忍] ren3 to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 导播[導播] dao3 bo1 to direct a television or radio broadcast; director (TV, radio) 探[探] tan4 to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward 初[初] chu1 at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic 剪[剪] jian3 scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate 昏[昏] hun1 muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness 暂停[暫停] zan4 ting2 to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player) 漂[漂] piao1 to float; to drift 漂[漂] piao4 elegant; polished 前天[前天] qian2 tian1 the day before yesterday 太平[太平] tai4 ping2 peace and security 不和[不和] bu4 he2 not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord 过世[過世] guo4 shi4 to die; to pass away 啼[啼] ti2 to cry; to weep aloud; to crow; to hoot 冷血[冷血] leng3 xue4 cold-blood; cold-blooded (animal) 亲手[親手] qin1 shou3 personally; with one's own hands //Light the Night - S1/Ep09/175 words - 38 min 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 告示[告示] gao4 shi5 announcement 地板[地板] di4 ban3 floor 今日[今日] jin1 ri4 today 敬上[敬上] jing4 shang4 yours truly; yours sincerely (at the end of a letter) 举报[舉報] ju3 bao4 to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce 贩毒[販毒] fan4 du2 to traffic narcotics; drugs trade; opium trade 死刑[死刑] si3 xing2 death penalty 前夜[前夜] qian2 ye4 the eve; the night before 逃走[逃走] tao2 zou3 to escape; to flee; to run away 只好[只好] zhi3 hao3 without any better option; to have to; to be forced to 老是[老是] lao3 shi5 always 高高在上[高高在上] gao1 gao1 zai4 shang4 set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality; aloof and remote 以来[以來] yi3 lai2 since (a previous event) 出风头[出風頭] chu1 feng1 tou5 to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight; same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5] 弱[弱] ruo4 weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than 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 不在乎[不在乎] bu4 zai4 hu5 not to care 成全[成全] cheng2 quan2 to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off 优越[優越] you1 yue4 superior; superiority 感[感] gan3 to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ 离别[離別] li2 bie2 to leave (on a long journey); to part from sb 经营[經營] jing1 ying2 to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate 权[權] quan2 authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary 转让[轉讓] zhuan3 rang4 to transfer (ownership, rights etc) //Light the Night - S1/Ep09/200 words - 41 min 出让[出讓] chu1 rang4 to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else) 股份[股份] gu3 fen4 a share (in a company); stock 澈底[澈底] che4 di3 variant of 徹底|彻底[che4 di3] 不必[不必] bu4 bi4 need not; does not have to; not necessarily 权利[權利] quan2 li4 power; right; privilege 代替[代替] dai4 ti4 to replace; to take the place of 后半[後半] hou4 ban4 latter half 绕[繞] rao4 to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex 分别[分別] fen1 bie2 to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually 问话[問話] wen4 hua4 questioning (a suspect); interrogation 百货[百貨] bai3 huo4 general merchandise 盒[盒] he2 small box; case 薄命[薄命] bo2 ming4 to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women); to be born unlucky 头部[頭部] tou2 bu4 head 重击[重擊] zhong4 ji1 bang; thump 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 内出血[內出血] nei4 chu1 xue4 internal bleeding; internal hemorrhage 颅骨[顱骨] lu2 gu3 skull (of a dead body) 破裂[破裂] po4 lie4 to rupture; to fracture; to break down; (linguistics) plosion 致命伤[致命傷] zhi4 ming4 shang1 mortal wound; (fig.) fatal weakness; Achilles' heel 顶骨[頂骨] ding3 gu3 parietal bone (top of the scull) 砖块[磚塊] zhuan1 kuai4 brick 右[右] you4 right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) 前额[前額] qian2 e2 forehead 敲击[敲擊] qiao1 ji1 to pound; to rap //Light the Night - S1/Ep09/208 words - 41 min 物质[物質] wu4 zhi4 matter; substance; material; materialistic; CL:個|个[ge4] 检测[檢測] jian3 ce4 to detect; to test; detection; sensing 土壤[土壤] tu3 rang3 soil 石块[石塊] shi2 kuai4 stone; rock 碎片[碎片] sui4 pian4 chip; fragment; splinter; tatter 玻[玻] bo1 glass 璃[璃] li2 colored glaze; glass 盘子[盤子] pan2 zi5 tray; plate; dish; CL:個|个[ge4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep10/25 words - 8 min 隔日[隔日] ge2 ri4 see 隔天[ge2 tian1] 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 雄[雄] xiong2 male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence 寄人篱下[寄人籬下] ji4 ren2 li2 xia4 to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity 容[容] rong2 to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance 大老远[大老遠] da4 lao3 yuan3 very far away 断绝[斷絕] duan4 jue2 to sever; to break off 母女[母女] mu3 nu:3 mother-daughter 碰面[碰面] peng4 mian4 to meet; to run into (sb); to get together (with sb) 狠心[狠心] hen3 xin1 callous; heartless 不孝[不孝] bu4 xiao4 unfilial 苦日子[苦日子] ku3 ri4 zi5 hard times 善良[善良] shan4 liang2 good and honest; kindhearted 了解[了解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 整条[整條] zheng3 tiao2 entire; whole (fish, road etc) 做人[做人] zuo4 ren2 to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity 青春[青春] qing1 chun1 youth; youthfulness 回馈[回饋] hui2 kui4 to repay a favor; to give back; feedback 忘恩负义[忘恩負義] wang4 en1 fu4 yi4 to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth 年迈[年邁] nian2 mai4 old; aged 不顾[不顧] bu4 gu4 in spite of; regardless of 负[負] fu4 to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) 十万[十萬] shi2 wan4 hundred thousand 之下[之下] zhi1 xia4 under; beneath; less than 厘清[釐清] li2 qing1 to clarify (the facts); clarification //Light the Night - S1/Ep10/50 words - 15 min 案情[案情] an4 qing2 details of a case; case 接到[接到] jie1 dao4 to receive (letter etc) 后头[後頭] hou4 tou5 behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future 联系[聯繫] lian2 xi4 connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch 歇业[歇業] xie1 ye4 to close down (temporarily or permanently); to go out of business 好不[好不] hao3 bu4 not at all ...; how very ... 节[節] jie2 festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4] 哀[哀] ai1 sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole 星期[星期] xing1 qi1 week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday 美玉[美玉] mei3 yu4 fine jade 吓一跳[嚇一跳] xia4 yi1 tiao4 startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin 财[財] cai2 money; wealth; riches; property; valuables 仇[仇] chou2 hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) 从头[從頭] cong2 tou2 anew; from the start 始[始] shi3 to begin; to start; then; only then 钱包[錢包] qian2 bao1 purse; wallet 资产[資產] zi1 chan3 property; assets 情杀[情殺] qing2 sha1 murder as a crime of passion 巴不得[巴不得] ba1 bu5 de5 (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to 东拉西扯[東拉西扯] dong1 la1 xi1 che3 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently 实际[實際] shi2 ji4 reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual 现[現] xian4 to appear; present; now; existing; current 莫吉托[莫吉托] Mo4 ji2 tuo1 Mojito 妈的[媽的] ma1 de5 see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] 上学[上學] shang4 xue2 to go to school; to attend school //Light the Night - S1/Ep10/75 words - 23 min 介意[介意] jie4 yi4 to care about; to take offense; to mind 特地[特地] te4 di4 specially; for a special purpose 添麻烦[添麻煩] tian1 ma2 fan5 to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 传开[傳開] chuan2 kai1 (of news) to spread; to get around 氛围[氛圍] fen1 wei2 ambience; atmosphere 恋爱[戀愛] lian4 ai4 (romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair 谈笑风生[談笑風生] tan2 xiao4 feng1 sheng1 to talk cheerfully and wittily; to joke together 怜悯[憐憫] lian2 min3 to take pity on; pity; mercy 立场[立場] li4 chang3 position; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4] 处境[處境] chu3 jing4 situation (of a person) 推倒[推倒] tui1 dao3 to push over; to overthrow 轻松[輕鬆] qing1 song1 light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously 承受[承受] cheng2 shou4 to bear; to support; to inherit 卧室[臥室] wo4 shi4 bedroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 匆忙[匆忙] cong1 mang2 hasty; hurried 条件[條件] tiao2 jian4 condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4] 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) 说服[說服] shuo1 fu2 to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] 顶楼[頂樓] ding3 lou2 top floor; attic; loft; garret; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 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 房客[房客] fang2 ke4 tenant 烤肉[烤肉] kao3 rou4 barbecue (lit. roast meat) 中秋节[中秋節] Zhong1 qiu1 jie2 the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month 房东[房東] fang2 dong1 landlord 转手[轉手] zhuan3 shou3 to pass on; to resell; to change hands //Light the Night - S1/Ep10/100 words - 28 min 他人[他人] ta1 ren2 another; sb else; other people 别处[別處] bie2 chu4 elsewhere 大惊小怪[大驚小怪] da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) 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) 不对劲[不對勁] bu4 dui4 jin4 not in good condition; wrong; fishy 个把[個把] ge4 ba3 one or two; a couple of 白天[白天] bai2 tian1 daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4] 空荡荡[空蕩蕩] kong1 dang4 dang4 absolutely empty (space); complete vacuum 通常[通常] tong1 chang2 regular; usual; normal; usually; normally 束[束] shu4 to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control 鲜花[鮮花] xian1 hua1 flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3] 角落[角落] jiao3 luo4 nook; corner 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] 细心[細心] xi4 xin1 careful; attentive 自然而然[自然而然] zi4 ran2 er2 ran2 involuntary; automatically 偶尔[偶爾] ou3 er3 occasionally; once in a while; sometimes 卡拉OK[卡拉OK] ka3 la1 O K karaoke (loanword) 升降[昇降] sheng1 jiang4 rising and falling 测试[測試] ce4 shi4 to test (machinery etc); to test (students); test; quiz; exam; beta (software) 琐碎[瑣碎] suo3 sui4 trifling; trivial; tedious; inconsequential 反复[反覆] fan3 fu4 repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return 烊[烊] yang2 molten; smelt 点点[點點] dian3 dian3 point; speck 期待[期待] qi1 dai4 to look forward to; to await; expectation 婚礼[婚禮] hun1 li3 wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3] //Light the Night - S1/Ep10/125 words - 39 min 办公室[辦公室] ban4 gong1 shi4 office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1] 勇气[勇氣] yong3 qi4 courage; valor 逃跑[逃跑] tao2 pao3 to flee from sth; to run away; to escape 或许[或許] huo4 xu3 perhaps; maybe 月底[月底] yue4 di3 end of the month 零用钱[零用錢] ling2 yong4 qian2 pocket money; allowance; spending money 怀孕[懷孕] huai2 yun4 pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy 惊讶[驚訝] jing1 ya4 amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe 得要[得要] dei3 yao4 to need; must 医生[醫生] yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 熟人[熟人] shu2 ren2 acquaintance; friend 幸运[幸運] xing4 yun4 fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck 礼拜一[禮拜一] Li3 bai4 yi1 Monday 妇产科[婦產科] fu4 chan3 ke1 department of gynecology and obstetrics; birth clinic 煎熬[煎熬] jian1 ao2 to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment 孩[孩] hai2 child 用力[用力] yong4 li4 to exert oneself physically 情投意合[情投意合] qing2 tou2 yi4 he2 to have an affinity with each other (idiom); to find each other congenial 当晚[當晚] dang1 wan3 on that evening 正要[正要] zheng4 yao4 to be just about to; to be on the point of 砸[砸] za2 to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle 特[特] te4 special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex 之外[之外] zhi1 wai4 outside; excluding 当面[當面] dang1 mian4 to sb's face; in sb's presence 珍重[珍重] zhen1 zhong4 precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! //Light the Night - S1/Ep10/146 words - 42 min 专家[專家] zhuan1 jia1 expert; specialist; CL:個|个[ge4] 姊妹[姊妹] zi3 mei4 (older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc) 杂志[雜誌] za2 zhi4 magazine; CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1] 隔天[隔天] ge2 tian1 the next day; on alternate days 打折扣[打折扣] da3 zhe2 kou4 to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated 说谎[說謊] shuo1 huang3 to lie; to tell an untruth 一干二净[一乾二淨] yi1 gan1 er4 jing4 thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean 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) 符合[符合] fu2 he2 in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with; in line with; to agree with; to accord with; to conform to; to correspond with; to manage; to handle 凶器[兇器] xiong1 qi4 lethal weapon; murder weapon 推论[推論] tui1 lun4 to infer; inference; corollary; reasoned conclusion 恋情[戀情] lian4 qing2 romantic love 赶到[趕到] gan3 dao4 to hurry (to some place) 圣诞树[聖誕樹] Sheng4 dan4 shu4 Christmas tree 伦[倫] lun2 human relationship; order; coherence 娜[娜] nuo2 elegant; graceful 布置[佈置] bu4 zhi4 to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy 孩子们[孩子們] hai2 zi5 men5 children 剧团[劇團] ju4 tuan2 theatrical troupe 笔记[筆記] bi3 ji4 to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3] 从未[從未] cong2 wei4 never //Light the Night - S1/Ep11/25 words - 7 min 上楼[上樓] shang4 lou2 to go upstairs 日后[日後] ri4 hou4 sometime; someday (in the future) 攀亲[攀親] pan1 qin1 to seek to profit by family ties 故[故] gu4 happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead 财产[財產] cai2 chan3 property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 心里有数[心裡有數] xin1 li3 you3 shu4 to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation 吴子[吳子] Wu2 zi3 Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3] 辛辛苦苦[辛辛苦苦] xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3 painstakingly; with great trouble 大作[大作] da4 zuo4 your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific); to erupt; to begin abruptly 红枣[紅棗] hong2 zao3 jujube; red date 银耳[銀耳] yin2 er3 white fungus (Tremella fuciformis); silver tree-ear fungus 牛[牛] niu2 ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome 腩[腩] nan3 brisket; belly beef; spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs; see 牛腩[niu2 nan3] esp. Cantonese; erroneously translated as sirloin 咸[鹹] xian2 salted; salty; stingy; miserly 烩[燴] hui4 to braise; to cook in soy and vinegar; braised; cooked in soy and vinegar 豆腐[豆腐] dou4 fu5 tofu; bean curd 炒[炒] chao3 to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb) 猪[豬] zhu1 hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] 肝[肝] gan1 liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4] 蒸[蒸] zheng1 to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old) 鲈鱼[鱸魚] lu2 yu2 bass; perch 蒜[蒜] suan4 garlic; CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4] 乌骨鸡[烏骨雞] wu1 gu3 ji1 black-boned chicken; silky fowl; silkie; Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson 愣[愣] leng4 to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly 厨艺[廚藝] chu2 yi4 cooking skills; culinary talent //Light the Night - S1/Ep11/50 words - 14 min 厨师[廚師] chu2 shi1 cook; chef 胎儿[胎兒] tai1 er2 unborn child; fetus; embryo 羊[羊] yang2 sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] 水量[水量] shui3 liang4 volume of water; quantity of flow 手脚[手腳] shou3 jiao3 hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4]) 定时[定時] ding4 shi2 to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc) 诊[診] zhen3 to examine or treat medically 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] 产[產] chan3 to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property 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 稳定[穩定] wen3 ding4 steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify 收入[收入] shou1 ru4 to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] 当成[當成] dang4 cheng2 to consider as; to take to be 到家[到家] dao4 jia1 perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree 诊所[診所] zhen3 suo3 clinic 赶走[趕走] gan3 zou3 to drive out; to turn back 亲人[親人] qin1 ren2 one's close relatives 血缘[血緣] xue4 yuan2 bloodline 并不[並不] bing4 bu4 not at all; emphatically not 烧腊[燒臘] shao1 la4 barbecue (Cantonese style) 叉[叉] cha1 fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X" 油鸡[油雞] you2 ji1 a variety of chicken 早班[早班] zao3 ban1 early shift; morning work shift 房租[房租] fang2 zu1 rent for a room or house 贡献[貢獻] gong4 xian4 to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep11/75 words - 20 min 价[價] jia4 price; value; (chemistry) valence 港[港] gang3 harbor; port; CL:個|个[ge4] 承让[承讓] cheng2 rang4 you let me win (said politely after winning a game) 不只[不只] bu4 zhi3 not only; not merely 凄凉[淒涼] qi1 liang2 desolate (place) 山路[山路] shan1 lu4 mountain road 共犯[共犯] gong4 fan4 accomplice 家当[家當] jia1 dang4 familial property; belongings 皮箱[皮箱] pi2 xiang1 leather suitcase 马子[馬子] ma3 zi5 bandit; brigand; gambling chip; see 馬桶|马桶 菜鸟[菜鳥] cai4 niao3 (coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie; beginner; newbie 大拇指[大拇指] da4 mu5 zhi3 thumb 胡子[鬍子] hu2 zi5 beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]; (coll.) bandit 刮胡子[刮鬍子] gua1 hu2 zi5 to shave 妈妈桑[媽媽桑] ma1 ma5 sang1 mama-san, middle-aged woman who runs a brothel, bar etc (loanword from Japanese); madam 少见[少見] shao3 jian4 rare; not familiar (to the speaker); sth rarely experience; hard to see 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 古板[古板] gu3 ban3 outmoded; old-fashioned; inflexible 凹[凹] ao1 depressed; sunken; indented; concave; female (connector etc) 名叫[名叫] ming2 jiao4 called; named 咻[咻] xiu1 call out; jeer 糖果[糖果] tang2 guo3 candy; CL:粒[li4] 出人命[出人命] chu1 ren2 ming4 fatal; resulting in sb's death 局长[局長] ju2 zhang3 bureau chief; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 表[錶] biao3 wrist or pocket watch //Light the Night - S1/Ep11/100 words - 24 min 过头[過頭] guo4 tou2 to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead 睁[睜] zheng1 to open (one's eyes) 鸡掰[雞掰] ji1 bai1 (Taiwanese) cunt (Minnan: tsi-bai); (slang, used as an intensifier) fucking; fucked up; to fuck around with 拘留[拘留] ju1 liu2 to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody 除非[除非] chu2 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless 戒指[戒指] jie4 zhi5 (finger) ring 看上去[看上去] kan4 shang5 qu5 it would appear; it seems (that) 克拉[克拉] ke4 la1 carat (mass) (loanword) 觊觎[覬覦] ji4 yu2 to covet; to long for; to lust after 找遍[找遍] zhao3 bian4 to search everywhere; to search high and low; to comb 证书[證書] zheng4 shu1 credentials; certificate 钻石[鑽石] zuan4 shi2 diamond; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 分级[分級] fen1 ji2 to rank; to grade; to classify; rank; grade; classification 遗物[遺物] yi2 wu4 remnant 折腾[折騰] zhe1 teng5 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) 断气[斷氣] duan4 qi4 to stop breathing; to breathe one's last; to die; to cut the gas supply 提供[提供] ti2 gong1 to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish 犯人[犯人] fan4 ren2 convict; prisoner; criminal 台北县[台北縣] Tai2 bei3 xian4 Taibei or Taipei county in north Taiwan 市[市] shi4 market; city; CL:個|个[ge4] 当铺[當舖] dang4 pu4 pawn shop; CL:家[jia1],間|间[jian1] 记录[記錄] ji4 lu4 to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 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 流氓[流氓] liu2 mang2 rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior 陆[陸] lu4 shore; land; continent //Light the Night - S1/Ep11/125 words - 31 min 料[料] liao4 material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess 补偿[補償] bu3 chang2 to compensate; to make up 掩饰[掩飾] yan3 shi4 to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over 况且[況且] kuang4 qie3 moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore 适[適] shi4 to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue 止[止] zhi3 to stop; to prohibit; until; only 几乎[幾乎] ji1 hu1 almost; nearly; practically 剑拔弩张[劍拔弩張] jian4 ba2 nu3 zhang1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn 瞎[瞎] xia1 blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose 气氛[氣氛] qi4 fen1 atmosphere; mood 诡异[詭異] gui3 yi4 strange; weird 出口[出口] chu1 kou3 an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port 其中[其中] qi2 zhong1 among; in; included among these 过人[過人] guo4 ren2 to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent 抢走[搶走] qiang3 zou3 to snatch (esp related to a robbery) 要死不活[要死不活] yao4 si3 bu4 huo2 half dead; more dead than alive 可靠[可靠] ke3 kao4 reliable 消息来源[消息來源] xiao1 xi5 lai2 yuan2 web feed; news feed; syndicated feed 真相[真相] zhen1 xiang4 the truth about sth; the actual facts 化妆[化妝] hua4 zhuang1 to put on makeup 超过[超過] chao1 guo4 to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip 气势[氣勢] qi4 shi4 imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor 培养[培養] pei2 yang3 to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology) 打住[打住] da3 zhu4 to stop; to halt 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 //Light the Night - S1/Ep11/150 words - 34 min 自主[自主] zi4 zhu3 independent; to act for oneself; autonomous 押[押] ya1 to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign 不得[不得] bu4 de2 must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot 分给[分給] fen1 gei3 to divide (and give to others) 余地[餘地] yu2 di4 margin; leeway 留给[留給] liu2 gei3 to set aside for 杀掉[殺掉] sha1 diao4 to kill 不怎么样[不怎麼樣] bu4 zen3 me5 yang4 not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it 宝宝[寶寶] bao3 bao3 darling; baby 也就是说[也就是說] ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is to say; so; thus 竞争[競爭] jing4 zheng1 to compete; competition 对手[對手] dui4 shou3 opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match 礼拜三[禮拜三] Li3 bai4 san1 Wednesday 商[商] shang1 commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) 送货[送貨] song4 huo4 to deliver goods 篮[籃] lan2 basket (receptacle); basket (in basketball) 嘘[噓] xu1 to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush! 星期三[星期三] Xing1 qi1 san1 Wednesday 促销[促銷] cu4 xiao1 to promote sales 芝[芝] zhi1 Zoysia pungens 士[士] shi4 member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker 订[訂] ding4 to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order 囤[囤] tun2 to store; hoard 内部[內部] nei4 bu4 interior; inside (part, section); internal 恐怖[恐怖] kong3 bu4 terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist //Light the Night - S1/Ep11/171 words - 40 min 诚实[誠實] cheng2 shi2 honest; honesty; honorable; truthful 倒闭[倒閉] dao3 bi4 to go bankrupt; to close down 应征[應徵] ying4 zheng1 to apply (for a job); to reply to a job advertisement 等级[等級] deng3 ji2 grade; rank; status 最高[最高] zui4 gao1 tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) 打听[打聽] da3 ting5 to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around 门路[門路] men2 lu4 way of doing sth; the right social connection 贷[貸] dai4 to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive 六十[六十] liu4 shi2 sixty; 60 元[元] yuan2 currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon 庆功[慶功] qing4 gong1 to celebrate a heroic deed 时段[時段] shi2 duan4 time interval; work shift; time slot; the twelve two-hour divisions of the day 广告[廣告] guang3 gao4 to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; CL:項|项[xiang4] 男朋友[男朋友] nan2 peng2 you5 boyfriend 酒吧[酒吧] jiu3 ba1 bar; pub; saloon; CL:家[jia1] 折[折] zhe2 to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book 脏脏[髒髒] zang1 zang1 dirty 提议[提議] ti2 yi4 proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest 包厢[包廂] bao1 xiang1 box (in a theater or concert hall); private room (in a restaurant or karaoke) 歌曲[歌曲] ge1 qu3 song 男子汉[男子漢] nan2 zi3 han4 man (i.e. manly, masculine) //Light the Night - S1/Ep12/25 words - 4 min 枸橘[枸橘] gou1 ju2 trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata) 白色[白色] bai2 se4 white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist 嫩绿[嫩綠] nen4 lu:4 tender green; soft green 针[針] zhen1 needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 般[般] ban1 sort; kind; class; way; manner 贪心[貪心] tan1 xin1 greedy 倔强[倔強] jue2 jiang4 stubborn; obstinate; unbending 完美[完美] wan2 mei3 perfect; perfection; perfectly 岔路[岔路] cha4 lu4 fork in the road 宣布[宣布] xuan1 bu4 to declare; to announce; to proclaim 值日生[值日生] zhi2 ri4 sheng1 student on duty; prefect 桃子[桃子] tao2 zi5 peach 读报[讀報] du2 bao4 to read newspapers 下周[下週] xia4 zhou1 next week 文化[文化] wen2 hua4 culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 打拼[打拼] da3 pin1 to work hard; to try to make a living 深刻[深刻] shen1 ke4 profound; deep; deep-going 迟早[遲早] chi2 zao3 sooner or later 规划[規劃] gui1 hua4 to plan (how to do sth); planning; plan; program 顶让[頂讓] ding3 rang4 to hand over (a business etc) for an agreed price (Tw) 直觉[直覺] zhi2 jue2 intuition 意愿[意願] yi4 yuan4 aspiration; wish (for); desire 比起[比起] bi3 qi3 compared with 前辈[前輩] qian2 bei4 senior; older generation; precursor 蚵仔[蚵仔] e2 zi5 oyster (Taiwanese, POJ pr. [ô-á]) //Light the Night - S1/Ep12/50 words - 10 min 蚵仔煎[蚵仔煎] e2 zi3 jian1 oyster omelette (Taiwanese, POJ pr. [ô-á-chian]) 指望[指望] zhi3 wang4 to hope for sth; to count on; hope 能耐[能耐] neng2 nai4 ability; capability 偷懒[偷懶] tou1 lan3 to goof off; to be lazy 惠子[惠子] Hui4 zi5 Hui-zi also known as Hui Shi 惠施[Hui4 Shi1] (c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians 名家 [Ming2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) 桃[桃] tao2 peach 名表[名錶] ming2 biao3 famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch) 豪宅[豪宅] hao2 zhai2 grand residence; mansion 空虚[空虛] kong1 xu1 hollow; emptiness; meaningless 长得[長得] zhang3 de5 to look (pretty, the same etc) 年前[年前] nian2 qian2 before the end of the year; before the new year 想家[想家] xiang3 jia1 homesick 名片[名片] ming2 pian4 (business) card 指教[指教] zhi3 jiao4 to give advice or comments 阳明山[陽明山] Yang2 ming2 Shan1 Mt Yangming in Hunan; Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei 赏[賞] shang3 to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) 季节[季節] ji4 jie2 time; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 来自[來自] lai2 zi4 to come from (a place); From: (in email header) 大阪[大阪] Da4 ban3 Ōsaka, a city and prefecture in Japan 另[另] ling4 other; another; separate; separately 高桥[高橋] Gao1 qiao2 Takahashi (Japanese surname) 失陪[失陪] shi1 pei2 goodbye (modest formula); Excuse me, I must leave. 不巧[不巧] bu4 qiao3 too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it 满满[滿滿] man3 man3 full; closely packed 打折[打折] da3 zhe2 to give a discount //Light the Night - S1/Ep12/75 words - 18 min 明知[明知] ming2 zhi1 to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well 大开[大開] da4 kai1 to open wide 眼界[眼界] yan3 jie4 ken; scope 个性[個性] ge4 xing4 individuality; personality 一头[一頭] yi1 tou2 one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously 献殷勤[獻殷勤] xian4 yin1 qin2 to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself 羊肉[羊肉] yang2 rou4 mutton; goat meat 忍让[忍讓] ren3 rang4 to exercise forbearance; patient and accommodating 兴师问罪[興師問罪] xing1 shi1 wen4 zui4 to send punitive forces against; (fig.) to criticize violently 论[論] lun4 opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc) 隐瞒[隱瞞] yin3 man2 to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth 认得[認得] ren4 de5 to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know 私营[私營] si1 ying2 privately-owned; private 换钱[換錢] huan4 qian2 to change money; to sell 光光[光光] guang1 guang1 bright; shiny; smooth; naked; bald; penniless 超越[超越] chao1 yue4 to surpass; to exceed; to transcend 刀[刀] dao1 knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs 刺死[刺死] ci4 si3 to stab to death 擅长[擅長] shan4 chang2 to be good at; to be expert in 清高[清高] qing1 gao1 noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits 与世无争[與世無爭] yu3 shi4 wu2 zheng1 to stand aloof from worldly affairs 优秀[優秀] you1 xiu4 outstanding; excellent 自尊[自尊] zi4 zun1 self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride 何况[何況] he2 kuang4 let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more 撒谎[撒謊] sa1 huang3 to tell lies //Light the Night - S1/Ep12/100 words - 24 min 激动[激動] ji1 dong4 to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite 嫌疑犯[嫌疑犯] xian2 yi2 fan4 a suspect 牛排[牛排] niu2 pai2 steak 啤酒[啤酒] pi2 jiu3 beer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] 大口[大口] da4 kou3 big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc); open mouth; gulping; gobbling; gaping 胃[胃] wei4 stomach; CL:個|个[ge4] 放肆[放肆] fang4 si4 wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent 大半夜[大半夜] da4 ban4 ye4 the middle of the night 抖[抖] dou3 to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world 全都[全都] quan2 dou1 all; without exception 撕破[撕破] si1 po4 to tear; to rip 疑点[疑點] yi2 dian3 a doubtful point 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) 死党[死黨] si3 dang3 best friends; inseparable sidekick; diehard followers 储藏室[儲藏室] chu3 cang2 shi4 storeroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 遮[遮] zhe1 to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal 隐私[隱私] yin3 si1 secrets; private business; privacy 花色[花色] hua1 se4 variety; design and color; suit (cards) 那时候[那時候] na4 shi2 hou5 at that time 晒太阳[曬太陽] shai4 tai4 yang2 to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it) 铺[鋪] pu1 to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker 铺[鋪] pu4 plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station 吉利[吉利] ji2 li4 auspicious; lucky; propitious 制造[製造] zhi4 zao4 to manufacture; to make 杂物[雜物] za2 wu4 junk; items of no value; various bits and bobs 是非不分[是非不分] shi4 fei1 bu4 fen1 unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom) //Light the Night - S1/Ep12/125 words - 28 min 内容[內容] nei4 rong2 content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 遗漏[遺漏] yi2 lou4 to overlook; to miss; to omit 剪头发[剪頭髮] jian3 tou2 fa5 (to get a) haircut 发型[髮型] fa4 xing2 hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo 叔[叔] shu1 uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] 凶杀案[兇殺案] xiong1 sha1 an4 murder case 杂处[雜處] za2 chu3 (of disparate elements) to mix in with one another; (of diverse groups of people) to live in the same area; to coexist 赚得[賺得] zhuan4 de2 to earn 饱[飽] bao3 to eat till full; satisfied 北投[北投] Bei3 tou2 Beitou or Peitou district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 忽然[忽然] hu1 ran2 suddenly; all of a sudden 新店[新店] Xin1 dian4 Xindian or Hsintien city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 长途[長途] chang2 tu2 long distance 下车[下車] xia4 che1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) 林森[林森] Lin2 Sen1 Lin Sen (1868-1943), revolutionary politician, colleague of Sun Yat-sen, chairman of the Chinese nationalist government (1928-1932) 计[計] ji4 to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge 石[石] shi2 rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 零碎[零碎] ling2 sui4 scattered and fragmentary; scraps; odds and ends 天下[天下] tian1 xia4 land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule 漏水[漏水] lou4 shui3 to leak (of water) 偷工减料[偷工減料] tou1 gong1 jian3 liao4 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom); jerry-building; sloppy work 长相[長相] zhang3 xiang4 appearance; looks; profile; countenance 特征[特徵] te4 zheng1 characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait 穿着[穿著] chuan1 zhuo2 attire; clothes; dress 咖啡色[咖啡色] ka1 fei1 se4 coffee color; brown //Light the Night - S1/Ep12/150 words - 35 min 风衣[風衣] feng1 yi1 windbreaker; wind cheater; wind jacket; CL:件[jian4] 香烟[香煙] xiang1 yan1 cigarette; smoke from burning incense; CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] 走进[走進] zou3 jin4 to enter 死人[死人] si3 ren2 dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen 澡[澡] zao3 bath 泡面[泡麵] pao4 mian4 instant noodles 大使馆[大使館] da4 shi3 guan3 embassy; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4] 淹水[淹水] yan1 shui3 to be flooded 雨天[雨天] yu3 tian1 rainy day; rainy weather 海边[海邊] hai3 bian1 coast; seaside; seashore; beach 睡着[睡著] shui4 zhao2 to fall asleep 一面[一面] yi1 mian4 one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face 庆幸[慶幸] qing4 xing4 to rejoice; to be glad 永和[永和] Yong3 he2 Yonghe or Yungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 通勤[通勤] tong1 qin2 commuting 过节[過節] guo4 jie2 to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) 拥抱[擁抱] yong1 bao4 to embrace; to hug 不安[不安] bu4 an1 unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried 预约[預約] yu4 yue1 booking; reservation; to book; to make an appointment 夏天[夏天] xia4 tian1 summer; CL:個|个[ge4] 强求[強求] qiang3 qiu2 to insist on; to demand; to impose 漏[漏] lou4 to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) 阶段[階段] jie1 duan4 stage; section; phase; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 嫌疑[嫌疑] xian2 yi2 suspicion; to have suspicions 排除[排除] pai2 chu2 to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out //Light the Night - S1/Ep12/175 words - 41 min 认定[認定] ren4 ding4 to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with 角[角] jiao3 angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4] 角[角] jue2 role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale 磨损[磨損] mo2 sun3 wear and tear; abrasion 磕磕[磕磕] ke1 ke1 (onom.) knocking 外场[外場] wai4 chang3 outer area (of a place that has an inner area); dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen); outfield (baseball etc); area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium); field (maintenance, testing etc); (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage 弟弟[弟弟] di4 di5 younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 迷路[迷路] mi2 lu4 to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) 免费[免費] mian3 fei4 free (of charge) 香槟[香檳] xiang1 bin1 champagne (loanword) 炮[炮] pao4 cannon; CL:座[zuo4]; firecracker 一致[一致] yi1 zhi4 unanimous; identical (views or opinions) 对付[對付] dui4 fu5 to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with 共同[共同] gong4 tong2 common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative 敌人[敵人] di2 ren2 enemy; CL:個|个[ge4] 潜入[潛入] qian2 ru4 to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into 棚[棚] peng2 shed; canopy; shack 制作[製作] zhi4 zuo4 to make; to manufacture 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 追加[追加] zhui1 jia1 to add something extra; an additional increment; addendum; to append; an additional posthumous title 预算[預算] yu4 suan4 budget 提升[提昇] ti2 sheng1 to promote; to upgrade 攸关[攸關] you1 guan1 of great concern 夸奖[誇獎] kua1 jiang3 to praise; to applaud; to compliment 尽管[儘管] jin3 guan3 despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating 臭脸[臭臉] chou4 lian3 sour face; scowling face; CL:張|张[zhang1],副[fu4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep12/176 words - 42 min 店家[店家] dian4 jia1 proprietor of a shop or restaurant; landlord; shop //Light the Night - S1/Ep13/25 words - 4 min 装傻[裝傻] zhuang1 sha3 to act stupid; to pretend to be naive 多管闲事[多管閒事] duo1 guan3 xian2 shi4 meddling in other people's business 消毒[消毒] xiao1 du2 to disinfect; to sterilize 楼下[樓下] lou2 xia4 downstairs 楼梯间[樓梯間] lou2 ti1 jian1 staircase; flight of stairs 跌倒[跌倒] die1 dao3 to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) 跌[跌] die1 to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2] 巡逻[巡邏] xun2 luo2 to patrol (police, army or navy) 顺路[順路] shun4 lu4 by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently 厅[廳] ting1 (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department 佳[佳] jia1 beautiful; fine; good 绰号[綽號] chuo4 hao4 nickname 强盗[強盜] qiang2 dao4 to rob (with force); bandit; robber; CL:個|个[ge4] 掳[擄] lu3 to capture; to seize 持有[持有] chi2 you3 to hold (passport, views etc) 枪炮[槍砲] qiang1 pao4 firearm 判刑[判刑] pan4 xing2 to sentence (to prison etc) 假释[假釋] jia3 shi4 parole 访客[訪客] fang3 ke4 visitor; caller 探马[探馬] tan4 ma3 mounted scout (arch.) 洗衣机[洗衣機] xi3 yi1 ji1 washer; washing machine; CL:臺|台[tai2] 巷子[巷子] xiang4 zi5 alley 右转[右轉] you4 zhuan3 to turn right 杂货店[雜貨店] za2 huo4 dian4 grocery store; emporium 药房[藥房] yao4 fang2 pharmacy; drugstore //Light the Night - S1/Ep13/50 words - 11 min 宫[宮] gong1 palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale 庙[廟] miao4 temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial 左转[左轉] zuo3 zhuan3 to turn left 瓦斯[瓦斯] wa3 si1 gas (loanword) 证物[證物] zheng4 wu4 exhibit (law) 稿费[稿費] gao3 fei4 author's remuneration; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 报酬[報酬] bao4 chou5 reward; remuneration 收据[收據] shou1 ju4 receipt; CL:張|张[zhang1] 三十[三十] san1 shi2 thirty; 30 终止[終止] zhong1 zhi3 to stop; to terminate (law) 协议[協議] xie2 yi4 agreement; pact; protocol; CL:項|项[xiang4] 甲方[甲方] jia3 fang1 first party (law); see also 乙方[yi3 fang1] 乙方[乙方] yi3 fang1 second party (law); see also 甲方[jia3 fang1] 情书[情書] qing2 shu1 love letter 扔[扔] reng1 to throw; to throw away 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 抱抱[抱抱] bao4 bao4 to hug; to embrace 树[樹] shu4 tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up 箱[箱] xiang1 box; trunk; chest 旅行[旅行] lu:3 xing2 to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],個|个[ge4] 播[播] bo1 to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bo4] 长假[長假] chang2 jia4 long vacation; refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct 蜂窝[蜂窩] feng1 wo1 bee's nest; honeycomb; fig. honeycomb figure 有意思[有意思] you3 yi4 si5 interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun 接近[接近] jie1 jin4 to approach; to get close to //Light the Night - S1/Ep13/75 words - 20 min 折[摺] zhe2 variant of 折[zhe2]; to fold 佣人[傭人] yong1 ren2 servant 黑店[黑店] hei1 dian4 lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. a scam; protection racket; daylight robbery 材[材] cai2 material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old) 肥[肥] fei2 fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure 一对[一對] yi1 dui4 couple; pair 救命[救命] jiu4 ming4 to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! 恩人[恩人] en1 ren2 a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else 照样[照樣] zhao4 yang4 as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless 报仇[報仇] bao4 chou2 to take revenge; to avenge 集团[集團] ji2 tuan2 group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate 老大[老大] lao3 da4 old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang 骰[骰] tou2 dice 点数[點數] dian3 shu4 to count and check; to tally; points (collected in some bonus scheme etc) 钢管[鋼管] gang1 guan3 steel pipe; pole (in pole dancing) 警方[警方] jing3 fang1 police 耐心[耐心] nai4 xin1 to be patient; patience 折磨[折磨] zhe2 mo2 to torment; to torture 人心[人心] ren2 xin1 popular feeling; the will of the people 测[測] ce4 to survey; to measure; to conjecture 匿名[匿名] ni4 ming2 anonymous 出面[出面] chu1 mian4 to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up 惹麻烦[惹麻煩] re3 ma2 fan5 to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome 心血[心血] xin1 xue4 heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care 住处[住處] zhu4 chu4 residence; dwelling; dwelling place //Light the Night - S1/Ep13/100 words - 25 min 当中[當中] dang1 zhong1 among; in the middle; in the center 会议[會議] hui4 yi4 meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4] 熬夜[熬夜] ao2 ye4 to stay up late or all night 何必[何必] he2 bi4 there is no need; why should 下落[下落] xia4 luo4 whereabouts; to drop; to fall 自动[自動] zi4 dong4 automatic; voluntarily 联[聯] lian2 to ally; to unite; to join; (poetry) antithetical couplet 扩大[擴大] kuo4 da4 to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope 呈报[呈報] cheng2 bao4 to (submit a) report 刁难[刁難] diao1 nan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult 发飙[發飆] fa1 biao1 to flip out; to act out violently 洗手[洗手] xi3 shou3 to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet 打枪[打槍] da3 qiang1 to fire a gun; to substitute for sb in sitting an examination 学妹[學妹] xue2 mei4 junior or younger female schoolmate 大学[大學] da4 xue2 university; college; CL:所[suo3] 届[屆] jie4 to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) 报道[報道] bao4 dao4 to report (news); report; CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4] 刊登[刊登] kan1 deng1 to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine) 法律[法律] fa3 lu:4 law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4] 尽量[盡量] jin4 liang4 as much as possible; to the greatest extent 酒家[酒家] jiu3 jia1 restaurant; bartender; (old) wineshop; tavern 折扣[折扣] zhe2 kou4 discount 对了[對了] dui4 le5 Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ... 参考[參考] can1 kao3 consultation; reference; to consult; to refer 葬礼[葬禮] zang4 li3 burial; funeral //Light the Night - S1/Ep13/125 words - 33 min 揽[攬] lan3 to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass 传单[傳單] chuan2 dan1 leaflet; flier; pamphlet 纸鹤[紙鶴] zhi3 he4 paper crane 活下去[活下去] huo2 xia4 qu4 to survive; to keep on living 惺[惺] xing1 tranquil; understand 垂头丧气[垂頭喪氣] chui2 tou2 sang4 qi4 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen 朝气[朝氣] zhao1 qi4 vitality; dynamism 小费[小費] xiao3 fei4 tip; gratuity 月薪[月薪] yue4 xin1 monthly income (in kind) 帛[帛] bo2 silk 福山[福山] Fu2 shan1 Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong 要约[要約] yao1 yue4 to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid 救星[救星] jiu4 xing1 savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor 再开[再開] zai4 kai1 to reopen; to start again 钟点[鐘點] zhong1 dian3 hour; specified time 礼炮[禮炮] li3 pao4 gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute); salvo 宵[宵] xiao1 night 晃[晃] huang3 to dazzle; to flash past 晃[晃] huang4 to sway; to shake; to wander about 纯[純] chun2 pure; simple; unmixed; genuine 搞定[搞定] gao3 ding4 to fix; to settle; to wangle 告别式[告別式] gao4 bie2 shi4 parting ceremony; funeral 无所不在[無所不在] wu2 suo3 bu4 zai4 omnipresent 天津[天津] Tian1 jin1 Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津 钥匙[鑰匙] yao4 shi5 key; CL:把[ba3] 退房[退房] tui4 fang2 to check out of a hotel room //Light the Night - S1/Ep13/150 words - 45 min 紧紧[緊緊] jin3 jin3 closely; tightly 抓住[抓住] zhua1 zhu4 to grab; to capture 失火[失火] shi1 huo3 to catch fire; on fire; fire (alarm) 投诉[投訴] tou2 su4 complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) 夏目漱石[夏目漱石] Xia4 mu4 Shu4 shi2 Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists 午[午] wu3 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) 暧昧[曖昧] ai4 mei4 vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious 珍贵[珍貴] zhen1 gui4 precious 珍惜[珍惜] zhen1 xi1 to treasure; to value; to cherish 了却[了卻] liao3 que4 to resolve; to settle 道别[道別] dao4 bie2 leave-taking; to say goodbye 嘲笑[嘲笑] chao2 xiao4 to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision 路灯[路燈] lu4 deng1 street lamp; street light 总算[總算] zong3 suan4 at long last; finally; on the whole 宾馆[賓館] bin1 guan3 guesthouse; lodge; hotel; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] 提到[提到] ti2 dao4 to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to 遗憾[遺憾] yi2 han4 regret; to regret; to be sorry that 错愕[錯愕] cuo4 e4 to astonish; startled 玫瑰[玫瑰] mei2 gui1 rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1] 既[既] ji4 already; since; both... (and...) 高贵[高貴] gao1 gui4 grandeur; noble 取代[取代] qu3 dai4 to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution 存在[存在] cun2 zai4 to exist; to be; existence 空气[空氣] kong1 qi4 air; atmosphere 直到[直到] zhi2 dao4 until //Light the Night - S1/Ep13/167 words - 48 min 全家[全家] quan2 jia1 whole family 绝交[絕交] jue2 jiao1 to break off relations; to break with sb 分享[分享] fen1 xiang3 to share (let others have some of sth good) 心事[心事] xin1 shi4 a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1] 密[密] mi4 secret; confidential; close; thick; dense 冷却[冷卻] leng3 que4 to cool off; cooling 模式[模式] mo2 shi4 mode; method; pattern 坚强[堅強] jian1 qiang2 staunch; strong 丧礼[喪禮] sang1 li3 funeral 成交[成交] cheng2 jiao1 to complete a contract; to reach a deal 灵堂[靈堂] ling2 tang2 mourning hall; funeral hall 花园[花園] hua1 yuan2 garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4] 美的[美的] Mei3 di2 Midea (brand) 悲伤[悲傷] bei1 shang1 sad; sorrowful 地狱[地獄] di4 yu4 hell; infernal; underworld 解脱[解脫] jie3 tuo1 to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries 天上[天上] tian1 shang4 celestial; heavenly //Light the Night - S1/Ep14/25 words - 12 min 致[致] zhi4 to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey 委屈[委屈] wei3 qu5 to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance 楚[楚] chu3 distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old) 安息[安息] an1 xi1 to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace; (history) Parthia 闹场[鬧場] nao4 chang3 gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera; to create a disturbance 规格[規格] gui1 ge2 standard; norm; specification 愤怒[憤怒] fen4 nu4 angry; indignant; wrath; ire 包容[包容] bao1 rong2 to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance; to contain; to hold; inclusive 查扣[查扣] cha2 kou4 to seize; to confiscate 说法[說法] shuo1 fa5 way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation 动机[動機] dong4 ji1 motor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intention 务必[務必] wu4 bi4 must; to need to; to be sure to 查明[查明] cha2 ming2 to investigate and find out; to ascertain 公道[公道] gong1 dao4 justice; fairness; public highway 哈[哈] ha1 (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1 shi4 qi2], husky (dog) 嘴巴[嘴巴] zui3 ba5 mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4] 一遍[一遍] yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through); once through 找事[找事] zhao3 shi4 to look for employment; to pick a quarrel 姿态[姿態] zi1 tai4 attitude; posture; stance 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 显眼[顯眼] xian3 yan3 conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous 或是[或是] huo4 shi4 or; either one or the other 勉强[勉強] mian3 qiang3 to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough 中青[中青] Zhong1 Qing1 China Youth (official newspaper); abbr. for 中国青年报 饭票[飯票] fan4 piao4 (lit. and fig.) meal ticket //Light the Night - S1/Ep14/50 words - 17 min 垫脚石[墊腳石] dian4 jiao3 shi2 stepping stone; fig. person used to advance one's career 净[淨] jing4 clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role 玩弄[玩弄] wan2 nong4 to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to 践踏[踐踏] jian4 ta4 to trample 可悲[可悲] ke3 bei1 lamentable 话说回来[話說回來] hua4 shuo1 hui2 lai5 returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...; anyhow 阻止[阻止] zu3 zhi3 to prevent; to block 揭发[揭發] jie1 fa1 to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation 玉石俱焚[玉石俱焚] yu4 shi2 ju4 fen2 to burn both jade and common stone; to destroy indiscriminately (idiom) 快活[快活] kuai4 huo5 happy; cheerful 欺骗[欺騙] qi1 pian4 to deceive; to cheat 大男人主义[大男人主義] da4 nan2 ren2 zhu3 yi4 male chauvinism 异地[異地] yi4 di4 different place; abroad 下场[下場] xia4 chang5 the end; to conclude 可怕[可怕] ke3 pa4 awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly 水管[水管] shui3 guan3 water pipe 工具[工具] gong1 ju4 tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) 抽屉[抽屜] chou1 ti5 drawer 下厨[下廚] xia4 chu2 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook 炒饭[炒飯] chao3 fan4 fried rice; (slang) (Tw) to have sex 有加[有加] you3 jia1 extremely (placed after verb or adjective) 味[味] wei4 taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM) 焦[焦] jiao1 burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3], joule 哎呀[哎呀] ai1 ya1 interjection of wonder, shock or admiration 锅子[鍋子] guo1 zi5 see 鍋|锅[guo1]; see 涮鍋子|涮锅子[shuan4 guo1 zi5]; bowl (of a smoking pipe etc) //Light the Night - S1/Ep14/75 words - 26 min 侦查[偵查] zhen1 cha2 to detect; to investigate 公开[公開] gong1 kai1 public; to publish; to make public 刊[刊] kan1 to print; to publish; publication; periodical; to peel with a knife; to carve; to amend 观[觀] guan1 to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook 周刊[週刊] zhou1 kan1 weekly publication; weekly 阋[鬩] xi4 to argue; to quarrel 疑[疑] yi2 to doubt; to suspect 合伙人[合伙人] he2 huo3 ren2 partner; associate 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 转给[轉給] zhuan3 gei3 to pass on to 浩瀚[浩瀚] hao4 han4 vast (of ocean); boundless 常客[常客] chang2 ke4 frequent visitor; fig. sth that crops up frequently 知心[知心] zhi1 xin1 caring; intimate 头牌[頭牌] tou2 pai2 tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production; by extension, the lead role 麻酱[麻醬] ma2 jiang4 sesame paste 早来[早來] zao3 lai2 to come early; already; early 光顾[光顧] guang1 gu4 to visit (as a customer) 说风凉话[說風涼話] shuo1 feng1 liang2 hua4 to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk 起死回生[起死回生] qi3 si3 hui2 sheng1 to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery 在乎[在乎] zai4 hu5 to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2] 正式[正式] zheng4 shi4 formal; official 失业[失業] shi1 ye4 unemployment; to lose one's job 百货公司[百貨公司] bai3 huo4 gong1 si1 department store 辞掉[辭掉] ci2 diao4 to quit (one's job); to dismiss (an employee) 利[利] li4 sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit //Light the Night - S1/Ep14/100 words - 35 min 来着[來著] lai2 zhe5 auxiliary showing sth happened in the past 算话[算話] suan4 hua4 (of sb's words) to count; can be trusted 外送[外送] wai4 song4 to send out; fast food delivered 明子[明子] ming2 zi5 see 松明[song1 ming2] 本钱[本錢] ben3 qian2 capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) 股票[股票] gu3 piao4 share certificate; stock (finance) 赞[讚] zan4 variant of 贊|赞[zan4]; to praise 廖[廖] Liao4 surname Liao 许[許] xu3 to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps 新人[新人] xin1 ren2 newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom 怠慢[怠慢] dai4 man4 to slight; to neglect 达成[達成] da2 cheng2 to reach (an agreement); to accomplish 闷闷不乐[悶悶不樂] men4 men4 bu4 le4 depressed; sulky; moody; unhappy 重视[重視] zhong4 shi4 to attach importance to sth; to value 不明不白[不明不白] bu4 ming2 bu4 bai2 obscure; dubious; shady 空洞[空洞] kong1 dong4 cavity; empty; vacuous 填补[填補] tian2 bu3 to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency 个别[個別] ge4 bie2 individual; specific; respective; just one or two 资金[資金] zi1 jin1 funds; funding; capital 方面[方面] fang1 mian4 respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4] 学弟[學弟] xue2 di4 junior or younger male schoolmate 叮当[叮噹] ding1 dang1 (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound 后天[後天] hou4 tian1 the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori 发声[發聲] fa1 sheng1 vocal; sound; sound production; to utter; to give voice 吸气[吸氣] xi1 qi4 to inhale; to draw in breath //Light the Night - S1/Ep14/125 words - 39 min 印象[印象] yin4 xiang4 impression 话剧[話劇] hua4 ju4 stage play; modern drama; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] 代[代] dai4 to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 镜子[鏡子] jing4 zi5 mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4] 轮流[輪流] lun2 liu2 to alternate; to take turns 体会[體會] ti3 hui4 to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience 模仿[模仿] mo2 fang3 to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model 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 连结[連結] lian2 jie2 variant of 聯結|联结[lian2 jie2] 所谓[所謂] suo3 wei4 so-called; what is called 冲突[衝突] chong1 tu1 conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention 止痛药[止痛藥] zhi3 tong4 yao4 painkiller; analgesic; anodyne 吓倒[嚇倒] xia4 dao3 to be frightened 社团[社團] she4 tuan2 association; society; group; union; club; organization 代课[代課] dai4 ke4 to teach as substitute for absent teacher 谷底[谷底] gu3 di3 valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low 牙[牙] ya2 tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 拼命[拼命] pin1 ming4 to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it 愁[愁] chou2 to worry about 懒得[懶得] lan3 de2 not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to 到头来[到頭來] dao4 tou2 lai2 in the end; finally; as a result 对得起[對得起] dui4 de5 qi3 not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of 上轨道[上軌道] shang4 gui3 dao4 to stay on track; to proceed smoothly 半点[半點] ban4 dian3 the least bit 起色[起色] qi3 se4 a turn for the better; to pick up; to improve //Light the Night - S1/Ep14/150 words - 43 min 打倒[打倒] da3 dao3 to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... ! 扮[扮] ban4 to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) 艺伎[藝伎] yi4 ji4 geisha (Japanese female entertainer); also written 藝妓|艺妓[yi4 ji4] 街上[街上] jie1 shang5 on the street; in town 惨[慘] can3 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy 樱花[櫻花] ying1 hua1 oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom; also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry 置之死地而后生[置之死地而後生] zhi4 zhi1 si3 di4 er2 hou4 sheng1 place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger; fig. to find a way out of an impasse 提高[提高] ti2 gao1 to raise; to increase; to improve 收看[收看] shou1 kan4 to watch (a TV program) 主持人[主持人] zhu3 chi2 ren2 TV or radio presenter; host; anchor 一则[一則] yi1 ze2 on the one hand 尼尔森[尼爾森] Ni2 er3 sen1 Nielsen or Nelson (name) 台[颱] tai2 typhoon 风暴[風暴] feng1 bao4 storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc) 女子[女子] nu:3 zi3 woman; female 陈尸[陳屍] chen2 shi1 to lay out the corpse 显然[顯然] xian3 ran2 clear; evident; obvious(ly) 陷于[陷於] xian4 yu2 caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc) 胶着[膠著] jiao1 zhuo2 to stick onto; stalemate; gridlock; to agglutinate 显示[顯示] xian3 shi4 to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate 似[似] si4 to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than 诸多[諸多] zhu1 duo1 (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of 迹象[跡象] ji4 xiang4 mark; indication; sign; indicator 指向[指向] zhi3 xiang4 to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated 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) //Light the Night - S1/Ep14/151 words - 43 min 杀害[殺害] sha1 hai4 to murder //Light the Night - S1/Ep15/25 words - 3 min 藤[藤] teng2 rattan; cane; vine 原[原] yuan2 former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source 机器[機器] ji1 qi4 machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4] 交涉[交涉] jiao1 she4 to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with) 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 秉公[秉公] bing3 gong1 justly; impartially 报导[報導] bao4 dao3 to report (in the media); (news) report 疑问[疑問] yi2 wen4 question; interrogation; doubt 说明[說明] shuo1 ming2 to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4] 人格[人格] ren2 ge2 personality; integrity; dignity 发誓[發誓] fa1 shi4 to vow; to pledge; to swear 请教[請教] qing3 jiao4 to ask for guidance; to consult 摩擦[摩擦] mo2 ca1 friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦 回事[回事] hui2 shi4 (old) to report to one's master 称[稱] cheng1 to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise 爱情[愛情] ai4 qing2 romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4] 无偿[無償] wu2 chang2 free; no charge; at no cost 商议[商議] shang1 yi4 to negotiate; discussion; proposal 拱手[拱手] gong3 shou3 to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive 前一天[前一天] qian2 yi1 tian1 the day before (an event) 脆弱[脆弱] cui4 ruo4 weak; frail 因素[因素] yin1 su4 element; factor; CL:個|个[ge4] 阴影[陰影] yin1 ying3 (lit. and fig.) shadow 炫耀[炫耀] xuan4 yao4 dazzling; to show off; to flaunt 友情[友情] you3 qing2 friendly feelings; friendship //Light the Night - S1/Ep15/50 words - 9 min 参杂[參雜] can1 za2 to mix 卑[卑] bei1 low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble 嫉妒[嫉妒] ji2 du4 to be jealous; to envy; to hate 成分[成分] cheng2 fen4 composition; make-up; ingredient; element; component; one's social status; CL:個|个[ge4] 解开[解開] jie3 kai1 to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery) 世事[世事] shi4 shi4 affairs of life; things of the world 预期[預期] yu4 qi1 to expect; to anticipate 创立[創立] chuang4 li4 to establish; to set up; to found 怂恿[慫恿] song3 yong3 to instigate; to incite; to egg sb on 地下[地下] di4 xia4 underground; subterranean; covert 钱庄[錢莊] qian2 zhuang1 money farm (dealing in illegal foreign currency of money laundering) 卷[捲] juan3 to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on; roll 款[款] kuan3 section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product) 潜逃[潛逃] qian2 tao2 to abscond; to slink off 票据法[票據法] piao4 ju4 fa3 negotiable instruments act 法官[法官] fa3 guan1 judge 捕风捉影[捕風捉影] bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence 不但[不但] bu4 dan4 not only (... but also...) 回应[回應] hui2 ying4 to respond; response 电视机[電視機] dian4 shi4 ji1 television set; CL:臺|台[tai2] 大众[大眾] da4 zhong4 the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc) 鸡蛋[雞蛋] ji1 dan4 (chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2] 人命[人命] ren2 ming4 human life; CL:條|条[tiao2] 播出[播出] bo1 chu1 to broadcast; to air (a TV program etc) 看书[看書] kan4 shu1 to read; to study //Light the Night - S1/Ep15/75 words - 16 min 分担[分擔] fen1 dan1 to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) 客满[客滿] ke4 man3 to have a full house; to be sold out; no vacancy 老远[老遠] lao3 yuan3 very far away 记者[記者] ji4 zhe3 reporter; journalist; CL:個|个[ge4] 访问[訪問] fang3 wen4 to visit; to call on; to interview; CL:次[ci4] 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 时机[時機] shi2 ji1 fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity 宣传[宣傳] xuan1 chuan2 to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:個|个[ge4] 媒体[媒體] mei2 ti3 media, esp. news media 三教九流[三教九流] san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2 the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.) 训话[訓話] xun4 hua4 to admonish subordinates 医药[醫藥] yi1 yao4 medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical 出奇制胜[出奇制勝] chu1 qi2 zhi4 sheng4 to win by a surprise move 倒下[倒下] dao3 xia4 to collapse; to topple over 血管[血管] xue4 guan3 vein; artery; CL:根[gen1] 苦[苦] ku3 bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 非得[非得] fei1 dei3 (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must 筷子[筷子] kuai4 zi5 chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1] 喂[餵] wei4 to feed 春[春] chun1 spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life 生还[生還] sheng1 huan2 to return alive; to survive 老毛病[老毛病] lao3 mao2 bing4 chronic illness; old weakness; chronic problem 签约[簽約] qian1 yue1 to sign a contract or agreement 照应[照應] zhao4 ying4 to correlate with; to correspond to 照应[照應] zhao4 ying5 to look after; to take care of; to attend to 嘉[嘉] jia1 excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend //Light the Night - S1/Ep15/100 words - 21 min 变数[變數] bian4 shu4 variable (math.) 反倒[反倒] fan3 dao4 but on the contrary; but expectedly 宁可[寧可] ning4 ke3 preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils 爷爷[爺爺] ye2 ye5 (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4] 贴心[貼心] tie1 xin1 intimate; close; considerate 记性[記性] ji4 xing5 memory (ability to retain information) 初二[初二] chu1 er4 2nd year in junior middle school; 2nd day of a lunar month; 2nd day of lunar New Year 打理[打理] da3 li3 to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order 出生[出生] chu1 sheng1 to be born 证明书[證明書] zheng4 ming2 shu1 certificate 尽头[盡頭] jin4 tou2 end; extremity; limit 握[握] wo4 to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful 日记[日記] ri4 ji4 diary; CL:則|则[ze2],本[ben3],篇[pian1] 伸手[伸手] shen1 shou3 to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle 反[反] fan3 contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system 割[割] ge1 to cut; to cut apart 腕[腕] wan4 wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm 毫不[毫不] hao2 bu4 hardly; not in the least; not at all 眷恋[眷戀] juan4 lian4 to miss; to long for; to remember with longing; yearning 此刻[此刻] ci3 ke4 this moment; now; at present 从来不[從來不] cong2 lai2 bu4 never 来生[來生] lai2 sheng1 next life 袋[袋] dai4 pouch; bag; sack; pocket 老天[老天] lao3 tian1 God; Heavens 自责[自責] zi4 ze2 to blame oneself //Light the Night - S1/Ep15/125 words - 29 min 一轮[一輪] yi1 lun2 first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 把酒[把酒] ba3 jiu3 to raise one's wine cup 地毯[地毯] di4 tan3 carpet; rug 数字[數字] shu4 zi4 numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 指手画脚[指手畫腳] zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily 打发[打發] da3 fa5 to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc) 阵线[陣線] zhen4 xian4 a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc) 赞成[贊成] zan4 cheng2 to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist 冲动[衝動] chong1 dong4 to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge 电视节目[電視節目] dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4 television program 错怪[錯怪] cuo4 guai4 to blame sb wrongly 请客[請客] qing3 ke4 to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner 放在心上[放在心上] fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4 to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart 缅怀[緬懷] mian3 huai2 to commemorate; to recall fondly; to think of the past 依依不舍[依依不捨] yi1 yi1 bu4 she3 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave 往来[往來] wang3 lai2 dealings; contacts; to go back and forth 来往[來往] lai2 wang3 to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with 帅气[帥氣] shuai4 qi5 handsome; smart; dashing; elegant 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] 兴奋[興奮] xing1 fen4 excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation 一线[一線] yi1 xian4 front line 隔[隔] ge2 to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of 拉开[拉開] la1 kai1 to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase 有种[有種] you3 zhong3 to have guts; to have courage; to be brave 恼羞成怒[惱羞成怒] nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4 to fly into a rage out of humiliation; to be ashamed into anger (idiom) //Light the Night - S1/Ep15/150 words - 38 min 杀人犯[殺人犯] sha1 ren2 fan4 murderer; homicide 训导处[訓導處] xun4 dao3 chu4 dean of students office (Tw) 死定[死定] si3 ding4 to be screwed; to be toast 外商[外商] wai4 shang1 foreign businessman 红楼梦[紅樓夢] Hong2 lou2 Meng4 A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[Cao2 Xue3 qin2], one of the four great novels 美容院[美容院] mei3 rong2 yuan4 beauty salon; lady's hair parlor 主任[主任] zhu3 ren4 director; head; CL:個|个[ge4] 挑衅[挑釁] tiao3 xin4 to provoke; provocation 惹事[惹事] re3 shi4 to cause trouble 确实[確實] que4 shi2 indeed; really; reliable; real; true 教书[教書] jiao1 shu1 to teach (in a school) 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 夹层[夾層] jia1 ceng2 interval between two layers; double-layered; mezzanine 例行[例行] li4 xing2 routine (task, procedure etc); as usual 公事[公事] gong1 shi4 work-related matters; documents 两样[兩樣] liang3 yang4 two kinds; difference 出勤[出勤] chu1 qin2 to go to work; to be present (at work, school etc); to be away on business 行动[行動] xing2 dong4 operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile 争执[爭執] zheng1 zhi2 to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle 职责[職責] zhi2 ze2 duty; responsibility; obligation 指证[指證] zhi3 zheng4 to testify; to give evidence 潇洒[瀟灑] xiao1 sa3 confident and at ease; free and easy 难堪[難堪] nan2 kan1 hard to take; embarrassed 影本[影本] ying3 ben3 copy (of a document); book with model calligraphy for copying 一向[一向] yi1 xiang4 always (previously); a period of time in the recent past //Light the Night - S1/Ep15/171 words - 43 min 过问[過問] guo4 wen4 to show an interest in; to get involved with 信封[信封] xin4 feng1 envelope; CL:個|个[ge4] 寄件人[寄件人] ji4 jian4 ren2 sender 邮戳[郵戳] you2 chuo1 postmark 邮局[郵局] you2 ju2 post office; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 民众[民眾] min2 zhong4 populace; masses; the people 报案[報案] bao4 an4 to report a case to the authorities 住户[住戶] zhu4 hu4 household; inhabitant; householder 访谈[訪談] fang3 tan2 to visit and discuss; to interview 行凶[行兇] xing2 xiong1 violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder) 搭车[搭車] da1 che1 to ride (in a vehicle); to get a lift; to hitch-hike 转去[轉去] zhuan4 qu4 to return; to go back 目击者[目擊者] mu4 ji1 zhe3 eyewitness 影印[影印] ying3 yin4 photographic reproduction; photocopying; photo-offset 情不自禁[情不自禁] qing2 bu4 zi4 jin1 unable to restrain emotions; cannot help 足以[足以] zu2 yi3 sufficient to...; so much so that; so that 毁掉[毀掉] hui3 diao4 to destroy 心碎[心碎] xin1 sui4 heartbroken; extreme depth of sorrow 不顾一切[不顧一切] bu4 gu4 yi1 qie4 reckless; regardless of everything 懦弱[懦弱] nuo4 ruo4 cowardly; weak 表情[表情] biao3 qing2 (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression //Light the Night - S1/Ep16/25 words - 10 min 私人[私人] si1 ren2 private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique 尤其[尤其] you2 qi2 especially; particularly 镜[鏡] jing4 mirror; lens 泼[潑] po1 to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish 对话[對話] dui4 hua4 dialogue; CL:個|个[ge4] 电源[電源] dian4 yuan2 electric power source 男女[男女] nan2 nu:3 male-female; male and female 丰富[豐富] feng1 fu4 to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant 大量[大量] da4 liang4 great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous 寄出[寄出] ji4 chu1 to mail; to send by post 杀机[殺機] sha1 ji1 desire to commit murder; great danger 正确[正確] zheng4 que4 correct; proper 想象力[想象力] xiang3 xiang4 li4 imagination 亲眼[親眼] qin1 yan3 with one's own eyes; personally 基本[基本] ji1 ben3 basic; fundamental; main; elementary 常识[常識] chang2 shi2 common sense; general knowledge; CL:門|门[men2] 严刑[嚴刑] yan2 xing2 strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously 逼供[逼供] bi1 gong4 to extort a confession 便[便] bian4 plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards 后续[後續] hou4 xu4 follow-up; (dialect) to remarry 侦讯[偵訊] zhen1 xun4 to interrogate during investigation 时效[時效] shi2 xiao4 effectiveness for a given period of time; prescription (law); aging (metallurgy) 资讯[資訊] zi1 xun4 information 同步[同步] tong2 bu4 synchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with 一级[一級] yi1 ji2 first class; category A //Light the Night - S1/Ep16/50 words - 15 min 放假[放假] fang4 jia4 to have a holiday or vacation 任天堂[任天堂] Ren4 tian1 tang2 Nintendo 蓝色[藍色] lan2 se4 blue (color) 机[機] ji1 machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2] 箱子[箱子] xiang1 zi5 suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 栽赃[栽贓] zai1 zang1 to frame sb (by planting sth on them) 略过[略過] lu:e4 guo4 to pass over; to skip 上级[上級] shang4 ji2 higher authorities; superiors; CL:個|个[ge4] 鸿[鴻] hong2 eastern bean goose; great; large 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 业[業] ye4 line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already 有限公司[有限公司] you3 xian4 gong1 si1 limited company; corporation 心跳[心跳] xin1 tiao4 heartbeat; pulse 转换[轉換] zhuan3 huan4 to change; to switch; to convert; to transform 聚光灯[聚光燈] ju4 guang1 deng1 spotlight 冷漠[冷漠] leng3 mo4 cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect 伤心[傷心] shang1 xin1 to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt 离去[離去] li2 qu4 to leave; to exit 双眼[雙眼] shuang1 yan3 the two eyes 透[透] tou4 to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show 用心[用心] yong4 xin1 motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful 演员[演員] yan3 yuan2 actor or actress; performer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 开灯[開燈] kai1 deng1 to turn on the light 泰[泰] tai4 safe; peaceful; most; grand 迪[迪] di2 to enlighten //Light the Night - S1/Ep16/75 words - 23 min 熊[熊] xiong2 bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable 兔子[兔子] tu4 zi5 hare; rabbit; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 嘟[嘟] du1 toot; honk; to pout 柔美[柔美] rou2 mei3 gentle and beautiful 传递[傳遞] chuan2 di4 to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive 消化[消化] xiao1 hua4 to digest; digestion; digestive 独白[獨白] du2 bai2 stage monologue; soliloquy 尾[尾] wei3 tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish 孤儿院[孤兒院] gu1 er2 yuan4 orphanage; child asylum 道具[道具] dao4 ju4 prop (theater); paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact 伞[傘] san3 umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3] 随身听[隨身聽] sui2 shen1 ting1 Walkman (trademark); portable stereo 单词[單詞] dan1 ci2 word; CL:個|个[ge4] 用场[用場] yong4 chang3 use; application; Taiwan pr. [yong4 chang2] 乘[乘] cheng2 to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed 拇指[拇指] mu3 zhi3 thumb; big toe 右手[右手] you4 shou3 right hand; right-hand side 左手[左手] zuo3 shou3 left hand; left-hand side 胆子[膽子] dan3 zi5 courage; nerve; guts 上门[上門] shang4 men2 to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family 省事[省事] sheng3 shi4 to simplify matters; to save trouble 干净利落[乾淨利落] gan1 jing4 li4 luo5 squeaky clean; neat and tidy; efficient 后台[後台] hou4 tai2 backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background 龄[齡] ling2 age; length of experience, membership etc 出生证明[出生證明] chu1 sheng1 zheng4 ming2 birth certificate; CL:張|张[zhang1] //Light the Night - S1/Ep16/100 words - 30 min 世上[世上] shi4 shang4 on earth 骨肉[骨肉] gu3 rou4 blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood 耳洞[耳洞] er3 dong4 pierced ear 太妹[太妹] tai4 mei4 girl delinquent; tomboy; schoolgirl tough 耳[耳] er3 ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese) 洞[洞] dong4 cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4] 成年[成年] cheng2 nian2 to grow to adulthood; fully grown; the whole year 听得懂[聽得懂] ting1 de5 dong3 to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says) 翅膀[翅膀] chi4 bang3 wing; CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4] 犯法[犯法] fan4 fa3 to break the law 半夜[半夜] ban4 ye4 midnight; in the middle of the night 耳环[耳環] er3 huan2 earring; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4] 回话[回話] hui2 hua4 to reply 董事长[董事長] dong3 shi4 zhang3 chairman of the board; chairman 发展[發展] fa1 zhan3 development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand 电子业[電子業] dian4 zi3 ye4 electronics industry 半导体[半導體] ban4 dao3 ti3 semiconductor 积[積] ji1 to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing 体[體] ti3 body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics) 电路[電路] dian4 lu4 electric circuit 引进[引進] yin3 jin4 to recommend; to introduce (from outside) 应得[應得] ying1 de2 to deserve 成果[成果] cheng2 guo3 result; achievement; gain; profit; CL:個|个[ge4] 表达[表達] biao3 da2 to express; to convey 谢意[謝意] xie4 yi4 gratitude; thanks //Light the Night - S1/Ep16/125 words - 36 min 火锅[火鍋] huo3 guo1 hotpot 高档[高檔] gao1 dang4 superior quality; high grade; top grade 自助[自助] zi4 zhu4 self-service 做菜[做菜] zuo4 cai4 to cook; cooking 醋[醋] cu4 vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) 端菜[端菜] duan1 cai4 to serve food 溜[溜] liu1 to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate 沙[沙] sha1 granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia 倚[倚] yi3 to lean on; to rely upon 留住[留住] liu2 zhu4 to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical) 操心[操心] cao1 xin1 to worry about 管闲事[管閒事] guan3 xian2 shi4 to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"; to be too inquisitive about other people's business 取舍[取捨] qu3 she3 to choose; to accept or reject 目光[目光] mu4 guang1 sight; vision; view; gaze; look 落井下石[落井下石] luo4 jing3 xia4 shi2 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down 蜡烛[蠟燭] la4 zhu2 candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 熄[熄] xi1 to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 明年[明年] ming2 nian2 next year 等不及[等不及] deng3 bu4 ji2 can't wait 不差[不差] bu4 cha4 not bad; OK 解愁[解愁] jie3 chou2 to relieve melancholy 冰箱[冰箱] bing1 xiang1 icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 难吃[難吃] nan2 chi1 unpalatable 呛到[嗆到] qiang1 dao4 to choke on (food etc); to swallow the wrong way 提早[提早] ti2 zao3 ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time) //Light the Night - S1/Ep16/150 words - 43 min 股东[股東] gu3 dong1 shareholder; stockholder 福[福] fu2 good fortune; happiness; luck 享[享] xiang3 to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of 船[船] chuan2 boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] 敬老尊贤[敬老尊賢] jing4 lao3 zun1 xian2 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good 孔融让梨[孔融讓梨] Kong3 Rong2 rang4 li2 Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty 孔融[孔融] Kong3 Rong2 Kong Rong (153-208), poet of the Three Kingdoms period 梨[梨] li2 pear; CL:個|个[ge4] 果汁[果汁] guo3 zhi1 fruit juice 抛[拋] pao1 to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon 逞强[逞強] cheng3 qiang2 to show off; to try to be brave 辣[辣] la4 hot (spicy); pungent 味觉[味覺] wei4 jue2 sense of taste; gustation 失灵[失靈] shi1 ling2 out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system) 王子[王子] wang2 zi3 prince; son of a king 男孩[男孩] nan2 hai2 boy; CL:個|个[ge4] 社会化[社會化] she4 hui4 hua4 socialization; to socialize; to fit into society; to train sb for society 过程[過程] guo4 cheng2 course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4] 零食[零食] ling2 shi2 between-meal nibbles; snacks 预祝[預祝] yu4 zhu4 to congratulate beforehand; to offer best wishes for 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] 不及[不及] bu4 ji2 to fall short of; not as good as; too late 车子[車子] che1 zi5 car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) 扫除[掃除] sao3 chu2 to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.) 堆[堆] dui1 to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount //Light the Night - S1/Ep16/153 words - 45 min 仓库[倉庫] cang1 ku4 depot; storehouse; warehouse 停车场[停車場] ting2 che1 chang3 parking lot; car park 钧[鈞] jun1 30 catties; great; your (honorific) //Light the Night - S1/Ep17/25 words - 7 min 专线[專線] zhuan1 xian4 special-purpose phone line or communications link; hotline; special rail line (e.g. between airport and city); CL:條|条[tiao2] 盐[鹽] yan2 salt; CL:粒[li4] 酥[酥] su1 flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky 夜班[夜班] ye4 ban1 night shift 偷吃[偷吃] tou1 chi1 to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful 大嫂[大嫂] da4 sao3 older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) 花枝[花枝] hua1 zhi1 spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); squid (on dining menus); (literary) beautiful woman 肇事[肇事] zhao4 shi4 to cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident; to provoke a disturbance 逃逸[逃逸] tao2 yi4 to escape; to run away; to abscond 行车[行車] xing2 che1 to drive a vehicle; movement of vehicles 视线[視線] shi4 xian4 line of sight 不良[不良] bu4 liang2 bad; harmful; unhealthy 刹车[剎車] sha1 che1 to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake 肇事者[肇事者] zhao4 shi4 zhe3 offender; culprit 当地[當地] dang1 di4 local 派出所[派出所] pai4 chu1 suo3 local police station 车祸[車禍] che1 huo4 traffic accident; car crash; CL:場|场[chang2] 列为[列為] lie4 wei2 to be classified as 嫌疑人[嫌疑人] xian2 yi2 ren2 a suspect 撞死[撞死] zhuang4 si3 to knock down and kill sb with a car; to run over sb; to run sb down 查看[查看] cha2 kan4 to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out 见外[見外] jian4 wai4 to regard sb as an outsider 隐约[隱約] yin3 yue1 vague; faint; indistinct 对劲[對勁] dui4 jin4 suitable; to one's liking; to get along together 地上[地上] di4 shang5 on the ground; on the floor //Light the Night - S1/Ep17/50 words - 14 min 转身[轉身] zhuan3 shen1 (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) 身高[身高] shen1 gao1 (a person's) height 大约[大約] da4 yue1 approximately; probably 不大[不大] bu4 da4 not very; not too; not often 型号[型號] xing2 hao4 model (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc) 客车[客車] ke4 che1 coach; bus; passenger train 感官[感官] gan3 guan1 sense; sense organ 班子[班子] ban1 zi5 organized group; theatrical troupe 剧场[劇場] ju4 chang3 theater; CL:個|个[ge4] 表演[表演] biao3 yan3 play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3] 用得上[用得上] yong4 de5 shang4 needed; to come in useful 毫无[毫無] hao2 wu2 not in the least; to completely lack 怨言[怨言] yuan4 yan2 complaint 法式[法式] fa3 shi4 rule; method; model 三明治[三明治] san1 ming2 zhi4 sandwich (loanword); CL:個|个[ge4] 手艺[手藝] shou3 yi4 craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade 雨伞[雨傘] yu3 san3 umbrella; CL:把[ba3] 建成[建成] jian4 cheng2 to establish; to build 公园[公園] gong1 yuan2 park (for public recreation); CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] 承德[承德] Cheng2 de2 Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei; also Chengde county 路口[路口] lu4 kou3 crossing; intersection (of roads) 错过[錯過] cuo4 guo4 to miss (train, opportunity etc) 别针[別針] bie2 zhen1 pin; safety pin; clip; brooch; CL:枚[mei2] 事先[事先] shi4 xian1 in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior 埋伏[埋伏] mai2 fu2 to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush //Light the Night - S1/Ep17/75 words - 19 min 察看[察看] cha2 kan4 to watch; to look carefully at 案件[案件] an4 jian4 case; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3] 初中[初中] chu1 zhong1 junior high school; abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 指导[指導] zhi3 dao3 to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4] 作[作] zuo4 to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works 预告[預告] yu4 gao4 to forecast; to predict; advance notice 商家[商家] shang1 jia1 merchant; business; enterprise 出没[出沒] chu1 mo4 to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen); (of a ghost) to haunt (a place); (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets); (of the sun) to rise and set 车行[車行] che1 hang2 car-related business; car dealership; taxi company; (commercial) garage 身为[身為] shen1 wei2 in the capacity of; as 已婚[已婚] yi3 hun1 married 报表[報表] bao4 biao3 forms for reporting statistics; report forms 厂商[廠商] chang3 shang1 manufacturer; producer 乐观[樂觀] le4 guan1 optimistic; hopeful 永[永] yong3 forever; always; perpetual 锐[銳] rui4 acute 营造[營造] ying2 zao4 to build (housing); to construct; to make 拜访[拜訪] bai4 fang3 to pay a visit; to call on 不详[不詳] bu4 xiang2 not in detail; not quite clear 日记本[日記本] ri4 ji4 ben3 diary (book) 拐弯抹角[拐彎抹角] guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush 答[答] da2 reply; answer; return; respond; echo 验[驗] yan4 to examine; to test; to check 途径[途徑] tu2 jing4 way; channel 亲生[親生] qin1 sheng1 one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) //Light the Night - S1/Ep17/100 words - 28 min 父亲[父親] fu4 qin1 father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 参观[參觀] can1 guan1 to look around; to tour; to visit 外贸[外貿] wai4 mao4 foreign trade 营运[營運] ying2 yun4 running; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 打点[打點] da3 dian5 to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) 扫地[掃地] sao3 di4 to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low 神经病[神經病] shen2 jing1 bing4 mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case 苍蝇[蒼蠅] cang1 ying5 housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 解围[解圍] jie3 wei2 to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment 受苦[受苦] shou4 ku3 to suffer hardship 生老病死[生老病死] sheng1 lao3 bing4 si3 lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die; fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality) 振作[振作] zhen4 zuo4 to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate 包括[包括] bao1 kuo4 to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of 没意思[沒意思] mei2 yi4 si5 boring; of no interest 情趣[情趣] qing2 qu4 inclinations and interests; delight; fun; interest; appeal 付钱[付錢] fu4 qian2 to pay money 天地[天地] tian1 di4 heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity 良心[良心] liang2 xin1 conscience 正当[正當] zheng4 dang1 timely; just (when needed) 见不得人[見不得人] jian4 bu5 de2 ren2 shameful 像话[像話] xiang4 hua4 proper 告[告] gao4 to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue 责[責] ze2 duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame 嘴脸[嘴臉] zui3 lian3 features, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance 纵容[縱容] zong4 rong2 to indulge; to connive at //Light the Night - S1/Ep17/125 words - 34 min 混账[混賬] hun4 zhang4 shameful; absolutely disgraceful! 揍死[揍死] zou4 si3 to beat to death 多变[多變] duo1 bian4 fickle; multi-variate (math.) 态[態] tai4 (bound form); appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice 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) 炸鸡[炸雞] zha2 ji1 fried chicken 茶碗[茶碗] cha2 wan3 teacup 综合[綜合] zong1 he2 comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize 生鱼片[生魚片] sheng1 yu2 pian4 sashimi 噎[噎] ye1 to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate 小林[小林] Xiao3 lin2 Kobayashi (Japanese surname) 好色[好色] hao4 se4 to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny 筛选[篩選] shai1 xuan3 to filter 放进[放進] fang4 jin4 to put into 口袋[口袋] kou3 dai4 pocket; bag; sack; CL:個|个[ge4] 回流[回流] hui2 liu2 to flow back; reflux; circumfluence; refluence; backward flow; returning flow (e.g. of talent) 胃口[胃口] wei4 kou3 appetite; liking 小鸟[小鳥] xiao3 niao3 penis (kiddie term) 鸟[鳥] niao3 bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam 坚固[堅固] jian1 gu4 firm; firmly; hard; stable 鸟窝[鳥窩] niao3 wo1 bird's nest 木工[木工] mu4 gong1 woodwork; carpentry; woodworker; carpenter 做礼拜[做禮拜] zuo4 li3 bai4 to go to church on Sunday (of Christians) 教室[教室] jiao4 shi4 classroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 寝室[寢室] qin3 shi4 bedroom; dormitory; CL:間|间[jian1] //Light the Night - S1/Ep17/150 words - 38 min 蚯蚓[蚯蚓] qiu1 yin3 earthworm 一二[一二] yi1 er4 one or two; a few 木头[木頭] mu4 tou5 slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1] 据说[據說] ju4 shuo1 it is said that; reportedly 惊天动地[驚天動地] jing1 tian1 dong4 di4 world-shaking (idiom) 骄傲[驕傲] jiao1 ao4 pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth 一手[一手] yi1 shou3 a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help 闯[闖] chuang3 to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) 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 命运[命運] ming4 yun4 fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4] 手里[手裡] shou3 li3 in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands 基本上[基本上] ji1 ben3 shang5 basically; on the whole 依靠[依靠] yi1 kao4 to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on 胸针[胸針] xiong1 zhen1 brooch 内脏[內臟] nei4 zang4 internal organs; viscera 板[板] ban3 board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious 受损[受損] shou4 sun3 to suffer damage 血迹[血跡] xue4 ji4 bloodstain 车厂[車廠] che1 chang3 (bus, train etc) depot; car factory or repair shop 暴雨[暴雨] bao4 yu3 torrential rain; rainstorm; CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4] 办事[辦事] ban4 shi4 to handle (affairs); to work 考绩[考績] kao3 ji4 to check up on sb's achievements 垫[墊] dian4 pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) 木材[木材] mu4 cai2 wood 买卖[買賣] mai3 mai4 buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep17/175 words - 40 min 掩护[掩護] yan3 hu4 to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; CL:面[mian4] 走私[走私] zou3 si1 to smuggle; to have an illicit affair 中山区[中山區] Zhong1 shan1 qu1 Zhongshan or Chungshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan; Zhongshan district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning; Chungshan district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan 挑起[挑起] tiao3 qi3 to provoke; to stir up; to incite 帮派[幫派] bang1 pai4 gang; faction 强行[強行] qiang2 xing2 to do sth by force 勒索[勒索] le4 suo3 to blackmail; to extort 角头[角頭] jiao3 tou2 gang leader; mafia boss 地盘[地盤] di4 pan2 domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth 期间[期間] qi1 jian1 period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 推断[推斷] tui1 duan4 to infer; to deduce; to predict; to extrapolate 厂[廠] chang3 factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant 配置[配置] pei4 zhi4 to deploy; to allocate; configuration; allocation 图[圖] tu2 diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek 暴徒[暴徒] bao4 tu2 bandit; thug; ruffian 强大[強大] qiang2 da4 large; formidable; powerful; strong 火力[火力] huo3 li4 fire; firepower 详细[詳細] xiang2 xi4 detailed; in detail; minute 地形[地形] di4 xing2 topography; terrain; landform 攻坚[攻堅] gong1 jian1 to assault a fortified position; (fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of one's mission 方案[方案] fang1 an4 plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill; CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 闷[悶] men4 bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed 师父[師父] shi1 fu5 used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker 手软[手軟] shou3 ruan3 to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice 当着[當著] dang1 zhe5 in front of; in the presence of //Light the Night - S1/Ep17/187 words - 43 min 质疑[質疑] zhi4 yi2 to call into question; to question (truth or validity) 加入[加入] jia1 ru4 to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in 上头[上頭] shang4 tou5 above; on top of; on the surface of 岂[豈] qi3 how? (emphatic question) 占着茅坑不拉屎[占著茅坑不拉屎] zhan4 zhe5 mao2 keng1 bu4 la1 shi3 lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb); fig. to be a dog in the manger 提提[提提] ti2 ti2 calm; poised 牛头[牛頭] niu2 tou2 ox head; ox-head shaped wine vessel 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 纯属[純屬] chun2 shu3 to be purely; pure and simple; sheer; outright 虚构[虛構] xu1 gou4 to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary 雷同[雷同] lei2 tong2 mirroring others; identical 巧合[巧合] qiao3 he2 coincidence; coincidental; to coincide //Light the Night - S1/Ep18/25 words - 12 min 付[付] fu4 to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things 场地[場地] chang3 di4 space; site; place; sports pitch 承租[承租] cheng2 zu1 to rent; to lease 租金[租金] zu1 jin1 rent 计较[計較] ji4 jiao4 to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem 艺术家[藝術家] yi4 shu4 jia1 artist; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 梦想[夢想] meng4 xiang3 (fig.) to dream of; dream 服务费[服務費] fu2 wu4 fei4 service charge; cover charge 毛病[毛病] mao2 bing4 fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4] 碰上[碰上] peng4 shang4 to run into; to come upon; to meet 喜悦[喜悅] xi3 yue4 happy; joyous 挡箭牌[擋箭牌] dang3 jian4 pai2 shield; (fig.) excuse 痂[痂] jia1 scab 卖掉[賣掉] mai4 diao4 to sell off; to get rid of in a sale 茫茫[茫茫] mang2 mang2 boundless; vast and obscure 大海[大海] da4 hai3 sea; ocean 难听[難聽] nan2 ting1 unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful 悲哀[悲哀] bei1 ai1 grieved; sorrowful 加班[加班] jia1 ban1 to work overtime 唉[唉] ai1 interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh 唷[唷] yo5 final particle expressing exhortation, admiration etc 风筝[風箏] feng1 zheng1 kite 侮辱[侮辱] wu3 ru3 to insult; to humiliate; dishonor 口味[口味] kou3 wei4 a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor 场面[場面] chang3 mian4 scene; spectacle; occasion; situation //Light the Night - S1/Ep18/50 words - 25 min 把手[把手] ba3 shou5 handle; grip; knob 伸[伸] shen1 to stretch; to extend 妓院[妓院] ji4 yuan4 brothel; whorehouse 要不[要不] yao4 bu4 otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) 反过来[反過來] fan3 guo5 lai2 conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction 贞节牌坊[貞節牌坊] zhen1 jie2 pai2 fang1 memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow 政[政] zheng4 political; politics; government 实力[實力] shi2 li4 strength 局面[局面] ju2 mian4 aspect; phase; situation 自找[自找] zi4 zhao3 to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it; to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant) 投资[投資] tou2 zi1 investment; to invest 对立[對立] dui4 li4 to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical 对子[對子] dui4 zi3 pair of antithetical phrases; antithetical couplet 葱[蔥] cong1 scallion; green onion 一再[一再] yi1 zai4 repeatedly 挑战[挑戰] tiao3 zhan4 to challenge; challenge 容忍[容忍] rong2 ren3 to put up with; to tolerate 名声[名聲] ming2 sheng1 reputation 铐[銬] kao4 shackles; fetters; manacle 扶[扶] fu2 to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help 拖住[拖住] tuo1 zhu4 to hold up; to hinder; to stall 有意[有意] you3 yi4 to intend; intentionally; interested in 想不到[想不到] xiang3 bu5 dao4 unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that 来源[來源] lai2 yuan2 source (of information etc); origin 黏人[黏人] nian2 ren2 (of a child) clingy; (of a pet) fond of interacting with people; friendly //Light the Night - S1/Ep18/75 words - 37 min 责任感[責任感] ze2 ren4 gan3 sense of responsibility 胡[胡] hu2 non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2]) 老天爷[老天爺] lao3 tian1 ye2 God; Heavens 对齐[對齊] dui4 qi2 to align; (typography) to justify 指甲[指甲] zhi3 jia5 fingernail 三角[三角] san1 jiao3 triangle 咳[咳] ke2 cough 市区[市區] shi4 qu1 urban district; downtown; city center 飞机[飛機] fei1 ji1 airplane; CL:架[jia4] 长辈[長輩] zhang3 bei4 one's elders; older generation 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 正义[正義] zheng4 yi4 justice; righteousness; just; righteous 伸出[伸出] shen1 chu1 to extend 援手[援手] yuan2 shou3 assistance; a helping hand; to lend a hand 解救[解救] jie3 jiu4 to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation 成就[成就] cheng2 jiu4 accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about 没救[沒救] mei2 jiu4 hopeless; incurable 即使[即使] ji2 shi3 even if; even though 接手[接手] jie1 shou3 to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc) 舍[捨] she3 to give up; to abandon; to give alms 天大[天大] tian1 da4 gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous 难关[難關] nan2 guan1 difficulty; crisis 黑社会[黑社會] hei1 she4 hui4 criminal underworld; organized crime syndicate 陈[陳] chen2 to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale 星[星] xing1 star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount //Light the Night - S1/Ep18/100 words - 42 min 夸[誇] kua1 to boast; to exaggerate; to praise 春晖[春暉] chun1 hui1 lit. spring sunshine; fig. parental (often maternal) love 不劳而获[不勞而獲] bu4 lao2 er2 huo4 to reap without sowing (idiom) 牺牲[犧牲] xi1 sheng1 to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice 顺心[順心] shun4 xin1 happy; satisfactory 如意[如意] ru2 yi4 as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune 困难[困難] kun4 nan5 difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation 柄[柄] bing3 handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades 生路[生路] sheng1 lu4 a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament 死路[死路] si3 lu4 dead end; (fig.) the road to disaster 任务[任務] ren4 wu5 mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 铁[鐵] tie3 iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) 钢[鋼] gang1 steel 后路[後路] hou4 lu4 escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver 乡愿[鄉愿] xiang1 yuan4 (literary) hypocrite; two-faced person 进退两难[進退兩難] jin4 tui4 liang3 nan2 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation 瑕疵[瑕疵] xia2 ci1 blemish; flaw; defect 加上[加上] jia1 shang4 plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that 进修[進修] jin4 xiu1 to undertake advanced studies; to take a refresher course 障碍[障礙] zhang4 ai4 barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle 清除[清除] qing1 chu2 to clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of 怎[怎] zen3 how 查获[查獲] cha2 huo4 to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) 高度[高度] gao1 du4 height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; CL:個|个[ge4] 渎职[瀆職] du2 zhi2 wrongdoing; failure to do one's duty //Light the Night - S1/Ep18/104 words - 42 min 刑警[刑警] xing2 jing3 abbr. for 刑事警察[xing2 shi4 jing3 cha2]; criminal police 检察官[檢察官] jian3 cha2 guan1 public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) 移送[移送] yi2 song4 to transfer (a case, a person, files etc) 起诉[起訴] qi3 su4 to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute //Light the Night - S1/Ep19/25 words - 12 min 鱼[魚] yu2 fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3] 瞬间[瞬間] shun4 jian1 in an instant; in a flash 离职[離職] li2 zhi2 to retire; to leave office; to quit a job 升[升] sheng1 to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3] 十倍[十倍] shi2 bei4 tenfold; ten times (sth) 现金[現金] xian4 jin1 cash 贼[賊] zei2 thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely 用来[用來] yong4 lai2 to be used for 困扰[困擾] kun4 rao3 to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications 到场[到場] dao4 chang3 to show up; present (at the scene) 有权[有權] you3 quan2 to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful 沉默[沉默] chen2 mo4 taciturn; uncommunicative; silent 哪知[哪知] na3 zhi1 who would have imagined?; unexpectedly 为难[為難] wei2 nan2 to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) 心软[心軟] xin1 ruan3 to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted 恰恰[恰恰] qia4 qia4 exactly; just; precisely 玻璃杯[玻璃杯] bo1 li5 bei1 drinking glass 勤[勤] qin2 diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant 肿[腫] zhong3 to swell; swelling; swollen 敷[敷] fu1 to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough 要么[要麼] yao4 me5 or; either one or the other 拦车[攔車] lan2 che1 to thumb a lift; to hitchhike 穿过[穿過] chuan1 guo4 to pass through 供货[供貨] gong1 huo4 to supply goods 源头[源頭] yuan2 tou2 source; fountainhead //Light the Night - S1/Ep19/50 words - 24 min 烟头[煙頭] yan1 tou2 cigarette butt; fag-end; CL:根[gen1] 通缉犯[通緝犯] tong1 ji1 fan4 wanted criminal; fugitive (from the law) 起见[起見] qi3 jian4 motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose 骚扰[騷擾] sao1 rao3 to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass 不问[不問] bu4 wen4 to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off 脱衣服[脫衣服] tuo1 yi1 fu2 undress 包庇[包庇] bao1 bi4 to shield; to harbor; to cover up 省得[省得] sheng3 de5 to avoid; so as to save (money or time) 清空[清空] qing1 kong1 to clear; to empty 衣柜[衣櫃] yi1 gui4 wardrobe; armoire; CL:個|个[ge4] 百万[百萬] bai3 wan4 million; millions 阴错阳差[陰錯陽差] yin1 cuo4 yang2 cha1 an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors 搞不懂[搞不懂] gao3 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of (sth) 家[傢] jia1 see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 伙[伙] huo3 meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2]); variant of 夥|伙[huo3] 笃定[篤定] du3 ding4 certain; confident (of some outcome); calm and unhurried 有毒[有毒] you3 du2 poisonous 勾搭[勾搭] gou1 da5 to gang up; to fool around with; to make up to 千辛万苦[千辛萬苦] qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3 to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations; with difficulty; after some effort 哄[哄] hong1 roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) 陷害[陷害] xian4 hai4 to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against 言[言] yan2 words; speech; to say; to talk 考完[考完] kao3 wan2 to finish an exam 文件[文件] wen2 jian4 document; file; CL:份[fen4] 通缉[通緝] tong1 ji1 to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted //Light the Night - S1/Ep19/75 words - 26 min 人情[人情] ren2 qing2 human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn 丢包[丟包] diu1 bao1 (computing) packet loss; to lose a packet 专案[專案] zhuan1 an4 project 泰国[泰國] Tai4 guo2 Thailand; Thai 成立[成立] cheng2 li4 to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water 原料[原料] yuan2 liao4 raw material; CL:個|个[ge4] 贩卖[販賣] fan4 mai4 to sell; to peddle; to traffic 整合[整合] zheng3 he2 to conform; to integrate 一条龙[一條龍] yi1 tiao2 long2 lit. one dragon; integrated chain; coordinated process 国际[國際] guo2 ji4 international 系统[系統] xi4 tong3 system; CL:個|个[ge4] 官[官] guan1 government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4] 经手[經手] jing1 shou3 to pass through one's hands; to handle; to deal with 逮捕[逮捕] dai4 bu3 to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest 弘[弘] hong2 great; liberal 彦[彥] yan4 accomplished; elegant 君[君] jun1 monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler 枪击[槍擊] qiang1 ji1 to shoot with a gun; shooting incident 侦破[偵破] zhen1 po4 to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout 游[遊] you2 to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel 祥[祥] xiang2 auspicious; propitious 镖[鏢] biao1 throwing weapon; dart; goods sent under the protection of an armed escort 护照[護照] hu4 zhao4 passport; CL:本[ben3],個|个[ge4] 不带[不帶] bu4 dai4 not to have; without; un- 亮点[亮點] liang4 dian3 highlight; bright spot //Light the Night - S1/Ep19/100 words - 31 min 出动[出動] chu1 dong4 to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops 跑掉[跑掉] pao3 diao4 to run away; to take to one's heels 罪[罪] zui4 guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin 弄脏[弄髒] nong4 zang1 to make dirty; to defile; to smear 和服[和服] he2 fu2 kimono; Japanese: traditional national clothing, as opposed to Western clothing 洋服 亮相[亮相] liang4 xiang4 to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 试穿[試穿] shi4 chuan1 to try wearing clothes; fitting trial 行头[行頭] xing2 tou5 a person's clothing; outfit; actor's costume 全权[全權] quan2 quan2 full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers 出钱[出錢] chu1 qian2 to pay 告知[告知] gao4 zhi1 to inform 幼稚[幼稚] you4 zhi4 young; childish; puerile 合群[合群] he2 qun2 to fit in; to get on well with others; sociable; to form a mutually supportive group 旗袍[旗袍] qi2 pao2 Chinese-style dress; cheongsam 记账[記賬] ji4 zhang4 to keep accounts; bookkeeping; to charge to an account 结账[結賬] jie2 zhang4 to pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 結帳|结帐 乱成一团[亂成一團] luan4 cheng2 yi1 tuan2 in a great mess; chaotic 不识好歹[不識好歹] bu4 shi2 hao3 dai3 unable to tell good from bad (idiom); undiscriminating 拉拉扯扯[拉拉扯扯] la1 la1 che3 che3 to tug at; to pull at sb aggressively; to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way; (derog.) to hobnob; to consort 举办[舉辦] ju3 ban4 to conduct; to hold 为期[為期] wei2 qi1 (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time) 夏日[夏日] xia4 ri4 summertime 泳装[泳裝] yong3 zhuang1 swimsuit 塞[塞] sai1 to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper 用尽[用盡] yong4 jin4 to exhaust; to use up completely //Light the Night - S1/Ep19/125 words - 40 min 印[印] yin4 to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image 大姨妈[大姨媽] da4 yi2 ma1 great aunt; (slang) menstruation; period 对半[對半] dui4 ban4 half-and-half; 50-50; to double 砍[砍] kan3 to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb 比例[比例] bi3 li4 proportion; scale 价码[價碼] jia4 ma3 price tag 瞎说[瞎說] xia1 shuo1 to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about 红牌[紅牌] hong2 pai2 red card (sports) 通电话[通電話] tong1 dian4 hua4 to phone sb up 非常感谢[非常感謝] fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4 extremely grateful; very thankful 晕[暈] yun1 confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out 晕[暈] yun4 dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun 下药[下藥] xia4 yao4 to prescribe medicine; to poison; to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc) 顺眼[順眼] shun4 yan3 pleasing to the eye; nice to look at 槌[槌] chui2 mallet; pestle; beetle (for wedging or ramming) 奶奶[奶奶] nai3 nai5 (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts 该死[該死] gai1 si3 Damn it!; damned; wretched 打死[打死] da3 si3 to kill; to beat to death 搞砸[搞砸] gao3 za2 to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil 打的[打的] da3 di1 (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi 地步[地步] di4 bu4 stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway 过来人[過來人] guo4 lai2 ren2 an experienced person; sb who has "been around (the block)"; sb who has personally experienced it 不值得[不值得] bu4 zhi2 de5 unworthy 妄想[妄想] wang4 xiang3 to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion 强势[強勢] qiang2 shi4 strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive 爱面子[愛面子] ai4 mian4 zi5 to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud //Light the Night - S1/Ep19/150 words - 43 min 外国[外國] wai4 guo2 foreign (country); CL:個|个[ge4] 叛[叛] pan4 to betray; to rebel; to revolt 想通[想通] xiang3 tong1 to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it 女士[女士] nu:3 shi4 lady; madam; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]; Miss; Ms 血液[血液] xue4 ye4 blood 样本[樣本] yang4 ben3 sample; specimen 亲子鉴定[親子鑒定] qin1 zi3 jian4 ding4 paternity or maternity test 证实[證實] zheng4 shi2 to confirm (sth to be true); to verify 的确[的確] di2 que4 really; indeed 父子[父子] fu4 zi3 father and son 传真[傳真] chuan2 zhen1 fax; facsimile 委托[委託] wei3 tuo1 to entrust; to trust; to commission 鉴定[鑑定] jian4 ding4 to appraise; to identify; to evaluate 权益[權益] quan2 yi4 rights; interests; rights and benefits 过目[過目] guo4 mu4 to look over 协商[協商] xie2 shang1 to consult with; to talk things over; agreement 双方[雙方] shuang1 fang1 bilateral; both sides; both parties involved 达到[達到] da2 dao4 to reach; to achieve; to attain 共识[共識] gong4 shi2 common understanding; consensus 无非[無非] wu2 fei1 only; nothing else 带子[帶子] dai4 zi5 belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape; Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri); comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) 健康检查[健康檢查] jian4 kang1 jian3 cha2 see 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2] 意气用事[意氣用事] yi4 qi4 yong4 shi4 to let emotions affect one's decisions 和平[和平] he2 ping2 peace; peaceful 残害[殘害] can2 hai4 to injure; to devastate; to slaughter //Light the Night - S1/Ep19/151 words - 43 min 官司[官司] guan1 si5 lawsuit; CL:場|场[chang2] //Light the Night - S1/Ep20/25 words - 6 min 臭美[臭美] chou4 mei3 to show off one's good looks shamelessly 讽刺[諷刺] feng3 ci4 to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm 回想[回想] hui2 xiang3 to recall; to recollect; to think back 椎[椎] chui2 a hammer 椎[椎] zhui1 spine 刺骨[刺骨] ci4 gu3 piercing; cutting; bone-chilling; penetrating (cold) 入狱[入獄] ru4 yu4 to go to jail; to be sent to prison 签字[簽字] qian1 zi4 to sign (one's name); signature 低声[低聲] di1 sheng1 in a low voice; softly 自问[自問] zi4 wen4 to ask oneself; to search one's soul; to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter 亏待[虧待] kui1 dai4 to treat sb unfairly 闹翻[鬧翻] nao4 fan1 to have a falling out; to have a big argument 养家[養家] yang3 jia1 to support a family; to raise a family 把子[把子] ba4 zi5 handle 不仅[不僅] bu4 jin3 not only (this one); not just (...) but also 十恶不赦[十惡不赦] shi2 e4 bu4 she4 wicked beyond redemption (idiom); heinous 退路[退路] tui4 lu4 a way out; a way to retreat; leeway 实话[實話] shi2 hua4 truth 介入[介入] jie4 ru4 to intervene; to get involved 抚养权[撫養權] fu3 yang3 quan2 custody (of a child etc) 经济[經濟] jing1 ji4 economy; economic 打官司[打官司] da3 guan1 si5 to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute 采取行动[採取行動] cai3 qu3 xing2 dong4 to take action; to adopt policies; to move on some issue 法庭[法庭] fa3 ting2 court of law 拼到底[拼到底] pin1 dao4 di3 to brave it out; to the bitter end 动用[動用] dong4 yong4 to utilize; to put sth to use //Light the Night - S1/Ep20/50 words - 12 min 相爱[相愛] xiang1 ai4 to love each other 手套[手套] shou3 tao4 glove; mitten; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 破获[破獲] po4 huo4 to uncover (a criminal plot); to break open and capture 奉命[奉命] feng4 ming4 to receive orders; to follow orders; to act under orders 行事[行事] xing2 shi4 to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct 档案[檔案] dang4 an4 file; record; archive 码头[碼頭] ma3 tou2 dock; pier; wharf; CL:個|个[ge4] 桩[樁] zhuang1 stump; stake; pile; classifier for items 大型[大型] da4 xing2 large; large-scale 接获[接獲] jie1 huo4 to receive (a call, report etc) 逮[逮] dai4 (literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until 幌子[幌子] huang3 zi5 shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense 想出[想出] xiang3 chu1 to figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc) 凉[涼] liang2 cool; cold 凉面[涼麵] liang2 mian4 cold noodles 阴魂[陰魂] yin1 hun2 ghost; spirit 疑惑[疑惑] yi2 huo4 to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions 朝着[朝著] chao2 zhe5 facing; advancing (towards) 前进[前進] qian2 jin4 to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward 一点一点[一點一點] yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3 little by little; bit by bit; gradually 通往[通往] tong1 wang3 to lead to 目的地[目的地] mu4 di4 di4 destination (location) 实习[實習] shi2 xi2 to practice; field work; to intern; internship 忘不了[忘不了] wang4 bu4 liao3 cannot forget 浑[渾] hun2 muddy; to mix //Light the Night - S1/Ep20/75 words - 20 min 噩[噩] e4 startling 客观[客觀] ke4 guan1 objective; impartial 看待[看待] kan4 dai4 to look upon; to regard 面向[面嚮] mian4 xiang4 to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet 废物[廢物] fei4 wu4 rubbish; waste material; useless person 第六感[第六感] di4 liu4 gan3 sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc) 杰[傑] jie2 hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished 情节[情節] qing2 jie2 plot; circumstances 张力[張力] zhang1 li4 tension 年底[年底] nian2 di3 the end of the year; year-end 奖金[獎金] jiang3 jin1 premium; award money; bonus 稿子[稿子] gao3 zi5 draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent 编辑[編輯] bian1 ji2 to edit; to compile; editor; compiler 散会[散會] san4 hui4 to disperse a meeting; to adjourn; finished 白板[白板] bai2 ban3 whiteboard; tabula rasa; blank slate 前任[前任] qian2 ren4 predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc) 猪肉[豬肉] zhu1 rou4 pork 咖喱[咖喱] ga1 li2 curry (loanword) 监护权[監護權] jian1 hu4 quan2 custody (of a child) 棵[棵] ke1 classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc 几千[幾千] ji3 qian1 several thousand 人们[人們] ren2 men5 people 神木[神木] Shen2 mu4 Shenmu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi 吸尘器[吸塵器] xi1 chen2 qi4 vacuum cleaner; dust catcher //Light the Night - S1/Ep20/100 words - 34 min 拖把[拖把] tuo1 ba3 mop 床头柜[床頭櫃] chuang2 tou2 gui4 bedside cabinet 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 鼓掌[鼓掌] gu3 zhang3 to applaud; to clap 失控[失控] shi1 kong4 to go out of control 纪[紀] ji4 order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle 铃木[鈴木] Ling2 mu4 Suzuki (Japanese surname) 托盘[托盤] tuo1 pan2 tray; salver; pallet 试用[試用] shi4 yong4 to try sth out; to be on probation 薪[薪] xin1 fuel; salary 电子[電子] dian4 zi3 electronic; electron (particle physics) 海洛因[海洛因] hai3 luo4 yin1 heroin (loanword) 吃完[吃完] chi1 wan2 to finish eating 累积[累積] lei3 ji1 to accumulate 翻身[翻身] fan1 shen1 to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes 毒贩[毒販] du2 fan4 drug dealer; drug trafficker 勾结[勾結] gou1 jie2 to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with 放鸽子[放鴿子] fang4 ge1 zi5 to stand someone up 传奇[傳奇] chuan2 qi2 legendary; fantasy saga; romance; short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 笨蛋[笨蛋] ben4 dan4 fool; idiot 眼线[眼線] yan3 xian4 informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line 孤单[孤單] gu1 dan1 lone; lonely; loneliness 报纸[報紙] bao4 zhi3 newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1] 散文[散文] san3 wen2 prose; essay 文笔[文筆] wen2 bi3 writings; writing style //Light the Night - S1/Ep20/125 words - 41 min 投稿[投稿] tou2 gao3 to submit articles for publication; to contribute (writing) 恋歌[戀歌] lian4 ge1 love song 轰动[轟動] hong1 dong4 to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy 读者[讀者] du2 zhe3 reader; CL:個|个[ge4] 随身[隨身] sui2 shen1 to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one 记不住[記不住] ji4 bu5 zhu4 can't remember 录[錄] lu4 diary; record; to hit; to copy 估价[估價] gu1 jia4 to value; to appraise; to be valued at; estimate; valuation 中华民国[中華民國] Zhong1 hua2 Min2 guo2 Republic of China 保险杠[保險槓] bao3 xian3 gang4 car bumper 通风[通風] tong1 feng1 airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information 网[網] wang3 net; network 歹徒[歹徒] dai3 tu2 evildoer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum 晖[暉] hui1 sunshine; to shine upon; variant of 輝|辉[hui1] 原地[原地] yuan2 di4 (in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product) 装备[裝備] zhuang1 bei4 equipment; to equip; to outfit 惩[懲] cheng2 to punish; to reprimand; to warn 奸[奸] jian1 wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 姦|奸[jian1] 除[除] chu2 to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including 除暴安良[除暴安良] chu2 bao4 an1 liang2 to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor 治安[治安] zhi4 an1 law and order; public security 汽车[汽車] qi4 che1 car; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 赃[贓] zang1 stolen goods; booty; spoils 灭口[滅口] mie4 kou3 to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb 告密[告密] gao4 mi4 to inform against sb //Light the Night - S1/Ep20/131 words - 43 min 同流合污[同流合污] tong2 liu2 he2 wu1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others 铲[鏟] chan3 to shovel; to remove; spade; shovel 升官发财[升官發財] sheng1 guan1 fa1 cai2 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom) 水准[水準] shui3 zhun3 level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying) 进门[進門] jin4 men2 to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage 人手[人手] ren2 shou3 manpower; staff; human hand //Light the Night - S1/Ep21/25 words - 10 min 洪[洪] hong2 flood; big; great 时髦[時髦] shi2 mao2 in vogue; fashionable 丽[麗] li4 beautiful 黄[黃] huang2 yellow; pornographic; to fall through 模子[模子] mu2 zi5 mold; matrix; pattern or die 公子[公子] gong1 zi3 son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) 亨[亨] heng1 prosperous; henry (unit of inductance) 大志[大志] da4 zhi4 high aims 不三不四[不三不四] bu4 san1 bu4 si4 dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript 丢人[丟人] diu1 ren2 to lose face 找对象[找對象] zhao3 dui4 xiang4 to seek a marriage partner; looking for a mate 为止[為止] wei2 zhi3 until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) 说笑[說笑] shuo1 xiao4 to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter 相亲[相親] xiang1 qin1 blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other 虚伪[虛偽] xu1 wei3 false; hypocritical; artificial; sham 免[免] mian3 to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited 乱跑[亂跑] luan4 pao3 to run around all over the place 在于[在於] zai4 yu2 to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with 相同[相同] xiang1 tong2 identical; same 灵魂[靈魂] ling2 hun2 soul; spirit 天堂[天堂] tian1 tang2 paradise; heaven 环游[環遊] huan2 you2 to travel around (the world, a country etc) 射[射] she4 to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) 歪[歪] wai1 askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side 看不懂[看不懂] kan4 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is looking at //Light the Night - S1/Ep21/50 words - 18 min 必[必] bi4 certainly; must; will; necessarily 狼吞虎咽[狼吞虎嚥] lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself 青少年[青少年] qing1 shao4 nian2 adolescent; youth; teenager 叛逆[叛逆] pan4 ni4 to rebel; to revolt; a rebel 逊[遜] xun4 to abdicate; modest; yielding; unpretentious; inferior to; (slang) to suck 孬种[孬種] nao1 zhong3 coward; useless scoundrel 理直气壮[理直氣壯] li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful 咒[咒] zhou4 incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb 兜[兜] dou1 pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old) 圈[圈] quan1 circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 旅馆[旅館] lu:3 guan3 hotel; CL:家[jia1] 心神不宁[心神不寧] xin1 shen2 bu4 ning2 to feel ill at ease 国产[國產] guo2 chan3 domestically produced 饮料[飲料] yin3 liao4 drink; beverage 清洁[清潔] qing1 jie2 clean; to clean 协调[協調] xie2 tiao2 to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted 专业[專業] zhuan1 ye4 specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional 抱怨[抱怨] bao4 yuan4 to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied 白跑一趟[白跑一趟] bai2 pao3 yi1 tang4 to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase 摔[摔] shuai1 to throw down; to fall; to drop and break 心力[心力] xin1 li4 mental and physical efforts 跤[跤] jiao1 a tumble; a fall 可笑[可笑] ke3 xiao4 funny; ridiculous 娃娃[娃娃] wa2 wa5 baby; small child; doll 拜佛[拜佛] bai4 Fo2 to worship Buddha //Light the Night - S1/Ep21/75 words - 27 min 中奖[中獎] zhong4 jiang3 to win a prize; a successful gamble 识相[識相] shi2 xiang4 sensitive; tactful 爷[爺] ye2 grandpa; old gentleman 祂[祂] ta1 (third person pronoun for a divine being) 好歹[好歹] hao3 dai3 good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever 情调[情調] qing2 diao4 sentiment; tone and mood; taste 卖完[賣完] mai4 wan2 to be sold out 观察[觀察] guan1 cha2 to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4] 借[藉] jie4 variant of 借[jie4] 酒精[酒精] jiu3 jing1 alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol 大户[大戶] da4 hu4 great family; rich family; large landlord; conspicuous spender or consumer 跑车[跑車] pao3 che1 racing bicycle; sporting bicycle; sports car; logging truck; on the job (of a train conductor) 满身[滿身] man3 shen1 covered all over 大汗[大汗] da4 han4 profuse perspiration 现货[現貨] xian4 huo4 merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale; merchandise in stock; available item; actuals (investment); actual commodities 晚点[晚點] wan3 dian3 (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner 狂野[狂野] kuang2 ye3 coarse and wild 饭局[飯局] fan4 ju2 dinner party; banquet 超级[超級] chao1 ji2 super-; ultra-; hyper- 密会[密會] mi4 hui4 secret meeting; to meet secretly 开枪[開槍] kai1 qiang1 to open fire; to shoot a gun 活路[活路] huo2 lu4 through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence 找死[找死] zhao3 si3 to court death; taking risks 捉[捉] zhuo1 to clutch; to grab; to capture 升职[升職] sheng1 zhi2 to get promoted (at work etc); promotion //Light the Night - S1/Ep21/100 words - 37 min 久久[久久] jiu3 jiu3 for a very long time 县[縣] xian4 county 私底下[私底下] si1 di3 xia5 privately; secretly; confidentially 进一步[進一步] jin4 yi1 bu4 one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards 洽谈[洽談] qia4 tan2 to discuss 愉快[愉快] yu2 kuai4 cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted 探监[探監] tan4 jian1 to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) 羡[羨] xian4 to envy 慕[慕] mu4 to admire 烂泥[爛泥] lan4 ni2 mud; mire 巴里[巴里] Ba1 li3 Bari (Puglia, Italy) 同样[同樣] tong2 yang4 same; equal; equivalent 节奏[節奏] jie2 zou4 rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat 随[隨] sui2 to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently 年复一年[年復一年] nian2 fu4 yi1 nian2 over the years; year after year 停止[停止] ting2 zhi3 to stop; to halt; to cease 从前[從前] cong2 qian2 previously; formerly; once upon a time 但愿[但願] dan4 yuan4 if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) 海风[海風] hai3 feng1 sea breeze; sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 浪花[浪花] lang4 hua1 spray; ocean spray; spindrift; fig. happenings from one's life; CL:朵[duo3] 恰似[恰似] qia4 si4 just like; exactly like 带给[帶給] dai4 gei3 to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to 本能[本能] ben3 neng2 instinct 教会[教會] jiao4 hui4 Christian church 请便[請便] qing3 bian4 Please do as you wish!; You are welcome to do whatever you like!; Please make yourself at home. //Light the Night - S1/Ep21/125 words - 46 min 吸血[吸血] xi1 xie3 to suck blood 支票[支票] zhi1 piao4 check (bank); cheque; CL:本[ben3] 一共[一共] yi1 gong4 altogether 新台币[新台幣] Xin1 tai2 bi4 New Taiwan dollar (NTD) 报答[報答] bao4 da2 to repay; to requite 墓[墓] mu4 grave; tomb; mausoleum 杂志社[雜誌社] za2 zhi4 she4 magazine publisher 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 挪[挪] nuo2 to shift; to move 椅子[椅子] yi3 zi5 chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4] 伦理[倫理] lun2 li3 ethics 辈分[輩分] bei4 fen4 seniority in the family or clan; position in the family hierarchy 捞[撈] lao1 to fish up; to dredge up 公务员[公務員] gong1 wu4 yuan2 functionary; office-bearer 履历表[履歷表] lu:3 li4 biao3 curriculum vitae (CV); resume 证[證] zheng4 certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4] 报社[報社] bao4 she4 newspaper (i.e. a company); CL:家[jia1] 广[廣] guang3 wide; numerous; to spread 要冲[要衝] yao4 chong1 road hub; major crossroad 销量[銷量] xiao1 liang4 sales volume 对外[對外] dui4 wai4 external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs) 革职[革職] ge2 zhi2 to sack; to remove from a position; to depose 暗中[暗中] an4 zhong1 in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously 揭露[揭露] jie1 lu4 to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure 维持[維持] wei2 chi2 to keep; to maintain; to preserve //Light the Night - S1/Ep21/129 words - 46 min 既得利益[既得利益] ji4 de2 li4 yi4 vested interest 三不五时[三不五時] san1 bu4 wu3 shi2 (Tw) from time to time; frequently 刮[刮] gua1 to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort 气色[氣色] qi4 se4 complexion //Light the Night - S1/Ep22/25 words - 7 min 兼差[兼差] jian1 chai1 to moonlight; side job 还清[還清] huan2 qing1 to pay back in full; to redeem a debt 骗人[騙人] pian4 ren2 to cheat sb; a scam 两句[兩句] liang3 ju4 (say) a few words 要脸[要臉] yao4 lian3 to save sb's face 陪酒[陪酒] pei2 jiu3 to drink along (with sb) 去死[去死] qu4 si3 go to hell!; drop dead! 泡[泡] pao4 bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions 尿[尿] niao4 to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1] 补[補] bu3 to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement 补品[補品] bu3 pin3 tonic 打骂[打罵] da3 ma4 to beat and scold 主见[主見] zhu3 jian4 one's own view; having definite opinions 私自[私自] si1 zi4 private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval 自大[自大] zi4 da4 arrogant 洒脱[灑脫] sa3 tuo1 free and at ease; natural; unconstrained 元老[元老] yuan2 lao3 senior figure; elder; doyen 级[級] ji2 level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level 任性[任性] ren4 xing4 willful; headstrong; unruly 拦[攔] lan2 to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) 孕妇[孕婦] yun4 fu4 pregnant woman 搜查[搜查] sou1 cha2 to search 座[座] zuo4 seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects 人事[人事] ren2 shi4 personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life 命令[命令] ming4 ling4 order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep22/50 words - 23 min 典礼[典禮] dian3 li3 celebration; ceremony 流程[流程] liu2 cheng2 course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing 转达[轉達] zhuan3 da2 to pass on; to convey; to communicate 应有[應有] ying1 you3 proper 举发[舉發] ju3 fa1 to expose (e.g., wrongdoing); to accuse (in court); to impeach; to denounce 制裁[制裁] zhi4 cai2 to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic) 吃案[吃案] chi1 an4 (Tw) (of the police) to bury a crime (i.e. conceal the existence of a criminal case in order to improve crime-solving statistics or in return for a bribe etc) 低[低] di1 low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 芹菜[芹菜] qin2 cai4 celery (Apium graveolens) 跑路[跑路] pao3 lu4 to travel on foot; (informal) to run off; to abscond 无牵无挂[無牽無掛] wu2 qian1 wu2 gua4 to have no cares; to be carefree 牵挂[牽掛] qian1 gua4 to worry about; to be concerned about 索性[索性] suo3 xing4 you might as well (do it); simply; just 眼中[眼中] yan3 zhong1 in one's eyes 跟班[跟班] gen1 ban1 attendant; footman (servant) 疤[疤] ba1 scar; scab 吵闹[吵鬧] chao3 nao4 noisy; raucous; to shout and scream 拼图[拼圖] pin1 tu2 jigsaw puzzle 缺少[缺少] que1 shao3 lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack 奖状[獎狀] jiang3 zhuang4 prize certificate; certificate of merit 校[校] jiao4 to proofread; to check; to compare 校[校] xiao4 school; military officer; CL:所[suo3] 默契[默契] mo4 qi4 tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight 默[默] mo4 silent; to write from memory 国度[國度] guo2 du4 country; nation 腊[臘] la4 12th lunar month; preserved (meat, fish etc) //Light the Night - S1/Ep22/75 words - 37 min 看错[看錯] kan4 cuo4 to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document) 人仰马翻[人仰馬翻] ren2 yang3 ma3 fan1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom); in a pitiful state; in a complete mess; to roll (with laughter) 胎[胎] tai1 fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎 有望[有望] you3 wang4 hopeful; promising 托[托] tuo1 prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure) 功劳[功勞] gong1 lao2 contribution; meritorious service; credit 小子[小子] xiao3 zi5 (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow 香肠[香腸] xiang1 chang2 sausage; CL:根[gen1] 一口气[一口氣] yi1 kou3 qi4 one breath; in one breath; at a stretch 再三[再三] zai4 san1 over and over again; again and again 荣[榮] rong2 glory; honor; thriving 亲口[親口] qin1 kou3 one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally 试探[試探] shi4 tan4 to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out 征服[征服] zheng1 fu2 to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish 耳聋[耳聾] er3 long2 deaf 厚[厚] hou4 thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress 棉被[棉被] mian2 bei4 comforter; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],面[mian4] 掰[掰] bai1 to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship) 掰掰[掰掰] bai1 bai1 bye-bye (loanword) (Tw) 主管[主管] zhu3 guan3 in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager 沙琪玛[沙琪瑪] sha1 qi2 ma3 sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks 围巾[圍巾] wei2 jin1 scarf; shawl; CL:條|条[tiao2] 智障[智障] zhi4 zhang4 learning difficulties (handicap); retarded 违反[違反] wei2 fan3 to violate (a law) 规[規] gui1 compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme //Light the Night - S1/Ep22/100 words - 46 min 木板[木板] mu4 ban3 slab; board; plank; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] 造反[造反] zao4 fan3 to rebel; to revolt 蹲下[蹲下] dun1 xia4 to squat down; to crouch 后退[後退] hou4 tui4 to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat 往后[往後] wang3 hou4 from now on; in the future; time to come 动手动脚[動手動腳] dong4 shou3 dong4 jiao3 to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh 会客[會客] hui4 ke4 to receive a visitor 祸[禍] huo4 disaster; misfortune; calamity 上身[上身] shang4 shen1 upper part of the body 卖淫[賣淫] mai4 yin2 prostitution; to prostitute oneself 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 过往[過往] guo4 wang3 to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous 何时[何時] he2 shi2 when 何处[何處] he2 chu4 whence; where 莫[莫] mo4 do not; there is none who 收假[收假] shou1 jia4 (of holidays) to come to an end; end of a vacation 第二次[第二次] di4 er4 ci4 the second time; second; number two 脚面[腳面] jiao3 mian4 instep (upper surface of the foot) 面试[面試] mian4 shi4 to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview 绍兴[紹興] Shao4 xing1 Shaoxing prefecture level city in Zhejiang 高粱[高粱] gao1 liang2 sorghum; common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) 米[米] mi3 rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier) 专长[專長] zhuan1 chang2 specialty; special knowledge or ability 旅途[旅途] lu:3 tu2 journey; trip 甘[甘] gan1 sweet; willing //Light the Night - S1/Ep22/107 words - 47 min 意志[意志] yi4 zhi4 will; willpower; determination; CL:個|个[ge4] 发挥[發揮] fa1 hui1 to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) 智慧[智慧] zhi4 hui4 wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence 汗珠[汗珠] han4 zhu1 beads of sweat 创造[創造] chuang4 zao4 to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record) 篇[篇] pian1 sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article 搜集[搜集] sou1 ji2 to gather; to collect //Light the Night - S1/Ep23/25 words - 17 min 雯[雯] wen2 multicolored clouds 身材[身材] shen1 cai2 stature; build (height and weight); figure 货色[貨色] huo4 se4 goods; (derog.) stuff; trash 狗男女[狗男女] gou3 nan2 nu:3 a couple engaged in an illicit love affair; a cheating couple 尾巴[尾巴] wei3 ba5 tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] 卤[滷] lu3 to stew in soy sauce and spices 当真[當真] dang4 zhen1 to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! 过失杀人[過失殺人] guo4 shi1 sha1 ren2 see 過失致死罪|过失致死罪[guo4 shi1 zhi4 si3 zui4] 敏感[敏感] min3 gan3 sensitive; susceptible 坦率[坦率] tan3 shuai4 frank (discussion); blunt; open 淤泥[淤泥] yu1 ni2 silt; sludge; ooze 染[染] ran3 to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting 夏[夏] xia4 summer 仙女[仙女] xian1 nu:3 fairy 不值钱[不值錢] bu4 zhi2 qian2 of little value 风格[風格] feng1 ge2 style 穿衣[穿衣] chuan1 yi1 to wear clothes; clothing 打扮[打扮] da3 ban5 to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress 姿[姿] zi1 beauty; disposition; looks; appearance 同理[同理] tong2 li3 for the same reason 欲望[慾望] yu4 wang4 desire; longing; appetite; craving 迁怒[遷怒] qian1 nu4 to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it) 牵扯[牽扯] qian1 che3 to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated 东阳[東陽] Dong1 yang2 Dongyang county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jin1 hua2], Zhejiang 凤梨酥[鳳梨酥] feng4 li2 su1 pineapple cake, traditional Taiwanese sweet pastry //Light the Night - S1/Ep23/50 words - 27 min 亲友[親友] qin1 you3 friends and relatives 暑期[暑期] shu3 qi1 summer vacation time 辅导[輔導] fu3 dao3 to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor 英文[英文] Ying1 wen2 English (language) 暑假[暑假] shu3 jia4 summer vacation; CL:個|个[ge4] 篮球[籃球] lan2 qiu2 basketball; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 付费[付費] fu4 fei4 to pay; to cover the costs 勾[勾] gou1 to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook 卡片[卡片] ka3 pian4 card 遥远[遙遠] yao2 yuan3 distant; remote 不少[不少] bu4 shao3 many; a lot; not few 月份[月份] yue4 fen4 month 配送[配送] pei4 song4 distribution; delivery 福气[福氣] fu2 qi5 good fortune; a blessing 装修[裝修] zhuang1 xiu1 to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate 工程[工程] gong1 cheng2 engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 异动[異動] yi4 dong4 to shift; to alter; unusual change; abnormal move 预购[預購] yu4 gou4 advance purchase 寄送[寄送] ji4 song4 to send; to transmit 提前[提前] ti2 qian2 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance 双手[雙手] shuang1 shou3 both hands 墙壁[牆壁] qiang2 bi4 wall 走路[走路] zou3 lu4 to walk; to go on foot 乱讲[亂講] luan4 jiang3 to talk nonsense; nonsense! 雨衣[雨衣] yu3 yi1 raincoat; CL:件[jian4] //Light the Night - S1/Ep23/75 words - 43 min 偷听[偷聽] tou1 ting1 to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly) 事实[事實] shi4 shi2 fact; CL:個|个[ge4] 评论[評論] ping2 lun4 to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary; CL:篇[pian1] 撕烂[撕爛] si1 lan4 to tear up; to tear to pieces 满足[滿足] man3 zu2 to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content 后门[後門] hou4 men2 the back door; fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure); anus 淹[淹] yan1 to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay 指纹[指紋] zhi3 wen2 fingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers 水桶[水桶] shui3 tong3 bucket 自首[自首] zi4 shou3 to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) 老板娘[老闆娘] lao3 ban3 niang2 female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife 住院[住院] zhu4 yuan4 to be in hospital; to be hospitalized 跑来跑去[跑來跑去] pao3 lai2 pao3 qu4 to scamper; to run around 迎接[迎接] ying2 jie1 to meet; to welcome; to greet 登门[登門] deng1 men2 to visit sb at home 节哀顺变[節哀順變] jie2 ai1 shun4 bian4 restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase) 感触[感觸] gan3 chu4 one's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring; moved; touched 尴尬[尷尬] gan1 ga4 awkward; embarrassed 和解[和解] he2 jie3 to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled 埋怨[埋怨] man2 yuan4 to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame 避免[避免] bi4 mian3 to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from 所在[所在] suo3 zai4 place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located 厮杀[廝殺] si1 sha1 to fight at close quarters; hand-to-hand 敌[敵] di2 enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand 友[友] you3 friend //Light the Night - S1/Ep23/78 words - 44 min 杂[雜] za2 mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix 讯[訊] xun4 to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information 铃声[鈴聲] ling2 sheng1 ring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulation //Light the Night - S1/Ep24/25 words - 22 min 坂本[坂本] Ban3 ben3 Sakamoto (Japanese surname) 礼拜六[禮拜六] Li3 bai4 liu4 Saturday 鸡腿[雞腿] ji1 tui3 chicken leg; drumstick; CL:根[gen1] 排骨[排骨] pai2 gu3 pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person 骨[骨] gu3 bone 下线[下線] xia4 xian4 to go offline 认清[認清] ren4 qing1 to see clearly; to recognize; to realize 多种[多種] duo1 zhong3 many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi- 低头[低頭] di1 tou2 to bow the head; to yield; to give in 停留[停留] ting2 liu2 to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over 山坡[山坡] shan1 po1 hillside 小朋友[小朋友] xiao3 peng2 you3 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 梅花[梅花] mei2 hua1 plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) 鹿[鹿] lu4 deer 自由自在[自由自在] zi4 you2 zi4 zai4 free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely 荒谬[荒謬] huang1 miu4 absurd; ridiculous 想不通[想不通] xiang3 bu5 tong1 unable to understand; unable to get over 一连串[一連串] yi1 lian2 chuan4 a succession of; a series of 错误[錯誤] cuo4 wu4 error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong 结案[結案] jie2 an4 to conclude a case; to wind up 惊慌[驚慌] jing1 huang1 to panic; to be alarmed 安抚[安撫] an1 fu3 to placate; to pacify; to appease 搬走[搬走] ban1 zou3 to carry 气话[氣話] qi4 hua4 angry words; sth said in the moment of anger 亲朋好友[親朋好友] qin1 peng2 hao3 you3 friends and family; kith and kin //Light the Night - S1/Ep24/50 words - 36 min 美满[美滿] mei3 man3 happy; blissful 教授[教授] jiao4 shou4 professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 自欺欺人[自欺欺人] zi4 qi1 qi1 ren2 to deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies 新闻媒体[新聞媒體] xin1 wen2 mei2 ti3 news media 年度[年度] nian2 du4 year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual 回顾[回顧] hui2 gu4 to look back; to review 按照[按照] an4 zhao4 according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 分析[分析] fen1 xi1 to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4] 统计[統計] tong3 ji4 statistics; to count; to add up 比重[比重] bi3 zhong4 proportion; specific gravity 举[舉] ju3 to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed 例子[例子] li4 zi5 case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4] 汉城[漢城] Han4 cheng2 Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3] 奥运[奧運] Ao4 yun4 abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会; Olympic Games; the Olympics 占据[佔據] zhan4 ju4 to occupy; to hold 版面[版面] ban3 mian4 page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website); printing space (reserved for some content); page layout 压缩[壓縮] ya1 suo1 to compress; compression 传播[傳播] chuan2 bo1 to disseminate; to propagate; to spread 旁听[旁聽] pang2 ting1 to visit (a meeting, class, trial etc) 痛快[痛快] tong4 kuai4 delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5] 名门[名門] ming2 men2 famous family; prestigious house 曝光[曝光] bao4 guang1 to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1] 知法犯法[知法犯法] zhi1 fa3 fan4 fa3 to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules 证词[證詞] zheng4 ci2 testimony 想见[想見] xiang3 jian4 to infer; to gather //Light the Night - S1/Ep24/75 words - 45 min 认罪[認罪] ren4 zui4 to admit guilt; to plead guilty 删掉[刪掉] shan1 diao4 to delete 袒护[袒護] tan3 hu4 to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side 是非[是非] shi4 fei1 right and wrong; quarrel 绳之以法[繩之以法] sheng2 zhi1 yi3 fa3 to punish according to the law; to bring to justice 凭什么[憑什麼] ping2 shen2 me5 (spoken) why?; for which reason? 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° 撑死[撐死] cheng1 si3 full to the point of bursting; (coll.) at most 大伯[大伯] da4 bo2 husband's older brother; brother-in-law 村子[村子] cun1 zi5 village 臭屁[臭屁] chou4 pi4 (coll.) self-important; puffed up 得奖[得獎] de2 jiang3 to win a prize 演讲[演講] yan3 jiang3 lecture; to make a speech 冠军[冠軍] guan4 jun1 champion; CL:個|个[ge4] 题目[題目] ti2 mu4 subject; title; topic; CL:個|个[ge4] 志愿[志願] zhi4 yuan4 aspiration; ambition; to volunteer 家庭主妇[家庭主婦] jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu4 housewife 想不开[想不開] xiang3 bu5 kai1 cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles 妈祖[媽祖] Ma1 zu3 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia 幕[幕] mu4 curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) 职[職] zhi2 office; duty 美好[美好] mei3 hao3 beautiful; fine 胆小鬼[膽小鬼] dan3 xiao3 gui3 coward 推开[推開] tui1 kai1 to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline 渴望[渴望] ke3 wang4 to thirst for; to long for //Light the Night - S1/Ep24/80 words - 50 min 依依[依依] yi1 yi1 to regret leaving; reluctant to part; (onom.) young leaves stir gently in the wind 监督[監督] jian1 du1 to control; to supervise; to inspect 熊本[熊本] Xiong2 ben3 Kumamoto city and prefecture in west Kyūshū 九州, Japan 慢吞吞[慢吞吞] man4 tun1 tun1 very slow; exasperatingly slow 凤[鳳] feng4 phoenix