//True Colours - S1/Ep01/25 words - 2 min
出国[出國]	chu1 guo2	to go abroad; to leave the country; emigration	5
接机[接機]	jie1 ji1	jointing machine; riveter; welder; sealer; to meet a plane (i.e. to meet sb at airport); to service a plane (of airport workers)	2
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	7
催[催]	cui1	to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite	19
催命[催命]	cui1 ming4	to press sb to death; fig. to pressurize sb continually	2
似的[似的]	shi4 de5	seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]	31
甭[甭]	beng2	contraction of 不用; need not; please don't	21
这儿[這兒]	zhe4 r5	here	130
兜圈子[兜圈子]	dou1 quan1 zi5	to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush	2
列[列]	lie4	to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row	5
单子[單子]	dan1 zi5	list of items; bill; form; bedsheet	5
四分之一[四分之一]	si4 fen1 zhi1 yi1	one-quarter	2
卢[盧]	lu2	(old) rice vessel; black; old variant of 廬|庐[lu2]; (slang) (Tw) troublesome; fussy	226
嘉[嘉]	jia1	excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend	1274
荷兰[荷蘭]	He2 lan2	Holland; the Netherlands	13
一半[一半]	yi1 ban4	half	14
对得起[對得起]	dui4 de5 qi3	not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of	5
辛辛苦苦[辛辛苦苦]	xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3	painstakingly; with great trouble	5
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)	10
正经[正經]	zheng4 jing1	decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards	6
交流[交流]	jiao1 liu2	to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)	8
学习[學習]	xue2 xi2	to learn; to study	16
那儿[那兒]	na4 r5	there	44
赶上[趕上]	gan3 shang4	to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for	5
伯伯[伯伯]	bo2 bo5	father's elder brother; uncle	34
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/50 words - 4 min
结婚[結婚]	jie2 hun1	to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4]	14
乘坐[乘坐]	cheng2 zuo4	to ride (in a vehicle)	2
航班[航班]	hang2 ban1	scheduled flight; flight number; plane; scheduled sailing; sailing number; passenger ship	2
小朋友[小朋友]	xiao3 peng2 you3	child; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
广播[廣播]	guang3 bo1	broadcast; CL:個|个[ge4]; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize	6
速[速]	su4	fast; rapid; quick; velocity	2
服务台[服務台]	fu2 wu4 tai2	service desk; information desk; reception desk	4
妍[妍]	yan2	beautiful	71
儿[兒]	er2	child; son	74
大夫[大夫]	dai4 fu5	doctor; physician	11
回国[回國]	hui2 guo2	to return to one's home country	5
姜[薑]	jiang1	ginger	91
特地[特地]	te4 di4	specially; for a special purpose	5
机场[機場]	ji1 chang3	airport; airfield; CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4]	10
实验[實驗]	shi2 yan4	experiment; test; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; experimental; to experiment	13
数据[數據]	shu4 ju4	data; numbers; digital	2
发给[發給]	fa1 gei3	to issue; to grant; to distribute	5
确认[確認]	que4 ren4	to confirm; to verify; confirmation	4
文件[文件]	wen2 jian4	document; file; CL:份[fen4]	2
辜负[辜負]	gu1 fu4	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint	3
信任[信任]	xin4 ren4	to trust; to have confidence in	6
着急[著急]	zhao2 ji2	to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]	10
登机[登機]	deng1 ji1	to board a plane	4
来得及[來得及]	lai2 de5 ji2	there's still time; able to do sth in time	3
捎[捎]	shao1	to bring sth to sb; to deliver	6
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/75 words - 8 min
顺路[順路]	shun4 lu4	by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently	7
拉倒[拉倒]	la1 dao3	to pull down; (coll.) to let it go; to drop it	9
待会儿[待會兒]	dai1 hui4 r5	in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]	34
耽误[耽誤]	dan1 wu5	to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with	11
开会[開會]	kai1 hui4	to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting	3
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	4
玩笑[玩笑]	wan2 xiao4	to joke; joke; jest	10
当真[當真]	dang4 zhen1	to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!	5
师[師]	shi1	teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops	227
一家[一家]	yi1 jia1	the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group	7
医院[醫院]	yi1 yuan4	hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]	52
着呢[著呢]	zhe5 ne5	comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather	19
上班[上班]	shang4 ban1	to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office	7
猪[豬]	zhu1	hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]	115
白白[白白]	bai2 bai2	in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white	4
胖[胖]	pang4	fat; plump	11
似[似]	si4	to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than	15
定居[定居]	ding4 ju1	to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence	2
探亲[探親]	tan4 qin1	to go home to visit one's family	2
女朋友[女朋友]	nu:3 peng2 you5	girlfriend	14
家长[家長]	jia1 zhang3	head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child	6
涨[漲]	zhang4	to swell; to distend	4
工资[工資]	gong1 zi1	wages; pay; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],月[yue4]	22
提前[提前]	ti2 qian2	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance	16
份子钱[份子錢]	fen4 zi5 qian2	gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/100 words - 9 min
派头[派頭]	pai4 tou2	manner; style; panache	3
拿不出手[拿不出手]	na2 bu4 chu1 shou3	not presentable; shoddy and too embarrassing to show	2
结[結]	jie2	knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)	4
主意[主意]	zhu3 yi5	plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]	5
操作[操作]	cao1 zuo4	to work; to operate; to manipulate	4
哪儿[哪兒]	na3 r5	where?; wherever; anywhere	89
介意[介意]	jie4 yi4	to care about; to take offense; to mind	6
牺牲[犧牲]	xi1 sheng1	to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice	5
会长[會長]	hui4 zhang3	president of a club, committee etc	12
油嘴滑舌[油嘴滑舌]	you2 zui3 hua2 she2	glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking	2
护士[護士]	hu4 shi5	nurse; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
带坏[帶壞]	dai4 huai4	to lead astray	3
求饶[求饒]	qiu2 rao2	to beg forgiveness	1
即使[即使]	ji2 shi3	even if; even though	2
输掉[輸掉]	shu1 diao4	to lose	1
没心没肺[沒心沒肺]	mei2 xin1 mei2 fei4	simple-minded; thoughtless; heartless; nitwitted	1
衣[衣]	yi1	clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145	7
剪[剪]	jian3	scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate	1
发型[髮型]	fa4 xing2	hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo	1
轻松[輕鬆]	qing1 song1	light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously	1
打扮[打扮]	da3 ban5	to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress	6
十八[十八]	shi2 ba1	eighteen; 18	3
天堂[天堂]	tian1 tang2	paradise; heaven	1
甜[甜]	tian2	sweet	5
糖[糖]	tang2	sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]	5
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/125 words - 12 min
赶紧[趕緊]	gan3 jin3	hurriedly; without delay	37
啤酒[啤酒]	pi2 jiu3	beer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]	1
鸡[雞]	ji1	fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute	4
方便面[方便麵]	fang1 bian4 mian4	instant noodles	1
花生[花生]	hua1 sheng1	peanut; groundnut; CL:粒[li4]	1
瓜子[瓜子]	gua1 zi3	melon seeds	2
矿泉水[礦泉水]	kuang4 quan2 shui3	mineral spring water; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]	2
晚点[晚點]	wan3 dian3	(of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner	2
十五[十五]	shi2 wu3	fifteen; 15	4
分钟[分鐘]	fen1 zhong1	minute	10
半小时[半小時]	ban4 xiao3 shi2	half hour	3
咱[咱]	zan2	I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)	86
地儿[地兒]	di4 r5	place; space	14
牌子[牌子]	pai2 zi5	sign; trademark; brand	7
坐垫[坐墊]	zuo4 dian4	cushion; (motorbike) seat; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	1
椅子[椅子]	yi3 zi5	chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]	1
细菌[細菌]	xi4 jun1	bacterium; germ	4
受累[受累]	shou4 lei3	to get dragged into; to get involved (on sb else's account)	2
叔[叔]	shu1	uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]	16
二十[二十]	er4 shi2	twenty; 20	52
蓝[藍]	lan2	blue; indigo plant	1
皮[皮]	pi2	leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty	10
鼠[鼠]	shu3	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
猫[貓]	mao1	cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem	31
天天[天天]	tian1 tian1	every day	19
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/150 words - 14 min
细长[細長]	xi4 chang2	slender	1
胡子[鬍子]	hu2 zi5	beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]; (coll.) bandit	1
长得[長得]	zhang3 de5	to look (pretty, the same etc)	19
旅客[旅客]	lu:3 ke4	traveler; tourist	1
秩序[秩序]	zhi4 xu4	order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
拥挤[擁擠]	yong1 ji3	crowded; to throng; congestion	4
公交车[公交車]	gong1 jiao1 che1	public transport vehicle; town bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4]	2
站牌[站牌]	zhan4 pai2	bus information board; street sign for a bus stop; bus stop	2
出口[出口]	chu1 kou3	an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port	3
左手[左手]	zuo3 shou3	left hand; left-hand side	2
米[米]	mi3	rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier)	17
孟[孟]	meng4	first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers	155
宇[宇]	yu3	room; universe	192
可乐[可樂]	ke3 le4	amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola	2
小意思[小意思]	xiao3 yi4 si5	small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts)	1
火车[火車]	huo3 che1	train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]	3
小妹妹[小妹妹]	xiao3 mei4 mei5	little sister; little girl; (coll.) vulva	2
人海[人海]	ren2 hai3	a multitude; a sea of people	1
茫茫[茫茫]	mang2 mang2	boundless; vast and obscure	1
相遇[相遇]	xiang1 yu4	to meet; to encounter; to come across	1
缘分[緣分]	yuan2 fen4	fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny	2
要么[要麼]	yao4 me5	or; either one or the other	10
咖啡[咖啡]	ka1 fei1	coffee (loanword); CL:杯[bei1]	2
咱们[咱們]	zan2 men5	we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]	117
酒店[酒店]	jiu3 dian4	wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club	10
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/175 words - 15 min
降[降]	jiang4	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend	3
降[降]	xiang2	to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame	3
降温[降溫]	jiang4 wen1	to become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling; (of interest, activity etc) to decline	4
放手[放手]	fang4 shou3	to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand	4
亲爱[親愛]	qin1 ai4	dear; beloved; darling	7
难听[難聽]	nan2 ting1	unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful	5
一般见识[一般見識]	yi1 ban1 jian4 shi5	to lower oneself to sb's level; to argue with sb less well-informed	4
好说[好說]	hao3 shuo1	easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me	3
小两口[小兩口]	xiao3 liang3 kou3	(coll.) young married couple	5
警察[警察]	jing3 cha2	police; police officer; CL:個|个[ge4]	19
同志[同志]	tong2 zhi4	comrade; (slang) homosexual; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
勾引[勾引]	gou1 yin3	to seduce; to tempt	7
倒打一耙[倒打一耙]	dao4 da3 yi1 pa2	lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)	1
冤枉[冤枉]	yuan1 wang5	to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile	1
叔叔[叔叔]	shu1 shu5	father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	23
报到[報到]	bao4 dao4	to report for duty; to check in; to register	4
学生[學生]	xue2 sheng5	student; schoolchild	12
姑娘[姑娘]	gu1 niang5	girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]	37
黄色[黃色]	huang2 se4	yellow (color); pornographic	3
小说[小說]	xiao3 shuo1	novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]	6
胡说八道[胡說八道]	hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4	to talk rubbish	15
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	9
正儿八经[正兒八經]	zheng4 er2 ba1 jing1	serious; earnest; real; true	5
出版社[出版社]	chu1 ban3 she4	publishing house	1
英国[英國]	Ying1 guo2	United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2]; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2]	1
作家[作家]	zuo4 jia1	author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/200 words - 16 min
劳伦斯[勞倫斯]	Lao2 lun2 si1	Lawrence (person name)	1
桥段[橋段]	qiao2 duan4	scene (in a movie etc); bridging element (in a performance)	2
章[章]	zhang1	chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order	4
裸[裸]	luo3	naked	1
双乳[雙乳]	shuang1 ru3	breasts	1
夜里[夜裡]	ye4 li5	during the night; at night; nighttime	2
闪闪[閃閃]	shan3 shan3	flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering	1
发光[發光]	fa1 guang1	to shine	3
屁股[屁股]	pi4 gu5	buttocks; bottom; butt; back part	4
野性[野性]	ye3 xing4	wild nature; unruliness	1
顺从[順從]	shun4 cong2	obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer	1
谁知[誰知]	shei2 zhi1	lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably	5
作品[作品]	zuo4 pin3	work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]	3
主题[主題]	zhu3 ti2	theme; subject	4
严肃[嚴肅]	yan2 su4	solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe	2
蕴含[蘊含]	yun4 han2	to contain; to accumulate	1
深邃[深邃]	shen1 sui4	deep (valley or night); abstruse; hidden in depth	1
小姑[小姑]	xiao3 gu1	husband's younger sister; sister-in-law	20
娘[娘]	niang2	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate	18
别着急[別著急]	bie2 zhao2 ji2	Don't worry!	5
合法[合法]	he2 fa3	lawful; legitimate; legal	1
出版物[出版物]	chu1 ban3 wu4	publications	1
合着[合著]	he2 zhe5	(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all	19
从头到尾[從頭到尾]	cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3	from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing)	3
小伙子[小伙子]	xiao3 huo3 zi5	young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4]	9
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/225 words - 17 min
原原本本[原原本本]	yuan2 yuan2 ben3 ben3	from beginning to end; in its entirety; in accord with fact; literal	1
复述[複述]	fu4 shu4	to repeat (one's own words or sb else's); (in the classroom) to paraphrase what one has learned	3
一遍[一遍]	yi1 bian4	one time (all the way through); once through	11
关键[關鍵]	guan1 jian4	crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal	4
细节[細節]	xi4 jie2	details; particulars	1
同事[同事]	tong2 shi4	colleague; co-worker; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	4
车站[車站]	che1 zhan4	rail station; bus stop; CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4]	1
调取[調取]	diao4 qu3	to obtain (information from an archive etc)	1
监控[監控]	jian1 kong4	to monitor	2
录像[錄像]	lu4 xiang4	to videotape; to videorecord; video recording; CL:盤|盘[pan2]	1
招惹[招惹]	zhao1 re3	to provoke; to tease	2
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)	13
初犯[初犯]	chu1 fan4	first offender; first offense	1
饶[饒]	rao2	rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although	2
老老[老老]	lao3 lao5	maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥	1
实[實]	shi2	real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely	4
起飞[起飛]	qi3 fei1	(of an aircraft) to take off	3
非得[非得]	fei1 dei3	(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must	19
十三[十三]	shi2 san1	thirteen; 13	1
硬座[硬座]	ying4 zuo4	hard seat (on trains or boats)	3
省[省]	sheng3	to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department	4
省[省]	xing3	to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)	4
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	53
北[北]	bei3	north; to be defeated (classical)	3
活生生[活生生]	huo2 sheng1 sheng1	real (people); living (artist); while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)	1
跨过[跨過]	kua4 guo4	to surmount; to cross over	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/250 words - 17 min
长江[長江]	Chang2 Jiang1	Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang	1
接上[接上]	jie1 shang4	to connect (a cable etc); to hook up (a device); to resume (a conversation); to set (a bone)	1
恋爱[戀愛]	lian4 ai4	(romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair	15
付出[付出]	fu4 chu1	to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)	6
异地恋[異地戀]	yi4 di4 lian4	long-distance romance; long-distance relationship	3
可贵[可貴]	ke3 gui4	to be treasured; praiseworthy	2
月光[月光]	yue4 guang1	moonlight	2
电话[電話]	dian4 hua4	telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number	38
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]	7
数目[數目]	shu4 mu4	amount; number	1
徐[徐]	xu2	slowly; gently	54
杰[傑]	jie2	hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished	53
玩儿命[玩兒命]	wan2 r5 ming4	to gamble with life; to take reckless risks	1
省钱[省錢]	sheng3 qian2	to save money	2
全世界[全世界]	quan2 shi4 jie4	worldwide; entire world	6
宝[寶]	bao3	jewel; gem; treasure; precious	2
自恋[自戀]	zi4 lian4	narcissism	2
狂[狂]	kuang2	mad; wild; violent	2
感兴趣[感興趣]	gan3 xing4 qu4	to be interested	3
人模狗样[人模狗樣]	ren2 mo2 gou3 yang4	(idiom) to pose; to put on airs	3
皮囊[皮囊]	pi2 nang2	leather bag	1
吸引[吸引]	xi1 yin3	to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	2
骄横[驕橫]	jiao1 heng4	arrogant; overbearing	1
幼稚[幼稚]	you4 zhi4	young; childish; puerile	11
灵魂[靈魂]	ling2 hun2	soul; spirit	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/275 words - 19 min
十万八千里[十萬八千里]	shi2 wan4 ba1 qian1 li3	light-years (apart); a million miles (apart); (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)	3
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]	55
报[報]	bao4	to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]	12
平安[平安]	ping2 an1	safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace	6
机票[機票]	ji1 piao4	air ticket; passenger ticket; CL:張|张[zhang1]	4
瞒[瞞]	man2	to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark	9
思[思]	si1	to think; to consider	3
过不去[過不去]	guo4 bu5 qu4	to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through	2
卑鄙[卑鄙]	bei1 bi3	base; mean; contemptible; despicable	2
仨[仨]	sa1	three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个)	9
每周[每週]	mei3 zhou1	every week	1
三次[三次]	san1 ci4	third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)	1
磨唧[磨唧]	mo2 ji1	to be very slow; to dawdle	4
赶不上[趕不上]	gan3 bu4 shang4	can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake	2
新生[新生]	xin1 sheng1	new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student	2
同学[同學]	tong2 xue2	to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]	64
系[系]	xi4	system; department; faculty	13
填表[填表]	tian2 biao3	fill a form	1
领[領]	ling3	neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc	6
资料[資料]	zi1 liao4	material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4]	7
行李[行李]	xing2 li5	luggage; CL:件[jian4]	6
宿舍[宿舍]	su4 she4	dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; CL:間|间[jian1]	32
表弟[表弟]	biao3 di4	younger male cousin via female line	7
姐[姐]	jie3	older sister	60
搭把手[搭把手]	da1 ba3 shou3	to help out	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/300 words - 21 min
呗[唄]	bei5	modal particle indicating indicating lack of enthusiasm; modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way	50
不动[不動]	bu4 dong4	motionless	3
大一[大一]	da4 yi1	first-year university student	8
害臊[害臊]	hai4 sao4	to be bashful; to feel ashamed	3
弟弟[弟弟]	di4 di5	younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	4
填[填]	tian2	to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in	11
姐姐[姐姐]	jie3 jie5	older sister; CL:個|个[ge4]	43
裤子[褲子]	ku4 zi5	trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2]	6
时尚[時尚]	shi2 shang4	fashion; fad; fashionable	3
街舞[街舞]	jie1 wu3	street dance (e.g. breakdance)	1
表演[表演]	biao3 yan3	play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3]	2
欣赏[欣賞]	xin1 shang3	to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire	9
节目[節目]	jie2 mu4	program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4]	1
钢琴[鋼琴]	gang1 qin2	piano; CL:架[jia4],臺|台[tai2]	3
独奏[獨奏]	du2 zou4	solo	1
梁祝[梁祝]	Liang2 Zhu4	The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale; abbr. for 梁山伯與祝英台|梁山伯与祝英台[Liang2 Shan1 bo2 yu3 Zhu4 Ying1 tai2]	1
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	8
本届[本屆]	ben3 jie4	current; this year	2
级[級]	ji2	level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level	7
护理[護理]	hu4 li3	to nurse; to tend and protect	3
孙[孫]	sun1	grandson; descendant	54
晓[曉]	xiao3	dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit	144
慧[慧]	hui4	intelligent	142
有请[有請]	you3 qing3	to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech)	1
胡话[胡話]	hu2 hua4	nonsense; ridiculous talk; hogwash	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/325 words - 22 min
上边[上邊]	shang4 bian5	the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up	1
瞧[瞧]	qiao2	to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit	34
举手投足[舉手投足]	ju3 shou3 tou2 zu2	one's every movement (idiom); comportment; gestures	1
温婉[溫婉]	wen1 wan3	sweet-tempered; gentle	1
大方[大方]	da4 fang5	generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed	3
韵味[韻味]	yun4 wei4	implicit charm in rhyme or sound; hinted appeal; interest	2
简直[簡直]	jian3 zhi2	simply; at all; practically	5
神仙[神仙]	shen2 xian1	Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person	20
语[語]	yu3	dialect; language; speech	4
嫣[嫣]	yan1	lovely; sweet	1
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	69
相比之下[相比之下]	xiang1 bi3 zhi1 xia4	by comparison	1
这不[這不]	zhe4 bu5	(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)	33
隔壁[隔壁]	ge2 bi4	next door; neighbor	4
弹[彈]	dan4	crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball	2
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)	2
琴[琴]	qin2	guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general	1
美女[美女]	mei3 nu:3	beautiful woman	1
屁[屁]	pi4	fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing	6
忌[忌]	ji4	to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth	1
赚钱[賺錢]	zhuan4 qian2	to earn money; moneymaking	10
啥[啥]	sha2	dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4]	43
干吗[幹嗎]	gan4 ma2	see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]	125
明知故问[明知故問]	ming2 zhi1 gu4 wen4	to ask a question, already knowing the answer	1
咱俩[咱倆]	zan2 lia3	the two of us	77
德行[德行]	de2 xing2	morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]	19
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/350 words - 25 min
达[達]	da2	to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent	78
进货[進貨]	jin4 huo4	to acquire stock; to replenish stock	4
渠道[渠道]	qu2 dao4	irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; means	1
联手[聯手]	lian2 shou3	lit. to join hands; to act together	1
天下[天下]	tian1 xia4	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule	2
无敌[無敵]	wu2 di2	unequalled; without rival; a paragon	1
店面[店面]	dian4 mian4	shop front	4
找着[找著]	zhao3 zhao2	to find	2
您好[您好]	nin2 hao3	hello (polite)	15
拨打[撥打]	bo1 da3	to call; to dial	7
关机[關機]	guan1 ji1	to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film	8
明儿[明兒]	ming2 r5	(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day	19
账[賬]	zhang4	account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]	24
表扬[表揚]	biao3 yang2	to praise; to commend	5
外头[外頭]	wai4 tou5	outside; out	1
委屈[委屈]	wei3 qu5	to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance	11
打电话[打電話]	da3 dian4 hua4	to make a telephone call	44
听见[聽見]	ting1 jian4	to hear	13
找不着[找不著]	zhao3 bu5 zhao2	to be unable to find	5
嵩[嵩]	song1	lofty; Mt Song in Henan	7
大学[大學]	da4 xue2	university; college; CL:所[suo3]	8
国家[國家]	guo2 jia1	country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
科研[科研]	ke1 yan2	(scientific) research	3
项目[項目]	xiang4 mu4	item; project; (sports) event; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
钱学森[錢學森]	Qian2 Xue2 sen1	Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/375 words - 25 min
邓[鄧]	Deng4	surname Deng	1
稼[稼]	jia4	to sow grain; (farm) crop	1
可不是[可不是]	ke3 bu5 shi4	that's just the way it is; exactly!	6
好歹[好歹]	hao3 dai3	good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever	10
北京[北京]	Bei3 jing1	Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government	65
比起[比起]	bi3 qi3	compared with	2
班[班]	ban1	team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups	19
逮[逮]	dai4	(literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until	2
异地[異地]	yi4 di4	different place; abroad	4
恋[戀]	lian4	to feel attached to; to long for; to love	6
明年[明年]	ming2 nian2	next year	2
交换[交換]	jiao1 huan4	to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute	7
昨儿[昨兒]	zuo2 r5	(coll.) yesterday	7
家教[家教]	jia1 jiao4	family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor	3
攒[攢]	zan3	to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save	14
手机[手機]	shou3 ji1	cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1]	28
爷爷[爺爺]	ye2 ye5	(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4]	28
生病[生病]	sheng1 bing4	to fall ill	7
全都[全都]	quan2 dou1	all; without exception	5
补贴[補貼]	bu3 tie1	to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit	1
家用[家用]	jia1 yong4	home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money	1
惨[慘]	can3	miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy	6
面儿[面兒]	mian4 r5	cover; outside	5
舍得[捨得]	she3 de5	to be willing to part with sth	7
姑奶奶[姑奶奶]	gu1 nai3 nai5	(coll.) father's father's sister; great aunt	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/400 words - 27 min
自个儿[自個兒]	zi4 ge3 r5	(dialect) oneself; by oneself	9
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)	18
出息[出息]	chu1 xi5	future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up	3
爷[爺]	ye2	grandpa; old gentleman	21
商业[商業]	shang1 ye4	business; trade; commerce	7
奇才[奇才]	qi2 cai2	genius	2
不少[不少]	bu4 shao3	many; a lot; not few	6
笑话[笑話]	xiao4 hua4	joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock	11
合伙[合伙]	he2 huo3	to act jointly; to form a partnership	1
深圳[深圳]	Shen1 zhen4	Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong	1
香港[香港]	Xiang1 gang3	Hong Kong	2
时刻[時刻]	shi2 ke4	time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always	4
流行[流行]	liu2 xing2	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable	2
前沿[前沿]	qian2 yan2	front-line; forward position; outpost; extending ahead; frontier (of science, technology etc)	2
经营[經營]	jing1 ying2	to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate	2
门道[門道]	men2 dao4	doorway; gateway	1
仗义[仗義]	zhang4 yi4	to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by	9
有钱[有錢]	you3 qian2	well-off; wealthy	11
小卖部[小賣部]	xiao3 mai4 bu4	kiosk; snack counter; retail department or section inside a larger business	2
想起[想起]	xiang3 qi3	to recall; to think of; to call to mind	8
哥们[哥們]	ge1 men5	Brothers!; brethren; dude (colloquial); brother (diminutive form of address between males)	15
旱涝保收[旱澇保收]	han4 lao4 bao3 shou1	to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood; to bring a stable income	1
哈喇子[哈喇子]	ha1 la2 zi5	(dialect) saliva	1
擦[擦]	ca1	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish	14
帅[帥]	shuai4	handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet!	20
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/425 words - 28 min
读[讀]	du2	to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]	8
商学院[商學院]	shang1 xue2 yuan4	business school; university of business studies	5
经商[經商]	jing1 shang1	to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business	4
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	13
舌头[舌頭]	she2 tou5	tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information	1
闪[閃]	shan3	to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine	1
有意思[有意思]	you3 yi4 si5	interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun	4
开店[開店]	kai1 dian4	to open shop	2
经济基础[經濟基礎]	jing1 ji4 ji1 chu3	socio-economic base; economic foundation	1
上层建筑[上層建築]	shang4 ceng2 jian4 zhu4	superstructure	1
世纪[世紀]	shi4 ji4	century; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
古板[古板]	gu3 ban3	outmoded; old-fashioned; inflexible	1
大学生[大學生]	da4 xue2 sheng1	university student; college student	2
纯粹[純粹]	chun2 cui4	pure; unadulterated; purely; completely	5
美好[美好]	mei3 hao3	beautiful; fine	3
爱情[愛情]	ai4 qing2	romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4]	20
爸[爸]	ba4	father; dad; pa; papa	71
痴情[癡情]	chi1 qing2	infatuation	2
经济[經濟]	jing1 ji4	economy; economic	1
分道扬镳[分道揚鑣]	fen1 dao4 yang2 biao1	lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom); fig. to part ways	1
总得[總得]	zong3 dei3	must; have to; be bound to	5
人物[人物]	ren2 wu4	person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
部署[部署]	bu4 shu3	to dispose; to deploy; deployment	1
大志[大志]	da4 zhi4	high aims	80
推荐[推薦]	tui1 jian4	to recommend; recommendation	6
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/450 words - 31 min
学校[學校]	xue2 xiao4	school; CL:所[suo3]	53
为啥[為啥]	wei4 sha2	dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]	7
物[物]	wu4	thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理	2
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	4
铺垫[鋪墊]	pu1 dian4	to spread out bedding; bedcover	1
气氛[氣氛]	qi4 fen1	atmosphere; mood	3
神秘[神秘]	shen2 mi4	mysterious; mystery	2
感[感]	gan3	to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~	3
小子[小子]	xiao3 zi5	(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow	17
谈恋爱[談戀愛]	tan2 lian4 ai4	to court; to go steady; to be dating	15
经验[經驗]	jing1 yan4	experience; to experience	7
单刀直入[單刀直入]	dan1 dao1 zhi2 ru4	to get straight to the point (idiom)	2
没脸没皮[沒臉沒皮]	mei2 lian3 mei2 pi2	shameless; brazen	1
含蓄[含蓄]	han2 xu4	to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved; restrained; (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning; implicit; veiled (criticism)	5
偶[偶]	ou3	accidental; image; pair; mate	1
咋[咋]	za3	dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]	25
五十[五十]	wu3 shi2	fifty	5
跑腿[跑腿]	pao3 tui3	to run errands	2
成交[成交]	cheng2 jiao1	to complete a contract; to reach a deal	6
磁带[磁帶]	ci2 dai4	magnetic tape; CL:盤|盘[pan2],盒[he2]	25
带给[帶給]	dai4 gei3	to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to	7
流行音乐[流行音樂]	liu2 xing2 yin1 yue4	pop music	2
这年头[這年頭]	zhe4 nian2 tou5	(coll.) nowadays	1
城市[城市]	cheng2 shi4	city; town; CL:座[zuo4]	5
寂寞[寂寞]	ji4 mo4	lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/475 words - 33 min
狼狈[狼狽]	lang2 bei4	in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.)	1
路边[路邊]	lu4 bian1	curb; roadside; wayside	2
座位[座位]	zuo4 wei4	seat; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
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]	6
浪漫[浪漫]	lang4 man4	romantic	7
理会[理會]	li3 hui4	to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of	2
风格[風格]	feng1 ge2	style	4
时下[時下]	shi2 xia4	at present; right now	1
盘[盤]	pan2	plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess	16
孙燕姿[孫燕姿]	Sun1 Yan4 zi1	Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter	3
同名[同名]	tong2 ming2	of the same name; homonymous; self-titled (album)	1
专辑[專輯]	zhuan1 ji2	album; record (music); special collection of printed or broadcast material	1
出发[出發]	chu1 fa1	to set off; to start (on a journey)	2
步伐[步伐]	bu4 fa2	pace; (measured) step; march	1
告别[告別]	gao4 bie2	to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to	1
旧[舊]	jiu4	old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)	9
不像话[不像話]	bu4 xiang4 hua4	unreasonable; shocking; outrageous	1
体会[體會]	ti3 hui4	to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience	1
变化[變化]	bian4 hua4	change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
是否[是否]	shi4 fou3	whether (or not); if; is or isn't	3
情绪化[情緒化]	qing2 xu4 hua4	emotional; sentimental	1
迷惑[迷惑]	mi2 huo5	to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle	4
善良[善良]	shan4 liang2	good and honest; kindhearted	2
往前[往前]	wang3 qian2	to move forwards	1
后退[後退]	hou4 tui4	to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/500 words - 34 min
提高[提高]	ti2 gao1	to raise; to increase; to improve	2
分贝[分貝]	fen1 bei4	decibel	1
速度[速度]	su4 du4	speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
加倍[加倍]	jia1 bei4	to double; to redouble	1
作对[作對]	zuo4 dui4	to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair	1
心理[心理]	xin1 li3	mental; psychological	4
心跳[心跳]	xin1 tiao4	heartbeat; pulse	2
半天[半天]	ban4 tian1	half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
门口[門口]	men2 kou3	doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
新天地[新天地]	Xin1 tian1 di4	Xintiandi (shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai)	5
音像[音像]	yin1 xiang4	audio and video; audiovisual	12
医学院[醫學院]	yi1 xue2 yuan4	medical school	28
叶[葉]	ye4	leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats	4
荣[榮]	rong2	glory; honor; thriving	4
添[添]	tian1	to add; to increase; to replenish	5
届[屆]	jie4	to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)	5
个儿[個兒]	ge4 r5	size; height; stature	1
顺[順]	shun4	to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable	3
缺点[缺點]	que1 dian3	weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
细皮嫩肉[細皮嫩肉]	xi4 pi2 nen4 rou4	soft skin and tender flesh (idiom); smooth-skinned	1
女生[女生]	nu:3 sheng1	schoolgirl; female student; girl	17
内向[內向]	nei4 xiang4	reserved (personality); introverted; (economics etc) domestic-oriented	1
音乐[音樂]	yin1 yue4	music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]	2
表达[表達]	biao3 da2	to express; to convey	3
心声[心聲]	xin1 sheng1	thoughts; feelings; aspirations; heartfelt wishes; inner voice	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/525 words - 38 min
推广[推廣]	tui1 guang3	to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc)	1
纯情[純情]	chun2 qing2	pure and innocent; a pure heart	1
我去[我去]	wo3 qu4	(slang) dang!; shoot!	1
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)	3
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)	2
供不应求[供不應求]	gong1 bu4 ying4 qiu2	supply does not meet demand	1
今年[今年]	jin1 nian2	this year	11
纳斯达克[納斯達克]	Na4 si1 da2 ke4	NASDAQ (stock exchange)	2
金融危机[金融危機]	jin1 rong2 wei1 ji1	financial crisis	1
敲钟[敲鐘]	qiao1 zhong1	to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime	2
员工[員工]	yuan2 gong1	staff; personnel; employee	3
渴[渴]	ke3	thirsty	3
推销[推銷]	tui1 xiao1	to market; to sell	1
两头[兩頭]	liang3 tou2	both ends; both parties to a deal	4
奇[奇]	qi2	strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually	3
女子[女子]	nu:3 zi3	woman; female	3
非要[非要]	fei1 yao4	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)	6
脾气[脾氣]	pi2 qi5	character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
达成[達成]	da2 cheng2	to reach (an agreement); to accomplish	2
愿望[願望]	yuan4 wang4	desire; wish	3
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	24
半年[半年]	ban4 nian2	half a year	3
脑子[腦子]	nao3 zi5	brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]	18
收下[收下]	shou1 xia4	to accept; to receive	5
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	7
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/550 words - 43 min
开口[開口]	kai1 kou3	to open one's mouth; to start to talk	2
欢迎光临[歡迎光臨]	huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2	welcome	2
错怪[錯怪]	cuo4 guai4	to blame sb wrongly	1
家庭[家庭]	jia1 ting2	family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]	3
条件[條件]	tiao2 jian4	condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
不太好[不太好]	bu4 tai4 hao3	not so good; not too well	8
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	5
不差[不差]	bu4 cha4	not bad; OK	2
因[因]	yin1	cause; reason; because	1
赔礼[賠禮]	pei2 li3	to offer an apology; to make amends	1
一块儿[一塊兒]	yi1 kuai4 r5	erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]	1
特色[特色]	te4 se4	characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality	3
音质[音質]	yin1 zhi4	tone; sound quality; timbre	1
晚饭[晚飯]	wan3 fan4	evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	4
美丽[美麗]	mei3 li4	beautiful	3
货架[貨架]	huo4 jia4	shelf for goods; shop shelf	3
里里外外[裡裡外外]	li3 li3 wai4 wai4	inside and out	1
追求[追求]	zhui1 qiu2	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo	10
女孩[女孩]	nu:3 hai2	girl; lass	34
主要[主要]	zhu3 yao4	main; principal; major; primary	8
方面[方面]	fang1 mian4	respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
要不[要不]	yao4 bu4	otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)	23
狗嘴里吐不出象牙[狗嘴裏吐不出象牙]	gou3 zui3 li5 tu3 bu4 chu1 xiang4 ya2	no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom); no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel	1
不足[不足]	bu4 zu2	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not	2
败[敗]	bai4	to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep01/552 words - 43 min
有余[有餘]	you3 yu2	to have an abundance	1
惹[惹]	re3	to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)	15
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/25 words - 3 min
运[運]	yun4	to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate	2
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)	8
不住[不住]	bu4 zhu4	repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc)	11
敞开[敞開]	chang3 kai1	to open wide; unrestrictedly	8
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	6
有的是[有的是]	you3 de5 shi4	have plenty of; there's no lack of	2
精力[精力]	jing1 li4	energy	6
无限[無限]	wu2 xian4	unlimited; unbounded	1
腻[膩]	ni4	greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of	4
周末[週末]	zhou1 mo4	weekend	6
上海[上海]	Shang4 hai3	Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]	9
辩论[辯論]	bian4 lun4	debate; argument; to argue over; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]	1
赛[賽]	sai4	to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel	17
比赛[比賽]	bi3 sai4	competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete	6
巨大[巨大]	ju4 da4	huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous	1
惊喜[驚喜]	jing1 xi3	nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised	9
傻瓜[傻瓜]	sha3 gua1	idiot; fool	3
等于[等於]	deng3 yu2	to equal; to be tantamount to	4
发烧[發燒]	fa1 shao1	to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever	5
机体[機體]	ji1 ti3	organism (biology); airframe (aeronautics)	1
致[致]	zhi4	to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey	2
原[原]	yuan2	former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	2
作用[作用]	zuo4 yong4	to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
或[或]	huo4	maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or	2
体温[體溫]	ti3 wen1	(body) temperature	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/50 words - 4 min
中枢[中樞]	zhong1 shu1	center; backbone; hub (e.g. of transport network); the central administration	3
功能[功能]	gong1 neng2	function; capability	3
障碍[障礙]	zhang4 ai4	barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle	2
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	6
一边[一邊]	yi1 bian1	one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while	9
背书[背書]	bei4 shu1	to repeat a lesson; to learn by heart; to endorse a check	3
回头[回頭]	hui2 tou2	to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by	26
了事[了事]	liao3 shi4	to dispose of a matter; to be done with it	3
一心二用[一心二用]	yi1 xin1 er4 yong4	to do two things at once (idiom); to multitask; to divide one's attention	1
一心[一心]	yi1 xin1	wholeheartedly; heart and soul	2
兴奋剂[興奮劑]	xing1 fen4 ji4	stimulant; doping (in athletics)	1
瞎[瞎]	xia1	blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose	17
工伤[工傷]	gong1 shang1	industrial injury	1
为富不仁[為富不仁]	wei2 fu4 bu4 ren2	the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).	1
量身定制[量身定製]	liang2 shen1 ding4 zhi4	tailor-made	1
力比多[力比多]	li4 bi3 duo1	libido (loanword)	4
力量[力量]	li4 liang5	power; force; strength	1
后进[後進]	hou4 jin4	less advanced; underdeveloped; lagging behind; the younger generation; the less experienced ones	1
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	15
快感[快感]	kuai4 gan3	pleasure; thrill; delight; joy; pleasurable sensation; a high	2
流氓[流氓]	liu2 mang2	rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior	6
游戏机[遊戲機]	you2 xi4 ji1	video game; game machine	1
郁闷[鬱悶]	yu4 men4	gloomy; depressed	4
犯不上[犯不上]	fan4 bu5 shang4	see 犯不著|犯不着[fan4 bu5 zhao2]	1
糊[糊]	hu2	muddled; paste; scorched	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/75 words - 6 min
脑[腦]	nao3	brain; mind; head; essence	6
请教[請教]	qing3 jiao4	to ask for guidance; to consult	2
花花公子[花花公子]	hua1 hua1 gong1 zi3	playboy	4
潜质[潛質]	qian2 zhi4	potential	1
打听[打聽]	da3 ting5	to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around	18
好心[好心]	hao3 xin1	kindness; good intentions	7
憋[憋]	bie1	to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)	16
小人[小人]	xiao3 ren2	person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character	2
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	4
君子[君子]	jun1 zi3	nobleman; person of noble character	7
腹[腹]	fu4	abdomen; stomach; belly	2
父女[父女]	fu4 nu:3	father and daughter	2
尾巴[尾巴]	wei3 ba5	tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]	2
狼[狼]	lang2	wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]	11
图谋[圖謀]	tu2 mou2	to conspire	2
诈[詐]	zha4	to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff	5
不许[不許]	bu4 xu3	not to allow; must not; can't	19
惦记[惦記]	dian4 ji4	to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about	4
说到做到[說到做到]	shuo1 dao4 zuo4 dao4	to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise	2
贾[賈]	gu3	merchant; to buy	2
猛地[猛地]	meng3 de5	suddenly	1
抬头[抬頭]	tai2 tou2	to raise one's head; to gain ground; account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc	1
扇[扇]	shan1	to fan; to slap sb on the face	3
扇[扇]	shan4	fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc	3
窗户[窗戶]	chuang1 hu5	window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4]	8
伸出[伸出]	shen1 chu1	to extend	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/100 words - 8 min
胳膊[胳膊]	ge1 bo5	arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1]	4
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]	11
头上[頭上]	tou2 shang4	overhead; above	5
极力[極力]	ji2 li4	to make a supreme effort; at all costs	1
逃[逃]	tao2	to escape; to run away; to flee	2
腿[腿]	tui3	leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]	9
探[探]	tan4	to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward	1
特[特]	te4	special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex	61
校花[校花]	xiao4 hua1	the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiao4 cao3]); school beauty queen; campus belle; prom queen	3
天上[天上]	tian1 shang4	celestial; heavenly	5
长眼[長眼]	zhang3 yan3	to have eyes; (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious	2
评[評]	ping2	to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)	1
西游记[西遊記]	Xi1 you2 Ji4	Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey	1
蜘蛛[蜘蛛]	zhi1 zhu1	spider	1
精[精]	jing1	essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)	1
林黛玉[林黛玉]	Lin2 Dai4 yu4	Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉	3
不仅[不僅]	bu4 jin3	not only (this one); not just (...) but also	3
讲究[講究]	jiang3 jiu5	to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen	3
常用[常用]	chang2 yong4	in common usage	1
化妆品[化妝品]	hua4 zhuang1 pin3	cosmetic; makeup product	6
楠[楠]	nan2	Machilus nanmu; Chinese cedar; Chinese giant redwood	20
兰[蘭]	lan2	orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)	3
什么的[什麼的]	shen2 me5 de5	and so on; and what not	8
法国[法國]	Fa3 guo2	France; French	3
乘凉[乘涼]	cheng2 liang2	to cool off in the shade	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/125 words - 10 min
凉快[涼快]	liang2 kuai5	nice and cold; pleasantly cool	1
好球[好球]	hao3 qiu2	(ball sports) good shot!; nice hit!; well played!	9
乐[樂]	le4	happy; cheerful; to laugh	12
乐[樂]	yue4	music	12
嘞[嘞]	lei5	sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval	23
太阳[太陽]	tai4 yang5	sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]	6
底下[底下]	di3 xia5	the location below sth; afterwards	8
看书[看書]	kan4 shu1	to read; to study	2
瘸[瘸]	que2	lame	2
所谓[所謂]	suo3 wei4	so-called; what is called	3
大丈夫[大丈夫]	da4 zhang4 fu5	a manly man; a man of character	1
一言[一言]	yi1 yan2	one sentence; brief remark	2
既[既]	ji4	already; since; both... (and...)	1
老爷[老爺]	lao3 ye5	(respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather	4
倔强[倔強]	jue2 jiang4	stubborn; obstinate; unbending	1
说说[說說]	shuo1 shuo5	to say sth	16
价值[價值]	jia4 zhi2	value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	2
兰蔻[蘭蔻]	Lan2 kou4	Lancôme, French cosmetics brand	2
劲[勁]	jin4	strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]	12
爆[爆]	bao4	to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil	1
古代[古代]	gu3 dai4	ancient times; olden times	1
浸[浸]	jin4	to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradually	3
猪笼[豬籠]	zhu1 long2	cylindrical bamboo or wire frame used to constrain a pig during transport	2
办妥[辦妥]	ban4 tuo3	to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through	1
附[附]	fu4	to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached	3
赠[贈]	zeng4	to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/150 words - 12 min
三围[三圍]	san1 wei2	BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸圍|胸围[xiong1 wei2], waist 腰圍|腰围[yao1 wei2] and hip 臀圍|臀围[tun2 wei2]	1
信息[信息]	xin4 xi1	information; news; message	6
存[存]	cun2	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive	7
里边[裡邊]	li3 bian5	inside	7
联系[聯繫]	lian2 xi4	connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch	12
得寸进尺[得寸進尺]	de2 cun4 jin4 chi3	lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile	1
几点[幾點]	ji3 dian3	what time?; when?	6
上午[上午]	shang4 wu3	morning; CL:個|个[ge4]	9
订[訂]	ding4	to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order	8
事先[事先]	shi4 xian1	in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior	2
声明[聲明]	sheng1 ming2	to state; to declare; statement; declaration; CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4]	2
单独[單獨]	dan1 du2	alone; by oneself; on one's own	8
上场[上場]	shang4 chang3	on stage; to go on stage; to take the field	1
队友[隊友]	dui4 you3	member of same class, team, work group etc; teammate	3
车票[車票]	che1 piao4	ticket (for a bus or train)	1
黄浦[黃浦]	Huang2 pu3	the main river through Shanghai; name of a district in Shanghai	1
江畔[江畔]	jiang1 pan4	riverbank	1
五星级[五星級]	wu3 xing1 ji2	five-star (hotel)	1
推开[推開]	tui1 kai1	to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline	3
窗[窗]	chuang1	shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4]	2
黄浦江[黃浦江]	Huang2 pu3 jiang1	Huangpu River in Shanghai	1
夜景[夜景]	ye4 jing3	nightscape	1
万一[萬一]	wan4 yi1	just in case; if by any chance; contingency	21
出[齣]	chu1	variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)	2
安全带[安全帶]	an1 quan2 dai4	seat belt; safety belt	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/175 words - 22 min
发车[發車]	fa1 che1	departure (of a coach or train); to dispatch a vehicle	1
狠[狠]	hen3	ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3]	5
随身[隨身]	sui2 shen1	to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one	2
下车[下車]	xia4 che1	to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)	3
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	4
丢三落四[丟三落四]	diu1 san1 la4 si4	forgetful; empty-headed	1
对面[對面]	dui4 mian4	(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face	3
电[電]	dian4	electric; electricity; electrical	2
非[非]	fei1	to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must	8
底线[底線]	di3 xian4	to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports); baseline; minimum; spy; plant	8
昨晚[昨晚]	zuo2 wan3	yesterday evening; last night	3
领导[領導]	ling3 dao3	lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]	2
喝酒[喝酒]	he1 jiu3	to drink (alcohol)	6
校方[校方]	xiao4 fang1	the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc); the school authorities	1
宾馆[賓館]	bin1 guan3	guesthouse; lodge; hotel; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]	1
集合[集合]	ji2 he2	to gather; to assemble; set (math.)	1
一面[一面]	yi1 mian4	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face	3
满意[滿意]	man3 yi4	satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction	8
礼拜[禮拜]	li3 bai4	week; religious service; worship; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
这就[這就]	zhe4 jiu4	immediately; at once	11
第二天[第二天]	di4 er4 tian1	next day; the morrow	1
丫鬟[丫鬟]	ya1 huan5	servant girl; maid	1
使唤[使喚]	shi3 huan4	to order sb about; to use sb	4
逆来顺受[逆來順受]	ni4 lai2 shun4 shou4	to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it; to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc	1
懒得[懶得]	lan3 de2	not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/200 words - 25 min
两句[兩句]	liang3 ju4	(say) a few words	3
变态[變態]	bian4 tai4	to metamorphose (biology); abnormal; perverted; hentai; (slang) pervert	5
还嘴[還嘴]	huan2 zui3	to retort; to answer back	2
拿走[拿走]	na2 zou3	to take away	5
夜不归宿[夜不歸宿]	ye4 bu4 gui1 su4	to stay out all night (idiom)	1
不对劲[不對勁]	bu4 dui4 jin4	not in good condition; wrong; fishy	5
比如[比如]	bi3 ru2	for example; for instance; such as	3
倒腾[倒騰]	dao3 teng5	to move; to shift; to exchange; to buy and sell; peddling	4
进展[進展]	jin4 zhan3	to make headway; to make progress	3
心慌[心慌]	xin1 huang1	to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat	1
安全感[安全感]	an1 quan2 gan3	sense of security	1
眼神[眼神]	yan3 shen2	expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)	4
空洞[空洞]	kong1 dong4	cavity; empty; vacuous	1
洞[洞]	dong4	cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
怎么着[怎麼著]	zen3 me5 zhao1	what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]	34
不理[不理]	bu4 li3	to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore	3
杰克[傑克]	Jie2 ke4	Jack (name)	3
两情相悦[兩情相悅]	liang3 qing2 xiang1 yue4	(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine	1
操心[操心]	cao1 xin1	to worry about	8
木头[木頭]	mu4 tou5	slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]	1
疙瘩[疙瘩]	ge1 da5	swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; preoccupation; problem	1
跟前[跟前]	gen1 qian2	the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date)	1
忒[忒]	te4	to err; to change	20
冷血[冷血]	leng3 xue4	cold-blood; cold-blooded (animal)	2
狗血喷头[狗血噴頭]	gou3 xie3 pen1 tou2	torrent of abuse (idiom)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/225 words - 26 min
榆[榆]	yu2	elm	1
木[木]	mu4	tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	2
脑袋[腦袋]	nao3 dai4	head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]	1
不解风情[不解風情]	bu4 jie3 feng1 qing2	unromantic; insensitive	1
编[編]	bian1	to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate	2
程[程]	cheng2	rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence	1
外心[外心]	wai4 xin1	(of a married person) interest in a third person; (old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition; (math.) circumcenter (of a polygon)	1
照片[照片]	zhao4 pian4	photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2]	7
钱包[錢包]	qian2 bao1	purse; wallet	3
搁[擱]	ge1	to place; to put aside; to shelve	5
情侣[情侶]	qing2 lu:3	sweethearts; lovers	8
手链[手鏈]	shou3 lian4	chain bracelet; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
越[越]	yue4	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more	28
珍惜[珍惜]	zhen1 xi1	to treasure; to value; to cherish	5
心疼[心疼]	xin1 teng2	to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed	5
妞[妞]	niu1	girl	4
遍[遍]	bian4	everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time	6
和好[和好]	he2 hao3	to become reconciled; on good terms with each other	1
首次[首次]	shou3 ci4	first; first time; for the first time	2
接触[接觸]	jie1 chu4	to touch; to contact; access; in touch with	2
大体[大體]	da4 ti3	in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; (Tw) remains (of a dead person)	9
老师[老師]	lao3 shi1	teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	139
生理[生理]	sheng1 li3	physiology	3
排斥[排斥]	pai2 chi4	to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel	1
极大[極大]	ji2 da4	maximum; enormous	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/250 words - 28 min
限度[限度]	xian4 du4	limitation; limit	2
尊重[尊重]	zun1 zhong4	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper	6
自告奋勇[自告奮勇]	zi4 gao4 fen4 yong3	to volunteer for; to offer to undertake	1
楼下[樓下]	lou2 xia4	downstairs	2
陈[陳]	chen2	to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale	3
期末[期末]	qi1 mo4	end of term	5
成绩[成績]	cheng2 ji4	achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	5
勇气可嘉[勇氣可嘉]	yong3 qi4 ke3 jia1	to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)	1
尴尬[尷尬]	gan1 ga4	awkward; embarrassed	6
弱[弱]	ruo4	weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than	1
医生[醫生]	yi1 sheng1	doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	36
不争气[不爭氣]	bu4 zheng1 qi4	to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations	1
花钱[花錢]	hua1 qian2	to spend money	8
抠[摳]	kou1	to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly	6
学分[學分]	xue2 fen1	course credit	5
看在眼里[看在眼裡]	kan4 zai4 yan3 li5	to observe; to take it all in	1
好学[好學]	hao4 xue2	eager to study; studious; erudite	1
在意[在意]	zai4 yi4	to care about; to mind	6
班级[班級]	ban1 ji2	class (group of students); grade (in school)	4
贡献[貢獻]	gong4 xian4	to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
境界[境界]	jing4 jie4	boundary; state; realm	3
不见兔子不撒鹰[不見兔子不撒鷹]	bu4 jian4 tu4 zi5 bu4 sa1 ying1	you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom); one doesn't act without some incentive	1
馋[饞]	chan2	gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving	3
背后[背後]	bei4 hou4	behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back	1
开学[開學]	kai1 xue2	foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/275 words - 30 min
系主任[系主任]	xi4 zhu3 ren4	chairman of department; dean; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]	1
考[考]	kao3	to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father	6
院校[院校]	yuan4 xiao4	college; academy; educational institution	1
捞[撈]	lao1	to fish up; to dredge up	5
犯不着[犯不著]	fan4 bu5 zhao2	not worthwhile	2
获得[獲得]	huo4 de2	to obtain; to receive; to get	1
忍心[忍心]	ren3 xin1	to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task	5
冷不丁[冷不丁]	leng3 bu5 ding1	suddenly; by surprise	1
肉麻[肉麻]	rou4 ma2	sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise)	3
鸡皮疙瘩[雞皮疙瘩]	ji1 pi2 ge1 da5	goose pimples; goose bumps	2
百度[百度]	Bai3 du4	Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999	8
腻歪[膩歪]	ni4 wai5	(of a couple) to be sweet to each other; lovey-dovey; variant of 膩味|腻味[ni4 wei5]	1
没戏[沒戲]	mei2 xi4	(coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless	2
熬[熬]	ao2	to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure	11
相爱[相愛]	xiang1 ai4	to love each other	1
咒[咒]	zhou4	incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb	3
自力更生[自力更生]	zi4 li4 geng1 sheng1	regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance	1
推车[推車]	tui1 che1	cart; trolley; to push a cart	1
默哀[默哀]	mo4 ai1	to observe a moment of silence in tribute	1
心怀[心懷]	xin1 huai2	to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions)	1
随[隨]	sui2	to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently	2
便[便]	bian4	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards	3
品[品]	pin3	article; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character; disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)	4
生前[生前]	sheng1 qian2	(of a deceased) during one's life; while living	1
倍儿[倍兒]	bei4 r5	very; much (Beijing dialect)	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/300 words - 33 min
看出[看出]	kan4 chu1	to make out; to see	4
确实[確實]	que4 shi2	indeed; really; reliable; real; true	11
杵[杵]	chu3	pestle; to poke	5
说风凉话[說風涼話]	shuo1 feng1 liang2 hua4	to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk	1
手滑[手滑]	shou3 hua2	to do sth by mistake (with one's hand); to make a slip of the hand (e.g. click the wrong button)	1
建[建]	jian4	to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct	3
校[校]	jiao4	to proofread; to check; to compare	27
校[校]	xiao4	school; military officer; CL:所[suo3]	27
专业[專業]	zhuan1 ye4	specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional	11
教授[教授]	jiao4 shou4	professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	7
极度[極度]	ji2 du4	extremely	1
作为[作為]	zuo4 wei2	one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be	13
班主任[班主任]	ban1 zhu3 ren4	teacher in charge of a class	2
丢脸[丟臉]	diu1 lian3	to lose face; humiliation	3
深刻[深刻]	shen1 ke4	profound; deep; deep-going	3
排除[排除]	pai2 chu2	to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out	1
记过[記過]	ji4 guo4	to give sb a demerit	1
处分[處分]	chu3 fen4	to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter); CL:個|个[ge4]	2
丑[醜]	chou3	shameful; ugly; disgraceful	10
撮[撮]	cuo1	to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips; to scoop up; to collect together; to extract; to gather up; classifier: pinch; Taiwan pr. [cuo4]	6
补偿[補償]	bu3 chang2	to compensate; to make up	4
西边[西邊]	xi1 bian1	west; west side; western part; to the west of	2
全聚德[全聚德]	Quan2 ju4 de2	Quanjude (famous Chinese restaurant)	1
气派[氣派]	qi4 pai4	impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air	2
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	2
点菜[點菜]	dian3 cai4	to order dishes (in a restaurant)	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/325 words - 34 min
价格[價格]	jia4 ge2	price; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
心惊肉跳[心驚肉跳]	xin1 jing1 rou4 tiao4	lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster	1
盐水[鹽水]	Yan2 shui3	Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan	1
鸭[鴨]	ya1	duck; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) male prostitute	2
蟹粉[蟹粉]	xie4 fen3	crab meat	1
狮子头[獅子頭]	shi1 zi5 tou2	lit. lion's head; pork meatballs	2
煮[煮]	zhu3	to cook; to boil	4
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	2
松鼠[松鼠]	song1 shu3	squirrel	1
鱼[魚]	yu2	fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]	8
鸣[鳴]	ming2	to cry (of birds, animals and insects)	2
汤包[湯包]	tang1 bao1	steamed dumpling	2
芥末[芥末]	jie4 mo5	mustard; wasabi	1
虾[蝦]	xia1	shrimp; prawn	2
球[球]	qiu2	ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3]	20
黄鱼[黃魚]	huang2 yu2	yellow croaker (fish)	1
卷[捲]	juan3	to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on; roll	1
精致[精緻]	jing1 zhi4	delicate; fine; exquisite; refined	1
量[量]	liang2	to measure	8
量[量]	liang4	capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word	8
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	4
饱[飽]	bao3	to eat till full; satisfied	3
寒碜[寒磣]	han2 chen5	ugly; shameful; to ridicule	1
服务员[服務員]	fu2 wu4 yuan2	waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	2
小吃[小吃]	xiao3 chi1	snack; refreshments; CL:家[jia1]	1
叫板[叫板]	jiao4 ban3	to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/350 words - 34 min
厨[廚]	chu2	kitchen	1
说道[說道]	shuo1 dao4	to state; to say (the quoted words)	2
肥[肥]	fei2	fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure	2
肉[肉]	rou4	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130	7
瘦肉[瘦肉]	shou4 rou4	lean meat	1
加上[加上]	jia1 shang4	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that	4
葱[蔥]	cong1	scallion; green onion	1
蒜[蒜]	suan4	garlic; CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4]	5
鸡蛋[雞蛋]	ji1 dan4	(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]	2
剁[剁]	duo4	to chop up (meat etc); to chop off (sb's hand etc)	4
泥[泥]	ni2	mud; clay; paste; pulp	2
捏[捏]	nie1	to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up	3
拳头[拳頭]	quan2 tou5	fist; clenched fist; CL:個|个[ge4]; competitive (product)	1
大小[大小]	da4 xiao3	dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority	2
肉丸[肉丸]	rou4 wan2	meatball	1
清蒸[清蒸]	qing1 zheng1	steamed in broth	1
红烧[紅燒]	hong2 shao1	simmer-fried (dish)	1
真事[真事]	zhen1 shi4	reality; veracity; the real thing	1
医[醫]	yi1	medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat	24
厨师[廚師]	chu2 shi1	cook; chef	1
途[途]	tu2	way; route; road	1
对了[對了]	dui4 le5	Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ...	3
尝[嘗]	chang2	to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once	20
厨艺[廚藝]	chu2 yi4	cooking skills; culinary talent	2
感恩戴德[感恩戴德]	gan3 en1 dai4 de2	deeply grateful	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/375 words - 37 min
做菜[做菜]	zuo4 cai4	to cook; cooking	1
稀罕[稀罕]	xi1 han5	rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3]	4
胃口[胃口]	wei4 kou3	appetite; liking	7
圆[圓]	yuan2	circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)	9
卫生间[衛生間]	wei4 sheng1 jian1	bathroom; toilet; WC; CL:間|间[jian1]	6
信号[信號]	xin4 hao4	signal	7
四十[四十]	si4 shi2	forty; 40	5
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	2
垫付[墊付]	dian4 fu4	to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later	1
恐怕[恐怕]	kong3 pa4	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe	3
信用卡[信用卡]	xin4 yong4 ka3	credit card	1
银行卡[銀行卡]	yin2 hang2 ka3	bank card; ATM card	5
提现[提現]	ti2 xian4	to withdraw funds	1
银行[銀行]	yin2 hang2	bank; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]	3
派出所[派出所]	pai4 chu1 suo3	local police station	4
局子[局子]	ju2 zi5	police station	3
不仁[不仁]	bu4 ren2	not benevolent; heartless; numb	1
不义[不義]	bu4 yi4	injustice	2
请客[請客]	qing3 ke4	to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner	1
成全[成全]	cheng2 quan2	to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off	5
语文[語文]	yu3 wen2	literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)	1
及[及]	ji2	and; to reach; up to; in time for	2
格[格]	ge2	square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively	1
馆子[館子]	guan3 zi5	restaurant; theater (old)	2
前途[前途]	qian2 tu2	prospects; future outlook; journey	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/400 words - 38 min
案底[案底]	an4 di3	criminal record	1
不划算[不划算]	bu4 hua2 suan4	it isn't worth it; not cost-effective; not profitable; too expensive	2
大不了[大不了]	da4 bu4 liao3	at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming	5
互[互]	hu4	mutual	5
执法[執法]	zhi2 fa3	to enforce a law; law enforcement	1
部门[部門]	bu4 men2	department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
吃亏[吃虧]	chi1 kui1	to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately	4
方案[方案]	fang1 an4	plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill; CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4]	2
合理[合理]	he2 li3	rational; reasonable; fair	2
餐厅[餐廳]	can1 ting1	dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1]	10
凑[湊]	cou4	to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity	5
小气[小氣]	xiao3 qi4	stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty	3
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	4
使[使]	shi3	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger	6
绊[絆]	ban4	to trip; to stumble; to hinder	2
后果[後果]	hou4 guo3	consequences; aftermath	2
自负[自負]	zi4 fu4	conceited; to take responsibility	1
闺女[閨女]	gui1 nu:3	maiden; unmarried woman; daughter	12
种种[種種]	zhong3 zhong3	all kinds of	2
罪行[罪行]	zui4 xing2	crime; offense	1
复读[復讀]	fu4 du2	to return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school	1
机[機]	ji1	machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2]	4
横[橫]	heng2	horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent	1
认栽[認栽]	ren4 zai1	to admit defeat	1
鼻青脸肿[鼻青臉腫]	bi2 qing1 lian3 zhong3	a bloody nose and a swollen face; badly battered	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/425 words - 39 min
亏[虧]	kui1	deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that...	4
手指头[手指頭]	shou3 zhi3 tou5	fingertip; finger	1
说起[說起]	shuo1 qi3	to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for	1
抛下[拋下]	pao1 xia4	to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down	1
赴[赴]	fu4	to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc)	1
美利坚[美利堅]	Mei3 li4 jian1	America	1
罢了[罷了]	ba4 le5	a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)	1
嫉妒[嫉妒]	ji2 du4	to be jealous; to envy; to hate	3
主任[主任]	zhu3 ren4	director; head; CL:個|个[ge4]	29
北冰洋[北冰洋]	Bei3 bing1 yang2	Arctic ocean	1
辣椒[辣椒]	la4 jiao1	hot pepper; chili	1
粉[粉]	fen3	powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink	3
王八[王八]	wang2 ba1	tortoise; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel; pimp	1
蹭[蹭]	ceng4	to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload	3
消停[消停]	xiao1 ting2	to calm down; to stop; to pause; calmly; peaceful; restful	3
警惕[警惕]	jing3 ti4	to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn	1
一代[一代]	yi1 dai4	generation	1
恩怨[恩怨]	en1 yuan4	gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances	2
漂白[漂白]	piao3 bai2	to bleach; to whiten	1
黑心[黑心]	hei1 xin1	ruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy; black core (flaw in pottery)	2
肠[腸]	chang2	intestines	2
情书[情書]	qing2 shu1	love letter	29
暴打[暴打]	bao4 da3	to beat viciously	1
找事[找事]	zhao3 shi4	to look for employment; to pick a quarrel	3
怼[懟]	dui4	dislike; hate	5
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/450 words - 40 min
保不齐[保不齊]	bao3 bu5 qi2	more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards	4
秃[禿]	tu1	bald; blunt	2
噜[嚕]	lu1	grumble; chatter	2
财主[財主]	cai2 zhu3	rich man; moneybags	1
超过[超過]	chao1 guo4	to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip	3
赏[賞]	shang3	to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)	1
克[克]	ke4	to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares	4
宁[寧]	ning2	peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)	3
宁[寧]	ning4	would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]	3
刷牙[刷牙]	shua1 ya2	to brush one's teeth	2
治[治]	zhi4	to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research	8
脚气[腳氣]	jiao3 qi4	beriberi; athlete's foot	1
文化[文化]	wen2 hua4	culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]	1
水平[水平]	shui3 ping2	level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal	3
低[低]	di1	low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline	2
药膏[藥膏]	yao4 gao1	ointment	1
到头[到頭]	dao4 tou2	to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end	1
接着[接著]	jie1 zhe5	to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn	10
贫[貧]	pin2	poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous	4
老子[老子]	lao3 zi5	father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)	3
踹[踹]	chuai4	to kick; to trample; to tread on	2
甩[甩]	shuai3	to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb)	6
适应[適應]	shi4 ying4	to adapt; to fit; to suit	1
比对[比對]	bi3 dui4	comparison; to verify by comparing	1
独立[獨立]	du2 li4	independent; independence; to stand alone	2
惯[慣]	guan4	accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)	5
//True Colours - S1/Ep02/463 words - 42 min
自理[自理]	zi4 li3	to take care of oneself; to provide for oneself	1
按理说[按理說]	an4 li3 shuo1	it is reasonable to say that...	3
坚决[堅決]	jian1 jue2	firm; resolute; determined	1
食堂[食堂]	shi2 tang2	dining hall; CL:個|个[ge4],間|间[jian1]	7
便宜[便宜]	pian2 yi5	cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly	20
课[課]	ke4	subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination	15
绰绰有余[綽綽有餘]	chuo4 chuo4 you3 yu2	enough and to spare (idiom)	1
严格[嚴格]	yan2 ge2	strict; stringent; tight; rigorous	2
酒庄[酒莊]	jiu3 zhuang1	winery	4
生活费[生活費]	sheng1 huo2 fei4	cost of living; living expenses; alimony	4
倍[倍]	bei4	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply	4
夸[誇]	kua1	to boast; to exaggerate; to praise	9
懂事[懂事]	dong3 shi4	sensible; thoughtful; intelligent	8
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/25 words - 4 min
颖[穎]	ying3	head of grain; husk; tip; point; clever; gifted; outstanding	1
减少[減少]	jian3 shao3	to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower	1
零花钱[零花錢]	ling2 hua1 qian2	pocket money; allowance	5
娇气[嬌氣]	jiao1 qi4	delicate; squeamish; finicky	1
吃小灶[吃小竈]	chi1 xiao3 zao4	to be given special treatment; to be treated in a favored way	1
瘦[瘦]	shou4	thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive	5
斤[斤]	jin1	catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g	9
军校[軍校]	jun1 xiao4	military school; military academy	1
读书[讀書]	du2 shu1	to read a book; to study; to attend school	1
奶奶[奶奶]	nai3 nai5	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts	38
姥姥[姥姥]	lao3 lao5	(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother	12
姥爷[姥爺]	lao3 ye5	maternal grandfather (dialectal)	9
学期[學期]	xue2 qi1	term; semester; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
充[充]	chong1	to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill; to act in place of; substitute; sufficient; full	3
卡[卡]	ka3	to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]); cassette	5
品性[品性]	pin3 xing4	nature; characteristic; moral character	1
电话卡[電話卡]	dian4 hua4 ka3	telephone card	7
秒[秒]	miao3	second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly	1
这么着[這麼著]	zhe4 me5 zhe5	thus; in this way; like this	5
实报实销[實報實銷]	shi2 bao4 shi2 xiao1	to be reimbursed for actual expenses	1
后妈[後媽]	hou4 ma1	(coll.) stepmother	1
奖学金[獎學金]	jiang3 xue2 jin1	scholarship; CL:筆|笔[bi3]	2
过年[過年]	guo4 nian2	to celebrate the Chinese New Year	4
中华[中華]	Zhong1 hua2	China (alternate formal name)	1
红包[紅包]	hong2 bao1	money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/50 words - 9 min
庄[莊]	zhuang1	farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)	2
瓶[瓶]	ping2	bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids	5
酒量[酒量]	jiu3 liang4	capacity for liquor; how much one can drink	4
压根[壓根]	ya4 gen1	from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply	6
纯属[純屬]	chun2 shu3	to be purely; pure and simple; sheer; outright	6
平常[平常]	ping2 chang2	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily	3
好喝[好喝]	hao3 he1	tasty (drinks)	3
口白[口白]	kou3 bai2	narrator; spoken parts in an opera	1
愣[愣]	leng4	to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly	4
漫游[漫遊]	man4 you2	to travel around; to roam; (mobile telephony) roaming	3
划算[划算]	hua2 suan4	to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons); to view as profitable; worthwhile; value for money; cost-effective	1
瓶子[瓶子]	ping2 zi5	bottle; CL:個|个[ge4]	25
脏[臟]	zang4	viscera; (anatomy) organ	5
真棒[真棒]	zhen1 bang4	super!; really great; wonderful	1
扣分[扣分]	kou4 fen1	to deduct marks (when grading school work); to have marks deducted; penalty points; to lose points for a penalty or error	1
垃圾[垃圾]	la1 ji1	trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]	9
宿[宿]	su4	lodge for the night; old; former	8
脏[髒]	zang1	dirty; filthy	2
何必[何必]	he2 bi4	there is no need; why should	2
抗议[抗議]	kang4 yi4	to protest; protest	1
没用[沒用]	mei2 yong4	useless	11
看不见[看不見]	kan4 bu5 jian4	unseen; to be invisible	3
状态[狀態]	zhuang4 tai4	state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
扔[扔]	reng1	to throw; to throw away	3
大爷[大爺]	da4 ye5	(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man	7
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/75 words - 11 min
打球[打球]	da3 qiu2	to play ball; to play with a ball	3
阴茎[陰莖]	yin1 jing1	penis	1
癌[癌]	ai2	cancer; carcinoma; also pr. [yan2]	2
常见[常見]	chang2 jian4	commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently	1
病理[病理]	bing4 li3	pathology	5
类型[類型]	lei4 xing2	type; category; genre; form; style	5
鳞状[鱗狀]	lin2 zhuang4	scaly; squamous	1
细胞[細胞]	xi4 bao1	cell (biology)	8
病变[病變]	bing4 bian4	pathological changes; lesion; diseased (kidney, cornea etc)	1
丘疹[丘疹]	qiu1 zhen3	pimple	1
菜花[菜花]	cai4 hua1	cauliflower; gonorrhea	2
状[狀]	zhuang4	accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped	4
斑块[斑塊]	ban1 kuai4	patch; spot; (medicine) plaque	2
溃疡[潰瘍]	kui4 yang2	ulcer; to ulcerate	1
赚[賺]	zhuan4	to earn; to make a profit	12
破烂[破爛]	po4 lan4	worn-out; rotten; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; rubbish; junk	3
收购[收購]	shou1 gou4	to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company)	1
偷偷[偷偷]	tou1 tou1	stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly	6
边塞[邊塞]	bian1 sai4	frontier fortress	1
瓦片[瓦片]	wa3 pian4	tile; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	2
悠[悠]	you1	long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried	6
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])	23
上课[上課]	shang4 ke4	to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class	12
听懂[聽懂]	ting1 dong3	to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken)	1
救死扶伤[救死扶傷]	jiu4 si3 fu2 shang1	to help the dying and heal the injured	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/100 words - 13 min
仁[仁]	ren2	humane; kernel	9
总共[總共]	zong3 gong4	altogether; in sum; in all; in total	3
生化[生化]	sheng1 hua4	biochemistry	1
必[必]	bi4	certainly; must; will; necessarily	7
九死一生[九死一生]	jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1	nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life	1
完了[完了]	wan2 le5	to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no	22
课堂[課堂]	ke4 tang2	classroom; CL:間|间[jian1]	2
大声[大聲]	da4 sheng1	loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly	3
喧哗[喧嘩]	xuan1 hua2	hubbub; clamor; to make a racket	1
掰扯[掰扯]	bai1 che5	to debate; to dispute; to wrangle (dialect)	3
起码[起碼]	qi3 ma3	at the minimum; at the very least	2
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	2
撒气[撒氣]	sa1 qi4	to leak (of air); to go flat (of a tire); to vent one's anger	1
警告[警告]	jing3 gao4	to warn; to admonish	7
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]	9
率[率]	lu:4	rate; frequency	3
率[率]	shuai4	to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually	3
材料[材料]	cai2 liao4	material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]	3
反胃[反胃]	fan3 wei4	retching; vomiting	1
今儿[今兒]	jin1 r5	(coll.) today	22
花菜[花菜]	hua1 cai4	cauliflower	3
听课[聽課]	ting1 ke4	to attend a class; to go to a lecture	1
错过[錯過]	cuo4 guo4	to miss (train, opportunity etc)	11
看好[看好]	kan4 hao3	optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support	1
汇[匯]	hui4	to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange	1
七大姑八大姨[七大姑八大姨]	qi1 da4 gu1 ba1 da4 yi2	distant relatives	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/125 words - 16 min
伺候[伺候]	ci4 hou4	to serve; to wait upon	8
喽[嘍]	lou5	(final particle equivalent to 了[le5]); (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)	13
保准[保準]	bao3 zhun3	variant of 保准[bao3 zhun3]	1
慈禧太后[慈禧太后]	Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4	Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908	1
妥[妥]	tuo3	suitable; adequate; ready; settled	2
委[委]	wei3	to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly	1
委任[委任]	wei3 ren4	to appoint	1
当班[當班]	dang1 ban1	to work one's shift	1
干部[幹部]	gan4 bu4	cadre; official; officer; manager	2
有加[有加]	you3 jia1	extremely (placed after verb or adjective)	1
赵[趙]	zhao4	to surpass (old)	38
上任[上任]	shang4 ren4	to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor	1
积极[積極]	ji1 ji2	active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive	1
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	26
发誓[發誓]	fa1 shi4	to vow; to pledge; to swear	5
这下[這下]	zhe4 xia4	this time	4
搬走[搬走]	ban1 zou3	to carry	5
图书馆[圖書館]	tu2 shu1 guan3	library; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]	2
对劲[對勁]	dui4 jin4	suitable; to one's liking; to get along together	3
柜子[櫃子]	gui4 zi5	cupboard; cabinet	2
第二次[第二次]	di4 er4 ci4	the second time; second; number two	1
挨批[挨批]	ai2 pi1	to be criticized; to suffer blame	1
独生女[獨生女]	du2 sheng1 nu:3	an only daughter	1
不至于[不至於]	bu4 zhi4 yu2	unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as	7
沦落[淪落]	lun2 luo4	to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging)	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/150 words - 17 min
转头[轉頭]	zhuan3 tou2	to turn one's head; to change direction; U-turn; volte face; to repent	1
锁[鎖]	suo3	to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3]	3
蟑螂[蟑螂]	zhang1 lang2	cockroach	2
没错[沒錯]	mei2 cuo4	that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong	5
闯[闖]	chuang3	to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)	2
祸[禍]	huo4	disaster; misfortune; calamity	3
省心[省心]	sheng3 xin1	to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free	1
聊天[聊天]	liao2 tian1	to chat; to gossip	5
班会[班會]	ban1 hui4	class meeting (in schools)	1
云南[雲南]	Yun2 nan2	Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[dian1] or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明	8
宣传[宣傳]	xuan1 chuan2	to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
队[隊]	dui4	squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
特意[特意]	te4 yi4	specially; intentionally	4
印象[印象]	yin4 xiang4	impression	4
那时候[那時候]	na4 shi2 hou5	at that time	7
连队[連隊]	lian2 dui4	company (of troops)	1
士兵[士兵]	shi4 bing1	soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
半个[半個]	ban4 ge5	half of sth	7
战友[戰友]	zhan4 you3	comrade-in-arms; battle companion	8
兵[兵]	bing1	soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
师长[師長]	shi1 zhang3	military division level commander; teacher	1
部队[部隊]	bu4 dui4	army; armed forces; troops; force; unit; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
按说[按說]	an4 shuo1	in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally	1
羡慕[羨慕]	xian4 mu4	to envy; to admire	6
会心[會心]	hui4 xin1	knowing (of a smile, look etc)	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/175 words - 19 min
软[軟]	ruan3	soft; flexible	8
伤人[傷人]	shang1 ren2	to injure sb	2
虽说[雖說]	sui1 shuo1	though; although	4
教育[教育]	jiao4 yu4	to educate; to teach; education	6
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	14
这时[這時]	zhe4 shi2	at this time; at this moment	1
候[候]	hou4	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days	2
出于[出於]	chu1 yu2	due to; to stem from	4
环境[環境]	huan2 jing4	environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient	6
垃圾桶[垃圾桶]	la1 ji1 tong3	rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3]	1
校园[校園]	xiao4 yuan2	campus	2
随手[隨手]	sui2 shou3	conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing	2
丢弃[丟棄]	diu1 qi4	to discard; to abandon	1
塑料[塑料]	su4 liao4	plastics; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
废品[廢品]	fei4 pin3	production rejects; seconds; scrap; discarded material	1
舍[舍]	she4	residence	1
家境[家境]	jia1 jing4	family financial situation; family circumstances	2
匿名[匿名]	ni4 ming2	anonymous	1
寄[寄]	ji4	to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)	9
双手[雙手]	shuang1 shou3	both hands	2
精神[精神]	jing1 shen2	spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
多亏[多虧]	duo1 kui1	thanks to; luckily	5
可怕[可怕]	ke3 pa4	awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly	3
合适[合適]	he2 shi4	suitable; fitting; appropriate	26
存钱[存錢]	cun2 qian2	to deposit money; to save money	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/200 words - 22 min
男朋友[男朋友]	nan2 peng2 you5	boyfriend	10
好不容易[好不容易]	hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4	with great difficulty; very difficult	13
六十[六十]	liu4 shi2	sixty; 60	1
底[底]	di3	background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base	6
谈谈[談談]	tan2 tan2	to discuss; to have a chat	3
买好[買好]	mai3 hao3	to ingratiate oneself	2
伟大[偉大]	wei3 da4	huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)	1
拦[攔]	lan2	to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)	4
阻挡[阻擋]	zu3 dang3	to stop; to resist; to obstruct	2
恨不能[恨不能]	hen4 bu5 neng2	see 恨不得[hen4 bu5 de5]	2
免费[免費]	mian3 fei4	free (of charge)	5
粥[粥]	zhou1	congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3]	2
撺掇[攛掇]	cuan1 duo5	to urge sb on	1
烂[爛]	lan4	soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad	4
趁早[趁早]	chen4 zao3	as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late	2
绝交[絕交]	jue2 jiao1	to break off relations; to break with sb	2
死别[死別]	si3 bie2	to be parted by death	1
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	21
保管[保管]	bao3 guan3	to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator	4
动不动[動不動]	dong4 bu5 dong4	(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat	2
不得[不得]	bu4 de2	must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot	14
留一手[留一手]	liu2 yi1 shou3	to hold back a trick; not to divulge all one's trade secrets	1
会计[會計]	kuai4 ji4	accountant; accountancy; accounting	19
监督[監督]	jian1 du1	to control; to supervise; to inspect	2
占[占]	zhan4	to take possession of; to occupy; to take up	9
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/225 words - 25 min
开张[開張]	kai1 zhang1	to open a business; first transaction of a business day	1
扩张[擴張]	kuo4 zhang1	expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden	2
旺[旺]	wang4	prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring	1
铺[鋪]	pu1	to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker	1
铺[鋪]	pu4	plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station	1
厨房[廚房]	chu2 fang2	kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]	7
营业[營業]	ying2 ye4	to do business; to trade	1
证照[證照]	zheng4 zhao4	professional certification; certificate; ID or passport photo	1
齐全[齊全]	qi2 quan2	complete; comprehensive	3
房东[房東]	fang2 dong1	landlord	1
装修[裝修]	zhuang1 xiu1	to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate	8
生意[生意]	sheng1 yi4	life force; vitality	35
不在乎[不在乎]	bu4 zai4 hu5	not to care	5
租[租]	zu1	to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax	16
叨叨[叨叨]	dao1 dao5	to chatter; to hog the conversation	1
盒饭[盒飯]	he2 fan4	meal in a partitioned box	1
毕业[畢業]	bi4 ye4	graduation; to graduate; to finish school	23
做饭[做飯]	zuo4 fan4	to prepare a meal; to cook	24
当作[當作]	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as	9
俱乐部[俱樂部]	ju4 le4 bu4	club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
分心[分心]	fen1 xin1	to distract	5
两全其美[兩全其美]	liang3 quan2 qi2 mei3	to satisfy rival demands (idiom); to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways; to have one's cake and eat it too	2
感动[感動]	gan3 dong4	to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving	3
用心良苦[用心良苦]	yong4 xin1 liang2 ku3	to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth	1
滚蛋[滾蛋]	gun3 dan4	get out of here!; beat it!	2
苦心[苦心]	ku3 xin1	painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/250 words - 26 min
白费[白費]	bai2 fei4	to waste (one's energy etc)	3
喝西北风[喝西北風]	he1 xi1 bei3 feng1	lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry	1
饺子[餃子]	jiao3 zi5	dumpling; pot-sticker; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	31
荒废[荒廢]	huang1 fei4	to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated; to lie waste; wasted; to neglect (one's work or study)	1
手艺[手藝]	shou3 yi4	craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade	5
退步[退步]	tui4 bu4	to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback	1
纤纤[纖纖]	xian1 xian1	slim; slender	1
玉[玉]	yu4	jade	6
用来[用來]	yong4 lai2	to be used for	5
能干[能幹]	neng2 gan4	capable; competent	2
老妈子[老媽子]	lao3 ma1 zi5	older female servant; amah	9
哄[哄]	hong1	roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)	4
易如反掌[易如反掌]	yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3	easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all	2
淮[淮]	Huai2	name of a river	3
扬[揚]	yang2	to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate	3
聚[聚]	ju4	to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize	4
说实话[說實話]	shuo1 shi2 hua4	to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly	11
专心[專心]	zhuan1 xin1	to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed	1
仙气[仙氣]	xian1 qi4	magic breath	1
为生[為生]	wei2 sheng1	to make a living	1
秀色可餐[秀色可餐]	xiu4 se4 ke3 can1	a feast for the eyes (idiom); (of women) gorgeous; graceful; (of scenery) beautiful	1
满汉全席[滿漢全席]	Man3 Han4 quan2 xi2	the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty; (fig.) a sumptuous banquet	3
动口[動口]	dong4 kou3	to use one's mouth (to say sth)	5
动手[動手]	dong4 shou3	to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch	7
箭[箭]	jian4	arrow; CL:支[zhi1]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/275 words - 28 min
弦[弦]	xian2	bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]	1
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	3
比不上[比不上]	bi3 bu4 shang4	can't compare with	4
好听[好聽]	hao3 ting1	pleasant to hear	4
识相[識相]	shi2 xiang4	sensitive; tactful	1
元旦[元旦]	Yuan2 dan4	New Year's Day	15
街[街]	jie1	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]	5
跨年[跨年]	kua4 nian2	to step into the new year; New Year	4
热闹[熱鬧]	re4 nao5	bustling with noise and excitement; lively	6
紫金山[紫金山]	Zi3 jin1 Shan1	Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum	1
室友[室友]	shi4 you3	roommate	1
俯瞰[俯瞰]	fu3 kan4	to overlook; to look down from a height	1
周[周]	zhou1	to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially	7
寒假[寒假]	han2 jia4	winter vacation	5
高考[高考]	gao1 kao3	college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]); (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)	2
会考[會考]	hui4 kao3	unified examination	1
考试[考試]	kao3 shi4	to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]	3
联欢会[聯歡會]	lian2 huan1 hui4	social gathering; party	1
假期[假期]	jia4 qi1	vacation	1
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	7
来回[來回]	lai2 hui2	to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly	2
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)	9
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]	1
音乐厅[音樂廳]	yin1 yue4 ting1	concert hall; auditorium	1
音乐会[音樂會]	yin1 yue4 hui4	concert; CL:場|场[chang3]	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/300 words - 30 min
托[托]	tuo1	prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure)	6
闺蜜[閨蜜]	gui1 mi4	(coll.) (a woman's) close female friend; bestie; (originally written 閨密|闺密, an abbr. for 閨中密友|闺中密友)	5
愁[愁]	chou2	to worry about	3
内疚[內疚]	nei4 jiu4	guilty conscience; to feel a twinge of guilt	1
没法[沒法]	mei2 fa3	at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice	13
代理[代理]	dai4 li3	to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy	1
全权[全權]	quan2 quan2	full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers	1
圣诞[聖誕]	Sheng4 dan4	Christmas; birthday of reigning Emperor; Confucius' birthday	2
火爆[火爆]	huo3 bao4	fiery (temper); popular; flourishing; prosperous; lively	3
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	5
机密[機密]	ji1 mi4	secret; classified (information)	3
网吧[網吧]	wang3 ba1	Internet café	4
刘[劉]	Liu2	surname Liu	14
家底[家底]	jia1 di3	family property; patrimony	2
厚[厚]	hou4	thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress	8
要紧[要緊]	yao4 jin3	important; urgent	3
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]	5
为重[為重]	wei2 zhong4	to attach most importance to	1
日历[日曆]	ri4 li4	calendar; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]	1
页[頁]	ye4	page; leaf	3
无非[無非]	wu2 fei1	only; nothing else	2
二十世纪[二十世紀]	er4 shi2 shi4 ji4	20th century	1
轰轰烈烈[轟轟烈烈]	hong1 hong1 lie4 lie4	strong; vigorous; large-scale	1
约会[約會]	yue1 hui4	appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet	5
送礼[送禮]	song4 li3	to give a present	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/325 words - 34 min
出局[出局]	chu1 ju2	to send off (player for a foul); to knock out (i.e. to beat in a knock-out tournament); to eliminate; to call out; to kill off; to pull out of (a competition); to retire (a runner in baseball); out (i.e. man out in baseball)	1
知书达理[知書達理]	zhi1 shu1 da2 li3	educated and well-balanced (idiom)	1
识[識]	shi2	to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]	1
理解[理解]	li3 jie3	to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding	10
说明[說明]	shuo1 ming2	to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]	9
不在意[不在意]	bu4 zai4 yi4	to pay no attention to; not to mind	2
北京人[北京人]	Bei3 jing1 ren2	Beijing resident; Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhou1 kou3 dian4], Beijing	3
丢人[丟人]	diu1 ren2	to lose face	8
尤其是[尤其是]	you2 qi2 shi4	especially; most of all; above all; in particular	6
飞机[飛機]	fei1 ji1	airplane; CL:架[jia4]	9
往返[往返]	wang3 fan3	to go back and forth; to go to and fro; round trip	2
头等舱[頭等艙]	tou2 deng3 cang1	1st class cabin	2
经济舱[經濟艙]	jing1 ji4 cang1	economy class	4
垫[墊]	dian4	pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)	3
学生会[學生會]	xue2 sheng5 hui4	student union	2
不能不[不能不]	bu4 neng2 bu4	have to; cannot but	1
负[負]	fu4	to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)	2
一走了之[一走了之]	yi1 zou3 liao3 zhi1	to avoid a problem by walking away from it; to quit	1
师傅[師傅]	shi1 fu5	master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	9
后备箱[後備箱]	hou4 bei4 xiang1	trunk; boot (of a car)	1
手牵手[手牽手]	shou3 qian1 shou3	hand in hand	1
度过[度過]	du4 guo4	to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through	1
文学[文學]	wen2 xue2	literature; CL:種|种[zhong3]	4
院[院]	yuan4	courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
早已[早已]	zao3 yi3	long ago; for a long time	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/350 words - 36 min
偶尔[偶爾]	ou3 er3	occasionally; once in a while; sometimes	3
同桌[同桌]	tong2 zhuo1	desk-mate; seat-mate	1
娶[娶]	qu3	to take a wife; to marry (a woman)	2
多愁善感[多愁善感]	duo1 chou2 shan4 gan3	melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality	1
日记[日記]	ri4 ji4	diary; CL:則|则[ze2],本[ben3],篇[pian1]	4
头发[頭髮]	tou2 fa5	hair (on the head)	6
许[許]	xu3	to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps	2
实现[實現]	shi2 xian4	to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about	3
味[味]	wei4	taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)	13
见色忘友[見色忘友]	jian4 se4 wang4 you3	to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love	1
祝福[祝福]	zhu4 fu2	blessings; to wish sb well	2
个别[個別]	ge4 bie2	individual; specific; respective; just one or two	1
歪[歪]	wai1	askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side	2
捣乱[搗亂]	dao3 luan4	to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally	1
惯例[慣例]	guan4 li4	convention; usual practice	2
矫情[矯情]	jiao3 qing2	affected; unnatural; pretentious	7
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	2
地道[地道]	di4 dao5	authentic; genuine; typical; from a place known for the product; thorough; conscientious	2
撤[撤]	che4	to remove; to take away; to withdraw	8
赚得[賺得]	zhuan4 de2	to earn	1
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]	1
钵[缽]	bo1	small earthenware plate or basin; a monk's alms bowl; Sanskrit paatra	1
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	4
通宵[通宵]	tong1 xiao1	all night; throughout the night	1
钟[鐘]	zhong1	clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/375 words - 39 min
敲响[敲響]	qiao1 xiang3	to sound a bell; to raise the alarm	1
共同[共同]	gong4 tong2	common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative	2
迎接[迎接]	ying2 jie1	to meet; to welcome; to greet	1
到来[到來]	dao4 lai2	to arrive; arrival; advent	1
观众[觀眾]	guan1 zhong4	spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)	1
倒数[倒數]	dao4 shu3	to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats)	1
九[九]	jiu3	nine; 9	13
禧[禧]	xi3	joy	1
拖[拖]	tuo1	to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on	7
没完没了[沒完沒了]	mei2 wan2 mei2 liao3	without end; incessantly; on and on	1
冷天[冷天]	leng3 tian1	cold weather; cold season	2
大半夜[大半夜]	da4 ban4 ye4	the middle of the night	3
鼓楼[鼓樓]	gu3 lou2	a drum tower; Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc	2
手术[手術]	shou3 shu4	(surgical) operation; surgery; CL:個|个[ge4]	24
请假[請假]	qing3 jia4	to request leave of absence	4
废话[廢話]	fei4 hua4	nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)	14
熟人[熟人]	shu2 ren2	acquaintance; friend	4
神经病[神經病]	shen2 jing1 bing4	mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case	1
怀孕[懷孕]	huai2 yun4	pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy	5
嘴硬[嘴硬]	zui3 ying4	reluctant to admit a mistake	1
情绪[情緒]	qing2 xu4	mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3]	3
激动[激動]	ji1 dong4	to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite	4
导致[導致]	dao3 zhi4	to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about	6
肾上腺素[腎上腺素]	shen4 shang4 xian4 su4	adrenaline	1
大量[大量]	da4 liang4	great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/400 words - 40 min
释放[釋放]	shi4 fang4	to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge	1
刺激[刺激]	ci4 ji1	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant	5
交感神经[交感神經]	jiao1 gan3 shen2 jing1	sympathetic nervous system	1
亢奋[亢奮]	kang4 fen4	excited; stimulated	1
胃[胃]	wei4	stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
蠕动[蠕動]	ru2 dong4	to wiggle; to squirm; peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)	2
逆[逆]	ni4	contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel	1
增强[增強]	zeng1 qiang2	to increase; to strengthen	1
大脑[大腦]	da4 nao3	brain; cerebrum	3
缺血[缺血]	que1 xue4	lack of blood	1
呕吐[嘔吐]	ou3 tu4	to vomit	1
医学[醫學]	yi1 xue2	medicine; medical science; study of medicine	13
常识[常識]	chang2 shi2	common sense; general knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]	3
生命[生命]	sheng1 ming4	life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]	8
探测[探測]	tan4 ce4	to probe; to take readings; to explore; exploration	1
仪[儀]	yi2	apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony	1
测[測]	ce4	to survey; to measure; to conjecture	2
吧唧[吧唧]	ba1 ji1	(onom.) squishing sound	3
单细胞[單細胞]	dan1 xi4 bao1	single-celled (organism); unicellular	1
生物[生物]	sheng1 wu4	organism; living creature; life form; biological; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
自动[自動]	zi4 dong4	automatic; voluntarily	3
繁殖[繁殖]	fan2 zhi2	to breed; to reproduce; to propagate	2
期待[期待]	qi1 dai4	to look forward to; to await; expectation	3
截然不同[截然不同]	jie2 ran2 bu4 tong2	entirely different; different as black and white	1
充满[充滿]	chong1 man3	full of; brimming with; very full; permeated	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep03/422 words - 42 min
高科技[高科技]	gao1 ke1 ji4	high tech; high technology	2
科幻电影[科幻電影]	ke1 huan4 dian4 ying3	science fiction movie	1
失恋[失戀]	shi1 lian4	to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted	11
辞[辭]	ci2	to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2]	1
迎新[迎新]	ying2 xin1	to see in the New Year; to welcome new guests; by extension, to receive new students	1
小学[小學]	xiao3 xue2	elementary school; primary school; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
作文[作文]	zuo4 wen2	to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇[pian1]	1
相隔[相隔]	xiang1 ge2	separated by (distance or time etc)	1
面对面[面對面]	mian4 dui4 mian4	face to face	1
汽车[汽車]	qi4 che1	car; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4]	1
无人驾驶[無人駕駛]	wu2 ren2 jia4 shi3	unmanned; unpiloted	1
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	5
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)	11
罚站[罰站]	fa2 zhan4	to be made to stand still as a punishment	1
响[響]	xiang3	echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises	3
不停[不停]	bu4 ting2	incessant	2
怂[慫]	song3	terrified	13
丫头[丫頭]	ya1 tou5	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	12
志气[志氣]	zhi4 qi4	ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit	2
电话亭[電話亭]	dian4 hua4 ting2	telephone booth	1
高中[高中]	gao1 zhong1	senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]	5
操场[操場]	cao1 chang3	playground; sports field; drill ground; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/25 words - 4 min
跑步[跑步]	pao3 bu4	to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double	1
红色[紅色]	hong2 se4	red (color); revolutionary	1
运动服[運動服]	yun4 dong4 fu2	sportswear	2
助威[助威]	zhu4 wei1	to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of	1
实诚[實誠]	shi2 cheng2	sincere; honest	1
眼见[眼見]	yan3 jian4	to see with one's own eyes; very soon	1
第一眼[第一眼]	di4 yi1 yan3	at first glance; at first sight	2
入学[入學]	ru4 xue2	to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child	1
拎包[拎包]	lin1 bao1	handbag or shopping bag (dialect)	1
温柔[溫柔]	wen1 rou2	gentle and soft; tender	6
初中[初中]	chu1 zhong1	junior high school; abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]	1
楼[樓]	lou2	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]	5
裴[裴]	pei2	(of a garment) long and flowing	11
岩[岩]	yan2	cliff; rock	11
嘀[嘀]	di1	(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc	2
嘀咕[嘀咕]	di2 gu5	to mutter; to feel apprehensive	2
咕[咕]	gu1	(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc	2
鬼头鬼脑[鬼頭鬼腦]	gui3 tou2 gui3 nao3	sneaky; furtive	1
报刊[報刊]	bao4 kan1	newspapers and periodicals; the press	2
亭[亭]	ting2	pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect	2
售卖[售賣]	shou4 mai4	to sell	1
盛夏[盛夏]	sheng4 xia4	midsummer; the height of summer	1
光影[光影]	guang1 ying3	light and shadow; sunlight and shade	1
晴[晴]	qing2	clear; fine (weather)	1
刨冰[刨冰]	bao4 bing1	shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/50 words - 5 min
风车[風車]	feng1 che1	pinwheel; windmill	1
下课[下課]	xia4 ke4	to finish class; to get out of class	5
铃[鈴]	ling2	(small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
逐渐[逐漸]	zhu2 jian4	gradually	1
吵醒[吵醒]	chao3 xing3	to wake sb up with a noise	1
楼道[樓道]	lou2 dao4	corridor; passageway (in storied building)	2
忐忑[忐忑]	tan3 te4	nervous; apprehensive	1
封[封]	feng1	to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters	10
字迹[字跡]	zi4 ji4	handwriting	1
清晰[清晰]	qing1 xi1	clear; distinct	1
甜蜜[甜蜜]	tian2 mi4	sweet; happy	4
修养[修養]	xiu1 yang3	accomplishment; training; self-cultivation	1
初[初]	chu1	at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic	2
吻[吻]	wen3	kiss; to kiss; mouth	3
秘密[秘密]	mi4 mi4	secret; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
心急[心急]	xin1 ji2	anxious; impatient	1
阵[陣]	zhen4	disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration	1
日期[日期]	ri4 qi1	date; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
教室[教室]	jiao4 shi4	classroom; CL:間|间[jian1]	3
座椅[座椅]	zuo4 yi3	seat	2
形影不离[形影不離]	xing2 ying3 bu4 li2	inseparable (as form and shadow)	2
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	4
一行[一行]	yi1 xing2	party; delegation	2
小小[小小]	xiao3 xiao3	very small; very few; very minor	13
欢喜[歡喜]	huan1 xi3	happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/75 words - 9 min
彻底[徹底]	che4 di3	thorough; thoroughly; complete	2
斩断[斬斷]	zhan3 duan4	to cut off; to chop sth in half	1
后路[後路]	hou4 lu4	escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver	1
心态[心態]	xin1 tai4	attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality	1
打击[打擊]	da3 ji1	to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)	3
壮烈[壯烈]	zhuang4 lie4	brave; heroic	1
其所[其所]	qi2 suo3	its place; one's appointed place; the place for that	1
努力[努力]	nu3 li4	great effort; to strive; to try hard	5
创造[創造]	chuang4 zao4	to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)	1
课业[課業]	ke4 ye4	lesson; schoolwork	1
落下[落下]	luo4 xia4	to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)	6
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	1
无忧无虑[無憂無慮]	wu2 you1 wu2 lu:4	carefree and without worries (idiom)	1
朝夕[朝夕]	zhao1 xi1	morning and night; all the time	2
长相[長相]	zhang3 xiang4	appearance; looks; profile; countenance	2
厮守[廝守]	si1 shou3	to stay together; to rely on one another	2
想象[想象]	xiang3 xiang4	to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
重视[重視]	zhong4 shi4	to attach importance to sth; to value	1
挽回[挽回]	wan3 hui2	to retrieve; to redeem	1
放不下[放不下]	fang4 bu5 xia4	not to have room to put sth; to be unable to let go	3
伤心[傷心]	shang1 xin1	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt	8
死心[死心]	si3 xin1	to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about	5
放鞭炮[放鞭炮]	fang4 bian1 pao4	to set off firecrackers	1
庆祝[慶祝]	qing4 zhu4	to celebrate	9
臊[臊]	sao4	shame; bashfulness; to shame; to humiliate	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/100 words - 12 min
眉[眉]	mei2	eyebrow; upper margin	1
耷[耷]	da1	ears hanging down	1
老鼠[老鼠]	lao3 shu3	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	12
叽[嘰]	ji1	grumble	15
烦人[煩人]	fan2 ren2	to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome	3
不用说[不用說]	bu4 yong4 shuo1	needless to say; it goes without saying	3
准[準]	zhun3	accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-	8
栗子[栗子]	li4 zi5	chestnut	1
孙子[孫子]	sun1 zi5	grandson; son's son	3
地上[地上]	di4 shang5	on the ground; on the floor	5
圈[圈]	quan1	circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle	6
左[左]	zuo3	left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3]	8
心房[心房]	xin1 fang2	heart (as the seat of emotions); cardiac atrium	1
流入[流入]	liu2 ru4	to flow into; to drift into; influx; inflow	1
位于[位於]	wei4 yu2	to be located at; to be situated at; to lie	1
二尖瓣[二尖瓣]	er4 jian1 ban4	mitral valve (physiology)	4
前端[前端]	qian2 duan1	front; front end; forward part of sth	2
后方[後方]	hou4 fang1	the rear; far behind the front line	1
入口[入口]	ru4 kou3	entrance; to import	2
房室[房室]	fang2 shi4	room	5
较[較]	jiao4	to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]	1
右[右]	you4	right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)	2
略[略]	lu:e4	plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize; to omit	2
周围[周圍]	zhou1 wei2	surroundings; environment; to encompass	1
瓣[瓣]	ban4	petal; segment; clove (of garlic); piece; section; fragment; valve; lamella; classifier for pieces, segments etc	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/125 words - 13 min
瓣膜[瓣膜]	ban4 mo2	valve (biological)	1
后端[後端]	hou4 duan1	backend (computing)	1
疑问[疑問]	yi2 wen4	question; interrogation; doubt	2
下周[下週]	xia4 zhou1	next week	4
解剖[解剖]	jie3 pou1	to dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy	5
顾[顧]	gu4	to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to	8
室[室]	shi4	room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy	8
出入[出入]	chu1 ru4	to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent	1
即[即]	ji2	namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near	4
缘[緣]	yuan2	cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along	2
穆斯林[穆斯林]	Mu4 si1 lin2	Muslim	1
葬礼[葬禮]	zang4 li3	burial; funeral	1
韩[韓]	Han2	Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han	1
新月[新月]	xin1 yue4	new moon; crescent	1
先天性[先天性]	xian1 tian1 xing4	congenital; intrinsic; innateness	2
心脏病[心臟病]	xin1 zang4 bing4	heart disease	3
症状[症狀]	zheng4 zhuang4	symptom (of an illness)	6
狭窄[狹窄]	xia2 zhai3	narrow	1
风湿[風濕]	feng1 shi1	rheumatism	1
紫薇[紫薇]	zi3 wei1	crape myrtle	1
失明[失明]	shi1 ming2	to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness	2
了[瞭]	liao3	(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly	6
头部[頭部]	tou2 bu4	head	1
撞击[撞擊]	zhuang4 ji1	to strike; to hit; to ram	1
出血[出血]	chu1 xue4	to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/150 words - 15 min
压迫[壓迫]	ya1 po4	to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)	3
视神经[視神經]	shi4 shen2 jing1	optic nerve	1
尚未[尚未]	shang4 wei4	not yet; still not	2
明确[明確]	ming2 que4	clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite	4
配型[配型]	pei4 xing2	to check for compatibility (for an organ transplant)	1
心肝[心肝]	xin1 gan1	darling; (in negative sentences) heart; humanity	1
重地[重地]	zhong4 di4	important place; strategic location	2
调情[調情]	tiao2 qing2	to flirt	1
教具[教具]	jiao4 ju4	teaching aids; educational materials	1
当众[當眾]	dang1 zhong4	in public; in front of everybody	1
调侃[調侃]	tiao2 kan3	to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat	1
好笑[好笑]	hao3 xiao4	laughable; funny; ridiculous	2
开朗[開朗]	kai1 lang3	spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree	1
脸皮[臉皮]	lian3 pi2	face; cheek	3
薄[薄]	bo2	meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near	1
发小[髮小]	fa4 xiao3	(dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with; a couple who grew up as childhood friends	5
评价[評價]	ping2 jia4	to evaluate; to assess	6
辞职[辭職]	ci2 zhi2	to resign	5
向上[向上]	xiang4 shang4	upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress	2
挣钱[掙錢]	zheng4 qian2	to make money	2
比尔[比爾]	Bi3 er3	Bill (name)	2
盖茨[蓋茨]	Gai4 ci2	Gates (name)	6
金钱[金錢]	jin1 qian2	money; currency	4
治疗[治療]	zhi4 liao2	to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy	13
掰[掰]	bai1	to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/175 words - 16 min
代课[代課]	dai4 ke4	to teach as substitute for absent teacher	2
博士[博士]	bo2 shi4	doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D.	6
美色[美色]	mei3 se4	charm; loveliness (of a woman)	1
治愈[治癒]	zhi4 yu4	to cure	3
心灵[心靈]	xin1 ling2	bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit	2
属[屬]	shu3	category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute	4
整点[整點]	zheng3 dian3	time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc); to make an inventory; (math.) point that has integer coordinates	1
乙醚[乙醚]	yi3 mi2	ether; diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5	2
占为己有[佔為己有]	zhan4 wei2 ji3 you3	to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)	1
牛[牛]	niu2	ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome	5
打招呼[打招呼]	da3 zhao1 hu5	to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice	2
劳动[勞動]	lao2 dong4	work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4]	1
法[法]	fa3	law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist	2
规定[規定]	gui1 ding4	provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
奖金[獎金]	jiang3 jin1	premium; award money; bonus	2
取消[取消]	qu3 xiao1	to cancel; cancellation	2
交情[交情]	jiao1 qing5	friendship; friendly relations	7
绝情[絕情]	jue2 qing2	heartless; without regard for others' feelings	1
摆[擺]	bai3	to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum	6
一道[一道]	yi1 dao4	together	3
忍[忍]	ren3	to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself	8
绝不[絕不]	jue2 bu4	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not	6
扒皮[扒皮]	ba1 pi2	to flay; to skin; (fig.) to exploit; to take advantage of	1
阶级[階級]	jie1 ji2	(social) class; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
敌人[敵人]	di2 ren2	enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/200 words - 17 min
矛盾[矛盾]	mao2 dun4	contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory	4
归于[歸於]	gui1 yu2	to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards	1
次要[次要]	ci4 yao4	secondary	1
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	6
古典文学[古典文學]	gu3 dian3 wen2 xue2	classical literature	2
鸿雁[鴻雁]	hong2 yan4	(bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)	1
电视剧[電視劇]	dian4 shi4 ju4	TV play; soap opera; CL:部[bu4]	2
零散[零散]	ling2 san3	scattered	1
散[散]	san3	scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine	8
散[散]	san4	to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack	8
一堆[一堆]	yi1 dui1	pile	4
思想[思想]	si1 xiang3	thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
诗词[詩詞]	shi1 ci2	verse	2
意蕴[意蘊]	yi4 yun4	inner meaning; implication; connotation	1
单词[單詞]	dan1 ci2	word; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
争取[爭取]	zheng1 qu3	to fight for; to strive for; to win over	2
好玩[好玩]	hao3 wan2	amusing; fun; interesting	4
章节[章節]	zhang1 jie2	chapter; section	1
国[國]	guo2	country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
府[府]	fu3	seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)	1
贾宝玉[賈寶玉]	Jia3 Bao3 yu4	Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗	3
初试[初試]	chu1 shi4	preliminary exam; qualifying exam; first try; preliminary testing	2
云雨[雲雨]	yun2 yu4	lit. cloud and rain; fig. sexual intercourse	4
游[游]	you2	to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2]	3
幻境[幻境]	huan4 jing4	land of fantasy; fairyland	1
迷[迷]	mi2	to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/225 words - 17 min
十二[十二]	shi2 er4	twelve; 12	4
钗[釵]	chai1	hairpin	1
刮目相看[刮目相看]	gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4	to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)	1
文言[文言]	wen2 yan2	Classical Chinese	1
张口[張口]	zhang1 kou3	to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to gape; to start talking (esp. to make a request)	1
功底[功底]	gong1 di3	training in the basic skills; knowledge of the fundamentals	4
深厚[深厚]	shen1 hou4	deep; profound	3
何止[何止]	he2 zhi3	far more than; not just	2
肺结核[肺結核]	fei4 jie2 he2	tuberculosis; TB	1
准确[準確]	zhun3 que4	accurate; exact; precise	2
支气管[支氣管]	zhi1 qi4 guan3	bronchial tube; bronchus	1
症[症]	zheng4	disease; illness	2
古文[古文]	gu3 wen2	old language; the Classics; Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose; Classical Chinese as a school subject	1
知识[知識]	zhi1 shi5	knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual	1
期[期]	qi1	a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]	6
男的[男的]	nan2 de5	man	1
熙[熙]	xi1	prosperous; splendid	1
凤[鳳]	feng4	phoenix	1
疾[疾]	ji2	sickness; disease; hate; envy; swift	1
相思病[相思病]	xiang1 si1 bing4	lovesickness	1
死不了[死不了]	si3 bu4 liao3	Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)	1
遗精[遺精]	yi2 jing1	nocturnal emission; wet dream	2
过度[過度]	guo4 du4	excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue	5
肾脏[腎臟]	shen4 zang4	kidney	1
紊乱[紊亂]	wen3 luan4	disorder; chaos	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/250 words - 18 min
长期[長期]	chang2 qi1	long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)	2
高烧[高燒]	gao1 shao1	fever; high temperature	1
植物[植物]	zhi2 wu4	plant; vegetation; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
神经[神經]	shen2 jing1	nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob	2
现象[現象]	xian4 xiang4	phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]; appearance	3
频繁[頻繁]	pin2 fan2	frequently; often	1
肾[腎]	shen4	kidney	10
衰竭[衰竭]	shuai1 jie2	organ failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine)	1
世家[世家]	shi4 jia1	family influential for generations; aristocratic family	2
佩服[佩服]	pei4 fu2	to admire	5
秦[秦]	Qin2	surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]; abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]	1
卿[卿]	qing1	high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)	3
自杀[自殺]	zi4 sha1	to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide	1
显摆[顯擺]	xian3 bai5	(coll.) to show off	2
正事[正事]	zheng4 shi4	one's proper business	2
通过[通過]	tong1 guo4	by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over	6
考核[考核]	kao3 he2	to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation	2
果然[果然]	guo3 ran2	really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed	5
了解[瞭解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out	19
回信[回信]	hui2 xin4	to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1]	2
重任[重任]	zhong4 ren4	heavy responsibility	1
草稿[草稿]	cao3 gao3	draft; outline; sketch	1
誊[謄]	teng2	to transcribe; to copy out; (free word)	1
耍[耍]	shua3	to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)	9
心眼[心眼]	xin1 yan3	heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance	5
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/275 words - 19 min
追上[追上]	zhui1 shang4	to overtake	1
不定[不定]	bu4 ding4	indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious	7
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]	1
机关[機關]	ji1 guan1	mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
小聪明[小聰明]	xiao3 cong1 ming5	clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded	1
反[反]	fan3	contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system	1
误[誤]	wu4	mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly	2
性命[性命]	xing4 ming4	life	2
耗子[耗子]	hao4 zi5	(dialect) mouse; rat	1
心意[心意]	xin1 yi4	regard; kindly feelings; intention	6
短板[短板]	duan3 ban3	short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape); (fig.) shortcoming; weak point	2
用得着[用得著]	yong4 de5 zhao2	to be able to use; useable; to have a use for sth; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to	6
有所[有所]	you3 suo3	somewhat; to some extent	2
完美[完美]	wan2 mei3	perfect; perfection; perfectly	12
互补[互補]	hu4 bu3	complementary; to complement each other	1
千方百计[千方百計]	qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4	lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means	1
值[值]	zhi2	value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty	5
不再[不再]	bu4 zai4	no more; no longer	3
用钱[用錢]	yong4 qian5	variant of 佣錢|佣钱[yong4 qian5]	2
模仿[模仿]	mo2 fang3	to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model	1
语气[語氣]	yu3 qi4	tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
盐[鹽]	yan2	salt; CL:粒[li4]	1
水肿[水腫]	shui3 zhong3	(med.) edema; dropsy	1
钠[鈉]	na4	sodium (chemistry)	3
好色[好色]	hao4 se4	to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/300 words - 23 min
部分[部分]	bu4 fen5	part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
内容[內容]	nei4 rong2	content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	3
枫[楓]	feng1	maple (genus Acer)	85
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	23
旷[曠]	kuang4	to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting	1
动静[動靜]	dong4 jing4	(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness	3
不安[不安]	bu4 an1	unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried	1
辙[轍]	che4	to remove; to withdraw	2
保守[保守]	bao3 shou3	conservative; to guard; to keep	3
相当于[相當於]	xiang1 dang1 yu2	equivalent to	2
自投罗网[自投羅網]	zi4 tou2 luo2 wang3	to walk right into the trap	1
经常[經常]	jing1 chang2	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily	6
年级[年級]	nian2 ji2	grade; year (in school, college etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
声名[聲名]	sheng1 ming2	reputation; declaration	2
在外[在外]	zai4 wai4	outer; excluded	1
有名[有名]	you3 ming2	famous; well-known	1
做人[做人]	zuo4 ren2	to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity	1
名人[名人]	ming2 ren2	personage; celebrity	2
轻轻[輕輕]	qing1 qing1	lightly; softly	2
暂时[暫時]	zan4 shi2	temporary; provisional; for the time being	4
嚷嚷[嚷嚷]	rang1 rang5	to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach	2
相亲相爱[相親相愛]	xiang1 qin1 xiang1 ai4	to be kind and love one another (idiom); bound by deep emotions	1
职业[職業]	zhi2 ye4	occupation; profession; vocation; professional	1
操守[操守]	cao1 shou3	personal integrity	1
之一[之一]	zhi1 yi1	one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/325 words - 25 min
保密[保密]	bao3 mi4	to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy	3
乱说[亂說]	luan4 shuo1	to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks	3
感到[感到]	gan3 dao4	to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect	2
敲打[敲打]	qiao1 da3	to beat sb; to beat (a drum)	1
键盘[鍵盤]	jian4 pan2	keyboard	1
通道[通道]	tong1 dao4	(communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage	1
离子[離子]	li2 zi3	ion	1
内流[內流]	nei4 liu2	inward flowing (of river); flowing into desert	1
极化[極化]	ji2 hua4	polarization	1
爆发[爆發]	bao4 fa1	to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out	2
电位[電位]	dian4 wei4	electric potential; voltage	1
随后[隨後]	sui2 hou4	soon after	1
传入[傳入]	chuan2 ru4	to import; transmitted inwards; afferent	1
皮质[皮質]	pi2 zhi4	cortex; cerebral cortex	1
兴奋[興奮]	xing1 fen4	excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation	4
质[質]	zhi4	character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]	1
沿[沿]	yan2	along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge	1
多巴胺[多巴胺]	duo1 ba1 an4	dopamine	1
神经元[神經元]	shen2 jing1 yuan2	neuron	1
上行[上行]	shang4 xing2	(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital); (of river boats) to go against the current; to submit (a document) to higher authorities	1
纤维[纖維]	xian1 wei2	fiber; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
到达[到達]	dao4 da2	to reach; to arrive	4
纹[紋]	wen2	line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc)	1
体[體]	ti3	body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)	6
从此[從此]	cong2 ci3	from now on; since then; henceforth	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/350 words - 27 min
一眼[一眼]	yi1 yan3	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse	1
一生[一生]	yi1 sheng1	all one's life; throughout one's life	2
熟悉[熟悉]	shu2 xi1	to be familiar with; to know well	3
陌生[陌生]	mo4 sheng1	strange; unfamiliar	1
未曾[未曾]	wei4 ceng2	hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever	1
谋面[謀面]	mou2 mian4	to meet	1
久别重逢[久別重逢]	jiu3 bie2 chong2 feng2	to meet again after a long period of separation	1
极了[極了]	ji2 le5	extremely; exceedingly	2
黛[黛]	dai4	umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow	4
遇[遇]	yu4	to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance	3
文思[文思]	wen2 si1	the train of thought in writing	1
山崩[山崩]	shan1 beng1	landslide; landslip	1
争锋[爭鋒]	zheng1 feng1	to strive	1
活脱脱[活脫脫]	huo2 tuo1 tuo1	remarkably alike	1
版[版]	ban3	a register; block of printing; edition; version; page	4
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	10
文山[文山]	Wen2 shan1	Wenshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan; Wenshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan	1
呐[吶]	na5	sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5])	5
登记[登記]	deng1 ji4	to register (one's name)	1
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	2
阿姆斯特丹[阿姆斯特丹]	A1 mu3 si1 te4 dan1	Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands	2
全球[全球]	quan2 qiu2	entire; total; global; the (whole) world; worldwide	2
排名[排名]	pai2 ming2	to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking	1
三十[三十]	san1 shi2	thirty; 30	7
访问[訪問]	fang3 wen4	to visit; to call on; to interview; CL:次[ci4]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/375 words - 28 min
申请[申請]	shen1 qing3	to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fen4]	3
留学[留學]	liu2 xue2	to study abroad	3
坚强[堅強]	jian1 qiang2	staunch; strong	3
无视[無視]	wu2 shi4	to ignore; to disregard	1
他人[他人]	ta1 ren2	another; sb else; other people	1
眼光[眼光]	yan3 guang1	gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things	11
荷兰语[荷蘭語]	He2 lan2 yu3	Dutch (language)	12
补习[補習]	bu3 xi2	to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor	1
逞强[逞強]	cheng3 qiang2	to show off; to try to be brave	3
戒指[戒指]	jie4 zhi5	(finger) ring	6
猴子[猴子]	hou2 zi5	monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	6
鸟[鳥]	niao3	bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam	3
翻译[翻譯]	fan1 yi4	to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	3
中文[中文]	Zhong1 wen2	Chinese language	2
黑眼圈[黑眼圈]	hei1 yan3 quan1	dark circles (under one's eyes); black eye	1
眼影[眼影]	yan3 ying3	eye shadow (cosmetics)	1
寺[寺]	si4	Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)	3
转转[轉轉]	zhuan4 zhuan5	to stroll	2
出游[出遊]	chu1 you2	to go on a tour; to have an outing	1
补课[補課]	bu3 ke4	to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class	4
用功[用功]	yong4 gong1	diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort	2
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]	3
看不起[看不起]	kan4 bu5 qi3	to look down upon; to despise	1
团结[團結]	tuan2 jie2	to unite; unity; solidarity; united	3
孤立[孤立]	gu1 li4	isolate; isolated	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/400 words - 31 min
翻来覆去[翻來覆去]	fan1 lai2 fu4 qu4	to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again	1
灰[灰]	hui1	ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected	4
扫[掃]	sao3	to sweep	1
扫[掃]	sao4	broom	1
歇[歇]	xie1	to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while	12
样[樣]	yang4	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type	7
画舫[畫舫]	hua4 fang3	decorated pleasure boat	4
抽时间[抽時間]	chou1 shi2 jian1	to (try to) find the time to	1
租船[租船]	zu1 chuan2	to charter a ship; to take a vessel on rent	1
头功[頭功]	tou2 gong1	first class merit	1
明信片[明信片]	ming2 xin4 pian4	postcard	1
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)	8
疑神疑鬼[疑神疑鬼]	yi2 shen2 yi2 gui3	to suspect everyone; overly suspicious	1
录[錄]	lu4	diary; record; to hit; to copy	10
收音机[收音機]	shou1 yin1 ji1	radio; CL:臺|台[tai2]	1
公园[公園]	gong1 yuan2	park (for public recreation); CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]	1
提供[提供]	ti2 gong1	to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish	3
前世[前世]	qian2 shi4	previous generations; previous incarnation (Buddhism)	1
黄[黃]	huang2	yellow; pornographic; to fall through	8
世[世]	shi4	life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble	4
杨[楊]	yang2	poplar	12
劳[勞]	lao2	to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)	4
喜[喜]	xi3	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	3
霸占[霸佔]	ba4 zhan4	to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate	1
讨债[討債]	tao3 zhai4	to demand repayment	1
分寸[分寸]	fen1 cun5	propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/425 words - 33 min
男生[男生]	nan2 sheng1	schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)	12
拐卖[拐賣]	guai3 mai4	human trafficking; to abduct and sell; to kidnap and sell	1
周杰伦[周杰倫]	Zhou1 Jie2 lun2	Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star	2
效率[效率]	xiao4 lu:4	efficiency	1
阆苑[閬苑]	Lang4 yuan4	Langyuan paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends	1
仙[仙]	xian1	immortal	3
葩[葩]	pa1	corolla of flower	1
无瑕[無瑕]	wu2 xia2	faultless; perfect	1
湖[湖]	hu2	lake; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]	3
殉情[殉情]	xun4 qing2	to die together in the name of love; to sacrifice oneself for love	1
文盲[文盲]	wen2 mang2	illiterate	2
曲[曲]	qu1	bent; crooked; wrong	5
曲[曲]	qu3	tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]	5
树倒猢狲散[樹倒猢猻散]	shu4 dao3 hu2 sun1 san4	When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause; Rats leave a sinking ship.	1
一对[一對]	yi1 dui4	couple; pair	3
意[意]	yi4	idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate	2
欢快[歡快]	huan1 kuai4	cheerful and lighthearted; lively	2
应景[應景]	ying4 jing3	according with the times; seasonal	2
加班[加班]	jia1 ban1	to work overtime	3
组织[組織]	zu3 zhi1	to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
荡[盪]	dang4	variant of 蕩|荡[dang4]	2
桨[槳]	jiang3	oar; paddle	2
小船[小船]	xiao3 chuan2	boat	2
波浪[波浪]	bo1 lang4	wave	1
海面[海面]	hai3 mian4	sea level; sea surface	1
倒映[倒映]	dao4 ying4	to reflect (producing an inverted image)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/450 words - 35 min
塔[塔]	ta3	pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座[zuo4]	5
四周[四周]	si4 zhou1	all around	1
环绕[環繞]	huan2 rao4	to surround; to circle; to revolve around	1
绿树[綠樹]	lu:4 shu4	trees; greenery	1
墙[牆]	qiang2	wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]	5
警[警]	jing3	to alert; to warn; police	1
幻[幻]	huan4	fantasy	1
仙子[仙子]	xian1 zi3	fairy	2
角度[角度]	jiao3 du4	angle; point of view	1
蛮[蠻]	man2	barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless	2
奇特[奇特]	qi2 te4	peculiar; unusual; queer	1
薛宝钗[薛寶釵]	Xue1 Bao3 chai1	Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉	1
随大流[隨大流]	sui2 da4 liu2	to follow the crowd; going with the tide	1
尤其[尤其]	you2 qi2	especially; particularly	2
葬[葬]	zang4	to bury (the dead); to inter	2
吟[吟]	yin2	to chant; to recite; to moan; to groan; cry (of certain animals and insects); song (ancient poem)	1
满天[滿天]	man3 tian1	whole sky	1
消[消]	xiao1	to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need	9
勿[勿]	wu4	do not	3
需[需]	xu1	to require; to need; to want; necessity; need	1
怜[憐]	lian2	to pity	1
云[雲]	yun2	cloud; CL:朵[duo3]	4
有情[有情]	you3 qing2	to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism)	1
登徒子[登徒子]	Deng1 tu2 Zi3	Dengtu Zi, famous lecherous character; lecher; skirt-chaser	2
飘荡[飄盪]	piao1 dang4	to drift; to wave; to float on the waves; to flutter in the wind	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/475 words - 39 min
迎面[迎面]	ying2 mian4	directly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind)	1
凉爽[涼爽]	liang2 shuang3	cool and refreshing	1
划船[划船]	hua2 chuan2	to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport)	1
纯真[純真]	chun2 zhen1	innocent and unaffected; pure and unadulterated	1
缺心眼[缺心眼]	que1 xin1 yan3	stupid; senseless; dim-witted	3
蹬[蹬]	deng1	to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [deng4]	2
鹅[鵝]	e2	goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
写完[寫完]	xie3 wan2	to finish writing	1
赐[賜]	ci4	to confer; to bestow; to grant	1
陶醉[陶醉]	tao2 zui4	to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in	1
其中[其中]	qi2 zhong1	among; in; included among these	2
表面[表面]	biao3 mian4	surface; face; outside; appearance	5
拒[拒]	ju4	to resist; to repel; to refuse	4
千里之外[千里之外]	qian1 li3 zhi1 wai4	thousand miles distant	1
实际上[實際上]	shi2 ji4 shang4	in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice	3
私生活[私生活]	si1 sheng1 huo2	private life	3
混乱[混亂]	hun4 luan4	confusion; chaos; disorder	2
斯文[斯文]	si1 wen2	refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle	1
败类[敗類]	bai4 lei4	scum of a community; degenerate	2
底细[底細]	di3 xi4	inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up	1
开小灶[開小灶]	kai1 xiao3 zao4	to give preferential treatment; to give special attention	1
暑假[暑假]	shu3 jia4	summer vacation; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
旅游[旅遊]	lu:3 you2	trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel	6
偏心[偏心]	pian1 xin1	partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric	1
难点[難點]	nan2 dian3	difficulty	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep04/478 words - 39 min
用得上[用得上]	yong4 de5 shang4	needed; to come in useful	2
实验室[實驗室]	shi2 yan4 shi4	laboratory; CL:間|间[jian1]	16
占地[占地]	zhan4 di4	to take up space; to occupy (space)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/25 words - 3 min
能耐[能耐]	neng2 nai4	ability; capability	6
怪不得[怪不得]	guai4 bu5 de5	no wonder!; so that's why!	1
瞅[瞅]	chou3	(dialect) to look at	4
衣冠禽兽[衣冠禽獸]	yi1 guan1 qin2 shou4	lit. dressed up animal (idiom); fig. immoral and despicable person	2
道貌岸然[道貌岸然]	dao4 mao4 an4 ran2	sanctimonious; dignified	1
禽兽不如[禽獸不如]	qin2 shou4 bu4 ru2	worse than a beast; to behave immorally	1
以免[以免]	yi3 mian3	in order to avoid; so as not to	1
违法[違法]	wei2 fa3	illegal; to break the law	1
犯罪[犯罪]	fan4 zui4	to commit a crime; crime; offense	1
道路[道路]	dao4 lu4	road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
来着[來著]	lai2 zhe5	auxiliary showing sth happened in the past	6
矜持[矜持]	jin1 chi2	reserved; aloof	3
但凡[但凡]	dan4 fan2	every single; as long as	1
花痴[花痴]	hua1 chi1	to be smitten with sb; love-struck fool; starry-eyed infatuation	3
猪狗不如[豬狗不如]	zhu1 gou3 bu4 ru2	worse than a dog or pig; lower than low	2
自卑[自卑]	zi4 bei1	feeling inferior; self-abased	1
神圣[神聖]	shen2 sheng4	divine; hallow; holy; sacred	1
侵犯[侵犯]	qin1 fan4	to infringe on; to encroach on; to violate; to assault	1
优点[優點]	you1 dian3	merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	7
自知之明[自知之明]	zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2	knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge	3
十几[十幾]	shi2 ji3	more than ten; a dozen or more	6
耳[耳]	er3	ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)	3
帖子[帖子]	tie3 zi5	card; invitation; message; (forum) post	1
戳[戳]	chuo1	to jab; to poke; to stab; to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand sth upright	3
宁愿[寧願]	ning4 yuan4	would rather; better	5
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/50 words - 6 min
削[削]	xiao1	to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)	1
削[削]	xue1	to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]	1
发[髮]	fa4	hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]	1
尼[尼]	ni2	Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)	2
幸好[幸好]	xing4 hao3	fortunately	3
养眼[養眼]	yang3 yan3	visually attractive; eye candy; easy on the eyes; to protect the eyes	1
临床[臨床]	lin2 chuang2	clinical	11
医学系[醫學系]	yi1 xue2 xi4	medical school	5
不该[不該]	bu4 gai1	should not; to owe nothing	9
多谢[多謝]	duo1 xie4	many thanks; thanks a lot	1
练习[練習]	lian4 xi2	to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
法语[法語]	Fa3 yu3	French (language)	1
语法[語法]	yu3 fa3	grammar	1
摊牌[攤牌]	tan1 pai2	to lay one's cards on the table	1
石头[石頭]	shi2 tou5	stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	3
剪刀[剪刀]	jian3 dao1	scissors; CL:把[ba3]	3
布[布]	bu4	cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known	5
坏人[壞人]	huai4 ren2	bad person; villain	2
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	20
早上好[早上好]	zao3 shang5 hao3	Good morning!	1
男友[男友]	nan2 you3	boyfriend	1
总有[總有]	zong3 you3	inevitably there will be	1
自我[自我]	zi4 wo3	self-; ego (psychology)	4
认知[認知]	ren4 zhi1	cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of; to recognize; to realize	1
过程[過程]	guo4 cheng2	course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
复杂[複雜]	fu4 za2	complicated; complex	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/75 words - 9 min
一言难尽[一言難盡]	yi1 yan2 nan2 jin4	hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly	2
到处[到處]	dao4 chu4	everywhere	2
相当[相當]	xiang1 dang1	equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite	1
环保[環保]	huan2 bao3	environmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4]	1
生平[生平]	sheng1 ping2	life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life	1
情感[情感]	qing2 gan3	feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally)	8
创伤[創傷]	chuang1 shang1	wound; injury; trauma	7
应激反应[應激反應]	ying4 ji1 fan3 ying4	(physiological etc) stress	1
婚姻[婚姻]	hun1 yin1	matrimony; wedding; marriage; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]	3
不必[不必]	bu4 bi4	need not; does not have to; not necessarily	2
费用[費用]	fei4 yong4	cost; expenditure; expense; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]	5
折扣[折扣]	zhe2 kou4	discount	1
课表[課表]	ke4 biao3	school timetable	1
周三[週三]	Zhou1 san1	Wednesday	3
预约[預約]	yu4 yue1	booking; reservation; to book; to make an appointment	2
隐瞒[隱瞞]	yin3 man2	to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth	1
对不住[對不住]	dui4 bu5 zhu4	to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)	7
拆散[拆散]	chai1 san4	to break up (a marriage, family etc)	2
艺[藝]	yi4	skill; art	3
卖身[賣身]	mai4 shen1	to prostitute oneself; to sell oneself into slavery	1
薇[薇]	wei1	Osmunda regalis, a species of fern; Taiwan pr. [wei2]	4
年度[年度]	nian2 du4	year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual	3
最佳[最佳]	zui4 jia1	optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)	1
剧情[劇情]	ju4 qing2	story line; plot	1
人才[人才]	ren2 cai2	talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/100 words - 12 min
搞不好[搞不好]	gao3 bu5 hao3	(coll.) maybe; perhaps	1
隔墙有耳[隔牆有耳]	ge2 qiang2 you3 er3	the walls have ears (idiom)	1
撒[撒]	sa1	to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to	4
撒[撒]	sa3	to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill	4
谎[謊]	huang3	lies; to lie	2
人情债[人情債]	ren2 qing2 zhai4	debt of gratitude	2
自愿[自願]	zi4 yuan4	voluntary	2
闲[閑]	xian2	to stay idle; to be unoccupied; not busy; leisure; enclosure	10
风凉话[風涼話]	feng1 liang2 hua4	sneering; sarcasm; cynical remarks	1
伙[伙]	huo3	meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2]); variant of 夥|伙[huo3]	1
一模一样[一模一樣]	yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4	exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]	2
分手[分手]	fen1 shou3	to part company; to split up; to break up	13
下家[下家]	xia4 jia1	player whose turn comes next (in a game); next one; my humble home	2
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	2
猫科[貓科]	mao1 ke1	Felidae (the cat family)	1
动物[動物]	dong4 wu4	animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]	5
属性[屬性]	shu3 xing4	attribute; property	2
无论[無論]	wu2 lun4	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...	2
雇[雇]	gu4	to employ; to hire; to rent	1
妈的[媽的]	ma1 de5	see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]	1
实话[實話]	shi2 hua4	truth	4
荷尔蒙[荷爾蒙]	he2 er3 meng2	hormone (loanword); see 激素[ji1 su4]	2
失调[失調]	shi1 tiao2	imbalance; to become dysfunctional; to lack proper care (after an illness etc)	2
泼妇[潑婦]	po1 fu4	shrew; vixen	2
摔[摔]	shuai1	to throw down; to fall; to drop and break	8
掐死[掐死]	qia1 si3	to throttle; to choke to death	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/125 words - 14 min
捅[捅]	tong3	to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose	3
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	5
避开[避開]	bi4 kai1	to avoid; to evade; to keep away from	1
要害[要害]	yao4 hai4	vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial	1
部位[部位]	bu4 wei4	position; place	1
求生[求生]	qiu2 sheng1	to seek survival; to possess the will to live	1
天真[天真]	tian1 zhen1	naive; innocent; artless	1
朴实[樸實]	pu3 shi2	plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest	2
一说[一說]	yi1 shuo1	an expression of opinion; according to some	5
蔡依林[蔡依林]	Cai4 Yi1 lin2	Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer	2
萧[蕭]	xiao1	miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort	1
亚[亞]	ya4	second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr. [ya3]	1
轩[軒]	xuan1	pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old)	1
出道[出道]	chu1 dao4	to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc); to start one's career	1
前后[前後]	qian2 hou4	around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear	4
判若两人[判若兩人]	pan4 ruo4 liang3 ren2	to be a different person; not to be one's usual self	1
衣装[衣裝]	yi1 zhuang1	garment	2
饬[飭]	chi4	keep in order; stern; to order; direct	2
造型[造型]	zao4 xing2	to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose	3
哎[哎]	ai1	hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)	5
款式[款式]	kuan3 shi4	pattern; style; design; CL:種|种[zhong3]	2
耳环[耳環]	er3 huan2	earring; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4]	2
广州[廣州]	Guang3 zhou1	Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong; Canton	4
项链[項鏈]	xiang4 lian4	necklace; CL:條|条[tiao2]	3
耳洞[耳洞]	er3 dong4	pierced ear	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/150 words - 17 min
打的[打的]	da3 di1	(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi	2
顾客[顧客]	gu4 ke4	client; customer; CL:位[wei4]	1
倒春寒[倒春寒]	dao4 chun1 han2	cold snap during the spring	2
零下[零下]	ling2 xia4	below zero	1
浪[浪]	lang4	wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble	2
裙子[裙子]	qun2 zi5	skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]	4
血[血]	xue4	blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]	5
夏天[夏天]	xia4 tian1	summer; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
弯腰[彎腰]	wan1 yao1	to stoop	1
后腰[後腰]	hou4 yao1	lower back; (sports) defensive midfielder	1
露出[露出]	lu4 chu1	to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]	2
减[減]	jian3	to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	1
减肥[減肥]	jian3 fei2	to lose weight	1
膘[膘]	biao1	fat of a stock animal	1
袜[襪]	wa4	socks; stockings	1
乌骨鸡[烏骨雞]	wu1 gu3 ji1	black-boned chicken; silky fowl; silkie; Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson	1
皮蛋[皮蛋]	pi2 dan4	thousand-year old eggs; preserved eggs	1
化妆[化妝]	hua4 zhuang1	to put on makeup	5
化[化]	hua4	to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]	6
飞机场[飛機場]	fei1 ji1 chang3	airport; (slang) flat chest; CL:處|处[chu4]	1
塞[塞]	sai1	to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper	6
胸[胸]	xiong1	chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax	2
尺[尺]	chi3	a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]	2
刀子[刀子]	dao1 zi5	knife; CL:把[ba3]	1
豆腐[豆腐]	dou4 fu5	tofu; bean curd	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/175 words - 20 min
良心[良心]	liang2 xin1	conscience	5
灯泡[燈泡]	deng1 pao4	light bulb; see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
臀[臀]	tun2	butt; buttocks	1
肌[肌]	ji1	flesh; muscle	1
安静[安靜]	an1 jing4	quiet; peaceful; calm	8
举办[舉辦]	ju3 ban4	to conduct; to hold	1
踊跃[踴躍]	yong3 yue4	to leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically	1
报名[報名]	bao4 ming2	to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist	4
集体[集體]	ji2 ti3	collective (decision); joint (effort); a group; a team; en masse; as a group	4
荣耀[榮耀]	rong2 yao4	honor; glory	1
班长[班長]	ban1 zhang3	class monitor; squad leader; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
千米[千米]	qian1 mi3	kilometer	3
报名表[報名表]	bao4 ming2 biao3	application form; registration form; CL:張|张[zhang1]	2
运动会[運動會]	yun4 dong4 hui4	sports competition; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
任务[任務]	ren4 wu5	mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	2
劳逸结合[勞逸結合]	lao2 yi4 jie2 he2	to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)	1
帆[帆]	fan1	sail; Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas	1
男子[男子]	nan2 zi3	a man; a male	5
垒球[壘球]	lei3 qiu2	softball	1
身为[身為]	shen1 wei2	in the capacity of; as	2
分子[分子]	fen1 zi3	molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction	1
觉悟[覺悟]	jue2 wu4	to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)	3
跟人[跟人]	gen1 ren2	to marry (of woman)	2
可嘉[可嘉]	ke3 jia1	laudable	1
举[舉]	ju3	to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed	9
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/200 words - 23 min
牌[牌]	pai2	mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]	6
美眉[美眉]	mei3 mei2	(coll.) pretty girl	1
耳朵[耳朵]	er3 duo5	ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)	10
恶心[噁心]	e3 xin1	variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]	18
坏事[壞事]	huai4 shi4	bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things	4
千里[千里]	qian1 li3	a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance	1
大都[大都]	da4 du1	for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan	2
作[作]	zuo4	to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works	5
估计[估計]	gu1 ji4	to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose	10
天生[天生]	tian1 sheng1	nature; disposition; innate; natural	2
漂[漂]	piao1	to float; to drift	5
漂[漂]	piao4	elegant; polished	5
流脓[流膿]	liu2 nong2	to discharge pus; to suppurate	1
福尔[福爾]	Fu2 er3	Félix Faure (1841-1899), president of France 1895-1899	1
马[馬]	ma3	horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess	6
林[林]	lin2	woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things)	2
童年[童年]	tong2 nian2	childhood	2
精彩[精彩]	jing1 cai3	wonderful; marvelous; brilliant	5
老家[老家]	lao3 jia1	native place; place of origin; home state or region	2
桌子[桌子]	zhuo1 zi5	table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]	1
华[華]	hua2	magnificent; splendid; flowery	4
丹[丹]	dan1	red; pellet; powder; cinnabar	3
嘴馋[嘴饞]	zui3 chan2	gluttonous; ravenous	1
不能自已[不能自已]	bu4 neng2 zi4 yi3	unable to control oneself; to be beside oneself	1
于是[於是]	yu2 shi4	thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence	2
嘴里[嘴裡]	zui3 li3	mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/225 words - 25 min
嚼[嚼]	jiao2	to chew; also pr. [jue2]	2
兔子[兔子]	tu4 zi5	hare; rabbit; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	37
粪便[糞便]	fen4 bian4	excrement; feces; night soil	1
收敛[收斂]	shou1 lian3	to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge	5
取笑[取笑]	qu3 xiao4	to tease; to make fun of	2
兔[兔]	tu4	rabbit	4
屎[屎]	shi3	stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus	2
一味[一味]	yi1 wei4	blindly; invariably	1
中药[中藥]	Zhong1 yao4	(traditional) Chinese medicine; CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3]	1
明月[明月]	ming2 yue4	bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]	3
砂[砂]	sha1	sand; gravel; granule; variant of 沙[sha1]	2
骗子[騙子]	pian4 zi5	swindler; a cheat	3
便秘[便秘]	bian4 mi4	constipation; Taiwan pr. [bian4 bi4]	1
肚脐[肚臍]	du4 qi2	navel	1
耳钉[耳釘]	er3 ding1	stud earring	2
银[銀]	yin2	silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency	4
戴上[戴上]	dai4 shang5	to put on (hat etc)	6
感染[感染]	gan3 ran3	infection; to infect; to influence	3
期间[期間]	qi1 jian1	period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
报答[報答]	bao4 da2	to repay; to requite	2
哦[哦]	o5	sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy; may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of	4
一二[一二]	yi1 er4	one or two; a few	15
立[立]	li4	to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately	2
定[定]	ding4	to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order	15
原地[原地]	yuan2 di4	(in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product)	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/250 words - 32 min
一会儿[一會兒]	yi1 hui4 r5	a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]	27
遮阳[遮陽]	zhe1 yang2	to shield from the sun	2
帽[帽]	mao4	hat; cap	2
吸[吸]	xi1	to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	4
油[油]	you2	oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning	5
纸[紙]	zhi3	paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc	6
医疗[醫療]	yi1 liao2	medical treatment	5
后勤[後勤]	hou4 qin2	logistics	2
亲密[親密]	qin1 mi4	intimate; close	1
幌子[幌子]	huang3 zi5	shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense	2
接近[接近]	jie1 jin4	to approach; to get close to	3
活靶子[活靶子]	huo2 ba3 zi5	live target; target (of criticism etc)	1
痒[癢]	yang3	to itch; to tickle	1
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	7
坐下[坐下]	zuo4 xia5	to sit down	4
训练[訓練]	xun4 lian4	to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
无所谓[無所謂]	wu2 suo3 wei4	to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be	4
谨[謹]	jin3	cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)	3
遵[遵]	zun1	to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with	2
医嘱[醫囑]	yi1 zhu3	prescription (medicine); doctor's advice	3
帽子[帽子]	mao4 zi5	hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3]	1
帅哥[帥哥]	shuai4 ge1	handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address)	10
练[練]	lian4	to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise	6
普通[普通]	pu3 tong1	common; ordinary; general; average	7
提议[提議]	ti2 yi4	proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/275 words - 35 min
呈现[呈現]	cheng2 xian4	to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate	1
震撼[震撼]	zhen4 han4	to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock	1
锯[鋸]	ju4	a saw; to cut with a saw	1
抬[抬]	tai2	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry	5
涂[塗]	tu2	to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street	6
扎[扎]	zha1	to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)	5
着手[著手]	zhuo2 shou3	to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out	3
轻[輕]	qing1	light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage	20
方向[方向]	fang1 xiang4	direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
优秀[優秀]	you1 xiu4	outstanding; excellent	9
荣誉[榮譽]	rong2 yu4	honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary	2
风采[風采]	feng1 cai3	svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing	1
个性[個性]	ge4 xing4	individuality; personality	1
团体[團體]	tuan2 ti3	group; organization; team; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
箱[箱]	xiang1	box; trunk; chest	5
饮料[飲料]	yin3 liao4	drink; beverage	4
犒劳[犒勞]	kao4 lao2	to reward with food and drink; to feast (sb); presents of food etc made to troops; Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4]	2
健[健]	jian4	healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in	11
微生物学[微生物學]	wei1 sheng1 wu4 xue2	microbiology	1
坚守[堅守]	jian1 shou3	to hold fast to; to stick to	1
友谊[友誼]	you3 yi4	companionship; fellowship; friendship	5
信念[信念]	xin4 nian4	faith; belief; conviction	1
意气风发[意氣風發]	yi4 qi4 feng1 fa1	high-spirited; full of mettle	1
斗志昂扬[鬥志昂揚]	dou4 zhi4 ang2 yang2	having high fighting spirit	1
临危[臨危]	lin2 wei1	dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/300 words - 36 min
惧[懼]	ju4	to fear	1
不变[不變]	bu4 bian4	constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant	2
口号[口號]	kou3 hao4	slogan; catchphrase; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
青春[青春]	qing1 chun1	youth; youthfulness	9
如火[如火]	ru2 huo3	fiery	1
超越[超越]	chao1 yue4	to surpass; to exceed; to transcend	1
学子[學子]	xue2 zi3	(literary) student; scholar	2
逗[逗]	dou4	to stay; to stop; to tease (play with); amusing; short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4])	7
新新人类[新新人類]	xin1 xin1 ren2 lei4	new generation of youths (generation X, Y etc)	1
健儿[健兒]	jian4 er2	top athlete; heroic warrior	1
昂首挺胸[昂首挺胸]	ang2 shou3 ting3 xiong1	head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits; in fine mettle (of animal)	1
精神抖擞[精神抖擻]	jing1 shen2 dou3 sou3	spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits; lively and full of enthusiasm; full of energy; con brio	1
等待[等待]	deng3 dai4	to wait; to wait for	5
漫漫[漫漫]	man4 man4	long; endless; boundless	1
长途[長途]	chang2 tu2	long distance	2
英雄[英雄]	ying1 xiong2	hero; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
从不[從不]	cong2 bu4	never	1
畏惧[畏懼]	wei4 ju4	to fear; to dread; foreboding	1
艰难[艱難]	jian1 nan2	difficult; hard; challenging	1
夏[夏]	xia4	summer	1
喝彩[喝彩]	he4 cai3	to acclaim; to cheer	2
阳光[陽光]	yang2 guang1	sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny)	1
庆功[慶功]	qing4 gong1	to celebrate a heroic deed	1
终点[終點]	zhong1 dian3	the end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
公平[公平]	gong1 ping2	fair; impartial	5
//True Colours - S1/Ep05/319 words - 38 min
裁判[裁判]	cai2 pan4	judgment; to referee; umpire; judge; referee; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	1
眼皮子[眼皮子]	yan3 pi2 zi5	eyelid	1
争光[爭光]	zheng1 guang1	to win an honor; to strive to win a prize	1
累死累活[累死累活]	lei4 si3 lei4 huo2	to tire oneself out through overwork; to work oneself to death	2
手段[手段]	shou3 duan4	method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
低劣[低劣]	di1 lie4	inferior quality; substandard; low-grade	1
毫无[毫無]	hao2 wu2	not in the least; to completely lack	5
结构[結構]	jie2 gou4	structure; composition; makeup; architecture; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]	1
特殊[特殊]	te4 shu1	special; particular; unusual; extraordinary	4
没心眼[沒心眼]	mei2 xin1 yan3	outspoken; artless; tactless	1
做贼心虚[做賊心虛]	zuo4 zei2 xin1 xu1	to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience	3
宣布[宣布]	xuan1 bu4	to declare; to announce; to proclaim	2
夺得[奪得]	duo2 de2	to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize; to capture; to win (a trophy)	1
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	1
创意[創意]	chuang4 yi4	creative; creativity	3
奖[獎]	jiang3	prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
点子[點子]	dian3 zi5	spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer	3
身体力行[身體力行]	shen1 ti3 li4 xing2	to practice what one preaches (idiom)	1
掌声[掌聲]	zhang3 sheng1	applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/25 words - 5 min
愧[愧]	kui4	ashamed	3
码[碼]	ma3	weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc	7
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	11
作祟[作祟]	zuo4 sui4	haunted; to haunt; to cause mischief	1
打扫[打掃]	da3 sao3	to clean; to sweep	11
干活[幹活]	gan4 huo2	to work; to be employed	3
拿手[拿手]	na2 shou3	expert in; good at	3
卫生[衛生]	wei4 sheng1	health; hygiene; sanitation	9
搓[搓]	cuo1	to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist	2
麻将[麻將]	ma2 jiang4	mahjong; CL:副[fu4]	18
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]	3
救场如救火[救場如救火]	jiu4 chang3 ru2 jiu4 huo3	the show must go on (idiom)	1
老二[老二]	lao3 er4	second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis	2
实习[實習]	shi2 xi2	to practice; field work; to intern; internship	27
缺[缺]	que1	deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	7
现[現]	xian4	to appear; present; now; existing; current	3
学会[學會]	xue2 hui4	to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association	9
改天[改天]	gai3 tian1	another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check	7
局[局]	ju2	office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc	6
筹码[籌碼]	chou2 ma3	bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token	2
论文[論文]	lun4 wen2	paper; treatise; thesis; CL:篇[pian1]; to discuss a paper or thesis (old)	11
硕[碩]	shuo4	large; big	1
博[博]	bo2	extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble	3
连读[連讀]	lian2 du2	liaison (in phonetics)	1
十七[十七]	shi2 qi1	seventeen; 17	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/50 words - 7 min
十六[十六]	shi2 liu4	sixteen; 16	1
天鹅[天鵝]	tian1 e2	swan	2
合金[合金]	he2 jin1	alloy	1
过敏[過敏]	guo4 min3	oversensitive; allergic; allergy	4
平时[平時]	ping2 shi2	ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime	15
纯金[純金]	chun2 jin1	pure gold	1
纯[純]	chun2	pure; simple; unmixed; genuine	3
吊坠[吊墜]	diao4 zhui4	a pendant (jewelry)	1
玉石[玉石]	yu4 shi2	precious stones; jade and stone	1
堂堂[堂堂]	tang2 tang2	grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance	2
出老千[出老千]	chu1 lao3 qian1	to cheat (in gambling)	1
上车[上車]	shang4 che1	to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)	4
四肢[四肢]	si4 zhi1	the four limbs of the body	1
健全[健全]	jian4 quan2	robust; sound	2
本科[本科]	ben3 ke1	undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)	3
寝室[寢室]	qin3 shi4	bedroom; dormitory; CL:間|间[jian1]	1
不大[不大]	bu4 da4	not very; not too; not often	6
胆大[膽大]	dan3 da4	daring; bold; audacious	1
门外[門外]	men2 wai4	outside the door	1
盗窃[盜竊]	dao4 qie4	to steal	1
案[案]	an4	(legal) case; incident; record; file; table	1
保安[保安]	bao3 an1	to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard	2
严查[嚴查]	yan2 cha2	to investigate strictly	1
座[座]	zuo4	seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects	2
筐[筐]	kuang1	basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/75 words - 12 min
大梁[大梁]	Da4 liang2	capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states; CL:根[gen1]	1
啰嗦[囉嗦]	luo1 suo5	long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; also pr. [luo1 suo1]	2
锁门[鎖門]	suo3 men2	to lock the door	3
梦幻[夢幻]	meng4 huan4	dream; illusion; reverie	1
善[善]	shan4	good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect	3
小事一桩[小事一樁]	xiao3 shi4 yi1 zhuang1	trivial matter; a piece of cake	1
呆[呆]	dai1	foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay	1
幕[幕]	mu4	curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play)	2
八辈子[八輩子]	ba1 bei4 zi5	(fig.) a long time	1
霉[霉]	mei2	bacteria; fungi; moldy	1
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	1
开诚布公[開誠佈公]	kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1	variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]	2
看上去[看上去]	kan4 shang5 qu5	it would appear; it seems (that)	3
大大咧咧[大大咧咧]	da4 da4 lie1 lie1	carefree; offhand; casual	1
本质[本質]	ben3 zhi4	essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality	1
把门[把門]	ba3 men2	to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate	3
骨子里[骨子裡]	gu3 zi5 li3	beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level	1
有趣[有趣]	you3 qu4	interesting; fascinating; amusing	2
枯燥[枯燥]	ku1 zao4	dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust	2
空闲[空閒]	kong4 xian2	idle; free time; leisure; unused (place)	2
小猫[小貓]	xiao3 mao1	kitten	1
小狗[小狗]	xiao3 gou3	pup; puppy	1
晚安[晚安]	wan3 an1	Good night!; Good evening!	6
回味[回味]	hui2 wei4	to reflect on; to ponder over; aftertaste	1
爷们[爺們]	ye2 men5	menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc	9
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/100 words - 15 min
掖[掖]	ye1	to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal	1
含情脉脉[含情脈脈]	han2 qing2 mo4 mo4	full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted	1
注视[注視]	zhu4 shi4	to watch attentively; to gaze at	1
琼瑶[瓊瑤]	Qiong2 Yao2	Chiung Yao (1938-), Taiwanese writer	1
菩萨[菩薩]	Pu2 sa4	Bodhisattva (Buddhism)	3
千挑万选[千挑萬選]	qian1 tiao1 wan4 xuan3	to select very carefully	1
刚才[剛纔]	gang1 cai2	(just) a moment ago	19
阴影[陰影]	yin1 ying3	(lit. and fig.) shadow	4
鉴定[鑑定]	jian4 ding4	to appraise; to identify; to evaluate	2
酸溜溜[酸溜溜]	suan1 liu1 liu1	sour; acid	1
心脏[心臟]	xin1 zang4	heart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]	5
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	12
吃喝[吃喝]	chi1 he1	to eat and drink; food and drink	2
拍砖[拍磚]	pai1 zhuan1	(slang) to throw brickbats; to criticize harshly	1
骂街[罵街]	ma4 jie1	to shout abuses in the street	1
凡[凡]	fan2	ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale	1
稍微[稍微]	shao1 wei1	a little bit	10
找碴[找碴]	zhao3 cha2	variant of 找茬[zhao3 cha2]	1
包括[包括]	bao1 kuo4	to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of	3
当成[當成]	dang4 cheng2	to consider as; to take to be	3
私有[私有]	si1 you3	private; privately-owned	4
财产[財產]	cai2 chan3	property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3]	4
旁观者清[旁觀者清]	pang2 guan1 zhe3 qing1	The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.	2
爹[爹]	die1	dad	4
奉劝[奉勸]	feng4 quan4	may I offer a bit of advice	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/125 words - 17 min
女大不中留[女大不中留]	nu:3 da4 bu4 zhong1 liu2	when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)	1
游戏[遊戲]	you2 xi4	game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play	1
琢磨[琢磨]	zuo2 mo5	to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]	13
染色[染色]	ran3 se4	dye	2
单体[單體]	dan1 ti3	monomer	2
两极[兩極]	liang3 ji2	the two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth; electric or magnetic poles	2
进入[進入]	jin4 ru4	to enter; to join; to go into	3
末期[末期]	mo4 qi1	end (of a period); last part; final phase	2
粒[粒]	li4	grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)	2
微管[微管]	wei1 guan3	tubule; microtubule	3
消失[消失]	xiao1 shi1	to disappear; to fade away	3
极性[極性]	ji2 xing4	chemical polarity	1
加长[加長]	jia1 chang2	to lengthen	1
蟹[蟹]	xie4	crab	1
壳[殼]	qiao4	shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ke2]	2
排队[排隊]	pai2 dui4	to line up	3
客套[客套]	ke4 tao4	polite greeting; civilities; to exchange pleasantries	1
两回事[兩回事]	liang3 hui2 shi4	two quite different things; two unrelated matters	1
情谊[情誼]	qing2 yi4	friendship; camaraderie	3
一周[一周]	yi1 zhou1	one week; all the way around; a whole cycle	7
晾[晾]	liang4	to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder	1
冷战[冷戰]	leng3 zhan4	cold war; (fig.) strained relationship; to be barely on speaking terms	1
界[界]	jie4	boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)	4
要面子[要面子]	yao4 mian4 zi5	see 愛面子|爱面子[ai4 mian4 zi5]	2
东北[東北]	dong1 bei3	northeast	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/150 words - 22 min
背井离乡[背井離鄉]	bei4 jing3 li2 xiang1	to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)	1
无故[無故]	wu2 gu4	without cause or reason	1
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)	5
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	8
沾[沾]	zhan1	to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch	5
答理[答理]	da1 li5	to acknowledge; to respond; to answer; to pay attention; to heed; to deal with	1
说定[說定]	shuo1 ding4	to agree on; to settle on	5
防不胜防[防不勝防]	fang2 bu4 sheng4 fang2	you can't guard against it (idiom); impossible to defend effectively; not much one can do about it; It can't be prevented.	1
齐[齊]	qi2	neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out	5
屁事[屁事]	pi4 shi4	(vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business	1
片子[片子]	pian1 zi5	film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image	2
专程[專程]	zhuan1 cheng2	specifically; specially (for that purpose)	1
消气[消氣]	xiao1 qi4	to cool one's temper	1
腻子[膩子]	ni4 zi5	putty (same as 泥子); frequent caller; hanger-on	1
玩意儿[玩意兒]	wan2 yi4 r5	erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]	3
没意思[沒意思]	mei2 yi4 si5	boring; of no interest	1
萍[萍]	ping2	duckweed	6
健忘症[健忘症]	jian4 wang4 zheng4	amnesia	1
端正[端正]	duan1 zheng4	upright; regular; proper; correct	2
桌[桌]	zhuo1	table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc	6
长幼[長幼]	zhang3 you4	older and younger; seniority	1
谦让[謙讓]	qian1 rang4	to modestly decline	1
甲[甲]	jia3	first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°	2
赖账[賴賬]	lai4 zhang4	to renege on a debt	1
打饭[打飯]	da3 fan4	to get food at a canteen	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/175 words - 26 min
下回[下回]	xia4 hui2	next chapter; next time	3
折合[折合]	zhe2 he2	to convert into; to amount to; to be equivalent to	1
出招[出招]	chu1 zhao1	to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)	1
不合[不合]	bu4 he2	to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out	2
鸭子[鴨子]	ya1 zi5	duck; male prostitute (slang)	1
咸[咸]	xian2	all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious	1
青菜[青菜]	qing1 cai4	green vegetables; Chinese cabbage	2
发短信[發短信]	fa1 duan3 xin4	to text; to send SMS messages	2
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]	2
过节[過節]	guo4 jie2	to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)	3
哮喘[哮喘]	xiao4 chuan3	asthma	2
二百五[二百五]	er4 bai3 wu3	idiot; stupid person; a dope	7
申[申]	shen1	to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240°	13
忠[忠]	zhong1	loyal; devoted; honest	1
同归于尽[同歸於盡]	tong2 gui1 yu2 jin4	to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction	1
主场[主場]	zhu3 chang3	home ground (sports); home field; main venue; main stadium	3
球迷[球迷]	qiu2 mi2	fan (ball sports); CL:個|个[ge4]	5
区[區]	qu1	area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
绿色[綠色]	lu:4 se4	green	1
中间[中間]	zhong1 jian1	between; intermediate; mid; middle	2
染[染]	ran3	to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting	2
海滩[海灘]	hai3 tan1	beach; CL:片[pian4]	1
溜[溜]	liu1	to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate	7
歹毒[歹毒]	dai3 du2	vicious; ruthless; malevolent	1
泻药[瀉藥]	xie4 yao4	laxative	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/200 words - 29 min
急救[急救]	ji2 jiu4	first aid; emergency treatment	1
客场[客場]	ke4 chang3	away-game arena; away-game venue	2
蹩脚[蹩腳]	bie2 jiao3	inferior; shoddy; lousy; lame	1
演技[演技]	yan3 ji4	acting; performing skills	1
扪心自问[捫心自問]	men2 xin1 zi4 wen4	to ask oneself honestly; to search in one's heart	2
虹[虹]	hong2	rainbow	1
足球场[足球場]	zu2 qiu2 chang3	football field; soccer field	1
蠢猪[蠢豬]	chun3 zhu1	stupid swine; idiot	1
大丈夫能屈能伸[大丈夫能屈能伸]	da4 zhang4 fu5 neng2 qu1 neng2 shen1	A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.; ready to give and take; flexible	1
哒[噠]	da1	(phonetic); command to a horse; clatter (of horses' hoofs)	2
机器[機器]	ji1 qi4	machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4]	1
差点[差點]	cha4 dian3	almost; nearly	8
狗吃屎[狗吃屎]	gou3 chi1 shi3	to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)	1
耍赖[耍賴]	shua3 lai4	to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened	1
小事[小事]	xiao3 shi4	trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]	2
计较[計較]	ji4 jiao4	to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem	2
小样[小樣]	xiao3 yang4	galley proof (printing); unimpressive; (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term)	2
直播[直播]	zhi2 bo1	live broadcast (not recorded); direct Internet broadcasting; (agriculture) direct seeding	2
看成[看成]	kan4 cheng2	to regard as	1
何以[何以]	he2 yi3	(literary) why; how	1
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	4
忧[憂]	you1	to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning	1
唯有[唯有]	wei2 you3	only	1
烤[烤]	kao3	to roast; to bake; to broil	2
串[串]	chuan4	to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/225 words - 31 min
痛快[痛快]	tong4 kuai4	delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5]	6
凉[涼]	liang2	cool; cold	3
外人[外人]	wai4 ren2	outsider; foreigner; stranger	8
擅长[擅長]	shan4 chang2	to be good at; to be expert in	1
补[補]	bu3	to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement	14
双倍[雙倍]	shuang1 bei4	twofold; double	2
重要性[重要性]	zhong4 yao4 xing4	importance	1
地球[地球]	di4 qiu2	the earth; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
照样[照樣]	zhao4 yang4	as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless	1
寸步难行[寸步難行]	cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2	unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation	1
寸草不生[寸草不生]	cun4 cao3 bu4 sheng1	lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom); fig. barren	1
肝肠寸断[肝腸寸斷]	gan1 chang2 cun4 duan4	lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom); fig. grief-stricken	2
资金[資金]	zi1 jin1	funds; funding; capital	2
到位[到位]	dao4 wei4	to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; well (done)	1
八月[八月]	Ba1 yue4	August; eighth month (of the lunar year)	1
羊肉串[羊肉串]	yang2 rou4 chuan4	lamb kebab	1
羊肉[羊肉]	yang2 rou4	mutton; goat meat	1
孜然[孜然]	zi1 ran2	cumin (Cuminum cyminum)	1
不得劲[不得勁]	bu4 de2 jin4	awkward; unhandy; be indisposed; not feel well	1
敢情[敢情]	gan3 qing5	actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course	3
碎[碎]	sui4	to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary	4
刷[刷]	shua1	to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job	8
匀[勻]	yun2	even; well-distributed; uniform; to distribute evenly; to share	4
色[色]	se4	color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex	4
厅堂[廳堂]	ting1 tang2	hall	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/250 words - 34 min
贤惠[賢惠]	xian2 hui4	variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]	3
当儿[當兒]	dang1 r5	the very moment; just then; during (that brief interval)	1
媳妇[媳婦]	xi2 fu4	daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman	5
残害[殘害]	can2 hai4	to injure; to devastate; to slaughter	1
祖国[祖國]	zu3 guo2	motherland	1
花朵[花朵]	hua1 duo3	flower	1
后天[後天]	hou4 tian1	the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori	4
皇帝[皇帝]	huang2 di4	emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
太监[太監]	tai4 jian4	court eunuch; palace eunuch	1
牵[牽]	qian1	to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in	2
蒙娜丽莎[蒙娜麗莎]	Meng2 na4 Li4 sha1	Mona Lisa	2
区别[區別]	qu1 bie2	difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
懂得[懂得]	dong3 de5	to understand; to know; to comprehend	2
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	2
眼睁睁[眼睜睜]	yan3 zheng1 zheng1	to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly	1
晚餐[晚餐]	wan3 can1	evening meal; dinner; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]	1
样样[樣樣]	yang4 yang4	all kinds	1
满足[滿足]	man3 zu2	to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content	5
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	1
清高[清高]	qing1 gao1	noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits	1
鼻子[鼻子]	bi2 zi5	nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	2
糙[糙]	cao1	rough; coarse (in texture)	4
眷[眷]	juan4	concern; wife and children	1
反其道而行之[反其道而行之]	fan3 qi2 dao4 er2 xing2 zhi1	to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way	1
摁[摁]	en4	to press (with finger)	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/275 words - 35 min
法式[法式]	fa3 shi4	rule; method; model	2
英雄所见略同[英雄所見略同]	ying1 xiong2 suo3 jian4 lu:e4 tong2	lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.	2
呸[呸]	pei1	pah!; bah!; pooh!; to spit (in contempt)	3
典型[典型]	dian3 xing2	model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative	2
臭味相投[臭味相投]	chou4 wei4 xiang1 tou2	to share vile habits; partners in notoriety; birds of a feather	1
大家闺秀[大家閨秀]	da4 jia1 gui1 xiu4	girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house	1
掌上明珠[掌上明珠]	zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1	lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)	1
层层[層層]	ceng2 ceng2	layer upon layer	1
雪莲[雪蓮]	xue3 lian2	snow lotus herb; Saussurea involucrata	3
圣洁[聖潔]	sheng4 jie2	pure and holy	1
仙女[仙女]	xian1 nu:3	fairy	5
下凡[下凡]	xia4 fan2	to descend to the world (of immortals)	1
供[供]	gong1	to provide; to supply	5
例子[例子]	li4 zi5	case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
今晚[今晚]	jin1 wan3	tonight	8
亲亲[親親]	qin1 qin1	dear one; to kiss; friendly	1
形象[形象]	xing2 xiang4	image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid	3
集[集]	ji2	to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode	2
一身[一身]	yi1 shen1	whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes	3
糊墙[糊牆]	hu2 qiang2	to paper a wall	1
成天[成天]	cheng2 tian1	(coll.) all day long; all the time	4
童装[童裝]	tong2 zhuang1	children's clothing	5
视觉[視覺]	shi4 jue2	sight; vision; visual	1
性感[性感]	xing4 gan3	sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy	2
领口[領口]	ling3 kou3	collar; neckband; neckline; the place where the two ends of a collar meet	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/300 words - 37 min
平[平]	ping2	flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]	4
毛病[毛病]	mao2 bing4	fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
身材[身材]	shen1 cai2	stature; build (height and weight); figure	4
冰砖[冰磚]	bing1 zhuan1	ice-cream brick	1
杠[杠]	gang1	flagpole; footbridge	3
欲擒故纵[欲擒故縱]	yu4 qin2 gu4 zong4	In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better	1
把戏[把戲]	ba3 xi4	acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick; game	1
一个个[一個個]	yi1 ge4 ge4	each and every one	1
靠谱[靠譜]	kao4 pu3	reliable; reasonable; probable	3
顺着[順著]	shun4 zhe5	to follow; following; along	1
玄[玄]	xuan2	black; mysterious	1
武[武]	wu3	martial; military	1
泡妞[泡妞]	pao4 niu1	to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls	2
法则[法則]	fa3 ze2	law; rule; code	1
有用[有用]	you3 yong4	useful	1
身份[身份]	shen1 fen4	identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank	1
百科全书[百科全書]	bai3 ke1 quan2 shu1	encyclopedia; CL:本[ben3],集[ji2]	1
服务[服務]	fu2 wu4	to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4]	2
醒悟[醒悟]	xing3 wu4	to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality	1
但愿如此[但願如此]	dan4 yuan4 ru2 ci3	if only it were so; I hope so (idiom)	1
不和[不和]	bu4 he2	not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord	2
一早[一早]	yi1 zao3	early in the morning; at dawn	1
下面[下麵]	xia4 mian4	to boil noodles	3
公布[公佈]	gong1 bu4	to announce; to make public; to publish	1
学年[學年]	xue2 nian2	academic year	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/325 words - 39 min
名单[名單]	ming2 dan1	list of names	1
吴[吳]	Wu2	surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods	1
明志[明志]	ming2 zhi4	to demonstrate one's sincere convictions	1
葫芦[葫蘆]	hu2 lu5	calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house	1
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	2
厨子[廚子]	chu2 zi5	cook	3
设备[設備]	she4 bei4	equipment; facilities; installations; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
全新[全新]	quan2 xin1	all new; completely new	1
升级[升級]	sheng1 ji2	to escalate (in intensity); to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to upgrade (computing)	4
现成[現成]	xian4 cheng2	ready-made; readily available	1
培训[培訓]	pei2 xun4	to cultivate; to train; to groom; training	1
交接[交接]	jiao1 jie1	(of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse	1
舍不得[捨不得]	she3 bu5 de5	to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge	4
整套[整套]	zheng3 tao4	entire set	1
双立人[雙立人]	Shuang1 li4 ren2	J. A. Henckels (brand)	1
刀具[刀具]	dao1 ju4	cutting tool	1
微波炉[微波爐]	wei1 bo1 lu2	microwave oven; CL:臺|台[tai2]	1
一套[一套]	yi1 tao4	suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior	6
洗碗机[洗碗機]	xi3 wan3 ji1	dishwasher	1
锅[鍋]	guo1	pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]	6
吃香[吃香]	chi1 xiang1	popular; in demand; well regarded	1
辣[辣]	la4	hot (spicy); pungent	3
福利[福利]	fu2 li4	material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare	1
大二[大二]	da4 er4	second-year university student	2
玩弄[玩弄]	wan2 nong4	to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/350 words - 41 min
股掌[股掌]	gu3 zhang3	(have sb in) the palm of one's hand; fig. (under) one's complete control	1
巅峰[巔峰]	dian1 feng1	summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc)	1
自信[自信]	zi4 xin4	to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence	4
长城[長城]	Chang2 cheng2	the Great Wall	1
拐弯[拐彎]	guai3 wan1	to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction	1
两倍[兩倍]	liang3 bei4	twice as much; double the amount	1
脸皮厚[臉皮厚]	lian3 pi2 hou4	brazen	1
菜刀[菜刀]	cai4 dao1	vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver; CL:把[ba3]	1
钝[鈍]	dun4	blunt; stupid	1
切[切]	qie1	to cut; to slice; tangent (math)	3
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]	3
得手[得手]	de2 shou3	to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed	1
酸[酸]	suan1	sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid	2
名额[名額]	ming2 e2	quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)	3
放肆[放肆]	fang4 si4	wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent	1
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	2
爸妈[爸媽]	ba4 ma1	dad and mom	3
情商[情商]	qing2 shang1	emotional quotient (EQ); emotional IQ; abbr. for 情緒商數|情绪商数[qing2 xu4 shang1 shu4]	2
智商[智商]	zhi4 shang1	IQ (intelligence quotient)	3
外表[外表]	wai4 biao3	external; outside; outward appearance	2
说中[說中]	shuo1 zhong4	to hit the nail on the head; to predict correctly	1
万事[萬事]	wan4 shi4	all things	1
足[足]	zu2	foot; to be sufficient; ample	1
仰仗[仰仗]	yang3 zhang4	to rely on; to depend on	1
笨鸟先飞[笨鳥先飛]	ben4 niao3 xian1 fei1	lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities	1
勤[勤]	qin2	diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep06/370 words - 42 min
拙[拙]	zhuo1	awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]	1
生拉硬拽[生拉硬拽]	sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4	to drag sb along against his will; to draw a forced analogy	1
外科学[外科學]	wai4 ke1 xue2	surgery	1
课程[課程]	ke4 cheng2	course; academic program; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2],門|门[men2]	1
八十[八十]	ba1 shi2	eighty; 80	4
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.	2
崇拜[崇拜]	chong2 bai4	to worship; adoration	1
昏昏欲睡[昏昏欲睡]	hun1 hun1 yu4 shui4	drowsy; sleepy (idiom)	1
事迹[事跡]	shi4 ji4	deed; past achievement; important event of the past	1
立马[立馬]	li4 ma3	at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly	4
好使[好使]	hao3 shi3	easy to use; to function well; so that; in order to	1
适当[適當]	shi4 dang4	suitable; appropriate	1
外部[外部]	wai4 bu4	external part; external	1
零点[零點]	ling2 dian3	midnight; to order à la carte; (math.) zero of a function	1
微米[微米]	wei1 mi3	micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter)	1
菌种[菌種]	jun1 zhong3	(microorganism) species; strain; (fungus and mushroom) spore; spawn	1
梵高[梵高]	Fan2 Gao1	Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter	1
造型师[造型師]	zao4 xing2 shi1	stylist (fashion); cartoon character designer	3
联系方式[聯繫方式]	lian2 xi4 fang1 shi4	contact details	2
试试看[試試看]	shi4 shi4 kan4	to give it a try	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/25 words - 4 min
天意[天意]	tian1 yi4	providence; the Will of Heaven	2
弯腰驼背[彎腰駝背]	wan1 yao1 tuo2 bei4	slouch; stoop; poor posture	1
虾米[蝦米]	xia1 mi3	small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps	1
穿金戴银[穿金戴銀]	chuan1 jin1 dai4 yin2	richly bedecked; dripping with gold and silver (idiom)	1
白搭[白搭]	bai2 da1	no use; no good	1
衬衫[襯衫]	chen4 shan1	shirt; blouse; CL:件[jian4]	1
麻袋[麻袋]	ma2 dai4	sack; burlap bag	1
姚明[姚明]	Yao2 Ming2	Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011	1
显[顯]	xian3	to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-	1
矮[矮]	ai3	low; short (in length)	1
布鞋[布鞋]	bu4 xie2	cloth shoes; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]	1
牡丹[牡丹]	mu3 dan5	tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)	1
弄乱[弄亂]	nong4 luan4	to mess up; to put into disorder; to meddle with; to confuse	1
言论[言論]	yan2 lun4	expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments	1
靓[靚]	liang4	attractive; good-looking	1
杰米[傑米]	Jie2 mi3	Jamie; Jim	1
妹妹[妹妹]	mei4 mei5	younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
傻子[傻子]	sha3 zi5	idiot; fool	5
把头[把頭]	ba3 tou2	labor contractor; gangmaster	1
割[割]	ge1	to cut; to cut apart	1
友情[友情]	you3 qing2	friendly feelings; friendship	6
价[價]	jia4	price; value; (chemistry) valence	8
铅[鉛]	qian1	lead (chemistry)	1
汞[汞]	gong3	mercury (chemistry)	1
超标[超標]	chao1 biao1	to cross the limit; to be over the accepted norm; excessive	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/50 words - 6 min
中毒[中毒]	zhong4 du2	to be poisoned; poisoning	1
笨[笨]	ben4	stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy	7
瞪[瞪]	deng4	to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at	1
师妹[師妹]	shi1 mei4	junior female student or apprentice; daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher	14
心地[心地]	xin1 di4	character	1
某些[某些]	mou3 xie1	some; certain (things)	2
蕊[蕊]	rui3	stamen; pistil	3
佳人[佳人]	jia1 ren2	beautiful woman	3
杂志[雜誌]	za2 zhi4	magazine; CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1]	11
特刊[特刊]	te4 kan1	special edition (of magazine)	1
模特[模特]	mo2 te4	(fashion) model (loanword)	1
路人[路人]	lu4 ren2	passer-by; stranger	1
特点[特點]	te4 dian3	characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
型[型]	xing2	mold; type; style; model	2
邻家[鄰家]	lin2 jia1	next-door neighbor; neighboring household; adjacent country (short for 鄰接的國家|邻接的国家[lin2 jie1 de5 guo2 jia1])	1
拍[拍]	pai1	to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)	18
放松[放鬆]	fang4 song1	to loosen; to relax	10
侧[側]	ce4	the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side	3
劳务[勞務]	lao2 wu4	service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services")	1
拍照[拍照]	pai1 zhao4	to take a picture	2
公司[公司]	gong1 si1	(business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1]	23
饭碗[飯碗]	fan4 wan3	rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living	1
砸[砸]	za2	to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle	1
内部[內部]	nei4 bu4	interior; inside (part, section); internal	2
消化[消化]	xiao1 hua4	to digest; digestion; digestive	6
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/75 words - 9 min
酬劳[酬勞]	chou2 lao2	reward	1
漏气[漏氣]	lou4 qi4	to leak air or gas	1
计划[計劃]	ji4 hua4	plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	2
行事[行事]	xing2 shi4	to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct	1
拐[拐]	guai3	to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; walking stick; crutch; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])	3
忽悠[忽悠]	hu1 you5	to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a flag); to trick sb into doing sth; to dupe; to con	8
艺名[藝名]	yi4 ming2	stage name (of an actor or actress)	1
邪[邪]	xie2	demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal	1
奸[姦]	jian1	to fornicate; to defile; adultery; rape	1
苶[苶]	nie2	weary; tired	1
分别[分別]	fen1 bie2	to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually	1
小品[小品]	xiao3 pin3	short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay; skit	1
内心[內心]	nei4 xin1	heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter	2
多大[多大]	duo1 da4	how big; how much; how old etc	4
张嘴[張嘴]	zhang1 zui3	to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape	1
错误[錯誤]	cuo4 wu4	error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong	4
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]	5
伙[夥]	huo3	companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together	2
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)	14
诚意[誠意]	cheng2 yi4	sincerity; good faith	4
盗版[盜版]	dao4 ban3	pirated; illegal; see also 正版[zheng4 ban3]	2
正版[正版]	zheng4 ban3	genuine; legal; see also 盜版|盗版[dao4 ban3]	1
初心[初心]	chu1 xin1	(one's) original intention, aspiration etc; (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)	1
返璞归真[返璞歸真]	fan3 pu2 gui1 zhen1	to return to one's true self; to regain the natural state	1
难看[難看]	nan2 kan4	ugly; unsightly	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/100 words - 13 min
出版[出版]	chu1 ban3	to publish	1
导师[導師]	dao3 shi1	tutor; teacher; academic advisor	1
出差[出差]	chu1 chai1	to go on an official or business trip	5
赔[賠]	pei2	to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss	2
本钱[本錢]	ben3 qian2	capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)	2
眼力[眼力]	yan3 li4	eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments	1
剩[剩]	sheng4	to remain; to be left; to have as remainder	3
提成[提成]	ti2 cheng2	to take a percentage	3
不带[不帶]	bu4 dai4	not to have; without; un-	1
急眼[急眼]	ji2 yan3	to be anxious; to get angry with sb	1
猥琐[猥瑣]	wei3 suo3	wretched (esp. appearance); vulgar	2
正点[正點]	zheng4 dian3	on time; punctual (of train etc); awesome (slang)	1
个头[個頭]	ge4 tou2	size; height	1
找钱[找錢]	zhao3 qian2	to give change	1
美心[美心]	Mei3 xin1	Maxine (name)	1
母鸡[母雞]	mu3 ji1	hen	1
护[護]	hu4	to protect	5
崽[崽]	zai3	child; young animal	4
可好[可好]	ke3 hao3	good or not?; luckily; fortuitously	1
珍贵[珍貴]	zhen1 gui4	precious	1
山上[山上]	Shan1 shang4	Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan	2
山[山]	shan1	mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable	7
瞧不起[瞧不起]	qiao2 bu4 qi3	to look down upon; to hold in contempt	3
嗓子[嗓子]	sang3 zi5	throat; voice; CL:把[ba3]	1
热水[熱水]	re4 shui3	hot water	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/125 words - 16 min
呼唤[呼喚]	hu1 huan4	to call out (a name etc); to shout	3
找不着北[找不著北]	zhao3 bu5 zhao2 bei3	to be confused and disoriented	1
宽[寬]	kuan1	lenient; wide; broad	4
杂志社[雜誌社]	za2 zhi4 she4	magazine publisher	1
手里[手裡]	shou3 li3	in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands	4
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)	2
亲爸[親爸]	qin1 ba4	one's own father; biological father	1
亲妈[親媽]	qin1 ma1	one's own mother; biological mother	2
老公[老公]	lao3 gong1	(coll.) husband	1
尺寸[尺寸]	chi3 cun5	size; dimension; measurement	1
对称[對稱]	dui4 chen4	symmetry; symmetrical	1
妹[妹]	mei4	younger sister	2
嘴巴[嘴巴]	zui3 ba5	mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
离婚[離婚]	li2 hun1	to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse)	3
伴[伴]	ban4	partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany	1
地陪[地陪]	di4 pei2	local guide; tour escort	1
真命[真命]	zhen1 ming4	to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc); ordained by heaven	1
花花肠子[花花腸子]	hua1 hua1 chang2 zi5	(slang) a cunning plot	2
阅[閱]	yue4	to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience	1
无数[無數]	wu2 shu4	countless; numberless; innumerable	2
基本上[基本上]	ji1 ben3 shang5	basically; on the whole	3
有的时候[有的時候]	you3 de5 shi2 hou4	sometimes; at times	3
假小子[假小子]	jia3 xiao3 zi5	tomboy	1
世间[世間]	shi4 jian1	world; earth	2
少有[少有]	shao3 you3	rare; infrequent	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/150 words - 18 min
阳春[陽春]	Yang2 chun1	Yangchun county level city in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong	1
亿[億]	yi4	100 million	1
李[李]	li3	plum	3
岸[岸]	an4	bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
到手[到手]	dao4 shou3	to take possession of; to get hold of	1
赞成[贊成]	zan4 cheng2	to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist	1
临别赠言[臨別贈言]	lin2 bie2 zeng4 yan2	words of advice on parting	2
呦[呦]	you1	Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc); see 呦呦[you1 you1]	1
船[船]	chuan2	boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]	1
不止[不止]	bu4 zhi3	incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to	5
青[青]	qing1	green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)	4
把握[把握]	ba3 wo4	to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)	3
风水轮流转[風水輪流轉]	feng1 shui3 lun2 liu2 zhuan4	fortunes rise and fall; times change	1
蛊[蠱]	gu3	arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch; to drive to insanity; to harm by witchcraft; intestinal parasite	1
常常[常常]	chang2 chang2	frequently; often	1
文笔[文筆]	wen2 bi3	writings; writing style	2
真诚[真誠]	zhen1 cheng2	true; sincere; genuine	1
抒情诗[抒情詩]	shu1 qing2 shi1	lyric poetry	1
勾走[勾走]	gou1 zou3	to steal (sb's heart)	2
轻浮[輕浮]	qing1 fu2	frivolous; careless; giddy	1
一级[一級]	yi1 ji2	first class; category A	2
裱[裱]	biao3	to hang (paper); to mount (painting)	3
皮肤[皮膚]	pi2 fu1	skin; CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4]	3
妆[妝]	zhuang1	(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume	3
礼服[禮服]	li3 fu2	ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/175 words - 22 min
呲[呲]	ci1	(coll.) to scold; to rebuke	1
杆[桿]	gan3	stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns	1
上天[上天]	shang4 tian1	Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away	1
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	1
招人[招人]	zhao1 ren2	to be infectious; to recruit	2
形容[形容]	xing2 rong2	to describe; description; appearance; look	2
自尊[自尊]	zi4 zun1	self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride	1
比方[比方]	bi3 fang5	analogy; instance; for instance	1
神似[神似]	shen2 si4	similar in expression and spirit; to bear a remarkable resemblance to	1
女大十八变[女大十八變]	nu:3 da4 shi2 ba1 bian4	lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom); fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was	1
遗传[遺傳]	yi2 chuan2	heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring)	1
精髓[精髓]	jing1 sui3	marrow; pith; quintessence; essence	1
欣慰[欣慰]	xin1 wei4	to be gratified	1
四处[四處]	si4 chu4	all over the place; everywhere and all directions	4
邻居[鄰居]	lin2 ju1	neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
贴心[貼心]	tie1 xin1	intimate; close; considerate	2
奉还[奉還]	feng4 huan2	to return with thanks; to give back (honorific)	1
劈头盖脸[劈頭蓋臉]	pi1 tou2 gai4 lian3	lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc); showering down	1
可怪[可怪]	ke3 guai4	strange; curious; surprising	1
不三不四[不三不四]	bu4 san1 bu4 si4	dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript	2
寄出[寄出]	ji4 chu1	to mail; to send by post	1
亲戚[親戚]	qin1 qi5	a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	6
吹牛[吹牛]	chui1 niu2	to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)	5
祝贺[祝賀]	zhu4 he4	to congratulate; congratulations; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
短信[短信]	duan3 xin4	text message; SMS	6
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/200 words - 25 min
咱家[咱家]	zan2 jia1	I; me; we; my home; our house	1
争[爭]	zheng1	to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)	3
叮咛[叮嚀]	ding1 ning2	to warn; to urge; to exhort; to give instructions carefully and insistently	1
嘱咐[囑咐]	zhu3 fu4	to tell; to exhort; injunction	2
倒贴[倒貼]	dao4 tie1	to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)	1
眼看[眼看]	yan3 kan4	soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens	2
婚[婚]	hun1	to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife	9
论[論]	lun4	opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)	3
力气[力氣]	li4 qi5	strength; CL:把[ba3]	2
明示[明示]	ming2 shi4	to state explicitly; to clearly indicate	1
在乎[在乎]	zai4 hu5	to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]	12
挑衅[挑釁]	tiao3 xin4	to provoke; provocation	1
世界杯[世界杯]	Shi4 jie4 bei1	World Cup	6
限[限]	xian4	limit; bound; to set a limit (on)	3
绝[絕]	jue2	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	2
单层[單層]	dan1 ceng2	single layer; single story; single deck; single level	7
上皮[上皮]	shang4 pi2	epithelium	7
围[圍]	wei2	to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)	5
一句话[一句話]	yi1 ju4 hua4	in a word; in short	6
呈[呈]	cheng2	to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)	2
扁[扁]	bian3	flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾[bian3]	1
椭[橢]	tuo3	ellipse	1
上下[上下]	shang4 xia4	up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about	1
端[端]	duan1	end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular	2
内外[內外]	nei4 wai4	inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/225 words - 29 min
包被[包被]	bao1 bei4	peridium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)	1
致密[緻密]	zhi4 mi4	fine; dense; compact	1
结构性[結構性]	jie2 gou4 xing4	structural; structured	1
膜[膜]	mo2	membrane; film	1
索[索]	suo3	to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated	2
站住[站住]	zhan4 zhu4	to stand	6
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)	5
厕所[廁所]	ce4 suo3	toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4]	5
禽兽[禽獸]	qin2 shou4	birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person)	3
掐[掐]	qia1	to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight	4
打住[打住]	da3 zhu4	to stop; to halt	3
受害者[受害者]	shou4 hai4 zhe3	casualty; victim; those injured and wounded	2
羞耻[羞恥]	xiu1 chi3	(a feeling of) shame	1
传宗接代[傳宗接代]	chuan2 zong1 jie1 dai4	to carry on one's ancestral line	1
医药[醫藥]	yi1 yao4	medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical	1
用不着[用不著]	yong4 bu5 zhao2	not need; have no use for	9
传染[傳染]	chuan2 ran3	to infect; contagious	1
神经衰弱[神經衰弱]	shen2 jing1 shuai1 ruo4	(euphemism) mental illness; psychasthenia	1
不快[不快]	bu4 kuai4	unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp	1
中秋[中秋]	Zhong1 qiu1	the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month	13
月饼[月餅]	yue4 bing3	mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)	6
厂[廠]	chang3	factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant	1
蛋黄[蛋黃]	dan4 huang2	egg yolk	1
莲蓉[蓮蓉]	lian2 rong2	lotus seed paste	2
口味[口味]	kou3 wei4	a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/250 words - 31 min
独特[獨特]	du2 te4	unique; distinct; having special characteristics	2
十月[十月]	Shi2 yue4	October; tenth month (of the lunar year)	2
苏州[蘇州]	Su1 zhou1	Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu	1
节日[節日]	jie2 ri4	holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
清明[清明]	qing1 ming2	clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered	1
表姐[表姐]	biao3 jie3	older female cousin via female line	3
搪塞[搪塞]	tang2 se4	to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge	1
青梅竹马[青梅竹馬]	qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3	lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts; a couple who grew up as childhood friends	1
两小无猜[兩小無猜]	liang3 xiao3 wu2 cai1	innocent playmates	1
娃娃亲[娃娃親]	wa2 wa5 qin1	arranged betrothal of minors	1
开裆裤[開襠褲]	kai1 dang1 ku4	open pants (for infants before toilet training)	1
性别[性別]	xing4 bie2	gender; sex; distinguishing between the sexes	2
骗人[騙人]	pian4 ren2	to cheat sb; a scam	1
双胞胎[雙胞胎]	shuang1 bao1 tai1	twin; CL:對|对[dui4]	2
分开[分開]	fen1 kai1	to separate; to part	6
连体[連體]	lian2 ti3	conjoined (twins)	2
婴儿[嬰兒]	ying1 er2	infant; baby; CL:個|个[ge4]; lead (Pb)	1
巨婴[巨嬰]	ju4 ying1	(neologism c. 2017) adult who behaves in a childish manner (e.g. throwing a tantrum)	1
螃蟹[螃蟹]	pang2 xie4	crab; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	2
赏月[賞月]	shang3 yue4	to admire the full moon	1
月亮[月亮]	yue4 liang5	the moon	2
蛋[蛋]	dan4	egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing	3
水果[水果]	shui3 guo3	fruit; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
黄酒[黃酒]	huang2 jiu3	"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)	1
掀[掀]	xian1	to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/275 words - 33 min
花好月圆[花好月圓]	hua1 hao3 yue4 yuan2	lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful; perfect happiness; conjugal bliss	1
并蒂莲[並蒂蓮]	bing4 di4 lian2	lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk; fig. a devoted married couple	1
思念[思念]	si1 nian4	to think of; to long for; to miss	1
基因[基因]	ji1 yin1	gene (loanword)	1
般[般]	ban1	sort; kind; class; way; manner	2
多彩[多彩]	duo1 cai3	colorful; flamboyant	1
书卷[書卷]	shu1 juan4	volume; scroll	1
犹如[猶如]	you2 ru2	similar to; appearing to be	1
病毒[病毒]	bing4 du2	virus	10
蔓延[蔓延]	man4 yan2	to extend; to spread	1
基因突变[基因突變]	ji1 yin1 tu1 bian4	genetic mutation	1
依然[依然]	yi1 ran2	still; as before	1
肽键[肽鍵]	tai4 jian4	peptide bond CO-NH; bond in protein between carboxyl radical and amino radical	1
紧紧[緊緊]	jin3 jin3	closely; tightly	1
相连[相連]	xiang1 lian2	to link; to join; link; connection	1
美其名曰[美其名曰]	mei3 qi2 ming2 yue1	to call by the glorified name of (idiom)	1
放鸽子[放鴿子]	fang4 ge1 zi5	to stand someone up	1
成人[成人]	cheng2 ren2	adult	2
一轮[一輪]	yi1 lun2	first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)	2
地下[地下]	di4 xia4	underground; subterranean; covert	4
盏[盞]	zhan3	a small cup; classifier for lamps	2
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	5
灯[燈]	deng1	lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]	4
煞风景[煞風景]	sha1 feng1 jing3	to be an eyesore; (fig.) to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket	1
难受[難受]	nan2 shou4	to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear	7
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/300 words - 36 min
撑[撐]	cheng1	to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support	1
慌[慌]	huang1	to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly	7
改签[改簽]	gai3 qian1	to change one's reservation; to transfer to a different flight, airline, bus or train	1
抚慰[撫慰]	fu3 wei4	to console; to comfort; to soothe	1
孤独[孤獨]	gu1 du2	lonely; solitary	1
费劲[費勁]	fei4 jin4	to require effort; strenuous	5
派对[派對]	pai4 dui4	party (loanword)	1
没劲[沒勁]	mei2 jin4	to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest	2
一一[一一]	yi1 yi1	one by one; one after another	1
再造[再造]	zai4 zao4	to give a new lease of life; to reconstruct; to reform; to rework; to recycle; to reproduce (copies, or offspring); restoration; restructuring	2
恩[恩]	en1	favor; grace; kindness	4
德高望重[德高望重]	de2 gao1 wang4 zhong4	a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation	1
长者[長者]	zhang3 zhe3	senior; older person	1
口罩[口罩]	kou3 zhao4	mask (surgical etc)	7
官方[官方]	guan1 fang1	government; official (approved or issued by an authority)	1
作风[作風]	zuo4 feng1	style; style of work; way	1
恶意中伤[惡意中傷]	e4 yi4 zhong1 shang1	malicious libel; slander	1
盒[盒]	he2	small box; case	2
一号[一號]	yi1 hao4	first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)	1
二号[二號]	er4 hao4	2nd day of the month	1
十一[十一]	shi2 yi1	eleven; 11	6
摘[摘]	zhai1	to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)	6
私房[私房]	si1 fang2	privately-owned house; private rooms; private ownings	1
打折[打折]	da3 zhe2	to give a discount	3
位子[位子]	wei4 zi5	place; seat	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/325 words - 41 min
预留[預留]	yu4 liu2	to set aside; to reserve	2
月色[月色]	yue4 se4	moonlight	1
自己人[自己人]	zi4 ji3 ren2	those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us	2
预[預]	yu4	to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare	1
预定[預定]	yu4 ding4	to schedule in advance	1
菜单[菜單]	cai4 dan1	menu; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]	1
嘉定[嘉定]	Jia1 ding4	Jiading district of northwest Shanghai; final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗|宁宗[Ning2 zong1]	1
弄错[弄錯]	nong4 cuo4	to err; to get sth wrong; to miscalculate; to misunderstand	2
客满[客滿]	ke4 man3	to have a full house; to be sold out; no vacancy	1
入座[入座]	ru4 zuo4	to seat (sb in a restaurant etc); to take one's seat	1
不自在[不自在]	bu4 zi4 zai5	uneasiness; feel uncomfortable	1
中午[中午]	zhong1 wu3	noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
掩饰[掩飾]	yan3 shi4	to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over	2
飘[飄]	piao1	to float	1
怀[懷]	huai2	bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)	2
不轨[不軌]	bu4 gui3	errant	1
小屁孩[小屁孩]	xiao3 pi4 hai2	wimpy kid; brat	1
点餐[點餐]	dian3 can1	(at a restaurant) to order a meal; (of a waiter) to take an order	1
慢用[慢用]	man4 yong4	same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1]	1
心虚[心虛]	xin1 xu1	lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience	1
圆月[圓月]	yuan2 yue4	full moon	1
情不自禁[情不自禁]	qing2 bu4 zi4 jin1	unable to restrain emotions; cannot help	1
发出[發出]	fa1 chu1	to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)	3
嗷[嗷]	ao2	loud clamor; the sound of wailing	3
嚎[嚎]	hao2	howl; bawl	5
//True Colours - S1/Ep07/338 words - 42 min
电影[電影]	dian4 ying3	movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3]	11
幼儿园[幼兒園]	you4 er2 yuan2	kindergarten; nursery school	3
尿[尿]	niao4	to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1]	1
全班[全班]	quan2 ban1	the whole class	1
安慰[安慰]	an1 wei4	to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
豁[豁]	huo4	clear; open; exempt (from); liberal-minded	1
牙[牙]	ya2	tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	2
幸灾乐祸[幸災樂禍]	xing4 zai1 le4 huo4	lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune; Schadenfreude	2
训[訓]	xun4	to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule	3
欢乐[歡樂]	huan1 le4	gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay	1
坐车[坐車]	zuo4 che1	to take the car, bus, train etc	1
查岗[查崗]	cha2 gang3	to check the guard posts; (coll.) to check up on sb (spouse, employee etc)	1
买单[買單]	mai3 dan1	to pay the restaurant bill	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/25 words - 4 min
岗[崗]	gang3	mound; policeman's beat	1
亲自[親自]	qin1 zi4	personally; in person; oneself	4
开车[開車]	kai1 che1	to drive a car	2
红霉素[紅黴素]	hong2 mei2 su4	erythromycin	1
辛[辛]	xin1	(of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa	1
致命[致命]	zhi4 ming4	fatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life	2
专车[專車]	zhuan1 che1	special (or reserved) train (or bus etc); limousine; private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app	1
无偿[無償]	wu2 chang2	free; no charge; at no cost	1
接送[接送]	jie1 song4	picking up and dropping off; greeting and sending off; shuttle (transport service)	1
某人[某人]	mou3 ren2	someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname)	3
哑[啞]	ya3	dumb; mute; hoarse; husky; unexploded (of artillery shell etc)	7
童[童]	tong2	child	7
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	3
全程[全程]	quan2 cheng2	the whole distance; from beginning to end	2
微笑[微笑]	wei1 xiao4	smile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile	3
散心[散心]	san4 xin1	to drive away cares; to relieve boredom	2
不顺[不順]	bu4 shun4	unfavorable; adverse	1
算你狠[算你狠]	suan4 ni3 hen3	you got me!; you win!; you are something!	1
苦瓜[苦瓜]	ku3 gua1	bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)	1
表情[表情]	biao3 qing2	(facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression	5
蝴蝶[蝴蝶]	hu2 die2	butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
毒性[毒性]	du2 xing4	toxicity	1
驾照[駕照]	jia4 zhao4	driver's license	2
方向盘[方向盤]	fang1 xiang4 pan2	steering wheel	2
静音[靜音]	jing4 yin1	quiet; silent; mute	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/50 words - 9 min
铃声[鈴聲]	ling2 sheng1	ring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulation	5
挂断[掛斷]	gua4 duan4	to hang up (a phone)	1
受教[受教]	shou4 jiao4	to receive instruction; to benefit from advice	1
装傻[裝傻]	zhuang1 sha3	to act stupid; to pretend to be naive	2
仇人[仇人]	chou2 ren2	foe; one's personal enemy	1
好自为之[好自為之]	hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1	to do one's best; to shape up; to behave; to fend for oneself; you're on your own	1
心不在焉[心不在焉]	xin1 bu4 zai4 yan1	absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering	1
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	1
消除[消除]	xiao1 chu2	to eliminate; to remove	1
幽会[幽會]	you1 hui4	lovers' rendezvous; tryst	3
样儿[樣兒]	yang4 r5	see 樣子|样子[yang4 zi5]	1
上房[上房]	shang4 fang2	see 正房[zheng4 fang2]	1
揭[揭]	jie1	to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask	1
瓦[瓦]	wa3	roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]	1
幼[幼]	you4	young	2
上瘾[上癮]	shang4 yin3	to get into a habit; to become addicted	1
二十多[二十多]	er4 shi2 duo1	over 20	3
导游[導遊]	dao3 you2	tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour	1
江浙[江浙]	Jiang1 Zhe4	abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1] and Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1]	1
一带[一帶]	yi1 dai4	region; district	1
景点[景點]	jing3 dian3	scenic spot; place of interest (tourism)	1
预付[預付]	yu4 fu4	to pay in advance; prepaid	1
一部分[一部分]	yi1 bu4 fen5	portion; part of; subset	2
驭[馭]	yu4	variant of 御[yu4]; to drive; to manage; to control	1
术[術]	shu4	method; technique	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/75 words - 10 min
枉费[枉費]	wang3 fei4	to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain	1
悉心[悉心]	xi1 xin1	to put one's heart (and soul) into sth; with great care	1
教导[教導]	jiao4 dao3	to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching	1
吩咐[吩咐]	fen1 fu4	to tell; to instruct; to command	2
胡闹[胡鬧]	hu2 nao4	to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble	4
穿着[穿著]	chuan1 zhuo2	attire; clothes; dress	2
暴露[暴露]	bao4 lu4	to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4]	1
酒吧[酒吧]	jiu3 ba1	bar; pub; saloon; CL:家[jia1]	8
夜店[夜店]	ye4 dian4	nightclub	1
磨[磨]	mo2	to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist	5
唧唧[唧唧]	ji1 ji1	(onom.) chirping of insects, sighing noise etc	2
汇报[彙報]	hui4 bao4	to report; to give an account of; report	5
行踪[行蹤]	xing2 zong1	whereabouts; (lose) track (of)	1
责任感[責任感]	ze2 ren4 gan3	sense of responsibility	1
绅士[紳士]	shen1 shi4	gentleman	1
风度[風度]	feng1 du4	elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise	1
进水[進水]	jin4 shui3	to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc); to get flooded; inflow of water	2
调戏[調戲]	tiao2 xi4	to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities	1
癞[癩]	lai4	scabies; skin disease	1
蛤蟆[蛤蟆]	ha2 ma5	frog; toad	2
牵连[牽連]	qian1 lian2	to implicate; implicated; to link together	1
无辜[無辜]	wu2 gu1	innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)	2
担待[擔待]	dan1 dai4	to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility	1
须[須]	xu1	must; to have to; to wait	1
尾[尾]	wei3	tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/100 words - 13 min
斗嘴[鬥嘴]	dou4 zui3	to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee	1
酷[酷]	ku4	ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip	1
成熟[成熟]	cheng2 shu2	mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]	3
事无巨细[事無巨細]	shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4	lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom); fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance	1
冒充[冒充]	mao4 chong1	to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as	1
保姆[保姆]	bao3 mu3	nanny; housekeeper	4
爱上[愛上]	ai4 shang4	to fall in love with; to be in love with	4
老婆[老婆]	lao3 po2	(coll.) wife	2
性质[性質]	xing4 zhi4	nature; characteristic; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
转送[轉送]	zhuan3 song4	to pass (sth) on (to sb else); to transfer sb (to another hospital etc)	1
盛情[盛情]	sheng4 qing2	great kindness; magnificent hospitality	1
款待[款待]	kuan3 dai4	to entertain; to be hospitable to	1
毛线[毛線]	mao2 xian4	knitting wool; wool yarn	7
篇[篇]	pian1	sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article	3
颜色[顏色]	yan2 se4	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff	3
织[織]	zhi1	to weave; to knit	9
创[創]	chuang4	to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create	1
收入[收入]	shou1 ru4	to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]	1
摞[摞]	luo4	to pile up; to stack; a pile; a stack	1
光盘[光盤]	guang1 pan2	compact disc; CD or DVD; CD ROM; CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]	1
进口[進口]	jin4 kou3	to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)	2
白眼狼[白眼狼]	bai2 yan3 lang2	thankless wretch; an ingrate	2
宰[宰]	zai3	to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; imperial official in dynastic China	3
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	3
拧[擰]	ning2	to pinch; wring	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/125 words - 18 min
极品[極品]	ji2 pin3	best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities	1
两肋插刀[兩肋插刀]	liang3 lei4 cha1 dao1	lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom); fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it	2
娘娘[娘娘]	niang2 niang5	queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt	1
房[房]	fang2	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)	18
一共[一共]	yi1 gong4	altogether	2
零食[零食]	ling2 shi2	between-meal nibbles; snacks	7
投资[投資]	tou2 zi1	investment; to invest	4
老是[老是]	lao3 shi5	always	2
扯[扯]	che3	to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey	8
奔[奔]	ben1	to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope	2
省得[省得]	sheng3 de5	to avoid; so as to save (money or time)	3
看似[看似]	kan4 si4	to look as if; to seem	3
风光[風光]	feng1 guang1	scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)	2
打碎[打碎]	da3 sui4	to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces	1
吞[吞]	tun1	to swallow; to take	1
半工半读[半工半讀]	ban4 gong1 ban4 du2	part work, part study; work-study program	1
出货[出貨]	chu1 huo4	to take money or valuables out of storage; to recover; to ship goods; to extract (chemicals from solution)	1
市场[市場]	shi4 chang3	marketplace; market (also in abstract)	5
消费[消費]	xiao1 fei4	to consume; to spend	2
节制[節制]	jie2 zhi4	to control; to restrict; to moderate; to temper; moderation; sobriety; to administer	1
礼[禮]	li3	gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy	1
样式[樣式]	yang4 shi4	type; style	1
创收[創收]	chuang4 shou1	to generate revenue; extra income	1
感恩[感恩]	gan3 en1	to be grateful	1
感激[感激]	gan3 ji1	to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/150 words - 21 min
茶杯[茶杯]	cha2 bei1	teacup; tea-glass; cup; mug; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
纪念[紀念]	ji4 nian4	to commemorate; to remember; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
款[款]	kuan3	section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product)	7
大师[大師]	da4 shi1	great master; master	1
手工[手工]	shou3 gong1	handwork; manual	1
制作[製作]	zhi4 zuo4	to make; to manufacture	1
独[獨]	du2	alone; independent; single; sole; only	1
欺人太甚[欺人太甚]	qi1 ren2 tai4 shen4	to bully intolerably (idiom)	1
不但[不但]	bu4 dan4	not only (... but also...)	2
杯垫[杯墊]	bei1 dian4	(beverage) coaster	1
杯子[杯子]	bei1 zi5	cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	4
绝版[絕版]	jue2 ban3	out of print	1
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!	2
赔偿[賠償]	pei2 chang2	to compensate	2
损失[損失]	sun3 shi1	loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage	1
仁至义尽[仁至義盡]	ren2 zhi4 yi4 jin4	extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty	1
挑起[挑起]	tiao3 qi3	to provoke; to stir up; to incite	1
战争[戰爭]	zhan4 zheng1	war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]	1
慢走[慢走]	man4 zou3	Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care!	6
易[易]	yi4	easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"	1
贝[貝]	bei4	cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)	1
大洋[大洋]	da4 yang2	oceans; silver yuan	3
珍藏[珍藏]	zhen1 cang2	collection; to collect (valuables)	1
升值[昇值]	sheng1 zhi2	to rise in value; to appreciate	2
马克杯[馬克杯]	ma3 ke4 bei1	mug (loanword)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/175 words - 23 min
坑人[坑人]	keng1 ren2	to cheat sb	1
图[圖]	tu2	diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek	7
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	3
将就[將就]	jiang1 jiu5	to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with	1
造假[造假]	zao4 jia3	to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine	3
歹[歹]	dai3	bad; wicked; evil; Kangxi radical 78	2
翘[翹]	qiao2	outstanding; to raise	2
补偿费[補償費]	bu3 chang2 fei4	compensation	1
下手[下手]	xia4 shou3	to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest	3
好不[好不]	hao3 bu4	not at all ...; how very ...	1
结账[結賬]	jie2 zhang4	to pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 結帳|结帐	1
围巾[圍巾]	wei2 jin1	scarf; shawl; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
回礼[回禮]	hui2 li3	to return a greeting; to send a gift in return	1
礼数[禮數]	li3 shu4	etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status	2
竹[竹]	zhu2	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118	1
敲[敲]	qiao1	to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge	3
敬仰[敬仰]	jing4 yang3	to revere; highly esteemed	1
滔滔[滔滔]	tao1 tao1	torrential	1
江水[江水]	jiang1 shui3	river water	1
连绵[連綿]	lian2 mian2	continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)	1
不绝[不絕]	bu4 jue2	unending; uninterrupted	1
呼[呼]	hu1	to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale	1
则[則]	ze2	(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items	2
挥[揮]	hui1	to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse	1
生分[生分]	sheng1 fen5	estranged	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/200 words - 26 min
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)	7
干瞪眼[乾瞪眼]	gan1 deng4 yan3	to watch helplessly	1
扫兴[掃興]	sao3 xing4	to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed	1
索引[索引]	suo3 yin3	index	2
魂[魂]	hun2	soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body	2
扬州[揚州]	Yang2 zhou1	Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu	2
播音员[播音員]	bo1 yin1 yuan2	announcer; broadcaster	1
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	1
出马[出馬]	chu1 ma3	to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring	4
嚣张[囂張]	xiao1 zhang1	rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive	1
脚踏两条船[腳踏兩條船]	jiao3 ta4 liang3 tiao2 chuan2	lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom); fig. to have it both ways; to run after two hares; (especially) to have two lovers at the same time	1
擅自[擅自]	shan4 zi4	without permission	2
干预[干預]	gan1 yu4	to meddle; to intervene; intervention	1
徒[徒]	tu2	disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence	1
增[增]	zeng1	to increase; to expand; to add	1
敬而远之[敬而遠之]	jing4 er2 yuan3 zhi1	to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance	1
牵扯[牽扯]	qian1 che3	to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated	1
无谓[無謂]	wu2 wei4	pointless; meaningless; unnecessarily	1
消耗[消耗]	xiao1 hao4	to use up; to consume	1
淡漠[淡漠]	dan4 mo4	apathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic	1
世故[世故]	shi4 gu4	the ways of the world	1
淡定[淡定]	dan4 ding4	calm and collected; unperturbed	2
南[南]	nan2	south	5
头破血流[頭破血流]	tou2 po4 xue4 liu2	lit. head broken and blood flowing; fig. badly bruised	1
总归[總歸]	zong3 gui1	eventually; after all; anyhow	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/225 words - 29 min
经历[經歷]	jing1 li4	experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through	1
遭[遭]	zao1	to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident	2
几年[幾年]	ji3 nian2	a few years; several years; how many years	2
夜宵[夜宵]	ye4 xiao1	midnight snack	2
出人命[出人命]	chu1 ren2 ming4	fatal; resulting in sb's death	1
妥当[妥當]	tuo3 dang5	appropriate; proper; ready	1
开放[開放]	kai1 fang4	to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality	1
着想[著想]	zhuo2 xiang3	to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]	2
不堪[不堪]	bu4 kan1	cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely	1
胡乱[胡亂]	hu2 luan4	careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how	2
猜测[猜測]	cai1 ce4	to guess; to conjecture; to surmise	1
暗示[暗示]	an4 shi4	to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint	2
无关[無關]	wu2 guan1	unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)	1
众多[眾多]	zhong4 duo1	numerous	3
疯狂[瘋狂]	feng1 kuang2	crazy; frantic; extreme popularity	1
龌龊[齷齪]	wo4 chuo4	dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; narrow-minded; petty	3
谦[謙]	qian1	modest	2
瓷器[瓷器]	ci2 qi4	chinaware; porcelain	1
绝非[絕非]	jue2 fei1	absolutely not	1
一丘之貉[一丘之貉]	yi1 qiu1 zhi1 he2	jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.	1
朱[朱]	zhu1	vermilion	1
赤[赤]	chi4	red; scarlet; bare; naked	1
哪像[哪像]	na3 xiang4	unlike; in contrast to	1
墨者[墨者]	Mo4 zhe3	Mohist; follower of Mohist school	1
笔记[筆記]	bi3 ji4	to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]	5
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/250 words - 31 min
红灯[紅燈]	hong2 deng1	red light	1
老年[老年]	lao3 nian2	elderly; old age; autumn of one's years	4
武力[武力]	wu3 li4	military force	1
执政[執政]	zhi2 zheng4	to hold power; in office	1
菜鸟[菜鳥]	cai4 niao3	(coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie; beginner; newbie	1
净[凈]	jing4	variant of 淨|净[jing4]	5
表白[表白]	biao3 bai2	to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession	30
楚[楚]	chu3	distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)	4
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])	1
哨[哨]	shao4	a whistle; sentry	1
势[勢]	shi4	power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals	1
上年[上年]	shang4 nian2	last year	1
事事[事事]	shi4 shi4	everything	4
来得[來得]	lai2 de5	to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to	1
语言[語言]	yu3 yan2	language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3]	1
巨人[巨人]	ju4 ren2	giant	1
行动[行動]	xing2 dong4	operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile	2
矮子[矮子]	ai3 zi5	short person; dwarf	1
享受[享受]	xiang3 shou4	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]	5
实惠[實惠]	shi2 hui4	tangible benefit; material advantages; cheap; economical; advantageous (deal); substantial (discount)	1
正路[正路]	zheng4 lu4	the right way	1
折服[折服]	zhe2 fu2	to convince; to subdue; to be convinced; to be bowled over	2
叫好[叫好]	jiao4 hao3	to applaud; to cheer	1
就是说[就是說]	jiu4 shi4 shuo1	in other words; that is	1
之类[之類]	zhi1 lei4	and so on; and such	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/275 words - 33 min
近似[近似]	jin4 si4	similar; about the same as; approximately; approximation	1
何况[何況]	he2 kuang4	let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more	8
目前[目前]	mu4 qian2	at the present time; currently	1
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)	2
端庄[端莊]	duan1 zhuang1	dignified; composed	1
贤淑[賢淑]	xian2 shu1	(of a woman) virtuous	1
体谅[體諒]	ti3 liang4	to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate	3
从来不[從來不]	cong2 lai2 bu4	never	2
教学[教學]	jiao4 xue2	to teach; teaching and learning; education; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]	1
失败[失敗]	shi1 bai4	to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]	5
不送[不送]	bu4 song4	don't bother to see me out	1
兴许[興許]	xing4 xu3	perhaps	1
多得是[多得是]	duo1 de5 shi4	there's no shortage; there are plenty	1
吊[吊]	diao4	to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person	1
的确[的確]	di2 que4	really; indeed	4
直[直]	zhi2	straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters	3
他信[他信]	Ta1 xin4	Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 2001-2006	1
小龙[小龍]	xiao3 long2	snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4])	2
犄角[犄角]	ji1 jiao3	horn	1
身后[身後]	shen1 hou4	posthumous; one's social background; behind the body	2
里头[裡頭]	li3 tou5	inside; interior	3
观察[觀察]	guan1 cha2	to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
金蝉脱壳[金蟬脫殼]	jin1 chan2 tuo1 qiao4	lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan	1
蝉[蟬]	chan2	cicada	2
脱壳[脫殼]	tuo1 ke2	to break out of an eggshell; to molt; to remove the husk; to shell	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/300 words - 36 min
它们[它們]	ta1 men5	they (for inanimate objects)	3
脱[脫]	tuo1	to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from	2
类[類]	lei4	kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble	1
沦陷[淪陷]	lun2 xian4	to fall into enemy hands; to be occupied; to degenerate; to submerge	1
发表[發表]	fa1 biao3	to issue; to publish	3
权威[權威]	quan2 wei1	authority; authoritative; power and prestige	1
期刊[期刊]	qi1 kan1	periodical	1
署名[署名]	shu3 ming2	to sign (a signature)	1
眼见为实[眼見為實]	yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2	seeing is believing	1
揣测[揣測]	chuai3 ce4	to guess; to conjecture	1
心机[心機]	xin1 ji1	thinking; scheme	1
光彩[光彩]	guang1 cai3	luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance	2
这类[這類]	zhe4 lei4	this kind (of)	1
团队[團隊]	tuan2 dui4	team	2
许多[許多]	xu3 duo1	many; a lot of; much	2
辅助[輔助]	fu3 zhu4	to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary; subsidiary	2
观测[觀測]	guan1 ce4	to observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc)	1
休闲[休閒]	xiu1 xian2	leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow	1
娱乐[娛樂]	yu2 le4	to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy	1
大惊小怪[大驚小怪]	da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4	to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)	1
见识[見識]	jian4 shi5	to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight	4
撒野[撒野]	sa1 ye3	to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously	1
王母娘娘[王母娘娘]	Wang2 mu3 niang2 niang2	another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West	1
耐心[耐心]	nai4 xin1	to be patient; patience	3
情人[情人]	qing2 ren2	lover; sweetheart	12
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/325 words - 39 min
福[福]	fu2	good fortune; happiness; luck	4
不知[不知]	bu4 zhi1	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)	6
看上[看上]	kan4 shang4	to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for	5
当局[當局]	dang1 ju2	authorities	1
偶像剧[偶像劇]	ou3 xiang4 ju4	idol drama; drama series in which the actors are chosen for their preexisting popularity with young viewers	1
默默[默默]	mo4 mo4	in silence; not speaking	2
参与[參與]	can1 yu4	to participate (in sth)	4
应得[應得]	ying1 de2	to deserve	1
人人[人人]	ren2 ren2	everyone; every person	1
有份[有份]	you3 fen4	to have a share of (responsibility etc); to be concerned; to be involved	1
公事公办[公事公辦]	gong1 shi4 gong1 ban4	to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)	1
交差[交差]	jiao1 chai1	to report back after completion of one's mission	1
技术[技術]	ji4 shu4	technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]	3
治病[治病]	zhi4 bing4	to treat an illness	4
本职[本職]	ben3 zhi2	one's job	1
注明[注明]	zhu4 ming2	to clearly indicate	1
保研[保研]	bao3 yan2	to recommend sb for postgraduate studies; to admit for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam	1
拍板[拍板]	pai1 ban3	clapper-board; auctioneer's hammer; to beat time with clappers	1
回报[回報]	hui2 bao4	(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate	6
社会[社會]	she4 hui4	society; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
金鱼[金魚]	jin1 yu2	goldfish	1
渊[淵]	yuan1	deep pool; deep; profound	1
潭[潭]	tan2	deep pool; pond; pit (dialect); depression	1
青蛙[青蛙]	qing1 wa1	frog; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) ugly guy	1
使坏[使壞]	shi3 huai4	to play dirty tricks; to be up to mischief	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/350 words - 42 min
蝌蚪[蝌蚪]	ke1 dou3	tadpole; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]	5
阶段[階段]	jie1 duan4	stage; section; phase; period; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
顶用[頂用]	ding3 yong4	to be of use	1
捉[捉]	zhuo1	to clutch; to grab; to capture	1
害虫[害蟲]	hai4 chong2	injurious insect; pest	1
防[防]	fang2	to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent	7
倒计时[倒計時]	dao4 ji4 shi2	to count down; countdown	1
慈[慈]	ci2	compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane	1
手软[手軟]	shou3 ruan3	to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice	1
针[針]	zhen1	needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]	4
心狠手辣[心狠手辣]	xin1 hen3 shou3 la4	vicious and merciless (idiom)	1
减轻[減輕]	jian3 qing1	to lighten; to ease; to alleviate	1
刑[刑]	xing2	punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment	1
发育[發育]	fa1 yu4	to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature	2
癞蛤蟆[癩蛤蟆]	lai4 ha2 ma5	toad	2
嫌弃[嫌棄]	xian2 qi4	to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore	2
好过[好過]	hao3 guo4	to have an easy time; (feel) well	2
食不知味[食不知味]	shi2 bu4 zhi1 wei4	lit. to eat without tasting the food; worried or downhearted (idiom)	1
寐[寐]	mei4	to sleep soundly	1
想不通[想不通]	xiang3 bu5 tong1	unable to understand; unable to get over	1
答[答]	da2	reply; answer; return; respond; echo	2
惊悚[驚悚]	jing1 song3	horror (movie); thriller	1
周期[週期]	zhou1 qi1	period; cycle	1
持续[持續]	chi2 xu4	to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation	1
抗拒[抗拒]	kang4 ju4	to resist; to defy; to oppose	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep08/360 words - 42 min
某[某]	mou3	some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such	1
早熟[早熟]	zao3 shu2	precocious; early-maturing	1
以外[以外]	yi3 wai4	apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond	2
现实[現實]	xian4 shi2	reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested	3
一头[一頭]	yi1 tou2	one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously	2
暗号[暗號]	an4 hao4	secret signal (sign); countersign; password	3
天王[天王]	tian1 wang2	emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2]	4
虎[虎]	hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	6
母[母]	mu3	mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female	5
老虎[老虎]	lao3 hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/25 words - 5 min
逛[逛]	guang4	to stroll; to visit	5
下厨[下廚]	xia4 chu2	to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook	1
巴不得[巴不得]	ba1 bu5 de5	(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to	1
发热[發熱]	fa1 re4	to have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat	1
韭菜[韭菜]	jiu3 cai4	garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives)	4
盒子[盒子]	he2 zi5	box; case	1
摊[攤]	tan1	to spread out; vendor's stand	6
一口[一口]	yi1 kou3	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite	2
安置[安置]	an1 zhi4	to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement	1
忙着[忙著]	mang2 zhe5	to be occupied with (doing sth)	7
高档[高檔]	gao1 dang4	superior quality; high grade; top grade	1
小区[小區]	xiao3 qu1	neighborhood; district	4
租房[租房]	zu1 fang2	to rent an apartment	1
顺带[順帶]	shun4 dai4	(do sth) in passing; incidentally (while doing sth else)	1
细心[細心]	xi4 xin1	careful; attentive	2
具体[具體]	ju4 ti3	concrete; definite; specific	5
一闪而过[一閃而過]	yi1 shan3 er2 guo4	to flash past; to flit by	1
念头[念頭]	nian4 tou5	thought; idea; intention	1
房子[房子]	fang2 zi5	house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]	48
尽快[儘快]	jin3 kuai4	as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed	4
置办[置辦]	zhi4 ban4	to purchase; to buy	2
居室[居室]	ju1 shi4	room; apartment	1
多余[多餘]	duo1 yu2	superfluous; unnecessary; surplus	4
定金[定金]	ding4 jin1	down payment; advance payment	1
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	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/50 words - 8 min
张罗[張羅]	zhang1 luo5	to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc)	1
发展[發展]	fa1 zhan3	development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand	4
买房[買房]	mai3 fang2	to buy a house	4
安家[安家]	an1 jia1	to settle down; to set up a home	1
屋子[屋子]	wu1 zi5	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]	5
接待[接待]	jie1 dai4	to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter)	3
早晨[早晨]	zao3 chen2	early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
大巴[大巴]	da4 ba1	(coll.) large bus; coach; (abbr. for 大型巴士)	1
汽车站[汽車站]	qi4 che1 zhan4	bus stop; bus station	1
周扒皮[周扒皮]	Zhou1 ba1 pi2	Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫[ban4 ye4 ji1 jiao4]	1
转世[轉世]	zhuan3 shi4	reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)	1
安生[安生]	an1 sheng1	peaceful; restful; quiet; still	1
睡醒[睡醒]	shui4 xing3	to wake up	1
保洁[保潔]	bao3 jie2	sanitation	3
地址[地址]	di4 zhi3	address; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
钥匙[鑰匙]	yao4 shi5	key; CL:把[ba3]	2
买卖[買賣]	mai3 mai4	buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]	8
急忙[急忙]	ji2 mang2	hastily	2
冬笋[冬筍]	dong1 sun3	winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)	10
新鲜[新鮮]	xin1 xian1	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon	7
格局[格局]	ge2 ju2	structure; pattern; layout	1
房主[房主]	fang2 zhu3	landlord; house owner	5
调动[調動]	diao4 dong4	to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into play	2
国外[國外]	guo2 wai4	abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign	2
请进[請進]	qing3 jin4	"please come in"	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/75 words - 13 min
客厅[客廳]	ke4 ting1	drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room; CL:間|间[jian1]	3
工[工]	gong1	work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor	1
同一[同一]	tong2 yi1	identical; the same	3
采购[採購]	cai3 gou4	to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase	1
餐[餐]	can1	meal; to eat; classifier for meals	1
沏[沏]	qi1	to steep (tea)	1
壶[壺]	hu2	pot; classifier for bottled liquid	1
参观[參觀]	can1 guan1	to look around; to tour; to visit	3
屋[屋]	wu1	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]	9
反思[反思]	fan3 si1	to think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment	1
一心一意[一心一意]	yi1 xin1 yi1 yi4	concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on; intently	1
三心二意[三心二意]	san1 xin1 er4 yi4	in two minds about sth (idiom); half-hearted; shilly-shallying	1
眯[眯]	mi2	to blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. [mi3]	1
自家[自家]	zi4 jia1	oneself; one's own family	2
鲜[鮮]	xian1	fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods	1
惊吓[驚嚇]	jing1 xia4	to frighten; to horrify; to terrify	3
自责[自責]	zi4 ze2	to blame oneself	1
单纯[單純]	dan1 chun2	simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely	5
阅历[閱歷]	yue4 li4	to experience; experience	2
浅[淺]	qian3	shallow; light (color)	4
男女[男女]	nan2 nu:3	male-female; male and female	3
早晚[早晚]	zao3 wan3	morning and evening; sooner or later	2
创业[創業]	chuang4 ye4	to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture; entrepreneurship	6
几许[幾許]	ji3 xu3	(literary) how many; quite a few	1
考察[考察]	kao3 cha2	to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/100 words - 15 min
法子[法子]	fa3 zi5	way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]	2
管用[管用]	guan3 yong4	efficacious; useful	1
历来[歷來]	li4 lai2	always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time	1
做生意[做生意]	zuo4 sheng1 yi4	to do business	8
亲信[親信]	qin1 xin4	trusted aide	1
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	1
一目了然[一目瞭然]	yi1 mu4 liao3 ran2	obvious at a glance (idiom)	1
龙井[龍井]	Long2 jing3	Longjing county level city in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin; Lungching township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan; also Longjing tea 龍井茶|龙井茶	1
忙活[忙活]	mang2 huo5	to be really busy; pressing business	3
店铺[店鋪]	dian4 pu4	store; shop	2
账目[賬目]	zhang4 mu4	an item in accounts; an entry	2
打理[打理]	da3 li3	to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order	2
不情之请[不情之請]	bu4 qing2 zhi1 qing3	my presumptuous request (humble expr.); if I may be so bold to ask a favor	1
小姨[小姨]	xiao3 yi2	(coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law	5
财会[財會]	cai2 kuai4	finance and accounting	1
顺心[順心]	shun4 xin1	happy; satisfactory	1
施展[施展]	shi1 zhan3	to use fully; to put to use	1
大城市[大城市]	da4 cheng2 shi4	major city; metropolis	2
父[父]	fu4	father	2
表妹[表妹]	biao3 mei4	younger female cousin via female line	13
业务[業務]	ye4 wu4	business; professional work; service; CL:項|项[xiang4]	1
专门[專門]	zhuan1 men2	specialist; specialized; customized	5
证[證]	zheng4	certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4]	9
好处[好處]	hao3 chu5	benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
闪失[閃失]	shan3 shi1	mishap; accident; accidental loss	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/125 words - 20 min
闹心[鬧心]	nao4 xin1	to be vexed or annoyed; to feel queasy	1
股东[股東]	gu3 dong1	shareholder; stockholder	11
插嘴[插嘴]	cha1 zui3	to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation	2
点数[點數]	dian3 shu4	to count and check; to tally; points (collected in some bonus scheme etc)	2
茶叶[茶葉]	cha2 ye4	tea; tea leaves; CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]	1
总要[總要]	zong3 yao4	nevertheless	3
话语[話語]	hua4 yu3	words; speech; utterance; discourse	1
权[權]	quan2	authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary	2
连锁[連鎖]	lian2 suo3	to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)	1
嫂子[嫂子]	sao3 zi5	(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
屈才[屈才]	qu1 cai2	to waste talent	1
受苦[受苦]	shou4 ku3	to suffer hardship	3
兄妹[兄妹]	xiong1 mei4	brother(s) and sister(s)	2
寒心[寒心]	han2 xin1	disillusioned; bitterly disappointed; terrified	2
先来后到[先來後到]	xian1 lai2 hou4 dao4	in order of arrival; first come, first served	1
无理取闹[無理取鬧]	wu2 li3 qu3 nao4	to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative	1
强人所难[強人所難]	qiang3 ren2 suo3 nan2	to force someone to do something	1
一家人[一家人]	yi1 jia1 ren2	household; the whole family	3
孤儿[孤兒]	gu1 er2	orphan	1
寡[寡]	gua3	few; scant; widowed	3
信誓旦旦[信誓旦旦]	xin4 shi4 dan4 dan4	to make a solemn vow	1
本事[本事]	ben3 shi5	ability; skill	8
对付[對付]	dui4 fu5	to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with	1
小菜一碟[小菜一碟]	xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2	a small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)	1
丈母娘[丈母娘]	zhang4 mu3 niang2	wife's mother; mother-in-law; same as 丈母	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/150 words - 23 min
犹豫[猶豫]	you2 yu4	to hesitate	1
扫地[掃地]	sao3 di4	to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low	1
股份[股份]	gu3 fen4	a share (in a company); stock	8
贪心[貪心]	tan1 xin1	greedy	3
元老[元老]	yuan2 lao3	senior figure; elder; doyen	1
档子[檔子]	dang4 zi5	classifier for affairs, events etc	1
季度[季度]	ji4 du4	quarter of a year; season (sports)	3
分红[分紅]	fen1 hong2	dividend; to award a bonus	3
升职[升職]	sheng1 zhi2	to get promoted (at work etc); promotion	1
曙光[曙光]	shu3 guang1	dawn; fig. the dawn of a new era	1
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	2
大蒜[大蒜]	da4 suan4	garlic; CL:瓣[ban4],頭|头[tou2]	1
韭[韭]	jiu3	leek	1
菜地[菜地]	cai4 di4	vegetable field	1
咸[鹹]	xian2	salted; salty; stingy; miserly	1
淡[淡]	dan4	insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	2
沙家浜[沙家浜]	Sha1 jia1 bang1	"Sha Family's Creek", a Beijing opera classified as model theater 樣板戲|样板戏[yang4 ban3 xi4]	1
不知好歹[不知好歹]	bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3	unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions	2
也就是说[也就是說]	ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1	in other words; that is to say; so; thus	1
爱惜[愛惜]	ai4 xi1	to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly	1
羽毛[羽毛]	yu3 mao2	feather; plumage; plume	2
攀爬[攀爬]	pan1 pa2	to climb	1
折[折]	zhe2	to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book	1
损[損]	sun3	to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to speak sarcastically; to deride; caustic; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨)	4
长远[長遠]	chang2 yuan3	long-term; long-range	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/175 words - 26 min
听话[聽話]	ting1 hua4	to do what one is told; obedient	5
隐患[隱患]	yin3 huan4	a danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface	1
不易[不易]	bu4 yi4	not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging	2
奖励[獎勵]	jiang3 li4	to reward; reward (as encouragement)	3
拿下[拿下]	na2 xia4	to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)	1
预想[預想]	yu4 xiang3	to anticipate; to expect	1
得要[得要]	dei3 yao4	to need; must	1
威胁[威脅]	wei1 xie2	to threaten; to menace	4
脚趾[腳趾]	jiao3 zhi3	toe	1
不起眼[不起眼]	bu4 qi3 yan3	unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary	1
力[力]	li4	power; force; strength; ability; strenuously	2
情分[情分]	qing2 fen4	mutual affection; friendship	1
杀伤力[殺傷力]	sha1 shang1 li4	destructive power; harmfulness	1
慎重[慎重]	shen4 zhong4	cautious; careful; prudent	1
亲近[親近]	qin1 jin4	intimate; to get close to	2
否则[否則]	fou3 ze2	if not; otherwise; else; or else	3
待定[待定]	dai4 ding4	to await a decision; to be pending	1
栽[栽]	zai1	to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first	5
跟头[跟頭]	gen1 tou5	tumble; somersault	3
重蹈[重蹈]	chong2 dao3	to repeat; to follow the same road as	2
悲剧[悲劇]	bei1 ju4	tragedy; CL:齣|出[chu1]	1
麦[麥]	mai4	wheat; barley; oats	4
丽[麗]	li4	beautiful	6
素[素]	su4	raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever	2
肩周炎[肩周炎]	jian1 zhou1 yan2	adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/200 words - 27 min
伸[伸]	shen1	to stretch; to extend	2
晃[晃]	huang3	to dazzle; to flash past	2
晃[晃]	huang4	to sway; to shake; to wander about	2
锃光[鋥光]	zeng4 guang1	shiny	1
瓦亮[瓦亮]	wa3 liang4	shiny; very bright	1
手表[手錶]	shou3 biao3	wrist watch; CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	2
嘚瑟[嘚瑟]	de4 se5	variant of 得瑟[de4 se5]	2
鞋[鞋]	xie2	shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]	3
光芒[光芒]	guang1 mang2	rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance	1
结晶[結晶]	jie2 jing1	to crystallize; crystallization; crystal; crystalline; (fig.) the fruit (of labor etc)	1
俗人[俗人]	su2 ren2	common people; laity (i.e. not priests)	3
小瞧[小瞧]	xiao3 qiao2	(coll.) to look down on; to underestimate	1
庸俗[庸俗]	yong1 su2	vulgar; tacky; tawdry	1
难不成[難不成]	nan2 bu4 cheng2	Is it possible that ... ?	2
分享[分享]	fen1 xiang3	to share (let others have some of sth good)	1
喜悦[喜悅]	xi3 yue4	happy; joyous	1
难得[難得]	nan2 de2	seldom; rare; hard to come by	3
跑遍[跑遍]	pao3 bian4	to go everywhere; to scour (the whole town)	2
商场[商場]	shang1 chang3	shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jia1]; the business world	3
谢天谢地[謝天謝地]	xie4 tian1 xie4 di4	Thank heavens!; Thank goodness that's worked out so well!	1
总算[總算]	zong3 suan4	at long last; finally; on the whole	2
袖口[袖口]	xiu4 kou3	cuff	1
洒[灑]	sa3	to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed	1
甘[甘]	gan1	sweet; willing	1
露[露]	lou4	to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	3
露[露]	lu4	dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	3
牛鬼蛇神[牛鬼蛇神]	niu2 gui3 she2 shen2	evil monsters; (fig.) bad characters; (political) bad elements	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/225 words - 30 min
修炼[修煉]	xiu1 lian4	(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism	1
复习[複習]	fu4 xi2	variant of 復習|复习[fu4 xi2]	8
维护[維護]	wei2 hu4	to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain	2
对手[對手]	dui4 shou3	opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match	1
好端端[好端端]	hao3 duan1 duan1	perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason	1
人品[人品]	ren2 pin3	moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing	5
对象[對象]	dui4 xiang4	target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
老妈[老媽]	lao3 ma1	mother; mom	1
顶多[頂多]	ding3 duo1	at most; at best	1
说到[說到]	shuo1 dao4	to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for	2
过日子[過日子]	guo4 ri4 zi5	to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along	1
原则性[原則性]	yuan2 ze2 xing4	principled	1
多半[多半]	duo1 ban4	most; mostly; most likely	1
各自[各自]	ge4 zi4	each; respective; apiece	4
两口子[兩口子]	liang3 kou3 zi5	husband and wife	1
假如[假如]	jia3 ru2	if	1
莎[莎]	sha1	katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration	4
男孩[男孩]	nan2 hai2	boy; CL:個|个[ge4]	8
距离[距離]	ju4 li2	distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from	3
皆大欢喜[皆大歡喜]	jie1 da4 huan1 xi3	to everyone's delight and satisfaction	2
相安无事[相安無事]	xiang1 an1 wu2 shi4	to live together in harmony	1
揍[揍]	zou4	to beat up; to break to pieces	5
最多[最多]	zui4 duo1	at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal	4
备[備]	bei4	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip	3
肩膀[肩膀]	jian1 bang3	shoulder	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/250 words - 33 min
或许[或許]	huo4 xu3	perhaps; maybe	4
美满[美滿]	mei3 man3	happy; blissful	2
步入[步入]	bu4 ru4	to step into; to enter	1
殿堂[殿堂]	dian4 tang2	palace; hall; temple buildings	1
恶[惡]	e4	evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm	1
恶[惡]	wu4	to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander	1
婆婆[婆婆]	po2 po5	husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma	1
早生贵子[早生貴子]	zao3 sheng1 gui4 zi3	give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds)	1
舍友[舍友]	she4 you3	dormitory roommate	1
咖啡厅[咖啡廳]	ka1 fei1 ting1	coffee shop	1
扭蛋[扭蛋]	niu3 dan4	toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)	1
扭[扭]	niu3	to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips	1
尝试[嘗試]	chang2 shi4	to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4]	1
理想[理想]	li3 xiang3	an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect	8
过渡[過渡]	guo4 du4	to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration)	1
意识[意識]	yi4 shi2	consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize	3
差距[差距]	cha1 ju4	disparity; gap	1
初恋[初戀]	chu1 lian4	first love	6
暗恋[暗戀]	an4 lian4	to be secretly in love with	1
性格[性格]	xing4 ge2	nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
竭尽全力[竭盡全力]	jie2 jin4 quan2 li4	to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost	1
迷失[迷失]	mi2 shi1	to lose (one's bearings); to get lost	4
中国[中國]	Zhong1 guo2	China	9
巴西[巴西]	Ba1 xi1	Brazil	4
大事[大事]	da4 shi4	major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]	5
花生米[花生米]	hua1 sheng1 mi3	shelled peanuts	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/275 words - 36 min
肯德基[肯德基]	Ken3 de2 ji1	KFC; Kentucky Fried Chicken	1
全家[全家]	quan2 jia1	whole family	2
桶[桶]	tong3	bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	1
看球[看球]	kan4 qiu2	to watch a football game (or other ball game); Fore! (golf); Watch out for the ball!	2
传球[傳球]	chuan2 qiu2	pass (in soccer); to feed (ball)	3
射门[射門]	she4 men2	(soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal	1
踢[踢]	ti1	to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)	3
气势[氣勢]	qi4 shi4	imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor	2
蒙[蒙]	meng2	to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat	1
压[壓]	ya1	to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure	7
惊[驚]	jing1	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	1
猛[猛]	meng3	ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome	2
幸亏[幸虧]	xing4 kui1	fortunately; luckily	5
稳[穩]	wen3	settled; steady; stable	7
推进[推進]	tui1 jin4	to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward	5
手脚[手腳]	shou3 jiao3	hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4])	1
进攻[進攻]	jin4 gong1	to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports)	4
沿着[沿著]	yan2 zhe5	to go along; to follow	1
边线[邊線]	bian1 xian4	sideline; foul line	1
向前[向前]	xiang4 qian2	forward; onward	1
禁区[禁區]	jin4 qu1	restricted area; forbidden region	2
吊[弔]	diao4	a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with; variant of 吊[diao4]	1
越位[越位]	yue4 wei4	offside (sports)	5
球员[球員]	qiu2 yuan2	sports club member; footballer, golfer etc	4
一瞬间[一瞬間]	yi1 shun4 jian1	split second	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep09/298 words - 40 min
半场[半場]	ban4 chang3	half of a game or contest; half-court	2
守门员[守門員]	shou3 men2 yuan2	goalkeeper	1
防守[防守]	fang2 shou3	to defend; to protect (against)	2
角球[角球]	jiao3 qiu2	corner kick (in soccer); free strike in hockey	3
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]	3
角[角]	jue2	role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale	3
旗杆[旗杆]	qi2 gan1	flagpole	2
定位[定位]	ding4 wei4	to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche	2
讨人嫌[討人嫌]	tao3 ren2 xian2	unpleasant; disagreeable	1
里瓦尔多[里瓦爾多]	Li3 wa3 er3 duo1	Rivaldo	1
进球[進球]	jin4 qiu2	to score a goal; goal (sport)	2
捣鼓[搗鼓]	dao3 gu5	to fiddle with sth; to trade with sth	1
胜利[勝利]	sheng4 li4	victory; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
信心[信心]	xin4 xin1	confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4]	2
土耳其[土耳其]	Tu3 er3 qi2	Turkey	2
险恶[險惡]	xian3 e4	dangerous; sinister; vicious	1
狂躁[狂躁]	kuang2 zao4	rash; impetuous; irritable	1
下半[下半]	xia4 ban4	second half	3
上个[上個]	shang4 ge5	first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above	3
沉[沉]	chen2	to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy	2
酱[醬]	jiang4	thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam	6
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	1
漏[漏]	lou4	to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)	1
严实[嚴實]	yan2 shi5	(sealed) tight; close; (hidden) safely; securely	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/25 words - 11 min
取[取]	qu3	to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	8
酱瓜[醬瓜]	jiang4 gua1	pickled cucumber	2
箱子[箱子]	xiang1 zi5	suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	2
邮局[郵局]	you2 ju2	post office; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]	4
剧场[劇場]	ju4 chang3	theater; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
看戏[看戲]	kan4 xi4	to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)	1
糊弄[糊弄]	hu4 nong5	to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions	3
亲昵[親暱]	qin1 ni4	intimate	1
小孩子[小孩子]	xiao3 hai2 zi5	child	1
安心[安心]	an1 xin1	at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth	2
处于[處於]	chu3 yu2	to be in (some state, position, or condition)	1
劣势[劣勢]	lie4 shi4	inferior; disadvantaged	1
煲汤[煲湯]	bao1 tang1	to simmer; soup made by simmering for a long time	1
留给[留給]	liu2 gei3	to set aside for	5
尿床[尿床]	niao4 chuang2	bed-wetting	1
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)	2
烦心事[煩心事]	fan2 xin1 shi4	trouble; worry	1
吐[吐]	tu4	to vomit; to throw up	7
象牙[象牙]	xiang4 ya2	ivory; elephant tusk	2
扶[扶]	fu2	to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help	1
捉弄[捉弄]	zhuo1 nong4	to tease	1
糟心[糟心]	zao1 xin1	vexed; annoyed; upset	2
福气[福氣]	fu2 qi5	good fortune; a blessing	1
舒心[舒心]	shu1 xin1	comfortable; happy	2
一时[一時]	yi1 shi2	a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time	6
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/50 words - 13 min
冲动[衝動]	chong1 dong4	to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge	6
就学[就學]	jiu4 xue2	to attend school	1
台阶[臺階]	tai2 jie1	steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)	3
祖宗[祖宗]	zu3 zong1	ancestor; forebear	3
断片[斷片]	duan4 pian4	fragment; piece; (of a film) to break in the middle of viewing	2
谈判[談判]	tan2 pan4	to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
一念之差[一念之差]	yi1 nian4 zhi1 cha1	momentary slip; false step; ill-considered action	1
亲手[親手]	qin1 shou3	personally; with one's own hands	3
煲[煲]	bao1	to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan	2
汤[湯]	tang1	soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled	3
权利[權利]	quan2 li4	power; right; privilege	4
勾三搭四[勾三搭四]	gou1 san1 da1 si4	to make hanky-panky; to seduce women	1
碗[碗]	wan3	bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	10
立场[立場]	li4 chang3	position; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
尽可能[儘可能]	jin3 ke3 neng2	as far as possible; to do one's utmost	1
避免[避免]	bi4 mian3	to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from	1
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	2
活该[活該]	huo2 gai1	(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should	2
容忍[容忍]	rong2 ren3	to put up with; to tolerate	1
出言不逊[出言不遜]	chu1 yan2 bu4 xun4	to speak rudely	1
好言[好言]	hao3 yan2	kind words	1
相劝[相勸]	xiang1 quan4	to persuade; to exhort; to advise	1
非人[非人]	fei1 ren2	not the right person (literary); inhuman	1
通情达理[通情達理]	tong1 qing2 da2 li3	fair and reasonable (idiom); sensible; standing to reason	1
咄咄逼人[咄咄逼人]	duo1 duo1 bi1 ren2	overbearing; forceful; aggressive; menacing; imperious	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/75 words - 18 min
演戏[演戲]	yan3 xi4	to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign	1
飞鸽[飛鴿]	Fei1 ge1	Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)	1
猴年马月[猴年馬月]	hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4	long time off; time that will never come	1
垂帘听政[垂簾聽政]	chui2 lian2 ting1 zheng4	lit. to govern from behind the curtain; to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)	1
政[政]	zheng4	political; politics; government	2
房租[房租]	fang2 zu1	rent for a room or house	3
相识[相識]	xiang1 shi2	to get to know each other; acquaintance	1
破费[破費]	po4 fei4	to spend (money or time)	1
剩余[剩餘]	sheng4 yu2	remainder; surplus	2
言语[言語]	yan2 yu3	words; speech; (spoken) language	1
有意[有意]	you3 yi4	to intend; intentionally; interested in	1
离异[離異]	li2 yi4	to divorce	1
疼爱[疼愛]	teng2 ai4	to love dearly	1
观念[觀念]	guan1 nian4	notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions	1
有权[有權]	you3 quan2	to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful	2
合伙人[合伙人]	he2 huo3 ren2	partner; associate	2
意见[意見]	yi4 jian4	idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]	5
周全[周全]	zhou1 quan2	thorough; to bring one's help; to assist	4
闲人[閑人]	xian2 ren2	variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]; idle person; idler; unconcerned person	2
陪伴[陪伴]	pei2 ban4	to accompany	1
今后[今後]	jin1 hou4	hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on	2
鲁迅[魯迅]	Lu3 Xun4	Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers	1
弃[棄]	qi4	to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away	5
文[文]	wen2	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67	3
胡适[胡適]	Hu2 Shi4	Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文[bai2 hua4 wen2]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/100 words - 20 min
冰心[冰心]	Bing1 Xin1	Bing Xin (1900-1999), female poet and children's writer	1
女士[女士]	nu:3 shi4	lady; madam; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]; Miss; Ms	6
孙中山[孫中山]	Sun1 Zhong1 shan1	Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党; same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙	1
王力宏[王力宏]	Wang2 Li4 hong2	Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer	1
人之常情[人之常情]	ren2 zhi1 chang2 qing2	human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural	1
划[劃]	hua4	to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character	1
自讨没趣[自討沒趣]	zi4 tao3 mei2 qu4	to invite a snub; to court a rebuff	1
提示[提示]	ti2 shi4	to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest; suggestion; tip; reminder; notice	2
病人[病人]	bing4 ren2	sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4]	19
办事[辦事]	ban4 shi4	to handle (affairs); to work	1
先进[先進]	xian1 jin4	advanced (technology); to advance	3
发呆[發呆]	fa1 dai1	to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought	1
溜走[溜走]	liu1 zou3	to slip away; to leave secretly	2
洗澡[洗澡]	xi3 zao3	to bathe; to take a shower	4
张震[張震]	Zhang1 Zhen4	Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor	1
到点[到點]	dao4 dian3	it's time (to do sth); the time has come	1
真人版[真人版]	zhen1 ren2 ban3	real-life version (of some imaginary character)	1
知音[知音]	zhi1 yin1	intimate friend; soul mate	1
温静[溫靜]	wen1 jing4	quiet and gentle	6
准时[準時]	zhun3 shi2	on time; punctual; on schedule	1
守候[守候]	shou3 hou4	to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse	1
夜半[夜半]	ye4 ban4	midnight	1
温情[溫情]	wen1 qing2	tenderness; warmth; warmhearted; softhearted	1
体验[體驗]	ti3 yan4	to experience for oneself	1
投稿[投稿]	tou2 gao3	to submit articles for publication; to contribute (writing)	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/125 words - 22 min
同时[同時]	tong2 shi2	at the same time; simultaneously	3
迷茫[迷茫]	mi2 mang2	vast and indistinct; perplexed; bewildered; at a loss	1
情窦初开[情竇初開]	qing2 dou4 chu1 kai1	first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)	1
听众[聽眾]	ting1 zhong4	audience; listeners	2
求助[求助]	qiu2 zhu4	to request help; to appeal (for help)	2
不善[不善]	bu4 shan4	bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive	1
交际[交際]	jiao1 ji4	communication; social intercourse	1
存在[存在]	cun2 zai4	to exist; to be; existence	1
直到[直到]	zhi2 dao4	until	2
倩影[倩影]	qian4 ying3	beautiful image of a woman	1
传阅[傳閱]	chuan2 yue4	to read and pass on; to pass on for perusal	1
注意力[注意力]	zhu4 yi4 li4	attention	1
丰富[豐富]	feng1 fu4	to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant	2
投[投]	tou2	to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of	4
稿[稿]	gao3	manuscript; draft; stalk of grain	3
肋骨[肋骨]	lei4 gu3	rib	6
热线[熱線]	re4 xian4	hotline (communications link)	1
看法[看法]	kan4 fa3	way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
真意[真意]	zhen1 yi4	real intention; true meaning; correct interpretation	1
饱含[飽含]	bao3 han2	to be full of (emotion); to brim with (love, tears etc)	1
深情[深情]	shen1 qing2	deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love	3
热泪盈眶[熱淚盈眶]	re4 lei4 ying2 kuang4	eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved	1
再次[再次]	zai4 ci4	one more time; again; one more; once again	2
挂科[掛科]	gua4 ke1	to fail (a course)	2
公开[公開]	gong1 kai1	public; to publish; to make public	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/150 words - 26 min
完蛋[完蛋]	wan2 dan4	(coll.) to be done for	1
当务之急[當務之急]	dang1 wu4 zhi1 ji2	top priority job; matter of vital importance	1
避风头[避風頭]	bi4 feng1 tou5	to lie low (until the fuss dies down)	1
避[避]	bi4	to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from	3
一世[一世]	yi1 shi4	generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings)	1
气头上[氣頭上]	qi4 tou2 shang4	in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper	1
哲[哲]	zhe2	wise; a sage	1
随堂测验[隨堂測驗]	sui2 tang2 ce4 yan4	quiz (student assessment)	1
全勤[全勤]	quan2 qin2	full-time attendance at work	1
人潮[人潮]	ren2 chao2	a tide of people	1
过往[過往]	guo4 wang3	to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous	2
画面[畫面]	hua4 mian4	scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view	2
下雨[下雨]	xia4 yu3	to rain	5
早来[早來]	zao3 lai2	to come early; already; early	2
肿[腫]	zhong3	to swell; swelling; swollen	3
交卷[交卷]	jiao1 juan4	to hand in one's examination script	2
虽[雖]	sui1	although; even though	2
冤[冤]	yuan1	injustice; grievance; wrong	4
近日[近日]	jin4 ri4	in the past few days; recently; in the last few days	1
仇[仇]	chou2	hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)	4
为何[為何]	wei4 he2	why	1
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	2
一向[一向]	yi1 xiang4	always (previously); a period of time in the recent past	2
优良[優良]	you1 liang2	fine; good; first-rate	3
品质[品質]	pin3 zhi4	character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/175 words - 28 min
要脸[要臉]	yao4 lian3	to save sb's face	2
不要脸[不要臉]	bu4 yao4 lian3	to have no sense of shame; shameless	3
皆[皆]	jie1	all; each and every; in all cases	2
全省[全省]	quan2 sheng3	the whole province	1
签[簽]	qian1	to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1]	8
炒[炒]	chao3	to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb)	2
大火[大火]	da4 huo3	conflagration; large fire; CL:場|场[chang2]	1
消遣[消遣]	xiao1 qian3	to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of	1
电台[電臺]	dian4 tai2	transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]	1
虚情假意[虛情假意]	xu1 qing2 jia3 yi4	false friendship; hypocritical show of affection	1
侮辱[侮辱]	wu3 ru3	to insult; to humiliate; dishonor	1
戏弄[戲弄]	xi4 nong4	to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease	1
踩[踩]	cai3	to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote	3
行为[行為]	xing2 wei2	action; conduct; behavior; activity	4
看清[看清]	kan4 qing1	to see clearly	3
彻头彻尾[徹頭徹尾]	che4 tou2 che4 wei3	lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through; out and out; from top to bottom	2
抵[抵]	di3	to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive at; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)	1
意义[意義]	yi4 yi4	sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
踏踏实实[踏踏實實]	ta1 ta1 shi2 shi2	steady; steadfast	1
人道[人道]	ren2 dao4	human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse	2
歉[歉]	qian4	to apologize; to regret; deficient	2
较劲[較勁]	jiao4 jin4	to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort	3
叭[叭]	ba1	denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)	3
小钢炮[小鋼砲]	xiao3 gang1 pao4	(coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar; (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly; hot hatch (car); (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)	1
哑巴[啞巴]	ya3 ba5	mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/200 words - 31 min
点心[點心]	dian3 xin5	light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert	4
不相干[不相干]	bu4 xiang1 gan1	to be irrelevant; to have nothing to do with	1
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	1
遭到[遭到]	zao1 dao4	to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)	1
报复[報復]	bao4 fu4	to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation	2
进行[進行]	jin4 xing2	to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute	7
哑巴亏[啞巴虧]	ya3 ba5 kui1	pent-up unspoken grievances; suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of	1
起因[起因]	qi3 yin1	cause; a factor (leading to an effect)	1
暗地里[暗地裡]	an4 di4 li5	secretly; inwardly; on the sly	1
其[其]	qi2	his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	4
阵势[陣勢]	zhen4 shi4	battle array; disposition of forces; situation; circumstance	2
抬举[抬舉]	tai2 ju3	to lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to show great regard; to speak highly	1
憷[憷]	chu4	to be afraid	1
幽默[幽默]	you1 mo4	(loanword) humor; humorous	2
活泼[活潑]	huo2 po5	lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive	1
歌曲[歌曲]	ge1 qu3	song	1
本期[本期]	ben3 qi1	the current period; this term (usually in finance)	1
旁[旁]	pang2	beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic	1
闷[悶]	men4	bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed	4
吭声[吭聲]	keng1 sheng1	to utter a word	1
腰间[腰間]	yao1 jian1	waist	2
克制[克制]	ke4 zhi4	to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control	3
是的[是的]	shi4 de5	yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5]	1
浪潮[浪潮]	lang4 chao2	wave; tides	1
赤裸[赤裸]	chi4 luo3	naked; bare	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/225 words - 34 min
岛屿[島嶼]	dao3 yu3	island	1
梦想[夢想]	meng4 xiang3	(fig.) to dream of; dream	3
站立[站立]	zhan4 li4	to stand; standing; on one's feet	1
信条[信條]	xin4 tiao2	creed; article of faith	1
真谛[真諦]	zhen1 di4	the real meaning; the true essence	1
真理[真理]	zhen1 li3	truth; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
不言而喻[不言而喻]	bu4 yan2 er2 yu4	it goes without saying; it is self-evident	1
平等[平等]	ping2 deng3	equal; equality	1
佐治亚[佐治亞]	Zuo3 zhi4 ya4	Georgia, US state	1
红山[紅山]	Hong2 shan1	Hongshan district of Chifeng city 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia	1
昔日[昔日]	xi1 ri4	formerly; in olden days	1
奴隶[奴隸]	nu2 li4	slave	1
大胆[大膽]	da4 dan3	brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless	1
嗯[嗯]	en5	interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement	1
正义[正義]	zheng4 yi4	justice; righteousness; just; righteous	2
匿迹[匿跡]	ni4 ji4	to go into hiding	1
如同[如同]	ru2 tong2	like; as	1
沙漠[沙漠]	sha1 mo4	desert; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
绿洲[綠洲]	lu:4 zhou1	oasis	1
录音[錄音]	lu4 yin1	to record (sound); sound recording; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
抹[抹]	mo3	to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc	3
八成[八成]	ba1 cheng2	eighty percent; most probably; most likely	1
苦口婆心[苦口婆心]	ku3 kou3 po2 xin1	earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently	1
转身[轉身]	zhuan3 shen1	(of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)	1
倒霉[倒霉]	dao3 mei2	to have bad luck; to be out of luck	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/250 words - 38 min
得罪[得罪]	de2 zui5	to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]	5
软柿子[軟柿子]	ruan3 shi4 zi5	(coll.) pushover; soft touch	1
揭发[揭發]	jie1 fa1	to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation	1
别管[別管]	bie2 guan3	no matter (who, what etc)	1
事儿[事兒]	shi4 r5	one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of 事[shi4]; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]	2
撑腰[撐腰]	cheng1 yao1	to support; to brace	1
击[擊]	ji1	to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2]	1
他妈的[他媽的]	ta1 ma1 de5	(taboo curse) damn it!; fucking	1
化身[化身]	hua4 shen1	incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification	1
抛弃[拋棄]	pao1 qi4	to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)	2
生出[生出]	sheng1 chu1	to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce	1
嘴皮子[嘴皮子]	zui3 pi2 zi5	lit. lips; fig. glib talk	1
功夫[功夫]	gong1 fu5	skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort	1
违反[違反]	wei2 fan3	to violate (a law)	1
规[規]	gui1	compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme	1
纪[紀]	ji4	order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle	1
查出[查出]	cha2 chu1	to find out; to discover	1
始作俑者[始作俑者]	shi3 zuo4 yong3 zhe3	lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom); fig. the originator of an evil practice	2
仔细[仔細]	zi3 xi4	careful; attentive; cautious	2
回想[回想]	hui2 xiang3	to recall; to recollect; to think back	1
异常[異常]	yi4 chang2	exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly	1
英语[英語]	Ying1 yu3	English (language)	5
办公室[辦公室]	ban4 gong1 shi4	office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1]	4
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	1
惩罚[懲罰]	cheng2 fa2	penalty; punishment; to punish	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep10/256 words - 39 min
揭穿[揭穿]	jie1 chuan1	to expose; to uncover	1
嬉皮笑脸[嬉皮笑臉]	xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3	all smiles; smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly	1
针对[針對]	zhen1 dui4	to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to	1
袒护[袒護]	tan3 hu4	to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side	1
看着办[看著辦]	kan4 zhe5 ban4	to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)	1
切点[切點]	qie1 dian3	contact (math.)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep11/25 words - 7 min
交集[交集]	jiao1 ji2	intersection (symbol ∩) (set theory)	1
西红柿[西紅柿]	xi1 hong2 shi4	tomato; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
财[財]	cai2	money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	2
童子[童子]	tong2 zi3	boy	1
丰功伟绩[豐功偉績]	feng1 gong1 wei3 ji4	glorious achievement (idiom)	1
此[此]	ci3	this; these	5
使命[使命]	shi3 ming4	mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling	2
快手[快手]	Kuai4 shou3	Kuaishou, Chinese social video sharing app	1
心软[心軟]	xin1 ruan3	to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted	2
吃素[吃素]	chi1 su4	to be a vegetarian	1
嗜血[嗜血]	shi4 xue4	bloodthirsty; bloodsucking; hemophile	1
魔头[魔頭]	mo2 tou2	monster; devil	1
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	1
下辈子[下輩子]	xia4 bei4 zi5	the next life	1
远离[遠離]	yuan3 li2	to be far from; to keep away from	1
人类[人類]	ren2 lei4	humanity; human race; mankind	1
杀手[殺手]	sha1 shou3	killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player	1
接到[接到]	jie1 dao4	to receive (letter etc)	2
命令[命令]	ming4 ling4	order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	1
杀掉[殺掉]	sha1 diao4	to kill	1
料理[料理]	liao4 li3	to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking	1
后事[後事]	hou4 shi4	future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements	1
京[京]	jing1	capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)	4
韵[韻]	yun4	beautiful sound; appeal; charm; vowel; rhyme; in Chinese phonetics, the medial and final sound of a syllable (i.e. excluding the initial consonant)	3
虾仁[蝦仁]	xia1 ren2	shrimp meat; shelled shrimp	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep11/50 words - 14 min
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]	1
壮[壯]	zhuang4	to strengthen; strong; robust	8
带动[帶動]	dai4 dong4	to spur; to provide impetus; to drive	1
品种[品種]	pin3 zhong3	breed; variety; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
外边[外邊]	wai4 bian5	outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home	4
邪乎[邪乎]	xie2 hu5	extraordinary; severe; exaggerated; overstated; fantastic; incredible	1
划[划]	hua2	to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth)	1
犬[犬]	quan3	dog; Kangxi radical 94	1
疫苗[疫苗]	yi4 miao2	vaccine	1
打仗[打仗]	da3 zhang4	to fight a battle; to go to war	5
燕[燕]	yan4	swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4]	6
何[何]	he2	what; how; why; which; carry	5
芸[芸]	yun2	common rue (Ruta graveolens); books and libraries	6
接地气[接地氣]	jie1 di4 qi4	in touch with the common people; down-to-earth	1
吃醋[吃醋]	chi1 cu4	to feel jealous	2
明显[明顯]	ming2 xian3	clear; distinct; obvious	4
特务[特務]	te4 wu5	special assignment (military); special agent; operative; spy	1
贼[賊]	zei2	thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely	3
可疑[可疑]	ke3 yi2	suspicious; dubious	1
注射[注射]	zhu4 she4	injection; to inject	4
变异[變異]	bian4 yi4	variation	1
首先[首先]	shou3 xian1	first (of all); in the first place	3
管理[管理]	guan3 li3	to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
其次[其次]	qi2 ci4	next; secondly	1
对不上[對不上]	dui4 bu4 shang4	to disagree; I can't agree with that.	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep11/75 words - 21 min
应急[應急]	ying4 ji2	to respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency; (attributive) emergency	1
挪用[挪用]	nuo2 yong4	to shift (funds); to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another; to embezzle; to misappropriate	1
纠缠[糾纏]	jiu1 chan2	to be in a tangle; to nag	2
首饰[首飾]	shou3 shi4	jewelry; head ornament	1
心爱[心愛]	xin1 ai4	beloved	1
辞掉[辭掉]	ci2 diao4	to quit (one's job); to dismiss (an employee)	1
提起[提起]	ti2 qi3	to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)	3
单相思[單相思]	dan1 xiang1 si1	one-sided lovesickness; unrequited longing	1
高攀[高攀]	gao1 pan1	social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class	1
称[稱]	cheng1	to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise	3
兄[兄]	xiong1	elder brother	2
弟[弟]	di4	younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)	3
撂[撂]	liao4	to put down; to leave behind; to throw or knock down; to abandon or discard	2
报销[報銷]	bao4 xiao1	to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off; to wipe out	1
招架[招架]	zhao1 jia4	to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own; to receive guests	2
贵重[貴重]	gui4 zhong4	precious	6
原封不动[原封不動]	yuan2 feng1 bu4 dong4	sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed; untouched	1
要钱[要錢]	yao4 qian2	to charge; to demand payment	2
无赖[無賴]	wu2 lai4	hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly	1
听不懂[聽不懂]	ting1 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of what one is hearing	1
当面[當面]	dang1 mian4	to sb's face; in sb's presence	3
对质[對質]	dui4 zhi4	to confront (in court etc); confrontation	1
不体面[不體面]	bu4 ti3 mian4	to not appear to be decent or respectful; shameful	1
原本[原本]	yuan2 ben3	originally; original	2
正式[正式]	zheng4 shi4	formal; official	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep11/100 words - 25 min
备胎[備胎]	bei4 tai1	spare tire; (slang) fallback guy (or girl)	1
流程[流程]	liu2 cheng2	course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing	3
到期[到期]	dao4 qi1	to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)	1
经手[經手]	jing1 shou3	to pass through one's hands; to handle; to deal with	1
标记[標記]	biao1 ji4	sign; mark; symbol; to mark up; (computing) token	1
在先[在先]	zai4 xian1	to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly	1
生理盐水[生理鹽水]	sheng1 li3 yan2 shui3	saline (medicine)	1
家养[家養]	jia1 yang3	domestic (animals); home reared	1
沉得住气[沉得住氣]	chen2 de5 zhu4 qi4	to stay calm; to keep one's composure	1
升天[升天]	sheng1 tian1	lit. to ascend to heaven; to die	1
善意[善意]	shan4 yi4	goodwill; benevolence; kindness	1
普通人[普通人]	pu3 tong1 ren2	ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street	1
而言[而言]	er2 yan2	with regard to (preceding phrase)	4
屠刀[屠刀]	tu2 dao1	butcher's knife; abattoir hatchet	2
立地成佛[立地成佛]	li4 di4 cheng2 fo2	to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes	1
拿起[拿起]	na2 qi3	to pick up	1
拯救[拯救]	zheng3 jiu4	to save; to rescue	1
苍生[蒼生]	cang1 sheng1	(area where) vegetation grows; the common people	1
玉兔[玉兔]	yu4 tu4	the Jade Hare; the moon	3
嫦娥[嫦娥]	Chang2 e2	Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft	1
猪八戒[豬八戒]	Zhu1 Ba1 jie4	Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake; Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation	2
拽[拽]	ye4	to drag; to haul	3
浑身[渾身]	hun2 shen1	all over; from head to foot	3
陈述[陳述]	chen2 shu4	an assertion; to declare; to state	1
事实[事實]	shi4 shi2	fact; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep11/125 words - 32 min
披[披]	pi1	to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out	1
有眼不识泰山[有眼不識泰山]	you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1	lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent; to be blind to the fact	1
七月[七月]	Qi1 yue4	July; seventh month (of the lunar year)	2
身高[身高]	shen1 gao1	(a person's) height	3
体重[體重]	ti3 zhong4	body weight	2
貌[貌]	mao4	appearance	2
强求[強求]	qiang3 qiu2	to insist on; to demand; to impose	1
跑调[跑調]	pao3 diao4	to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)	1
脆弱[脆弱]	cui4 ruo4	weak; frail	1
扛[扛]	kang2	to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)	2
彼此彼此[彼此彼此]	bi3 ci3 bi3 ci3	no better (or worse) than each other; both in the same boat	1
顶罪[頂罪]	ding3 zui4	to take the blame for sb else; to compensate for one's crime; to get charges dropped (by paying money etc)	1
开饭[開飯]	kai1 fan4	to serve a meal	2
不等[不等]	bu4 deng3	unequal; varied	2
建立[建立]	jian4 li4	to establish; to set up; to found	2
美味[美味]	mei3 wei4	delicious; delicious food; delicacy	1
头一回[頭一回]	tou2 yi1 hui2	the first time; for the first time	1
北方[北方]	bei3 fang1	north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River	1
馅[餡]	xian4	stuffing; forcemeat; filling	2
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)	4
斗[鬥]	dou4	to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together	4
吐口[吐口]	tu3 kou3	to spit; fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)	2
体检[體檢]	ti3 jian3	abbr. for 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2]	1
愁眉苦脸[愁眉苦臉]	chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3	to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable	1
反常[反常]	fan3 chang2	unusual; abnormal	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep11/150 words - 38 min
困[困]	kun4	to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute	4
美国[美國]	Mei3 guo2	United States; USA; US	12
睡着[睡著]	shui4 zhao2	to fall asleep	2
发泄[發洩]	fa1 xie4	to give vent to (one's feelings)	2
梦游[夢遊]	meng4 you2	to sleepwalk; to journey in a dream	2
荒郊[荒郊]	huang1 jiao1	desolate area outside a town	1
野外[野外]	ye3 wai4	countryside; areas outside the city	1
黑灯瞎火[黑燈瞎火]	hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3	pitch dark	1
孤男寡女[孤男寡女]	gu1 nan2 gua3 nu:3	a single man and a single woman; bachelors; a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting)	1
高抬贵手[高抬貴手]	gao1 tai2 gui4 shou3	to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break!	1
场景[場景]	chang3 jing3	scene; scenario; setting	1
似曾相识[似曾相識]	si4 ceng2 xiang1 shi2	déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted	1
搞错[搞錯]	gao3 cuo4	mistake; to make a mistake; to blunder; mistaken	1
堵住[堵住]	du3 zhu4	to block up	1
救命[救命]	jiu4 ming4	to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!	1
退缩[退縮]	tui4 suo1	to shrink back; to cower	1
压抑[壓抑]	ya1 yi4	to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression	1
驴[驢]	lu:2	donkey; CL:頭|头[tou2]	2
肝[肝]	gan1	liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4]	2
肺[肺]	fei4	lung; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
嘲笑[嘲笑]	chao2 xiao4	to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision	1
有种[有種]	you3 zhong3	to have guts; to have courage; to be brave	1
东南西北[東南西北]	dong1 nan2 xi1 bei3	east, south, west and north; all directions	1
白天[白天]	bai2 tian1	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
出租车[出租車]	chu1 zu1 che1	taxi; (Tw) rental car	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep11/159 words - 40 min
乱动[亂動]	luan4 dong4	to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about	3
辆[輛]	liang4	classifier for vehicles	1
高速[高速]	gao1 su4	high speed	1
东边[東邊]	dong1 bian5	east; east side; eastern part; to the east of	1
报警[報警]	bao4 jing3	to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police	2
深山[深山]	shen1 shan1	deep in the mountains	1
出动[出動]	chu1 dong4	to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops	1
搜救[搜救]	sou1 jiu4	search and rescue	1
不中用[不中用]	bu4 zhong4 yong4	unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/25 words - 5 min
外套[外套]	wai4 tao4	coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4]	1
虚[虛]	xu1	emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain	3
饭店[飯店]	fan4 dian4	restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]	4
麻[麻]	ma2	generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb	8
穿上[穿上]	chuan1 shang5	to put on (clothes etc)	5
憔悴[憔悴]	qiao2 cui4	wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered	1
一蹶不振[一蹶不振]	yi1 jue2 bu4 zhen4	one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse; ruined at a stroke; unable to recover after a minor hitch	1
骨[骨]	gu3	bone	1
髓[髓]	sui3	marrow; essence; quintessence; pith (soft interior of plant stem)	1
抑郁症[抑鬱症]	yi4 yu4 zheng4	clinical depression	1
连同[連同]	lian2 tong2	together with; along with	1
虚弱[虛弱]	xu1 ruo4	weak; in poor health	1
半条命[半條命]	ban4 tiao2 ming4	half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death	2
胡扯[胡扯]	hu2 che3	to chatter; nonsense; blather	1
嚯[嚯]	huo4	(onom.) expressing admiration or surprise; sound of a laugh	2
极[極]	ji2	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top	2
寿[壽]	shou4	long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary	1
情种[情種]	qing2 zhong3	affectionate; an affectionate person	1
相提并论[相提並論]	xiang1 ti2 bing4 lun4	to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)	1
伤痛[傷痛]	shang1 tong4	pain (from wound); sorrow	2
开通[開通]	kai1 tong1	to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc)	1
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]	1
道行[道行]	dao4 heng2	skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]	1
圣[聖]	sheng4	holy; sacred; saint; sage	3
开窍[開竅]	kai1 qiao4	to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/50 words - 9 min
托付[托付]	tuo1 fu4	to entrust	3
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)	2
发愣[發愣]	fa1 leng4	to daydream; in a daze	1
傻笑[傻笑]	sha3 xiao4	to giggle; to laugh foolishly; to smirk; to simper	1
悲[悲]	bei1	sad; sadness; sorrow; grief	1
亦[亦]	yi4	also	1
高深[高深]	gao1 shen1	profound	1
处在[處在]	chu3 zai4	to be situated at; to find oneself at	1
稳定[穩定]	wen3 ding4	steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify	2
伙食[伙食]	huo3 shi2	food; meals	1
疗法[療法]	liao2 fa3	therapy; treatment	1
大驾[大駕]	da4 jia4	imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you	2
走出[走出]	zou3 chu1	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)	3
迅速[迅速]	xun4 su4	rapid; speedy; fast	1
有效[有效]	you3 xiao4	effective; in effect; valid	1
灵药[靈藥]	ling2 yao4	legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem	1
可谓[可謂]	ke3 wei4	it could even be said	1
未[未]	wei4	not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°	2
倾心[傾心]	qing1 xin1	to admire wholeheartedly; to fall in love with	1
一见钟情[一見鐘情]	yi1 jian4 zhong1 qing2	love at first sight (idiom)	1
麻痹[麻痺]	ma2 bi4	paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic	1
再三[再三]	zai4 san1	over and over again; again and again	1
心目[心目]	xin1 mu4	mind	2
上好[上好]	shang4 hao3	first-rate; top-notch	1
树[樹]	shu4	tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/75 words - 12 min
涮[涮]	shuan4	to rinse; to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)	1
越野[越野]	yue4 ye3	cross country	1
轿车[轎車]	jiao4 che1	enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; motor carriage; car or bus; limousine; CL:部[bu4],輛|辆[liang4]	1
七十[七十]	qi1 shi2	seventy; 70	5
迈[邁]	mai4	to take a step; to stride	3
自由自在[自由自在]	zi4 you2 zi4 zai4	free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely	2
郊外[郊外]	jiao1 wai4	outskirts	1
打车[打車]	da3 che1	to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift	1
富裕[富裕]	fu4 yu4	prosperous; well-to-do; well-off	1
茬[茬]	cha2	stubble land after crop has been taken; a second crop obtained by rotation of land; an opportunity	3
乌鸦嘴[烏鴉嘴]	wu1 ya1 zui3	lit. crow's beak; fig. person who has made an inauspicious remark	1
排便[排便]	pai2 bian4	to defecate	1
困难[困難]	kun4 nan5	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation	1
怪人[怪人]	guai4 ren2	strange person; eccentric	1
档次[檔次]	dang4 ci4	grade; class; quality; level	1
抛锚[拋錨]	pao1 mao2	to drop anchor; to break down (of a car etc)	2
二手车[二手車]	er4 shou3 che1	second-hand car	2
公里[公里]	gong1 li3	kilometer	1
见天[見天]	jian4 tian1	(coll.) every day	1
二八[二八]	er4 ba1	16; sixteen	1
车牌[車牌]	che1 pai2	license plate	1
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	2
柴[柴]	chai2	firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)	3
房地产[房地產]	fang2 di4 chan3	real estate	5
西北[西北]	xi1 bei3	northwest	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/100 words - 14 min
万般[萬般]	wan4 ban1	every kind; manifold; extremely	1
当中[當中]	dang1 zhong1	among; in the middle; in the center	2
少爷[少爺]	shao4 ye5	son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)	2
坑[坑]	keng1	hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud	4
搞钱[搞錢]	gao3 qian2	to get money; to accumulate money	1
脆[脆]	cui4	brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat	2
凑近[湊近]	cou4 jin4	to approach; to lean close to	1
师姐[師姐]	shi1 jie3	senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher	10
年少[年少]	nian2 shao4	young; junior	1
头号[頭號]	tou2 hao4	first rate; top rank; number one	1
功臣[功臣]	gong1 chen2	minister who has given outstanding service	1
疗伤[療傷]	liao2 shang1	healing; to heal; to make healthy again	1
乐子[樂子]	le4 zi5	fun; pleasure; laughing matter	1
出手[出手]	chu1 shou3	to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task	1
除[除]	chu2	to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including	6
铁[鐵]	tie3	iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)	11
瓷[瓷]	ci2	chinaware; porcelain; china	10
放假[放假]	fang4 jia4	to have a holiday or vacation	1
炸酱面[炸醬麵]	zha2 jiang4 mian4	zha jiang mian: ground pork simmered with salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce) over thick wheat noodles	3
闯祸[闖禍]	chuang3 huo4	to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble	1
杜蕾斯[杜蕾斯]	Du4 lei3 si1	Durex, a condom brand name	1
前台[前臺]	qian2 tai2	stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end; foreground	2
拆[拆]	chai1	to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open	3
庙[廟]	miao4	temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial	2
毁[毀]	hui3	to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/125 words - 16 min
桩[樁]	zhuang1	stump; stake; pile; classifier for items	1
病情[病情]	bing4 qing2	state of an illness; patient's condition	4
反复[反覆]	fan3 fu4	repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return	2
加重[加重]	jia1 zhong4	to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious; to aggravate (a bad situation); to increase (a burden, punishment etc)	2
抵押[抵押]	di3 ya1	to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral	5
抱负[抱負]	bao4 fu4	aspiration; ambition	1
须要[須要]	xu1 yao4	must; have to	1
话题[話題]	hua4 ti2	subject (of a talk or conversation); topic	1
大街[大街]	da4 jie1	street; main street; CL:條|条[tiao2]	2
现金[現金]	xian4 jin1	cash	1
清醒[清醒]	qing1 xing3	clear-headed; sober; awake	2
筹钱[籌錢]	chou2 qian2	to raise money	1
顾不得[顧不得]	gu4 bu5 de5	unable to change sth; unable to deal with	1
儿女[兒女]	er2 nu:3	children; sons and daughters	1
私情[私情]	si1 qing2	personal considerations; love affair	1
伤口[傷口]	shang1 kou3	wound; cut	1
愈合[愈合]	yu4 he2	to heal; to fuse	1
急火[急火]	ji2 huo3	brisk heat (cooking); (TCM) internal heat generated by anxiety	1
攻[攻]	gong1	to attack; to accuse; to study	1
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	1
虑[慮]	lu:4	to think over; to consider; anxiety	1
抽风[抽風]	chou1 feng1	to ventilate; to induce a draft; spasm; convulsion	3
看家[看家]	kan1 jia1	to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding	2
学业[學業]	xue2 ye4	studies; schoolwork	4
起居[起居]	qi3 ju1	everyday life; regular pattern of life	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/150 words - 19 min
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	4
妥帖[妥帖]	tuo3 tie1	properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting; appropriate; proper; to be in good order; also written 妥貼|妥贴[tuo3 tie1]	1
帖[帖]	tie1	fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey	1
房产[房產]	fang2 chan3	real estate; the property market (e.g. houses)	5
有关[有關]	you3 guan1	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning	1
走漏[走漏]	zou3 lou4	to leak (of information, liquid etc); to divulge	1
风声[風聲]	feng1 sheng1	sound of the wind; rumor; talk; news; reputation	1
信不过[信不過]	xin4 bu4 guo4	to distrust; to be suspicious	1
股权[股權]	gu3 quan2	equity shares; stock right	1
协议[協議]	xie2 yi4	agreement; pact; protocol; CL:項|项[xiang4]	1
糊涂[糊塗]	hu2 tu5	muddled; silly; confused	5
打死[打死]	da3 si3	to kill; to beat to death	2
土[土]	tu3	earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	2
守[守]	shou3	to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining	4
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)	13
体积[體積]	ti3 ji1	volume; bulk; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
郑重[鄭重]	zheng4 zhong4	serious; solemn	1
教训[教訓]	jiao4 xun5	lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb	1
胸骨[胸骨]	xiong1 gu3	sternum; breastbone	1
两侧[兩側]	liang3 ce4	two sides; both sides	1
计数[計數]	ji4 shu4	to count; reckoning	1
标志[標誌]	biao1 zhi4	sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark	1
人体[人體]	ren2 ti3	human body	3
解剖学[解剖學]	jie3 pou1 xue2	anatomy	1
携带[攜帶]	xie2 dai4	to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/175 words - 21 min
可比[可比]	ke3 bi3	comparable	2
标准[標準]	biao1 zhun3	(an official) standard; norm; criterion; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
右下[右下]	you4 xia4	lower right	1
氏[氏]	shi4	clan name; maiden name	2
切口[切口]	qie1 kou3	incision; notch; slit; gash; margin of a page; trimmed edge (of a page in a book)	2
垂直[垂直]	chui2 zhi2	perpendicular; vertical	1
上述[上述]	shang4 shu4	aforementioned; above-mentioned	1
连线[連線]	lian2 xian4	electrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection; (congressional) caucus	1
至[至]	zhi4	to arrive; most; to; until	1
厘米[釐米]	li2 mi3	centimeter	1
集团[集團]	ji2 tuan2	group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate	3
涨幅[漲幅]	zhang3 fu2	extent of a rise (in prices etc); amount of increase; growth (typically expressed as a percentage)	1
达到[達到]	da2 dao4	to reach; to achieve; to attain	2
百分之[百分之]	bai3 fen1 zhi1	percent	5
十三点[十三點]	shi2 san1 dian3	half-witted; nitwit	1
振幅[振幅]	zhen4 fu2	amplitude	1
百分之一百[百分之一百]	bai3 fen1 zhi1 yi1 bai3	one hundred percent; totally (effective)	1
十二月[十二月]	Shi2 er4 yue4	December; twelfth month (of the lunar year)	1
收盘价[收盤價]	shou1 pan2 jia4	closing price (of share, commodity etc)	1
难免[難免]	nan2 mian3	hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably	2
感叹[感嘆]	gan3 tan4	to sigh (with feeling); to lament	1
叹[嘆]	tan4	to sigh; to exclaim	1
业绩[業績]	ye4 ji4	achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results	1
增长[增長]	zeng1 zhang3	to grow; to increase	2
焦虑[焦慮]	jiao1 lu:4	anxious; worried; apprehensive	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/200 words - 24 min
判断[判斷]	pan4 duan4	to judge; to determine; judgment	1
烦躁[煩躁]	fan2 zao4	jittery; twitchy; fidgety	1
急躁[急躁]	ji2 zao4	irritable; irascible; impetuous	1
碟[碟]	die2	dish; plate	6
蜘蛛网[蜘蛛網]	zhi1 zhu1 wang3	cobweb; spider web	2
何许[何許]	he2 xu3	(literary) what place; what time; how	1
替补[替補]	ti4 bu3	to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc); a substitute; a replacement	1
用心[用心]	yong4 xin1	motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful	2
刁[刁]	diao1	artful; wicked	1
工种[工種]	gong1 zhong3	kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc)	1
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]	1
拎[拎]	lin1	to lift; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [ling1]	6
抹布[抹布]	ma1 bu4	cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4]	2
后边[後邊]	hou4 bian5	back; rear; behind	1
功课[功課]	gong1 ke4	homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study; CL:門|门[men2]	1
灵活[靈活]	ling2 huo2	flexible; nimble; agile	1
超载[超載]	chao1 zai4	to overload	1
负荷[負荷]	fu4 he4	load; burden; charge	1
分点[分點]	fen1 dian3	point of division	1
算子[算子]	suan4 zi5	operator (math.)	1
专[專]	zhuan1	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized	1
诚实[誠實]	cheng2 shi2	honest; honesty; honorable; truthful	1
法律责任[法律責任]	fa3 lu:4 ze2 ren4	legal responsibility; liability	1
投入[投入]	tou2 ru4	to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed	2
彼[彼]	bi3	that; those; (one) another	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/225 words - 27 min
废物[廢物]	fei4 wu4	rubbish; waste material; useless person	1
侯[侯]	hou2	marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman or high official	20
头脑[頭腦]	tou2 nao3	brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss	1
脸蛋[臉蛋]	lian3 dan4	cheek; face	1
神魂颠倒[神魂顛倒]	shen2 hun2 dian1 dao3	lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love; fascinated; captivated	1
三角[三角]	san1 jiao3	triangle	1
平衡[平衡]	ping2 heng2	balance; equilibrium	3
剔[剔]	ti1	to scrape the meat from bones; to pick (teeth etc); to weed out	1
骨头[骨頭]	gu3 tou5	bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness	1
仅[僅]	jin3	barely; only; merely	1
场合[場合]	chang3 he2	situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue	3
本身[本身]	ben3 shen1	itself; in itself; per se	1
虎视眈眈[虎視眈眈]	hu3 shi4 dan1 dan1	to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom); to eye covetously	1
显得[顯得]	xian3 de5	to seem; to look; to appear	1
嫩[嫩]	nen4	tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled	3
活宝[活寶]	huo2 bao3	buffoon; clown; ridiculous person	1
经理[經理]	jing1 li3	manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	3
琳[琳]	lin2	gem	44
老成[老成]	lao3 cheng2	mature; experienced; sophisticated	1
稳重[穩重]	wen3 zhong4	steady; earnest; staid	6
妇女[婦女]	fu4 nu:3	woman	3
友[友]	you3	friend	3
掩护[掩護]	yan3 hu4	to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; CL:面[mian4]	1
中年[中年]	zhong1 nian2	middle age	4
扮[扮]	ban4	to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/250 words - 33 min
乖巧[乖巧]	guai1 qiao3	clever (child); smart; lovable; cute	1
路子[路子]	lu4 zi5	method; way; approach	2
痕迹[痕跡]	hen2 ji4	vestige; mark; trace	1
优雅[優雅]	you1 ya3	grace; graceful	1
别扭[彆扭]	bie4 niu5	awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche	2
本人[本人]	ben3 ren2	the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal	3
讲座[講座]	jiang3 zuo4	a course of lectures; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
缝[縫]	feng2	to sew; to stitch	5
缝[縫]	feng4	seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4]	5
溜达[溜達]	liu1 da5	to stroll; to go for a walk	3
借[藉]	jie4	variant of 借[jie4]	1
气质[氣質]	qi4 zhi4	temperament; personality traits; manners	4
弄脏[弄髒]	nong4 zang1	to make dirty; to defile; to smear	2
秘书[秘書]	mi4 shu1	secretary	3
司机[司機]	si1 ji1	chauffeur; driver; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
随和[隨和]	sui2 he2	amiable; easy-going	1
敬[敬]	jing4	to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer	3
大三[大三]	da4 san1	third-year university student	4
分工[分工]	fen1 gong1	to divide up the work; division of labor	1
职位[職位]	zhi2 wei4	post; office; position	1
岁数[歲數]	sui4 shu5	age (number of years old)	1
拼[拼]	pin1	to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell	3
年轻人[年輕人]	nian2 qing1 ren2	young people; youngster	5
洗手间[洗手間]	xi3 shou3 jian1	toilet; lavatory; washroom	2
拥有[擁有]	yong1 you3	to have; to possess	2
打拼[打拼]	da3 pin1	to work hard; to try to make a living	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/275 words - 37 min
服气[服氣]	fu2 qi4	to be convinced; to accept	1
天地良心[天地良心]	tian1 di4 liang2 xin1	in all honesty; truth to tell	2
粮[糧]	liang2	grain; food; provisions; agricultural tax paid in grain	2
看中[看中]	kan4 zhong4	to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on	1
源[源]	yuan2	root; source; origin	2
心动[心動]	xin1 dong4	heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)	1
借钱[借錢]	jie4 qian2	to borrow money; to lend money	1
西[西]	xi1	west	6
贷[貸]	dai4	to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive	1
贷款[貸款]	dai4 kuan3	a loan; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)	4
时机[時機]	shi2 ji1	fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity	2
楼盘[樓盤]	lou2 pan2	building under construction; commercial property; real estate (for sale or rent)	2
时势造英雄[時勢造英雄]	shi2 shi4 zao4 ying1 xiong2	Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.	1
资本[資本]	zi1 ben3	capital (economics)	2
固然[固然]	gu4 ran2	admittedly (it's true that...)	2
优势[優勢]	you1 shi4	superiority; dominance; advantage	1
成就[成就]	cheng2 jiu4	accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about	1
遇见[遇見]	yu4 jian4	to meet	3
差远[差遠]	cha4 yuan3	inferior; not up to par; to fall far short; to be mistaken	1
资质[資質]	zi1 zhi4	aptitude; natural endowments	1
潜力[潛力]	qian2 li4	potential; capacity	1
认可[認可]	ren4 ke3	to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK	1
不用谢[不用謝]	bu4 yong4 xie4	You're welcome; Don't mention it	1
干杯[乾杯]	gan1 bei1	to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup	3
搀[攙]	chan1	to take by the arm and assist; to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep12/287 words - 40 min
舒坦[舒坦]	shu1 tan5	comfortable; at ease	1
资源[資源]	zi1 yuan2	natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)	3
骑马[騎馬]	qi2 ma3	to ride a horse	4
大战[大戰]	da4 zhan4	war; to wage war	1
回合[回合]	hui2 he2	one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents; round (boxing etc); rally (tennis etc); frame (billiards etc); inning; (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg; round (of negotiations)	1
切磋[切磋]	qie1 cuo1	to compare notes; to learn from one another; to swap pointers	5
兴致[興致]	xing4 zhi4	mood; spirits; interest	1
魅力[魅力]	mei4 li4	charm; fascination; glamor; charisma	3
撞死[撞死]	zhuang4 si3	to knock down and kill sb with a car; to run over sb; to run sb down	1
沟[溝]	gou1	ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道[dao4]	3
吃豆腐[吃豆腐]	chi1 dou4 fu5	to eat tofu; to flirt; to tease	1
流年[流年]	liu2 nian2	fleeting time; horoscope for the year	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep13/25 words - 13 min
小祖宗[小祖宗]	xiao3 zu3 zong1	brat; little devil	1
拉钩[拉鉤]	la1 gou1	pinky swear	3
眼泪[眼淚]	yan3 lei4	tears; crying; CL:滴[di1]	2
灿烂[燦爛]	can4 lan4	to glitter; brilliant; splendid	1
文明[文明]	wen2 ming2	civilized; civilization; culture; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
地大物博[地大物博]	di4 da4 wu4 bo2	vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)	1
苹果[蘋果]	ping2 guo3	apple; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]	1
灌[灌]	guan4	to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)	2
几岁[幾歲]	ji3 sui4	how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)	1
率真[率真]	shuai4 zhen1	frank and sincere; candid	1
搞砸[搞砸]	gao3 za2	to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil	2
标间[標間]	biao1 jian1	abbr. for 標準間|标准间[biao1 zhun3 jian1], standard (hotel) room	1
婆婆妈妈[婆婆媽媽]	po2 po5 ma1 ma1	effeminate; old-womanish; garrulous; fainthearted; overly careful; overly sensitive; maudlin	1
容量[容量]	rong2 liang4	capacity; volume; quantitative (science)	2
乳[乳]	ru3	breast; milk	1
解题[解題]	jie3 ti2	to solve problems; to explicate	1
思路[思路]	si1 lu4	train of thought; thinking; reason; reasoning	1
公式[公式]	gong1 shi4	formula	1
通话[通話]	tong1 hua4	to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call	1
孤[孤]	gu1	lone; lonely	2
共处[共處]	gong4 chu3	to coexist; to get along (with others)	3
醉[醉]	zui4	intoxicated	1
不省人事[不省人事]	bu4 xing3 ren2 shi4	to lose consciousness; unconscious; in a coma	2
地板[地板]	di4 ban3	floor	2
整夜[整夜]	zheng3 ye4	the whole night; all through the night	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep13/50 words - 16 min
反倒[反倒]	fan3 dao4	but on the contrary; but expectedly	1
捍卫[捍衛]	han4 wei4	to defend; to uphold; to safeguard	1
尊严[尊嚴]	zun1 yan2	dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty	2
非分[非分]	fei1 fen4	improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds; also written 非份[fei1 fen4]	1
珍视[珍視]	zhen1 shi4	to place great importance on; to treasure	1
不成[不成]	bu4 cheng2	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?	7
弟妹[弟妹]	di4 mei4	younger sibling; younger brother's wife	2
无耻[無恥]	wu2 chi3	without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless	1
下流[下流]	xia4 liu2	lower course of a river; low-class; mean and lowly; vulgar; obscene	1
气死[氣死]	qi4 si3	to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger	2
本色[本色]	ben3 se4	inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities	7
老早[老早]	lao3 zao3	a long time ago	1
心思[心思]	xin1 si5	mind; thoughts; inclination; mood	3
拍马屁[拍馬屁]	pai1 ma3 pi4	to flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up; toadying; boot-licking	1
好似[好似]	hao3 si4	to seem; to be like	1
白莲[白蓮]	bai2 lian2	white lotus (flower); White Lotus society; same as 白蓮教|白莲教	1
心智[心智]	xin1 zhi4	wisdom	1
成长[成長]	cheng2 zhang3	to mature; to grow; growth	1
随着[隨著]	sui2 zhe5	along with; in the wake of; following	1
年龄[年齡]	nian2 ling2	(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]	1
增加[增加]	zeng1 jia1	to raise; to increase	1
体现[體現]	ti3 xian4	to embody; to reflect; to incarnate	2
印[印]	yin4	to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image	1
股票[股票]	gu3 piao4	share certificate; stock (finance)	2
线图[線圖]	xian4 tu2	line drawing; diagram; line graph	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep13/75 words - 19 min
郎[郎]	lang2	(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth	1
情意[情意]	qing2 yi4	friendly regard; affection	1
妾[妾]	qie4	concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)	1
无意[無意]	wu2 yi4	inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)	1
心中[心中]	xin1 zhong1	central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart	3
一口气[一口氣]	yi1 kou3 qi4	one breath; in one breath; at a stretch	1
唠[嘮]	lao2	to chatter	2
不出所料[不出所料]	bu4 chu1 suo3 liao4	as expected	1
嘚[嘚]	de1	(onom.) for the sound of horsehoofs	1
瑟[瑟]	se4	a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings	2
胆识[膽識]	dan3 shi2	courage and insight	1
首富[首富]	shou3 fu4	richest individual; top millionaire	1
在理[在理]	zai4 li3	reasonable; sensible	1
高低[高低]	gao1 di1	height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end	1
企业家[企業家]	qi3 ye4 jia1	entrepreneur	1
衬[襯]	chen4	(of garments) against the skin; to line; lining; to contrast with; to assist financially	1
洗碗[洗碗]	xi3 wan3	to wash the dishes	2
戾气[戾氣]	li4 qi4	evil tendencies; vicious currents; antisocial behavior	1
理论[理論]	li3 lun4	theory; CL:個|个[ge4]; to argue; to take notice of	5
毫升[毫升]	hao2 sheng1	milliliter	1
碱性[鹼性]	jian3 xing4	alkaline	2
乳白[乳白]	ru3 bai2	milky white; cream color	2
盛[盛]	sheng4	flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively	1
试管[試管]	shi4 guan3	test tube	2
新颖[新穎]	xin1 ying3	lit. new bud; fig. new and original	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep13/100 words - 23 min
自行[自行]	zi4 xing2	voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-	1
自制[自製]	zi4 zhi4	self-made; improvised; homemade; handmade	1
完毕[完畢]	wan2 bi4	to finish; to end; to complete	1
在座[在座]	zai4 zuo4	to be present	1
搞定[搞定]	gao3 ding4	to fix; to settle; to wangle	8
失魂落魄[失魂落魄]	shi1 hun2 luo4 po4	dazed; beside oneself (idiom)	1
失落[失落]	shi1 luo4	to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss	4
狮子座[獅子座]	Shi1 zi5 zuo4	Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)	1
崩塌[崩塌]	beng1 ta1	talus slide; to crumble (of scree slope); to collapse; landslide	1
白马王子[白馬王子]	bai2 ma3 wang2 zi3	Prince Charming; knight in shining armor	2
人数[人數]	ren2 shu4	number of people	1
量变[量變]	liang4 bian4	quantitative change	1
质变[質變]	zhi4 bian4	qualitative change; fundamental change	1
女的[女的]	nu:3 de5	woman	3
动物园[動物園]	dong4 wu4 yuan2	zoo; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
雄[雄]	xiong2	male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence	1
猩[猩]	xing1	ape	2
草[草]	cao3	grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]	4
戏[戲]	xi4	trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]	2
爱慕[愛慕]	ai4 mu4	to adore; to admire	1
校草[校草]	xiao4 cao3	the most handsome boy in the school (see also 校花[xiao4 hua1])	5
大发[大發]	Da4 fa1	Daihatsu, Japanese car company	1
平心而论[平心而論]	ping2 xin1 er2 lun4	to be honest, ...	1
悲观[悲觀]	bei1 guan1	pessimistic	1
人缘[人緣]	ren2 yuan2	relations with other people	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep13/125 words - 30 min
来劲[來勁]	lai2 jin4	(dialect) to be full of zeal; high-spirited; exhilarating; to stir sb up	5
后怕[後怕]	hou4 pa4	lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress	1
后半生[後半生]	hou4 ban4 sheng1	latter half of one's life	1
吓唬[嚇唬]	xia4 hu5	to scare; to frighten	3
郁[鬱]	yu4	dense (growth); melancholy	1
胡思乱想[胡思亂想]	hu2 si1 luan4 xiang3	to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild	1
噩耗[噩耗]	e4 hao4	news of sb's death; grievous news	2
化验[化驗]	hua4 yan4	chemical examination; to do a lab test	3
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	6
调[調]	tiao2	to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite	6
抽血[抽血]	chou1 xue4	to take blood; to draw blood (e.g. for a test)	1
垮[垮]	kua3	to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat	1
太虚[太虛]	tai4 xu1	great emptiness; the void; heaven; the skies; universe; cosmos; original essence of the cosmos	2
真人[真人]	zhen1 ren2	a real person; Daoist spiritual master	2
频率[頻率]	pin2 lu:4	frequency	1
一言为定[一言為定]	yi1 yan2 wei2 ding4	one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal!; That's settled then.	2
爷们儿[爺們兒]	ye2 men5 r5	erhua variant of 爺們|爷们[ye2 men5]	1
炖[燉]	dun4	to stew	1
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)	2
伙伴[伙伴]	huo3 ban4	partner; companion; comrade	3
山珍海味[山珍海味]	shan1 zhen1 hai3 wei4	exotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations	1
贪[貪]	tan1	to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt	2
怯[怯]	qie4	timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]	2
舅[舅]	jiu4	maternal uncle	1
金库[金庫]	jin1 ku4	treasury	1
起头[起頭]	qi3 tou2	to start; at first; beginning	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep13/150 words - 33 min
应[應]	ying1	to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall	1
应[應]	ying4	to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with	1
面包[麵包]	mian4 bao1	bread; CL:片[pian4],袋[dai4],塊|块[kuai4]	1
吱[吱]	zi1	(onom.) to squeak (of mice); to chirp or peep (of small birds)	4
隔三差五[隔三差五]	ge2 san1 cha4 wu3	every few days (idiom)	1
胆[膽]	dan3	gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)	3
掂量[掂量]	dian1 liang5	to weigh in the hand; to consider; to ponder	1
冒进[冒進]	mao4 jin4	to advance prematurely	1
冒冒失失[冒冒失失]	mao4 mao4 shi1 shi1	bold; forthright	1
火急[火急]	huo3 ji2	extremely urgent	1
燎[燎]	liao2	to burn; to set afire	1
积蓄[積蓄]	ji1 xu4	to save; to put aside; savings	3
密码[密碼]	mi4 ma3	secret code; ciphertext; password; PIN	3
揣[揣]	chuai1	to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuai3]	3
揣[揣]	chuai3	to estimate; to guess; to figure; to surmise	3
保障[保障]	bao3 zhang4	to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard	1
赴汤蹈火[赴湯蹈火]	fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3	to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty	2
低调[低調]	di1 diao4	low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile	1
豪爽[豪爽]	hao2 shuang3	outspoken and straightforward; forthright; expansive	1
犹太[猶太]	You2 tai4	Jew; Jewish; Judea (in Biblical Palestine)	1
时代[時代]	shi2 dai4	age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
敏[敏]	min3	quick; nimble; agile; clever; smart	1
展[展]	zhan3	to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition	1
报仇[報仇]	bao4 chou2	to take revenge; to avenge	1
海[海]	hai3	ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous	8
创世纪[創世紀]	chuang4 shi4 ji4	creation myth	1
志[志]	zhi4	aspiration; ambition; the will	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep13/175 words - 37 min
家传[家傳]	jia1 chuan2	handed down in a family; family traditions	1
鸳鸯[鴛鴦]	yuan1 yang1	(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple	1
谱[譜]	pu3	chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music	1
好奇[好奇]	hao4 qi2	inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity	1
存款[存款]	cun2 kuan3	to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit	1
瞎忙[瞎忙]	xia1 mang2	to putter around; to work to no avail	3
掺[摻]	shan3	to grasp	5
添乱[添亂]	tian1 luan4	(coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience	1
委托[委託]	wei3 tuo1	to entrust; to trust; to commission	1
合同[合同]	he2 tong5	(business) contract; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
寸[寸]	cun4	a unit of length; inch; thumb	1
套房[套房]	tao4 fang2	suite; apartment; flat	7
借给[借給]	jie4 gei3	to lend to sb	3
撅[撅]	jue1	to protrude; to stick out; to pout (also written 噘); to embarrass (people)	1
底气[底氣]	di3 qi4	lung capacity; lung power; stamina; confidence	1
分析[分析]	fen1 xi1	to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
房价[房價]	fang2 jia4	house price; cost of housing	2
空间[空間]	kong1 jian1	space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space	2
核磁共振[核磁共振]	he2 ci2 gong4 zhen4	nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)	2
亲生[親生]	qin1 sheng1	one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)	1
二手房[二手房]	er4 shou3 fang2	second-hand house; house acquired indirectly through a middle-man	2
事到如今[事到如今]	shi4 dao4 ru2 jin1	as matters stand; things having reached this stage	1
堂哥[堂哥]	tang2 ge1	older male patrilineal cousin	3
地段[地段]	di4 duan4	section; district	1
报价[報價]	bao4 jia4	to quote a price; quoted price; quote	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep13/200 words - 39 min
一次性[一次性]	yi1 ci4 xing4	one-off (offer); one-time; single-use; disposable (goods)	1
付[付]	fu4	to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things	3
房产证[房產證]	fang2 chan3 zheng4	title deeds; certificate of property ownership	4
犯嘀咕[犯嘀咕]	fan4 di2 gu5	to hesitate; to have second thoughts; to be concerned; to brood (over sth); to complain	1
砍价[砍價]	kan3 jia4	to bargain; to cut or beat down a price	2
急着[急著]	ji2 zhe5	urgently	2
墙纸[牆紙]	qiang2 zhi3	wallpaper	1
家具[家具]	jia1 ju4	furniture; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]	10
随处[隨處]	sui2 chu4	everywhere; anywhere	1
卧室[臥室]	wo4 shi4	bedroom; CL:間|间[jian1]	12
公主[公主]	gong1 zhu3	princess	3
安妮[安妮]	An1 ni1	Annie (name)	1
宫廷[宮廷]	gong1 ting2	court (of king or emperor)	1
镇[鎮]	zhen4	to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)	1
丑小鸭[醜小鴨]	chou3 xiao3 ya1	ugly duckling	1
野鸭[野鴨]	ye3 ya1	wild duck; mallard (Anas platyrhyncha)	1
识货[識貨]	shi2 huo4	to know what's what	1
大钱[大錢]	da4 qian2	high denomination of banknotes or coins; lots of money; a big sum (e.g. a bribe)	1
工夫[工夫]	gong1 fu5	period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort	3
答复[答覆]	da2 fu4	to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)	1
城[城]	cheng2	city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	4
性价比[性價比]	xing4 jia4 bi3	cost-performance ratio	2
最高[最高]	zui4 gao1	tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)	1
理儿[理兒]	li3 r5	reason	4
小三[小三]	xiao3 san1	mistress; the other woman (coll.); grade 3 in elementary school	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep13/219 words - 42 min
抓包[抓包]	zhua1 bao1	to catch sb in the act	1
砍[砍]	kan3	to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb	2
使劲[使勁]	shi3 jin4	to exert all one's strength	2
好说歹说[好說歹說]	hao3 shuo1 dai3 shuo1	to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom); to reason with sb in every way possible	1
十万[十萬]	shi2 wan4	hundred thousand	11
拼凑[拼湊]	pin1 cou4	to assemble; to put together	1
村[村]	cun1	village	2
陷[陷]	xian4	pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect	1
百分之百[百分之百]	bai3 fen1 zhi1 bai3	a hundred percent; out and out; absolutely	2
铁了心[鐵了心]	tie3 le5 xin1	determined; unshakable	2
顶上[頂上]	ding3 shang4	on top of; at the summit	1
挣[掙]	zheng4	to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)	2
跌[跌]	die1	to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2]	2
卖出[賣出]	mai4 chu1	to sell; to reach (a price in an auction)	2
比例[比例]	bi3 li4	proportion; scale	1
每年[每年]	mei3 nian2	every year; each year; yearly	3
利率[利率]	li4 lu:4	interest rates	1
多嘴[多嘴]	duo1 zui3	talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly	3
金陵[金陵]	Jin1 ling2	pre-Han name for Nanjing; common place name	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep14/25 words - 5 min
骑士[騎士]	qi2 shi4	horseman; cavalryman; knight (i.e. European nobility); (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)	1
平身[平身]	ping2 shen1	(old) to stand up (after kowtowing); You may rise.	1
赏识[賞識]	shang3 shi2	to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation	1
匹[匹]	pi3	classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower	1
礼拜六[禮拜六]	Li3 bai4 liu4	Saturday	1
猪肉[豬肉]	zhu1 rou4	pork	1
五花肉[五花肉]	wu3 hua1 rou4	pork belly; streaky pork	1
生菜[生菜]	sheng1 cai4	lettuce; raw fresh vegetables; greens	1
传染病[傳染病]	chuan2 ran3 bing4	infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence	2
无疑[無疑]	wu2 yi2	no doubt; undoubtedly	1
黑炭[黑炭]	hei1 tan4	coal; charcoal; (of skin) darkly pigmented; charcoal (color); bituminous coal (mining)	1
板蓝根[板藍根]	ban3 lan2 gen1	indigo woad root; root of Isatis indigotica (used in TCM)	2
醋[醋]	cu4	vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)	2
寻思[尋思]	xun2 si1	to consider; to ponder	2
合计[合計]	he2 ji4	to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider	2
趁机[趁機]	chen4 ji1	to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation	1
以讹传讹[以訛傳訛]	yi3 e2 chuan2 e2	to spread falsehoods; to increasingly distort the truth; to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)	1
夸大[誇大]	kua1 da4	to exaggerate	1
成分[成分]	cheng2 fen4	composition; make-up; ingredient; element; component; one's social status; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
居多[居多]	ju1 duo1	to be in the majority	1
私人[私人]	si1 ren2	private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique	1
涉足[涉足]	she4 zu2	to set foot in; to step into; to become involved for the first time	1
投机倒把[投機倒把]	tou2 ji1 dao3 ba3	speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation	1
热乎[熱乎]	re4 hu5	warm; hot; affectionate; ardent	3
栗[慄]	li4	afraid; trembling	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep14/50 words - 11 min
队长[隊長]	dui4 zhang3	captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
枣[棗]	zao3	jujube; dates	1
酥[酥]	su1	flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky	1
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	7
叉[叉]	cha1	fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X"	1
滑冰[滑冰]	hua2 bing1	to skate; skating	4
摆谱[擺譜]	bai3 pu3	to put on airs; to be ostentatious	1
上半[上半]	shang4 ban4	first half	1
幺[么]	yao1	youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military); one or ace on dice or dominoes; variant of 吆[yao1], to shout	1
蛾子[蛾子]	e2 zi5	moth	1
具有[具有]	ju4 you3	to have; to possess	1
反省[反省]	fan3 xing3	to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul	2
日常[日常]	ri4 chang2	daily; everyday	1
争吵[爭吵]	zheng1 chao3	to quarrel; dispute	1
亲家[親家]	qing4 jia5	parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law; relatives by marriage	1
罚[罰]	fa2	to punish; to penalize	6
前头[前頭]	qian2 tou5	in front; at the head; ahead; above	1
孙媳妇[孫媳婦]	sun1 xi2 fu5	son's son's wife; grandson's wife	3
外孙[外孫]	wai4 sun1	daughter's son; grandson; descendant via the female line	2
女婿[女婿]	nu:3 xu5	daughter's husband; son-in-law	3
消食[消食]	xiao1 shi2	to aid digestion	1
老人[老人]	lao3 ren2	old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents	1
开发商[開發商]	kai1 fa1 shang1	developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)	1
先见[先見]	xian1 jian4	foresight; prescience	1
撒谎[撒謊]	sa1 huang3	to tell lies	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep14/75 words - 17 min
顾忌[顧忌]	gu4 ji4	to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple	3
自作多情[自作多情]	zi4 zuo4 duo1 qing2	to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party	2
疏远[疏遠]	shu1 yuan3	to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement	1
假设[假設]	jia3 she4	to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture	1
甘心[甘心]	gan1 xin1	to be willing to; to resign oneself to	1
遗憾[遺憾]	yi2 han4	regret; to regret; to be sorry that	8
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	2
正确[正確]	zheng4 que4	correct; proper	1
开方[開方]	kai1 fang1	to extract a square root	1
鼻涕[鼻涕]	bi2 ti4	nasal mucus; snivel	1
口香糖[口香糖]	kou3 xiang1 tang2	chewing gum	1
站着说话不腰疼[站著說話不腰疼]	zhan4 zhe5 shuo1 hua4 bu4 yao1 teng2	it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom); to be an armchair expert; to blabber on	1
纵容[縱容]	zong4 rong2	to indulge; to connive at	1
愚蠢[愚蠢]	yu2 chun3	silly; stupid	2
已知[已知]	yi3 zhi1	known (to science)	1
未知[未知]	wei4 zhi1	unknown	1
中奖[中獎]	zhong4 jiang3	to win a prize; a successful gamble	1
消毒[消毒]	xiao1 du2	to disinfect; to sterilize	12
肆虐[肆虐]	si4 nu:e4	to wreak havoc; to devastate	1
乱跑[亂跑]	luan4 pao3	to run around all over the place	3
夸张[誇張]	kua1 zhang1	to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous	2
稍[稍]	shao1	somewhat; a little	1
大妈[大媽]	da4 ma1	father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)	1
简[簡]	jian3	simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)	1
按照[按照]	an4 zhao4	according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of	4
//True Colours - S1/Ep14/100 words - 21 min
下不来[下不來]	xia4 bu4 lai2	awkward; embarrassed; cannot be accomplished	1
建材[建材]	jian4 cai2	building materials	1
毒[毒]	du2	poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics	2
洗手[洗手]	xi3 shou3	to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet	2
菌[菌]	jun1	germ; bacteria; fungus; mold; Taiwan pr. [jun4]	2
液[液]	ye4	liquid; fluid; Taiwan pr. [yi4]	2
手心[手心]	shou3 xin1	palm (of one's hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)	1
手背[手背]	shou3 bei4	back of the hand	1
搓洗[搓洗]	cuo1 xi3	to rub clean (garments); to scrub	1
揉搓[揉搓]	rou2 cuo5	to rub; to torment; to torture	1
禁止[禁止]	jin4 zhi3	to prohibit; to forbid; to ban	3
不测[不測]	bu4 ce4	unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap	1
隔[隔]	ge2	to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of	3
超级[超級]	chao1 ji2	super-; ultra-; hyper-	2
押金[押金]	ya1 jin1	deposit; down payment	3
喷[噴]	pen1	to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt	5
呛[嗆]	qiang4	to irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent; (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb; to scold; to speak out against sb	1
紫外线[紫外線]	zi3 wai4 xian4	ultraviolet ray	2
承受[承受]	cheng2 shou4	to bear; to support; to inherit	1
适可而止[適可而止]	shi4 ke3 er2 zhi3	to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can; don't overdo it; stop while you're ahead	1
非典[非典]	fei1 dian3	atypical pneumonia; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; SARS	12
除非[除非]	chu2 fei1	only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless	1
这会儿[這會兒]	zhe4 hui4 r5	(coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5]	2
商[商]	shang1	commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)	1
一天到晚[一天到晚]	yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3	all day long; the whole day	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep14/125 words - 23 min
诚[誠]	cheng2	sincere; authentic; really; truly	1
医务[醫務]	yi1 wu4	medical affairs	3
工作者[工作者]	gong1 zuo4 zhe3	worker	3
局限[局限]	ju2 xian4	to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries	1
制造[製造]	zhi4 zao4	to manufacture; to make	2
肥料[肥料]	fei2 liao4	fertilizer; manure	1
青山[青山]	qing1 shan1	green hills; (the good) life	2
通风[通風]	tong1 feng1	airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information	1
免疫力[免疫力]	mian3 yi4 li4	immunity	1
年华[年華]	nian2 hua2	years; time; age	1
时期[時期]	shi2 qi1	period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
老爸[老爸]	lao3 ba4	father; dad	2
检验[檢驗]	jian3 yan4	to inspect; to examine; to test	1
蝇[蠅]	ying2	fly; musca; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
利[利]	li4	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit	2
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	1
浑身上下[渾身上下]	hun2 shen1 shang4 xia4	all over; from head to toe	1
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)	3
撑门面[撐門面]	cheng1 men2 mian4	to keep up appearances; to put up a front	1
去向[去向]	qu4 xiang4	the position of sth; whereabouts	1
小金库[小金庫]	xiao3 jin1 ku4	supplementary cash reserve; private fund; private hoard; slush fund	2
胡说[胡說]	hu2 shuo1	to talk nonsense; drivel	2
发扬[發揚]	fa1 yang2	to develop; to make full use of	1
明知[明知]	ming2 zhi1	to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well	1
偏向[偏向]	pian1 xiang4	partial towards sth; to prefer; to incline; erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep14/150 words - 28 min
大无畏[大無畏]	da4 wu2 wei4	utterly fearless	1
捂[捂]	wu3	to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict	1
层[層]	ceng2	layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)	1
坏掉[壞掉]	huai4 diao4	spoilt; ruined	1
严[嚴]	yan2	tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father	9
重度[重度]	zhong4 du4	serious; severe	1
污染[污染]	wu1 ran3	pollution; contamination; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
流言[流言]	liu2 yan2	rumor; gossip; to spread rumors	1
制造者[製造者]	zhi4 zao4 zhe3	maker	1
罪魁祸首[罪魁禍首]	zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3	criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster	1
同类[同類]	tong2 lei4	similar; same type; alike	2
毁灭[毀滅]	hui3 mie4	to perish; to ruin; to destroy	1
书桌[書桌]	shu1 zhuo1	desk; CL:張|张[zhang1]	2
沙发[沙發]	sha1 fa1	sofa (loanword); CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]; (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post	9
茶几[茶几]	cha2 ji1	small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)	2
天哪[天哪]	tian1 na5	Good gracious!; For goodness sake!	4
二手[二手]	er4 shou3	indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant	1
角落[角落]	jiao3 luo4	nook; corner	2
一层[一層]	yi1 ceng2	layer	2
横梁[橫梁]	heng2 liang2	beam	1
切断[切斷]	qie1 duan4	to cut off; to sever	2
传播[傳播]	chuan2 bo1	to disseminate; to propagate; to spread	2
途径[途徑]	tu2 jing4	way; channel	2
健康[健康]	jian4 kang1	health; healthy	2
恐怖片[恐怖片]	kong3 bu4 pian4	horror movie; CL:部[bu4]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep14/175 words - 32 min
禁令[禁令]	jin4 ling4	prohibition; ban	1
无菌[無菌]	wu2 jun1	sterile; aseptic	3
停课[停課]	ting2 ke4	to stop classes; to close (of school)	4
尽情[盡情]	jin4 qing2	as much as one likes	1
疑似[疑似]	yi2 si4	to be suspected to be; deceptive; plausible but fallacious	3
病例[病例]	bing4 li4	(medical) case; occurrence of illness	3
受不了[受不了]	shou4 bu4 liao3	unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand	1
酒精[酒精]	jiu3 jing1	alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol	2
泡澡[泡澡]	pao4 zao3	to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath	1
不幸[不幸]	bu4 xing4	misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
中招[中招]	zhong4 zhao1	to get infected; to fall into sb's trap	2
瞑目[瞑目]	ming2 mu4	close one's eyes in death and die contentedly	1
共[共]	gong4	common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party	5
进退[進退]	jin4 tui4	to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety	1
裹[裹]	guo3	to bind; to wrap; a bundle; a parcel	1
一路[一路]	yi1 lu4	the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind	1
挨个[挨個]	ai1 ge4	one by one; in turn	2
充值卡[充值卡]	chong1 zhi2 ka3	rechargeable card; to recharge a card	1
话费[話費]	hua4 fei4	call charge	4
筒[筒]	tong3	tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)	1
成立[成立]	cheng2 li4	to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water	1
协会[協會]	xie2 hui4	an association; a society; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]	5
一致[一致]	yi1 zhi4	unanimous; identical (views or opinions)	2
入会[入會]	ru4 hui4	to join a society, association etc	3
腔调[腔調]	qiang1 diao4	accent	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep14/200 words - 40 min
失踪[失蹤]	shi1 zong1	to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for	1
规矩[規矩]	gui1 ju5	lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved	4
有名无实[有名無實]	you3 ming2 wu2 shi2	lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name; nominal	1
公交[公交]	gong1 jiao1	public transportation; mass transit; abbr. for 公共交通[gong1 gong4 jiao1 tong1]	3
独裁[獨裁]	du2 cai2	dictatorship	1
说了算[說了算]	shuo1 le5 suan4	to have the final say; to be the one in charge	3
驻扎[駐紮]	zhu4 zha1	to station; to garrison (troops)	1
直达[直達]	zhi2 da2	to go nonstop to; through (as in "through train"); nonstop	1
讲理[講理]	jiang3 li3	to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable	1
九十[九十]	jiu3 shi2	ninety	1
加满[加滿]	jia1 man3	to top up; to fill to the brim	1
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying4	to correlate with; to correspond to	1
照应[照應]	zhao4 ying5	to look after; to take care of; to attend to	1
街道[街道]	jie1 dao4	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district	4
例[例]	li4	example; precedent; rule; case; instance	1
上级[上級]	shang4 ji2	higher authorities; superiors; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
隔离[隔離]	ge2 li2	to separate; to isolate	15
警戒线[警戒線]	jing3 jie4 xian4	police cordon; alert level	1
内蒙[內蒙]	Nei4 meng3	Inner Mongolia or Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]	1
防护[防護]	fang2 hu4	to defend; to protect	1
住户[住戶]	zhu4 hu4	household; inhabitant; householder	1
棍[棍]	gun4	stick; rod; truncheon	1
喷雾[噴霧]	pen1 wu4	mist spray; atomizing	4
没辙[沒轍]	mei2 zhe2	at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out	1
摊开[攤開]	tan1 kai1	to spread out; to unfold	1
速冻[速凍]	su4 dong4	to quick-freeze	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep14/202 words - 40 min
馒头[饅頭]	man2 tou5	steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
包子[包子]	bao1 zi5	steamed stuffed bun; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep15/25 words - 7 min
修[修]	xiu1	to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)	5
早饭[早飯]	zao3 fan4	breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	9
在行[在行]	zai4 hang2	to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession	2
行家[行家]	hang2 jia1	connoisseur; expert; veteran	1
轮流[輪流]	lun2 liu2	to alternate; to take turns	3
口福[口福]	kou3 fu2	happy knack for chancing upon fine food	1
安检[安檢]	an1 jian3	safety check	1
进京[進京]	jin4 Jing1	to enter the capital; to go to Beijing	1
觉[覺]	jiao4	a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]	1
觉[覺]	jue2	to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware	1
坦诚[坦誠]	tan3 cheng2	candid; frank; plain dealing	1
封口费[封口費]	feng1 kou3 fei4	hush money	2
要人[要人]	yao4 ren2	important person	1
毛衣[毛衣]	mao2 yi1	(wool) sweater; CL:件[jian4]	1
天才[天才]	tian1 cai2	talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted	1
白痴[白痴]	bai2 chi1	idiocy; idiot	1
家务[家務]	jia1 wu4	household duties; housework	2
好手[好手]	hao3 shou3	expert; professional	1
缠[纏]	chan2	to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy	8
椅背[椅背]	yi3 bei4	the back of a chair	1
电脑[電腦]	dian4 nao3	computer; CL:臺|台[tai2]	8
鸟儿[鳥兒]	niao3 r5	bird	1
绿水[綠水]	lu:4 shui3	green water; crystal-clear water	1
颜[顏]	yan2	color; face; countenance	1
象[象]	xiang4	elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate	1
棋[棋]	qi2	chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; CL:盤|盘[pan2]; chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep15/50 words - 16 min
磕[磕]	ke1	to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)	3
剥[剝]	bo1	to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck	3
电视[電視]	dian4 shi4	television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]	3
老夫[老夫]	lao3 fu1	I (spoken by an old man)	1
妻[妻]	qi1	wife	1
床头[床頭]	chuang2 tou2	bedhead; bedside; headboard	2
封锁[封鎖]	feng1 suo3	to blockade; to seal off	1
怀胎[懷胎]	huai2 tai1	to become pregnant; to carry a child in the womb	1
长途话费[長途話費]	chang2 tu2 hua4 fei4	long distance call charge	1
音[音]	yin1	sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)	2
哪门子[哪門子]	na3 men2 zi5	(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth	1
娘子[娘子]	niang2 zi3	(dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman	1
相公[相公]	xiang4 gong5	lord; master; young gentleman; male prostitute; catamite; mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes; (old form of address for one's husband) husband	2
抢亲[搶親]	qiang3 qin1	marriage by capture; bride kidnapping	1
着凉[著涼]	zhao2 liang2	to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]	1
咳嗽[咳嗽]	ke2 sou5	to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]	1
个体[個體]	ge4 ti3	individual	1
温[溫]	wen1	warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟[wen1]	1
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	2
放行[放行]	fang4 xing2	to let pass	1
戗[戧]	qiang1	contrary; pushing against; bump; knock; used as equivalent for 搶|抢[qiang1]	1
爬[爬]	pa2	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up	2
校外[校外]	xiao4 wai4	off campus	1
感冒药[感冒藥]	gan3 mao4 yao4	medicine for colds	1
退烧药[退燒藥]	tui4 shao1 yao4	antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep15/75 words - 29 min
孢[孢]	bao1	spore	1
体温计[體溫計]	ti3 wen1 ji4	clinical thermometer	4
听诊器[聽診器]	ting1 zhen3 qi4	stethoscope	1
冰袋[冰袋]	bing1 dai4	ice bag	2
居委会[居委會]	ju1 wei3 hui4	neighbourhood committee	2
唇膏[唇膏]	chun2 gao1	lip balm; lipstick	1
发炎[發炎]	fa1 yan2	to become inflamed; inflammation	1
炸[炸]	zha2	to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4]	1
炸[炸]	zha4	to explode	1
吃药[吃藥]	chi1 yao4	to take medicine	1
看病[看病]	kan4 bing4	to visit a doctor; to see a patient	4
羞涩[羞澀]	xiu1 se4	shy; bashful	1
害羞[害羞]	hai4 xiu1	shy; embarrassed; bashful	2
破洞[破洞]	po4 dong4	a hole	1
空气[空氣]	kong1 qi4	air; atmosphere	1
晕[暈]	yun1	confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out	3
晕[暈]	yun4	dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun	3
路口[路口]	lu4 kou3	crossing; intersection (of roads)	1
物资[物資]	wu4 zi1	goods; supplies	1
拖鞋[拖鞋]	tuo1 xie2	slippers; sandals; flip-flops; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]	1
毛巾[毛巾]	mao2 jin1	towel; CL:條|条[tiao2]	3
蹲[蹲]	dun1	to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)	1
锦[錦]	jin3	brocade; embroidered work; bright	3
旗[旗]	qi2	banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4]	3
添麻烦[添麻煩]	tian1 ma2 fan5	to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience	4
任性[任性]	ren4 xing4	willful; headstrong; unruly	4
临时[臨時]	lin2 shi2	as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep15/100 words - 34 min
澡[澡]	zao3	bath	1
蓄[蓄]	xu4	to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)	1
谋[謀]	mou2	to plan; to seek; scheme	1
扑倒[撲倒]	pu1 dao3	to fall down	1
不特[不特]	bu4 te4	not only	1
可笑[可笑]	ke3 xiao4	funny; ridiculous	2
连接[連接]	lian2 jie1	to link; to join; to attach; connection; a link (on web page)	1
外界[外界]	wai4 jie4	the outside world; external	1
界线[界線]	jie4 xian4	limits; bounds; dividing line	1
先有[先有]	xian1 you3	prior; preexisting	1
坦白[坦白]	tan3 bai2	honest; forthcoming; to confess	5
起誓[起誓]	qi3 shi4	to vow; to swear an oath	1
清白[清白]	qing1 bai2	pure; innocent	1
偏[偏]	pian1	to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical	1
做梦[做夢]	zuo4 meng4	to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream	2
及时[及時]	ji2 shi2	in time; promptly; without delay; timely	4
赶到[趕到]	gan3 dao4	to hurry (to some place)	1
洁癖[潔癖]	jie2 pi3	mysophobia; obsession with cleanliness; extreme fastidiousness	6
走廊[走廊]	zou3 lang2	corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda	2
熏[熏]	xun1	to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume	2
闻[聞]	wen2	to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at	3
活着[活著]	huo2 zhe5	alive	2
奇迹[奇跡]	qi2 ji4	miracle; miraculous; wonder; marvel	1
招募[招募]	zhao1 mu4	to recruit; to enlist	1
成员[成員]	cheng2 yuan2	member	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep15/116 words - 39 min
午饭[午飯]	wu3 fan4	lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	1
卖相[賣相]	mai4 xiang4	outward appearance; demeanor	1
入味[入味]	ru4 wei4	tasty; to be absorbed in sth; interesting	1
筋[筋]	jin1	muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)	2
打地铺[打地鋪]	da3 di4 pu4	to make one's bed on the floor	4
睡眠[睡眠]	shui4 mian2	sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode	1
成年人[成年人]	cheng2 nian2 ren2	adult person	1
终[終]	zhong1	end; finish	4
回避[迴避]	hui2 bi4	to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)	1
害死[害死]	hai4 si3	to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death	1
医师[醫師]	yi1 shi1	doctor	1
别有用心[別有用心]	bie2 you3 yong4 xin1	to have an ulterior motive (idiom); a hidden agenda	1
免得[免得]	mian3 de5	so as not to; so as to avoid	1
说出[說出]	shuo1 chu1	to speak out; to declare (one's view)	1
一唱一和[一唱一和]	yi1 chang4 yi1 he4	to echo one another (idiom)	1
离家出走[離家出走]	li2 jia1 chu1 zou3	to leave home (to live somewhere else)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep16/25 words - 9 min
义[義]	yi4	justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship	3
狗屎[狗屎]	gou3 shi3	canine excrement; dog poo; bullshit	1
想得美[想得美]	xiang3 de2 mei3	in your dreams!; as if!; You wish!; I wish that were so	1
掏[掏]	tao1	to fish out (from pocket); to scoop	4
窝子[窩子]	wo1 zi5	lair; den; stronghold	2
强迫症[強迫症]	qiang3 po4 zheng4	obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)	2
心肠[心腸]	xin1 chang2	heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood	1
抬杠[抬槓]	tai2 gang4	to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together with sb else); to carry a coffin on poles	2
志不在此[志不在此]	zhi4 bu4 zai4 ci3	to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)	1
天下第一[天下第一]	tian1 xia4 di4 yi1	first under heaven; number one in the country	1
烤肉[烤肉]	kao3 rou4	barbecue (lit. roast meat)	1
面条[麵條]	mian4 tiao2	noodles	2
弄伤[弄傷]	nong4 shang1	to bruise; to hurt (something)	1
扒[扒]	ba1	to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig	2
扫把[掃把]	sao4 ba3	broom	1
星[星]	xing1	star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount	1
遵从[遵從]	zun1 cong2	to comply with; to follow (directives); to defer (to the judgment of superiors)	1
孩子气[孩子氣]	hai2 zi5 qi4	boyish; childish	1
师弟[師弟]	shi1 di4	young disciple (of the same master); younger or junior male schoolmate	13
沙发床[沙發床]	sha1 fa1 chuang2	sofa bed; sleeper sofa	1
深更半夜[深更半夜]	shen1 geng1 ban4 ye4	in the dead of night (idiom)	1
早安[早安]	zao3 an1	Good morning!	1
缝合[縫合]	feng2 he2	to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound)	1
可圈可点[可圈可點]	ke3 quan1 ke3 dian3	remarkable (performance, achievement etc); worthy of praise	1
歪门邪道[歪門邪道]	wai1 men2 xie2 dao4	dishonest practices	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep16/50 words - 16 min
水煮蛋[水煮蛋]	shui3 zhu3 dan4	boiled egg; soft-boiled egg	1
营养[營養]	ying2 yang3	nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3]	2
补充[補充]	bu3 chong1	to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
拿大[拿大]	na2 da4	to put on airs; self-important; high and mighty	1
喇叭[喇叭]	la3 ba5	horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 鎖吶|锁呐[suo3 na4]	1
旺盛[旺盛]	wang4 sheng4	vigorous; exuberant	1
架不住[架不住]	jia4 bu5 zhu4	(coll.) unable to withstand; cannot bear; can't stand it; no match for	1
视线[視線]	shi4 xian4	line of sight	1
坏水[壞水]	huai4 shui3	evil tricks	3
一肚子[一肚子]	yi1 du4 zi5	bellyful (of sth); full of (sth)	1
不情愿[不情願]	bu4 qing2 yuan4	unwilling	1
劳累[勞累]	lao2 lei4	tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil	1
重来[重來]	chong2 lai2	to start over; to do sth all over again	1
拌嘴[拌嘴]	ban4 zui3	to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel	2
益智[益智]	yi4 zhi4	to grow the intellect; Alpinia oxyphylla, a type of ginger (Chinese medicine)	1
拌[拌]	ban4	to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)	2
打结[打結]	da3 jie2	to tie a knot; to tie	1
一来[一來]	yi1 lai2	firstly, ...	1
碍事[礙事]	ai4 shi4	(usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter; to be in the way; to be a hindrance	1
架[架]	jia4	to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc	4
打嗝[打嗝]	da3 ge2	to hiccup; to belch; to burp	1
天气[天氣]	tian1 qi4	weather	1
关禁闭[關禁閉]	guan1 jin4 bi4	to put in detention (a soldier, a pupil)	1
造次[造次]	zao4 ci4	(literary) hurried; rash	1
约法三章[約法三章]	yue1 fa3 san1 zhang1	to agree on three laws (idiom); three-point covenant; (fig.) preliminary agreement; basic rules	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep16/75 words - 23 min
大呼小叫[大呼小叫]	da4 hu1 xiao3 jiao4	to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss	1
未经[未經]	wei4 jing1	not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)	1
允许[允許]	yun3 xu3	to permit; to allow	1
赶出[趕出]	gan3 chu1	to drive away	1
家门[家門]	jia1 men2	house door; family clan	1
流浪[流浪]	liu2 lang4	to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant	1
街头[街頭]	jie1 tou2	street	1
太平[太平]	tai4 ping2	peace and security	1
羞[羞]	xiu1	shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]; delicacies	1
俗话说[俗話說]	su2 hua4 shuo1	as the proverb says; as they say...	1
屋檐[屋簷]	wu1 yan2	eaves; roof (i.e. home)	2
低头[低頭]	di1 tou2	to bow the head; to yield; to give in	2
闹腾[鬧騰]	nao4 teng5	to disturb; to create confusion; to make a din	1
骨折[骨折]	gu3 zhe2	to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break; fracture	1
外伤[外傷]	wai4 shang1	injury; wound; trauma	2
占用[佔用]	zhan4 yong4	to occupy	1
惜[惜]	xi1	to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	1
冰[冰]	bing1	ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine	2
敷[敷]	fu1	to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough	1
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[黃鼠狼給雞拜年]	huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2	Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)	1
脸红[臉紅]	lian3 hong2	to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)	3
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]	1
心力交瘁[心力交瘁]	xin1 li4 jiao1 cui4	to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)	1
利于[利於]	li4 yu2	to be beneficial; to be good for	1
康复[康復]	kang1 fu4	to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep16/100 words - 28 min
闺房[閨房]	gui1 fang2	lady's chamber; boudoir; harem	1
该死[該死]	gai1 si3	Damn it!; damned; wretched	1
呼吸道[呼吸道]	hu1 xi1 dao4	respiratory tract	1
儿童[兒童]	er2 tong2	child; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
蜻蜓[蜻蜓]	qing1 ting2	dragonfly	2
点水[點水]	dian3 shui3	to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep	2
卵[卵]	luan3	egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (old) penis; (expletive) fucking	1
水里[水里]	Shui3 li3	Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan	2
孵化[孵化]	fu1 hua4	breeding; to incubate; innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)	1
幼虫[幼蟲]	you4 chong2	larva	1
产卵[產卵]	chan3 luan3	to lay eggs	1
通讯[通訊]	tong1 xun4	communications; news story; dispatch; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
相互[相互]	xiang1 hu4	each other; mutual	2
寻找[尋找]	xun2 zhao3	to seek; to look for	2
配偶[配偶]	pei4 ou3	consort; mate; spouse	1
饥饿[飢餓]	ji1 e4	hunger; starvation; famine	1
尖细[尖細]	jian1 xi4	taper	1
河马[河馬]	he2 ma3	hippopotamus	1
潜在[潛在]	qian2 zai4	hidden; potential; latent	1
水底[水底]	shui3 di3	underwater	1
演唱[演唱]	yan3 chang4	sung performance; to sing for an audience	1
雷[雷]	lei2	thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific	5
欧[歐]	ou1	(used for transliteration); old variant of 謳|讴[ou1]	5
打雷[打雷]	da3 lei2	to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder	3
打伞[打傘]	da3 san3	to hold up an umbrella	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep16/125 words - 34 min
天冷[天冷]	tian1 leng3	cold weather	1
棉袄[棉襖]	mian2 ao3	cotton-padded jacket	1
扇子[扇子]	shan4 zi5	fan; CL:把[ba3]	1
智慧[智慧]	zhi4 hui4	wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence	2
冬天[冬天]	dong1 tian1	winter; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
奥秘[奧祕]	ao4 mi4	secret; mystery	2
万万[萬萬]	wan4 wan4	absolutely; wholly	2
布置[佈置]	bu4 zhi4	to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy	1
公平竞争[公平競爭]	gong1 ping2 jing4 zheng1	fair competition	3
知难而退[知難而退]	zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4	to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like	1
勉强[勉強]	mian3 qiang3	to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough	5
朝[朝]	chao2	imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards	1
朝[朝]	zhao1	morning	1
蛇[蛇]	she2	snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
咬[咬]	yao3	to bite; to nip	2
井[井]	jing3	a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly	1
绳[繩]	sheng2	rope; CL:根[gen1]	1
结局[結局]	jie2 ju2	conclusion; ending	2
因此[因此]	yin1 ci3	thus; consequently; as a result	1
捅破[捅破]	tong3 po4	to pierce; to prod through	3
雾里看花[霧里看花]	wu4 li3 kan4 hua1	lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision	1
说白了[說白了]	shuo1 bai2 le5	to speak frankly	1
激[激]	ji1	to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	3
交待[交待]	jiao1 dai4	variant of 交代[jiao1 dai4]	1
出卖[出賣]	chu1 mai4	to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray	1
临终关怀[臨終關懷]	lin2 zhong1 guan1 huai2	palliative care	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep16/150 words - 38 min
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	1
端屎[端屎]	duan1 shi3	to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she defecates	1
端尿[端尿]	duan1 niao4	to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she urinates	1
付给[付給]	fu4 gei3	to deliver; to pay	1
寒[寒]	han2	cold; poor; to tremble	1
退烧[退燒]	tui4 shao1	to reduce fever	1
阳台[陽臺]	yang2 tai2	balcony; porch	1
拉稀[拉稀]	la1 xi1	(coll.) to have diarrhea; to shrink back; to cower	1
汗[汗]	han4	perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)	1
馊[餿]	sou1	rancid; soured (as food)	2
阴阳怪气[陰陽怪氣]	yin1 yang2 guai4 qi4	eccentric; peculiar; mystifying	1
基础[基礎]	ji1 chu3	base; foundation; basis; underlying; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
出生入死[出生入死]	chu1 sheng1 ru4 si3	from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb	1
秒钟[秒鐘]	miao3 zhong1	(time) second	1
三振出局[三振出局]	san1 zhen4 chu1 ju2	see 三振[san1 zhen4]	1
难为[難為]	nan2 wei5	to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)	1
表明[表明]	biao3 ming2	to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known	1
搬出去[搬出去]	ban1 chu1 qu4	to move out (vacate); to shift sth out	1
小红帽[小紅帽]	Xiao3 hong2 mao4	Little Red Riding Hood	1
大灰狼[大灰狼]	da4 hui1 lang2	big bad wolf	1
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)	2
受罪[受罪]	shou4 zui4	to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance	1
施主[施主]	shi1 zhu3	benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson); donor (semiconductor)	1
慈悲[慈悲]	ci2 bei1	mercy	1
妖[妖]	yao1	goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep16/158 words - 39 min
天使[天使]	tian1 shi3	angel	1
痊愈[痊癒]	quan2 yu4	to recover completely (from illness or injury)	1
同甘苦[同甘苦]	tong2 gan1 ku3	to share joys and sorrows; sharing good times and hard times; same as 同甘共苦	1
患难[患難]	huan4 nan4	trials and tribulations	1
齐心协力[齊心協力]	qi2 xin1 xie2 li4	to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one	1
病房[病房]	bing4 fang2	ward (of a hospital); sickroom; CL:間|间[jian1]	1
今[今]	jin1	today; modern; present; current; this; now	1
不周[不周]	bu4 zhou1	not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep17/25 words - 7 min
手绢[手絹]	shou3 juan4	handkerchief; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]	1
秀[秀]	xiu4	handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears	5
珠[珠]	zhu1	bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]	4
信赖[信賴]	xin4 lai4	to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on	1
刺[刺]	ci4	thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder	1
中邪[中邪]	zhong4 xie2	to be possessed; to be bewitched	2
忠告[忠告]	zhong1 gao4	to give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel; a wise word	1
罗曼史[羅曼史]	luo2 man4 shi3	romance (loanword); love affair	1
曾[曾]	ceng2	once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)	1
恋人[戀人]	lian4 ren2	lover; sweetheart	3
造化[造化]	zao4 hua4	good luck; Nature (as the mother of all things)	1
最终[最終]	zui4 zhong1	final; ultimate	3
出生[出生]	chu1 sheng1	to be born	3
生日[生日]	sheng1 ri4	birthday; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
互相[互相]	hu4 xiang1	each other; mutually; mutual	5
拜访[拜訪]	bai4 fang3	to pay a visit; to call on	1
注定[註定]	zhu4 ding4	to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably	1
抽身[抽身]	chou1 shen1	to get away from; to withdraw; to free oneself	1
查看[查看]	cha2 kan4	to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out	1
明人不做暗事[明人不做暗事]	ming2 ren2 bu4 zuo4 an4 shi4	The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).; fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.	1
学术[學術]	xue2 shu4	learning; science; academic; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
探讨[探討]	tan4 tao3	to investigate; to probe	1
荒岛[荒島]	huang1 dao3	barren or uninhabited island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]	2
流落[流落]	liu2 luo4	to wander about destitute; to be stranded	1
闭锁[閉鎖]	bi4 suo3	to lock	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep17/50 words - 10 min
危及[危及]	wei1 ji2	to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)	2
错觉[錯覺]	cuo4 jue2	misconception; illusion; misperception	1
亚当[亞當]	Ya4 dang1	Adam	2
夏娃[夏娃]	Xia4 wa2	Eve (in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})	2
例证[例證]	li4 zheng4	example; case in point	1
据[據]	ju4	according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy	1
高明[高明]	gao1 ming2	brilliant; superior; tall and bright	1
柳叶刀[柳葉刀]	liu3 ye4 dao1	lancet (surgeon's knife)	1
佐证[佐證]	zuo3 zheng4	evidence; proof; to confirm; corroboration	1
假象[假象]	jia3 xiang4	false appearance; facade	1
蒙蔽[蒙蔽]	meng2 bi4	to deceive; to hoodwink	2
双眼[雙眼]	shuang1 yan3	the two eyes	1
勤俭持家[勤儉持家]	qin2 jian3 chi2 jia1	hardworking and thrifty in running one's household	1
民[民]	min2	the people; nationality; citizen	1
同道中人[同道中人]	tong2 dao4 zhong1 ren2	kindred spirit	1
地狱[地獄]	di4 yu4	hell; infernal; underworld	2
衙门[衙門]	ya2 men5	government office in feudal China; yamen	1
二哥[二哥]	er4 ge1	second brother	1
父亲[父親]	fu4 qin1	father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
大半[大半]	da4 ban4	more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely	4
会理[會理]	Hui4 li3	Huili county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan	1
诈尸[詐屍]	zha4 shi1	sudden movement of a corpse (superstition); fig. sudden torrent of abuse	1
酷似[酷似]	ku4 si4	to strikingly resemble	1
引起[引起]	yin3 qi3	to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse	2
轰动[轟動]	hong1 dong4	to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep17/75 words - 17 min
乌泱乌泱[烏泱烏泱]	wu1 yang1 wu1 yang1	in great number	1
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	3
号称[號稱]	hao4 cheng1	to be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly; to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)	1
宇宙[宇宙]	yu3 zhou4	universe; cosmos	1
冷清[冷清]	leng3 qing1	cold and cheerless; fig. lonely; unfrequented	4
秋[秋]	qiu1	autumn; fall; harvest time	6
没得说[沒得說]	mei2 de5 shuo1	really good; excellent	2
费心[費心]	fei4 xin1	to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth)	1
停尸房[停屍房]	ting2 shi1 fang2	mortuary	1
跋扈[跋扈]	ba2 hu4	domineering; bossy	1
朝三暮四[朝三暮四]	zhao1 san1 mu4 si4	lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold	1
渣[渣]	zha1	slag (in mining or smelting); dregs	1
集合体[集合體]	ji2 he2 ti3	aggregate; ensemble; bundle	1
阻止[阻止]	zu3 zhi3	to prevent; to block	1
肌肤[肌膚]	ji1 fu1	skin; flesh; fig. close physical relationship	1
相亲[相親]	xiang1 qin1	blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other	1
学坏[學壞]	xue2 huai4	to follow bad examples; to be corrupted by bad examples	2
上当[上當]	shang4 dang4	taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped	2
希[希]	xi1	to hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xi1]	2
柯[柯]	ke1	tree branch; stem; ax handle	2
妻子[妻子]	qi1 zi5	wife; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
丈夫[丈夫]	zhang4 fu5	husband; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
听上去[聽上去]	ting1 shang4 qu5	to sound (difficult, worthwhile etc); to seem	1
荒唐[荒唐]	huang1 tang2	beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated	1
微量元素[微量元素]	wei1 liang4 yuan2 su4	trace element (chemistry)	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep17/100 words - 21 min
需求[需求]	xu1 qiu2	requirement; to require; (economics) demand	1
毫克[毫克]	hao2 ke4	milligram	1
微克[微克]	wei1 ke4	microgram (μg)	1
一旦[一旦]	yi1 dan4	in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day	1
缺乏[缺乏]	que1 fa2	to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage	1
乏力[乏力]	fa2 li4	lacking in strength; weak; feeble	1
厌食[厭食]	yan4 shi2	anorexia	1
盲[盲]	mang2	blind	1
颅[顱]	lu2	forehead; skull	2
真实[真實]	zhen1 shi2	true; real	1
仓促[倉促]	cang1 cu4	all of a sudden; hurriedly	1
花言巧语[花言巧語]	hua1 yan2 qiao3 yu3	graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating wheedling; dishonest rhetoric	1
浪子[浪子]	lang4 zi3	loafer; wastrel; prodigal son	1
崩溃[崩潰]	beng1 kui4	to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart	2
侍奉[侍奉]	shi4 feng4	to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs	1
爽[爽]	shuang3	bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate	1
带劲[帶勁]	dai4 jin4	energetic; exciting; of interest	1
地位[地位]	di4 wei4	position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
天津[天津]	Tian1 jin1	Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津	1
大麻[大麻]	da4 ma2	hemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis; marijuana	1
永世[永世]	yong3 shi4	eternal; forever	1
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	1
挫折[挫折]	cuo4 zhe2	setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue	1
青霉素[青黴素]	qing1 mei2 su4	penicillin	2
花丛[花叢]	hua1 cong2	cluster of flowers; inflorescence; flowering shrub	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep17/125 words - 32 min
助长[助長]	zhu4 zhang3	to encourage; to foster; to foment	1
不值[不值]	bu4 zhi2	not worth	2
依[依]	yi1	to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of	1
放风[放風]	fang4 feng1	to allow in fresh air; to allow a prisoner out for exercise; to give out information	1
尊敬[尊敬]	zun1 jing4	to respect; to revere	1
兄长[兄長]	xiong1 zhang3	elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age	1
偷听[偷聽]	tou1 ting1	to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)	1
庆幸[慶幸]	qing4 xing4	to rejoice; to be glad	1
骄傲[驕傲]	jiao1 ao4	pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth	2
符号[符號]	fu2 hao4	symbol; mark; sign	1
桃花[桃花]	tao2 hua1	peach blossom; (fig.) love affair	1
朵[朵]	duo3	flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc	2
告白[告白]	gao4 bai2	to announce publicly; to explain oneself; to reveal one's feelings; to confess; to declare one's love	2
假装[假裝]	jia3 zhuang1	to feign; to pretend	2
穷追[窮追]	qiong2 zhui1	to pursue relentlessly	1
不舍[不捨]	bu4 she3	reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of	1
洗漱[洗漱]	xi3 shu4	to wash the face and rinse the mouth	1
吹风机[吹風機]	chui1 feng1 ji1	hair dryer	1
秘[秘]	mi4	secret; secretary	1
权宜之计[權宜之計]	quan2 yi2 zhi1 ji4	plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift stratagem; interim step	1
统统[統統]	tong3 tong3	totally	1
支开[支開]	zhi1 kai1	to send (sb) away; to change the subject; to open (an umbrella etc)	1
单[單]	dan1	bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
反悔[反悔]	fan3 hui3	to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)	1
袋[袋]	dai4	pouch; bag; sack; pocket	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep17/150 words - 36 min
教诲[教誨]	jiao4 hui4	to instruct	1
对待[對待]	dui4 dai4	to treat; treatment	1
蠢[蠢]	chun3	stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion	1
时效[時效]	shi2 xiao4	effectiveness for a given period of time; prescription (law); aging (metallurgy)	1
交往[交往]	jiao1 wang3	to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact	2
表象[表象]	biao3 xiang4	idea	1
套路[套路]	tao4 lu4	sequence of movements in martial arts; routine; pattern; standard method	1
诋毁[詆毀]	di3 hui3	to vilify; to slander; vilification	2
同床共枕[同床共枕]	tong2 chuang2 gong4 zhen3	to share the bed; (fig.) to be married	2
大气[大氣]	da4 qi4	atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish	1
满心[滿心]	man3 xin1	one's whole heart; from the bottom of one's heart	1
满眼[滿眼]	man3 yan3	(of tears etc) filling the eyes; (of scenery etc) filling one's field of view	1
星星[星星]	xing1 xing5	star in the sky	1
有别[有別]	you3 bie2	different; distinct; unequal; variable	2
开启[開啟]	kai1 qi3	to open; to start; (computing) to enable	1
戒备[戒備]	jie4 bei4	to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)	1
具备[具備]	ju4 bei4	to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)	2
排他[排他]	pai2 ta1	exclusive; excluding	1
指出[指出]	zhi3 chu1	to indicate; to point out	1
改正[改正]	gai3 zheng4	to correct; to amend; to put right; correction; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
完善[完善]	wan2 shan4	(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve	1
进步[進步]	jin4 bu4	progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
长久[長久]	chang2 jiu3	(for a) long time	1
欲[欲]	yu4	to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4]	2
违纪[違紀]	wei2 ji4	lack of discipline; to break a rule; to violate discipline; to breach a principle	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep17/175 words - 39 min
等候[等候]	deng3 hou4	to wait; to wait for	1
检讨[檢討]	jian3 tao3	to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review	1
再犯[再犯]	zai4 fan4	to repeat a crime; persistent offender	1
脏乱[髒亂]	zang1 luan4	dirty and disordered; in a mess	1
换气[換氣]	huan4 qi4	to take a breath (in swimming); to ventilate	1
钻[鑽]	zuan1	to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain	1
钻[鑽]	zuan4	an auger; diamond	1
不顾[不顧]	bu4 gu4	in spite of; regardless of	1
疾病[疾病]	ji2 bing4	disease; sickness; ailment	1
防范[防範]	fang2 fan4	to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive	1
私事[私事]	si1 shi4	personal matters	1
当兵[當兵]	dang1 bing1	to serve in the army; to be a soldier	1
记忆力[記憶力]	ji4 yi4 li4	faculty of memory; ability to remember	1
聚会[聚會]	ju4 hui4	party; gathering; to meet; to get together	3
大个儿[大個兒]	da4 ge4 r5	tall person	1
工业[工業]	gong1 ye4	industry	1
学院[學院]	xue2 yuan4	college; educational institute; school; faculty; CL:所[suo3]	1
北京理工大学[北京理工大學]	Bei3 jing1 Li3 gong1 Da4 xue2	Beijing Institute of Technology	1
教书[教書]	jiao1 shu1	to teach (in a school)	1
球队[球隊]	qiu2 dui4	sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)	3
平谷[平谷]	Ping2 gu3	Pinggu rural district of Beijing, formerly Pinggu county	1
果农[果農]	guo3 nong2	fruit farmer	1
随口[隨口]	sui2 kou3	(speak) without thinking the matter through	1
兴师动众[興師動眾]	xing1 shi1 dong4 zhong4	to muster large forces; to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)	1
真相[真相]	zhen1 xiang4	the truth about sth; the actual facts	1
凄美[淒美]	qi1 mei3	poignant; sad and beautiful	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep17/195 words - 42 min
情节[情節]	qing2 jie2	plot; circumstances	1
胡编乱造[胡編亂造]	hu2 bian1 luan4 zao4	to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom); to make things up	1
天赋[天賦]	tian1 fu4	gift; innate skill	1
智力[智力]	zhi4 li4	intelligence; intellect	1
持平[持平]	chi2 ping2	to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc); fair; unbiased	1
八卦[八卦]	ba1 gua4	the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy	1
不问[不問]	bu4 wen4	to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off	1
追忆[追憶]	zhui1 yi4	to recollect; to recall (past times); to look back	1
往昔[往昔]	wang3 xi1	the past	1
半生[半生]	ban4 sheng1	half a lifetime	2
蹉跎[蹉跎]	cuo1 tuo2	(literary) to slip; (of looks etc) to fade away; (of time) to slip away; to squander (time, opportunities); to dillydally	1
以及[以及]	yi3 ji2	as well as; too; and	1
青葱[青蔥]	qing1 cong1	scallion; green onion; verdant; lush green	1
岁月[歲月]	sui4 yue4	years; time	2
刻骨铭心[刻骨銘心]	ke4 gu3 ming2 xin1	lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable	1
多事[多事]	duo1 shi4	meddlesome; eventful	1
保存[保存]	bao3 cun2	to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing)	1
回忆[回憶]	hui2 yi4	to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
少女[少女]	shao4 nu:3	girl; young lady	1
打错[打錯]	da3 cuo4	to err; to dial a wrong number; to make a typo	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep18/25 words - 6 min
找死[找死]	zhao3 si3	to court death; taking risks	1
野[野]	ye3	field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral	2
网[網]	wang3	net; network	1
号码[號碼]	hao4 ma3	number; CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4]	1
转业[轉業]	zhuan3 ye4	to change one's profession; to transfer to civilian work	1
兜兜[兜兜]	dou1 dou5	an undergarment covering chest and abdomen	1
叙[敘]	xu4	to narrate; to chat	1
叙旧[敘舊]	xu4 jiu4	to reminisce; to talk about former times	2
转达[轉達]	zhuan3 da2	to pass on; to convey; to communicate	1
谢意[謝意]	xie4 yi4	gratitude; thanks	1
侦探[偵探]	zhen1 tan4	detective; to do detective work	1
近况[近況]	jin4 kuang4	recent developments; current situation	1
不经意[不經意]	bu4 jing1 yi4	not paying attention; carelessly; by accident	1
上心[上心]	shang4 xin1	carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth	1
力所能及[力所能及]	li4 suo3 neng2 ji2	as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers	1
认得[認得]	ren4 de5	to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know	1
公干[公幹]	gong1 gan4	public business; official work	2
侄女[姪女]	zhi2 nu:3	niece; brother's daughter	2
侄女婿[姪女婿]	zhi2 nu:3 xu5	brother's daughter's husband; niece's husband	2
莫名其妙[莫名其妙]	mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4	(idiom) baffling; inexplicable	1
近乎[近乎]	jin4 hu5	close to; intimate	1
亏心事[虧心事]	kui1 xin1 shi4	shameful deed	1
敲门[敲門]	qiao1 men2	to knock on a door	1
兔崽子[兔崽子]	tu4 zai3 zi5	brat; bastard	1
刚正不阿[剛正不阿]	gang1 zheng4 bu4 e1	upright and plainspoken	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep18/50 words - 11 min
功[功]	gong1	meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)	2
冒昧[冒昧]	mao4 mei4	bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of	1
老乡[老鄉]	lao3 xiang1	fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown	2
汪汪[汪汪]	wang1 wang1	gleaming with tears; woof woof (sound of a dog barking); (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep	1
去世[去世]	qu4 shi4	to pass away; to die	1
德国[德國]	De2 guo2	Germany; German	1
孤单[孤單]	gu1 dan1	lone; lonely; loneliness	1
搂住[摟住]	lou3 zhu4	to hold in one's arms; to embrace	1
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)	1
想见[想見]	xiang3 jian4	to infer; to gather	1
单身[單身]	dan1 shen1	unmarried; single	1
敏感[敏感]	min3 gan3	sensitive; susceptible	1
鲁莽[魯莽]	lu3 mang3	hot-headed; impulsive; reckless	2
愿[願]	yuan4	to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing	3
避讳[避諱]	bi4 hui5	to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid	1
热情[熱情]	re4 qing2	cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately	2
下班[下班]	xia4 ban1	to finish work; to get off work	2
地点[地點]	di4 dian3	place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
缓解[緩解]	huan3 jie3	to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)	1
必定[必定]	bi4 ding4	to be bound to; to be sure to	1
无语[無語]	wu2 yu3	to remain silent; to have nothing to say; (coll.) speechless; dumbfounded	1
泪[淚]	lei4	tears	3
驼[駝]	tuo2	hump or hunchbacked; camel	1
富态[富態]	fu4 tai5	(euphemism) stout; portly	1
有戏[有戲]	you3 xi4	(coll.) promising; likely to turn out well	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep18/75 words - 17 min
把手[把手]	ba3 shou5	handle; grip; knob	2
电影票[電影票]	dian4 ying3 piao4	cinema ticket	2
什么时候[什麼時候]	shen2 me5 shi2 hou5	when?; at what time?	5
轻易[輕易]	qing1 yi4	easily; lightly; rashly	1
喜糖[喜糖]	xi3 tang2	sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)	2
小鬼[小鬼]	xiao3 gui3	little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp	1
空手[空手]	kong1 shou3	empty-handed; unarmed; (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model; (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate	1
喝茶[喝茶]	he1 cha2	(fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")	1
地步[地步]	di4 bu4	stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway	1
勇气[勇氣]	yong3 qi4	courage; valor	2
跨[跨]	kua4	to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span	2
牢靠[牢靠]	lao2 kao4	firm and solid; robust; reliable	1
唱歌[唱歌]	chang4 ge1	to sing a song	3
跳舞[跳舞]	tiao4 wu3	to dance	1
倔[倔]	jue2	crabby; tough	1
纠结[糾結]	jiu1 jie2	to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss	2
左右[左右]	zuo3 you4	left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence	1
动摇[動搖]	dong4 yao2	to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to	2
背叛[背叛]	bei4 pan4	to betray	1
退伍[退伍]	tui4 wu3	to be discharged from military service	2
打哆嗦[打哆嗦]	da3 duo1 suo5	to tremble; to shiver (of cold); to shudder	1
迸发出[迸發出]	beng4 fa1 chu1	to burst forth; to burst out	1
看淡[看淡]	kan4 dan4	to regard as unimportant; to be indifferent to (fame, wealth etc); (of an economy or a market) to slacken	1
日晷[日晷]	ri4 gui3	sundial	1
瞬间[瞬間]	shun4 jian1	in an instant; in a flash	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep18/100 words - 24 min
坚定[堅定]	jian1 ding4	firm; steady; staunch; resolute	1
另[另]	ling4	other; another; separate; separately	3
克服[克服]	ke4 fu2	(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure	1
说到底[說到底]	shuo1 dao4 di3	in the final analysis; in the end	1
扎眼[扎眼]	zha1 yan3	garish; dazzling; offensively conspicuous	2
踏实[踏實]	ta1 shi5	firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]	1
小日子[小日子]	xiao3 ri4 zi5	simple life	2
罪[罪]	zui4	guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin	2
冠[冠]	guan1	hat; crown; crest; cap	1
怒[怒]	nu4	anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous	2
红颜[紅顏]	hong2 yan2	a beautiful woman; young beauties; youths; rosy cheeks	1
误解[誤解]	wu4 jie3	to misunderstand; to misread; misunderstanding	1
野心[野心]	ye3 xin1	ambition; wild schemes; careerism	1
柴米油盐酱醋茶[柴米油鹽醬醋茶]	chai2 mi3 you2 yan2 jiang4 cu4 cha2	lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea; fig. life's daily necessities	1
撑死[撐死]	cheng1 si3	full to the point of bursting; (coll.) at most	1
凡是[凡是]	fan2 shi4	each and every; every; all; any	1
沾边[沾邊]	zhan1 bian1	to have a connection with; to be close (to reality); to be relevant; to have one's hand in	1
谣言[謠言]	yao2 yan2	rumor	1
多一事不如少一事[多一事不如少一事]	duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4	it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom); the less complications the better	1
吼[吼]	hou3	to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage	3
瞻仰[瞻仰]	zhan1 yang3	to revere; to admire	1
无不[無不]	wu2 bu4	none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception	1
言[言]	yan2	words; speech; to say; to talk	2
总之[總之]	zong3 zhi1	in a word; in short; in brief	1
高招[高招]	gao1 zhao1	wise move; masterstroke; bright ideas	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep18/125 words - 30 min
想通[想通]	xiang3 tong1	to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it	1
兼[兼]	jian1	double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time	1
职[職]	zhi2	office; duty	1
兼职[兼職]	jian1 zhi2	to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting	2
莫[莫]	mo4	do not; there is none who	2
妮[妮]	ni1	girl; phonetic "ni" (in female names); Taiwan pr. [ni2]	1
脱颖而出[脫穎而出]	tuo1 ying3 er2 chu1	to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself	1
法宝[法寶]	fa3 bao3	Buddha's teaching; Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc; (Daoism) magic weapon; talisman; fig. specially effective device; magic wand	1
梦中[夢中]	meng4 zhong1	in a dream	1
松手[鬆手]	song1 shou3	to relinquish one's grip; to let go	1
要死[要死]	yao4 si3	extremely; awfully	1
膜拜[膜拜]	mo2 bai4	to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level; to worship	1
俊俏[俊俏]	jun4 qiao4	attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant	1
近水楼台[近水樓臺]	jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2	lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor	1
强调[強調]	qiang2 diao4	to emphasize (a statement); to stress	1
分担[分擔]	fen1 dan1	to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)	1
烂摊子[爛攤子]	lan4 tan1 zi5	terrible mess; shambles	1
姐妹[姐妹]	jie3 mei4	sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)	2
散布[散佈]	san4 bu4	to disseminate	1
渔[漁]	yu2	fisherman; to fish	1
翁[翁]	weng1	elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)	1
收获[收穫]	shou1 huo4	to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward	1
想不到[想不到]	xiang3 bu5 dao4	unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that	1
苦肉计[苦肉計]	ku3 rou4 ji4	the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
摆出[擺出]	bai3 chu1	to assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep18/150 words - 35 min
颓废[頹廢]	tui2 fei4	decadent; dispirited; depressed; dejected	1
弱势[弱勢]	ruo4 shi4	vulnerable; weak	1
看准[看準]	kan4 zhun3	to observe and make sure; to check	1
同情[同情]	tong2 qing2	to sympathize with; sympathy	1
松口[鬆口]	song1 kou3	to let go of sth held in one's mouth; (fig.) to relent; to yield	1
心上人[心上人]	xin1 shang4 ren2	sweetheart; one's beloved	1
单方面[單方面]	dan1 fang1 mian4	unilateral	2
宣示[宣示]	xuan1 shi4	to vow; to pledge	1
主权[主權]	zhu3 quan2	sovereignty	1
亲口[親口]	qin1 kou3	one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally	2
喜讯[喜訊]	xi3 xun4	good news; glad tidings	1
滋润[滋潤]	zi1 run4	moist; humid; to moisten; to provide moisture; comfortably off	1
纳闷[納悶]	na4 men4	puzzled; bewildered	1
梦话[夢話]	meng4 hua4	talking in one's sleep; words spoken during sleep; fig. speech bearing no relation to reality; delusions	1
名誉[名譽]	ming2 yu4	fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)	1
隆重[隆重]	long2 zhong4	grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn	1
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	1
过意不去[過意不去]	guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4	to feel very apologetic	3
废纸[廢紙]	fei4 zhi3	waste paper	1
恰恰[恰恰]	qia4 qia4	exactly; just; precisely	1
继承[繼承]	ji4 cheng2	to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)	1
衣钵[衣缽]	yi1 bo1	the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism); legacy; mantle	1
荣幸[榮幸]	rong2 xing4	honored (to have the privilege of ...)	1
隐私[隱私]	yin3 si1	secrets; private business; privacy	1
出力[出力]	chu1 li4	to exert oneself	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep18/175 words - 41 min
暂[暫]	zan4	temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]	1
租金[租金]	zu1 jin1	rent	2
空荡荡[空蕩蕩]	kong1 dang4 dang4	absolutely empty (space); complete vacuum	1
家[傢]	jia1	see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]	1
硬[硬]	ying4	hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)	3
橡胶[橡膠]	xiang4 jiao1	rubber; caoutchouc	2
棕榈[棕櫚]	zong1 lu:2	palm tree	2
脊椎[脊椎]	ji3 zhui1	vertebra; backbone	1
销售[銷售]	xiao1 shou4	to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc)	1
冠军[冠軍]	guan4 jun1	champion; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
顶层[頂層]	ding3 ceng2	top floor; the top of a building	1
夹层[夾層]	jia1 ceng2	interval between two layers; double-layered; mezzanine	1
适中[適中]	shi4 zhong1	moderate; reasonable; conveniently situated	1
外形[外形]	wai4 xing2	figure; shape; external form; contour	1
设计[設計]	she4 ji4	plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
新婚[新婚]	xin1 hun1	newly wed	1
梳妆台[梳妝檯]	shu1 zhuang1 tai2	dressing table	1
放音[放音]	fang4 yin1	playback (of recorded sound)	1
送货[送貨]	song4 huo4	to deliver goods	1
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	1
餐具[餐具]	can1 ju4	tableware; dinner service	1
租户[租戶]	zu1 hu4	tenant; person who leases	1
客[客]	ke4	customer; visitor; guest	1
华佗[華佗]	Hua4 Tuo2	Hua Tuo (?-208), famous doctor at the end of Han Dynasty	2
送人[送人]	song4 ren2	to give away; to accompany; to see sb off	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep18/177 words - 41 min
理智[理智]	li3 zhi4	reason; intellect; rationality; rational	1
走人[走人]	zou3 ren2	(coll.) to leave; to beat it	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep19/25 words - 5 min
海阔天空[海闊天空]	hai3 kuo4 tian1 kong1	wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas; the whole wide world; chatting about everything under the sun	1
休想[休想]	xiu1 xiang3	don't think (that); don't imagine (that)	1
翟[翟]	di2	long-tail pheasant	11
馨[馨]	xin1	fragrant	9
此处[此處]	ci3 chu4	this place; here (literary)	1
我司[我司]	wo3 si1	our company (polite)	3
欠款[欠款]	qian4 kuan3	to owe a debt; balance due; debts	2
逾期[逾期]	yu2 qi1	to be overdue; to fail to meet a deadline; to be behind in doing sth	1
起诉[起訴]	qi3 su4	to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute	1
根据[根據]	gen1 ju4	according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
法律[法律]	fa3 lu:4	law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]	3
程序[程序]	cheng2 xu4	procedures; sequence; order; computer program	2
收回[收回]	shou1 hui2	to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke	1
介于[介於]	jie4 yu2	between; intermediate; to lie between	1
搬家[搬家]	ban1 jia1	to move house; removal	1
担保[擔保]	dan1 bao3	to guarantee; to vouch for	3
物业[物業]	wu4 ye4	property; real estate; abbr. for 物業管理|物业管理[wu4 ye4 guan3 li3], property management	1
老总[老總]	lao3 zong3	boss; executive	1
宏[宏]	hong2	great; magnificent; macro (computing); macro-	2
保住[保住]	bao3 zhu4	to preserve; to save	2
还清[還清]	huan2 qing1	to pay back in full; to redeem a debt	2
债[債]	zhai4	debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]	1
省吃俭用[省吃儉用]	sheng3 chi1 jian3 yong4	to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save	1
欺诈[欺詐]	qi1 zha4	to cheat	1
交点[交點]	jiao1 dian3	meeting point; point of intersection	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep19/50 words - 8 min
学费[學費]	xue2 fei4	tuition fee; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
记性[記性]	ji4 xing5	memory (ability to retain information)	1
义务[義務]	yi4 wu4	duty; obligation; CL:項|项[xiang4]; volunteer (work etc)	1
耍无赖[耍無賴]	shua3 wu2 lai4	to act shamelessly; to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval	1
拘谨[拘謹]	ju1 jin3	reserved; overcautious	1
跪下[跪下]	gui4 xia5	to kneel down	1
跪[跪]	gui4	to kneel	1
叱咤[叱咤]	chi4 zha4	to rebuke angrily	1
商界[商界]	shang1 jie4	business world; business community	1
塌[塌]	ta1	to collapse; to droop; to settle down	2
保不住[保不住]	bao3 bu5 zhu4	cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well	1
灾[災]	zai1	disaster; calamity	1
咨询[咨詢]	zi1 xun2	to consult; to seek advice; consultation; (sales) inquiry (formal)	1
律师[律師]	lu:4 shi1	lawyer	1
购[購]	gou4	to buy; to purchase	1
模棱两可[模稜兩可]	mo2 leng2 liang3 ke3	equivocal; ambiguous	1
地产[地產]	di4 chan3	estate	1
法人[法人]	fa3 ren2	legal person; corporation; see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2]	1
丈人[丈人]	zhang4 ren2	wife's father (father-in-law); old man	1
发家[發家]	fa1 jia1	to lay down a family fortune; to get rich; to become prosperous	1
外遇[外遇]	wai4 yu4	extramarital affair	1
鑫[鑫]	xin1	(used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity)	5
国际[國際]	guo2 ji4	international	5
临江[臨江]	Lin2 jiang1	Linjiang county level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin	1
开发[開發]	kai1 fa1	to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep19/75 words - 14 min
竞[競]	jing4	to compete; to contend; to struggle	3
标[標]	biao1	mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units	3
要命[要命]	yao4 ming4	to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying	1
奔走[奔走]	ben1 zou3	to run; to rush about; to be on the go	1
力挽狂澜[力挽狂瀾]	li4 wan3 kuang2 lan2	to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis	1
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)	1
过奖[過獎]	guo4 jiang3	to overpraise; to flatter	1
不才[不才]	bu4 cai2	untalented; I; me (humble)	1
胜算[勝算]	sheng4 suan4	odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success	3
交涉[交涉]	jiao1 she4	to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with)	1
搁置[擱置]	ge1 zhi4	to shelve; to set aside	1
瞬息万变[瞬息萬變]	shun4 xi1 wan4 bian4	in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change	2
意味着[意味著]	yi4 wei4 zhe5	to signify; to mean; to imply	2
有机可乘[有機可乘]	you3 ji1 ke3 cheng2	to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)	1
加注[加注]	jia1 zhu4	to increase a bet; to raise (poker); to raise the stakes	1
介入[介入]	jie4 ru4	to intervene; to get involved	1
难度[難度]	nan2 du4	trouble; problem	1
外科[外科]	wai4 ke1	surgery (branch of medicine)	8
事不宜迟[事不宜遲]	shi4 bu4 yi2 chi2	the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose	1
办理[辦理]	ban4 li3	to handle; to transact; to conduct	2
胜[勝]	sheng4	victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)	1
横竖[橫豎]	heng2 shu5	anyway	1
驷[駟]	si4	team of 4 horses	1
中华人民共和国[中華人民共和國]	Zhong1 hua2 Ren2 min2 Gong4 he2 guo2	People's Republic of China	1
房屋[房屋]	fang2 wu1	house; building; CL:所[suo3],套[tao4]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep19/100 words - 18 min
所有权[所有權]	suo3 you3 quan2	ownership; possession; property rights; title (to property)	1
打水漂[打水漂]	da3 shui3 piao1	to skip stones (on water); (coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment	1
功劳[功勞]	gong1 lao2	contribution; meritorious service; credit	3
度假[度假]	du4 jia4	to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation	2
山庄[山莊]	shan1 zhuang1	manor house; villa; (used in hotel names)	1
泡泡[泡泡]	pao4 pao5	bubbles	3
温泉[溫泉]	wen1 quan2	hot spring; spa; onsen	4
爬山[爬山]	pa2 shan1	to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering	1
愿赌服输[願賭服輸]	yuan4 du3 fu2 shu1	lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose; fig. you bet, you pay	1
来日方长[來日方長]	lai2 ri4 fang1 chang2	the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later; We'll cross that bridge when we get there	2
病原体[病原體]	bing4 yuan2 ti3	(med.) pathogen	4
消灭[消滅]	xiao1 mie4	to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)	1
战略[戰略]	zhan4 lu:e4	strategy	2
上网[上網]	shang4 wang3	to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net	1
网址[網址]	wang3 zhi3	website; web address; URL	1
团建[團建]	tuan2 jian4	team building (abbr. for 團隊建設|团队建设[tuan2 dui4 jian4 she4]); building camaraderie within the Chinese Communist Youth League 中國共產主義青年團|中国共产主义青年团[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 Qing1 nian2 tuan2]	2
蹊跷[蹊蹺]	qi1 qiao1	odd; queer; strange; fishy; Taiwan pr. [xi1 qiao1]	2
万年青[萬年青]	wan4 nian2 qing1	Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)	1
死活[死活]	si3 huo2	life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me	2
开花[開花]	kai1 hua1	to bloom; to blossom; to flower; fig. to burst open; to feel happy or elated; new development grows out	2
月月[月月]	yue4 yue4	every month	1
中和[中和]	zhong1 he2	to neutralize; to counteract; neutralization (chemistry)	1
风景[風景]	feng1 jing3	scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
别墅[別墅]	bie2 shu4	villa; CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]	1
世面[世面]	shi4 mian4	aspects of society; the world	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep19/125 words - 25 min
起步[起步]	qi3 bu4	to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)	1
卧[臥]	wo4	to lie; to crouch	1
先到先得[先到先得]	xian1 dao4 xian1 de2	first come first served	1
衣冠楚楚[衣冠楚楚]	yi1 guan1 chu3 chu3	immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper	1
豁出去[豁出去]	huo1 chu5 qu5	to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke	1
抓走[抓走]	zhua1 zou3	to arrest	1
恩将仇报[恩將仇報]	en1 jiang1 chou2 bao4	to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)	1
贩子[販子]	fan4 zi5	trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler	1
来到[來到]	lai2 dao4	to come; to arrive	1
实话实说[實話實說]	shi2 hua4 shi2 shuo1	to tell the truth; to tell it as it is	1
客户[客戶]	ke4 hu4	client; customer	1
小题大做[小題大做]	xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4	to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)	1
先斩后奏[先斬後奏]	xian1 zhan3 hou4 zou4	first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later	1
吉祥物[吉祥物]	ji2 xiang2 wu4	mascot	2
招财[招財]	zhao1 cai2	lit. inviting wealth; We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3])	1
以防万一[以防萬一]	yi3 fang2 wan4 yi1	to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities	1
装备[裝備]	zhuang1 bei4	equipment; to equip; to outfit	1
事半功倍[事半功倍]	shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4	half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine	1
演习[演習]	yan3 xi2	maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver	1
露怯[露怯]	lou4 qie4	to display one's ignorance; to make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder	1
起床[起床]	qi3 chuang2	to get out of bed; to get up	1
踏[踏]	ta4	to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot	1
坟墓[墳墓]	fen2 mu4	grave; tomb	1
洞房花烛[洞房花燭]	dong4 fang2 hua1 zhu2	bridal room and ornamented candles; wedding festivities (idiom)	1
历史[歷史]	li4 shi3	history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep19/143 words - 38 min
可言[可言]	ke3 yan2	it may be said	1
哥们儿[哥們兒]	ge1 men5 r5	erhua variant of 哥們|哥们[ge1 men5]	3
情侣装[情侶裝]	qing2 lu:3 zhuang1	matching outfit for couples	1
带有[帶有]	dai4 you3	to have; to involve	1
露水[露水]	lu4 shui3	dew; fig. short-lasting; ephemeral	1
鲜花[鮮花]	xian1 hua1	flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]	1
灵[靈]	ling2	quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin	3
回路[回路]	hui2 lu4	to return; circuit (e.g. electric); loop	1
发酵[發酵]	fa1 jiao4	to ferment; fermentation	1
早餐[早餐]	zao3 can1	breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]	1
闻到[聞到]	wen2 dao4	to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling	1
香味[香味]	xiang1 wei4	fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3]	1
丰盛[豐盛]	feng1 sheng4	rich; sumptuous	1
见长[見長]	jian4 chang2	to be good at sth; one's forte	1
口水[口水]	kou3 shui3	saliva	1
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	1
意愿[意願]	yi4 yuan4	aspiration; wish (for); desire	1
客房[客房]	ke4 fang2	guest room	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep20/25 words - 8 min
偕老[偕老]	xie2 lao3	to grow old together	3
遗忘[遺忘]	yi2 wang4	to become forgotten; to forget	3
失而复得[失而復得]	shi1 er2 fu4 de2	to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)	3
天黑[天黑]	tian1 hei1	to get dark; dusk	3
伤痕累累[傷痕累累]	shang1 hen2 lei3 lei3	bruised; riddled with scars	3
回应[回應]	hui2 ying4	to respond; response	3
踪影[蹤影]	zong1 ying3	trace; vestige; presence	3
用力[用力]	yong4 li4	to exert oneself physically	3
胆怯[膽怯]	dan3 qie4	timidity; timid; cowardly	3
回旋[迴旋]	hui2 xuan2	to turn around; maneuvering room; leeway	3
依恋[依戀]	yi1 lian4	to be fondly attached to; to not wish to part with; to cling to	3
敦厚[敦厚]	dun1 hou4	genuine; honest and sincere	3
凌虐[淩虐]	ling2 nu:e4	to maltreat; to tyrannize	3
掉头[掉頭]	diao4 tou2	to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about	3
加工[加工]	jia1 gong1	to process; processing; working (of machinery)	2
枯[枯]	ku1	dried up	1
用处[用處]	yong4 chu5	usefulness; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
玫瑰花[玫瑰花]	mei2 gui1 hua1	rose	1
书签[書籤]	shu1 qian1	bookmark; CL:張|张[zhang1]	1
衣柜[衣櫃]	yi1 gui4	wardrobe; armoire; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
贱[賤]	jian4	inexpensive; lowly	9
束[束]	shu4	to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control	1
死乞白赖[死乞白賴]	si3 qi5 bai2 lai4	to pester someone again and again	1
费尽心思[費盡心思]	fei4 jin4 xin1 si5	to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through	1
停战[停戰]	ting2 zhan4	armistice; cease fire	3
//True Colours - S1/Ep20/50 words - 14 min
服[服]	fu2	clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes	4
不服[不服]	bu4 fu2	not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to	1
自有[自有]	zi4 you3	to possess; to own; to have	3
解乏[解乏]	jie3 fa2	to relieve tiredness; to freshen up	1
泡吧[泡吧]	pao4 ba1	to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc); to go clubbing	3
泳衣[泳衣]	yong3 yi1	swimsuit; bathing suit	1
磨叽[磨嘰]	mo4 ji5	(dialect) to dawdle; to waste time; also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5]	5
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	5
温度[溫度]	wen1 du4	temperature; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
跑掉[跑掉]	pao3 diao4	to run away; to take to one's heels	1
把脉[把脈]	ba3 mai4	to feel the pulse; to take sb's pulse	1
阴虚[陰虛]	yin1 xu1	deficiency of yin 陰|阴[yin1] in TCM	1
自作主张[自作主張]	zi4 zuo4 zhu3 zhang1	to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative	1
眼前[眼前]	yan3 qian2	before one's eyes; now; at present	2
鸽子[鴿子]	ge1 zi5	pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae	1
非你莫属[非你莫屬]	fei1 ni3 mo4 shu3	it's yours exclusively (idiom); you are the one; only you deserve it; only you can do it	1
低级[低級]	di1 ji2	low level; rudimentary; vulgar; low; inferior	1
紧要关头[緊要關頭]	jin3 yao4 guan1 tou2	urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture	1
小弟[小弟]	xiao3 di4	little brother; I, your little brother (humble)	1
攥[攥]	zuan4	to hold; to grip; to grasp	1
只不过[只不過]	zhi3 bu5 guo4	only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...	2
临门一脚[臨門一腳]	lin2 men2 yi1 jiao3	to try to score (a goal); final push (at a critical juncture); the final leg of sth	1
指挥[指揮]	zhi3 hui1	to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
冲刷[沖刷]	chong1 shua1	to cleanse; to scrub; to scour; to wash down; to erode; to wash away	1
原先[原先]	yuan2 xian1	originally; original; former	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep20/75 words - 17 min
不良[不良]	bu4 liang2	bad; harmful; unhealthy	1
筷子[筷子]	kuai4 zi5	chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]	1
睡袋[睡袋]	shui4 dai4	sleeping bag	1
义工[義工]	yi4 gong1	volunteer worker; volunteer work	1
不当[不當]	bu4 dang4	unsuitable; improper; inappropriate	2
比喻[比喻]	bi3 yu4	to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively	1
洗发水[洗髮水]	xi3 fa4 shui3	shampoo (liquid)	1
周润发[周潤發]	Zhou1 Run4 fa1	Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star	1
代言[代言]	dai4 yan2	to be a spokesperson; to be an ambassador (for a brand); to endorse	1
屑[屑]	xie4	bits; fragments; crumbs; filings; trifling; trivial; to condescend to	1
肥皂[肥皂]	fei2 zao4	soap; CL:塊|块[kuai4],條|条[tiao2]	1
沐浴露[沐浴露]	mu4 yu4 lu4	shower gel	1
纯白[純白]	chun2 bai2	pure white	1
甩手掌柜[甩手掌櫃]	shuai3 shou3 zhang3 gui4	lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper; fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself	1
挽[輓]	wan3	variant of 挽[wan3]; to draw (a cart); to lament the dead	1
上山[上山]	shang4 shan1	to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away	1
滑[滑]	hua2	to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning	2
小孩儿[小孩兒]	xiao3 hai2 r5	erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]	1
心想事成[心想事成]	xin1 xiang3 shi4 cheng2	to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!	1
如意[如意]	ru2 yi4	as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune	1
看透[看透]	kan4 tou4	to understand thoroughly; to see beyond the facade; to see through (sb)	1
不灵[不靈]	bu4 ling2	not work; be ineffective	1
傻帽[傻帽]	sha3 mao4	fool; idiot; foolish; stupid	1
守护[守護]	shou3 hu4	to guard; to protect	1
住持[住持]	zhu4 chi2	to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep20/100 words - 21 min
和尚[和尚]	he2 shang5	Buddhist monk	2
一对儿[一對兒]	yi1 dui4 r5	a pair; a couple	1
有情人终成眷属[有情人終成眷屬]	you3 qing2 ren2 zhong1 cheng2 juan4 shu3	love will find a way (idiom)	1
回访[回訪]	hui2 fang3	(pay a) return visit	1
进价[進價]	jin4 jia4	opening price	1
开光[開光]	kai1 guang1	eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism); to consecrate; to bless; transparent; translucent; haircut; shaving the head or face (humorous); a method of decoration; first light (astronomy)	1
成心[成心]	cheng2 xin1	intentional; deliberate; on purpose	2
讲价[講價]	jiang3 jia4	to bargain (over price); to haggle	1
效果[效果]	xiao4 guo3	result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
打折扣[打折扣]	da3 zhe2 kou4	to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated	1
回首[回首]	hui2 shou3	to turn around; to look back; to recollect	1
且[且]	qie3	and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)	2
白头[白頭]	bai2 tou2	hoary head; old age	2
天长[天長]	Tian1 chang2	Tianchang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui	1
地久天长[地久天長]	di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2	enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal; for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc); also written 天長地久|天长地久	1
遛[遛]	liu4	to stroll; to walk (an animal)	1
权当[權當]	quan2 dang1	to act as if; to treat sth as if it were	1
布施[布施]	bu4 shi1	Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)	1
小玩意[小玩意]	xiao3 wan2 yi4	gadget; widget (small item of software)	1
神奇[神奇]	shen2 qi2	magical; mystical; miraculous	1
见证[見證]	jian4 zheng4	to be witness to; witness; evidence	1
打高尔夫球[打高爾夫球]	da3 gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2	to play golf	1
高尔夫球场[高爾夫球場]	gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2 chang3	golf course	1
伤风[傷風]	shang1 feng1	to catch cold	2
棺材[棺材]	guan1 cai5	coffin; CL:具[ju4],口[kou3]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep20/125 words - 25 min
蹦出来[蹦出來]	beng4 chu1 lai5	to crop up; to pop up; to emerge abruptly	1
千年[千年]	qian1 nian2	millennium	3
打高尔夫[打高爾夫]	da3 gao1 er3 fu1	to play golf	1
军人[軍人]	jun1 ren2	serviceman; soldier; military personnel	1
后代[後代]	hou4 dai4	descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations	1
艰苦朴素[艱苦樸素]	jian1 ku3 pu3 su4	leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)	1
靓丽[靚麗]	liang4 li4	beautiful; pretty; Taiwan pr. [jing4 li4]	2
强硬[強硬]	qiang2 ying4	tough; unyielding; hard-line	1
原则[原則]	yuan2 ze2	principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
覆辙[覆轍]	fu4 zhe2	disastrous policy	1
走光[走光]	zou3 guang1	to expose oneself; to be completely gone	1
落落大方[落落大方]	luo4 luo4 da4 fang1	(of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained	1
骨气[骨氣]	gu3 qi4	unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone	1
双脚[雙腳]	shuang1 jiao3	two legs; both feet	1
平行[平行]	ping2 xing2	parallel; of equal rank; simultaneous	1
设计师[設計師]	she4 ji4 shi1	designer; architect	3
最新[最新]	zui4 xin1	latest; newest	1
洛[洛]	Luo4	surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)	4
来自[來自]	lai2 zi4	to come from (a place); From: (in email header)	3
俄国[俄國]	E2 guo2	Russia	1
中国式[中國式]	Zhong1 guo2 shi4	Chinese style; à la chinoise	2
校服[校服]	xiao4 fu2	school uniform	1
袜子[襪子]	wa4 zi5	socks; stockings; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1]	1
版权[版權]	ban3 quan2	copyright	1
别[彆]	bie4	to make sb change their ways, opinions etc	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep20/150 words - 34 min
听不见[聽不見]	ting1 bu5 jian4	not be able to hear	1
封建[封建]	feng1 jian4	system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic	1
万里[萬里]	wan4 li3	far away; thousands of miles; 10000 li	1
独行[獨行]	du2 xing2	solitary	1
田[田]	tian2	field; farm; CL:片[pian4]	2
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]	2
灌输[灌輸]	guan4 shu1	to imbue with; to inculcate; to instill into; to teach; to impart; to channel water to another place	1
乱七八糟[亂七八糟]	luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1	everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens	2
瘾[癮]	yin3	addiction; craving	1
攻击[攻擊]	gong1 ji1	to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)	1
亲情[親情]	qin1 qing2	affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children	1
养成[養成]	yang3 cheng2	to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire	1
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	1
窟窿[窟窿]	ku1 long5	hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt	1
屈辱[屈辱]	qu1 ru3	to humiliate; humiliating	1
抢走[搶走]	qiang3 zou3	to snatch (esp related to a robbery)	1
太平洋[太平洋]	Tai4 ping2 Yang2	Pacific Ocean	1
墨镜[墨鏡]	mo4 jing4	sunglasses; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1],副[fu4]	1
时髦[時髦]	shi2 mao2	in vogue; fashionable	1
王菲[王菲]	Wang2 Fei1	Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress	1
晒伤[曬傷]	shai4 shang1	to get sunburnt; sunburn	3
开辟[開闢]	kai1 pi4	to open up; to set up; to establish	1
潮流[潮流]	chao2 liu2	tide; current; trend	1
毁容[毀容]	hui3 rong2	to disfigure; to spoil the beauty of	1
盖上[蓋上]	gai4 shang5	to cover	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep20/172 words - 42 min
证券[證券]	zheng4 quan4	negotiable security (financial); certificate; stocks and bonds	1
蛔虫[蛔蟲]	hui2 chong2	roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), a human parasite	1
万能[萬能]	wan4 neng2	omnipotent; all-purpose; universal	1
息怒[息怒]	xi1 nu4	to calm down; to quell one's anger	1
原汁原味[原汁原味]	yuan2 zhi1 yuan2 wei4	original; authentic	1
裙[裙]	qun2	skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
改过[改過]	gai3 guo4	to correct; to fix	1
日月[日月]	ri4 yue4	the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood	1
鉴[鑒]	jian4	variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]	1
同款[同款]	tong2 kuan3	similar (model); merchandise similar to that used by a celebrity etc	1
口红[口紅]	kou3 hong2	lipstick	1
僵尸[殭屍]	jiang1 shi1	gyonshi; jiang shi; Chinese vampire; zombie	1
娃娃[娃娃]	wa2 wa5	baby; small child; doll	1
电筒[電筒]	dian4 tong3	flashlight	1
讳疾忌医[諱疾忌醫]	hui4 ji2 ji4 yi1	hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism; to keep one's shortcomings secret; to refuse to listen to advice	1
御医[御醫]	yu4 yi1	imperial physician	1
皮肤科[皮膚科]	pi2 fu1 ke1	dermatology	1
廖[廖]	Liao4	surname Liao	1
描述[描述]	miao2 shu4	to describe; description	1
医德[醫德]	yi1 de2	medical ethics	1
随意[隨意]	sui2 yi4	as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious	1
周到[周到]	zhou1 dao4	thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep21/25 words - 9 min
俗[俗]	su2	custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular	1
功利[功利]	gong1 li4	utility	1
虚荣[虛榮]	xu1 rong2	vanity	2
乐趣[樂趣]	le4 qu4	delight; pleasure; joy	1
话说[話說]	hua4 shuo1	It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount	2
大忙人[大忙人]	da4 mang2 ren2	busy bee; very busy person	1
玫瑰[玫瑰]	mei2 gui1	rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1]	4
花卉[花卉]	hua1 hui4	flowers and plants	1
饼[餅]	bing3	round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1]	1
不比[不比]	bu4 bi3	unlike	1
两码事[兩碼事]	liang3 ma3 shi4	two quite different things; another kettle of fish	2
想来[想來]	xiang3 lai2	it may be assumed that	1
迟早[遲早]	chi2 zao3	sooner or later	1
阻碍[阻礙]	zu3 ai4	to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance	1
通往[通往]	tong1 wang3	to lead to	1
草坪[草坪]	cao3 ping2	lawn	1
虫子[蟲子]	chong2 zi5	insect; bug; worm; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]	1
杀虫剂[殺蟲劑]	sha1 chong2 ji4	insecticide; pesticide	1
字典[字典]	zi4 dian3	dictionary; character dictionary; CL:本[ben3]	1
带回[帶回]	dai4 hui2	to bring back	1
洗礼[洗禮]	xi3 li3	baptism (lit. or fig.)	1
回见[回見]	hui2 jian4	See you later!	1
红粉[紅粉]	hong2 fen3	rouge and powder; (fig.) the fair sex	1
橙汁[橙汁]	cheng2 zhi1	orange juice; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2]	1
付钱[付錢]	fu4 qian2	to pay money	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep21/50 words - 17 min
公安[公安]	gong1 an1	(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security	1
见不得[見不得]	jian4 bu5 de2	not fit to be seen by; should not be exposed to; can't bear to see	1
扰乱[擾亂]	rao3 luan4	to disturb; to perturb; to harass	1
治安[治安]	zhi4 an1	law and order; public security	1
脊柱[脊柱]	ji3 zhu4	spinal column; columna vertebralis	1
高位[高位]	gao1 wei4	high position; eminent status; top job; raised position; upper (limbs); a high (i.e. local maximum); high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc	1
截瘫[截癱]	jie2 tan1	paraplegia; paralysis	1
协商[協商]	xie2 shang1	to consult with; to talk things over; agreement	1
和解[和解]	he2 jie3	to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled	1
竟敢[竟敢]	jing4 gan3	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to	1
私[私]	si1	personal; private; selfish	1
公章[公章]	gong1 zhang1	official seal	2
挨揍[挨揍]	ai2 zou4	to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about	1
赔本[賠本]	pei2 ben3	loss; to sustain losses	2
骑[騎]	qi2	to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses	3
双人[雙人]	shuang1 ren2	two-person; double; pair; tandem	1
自行车[自行車]	zi4 xing2 che1	bicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4]	2
赌气[賭氣]	du3 qi4	to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved	1
光顾[光顧]	guang1 gu4	to visit (as a customer)	1
离不开[離不開]	li2 bu5 kai1	inseparable; inevitably linked to	1
求婚[求婚]	qiu2 hun1	to propose marriage	2
馅儿[餡兒]	xian4 r5	erhua variant of 餡|馅[xian4]	1
春节[春節]	Chun1 jie2	Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)	2
说不出[說不出]	shuo1 bu5 chu1	unable to say	1
喵[喵]	miao1	(onom.) meow; cat's mewing	10
//True Colours - S1/Ep21/75 words - 20 min
咪咪[咪咪]	mi1 mi1	oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc; (onom.) meow; kitty kitty!; Mimi (Western name); tits (i.e. slang for breasts)	10
世上[世上]	shi4 shang4	on earth	6
分离[分離]	fen1 li2	to separate	5
拷[拷]	kao3	to beat; to flog; to examine under torture	1
捧[捧]	peng3	to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter	1
动心[動心]	dong4 xin1	to be moved; to be tempted	1
团[團]	tuan2	round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)	2
大红[大紅]	da4 hong2	crimson	1
嘴唇[嘴唇]	zui3 chun2	lip; CL:片[pian4]	1
外国[外國]	wai4 guo2	foreign (country); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
友人[友人]	you3 ren2	friend	1
再不[再不]	zai4 bu4	if not, then; otherwise	1
志愿者[志願者]	zhi4 yuan4 zhe3	volunteer	2
酬宾[酬賓]	chou2 bin1	bargain sale; discount	3
果[果]	guo3	fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really	2
走过[走過]	zou3 guo4	to walk past; to pass by	2
路过[路過]	lu4 guo4	to pass by or through	3
会议[會議]	hui4 yi4	meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4]	2
全国[全國]	quan2 guo2	whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national	1
人民[人民]	ren2 min2	the people; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
通报[通報]	tong1 bao4	to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal	1
喜事[喜事]	xi3 shi4	happy occasion; wedding	1
过瘾[過癮]	guo4 yin3	to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling	1
过于[過於]	guo4 yu2	too much; excessively	1
质朴[質樸]	zhi4 pu3	simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep21/100 words - 24 min
精准[精準]	jing1 zhun3	accurate; exact; precise; precision	1
点播[點播]	dian3 bo1	webcast; to request item for broadcast on radio program; dibble seeding; spot seeding	1
名花有主[名花有主]	ming2 hua1 you3 zhu3	the girl is already taken (idiom)	1
远远[遠遠]	yuan3 yuan3	distant; by far	2
大费周章[大費周章]	da4 fei4 zhou1 zhang1	to take great pains; to go to a lot of trouble	1
防患于未然[防患於未然]	fang2 huan4 yu2 wei4 ran2	see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2]	1
专属[專屬]	zhuan1 shu3	to belong or be dedicated exclusively to; proprietary; private; personal	1
选出[選出]	xuan3 chu1	to pick out; to select; to elect	1
总结[總結]	zong3 jie2	to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
发言[發言]	fa1 yan2	to make a speech; statement; utterance; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
国内外[國內外]	guo2 nei4 wai4	domestic and international; at home and abroad	1
专家[專家]	zhuan1 jia1	expert; specialist; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
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	1
压力[壓力]	ya1 li4	pressure	3
谦虚[謙虛]	qian1 xu1	modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks	1
众望[眾望]	zhong4 wang4	people's expectations	1
出丑[出醜]	chu1 chou3	shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face	1
口语[口語]	kou3 yu3	colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip; CL:門|门[men2]	3
口才[口才]	kou3 cai2	eloquence	3
凑数[湊數]	cou4 shu4	to serve as a stopgap; to make up a shortfall in the number of people	1
股[股]	gu3	thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (stock) share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions	1
胡同[衚衕]	hu2 tong4	variant of 胡同[hu2 tong4]	1
授课[授課]	shou4 ke4	to teach; to give lessons	1
彼岸[彼岸]	bi3 an4	the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita	2
母亲[母親]	mu3 qin1	mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep21/125 words - 27 min
检阅[檢閱]	jian3 yue4	to inspect; to review (troops etc); military review	1
纯正[純正]	chun2 zheng4	pure; unadulterated; (of motives etc) honest	1
美式[美式]	Mei3 shi4	American style	1
发音[發音]	fa1 yin1	to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound	1
裘[裘]	qiu2	fur; fur coat	1
德[德]	de2	virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind	1
沮丧[沮喪]	ju3 sang4	dispirited; dejected; dismayed	1
悲伤[悲傷]	bei1 shang1	sad; sorrowful	1
平复[平復]	ping2 fu4	to pacify; to calm down; to be cured; to be healed	1
振作[振作]	zhen4 zuo4	to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate	1
豆[豆]	dou4	bean; pea; CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4]; sacrificial vessel	1
汁[汁]	zhi1	juice	1
羊头[羊頭]	yang2 tou2	sheep's head; fig. advertisement for good meat	1
关注[關注]	guan1 zhu4	to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention	2
内科[內科]	nei4 ke1	internal medicine; general medicine	3
消化系统[消化系統]	xiao1 hua4 xi4 tong3	digestive system; gastrointestinal tract	1
心血[心血]	xin1 xue4	heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care	1
心血管[心血管]	xin1 xue4 guan3	cardiovascular	8
真挚[真摯]	zhen1 zhi4	sincere; sincerity	1
急性[急性]	ji2 xing4	acute	4
心肌梗死[心肌梗死]	xin1 ji1 geng3 si3	myocardial infarction; heart attack	3
斜视[斜視]	xie2 shi4	a squint; sideways glance; to look askance	1
短暂[短暫]	duan3 zan4	of short duration; brief; momentary	1
永[永]	yong3	forever; always; perpetual	1
驻[駐]	zhu4	to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep21/150 words - 34 min
脚下[腳下]	jiao3 xia4	under the foot	1
平地[平地]	ping2 di4	to level the land; level ground; plain	1
右转[右轉]	you4 zhuan3	to turn right	1
睁眼[睜眼]	zheng1 yan3	to open one's eyes	1
情话[情話]	qing2 hua4	terms of endearment; words of love	2
才华[才華]	cai2 hua2	talent; CL:份[fen4]	1
沈从文[沈從文]	Shen3 Cong2 wen2	Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist	1
莎士比亚[莎士比亞]	Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4	Shakespeare (name); William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright	1
黯然失色[黯然失色]	an4 ran2 shi1 se4	to lose one's splendor; to lose luster; to be eclipsed; to be overshadowed	1
泰[泰]	tai4	safe; peaceful; most; grand	1
莱[萊]	lai2	name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album	1
夫人[夫人]	fu1 ren5	lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]	1
金庸[金庸]	Jin1 Yong1	Jin Yong, pen name of Louis Cha (1924-2018), wuxia 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2] novelist, author of the 1957-1961 Condor Trilogy	1
古龙[古龍]	Gu3 Long2	Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter	1
传记[傳記]	zhuan4 ji4	biography; CL:篇[pian1],部[bu4]	1
形[形]	xing2	to appear; to look; form; shape	2
怎[怎]	zen3	how	3
无奈[無奈]	wu2 nai4	helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]	3
不知进退[不知進退]	bu4 zhi1 jin4 tui4	not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety	2
跨越[跨越]	kua4 yue4	to step across; step over	3
肩[肩]	jian1	shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)	2
徘徊[徘徊]	pai2 huai2	to dither; to hesitate; to pace back and forth; by ext. to hover around; to linger	2
唠叨[嘮叨]	lao2 dao5	to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging	1
考研[考研]	kao3 yan2	to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program	1
初来乍到[初來乍到]	chu1 lai2 zha4 dao4	to be a newcomer; just off the boat	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep21/175 words - 38 min
挨[挨]	ai1	in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to	2
挨[挨]	ai2	to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle	2
难处[難處]	nan2 chu5	trouble; difficulty; problem	1
第一步[第一步]	di4 yi1 bu4	step one; first step	1
志愿[志願]	zhi4 yuan4	aspiration; ambition; to volunteer	8
夜班[夜班]	ye4 ban1	night shift	3
三头六臂[三頭六臂]	san1 tou2 liu4 bi4	lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom); fig. to possess remarkable abilities; a being of formidable powers	1
东方[東方]	dong1 fang1	east	1
上学[上學]	shang4 xue2	to go to school; to attend school	2
签到[簽到]	qian1 dao4	to register; to sign in	1
早退[早退]	zao3 tui4	to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time); to retire early (from one's job)	1
科室[科室]	ke1 shi4	department; administrative division; unit (e.g. intensive care unit)	4
人际[人際]	ren2 ji4	human relationships; interpersonal	1
运行[運行]	yun4 xing2	to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc); (fig.) to function; to be in operation; (of a train service etc) to operate; to run; (of a computer) to run	1
靠不住[靠不住]	kao4 bu5 zhu4	unreliable	1
固执[固執]	gu4 zhi2	obstinate; stubborn	1
三甲[三甲]	san1 jia3	3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination	2
同步[同步]	tong2 bu4	synchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with	4
罩[罩]	zhao4	cover; fish trap (basket); shade	2
有限[有限]	you3 xian4	limited; finite	2
姓名[姓名]	xing4 ming2	surname and given name; full name	2
皮层[皮層]	pi2 ceng2	cortex	1
瞬时[瞬時]	shun4 shi2	instantaneous	1
放电[放電]	fang4 dian4	electrical discharge; (coll.) to lure; to entice	1
错视[錯視]	cuo4 shi4	optical illusion; trick of the eye; parablepsia	1
分配[分配]	fen1 pei4	to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep21/182 words - 40 min
洁[潔]	jie2	clean	1
癖[癖]	pi3	habit; hobby	1
三胞胎[三胞胎]	san1 bao1 tai1	triplets	1
胞[胞]	bao1	placenta; womb; born of the same parents	1
胎[胎]	tai1	fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎	1
报应[報應]	bao4 ying4	retribution; judgment	1
防备[防備]	fang2 bei4	to guard against	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep22/25 words - 5 min
公私[公私]	gong1 si1	public and private (interests, initiative etc)	1
分明[分明]	fen1 ming2	clear; distinct; evidently; clearly	1
收益[收益]	shou1 yi4	earnings; profit	1
每月[每月]	mei3 yue4	each month	1
高看[高看]	gao1 kan4	to attach importance to sth; to value	1
包养[包養]	bao1 yang3	to provide for; to keep (a mistress)	1
诊[診]	zhen3	to examine or treat medically	4
扩[擴]	kuo4	to enlarge	4
阴[陰]	yin1	overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia	4
器[器]	qi4	device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2]	4
扩音器[擴音器]	kuo4 yin1 qi4	megaphone; loudspeaker; amplifier; microphone	2
晨[晨]	chen2	morning; dawn; daybreak	1
门诊[門診]	men2 zhen3	outpatient service	1
历[歷]	li4	to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history	1
乎[乎]	hu1	(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)	1
献[獻]	xian4	to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)	1
练字[練字]	lian4 zi4	to practice writing characters	1
缸[缸]	gang1	jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry; CL:口[kou3]	1
逞能[逞能]	cheng3 neng2	to show off one's ability; to boast one's merits	1
动粗[動粗]	dong4 cu1	to use violence (against sb); to strong-arm sb; to manhandle	2
公共[公共]	gong1 gong4	public; common; communal	2
干扰[干擾]	gan1 rao3	to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics)	1
分泌物[分泌物]	fen1 mi4 wu4	secretion	1
急诊[急診]	ji2 zhen3	emergency call; emergency (medical) treatment	3
中心[中心]	zhong1 xin1	center; heart; core; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
//True Colours - S1/Ep22/50 words - 10 min
住院[住院]	zhu4 yuan4	to be in hospital; to be hospitalized	6
火炉[火爐]	huo3 lu2	stove	2
变心[變心]	bian4 xin1	to cease to be faithful	1
暂停[暫停]	zan4 ting2	to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)	1
破坏[破壞]	po4 huai4	destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy	1
节奏[節奏]	jie2 zou4	rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat	1
查房[查房]	cha2 fang2	to inspect a room; to do the rounds (medical)	1
旅馆[旅館]	lu:3 guan3	hotel; CL:家[jia1]	1
妇科[婦科]	fu4 ke1	gynecology	3
上线[上線]	shang4 xian4	to go online; to put sth online	1
陪同[陪同]	pei2 tong2	to accompany	1
正比[正比]	zheng4 bi3	direct ratio; directly proportional	1
止[止]	zhi3	to stop; to prohibit; until; only	1
退学[退學]	tui4 xue2	to quit school	2
哆嗦[哆嗦]	duo1 suo5	to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body	2
宫[宮]	gong1	palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale	1
企划[企劃]	qi3 hua4	to plan; to lay out; to design	2
白班[白班]	bai2 ban1	day shift	1
固定[固定]	gu4 ding4	to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular	1
值班[值班]	zhi2 ban1	to work a shift; on duty	1
血肉模糊[血肉模糊]	xue4 rou4 mo2 hu5	to be badly mangled or mutilated (idiom)	1
程度[程度]	cheng2 du4	degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
站稳[站穩]	zhan4 wen3	to stand firm	2
手术台[手術檯]	shou3 shu4 tai2	operating table	3
退回[退回]	tui4 hui2	to return (an item); to send back; to go back	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep22/75 words - 19 min
钓鱼[釣魚]	diao4 yu2	to fish (with line and hook); to dupe	6
景色[景色]	jing3 se4	scenery; scene; landscape; view	1
优美[優美]	you1 mei3	graceful; fine; elegant	1
竿[竿]	gan1	pole	1
钓[釣]	diao4	to fish with a hook and bait	5
美的[美的]	Mei3 di2	Midea (brand)	1
鱼饵[魚餌]	yu2 er3	fish bait	1
工厂[工廠]	gong1 chang3	factory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]	1
事故[事故]	shi4 gu4	accident; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4]	1
赶赴[趕赴]	gan3 fu4	to hurry; to rush	1
抢救[搶救]	qiang3 jiu4	to rescue	1
辱[辱]	ru3	disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]	1
弘扬[弘揚]	hong2 yang2	to enhance; to promote; to enrich	1
睡过头[睡過頭]	shui4 guo4 tou2	to oversleep	1
闹铃[鬧鈴]	nao4 ling2	alarm (clock)	1
关头[關頭]	guan1 tou2	juncture; moment	1
近期[近期]	jin4 qi1	near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent	1
规划[規劃]	gui1 hua4	to plan (how to do sth); planning; plan; program	2
好几年[好幾年]	hao3 ji3 nian2	several years	2
收心[收心]	shou1 xin1	to concentrate on the task; to curb one's evil instincts	1
一年到头[一年到頭]	yi1 nian2 dao4 tou2	all year round	1
东奔西跑[東奔西跑]	dong1 ben1 xi1 pao3	to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about	1
应酬[應酬]	ying4 chou5	social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party	1
少年宫[少年宮]	Shao4 nian2 Gong1	Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities	1
围棋[圍棋]	wei2 qi2	the game of Go	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep22/100 words - 23 min
负担[負擔]	fu4 dan1	burden; to bear a burden	1
拨[撥]	bo1	to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch	1
翅膀[翅膀]	chi4 bang3	wing; CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]	2
顺风[順風]	shun4 feng1	lit. tail wind; Bon voyage!	1
顺水[順水]	shun4 shui3	with the current	1
百货公司[百貨公司]	bai3 huo4 gong1 si1	department store	1
资助[資助]	zi1 zhu4	to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy	1
担当[擔當]	dan1 dang1	to take upon oneself; to assume	2
护身符[護身符]	hu4 shen1 fu2	amulet; protective talisman; charm	1
过头[過頭]	guo4 tou2	to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead	2
病程[病程]	bing4 cheng2	course of disease	2
打杂[打雜]	da3 za2	to do odd jobs; to do unskilled work	1
药方[藥方]	yao4 fang1	prescription	1
风险[風險]	feng1 xian3	risk; hazard	4
闲职[閑職]	xian2 zhi2	sinecure; position with practically no obligations	1
闻见[聞見]	wen2 jian4	to smell; to hear; knowledge; information	1
味儿[味兒]	wei4 r5	taste	2
光头[光頭]	guang1 tou2	shaven head; bald head; to go bareheaded; hatless	1
洗头[洗頭]	xi3 tou2	to wash one's hair; to have a shampoo	1
作业[作業]	zuo4 ye4	school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate	2
各种[各種]	ge4 zhong3	every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds	2
出院[出院]	chu1 yuan4	to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital	3
瞎逛[瞎逛]	xia1 guang4	to wander aimlessly	1
重症[重症]	zhong4 zheng4	acute (of medical condition); grave	1
监护[監護]	jian1 hu4	to act as a guardian	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep22/125 words - 27 min
插[插]	cha1	to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	2
管子[管子]	guan3 zi5	tube; pipe; drinking straw; CL:根[gen1]	1
白血病[白血病]	bai2 xue4 bing4	leukemia	2
看待[看待]	kan4 dai4	to look upon; to regard	1
梳[梳]	shu1	a comb; to comb	1
脱离[脫離]	tuo1 li2	to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany)	1
掌控[掌控]	zhang3 kong4	to control; in control of	2
恢复[恢復]	hui1 fu4	to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate	3
心搏[心搏]	xin1 bo2	heartbeat; pulse	1
呼吸[呼吸]	hu1 xi1	to breathe	1
措施[措施]	cuo4 shi1	measure; step; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
气管[氣管]	qi4 guan3	windpipe; trachea; respiratory tract; air duct; gas pipe	1
颤[顫]	chan4	to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]	1
复[復]	fu4	to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out	1
律[律]	lu:4	law	1
静脉[靜脈]	jing4 mai4	vein	1
通路[通路]	tong1 lu4	thoroughfare; passage; pathway; channel	1
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)	2
针线[針線]	zhen1 xian4	needle and thread; needlework	1
情急之下[情急之下]	qing2 ji2 zhi1 xia4	in a moment of desperation	1
舔[舔]	tian3	to lick; to lap	2
出错[出錯]	chu1 cuo4	to make a mistake; error	1
抵赖[抵賴]	di3 lai4	to refuse to admit (what one has done); to disavow; to renege	1
视频[視頻]	shi4 pin2	video	3
剧烈[劇烈]	ju4 lie4	violent; acute; severe; fierce	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep22/150 words - 38 min
运动[運動]	yun4 dong4	to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3]	1
删[刪]	shan1	to delete	1
摄像机[攝像機]	she4 xiang4 ji1	video camera; CL:部[bu4]	1
灿[燦]	can4	glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent	1
触角[觸角]	chu4 jiao3	antenna; feeler	1
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)	1
实力[實力]	shi2 li4	strength	1
到家[到家]	dao4 jia1	perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree	2
导[導]	dao3	to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct	4
主角[主角]	zhu3 jue2	leading role; lead	1
灾难片[災難片]	zai1 nan4 pian4	disaster movie	1
灾难[災難]	zai1 nan4	disaster; catastrophe	2
利索[利索]	li4 suo5	nimble	1
艺术[藝術]	yi4 shu4	art	2
脸大[臉大]	lian3 da4	bold; unafraid	1
酒精中毒[酒精中毒]	jiu3 jing1 zhong4 du2	alcoholism; alcohol poisoning	1
撞见[撞見]	zhuang4 jian4	to meet by accident	1
就近[就近]	jiu4 jin4	nearby; in a close neighborhood	1
白开水[白開水]	bai2 kai1 shui3	plain boiled water	1
蜂蜜[蜂蜜]	feng1 mi4	honey	1
解酒[解酒]	jie3 jiu3	to dissipate the effects of alcohol	1
齁[齁]	hou1	to snore; thirsty from excessively salty or sweet food; (dialect) very; extremely	2
血液[血液]	xue4 ye4	blood	2
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	1
鼻[鼻]	bi2	nose	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep22/175 words - 41 min
喉[喉]	hou2	throat; larynx	1
咽喉[咽喉]	yan1 hou2	throat	1
炎[炎]	yan2	flame; inflammation; -itis	1
心病[心病]	xin1 bing4	anxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine)	1
慢性[慢性]	man4 xing4	slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)	1
胃炎[胃炎]	wei4 yan2	gastritis	1
乳腺[乳腺]	ru3 xian4	mammary gland	2
增生[增生]	zeng1 sheng1	growth (of organism); proliferation; supernumerary candidate (in imperial examation system)	2
快要[快要]	kuai4 yao4	almost; nearly; almost all	1
轮转[輪轉]	lun2 zhuan4	to rotate	1
泌尿[泌尿]	mi4 niao4	to urinate; urination	2
然[然]	ran2	correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly	1
加急[加急]	jia1 ji2	to become more urgent; more rapid; urgent; to handle a matter urgently	1
转科[轉科]	zhuan3 ke1	to change major (at college); to take up a new specialist subject; to transfer to a different medical department	1
左转[左轉]	zuo3 zhuan3	to turn left	1
恩爱[恩愛]	en1 ai4	loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love	1
上个月[上個月]	shang4 ge4 yue4	last month	1
跤[跤]	jiao1	a tumble; a fall	2
头晕[頭暈]	tou2 yun1	dizzy	3
记不住[記不住]	ji4 bu5 zhu4	can't remember	1
迟[遲]	chi2	late; delayed; slow	3
脑震荡[腦震盪]	nao3 zhen4 dang4	(med.) cerebral concussion	2
入院[入院]	ru4 yuan4	to enter hospital; to be hospitalized	1
震荡[震蕩]	zhen4 dang4	to vibrate; to shake; to shudder	1
脑出血[腦出血]	nao3 chu1 xue4	cerebral hemorrhage	2
//True Colours - S1/Ep22/178 words - 41 min
延误[延誤]	yan2 wu5	to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity); delay; holdup	1
摔伤[摔傷]	shuai1 shang1	to injure oneself in a fall	1
受损[受損]	shou4 sun3	to suffer damage	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep23/25 words - 9 min
头皮[頭皮]	tou2 pi2	scalp	1
肿块[腫塊]	zhong3 kuai4	swelling; growth; tumor; lump	2
脑神经[腦神經]	nao3 shen2 jing1	cranial nerves	4
损伤[損傷]	sun3 shang1	to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability	3
建议[建議]	jian4 yi4	to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]	1
耳鸣[耳鳴]	er3 ming2	tinnitus	1
昏厥[昏厥]	hun1 jue2	to faint	1
嘴甜[嘴甜]	zui3 tian2	sweet-talking; ingratiating	1
患者[患者]	huan4 zhe3	patient; sufferer	2
两把刷子[兩把刷子]	liang3 ba3 shua1 zi5	ability; skill	1
合格[合格]	he2 ge2	to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc)	1
毕[畢]	bi4	the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished	1
业[業]	ye4	line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already	1
明智[明智]	ming2 zhi4	sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious	1
下雪[下雪]	xia4 xue3	to snow	1
德州[德州]	De2 zhou1	Dezhou prefecture-level city in Shandong; abbr. for 德克薩斯州|德克萨斯州, Texas	3
德克萨斯[德克薩斯]	De2 ke4 sa4 si1	Texas	3
英文[英文]	Ying1 wen2	English (language)	1
犀[犀]	xi1	rhinoceros; sharp	1
血管[血管]	xue4 guan3	vein; artery; CL:根[gen1]	1
抄袭[抄襲]	chao1 xi2	to plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy	1
汇聚[匯聚]	hui4 ju4	convergence; to come together	1
圣地[聖地]	sheng4 di4	holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc); center of historic interest	1
朝拜[朝拜]	chao2 bai4	to worship; to make customary deferences to; a pilgrimage	1
蹿[躥]	cuan1	to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep23/50 words - 18 min
奥斯汀[奧斯汀]	Ao4 si1 ting1	Austin or Austen (name); Austin, Texas	1
分校[分校]	fen1 xiao4	branch of a school	1
查点[查點]	cha2 dian3	to check; to tally; to inventory	1
球馆[球館]	qiu2 guan3	(sports) arena	1
马刺[馬刺]	ma3 ci4	spur (on riding boots)	1
航线[航線]	hang2 xian4	air or shipping route	1
体育馆[體育館]	ti3 yu4 guan3	gym; gymnasium; stadium; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
脱离苦海[脫離苦海]	tuo1 li2 ku3 hai3	to escape from the abyss of suffering; to shed off a wretched plight	1
盼[盼]	pan4	to hope for; to long for; to expect	2
圣诞节[聖誕節]	Sheng4 dan4 jie2	Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas	1
中风[中風]	zhong4 feng1	to suffer a paralyzing stroke	1
半身不遂[半身不遂]	ban4 shen1 bu4 sui4	paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia	1
必然[必然]	bi4 ran2	inevitable; certain; necessity	1
拜托[拜託]	bai4 tuo1	to request sb to do sth; please!	1
打包[打包]	da3 bao1	to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; to package (computing)	1
转交[轉交]	zhuan3 jiao1	to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else	1
金山[金山]	Jin1 shan1	Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan	1
手续[手續]	shou3 xu4	procedure; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]; formalities	1
休斯顿[休斯頓]	Xiu1 si1 dun4	Houston	1
飞行[飛行]	fei1 xing2	(of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation	1
研考[研考]	yan2 kao3	to investigate; to inspect and study	1
异国[異國]	yi4 guo2	exotic; foreign	2
研究生[研究生]	yan2 jiu1 sheng1	graduate student; postgraduate student; research student	1
考上[考上]	kao3 shang4	to pass a university entrance exam	1
迁就[遷就]	qian1 jiu4	to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep23/75 words - 37 min
界限[界限]	jie4 xian4	boundary	1
货站[貨站]	huo4 zhan4	cargo terminal	1
蔬菜[蔬菜]	shu1 cai4	vegetables; CL:種|种[zhong3]	2
制定[制定]	zhi4 ding4	to draw up; to formulate	1
改善[改善]	gai3 shan4	to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
饿死[餓死]	e4 si3	to starve to death; to be very hungry	1
测试[測試]	ce4 shi4	to test (machinery etc); to test (students); test; quiz; exam; beta (software)	2
会员[會員]	hui4 yuan2	member	1
高手[高手]	gao1 shou3	expert; past master; dab hand	1
茄子[茄子]	qie2 zi5	eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese"	3
转让[轉讓]	zhuan3 rang4	to transfer (ownership, rights etc)	1
从未[從未]	cong2 wei4	never	1
忍不住[忍不住]	ren3 bu5 zhu4	cannot help; unable to bear	1
孤寂[孤寂]	gu1 ji4	lonesome; desolate	1
延缓[延緩]	yan2 huan3	to defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down	1
天明[天明]	tian1 ming2	dawn; daybreak	1
春[春]	chun1	spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life	1
港澳台[港澳臺]	Gang3 Ao4 Tai2	Hong Kong 香港, Macao 澳門|澳门 and Taiwan 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]	1
翻天覆地[翻天覆地]	fan1 tian1 fu4 di4	sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head	1
妹夫[妹夫]	mei4 fu5	younger sister's husband	1
幸会[幸會]	xing4 hui4	nice to meet you	3
人中[人中]	ren2 zhong1	philtrum; infranasal depression; the "human center" acupuncture point	1
龙凤[龍鳳]	long2 feng4	dragon and phoenix	1
婚礼[婚禮]	hun1 li3	wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3]	3
推迟[推遲]	tui1 chi2	to postpone; to put off; to defer	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep23/86 words - 43 min
挡箭牌[擋箭牌]	dang3 jian4 pai2	shield; (fig.) excuse	2
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]	1
副主任[副主任]	fu4 zhu3 ren4	deputy director; assistant head	1
贺礼[賀禮]	he4 li3	congratulatory gift	1
轮休[輪休]	lun2 xiu1	holiday roster	1
违[違]	wei2	to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against	1
搅和[攪和]	jiao3 huo5	to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; to run around with (sb); to get involved with; to mix (with other people)	1
誓[誓]	shi4	oath; vow; to swear; to pledge	1
罢休[罷休]	ba4 xiu1	to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop	1
闲事[閑事]	xian2 shi4	other people's business	2
摆平[擺平]	bai3 ping2	to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep24/25 words - 10 min
避嫌[避嫌]	bi4 xian2	to avoid arousing suspicion	1
诊室[診室]	zhen3 shi4	consulting room	2
就诊[就診]	jiu4 zhen3	to see a doctor; to seek medical advice	2
芳龄[芳齡]	fang1 ling2	age (of a young woman)	1
总和[總和]	zong3 he2	sum	1
坦诚相见[坦誠相見]	tan3 cheng2 xiang1 jian4	to trust one another fully; to treat sb with sincerity	1
从前[從前]	cong2 qian2	previously; formerly; once upon a time	1
挂号[掛號]	gua4 hao4	to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail	1
有机[有機]	you3 ji1	organic	1
软件[軟件]	ruan3 jian4	(computer) software	1
飞机票[飛機票]	fei1 ji1 piao4	air ticket; CL:張|张[zhang1]	1
动车[動車]	dong4 che1	power car; multiple-unit train (abbr. for 動車組|动车组)	1
时速[時速]	shi2 su4	speed per hour	1
侥幸[僥倖]	jiao3 xing4	luckily; by a fluke	1
拥抱[擁抱]	yong1 bao4	to embrace; to hug	1
死绝[死絕]	si3 jue2	to die out; to be exterminated; to become extinct	1
轴[軸]	zhou2	axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc	1
翅[翅]	chi4	wing	1
未必[未必]	wei4 bi4	not necessarily; maybe not	1
江山[江山]	jiang1 shan1	rivers and mountains; landscape; country	1
寻[尋]	xun2	to search; to look for; to seek	1
觅[覓]	mi4	to seek; to find	1
领证[領證]	ling3 zheng4	to obtain a certificate or license etc; (PRC) to obtain a marriage license; to marry	2
奔三[奔三]	ben1 san1	to be pushing 30	1
值钱[值錢]	zhi2 qian2	valuable; costly; expensive	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep24/50 words - 24 min
留校[留校]	liu2 xiao4	to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation; to remain at school during vacation	1
任教[任教]	ren4 jiao4	to hold a teaching position	1
单位[單位]	dan1 wei4	unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
心里有数[心裡有數]	xin1 li3 you3 shu4	to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation	2
应当[應當]	ying1 dang1	should; ought to	1
实际[實際]	shi2 ji4	reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual	2
心甘情愿[心甘情願]	xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4	delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do	1
套用[套用]	tao4 yong4	to copy a set pattern mechanically; to crib	2
锁上[鎖上]	suo3 shang4	to lock; to lock up	1
一厢情愿[一廂情願]	yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4	one's own wishful thinking	1
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	2
不下[不下]	bu4 xia4	to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)	1
缺憾[缺憾]	que1 han4	a regret; sth regrettable	1
题[題]	ti2	topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]	1
华罗庚[華羅庚]	Hua4 Luo2 geng1	Hua Luogeng (1910-1985), Chinese number theorist	1
陈景润[陳景潤]	Chen2 Jing3 run4	Chen Jingrun (1933-1996) Chinese number theorist	1
剥夺[剝奪]	bo1 duo2	to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)	1
不值得[不值得]	bu4 zhi2 de5	unworthy	1
雷锋[雷鋒]	Lei2 Feng1	Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards	1
重现[重現]	chong2 xian4	to reappear	1
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	1
婚前[婚前]	hun1 qian2	premarital; prenuptial	1
木鞋[木鞋]	mu4 xie2	clogs (footwear); sabot	1
当天[當天]	dang1 tian1	on that day	1
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	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep24/75 words - 39 min
合影[合影]	he2 ying3	to take a joint photo; group photo	1
聚拢[聚攏]	ju4 long3	to gather together	1
喜庆[喜慶]	xi3 qing4	jubilation; festive	1
料[料]	liao4	material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess	1
调料[調料]	tiao2 liao4	condiment; seasoning; flavoring	1
中餐馆[中餐館]	Zhong1 can1 guan3	Chinese restaurant	1
植物人[植物人]	zhi2 wu4 ren2	person in a vegetative state; human vegetable	1
治好[治好]	zhi4 hao3	to cure	1
一等[一等]	yi1 deng3	first class; grade A	1
折磨[折磨]	zhe2 mo2	to torment; to torture	1
丧失[喪失]	sang4 shi1	to lose; to forfeit	2
味觉[味覺]	wei4 jue2	sense of taste; gustation	3
引发[引發]	yin3 fa1	to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)	1
叠[疊]	die2	to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl; to layer; to pile up; to repeat; to duplicate	2
被子[被子]	bei4 zi5	quilt; CL:床[chuang2]	1
到头来[到頭來]	dao4 tou2 lai2	in the end; finally; as a result	1
心愿[心願]	xin1 yuan4	cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration	2
逻辑[邏輯]	luo2 ji5	logic (loanword)	1
占有[佔有]	zhan4 you3	to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc)	1
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)	1
同样[同樣]	tong2 yang4	same; equal; equivalent	1
温馨[溫馨]	wen1 xin1	comfort; soft and fragrant; warm	1
尔[爾]	er3	thus; so; like that; you; thou	1
兹[茲]	zi1	now; here; this; time; year	1
默[默]	mo4	silent; to write from memory	1
//True Colours - S1/Ep24/89 words - 41 min
花园[花園]	hua1 yuan2	garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]	1
各种各样[各種各樣]	ge4 zhong3 ge4 yang4	various kinds; all sorts	1
炒菜[炒菜]	chao3 cai4	to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish	1
池塘[池塘]	chi2 tang2	pool; pond	2
大片[大片]	da4 pian4	wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie	1
莲花[蓮花]	lian2 hua1	lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily	1
莲蓬[蓮蓬]	lian2 peng2	lotus seed head	1
烧烤[燒烤]	shao1 kao3	barbecue; to roast	1
挖[挖]	wa1	to dig; to excavate; to scoop out	1
莲藕[蓮藕]	lian2 ou3	lotus root	1
英俊[英俊]	ying1 jun4	handsome	1
白净[白淨]	bai2 jing4	(of skin) fair and clear	1
秦汉[秦漢]	Qin2 Han4	the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties	1
养育[養育]	yang3 yu4	to rear; to bring up; to nurture	1