//The Mirror - S1/Ep01/25 words - 0 min 海浪[海浪] hai3 lang4 sea wave 4 幽幽[幽幽] you1 you1 faint; indistinct 19 乐[樂] le4 happy; cheerful; to laugh 1358 乐[樂] yue4 music 1358 同学[同學] tong2 xue2 to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 66 红包[紅包] hong2 bao1 money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe 9 报纸[報紙] bao4 zhi3 newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1] 25 乱说[亂說] luan4 shuo1 to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks 2 雄[雄] xiong2 male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence 13 姑姑[姑姑] gu1 gu5 paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 烂[爛] lan4 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 8 新闻[新聞] xin1 wen2 news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] 592 记者[記者] ji4 zhe3 reporter; journalist; CL:個|个[ge4] 696 了不起[了不起] liao3 bu5 qi3 amazing; terrific; extraordinary 5 乱写[亂寫] luan4 xie3 to write without basis 21 凭什么[憑什麼] ping2 shen2 me5 (spoken) why?; for which reason? 2 爸[爸] ba4 father; dad; pa; papa 48 神经[神經] shen2 jing1 nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob 12 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 4 闭[閉] bi4 to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct 2 破坏[破壞] po4 huai4 destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy 7 干嘛[幹嘛] gan4 ma2 what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? 199 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 306 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 895 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] 891 持续[持續] chi2 xu4 to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation 858 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/50 words - 3 min 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 965 丽[麗] li4 beautiful 17 轻[輕] qing1 light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage 239 笑声[笑聲] xiao4 sheng1 laughter 305 喔[喔] wo5 (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder 1048 林[林] lin2 woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things) 42 台语[台語] Tai2 yu3 Taiwanese; Hokklo 624 社工[社工] she4 gong1 social work; social worker 3 国语[國語] Guo2 yu3 Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject; Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government; Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC 588 能量[能量] neng2 liang4 energy; capabilities 20 资料[資料] zi1 liao4 material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] 36 夸张[誇張] kua1 zhang1 to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous 8 耶[耶] ye5 final particle indicating enthusiasm etc 314 请客[請客] qing3 ke4 to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner 5 曲[曲] qu1 bent; crooked; wrong 61 曲[曲] qu3 tune; song; CL:支[zhi1] 61 响[響] xiang3 echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises 128 冲洗[沖洗] chong1 xi3 to rinse; to wash; to develop (photographic film) 1 财[財] cai2 money; wealth; riches; property; valuables 32 报到[報到] bao4 dao4 to report for duty; to check in; to register 8 清扫[清掃] qing1 sao3 to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime) 1 小弟[小弟] xiao3 di4 little brother; I, your little brother (humble) 7 呃[呃] e4 (exclamation); to hiccup 113 嗤[嗤] chi1 laugh at; jeer; scoff at; sneer at 22 做生意[做生意] zuo4 sheng1 yi4 to do business 17 意见[意見] yi4 jian4 idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 28 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/75 words - 5 min 退还[退還] tui4 huan2 to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate 1 幽[幽] you1 remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces 198 沉[沉] chen2 to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy 200 报社[報社] bao4 she4 newspaper (i.e. a company); CL:家[jia1] 81 检察官[檢察官] jian3 cha2 guan1 public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) 38 警察[警察] jing3 cha2 police; police officer; CL:個|个[ge4] 145 出人命[出人命] chu1 ren2 ming4 fatal; resulting in sb's death 4 爆料[爆料] bao4 liao4 to make explosive allegations 4 不安[不安] bu4 an1 unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried 72 高明[高明] gao1 ming2 brilliant; superior; tall and bright 552 黄[黃] huang2 yellow; pornographic; to fall through 116 经理[經理] jing1 li3 manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 28 名片[名片] ming2 pian4 (business) card 14 妳[妳] ni3 you (female); variant of 你[ni3] 2311 十亿[十億] shi2 yi4 one billion; giga- 11 证据[證據] zheng4 ju4 evidence; proof; testimony 35 盗[盜] dao4 to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber 6 领[領] ling3 neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc 17 潜逃[潛逃] qian2 tao2 to abscond; to slink off 1 出境[出境] chu1 jing4 to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism) 1 银行[銀行] yin2 hang2 bank; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 104 报警[報警] bao4 jing3 to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police 21 内部[內部] nei4 bu4 interior; inside (part, section); internal 8 高层[高層] gao1 ceng2 high level; high class 7 人员[人員] ren2 yuan2 staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4] 13 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/100 words - 6 min 共犯[共犯] gong4 fan4 accomplice 4 听不懂[聽不懂] ting1 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is hearing 8 咳[咳] ke2 cough 21 嗽[嗽] sou4 cough 11 杯子[杯子] bei1 zi5 cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 7 吸[吸] xi1 to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale 39 鼻子[鼻子] bi2 zi5 nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 36 五十[五十] wu3 shi2 fifty 3 美金[美金] Mei3 jin1 US dollar; USD 2 英[英] ying1 hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom 1 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 1 维[維] wei2 to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4]) 181 京[京] jing1 capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old) 1 群岛[群島] qun2 dao3 group of islands; archipelago 1 帐户[帳戶] zhang4 hu4 (bank, computer etc) account 2 国外[國外] guo2 wai4 abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign 3 澄清[澄清] cheng2 qing1 clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts) 12 回应[回應] hui2 ying4 to respond; response 36 否认[否認] fou3 ren4 to declare to be untrue; to deny 5 查证[查證] cha2 zheng4 investigate; check out (a story) 14 吐气[吐氣] tu3 qi4 to exhale; to blow off steam; (phonetics) aspirated 13 讬[託] tuo1 variant of 託|托[tuo1] 88 马[馬] ma3 horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess 30 国[國] guo2 country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4] 71 去年[去年] qu4 nian2 last year 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/125 words - 8 min 中风[中風] zhong4 feng1 to suffer a paralyzing stroke 3 家庭[家庭] jia1 ting2 family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4] 6 毁[毀] hui3 to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander 9 呼吸[呼吸] hu1 xi1 to breathe 44 把戏[把戲] ba3 xi4 acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick; game 1 再不[再不] zai4 bu4 if not, then; otherwise 2 放手[放手] fang4 shou3 to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand 3 稿[稿] gao3 manuscript; draft; stalk of grain 18 常常[常常] chang2 chang2 frequently; often 17 一半[一半] yi1 ban4 half 9 电脑[電腦] dian4 nao3 computer; CL:臺|台[tai2] 13 发稿[發稿] fa1 gao3 (of a publisher) to send a manuscript off to the printer; (of a journalist) to send a dispatch 8 烤鸡[烤雞] kao3 ji1 roast chicken 1 毁掉[毀掉] hui3 diao4 to destroy 10 低沉[低沉] di1 chen2 overcast; gloomy; downcast; deep and low (of sound); muffled 173 舀[舀] yao3 to ladle out; to scoop up 1 虾[蝦] xia1 shrimp; prawn 1 池[池] chi2 pond; reservoir; moat 1 拿走[拿走] na2 zou3 to take away 5 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] 18 喝掉[喝掉] he1 diao4 to drink up; to finish (a drink) 2 呕吐[嘔吐] ou3 tu4 to vomit 1 爽[爽] shuang3 bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate 10 到处[到處] dao4 chu4 everywhere 11 聊天[聊天] liao2 tian1 to chat; to gossip 14 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/150 words - 10 min 八卦[八卦] ba1 gua4 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy 12 局长[局長] ju2 zhang3 bureau chief; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 45 市长[市長] shi4 zhang3 mayor 357 电梯[電梯] dian4 ti1 elevator; escalator; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] 24 喝酒[喝酒] he1 jiu3 to drink (alcohol) 29 手套[手套] shou3 tao4 glove; mitten; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 2 门神[門神] men2 shen2 door god 2 插[插] cha1 to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose 8 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 30 好过[好過] hao3 guo4 to have an easy time; (feel) well 2 代价[代價] dai4 jia4 price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) 8 好处[好處] hao3 chu5 benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 良[良] liang2 good; very; very much 21 重生[重生] chong2 sheng1 rebirth 263 肇[肇] zhao4 at first; devise; originate 182 议长[議長] yi4 zhang3 chairman (of a legislative assembly); speaker 73 议员[議員] yi4 yuan2 member (of a legislative body); representative 132 北[北] bei3 north; to be defeated (classical) 65 湾[灣] wan1 bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat) 64 小动作[小動作] xiao3 dong4 zuo4 bad habit (e.g. nose-picking); petty maneuver; dirty trick; gamesmanship 2 施政[施政] shi1 zheng4 administration 9 成果[成果] cheng2 guo3 result; achievement; gain; profit; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 发表[發表] fa1 biao3 to issue; to publish 11 不得了[不得了] bu4 de2 liao3 desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly 3 飞天[飛天] fei1 tian1 flying Apsara (Buddhist art) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/175 words - 11 min 遁[遁] dun4 to evade; to flee; to escape 1 瘪三[癟三] bie1 san1 (Wu dialect) bum; wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing 4 今年[今年] jin1 nian2 this year 10 预算[預算] yu4 suan4 budget 14 试试看[試試看] shi4 shi4 kan4 to give it a try 10 人群[人群] ren2 qun2 crowd 3 嘈杂声[嘈雜聲] cao2 za2 sheng1 noise; din 13 照片[照片] zhao4 pian4 photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2] 83 镜子[鏡子] jing4 zi5 mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4] 10 左右[左右] zuo3 you4 left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence 2 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 3 政治[政治] zheng4 zhi4 politics; political 76 嗯[嗯] en5 interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement 562 剩[剩] sheng4 to remain; to be left; to have as remainder 7 火线[火線] huo3 xian4 firing line (battle); live electrical wire 185 报导[報導] bao4 dao3 to report (in the media); (news) report 170 轻柔[輕柔] qing1 rou2 soft; gentle; pliable 176 肠胃[腸胃] chang2 wei4 stomach and intestine; digestive system 1 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 隔夜[隔夜] ge2 ye4 overnight; of the previous day 1 剩菜[剩菜] sheng4 cai4 leftovers (food) 1 剩饭[剩飯] sheng4 fan4 leftover food 1 主持人[主持人] zhu3 chi2 ren2 TV or radio presenter; host; anchor 25 即将[即將] ji2 jiang1 on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of 3 分钟[分鐘] fen1 zhong1 minute 21 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/200 words - 12 min 耐心[耐心] nai4 xin1 to be patient; patience 3 等候[等候] deng3 hou4 to wait; to wait for 2 摄影[攝影] she4 ying3 to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie) 38 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 超音波[超音波] chao1 yin1 bo1 ultrasound; ultrasonic wave 2 X光[X光] X guang1 X-ray 1 廖[廖] Liao4 surname Liao 105 姐[姐] jie3 older sister 155 唉[唉] ai1 interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh 157 唷[唷] yo5 final particle expressing exhortation, admiration etc 65 排队[排隊] pai2 dui4 to line up 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 14 欸[欸] ai3 sigh; exclamation Eh! 582 急诊[急診] ji2 zhen3 emergency call; emergency (medical) treatment 7 公司[公司] gong1 si1 (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1] 36 同事[同事] tong2 shi4 colleague; co-worker; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 28 秋[秋] qiu1 autumn; fall; harvest time 42 清洁[清潔] qing1 jie2 clean; to clean 2 部门[部門] bu4 men2 department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 病床[病床] bing4 chuang2 hospital bed; sickbed 38 叹气[嘆氣] tan4 qi4 to sigh; to heave a sigh 74 急性[急性] ji2 xing4 acute 1 肝炎[肝炎] gan1 yan2 hepatitis 1 陈[陳] chen2 to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale 137 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] 33 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/225 words - 14 min 新闻记者[新聞記者] xin1 wen2 ji4 zhe3 journalist 10 好久不见[好久不見] hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4 long time no see 24 医疗[醫療] yi1 liao2 medical treatment 58 专题[專題] zhuan1 ti2 specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic 15 周年[週年] zhou1 nian2 anniversary; annual 4 记者会[記者會] ji4 zhe3 hui4 press conference 9 来宾[來賓] lai2 bin1 guest; visitor 1 迅速[迅速] xun4 su4 rapid; speedy; fast 1 志[志] zhi4 aspiration; ambition; the will 171 扬[揚] yang2 to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate 163 贴纸[貼紙] tie1 zhi3 sticker 1 工作人员[工作人員] gong1 zuo4 ren2 yuan2 staff member 3 位子[位子] wei4 zi5 place; seat 14 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) 2 市[市] shi4 market; city; CL:個|个[ge4] 59 府[府] fu3 seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) 58 蔡[蔡] Cai4 surname Cai 123 掌声[掌聲] zhang3 sheng1 applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 18 快门[快門] kuai4 men2 shutter 124 恭[恭] gong1 respectful 1 致词[致詞] zhi4 ci2 to make a speech; to make some remarks 4 优雅[優雅] you1 ya3 grace; graceful 2 哇[哇] wa5 replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao" 85 迫不及待[迫不及待] po4 bu4 ji2 dai4 impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it 1 问好[問好] wen4 hao3 to say hello to; to send one's regards to 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/250 words - 16 min 握手[握手] wo4 shou3 to shake hands 3 让开[讓開] rang4 kai1 to get out of the way; to step aside 5 热络[熱絡] re4 luo4 intimate; friendly; warm; active; lively (interaction, participation etc) 1 粉丝[粉絲] fen3 si1 bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; CL:把[ba3]; fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth 31 台下[台下] tai2 xia4 off the stage; in the audience 2 许多[許多] xu3 duo1 many; a lot of; much 7 超级[超級] chao1 ji2 super-; ultra-; hyper- 5 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 44 啾[啾] jiu1 (onom.) wailing of child; chirp; kiss (Tw) 1 咪[咪] mi1 sound for calling a cat 3 叹息[嘆息] tan4 xi1 to sigh; to gasp (in admiration) 59 警官[警官] jing3 guan1 constable; police officer 59 擦[擦] ca1 to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish 4 读[讀] du2 to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 6 贵宾[貴賓] gui4 bin1 honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP 2 媒体[媒體] mei2 ti3 media, esp. news media 102 市民[市民] shi4 min2 city resident 36 呵[呵] he1 expel breath; my goodness 23 抬高[抬高] tai2 gao1 to raise (price etc) 1 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 8 左边[左邊] zuo3 bian5 left; the left side; to the left of 1 右边[右邊] you4 bian5 right side; right, to the right 1 国际[國際] guo2 ji4 international 11 柬埔寨[柬埔寨] Jian3 pu3 zhai4 Cambodia 1 台湾[台灣] Tai2 wan1 variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1] 24 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/275 words - 17 min 贩毒[販毒] fan4 du2 to traffic narcotics; drugs trade; opium trade 5 公斤[公斤] gong1 jin1 kilogram (kg) 3 卡车[卡車] ka3 che1 truck; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 1 载[載] zai4 to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously 10 乱七八糟[亂七八糟] luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens 5 越战[越戰] Yue4 zhan4 Vietnam War (1955-1975) 2 越南战争[越南戰爭] Yue4 nan2 Zhan4 zheng1 Vietnam War (1955-1975) 1 美国[美國] Mei3 guo2 United States; USA; US 7 越南[越南] Yue4 nan2 Vietnam; Vietnamese 3 有毒[有毒] you3 du2 poisonous 1 化学[化學] hua4 xue2 chemistry; chemical 1 物质[物質] wu4 zhi4 matter; substance; material; materialistic; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 叫做[叫做] jiao4 zuo4 to be called; to be known as 7 橙剂[橙劑] cheng2 ji4 Agent Orange (herbicide) 1 节奏[節奏] jie2 zou4 rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat 6 感[感] gan3 to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ 7 拍手[拍手] pai1 shou3 to clap one's hands 4 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]) 258 编[編] bian1 to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate 9 牛肉[牛肉] niu2 rou4 beef 2 端[端] duan1 end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular 7 拍[拍] pai1 to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) 254 桌[桌] zhuo1 table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc 15 杵[杵] chu3 pestle; to poke 1 市政府[市政府] shi4 zheng4 fu3 city hall; city government 15 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/300 words - 19 min 中心[中心] zhong1 xin1 center; heart; core; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 组长[組長] zu3 zhang3 group leader 27 秀[秀] xiu4 handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears 39 走秀[走秀] zou3 xiu4 a fashion show; to walk the runway (in a fashion show) 1 资[資] zi1 resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense 3 室[室] shi4 room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 10 新人[新人] xin1 ren2 newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom 5 知会[知會] zhi1 hui4 to inform; to tell; to notify; notification 1 馀[餘] yu2 variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder 18 摄影记者[攝影記者] she4 ying3 ji4 zhe3 photojournalist 7 形[形] xing2 to appear; to look; form; shape 1 立[立] li4 to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately 7 牌[牌] pai2 mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 5 模特儿[模特兒] mo2 te4 r5 (fashion) model (loanword) 4 陆[陸] lu4 shore; land; continent 29 董事长[董事長] dong3 shi4 zhang3 chairman of the board; chairman 114 考试[考試] kao3 shi4 to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4] 7 考[考] kao3 to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father 13 社会[社會] she4 hui4 society; CL:個|个[ge4] 52 磨练[磨練] mo2 lian4 to temper oneself; to steel oneself; self-discipline; endurance 1 缺[缺] que1 deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of 9 人才[人才] ren2 cai2 talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks 8 交涉[交涉] jiao1 she4 to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with) 2 签名[簽名] qian1 ming2 to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature 8 上班时间[上班時間] shang4 ban1 shi2 jian1 time of going to work; the morning rush hour 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/325 words - 20 min 空位[空位] kong1 wei4 empty place; room (for sb) 1 影印机[影印機] ying3 yin4 ji1 photocopier (Tw) 3 运作[運作] yun4 zuo4 to operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization); thread (computing) 7 办公室[辦公室] ban4 gong1 shi4 office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1] 37 电话[電話] dian4 hua4 telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number 90 响声[響聲] xiang3 sheng1 noise 25 细碎[細碎] xi4 sui4 fragments; bits and pieces 49 蛋[蛋] dan4 egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing 1 打电话[打電話] da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call 27 开会[開會] kai1 hui4 to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting 13 亲自[親自] qin1 zi4 personally; in person; oneself 2 出马[出馬] chu1 ma3 to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring 2 微服[微服] wei1 fu2 (of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito 2 出巡[出巡] chu1 xun2 to go on an inspection tour 2 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] 4 顺[順] shun4 to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 189 皇帝[皇帝] huang2 di4 emperor; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 哼[哼] heng1 to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! 10 长官[長官] zhang3 guan1 senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; CL:位[wei4]; sir (term of address for senior officer) 10 健康[健康] jian4 kang1 health; healthy 5 犯法[犯法] fan4 fa3 to break the law 2 脾气[脾氣] pi2 qi5 character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 好意[好意] hao3 yi4 good intention; kindness 2 法规[法規] fa3 gui1 legislation; statute 2 复杂[複雜] fu4 za2 complicated; complex 15 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/350 words - 21 min 稍微[稍微] shao1 wei1 a little bit 8 菜市场[菜市場] cai4 shi4 chang3 food market 1 胡说[胡說] hu2 shuo1 to talk nonsense; drivel 3 布[布] bu4 cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known 5 生意[生意] sheng1 yi4 life force; vitality 14 正当[正當] zheng4 dang1 timely; just (when needed) 3 法律[法律] fa3 lu:4 law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4] 5 不爽[不爽] bu4 shuang3 not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate 5 慢走[慢走] man4 zou3 Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! 14 不送[不送] bu4 song4 don't bother to see me out 4 随意[隨意] sui2 yi4 as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious 3 不怎么[不怎麼] bu4 zen3 me5 not very; not particularly 1 受欢迎[受歡迎] shou4 huan1 ying2 popular; well-received 5 罚站[罰站] fa2 zhan4 to be made to stand still as a punishment 1 枪[槍] qiang1 gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots 29 告[告] gao4 to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue 7 实[實] shi2 real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely 3 胡乱[胡亂] hu2 luan4 careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how 1 吓唬[嚇唬] xia4 hu5 to scare; to frighten 1 流氓[流氓] liu2 mang2 rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior 45 嚣张[囂張] xiao1 zhang1 rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive 7 走着瞧[走著瞧] zou3 zhe5 qiao2 wait and see (who is right) 1 轻快[輕快] qing1 kuai4 light and quick; brisk; spry; lively; effortless; relaxed; agile; blithe 21 财经[財經] cai2 jing1 finance and economics 8 网友[網友] wang3 you3 online friend; Internet user 8 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/375 words - 22 min 学人[學人] xue2 ren2 scholar; learned person 1 偷偷摸摸[偷偷摸摸] tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1 surreptitious; sneaky 1 采访[採訪] cai3 fang3 to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover 91 大妈[大媽] da4 ma1 father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) 3 小鲜肉[小鮮肉] xiao3 xian1 rou4 (coll.) teen idol (male) 3 水电工[水電工] shui3 dian4 gong1 plumbing and electrical work; tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work 1 偷吃[偷吃] tou1 chi1 to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful 3 被控[被控] bei4 kong4 the accused (in a trial) 3 通奸[通姦] tong1 jian1 adultery; to commit adultery 1 中医[中醫] Zhong1 yi1 traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine 2 师[師] shi1 teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops 7 假借[假借] jia3 jie4 to make use of; to use sth as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan 1 推拿[推拿] tui1 na2 tui na (form of Chinese manual therapy) 1 搓[搓] cuo1 to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist 4 奶[奶] nai3 breast; milk; to breastfeed 2 病患[病患] bing4 huan4 illness; disease; patient; sufferer 12 判[判] pan4 to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different) 4 无罪[無罪] wu2 zui4 innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime) 1 鲜[鮮] xian1 fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods 2 肉[肉] rou4 meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 6 总编[總編] zong3 bian1 chief editor (of newspaper); abbr. for 總編輯|总编辑 76 就职[就職] jiu4 zhi2 to take office; to assume a post 1 交出[交出] jiao1 chu1 to hand over 3 成绩单[成績單] cheng2 ji4 dan1 school report or transcript 1 线上[線上] xian4 shang4 online 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/400 words - 24 min 民调[民調] min2 diao4 opinion poll 11 搜集[搜集] sou1 ji2 to gather; to collect 2 评论[評論] ping2 lun4 to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary; CL:篇[pian1] 2 政党[政黨] zheng4 dang3 political party; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 太后[太后] tai4 hou4 Empress Dowager 159 净[淨] jing4 clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role 1 老套[老套] lao3 tao4 hackneyed; well-worn (phrase etc); same old story; stereotypical fashion 2 搭配[搭配] da1 pei4 to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group 2 搞错[搞錯] gao3 cuo4 mistake; to make a mistake; to blunder; mistaken 2 纸张[紙張] zhi3 zhang1 paper 20 摩擦[摩擦] mo2 ca1 friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦 30 丑闻[醜聞] chou3 wen2 scandal 2 点阅率[點閱率] dian3 yue4 lu:4 click-through rate (for websites or online advertisements) 21 暂定[暫定] zan4 ding4 temporary arrangement; provisional; tentative 1 施政报告[施政報告] shi1 zheng4 bao4 gao4 administrative report 1 头版[頭版] tou2 ban3 (newspaper's) front page 21 焦点[焦點] jiao1 dian3 focus; focal point 8 题[題] ti2 topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] 6 散会[散會] san4 hui4 to disperse a meeting; to adjourn; finished 3 起身[起身] qi3 shen1 to get up; to leave; to set forth 1 席[席] xi2 woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc 2 争气[爭氣] zheng1 qi4 to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short 3 脚步[腳步] jiao3 bu4 footstep; step 61 主任[主任] zhu3 ren4 director; head; CL:個|个[ge4] 27 舒适[舒適] shu1 shi4 cozy; snug 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/425 words - 26 min 调查[調查] diao4 cha2 investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 188 礼拜[禮拜] li3 bai4 week; religious service; worship; CL:個|个[ge4] 27 有料[有料] you3 liao4 impressive 2 冬眠[冬眠] dong1 mian2 hibernation 1 网络[網絡] wang3 luo4 network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc) 17 世代[世代] shi4 dai4 for many generations; generation; era; age 3 确认[確認] que4 ren4 to confirm; to verify; confirmation 12 发霉[發霉] fa1 mei2 to become moldy 1 下雨[下雨] xia4 yu3 to rain 9 订婚[訂婚] ding4 hun1 to get engaged 5 戒指[戒指] jie4 zhi5 (finger) ring 6 手指头[手指頭] shou3 zhi3 tou5 fingertip; finger 1 一下子[一下子] yi1 xia4 zi5 in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden 1 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) 12 死死[死死] si3 si3 rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious 2 打雷[打雷] da3 lei2 to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder 3 救护车[救護車] jiu4 hu4 che1 ambulance; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 15 鸣笛[鳴笛] ming2 di2 to hoot; to whistle 8 沉重[沉重] chen2 zhong4 heavy; hard; serious; critical 55 喘气[喘氣] chuan3 qi4 to breathe deeply; to pant 29 硬币[硬幣] ying4 bi4 coin; CL:枚[mei2] 4 碰撞[碰撞] peng4 zhuang4 to collide; collision 40 手机[手機] shou3 ji1 cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1] 128 铃声[鈴聲] ling2 sheng1 ring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulation 76 伟[偉] wei3 big; large; great 101 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/450 words - 29 min 害死[害死] hai4 si3 to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death 15 根据[根據] gen1 ju4 according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 事实[事實] shi4 shi2 fact; CL:個|个[ge4] 18 懊恼[懊惱] ao4 nao3 annoyed; vexed; upset 13 抽气[抽氣] chou1 qi4 to draw air out 7 死路一条[死路一條] si3 lu4 yi1 tiao2 (idiom) dead end; road to ruin 1 威胁[威脅] wei1 xie2 to threaten; to menace 8 项[項] xiang4 back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc 3 重温[重溫] chong2 wen1 to learn sth over again; to review; to brush up; to revive (memories, friendship etc) 1 哽咽[哽咽] geng3 ye4 to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs 18 另[另] ling4 other; another; separate; separately 1 一边[一邊] yi1 bian1 one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while 3 印刷机[印刷機] yin4 shua1 ji1 printing press 3 操作[操作] cao1 zuo4 to work; to operate; to manipulate 17 引擎[引擎] yin3 qing2 engine (loanword); CL:臺|台[tai2] 17 发动[發動] fa1 dong4 to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse 17 领班[領班] ling3 ban1 supervisor; foreman; head waiter or waitress 3 呼叫[呼叫] hu1 jiao4 to shout; to yell; (telecommunications) to call 1 房[房] fang2 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines) 10 铁[鐵] tie3 iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) 6 有关[有關] you3 guan1 to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning 23 车子[車子] che1 zi5 car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) 23 熄火[熄火] xi1 huo3 (of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire); (fig.) to die down; (of a vehicle) to stall 3 惊叫[驚叫] jing1 jiao4 to cry out in fear 7 震动[震動] zhen4 dong4 to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration 26 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/475 words - 31 min 正经[正經] zheng4 jing1 decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards 3 皇家[皇家] huang2 jia1 royal; imperial household 3 汽车旅馆[汽車旅館] qi4 che1 lu:3 guan3 motel; motor hotel 7 命案[命案] ming4 an4 homicide case; murder case 21 嗜血[嗜血] shi4 xue4 bloodthirsty; bloodsucking; hemophile 2 法[法] fa3 law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 2 闷[悶] men4 bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed 6 哼声[哼聲] heng1 sheng1 hum 8 惊愕[驚愕] jing1 e4 to stun; to shock and amaze; stupefied; astonishment 1 打嗝[打嗝] da3 ge2 to hiccup; to belch; to burp 2 呕[嘔] ou3 vomit 3 尸体[屍體] shi1 ti3 dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4] 7 案子[案子] an4 zi5 long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case 49 疑点[疑點] yi2 dian3 a doubtful point 6 现场[現場] xian4 chang3 the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site 62 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 9 遗书[遺書] yi2 shu1 posthumous writing; testament; suicide note; ancient literature 6 了解[了解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 31 死者[死者] si3 zhe3 the dead; the deceased 10 扯[扯] che3 to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey 14 头条[頭條] tou2 tiao2 lead story (on the news) 7 联络[聯絡] lian2 luo4 to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection 36 亲友[親友] qin1 you3 friends and relatives 6 喜气[喜氣] xi3 qi4 hilarity; cheerful atmosphere 2 洋溢[洋溢] yang2 yi4 brimming with; steeped in 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/500 words - 32 min 媒婆[媒婆] mei2 po2 matchmaker 21 吉日[吉日] ji2 ri4 propitious day; lucky day 1 合婚[合婚] he2 hun1 casting a couple's fortune based on their bithdates (old) 1 天赐[天賜] tian1 ci4 bestowed by heaven 1 良缘[良緣] liang2 yuan2 good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner 1 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 1 乾坤[乾坤] qian2 kun1 yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe 1 互相[互相] hu4 xiang1 each other; mutually; mutual 8 体谅[體諒] ti3 liang4 to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate 4 感恩[感恩] gan3 en1 to be grateful 1 尊重[尊重] zun1 zhong4 to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper 15 长辈[長輩] zhang3 bei4 one's elders; older generation 2 荫[蔭] yin4 shade 2 子孙[子孫] zi3 sun1 offspring; posterity 1 新娘[新娘] xin1 niang2 bride 11 奉[奉] feng4 to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior) 2 改口[改口] gai3 kou3 to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark; to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5]) 5 当[噹] dang1 (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell) 2 进门[進門] jin4 men2 to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage 1 庇荫[庇蔭] bi4 yin4 to give shade (of a tree etc); to shield 1 夫婿[夫婿] fu1 xu4 (literary) husband 2 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 6 大厅[大廳] da4 ting1 hall; lounge 7 亲戚[親戚] qin1 qi5 a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 7 名声[名聲] ming2 sheng1 reputation 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/525 words - 34 min 喝茶[喝茶] he1 cha2 (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") 8 赚钱[賺錢] zhuan4 qian2 to earn money; moneymaking 8 美丽[美麗] mei3 li4 beautiful 5 阿伦[阿倫] A1 lun2 Aalen, town in Germany 1 丧事[喪事] sang1 shi4 funeral arrangements 1 重大[重大] zhong4 da4 great; important; major; significant 15 案件[案件] an4 jian4 case; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3] 7 高尚[高尚] gao1 shang4 noble; lofty; refined; exquisite 4 职务[職務] zhi2 wu4 post; position; job; duties 1 代理人[代理人] dai4 li3 ren2 agent 1 老公[老公] lao3 gong1 (coll.) husband 4 牵[牽] qian1 to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in 7 荣华富贵[榮華富貴] rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4 glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth 1 世人[世人] shi4 ren2 people (in general); people around the world; everyone 1 警[警] jing3 to alert; to warn; police 5 员[員] yuan2 person; employee; member 20 老婆[老婆] lao3 po2 (coll.) wife 7 好喝[好喝] hao3 he1 tasty (drinks) 5 甜[甜] tian2 sweet 8 赶紧[趕緊] gan3 jin3 hurriedly; without delay 3 胎生[胎生] tai1 sheng1 viviparity; zoogony 1 双胞胎[雙胞胎] shuang1 bao1 tai1 twin; CL:對|对[dui4] 1 威[威] wei1 power; might; prestige 162 晕[暈] yun1 confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out 1 晕[暈] yun4 dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun 1 新郎[新郎] xin1 lang2 bridegroom; groom 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/550 words - 36 min 相爱[相愛] xiang1 ai4 to love each other 2 欢喜[歡喜] huan1 xi3 happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of 1 坐落[坐落] zuo4 luo4 to be situated; to be located (of a building) 2 椅[椅] yi3 chair 2 咳嗽[咳嗽] ke2 sou5 to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 13 婚[婚] hun1 to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife 4 戒[戒] jie4 to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger) 3 坐好[坐好] zuo4 hao3 to sit properly; to sit up straight 11 母亲[母親] mu3 qin1 mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 双脚[雙腳] shuang1 jiao3 two legs; both feet 1 放低[放低] fang4 di1 to lower; to be humble 1 官[官] guan1 government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4] 12 双方[雙方] shuang1 fang1 bilateral; both sides; both parties involved 1 定[定] ding4 to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order 7 夫妻[夫妻] fu1 qi1 husband and wife; married couple 5 会同[會同] hui4 tong2 to handle sth jointly 1 若[若] ruo4 to seem; like; as; if 6 同心[同心] tong2 xin1 to be of one mind; united; concentric 1 土[土] tu3 earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 1 黄金[黃金] huang2 jin1 gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) 8 婆婆[婆婆] po2 po5 husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma 1 媳妇[媳婦] xi2 fu4 daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman 3 碰击[碰擊] peng4 ji1 to knock against; to knock together; to rattle 7 效[效] xiao4 effect; efficacy; to imitate 3 孝顺[孝順] xiao4 shun4 filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/575 words - 38 min 人缘[人緣] ren2 yuan2 relations with other people 2 娶[娶] qu3 to take a wife; to marry (a woman) 2 娇[嬌] jiao1 lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail 2 娘[娘] niang2 mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 3 缔结[締結] di4 jie2 to conclude (an agreement) 1 侣[侶] lu:3 companion 1 祝福[祝福] zhu4 fu2 blessings; to wish sb well 3 鼓掌[鼓掌] gu3 zhang3 to applaud; to clap 3 关机[關機] guan1 ji1 to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film 1 化妆室[化妝室] hua4 zhuang1 shi4 dressing room; powder room; (Tw) toilets 1 小朋友[小朋友] xiao3 peng2 you3 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 33 董[董] dong3 to supervise; to direct; director 53 多多[多多] duo1 duo1 many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more 17 关照[關照] guan1 zhao4 to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind 1 好意思[好意思] hao3 yi4 si5 to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) 2 哎呀[哎呀] ai1 ya1 interjection of wonder, shock or admiration 1 旅馆[旅館] lu:3 guan3 hotel; CL:家[jia1] 9 笔下[筆下] bi3 xia4 the wording and purport of what one writes 3 留情[留情] liu2 qing2 to relent (to spare sb's feelings); to show mercy or forgiveness; to forbear; lenient 3 促进[促進] cu4 jin4 to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost 2 经济[經濟] jing1 ji4 economy; economic 3 发展[發展] fa1 zhan3 development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand 13 同行[同行] tong2 hang2 person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry 3 即时[即時] ji2 shi2 immediate 21 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 150 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/600 words - 42 min 尴尬[尷尬] gan1 ga4 awkward; embarrassed 3 亲爱[親愛] qin1 ai4 dear; beloved; darling 6 太太[太太] tai4 tai5 married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 74 哭泣[哭泣] ku1 qi4 to weep 15 煞车[煞車] sha1 che1 to brake (when driving) 7 拉杆[拉杆] la1 gan1 tension bar 1 死亡[死亡] si3 wang2 to die; death 3 自杀[自殺] zi4 sha1 to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide 26 他杀[他殺] ta1 sha1 homicide (law) 9 警方[警方] jing3 fang1 police 50 判断[判斷] pan4 duan4 to judge; to determine; judgment 12 单纯[單純] dan1 chun2 simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely 11 深沉[深沉] shen1 chen2 deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched 18 上楼[上樓] shang4 lou2 to go upstairs 5 汽车[汽車] qi4 che1 car; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 8 废气[廢氣] fei4 qi4 exhaust gas; industrial waste gas; steam 2 中毒[中毒] zhong4 du2 to be poisoned; poisoning 5 看一看[看一看] kan4 yi1 kan4 to have a look 6 使[使] shi3 to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger 18 力[力] li4 power; force; strength; ability; strenuously 30 垃圾桶[垃圾桶] la1 ji1 tong3 rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3] 3 触[觸] chu4 to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions 2 踩[踩] cai3 to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote 4 油门[油門] you2 men2 accelerator (pedal); gas pedal; throttle 4 开车[開車] kai1 che1 to drive a car 24 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/625 words - 45 min 车门[車門] che1 men2 car door; door of bus, railway carriage etc 8 抽泣[抽泣] chou1 qi4 to sob spasmodically 26 喘息[喘息] chuan3 xi1 to gasp for breath; to take a breather 4 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) 35 死人[死人] si3 ren2 dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen 4 速度[速度] su4 du4 speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 越[越] yue4 to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 29 血腥[血腥] xue4 xing1 reeking of blood; bloody (events) 1 恐怖[恐怖] kong3 bu4 terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist 2 残忍[殘忍] can2 ren3 cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless 1 情绪[情緒] qing2 xu4 mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3] 9 全貌[全貌] quan2 mao4 complete picture; full view 2 苏珊[蘇珊] Su1 shan1 Susan (name) 1 桑[桑] sang1 mulberry tree 1 塔[塔] ta3 pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座[zuo4] 13 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 旁观[旁觀] pang2 guan1 spectator; non-participant 3 他人[他人] ta1 ren2 another; sb else; other people 3 极[極] ji2 extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top 3 机密[機密] ji1 mi4 secret; classified (information) 4 文件[文件] wen2 jian4 document; file; CL:份[fen4] 6 露出[露出] lu4 chu1 to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1] 6 小小[小小] xiao3 xiao3 very small; very few; very minor 13 清白[清白] qing1 bai2 pure; innocent 7 冲突[衝突] chong1 tu1 conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention 12 //The Mirror - S1/Ep01/642 words - 47 min 围捕[圍捕] wei2 bu3 to fish by casting a net; to capture; to surround and seize 2 哀号[哀號] ai1 hao2 to cry piteously; anguished wailing; same as 哀嚎 2 秒钟[秒鐘] miao3 zhong1 (time) second 3 看懂[看懂] kan4 dong3 to understand what one is reading or watching 2 宇[宇] yu3 room; universe 8 彤[彤] tong2 red 8 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 78 采证[採證] cai3 zheng4 to collect evidence 2 破案[破案] po4 an4 to solve a case; shabby old table 4 业绩[業績] ye4 ji4 achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results 8 办案[辦案] ban4 an4 to handle a case 20 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) 3 尾[尾] wei3 tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish 32 字幕[字幕] zi4 mu4 caption; subtitle 30 翻译[翻譯] fan1 yi4 to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 31 锦[錦] jin3 brocade; embroidered work; bright 10 倩[倩] qian4 pretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help; son-in-law (old) 10 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/25 words - 3 min 案[案] an4 (legal) case; incident; record; file; table 106 陈尸[陳屍] chen2 shi1 to lay out the corpse 1 研判[研判] yan2 pan4 to study and come to a conclusion; to judge; to determine 2 这时[這時] zhe4 shi2 at this time; at this moment 1 序[序] xu4 order; sequence; preface 1 独家[獨家] du2 jia1 exclusive 49 留意[留意] liu2 yi4 to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of 1 刘[劉] Liu2 surname Liu 16 光辉[光輝] guang1 hui1 radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent 43 守[守] shou3 to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining 7 金库[金庫] jin1 ku4 treasury 1 介入[介入] jie4 ru4 to intervene; to get involved 6 揭发[揭發] jie1 fa1 to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation 7 行动[行動] xing2 dong4 operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile 7 话说[話說] hua4 shuo1 It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount 5 内幕[內幕] nei4 mu4 inside story; non-public information; behind the scenes; internal 6 未婚夫[未婚夫] wei4 hun1 fu1 fiancé 3 提供[提供] ti2 gong1 to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish 10 努力[努力] nu3 li4 great effort; to strive; to try hard 36 档[檔] dang4 official records; grade (of goods); file; records; shelves; slot; gap; crosspiece; classifier for crosspieces; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dang3] 13 经营[經營] jing1 ying2 to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate 12 柔和[柔和] rou2 he2 gentle; soft 52 寺院[寺院] si4 yuan4 cloister; temple; monastery; CL:座[zuo4] 1 会馆[會館] hui4 guan3 provincial or county guild hall 1 部分[部分] bu4 fen5 part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4] 18 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/50 words - 4 min 先人[先人] xian1 ren2 ancestors; previous generations; my late father 2 餐[餐] can1 meal; to eat; classifier for meals 5 及[及] ji2 and; to reach; up to; in time for 1 脸盆[臉盆] lian3 pen2 washbowl; basin for washing hands and face; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 早晚[早晚] zao3 wan3 morning and evening; sooner or later 2 一套[一套] yi1 tao4 suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior 10 全新[全新] quan2 xin1 all new; completely new 2 盥洗[盥洗] guan4 xi3 to wash up; to freshen up 1 用具[用具] yong4 ju4 appliance; utensil; gear; equipment 1 一次性[一次性] yi1 ci4 xing4 one-off (offer); one-time; single-use; disposable (goods) 1 费用[費用] fei4 yong4 cost; expenditure; expense; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] 2 使用[使用] shi3 yong4 to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of 6 馆[館] guan3 building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1] 5 草率[草率] cao3 shuai4 careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious 4 法医[法醫] fa3 yi1 forensic investigator; forensic detective 1 勘验[勘驗] kan1 yan4 to investigate; examination 3 没错[沒錯] mei2 cuo4 that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong 18 识[識] shi2 to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4] 2 当场[當場] dang1 chang3 at the scene; on the spot 2 验[驗] yan4 to examine; to test; to check 5 指纹[指紋] zhi3 wen2 fingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers 5 事后[事後] shi4 hou4 after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect 1 事证[事證] shi4 zheng4 evidence 2 赵[趙] zhao4 to surpass (old) 2 严肃[嚴肅] yan2 su4 solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe 62 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/75 words - 6 min 大声[大聲] da4 sheng1 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 9 不对劲[不對勁] bu4 dui4 jin4 not in good condition; wrong; fishy 1 吞[吞] tun1 to swallow; to take 1 十几[十幾] shi2 ji3 more than ten; a dozen or more 7 亿[億] yi4 100 million 6 上班[上班] shang4 ban1 to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office 37 大小[大小] da4 xiao3 dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority 5 警察局[警察局] jing3 cha2 ju2 police station; police department; police headquarters 10 政[政] zheng4 political; politics; government 18 印[印] yin4 to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image 6 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 真相[真相] zhen1 xiang4 the truth about sth; the actual facts 62 上课[上課] shang4 ke4 to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class 5 低[低] di1 low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 14 泣[泣] qi4 to sob 3 学校[學校] xue2 xiao4 school; CL:所[suo3] 26 一堆[一堆] yi1 dui1 pile 9 陷害[陷害] xian4 hai4 to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against 2 冠[冠] guan1 hat; crown; crest; cap 10 国中[國中] guo2 zhong1 junior high school (Tw); abbr. for 國民中學|国民中学[guo2 min2 zhong1 xue2] 6 懂事[懂事] dong3 shi4 sensible; thoughtful; intelligent 4 念书[念書] nian4 shu1 to read; to study 3 呜咽[嗚咽] wu1 ye4 to sob; to whimper 3 鸟[鳥] niao3 bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam 19 叫声[叫聲] jiao4 sheng1 yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals) 14 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/100 words - 9 min 文明[文明] wen2 ming2 civilized; civilization; culture; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 人命[人命] ren2 ming4 human life; CL:條|条[tiao2] 10 小白[小白] xiao3 bai2 (slang) novice; greenhorn; fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy 2 球[球] qiu2 ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3] 61 不大[不大] bu4 da4 not very; not too; not often 8 恰当[恰當] qia4 dang4 appropriate; suitable 3 打球[打球] da3 qiu2 to play ball; to play with a ball 5 时机[時機] shi2 ji1 fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity 5 版面[版面] ban3 mian4 page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website); printing space (reserved for some content); page layout 8 形象[形象] xing2 xiang4 image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid 4 赔[賠] pei2 to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss 5 理解[理解] li3 jie3 to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding 8 想不到[想不到] xiang3 bu5 dao4 unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that 7 搞鬼[搞鬼] gao3 gui3 to make mischief; to play tricks 2 强调[強調] qiang2 diao4 to emphasize (a statement); to stress 5 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 您好[您好] nin2 hao3 hello (polite) 2 叶[葉] ye4 leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats 8 化验[化驗] hua4 yan4 chemical examination; to do a lab test 1 指教[指教] zhi3 jiao4 to give advice or comments 7 挂断[掛斷] gua4 duan4 to hang up (a phone) 4 嘟[嘟] du1 toot; honk; to pout 13 奔跑[奔跑] ben1 pao3 to run 1 持股[持股] chi2 gu3 to hold shares 1 巧合[巧合] qiao3 he2 coincidence; coincidental; to coincide 6 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/125 words - 11 min 线索[線索] xian4 suo3 trail; clues; thread (of a story) 15 大学生[大學生] da4 xue2 sheng1 university student; college student 8 受访者[受訪者] shou4 fang3 zhe3 participant in a survey; an interviewee; those questioned 17 篇[篇] pian1 sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article 36 罐头[罐頭] guan4 tou5 tin; can; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 印刷厂[印刷廠] yin4 shua1 chang3 printing house; print shop 1 负责人[負責人] fu4 ze2 ren2 person in charge 4 标题[標題] biao1 ti2 title; heading; headline; caption; subject 17 方向[方向] fang1 xiang4 direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 找出[找出] zhao3 chu1 to find; to search out 2 降[降] jiang4 to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend 1 降[降] xiang2 to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame 1 版[版] ban3 a register; block of printing; edition; version; page 1 之内[之內] zhi1 nei4 inside; within 12 敲[敲] qiao1 to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge 7 黑板[黑板] hei1 ban3 blackboard; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4] 2 工人[工人] gong1 ren2 worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2] 9 清晨[清晨] qing1 chen2 early morning 1 小巷[小巷] xiao3 xiang4 alley 1 路人[路人] lu4 ren2 passer-by; stranger 1 老人家[老人家] lao3 ren2 jia1 polite term for old woman or man 6 腿[腿] tui3 leg; CL:條|条[tiao2] 4 构图[構圖] gou4 tu2 (art) composition 1 呼应[呼應] hu1 ying4 to conform (with); to echo; to correlate well; (linguistics) agreement 2 有趣[有趣] you3 qu4 interesting; fascinating; amusing 3 街[街] jie1 street; CL:條|条[tiao2] 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/150 words - 13 min 友[友] you3 friend 1 蹲[蹲] dun1 to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) 2 路边[路邊] lu4 bian1 curb; roadside; wayside 2 台[臺] tai2 platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines 1 出租车[出租車] chu1 zu1 che1 taxi; (Tw) rental car 3 出路[出路] chu1 lu4 a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products) 1 反映[反映] fan3 ying4 to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render 4 现实[現實] xian4 shi2 reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested 4 状态[狀態] zhuang4 tai4 state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 之外[之外] zhi1 wai4 outside; excluding 5 细节[細節] xi4 jie2 details; particulars 15 中午[中午] zhong1 wu3 noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 工地[工地] gong1 di4 construction site 6 翘[翹] qiao2 outstanding; to raise 3 老人[老人] lao3 ren2 old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents 9 透过[透過] tou4 guo4 to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via 7 篱笆[籬笆] li2 ba5 fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings) 1 文青[文青] wen2 qing1 young person who adopts an artistic or intellectual style; abbr. for 文藝青年|文艺青年 5 风格[風格] feng1 ge2 style 5 卖点[賣點] mai4 dian3 selling point 1 读者[讀者] du2 zhe3 reader; CL:個|个[ge4] 26 主编[主編] zhu3 bian1 editor in chief 6 实际[實際] shi2 ji4 reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual 2 黑道[黑道] hei1 dao4 dark road; criminal ways; the underworld; see also 白道[bai2 dao4] 37 做买卖[做買賣] zuo4 mai3 mai4 to buy and sell; to do business; to trade; to deal 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/175 words - 14 min 违法[違法] wei2 fa3 illegal; to break the law 4 或是[或是] huo4 shi4 or; either one or the other 7 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 17 之类[之類] zhi1 lei4 and so on; and such 4 做事[做事] zuo4 shi4 to work; to handle matters; to have a job 12 边缘[邊緣] bian1 yuan2 edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline 3 场面[場面] chang3 mian4 scene; spectacle; occasion; situation 4 摄影师[攝影師] she4 ying3 shi1 photographer; cameraman 15 专[專] zhuan1 for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized 2 日本[日本] Ri4 ben3 Japan 7 山口[山口] shan1 kou3 mountain pass 1 胁迫[脅迫] xie2 po4 to coerce; to compel; to force 1 手段[手段] shou3 duan4 method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 市场[市場] shi4 chang3 marketplace; market (also in abstract) 20 贩卖[販賣] fan4 mai4 to sell; to peddle; to traffic 1 发挥[發揮] fa1 hui1 to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) 8 沟通[溝通] gou1 tong1 to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate 9 技巧[技巧] ji4 qiao3 skill; technique 2 罗[羅] luo2 gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift 41 毒品[毒品] du2 pin3 drugs; narcotics; poison 57 壳[殼] qiao4 shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ke2] 9 坏掉[壞掉] huai4 diao4 spoilt; ruined 3 文教[文教] wen2 jiao4 culture and education 1 体育[體育] ti3 yu4 sports; physical education 8 吃喝[吃喝] chi1 he1 to eat and drink; food and drink 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/200 words - 15 min 招待[招待] zhao1 dai4 to receive (guests); to entertain; reception 12 今日[今日] jin1 ri4 today 29 不肖[不肖] bu4 xiao4 (literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy 4 条件[條件] tiao2 jian4 condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 广告[廣告] guang3 gao4 to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; CL:項|项[xiang4] 45 收益[收益] shou1 yi4 earnings; profit 4 小报[小報] xiao3 bao4 tabloid newspaper 2 贱[賤] jian4 inexpensive; lowly 2 有钱[有錢] you3 qian2 well-off; wealthy 6 平常[平常] ping2 chang2 ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily 29 润笔[潤筆] run4 bi3 remuneration for literary or artistic work 1 走路[走路] zou3 lu4 to walk; to go on foot 2 工[工] gong1 work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor 7 原则[原則] yuan2 ze2 principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 缺钱[缺錢] que1 qian2 shortage of money 3 投资[投資] tou2 zi1 investment; to invest 24 酒吧[酒吧] jiu3 ba1 bar; pub; saloon; CL:家[jia1] 14 斜[斜] xie2 inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting 1 青年[青年] qing1 nian2 youth; youthful years; young person; the young 7 酒水[酒水] jiu3 shui3 beverage; a drink 1 赚[賺] zhuan4 to earn; to make a profit 27 酒店[酒店] jiu3 dian4 wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club 10 埋怨[埋怨] man2 yuan4 to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame 4 乱讲[亂講] luan4 jiang3 to talk nonsense; nonsense! 8 带坏[帶壞] dai4 huai4 to lead astray 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/225 words - 22 min 罐[罐] guan4 can; jar; pot 6 悬疑[懸疑] xuan2 yi2 suspense 72 订[訂] ding4 to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order 2 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 5 地带[地帶] di4 dai4 zone; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 结论[結論] jie2 lun4 conclusion; verdict; CL:個|个[ge4]; to conclude; to reach a verdict 4 废话[廢話] fei4 hua4 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) 7 抢走[搶走] qiang3 zou3 to snatch (esp related to a robbery) 2 记忆[記憶] ji4 yi4 to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 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 13 家属[家屬] jia1 shu3 family member; (family) dependent 38 申诉[申訴] shen1 su4 to file a complaint; to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc); complaint; appeal 2 忧伤[憂傷] you1 shang1 distressed; laden with grief 10 贷[貸] dai4 to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive 9 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 3 一家人[一家人] yi1 jia1 ren2 household; the whole family 3 沉静[沉靜] chen2 jing4 peaceful; quiet; calm; gentle 11 畏罪自杀[畏罪自殺] wei4 zui4 zi4 sha1 to commit suicide to escape punishment 4 罪名[罪名] zui4 ming2 criminal charge; accusation 2 看不起[看不起] kan4 bu5 qi3 to look down upon; to despise 3 抬[抬] tai2 to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry 1 起头[起頭] qi3 tou2 to start; at first; beginning 1 下笔[下筆] xia4 bi3 to put pen to paper 5 将心比心[將心比心] jiang1 xin1 bi3 xin1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom) 5 找上门[找上門] zhao3 shang4 men2 to come to sb's door; to call on sb 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/250 words - 24 min 压力[壓力] ya1 li4 pressure 19 了解[瞭解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 9 追求[追求] zhui1 qiu2 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo 14 多么[多麼] duo1 me5 how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent 4 拼[拼] pin1 to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell 9 付出[付出] fu4 chu1 to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) 4 看开[看開] kan4 kai1 to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up 1 抵达[抵達] di3 da2 to arrive; to reach (a destination) 6 提示[提示] ti2 shi4 to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest; suggestion; tip; reminder; notice 32 打屁[打屁] da3 pi4 to chat idly 3 公关[公關] gong1 guan1 public relations 22 屁[屁] pi4 fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 8 发呆[發呆] fa1 dai1 to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought 3 放空[放空] fang4 kong1 to relax completely; to empty one's mind; (finance) to sell short; (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers); to deadhead 1 撒娇[撒嬌] sa1 jiao1 to act like a spoiled child; to throw a tantrum; to act coquettishly 8 诙谐[詼諧] hui1 xie2 humorous; jocular; zany 4 生长[生長] sheng1 zhang3 to grow 1 系[系] xi4 system; department; faculty 17 课[課] ke4 subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination 6 是的[是的] shi4 de5 yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5] 6 酒测[酒測] jiu3 ce4 to take a breathalyzer test 20 拍照[拍照] pai1 zhao4 to take a picture 24 名人[名人] ming2 ren2 personage; celebrity 1 艺人[藝人] yi4 ren2 performing artist; actor 1 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 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/275 words - 25 min 捧场[捧場] peng3 chang3 to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter 2 友情[友情] you3 qing2 friendly feelings; friendship 1 业[業] ye4 line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already 17 实施[實施] shi2 shi1 to implement; to carry out 3 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 32 驾照[駕照] jia4 zhao4 driver's license 2 全身[全身] quan2 shen1 whole body; em (typography) 4 酒味[酒味] jiu3 wei4 smell of alcohol; flavoring of rum or other liquor in food; aroma or nose (of wine) 3 行为[行為] xing2 wei2 action; conduct; behavior; activity 6 说明[說明] shuo1 ming2 to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4] 28 做工[做工] zuo4 gong1 to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship 2 提神[提神] ti2 shen2 to freshen up; to be cautious or vigilant; to watch out; stimulant to enhance mental performance; stay-awake drug; agrypnotic 2 饮料[飲料] yin3 liao4 drink; beverage 11 转角[轉角] zhuan3 jiao3 bend in a street; corner; to turn a corner 1 下班[下班] xia4 ban1 to finish work; to get off work 10 骑车[騎車] qi2 che1 to cycle 6 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) 10 违反[違反] wei2 fan3 to violate (a law) 2 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 15 朝[朝] zhao1 morning 15 晖[暉] hui1 sunshine; to shine upon; variant of 輝|辉[hui1] 14 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 摆[擺] bai3 to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum 10 马路[馬路] ma3 lu4 street; road; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 奔驰[奔馳] ben1 chi2 to run quickly; to speed; to gallop 2 或[或] huo4 maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/300 words - 27 min 罚单[罰單] fa2 dan1 violation ticket; infringement notice 1 九[九] jiu3 nine; 9 4 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 7 妨碍[妨礙] fang2 ai4 to hinder; to obstruct 4 公务[公務] gong1 wu4 official business 7 押[押] ya1 to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign 2 证件[證件] zheng4 jian4 certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID 9 吸毒[吸毒] xi1 du2 to take drugs 15 现行犯[現行犯] xian4 xing2 fan4 criminal caught red-handed 1 带回[帶回] dai4 hui2 to bring back 2 局[局] ju2 office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc 17 总共[總共] zong3 gong4 altogether; in sum; in all; in total 3 文字[文字] wen2 zi4 character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 摄影机[攝影機] she4 ying3 ji1 camera; movie camera 2 作秀[作秀] zuo4 xiu4 to show off (loanword, from English "show"); to grandstand; to perform in a stage show 5 琪[琪] qi2 fine jade 49 笑容[笑容] xiao4 rong2 smile; smiling expression; CL:副[fu4] 1 伯[伯] bo2 father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] 9 推出[推出] tui1 chu1 to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend 3 挤[擠] ji3 to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) 1 往前[往前] wang3 qian2 to move forwards 7 倾[傾] qing1 to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out 1 角度[角度] jiao3 du4 angle; point of view 18 低胸[低胸] di1 xiong1 low-cut (dress); plunging (neckline) 2 尺寸[尺寸] chi3 cun5 size; dimension; measurement 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/325 words - 29 min 产品[產品] chan3 pin3 goods; merchandise; product; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 录影[錄影] lu4 ying3 to videotape; to videorecord 12 效果[效果] xiao4 guo3 result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 经常[經常] jing1 chang2 frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily 3 疲劳[疲勞] pi2 lao2 fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary 1 小声[小聲] xiao3 sheng1 in a low voice; (speak) in whispers 3 疲倦[疲倦] pi2 juan4 to tire; tired 1 昏昏沉沉[昏昏沉沉] hun1 hun1 chen2 chen2 dizzy 1 茶叶[茶葉] cha2 ye4 tea; tea leaves; CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4] 2 春[春] chun1 spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life 1 仔[仔] zi3 meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young 4 座[座] zuo4 seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects 24 学长[學長] xue2 zhang3 senior or older male schoolmate 19 遗物[遺物] yi2 wu4 remnant 3 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 6 清单[清單] qing1 dan1 list of items 4 承办[承辦] cheng2 ban4 to undertake; to accept a contract 2 员警[員警] yuan2 jing3 police officer; policeman 3 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 13 项目[項目] xiang4 mu4 item; project; (sports) event; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 核对[核對] he2 dui4 to check; to verify; to audit; to examine 2 提到[提到] ti2 dao4 to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to 10 联[聯] lian2 to ally; to unite; to join; (poetry) antithetical couplet 1 纪录[紀錄] ji4 lu4 variant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/350 words - 34 min 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 12 调[調] tiao2 to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite 12 法令[法令] fa3 ling4 decree; ordinance 1 阶层[階層] jie1 ceng2 hierarchy; stratum; social class 1 调阅[調閱] diao4 yue4 to access (a document); to consult 1 流程[流程] liu2 cheng2 course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing 2 向上[向上] xiang4 shang4 upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress 3 呈报[呈報] cheng2 bao4 to (submit a) report 2 公事包[公事包] gong1 shi4 bao1 (Tw) briefcase 1 吸气[吸氣] xi1 qi4 to inhale; to draw in breath 26 前一天[前一天] qian2 yi1 tian1 the day before (an event) 3 目前[目前] mu4 qian2 at the present time; currently 20 排除[排除] pai2 chu2 to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out 4 轻易[輕易] qing1 yi4 easily; lightly; rashly 7 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] 5 公共汽车[公共汽車] gong1 gong4 qi4 che1 bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4],班[ban1] 2 搭车[搭車] da1 che1 to ride (in a vehicle); to get a lift; to hitch-hike 2 过世[過世] guo4 shi4 to die; to pass away 6 轰轰[轟轟] hong1 hong1 booming; roaring 2 听起来[聽起來] ting1 qi5 lai5 to sound like 2 或许[或許] huo4 xu3 perhaps; maybe 5 视野[視野] shi4 ye3 field of view; horizon 1 没用[沒用] mei2 yong4 useless 5 非洲[非洲] Fei1 zhou1 Africa; abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1] 1 老师[老師] lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 53 长期[長期] chang2 qi1 long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) 6 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/375 words - 39 min 薪水[薪水] xin1 shui3 salary; wage 6 捐[捐] juan1 to contribute; to donate; contribution; tax; to abandon 6 全球[全球] quan2 qiu2 entire; total; global; the (whole) world; worldwide 3 教师[教師] jiao4 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 奖[獎] jiang3 prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 得奖[得獎] de2 jiang3 to win a prize 1 一句话[一句話] yi1 ju4 hua4 in a word; in short 8 台上[臺上] tai2 shang4 on stage 1 学生[學生] xue2 sheng5 student; schoolchild 54 成就[成就] cheng2 jiu4 accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about 2 感动[感動] gan3 dong4 to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving 3 卡片[卡片] ka3 pian4 card 2 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) 6 大力[大力] da4 li4 energetically; vigorously 3 小事[小事] xiao3 shi4 trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3] 3 真实[真實] zhen1 shi2 true; real 2 温暖[溫暖] wen1 nuan3 warm 2 外表[外表] wai4 biao3 external; outside; outward appearance 1 人情[人情] ren2 qing2 human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn 2 小孩子[小孩子] xiao3 hai2 zi5 child 9 绝[絕] jue2 to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means 4 虚言[虛言] xu1 yan2 empty words; false words 2 调整[調整] tiao2 zheng3 to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 键盘[鍵盤] jian4 pan2 keyboard 29 敲击[敲擊] qiao1 ji1 to pound; to rap 31 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/400 words - 41 min 对讲机[對講機] dui4 jiang3 ji1 intercom; walkie-talkie 8 哎唷[哎唷] ai1 yo1 interjection of pain or surprise; also written 哎喲|哎哟 4 民[民] min2 the people; nationality; citizen 2 服务[服務] fu2 wu4 to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 11 完蛋[完蛋] wan2 dan4 (coll.) to be done for 3 狗屎[狗屎] gou3 shi3 canine excrement; dog poo; bullshit 1 老子[老子] lao3 zi5 father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) 4 一早[一早] yi1 zao3 early in the morning; at dawn 3 接到[接到] jie1 dao4 to receive (letter etc) 6 打的[打的] da3 di1 (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi 2 劈[劈] pi1 to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike 1 忽[忽] hu1 to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly 3 半天[半天] ban4 tian1 half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 重重[重重] chong2 chong2 layer upon layer; one after another 3 总编辑[總編輯] zong3 bian1 ji2 chief editor (of newspaper) 14 放屁[放屁] fang4 pi4 to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish! 3 擅自[擅自] shan4 zi4 without permission 6 网站[網站] wang3 zhan4 website; network station; node 3 南部[南部] nan2 bu4 southern part 8 述[述] shu4 to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate 2 职[職] zhi2 office; duty 8 后[后] hou4 empress; queen 10 搁置[擱置] ge1 zhi4 to shelve; to set aside 6 理想[理想] li3 xiang3 an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect 5 道德[道德] dao4 de2 virtue; morality; ethics; CL:種|种[zhong3] 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/425 words - 44 min 唱高调[唱高調] chang4 gao1 diao4 to sing the high part; to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom) 1 拿出[拿出] na2 chu1 to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) 4 热情[熱情] re4 qing2 cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately 15 重物[重物] zhong4 wu4 heavy object 5 落地[落地] luo4 di4 to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land 10 乱搞[亂搞] luan4 gao3 to make a mess; to mess with; to be wild; to sleep around; to jump into bed 4 警局[警局] jing3 ju2 police department; police station; abbr. of 警察局 11 吃香[吃香] chi1 xiang1 popular; in demand; well regarded 1 辣[辣] la4 hot (spicy); pungent 1 证[證] zheng4 certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4] 2 收回[收回] shou1 hui2 to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke 1 代替[代替] dai4 ti4 to replace; to take the place of 4 南[南] nan2 south 29 霸[霸] ba4 hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp; (in modern advertising) master 3 响亮[響亮] xiang3 liang4 loud and clear; resounding 1 在乎[在乎] zai4 hu5 to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2] 7 负[負] fu4 to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) 7 听懂[聽懂] ting1 dong3 to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken) 1 天使[天使] tian1 shi3 angel 3 呼气[呼氣] hu1 qi4 to breathe out 48 放假[放假] fang4 jia4 to have a holiday or vacation 3 结案[結案] jie2 an4 to conclude a case; to wind up 3 莫名其妙[莫名其妙] mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4 (idiom) baffling; inexplicable 5 不力[不力] bu4 li4 not to do one's best; not to exert oneself 2 懒得[懶得] lan3 de2 not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to 7 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/450 words - 45 min 计较[計較] ji4 jiao4 to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem 2 搏[搏] bo2 to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat 3 上头[上頭] shang4 tou5 above; on top of; on the surface of 2 治安[治安] zhi4 an1 law and order; public security 4 刑案[刑案] xing2 an4 criminal case 3 笨蛋[笨蛋] ben4 dan4 fool; idiot 2 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 3 岛[島] dao3 island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] 1 权[權] quan2 authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary 16 势[勢] shi4 power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals 4 权势[權勢] quan2 shi4 power; influence 1 见不得人[見不得人] jian4 bu5 de2 ren2 shameful 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 2 唤醒[喚醒] huan4 xing3 to wake sb; to rouse 1 魂[魂] hun2 soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body 1 厌烦[厭煩] yan4 fan2 bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth 1 成立[成立] cheng2 li4 to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water 22 尤其[尤其] you2 qi2 especially; particularly 7 小人[小人] xiao3 ren2 person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character 4 巩固[鞏固] gong3 gu4 to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen 2 分子[分子] fen1 zi3 molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction 4 加入[加入] jia1 ru4 to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in 10 手法[手法] shou3 fa3 technique; trick; skill 4 粗糙[粗糙] cu1 cao1 crude; gruff; rough; coarse 3 呼[呼] hu1 to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale 7 //The Mirror - S1/Ep02/453 words - 46 min 玩火[玩火] wan2 huo3 to play with fire 2 分局[分局] fen1 ju2 sub-bureau 19 个案[個案] ge4 an4 a case; an individual case; case-by-case 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/25 words - 4 min 茹[茹] ru2 to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant) 17 买一送一[買一送一] mai3 yi1 song4 yi1 buy one, get one free; two for the price of one 1 玉[玉] yu4 jade 6 咧[咧] lie5 modal particle expressing exclamation 21 加班[加班] jia1 ban1 to work overtime 4 室友[室友] shi4 you3 roommate 3 掰掰[掰掰] bai1 bai1 bye-bye (loanword) (Tw) 67 女朋友[女朋友] nu:3 peng2 you5 girlfriend 21 架[架] jia4 to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc 2 回报[回報] hui2 bao4 (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate 10 社[社] she4 society; group; club; agency; (old) god of the land 83 剪头发[剪頭髮] jian3 tou2 fa5 (to get a) haircut 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) 16 比对[比對] bi3 dui4 comparison; to verify by comparing 2 大一[大一] da4 yi1 first-year university student 2 曾[曾] ceng2 once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) 4 演讲[演講] yan3 jiang3 lecture; to make a speech 2 那时候[那時候] na4 shi2 hou5 at that time 32 唐吉诃德[唐吉訶德] Tang2 ji2 he1 de2 Don Quixote; also written 堂吉訶德|堂吉诃德[Tang2 ji2 he1 de2] 3 价值[價值] jia4 zhi2 value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 17 迷乱[迷亂] mi2 luan4 confusion 3 时代[時代] shi2 dai4 age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4] 8 当成[當成] dang4 cheng2 to consider as; to take to be 9 笑话[笑話] xiao4 hua4 joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock 8 正义[正義] zheng4 yi4 justice; righteousness; just; righteous 34 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/50 words - 6 min 不顾一切[不顧一切] bu4 gu4 yi1 qie4 reckless; regardless of everything 2 基本[基本] ji1 ben3 basic; fundamental; main; elementary 4 写字[寫字] xie3 zi4 to write characters 4 辞[辭] ci2 to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2] 1 专心[專心] zhuan1 xin1 to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed 7 转行[轉行] zhuan3 hang2 to change profession 1 出版社[出版社] chu1 ban3 she4 publishing house 2 瓶[瓶] ping2 bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids 10 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] 49 市区[市區] shi4 qu1 urban district; downtown; city center 3 学区[學區] xue2 qu1 school district 2 调皮[調皮] tiao2 pi2 naughty; mischievous; unruly 11 小学[小學] xiao3 xue2 elementary school; primary school; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 文章[文章] wen2 zhang1 article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4] 2 总监[總監] zong3 jian1 head; director (of an organizational unit); (police) commissioner; inspector-general; rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration 8 报表[報表] bao4 biao3 forms for reporting statistics; report forms 4 显示[顯示] xian3 shi4 to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate 1 三十[三十] san1 shi2 thirty; 30 1 脸书[臉書] Lian3 shu1 Facebook 7 页[頁] ye4 page; leaf 5 人数[人數] ren2 shu4 number of people 9 暴[暴] bao4 sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure 1 百万[百萬] bai3 wan4 million; millions 14 赶上[趕上] gan3 shang4 to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for 1 对手[對手] dui4 shou3 opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/75 words - 8 min 网页[網頁] wang3 ye4 web page 1 会员[會員] hui4 yuan2 member 16 突破[突破] tu1 po4 to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount or break the back of (a task etc); (of ball sports) to break through a defense 4 行销[行銷] xing2 xiao1 to sell; marketing 6 大半[大半] da4 ban4 more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely 2 年前[年前] nian2 qian2 before the end of the year; before the new year 8 转型[轉型] zhuan3 xing2 transformation; to transform 6 困难[困難] kun4 nan5 difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation 7 流量[流量] liu2 liang4 flow rate; rate; throughput; site traffic (Internet) 2 编辑[編輯] bian1 ji2 to edit; to compile; editor; compiler 5 上下[上下] shang4 xia4 up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about 1 上网[上網] shang4 wang3 to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net 4 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 14 不在乎[不在乎] bu4 zai4 hu5 not to care 6 深度[深度] shen1 du4 depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development 16 可见[可見] ke3 jian4 it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible 1 渴望[渴望] ke3 wang4 to thirst for; to long for 1 全力[全力] quan2 li4 with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support) 18 看法[看法] kan4 fa3 way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4] 21 专案[專案] zhuan1 an4 project 11 尽量[盡量] jin4 liang4 as much as possible; to the greatest extent 11 协助[協助] xie2 zhu4 to provide assistance; to aid 4 喊声[喊聲] han3 sheng1 to yell; hubbub 1 惊吓[驚嚇] jing1 xia4 to frighten; to horrify; to terrify 1 果然[果然] guo3 ran2 really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed 5 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/100 words - 11 min 敬[敬] jing4 to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer 23 人事[人事] ren2 shi4 personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life 5 优秀[優秀] you1 xiu4 outstanding; excellent 7 人选[人選] ren2 xuan3 choice of person; candidate 1 下面[下面] xia4 mian4 below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5] 11 这不[這不] zhe4 bu5 (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 3 水准[水準] shui3 zhun3 level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying) 1 看重[看重] kan4 zhong4 to regard as important; to care about 1 交朋友[交朋友] jiao1 peng2 you5 to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb 6 废人[廢人] fei4 ren2 handicapped person; useless person 2 牺牲[犧牲] xi1 sheng1 to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice 26 得罪[得罪] de2 zui5 to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4] 7 广告商[廣告商] guang3 gao4 shang1 advertising company 1 慈善[慈善] ci2 shan4 benevolent; charitable 1 事业[事業] shi4 ye4 undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 踢[踢] ti1 to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) 3 椅子[椅子] yi3 zi5 chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4] 4 庆祝[慶祝] qing4 zhu4 to celebrate 10 嬉皮笑脸[嬉皮笑臉] xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3 all smiles; smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly 1 毕业[畢業] bi4 ye4 graduation; to graduate; to finish school 17 学姐[學姐] xue2 jie3 senior or older female schoolmate 6 钥匙[鑰匙] yao4 shi5 key; CL:把[ba3] 15 研究所[研究所] yan2 jiu1 suo3 research institute; graduate studies; graduate school; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 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 6 便利商店[便利商店] bian4 li4 shang1 dian4 convenience store (Tw) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/125 words - 13 min 外送[外送] wai4 song4 to send out; fast food delivered 1 人物[人物] ren2 wu4 person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4] 24 嘘[噓] xu1 to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush! 5 公[公] gong1 public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal) 7 权力[權力] quan2 li4 power; authority 18 武器[武器] wu3 qi4 weapon; arms; CL:種|种[zhong3] 2 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 16 畏[畏] wei4 to fear 2 鞭炮[鞭炮] bian1 pao4 firecrackers; string of small firecrackers; CL:枚[mei2] 2 掷[擲] zhi4 to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhi2] 1 筊[筊] jiao3 bamboo rope 1 主委[主委] zhu3 wei3 committee chairperson 4 掌握[掌握] zhang3 wo4 to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency 12 疏忽[疏忽] shu1 hu5 to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness 1 力量[力量] li4 liang5 power; force; strength 8 立委[立委] li4 wei3 abbr. for 立法委員會|立法委员会[li4 fa3 wei3 yuan2 hui4]; abbr. for 立法委員|立法委员[li4 fa3 wei3 yuan2] 3 灰头土脸[灰頭土臉] hui1 tou2 tu3 lian3 head and face filthy with grime (idiom); covered in dirt; dejected and depressed 3 变化[變化] bian4 hua4 change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 愿[願] yuan4 to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 2 尽力[盡力] jin4 li4 to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort 6 传来[傳來] chuan2 lai2 (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive 34 热闹[熱鬧] re4 nao5 bustling with noise and excitement; lively 5 乱跑[亂跑] luan4 pao3 to run around all over the place 6 队伍[隊伍] dui4 wu3 ranks; troops; queue; line; procession; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] 2 访[訪] fang3 to visit; to call on; to seek; to inquire; to investigate 11 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/150 words - 15 min 踏[踏] ta4 to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot 1 新闻界[新聞界] xin1 wen2 jie4 the press; the media 9 第二天[第二天] di4 er4 tian1 next day; the morrow 1 前科[前科] qian2 ke1 criminal record; previous convictions 2 累犯[累犯] lei3 fan4 to repeatedly commit an offense; repeat offender; habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism 1 白目[白目] bai2 mu4 (slang) stupid; moron 6 被捕[被捕] bei4 bu3 to be arrested; under arrest 2 酒驾[酒駕] jiu3 jia4 DWI; driving while intoxicated 17 罚[罰] fa2 to punish; to penalize 3 小路[小路] xiao3 lu4 minor road; lane; pathway; trail 1 专门[專門] zhuan1 men2 specialist; specialized; customized 3 收工[收工] shou1 gong1 to stop work for the day (generally of laborers); to knock off 1 绩效[績效] ji4 xiao4 performance; results; achievement 3 公平[公平] gong1 ping2 fair; impartial 4 心态[心態] xin1 tai4 attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality 2 行车[行車] xing2 che1 to drive a vehicle; movement of vehicles 3 牌子[牌子] pai2 zi5 sign; trademark; brand 2 通告[通告] tong1 gao4 to announce; to give notice 1 遇[遇] yu4 to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance 2 下回[下回] xia4 hui2 next chapter; next time 1 算帐[算帳] suan4 zhang4 to reckon (accounting); to balance an account; fig. to settle an account; to get one's revenge 2 几乎[幾乎] ji1 hu1 almost; nearly; practically 5 全员[全員] quan2 yuan2 complete personnel; fully manned 2 到齐[到齊] dao4 qi2 to be all present 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] 7 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/175 words - 18 min 开刀[開刀] kai1 dao1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack 16 鱼缸[魚缸] yu2 gang1 fish tank; fishbowl; aquarium 1 钓鱼[釣魚] diao4 yu2 to fish (with line and hook); to dupe 1 讲到[講到] jiang3 dao4 to talk about sth 6 委屈[委屈] wei3 qu5 to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance 1 硬要[硬要] ying4 yao4 firmly set on doing sth; to insist on doing; determined in one's course of action 3 放大[放大] fang4 da4 to enlarge; to magnify 7 英雄[英雄] ying1 xiong2 hero; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 删掉[刪掉] shan1 diao4 to delete 9 同一[同一] tong2 yi1 identical; the same 5 文化[文化] wen2 hua4 culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 13 区域性[區域性] qu1 yu4 xing4 regional 1 差异[差異] cha1 yi4 difference; discrepancy 1 哪像[哪像] na3 xiang4 unlike; in contrast to 1 驾临[駕臨] jia4 lin2 to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence 1 检[檢] jian3 to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint 71 车祸[車禍] che1 huo4 traffic accident; car crash; CL:場|场[chang2] 7 院[院] yuan4 courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 肺[肺] fei4 lung; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 功能[功能] gong1 neng2 function; capability 1 停止[停止] ting2 zhi3 to stop; to halt; to cease 6 西[西] xi1 west 5 圈[圈] quan1 circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 7 汪[汪] wang1 expanse of water; ooze; (onom.) bark; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle 2 秘书长[秘書長] mi4 shu1 zhang3 secretary-general 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/200 words - 20 min 财报[財報] cai2 bao4 financial report 3 珍贵[珍貴] zhen1 gui4 precious 1 柳[柳] liu3 willow 23 释[釋] shi4 to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism 22 关注[關注] guan1 zhu4 to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention 5 模糊[模糊] mo2 hu5 vague; indistinct; fuzzy 4 干扰[干擾] gan1 rao3 to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics) 2 存在[存在] cun2 zai4 to exist; to be; existence 5 额[額] e2 forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount 5 咂[咂] za1 to sip; to smack one's lips; to taste; to savor 29 一则[一則] yi1 ze2 on the one hand 23 影音[影音] ying3 yin1 recorded media (CD and DVD); sound and movies 14 呼吁[呼籲] hu1 yu4 to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal 2 注重[注重] zhu4 zhong4 to pay attention to; to emphasize 1 以免[以免] yi3 mian3 in order to avoid; so as not to 1 全体[全體] quan2 ti3 all; entire 5 财产[財產] cai2 chan3 property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 4 权益[權益] quan2 yi4 rights; interests; rights and benefits 4 反对[反對] fan3 dui4 to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition 20 分享[分享] fen1 xiang3 to share (let others have some of sth good) 4 两句[兩句] liang3 ju4 (say) a few words 2 打听[打聽] da3 ting5 to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around 4 讽刺[諷刺] feng3 ci4 to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm 1 名册[名冊] ming2 ce4 roll (of names); register; CL:本[ben3] 2 股份[股份] gu3 fen4 a share (in a company); stock 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/225 words - 23 min 不少[不少] bu4 shao3 many; a lot; not few 2 女友[女友] nu:3 you3 girlfriend 3 股东[股東] gu3 dong1 shareholder; stockholder 4 成全[成全] cheng2 quan2 to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off 1 同仁[同仁] tong2 ren2 variant of 同人[tong2 ren2] 4 这一阵子[這一陣子] zhe4 yi1 zhen4 zi5 recently; currently 1 奖励[獎勵] jiang3 li4 to reward; reward (as encouragement) 1 状况[狀況] zhuang4 kuang4 condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 31 交情[交情] jiao1 qing5 friendship; friendly relations 4 说不过去[說不過去] shuo1 bu5 guo4 qu4 cannot be justified; inexcusable 1 专程[專程] zhuan1 cheng2 specifically; specially (for that purpose) 4 严重性[嚴重性] yan2 zhong4 xing4 seriousness 1 斟酌[斟酌] zhen1 zhuo2 to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim 1 问候[問候] wen4 hou4 to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) 1 胜利[勝利] sheng4 li4 victory; CL:個|个[ge4] 123 兄[兄] xiong1 elder brother 4 助理[助理] zhu4 li3 assistant 37 服务生[服務生] fu2 wu4 sheng1 server (at a restaurant) 7 手下留情[手下留情] shou3 xia4 liu2 qing2 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts. 1 诚意[誠意] cheng2 yi4 sincerity; good faith 6 崇拜[崇拜] chong2 bai4 to worship; adoration 2 不择手段[不擇手段] bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4 by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously 1 风向[風向] feng1 xiang4 wind direction; the way the wind is blowing; fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones); how things are developing; course of events 6 丑化[醜化] chou3 hua4 to defame; to libel; to defile; to smear; to vilify 1 酬[酬] chou2 to entertain; to repay; to return; to reward; to compensate; to reply; to answer 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/250 words - 26 min 庸[庸] yong1 ordinary; to use 1 自己人[自己人] zi4 ji3 ren2 those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us 10 斗争[鬥爭] dou4 zheng1 a struggle; fight; battle 4 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 针对[針對] zhen1 dui4 to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to 11 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. 1 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 1 地下[地下] di4 xia4 underground; subterranean; covert 5 不敢当[不敢當] bu4 gan3 dang1 lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me 2 实力[實力] shi2 li4 strength 2 请教[請教] qing3 jiao4 to ask for guidance; to consult 13 公开[公開] gong1 kai1 public; to publish; to make public 14 繁忙[繁忙] fan2 mang2 busy; bustling 2 抽空[抽空] chou1 kong4 to find the time to do sth 1 亲民[親民] qin1 min2 in touch with the people; sensitive to people's needs 3 上都[上都] Shang4 du1 Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) 4 立场[立場] li4 chang3 position; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4] 21 议会[議會] yi4 hui4 parliament; legislative assembly 10 多数[多數] duo1 shu4 majority; most 3 翻脸[翻臉] fan1 lian3 to fall out with sb; to become hostile 1 整顿[整頓] zheng3 dun4 to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify 2 美人计[美人計] mei3 ren2 ji4 honey trap; sexual entrapment; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 壶[壺] hu2 pot; classifier for bottled liquid 2 包括[包括] bao1 kuo4 to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of 8 副理[副理] fu4 li3 deputy director; assistant manager 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/275 words - 28 min 襄理[襄理] xiang1 li3 assistant manager (in a large enterprise) (Tw); (literary) to assist 1 柜台[櫃檯] gui4 tai2 sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter) 4 少来[少來] shao3 lai2 refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it! 2 不合[不合] bu4 he2 to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out 1 全世界[全世界] quan2 shi4 jie4 worldwide; entire world 10 肮脏[骯髒] ang1 zang1 dirty; filthy 10 大条[大條] da4 tiao2 (used to modify 事情[shi4 qing5]) serious; grave 3 换成[換成] huan4 cheng2 to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into 1 人马[人馬] ren2 ma3 men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur 2 透明[透明] tou4 ming2 transparent; open (non-secretive) 4 政客[政客] zheng4 ke4 politician 6 测[測] ce4 to survey; to measure; to conjecture 5 宣传[宣傳] xuan1 chuan2 to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 造势[造勢] zao4 shi4 to boost support or interest; to campaign; to promote 2 狠[狠] hen3 ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3] 2 打击[打擊] da3 ji1 to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) 5 异己[異己] yi4 ji3 dissident; alien; outsider 1 眼前[眼前] yan3 qian2 before one's eyes; now; at present 6 权贵[權貴] quan2 gui4 influential officials; bigwigs 10 背后[背後] bei4 hou4 behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back 8 利益[利益] li4 yi4 benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4] 16 艺术家[藝術家] yi4 shu4 jia1 artist; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 3 脑袋[腦袋] nao3 dai4 head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 6 抗拒[抗拒] kang4 ju4 to resist; to defy; to oppose 2 诱惑[誘惑] you4 huo4 to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract 5 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/300 words - 31 min 可悲[可悲] ke3 bei1 lamentable 1 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 4 哼唱[哼唱] heng1 chang4 to hum; to croon 5 屁股[屁股] pi4 gu5 buttocks; bottom; butt; back part 3 欢快[歡快] huan1 kuai4 cheerful and lighthearted; lively 2 跩[跩] zhuai3 to waddle; to swagger; (coll.) strutting; self-satisfied 2 访问[訪問] fang3 wen4 to visit; to call on; to interview; CL:次[ci4] 22 犀利[犀利] xi1 li4 sharp; incisive; penetrating 4 漏掉[漏掉] lou4 diao4 to miss; to leave out; to omit; to be omitted; to be missing; to slip through; to leak out; to seep away 3 正餐[正餐] zheng4 can1 (regular) meal; full meal; main course 1 喧闹[喧鬧] xuan1 nao4 to make a noise; noisy 4 动感[動感] dong4 gan3 sense of movement (often in a static work of art); dynamic; vivid; lifelike 23 跳舞[跳舞] tiao4 wu3 to dance 8 兴奋[興奮] xing1 fen4 excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation 6 喊叫[喊叫] han3 jiao4 to cry out; to shout 7 尖叫[尖叫] jian1 jiao4 to screech; to shriek 15 胤[胤] yin4 descendant; heir; offspring; posterity; to inherit 1 全都[全都] quan2 dou1 all; without exception 5 洪[洪] hong2 flood; big; great 5 手下[手下] shou3 xia4 under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action 22 玻璃[玻璃] bo1 li5 glass; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]; (slang) male homosexual 5 破碎[破碎] po4 sui4 to smash to pieces; to shatter 1 挨揍[挨揍] ai2 zou4 to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about 1 呻吟[呻吟] shen1 yin2 to moan; to groan 29 哇靠[哇靠] wa1 kao4 (lit.) I cry!; Oh, bosh!; Shoot!; (Taiwanese 我哭, POJ pr. [goá khàu]) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/325 words - 35 min 桌面[桌面] zhuo1 mian4 desktop; tabletop 14 听话[聽話] ting1 hua4 to do what one is told; obedient 3 改组[改組] gai3 zu3 to reorganize; to reshuffle (posts etc) 1 看不过去[看不過去] kan4 bu5 guo4 qu5 cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer 1 机关枪[機關槍] ji1 guan1 qiang1 also written 機槍|机枪; machine gun 1 射[射] she4 to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) 3 刺[刺] ci4 thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder 3 呐喊[吶喊] na4 han3 shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout 34 通话[通話] tong1 hua4 to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call 3 例行[例行] li4 xing2 routine (task, procedure etc); as usual 1 欢笑[歡笑] huan1 xiao4 to laugh happily; a belly-laugh 6 刑警[刑警] xing2 jing3 abbr. for 刑事警察[xing2 shi4 jing3 cha2]; criminal police 61 音乐[音樂] yin1 yue4 music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4] 4 关掉[關掉] guan1 diao4 to switch off; to shut off 4 骤[驟] zhou4 sudden; unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [zou4] 3 灯[燈] deng1 lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3] 3 坐下[坐下] zuo4 xia5 to sit down 15 临[臨] lin2 to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before 3 程序[程序] cheng2 xu4 procedures; sequence; order; computer program 6 木村[木村] Mu4 cun1 Kimura (Japanese surname) 12 联合[聯合] lian2 he2 to combine; to join; unite; alliance 6 砂石[砂石] sha1 shi2 sandstone; sand and stone; aggregate 7 捶[捶] chui2 to beat with the fist; to hammer; to cudgel 2 枝[枝] zhi1 branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 5 妻子[妻子] qi1 zi5 wife; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/350 words - 41 min 主管[主管] zhu3 guan3 in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager 12 麻将[麻將] ma2 jiang4 mahjong; CL:副[fu4] 2 打牌[打牌] da3 pai2 to play mahjong or cards 3 开灯[開燈] kai1 deng1 to turn on the light 2 三天两头[三天兩頭] san1 tian1 liang3 tou2 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently 3 来临[來臨] lai2 lin2 to approach; to come closer 3 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) 20 地点[地點] di4 dian3 place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 传给[傳給] chuan2 gei3 to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; to pass to (in football etc) 9 万一[萬一] wan4 yi1 just in case; if by any chance; contingency 1 天后[天后] Tian1 hou4 Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) 1 顶多[頂多] ding3 duo1 at most; at best 3 打架[打架] da3 jia4 to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2] 1 有够[有夠] you3 gou4 very; extremely 7 苦工[苦工] ku3 gong1 hard labor (in penal code); coolie 2 活该[活該] huo2 gai1 (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should 1 屁事[屁事] pi4 shi4 (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business 4 破获[破獲] po4 huo4 to uncover (a criminal plot); to break open and capture 4 婚外情[婚外情] hun1 wai4 qing2 extramarital affair 1 压[壓] ya1 to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure 14 队长[隊長] dui4 zhang3 captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4] 12 善[善] shan4 good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect 1 直[直] zhi2 straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 9 来讲[來講] lai2 jiang3 as to; considering; for 7 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 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/375 words - 45 min 嘈杂[嘈雜] cao2 za2 noisy; clamorous 4 交通[交通] jiao1 tong1 to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison 6 不太好[不太好] bu4 tai4 hao3 not so good; not too well 6 没意思[沒意思] mei2 yi4 si5 boring; of no interest 1 亏[虧] kui1 deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... 8 脆弱[脆弱] cui4 ruo4 weak; frail 2 哀伤[哀傷] ai1 shang1 grief; distress; bereavement; grieved; heartbroken; dejected 10 良心[良心] liang2 xin1 conscience 3 被害人[被害人] bei4 hai4 ren2 victim 2 当作[當作] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as 6 唬[唬] hu3 a tiger's roar; to scare 2 一个样[一個樣] yi1 ge5 yang4 same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4]; the same 1 表面[表面] biao3 mian4 surface; face; outside; appearance 5 被害者[被害者] bei4 hai4 zhe3 victim (of a wounding or murder) 1 天天[天天] tian1 tian1 every day 1 抗议[抗議] kang4 yi4 to protest; protest 42 划过[劃過] hua2 guo4 (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky); (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky) 1 中部[中部] zhong1 bu4 middle part; central section 10 山区[山區] shan1 qu1 mountain area; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 部落[部落] bu4 luo4 tribe 15 软[軟] ruan3 soft; flexible 4 埋[埋] mai2 to bury 2 埋[埋] man2 to blame 2 瓦砾[瓦礫] wa3 li4 rubble; debris 2 灾民[災民] zai1 min2 victim (of a disaster) 30 伤者[傷者] shang1 zhe3 casualty; victim (of an accident); wounded person 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep03/385 words - 47 min 资源[資源] zi1 yuan2 natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism) 17 倒塌[倒塌] dao3 ta1 to collapse (of building); to topple over 14 大楼[大樓] da4 lou2 building (a relatively large, multi-storey one); CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] 50 钢筋[鋼筋] gang1 jin1 steel reinforcing bar 4 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 4 规定[規定] gui1 ding4 provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 揭露[揭露] jie1 lu4 to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure 6 枉死[枉死] wang3 si3 to die in tragic circumstances 2 秉[秉] bing3 to grasp; to hold; to maintain 10 璇[璇] xuan2 (jade) 10 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/25 words - 5 min 感同身受[感同身受] gan3 tong2 shen1 shou4 to feel as if it had happened to oneself; to sympathize; (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor 2 眼中[眼中] yan3 zhong1 in one's eyes 1 垃圾[垃圾] la1 ji1 trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] 5 难处[難處] nan2 chu5 trouble; difficulty; problem 2 不必[不必] bu4 bi4 need not; does not have to; not necessarily 1 楼下[樓下] lou2 xia4 downstairs 9 坐电梯[坐電梯] zuo4 dian4 ti1 to take an elevator 2 警报[警報] jing3 bao4 (fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning 17 惊慌[驚慌] jing1 huang1 to panic; to be alarmed 9 建筑[建築] jian4 zhu4 to construct; building; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 坍塌[坍塌] tan1 ta1 to collapse 1 坠[墜] zhui4 to fall; to drop; to weigh down 1 呼声[呼聲] hu1 sheng1 a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group 40 摇晃[搖晃] yao2 huang4 to rock; to shake; to sway 1 拍打[拍打] pai1 da5 to pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings) 9 救命[救命] jiu4 ming4 to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! 6 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 10 活着[活著] huo2 zhe5 alive 1 飞马[飛馬] fei1 ma3 at the gallop 2 朵[朵] duo3 flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc 1 桂花[桂花] gui4 hua1 osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans 3 云[雲] yun2 cloud; CL:朵[duo3] 3 姐姐[姐姐] jie3 jie5 older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 19 霹雳[霹靂] pi1 li4 clap of thunder; thunderbolt; (slang) awesome; shocking; terrifying 6 啪[啪] pa1 (onom.) bang; pop; pow 7 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/50 words - 9 min 歌声[歌聲] ge1 sheng1 singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet 39 吃力[吃力] chi1 li4 to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain 1 拉开[拉開] la1 kai1 to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase 3 停电[停電] ting2 dian4 to have a power failure; power cut 2 红茶[紅茶] hong2 cha2 black tea; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] 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) 2 地震[地震] di4 zhen4 earthquake 20 巡[巡] xun2 to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks 3 电[電] dian4 electric; electricity; electrical 6 这就[這就] zhe4 jiu4 immediately; at once 4 机车[機車] ji1 che1 locomotive; train engine car; scooter (Tw); (slang) (Tw) hard to get along with; a pain in the ass; damn!; crap! 20 消防车[消防車] xiao1 fang2 che1 fire engine; fire truck 7 火灾[火災] huo3 zai1 fire (that burns buildings etc) 6 上传[上傳] shang4 chuan2 to upload 4 慌[慌] huang1 to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly 1 台北[台北] Tai2 bei3 Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan 27 灾情[災情] zai1 qing2 disastrous situation; calamity 3 台中[台中] Tai2 zhong1 Taizhong or Taichung city and county in central Taiwan 5 栋[棟] dong4 classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) 16 接连[接連] jie1 lian2 on end; in a row; in succession 1 留言[留言] liu2 yan2 to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message 5 官方[官方] guan1 fang1 government; official (approved or issued by an authority) 1 失踪[失蹤] shi1 zong1 to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for 3 名单[名單] ming2 dan1 list of names 3 帐号[帳號] zhang4 hao4 account number 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/75 words - 14 min 小林[小林] Xiao3 lin2 Kobayashi (Japanese surname) 3 村[村] cun1 village 2 筒[筒] tong3 tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) 2 网[網] wang3 net; network 4 山岳[山嶽] shan1 yue4 mountain; hill; lofty mountain 12 集中[集中] ji2 zhong1 to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together 3 缓[緩] huan3 slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate 1 包包[包包] bao1 bao1 bag or purse etc; small bump or pimple; hillock 2 伤感[傷感] shang1 gan3 sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos 61 菜鸟[菜鳥] cai4 niao3 (coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie; beginner; newbie 7 学习[學習] xue2 xi2 to learn; to study 5 网咖[網咖] wang3 ka1 Internet café (Tw) 2 灾难[災難] zai1 nan4 disaster; catastrophe 2 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 9 郊游[郊遊] jiao1 you2 to go for an outing; to go on an excursion 2 列[列] lie4 to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row 6 山上[山上] Shan1 shang4 Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan 2 收讯[收訊] shou1 xun4 (wireless) reception 1 卫星[衛星] wei4 xing1 satellite; moon; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 1 用品[用品] yong4 pin3 articles for use; products; goods 2 穿上[穿上] chuan1 shang5 to put on (clothes etc) 2 淅沥[淅瀝] xi1 li4 (onom.) patter of rain 3 困[困] kun4 to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute 1 轮胎[輪胎] lun2 tai1 tire; pneumatic tire 1 打滑[打滑] da3 hua2 to skid; to slip; to slide 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/100 words - 18 min 惊[驚] jing1 to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm 16 水箱[水箱] shui3 xiang1 water tank; radiator (automobile); cistern; lavabo 1 外套[外套] wai4 tao4 coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4] 3 桥[橋] qiao2 bridge; CL:座[zuo4] 3 上车[上車] shang4 che1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 10 物资[物資] wu4 zi1 goods; supplies 3 台风[颱風] tai2 feng1 hurricane; typhoon 2 风灾[風災] feng1 zai1 damaging storm; destructive typhoon 1 土石流[土石流] tu3 shi2 liu2 (Tw) debris flow; mudslide 3 屋子[屋子] wu1 zi5 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 阿嬷[阿嬤] a1 ma1 grandma (Tw) 11 路程[路程] lu4 cheng2 route; path traveled; distance traveled; course (of development) 2 气喘吁吁[氣喘吁吁] qi4 chuan3 xu1 xu1 to pant; to gasp for breath 3 虫[蟲] chong2 lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; person with a particular undesirable characteristic 17 鸣[鳴] ming2 to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 14 共[共] gong4 common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party 17 体[體] ti3 body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics) 3 艰[艱] jian1 difficult; hard; hardship 1 溺[溺] ni4 to drown; to indulge; addicted to; to spoil (a child) 2 己[己] ji3 self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa 2 精神[精神] jing1 shen2 spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 救援[救援] jiu4 yuan2 to save; to support; to help; to assist 8 总统[總統] zong3 tong3 president (of a country); CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2],屆|届[jie4] 10 期待[期待] qi1 dai4 to look forward to; to await; expectation 8 各界[各界] ge4 jie4 all walks of life; all social circles 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/125 words - 26 min 祈福[祈福] qi2 fu2 to pray for blessings 3 伤痛[傷痛] shang1 tong4 pain (from wound); sorrow 1 后遗症[後遺症] hou4 yi2 zheng4 (medicine) sequelae; residual effects; (fig.) repercussions; aftermath 2 住院[住院] zhu4 yuan4 to be in hospital; to be hospitalized 19 打点滴[打點滴] da3 dian3 di1 to put sb on an intravenous drip 1 负荷[負荷] fu4 he4 load; burden; charge 1 难得[難得] nan2 de2 seldom; rare; hard to come by 15 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 24 洗脸[洗臉] xi3 lian3 to wash your face 1 缘分[緣分] yuan2 fen4 fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny 4 厕所[廁所] ce4 suo3 toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 14 粪[糞] fen4 manure; dung 2 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] 5 哭声[哭聲] ku1 sheng1 sound of weeping 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 4 疯子[瘋子] feng1 zi5 madman; lunatic 2 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 过人[過人] guo4 ren2 to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent 1 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 15 村子[村子] cun1 zi5 village 3 悲伤[悲傷] bei1 shang1 sad; sorrowful 4 救灾[救災] jiu4 zai1 to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims 2 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 发臭[發臭] fa1 chou4 smelly; to smell bad 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 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/150 words - 28 min 联系[聯繫] lian2 xi4 connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch 1 支援[支援] zhi1 yuan2 to provide assistance; to support; to back 9 产业[產業] chan3 ye4 industry; estate; property; industrial 4 损失[損失] sun3 shi1 loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage 3 确切[確切] que4 qie4 definite; exact; precise 3 数字[數字] shu4 zi4 numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 6 对外[對外] dui4 wai4 external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs) 4 失联[失聯] shi1 lian2 to lose contact; to be lost 4 已知[已知] yi3 zhi1 known (to science) 2 政府[政府] zheng4 fu3 government; CL:個|个[ge4] 23 弹[彈] dan4 crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball 6 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) 6 舌[舌] she2 tongue 3 陆续[陸續] lu4 xu4 in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit 2 补[補] bu3 to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement 8 讯号[訊號] xun4 hao4 signal 1 不良[不良] bu4 liang2 bad; harmful; unhealthy 1 把握[把握] ba3 wo4 to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) 4 上线[上線] shang4 xian4 to go online; to put sth online 4 主播[主播] zhu3 bo1 anchor (TV) 15 插播[插播] cha1 bo1 to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc; to put a call on hold 2 令人[令人] ling4 ren2 to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc) 2 鼻酸[鼻酸] bi2 suan1 to have a tingling sensation in one's nose (due to grief, pungent odor or taste); to be choked up 1 最新[最新] zui4 xin1 latest; newest 10 无人问津[無人問津] wu2 ren2 wen4 jin1 to be of no interest to anyone (idiom) 1 灾区[災區] zai1 qu1 disaster area; stricken region 8 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/175 words - 30 min 位于[位於] wei4 yu2 to be located at; to be situated at; to lie 3 乡[鄉] xiang1 country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) 27 村落[村落] cun1 luo4 village 1 一家[一家] yi1 jia1 the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group 12 画面[畫面] hua4 mian4 scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view 13 淹没[淹沒] yan1 mo4 to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.) 1 由于[由於] you2 yu2 due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because 2 机[機] ji1 machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2] 2 存[存] cun2 to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive 2 人民[人民] ren2 min2 the people; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 徒手[徒手] tu2 shou3 with bare hands; unarmed; fighting hand-to-hand; freehand (drawing) 1 挖掘[挖掘] wa1 jue2 to excavate; to dig; to unearth 2 罹难[罹難] li2 nan4 to die in an accident or disaster; to be killed 1 遗体[遺體] yi2 ti3 remains (of a dead person) 1 操场[操場] cao1 chang3 playground; sports field; drill ground; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 任[任] ren4 to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) 6 阳光[陽光] yang2 guang1 sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny) 3 曝晒[曝曬] pu4 shai4 to expose to strong sunlight 1 相较[相較] xiang1 jiao4 to compare 1 全国[全國] quan2 guo2 whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national 3 瞩目[矚目] zhu3 mu4 to focus attention upon 1 行使[行使] xing2 shi3 to exercise (a right etc) 1 推土机[推土機] tui1 tu3 ji1 bulldozer 2 挖土机[挖土機] wa1 tu3 ji1 excavator; backhoe 2 慢慢来[慢慢來] man4 man4 lai2 take your time; take it easy 5 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/200 words - 36 min 瓦砾堆[瓦礫堆] wa3 li4 dui1 pile of rubble; debris 2 血[血] xue4 blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4] 6 大学[大學] da4 xue2 university; college; CL:所[suo3] 4 之所以[之所以] zhi1 suo3 yi3 the reason why 2 结构[結構] jie2 gou4 structure; composition; makeup; architecture; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4] 5 门锁[門鎖] men2 suo3 door lock 3 风尘仆仆[風塵僕僕] feng1 chen2 pu2 pu2 lit. covered in dust (idiom); fig. travel-worn 1 松[鬆] song1 loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling) 6 一口气[一口氣] yi1 kou3 qi4 one breath; in one breath; at a stretch 6 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 2 企划[企劃] qi3 hua4 to plan; to lay out; to design 4 挖[挖] wa1 to dig; to excavate; to scoop out 7 村民[村民] cun1 min2 villager 4 口袋[口袋] kou3 dai4 pocket; bag; sack; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 飘[飄] piao1 to float 1 公主[公主] gong1 zhu3 princess 2 豪雨[豪雨] hao2 yu3 violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon); cloudburst 1 重创[重創] zhong4 chuang1 to inflict heavy losses; to inflict serious damage 1 捐款[捐款] juan1 kuan3 to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money) 2 大雨[大雨] da4 yu3 heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2] 2 河川[河川] he2 chuan1 rivers 1 滥[濫] lan4 overflowing; excessive; indiscriminate 3 就是说[就是說] jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is 3 国家[國家] guo2 jia1 country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 灾害[災害] zai1 hai4 calamity; disaster; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/225 words - 40 min 同业[同業] tong2 ye4 same trade or business; person in the same trade or business 5 全家[全家] quan2 jia1 whole family 2 惨状[慘狀] can3 zhuang4 devastation; miserable condition 1 毁灭[毀滅] hui3 mie4 to perish; to ruin; to destroy 1 垮[垮] kua3 to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat 1 传出[傳出] chuan2 chu1 to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve) 2 受苦[受苦] shou4 ku3 to suffer hardship 1 获救[獲救] huo4 jiu4 to rescue; to be rescued 1 卑微[卑微] bei1 wei1 petty and low 14 匆忙[匆忙] cong1 mang2 hasty; hurried 1 考验[考驗] kao3 yan4 to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal 2 危机[危機] wei1 ji1 crisis; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 县[縣] xian4 county 1 级数[級數] ji2 shu4 (math.) series 1 伤亡[傷亡] shang1 wang2 casualties; injuries and deaths 3 勉强[勉強] mian3 qiang3 to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough 1 天灾[天災] tian1 zai1 natural disaster 1 人祸[人禍] ren2 huo4 human disaster 1 搜救[搜救] sou1 jiu4 search and rescue 1 柱[柱] zhu4 pillar; CL:根[gen1] 1 喘[喘] chuan3 to gasp; to pant; asthma 3 口气[口氣] kou3 qi4 tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone 2 一再[一再] yi1 zai4 repeatedly 4 啤酒[啤酒] pi2 jiu3 beer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] 2 拉环[拉環] la1 huan2 ring pull (can); strap handle (on bus or train); circular door handle 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/250 words - 43 min 讯息[訊息] xun4 xi1 information; news; message; text message or SMS 17 各地[各地] ge4 di4 in all parts of (a country); various regions 2 我人[我人] wo3 ren2 we 1 平安[平安] ping2 an1 safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace 2 想念[想念] xiang3 nian4 to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again 2 荣[榮] rong2 glory; honor; thriving 2 提问[提問] ti2 wen4 to question; to quiz; to grill 3 受灾[受災] shou4 zai1 disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity 1 民众[民眾] min2 zhong4 populace; masses; the people 30 家园[家園] jia1 yuan2 home; homeland 5 偿还[償還] chang2 huan2 to repay; to reimburse 1 缴[繳] jiao3 to hand in; to hand over; to seize 4 房屋[房屋] fang2 wu1 house; building; CL:所[suo3],套[tao4] 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) 16 补助[補助] bu3 zhu4 to subsidize; subsidy; allowance 6 以外[以外] yi3 wai4 apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond 3 息[息] xi1 breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 2 支付[支付] zhi1 fu4 to pay (money) 1 购置[購置] gou4 zhi4 to purchase 1 新房[新房] xin1 fang2 brand new house; bridal chamber 1 早日[早日] zao3 ri4 soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly 2 安顿[安頓] an1 dun4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful 1 经费[經費] jing1 fei4 funds; expenditure; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 前任[前任] qian2 ren4 predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc) 4 举债[舉債] ju3 zhai4 to raise a loan; to borrow money 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/275 words - 44 min 建设[建設] jian4 she4 to build; to construct; construction; constructive 21 债务[債務] zhai4 wu4 debt; liability; amount due; indebtedness 1 结合[結合] jie2 he2 to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4] 3 民间[民間] min2 jian1 among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments 3 重启[重啟] chong2 qi3 to reopen; to restart 13 资金[資金] zi1 jin1 funds; funding; capital 4 汇入[匯入] hui4 ru4 to flow into; to converge (of river); (computing) to import (data) 1 专责[專責] zhuan1 ze2 specific responsibility 1 办理[辦理] ban4 li3 to handle; to transact; to conduct 4 本身[本身] ben3 shen1 itself; in itself; per se 3 借[藉] jie4 variant of 借[jie4] 4 震灾[震災] zhen4 zai1 earthquake damage 2 名义[名義] ming2 yi4 name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose 2 重建[重建] chong2 jian4 to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding 1 责无旁贷[責無旁貸] ze2 wu2 pang2 dai4 to be duty bound; to be one's unshirkable responsibility 1 到此为止[到此為止] dao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3 to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day 2 旺盛[旺盛] wang4 sheng4 vigorous; exuberant 106 集团[集團] ji2 tuan2 group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate 60 营运[營運] ying2 yun4 running; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 4 建商[建商] jian4 shang1 construction company; housebuilder 11 敏感[敏感] min3 gan3 sensitive; susceptible 4 时刻[時刻] shi2 ke4 time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always 4 接手[接手] jie1 shou3 to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc) 4 轻率[輕率] qing1 shuai4 cavalier; offhand; reckless 3 背黑锅[背黑鍋] bei1 hei1 guo1 to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep04/277 words - 44 min 打官腔[打官腔] da3 guan1 qiang1 to talk officiously; to assume the air of a functionary; to talk in official jargon 2 杀人[殺人] sha1 ren2 homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) 43 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/25 words - 3 min 通电话[通電話] tong1 dian4 hua4 to phone sb up 3 转圜[轉圜] zhuan3 huan2 to save or redeem (a situation); to mediate; to intercede 1 动物园[動物園] dong4 wu4 yuan2 zoo; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 丛林[叢林] cong2 lin2 jungle; thicket; forest; Buddhist monastery 1 谋生[謀生] mou2 sheng1 to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living 1 理会[理會] li3 hui4 to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of 1 现象[現象] xian4 xiang4 phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]; appearance 1 老天爷[老天爺] lao3 tian1 ye2 God; Heavens 1 重见天日[重見天日] chong2 jian4 tian1 ri4 to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression 1 萧[蕭] xiao1 miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort 2 晓得[曉得] xiao3 de5 to know 9 正式[正式] zheng4 shi4 formal; official 9 归还[歸還] gui1 huan2 to return sth; to revert 1 过半[過半] guo4 ban4 over fifty percent; more than half 1 全民[全民] quan2 min2 entire population (of a country) 2 头家[頭家] tou2 jia1 organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings; banker (gambling); preceding player (in a game); (dialect) boss; proprietor 1 奇[奇] qi2 strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually 2 快速[快速] kuai4 su4 fast; high-speed; rapid 1 部队[部隊] bu4 dui4 army; armed forces; troops; force; unit; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 打仗[打仗] da3 zhang4 to fight a battle; to go to war 1 栽培[栽培] zai1 pei2 to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize 2 便当[便當] bian4 dang1 convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox 6 卓越[卓越] zhuo2 yue4 outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid 8 咀嚼[咀嚼] ju3 jue2 to chew; to think over 4 食物[食物] shi2 wu4 food; CL:種|种[zhong3] 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/50 words - 7 min 冤仇[冤仇] yuan1 chou2 rancor; enmity; hatred resulting from grievances 1 结[結] jie2 knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) 3 咬[咬] yao3 to bite; to nip 7 修理[修理] xiu1 li3 to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb 2 个性[個性] ge4 xing4 individuality; personality 9 看不惯[看不慣] kan4 bu5 guan4 cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove 1 借口[借口] jie4 kou3 to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext 6 恶心[噁心] e3 xin1 variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 4 打手[打手] da3 shou5 hired thug 3 洗牌[洗牌] xi3 pai2 to shuffle cards 2 吃饱[吃飽] chi1 bao3 to eat one's fill 4 反抗[反抗] fan3 kang4 to resist; to rebel 2 举[舉] ju3 to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed 3 资深[資深] zi1 shen1 veteran (journalist etc); senior; highly experienced 3 经验[經驗] jing1 yan4 experience; to experience 5 担待[擔待] dan1 dai4 to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility 3 抽出[抽出] chou1 chu1 to take out; to extract 1 欣慰[欣慰] xin1 wei4 to be gratified 1 楼梯[樓梯] lou2 ti1 stair; staircase; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 宗[宗] zong1 school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs 39 德[德] de2 virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 43 妹[妹] mei4 younger sister 18 吕[呂] lu:3 pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system 5 高大[高大] gao1 da4 tall; lofty 2 玻璃杯[玻璃杯] bo1 li5 bei1 drinking glass 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/75 words - 9 min 详细[詳細] xiang2 xi4 detailed; in detail; minute 8 看好[看好] kan4 hao3 optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support 2 老家[老家] lao3 jia1 native place; place of origin; home state or region 4 区域[區域] qu1 yu4 area; region; district 2 开发[開發] kai1 fa1 to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop 9 市价[市價] shi4 jia4 market value 1 价格[價格] jia4 ge2 price; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 交易[交易] jiao1 yi4 (business) transaction; business deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 3 顾虑[顧慮] gu4 lu:4 misgivings; apprehensions 2 周全[周全] zhou1 quan2 thorough; to bring one's help; to assist 2 讨论[討論] tao3 lun4 to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4] 32 告辞[告辭] gao4 ci2 to say goodbye; to take one's leave 1 大作[大作] da4 zuo4 your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific); to erupt; to begin abruptly 1 逗趣[逗趣] dou4 qu4 to amuse; to make sb laugh; to tease 10 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 起家[起家] qi3 jia1 to start out by; to grow an enterprise beginning with; to begin one's career by 2 厝[厝] cuo4 to lay in place; to put; to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial 2 卖命[賣命] mai4 ming4 to throw one's life in for; to haplessly give one's life for; to sacrifice oneself torturously working for another or for a group; to pour in one's utmost effort; to shed one's last ounce of strength for 1 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) 1 兄妹[兄妹] xiong1 mei4 brother(s) and sister(s) 1 傻子[傻子] sha3 zi5 idiot; fool 3 债[債] zhai4 debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 房产[房產] fang2 chan3 real estate; the property market (e.g. houses) 1 价钱[價錢] jia4 qian5 price 2 公务员[公務員] gong1 wu4 yuan2 functionary; office-bearer 5 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/100 words - 13 min 科长[科長] ke1 zhang3 section chief; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 绑[綁] bang3 to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap 3 有限[有限] you3 xian4 limited; finite 2 宏[宏] hong2 great; magnificent; macro (computing); macro- 5 盛[盛] sheng4 flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively 5 营造[營造] ying2 zao4 to build (housing); to construct; to make 4 大为[大為] da4 wei2 very; greatly 11 喃喃自语[喃喃自語] nan2 nan2 zi4 yu3 to mumble to oneself 1 执着[執著] zhi2 zhuo2 to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to 1 可恶[可惡] ke3 wu4 repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable 5 至极[至極] zhi4 ji2 very; extremely 1 买不起[買不起] mai3 bu5 qi3 cannot afford; can't afford buying 2 年轻人[年輕人] nian2 qing1 ren2 young people; youngster 23 翻案[翻案] fan1 an4 to reverse a verdict; to present different views on a historical person or verdict 2 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 3 吃不下[吃不下] chi1 bu5 xia4 not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more 1 清嗓[清嗓] qing1 sang3 to clear one's throat; to hawk 4 婿[婿] xu4 son-in-law; husband 2 妹妹[妹妹] mei4 mei5 younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] 24 电视[電視] dian4 shi4 television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 4 背景[背景] bei4 jing3 background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3] 4 美国人[美國人] Mei3 guo2 ren2 American; American person; American people; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 结婚[結婚] jie2 hun1 to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4] 12 移民[移民] yi2 min2 to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant 1 英语[英語] Ying1 yu3 English (language) 70 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/125 words - 15 min 汤[湯] tang1 soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled 7 玛[瑪] ma3 agate; cornelian 5 仕[仕] shi4 to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4] 3 居住[居住] ju1 zhu4 to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in 25 几年[幾年] ji3 nian2 a few years; several years; how many years 11 恢复[恢復] hui1 fu4 to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate 6 国籍[國籍] guo2 ji2 nationality 1 守则[守則] shou3 ze2 rules; regulations 1 露[露] lou4 to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 2 露[露] lu4 dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 2 消息来源[消息來源] xiao1 xi5 lai2 yuan2 web feed; news feed; syndicated feed 12 申请[申請] shen1 qing3 to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fen4] 10 奖金[獎金] jiang3 jin1 premium; award money; bonus 2 卖掉[賣掉] mai4 diao4 to sell off; to get rid of in a sale 4 黑心[黑心] hei1 xin1 ruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy; black core (flaw in pottery) 1 起诉[起訴] qi3 su4 to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute 8 唯独[唯獨] wei2 du2 only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique 1 注明[注明] zhu4 ming2 to clearly indicate 1 立即[立即] li4 ji2 immediately 2 侦办[偵辦] zhen1 ban4 to investigate (a crime) and prosecute 1 后续[後續] hou4 xu4 follow-up; (dialect) to remarry 5 遗漏[遺漏] yi2 lou4 to overlook; to miss; to omit 1 建议[建議] jian4 yi4 to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3] 10 过头[過頭] guo4 tou2 to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead 2 检察[檢察] jian3 cha2 to inspect; (law) to prosecute; to investigate 17 一体[一體] yi1 ti3 an integral whole; all concerned; everybody 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/150 words - 17 min 玩笑[玩笑] wan2 xiao4 to joke; joke; jest 1 嘉[嘉] jia1 excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend 11 指使[指使] zhi3 shi3 to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth) 1 前身[前身] qian2 shen1 forerunner; predecessor; precursor; previous incarnation (Buddhism); jacket front 1 一波三折[一波三折] yi1 bo1 san1 zhe2 calligraphic flourish with many twists; fig. many twists and turns 1 有心[有心] you3 xin1 to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate 4 人士[人士] ren2 shi4 person; figure; public figure 9 阻挠[阻撓] zu3 nao2 to thwart; to obstruct (sth) 1 市政[市政] shi4 zheng4 municipal administration 8 推动[推動] tui1 dong4 to push (for acceptance of a plan); to push forward; to promote; to actuate; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 停下来[停下來] ting2 xia4 lai2 to stop 2 旧[舊] jiu4 old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) 26 势力[勢力] shi4 li5 power; (ability to) influence 5 反扑[反撲] fan3 pu1 to counterattack; to come back after a defeat; to retrieve lost ground 1 改革[改革] gai3 ge2 reform; CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]; to reform 21 严格[嚴格] yan2 ge2 strict; stringent; tight; rigorous 4 公告[公告] gong1 gao4 post; announcement 2 标准[標準] biao1 zhun3 (an official) standard; norm; criterion; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 审核[審核] shen3 he2 to audit; to investigate thoroughly 1 骄傲[驕傲] jiao1 ao4 pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth 4 宣布[宣布] xuan1 bu4 to declare; to announce; to proclaim 10 国内[國內] guo2 nei4 domestic; internal (to a country); civil 3 数一数二[數一數二] shu3 yi1 shu3 er4 reckoned to be first or second best (idiom); one of the very best; to list one by one 2 企业[企業] qi3 ye4 company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家[jia1] 1 团队[團隊] tuan2 dui4 team 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/175 words - 20 min 总裁[總裁] zong3 cai2 chairman; director-general (of a company etc) 1 工程[工程] gong1 cheng2 engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 1 偷工减料[偷工減料] tou1 gong1 jian3 liao4 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom); jerry-building; sloppy work 3 遭[遭] zao1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 2 检方[檢方] jian3 fang1 the prosecution; prosecutors 13 当中[當中] dang1 zhong1 among; in the middle; in the center 11 留步[留步] liu2 bu4 (said by departing guest) no need to see me out 5 行程[行程] xing2 cheng2 journey; course of a journey; distance traveled; trajectory; itinerary; route; course (of history); stroke (of a piston); (Tw) (computing) process 9 一一[一一] yi1 yi1 one by one; one after another 2 解答[解答] jie3 da2 answer; explanation; solution (to a math equation) 6 不定[不定] bu4 ding4 indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious 3 加法[加法] jia1 fa3 addition 1 乘法[乘法] cheng2 fa3 multiplication 1 加分[加分] jia1 fen1 extra credit (on a test); bonus point 1 除法[除法] chu2 fa3 division (math.) 1 佣[傭] yong1 to hire; to employ; servant; hired laborer; domestic help 1 早餐[早餐] zao3 can1 breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 5 慢用[慢用] man4 yong4 same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1] 3 护士[護士] hu4 shi5 nurse; CL:個|个[ge4] 12 批价[批價] pi1 jia4 wholesale price; to settle an account; to pay a bill 1 卑鄙[卑鄙] bei1 bi3 base; mean; contemptible; despicable 6 私底下[私底下] si1 di3 xia5 privately; secretly; confidentially 9 扯后腿[扯後腿] che3 hou4 tui3 to be a drag or hindrance on sb 1 撰写[撰寫] zhuan4 xie3 to write; to compose 1 职责[職責] zhi2 ze2 duty; responsibility; obligation 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/200 words - 23 min 诓[誆] kuang1 to mislead; to swindle 1 行情[行情] hang2 qing2 market price; quotation of market price; the current market situation 1 假装[假裝] jia3 zhuang1 to feign; to pretend 11 有用[有用] you3 yong4 useful 5 自私[自私] zi4 si1 selfish; selfishness 2 丢脸[丟臉] diu1 lian3 to lose face; humiliation 4 诶[誒] ei1 hey (to call sb) 1 按钮[按鈕] an4 niu3 push button 4 说说[說說] shuo1 shuo5 to say sth 2 时段[時段] shi2 duan4 time interval; work shift; time slot; the twelve two-hour divisions of the day 1 公报私仇[公報私仇] gong1 bao4 si1 chou2 to use public office to avenge private wrongs 1 他妈的[他媽的] ta1 ma1 de5 (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking 6 硬是[硬是] ying4 shi4 just; simply; stubbornly; really 2 衣食父母[衣食父母] yi1 shi2 fu4 mu3 the people one depends upon for one's livelihood; one's bread and butter 2 作对[作對] zuo4 dui4 to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair 1 讨好[討好] tao3 hao3 to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor 1 啧[嘖] ze2 (interj. of admiration or of disgust); to click one's tongue; to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak 18 凝重[凝重] ning2 zhong4 dignified; grave (expression); imposing (attitude); heavy (atmosphere); (music etc) deep and resounding 55 争[爭] zheng1 to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) 4 斗[鬥] dou4 to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together 2 吃土[吃土] chi1 tu3 (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items) 1 情势[情勢] qing2 shi4 situation; circumstance 1 半年[半年] ban4 nian2 half a year 4 手指[手指] shou3 zhi3 finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 2 叩[叩] kou4 to knock; to kowtow 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/225 words - 27 min 桌子[桌子] zhuo1 zi5 table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4] 10 谨慎[謹慎] jin3 shen4 cautious; prudent 3 厘清[釐清] li2 qing1 to clarify (the facts); clarification 6 所有权[所有權] suo3 you3 quan2 ownership; possession; property rights; title (to property) 2 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 3 六亲不认[六親不認] liu4 qin1 bu4 ren4 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives 1 受不了[受不了] shou4 bu4 liao3 unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand 5 争取[爭取] zheng1 qu3 to fight for; to strive for; to win over 4 万事[萬事] wan4 shi4 all things 1 恐怕[恐怕] kong3 pa4 fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe 3 变量[變量] bian4 liang4 variable (math.) 1 渐近[漸近] jian4 jin4 approximation 24 未婚妻[未婚妻] wei4 hun1 qi1 fiancée 13 明确[明確] ming2 que4 clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite 6 退休[退休] tui4 xiu1 to retire; retirement (from work) 12 特地[特地] te4 di4 specially; for a special purpose 10 积极[積極] ji1 ji2 active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive 7 转告[轉告] zhuan3 gao4 to pass on; to communicate; to transmit 1 涉及[涉及] she4 ji2 to involve; to touch upon (a topic) 4 坏事[壞事] huai4 shi4 bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things 7 想想看[想想看] xiang3 xiang3 kan4 to think about it 5 留给[留給] liu2 gei3 to set aside for 4 开口[開口] kai1 kou3 to open one's mouth; to start to talk 2 老妈[老媽] lao3 ma1 mother; mom 1 钱庄[錢莊] qian2 zhuang1 money farm (dealing in illegal foreign currency of money laundering) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/250 words - 31 min 借钱[借錢] jie4 qian2 to borrow money; to lend money 2 少爷[少爺] shao4 ye5 son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) 1 地址[地址] di4 zhi3 address; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 窝[窩] wo1 nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods 1 男生[男生] nan2 sheng1 schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) 2 小气[小氣] xiao3 qi4 stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty 3 保险[保險] bao3 xian3 insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; CL:份[fen4] 1 诈骗[詐騙] zha4 pian4 to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail 2 乡下[鄉下] xiang1 xia5 countryside; rural area; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 故乡[故鄉] gu4 xiang1 home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 三分钟热度[三分鐘熱度] san1 fen1 zhong1 re4 du4 brief period of enthusiasm; flash in the pan 1 读书[讀書] du2 shu1 to read a book; to study; to attend school 2 过街老鼠[過街老鼠] guo4 jie1 lao3 shu3 sb or sth detested by all; target of scorn; anathema; cf. 老鼠過街,人人喊打|老鼠过街,人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3] 1 人人[人人] ren2 ren2 everyone; every person 1 看不见[看不見] kan4 bu5 jian4 unseen; to be invisible 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 7 物[物] wu4 thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理 5 狗屁[狗屁] gou3 pi4 bullshit; nonsense 2 倒灶[倒灶] dao3 zao4 to fall (from power); in decline; unlucky 1 蒙蔽[蒙蔽] meng2 bi4 to deceive; to hoodwink 1 信念[信念] xin4 nian4 faith; belief; conviction 1 职业[職業] zhi2 ye4 occupation; profession; vocation; professional 3 尊严[尊嚴] zun1 yan2 dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty 12 云林[雲林] Yun2 lin2 Yunlin county in Taiwan 2 分头[分頭] fen1 tou2 separately; severally; parted hair 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/275 words - 34 min 进行[進行] jin4 xing2 to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute 16 掰[掰] bai1 to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship) 16 谈话[談話] tan2 hua4 talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4] 5 伯父[伯父] bo2 fu4 father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 松仁[松仁] song1 ren2 pine nuts 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 2 乌有[烏有] wu1 you3 not to exist; nonexistent; illusory 2 欺骗[欺騙] qi1 pian4 to deceive; to cheat 5 凶[兇] xiong1 terrible; fearful 8 解[解] jie3 to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection 2 所知[所知] suo3 zhi1 known; what one knows 2 受害者[受害者] shou4 hai4 zhe3 casualty; victim; those injured and wounded 5 纳闷[納悶] na4 men4 puzzled; bewildered 1 县政府[縣政府] xian4 zheng4 fu3 county administration; county regional government 4 刻意[刻意] ke4 yi4 meticulous; painstaking; deliberate 3 公布[公佈] gong1 bu4 to announce; to make public; to publish 8 扩大[擴大] kuo4 da4 to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope 2 恐慌[恐慌] kong3 huang1 panic; panicky; panic-stricken 1 医生[醫生] yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 65 化疗[化療] hua4 liao2 chemotherapy 2 隔壁[隔壁] ge2 bi4 next door; neighbor 3 猪肉[豬肉] zhu1 rou4 pork 2 箱[箱] xiang1 box; trunk; chest 6 孤单[孤單] gu1 dan1 lone; lonely; loneliness 1 外出[外出] wai4 chu1 to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/300 words - 37 min 水电[水電] shui3 dian4 hydroelectric power; plumbing and electricity 1 勤劳[勤勞] qin2 lao2 hardworking; industrious; diligent 1 收入[收入] shou1 ru4 to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] 1 退下[退下] tui4 xia4 to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down 1 专员[專員] zhuan1 yuan2 assistant director; commissioner 6 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] 8 数量[數量] shu4 liang4 amount; quantity; CL:個|个[ge4]; quantitative 3 呐[吶] na5 sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5]) 3 劳动[勞動] lao2 dong4 work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4] 1 退休金[退休金] tui4 xiu1 jin1 retirement pay; pension 1 养老金[養老金] yang3 lao3 jin1 pension 1 情书[情書] qing2 shu1 love letter 1 卫生局[衛生局] wei4 sheng1 ju2 health office; bureau of hygiene 3 新闻稿[新聞稿] xin1 wen2 gao3 press release 6 回头[回頭] hui2 tou2 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 2 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) 10 始终如一[始終如一] shi3 zhong1 ru2 yi1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom) 1 尽忠[盡忠] jin4 zhong1 to display utter loyalty; to be loyal to the end 1 职守[職守] zhi2 shou3 duty; responsibility; post 1 不畏[不畏] bu4 wei4 unafraid; to defy 1 偷渡[偷渡] tou1 du4 illegal immigration; to stowaway (on a ship); to steal across the international border; to run a blockade 1 客[客] ke4 customer; visitor; guest 8 奉承[奉承] feng4 cheng5 to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself; flattery 2 巴结[巴結] ba1 jie5 to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to 1 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 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/325 words - 41 min 不当[不當] bu4 dang4 unsuitable; improper; inappropriate 5 乞丐[乞丐] qi3 gai4 beggar 5 去职[去職] qu4 zhi2 to leave office 1 脱身[脫身] tuo1 shen1 to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage 2 有种[有種] you3 zhong3 to have guts; to have courage; to be brave 4 随[隨] sui2 to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently 3 四处[四處] si4 chu4 all over the place; everywhere and all directions 1 存心[存心] cun2 xin1 deliberately 1 找碴[找碴] zhao3 cha2 variant of 找茬[zhao3 cha2] 1 中南部[中南部] zhong1 nan2 bu4 south central region 1 装傻[裝傻] zhuang1 sha3 to act stupid; to pretend to be naive 2 窒息[窒息] zhi4 xi1 to choke; to stifle; to suffocate 3 咽[咽] yan4 variant of 嚥|咽[yan4] 1 口水[口水] kou3 shui3 saliva 2 录音[錄音] lu4 yin1 to record (sound); sound recording; CL:個|个[ge4] 18 安养院[安養院] an1 yang3 yuan4 nursing home; hospice 1 顾[顧] gu4 to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to 10 保[保] bao3 to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) 8 热心[熱心] re4 xin1 enthusiasm; zeal; zealous; zest; enthusiastic; ardent; warmhearted 1 公益[公益] gong1 yi4 public good; public welfare 1 俊[俊] jun4 smart; eminent; handsome; talented 4 称[稱] cheng1 to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise 1 客人[客人] ke4 ren2 visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4] 16 酒杯[酒杯] jiu3 bei1 wine cup 7 餐桌[餐桌] can1 zhuo1 dining table; dinner table 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/350 words - 46 min 有名[有名] you3 ming2 famous; well-known 2 服侍[服侍] fu2 shi5 to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4] 1 餐具[餐具] can1 ju4 tableware; dinner service 5 谈到[談到] tan2 dao4 to refer to; to speak about; to talk about 1 婚姻[婚姻] hun1 yin1 matrimony; wedding; marriage; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] 1 交流[交流] jiao1 liu2 to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb) 1 逼近[逼近] bi1 jin4 to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near 2 下车[下車] xia4 che1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) 24 棒子[棒子] bang4 zi5 stick; club; cudgel; maize (corn); ear of maize; corncob; (derog.) Korean 6 砸[砸] za2 to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle 4 锁[鎖] suo3 to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3] 3 停车[停車] ting2 che1 to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall 10 车身[車身] che1 shen1 body of automobile 1 驶离[駛離] shi3 li2 to steer (the plane) away from; to drive away (from a place); to leave 1 接通[接通] jie1 tong1 to connect; to put through 5 语音[語音] yu3 yin1 speech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character; phonetic; audio; voice; (Internet) to voice chat; voice message 2 语音信箱[語音信箱] yu3 yin1 xin4 xiang1 voice mailbox; voicemail 1 排档[排檔] pai2 dang4 stall (of market etc) 1 过程[過程] guo4 cheng2 course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 犯错[犯錯] fan4 cuo4 to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing 4 同样[同樣] tong2 yang4 same; equal; equivalent 5 窸[窸] xi1 disturbing noises 7 窣[窣] su4 rush out of a den; rustling 7 宜[宜] yi2 proper; should; suitable; appropriate 4 李[李] li3 plum 43 //The Mirror - S1/Ep05/359 words - 46 min 连续[連續] lian2 xu4 continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive 22 明星[明星] ming2 xing1 star; celebrity 17 内裤[內褲] nei4 ku4 underpants; panties; briefs 3 颜色[顏色] yan2 se4 color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff 3 用力[用力] yong4 li4 to exert oneself physically 4 转动[轉動] zhuan3 dong4 to turn sth around; to swivel 2 转动[轉動] zhuan4 dong4 to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate 2 更上一层楼[更上一層樓] geng4 shang4 yi1 ceng2 lou2 to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level 3 暴力[暴力] bao4 li4 violence; force; violent 7 大众[大眾] da4 zhong4 the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc) 18 //The Mirror - S1/Ep06/25 words - 5 min 地面[地面] di4 mian4 floor; ground; surface 10 自言自语[自言自語] zi4 yan2 zi4 yu3 to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize 1 告白[告白] gao4 bai2 to announce publicly; to explain oneself; to reveal one's feelings; to confess; to declare one's love 6 录[錄] lu4 diary; record; to hit; to copy 13 扭[扭] niu3 to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips 4 保温[保溫] bao3 wen1 to keep hot; heat preservation 1 老鸟[老鳥] lao3 niao3 old hand; veteran 2 被迫[被迫] bei4 po4 to be compelled; to be forced 1 离职[離職] li2 zhi2 to retire; to leave office; to quit a job 1 财路[財路] cai2 lu4 livelihood 1 派系[派系] pai4 xi4 sect; faction 3 角头[角頭] jiao3 tou2 gang leader; mafia boss 1 忧愁[憂愁] you1 chou2 to be worried 1 失[失] shi1 to lose; to miss; to fail 1 疗养[療養] liao2 yang3 to get well; to heal; to recuperate; to convalesce; convalescence; to nurse 1 财团[財團] cai2 tuan2 financial group 18 想像[想像] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination 5 律师[律師] lu:4 shi1 lawyer 2 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) 3 劝退[勸退] quan4 tui4 to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc) 1 交际[交際] jiao1 ji4 communication; social intercourse 1 脉络[脈絡] mai4 luo4 arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal); (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric"); overall context 1 跟踪[跟蹤] gen1 zong1 to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking 4 狗仔[狗仔] gou3 zai3 paparazzi 6 敲门[敲門] qiao1 men2 to knock on a door 24 //The Mirror - S1/Ep06/50 words - 10 min 人头[人頭] ren2 tou2 person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) 1 糊涂[糊塗] hu2 tu5 muddled; silly; confused 1 踹[踹] chuai4 to kick; to trample; to tread on 2 柜子[櫃子] gui4 zi5 cupboard; cabinet 2 董事会[董事會] dong3 shi4 hui4 board of directors 1 指示[指示] zhi3 shi4 to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 不能不[不能不] bu4 neng2 bu4 have to; cannot but 2 难免[難免] nan2 mian3 hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably 2 停职[停職] ting2 zhi2 to suspend (sb) from duties 9 看着办[看著辦] kan4 zhe5 ban4 to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances) 2 高抬贵手[高抬貴手] gao1 tai2 gui4 shou3 to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break! 3 欣赏[欣賞] xin1 shang3 to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire 5 保管[保管] bao3 guan3 to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator 3 发迹[發跡] fa1 ji4 to make one's mark; to go up in the world; to make one's fortune 2 土地[土地] tu3 di4 land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4] 11 致富[致富] zhi4 fu4 to become rich 2 室内[室內] shi4 nei4 indoor 2 脚踏车[腳踏車] jiao3 ta4 che1 bicycle; bike (Tw); CL:輛|辆[liang4] 4 链条[鏈條] lian4 tiao2 chain; CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2] 1 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] 4 咖啡[咖啡] ka1 fei1 coffee (loanword); CL:杯[bei1] 10 亚太[亞太] Ya4 Tai4 Asia-Pacific 1 会议[會議] hui4 yi4 meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4] 9 内线交易[內線交易] nei4 xian4 jiao1 yi4 insider trading (illegal share-dealing) 4 登[登] deng1 to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) 5 //The Mirror - S1/Ep06/75 words - 15 min 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) 12 行业[行業] hang2 ye4 industry; business 4 出手[出手] chu1 shou3 to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task 2 仔细[仔細] zi3 xi4 careful; attentive; cautious 4 牵扯[牽扯] qian1 che3 to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated 9 坦白[坦白] tan3 bai2 honest; forthcoming; to confess 4 号志[號誌] hao4 zhi4 signal; sign (traffic control etc) 1 在意[在意] zai4 yi4 to care about; to mind 6 麻木[麻木] ma2 mu4 numb; insensitive; apathetic 1 警告[警告] jing3 gao4 to warn; to admonish 2 标志[標誌] biao1 zhi4 sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark 1 明显[明顯] ming2 xian3 clear; distinct; obvious 8 弟弟[弟弟] di4 di5 younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 4 磁卡[磁卡] ci2 ka3 magnetic card; IC Card (telephone) 1 验证[驗證] yan4 zheng4 to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory); to authenticate 1 失败[失敗] shi1 bai4 to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] 5 复职[復職] fu4 zhi2 to resume a post 3 资产[資產] zi1 chan3 property; assets 5 彰显[彰顯] zhang1 xian3 to manifest 1 公正[公正] gong1 zheng4 just; fair; equitable 2 独立[獨立] du2 li4 independent; independence; to stand alone 5 给予[給予] ji3 yu3 to accord; to give; to show (respect) 2 地位[地位] di4 wei4 position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 非[非] fei1 to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must 3 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] 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep06/100 words - 16 min 审议[審議] shen3 yi4 deliberation; pondering; due consideration 4 不得[不得] bu4 de2 must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot 1 解聘[解聘] jie3 pin4 to dismiss an employee; to sack 1 社长[社長] she4 zhang3 president or director (of association etc) 38 庆[慶] qing4 to celebrate 1 宣示[宣示] xuan1 shi4 to vow; to pledge 1 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 13 白毛[白毛] bai2 mao2 white hair (of animals); see also 白髮|白发[bai2 fa4] 9 评议[評議] ping2 yi4 to appraise through discussion 1 委员[委員] wei3 yuan2 committee member; committee; council; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 评议会[評議會] ping2 yi4 hui4 council 11 鼠标[鼠標] shu3 biao1 mouse (computing) 3 点击[點擊] dian3 ji1 to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard); to click (a web page button) 2 影像[影像] ying3 xiang4 image 1 进度[進度] jin4 du4 pace; tempo; degree of progress (on project); work schedule 7 摊[攤] tan1 to spread out; vendor's stand 12 饭局[飯局] fan4 ju2 dinner party; banquet 3 私人[私人] si1 ren2 private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique 6 约会[約會] yue1 hui4 appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet 2 通通[通通] tong1 tong1 all; entire; complete 4 哪些[哪些] na3 xie1 which ones?; who?; what? 3 监[監] jian1 to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison 6 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) 5 以及[以及] yi3 ji2 as well as; too; and 9 纪念[紀念] ji4 nian4 to commemorate; to remember; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep06/125 words - 20 min 册[冊] ce4 book; booklet; classifier for books 1 倍[倍] bei4 (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply 5 帅[帥] shuai4 handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet! 23 一行[一行] yi1 xing2 party; delegation 4 晃[晃] huang3 to dazzle; to flash past 6 晃[晃] huang4 to sway; to shake; to wander about 6 错误[錯誤] cuo4 wu4 error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong 9 取[取] qu3 to take; to get; to choose; to fetch 4 教训[教訓] jiao4 xun5 lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb 3 嬉[嬉] xi1 amusement 3 嬉笑[嬉笑] xi1 xiao4 to be laughing and playing; to giggle 1 哈哈大笑[哈哈大笑] ha1 ha1 da4 xiao4 to laugh heartily; to burst into loud laughter 2 日语[日語] Ri4 yu3 Japanese language 9 哈哈[哈哈] ha1 ha1 (onom.) laughing out loud 2 一对[一對] yi1 dui4 couple; pair 1 股市[股市] gu3 shi4 stock market 1 旺[旺] wang4 prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring 1 买进[買進] mai3 jin4 to purchase; to buy in (goods) 1 卖出[賣出] mai4 chu1 to sell; to reach (a price in an auction) 1 临时[臨時] lin2 shi2 as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc 3 筹出[籌出] chou2 chu1 to plan out; to prepare 1 眼睁睁[眼睜睜] yan3 zheng1 zheng1 to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly 1 查封[查封] cha2 feng1 to sequester; to seize (assets); to seal up; to close down 1 哭哭啼啼[哭哭啼啼] ku1 ku5 ti2 ti2 to weep endlessly; interminable wailing 1 舍不得[捨不得] she3 bu5 de5 to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge 6 穷[窮] qiong2 poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep06/150 words - 26 min 水饺[水餃] shui3 jiao3 boiled dumpling 1 馅[餡] xian4 stuffing; forcemeat; filling 2 堆[堆] dui1 to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount 5 罐子[罐子] guan4 zi5 jar; pitcher; pot 1 宿舍[宿舍] su4 she4 dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; CL:間|间[jian1] 29 苦哈哈[苦哈哈] ku3 ha1 ha1 to have difficulty getting by; to struggle (financially etc) 1 半夜[半夜] ban4 ye4 midnight; in the middle of the night 10 宵夜[宵夜] xiao1 ye4 midnight snack; late-night snack 6 摆明[擺明] bai3 ming2 to show clearly 1 搞不好[搞不好] gao3 bu5 hao3 (coll.) maybe; perhaps 7 相互[相互] xiang1 hu4 each other; mutual 1 婚礼[婚禮] hun1 li3 wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3] 11 老朋友[老朋友] lao3 peng2 you5 old friend; (slang) period; menstruation 2 婚纱[婚紗] hun1 sha1 wedding dress; CL:身[shen1] 5 零钱[零錢] ling2 qian2 change (of money); small change; pocket money 2 跌落[跌落] die1 luo4 to fall; to drop 1 烫[燙] tang4 to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot 5 投[投] tou2 to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 2 阅[閱] yue4 to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience 9 率[率] lu:4 rate; frequency 9 率[率] shuai4 to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually 9 嗓[嗓] sang3 throat; voice 10 平均数[平均數] ping2 jun1 shu4 mean (statistics) 1 哈拉[哈拉] ha1 la1 to chat idly (Tw) 1 难不成[難不成] nan2 bu4 cheng2 Is it possible that ... ? 3 开店[開店] kai1 dian4 to open shop 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep06/175 words - 29 min 星期[星期] xing1 qi1 week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday 1 闻鸡起舞[聞雞起舞] wen2 ji1 qi3 wu3 to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom); to be diligent in one's studies 1 找回[找回] zhao3 hui2 to retrieve 3 初衷[初衷] chu1 zhong1 original intention 10 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]) 2 两面[兩面] liang3 mian4 both sides 3 人格[人格] ren2 ge2 personality; integrity; dignity 1 一面[一面] yi1 mian4 one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face 5 广播电台[廣播電台] guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2 radio station 1 王八蛋[王八蛋] wang2 ba1 dan4 bastard (insult); son of a bitch 1 富二代[富二代] fu4 er4 dai4 children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s; see also 窮二代|穷二代[qiong2 er4 dai4] 1 笨[笨] ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 7 交往[交往] jiao1 wang3 to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact 8 裤子[褲子] ku4 zi5 trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2] 3 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 不理[不理] bu4 li3 to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore 4 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) 1 图书馆[圖書館] tu2 shu1 guan3 library; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 2 守住[守住] shou3 zhu5 to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard 1 特殊[特殊] te4 shu1 special; particular; unusual; extraordinary 4 碗[碗] wan3 bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 13 睁[睜] zheng1 to open (one's eyes) 1 大小姐[大小姐] da4 xiao3 jie5 eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman; Miss High and Mighty 1 留校[留校] liu2 xiao4 to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation; to remain at school during vacation 1 察看[察看] cha2 kan4 to watch; to look carefully at 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep06/200 words - 38 min 意义[意義] yi4 yi4 sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 滂沱[滂沱] pang1 tuo2 pouring; flooding 1 等待[等待] deng3 dai4 to wait; to wait for 2 充满[充滿] chong1 man3 full of; brimming with; very full; permeated 7 雷雨[雷雨] lei2 yu3 thunderstorm 1 交加[交加] jiao1 jia1 to occur at the same time (of two things); to be mingled; to accompany each other 1 伞[傘] san3 umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3] 3 淋雨[淋雨] lin2 yu3 to get wet in the rain 2 驶[駛] shi3 to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail 14 头盔[頭盔] tou2 kui1 helmet 1 有两下子[有兩下子] you3 liang3 xia4 zi5 to have real skill; to know one's stuff 1 要冲[要衝] yao4 chong1 road hub; major crossroad 1 动静[動靜] dong4 jing4 (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness 3 炸鸡[炸雞] zha2 ji1 fried chicken 11 欢[歡] huan1 joyous; happy; pleased 3 合照[合照] he2 zhao4 to pose for a photo 4 职员[職員] zhi2 yuan2 office worker; staff member; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 7 经纪人[經紀人] jing1 ji4 ren2 broker; middleman; agent; manager 3 偷情[偷情] tou1 qing2 to carry on a clandestine love affair 1 事件[事件] shi4 jian4 event; happening; incident; CL:個|个[ge4] 24 如期[如期] ru2 qi1 as scheduled; on time; punctual 2 举行[舉行] ju3 xing2 to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) 2 对得起[對得起] dui4 de5 qi3 not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of 8 痛哭[痛哭] tong4 ku1 to cry bitterly 2 懊悔[懊悔] ao4 hui3 to feel remorse; to repent; to regret 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep06/225 words - 42 min 做错[做錯] zuo4 cuo4 to make an error 12 对象[對象] dui4 xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 车窗[車窗] che1 chuang1 car window; window of vehicle (bus, train etc) 1 拍摄[拍攝] pai1 she4 to film; to shoot (a picture) 2 公众[公眾] gong1 zhong4 public 3 隐私权[隱私權] yin3 si1 quan2 privacy right 1 渔港[漁港] yu2 gang3 fishing port 2 海[海] hai3 ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous 1 瑞典[瑞典] Rui4 dian3 Sweden 2 罢课[罷課] ba4 ke4 student strike; to boycott classes 2 气候[氣候] qi4 hou4 climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3] 3 变迁[變遷] bian4 qian1 changes; vicissitudes 3 上万[上萬] shang4 wan4 over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands 1 学童[學童] xue2 tong2 schoolchild 1 街头[街頭] jie1 tou2 street 1 采取行动[採取行動] cai3 qu3 xing2 dong4 to take action; to adopt policies; to move on some issue 1 女孩[女孩] nu:3 hai2 girl; lass 3 启发[啟發] qi3 fa1 to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation 1 采取[採取] cai3 qu3 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take 2 具体[具體] ju4 ti3 concrete; definite; specific 2 风景[風景] feng1 jing3 scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 冲破[衝破] chong1 po4 breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly 2 本质[本質] ben3 zhi4 essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality 4 勇敢[勇敢] yong3 gan3 brave; courageous 3 尤其是[尤其是] you2 qi2 shi4 especially; most of all; above all; in particular 6 //The Mirror - S1/Ep06/235 words - 45 min 拥有[擁有] yong1 you3 to have; to possess 5 脑筋[腦筋] nao3 jin1 brains; mind; head; way of thinking 3 愉悦[愉悅] yu2 yue4 joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight 12 鸡腿[雞腿] ji1 tui3 chicken leg; drumstick; CL:根[gen1] 1 超过[超過] chao1 guo4 to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip 4 酸辣汤[酸辣湯] suan1 la4 tang1 hot and sour soup; sour and spicy soup 1 老大[老大] lao3 da4 old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang 14 影剧[影劇] ying3 ju4 film and theater; screen and stage 3 制造[製造] zhi4 zao4 to manufacture; to make 19 天上[天上] tian1 shang4 celestial; heavenly 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep07/25 words - 7 min 气氛[氣氛] qi4 fen1 atmosphere; mood 68 渐[漸] jian4 gradual; gradually 61 涨[漲] zhang4 to swell; to distend 56 郁闷[鬱悶] yu4 men4 gloomy; depressed 68 令[令] ling4 to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old) 3 扒[扒] ba1 to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig 1 教书[教書] jiao1 shu1 to teach (in a school) 2 市议员[市議員] shi4 yi4 yuan2 town councilor; city councilor; alderman 2 内衣裤[內衣褲] nei4 yi1 ku4 underwear 1 报答[報答] bao4 da2 to repay; to requite 1 开除[開除] kai1 chu2 to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) 4 屏东[屏東] Ping2 dong1 Pingtung city, county and military airbase in south Taiwan 1 信号灯[信號燈] xin4 hao4 deng1 signal light; car indicator 2 偷拍[偷拍] tou1 pai1 to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge 13 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 停车场[停車場] ting2 che1 chang3 parking lot; car park 5 白车[白車] bai2 che1 ambulance (slang) (Cantonese) 1 绕[繞] rao4 to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex 8 叭[叭] ba1 denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc) 2 跟上[跟上] gen1 shang4 to catch up with; to keep pace with 4 倒车[倒車] dao4 che1 to reverse (a vehicle); to drive backwards 1 熄[熄] xi1 to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 2 尿尿[尿尿] niao4 niao4 to pee 1 忍不住[忍不住] ren3 bu5 zhu4 cannot help; unable to bear 2 戴帽子[戴帽子] dai4 mao4 zi5 to wear a hat; (fig.) to stigmatize; to be branded as 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep07/50 words - 19 min 忿忿不平[忿忿不平] fen4 fen4 bu4 ping2 variant of 憤憤不平|愤愤不平[fen4 fen4 bu4 ping2] 1 忍耐[忍耐] ren3 nai4 to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance 1 搞砸[搞砸] gao3 za2 to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil 3 永丰[永豐] Yong3 feng1 Yongfeng county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi 2 饭店[飯店] fan4 dian4 restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 13 左转[左轉] zuo3 zhuan3 to turn left 3 喉咙[喉嚨] hou2 long2 throat; larynx 4 身分[身分] shen1 fen4 variant of 身份; identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank 11 鱼[魚] yu2 fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3] 16 备份[備份] bei4 fen4 backup 2 松气[鬆氣] song1 qi4 to relax one's efforts 2 任务[任務] ren4 wu5 mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 4 达成[達成] da2 cheng2 to reach (an agreement); to accomplish 1 刺激[刺激] ci4 ji1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant 4 盖章[蓋章] gai4 zhang1 to affix a seal; to stamp (a document); to sign off on sth 1 爆[爆] bao4 to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil 8 平面[平面] ping2 mian4 plane (flat surface); print media 1 器[器] qi4 device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2] 4 拖[拖] tuo1 to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on 4 正要[正要] zheng4 yao4 to be just about to; to be on the point of 2 耽误[耽誤] dan1 wu5 to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 6 表达[表達] biao3 da2 to express; to convey 5 善意[善意] shan4 yi4 goodwill; benevolence; kindness 1 司法官[司法官] si1 fa3 guan1 (Tw) judges and prosecutors 1 族[族] zu2 race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep07/75 words - 27 min 学弟[學弟] xue2 di4 junior or younger male schoolmate 8 姊[姊] zi3 older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3] 1 学妹[學妹] xue2 mei4 junior or younger female schoolmate 1 提拔[提拔] ti2 ba2 to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion 2 司法[司法] si1 fa3 judicial; (administration of) justice 2 曹[曹] cao2 class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old) 2 竞争[競爭] jing4 zheng1 to compete; competition 1 家族[家族] jia1 zu2 family; clan 2 楼[樓] lou2 house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 10 切入[切入] qie1 ru4 to cut into; to incise; to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc); cut (offensive moves in basketball) 2 专访[專訪] zhuan1 fang3 to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic); special interview; special report based on such an interview 21 决策[決策] jue2 ce4 strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policy 1 列为[列為] lie4 wei2 to be classified as 3 友善[友善] you3 shan4 friendly 3 向下[向下] xiang4 xia4 down; downward 1 暗恋[暗戀] an4 lian4 to be secretly in love with 1 幽默[幽默] you1 mo4 (loanword) humor; humorous 3 参与[參與] can1 yu4 to participate (in sth) 8 接触[接觸] jie1 chu4 to touch; to contact; access; in touch with 3 懦弱[懦弱] nuo4 ruo4 cowardly; weak 1 澈底[澈底] che4 di3 variant of 徹底|彻底[che4 di3] 3 撕破[撕破] si1 po4 to tear; to rip 2 假面具[假面具] jia3 mian4 ju4 mask; fig. false façade; deceptive front 2 技术[技術] ji4 shu4 technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] 1 修[修] xiu1 to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep07/100 words - 32 min 瘦[瘦] shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive 1 胖[胖] pang4 fat; plump 25 绯闻[緋聞] fei1 wen2 sex scandal 6 拒[拒] ju4 to resist; to repel; to refuse 2 按照[按照] an4 zhao4 according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 3 原[原] yuan2 former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source 2 计画[計畫] ji4 hua4 variant of 計劃|计划[ji4 hua4] 14 礼拜三[禮拜三] Li3 bai4 san1 Wednesday 1 图[圖] tu2 diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek 2 好听[好聽] hao3 ting1 pleasant to hear 3 铺陈[鋪陳] pu1 chen2 to arrange; to spread out; to narrate in detail; to describe at great length; to elaborate 1 起初[起初] qi3 chu1 originally; at first; at the outset 1 半信半疑[半信半疑] ban4 xin4 ban4 yi2 half doubting; dubious; skeptical 1 开房间[開房間] kai1 fang2 jian1 to take a hotel room; to rent a room 1 设计[設計] she4 ji4 plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 跨越[跨越] kua4 yue4 to step across; step over 1 红线[紅線] hong2 xian4 red line 1 可怕[可怕] ke3 pa4 awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly 8 沙拉[沙拉] sha1 la1 salad (loanword) 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] 4 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 2 蒜[蒜] suan4 garlic; CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4] 1 鸡排[雞排] ji1 pai2 chicken breast; chicken cutlet 1 煎[煎] jian1 to pan fry; to sauté 2 素[素] su4 raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever 5 //The Mirror - S1/Ep07/125 words - 37 min 鳗[鰻] man2 eel; Anguilla lostoniensis 2 赏光[賞光] shang3 guang1 to do sb the honor (of attending etc); to put in an appearance; to show up 1 堂堂[堂堂] tang2 tang2 grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance 1 天大[天大] tian1 da4 gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous 1 赔罪[賠罪] pei2 zui4 to apologize 1 酒量[酒量] jiu3 liang4 capacity for liquor; how much one can drink 1 说了算[說了算] shuo1 le5 suan4 to have the final say; to be the one in charge 2 费心[費心] fei4 xin1 to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) 2 福气[福氣] fu2 qi5 good fortune; a blessing 1 大型[大型] da4 xing2 large; large-scale 1 国际级[國際級] guo2 ji4 ji2 (at an) international level 2 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 7 专栏[專欄] zhuan1 lan2 special column 1 见外[見外] jian4 wai4 to regard sb as an outsider 1 独独[獨獨] du2 du2 alone 1 行长[行長] hang2 zhang3 bank president 1 家务[家務] jia1 wu4 household duties; housework 1 做主[做主] zuo4 zhu3 see 作主[zuo4 zhu3] 2 针对性[針對性] zhen1 dui4 xing4 focus; direction; purpose; relevance 1 一视同仁[一視同仁] yi1 shi4 tong2 ren2 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people 1 操控[操控] cao1 kong4 to control; to manipulate 2 舆论[輿論] yu2 lun4 public opinion 10 确实[確實] que4 shi2 indeed; really; reliable; real; true 11 门口[門口] men2 kou3 doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 拥抱[擁抱] yong1 bao4 to embrace; to hug 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep07/150 words - 41 min 深情[深情] shen1 qing2 deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love 1 对望[對望] dui4 wang4 to look at each other 1 登出来[登出來] deng1 chu1 lai2 to publish; to appear (in print) 1 话题[話題] hua4 ti2 subject (of a talk or conversation); topic 3 阴谋[陰謀] yin1 mou2 plot; conspiracy 1 考量[考量] kao3 liang2 to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration 6 公信力[公信力] gong1 xin4 li4 public trust; credibility 2 质[質] zhi4 character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2] 5 有所[有所] you3 suo3 somewhat; to some extent 6 迷失[迷失] mi2 shi1 to lose (one's bearings); to get lost 1 总之[總之] zong3 zhi1 in a word; in short; in brief 3 让步[讓步] rang4 bu4 to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive 3 何苦[何苦] he2 ku3 why bother?; is it worth the trouble? 1 想像力[想像力] xiang3 xiang4 li4 conception; imagination 1 丰富[豐富] feng1 fu4 to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant 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 拖走[拖走] tuo1 zou3 to drag away 1 坐车[坐車] zuo4 che1 to take the car, bus, train etc 2 撞击[撞擊] zhuang4 ji1 to strike; to hit; to ram 5 骑士[騎士] qi2 shi4 horseman; cavalryman; knight (i.e. European nobility); (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc) 20 紧绷[緊繃] jin3 beng1 to stretch taut; (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense 6 违规[違規] wei2 gui1 to violate (rules); irregular; illegal; corrupt 4 浑身[渾身] hun2 shen1 all over; from head to foot 2 摔倒[摔倒] shuai1 dao3 to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground 1 跌倒[跌倒] die1 dao3 to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep07/175 words - 45 min 辽宁[遼寧] Liao2 ning2 Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2] 1 大气[大氣] da4 qi4 atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish 1 居[居] ju1 to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms 1 屋[屋] wu1 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 6 拨[撥] bo1 to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch 2 女生[女生] nu:3 sheng1 schoolgirl; female student; girl 9 弯[彎] wan1 to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in the road etc); CL:道[dao4] 1 驾驶[駕駛] jia4 shi3 to pilot (ship, airplane etc); to drive 1 精神状态[精神狀態] jing1 shen2 zhuang4 tai4 mental state; psychological condition 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) 7 运气[運氣] yun4 qi5 luck (good or bad) 1 提议[提議] ti2 yi4 proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest 1 和解[和解] he2 jie3 to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled 1 维修[維修] wei2 xiu1 maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain 1 格调[格調] ge2 diao4 style (of art or literature); form; one's work style; moral character 1 自嘲[自嘲] zi4 chao2 to mock oneself; to laugh at oneself 3 修法[修法] xiu1 fa3 to amend a law 1 肥[肥] fei2 fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure 1 风光[風光] feng1 guang1 scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect) 2 利[利] li4 sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit 23 诱[誘] you4 to entice; to tempt 1 交换[交換] jiao1 huan4 to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute 8 环境[環境] huan2 jing4 environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient 11 生存[生存] sheng1 cun2 to exist; to survive 3 法则[法則] fa3 ze2 law; rule; code 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep07/188 words - 47 min 擎[擎] qing2 to raise (hand) 35 选举[選舉] xuan3 ju3 to elect; election; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] 24 政绩[政績] zheng4 ji4 (political) achievements; track record 8 招标[招標] zhao1 biao1 to invite bids 10 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) 5 私[私] si1 personal; private; selfish 9 拿下[拿下] na2 xia4 to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) 4 心意[心意] xin1 yi4 regard; kindly feelings; intention 6 应付[應付] ying4 fu5 to deal with; to cope 3 好不容易[好不容易] hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4 with great difficulty; very difficult 8 不住[不住] bu4 zhu4 repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc) 5 郑[鄭] Zheng4 Zheng state during the Warring States period; surname Zheng; abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1] 27 诗[詩] shi1 poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse 10 //The Mirror - S1/Ep08/25 words - 8 min 价值观[價值觀] jia4 zhi2 guan1 system of values 2 硬[硬] ying4 hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 3 转弯[轉彎] zhuan3 wan1 to turn; to go around a corner 6 山不转路转[山不轉路轉] shan1 bu4 zhuan4 lu4 zhuan4 see 山不轉水轉|山不转水转[shan1 bu4 zhuan4 shui3 zhuan4] 1 出书[出書] chu1 shu1 to publish books 1 影响力[影響力] ying3 xiang3 li4 influence; impact 7 一打[一打] yi1 da2 dozen 1 警卫[警衛] jing3 wei4 to stand guard over; (security) guard 12 盆栽[盆栽] pen2 zai1 growing plants in pots; Japanese: bonsai 8 签收[簽收] qian1 shou1 to sign for the acceptance of sth (e.g. a delivery etc) 3 干涉[干涉] gan1 she4 to interfere; to meddle; interference 5 伦理[倫理] lun2 li3 ethics 1 观念[觀念] guan1 nian4 notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions 1 靠山[靠山] kao4 shan1 patron; supporter; close to a mountain 1 训话[訓話] xun4 hua4 to admonish subordinates 1 会议室[會議室] hui4 yi4 shi4 meeting room; conference room 4 温柔[溫柔] wen1 rou2 gentle and soft; tender 4 原本[原本] yuan2 ben3 originally; original 14 抱负[抱負] bao4 fu4 aspiration; ambition 1 双面[雙面] shuang1 mian4 double-sided; two-faced; double-edged; reversible 2 将近[將近] jiang1 jin4 almost; nearly; close to 1 冲[沖] chong1 (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with 2 昏[昏] hun1 muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness 1 回事[回事] hui2 shi4 (old) to report to one's master 1 感兴趣[感興趣] gan3 xing4 qu4 to be interested 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep08/50 words - 10 min 预计[預計] yu4 ji4 to forecast; to predict; to estimate 9 层楼[層樓] ceng2 lou2 multistoried building; tower; pagoda 1 高度[高度] gao1 du4 height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 将会[將會] jiang1 hui4 auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to 3 达到[達到] da2 dao4 to reach; to achieve; to attain 2 公尺[公尺] gong1 chi3 meter (unit of length) 6 不只[不只] bu4 zhi3 not only; not merely 4 超越[超越] chao1 yue4 to surpass; to exceed; to transcend 1 上海[上海] Shang4 hai3 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4] 1 大厦[大廈] da4 sha4 (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) 1 不用说[不用說] bu4 yong4 shuo1 needless to say; it goes without saying 2 规划[規劃] gui1 hua4 to plan (how to do sth); planning; plan; program 8 时间表[時間表] shi2 jian1 biao3 schedule; timetable 1 明年[明年] ming2 nian2 next year 5 上半年[上半年] shang4 ban4 nian2 first half (of a year) 1 进入[進入] jin4 ru4 to enter; to join; to go into 5 年底[年底] nian2 di3 the end of the year; year-end 3 动工[動工] dong4 gong1 to start (a building project) 7 后年[後年] hou4 nian2 the year after next 1 提早[提早] ti2 zao3 ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time) 3 开创[開創] kai1 chuang4 to initiate; to start; to found 1 巅峰[巔峰] dian1 feng1 summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc) 1 建[建] jian4 to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct 3 忐忑[忐忑] tan3 te4 nervous; apprehensive 19 争议[爭議] zheng1 yi4 controversy; dispute; to dispute 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep08/75 words - 15 min 空档[空檔] kong4 dang4 gap (between two objects); interval of time (between events); opening in one's schedule; free time; (fig.) gap (in the market etc) 2 抢先[搶先] qiang3 xian1 to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first; to forestall 2 拆[拆] chai1 to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open 9 违建[違建] wei2 jian4 abbr. for 違章建築|违章建筑, illegal construction 1 近期[近期] jin4 qi1 near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent 3 城市[城市] cheng2 shi4 city; town; CL:座[zuo4] 9 能否[能否] neng2 fou3 whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible? 1 监督[監督] jian1 du1 to control; to supervise; to inspect 7 难搞[難搞] nan2 gao3 hard to deal with; hard to get along with 1 反对票[反對票] fan3 dui4 piao4 dissenting vote 2 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 9 有力[有力] you3 li4 powerful; forceful; vigorous 2 邀请[邀請] yao1 qing3 to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4] 11 重新启动[重新啟動] chong2 xin1 qi3 dong4 to reboot; to restart 2 惨[慘] can3 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy 6 活泼[活潑] huo2 po5 lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive 7 外商[外商] wai4 shang1 foreign businessman 1 东西南北[東西南北] dong1 xi1 nan2 bei3 east west south north 1 东南西北[東南西北] dong1 nan2 xi1 bei3 east, south, west and north; all directions 1 肉骨茶[肉骨茶] rou4 gu3 cha2 bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore 1 鱼片[魚片] yu2 pian4 fish fillet; slice of fish meat 1 泡菜[泡菜] pao4 cai4 pickled cabbage 2 蒐集[蒐集] sou1 ji2 to gather; to collect 2 料理[料理] liao4 li3 to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking 3 直播[直播] zhi2 bo1 live broadcast (not recorded); direct Internet broadcasting; (agriculture) direct seeding 11 //The Mirror - S1/Ep08/100 words - 17 min 动土[動土] dong4 tu3 to break ground (prior to building sth); to start building 4 灵通[靈通] ling2 tong1 fast and abundant (news); clever; effective 1 计划[計劃] ji4 hua4 plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 2 之中[之中] zhi1 zhong1 inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during 3 收尾[收尾] shou1 wei3 to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish 1 延续[延續] yan2 xu4 to continue; to go on; to last 1 不景气[不景氣] bu4 jing3 qi4 slack; in a slump 1 一阵子[一陣子] yi1 zhen4 zi5 a while; a spell; a short time; a burst 6 身为[身為] shen1 wei2 in the capacity of; as 2 提振[提振] ti2 zhen4 to boost; to stimulate 1 信心[信心] xin4 xin1 confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 公共[公共] gong1 gong4 public; common; communal 2 经贸[經貿] jing1 mao4 trade 1 振兴[振興] zhen4 xing1 to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize 2 方案[方案] fang1 an4 plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill; CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 10 创业[創業] chuang4 ye4 to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture; entrepreneurship 11 辅导[輔導] fu3 dao3 to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor 7 优惠[優惠] you1 hui4 privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price) 11 程[程] cheng2 rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence 1 也就是说[也就是說] ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is to say; so; thus 3 展开[展開] zhan3 kai1 to unfold; to carry out; to be in full swing; to launch 3 作业[作業] zuo4 ye4 school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate 4 确保[確保] que4 bao3 to ensure; to guarantee 2 成绩[成績] cheng2 ji4 achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 4 史上[史上] shi3 shang4 in history 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep08/125 words - 21 min 底[底] di3 background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base 2 默默[默默] mo4 mo4 in silence; not speaking 2 成熟[成熟] cheng2 shu2 mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] 1 发布[發布] fa1 bu4 to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute 6 加快[加快] jia1 kuai4 to accelerate; to speed up 2 成长[成長] cheng2 zhang3 to mature; to grow; growth 6 世纪[世紀] shi4 ji4 century; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 曝光[曝光] bao4 guang1 to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1] 3 评估[評估] ping2 gu1 to evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluation 10 证实[證實] zheng4 shi2 to confirm (sth to be true); to verify 10 任期[任期] ren4 qi1 term of office; CL:屆|届[jie4]; tenure (entire period in office) 3 法定[法定] fa3 ding4 legal; statutory; rightful 1 亲临[親臨] qin1 lin2 to go in person 2 实质[實質] shi2 zhi4 substance; essence 2 鼓励[鼓勵] gu3 li4 to encourage 19 可不是[可不是] ke3 bu5 shi4 that's just the way it is; exactly! 2 过年[過年] guo4 nian2 to celebrate the Chinese New Year 1 嘴巴[嘴巴] zui3 ba5 mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 众望[眾望] zhong4 wang4 people's expectations 1 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 3 热议[熱議] re4 yi4 to discuss passionately; heated debate 1 功劳[功勞] gong1 lao2 contribution; meritorious service; credit 1 新年[新年] xin1 nian2 New Year; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 言[言] yan2 words; speech; to say; to talk 2 妥当[妥當] tuo3 dang5 appropriate; proper; ready 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep08/150 words - 27 min 明日[明日] ming2 ri4 tomorrow 2 星[星] xing1 star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount 7 满意[滿意] man3 yi4 satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction 4 难看[難看] nan2 kan4 ugly; unsightly 7 浅[淺] qian3 shallow; light (color) 1 学问[學問] xue2 wen4 learning; knowledge; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 一概[一概] yi1 gai4 all; without any exceptions; categorically 1 耳边风[耳邊風] er3 bian1 feng1 lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other 1 晚餐[晚餐] wan3 can1 evening meal; dinner; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 2 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 9 地上[地上] di4 shang5 on the ground; on the floor 3 心机[心機] xin1 ji1 thinking; scheme 1 感慨[感慨] gan3 kai3 to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved 3 嘲笑[嘲笑] chao2 xiao4 to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision 7 弄走[弄走] nong4 zou3 (coll.) to take (sth) away; to get rid of 1 吊[吊] diao4 to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person 1 儿[兒] er2 child; son 1 啷当[啷當] lang1 dang1 more or less; or so (of approx age or number); and so on 1 爱上[愛上] ai4 shang4 to fall in love with; to be in love with 1 个头[個頭] ge4 tou2 size; height 1 完了[完了] wan2 le5 to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 10 伟大[偉大] wei3 da4 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) 9 各式各样[各式各樣] ge4 shi4 ge4 yang4 (of) all kinds and sorts; various 2 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 15 从头到尾[從頭到尾] cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3 from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing) 6 //The Mirror - S1/Ep08/175 words - 33 min 表里不一[表裡不一] biao3 li3 bu4 yi1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems; saying one thing but meaning sth different 1 诚恳[誠懇] cheng2 ken3 sincere; honest; cordial 4 懂得[懂得] dong3 de5 to understand; to know; to comprehend 3 着想[著想] zhuo2 xiang3 to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3] 4 新加坡[新加坡] Xin1 jia1 po1 Singapore 3 城[城] cheng2 city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 7 不止[不止] bu4 zhi3 incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to 3 资本[資本] zi1 ben3 capital (economics) 1 马来西亚[馬來西亞] Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 Malaysia 1 澳门[澳門] Ao4 men2 Macao; Aomen; Macau 1 非同小可[非同小可] fei1 tong2 xiao3 ke3 extremely important; no small matter 1 可靠[可靠] ke3 kao4 reliable 5 股权[股權] gu3 quan2 equity shares; stock right 2 转让[轉讓] zhuan3 rang4 to transfer (ownership, rights etc) 1 跃升[躍升] yue4 sheng1 to leap to (a higher position etc); to jump; (of a plane) to ascend 3 关键[關鍵] guan1 jian4 crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal 11 嗅觉[嗅覺] xiu4 jue2 sense of smell 1 啤[啤] pi2 beer 1 啤酒花[啤酒花] pi2 jiu3 hua1 hops 2 比利时[比利時] Bi3 li4 shi2 Belgium 1 得出[得出] de2 chu1 to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion) 3 固定[固定] gu4 ding4 to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular 1 路线[路線] lu4 xian4 itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road); CL:條|条[tiao2] 3 可信度[可信度] ke3 xin4 du4 degree of credibility; reliability 2 检视[檢視] jian3 shi4 to inspect; to examine 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep08/200 words - 40 min 不了了之[不了了之] bu4 liao3 liao3 zhi1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite 3 来源[來源] lai2 yuan2 source (of information etc); origin 6 察[察] cha2 to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident 1 程度[程度] cheng2 du4 degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 今晚[今晚] jin1 wan3 tonight 1 闻[聞] wen2 to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 4 深刻[深刻] shen1 ke4 profound; deep; deep-going 2 玫瑰花[玫瑰花] mei2 gui1 hua1 rose 1 香气[香氣] xiang1 qi4 fragrance; aroma; incense 1 貔貅[貔貅] pi2 xiu1 mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail; also written 辟邪; fig. valiant soldier 4 吉祥物[吉祥物] ji2 xiang2 wu4 mascot 1 便宜[便宜] pian2 yi5 cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly 3 收藏[收藏] shou1 cang2 to hoard; to collect; collection; to bookmark (Internet) 2 拍卖[拍賣] pai1 mai4 to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price 2 收下[收下] shou1 xia4 to accept; to receive 1 不但[不但] bu4 dan4 not only (... but also...) 1 僵[僵] jiang1 rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse) 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] 4 发财[發財] fa1 cai2 to get rich 2 树[樹] shu4 tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up 2 祝贺[祝賀] zhu4 he4 to congratulate; congratulations; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 连通[連通] lian2 tong1 to connect; to communicate; to relate; (math.) connected 1 彼此[彼此] bi3 ci3 each other; one another 2 信任[信任] xin4 ren4 to trust; to have confidence in 9 天生[天生] tian1 sheng1 nature; disposition; innate; natural 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep08/215 words - 45 min 窗户[窗戶] chuang1 hu5 window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4] 2 惊讶[驚訝] jing1 ya4 amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe 2 鞋[鞋] xie2 shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 1 应酬[應酬] ying4 chou5 social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party 5 洗澡[洗澡] xi3 zao3 to bathe; to take a shower 1 通道[通道] tong1 dao4 (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage 5 铐[銬] kao4 shackles; fetters; manacle 5 双手[雙手] shuang1 shou3 both hands 7 鼠[鼠] shu3 rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 6 协商[協商] xie2 shang1 to consult with; to talk things over; agreement 7 升官[升官] sheng1 guan1 to get promoted 7 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 2 并肩[並肩] bing4 jian1 alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast 3 作战[作戰] zuo4 zhan4 combat; to fight 3 打败[打敗] da3 bai4 to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated 6 //The Mirror - S1/Ep09/25 words - 7 min 高涨[高漲] gao1 zhang3 to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high 2 稍[稍] shao1 somewhat; a little 4 跃[躍] yue4 to jump; to leap 1 仓库[倉庫] cang1 ku4 depot; storehouse; warehouse 4 扩音[擴音] kuo4 yin1 to amplify (sound) 1 水果[水果] shui3 guo3 fruit; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 箱子[箱子] xiang1 zi5 suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 2 纸箱[紙箱] zhi3 xiang1 carton; cardboard box 1 按压[按壓] an4 ya1 to press; to push (a button) 1 钢笔[鋼筆] gang1 bi3 fountain pen; CL:支[zhi1] 1 财务[財務] cai2 wu4 financial affairs 1 漏洞[漏洞] lou4 dong4 leak; hole; gap; loophole 3 以来[以來] yi3 lai2 since (a previous event) 4 秃鹰[禿鷹] tu1 ying1 condor; bald eagle 1 锁定[鎖定] suo3 ding4 to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten); to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection); to focus attention on; to target 3 目标[目標] mu4 biao1 target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 撤[撤] che4 to remove; to take away; to withdraw 2 破产[破產] po4 chan3 to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy 1 金融[金融] jin1 rong2 banking; finance; financial 1 旅游[旅遊] lu:3 you2 trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel 2 第一把手[第一把手] di4 yi1 ba3 shou3 the person in charge; the head of the leadership group 1 周到[周到] zhou1 dao4 thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5] 1 专长[專長] zhuan1 chang2 specialty; special knowledge or ability 2 服务业[服務業] fu2 wu4 ye4 service industry 1 干贝[乾貝] gan1 bei4 conpoy; dried scallop 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep09/50 words - 15 min 劳累[勞累] lao2 lei4 tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil 1 好友[好友] hao3 you3 close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 错过[錯過] cuo4 guo4 to miss (train, opportunity etc) 3 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 藏身[藏身] cang2 shen1 to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge 2 深夜[深夜] shen1 ye4 very late at night 4 幽会[幽會] you1 hui4 lovers' rendezvous; tryst 1 身材[身材] shen1 cai2 stature; build (height and weight); figure 3 保镳[保鑣] bao3 biao1 variant of 保鏢|保镖[bao3 biao1] 8 选民[選民] xuan3 min2 voter; constituency; electorate 11 小鬼[小鬼] xiao3 gui3 little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp 1 忌[忌] ji4 to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth 1 有戏[有戲] you3 xi4 (coll.) promising; likely to turn out well 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] 4 扛[扛] kang2 to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) 8 档案[檔案] dang4 an4 file; record; archive 12 原始[原始] yuan2 shi3 first; original; primitive; original (document etc) 2 权限[權限] quan2 xian4 scope of authority; extent of power; (access etc) privileges 2 管理[管理] guan3 li3 to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4] 14 班[班] ban1 team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups 15 小偷[小偷] xiao3 tou1 thief 11 无意间[無意間] wu2 yi4 jian1 inadvertently; unintentionally 2 流出[流出] liu2 chu1 to flow out; to disgorge; to effuse 1 荒谬[荒謬] huang1 miu4 absurd; ridiculous 1 自主[自主] zi4 zhu3 independent; to act for oneself; autonomous 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep09/75 words - 20 min 许[許] xu3 to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps 9 此[此] ci3 this; these 3 担任[擔任] dan1 ren4 to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as 3 期间[期間] qi1 jian1 period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 同时[同時] tong2 shi2 at the same time; simultaneously 6 纠纷[糾紛] jiu1 fen1 dispute 6 排解[排解] pai2 jie3 to mediate; to reconcile; to make peace; to intervene 1 恩师[恩師] en1 shi1 (greatly respected) teacher 1 出面[出面] chu1 mian4 to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up 5 协调[協調] xie2 tiao2 to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted 8 亲密[親密] qin1 mi4 intimate; close 2 严厉[嚴厲] yan2 li4 severe; strict 1 谴责[譴責] qian3 ze2 to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism 3 郑重[鄭重] zheng4 zhong4 serious; solemn 2 团团转[團團轉] tuan2 tuan2 zhuan4 to go round and round; running around in circles; fig. frantically busy 1 看戏[看戲] kan4 xi4 to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) 2 两样[兩樣] liang3 yang4 two kinds; difference 1 节目[節目] jie2 mu4 program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 2 荣幸[榮幸] rong2 xing4 honored (to have the privilege of ...) 2 离奇[離奇] li2 qi2 odd; bizarre 2 设局[設局] she4 ju2 to set a trap 2 描述[描述] miao2 shu4 to describe; description 2 百感交集[百感交集] bai3 gan3 jiao1 ji2 all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart 1 苛责[苛責] ke1 ze2 to criticize harshly; to excoriate 1 西装[西裝] xi1 zhuang1 suit; Western-style clothes; CL:套[tao4] 6 //The Mirror - S1/Ep09/100 words - 25 min 拗[拗] ao4 to bend in two so as to break; to defy; to disobey; also pr. [ao3] 4 拉肚子[拉肚子] la1 du4 zi5 (coll.) to have diarrhea 2 鬼扯[鬼扯] gui3 che3 nonsense; humbug; bunk; bullshit 1 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 脱下[脫下] tuo1 xia4 to take off (clothing) 1 脏[髒] zang1 dirty; filthy 5 衬衫[襯衫] chen4 shan1 shirt; blouse; CL:件[jian4] 2 银行家[銀行家] yin2 hang2 jia1 banker 1 处置[處置] chu3 zhi4 to handle; to take care of; to punish 3 按键[按鍵] an4 jian4 button or key (on a device); keystroke; CL:個|个[ge4]; to press a button 19 嫌犯[嫌犯] xian2 fan4 criminal suspect 10 趴[趴] pa1 to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent 17 好命[好命] hao3 ming4 lucky; blessed with good fortune 2 跑路[跑路] pao3 lu4 to travel on foot; (informal) to run off; to abscond 3 豪宅[豪宅] hao2 zhai2 grand residence; mansion 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 2 嚼[嚼] jiao2 to chew; also pr. [jue2] 1 蓑衣[蓑衣] suo1 yi1 woven rush raincoat 1 不曾[不曾] bu4 ceng2 hasn't yet; hasn't ever 3 搞定[搞定] gao3 ding4 to fix; to settle; to wangle 5 侦讯[偵訊] zhen1 xun4 to interrogate during investigation 4 老鼠[老鼠] lao3 shu3 rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 4 哑巴[啞巴] ya3 ba5 mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb 1 顽固[頑固] wan2 gu4 stubborn; obstinate 1 狗改不了吃屎[狗改不了吃屎] gou3 gai3 bu4 liao3 chi1 shi3 lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom); fig. bad habits are hard to change 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep09/125 words - 30 min 面[麵] mian4 flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless 1 神探[神探] shen2 tan4 master sleuth; lit. miraculous detective; cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] 3 建立[建立] jian4 li4 to establish; to set up; to found 2 名号[名號] ming2 hao4 name; good reputation; title 1 小说[小說] xiao3 shuo1 novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4] 2 案情[案情] an4 qing2 details of a case; case 4 透露[透露] tou4 lu4 to leak out; to divulge; to reveal 5 法院[法院] fa3 yuan4 court of law; court 3 从轻[從輕] cong2 qing1 to be lenient (in sentencing) 1 量刑[量刑] liang4 xing2 to assess punishment; to determine the sentence (on a criminal) 1 要约[要約] yao1 yue4 to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid 1 资历[資歷] zi1 li4 qualifications; experience; seniority 1 更深[更深] geng1 shen1 deep at night 2 玩弄[玩弄] wan2 nong4 to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to 1 不顾[不顧] bu4 gu4 in spite of; regardless of 2 爬[爬] pa2 to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up 8 差距[差距] cha1 ju4 disparity; gap 1 休假[休假] xiu1 jia4 to take a vacation; to go on holiday 1 意图[意圖] yi4 tu2 intent; intention; to intend 1 勒索[勒索] le4 suo3 to blackmail; to extort 1 本事[本事] ben3 shi5 ability; skill 1 动辄[動輒] dong4 zhe2 easily; readily; frequently; at every turn; at the slightest pretext 2 金额[金額] jin1 e2 sum of money; monetary value 2 广[廣] guang3 wide; numerous; to spread 2 高利贷[高利貸] gao1 li4 dai4 loan shark; high-interest loan; usury 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep09/150 words - 33 min 乌合之众[烏合之眾] wu1 he2 zhi1 zhong4 mob 1 恩[恩] en1 favor; grace; kindness 1 没齿难忘[沒齒難忘] mo4 chi3 nan2 wang4 hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude 1 鸿门宴[鴻門宴] Hong2 men2 Yan4 Feast at Hongmen; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] 1 几岁[幾歲] ji3 sui4 how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) 2 星座[星座] xing1 zuo4 constellation; astrological sign; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 悠[悠] you1 long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried 1 閒[閒] jian1 variant of 間|间[jian1] 6 钓[釣] diao4 to fish with a hook and bait 2 龙虾[龍蝦] long2 xia1 lobster 1 窝藏[窩藏] wo1 cang2 to harbor; to shelter 2 嫌疑犯[嫌疑犯] xian2 yi2 fan4 a suspect 4 毁损[毀損] hui3 sun3 impair, damage 1 公文[公文] gong1 wen2 document 2 绰号[綽號] chuo4 hao4 nickname 3 堂[堂] tang2 (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture 4 似乎[似乎] si4 hu1 apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly 3 短信[短信] duan3 xin4 text message; SMS 1 多谢[多謝] duo1 xie4 many thanks; thanks a lot 3 待遇[待遇] dai4 yu4 treatment; pay; salary; status; rank 1 赌场[賭場] du3 chang3 casino 1 落网[落網] luo4 wang3 (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net; (of a tennis ball) to hit the net; (of a criminal) to be captured 1 口供[口供] kou3 gong4 oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition 1 一口咬定[一口咬定] yi1 kou3 yao3 ding4 to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view 2 幕后[幕後] mu4 hou4 behind the scenes 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep09/175 words - 37 min 使者[使者] shi3 zhe3 emissary; envoy 1 游手[遊手] you2 shou3 to be idle 1 乱来[亂來] luan4 lai2 to act recklessly; to mess around 5 弄到[弄到] nong4 dao4 to get hold of; to obtain; to secure; to come by 4 走投无路[走投無路] zou3 tou2 wu2 lu4 to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate 3 杀害[殺害] sha1 hai4 to murder 2 凶嫌[兇嫌] xiong1 xian2 alleged killer (or attacker); suspect in a case of violent crime 3 教唆[教唆] jiao4 suo1 to instigate; to incite; to abet 5 除掉[除掉] chu2 diao4 to eliminate 2 正确[正確] zheng4 que4 correct; proper 7 笔录[筆錄] bi3 lu4 to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record 7 参考[參考] can1 kao3 consultation; reference; to consult; to refer 6 追踪[追蹤] zhui1 zong1 to follow a trail; to trace; to pursue 7 推论[推論] tui1 lun4 to infer; inference; corollary; reasoned conclusion 1 自白[自白] zi4 bai2 confession; to make clear one's position or intentions; to brag 5 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° 115 审[審] shen3 to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) 4 妖[妖] yao1 goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon 2 魔[魔] mo2 devil; magic 2 化[化] hua4 to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] 7 证物[證物] zheng4 wu4 exhibit (law) 3 更新[更新] geng1 xin1 to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate 16 激动[激動] ji1 dong4 to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite 10 再犯[再犯] zai4 fan4 to repeat a crime; persistent offender 1 夫人[夫人] fu1 ren5 lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4] 5 //The Mirror - S1/Ep09/196 words - 44 min 楼上[樓上] lou2 shang4 upstairs 3 糟糕[糟糕] zao1 gao1 too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad 1 烩[燴] hui4 to braise; to cook in soy and vinegar; braised; cooked in soy and vinegar 1 书房[書房] shu1 fang2 study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 吃完[吃完] chi1 wan2 to finish eating 4 黑帮[黑幫] hei1 bang1 bunch of gangsters; criminal gang; organized crime syndicate 2 为何[為何] wei4 he2 why 3 敌人[敵人] di2 ren2 enemy; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 理念[理念] li3 nian4 idea; concept; philosophy; theory 3 正面[正面] zheng4 mian4 front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open 3 丫头[丫頭] ya1 tou5 girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) 4 龌龊[齷齪] wo4 chuo4 dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; narrow-minded; petty 3 权利[權利] quan2 li4 power; right; privilege 4 写完[寫完] xie3 wan2 to finish writing 6 隔天[隔天] ge2 tian1 the next day; on alternate days 2 罪恶感[罪惡感] zui4 e4 gan3 feeling of guilt 5 判定[判定] pan4 ding4 to judge; to decide; judgment; determination 2 做掉[做掉] zuo4 diao4 to kill; to get rid of; (sports) to defeat; to eliminate 2 牺牲品[犧牲品] xi1 sheng1 pin3 sacrificial victim; sb who is expendable; item sold at a loss 2 老爸[老爸] lao3 ba4 father; dad 5 花钱[花錢] hua1 qian2 to spend money 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep10/25 words - 3 min 艺[藝] yi4 skill; art 1 廊[廊] lang2 corridor; veranda; porch 1 经纪[經紀] jing1 ji4 to manage (a business); manager; broker 2 艺术品[藝術品] yi4 shu4 pin3 art piece; work of art; CL:件[jian4] 1 差点[差點] cha4 dian3 almost; nearly 2 遍[遍] bian4 everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time 2 大餐[大餐] da4 can1 great meal; banquet 1 老样子[老樣子] lao3 yang4 zi5 old situation; things as they were 1 关子[關子] guan1 zi5 climax (in a story) 1 商[商] shang1 commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) 15 勾结[勾結] gou1 jie2 to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with 18 贿赂[賄賂] hui4 lu4 to bribe; a bribe 5 汇[匯] hui4 to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange 1 户头[戶頭] hu4 tou2 bank account; CL:個|个[ge4] 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 2 洗钱[洗錢] xi3 qian2 money laundering 1 士[士] shi4 member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker 2 夜班[夜班] ye4 ban1 night shift 2 熟悉[熟悉] shu2 xi1 to be familiar with; to know well 3 监视器[監視器] jian1 shi4 qi4 security camera; surveillance monitor 8 引导[引導] yin3 dao3 to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer 1 喝醉[喝醉] he1 zui4 to get drunk 3 导致[導致] dao3 zhi4 to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about 4 致死[致死] zhi4 si3 deadly 3 一向[一向] yi1 xiang4 always (previously); a period of time in the recent past 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep10/50 words - 13 min 几分[幾分] ji3 fen1 somewhat; a bit 3 随着[隨著] sui2 zhe5 along with; in the wake of; following 1 侦查[偵查] zhen1 cha2 to detect; to investigate 8 小人物[小人物] xiao3 ren2 wu4 nonentity; a nobody 1 敲打[敲打] qiao1 da3 to beat sb; to beat (a drum) 1 踢爆[踢爆] ti1 bao4 to reveal; to expose 1 质问[質問] zhi4 wen4 to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate 1 法官[法官] fa3 guan1 judge 1 拿起[拿起] na2 qi3 to pick up 3 扔[扔] reng1 to throw; to throw away 1 推开[推開] tui1 kai1 to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline 1 偷偷[偷偷] tou1 tou1 stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 4 陌生人[陌生人] mo4 sheng1 ren2 stranger 1 爱情[愛情] ai4 qing2 romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4] 1 转身[轉身] zhuan3 shen1 (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) 4 处处[處處] chu4 chu4 everywhere; in all respects 1 跑步[跑步] pao3 bu4 to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double 5 联手[聯手] lian2 shou3 lit. to join hands; to act together 10 感到[感到] gan3 dao4 to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect 8 政敌[政敵] zheng4 di2 political enemy; opponent 2 运用[運用] yun4 yong4 to use; to put to use 2 礼貌[禮貌] li3 mao4 courtesy; manners 2 炸药[炸藥] zha4 yao4 explosive (material) 2 攻击[攻擊] gong1 ji1 to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) 2 下流[下流] xia4 liu2 lower course of a river; low-class; mean and lowly; vulgar; obscene 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep10/75 words - 24 min 分寸[分寸] fen1 cun5 propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms 1 摆脱[擺脫] bai3 tuo1 to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself 2 搬出去[搬出去] ban1 chu1 qu4 to move out (vacate); to shift sth out 1 维护[維護] wei2 hu4 to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain 24 猜忌[猜忌] cai1 ji4 to be suspicious and jealous of 1 行李[行李] xing2 li5 luggage; CL:件[jian4] 2 拉拉[拉拉] la1 la1 lesbian (Internet slang); Labrador retriever 1 瑞士[瑞士] Rui4 shi4 Switzerland 1 生态[生態] sheng1 tai4 ecology 2 夜店[夜店] ye4 dian4 nightclub 10 手举[手舉] shou3 ju3 a salute; hands raised 2 枪击[槍擊] qiang1 ji1 to shoot with a gun; shooting incident 3 蹲下[蹲下] dun1 xia4 to squat down; to crouch 6 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 2 抱头[抱頭] bao4 tou2 to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced; to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc); to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection) 1 游[游] you2 to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2] 3 祥[祥] xiang2 auspicious; propitious 1 欣[欣] xin1 happy 1 因[因] yin1 cause; reason; because 3 涉嫌[涉嫌] she4 xian2 to be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of 1 罪[罪] zui4 guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin 2 逮捕[逮捕] dai4 bu3 to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest 2 依法[依法] yi1 fa3 legal (proceedings); according to law 1 宣读[宣讀] xuan1 du2 to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) 1 有权[有權] you3 quan2 to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep10/100 words - 29 min 缄默[緘默] jian1 mo4 to keep silent 1 无须[無須] wu2 xu1 need not; not obliged to; not necessarily 1 违背[違背] wei2 bei4 to go against; to be contrary to; to violate 1 意志[意志] yi4 zhi4 will; willpower; determination; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 陈述[陳述] chen2 shu4 an assertion; to declare; to state 3 杀手[殺手] sha1 shou3 killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player 16 紧急[緊急] jin3 ji2 urgent; emergency 10 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 创意[創意] chuang4 yi4 creative; creativity 5 当头[當頭] dang1 tou2 coming right into one's face; imminent; to put first 1 采[采] cai3 color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3] 5 董事[董事] dong3 shi4 board member 1 拍胸脯[拍胸脯] pai1 xiong1 pu2 to vouch for 1 清理[清理] qing1 li3 to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of 1 战场[戰場] zhan4 chang3 battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 弄死[弄死] nong4 si3 to kill; to put to death 1 倒楣[倒楣] dao3 mei2 variant of 倒霉[dao3 mei2] 2 指出[指出] zhi3 chu1 to indicate; to point out 2 稍后[稍後] shao1 hou4 in a little while; in a moment; later on 2 是否[是否] shi4 fou3 whether (or not); if; is or isn't 3 守候[守候] shou3 hou4 to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse 2 手头[手頭] shou3 tou2 in hand (e.g. cash) 1 事关[事關] shi4 guan1 to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for 2 庭[庭] ting2 main hall; front courtyard; law court 28 固执[固執] gu4 zhi2 obstinate; stubborn 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep10/125 words - 40 min 己见[己見] ji3 jian4 one's own viewpoint 1 团队精神[團隊精神] tuan2 dui4 jing1 shen2 group mentality; collectivism; solidarity; team spirit 1 长远[長遠] chang2 yuan3 long-term; long-range 1 个例[個例] ge4 li4 specific example; rare instance 1 主席[主席] zhu3 xi2 chairperson; premier; chairman; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 9 首先[首先] shou3 xian1 first (of all); in the first place 4 前辈[前輩] qian2 bei4 senior; older generation; precursor 3 更改[更改] geng1 gai3 to alter 1 当事人[當事人] dang1 shi4 ren2 persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair) 2 过错[過錯] guo4 cuo4 mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault) 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 森林[森林] sen1 lin2 forest; CL:片[pian4] 2 探索[探索] tan4 suo3 to explore; to probe 3 面的[麵的] mian4 di1 abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士[mian4 bao1 che1 di1 shi4]; minivan taxi 2 主题[主題] zhu3 ti2 theme; subject 2 使命[使命] shi3 ming4 mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling 6 借过[借過] jie4 guo4 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) 7 执意[執意] zhi2 yi4 to be determined to; to insist on 1 明了[明了] ming2 liao3 to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3] 1 不久[不久] bu4 jiu3 not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after 1 遗憾[遺憾] yi2 han4 regret; to regret; to be sorry that 11 后会有期[後會有期] hou4 hui4 you3 qi1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again. 3 即使[即使] ji2 shi3 even if; even though 2 恶劣[惡劣] e4 lie4 vile; nasty; of very poor quality 3 浪漫[浪漫] lang4 man4 romantic 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep10/150 words - 43 min 勇往直前[勇往直前] yong3 wang3 zhi2 qian2 to advance bravely 1 登上[登上] deng1 shang4 to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount 2 珠峰[珠峰] Zhu1 feng1 abbr. for 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰, Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan); Mt Everest; Nepalese: Sagarmatha 4 最高[最高] zui4 gao1 tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) 6 山[山] shan1 mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable 2 爬山[爬山] pa2 shan1 to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering 2 自我[自我] zi4 wo3 self-; ego (psychology) 2 训练[訓練] xun4 lian4 to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 袋子[袋子] dai4 zi5 bag 3 日本人[日本人] Ri4 ben3 ren2 Japanese person or people 1 挑战[挑戰] tiao3 zhan4 to challenge; challenge 2 大陆[大陸] da4 lu4 continent; mainland; CL:個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 1 峰[峰] feng1 (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier for camels 2 攀登[攀登] pan1 deng1 to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale; fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger 1 大满贯[大滿貫] da4 man3 guan4 grand slam 1 探险家[探險家] tan4 xian3 jia1 explorer 1 解锁[解鎖] jie3 suo3 to unlock; to release 2 出庭[出庭] chu1 ting2 to appear in court 2 偶尔[偶爾] ou3 er3 occasionally; once in a while; sometimes 3 被告[被告] bei4 gao4 defendant 4 侦破[偵破] zhen1 po4 to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout 1 释放[釋放] shi4 fang4 to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge 1 误导[誤導] wu4 dao3 to mislead; to misguide; misleading 1 黑影[黑影] hei1 ying3 shadow; darkness; twilight 1 开枪[開槍] kai1 qiang1 to open fire; to shoot a gun 8 //The Mirror - S1/Ep10/165 words - 44 min 保重[保重] bao3 zhong4 to take care of oneself 4 嗦[嗦] suo1 suck 7 签[簽] qian1 to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 11 拘票[拘票] ju1 piao4 warrant (for arrest) 1 刁难[刁難] diao1 nan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult 2 刁[刁] diao1 artful; wicked 1 离婚[離婚] li2 hun1 to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse) 2 小三[小三] xiao3 san1 mistress; the other woman (coll.); grade 3 in elementary school 2 偿命[償命] chang2 ming4 to pay with one's life 19 大巴[大巴] da4 ba1 (coll.) large bus; coach; (abbr. for 大型巴士) 325 华[華] hua2 magnificent; splendid; flowery 278 玲[玲] ling2 (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑); tinkling of gem-pendants 207 来到[來到] lai2 dao4 to come; to arrive 12 传播[傳播] chuan2 bo1 to disseminate; to propagate; to spread 14 难熬[難熬] nan2 ao2 hard to bear; unendurable (pain, suffering) 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/25 words - 1 min 开工[開工] kai1 gong1 to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job 5 何时[何時] he2 shi2 when 1 完工[完工] wan2 gong1 to finish work; to complete a project 3 区[區] qu1 area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 基地[基地] ji1 di4 base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda 1 居民[居民] ju1 min2 resident; inhabitant 127 沉默[沉默] chen2 mo4 taciturn; uncommunicative; silent 1 自燃[自燃] zi4 ran2 spontaneous combustion 13 都市[都市] du1 shi4 city; metropolis 11 不予[不予] bu4 yu2 to withhold; to refuse 1 发问[發問] fa1 wen4 to question; to ask; to raise a question 1 前天[前天] qian2 tian1 the day before yesterday 2 付之一炬[付之一炬] fu4 zhi1 yi1 ju4 to put to the torch (idiom); to commit to the flames; to burn sth down deliberately 1 初步[初步] chu1 bu4 initial; preliminary; tentative 2 电线[電線] dian4 xian4 wire; power cord; CL:根[gen1] 5 走火[走火] zou3 huo3 to go off accidentally; to catch fire 5 突显[突顯] tu1 xian3 conspicuous; to make sth stand out; make sth prominent 2 设备[設備] she4 bei4 equipment; facilities; installations; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 老旧[老舊] lao3 jiu4 outmoded; old-fashioned 2 利害关系[利害關係] li4 hai4 guan1 xi5 stake; vital interest; concern 1 票选[票選] piao4 xuan3 to vote by ballot 1 获得[獲得] huo4 de2 to obtain; to receive; to get 1 振[振] zhen4 to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself 137 凯[凱] kai3 triumphant; victorious; chi (Greek letter Χχ) 136 魄力[魄力] po4 li4 courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/50 words - 8 min 愿景[願景] yuan4 jing3 vision (of the future) 1 年轻有为[年輕有為] nian2 qing1 you3 wei2 young and promising 1 心服口服[心服口服] xin1 fu2 kou3 fu2 to accept wholeheartedly; to embrace; to be won over 1 闪避[閃避] shan3 bi4 to dodge; to sidestep 1 截稿[截稿] jie2 gao3 (of a newspaper) to stop accepting incoming articles 3 说法[說法] shuo1 fa5 way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation 4 白白[白白] bai2 bai2 in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white 2 材料[材料] cai2 liao4 material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 3 浩[浩] hao4 grand; vast (water) 3 安检[安檢] an1 jian3 safety check 2 队[隊] dui4 squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4] 22 一线[一線] yi1 xian4 front line 1 三星[三星] san1 xing1 three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion; three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation 1 救火[救火] jiu4 huo3 to put out a fire; firefighting 2 机灵[機靈] ji1 ling5 clever; quick-witted 1 灵活[靈活] ling2 huo2 flexible; nimble; agile 1 出国[出國] chu1 guo2 to go abroad; to leave the country; emigration 7 旅行[旅行] lu:3 xing2 to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],個|个[ge4] 1 气色[氣色] qi4 se4 complexion 2 到头来[到頭來] dao4 tou2 lai2 in the end; finally; as a result 1 陪伴[陪伴] pei2 ban4 to accompany 1 改天[改天] gai3 tian1 another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check 3 睁眼[睜眼] zheng1 yan3 to open one's eyes 1 瞎[瞎] xia1 blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose 1 古[古] gu3 ancient; old; paleo- 26 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/75 words - 11 min 求证[求證] qiu2 zheng4 to seek proof; to seek confirmation 3 消防局[消防局] xiao1 fang2 ju2 fire department 2 起火[起火] qi3 huo3 to catch fire; to cook; to get angry 4 具名[具名] ju4 ming2 to sign; to put one's name to 5 白搭[白搭] bai2 da1 no use; no good 1 北极熊[北極熊] bei3 ji2 xiong2 polar bear 1 质感[質感] zhi4 gan3 realism (in art); sense of reality; texture; tactile quality 1 贡献[貢獻] gong4 xian4 to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 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 6 业务[業務] ye4 wu4 business; professional work; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 7 高薪[高薪] gao1 xin1 high salary 2 挖角[挖角] wa1 jue2 to poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its talent); Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3] 1 自我介绍[自我介紹] zi4 wo3 jie4 shao4 self-introduction; to introduce oneself 5 发送[發送] fa1 song4 to transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential) 2 同步[同步] tong2 bu4 synchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with 1 吻[吻] wen3 kiss; to kiss; mouth 4 光是[光是] guang1 shi4 solely; just 1 导向[導向] dao3 xiang4 to be oriented towards; orientation 4 必[必] bi4 certainly; must; will; necessarily 1 须要[須要] xu1 yao4 must; have to 1 主攻[主攻] zhu3 gong1 main assault; to focus on; to specialize in; to major in 1 点燃[點燃] dian3 ran2 to ignite; to set on fire; aflame 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] 8 假如[假如] jia3 ru2 if 1 类似[類似] lei4 si4 similar; analogous 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/100 words - 17 min 悲剧[悲劇] bei1 ju4 tragedy; CL:齣|出[chu1] 6 统一[統一] tong3 yi1 to unify; to unite; to integrate 3 满足[滿足] man3 zu2 to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content 3 上任[上任] shang4 ren4 to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor 6 慈[慈] ci2 compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane 20 希[希] xi1 to hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xi1] 20 只不过[只不過] zhi3 bu5 guo4 only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... 7 专业[專業] zhuan1 ye4 specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional 18 介意[介意] jie4 yi4 to care about; to take offense; to mind 1 分工[分工] fen1 gong1 to divide up the work; division of labor 1 创新[創新] chuang4 xin1 innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails 2 一说[一說] yi1 shuo1 an expression of opinion; according to some 1 全力以赴[全力以赴] quan2 li4 yi3 fu4 to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort 1 森[森] sen1 forest 25 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] 2 指定[指定] zhi3 ding4 to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated 2 乙方[乙方] yi3 fang1 second party (law); see also 甲方[jia3 fang1] 2 出钱[出錢] chu1 qian2 to pay 2 甲方[甲方] jia3 fang1 first party (law); see also 乙方[yi3 fang1] 2 代班[代班] dai4 ban1 (Tw) to take over sb's job; to substitute for 1 甘愿[甘願] gan1 yuan4 willingly 1 联谊[聯誼] lian2 yi4 friendship; fellowship 2 妹子[妹子] mei4 zi5 (dialect) younger sister; girl 1 家居[家居] jia1 ju1 home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed) 1 庄[莊] zhuang1 farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China) 34 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/125 words - 22 min 议题[議題] yi4 ti2 topic of discussion; topic; subject; issue (under discussion); CL:項|项[xiang4] 12 住户[住戶] zhu4 hu4 household; inhabitant; householder 6 老是[老是] lao3 shi5 always 3 团体[團體] tuan2 ti3 group; organization; team; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 来龙去脉[來龍去脈] lai2 long2 qu4 mai4 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects 2 消化[消化] xiao1 hua4 to digest; digestion; digestive 1 观众[觀眾] guan1 zhong4 spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) 33 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 14 发言人[發言人] fa1 yan2 ren2 spokesperson 8 袭[襲] xi2 to attack; to inherit; classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes) 1 胸[胸] xiong1 chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax 1 历[歷] li4 to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history 1 其[其] qi2 his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) 2 境[境] jing4 border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory 1 的确[的確] di2 que4 really; indeed 6 娱乐[娛樂] yu2 le4 to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy 10 喏[喏] nuo4 (indicating agreement) yes; all right; (drawing attention to) look!; here!; variant of 諾|诺[nuo4] 7 跳槽[跳槽] tiao4 cao2 to change jobs; job-hopping 1 说服[說服] shuo1 fu2 to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] 4 众[眾] zhong4 many; numerous; crowd; multitude 2 宠[寵] chong3 to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor 1 气不过[氣不過] qi4 bu5 guo4 so angry it's unbearable; bitter about unbearable grievances 1 班上[班上] ban1 shang4 (in the) class 2 飙车[飆車] biao1 che1 street racing (motorbikes or cars) 1 对冲[對衝] dui4 chong1 hedging (finance) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/150 words - 27 min 打赌[打賭] da3 du3 to bet; to make a bet; a wager 1 忍[忍] ren3 to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 3 刻[刻] ke4 quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 3 摔[摔] shuai1 to throw down; to fall; to drop and break 4 滑倒[滑倒] hua2 dao3 to slip (lose one's footing) 1 小腿[小腿] xiao3 tui3 lower leg (from knee to ankle); shank 1 皮[皮] pi2 leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty 4 磨[磨] mo2 to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist 2 高中[高中] gao1 zhong1 senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 8 瘪[癟] bie3 deflated; shriveled; sunken; empty 1 催[催] cui1 to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite 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 要死[要死] yao4 si3 extremely; awfully 3 趁势[趁勢] chen4 shi4 to take advantage of a favorable situation; to seize an opportunity 1 解散[解散] jie3 san4 to dissolve; to disband 15 铁定[鐵定] tie3 ding4 unalterable; certainly; definitely 2 料[料] liao4 material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess 5 准[準] zhun3 accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para- 4 分崩离析[分崩離析] fen1 beng1 li2 xi1 to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up; falling to pieces 1 阴谋论[陰謀論] yin1 mou2 lun4 conspiracy theory 2 实际上[實際上] shi2 ji4 shang4 in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice 4 男友[男友] nan2 you3 boyfriend 2 无所谓[無所謂] wu2 suo3 wei4 to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be 1 犯罪现场[犯罪現場] fan4 zui4 xian4 chang3 scene of the crime 3 比利[比利] Bi3 li4 Pelé (1940-), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/175 words - 32 min 游泳池[游泳池] you2 yong3 chi2 swimming pool; CL:場|场[chang3] 1 教练[教練] jiao4 lian4 instructor; sports coach; trainer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 34 妮[妮] ni1 girl; phonetic "ni" (in female names); Taiwan pr. [ni2] 6 什么的[什麼的] shen2 me5 de5 and so on; and what not 5 健身房[健身房] jian4 shen1 fang2 gym; gymnasium 1 花店[花店] hua1 dian4 flower shop 6 参与者[參與者] can1 yu4 zhe3 participant 1 通讯[通訊] tong1 xun4 communications; news story; dispatch; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 软件[軟件] ruan3 jian4 (computer) software 4 扫[掃] sao3 to sweep 2 扫[掃] sao4 broom 2 倦怠[倦怠] juan4 dai4 worn out; exhausted; dispirited 1 纪实[紀實] ji4 shi2 record of actual events; documentary (factual rather than fictional) 1 组分[組分] zu3 fen4 components; individual parts making up a compound 1 征[徵] zheng1 to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence 2 闭关[閉關] bi4 guan1 to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) 1 鬼混[鬼混] gui3 hun4 to hang around; to fool around; to live aimlessly 2 情报[情報] qing2 bao4 information; intelligence 2 探班[探班] tan4 ban1 to check on sb at his workplace; to come to a movie set to visit one of the actors 1 凤梨[鳳梨] feng4 li2 pineapple 3 牛奶[牛奶] niu2 nai3 cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1] 23 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 8 哨子[哨子] shao4 zi5 whistle 1 珍珠[珍珠] zhen1 zhu1 pearl; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 1 丸子[丸子] wan2 zi5 pills; balls; meatballs 1 呵呵[呵呵] he1 he1 (onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle 17 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/200 words - 36 min 爽朗[爽朗] shuang3 lang3 clear and bright (of weather); straightforward; candid; open 6 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) 5 么[麼] me5 suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc 1 一天到晚[一天到晚] yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3 all day long; the whole day 7 父女[父女] fu4 nu:3 father and daughter 1 桥梁[橋梁] qiao2 liang2 bridge (lit. and fig.) 2 深造[深造] shen1 zao4 to pursue one's studies 1 学会[學會] xue2 hui4 to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association 2 做菜[做菜] zuo4 cai4 to cook; cooking 1 香港人[香港人] Xiang1 gang3 ren2 Hong Kong person or people 1 重视[重視] zhong4 shi4 to attach importance to sth; to value 4 煲汤[煲湯] bao1 tang1 to simmer; soup made by simmering for a long time 2 粤语[粵語] Yue4 yu3 Cantonese language 1 靠近[靠近] kao4 jin4 near; to approach 3 优质[優質] you1 zhi4 excellent quality 3 运动[運動] yun4 dong4 to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3] 7 有益[有益] you3 yi4 useful; beneficial; profitable 1 身心[身心] shen1 xin1 body and mind; mental and physical 1 碰见[碰見] peng4 jian4 to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into 1 说到[說到] shuo1 dao4 to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for 2 加上[加上] jia1 shang4 plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that 3 网红[網紅] wang3 hong2 Internet celebrity 16 首都[首都] shou3 du1 capital (city); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 诚实[誠實] cheng2 shi2 honest; honesty; honorable; truthful 5 大叔[大叔] da4 shu1 eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/225 words - 39 min 政策[政策] zheng4 ce4 policy; CL:個|个[ge4] 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 4 民营[民營] min2 ying2 privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state) 1 独[獨] du2 alone; independent; single; sole; only 3 厚[厚] hou4 thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress 1 热度[熱度] re4 du4 temperature; heat; short-lived enthusiasm 3 炒[炒] chao3 to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb) 3 试用[試用] shi4 yong4 to try sth out; to be on probation 3 击[擊] ji1 to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2] 9 为主[為主] wei2 zhu3 to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to 5 比赛[比賽] bi3 sai4 competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete 9 强制[強制] qiang2 zhi4 to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; compulsory 5 执行[執行] zhi2 xing2 to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run 3 以内[以內] yi3 nei4 within; less than 2 挤进[擠進] ji3 jin4 to break into; to force one's way into; to barge into 2 裁[裁] cai2 to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment 11 消磨[消磨] xiao1 mo2 to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away 2 军备竞赛[軍備競賽] jun1 bei4 jing4 sai4 arms race; armament(s) race 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 2 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 77 社区[社區] she4 qu1 community; neighborhood 61 历史[歷史] li4 shi3 history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4] 3 抽风机[抽風機] chou1 feng1 ji1 exhaust fan 1 煮饭[煮飯] zhu3 fan4 to cook 2 油烟[油煙] you2 yan1 soot; lampblack 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/250 words - 44 min 超市[超市] chao1 shi4 supermarket; abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场; CL:家[jia1] 1 搬走[搬走] ban1 zou3 to carry 6 户[戶] hu4 a household; door; family 12 脱手[脫手] tuo1 shou3 (not of regular commerce) to sell or dispose of (goods etc); to get rid of; to unload 7 现金[現金] xian4 jin1 cash 1 有意思[有意思] you3 yi4 si5 interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun 2 壁癌[壁癌] bi4 ai2 persistent mold on the wall; efflorescence 1 漏水[漏水] lou4 shui3 to leak (of water) 1 采光[採光] cai3 guang1 lighting; day lighting 1 价[價] jia4 price; value; (chemistry) valence 1 翻倍[翻倍] fan1 bei4 to double 1 翻新[翻新] fan1 xin1 to revamp; a face-lift; to retread (a tire); to refurbish (old clothes); newly emerging 2 年轻化[年輕化] nian2 qing1 hua4 to make more youthful; to promote younger staff 1 询问[詢問] xun2 wen4 to inquire 2 并且[並且] bing4 qie3 and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition 5 尽快[儘快] jin3 kuai4 as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed 1 滑动[滑動] hua2 dong4 to slide; sliding movement 6 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 房租[房租] fang2 zu1 rent for a room or house 3 大道理[大道理] da4 dao4 li5 major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk 1 天龙人[天龍人] Tian1 long2 ren2 (slang) (Tw) person from Taipei 臺北|台北[Tai2 bei3] 1 烦恼[煩惱] fan2 nao3 to be worried; to be distressed; worries 1 兴[興] xing1 to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect) 59 兴[興] xing4 feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement 59 做法[做法] zuo4 fa3 way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 付[付] fu4 to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things 7 //The Mirror - S1/Ep11/255 words - 45 min 毒[毒] du2 poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics 21 无缘无故[無緣無故] wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4 no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for 3 草菅人命[草菅人命] cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4 human life as grass (idiom); to kill people like scything grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen 2 深入[深入] shen1 ru4 to penetrate deeply; thorough 8 撤掉[撤掉] che4 diao4 to cut; to throw out; to depose (from office); to tear off 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/25 words - 5 min 警车[警車] jing3 che1 police car 4 摩托车[摩托車] mo2 tuo1 che1 motorbike; motorcycle (loanword); CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4] 2 耳机[耳機] er3 ji1 headphones; earphones; telephone receiver 3 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 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]) 6 款[款] kuan3 section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product) 2 钱串[錢串] qian2 chuan4 string of cash 1 货[貨] huo4 goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 御[御] yu4 to resist; imperial; (classical) to drive (a chariot); to manage; to govern 2 多肉[多肉] duo1 rou4 fleshy 5 激昂[激昂] ji1 ang2 impassioned; worked up 4 福祉[福祉] fu2 zhi3 well-being; welfare 1 老奶奶[老奶奶] lao3 nai3 nai5 (coll.) father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother; respectful form of address for an old woman 1 司机[司機] si1 ji1 chauffeur; driver; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 独居[獨居] du2 ju1 to live alone; to live a solitary existence 4 省[省] sheng3 to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department 3 省[省] xing3 to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 3 老兵[老兵] lao3 bing1 veteran 1 拆迁[拆遷] chai1 qian1 to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants 16 安置[安置] an1 zhi4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement 4 补偿[補償] bu3 chang2 to compensate; to make up 1 无辜[無辜] wu2 gu1 innocent; innocence; not guilty (law) 1 百姓[百姓] bai3 xing4 common people 1 计算[計算] ji4 suan4 to count; to calculate; to compute; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 代[代] dai4 to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 1 赶出[趕出] gan3 chu1 to drive away 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/50 words - 10 min 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) 3 扳回[扳回] ban1 hui2 to pull back; to regain (one's dignity etc); to recover from (an adverse situation); to turn the tables 2 宁[寧] ning2 peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc) 50 宁[寧] ning4 would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2] 50 持[持] chi2 to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control 1 面对面[面對面] mian4 dui4 mian4 face to face 1 花草[花草] hua1 cao3 flowers and plants 1 草[草] cao3 grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] 6 霸气[霸氣] ba4 qi4 imperious; aggressive; assertive; dictatorial manner; boldness; CL:股[gu3] 1 食[食] shi2 to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse 2 反差[反差] fan3 cha1 contrast; discrepancy 1 萌[萌] meng2 to sprout; to bud; to have a strong affection for (slang); adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character) 1 呈现[呈現] cheng2 xian4 to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate 2 花边新闻[花邊新聞] hua1 bian1 xin1 wen2 media gossip; sensational news 3 阵子[陣子] zhen4 zi5 period of time 4 极力[極力] ji2 li4 to make a supreme effort; at all costs 1 思考[思考] si1 kao3 to reflect on; to ponder over 5 槟榔[檳榔] bing1 lang5 betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut 14 欢迎光临[歡迎光臨] huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2 welcome 2 莎[莎] sha1 katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration 4 亚[亞] ya4 second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr. [ya3] 2 消防队[消防隊] xiao1 fang2 dui4 fire brigade; fire department 1 可疑[可疑] ke3 yi2 suspicious; dubious 6 起色[起色] qi3 se4 a turn for the better; to pick up; to improve 1 入不敷出[入不敷出] ru4 bu4 fu1 chu1 income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet 1 乐见其成[樂見其成] le4 jian4 qi2 cheng2 to look favorably on sth; would be glad see it happen 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/75 words - 13 min 象征性[象徵性] xiang4 zheng1 xing4 symbolic; emblem; token 1 裁员[裁員] cai2 yuan2 to cut staff; to lay off employees 3 杀鸡儆猴[殺雞儆猴] sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); fig. to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres 1 带动[帶動] dai4 dong4 to spur; to provide impetus; to drive 1 纯粹[純粹] chun2 cui4 pure; unadulterated; purely; completely 2 形同[形同] xing2 tong2 tantamount to; to be like 1 鸡肋[雞肋] ji1 lei4 chicken ribs; sth of little value or interest; sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up; to be physically weak 1 副业[副業] fu4 ye4 sideline; side occupation 2 跟手[跟手] gen1 shou3 (coll.) pronto; immediately 1 摇[搖] yao2 to shake; to rock; to row; to crank 1 月薪[月薪] yue4 xin1 monthly income (in kind) 1 租[租] zu1 to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax 3 存钱[存錢] cun2 qian2 to deposit money; to save money 1 稳[穩] wen3 settled; steady; stable 1 分析[分析] fen1 xi1 to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 赚头[賺頭] zhuan4 tou5 profit (colloquial) 1 观察[觀察] guan1 cha2 to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 分期[分期] fen1 qi1 by stages; staggered; step by step; in installments 1 总要[總要] zong3 yao4 nevertheless 1 生病[生病] sheng1 bing4 to fall ill 1 存款[存款] cun2 kuan3 to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit 1 尿[尿] niao4 to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1] 2 特权[特權] te4 quan2 prerogative; privilege; privileged 1 捞[撈] lao1 to fish up; to dredge up 1 叹[嘆] tan4 to sigh; to exclaim 9 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/100 words - 18 min 传粉[傳粉] chuan2 fen3 pollination; to pollinate 1 体验[體驗] ti3 yan4 to experience for oneself 1 职场[職場] zhi2 chang3 workplace; workforce (of a nation or industry etc); job market 1 工作室[工作室] gong1 zuo4 shi4 studio; workshop 2 广播[廣播] guang3 bo1 broadcast; CL:個|个[ge4]; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize 6 乘以[乘以] cheng2 yi3 (math.) multiplied with 1 特定[特定] te4 ding4 special; specific; designated; particular 3 总经理[總經理] zong3 jing1 li3 general manager; CEO 10 彭[彭] Peng2 surname Peng 17 信以为真[信以為真] xin4 yi3 wei2 zhen1 to take sth to be true 1 其中[其中] qi2 zhong1 among; in; included among these 5 高达[高達] gao1 da2 to attain; to reach up to 2 对话[對話] dui4 hua4 dialogue; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 甚至于[甚至於] shen4 zhi4 yu2 so much (that); even (to the extent that) 2 女子[女子] nu:3 zi3 woman; female 2 误[誤] wu4 mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly 1 进一步[進一步] jin4 yi1 bu4 one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards 4 剪[剪] jian3 scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate 7 特种[特種] te4 zhong3 particular kind; special type 1 融入[融入] rong2 ru4 to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate; to merge 1 下海[下海] xia4 hai3 to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 2 鞠躬尽瘁[鞠躬盡瘁] ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4 to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost 2 辛辣[辛辣] xin1 la4 spicy hot (taste); fig. biting (criticism) 1 爆表[爆表] bao4 biao3 off the charts; extreme; beyond the normal range of measurement 1 十倍[十倍] shi2 bei4 tenfold; ten times (sth) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/125 words - 21 min 包厢[包廂] bao1 xiang1 box (in a theater or concert hall); private room (in a restaurant or karaoke) 1 主角[主角] zhu3 jue2 leading role; lead 1 咸[鹹] xian2 salted; salty; stingy; miserly 1 顾问[顧問] gu4 wen4 adviser; consultant 5 振奋[振奮] zhen4 fen4 to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire 19 猛[猛] meng3 ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome 1 帅哥[帥哥] shuai4 ge1 handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address) 4 害羞[害羞] hai4 xiu1 shy; embarrassed; bashful 1 蓉[蓉] rong2 see 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus; food that has been minced, shredded, or ground into a paste, suitable for stuffing or making a sauce 5 怡[怡] yi2 harmony; pleased 1 挑逗[挑逗] tiao3 dou4 to provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate 1 捕捉[捕捉] bu3 zhuo1 to catch; to seize; to capture 1 表情[表情] biao3 qing2 (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression 1 后退[後退] hou4 tui4 to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat 2 切[切] qie1 to cut; to slice; tangent (math) 11 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] 11 菜刀[菜刀] cai4 dao1 vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver; CL:把[ba3] 2 砧板[砧板] zhen1 ban3 chopping board or block 2 滑[滑] hua2 to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning 2 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 4 议院[議院] yi4 yuan4 parliament; congress; legislative assembly 1 咕噜[咕嚕] gu1 lu5 (onom.) to rumble (of a stomach); to coo (of a dove); rumbling; noisy drinking sound 2 心目[心目] xin1 mu4 mind 1 偶像[偶像] ou3 xiang4 idol 3 涉世未深[涉世未深] she4 shi4 wei4 shen1 unpracticed; inexperienced; naive; unsophisticated 1 洗脑[洗腦] xi3 nao3 to brainwash 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/150 words - 23 min 货色[貨色] huo4 se4 goods; (derog.) stuff; trash 2 捧上天[捧上天] peng3 shang4 tian1 to praise to the skies 2 刀子[刀子] dao1 zi5 knife; CL:把[ba3] 2 歌手[歌手] ge1 shou3 singer 16 邪恶[邪惡] xie2 e4 sinister; vicious; wicked; evil 1 万物[萬物] wan4 wu4 all living things 2 根基[根基] gen1 ji1 foundation 1 人们[人們] ren2 men5 people 3 充斥[充斥] chong1 chi4 to be full of; to flood; to congest 3 色情[色情] se4 qing2 erotic; pornographic 1 金钱[金錢] jin1 qian2 money; currency 5 表演[表演] biao3 yan3 play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3] 1 慢性[慢性] man4 xing4 slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) 1 依赖[依賴] yi1 lai4 to depend on; to be dependent on 1 摇滚[搖滾] yao2 gun3 rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off 2 黑白[黑白] hei1 bai2 black and white; right and wrong; monochrome 4 唱歌[唱歌] chang4 ge1 to sing a song 13 特辑[特輯] te4 ji2 special collection; special issue; album 1 酷[酷] ku4 ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip 4 主流[主流] zhu3 liu2 main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter; mainstream (culture etc) 1 强暴[強暴] qiang2 bao4 violent; to rape 1 思想[思想] si1 xiang3 thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 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. 7 言论[言論] yan2 lun4 expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments 1 本台[本臺] ben3 tai2 this radio station 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/175 words - 29 min 爸妈[爸媽] ba4 ma1 dad and mom 4 澎湖[澎湖] Peng2 hu2 Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 1 海滩[海灘] hai3 tan1 beach; CL:片[pian4] 1 远处[遠處] yuan3 chu4 distant place 1 仙人掌[仙人掌] xian1 ren2 zhang3 cactus 2 植物[植物] zhi2 wu4 plant; vegetation; CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 张开[張開] zhang1 kai1 to open up; to spread; to extend 2 双臂[雙臂] shuang1 bi4 arms; both arms; two arms 1 本钱[本錢] ben3 qian2 capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) 1 怪癖[怪癖] guai4 pi3 eccentricity; peculiarity; strange hobby 3 不成[不成] bu4 cheng2 won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? 2 例如[例如] li4 ru2 for example; for instance; such as 1 左撇子[左撇子] zuo3 pie3 zi5 left-handed 1 右手[右手] you4 shou3 right hand; right-hand side 1 康乃馨[康乃馨] kang1 nai3 xin1 carnation or clove pink; Dianthus caryophyllus (botany) 1 兰花[蘭花] lan2 hua1 cymbidium; orchid 10 向日葵[向日葵] xiang4 ri4 kui2 sunflower (Helianthus annuus) 1 摄[攝] she4 to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to act for; to take a photo; photo shoot; photo; to conserve (one's health) 1 聚餐[聚餐] ju4 can1 communal meal; formal dinner of club or group 1 指甲[指甲] zhi3 jia5 fingernail 2 资讯科技[資訊科技] zi1 xun4 ke1 ji4 information technology; science of communications 2 手脚[手腳] shou3 jiao3 hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4]) 1 纲[綱] gang1 head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link; class (taxonomy); outline; program 2 延伸[延伸] yan2 shen1 to extend; to spread 1 哥斯达黎加[哥斯達黎加] Ge1 si1 da2 Li2 jia1 Costa Rica 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/200 words - 35 min 断交[斷交] duan4 jiao1 to end a relationship; to break off diplomatic ties 2 外交部[外交部] Wai4 jiao1 bu4 Ministry of Foreign Affairs; foreign office; Dept. of State 1 高材生[高材生] gao1 cai2 sheng1 student of great ability 2 险恶[險惡] xian3 e4 dangerous; sinister; vicious 1 基本上[基本上] ji1 ben3 shang5 basically; on the whole 2 影片[影片] ying3 pian4 film; movie; CL:部[bu4] 27 打错[打錯] da3 cuo4 to err; to dial a wrong number; to make a typo 1 吴[吳] Wu2 surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods 18 扫黄[掃黃] sao3 huang2 campaign against pornography 1 基层[基層] ji1 ceng2 basic level; grassroots unit; basement layer 8 例行公事[例行公事] li4 xing2 gong1 shi4 routine business; usual practice; mere formality 4 吐[吐] tu4 to vomit; to throw up 4 手续[手續] shou3 xu4 procedure; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]; formalities 2 不像样[不像樣] bu4 xiang4 yang4 in no shape to be seen; unpresentable; beyond recognition 1 花招[花招] hua1 zhao1 trick; maneuver; razzle-dazzle; (martial arts) fancy move; flourish 2 冲动[衝動] chong1 dong4 to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge 10 妨害[妨害] fang2 hai4 to impair; damaging; harmful; a nuisance 3 省钱[省錢] sheng3 qian2 to save money 1 概念[概念] gai4 nian4 concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 初期[初期] chu1 qi1 initial stage; beginning period 1 风险[風險] feng1 xian3 risk; hazard 3 利率[利率] li4 lu:4 interest rates 3 方面[方面] fang1 mian4 respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 承担[承擔] cheng2 dan1 to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) 5 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 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/225 words - 39 min 互动[互動] hu4 dong4 to interact; interactive 1 书写[書寫] shu1 xie3 to write 1 交待[交待] jiao1 dai4 variant of 交代[jiao1 dai4] 1 合约[合約] he2 yue1 treaty; contract 2 白纸黑字[白紙黑字] bai2 zhi3 hei1 zi4 (written) in black and white 1 楚[楚] chu3 distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old) 5 疑问[疑問] yi2 wen4 question; interrogation; doubt 2 按时[按時] an4 shi2 on time; before deadline; on schedule 1 鸡块[雞塊] ji1 kuai4 chicken nugget; chicken piece 2 脚本[腳本] jiao3 ben3 script 2 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 极乐[極樂] ji2 le4 bliss; extreme happiness 4 饱[飽] bao3 to eat till full; satisfied 3 跌[跌] die1 to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2] 2 照样[照樣] zhao4 yang4 as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless 1 触霉头[觸霉頭] chu4 mei2 tou2 to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else); to do sth inauspicious; to have a stroke of bad luck 1 纸[紙] zhi3 paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc 12 盒[盒] he2 small box; case 1 瞎混[瞎混] xia1 hun4 to muddle along; to live aimlessly 1 过关[過關] guo4 guan1 to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard) 2 何况[何況] he2 kuang4 let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more 2 口味[口味] kou3 wei4 a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor 2 尝[嘗] chang2 to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once 2 营养[營養] ying2 yang3 nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3] 4 用户[用戶] yong4 hu4 user; consumer; subscriber; customer 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/250 words - 44 min 黏着性[黏著性] nian2 zhuo2 xing4 agglutinative (in linguistics, a characteristic of Altaic languages) 1 内容[內容] nei4 rong2 content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 8 改善[改善] gai3 shan4 to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 妥善[妥善] tuo3 shan4 appropriate; proper 2 疑虑[疑慮] yi2 lu:4 hesitation; misgivings; doubt 2 不公[不公] bu4 gong1 unjust; unfair 3 不义[不義] bu4 yi4 injustice 3 粗鲁[粗魯] cu1 lu3 coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish 1 阐述[闡述] chan3 shu4 to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject) 1 配套[配套] pei4 tao4 to form a complete set; compatible; matching; complementary 1 措施[措施] cuo4 shi1 measure; step; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 之下[之下] zhi1 xia4 under; beneath; less than 4 欠缺[欠缺] qian4 que1 to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency 2 原则上[原則上] yuan2 ze2 shang5 in principle; generally 3 决心[決心] jue2 xin1 determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 谋[謀] mou2 to plan; to seek; scheme 1 福利[福利] fu2 li4 material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare 2 补充[補充] bu3 chong1 to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 总结[總結] zong3 jie2 to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 带子[帶子] dai4 zi5 belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape; Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri); comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) 1 厘[釐] li2 one hundredth; centi- 2 心碎[心碎] xin1 sui4 heartbroken; extreme depth of sorrow 1 片段[片段] pian4 duan4 fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc); episode (of story etc) 1 剪掉[剪掉] jian3 diao4 to cut off; to cut away; to trim 1 断章取义[斷章取義] duan4 zhang1 qu3 yi4 to quote out of context (idiom) 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep12/253 words - 45 min 衣[衣] yi1 clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145 6 子弹[子彈] zi3 dan4 bullet; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1],發|发[fa1] 6 上膛[上膛] shang4 tang2 roof of the mouth; to load (a gun) 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep13/25 words - 9 min 亲吻[親吻] qin1 wen3 to kiss; kiss 2 租金[租金] zu1 jin1 rent 1 波[波] bo1 wave; ripple; storm; surge 4 高风险[高風險] gao1 feng1 xian3 high risk 1 赚大钱[賺大錢] zhuan4 da4 qian2 to earn a fortune 3 切换[切換] qie1 huan4 to switch over; to switch modes or data streams; to cut (to a new scene) 1 音效[音效] yin1 xiao4 sound effect 4 挣扎[掙扎] zheng1 zha2 to struggle 7 冰箱[冰箱] bing1 xiang1 icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 1 漱口[漱口] shu4 kou3 to rinse one's mouth; to gargle 1 吠[吠] fei4 to bark 11 急促[急促] ji2 cu4 urgent; hurried and brief; rushing 2 巷子[巷子] xiang4 zi5 alley 1 范[范] Fan4 surname Fan 28 头部[頭部] tou2 bu4 head 1 中弹[中彈] zhong4 dan4 hit by a bullet; shot 2 满身[滿身] man3 shen1 covered all over 1 不动[不動] bu4 dong4 motionless 3 还原[還原] huan2 yuan2 to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry) 1 安全帽[安全帽] an1 quan2 mao4 safety helmet; CL:隻|只[zhi1],頂|顶[ding3] 2 陌生[陌生] mo4 sheng1 strange; unfamiliar 1 男子[男子] nan2 zi3 a man; a male 1 拖行[拖行] tuo1 xing2 to drag; to tow 1 逃逸[逃逸] tao2 yi4 to escape; to run away; to abscond 2 当地[當地] dang1 di4 local 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep13/50 words - 17 min 报案[報案] bao4 an4 to report a case to the authorities 1 血迹[血跡] xue4 ji4 bloodstain 2 嫌疑人[嫌疑人] xian2 yi2 ren2 a suspect 1 中枪[中槍] zhong4 qiang1 to be hit by a gun; shot 1 无关[無關] wu2 guan1 unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) 3 觊觎[覬覦] ji4 yu2 to covet; to long for; to lust after 2 钉子户[釘子戶] ding1 zi5 hu4 householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers 4 餐厅[餐廳] can1 ting1 dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1] 3 不再[不再] bu4 zai4 no more; no longer 3 左邻右舍[左鄰右舍] zuo3 lin2 you4 she4 neighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units; colleagues doing related work 1 偏头痛[偏頭痛] pian1 tou2 tong4 migraine 2 止痛药[止痛藥] zhi3 tong4 yao4 painkiller; analgesic; anodyne 2 民俗[民俗] min2 su2 popular custom 1 疗法[療法] liao2 fa3 therapy; treatment 1 安全感[安全感] an1 quan2 gan3 sense of security 1 游戏[遊戲] you2 xi4 game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play 6 丰盛[豐盛] feng1 sheng4 rich; sumptuous 3 闹别扭[鬧彆扭] nao4 bie4 niu5 to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with 1 选区[選區] xuan3 qu1 electoral district; constituency 2 走动[走動] zou3 dong4 to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to pay a visit (go to the toilet) 1 小道消息[小道消息] xiao3 dao4 xiao1 xi5 hearsay; gossip 1 收购[收購] shou1 gou4 to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) 3 两方[兩方] liang3 fang1 both sides (in contract); the two opposing sides (in a dispute) 1 举动[舉動] ju3 dong4 act; action; activity; move; movement 1 情侣[情侶] qing2 lu:3 sweethearts; lovers 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep13/75 words - 21 min 家世[家世] jia1 shi4 family background 1 交友[交友] jiao1 you3 to make friends 2 男朋友[男朋友] nan2 peng2 you5 boyfriend 7 半工半读[半工半讀] ban4 gong1 ban4 du2 part work, part study; work-study program 1 拼凑[拼湊] pin1 cou4 to assemble; to put together 1 青少年[青少年] qing1 shao4 nian2 adolescent; youth; teenager 2 通常[通常] tong1 chang2 regular; usual; normal; usually; normally 4 情杀[情殺] qing2 sha1 murder as a crime of passion 8 酸[酸] suan1 sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid 1 畸零[畸零] ji1 ling2 fractional part of a real number; odd fractional remnant; lone person; solitary 3 角力[角力] jue2 li4 wrestling; a trial of strength 2 布局[佈局] bu4 ju2 arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon) 1 数据[數據] shu4 ju4 data; numbers; digital 2 免[免] mian3 to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited 1 免得[免得] mian3 de5 so as not to; so as to avoid 2 落空[落空] luo4 kong1 to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing 2 顾及[顧及] gu4 ji2 to take into consideration; to attend to 1 脱[脫] tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 3 妆[妝] zhuang1 (of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume 1 手边[手邊] shou3 bian1 on hand; at hand 3 标示[標示] biao1 shi4 to indicate 1 赔偿金[賠償金] pei2 chang2 jin1 compensation 4 劈腿[劈腿] pi3 tui3 to do the splits (gymnastics); (Tw) two-timing (in romantic relationships); Taiwan pr. [pi1 tui3] 2 无缝[無縫] wu2 feng4 seamless 1 接轨[接軌] jie1 gui3 railtrack connection; to integrate into sth; to dock; to connect; to be in step with; to bring into line with; to align 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep13/100 words - 26 min 妈的[媽的] ma1 de5 see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] 3 愁眉苦脸[愁眉苦臉] chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3 to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable 2 失学[失學] shi1 xue2 unable to go to school; an interruption to one's education 1 少女[少女] shao4 nu:3 girl; young lady 1 暂时[暫時] zan4 shi2 temporary; provisional; for the time being 2 开张[開張] kai1 zhang1 to open a business; first transaction of a business day 1 开幕[開幕] kai1 mu4 to open (a conference); to inaugurate 2 凶杀案[兇殺案] xiong1 sha1 an4 murder case 1 沾[沾] zhan1 to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch 5 水流[水流] shui3 liu2 river; stream 1 水龙头[水龍頭] shui3 long2 tou2 faucet; tap 1 甩手[甩手] shuai3 shou3 to swing one's arms; to wash one's hands of sth 1 衰[衰] shuai1 to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble 5 柳橙汁[柳橙汁] liu3 cheng2 zhi1 orange juice; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2]; see also 橙汁[cheng2 zhi1] 2 俗气[俗氣] su2 qi4 tacky; inelegant; in poor taste; vulgar; banal 1 洗手间[洗手間] xi3 shou3 jian1 toilet; lavatory; washroom 1 参观[參觀] can1 guan1 to look around; to tour; to visit 3 网购[網購] wang3 gou4 Internet shopping; to purchase online 1 商界[商界] shang1 jie4 business world; business community 1 政界[政界] zheng4 jie4 political and government circles 1 场合[場合] chang3 he2 situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue 2 零散[零散] ling2 san3 scattered 1 散[散] san3 scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine 4 散[散] san4 to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack 4 空气[空氣] kong1 qi4 air; atmosphere 2 小玩意[小玩意] xiao3 wan2 yi4 gadget; widget (small item of software) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep13/125 words - 31 min 彰化[彰化] Zhang1 hua4 Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan 3 销售[銷售] xiao1 shou4 to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc) 1 适[適] shi4 to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue 1 利息[利息] li4 xi1 interest (on a loan); CL:筆|笔[bi3] 2 本金[本金] ben3 jin1 capital; principal 1 莲花[蓮花] lian2 hua1 lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily 3 掌[掌] zhang3 palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield 3 气质[氣質] qi4 zhi4 temperament; personality traits; manners 1 开启[開啟] kai1 qi3 to open; to start; (computing) to enable 3 手电[手電] shou3 dian4 flashlight; torch 1 闸门[閘門] zha2 men2 sluice gate 2 砰[砰] peng1 (onom.) bang; thump 2 行刑[行刑] xing2 xing2 to carry out a (death) sentence; execution 1 式[式] shi4 type; form; pattern; style 1 处决[處決] chu3 jue2 to execute (a condemned criminal) 1 示威[示威] shi4 wei1 to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force 1 香肠[香腸] xiang1 chang2 sausage; CL:根[gen1] 1 骰子[骰子] tou2 zi5 dice 1 瓷[瓷] ci2 chinaware; porcelain; china 1 天干[天干] tian1 gan1 the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc 1 小贩[小販] xiao3 fan4 peddler; hawker 5 烤[烤] kao3 to roast; to bake; to broil 3 嘿[嘿] hei1 hey 4 漂[漂] piao1 to float; to drift 1 漂[漂] piao4 elegant; polished 1 出入[出入] chu1 ru4 to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep13/150 words - 37 min 时常[時常] shi2 chang2 often; frequently 1 男孩子[男孩子] nan2 hai2 zi5 boy 1 进出[進出] jin4 chu1 to enter or exit; to go through 1 地契[地契] di4 qi4 deed (for land); CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4] 1 登记[登記] deng1 ji4 to register (one's name) 2 帮派[幫派] bang1 pai4 gang; faction 4 松[松] song1 pine; CL:棵[ke1] 5 竹[竹] zhu2 bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118 5 推车[推車] tui1 che1 cart; trolley; to push a cart 1 保安[保安] bao3 an1 to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard 3 稍等[稍等] shao1 deng3 to wait a moment 2 周[週] zhou1 week; weekly; variant of 周[zhou1] 2 贴身[貼身] tie1 shen1 worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc) 1 着重[著重] zhuo2 zhong4 to put emphasis on; to stress 2 枪击案[槍擊案] qiang1 ji1 an4 a shooting 13 兼差[兼差] jian1 chai1 to moonlight; side job 3 浏览[瀏覽] liu2 lan3 to skim over; to browse 1 集[集] ji2 to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode 5 系列[系列] xi4 lie4 series; set 1 关闭[關閉] guan1 bi4 to close; to shut 2 示意[示意] shi4 yi4 to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb) 4 营业额[營業額] ying2 ye4 e2 sum or volume of business; turnover 1 迈进[邁進] mai4 jin4 to step in; to stride forward; to forge ahead 1 修好[修好] xiu1 hao3 to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds 1 普[普] pu3 general; popular; everywhere; universal 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep13/175 words - 42 min 兹[茲] zi1 now; here; this; time; year 1 暖暖[暖暖] Nuan3 nuan3 Nuannuan district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan 1 笛[笛] di2 flute 3 生日快乐[生日快樂] sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4 Happy birthday 30 称呼[稱呼] cheng1 hu5 to call; to address as; appellation 3 生日[生日] sheng1 ri4 birthday; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 臭脸[臭臉] chou4 lian3 sour face; scowling face; CL:張|张[zhang1],副[fu4] 1 插手[插手] cha1 shou3 to get involved in; to meddle; interference 1 派出所[派出所] pai4 chu1 suo3 local police station 2 海边[海邊] hai3 bian1 coast; seaside; seashore; beach 7 生鲜[生鮮] sheng1 xian1 fresh produce and freshly prepared foods 2 热炒[熱炒] re4 chao3 stir-fried dish (Tw) 5 小混混[小混混] xiao3 hun4 hun4 hooligan; rogue; a good-for-nothing 1 香港[香港] Xiang1 gang3 Hong Kong 2 消失[消失] xiao1 shi1 to disappear; to fade away 4 参选[參選] can1 xuan3 to be a candidate in an election or other selection process; to run for office; to turn out to vote 9 白道[白道] bai2 dao4 lunar orbit; legitimate; righteous; see also 黑道[hei1 dao4] 2 凶手[兇手] xiong1 shou3 murderer; assassin 13 涉[涉] she4 to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical) 2 王牌[王牌] wang2 pai2 trump card 3 助选[助選] zhu4 xuan3 to assist in a candidate's election campaign (Tw) 6 当选[當選] dang1 xuan3 to be elected; to be selected 12 西施[西施] Xi1 shi1 Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu 6 线报[線報] xian4 bao4 tip-off 5 引发[引發] yin3 fa1 to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions) 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep13/193 words - 44 min 对峙[對峙] dui4 zhi4 to stand opposite; to confront; confrontation 2 系[係] xi4 to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) 1 隔山[隔山] ge2 shan1 half-sibling relationship; brothers with different mother; step- 1 观[觀] guan1 to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook 1 虎[虎] hu3 tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 戏[戲] xi4 trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 4 一遍[一遍] yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through); once through 4 占[占] zhan4 to take possession of; to occupy; to take up 2 肥肉[肥肉] fei2 rou4 fat (e.g. pork fat); fatty meat; (fig.) a gold mine; cash cow 1 两边[兩邊] liang3 bian5 either side; both sides 3 起价[起價] qi3 jia4 initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer); prices starting from 1 签约[簽約] qian1 yue1 to sign a contract or agreement 4 过户[過戶] guo4 hu4 to transfer ownership (of a vehicle, securities etc); (real estate) conveyancing 2 走漏[走漏] zou3 lou4 to leak (of information, liquid etc); to divulge 1 好不[好不] hao3 bu4 not at all ...; how very ... 1 头痛[頭痛] tou2 tong4 to have a headache 4 苹果[蘋果] ping2 guo3 apple; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] 2 往后[往後] wang3 hou4 from now on; in the future; time to come 6 //The Mirror - S1/Ep14/25 words - 12 min 恶意[惡意] e4 yi4 malice; evil intention 2 雯[雯] wen2 multicolored clouds 22 讨[討] tao3 to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study 3 公道[公道] gong1 dao4 justice; fairness; public highway 1 默[默] mo4 silent; to write from memory 1 吭声[吭聲] keng1 sheng1 to utter a word 1 拚[拚] pin1 variant of 拼[pin1] 2 弱势[弱勢] ruo4 shi4 vulnerable; weak 2 族群[族群] zu2 qun2 ethnic group; community 1 好奇[好奇] hao4 qi2 inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity 3 宝宝[寶寶] bao3 bao3 darling; baby 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 汤匙[湯匙] tang1 chi2 soup spoon; tablespoon; CL:把[ba3] 2 吓跑[嚇跑] xia4 pao3 to scare away 1 送货[送貨] song4 huo4 to deliver goods 3 花园[花園] hua1 yuan2 garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4] 1 花盆[花盆] hua1 pen2 flower pot 5 老板娘[老闆娘] lao3 ban3 niang2 female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife 1 塑料[塑料] su4 liao4 plastics; CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 当道[當道] dang1 dao4 in the middle of the road; to be in the way; to hold power; (fig.) to predominate; to be in vogue 1 小妹[小妹] xiao3 mei4 little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 7 煽动[煽動] shan1 dong4 to incite; to instigate 1 徐[徐] xu2 slowly; gently 4 增[增] zeng1 to increase; to expand; to add 1 房地产[房地產] fang2 di4 chan3 real estate 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep14/50 words - 16 min 多次[多次] duo1 ci4 many times; repeatedly 5 四周[四周] si4 zhou1 all around 1 装作[裝作] zhuang1 zuo4 to pretend; to feign; to act a part 1 正门[正門] zheng4 men2 main entrance; main gate; portal 1 走后门[走後門] zou3 hou4 men2 lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections 1 诉求[訴求] su4 qiu2 to appeal; to demand (an answer); requirement; demand; claim; appeal; (marketing) message 9 陈情[陳情] chen2 qing2 to give a full account 2 唯恐[唯恐] wei2 kong3 for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐 1 天下[天下] tian1 xia4 land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule 1 小组[小組] xiao3 zu3 group 4 对策[對策] dui4 ce4 countermeasure for dealing with a situation 1 点菜[點菜] dian3 cai4 to order dishes (in a restaurant) 3 纠结[糾結] jiu1 jie2 to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss 1 玉露[玉露] yu4 lu4 gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea); (old) early-morning autumn dew; fine liquor 1 透[透] tou4 to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show 4 晒太阳[曬太陽] shai4 tai4 yang2 to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it) 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 3 灰[灰] hui1 ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected 1 太阳[太陽] tai4 yang5 sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2] 1 开关[開關] kai1 guan1 power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off 4 抽屉[抽屜] chou1 ti5 drawer 3 顾客[顧客] gu4 ke4 client; customer; CL:位[wei4] 10 芦荟[蘆薈] lu2 hui4 aloe vera 1 浇[澆] jiao1 to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold 2 美式[美式] Mei3 shi4 American style 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep14/75 words - 26 min 凤[鳳] feng4 phoenix 3 咖啡厅[咖啡廳] ka1 fei1 ting1 coffee shop 1 起司[起司] qi3 si1 cheese (loanword) (Tw) 3 蛋糕[蛋糕] dan4 gao1 cake; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4] 3 员工[員工] yuan2 gong1 staff; personnel; employee 14 电视台[電視臺] dian4 shi4 tai2 television station; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 亲切[親切] qin1 qie4 amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar 1 转机[轉機] zhuan3 ji1 (to take) a turn for the better; to change planes 1 拔[拔] ba2 to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize 4 槽[槽] cao2 trough; manger; groove; channel; (Tw) (computing) hard drive 1 自便[自便] zi4 bian4 to do as one pleases; to not inconvenience oneself 1 忆[憶] yi4 to recollect; to remember; memory 1 亲力亲为[親力親為] qin1 li4 qin1 wei2 to do sth oneself 1 爷[爺] ye2 grandpa; old gentleman 6 戒酒[戒酒] jie4 jiu3 to give up drinking; to abstain from drinking 1 免费[免費] mian3 fei4 free (of charge) 2 中立[中立] zhong1 li4 neutral; neutrality 3 观点[觀點] guan1 dian3 point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 悠扬[悠揚] you1 yang2 melodious; mellifluous 8 青春[青春] qing1 chun1 youth; youthfulness 3 想起[想起] xiang3 qi3 to recall; to think of; to call to mind 1 奔走[奔走] ben1 zou3 to run; to rush about; to be on the go 2 浑[渾] hun2 muddy; to mix 2 沌[沌] dun4 confused; turbid 2 软弱[軟弱] ruan3 ruo4 weak; feeble; flabby 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep14/100 words - 33 min 菸[菸] yan1 variant of 煙|烟[yan1]; cigarette; tobacco; smoke 5 眼泪[眼淚] yan3 lei4 tears; crying; CL:滴[di1] 2 失忆症[失憶症] shi1 yi4 zheng4 amnesia 1 黑社会[黑社會] hei1 she4 hui4 criminal underworld; organized crime syndicate 3 牙医[牙醫] ya2 yi1 dentist 1 药剂师[藥劑師] yao4 ji4 shi1 drugstore; chemist; pharmacist 1 牙齿[牙齒] ya2 chi3 tooth; dental; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 1 肿[腫] zhong3 to swell; swelling; swollen 2 发怒[發怒] fa1 nu4 to get angry 1 没种[沒種] mei2 zhong3 not to have the guts (to do sth); cowardly 1 坐牢[坐牢] zuo4 lao2 to be imprisoned 1 知情[知情] zhi1 qing2 to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation 3 收买[收買] shou1 mai3 to purchase; to bribe 5 盔[盔] kui1 helmet 1 泰[泰] tai4 safe; peaceful; most; grand 1 迪[迪] di2 to enlighten 1 贪吃[貪吃] tan1 chi1 gluttonous; voracious 1 季[季] ji4 season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields 2 量[量] liang2 to measure 5 量[量] liang4 capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word 5 达标[達標] da2 biao1 to reach a set standard 5 接洽[接洽] jie1 qia4 to discuss a matter with sb; to get in touch with; to arrange 1 厂商[廠商] chang3 shang1 manufacturer; producer 14 一并[一併] yi1 bing4 to lump together; to treat along with all the others 1 看不懂[看不懂] kan4 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is looking at 2 油水[油水] you2 shui3 grease; profit; ill-gotten gains 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep14/125 words - 36 min 上台[上台] shang4 tai2 to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) 2 书呆子[書呆子] shu1 dai1 zi5 bookworm; pedant; bookish fool 1 装腔作势[裝腔作勢] zhuang1 qiang1 zuo4 shi4 posturing; pretentious; affected 1 抓去[抓去] zhua1 qu4 to arrest and take away 3 分为[分為] fen1 wei2 to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide 1 面积[面積] mian4 ji1 area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land 6 平方[平方] ping2 fang1 square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) 3 格局[格局] ge2 ju2 structure; pattern; layout 3 套房[套房] tao4 fang2 suite; apartment; flat 1 一房一厅[一房一廳] yi1 fang2 yi1 ting1 one bedroom and one living room 1 均分[均分] jun1 fen1 to split; to divide equally 1 乡亲[鄉親] xiang1 qin1 fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home 3 稍安勿躁[稍安勿躁] shao1 an1 wu4 zao4 variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4] 1 心知肚明[心知肚明] xin1 zhi1 du4 ming2 to be well aware 1 安静[安靜] an1 jing4 quiet; peaceful; calm 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 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) 3 出动[出動] chu1 dong4 to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops 2 图片[圖片] tu2 pian4 image; picture; photograph; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 举起[舉起] ju3 qi3 to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold 1 楼层[樓層] lou2 ceng2 story; floor 1 自动自发[自動自發] zi4 dong4 zi4 fa1 (to act) on one's own initiative 1 先发[先發] xian1 fa1 initial; arising first; same as 首先發起|首先发起 1 写真[寫真] xie3 zhen1 portrait; to describe sth accurately 1 育[育] yu4 to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate 11 //The Mirror - S1/Ep14/150 words - 40 min 印象[印象] yin4 xiang4 impression 3 眼光[眼光] yan3 guang1 gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things 3 泡茶[泡茶] pao4 cha2 to make tea 4 欢呼[歡呼] huan1 hu1 to cheer for; to acclaim 30 转手[轉手] zhuan3 shou3 to pass on; to resell; to change hands 1 收获[收穫] shou1 huo4 to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward 2 鸡肉[雞肉] ji1 rou4 chicken meat 1 背书[背書] bei4 shu1 to repeat a lesson; to learn by heart; to endorse a check 1 探访[探訪] tan4 fang3 to seek by inquiry or search; to call on; to visit 3 下周[下週] xia4 zhou1 next week 2 主轴[主軸] zhu3 zhou2 axis; principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc); main axle (of engine) 1 样貌[樣貌] yang4 mao4 appearance; manifestation 1 台面[檯面] tai2 mian4 tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake 2 热血[熱血] re4 xue4 hot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology) 2 占领[佔領] zhan4 ling3 to occupy (a territory); to hold 2 核心[核心] he2 xin1 core; nucleus 1 策划[策劃] ce4 hua4 to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner 1 翻过[翻過] fan1 guo4 to turn over; to transform 1 围墙[圍牆] wei2 qiang2 perimeter wall; fence; CL:道[dao4] 1 顺应[順應] shun4 ying4 to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to 1 小妹妹[小妹妹] xiao3 mei4 mei5 little sister; little girl; (coll.) vulva 20 进展[進展] jin4 zhan3 to make headway; to make progress 3 涉案[涉案] she4 an4 (of a perpetrator, victim, weapon, sum of money etc) to be involved in the case 1 可能性[可能性] ke3 neng2 xing4 possibility; probability 2 关联[關聯] guan1 lian2 related; linked; affiliated 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep14/163 words - 44 min 公事[公事] gong1 shi4 work-related matters; documents 4 动用[動用] dong4 yong4 to utilize; to put sth to use 1 警力[警力] jing3 li4 police force; police officers 2 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) 3 合理[合理] he2 li3 rational; reasonable; fair 4 加码[加碼] jia1 ma3 to ratchet up; to raise (expectations etc); to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc); to up the ante; (computing) to encode 2 重申[重申] chong2 shen1 to reaffirm; to reiterate 3 对华[對華] dui4 Hua2 (policy etc) towards China 2 全盘[全盤] quan2 pan2 overall; comprehensive 2 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) 2 霸道[霸道] ba4 dao4 the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent 14 心声[心聲] xin1 sheng1 thoughts; feelings; aspirations; heartfelt wishes; inner voice 4 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 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep15/25 words - 8 min 筷子[筷子] kuai4 zi5 chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1] 2 筷[筷] kuai4 chopstick 5 阵[陣] zhen4 disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration 2 仗[仗] zhang4 weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle 3 逊[遜] xun4 to abdicate; modest; yielding; unpretentious; inferior to; (slang) to suck 1 隐情[隱情] yin3 qing2 sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided 1 较[較] jiao4 to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3] 1 明朗[明朗] ming2 lang3 bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful 5 军[軍] jun1 army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 撒[撒] sa1 to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to 7 撒[撒] sa3 to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill 7 饲料[飼料] si4 liao4 feed; fodder 2 名下[名下] ming2 xia4 under sb's name 1 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 牛郎[牛郎] niu2 lang2 cowherd boy; (slang) male prostitute 1 一气之下[一氣之下] yi1 qi4 zhi1 xia4 in a fit of pique; in a fury 2 限期[限期] xian4 qi1 to set a time limit; time limit; deadline 1 动机[動機] dong4 ji1 motor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intention 1 哨[哨] shao4 a whistle; sentry 1 好说[好說] hao3 shuo1 easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me 1 物件[物件] wu4 jian4 object 1 感应[感應] gan3 ying4 response; reaction; interaction; irritability (biol.); induction (elec.); inductance 1 房卡[房卡] fang2 ka3 room card (in a hotel) 1 扭转[扭轉] niu3 zhuan3 to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion 1 马子[馬子] ma3 zi5 bandit; brigand; gambling chip; see 馬桶|马桶 1 圣诞快乐[聖誕快樂] Sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4 Merry Christmas 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep15/50 words - 18 min 取消[取消] qu3 xiao1 to cancel; cancellation 3 停下[停下] ting2 xia4 to stop 2 拔掉[拔掉] ba2 diao4 to pluck; to pull off; to pull out; to unplug 2 私下[私下] si1 xia4 in private 4 争吵[爭吵] zheng1 chao3 to quarrel; dispute 1 生涯[生涯] sheng1 ya2 career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life 4 实现[實現] shi2 xian4 to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about 3 应声虫[應聲蟲] ying1 sheng1 chong2 yes-man; opinionless person 1 初[初] chu1 at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic 1 白费[白費] bai2 fei4 to waste (one's energy etc) 1 发声[發聲] fa1 sheng1 vocal; sound; sound production; to utter; to give voice 3 忘掉[忘掉] wang4 diao4 to forget 1 只好[只好] zhi3 hao3 without any better option; to have to; to be forced to 2 支票[支票] zhi1 piao4 check (bank); cheque; CL:本[ben3] 1 摩[摩] mo2 to rub 1 贝[貝] bei4 cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic) 1 赏[賞] shang3 to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) 3 办妥[辦妥] ban4 tuo3 to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through 1 跪下[跪下] gui4 xia5 to kneel down 1 在华[在華] zai4 Hua2 within China; during one's visit to China 1 拉紧[拉緊] la1 jin3 to pull tight; tensioning 1 糟[糟] zao1 dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined 1 骑[騎] qi2 to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses 4 到场[到場] dao4 chang3 to show up; present (at the scene) 1 身亡[身亡] shen1 wang2 to die 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep15/75 words - 22 min 目击者[目擊者] mu4 ji1 zhe3 eyewitness 1 反过来[反過來] fan3 guo5 lai2 conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction 1 越帮越忙[越幫越忙] yue4 bang1 yue4 mang2 to be officious; to kibitz; to be meddlesome; to force one's help upon 1 成活[成活] cheng2 huo2 to survive 1 一时[一時] yi1 shi2 a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time 3 做人[做人] zuo4 ren2 to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity 2 聚集[聚集] ju4 ji2 to assemble; to gather 2 抗争[抗爭] kang4 zheng1 to resist; to make a stand and fight (against) 3 质询[質詢] zhi4 xun2 to question; to enquire; interrogatory 3 安抚[安撫] an1 fu3 to placate; to pacify; to appease 1 少数[少數] shao3 shu4 small number; few; minority 4 参政[參政] can1 zheng4 to be involved in politics; participation in politics 1 大部分[大部分] da4 bu4 fen5 in large part; the greater part; the majority 3 倾听[傾聽] qing1 ting1 to listen attentively 1 口号[口號] kou3 hao4 slogan; catchphrase; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 上下班[上下班] shang4 xia4 ban1 to start and finish work 1 塞车[塞車] sai1 che1 traffic jam 1 风波不断[風波不斷] feng1 bo1 bu4 duan4 constantly in turmoil; crisis after crisis 2 日期[日期] ri4 qi1 date; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 替代[替代] ti4 dai4 to substitute for; to replace; to supersede 1 单一[單一] dan1 yi1 single; only; sole 3 估计[估計] gu1 ji4 to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose 1 施工[施工] shi1 gong1 construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs 4 书面[書面] shu1 mian4 in writing; written 1 煽情[煽情] shan1 qing2 to stir up emotion; to arouse sympathy; moving 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep15/100 words - 28 min 金主[金主] jin1 zhu3 financial backer; bankroller 3 壁球[壁球] bi4 qiu2 squash (sport) 1 反弹[反彈] fan3 tan2 to bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang; to ricochet; rebound (of stock market etc); bounce; backlash; negative repercussions 1 握[握] wo4 to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful 1 握有[握有] wo4 you3 to grasp and own; to hold (power) 1 发球[發球] fa1 qiu2 to serve the ball; to tee off 1 天气[天氣] tian1 qi4 weather 5 平方米[平方米] ping2 fang1 mi3 square meter 2 爆炸[爆炸] bao4 zha4 explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate 11 模仿[模仿] mo2 fang3 to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model 24 烟火[煙火] yan1 huo3 smoke and fire; fireworks 7 爆破[爆破] bao4 po4 to blow up; to demolish (using explosives); dynamite; blast 1 听得懂[聽得懂] ting1 de5 dong3 to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says) 3 精彩[精彩] jing1 cai3 wonderful; marvelous; brilliant 3 美女[美女] mei3 nu:3 beautiful woman 2 出声[出聲] chu1 sheng1 to utter; to give voice 2 愤怒[憤怒] fen4 nu4 angry; indignant; wrath; ire 1 愤[憤] fen4 indignant; anger; resentment 15 选票[選票] xuan3 piao4 a vote; ballot; CL:張|张[zhang1] 2 激进[激進] ji1 jin4 radical; extreme; extremist 1 刑[刑] xing2 punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment 2 需求[需求] xu1 qiu2 requirement; to require; (economics) demand 4 放在心上[放在心上] fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4 to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart 2 尽快[盡快] jin4 kuai4 see 儘快|尽快[jin3 kuai4] 1 承诺[承諾] cheng2 nuo4 to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep15/125 words - 35 min 黑箱[黑箱] hei1 xiang1 black box; flight recorder; opaque system (computing) 3 阵线[陣線] zhen4 xian4 a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc) 1 骗人[騙人] pian4 ren2 to cheat sb; a scam 1 近日[近日] jin4 ri4 in the past few days; recently; in the last few days 2 遭到[遭到] zao1 dao4 to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) 2 汤圆[湯圓] tang1 yuan2 boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival 2 屁话[屁話] pi4 hua4 shit; nonsense 2 重复[重複] chong2 fu4 to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 草包[草包] cao3 bao1 idiot; straw bag 1 卧底[臥底] wo4 di3 to hide (as an undercover agent); an insider (in a gang of thieves); a mole 9 把柄[把柄] ba3 bing3 handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb 3 稿子[稿子] gao3 zi5 draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent 2 鞭[鞭] bian1 whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food) 1 多用[多用] duo1 yong4 multipurpose; having several uses 1 客户[客戶] ke4 hu4 client; customer 2 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 4 维持[維持] wei2 chi2 to keep; to maintain; to preserve 2 良好[良好] liang2 hao3 good; favorable; well; fine 2 整修[整修] zheng3 xiu1 to repair; to refurbish; to renovate; to refit; to mend; to rebuild 1 拜访[拜訪] bai4 fang3 to pay a visit; to call on 1 开放[開放] kai1 fang4 to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality 3 时好时坏[時好時壞] shi2 hao3 shi2 huai4 sometimes good, sometimes bad 1 单身[單身] dan1 shen1 unmarried; single 2 砖块[磚塊] zhuan1 kuai4 brick 2 医院[醫院] yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 95 //The Mirror - S1/Ep15/150 words - 42 min 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) 7 土木[土木] tu3 mu4 building; construction; civil engineering 1 技师[技師] ji4 shi1 technician; technical expert 1 学者[學者] xue2 zhe3 scholar 1 台大[臺大] Tai2 Da4 abbr. for 臺灣大學|台湾大学[Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2] 1 蒋[蔣] Jiang3 surname Jiang; refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石 2 抗[抗] kang4 to resist; to fight; to defy; anti- 3 教授[教授] jiao4 shou4 professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 7 依然[依然] yi1 ran2 still; as before 3 赞成[贊成] zan4 cheng2 to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist 3 检测[檢測] jian3 ce4 to detect; to test; detection; sensing 1 况[況] kuang4 moreover; situation 1 偏颇[偏頗] pian1 po1 biased; partial 1 落水[落水] luo4 shui3 to fall into water; to sink; overboard; fig. to degenerate; to sink (into depravity); to go to the dogs 1 点餐[點餐] dian3 can1 (at a restaurant) to order a meal; (of a waiter) to take an order 1 耽搁[耽擱] dan1 ge5 to tarry; to delay; to stop over 1 流血[流血] liu2 xue4 to bleed; to shed blood 2 发行[發行] fa1 xing2 to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film) 1 浇水[澆水] jiao1 shui3 to water (plants etc) 1 跨年[跨年] kua4 nian2 to step into the new year; New Year 5 先进[先進] xian1 jin4 advanced (technology); to advance 3 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 2 完整[完整] wan2 zheng3 complete; intact 3 长得[長得] zhang3 de5 to look (pretty, the same etc) 4 煮[煮] zhu3 to cook; to boil 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep15/159 words - 44 min 阳台[陽台] yang2 tai2 variant of 陽臺|阳台[yang2 tai2] 1 新年快乐[新年快樂] xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4 Happy New Year! 6 上升[上昇] shang4 sheng1 to rise; to go up; to ascend 2 下定决心[下定決心] xia4 ding4 jue2 xin1 to make a firm resolution 2 自导[自導] zi4 dao3 self-guided; autonomous 3 偏袒[偏袒] pian1 tan3 to bare one shoulder; (fig.) to side with; to discriminate in favor of 2 一方[一方] yi1 fang1 a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region 2 下台[下臺] xia4 tai2 to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook 5 担[擔] dan1 to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility 6 //The Mirror - S1/Ep16/25 words - 5 min 早日康复[早日康復] zao3 ri4 kang1 fu4 Get well soon!; to recover health quickly 3 底下[底下] di3 xia5 the location below sth; afterwards 4 因祸得福[因禍得福] yin1 huo4 de2 fu2 to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback; It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 1 无心[無心] wu2 xin1 unintentionally; not in the mood to 1 顺水推舟[順水推舟] shun4 shui3 tui1 zhou1 lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit 1 启动[啟動] qi3 dong4 to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan) 3 机器[機器] ji1 qi4 machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4] 1 纱布[紗布] sha1 bu4 gauze 1 伤口[傷口] shang1 kou3 wound; cut 1 秒[秒] miao3 second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly 1 危楼[危樓] wei1 lou2 dangerous housing; building that is about to collapse 1 疤痕[疤痕] ba1 hen2 scar 1 强硬[強硬] qiang2 ying4 tough; unyielding; hard-line 1 打造[打造] da3 zao4 to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal) 2 无忧无虑[無憂無慮] wu2 you1 wu2 lu:4 carefree and without worries (idiom) 1 疤[疤] ba1 scar; scab 1 直觉[直覺] zhi2 jue2 intuition 2 拳击[拳擊] quan2 ji1 boxing 18 机票[機票] ji1 piao4 air ticket; passenger ticket; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 宿[宿] su4 lodge for the night; old; former 1 当上[當上] dang1 shang5 to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office) 2 协会[協會] xie2 hui4 an association; a society; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] 1 理事长[理事長] li3 shi4 zhang3 director general 4 遴选[遴選] lin2 xuan3 to pick; to choose; to select 1 代言[代言] dai4 yan2 to be a spokesperson; to be an ambassador (for a brand); to endorse 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep16/50 words - 18 min 赞助商[贊助商] zan4 zhu4 shang1 sponsor 1 一手[一手] yi1 shou3 a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help 1 手牵手[手牽手] shou3 qian1 shou3 hand in hand 1 犒赏[犒賞] kao4 shang3 reward; to reward 1 佛[佛] Fo2 Buddha; Buddhism 2 粉红色[粉紅色] fen3 hong2 se4 pink 1 伸懒腰[伸懶腰] shen1 lan3 yao1 to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc) 3 嫖妓[嫖妓] piao2 ji4 to visit a prostitute 1 贿[賄] hui4 bribe; bribery 2 见报[見報] jian4 bao4 to appear in the news; in the papers 1 嘀咕[嘀咕] di2 gu5 to mutter; to feel apprehensive 1 回话[回話] hui2 hua4 to reply 1 拖下水[拖下水] tuo1 xia4 shui3 lit. to pull sb into the water; to involve sb in a messy business; to get sb into trouble 3 用命[用命] yong4 ming4 to follow orders; to abide by; to obey 1 电动[電動] dian4 dong4 electric-powered; (Tw) video game 6 每年[每年] mei3 nian2 every year; each year; yearly 2 人脉[人脈] ren2 mai4 contacts; connections; network 1 还清[還清] huan2 qing1 to pay back in full; to redeem a debt 1 抒情[抒情] shu1 qing2 to express emotion; lyric 12 绽放[綻放] zhan4 fang4 to blossom 2 赶不上[趕不上] gan3 bu4 shang4 can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake 1 远远[遠遠] yuan3 yuan3 distant; by far 1 落寞[落寞] luo4 mo4 lonely; desolate 10 墙壁[牆壁] qiang2 bi4 wall 2 掉落[掉落] diao4 luo4 to fall down 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep16/75 words - 21 min 连任[連任] lian2 ren4 to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office 6 核弹[核彈] he2 dan4 nuclear warhead 1 级[級] ji2 level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level 1 船[船] chuan2 boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] 11 跤[跤] jiao1 a tumble; a fall 1 划不来[划不來] hua2 bu5 lai2 not worth it 1 东部[東部] dong1 bu4 the east; eastern part 6 长年[長年] chang2 nian2 all the year round 1 资助[資助] zi1 zhu4 to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy 4 好人好事[好人好事] hao3 ren2 hao3 shi4 admirable people and exemplary deeds 2 提升[提昇] ti2 sheng1 to promote; to upgrade 4 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 1 伴[伴] ban4 partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany 2 效应[效應] xiao4 ying4 effect (scientific phenomenon) 1 老虎[老虎] lao3 hu3 tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 3 鸡[雞] ji1 fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute 3 虫蛀[蟲蛀] chong2 zhu4 damaged by moths or worms 1 克[剋] kei1 to scold; to beat 1 商人[商人] shang1 ren2 merchant; businessman 2 细[細] xi4 thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal 1 啃[啃] ken3 to gnaw; to nibble; to bite 1 折断[折斷] zhe2 duan4 to snap sth off; to break 1 预期[預期] yu4 qi1 to expect; to anticipate 2 竞选[競選] jing4 xuan3 to take part in an election; to run for office 11 做完[做完] zuo4 wan2 to finish; to complete the task 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep16/100 words - 29 min 等于[等於] deng3 yu2 to equal; to be tantamount to 5 送死[送死] song4 si3 to throw away one's life 1 过节[過節] guo4 jie2 to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) 1 中饭[中飯] zhong1 fan4 lunch 1 翠[翠] cui4 bluish-green; green jade 1 黄雀[黃雀] huang2 que4 (bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) 2 上菜[上菜] shang4 cai4 to serve, also to put on plate 3 胃口[胃口] wei4 kou3 appetite; liking 1 放款[放款] fang4 kuan3 to lend money (as a commercial loan) 1 款项[款項] kuan3 xiang4 funds; a sum of money; CL:宗[zong1] 1 第一手[第一手] di4 yi1 shou3 first-hand 2 套牢[套牢] tao4 lao2 to immobilize with a lasso; to be trapped in the stock market 1 两头[兩頭] liang3 tou2 both ends; both parties to a deal 1 前进[前進] qian2 jin4 to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward 2 碧玉[碧玉] bi4 yu4 jasper 1 享用[享用] xiang3 yong4 to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) 1 预留[預留] yu4 liu2 to set aside; to reserve 1 姿势[姿勢] zi1 shi4 posture; position 1 拳头[拳頭] quan2 tou5 fist; clenched fist; CL:個|个[ge4]; competitive (product) 1 景[景] jing3 bright; circumstance; scenery 1 有的是[有的是] you3 de5 shi4 have plenty of; there's no lack of 1 孤儿[孤兒] gu1 er2 orphan 1 家境[家境] jia1 jing4 family financial situation; family circumstances 2 家暴[家暴] jia1 bao4 domestic violence; abbr. for 家庭暴力[jia1 ting2 bao4 li4] 1 练[練] lian4 to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep16/125 words - 36 min 国手[國手] guo2 shou3 (sports) member of the national team; national representative; (medicine, chess etc) one of the most highly skilled practitioners in one's country 5 孩子们[孩子們] hai2 zi5 men5 children 1 活下去[活下去] huo2 xia4 qu4 to survive; to keep on living 1 处境[處境] chu3 jing4 situation (of a person) 1 走廊[走廊] zou3 lang2 corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda 1 集合[集合] ji2 he2 to gather; to assemble; set (math.) 4 出口[出口] chu1 kou3 an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port 1 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 白痴[白痴] bai2 chi1 idiocy; idiot 12 钉[釘] ding1 nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯[ding1] 4 甜心[甜心] tian2 xin1 delighted to oblige; sweetheart 2 肤浅[膚淺] fu1 qian3 skin-deep; superficial; shallow 1 金牌[金牌] jin1 pai2 gold medal; CL:枚[mei2] 2 下场[下場] xia4 chang5 the end; to conclude 1 进攻[進攻] jin4 gong1 to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports) 1 拳[拳] quan2 fist; boxing 7 感人[感人] gan3 ren2 touching; moving 1 一身[一身] yi1 shen1 whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes 1 答[答] da2 reply; answer; return; respond; echo 2 舒舒服服[舒舒服服] shu1 shu5 fu5 fu5 comfortable; with ease 1 堤防[堤防] di1 fang2 dike; embankment; levee 1 右转[右轉] you4 zhuan3 to turn right 3 海报[海報] hai3 bao4 poster; playbill; notice 2 庙[廟] miao4 temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial 2 前人[前人] qian2 ren2 predecessor; forebears; the person facing you 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep16/150 words - 43 min 评[評] ping2 to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal) 2 纪[紀] ji4 order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle 7 如是[如是] ru2 shi4 thus 1 贪污[貪污] tan1 wu1 to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle 5 回馈[回饋] hui2 kui4 to repay a favor; to give back; feedback 1 密[密] mi4 secret; confidential; close; thick; dense 4 私事[私事] si1 shi4 personal matters 1 地区[地區] di4 qu1 local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 困境[困境] kun4 jing4 predicament; plight 2 历练[歷練] li4 lian4 to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced 2 责备[責備] ze2 bei4 to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach 2 灌[灌] guan4 to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music) 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) 1 反倒[反倒] fan3 dao4 but on the contrary; but expectedly 1 咖啡因[咖啡因] ka1 fei1 yin1 caffeine (loanword) 1 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 5 起床[起床] qi3 chuang2 to get out of bed; to get up 4 杂货店[雜貨店] za2 huo4 dian4 grocery store; emporium 1 城镇[城鎮] cheng2 zhen4 town; cities and towns 1 偏偏[偏偏] pian1 pian1 (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people 1 出差[出差] chu1 chai1 to go on an official or business trip 1 秘[秘] mi4 secret; secretary 1 恋[戀] lian4 to feel attached to; to long for; to love 1 援[援] yuan2 to help; to assist; to aid 1 轻松[輕鬆] qing1 song1 light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously 5 //The Mirror - S1/Ep16/156 words - 45 min 困扰[困擾] kun4 rao3 to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications 1 上司[上司] shang4 si5 boss; superior 1 弹性[彈性] tan2 xing4 flexibility; elasticity 1 嫌疑[嫌疑] xian2 yi2 suspicion; to have suspicions 2 弄清[弄清] nong4 qing1 to clarify; to fully understand 2 反反复复[反反復復] fan3 fan3 fu4 fu4 repeatedly; time and time again 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep17/25 words - 8 min 沸腾[沸騰] fei4 teng2 (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned 1 铲子[鏟子] chan3 zi5 shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil); CL:把[ba3] 1 锅[鍋] guo1 pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] 2 下注[下注] xia4 zhu4 to pour; to pour down (of rain); to lay a bet 1 第五[第五] di4 wu3 fifth 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 战[戰] zhan4 to fight; fight; war; battle 3 庵[庵] an1 hut; small temple; nunnery 1 叫喊[叫喊] jiao4 han3 exclamation; outcry; shout; yell 7 右[右] you4 right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) 1 勾拳[勾拳] gou1 quan2 hook (punch in boxing) 1 防御[防禦] fang2 yu4 defense; to defend 1 还击[還擊] huan2 ji1 to hit back; to return fire 1 胳膊[胳膊] ge1 bo5 arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1] 1 揍[揍] zou4 to beat up; to break to pieces 3 吟[吟] yin2 to chant; to recite; to moan; to groan; cry (of certain animals and insects); song (ancient poem) 1 催促[催促] cui1 cu4 to urge 1 吃豆腐[吃豆腐] chi1 dou4 fu5 to eat tofu; to flirt; to tease 2 高丽菜[高麗菜] gao1 li2 cai4 cabbage; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]; Taiwan pr. [gao1 li4 cai4] 3 口才[口才] kou3 cai2 eloquence 1 恼[惱] nao3 to get angry 3 总部[總部] zong3 bu4 general headquarters 1 兔崽子[兔崽子] tu4 zai3 zi5 brat; bastard 1 跪[跪] gui4 to kneel 3 啜[啜] chuo4 (literary) to drink; to sip; to sob 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep17/50 words - 17 min 乱动[亂動] luan4 dong4 to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about 2 灯光[燈光] deng1 guang1 (stage) lighting; light 1 彩排[彩排] cai3 pai2 dress rehearsal 1 早来[早來] zao3 lai2 to come early; already; early 1 募款[募款] mu4 kuan3 to raise money 4 餐会[餐會] can1 hui4 dinner party; luncheon 1 开场[開場] kai1 chang3 to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event 1 舞[舞] wu3 to dance; to wield; to brandish 3 邀[邀] yao1 to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek 3 顶让[頂讓] ding3 rang4 to hand over (a business etc) for an agreed price (Tw) 1 邮差[郵差] you2 chai1 (old) postman 2 挂号[掛號] gua4 hao4 to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail 2 杜拜[杜拜] Du4 bai4 Dubai (Tw) 1 石油[石油] shi2 you2 oil; petroleum 1 减产[減產] jian3 chan3 to lose output; a drop in crop yield; reduction in production 1 油价[油價] you2 jia4 oil (petroleum) price 1 再度[再度] zai4 du4 once more; once again; one more time 1 飙升[飆升] biao1 sheng1 to rise rapidly; to soar 1 请假[請假] qing3 jia4 to request leave of absence 5 分手[分手] fen1 shou3 to part company; to split up; to break up 1 复合[復合] fu4 he2 (of people who were estranged) to be reconciled; (of a couple) to get back together 1 人气[人氣] ren2 qi4 popularity; personality; character 2 宅男[宅男] zhai2 nan2 a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku") 1 女神[女神] nu:3 shen2 goddess; nymph 1 航空[航空] hang2 kong1 aviation 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep17/75 words - 19 min 暨[暨] ji4 and; to reach to; the limits 1 太空[太空] tai4 kong1 outer space 1 总署[總署] zong3 shu3 general office 1 小行星[小行星] xiao3 xing2 xing1 asteroid; minor planet 1 边陲[邊陲] bian1 chui2 border area; frontier 2 废墟[廢墟] fei4 xu1 ruins 1 三级[三級] san1 ji2 grade 3; third class; category C 3 西部[西部] xi1 bu4 western part 1 霾[霾] mai2 haze 1 污[污] wu1 dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth 1 指数[指數] zhi3 shu4 (numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent; index; exponential (function, growth) 6 能者多劳[能者多勞] neng2 zhe3 duo1 lao2 it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) 1 待定[待定] dai4 ding4 to await a decision; to be pending 1 日前[日前] ri4 qian2 the other day; a few days ago 1 守护[守護] shou3 hu4 to guard; to protect 1 桩[樁] zhuang1 stump; stake; pile; classifier for items 1 美事[美事] mei3 shi4 a fine thing; a wonderful thing 1 周边[周邊] zhou1 bian1 periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs 1 绊脚石[絆腳石] ban4 jiao3 shi2 stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way 2 避免[避免] bi4 mian3 to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from 3 工会[工會] gong1 hui4 labor union; trade union; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 主体[主體] zhu3 ti3 main part; bulk; body; subject; agent 1 猛料[猛料] meng3 liao4 hot news item; awesome 1 鞋子[鞋子] xie2 zi5 shoe 2 拍击[拍擊] pai1 ji1 to smack; to beat 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep17/100 words - 22 min 羽毛球[羽毛球] yu3 mao2 qiu2 shuttlecock; badminton; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 选手[選手] xuan3 shou3 athlete; contestant 62 专业人士[專業人士] zhuan1 ye4 ren2 shi4 a professional 3 淘汰[淘汰] tao2 tai4 to wash out; elimination (by selection); natural selection; to knock out (in a competition); to die out; to phase out 3 颁发[頒發] ban1 fa1 to issue; to promulgate; to award 1 冠军[冠軍] guan4 jun1 champion; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 晓[曉] xiao3 dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit 1 加强[加強] jia1 qiang2 to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase 2 协[協] xie2 to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join 2 推广[推廣] tui1 guang3 to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc) 1 后顾之忧[後顧之憂] hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1 fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" 2 梦想[夢想] meng4 xiang3 (fig.) to dream of; dream 3 培育[培育] pei2 yu4 to train; to breed 1 教育[教育] jiao4 yu4 to educate; to teach; education 3 生活费[生活費] sheng1 huo2 fei4 cost of living; living expenses; alimony 1 杂费[雜費] za2 fei4 incidental costs; sundries; extras 1 进而[進而] jin4 er2 and then (what follows next) 1 政见[政見] zheng4 jian4 political views 1 击倒[擊倒] ji1 dao3 to knock down; knocked down 1 发给[發給] fa1 gei3 to issue; to grant; to distribute 1 先前[先前] xian1 qian2 before; previously 1 资讯[資訊] zi1 xun4 information 3 自相矛盾[自相矛盾] zi4 xiang1 mao2 dun4 to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent 1 无中生有[無中生有] wu2 zhong1 sheng1 you3 to create something from nothing (idiom) 1 说出[說出] shuo1 chu1 to speak out; to declare (one's view) 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep17/125 words - 32 min 对付[對付] dui4 fu5 to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with 2 拳击手[拳擊手] quan2 ji1 shou3 boxer 1 干[干] gan1 to concern; to interfere; shield; stem 4 喜[喜] xi3 to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad 2 正妹[正妹] zheng4 mei4 (Tw) beautiful woman; sexy woman 4 更正[更正] geng1 zheng4 to correct; to make a correction 1 打死[打死] da3 si3 to kill; to beat to death 2 尿急[尿急] niao4 ji2 urinary urgency 3 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 3 下巴[下巴] xia4 ba5 chin; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 家伙[傢伙] jia1 huo5 variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5] 2 得逞[得逞] de2 cheng3 to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it 1 美食[美食] mei3 shi2 culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food 1 厨师[廚師] chu2 shi1 cook; chef 1 大国[大國] da4 guo2 a power (i.e. a dominant country) 1 烹[烹] peng1 cooking method; to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China) 1 后果[後果] hou4 guo3 consequences; aftermath 1 黑色[黑色] hei1 se4 black 3 哩[哩] li5 (modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5]) 2 流行[流行] liu2 xing2 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable 3 术语[術語] shu4 yu3 term; terminology 1 叫作[叫作] jiao4 zuo4 to call; to be called 6 急转弯[急轉彎] ji2 zhuan3 wan1 to make a sudden turn 1 剧本[劇本] ju4 ben3 script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario 1 东家[東家] dong1 jia1 master (i.e. employer); landlord; boss 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep17/150 words - 39 min 对照[對照] dui4 zhao4 to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check 1 前后[前後] qian2 hou4 around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear 1 打鼓[打鼓] da3 gu3 to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous 2 骨头[骨頭] gu3 tou5 bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness 1 不着边际[不著邊際] bu4 zhuo2 bian1 ji4 not to the point; wide of the mark; neither here nor there; irrelevant 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] 1 硬梆梆[硬梆梆] ying4 bang1 bang1 variant of 硬邦邦[ying4 bang1 bang1] 1 手里[手裡] shou3 li3 in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands 1 悬案[懸案] xuan2 an4 unresolved question; unresolved case 1 未解[未解] wei4 jie3 unsolved (problem) 1 重审[重審] chong2 shen3 to re-investigate; to investigate and reconsider a judgment 1 津津乐道[津津樂道] jin1 jin1 le4 dao4 to discuss sth enthusiastically 1 淹死[淹死] yan1 si3 to drown 2 切割[切割] qie1 ge1 to cut 1 着急[著急] zhao2 ji2 to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] 4 找钱[找錢] zhao3 qian2 to give change 1 书包[書包] shu1 bao1 schoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 4 胡扯[胡扯] hu2 che3 to chatter; nonsense; blather 1 物品[物品] wu4 pin3 articles; goods; materials 6 背影[背影] bei4 ying3 rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object) 2 槟[檳] bing1 betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut; Taiwan pr. [bin1] 1 榔[榔] lang2 tall tree (archaic) 1 杀人犯[殺人犯] sha1 ren2 fan4 murderer; homicide 1 预测[預測] yu4 ce4 to forecast; to predict 1 贴近[貼近] tie1 jin4 to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep17/175 words - 45 min 休[休] xiu1 to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't 3 清醒[清醒] qing1 xing3 clear-headed; sober; awake 5 温室[溫室] wen1 shi4 greenhouse 2 千金[千金] qian1 jin1 thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter 1 捏[捏] nie1 to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up 1 铝[鋁] lu:3 aluminum (chemistry) 1 难听[難聽] nan2 ting1 unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful 1 猫叫声[貓叫聲] mao1 jiao4 sheng1 mew 3 这儿[這兒] zhe4 r5 here 3 点点[點點] dian3 dian3 point; speck 1 不快[不快] bu4 kuai4 unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp 1 狼[狼] lang2 wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] 5 说谎[說謊] shuo1 huang3 to lie; to tell an untruth 3 赶来[趕來] gan3 lai2 to rush over 1 牠[牠] ta1 it (used for animals) 1 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 4 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 羊[羊] yang2 sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] 1 种子[種子] zhong3 zi5 seed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4] 77 社员[社員] she4 yuan2 commune member (PRC, 1958-1985); member of a society (or other organization) 47 藐视[藐視] miao3 shi4 to despise; to look down on 13 文物[文物] wen2 wu4 cultural relic; historical relic; CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4] 13 动手[動手] dong4 shou3 to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch 5 幕僚[幕僚] mu4 liao2 aids and advisors of top officials 5 逍遥法外[逍遙法外] xiao1 yao2 fa3 wai4 unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep17/177 words - 45 min 模[模] mo2 to imitate; model; norm; pattern 3 仿[仿] fang3 to imitate; to copy 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep18/25 words - 6 min 别理[別理] bie2 li3 don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to 1 危害[危害] wei1 hai4 to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; harmful effect; damage; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 人身安全[人身安全] ren2 shen1 an1 quan2 personal safety 2 猖狂[猖狂] chang1 kuang2 savage; furious 1 原有[原有] yuan2 you3 original; former 1 平静[平靜] ping2 jing4 tranquil; undisturbed; serene 1 安宁[安寧] an1 ning2 peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry 1 恶势力[惡勢力] e4 shi4 li4 evil forces; criminal elements 1 剥夺[剝奪] bo1 duo2 to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property) 1 投手[投手] tou2 shou3 thrower; pitcher; bowler 2 揣测[揣測] chuai3 ce4 to guess; to conjecture 1 铁棒[鐵棒] tie3 bang4 iron club; steel rod 4 担保[擔保] dan1 bao3 to guarantee; to vouch for 1 低头[低頭] di1 tou2 to bow the head; to yield; to give in 1 角色[角色] jue2 se4 role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4] 3 责[責] ze2 duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame 1 义[義] yi4 justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship 1 严词[嚴詞] yan2 ci2 forceful (criticism etc); to use strong words 1 犯罪集团[犯罪集團] fan4 zui4 ji2 tuan2 crime syndicate 1 惩处[懲處] cheng2 chu3 to punish; to administer justice 6 头上[頭上] tou2 shang4 overhead; above 1 解职[解職] jie3 zhi2 to dismiss from office; to discharge; to sack 1 请示[請示] qing3 shi4 to ask for instructions 1 待命[待命] dai4 ming4 to be on call; to be on standby 3 实验[實驗] shi2 yan4 experiment; test; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; experimental; to experiment 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep18/50 words - 16 min 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) 3 翅膀[翅膀] chi4 bang3 wing; CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4] 1 出外[出外] chu1 wai4 to go out; to leave for another place 1 打拼[打拼] da3 pin1 to work hard; to try to make a living 1 一无所有[一無所有] yi1 wu2 suo3 you3 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together 2 发飙[發飆] fa1 biao1 to flip out; to act out violently 1 安慰[安慰] an1 wei4 to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 起码[起碼] qi3 ma3 at the minimum; at the very least 1 没脸[沒臉] mei2 lian3 ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame) 1 嘶[嘶] si1 hiss; neigh; Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over) 2 吼声[吼聲] hou3 sheng1 roar 2 扶[扶] fu2 to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help 1 患者[患者] huan4 zhe3 patient; sufferer 4 就医[就醫] jiu4 yi1 to receive medical treatment 3 主使[主使] zhu3 shi3 to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator 1 可言[可言] ke3 yan2 it may be said 1 击打[擊打] ji1 da3 to beat; to lash 1 闸[閘] zha2 gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker 1 胡说八道[胡說八道] hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4 to talk rubbish 2 串供[串供] chuan4 gong4 to collude to fabricate a story 1 伸出[伸出] shen1 chu1 to extend 1 开锁[開鎖] kai1 suo3 to unlock 2 主嫌[主嫌] zhu3 xian2 prime, key or main suspect (law) 1 认罪[認罪] ren4 zui4 to admit guilt; to plead guilty 1 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 //The Mirror - S1/Ep18/75 words - 21 min 视察[視察] shi4 cha2 to inspect; an investigation 1 同情[同情] tong2 qing2 to sympathize with; sympathy 2 竞争力[競爭力] jing4 zheng1 li4 competitive strength; competitiveness 1 逆转[逆轉] ni4 zhuan3 to turn back; to reverse 1 买卖[買賣] mai3 mai4 buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] 1 晏[晏] yan4 late; quiet 1 候选人[候選人] hou4 xuan3 ren2 candidate; CL:名[ming2] 2 质疑[質疑] zhi4 yi2 to call into question; to question (truth or validity) 3 漂白[漂白] piao3 bai2 to bleach; to whiten 1 传言[傳言] chuan2 yan2 rumor; hearsay 2 指名[指名] zhi3 ming2 to mention by name; to designate; designated 2 召开[召開] zhao4 kai1 to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together 1 退出[退出] tui4 chu1 to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing) 2 为的是[為的是] wei4 de5 shi4 for the sake of; for the purpose of 1 扫荡[掃蕩] sao3 dang4 to root out; to wipe out 1 势在必行[勢在必行] shi4 zai4 bi4 xing2 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative 1 人力[人力] ren2 li4 manpower; labor power 3 短缺[短缺] duan3 que1 shortage 2 值班[值班] zhi2 ban1 to work a shift; on duty 21 人手[人手] ren2 shou3 manpower; staff; human hand 3 投诉[投訴] tou2 su4 complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) 2 台商[台商] Tai2 shang1 Taiwanese businessman; Taiwanese company 1 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 3 扩充[擴充] kuo4 chong1 to expand 1 晚点[晚點] wan3 dian3 (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep18/100 words - 26 min 替死鬼[替死鬼] ti4 si3 gui3 scapegoat; fall guy 3 趁机[趁機] chen4 ji1 to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation 1 升高[昇高] sheng1 gao1 to raise; to ascend 1 发脾气[發脾氣] fa1 pi2 qi4 to get angry 2 围堵[圍堵] wei2 du3 to blockade; to surround; to hem in 1 讲究[講究] jiang3 jiu5 to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen 2 牛排[牛排] niu2 pai2 steak 2 牛腩[牛腩] niu2 nan3 brisket (esp. Cantonese); belly beef; spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs; erroneously translated as sirloin 2 口感[口感] kou3 gan3 taste; texture (of food); how food feels in the mouth 2 松软[鬆軟] song1 ruan3 flexible; not rigid; spongy; soft or runny (not set hard); loose (soil) 1 嫩[嫩] nen4 tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled 1 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 1 氛围[氛圍] fen1 wei2 ambience; atmosphere 1 十恶不赦[十惡不赦] shi2 e4 bu4 she4 wicked beyond redemption (idiom); heinous 9 万恶[萬惡] wan4 e4 everything that is evil 8 处在[處在] chu3 zai4 to be situated at; to find oneself at 1 研讨[研討] yan2 tao3 discussion 1 比照[比照] bi3 zhao4 according to; in the light of; contrast 1 后宫[後宮] hou4 gong1 harem; chambers of imperial concubines 2 先例[先例] xian1 li4 antecedent; precedent 1 迁移[遷移] qian1 yi2 to migrate; to move 1 损坏[損壞] sun3 huai4 to damage; to injure 1 功课[功課] gong1 ke4 homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study; CL:門|门[men2] 5 七嘴八舌[七嘴八舌] qi1 zui3 ba1 she2 lively discussion with everybody talking at once 1 理性[理性] li3 xing4 reason; rationality; rational 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep18/125 words - 39 min 激情[激情] ji1 qing2 passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion 1 搞怪[搞怪] gao3 guai4 to do sth wacky; wacky; wacky behavior 1 简短[簡短] jian3 duan3 brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity 2 走狗[走狗] zou3 gou3 hunting dog; hound; (fig.) running dog; lackey 1 鼻[鼻] bi2 nose 3 喃喃[喃喃] nan2 nan2 (onom.) to mutter; to mumble; to murmur 1 细语[細語] xi4 yu3 to chat with a low voice 1 删[刪] shan1 to delete 3 气恼[氣惱] qi4 nao3 to be annoyed; to get angry 1 外头[外頭] wai4 tou5 outside; out 1 围住[圍住] wei2 zhu4 to surround; to gird 1 恋情[戀情] lian4 qing2 romantic love 2 领域[領域] ling3 yu4 domain; sphere; field; territory; area 4 除非[除非] chu2 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless 1 惹[惹] re3 to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) 3 疼痛[疼痛] teng2 tong4 pain; ache; sore 1 上床[上床] shang4 chuang2 to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex 2 待会儿[待會兒] dai1 hui4 r5 in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] 1 机场[機場] ji1 chang3 airport; airfield; CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] 1 外交官[外交官] wai4 jiao1 guan1 diplomat 3 辩解[辯解] bian4 jie3 to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself 2 爆发[爆發] bao4 fa1 to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out 2 污辱[污辱] wu1 ru3 to humiliate; to insult; to tarnish; to sully 1 咯咯[咯咯] ge1 ge1 (onom.) gurgle 9 新生代[新生代] xin1 sheng1 dai4 new generation 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep18/137 words - 45 min 脑子[腦子] nao3 zi5 brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 涵养[涵養] han2 yang3 to conserve (e.g. water); self-restraint; self-possession 1 岗位[崗位] gang3 wei4 a post; a job 1 逞[逞] cheng3 to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to 2 自我意识[自我意識] zi4 wo3 yi4 shi2 self-awareness 2 乌烟瘴气[烏煙瘴氣] wu1 yan1 zhang4 qi4 billowing smoke (idiom); foul atmosphere; (fig.) murky atmosphere; in a turmoil 2 留职停薪[留職停薪] liu2 zhi2 ting2 xin1 leave of absence without pay (Tw) 3 按摩[按摩] an4 mo2 massage; to massage 1 消防员[消防員] xiao1 fang2 yuan2 firefighter; fireman 3 来得及[來得及] lai2 de5 ji2 there's still time; able to do sth in time 4 强力[強力] qiang2 li4 powerful 3 背叛[背叛] bei4 pan4 to betray 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep19/25 words - 8 min 操你妈[操你媽] cao4 ni3 ma1 see 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1] 1 火警[火警] huo3 jing3 fire alarm 1 进驻[進駐] jin4 zhu4 to enter and garrison; (fig.) to establish a presence in 1 社运[社運] she4 yun4 social movement; abbr. for 社會運動|社会运动 1 逃[逃] tao2 to escape; to run away; to flee 3 分队[分隊] fen1 dui4 military platoon or squad 1 消防队员[消防隊員] xiao1 fang2 dui4 yuan2 fireman 1 不幸[不幸] bu4 xing4 misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 丧命[喪命] sang4 ming4 to lose one's life 1 人为[人為] ren2 wei2 artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort 2 纵火[縱火] zong4 huo3 to set on fire; to commit arson 6 科技[科技] ke1 ji4 science and technology 2 新知[新知] xin1 zhi1 new knowledge; new friend 1 房价[房價] fang2 jia4 house price; cost of housing 1 最佳[最佳] zui4 jia1 optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc) 1 范例[範例] fan4 li4 example; model case 1 牢靠[牢靠] lao2 kao4 firm and solid; robust; reliable 1 走错[走錯] zou3 cuo4 to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc) 1 棋子[棋子] qi2 zi3 chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] 1 噱[噱] jue2 loud laughter 1 深感[深感] shen1 gan3 to feel deeply 2 事故[事故] shi4 gu4 accident; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4] 1 与会[與會] yu4 hui4 to participate in a meeting 1 范围[範圍] fan4 wei2 range; scope; limit; extent; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 热水[熱水] re4 shui3 hot water 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep19/50 words - 24 min 热水澡[熱水澡] re4 shui3 zao3 hot bath or shower 1 冷水[冷水] leng3 shui3 cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans) 3 平和[平和] ping2 he2 gentle; mild; moderate; placid 14 既得利益[既得利益] ji4 de2 li4 yi4 vested interest 1 表态[表態] biao3 tai4 to declare one's position; to say where one stands 1 冲进[衝進] chong1 jin4 to rush in; to charge in 1 国会[國會] Guo2 hui4 Parliament (UK); Congress (US); Diet (Japan) 1 推倒[推倒] tui1 dao3 to push over; to overthrow 1 杀死[殺死] sha1 si3 to kill 2 声明[聲明] sheng1 ming2 to state; to declare; statement; declaration; CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4] 4 信箱[信箱] xin4 xiang1 mailbox; post office box 1 做文章[做文章] zuo4 wen2 zhang1 to make an issue of sth; to fuss; to make a song and dance 1 成年人[成年人] cheng2 nian2 ren2 adult person 1 一头[一頭] yi1 tou2 one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously 1 河[河] he2 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 1 堤[堤] di1 dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2] 1 认得[認得] ren4 de5 to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know 1 会合[會合] hui4 he2 to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence 1 保险箱[保險箱] bao3 xian3 xiang1 safe deposit box; a safe 3 所谓[所謂] suo3 wei4 so-called; what is called 3 冲撞[衝撞] chong1 zhuang4 to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke 1 医药[醫藥] yi1 yao4 medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical 1 贪官[貪官] tan1 guan1 corrupt official; grasping functionary; greedy mandarin 1 竞争对手[競爭對手] jing4 zheng1 dui4 shou3 rival; competitor 2 献金[獻金] xian4 jin1 to donate money; (monetary) contribution 7 //The Mirror - S1/Ep19/75 words - 32 min 拉拢[拉攏] la1 long3 to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice 2 贪心[貪心] tan1 xin1 greedy 1 逐[逐] zhu2 to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one 2 如释重负[如釋重負] ru2 shi4 zhong4 fu4 as if relieved from a burden (idiom); to have a weight off one's mind 1 昏迷[昏迷] hun1 mi2 to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented 10 生命[生命] sheng1 ming4 life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 9 醒来[醒來] xing3 lai2 to waken 3 利诱[利誘] li4 you4 to use gain as a lure 1 漏洞百出[漏洞百出] lou4 dong4 bai3 chu1 lit. one hundred loopholes (idiom); full of mistakes (of speech or article) 1 小金库[小金庫] xiao3 jin1 ku4 supplementary cash reserve; private fund; private hoard; slush fund 1 连接[連接] lian2 jie1 to link; to join; to attach; connection; a link (on web page) 1 次数[次數] ci4 shu4 number of times; frequency; order number (in a series); power (math.); degree of a polynomial (math.) 1 单方面[單方面] dan1 fang1 mian4 unilateral 1 复制[複製] fu4 zhi4 to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone 1 疑似[疑似] yi2 si4 to be suspected to be; deceptive; plausible but fallacious 1 属实[屬實] shu3 shi2 to turn out to be true; verified; true 2 解除[解除] jie3 chu2 to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement) 1 检验[檢驗] jian3 yan4 to inspect; to examine; to test 1 审慎[審慎] shen3 shen4 prudent; cautious 2 消防[消防] xiao1 fang2 firefighting; fire control 2 碑[碑] bei1 a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4] 1 演戏[演戲] yan3 xi4 to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign 4 全身而退[全身而退] quan2 shen1 er2 tui4 to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece 2 高跟鞋[高跟鞋] gao1 gen1 xie2 high-heeled shoes 4 阻止[阻止] zu3 zhi3 to prevent; to block 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep19/97 words - 44 min 下滑[下滑] xia4 hua2 sliding; slide 2 向外[向外] xiang4 wai4 out; outward 1 错怪[錯怪] cuo4 guai4 to blame sb wrongly 3 归队[歸隊] gui1 dui4 to return to one's unit; to go back to one's station in life 1 冒昧[冒昧] mao4 mei4 bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of 1 烧到[燒到] shao1 dao4 to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature) 2 失言[失言] shi1 yan2 slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret 1 陆陆续续[陸陸續續] lu4 lu4 xu4 xu4 in succession; one after another; continuously 2 美好[美好] mei3 hao3 beautiful; fine 4 角落[角落] jiao3 luo4 nook; corner 5 美的[美的] Mei3 di2 Midea (brand) 2 干杯[乾杯] gan1 bei1 to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup 6 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 2 硬来[硬來] ying4 lai2 to use force 1 报复[報復] bao4 fu4 to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation 1 不等[不等] bu4 deng3 unequal; varied 3 社群[社群] she4 qun2 community; social grouping 3 上工[上工] shang4 gong1 to go to work; to start work 2 舟[舟] zhou1 boat 4 复[覆] fu4 variant of 復|复[fu4]; to reply to a letter 2 容忍[容忍] rong2 ren3 to put up with; to tolerate 3 畜生[畜生] chu4 sheng5 domestic animal; brute; bastard 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep20/25 words - 11 min 批踢踢[批踢踢] Pi1 ti1 ti1 PTT, the largest terminal-based bulletin board system in Taiwan; full name: 批踢踢實業坊|批踢踢实业坊[Pi1 ti1 ti1 Shi2 ye4 Fang1] 2 推特[推特] Tui1 te4 Twitter (microblogging service) 1 口头[口頭] kou3 tou2 oral; verbal 1 舒[舒] shu1 to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely 1 光荣[光榮] guang1 rong2 honor and glory; glorious 1 返乡[返鄉] fan3 xiang1 to return to one's home town 1 列队[列隊] lie4 dui4 in formation (military) 2 凡事[凡事] fan2 shi4 everything 1 低调[低調] di1 diao4 low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile 2 名牌[名牌] ming2 pai2 famous brand; nameplate; name tag 1 办公[辦公] ban4 gong1 to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office) 1 打扫[打掃] da3 sao3 to clean; to sweep 2 本人[本人] ben3 ren2 the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal 1 用词[用詞] yong4 ci2 usage (of a term); wording; phrasing 2 轻浮[輕浮] qing1 fu2 frivolous; careless; giddy 1 差劲[差勁] cha4 jin4 bad; no good; below average; disappointing 1 示范[示範] shi4 fan4 to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example 1 在场[在場] zai4 chang3 to be present; to be on the scene 1 表述[表述] biao3 shu4 to formulate; enunciation; to explain sth precisely 1 清高[清高] qing1 gao1 noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits 1 妇人之仁[婦人之仁] fu4 ren2 zhi1 ren2 excessive tendency to clemency (idiom); soft-hearted (pejorative) 1 容许[容許] rong2 xu3 to permit; to allow 1 进步[進步] jin4 bu4 progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 变造[變造] bian4 zao4 to alter; to modify; to mutilate (of documents) 1 编造[編造] bian1 zao4 to compile; to draw up; to fabricate; to invent; to concoct; to make up; to cook up 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep20/50 words - 22 min 密会[密會] mi4 hui4 secret meeting; to meet secretly 2 聚会[聚會] ju4 hui4 party; gathering; to meet; to get together 2 各种[各種] ge4 zhong3 every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds 1 层出不穷[層出不窮] ceng2 chu1 bu4 qiong2 more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom) 1 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 忙碌[忙碌] mang2 lu4 busy; bustling 1 勿[勿] wu4 do not 1 躁[躁] zao4 hot-tempered; impatient 1 各个[各個] ge4 ge4 every; various; separately, one by one 2 歼灭[殲滅] jian1 mie4 to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate 2 老百姓[老百姓] lao3 bai3 xing4 ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 发誓[發誓] fa1 shi4 to vow; to pledge; to swear 1 拼到底[拼到底] pin1 dao4 di3 to brave it out; to the bitter end 1 掩饰[掩飾] yan3 shi4 to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over 1 捅[捅] tong3 to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose 5 娄子[婁子] lou2 zi5 trouble; blunder 1 请求[請求] qing3 qiu2 to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 编制[編制] bian1 zhi4 to establish (a unit or department); staffing structure (excluding temporary and casual staff) 1 命令[命令] ming4 ling4 order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 1 单独[單獨] dan1 du2 alone; by oneself; on one's own 1 系主任[系主任] xi4 zhu3 ren4 chairman of department; dean; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 1 辉[輝] hui1 splendor; to shine upon 1 在此之前[在此之前] zai4 ci3 zhi1 qian2 before that; beforehand; previously 1 兼容[兼容] jian1 rong2 compatible 1 视为[視為] shi4 wei2 to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep20/75 words - 28 min 依旧[依舊] yi1 jiu4 as before; still 1 致[致] zhi4 to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey 1 敬意[敬意] jing4 yi4 respect; tribute 1 计[計] ji4 to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge 1 硬邦邦[硬邦邦] ying4 bang1 bang1 very hard 1 圆滑[圓滑] yuan2 hua2 smooth and evasive; slick and sly 1 甩[甩] shuai3 to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) 1 中邪[中邪] zhong4 xie2 to be possessed; to be bewitched 1 这阵子[這陣子] zhe4 zhen4 zi5 now; at present; at this juncture 2 愉快[愉快] yu2 kuai4 cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted 7 啧啧[嘖嘖] ze2 ze2 to click one's tongue 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 1 许愿[許願] xu3 yuan4 to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward 1 得意[得意] de2 yi4 proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent 3 愿望[願望] yuan4 wang4 desire; wish 4 郎君[郎君] lang2 jun1 my husband and master (archaic); playboy of rich family; pimp 1 大牌[大牌] da4 pai2 strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important 1 蜡烛[蠟燭] la4 zhu2 candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 1 祝寿[祝壽] zhu4 shou4 to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person) 1 和好[和好] he2 hao3 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other 1 届[屆] jie4 to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) 2 好笑[好笑] hao3 xiao4 laughable; funny; ridiculous 2 晚安[晚安] wan3 an1 Good night!; Good evening! 1 奋斗[奮鬥] fen4 dou4 to strive; to struggle 3 妥协[妥協] tuo3 xie2 to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise 11 //The Mirror - S1/Ep20/100 words - 36 min 打拳[打拳] da3 quan2 to do shadowboxing 1 撕[撕] si1 to tear 1 魔术[魔術] mo2 shu4 magic 1 两倍[兩倍] liang3 bei4 twice as much; double the amount 1 多事[多事] duo1 shi4 meddlesome; eventful 1 每日[每日] mei3 ri4 daily; (soup etc) of the day 1 啥[啥] sha2 dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4] 1 三倍[三倍] san1 bei4 triple 1 鹿[鹿] lu4 deer 1 乐团[樂團] yue4 tuan2 band; orchestra 3 我去[我去] wo3 qu4 (slang) dang!; shoot! 2 碎碎念[碎碎念] sui4 sui4 nian4 to sound like a broken record; to prattle; to nag; to mutter 1 丢掉[丟掉] diu1 diao4 to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away 1 杰出[傑出] jie2 chu1 outstanding; distinguished; remarkable; prominent; illustrious 1 校友[校友] xiao4 you3 schoolmate; alumnus; alumna 1 热烈[熱烈] re4 lie4 enthusiastic; ardent; warm 1 帅气[帥氣] shuai4 qi5 handsome; smart; dashing; elegant 3 相关[相關] xiang1 guan1 related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation 1 举手[舉手] ju3 shou3 to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) 3 百分百[百分百] bai3 fen1 bai3 one hundred percent; totally (effective) 1 从事[從事] cong2 shi4 to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do 2 拍电影[拍電影] pai1 dian4 ying3 to make a movie 1 显然[顯然] xian3 ran2 clear; evident; obvious(ly) 1 回心转意[回心轉意] hui2 xin1 zhuan3 yi4 to change one's mind (idiom) 1 适者生存[適者生存] shi4 zhe3 sheng1 cun2 survival of the fittest 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep20/125 words - 41 min 不适[不適] bu4 shi4 unwell; indisposed; out of sorts 1 即[即] ji2 namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near 1 战力[戰力] zhan4 li4 military strength; military power; military capability 1 人仰马翻[人仰馬翻] ren2 yang3 ma3 fan1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom); in a pitiful state; in a complete mess; to roll (with laughter) 1 临时演员[臨時演員] lin2 shi2 yan3 yuan2 an extra (in a movie) 1 现[現] xian4 to appear; present; now; existing; current 1 情味[情味] qing2 wei4 feeling; flavor; sense 1 杂志社[雜誌社] za2 zhi4 she4 magazine publisher 2 真知灼见[真知灼見] zhen1 zhi1 zhuo2 jian4 penetrating insight 1 受益[受益] shou4 yi4 to benefit from; profit 1 良多[良多] liang2 duo1 considerably; much; quite a bit 1 浮夸[浮誇] fu2 kua1 to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous; grandiose 1 解脱[解脫] jie3 tuo1 to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries 1 辣妹[辣妹] la4 mei4 hot chick; sexy girl; abbr. LM 1 店面[店面] dian4 mian4 shop front 1 开路[開路] kai1 lu4 to open up a path; to make one's way through; to construct a road; (electricity) open circuit 1 平衡[平衡] ping2 heng2 balance; equilibrium 1 走出[走出] zou3 chu1 to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) 1 道路[道路] dao4 lu4 road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2] 4 康复[康復] kang1 fu4 to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce 2 名嘴[名嘴] ming2 zui3 well-known commentator; talking head; pundit; prominent TV or radio host 1 无名[無名] wu2 ming2 nameless; obscure 1 尸[屍] shi1 corpse 3 水泥[水泥] shui3 ni2 cement; CL:袋[dai4] 3 鳕鱼[鱈魚] xue3 yu2 cod 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep20/143 words - 47 min 龙舌兰[龍舌蘭] long2 she2 lan2 agave (genus of plants); Agave americana; tequila 1 外星人[外星人] wai4 xing1 ren2 space alien; extraterrestrial 1 门槛[門檻] men2 kan3 doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) 1 颜值[顏值] yan2 zhi2 attractiveness index (rating of how good-looking sb is) 1 敬爱[敬愛] jing4 ai4 respect and love 1 包容[包容] bao1 rong2 to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance; to contain; to hold; inclusive 2 自拍[自拍] zi4 pai1 to take a picture or video of oneself; to take a selfie; selfie 2 大师[大師] da4 shi1 great master; master 1 歪[歪] wai1 askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side 5 偶[偶] ou3 accidental; image; pair; mate 1 阻挡[阻擋] zu3 dang3 to stop; to resist; to obstruct 3 出发[出發] chu1 fa1 to set off; to start (on a journey) 3 打包[打包] da3 bao1 to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; to package (computing) 1 公里[公里] gong1 li3 kilometer 1 小意思[小意思] xiao3 yi4 si5 small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) 1 草莓[草莓] cao3 mei2 strawberry; CL:顆|颗[ke1]; (Tw) hickey; love bite 22 琳[琳] lin2 gem 304 上游[上游] shang4 you2 upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep21/25 words - 4 min 几点[幾點] ji3 dian3 what time?; when? 3 回电[回電] hui2 dian4 to reply to a telegram; to wire back 1 不通[不通] bu4 tong1 to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical 1 抽菸[抽菸] chou1 yan1 variant of 抽煙|抽烟[chou1 yan1]; to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) 2 移[移] yi2 to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove 6 打火机[打火機] da3 huo3 ji1 lighter; cigarette lighter 2 淡[淡] dan4 insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen 1 针[針] zhen1 needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 2 见面礼[見面禮] jian4 mian4 li3 gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time 1 制作[製作] zhi4 zuo4 to make; to manufacture 1 木[木] mu4 tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 1 有加[有加] you3 jia1 extremely (placed after verb or adjective) 1 安眠药[安眠藥] an1 mian2 yao4 sleeping pill; CL:粒[li4] 3 深坑[深坑] Shen1 keng1 Shenkeng township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 1 废弃[廢棄] fei4 qi4 to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate 1 民宅[民宅] min2 zhai2 house; people's homes 1 扬言[揚言] yang2 yan2 to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story); to threaten 1 引爆[引爆] yin3 bao4 to cause to burn; to ignite; to detonate; a fuse 1 自制[自製] zi4 zhi4 self-made; improvised; homemade; handmade 1 汽油[汽油] qi4 you2 gasoline 1 疏离[疏離] shu1 li2 to become alienated; estranged; alienation; disaffection; set wide apart 2 一度[一度] yi1 du4 for a time; at one time; one time; once 2 僵持[僵持] jiang1 chi2 to be deadlocked 1 歹徒[歹徒] dai3 tu2 evildoer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum 3 疏散[疏散] shu1 san4 to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; to relax 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep21/50 words - 9 min 照相机[照相機] zhao4 xiang4 ji1 camera; CL:個|个[ge4],架[jia4],部[bu4],台[tai2],隻|只[zhi1] 1 逞强[逞強] cheng3 qiang2 to show off; to try to be brave 2 炸掉[炸掉] zha4 diao4 to bomb 1 摄像机[攝像機] she4 xiang4 ji1 video camera; CL:部[bu4] 1 开机[開機] kai1 ji1 to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show 1 苦衷[苦衷] ku3 zhong1 secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties 3 喀[喀] ka1 (onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting 1 瞬间[瞬間] shun4 jian1 in an instant; in a flash 1 炸弹[炸彈] zha4 dan4 bomb; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1] 7 熄灭[熄滅] xi1 mie4 to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished 2 安妮[安妮] An1 ni1 Annie (name) 17 印尼[印尼] Yin4 ni2 Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亞|印度尼西亚) 6 语[語] yu3 dialect; language; speech 5 海水[海水] hai3 shui3 seawater 1 岸边[岸邊] an4 bian1 shore 1 幸运[幸運] xing4 yun4 fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck 1 仲介[仲介] zhong4 jie4 middleman; agent; broker 2 逃跑[逃跑] tao2 pao3 to flee from sth; to run away; to escape 2 摸鱼[摸魚] mo1 yu2 to catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy 1 渔[漁] yu2 fisherman; to fish 1 总干事[總幹事] zong3 gan4 shi5 secretary-general 1 港口[港口] gang3 kou3 port; harbor 6 嗑[嗑] ke4 to crack (seeds) between one's teeth 1 瓜子[瓜子] gua1 zi3 melon seeds 1 剥削[剝削] bo1 xue1 to exploit; exploitation 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep21/75 words - 14 min 茶农[茶農] cha2 nong2 tea grower 1 清蒸[清蒸] qing1 zheng1 steamed in broth 1 平实[平實] ping2 shi2 simple and unadorned; plain; (of land) level; even 1 创造[創造] chuang4 zao4 to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record) 1 引起[引起] yin3 qi3 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse 6 碟子[碟子] die2 zi5 saucer; small dish; CL:盤|盘[pan2] 1 共鸣[共鳴] gong4 ming2 resonance (physics); sympathetic response to sth 1 得要[得要] dei3 yao4 to need; must 1 要点[要點] yao4 dian3 main point; essential 1 需[需] xu1 to require; to need; to want; necessity; need 1 助威[助威] zhu4 wei1 to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of 22 发言[發言] fa1 yan2 to make a speech; statement; utterance; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 高球[高球] gao1 qiu2 high ball; lob (in tennis); golf (abbr. of 高爾夫球|高尔夫球[gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2]) 1 助教[助教] zhu4 jiao4 teaching assistant 2 伸直[伸直] shen1 zhi2 to straighten; to stretch out 1 抽筋[抽筋] chou1 jin1 cramp; charley horse; to pull a tendon 1 沙地[沙地] sha1 di4 sandy beach or river bank; sand dune; sandy land 1 分母[分母] fen1 mu3 denominator of a fraction 3 杯[盃] bei1 variant of 杯[bei1]; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup 1 赛[賽] sai4 to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel 8 禁[禁] jin1 to endure 2 禁[禁] jin4 to prohibit; to forbid 2 击球[擊球] ji1 qiu2 to bat; to hit a ball (sport) 4 向前[向前] xiang4 qian2 forward; onward 8 界[界] jie4 boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy) 14 棒球[棒球] bang4 qiu2 baseball; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 15 //The Mirror - S1/Ep21/100 words - 23 min 垒[壘] lei3 rampart; base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc 1 月底[月底] yue4 di3 end of the month 1 栽赃[栽贓] zai1 zang1 to frame sb (by planting sth on them) 11 友人[友人] you3 ren2 friend 23 打枪[打槍] da3 qiang1 to fire a gun; to substitute for sb in sitting an examination 2 局外[局外] ju2 wai4 outside (a group etc); not connected (with an event etc); external 2 担架[擔架] dan1 jia4 stretcher; litter; bier 1 救护[救護] jiu4 hu4 to rescue; to administer first aid 3 父亲[父親] fu4 qin1 father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 自爆[自爆] zi4 bao4 to explode; spontaneous detonation; self-detonation; suicide bombing; to disclose private matters about oneself 1 包围[包圍] bao1 wei2 to surround; to encircle; to hem in 1 护[護] hu4 to protect 4 仪[儀] yi2 apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony 6 哔[嗶] bi4 (phonetic) 6 出狱[出獄] chu1 yu4 to be released from prison 4 样[樣] yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 1 毕业典礼[畢業典禮] bi4 ye4 dian3 li3 graduation ceremony; commencement exercises 1 穿着[穿著] chuan1 zhuo2 attire; clothes; dress 2 染上[染上] ran3 shang4 to catch (a disease); to get (a bad habit) 2 毒瘾[毒癮] du2 yin3 drug addiction 3 抱怨[抱怨] bao4 yuan4 to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied 1 放任[放任] fang4 ren4 to ignore; to let alone; to indulge 4 毒枭[毒梟] du2 xiao1 drug pusher 6 戒毒[戒毒] jie4 du2 to kick a drug habit; to abstain from drugs 2 捉[捉] zhuo1 to clutch; to grab; to capture 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep21/125 words - 28 min 线人[線人] xian4 ren2 spy; informer 3 重伤[重傷] zhong4 shang1 seriously hurt; serious injury 1 毒虫[毒蟲] du2 chong2 poisonous insect (or spider etc); (slang) junkie 6 动力[動力] dong4 li4 motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus 1 荣誉[榮譽] rong2 yu4 honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary 1 发育[發育] fa1 yu4 to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature 1 阶段[階段] jie1 duan4 stage; section; phase; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 承受[承受] cheng2 shou4 to bear; to support; to inherit 1 过量[過量] guo4 liang4 excess; overdose 1 天分[天分] tian1 fen4 natural gift; talent 1 学业[學業] xue2 ye4 studies; schoolwork 1 学坏[學壞] xue2 huai4 to follow bad examples; to be corrupted by bad examples 1 家长[家長] jia1 zhang3 head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child 1 抹黑[抹黑] mo3 hei1 to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words) 4 体会[體會] ti3 hui4 to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience 1 转播[轉播] zhuan3 bo1 relay; broadcast (on radio or TV) 2 放鞭炮[放鞭炮] fang4 bian1 pao4 to set off firecrackers 2 整条[整條] zheng3 tiao2 entire; whole (fish, road etc) 1 回国[回國] hui2 guo2 to return to one's home country 1 召见[召見] zhao4 jian4 call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview 1 吉普车[吉普車] ji2 pu3 che1 jeep (military vehicle) (loanword) 1 游行[遊行] you2 xing2 march; parade; demonstration 1 万人空巷[萬人空巷] wan4 ren2 kong1 xiang4 the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate); the whole town turns out 1 疯狂[瘋狂] feng1 kuang2 crazy; frantic; extreme popularity 1 棉被[棉被] mian2 bei4 comforter; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],面[mian4] 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep21/150 words - 33 min 折[摺] zhe2 variant of 折[zhe2]; to fold 1 器材[器材] qi4 cai2 equipment; material 2 暖[暖] nuan3 warm; to warm 2 善心[善心] shan4 xin1 kindness; benevolence; philanthropy; virtuous intentions 1 爱惜[愛惜] ai4 xi1 to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly 1 船只[船隻] chuan2 zhi1 ship; boat; vessel 1 中文[中文] Zhong1 wen2 Chinese language 3 阿里[阿里] A1 li3 Ali (proper name); Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德, the fourth Caliph 哈里發|哈里发 of Islam, reigned 656-661, and the first Imam 伊瑪目|伊玛目 of Shia Islam; Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris 10 夫[夫] fu1 husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old) 10 转交[轉交] zhuan3 jiao1 to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else 1 怀孕[懷孕] huai2 yun4 pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy 3 船长[船長] chuan2 zhang3 captain (of a boat); skipper 2 海巡[海巡] hai3 xun2 coast guard 3 署[署] shu3 office; bureau; to sign; to arrange 3 船员[船員] chuan2 yuan2 sailor; crew member 1 搜[搜] sou1 to search 2 中兴[中興] zhong1 xing1 resurgence; recovery; restoration 8 港[港] gang3 harbor; port; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 搜索[搜索] sou1 suo3 to search (a place); to search (a database etc) 3 艘[艘] sou1 classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1] 1 甲板[甲板] jia3 ban3 deck (of a boat etc) 1 拘捕[拘捕] ju1 bu3 to arrest 1 接获[接獲] jie1 huo4 to receive (a call, report etc) 2 走私[走私] zou3 si1 to smuggle; to have an illicit affair 9 然[然] ran2 correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep21/175 words - 42 min 号码[號碼] hao4 ma3 number; CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4] 2 那儿[那兒] na4 r5 there 2 控诉[控訴] kong4 su4 to accuse; to denounce; to make a complaint against; denunciation 1 沦[淪] lun2 to sink (into ruin, oblivion); to be reduced to 1 提款机[提款機] ti2 kuan3 ji1 bank autoteller; ATM 1 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) 1 敏锐[敏銳] min3 rui4 keen; sharp; acute 2 后盾[後盾] hou4 dun4 support; backing 1 大幅度[大幅度] da4 fu2 du4 by a wide margin; substantial 1 市立[市立] shi4 li4 municipal; city; city-run 6 整并[整並] zheng3 bing4 to merge; to consolidate; consolidation 3 谁知[誰知] shei2 zhi1 lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably 2 冒[冒] mao4 to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover 1 艺术[藝術] yi4 shu4 art 1 好心[好心] hao3 xin1 kindness; good intentions 1 囊[囊] nang2 sack; purse; pocket (for money) 1 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 1 步调[步調] bu4 diao4 gait; marching order; step; pace 1 离不开[離不開] li2 bu5 kai1 inseparable; inevitably linked to 2 气息[氣息] qi4 xi1 breath; smell; odor; flavor 1 加点[加點] jia1 dian3 to work extra hours; to do overtime 1 拼盘[拼盤] pin1 pan2 sampler platter; appetizer platter 2 泱泱[泱泱] yang1 yang1 grand; magnificent; vast 105 泱[泱] yang1 agitated (wind, cloud); boundless 6 奥[奧] ao4 obscure; mysterious 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep21/186 words - 44 min 斯[斯] si1 (phonetic); this 5 不谢[不謝] bu4 xie4 don't mention it; not at all 1 抹布[抹布] ma1 bu4 cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4] 2 睡着[睡著] shui4 zhao2 to fall asleep 3 左手[左手] zuo3 shou3 left hand; left-hand side 2 医改[醫改] yi1 gai3 reform of the medical system 36 上路[上路] shang4 lu4 to start on a journey; to be on one's way 4 崇[崇] chong2 high; sublime; lofty; to esteem; to worship 77 智[智] zhi4 wisdom; knowledge 77 手术[手術] shou3 shu4 (surgical) operation; surgery; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 医护人员[醫護人員] yi1 hu4 ren2 yuan2 medical personnel; doctors and nurses 6 //The Mirror - S1/Ep22/25 words - 9 min 按下[按下] an4 xia4 to press down; to press a button 1 铃铛[鈴鐺] ling2 dang5 little bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 2 追查[追查] zhui1 cha2 to try to find out; to trace; to track down 6 弹指[彈指] tan2 zhi3 a snap of the fingers; a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye 2 心事[心事] xin1 shi4 a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1] 1 儿童[兒童] er2 tong2 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 配额[配額] pei4 e2 quota; ration 1 产[產] chan3 to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property 1 东方[東方] dong1 fang1 east 1 美人[美人] mei3 ren2 beauty; belle 1 伺候[伺候] ci4 hou4 to serve; to wait upon 1 十分之一[十分之一] shi2 fen1 zhi1 yi1 one tenth 2 文件夹[文件夾] wen2 jian4 jia1 folder; file (paper) 1 亏损[虧損] kui1 sun3 deficit; (financial) loss 1 增加[增加] zeng1 jia1 to raise; to increase 3 门诊[門診] men2 zhen3 outpatient service 1 仪器[儀器] yi2 qi4 instrument; apparatus; CL:臺|台[tai2] 2 脑[腦] nao3 brain; mind; head; essence 17 抢救[搶救] qiang3 jiu4 to rescue 2 奶奶[奶奶] nai3 nai5 (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts 31 吸引[吸引] xi1 yin3 to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 大闹[大鬧] da4 nao4 to cause havoc; to run amok 1 急诊室[急診室] ji2 zhen3 shi4 emergency room 4 贸易[貿易] mao4 yi4 (commercial) trade; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 特色[特色] te4 se4 characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep22/50 words - 14 min 优点[優點] you1 dian3 merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 2 崩溃[崩潰] beng1 kui4 to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart 2 吼[吼] hou3 to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage 1 搜寻[搜尋] sou1 xun2 to search; to look for 1 失控[失控] shi1 kong4 to go out of control 3 闹场[鬧場] nao4 chang3 gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera; to create a disturbance 1 时期[時期] shi2 qi1 period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 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 告知[告知] gao4 zhi1 to inform 1 麻醉药[麻醉藥] ma2 zui4 yao4 anesthetic; narcotic; chloroform 1 治疗[治療] zhi4 liao2 to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy 5 北安[北安] Bei3 an1 Bei'an county level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang 16 急救[急救] ji2 jiu4 first aid; emergency treatment 8 延误[延誤] yan2 wu5 to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity); delay; holdup 6 陷入[陷入] xian4 ru4 to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament) 5 篇幅[篇幅] pian1 fu5 length (of a piece of writing); space occupied on a printed page 1 当天[當天] dang1 tian1 on that day 32 傻笑[傻笑] sha3 xiao4 to giggle; to laugh foolishly; to smirk; to simper 12 辞呈[辭呈] ci2 cheng2 (written) resignation 2 英明[英明] ying1 ming2 wise; brilliant 1 止[止] zhi3 to stop; to prohibit; until; only 1 步骤[步驟] bu4 zhou4 procedure; step 2 出血[出血] chu1 xue4 to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts 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 专注[專注] zhuan1 zhu4 concentrated; single-mindedly devoted to 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep22/75 words - 21 min 病人[病人] bing4 ren2 sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 医师[醫師] yi1 shi1 doctor 52 神经外科[神經外科] shen2 jing1 wai4 ke1 neurosurgery 6 主治医师[主治醫師] zhu3 zhi4 yi1 shi1 doctor-in-charge; resident physician 2 转院[轉院] zhuan3 yuan4 to transfer (a patient) to a different hospital; to transfer to hospital (e.g. a prisoner) 22 昏迷不醒[昏迷不醒] hun1 mi2 bu4 xing3 to remain unconscious 1 孙女[孫女] sun1 nu:3 son's daughter; granddaughter 2 客语[客語] Ke4 yu3 Hakka dialect 6 孙女儿[孫女兒] sun1 nu:3 r5 granddaughter (son's daughter) 1 受访[受訪] shou4 fang3 to give an interview; to be interviewed; to respond to (questions, a survey etc) 3 化妆[化妝] hua4 zhuang1 to put on makeup 1 园[園] yuan2 land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc 2 邱[邱] qiu1 mound 29 百忙[百忙] bai3 mang2 busy schedule 1 球场[球場] qiu2 chang3 stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4] 3 在座[在座] zai4 zuo4 to be present 2 惊喜[驚喜] jing1 xi3 nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised 3 探望[探望] tan4 wang4 to visit; to call on sb; to look around 1 口罩[口罩] kou3 zhao4 mask (surgical etc) 2 洗手[洗手] xi3 shou3 to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet 1 防护[防護] fang2 hu4 to defend; to protect 1 拒收[拒收] ju4 shou1 to reject; to refuse to accept 1 移动[移動] yi2 dong4 to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable 5 咦[咦] yi2 expression of surprise 2 系上[繫上] ji4 shang5 to tie on; to buckle up; to fasten 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep22/100 words - 27 min 黄色[黃色] huang2 se4 yellow (color); pornographic 1 丝带[絲帶] si1 dai4 ribbon 1 机械[機械] ji1 xie4 machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming 1 无精打采[無精打采] wu2 jing1 da3 cai3 dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out 1 农业[農業] nong2 ye4 agriculture; farming 2 诚心[誠心] cheng2 xin1 sincerity 1 牧场[牧場] mu4 chang3 pasture; grazing land; ranch 8 耸动[聳動] song3 dong4 to shake (a part of one's body); to shrug (shoulders); to create a sensation; to incite 1 要不得[要不得] yao4 bu5 de5 intolerable; unacceptable 1 订单[訂單] ding4 dan1 (purchase) order 1 囔[囔] nang1 muttering, indistinct speech 1 无礼[無禮] wu2 li3 rude; rudely 1 保母[保母] bao3 mu3 variant of 保姆[bao3 mu3] 2 打烊[打烊] da3 yang4 to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2] 1 叫醒[叫醒] jiao4 xing3 to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse 1 天真[天真] tian1 zhen1 naive; innocent; artless 1 黏[黏] nian2 sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue 1 吧台[吧台] ba1 tai2 counter of a bar (pub) 1 氧[氧] yang3 oxygen (chemistry) 1 饱和[飽和] bao3 he2 saturation 1 吟唱[吟唱] yin2 chang4 to chant; to recite 3 肇事[肇事] zhao4 shi4 to cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident; to provoke a disturbance 2 病房[病房] bing4 fang2 ward (of a hospital); sickroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 3 怀[懷] huai2 bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child) 1 犹豫[猶豫] you2 yu4 to hesitate 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep22/125 words - 34 min 说到底[說到底] shuo1 dao4 di3 in the final analysis; in the end 1 出生[出生] chu1 sheng1 to be born 2 健[健] jian4 healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in 1 康[康] kang1 healthy; peaceful; abundant 4 有钱人[有錢人] you3 qian2 ren2 rich person; the rich 1 纸巾[紙巾] zhi3 jin1 paper towel; napkin; facial tissue; CL:張|张[zhang1],包[bao1] 1 包装[包裝] bao1 zhuang1 to pack; to package; to wrap; packaging 3 允许[允許] yun3 xu3 to permit; to allow 1 照发[照發] zhao4 fa1 approved for distribution; to provide (wages etc) as usual (e.g. while an employee is on maternity leave) 1 改为[改為] gai3 wei2 to change into 1 期刊[期刊] qi1 kan1 periodical 1 日报[日報] ri4 bao4 daily newspaper 2 窃[竊] qie4 to steal; secretly; (humble) I 4 功力[功力] gong1 li4 merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power 1 削[削] xiao1 to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc) 2 削[削] xue1 to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4] 2 特等[特等] te4 deng3 special grade; top quality 1 特有[特有] te4 you3 specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive 2 自然而然[自然而然] zi4 ran2 er2 ran2 involuntary; automatically 1 推荐[推薦] tui1 jian4 to recommend; recommendation 1 拦[攔] lan2 to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) 1 羞辱[羞辱] xiu1 ru3 to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation 1 办到[辦到] ban4 dao4 to accomplish; to get sth done 1 懒[懶] lan3 lazy 1 依依[依依] yi1 yi1 to regret leaving; reluctant to part; (onom.) young leaves stir gently in the wind 1 乘[乘] cheng2 to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep22/150 words - 40 min 甩开[甩開] shuai3 kai1 to shake off; to get rid of 1 赌[賭] du3 to bet; to gamble 4 矫情[矯情] jiao3 qing2 affected; unnatural; pretentious 1 疗伤[療傷] liao2 shang1 healing; to heal; to make healthy again 1 明清[明清] Ming2 Qing1 the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties 3 装饰品[裝飾品] zhuang1 shi4 pin3 ornament 1 亲近[親近] qin1 jin4 intimate; to get close to 1 逃避[逃避] tao2 bi4 to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk 2 转向[轉向] zhuan3 xiang4 to change direction; fig. to change one's stance 1 高手[高手] gao1 shou3 expert; past master; dab hand 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 不惜[不惜] bu4 xi1 not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) 1 重金[重金] zhong4 jin1 huge money; extremely rich; very expensive 1 礼[禮] li3 gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy 1 聘[聘] pin4 to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman) 1 奖学金[獎學金] jiang3 xue2 jin1 scholarship; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 球季[球季] qiu2 ji4 season (of baseball, football etc) 1 板凳[板凳] ban3 deng4 wooden bench or stool; CL:張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2] 1 从先[從先] cong2 xian1 (dialect) before; in the past; previously 1 崭露头角[嶄露頭角] zhan3 lu4 tou2 jiao3 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant 1 特质[特質] te4 zhi4 characteristic; special quality 1 球员[球員] qiu2 yuan2 sports club member; footballer, golfer etc 2 南投[南投] Nan2 tou2 Nantou city and county in central Taiwan 1 挥[揮] hui1 to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse 5 乓[乓] pang1 (onom.) bang 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep22/170 words - 44 min 球棒[球棒] qiu2 bang4 baseball bat; cricket bat 2 惠[惠] hui4 favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific) 18 出院[出院] chu1 yuan4 to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital 4 床位[床位] chuang2 wei4 bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc); berth; bunk 7 冷淡[冷淡] leng3 dan4 cold; indifferent 1 变心[變心] bian4 xin1 to cease to be faithful 1 休养[休養] xiu1 yang3 to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce 1 缝[縫] feng2 to sew; to stitch 1 缝[縫] feng4 seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4] 1 吓一跳[嚇一跳] xia4 yi1 tiao4 startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin 1 危急[危急] wei1 ji2 critical; desperate (situation) 2 走马灯[走馬燈] zou3 ma3 deng1 lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节; fig. constant busy circulation of people 1 壮烈[壯烈] zhuang4 lie4 brave; heroic 1 库[庫] ku4 warehouse; storehouse; (file) library 4 黑话[黑話] hei1 hua4 argot; bandits' secret jargon; malicious words 1 顺道[順道] shun4 dao4 on the way 2 奇妙[奇妙] qi2 miao4 fantastic; wonderful 2 直话[直話] zhi2 hua4 straight talk; straightforward words 2 来往[來往] lai2 wang3 to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with 2 打交道[打交道] da3 jiao1 dao4 to come into contact with; to have dealings 2 辣妈[辣媽] la4 ma1 (coll.) hot mom 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep23/25 words - 9 min 成本[成本] cheng2 ben3 (manufacturing, production etc) costs 1 制[制] zhi4 system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4] 6 尝试[嘗試] chang2 shi4 to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4] 1 案例[案例] an4 li4 case (law); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 主导[主導] zhu3 dao3 leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate 2 复活[復活] fu4 huo2 to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection 3 吃药[吃藥] chi1 yao4 to take medicine 3 病入膏肓[病入膏肓] bing4 ru4 gao1 huang1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure; the situation is hopeless 1 脑震荡[腦震盪] nao3 zhen4 dang4 (med.) cerebral concussion 5 加护[加護] jia1 hu4 intensive care (in hospital) 15 源[源] yuan2 root; source; origin 2 脆脆[脆脆] cui4 cui4 crispy 1 哟[喲] yo5 (sentence-final particle expressing exhortation); (syllable filler in a song) 3 包场[包場] bao1 chang3 to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc 1 庆生[慶生] qing4 sheng1 to celebrate a birthday 2 演技[演技] yan3 ji4 acting; performing skills 2 采[採] cai3 to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather 3 乱象[亂象] luan4 xiang4 chaos; madness 1 保有[保有] bao3 you3 to keep; to retain 1 团聚[團聚] tuan2 ju4 to reunite; to have a reunion 1 实习[實習] shi2 xi2 to practice; field work; to intern; internship 3 撞倒[撞倒] zhuang4 dao3 to knock down; to knock over; to run over (sb) 3 问话[問話] wen4 hua4 questioning (a suspect); interrogation 1 情资[情資] qing2 zi1 intelligence; information 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 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep23/50 words - 13 min 赃[贓] zang1 stolen goods; booty; spoils 1 车厢[車廂] che1 xiang1 carriage; CL:節|节[jie2] 1 邮票[郵票] you2 piao4 (postage) stamp; CL:枚[mei2],張|张[zhang1] 1 经典[經典] jing1 dian3 the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical 1 高职[高職] gao1 zhi2 professional; advanced; senior 9 中辍[中輟] zhong1 chuo4 to stop halfway; to give up halfway; interruption; suspension 2 吸收[吸收] xi1 shou1 to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit 3 运[運] yun4 to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate 2 少年[少年] shao4 nian2 early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man 1 情形[情形] qing2 xing5 circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 通缉[通緝] tong1 ji1 to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted 3 应变[應變] ying4 bian4 to meet a contingency; to adapt oneself to changes 4 主因[主因] zhu3 yin1 main reason 2 口令[口令] kou3 ling4 oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry) 2 骂人[罵人] ma4 ren2 to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone 1 权威[權威] quan2 wei1 authority; authoritative; power and prestige 2 到头[到頭] dao4 tou2 to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end 1 症状[症狀] zheng4 zhuang4 symptom (of an illness) 2 墙[牆] qiang2 wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3] 1 白天[白天] bai2 tian1 daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 嗜[嗜] shi4 addicted to; fond of; stem corresponding to -phil or -phile 1 断层[斷層] duan4 ceng2 fault (geology); CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]; (fig.) gap; rupture (in the transmission of some skill); (tomography) cross-sectional 3 扫描[掃描] sao3 miao2 to scan 2 诊[診] zhen3 to examine or treat medically 7 拆开[拆開] chai1 kai1 to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep23/75 words - 22 min 问诊[問診] wen4 zhen3 (TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3] 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 蛤蛎[蛤蠣] ge2 li4 clam; same as 蛤蜊[ge2 li2] 1 切断[切斷] qie1 duan4 to cut off; to sever 1 出席[出席] chu1 xi2 to attend; to participate; present 1 党团[黨團] dang3 tuan2 party caucus 1 回复[回復] hui2 fu4 to reply; to recover; to return (to a previous condition); Re: in reply to (email) 2 听见[聽見] ting1 jian4 to hear 1 永[永] yong3 forever; always; perpetual 15 晔[曄] ye4 bright light; to sparkle 15 混乱[混亂] hun4 luan4 confusion; chaos; disorder 3 制度[制度] zhi4 du4 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 争夺[爭奪] zheng1 duo2 to fight over; to contest; to vie over 1 誓言[誓言] shi4 yan2 to pledge; to promise; oath; vow 1 采购[採購] cai3 gou4 to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase 19 灭火[滅火] mie4 huo3 to extinguish a fire; firefighting 2 闭目养神[閉目養神] bi4 mu4 yang3 shen2 to relax with one's eyes closed 2 打呼[打呼] da3 hu1 to snore 1 长袍[長袍] chang2 pao2 chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe); gown; robe; CL:件[jian4] 1 硬性[硬性] ying4 xing4 rigid; inflexible; hard (drug) 1 袍[袍] pao2 gown (lined) 3 长短[長短] chang2 duan3 length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short 1 锋[鋒] feng1 point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team) 1 演变[演變] yan3 bian4 to develop; to evolve; development; evolution 3 周三[週三] Zhou1 san1 Wednesday 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep23/100 words - 28 min 不必要[不必要] bu4 bi4 yao4 needless; unnecessary 2 误解[誤解] wu4 jie3 to misunderstand; to misread; misunderstanding 1 体征[體徵] ti3 zheng1 (medical) sign; physical sign 2 监护[監護] jian1 hu4 to act as a guardian 2 正如[正如] zheng4 ru2 just as; precisely as 1 跨[跨] kua4 to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span 2 仅[僅] jin3 barely; only; merely 1 不明[不明] bu4 ming2 not clear; unknown; to fail to understand 1 避重就轻[避重就輕] bi4 zhong4 jiu4 qing1 to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial; to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones 1 卫[衛] wei4 to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet 1 福[福] fu2 good fortune; happiness; luck 1 体系[體系] ti3 xi4 system; setup; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 互[互] hu4 mutual 1 合并[合併] he2 bing4 to merge; to annex 2 分立[分立] fen1 li4 to establish as separate entities; to divide (a company etc) into independent entities; discrete; separate; separation (of powers etc) 1 调配[調配] diao4 pei4 to allocate; to deploy 1 调配[調配] tiao2 pei4 to blend (colors, herbs); to mix 1 就近[就近] jiu4 jin4 nearby; in a close neighborhood 2 迫不得已[迫不得已] po4 bu4 de2 yi3 to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth 1 酿成[釀成] niang4 cheng2 to form gradually; to lead to 1 疏失[疏失] shu1 shi1 to make a (careless) mistake; oversight 2 敷衍[敷衍] fu1 yan3 to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by 1 广大[廣大] guang3 da4 (of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale; widespread; (of people) numerous 1 心疼[心疼] xin1 teng2 to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed 1 缓慢[緩慢] huan3 man4 slow; slow-moving 1 卫生[衛生] wei4 sheng1 health; hygiene; sanitation 6 //The Mirror - S1/Ep23/125 words - 34 min 历史悠久[歷史悠久] li4 shi3 you1 jiu3 long-established; time-honored 1 栽[栽] zai1 to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first 2 数码[數碼] shu4 ma3 number; numerals; figures; digital; amount; numerical code 1 扭曲[扭曲] niu3 qu1 to twist; to warp; to distort 1 大多数[大多數] da4 duo1 shu4 (great) majority 1 信仰[信仰] xin4 yang3 to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction 1 时事[時事] shi2 shi4 current trends; the present situation; how things are going 2 深入浅出[深入淺出] shen1 ru4 qian3 chu1 to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom); (of language) simple and easy to understand 1 订阅[訂閱] ding4 yue4 subscription; to subscribe to 1 锐利[銳利] rui4 li4 sharp; keen; acute; incisive; penetrating; perceptive 1 篡位[篡位] cuan4 wei4 to seize the throne 1 朝廷[朝廷] chao2 ting2 court; imperial household; dynasty 2 大臣[大臣] da4 chen2 chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister 2 阉[閹] yan1 to castrate; a castrate; neuter 1 猴[猴] hou2 monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 5 雷[雷] lei2 thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific 5 老娘[老娘] lao3 niang2 my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife 1 舞台[舞臺] wu3 tai2 stage; arena; fig. in the limelight 1 自首[自首] zi4 shou3 to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) 5 宁愿[寧願] ning4 yuan4 would rather; better 3 输赢[輸贏] shu1 ying2 win or loss; outcome 1 赢家[贏家] ying2 jia1 winner 2 腥[腥] xing1 fishy (smell) 1 羶[羶] shan1 rank odor (of sheep or goats) 1 色[色] se4 color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep23/150 words - 41 min 母[母] mu3 mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female 1 狂欢[狂歡] kuang2 huan1 party; carousal; hilarity; merriment; whoopee; to carouse 1 外流[外流] wai4 liu2 outflow; to flow out; to drain 2 疑[疑] yi2 to doubt; to suspect 1 父[父] fu4 father 1 下降[下降] xia4 jiang4 to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease 1 挡住[擋住] dang3 zhu4 to obstruct 1 私生活[私生活] si1 sheng1 huo2 private life 1 幼稚园[幼稚園] you4 zhi4 yuan2 kindergarten (Tw) 1 睡眠不足[睡眠不足] shui4 mian2 bu4 zu2 lack of sleep; sleep deficit 1 指指点点[指指點點] zhi3 zhi3 dian3 dian3 to gesticulate; to point out; to point the finger of blame 1 同理心[同理心] tong2 li3 xin1 empathy 1 咆哮[咆哮] pao2 xiao4 to roar; to thunder; to snarl; to bluster (of wind, waves etc); crashing waves (onom.); to rage (of a person) 1 播[播] bo1 to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bo4] 2 身世[身世] shen1 shi4 one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history 1 开打[開打] kai1 da3 (of a sports competition or match) to commence; (of a war or battle) to break out; to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera); to brawl; to come to blows 1 混淆[混淆] hun4 xiao2 to obscure; to confuse; to mix up; to blur; to mislead 1 极限[極限] ji2 xian4 limit; extreme boundary 1 功用[功用] gong1 yong4 function 1 失真[失真] shi1 zhen1 to lack fidelity; (signal) distortion 2 佩服[佩服] pei4 fu2 to admire 3 擦亮[擦亮] ca1 liang4 to polish 1 刻版[刻版] ke4 ban3 engraved blocks (for printing) 1 难以[難以] nan2 yi3 hard to (predict, imagine etc) 1 快要[快要] kuai4 yao4 almost; nearly; almost all 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep23/158 words - 45 min 看待[看待] kan4 dai4 to look upon; to regard 1 兔[兔] tu4 rabbit 4 枕头[枕頭] zhen3 tou5 pillow 1 我国[我國] wo3 guo2 our country; China 3 凌晨[凌晨] ling2 chen2 very early in the morning; in the wee hours 3 病逝[病逝] bing4 shi4 to die of illness 3 出招[出招] chu1 zhao1 to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively) 3 领带[領帶] ling3 dai4 necktie; CL:條|条[tiao2] 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep24/25 words - 9 min 产量[產量] chan3 liang4 output 1 讲求[講求] jiang3 qiu2 to stress; to emphasize; particular about sth; to strive for 1 乳[乳] ru3 breast; milk 2 省略[省略] sheng3 lu:e4 to leave out; an omission 1 加工[加工] jia1 gong1 to process; processing; working (of machinery) 1 大厂[大廠] da4 chang3 large manufacturer 1 生产线[生產線] sheng1 chan3 xian4 assembly line; production line 1 相同[相同] xiang1 tong2 identical; same 1 食物中毒[食物中毒] shi2 wu4 zhong4 du2 food poisoning 1 低温[低溫] di1 wen1 low temperature 1 物流[物流] wu4 liu2 distribution (business); logistics 1 出处[出處] chu1 chu4 source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion); origin; where sth comes from 1 诉[訴] su4 to complain; to sue; to tell 2 馊[餿] sou1 rancid; soured (as food) 1 谣言[謠言] yao2 yan2 rumor 1 征象[徵象] zheng1 xiang4 sign; symptom 2 稳定[穩定] wen3 ding4 steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify 3 当下[當下] dang1 xia4 immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment 5 术[術] shu4 method; technique 2 全程[全程] quan2 cheng2 the whole distance; from beginning to end 1 取代[取代] qu3 dai4 to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution 2 情敌[情敵] qing2 di2 rival in love 1 口香糖[口香糖] kou3 xiang1 tang2 chewing gum 2 面熟[面熟] mian4 shu2 to look familiar; familiar-looking 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 //The Mirror - S1/Ep24/50 words - 16 min 大嘴巴[大嘴巴] da4 zui3 ba5 bigmouth; blabbermouth 1 会见[會見] hui4 jian4 to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次[ci4] 2 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 2 钉死[釘死] ding4 si3 to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify 1 作[作] zuo4 to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works 5 少年犯[少年犯] shao4 nian2 fan4 young criminal; juvenile delinquent 2 心痛[心痛] xin1 tong4 to feel distressed about sth; heartache; cardiac pain 1 支离破碎[支離破碎] zhi1 li2 po4 sui4 scattered and smashed (idiom) 1 犯人[犯人] fan4 ren2 convict; prisoner; criminal 1 装模作样[裝模作樣] zhuang1 mo2 zuo4 yang4 to put on an act (idiom); to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics 3 贴心[貼心] tie1 xin1 intimate; close; considerate 1 犯罪[犯罪] fan4 zui4 to commit a crime; crime; offense 2 痛心[痛心] tong4 xin1 grieved; pained 1 收留[收留] shou1 liu2 to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care 2 床单[床單] chuang2 dan1 bed sheet; CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2] 1 鼓起[鼓起] gu3 qi3 to summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out 1 勇气[勇氣] yong3 qi4 courage; valor 3 护理[護理] hu4 li3 to nurse; to tend and protect 14 减少[減少] jian3 shao3 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower 4 老实说[老實說] lao3 shi2 shuo1 honestly speaking; to be frank, ... 2 相对[相對] xiang1 dui4 relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart 1 空降[空降] kong1 jiang4 to drop from the sky; (fig.) to appear out of nowhere; (attributive) airborne 1 我操[我操] wo3 cao4 (substitute for 我肏[wo3 cao4]) fuck; WTF 1 剥[剝] bo1 to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck 1 心脏[心臟] xin1 zang4 heart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep24/75 words - 24 min 狼吞虎咽[狼吞虎嚥] lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself 1 死定[死定] si3 ding4 to be screwed; to be toast 1 真相大白[真相大白] zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2 the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear 1 好险[好險] hao3 xian3 to have a close call; to have a narrow escape 1 坚持下去[堅持下去] jian1 chi2 xia4 qu4 to press on 1 午休[午休] wu3 xiu1 noon break; lunch break; lunchtime nap 1 病情[病情] bing4 qing2 state of an illness; patient's condition 1 腾出[騰出] teng2 chu1 to make (some time or space) available (for sb) 1 重量级[重量級] zhong4 liang4 ji2 heavyweight (boxing etc) 5 阶级[階級] jie1 ji2 (social) class; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 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 挪[挪] nuo2 to shift; to move 8 各自[各自] ge4 zi4 each; respective; apiece 1 匿名[匿名] ni4 ming2 anonymous 1 懒人[懶人] lan3 ren2 lazy person 4 整合[整合] zheng3 he2 to conform; to integrate 1 不足[不足] bu4 zu2 insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not 2 爆出[爆出] bao4 chu1 to burst out; to appear unexpectedly; to break (media story) 3 占用[佔用] zhan4 yong4 to occupy 1 选情[選情] xuan3 qing2 the state of play in an election; the current state of a candidate's campaign 1 毛病[毛病] mao2 bing4 fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 滥用[濫用] lan4 yong4 to misuse; to abuse 2 公款[公款] gong1 kuan3 public money 1 懒惰[懶惰] lan3 duo4 idle; lazy 1 自知之明[自知之明] zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2 knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep24/100 words - 32 min 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 酿[釀] niang4 to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method) 1 紧要[緊要] jin3 yao4 critical; crucial; vital 1 关头[關頭] guan1 tou2 juncture; moment 1 晨[晨] chen2 morning; dawn; daybreak 1 烧水[燒水] shao1 shui3 to heat water; to boil water 1 煮沸[煮沸] zhu3 fei4 to boil 1 电源[電源] dian4 yuan2 electric power source 1 独当一面[獨當一面] du2 dang1 yi1 mian4 to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section 1 至[至] zhi4 to arrive; most; to; until 1 内出血[內出血] nei4 chu1 xue4 internal bleeding; internal hemorrhage 1 确诊[確診] que4 zhen3 to make a definite diagnosis 2 整整[整整] zheng3 zheng3 whole; full 2 贪[貪] tan1 to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt 8 人云亦云[人云亦云] ren2 yun2 yi4 yun2 to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd 1 他国[他國] ta1 guo2 another country 1 立志[立志] li4 zhi4 to be determined; to be resolved 1 医学院[醫學院] yi1 xue2 yuan4 medical school 2 拯救[拯救] zheng3 jiu4 to save; to rescue 2 失眠[失眠] shi1 mian2 to suffer from insomnia 1 服用[服用] fu2 yong4 to take (medicine) 1 睡眠[睡眠] shui4 mian2 sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode 2 不济[不濟] bu4 ji4 not good; of no use 4 霸占[霸佔] ba4 zhan4 to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate 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) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep24/125 words - 42 min 挪动[挪動] nuo2 dong4 to move; to shift 2 临床[臨床] lin2 chuang2 clinical 1 非必要[非必要] fei1 bi4 yao4 inessential; unnecessary 1 检讨[檢討] jian3 tao3 to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review 1 素质[素質] su4 zhi4 inner quality; basic essence 1 纷扰[紛擾] fen1 rao3 turmoil; unrest; disturbance 1 先行[先行] xian1 xing2 to precede others; in advance 2 拥挤[擁擠] yong1 ji3 crowded; to throng; congestion 1 不带[不帶] bu4 dai4 not to have; without; un- 1 冷血[冷血] leng3 xue4 cold-blood; cold-blooded (animal) 4 丑陋[醜陋] chou3 lou4 ugly 1 客观[客觀] ke4 guan1 objective; impartial 1 接近[接近] jie1 jin4 to approach; to get close to 4 过失杀人[過失殺人] guo4 shi1 sha1 ren2 see 過失致死罪|过失致死罪[guo4 shi1 zhi4 si3 zui4] 1 地检署[地檢署] di4 jian3 shu3 district prosecutor's office 3 课题[課題] ke4 ti2 task; problem; issue 2 结局[結局] jie2 ju2 conclusion; ending 1 过失[過失] guo4 shi1 error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency 2 据闻[據聞] ju4 wen2 accounts; one's understanding 1 错失[錯失] cuo4 shi1 fault; mistake; to miss (a chance) 1 服药[服藥] fu2 yao4 to take medicine 1 昏睡[昏睡] hun1 shui4 sleep; drowse when unconscious; lethargic sleep; lethargy 1 一层[一層] yi1 ceng2 layer 2 掩盖[掩蓋] yan3 gai4 to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up 1 何必[何必] he2 bi4 there is no need; why should 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep24/134 words - 44 min 代罪羔羊[代罪羔羊] dai4 zui4 gao1 yang2 scapegoat 1 侦[偵] zhen1 to scout; to spy; to detect 1 公诉[公訴] gong1 su4 public charges (law) 1 公审[公審] gong1 shen3 public trial (in a court of law) 1 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) 6 过劳[過勞] guo4 lao2 overwork 3 气馁[氣餒] qi4 nei3 to be discouraged 1 旧闻[舊聞] jiu4 wen2 old anecdote; stories passed on from former times 2 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) 7 //The Mirror - S1/Ep25/25 words - 9 min 劝阻[勸阻] quan4 zu3 to advise against; to dissuade 10 相反[相反] xiang1 fan3 opposite; contrary 2 答对[答對] da2 dui4 (usually used in the negative) to answer or reply to sb's question 2 指控[指控] zhi3 kong4 accusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse 1 调查结果[調查結果] diao4 cha2 jie2 guo3 results (of an investigation, poll) 2 呿[呿] qu1 to yawn 1 校[校] jiao4 to proofread; to check; to compare 2 校[校] xiao4 school; military officer; CL:所[suo3] 2 誉[譽] yu4 to praise; to acclaim; reputation 2 渗透[滲透] shen4 tou4 to permeate; to infiltrate; to pervade; osmosis 1 变态[變態] bian4 tai4 to metamorphose (biology); abnormal; perverted; hentai; (slang) pervert 2 扮[扮] ban4 to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) 1 高阶[高階] gao1 jie1 high level 2 企[企] qi3 to plan a project; to stand on tiptoe; Taiwan pr. [qi4]; abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3 ye4] 1 硕士[碩士] shuo4 shi4 master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person 1 高中生[高中生] gao1 zhong1 sheng1 senior high school student 3 留级[留級] liu2 ji2 to repeat a year in school 1 抓包[抓包] zhua1 bao1 to catch sb in the act 1 掀[掀] xian1 to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse 1 裙子[裙子] qun2 zi5 skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 买好[買好] mai3 hao3 to ingratiate oneself 1 呼唤[呼喚] hu1 huan4 to call out (a name etc); to shout 1 顶楼[頂樓] ding3 lou2 top floor; attic; loft; garret; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 1 运送[運送] yun4 song4 to transport; to carry 2 发作[發作] fa1 zuo4 to flare up; to break out 1 轩[軒] xuan1 pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old) 38 //The Mirror - S1/Ep25/50 words - 13 min 离家出走[離家出走] li2 jia1 chu1 zou3 to leave home (to live somewhere else) 1 大钱[大錢] da4 qian2 high denomination of banknotes or coins; lots of money; a big sum (e.g. a bribe) 2 下课[下課] xia4 ke4 to finish class; to get out of class 2 浓妆[濃妝] nong2 zhuang1 heavy makeup and gaudy dress 1 抹去[抹去] mo3 qu4 to erase 1 坝[壩] ba4 dam; dike; embankment; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 上个[上個] shang4 ge5 first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above 1 新兴[新興] xin1 xing1 (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant 1 伪装[偽裝] wei3 zhuang1 to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage 2 熊[熊] xiong2 bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable 8 软糖[軟糖] ruan3 tang2 soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc) 8 类型[類型] lei4 xing2 type; category; genre; form; style 1 剂量[劑量] ji4 liang4 dosage; prescribed dose of medicine 1 带头[帶頭] dai4 tou2 to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example 1 厢[廂] xiang1 box (in theater); side room; side 3 型[型] xing2 mold; type; style; model 3 蛇[蛇] she2 snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2] 4 党[黨] dang3 party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 轮流[輪流] lun2 liu2 to alternate; to take turns 1 议程[議程] yi4 cheng2 agenda; agenda item 1 落幕[落幕] luo4 mu4 the curtain drops; the end of the show 1 牌号[牌號] pai2 hao4 trademark 1 出炉[出爐] chu1 lu2 to take out of the furnace; fresh out of the oven; fig. newly announced; recently made available 2 行政[行政] xing2 zheng4 administrative; executive (attributive) 2 更加[更加] geng4 jia1 more (than sth else); even more 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep25/75 words - 21 min 吃紧[吃緊] chi1 jin3 in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important 1 得分[得分] de2 fen1 to score 1 小学生[小學生] xiao3 xue2 sheng1 primary school student; schoolchild; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; (fig.) beginner 1 糖果[糖果] tang2 guo3 candy; CL:粒[li4] 1 考卷[考卷] kao3 juan4 exam paper 1 交卷[交卷] jiao1 juan4 to hand in one's examination script 1 品学兼优[品學兼優] pin3 xue2 jian1 you1 excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school); a paragon of virtue and learning 1 塑料袋[塑料袋] su4 liao4 dai4 plastic bag 2 试一试[試一試] shi4 yi1 shi4 to have a try 2 摆平[擺平] bai3 ping2 to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) 1 修改[修改] xiu1 gai3 to amend; to alter; to modify 1 车牌[車牌] che1 pai2 license plate 1 放学[放學] fang4 xue2 to dismiss students at the end of the school day 1 粒[粒] li4 grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) 1 退学[退學] tui4 xue2 to quit school 1 健康检查[健康檢查] jian4 kang1 jian3 cha2 see 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2] 2 体贴[體貼] ti3 tie1 considerate (of other people's needs) 1 胃痛[胃痛] wei4 tong4 stomachache 1 弊[弊] bi4 detriment; fraud; harm; defeat 1 健保[健保] Jian4 bao3 National Health Insurance (Tw) 1 忧虑[憂慮] you1 lu:4 to worry; anxiety (about) 3 记录[記錄] ji4 lu4 to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 传承[傳承] chuan2 cheng2 to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance 1 愧疚[愧疚] kui4 jiu4 to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful 1 放话[放話] fang4 hua4 to give orders; to spread news or rumors; to leak certain information intentionally 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep25/100 words - 28 min 难堪[難堪] nan2 kan1 hard to take; embarrassed 1 担当[擔當] dan1 dang1 to take upon oneself; to assume 1 难题[難題] nan2 ti2 difficult problem 1 相当[相當] xiang1 dang1 equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite 1 卡住[卡住] ka3 zhu4 to jam; to choke; to clutch; also pr. [qia3 zhu4] 1 大不了[大不了] da4 bu4 liao3 at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming 1 体制[體制] ti3 zhi4 system; organization 2 改成[改成] gai3 cheng2 to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium) 1 戏剧[戲劇] xi4 ju4 drama; play; theater 1 炸[炸] zha2 to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4] 2 炸[炸] zha4 to explode 2 割[割] ge1 to cut; to cut apart 1 血流[血流] xue4 liu2 blood flow 1 教坏[教壞] jiao1 huai4 to misguide; to corrupt (sb) 1 抖[抖] dou3 to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world 7 推行[推行] tui1 xing2 to put into effect; to carry out 3 回扣[回扣] hui2 kou4 brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe; a kickback 1 自行[自行] zi4 xing2 voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self- 1 药品[藥品] yao4 pin3 medicaments; medicine; drug 1 系统[系統] xi4 tong3 system; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 空间[空間] kong1 jian1 space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space 1 静脉[靜脈] jing4 mai4 vein 1 血栓[血栓] xue4 shuan1 blood clot; thrombosis 1 凝[凝] ning2 to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare 1 过滤器[過濾器] guo4 lu:4 qi4 filtering apparatus; (machine) filter 1 肿胀[腫脹] zhong3 zhang4 swelling; oedema; internal bruising 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep25/124 words - 44 min 瘫痪[癱瘓] tan1 huan4 paralysis; be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc) 4 震惊[震驚] zhen4 jing1 to shock; to astonish 2 医[醫] yi1 medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat 2 声援[聲援] sheng1 yuan2 to support (a cause) 1 内斗[內鬥] nei4 dou4 internal strife; power struggle; (of members of an organization) to fight each other 1 代罪[代罪] dai4 zui4 to redeem oneself; to make up for one's misdeeds 1 罪责[罪責] zui4 ze2 guilt 1 眼神[眼神] yan3 shen2 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect) 2 光芒[光芒] guang1 mang2 rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance 1 寻死[尋死] xun2 si3 to attempt suicide; to court death 1 教导[教導] jiao4 dao3 to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching 3 浏海[瀏海] liu2 hai3 see 劉海|刘海[liu2 hai3] 1 不依[不依] bu4 yi1 not to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily; not to let sb get away with it 1 头发[頭髮] tou2 fa5 hair (on the head) 1 校园[校園] xiao4 yuan2 campus 5 缉毒[緝毒] ji1 du2 to counter narcotics trafficking; drug enforcement 1 大功[大功] da4 gong1 great merit; great service 1 多亏[多虧] duo1 kui1 thanks to; luckily 1 人蛇[人蛇] ren2 she2 illegal immigrant 2 制服[制服] zhi4 fu2 to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees); CL:套[tao4] 1 纯洁[純潔] chun2 jie2 pure; clean and honest; to purify 2 笨手笨脚[笨手笨腳] ben4 shou3 ben4 jiao3 clumsy; all thumbs 1 星光[星光] xing1 guang1 starlight 2 大道[大道] da4 dao4 main street; avenue 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep26/25 words - 17 min 惊险[驚險] jing1 xian3 thrilling; a thriller 1 两下[兩下] liang3 xia4 twice; for a little while 1 编剧[編劇] bian1 ju4 to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter 1 宝[寶] bao3 jewel; gem; treasure; precious 4 性侵[性侵] xing4 qin1 to sexually assault 1 成年[成年] cheng2 nian2 to grow to adulthood; fully grown; the whole year 1 刑事警察[刑事警察] xing2 shi4 jing3 cha2 criminal police; member of the criminal police 2 气功[氣功] qi4 gong1 qigong, a system of deep breathing exercises 1 梁[梁] liang2 roof beam; beam (structure); bridge 1 一走了之[一走了之] yi1 zou3 liao3 zhi1 to avoid a problem by walking away from it; to quit 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 出错[出錯] chu1 cuo4 to make a mistake; error 1 黑暗[黑暗] hei1 an4 dark; darkly; darkness 3 点心[點心] dian3 xin5 light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert 1 佳[佳] jia1 beautiful; fine; good 1 连写[連寫] lian2 xie3 to write without lifting one's pen from the paper; (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) 1 要犯[要犯] yao4 fan4 major criminal 3 假释[假釋] jia3 shi4 parole 1 手软[手軟] shou3 ruan3 to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice 1 倒退[倒退] dao4 tui4 to fall back; to go in reverse 3 慢动作[慢動作] man4 dong4 zuo4 slow motion 1 混入[混入] hun4 ru4 to sneak into 1 违禁[違禁] wei2 jin4 to violate a prohibition or ban; prohibited; illicit 1 校方[校方] xiao4 fang1 the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc); the school authorities 1 藏匿[藏匿] cang2 ni4 to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep26/50 words - 22 min 外界[外界] wai4 jie4 the outside world; external 1 正视[正視] zheng4 shi4 to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to 1 惊呼[驚呼] jing1 hu1 to cry out in alarm or surprise 1 惊叹[驚嘆] jing1 tan4 to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise 1 勒戒[勒戒] le4 jie4 to force sb to give up (a drug); to enforce abstinence; to break drug dependence 1 咖啡馆[咖啡館] ka1 fei1 guan3 café; coffee shop; CL:家[jia1] 1 勒[勒] le4 to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux 1 平民[平民] ping2 min2 ordinary people; commoner; civilian 1 心血[心血] xin1 xue4 heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care 3 阻碍[阻礙] zu3 ai4 to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance 2 考察[考察] kao3 cha2 to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation 1 燃烧[燃燒] ran2 shao1 to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming 2 洗碗[洗碗] xi3 wan3 to wash the dishes 3 肩[肩] jian1 shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) 2 白色[白色] bai2 se4 white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist 1 巨[巨] ju4 very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic 1 传授[傳授] chuan2 shou4 to impart; to pass on; to teach 1 据[據] ju4 according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy 1 经由[經由] jing1 you2 via 1 进口[進口] jin4 kou3 to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) 1 工业[工業] gong1 ye4 industry 1 船运[船運] chuan2 yun4 sea freight; shipping 1 分别[分別] fen1 bie2 to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually 1 半成品[半成品] ban4 cheng2 pin3 semi-manufactured goods; semifinished articles; semifinished products 1 成品[成品] cheng2 pin3 finished goods; a finished product 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep26/75 words - 32 min 原料[原料] yuan2 liao4 raw material; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 勤[勤] qin2 diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant 2 查缉[查緝] cha2 ji1 to search for and seize (criminals, smuggled goods etc) 1 查获[查獲] cha2 huo4 to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) 1 拚命[拚命] pan4 ming4 see 拼命[pin1 ming4] 4 供[供] gong1 to provide; to supply 1 发文[發文] fa1 wen2 to issue a document; document issued by an authority; outgoing messages; (Internet) to post an article online 2 海关[海關] hai3 guan1 customs (i.e. border crossing inspection); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 放行[放行] fang4 xing2 to let pass 1 货柜[貨櫃] huo4 gui4 counter for the display of goods; (Tw) container (for freight transport) 5 层面[層面] ceng2 mian4 aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane 1 贩卖机[販賣機] fan4 mai4 ji1 vending machine 1 一生[一生] yi1 sheng1 all one's life; throughout one's life 1 怨恨[怨恨] yuan4 hen4 to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor 1 海风[海風] hai3 feng1 sea breeze; sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 1 定情[定情] ding4 qing2 to exchange love tokens or vows; to pledge one's love; to get engaged 1 高雄[高雄] Gao1 xiong2 Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city and county in south Taiwan 1 骚扰[騷擾] sao1 rao3 to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass 1 失业[失業] shi1 ye4 unemployment; to lose one's job 1 发抖[發抖] fa1 dou3 to tremble; to shake; to shiver 3 隐私[隱私] yin3 si1 secrets; private business; privacy 1 一眼[一眼] yi1 yan3 a glance; a quick look; a glimpse 2 没大没小[沒大沒小] mei2 da4 mei2 xiao3 impolite; cheeky; impudent 1 老一辈[老一輩] lao3 yi1 bei4 previous generation; older generation 1 形式[形式] xing2 shi4 outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep26/100 words - 37 min 时髦[時髦] shi2 mao2 in vogue; fashionable 1 哲学[哲學] zhe2 xue2 philosophy; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 真理[真理] zhen1 li3 truth; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 进化[進化] jin4 hua4 evolution; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 动态[動態] dong4 tai4 movement; motion; development; trend; dynamic (science) 2 静态[靜態] jing4 tai4 static; sedate; quiet; passive; (physics) static; steady-state; (electronics) quiescent 1 抽丝剥茧[抽絲剝繭] chou1 si1 bao1 jian3 lit. to spin silk from cocoons; fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom) 1 层层[層層] ceng2 ceng2 layer upon layer 1 表象[表象] biao3 xiang4 idea 1 然而[然而] ran2 er2 however; yet; but 1 底层[底層] di3 ceng2 ground or first floor; bottom (of a pile); lowest rung (of society) 1 终究[終究] zhong1 jiu1 in the end; after all is said and done 1 转移[轉移] zhuan3 yi2 to shift; to divert or distract (attention etc); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine); to evacuate (people) 1 直到[直到] zhi2 dao4 until 1 大队[大隊] da4 dui4 group; a large body of; production brigade; military group 1 桃园[桃園] Tao2 yuan2 Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan 1 八德[八德] Ba1 de2 Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan 1 某[某] mou3 some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such 2 工业区[工業區] gong1 ye4 qu1 industrial zone 1 制[製] zhi4 to manufacture; to make 5 回收[回收] hui2 shou1 to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product) 1 成药[成藥] cheng2 yao4 patent medicine; medicine already made up 1 制药[制藥] zhi4 yao4 to manufacture medicine 18 感冒药[感冒藥] gan3 mao4 yao4 medicine for colds 8 子公司[子公司] zi3 gong1 si1 subsidiary company; subsidiary corporation 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep26/125 words - 42 min 弊案[弊案] bi4 an4 scandal 7 厂[廠] chang3 factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant 2 出货[出貨] chu1 huo4 to take money or valuables out of storage; to recover; to ship goods; to extract (chemicals from solution) 2 药局[藥局] yao4 ju2 pharmacy; dispensary 4 除[除] chu2 to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including 1 包裹[包裹] bao1 guo3 to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 署名[署名] shu3 ming2 to sign (a signature) 1 恐吓[恐嚇] kong3 he4 to threaten; to menace 3 用途[用途] yong4 tu2 use; application 1 做为[做為] zuo4 wei2 to act as; used erroneously for 作為|作为 1 强大[強大] qiang2 da4 large; formidable; powerful; strong 2 火力[火力] huo3 li4 fire; firepower 2 务必[務必] wu4 bi4 must; to need to; to be sure to 2 尽速[盡速] jin4 su4 as quick as possible 1 每当[每當] mei3 dang1 whenever; every time; on every 1 缉查[緝查] ji1 cha2 to raid; to search (for criminal) 1 收押[收押] shou1 ya1 in custody; to keep sb in detention 1 放水[放水] fang4 shui3 to turn on the water; to let water out; to throw a game (sports) 1 大量[大量] da4 liang4 great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous 1 街坊[街坊] jie1 fang1 neighborhood; neighbor 4 三姑六婆[三姑六婆] san1 gu1 liu4 po2 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom) 1 祈祷[祈禱] qi2 dao3 to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer 1 神明[神明] shen2 ming2 deities; gods 1 妈祖[媽祖] Ma1 zu3 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia 1 婆[婆] po2 grandmother; matron; mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep26/135 words - 46 min 平平[平平] ping2 ping2 average; mediocre 1 姻缘[姻緣] yin1 yuan2 a marriage predestined by fate 1 制药厂[製藥廠] zhi4 yao4 chang3 pharmaceutical company; drugs manufacturing factory 2 空头[空頭] kong1 tou2 phony; so-called; armchair (expert); vain (promise); (finance) short-seller; bear (market); short (selling) 1 供品[供品] gong4 pin3 offering 2 奕[奕] yi4 abundant; graceful 5 许可[許可] xu3 ke3 to allow; to permit 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) 1 贯彻[貫徹] guan4 che4 to implement; to put into practice; to carry out 2 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) 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep27/25 words - 8 min 唆[唆] suo1 to suck; to incite 1 功[功] gong1 meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) 1 埋伏[埋伏] mai2 fu2 to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush 2 交手[交手] jiao1 shou3 to fight hand to hand 1 涂[塗] tu2 to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street 1 注册[註冊] zhu4 ce4 to register; to enroll 1 心理[心理] xin1 li3 mental; psychological 3 星期六[星期六] Xing1 qi1 liu4 Saturday 1 当面[當面] dang1 mian4 to sb's face; in sb's presence 1 直男[直男] zhi2 nan2 straight guy 1 喜饼[喜餅] xi3 bing3 double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement 3 喜帖[喜帖] xi3 tie3 wedding invitation 1 新娘子[新娘子] xin1 niang2 zi5 see 新娘[xin1 niang2] 1 圆滚滚[圓滾滾] yuan2 gun3 gun3 plump 1 巧克力[巧克力] qiao3 ke4 li4 chocolate (loanword); CL:塊|块[kuai4] 2 逻辑[邏輯] luo2 ji5 logic (loanword) 1 喜宴[喜宴] xi3 yan4 wedding banquet 2 礼金[禮金] li3 jin1 monetary gift 1 亦[亦] yi4 also 6 大喜[大喜] da4 xi3 exultation 1 造型[造型] zao4 xing2 to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose 1 经历[經歷] jing1 li4 experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through 1 侥[僥] jiao3 by mere luck 1 大有可为[大有可為] da4 you3 ke3 wei2 with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing 1 姚[姚] yao2 handsome; good-looking 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep27/50 words - 15 min 男方[男方] nan2 fang1 the bridegroom's side; of the bridegroom's family 2 女方[女方] nu:3 fang1 the bride's side (of a wedding); of the bride's party 4 熟人[熟人] shu2 ren2 acquaintance; friend 1 吹气[吹氣] chui1 qi4 to blow air (into) 1 打招呼[打招呼] da3 zhao1 hu5 to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice 1 抨击[抨擊] peng1 ji1 to attack (verbally or in writing) 2 任内[任內] ren4 nei4 period in office 3 小吃店[小吃店] xiao3 chi1 dian4 snack bar; lunch room; CL:家[jia1] 1 出没[出沒] chu1 mo4 to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen); (of a ghost) to haunt (a place); (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets); (of the sun) to rise and set 1 嘉宾[嘉賓] jia1 bin1 esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) 18 今生[今生] jin1 sheng1 this life 1 终身大事[終身大事] zhong1 shen1 da4 shi4 major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage) 1 红毯[紅毯] hong2 tan3 red carpet 1 象征[象徵] xiang4 zheng1 emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for 1 下半[下半] xia4 ban4 second half 1 紧紧[緊緊] jin3 jin3 closely; tightly 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 携手[攜手] xie2 shou3 hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate 1 亲眼[親眼] qin1 yan3 with one's own eyes; personally 1 见证[見證] jian4 zheng4 to be witness to; witness; evidence 1 破戒[破戒] po4 jie4 to violate a religious precept; to smoke or drink after giving up 1 选战[選戰] xuan3 zhan4 election campaign 1 一级[一級] yi1 ji2 first class; category A 1 不可或缺[不可或缺] bu4 ke3 huo4 que1 necessary; must have 1 化解[化解] hua4 jie3 to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep27/75 words - 26 min 大大小小[大大小小] da4 da4 xiao3 xiao3 large and small; of all sizes 1 棘手[棘手] ji2 shou3 thorny (problem); intractable 1 吹口哨[吹口哨] chui1 kou3 shao4 to whistle 2 我行我素[我行我素] wo3 xing2 wo3 su4 to continue in one's own way (idiom) 1 传闻[傳聞] chuan2 wen2 rumor 1 小心谨慎[小心謹慎] xiao3 xin1 jin3 shen4 cautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful 1 没电[沒電] mei2 dian4 discharged; flat; dead (of batteries) 1 充电器[充電器] chong1 dian4 qi4 battery charger 1 怀念[懷念] huai2 nian4 to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce 3 起跑线[起跑線] qi3 pao3 xian4 the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race) 1 最多[最多] zui4 duo1 at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal 1 了[瞭] liao3 (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly 2 情人节[情人節] Qing2 ren2 jie2 Valentine's Day 1 统计[統計] tong3 ji4 statistics; to count; to add up 1 敬酒[敬酒] jing4 jiu3 to toast; to propose a toast 1 各取所需[各取所需] ge4 qu3 suo3 xu1 each takes what he needs (idiom) 1 写信[寫信] xie3 xin4 to write a letter 2 知名[知名] zhi1 ming2 well-known; famous 3 男士[男士] nan2 shi4 man; gentleman 3 提提[提提] ti2 ti2 calm; poised 2 当局[當局] dang1 ju2 authorities 2 宁可[寧可] ning4 ke3 preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils 2 辞退[辭退] ci2 tui4 to dismiss; to discharge; to fire 1 保住[保住] bao3 zhu4 to preserve; to save 1 布朗尼[布朗尼] bu4 lang3 ni2 brownie (pastry) (loanword) 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep27/100 words - 32 min 傻瓜[傻瓜] sha3 gua1 idiot; fool 2 上级[上級] shang4 ji2 higher authorities; superiors; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 过后[過後] guo4 hou4 after the event 1 乐子[樂子] le4 zi5 fun; pleasure; laughing matter 2 鼓声[鼓聲] gu3 sheng1 sound of a drum; drumbeat 4 喇叭[喇叭] la3 ba5 horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 鎖吶|锁呐[suo3 na4] 1 泓[泓] hong2 clear; vast and deep; classifier for a body of clear water 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 独处[獨處] du2 chu3 to live alone; to spend time alone (or with a significant other) 1 酱[醬] jiang4 thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam 1 全垒打[全壘打] quan2 lei3 da3 home run (baseball) 8 马尾[馬尾] ma3 wei3 ponytail (hairstyle); horse's tail; slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) 1 萤光绿[螢光綠] ying2 guang1 lu:4 bright green; chartreuse 1 啦啦队[啦啦隊] la1 la1 dui4 cheerleading squad 2 安打[安打] an1 da3 base hit (baseball) 4 代驾[代駕] dai4 jia4 to drive a vehicle for its owner (often as a paid service for sb who has consumed alcohol) (abbr. for 代理駕駛|代理驾驶[dai4 li3 jia4 shi3]); substitute driver (abbr. for 代駕司機|代驾司机[dai4 jia4 si1 ji1]) 1 乐队[樂隊] yue4 dui4 band; pop group; CL:支[zhi1] 1 演奏[演奏] yan3 zou4 to perform on a musical instrument 1 看不出[看不出] kan4 bu5 chu1 can't see; can't make out; unable to tell 1 领先[領先] ling3 xian1 to lead; to be in front 1 接吻[接吻] jie1 wen3 to kiss 1 蛋塔[蛋塔] dan4 ta3 see 蛋撻|蛋挞[dan4 ta4] 1 差一点[差一點] cha4 yi1 dian3 see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3] 1 打气[打氣] da3 qi4 to inflate; to pump up; fig. to encourage; to boost morale 1 谈恋爱[談戀愛] tan2 lian4 ai4 to court; to go steady; to be dating 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep27/125 words - 45 min 恋爱[戀愛] lian4 ai4 (romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair 1 奸[奸] jian1 wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 姦|奸[jian1] 1 呢喃[呢喃] ni2 nan2 (onom.) twittering of birds; whispering; murmuring 1 凳[凳] deng4 bench; stool 1 花心[花心] hua1 xin1 fickle (in love affairs); dissipated; unfaithful; heart of a flower (pistil and stamen) 1 大萝卜[大蘿蔔] da4 luo2 bo5 see 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5] 1 成家[成家] cheng2 jia1 to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert 1 患[患] huan4 to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry 1 捕手[捕手] bu3 shou3 catcher 2 接住[接住] jie1 zhu4 to catch (sth thrown etc); to receive (sth given); to accept 1 气球[氣球] qi4 qiu2 balloon 3 消气[消氣] xiao1 qi4 to cool one's temper 1 救难[救難] jiu4 nan2 to rescue; rescue (operation, workers) 2 压住[壓住] ya1 zhu4 to press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice) 1 石块[石塊] shi2 kuai4 stone; rock 1 力气[力氣] li4 qi5 strength; CL:把[ba3] 2 救活[救活] jiu4 huo2 to bring back to life 1 过得去[過得去] guo4 de2 qu4 lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life? 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 神圣[神聖] shen2 sheng4 divine; hallow; holy; sacred 1 平易近人[平易近人] ping2 yi4 jin4 ren2 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going; modest and unassuming; (of writing) plain and simple; easy to understand 1 假发[假髮] jia3 fa4 wig 1 现任[現任] xian4 ren4 to occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent; (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) 2 永康[永康] Yong3 kang1 Yongkang county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jin1 hua2], Zhejiang; Yungkang city in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan 2 何[何] he2 what; how; why; which; carry 3 //The Mirror - S1/Ep27/126 words - 46 min 节骨眼[節骨眼] jie1 gu5 yan3 (dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep28/25 words - 7 min 恶[惡] e4 evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm 8 恶[惡] wu4 to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander 8 转头[轉頭] zhuan3 tou2 to turn one's head; to change direction; U-turn; volte face; to repent 2 开头[開頭] kai1 tou2 beginning; to start 2 暂停[暫停] zan4 ting2 to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player) 4 一大早[一大早] yi1 da4 zao3 at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning 1 递[遞] di4 to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively 1 权力斗争[權力鬥爭] quan2 li4 dou4 zheng1 power struggle 1 抹[抹] mo3 to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc 1 灭[滅] mie4 to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown 1 增进[增進] zeng1 jin4 to promote; to enhance; to further; to advance (a cause etc) 1 严正[嚴正] yan2 zheng4 sternly; solemn 1 看在眼里[看在眼裡] kan4 zai4 yan3 li5 to observe; to take it all in 1 全权[全權] quan2 quan2 full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers 1 撤职[撤職] che4 zhi2 to eliminate; to sack; to remove from office 1 下架[下架] xia4 jia4 to take down from the shelves (e.g. a contaminated product) 4 气头上[氣頭上] qi4 tou2 shang4 in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper 1 频道[頻道] pin2 dao4 frequency; (television) channel 2 平台[平臺] ping2 tai2 platform; terrace; flat-roofed building 1 护航[護航] hu4 hang2 a naval escort; to convoy 1 取悦[取悅] qu3 yue4 to try to please 1 滚蛋[滾蛋] gun3 dan4 get out of here!; beat it! 2 烦躁[煩躁] fan2 zao4 jittery; twitchy; fidgety 1 打压[打壓] da3 ya1 to suppress; to beat down 1 漏[漏] lou4 to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) 1 辅[輔] fu3 to assist; to complement; auxiliary 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep28/50 words - 14 min 限制[限制] xian4 zhi4 to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 全心全意[全心全意] quan2 xin1 quan2 yi4 heart and soul; wholeheartedly 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 1 辞掉[辭掉] ci2 diao4 to quit (one's job); to dismiss (an employee) 1 筹备[籌備] chou2 bei4 preparations; to get ready for sth 3 基金会[基金會] ji1 jin1 hui4 foundation (institution supported by an endowment) 3 执行长[執行長] zhi2 xing2 zhang3 chief executive 5 亏待[虧待] kui1 dai4 to treat sb unfairly 1 意气用事[意氣用事] yi4 qi4 yong4 shi4 to let emotions affect one's decisions 1 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) 1 展现[展現] zhan3 xian4 to come out; to emerge; to reveal; to display 1 一技之长[一技之長] yi1 ji4 zhi1 chang2 proficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom) 1 包袱[包袱] bao1 fu5 wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline 1 心直口快[心直口快] xin1 zhi2 kou3 kuai4 frank and outspoken (idiom); straight speaking; to say what one thinks 1 明了[明瞭] ming2 liao3 to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear 1 灰暗[灰暗] hui1 an4 dull gray; drab; murky 1 充实[充實] chong1 shi2 rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument) 1 究[究] jiu1 after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4] 1 柢[柢] di3 foundation; root 1 受罪[受罪] shou4 zui4 to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance 1 越界[越界] yue4 jie4 to cross a border; to overstep a bound 1 沮丧[沮喪] ju3 sang4 dispirited; dejected; dismayed 1 总得[總得] zong3 dei3 must; have to; be bound to 1 骄[驕] jiao1 proud; arrogant 1 屏幕[屏幕] ping2 mu4 screen (TV, computer or movie) 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep28/75 words - 22 min 窃听[竊聽] qie4 ting1 to eavesdrop; to wiretap 4 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 依附[依附] yi1 fu4 to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append 1 副手[副手] fu4 shou3 assistant 4 遥远[遙遠] yao2 yuan3 distant; remote 1 胜选[勝選] sheng4 xuan3 to win an election 2 现况[現況] xian4 kuang4 the current situation 1 大肆[大肆] da4 si4 wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled 1 渲染[渲染] xuan4 ran3 rendering (computing); to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting); to exaggerate; to embellish 1 两者[兩者] liang3 zhe3 both sides 1 一系列[一系列] yi1 xi4 lie4 a series of; a string of 1 见谅[見諒] jian4 liang4 please forgive me 1 谅解[諒解] liang4 jie3 to understand; to make allowances for; understanding 1 本分[本分] ben3 fen4 (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role 1 言重[言重] yan2 zhong4 to speak seriously; to exaggerate 1 性命[性命] xing4 ming4 life 1 出卖[出賣] chu1 mai4 to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray 1 敬佩[敬佩] jing4 pei4 to esteem; to admire 1 新闻自由[新聞自由] xin1 wen2 zi4 you2 freedom of the press 7 嬷[嬤] mo2 dialectal or obsolete equivalent of 媽|妈[ma1]; Taiwan pr. [ma1] 1 干脆[乾脆] gan1 cui4 straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 1 石[石] shi2 rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 3 攻坚[攻堅] gong1 jian1 to assault a fortified position; (fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of one's mission 9 惊动[驚動] jing1 dong4 to alarm; to startle; to disturb 1 婷[婷] ting2 graceful 5 //The Mirror - S1/Ep28/100 words - 34 min 连署[連署] lian2 shu3 to cosign; to countersign 1 禁止[禁止] jin4 zhi3 to prohibit; to forbid; to ban 1 言论自由[言論自由] yan2 lun4 zi4 you2 freedom of speech 4 保障[保障] bao3 zhang4 to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard 2 胡闹[胡鬧] hu2 nao4 to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble 1 审查[審查] shen3 cha2 to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship 1 规范[規範] gui1 fan4 norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify 2 赶走[趕走] gan3 zou3 to drive out; to turn back 1 初犯[初犯] chu1 fan4 first offender; first offense 1 弟兄[弟兄] di4 xiong5 brothers; comrade 1 前往[前往] qian2 wang3 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go 1 大意[大意] da4 yi5 careless 1 指挥官[指揮官] zhi3 hui1 guan1 commander 5 卫生纸[衛生紙] wei4 sheng1 zhi3 toilet paper; bathroom tissue 2 洗手台[洗手台] xi3 shou3 tai2 vanity unit 1 特勤[特勤] te4 qin2 special duty (e.g. extra security or traffic control on special occasions); person on special duty 2 大咖[大咖] da4 ka1 influential person; major player; big shot 3 枪支[槍支] qiang1 zhi1 a gun; guns in general 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 痛恨[痛恨] tong4 hen4 to detest; to loathe; to abhor 1 地主[地主] di4 zhu3 landlord; landowner; host 3 投资者[投資者] tou2 zi1 zhe3 investor 1 接风[接風] jie1 feng1 to hold a welcoming dinner or reception 1 着装[著裝] zhuo2 zhuang1 to dress; dress; clothes; outfit 1 狙击手[狙擊手] ju1 ji1 shou3 sniper; marksman 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep28/118 words - 45 min 夥[夥] huo3 many; numerous 2 推测[推測] tui1 ce4 speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate 1 搜查[搜查] sou1 cha2 to search 1 观望[觀望] guan1 wang4 to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey 1 贸然[貿然] mao4 ran2 rashly; hastily; without careful consideration 1 值[值] zhi2 value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty 1 不许[不許] bu4 xu3 not to allow; must not; can't 1 喝止[喝止] he4 zhi3 to shout at sb to stop 2 金属[金屬] jin1 shu3 metal; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 回转[迴轉] hui2 zhuan3 to revolve; to rotate; rotation 2 找死[找死] zhao3 si3 to court death; taking risks 1 谈判[談判] tan2 pan4 to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 案底[案底] an4 di3 criminal record 1 肩膀[肩膀] jian1 bang3 shoulder 1 闪开[閃開] shan3 kai1 to get out of the way 1 悲壮[悲壯] bei1 zhuang4 solemn and stirring; moving and tragic 8 厨房[廚房] chu2 fang2 kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1] 2 副总统[副總統] fu4 zong3 tong3 vice-president 4 //The Mirror - S1/Ep29/25 words - 7 min 接球[接球] jie1 qiu2 to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc); to catch a ball thrown by sb 1 演员[演員] yan3 yuan2 actor or actress; performer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 喜剧[喜劇] xi3 ju4 comedy; CL:部[bu4],齣|出[chu1] 1 音[音] yin1 sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character) 2 唱片[唱片] chang4 pian4 gramophone record; LP; music CD; musical album; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 爷爷[爺爺] ye2 ye5 (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 前途[前途] qian2 tu2 prospects; future outlook; journey 1 刑事[刑事] xing2 shi4 criminal; penal 1 安逸[安逸] an1 yi4 easy and comfortable; easy 1 妇幼[婦幼] fu4 you4 women and children 1 女警[女警] nu:3 jing3 policewoman 1 宣[宣] xuan1 to declare (publicly); to announce 1 导[導] dao3 to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct 1 恶人[惡人] e4 ren2 evil person; vile creature; ugly man 3 微弱[微弱] wei1 ruo4 weak; faint; feeble 2 护着[護著] hu4 zhe5 to protect; to guard; to shield 1 表决[表決] biao3 jue2 to decide by vote; to vote 2 投票[投票] tou2 piao4 to vote; vote 2 杯葛[杯葛] bei1 ge3 to boycott (loanword) 1 法案[法案] fa3 an4 bill; proposed law 1 注定[註定] zhu4 ding4 to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably 1 诚挚[誠摯] cheng2 zhi4 sincere; cordial 1 伪造[偽造] wei3 zao4 to forge; to fake; to counterfeit 1 联合国[聯合國] Lian2 he2 guo2 United Nations 1 大使[大使] da4 shi3 ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4] 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep29/50 words - 18 min 受害人[受害人] shou4 hai4 ren2 victim 1 无数[無數] wu2 shu4 countless; numberless; innumerable 1 废[廢] fei4 to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste 1 出身[出身] chu1 shen1 to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin 1 当耳边风[當耳邊風] dang4 er3 bian1 feng1 lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear; fig. to completely disregard 1 莓[莓] mei2 berry; strawberry 1 粉[粉] fen3 powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink 1 献[獻] xian4 to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) 1 勤务[勤務] qin2 wu4 service; duties; an orderly (military) 1 集结[集結] ji2 jie2 to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal 1 异状[異狀] yi4 zhuang4 unusual condition; something odd; strange shape 1 一意孤行[一意孤行] yi1 yi4 gu1 xing2 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic 1 自找[自找] zi4 zhao3 to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it; to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant) 1 眼皮[眼皮] yan3 pi2 eyelid 1 眼圈[眼圈] yan3 quan1 rim of the eye; eye socket 1 以往[以往] yi3 wang3 in the past; formerly 1 情谊[情誼] qing2 yi4 friendship; camaraderie 1 大致[大致] da4 zhi4 more or less; roughly; approximately 1 小看[小看] xiao3 kan4 to look down on; to underestimate 1 野心[野心] ye3 xin1 ambition; wild schemes; careerism 1 唯有[唯有] wei2 you3 only 1 高处[高處] gao1 chu4 high place; elevation 1 名正言顺[名正言順] ming2 zheng4 yan2 shun4 in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate 1 即便[即便] ji2 bian4 even if; even though; right away; immediately 1 数十亿[數十億] shu4 shi2 yi4 several billion 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep29/75 words - 27 min 洁癖[潔癖] jie2 pi3 mysophobia; obsession with cleanliness; extreme fastidiousness 1 改掉[改掉] gai3 diao4 to drop a bad habit 1 清廉[清廉] qing1 lian2 honest; uncorrupted 1 扮演[扮演] ban4 yan3 to play the role of; to act 2 一部分[一部分] yi1 bu4 fen5 portion; part of; subset 1 冤枉[冤枉] yuan1 wang5 to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile 1 收取[收取] shou1 qu3 to receive; to collect 2 佩[佩] pei4 to respect; to wear (belt etc) 12 上瘾[上癮] shang4 yin3 to get into a habit; to become addicted 2 提高[提高] ti2 gao1 to raise; to increase; to improve 3 麻黄素[麻黃素] ma2 huang2 su4 ephedrine 3 说定[說定] shuo1 ding4 to agree on; to settle on 1 庙会[廟會] miao4 hui4 temple fair 1 主祭[主祭] zhu3 ji4 to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral 1 耐[耐] nai4 capable of enduring; able to tolerate; patient; durable; hardy; resistant 1 寂寞[寂寞] ji4 mo4 lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent 1 坑[坑] keng1 hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud 1 黑洞[黑洞] hei1 dong4 (astronomy) black hole 1 足以[足以] zu2 yi3 sufficient to...; so much so that; so that 1 遗留[遺留] yi2 liu2 to leave behind; to hand down 1 诬赖[誣賴] wu1 lai4 to accuse falsely 1 傻瓜相机[傻瓜相機] sha3 gua1 xiang4 ji1 point-and-shoot camera; compact camera 2 殴打[毆打] ou1 da3 to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law) 1 闪光灯[閃光燈] shan3 guang1 deng1 flash bulb (photography) 1 小子[小子] xiao3 zi5 (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep29/100 words - 35 min 坏人[壞人] huai4 ren2 bad person; villain 1 揪[揪] jiu1 to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull 2 败类[敗類] bai4 lei4 scum of a community; degenerate 1 烹饪[烹飪] peng1 ren4 cooking; culinary arts 1 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) 6 厂长[廠長] chang3 zhang3 factory director 7 铃[鈴] ling2 (small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 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° 1 控告[控告] kong4 gao4 to accuse; to charge; to indict 1 名誉[名譽] ming2 yu4 fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor) 1 秉持[秉持] bing3 chi2 to uphold; to hold fast to 1 医治[醫治] yi1 zhi4 to treat (an illness); medical treatment 1 不法[不法] bu4 fa3 lawless; illegal; unlawful 3 商誉[商譽] shang1 yu4 reputation of a firm's product 1 做声[做聲] zuo4 sheng1 to speak; to emit sound 1 纹[紋] wen2 line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 1 心力[心力] xin1 li4 mental and physical efforts 1 关说[關說] guan1 shuo1 to speak for sb; to intercede for sb; to lobby illegally 4 问心无愧[問心無愧] wen4 xin1 wu2 kui4 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience 1 近来[近來] jin4 lai2 recently; lately 1 高额[高額] gao1 e2 high quota; large amount 1 删减[刪減] shan1 jian3 to abridge (a text); to edit out (of a movie); to cut back (a budget, a curriculum) 1 致力[致力] zhi4 li4 to work for; to devote one's efforts to 1 兹事体大[茲事體大] zi1 shi4 ti3 da4 this is no small thing (idiom); to have a serious matter at hand 1 半小时[半小時] ban4 xiao3 shi2 half hour 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep29/125 words - 41 min 详情[詳情] xiang2 qing2 details; particulars 2 想开[想開] xiang3 kai1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on 1 风声[風聲] feng1 sheng1 sound of the wind; rumor; talk; news; reputation 1 涉猎[涉獵] she4 lie4 to skim (through a book); to read cursorily; to dip into 1 新闻媒体[新聞媒體] xin1 wen2 mei2 ti3 news media 4 耳根子[耳根子] er3 gen1 zi5 ear 1 清静[清靜] qing1 jing4 quiet; peaceful and quiet 1 媒[媒] mei2 medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media 4 强势[強勢] qiang2 shi4 strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive 1 话语[話語] hua4 yu3 words; speech; utterance; discourse 1 报摊[報攤] bao4 tan1 newsstand 7 民国[民國] Min2 guo2 Republic of China (1912-1949); used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) 2 欢送[歡送] huan1 song4 to see off; to send off 1 备忘录[備忘錄] bei4 wang4 lu4 memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book 2 减薪[減薪] jian3 xin1 to cut wages 1 资遣[資遣] zi1 qian3 to dismiss with severance pay; to pay sb off 1 自豪[自豪] zi4 hao2 proud (of one's achievements etc) 1 连累[連累] lian2 lei3 to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) 1 持有[持有] chi2 you3 to hold (passport, views etc) 1 分离[分離] fen1 li2 to separate 1 公司法[公司法] gong1 si1 fa3 corporations law 1 务[務] wu4 affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means 1 研究[研究] yan2 jiu1 research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into 1 释出[釋出] shi4 chu1 to release; to make available; to liberate; disengagement 1 商业[商業] shang1 ye4 business; trade; commerce 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep29/140 words - 46 min 股票[股票] gu3 piao4 share certificate; stock (finance) 1 波动[波動] bo1 dong4 to undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall 1 背负[背負] bei1 fu4 to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder 1 气象[氣象] qi4 xiang4 meteorological feature; CL:個|个[ge4]; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene 1 优良[優良] you1 liang2 fine; good; first-rate 1 传统[傳統] chuan2 tong3 tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 回忆[回憶] hui2 yi4 to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 影子[影子] ying3 zi5 shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 页面[頁面] ye4 mian4 page; web page 1 登出[登出] deng1 chu1 to log out (computer); to publish; to be published; to appear (in a newspaper etc) 1 云端[雲端] yun2 duan1 fig. high in the clouds; (in the) cloud (computing) 2 草稿[草稿] cao3 gao3 draft; outline; sketch 2 蜂窝[蜂窩] feng1 wo1 bee's nest; honeycomb; fig. honeycomb figure 2 电闸[電閘] dian4 zha2 electric switch; circuit breaker 2 眷顾[眷顧] juan4 gu4 to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country) 2 //The Mirror - S1/Ep30/25 words - 12 min 道光[道光] Dao4 guang1 reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850) 1 壮围[壯圍] Zhuang4 wei2 Zhuangwei or Chuangwei township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan 1 海产[海產] hai3 chan3 marine; produced in sea 2 诉讼[訴訟] su4 song4 lawsuit 1 官司[官司] guan1 si5 lawsuit; CL:場|场[chang2] 2 上回[上回] shang4 hui2 last time; the previous time 1 暗示[暗示] an4 shi4 to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint 1 年份[年份] nian2 fen5 particular year; certain year; given year 1 今[今] jin1 today; modern; present; current; this; now 1 离去[離去] li2 qu4 to leave; to exit 1 腰[腰] yao1 waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins 2 球队[球隊] qiu2 dui4 sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) 1 收地[收地] shou1 di4 to confiscate land for redistribution (China, 1947-52); (of a government) to acquire land (with compensation) 1 减[減] jian3 to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish 1 广阔[廣闊] guang3 kuo4 wide; vast 1 买通[買通] mai3 tong1 to bribe 1 节俭[節儉] jie2 jian3 frugal; economical 1 婉拒[婉拒] wan3 ju4 to tactfully decline; to turn down gracefully 1 黑钱[黑錢] hei1 qian2 dirty money 1 经手[經手] jing1 shou3 to pass through one's hands; to handle; to deal with 1 平缓[平緩] ping2 huan3 level; almost flat; not strongly sloping; fig. moderate; mild-mannered; gentle 6 奸商[奸商] jian1 shang1 unscrupulous businessman; profiteer; shark; dishonest business 1 隐瞒[隱瞞] yin3 man2 to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth 1 扳[扳] ban1 to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup 1 包庇[包庇] bao1 bi4 to shield; to harbor; to cover up 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep30/50 words - 17 min 罔[罔] wang3 to deceive; there is none; old variant of 網|网[wang3] 1 是非[是非] shi4 fei1 right and wrong; quarrel 1 不分[不分] bu4 fen1 not divided; irrespective; not distinguishing between 1 指引[指引] zhi3 yin3 to guide; to show; to point (the way); directions; guidance; guidelines 1 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 低压[低壓] di1 ya1 low pressure; low voltage 2 上空[上空] shang4 kong1 overhead; in the sky 2 周末[週末] zhou1 mo4 weekend 1 假日[假日] jia4 ri4 holiday; non-working day 1 减弱[減弱] jian3 ruo4 to weaken; to fall off 2 热带[熱帶] re4 dai4 the tropics; tropical 1 低气压[低氣壓] di1 qi4 ya1 low pressure; depression (meteorology) 2 气压[氣壓] qi4 ya1 atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure 1 云层[雲層] yun2 ceng2 the clouds; cloud layer; cloud bank 2 降雨[降雨] jiang4 yu3 precipitation; rainfall 4 热力[熱力] re4 li4 heat 1 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] 1 沿海[沿海] yan2 hai3 coastal 1 热对流[熱對流] re4 dui4 liu2 heat convection 1 天气预报[天氣預報] tian1 qi4 yu4 bao4 weather forecast 1 播报[播報] bo1 bao4 to announce; to read (the news) 1 甘心[甘心] gan1 xin1 to be willing to; to resign oneself to 1 成分[成分] cheng2 fen4 composition; make-up; ingredient; element; component; one's social status; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 提炼[提煉] ti2 lian4 to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process 1 到手[到手] dao4 shou3 to take possession of; to get hold of 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep30/75 words - 28 min 废物[廢物] fei4 wu4 rubbish; waste material; useless person 1 工厂[工廠] gong1 chang3 factory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4] 2 争执[爭執] zheng1 zhi2 to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle 1 架设[架設] jia4 she4 to construct; to erect 1 扩张[擴張] kuo4 zhang1 expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden 1 构成[構成] gou4 cheng2 to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing) 1 全面[全面] quan2 mian4 all-around; comprehensive; total; overall 2 扣押[扣押] kou4 ya1 to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property 1 冻结[凍結] dong4 jie2 to freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc) 1 共事[共事] gong4 shi4 to work together 1 赶工[趕工] gan3 gong1 to work against the clock; to hurry with work to get it done in time 1 十万[十萬] shi2 wan4 hundred thousand 1 传媒[傳媒] chuan2 mei2 media 1 重要性[重要性] zhong4 yao4 xing4 importance 2 财力[財力] cai2 li4 financial resources; financial ability 1 雄厚[雄厚] xiong2 hou4 robust; strong and solid 1 吵醒[吵醒] chao3 xing3 to wake sb up with a noise 1 说服力[說服力] shuo1 fu2 li4 persuasiveness 1 底细[底細] di3 xi4 inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up 1 从来不[從來不] cong2 lai2 bu4 never 1 过问[過問] guo4 wen4 to show an interest in; to get involved with 1 民政[民政] min2 zheng4 civil administration 1 叙[敘] xu4 to narrate; to chat 1 老本[老本] lao3 ben3 capital; assets; savings; nest egg; (fig.) reputation; laurels (to rest upon); old edition of a book; (tree) trunk 1 半辈子[半輩子] ban4 bei4 zi5 half of a lifetime 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep30/100 words - 38 min 血本无归[血本無歸] xue4 ben3 wu2 gui1 to lose everything one invested (idiom); to lose one's shirt 1 流入[流入] liu2 ru4 to flow into; to drift into; influx; inflow 1 夥伴[夥伴] huo3 ban4 variant of 伙伴[huo3 ban4] 1 福尔摩沙[福爾摩沙] Fu2 er3 mo2 sha1 Formosa (Tw) 4 新闻网[新聞網] xin1 wen2 wang3 news agency 3 赋予[賦予] fu4 yu3 to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow 1 集体[集體] ji2 ti3 collective (decision); joint (effort); a group; a team; en masse; as a group 1 正是[正是] zheng4 shi4 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as 1 窗口[窗口] chuang1 kou3 window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window; fig. medium; intermediary; showpiece; testing ground 1 得以[得以] de2 yi3 able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view 1 窥[窺] kui1 to peep; to pry into 1 勾[勾] gou1 to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook 1 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 1 仍然[仍然] reng2 ran2 still; yet 1 带给[帶給] dai4 gei3 to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to 1 留作[留作] liu2 zuo4 to set aside for; to keep as 1 迷恋[迷戀] mi2 lian4 to be infatuated with; to indulge in 1 定位[定位] ding4 wei4 to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche 1 尊敬[尊敬] zun1 jing4 to respect; to revere 1 摆出[擺出] bai3 chu1 to assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display 1 刃[刃] ren4 edge of blade 1 上进[上進] shang4 jin4 to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards 1 考上[考上] kao3 shang4 to pass a university entrance exam 1 众人[眾人] zhong4 ren2 everyone 5 梦寐以求[夢寐以求] meng4 mei4 yi3 qiu2 to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); to long for sth day and night 1 //The Mirror - S1/Ep30/121 words - 46 min 优美[優美] you1 mei3 graceful; fine; elegant 1 清酒[清酒] qing1 jiu3 sake (Japanese rice wine) 1 樱花[櫻花] ying1 hua1 oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom; also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry 8 花期[花期] hua1 qi1 the flowering season 2 冬[冬] dong1 winter 1 募[募] mu4 canvass for contributions; to recruit; to collect; to raise 1 丧气话[喪氣話] sang4 qi4 hua4 demoralizing talk 1 脱离[脫離] tuo1 li2 to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) 1 焕然一新[煥然一新] huan4 ran2 yi1 xin1 to look completely new (idiom); brand new; changed beyond recognition 1 环游[環遊] huan2 you2 to travel around (the world, a country etc) 1 擅长[擅長] shan4 chang2 to be good at; to be expert in 1 睡过头[睡過頭] shui4 guo4 tou2 to oversleep 1 新闻学[新聞學] xin1 wen2 xue2 journalism 1 花枝[花枝] hua1 zhi1 spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); squid (on dining menus); (literary) beautiful woman 1 长眠[長眠] chang2 mian2 eternal rest (i.e. death) 1 伟人[偉人] wei3 ren2 great person 1 昔日[昔日] xi1 ri4 formerly; in olden days 1 点出[點出] dian3 chu1 to point out; to indicate 1 照亮[照亮] zhao4 liang4 to illuminate; to light up; lighting 2 遁形[遁形] dun4 xing2 to vanish; to hide; to cover one's traces 1 墓碑[墓碑] mu4 bei1 gravestone; tombstone 2