//Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/25 words - 1 min 小马[小馬] xiao3 ma3 colt; pony 1 科技[科技] ke1 ji4 science and technology 11 要约[要約] yao1 yue4 to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid 3 陆[陸] lu4 shore; land; continent 952 项目[項目] xiang4 mu4 item; project; (sports) event; CL:個|个[ge4] 487 周报[週報] zhou1 bao4 weekly paper; magazine 1 反馈[反饋] fan3 kui4 to send back information; feedback 3 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. 6 讯息[訊息] xun4 xi1 information; news; message; text message or SMS 21 公司[公司] gong1 si1 (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1] 289 尽快[儘快] jin3 kuai4 as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed 15 联系[聯繫] lian2 xi4 connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch 39 颁奖[頒獎] ban1 jiang3 to confer an award 12 典礼[典禮] dian3 li3 celebration; ceremony 5 持[持] chi2 to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control 7 麦克风[麥克風] mai4 ke4 feng1 microphone (loanword) 1 下面[下面] xia4 mian4 below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5] 5 今日[今日] jin1 ri4 today 2 事项[事項] shi4 xiang4 matter; item 6 扬[揚] yang2 to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate 61 宁[寧] ning2 peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc) 781 宁[寧] ning4 would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2] 781 檬[檬] meng2 lemon 879 姐[姐] jie3 older sister 168 妳[妳] ni3 you (female); variant of 你[ni3] 3139 哪儿[哪兒] na3 r5 where?; wherever; anywhere 98 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/50 words - 3 min 取[取] qu3 to take; to get; to choose; to fetch 10 西装[西裝] xi1 zhuang1 suit; Western-style clothes; CL:套[tao4] 4 火山[火山] huo3 shan1 volcano 3 冒烟[冒煙] mao4 yan1 to discharge smoke; to fume with rage 2 赶紧[趕緊] gan3 jin3 hurriedly; without delay 64 刘[劉] Liu2 surname Liu 157 催[催] cui1 to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite 27 厕所[廁所] ce4 suo3 toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 3 爆发[爆發] bao4 fa1 to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out 4 投资[投資] tou2 zi1 investment; to invest 176 协议书[協議書] xie2 yi4 shu1 contract; protocol 2 签[簽] qian1 to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 24 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) 34 鹏飞[鵬飛] peng2 fei1 flight of the roc (used in names); soaring flight 8 手里[手裡] shou3 li3 in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands 13 平时[平時] ping2 shi2 ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime 33 个个[個個] ge4 ge4 each one individually; each and every 6 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 11 天花乱坠[天花亂墜] tian1 hua1 luan4 zhui4 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); fig. extravagant embellishments; hype 1 十拿九稳[十拿九穩] shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3 to be a cinch; in the bag; (of a person) confident of success 1 放鸽子[放鴿子] fang4 ge1 zi5 to stand someone up 1 备胎[備胎] bei4 tai1 spare tire; (slang) fallback guy (or girl) 2 回头[回頭] hui2 tou2 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 21 双方[雙方] shuang1 fang1 bilateral; both sides; both parties involved 4 合约[合約] he2 yue1 treaty; contract 29 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/75 words - 3 min 两边[兩邊] liang3 bian5 either side; both sides 1 寄[寄] ji4 to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) 8 唐[唐] tang2 to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[tang2] 53 旺[旺] wang4 prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring 21 信用[信用] xin4 yong4 to trust; credit (commerce); trustworthiness; creditworthiness 2 条件[條件] tiao2 jian4 condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 不满意[不滿意] bu4 man3 yi4 dissatisfied 1 预兆[預兆] yu4 zhao4 omen; sign (of sth yet to occur); prior indication; to foreshadow 1 临时[臨時] lin2 shi2 as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc 14 变卦[變卦] bian4 gua4 to change one's mind; to go back on one's word 5 预知[預知] yu4 zhi1 to anticipate; to foresee 2 个别[個別] ge4 bie2 individual; specific; respective; just one or two 1 市场[市場] shi4 chang3 marketplace; market (also in abstract) 57 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 42 调[調] tiao2 to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite 42 奇[奇] qi2 strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually 24 林[林] lin2 woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things) 73 家居[家居] jia1 ju1 home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed) 25 卖点[賣點] mai4 dian3 selling point 1 环保[環保] huan2 bao3 environmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4] 18 理念[理念] li3 nian4 idea; concept; philosophy; theory 19 一家[一家] yi1 jia1 the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group 31 方面[方面] fang1 mian4 respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4] 21 位子[位子] wei4 zi5 place; seat 4 饭菜[飯菜] fan4 cai4 food 5 凉[涼] liang2 cool; cold 10 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/100 words - 4 min 总算[總算] zong3 suan4 at long last; finally; on the whole 3 咖啡[咖啡] ka1 fei1 coffee (loanword); CL:杯[bei1] 49 全都[全都] quan2 dou1 all; without exception 10 一会儿[一會兒] yi1 hui4 r5 a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] 77 甜[甜] tian2 sweet 7 压[壓] ya1 to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure 7 不住[不住] bu4 zhu4 repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc) 9 场子[場子] chang3 zi5 (coll.) gathering place; public venue 2 投[投] tou2 to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 137 作[作] zuo4 to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works 5 彩[彩] cai3 (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize 14 凰[凰] huang2 phoenix 14 资本[資本] zi1 ben3 capital (economics) 142 非要[非要] fei1 yao4 to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something) 6 靳[靳] jin4 martingale; stingy 49 海洋[海洋] hai3 yang2 ocean; CL:個|个[ge4] 28 甩开[甩開] shuai3 kai1 to shake off; to get rid of 1 资源[資源] zi1 yuan2 natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism) 30 收割[收割] shou1 ge1 to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops 1 蒙在鼓里[蒙在鼓裡] meng2 zai4 gu3 li3 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark 1 察觉[察覺] cha2 jue2 to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect 2 煮熟[煮熟] zhu3 shou2 to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly 2 烤鸭[烤鴨] kao3 ya1 roast duck 4 银行[銀行] yin2 hang2 bank; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 10 分钟[分鐘] fen1 zhong1 minute 6 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/125 words - 7 min 胆小鬼[膽小鬼] dan3 xiao3 gui3 coward 1 亏心事[虧心事] kui1 xin1 shi4 shameful deed 1 电话[電話] dian4 hua4 telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number 55 秘书[秘書] mi4 shu1 secretary 188 栾[欒] luan2 Koelreuteria paniculata 9 轻[輕] qing1 light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage 10 插嘴[插嘴] cha1 zui3 to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation 3 儿[兒] er2 child; son 59 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 6 渴[渴] ke3 thirsty 17 喝茶[喝茶] he1 cha2 (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") 10 冰[冰] bing1 ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine 2 糖[糖] tang2 sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4] 5 奶[奶] nai3 breast; milk; to breastfeed 4 同一[同一] tong2 yi1 identical; the same 1 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) 5 埃塞俄比亚[埃塞俄比亞] Ai1 sai4 e2 bi3 ya4 Ethiopia 1 原生[原生] yuan2 sheng1 original; primary; native; indigenous; proto-; stock (firmware) 1 脑子[腦子] nao3 zi5 brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 28 季度[季度] ji4 du4 quarter of a year; season (sports) 3 财务[財務] cai2 wu4 financial affairs 21 报表[報表] bao4 biao3 forms for reporting statistics; report forms 8 今晚[今晚] jin1 wan3 tonight 10 年度[年度] nian2 du4 year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual 1 投资人[投資人] tou2 zi1 ren2 investor 53 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/150 words - 8 min 流程[流程] liu2 cheng2 course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing 23 与会[與會] yu4 hui4 to participate in a meeting 2 人员[人員] ren2 yuan2 staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 名单[名單] ming2 dan1 list of names 7 约见[約見] yue1 jian4 to arrange an interview; an appointment (with the foreign ambassador) 1 会议室[會議室] hui4 yi4 shi4 meeting room; conference room 8 提前[提前] ti2 qian2 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance 18 一周[一周] yi1 zhou1 one week; all the way around; a whole cycle 1 要不[要不] yao4 bu4 otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) 59 能耐[能耐] neng2 nai4 ability; capability 1 拿主意[拿主意] na2 zhu3 yi5 to make a decision; to make up one's mind 1 这儿[這兒] zhe4 r5 here 178 杵[杵] chu3 pestle; to poke 2 篇[篇] pian1 sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article 3 分析[分析] fen1 xi1 to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4] 13 下班[下班] xia4 ban1 to finish work; to get off work 18 邱[邱] qiu1 mound 104 总监[總監] zong3 jian1 head; director (of an organizational unit); (police) commissioner; inspector-general; rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration 32 行政[行政] xing2 zheng4 administrative; executive (attributive) 4 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] 120 捆[捆] kun3 a bunch; to tie together; bundle 1 挨骂[挨罵] ai2 ma4 to receive a scolding 4 对不住[對不住] dui4 bu5 zhu4 to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal) 1 改天[改天] gai3 tian1 another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check 11 这天[這天] zhe4 tian1 today; this day 5 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/175 words - 8 min 劈头盖脸[劈頭蓋臉] pi1 tou2 gai4 lian3 lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc); showering down 2 要面子[要面子] yao4 mian4 zi5 see 愛面子|爱面子[ai4 mian4 zi5] 1 脾气[脾氣] pi2 qi5 character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4] 33 眼光[眼光] yan3 guang1 gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things 15 准[準] zhun3 accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para- 5 挖[挖] wa1 to dig; to excavate; to scoop out 5 第一桶金[第一桶金] di4 yi1 tong3 jin1 the first pot of gold; the initial profits from an economic endeavour 1 顺风[順風] shun4 feng1 lit. tail wind; Bon voyage! 2 顺水[順水] shun4 shui3 with the current 2 惯[慣] guan4 accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) 8 容[容] rong2 to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance 1 粒[粒] li4 grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) 2 沙子[沙子] sha1 zi5 sand; grit; CL:粒[li4],把[ba3] 1 咱[咱] zan2 I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to) 55 忍[忍] ren3 to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 18 呗[唄] bei5 modal particle indicating indicating lack of enthusiasm; modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way 40 既[既] ji4 already; since; both... (and...) 169 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 169 年薪[年薪] nian2 xin1 annual salary 1 精神[精神] jing1 shen2 spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 损失[損失] sun3 shi1 loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage 9 槛[檻] jian4 banister; balustrade; cage for animal or prisoner; to transport caged prisoner on a cart 1 过不去[過不去] guo4 bu5 qu4 to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through 5 不赖[不賴] bu4 lai4 (coll.) not bad; good; fine 2 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 9 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/200 words - 9 min 寸[寸] cun4 a unit of length; inch; thumb 1 捏[捏] nie1 to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up 3 死死[死死] si3 si3 rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious 1 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 8 一来[一來] yi1 lai2 firstly, ... 1 要么[要麼] yao4 me5 or; either one or the other 3 独到[獨到] du2 dao4 original 2 正确[正確] zheng4 que4 correct; proper 5 个儿[個兒] ge4 r5 size; height; stature 2 长得[長得] zhang3 de5 to look (pretty, the same etc) 9 啥[啥] sha2 dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4] 18 老板娘[老闆娘] lao3 ban3 niang2 female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife 2 人事[人事] ren2 shi4 personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life 2 玩意儿[玩意兒] wan2 yi4 r5 erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4] 5 干脆[乾脆] gan1 cui4 straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 5 开除[開除] kai1 chu2 to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) 8 总得[總得] zong3 dei3 must; have to; be bound to 5 滴水不漏[滴水不漏] di1 shui3 bu4 lou4 lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument) 1 全知[全知] quan2 zhi1 omniscient 1 视角[視角] shi4 jiao3 viewpoint; angle on sth; perspective 1 狼人[狼人] lang2 ren2 werewolf 1 预言家[預言家] yu4 yan2 jia1 prophet 1 瞒[瞞] man2 to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark 9 嘲讽[嘲諷] chao2 feng3 to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt 1 做作[做作] zuo4 zuo5 affected; artificial 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/225 words - 11 min 表情[表情] biao3 qing2 (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression 8 洞若观火[洞若觀火] dong4 ruo4 guan1 huo3 clear as a flame (idiom); to see things absolutely clearly 1 观察力[觀察力] guan1 cha2 li4 power of observation; perception 1 依[依] yi1 to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of 7 所见[所見] suo3 jian4 seen; what one sees 1 障碍[障礙] zhang4 ai4 barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle 1 估值[估值] gu1 zhi2 valuation; estimation 8 估计[估計] gu1 ji4 to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose 16 高价[高價] gao1 jia4 high price 2 打探[打探] da3 tan4 to make discreet inquiries; to scout out 9 口风[口風] kou3 feng1 meaning behind the words; what sb really means to say; one's intentions as revealed in one's words; tone of speech 2 随机应变[隨機應變] sui2 ji1 ying4 bian4 to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic 1 侠[俠] xia2 knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic 3 好奇[好奇] hao4 qi2 inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity 3 脉[脈] mai4 arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc) 4 谜语[謎語] mi2 yu3 riddle; conundrum; CL:條|条[tiao2] 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 5 西[西] xi1 west 3 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) 15 反向[反向] fan3 xiang4 opposite direction; reverse 1 操作[操作] cao1 zuo4 to work; to operate; to manipulate 4 具体[具體] ju4 ti3 concrete; definite; specific 26 神人[神人] shen2 ren2 God; deity 1 身经百战[身經百戰] shen1 jing1 bai3 zhan4 lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom); fig. experienced; seasoned 1 熟能生巧[熟能生巧] shu2 neng2 sheng1 qiao3 with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/250 words - 12 min 熬出头[熬出頭] ao2 chu1 tou2 to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it 1 接待[接待] jie1 dai4 to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter) 2 确实[確實] que4 shi2 indeed; really; reliable; real; true 42 诱惑[誘惑] you4 huo4 to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract 4 力[力] li4 power; force; strength; ability; strenuously 12 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 2 得罪[得罪] de2 zui5 to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4] 5 风险[風險] feng1 xian3 risk; hazard 19 了解[瞭解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 34 一手[一手] yi1 shou3 a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help 5 煲[煲] bao1 to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan 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) 8 鸡[雞] ji1 fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute 10 血[血] xue4 blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4] 10 创业者[創業者] chuang4 ye4 zhe3 entrepreneur 7 唬[唬] hu3 a tiger's roar; to scare 1 愣[愣] leng4 to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly 7 据我所知[據我所知] ju4 wo3 suo3 zhi1 as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge 3 攻城略地[攻城略地] gong1 cheng2 lu:e4 di4 to take cities and seize territories (idiom) 1 做法[做法] zuo4 fa3 way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 雷声[雷聲] lei2 sheng1 thunder 1 大雨[大雨] da4 yu3 heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2] 3 应对[應對] ying4 dui4 response; to answer; to reply 4 提高[提高] ti2 gao1 to raise; to increase; to improve 5 几年[幾年] ji3 nian2 a few years; several years; how many years 17 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/275 words - 15 min 心急[心急] xin1 ji2 anxious; impatient 1 下周[下週] xia4 zhou1 next week 8 签约[簽約] qian1 yue1 to sign a contract or agreement 6 半岛[半島] ban4 dao3 peninsula 3 饭店[飯店] fan4 dian4 restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 5 域[域] yu4 field; region; area; domain (taxonomy) 1 半个[半個] ban4 ge5 half of sth 6 赶到[趕到] gan3 dao4 to hurry (to some place) 2 截[截] jie2 to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length 1 宋[宋] Song4 surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) 28 稍微[稍微] shao1 wei1 a little bit 3 咧[咧] lie5 modal particle expressing exclamation 22 决策[決策] jue2 ce4 strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policy 6 层面[層面] ceng2 mian4 aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane 4 大事[大事] da4 shi4 major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] 6 做主[做主] zuo4 zhu3 see 作主[zuo4 zhu3] 1 并不[並不] bing4 bu4 not at all; emphatically not 1 新人[新人] xin1 ren2 newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom 5 随[隨] sui2 to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently 6 便[便] bian4 plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards 4 商业[商業] shang1 ye4 business; trade; commerce 22 机密[機密] ji1 mi4 secret; classified (information) 7 几点[幾點] ji3 dian3 what time?; when? 7 生怕[生怕] sheng1 pa4 to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to 1 失职[失職] shi1 zhi2 to lose one's job; unemployment; not to fulfill one's obligations; to neglect one's job; dereliction of duty 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/300 words - 16 min 演戏[演戲] yan3 xi4 to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign 2 鬼迷心窍[鬼迷心竅] gui3 mi2 xin1 qiao4 to be obsessed; to be possessed 1 唬弄[唬弄] hu3 nong4 to fool; to deceive 2 派出[派出] pai4 chu1 to send; to dispatch 1 阵[陣] zhen4 disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration 1 输给[輸給] shu1 gei3 to lose to (sb); to be outdone by 2 原[原] yuan2 former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source 49 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 价格[價格] jia4 ge2 price; CL:個|个[ge4] 11 合理[合理] he2 li3 rational; reasonable; fair 7 范围[範圍] fan4 wei2 range; scope; limit; extent; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 最高[最高] zui4 gao1 tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) 2 值[值] zhi2 value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty 7 可能性[可能性] ke3 neng2 xing4 possibility; probability 4 就是说[就是說] jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is 2 听错[聽錯] ting1 cuo4 to mishear 3 馀[餘] yu2 variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder 13 传话[傳話] chuan2 hua4 to pass on a story; to communicate a message 1 打电话[打電話] da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call 44 礼[禮] li3 gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy 4 特意[特意] te4 yi4 specially; intentionally 16 嘱咐[囑咐] zhu3 fu4 to tell; to exhort; injunction 4 精力[精力] jing1 li4 energy 6 小事[小事] xiao3 shi4 trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3] 5 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) 9 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/325 words - 19 min 同行[同行] tong2 hang2 person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry 8 互相[互相] hu4 xiang1 each other; mutually; mutual 6 尊重[尊重] zun1 zhong4 to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper 11 愉快[愉快] yu2 kuai4 cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted 5 喽[嘍] lou5 (final particle equivalent to 了[le5]); (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation) 5 告辞[告辭] gao4 ci2 to say goodbye; to take one's leave 3 以外[以外] yi3 wai4 apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond 3 差点[差點] cha4 dian3 almost; nearly 6 转告[轉告] zhuan3 gao4 to pass on; to communicate; to transmit 3 共赢[共贏] gong4 ying2 mutually profitable; win-win 1 赚[賺] zhuan4 to earn; to make a profit 18 留步[留步] liu2 bu4 (said by departing guest) no need to see me out 6 慢走[慢走] man4 zou3 Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! 11 那儿[那兒] na4 r5 there 51 意向[意向] yi4 xiang4 intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition 3 协议[協議] xie2 yi4 agreement; pact; protocol; CL:項|项[xiang4] 26 搞定[搞定] gao3 ding4 to fix; to settle; to wangle 9 臣[臣] chen2 state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131 1 座位[座位] zuo4 wei4 seat; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 您好[您好] nin2 hao3 hello (polite) 39 鹰[鷹] ying1 eagle; falcon; hawk 49 石[石] shi2 rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 222 十一[十一] shi2 yi1 eleven; 11 1 好久不见[好久不見] hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4 long time no see 15 拜访[拜訪] bai4 fang3 to pay a visit; to call on 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/350 words - 20 min 知晓[知曉] zhi1 xiao3 to know; to understand 1 创[創] chuang4 to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create 12 聊天[聊天] liao2 tian1 to chat; to gossip 6 戏[戲] xi4 trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 6 企业[企業] qi3 ye4 company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家[jia1] 43 小弟[小弟] xiao3 di4 little brother; I, your little brother (humble) 1 恋家[戀家] lian4 jia1 home-loving; to feel a strong attachment to home life; to begrudge being away from home 1 门类[門類] men2 lei4 category; kind; class 1 独[獨] du2 alone; independent; single; sole; only 1 锺[鍾] zhong1 variant of 鍾|钟[zhong1] 1 相关[相關] xiang1 guan1 related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation 4 行业[行業] hang2 ye4 industry; business 26 天价[天價] tian1 jia4 extremely expensive; sky-high price 1 诚意[誠意] cheng2 yi4 sincerity; good faith 8 竞[競] jing4 to compete; to contend; to struggle 2 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) 8 资金[資金] zi1 jin1 funds; funding; capital 53 链[鏈] lian4 chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain 5 网络[網絡] wang3 luo4 network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc) 5 借贷[借貸] jie4 dai4 to borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet 1 平台[平臺] ping2 tai2 platform; terrace; flat-roofed building 8 太平[太平] tai4 ping2 peace and security 1 去年[去年] qu4 nian2 last year 4 存量[存量] cun2 liang4 reserves 1 兑付[兌付] dui4 fu4 to cash (a check) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/375 words - 21 min 危机[危機] wei1 ji1 crisis; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 再不[再不] zai4 bu4 if not, then; otherwise 3 转型[轉型] zhuan3 xing2 transformation; to transform 4 实业[實業] shi2 ye4 industry; commercial enterprise 8 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) 3 兴[興] xing4 feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement 3 邦[邦] bang1 country; nation; state 1 割[割] ge1 to cut; to cut apart 1 韭菜[韭菜] jiu3 cai4 garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) 1 可不是[可不是] ke3 bu5 shi4 that's just the way it is; exactly! 10 年轻有为[年輕有為] nian2 qing1 you3 wei2 young and promising 1 入座[入座] ru4 zuo4 to seat (sb in a restaurant etc); to take one's seat 1 爽[爽] shuang3 bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate 4 砥砺[砥礪] di3 li4 whetstone; (fig.) to hone; to temper; to encourage 1 前行[前行] qian2 xing2 (literary) to go forward 2 成就[成就] cheng2 jiu4 accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about 6 在场[在場] zai4 chang3 to be present; to be on the scene 3 来宾[來賓] lai2 bin1 guest; visitor 4 女士[女士] nu:3 shi4 lady; madam; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]; Miss; Ms 2 主持人[主持人] zhu3 chi2 ren2 TV or radio presenter; host; anchor 1 参与[參與] can1 yu4 to participate (in sth) 11 宣布[宣布] xuan1 bu4 to declare; to announce; to proclaim 5 势力[勢力] shi4 li5 power; (ability to) influence 7 盛典[盛典] sheng4 dian3 majestic pomp; grand ceremony 2 正式[正式] zheng4 shi4 formal; official 9 班[班] ban1 team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups 7 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/400 words - 23 min 岗[崗] gang3 mound; policeman's beat 2 公布[公佈] gong1 bu4 to announce; to make public; to publish 2 获得[獲得] huo4 de2 to obtain; to receive; to get 7 掌声[掌聲] zhang3 sheng1 applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 3 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) 4 创始人[創始人] chuang4 shi3 ren2 creator; founder; initiator 6 上台[上台] shang4 tai2 to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) 1 领奖[領獎] ling3 jiang3 to accept a prize; a prize-winner 1 同时[同時] tong2 shi2 at the same time; simultaneously 5 嘉宾[嘉賓] jia1 bin1 esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) 6 杨[楊] yang2 poplar 22 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 座[座] zuo4 seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects 8 分享[分享] fen1 xiang3 to share (let others have some of sth good) 8 首先[首先] shou3 xian1 first (of all); in the first place 5 台下[台下] tai2 xia4 off the stage; in the audience 1 同仁[同仁] tong2 ren2 variant of 同人[tong2 ren2] 2 前辈[前輩] qian2 bei4 senior; older generation; precursor 5 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 12 殊荣[殊榮] shu1 rong2 special glory; distinction; rare honor; one's laurels; it's a privilege (to meet you) 2 团队[團隊] tuan2 dui4 team 4 感到[感到] gan3 dao4 to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect 3 无比[無比] wu2 bi3 incomparable; matchless 1 荣幸[榮幸] rong2 xing4 honored (to have the privilege of ...) 10 艺术[藝術] yi4 shu4 art 13 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/425 words - 25 min 丛林[叢林] cong2 lin2 jungle; thicket; forest; Buddhist monastery 3 丛[叢] cong2 cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket 2 左边[左邊] zuo3 bian5 left; the left side; to the left of 2 右边[右邊] you4 bian5 right side; right, to the right 3 并肩[並肩] bing4 jian1 alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast 2 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) 6 理解[理解] li3 jie3 to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding 49 秉承[秉承] bing3 cheng2 to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition) 2 信念[信念] xin4 nian4 faith; belief; conviction 2 有着[有著] you3 zhe5 to have; to possess 2 目标[目標] mu4 biao1 target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 建设[建設] jian4 she4 to build; to construct; construction; constructive 2 生机盎然[生機盎然] sheng1 ji1 ang4 ran2 full of life; exuberant 1 会议[會議] hui4 yi4 meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4] 16 递交[遞交] di4 jiao1 to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before 2 财物[財物] cai2 wu4 property; belongings 1 晚会[晚會] wan3 hui4 evening party; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 陪同[陪同] pei2 tong2 to accompany 2 出席[出席] chu1 xi2 to attend; to participate; present 1 有幸[有幸] you3 xing4 fortunately 1 进入[進入] jin4 ru4 to enter; to join; to go into 8 提拔[提拔] ti2 ba2 to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion 3 区[區] qu1 area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 订[訂] ding4 to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order 15 餐厅[餐廳] can1 ting1 dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1] 11 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/450 words - 27 min 一块儿[一塊兒] yi1 kuai4 r5 erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] 41 包厢[包廂] bao1 xiang1 box (in a theater or concert hall); private room (in a restaurant or karaoke) 8 奶汁[奶汁] nai3 zhi1 milk from a woman's breast; milk (used in the names of dishes to indicate white sauce) 1 鳕鱼[鱈魚] xue3 yu2 cod 1 低温[低溫] di1 wen1 low temperature 1 烟[煙] yan1 cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke 1 牛排[牛排] niu2 pai2 steak 3 土豆[土豆] tu3 dou4 potato; CL:個|个[ge4]; (Tw) peanut; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 1 饺子[餃子] jiao3 zi5 dumpling; pot-sticker; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 7 基辅[基輔] Ji1 fu3 Kiev, capital of Ukraine 1 沙拉[沙拉] sha1 la1 salad (loanword) 3 汤[湯] tang1 soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled 11 豌豆[豌豆] wan1 dou4 pea (Pisum sativum) 2 洋葱[洋蔥] yang2 cong1 onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion 1 成熟[成熟] cheng2 shu2 mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] 13 专门[專門] zhuan1 men2 specialist; specialized; customized 5 愚人节[愚人節] Yu2 ren2 jie2 April Fools' Day 5 不光[不光] bu4 guang1 not the only one; not only 11 蛋糕[蛋糕] dan4 gao1 cake; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4] 12 奖励[獎勵] jiang3 li4 to reward; reward (as encouragement) 6 档次[檔次] dang4 ci4 grade; class; quality; level 2 亲爱[親愛] qin1 ai4 dear; beloved; darling 3 琳[琳] lin2 gem 2 吵闹[吵鬧] chao3 nao4 noisy; raucous; to shout and scream 3 心里话[心裡話] xin1 li5 hua4 (to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/475 words - 29 min 欣赏[欣賞] xin1 shang3 to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire 7 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 妄想[妄想] wang4 xiang3 to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion 1 面试[面試] mian4 shi4 to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview 13 阴错阳差[陰錯陽差] yin1 cuo4 yang2 cha1 an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors 2 天赐[天賜] tian1 ci4 bestowed by heaven 1 良机[良機] liang2 ji1 a good chance; a golden opportunity 2 瞬息万变[瞬息萬變] shun4 xi1 wan4 bian4 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change 1 计划[計劃] ji4 hua4 plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 27 赶不上[趕不上] gan3 bu4 shang4 can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake 1 变化[變化] bian4 hua4 change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 愚人[愚人] yu2 ren2 stupid person; ignoramus 1 续约[續約] xu4 yue1 to renew or extend a contract 6 双倍[雙倍] shuang1 bei4 twofold; double 2 薪水[薪水] xin1 shui3 salary; wage 6 学习[學習] xue2 xi2 to learn; to study 21 合适[合適] he2 shi4 suitable; fitting; appropriate 38 拖[拖] tuo1 to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on 9 事实[事實] shi4 shi2 fact; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 天生[天生] tian1 sheng1 nature; disposition; innate; natural 2 材料[材料] cai2 liao4 material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 10 重视[重視] zhong4 shi4 to attach importance to sth; to value 5 亲自[親自] qin1 zi4 personally; in person; oneself 21 享福[享福] xiang3 fu2 to live comfortably; happy and prosperous life 2 泡泡[泡泡] pao4 pao5 bubbles 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/500 words - 32 min 文件[文件] wen2 jian4 document; file; CL:份[fen4] 24 智商[智商] zhi4 shang1 IQ (intelligence quotient) 2 黑猩猩[黑猩猩] hei1 xing1 xing5 common chimpanzee 2 训练[訓練] xun4 lian4 to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 能干[能幹] neng2 gan4 capable; competent 4 活儿[活兒] huo2 r5 work; (lots of) things to do 9 侮辱[侮辱] wu3 ru3 to insult; to humiliate; dishonor 1 目前[目前] mu4 qian2 at the present time; currently 16 工作量[工作量] gong1 zuo4 liang4 workload; volume of work 1 放眼[放眼] fang4 yan3 to survey; to view broadly 2 岗位[崗位] gang3 wei4 a post; a job 3 轻松[輕鬆] qing1 song1 light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously 8 偶尔[偶爾] ou3 er3 occasionally; once in a while; sometimes 3 无非[無非] wu2 fei1 only; nothing else 2 力气[力氣] li4 qi5 strength; CL:把[ba3] 3 电[電] dian4 electric; electricity; electrical 8 干嘛[幹嘛] gan4 ma2 what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? 87 设计[設計] she4 ji4 plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4] 22 请求[請求] qing3 qiu2 to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 喝酒[喝酒] he1 jiu3 to drink (alcohol) 16 报警[報警] bao4 jing3 to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police 3 环境[環境] huan2 jing4 environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient 20 鞋[鞋] xie2 shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 9 女生[女生] nu:3 sheng1 schoolgirl; female student; girl 14 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 25 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/525 words - 33 min 这不[這不] zhe4 bu5 (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 27 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 6 备忘录[備忘錄] bei4 wang4 lu4 memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book 2 表[表] biao3 exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth) 3 客户[客戶] ke4 hu4 client; customer 18 裤子[褲子] ku4 zi5 trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2] 6 经常[經常] jing1 chang2 frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily 14 白天[白天] bai2 tian1 daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 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) 23 三更半夜[三更半夜] san1 geng1 ban4 ye4 in the depth of the night; very late at night 1 返[返] fan3 to return (to) 1 工[工] gong1 work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor 5 办公室[辦公室] ban4 gong1 shi4 office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1] 26 外加[外加] wai4 jia1 in addition; extra 1 小憩[小憩] xiao3 qi4 to rest for a bit; to take a breather 1 说明[說明] shuo1 ming2 to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4] 13 效率[效率] xiao4 lu:4 efficiency 8 干洗[乾洗] gan1 xi3 to dry clean; dry cleaning 3 使用[使用] shi3 yong4 to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of 9 说明书[說明書] shuo1 ming2 shu1 (technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film); specification (patent); CL:本[ben3] 3 简直[簡直] jian3 zhi2 simply; at all; practically 10 航天飞机[航天飛機] hang2 tian1 fei1 ji1 space shuttle 1 复杂[複雜] fu4 za2 complicated; complex 12 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 19 饮食[飲食] yin3 shi2 food and drink; diet 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/550 words - 35 min 出差[出差] chu1 chai1 to go on an official or business trip 22 保姆[保姆] bao3 mu3 nanny; housekeeper 1 大半夜[大半夜] da4 ban4 ye4 the middle of the night 6 当代[當代] dang1 dai4 the present age; the contemporary era 3 驾[駕] jia4 to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) 1 洁癖[潔癖] jie2 pi3 mysophobia; obsession with cleanliness; extreme fastidiousness 3 可劲儿[可勁兒] ke3 jin4 r5 erhua variant of 可勁|可劲[ke3 jin4] 1 折磨[折磨] zhe2 mo2 to torment; to torture 3 待命[待命] dai4 ming4 to be on call; to be on standby 1 秒[秒] miao3 second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly 1 半夜[半夜] ban4 ye4 midnight; in the middle of the night 3 人工智能[人工智能] ren2 gong1 zhi4 neng2 artificial intelligence (AI) 2 恰恰[恰恰] qia4 qia4 exactly; just; precisely 2 用心[用心] yong4 xin1 motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful 6 彻底[徹底] che4 di3 thorough; thoroughly; complete 11 废[廢] fei4 to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste 1 跳槽[跳槽] tiao4 cao2 to change jobs; job-hopping 3 再会[再會] zai4 hui4 to meet again; until we meet again; goodbye 6 仅仅[僅僅] jin3 jin3 barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more) 3 限于[限於] xian4 yu2 to be limited to; to be confined to 1 部门[部門] bu4 men2 department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4] 14 意义[意義] yi4 yi4 sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 伤人[傷人] shang1 ren2 to injure sb 2 瞧不起[瞧不起] qiao2 bu4 qi3 to look down upon; to hold in contempt 3 好歹[好歹] hao3 dai3 good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/575 words - 37 min 堂堂正正[堂堂正正] tang2 tang2 zheng4 zheng4 displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square 1 金融[金融] jin1 rong2 banking; finance; financial 13 系[系] xi4 system; department; faculty 4 毕业[畢業] bi4 ye4 graduation; to graduate; to finish school 16 专业[專業] zhuan1 ye4 specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional 19 味[味] wei4 taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM) 5 风险投资[風險投資] feng1 xian3 tou2 zi1 venture capital 3 圈[圈] quan1 circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 15 证[證] zheng4 certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4] 4 每年[每年] mei3 nian2 every year; each year; yearly 2 学生[學生] xue2 sheng5 student; schoolchild 2 合着[合著] he2 zhe5 (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all 3 一遍[一遍] yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through); once through 14 允许[允許] yun3 xu3 to permit; to allow 2 大喊大叫[大喊大叫] da4 han3 da4 jiao4 shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly; to rant; to kick up a racket; to conduct vigorous propaganda 1 造反[造反] zao4 fan3 to rebel; to revolt 1 做梦[做夢] zuo4 meng4 to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream 5 下辈子[下輩子] xia4 bei4 zi5 the next life 2 嗓子[嗓子] sang3 zi5 throat; voice; CL:把[ba3] 2 摆[擺] bai3 to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum 6 练[練] lian4 to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise 16 拳[拳] quan2 fist; boxing 2 贴[貼] tie1 to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip 3 照片[照片] zhao4 pian4 photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2] 11 鼓掌[鼓掌] gu3 zhang3 to applaud; to clap 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/600 words - 38 min 喝彩[喝彩] he4 cai3 to acclaim; to cheer 1 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 情绪[情緒] qing2 xu4 mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3] 7 压力[壓力] ya1 li4 pressure 13 亏[虧] kui1 deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... 3 不虚此行[不虛此行] bu4 xu1 ci3 xing2 the trip has not been made in vain; the trip has been well worthwhile; it's been a worthwhile trip 1 表面[表面] biao3 mian4 surface; face; outside; appearance 3 小白兔[小白兔] xiao3 bai2 tu4 bunny rabbit 1 背后[背後] bei4 hou4 behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back 4 尾巴[尾巴] wei3 ba5 tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] 2 狼[狼] lang2 wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] 4 虚伪[虛偽] xu1 wei3 false; hypocritical; artificial; sham 8 胃痛[胃痛] wei4 tong4 stomachache 3 捂[捂] wu3 to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict 2 胃[胃] wei4 stomach; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 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 12 拖鞋[拖鞋] tuo1 xie2 slippers; sandals; flip-flops; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 3 光脚[光腳] guang1 jiao3 bare feet 2 踩[踩] cai3 to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote 11 地上[地上] di4 shang5 on the ground; on the floor 4 油[油] you2 oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning 5 曾[曾] ceng2 once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) 85 宇航[宇航] yu3 hang2 space flight 37 蠢货[蠢貨] chun3 huo4 blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool 1 尤[尤] you2 outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against 56 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep01/620 words - 39 min 琪[琪] qi2 fine jade 86 气死[氣死] qi4 si3 to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger 7 飙[飆] biao1 whirlwind; violent wind 1 午夜[午夜] wu3 ye4 midnight 1 凶[凶] xiong1 vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] 3 铃[鈴] ling2 (small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 2 馊主意[餿主意] sou1 zhu3 yi5 rotten idea 2 发脾气[發脾氣] fa1 pi2 qi4 to get angry 5 收买[收買] shou1 mai3 to purchase; to bribe 2 想得美[想得美] xiang3 de2 mei3 in your dreams!; as if!; You wish!; I wish that were so 1 呸[呸] pei1 pah!; bah!; pooh!; to spit (in contempt) 2 大气[大氣] da4 qi4 atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish 1 发疯[發瘋] fa1 feng1 to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind 1 撒[撒] sa1 to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to 4 撒[撒] sa3 to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill 4 亿[億] yi4 100 million 5 尊严[尊嚴] zun1 yan2 dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty 3 转去[轉去] zhuan4 qu4 to return; to go back 4 听话[聽話] ting1 hua4 to do what one is told; obedient 7 哥们儿[哥們兒] ge1 men5 r5 erhua variant of 哥們|哥们[ge1 men5] 19 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) 53 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/25 words - 2 min 怀[懷] huai2 bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child) 1 敬畏[敬畏] jing4 wei4 to revere 1 低俗[低俗] di1 su2 vulgar; poor taste 1 高尚[高尚] gao1 shang4 noble; lofty; refined; exquisite 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) 4 价值[價值] jia4 zhi2 value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 12 职业[職業] zhi2 ye4 occupation; profession; vocation; professional 5 劲儿[勁兒] jin4 r5 erhua variant of 勁|劲[jin4] 5 跨国[跨國] kua4 guo2 transnational; multinational 2 缺[缺] que1 deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of 18 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 炒[炒] chao3 to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb) 7 发火[發火] fa1 huo3 to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry 2 英语[英語] Ying1 yu3 English (language) 2 考试[考試] kao3 shi4 to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4] 5 足够[足夠] zu2 gou4 enough; sufficient 7 底盘[底盤] di3 pan2 chassis 1 庞大[龐大] pang2 da4 huge; enormous; tremendous 1 人才[人才] ren2 cai2 talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks 7 池[池] chi2 pond; reservoir; moat 1 有效[有效] you3 xiao4 effective; in effect; valid 2 讬[託] tuo1 variant of 託|托[tuo1] 13 中国[中國] Zhong1 guo2 China 6 期待[期待] qi1 dai4 to look forward to; to await; expectation 10 信任[信任] xin4 ren4 to trust; to have confidence in 21 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/50 words - 4 min 东南亚[東南亞] Dong1 nan2 ya4 Southeast Asia 2 口音[口音] kou3 yin5 voice; accent 2 板块[板塊] ban3 kuai4 slab; (geology) tectonic plate; (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry); (economic) bloc 2 核心[核心] he2 xin1 core; nucleus 5 因特网[因特網] Yin1 te4 wang3 Internet 3 全球[全球] quan2 qiu2 entire; total; global; the (whole) world; worldwide 3 浪潮[浪潮] lang4 chao2 wave; tides 1 没错[沒錯] mei2 cuo4 that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong 25 钦[欽] qin1 to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself 59 小瞧[小瞧] xiao3 qiao2 (coll.) to look down on; to underestimate 2 职位[職位] zhi2 wei4 post; office; position 6 顶上[頂上] ding3 shang4 on top of; at the summit 3 应聘[應聘] ying4 pin4 to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position 1 脑筋[腦筋] nao3 jin1 brains; mind; head; way of thinking 1 千载难逢[千載難逢] qian1 zai3 nan2 feng2 extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon 1 职场[職場] zhi2 chang3 workplace; workforce (of a nation or industry etc); job market 7 上班[上班] shang4 ban1 to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office 17 一把手[一把手] yi1 ba3 shou3 working hand; member of a work team; participant; (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3]) the boss 1 皮毛[皮毛] pi2 mao2 fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge 1 顾虑[顧慮] gu4 lu:4 misgivings; apprehensions 2 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 15 最多[最多] zui4 duo1 at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal 4 别着急[別著急] bie2 zhao2 ji2 Don't worry! 6 历练[歷練] li4 lian4 to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced 4 吴[吳] Wu2 surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/75 words - 8 min 千金[千金] qian1 jin1 thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter 1 易[易] yi4 easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" 1 头绪[頭緒] tou2 xu4 outline; main threads 3 想起[想起] xiang3 qi3 to recall; to think of; to call to mind 7 琢磨[琢磨] zuo2 mo5 to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] 4 寻[尋] xun2 to search; to look for; to seek 1 寻觅[尋覓] xun2 mi4 to look for 1 觅[覓] mi4 to seek; to find 1 兜兜[兜兜] dou1 dou5 an undergarment covering chest and abdomen 1 转转[轉轉] zhuan4 zhuan5 to stroll 2 电梯[電梯] dian4 ti1 elevator; escalator; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] 5 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]) 4 凌晨[凌晨] ling2 chen2 very early in the morning; in the wee hours 3 下半[下半] xia4 ban4 second half 3 惜福[惜福] xi1 fu2 to appreciate one's good fortune 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] 7 级[級] ji2 level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level 3 破天荒[破天荒] po4 tian1 huang1 unprecedented; for the first time; never before; first ever 1 主动[主動] zhu3 dong4 to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc) 8 羡慕[羨慕] xian4 mu4 to envy; to admire 4 明确[明確] ming2 que4 clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite 6 四月[四月] Si4 yue4 April; fourth month (of the lunar year) 1 一号[一號] yi1 hao4 first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) 1 亲口[親口] qin1 kou3 one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally 3 暂时[暫時] zan4 shi2 temporary; provisional; for the time being 16 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/100 words - 11 min 续[續] xu4 to continue; to replenish 8 推卸[推卸] tui1 xie4 to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck 1 爷[爺] ye2 grandpa; old gentleman 3 从长计议[從長計議] cong2 chang2 ji4 yi4 to take one's time making a decision (idiom); to consider at length 1 空间[空間] kong1 jian1 space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space 7 遍[遍] bian4 everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time 7 普度众生[普度眾生] pu3 du4 zhong4 sheng1 (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom) 1 随时随地[隨時隨地] sui2 shi2 sui2 di4 anytime and anywhere 1 炸[炸] zha2 to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4] 8 炸[炸] zha4 to explode 8 里头[裡頭] li3 tou5 inside; interior 7 人人[人人] ren2 ren2 everyone; every person 1 担惊受怕[擔驚受怕] dan1 jing1 shou4 pa4 to feel apprehensive; to be alarmed 1 反导弹[反導彈] fan3 dao3 dan4 anti-missile 1 体质[體質] ti3 zhi4 constitution 3 寐[寐] mei4 to sleep soundly 1 福气[福氣] fu2 qi5 good fortune; a blessing 4 路过[路過] lu4 guo4 to pass by or through 5 偷听[偷聽] tou1 ting1 to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly) 3 奢侈[奢侈] she1 chi3 luxurious; extravagant 1 谈谈[談談] tan2 tan2 to discuss; to have a chat 5 许[許] xu3 to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps 83 白富美[白富美] bai2 fu4 mei3 "Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang) 1 时尚[時尚] shi2 shang4 fashion; fad; fashionable 1 裙子[裙子] qun2 zi5 skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2] 2 纠缠[糾纏] jiu1 chan2 to be in a tangle; to nag 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/125 words - 12 min 地儿[地兒] di4 r5 place; space 1 香水[香水] xiang1 shui3 perfume; cologne 1 当成[當成] dang4 cheng2 to consider as; to take to be 8 沐浴乳[沐浴乳] mu4 yu4 ru3 body wash (liquid soap); shower gel 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 2 克[克] ke4 to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares 2 雷德[雷德] Lei2 de2 Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing since 2001 1 私人[私人] si1 ren2 private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique 4 订制[訂製] ding4 zhi4 custom-made; made-to-order; to have something custom made; also written 定製|定制 2 木质[木質] mu4 zhi4 wooden 1 鸢尾花[鳶尾花] yuan1 wei3 hua1 iris (family Iridaceae) 1 打住[打住] da3 zhu4 to stop; to halt 1 老是[老是] lao3 shi5 always 7 正事[正事] zheng4 shi4 one's proper business 2 重量级[重量級] zhong4 liang4 ji2 heavyweight (boxing etc) 1 石英[石英] shi2 ying1 quartz 35 管理[管理] guan3 li3 to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4] 20 硕士[碩士] shuo4 shi4 master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person 4 同学[同學] tong2 xue2 to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 10 特[特] te4 special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex 4 实力[實力] shi2 li4 strength 4 保险[保險] bao3 xian3 insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; CL:份[fen4] 18 代理人[代理人] dai4 li3 ren2 agent 1 联合[聯合] lian2 he2 to combine; to join; unite; alliance 2 感激[感激] gan3 ji1 to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/150 words - 14 min 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 12 三十[三十] san1 shi2 thirty; 30 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) 12 袭击[襲擊] xi2 ji1 attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack 2 网红[網紅] wang3 hong2 Internet celebrity 4 咖啡店[咖啡店] ka1 fei1 dian4 café; coffee shop 1 装潢[裝潢] zhuang1 huang2 to mount (a picture); to dress; to adorn; decoration; packaging 4 小熊猫[小熊貓] xiao3 xiong2 mao1 lesser panda; red panda; firefox 1 楼下[樓下] lou2 xia4 downstairs 6 接下[接下] jie1 xia4 continuing on 2 堵车[堵車] du3 che1 traffic jam; (of traffic) to get congested 4 不快[不快] bu4 kuai4 unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp 1 使唤[使喚] shi3 huan4 to order sb about; to use sb 3 咱俩[咱倆] zan2 lia3 the two of us 18 动手动脚[動手動腳] dong4 shou3 dong4 jiao3 to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh 2 分寸[分寸] fen1 cun5 propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms 2 采访[採訪] cai3 fang3 to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover 14 女性[女性] nu:3 xing4 woman; the female sex 4 角度[角度] jiao3 du4 angle; point of view 11 来讲[來講] lai2 jiang3 as to; considering; for 6 观念[觀念] guan1 nian4 notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions 3 思维[思維] si1 wei2 (line of) thought; thinking 4 部分[部分] bu4 fen5 part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 精彩[精彩] jing1 cai3 wonderful; marvelous; brilliant 1 什么的[什麼的] shen2 me5 de5 and so on; and what not 12 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/175 words - 16 min 零售[零售] ling2 shou4 to retail; to sell individually or in small quantities 1 品类[品類] pin3 lei4 category; kind 2 感兴趣[感興趣] gan3 xing4 qu4 to be interested 13 想来[想來] xiang3 lai2 it may be assumed that 4 架构[架構] jia4 gou4 to construct; to build; infrastructure; architecture; framework 8 过奖[過獎] guo4 jiang3 to overpraise; to flatter 5 意见[意見] yi4 jian4 idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 16 建议[建議] jian4 yi4 to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3] 11 俊[俊] jun4 smart; eminent; handsome; talented 44 霖[霖] lin2 continued rain 43 开会[開會] kai1 hui4 to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting 10 宝贵[寶貴] bao3 gui4 valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by 5 进展[進展] jin4 zhan3 to make headway; to make progress 8 保密[保密] bao3 mi4 to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy 2 大致[大致] da4 zhi4 more or less; roughly; approximately 1 战略[戰略] zhan4 lu:e4 strategy 13 特点[特點] te4 dian3 characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 不仅[不僅] bu4 jin3 not only (this one); not just (...) but also 10 盈利[盈利] ying2 li4 profit; gain 3 创造力[創造力] chuang4 zao4 li4 ingenuity; creativity 1 塑造[塑造] su4 zao4 to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (literature) to portray (in words) 1 模式[模式] mo2 shi4 mode; method; pattern 5 虚[虛] xu1 emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain 3 说说[說說] shuo1 shuo5 to say sth 13 推进[推進] tui1 jin4 to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward 10 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/200 words - 16 min 概念[概念] gai4 nian4 concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 木头[木頭] mu4 tou5 slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1] 1 生命[生命] sheng1 ming4 life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 2 砍伐[砍伐] kan3 fa2 to hew; to cut down 1 取材[取材] qu3 cai2 to collect material 1 低[低] di1 low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 10 碳[碳] tan4 carbon (chemistry) 2 绿色[綠色] lu:4 se4 green 3 生产[生產] sheng1 chan3 to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child 14 过程[過程] guo4 cheng2 course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 便于[便於] bian4 yu2 easy to; convenient for 1 回收[回收] hui2 shou1 to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product) 2 优势[優勢] you1 shi4 superiority; dominance; advantage 15 最大化[最大化] zui4 da4 hua4 to maximize 1 保留[保留] bao3 liu2 to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later 1 原木[原木] yuan2 mu4 logs 1 质感[質感] zhi4 gan3 realism (in art); sense of reality; texture; tactile quality 1 体现[體現] ti3 xian4 to embody; to reflect; to incarnate 2 传统[傳統] chuan2 tong3 tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 手工艺[手工藝] shou3 gong1 yi4 handicraft; arts and crafts 1 形式[形式] xing2 shi4 outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 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 5 融资[融資] rong2 zi1 financing 16 主导[主導] zhu3 dao3 leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate 1 积极[積極] ji1 ji2 active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/225 words - 18 min 进行[進行] jin4 xing2 to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute 7 时机[時機] shi2 ji1 fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity 9 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 14 产品[產品] chan3 pin3 goods; merchandise; product; CL:個|个[ge4] 47 逻辑[邏輯] luo2 ji5 logic (loanword) 7 掰开[掰開] bai1 kai1 to pull apart; to pry open with the hands 1 揉碎[揉碎] rou2 sui4 to crush; to crumble into pieces 1 白白[白白] bai2 bai2 in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white 5 藏龙卧虎[藏龍臥虎] cang2 long2 wo4 hu3 lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding; concealed talent 1 观察[觀察] guan1 cha2 to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 惯用[慣用] guan4 yong4 to use habitually; habitual; customary 2 右手[右手] you4 shou3 right hand; right-hand side 1 左手[左手] zuo3 shou3 left hand; left-hand side 3 手机[手機] shou3 ji1 cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1] 15 手势[手勢] shou3 shi4 gesture; sign; signal 2 清晰[清晰] qing1 xi1 clear; distinct 2 缜密[縝密] zhen3 mi4 meticulous; careful; deliberate; delicate; fine (texture) 1 料子[料子] liao4 zi5 material 1 路子[路子] lu4 zi5 method; way; approach 4 卧虎藏龙[臥虎藏龍] wo4 hu3 cang2 long2 lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding; concealed talent 1 名校[名校] ming2 xiao4 famous school 2 精英[精英] jing1 ying1 cream; elite; essence; quintessence 3 培养[培養] pei2 yang3 to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology) 9 墙[牆] qiang2 wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3] 3 角色[角色] jue2 se4 role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/250 words - 20 min 劳烦[勞煩] lao2 fan2 to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request) 1 打杂[打雜] da3 za2 to do odd jobs; to do unskilled work 1 端[端] duan1 end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular 3 礼拜[禮拜] li3 bai4 week; religious service; worship; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 样品[樣品] yang4 pin3 sample; specimen 3 参观[參觀] can1 guan1 to look around; to tour; to visit 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 3 迫不及待[迫不及待] po4 bu4 ji2 dai4 impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it 1 生意[生意] sheng1 yi4 life force; vitality 5 大餐[大餐] da4 can1 great meal; banquet 2 听见[聽見] ting1 jian4 to hear 9 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 同等[同等] tong2 deng3 equal to; having the same social class or status 1 丰厚[豐厚] feng1 hou4 generous; ample 1 不满[不滿] bu4 man3 resentful; discontented; dissatisfied 2 否则[否則] fou3 ze2 if not; otherwise; else; or else 2 待遇[待遇] dai4 yu4 treatment; pay; salary; status; rank 3 战[戰] zhan4 to fight; fight; war; battle 3 国有[國有] guo2 you3 nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned 1 赵括[趙括] Zhao4 Kuo4 Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC; also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子 1 成语[成語] cheng2 yu3 Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage; CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4] 1 纸上谈兵[紙上談兵] zhi3 shang4 tan2 bing1 lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing; cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC 1 典故[典故] dian3 gu4 classical story or quote from the literature 1 两码事[兩碼事] liang3 ma3 shi4 two quite different things; another kettle of fish 3 展示[展示] zhan3 shi4 to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit sth 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/275 words - 23 min 说服[說服] shuo1 fu2 to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] 6 展现[展現] zhan3 xian4 to come out; to emerge; to reveal; to display 2 眼皮底下[眼皮底下] yan3 pi2 di3 xia5 in front of one's eyes 1 晃[晃] huang3 to dazzle; to flash past 4 晃[晃] huang4 to sway; to shake; to wander about 4 班子[班子] ban1 zi5 organized group; theatrical troupe 1 上午[上午] shang4 wu3 morning; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 借口[借口] jie4 kou3 to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext 7 结结巴巴[結結巴巴] jie1 jie1 ba1 ba5 stammeringly 1 不用说[不用說] bu4 yong4 shuo1 needless to say; it goes without saying 1 春秋[春秋] chun1 qiu1 spring and autumn; four seasons; year; a person's age; annals (used in book titles) 1 捅[捅] tong3 to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose 2 娄子[婁子] lou2 zi5 trouble; blunder 1 一瞬间[一瞬間] yi1 shun4 jian1 split second 1 冷嘲热讽[冷嘲熱諷] leng3 chao2 re4 feng3 frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule 2 情分[情分] qing2 fen4 mutual affection; friendship 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 天天[天天] tian1 tian1 every day 11 似的[似的] shi4 de5 seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5] 19 烦人[煩人] fan2 ren2 to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome 2 金融业[金融業] jin1 rong2 ye4 financial sector; the banking business 1 本身[本身] ben3 shen1 itself; in itself; per se 11 拼[拼] pin1 to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell 5 菜单[菜單] cai4 dan1 menu; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 2 柠檬[檸檬] ning2 meng2 lemon 9 宝[寶] bao3 jewel; gem; treasure; precious 5 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/300 words - 27 min 稍等[稍等] shao1 deng3 to wait a moment 3 饮料[飲料] yin3 liao4 drink; beverage 1 威士忌[威士忌] wei1 shi4 ji4 whiskey (loanword) 2 架不住[架不住] jia4 bu5 zhu4 (coll.) unable to withstand; cannot bear; can't stand it; no match for 1 酒吧[酒吧] jiu3 ba1 bar; pub; saloon; CL:家[jia1] 4 酸[酸] suan1 sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid 18 橘子[橘子] ju2 zi5 tangerine; CL:個|个[ge4],瓣[ban4] 15 打车[打車] da3 che1 to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift 1 开车[開車] kai1 che1 to drive a car 17 一一[一一] yi1 yi1 one by one; one after another 1 吐[吐] tu4 to vomit; to throw up 8 咽[咽] yan4 variant of 嚥|咽[yan4] 5 喝醉[喝醉] he1 zui4 to get drunk 7 地毯[地毯] di4 tan3 carpet; rug 1 脏[髒] zang1 dirty; filthy 6 下属[下屬] xia4 shu3 subordinate; underling 1 宠[寵] chong3 to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor 4 花钱[花錢] hua1 qian2 to spend money 3 醉[醉] zui4 intoxicated 5 非得[非得] fei1 dei3 (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must 10 云[雲] yun2 cloud; CL:朵[duo3] 2 小子[小子] xiao3 zi5 (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow 4 酒量[酒量] jiu3 liang4 capacity for liquor; how much one can drink 2 服输[服輸] fu2 shu1 to concede; to admit defeat; to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right 1 蠢[蠢] chun3 stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/325 words - 31 min 第二天[第二天] di4 er4 tian1 next day; the morrow 2 记不住[記不住] ji4 bu5 zhu4 can't remember 2 一清二楚[一清二楚] yi1 qing1 er4 chu3 to be very clear about sth (idiom) 1 窗户[窗戶] chuang1 hu5 window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4] 2 闷[悶] men4 bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed 7 恶心[噁心] e3 xin1 variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 5 好意思[好意思] hao3 yi4 si5 to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) 5 养女[養女] yang3 nu:3 adopted daughter 1 举报[舉報] ju3 bao4 to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce 3 猪[豬] zhu1 hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] 5 扰[擾] rao3 to disturb 1 民[民] min2 the people; nationality; citizen 3 有趣[有趣] you3 qu4 interesting; fascinating; amusing 5 老老[老老] lao3 lao5 maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥 4 实[實] shi2 real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely 18 弄死[弄死] nong4 si3 to kill; to put to death 1 个头[個頭] ge4 tou2 size; height 3 牲口[牲口] sheng1 kou5 animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc); beast of burden 1 动静[動靜] dong4 jing4 (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness 4 顺心[順心] shun4 xin1 happy; satisfactory 1 爸[爸] ba4 father; dad; pa; papa 119 恋爱[戀愛] lian4 ai4 (romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair 2 咱家[咱家] zan2 jia1 I; me; we; my home; our house 1 配套[配套] pei4 tao4 to form a complete set; compatible; matching; complementary 1 齐全[齊全] qi2 quan2 complete; comprehensive 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/350 words - 34 min 信箱[信箱] xin4 xiang1 mailbox; post office box 6 酒店[酒店] jiu3 dian4 wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club 26 车辆[車輛] che1 liang4 vehicle 1 劳动合同[勞動合同] lao2 dong4 he2 tong5 labor contract; contract between employer and employees governing wages and conditions 1 电池[電池] dian4 chi2 battery; CL:節|节[jie2],組|组[zu3] 11 充电[充電] chong1 dian4 to recharge batteries; fig. to rest and recuperate 6 报废[報廢] bao4 fei4 to scrap; to be written off 1 充[充] chong1 to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill; to act in place of; substitute; sufficient; full 2 减少[減少] jian3 shao3 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower 2 环境污染[環境污染] huan2 jing4 wu1 ran3 environmental pollution 1 节约[節約] jie2 yue1 to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal 2 能源[能源] neng2 yuan2 energy; power source; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 一次性[一次性] yi1 ci4 xing4 one-off (offer); one-time; single-use; disposable (goods) 3 多次[多次] duo1 ci4 many times; repeatedly 4 手纸[手紙] shou3 zhi3 toilet paper 1 手帕[手帕] shou3 pa4 handkerchief; CL:方[fang1] 1 区别[區別] qu1 bie2 difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 运动[運動] yun4 dong4 to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3] 7 考察[考察] kao3 cha2 to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation 11 联络[聯絡] lian2 luo4 to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection 1 屋[屋] wu1 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 4 作业[作業] zuo4 ye4 school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate 5 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] 4 上学[上學] shang4 xue2 to go to school; to attend school 5 不得[不得] bu4 de2 must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/375 words - 38 min 大不了[大不了] da4 bu4 liao3 at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming 5 上街[上街] shang4 jie1 to go onto the streets; to go shopping 2 还债[還債] huan2 zhai4 to settle a debt 2 母女[母女] mu3 nu:3 mother-daughter 2 委屈[委屈] wei3 qu5 to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance 6 房屋[房屋] fang2 wu1 house; building; CL:所[suo3],套[tao4] 2 所有权[所有權] suo3 you3 quan2 ownership; possession; property rights; title (to property) 1 抵债[抵債] di3 zhai4 to repay a debt in kind or by labor 1 扛[扛] kang2 to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) 7 秋天[秋天] qiu1 tian1 autumn; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 傍晚[傍晚] bang4 wan3 in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk 1 创业[創業] chuang4 ye4 to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture; entrepreneurship 24 失败[失敗] shi1 bai4 to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] 7 大约[大約] da4 yue1 approximately; probably 1 模糊[模糊] mo2 hu5 vague; indistinct; fuzzy 1 坚定[堅定] jian1 ding4 firm; steady; staunch; resolute 2 执着[執著] zhi2 zhuo2 to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to 3 起飞[起飛] qi3 fei1 (of an aircraft) to take off 2 剪断[剪斷] jian3 duan4 to cut; to snip 1 翅膀[翅膀] chi4 bang3 wing; CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4] 4 辞职[辭職] ci2 zhi2 to resign 35 二轮[二輪] er4 lun2 second round (of a match or election) 2 条款[條款] tiao2 kuan3 clause (of contract or law); CL:項|项[xiang4] 2 清单[清單] qing1 dan1 list of items 1 规划[規劃] gui1 hua4 to plan (how to do sth); planning; plan; program 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep02/390 words - 40 min 金牌[金牌] jin1 pai2 gold medal; CL:枚[mei2] 1 野心[野心] ye3 xin1 ambition; wild schemes; careerism 3 成立[成立] cheng2 li4 to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water 10 自知之明[自知之明] zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2 knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge 2 定位[定位] ding4 wei4 to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche 7 走人[走人] zou3 ren2 (coll.) to leave; to beat it 4 关照[關照] guan1 zhao4 to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind 3 凤[鳳] feng4 phoenix 1 螃蟹[螃蟹] pang2 xie4 crab; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 5 人手[人手] ren2 shou3 manpower; staff; human hand 1 寒[寒] han2 cold; poor; to tremble 1 蒸[蒸] zheng1 to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old) 4 降[降] jiang4 to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend 4 降[降] xiang2 to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame 4 降温[降溫] jiang4 wen1 to become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling; (of interest, activity etc) to decline 2 迎接[迎接] ying2 jie1 to meet; to welcome; to greet 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/25 words - 4 min 做事[做事] zuo4 shi4 to work; to handle matters; to have a job 11 冲动[衝動] chong1 dong4 to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge 11 动不动[動不動] dong4 bu5 dong4 (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat 4 后路[後路] hou4 lu4 escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver 6 上手[上手] shang4 shou3 to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor 3 耍花招[耍花招] shua3 hua1 zhao1 to play tricks on sb 1 滚蛋[滾蛋] gun3 dan4 get out of here!; beat it! 6 讨价还价[討價還價] tao3 jia4 huan2 jia4 to haggle over price; to bargain 1 起码[起碼] qi3 ma3 at the minimum; at the very least 4 顶多[頂多] ding3 duo1 at most; at best 1 一个半[一個半] yi1 ge5 ban4 one and a half 2 中间人[中間人] zhong1 jian1 ren2 intermediary; mediator 1 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 成交[成交] cheng2 jiao1 to complete a contract; to reach a deal 3 老虎[老虎] lao3 hu3 tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 2 妥协[妥協] tuo3 xie2 to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise 3 搧[搧] shan1 variant of 扇[shan1] 2 靠谱[靠譜] kao4 pu3 reliable; reasonable; probable 4 机灵[機靈] ji1 ling5 clever; quick-witted 2 名堂[名堂] ming2 tang5 item (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief); worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth significant but not immediately apparent; sth more than meets the eye 2 名下[名下] ming2 xia4 under sb's name 1 岂[豈] qi3 how? (emphatic question) 3 员[員] yuan2 person; employee; member 2 猛将[猛將] meng3 jiang4 fierce general; valiant military leader; fig. brave individual 2 亲手[親手] qin1 shou3 personally; with one's own hands 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/50 words - 8 min 算帐[算帳] suan4 zhang4 to reckon (accounting); to balance an account; fig. to settle an account; to get one's revenge 1 多多[多多] duo1 duo1 many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more 3 传言[傳言] chuan2 yan2 rumor; hearsay 1 冯[馮] ping2 to gallop; to assist; to attack; to wade; great; old variant of 憑|凭[ping2] 14 经理[經理] jing1 li3 manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 42 同事[同事] tong2 shi4 colleague; co-worker; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 22 空降[空降] kong1 jiang4 to drop from the sky; (fig.) to appear out of nowhere; (attributive) airborne 2 留心[留心] liu2 xin1 to be careful; to pay attention to 1 插曲[插曲] cha1 qu3 music played during a movie, play etc; incidental music; music played in a theatrical interlude; (fig.) incident; episode 1 指示[指示] zhi3 shi4 to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 特殊[特殊] te4 shu1 special; particular; unusual; extraordinary 5 员工[員工] yuan2 gong1 staff; personnel; employee 28 标准[標準] biao1 zhun3 (an official) standard; norm; criterion; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 对待[對待] dui4 dai4 to treat; treatment 7 哪壶不开提哪壶[哪壺不開提哪壺] na3 hu2 bu4 kai1 ti2 na3 hu2 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot; to talk about sb's weak point 1 枪口[槍口] qiang1 kou3 muzzle of a gun 1 降火[降火] jiang4 huo3 to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine) 1 状况[狀況] zhuang4 kuang4 condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 惊险[驚險] jing1 xian3 thrilling; a thriller 1 当着[當著] dang1 zhe5 in front of; in the presence of 5 动手[動手] dong4 shou3 to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch 5 天哪[天哪] tian1 na5 Good gracious!; For goodness sake! 7 转折[轉折] zhuan3 zhe2 shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation 1 补[補] bu3 to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement 14 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) 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/75 words - 9 min 牙龈[牙齦] ya2 yin2 gums; gingiva 1 露出[露出] lu4 chu1 to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1] 1 形象[形象] xing2 xiang4 image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid 6 变态[變態] bian4 tai4 to metamorphose (biology); abnormal; perverted; hentai; (slang) pervert 3 够意思[夠意思] gou4 yi4 si5 wonderful; great; delightful; very kind; generous 5 偿[償] chang2 to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc) 3 所愿[所願] suo3 yuan4 wished-for; desired 3 支撑[支撐] zhi1 cheng1 to prop up; to support; strut; brace 1 适应[適應] shi4 ying4 to adapt; to fit; to suit 10 说实话[說實話] shuo1 shi2 hua4 to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly 13 閒[閒] jian1 variant of 間|间[jian1] 11 案例[案例] an4 li4 case (law); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 法律[法律] fa3 lu:4 law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4] 5 控[控] kong4 to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia 7 体系[體系] ti3 xi4 system; setup; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 上进心[上進心] shang4 jin4 xin1 motivation; ambition 1 彩妆[彩妝] cai3 zhuang1 makeup; cosmetics 1 打交道[打交道] da3 jiao1 dao4 to come into contact with; to have dealings 3 何[何] he2 what; how; why; which; carry 144 乐意[樂意] le4 yi4 to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied 5 指教[指教] zhi3 jiao4 to give advice or comments 3 友情[友情] you3 qing2 friendly feelings; friendship 1 人际关系[人際關系] ren2 ji4 guan1 xi4 interpersonal relationship 2 普通[普通] pu3 tong1 common; ordinary; general; average 19 万事[萬事] wan4 shi4 all things 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/100 words - 14 min 做饭[做飯] zuo4 fan4 to prepare a meal; to cook 15 少放[少放] shao3 fang4 to add less (of a spice etc) 1 盐[鹽] yan2 salt; CL:粒[li4] 6 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 47 联系人[聯繫人] lian2 xi4 ren2 contact (person) 1 传给[傳給] chuan2 gei3 to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; to pass to (in football etc) 8 背景[背景] bei4 jing3 background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 调查[調查] diao4 cha2 investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 30 资料[資料] zi1 liao4 material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] 55 影印[影印] ying3 yin4 photographic reproduction; photocopying; photo-offset 2 版[版] ban3 a register; block of printing; edition; version; page 3 物品[物品] wu4 pin3 articles; goods; materials 1 保管[保管] bao3 guan3 to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator 1 网上[網上] wang3 shang4 online 6 订单号[訂單號] ding4 dan1 hao4 order number 1 尽管[儘管] jin3 guan3 despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating 7 葵花[葵花] kui2 hua1 sunflower 1 宝典[寶典] bao3 dian3 canonical text; treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom) 1 交接[交接] jiao1 jie1 (of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse 6 努力[努力] nu3 li4 great effort; to strive; to try hard 27 冲[沖] chong1 (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with 8 火锅[火鍋] huo3 guo1 hotpot 10 点儿[點兒] dian3 r5 erhua variant of 點|点[dian3] 3 一早[一早] yi1 zao3 early in the morning; at dawn 5 标的[標的] biao1 di4 target; aim; objective; what one hopes to gain 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/125 words - 16 min 马虎[馬虎] ma3 hu5 careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy 1 熟悉[熟悉] shu2 xi1 to be familiar with; to know well 11 功课[功課] gong1 ke4 homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study; CL:門|门[men2] 2 计较[計較] ji4 jiao4 to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem 1 盼[盼] pan4 to hope for; to long for; to expect 9 好意[好意] hao3 yi4 good intention; kindness 5 在于[在於] zai4 yu2 to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with 2 沉[沉] chen2 to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy 3 下沉[下沉] xia4 chen2 to sink down 1 冰山[冰山] bing1 shan1 iceberg; CL:座[zuo4] 1 金矿[金礦] jin1 kuang4 gold mine; gold ore 1 出师[出師] chu1 shi1 to finish apprenticeship; to graduate; to send out troops (under a commander) 1 不利[不利] bu4 li4 unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental 1 填[填] tian2 to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in 5 赔罪[賠罪] pei2 zui4 to apologize 2 过问[過問] guo4 wen4 to show an interest in; to get involved with 2 职[職] zhi2 office; duty 6 阶段性[階段性] jie1 duan4 xing4 specific to a particular stage (of a project etc); interim (policy etc); occurring in stages; phased 1 地下[地下] di4 xia4 underground; subterranean; covert 3 基层[基層] ji1 ceng2 basic level; grassroots unit; basement layer 2 体验[體驗] ti3 yan4 to experience for oneself 10 词[詞] ci2 word; statement; speech; lyrics; CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2]; CL:首[shou3] 5 任务[任務] ren4 wu5 mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 10 打赌[打賭] da3 du3 to bet; to make a bet; a wager 1 成绩[成績] cheng2 ji4 achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 9 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/150 words - 20 min 氛围[氛圍] fen1 wei2 ambience; atmosphere 3 快递[快遞] kuai4 di4 express delivery 16 前台[前臺] qian2 tai2 stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end; foreground 4 伯伯[伯伯] bo2 bo5 father's elder brother; uncle 38 钓鱼[釣魚] diao4 yu2 to fish (with line and hook); to dupe 18 设备[設備] she4 bei4 equipment; facilities; installations; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 加班[加班] jia1 ban1 to work overtime 9 姨[姨] yi2 mother's sister; aunt 55 叽叽喳喳[嘰嘰喳喳] ji1 ji1 zha1 zha1 (onom.) chirp; twitter; buzzing; to chatter continuously 3 话说[話說] hua4 shuo1 It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount 6 晚饭[晚飯] wan3 fan4 evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 4 来得[來得] lai2 de5 to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to 8 纯净[純淨] chun2 jing4 pure; clean; unmixed 3 矿泉水[礦泉水] kuang4 quan2 shui3 mineral spring water; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1] 1 称之为[稱之為] cheng1 zhi1 wei2 to call it...; known as... 1 测试[測試] ce4 shi4 to test (machinery etc); to test (students); test; quiz; exam; beta (software) 6 款[款] kuan3 section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product) 35 机器[機器] ji1 qi4 machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4] 4 强大[強大] qiang2 da4 large; formidable; powerful; strong 6 净水[淨水] jing4 shui3 clean water; purified water 1 功能[功能] gong1 neng2 function; capability 7 兼顾[兼顧] jian1 gu4 to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc) 2 口感[口感] kou3 gan3 taste; texture (of food); how food feels in the mouth 1 过滤[過濾] guo4 lu:4 to filter; filter 2 速度[速度] su4 du4 speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/175 words - 21 min 净水器[淨水器] jing4 shui3 qi4 water purifier 1 即时[即時] ji2 shi2 immediate 2 出水[出水] chu1 shui3 to discharge water; to appear out of the water; to break the surface 1 净化[淨化] jing4 hua4 to purify 4 自来水[自來水] zi4 lai2 shui3 running water; tap water 1 排水沟[排水溝] pai2 shui3 gou1 gutter 1 桶[桶] tong3 bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 1 脏水[髒水] zang1 shui3 dirty water; sewage 5 小白鼠[小白鼠] xiao3 bai2 shu3 little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal); fig. guinea pig, i.e. human participant in experiment 1 事先[事先] shi4 xian1 in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior 5 拉肚子[拉肚子] la1 du4 zi5 (coll.) to have diarrhea 1 医院[醫院] yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 16 麻[麻] ma2 generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb 1 工业[工業] gong1 ye4 industry 1 废水[廢水] fei4 shui3 waste water; drain water; effluent 1 农业[農業] nong2 ye4 agriculture; farming 1 污染[污染] wu1 ran3 pollution; contamination; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 类[類] lei4 kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble 8 必然[必然] bi4 ran2 inevitable; certain; necessity 1 趋势[趨勢] qu1 shi4 trend; tendency 5 这类[這類] zhe4 lei4 this kind (of) 2 吃喝玩乐[吃喝玩樂] chi1 he1 wan2 le4 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure 2 理想主义[理想主義] li3 xiang3 zhu3 yi4 idealism 1 化[化] hua4 to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] 16 年代[年代] nian2 dai4 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/200 words - 22 min 社会[社會] she4 hui4 society; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 发展[發展] fa1 zhan3 development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand 17 跟上[跟上] gen1 shang4 to catch up with; to keep pace with 1 早晚[早晚] zao3 wan3 morning and evening; sooner or later 4 责任心[責任心] ze2 ren4 xin1 sense of responsibility 2 消费品[消費品] xiao1 fei4 pin3 consumer goods 2 人们[人們] ren2 men5 people 3 高调[高調] gao1 diao4 high-sounding speech; bombast; high-profile 1 压制[壓制] ya1 zhi4 to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle 1 唱高调[唱高調] chang4 gao1 diao4 to sing the high part; to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom) 1 作对[作對] zuo4 dui4 to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair 3 喜[喜] xi3 to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad 5 高科技[高科技] gao1 ke1 ji4 high tech; high technology 2 器[器] qi4 device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2] 19 自动[自動] zi4 dong4 automatic; voluntarily 2 探[探] tan4 to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward 4 鱼[魚] yu2 fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3] 26 鱼钩[魚鉤] yu2 gou1 fishhook 1 钓[釣] diao4 to fish with a hook and bait 15 释放[釋放] shi4 fang4 to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge 1 里边[裡邊] li3 bian5 inside 19 摄影机[攝影機] she4 ying3 ji1 camera; movie camera 2 旋转[旋轉] xuan2 zhuan3 to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl 1 水面[水面] shui3 mian4 water surface 2 水底[水底] shui3 di3 underwater 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/225 words - 24 min 没法[沒法] mei2 fa3 at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice 2 捉迷藏[捉迷藏] zhuo1 mi2 cang2 to play hide-and-seek 1 挑选[挑選] tiao1 xuan3 to choose; to select 5 的款[的款] di2 kuan3 reliable funds 2 吉利[吉利] ji2 li4 auspicious; lucky; propitious 2 数字[數字] shu4 zi4 numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 4 好几年[好幾年] hao3 ji3 nian2 several years 3 狼狗[狼狗] lang2 gou3 wolfdog 1 退休[退休] tui4 xiu1 to retire; retirement (from work) 6 结婚[結婚] jie2 hun1 to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4] 8 来着[來著] lai2 zhe5 auxiliary showing sth happened in the past 12 虎[虎] hu3 tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 3 穴[穴] xue2 cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4] 1 受不了[受不了] shou4 bu4 liao3 unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand 5 性格[性格] xing4 ge2 nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 可见[可見] ke3 jian4 it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible 1 反思[反思] fan3 si1 to think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment 2 展[展] zhan3 to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition 6 鸿图[鴻圖] hong2 tu2 variant of 宏圖|宏图[hong2 tu2] 1 一生[一生] yi1 sheng1 all one's life; throughout one's life 1 上进[上進] shang4 jin4 to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards 1 鼓励[鼓勵] gu3 li4 to encourage 11 打压[打壓] da3 ya1 to suppress; to beat down 2 作风[作風] zuo4 feng1 style; style of work; way 1 内部[內部] nei4 bu4 interior; inside (part, section); internal 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/250 words - 27 min 插手[插手] cha1 shou3 to get involved in; to meddle; interference 2 教训[教訓] jiao4 xun5 lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb 7 帐[帳] zhang4 covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 賬|账[zhang4] 15 赚钱[賺錢] zhuan4 qian2 to earn money; moneymaking 7 目中无人[目中無人] mu4 zhong1 wu2 ren2 to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air 2 饱[飽] bao3 to eat till full; satisfied 4 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 4 出色[出色] chu1 se4 remarkable; outstanding 2 小白[小白] xiao3 bai2 (slang) novice; greenhorn; fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy 3 合格[合格] he2 ge2 to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc) 4 白领[白領] bai2 ling3 white-collar; white-collar worker 2 硬[硬] ying4 hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 6 咽下[嚥下] yan4 xia4 to swallow; to suppress 1 口气[口氣] kou3 qi4 tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone 8 一套[一套] yi1 tao4 suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior 10 原形毕露[原形畢露] yuan2 xing2 bi4 lu4 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth 1 增添[增添] zeng1 tian1 to add; to increase 1 烦闷[煩悶] fan2 men4 moody; gloomy 1 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 4 嘴皮子[嘴皮子] zui3 pi2 zi5 lit. lips; fig. glib talk 2 洋相[洋相] yang2 xiang4 social gaffe or blunder; faux pas; see 出洋相[chu1 yang2 xiang4] 1 地铁站[地鐵站] di4 tie3 zhan4 subway station 1 期[期] qi1 a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] 13 基金[基金] ji1 jin1 fund 7 接触[接觸] jie1 chu4 to touch; to contact; access; in touch with 22 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/275 words - 29 min 一共[一共] yi1 gong4 altogether 3 不止[不止] bu4 zhi3 incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to 4 九[九] jiu3 nine; 9 2 分类[分類] fen1 lei4 classification 1 表格[表格] biao3 ge2 form; table; CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4] 1 模板[模板] mu2 ban3 template; (architecture) formwork 2 邮件[郵件] you2 jian4 mail; post; email 3 着急[著急] zhao2 ji2 to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] 21 自愿[自願] zi4 yuan4 voluntary 1 被迫[被迫] bei4 po4 to be compelled; to be forced 1 享受[享受] xiang3 shou4 to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3] 2 罪[罪] zui4 guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin 1 确认[確認] que4 ren4 to confirm; to verify; confirmation 3 调整[調整] tiao2 zheng3 to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 进货[進貨] jin4 huo4 to acquire stock; to replenish stock 1 样板[樣板] yang4 ban3 template; prototype; model; example 2 备[備] bei4 to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip 2 货[貨] huo4 goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 成本[成本] cheng2 ben3 (manufacturing, production etc) costs 12 预算[預算] yu4 suan4 budget 3 更加[更加] geng4 jia1 more (than sth else); even more 5 详细[詳細] xiang2 xi4 detailed; in detail; minute 2 后天[後天] hou4 tian1 the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori 5 笔记本[筆記本] bi3 ji4 ben3 notebook (stationery); CL:本[ben3]; notebook (computing) 2 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] 26 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/300 words - 32 min 什[什] shen2 what 2 笔记型电脑[筆記型電腦] bi3 ji4 xing2 dian4 nao3 notebook (computer) 1 发给[發給] fa1 gei3 to issue; to grant; to distribute 14 扫[掃] sao3 to sweep 4 扫[掃] sao4 broom 4 一眼[一眼] yi1 yan3 a glance; a quick look; a glimpse 8 错误[錯誤] cuo4 wu4 error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong 10 智力[智力] zhi4 li4 intelligence; intellect 1 下降[下降] xia4 jiang4 to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease 1 正要[正要] zheng4 yao4 to be just about to; to be on the point of 4 目的地[目的地] mu4 di4 di4 destination (location) 1 相同[相同] xiang1 tong2 identical; same 2 定时炸弹[定時炸彈] ding4 shi2 zha4 dan4 time bomb 1 雷[雷] lei2 thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific 2 矜持[矜持] jin1 chi2 reserved; aloof 2 萝卜[蘿蔔] luo2 bo5 radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5]; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 大白菜[大白菜] da4 bai2 cai4 bok choy; Chinese cabbage; Brassica pekinensis; CL:棵[ke1] 1 讽刺[諷刺] feng3 ci4 to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm 1 嗜好[嗜好] shi4 hao4 hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction 1 矛盾[矛盾] mao2 dun4 contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory 3 律[律] lu:4 law 1 编[編] bian1 to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate 2 文化[文化] wen2 hua4 culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 2 往往[往往] wang3 wang3 usually; in many cases; more often than not 2 擅长[擅長] shan4 chang2 to be good at; to be expert in 5 鬼话连篇[鬼話連篇] gui3 hua4 lian2 pian1 to tell one lie after another (idiom); to talk nonsense; bogus story 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/325 words - 36 min 恬[恬] tian2 quiet; calm; tranquil; peaceful 130 不许[不許] bu4 xu3 not to allow; must not; can't 7 成年[成年] cheng2 nian2 to grow to adulthood; fully grown; the whole year 1 顺[順] shun4 to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 6 毛[毛] mao2 hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]) 9 梳[梳] shu1 a comb; to comb 1 逆[逆] ni4 contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel 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 2 小姑[小姑] xiao3 gu1 husband's younger sister; sister-in-law 9 娘[娘] niang2 mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 12 二话不说[二話不說] er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1 not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur 1 浑身[渾身] hun2 shen1 all over; from head to foot 3 难受[難受] nan2 shou4 to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear 10 流量[流量] liu2 liang4 flow rate; rate; throughput; site traffic (Internet) 10 构建[構建] gou4 jian4 to construct (sth abstract) 2 校园[校園] xiao4 yuan2 campus 5 生态[生態] sheng1 tai4 ecology 1 打造[打造] da3 zao4 to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal) 2 服务[服務] fu2 wu4 to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 7 年轻人[年輕人] nian2 qing1 ren2 young people; youngster 14 工厂[工廠] gong1 chang3 factory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4] 23 七巧板[七巧板] qi1 qiao3 ban3 tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle) 1 色[色] se4 color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex 5 惊喜[驚喜] jing1 xi3 nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised 17 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) 5 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/350 words - 39 min 大驾[大駕] da4 jia4 imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you 1 青梅竹马[青梅竹馬] qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3 lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); fig. innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts; a couple who grew up as childhood friends 5 夥伴[夥伴] huo3 ban4 variant of 伙伴[huo3 ban4] 9 雪中送炭[雪中送炭] xue3 zhong1 song4 tan4 lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom); fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need 3 炭[炭] tan4 wood charcoal; coal 1 瑞[瑞] rui4 lucky; auspicious; propitious; rayl (acoustical unit) 2 幸[幸] xing4 fortunate; lucky 2 思[思] si1 to think; to consider 21 全体[全體] quan2 ti3 all; entire 1 厚[厚] hou4 thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress 4 乳[乳] ru3 breast; milk 1 铁[鐵] tie3 iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) 3 椰[椰] ye1 coconut palm; Taiwan pr. [ye2] 1 丝绒[絲絨] si1 rong2 velvet 1 拿铁[拿鐵] na2 tie3 latte (loanword) 1 任选[任選] ren4 xuan3 to choose arbitrarily; to take whichever one fancies 1 秘[秘] mi4 secret; secretary 5 出[齣] chu1 variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) 3 饮[飲] yin3 to drink 1 赞同[贊同] zan4 tong2 to approve of; to endorse; (vote) in favor 2 拨打[撥打] bo1 da3 to call; to dial 7 关机[關機] guan1 ji1 to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film 7 试用[試用] shi4 yong4 to try sth out; to be on probation 2 试用期[試用期] shi4 yong4 qi1 trial period; probationary period 1 连夜[連夜] lian2 ye4 that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep03/368 words - 42 min 越级[越級] yue4 ji2 to skip a grade; to bypass ranks; to go over the head of one's boss 4 汇报[彙報] hui4 bao4 to report; to give an account of; report 7 搞不懂[搞不懂] gao3 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of (sth) 2 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 4 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 2 撤[撤] che4 to remove; to take away; to withdraw 3 之内[之內] zhi1 nei4 inside; within 2 怨言[怨言] yuan4 yan2 complaint 2 碴[碴] cha2 fault; glass fragment; quarrel 4 找不着[找不著] zhao3 bu5 zhao2 to be unable to find 4 晾[晾] liang4 to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder 4 露营[露營] lu4 ying2 to camp out; camping 39 营地[營地] ying2 di4 camp 35 满意[滿意] man3 yi4 satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction 5 果然[果然] guo3 ran2 really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed 8 俐落[俐落] li4 luo5 variant of 利落[li4 luo5] 1 全新[全新] quan2 xin1 all new; completely new 3 领域[領域] ling3 yu4 domain; sphere; field; territory; area 5 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/25 words - 2 min 车费[車費] che1 fei4 passenger fare 1 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 34 支付[支付] zhi1 fu4 to pay (money) 4 师傅[師傅] shi1 fu5 master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 2 面积[面積] mian4 ji1 area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land 4 十五[十五] shi2 wu3 fifteen; 15 1 亩[畝] mu3 classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare 1 平方[平方] ping2 fang1 square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) 2 左[左] zuo3 left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3] 2 手边[手邊] shou3 bian1 on hand; at hand 2 辆[輛] liang4 classifier for vehicles 3 太空舱[太空艙] tai4 kong1 cang1 space capsule; ejection capsule (cabin) 1 直升飞机[直升飛機] zhi2 sheng1 fei1 ji1 see 直升機|直升机[zhi2 sheng1 ji1] 1 火车[火車] huo3 che1 train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4] 1 它们[它們] ta1 men5 they (for inanimate objects) 4 模型[模型] mo2 xing2 model; mold; matrix; pattern 2 主题[主題] zhu3 ti2 theme; subject 2 广场[廣場] guang3 chang3 public square; plaza 2 舞台[舞臺] wu3 tai2 stage; arena; fig. in the limelight 1 路演[路演] lu4 yan3 road show or promotional tour (for a product etc) 1 营[營] ying2 camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for 1 小型[小型] xiao3 xing2 small scale; small size 4 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 康[康] kang1 healthy; peaceful; abundant 3 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] 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/50 words - 3 min 许多[許多] xu3 duo1 many; a lot of; much 1 打卡[打卡] da3 ka3 (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out) 2 热度[熱度] re4 du4 temperature; heat; short-lived enthusiasm 4 休[休] xiu1 to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't 2 厨房[廚房] chu2 fang2 kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1] 5 产值[產值] chan3 zhi2 value of output; output value 1 预计[預計] yu4 ji4 to forecast; to predict; to estimate 1 增长率[增長率] zeng1 zhang3 lu:4 growth rate (esp. in economics) 1 百分之[百分之] bai3 fen1 zhi1 percent 42 前景[前景] qian2 jing3 foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective 6 考量[考量] kao3 liang2 to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration 4 指标[指標] zhi3 biao1 (production) target; quota; index; indicator; sign; signpost; (computing) pointer 1 累积[累積] lei3 ji1 to accumulate 4 明显[明顯] ming2 xian3 clear; distinct; obvious 1 应用[應用] ying4 yong4 to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app 9 空白[空白] kong4 bai2 blank space 1 押[押] ya1 to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign 5 翻盘[翻盤] fan1 pan2 to make a comeback; (of a doctor's assessment of the gender of a fetus) to turn out to be wrong 3 关注[關注] guan1 zhu4 to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention 9 体量[體量] ti3 liang4 body weight; dimensions 2 不大[不大] bu4 da4 not very; not too; not often 8 技术[技術] ji4 shu4 technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] 31 过硬[過硬] guo4 ying4 to have perfect mastery of sth; to be up to the mark 1 融[融] rong2 to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in harmony 2 资[資] zi1 resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense 12 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/75 words - 7 min 鞭辟入里[鞭闢入裡] bian1 pi4 ru4 li3 penetrated; trenchant; incisive 1 录音[錄音] lu4 yin1 to record (sound); sound recording; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 单独[單獨] dan1 du2 alone; by oneself; on one's own 7 列[列] lie4 to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row 1 指导[指導] zhi3 dao3 to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 手册[手冊] shou3 ce4 manual; handbook 1 转发[轉發] zhuan3 fa1 to transmit; to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data); to pass on; to republish (an article from another publication) 1 朋友圈[朋友圈] Peng2 you5 quan1 Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat 微信[Wei1 xin4]) 9 折腾[折騰] zhe1 teng5 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) 2 散会[散會] san4 hui4 to disperse a meeting; to adjourn; finished 3 肩[肩] jian1 shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) 1 不能不[不能不] bu4 neng2 bu4 have to; cannot but 5 重心[重心] zhong4 xin1 center of gravity; central core; main part 2 瑰[瑰] gui1 (semiprecious stone); extraordinary 1 夏[夏] xia4 summer 1 咖啡豆[咖啡豆] ka1 fei1 dou4 coffee beans 1 宣传[宣傳] xuan1 chuan2 to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 慧[慧] hui4 intelligent 5 花招[花招] hua1 zhao1 trick; maneuver; razzle-dazzle; (martial arts) fancy move; flourish 2 房车[房車] fang2 che1 recreational vehicle 2 客人[客人] ke4 ren2 visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4] 6 结帐[結帳] jie2 zhang4 to pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 結賬|结账 1 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 20 营业额[營業額] ying2 ye4 e2 sum or volume of business; turnover 1 数据[數據] shu4 ju4 data; numbers; digital 23 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/100 words - 11 min 拍[拍] pai1 to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) 14 成品[成品] cheng2 pin3 finished goods; a finished product 1 剪[剪] jian3 scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate 1 影片[影片] ying3 pian4 film; movie; CL:部[bu4] 2 过夜[過夜] guo4 ye4 to spend the night; overnight 1 收工[收工] shou1 gong1 to stop work for the day (generally of laborers); to knock off 1 远处[遠處] yuan3 chu4 distant place 1 风景[風景] feng1 jing3 scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 跟班[跟班] gen1 ban1 attendant; footman (servant) 1 挨[挨] ai1 in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to 2 挨[挨] ai2 to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle 2 好不[好不] hao3 bu4 not at all ...; how very ... 3 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 2 看不起[看不起] kan4 bu5 qi3 to look down upon; to despise 7 看重[看重] kan4 zhong4 to regard as important; to care about 6 全力以赴[全力以赴] quan2 li4 yi3 fu4 to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort 2 蹦床[蹦床] beng4 chuang2 trampoline 1 上天[上天] shang4 tian1 Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away 2 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 电话会议[電話會議] dian4 hua4 hui4 yi4 (telephone) conference call 3 光环[光環] guang1 huan2 halo; ring of light 1 球[球] qiu2 ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3] 5 消停[消停] xiao1 ting2 to calm down; to stop; to pause; calmly; peaceful; restful 2 晕[暈] yun1 confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out 2 晕[暈] yun4 dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun 2 天气[天氣] tian1 qi4 weather 4 垃圾桶[垃圾桶] la1 ji1 tong3 rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/125 words - 14 min 祖宗[祖宗] zu3 zong1 ancestor; forebear 1 小孩子[小孩子] xiao3 hai2 zi5 child 1 几岁[幾歲] ji3 sui4 how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) 1 决[決] jue2 to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly 6 分晓[分曉] fen1 xiao3 the result (becomes apparent); now one understands 1 可看[可看] ke3 kan4 worth seeing 1 走过场[走過場] zou3 guo4 chang3 to go through the motions 1 脑[腦] nao3 brain; mind; head; essence 6 仁[仁] ren2 humane; kernel 22 泡吧[泡吧] pao4 ba1 to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc); to go clubbing 1 总之[總之] zong3 zhi1 in a word; in short; in brief 6 有色[有色] you3 se4 colored; non-white; non-ferrous (metals) 1 眼镜[眼鏡] yan3 jing4 spectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副[fu4] 17 看待[看待] kan4 dai4 to look upon; to regard 3 推荐[推薦] tui1 jian4 to recommend; recommendation 8 客观[客觀] ke4 guan1 objective; impartial 8 阐述[闡述] chan3 shu4 to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject) 1 经验[經驗] jing1 yan4 experience; to experience 28 积累[積累] ji1 lei3 to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively 1 抓紧时间[抓緊時間] zhua1 jin3 shi2 jian1 to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment 1 不至于[不至於] bu4 zhi4 yu2 unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as 4 甘心[甘心] gan1 xin1 to be willing to; to resign oneself to 3 谘询[諮詢] zi1 xun2 consultation; to consult; to inquire 4 研究[研究] yan2 jiu1 research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into 13 尊敬[尊敬] zun1 jing4 to respect; to revere 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/150 words - 16 min 领导[領導] ling3 dao3 lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 8 尽职[盡職] jin4 zhi2 to discharge one's duties; conscientious 5 萤幕[螢幕] ying2 mu4 screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw) 3 客[客] ke4 customer; visitor; guest 11 营业[營業] ying2 ye4 to do business; to trade 5 收入[收入] shou1 ru4 to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] 3 远离[遠離] yuan3 li2 to be far from; to keep away from 3 各个[各個] ge4 ge4 every; various; separately, one by one 1 景区[景區] jing3 qu1 scenic area 1 位于[位於] wei4 yu2 to be located at; to be situated at; to lie 2 城市[城市] cheng2 shi4 city; town; CL:座[zuo4] 4 西南[西南] xi1 nan2 southwest 2 郊[郊] jiao1 suburbs; outskirts 2 增长[增長] zeng1 zhang3 to grow; to increase 4 入住[入住] ru4 zhu4 to check in (at a hotel etc) 4 率[率] lu:4 rate; frequency 9 率[率] shuai4 to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually 9 达到[達到] da2 dao4 to reach; to achieve; to attain 3 真实[真實] zhen1 shi2 true; real 8 并非[並非] bing4 fei1 really isn't 2 游客[遊客] you2 ke4 traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player 2 负面[負面] fu4 mian4 negative; the negative side 3 评价[評價] ping2 jia4 to evaluate; to assess 2 诚实[誠實] cheng2 shi2 honest; honesty; honorable; truthful 1 兼[兼] jian1 double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time 2 身兼[身兼] shen1 jian1 holding two jobs simultaneously 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/175 words - 18 min 糊涂[糊塗] hu2 tu5 muddled; silly; confused 1 疑虑[疑慮] yi2 lu:4 hesitation; misgivings; doubt 1 转化[轉化] zhuan3 hua4 to change; to transform; isomerization (chemistry) 4 地理位置[地理位置] di4 li3 wei4 zhi5 geographical location 1 景点[景點] jing3 dian3 scenic spot; place of interest (tourism) 1 缺乏[缺乏] que1 fa2 to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage 4 集群[集群] ji2 qun2 clan; to clan together; to flock together 1 效应[效應] xiao4 ying4 effect (scientific phenomenon) 2 主干[主幹] zhu3 gan4 trunk; main; core 1 交通[交通] jiao1 tong1 to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison 4 不便[不便] bu4 bian4 inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash 1 限制[限制] xian4 zhi4 to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 显示[顯示] xian3 shi4 to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate 2 胡说[胡說] hu2 shuo1 to talk nonsense; drivel 4 点评[點評] dian3 ping2 to comment; a point by point commentary 1 软件[軟件] ruan3 jian4 (computer) software 7 程序[程序] cheng2 xu4 procedures; sequence; order; computer program 7 能否[能否] neng2 fou3 whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible? 2 实际[實際] shi2 ji4 reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual 4 收益[收益] shou1 yi4 earnings; profit 7 存[存] cun2 to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive 3 疑[疑] yi2 to doubt; to suspect 3 实地[實地] shi2 di4 on-site 2 大多数[大多數] da4 duo1 shu4 (great) majority 2 慕名[慕名] mu4 ming2 to admire sb's reputation; to seek out famous person or location 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/200 words - 19 min 拍照[拍照] pai1 zhao4 to take a picture 3 当日[當日] dang1 ri4 on that day 1 返回[返回] fan3 hui2 to return to; to come (or go) back 1 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] 3 分为[分為] fen1 wei2 to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide 1 住宿[住宿] zhu4 su4 to stay at; lodging; accommodation 2 开发[開發] kai1 fa1 to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop 11 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 7 娱乐[娛樂] yu2 le4 to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy 2 站着说话不腰疼[站著說話不腰疼] zhan4 zhe5 shuo1 hua4 bu4 yao1 teng2 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom); to be an armchair expert; to blabber on 1 鸡蛋里挑骨头[雞蛋裡挑骨頭] ji1 dan4 li5 tiao1 gu3 tou5 to look for bones in an egg; to find fault; to nitpick (idiom) 1 优点[優點] you1 dian3 merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 6 缺点[缺點] que1 dian3 weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 基于[基於] ji1 yu2 because of; on the basis of; in view of; on account of 3 舶来品[舶來品] bo2 lai2 pin3 (old) imported goods; foreign goods 1 水土不服[水土不服] shui3 tu3 bu4 fu2 not acclimatized 1 现实[現實] xian4 shi2 reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested 2 慎重[慎重] shen4 zhong4 cautious; careful; prudent 4 抉择[抉擇] jue2 ze2 to choose (literary) 1 兜圈子[兜圈子] dou1 quan1 zi5 to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush 1 结论[結論] jie2 lun4 conclusion; verdict; CL:個|个[ge4]; to conclude; to reach a verdict 3 辛辛苦苦[辛辛苦苦] xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3 painstakingly; with great trouble 3 三言两语[三言兩語] san1 yan2 liang3 yu3 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly 2 否定[否定] fou3 ding4 to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/225 words - 21 min 葱[蔥] cong1 scallion; green onion 2 判断[判斷] pan4 duan4 to judge; to determine; judgment 16 欠妥[欠妥] qian4 tuo3 improper; inappropriate; unsatisfactory; inadequate 1 担待[擔待] dan1 dai4 to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility 2 片面[片面] pian4 mian4 unilateral; one-sided 1 工作日[工作日] gong1 zuo4 ri4 workday; working day; weekday 1 周末[週末] zhou1 mo4 weekend 21 差异[差異] cha1 yi4 difference; discrepancy 3 旅游景点[旅遊景點] lu:3 you2 jing3 dian3 tourist attraction; travel sight 1 淡季[淡季] dan4 ji4 off season; slow business season; see also 旺季[wang4 ji4] 1 旺季[旺季] wang4 ji4 busy season; peak period; see also 淡季[dan4 ji4] 1 国家[國家] guo2 jia1 country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 国定假日[國定假日] guo2 ding4 jia4 ri4 national holiday 1 不足[不足] bu4 zu2 insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not 4 具有[具有] ju4 you3 to have; to possess 4 说服力[說服力] shuo1 fu2 li4 persuasiveness 3 统计[統計] tong3 ji4 statistics; to count; to add up 3 自营[自營] zi4 ying2 self-operated; to operate one's own business 1 业[業] ye4 line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already 5 以来[以來] yi3 lai2 since (a previous event) 7 房[房] fang2 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines) 9 营收[營收] ying2 shou1 sales; income; revenue 1 金额[金額] jin1 e2 sum of money; monetary value 1 记录[記錄] ji4 lu4 to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 发票[發票] fa1 piao4 invoice; receipt or bill for purchase 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/250 words - 23 min 存根[存根] cun2 gen1 stub 1 信息[信息] xin4 xi1 information; news; message 4 质疑[質疑] zhi4 yi2 to call into question; to question (truth or validity) 2 统计数据[統計數據] tong3 ji4 shu4 ju4 statistical data 1 目光[目光] mu4 guang1 sight; vision; view; gaze; look 2 各地[各地] ge4 di4 in all parts of (a country); various regions 1 生态旅游[生態旅遊] sheng1 tai4 lu:3 you2 ecotourism 1 当地[當地] dang1 di4 local 2 经济[經濟] jing1 ji4 economy; economic 6 所在[所在] suo3 zai4 place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located 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] 3 扶持[扶持] fu2 chi2 to help; to assist 1 补助[補助] bu3 zhu4 to subsidize; subsidy; allowance 1 灵通[靈通] ling2 tong1 fast and abundant (news); clever; effective 1 补充[補充] bu3 chong1 to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 一轮[一輪] yi1 lun2 first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 2 准确[準確] zhun3 que4 accurate; exact; precise 3 评估[評估] ping2 gu1 to evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluation 5 场面[場面] chang3 mian4 scene; spectacle; occasion; situation 2 青[青] qing1 green; blue; black; youth; young (of people) 1 幸亏[幸虧] xing4 kui1 fortunately; luckily 2 烫手山芋[燙手山芋] tang4 shou3 shan1 yu4 hot potato; problem; trouble; headache 1 祸[禍] huo4 disaster; misfortune; calamity 1 移[移] yi2 to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove 2 倒楣[倒楣] dao3 mei2 variant of 倒霉[dao3 mei2] 5 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/275 words - 26 min 回头见[回頭見] hui2 tou2 jian4 See you!; Bye! 7 老娘[老娘] lao3 niang2 my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife 1 潇[瀟] xiao1 (of water) deep and clear; (of wind and rain) howling and pounding; (of light rain) pattering 1 阴险[陰險] yin1 xian3 treacherous; sinister 1 小人[小人] xiao3 ren2 person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character 11 摆明[擺明] bai3 ming2 to show clearly 3 坑[坑] keng1 hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud 3 锅[鍋] guo1 pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] 34 高压锅[高壓鍋] gao1 ya1 guo1 pressure cooker 1 重量[重量] zhong4 liang4 weight; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 打死[打死] da3 si3 to kill; to beat to death 4 王八蛋[王八蛋] wang2 ba1 dan4 bastard (insult); son of a bitch 1 夸张[誇張] kua1 zhang1 to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous 3 不可避免[不可避免] bu4 ke3 bi4 mian3 unavoidably 1 其中[其中] qi2 zhong1 among; in; included among these 3 利害关系[利害關係] li4 hai4 guan1 xi5 stake; vital interest; concern 1 岳[嶽] yue4 high mountain; highest peak of a mountain ridge 62 峦[巒] luan2 mountain ranges 73 毒[毒] du2 poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics 4 正能量[正能量] zheng4 neng2 liang4 positive energy; positivity 1 油腻[油膩] you2 ni4 grease; greasy food; oily; rich (of food); fatty; greasy and dirty; a slippery character 1 小心眼[小心眼] xiao3 xin1 yan3 narrow-minded; petty 1 针对[針對] zhen1 dui4 to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to 10 相当[相當] xiang1 dang1 equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite 2 跳楼[跳樓] tiao4 lou2 to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/300 words - 27 min 穿小鞋[穿小鞋] chuan1 xiao3 xie2 lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb 3 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 小脚[小腳] xiao3 jiao3 bound feet (traditional) 1 能屈能伸[能屈能伸] neng2 qu1 neng2 shen1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take; flexible 2 今儿[今兒] jin1 r5 (coll.) today 9 不顺[不順] bu4 shun4 unfavorable; adverse 4 赶走[趕走] gan3 zou3 to drive out; to turn back 2 低级[低級] di1 ji2 low level; rudimentary; vulgar; low; inferior 1 主意[主意] zhu3 yi5 plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] 5 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 3 就事论事[就事論事] jiu4 shi4 lun4 shi4 to discuss sth on its own merits; to judge the matter as it stands 3 滑铁卢[滑鐵盧] Hua2 tie3 lu2 Waterloo (Belgium); Battle of Waterloo (1815); fig. a defeat; failure 1 几次[幾次] ji3 ci4 several times 3 知难而退[知難而退] zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4 to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like 5 认清[認清] ren4 qing1 to see clearly; to recognize; to realize 1 罩[罩] zhao4 cover; fish trap (basket); shade 1 经历[經歷] jing1 li4 experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through 15 尔虞我诈[爾虞我詐] er3 yu2 wo3 zha4 lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception; each tries to outwit the other; dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost 1 知识[知識] zhi1 shi5 knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual 3 勤奋[勤奮] qin2 fen4 hardworking; diligent 1 栽跟头[栽跟頭] zai1 gen1 tou5 to fall head over heels; (fig.) to come a cropper 2 栽[栽] zai1 to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first 2 心态[心態] xin1 tai4 attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality 2 别扭[彆扭] bie4 niu5 awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche 3 自个儿[自個兒] zi4 ge3 r5 (dialect) oneself; by oneself 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/325 words - 30 min 五指山[五指山] Wu3 zhi3 shan1 Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan; Wuzhishan City, Hainan 1 自信[自信] zi4 xin4 to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence 4 乱七八糟[亂七八糟] luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens 6 返岗[返崗] fan3 gang3 to resume one's former position; to return to work 2 两下[兩下] liang3 xia4 twice; for a little while 1 怎[怎] zen3 how 3 五号[五號] wu3 hao4 the fifth; fifth day of a month 1 桌[桌] zhuo1 table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc 6 瞎[瞎] xia1 blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose 16 美女[美女] mei3 nu:3 beautiful woman 5 爬[爬] pa2 to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up 1 单子[單子] dan1 zi5 list of items; bill; form; bedsheet 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 4 高跟鞋[高跟鞋] gao1 gen1 xie2 high-heeled shoes 4 外送[外送] wai4 song4 to send out; fast food delivered 10 非[非] fei1 to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must 7 外卖[外賣] wai4 mai4 to go; take out (relates to food bought at a restaurant) 3 耽误[耽誤] dan1 wu5 to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 20 头衔[頭銜] tou2 xian2 title; rank; appellation 3 秘书长[秘書長] mi4 shu1 zhang3 secretary-general 4 气质[氣質] qi4 zhi4 temperament; personality traits; manners 9 联合国[聯合國] Lian2 he2 guo2 United Nations 1 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) 1 码[碼] ma3 weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc 6 餐[餐] can1 meal; to eat; classifier for meals 8 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/350 words - 31 min 三头六臂[三頭六臂] san1 tou2 liu4 bi4 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom); fig. to possess remarkable abilities; a being of formidable powers 1 司机[司機] si1 ji1 chauffeur; driver; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 口水[口水] kou3 shui3 saliva 1 假想[假想] jia3 xiang3 imaginary; virtual; to imagine; hypothesis 1 敌[敵] di2 enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand 1 正眼[正眼] zheng4 yan3 facing directly (with one's eyes); (to look sb) in the eyes 1 瞧[瞧] qiao2 to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit 10 年前[年前] nian2 qian2 before the end of the year; before the new year 2 那时候[那時候] na4 shi2 hou5 at that time 24 扔[扔] reng1 to throw; to throw away 7 邻居[鄰居] lin2 ju1 neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4] 13 姐姐[姐姐] jie3 jie5 older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 动心[動心] dong4 xin1 to be moved; to be tempted 3 美国[美國] Mei3 guo2 United States; USA; US 17 未婚夫[未婚夫] wei4 hun1 fu1 fiancé 1 泯灭[泯滅] min3 mie4 to obliterate; to die out; to disappear 1 心目[心目] xin1 mu4 mind 1 光辉[光輝] guang1 hui1 radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent 2 女神[女神] nu:3 shen2 goddess; nymph 7 榜样[榜樣] bang3 yang4 example; model; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 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 1 近水楼台[近水樓臺] jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor 2 相看[相看] xiang1 kan4 to look at one another; to take a good look at; to look upon 1 生厌[生厭] sheng1 yan4 to disgust; to pall; fed up; tedious; cloying; boring; irritating 1 难度[難度] nan2 du4 trouble; problem 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/375 words - 33 min 激[激] ji1 to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent 1 不成[不成] bu4 cheng2 won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? 5 佳[佳] jia1 beautiful; fine; good 1 妥[妥] tuo3 suitable; adequate; ready; settled 2 风范[風範] feng1 fan4 air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor 2 关键[關鍵] guan1 jian4 crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal 11 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] 15 范[范] Fan4 surname Fan 1 狗熊[狗熊] gou3 xiong2 black bear; coward 2 掰[掰] bai1 to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship) 3 玉米[玉米] yu4 mi3 corn; maize; CL:粒[li4] 1 棒子[棒子] bang4 zi5 stick; club; cudgel; maize (corn); ear of maize; corncob; (derog.) Korean 2 大熊猫[大熊貓] da4 xiong2 mao1 giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) 2 竹子[竹子] zhu2 zi5 bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] 1 欧洲[歐洲] Ou1 zhou1 Europe; abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1] 3 散[散] san3 scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine 10 散[散] san4 to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack 10 天心[天心] tian1 xin1 center of the sky; will of heaven; will of the Gods; the monarch's will 1 转战[轉戰] zhuan3 zhan4 to fight in one place after another 1 艺术品[藝術品] yi4 shu4 pin3 art piece; work of art; CL:件[jian4] 3 先锋[先鋒] xian1 feng1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde 3 画家[畫家] hua4 jia1 painter; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 收藏[收藏] shou1 cang2 to hoard; to collect; collection; to bookmark (Internet) 2 无可奉告[無可奉告] wu2 ke3 feng4 gao4 (idiom) "no comment" 2 鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟] gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4 sneaky; secretive; furtive 1 小声[小聲] xiao3 sheng1 in a low voice; (speak) in whispers 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/400 words - 39 min 赔[賠] pei2 to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss 9 带上[帶上] dai4 shang4 to take along with one 2 付出[付出] fu4 chu1 to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) 5 腔调[腔調] qiang1 diao4 accent 2 董事长[董事長] dong3 shi4 zhang3 chairman of the board; chairman 7 后续[後續] hou4 xu4 follow-up; (dialect) to remarry 4 外头[外頭] wai4 tou5 outside; out 3 使[使] shi3 to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger 6 自己人[自己人] zi4 ji3 ren2 those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us 2 下不为例[下不為例] xia4 bu4 wei2 li4 not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once 3 定案[定案] ding4 an4 to reach a verdict; to conclude a judgment 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 2 复印[複印] fu4 yin4 to photocopy; to duplicate a document 1 珊[珊] shan1 coral 2 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 13 筛[篩] shai1 to filter; to sift; to sieve 6 五花八门[五花八門] wu3 hua1 ba1 men2 myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of 1 有意思[有意思] you3 yi4 si5 interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun 14 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 9 熬[熬] ao2 to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure 4 英明[英明] ying1 ming2 wise; brilliant 1 当下[當下] dang1 xia4 immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment 2 随着[隨著] sui2 zhe5 along with; in the wake of; following 3 生机[生機] sheng1 ji1 opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality 1 多谢[多謝] duo1 xie4 many thanks; thanks a lot 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep04/401 words - 39 min 另[另] ling4 other; another; separate; separately 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/25 words - 4 min 经营[經營] jing1 ying2 to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate 6 讨论[討論] tao3 lun4 to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 及[及] ji2 and; to reach; up to; in time for 2 概况[概況] gai4 kuang4 general situation; summary 1 洛[洛] Luo4 surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui) 20 有限公司[有限公司] you3 xian4 gong1 si1 limited company; corporation 5 热水[熱水] re4 shui3 hot water 8 上个月[上個月] shang4 ge4 yue4 last month 5 业绩[業績] ye4 ji4 achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results 3 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 27 请教[請教] qing3 jiao4 to ask for guidance; to consult 3 可加[可加] ke3 jia1 (botany) coca (loanword) 1 细节[細節] xi4 jie2 details; particulars 7 中午[中午] zhong1 wu3 noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 杯子[杯子] bei1 zi5 cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 4 双十一[雙十一] Shuang1 Shi2 yi1 see 光棍節|光棍节[Guang1 gun4 jie2] 1 剁[剁] duo4 to chop up (meat etc); to chop off (sb's hand etc) 1 市面上[市面上] shi4 mian4 shang4 on the market 4 流行[流行] liu2 xing2 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable 1 牌子[牌子] pai2 zi5 sign; trademark; brand 7 试一试[試一試] shi4 yi1 shi4 to have a try 3 对比[對比] dui4 bi3 to contrast; contrast; ratio; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 报销[報銷] bao4 xiao1 to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off; to wipe out 2 行政部门[行政部門] xing2 zheng4 bu4 men2 administrative department; administration; executive (government branch) 1 肾结石[腎結石] shen4 jie2 shi2 kidney stone 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/50 words - 5 min 肾[腎] shen4 kidney 1 结[結] jie2 knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) 4 心得[心得] xin1 de2 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding; tips; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 1 麦克[麥克] mai4 ke4 microphone (loanword) 4 斯[斯] si1 (phonetic); this 6 首席[首席] shou3 xi2 chief (representative, correspondent etc) 1 官[官] guan1 government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 全民[全民] quan2 min2 entire population (of a country) 1 养生[養生] yang3 sheng1 to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc) 2 时代[時代] shi2 dai4 age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4] 4 保温[保溫] bao3 wen1 to keep hot; heat preservation 5 枸杞[枸杞] gou3 qi3 wolfberry (Lycium chinense); genus Lycium 1 仅[僅] jin3 barely; only; merely 4 老年人[老年人] lao3 nian2 ren2 old people; the elderly 2 专利[專利] zhuan1 li4 patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people; monopoly 3 感[感] gan3 to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ 18 外观[外觀] wai4 guan1 exterior appearance; to view sth from the outside; exterior condition 4 的确[的確] di2 que4 really; indeed 11 酷[酷] ku4 ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip 1 蒸汽[蒸汽] zheng1 qi4 steam 2 外泄[外泄] wai4 xie4 to leak (usually secret information) 2 陈年[陳年] chen2 nian2 old; stored for many years 1 往事[往事] wang3 shi4 past events; former happenings 2 方案[方案] fang1 an4 plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill; CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 8 最新[最新] zui4 xin1 latest; newest 7 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/75 words - 7 min 吐槽[吐槽] tu4 cao2 (slang) to roast; to ridicule; also pr. [tu3 cao2] 4 大会[大會] da4 hui4 general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4] 2 比如[比如] bi3 ru2 for example; for instance; such as 6 加热[加熱] jia1 re4 to heat 1 底座[底座] di3 zuo4 base; pedestal; foundation 2 卫生[衛生] wei4 sheng1 health; hygiene; sanitation 1 上个[上個] shang4 ge5 first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above 3 健身[健身] jian4 shen1 to exercise; to keep fit; to work out; physical exercise 39 煮沸[煮沸] zhu3 fei4 to boil 1 拆[拆] chai1 to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open 6 分开[分開] fen1 kai1 to separate; to part 7 略[略] lu:e4 plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize; to omit 2 显[顯] xian3 to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- 3 繁琐[繁瑣] fan2 suo3 many and complicated; mired in minor details 2 增加[增加] zeng1 jia1 to raise; to increase 5 占[占] zhan4 to take possession of; to occupy; to take up 8 宁愿[寧願] ning4 yuan4 would rather; better 3 拆分[拆分] chai1 fen1 to break up into parts 1 形成[形成] xing2 cheng2 to form; to take shape 5 模[模] mo2 to imitate; model; norm; pattern 3 底[底] di3 background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base 4 以及[以及] yi3 ji2 as well as; too; and 3 排水[排水] pai2 shui3 to drain 1 层[層] ceng2 layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.) 2 召集[召集] zhao4 ji2 to convene; to gather 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/100 words - 12 min 谈不上[談不上] tan2 bu5 shang4 to be out of the question 3 从前[從前] cong2 qian2 previously; formerly; once upon a time 3 改进[改進] gai3 jin4 to improve; to make better; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 升级[升級] sheng1 ji2 to escalate (in intensity); to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to upgrade (computing) 11 废物[廢物] fei4 wu4 rubbish; waste material; useless person 2 营销[營銷] ying2 xiao1 marketing 5 策略[策略] ce4 lu:e4 strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit 2 财[財] cai2 money; wealth; riches; property; valuables 3 闻[聞] wen2 to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 2 杂志[雜誌] za2 zhi4 magazine; CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1] 2 脑袋[腦袋] nao3 dai4 head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 7 充足[充足] chong1 zu2 adequate; sufficient; abundant 2 改正[改正] gai3 zheng4 to correct; to amend; to put right; correction; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 需[需] xu1 to require; to need; to want; necessity; need 2 来得及[來得及] lai2 de5 ji2 there's still time; able to do sth in time 4 着呢[著呢] zhe5 ne5 comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather 15 摆平[擺平] bai3 ping2 to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) 2 帅[帥] shuai4 handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet! 23 草率[草率] cao3 shuai4 careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious 3 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 2 总裁[總裁] zong3 cai2 chairman; director-general (of a company etc) 3 观[觀] guan1 to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook 3 亵[褻] xie4 obscene; disrespectful 1 焉[焉] yan1 where; how 1 记仇[記仇] ji4 chou2 to hold a grudge 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/125 words - 17 min 修改[修改] xiu1 gai3 to amend; to alter; to modify 1 跟进[跟進] gen1 jin4 to follow; to follow up 7 变量[變量] bian4 liang4 variable (math.) 1 实话[實話] shi2 hua4 truth 4 积极性[積極性] ji1 ji2 xing4 zeal; initiative; enthusiasm; activity 1 哪些[哪些] na3 xie1 which ones?; who?; what? 2 不该[不該] bu4 gai1 should not; to owe nothing 12 大学[大學] da4 xue2 university; college; CL:所[suo3] 25 教室[教室] jiao4 shi4 classroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 3 教授[教授] jiao4 shou4 professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 2 楼[樓] lou2 house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 9 样[樣] yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 3 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) 10 份额[份額] fen4 e2 share; portion 13 进度[進度] jin4 du4 pace; tempo; degree of progress (on project); work schedule 4 过于[過於] guo4 yu2 too much; excessively 4 答复[答覆] da2 fu4 to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header) 1 高层[高層] gao1 ceng2 high level; high class 1 不论[不論] bu4 lun4 whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss 1 料[料] liao4 material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess 6 足足[足足] zu2 zu2 fully; no less than; as much as; extremely 1 含量[含量] han2 liang4 content; quantity contained 1 炫耀[炫耀] xuan4 yao4 dazzling; to show off; to flaunt 1 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 4 揍死[揍死] zou4 si3 to beat to death 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/150 words - 21 min 黄[黃] huang2 yellow; pornographic; to fall through 8 越[越] yue4 to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 26 刺激[刺激] ci4 ji1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant 6 狗粮[狗糧] gou3 liang2 dog food; (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it) 2 话说回来[話說回來] hua4 shuo1 hui2 lai5 returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...; anyhow 1 虐[虐] nu:e4 oppressive; tyrannical 1 斯德哥尔摩[斯德哥爾摩] Si1 de2 ge1 er3 mo2 Stockholm, capital of Sweden 2 综合症[綜合症] zong1 he2 zheng4 syndrome 2 自取[自取] zi4 qu3 to help oneself to (food); to invite (trouble); to court (disaster) 2 其[其] qi2 his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) 7 辱[辱] ru3 disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4] 2 中邪[中邪] zhong4 xie2 to be possessed; to be bewitched 1 天使[天使] tian1 shi3 angel 1 利益[利益] li4 yi4 benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4] 17 全力[全力] quan2 li4 with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support) 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 6 不少[不少] bu4 shao3 many; a lot; not few 21 心思[心思] xin1 si5 mind; thoughts; inclination; mood 8 先例[先例] xian1 li4 antecedent; precedent 2 放走[放走] fang4 zou3 to release; to set free; to allow (a person or an animal) to go; to liberate 1 飞机[飛機] fei1 ji1 airplane; CL:架[jia4] 3 接洽[接洽] jie1 qia4 to discuss a matter with sb; to get in touch with; to arrange 13 耐心[耐心] nai4 xin1 to be patient; patience 7 多亏[多虧] duo1 kui1 thanks to; luckily 6 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 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/175 words - 25 min 审核[審核] shen3 he2 to audit; to investigate thoroughly 1 完了[完了] wan2 le5 to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 15 掐死[掐死] qia1 si3 to throttle; to choke to death 2 厅[廳] ting1 (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department 3 动物园[動物園] dong4 wu4 yuan2 zoo; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 饲养员[飼養員] si4 yang3 yuan2 zookeeper; stockman; breeder (of livestock, dogs or poultry etc) 1 要点[要點] yao4 dian3 main point; essential 3 糕[糕] gao1 cake 2 小米[小米] xiao3 mi3 millet 1 粥[粥] zhou1 congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3] 1 细说[細說] xi4 shuo1 to tell in detail 2 纳闷[納悶] na4 men4 puzzled; bewildered 3 接到[接到] jie1 dao4 to receive (letter etc) 1 敲门[敲門] qiao1 men2 to knock on a door 4 门口[門口] men2 kou3 doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 失[失] shi1 to lose; to miss; to fail 2 忆[憶] yi4 to recollect; to remember; memory 1 发掘[發掘] fa1 jue2 to excavate; to explore; (fig.) to unearth; to tap into 1 潜力[潛力] qian2 li4 potential; capacity 7 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 4 武断[武斷] wu3 duan4 arbitrary; subjective; dogmatic 2 庆幸[慶幸] qing4 xing4 to rejoice; to be glad 2 平等[平等] ping2 deng3 equal; equality 1 避讳[避諱] bi4 hui5 to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid 1 换成[換成] huan4 cheng2 to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/200 words - 31 min 吃不了兜着走[吃不了兜著走] chi1 bu5 liao3 dou1 zhe5 zou3 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom); fig. you'll have to take the consequences 2 无耻[無恥] wu2 chi3 without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless 1 气头上[氣頭上] qi4 tou2 shang4 in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper 1 锻炼[鍛鍊] duan4 lian4 to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself 6 热烈[熱烈] re4 lie4 enthusiastic; ardent; warm 3 成天[成天] cheng2 tian1 (coll.) all day long; all the time 4 惹事[惹事] re3 shi4 to cause trouble 1 严[嚴] yan2 tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father 1 为人[為人] wei2 ren2 to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character 1 不要脸[不要臉] bu4 yao4 lian3 to have no sense of shame; shameless 2 会不会[會不會] hui4 bu4 hui4 (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not 1 撑腰[撐腰] cheng1 yao1 to support; to brace 1 色彩[色彩] se4 cai3 tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character 6 蓝色[藍色] lan2 se4 blue (color) 1 饱和[飽和] bao3 he2 saturation 1 降低[降低] jiang4 di1 to reduce; to lower; to bring down 2 沟[溝] gou1 ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道[dao4] 1 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 12 总和[總和] zong3 he2 sum 5 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) 1 地址[地址] di4 zhi3 address; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 抄送[抄送] chao1 song4 to make a copy (and send it to someone); Cc (for email); Carbon Copy (for email) 1 小事一桩[小事一樁] xiao3 shi4 yi1 zhuang1 trivial matter; a piece of cake 1 查询[查詢] cha2 xun2 to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query 1 祥[祥] xiang2 auspicious; propitious 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/225 words - 34 min 艳[艷] yan4 colorful; splendid; gaudy; amorous; romantic; to envy 3 隆[隆] long2 grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge 1 仔细[仔細] zi3 xi4 careful; attentive; cautious 6 损害[損害] sun3 hai4 harm; to damage; to impair 2 环节[環節] huan2 jie2 (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process), etc 3 原本[原本] yuan2 ben3 originally; original 2 额度[額度] e2 du4 quota; (credit) limit 4 法人[法人] fa3 ren2 legal person; corporation; see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2] 2 身分[身分] shen1 fen4 variant of 身份; identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank 6 老婆[老婆] lao3 po2 (coll.) wife 4 也就是说[也就是說] ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is to say; so; thus 1 变相[變相] bian4 xiang4 in disguised form; covert 1 回扣[回扣] hui2 kou4 brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe; a kickback 3 福尔摩斯[福爾摩斯] Fu2 er3 mo2 si1 Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯[Xie1 luo4 ke4 · Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] 1 基本[基本] ji1 ben3 basic; fundamental; main; elementary 10 募[募] mu4 canvass for contributions; to recruit; to collect; to raise 1 考[考] kao3 to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father 7 差生[差生] cha4 sheng1 weak student 2 光荣[光榮] guang1 rong2 honor and glory; glorious 1 漏洞[漏洞] lou4 dong4 leak; hole; gap; loophole 1 终[終] zhong1 end; finish 2 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 2 坚守[堅守] jian1 shou3 to hold fast to; to stick to 2 底线[底線] di3 xian4 to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports); baseline; minimum; spy; plant 9 助长[助長] zhu4 zhang3 to encourage; to foster; to foment 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/250 words - 37 min 歪风邪气[歪風邪氣] wai1 feng1 xie2 qi4 noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends 1 把手[把手] ba3 shou5 handle; grip; knob 2 打听[打聽] da3 ting5 to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around 14 君子[君子] jun1 zi3 nobleman; person of noble character 1 腹[腹] fu4 abdomen; stomach; belly 1 泼[潑] po1 to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish 1 不再[不再] bu4 zai4 no more; no longer 4 费心[費心] fei4 xin1 to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) 6 碍[礙] ai4 to hinder; to obstruct; to block 3 威胁[威脅] wei1 xie2 to threaten; to menace 5 定[定] ding4 to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order 38 反悔[反悔] fan3 hui3 to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) 1 理智[理智] li3 zhi4 reason; intellect; rationality; rational 1 魔鬼[魔鬼] mo2 gui3 devil 1 呼吸[呼吸] hu1 xi1 to breathe 1 有缘[有緣] you3 yuan2 related; brought together by fate 3 相聚[相聚] xiang1 ju4 to meet together; to assemble 1 扶[扶] fu2 to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help 6 何必[何必] he2 bi4 there is no need; why should 2 宰相[宰相] zai3 xiang4 prime minister (in feudal China) 2 肚[肚] du4 belly 2 船[船] chuan2 boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] 12 计[計] ji4 to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge 4 守[守] shou3 to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining 1 离职[離職] li2 zhi2 to retire; to leave office; to quit a job 8 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep05/264 words - 39 min 工资[工資] gong1 zi1 wages; pay; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],月[yue4] 1 裸辞[裸辭] luo3 ci2 to quit one's job (without having another one) 1 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 2 冒险[冒險] mao4 xian3 to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure 5 况且[況且] kuang4 qie3 moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore 5 招聘[招聘] zhao1 pin4 to invite applications for a job; to recruit 5 黄金[黃金] huang2 jin1 gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) 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 5 栽培[栽培] zai1 pei2 to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize 1 上海[上海] Shang4 hai3 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4] 30 环球[環球] huan2 qiu2 around the world; worldwide 2 中心[中心] zhong1 xin1 center; heart; core; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 魄力[魄力] po4 li4 courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive 2 下定决心[下定決心] xia4 ding4 jue2 xin1 to make a firm resolution 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/25 words - 6 min 合作方[合作方] he2 zuo4 fang1 (business) partner 2 晚安[晚安] wan3 an1 Good night!; Good evening! 10 发布[發佈] fa1 bu4 to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 發布|发布[fa1 bu4] 1 空缺[空缺] kong4 que1 vacancy 1 晕死[暈死] yun1 si3 Geez!; Shoot!; No way! 1 国外[國外] guo2 wai4 abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign 17 形势[形勢] xing2 shi4 circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 稳定[穩定] wen3 ding4 steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify 1 受罪[受罪] shou4 zui4 to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance 1 腿[腿] tui3 leg; CL:條|条[tiao2] 6 逛[逛] guang4 to stroll; to visit 4 细[細] xi4 thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal 4 国内[國內] guo2 nei4 domestic; internal (to a country); civil 8 手续[手續] shou3 xu4 procedure; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]; formalities 7 办好[辦好] ban4 hao3 to manage well 4 签字[簽字] qian1 zi4 to sign (one's name); signature 5 添麻烦[添麻煩] tian1 ma2 fan5 to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 5 福利[福利] fu2 li4 material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare 1 规定[規定] gui1 ding4 provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 连续[連續] lian2 xu4 continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive 3 优秀[優秀] you1 xiu4 outstanding; excellent 25 履历[履歷] lu:3 li4 background (academic and work); curriculum vitae; résumé 8 初步[初步] chu1 bu4 initial; preliminary; tentative 1 筛选[篩選] shai1 xuan3 to filter 2 老家[老家] lao3 jia1 native place; place of origin; home state or region 9 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/50 words - 8 min 帽[帽] mao4 hat; cap 1 厂[廠] chang3 factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant 11 总经理[總經理] zong3 jing1 li3 general manager; CEO 6 丰富[豐富] feng1 fu4 to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant 2 程度[程度] cheng2 du4 degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 事务[事務] shi4 wu4 (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database) 1 科学[科學] ke1 xue2 science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 1 商务[商務] shang1 wu4 commercial affairs; commercial; commerce; business 3 德语[德語] De2 yu3 German (language) 1 法国[法國] Fa3 guo2 France; French 1 学生会[學生會] xue2 sheng5 hui4 student union 1 前任[前任] qian2 ren4 predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc) 1 上司[上司] shang4 si5 boss; superior 3 强势[強勢] qiang2 shi4 strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive 2 太太[太太] tai4 tai5 married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 2 实习生[實習生] shi2 xi2 sheng5 intern (student) 5 介意[介意] jie4 yi4 to care about; to take offense; to mind 11 看上[看上] kan4 shang4 to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for 3 诱人[誘人] you4 ren2 attractive; alluring; captivating; to attract; to captivate 2 年底[年底] nian2 di3 the end of the year; year-end 1 奖金[獎金] jiang3 jin1 premium; award money; bonus 3 水果[水果] shui3 guo3 fruit; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 年轻化[年輕化] nian2 qing1 hua4 to make more youthful; to promote younger staff 1 扁平[扁平] bian3 ping2 flat; planar 1 严肃[嚴肅] yan2 su4 solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/75 words - 10 min 透[透] tou4 to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show 7 活泼[活潑] huo2 po5 lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive 4 喘气[喘氣] chuan3 qi4 to breathe deeply; to pant 1 财报[財報] cai2 bao4 financial report 6 计算机[計算機] ji4 suan4 ji1 computer; (Tw) calculator; CL:臺|台[tai2] 1 火化[火化] huo3 hua4 to cremate; to incinerate 1 诊断[診斷] zhen3 duan4 diagnosis; to diagnose 2 翻来覆去[翻來覆去] fan1 lai2 fu4 qu4 to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again 1 海藻[海藻] hai3 zao3 seaweed; marine alga; kelp 2 苏打水[蘇打水] su1 da2 shui3 soda drink (loanword) 2 冰箱[冰箱] bing1 xiang1 icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 1 箱[箱] xiang1 box; trunk; chest 7 补货[補貨] bu3 huo4 to restock (an item); to replenish inventory 1 停止[停止] ting2 zhi3 to stop; to halt; to cease 2 休假[休假] xiu1 jia4 to take a vacation; to go on holiday 2 穿衣[穿衣] chuan1 yi1 to wear clothes; clothing 1 闹腾[鬧騰] nao4 teng5 to disturb; to create confusion; to make a din 1 旧情[舊情] jiu4 qing2 old affection 1 难忘[難忘] nan2 wang4 unforgettable 1 言辞[言辭] yan2 ci2 words; expression; what one says 1 顺手[順手] shun4 shou3 easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy 3 老妈子[老媽子] lao3 ma1 zi5 older female servant; amah 3 有钱[有錢] you3 qian2 well-off; wealthy 7 了不起[了不起] liao3 bu5 qi3 amazing; terrific; extraordinary 4 可笑[可笑] ke3 xiao4 funny; ridiculous 5 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/100 words - 16 min 没命[沒命] mei2 ming4 to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately 1 瑶[瑤] yao2 jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific 6 经管[經管] jing1 guan3 to be in charge of 1 仔[仔] zi3 meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young 4 人力[人力] ren2 li4 manpower; labor power 4 近期[近期] jin4 qi1 near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent 1 汇总[匯總] hui4 zong3 summary; to summarize; to collect (data, receipts etc); to gather and report 2 汇报[匯報] hui4 bao4 to report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back 1 手下[手下] shou3 xia4 under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action 2 疏忽[疏忽] shu1 hu5 to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness 3 拟作[擬作] ni3 zuo4 to write in the style of some author; to write as if from the mouth of sb; a pastiche 1 注入[注入] zhu4 ru4 to pour into; to empty into 1 心血[心血] xin1 xue4 heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care 3 割舍[割捨] ge1 she3 to give up; to part with 1 初[初] chu1 at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic 3 提供[提供] ti2 gong1 to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish 14 过关[過關] guo4 guan1 to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard) 1 看不出[看不出] kan4 bu5 chu1 can't see; can't make out; unable to tell 1 不久[不久] bu4 jiu3 not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after 1 涉及[涉及] she4 ji2 to involve; to touch upon (a topic) 3 看一看[看一看] kan4 yi1 kan4 to have a look 6 诚信[誠信] cheng2 xin4 genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity 3 论[論] lun4 opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc) 4 学历[學歷] xue2 li4 educational background; academic qualifications 1 超过[超過] chao1 guo4 to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/125 words - 18 min 相对[相對] xiang1 dui4 relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart 3 相比[相比] xiang1 bi3 to compare 1 普通人[普通人] pu3 tong1 ren2 ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street 2 大众[大眾] da4 zhong4 the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc) 2 消费者[消費者] xiao1 fei4 zhe3 consumer 5 立场[立場] li4 chang3 position; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 思考[思考] si1 kao3 to reflect on; to ponder over 1 深耕[深耕] shen1 geng1 deep plowing; thorough penetration; thorough development (of a market segment etc) 1 消费[消費] xiao1 fei4 to consume; to spend 6 赛道[賽道] sai4 dao4 race course 9 当面[當面] dang1 mian4 to sb's face; in sb's presence 3 愿[願] yuan4 to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 5 审批[審批] shen3 pi1 to examine and approve; to endorse 2 一晃[一晃] yi1 huang3 (of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash 1 国际[國際] guo2 ji4 international 1 回见[回見] hui2 jian4 See you later! 6 下家[下家] xia4 jia1 player whose turn comes next (in a game); next one; my humble home 2 橘[橘] ju2 mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine 3 淮南[淮南] Huai2 nan2 Huainan prefecture-level city in Anhui 1 则[則] ze2 (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items 2 淮北[淮北] Huai2 bei3 Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui 1 枳[枳] zhi3 (orange); hedge thorn 1 水土[水土] shui3 tu3 water and soil; surface water; natural environment (extended meaning); climate 1 尖峰[尖峰] jian1 feng1 peak; top 1 壁[壁] bi4 wall; rampart 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/150 words - 25 min 顺路[順路] shun4 lu4 by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently 2 扎[扎] zha1 to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer) 3 筛子[篩子] shai1 zi5 sieve; CL:面[mian4] 1 泥鳅[泥鰍] ni2 qiu5 loach; mud fish; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 参谋[參謀] can1 mou2 staff officer; to give advice 2 状态[狀態] zhuang4 tai4 state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 14 斗气[鬥氣] dou4 qi4 to have a grudge against 1 毛病[毛病] mao2 bing4 fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 心病[心病] xin1 bing4 anxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine) 1 早上好[早上好] zao3 shang5 hao3 Good morning! 5 体力[體力] ti3 li4 physical strength; physical power 2 粉色[粉色] fen3 se4 pink; white; erotic; beautiful woman; powdered (with make-up) 2 实不相瞒[實不相瞞] shi2 bu4 xiang1 man2 truth to tell; to be quite honest... 3 不太好[不太好] bu4 tai4 hao3 not so good; not too well 11 上下[上下] shang4 xia4 up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about 1 留意[留意] liu2 yi4 to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of 4 活路[活路] huo2 lu4 through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence 1 酸不溜秋[酸不溜秋] suan1 bu5 liu1 qiu1 see 酸不溜丟|酸不溜丢[suan1 bu5 liu1 diu1] 1 两句[兩句] liang3 ju4 (say) a few words 13 白费[白費] bai2 fei4 to waste (one's energy etc) 3 暴[暴] bao4 sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure 2 正面[正面] zheng4 mian4 front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open 2 背地[背地] bei4 di4 secretly; in private; behind someone's back 1 使坏[使壞] shi3 huai4 to play dirty tricks; to be up to mischief 1 灰尘[灰塵] hui1 chen2 dust 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/175 words - 28 min 小人物[小人物] xiao3 ren2 wu4 nonentity; a nobody 1 堂堂[堂堂] tang2 tang2 grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance 1 惹不起[惹不起] re3 bu5 qi3 can't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with; insufferable 1 省[省] sheng3 to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department 6 省[省] xing3 to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 6 碰见[碰見] peng4 jian4 to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into 3 有何贵干[有何貴幹] you3 he2 gui4 gan4 What (noble errand) brings you here?; May I help you?; What can I do for you? 2 作废[作廢] zuo4 fei4 to become invalid; to cancel; to delete; to nullify 1 见好就收[見好就收] jian4 hao3 jiu4 shou1 to quit while one is ahead (idiom); to know when to stop 1 台阶[臺階] tai2 jie1 steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology) 6 多多少少[多多少少] duo1 duo1 shao3 shao3 to some extent; more or less 3 要脸[要臉] yao4 lian3 to save sb's face 1 功劳[功勞] gong1 lao2 contribution; meritorious service; credit 4 苦劳[苦勞] ku3 lao2 toil; hard work 1 赶尽杀绝[趕盡殺絕] gan3 jin4 sha1 jue2 to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless 1 轻轻[輕輕] qing1 qing1 lightly; softly 4 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) 2 封杀[封殺] feng1 sha1 to shut out; to block; to smother 1 阴招[陰招] yin1 zhao1 dirty trick 2 认输[認輸] ren4 shu1 to concede; to admit defeat 2 凡是[凡是] fan2 shi4 each and every; every; all; any 3 加入[加入] jia1 ru4 to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in 5 黑名单[黑名單] hei1 ming2 dan1 blacklist 4 幻觉[幻覺] huan4 jue2 illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination 3 对着干[對著幹] dui4 zhe5 gan4 to adopt confrontational posture; to meet head-on; to compete 2 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) 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/200 words - 30 min 拒收[拒收] ju4 shou1 to reject; to refuse to accept 1 封锁[封鎖] feng1 suo3 to blockade; to seal off 3 勇气[勇氣] yong3 qi4 courage; valor 7 惹[惹] re3 to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) 4 想通[想通] xiang3 tong1 to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it 3 前来[前來] qian2 lai2 to come (formal); before; previously 1 胡闹[胡鬧] hu2 nao4 to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble 1 搅和[攪和] jiao3 huo5 to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; to run around with (sb); to get involved with; to mix (with other people) 4 劲[勁] jin4 strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4] 8 大量[大量] da4 liang4 great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous 5 现金流[現金流] xian4 jin1 liu2 cash flow 1 明朗[明朗] ming2 lang3 bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful 1 回报[回報] hui2 bao4 (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate 8 周期[週期] zhou1 qi1 period; cycle 5 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 因[因] yin1 cause; reason; because 2 扯[扯] che3 to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey 7 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 3 朝[朝] zhao1 morning 3 嚷嚷[嚷嚷] rang1 rang5 to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach 4 一天到晚[一天到晚] yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3 all day long; the whole day 1 一句话[一句話] yi1 ju4 hua4 in a word; in short 8 有用[有用] you3 yong4 useful 4 没用[沒用] mei2 yong4 useless 6 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] 7 花瓶[花瓶] hua1 ping2 flower vase; fig. just a pretty face; CL:對|对[dui4] 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/225 words - 33 min 上车[上車] shang4 che1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 7 痠[痠] suan1 variant of 酸[suan1]; to ache; to be sore 2 膜[膜] mo2 membrane; film 2 水分[水分] shui3 fen4 moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding 3 流失[流失] liu2 shi1 (of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained 1 细心[細心] xi4 xin1 careful; attentive 4 出气[出氣] chu1 qi4 to give vent to anger 1 航[航] hang2 boat; ship; craft; to navigate; to sail; to fly 13 懒得[懶得] lan3 de2 not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to 5 搭理[搭理] da1 li5 variant of 答理[da1 li5] 1 家伙[傢伙] jia1 huo5 variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5] 3 装作[裝作] zhuang1 zuo4 to pretend; to feign; to act a part 1 不在乎[不在乎] bu4 zai4 hu5 not to care 1 绣花[繡花] xiu4 hua1 to embroider; to do embroidery 1 枕头[枕頭] zhen3 tou5 pillow 1 斗智[鬥智] dou4 zhi4 battle of wits 2 斗[鬥] dou4 to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together 3 勇[勇] yong3 brave 2 哪像[哪像] na3 xiang4 unlike; in contrast to 1 打击[打擊] da3 ji1 to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) 7 垮[垮] kua3 to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat 4 直白[直白] zhi2 bai2 frank; open; blunt 1 有意[有意] you3 yi4 to intend; intentionally; interested in 2 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 20 一本正经[一本正經] yi1 ben3 zheng4 jing1 in deadly earnest; deadpan 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/250 words - 37 min 心理[心理] xin1 li3 mental; psychological 13 医师[醫師] yi1 shi1 doctor 1 耍嘴皮子[耍嘴皮子] shua3 zui3 pi2 zi5 to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk 2 帅哥[帥哥] shuai4 ge1 handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address) 3 耳朵[耳朵] er3 duo5 ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup) 3 灵[靈] ling2 quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin 3 悄悄话[悄悄話] qiao1 qiao5 hua4 whisperings; private words; confidences; sweet nothings 2 接上[接上] jie1 shang4 to connect (a cable etc); to hook up (a device); to resume (a conversation); to set (a bone) 1 报喜[報喜] bao4 xi3 to announce good news; to report success 2 报忧[報憂] bao4 you1 to report bad news; to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster 2 辞[辭] ci2 to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2] 1 正儿八经[正兒八經] zheng4 er2 ba1 jing1 serious; earnest; real; true 1 十几[十幾] shi2 ji3 more than ten; a dozen or more 4 全国[全國] quan2 guo2 whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national 5 北京[北京] Bei3 jing1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government 4 深圳[深圳] Shen1 zhen4 Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong 3 乐观[樂觀] le4 guan1 optimistic; hopeful 1 结实[結實] jie1 shi5 rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique) 1 难不倒[難不倒] nan2 bu4 dao3 not to pose a problem for sb; cannot stump sb 2 大胆[大膽] da4 dan3 brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless 1 啃老[啃老] ken3 lao3 (coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood 1 电视剧[電視劇] dian4 shi4 ju4 TV play; soap opera; CL:部[bu4] 2 觉醒[覺醒] jue2 xing3 to awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth; the truth dawns upon one; scales fall from the eyes; to become aware 1 好汉[好漢] hao3 han4 hero; strong and courageous person; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 下回[下回] xia4 hui2 next chapter; next time 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/275 words - 40 min 难听[難聽] nan2 ting1 unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful 3 废话[廢話] fei4 hua4 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) 4 了[瞭] liao3 (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly 4 脖子[脖子] bo2 zi5 neck; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 肌肉[肌肉] ji1 rou4 muscle; flesh 1 劳损[勞損] lao2 sun3 strain (medicine) 1 光是[光是] guang1 shi4 solely; just 1 房子[房子] fang2 zi5 house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] 39 看好[看好] kan4 hao3 optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support 14 医生[醫生] yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 11 接应[接應] jie1 ying4 to provide support; to come to the rescue 1 盘子[盤子] pan2 zi5 tray; plate; dish; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 略微[略微] lu:e4 wei1 a little bit; slightly 1 凑[湊] cou4 to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity 9 以往[以往] yi3 wang3 in the past; formerly 1 怎么着[怎麼著] zen3 me5 zhao1 what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] 8 来到[來到] lai2 dao4 to come; to arrive 3 臂[臂] bi4 arm 2 挣钱[掙錢] zheng4 qian2 to make money 1 睁[睜] zheng1 to open (one's eyes) 1 闭[閉] bi4 to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct 3 难看[難看] nan2 kan4 ugly; unsightly 6 私下[私下] si1 xia4 in private 4 下游[下游] xia4 you2 lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream 2 加工厂[加工廠] jia1 gong1 chang3 processing plant 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep06/298 words - 42 min 等同[等同] deng3 tong2 to equate; equal to 3 伸[伸] shen1 to stretch; to extend 1 口袋[口袋] kou3 dai4 pocket; bag; sack; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 掏[掏] tao1 to fish out (from pocket); to scoop 2 闭上[閉上] bi4 shang5 to close; to shut up 1 兢兢业业[兢兢業業] jing1 jing1 ye4 ye4 cautious and conscientious 4 分明[分明] fen1 ming2 clear; distinct; evidently; clearly 3 歹[歹] dai3 bad; wicked; evil; Kangxi radical 78 2 界[界] jie4 boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy) 6 剽窃[剽竊] piao1 qie4 to plunder; to plagiarize 1 丢人[丟人] diu1 ren2 to lose face 6 单方面[單方面] dan1 fang1 mian4 unilateral 2 胡说八道[胡說八道] hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4 to talk rubbish 2 贪[貪] tan1 to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt 1 心眼小[心眼小] xin1 yan3 xiao3 see 小心眼[xiao3 xin1 yan3] 1 心肠[心腸] xin1 chang2 heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood 1 一心[一心] yi1 xin1 wholeheartedly; heart and soul 2 挤对[擠對] ji3 dui4 (coll.) to mock; to bully; to force (a concession out of sb) 2 反过来[反過來] fan3 guo5 lai2 conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction 3 咬[咬] yao3 to bite; to nip 1 蛔虫[蛔蟲] hui2 chong2 roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), a human parasite 2 污蔑[污蔑] wu1 mie4 variant of 污衊|污蔑[wu1 mie4] 1 把戏[把戲] ba3 xi4 acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick; game 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/25 words - 6 min 诬蔑[誣衊] wu1 mie4 to slander; to smear; to vilify 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 谣[謠] yao2 popular ballad; rumor 1 狗血淋头[狗血淋頭] gou3 xue4 lin2 tou2 lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom); fig. torrent of abuse 1 错怪[錯怪] cuo4 guai4 to blame sb wrongly 4 歉[歉] qian4 to apologize; to regret; deficient 4 万分[萬分] wan4 fen1 very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part 1 进水[進水] jin4 shui3 to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc); to get flooded; inflow of water 5 小气鬼[小氣鬼] xiao3 qi4 gui3 miser; penny-pincher 1 口不择言[口不擇言] kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2 to speak incoherently; to ramble; to talk irresponsibly 1 酒后吐真言[酒後吐真言] jiu3 hou4 tu3 zhen1 yan2 after wine, spit out the truth; in vino veritas 1 预约[預約] yu4 yue1 booking; reservation; to book; to make an appointment 4 白开水[白開水] bai2 kai1 shui3 plain boiled water 1 资历[資歷] zi1 li4 qualifications; experience; seniority 1 印象[印象] yin4 xiang4 impression 9 处于[處於] chu3 yu2 to be in (some state, position, or condition) 4 探索[探索] tan4 suo3 to explore; to probe 1 拓荒[拓荒] tuo4 huang1 to open up land (for agriculture) 1 阶段[階段] jie1 duan4 stage; section; phase; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 招人[招人] zhao1 ren2 to be infectious; to recruit 3 约束[約束] yue1 shu4 to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint 1 者[者] zhe3 (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this 6 居[居] ju1 to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms 3 受宠若惊[受寵若驚] shou4 chong3 ruo4 jing1 overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) 1 惊讶[驚訝] jing1 ya4 amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/50 words - 9 min 苗子[苗子] miao2 zi5 young successor; seedling; sapling 2 理想[理想] li3 xiang3 an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect 4 脱离[脫離] tuo1 li2 to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) 2 圈子[圈子] quan1 zi5 circle; ring; (social) circle 6 免不了[免不了] mian3 bu4 liao3 unavoidable; can't be avoided 3 脱[脫] tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 3 激情[激情] ji1 qing2 passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion 1 周一[週一] Zhou1 yi1 Monday 1 分析师[分析師] fen1 xi1 shi1 analyst; commentator 10 娅[婭] ya4 address term between sons-in-law 17 基础[基礎] ji1 chu3 base; foundation; basis; underlying; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 讲究[講究] jiang3 jiu5 to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen 4 开放性[開放性] kai1 fang4 xing4 openness 1 茶水[茶水] cha2 shui3 tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves 1 元气[元氣] yuan2 qi4 strength; vigor; vitality; (TCM) vital energy 3 烦心事[煩心事] fan2 xin1 shi4 trouble; worry 1 恢复[恢復] hui1 fu4 to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate 2 盆[盆] pen2 basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 植物[植物] zhi2 wu4 plant; vegetation; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 主人[主人] zhu3 ren2 master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 胖子[胖子] pang4 zi5 fat person; fatty 1 身材[身材] shen1 cai2 stature; build (height and weight); figure 3 仙人掌[仙人掌] xian1 ren2 zhang3 cactus 1 绿[綠] lu:4 green 5 植[植] zhi2 to plant 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/75 words - 12 min 杀手[殺手] sha1 shou3 killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player 1 小二[小二] xiao3 er4 waiter 1 景观[景觀] jing3 guan1 landscape 2 园艺[園藝] yuan2 yi4 gardening; horticultural 1 棵[棵] ke1 classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc 3 树[樹] shu4 tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up 1 是的[是的] shi4 de5 yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5] 10 养活[養活] yang3 huo5 to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth 1 娇气[嬌氣] jiao1 qi4 delicate; squeamish; finicky 1 丑[醜] chou3 shameful; ugly; disgraceful 3 市场份额[市場份額] shi4 chang3 fen4 e2 market share 2 同类[同類] tong2 lei4 similar; same type; alike 2 懒[懶] lan3 lazy 1 羊[羊] yang2 sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] 2 法眼[法眼] fa3 yan3 discerning eye 1 刀口[刀口] dao1 kou3 the edge of a knife; cut; incision 1 舔[舔] tian3 to lick; to lap 1 如履薄冰[如履薄冰] ru2 lu:3 bo2 bing1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom); fig. to be extremely cautious; to be skating on thin ice 1 收尾[收尾] shou1 wei3 to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish 1 年龄[年齡] nian2 ling2 (a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4] 3 美术馆[美術館] mei3 shu4 guan3 art gallery 3 旗舰店[旗艦店] qi2 jian4 dian4 flagship (store) 1 开业[開業] kai1 ye4 to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business) 1 促成[促成] cu4 cheng2 to facilitate; to effect 3 尴尬[尷尬] gan1 ga4 awkward; embarrassed 6 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/100 words - 17 min 打扮[打扮] da3 ban5 to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress 4 养眼[養眼] yang3 yan3 visually attractive; eye candy; easy on the eyes; to protect the eyes 3 得体[得體] de2 ti3 appropriate to the occasion; fitting 1 不但[不但] bu4 dan4 not only (... but also...) 4 象征[象徵] xiang4 zheng1 emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for 2 从容[從容] cong2 rong2 to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2] 1 疲于奔命[疲於奔命] pi2 yu2 ben1 ming4 (idiom) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work 1 傲[傲] ao4 proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy 1 滴[滴] di1 a drop; to drip 3 近视[近視] jin4 shi4 shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia 1 治好[治好] zhi4 hao3 to cure 1 挖角[挖角] wa1 jue2 to poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its talent); Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3] 1 只不过[只不過] zhi3 bu5 guo4 only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... 3 骑[騎] qi2 to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses 3 三轮车[三輪車] san1 lun2 che1 pedicab; tricycle 1 高铁[高鐵] gao1 tie3 high speed rail 4 脱轨[脫軌] tuo1 gui3 to leave the rails; to derail; to jump the track 1 幽默[幽默] you1 mo4 (loanword) humor; humorous 3 强将手下无弱兵[強將手下無弱兵] qiang2 jiang4 shou3 xia4 wu2 ruo4 bing1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom) 1 便宜[便宜] pian2 yi5 cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly 7 匠[匠] jiang4 craftsman 1 幸运[幸運] xing4 yun4 fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck 7 祝贺[祝賀] zhu4 he4 to congratulate; congratulations; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 十足[十足] shi2 zu2 ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color) 1 大干[大幹] da4 gan4 to go all out; to work energetically 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/125 words - 20 min 香槟[香檳] xiang1 bin1 champagne (loanword) 4 换人[換人] huan4 ren2 to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc); substitution 1 星[星] xing1 star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount 7 好听[好聽] hao3 ting1 pleasant to hear 6 摘[摘] zhai1 to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 5 看呆[看呆] kan4 dai1 to gape at; to stare blankly; to stare in rapture; to stare in awe 1 嘴甜[嘴甜] zui3 tian2 sweet-talking; ingratiating 1 手艺[手藝] shou3 yi4 craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade 2 出身[出身] chu1 shen1 to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin 3 运作[運作] yun4 zuo4 to operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization); thread (computing) 3 门外汉[門外漢] men2 wai4 han4 layman 1 有力[有力] you3 li4 powerful; forceful; vigorous 1 教会[教會] jiao4 hui4 Christian church 1 本人[本人] ben3 ren2 the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal 5 选择题[選擇題] xuan3 ze2 ti2 multiple-choice question 1 眼前[眼前] yan3 qian2 before one's eyes; now; at present 5 长远[長遠] chang2 yuan3 long-term; long-range 4 正轨[正軌] zheng4 gui3 the right track 3 道路[道路] dao4 lu4 road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2] 3 相遇[相遇] xiang1 yu4 to meet; to encounter; to come across 1 赏识[賞識] shang3 shi2 to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation 2 敬[敬] jing4 to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer 7 抹[抹] mo3 to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc 1 猴[猴] hou2 monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 2 屁股[屁股] pi4 gu5 buttocks; bottom; butt; back part 6 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/150 words - 23 min 清净[清淨] qing1 jing4 peaceful; quiet; tranquil; purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism) 1 热闹[熱鬧] re4 nao5 bustling with noise and excitement; lively 5 扯平[扯平] che3 ping2 to make even; to balance; (fig.) to be even; to call it quits 2 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 2 隐形眼镜[隱形眼鏡] yin3 xing2 yan3 jing4 contact lens; CL:隻|只[zhi1],副[fu4] 2 品牌[品牌] pin3 pai2 brand name; trademark 8 路线[路線] lu4 xian4 itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road); CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 女人家[女人家] nu:3 ren2 jia5 women (in general) 1 屁[屁] pi4 fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 1 一无是处[一無是處] yi1 wu2 shi4 chu4 not one good point; everything about it is wrong 1 尤其是[尤其是] you2 qi2 shi4 especially; most of all; above all; in particular 4 美容[美容] mei3 rong2 to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive; to beautify 5 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] 5 脸色[臉色] lian3 se4 complexion; look 1 放大[放大] fang4 da4 to enlarge; to magnify 1 舍不得[捨不得] she3 bu5 de5 to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge 7 属下[屬下] shu3 xia4 subordinate; affiliated to; subsidiary 1 龌龊[齷齪] wo4 chuo4 dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; narrow-minded; petty 1 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) 13 错过[錯過] cuo4 guo4 to miss (train, opportunity etc) 12 逮[逮] dai4 (literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until 3 语言[語言] yu3 yan2 language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] 2 攻击[攻擊] gong1 ji1 to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) 1 鼻子[鼻子] bi2 zi5 nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 2 寿[壽] shou4 long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/175 words - 25 min 稍[稍] shao1 somewhat; a little 4 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] 29 到期[到期] dao4 qi1 to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc) 4 租[租] zu1 to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax 13 卖掉[賣掉] mai4 diao4 to sell off; to get rid of in a sale 3 新房[新房] xin1 fang2 brand new house; bridal chamber 2 来自[來自] lai2 zi4 to come from (a place); From: (in email header) 4 过房[過房] guo4 fang2 to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative) 1 划[劃] hua4 to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character 3 学区[學區] xue2 qu1 school district 2 实验[實驗] shi2 yan4 experiment; test; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; experimental; to experiment 1 小学[小學] xiao3 xue2 elementary school; primary school; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 加上[加上] jia1 shang4 plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that 4 户型[戶型] hu4 xing2 configuration of rooms in a residence (e.g. 3BR 2 Bath) 1 居室[居室] ju1 shi4 room; apartment 1 总价[總價] zong3 jia4 total price 1 仓促[倉促] cang1 cu4 all of a sudden; hurriedly 2 行情[行情] hang2 qing2 market price; quotation of market price; the current market situation 1 抓紧[抓緊] zhua1 jin3 to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of 5 腾[騰] teng2 to soar; to gallop; to prance; to turn over; to vacate; to clear 1 过户[過戶] guo4 hu4 to transfer ownership (of a vehicle, securities etc); (real estate) conveyancing 2 体谅[體諒] ti3 liang4 to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate 1 租金[租金] zu1 jin1 rent 2 香蕉[香蕉] xiang1 jiao1 banana; CL:枝[zhi1],根[gen1],個|个[ge4],把[ba3] 1 烂[爛] lan4 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/200 words - 27 min 智能[智能] zhi4 neng2 intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb etc) 11 近年来[近年來] jin4 nian2 lai2 for the past few years 1 需求[需求] xu1 qiu2 requirement; to require; (economics) demand 3 量[量] liang2 to measure 6 量[量] liang4 capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word 6 移动[移動] yi2 dong4 to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable 2 视讯[視訊] shi4 xun4 video (Tw) 4 工作者[工作者] gong1 zuo4 zhe3 worker 1 家常便饭[家常便飯] jia1 chang2 bian4 fan4 simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary 1 独立[獨立] du2 li4 independent; independence; to stand alone 9 零件[零件] ling2 jian4 part; component 1 面向[面嚮] mian4 xiang4 to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet 2 敏感[敏感] min3 gan3 sensitive; susceptible 6 主力[主力] zhu3 li4 main force; main strength of an army 1 例如[例如] li4 ru2 for example; for instance; such as 1 大型[大型] da4 xing2 large; large-scale 1 集团[集團] ji2 tuan2 group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate 7 跨国公司[跨國公司] kua4 guo2 gong1 si1 transnational corporation; multinational corporation 1 之类[之類] zhi1 lei4 and so on; and such 2 因此[因此] yin1 ci3 thus; consequently; as a result 1 利润[利潤] li4 run4 profits 2 同步[同步] tong2 bu4 synchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with 2 担任[擔任] dan1 ren4 to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as 2 助手[助手] zhu4 shou3 assistant; helper 4 切[切] qie1 to cut; to slice; tangent (math) 4 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] 4 炒菜[炒菜] chao3 cai4 to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/225 words - 31 min 酒会[酒會] jiu3 hui4 drinking party; wine reception 1 热门[熱門] re4 men2 popular; hot; in vogue 2 连锁[連鎖] lian2 suo3 to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc) 1 卖场[賣場] mai4 chang3 market; store; mall (usually specializing in a particular product category such as furniture) 1 过去式[過去式] guo4 qu5 shi4 past tense 1 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 撕[撕] si1 to tear 2 找出[找出] zhao3 chu1 to find; to search out 2 决断[決斷] jue2 duan4 to make a decision; resolution; decisiveness; resolute 2 抢夺[搶奪] qiang3 duo2 to plunder; to pillage; to forcibly take 1 先机[先機] xian1 ji1 key moment; decisive opportunity 2 搬走[搬走] ban1 zou3 to carry 6 大衣[大衣] da4 yi1 overcoat; topcoat; cloak; CL:件[jian4] 1 柜[櫃] gui4 cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe 4 搬家[搬家] ban1 jia1 to move house; removal 6 不通[不通] bu4 tong1 to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical 2 房东[房東] fang2 dong1 landlord 6 补偿[補償] bu3 chang2 to compensate; to make up 7 违约[違約] wei2 yue1 to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract) 3 房租[房租] fang2 zu1 rent for a room or house 4 上都[上都] Shang4 du1 Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) 2 租房[租房] zu1 fang2 to rent an apartment 3 手头[手頭] shou3 tou2 in hand (e.g. cash) 5 半天[半天] ban4 tian1 half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 将就[將就] jiang1 jiu5 to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/250 words - 33 min 尤其[尤其] you2 qi2 especially; particularly 8 公寓[公寓] gong1 yu4 apartment building; block of flats; CL:套[tao4] 8 管家[管家] guan3 jia1 housekeeper; butler; manage one's household 1 徐[徐] xu2 slowly; gently 2 汇[匯] hui4 to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange 4 初始[初始] chu1 shi3 initial; starting (point) 1 密码[密碼] mi4 ma3 secret code; ciphertext; password; PIN 2 合[合] he2 to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2] 5 胃口[胃口] wei4 kou3 appetite; liking 7 浮动[浮動] fu2 dong4 to float and drift; unstable 1 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) 6 代[代] dai4 to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 8 市[市] shi4 market; city; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 优惠[優惠] you1 hui4 privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price) 1 价[價] jia4 price; value; (chemistry) valence 3 拎包[拎包] lin1 bao1 handbag or shopping bag (dialect) 1 安顿[安頓] an1 dun4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful 2 本地人[本地人] ben3 di4 ren2 native person (of a country) 1 水管[水管] shui3 guan3 water pipe 1 修[修] xiu1 to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) 3 梅[梅] mei2 plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) 1 雨天[雨天] yu3 tian1 rainy day; rainy weather 1 发霉[發霉] fa1 mei2 to become moldy 1 起泡[起泡] qi3 pao4 to bubble; to foam; to blister; to sprout boils (on one's body); sparkling (wine etc) 2 弄坏[弄壞] nong4 huai4 to ruin; to spoil; to break 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/275 words - 39 min 负担[負擔] fu4 dan1 burden; to bear a burden 2 效益[效益] xiao4 yi4 benefit; effectiveness; efficiency 2 羊毛出在羊身上[羊毛出在羊身上] yang2 mao2 chu1 zai4 yang2 shen1 shang4 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.; Nothing comes for free. 1 双赢[雙贏] shuang1 ying2 profitable to both sides; a win-win situation 1 到家[到家] dao4 jia1 perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree 4 醒酒[醒酒] xing3 jiu3 to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up 3 弄脏[弄髒] nong4 zang1 to make dirty; to defile; to smear 1 恶[惡] e4 evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm 1 恶[惡] wu4 to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander 1 味儿[味兒] wei4 r5 taste 2 别墅[別墅] bie2 shu4 villa; CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] 1 不耐烦[不耐煩] bu4 nai4 fan2 impatience; impatient 4 生日[生日] sheng1 ri4 birthday; CL:個|个[ge4] 26 气氛[氣氛] qi4 fen1 atmosphere; mood 5 归于[歸於] gui1 yu2 to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards 1 闹脾气[鬧脾氣] nao4 pi2 qi5 to get angry 1 一如既往[一如既往] yi1 ru2 ji4 wang3 just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always 1 守时[守時] shou3 shi2 punctual 1 年份[年份] nian2 fen5 particular year; certain year; given year 1 瓶[瓶] ping2 bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids 7 橡木[橡木] xiang4 mu4 oaken 1 好喝[好喝] hao3 he1 tasty (drinks) 3 珍藏[珍藏] zhen1 cang2 collection; to collect (valuables) 2 舍得[捨得] she3 de5 to be willing to part with sth 5 知足[知足] zhi1 zu2 content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) 1 五音不全[五音不全] wu3 yin1 bu4 quan2 tone deaf; unable to sing in tune 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep07/288 words - 41 min 唱歌[唱歌] chang4 ge1 to sing a song 6 丢脸[丟臉] diu1 lian3 to lose face; humiliation 1 K歌[K歌] K ge1 karaoke (slang) 1 神器[神器] shen2 qi4 magical object; object symbolic of imperial power; fine weapon 3 有心[有心] you3 xin1 to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate 1 优美[優美] you1 mei3 graceful; fine; elegant 1 歌声[歌聲] ge1 sheng1 singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet 4 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) 2 有目共睹[有目共睹] you3 mu4 gong4 du3 anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all; sth speaks for itself; is there for all to see 2 美的[美的] Mei3 di2 Midea (brand) 2 内在[內在] nei4 zai4 inner; internal; intrinsic; innate 1 学会[學會] xue2 hui4 to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association 8 商业化[商業化] shang1 ye4 hua4 to commercialize 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/25 words - 6 min 跟踪[跟蹤] gen1 zong1 to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking 4 对面[對面] dui4 mian4 (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face 3 噌[噌] ceng1 to scold; whoosh! 2 左邻右舍[左鄰右舍] zuo3 lin2 you4 she4 neighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units; colleagues doing related work 1 蜡烛[蠟燭] la4 zhu2 candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 1 俗[俗] su2 custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular 2 慌[慌] huang1 to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly 6 走过[走過] zou3 guo4 to walk past; to pass by 1 咸[鹹] xian2 salted; salty; stingy; miserly 2 拧[擰] ning2 to pinch; wring 2 巴[巴] ba1 to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail 2 城[城] cheng2 city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 1 海淀区[海澱區] Hai3 dian4 qu1 Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1] 1 湘潭[湘潭] Xiang1 tan2 Xiangtan prefecture level city in Hunan 1 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 9 海东[海東] Hai3 dong1 Haidong prefecture, Qinghai 1 字迹[字跡] zi4 ji4 handwriting 1 敏[敏] min3 quick; nimble; agile; clever; smart 5 南京[南京] Nan2 jing1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏; capital of China at different historical periods 4 鼓楼[鼓樓] gu3 lou2 a drum tower; Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc 1 负责人[負責人] fu4 ze2 ren2 person in charge 3 湖南[湖南] Hu2 nan2 Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1] 1 分店[分店] fen1 dian4 branch (of a chain store); annex 2 地段[地段] di4 duan4 section; district 2 单价[單價] dan1 jia4 unit price 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/50 words - 10 min 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] 1 这就[這就] zhe4 jiu4 immediately; at once 9 共处[共處] gong4 chu3 to coexist; to get along (with others) 1 一丁点[一丁點] yi1 ding1 dian3 a tiny bit; a wee bit 2 销售额[銷售額] xiao1 shou4 e2 sales figure; total income from sales; turnover 6 套话[套話] tao4 hua4 polite phrase; conventional greetings; cliché; to try to worm facts out of sb 1 门市[門市] men2 shi4 retail sales 2 加盟[加盟] jia1 meng2 to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join; participate 2 店长[店長] dian4 zhang3 store manager 2 笔迹[筆跡] bi3 ji4 handwriting 1 统一[統一] tong3 yi1 to unify; to unite; to integrate 3 号码[號碼] hao4 ma3 number; CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4] 5 姓名[姓名] xing4 ming2 surname and given name; full name 1 对不上[對不上] dui4 bu4 shang4 to disagree; I can't agree with that. 2 三分[三分] san1 fen1 somewhat; to some degree 3 联系方式[聯繫方式] lian2 xi4 fang1 shi4 contact details 4 一个个[一個個] yi1 ge4 ge4 each and every one 1 口径[口徑] kou3 jing4 caliber; diameter of opening 2 掩盖[掩蓋] yan3 gai4 to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up 1 蹊跷[蹊蹺] qi1 qiao1 odd; queer; strange; fishy; Taiwan pr. [xi1 qiao1] 2 漏网之鱼[漏網之魚] lou4 wang3 zhi1 yu2 a fish that escaped the net (idiom); (fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net 1 偏远[偏遠] pian1 yuan3 remote; far from civilization 1 门店[門店] men2 dian4 (retail) store 1 倒闭[倒閉] dao3 bi4 to go bankrupt; to close down 2 渠道[渠道] qu2 dao4 irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; means 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/75 words - 12 min 侧面[側面] ce4 mian4 lateral side; side; aspect; profile 1 确信[確信] que4 xin4 to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news 1 总部[總部] zong3 bu4 general headquarters 7 兵贵神速[兵貴神速] bing1 gui4 shen2 su4 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom); fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth) 1 措手不及[措手不及] cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared 2 一旦[一旦] yi1 dan4 in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day 6 惭愧[慚愧] can2 kui4 ashamed 1 赵[趙] zhao4 to surpass (old) 9 第四季度[第四季度] di4 si4 ji4 du4 fourth quarter (of financial year) 1 一团和气[一團和氣] yi1 tuan2 he2 qi4 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom); warm and affable 1 惊[驚] jing1 to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm 1 刻[刻] ke4 quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 4 意识[意識] yi4 shi2 consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize 4 跟人[跟人] gen1 ren2 to marry (of woman) 3 表明[表明] biao3 ming2 to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known 2 争[爭] zheng1 to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) 3 高低[高低] gao1 di1 height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end 1 拆穿[拆穿] chai1 chuan1 to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc) 1 艰[艱] jian1 difficult; hard; hardship 1 商场[商場] shang1 chang3 shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jia1]; the business world 6 树敌[樹敵] shu4 di2 to antagonize people; to make an enemy of sb 1 军[軍] jun1 army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 取得[取得] qu3 de2 to acquire; to get; to obtain 1 协同[協同] xie2 tong2 to cooperate; in coordination with; coordinated; collaborate; collaboration; collaborative 1 由衷[由衷] you2 zhong1 heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/100 words - 15 min 慧眼[慧眼] hui4 yan3 an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen 1 识[識] shi2 to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4] 2 珠[珠] zhu1 bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] 1 及时[及時] ji2 shi2 in time; promptly; without delay; timely 7 隐患[隱患] yin3 huan4 a danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface 3 规避[規避] gui1 bi4 to evade; to dodge 2 隐瞒[隱瞞] yin3 man2 to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth 3 避开[避開] bi4 kai1 to avoid; to evade; to keep away from 1 谦虚[謙虛] qian1 xu1 modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks 2 造假[造假] zao4 jia3 to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine 4 回复[回復] hui2 fu4 to reply; to recover; to return (to a previous condition); Re: in reply to (email) 6 查出[查出] cha2 chu1 to find out; to discover 1 纰漏[紕漏] pi1 lou4 careless mistake; slip-up 5 隐蔽[隱蔽] yin3 bi4 to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover 1 张嘴[張嘴] zhang1 zui3 to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape 1 瓜[瓜] gua1 melon; gourd; squash 2 怡[怡] yi2 harmony; pleased 2 制品[製品] zhi4 pin3 products; goods 2 增资[增資] zeng1 zi1 capital increase 13 扩[擴] kuo4 to enlarge 13 上市[上市] shang4 shi4 to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) 6 注册[註冊] zhu4 ce4 to register; to enroll 3 股东[股東] gu3 dong1 shareholder; stockholder 21 基本上[基本上] ji1 ben3 shang5 basically; on the whole 2 稳[穩] wen3 settled; steady; stable 9 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/125 words - 19 min 东家[東家] dong1 jia1 master (i.e. employer); landlord; boss 2 磨合[磨合] mo2 he2 to break in; to wear in 1 合夥人[合夥人] he2 huo3 ren2 variant of 合伙人[he2 huo3 ren2] 54 合夥[合夥] he2 huo3 variant of 合伙[he2 huo3] 6 镶[鑲] xiang1 to inlay; to embed; ridge; border 1 自有[自有] zi4 you3 to possess; to own; to have 5 定向[定向] ding4 xiang4 to orientate; directional; directed; orienteering 2 增[增] zeng1 to increase; to expand; to add 21 将要[將要] jiang1 yao4 will; shall; to be going to 2 公开[公開] gong1 kai1 public; to publish; to make public 2 发行[發行] fa1 xing2 to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film) 1 股票[股票] gu3 piao4 share certificate; stock (finance) 18 模样[模樣] mu2 yang4 look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4] 1 有限[有限] you3 xian4 limited; finite 46 节奏[節奏] jie2 zou4 rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat 2 对接[對接] dui4 jie1 to join up; to dock; a joint (between components) 8 此次[此次] ci3 ci4 this time 1 来电[來電] lai2 dian4 incoming telegram or telephone call; your telegram, telephone call, or message; to send a telegram or make a telephone call here (i.e. to the speaker); to have instant attraction to sb; to have chemistry with sb; to come back (of electricity, after an outage) 1 告知[告知] gao4 zhi1 to inform 2 冤枉[冤枉] yuan1 wang5 to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile 2 论证[論證] lun4 zheng4 to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument); proof 1 过河拆桥[過河拆橋] guo4 he2 chai1 qiao2 lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal 1 拦[攔] lan2 to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) 3 此地[此地] ci3 di4 here; this place 1 贵干[貴幹] gui4 gan4 (polite) your business; what brings you? 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/150 words - 21 min 大公无私[大公無私] da4 gong1 wu2 si1 selfless; impartial 2 表达[表達] biao3 da2 to express; to convey 4 放肆[放肆] fang4 si4 wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent 2 发薪[發薪] fa1 xin1 to pay wages or salary 2 尖牙[尖牙] jian1 ya2 canine tooth; fang; tusk 1 利[利] li4 sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit 6 欺骗[欺騙] qi1 pian4 to deceive; to cheat 3 生存[生存] sheng1 cun2 to exist; to survive 1 从来不[從來不] cong2 lai2 bu4 never 3 人类[人類] ren2 lei4 humanity; human race; mankind 1 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 10 晴[晴] qing2 clear; fine (weather) 1 多云[多雲] duo1 yun2 cloudy (meteorology) 1 局部[局部] ju2 bu4 part; local 1 雷阵雨[雷陣雨] lei2 zhen4 yu3 thunder shower 1 走着瞧[走著瞧] zou3 zhe5 qiao2 wait and see (who is right) 2 动物[動物] dong4 wu4 animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4] 2 骂人[罵人] ma4 ren2 to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone 3 做贼心虚[做賊心虛] zuo4 zei2 xin1 xu1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience 1 轻声细语[輕聲細語] qing1 sheng1 xi4 yu3 to speak softly; to whisper (idiom) 1 乖巧[乖巧] guai1 qiao3 clever (child); smart; lovable; cute 2 叛逆[叛逆] pan4 ni4 to rebel; to revolt; a rebel 1 较[較] jiao4 to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3] 3 偏要[偏要] pian1 yao4 to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything 2 渊[淵] yuan1 deep pool; deep; profound 32 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/175 words - 24 min 地产[地產] di4 chan3 estate 16 参[參] can1 to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House 1 局[局] ju2 office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc 11 做人[做人] zuo4 ren2 to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity 2 上门[上門] shang4 men2 to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family 2 人情[人情] ren2 qing2 human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn 4 再审[再審] zai4 shen3 to hear a case again; review; retrial 2 偏见[偏見] pian1 jian4 prejudice 1 莽[莽] mang3 thick weeds; luxuriant growth; Illicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves; impertinent 1 心眼[心眼] xin1 yan3 heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance 3 好不容易[好不容易] hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4 with great difficulty; very difficult 4 逃不出[逃不出] tao2 bu4 chu1 unable to escape; can't get out 1 手掌心[手掌心] shou3 zhang3 xin1 see 手心[shou3 xin1] 1 底下[底下] di3 xia5 the location below sth; afterwards 2 干活[幹活] gan4 huo2 to work; to be employed 2 拆开[拆開] chai1 kai1 to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick 1 穿上[穿上] chuan1 shang5 to put on (clothes etc) 7 高才[高才] gao1 cai2 great talent; rare capability; person of outstanding ability 1 气势[氣勢] qi4 shi4 imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor 1 修女[修女] xiu1 nu:3 nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches) 1 华丽[華麗] hua2 li4 gorgeous 2 内容[內容] nei4 rong2 content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 7 商讨[商討] shang1 tao3 to discuss; to deliberate 1 省得[省得] sheng3 de5 to avoid; so as to save (money or time) 1 来回[來回] lai2 hui2 to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/200 words - 28 min 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 法[法] fa3 law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 3 务[務] wu4 affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means 3 章[章] zhang1 chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order 4 办公自动化[辦公自動化] ban4 gong1 zi4 dong4 hua4 office automation 1 盖章[蓋章] gai4 zhang1 to affix a seal; to stamp (a document); to sign off on sth 2 忍心[忍心] ren3 xin1 to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task 2 无辜[無辜] wu2 gu1 innocent; innocence; not guilty (law) 2 伤亡[傷亡] shang1 wang2 casualties; injuries and deaths 1 想像[想像] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination 4 椅[椅] yi3 chair 1 鼻孔[鼻孔] bi2 kong3 nostril; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 2 幼稚[幼稚] you4 zhi4 young; childish; puerile 9 含糊[含糊] han2 hu5 ambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory 1 雪[雪] xue3 snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean 2 耻[恥] chi3 shame; disgrace 2 好比[好比] hao3 bi3 to be just like; can be compared to 5 分手[分手] fen1 shou3 to part company; to split up; to break up 24 男友[男友] nan2 you3 boyfriend 2 妆[妝] zhuang1 (of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume 6 闪耀[閃耀] shan3 yao4 to glint; to glitter; to sparkle; to radiate 2 昂首阔步[昂首闊步] ang2 shou3 kuo4 bu4 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step; to strut 1 待会儿[待會兒] dai1 hui4 r5 in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] 10 胖[胖] pang4 fat; plump 2 高跷[高蹺] gao1 qiao1 stilts; walking on stilts as component of folk dance 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/225 words - 33 min 物[物] wu4 thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理 2 滑[滑] hua2 to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning 5 拐[拐] guai3 to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; walking stick; crutch; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]) 1 洽[洽] qia4 accord; to make contact; to agree; to consult with; extensive 2 一口[一口] yi1 kou3 readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite 7 顺口[順口] shun4 kou3 to read smoothly (of text); to blurt out (without thinking); to suit one's taste (of food) 1 老太太[老太太] lao3 tai4 tai5 elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother; CL:位[wei4] 1 擦[擦] ca1 to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish 10 人鱼[人魚] ren2 yu2 mermaid; dugong; sea cow; manatee; giant salamander 1 姬[姬] ji1 woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic) 1 眼影[眼影] yan3 ying3 eye shadow (cosmetics) 1 牌[牌] pai2 mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 17 老年[老年] lao3 nian2 elderly; old age; autumn of one's years 1 呆[呆] dai1 foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay 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 公事公办[公事公辦] gong1 shi4 gong1 ban4 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom) 1 说定[說定] shuo1 ding4 to agree on; to settle on 1 规模[規模] gui1 mo2 scale; scope; extent; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 土[土] tu3 earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 3 存在[存在] cun2 zai4 to exist; to be; existence 7 神气[神氣] shen2 qi4 expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious 1 应酬[應酬] ying4 chou5 social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party 3 临走[臨走] lin2 zou3 before leaving; on departure 2 礼貌[禮貌] li3 mao4 courtesy; manners 1 级别[級別] ji2 bie2 (military) rank; level; grade 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/250 words - 35 min 礼节[禮節] li3 jie2 etiquette 2 一向[一向] yi1 xiang4 always (previously); a period of time in the recent past 4 为重[為重] wei2 zhong4 to attach most importance to 2 敲定[敲定] qiao1 ding4 to come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc); to determine; to finalize; to nail down (a deal etc) 3 签名[簽名] qian1 ming2 to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature 1 功夫[功夫] gong1 fu5 skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort 1 见长[見長] jian4 chang2 to be good at sth; one's forte 1 得意[得意] de2 yi4 proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent 3 样儿[樣兒] yang4 r5 see 樣子|样子[yang4 zi5] 1 坐镇[坐鎮] zuo4 zhen4 (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee 1 没底[沒底] mei2 di3 unsure; uncertain; unending 2 边缘[邊緣] bian1 yuan2 edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline 1 疯狂[瘋狂] feng1 kuang2 crazy; frantic; extreme popularity 3 试探[試探] shi4 tan4 to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out 1 清醒[清醒] qing1 xing3 clear-headed; sober; awake 1 脚踏实地[腳踏實地] jiao3 ta4 shi2 di4 to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy; steady and serious character 1 鉴于[鑒於] jian4 yu2 in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas 1 放出[放出] fang4 chu1 to let off; to give out 1 以便[以便] yi3 bian4 so that; so as to; in order to 1 事宜[事宜] shi4 yi2 matters; arrangements 1 名片[名片] ming2 pian4 (business) card 9 助理[助理] zhu4 li3 assistant 2 剑[劍] jian4 double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword 11 考验[考驗] kao3 yan4 to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal 3 沟通[溝通] gou1 tong1 to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate 8 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/275 words - 41 min 协调[協調] xie2 tiao2 to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted 1 董[董] dong3 to supervise; to direct; director 11 助[助] zhu4 to help; to assist 12 有劳[有勞] you3 lao2 (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one) 1 受累[受累] shou4 lei3 to get dragged into; to get involved (on sb else's account) 1 亲切[親切] qin1 qie4 amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar 2 职务[職務] zhi2 wu4 post; position; job; duties 1 好友[好友] hao3 you3 close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 备注[備註] bei4 zhu4 remark; note 1 纯属[純屬] chun2 shu3 to be purely; pure and simple; sheer; outright 2 怪不得[怪不得] guai4 bu5 de5 no wonder!; so that's why! 2 建[建] jian4 to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct 1 老师[老師] lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 执照[執照] zhi2 zhao4 license; permit 2 身分证[身分證] shen1 fen4 zheng4 identity card; also written 身份證|身份证[shen1 fen4 zheng4] 3 章程[章程] zhang1 cheng2 rules; regulations; constitution; statute; articles of association (of company); articles of incorporation; charter (of a corporation); by-laws 1 上回[上回] shang4 hui2 last time; the previous time 2 海宁[海寧] Hai3 ning2 Haining county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang 1 工商[工商] gong1 shang1 industry and commerce 1 问卷[問卷] wen4 juan4 questionnaire; CL:份[fen4] 3 复印件[複印件] fu4 yin4 jian4 photocopy; duplicate 4 组织[組織] zu3 zhi1 to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 系统[系統] xi4 tong3 system; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 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) 3 示[示] shi4 to show; to reveal 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep08/279 words - 42 min 填写[填寫] tian2 xie3 to fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form) 1 加盖[加蓋] jia1 gai4 to seal (with official stamp); to stamp; fig. to ratify; to put lid on (cooking pot); to cap; to build an extension or additional storey 4 一并[一併] yi1 bing4 to lump together; to treat along with all the others 2 齐[齊] qi2 neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out 6 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep09/25 words - 10 min 中秋[中秋] Zhong1 qiu1 the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month 1 佳节[佳節] jia1 jie2 festive day; holiday 2 签收[簽收] qian1 shou1 to sign for the acceptance of sth (e.g. a delivery etc) 1 应[應] ying1 to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall 3 应[應] ying4 to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with 3 决议[決議] jue2 yi4 a resolution; to pass a resolution 3 提交[提交] ti2 jiao1 to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb 1 回折[回折] hui2 zhe2 diffraction (physics) 1 周[周] zhou1 to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially 20 饭局[飯局] fan4 ju2 dinner party; banquet 1 老总[老總] lao3 zong3 boss; executive 6 微信[微信] Wei1 xin4 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Teng2 xun4]) 5 双管齐下[雙管齊下] shuang1 guan3 qi2 xia4 lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time; to attack one problem from two angles at the same time 1 灵活[靈活] ling2 huo2 flexible; nimble; agile 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 5 伞[傘] san3 umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3] 2 湿[濕] shi1 moist; wet 3 这下[這下] zhe4 xia4 this time 7 出资[出資] chu1 zi1 to fund; to put money into sth; to invest 4 承诺[承諾] cheng2 nuo4 to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment 5 函[函] han2 envelope; case; letter 3 务必[務必] wu4 bi4 must; to need to; to be sure to 1 行好[行好] xing2 hao3 to be charitable; to do a good deed 1 出钱[出錢] chu1 qian2 to pay 3 义务[義務] yi4 wu4 duty; obligation; CL:項|项[xiang4]; volunteer (work etc) 3 随叫随到[隨叫隨到] sui2 jiao4 sui2 dao4 to be available at any time; to be on call 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep09/50 words - 17 min 本职[本職] ben3 zhi2 one's job 2 整整[整整] zheng3 zheng3 whole; full 1 翻脸[翻臉] fan1 lian3 to fall out with sb; to become hostile 3 本事[本事] ben3 shi5 ability; skill 6 凭什么[憑什麼] ping2 shen2 me5 (spoken) why?; for which reason? 4 大呼小叫[大呼小叫] da4 hu1 xiao3 jiao4 to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss 1 自尊[自尊] zi4 zun1 self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride 2 脚下[腳下] jiao3 xia4 under the foot 1 说了算[說了算] shuo1 le5 suan4 to have the final say; to be the one in charge 4 佩服[佩服] pei4 fu2 to admire 5 跑来跑去[跑來跑去] pao3 lai2 pao3 qu4 to scamper; to run around 1 初来乍到[初來乍到] chu1 lai2 zha4 dao4 to be a newcomer; just off the boat 1 小菜[小菜] xiao3 cai4 appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] 1 备选[備選] bei4 xuan3 alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc) 2 有的是[有的是] you3 de5 shi4 have plenty of; there's no lack of 3 兴师问罪[興師問罪] xing1 shi1 wen4 zui4 to send punitive forces against; (fig.) to criticize violently 1 陈述[陳述] chen2 shu4 an assertion; to declare; to state 1 隔[隔] ge2 to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of 1 天才[天才] tian1 cai2 talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted 1 约定[約定] yue1 ding4 to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation 2 今年[今年] jin1 nian2 this year 5 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 9 验证[驗證] yan4 zheng4 to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory); to authenticate 1 公章[公章] gong1 zhang1 official seal 3 效力[效力] xiao4 li4 effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity) 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep09/75 words - 23 min 常识[常識] chang2 shi2 common sense; general knowledge; CL:門|门[men2] 2 粗枝大叶[粗枝大葉] cu1 zhi1 da4 ye4 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy 1 姑娘[姑娘] gu1 niang5 girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4] 6 新手[新手] xin1 shou3 new hand; novice; raw recruit 1 狐假虎威[狐假虎威] hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people 1 皮球[皮球] pi2 qiu2 ball (made of rubber, leather etc) 1 踢[踢] ti1 to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) 6 觉[覺] jiao4 a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2] 9 觉[覺] jue2 to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware 9 意气用事[意氣用事] yi4 qi4 yong4 shi4 to let emotions affect one's decisions 4 公私[公私] gong1 si1 public and private (interests, initiative etc) 3 不分[不分] bu4 fen1 not divided; irrespective; not distinguishing between 1 犯错[犯錯] fan4 cuo4 to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing 4 不要紧[不要緊] bu4 yao4 jin3 unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but 2 要紧[要緊] yao4 jin3 important; urgent 3 文职[文職] wen2 zhi2 civilian post (as opposed to military); civil service; administration 1 快速[快速] kuai4 su4 fast; high-speed; rapid 1 成长[成長] cheng2 zhang3 to mature; to grow; growth 11 长成[長成] zhang3 cheng2 to grow up 2 大宁[大寧] Da4 ning2 Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi 1 辜负[辜負] gu1 fu4 to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint 5 心意[心意] xin1 yi4 regard; kindly feelings; intention 6 出卖[出賣] chu1 mai4 to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray 1 放在心上[放在心上] fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4 to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart 3 起步[起步] qi3 bu4 to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity) 5 摔[摔] shuai1 to throw down; to fall; to drop and break 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep09/100 words - 29 min 辙[轍] che4 to remove; to withdraw 1 仗义[仗義] zhang4 yi4 to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by 3 相见恨晚[相見恨晚] xiang1 jian4 hen4 wan3 to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.; It feels like we have known each other all along. 1 聚[聚] ju4 to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize 5 李[李] li3 plum 6 学长[學長] xue2 zhang3 senior or older male schoolmate 101 苏[蘇] su1 Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration 80 一道[一道] yi1 dao4 together 4 附加[附加] fu4 jia1 additional; annex 5 题[題] ti2 topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] 8 夜空[夜空] ye4 kong1 night sky 4 光明[光明] guang1 ming2 light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted 1 浪漫[浪漫] lang4 man4 romantic 5 惊吓[驚嚇] jing1 xia4 to frighten; to horrify; to terrify 1 宿舍[宿舍] su4 she4 dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 维[維] wei2 to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4]) 34 然[然] ran2 correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly 33 精心[精心] jing1 xin1 with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed 2 临场[臨場] lin2 chang3 to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc); firsthand (experience); impromptu (remarks etc) 1 上阵[上陣] shang4 zhen4 to go into battle 1 怂[慫] song3 terrified 1 生日快乐[生日快樂] sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4 Happy birthday 10 灌[灌] guan4 to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music) 4 性情[性情] xing4 qing2 nature; temperament 1 下台阶[下臺階] xia4 tai2 jie1 to extricate oneself; way out 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep09/125 words - 35 min 左右[左右] zuo3 you4 left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence 1 护法[護法] hu4 fa3 to keep the law; to protect Buddha's teachings; protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) 1 费劲[費勁] fei4 jin4 to require effort; strenuous 1 窗[窗] chuang1 shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4] 1 没劲[沒勁] mei2 jin4 to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest 2 自家[自家] zi4 jia1 oneself; one's own family 1 学妹[學妹] xue2 mei4 junior or younger female schoolmate 6 见外[見外] jian4 wai4 to regard sb as an outsider 5 认出[認出] ren4 chu1 recognition; to recognize 1 陌生人[陌生人] mo4 sheng1 ren2 stranger 2 黑框[黑框] hei1 kuang4 black frame (around a funerary portrait or obituary) 1 读[讀] du2 to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 5 研[研] yan2 to grind; study; research 4 出国[出國] chu1 guo2 to go abroad; to leave the country; emigration 9 华尔街[華爾街] Hua2 er3 Jie1 Wall Street, New York; by extension, American big business 6 硅谷[硅谷] Gui1 gu3 Silicon Valley 1 机构[機構] ji1 gou4 mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; CL:所[suo3] 4 超级[超級] chao1 ji2 super-; ultra-; hyper- 2 有名[有名] you3 ming2 famous; well-known 3 纳斯达克[納斯達克] Na4 si1 da2 ke4 NASDAQ (stock exchange) 1 眼下[眼下] yan3 xia4 now; at present; subocular (medicine) 5 贸易[貿易] mao4 yi4 (commercial) trade; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 逐步[逐步] zhu2 bu4 progressively; step by step 4 转移[轉移] zhuan3 yi2 to shift; to divert or distract (attention etc); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine); to evacuate (people) 2 我国[我國] wo3 guo2 our country; China 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep09/150 words - 38 min 大力发展[大力發展] da4 li4 fa1 zhan3 vigorous expansion; rapid development 1 业务[業務] ye4 wu4 business; professional work; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 10 执行[執行] zhi2 xing2 to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run 5 理事[理事] li3 shi4 member of council 2 攒[攢] zan3 to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save 1 内人[內人] nei4 ren2 my wife (humble) 1 交流[交流] jiao1 liu2 to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb) 4 不胜[不勝] bu4 sheng4 cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely 1 酒力[酒力] jiu3 li4 capacity for alcohol; ability to hold drink 1 凤毛麟角[鳳毛麟角] feng4 mao2 lin2 jiao3 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between 1 承[承] cheng2 to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive 2 父[父] fu4 father 2 嗯[嗯] en5 interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement 1 打拼[打拼] da3 pin1 to work hard; to try to make a living 2 奖[獎] jiang3 prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 解围[解圍] jie3 wei2 to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment 1 平静[平靜] ping2 jing4 tranquil; undisturbed; serene 2 激烈[激烈] ji1 lie4 (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme 2 暗恋[暗戀] an4 lian4 to be secretly in love with 1 孩[孩] hai2 child 1 秃头[禿頭] tu1 tou2 baldness 1 沉淀[沉澱] chen2 dian4 to settle; to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution) 2 儒雅[儒雅] ru2 ya3 scholarly; refined; cultured; courteous 1 单身[單身] dan1 shen1 unmarried; single 3 戒指[戒指] jie4 zhi5 (finger) ring 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep09/173 words - 43 min 寒暄[寒暄] han2 xuan1 to exchange conventional greetings; to talk about the weather 1 万一[萬一] wan4 yi1 just in case; if by any chance; contingency 10 溜走[溜走] liu1 zou3 to slip away; to leave secretly 1 十万[十萬] shi2 wan4 hundred thousand 1 胆量[膽量] dan3 liang4 courage; boldness; guts 1 猫腻[貓膩] mao1 ni4 (coll.) something fishy; shenanigans 3 流动性[流動性] liu2 dong4 xing4 flowing; shifting; fluidity; mobility; liquidity (of funds) 1 资产[資產] zi1 chan3 property; assets 3 流动资金[流動資金] liu2 dong4 zi1 jin1 money in circulation; fluid funds 4 核算[核算] he2 suan4 to calculate; accounting 1 违背[違背] wei2 bei4 to go against; to be contrary to; to violate 2 会计[會計] kuai4 ji4 accountant; accountancy; accounting 1 法则[法則] fa3 ze2 law; rule; code 1 理论[理論] li3 lun4 theory; CL:個|个[ge4]; to argue; to take notice of 2 类似[類似] lei4 si4 similar; analogous 1 应收[應收] ying1 shou1 (of a sum of money etc) receivable 2 账款[賬款] zhang4 kuan3 money in an account 1 计提[計提] ji4 ti2 to set aside; to make provision for (capital requirements) 1 坏账[壞賬] huai4 zhang4 bad debt 1 比例[比例] bi3 li4 proportion; scale 11 新城[新城] Xin1 cheng2 Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan 1 纠纷[糾紛] jiu1 fen1 dispute 3 砍[砍] kan3 to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep10/25 words - 5 min 咋[咋] za3 dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5] 3 咋呼[咋呼] zha1 hu5 bluster; ruckus; to boast loudly 1 呼[呼] hu1 to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale 1 瓜葛[瓜葛] gua1 ge2 intertwined (as melon and vine plants); interconnected; association (of two things) 1 荐[薦] jian4 to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat 1 见识[見識] jian4 shi5 to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight 1 上市公司[上市公司] shang4 shi4 gong1 si1 listed company 2 掐[掐] qia1 to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight 3 合法[合法] he2 fa3 lawful; legitimate; legal 2 颜[顏] yan2 color; face; countenance 1 出手[出手] chu1 shou3 to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task 6 X光[X光] X guang1 X-ray 2 上边[上邊] shang4 bian5 the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up 2 修图[修圖] xiu1 tu2 to retouch images; image retouching 1 缺口[缺口] que1 kou3 nick; jag; gap; shortfall 8 报价[報價] bao4 jia4 to quote a price; quoted price; quote 5 信誉[信譽] xin4 yu4 prestige; distinction; reputation; trust 1 人大[人大] Ren2 da4 (Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]); Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Da4 xue2]) 1 借款[借款] jie4 kuan3 to lend money; to borrow money; loan 3 借给[借給] jie4 gei3 to lend to sb 1 合规[合規] he2 gui1 compliance 2 出借[出借] chu1 jie4 to lend; to put out a loan 1 好用[好用] hao3 yong4 useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use 5 重叠[重疊] chong2 die2 to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope; to run together; to duplicate; one over another; superposition; an overlap; redundancy; reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll) 2 避[避] bi4 to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep10/50 words - 8 min 避嫌[避嫌] bi4 xian2 to avoid arousing suspicion 1 说道[說道] shuo1 dao4 to state; to say (the quoted words) 2 米其林[米其林] Mi3 qi2 lin2 Michelin (tire company) 1 确定性[確定性] que4 ding4 xing4 determinacy 1 不善[不善] bu4 shan4 bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive 1 担忧[擔憂] dan1 you1 to worry; to be concerned 1 一面[一面] yi1 mian4 one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face 4 微观[微觀] wei1 guan1 micro-; subatomic 1 宏观[宏觀] hong2 guan1 macro-; macroscopic; holistic 1 楼市[樓市] lou2 shi4 real estate market 1 房地产[房地產] fang2 di4 chan3 real estate 1 好过[好過] hao3 guo4 to have an easy time; (feel) well 3 这时[這時] zhe4 shi2 at this time; at this moment 1 候[候] hou4 to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days 1 开拓[開拓] kai1 tuo4 to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons) 1 临阵[臨陣] lin2 zhen4 just before the battle; to approach the front line 1 思路[思路] si1 lu4 train of thought; thinking; reason; reasoning 3 在先[在先] zai4 xian1 to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly 3 弥补[彌補] mi2 bu3 to complement; to make up for a deficiency 3 少数[少數] shao3 shu4 small number; few; minority 1 充分[充分] chong1 fen4 ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full 1 在意[在意] zai4 yi4 to care about; to mind 10 大门[大門] da4 men2 entrance; door; gate; large and influential family 3 敞开[敞開] chang3 kai1 to open wide; unrestrictedly 4 股份[股份] gu3 fen4 a share (in a company); stock 14 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep10/75 words - 15 min 疾[疾] ji2 sickness; disease; hate; envy; swift 1 言[言] yan2 words; speech; to say; to talk 7 厉[厲] li4 strict; severe 2 分成[分成] fen1 cheng2 to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment 2 等于[等於] deng3 yu2 to equal; to be tantamount to 1 博弈[博弈] bo2 yi4 games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling; contest 2 越俎代庖[越俎代庖] yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs; to take matters into one's own hands 1 顶头上司[頂頭上司] ding3 tou2 shang4 si5 one's immediate superior 1 击剑[擊劍] ji1 jian4 fencing (sport) 6 馆[館] guan3 building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1] 3 预备[預備] yu4 bei4 to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory 2 险[險] xian3 danger; dangerous; rugged 2 破绽[破綻] po4 zhan4 hole or tear in cloth; mistake or gap in a speech or theory 2 后退[後退] hou4 tui4 to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat 1 防守[防守] fang2 shou3 to defend; to protect (against) 1 冒进[冒進] mao4 jin4 to advance prematurely 2 反击[反擊] fan3 ji1 to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack 1 逆转[逆轉] ni4 zhuan3 to turn back; to reverse 1 比赛[比賽] bi3 sai4 competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete 10 赢得[贏得] ying2 de2 to win; to gain 5 落得[落得] luo4 de5 ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total 1 满盘皆输[滿盤皆輸] man3 pan2 jie1 shu1 see 一著不慎,滿盤皆輸|一着不慎,满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1] 1 抱佛脚[抱佛腳] bao4 fo2 jiao3 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; panic measures in place of timely preparation 1 帅气[帥氣] shuai4 qi5 handsome; smart; dashing; elegant 2 下场[下場] xia4 chang5 the end; to conclude 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep10/100 words - 20 min 更换[更換] geng1 huan4 to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc) 2 也罢[也罷] ye3 ba4 (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) 1 打破[打破] da3 po4 to break; to smash 1 守住[守住] shou3 zhu5 to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard 2 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 2 比赛场[比賽場] bi3 sai4 chang3 stadium; playing field for a competition 2 不合时宜[不合時宜] bu4 he2 shi2 yi2 untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times 1 进攻[進攻] jin4 gong1 to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports) 1 倾注[傾注] qing1 zhu4 to throw into 2 搅[攪] jiao3 to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir 2 捣乱[搗亂] dao3 luan4 to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally 4 两面三刀[兩面三刀] liang3 mian4 san1 dao1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross; double dealing and back stabbing 1 揣[揣] chuai1 to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuai3] 2 揣[揣] chuai3 to estimate; to guess; to figure; to surmise 2 出错[出錯] chu1 cuo4 to make a mistake; error 1 上课[上課] shang4 ke4 to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class 3 背地里[背地裡] bei4 di4 li5 behind sb's back 1 拆台[拆臺] chai1 tai2 (theater) to dismantle the stage; (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans 1 让开[讓開] rang4 kai1 to get out of the way; to step aside 4 逃避[逃避] tao2 bi4 to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk 3 说唱[說唱] shuo1 chang4 speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5]; (music) rapping 1 从头到尾[從頭到尾] cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3 from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing) 1 牵线[牽線] qian1 xian4 to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate 1 桥[橋] qiao2 bridge; CL:座[zuo4] 10 巴巴[巴巴] ba1 ba1 (suffix) very; extremely 1 求情[求情] qiu2 qing2 to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep10/125 words - 24 min 玻尿酸[玻尿酸] bo1 niao4 suan1 hyaluronic acid; hyaluronan 2 肉毒素[肉毒素] rou4 du2 su4 botulin; botulinal toxin; XR (Botulinum toxin) 1 含[含] han2 to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing) 1 回国[回國] hui2 guo2 to return to one's home country 7 一堆[一堆] yi1 dui1 pile 5 浮气[浮氣] fu2 qi4 feeble breath; frivolity; flippancy 1 躁[躁] zao4 hot-tempered; impatient 1 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 运气[運氣] yun4 qi5 luck (good or bad) 7 笨[笨] ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 3 足[足] zu2 foot; to be sufficient; ample 3 抱怨[抱怨] bao4 yuan4 to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied 1 一事无成[一事無成] yi1 shi4 wu2 cheng2 to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere 5 仇[仇] chou2 hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) 7 不爽[不爽] bu4 shuang3 not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate 1 瞎说[瞎說] xia1 shuo1 to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about 5 惨[慘] can3 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy 3 重男轻女[重男輕女] zhong4 nan2 qing1 nu:3 to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom) 1 弟[弟] di4 younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) 2 手表[手錶] shou3 biao3 wrist watch; CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 2 纸[紙] zhi3 paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc 6 笑话[笑話] xiao4 hua4 joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock 23 发誓[發誓] fa1 shi4 to vow; to pledge; to swear 2 顺眼[順眼] shun4 yan3 pleasing to the eye; nice to look at 1 忌妒[忌妒] ji4 du5 to be jealous of; to envy; jealousy; envy 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep10/150 words - 29 min 样样[樣樣] yang4 yang4 all kinds 1 笑脸[笑臉] xiao4 lian3 smiling face; smiley :) ☺; CL:副[fu4] 1 工人[工人] gong1 ren2 worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2] 9 日常[日常] ri4 chang2 daily; everyday 4 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 4 额[額] e2 forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount 2 踏踏实实[踏踏實實] ta1 ta1 shi2 shi2 steady; steadfast 2 上涨[上漲] shang4 zhang3 to rise; to go up 1 连结[連結] lian2 jie2 variant of 聯結|联结[lian2 jie2] 4 友谊[友誼] you3 yi4 companionship; fellowship; friendship 1 共同[共同] gong4 tong2 common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative 1 华[華] hua2 magnificent; splendid; flowery 2 吼[吼] hou3 to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage 6 原则[原則] yuan2 ze2 principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 护短[護短] hu4 duan3 to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong 1 口是心非[口是心非] kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1 duplicity; hypocrisy (idiom) 4 等级[等級] deng3 ji2 grade; rank; status 1 顶级[頂級] ding3 ji2 top-notch; first-rate 1 选手[選手] xuan3 shou3 athlete; contestant 1 尖[尖] jian1 point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed 2 心软[心軟] xin1 ruan3 to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted 2 滩[灘] tan1 beach; shoal; rapids; CL:片[pian4]; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle 1 豆腐[豆腐] dou4 fu5 tofu; bean curd 3 狂妄[狂妄] kuang2 wang4 egotistical; arrogant; brassy 1 抬[抬] tai2 to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep10/175 words - 32 min 平面[平面] ping2 mian4 plane (flat surface); print media 1 米[米] mi3 rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier) 4 狂[狂] kuang2 mad; wild; violent 4 一口气[一口氣] yi1 kou3 qi4 one breath; in one breath; at a stretch 1 驴[驢] lu:2 donkey; CL:頭|头[tou2] 3 出口[出口] chu1 kou3 an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port 2 友好[友好] you3 hao3 friendly; amicable; close friend 1 罚[罰] fa2 to punish; to penalize 2 蜜[蜜] mi4 honey 1 总体[總體] zong3 ti3 completely; totally; total; entire; overall; population (statistics) 1 验[驗] yan4 to examine; to test; to check 1 醉鬼[醉鬼] zui4 gui3 drunkard 1 滋味[滋味] zi1 wei4 taste; flavor; feeling 5 顺道[順道] shun4 dao4 on the way 1 走路[走路] zou3 lu4 to walk; to go on foot 2 拧开[擰開] ning3 kai1 to unscrew; to twist off (a lid); to turn on (a faucet); to switch on (by turning a knob); to turn (a door handle); to wrench apart 1 爱情[愛情] ai4 qing2 romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4] 14 万岁[萬歲] wan4 sui4 Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty 2 榜[榜] bang3 notice or announcement; list of names; public roll of successful examinees 3 删掉[刪掉] shan1 diao4 to delete 1 蜘蛛侠[蜘蛛俠] Zhi1 zhu1 xia2 Spider-Man, comic book superhero 1 钢铁侠[鋼鐵俠] Gang1 tie3 xia2 Iron Man, comic book superhero 1 蝙蝠侠[蝙蝠俠] Bian1 fu2 xia2 Batman, comic book superhero 1 巨人[巨人] ju4 ren2 giant 1 复仇[復仇] fu4 chou2 to avenge; vengeance 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep10/200 words - 37 min 联盟[聯盟] lian2 meng2 alliance; union; coalition 2 专注[專注] zhuan1 zhu4 concentrated; single-mindedly devoted to 3 壮士[壯士] zhuang4 shi4 hero; fighter; brave strong guy; warrior (in armor) 1 腕[腕] wan4 wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm 1 两肋插刀[兩肋插刀] liang3 lei4 cha1 dao1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom); fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it 1 勇敢[勇敢] yong3 gan3 brave; courageous 4 说话算话[說話算話] shuo1 hua4 suan4 hua4 to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean what one says 1 闪失[閃失] shan3 shi1 mishap; accident; accidental loss 1 不差[不差] bu4 cha4 not bad; OK 1 告[告] gao4 to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue 2 诉[訴] su4 to complain; to sue; to tell 1 吓唬[嚇唬] xia4 hu5 to scare; to frighten 4 心跳[心跳] xin1 tiao4 heartbeat; pulse 1 童趣[童趣] tong2 qu4 qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment) 1 前期[前期] qian2 qi1 preceding period; early stage 2 功[功] gong1 meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) 3 沉稳[沉穩] chen2 wen3 steady; calm; unflustered 1 心领[心領] xin1 ling3 I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer) 2 亲眼[親眼] qin1 yan3 with one's own eyes; personally 2 逗[逗] dou4 to stay; to stop; to tease (play with); amusing; short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4]) 3 柠檬汁[檸檬汁] ning2 meng2 zhi1 lemon juice 1 服装[服裝] fu2 zhuang1 dress; clothing; costume; clothes; CL:身[shen1] 1 短缺[短缺] duan3 que1 shortage 1 利息[利息] li4 xi1 interest (on a loan); CL:筆|笔[bi3] 4 连本带利[連本帶利] lian2 ben3 dai4 li4 both principal and interest; capital plus profit 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep10/225 words - 41 min 担保[擔保] dan1 bao3 to guarantee; to vouch for 1 理财[理財] li3 cai2 financial management; finance 2 翻倍[翻倍] fan1 bei4 to double 1 筏子[筏子] fa2 zi5 raft 1 实则[實則] shi2 ze2 actually; in fact 1 发财[發財] fa1 cai2 to get rich 1 直[直] zhi2 straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 8 买卖[買賣] mai3 mai4 buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] 2 当上[當上] dang1 shang5 to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office) 4 加倍[加倍] jia1 bei4 to double; to redouble 2 争取[爭取] zheng1 qu3 to fight for; to strive for; to win over 7 早日[早日] zao3 ri4 soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly 1 继承[繼承] ji4 cheng2 to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc) 1 遗产[遺產] yi2 chan3 heritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 上线[上線] shang4 xian4 to go online; to put sth online 3 销量[銷量] xiao1 liang4 sales volume 4 提议[提議] ti2 yi4 proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest 1 节日[節日] jie2 ri4 holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 做完[做完] zuo4 wan2 to finish; to complete the task 2 收获[收穫] shou1 huo4 to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward 5 幼教[幼教] you4 jiao4 preschool education; abbr. for 幼兒教育|幼儿教育[you4 er2 jiao4 yu4] 1 调研[調研] diao4 yan2 to investigate and research; research; investigation 1 涨[漲] zhang4 to swell; to distend 3 泡汤[泡湯] pao4 tang1 to dawdle; to go slow deliberately; to fizzle out; to have all one's hopes dashed; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring 2 男朋友[男朋友] nan2 peng2 you5 boyfriend 22 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep10/237 words - 43 min 节[節] jie2 festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 小样[小樣] xiao3 yang4 galley proof (printing); unimpressive; (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term) 1 迟早[遲早] chi2 zao3 sooner or later 3 谢意[謝意] xie4 yi4 gratitude; thanks 1 正值[正值] zheng4 zhi2 just at the time of; honest; upright; (math.) positive value 1 真诚[真誠] zhen1 cheng2 true; sincere; genuine 3 赏[賞] shang3 to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) 1 取消[取消] qu3 xiao1 to cancel; cancellation 5 洗手间[洗手間] xi3 shou3 jian1 toilet; lavatory; washroom 10 熟人[熟人] shu2 ren2 acquaintance; friend 2 对了[對了] dui4 le5 Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ... 3 服务员[服務員] fu2 wu4 yuan2 waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/25 words - 3 min 匆忙[匆忙] cong1 mang2 hasty; hurried 2 客套[客套] ke4 tao4 polite greeting; civilities; to exchange pleasantries 1 一阵子[一陣子] yi1 zhen4 zi5 a while; a spell; a short time; a burst 5 塞[塞] sai1 to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper 8 过节[過節] guo4 jie2 to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) 5 抽空[抽空] chou1 kong4 to find the time to do sth 3 页[頁] ye4 page; leaf 2 史丹佛[史丹佛] Shi3 dan1 fo2 Stanford (University); also written 斯坦福[Si1 tan3 fu2] 1 服务生[服務生] fu2 wu4 sheng1 server (at a restaurant) 3 浓[濃] nong2 concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) 3 红色[紅色] hong2 se4 red (color); revolutionary 1 形容[形容] xing2 rong2 to describe; description; appearance; look 1 绅士[紳士] shen1 shi4 gentleman 1 温柔[溫柔] wen1 rou2 gentle and soft; tender 1 优雅[優雅] you1 ya3 grace; graceful 1 鸽子[鴿子] ge1 zi5 pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae 1 特色[特色] te4 se4 characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality 3 清蒸[清蒸] qing1 zheng1 steamed in broth 1 白条[白條] bai2 tiao2 IOU; informal document acknowledging a debt 1 新鲜[新鮮] xin1 xian1 fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon 5 当天[當天] dang1 tian1 on that day 2 太湖[太湖] Tai4 Hu2 Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes 2 运[運] yun4 to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate 1 蟹粉[蟹粉] xie4 fen3 crab meat 1 狮子头[獅子頭] shi1 zi5 tou2 lit. lion's head; pork meatballs 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/50 words - 5 min 绝[絕] jue2 to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means 1 国宴[國宴] guo2 yan4 state banquet 1 厨[廚] chu2 kitchen 5 淮[淮] Huai2 name of a river 3 金陵[金陵] Jin1 ling2 pre-Han name for Nanjing; common place name 1 鸭[鴨] ya1 duck; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) male prostitute 4 冰糖[冰糖] bing1 tang2 crystal sugar; rock candy 1 酱[醬] jiang4 thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam 2 羹[羹] geng1 soup 1 鸭子[鴨子] ya1 zi5 duck; male prostitute (slang) 2 软[軟] ruan3 soft; flexible 2 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 鳝鱼[鱔魚] shan4 yu2 eel 1 脆[脆] cui4 brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat 1 鳝[鱔] shan4 Chinese yellow eel 2 响[響] xiang3 echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises 2 糊[糊] hu2 muddled; paste; scorched 1 滋补[滋補] zi1 bu3 nourishing; nutritious 1 膳[膳] shan4 meals 1 大半[大半] da4 ban4 more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely 3 点菜[點菜] dian3 cai4 to order dishes (in a restaurant) 5 瞎扯[瞎扯] xia1 che3 to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense 1 投机[投機] tou2 ji1 to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable 1 深谋远虑[深謀遠慮] shen1 mou2 yuan3 lu:4 lit. deep plans and distant thoughts; to plan far ahead (idiom) 1 难不成[難不成] nan2 bu4 cheng2 Is it possible that ... ? 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/75 words - 7 min 瞎猜[瞎猜] xia1 cai1 to make a wild guess; blind guess 1 神秘[神秘] shen2 mi4 mysterious; mystery 1 兮兮[兮兮] xi1 xi1 (particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮) 2 青年[青年] qing1 nian2 youth; youthful years; young person; the young 1 表[錶] biao3 wrist or pocket watch 3 吃醋[吃醋] chi1 cu4 to feel jealous 1 醋[醋] cu4 vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) 1 为啥[為啥] wei4 sha2 dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5] 1 约会[約會] yue1 hui4 appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet 5 缘分[緣分] yuan2 fen4 fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny 7 尽兴[盡興] jin4 xing4 to enjoy oneself to the full; to one's heart's content 1 遇[遇] yu4 to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance 4 西餐[西餐] xi1 can1 Western-style food; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] 2 中餐[中餐] Zhong1 can1 Chinese meal; Chinese food; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] 2 家乡[家鄉] jia1 xiang1 hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 一味[一味] yi1 wei4 blindly; invariably 1 腥[腥] xing1 fishy (smell) 1 夹[夾] jia1 to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2] 6 唾液[唾液] tuo4 ye4 saliva 1 传染[傳染] chuan2 ran3 to infect; contagious 3 公勺[公勺] gong1 shao2 serving spoon; centiliter (i.e. 10 ml), abbr. to 勺[shao2] 1 老外[老外] lao3 wai4 (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman; amateur 1 制[制] zhi4 system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4] 2 中国人[中國人] Zhong1 guo2 ren2 Chinese person 1 吃饱[吃飽] chi1 bao3 to eat one's fill 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/100 words - 9 min 维系[維繫] wei2 xi4 to maintain; to keep up; to hold together 2 情感[情感] qing2 gan3 feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally) 6 直属[直屬] zhi2 shu3 directly subordinate 1 重逢[重逢] chong2 feng2 to meet again; to be reunited; reunion 3 赐[賜] ci4 to confer; to bestow; to grant 1 红娘[紅娘] hong2 niang2 matchmaker 2 透露[透露] tou4 lu4 to leak out; to divulge; to reveal 4 饭桌[飯桌] fan4 zhuo1 dining table 5 门道[門道] men2 dao4 doorway; gateway 1 懂行[懂行] dong3 hang2 to know the ropes 1 镜[鏡] jing4 mirror; lens 2 集[集] ji2 to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode 1 虚拟实境[虛擬實境] xu1 ni3 shi2 jing4 virtual reality (Tw) 6 扩增[擴增] kuo4 zeng1 to augment; to amplify; to extend; to expand 10 境[境] jing4 border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory 11 机[機] ji1 machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2] 12 接入[接入] jie1 ru4 to access (a network); to insert (a plug) into (a socket) 1 不断[不斷] bu4 duan4 unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant 4 更新[更新] geng1 xin1 to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate 8 迭代[迭代] die2 dai4 iteration (math.); repeated substitution 1 实现[實現] shi2 xian4 to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about 11 大大[大大] da4 da4 greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle 1 智慧[智慧] zhi4 hui4 wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence 13 交互[交互] jiao1 hu4 mutual; interactive; each other; alternately; in turn; interaction 1 临[臨] lin2 to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/125 words - 12 min 电影[電影] dian4 ying3 movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3] 13 明星[明星] ming2 xing1 star; celebrity 1 尼[尼] ni2 Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings) 3 普[普] pu3 general; popular; everywhere; universal 4 梦到[夢到] meng4 dao4 to dream of; to dream about 2 谈恋爱[談戀愛] tan2 lian4 ai4 to court; to go steady; to be dating 5 外挂[外掛] wai4 gua4 attached externally (e.g. fuel tank); plug-in; add-on; special software used to cheat in an online game 1 跟不上[跟不上] gen1 bu5 shang4 not able to keep up with 5 上游[上游] shang4 you2 upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream 1 在乎[在乎] zai4 hu5 to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2] 1 领头[領頭] ling3 tou2 to take the lead; to be first to start 1 尝试[嘗試] chang2 shi4 to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4] 8 一方面[一方面] yi1 fang1 mian4 on the one hand 1 另一方面[另一方面] ling4 yi1 fang1 mian4 on the other hand; another aspect 1 匹配[匹配] pi3 pei4 to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible 2 完美[完美] wan2 mei3 perfect; perfection; perfectly 4 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 1 相辅相成[相輔相成] xiang1 fu3 xiang1 cheng2 to complement one another (idiom) 1 蛋[蛋] dan4 egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing 2 割裂[割裂] ge1 lie4 to cut apart; to sever; to separate; to isolate 1 虚情假意[虛情假意] xu1 qing2 jia3 yi4 false friendship; hypocritical show of affection 1 出家[出家] chu1 jia1 to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun) 1 闪光点[閃光點] shan3 guang1 dian3 lit. flash point; crucial point; essential point 1 矫情[矯情] jiao3 qing2 affected; unnatural; pretentious 3 话题[話題] hua4 ti2 subject (of a talk or conversation); topic 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/150 words - 15 min 一阵[一陣] yi1 zhen4 a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) 1 段子[段子] duan4 zi5 item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch 4 拿破仑[拿破崙] Na2 po4 lun2 Napoleon (name); Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815 4 伙食[伙食] huo3 shi2 food; meals 2 志不在此[志不在此] zhi4 bu4 zai4 ci3 to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom) 1 带兵[帶兵] dai4 bing1 to lead troops 1 打仗[打仗] da3 zhang4 to fight a battle; to go to war 1 卖力[賣力] mai4 li4 to work hard; to do one's very best; to throw oneself into the task at hand 1 升官[升官] sheng1 guan1 to get promoted 1 感动[感動] gan3 dong4 to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving 9 励志[勵志] li4 zhi4 to encourage; encouragement 1 悲剧[悲劇] bei1 ju4 tragedy; CL:齣|出[chu1] 1 从此[從此] cong2 ci3 from now on; since then; henceforth 2 败仗[敗仗] bai4 zhang4 lost battle; defeat 1 军官[軍官] jun1 guan1 officer (military) 1 自不量力[自不量力] zi4 bu4 liang4 li4 to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom) 1 吃完[吃完] chi1 wan2 to finish eating 9 不送[不送] bu4 song4 don't bother to see me out 5 光临[光臨] guang1 lin2 (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend 2 扫兴[掃興] sao3 xing4 to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed 1 遭遇[遭遇] zao1 yu4 to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience 2 兽[獸] shou4 beast; animal; beastly; bestial 1 弱肉强食[弱肉強食] ruo4 rou4 qiang2 shi2 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior; the law of the jungle 1 内心[內心] nei4 xin1 heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter 9 哑口无言[啞口無言] ya3 kou3 wu2 yan2 dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/175 words - 19 min 吃不下[吃不下] chi1 bu5 xia4 not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more 2 斗鸡[鬥雞] dou4 ji1 cock fighting 1 懂得[懂得] dong3 de5 to understand; to know; to comprehend 1 脸面[臉面] lian3 mian4 face 1 施舍[施捨] shi1 she3 to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor) 3 有理[有理] you3 li3 reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational 3 反驳[反駁] fan3 bo2 to retort; to refute 1 布袋[布袋] Bu4 dai4 pouch; sack; bag; Budai (the Laughing Buddha); Budai or Putai town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan 1 暴打[暴打] bao4 da3 to beat viciously 1 往死里[往死裡] wang3 si3 li3 (coll.) (to beat etc) to death 1 警告[警告] jing3 gao4 to warn; to admonish 2 案[案] an4 (legal) case; incident; record; file; table 1 虚拟[虛擬] xu1 ni3 to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical; (computing) to emulate; virtual 2 见不得人[見不得人] jian4 bu5 de2 ren2 shameful 2 虾[蝦] xia1 shrimp; prawn 3 鱼头[魚頭] yu2 tou2 fish head; fig. upright and unwilling to compromise 1 没药[沒藥] mo4 yao4 myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) 1 正义[正義] zheng4 yi4 justice; righteousness; just; righteous 2 买单[買單] mai3 dan1 to pay the restaurant bill 2 打包[打包] da3 bao1 to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; to package (computing) 3 有所[有所] you3 suo3 somewhat; to some extent 4 改观[改觀] gai3 guan1 change of appearance; to revise one's point of view 2 不怎么样[不怎麼樣] bu4 zen3 me5 yang4 not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it 2 安慰[安慰] an1 wei4 to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4] 11 留学[留學] liu2 xue2 to study abroad 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/200 words - 21 min 国[國] guo2 country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4] 19 岁月[歲月] sui4 yue4 years; time 1 磨练[磨練] mo2 lian4 to temper oneself; to steel oneself; self-discipline; endurance 2 学姐[學姐] xue2 jie3 senior or older female schoolmate 17 甩[甩] shuai3 to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) 1 据说[據說] ju4 shuo1 it is said that; reportedly 1 抵挡[抵擋] di3 dang3 to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand 1 移民[移民] yi2 min2 to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant 3 豪门[豪門] hao2 men2 rich and powerful (families); aristocratic; big shots 1 真爱[真愛] zhen1 ai4 true love 1 前者[前者] qian2 zhe3 the former 1 交大[交大] Jiao1 da4 Jiaotong University; University of Communications; abbr. of 交通大學|交通大学[Jiao1 tong1 Da4 xue2] 1 博[博] bo2 extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble 3 颓废[頹廢] tui2 fei4 decadent; dispirited; depressed; dejected 3 女朋友[女朋友] nu:3 peng2 you5 girlfriend 22 狠[狠] hen3 ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3] 4 卯[卯] mao3 mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]; to exert one's strength 1 地位[地位] di4 wei4 position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 学霸[學霸] xue2 ba4 (slang) top student; bookworm 3 缘[緣] yuan2 cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along 6 不当[不當] bu4 dang4 unsuitable; improper; inappropriate 7 年少无知[年少無知] nian2 shao4 wu2 zhi1 young and inexperienced; unsophisticated 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 7 地球[地球] di4 qiu2 the earth; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 刷牙[刷牙] shua1 ya2 to brush one's teeth 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/225 words - 29 min 美式[美式] Mei3 shi4 American style 1 做错[做錯] zuo4 cuo4 to make an error 3 不问[不問] bu4 wen4 to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off 1 过来人[過來人] guo4 lai2 ren2 an experienced person; sb who has "been around (the block)"; sb who has personally experienced it 2 跑腿[跑腿] pao3 tui3 to run errands 1 气人[氣人] qi4 ren2 to anger; to annoy 1 无法无天[無法無天] wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1 regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick; undisciplined and out of control 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 8 清洁[清潔] qing1 jie2 clean; to clean 2 垃圾[垃圾] la1 ji1 trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] 7 气派[氣派] qi4 pai4 impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air 2 点水[點水] dian3 shui3 to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep 1 懂事[懂事] dong3 shi4 sensible; thoughtful; intelligent 4 大有[大有] da4 you3 there is much; (literary) abundance 1 户外[戶外] hu4 wai4 outdoor 1 设施[設施] she4 shi1 facilities; installation 1 朕[朕] zhen4 I; we (imperial use); subtle 1 消[消] xiao1 to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need 7 技能[技能] ji4 neng2 technical ability; skill 4 动脑[動腦] dong4 nao3 to use one's brain 1 夸[誇] kua1 to boast; to exaggerate; to praise 7 翅[翅] chi4 wing 3 纪念[紀念] ji4 nian4 to commemorate; to remember; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 干杯[乾杯] gan1 bei1 to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup 8 通话[通話] tong1 hua4 to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/250 words - 36 min 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 5 叉[叉] cha1 fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X" 4 不理[不理] bu4 li3 to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore 1 可靠[可靠] ke3 kao4 reliable 7 韧劲[韌勁] ren4 jin4 tenacity 2 坚持下去[堅持下去] jian1 chi2 xia4 qu4 to press on 2 柴火[柴火] chai2 huo5 firewood 1 暖和[暖和] nuan3 huo5 warm; nice and warm 1 披[披] pi1 to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out 2 盖上[蓋上] gai4 shang5 to cover 1 胆子[膽子] dan3 zi5 courage; nerve; guts 1 串通[串通] chuan4 tong1 to collude; to collaborate; to gang up 3 反[反] fan3 contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system 1 埋[埋] mai2 to bury 1 埋[埋] man2 to blame 1 好话[好話] hao3 hua4 friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions 2 书写[書寫] shu1 xie3 to write 1 大度[大度] da4 du4 magnanimous; generous (in spirit) 1 祝福[祝福] zhu4 fu2 blessings; to wish sb well 4 小肚鸡肠[小肚雞腸] xiao3 du4 ji1 chang2 lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded; petty 3 场合[場合] chang3 he2 situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue 2 难堪[難堪] nan2 kan1 hard to take; embarrassed 2 老子[老子] lao3 zi5 father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) 4 没完没了[沒完沒了] mei2 wan2 mei2 liao3 without end; incessantly; on and on 1 借题发挥[借題發揮] jie4 ti2 fa1 hui1 to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss 1 勉强[勉強] mian3 qiang3 to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/275 words - 39 min 楼上[樓上] lou2 shang4 upstairs 4 见笑[見笑] jian4 xiao4 to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) 4 体会[體會] ti3 hui4 to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience 2 神奇[神奇] shen2 qi2 magical; mystical; miraculous 2 型[型] xing2 mold; type; style; model 8 集成[集成] ji2 cheng2 integrated (as in integrated circuit) 1 芯片[芯片] xin1 pian4 computer chip; microchip 2 陀螺仪[陀螺儀] tuo2 luo2 yi4 gyroscope 1 头盔[頭盔] tou2 kui1 helmet 1 轻巧[輕巧] qing1 qiao3 dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful 1 整体[整體] zheng3 ti3 whole entity; entire body; synthesis; as a whole (situation, construction, team etc); global; macrocosm; integral; holistic; whole 2 自主[自主] zi4 zhu3 independent; to act for oneself; autonomous 4 功耗[功耗] gong1 hao4 electric consumption; power wastage 1 减小[減小] jian3 xiao3 to reduce; to decrease; to diminish 1 体积[體積] ti3 ji1 volume; bulk; CL:個|个[ge4] 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 2 头顶[頭頂] tou2 ding3 top of the head 1 星空[星空] xing1 kong1 starry sky; the heavens 1 设计者[設計者] she4 ji4 zhe3 designer; architect (of a project) 1 研发[研發] yan2 fa1 research and development; to develop 8 星图[星圖] xing1 tu2 star atlas 1 北极星[北極星] Bei3 ji2 xing1 North Star; Polaris 2 熊[熊] xiong2 bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable 3 星座[星座] xing1 zuo4 constellation; astrological sign; CL:張|张[zhang1] 9 双子[雙子] Shuang1 zi3 Gemini (star sign) 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/300 words - 41 min 金牛[金牛] Jin1 niu2 Taurus (star sign); Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan 1 东边[東邊] dong1 bian5 east; east side; eastern part; to the east of 1 巨蟹[巨蟹] Ju4 xie4 Cancer (star sign) 1 西边[西邊] xi1 bian1 west; west side; western part; to the west of 4 双子座[雙子座] Shuang1 zi3 zuo4 Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 1 散布[散佈] san4 bu4 to disseminate 2 银河系[銀河系] Yin2 he2 xi4 Milky Way Galaxy; the galaxy (our galaxy) 1 繁星[繁星] fan2 xing1 many stars; a vast sky full of stars 2 震撼[震撼] zhen4 han4 to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock 2 天秤座[天秤座] Tian1 cheng4 zuo4 Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 2 处女[處女] chu3 nu:3 virgin; maiden; inaugural 1 处女座[處女座] Chu3 nu:3 zuo4 Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac); popular variant of 室女座[Shi4 nu:3 zuo4] 1 巨蟹座[巨蟹座] Ju4 xie4 zuo4 Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 2 巨[巨] ju4 very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic 1 狮子座[獅子座] Shi1 zi5 zuo4 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 2 新兴[新興] xin1 xing1 (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant 1 吸引[吸引] xi1 yin3 to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 5 科幻[科幻] ke1 huan4 science fiction; abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想[ke1 xue2 huan4 xiang3] 2 场景[場景] chang3 jing3 scene; scenario; setting 4 成真[成真] cheng2 zhen1 to come true 4 纯[純] chun2 pure; simple; unmixed; genuine 2 电脑[電腦] dian4 nao3 computer; CL:臺|台[tai2] 3 互动[互動] hu4 dong4 to interact; interactive 4 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 1 键盘[鍵盤] jian4 pan2 keyboard 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep11/308 words - 41 min 视觉[視覺] shi4 jue2 sight; vision; visual 1 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 4 下达[下達] xia4 da2 to transmit down (a chain of command); to pass down (to lower level); to issue; to send through 1 指令[指令] zhi3 ling4 order; command; instruction 1 手段[手段] shou3 duan4 method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 可贵[可貴] ke3 gui4 to be treasured; praiseworthy 5 认可[認可] ren4 ke3 to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK 4 中途[中途] zhong1 tu2 midway 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep12/25 words - 7 min 看不见[看不見] kan4 bu5 jian4 unseen; to be invisible 4 空气[空氣] kong1 qi4 air; atmosphere 5 氨气[氨氣] an1 qi4 ammonia (gas) 1 英[英] ying1 hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom 1 夥[夥] huo3 many; numerous 7 强迫[強迫] qiang3 po4 to compel; to force 2 全心全意[全心全意] quan2 xin1 quan2 yi4 heart and soul; wholeheartedly 2 施恩[施恩] shi1 en1 to confer a favor on sb; to confer a benefit 1 数落[數落] shu3 luo5 to enumerate sb's shortcomings; to criticize; to scold; to talk on and on 2 解闷[解悶] jie3 men4 to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion 1 公事[公事] gong1 shi4 work-related matters; documents 2 火气[火氣] huo3 qi4 anger; internal heat (TCM) 1 包括[包括] bao1 kuo4 to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of 2 人格[人格] ren2 ge2 personality; integrity; dignity 1 意愿[意願] yi4 yuan4 aspiration; wish (for); desire 2 录取[錄取] lu4 qu3 to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student); to hire (a job candidate) 1 珍惜[珍惜] zhen1 xi1 to treasure; to value; to cherish 1 借过[借過] jie4 guo4 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) 1 一大早[一大早] yi1 da4 zao3 at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning 2 凉快[涼快] liang2 kuai5 nice and cold; pleasantly cool 1 求和[求和] qiu2 he2 to sue for peace; to look for a draw (chess); summation (math) 1 太平洋[太平洋] Tai4 ping2 Yang2 Pacific Ocean 1 警察[警察] jing3 cha2 police; police officer; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 宽[寬] kuan1 lenient; wide; broad 1 绑定[綁定] bang3 ding4 binding (loanword); to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number) 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep12/50 words - 12 min 辨别[辨別] bian4 bie2 to differentiate; to distinguish; to discriminate 1 打底[打底] da3 di3 to lay a foundation (also fig.); to make a first sketch; to eat sth before drinking; to apply an undercoat 1 地铁[地鐵] di4 tie3 subway; metro 5 轿车[轎車] jiao4 che1 enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; motor carriage; car or bus; limousine; CL:部[bu4],輛|辆[liang4] 3 逞强[逞強] cheng3 qiang2 to show off; to try to be brave 3 虐待[虐待] nu:e4 dai4 to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment 1 忍受[忍受] ren3 shou4 to bear; to endure 1 小气[小氣] xiao3 qi4 stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty 5 富贵不能淫[富貴不能淫] fu4 gui4 bu4 neng2 yin2 not corrupted by wealth and honors 1 贫贱[貧賤] pin2 jian4 poor and lowly 2 糖衣[糖衣] tang2 yi1 frosting or icing (on cakes etc); sugarcoating 1 炮弹[炮彈] pao4 dan4 artillery shell; CL:枚[mei2] 1 腐蚀[腐蝕] fu3 shi2 corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption 1 不识好歹[不識好歹] bu4 shi2 hao3 dai3 unable to tell good from bad (idiom); undiscriminating 1 成年人[成年人] cheng2 nian2 ren2 adult person 1 慢行[慢行] man4 xing2 to walk slowly 1 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) 9 排队[排隊] pai2 dui4 to line up 2 到处[到處] dao4 chu4 everywhere 1 新欢[新歡] xin1 huan1 new flame; new lover 1 冒昧[冒昧] mao4 mei4 bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of 2 高尔夫球[高爾夫球] gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2 golf; golf ball 1 凤凰[鳳凰] feng4 huang2 phoenix 25 纺[紡] fang3 to spin (cotton or hemp etc); fine woven silk fabric 11 管道[管道] guan3 dao4 tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep12/75 words - 16 min 稳妥[穩妥] wen3 tuo3 dependable 1 处在[處在] chu3 zai4 to be situated at; to find oneself at 1 制造业[制造業] zhi4 zao4 ye4 manufacturing industry 1 周[週] zhou1 week; weekly; variant of 周[zhou1] 2 系统性[系統性] xi4 tong3 xing4 systematic 1 现场[現場] xian4 chang3 the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site 3 广州[廣州] Guang3 zhou1 Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong; Canton 2 四分之一[四分之一] si4 fen1 zhi1 yi1 one-quarter 2 十分之一[十分之一] shi2 fen1 zhi1 yi1 one tenth 2 成片[成片] cheng2 pian4 (of a large number of things) to form an expanse; to cover an area 1 不对劲[不對勁] bu4 dui4 jin4 not in good condition; wrong; fishy 3 提到[提到] ti2 dao4 to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to 2 山[山] shan1 mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable 4 似[似] si4 to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than 3 海[海] hai3 ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous 5 某种[某種] mou3 zhong3 some kind (of) 2 姊妹[姊妹] zi3 mei4 (older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc) 1 进步[進步] jin4 bu4 progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 指使[指使] zhi3 shi3 to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth) 1 丫鬟[丫鬟] ya1 huan5 servant girl; maid 1 记性[記性] ji4 xing5 memory (ability to retain information) 2 后勤[後勤] hou4 qin2 logistics 1 晕车[暈車] yun4 che1 to be carsick 1 坐车[坐車] zuo4 che1 to take the car, bus, train etc 1 吞[吞] tun1 to swallow; to take 5 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep12/100 words - 20 min 买好[買好] mai3 hao3 to ingratiate oneself 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 啪[啪] pa1 (onom.) bang; pop; pow 2 嗨[嗨] hai1 oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) 2 曲[曲] qu1 bent; crooked; wrong 1 曲[曲] qu3 tune; song; CL:支[zhi1] 1 摇[搖] yao2 to shake; to rock; to row; to crank 5 院[院] yuan4 courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 久等[久等] jiu3 deng3 to wait for a long time 2 杰[傑] jie2 hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished 17 箱子[箱子] xiang1 zi5 suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 3 父亲[父親] fu4 qin1 father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 末[末] mo4 tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man 2 创建[創建] chuang4 jian4 to found; to establish 1 纺织品[紡織品] fang3 zhi1 pin3 textile; fabrics 1 如今[如今] ru2 jin1 nowadays; now 1 占地[占地] zhan4 di4 to take up space; to occupy (space) 1 公尺[公尺] gong1 chi3 meter (unit of length) 1 带路[帶路] dai4 lu4 to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; fig. to instruct 1 中低端[中低端] zhong1 di1 duan1 mid-to-low-range 1 供应[供應] gong1 ying4 to supply; to provide; to offer 1 引进[引進] yin3 jin4 to recommend; to introduce (from outside) 1 自动化[自動化] zi4 dong4 hua4 automation 3 生产线[生產線] sheng1 chan3 xian4 assembly line; production line 3 拓展[拓展] tuo4 zhan3 to expand 2 海外[海外] hai3 wai4 overseas; abroad 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep12/125 words - 21 min 把握[把握] ba3 wo4 to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) 4 前沿[前沿] qian2 yan2 front-line; forward position; outpost; extending ahead; frontier (of science, technology etc) 1 原有[原有] yuan2 you3 original; former 2 打理[打理] da3 li3 to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order 3 积劳成疾[積勞成疾] ji1 lao2 cheng2 ji2 to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork 1 不幸[不幸] bu4 xing4 misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 独生子[獨生子] du2 sheng1 zi3 only son 1 接手[接手] jie1 shou3 to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc) 5 少有[少有] shao3 you3 rare; infrequent 1 家族[家族] jia1 zu2 family; clan 1 二十多[二十多] er4 shi2 duo1 over 20 1 历史[歷史] li4 shi3 history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4] 1 昔日[昔日] xi1 ri4 formerly; in olden days 1 生前[生前] sheng1 qian2 (of a deceased) during one's life; while living 1 做大[做大] zuo4 da4 arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale 4 重建[重建] chong2 jian4 to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding 2 图[圖] tu2 diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek 2 引入[引入] yin3 ru4 to draw into; to pull into; to introduce 1 制造[製造] zhi4 zao4 to manufacture; to make 4 提升[提昇] ti2 sheng1 to promote; to upgrade 4 运营[運營] yun4 ying2 to be in operation; to do business; (of train, bus etc) to be in service; operation; service 3 劳动力[勞動力] lao2 dong4 li4 labor force; manpower 4 产能[產能] chan3 neng2 production capacity 2 与时俱进[與時俱進] yu3 shi2 ju4 jin4 abreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times; progressive; timely 1 代替[代替] dai4 ti4 to replace; to take the place of 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep12/150 words - 27 min 人工[人工] ren2 gong1 artificial; manpower; manual work 3 明儿[明兒] ming2 r5 (coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day 4 波[波] bo1 wave; ripple; storm; surge 1 出发[出發] chu1 fa1 to set off; to start (on a journey) 1 订房[訂房] ding4 fang2 to reserve a room 2 混饭[混飯] hun4 fan4 to work for a living 1 五星级[五星級] wu3 xing1 ji2 five-star (hotel) 4 干事[幹事] gan4 shi5 administrator; executive secretary 1 宾馆[賓館] bin1 guan3 guesthouse; lodge; hotel; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] 6 行李[行李] xing2 li5 luggage; CL:件[jian4] 3 无功不受禄[無功不受祿] wu2 gong1 bu4 shou4 lu4 Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom) 1 领情[領情] ling3 qing2 to feel grateful to sb; to appreciate the kindness 1 王子[王子] wang2 zi3 prince; son of a king 1 室[室] shi4 room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 3 不和[不和] bu4 he2 not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord 1 陈[陳] chen2 to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale 12 受得了[受得了] shou4 de5 liao3 to put up with; to endure 3 硬撑[硬撐] ying4 cheng1 to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc 1 吸[吸] xi1 to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale 4 雾霾[霧霾] wu4 mai2 haze; smog 2 灰[灰] hui1 ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected 4 史[史] shi3 history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China 1 访谈[訪談] fang3 tan2 to visit and discuss; to interview 3 帐目[帳目] zhang4 mu4 account 1 结合[結合] jie2 he2 to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4] 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep12/175 words - 32 min 常理[常理] chang2 li3 common sense; conventional reasoning and morals 1 不知好歹[不知好歹] bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions 1 差劲[差勁] cha4 jin4 bad; no good; below average; disappointing 1 比对[比對] bi3 dui4 comparison; to verify by comparing 1 现[現] xian4 to appear; present; now; existing; current 2 固定资产[固定資產] gu4 ding4 zi1 chan3 fixed assets 1 看不清[看不清] kan4 bu5 qing1 not able to see clearly 1 午饭[午飯] wu3 fan4 lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 3 总务[總務] zong3 wu4 general matters; division of general affairs; person in overall charge 1 得分[得分] de2 fen1 to score 2 食堂[食堂] shi2 tang2 dining hall; CL:個|个[ge4],間|间[jian1] 6 满汉全席[滿漢全席] Man3 Han4 quan2 xi2 the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty; (fig.) a sumptuous banquet 2 清官[清官] qing1 guan1 honest and upright official (traditional) 1 一对[一對] yi1 dui4 couple; pair 2 父子[父子] fu4 zi3 father and son 7 酒鬼[酒鬼] jiu3 gui3 drunkard 1 绊[絆] ban4 to trip; to stumble; to hinder 1 跤[跤] jiao1 a tumble; a fall 3 洒[灑] sa3 to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed 4 爹[爹] die1 dad 2 趴[趴] pa1 to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent 3 傻子[傻子] sha3 zi5 idiot; fool 4 下酒菜[下酒菜] xia4 jiu3 cai4 a dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks 1 干瞪眼[乾瞪眼] gan1 deng4 yan3 to watch helplessly 2 行李箱[行李箱] xing2 li5 xiang1 suitcase; baggage compartment; overhead bin; (car) trunk; boot 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep12/200 words - 35 min 必备[必備] bi4 bei4 essential 1 碗[碗] wan3 bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 8 并且[並且] bing4 qie3 and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition 2 美妙[美妙] mei3 miao4 beautiful; wonderful; splendid 4 一边[一邊] yi1 bian1 one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while 10 泪[淚] lei4 tears 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 驴子[驢子] lu:2 zi5 ass; donkey 1 牠[牠] ta1 it (used for animals) 9 加点[加點] jia1 dian3 to work extra hours; to do overtime 4 罐[罐] guan4 can; jar; pot 2 报帐[報帳] bao4 zhang4 render an account; submit an expense account; apply for reimbursement 1 厂长[廠長] chang3 zhang3 factory director 7 蛮[蠻] man2 barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless 10 听不懂[聽不懂] ting1 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is hearing 2 全局[全局] quan2 ju2 overall situation 1 得出[得出] de2 chu1 to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion) 1 韩[韓] Han2 Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han 40 主任[主任] zhu3 ren4 director; head; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 引起[引起] yin3 qi3 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse 4 大批[大批] da4 pi1 large quantities of 1 裁员[裁員] cai2 yuan2 to cut staff; to lay off employees 9 安置[安置] an1 zhi4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement 10 改革[改革] gai3 ge2 reform; CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]; to reform 3 牺牲[犧牲] xi1 sheng1 to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep12/222 words - 41 min 无可厚非[無可厚非] wu2 ke3 hou4 fei1 see 未可厚非[wei4 ke3 hou4 fei1] 1 审慎[審慎] shen3 shen4 prudent; cautious 1 细致[細緻] xi4 zhi4 delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking 1 度假[度假] du4 jia4 to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation 1 寒酸[寒酸] han2 suan1 wretched; poverty-stricken; unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) 1 椅子[椅子] yi3 zi5 chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4] 2 垫[墊] dian4 pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) 2 盒[盒] he2 small box; case 3 眼药水[眼藥水] yan3 yao4 shui3 eye drops; eye lotion 1 款项[款項] kuan3 xiang4 funds; a sum of money; CL:宗[zong1] 1 龄[齡] ling2 age; length of experience, membership etc 2 做手脚[做手腳] zuo4 shou3 jiao3 to defraud; to rig up (a scam) 2 准备金[準備金] zhun3 bei4 jin1 reserve fund 1 实质[實質] shi2 zhi4 substance; essence 1 飞蛾[飛蛾] fei1 e2 moth 1 大一[大一] da4 yi1 first-year university student 3 打虫[打蟲] da3 chong2 to swat an insect; to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs 1 够不着[夠不著] gou4 bu5 zhao2 to be unable to reach 1 身高[身高] shen1 gao1 (a person's) height 2 虫子[蟲子] chong2 zi5 insect; bug; worm; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] 2 扔下[扔下] reng1 xia4 to throw down; to drop (bomb) 3 拿走[拿走] na2 zou3 to take away 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep13/25 words - 9 min 板蓝根[板藍根] ban3 lan2 gen1 indigo woad root; root of Isatis indigotica (used in TCM) 1 药局[藥局] yao4 ju2 pharmacy; dispensary 1 生病[生病] sheng1 bing4 to fall ill 4 病倒[病倒] bing4 dao3 to fall ill; to be stricken with an illness 1 扯后腿[扯後腿] che3 hou4 tui3 to be a drag or hindrance on sb 1 拨[撥] bo1 to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch 4 无人[無人] wu2 ren2 unmanned; uninhabited 4 接听[接聽] jie1 ting1 to answer the phone 3 坏人[壞人] huai4 ren2 bad person; villain 2 半夜三更[半夜三更] ban4 ye4 san1 geng1 in the depth of night; late at night 1 网[網] wang3 net; network 1 傻乎乎[傻乎乎] sha3 hu1 hu1 feeble-minded; dim-witted 2 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 7 养鸡场[養雞場] yang3 ji1 chang3 chicken farm 1 一下子[一下子] yi1 xia4 zi5 in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden 2 叫车[叫車] jiao4 che1 to call a cab (by phone); to request a ride (via an app) 4 这会儿[這會兒] zhe4 hui4 r5 (coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] 2 逞[逞] cheng3 to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to 1 胳膊[胳膊] ge1 bo5 arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1] 1 脱臼[脫臼] tuo1 jiu4 dislocation (of a joint) 1 发烧[發燒] fa1 shao1 to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever 5 杭[杭] Hang2 surname Hang; Hangzhou 1 综合[綜合] zong1 he2 comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize 3 门诊[門診] men2 zhen3 outpatient service 1 死不了[死不了] si3 bu4 liao3 Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep13/50 words - 14 min 挂号[掛號] gua4 hao4 to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail 3 病历[病歷] bing4 li4 medical record; case history 1 操心[操心] cao1 xin1 to worry about 8 护士[護士] hu4 shi5 nurse; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 自助[自助] zi4 zhu4 self-service 1 血液[血液] xue4 ye4 blood 1 常规[常規] chang2 gui1 code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc) 1 化验[化驗] hua4 yan4 chemical examination; to do a lab test 1 咳嗽[咳嗽] ke2 sou5 to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 1 打针[打針] da3 zhen1 to give or have an injection 1 退烧[退燒] tui4 shao1 to reduce fever 1 针[針] zhen1 needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 2 袋[袋] dai4 pouch; bag; sack; pocket 1 服药[服藥] fu2 yao4 to take medicine 1 空腹[空腹] kong1 fu4 an empty stomach 1 吃药[吃藥] chi1 yao4 to take medicine 2 左转[左轉] zuo3 zhuan3 to turn left 1 冷水[冷水] leng3 shui3 cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans) 1 锻[鍛] duan4 to forge; to discipline; wrought 1 泥巴[泥巴] ni2 ba1 mud 1 健康[健康] jian4 kang1 health; healthy 6 病假[病假] bing4 jia4 sick leave 1 进出[進出] jin4 chu1 to enter or exit; to go through 1 出走[出走] chu1 zou3 to leave home; to go off; to run away 1 前年[前年] qian2 nian2 the year before last 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep13/75 words - 20 min 新加坡[新加坡] Xin1 jia1 po1 Singapore 5 论坛[論壇] lun4 tan2 forum (for discussion) 3 发言[發言] fa1 yan2 to make a speech; statement; utterance; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 稿[稿] gao3 manuscript; draft; stalk of grain 1 通宵[通宵] tong1 xiao1 all night; throughout the night 1 眯[眯] mi2 to blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. [mi3] 2 嫌弃[嫌棄] xian2 qi4 to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore 4 好心[好心] hao3 xin1 kindness; good intentions 4 感冒药[感冒藥] gan3 mao4 yao4 medicine for colds 1 预防[預防] yu4 fang2 to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic 1 损[損] sun3 to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to speak sarcastically; to deride; caustic; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨) 3 劝酒[勸酒] quan4 jiu3 to urge sb to drink alcohol 1 润[潤] run4 to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; moist; glossy; sleek 2 喉咙[喉嚨] hou2 long2 throat; larynx 1 皇帝[皇帝] huang2 di4 emperor; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 报答[報答] bao4 da2 to repay; to requite 1 救命[救命] jiu4 ming4 to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! 1 恩[恩] en1 favor; grace; kindness 2 煮[煮] zhu3 to cook; to boil 4 面[麵] mian4 flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless 7 睡着[睡著] shui4 zhao2 to fall asleep 2 浓缩[濃縮] nong2 suo1 to concentrate (a liquid); concentration; espresso coffee; abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡 1 精华[精華] jing1 hua2 best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul 2 后遗症[後遺症] hou4 yi2 zheng4 (medicine) sequelae; residual effects; (fig.) repercussions; aftermath 1 引发[引發] yin3 fa1 to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep13/100 words - 24 min 营养[營養] ying2 yang3 nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3] 2 复活[復活] fu4 huo2 to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection 3 自作多情[自作多情] zi4 zuo4 duo1 qing2 to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party 1 开间[開間] kai1 jian1 alcove; bay in a room; unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters 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 3 咖[咖] ka1 coffee; class; grade 1 服[服] fu2 clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes 4 不服[不服] bu4 fu2 not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to 2 园区[園區] yuan2 qu1 site developed for a group of related enterprises; (industrial or technology) park 3 头晕[頭暈] tou2 yun1 dizzy 1 耳鸣[耳鳴] er3 ming2 tinnitus 1 苦[苦] ku3 bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 6 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 不折不扣[不折不扣] bu4 zhe2 bu4 kou4 a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out 1 高中[高中] gao1 zhong1 senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 6 数学[數學] shu4 xue2 mathematics; mathematical 2 双学位[雙學位] shuang1 xue2 wei4 dual degree (academic) 1 波士顿[波士頓] Bo1 shi4 dun4 Boston, capital of Massachusetts 1 学院[學院] xue2 yuan4 college; educational institute; school; faculty; CL:所[suo3] 1 工程[工程] gong1 cheng2 engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 2 理科[理科] li3 ke1 the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1]) 1 接任[接任] jie1 ren4 to take over (as minister, manager etc) 1 大病[大病] da4 bing4 serious illness 2 蔬菜[蔬菜] shu1 cai4 vegetables; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 清淡[清淡] qing1 dan4 light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales) 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep13/125 words - 27 min 甜点[甜點] tian2 dian3 dessert 1 奶茶[奶茶] nai3 cha2 milk tea 3 肥[肥] fei2 fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure 2 瓜子[瓜子] gua1 zi3 melon seeds 2 嗑[嗑] ke4 to crack (seeds) between one's teeth 1 说书[說書] shuo1 shu1 folk art consisting of storytelling to music 1 潇洒[瀟灑] xiao1 sa3 confident and at ease; free and easy 1 谁知[誰知] shei2 zhi1 lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably 2 下酒[下酒] xia4 jiu3 to be appropriate to have with alcohol; to down one's drink 1 下水[下水] xia4 shui3 downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot 1 不带[不帶] bu4 dai4 not to have; without; un- 1 啤酒[啤酒] pi2 jiu3 beer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] 4 厂子[廠子] chang3 zi5 (coll.) factory; mill; yard; depot 3 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 5 快要[快要] kuai4 yao4 almost; nearly; almost all 3 借鉴[借鑒] jie4 jian4 to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others) 2 驱散[驅散] qu1 san4 to disperse; to break up 1 打发[打發] da3 fa5 to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc) 1 小算盘[小算盤] xiao3 suan4 pan2 lit. small abacus; fig. selfish calculations; bean-counting 1 精[精] jing1 essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic) 1 一部分[一部分] yi1 bu4 fen5 portion; part of; subset 10 外甥[外甥] wai4 sheng1 sister's son; wife's sibling's son 3 做工[做工] zuo4 gong1 to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship 1 就业[就業] jiu4 ye4 to get a job; employment 4 行得通[行得通] xing2 de5 tong1 practicable; realizable; will work 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep13/150 words - 29 min 上位[上位] shang4 wei4 seat of honor; person in a high-ranking position; to be promoted to a more senior role; (genetics) epistatic 1 大刀阔斧[大刀闊斧] da4 dao1 kuo4 fu3 bold and decisive 1 发达[發達] fa1 da2 developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop 1 喝西北风[喝西北風] he1 xi1 bei3 feng1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry 1 超市[超市] chao1 shi4 supermarket; abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场; CL:家[jia1] 7 老头[老頭] lao3 tou2 old fellow; old man; father; husband 5 食品[食品] shi2 pin3 foodstuff; food; provisions; CL:種|种[zhong3] 2 暗访[暗訪] an4 fang3 to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret 1 番[番] fan1 foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort 2 聚集[聚集] ju4 ji2 to assemble; to gather 1 小道消息[小道消息] xiao3 dao4 xiao1 xi5 hearsay; gossip 1 天然[天然] tian1 ran2 natural 1 情报[情報] qing2 bao4 information; intelligence 3 大部分[大部分] da4 bu4 fen5 in large part; the greater part; the majority 1 估算[估算] gu1 suan4 assessment; evaluation 1 导致[導致] dao3 zhi4 to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about 3 人数[人數] ren2 shu4 number of people 1 远远[遠遠] yuan3 yuan3 distant; by far 3 高于[高於] gao1 yu2 greater than; to exceed 1 必将[必將] bi4 jiang1 inevitably 1 大规模[大規模] da4 gui1 mo2 large scale; extensive; wide scale; broad scale 3 接收[接收] jie1 shou1 reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept; to admit; to take over (e.g. a factory); to expropriate 3 意味着[意味著] yi4 wei4 zhe5 to signify; to mean; to imply 2 得不到[得不到] de2 bu4 dao4 cannot get; cannot obtain 3 妥善[妥善] tuo3 shan4 appropriate; proper 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep13/175 words - 38 min 指望[指望] zhi3 wang4 to hope for sth; to count on; hope 1 可信[可信] ke3 xin4 trustworthy 1 耳[耳] er3 ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese) 2 养成[養成] yang3 cheng2 to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire 1 练功[練功] lian4 gong1 to practice work skill 1 风雨同舟[風雨同舟] feng1 yu3 tong2 zhou1 lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times 2 星光[星光] xing1 guang1 starlight 1 昨晚[昨晚] zuo2 wan3 yesterday evening; last night 5 拐弯抹角[拐彎抹角] guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush 1 相互[相互] xiang1 hu4 each other; mutual 7 竞争[競爭] jing4 zheng1 to compete; competition 4 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 4 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 5 安静[安靜] an1 jing4 quiet; peaceful; calm 9 机制[機制] ji1 zhi4 mechanism 4 刁难[刁難] diao1 nan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult 1 公平竞争[公平競爭] gong1 ping2 jing4 zheng1 fair competition 2 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 10 机器人[機器人] ji1 qi4 ren2 mechanical person; robot; android 1 洋[洋] yang2 ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin 2 墨水[墨水] mo4 shui3 ink; CL:瓶[ping2] 1 优胜劣汰[優勝劣汰] you1 sheng4 lie4 tai4 survival of the fittest (idiom) 1 不变[不變] bu4 bian4 constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant 1 规则[規則] gui1 ze2 rule; regulation; rules and regulations 2 物竞天择[物競天擇] wu4 jing4 tian1 ze2 natural selection 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep13/198 words - 41 min 原始社会[原始社會] yuan2 shi3 she4 hui4 primitive society 1 野兽[野獸] ye3 shou4 beast; wild animal 2 吃掉[吃掉] chi1 diao4 to eat up; to consume 2 基因[基因] ji1 yin1 gene (loanword) 4 长久[長久] chang2 jiu3 (for a) long time 1 延续[延續] yan2 xu4 to continue; to go on; to last 1 无数[無數] wu2 shu4 countless; numberless; innumerable 1 投胎[投胎] tou2 tai1 to be reincarnated 2 去处[去處] qu4 chu4 place; destination 1 适者生存[適者生存] shi4 zhe3 sheng1 cun2 survival of the fittest 1 出新[出新] chu1 xin1 to make new advances; to move forwards 1 电子[電子] dian4 zi3 electronic; electron (particle physics) 1 劳动[勞動] lao2 dong4 work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4] 1 赔偿[賠償] pei2 chang2 to compensate 3 接踵而来[接踵而來] jie1 zhong3 er2 lai2 to come one after the other 1 关乎[關乎] guan1 hu1 to relate to; concerning; about 1 划分[劃分] hua4 fen1 to divide up; to partition; to differentiate 1 费用[費用] fei4 yong4 cost; expenditure; expense; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] 3 忽略[忽略] hu1 lu:e4 to neglect; to overlook; to ignore 4 失误[失誤] shi1 wu4 lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) 1 坚信[堅信] jian1 xin4 to believe firmly; without any doubt 1 换代[換代] huan4 dai4 to transition to a new dynasty or regime; to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one 2 取代[取代] qu3 dai4 to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep14/25 words - 3 min 厂房[廠房] chang3 fang2 a building used as a factory; factory (building); CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 1 停工[停工] ting2 gong1 to stop work; to shut down; to stop production 2 是否[是否] shi4 fou3 whether (or not); if; is or isn't 3 订单[訂單] ding4 dan1 (purchase) order 1 产量[產量] chan3 liang4 output 1 产[產] chan3 to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property 2 弓[弓] gong1 a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc) 1 箭[箭] jian4 arrow; CL:支[zhi1] 1 初心[初心] chu1 xin1 (one's) original intention, aspiration etc; (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would) 4 依赖[依賴] yi1 lai4 to depend on; to be dependent on 6 归根[歸根] gui1 gen1 to return home (after a lifetime's absence); to go back to one's roots 1 究[究] jiu1 after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4] 1 柢[柢] di3 foundation; root 1 推动[推動] tui1 dong4 to push (for acceptance of a plan); to push forward; to promote; to actuate; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 步调[步調] bu4 diao4 gait; marching order; step; pace 1 放缓[放緩] fang4 huan3 to slow; to slow down (the pace of) 1 替代[替代] ti4 dai4 to substitute for; to replace; to supersede 2 缓冲[緩衝] huan3 chong1 buffer; to cushion; to adjust to sharp changes 1 用不着[用不著] yong4 bu5 zhao2 not need; have no use for 4 焦虑[焦慮] jiao1 lu:4 anxious; worried; apprehensive 3 现有[現有] xian4 you3 currently existing; currently available 2 信心[信心] xin4 xin1 confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4] 5 不比[不比] bu4 bi3 unlike 1 欠缺[欠缺] qian4 que1 to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency 1 精准[精準] jing1 zhun3 accurate; exact; precise; precision 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep14/50 words - 9 min 定论[定論] ding4 lun4 final conclusion; accepted argument 1 听不进去[聽不進去] ting1 bu4 jin4 qu5 not to listen; to be deaf to 2 落实[落實] luo4 shi2 practical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decide 1 劝说[勸說] quan4 shuo1 to persuade; persuasion; to advise 1 坐下[坐下] zuo4 xia5 to sit down 4 册子[冊子] ce4 zi5 a book; a volume 1 夹杂[夾雜] jia1 za2 to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with 1 布满[布滿] bu4 man3 to be covered with; to be filled with 1 扑[撲] pu1 to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over 5 不怎么[不怎麼] bu4 zen3 me5 not very; not particularly 4 高分[高分] gao1 fen1 high marks; high score 1 呵呵[呵呵] he1 he1 (onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle 1 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 3 往前[往前] wang3 qian2 to move forwards 2 重生[重生] chong2 sheng1 rebirth 3 潜意识[潛意識] qian2 yi4 shi2 unconscious mind; subconscious mind; subconsciousness 3 念书[念書] nian4 shu1 to read; to study 1 家长会[家長會] jia1 zhang3 hui4 parent-teacher conference; parents' association 1 家长[家長] jia1 zhang3 head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child 2 天下[天下] tian1 xia4 land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule 1 何况[何況] he2 kuang4 let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more 3 赶上[趕上] gan3 shang4 to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for 2 刮[刮] gua1 to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort 1 台风[颱風] tai2 feng1 hurricane; typhoon 1 架[架] jia4 to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc 5 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep14/75 words - 13 min 惦记[惦記] dian4 ji4 to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about 2 防灾[防災] fang2 zai1 disaster prevention; to protect against natural disasters 1 直到[直到] zhi2 dao4 until 3 幻想[幻想] huan4 xiang3 delusion; fantasy 1 突然间[突然間] tu1 ran2 jian1 suddenly 1 工友[工友] gong1 you3 workmate 1 天地[天地] tian1 di4 heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity 1 留言[留言] liu2 yan2 to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message 2 庭[庭] ting2 main hall; front courtyard; law court 1 衣[衣] yi1 clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145 3 苍生[蒼生] cang1 sheng1 (area where) vegetation grows; the common people 1 温暖[溫暖] wen1 nuan3 warm 6 人情味[人情味] ren2 qing2 wei4 human warmth; friendliness; human touch 1 舟[舟] zhou1 boat 1 划桨[划槳] hua2 jiang3 to paddle 1 艘[艘] sou1 classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1] 1 行驶[行駛] xing2 shi3 to travel along a route (of vehicles etc) 1 划船[划船] hua2 chuan2 to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport) 7 频率[頻率] pin2 lu:4 frequency 4 齐心协力[齊心協力] qi2 xin1 xie2 li4 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one 1 白跑一趟[白跑一趟] bai2 pao3 yi1 tang4 to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase 1 质量[質量] zhi4 liang4 quality; (physics) mass; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 技[技] ji4 skill 4 慢慢来[慢慢來] man4 man4 lai2 take your time; take it easy 2 避免[避免] bi4 mian3 to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep14/100 words - 17 min 或许[或許] huo4 xu3 perhaps; maybe 5 找回[找回] zhao3 hui2 to retrieve 5 珍贵[珍貴] zhen1 gui4 precious 4 期刊[期刊] qi1 kan1 periodical 2 媒[媒] mei2 medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media 1 社群[社群] she4 qun2 community; social grouping 5 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. 1 顺着[順著] shun4 zhe5 to follow; following; along 1 秘密[秘密] mi4 mi4 secret; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 眼界[眼界] yan3 jie4 ken; scope 2 同甘共苦[同甘共苦] tong2 gan1 gong4 ku3 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows; for better or for worse 1 放松[放鬆] fang4 song1 to loosen; to relax 11 庆祝[慶祝] qing4 zhu4 to celebrate 14 省钱[省錢] sheng3 qian2 to save money 1 零食[零食] ling2 shi2 between-meal nibbles; snacks 3 就地[就地] jiu4 di4 locally; on the spot 1 春[春] chun1 spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life 4 沉醉[沉醉] chen2 zui4 to become intoxicated 1 夜晚[夜晚] ye4 wan3 night; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 情调[情調] qing2 diao4 sentiment; tone and mood; taste 1 惬意[愜意] qie4 yi4 satisfied; pleased; contented 1 有眼无珠[有眼無珠] you3 yan3 wu2 zhu1 (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would 1 疑问[疑問] yi2 wen4 question; interrogation; doubt 1 孽缘[孽緣] nie4 yuan2 ill-fated relationship 2 无妨[無妨] wu2 fang2 no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep14/125 words - 19 min 崇拜[崇拜] chong2 bai4 to worship; adoration 2 国中[國中] guo2 zhong1 junior high school (Tw); abbr. for 國民中學|国民中学[guo2 min2 zhong1 xue2] 1 调皮[調皮] tiao2 pi2 naughty; mischievous; unruly 3 打架[打架] da3 jia4 to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2] 2 逃学[逃學] tao2 xue2 to play truant; to cut classes 1 流氓[流氓] liu2 mang2 rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior 2 学校[學校] xue2 xiao4 school; CL:所[suo3] 7 撞见[撞見] zhuang4 jian4 to meet by accident 1 展开[展開] zhan3 kai1 to unfold; to carry out; to be in full swing; to launch 6 相助[相助] xiang1 zhu4 to help one another; to come to sb's help 1 男生[男生] nan2 sheng1 schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) 6 下手[下手] xia4 shou3 to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest 1 硬是[硬是] ying4 shi4 just; simply; stubbornly; really 1 打跑[打跑] da3 pao3 to run off rebuffed; to fend off; (to fight off and make sb) run off 1 英雄[英雄] ying1 xiong2 hero; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 插话[插話] cha1 hua4 to interrupt (sb speaking); interruption; digression 1 浪子回头[浪子回頭] lang4 zi3 hui2 tou2 the return of a prodigal son (idiom) 1 学好[學好] xue2 hao3 to follow good examples 1 学坏[學壞] xue2 huai4 to follow bad examples; to be corrupted by bad examples 1 心中[心中] xin1 zhong1 central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart 1 皮[皮] pi2 leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty 4 破产[破產] po4 chan3 to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy 3 穷[窮] qiong2 poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly 1 翻墙[翻牆] fan1 qiang2 lit. to climb over the wall; fig. to breach the Great Firewall of China 1 零用钱[零用錢] ling2 yong4 qian2 pocket money; allowance; spending money 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep14/150 words - 24 min 校服[校服] xiao4 fu2 school uniform 1 袋鼠[袋鼠] dai4 shu3 kangaroo 1 当中[當中] dang1 zhong1 among; in the middle; in the center 8 积蓄[積蓄] ji1 xu4 to save; to put aside; savings 2 爸妈[爸媽] ba4 ma1 dad and mom 10 债[債] zhai4 debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 5 还清[還清] huan2 qing1 to pay back in full; to redeem a debt 1 深刻[深刻] shen1 ke4 profound; deep; deep-going 3 郁闷[鬱悶] yu4 men4 gloomy; depressed 1 过气[過氣] guo4 qi4 past one's prime; has-been 1 得救[得救] de2 jiu4 to be saved 1 扬帆[揚帆] yang2 fan1 to set sail 1 起航[起航] qi3 hang2 (of a ship) to set sail; (of an aeroplane) to take off; also written 啟航|启航[qi3 hang2] 1 房卡[房卡] fang2 ka3 room card (in a hotel) 1 露台[露臺] lu4 tai2 balcony; patio; flat roof; terrace; deck (unroofed platform); outdoor stage; ancient imperial celestial observation terrace 1 上风[上風] shang4 feng1 on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc) 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 难关[難關] nan2 guan1 difficulty; crisis 2 团结[團結] tuan2 jie2 to unite; unity; solidarity; united 1 记事[記事] ji4 shi4 to keep a record of events; record; to start to form memories (after one's infancy) 1 先头[先頭] xian1 tou2 in advance; ahead; before; previously 1 消耗[消耗] xiao1 hao4 to use up; to consume 1 剩[剩] sheng4 to remain; to be left; to have as remainder 2 离婚[離婚] li2 hun1 to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse) 6 写完[寫完] xie3 wan2 to finish writing 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep14/175 words - 33 min 走神[走神] zou3 shen2 absent-minded; one's mind is wandering 1 耳机[耳機] er3 ji1 headphones; earphones; telephone receiver 1 别管[別管] bie2 guan3 no matter (who, what etc) 3 期末考[期末考] qi1 mo4 kao3 final exam 1 全班[全班] quan2 ban1 the whole class 1 真棒[真棒] zhen1 bang4 super!; really great; wonderful 1 书包[書包] shu1 bao1 schoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 1 憋[憋] bie1 to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) 8 回信[回信] hui2 xin4 to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1] 1 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 3 过世[過世] guo4 shi4 to die; to pass away 1 癌症[癌症] ai2 zheng4 cancer 3 男孩[男孩] nan2 hai2 boy; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 窗台[窗臺] chuang1 tai2 window sill; window ledge 1 铲[鏟] chan3 to shovel; to remove; spade; shovel 3 训[訓] xun4 to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule 3 严厉[嚴厲] yan2 li4 severe; strict 1 自豪[自豪] zi4 hao2 proud (of one's achievements etc) 1 水平[水平] shui3 ping2 level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal 2 偷偷[偷偷] tou1 tou1 stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 3 池塘[池塘] chi2 tang2 pool; pond 2 神经病[神經病] shen2 jing1 bing4 mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case 1 退房[退房] tui4 fang2 to check out of a hotel room 1 病人[病人] bing4 ren2 sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 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) 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep14/200 words - 41 min 查岗[查崗] cha2 gang3 to check the guard posts; (coll.) to check up on sb (spouse, employee etc) 1 市区[市區] shi4 qu1 urban district; downtown; city center 1 千言万语[千言萬語] qian1 yan2 wan4 yu3 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say; talking nonstop 1 抵[抵] di3 to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive at; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense) 2 管用[管用] guan3 yong4 efficacious; useful 2 困[睏] kun4 sleepy; tired 5 总结[總結] zong3 jie2 to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 踹[踹] chuai4 to kick; to trample; to tread on 2 杭州[杭州] Hang2 zhou1 Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China 1 祸害[禍害] huo4 hai4 disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck 1 适龄[適齡] shi4 ling2 of age; of the appropriate age 1 男女[男女] nan2 nu:3 male-female; male and female 4 牵[牽] qian1 to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in 1 牵手[牽手] qian1 shou3 to hold hands 1 肢体[肢體] zhi1 ti3 limb; limbs and trunk; body 1 分公司[分公司] fen1 gong1 si1 subsidiary company; branch office 5 脸部[臉部] lian3 bu4 face 1 额头[額頭] e2 tou2 forehead 1 脸红[臉紅] lian3 hong2 to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc) 3 讯号[訊號] xun4 hao4 signal 1 反感[反感] fan3 gan3 to be disgusted with; to dislike; bad reaction; antipathy 1 回味[回味] hui2 wei4 to reflect on; to ponder over; aftertaste 1 心动[心動] xin1 dong4 heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc) 4 友[友] you3 friend 3 转达[轉達] zhuan3 da2 to pass on; to convey; to communicate 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep15/25 words - 9 min 抄[抄] chao1 to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms 3 近路[近路] jin4 lu4 shortcut 2 翻跟斗[翻跟斗] fan1 gen1 dou3 to turn a somersault 1 空调[空調] kong1 tiao2 air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2] 2 准时[準時] zhun3 shi2 on time; punctual; on schedule 2 气泡[氣泡] qi4 pao4 bubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated 2 不中用[不中用] bu4 zhong4 yong4 unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope 2 星星[星星] xing1 xing5 star in the sky 3 月亮[月亮] yue4 liang5 the moon 1 刷[刷] shua1 to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job 1 启发[啟發] qi3 fa1 to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation 2 终究[終究] zhong1 jiu1 in the end; after all is said and done 1 财富[財富] cai2 fu4 wealth; riches 4 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 4 硬挺[硬挺] ying4 ting3 to endure with all one's will; to hold out; rigid; stiff 1 默契[默契] mo4 qi4 tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight 1 自觉[自覺] zi4 jue2 conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious 1 薛[薛] xue1 wormwood like grass (classical) 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) 1 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 正经[正經] zheng4 jing1 decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards 1 取决[取決] qu3 jue2 to depend upon; to hinge upon 1 女孩[女孩] nu:3 hai2 girl; lass 10 难免[難免] nan2 mian3 hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably 2 女的[女的] nu:3 de5 woman 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep15/50 words - 14 min 每当[每當] mei3 dang1 whenever; every time; on every 1 狡辩[狡辯] jiao3 bian4 to quibble 2 多嘴[多嘴] duo1 zui3 talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly 1 肉麻[肉麻] rou4 ma2 sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise) 2 倒胃口[倒胃口] dao3 wei4 kou3 to spoil one's appetite; fig. to get fed up with sth 1 三天两头[三天兩頭] san1 tian1 liang3 tou2 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently 2 得力[得力] de2 li4 able; capable; competent; efficient 1 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 1 神经[神經] shen2 jing1 nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob 2 发神经[發神經] fa1 shen2 jing1 (coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged 1 月光[月光] yue4 guang1 moonlight 1 伊[伊] yi1 (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she"); second person singular pronoun ("you"); (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she"); (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning; that (preceding a noun) 24 订婚[訂婚] ding4 hun1 to get engaged 5 俗话说[俗話說] su2 hua4 shuo1 as the proverb says; as they say... 2 条条大路通罗马[條條大路通羅馬] tiao2 tiao2 da4 lu4 tong1 Luo2 ma3 all roads lead to Rome; use different means to obtain the same result (idiom) 1 单恋[單戀] dan1 lian4 unrequited love; one-sided love 1 枝[枝] zhi1 branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 1 浅薄[淺薄] qian3 bo2 superficial 1 当心[當心] dang1 xin1 to take care; to look out 1 摔倒[摔倒] shuai1 dao3 to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground 3 扎实[扎實] zha1 shi5 strong; solid; sturdy; firm; practical 1 稳健[穩健] wen3 jian4 firm; stable and steady 1 马步[馬步] ma3 bu4 horse stance (martial arts) 1 打断[打斷] da3 duan4 to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) 2 偶遇[偶遇] ou3 yu4 a chance encounter; to meet accidentally 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep15/75 words - 18 min 单纯[單純] dan1 chun2 simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely 7 偷取[偷取] tou1 qu3 to steal; to abstract; to appropriate 1 芳心[芳心] fang1 xin1 the affection, or heart, of a young woman 1 作孽[作孽] zuo4 nie4 to sin 1 纠结[糾結] jiu1 jie2 to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss 4 不谢[不謝] bu4 xie4 don't mention it; not at all 2 登机[登機] deng1 ji1 to board a plane 1 车库[車庫] che1 ku4 garage 1 赛[賽] sai4 to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel 9 排除[排除] pai2 chu2 to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out 1 挖掘[挖掘] wa1 jue2 to excavate; to dig; to unearth 2 开阔[開闊] kai1 kuo4 wide; open (spaces); to open up 1 人脉[人脈] ren2 mai4 contacts; connections; network 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 1 印[印] yin4 to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image 5 周到[周到] zhou1 dao4 thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5] 4 社交[社交] she4 jiao1 interaction; social contact 1 门面[門面] men2 mian5 shop front; facade; CL:間|间[jian1]; prestige 1 别有[別有] bie2 you3 to have other...; to have a special ... 1 名副其实[名副其實] ming2 fu4 qi2 shi2 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) 1 欢迎光临[歡迎光臨] huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2 welcome 2 食[食] shi2 to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse 3 牡[牡] mu3 (of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills 1 扇[扇] shan1 to fan; to slap sb on the face 1 扇[扇] shan4 fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc 1 慢用[慢用] man4 yong4 same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1] 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep15/100 words - 21 min 高级[高級] gao1 ji2 high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking 3 天鹅[天鵝] tian1 e2 swan 1 肉[肉] rou4 meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 6 数据库[數據庫] shu4 ju4 ku4 database 1 有待[有待] you3 dai4 not yet (done); pending 2 完善[完善] wan2 shan4 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve 3 未必[未必] wei4 bi4 not necessarily; maybe not 3 慈善[慈善] ci2 shan4 benevolent; charitable 1 天性[天性] tian1 xing4 nature; innate tendency 1 逐[逐] zhu2 to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one 1 情怀[情懷] qing2 huai2 feelings; mood 2 风骨[風骨] feng1 gu3 strength of character; vigorous style (of calligraphy) 3 动人[動人] dong4 ren2 touching; moving 1 事物[事物] shi4 wu4 thing; object; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 爱好[愛好] ai4 hao4 to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 注重[注重] zhu4 zhong4 to pay attention to; to emphasize 2 唯利是图[唯利是圖] wei2 li4 shi4 tu2 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything; self-seeking 1 当作[當作] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as 4 德州[德州] De2 zhou1 Dezhou prefecture-level city in Shandong; abbr. for 德克薩斯州|德克萨斯州, Texas 1 扑克[撲克] pu1 ke4 poker (game) (loanword); playing cards 1 底牌[底牌] di3 pai2 cards in one's hand; (fig.) undisclosed strength or information; hidden trump 1 桌面[桌面] zhuo1 mian4 desktop; tabletop 1 搭配[搭配] da1 pei4 to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group 5 牌型[牌型] pai2 xing2 hand (in mahjong or card games) 1 击退[擊退] ji1 tui4 to beat back; to repel 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep15/125 words - 26 min 对手[對手] dui4 shou3 opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match 3 驱动[驅動] qu1 dong4 to drive; to propel; drive (vehicle wheel); drive mechanism (tape or disk); device driver (computing software) 2 母亲[母親] mu3 qin1 mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 理性[理性] li3 xing4 reason; rationality; rational 1 隐藏[隱藏] yin3 cang2 to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting) 3 共事[共事] gong4 shi4 to work together 1 尝[嘗] chang2 to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once 2 阳光[陽光] yang2 guang1 sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny) 2 纯粹[純粹] chun2 cui4 pure; unadulterated; purely; completely 1 届[屆] jie4 to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) 4 创新[創新] chuang4 xin1 innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails 2 柜台[櫃檯] gui4 tai2 sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter) 1 登记[登記] deng1 ji4 to register (one's name) 3 办理[辦理] ban4 li3 to handle; to transact; to conduct 1 会场[會場] hui4 chang3 meeting place; place where people gather; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 评审[評審] ping2 shen3 to appraise; to evaluate; to judge 5 请缨[請纓] qing3 ying1 to volunteer for military service; to offer oneself for an assignment 1 敬业[敬業] jing4 ye4 to be dedicated to one's work; to respect one's work 2 报名[報名] bao4 ming2 to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist 1 歪打正着[歪打正著] wai1 da3 zheng4 zhao2 to succeed by a lucky stroke 1 猫[貓] mao1 cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem 1 耗子[耗子] hao4 zi5 (dialect) mouse; rat 1 里[里] li3 li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels 1 相会[相會] xiang1 hui4 to meet together 2 相声[相聲] xiang4 sheng5 comic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep15/150 words - 28 min 各有千秋[各有千秋] ge4 you3 qian1 qiu1 each has its own merits (idiom) 1 既有[既有] ji4 you3 existing 1 科幻小说[科幻小說] ke1 huan4 xiao3 shuo1 science fiction novel 1 便利[便利] bian4 li4 convenient; easy; to facilitate 2 发明[發明] fa1 ming2 to invent; an invention; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 想不到[想不到] xiang3 bu5 dao4 unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that 3 隆重[隆重] long2 zhong4 grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn 3 登场[登場] deng1 chang3 to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene; used in advertising to mean new product 1 筛查[篩查] shai1 cha2 screening (medicine) 1 建立[建立] jian4 li4 to establish; to set up; to found 3 预测[預測] yu4 ce4 to forecast; to predict 2 医疗[醫療] yi1 liao2 medical treatment 1 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 4 逐渐[逐漸] zhu2 jian4 gradually 1 满足[滿足] man3 zu2 to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content 2 检测[檢測] jian3 ce4 to detect; to test; detection; sensing 2 临床[臨床] lin2 chuang2 clinical 1 精确[精確] jing1 que4 accurate; precise 1 商业模式[商業模式] shang1 ye4 mo2 shi4 business model 2 环[環] huan2 ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in 1 格局[格局] ge2 ju2 structure; pattern; layout 2 装修[裝修] zhuang1 xiu1 to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate 5 一条龙[一條龍] yi1 tiao2 long2 lit. one dragon; integrated chain; coordinated process 1 现代化[現代化] xian4 dai4 hua4 modernization; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 烧钱[燒錢] shao1 qian2 to burn joss paper; (fig.) to flush money down the toilet 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep15/175 words - 30 min 补贴[補貼] bu3 tie1 to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit 1 用户[用戶] yong4 hu4 user; consumer; subscriber; customer 4 通讯[通訊] tong1 xun4 communications; news story; dispatch; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 销售[銷售] xiao1 shou4 to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc) 3 给予[給予] ji3 yu3 to accord; to give; to show (respect) 1 产业[產業] chan3 ye4 industry; estate; property; industrial 4 龙头[龍頭] long2 tou2 faucet; water tap; bicycle handle bar; chief (esp. of gang); boss; decision maker; (market) leader (of companies); front end of mud-flow; figurehead on prow of dragon boat 龍船|龙船 2 舌[舌] she2 tongue 1 平常[平常] ping2 chang2 ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily 2 接吻[接吻] jie1 wen3 to kiss 4 高精度[高精度] gao1 jing1 du4 high precision 1 传感器[傳感器] chuan2 gan3 qi4 sensor; transducer 1 实时[實時] shi2 shi2 (in) real time; instantaneous 1 传输[傳輸] chuan2 shu1 to transmit; transmission 1 即使[即使] ji2 shi3 even if; even though 4 身处[身處] shen1 chu3 in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by 1 异地[異地] yi4 di4 different place; abroad 1 评分[評分] ping2 fen1 to grade; to mark (student's work); grade; score (of student's work) 1 吻技[吻技] wen3 ji4 kissing technique 1 创意[創意] chuang4 yi4 creative; creativity 3 特定[特定] te4 ding4 special; specific; designated; particular 1 情境[情境] qing2 jing4 situation; context; setting; environment 1 人群[人群] ren2 qun2 crowd 1 发散[發散] fa1 san4 to disperse; to diverge 1 测[測] ce4 to survey; to measure; to conjecture 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep15/200 words - 32 min 血压[血壓] xue4 ya1 blood pressure 6 心率[心率] xin1 lu:4 heart rate 1 氧[氧] yang3 oxygen (chemistry) 1 医学[醫學] yi1 xue2 medicine; medical science; study of medicine 1 健康状况[健康狀況] jian4 kang1 zhuang4 kuang4 health status 1 千里之外[千里之外] qian1 li3 zhi1 wai4 thousand miles distant 1 孩子们[孩子們] hai2 zi5 men5 children 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 桩[樁] zhuang1 stump; stake; pile; classifier for items 1 深挖[深挖] shen1 wa1 to dredge 1 梁[梁] liang2 roof beam; beam (structure); bridge 23 龚[龔] Gong1 surname Gong 1 健身房[健身房] jian4 shen1 fang2 gym; gymnasium 9 盲目[盲目] mang2 mu4 blind; blindly; ignorant; lacking understanding 1 商家[商家] shang1 jia1 merchant; business; enterprise 1 跑路[跑路] pao3 lu4 to travel on foot; (informal) to run off; to abscond 1 现象[現象] xian4 xiang4 phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]; appearance 3 门槛[門檻] men2 kan3 doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) 1 鱼龙混杂[魚龍混雜] yu2 long2 hun4 za2 lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk 1 口碑[口碑] kou3 bei1 public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom 4 单一[單一] dan1 yi1 single; only; sole 1 同质[同質] tong2 zhi4 homogeneous 1 可持续[可持續] ke3 chi2 xu4 sustainable 1 公里[公里] gong1 li3 kilometer 2 周围[周圍] zhou1 wei2 surroundings; environment; to encompass 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep15/225 words - 40 min 监管[監管] jian1 guan3 to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer; supervisory; supervision 1 称呼[稱呼] cheng1 hu5 to call; to address as; appellation 2 志[志] zhi4 aspiration; ambition; the will 2 白发[白髮] bai2 fa4 white or gray hair; CL:根[gen1] 1 络[絡] luo4 net-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wind; to twist; (TCM) channels in the human body 2 预祝[預祝] yu4 zhu4 to congratulate beforehand; to offer best wishes for 1 扫码[掃碼] sao3 ma3 to scan a QR code or barcode 7 买票[買票] mai3 piao4 to buy tickets; (Tw) to buy votes (in an election) 6 划[划] hua2 to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) 8 不动[不動] bu4 dong4 motionless 1 手臂[手臂] shou3 bi4 arm; helper 2 倾[傾] qing1 to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out 1 用力[用力] yong4 li4 to exert oneself physically 2 打转[打轉] da3 zhuan4 to spin; to rotate; to revolve 1 方向[方向] fang1 xiang4 direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 素质[素質] su4 zhi4 inner quality; basic essence 3 极[極] ji2 extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top 1 明知故问[明知故問] ming2 zhi1 gu4 wen4 to ask a question, already knowing the answer 1 杂念[雜念] za2 nian4 distracting thoughts 4 男神[男神] nan2 shen2 Mr Perfect; Adonis; Prince Charming 2 二十[二十] er4 shi2 twenty; 20 2 私事[私事] si1 shi4 personal matters 3 跟前[跟前] gen1 qian2 the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) 1 遮遮掩掩[遮遮掩掩] zhe1 zhe1 yan3 yan3 to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom) 1 所谓[所謂] suo3 wei4 so-called; what is called 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep15/231 words - 41 min 概括[概括] gai4 kuo4 to summarize; to generalize; briefly; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 庸俗[庸俗] yong1 su2 vulgar; tacky; tawdry 1 敬佩[敬佩] jing4 pei4 to esteem; to admire 1 景仰[景仰] jing3 yang3 to admire; to revere; to look up to 1 驾驶[駕駛] jia4 shi3 to pilot (ship, airplane etc); to drive 2 拖走[拖走] tuo1 zou3 to drag away 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep16/25 words - 7 min 自大狂[自大狂] zi4 da4 kuang2 megalomania; egomania; delusions of grandeur 1 厂商[廠商] chang3 shang1 manufacturer; producer 1 外地[外地] wai4 di4 parts of the country other than where one is 2 插头[插頭] cha1 tou2 plug 1 行动[行動] xing2 dong4 operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile 10 电源[電源] dian4 yuan2 electric power source 1 没电[沒電] mei2 dian4 discharged; flat; dead (of batteries) 2 顾[顧] gu4 to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to 4 大义[大義] da4 yi4 righteousness; virtuous cause; a woman's marriage; main points of a piece of writing 10 胸怀[胸懷] xiong1 huai2 one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish 1 好记[好記] hao3 ji4 easy to remember 1 幸会[幸會] xing4 hui4 nice to meet you 4 最终[最終] zui4 zhong1 final; ultimate 5 入围[入圍] ru4 wei2 to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals 1 居家[居家] ju1 jia1 to live at home; to stay at home; home (schooling etc); in-home (care etc); household (repairs etc); living (environment etc) 6 器材[器材] qi4 cai2 equipment; material 8 莫[莫] mo4 do not; there is none who 60 提提[提提] ti2 ti2 calm; poised 2 程式[程式] cheng2 shi4 form; pattern; formula; program 2 设计师[設計師] she4 ji4 shi1 designer; architect 5 烧烤[燒烤] shao1 kao3 barbecue; to roast 4 耐操[耐操] nai4 cao1 (Tw) (of a person) to have stamina; (of a product) durable; (mainland China) (vulgar) (usu. of a woman) alternative form of 耐肏 (enthusiastic as a sexual partner) 1 猝死[猝死] cu4 si3 sudden death (in medicine, sporting competitions etc) 1 警报[警報] jing3 bao4 (fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning 1 惜[惜] xi1 to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep16/50 words - 11 min 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 1 遇见[遇見] yu4 jian4 to meet 1 前线[前線] qian2 xian4 front line; military front; workface; cutting edge 1 脾胃[脾胃] pi2 wei4 spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM); preferences; one's taste (e.g. in literature) 1 熬夜[熬夜] ao2 ye4 to stay up late or all night 3 管家婆[管家婆] guan3 jia1 po2 housewife (jocularly); female housekeeper of a higher rank (old); busybody 1 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) 11 时光[時光] shi2 guang1 time; era; period of time 2 航班[航班] hang2 ban1 scheduled flight; flight number; plane; scheduled sailing; sailing number; passenger ship 1 机场[機場] ji1 chang3 airport; airfield; CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] 5 亲亲[親親] qin1 qin1 dear one; to kiss; friendly 2 稀里糊涂[稀裏糊塗] xi1 li5 hu2 tu5 muddleheaded; careless 1 活力[活力] huo2 li4 energy; vitality; vigor; vital force 1 爱好者[愛好者] ai4 hao4 zhe3 lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan 1 颜值[顏值] yan2 zhi2 attractiveness index (rating of how good-looking sb is) 4 绝不[絕不] jue2 bu4 in no way; not in the least; absolutely not 1 跑步机[跑步機] pao3 bu4 ji1 treadmill; running machine 7 演算[演算] yan3 suan4 to calculate; to perform calculations 1 小朋友[小朋友] xiao3 peng2 you3 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 砸[砸] za2 to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle 3 启动[啟動] qi3 dong4 to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan) 1 硬件[硬件] ying4 jian4 hardware 2 制订[制訂] zhi4 ding4 to work out; to formulate 1 客制化[客製化] ke4 zhi4 hua4 customization (Tw) 1 教学[教學] jiao4 xue2 to teach; teaching and learning; education; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep16/75 words - 18 min 生物力学[生物力學] sheng1 wu4 li4 xue2 biomechanics 1 安全性[安全性] an1 quan2 xing4 security; safety 1 专业性[專業性] zhuan1 ye4 xing4 professionalism; expertise 3 类型[類型] lei4 xing2 type; category; genre; form; style 6 竞争对手[競爭對手] jing4 zheng1 dui4 shou3 rival; competitor 1 一家人[一家人] yi1 jia1 ren2 household; the whole family 5 变动[變動] bian4 dong4 to change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuation 2 家事[家事] jia1 shi4 family matters; domestic affairs; housework 1 难为[難為] nan2 wei5 to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) 1 闹别扭[鬧彆扭] nao4 bie4 niu5 to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with 4 借[藉] jie4 variant of 借[jie4] 1 缓和[緩和] huan3 he2 to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild 1 罕见[罕見] han3 jian4 rare; rarely seen 1 良心[良心] liang2 xin1 conscience 2 好处[好處] hao3 chu5 benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 更为[更為] geng4 wei2 even more 2 倔[倔] jue2 crabby; tough 6 天台[天台] Tian1 tai1 Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗; Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang 1 揽[攬] lan3 to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass 2 孝敬[孝敬] xiao4 jing4 to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents 1 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 3 竿[竿] gan1 pole 2 隔三岔五[隔三岔五] ge2 san3 cha4 wu3 see 隔三差五|隔三差五[ge2 san1 cha4 wu3] 1 手痒[手癢] shou3 yang3 (fig.) to itch (to do sth) 1 野[野] ye3 field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep16/100 words - 22 min 湖[湖] hu2 lake; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] 1 咬钩[咬鉤] yao3 gou1 (of fish) to bite 3 难得[難得] nan2 de2 seldom; rare; hard to come by 8 吓跑[嚇跑] xia4 pao3 to scare away 4 下个星期[下個星期] xia4 ge4 xing1 qi1 next week 1 外边[外邊] wai4 bian5 outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home 4 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 2 把酒[把酒] ba3 jiu3 to raise one's wine cup 1 来劲[來勁] lai2 jin4 (dialect) to be full of zeal; high-spirited; exhilarating; to stir sb up 1 颈椎[頸椎] jing3 zhui1 cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals 1 腰椎[腰椎] yao1 zhui1 lumbar vertebra (lower backbone) 1 塑胶[塑膠] su4 jiao1 plastic; synthetic resin; plastic cement 1 新型[新型] xin1 xing2 new type; new kind 1 塑[塑] su4 to model (a figure) in clay 1 研制[研製] yan2 zhi4 to manufacture; to develop 2 吨[噸] dun1 ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dun4] 1 树木[樹木] shu4 mu4 tree 1 排放[排放] pai2 fang4 emission; discharge; exhaust (gas etc) 2 气候变化[氣候變化] qi4 hou4 bian4 hua4 climate change 1 卢[盧] lu2 (old) rice vessel; black; old variant of 廬|庐[lu2]; (slang) (Tw) troublesome; fussy 12 宇[宇] yu3 room; universe 17 股东大会[股東大會] gu3 dong1 da4 hui4 general shareholders' meeting 1 反对票[反對票] fan3 dui4 piao4 dissenting vote 1 创立[創立] chuang4 li4 to establish; to set up; to found 1 长线[長線] chang2 xian4 long term 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep16/125 words - 28 min 无缘[無緣] wu2 yuan2 to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc 1 相逢[相逢] xiang1 feng2 to meet (by chance); to come across 1 欲速则不达[欲速則不達] yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2 lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed; don't try to run before you can walk 2 知名[知名] zhi1 ming2 well-known; famous 1 储备[儲備] chu3 bei4 reserves; to store up 1 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 防水[防水] fang2 shui3 waterproof 1 矿工[礦工] kuang4 gong1 miner 1 美金[美金] Mei3 jin1 US dollar; USD 1 茧子[繭子] jian3 zi5 callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 趼子 2 百年[百年] bai3 nian2 hundred years; century; lifetime 1 往来[往來] wang3 lai2 dealings; contacts; to go back and forth 1 用得着[用得著] yong4 de5 zhao2 to be able to use; useable; to have a use for sth; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to 1 捣[搗] dao3 pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir 2 洗手[洗手] xi3 shou3 to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet 2 瘦[瘦] shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive 4 按时[按時] an4 shi2 on time; before deadline; on schedule 1 寝[寢] qin3 to lie down 1 不语[不語] bu4 yu3 (literary) not to speak 1 心里有数[心裡有數] xin1 li3 you3 shu4 to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation 1 体检[體檢] ti3 jian3 abbr. for 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2] 1 大夫[大夫] dai4 fu5 doctor; physician 5 一再[一再] yi1 zai4 repeatedly 1 尽量[儘量] jin3 liang4 as much as possible; to the greatest extent 2 小病[小病] xiao3 bing4 minor illness; indisposition 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep16/150 words - 35 min 只管[只管] zhi3 guan3 solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) 1 主持[主持] zhu3 chi2 to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor 1 公道[公道] gong1 dao4 justice; fairness; public highway 2 唆[唆] suo1 to suck; to incite 3 长辈[長輩] zhang3 bei4 one's elders; older generation 1 嗓门[嗓門] sang3 men2 voice; windpipe 1 撒酒疯[撒酒瘋] sa1 jiu3 feng1 to get drunk and act crazy; roaring drunk 1 无理取闹[無理取鬧] wu2 li3 qu3 nao4 to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative 3 供[供] gong1 to provide; to supply 4 读书[讀書] du2 shu1 to read a book; to study; to attend school 1 点破[點破] dian3 po4 to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly 1 高地[高地] gao1 di4 highland; upland 1 不值[不值] bu4 zhi2 not worth 1 消气[消氣] xiao1 qi4 to cool one's temper 4 长寿[長壽] chang2 shou4 longevity; ability to live long; long lived 2 调味[調味] tiao2 wei4 seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences 1 随意[隨意] sui2 yi4 as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious 2 妈的[媽的] ma1 de5 see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] 1 五一[五一] wu3 yi1 5-1 (May 1st) 1 放假[放假] fang4 jia4 to have a holiday or vacation 3 暧昧[曖昧] ai4 mei4 vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious 1 听得见[聽得見] ting1 de2 jian4 audible 1 水准[水準] shui3 zhun3 level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying) 1 坏话[壞話] huai4 hua4 unpleasant talk; malicious words 1 盛[盛] sheng4 flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep16/170 words - 41 min 和谐[和諧] he2 xie2 harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor 1 怜悯[憐憫] lian2 min3 to take pity on; pity; mercy 1 眼神[眼神] yan3 shen2 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect) 1 歪[歪] wai1 askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side 2 贡献[貢獻] gong4 xian4 to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 遗传[遺傳] yi2 chuan2 heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) 1 竹[竹] zhu2 bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118 1 笋[筍] sun3 bamboo shoot 2 模子[模子] mu2 zi5 mold; matrix; pattern or die 2 一模一样[一模一樣] yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4 exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] 2 成心[成心] cheng2 xin1 intentional; deliberate; on purpose 1 山珍海味[山珍海味] shan1 zhen1 hai3 wei4 exotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations 1 清汤寡水[清湯寡水] qing1 tang1 gua3 shui3 meager fare; (fig.) insipid; colorless 1 牙[牙] ya2 tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 1 傻瓜[傻瓜] sha3 gua1 idiot; fool 1 撑死[撐死] cheng1 si3 full to the point of bursting; (coll.) at most 1 钥匙[鑰匙] yao4 shi5 key; CL:把[ba3] 3 粗[粗] cu1 coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude 1 摧残[摧殘] cui1 can2 to ravage; to ruin 1 精致[精緻] jing1 zhi4 delicate; fine; exquisite; refined 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep17/25 words - 6 min 老天[老天] lao3 tian1 God; Heavens 3 公平[公平] gong1 ping2 fair; impartial 6 景色[景色] jing3 se4 scenery; scene; landscape; view 2 风格[風格] feng1 ge2 style 5 时差[時差] shi2 cha1 time difference; time lag; jet lag 3 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]) 1 咖啡机[咖啡機] ka1 fei1 ji1 coffee machine; coffee maker 4 家电[家電] jia1 dian4 household electric appliance; abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器 10 高档[高檔] gao1 dang4 superior quality; high grade; top grade 1 小区[小區] xiao3 qu1 neighborhood; district 2 打折[打折] da3 zhe2 to give a discount 1 招待[招待] zhao1 dai4 to receive (guests); to entertain; reception 3 橱柜[櫥櫃] chu2 gui4 cupboard; cupboard that can also be used as a table; sideboard 1 抽屉[抽屜] chou1 ti5 drawer 6 沸水[沸水] fei4 shui3 boiling water 1 冲洗[沖洗] chong1 xi3 to rinse; to wash; to develop (photographic film) 1 预热[預熱] yu4 re4 to preheat; warm-up 1 咖啡壶[咖啡壺] ka1 fei1 hu2 coffee pot; coffee maker 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 均[均] jun1 equal; even; all; uniform 1 匀[勻] yun2 even; well-distributed; uniform; to distribute evenly; to share 2 铺[鋪] pu1 to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker 1 铺[鋪] pu4 plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station 1 香味[香味] xiang1 wei4 fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3] 1 萃取[萃取] cui4 qu3 (chemistry) liquid-liquid extraction (aka solvent extraction); to extract 1 三次[三次] san1 ci4 third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep17/50 words - 14 min 冲泡[沖泡] chong1 pao4 to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves); to infuse (tea) 1 顺时针[順時針] shun4 shi2 zhen1 clockwise 1 溶[溶] rong2 to dissolve; soluble 1 仪[儀] yi2 apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony 2 效果[效果] xiao4 guo3 result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 被子[被子] bei4 zi5 quilt; CL:床[chuang2] 1 磨牙[磨牙] mo2 ya2 to grind one's teeth (during sleep); pointless arguing; (coll.) molar 1 手忙脚乱[手忙腳亂] shou3 mang2 jiao3 luan4 to act with confusion; to be in a flurry; to be flustered 1 歇[歇] xie1 to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while 6 抑郁[抑鬱] yi4 yu4 depressed; despondent; gloomy; depression 2 话语[話語] hua4 yu3 words; speech; utterance; discourse 1 权[權] quan2 authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary 16 着陆[著陸] zhuo2 lu4 landing; touchdown; to land; to touch down 1 经验丰富[經驗豐富] jing1 yan4 feng1 fu4 experienced; with ample experience 1 困难[困難] kun4 nan5 difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation 6 邮箱[郵箱] you2 xiang1 mailbox; post office box; email; email inbox 1 接风[接風] jie1 feng1 to hold a welcoming dinner or reception 1 华人[華人] Hua2 ren2 ethnic Chinese person or people 2 掺[摻] shan3 to grasp 3 根基[根基] gen1 ji1 foundation 1 八卦[八卦] ba1 gua4 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy 4 无条件[無條件] wu2 tiao2 jian4 unconditional 2 薰[薰] xun1 sweet-smelling grass; Coumarouna odorata; tonka beans; coumarin 4 陶[陶] tao2 pottery; pleased 3 臭味相投[臭味相投] chou4 wei4 xiang1 tou2 to share vile habits; partners in notoriety; birds of a feather 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep17/75 words - 24 min 臭脸[臭臉] chou4 lian3 sour face; scowling face; CL:張|张[zhang1],副[fu4] 1 般配[般配] ban1 pei4 to be well matched; to suit 5 过家家[過家家] guo4 jia1 jia1 to play house 2 两小无猜[兩小無猜] liang3 xiao3 wu2 cai1 innocent playmates 1 果[果] guo3 fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really 1 踏实[踏實] ta1 shi5 firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] 4 化妆[化妝] hua4 zhuang1 to put on makeup 5 化妆品[化妝品] hua4 zhuang1 pin3 cosmetic; makeup product 4 吆五喝六[吆五喝六] yao1 wu3 he4 liu4 lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling 1 绵羊[綿羊] mian2 yang2 sheep 1 点点[點點] dian3 dian3 point; speck 1 往外[往外] wang3 wai4 out; outbound; departing 2 备用[備用] bei4 yong4 reserve; spare; alternate; backup 1 店铺[店鋪] dian4 pu4 store; shop 1 付款[付款] fu4 kuan3 to pay a sum of money; payment 3 静安区[靜安區] Jing4 an1 qu1 Jing'an district, central Shanghai 1 潼[潼] tong2 high; name of a pass 1 折叠[折疊] zhe2 die2 to fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc) 5 方便面[方便麵] fang1 bian4 mian4 instant noodles 4 美味[美味] mei3 wei4 delicious; delicious food; delicacy 2 佳肴[佳餚] jia1 yao2 fine food; delicacies; delicious food 1 怀念[懷念] huai2 nian4 to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce 4 弟弟[弟弟] di4 di5 younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 3 纽约[紐約] Niu3 yue1 New York 1 表白[表白] biao3 bai2 to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession 6 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep17/100 words - 36 min 前一天[前一天] qian2 yi1 tian1 the day before (an event) 1 怂恿[慫恿] song3 yong3 to instigate; to incite; to egg sb on 1 度过[度過] du4 guo4 to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through 7 孤独[孤獨] gu1 du2 lonely; solitary 1 绝望[絕望] jue2 wang4 to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation 1 百度[百度] Bai3 du4 Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999 1 图片[圖片] tu2 pian4 image; picture; photograph; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 宵夜[宵夜] xiao1 ye4 midnight snack; late-night snack 2 倾听者[傾聽者] qing1 ting1 zhe3 listener 1 莫名其妙[莫名其妙] mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4 (idiom) baffling; inexplicable 1 困扰[困擾] kun4 rao3 to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications 1 默认[默認] mo4 ren4 to agree tacitly; tacit approval; default (setting) 1 亲嘴[親嘴] qin1 zui3 to kiss (on the mouth) 1 自大[自大] zi4 da4 arrogant 1 思念[思念] si1 nian4 to think of; to long for; to miss 1 种子[種子] zhong3 zi5 seed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4] 1 趁早[趁早] chen4 zao3 as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late 2 交集[交集] jiao1 ji2 intersection (symbol ∩) (set theory) 1 透气[透氣] tou4 qi4 to flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air; to divulge 2 掩饰[掩飾] yan3 shi4 to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over 1 回忆[回憶] hui2 yi4 to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 傻话[傻話] sha3 hua4 foolish talk; nonsense 2 坚强[堅強] jian1 qiang2 staunch; strong 2 难熬[難熬] nan2 ao2 hard to bear; unendurable (pain, suffering) 3 叶子[葉子] ye4 zi5 foliage; leaf; CL:片[pian4] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep17/117 words - 43 min 眼泪[眼淚] yan3 lei4 tears; crying; CL:滴[di1] 1 缓[緩] huan3 slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate 2 倾诉[傾訴] qing1 su4 to say everything (that is on one's mind) 1 回应[回應] hui2 ying4 to respond; response 3 通常[通常] tong1 chang2 regular; usual; normal; usually; normally 1 脱口秀[脫口秀] tuo1 kou3 xiu4 (loanword) talk show; stand-up comedy 3 热点[熱點] re4 dian3 hot spot; point of special interest 3 闹矛盾[鬧矛盾] nao4 mao2 dun4 to be at loggerheads; to have a falling out 2 太过[太過] tai4 guo4 excessively; too 1 参考[參考] can1 kao3 consultation; reference; to consult; to refer 2 反对[反對] fan3 dui4 to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition 1 弱点[弱點] ruo4 dian3 weak point; failing 1 漫长[漫長] man4 chang2 very long; endless 1 付[付] fu4 to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things 5 学费[學費] xue2 fei4 tuition fee; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 迅速[迅速] xun4 su4 rapid; speedy; fast 1 青睐[青睞] qing1 lai4 (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep18/25 words - 9 min 因素[因素] yin1 su4 element; factor; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 最初[最初] zui4 chu1 first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally 4 看中[看中] kan4 zhong4 to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on 1 构成[構成] gou4 cheng2 to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing) 2 维护[維護] wei2 hu4 to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain 6 善用[善用] shan4 yong4 to be good at using (sth); to put (sth) to good use 1 大于[大於] da4 yu2 greater than; bigger than; more than, > 1 饿死[餓死] e4 si3 to starve to death; to be very hungry 1 旧[舊] jiu4 old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) 1 海滩[海灘] hai3 tan1 beach; CL:片[pian4] 1 贴心[貼心] tie1 xin1 intimate; close; considerate 2 额外[額外] e2 wai4 extra; added; additional 1 代价[代價] dai4 jia4 price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) 1 松绑[鬆綁] song1 bang3 to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions 1 间接[間接] jian4 jie1 indirect 1 抬头[抬頭] tai2 tou2 to raise one's head; to gain ground; account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc 2 胸[胸] xiong1 chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax 1 有志气[有志氣] you3 zhi4 qi4 ambitious 2 物理[物理] wu4 li3 physics; physical 1 舍[捨] she3 to give up; to abandon; to give alms 3 第一步[第一步] di4 yi1 bu4 step one; first step 2 迈出[邁出] mai4 chu1 to step out; to take a (first) step 1 心扉[心扉] xin1 fei1 inner heart; soul 1 燃眉之急[燃眉之急] ran2 mei2 zhi1 ji2 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency 1 顾及[顧及] gu4 ji2 to take into consideration; to attend to 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep18/50 words - 16 min 毅力[毅力] yi4 li4 perseverance; willpower 1 大树[大樹] Da4 shu4 Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan 2 草[草] cao3 grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] 4 有朝一日[有朝一日] you3 zhao1 yi1 ri4 one day; sometime in the future 2 参天[參天] can1 tian1 reach high to the sky; tall; of great height 1 深入[深入] shen1 ru4 to penetrate deeply; thorough 1 认定[認定] ren4 ding4 to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with 2 自在[自在] zi4 zai5 free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease 1 柠[檸] ning2 lemon 2 苦力[苦力] ku3 li4 bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times 1 螺丝[螺絲] luo2 si1 screw 1 下单[下單] xia4 dan1 to place an order; to order; an order (of goods) 1 白银[白銀] bai2 yin2 silver 1 床头柜[床頭櫃] chuang2 tou2 gui4 bedside cabinet 1 巨婴[巨嬰] ju4 ying1 (neologism c. 2017) adult who behaves in a childish manner (e.g. throwing a tantrum) 1 奶嘴[奶嘴] nai3 zui3 nipple (on a baby's bottle); pacifier 1 撚[撚] nian3 to play tricks on or toy with; delicate; exquisite (Cantonese) 1 黑咕隆咚[黑咕隆咚] hei1 gu5 long1 dong1 pitch-black; pitch-dark 1 捧[捧] peng3 to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter 2 束[束] shu4 to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control 4 玫瑰花[玫瑰花] mei2 gui1 hua1 rose 2 姐妹[姐妹] jie3 mei4 sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) 1 屋子[屋子] wu1 zi5 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1] 4 电灯泡[電燈泡] dian4 deng1 pao4 light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest 1 小偷[小偷] xiao3 tou1 thief 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep18/75 words - 23 min 贼[賊] zei2 thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely 1 坏事[壞事] huai4 shi4 bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things 7 渣[渣] zha1 slag (in mining or smelting); dregs 4 联[聯] lian2 to ally; to unite; to join; (poetry) antithetical couplet 5 布置[佈置] bu4 zhi4 to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy 2 作品[作品] zuo4 pin3 work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1] 11 空运[空運] kong1 yun4 air transport 1 物流[物流] wu4 liu2 distribution (business); logistics 1 智[智] zhi4 wisdom; knowledge 1 养乐多[養樂多] Yang3 le4 duo1 Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink) 1 无糖[無糖] wu2 tang2 sugar free 1 优酪乳[優酪乳] you1 luo4 ru3 yogurt (loanword) (Tw) 1 电邮[電郵] dian4 you2 email; abbr. for 電子郵件|电子邮件[dian4 zi3 you2 jian4] 1 尽快[盡快] jin4 kuai4 see 儘快|尽快[jin3 kuai4] 1 融合[融合] rong2 he2 a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together; to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in 1 无意[無意] wu2 yi4 inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth) 1 愁[愁] chou2 to worry about 4 钻牛角尖[鑽牛角尖] zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs 1 专业人士[專業人士] zhuan1 ye4 ren2 shi4 a professional 2 突出[突出] tu1 chu1 prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project 1 家用[家用] jia1 yong4 home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money 2 普及[普及] pu3 ji2 to spread extensively; to generalize; widespread; popular; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive 1 扩大[擴大] kuo4 da4 to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope 2 商[商] shang1 commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) 2 微弱[微弱] wei1 ruo4 weak; faint; feeble 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep18/100 words - 28 min 增量[增量] zeng1 liang4 increment 1 巧妙[巧妙] qiao3 miao4 ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice 1 短暂[短暫] duan3 zan4 of short duration; brief; momentary 1 健忘[健忘] jian4 wang4 forgetful 1 模仿[模仿] mo2 fang3 to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model 1 论文[論文] lun4 wen2 paper; treatise; thesis; CL:篇[pian1]; to discuss a paper or thesis (old) 2 导师[導師] dao3 shi1 tutor; teacher; academic advisor 3 题目[題目] ti2 mu4 subject; title; topic; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 于是[於是] yu2 shi4 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence 1 校[校] jiao4 to proofread; to check; to compare 2 校[校] xiao4 school; military officer; CL:所[suo3] 2 就职[就職] jiu4 zhi2 to take office; to assume a post 1 权威[權威] quan2 wei1 authority; authoritative; power and prestige 1 打动[打動] da3 dong4 to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching 2 开诚[開誠] kai1 cheng2 to be honest; to show sincerity 1 布[佈] bu4 variant of 布[bu4]; to announce; to spread 1 亮点[亮點] liang4 dian3 highlight; bright spot 3 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 5 湘西[湘西] Xiang1 xi1 Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]; western Hunan 1 道地[道地] dao4 di4 authentic; original 1 足以[足以] zu2 yi3 sufficient to...; so much so that; so that 1 承受[承受] cheng2 shou4 to bear; to support; to inherit 1 心脏[心臟] xin1 zang4 heart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 4 跟头[跟頭] gen1 tou5 tumble; somersault 1 坎儿[坎兒] kan3 r5 critical juncture; key moment 1 三五[三五] san1 wu3 several; three or five 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep18/125 words - 33 min 战友[戰友] zhan4 you3 comrade-in-arms; battle companion 2 好在[好在] hao3 zai4 luckily; fortunately 2 马拉松[馬拉松] ma3 la1 song1 marathon (loanword) 3 初学者[初學者] chu1 xue2 zhe3 beginning student 2 念头[念頭] nian4 tou5 thought; idea; intention 1 激励[激勵] ji1 li4 to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive 2 枯燥[枯燥] ku1 zao4 dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust 1 陪伴[陪伴] pei2 ban4 to accompany 4 缺少[缺少] que1 shao3 lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack 2 线上[線上] xian4 shang4 online 1 本行[本行] ben3 hang2 one's line; one's own profession 2 作画[作畫] zuo4 hua4 to paint 1 具[具] ju4 tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies 1 板[板] ban3 board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious 1 创作[創作] chuang4 zuo4 to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; CL:個|个[ge4] 11 灵感[靈感] ling2 gan3 inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor 3 老样子[老樣子] lao3 yang4 zi5 old situation; things as they were 1 老头子[老頭子] lao3 tou2 zi5 (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man 2 属性[屬性] shu3 xing4 attribute; property 2 里拉[里拉] li3 la1 lira (monetary unit) (loanword) 1 颜色[顏色] yan2 se4 color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff 3 关节[關節] guan1 jie2 joint (physiology); key point; critical phase 1 加强[加強] jia1 qiang2 to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase 1 炉[爐] lu2 stove; furnace 1 固定[固定] gu4 ding4 to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep18/150 words - 38 min 大奖[大獎] da4 jiang3 prize; award 1 模拟[模擬] mo2 ni3 imitation; to simulate; to imitate; analog (device, as opposed to digital) 1 赛艇[賽艇] sai4 ting3 boat race; racing ship or boat; rowing (sport) 1 连线[連線] lian2 xian4 electrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection; (congressional) caucus 1 游戏[遊戲] you2 xi4 game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play 1 认得[認得] ren4 de5 to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know 1 回话[回話] hui2 hua4 to reply 1 简短[簡短] jian3 duan3 brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity 1 闹情绪[鬧情緒] nao4 qing2 xu4 to be in a bad mood 1 过后[過後] guo4 hou4 after the event 1 家常菜[家常菜] jia1 chang2 cai4 home cooking 3 口味[口味] kou3 wei4 a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor 4 想念[想念] xiang3 nian4 to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again 1 口福[口福] kou3 fu2 happy knack for chancing upon fine food 3 好说[好說] hao3 shuo1 easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me 3 酒酿[酒釀] jiu3 niang4 sweet fermented rice; glutinous rice wine 1 膀[膀] bang3 upper arm; wing 1 右[右] you4 right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) 1 好使[好使] hao3 shi3 easy to use; to function well; so that; in order to 1 拿捏[拿捏] na2 nie1 to grasp; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; to create difficulties 1 破例[破例] po4 li4 to make an exception 1 减肥[減肥] jian3 fei2 to lose weight 5 媒婆[媒婆] mei2 po2 matchmaker 1 浪荡[浪蕩] lang4 dang4 to loiter; to hang around; dissolute; licentious 1 不孝[不孝] bu4 xiao4 unfilial 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep18/175 words - 42 min 无后[無後] wu2 hou4 to lack male offspring 1 找对象[找對象] zhao3 dui4 xiang4 to seek a marriage partner; looking for a mate 1 小伙子[小伙子] xiao3 huo3 zi5 young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 海归[海歸] hai3 gui1 sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]); to return to China after a period of study or work overseas 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 暖男[暖男] nuan3 nan2 a man who is family-oriented, considerate and protective 1 暖[暖] nuan3 warm; to warm 2 应有尽有[應有盡有] ying1 you3 jin4 you3 everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand; to have all one needs 1 郎才女貌[郎才女貌] lang2 cai2 nu:3 mao4 talented man and beautiful woman; ideal couple 2 再次[再次] zai4 ci4 one more time; again; one more; once again 3 举杯[舉杯] ju3 bei1 to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast 1 打铁[打鐵] da3 tie3 to forge ironware 1 推介会[推介會] tui1 jie4 hui4 promotional seminar; promotional event 8 选出[選出] xuan3 chu1 to pick out; to select; to elect 1 分配[分配] fen1 pei4 to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive) 1 人选[人選] ren2 xuan3 choice of person; candidate 1 轮到[輪到] lun2 dao4 to be (sb's or sth's) turn 2 荣[榮] rong2 glory; honor; thriving 1 高峰[高峰] gao1 feng1 peak; summit; height 1 放手[放手] fang4 shou3 to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand 4 调动[調動] diao4 dong4 to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into play 1 邀请函[邀請函] yao1 qing3 han2 invitation letter; CL:封[feng1] 2 出于[出於] chu1 yu2 due to; to stem from 2 邀请[邀請] yao1 qing3 to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 董事[董事] dong3 shi4 board member 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep18/176 words - 43 min 怠慢[怠慢] dai4 man4 to slight; to neglect 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep19/25 words - 7 min 万物[萬物] wan4 wu4 all living things 1 先进[先進] xian1 jin4 advanced (technology); to advance 4 分身乏术[分身乏術] fen1 shen1 fa2 shu4 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom); to be unable to attend to other things at the same time 1 赏光[賞光] shang3 guang1 to do sb the honor (of attending etc); to put in an appearance; to show up 3 简报[簡報] jian3 bao4 presentation; briefing; (oral or written) brief report 1 玩笑[玩笑] wan2 xiao4 to joke; joke; jest 2 新锐[新銳] xin1 rui4 cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc); novel and competitive; new and dashing 1 鸟[鳥] niao3 bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam 2 优质[優質] you1 zhi4 excellent quality 2 课程[課程] ke4 cheng2 course; academic program; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2],門|门[men2] 2 定做[定做] ding4 zuo4 to have something made to order 1 背板[背板] bei4 ban3 panel; back panel 4 线条[線條] xian4 tiao2 line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) 1 装饰品[裝飾品] zhuang1 shi4 pin3 ornament 1 竞争力[競爭力] jing4 zheng1 li4 competitive strength; competitiveness 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) 2 附加值[附加值] fu4 jia1 zhi2 added-value (accountancy) 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 讲解[講解] jiang3 jie3 to explain 1 听懂[聽懂] ting1 dong3 to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken) 1 斗胆[斗膽] dou3 dan3 (courteous) to be so bold as to 1 资质[資質] zi1 zhi4 aptitude; natural endowments 3 在座[在座] zai4 zuo4 to be present 2 广告[廣告] guang3 gao4 to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; CL:項|项[xiang4] 5 电商[電商] dian4 shang1 e-commerce (abbr. for 電子商務|电子商务[dian4 zi3 shang1 wu4]); (old) to negotiate by telegram or telephone 4 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep19/50 words - 15 min 整合[整合] zheng3 he2 to conform; to integrate 4 优先[優先] you1 xian1 to have priority; to take precedence 1 总有[總有] zong3 you3 inevitably there will be 1 领袖[領袖] ling3 xiu4 leader; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 兄[兄] xiong1 elder brother 1 公正[公正] gong1 zheng4 just; fair; equitable 1 损友[損友] sun3 you3 bad friend 1 请客[請客] qing3 ke4 to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner 4 免[免] mian3 to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited 1 恭候[恭候] gong1 hou4 to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully 2 贿赂[賄賂] hui4 lu4 to bribe; a bribe 2 不曾[不曾] bu4 ceng2 hasn't yet; hasn't ever 1 记忆[記憶] ji4 yi4 to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 师[師] shi1 teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops 1 兄妹[兄妹] xiong1 mei4 brother(s) and sister(s) 1 情面[情面] qing2 mian4 feelings and sensibilities; sentiment and face; sensitivity to other's feelings 1 无关[無關] wu2 guan1 unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) 1 抢手[搶手] qiang3 shou3 (of goods) popular; in great demand 1 台上[臺上] tai2 shang4 on stage 1 腔[腔] qiang1 cavity of body; barrel (e.g. engine cylinder); compartment; tune; accent of speech 1 热血[熱血] re4 xue4 hot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology) 1 密[密] mi4 secret; confidential; close; thick; dense 1 选中[選中] xuan3 zhong4 to choose; to pick; to settle upon; to decide upon a candidate; to be selected for some role 3 应得[應得] ying1 de2 to deserve 2 货真价实[貨真價實] huo4 zhen1 jia4 shi2 genuine goods at fair prices; (fig.) genuine; real; true 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep19/75 words - 26 min 升职[升職] sheng1 zhi2 to get promoted (at work etc); promotion 8 客套话[客套話] ke4 tao4 hua4 conventional greeting; polite formula 1 大惊小怪[大驚小怪] da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) 1 大喜[大喜] da4 xi3 exultation 1 教育[教育] jiao4 yu4 to educate; to teach; education 1 时不时[時不時] shi2 bu4 shi2 from time to time 1 有利[有利] you3 li4 advantageous; to have advantages; favorable 2 校友[校友] xiao4 you3 schoolmate; alumnus; alumna 1 聚会[聚會] ju4 hui4 party; gathering; to meet; to get together 2 岳[岳] yue4 wife's parents and paternal uncles 10 玫瑰[玫瑰] mei2 gui1 rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1] 4 推迟[推遲] tui1 chi2 to postpone; to put off; to defer 1 辈出[輩出] bei4 chu1 to come forth in large numbers 1 篮球[籃球] lan2 qiu2 basketball; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 2 记忆力[記憶力] ji4 yi4 li4 faculty of memory; ability to remember 1 说到[說到] shuo1 dao4 to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for 2 青春[青春] qing1 chun1 youth; youthfulness 2 歌词[歌詞] ge1 ci2 song lyric; lyrics 1 遗憾[遺憾] yi2 han4 regret; to regret; to be sorry that 5 黄埔军校[黃埔軍校] Huang2 pu3 Jun1 xiao4 Whampoa Military Academy 1 基地[基地] ji1 di4 base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda 1 鲜花[鮮花] xian1 hua1 flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3] 3 就绪[就緒] jiu4 xu4 to be ready; to be in order 1 比做[比做] bi3 zuo4 to liken to; to compare to 1 单调[單調] dan1 diao4 monotonous 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep19/100 words - 33 min 幅[幅] fu2 width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures 37 客厅[客廳] ke4 ting1 drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 违[違] wei2 to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against 1 装饰[裝飾] zhuang1 shi4 to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental 2 作用[作用] zuo4 yong4 to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 展览会[展覽會] zhan3 lan3 hui4 exhibition; show; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 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 1 拍卖[拍賣] pai1 mai4 to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price 1 孔[孔] kong3 hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings 2 第一眼[第一眼] di4 yi1 yan3 at first glance; at first sight 1 宁静[寧靜] ning2 jing4 tranquil; tranquility; serenity 2 蕴藏[蘊藏] yun4 cang2 to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc) 1 力量[力量] li4 liang5 power; force; strength 3 共鸣[共鳴] gong4 ming2 resonance (physics); sympathetic response to sth 1 联名[聯名] lian2 ming2 jointly (signed, declared, sponsored) 4 失陪[失陪] shi1 pei2 goodbye (modest formula); Excuse me, I must leave. 1 波动[波動] bo1 dong4 to undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall 1 有关[有關] you3 guan1 to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning 3 无论[無論] wu2 lun4 no matter what or how; regardless of whether... 5 褒[褒] bao1 to praise; to commend; to honor; (of clothes) large or loose 1 批评[批評] pi1 ping2 to criticize; criticism; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 枯竭[枯竭] ku1 jie2 used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources) 1 媒体[媒體] mei2 ti3 media, esp. news media 1 记者[記者] ji4 zhe3 reporter; journalist; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 应付[應付] ying4 fu5 to deal with; to cope 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep19/122 words - 41 min 着想[著想] zhuo2 xiang3 to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3] 5 渴望[渴望] ke3 wang4 to thirst for; to long for 1 上心[上心] shang4 xin1 carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth 4 添[添] tian1 to add; to increase; to replenish 2 领[領] ling3 neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc 1 蜂[蜂] feng1 bee; wasp 1 浪[浪] lang4 wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble 1 蝶[蝶] die2 butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 不为所动[不為所動] bu4 wei2 suo3 dong4 to remain unmoved 1 筋[筋] jin1 muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) 1 即将[即將] ji2 jiang1 on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of 1 游子[遊子] you2 zi3 person living or traveling far from home 1 饯行[餞行] jian4 xing2 to give a farewell dinner 1 小屁孩[小屁孩] xiao3 pi4 hai2 wimpy kid; brat 2 乱说[亂說] luan4 shuo1 to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks 3 期末[期末] qi1 mo4 end of term 1 复习[複習] fu4 xi2 variant of 復習|复习[fu4 xi2] 1 拷[拷] kao3 to beat; to flog; to examine under torture 1 播放[播放] bo1 fang4 to broadcast; to transmit 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 2 夹层[夾層] jia1 ceng2 interval between two layers; double-layered; mezzanine 1 纸条[紙條] zhi3 tiao2 slip of paper 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep20/25 words - 10 min 时期[時期] shi2 qi1 period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 美好[美好] mei3 hao3 beautiful; fine 7 厘清[釐清] li2 qing1 to clarify (the facts); clarification 1 彼此[彼此] bi3 ci3 each other; one another 6 过往[過往] guo4 wang3 to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous 1 顺其自然[順其自然] shun4 qi2 zi4 ran2 to let nature take its course (idiom) 3 早餐[早餐] zao3 can1 breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 4 按照[按照] an4 zhao4 according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 4 外人[外人] wai4 ren2 outsider; foreigner; stranger 4 脱单[脫單] tuo1 dan1 to find oneself a partner 2 攻[攻] gong1 to attack; to accuse; to study 1 命运[命運] ming4 yun4 fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 未婚[未婚] wei4 hun1 unmarried 1 未[未] wei4 not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° 1 小小[小小] xiao3 xiao3 very small; very few; very minor 1 火苗[火苗] huo3 miao2 flame 1 摇篮[搖籃] yao2 lan2 cradle 1 后头[後頭] hou4 tou5 behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future 1 点心[點心] dian3 xin5 light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert 1 漂泊[漂泊] piao1 bo2 to drift (in the tide); to rove; to lead a wandering existence; drifter; wanderer 1 大城市[大城市] da4 cheng2 shi4 major city; metropolis 1 知冷知热[知冷知熱] zhi1 leng3 zhi1 re4 to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom); to be very considerate 1 沉浸[沉浸] chen2 jin4 to soak; to permeate; to immerse 1 外界[外界] wai4 jie4 the outside world; external 2 碰撞[碰撞] peng4 zhuang4 to collide; collision 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep20/50 words - 16 min 星期天[星期天] Xing1 qi1 tian1 Sunday; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 用功[用功] yong4 gong1 diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort 1 玩耍[玩耍] wan2 shua3 to play (as children do); to amuse oneself 1 杰克[傑克] Jie2 ke4 Jack (name) 1 工作狂[工作狂] gong1 zuo4 kuang2 workaholic 2 黑白[黑白] hei1 bai2 black and white; right and wrong; monochrome 1 简约[簡約] jian3 yue1 sketchy; concise; abbreviated 1 不近人情[不近人情] bu4 jin4 ren2 qing2 not amenable to reason; unreasonable 1 高效率[高效率] gao1 xiao4 lu:4 high efficiency 1 注意力[注意力] zhu4 yi4 li4 attention 1 集中[集中] ji2 zhong1 to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together 1 兴起[興起] xing1 qi3 to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue 1 路径[路徑] lu4 jing4 path; route; method; ways and means 2 电子商务[電子商務] dian4 zi3 shang1 wu4 e-commerce 1 遵循[遵循] zun1 xun2 to follow; to abide by; to comply with; compliance 1 下边[下邊] xia4 bian5 under; the underside; below 1 袜子[襪子] wa4 zi5 socks; stockings; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1] 1 俏皮[俏皮] qiao4 pi5 smart; charming; attractive; witty; facetious; ironic 2 马屁[馬屁] ma3 pi4 horse hindquarters; flattery; boot-licking 1 加薪[加薪] jia1 xin1 to raise salary 1 春天[春天] chun1 tian1 spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 火山口[火山口] huo3 shan1 kou3 volcanic crater 1 画展[畫展] hua4 zhan3 art exhibition 4 艺术家[藝術家] yi4 shu4 jia1 artist; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 8 至[至] zhi4 to arrive; most; to; until 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep20/75 words - 22 min 意境[意境] yi4 jing4 artistic mood or conception; creative concept 1 吻合[吻合] wen3 he2 to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in 1 化学反应[化學反應] hua4 xue2 fan3 ying4 chemical reaction 1 实用[實用] shi2 yong4 practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science) 1 兼备[兼備] jian1 bei4 have both 1 品位[品位] pin3 wei4 rank; grade; quality; (aesthetic) taste 1 干练[幹練] gan4 lian4 capable and experienced 1 概要[概要] gai4 yao4 outline 1 赋[賦] fu4 poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with 1 着重[著重] zhuo2 zhong4 to put emphasis on; to stress 2 强调[強調] qiang2 diao4 to emphasize (a statement); to stress 2 细腻[細膩] xi4 ni4 exquisite; meticulous 1 互补[互補] hu4 bu3 complementary; to complement each other 2 贪心[貪心] tan1 xin1 greedy 2 蛇[蛇] she2 snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2] 2 象[象] xiang4 elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate 2 熊掌[熊掌] xiong2 zhang3 bear paw (as food) 4 爱情片[愛情片] ai4 qing2 pian4 romance film 3 动画片[動畫片] dong4 hua4 pian4 animated film 1 悬疑[懸疑] xuan2 yi2 suspense 1 调和[調和] tiao2 he2 harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; to compromise; mediation; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate 1 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 嚼[嚼] jiao2 to chew; also pr. [jue2] 4 凶[兇] xiong1 terrible; fearful 1 到点[到點] dao4 dian3 it's time (to do sth); the time has come 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep20/100 words - 25 min 电视[電視] dian4 shi4 television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 2 阴影[陰影] yin1 ying3 (lit. and fig.) shadow 4 严谨[嚴謹] yan2 jin3 rigorous; strict; careful; cautious; compact; well-knit 1 粉碎机[粉碎機] fen3 sui4 ji1 pulverizer; grinder 2 前段时间[前段時間] qian2 duan4 shi2 jian1 recently 2 洗碗[洗碗] xi3 wan3 to wash the dishes 1 头疼[頭疼] tou2 teng2 headache 3 考证[考證] kao3 zheng4 to do textual research; to make textual criticism 1 外国[外國] wai4 guo2 foreign (country); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 差别[差別] cha1 bie2 difference; distinction; disparity 1 食物[食物] shi2 wu4 food; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 种类[種類] zhong3 lei4 kind; genus; type; category; variety; species; sort; class 1 久而久之[久而久之] jiu3 er2 jiu3 zhi1 over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time 1 残渣[殘渣] can2 zha1 remainder; filtered out residue; sediment; waste product; debris; detritus; rubbish 1 油脂[油脂] you2 zhi1 grease; oil; fat 1 淤积[淤積] yu1 ji1 to silt up; silt; sediment; ooze; slurry 1 下水道[下水道] xia4 shui3 dao4 sewer 1 堵塞[堵塞] du3 se4 to clog up; blockage 1 后期[後期] hou4 qi1 late stage; later period 2 清理[清理] qing1 li3 to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of 1 孟[孟] meng4 first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers 1 音乐会[音樂會] yin1 yue4 hui4 concert; CL:場|场[chang3] 1 昆汀[昆汀] Kun1 ting1 Quentin (name); Quentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director 1 塔[塔] ta3 pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座[zuo4] 1 伦[倫] lun2 human relationship; order; coherence 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep20/125 words - 33 min 诺[諾] nuo4 to consent; to promise; (literary) yes! 1 喜剧[喜劇] xi3 ju4 comedy; CL:部[bu4],齣|出[chu1] 5 马来西亚[馬來西亞] Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 Malaysia 2 放屁[放屁] fang4 pi4 to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish! 1 卖完[賣完] mai4 wan2 to be sold out 2 落下[落下] luo4 xia4 to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile) 1 字幕[字幕] zi4 mu4 caption; subtitle 1 彩蛋[彩蛋] cai3 dan4 painted eggshell; Easter egg; (media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or a movie etc); post-credits scene 1 不巧[不巧] bu4 qiao3 too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it 3 妹[妹] mei4 younger sister 2 好笑[好笑] hao3 xiao4 laughable; funny; ridiculous 1 仰[仰] yang3 to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on 1 分歧[分歧] fen1 qi2 divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; bifurcation (math.) 1 寻找[尋找] xun2 zhao3 to seek; to look for 1 主攻[主攻] zhu3 gong1 main assault; to focus on; to specialize in; to major in 1 这样一来[這樣一來] zhe4 yang4 yi1 lai2 thus; if this happens then 1 意向书[意向書] yi4 xiang4 shu1 letter of intent (LOI) (commerce) 1 活着[活著] huo2 zhe5 alive 1 之外[之外] zhi1 wai4 outside; excluding 1 效果图[效果圖] xiao4 guo3 tu2 rendering (visual representation of how things will turn out) 1 春节[春節] Chun1 jie2 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) 1 火车票[火車票] huo3 che1 piao4 train ticket 1 信心百倍[信心百倍] xin4 xin1 bai3 bei4 brimming with confidence (idiom) 1 印刷[印刷] yin4 shua1 to print; printing 1 版权[版權] ban3 quan2 copyright 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep20/150 words - 38 min 隋唐[隋唐] Sui2 Tang2 Sui (581-617) and Tang dynasties (618-907) 2 展出[展出] zhan3 chu1 to put on display; to be on show; to exhibit 1 幸好[幸好] xing4 hao3 fortunately 1 显得[顯得] xian3 de5 to seem; to look; to appear 1 心虚[心虛] xin1 xu1 lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience 1 解约[解約] jie3 yue1 to terminate an agreement; to cancel a contract 3 赞成[贊成] zan4 cheng2 to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist 1 难以[難以] nan2 yi3 hard to (predict, imagine etc) 1 开口[開口] kai1 kou3 to open one's mouth; to start to talk 3 才华[才華] cai2 hua2 talent; CL:份[fen4] 1 迸发[迸發] beng4 fa1 to burst forth 1 那时[那時] na4 shi2 then; at that time; in those days 1 渐渐[漸漸] jian4 jian4 gradually 1 干涉[干涉] gan1 she4 to interfere; to meddle; interference 2 贬低[貶低] bian3 di1 to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue 1 推翻[推翻] tui1 fan1 to overthrow 1 超越[超越] chao1 yue4 to surpass; to exceed; to transcend 1 抄袭[抄襲] chao1 xi2 to plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy 1 强有力[強有力] qiang2 you3 li4 strong; forceful 1 证据[證據] zheng4 ju4 evidence; proof; testimony 12 飞鸟[飛鳥] fei1 niao3 bird 1 图案[圖案] tu2 an4 design; pattern 1 寓意[寓意] yu4 yi4 moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning 2 贯穿[貫穿] guan4 chuan1 to run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end; to link 1 元素[元素] yuan2 su4 element; element of a set; chemical element 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep20/163 words - 41 min 天空[天空] tian1 kong1 sky 1 向往[嚮往] xiang4 wang3 to yearn for; to look forward to 1 随之[隨之] sui2 zhi1 thereupon; subsequently; accordingly 1 桎梏[桎梏] zhi4 gu4 shackles; to shackle; (fig.) restraint; yoke 1 宿命[宿命] su4 ming4 predestination; karma 2 画廊[畫廊] hua4 lang2 gallery 2 随手[隨手] sui2 shou3 conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing 1 画册[畫冊] hua4 ce4 picture album 3 律师[律師] lu:4 shi1 lawyer 3 作者[作者] zuo4 zhe3 author; writer; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 清白[清白] qing1 bai2 pure; innocent 1 预想[預想] yu4 xiang3 to anticipate; to expect 1 看错[看錯] kan4 cuo4 to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep21/25 words - 9 min 分头[分頭] fen1 tou2 separately; severally; parted hair 1 多大[多大] duo1 da4 how big; how much; how old etc 1 随身[隨身] sui2 shen1 to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one 2 携带[攜帶] xie2 dai4 to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4] 2 素描[素描] su4 miao2 sketch 1 买家[買家] mai3 jia1 buyer; client 1 购买者[購買者] gou4 mai3 zhe3 purchaser 1 用餐[用餐] yong4 can1 to eat a meal 1 顺带[順帶] shun4 dai4 (do sth) in passing; incidentally (while doing sth else) 1 尽力[盡力] jin4 li4 to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort 6 可可[可可] ke3 ke3 cocoa (loanword) 10 柳[柳] liu3 willow 3 角[角] jiao3 angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 角[角] jue2 role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale 1 痕迹[痕跡] hen2 ji4 vestige; mark; trace 2 浇[澆] jiao1 to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold 5 车祸[車禍] che1 huo4 traffic accident; car crash; CL:場|场[chang2] 1 去世[去世] qu4 shi4 to pass away; to die 2 噩梦[噩夢] e4 meng4 nightmare 1 哄[哄] hong1 roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) 2 旁[旁] pang2 beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic 1 哭哭啼啼[哭哭啼啼] ku1 ku5 ti2 ti2 to weep endlessly; interminable wailing 1 不可思议[不可思議] bu4 ke3 si1 yi4 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable 1 巧合[巧合] qiao3 he2 coincidence; coincidental; to coincide 1 早期[早期] zao3 qi1 early period; early phase; early stage 1 不单[不單] bu4 dan1 not the only; not merely; not simply 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep21/50 words - 18 min 传递[傳遞] chuan2 di4 to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive 2 艰难[艱難] jian1 nan2 difficult; hard; challenging 4 含义[含義] han2 yi4 meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation 1 家庭[家庭] jia1 ting2 family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4] 1 小鸟[小鳥] xiao3 niao3 penis (kiddie term) 1 苦瓜[苦瓜] ku3 gua1 bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber) 1 苦瓜脸[苦瓜臉] ku3 gua1 lian3 sour expression on one's face 1 叔叔[叔叔] shu1 shu5 father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 15 暴雨[暴雨] bao4 yu3 torrential rain; rainstorm; CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4] 2 拿起[拿起] na2 qi3 to pick up 1 画笔[畫筆] hua4 bi3 painting brush 1 有种[有種] you3 zhong3 to have guts; to have courage; to be brave 1 干劲[幹勁] gan4 jin4 enthusiasm for doing sth 1 共通[共通] gong4 tong1 in common; universal 1 但愿如此[但願如此] dan4 yuan4 ru2 ci3 if only it were so; I hope so (idiom) 1 投资家[投資家] tou2 zi1 jia1 investor 2 吉[吉] ji2 lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9) 3 大声[大聲] da4 sheng1 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 1 安眠[安眠] an1 mian2 to sleep peacefully 1 归还[歸還] gui1 huan2 to return sth; to revert 1 收讯[收訊] shou1 xun4 (wireless) reception 1 座椅[座椅] zuo4 yi3 seat 1 果汁[果汁] guo3 zhi1 fruit juice 1 上山[上山] shang4 shan1 to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away 1 坑坑洼洼[坑坑窪窪] keng1 keng5 wa1 wa1 bumpy; full of potholes 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep21/75 words - 25 min 不一会[不一會] bu4 yi1 hui4 soon 1 周边[周邊] zhou1 bian1 periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs 1 旅游[旅遊] lu:3 you2 trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel 3 浙[浙] Zhe4 abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China 1 北[北] bei3 north; to be defeated (classical) 1 干[干] gan1 to concern; to interfere; shield; stem 1 山体[山體] shan1 ti3 form of a mountain 1 滑坡[滑坡] hua2 po1 rockslide; landslip; landslide; mudslide; fig. slump; downturn; to decline 1 山上[山上] Shan1 shang4 Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan 1 煞[煞] sha1 to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage; variant of 殺|杀[sha1] 1 打瞌睡[打瞌睡] da3 ke1 shui4 to doze off 1 一半[一半] yi1 ban4 half 2 专长[專長] zhuan1 chang2 specialty; special knowledge or ability 1 元旦[元旦] Yuan2 dan4 New Year's Day 1 表演[表演] biao3 yan3 play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3] 2 铲子[鏟子] chan3 zi5 shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil); CL:把[ba3] 2 开朗[開朗] kai1 lang3 spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree 1 希[希] xi1 to hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xi1] 1 望[望] wang4 full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards 2 还原[還原] huan2 yuan2 to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry) 1 功臣[功臣] gong1 chen2 minister who has given outstanding service 2 礼拜天[禮拜天] Li3 bai4 tian1 Sunday 1 征才[徵才] zheng1 cai2 to recruit 1 博览会[博覽會] bo2 lan3 hui4 exposition; international fair 1 逛逛[逛逛] guang4 guang5 to roam around; to have a stroll 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep21/100 words - 37 min 太阳[太陽] tai4 yang5 sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2] 4 喔[喔] wo5 (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder 1 迷糊[迷糊] mi2 hu5 muddle-headed; dazed; only half conscious 1 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 摸不着[摸不著] mo1 bu5 zhao2 can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of 1 答[答] da2 reply; answer; return; respond; echo 1 依据[依據] yi1 ju4 according to; basis; foundation 1 购物[購物] gou4 wu4 shopping 1 游泳[游泳] you2 yong3 swimming; to swim 1 为时不晚[為時不晚] wei2 shi2 bu4 wan3 it is not too late (idiom) 1 报恩[報恩] bao4 en1 to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness 2 童子[童子] tong2 zi3 boy 1 亲情[親情] qin1 qing2 affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children 1 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]) 2 生疏[生疏] sheng1 shu1 unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed 1 星期[星期] xing1 qi1 week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday 1 滑冰[滑冰] hua2 bing1 to skate; skating 1 教练[教練] jiao4 lian4 instructor; sports coach; trainer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 不得了[不得了] bu4 de2 liao3 desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly 2 衡量[衡量] heng2 liang2 to weigh; to examine; to consider 1 一方[一方] yi1 fang1 a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region 3 迁就[遷就] qian1 jiu4 to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth) 2 坦白[坦白] tan3 bai2 honest; forthcoming; to confess 1 背叛[背叛] bei4 pan4 to betray 6 向前[向前] xiang4 qian2 forward; onward 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep21/125 words - 42 min 入球[入球] ru4 qiu2 to score a goal; goal 2 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 风采[風采] feng1 cai3 svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing 1 依旧[依舊] yi1 jiu4 as before; still 1 不减当年[不減當年] bu4 jian3 dang1 nian2 (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit; to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever 1 打球[打球] da3 qiu2 to play ball; to play with a ball 1 手感[手感] shou3 gan3 the feel (of sth touched with the hand); (textiles) handle 1 队[隊] dui4 squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 球员[球員] qiu2 yuan2 sports club member; footballer, golfer etc 1 校际[校際] xiao4 ji4 interschool; intercollegiate 1 联赛[聯賽] lian2 sai4 (sports) league; league tournament 1 冠军[冠軍] guan4 jun1 champion; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 决赛[決賽] jue2 sai4 finals (of a competition) 1 哨[哨] shao4 a whistle; sentry 1 客场[客場] ke4 chang3 away-game arena; away-game venue 1 全场[全場] quan2 chang3 everyone present; the whole audience; across-the-board; unanimously; whole duration (of a competition or match) 1 嘘[噓] xu1 to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush! 1 裁判[裁判] cai2 pan4 judgment; to referee; umpire; judge; referee; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 偏心[偏心] pian1 xin1 partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric 1 司空见惯[司空見慣] si1 kong1 jian4 guan4 a common occurrence (idiom) 1 强烈[強烈] qiang2 lie4 intense; (violently) strong 1 预感[預感] yu4 gan3 to have a premonition; premonition 2 拿下[拿下] na2 xia4 to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) 1 梦想[夢想] meng4 xiang3 (fig.) to dream of; dream 9 作弊[作弊] zuo4 bi4 to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices 3 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep21/126 words - 42 min 试卷[試卷] shi4 juan4 examination paper; test paper; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep22/25 words - 6 min 拮据[拮据] jie2 ju1 hard pressed for money; in financial straits 1 纨[紈] wan2 white; white silk 1 裤[褲] ku4 underpants; trousers; pants 1 二代[二代] er4 dai4 secondary; twice in the year (of generations of insects, harvests etc) 1 伎俩[伎倆] ji4 liang3 trick; scheme; ploy; tactic; stratagem; gimmick; ruse; trickery; skill; also written 技倆|技俩 1 可怕[可怕] ke3 pa4 awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly 1 放不下[放不下] fang4 bu5 xia4 not to have room to put sth; to be unable to let go 1 摊[攤] tan1 to spread out; vendor's stand 2 几乎[幾乎] ji1 hu1 almost; nearly; practically 3 纯真[純真] chun2 zhen1 innocent and unaffected; pure and unadulterated 1 保重[保重] bao3 zhong4 to take care of oneself 4 发自[發自] fa1 zi4 to evolve from 1 正视[正視] zheng4 shi4 to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to 3 系列[系列] xi4 lie4 series; set 1 售[售] shou4 to sell; to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc) 1 预售[預售] yu4 shou4 advance sale; to sell in advance; to book 1 预订[預訂] yu4 ding4 to place an order; to book ahead 3 券商[券商] quan4 shang1 securities dealer; share broker 1 改制[改制] gai3 zhi4 to reorganize; to restructure 1 辅导[輔導] fu3 dao3 to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor 1 三板[三板] san1 ban3 sampan 1 挂牌[掛牌] gua4 pai2 lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business; listed (on stock market) 2 多元化[多元化] duo1 yuan2 hua4 diversification; pluralism; to diversify 1 猛[猛] meng3 ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome 1 乐[樂] le4 happy; cheerful; to laugh 39 乐[樂] yue4 music 39 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep22/50 words - 14 min 烩[燴] hui4 to braise; to cook in soy and vinegar; braised; cooked in soy and vinegar 37 推出[推出] tui1 chu1 to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend 3 多功能[多功能] duo1 gong1 neng2 multi-functional; multi-function 2 企业家[企業家] qi3 ye4 jia1 entrepreneur 1 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) 4 透彻[透徹] tou4 che4 penetrating; thorough; incisive 1 汉子[漢子] han4 zi5 man; fellow; (dialect) husband 1 捅破[捅破] tong3 po4 to pierce; to prod through 1 捷足先登[捷足先登] jie2 zu2 xian1 deng1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom); the early bird catches the worm; first come, first served 1 心事[心事] xin1 shi4 a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1] 2 自身[自身] zi4 shen1 itself; oneself; one's own 1 比方[比方] bi3 fang5 analogy; instance; for instance 1 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 2 距离[距離] ju4 li2 distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from 2 追尾[追尾] zhui1 wei3 to tailgate; to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating 1 对象[對象] dui4 xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 变道[變道] bian4 dao4 to change lanes 1 挨揍[挨揍] ai2 zou4 to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about 1 不耻下问[不恥下問] bu4 chi3 xia4 wen4 not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates 1 包治百病[包治百病] bao1 zhi4 bai3 bing4 guaranteed to cure all diseases 1 夜景[夜景] ye4 jing3 nightscape 2 主厨[主廚] zhu3 chu2 chef; to be the chef 1 忌口[忌口] ji4 kou3 abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet 1 必[必] bi4 certainly; must; will; necessarily 2 电器[電器] dian4 qi4 (electrical) appliance; device 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep22/75 words - 19 min 为主[為主] wei2 zhu3 to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to 2 洗耳恭听[洗耳恭聽] xi3 er3 gong1 ting1 to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak); we are all ears 1 爆[爆] bao4 to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil 5 默默无闻[默默無聞] mo4 mo4 wu2 wen2 obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation; a nobody; an unknown quantity 1 菱[菱] ling2 Trapa natans; water caltrop 7 明火[明火] ming2 huo3 flame; open fire 1 烤肉[烤肉] kao3 rou4 barbecue (lit. roast meat) 1 前夫[前夫] qian2 fu1 former husband 14 代工[代工] dai4 gong1 subcontract work; OEM (original equipment manufacturer) supplier 2 白手起家[白手起家] bai2 shou3 qi3 jia1 to build up from nothing; to start from scratch 2 怀孕[懷孕] huai2 yun4 pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy 1 退居二线[退居二線] tui4 ju1 er4 xian4 to withdraw to the second line of duty; to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post) 2 家庭主妇[家庭主婦] jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu4 housewife 2 萌生[萌生] meng2 sheng1 to burgeon; to produce; to conceive; to be in the initial stage 1 舒适[舒適] shu1 shi4 cozy; snug 1 家务[家務] jia1 wu4 household duties; housework 1 了解[了解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 5 来源于[來源於] lai2 yuan2 yu2 to originate in 1 财产[財產] cai2 chan3 property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 分割[分割] fen1 ge1 to cut up; to break up 2 期限[期限] qi1 xian4 time limit; deadline; allotted time 1 犯怵[犯怵] fan4 chu4 to be afraid; to feel nervous 1 往后[往後] wang3 hou4 from now on; in the future; time to come 1 符合[符合] fu2 he2 in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with; in line with; to agree with; to accord with; to conform to; to correspond with; to manage; to handle 2 消化[消化] xiao1 hua4 to digest; digestion; digestive 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep22/100 words - 28 min 绕圈子[繞圈子] rao4 quan1 zi5 to go around in circles; to make a detour; (fig.) to beat about the bush 1 走出[走出] zou3 chu1 to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) 2 怪圈[怪圈] guai4 quan1 vicious circle; (abnormal) phenomenon 4 坦诚[坦誠] tan3 cheng2 candid; frank; plain dealing 1 不愿[不願] bu4 yuan4 unwilling; unwillingness 1 步入[步入] bu4 ru4 to step into; to enter 1 百年好合[百年好合] bai3 nian2 hao3 he2 may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting) 1 更改[更改] geng1 gai3 to alter 1 机票[機票] ji1 piao4 air ticket; passenger ticket; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 泰[泰] tai4 safe; peaceful; most; grand 2 正宗[正宗] zheng4 zong1 orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine 1 外滩[外灘] Wai4 tan1 the Shanghai Bund or Waitan 1 劳模[勞模] lao2 mo2 model worker 2 典范[典範] dian3 fan4 model; example; paragon 1 跑出[跑出] pao3 chu1 to run out 2 气喘[氣喘] qi4 chuan3 to gasp for breath; asthma 1 瓷实[瓷實] ci2 shi5 (dialect) firm; robust 1 一时[一時] yi1 shi2 a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time 2 耽搁[耽擱] dan1 ge5 to tarry; to delay; to stop over 2 不定[不定] bu4 ding4 indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious 1 澡[澡] zao3 bath 1 特产[特產] te4 chan3 special local product; (regional) specialty 3 牛[牛] niu2 ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome 1 肉丝[肉絲] rou4 si1 shredded meat; shredded pork 1 饱眼福[飽眼福] bao3 yan3 fu2 to feast one's eyes on (idiom) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep22/125 words - 36 min 鸡蛋[雞蛋] ji1 dan4 (chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2] 1 篮子[籃子] lan2 zi5 basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 揣测[揣測] chuai3 ce4 to guess; to conjecture 1 惠[惠] hui4 favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific) 1 眼睁睁[眼睜睜] yan3 zheng1 zheng1 to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly 1 交往[交往] jiao1 wang3 to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact 1 失恋[失戀] shi1 lian4 to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted 5 撒气[撒氣] sa1 qi4 to leak (of air); to go flat (of a tire); to vent one's anger 1 言简意赅[言簡意賅] yan2 jian3 yi4 gai1 concise and comprehensive (idiom) 1 处处[處處] chu4 chu4 everywhere; in all respects 2 唱反调[唱反調] chang4 fan3 diao4 to express a different view; to take a different position 1 事实上[事實上] shi4 shi2 shang4 in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto 1 各自[各自] ge4 zi4 each; respective; apiece 3 自重[自重] zi4 zhong4 to conduct oneself with dignity; to be dignified; deadweight 1 自以为是[自以為是] zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4 to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated 2 儿童[兒童] er2 tong2 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 编程[編程] bian1 cheng2 (computing) to program; programming 1 轻量级[輕量級] qing1 liang4 ji2 lightweight (boxing etc) 1 入口[入口] ru4 kou3 entrance; to import 1 第二轮[第二輪] di4 er4 lun2 second round (of match, or election) 1 精神状态[精神狀態] jing1 shen2 zhuang4 tai4 mental state; psychological condition 1 出岔子[出岔子] chu1 cha4 zi5 to go wrong; to take a wrong turning 1 岔子[岔子] cha4 zi5 branch road; setback; accident; hiccup 1 岔[岔] cha4 fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times) 1 暴风雨[暴風雨] bao4 feng1 yu3 rainstorm; storm; tempest 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep22/135 words - 41 min 一点一滴[一點一滴] yi1 dian3 yi1 di1 bit by bit; every little bit 1 发呆[發呆] fa1 dai1 to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought 1 魂[魂] hun2 soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body 1 死气沉沉[死氣沉沉] si3 qi4 chen2 chen2 dead atmosphere; lifeless; spiritless 1 症状[症狀] zheng4 zhuang4 symptom (of an illness) 3 杆[杆] gan1 pole; CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1] 1 不菲[不菲] bu4 fei3 considerable (cost etc); bountiful (crop etc); high (social status etc) 2 帐户[帳戶] zhang4 hu4 (bank, computer etc) account 1 声张[聲張] sheng1 zhang1 to make public; to disclose 1 悄悄[悄悄] qiao1 qiao1 quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep23/25 words - 7 min 选项[選項] xuan3 xiang4 to make a choice (between several alternatives); a choice; an option; an alternative 1 拒[拒] ju4 to resist; to repel; to refuse 1 区区[區區] qu1 qu1 insignificant; trifling; merely 1 跨过[跨過] kua4 guo4 to surmount; to cross over 1 要好[要好] yao4 hao3 to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement 1 烦恼[煩惱] fan2 nao3 to be worried; to be distressed; worries 1 散心[散心] san4 xin1 to drive away cares; to relieve boredom 2 演出[演出] yan3 chu1 to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] 1 亚[亞] ya4 second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr. [ya3] 1 葫芦[葫蘆] hu2 lu5 calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house 1 娃[娃] wa2 baby; doll 1 爷爷[爺爺] ye2 ye5 (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 礼炮[禮炮] li3 pao4 gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute); salvo 1 丑八怪[醜八怪] chou3 ba1 guai4 ugly person 1 前卫[前衛] qian2 wei4 advanced guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (soccer position) 1 演员[演員] yan3 yuan2 actor or actress; performer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 发短信[發短信] fa1 duan3 xin4 to text; to send SMS messages 1 鼓动[鼓動] gu3 dong4 to agitate; to arouse; to instigate; to encite 1 大爷[大爺] da4 ye5 (coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man 1 大妈[大媽] da4 ma1 father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) 1 陷入[陷入] xian4 ru4 to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament) 1 大佬[大佬] da4 lao3 big shot (leading some field or group); godfather 1 大方[大方] da4 fang5 generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed 1 大材小用[大材小用] da4 cai2 xiao3 yong4 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom); a sledgehammer to crack a nut 1 日落[日落] ri4 luo4 sundown; sunset 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep23/50 words - 11 min 雪茄[雪茄] xue3 jia1 cigar (loanword) 1 士[士] shi4 member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker 1 刮目相看[刮目相看] gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4 to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) 2 同志[同志] tong2 zhi4 comrade; (slang) homosexual; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 定制[定製] ding4 zhi4 custom-made; made-to-order; to have something custom made 1 供应商[供應商] gong1 ying4 shang1 supplier 1 高端[高端] gao1 duan1 high-end 1 式[式] shi4 type; form; pattern; style 1 免费[免費] mian3 fei4 free (of charge) 3 推广[推廣] tui1 guang3 to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc) 2 实际上[實際上] shi2 ji4 shang4 in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice 2 用法[用法] yong4 fa3 usage 1 反哺[反哺] fan3 bu3 to support one's parents in their old age; to show filial piety; to to repay; to return a favor 1 增值[增值] zeng1 zhi2 to appreciate (financially); to increase in value; value-added (accountancy) 1 挣[掙] zheng4 to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money) 3 契约[契約] qi4 yue1 agreement; contract 1 仪式[儀式] yi2 shi4 ceremony 2 填补[填補] tian2 bu3 to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency 1 依然[依然] yi1 ran2 still; as before 1 差错[差錯] cha1 cuo4 mistake; slip-up; fault; error (in data transmission); accident; mishap 1 大局[大局] da4 ju2 general situation; present conditions 1 晴天[晴天] qing2 tian1 clear sky; sunny day 1 碧[碧] bi4 green jade; bluish green; blue; jade 1 微风[微風] wei1 feng1 breeze; light wind 1 会面[會面] hui4 mian4 to meet with; meeting 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep23/75 words - 19 min 钟头[鐘頭] zhong1 tou2 hour; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 静止[靜止] jing4 zhi3 still; immobile; static; stationary 1 憔悴[憔悴] qiao2 cui4 wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered 1 褶[褶] zhe3 pleat; crease; Taiwan pr. [zhe2] 1 黑眼圈[黑眼圈] hei1 yan3 quan1 dark circles (under one's eyes); black eye 1 嘴硬[嘴硬] zui3 ying4 reluctant to admit a mistake 1 专心[專心] zhuan1 xin1 to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed 2 二级[二級] er4 ji2 grade 2; second class; category B 5 僵[僵] jiang1 rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse) 1 妖[妖] yao1 goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon 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 内幕[內幕] nei4 mu4 inside story; non-public information; behind the scenes; internal 1 曹操[曹操] Cao2 Cao1 Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 5 下陆[下陸] Xia4 lu4 Xialu district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei 1 合同[合同] he2 tong5 (business) contract; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 可劲[可勁] ke3 jin4 vigorously; to the utmost; to the best of one's ability 1 打牌[打牌] da3 pai2 to play mahjong or cards 1 叹气[嘆氣] tan4 qi4 to sigh; to heave a sigh 1 据[據] ju4 according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy 3 谨慎[謹慎] jin3 shen4 cautious; prudent 1 牛肉[牛肉] niu2 rou4 beef 2 恰巧[恰巧] qia4 qiao3 fortunately; unexpectedly; by coincidence 1 沾[沾] zhan1 to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch 1 今[今] jin1 today; modern; present; current; this; now 2 过关斩将[過關斬將] guo4 guan1 zhan3 jiang4 to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom); abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep23/100 words - 25 min 剥[剝] bo1 to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck 7 美甲[美甲] mei3 jia3 manicure and-or pedicure 1 害得[害得] hai4 de5 to cause or lead to sth bad 1 来往[來往] lai2 wang3 to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with 2 辣[辣] la4 hot (spicy); pungent 3 麻辣[麻辣] ma2 la4 hot and numbing 1 小龙虾[小龍蝦] xiao3 long2 xia1 crayfish; langoustine; chicken lobster 1 烫伤[燙傷] tang4 shang1 to scald 2 膏[膏] gao1 ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3] 2 慕[慕] mu4 to admire 1 破坏[破壞] po4 huai4 destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy 1 东方[東方] dong1 fang1 east 1 明珠[明珠] ming2 zhu1 pearl; jewel (of great value) 1 英勇[英勇] ying1 yong3 heroic; gallant; valiant 1 就义[就義] jiu4 yi4 to be killed for a righteous cause; to die a martyr 1 忍气吞声[忍氣吞聲] ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it 1 㨃[㨃] dui3 variant of 懟|怼[dui3] 4 年轻气盛[年輕氣盛] nian2 qing1 qi4 sheng4 full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth 1 爆炸[爆炸] bao4 zha4 explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate 1 挨个儿[挨個兒] ai1 ge4 r5 erhua variant of 挨個|挨个[ai1 ge4] 1 修复[修復] xiu1 fu4 to restore; to renovate; restoration; (computing) to fix (a bug) 1 老鼻子[老鼻子] lao3 bi2 zi5 many 1 自我[自我] zi4 wo3 self-; ego (psychology) 1 推敲[推敲] tui1 qiao1 to think over 1 有一手[有一手] you3 yi1 shou3 to have a skill; to have a lot on the ball; to have an affair 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep23/125 words - 31 min 唠叨[嘮叨] lao2 dao5 to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging 1 大大方方[大大方方] da4 da4 fang1 fang1 confident; calm; natural; poised 2 天涯海角[天涯海角] tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3 the ends of the earth; separated worlds apart 1 聚散[聚散] ju4 san4 coming together and separating; aggregation and dissipation 1 离合[離合] li2 he2 clutch (in car gearbox); separation and reunion 1 压缩[壓縮] ya1 suo1 to compress; compression 1 配件[配件] pei4 jian4 component; part; fitting; accessory; replacement part 1 退货[退貨] tui4 huo4 to return merchandise; to withdraw a product 1 顾不上[顧不上] gu4 bu5 shang4 cannot attend to or manage 2 即便[即便] ji2 bian4 even if; even though; right away; immediately 1 一时半会儿[一時半會兒] yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4 r5 a short time; a little while 1 履行[履行] lu:3 xing2 to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform 1 违约金[違約金] wei2 yue1 jin1 penalty (fee) 2 砸锅卖铁[砸鍋賣鐵] za2 guo1 mai4 tie3 to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom) 1 始料未及[始料未及] shi3 liao4 wei4 ji2 not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events 2 漂[漂] piao1 to float; to drift 3 漂[漂] piao4 elegant; polished 3 百分之一百[百分之一百] bai3 fen1 zhi1 yi1 bai3 one hundred percent; totally (effective) 1 加紧[加緊] jia1 jin3 to intensify; to speed up; to step up 1 不可靠[不可靠] bu4 ke3 kao4 unreliable 3 过失[過失] guo4 shi1 error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency 2 连累[連累] lian2 lei3 to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) 2 退出[退出] tui4 chu1 to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing) 5 难处[難處] nan2 chu5 trouble; difficulty; problem 3 恐怕[恐怕] kong3 pa4 fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe 2 追加[追加] zhui1 jia1 to add something extra; an additional increment; addendum; to append; an additional posthumous title 5 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep23/150 words - 38 min 用途[用途] yong4 tu2 use; application 2 沉没[沉沒] chen2 mo4 to sink 1 快刀斩乱麻[快刀斬亂麻] kuai4 dao1 zhan3 luan4 ma2 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation; cutting the Gordian knot 1 坚决[堅決] jian1 jue2 firm; resolute; determined 1 责[責] ze2 duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame 1 止[止] zhi3 to stop; to prohibit; until; only 2 必修课[必修課] bi4 xiu1 ke4 required course; compulsory course 1 之一[之一] zhi1 yi1 one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc) 1 丢下[丟下] diu1 xia4 to abandon 3 柴米油盐[柴米油鹽] chai2 mi3 you2 yan2 lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt; fig. life's daily necessities 1 平淡[平淡] ping2 dan4 flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special 1 天真[天真] tian1 zhen1 naive; innocent; artless 1 压根[壓根] ya4 gen1 from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply 2 巨大[巨大] ju4 da4 huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous 1 车子[車子] che1 zi5 car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) 1 抵押[抵押] di3 ya1 to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral 1 挽救[挽救] wan3 jiu4 to save; to remedy; to rescue 1 毕[畢] bi4 the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished 1 竟[竟] jing4 unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed 1 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 1 围住[圍住] wei2 zhu4 to surround; to gird 1 权利[權利] quan2 li4 power; right; privilege 1 净[淨] jing4 clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role 3 茬[茬] cha2 stubble land after crop has been taken; a second crop obtained by rotation of land; an opportunity 1 白纸黑字[白紙黑字] bai2 zhi3 hei1 zi4 (written) in black and white 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep23/171 words - 42 min 趁人之危[趁人之危] chen4 ren2 zhi1 wei1 to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom) 1 缺钱[缺錢] que1 qian2 shortage of money 1 零头[零頭] ling2 tou2 odd; scrap; remainder 1 不可理喻[不可理喻] bu4 ke3 li3 yu4 to be impervious to reason (idiom); unreasonable 1 胡搅蛮缠[胡攪蠻纏] hu2 jiao3 man2 chan2 to pester endlessly (idiom); an annoying troublemaker 1 途径[途徑] tu2 jing4 way; channel 1 挨个[挨個] ai1 ge4 one by one; in turn 1 精光[精光] jing1 guang1 nothing left (money, food etc); all finished; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious 1 滚开[滾開] gun3 kai1 to boil (of liquid); boiling hot; Get out!; Go away!; fuck off (rude) 1 伤口[傷口] shang1 kou3 wound; cut 1 动脉[動脈] dong4 mai4 artery 1 刺[刺] ci4 thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder 1 见义勇为[見義勇為] jian4 yi4 yong3 wei2 to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause 1 警察局[警察局] jing3 cha2 ju2 police station; police department; police headquarters 1 问话[問話] wen4 hua4 questioning (a suspect); interrogation 1 除[除] chu2 to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including 2 疤[疤] ba1 scar; scab 1 简[簡] jian3 simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old) 1 越界[越界] yue4 jie4 to cross a border; to overstep a bound 1 行为[行為] xing2 wei2 action; conduct; behavior; activity 3 小意思[小意思] xiao3 yi4 si5 small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep24/25 words - 18 min 养伤[養傷] yang3 shang1 to heal a wound; to recuperate (from an injury) 1 早日康复[早日康復] zao3 ri4 kang1 fu4 Get well soon!; to recover health quickly 2 追求[追求] zhui1 qiu2 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo 4 密切[密切] mi4 qie4 close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention 1 遭到[遭到] zao1 dao4 to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) 1 限度[限度] xian4 du4 limitation; limit 2 各种各样[各種各樣] ge4 zhong3 ge4 yang4 various kinds; all sorts 1 好些[好些] hao3 xie1 a good deal of; quite a lot 1 暗[暗] an4 dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark 1 村[村] cun1 village 1 面条[麵條] mian4 tiao2 noodles 1 青菜[青菜] qing1 cai4 green vegetables; Chinese cabbage 2 筹[籌] chou2 chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; means 13 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 2 挫折[挫折] cuo4 zhe2 setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue 1 反响[反響] fan3 xiang3 repercussions; reaction; echo 1 赠品[贈品] zeng4 pin3 gift; complimentary item; freebie; giveaway 2 投放[投放] tou2 fang4 to input; to throw in; to unload; to put into circulation 1 破釜沉舟[破釜沉舟] po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat; to burn one's boats 2 搏[搏] bo2 to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat 1 知名度[知名度] zhi1 ming2 du4 reputation; profile; familiarity in the public consciousness 1 两样[兩樣] liang3 yang4 two kinds; difference 1 跨[跨] kua4 to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span 2 共[共] gong4 common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party 1 打气[打氣] da3 qi4 to inflate; to pump up; fig. to encourage; to boost morale 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep24/50 words - 23 min 烹饪[烹飪] peng1 ren4 cooking; culinary arts 1 乐趣[樂趣] le4 qu4 delight; pleasure; joy 1 新颖[新穎] xin1 ying3 lit. new bud; fig. new and original 1 促销[促銷] cu4 xiao1 to promote sales 1 美食[美食] mei3 shi2 culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food 1 菜谱[菜譜] cai4 pu3 menu (in restaurant); recipe; cookbook 1 种草[種草] zhong4 cao3 (Internet slang) to recommend a product to sb 1 抽奖[抽獎] chou1 jiang3 to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle 1 测评[測評] ce4 ping2 to test and evaluate 1 直播[直播] zhi2 bo1 live broadcast (not recorded); direct Internet broadcasting; (agriculture) direct seeding 1 保佑[保佑] bao3 you4 to bless and protect; blessing 2 全职[全職] quan2 zhi2 full-time job 1 抽中[抽中] chou1 zhong4 to win (a prize in a lottery) 1 三明治[三明治] san1 ming2 zhi4 sandwich (loanword); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 东陵[東陵] Dong1 ling2 Eastern tombs; Dongling district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning 1 好评[好評] hao3 ping2 favorable criticism; positive evaluation 1 低脂[低脂] di1 zhi1 low fat 1 花样[花樣] hua1 yang4 pattern; way of doing sth; trick; (sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc) 1 起死回生[起死回生] qi3 si3 hui2 sheng1 to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery 1 锦上添花[錦上添花] jin3 shang4 tian1 hua1 lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect; gilding the lily 3 不顾一切[不顧一切] bu4 gu4 yi1 qie4 reckless; regardless of everything 2 前头[前頭] qian2 tou5 in front; at the head; ahead; above 1 苦哈哈[苦哈哈] ku3 ha1 ha1 to have difficulty getting by; to struggle (financially etc) 1 孤军奋战[孤軍奮戰] gu1 jun1 fen4 zhan4 lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom); fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support 1 缺席[缺席] que1 xi2 absence; absent 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep24/75 words - 31 min 无所谓[無所謂] wu2 suo3 wei4 to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be 1 困境[困境] kun4 jing4 predicament; plight 1 化险为夷[化險為夷] hua4 xian3 wei2 yi2 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster 1 适当[適當] shi4 dang4 suitable; appropriate 2 放水[放水] fang4 shui3 to turn on the water; to let water out; to throw a game (sports) 1 厚道[厚道] hou4 dao5 kind and honest; generous; sincere 1 轻易[輕易] qing1 yi4 easily; lightly; rashly 5 高手[高手] gao1 shou3 expert; past master; dab hand 2 积分[積分] ji1 fen1 integral (calculus); accumulated points (in sports, at school etc); total credits earned by student; bonus points in a benefit scheme 3 宝座[寶座] bao3 zuo4 throne 1 保不住[保不住] bao3 bu5 zhu4 cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well 1 曹[曹] cao2 class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old) 1 轴[軸] zhou2 axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc 1 出场[出場] chu1 chang3 (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product); (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue 1 德[德] de2 virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 3 筹码[籌碼] chou2 ma3 bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token 2 输赢[輸贏] shu1 ying2 win or loss; outcome 1 乘胜追击[乘勝追擊] cheng2 sheng4 zhui1 ji1 to follow up a victory and press home the attack; to pursue retreating enemy 1 上头[上頭] shang4 tou5 above; on top of; on the surface of 2 赌气[賭氣] du3 qi4 to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved 2 凶多吉少[凶多吉少] xiong1 duo1 ji2 shao3 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious; everything points to disaster 1 胜负[勝負] sheng4 fu4 victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle 2 磨磨蹭蹭[磨磨蹭蹭] mo2 mo2 ceng4 ceng4 to dillydally; slow-going 1 牌局[牌局] pai2 ju2 gambling get-together; game of cards, mahjong etc 1 机率[機率] ji1 lu:4 probability; odds (Tw) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep24/100 words - 34 min 三条[三條] san1 tiao2 three of a kind (poker) 3 逼死[逼死] bi1 si3 to hound sb to death 1 凑成[湊成] cou4 cheng2 to put together; to make up (a set); to round up (a number to a convenient multiple); resulting in... 1 顺子[順子] shun4 zi5 a straight (poker, mahjong) 1 专[專] zhuan1 for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized 1 艺[藝] yi4 skill; art 1 胆大[膽大] dan3 da4 daring; bold; audacious 1 发牌[發牌] fa1 pai2 to deal (cards) 1 股权[股權] gu3 quan2 equity shares; stock right 6 战争[戰爭] zhan4 zheng1 war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] 1 争夺[爭奪] zheng1 duo2 to fight over; to contest; to vie over 2 控制权[控制權] kong4 zhi4 quan2 control (e.g. to win control); controlling right 3 入侵[入侵] ru4 qin1 to invade 1 楚汉相争[楚漢相爭] Chu3 Han4 Xiang1 zheng1 see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1] 1 三国演义[三國演義] San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4 Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備|刘备, 蜀漢|蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao's Wei 曹操, 魏 as tyrannical villains 1 新闻[新聞] xin1 wen2 news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] 7 八成[八成] ba1 cheng2 eighty percent; most probably; most likely 2 周瑜[周瑜] Zhou1 Yu2 Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff; in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 1 相当于[相當於] xiang1 dang1 yu2 equivalent to 1 雇佣[雇傭] gu4 yong1 to employ; to hire 1 夺回[奪回] duo2 hui2 to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back 1 控股[控股] kong4 gu3 to own a controlling number of shares in a company 1 拥护者[擁護者] yong1 hu4 zhe3 supporter (person) 1 占优[占優] zhan4 you1 to dominate; dominant 1 人马[人馬] ren2 ma3 men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep24/125 words - 38 min 战役[戰役] zhan4 yi4 military campaign 1 复[覆] fu4 variant of 復|复[fu4]; to reply to a letter 2 田[田] tian2 field; farm; CL:片[pian4] 1 筷[筷] kuai4 chopstick 1 买进[買進] mai3 jin4 to purchase; to buy in (goods) 1 操之过急[操之過急] cao1 zhi1 guo4 ji2 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty 2 做生意[做生意] zuo4 sheng1 yi4 to do business 2 用人[用人] yong4 ren2 servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff 1 持有[持有] chi2 you3 to hold (passport, views etc) 1 污水[污水] wu1 shui3 sewage 2 几次三番[幾次三番] ji3 ci4 san1 fan1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly; over and over again 1 验收[驗收] yan4 shou1 to inspect and accept; acceptance 1 规律[規律] gui1 lu:4 rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline 1 风头[風頭] feng1 tou2 wind direction; the way the wind blows; fig. trend; direction of events; how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself); public opinion (concerning one's actions); publicity (usually derog.); limelight 1 蹭[蹭] ceng4 to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload 2 上马[上馬] shang4 ma3 to get on a horse; to mount 1 急功近利[急功近利] ji2 gong1 jin4 li4 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return 1 乌烟瘴气[烏煙瘴氣] wu1 yan1 zhang4 qi4 billowing smoke (idiom); foul atmosphere; (fig.) murky atmosphere; in a turmoil 2 认同[認同] ren4 tong2 to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with 1 但凡[但凡] dan4 fan2 every single; as long as 1 大费周章[大費周章] da4 fei4 zhou1 zhang1 to take great pains; to go to a lot of trouble 1 两败俱伤[兩敗俱傷] liang3 bai4 ju4 shang1 both sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins 1 语气[語氣] yu3 qi4 tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 强硬[強硬] qiang2 ying4 tough; unyielding; hard-line 1 内部矛盾[內部矛盾] nei4 bu4 mao2 dun4 internal contradiction 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep24/133 words - 42 min 指手画脚[指手畫腳] zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily 1 解决办法[解決辦法] jie3 jue2 ban4 fa3 solution; method to settle an issue 1 事态[事態] shi4 tai4 situation; existing state of affairs 2 听不见[聽不見] ting1 bu5 jian4 not be able to hear 1 嫂子[嫂子] sao3 zi5 (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 瞎闹[瞎鬧] xia1 nao4 to make a scene; to fool around; to behave foolishly 1 陪酒[陪酒] pei2 jiu3 to drink along (with sb) 2 好自为之[好自為之] hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1 to do one's best; to shape up; to behave; to fend for oneself; you're on your own 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep25/25 words - 12 min 娱乐场[娛樂場] yu2 le4 chang3 place of entertainment; casino; resort 3 直觉[直覺] zhi2 jue2 intuition 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 找麻烦[找麻煩] zhao3 ma2 fan5 to look for trouble 1 看在眼里[看在眼裡] kan4 zai4 yan3 li5 to observe; to take it all in 2 何在[何在] he2 zai4 where?; what place? 2 出轨[出軌] chu1 gui3 derailment (railway accident); to leave the rails; fig. to overstep bounds; fig. to have an extramarital affair 3 活下去[活下去] huo2 xia4 qu4 to survive; to keep on living 1 庆[慶] qing4 to celebrate 5 久仰[久仰] jiu3 yang3 honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. 1 大战[大戰] da4 zhan4 war; to wage war 1 勋[勛] xun1 medal; merit 19 制衡[制衡] zhi4 heng2 to check and balance (power); checks and balances 1 心眼儿[心眼兒] xin1 yan3 r5 one's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions 1 紧盯[緊盯] jin3 ding1 to gaze; to stare fixedly 1 相机[相機] xiang4 ji1 camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow 1 三分钟热度[三分鐘熱度] san1 fen1 zhong1 re4 du4 brief period of enthusiasm; flash in the pan 1 晓[曉] xiao3 dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit 5 誓[誓] shi4 oath; vow; to swear; to pledge 2 某人[某人] mou3 ren2 someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname) 2 心不在焉[心不在焉] xin1 bu4 zai4 yan1 absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering 2 收购[收購] shou1 gou4 to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) 7 幌子[幌子] huang3 zi5 shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense 1 夺取[奪取] duo2 qu3 to seize; to capture; to wrest control of 1 持股[持股] chi2 gu3 to hold shares 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep25/50 words - 16 min 触发[觸發] chu4 fa1 to trigger; to spark 2 数目[數目] shu4 mu4 amount; number 1 涨势[漲勢] zhang3 shi4 rising trend; upward momentum (e.g. in prices) 1 杆[桿] gan3 stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns 2 老爷子[老爺子] lao3 ye2 zi5 my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male 1 经不起[經不起] jing1 bu5 qi3 can't stand it; to be unable to bear; to be unable to resist 1 恐[恐] kong3 afraid; frightened; to fear 1 失控[失控] shi1 kong4 to go out of control 2 起因[起因] qi3 yin1 cause; a factor (leading to an effect) 1 牵制[牽制] qian1 zhi4 to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops) 1 背信弃义[背信棄義] bei4 xin4 qi4 yi4 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery; perfidy 4 收手[收手] shou1 shou3 to stop; to pull back 2 奔[奔] ben1 to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope 1 吞并[吞併] tun1 bing4 to annex 4 持续[持續] chi2 xu4 to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation 1 强弩之末[強弩之末] qiang2 nu3 zhi1 mo4 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force 1 停滞[停滯] ting2 zhi4 stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down 1 吃紧[吃緊] chi1 jin3 in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important 1 手法[手法] shou3 fa3 technique; trick; skill 1 负债[負債] fu4 zhai4 to be in debt; to incur debts; liability (finance) 1 倍[倍] bei4 (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply 1 达成[達成] da2 cheng2 to reach (an agreement); to accomplish 3 一致[一致] yi1 zhi4 unanimous; identical (views or opinions) 4 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) 1 四次[四次] si4 ci4 fourth; four times; quartic 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep25/75 words - 24 min 举[舉] ju3 to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed 3 高管[高管] gao1 guan3 executive; senior management; (contraction of 高級管理|高级管理) 3 自责[自責] zi4 ze2 to blame oneself 2 罪人[罪人] zui4 ren2 sinner 1 按理说[按理說] an4 li3 shuo1 it is reasonable to say that... 1 前段[前段] qian2 duan4 front part (of an object); first part (of an event); previous paragraph 1 老朋友[老朋友] lao3 peng2 you5 old friend; (slang) period; menstruation 1 觊觎[覬覦] ji4 yu2 to covet; to long for; to lust after 1 高风亮节[高風亮節] gao1 feng1 liang4 jie2 of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom) 1 筷子[筷子] kuai4 zi5 chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1] 1 升起[升起] sheng1 qi3 to raise; to hoist; to rise 1 下厨[下廚] xia4 chu2 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook 1 番茄[番茄] fan1 qie2 tomato 1 炒鸡蛋[炒雞蛋] chao3 ji1 dan4 scrambled eggs 1 练习[練習] lian4 xi2 to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 大堂[大堂] da4 tang2 lobby 1 意料之中[意料之中] yi4 liao4 zhi1 zhong1 to come as no surprise; as expected 1 卖关子[賣關子] mai4 guan1 zi5 to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling); to keep people on tenterhooks 1 可比[可比] ke3 bi3 comparable 1 而言[而言] er2 yan2 with regard to (preceding phrase) 1 结构[結構] jie2 gou4 structure; composition; makeup; architecture; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4] 1 各种[各種] ge4 zhong3 every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds 1 督促[督促] du1 cu4 to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on 2 紧急[緊急] jin3 ji2 urgent; emergency 1 沉得住气[沉得住氣] chen2 de5 zhu4 qi4 to stay calm; to keep one's composure 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep25/100 words - 32 min 情侣[情侶] qing2 lu:3 sweethearts; lovers 1 见证[見證] jian4 zheng4 to be witness to; witness; evidence 3 成人礼[成人禮] cheng2 ren2 li3 coming of age ceremony 1 闯[闖] chuang3 to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) 1 深厚[深厚] shen1 hou4 deep; profound 1 翟[翟] di2 long-tail pheasant 2 谢礼[謝禮] xie4 li3 honorarium; gift as thanks 1 送别[送別] song4 bie2 farewell 1 土特产[土特產] tu3 te4 chan3 local specialty 2 舟山[舟山] Zhou1 shan1 Zhoushan prefecture level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands); formerly Dinghai 定海 1 乔迁[喬遷] qiao2 qian1 to move (to a superior place); promotion 1 女主人[女主人] nu:3 zhu3 ren2 hostess; mistress 1 打扫[打掃] da3 sao3 to clean; to sweep 2 家政[家政] jia1 zheng4 housekeeping 2 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) 1 吃惊[吃驚] chi1 jing1 to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed 1 瑜伽[瑜伽] yu2 jia1 yoga (loanword) 1 焦头烂额[焦頭爛額] jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2 lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) 2 汽车[汽車] qi4 che1 car; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 2 解禁[解禁] jie3 jin4 to lift a prohibition 1 下跌[下跌] xia4 die1 to fall; to tumble 2 动向[動向] dong4 xiang4 trend; tendency 1 黔驴技穷[黔驢技窮] Qian2 lu:2 ji4 qiong2 to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom) 1 加快[加快] jia1 kuai4 to accelerate; to speed up 1 说到底[說到底] shuo1 dao4 di3 in the final analysis; in the end 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep25/125 words - 42 min 办事[辦事] ban4 shi4 to handle (affairs); to work 1 素[素] su4 raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever 2 切点[切點] qie1 dian3 contact (math.) 1 杂粮[雜糧] za2 liang2 grain crops other than rice and wheat 2 油花[油花] you2 hua1 grease or fat blobs at the surface of a liquid; tricky and dissolute 1 五谷[五穀] wu3 gu3 five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants; all crops; all grains; oats, peas, beans and barley 1 粗粮[粗糧] cu1 liang2 coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc) 1 噎[噎] ye1 to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate 3 银耳[銀耳] yin2 er3 white fungus (Tremella fuciformis); silver tree-ear fungus 1 保健[保健] bao3 jian4 health protection; health care; to maintain in good health 1 闫[閆] Yan2 variant of 閻|阎[Yan2]; surname Yan 2 白眼狼[白眼狼] bai2 yan3 lang2 thankless wretch; an ingrate 1 忘恩负义[忘恩負義] wang4 en1 fu4 yi4 to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth 1 激进[激進] ji1 jin4 radical; extreme; extremist 1 警惕[警惕] jing3 ti4 to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn 1 马后炮[馬後炮] ma3 hou4 pao4 lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight 1 指点[指點] zhi3 dian3 to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at 1 训话[訓話] xun4 hua4 to admonish subordinates 1 小聪明[小聰明] xiao3 cong1 ming5 clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded 2 添补[添補] tian1 bu5 to fill (up); to replenish 1 一般见识[一般見識] yi1 ban1 jian4 shi5 to lower oneself to sb's level; to argue with sb less well-informed 1 死要面子活受罪[死要面子活受罪] si3 yao4 mian4 zi5 huo2 shou4 zui4 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom) 1 洋娃娃[洋娃娃] yang2 wa2 wa5 doll (of Western appearance) 1 奇妙[奇妙] qi2 miao4 fantastic; wonderful 1 海鲜[海鮮] hai3 xian1 seafood 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep26/25 words - 9 min 近况[近況] jin4 kuang4 recent developments; current situation 1 鲍鱼[鮑魚] bao4 yu2 abalone 1 回事[回事] hui2 shi4 (old) to report to one's master 1 起见[起見] qi3 jian4 motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose 1 说法[說法] shuo1 fa5 way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation 3 鞭长莫及[鞭長莫及] bian1 chang2 mo4 ji2 lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence; too far to be able to help 1 批示[批示] pi1 shi4 to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate; written comments from a superior 1 加急[加急] jia1 ji2 to become more urgent; more rapid; urgent; to handle a matter urgently 1 财经[財經] cai2 jing1 finance and economics 1 版面[版面] ban3 mian4 page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website); printing space (reserved for some content); page layout 1 头条[頭條] tou2 tiao2 lead story (on the news) 1 籍籍[籍籍] ji2 ji2 noisy; of high reputation; intricate 1 无名[無名] wu2 ming2 nameless; obscure 1 短时间[短時間] duan3 shi2 jian1 short term; short time 1 数额[數額] shu4 e2 amount; sum of money; fixed number 1 激增[激增] ji1 zeng1 to increase rapidly; to shoot up 1 昭然若揭[昭然若揭] zhao1 ran2 ruo4 jie1 abundantly clear 1 拖累[拖累] tuo1 lei3 to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate 2 联手[聯手] lian2 shou3 lit. to join hands; to act together 2 回天乏术[回天乏術] hui2 tian1 fa2 shu4 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom); to fail to save the situation 1 稍后[稍後] shao1 hou4 in a little while; in a moment; later on 1 华东[華東] Hua2 dong1 East China 2 心梗[心梗] xin1 geng3 abbr. for 心肌梗塞[xin1 ji1 geng3 sai1], myocardial infarction; heart attack 1 发作[發作] fa1 zuo4 to flare up; to break out 1 重症[重症] zhong4 zheng4 acute (of medical condition); grave 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep26/50 words - 17 min 抢救[搶救] qiang3 jiu4 to rescue 3 手术[手術] shou3 shu4 (surgical) operation; surgery; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 出血[出血] chu1 xue4 to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts 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] 2 留住[留住] liu2 zhu4 to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical) 1 搞砸[搞砸] gao3 za2 to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil 1 画押[畫押] hua4 ya1 to sign; to make one's mark 1 口头[口頭] kou3 tou2 oral; verbal 1 作数[作數] zuo4 shu4 valid; counting (as valid) 1 满口[滿口] man3 kou3 a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc); (to agree etc) unreservedly 3 谎话[謊話] huang3 hua4 lie 2 拖延时间[拖延時間] tuo1 yan2 shi2 jian1 to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster 1 金融市场[金融市場] jin1 rong2 shi4 chang3 financial market 2 变幻莫测[變幻莫測] bian4 huan4 mo4 ce4 to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic; treacherous 1 档子[檔子] dang4 zi5 classifier for affairs, events etc 1 谎言[謊言] huang3 yan2 lie 1 名牌[名牌] ming2 pai2 famous brand; nameplate; name tag 3 吃喝[吃喝] chi1 he1 to eat and drink; food and drink 1 病房[病房] bing4 fang2 ward (of a hospital); sickroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 家属[家屬] jia1 shu3 family member; (family) dependent 2 麻醉剂[麻醉劑] ma2 zui4 ji4 narcotic; anesthetic 1 呕吐[嘔吐] ou3 tu4 to vomit 1 侧卧[側臥] ce4 wo4 to lie on one's side 1 呼叫[呼叫] hu1 jiao4 to shout; to yell; (telecommunications) to call 1 了事[了事] liao3 shi4 to dispose of a matter; to be done with it 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep26/75 words - 30 min 老早[老早] lao3 zao3 a long time ago 1 气势汹汹[氣勢洶洶] qi4 shi4 xiong1 xiong1 aggressive; truculent; overbearing 1 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 1 总能[總能] zong3 neng2 total energy 3 保安[保安] bao3 an1 to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard 1 转头[轉頭] zhuan3 tou2 to turn one's head; to change direction; U-turn; volte face; to repent 1 对质[對質] dui4 zhi4 to confront (in court etc); confrontation 1 牵扯[牽扯] qian1 che3 to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated 2 公允[公允] gong1 yun3 equitable; fair 1 要强[要強] yao4 qiang2 eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded 1 开导[開導] kai1 dao3 to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten 7 战场[戰場] zhan4 chang3 battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 兵不厌诈[兵不厭詐] bing1 bu4 yan4 zha4 there can never be too much deception in war; in war nothing is too deceitful; all's fair in war 1 谋求[謀求] mou2 qiu2 to seek; to strive for 1 暗中[暗中] an4 zhong1 in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously 2 勾结[勾結] gou1 jie2 to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with 3 推测[推測] tui1 ce4 speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate 4 叱咤[叱咤] chi4 zha4 to rebuke angrily 1 商界[商界] shang1 jie4 business world; business community 1 老人家[老人家] lao3 ren2 jia1 polite term for old woman or man 1 成见[成見] cheng2 jian4 preconceived idea; bias; prejudice 1 周转[周轉] zhou1 zhuan3 to rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow 3 意气风发[意氣風發] yi4 qi4 feng1 fa1 high-spirited; full of mettle 1 长话短说[長話短說] chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1 to make a long story short (idiom) 1 露水[露水] lu4 shui3 dew; fig. short-lasting; ephemeral 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep26/100 words - 37 min 姻缘[姻緣] yin1 yuan2 a marriage predestined by fate 1 当真[當真] dang4 zhen1 to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! 1 狗咬狗[狗咬狗] gou3 yao3 gou3 dog-eat-dog; dogfight 2 敌人[敵人] di2 ren2 enemy; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 第六感[第六感] di4 liu4 gan3 sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc) 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 1 茹[茹] ru2 to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant) 22 看着办[看著辦] kan4 zhe5 ban4 to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances) 1 焦点[焦點] jiao1 dian3 focus; focal point 1 江南[江南] Jiang1 nan2 south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea) 2 露[露] lou4 to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 1 露[露] lu4 dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 1 勾搭[勾搭] gou1 da5 to gang up; to fool around with; to make up to 2 股价[股價] gu3 jia4 stock price; share price 8 团团转[團團轉] tuan2 tuan2 zhuan4 to go round and round; running around in circles; fig. frantically busy 1 同情[同情] tong2 qing2 to sympathize with; sympathy 1 活该[活該] huo2 gai1 (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should 1 扳[扳] ban1 to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup 3 把柄[把柄] ba3 bing3 handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb 2 隔壁[隔壁] ge2 bi4 next door; neighbor 1 花园[花園] hua1 yuan2 garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4] 1 复式[複式] fu4 shi4 double; multiple; compound; combined; double-entry (accounting) 1 百万[百萬] bai3 wan4 million; millions 1 情人[情人] qing2 ren2 lover; sweetheart 1 打抱不平[打抱不平] da3 bao4 bu4 ping2 to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice; also written 抱打不平[bao4 da3 bu4 ping2] 1 一心一意[一心一意] yi1 xin1 yi1 yi4 concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on; intently 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep26/119 words - 42 min 遭[遭] zao1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 1 报应[報應] bao4 ying4 retribution; judgment 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 虾饺[蝦餃] xia1 jiao3 prawn dumplings 1 堆[堆] dui1 to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount 1 够呛[夠嗆] gou4 qiang4 unbearable; terrible; enough; unlikely 1 委[委] wei3 to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly 1 根据[根據] gen1 ju4 according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 签订[簽訂] qian1 ding4 to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) 1 逾期[逾期] yu2 qi1 to be overdue; to fail to meet a deadline; to be behind in doing sth 1 还款[還款] huan2 kuan3 repayment; to pay back money 1 宽限[寬限] kuan1 xian4 to extend (a deadline etc) 1 通融[通融] tong1 rong2 flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan 1 知名人士[知名人士] zhi1 ming2 ren2 shi4 public figure; celebrity 1 起诉[起訴] qi3 su4 to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute 1 法院[法院] fa3 yuan4 court of law; court 1 判定[判定] pan4 ding4 to judge; to decide; judgment; determination 1 列入[列入] lie4 ru4 to include on a list 1 失信[失信] shi1 xin4 to break a promise 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep27/25 words - 12 min 少安毋躁[少安毋躁] shao3 an1 wu2 zao4 keep calm, don't get excited; don't be impatient 2 性命[性命] xing4 ming4 life 1 资方[資方] zi1 fang1 the owners of a private enterprise; management; capital (as opposed to labor) 1 总要[總要] zong3 yao4 nevertheless 2 苗头[苗頭] miao2 tou5 first signs; development (of a situation) 2 申请[申請] shen1 qing3 to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fen4] 2 撒手不管[撒手不管] sa1 shou3 bu4 guan3 to stand aside and do nothing (idiom); to take no part in 2 负[負] fu4 to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) 2 谅解[諒解] liang4 jie3 to understand; to make allowances for; understanding 2 交情[交情] jiao1 qing5 friendship; friendly relations 1 视[視] shi4 to look at; to regard; to inspect 1 昏迷[昏迷] hun1 mi2 to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented 2 有情有义[有情有義] you3 qing2 you3 yi4 affectionate and true; loyal (idiom) 1 心安理得[心安理得] xin1 an1 li3 de2 to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth 1 亏待[虧待] kui1 dai4 to treat sb unfairly 1 尽心尽力[盡心盡力] jin4 xin1 jin4 li4 making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost 2 苦衷[苦衷] ku3 zhong1 secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties 1 伤心[傷心] shang1 xin1 to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt 1 小看[小看] xiao3 kan4 to look down on; to underestimate 1 恶劣[惡劣] e4 lie4 vile; nasty; of very poor quality 1 拖延[拖延] tuo1 yan2 to delay; to put off; to procrastinate 1 拖住[拖住] tuo1 zhu4 to hold up; to hinder; to stall 3 捞[撈] lao1 to fish up; to dredge up 1 昧[昧] mei4 to conceal; dark 1 露出马脚[露出馬腳] lu4 chu1 ma3 jiao3 to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep27/50 words - 17 min 抓住[抓住] zhua1 zhu4 to grab; to capture 1 嫩[嫩] nen4 tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled 1 漆黑[漆黑] qi1 hei1 pitch-black 1 海上[海上] hai3 shang4 maritime 1 灯塔[燈塔] deng1 ta3 lighthouse; CL:座[zuo4] 2 灭[滅] mie4 to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown 1 孤零零[孤零零] gu1 ling2 ling2 lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary 1 天上[天上] tian1 shang4 celestial; heavenly 1 指路[指路] zhi3 lu4 to give directions 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 累坏[累壞] lei4 huai4 to become exhausted 1 温泉[溫泉] wen1 quan2 hot spring; spa; onsen 1 山庄[山莊] shan1 zhuang1 manor house; villa; (used in hotel names) 1 奇袭[奇襲] qi2 xi2 surprise attack; raid 1 攻其不备[攻其不備] gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4 see 出其不意,攻其不備|出其不意,攻其不备[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4] 1 败局[敗局] bai4 ju2 lost game; losing battle 1 人为[人為] ren2 wei2 artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort 1 操控[操控] cao1 kong4 to control; to manipulate 4 违法[違法] wei2 fa3 illegal; to break the law 5 净值[淨值] jing4 zhi2 net value; net worth 1 跌破[跌破] die1 po4 (of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level); to be injured or damaged as a result of a fall 1 强制[強制] qiang2 zhi4 to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; compulsory 1 平仓[平倉] ping2 cang1 to close a position (finance) 1 惨重[慘重] can3 zhong4 disastrous 1 经侦[經偵] jing1 zhen1 economic crime investigation 6 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep27/75 words - 28 min 前后[前後] qian2 hou4 around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear 1 分散[分散] fen1 san4 to scatter; to disperse; to distribute 1 恰好[恰好] qia4 hao3 as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right 1 大姑[大姑] da4 gu1 father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law 1 臭美[臭美] chou4 mei3 to show off one's good looks shamelessly 1 衣柜[衣櫃] yi1 gui4 wardrobe; armoire; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 毛衣[毛衣] mao2 yi1 (wool) sweater; CL:件[jian4] 1 外套[外套] wai4 tao4 coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4] 1 餐桌[餐桌] can1 zhuo1 dining table; dinner table 1 转变[轉變] zhuan3 bian4 to change; to transform; shift; transformation; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 收敛[收斂] shou1 lian3 to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge 1 刀子[刀子] dao1 zi5 knife; CL:把[ba3] 1 杰出[傑出] jie2 chu1 outstanding; distinguished; remarkable; prominent; illustrious 1 骄傲[驕傲] jiao1 ao4 pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth 1 固执[固執] gu4 zhi2 obstinate; stubborn 1 透风[透風] tou4 feng1 to let air pass through; to ventilate 1 多事[多事] duo1 shi4 meddlesome; eventful 1 解散[解散] jie3 san4 to dissolve; to disband 3 非常感谢[非常感謝] fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4 extremely grateful; very thankful 4 转交[轉交] zhuan3 jiao1 to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else 1 薪酬[薪酬] xin1 chou2 pay; remuneration; salary; reward 1 眼看[眼看] yan3 kan4 soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens 1 有始有终[有始有終] you3 shi3 you3 zhong1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish. 1 隔三差五[隔三差五] ge2 san1 cha4 wu3 every few days (idiom) 1 携家带眷[攜家帶眷] xie2 jia1 dai4 juan4 to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family; tied down by family obligations 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep27/100 words - 38 min 点头[點頭] dian3 tou2 to nod 1 薪[薪] xin1 fuel; salary 1 推荐信[推薦信] tui1 jian4 xin4 recommendation letter 1 猎[獵] lie4 hunting 1 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 打招呼[打招呼] da3 zhao1 hu5 to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice 1 出息[出息] chu1 xi5 future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up 2 包容[包容] bao1 rong2 to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance; to contain; to hold; inclusive 1 坏脾气[壞脾氣] huai4 pi2 qi4 bad temper 1 前程[前程] qian2 cheng2 future (career etc) prospects 1 锦[錦] jin3 brocade; embroidered work; bright 1 张罗[張羅] zhang1 luo5 to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc) 3 收回[收回] shou1 hui2 to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke 1 流[流] liu2 to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade 1 仓[倉] cang1 barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship) 3 赌[賭] du3 to bet; to gamble 1 难搞[難搞] nan2 gao3 hard to deal with; hard to get along with 2 高等[高等] gao1 deng3 high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc) 1 羔羊[羔羊] gao1 yang2 sheep; lamb 1 草原[草原] cao3 yuan2 grassland; prairie; CL:片[pian4] 1 羊肉[羊肉] yang2 rou4 mutton; goat meat 1 过敏[過敏] guo4 min3 oversensitive; allergic; allergy 2 炖[燉] dun4 to stew 1 汁[汁] zhi1 juice 1 涮羊肉[涮羊肉] shuan4 yang2 rou4 Mongolian hot pot; instant-boiled mutton (dish) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep27/109 words - 43 min 灌酒[灌酒] guan4 jiu3 to force sb to drink alcohol 1 酒杯[酒杯] jiu3 bei1 wine cup 1 递[遞] di4 to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively 1 光光[光光] guang1 guang1 bright; shiny; smooth; naked; bald; penniless 1 菸[菸] yan1 variant of 煙|烟[yan1]; cigarette; tobacco; smoke 3 吓傻[嚇傻] xia4 sha3 to terrify; to scare sb 1 下不来[下不來] xia4 bu4 lai2 awkward; embarrassed; cannot be accomplished 1 告别[告別] gao4 bie2 to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to 1 物归原主[物歸原主] wu4 gui1 yuan2 zhu3 to return something to its rightful owner 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep28/25 words - 24 min 有失[有失] you3 shi1 to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions) 1 妥当[妥當] tuo3 dang5 appropriate; proper; ready 1 鞍前马后[鞍前馬後] an1 qian2 ma3 hou4 to follow everywhere; to always be there for sb at their beck and call 2 忘不了[忘不了] wang4 bu4 liao3 cannot forget 2 玩偶[玩偶] wan2 ou3 toy figurine; action figure; stuffed animal; doll; (fig.) sb's plaything 1 没意思[沒意思] mei2 yi4 si5 boring; of no interest 2 脚踏两条船[腳踏兩條船] jiao3 ta4 liang3 tiao2 chuan2 lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom); fig. to have it both ways; to run after two hares; (especially) to have two lovers at the same time 1 上床[上床] shang4 chuang2 to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex 1 婚[婚] hun1 to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife 1 蹚[蹚] tang1 to wade; to trample 1 河[河] he2 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 2 气话[氣話] qi4 hua4 angry words; sth said in the moment of anger 1 现阶段[現階段] xian4 jie1 duan4 at the present stage 1 患者[患者] huan4 zhe3 patient; sufferer 1 骤[驟] zhou4 sudden; unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [zou4] 1 挺住[挺住] ting3 zhu4 to stand firm; to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain) 2 等待[等待] deng3 dai4 to wait; to wait for 2 低血糖[低血糖] di1 xue4 tang2 hypoglycemia (medicine) 1 哀[哀] ai1 sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole 1 先父[先父] xian1 fu4 deceased father; my late father 1 墓[墓] mu4 grave; tomb; mausoleum 1 留给[留給] liu2 gei3 to set aside for 2 书房[書房] shu1 fang2 study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 宿[宿] su4 lodge for the night; old; former 1 留影[留影] liu2 ying3 to take a photo as a souvenir; a souvenir photo 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep28/50 words - 38 min 敏锐[敏銳] min3 rui4 keen; sharp; acute 3 交易市场[交易市場] jiao1 yi4 shi4 chang3 exchange; trading floor 3 中秋节[中秋節] Zhong1 qiu1 jie2 the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month 7 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 2 掉头[掉頭] diao4 tou2 to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about 2 消失[消失] xiao1 shi1 to disappear; to fade away 2 战斗[戰鬥] zhan4 dou4 to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] 1 回老家[回老家] hui2 lao3 jia1 to go back to one's roots; to return to one's native place; by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die) 2 冰雪聪明[冰雪聰明] bing1 xue3 cong1 ming5 exceptionally intelligent (idiom) 1 坐吃山空[坐吃山空] zuo4 chi1 shan1 kong1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom); fig. to spend one's money without generating any income 1 糯米[糯米] nuo4 mi3 glutinous rice; Oryza sativa var. glutinosa 3 黄酒[黃酒] huang2 jiu3 "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) 2 甜酒酿[甜酒釀] tian2 jiu3 niang4 fermented rice 2 打工[打工] da3 gong1 to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 1 外地人[外地人] wai4 di4 ren2 stranger; outsider 1 八字[八字] ba1 zi4 the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling 1 双桥[雙橋] Shuang1 qiao2 Shuangqia suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan 1 儿歌[兒歌] er2 ge1 nursery rhyme 1 外婆[外婆] wai4 po2 (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 3 豆[豆] dou4 bean; pea; CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4]; sacrificial vessel 2 年糕[年糕] nian2 gao1 nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour 4 蘸[蘸] zhan4 to dip in (ink, sauce etc) 2 桂花[桂花] gui4 hua1 osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans 3 头发[頭髮] tou2 fa5 hair (on the head) 1 月饼[月餅] yue4 bing3 mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) 12 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep28/75 words - 42 min 上菜[上菜] shang4 cai4 to serve, also to put on plate 2 拿手[拿手] na2 shou3 expert in; good at 1 糟[糟] zao1 dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined 4 卤[滷] lu3 to stew in soy sauce and spices 1 晓得[曉得] xiao3 de5 to know 1 江浙[江浙] Jiang1 Zhe4 abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1] and Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1] 1 一带[一帶] yi1 dai4 region; district 1 东北[東北] dong1 bei3 northeast 5 块头[塊頭] kuai4 tou2 size; body size 1 老乡[老鄉] lao3 xiang1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown 1 血糖[血糖] xue4 tang2 blood sugar 1 斯文[斯文] si1 wen2 refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle 1 叔[叔] shu1 uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] 3 床单[床單] chuang2 dan1 bed sheet; CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2] 1 被套[被套] bei4 tao4 quilt cover; to have money stuck (in stocks, real estate etc) 1 无精打采[無精打采] wu2 jing1 da3 cai3 dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out 1 算计[算計] suan4 ji5 to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme 1 血本无归[血本無歸] xue4 ben3 wu2 gui1 to lose everything one invested (idiom); to lose one's shirt 1 重病[重病] zhong4 bing4 serious illness 1 创办[創辦] chuang4 ban4 to establish; to found; to launch 1 无依无靠[無依無靠] wu2 yi1 wu2 kao4 no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own; orphaned; left to one's own devices 1 本性[本性] ben3 xing4 natural instincts; nature; inherent quality 2 老爸[老爸] lao3 ba4 father; dad 2 燃起[燃起] ran2 qi3 to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) 2 斗志[鬥志] dou4 zhi4 will to fight; fighting spirit 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep29/25 words - 6 min 像话[像話] xiang4 hua4 proper 1 婶[嬸] shen3 wife of father's younger brother 1 女婿[女婿] nu:3 xu5 daughter's husband; son-in-law 2 远房[遠房] yuan3 fang2 distantly related; a distant relative 1 姑妈[姑媽] gu1 ma1 (coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt 1 表弟[表弟] biao3 di4 younger male cousin via female line 1 侄儿[姪兒] zhi2 er2 see 姪子|侄子[zhi2 zi5] 1 排骨[排骨] pai2 gu3 pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person 1 血水[血水] xue4 shui3 thin blood; watery blood 1 杀价[殺價] sha1 jia4 to beat down the price; to haggle; to slash one's prices 2 煎饺[煎餃] jian1 jiao3 fried dumpling 1 打点[打點] da3 dian5 to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) 1 惰性[惰性] duo4 xing4 inert (chemistry); apathy; inertia; laziness 1 花草[花草] hua1 cao3 flowers and plants 1 消除[消除] xiao1 chu2 to eliminate; to remove 1 疲劳[疲勞] pi2 lao2 fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary 1 脚不沾地[腳不沾地] jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4 feet not touching the ground (idiom); to run like the wind 1 充实[充實] chong1 shi2 rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument) 2 幸灾乐祸[幸災樂禍] xing4 zai1 le4 huo4 lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune; Schadenfreude 1 损人[損人] sun3 ren2 to harm others; to mock people; to taunt; humiliating 1 存心[存心] cun2 xin1 deliberately 1 报复[報復] bao4 fu4 to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation 2 土猪[土豬] tu3 zhu1 aardvark 1 鲜[鮮] xian1 fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods 3 驾照[駕照] jia4 zhao4 driver's license 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep29/50 words - 11 min 上路[上路] shang4 lu4 to start on a journey; to be on one's way 1 心志[心志] xin1 zhi4 will; resolution; aspiration 1 筋骨[筋骨] jin1 gu3 muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage 1 苦头[苦頭] ku3 tou5 sufferings 1 路程[路程] lu4 cheng2 route; path traveled; distance traveled; course (of development) 1 出生[出生] chu1 sheng1 to be born 1 起名[起名] qi3 ming2 to name; to christen; to take a name 1 如同[如同] ru2 tong2 like; as 2 煞车[煞車] sha1 che1 to brake (when driving) 1 下坡[下坡] xia4 po1 downhill 1 煞住[煞住] sha1 zhu4 to brake; to stop; to forbid 1 柱子[柱子] zhu4 zi5 pillar; CL:根[gen1] 1 岁数[歲數] sui4 shu5 age (number of years old) 1 出头[出頭] chu1 tou2 to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than 2 进口[進口] jin4 kou3 to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) 1 照样[照樣] zhao4 yang4 as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless 1 富贵[富貴] fu4 gui4 riches and honor 1 不离不弃[不離不棄] bu4 li2 bu4 qi4 to stand by (sb) (idiom); steadfast loyalty 2 加满[加滿] jia1 man3 to top up; to fill to the brim 1 好运[好運] hao3 yun4 good luck 1 馅儿[餡兒] xian4 r5 erhua variant of 餡|馅[xian4] 2 手工[手工] shou3 gong1 handwork; manual 1 酥油[酥油] su1 you2 butter 1 喜庆[喜慶] xi3 qing4 jubilation; festive 1 形[形] xing2 to appear; to look; form; shape 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep29/75 words - 17 min 形状[形狀] xing2 zhuang4 form; shape; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 包子[包子] bao1 zi5 steamed stuffed bun; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 烤[烤] kao3 to roast; to bake; to broil 1 盏[盞] zhan3 a small cup; classifier for lamps 1 灯[燈] deng1 lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3] 1 愿望[願望] yuan4 wang4 desire; wish 1 吉祥[吉祥] ji2 xiang2 lucky; auspicious; propitious 1 如意[如意] ru2 yi4 as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune 1 意[意] yi4 idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate 2 烟火[煙火] yan1 huo3 smoke and fire; fireworks 3 从没[從沒] cong2 mei2 never (in the past); never did 1 拥有[擁有] yong1 you3 to have; to possess 4 忽然[忽然] hu1 ran2 suddenly; all of a sudden 1 麻将[麻將] ma2 jiang4 mahjong; CL:副[fu4] 1 手气[手氣] shou3 qi4 luck (in gambling) 1 瘾[癮] yin3 addiction; craving 1 时来运转[時來運轉] shi2 lai2 yun4 zhuan3 the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break; things change for the better 1 振作[振作] zhen4 zuo4 to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate 3 低沉[低沉] di1 chen2 overcast; gloomy; downcast; deep and low (of sound); muffled 1 放任[放任] fang4 ren4 to ignore; to let alone; to indulge 1 逍遥自在[逍遙自在] xiao1 yao2 zi4 zai5 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large 1 称心如意[稱心如意] chen4 xin1 ru2 yi4 after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish 1 偶然[偶然] ou3 ran2 incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly 1 防止[防止] fang2 zhi3 to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions 1 手脚[手腳] shou3 jiao3 hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4]) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep29/100 words - 21 min 东山再起[東山再起] dong1 shan1 zai4 qi3 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback 2 熨[熨] yun4 an iron; to iron 3 笔挺[筆挺] bi3 ting3 (standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim 1 过年[過年] guo4 nian2 to celebrate the Chinese New Year 1 赶车[趕車] gan3 che1 to drive a cart 1 胜[勝] sheng4 victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task) 1 远门[遠門] yuan3 men2 (to go to) distant parts; faraway; a distant relative 1 旗开得胜[旗開得勝] qi2 kai1 de2 sheng4 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success; success in a single move 1 身为[身為] shen1 wei2 in the capacity of; as 1 赶路[趕路] gan3 lu4 to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on 1 一路平安[一路平安] yi1 lu4 ping2 an1 to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! 1 桃[桃] tao2 peach 1 酥[酥] su1 flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky 1 臭豆腐[臭豆腐] chou4 dou4 fu5 stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd; fig. rough exterior but lovable person 1 专柜[專櫃] zhuan1 gui4 sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) 1 顾问[顧問] gu4 wen4 adviser; consultant 2 高大上[高大上] gao1 da4 shang4 (slang) high-end, elegant, and classy; abbr. for 高端大氣上檔次|高端大气上档次 1 贵贱[貴賤] gui4 jian4 noble and lowly; high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism 1 审美[審美] shen3 mei3 esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste 1 不安[不安] bu4 an1 unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried 1 自卑[自卑] zi4 bei1 feeling inferior; self-abased 1 嘲笑[嘲笑] chao2 xiao4 to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision 1 挺身而出[挺身而出] ting3 shen1 er2 chu1 to step forward bravely 1 取悦[取悅] qu3 yue4 to try to please 1 镜子[鏡子] jing4 zi5 mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep29/125 words - 29 min 折扣[折扣] zhe2 kou4 discount 2 翻身[翻身] fan1 shen1 to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes 2 立[立] li4 to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately 1 嘉奖[嘉獎] jia1 jiang3 to award; commendation; citation 1 辈[輩] bei4 lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people 1 适用[適用] shi4 yong4 to be applicable 1 叫作[叫作] jiao4 zuo4 to call; to be called 1 筹备[籌備] chou2 bei4 preparations; to get ready for sth 1 明年[明年] ming2 nian2 next year 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 制[製] zhi4 to manufacture; to make 1 庆功[慶功] qing4 gong1 to celebrate a heroic deed 2 蛋塔[蛋塔] dan4 ta3 see 蛋撻|蛋挞[dan4 ta4] 1 咬牙切齿[咬牙切齒] yao3 ya2 qie4 chi3 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth 1 惶恐[惶恐] huang2 kong3 terrified 1 签署[簽署] qian1 shu3 to sign (an agreement) 1 上任[上任] shang4 ren4 to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor 1 长处[長處] chang2 chu4 good aspects; strong points 1 一行[一行] yi1 xing2 party; delegation 2 成败[成敗] cheng2 bai4 success or failure 1 老人[老人] lao3 ren2 old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents 2 医药[醫藥] yi1 yao4 medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical 1 医[醫] yi1 medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat 1 疾病[疾病] ji2 bing4 disease; sickness; ailment 1 触动[觸動] chu4 dong4 to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions); to move (sb's emotions or worry) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep29/150 words - 41 min 交朋友[交朋友] jiao1 peng2 you5 to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb 1 回馈[回饋] hui2 kui4 to repay a favor; to give back; feedback 1 善意[善意] shan4 yi4 goodwill; benevolence; kindness 1 代理[代理] dai4 li3 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy 1 现成[現成] xian4 cheng2 ready-made; readily available 1 询[詢] xun2 to ask about; to inquire about 1 转让[轉讓] zhuan3 rang4 to transfer (ownership, rights etc) 1 性价比[性價比] xing4 jia4 bi3 cost-performance ratio 1 初期[初期] chu1 qi1 initial stage; beginning period 1 再开[再開] zai4 kai1 to reopen; to start again 1 咸鱼翻身[鹹魚翻身] xian2 yu2 fan1 shen1 lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom); fig. to experience a reversal of fortune 2 绷[繃] beng1 to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); embroidery hoop; woven bed mat 1 发型[髮型] fa4 xing2 hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo 1 扭[扭] niu3 to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips 1 差一点[差一點] cha4 yi1 dian3 see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3] 3 本地[本地] ben3 di4 local; this locality 1 众[眾] zhong4 many; numerous; crowd; multitude 2 贾[賈] gu3 merchant; to buy 7 糟心[糟心] zao1 xin1 vexed; annoyed; upset 1 糊弄[糊弄] hu4 nong5 to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions 4 心甘情愿[心甘情願] xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4 delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do 1 碰上[碰上] peng4 shang4 to run into; to come upon; to meet 1 端午[端午] Duan1 wu3 see 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2] 1 孤[孤] gu1 lone; lonely 1 信不过[信不過] xin4 bu4 guo4 to distrust; to be suspicious 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep29/154 words - 42 min 半路[半路] ban4 lu4 halfway; midway; on the way 1 顾家[顧家] gu4 jia1 to take care of one's family 1 南[南] nan2 south 7 秦[秦] Qin2 surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]; abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep30/25 words - 9 min 提携[提攜] ti2 xie2 to lead by the hand; to guide; to support 1 引领[引領] yin3 ling3 to crane one's neck; to await eagerly; to lead; to show the way 1 引路[引路] yin3 lu4 to guide; to show the way 1 存款[存款] cun2 kuan3 to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit 1 难缠[難纏] nan2 chan2 (usu. of people) difficult; demanding; troublesome; unreasonable; hard to deal with 1 伺候[伺候] ci4 hou4 to serve; to wait upon 1 踏[踏] ta4 to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot 1 娶[娶] qu3 to take a wife; to marry (a woman) 3 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 2 风光[風光] feng1 guang1 scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect) 1 进一步[進一步] jin4 yi1 bu4 one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards 1 怒[怒] nu4 anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous 1 马[馬] ma3 horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess 1 豪宅[豪宅] hao2 zhai2 grand residence; mansion 1 挑三拣四[挑三揀四] tiao1 san1 jian3 si4 to be picky; to be choosy 1 眼熟[眼熟] yan3 shu2 familiar-looking; to seem familiar 2 房型[房型] fang2 xing2 see 戶型|户型[hu4 xing2] 2 绝佳[絕佳] jue2 jia1 exceptionally good 2 犹豫[猶豫] you2 yu4 to hesitate 1 绝世[絕世] jue2 shi4 unique; exceptional 1 钱包[錢包] qian2 bao1 purse; wallet 1 哭泣[哭泣] ku1 qi4 to weep 1 沈[沈] chen2 variant of 沉[chen2] 2 兮[兮] xi1 (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊) 2 森[森] sen1 forest 5 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep30/50 words - 17 min 携手[攜手] xie2 shou3 hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate 1 今后[今後] jin1 hou4 hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on 2 芒果[芒果] mang2 guo3 mango (loanword) 1 对外[對外] dui4 wai4 external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs) 1 出租[出租] chu1 zu1 to rent 1 运筹帷幄[運籌帷幄] yun4 chou2 wei2 wo4 lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom); fig. planning strategies 1 价钱[價錢] jia4 qian5 price 1 开窍[開竅] kai1 qiao4 to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns 1 熟门熟路[熟門熟路] shu2 men2 shu2 lu4 familiar 2 停电[停電] ting2 dian4 to have a power failure; power cut 1 电路[電路] dian4 lu4 electric circuit 1 老化[老化] lao3 hua4 to age (of person or object); becoming old 1 跳电[跳電] tiao4 dian4 (of a circuit breaker or switch) to trip 1 压榨[壓榨] ya1 zha4 to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing 1 减[減] jian3 to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish 2 点燃[點燃] dian3 ran2 to ignite; to set on fire; aflame 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 五金[五金] wu3 jin1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡 1 建材[建材] jian4 cai2 building materials 1 砍价[砍價] kan3 jia4 to bargain; to cut or beat down a price 1 不含糊[不含糊] bu4 han2 hu5 unambiguous; unequivocal; explicit; prudent; cautious; not negligent; unafraid; unhesitating; really good; extraordinary 1 骑车[騎車] qi2 che1 to cycle 1 胶[膠] jiao1 to glue; glue; gum; rubber 1 护手霜[護手霜] hu4 shou3 shuang1 hand cream; hand lotion 1 栋[棟] dong4 classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep30/75 words - 24 min 寻思[尋思] xun2 si1 to consider; to ponder 1 电动[電動] dian4 dong4 electric-powered; (Tw) video game 3 特调[特調] te4 tiao2 special blend; house blend 1 过目[過目] guo4 mu4 to look over 1 把关[把關] ba3 guan1 to guard a pass; to check on sth 1 招兵买马[招兵買馬] zhao1 bing1 mai3 ma3 to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army; fig. to expand business; to recruit new staff 1 犀[犀] xi1 rhinoceros; sharp 1 桌子[桌子] zhuo1 zi5 table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4] 1 碍事[礙事] ai4 shi4 (usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter; to be in the way; to be a hindrance 1 抹布[抹布] ma1 bu4 cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4] 1 水桶[水桶] shui3 tong3 bucket 1 开锅[開鍋] kai1 guo1 (of a pot) to boil 1 盟[盟] meng2 oath; pledge; union; to ally; league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia 19 结盟[結盟] jie2 meng2 to form an alliance; to ally oneself with; allied with; aligned; to bond with 3 英雄好汉[英雄好漢] ying1 xiong2 hao3 han4 heroes 2 从零开始[從零開始] cong2 ling2 kai1 shi3 to start from scratch 1 负数[負數] fu4 shu4 negative number 1 情义[情義] qing2 yi4 affection; comradeship 1 社区[社區] she4 qu1 community; neighborhood 11 产业链[產業鏈] chan3 ye4 lian4 industry chain (concept proposed by US scholar Michael Porter in 1985) 2 积少成多[積少成多] ji1 shao3 cheng2 duo1 Many little things add up to sth great.; Many little drops make an ocean. (idiom) 1 不妨[不妨] bu4 fang2 there is no harm in; might as well 1 崭新[嶄新] zhan3 xin1 brand new 1 多个[多個] duo1 ge5 many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) 1 招财猫[招財貓] zhao1 cai2 mao1 maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep30/100 words - 30 min 季[季] ji4 season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields 1 起色[起色] qi3 se4 a turn for the better; to pick up; to improve 1 尾[尾] wei3 tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish 1 走势[走勢] zou3 shi4 tendency; trend; path 1 庄家[莊家] zhuang1 jia1 farmhouse; banker (gambling) 1 蚊子[蚊子] wen2 zi5 mosquito 1 接机[接機] jie1 ji1 jointing machine; riveter; welder; sealer; to meet a plane (i.e. to meet sb at airport); to service a plane (of airport workers) 1 客运[客運] ke4 yun4 passenger transportation; (Tw) intercity bus 1 节外生枝[節外生枝] jie2 wai4 sheng1 zhi1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising 1 牵连[牽連] qian1 lian2 to implicate; implicated; to link together 1 看不惯[看不慣] kan4 bu5 guan4 cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove 1 卑劣[卑劣] bei1 lie4 base; mean; despicable 1 从业[從業] cong2 ye4 to practice (a trade) 1 作恶[作惡] zuo4 e4 to do evil 1 劣[劣] lie4 inferior 1 币[幣] bi4 money; coins; currency; silk 2 驱逐[驅逐] qu1 zhu2 to expel; to deport; banishment 1 良[良] liang2 good; very; very much 2 不知[不知] bu4 zhi1 not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 1 狡猾[狡猾] jiao3 hua2 crafty; cunning; sly 3 授权[授權] shou4 quan2 to authorize 2 少不了[少不了] shao3 bu5 liao3 cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many 2 臭骂[臭罵] chou4 ma4 tongue-lashing; to chew out; CL:頓|顿[dun4] 1 解[解] jie3 to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection 1 掉以轻心[掉以輕心] diao4 yi3 qing1 xin1 treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep30/125 words - 36 min 出戏[出戲] chu1 xi4 (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends); (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance 1 涉嫌[涉嫌] she4 xian2 to be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of 1 操纵[操縱] cao1 zong4 to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate 2 名义[名義] ming2 yi4 name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose 1 想必[想必] xiang3 bi4 presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely 1 出头鸟[出頭鳥] chu1 tou2 niao3 to stand out (among a group); distinguished 1 怀恨在心[懷恨在心] huai2 hen4 zai4 xin1 to harbor hard feelings 1 一箭之仇[一箭之仇] yi1 jian4 zhi1 chou2 a wrong suffered (idiom); old grievance; previous defeat 1 正当[正當] zheng4 dang1 timely; just (when needed) 1 演技[演技] yan3 ji4 acting; performing skills 1 糟糕[糟糕] zao1 gao1 too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad 1 拭目以待[拭目以待] shi4 mu4 yi3 dai4 lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see 1 上钩[上鉤] shang4 gou1 to take the bait 1 乌鸦嘴[烏鴉嘴] wu1 ya1 zui3 lit. crow's beak; fig. person who has made an inauspicious remark 1 有恃无恐[有恃無恐] you3 shi4 wu2 kong3 secure in the knowledge that one has backing 1 死猪不怕开水烫[死豬不怕開水燙] si3 zhu1 bu4 pa4 kai1 shui3 tang4 lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom); fig. to be unaffected (by sth); undaunted 1 阴阳[陰陽] yin1 yang2 yin and yang 1 差额[差額] cha1 e2 balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference 1 胆大包天[膽大包天] dan3 da4 bao1 tian1 reckless; extremely daring 1 替罪羊[替罪羊] ti4 zui4 yang2 scapegoat 1 胆小[膽小] dan3 xiao3 cowardice; timid 1 落枕[落枕] lao4 zhen3 to have a stiff neck after sleeping; (of the head) to touch the pillow 1 汗[汗] han4 perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection) 1 奴[奴] nu2 slave 1 差事[差事] chai1 shi5 errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep30/150 words - 42 min 平日[平日] ping2 ri4 ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually 1 犯罪[犯罪] fan4 zui4 to commit a crime; crime; offense 1 保命[保命] bao3 ming4 to save one's life; to survive 1 符[符] fu2 mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide 1 台面[檯面] tai2 mian4 tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake 1 东窗事发[東窗事發] dong1 chuang1 shi4 fa1 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom); to come to light 1 背黑锅[背黑鍋] bei1 hei1 guo1 to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed 1 说白了[說白了] shuo1 bai2 le5 to speak frankly 1 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 担[擔] dan1 to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility 1 不道德[不道德] bu4 dao4 de2 immoral 1 平安[平安] ping2 an1 safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace 1 侵吞[侵吞] qin1 tun1 to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle 1 防[防] fang2 to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent 1 审[審] shen3 to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) 2 靠边[靠邊] kao4 bian1 to keep to the side; to pull over; move aside! 2 停车[停車] ting2 che1 to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall 1 骚扰[騷擾] sao1 rao3 to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass 1 长城[長城] Chang2 cheng2 the Great Wall 1 瓷砖[瓷磚] ci2 zhuan1 ceramic tile 1 狗屁[狗屁] gou3 pi4 bullshit; nonsense 1 黄河[黃河] Huang2 He2 Yellow River or Huang He 1 栏杆[欄杆] lan2 gan1 railing; banister 1 手套[手套] shou3 tao4 glove; mitten; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 1 幽默感[幽默感] you1 mo4 gan3 sense of humor 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep31/25 words - 6 min 功亏一篑[功虧一簣] gong1 kui1 yi1 kui4 lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; to fail through lack of a final effort; to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) 1 防线[防線] fang2 xian4 defensive line or perimeter; CL:道[dao4] 1 功不可没[功不可沒] gong1 bu4 ke3 mo4 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom) 1 攻势[攻勢] gong1 shi4 (military) offensive 1 甘拜下风[甘拜下風] gan1 bai4 xia4 feng1 to step down gracefully (humble expression); to concede defeat; to play second fiddle 1 袋子[袋子] dai4 zi5 bag 1 涂[塗] tu2 to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street 1 口红[口紅] kou3 hong2 lipstick 1 气色[氣色] qi4 se4 complexion 1 衬[襯] chen4 (of garments) against the skin; to line; lining; to contrast with; to assist financially 1 肤色[膚色] fu1 se4 skin color 1 派对[派對] pai4 dui4 party (loanword) 1 甜蜜[甜蜜] tian2 mi4 sweet; happy 1 粉底[粉底] fen3 di3 foundation (cosmetics) 1 液[液] ye4 liquid; fluid; Taiwan pr. [yi4] 1 商品[商品] shang1 pin3 commodity; goods; merchandise; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 收据[收據] shou1 ju4 receipt; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 正品[正品] zheng4 pin3 certified goods; quality product; normal product; A-class goods 1 上瘾[上癮] shang4 yin3 to get into a habit; to become addicted 1 逍遥[逍遙] xiao1 yao2 free and unfettered 1 婴儿[嬰兒] ying1 er2 infant; baby; CL:個|个[ge4]; lead (Pb) 3 用品[用品] yong4 pin3 articles for use; products; goods 3 刃[刃] ren4 edge of blade 1 浦东[浦東] Pu3 dong1 Pudong, subprovincial district of Shanghai 2 分局[分局] fen1 ju2 sub-bureau 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep31/50 words - 8 min 支队[支隊] zhi1 dui4 detachment (of troops) 2 传唤[傳喚] chuan2 huan4 a summons (to the police); subpoena 1 复合[複合] fu4 he2 complex; compound; composite; hybrid 1 生态系统[生態系統] sheng1 tai4 xi4 tong3 ecosystem 1 引用[引用] yin3 yong4 to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint; (computing) reference 1 利于[利於] li4 yu2 to be beneficial; to be good for 1 昨日[昨日] zuo2 ri4 yesterday 2 涉案[涉案] she4 an4 (of a perpetrator, victim, weapon, sum of money etc) to be involved in the case 1 恶意[惡意] e4 yi4 malice; evil intention 2 涉[涉] she4 to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical) 1 协作[協作] xie2 zuo4 cooperation; coordination 1 股市[股市] gu3 shi4 stock market 2 收受[收受] shou1 shou4 to receive; to accept 1 侵害[侵害] qin1 hai4 to encroach on; to infringe on 1 秩序[秩序] zhi4 xu4 order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 股民[股民] gu3 min2 stock investor; share trader 1 彻查[徹查] che4 cha2 to investigate thoroughly 1 决不[決不] jue2 bu4 not at all; simply (can) not 1 姑息[姑息] gu1 xi1 excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory; to seek appeasement at any price 1 清明[清明] qing1 ming2 clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered 1 到头[到頭] dao4 tou2 to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end 1 天道[天道] tian1 dao4 natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect) 1 轮回[輪迴] lun2 hui2 to reincarnate; reincarnation (Buddhism); (of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically; cycle; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 法网[法網] fa3 wang3 the net of justice; rigorous process of the law; the long arm of the law 1 恢[恢] hui1 to restore; to recover; great 2 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep31/75 words - 20 min 疏而不漏[疏而不漏] shu1 er2 bu4 lou4 loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape 1 一锅端[一鍋端] yi1 guo1 duan1 see 連鍋端|连锅端 [lian2 guo1 duan1] 1 现场直播[現場直播] xian4 chang3 zhi2 bo1 on-the-spot live broadcast 1 播报[播報] bo1 bao4 to announce; to read (the news) 1 案子[案子] an4 zi5 long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case 1 苛求[苛求] ke1 qiu2 demanding 1 懊悔[懊悔] ao4 hui3 to feel remorse; to repent; to regret 1 未能[未能] wei4 neng2 cannot; to fail to; unable to 1 氏[氏] shi4 clan name; maiden name 1 秘制[秘製] mi4 zhi4 to prepare (food etc) using a secret recipe 1 围裙[圍裙] wei2 qun2 apron 1 放鞭炮[放鞭炮] fang4 bian1 pao4 to set off firecrackers 1 喷[噴] pen1 to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt 1 小白脸[小白臉] xiao3 bai2 lian3 attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo 1 闻到[聞到] wen2 dao4 to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling 1 剪刀[剪刀] jian3 dao1 scissors; CL:把[ba3] 1 哗[嘩] hua1 crashing sound 1 排毒[排毒] pai2 du2 to expel poison (from the system); to detox 1 唯独[唯獨] wei2 du2 only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique 1 侥[僥] jiao3 by mere luck 1 不合理[不合理] bu4 he2 li3 unreasonable 1 招供[招供] zhao1 gong4 to confess 1 冲进[衝進] chong1 jin4 to rush in; to charge in 1 台球桌[台球桌] tai2 qiu2 zhuo1 billiards table 1 冻结[凍結] dong4 jie2 to freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep31/100 words - 26 min 私立[私立] si1 li4 private (company, school etc) 1 詹森[詹森] Zhan1 sen1 Johnson 5 中文[中文] Zhong1 wen2 Chinese language 1 名叫[名叫] ming2 jiao4 called; named 1 个子[個子] ge4 zi5 height; stature; build; size 1 帐号[帳號] zhang4 hao4 account number 1 显然[顯然] xian3 ran2 clear; evident; obvious(ly) 1 揭晓[揭曉] jie1 xiao3 to announce publicly; to publish; to make known; to disclose 1 份量[份量] fen4 liang5 see 分量[fen4 liang5] 1 奖项[獎項] jiang3 xiang4 award; prize; CL:項|项[xiang4] 2 鹏[鵬] Peng2 Peng, large fabulous bird; roc 1 阳[陽] yang2 positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] 1 主办[主辦] zhu3 ban4 to organize; to host (a conference or sports event) 1 高速[高速] gao1 su4 high speed 1 风口[風口] feng1 kou3 air vent; drafty place; wind gap (geology); tuyere (furnace air nozzle) 1 稍纵即逝[稍縱即逝] shao1 zong4 ji2 shi4 transient; fleeting 1 胆识[膽識] dan3 shi2 courage and insight 1 充满[充滿] chong1 man3 full of; brimming with; very full; permeated 1 追逐[追逐] zhui1 zhu2 to chase; to pursue vigorously 1 猎物[獵物] lie4 wu4 prey 1 猎手[獵手] lie4 shou3 hunter 2 午餐[午餐] wu3 can1 lunch; luncheon; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 2 残酷[殘酷] can2 ku4 cruel; cruelty 1 十分[十分] shi2 fen1 very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts 1 冒险家[冒險家] mao4 xian3 jia1 adventurer 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep31/125 words - 31 min 胜利[勝利] sheng4 li4 victory; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 非凡[非凡] fei1 fan2 out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc) 1 鞭策[鞭策] bian1 ce4 to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress) 1 加速度[加速度] jia1 su4 du4 acceleration 1 创造[創造] chuang4 zao4 to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record) 1 文质彬彬[文質彬彬] wen2 zhi4 bin1 bin1 refined in manner; gentle 1 犀利[犀利] xi1 li4 sharp; incisive; penetrating 1 后生可畏[後生可畏] hou4 sheng1 ke3 wei4 the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom); the younger generations will surpass us in time 1 获奖[獲獎] huo4 jiang3 to win an award 1 即兴[即興] ji2 xing4 improvisation (in the arts); impromptu; extemporaneous 2 认罪[認罪] ren4 zui4 to admit guilt; to plead guilty 1 陈词[陳詞] chen2 ci2 to state one's views; speech; statement; plea 1 坐山观虎斗[坐山觀虎鬥] zuo4 shan1 guan1 hu3 dou4 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight; watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom) 1 对付[對付] dui4 fu5 to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with 1 地图[地圖] di4 tu2 map; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3] 1 高见[高見] gao1 jian4 wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific) 1 原始[原始] yuan2 shi3 first; original; primitive; original (document etc) 1 本能[本能] ben3 neng2 instinct 1 可悲[可悲] ke3 bei1 lamentable 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 嘴脸[嘴臉] zui3 lian3 features, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance 1 践踏[踐踏] jian4 ta4 to trample 1 抢走[搶走] qiang3 zou3 to snatch (esp related to a robbery) 3 生来[生來] sheng1 lai2 from birth; by one's nature 1 看法[看法] kan4 fa3 way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep31/139 words - 41 min 无可救药[無可救藥] wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4 lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable; incorrigible; beyond redemption 1 书本[書本] shu1 ben3 book; CL:本[ben3] 1 迹[跡] ji4 footprint; mark; trace; vestige; sign; indication; Taiwan pr. [ji1] 1 循[循] xun2 to follow; to adhere to; to abide by 1 颠[顛] dian1 top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards; inverted; to jolt 1 埋头[埋頭] mai2 tou2 to immerse oneself in; engrossed in sth; to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain); countersunk (of screws, rivets etc) 1 轻而易举[輕而易舉] qing1 er2 yi4 ju3 easy; with no difficulty 1 省吃俭用[省吃儉用] sheng3 chi1 jian3 yong4 to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save 1 生活费[生活費] sheng1 huo2 fei4 cost of living; living expenses; alimony 1 闻所未闻[聞所未聞] wen2 suo3 wei4 wen2 unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event 1 升任[升任] sheng1 ren4 to be promoted to 1 起初[起初] qi3 chu1 originally; at first; at the outset 1 行事[行事] xing2 shi4 to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct 1 引导[引導] yin3 dao3 to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep32/25 words - 16 min 纠葛[糾葛] jiu1 ge2 entanglement; dispute 1 痛心[痛心] tong4 xin1 grieved; pained 1 分裂[分裂] fen1 lie4 to split up; to divide; to break up; fission; schism 1 阶梯教室[階梯教室] jie1 ti1 jiao4 shi4 lecture theater 1 恩爱[恩愛] en1 ai4 loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love 1 拯救[拯救] zheng3 jiu4 to save; to rescue 2 自首[自首] zi4 shou3 to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) 2 惩罚[懲罰] cheng2 fa2 penalty; punishment; to punish 1 弯[彎] wan1 to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in the road etc); CL:道[dao4] 1 总共[總共] zong3 gong4 altogether; in sum; in all; in total 1 凑齐[湊齊] cou4 qi2 to collect all the bits to make a whole 1 助力[助力] zhu4 li4 a helping hand; help; assistance 1 民生[民生] min2 sheng1 people's livelihood; people's welfare 1 良性[良性] liang2 xing4 positive (in its effect); leading to good consequences; virtuous; (medicine) benign (tumor etc) 1 奠基[奠基] dian4 ji1 groundbreaking; to lay foundation 1 周二[週二] Zhou1 er4 Tuesday 1 击[擊] ji1 to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2] 1 掌[掌] zhang3 palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield 1 战胜[戰勝] zhan4 sheng4 to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount 1 水深[水深] shui3 shen1 depth (of waterway); sounding 1 混沌[混沌] hun4 dun4 primal chaos; formless mass before creation in Chinese mythology; muddled; innocent as a baby 1 救赎[救贖] jiu4 shu2 to save (a soul); redemption 1 衷心[衷心] zhong1 xin1 heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial 1 逃跑[逃跑] tao2 pao3 to flee from sth; to run away; to escape 1 十万八千里[十萬八千里] shi2 wan4 ba1 qian1 li3 light-years (apart); a million miles (apart); (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance) 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep32/50 words - 28 min 看上去[看上去] kan4 shang5 qu5 it would appear; it seems (that) 2 乱花[亂花] luan4 hua1 to spend recklessly; to waste money 1 不痛不痒[不痛不癢] bu4 tong4 bu4 yang3 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what; fig. not getting to any matter of substance; scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory 1 敲[敲] qiao1 to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge 1 当事人[當事人] dang1 shi4 ren2 persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair) 1 抱有[抱有] bao4 you3 have; possess 1 心照不宣[心照不宣] xin1 zhao4 bu4 xuan1 a tacit mutual understanding 1 大小[大小] da4 xiao3 dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority 1 上半身[上半身] shang4 ban4 shen1 the upper body 1 不见不散[不見不散] bu4 jian4 bu4 san4 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom); fig. Be sure to wait!; See you there! 1 哦[哦] o5 sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy; may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of 1 周年[週年] zhou1 nian2 anniversary; annual 5 有备而来[有備而來] you3 bei4 er2 lai2 to come prepared 1 朵[朵] duo3 flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc 1 献[獻] xian4 to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) 2 精明[精明] jing1 ming2 astute; shrewd 2 不愧[不愧] bu4 kui4 to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be 1 偶像[偶像] ou3 xiang4 idol 1 讨教[討教] tao3 jiao4 to consult; to ask for advice 2 歧义[歧義] qi2 yi4 ambiguity; several possible meanings 1 寂寞[寂寞] ji4 mo4 lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent 1 到齐[到齊] dao4 qi2 to be all present 1 条幅[條幅] tiao2 fu2 wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy); banner 1 风雨[風雨] feng1 yu3 wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships 1 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] 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep32/75 words - 31 min 且[且] qie3 and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) 1 沉浮[沉浮] chen2 fu2 lit. sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; fig. rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; vicissitudes 1 深深[深深] shen1 shen1 deep; profound 1 相伴[相伴] xiang1 ban4 to accompany sb; to accompany each other 2 暴躁[暴躁] bao4 zao4 irascible; irritable; violent 1 人间[人間] ren2 jian1 the human world; the earth 1 疾苦[疾苦] ji2 ku3 pain and difficulties; suffering (of the people) 1 暴龙[暴龍] bao4 long2 Tyrannosaurus spp.; esp. T. rex 1 逆境[逆境] ni4 jing4 adversity; predicament 1 坚忍[堅忍] jian1 ren3 persevering 1 青龙[青龍] Qing1 long2 Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East 東方青龍|东方青龙[Dong1 fang1 Qing1 long2] or 東方蒼龍|东方苍龙[Dong1 fang1 Cang1 long2]; (slang) man without pubic hair 1 龙[龍] long2 dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial 1 抱抱[抱抱] bao4 bao4 to hug; to embrace 1 毛毛虫[毛毛蟲] mao2 mao5 chong2 caterpillar 1 不起眼[不起眼] bu4 qi3 yan3 unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary 1 一点一点[一點一點] yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3 little by little; bit by bit; gradually 1 期间[期間] qi1 jian1 period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 邪恶[邪惡] xie2 e4 sinister; vicious; wicked; evil 1 金钱[金錢] jin1 qian2 money; currency 1 双刃剑[雙刃劍] shuang1 ren4 jian4 double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) 1 时刻[時刻] shi2 ke4 time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always 1 僭[僭] jian4 to usurp 1 越过[越過] yue4 guo4 to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above 1 贵人[貴人] gui4 ren2 nobility; person of high rank 1 义无反顾[義無反顧] yi4 wu2 fan3 gu4 honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep32/100 words - 40 min 弥足珍贵[彌足珍貴] mi2 zu2 zhen1 gui4 extremely precious; valuable 1 情谊[情誼] qing2 yi4 friendship; camaraderie 1 笃行[篤行] du3 xing2 to carry out (obligation) conscientiously; to behave sincerely 1 致[致] zhi4 to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey 1 特别感谢[特別感謝] te4 bie2 gan3 xie4 special thanks; particular thanks 1 蒸蒸日上[蒸蒸日上] zheng1 zheng1 ri4 shang4 becoming more prosperous with each passing day 1 美满[美滿] mei3 man3 happy; blissful 1 脚步[腳步] jiao3 bu4 footstep; step 2 迈[邁] mai4 to take a step; to stride 2 面膜[面膜] mian4 mo2 facial mask; cleanser; face pack; facial (treatment) 1 憋不住[憋不住] bie1 bu5 zhu4 to be unable to repress sth; to be unable to contain oneself 1 副驾驶[副駕駛] fu4 jia4 shi3 copilot; front passenger seat 1 双向[雙向] shuang1 xiang4 bidirectional; two-way; interactive 1 奔赴[奔赴] ben1 fu4 to rush to; to hurry to 1 婚宴[婚宴] hun1 yan4 wedding reception 1 良辰吉日[良辰吉日] liang2 chen2 ji2 ri4 fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity 1 此[此] ci3 this; these 2 景[景] jing3 bright; circumstance; scenery 1 情不自禁[情不自禁] qing2 bu4 zi4 jin1 unable to restrain emotions; cannot help 1 诗[詩] shi1 poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse 1 周岁[週歲] zhou1 sui4 one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) 1 连理[連理] lian2 li3 two trees that grow together as one; fig. conjugal union 2 喜事[喜事] xi3 shi4 happy occasion; wedding 1 视野[視野] shi4 ye3 field of view; horizon 1 拦住[攔住] lan2 zhu4 to stop; to bar the way 1 //Master Of My Own - S1/Ep32/104 words - 41 min 露馅[露餡] lou4 xian4 to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag 1 酝酿[醞釀] yun4 niang4 (of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions 2 绽放[綻放] zhan4 fang4 to blossom 1 光芒[光芒] guang1 mang2 rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance 1