//Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/25 words - 5 min 外婆[外婆] wai4 po2 (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 86 熙[熙] xi1 prosperous; splendid 4 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 1 老子[老子] lao3 zi5 father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) 113 天天[天天] tian1 tian1 every day 6 打电话[打電話] da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call 2 微信[微信] Wei1 xin4 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Teng2 xun4]) 2 电话[電話] dian4 hua4 telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number 2 硬[硬] ying4 hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 1 脑壳[腦殼] nao3 ke2 skull; (fig.) brain (mental capacity) 2 剃[剃] ti4 to shave 1 热水[熱水] re4 shui3 hot water 1 毛巾[毛巾] mao2 jin1 towel; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 演讲[演講] yan3 jiang3 lecture; to make a speech 1 题目[題目] ti2 mu4 subject; title; topic; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 武[武] wu3 martial; military 1 妹妹[妹妹] mei4 mei5 younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 宽[寬] kuan1 lenient; wide; broad 1 鞋[鞋] xie2 shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 1 大路[大路] da4 lu4 avenue; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 平安[平安] ping2 an1 safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace 1 走过[走過] zou3 guo4 to walk past; to pass by 1 奈何[奈何] nai4 he2 to do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no avail 1 桥[橋] qiao2 bridge; CL:座[zuo4] 1 上午[上午] shang4 wu3 morning; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/50 words - 5 min 青田[青田] Qing1 tian2 Qingtian county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang 1 殡仪馆[殯儀館] bin4 yi2 guan3 the undertaker's; funeral parlor 5 春晖[春暉] chun1 hui1 lit. spring sunshine; fig. parental (often maternal) love 1 厅[廳] ting1 (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department 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] 1 天堂[天堂] tian1 tang2 paradise; heaven 6 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 1 保佑[保佑] bao3 you4 to bless and protect; blessing 1 儿女[兒女] er2 nu:3 children; sons and daughters 1 富贵[富貴] fu4 gui4 riches and honor 1 刘[劉] Liu2 surname Liu 3 提前[提前] ti2 qian2 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance 2 车位[車位] che1 wei4 parking spot; unloading point; garage place; stand for taxi 1 非[非] fei1 to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must 2 越[越] yue4 to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 2 添乱[添亂] tian1 luan4 (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 1 发丧[發喪] fa1 sang1 to hold a funeral 2 北京[北京] Bei3 jing1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government 3 机票[機票] ji1 piao4 air ticket; passenger ticket; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 警告[警告] jing3 gao4 to warn; to admonish 2 大事[大事] da4 shi4 major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] 2 老娘[老娘] lao3 niang2 my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife 3 一会[一會] yi1 hui4 a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] 2 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 5 祖传[祖傳] zu3 chuan2 passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/75 words - 8 min 戒指[戒指] jie4 zhi5 (finger) ring 3 死人[死人] si3 ren2 dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen 6 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 干吗[幹嗎] gan4 ma2 see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] 5 搜[搜] sou1 to search 3 流氓[流氓] liu2 mang2 rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior 2 现行[現行] xian4 xing2 to be in effect; in force; current 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 2 监狱[監獄] jian1 yu4 prison 5 裤腰带[褲腰帶] ku4 yao1 dai4 waistband 1 松[鬆] song1 loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling) 1 火葬场[火葬場] huo3 zang4 chang3 crematorium 6 出殡[出殯] chu1 bin4 funeral; funeral procession 1 账[賬] zhang4 account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] 1 结[結] jie2 knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) 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 3 箱子[箱子] xiang1 zi5 suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 3 灰[灰] hui1 ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected 2 埋[埋] mai2 to bury 2 埋[埋] man2 to blame 2 坟[墳] fen2 grave; tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book 1 胡说[胡說] hu2 shuo1 to talk nonsense; drivel 1 撕烂[撕爛] si1 lan4 to tear up; to tear to pieces 1 送走[送走] song4 zou3 to see off; to send off 3 早晚[早晚] zao3 wan3 morning and evening; sooner or later 2 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/100 words - 9 min 接着[接著] jie1 zhe5 to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn 2 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 5 积[積] ji1 to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing 3 德[德] de2 virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 3 家门[家門] jia1 men2 house door; family clan 1 屁事[屁事] pi4 shi4 (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business 1 丧葬[喪葬] sang1 zang4 funeral; burial 1 婚[婚] hun1 to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife 2 庆[慶] qing4 to celebrate 1 门口[門口] men2 kou3 doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 做生意[做生意] zuo4 sheng1 yi4 to do business 2 胖[胖] pang4 fat; plump 3 洗手[洗手] xi3 shou3 to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet 1 开水[開水] kai1 shui3 boiled water; boiling water 1 烫[燙] tang4 to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot 1 烂[爛] lan4 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 1 漱口[漱口] shu4 kou3 to rinse one's mouth; to gargle 1 桃[桃] tao2 peach 2 老爷子[老爺子] lao3 ye2 zi5 my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male 7 浆糊[漿糊] jiang4 hu5 paste; Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] 1 糊弄[糊弄] hu4 nong5 to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions 1 遵守[遵守] zun1 shou3 to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) 1 诺言[諾言] nuo4 yan2 promise 1 一行[一行] yi1 xing2 party; delegation 5 能耐[能耐] neng2 nai4 ability; capability 2 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/125 words - 11 min 笔记[筆記] bi3 ji4 to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3] 3 爷爷[爺爺] ye2 ye5 (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 二哥[二哥] er4 ge1 second brother 11 亲手[親手] qin1 shou3 personally; with one's own hands 1 继承[繼承] ji4 cheng2 to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc) 1 发送[發送] fa1 song4 to transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential) 4 总结[總結] zong3 jie2 to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 定期[定期] ding4 qi1 at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term 1 磕头[磕頭] ke1 tou2 to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) 3 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) 4 磕[磕] ke1 to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) 7 孙子[孫子] sun1 zi5 grandson; son's son 1 身份证[身份證] shen1 fen4 zheng4 identity card; ID 1 过户[過戶] guo4 hu4 to transfer ownership (of a vehicle, securities etc); (real estate) conveyancing 5 照片[照片] zhao4 pian4 photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2] 3 阿姨[阿姨] a1 yi2 maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 手机[手機] shou3 ji1 cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1] 6 铃声[鈴聲] ling2 sheng1 ring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulation 1 停业[停業] ting2 ye4 to cease trading (temporarily or permanently); to close down 1 砸[砸] za2 to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle 4 爸[爸] ba4 father; dad; pa; papa 5 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] 9 弄到手[弄到手] nong4 dao4 shou3 to get in hand; to get (one's) hands on; to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire) 1 加盟[加盟] jia1 meng2 to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join; participate 1 一家[一家] yi1 jia1 the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/150 words - 13 min 母[母] mu3 mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female 2 婴[嬰] ying1 infant; baby 2 憋[憋] bie1 to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) 1 妹[妹] mei4 younger sister 6 床单[床單] chuang2 dan1 bed sheet; CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2] 1 稀烂[稀爛] xi1 lan4 smashed up; broken into pieces; thoroughly mashed; pulpy 1 老婆[老婆] lao3 po2 (coll.) wife 3 松手[鬆手] song1 shou3 to relinquish one's grip; to let go 2 怀孕[懷孕] huai2 yun4 pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy 3 打架[打架] da3 jia4 to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2] 2 依靠[依靠] yi1 kao4 to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on 2 成熟[成熟] cheng2 shu2 mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] 1 爹[爹] die1 dad 1 补偿[補償] bu3 chang2 to compensate; to make up 1 毛病[毛病] mao2 bing4 fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 童年[童年] tong2 nian2 childhood 3 赶紧[趕緊] gan3 jin3 hurriedly; without delay 3 家长[家長] jia1 zhang3 head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child 5 动画片[動畫片] dong4 hua4 pian4 animated film 2 要不[要不] yao4 bu4 otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) 2 冰激凌[冰激凌] bing1 ji1 ling2 ice cream 1 添麻烦[添麻煩] tian1 ma2 fan5 to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 3 小朋友[小朋友] xiao3 peng2 you3 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 到处[到處] dao4 chu4 everywhere 2 乱跑[亂跑] luan4 pao3 to run around all over the place 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/175 words - 14 min 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 50 屋子[屋子] wu1 zi5 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 松口[鬆口] song1 kou3 to let go of sth held in one's mouth; (fig.) to relent; to yield 4 属[屬] shu3 category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute 4 混蛋[混蛋] hun2 dan4 scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch 1 房[房] fang2 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines) 3 到手[到手] dao4 shou3 to take possession of; to get hold of 1 兑[兌] dui4 to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp; ☱ 1 合并[合併] he2 bing4 to merge; to annex 1 婚庆[婚慶] hun1 qing4 wedding celebration 1 股份[股份] gu3 fen4 a share (in a company); stock 1 门风[門風] men2 feng1 family tradition; family principles 1 殡葬[殯葬] bin4 zang4 funeral and interment 2 行业[行業] hang2 ye4 industry; business 1 风水[風水] feng1 shui3 feng shui; geomancy 1 老爸[老爸] lao3 ba4 father; dad 4 中年[中年] zhong1 nian2 middle age 1 丧[喪] sang1 mourning; funeral; (old) corpse 1 丧[喪] sang4 to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged 1 姐[姐] jie3 older sister 3 守[守] shou3 to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining 2 半辈子[半輩子] ban4 bei4 zi5 half of a lifetime 1 寡[寡] gua3 few; scant; widowed 1 女朋友[女朋友] nu:3 peng2 you5 girlfriend 3 娶[娶] qu3 to take a wife; to marry (a woman) 1 洞房[洞房] dong4 fang2 secret inner room; bridal room 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/200 words - 15 min 慢走[慢走] man4 zou3 Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! 4 婚纱[婚紗] hun1 sha1 wedding dress; CL:身[shen1] 1 西瓜[西瓜] xi1 gua1 watermelon; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4],個|个[ge5] 3 下雨[下雨] xia4 yu3 to rain 1 娘[娘] niang2 mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 4 改行[改行] gai3 hang2 to change profession 1 法[法] fa3 law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 2 坎[坎] kan3 pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water; ☵ 2 开解[開解] kai1 jie3 to straighten out; to explain; to ease sb's anxiety 2 冤枉[冤枉] yuan1 wang5 to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile 1 戴绿帽子[戴綠帽子] dai4 lu:4 mao4 zi5 a cuckold; to be cuckolded by one's wife 3 有钱[有錢] you3 qian2 well-off; wealthy 2 牢[牢] lao2 firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison 1 低[低] di1 low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 1 一等[一等] yi1 deng3 first class; grade A 1 恶心[噁心] e3 xin1 variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 2 招牌[招牌] zhao1 pai5 signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business 1 摘[摘] zhai1 to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 1 归根结底[歸根結底] gui1 gen1 jie2 di3 in the final analysis; ultimately 1 心态[心態] xin1 tai4 attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality 1 净[淨] jing4 clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role 3 小偷[小偷] xiao3 tou1 thief 1 小贩[小販] xiao3 fan4 peddler; hawker 1 难受[難受] nan2 shou4 to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear 2 瞧不起[瞧不起] qiao2 bu4 qi3 to look down upon; to hold in contempt 2 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/225 words - 17 min 瞧[瞧] qiao2 to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit 2 咬[咬] yao3 to bite; to nip 2 舅舅[舅舅] jiu4 jiu5 mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 圈[圈] quan1 circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 1 再不[再不] zai4 bu4 if not, then; otherwise 1 赶不上[趕不上] gan3 bu4 shang4 can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake 1 飞机[飛機] fei1 ji1 airplane; CL:架[jia4] 1 耽误[耽誤] dan1 wu5 to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 1 师傅[師傅] shi1 fu5 master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 后备箱[後備箱] hou4 bei4 xiang1 trunk; boot (of a car) 1 坚决[堅決] jian1 jue2 firm; resolute; determined 2 寿[壽] shou4 long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary 1 衣[衣] yi1 clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145 1 孤儿院[孤兒院] gu1 er2 yuan4 orphanage; child asylum 2 不光[不光] bu4 guang1 not the only one; not only 1 同情[同情] tong2 qing2 to sympathize with; sympathy 1 着急[著急] zhao2 ji2 to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] 2 拜托[拜託] bai4 tuo1 to request sb to do sth; please! 2 听话[聽話] ting1 hua4 to do what one is told; obedient 8 仇[仇] chou2 hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) 1 哪吒[哪吒] Ne2 zha5 Nezha, protection deity 2 热水澡[熱水澡] re4 shui3 zao3 hot bath or shower 1 感冒[感冒] gan3 mao4 to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand 1 蒜[蒜] suan4 garlic; CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4] 3 面[麵] mian4 flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/250 words - 20 min 香味[香味] xiang1 wei4 fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3] 1 一半[一半] yi1 ban4 half 1 爸妈[爸媽] ba4 ma1 dad and mom 3 拍[拍] pai1 to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) 5 鼻子[鼻子] bi2 zi5 nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 1 下面[下面] xia4 mian4 below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5] 3 游戏[遊戲] you2 xi4 game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play 1 捉迷藏[捉迷藏] zhuo1 mi2 cang2 to play hide-and-seek 1 平时[平時] ping2 shi2 ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime 4 麻将[麻將] ma2 jiang4 mahjong; CL:副[fu4] 3 小孩子[小孩子] xiao3 hai2 zi5 child 1 四条[四條] si4 tiao2 four of a kind; quads (poker) 1 局[局] ju2 office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc 2 天亮[天亮] tian1 liang4 dawn; daybreak 1 胡[胡] hu2 non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2]) 1 清一色[清一色] qing1 yi1 se4 monotone; only one ingredient; (mahjong) all in the same suit 1 一条龙[一條龍] yi1 tiao2 long2 lit. one dragon; integrated chain; coordinated process 1 捉[捉] zhuo1 to clutch; to grab; to capture 1 魁[魁] kui2 chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart 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 羊[羊] yang2 sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] 1 尿[尿] niao4 to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1] 1 尿尿[尿尿] niao4 niao4 to pee 1 厕所[廁所] ce4 suo3 toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 3 洗手间[洗手間] xi3 shou3 jian1 toilet; lavatory; washroom 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/275 words - 22 min 茅厕[茅廁] mao2 si5 (dialect) latrine 1 深更半夜[深更半夜] shen1 geng1 ban4 ye4 in the dead of night (idiom) 1 吼[吼] hou3 to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage 1 尿床[尿床] niao4 chuang2 bed-wetting 1 纸[紙] zhi3 paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc 2 糊[糊] hu2 muddled; paste; scorched 1 丑[醜] chou3 shameful; ugly; disgraceful 1 老虎[老虎] lao3 hu3 tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 2 豆角[豆角] dou4 jiao3 string bean; snap bean; green bean 3 它们[它們] ta1 men5 they (for inanimate objects) 1 黄瓜[黃瓜] huang2 gua1 cucumber; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 茄子[茄子] qie2 zi5 eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese" 1 困[睏] kun4 sleepy; tired 2 觉[覺] jiao4 a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2] 1 觉[覺] jue2 to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware 1 丫头[丫頭] ya1 tou5 girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) 10 大厅[大廳] da4 ting1 hall; lounge 1 上房[上房] shang4 fang2 see 正房[zheng4 fang2] 1 信息[信息] xin4 xi1 information; news; message 1 补[補] bu3 to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement 1 遗失[遺失] yi2 shi1 to lose; lost 1 声明[聲明] sheng1 ming2 to state; to declare; statement; declaration; CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4] 1 公告[公告] gong1 gao4 post; announcement 1 最少[最少] zui4 shao3 at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal 1 左右[左右] zuo3 you4 left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence 1 教条[教條] jiao4 tiao2 doctrine; dogma; creed; dogmatic 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/300 words - 25 min 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 脑子[腦子] nao3 zi5 brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 意[意] yi4 idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate 1 主意[主意] zhu3 yi5 plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] 1 医院[醫院] yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 2 唱反调[唱反調] chang4 fan3 diao4 to express a different view; to take a different position 2 戳[戳] chuo1 to jab; to poke; to stab; to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand sth upright 4 饶[饒] rao2 rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although 1 睡醒[睡醒] shui4 xing3 to wake up 1 骗人[騙人] pian4 ren2 to cheat sb; a scam 1 节哀顺变[節哀順變] jie2 ai1 shun4 bian4 restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase) 1 咽气[嚥氣] yan4 qi4 to die; to breathe one's last 1 医生[醫生] yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 宣布[宣布] xuan1 bu4 to declare; to announce; to proclaim 1 死亡[死亡] si3 wang2 to die; death 3 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 1 小姑[小姑] xiao3 gu1 husband's younger sister; sister-in-law 3 衰[衰] shuai1 to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble 1 老头子[老頭子] lao3 tou2 zi5 (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man 1 经[經] jing1 classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4] 1 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 1 走廊[走廊] zou3 lang2 corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda 1 发脾气[發脾氣] fa1 pi2 qi4 to get angry 1 理解[理解] li3 jie3 to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding 1 后事[後事] hou4 shi4 future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements 3 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/325 words - 28 min 屋[屋] wu1 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 1 垮[垮] kua3 to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat 1 穷[窮] qiong2 poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly 2 信得过[信得過] xin4 de5 guo4 trustworthy; reliable 1 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 挣钱[掙錢] zheng4 qian2 to make money 1 一早[一早] yi1 zao3 early in the morning; at dawn 1 火化[火化] huo3 hua4 to cremate; to incinerate 2 合同[合同] he2 tong5 (business) contract; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 稳[穩] wen3 settled; steady; stable 1 愿[願] yuan4 to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 1 病痛[病痛] bing4 tong4 slight illness; indisposition; ailment 1 全体人员[全體人員] quan2 ti3 ren2 yuan2 crew 1 灵[靈] ling2 quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin 1 前行[前行] qian2 xing2 (literary) to go forward 1 鞠躬[鞠躬] ju1 gong1 to bow; (literary) to bend down 3 礼[禮] li3 gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy 1 领导[領導] ling3 dao3 lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 1 照办[照辦] zhao4 ban4 to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request 1 回头[回頭] hui2 tou2 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 3 罚款[罰款] fa2 kuan3 to fine; penalty; fine (monetary) 2 个把[個把] ge4 ba3 one or two; a couple of 1 大闹[大鬧] da4 nao4 to cause havoc; to run amok 2 葬礼[葬禮] zang4 li3 burial; funeral 9 对得起[對得起] dui4 de5 qi3 not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of 3 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/350 words - 31 min 姐姐[姐姐] jie3 jie5 older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 咋[咋] za3 dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5] 1 样[樣] yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 1 离婚[離婚] li2 hun1 to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse) 1 上天[上天] shang4 tian1 Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away 1 专门[專門] zhuan1 men2 specialist; specialized; customized 1 毁[毀] hui3 to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander 3 倒霉[倒霉] dao3 mei2 to have bad luck; to be out of luck 1 盒子[盒子] he2 zi5 box; case 1 烟囱[煙囪] yan1 cong1 chimney 1 飘[飄] piao1 to float 3 天上[天上] tian1 shang4 celestial; heavenly 5 消失[消失] xiao1 shi1 to disappear; to fade away 3 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 1 星星[星星] xing1 xing5 star in the sky 6 货[貨] huo4 goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 搞定[搞定] gao3 ding4 to fix; to settle; to wangle 2 按照[按照] an4 zhao4 according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 1 定制[定製] ding4 zhi4 custom-made; made-to-order; to have something custom made 2 现[現] xian4 to appear; present; now; existing; current 2 刻[刻] ke4 quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 1 女孩[女孩] nu:3 hai2 girl; lass 1 藕[藕] ou3 root of lotus 1 炖[燉] dun4 to stew 2 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 2 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/375 words - 33 min 骨[骨] gu3 bone 2 外边[外邊] wai4 bian5 outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home 4 阴凉[陰涼] yin1 liang2 shady 2 太阳[太陽] tai4 yang5 sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2] 3 晒黑[曬黑] shai4 hei1 to sunbathe; to tan; to get sunburnt; to expose unfair practices (on a consumer protection website) 2 丫[丫] ya1 fork; branch; bifurcation; girl 4 生日[生日] sheng1 ri4 birthday; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 邪[邪] xie2 demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal 2 来着[來著] lai2 zhe5 auxiliary showing sth happened in the past 1 克星[剋星] ke4 xing1 nemesis; bane; fated to be ill-matched 4 压[壓] ya1 to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure 4 五指山[五指山] Wu3 zhi3 shan1 Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan; Wuzhishan City, Hainan 4 誓[誓] shi4 oath; vow; to swear; to pledge 1 罢休[罷休] ba4 xiu1 to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop 1 骨灰盒[骨灰盒] gu3 hui1 he2 box for bone ashes; funerary casket 5 订[訂] ding4 to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order 1 早晨[早晨] zao3 chen2 early morning; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 来得及[來得及] lai2 de5 ji2 there's still time; able to do sth in time 1 洗洁精[洗潔精] xi3 jie2 jing1 dishwashing liquid 1 消毒[消毒] xiao1 du2 to disinfect; to sterilize 1 汽油[汽油] qi4 you2 gasoline 1 酒精[酒精] jiu3 jing1 alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol 1 屁[屁] pi4 fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 2 烟灰缸[煙灰缸] yan1 hui1 gang1 ashtray 1 睁[睜] zheng1 to open (one's eyes) 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/400 words - 37 min 害死[害死] hai4 si3 to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death 2 大嫂[大嫂] da4 sao3 older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) 1 伤心[傷心] shang1 xin1 to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt 2 同龄人[同齡人] tong2 ling2 ren2 peer; one's contemporary; person of the same age 1 哀悼[哀悼] ai1 dao4 to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death; mourning 1 得出[得出] de2 chu1 to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion) 1 用心[用心] yong4 xin1 motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful 1 事业[事業] shi4 ye4 undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 直到[直到] zhi2 dao4 until 1 使不得[使不得] shi3 bu5 de5 cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable 2 扫把星[掃把星] sao4 ba3 xing1 bearer of ill luck; person with the evil eye; comet 1 明显[明顯] ming2 xian3 clear; distinct; obvious 2 福星[福星] fu2 xing1 mascot; lucky star 1 地上[地上] di4 shang5 on the ground; on the floor 3 吐[吐] tu4 to vomit; to throw up 4 张嘴[張嘴] zhang1 zui3 to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape 1 咽[嚥] yan4 to swallow 1 粒[粒] li4 grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) 4 皆[皆] jie1 all; each and every; in all cases 2 误[誤] wu4 mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly 1 负[負] fu4 to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) 1 取得[取得] qu3 de2 to acquire; to get; to obtain 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 香蕉[香蕉] xiang1 jiao1 banana; CL:枝[zhi1],根[gen1],個|个[ge4],把[ba3] 1 一类[一類] yi1 lei4 same type; category 1 (i.e. class A) 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/425 words - 40 min 观察[觀察] guan1 cha2 to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 大便[大便] da4 bian4 to defecate; excrement; feces 1 收拾[收拾] shou1 shi5 to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb 3 全家[全家] quan2 jia1 whole family 2 工资[工資] gong1 zi1 wages; pay; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],月[yue4] 1 倒数[倒數] dao4 shu3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats) 1 心思[心思] xin1 si5 mind; thoughts; inclination; mood 1 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 3 单据[單據] dan1 ju4 receipts; invoices; transaction records 1 拖油瓶[拖油瓶] tuo1 you2 ping2 (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage; children by a previous marriage 1 四川[四川] Si4 chuan1 Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都 1 老家[老家] lao3 jia1 native place; place of origin; home state or region 1 搞笑[搞笑] gao3 xiao4 to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious 1 赚钱[賺錢] zhuan4 qian2 to earn money; moneymaking 1 脏[髒] zang1 dirty; filthy 2 地板[地板] di4 ban3 floor 1 骂人[罵人] ma4 ren2 to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone 2 简直[簡直] jian3 zhi2 simply; at all; practically 1 报警[報警] bao4 jing3 to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police 2 巴掌[巴掌] ba1 zhang3 palm of the hand; classifier: slap 1 让开[讓開] rang4 kai1 to get out of the way; to step aside 1 素质[素質] su4 zhi4 inner quality; basic essence 2 好事[好事] hao3 shi4 good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead 1 思想[思想] si1 xiang3 thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 寿衣[壽衣] shou4 yi1 burial clothes 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/450 words - 42 min 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 1 过得[過得] guo4 de2 How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad 2 刺激[刺激] ci4 ji1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant 1 孙悟空[孫悟空] Sun1 Wu4 kong1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]; Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1] 3 一个样[一個樣] yi1 ge5 yang4 same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4]; the same 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, ... 1 不得[不得] bu4 de2 must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot 1 妖魔鬼怪[妖魔鬼怪] yao1 mo2 gui3 guai4 demons and ghosts; ghouls and bogies 1 吃错药[吃錯藥] chi1 cuo4 yao4 (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine; (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual; abnormal 1 姐夫[姐夫] jie3 fu5 (coll.) older sister's husband 1 闹翻[鬧翻] nao4 fan1 to have a falling out; to have a big argument 1 结巴[結巴] jie1 ba5 to stutter 1 打小报告[打小報告] da3 xiao3 bao4 gao4 (coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb 1 学会[學會] xue2 hui4 to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association 1 训[訓] xun4 to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule 1 朝[朝] chao2 imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards 1 朝[朝] zhao1 morning 1 教会[教會] jiao4 hui4 Christian church 1 考验[考驗] kao3 yan4 to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal 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] 1 吓唬[嚇唬] xia4 hu5 to scare; to frighten 1 买不起[買不起] mai3 bu5 qi3 cannot afford; can't afford buying 1 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 1 价[價] jia4 price; value; (chemistry) valence 1 三十[三十] san1 shi2 thirty; 30 4 五十[五十] wu3 shi2 fifty 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/475 words - 45 min 百万[百萬] bai3 wan4 million; millions 1 否则[否則] fou3 ze2 if not; otherwise; else; or else 1 买房[買房] mai3 fang2 to buy a house 1 失眠[失眠] shi1 mian2 to suffer from insomnia 1 88[88] ba1 ba1 (Internet slang) bye-bye (alternative for 拜拜[bai2 bai2]) 2 压住[壓住] ya1 zhu4 to press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice) 1 下巴[下巴] xia4 ba5 chin; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 洞[洞] dong4 cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 超过[超過] chao1 guo4 to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip 1 秒[秒] miao3 second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly 1 立下[立下] li4 xia4 to set up; to establish 1 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 1 细嚼慢咽[細嚼慢嚥] xi4 jiao2 man4 yan4 to eat slowly (idiom) 1 不干不净[不乾不淨] bu4 gan1 bu4 jing4 unclean; filthy; foul-mouthed 1 忘掉[忘掉] wang4 diao4 to forget 1 不许[不許] bu4 xu3 not to allow; must not; can't 4 神经[神經] shen2 jing1 nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob 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) 1 拉屎[拉屎] la1 shi3 to defecate; to shit; to crap 1 第五[第五] di4 wu3 fifth 1 自称[自稱] zi4 cheng1 to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title 1 掏[掏] tao1 to fish out (from pocket); to scoop 1 干脆[乾脆] gan1 cui4 straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 1 散伙[散伙] san4 huo3 to disband; (of a partnership, group etc) to break up 2 惹[惹] re3 to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/500 words - 47 min 祸[禍] huo4 disaster; misfortune; calamity 1 扛[扛] kang2 to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) 3 较[較] jiao4 to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3] 1 劲[勁] jin4 strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4] 1 消[消] xiao1 to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need 2 个头[個頭] ge4 tou2 size; height 1 完了[完了] wan2 le5 to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 3 非得[非得] fei1 dei3 (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must 1 公园[公園] gong1 yuan2 park (for public recreation); CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] 1 舞伴[舞伴] wu3 ban4 dancing partner 1 懂事[懂事] dong3 shi4 sensible; thoughtful; intelligent 1 扯淡[扯淡] che3 dan4 to talk nonsense 1 谈谈[談談] tan2 tan2 to discuss; to have a chat 1 牵挂[牽掛] qian1 gua4 to worry about; to be concerned about 1 古代[古代] gu3 dai4 ancient times; olden times 1 穷人[窮人] qiong2 ren2 poor people; the poor 1 凉席[涼席] liang2 xi2 summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo); CL:張|张[zhang1],領|领[ling3] 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 皇上[皇上] huang2 shang5 the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty 4 举国上下[舉國上下] ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4 the entire nation; the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file 1 哭丧[哭喪] ku1 sang1 to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed 1 半个[半個] ban4 ge5 half of sth 1 国库[國庫] guo2 ku4 public purse; state treasury; national exchequer 1 付[付] fu4 to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things 1 定金[定金] ding4 jin1 down payment; advance payment 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/525 words - 48 min 成交[成交] cheng2 jiao1 to complete a contract; to reach a deal 2 干杯[乾杯] gan1 bei1 to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup 2 解铃还须系铃人[解鈴還須繫鈴人] jie3 ling2 hai2 xu1 xi4 ling2 ren2 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom); fig. whoever started the trouble should end it 1 确实[確實] que4 shi2 indeed; really; reliable; real; true 2 闯祸[闖禍] chuang3 huo4 to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble 1 捅[捅] tong3 to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose 1 窟窿[窟窿] ku1 long5 hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt 2 转眼[轉眼] zhuan3 yan3 in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance 1 填[填] tian2 to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in 1 斟酌[斟酌] zhen1 zhuo2 to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim 1 荒诞[荒誕] huang1 dan4 beyond belief; incredible; preposterous; fantastic 1 林子[林子] lin2 zi5 woods; grove; forest 1 鸟[鳥] niao3 bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam 1 服装[服裝] fu2 zhuang1 dress; clothing; costume; clothes; CL:身[shen1] 1 场景[場景] chang3 jing3 scene; scenario; setting 1 白雪[白雪] bai2 xue3 snow 2 剧团[劇團] ju4 tuan2 theatrical troupe 1 建[建] jian4 to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct 3 仁[仁] ren2 humane; kernel 3 群众[群眾] qun2 zhong4 mass; multitude; the masses 1 演员[演員] yan3 yuan2 actor or actress; performer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 古装[古裝] gu3 zhuang1 ancient costume; period costume (in movies etc) 1 戏[戲] xi4 trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 1 总体[總體] zong3 ti3 completely; totally; total; entire; overall; population (statistics) 1 原则[原則] yuan2 ze2 principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/550 words - 51 min 省[省] sheng3 to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department 2 省[省] xing3 to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 2 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 1 天呀[天呀] tian1 ya5 Heavens!; My goodness! 2 叔叔[叔叔] shu1 shu5 father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 酬劳[酬勞] chou2 lao2 reward 1 不怎么[不怎麼] bu4 zen3 me5 not very; not particularly 1 苍天[蒼天] cang1 tian1 firmament 1 垂泪[垂淚] chui2 lei4 to shed tears 1 大地[大地] da4 di4 earth; mother earth 1 悲鸣[悲鳴] bei1 ming2 utter sad calls; lament 1 山河[山河] shan1 he2 mountains and rivers; the whole country 1 震荡[震盪] zhen4 dang4 to shake up; to jolt; to vibrate; to oscillate; to fluctuate 1 日月[日月] ri4 yue4 the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood 1 陛下[陛下] bi4 xia4 Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty 1 驾崩[駕崩] jia4 beng1 death of king or emperor; demise 1 奏乐[奏樂] zou4 yue4 to perform music; to play a tune 2 大声[大聲] da4 sheng1 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 3 莫[莫] mo4 do not; there is none who 3 抓住[抓住] zhua1 zhu4 to grab; to capture 1 消炎[消炎] xiao1 yan2 to reduce fever; antipyretic; to decrease inflammation 1 止痛[止痛] zhi3 tong4 to relieve pain; to stop pain; analgesic 1 签[簽] qian1 to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 1 正经[正經] zheng4 jing1 decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards 1 吃饱[吃飽] chi1 bao3 to eat one's fill 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 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/575 words - 53 min 前年[前年] qian2 nian2 the year before last 1 拆迁[拆遷] chai1 qian1 to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants 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] 2 款[款] kuan3 section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product) 2 清静[清靜] qing1 jing4 quiet; peaceful and quiet 1 由头[由頭] you2 tou5 pretext; excuse; justification; reason 1 取出[取出] qu3 chu1 to take out; to extract; to draw out 1 难处[難處] nan2 chu5 trouble; difficulty; problem 1 五行[五行] wu3 xing2 five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 1 山[山] shan1 mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable 2 今后[今後] jin1 hou4 hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on 1 在世[在世] zai4 shi4 to be alive 1 小伙子[小伙子] xiao3 huo3 zi5 young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 砸烂[砸爛] za2 lan4 to smash 1 火烧[火燒] huo3 shao1 to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake 1 兔崽子[兔崽子] tu4 zai3 zi5 brat; bastard 1 祸害[禍害] huo4 hai4 disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck 1 活人[活人] huo2 ren2 living person 2 先例[先例] xian1 li4 antecedent; precedent 3 总得[總得] zong3 dei3 must; have to; be bound to 1 老头[老頭] lao3 tou2 old fellow; old man; father; husband 2 月底[月底] yue4 di3 end of the month 1 搬家[搬家] ban1 jia1 to move house; removal 1 消气[消氣] xiao1 qi4 to cool one's temper 1 楼上[樓上] lou2 shang4 upstairs 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/600 words - 56 min 转身[轉身] zhuan3 shen1 (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) 1 亲生[親生] qin1 sheng1 one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) 2 打死[打死] da3 si3 to kill; to beat to death 1 惹祸[惹禍] re3 huo4 to stir up trouble; to invite disaster 1 缨[纓] ying1 tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc); ribbon 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 修好[修好] xiu1 hao3 to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds 1 本事[本事] ben3 shi5 ability; skill 1 睡着[睡著] shui4 zhao2 to fall asleep 1 里头[裡頭] li3 tou5 inside; interior 2 聊天[聊天] liao2 tian1 to chat; to gossip 1 手表[手錶] shou3 biao3 wrist watch; CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 4 修[修] xiu1 to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) 3 凑合[湊合] cou4 he5 to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad 2 文化[文化] wen2 hua4 culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 1 唐诗[唐詩] Tang2 shi1 Tang poetry; a Tang poem 1 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 鹳[鸛] guan4 crane; stork 1 雀[雀] que4 small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3] 1 楼[樓] lou2 house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 1 唐[唐] tang2 to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[tang2] 1 涣[渙] huan4 to dissipate; to dissolve 1 白日[白日] bai2 ri4 daytime; sun; time 1 依[依] yi1 to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of 1 黄河[黃河] Huang2 He2 Yellow River or Huang He 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/625 words - 58 min 海[海] hai3 ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous 2 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 欲[欲] yu4 to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4] 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 目[目] mu4 eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title 1 更上一层楼[更上一層樓] geng4 shang4 yi1 ceng2 lou2 to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level 1 上学[上學] shang4 xue2 to go to school; to attend school 1 学费[學費] xue2 fei4 tuition fee; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 妈的[媽的] ma1 de5 see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] 1 苦[苦] ku3 bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 1 宝宝[寶寶] bao3 bao3 darling; baby 1 孽缘[孽緣] nie4 yuan2 ill-fated relationship 1 父亲[父親] fu4 qin1 father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 论理[論理] lun4 li3 normally; as things should be; by rights; to reason things out; logic 1 抚养[撫養] fu3 yang3 to foster; to bring up; to raise 1 窝囊[窩囊] wo1 nang5 to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly 1 哭哭啼啼[哭哭啼啼] ku1 ku5 ti2 ti2 to weep endlessly; interminable wailing 1 收养[收養] shou1 yang3 to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption 8 九[九] jiu3 nine; 9 1 规定[規定] gui1 ding4 provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 配偶[配偶] pei4 ou3 consort; mate; spouse 1 男性[男性] nan2 xing4 the male sex; a male 1 女性[女性] nu:3 xing4 woman; the female sex 1 年龄[年齡] nian2 ling2 (a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4] 1 应当[應當] ying1 dang1 should; ought to 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/650 words - 60 min 相差[相差] xiang1 cha4 to differ; discrepancy between 1 周岁[週歲] zhou1 sui4 one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) 1 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. 1 结婚[結婚] jie2 hun1 to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4] 2 具备[具備] ju4 bei4 to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) 1 条件[條件] tiao2 jian4 condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 宵夜[宵夜] xiao1 ye4 midnight snack; late-night snack 1 民政[民政] min2 zheng4 civil administration 1 喷[噴] pen1 to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt 1 香水[香水] xiang1 shui3 perfume; cologne 1 撞见[撞見] zhuang4 jian4 to meet by accident 1 摊牌[攤牌] tan1 pai2 to lay one's cards on the table 1 领证[領證] ling3 zheng4 to obtain a certificate or license etc; (PRC) to obtain a marriage license; to marry 1 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] 1 一家人[一家人] yi1 jia1 ren2 household; the whole family 1 举[舉] ju3 to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed 1 材料[材料] cai2 liao4 material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 1 确认[確認] que4 ren4 to confirm; to verify; confirmation 1 签字[簽字] qian1 zi4 to sign (one's name); signature 1 幼儿园[幼兒園] you4 er2 yuan2 kindergarten; nursery school 3 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 2 放手[放手] fang4 shou3 to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand 3 拜拜[拜拜] bai2 bai2 (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) 1 搓[搓] cuo1 to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist 1 密[密] mi4 secret; confidential; close; thick; dense 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/675 words - 62 min 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 2 采光[採光] cai3 guang1 lighting; day lighting 1 书桌[書桌] shu1 zhuo1 desk; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 现成[現成] xian4 cheng2 ready-made; readily available 1 放学[放學] fang4 xue2 to dismiss students at the end of the school day 1 别着急[別著急] bie2 zhao2 ji2 Don't worry! 1 最新[最新] zui4 xin1 latest; newest 1 齐天大圣[齊天大聖] Qi2 tian1 Da4 sheng4 Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 1 这不[這不] zhe4 bu5 (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 1 施法[施法] shi1 fa3 to implement the law; to perform sorcery 1 今日[今日] jin1 ri4 today 1 寿终正寝[壽終正寢] shou4 zhong1 zheng4 qin3 to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age 1 老者[老者] lao3 zhe3 old man; elderly man 1 辆[輛] liang4 classifier for vehicles 1 轮[輪] lun2 wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; by turn; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn 1 碾碎[碾碎] nian3 sui4 to pulverize; to crush 1 醉[醉] zui4 intoxicated 1 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 逆行[逆行] ni4 xing2 to go the wrong way; to go against one-way traffic regulation 1 责[責] ze2 duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame 1 赔偿[賠償] pei2 chang2 to compensate 1 想见[想見] xiang3 jian4 to infer; to gather 1 一面[一面] yi1 mian4 one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face 1 完整[完整] wan2 zheng3 complete; intact 1 整容[整容] zheng3 rong2 plastic surgery 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/700 words - 68 min 起开[起開] qi3 kai5 (dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way! 1 大名[大名] da4 ming2 famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name 1 废话[廢話] fei4 hua4 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) 1 乱讲[亂講] luan4 jiang3 to talk nonsense; nonsense! 1 歉[歉] qian4 to apologize; to regret; deficient 1 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 1 僵[僵] jiang1 rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse) 1 不能不[不能不] bu4 neng2 bu4 have to; cannot but 1 凭什么[憑什麼] ping2 shen2 me5 (spoken) why?; for which reason? 1 孙女[孫女] sun1 nu:3 son's daughter; granddaughter 1 瓶[瓶] ping2 bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids 1 工具[工具] gong1 ju4 tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) 1 图[圖] tu2 diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek 1 拼[拼] pin1 to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell 2 骨架[骨架] gu3 jia4 framework; skeleton 1 顺[順] shun4 to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 1 筋[筋] jin1 muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) 1 到头[到頭] dao4 tou2 to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end 1 回数[回數] hui2 shu4 number of times (sth happens); number of chapters in a classical novel; (math.) palindromic number 1 四肢[四肢] si4 zhi1 the four limbs of the body 1 躯干[軀幹] qu1 gan4 trunk; torso 2 五脏六腑[五臟六腑] wu3 zang4 liu4 fu3 five viscera and six bowels (TCM) 1 脑[腦] nao3 brain; mind; head; essence 1 颅骨[顱骨] lu2 gu3 skull (of a dead body) 1 眉[眉] mei2 eyebrow; upper margin 2 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/725 words - 71 min 鼻[鼻] bi2 nose 2 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 2 缝合[縫合] feng2 he2 to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound) 1 喝酒[喝酒] he1 jiu3 to drink (alcohol) 1 忍[忍] ren3 to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 1 自私[自私] zi4 si1 selfish; selfishness 4 老毛病[老毛病] lao3 mao2 bing4 chronic illness; old weakness; chronic problem 1 死不了[死不了] si3 bu4 liao3 Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) 1 总算[總算] zong3 suan4 at long last; finally; on the whole 1 上心[上心] shang4 xin1 carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth 1 节目[節目] jie2 mu4 program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 1 联袂[聯袂] lian2 mei4 jointly; as a group; together 1 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 掌声[掌聲] zhang3 sheng1 applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 2 有请[有請] you3 qing3 to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) 1 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 5 跪[跪] gui4 to kneel 1 孝子[孝子] xiao4 zi3 filial son 2 碗[碗] wan3 bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 1 西方[西方] Xi1 fang1 the West; the Occident; Western countries 1 接引[接引] jie1 yin3 to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc); (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land 1 折射[折射] zhe2 she4 to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) 1 教育[教育] jiao4 yu4 to educate; to teach; education 1 重视[重視] zhong4 shi4 to attach importance to sth; to value 1 程度[程度] cheng2 du4 degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/750 words - 73 min 亲子[親子] qin1 zi3 parent and child; parent-child (relationship); two successive generations 2 课[課] ke4 subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination 3 美术[美術] mei3 shu4 art; fine arts; painting; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 花圈[花圈] hua1 quan1 wreath; garland 1 职业[職業] zhi2 ye4 occupation; profession; vocation; professional 1 家教[家教] jia1 jiao4 family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor 1 冒犯[冒犯] mao4 fan4 to offend 1 忌日[忌日] ji4 ri4 anniversary of a death; inauspicious day 1 每年[每年] mei3 nian2 every year; each year; yearly 1 过年[過年] guo4 nian2 to celebrate the Chinese New Year 1 祖宗[祖宗] zu3 zong1 ancestor; forebear 1 记恨[記恨] ji4 hen4 to bear grudges 1 闻[聞] wen2 to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 1 夏天[夏天] xia4 tian1 summer; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 长江[長江] Chang2 Jiang1 Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang 1 捞[撈] lao1 to fish up; to dredge up 3 尸[屍] shi1 corpse 1 沉[沉] chen2 to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy 1 岸边[岸邊] an4 bian1 shore 1 拨[撥] bo1 to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch 1 水里[水里] Shui3 li3 Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan 1 偷偷[偷偷] tou1 tou1 stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 1 地下[地下] di4 xia4 underground; subterranean; covert 2 尸体[屍體] shi1 ti3 dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4] 1 折[折] zhe2 to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/775 words - 77 min 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 1 页[頁] ye4 page; leaf 1 句号[句號] ju4 hao4 full stop; period (punct.) 1 省略号[省略號] sheng3 lu:e4 hao4 ellipsis (punct.) 1 除[除] chu2 to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including 1 利[利] li4 sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit 1 过眼烟云[過眼煙雲] guo4 yan3 yan1 yun2 ephemeral (idiom) 1 圣人[聖人] sheng4 ren2 saint; sage; refers to Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]; the current reigning Emperor 1 卷[卷] juan3 to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) 1 卷[卷] juan4 scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll 1 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]) 1 数据[數據] shu4 ju4 data; numbers; digital 1 恢复[恢復] hui1 fu4 to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate 2 学习[學習] xue2 xi2 to learn; to study 1 电子商务[電子商務] dian4 zi3 shang1 wu4 e-commerce 1 转行[轉行] zhuan3 hang2 to change profession 1 日落西山[日落西山] ri4 luo4 xi1 shan1 the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end; fig. time of decline; the end of an era; Sic transit gloria mundi 1 众人[眾人] zhong4 ren2 everyone 2 守灵[守靈] shou3 ling2 to keep watch beside a coffin 1 号子[號子] hao4 zi5 work chant; prison cell; type; sort; mark; sign; signal; (Tw) brokerage firm 1 搭腔[搭腔] da1 qiang1 to answer; to respond; to converse 1 屎壳郎[屎殼郎] shi3 ke2 lang4 see 屎蚵螂[shi3 ke1 lang2] 1 爬[爬] pa2 to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up 1 不定[不定] bu4 ding4 indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious 1 彻底[徹底] che4 di3 thorough; thoroughly; complete 1 没戏[沒戲] mei2 xi4 (coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/800 words - 80 min 大神[大神] da4 shen2 deity; (Internet slang) guru; expert; whiz 1 生日快乐[生日快樂] sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4 Happy birthday 7 耳朵[耳朵] er3 duo5 ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup) 1 尾巴[尾巴] wei3 ba5 tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] 1 摁[摁] en4 to press (with finger) 1 排骨[排骨] pai2 gu3 pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person 1 莲藕[蓮藕] lian2 ou3 lotus root 1 红糖[紅糖] hong2 tang2 dark brown sugar; molasses 1 糍粑[糍粑] ci2 ba1 sticky rice cake 1 裙子[裙子] qun2 zi5 skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 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] 1 合适[合適] he2 shi4 suitable; fitting; appropriate 1 把门[把門] ba3 men2 to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate 1 反锁[反鎖] fan3 suo3 locked in (with the door locked from the outside) 1 扎[紮] za1 to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zha2] 2 小辫子[小辮子] xiao3 bian4 zi5 pigtail; (fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others 1 一口[一口] yi1 kou3 readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite 1 早上好[早上好] zao3 shang5 hao3 Good morning! 5 水壶[水壺] shui3 hu2 kettle; canteen; watering can 1 菲[菲] fei3 poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old) 1 亲妈[親媽] qin1 ma1 one's own mother; biological mother 5 复杂[複雜] fu4 za2 complicated; complex 1 销[銷] xiao1 to melt (metal); to cancel or annul; to sell; to spend; to fasten with a bolt; bolt or pin 3 户[戶] hu4 a household; door; family 3 剖[剖] pou1 to cut open; to analyze; Taiwan pr. [pou3] 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/825 words - 83 min 左[左] zuo3 left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3] 1 脚踝[腳踝] jiao3 huai2 ankle 1 菱形[菱形] ling2 xing2 rhombus 1 胎记[胎記] tai1 ji4 birthmark 1 亲子鉴定[親子鑒定] qin1 zi3 jian4 ding4 paternity or maternity test 1 鉴定[鑑定] jian4 ding4 to appraise; to identify; to evaluate 1 石头[石頭] shi2 tou5 stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 1 缝[縫] feng2 to sew; to stitch 2 缝[縫] feng4 seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4] 2 蹦出来[蹦出來] beng4 chu1 lai5 to crop up; to pop up; to emerge abruptly 1 外头[外頭] wai4 tou5 outside; out 1 惹是生非[惹是生非] re3 shi4 sheng1 fei1 to stir up trouble 1 舅妈[舅媽] jiu4 ma1 (coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife 1 好不容易[好不容易] hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4 with great difficulty; very difficult 1 十几[十幾] shi2 ji3 more than ten; a dozen or more 1 同学[同學] tong2 xue2 to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 1 闯[闖] chuang3 to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) 3 社会[社會] she4 hui4 society; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 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 1 男朋友[男朋友] nan2 peng2 you5 boyfriend 1 不死心[不死心] bu4 si3 xin1 unwilling to give up; unresigned 1 国外[國外] guo2 wai4 abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign 1 歪[歪] wai1 askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side 1 联系[聯繫] lian2 xi4 connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch 1 下贱[下賤] xia4 jian4 humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible 1 称职[稱職] chen4 zhi2 well qualified; competent; to be equal to the task; able to do sth very well 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/850 words - 92 min 肉[肉] rou4 meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 1 西边[西邊] xi1 bian1 west; west side; western part; to the west of 1 网上[網上] wang3 shang4 online 1 老师[老師] lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 延[延] yan2 to prolong; to extend; to delay 2 江[江] jiang1 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 2 市[市] shi4 market; city; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 雨花区[雨花區] Yu3 hua1 qu1 Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan 2 槐[槐] huai2 Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree 2 镜子[鏡子] jing4 zi5 mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4] 1 零食[零食] ling2 shi2 between-meal nibbles; snacks 1 书包[書包] shu1 bao1 schoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 1 布[布] bu4 cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known 1 胳膊[胳膊] ge1 bo5 arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1] 1 嘬[嘬] chuai4 (literary) to gnaw; to eat ravenously 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 介意[介意] jie4 yi4 to care about; to take offense; to mind 1 开车[開車] kai1 che1 to drive a car 2 自以为是[自以為是] zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4 to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated 1 征求[徵求] zheng1 qiu2 to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition 1 意见[意見] yi4 jian4 idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 2 户口[戶口] hu4 kou3 population (counted as number of households for census or taxation); registered residence; residence permit; (in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account 1 散[散] san3 scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine 2 散[散] san4 to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack 2 狼心狗肺[狼心狗肺] lang2 xin1 gou3 fei4 lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous 1 活该[活該] huo2 gai1 (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should 2 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/875 words - 100 min 弟[弟] di4 younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) 1 总归[總歸] zong3 gui1 eventually; after all; anyhow 1 披麻戴孝[披麻戴孝] pi1 ma2 dai4 xiao4 to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝 1 一套[一套] yi1 tao4 suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior 1 乱花钱[亂花錢] luan4 hua1 qian2 to spend money recklessly; to squander 1 私人[私人] si1 ren2 private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique 1 订制[訂製] ding4 zhi4 custom-made; made-to-order; to have something custom made; also written 定製|定制 1 体面[體面] ti3 mian4 dignity; face (as in "losing face"); honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable 2 省钱[省錢] sheng3 qian2 to save money 1 罐子[罐子] guan4 zi5 jar; pitcher; pot 2 做主[做主] zuo4 zhu3 see 作主[zuo4 zhu3] 1 留给[留給] liu2 gei3 to set aside for 1 想不到[想不到] xiang3 bu5 dao4 unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that 1 骨灰[骨灰] gu3 hui1 bone ash; ashes of the dead 1 合葬[合葬] he2 zang4 to bury husband and wife together; joint interment 1 遗嘱[遺囑] yi2 zhu3 testament; will 1 扬[揚] yang2 to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate 1 拦住[攔住] lan2 zhu4 to stop; to bar the way 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 停下来[停下來] ting2 xia4 lai2 to stop 1 梦想[夢想] meng4 xiang3 (fig.) to dream of; dream 1 大半夜[大半夜] da4 ban4 ye4 the middle of the night 1 瞎[瞎] xia1 blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose 1 坏人[壞人] huai4 ren2 bad person; villain 1 拐[拐] guai3 to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; walking stick; crutch; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]) 1 //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/890 words - 102 min 街坊[街坊] jie1 fang1 neighborhood; neighbor 1 邻居[鄰居] lin2 ju1 neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 亲朋好友[親朋好友] qin1 peng2 hao3 you3 friends and family; kith and kin 1 兄弟姐妹[兄弟姐妹] xiong1 di4 jie3 mei4 brothers and sisters; siblings 1 响[響] xiang3 echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises 1 欢呼[歡呼] huan1 hu1 to cheer for; to acclaim 1 尖叫[尖叫] jian1 jiao4 to screech; to shriek 1 喜[喜] xi3 to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad 1 堂[堂] tang2 (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture 1 喜糖[喜糖] xi3 tang2 sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 3 一生[一生] yi1 sheng1 all one's life; throughout one's life 1 下辈子[下輩子] xia4 bei4 zi5 the next life 1 牵手[牽手] qian1 shou3 to hold hands 1 胎[胎] tai1 fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎 1 闹洞房[鬧洞房] nao4 dong4 fang2 disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds) 1