//Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/25 words - 1 min 集[集] ji2 to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode 16 遇见[遇見] yu4 jian4 to meet 11 九[九] jiu3 nine; 9 82 俗套[俗套] su2 tao4 conventional patterns; cliché 2 穿越[穿越] chuan1 yue4 to pass through; to traverse; to cross 4 刘[劉] Liu2 surname Liu 482 大志[大志] da4 zhi4 high aims 939 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 15 三十[三十] san1 shi2 thirty; 30 32 十七[十七] shi2 qi1 seventeen; 17 41 婚礼[婚禮] hun1 li3 wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3] 26 新郎[新郎] xin1 lang2 bridegroom; groom 7 新娘[新娘] xin1 niang2 bride 12 武[武] wu3 martial; military 481 老婆[老婆] lao3 po2 (coll.) wife 19 打电话[打電話] da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call 14 分钟[分鐘] fen1 zhong1 minute 14 扣[扣] kou4 to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code 7 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 143 当成[當成] dang4 cheng2 to consider as; to take to be 9 哎[哎] ai1 hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) 255 呦[呦] you1 Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc); see 呦呦[you1 you1] 99 恩爱[恩愛] en1 ai4 loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love 1 浪漫[浪漫] lang4 man4 romantic 6 夫妻[夫妻] fu1 qi1 husband and wife; married couple 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/50 words - 3 min 咯[咯] lo5 (final particle similar to 了, indicating that sth is obvious) 20 优点[優點] you1 dian3 merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 6 便宜[便宜] pian2 yi5 cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly 6 节约[節約] jie2 yue1 to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal 4 女孩[女孩] nu:3 hai2 girl; lass 12 眼光[眼光] yan3 guang1 gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things 11 入场[入場] ru4 chang3 to enter the venue for a meeting; to enter into an examination; to enter a stadium, arena etc 2 催[催] cui1 to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite 4 对词[對詞] dui4 ci2 to rehearse one's lines (of actor) 2 秒[秒] miao3 second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly 4 古装[古裝] gu3 zhuang1 ancient costume; period costume (in movies etc) 1 宫廷[宮廷] gong1 ting2 court (of king or emperor) 1 玉[玉] yu4 jade 1 液[液] ye4 liquid; fluid; Taiwan pr. [yi4] 1 促销[促銷] cu4 xiao1 to promote sales 2 迟[遲] chi2 late; delayed; slow 4 王母娘娘[王母娘娘] Wang2 mu3 niang2 niang2 another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West 2 戏份[戲份] xi4 fen4 scene (in a movie etc); one's part in a movie or play; (archaic) actor's payment 1 头发[頭髮] tou2 fa5 hair (on the head) 11 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 3 赚钱[賺錢] zhuan4 qian2 to earn money; moneymaking 9 老公[老公] lao3 gong1 (coll.) husband 14 帅[帥] shuai4 handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet! 85 赶紧[趕緊] gan3 jin3 hurriedly; without delay 90 情趣[情趣] qing2 qu4 inclinations and interests; delight; fun; interest; appeal 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/75 words - 4 min 上班[上班] shang4 ban1 to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office 3 加料[加料] jia1 liao4 to feed in; to load (raw material, supplies, fuel etc); to supply; fortified (with added material) 1 敬[敬] jing4 to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer 21 亲嘴[親嘴] qin1 zui3 to kiss (on the mouth) 1 下跪[下跪] xia4 gui4 to kneel; to go down on one's knees 4 一会儿[一會兒] yi1 hui4 r5 a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] 48 上台[上台] shang4 tai2 to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) 11 干嘛[幹嘛] gan4 ma2 what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? 198 项目[項目] xiang4 mu4 item; project; (sports) event; CL:個|个[ge4] 14 结[結] jie2 knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) 8 效果[效果] xiao4 guo3 result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 郝[郝] Hao3 ancient place name; surname Hao 1159 放松[放鬆] fang4 song1 to loosen; to relax 1 激动[激動] ji1 dong4 to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite 9 说不出[說不出] shuo1 bu5 chu1 unable to say 1 刻[刻] ke4 quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 17 无论[無論] wu2 lun4 no matter what or how; regardless of whether... 11 健康[健康] jian4 kang1 health; healthy 3 疾病[疾病] ji2 bing4 disease; sickness; ailment 1 贫穷[貧窮] pin2 qiong2 poor; impoverished 1 富有[富有] fu4 you3 rich; full of 1 呵护[呵護] he1 hu4 to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve 1 珍惜[珍惜] zhen1 xi1 to treasure; to value; to cherish 4 理解[理解] li3 jie3 to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding 32 尊重[尊重] zun1 zhong4 to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper 11 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/100 words - 5 min 谦让[謙讓] qian1 rang4 to modestly decline 1 陪伴[陪伴] pei2 ban4 to accompany 2 一生一世[一生一世] yi1 sheng1 yi1 shi4 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life 2 直到[直到] zhi2 dao4 until 9 脑溢血[腦溢血] nao3 yi4 xue4 cerebral hemorrhage; stroke 8 刺激[刺激] ci4 ji1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant 6 掌声[掌聲] zhang3 sheng1 applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 18 祝贺[祝賀] zhu4 he4 to congratulate; congratulations; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 一对[一對] yi1 dui4 couple; pair 4 新人[新人] xin1 ren2 newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom 6 爸[爸] ba4 father; dad; pa; papa 361 一会[一會] yi1 hui4 a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] 21 儿[兒] er2 child; son 80 慢走[慢走] man4 zou3 Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! 11 叔[叔] shu1 uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] 20 哎呀[哎呀] ai1 ya1 interjection of wonder, shock or admiration 174 不住[不住] bu4 zhu4 repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc) 9 咱[咱] zan2 I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to) 94 对付[對付] dui4 fu5 to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with 2 回归[回歸] hui2 gui1 to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics) 66 孙子[孫子] sun1 zi5 grandson; son's son 2 高中[高中] gao1 zhong1 senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 28 斗[鬥] dou4 to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together 11 结婚[結婚] jie2 hun1 to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4] 55 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 20 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/125 words - 7 min 建国[建國] jian4 guo2 to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 15 安顿[安頓] an1 dun4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful 2 救护车[救護車] jiu4 hu4 che1 ambulance; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 6 出发[出發] chu1 fa1 to set off; to start (on a journey) 6 躺下[躺下] tang3 xia4 to lie down 3 弄假成真[弄假成真] nong4 jia3 cheng2 zhen1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true 1 啰嗦[囉嗦] luo1 suo5 long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; also pr. [luo1 suo1] 2 各种[各種] ge4 zhong3 every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds 4 手段[手段] shou3 duan4 method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 毕业[畢業] bi4 ye4 graduation; to graduate; to finish school 13 大学[大學] da4 xue2 university; college; CL:所[suo3] 107 老师[老師] lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1561 扳回[扳回] ban1 hui2 to pull back; to regain (one's dignity etc); to recover from (an adverse situation); to turn the tables 1 局[局] ju2 office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc 34 戏[戲] xi4 trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 6 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) 2 死不瞑目[死不瞑目] si3 bu4 ming2 mu4 dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance 3 此刻[此刻] ci3 ke4 this moment; now; at present 15 蒙在鼓里[蒙在鼓裡] meng2 zai4 gu3 li3 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark 2 陈[陳] chen2 to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale 484 局长[局長] ju2 zhang3 bureau chief; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 36 湘[湘] Xiang1 abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China; abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province 108 南[南] nan2 south 116 市[市] shi4 market; city; CL:個|个[ge4] 23 提携[提攜] ti2 xie2 to lead by the hand; to guide; to support 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/150 words - 7 min 同学[同學] tong2 xue2 to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 184 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] 212 聚会[聚會] ju4 hui4 party; gathering; to meet; to get together 1 官场[官場] guan1 chang3 officialdom; bureaucracy 1 一套[一套] yi1 tao4 suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior 7 免[免] mian3 to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited 10 农贸市场[農貿市場] nong2 mao4 shi4 chang3 farmer's market 3 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 5 百分之[百分之] bai3 fen1 zhi1 percent 5 股份[股份] gu3 fen4 a share (in a company); stock 1 二十[二十] er4 shi2 twenty; 20 41 五十[五十] wu3 shi2 fifty 14 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 3 今儿[今兒] jin1 r5 (coll.) today 3 主角[主角] zhu3 jue2 leading role; lead 1 新娘子[新娘子] xin1 niang2 zi5 see 新娘[xin1 niang2] 3 猪[豬] zhu1 hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] 22 肉[肉] rou4 meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 7 打包[打包] da3 bao1 to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; to package (computing) 4 汤[湯] tang1 soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled 20 嗯[嗯] en5 interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement 110 喝酒[喝酒] he1 jiu3 to drink (alcohol) 38 钻戒[鑽戒] zuan4 jie4 diamond ring; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 克拉[克拉] ke4 la1 carat (mass) (loanword) 1 归[歸] gui1 to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor 15 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/175 words - 10 min 钻[鑽] zuan1 to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain 3 钻[鑽] zuan4 an auger; diamond 3 钻石[鑽石] zuan4 shi2 diamond; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 3 贵重[貴重] gui4 zhong4 precious 1 戒指[戒指] jie4 zhi5 (finger) ring 8 商场[商場] shang1 chang3 shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jia1]; the business world 3 模型[模型] mo2 xing2 model; mold; matrix; pattern 2 见笑[見笑] jian4 xiao4 to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) 2 冯[馮] ping2 to gallop; to assist; to attack; to wade; great; old variant of 憑|凭[ping2] 16 美丽[美麗] mei3 li4 beautiful 32 弄坏[弄壞] nong4 huai4 to ruin; to spoil; to break 8 罚[罰] fa2 to punish; to penalize 4 牛[牛] niu2 ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome 8 新婚[新婚] xin1 hun1 newly wed 2 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) 12 可怕[可怕] ke3 pa4 awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly 14 这时[這時] zhe4 shi2 at this time; at this moment 9 从未[從未] cong2 wei4 never 4 表白[表白] biao3 bai2 to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession 5 初恋[初戀] chu1 lian4 first love 4 好久不见[好久不見] hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4 long time no see 4 姐姐[姐姐] jie3 jie5 older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 31 正经[正經] zheng4 jing1 decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards 3 娃娃亲[娃娃親] wa2 wa5 qin1 arranged betrothal of minors 9 非[非] fei1 to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must 10 微笑[微笑] wei1 xiao4 smile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile 459 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/200 words - 11 min 娶[娶] qu3 to take a wife; to marry (a woman) 22 起哄[起鬨] qi3 hong4 to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance 3 名叫[名叫] ming2 jiao4 called; named 2 领[領] ling3 neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc 8 懂事[懂事] dong3 shi4 sensible; thoughtful; intelligent 18 媳妇[媳婦] xi2 fu4 daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman 9 说到[說到] shuo1 dao4 to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for 5 从此[從此] cong2 ci3 from now on; since then; henceforth 3 介意[介意] jie4 yi4 to care about; to take offense; to mind 2 姐妹[姐妹] jie3 mei4 sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) 2 齐心[齊心] qi2 xin1 to be of one mind; to work as one 1 其[其] qi2 his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) 4 利[利] li4 sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit 5 瞎[瞎] xia1 blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose 25 下马威[下馬威] xia4 ma3 wei1 display of severity immediately on taking office; (fig.) initial show of strength 1 郑[鄭] Zheng4 Zheng state during the Warring States period; surname Zheng; abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1] 84 伟[偉] wei3 big; large; great 82 小子[小子] xiao3 zi5 (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow 25 教育[教育] jiao4 yu4 to educate; to teach; education 47 集团[集團] ji2 tuan2 group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate 3 私立学校[私立學校] si1 li4 xue2 xiao4 private school 4 收购[收購] shou1 gou4 to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) 1 子孙[子孫] zi3 sun1 offspring; posterity 1 什么的[什麼的] shen2 me5 de5 and so on; and what not 20 全都[全都] quan2 dou1 all; without exception 16 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/225 words - 14 min 洗手间[洗手間] xi3 shou3 jian1 toilet; lavatory; washroom 5 怎么着[怎麼著] zen3 me5 zhao1 what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] 9 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 58 时机[時機] shi2 ji1 fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity 2 却是[卻是] que4 shi4 nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... 7 没错[沒錯] mei2 cuo4 that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong 26 电话[電話] dian4 hua4 telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number 33 姑[姑] gu1 paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) 2 姑姑[姑姑] gu1 gu5 paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 着急[著急] zhao2 ji2 to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] 21 平安[平安] ping2 an1 safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace 2 变化[變化] bian4 hua4 change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 刚才[剛纔] gang1 cai2 (just) a moment ago 79 酒精[酒精] jiu3 jing1 alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol 3 过敏[過敏] guo4 min3 oversensitive; allergic; allergy 10 戴上[戴上] dai4 shang5 to put on (hat etc) 1 避免[避免] bi4 mian3 to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from 4 不必要[不必要] bu4 bi4 yao4 needless; unnecessary 2 厕所[廁所] ce4 suo3 toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 15 尿[尿] niao4 to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1] 11 频[頻] pin2 frequency; frequently; repetitious 1 主意[主意] zhu3 yi5 plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] 13 不为所动[不為所動] bu4 wei2 suo3 dong4 to remain unmoved 1 个头[個頭] ge4 tou2 size; height 9 婚事[婚事] hun1 shi4 wedding; marriage; CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1] 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/250 words - 17 min 场地[場地] chang3 di4 space; site; place; sports pitch 1 伴娘[伴娘] ban4 niang2 bridesmaid; maid of honor; matron of honor 4 伴郎[伴郎] ban4 lang2 best man 9 集体[集體] ji2 ti3 collective (decision); joint (effort); a group; a team; en masse; as a group 3 校长[校長] xiao4 zhang3 (college, university) president; headmaster; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 56 抠[摳] kou1 to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly 2 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] 6 条件[條件] tiao2 jian4 condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 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 9 凡事[凡事] fan2 shi4 everything 2 提议[提議] ti2 yi4 proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest 4 话说[話說] hua4 shuo1 It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount 6 叫做[叫做] jiao4 zuo4 to be called; to be known as 10 交杯酒[交杯酒] jiao1 bei1 jiu3 formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 1 霸气[霸氣] ba4 qi4 imperious; aggressive; assertive; dictatorial manner; boldness; CL:股[gu3] 2 坐下[坐下] zuo4 xia5 to sit down 10 咱俩[咱倆] zan2 lia3 the two of us 41 前尘[前塵] qian2 chen2 the past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism) 3 往事[往事] wang3 shi4 past events; former happenings 4 一笔勾销[一筆勾銷] yi1 bi3 gou1 xiao1 to write off at one stroke 4 演戏[演戲] yan3 xi4 to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign 3 单身[單身] dan1 shen1 unmarried; single 5 惨[慘] can3 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy 10 怂[慫] song3 terrified 12 有钱[有錢] you3 qian2 well-off; wealthy 21 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/275 words - 26 min 了不起[了不起] liao3 bu5 qi3 amazing; terrific; extraordinary 6 结账[結賬] jie2 zhang4 to pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 結帳|结帐 1 歉[歉] qian4 to apologize; to regret; deficient 9 成长[成長] cheng2 zhang3 to mature; to grow; growth 20 成年人[成年人] cheng2 nian2 ren2 adult person 7 无奈[無奈] wu2 nai4 helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2] 3 言不由衷[言不由衷] yan2 bu4 you2 zhong1 to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek; saying one thing but meaning sth different 1 哼[哼] heng1 to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! 11 游戏[遊戲] you2 xi4 game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play 79 厅[廳] ting1 (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department 12 见得[見得] jian4 de2 to seem; to appear; (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure 1 哪儿[哪兒] na3 r5 where?; wherever; anywhere 49 币[幣] bi4 money; coins; currency; silk 3 请客[請客] qing3 ke4 to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner 8 何[何] he2 what; how; why; which; carry 112 主任[主任] zhu3 ren4 director; head; CL:個|个[ge4] 174 快跑[快跑] kuai4 pao3 to run fast; to sprint; to gallop; Gee up!; Run for it! 1 铁[鐵] tie3 iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) 65 梅[梅] mei2 plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) 77 班[班] ban1 team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups 248 女生[女生] nu:3 sheng1 schoolgirl; female student; girl 71 豆芽[豆芽] dou4 ya2 bean sprout 84 旷课[曠課] kuang4 ke4 to play truant; to cut classes 2 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 30 作业[作業] zuo4 ye4 school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate 24 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/300 words - 27 min 鸡贼[雞賊] ji1 zei2 (dialect) stingy; miserly; crafty; cunning 1 撒谎[撒謊] sa1 huang3 to tell lies 6 不带[不帶] bu4 dai4 not to have; without; un- 1 草稿[草稿] cao3 gao3 draft; outline; sketch 2 来自[來自] lai2 zi4 to come from (a place); From: (in email header) 10 酷[酷] ku4 ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip 2 考上[考上] kao3 shang4 to pass a university entrance exam 43 清华[清華] Qing1 hua2 abbr. for 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 Da4 xue2] 13 噢[噢] o1 Oh! 15 奔驰[奔馳] ben1 chi2 to run quickly; to speed; to gallop 1 辆[輛] liang4 classifier for vehicles 3 哇[哇] wa5 replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao" 62 紧迫[緊迫] jin3 po4 pressing; urgent 1 一味[一味] yi1 wei4 blindly; invariably 2 叔叔[叔叔] shu1 shu5 father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 74 租[租] zu1 to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax 1 美好[美好] mei3 hao3 beautiful; fine 23 房[房] fang2 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines) 8 猫[貓] mao1 cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem 1 失败[失敗] shi1 bai4 to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] 7 骄傲[驕傲] jiao1 ao4 pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth 11 自欺欺人[自欺欺人] zi4 qi1 qi1 ren2 to deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies 2 唉[唉] ai1 interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh 30 做梦[做夢] zuo4 meng4 to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream 14 胸[胸] xiong1 chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/325 words - 29 min 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 4 哥们儿[哥們兒] ge1 men5 r5 erhua variant of 哥們|哥们[ge1 men5] 5 班主任[班主任] ban1 zhu3 ren4 teacher in charge of a class 68 届[屆] jie4 to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) 5 学生[學生] xue2 sheng5 student; schoolchild 112 开学[開學] kai1 xue2 foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term 8 报到[報到] bao4 dao4 to report for duty; to check in; to register 3 高考[高考] gao1 kao3 college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]); (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) 31 动员[動員] dong4 yuan2 to mobilize; to arouse; mobilization; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] 2 大会[大會] da4 hui4 general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4] 1 竟敢[竟敢] jing4 gan3 to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to 2 简直[簡直] jian3 zhi2 simply; at all; practically 19 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 3 一个个[一個個] yi1 ge4 ge4 each and every one 8 腿[腿] tui3 leg; CL:條|条[tiao2] 30 瘸[瘸] que2 lame 1 嘀咕[嘀咕] di2 gu5 to mutter; to feel apprehensive 2 把头[把頭] ba3 tou2 labor contractor; gangmaster 10 抬起[抬起] tai2 qi3 to lift up 4 官[官] guan1 government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 上任[上任] shang4 ren4 to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor 1 起码[起碼] qi3 ma3 at the minimum; at the very least 13 管教[管教] guan3 jiao4 to discipline; to teach; to guarantee 7 孩子们[孩子們] hai2 zi5 men5 children 15 教室[教室] jiao4 shi4 classroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 22 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/350 words - 30 min 账[賬] zhang4 account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] 4 引进[引進] yin3 jin4 to recommend; to introduce (from outside) 2 人才[人才] ren2 cai2 talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks 6 学校[學校] xue2 xiao4 school; CL:所[suo3] 120 出于[出於] chu1 yu2 due to; to stem from 3 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 41 科[科] ke1 branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4] 52 高度[高度] gao1 du4 height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 重视[重視] zhong4 shi4 to attach importance to sth; to value 3 特意[特意] te4 yi4 specially; intentionally 16 桐[桐] tong2 tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites) 353 良[良] liang2 good; very; very much 26 彭[彭] Peng2 surname Peng 8 军[軍] jun1 army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4] 27 广播[廣播] guang3 bo1 broadcast; CL:個|个[ge4]; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize 97 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) 211 珰[璫] dang1 (literary) pendant ornament; earring; eunuch 205 土[土] tu3 earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 8 徐[徐] xu2 slowly; gently 72 娇[嬌] jiao1 lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail 34 眼镜[眼鏡] yan3 jing4 spectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副[fu4] 3 一本正经[一本正經] yi1 ben3 zheng4 jing1 in deadly earnest; deadpan 1 能干[能幹] neng2 gan4 capable; competent 3 逃学[逃學] tao2 xue2 to play truant; to cut classes 4 印象[印象] yin4 xiang4 impression 10 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/375 words - 32 min 深刻[深刻] shen1 ke4 profound; deep; deep-going 6 全班[全班] quan2 ban1 the whole class 13 考[考] kao3 to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father 103 第三十[第三十] di4 san1 shi2 thirtieth 1 家长[家長] jia1 zhang3 head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child 34 甭[甭] beng2 contraction of 不用; need not; please don't 4 安静[安靜] an1 jing4 quiet; peaceful; calm 12 陌生[陌生] mo4 sheng1 strange; unfamiliar 3 熟悉[熟悉] shu2 xi1 to be familiar with; to know well 5 英语[英語] Ying1 yu3 English (language) 21 课[課] ke4 subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination 55 彩虹[彩虹] cai3 hong2 rainbow; CL:道[dao4] 3 似的[似的] shi4 de5 seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5] 23 彩[彩] cai3 (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize 1 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] 15 乱画[亂畫] luan4 hua4 to doodle; graffito; doodle 1 记不住[記不住] ji4 bu5 zhu4 can't remember 4 莫不[莫不] mo4 bu4 none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone 1 笔画[筆畫] bi3 hua4 strokes of a Chinese character 1 划一[劃一] hua4 yi1 uniform; to standardize 1 涂[塗] tu2 to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street 10 严肃[嚴肅] yan2 su4 solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe 12 段子[段子] duan4 zi5 item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch 1 底线[底線] di3 xian4 to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports); baseline; minimum; spy; plant 3 胆[膽] dan3 gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/400 words - 33 min 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 10 刀郎[刀郎] Dao1 lang2 Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎 2 武侠小说[武俠小說] wu3 xia2 xiao3 shuo1 a martial arts (wuxia) novel 4 低三下四[低三下四] di1 san1 xia4 si4 servile 1 一门心思[一門心思] yi1 men2 xin1 si5 to set one's heart on sth (idiom) 2 北大[北大] Bei3 Da4 Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学) 5 中文[中文] Zhong1 wen2 Chinese language 6 系[系] xi4 system; department; faculty 7 岳[岳] yue4 wife's parents and paternal uncles 3 赔了夫人又折兵[賠了夫人又折兵] pei2 le5 fu1 ren2 you4 zhe2 bing1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom); to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy 2 文化[文化] wen2 hua4 culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 13 顶多[頂多] ding3 duo1 at most; at best 5 豪[豪] hao2 grand; heroic 4 嘲笑[嘲笑] chao2 xiao4 to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision 9 办公室[辦公室] ban4 gong1 shi4 office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1] 7 听见[聽見] ting1 jian4 to hear 22 头上[頭上] tou2 shang4 overhead; above 8 目标[目標] mu4 biao1 target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 昏[昏] hun1 muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness 4 噩[噩] e4 startling 2 飘飘[飄飄] piao1 piao1 to float about; to flutter (in the breeze); (dialect) gay guy; (Tw) ghost 1 荡荡[蕩蕩] dang4 dang4 fluttering 1 方向[方向] fang1 xiang4 direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 天天[天天] tian1 tian1 every day 36 乐[樂] le4 happy; cheerful; to laugh 4 乐[樂] yue4 music 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/425 words - 34 min 完了[完了] wan2 le5 to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 61 听从[聽從] ting1 cong2 to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken 1 建议[建議] jian4 yi4 to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3] 9 读书[讀書] du2 shu1 to read a book; to study; to attend school 17 学习[學習] xue2 xi2 to learn; to study 159 长辈[長輩] zhang3 bei4 one's elders; older generation 1 亲人[親人] qin1 ren2 one's close relatives 5 自己人[自己人] zi4 ji3 ren2 those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us 4 中年[中年] zhong1 nian2 middle age 2 不满[不滿] bu4 man3 resentful; discontented; dissatisfied 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 7 贪财[貪財] tan1 cai2 to be greedy in getting money 1 庸俗[庸俗] yong1 su2 vulgar; tacky; tawdry 1 苟且[苟且] gou3 qie3 perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex) 1 随波逐流[隨波逐流] sui2 bo1 zhu2 liu2 to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly 1 人云亦云[人云亦云] ren2 yun2 yi4 yun2 to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd 1 善于[善於] shan4 yu2 to be good at; to be adept at 1 借口[借口] jie4 kou3 to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext 5 优秀[優秀] you1 xiu4 outstanding; excellent 33 努力[努力] nu3 li4 great effort; to strive; to try hard 60 意识[意識] yi4 shi2 consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize 2 还手[還手] huan2 shou3 to hit back; to retaliate 2 力[力] li4 power; force; strength; ability; strenuously 9 感动[感動] gan3 dong4 to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving 6 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 5 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/450 words - 38 min 来到[來到] lai2 dao4 to come; to arrive 22 城市[城市] cheng2 shi4 city; town; CL:座[zuo4] 3 理科[理科] li3 ke1 the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1]) 32 文科[文科] wen2 ke1 liberal arts; humanities 63 实习[實習] shi2 xi2 to practice; field work; to intern; internship 24 扫除[掃除] sao3 chu2 to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.) 2 组织[組織] zu3 zhi1 to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue; CL:個|个[ge4] 11 放学[放學] fang4 xue2 to dismiss students at the end of the school day 33 正式[正式] zheng4 shi4 formal; official 7 按时[按時] an4 shi2 on time; before deadline; on schedule 4 校[校] jiao4 to proofread; to check; to compare 34 校[校] xiao4 school; military officer; CL:所[suo3] 34 同志[同志] tong2 zhi4 comrade; (slang) homosexual; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 解放[解放] jie3 fang4 to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949; CL:次[ci4] 1 学期[學期] xue2 qi1 term; semester; CL:個|个[ge4] 22 放假[放假] fang4 jia4 to have a holiday or vacation 3 迎接[迎接] ying2 jie1 to meet; to welcome; to greet 4 校园[校園] xiao4 yuan2 campus 15 度过[度過] du4 guo4 to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through 3 时光[時光] shi2 guang1 time; era; period of time 8 青春[青春] qing1 chun1 youth; youthfulness 22 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! 6 出国[出國] chu1 guo2 to go abroad; to leave the country; emigration 30 班长[班長] ban1 zhang3 class monitor; squad leader; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4] 13 脑子[腦子] nao3 zi5 brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 43 字典[字典] zi4 dian3 dictionary; character dictionary; CL:本[ben3] 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/475 words - 41 min 样[樣] yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 14 杨[楊] yang2 poplar 63 见外[見外] jian4 wai4 to regard sb as an outsider 3 柳[柳] liu3 willow 7 中学[中學] zhong1 xue2 middle school; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 时代[時代] shi2 dai4 age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4] 5 承载[承載] cheng2 zai4 to bear the weight; to sustain 4 羡慕[羨慕] xian4 mu4 to envy; to admire 17 嫉妒[嫉妒] ji2 du4 to be jealous; to envy; to hate 11 男生[男生] nan2 sheng1 schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) 28 幻想[幻想] huan4 xiang3 delusion; fantasy 4 目光[目光] mu4 guang1 sight; vision; view; gaze; look 2 留学[留學] liu2 xue2 to study abroad 3 经验[經驗] jing1 yan4 experience; to experience 7 证[證] zheng4 certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4] 3 引领[引領] yin3 ling3 to crane one's neck; to await eagerly; to lead; to show the way 1 时尚[時尚] shi2 shang4 fashion; fad; fashionable 2 上学[上學] shang4 xue2 to go to school; to attend school 21 留给[留給] liu2 gei3 to set aside for 14 可不是[可不是] ke3 bu5 shi4 that's just the way it is; exactly! 15 宿舍[宿舍] su4 she4 dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; CL:間|间[jian1] 13 纱窗[紗窗] sha1 chuang1 screen window 4 热水器[熱水器] re4 shui3 qi4 water heater 1 空调[空調] kong1 tiao2 air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2] 19 影子[影子] ying3 zi5 shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/500 words - 42 min 打扫[打掃] da3 sao3 to clean; to sweep 5 那儿[那兒] na4 r5 there 26 这儿[這兒] zhe4 r5 here 66 脏[臟] zang4 viscera; (anatomy) organ 8 山[山] shan1 mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable 10 海[海] hai3 ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous 7 干活[幹活] gan4 huo2 to work; to be employed 9 说风凉话[說風涼話] shuo1 feng1 liang2 hua4 to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk 3 卸[卸] xie4 to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of 1 卫国[衛國] wei4 guo2 to defend one's country 5 终极[終極] zhong1 ji2 ultimate; final 2 追求[追求] zhui1 qiu2 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo 11 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 13 体育[體育] ti3 yu4 sports; physical education 139 折磨[折磨] zhe2 mo2 to torment; to torture 6 碍手碍脚[礙手礙腳] ai4 shou3 ai4 jiao3 to be in the way; to be a hindrance 1 啥[啥] sha2 dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4] 42 天生[天生] tian1 sheng1 nature; disposition; innate; natural 2 看不起[看不起] kan4 bu5 qi3 to look down upon; to despise 14 哎呦[哎呦] ai1 you1 (interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc); Oh my!; Uh-oh!; Ah!; Ouch! 5 肌肉[肌肉] ji1 rou4 muscle; flesh 3 朋友圈[朋友圈] Peng2 you5 quan1 Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat 微信[Wei1 xin4]) 2 秀恩爱[秀恩愛] xiu4 en1 ai4 to make a public display of affection 1 关注[關注] guan1 zhu4 to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention 5 点赞[點贊] dian3 zan4 to like (an online post on Weibo, Facebook etc) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/525 words - 46 min 一早[一早] yi1 zao3 early in the morning; at dawn 2 惨不忍睹[慘不忍睹] can3 bu4 ren3 du3 spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight; appalling scenes of devastation 1 幸好[幸好] xing4 hao3 fortunately 8 另[另] ling4 other; another; separate; separately 12 缺[缺] que1 deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of 14 接待[接待] jie1 dai4 to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter) 4 消除[消除] xiao1 chu2 to eliminate; to remove 2 后顾之忧[後顧之憂] hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1 fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" 1 肚[肚] du4 belly 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 115 结实[結實] jie1 shi5 rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique) 1 观众[觀眾] guan1 zhong4 spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) 22 三月[三月] San1 yue4 March; third month (of the lunar year) 2 一号[一號] yi1 hao4 first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) 2 星期天[星期天] Xing1 qi1 tian1 Sunday; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 收看[收看] shou1 kan4 to watch (a TV program) 5 新闻[新聞] xin1 wen2 news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] 19 联播[聯播] lian2 bo1 to broadcast over a network; (radio or TV) hookup; simulcast 6 节目[節目] jie2 mu4 program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 51 无数[無數] wu2 shu4 countless; numberless; innumerable 3 梦到[夢到] meng4 dao4 to dream of; to dream about 1 退学[退學] tui4 xue2 to quit school 51 成熟[成熟] cheng2 shu2 mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] 6 爸妈[爸媽] ba4 ma1 dad and mom 36 离婚[離婚] li2 hun1 to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse) 33 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep01/533 words - 47 min 跌跌撞撞[跌跌撞撞] die1 die5 zhuang4 zhuang4 to stagger along 1 进入[進入] jin4 ru4 to enter; to join; to go into 9 无常[無常] wu2 chang2 variable; changeable; fickle; impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya); ghost taking away the soul after death; to pass away; to die 2 直至[直至] zhi2 zhi4 lasting until; up till (the present) 1 天各一方[天各一方] tian1 ge4 yi1 fang1 (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other 1 皮[皮] pi2 leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty 6 觉[覺] jiao4 a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2] 4 觉[覺] jue2 to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware 4 短路[短路] duan3 lu4 short circuit 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/25 words - 4 min 长得[長得] zhang3 de5 to look (pretty, the same etc) 24 挖[挖] wa1 to dig; to excavate; to scoop out 5 目[目] mu4 eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title 2 懒得[懶得] lan3 de2 not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to 11 当上[當上] dang1 shang5 to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office) 4 改名[改名] gai3 ming2 to change one's name 2 裤[褲] ku4 underpants; trousers; pants 2 裤裆[褲襠] ku4 dang1 crotch of trousers 2 周[周] zhou1 to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially 62 师傅[師傅] shi1 fu5 master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 4 准[準] zhun3 accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para- 36 武将[武將] wu3 jiang4 general; military leader; fierce man 1 悬[懸] xuan2 to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation 2 连累[連累] lian2 lei3 to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) 9 年轻人[年輕人] nian2 qing1 ren2 young people; youngster 8 封建[封建] feng1 jian4 system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic 4 迷信[迷信] mi2 xin4 superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth) 4 算命[算命] suan4 ming4 fortune-telling; to tell fortune 4 口水[口水] kou3 shui3 saliva 4 嫌弃[嫌棄] xian2 qi4 to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore 9 套[套] tao4 to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ) 12 体操[體操] ti3 cao1 gymnastic; gymnastics 2 伸展[伸展] shen1 zhan3 stretching; extension 2 运动[運動] yun4 dong4 to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3] 7 预备[預備] yu4 bei4 to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory 11 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/50 words - 6 min 一二[一二] yi1 er4 one or two; a few 26 零[零] ling2 zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither 14 选项[選項] xuan3 xiang4 to make a choice (between several alternatives); a choice; an option; an alternative 3 界面[界面] jie4 mian4 contact surface; (computing) interface 1 耽误[耽誤] dan1 wu5 to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 25 做生意[做生意] zuo4 sheng1 yi4 to do business 6 客[客] ke4 customer; visitor; guest 1 杵[杵] chu3 pestle; to poke 4 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] 2 国旗[國旗] guo2 qi2 flag (of a country); CL:面[mian4] 2 早操[早操] zao3 cao1 morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries) 4 读[讀] du2 to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 21 国家[國家] guo2 jia1 country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4] 11 纪律[紀律] ji4 lu:4 discipline 6 亏[虧] kui1 deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... 2 表扬[表揚] biao3 yang2 to praise; to commend 14 找死[找死] zhao3 si3 to court death; taking risks 2 想来[想來] xiang3 lai2 it may be assumed that 4 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 竞争[競爭] jing4 zheng1 to compete; competition 3 岗位[崗位] gang3 wei4 a post; a job 1 走人[走人] zou3 ren2 (coll.) to leave; to beat it 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] 8 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 5 宝贵[寶貴] bao3 gui4 valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/75 words - 9 min 十五[十五] shi2 wu3 fifteen; 15 30 编制[編製] bian1 zhi4 to weave; to plait; to compile; to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc) 1 铁饭碗[鐵飯碗] tie3 fan4 wan3 secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) 4 大学生[大學生] da4 xue2 sheng1 university student; college student 5 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 17 队[隊] dui4 squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4] 44 着呢[著呢] zhe5 ne5 comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather 16 买一送一[買一送一] mai3 yi1 song4 yi1 buy one, get one free; two for the price of one 2 意见[意見] yi4 jian4 idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 6 幼稚[幼稚] you4 zhi4 young; childish; puerile 11 为人师表[為人師表] wei2 ren2 shi1 biao3 to serve as a model for others (idiom); to be a worthy teacher 4 莫名其妙[莫名其妙] mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4 (idiom) baffling; inexplicable 2 电视剧[電視劇] dian4 shi4 ju4 TV play; soap opera; CL:部[bu4] 6 敲门[敲門] qiao1 men2 to knock on a door 3 呐[吶] na5 sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5]) 27 脑[腦] nao3 brain; mind; head; essence 8 石[石] shi2 rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 38 县[縣] xian4 county 1 磊[磊] lei3 lumpy; rock pile; uneven; fig. sincere; open and honest 26 那时候[那時候] na4 shi2 hou5 at that time 16 处处[處處] chu4 chu4 everywhere; in all respects 4 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) 10 愣[愣] leng4 to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly 12 上课[上課] shang4 ke4 to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class 70 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 20 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/100 words - 10 min 成绩[成績] cheng2 ji4 achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 64 墙角[牆角] qiang2 jiao3 corner (junction of two walls) 1 不许[不許] bu4 xu3 not to allow; must not; can't 22 胡闹[胡鬧] hu2 nao4 to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble 11 前途[前途] qian2 tu2 prospects; future outlook; journey 10 对得起[對得起] dui4 de5 qi3 not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of 8 善良[善良] shan4 liang2 good and honest; kindhearted 8 气人[氣人] qi4 ren2 to anger; to annoy 3 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 班级[班級] ban1 ji2 class (group of students); grade (in school) 5 年级[年級] nian2 ji2 grade; year (in school, college etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 12 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) 9 碎[碎] sui4 to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary 5 凭什么[憑什麼] ping2 shen2 me5 (spoken) why?; for which reason? 4 垃圾[垃圾] la1 ji1 trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] 12 工商[工商] gong1 shang1 industry and commerce 2 联合国[聯合國] Lian2 he2 guo2 United Nations 2 博士[博士] bo2 shi4 doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D. 4 新华社[新華社] Xin1 hua2 she4 Xinhua News Agency 1 驻[駐] zhu4 to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) 1 记者[記者] ji4 zhe3 reporter; journalist; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 挖苦[挖苦] wa1 ku3 to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks 1 多大[多大] duo1 da4 how big; how much; how old etc 2 心理[心理] xin1 li3 mental; psychological 16 阴影[陰影] yin1 ying3 (lit. and fig.) shadow 5 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/125 words - 13 min 开除[開除] kai1 chu2 to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) 28 指指点点[指指點點] zhi3 zhi3 dian3 dian3 to gesticulate; to point out; to point the finger of blame 2 领导[領導] ling3 dao3 lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 30 横[橫] heng2 horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent 1 螃蟹[螃蟹] pang2 xie4 crab; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 负责任[負責任] fu4 ze2 ren4 to take responsibility; to bear responsibility; to be responsible 3 英明[英明] ying1 ming2 wise; brilliant 3 危言耸听[危言聳聽] wei1 yan2 song3 ting1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds 1 狂[狂] kuang2 mad; wild; violent 9 允许[允許] yun3 xu3 to permit; to allow 9 栋梁[棟梁] dong4 liang2 ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state) 1 认出[認出] ren4 chu1 recognition; to recognize 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] 67 菜场[菜場] cai4 chang3 food market 15 姐[姐] jie3 older sister 140 治[治] zhi4 to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research 5 大师[大師] da4 shi1 great master; master 3 志[志] zhi4 aspiration; ambition; the will 39 添麻烦[添麻煩] tian1 ma2 fan5 to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 6 摊子[攤子] tan1 zi5 booth; vendor's stall; organizational structure; scale of operations 5 闯[闖] chuang3 to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) 7 祸[禍] huo4 disaster; misfortune; calamity 5 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 16 调[調] tiao2 to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite 16 了解[瞭解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 26 交流[交流] jiao1 liu2 to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb) 5 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/150 words - 16 min 名列前茅[名列前茅] ming2 lie4 qian2 mao2 to rank among the best 1 之下[之下] zhi1 xia4 under; beneath; less than 1 憋[憋] bie1 to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) 8 炒[炒] chao3 to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb) 2 每周[每週] mei3 zhou1 every week 1 重样[重樣] chong2 yang4 same; similar; same type 1 营养[營養] ying2 yang3 nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3] 4 均衡[均衡] jun1 heng2 equal; balanced; harmony; equilibrium 2 亲自[親自] qin1 zi4 personally; in person; oneself 8 全国[全國] quan2 guo2 whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national 6 硕士[碩士] shuo4 shi4 master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person 2 稀缺[稀缺] xi1 que1 scarce; scarcity 2 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 9 不定[不定] bu4 ding4 indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious 3 一见如故[一見如故] yi1 jian4 ru2 gu4 familiarity at first sight 1 要不[要不] yao4 bu4 otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) 93 备课[備課] bei4 ke4 (of a teacher) to prepare lessons 3 回头[回頭] hui2 tou2 to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 8 访[訪] fang3 to visit; to call on; to seek; to inquire; to investigate 5 不送[不送] bu4 song4 don't bother to see me out 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 142 篮板[籃板] lan2 ban3 backboard 3 首先[首先] shou3 xian1 first (of all); in the first place 12 进步[進步] jin4 bu4 progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4] 20 球[球] qiu2 ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3] 34 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/175 words - 18 min 传球[傳球] chuan2 qiu2 pass (in soccer); to feed (ball) 3 丢脸[丟臉] diu1 lian3 to lose face; humiliation 22 剑[劍] jian4 double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword 4 合璧[合璧] he2 bi4 to match harmoniously 2 颜色[顏色] yan2 se4 color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff 6 看球[看球] kan4 qiu2 to watch a football game (or other ball game); Fore! (golf); Watch out for the ball! 5 假期[假期] jia4 qi1 vacation 4 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° 5 亲爱[親愛] qin1 ai4 dear; beloved; darling 7 伙伴[伙伴] huo3 ban4 partner; companion; comrade 1 分享[分享] fen1 xiang3 to share (let others have some of sth good) 11 新鲜[新鮮] xin1 xian1 fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon 2 走亲访友[走親訪友] zou3 qin1 fang3 you3 to visit one's friends and relations 1 喜悦[喜悅] xi3 yue4 happy; joyous 3 游历[遊歷] you2 li4 to tour; to travel 1 祖国[祖國] zu3 guo2 motherland 1 震撼[震撼] zhen4 han4 to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock 1 结交[結交] jie2 jiao1 to make friends with 1 收获[收穫] shou1 huo4 to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward 2 有所[有所] you3 suo3 somewhat; to some extent 4 李[李] li3 plum 16 宇[宇] yu3 room; universe 1 冬[冬] dong1 winter 5 精彩[精彩] jing1 cai3 wonderful; marvelous; brilliant 6 经历[經歷] jing1 li4 experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through 17 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/200 words - 18 min 轻松[輕鬆] qing1 song1 light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously 6 时刻[時刻] shi2 ke4 time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always 11 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 启明[啟明] Qi3 ming2 Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn 1 孙[孫] sun1 grandson; descendant 3 骞[騫] qian1 defective; raise 1 芷[芷] zhi3 angelica (type of iris); plant root used in TCM 1 绿[綠] lu:4 green 1 捷[捷] jie2 victory; triumph; quick; nimble; prompt 1 辛[辛] xin1 (of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa 2 云[雲] yun2 cloud; CL:朵[duo3] 7 莱[萊] lai2 name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album 1 菲[菲] fei3 poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old) 3 影[影] ying3 picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace 10 密[密] mi4 secret; confidential; close; thick; dense 2 媛[媛] yuan2 beautiful (woman) 2 杰[傑] jie2 hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished 2 罗[羅] luo2 gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift 20 曼[曼] man4 handsome; large; long 1 罗兰[羅蘭] Luo2 lan2 Roland (name) 1 马[馬] ma3 horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess 12 芸[芸] yun2 common rue (Ruta graveolens); books and libraries 2 滚开[滾開] gun3 kai1 to boil (of liquid); boiling hot; Get out!; Go away!; fuck off (rude) 2 午[午] wu3 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) 1 鹿[鹿] lu4 deer 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/225 words - 20 min 寒[寒] han2 cold; poor; to tremble 2 秋雨[秋雨] qiu1 yu3 autumn rain 1 桂花[桂花] gui4 hua1 osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans 1 赵[趙] zhao4 to surpass (old) 8 甜[甜] tian2 sweet 17 希[希] xi1 to hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xi1] 2 祥[祥] xiang2 auspicious; propitious 1 傅[傅] fu4 tutor 1 圆[圓] yuan2 circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) 4 惠[惠] hui4 favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific) 1 林[林] lin2 woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things) 1 丹[丹] dan1 red; pellet; powder; cinnabar 2 洋洋[洋洋] yang2 yang2 vast; impressive; self-satisfied; immensely pleased with oneself 1 朱[朱] zhu1 vermilion 1 爱国[愛國] ai4 guo2 to love one's country; patriotic 1 龙[龍] long2 dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial 5 芳[芳] fang1 fragrant 22 蕙[蕙] hui4 Coumarouna odorata 1 偏偏[偏偏] pian1 pian1 (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people 6 有限[有限] you3 xian4 limited; finite 1 综合[綜合] zong1 he2 comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize 1 虎[虎] hu3 tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 14 提起[提起] ti2 qi3 to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) 3 精神[精神] jing1 shen2 spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4] 17 针对[針對] zhen1 dui4 to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/250 words - 22 min 接球[接球] jie1 qiu2 to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc); to catch a ball thrown by sb 2 吴[吳] Wu2 surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods 4 奇[奇] qi2 strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually 5 隆[隆] long2 grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge 2 一路顺风[一路順風] yi1 lu4 shun4 feng1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom) 1 月底[月底] yue4 di3 end of the month 1 进行[進行] jin4 xing2 to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute 8 有志[有志] you3 zhi4 to be ambitious 2 采[採] cai3 to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather 2 编[編] bian1 to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate 5 播音[播音] bo1 yin1 to transmit; to broadcast 17 踊跃[踴躍] yong3 yue4 to leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically 3 报名[報名] bao4 ming2 to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist 25 到此[到此] dao4 ci3 hereto; hereunto 1 收听[收聽] shou1 ting1 to listen to (a radio broadcast) 5 心思[心思] xin1 si5 mind; thoughts; inclination; mood 10 要死要活[要死要活] yao4 si3 yao4 huo2 terribly; awfully; desperately 1 不成[不成] bu4 cheng2 won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? 7 瞒[瞞] man2 to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark 11 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 3 一块儿[一塊兒] yi1 kuai4 r5 erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] 3 三长两短[三長兩短] san1 chang2 liang3 duan3 unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death 2 心疼[心疼] xin1 teng2 to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed 4 表演[表演] biao3 yan3 play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3] 13 吞[吞] tun1 to swallow; to take 9 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/275 words - 25 min 拳头[拳頭] quan2 tou5 fist; clenched fist; CL:個|个[ge4]; competitive (product) 8 搞定[搞定] gao3 ding4 to fix; to settle; to wangle 4 至此[至此] zhi4 ci3 up until now; so far 1 休[休] xiu1 to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't 1 散发[散發] san4 fa1 to distribute; to emit; to issue 1 不要脸[不要臉] bu4 yao4 lian3 to have no sense of shame; shameless 8 光芒[光芒] guang1 mang2 rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance 3 果然[果然] guo3 ran2 really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed 21 解救[解救] jie3 jiu4 to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation 2 之中[之中] zhi1 zhong1 inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during 4 无以为报[無以為報] wu2 yi3 wei2 bao4 unable to return the favor 2 以身相许[以身相許] yi3 shen1 xiang1 xu3 to give one's heart to; to devote one's life to 6 以卵击石[以卵擊石] yi3 luan3 ji1 shi2 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself 1 来得及[來得及] lai2 de5 ji2 there's still time; able to do sth in time 13 软[軟] ruan3 soft; flexible 8 散[散] san3 scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine 27 散[散] san4 to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack 27 呦呦[呦呦] you1 you1 (literary) (onom.) bleating of a deer 1 吃坏[吃壞] chi1 huai4 to get sick because of bad food 2 脱[脫] tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 12 裤子[褲子] ku4 zi5 trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2] 8 蹲[蹲] dun1 to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) 1 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 2 缓[緩] huan3 slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate 3 磁带[磁帶] ci2 dai4 magnetic tape; CL:盤|盘[pan2],盒[he2] 33 下班[下班] xia4 ban1 to finish work; to get off work 13 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/300 words - 28 min 生命[生命] sheng1 ming4 life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 11 痕迹[痕跡] hen2 ji4 vestige; mark; trace 1 音像[音像] yin1 xiang4 audio and video; audiovisual 3 小姑[小姑] xiao3 gu1 husband's younger sister; sister-in-law 5 娘[娘] niang2 mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 13 免费[免費] mian3 fei4 free (of charge) 6 告别[告別] gao4 bie2 to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to 18 男朋友[男朋友] nan2 peng2 you5 boyfriend 19 城[城] cheng2 city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 36 拗不过[拗不過] niu4 bu5 guo4 can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb) 1 打工[打工] da3 gong1 to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 9 总之[總之] zong3 zhi1 in a word; in short; in brief 9 好听[好聽] hao3 ting1 pleasant to hear 18 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 5 世[世] shi4 life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble 4 福[福] fu2 good fortune; happiness; luck 10 何首乌[何首烏] he2 shou3 wu1 Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum); fleeceflower root 1 柱[柱] zhu4 pillar; CL:根[gen1] 3 接近[接近] jie1 jin4 to approach; to get close to 5 粗[粗] cu1 coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude 6 医院[醫院] yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 28 医生[醫生] yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 20 财政[財政] cai2 zheng4 finances (public); financial 2 会计[會計] kuai4 ji4 accountant; accountancy; accounting 3 咱家[咱家] zan2 jia1 I; me; we; my home; our house 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/325 words - 31 min 摆设[擺設] bai3 she4 to arrange; to set out; to decorate; to display; decorative items 1 一口咬定[一口咬定] yi1 kou3 yao3 ding4 to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view 1 干脆[乾脆] gan1 cui4 straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 3 一家[一家] yi1 jia1 the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group 5 成天[成天] cheng2 tian1 (coll.) all day long; all the time 6 生计[生計] sheng1 ji4 livelihood 1 健[健] jian4 healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in 8 康[康] kang1 healthy; peaceful; abundant 1 谢天谢地[謝天謝地] xie4 tian1 xie4 di4 Thank heavens!; Thank goodness that's worked out so well! 1 指望[指望] zhi3 wang4 to hope for sth; to count on; hope 13 感人[感人] gan3 ren2 touching; moving 12 布置[佈置] bu4 zhi4 to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy 3 二号[二號] er4 hao4 2nd day of the month 1 桌子[桌子] zhuo1 zi5 table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4] 7 书本[書本] shu1 ben3 book; CL:本[ben3] 2 校服[校服] xiao4 fu2 school uniform 2 解[解] jie3 to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection 4 照片[照片] zhao4 pian4 photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2] 21 合照[合照] he2 zhao4 to pose for a photo 1 滴答[滴答] di1 da1 (onom.) pattering sound; drip drip (of water); tick tock (of clock); also pr. [di1 da5] 1 滴滴[滴滴] Di1 di1 DiDi, app-based transportation company (abbr. for 滴滴出行[Di1 di1 Chu1 xing2]) 1 答[答] da2 reply; answer; return; respond; echo 3 滴[滴] di1 a drop; to drip 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 13 上午[上午] shang4 wu3 morning; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/350 words - 32 min 臭豆腐[臭豆腐] chou4 dou4 fu5 stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd; fig. rough exterior but lovable person 15 尝[嘗] chang2 to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once 32 绝[絕] jue2 to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means 6 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 17 老太[老太] lao3 tai4 old lady 12 惊喜[驚喜] jing1 xi3 nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised 17 瞧[瞧] qiao2 to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit 25 心急[心急] xin1 ji2 anxious; impatient 2 一口[一口] yi1 kou3 readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite 7 碗[碗] wan3 bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 20 嘞[嘞] lei5 sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval 26 好不[好不] hao3 bu4 not at all ...; how very ... 5 亲手[親手] qin1 shou3 personally; with one's own hands 1 炸[炸] zha2 to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4] 1 炸[炸] zha4 to explode 1 切碎[切碎] qie1 sui4 to chop 2 豆腐[豆腐] dou4 fu5 tofu; bean curd 2 调料[調料] tiao2 liao4 condiment; seasoning; flavoring 1 堆[堆] dui1 to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount 2 满满[滿滿] man3 man3 full; closely packed 4 重病[重病] zhong4 bing4 serious illness 2 摆摊[擺攤] bai3 tan1 to set up a vendor's stall in the street 1 童年[童年] tong2 nian2 childhood 1 回忆[回憶] hui2 yi4 to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 研究生[研究生] yan2 jiu1 sheng1 graduate student; postgraduate student; research student 1 我方[我方] wo3 fang1 our side; we 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/375 words - 36 min 去世[去世] qu4 shi4 to pass away; to die 4 痛哭[痛哭] tong4 ku1 to cry bitterly 1 切成[切成] qie1 cheng2 to cut up (into pieces); to slice; to carve; to dice; to shred 1 张罗[張羅] zhang1 luo5 to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc) 1 闻[聞] wen2 to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 6 快要[快要] kuai4 yao4 almost; nearly; almost all 4 出[齣] chu1 variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) 10 挪[挪] nuo2 to shift; to move 2 点儿[點兒] dian3 r5 erhua variant of 點|点[dian3] 23 嘘[噓] xu1 to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush! 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) 38 上车[上車] shang4 che1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 5 头头[頭頭] tou2 tou2 head; chief 2 特殊[特殊] te4 shu1 special; particular; unusual; extraordinary 4 改天[改天] gai3 tian1 another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check 6 打死[打死] da3 si3 to kill; to beat to death 26 改期[改期] gai3 qi1 to reschedule; to rearrange (e.g. a meeting); to postpone 1 白费[白費] bai2 fei4 to waste (one's energy etc) 2 劲[勁] jin4 strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4] 3 重来[重來] chong2 lai2 to start over; to do sth all over again 4 糟[糟] zao1 dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined 15 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] 12 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) 4 巴结[巴結] ba1 jie5 to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to 1 饿死[餓死] e4 si3 to starve to death; to be very hungry 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/400 words - 39 min 隔壁[隔壁] ge2 bi4 next door; neighbor 1 右转[右轉] you4 zhuan3 to turn right 3 没意思[沒意思] mei2 yi4 si5 boring; of no interest 4 喝醉[喝醉] he1 zui4 to get drunk 3 姨[姨] yi2 mother's sister; aunt 101 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 18 醒酒[醒酒] xing3 jiu3 to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up 1 扶[扶] fu2 to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help 12 上楼[上樓] shang4 lou2 to go upstairs 2 脚下[腳下] jiao3 xia4 under the foot 2 眼熟[眼熟] yan3 shu2 familiar-looking; to seem familiar 6 关乎[關乎] guan1 hu1 to relate to; concerning; about 3 肝硬化[肝硬化] gan1 ying4 hua4 cirrhosis 7 没命[沒命] mei2 ming4 to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately 1 拆迁[拆遷] chai1 qian1 to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants 2 卷[捲] juan3 to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on; roll 25 款[款] kuan3 section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product) 7 潜逃[潛逃] qian2 tao2 to abscond; to slink off 1 破产[破產] po4 chan3 to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy 5 投[投] tou2 to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 33 母亲[母親] mu3 qin1 mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 永别[永別] yong3 bie2 to part forever; eternal parting (i.e. death) 3 并不[並不] bing4 bu4 not at all; emphatically not 7 到处[到處] dao4 chu4 everywhere 9 千疮百孔[千瘡百孔] qian1 chuang1 bai3 kong3 see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮[bai3 kong3 qian1 chuang1] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/425 words - 42 min 遗憾[遺憾] yi2 han4 regret; to regret; to be sorry that 26 弥补[彌補] mi2 bu3 to complement; to make up for a deficiency 6 历史[歷史] li4 shi3 history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4] 7 本事[本事] ben3 shi5 ability; skill 11 下巴[下巴] xia4 ba5 chin; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 擦屁股[擦屁股] ca1 pi4 gu5 (lit.) to wipe one’s ass; (coll.) to clear up sb else's mess 4 不得[不得] bu4 de2 must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot 19 孤独[孤獨] gu1 du2 lonely; solitary 4 警告[警告] jing3 gao4 to warn; to admonish 7 玩笑[玩笑] wan2 xiao4 to joke; joke; jest 8 当真[當真] dang4 zhen1 to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! 3 温柔[溫柔] wen1 rou2 gentle and soft; tender 4 贤惠[賢惠] xian2 hui4 variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4] 1 做饭[做飯] zuo4 fan4 to prepare a meal; to cook 13 范围[範圍] fan4 wei2 range; scope; limit; extent; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 之内[之內] zhi1 nei4 inside; within 2 滚滚[滾滾] gun3 gun3 to surge on; to roll on 3 距离[距離] ju4 li2 distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from 8 弱智[弱智] ruo4 zhi4 weak-minded; mentally deficient; retarded 1 传染[傳染] chuan2 ran3 to infect; contagious 3 老弟[老弟] lao3 di4 (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal 4 导演[導演] dao3 yan3 to direct; director (film etc) 18 挠[撓] nao2 to scratch; to thwart; to yield 9 屁股[屁股] pi4 gu5 buttocks; bottom; butt; back part 6 镜头[鏡頭] jing4 tou2 camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep02/431 words - 43 min 拍[拍] pai1 to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) 37 穿过[穿過] chuan1 guo4 to pass through 3 打结[打結] da3 jie2 to tie a knot; to tie 1 玩意[玩意] wan2 yi4 toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) 9 来着[來著] lai2 zhe5 auxiliary showing sth happened in the past 8 患者[患者] huan4 zhe3 patient; sufferer 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/25 words - 5 min 破相[破相] po4 xiang4 (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to disfigure; to make a fool of oneself 1 歇[歇] xie1 to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while 4 弄伤[弄傷] nong4 shang1 to bruise; to hurt (something) 1 流氓[流氓] liu2 mang2 rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior 4 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 2 英勇[英勇] ying1 yong3 heroic; gallant; valiant 1 跆拳道[跆拳道] tai2 quan2 dao4 taekwondo (Korean martial art) 7 打伤[打傷] da3 shang1 to injure; to wound; to damage 6 墨镜[墨鏡] mo4 jing4 sunglasses; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1],副[fu4] 1 吃饱[吃飽] chi1 bao3 to eat one's fill 11 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 7 玩意儿[玩意兒] wan2 yi4 r5 erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4] 4 头盔[頭盔] tou2 kui1 helmet 1 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]) 5 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 20 抬举[抬舉] tai2 ju3 to lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to show great regard; to speak highly 2 狗熊[狗熊] gou3 xiong2 black bear; coward 4 罩[罩] zhao4 cover; fish trap (basket); shade 13 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 22 垫[墊] dian4 pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) 6 打架[打架] da3 jia4 to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2] 23 待会儿[待會兒] dai1 hui4 r5 in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] 11 西瓜[西瓜] xi1 gua1 watermelon; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4],個|个[ge5] 5 踢[踢] ti1 to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) 14 围[圍] wei2 to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/50 words - 9 min 显得[顯得] xian3 de5 to seem; to look; to appear 2 崇拜[崇拜] chong2 bai4 to worship; adoration 6 动手[動手] dong4 shou3 to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch 7 重复[重覆] chong2 fu4 variant of 重複|重复[chong2 fu4] 2 一遍[一遍] yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through); once through 17 包围[包圍] bao1 wei2 to surround; to encircle; to hem in 3 这下[這下] zhe4 xia4 this time 13 英雄[英雄] ying1 xiong2 hero; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 闪开[閃開] shan3 kai1 to get out of the way 2 撤[撤] che4 to remove; to take away; to withdraw 13 哎哟[哎喲] ai1 yo1 hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise 14 鼻子[鼻子] bi2 zi5 nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 5 到点[到點] dao4 dian3 it's time (to do sth); the time has come 1 惹是生非[惹是生非] re3 shi4 sheng1 fei1 to stir up trouble 1 说说[說說] shuo1 shuo5 to say sth 26 三天两头[三天兩頭] san1 tian1 liang3 tou2 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently 1 大夫[大夫] dai4 fu5 doctor; physician 22 住院[住院] zhu4 yuan4 to be in hospital; to be hospitalized 5 冒冒失失[冒冒失失] mao4 mao4 shi1 shi1 bold; forthright 1 省心[省心] sheng3 xin1 to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free 3 下回[下回] xia4 hui2 next chapter; next time 6 瘀血[瘀血] yu1 xue4 clotted blood; extravasated blood (leaking into surrounding tissue); thrombosis 1 您好[您好] nin2 hao3 hello (polite) 7 死不了[死不了] si3 bu4 liao3 Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) 5 专程[專程] zhuan1 cheng2 specifically; specially (for that purpose) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/75 words - 13 min 平时[平時] ping2 shi2 ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime 32 毛手毛脚[毛手毛腳] mao2 shou3 mao2 jiao3 carelessly and haphazardly; to paw; to grope; to get fresh 7 脑瓜子[腦瓜子] nao3 gua1 zi5 see 腦瓜|脑瓜[nao3 gua1] 1 灵[靈] ling2 quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin 25 操心[操心] cao1 xin1 to worry about 16 放手[放手] fang4 shou3 to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand 1 精力[精力] jing1 li4 energy 4 多心[多心] duo1 xin1 oversensitive; suspicious 2 毛病[毛病] mao2 bing4 fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 费心[費心] fei4 xin1 to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) 1 咳[咳] ke2 cough 1 逞强[逞強] cheng3 qiang2 to show off; to try to be brave 4 咋[咋] za3 dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5] 15 动手动脚[動手動腳] dong4 shou3 dong4 jiao3 to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh 1 坦白[坦白] tan3 bai2 honest; forthcoming; to confess 3 宽[寬] kuan1 lenient; wide; broad 2 难言之隐[難言之隱] nan2 yan2 zhi1 yin3 a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness 1 说实话[說實話] shuo1 shi2 hua4 to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly 17 二婚[二婚] er4 hun1 to marry for the second time; second marriage; second spouse 1 亲妈[親媽] qin1 ma1 one's own mother; biological mother 1 后妈[後媽] hou4 ma1 (coll.) stepmother 4 洗手[洗手] xi3 shou3 to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet 9 太阳[太陽] tai4 yang5 sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2] 7 脸皮[臉皮] lian3 pi2 face; cheek 6 厚[厚] hou4 thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress 5 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/100 words - 15 min 薄[薄] bo2 meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near 2 护士[護士] hu4 shi5 nurse; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 一半[一半] yi1 ban4 half 8 瞑目[瞑目] ming2 mu4 close one's eyes in death and die contentedly 1 鬼鬼祟祟[鬼鬼祟祟] gui3 gui3 sui4 sui4 sneaky; secretive; furtive 4 不着[不著] bu4 zhao2 no need; need not 3 头疼[頭疼] tou2 teng2 headache 1 疼死[疼死] teng2 si3 to really hurt 1 总得[總得] zong3 dei3 must; have to; be bound to 7 晓[曉] xiao3 dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit 148 婉[婉] wan3 graceful; tactful 147 塌[塌] ta1 to collapse; to droop; to settle down 3 找不着[找不著] zhao3 bu5 zhao2 to be unable to find 2 轻轻[輕輕] qing1 qing1 lightly; softly 3 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 4 邪[邪] xie2 demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal 5 主播[主播] zhu3 bo1 anchor (TV) 19 北京[北京] Bei3 jing1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government 19 芒硝[芒硝] mang2 xiao1 mirabilite (Na2SO4x10H2O); Glauber's salt 1 便秘[便秘] bian4 mi4 constipation; Taiwan pr. [bian4 bi4] 1 底下[底下] di3 xia5 the location below sth; afterwards 9 可比[可比] ke3 bi3 comparable 4 地球[地球] di4 qiu2 the earth; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 翻[翻] fan1 to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross 13 底朝天[底朝天] di3 chao2 tian1 upside down; upturned 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/125 words - 19 min 婆家[婆家] po2 jia5 husband's family 2 门当户对[門當戶對] men2 dang1 hu4 dui4 the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match 3 有幸[有幸] you3 xing4 fortunately 1 知识[知識] zhi1 shi5 knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual 5 海洋[海洋] hai3 yang2 ocean; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 万有引力[萬有引力] wan4 you3 yin3 li4 gravity 1 弃[棄] qi4 to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away 1 医[醫] yi1 medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat 1 勇气[勇氣] yong3 qi4 courage; valor 12 冠军[冠軍] guan4 jun1 champion; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 笑容[笑容] xiao4 rong2 smile; smiling expression; CL:副[fu4] 4 春[春] chun1 spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life 8 夸[誇] kua1 to boast; to exaggerate; to praise 5 茶杯[茶杯] cha2 bei1 teacup; tea-glass; cup; mug; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 打瞌睡[打瞌睡] da3 ke1 shui4 to doze off 1 提神醒脑[提神醒腦] ti2 shen2 xing3 nao3 to refresh and clear the mind (idiom); invigorating; bracing 1 些许[些許] xie1 xu3 a few; a little; a bit 1 研究[研究] yan2 jiu1 research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into 5 烫[燙] tang4 to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot 11 叨[叨] dao1 garrulous 4 听不懂[聽不懂] ting1 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is hearing 12 狠[狠] hen3 ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3] 7 叮[叮] ding1 to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc); to say repeatedly; to urge insistently; to ask repeatedly; to stick to a point; (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound 3 爱心[愛心] ai4 xin1 compassion; kindness; care for others; love; CL:片[pian4]; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥) 5 水果[水果] shui3 guo3 fruit; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/150 words - 23 min 上海[上海] Shang4 hai3 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4] 2 奶油[奶油] nai3 you2 cream; butter 7 草莓[草莓] cao3 mei2 strawberry; CL:顆|颗[ke1]; (Tw) hickey; love bite 6 电视[電視] dian4 shi4 television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 30 扔[扔] reng1 to throw; to throw away 13 品种[品種] pin3 zhong3 breed; variety; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 心意[心意] xin1 yi4 regard; kindly feelings; intention 6 评价[評價] ping2 jia4 to evaluate; to assess 4 水分[水分] shui3 fen4 moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding 1 度[度] du4 to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences 3 貌似[貌似] mao4 si4 to appear to be; to seem as if 1 舍不得[捨不得] she3 bu5 de5 to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge 28 货[貨] huo4 goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 对手[對手] dui4 shou3 opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match 6 起立[起立] qi3 li4 to stand; Stand up! 10 早上好[早上好] zao3 shang5 hao3 Good morning! 8 是否[是否] shi4 fou3 whether (or not); if; is or isn't 4 来文[來文] lai2 wen2 received document; sent document 1 保密[保密] bao3 mi4 to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy 3 口语[口語] kou3 yu3 colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip; CL:門|门[men2] 3 课文[課文] ke4 wen2 text; CL:篇[pian1] 2 第五[第五] di4 wu3 fifth 4 页[頁] ye4 page; leaf 8 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) 10 代劳[代勞] dai4 lao2 to do sth in place of sb else 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/175 words - 26 min 不但[不但] bu4 dan4 not only (... but also...) 2 冒充[冒充] mao4 chong1 to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as 1 防止[防止] fang2 zhi3 to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions 2 泻药[瀉藥] xie4 yao4 laxative 4 泻[瀉] xie4 to flow out swiftly; to flood; a torrent; diarrhea; laxative 1 社会[社會] she4 hui4 society; CL:個|个[ge4] 32 毒瘤[毒瘤] du2 liu2 malignant tumor 1 消[消] xiao1 to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need 6 消气[消氣] xiao1 qi4 to cool one's temper 6 与其[與其] yu3 qi2 rather than...; 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] A 不如[bu4 ru2] B (rather than A, better to B) 2 危害[危害] wei1 hai4 to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; harmful effect; damage; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 一了百了[一了百了] yi1 liao3 bai3 liao3 once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles 1 民[民] min2 the people; nationality; citizen 1 除[除] chu2 to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including 2 往死里[往死裡] wang3 si3 li3 (coll.) (to beat etc) to death 1 多多[多多] duo1 duo1 many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more 4 指教[指教] zhi3 jiao4 to give advice or comments 1 嚣张[囂張] xiao1 zhang1 rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive 3 题[題] ti2 topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] 30 胚[胚] pei1 embryo 2 一句话[一句話] yi1 ju4 hua4 in a word; in short 9 合理[合理] he2 li3 rational; reasonable; fair 2 一问三不知[一問三不知] yi1 wen4 san1 bu4 zhi1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom); fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on; complete ignorance 1 处分[處分] chu3 fen4 to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter); CL:個|个[ge4] 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/200 words - 29 min 文理[文理] wen2 li3 arts and sciences 2 自愿[自願] zi4 yuan4 voluntary 1 踹[踹] chuai4 to kick; to trample; to tread on 2 大气[大氣] da4 qi4 atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish 4 舅舅[舅舅] jiu4 jiu5 mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 家伙[家伙] jia1 huo5 household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon 4 省城[省城] sheng3 cheng2 provincial capital 3 穿上[穿上] chuan1 shang5 to put on (clothes etc) 8 着凉[著涼] zhao2 liang2 to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] 2 女的[女的] nu:3 de5 woman 9 出纳[出納] chu1 na4 cashier; to receive and hand over payment; to lend and borrow books 1 女朋友[女朋友] nu:3 peng2 you5 girlfriend 22 大姨[大姨] da4 yi2 (coll.) wife's elder sister; sister-in-law 11 做媒[做媒] zuo4 mei2 to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) 1 大惊小怪[大驚小怪] da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) 1 相对[相對] xiang1 dui4 relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart 1 对象[對象] dui4 xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 成就[成就] cheng2 jiu4 accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about 3 感[感] gan3 to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ 11 表妹[表妹] biao3 mei4 younger female cousin via female line 3 哈哈[哈哈] ha1 ha1 (onom.) laughing out loud 7 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) 8 出卖[出賣] chu1 mai4 to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray 3 名牌[名牌] ming2 pai2 famous brand; nameplate; name tag 11 难受[難受] nan2 shou4 to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear 12 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/225 words - 33 min 等不及[等不及] deng3 bu4 ji2 can't wait 1 花样[花樣] hua1 yang4 pattern; way of doing sth; trick; (sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc) 4 方便面[方便麵] fang1 bian4 mian4 instant noodles 1 贴[貼] tie1 to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip 19 煤球[煤球] mei2 qiu2 charcoal briquette 1 蹭[蹭] ceng4 to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload 2 钥匙[鑰匙] yao4 shi5 key; CL:把[ba3] 7 门口[門口] men2 kou3 doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 睡着[睡著] shui4 zhao2 to fall asleep 8 水流[水流] shui3 liu2 river; stream 2 墙[牆] qiang2 wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3] 6 搭把手[搭把手] da1 ba3 shou3 to help out 3 盛[盛] sheng4 flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively 4 真人[真人] zhen1 ren2 a real person; Daoist spiritual master 2 照相馆[照相館] zhao4 xiang4 guan3 photo studio 6 早晚[早晚] zao3 wan3 morning and evening; sooner or later 11 十二[十二] shi2 er4 twelve; 12 3 量[量] liang2 to measure 4 量[量] liang4 capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word 4 身高[身高] shen1 gao1 (a person's) height 3 驼背[駝背] tuo2 bei4 hunchbacked; stooping; hunchback 5 直[直] zhi2 straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 9 躲开[躲開] duo3 kai1 to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) 1 开灯[開燈] kai1 deng1 to turn on the light 3 让开[讓開] rang4 kai1 to get out of the way; to step aside 3 电[電] dian4 electric; electricity; electrical 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/250 words - 34 min 节省[節省] jie2 sheng3 saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on 1 电力[電力] dian4 li4 electrical power; electricity 1 资源[資源] zi1 yuan2 natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism) 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 3 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 扇[扇] shan1 to fan; to slap sb on the face 5 扇[扇] shan4 fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc 5 抽[抽] chou1 to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash 7 抽风[抽風] chou1 feng1 to ventilate; to induce a draft; spasm; convulsion 2 拖地[拖地] tuo1 di4 to mop the floor; (of a gown etc) to trail on the ground; full-length 2 流水[流水] liu2 shui3 running water; (business) turnover 1 非典[非典] fei1 dian3 atypical pneumonia; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; SARS 1 桶[桶] tong3 bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 8 经常[經常] jing1 chang2 frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily 13 忘本[忘本] wang4 ben3 to forget one's roots 1 铺张浪费[鋪張浪費] pu1 zhang1 lang4 fei4 extravagance and waste (idiom) 1 五七干校[五七幹校] wu3 qi1 gan4 xiao4 May 7 Cadre School (forcing educated people into re-education and peasant labor during Cultural Revolution); abbr. for 五七幹部學校|五七干部学校[wu3 qi1 gan4 bu4 xue2 xiao4] 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] 5 洗脸[洗臉] xi3 lian3 to wash your face 3 附体[附體] fu4 ti3 (of a spirit or deity) to possess sb 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] 7 下放[下放] xia4 fang4 to delegate; to decentralize; to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside 1 不易[不易] bu4 yi4 not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging 2 感恩[感恩] gan3 en1 to be grateful 1 这不[這不] zhe4 bu5 (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 26 小孩子[小孩子] xiao3 hai2 zi5 child 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/275 words - 36 min 忙活[忙活] mang2 huo5 to be really busy; pressing business 4 实习生[實習生] shi2 xi2 sheng5 intern (student) 1 高材生[高材生] gao1 cai2 sheng1 student of great ability 4 责任心[責任心] ze2 ren4 xin1 sense of responsibility 1 有福[有福] you3 fu2 to be blessed 1 出息[出息] chu1 xi5 future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up 13 含笑[含笑] han2 xiao4 to have a smile on one's face 3 九泉[九泉] jiu3 quan2 the nine springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; Hades 3 要强[要強] yao4 qiang2 eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded 4 不争气[不爭氣] bu4 zheng1 qi4 to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations 4 笑话[笑話] xiao4 hua4 joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock 14 眼看[眼看] yan3 kan4 soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens 5 十八[十八] shi2 ba1 eighteen; 18 12 幼儿园[幼兒園] you4 er2 yuan2 kindergarten; nursery school 1 小朋友[小朋友] xiao3 peng2 you3 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 破烂[破爛] po4 lan4 worn-out; rotten; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; rubbish; junk 4 公仔[公仔] gong1 zai3 doll; cuddly toy 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 3 净[凈] jing4 variant of 淨|净[jing4] 4 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 2 灰尘[灰塵] hui1 chen2 dust 3 花钱[花錢] hua1 qian2 to spend money 8 不值钱[不值錢] bu4 zhi2 qian2 of little value 2 挣[掙] zheng4 to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money) 12 大手大脚[大手大腳] da4 shou3 da4 jiao3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful; wasteful 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/300 words - 38 min 过日子[過日子] guo4 ri4 zi5 to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along 3 妈的[媽的] ma1 de5 see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] 7 逻辑[邏輯] luo2 ji5 logic (loanword) 1 睡懒觉[睡懶覺] shui4 lan3 jiao4 to sleep in 1 不光[不光] bu4 guang1 not the only one; not only 5 不仅[不僅] bu4 jin3 not only (this one); not just (...) but also 19 要紧[要緊] yao4 jin3 important; urgent 3 康熙[康熙] Kang1 xi1 Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖[Sheng4 zu3] 1 十几[十幾] shi2 ji3 more than ten; a dozen or more 10 皇帝[皇帝] huang2 di4 emperor; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 娶媳妇[娶媳婦] qu3 xi2 fu4 to get oneself a wife; to take a daughter-in-law 2 尿床[尿床] niao4 chuang2 bed-wetting 1 在意[在意] zai4 yi4 to care about; to mind 6 训[訓] xun4 to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule 1 到头[到頭] dao4 tou2 to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end 1 屋[屋] wu1 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 11 剩[剩] sheng4 to remain; to be left; to have as remainder 10 别管[別管] bie2 guan3 no matter (who, what etc) 13 难得[難得] nan2 de2 seldom; rare; hard to come by 9 尤其是[尤其是] you2 qi2 shi4 especially; most of all; above all; in particular 14 婚姻[婚姻] hun1 yin1 matrimony; wedding; marriage; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] 7 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 6 鸡[雞] ji1 fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute 11 龙凤[龍鳳] long2 feng4 dragon and phoenix 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] 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/325 words - 41 min 知识分子[知識分子] zhi1 shi5 fen4 zi3 intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person 1 妇产科[婦產科] fu4 chan3 ke1 department of gynecology and obstetrics; birth clinic 1 专门[專門] zhuan1 men2 specialist; specialized; customized 8 接生[接生] jie1 sheng1 to deliver (a newborn child) 1 投缘[投緣] tou2 yuan2 to be kindred spirits; to hit it off 1 外科医生[外科醫生] wai4 ke1 yi1 sheng1 surgeon; as opposed to physician 內科醫生|内科医生[nei4 ke1 yi1 sheng1], who works primarily by administering drugs 1 绝症[絕症] jue2 zheng4 incurable disease; terminal illness 2 妨碍[妨礙] fang2 ai4 to hinder; to obstruct 1 装病[裝病] zhuang1 bing4 to feign illness; to malinger 1 假装[假裝] jia3 zhuang1 to feign; to pretend 15 合着[合著] he2 zhe5 (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all 1 斗智[鬥智] dou4 zhi4 battle of wits 1 勇[勇] yong3 brave 1 使得[使得] shi3 de5 usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause 1 红烧肉[紅燒肉] hong2 shao1 rou4 red braised pork 4 底[底] di3 background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base 8 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 妹妹[妹妹] mei4 mei5 younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] 25 绝配[絕配] jue2 pei4 perfect match 1 造孽[造孽] zao4 nie4 to do evil; to commit sins 2 闹心[鬧心] nao4 xin1 to be vexed or annoyed; to feel queasy 2 上心[上心] shang4 xin1 carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth 4 可见[可見] ke3 jian4 it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible 3 佩服[佩服] pei4 fu2 to admire 3 相亲[相親] xiang1 qin1 blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other 17 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/350 words - 44 min 尺[尺] chi3 a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] 4 丈[丈] zhang4 measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male 5 合适[合適] he2 shi4 suitable; fitting; appropriate 13 挑花眼[挑花眼] tiao3 hua1 yan3 (fig.) to get cross-eyed; to be bewildered 1 没得说[沒得說] mei2 de5 shuo1 really good; excellent 1 选美[選美] xuan3 mei3 beauty contest 1 清高[清高] qing1 gao1 noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits 1 谭[譚] tan2 variant of 談|谈[tan2] 40 电视台[電視臺] dian4 shi4 tai2 television station; CL:個|个[ge4] 21 保准[保準] bao3 zhun3 variant of 保准[bao3 zhun3] 4 一见钟情[一見鐘情] yi1 jian4 zhong1 qing2 love at first sight (idiom) 1 卡拉[卡拉] ka3 la1 karaoke 2 机[機] ji1 machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2] 17 船头[船頭] chuan2 tou2 the bow or prow of a ship 3 岸上[岸上] an4 shang4 ashore; on the riverbank 3 恩[恩] en1 favor; grace; kindness 11 爱爱[愛愛] ai4 ai5 (coll.) to make love 2 牵绳[牽繩] qian1 sheng2 tow rope 2 荡[盪] dang4 variant of 蕩|荡[dang4] 2 悠悠[悠悠] you1 you1 lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of events); preposterous; pensive 2 小妹妹[小妹妹] xiao3 mei4 mei5 little sister; little girl; (coll.) vulva 2 唱歌[唱歌] chang4 ge1 to sing a song 18 呆[呆] dai1 foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay 7 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) 2 歌唱[歌唱] ge1 chang4 to sing 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep03/363 words - 46 min 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 16 音[音] yin1 sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character) 3 低[低] di1 low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 15 候[候] hou4 to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days 8 单词[單詞] dan1 ci2 word; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 默写[默寫] mo4 xie3 to write from memory 3 小动作[小動作] xiao3 dong4 zuo4 bad habit (e.g. nose-picking); petty maneuver; dirty trick; gamesmanship 3 比如[比如] bi3 ru2 for example; for instance; such as 21 台灯[檯燈] tai2 deng1 desk lamp; table lamp 1 听写[聽寫] ting1 xie3 (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by ear 1 仁[仁] ren2 humane; kernel 2 不义[不義] bu4 yi4 injustice 1 路过[路過] lu4 guo4 to pass by or through 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/25 words - 5 min 当家[當家] dang1 jia1 to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge 2 电冰箱[電冰箱] dian4 bing1 xiang1 refrigerator; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 拼[拼] pin1 to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell 7 降落伞[降落傘] jiang4 luo4 san3 parachute 1 作弊[作弊] zuo4 bi4 to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices 13 父子[父子] fu4 zi3 father and son 1 这天[這天] zhe4 tian1 today; this day 3 糊弄[糊弄] hu4 nong5 to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions 3 费劲[費勁] fei4 jin4 to require effort; strenuous 3 麻将[麻將] ma2 jiang4 mahjong; CL:副[fu4] 9 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 6 匆忙[匆忙] cong1 mang2 hasty; hurried 3 楼宇[樓宇] lou2 yu3 building 1 行人[行人] xing2 ren2 pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor 1 缓慢[緩慢] huan3 man4 slow; slow-moving 1 悠扬[悠揚] you1 yang2 melodious; mellifluous 1 年少[年少] nian2 shao4 young; junior 3 逃[逃] tao2 to escape; to run away; to flee 5 耍花招[耍花招] shua3 hua1 zhao1 to play tricks on sb 1 嫩[嫩] nen4 tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled 2 栽培[栽培] zai1 pei2 to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize 1 饺子[餃子] jiao3 zi5 dumpling; pot-sticker; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 7 急忙[急忙] ji2 mang2 hastily 1 带给[帶給] dai4 gei3 to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to 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 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/50 words - 8 min 昨晚[昨晚] zuo2 wan3 yesterday evening; last night 6 吃药[吃藥] chi1 yao4 to take medicine 8 硬撑[硬撐] ying4 cheng1 to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc 2 随[隨] sui2 to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently 8 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 5 测试[測試] ce4 shi4 to test (machinery etc); to test (students); test; quiz; exam; beta (software) 1 总分[總分] zong3 fen1 overall score; total points 5 百分[百分] bai3 fen1 percent; percentage 1 晓得[曉得] xiao3 de5 to know 1 最高[最高] zui4 gao1 tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) 2 四十[四十] si4 shi2 forty; 40 25 感想[感想] gan3 xiang3 impressions; reflections; thoughts; CL:通[tong4],個|个[ge4] 2 一道[一道] yi1 dao4 together 13 填[填] tian2 to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in 4 下课[下課] xia4 ke4 to finish class; to get out of class 17 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] 15 改成[改成] gai3 cheng2 to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium) 1 主题[主題] zhu3 ti2 theme; subject 9 班会[班會] ban1 hui4 class meeting (in schools) 9 单挑[單挑] dan1 tiao1 to pick; to choose; to fight a duel 4 伤疤[傷疤] shang1 ba1 scar; CL:道[dao4] 1 世纪[世紀] shi4 ji4 century; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 打仗[打仗] da3 zhang4 to fight a battle; to go to war 8 街[街] jie1 street; CL:條|条[tiao2] 5 霸[霸] ba4 hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp; (in modern advertising) master 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/75 words - 9 min 战场[戰場] zhan4 chang3 battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 血[血] xue4 blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4] 7 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 5 屁滚尿流[屁滾尿流] pi4 gun3 niao4 liu2 to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless 1 出错[出錯] chu1 cuo4 to make a mistake; error 2 二氧化锰[二氧化錳] er4 yang3 hua4 meng3 manganese(iv) oxide 2 催化剂[催化劑] cui1 hua4 ji4 catalyst 2 氧气[氧氣] yang3 qi4 oxygen 7 过氧化氢[過氧化氫] guo4 yang3 hua4 qing1 hydrogen peroxide H2O2 1 化学[化學] hua4 xue2 chemistry; chemical 3 瞧不起[瞧不起] qiao2 bu4 qi3 to look down upon; to hold in contempt 8 氯酸钾[氯酸鉀] lu:4 suan1 jia3 potassium chlorate 1 制造[製造] zhi4 zao4 to manufacture; to make 1 缺氧[缺氧] que1 yang3 lacking oxygen; anaerobic 1 制[制] zhi4 system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4] 1 氧[氧] yang3 oxygen (chemistry) 1 喽[嘍] lou5 (final particle equivalent to 了[le5]); (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation) 3 八十[八十] ba1 shi2 eighty; 80 2 氮气[氮氣] dan4 qi4 nitrogen 2 二氧化碳[二氧化碳] er4 yang3 hua4 tan4 carbon dioxide CO2 2 拉肚子[拉肚子] la1 du4 zi5 (coll.) to have diarrhea 5 来回[來回] lai2 hui2 to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly 2 懒[懶] lan3 lazy 1 驴[驢] lu:2 donkey; CL:頭|头[tou2] 4 磨[磨] mo2 to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/100 words - 12 min 屎[屎] shi3 stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus 7 捣蛋[搗蛋] dao3 dan4 to cause trouble; to stir up trouble 1 区别[區別] qu1 bie2 difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 书包[書包] shu1 bao1 schoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 12 忍[忍] ren3 to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 9 拉屎[拉屎] la1 shi3 to defecate; to shit; to crap 2 放屁[放屁] fang4 pi4 to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish! 9 纵容[縱容] zong4 rong2 to indulge; to connive at 2 委员[委員] wei3 yuan2 committee member; committee; council; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 卫生间[衛生間] wei4 sheng1 jian1 bathroom; toilet; WC; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 前方[前方] qian2 fang1 ahead; the front 3 杀气[殺氣] sha1 qi4 murderous spirit; aura of death; to vent one's anger 1 翻墙[翻牆] fan1 qiang2 lit. to climb over the wall; fig. to breach the Great Firewall of China 2 非得[非得] fei1 dei3 (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must 6 门牙[門牙] men2 ya2 incisor 2 打掉[打掉] da3 diao4 to tear down; to destroy; to dismantle (a gang); to abort (a fetus) 3 犯法[犯法] fan4 fa3 to break the law 2 拳击[拳擊] quan2 ji1 boxing 1 老外[老外] lao3 wai4 (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman; amateur 2 头脑[頭腦] tou2 nao3 brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss 2 征服[征服] zheng1 fu2 to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish 2 丢人[丟人] diu1 ren2 to lose face 29 看好[看好] kan4 hao3 optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support 15 变色龙[變色龍] bian4 se4 long2 (lit. and fig.) chameleon 1 一动不动[一動不動] yi1 dong4 bu4 dong4 motionless 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/125 words - 15 min 看不见[看不見] kan4 bu5 jian4 unseen; to be invisible 5 翘课[翹課] qiao4 ke4 to skip school; to cut class 1 天网恢恢[天網恢恢] tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law 1 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 存[存] cun2 to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive 3 侥幸心理[僥倖心理] jiao3 xing4 xin1 li3 trusting to luck; wishful thinking 1 锁[鎖] suo3 to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3] 6 和尚[和尚] he2 shang5 Buddhist monk 2 庙[廟] miao4 temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial 1 屡教不改[屢教不改] lu:3 jiao4 bu4 gai3 lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition; incorrigible; unrepentant 1 哑巴[啞巴] ya3 ba5 mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb 4 隐形[隱形] yin3 xing2 invisible 2 胡扯[胡扯] hu2 che3 to chatter; nonsense; blather 1 来得[來得] lai2 de5 to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to 6 逃课[逃課] tao2 ke4 to skip class 2 撬锁[撬鎖] qiao4 suo3 to pick a lock; to force a lock 1 胡说八道[胡說八道] hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4 to talk rubbish 7 污蔑[污衊] wu1 mie4 to slander; to smear; to tarnish 1 大胆[大膽] da4 dan3 brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless 4 记过[記過] ji4 guo4 to give sb a demerit 2 轻[輕] qing1 light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage 11 依我看[依我看] yi1 wo3 kan4 in my opinion 2 确实[確實] que4 shi2 indeed; really; reliable; real; true 30 明确[明確] ming2 que4 clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite 2 德行[德行] de2 xing2 morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/150 words - 17 min 体统[體統] ti3 tong3 decorum; propriety; arrangement or form (of piece of writing) 1 职业[職業] zhi2 ye4 occupation; profession; vocation; professional 4 道德[道德] dao4 de2 virtue; morality; ethics; CL:種|种[zhong3] 4 肝[肝] gan1 liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4] 8 蹿[躥] cuan1 to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out 1 稀[稀] xi1 rare; uncommon; watery; sparse 1 教训[教訓] jiao4 xun5 lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb 1 检讨[檢討] jian3 tao3 to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review 27 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 当班[當班] dang1 ban1 to work one's shift 6 帮帮忙[幫幫忙] bang1 bang5 mang2 to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! 1 揭穿[揭穿] jie1 chuan1 to expose; to uncover 2 多谢[多謝] duo1 xie4 many thanks; thanks a lot 1 救命[救命] jiu4 ming4 to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! 3 关键[關鍵] guan1 jian4 crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal 14 负[負] fu4 to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) 6 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 4 债[債] zhai4 debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 4 当代[當代] dang1 dai4 the present age; the contemporary era 4 歌坛[歌壇] ge1 tan2 singing stage; music business (esp. pop music) 5 刘德华[劉德華] Liu2 De2 hua2 Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor 26 封面[封面] feng1 mian4 cover (of a publication) 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]) 28 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 赏赐[賞賜] shang3 ci4 to bestow; to confer (a reward for service); a reward 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/175 words - 21 min 尊敬[尊敬] zun1 jing4 to respect; to revere 3 由于[由於] you2 yu2 due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because 2 任性[任性] ren4 xing4 willful; headstrong; unruly 2 提前[提前] ti2 qian2 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance 17 恶劣[惡劣] e4 lie4 vile; nasty; of very poor quality 1 批评[批評] pi1 ping2 to criticize; criticism; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 充分[充分] chong1 fen4 ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full 3 错误[錯誤] cuo4 wu4 error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]; mistaken; false; wrong 15 教师[教師] jiao4 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 守则[守則] shou3 ze2 rules; regulations 3 严格[嚴格] yan2 ge2 strict; stringent; tight; rigorous 3 理想[理想] li3 xiang3 an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect 6 卖完[賣完] mai4 wan2 to be sold out 5 估计[估計] gu1 ji4 to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose 12 先来后到[先來後到] xian1 lai2 hou4 dao4 in order of arrival; first come, first served 1 先进[先進] xian1 jin4 advanced (technology); to advance 6 小学生[小學生] xiao3 xue2 sheng1 primary school student; schoolchild; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; (fig.) beginner 2 矮[矮] ai3 low; short (in length) 5 糟糕[糟糕] zao1 gao1 too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad 4 相比[相比] xiang1 bi3 to compare 5 甩[甩] shuai3 to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) 8 锅[鍋] guo1 pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] 11 完美[完美] wan2 mei3 perfect; perfection; perfectly 7 名句[名句] ming2 ju4 famous saying; celebrated phrase 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/200 words - 23 min 呼声[呼聲] hu1 sheng1 a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group 1 热烈[熱烈] re4 lie4 enthusiastic; ardent; warm 7 相声[相聲] xiang4 sheng5 comic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk 1 捧[捧] peng3 to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter 1 哏[哏] gen2 funny; amusing; sth comical 1 逗哏[逗哏] dou4 gen2 lead comic; leading role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]; to joke; to play the fool; to provoke laughter 1 胖[胖] pang4 fat; plump 11 鹏[鵬] Peng2 Peng, large fabulous bird; roc 8 点数[點數] dian3 shu4 to count and check; to tally; points (collected in some bonus scheme etc) 3 玻璃[玻璃] bo1 li5 glass; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]; (slang) male homosexual 1 弄碎[弄碎] nong4 sui4 to crumble 1 纸[紙] zhi3 paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc 9 练[練] lian4 to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise 60 书法[書法] shu1 fa3 calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship 1 但凡[但凡] dan4 fan2 every single; as long as 2 学会[學會] xue2 hui4 to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association 38 自我[自我] zi4 wo3 self-; ego (psychology) 3 崭新[嶄新] zhan3 xin1 brand new 1 腐朽[腐朽] fu3 xiu3 rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate 1 狭隘[狹隘] xia2 ai4 narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience 1 座位[座位] zuo4 wei4 seat; CL:個|个[ge4] 20 某[某] mou3 some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such 4 格式[格式] ge2 shi4 form; specification; format 1 限[限] xian4 limit; bound; to set a limit (on) 2 想起[想起] xiang3 qi3 to recall; to think of; to call to mind 14 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/225 words - 26 min 曹植[曹植] Cao2 Zhi2 Cao Zhi (192-232), son of Cao Cao 曹操, noted poet and calligrapher 1 诗[詩] shi1 poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse 10 遍[遍] bian4 everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time 17 享受[享受] xiang3 shou4 to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3] 3 煎[煎] jian1 to pan fry; to sauté 1 灭绝[滅絕] mie4 jue2 to extinguish; to become extinct; to die out 1 师[師] shi1 teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops 5 法海[法海] Fa3 hai3 Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳 1 从良[從良] cong2 liang2 (of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom; (of a prostitute) to marry and leave one's trade 1 拆开[拆開] chai1 kai1 to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick 2 吃醋[吃醋] chi1 cu4 to feel jealous 2 举报[舉報] ju3 bao4 to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce 3 脚趾头[腳趾頭] jiao3 zhi3 tou5 toe 2 用得着[用得著] yong4 de5 zhao2 to be able to use; useable; to have a use for sth; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to 3 告密[告密] gao4 mi4 to inform against sb 2 咬[咬] yao3 to bite; to nip 24 消停[消停] xiao1 ting2 to calm down; to stop; to pause; calmly; peaceful; restful 2 魔[魔] mo2 devil; magic 3 认输[認輸] ren4 shu1 to concede; to admit defeat 5 水火不容[水火不容] shui3 huo3 bu4 rong2 completely incompatible; lit. incompatible as fire and water 1 势不两立[勢不兩立] shi4 bu4 liang3 li4 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints 1 处罚[處罰] chu3 fa2 to penalize; to punish 1 宁愿[寧願] ning4 yuan4 would rather; better 1 忍辱负重[忍辱負重] ren3 ru3 fu4 zhong4 to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence 1 苟且偷生[苟且偷生] gou3 qie3 tou1 sheng1 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/250 words - 29 min 痛快[痛快] tong4 kuai4 delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5] 1 内奸[內奸] nei4 jian1 undiscovered traitor; enemy within one's own ranks 2 眼线[眼線] yan3 xian4 informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line 1 破事[破事] po4 shi4 trivial matter; trifle; annoying thing 6 两小无猜[兩小無猜] liang3 xiao3 wu2 cai1 innocent playmates 1 高傲[高傲] gao1 ao4 arrogant; haughty; proud 1 自私[自私] zi4 si1 selfish; selfishness 4 无耻[無恥] wu2 chi3 without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless 1 乱七八糟[亂七八糟] luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens 4 姨妈[姨媽] yi2 ma1 (coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt 1 伞[傘] san3 umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3] 5 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] 2 出马[出馬] chu1 ma3 to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring 4 理论[理論] li3 lun4 theory; CL:個|个[ge4]; to argue; to take notice of 2 来讲[來講] lai2 jiang3 as to; considering; for 3 死角[死角] si3 jiao3 gap in coverage; gap in protection or defenses; neglected or overlooked area; dead end 2 朝[朝] chao2 imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards 3 朝[朝] zhao1 morning 3 讲台[講臺] jiang3 tai2 platform; rostrum; lectern; (teacher's) desk 6 反光[反光] fan3 guang1 to reflect light 2 讲课[講課] jiang3 ke4 teach; lecture 2 步骤[步驟] bu4 zhou4 procedure; step 1 环环相扣[環環相扣] huan2 huan2 xiang1 kou4 closely linked with one another; interlocked; to interrelate 1 错过[錯過] cuo4 guo4 to miss (train, opportunity etc) 10 跟不上[跟不上] gen1 bu5 shang4 not able to keep up with 3 所在[所在] suo3 zai4 place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/275 words - 29 min 当中[當中] dang1 zhong1 among; in the middle; in the center 17 根据[根據] gen1 ju4 according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 初始[初始] chu1 shi3 initial; starting (point) 1 动量[動量] dong4 liang4 momentum 1 引力[引力] yin3 li4 gravitation (force); attraction 1 以及[以及] yi3 ji2 as well as; too; and 4 空气[空氣] kong1 qi4 air; atmosphere 7 阻力[阻力] zu3 li4 resistance; drag 1 吐沫[吐沫] tu4 mo5 saliva; spittle 1 星子[星子] Xing1 zi3 Xingzi county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi 1 抛物线[拋物線] pao1 wu4 xian4 parabola 1 落[落] luo4 to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement 7 粉笔[粉筆] fen3 bi3 chalk; CL:支[zhi1],段[duan4] 6 鼻孔[鼻孔] bi2 kong3 nostril; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 2 吸入[吸入] xi1 ru4 to breathe in; to suck in; to inhale 2 肺[肺] fei4 lung; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 8 依附[依附] yi1 fu4 to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append 2 鼻咽[鼻咽] bi2 yan1 nose and throat 2 支气管[支氣管] zhi1 qi4 guan3 bronchial tube; bronchus 2 呼吸道[呼吸道] hu1 xi1 dao4 respiratory tract 3 粘[粘] nian2 variant of 黏[nian2] 1 膜[膜] mo2 membrane; film 1 上皮[上皮] shang4 pi2 epithelium 1 细胞[細胞] xi4 bao1 cell (biology) 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/300 words - 30 min 有着[有著] you3 zhe5 to have; to possess 3 机械化[機械化] ji1 xie4 hua4 to mechanize 1 损坏[損壞] sun3 huai4 to damage; to injure 1 此[此] ci3 this; these 3 以来[以來] yi3 lai2 since (a previous event) 4 引起[引起] yin3 qi3 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse 3 一系列[一系列] yi1 xi4 lie4 a series of; a string of 1 病变[病變] bing4 bian4 pathological changes; lesion; diseased (kidney, cornea etc) 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 7 哮喘[哮喘] xiao4 chuan3 asthma 1 鼻咽癌[鼻咽癌] bi2 yan1 ai2 cancers of the nose and throat; nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) 1 遭受[遭受] zao1 shou4 to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) 1 幼小[幼小] you4 xiao3 young; immature 1 心灵[心靈] xin1 ling2 bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit 1 深深[深深] shen1 shen1 deep; profound 2 自信[自信] zi4 xin4 to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence 14 伤心[傷心] shang1 xin1 to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt 4 信心[信心] xin4 xin1 confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4] 10 状态[狀態] zhuang4 tai4 state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 黑板[黑板] hei1 ban3 blackboard; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4] 10 得病[得病] de2 bing4 to fall ill; to contract a disease 1 唾沫星子[唾沫星子] tuo4 mo4 xing1 zi5 sputter 1 心脏[心臟] xin1 zang4 heart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 5 崩[崩] beng1 to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise 2 没办法[沒辦法] mei2 ban4 fa3 there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/325 words - 31 min 会要[會要] hui4 yao4 dynastic records of imperial China 1 灰[灰] hui1 ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected 2 擦[擦] ca1 to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish 12 阻挡[阻擋] zu3 dang3 to stop; to resist; to obstruct 1 热爱[熱愛] re4 ai4 to love ardently; to adore 13 耶[耶] ye5 final particle indicating enthusiasm etc 10 下面[下麵] xia4 mian4 to boil noodles 18 掂量[掂量] dian1 liang5 to weigh in the hand; to consider; to ponder 1 职责[職責] zhi2 ze2 duty; responsibility; obligation 1 师范[師範] shi1 fan4 teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) 1 空中飞人[空中飛人] kong1 zhong1 fei1 ren2 trapeze artist; frequent flyer 1 心理学[心理學] xin1 li3 xue2 psychology 1 初次[初次] chu1 ci4 for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) 1 事实[事實] shi4 shi2 fact; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 摆[擺] bai3 to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum 8 狡辩[狡辯] jiao3 bian4 to quibble 1 令[令] ling4 to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old) 4 瞩目[矚目] zhu3 mu4 to focus attention upon 2 无非[無非] wu2 fei1 only; nothing else 6 与众不同[與眾不同] yu3 zhong4 bu4 tong2 to stand out from the masses (idiom) 4 草率[草率] cao3 shuai4 careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious 1 做法[做法] zuo4 fa3 way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 差生[差生] cha4 sheng1 weak student 8 暗示[暗示] an4 shi4 to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint 2 扛[扛] kang2 to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) 13 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/350 words - 33 min 压力[壓力] ya1 li4 pressure 9 脆弱[脆弱] cui4 ruo4 weak; frail 3 人民[人民] ren2 min2 the people; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 笑嘻嘻[笑嘻嘻] xiao4 xi1 xi1 grinning; smiling 2 天真[天真] tian1 zhen1 naive; innocent; artless 3 强大[強大] qiang2 da4 large; formidable; powerful; strong 5 男性[男性] nan2 xing4 the male sex; a male 2 荷尔蒙[荷爾蒙] he2 er3 meng2 hormone (loanword); see 激素[ji1 su4] 1 膨胀[膨脹] peng2 zhang4 to expand; to inflate; to swell 1 强烈[強烈] qiang2 lie4 intense; (violently) strong 2 逆反心理[逆反心理] ni4 fan3 xin1 li3 reverse psychology 1 愚昧[愚昧] yu2 mei4 ignorant; uneducated; ignorance 1 达[達] da2 to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent 3 预期[預期] yu4 qi1 to expect; to anticipate 1 听话[聽話] ting1 hua4 to do what one is told; obedient 10 肆意[肆意] si4 yi4 wantonly; recklessly; willfully 1 沉默[沉默] chen2 mo4 taciturn; uncommunicative; silent 1 说法[說法] shuo1 fa5 way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation 5 探讨[探討] tan4 tao3 to investigate; to probe 1 建筑[建築] jian4 zhu4 to construct; building; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 明星[明星] ming2 xing1 star; celebrity 3 幸会[幸會] xing4 hui4 nice to meet you 4 过奖[過獎] guo4 jiang3 to overpraise; to flatter 1 高见[高見] gao1 jian4 wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific) 2 不敢当[不敢當] bu4 gan3 dang1 lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/375 words - 35 min 冲动[衝動] chong1 dong4 to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge 13 好心[好心] hao3 xin1 kindness; good intentions 9 坏事[壞事] huai4 shi4 bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things 7 积极性[積極性] ji1 ji2 xing4 zeal; initiative; enthusiasm; activity 2 自尊心[自尊心] zi4 zun1 xin1 self-respect; self-esteem; ego 3 打击[打擊] da3 ji1 to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) 7 万一[萬一] wan4 yi1 just in case; if by any chance; contingency 18 一蹶不振[一蹶不振] yi1 jue2 bu4 zhen4 one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse; ruined at a stroke; unable to recover after a minor hitch 1 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 (䷨) 1 兵不血刃[兵不血刃] bing1 bu4 xue4 ren4 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory 2 杀人[殺人] sha1 ren2 homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) 5 仇恨[仇恨] chou2 hen4 to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility 2 值[值] zhi2 value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty 6 拉高[拉高] la1 gao1 to pull up 1 智商[智商] zhi4 shang1 IQ (intelligence quotient) 9 捐[捐] juan1 to contribute; to donate; contribution; tax; to abandon 9 电视机[電視機] dian4 shi4 ji1 television set; CL:臺|台[tai2] 2 掺水[摻水] chan1 shui3 to dilute; to water down; watered down 1 台柱[臺柱] tai2 zhu4 pillar; mainstay; star performer 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 两句[兩句] liang3 ju4 (say) a few words 9 荣誉[榮譽] rong2 yu4 honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary 3 评[評] ping2 to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal) 9 优[優] you1 excellent; superior 3 表情[表情] biao3 qing2 (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/400 words - 37 min 坏处[壞處] huai4 chu5 harm; troubles; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 大祸[大禍] da4 huo4 disaster; calamity 1 跟人[跟人] gen1 ren2 to marry (of woman) 1 正事[正事] zheng4 shi4 one's proper business 2 命令[命令] ming4 ling4 order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] 2 缘分[緣分] yuan2 fen4 fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny 6 名片[名片] ming2 pian4 (business) card 1 联系[聯繫] lian2 xi4 connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch 7 大哥大[大哥大] da4 ge1 da4 cell phone (bulky, early-model one); brick phone; mob boss 2 号码[號碼] hao4 ma3 number; CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4] 6 手机[手機] shou3 ji1 cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1] 5 动感[動感] dong4 gan3 sense of movement (often in a static work of art); dynamic; vivid; lifelike 1 地带[地帶] di4 dai4 zone; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 充值[充值] chong1 zhi2 to recharge (money onto a card) 1 自行车[自行車] zi4 xing2 che1 bicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 12 一贯[一貫] yi1 guan4 consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent 1 套路[套路] tao4 lu4 sequence of movements in martial arts; routine; pattern; standard method 3 誓[誓] shi4 oath; vow; to swear; to pledge 3 罢休[罷休] ba4 xiu1 to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop 2 呸[呸] pei1 pah!; bah!; pooh!; to spit (in contempt) 24 第一步[第一步] di4 yi1 bu4 step one; first step 3 无所不用其极[無所不用其極] wu2 suo3 bu4 yong4 qi2 ji2 committing all manner of crimes; completely unscrupulous 1 税[稅] shui4 taxes; duties 3 分明[分明] fen1 ming2 clear; distinct; evidently; clearly 3 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) 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/425 words - 42 min 晚饭[晚飯] wan3 fan4 evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 3 灶[竈] zao4 variant of 灶[zao4] 1 择日[擇日] ze2 ri4 to fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date 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) 4 服务员[服務員] fu2 wu4 yuan2 waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 3 菜单[菜單] cai4 dan1 menu; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 7 点菜[點菜] dian3 cai4 to order dishes (in a restaurant) 3 用来[用來] yong4 lai2 to be used for 5 纠正[糾正] jiu1 zheng4 to correct; to make right 4 轨道[軌道] gui3 dao4 orbit; railway or tram line; fig. conventional way of thinking 1 偏[偏] pian1 to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical 3 所作所为[所作所為] suo3 zuo4 suo3 wei2 one's conduct and deeds 2 恐怕[恐怕] kong3 pa4 fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe 5 打败[打敗] da3 bai4 to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated 2 庆祝[慶祝] qing4 zhu4 to celebrate 6 北[北] bei3 north; to be defeated (classical) 8 李小龙[李小龍] Li3 Xiao3 long2 Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert 3 摄影[攝影] she4 ying3 to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie) 5 诶[誒] ei1 hey (to call sb) 12 开机[開機] kai1 ji1 to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show 4 发型[髮型] fa4 xing2 hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo 5 占[占] zhan4 to take possession of; to occupy; to take up 6 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 有所不同[有所不同] you3 suo3 bu4 tong2 to differ to some extent (idiom) 1 词[詞] ci2 word; statement; speech; lyrics; CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2]; CL:首[shou3] 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep04/429 words - 44 min 崩溃[崩潰] beng1 kui4 to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart 2 找着[找著] zhao3 zhao2 to find 2 梦想[夢想] meng4 xiang3 (fig.) to dream of; dream 44 敬仰[敬仰] jing4 yang3 to revere; highly esteemed 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/25 words - 4 min 最初[最初] zui4 chu1 first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally 1 关照[關照] guan1 zhao4 to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind 2 青年[青年] qing1 nian2 youth; youthful years; young person; the young 2 俊[俊] jun4 smart; eminent; handsome; talented 5 救星[救星] jiu4 xing1 savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor 1 谦虚[謙虛] qian1 xu1 modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks 2 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] 7 大旗[大旗] da4 qi2 banner 1 采访[採訪] cai3 fang3 to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover 7 理念[理念] li3 nian4 idea; concept; philosophy; theory 1 多亏[多虧] duo1 kui1 thanks to; luckily 9 糊涂[糊塗] hu2 tu5 muddled; silly; confused 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 4 到家[到家] dao4 jia1 perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree 3 露[露] lou4 to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 7 露[露] lu4 dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 7 没戏[沒戲] mei2 xi4 (coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless 4 业余[業餘] ye4 yu2 in one's spare time; outside working hours; amateur (historian etc) 2 作为[作為] zuo4 wei2 one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be 18 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 4 辛辛苦苦[辛辛苦苦] xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3 painstakingly; with great trouble 4 好感[好感] hao3 gan3 good opinion; favorable impression 4 再次[再次] zai4 ci4 one more time; again; one more; once again 1 好笑[好笑] hao3 xiao4 laughable; funny; ridiculous 4 蠢[蠢] chun3 stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion 4 定位[定位] ding4 wei4 to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/50 words - 6 min 准确[準確] zhun3 que4 accurate; exact; precise 1 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 1 不周[不周] bu4 zhou1 not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate 2 郑重[鄭重] zheng4 zhong4 serious; solemn 2 歉意[歉意] qian4 yi4 apology; regret 2 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 一时间[一時間] yi1 shi2 jian1 for a moment; momentarily 1 诚意[誠意] cheng2 yi4 sincerity; good faith 2 台[臺] tai2 platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines 7 柱子[柱子] zhu4 zi5 pillar; CL:根[gen1] 1 独身[獨身] du2 shen1 unmarried; single 6 主义[主義] zhu3 yi4 -ism; ideology 6 愿[願] yuan4 to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 6 互相[互相] hu4 xiang1 each other; mutually; mutual 11 假扮[假扮] jia3 ban4 to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else 3 情侣[情侶] qing2 lu:3 sweethearts; lovers 4 这就[這就] zhe4 jiu4 immediately; at once 20 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 魔爪[魔爪] mo2 zhao3 evil clutches; claws 2 天地[天地] tian1 di4 heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity 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) 12 日月[日月] ri4 yue4 the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood 1 鉴[鑒] jian4 variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4] 1 干杯[乾杯] gan1 bei1 to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup 5 尽情[盡情] jin4 qing2 as much as one likes 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/75 words - 8 min 交差[交差] jiao1 chai1 to report back after completion of one's mission 1 珠[珠] zhu1 bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] 7 格格[格格] ge2 ge5 princess (loanword from Manchu, used in the Qing Dynasty) 6 燕子[燕子] yan4 zi5 swallow 6 反派[反派] fan3 pai4 villain (of a drama etc) 1 极[極] ji2 extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top 1 刑[刑] xing2 punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment 1 尸[屍] shi1 corpse 1 结局[結局] jie2 ju2 conclusion; ending 7 坏人[壞人] huai4 ren2 bad person; villain 7 大小[大小] da4 xiao3 dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority 2 无关[無關] wu2 guan1 unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) 6 不为人知[不為人知] bu4 wei2 ren2 zhi1 not known to anyone; secret; unknown 1 秘密[秘密] mi4 mi4 secret; CL:個|个[ge4] 25 阴谋[陰謀] yin1 mou2 plot; conspiracy 3 花痴[花痴] hua1 chi1 to be smitten with sb; love-struck fool; starry-eyed infatuation 5 犯人[犯人] fan4 ren2 convict; prisoner; criminal 3 椅子[椅子] yi3 zi5 chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4] 2 朕[朕] zhen4 I; we (imperial use); subtle 4 龙椅[龍椅] long2 yi3 the Dragon Throne; the imperial throne 1 妃[妃] fei1 imperial concubine 2 荷[荷] he2 lotus 1 不久[不久] bu4 jiu3 not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after 2 驾崩[駕崩] jia4 beng1 death of king or emperor; demise 1 拖[拖] tuo1 to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/100 words - 10 min 斩[斬] zhan3 to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop 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 6 公道[公道] gong1 dao4 justice; fairness; public highway 1 限制[限制] xian4 zhi4 to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 定语[定語] ding4 yu3 attributive (modifier) 3 从句[從句] cong2 ju4 clause 2 发音[發音] fa1 yin1 to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound 2 相同[相同] xiang1 tong2 identical; same 1 用法[用法] yong4 fa3 usage 1 用于[用于] yong4 yu2 use in; use on; use for 1 表语[表語] biao3 yu3 predicative 1 修饰[修飾] xiu1 shi4 to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to polish (a written piece); to qualify or modify (grammar) 1 主语[主語] zhu3 yu3 subject (in grammar) 1 宾语[賓語] bin1 yu3 object (grammar) 2 介词[介詞] jie4 ci2 preposition 1 成分[成分] cheng2 fen4 composition; make-up; ingredient; element; component; one's social status; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 听课[聽課] ting1 ke4 to attend a class; to go to a lecture 2 燕[燕] yan4 swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4] 1 紫薇[紫薇] zi3 wei1 crape myrtle 1 生死[生死] sheng1 si3 life or death 1 共[共] gong4 common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party 3 患难[患難] huan4 nan4 trials and tribulations 1 皇[皇] huang2 emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2] 2 玛[瑪] ma3 agate; cornelian 2 对外[對外] dui4 wai4 external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs) 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/125 words - 12 min 对内[對內] dui4 nei4 internal; national; domestic (policy) 2 侄子[姪子] zhi2 zi5 brother's son; nephew 2 福气[福氣] fu2 qi5 good fortune; a blessing 3 互[互] hu4 mutual 2 互助[互助] hu4 zhu4 to help each other 2 隔[隔] ge2 to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of 1 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 瑾[瑾] jin3 brilliancy (of gems) 2 霜[霜] shuang1 frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream 2 茄子[茄子] qie2 zi5 eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese" 2 公鸡[公雞] gong1 ji1 cock; rooster 1 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 2 看上[看上] kan4 shang4 to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for 6 三国[三國] San1 guo2 Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history; several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2] in 658 1 老人[老人] lao3 ren2 old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents 3 言[言] yan2 words; speech; to say; to talk 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 2 眼前[眼前] yan3 qian2 before one's eyes; now; at present 1 何必[何必] he2 bi4 there is no need; why should 7 赔[賠] pei2 to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss 14 兵[兵] bing1 soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 没事儿[沒事兒] mei2 shi4 r5 to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind 26 夫人[夫人] fu1 ren5 lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4] 5 戒酒[戒酒] jie4 jiu3 to give up drinking; to abstain from drinking 2 嘎[嘎] ga2 cackling sound 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/150 words - 17 min 嘣[嘣] beng1 sound of an explosion; sound of sth throbbing or bursting 3 倒霉[倒霉] dao3 mei2 to have bad luck; to be out of luck 1 瓶[瓶] ping2 bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids 20 越[越] yue4 to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 18 死人[死人] si3 ren2 dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen 7 息怒[息怒] xi1 nu4 to calm down; to quell one's anger 2 当着[當著] dang1 zhe5 in front of; in the presence of 5 嫂子[嫂子] sao3 zi5 (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 矫情[矯情] jiao3 qing2 affected; unnatural; pretentious 1 好歹[好歹] hao3 dai3 good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever 4 孤儿[孤兒] gu1 er2 orphan 2 寡[寡] gua3 few; scant; widowed 1 母[母] mu3 mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female 2 怪不得[怪不得] guai4 bu5 de5 no wonder!; so that's why! 6 只好[只好] zhi3 hao3 without any better option; to have to; to be forced to 2 策[策] ce4 policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy 1 爱护[愛護] ai4 hu4 to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect 1 包房[包房] bao1 fang2 compartment (of train, ship etc); private room at restaurant; rented room for karaoke; hotel room rented by the hour 1 大钱[大錢] da4 qian2 high denomination of banknotes or coins; lots of money; a big sum (e.g. a bribe) 51 父爱[父愛] fu4 ai4 paternal love 4 立马[立馬] li4 ma3 at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly 5 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 2 管住[管住] guan3 zhu4 to take control of; to manage; to curb 3 挣钱[掙錢] zheng4 qian2 to make money 5 父女[父女] fu4 nu:3 father and daughter 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/175 words - 25 min 插[插] cha1 to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose 3 楼[樓] lou2 house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 5 包间[包間] bao1 jian1 private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc); parlor; booth; compartment 1 媳妇儿[媳婦兒] xi2 fu5 r5 wife; young married woman 13 有意思[有意思] you3 yi4 si5 interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun 10 灌[灌] guan4 to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music) 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 5 开车[開車] kai1 che1 to drive a car 2 吐[吐] tu4 to vomit; to throw up 9 飞黄腾达[飛黃騰達] Fei1 huang2 teng2 da2 lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom); fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career 1 头晕[頭暈] tou2 yun1 dizzy 2 差劲[差勁] cha4 jin4 bad; no good; below average; disappointing 2 体面[體面] ti3 mian4 dignity; face (as in "losing face"); honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable 2 母子[母子] mu3 zi3 mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest 1 隔夜[隔夜] ge2 ye4 overnight; of the previous day 1 仇[仇] chou2 hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) 3 完整[完整] wan2 zheng3 complete; intact 5 伴[伴] ban4 partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany 5 天上[天上] tian1 shang4 celestial; heavenly 5 星星[星星] xing1 xing5 star in the sky 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) 4 平白无故[平白無故] ping2 bai2 wu2 gu4 without good cause 2 了得[了得] liao3 de5 exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling 5 逞能[逞能] cheng3 neng2 to show off one's ability; to boast one's merits 2 切忌[切忌] qie4 ji4 to avoid as taboo; to avoid by all means 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/200 words - 28 min 贪杯[貪杯] tan1 bei1 to drink in excess 1 桌[桌] zhuo1 table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc 3 蜂蜜[蜂蜜] feng1 mi4 honey 1 醒来[醒來] xing3 lai2 to waken 2 完蛋[完蛋] wan2 dan4 (coll.) to be done for 5 往前[往前] wang3 qian2 to move forwards 4 跟上[跟上] gen1 shang4 to catch up with; to keep pace with 3 抓紧[抓緊] zhua1 jin3 to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of 3 圈[圈] quan1 circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 35 倚[倚] yi3 to lean on; to rely upon 1 屠[屠] tu2 to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre 1 忌[忌] ji4 to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth 1 乾坤[乾坤] qian2 kun1 yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe 1 移[移] yi2 to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove 1 打斗[打鬥] da3 dou4 to fight 1 技能[技能] ji4 neng2 technical ability; skill 3 趴[趴] pa1 to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent 3 比划[比劃] bi3 hua5 to gesture; to gesticulate; to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher; to fight; to come to blows 1 一共[一共] yi1 gong4 altogether 6 瞎子[瞎子] xia1 zi5 blind person 3 快点儿[快點兒] kuai4 dian3 r5 erhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3] 5 抬高[抬高] tai2 gao1 to raise (price etc) 3 一点儿[一點兒] yi1 dian3 r5 erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] 6 事儿[事兒] shi4 r5 one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of 事[shi4]; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] 48 家庭[家庭] jia1 ting2 family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4] 14 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/225 words - 32 min 状况[狀況] zhuang4 kuang4 condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 语无伦次[語無倫次] yu3 wu2 lun2 ci4 incoherent speech; to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) 1 人情世故[人情世故] ren2 qing2 shi4 gu4 worldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world 1 外语[外語] wai4 yu3 foreign language; CL:門|门[men2] 3 聊天[聊天] liao2 tian1 to chat; to gossip 7 体育系[體育系] ti3 yu4 xi4 Physical Education department 3 语文[語文] yu3 wen2 literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) 15 数学[數學] shu4 xue2 mathematics; mathematical 18 狗眼看人低[狗眼看人低] gou3 yan3 kan4 ren2 di1 to act like a snob 3 漆黑[漆黑] qi1 hei1 pitch-black 1 道路[道路] dao4 lu4 road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2] 6 盏[盞] zhan3 a small cup; classifier for lamps 1 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 7 灯[燈] deng1 lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3] 2 现实[現實] xian4 shi2 reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested 7 甚[甚] shen2 variant of 什[shen2] 1 甚[甚] shen4 what; very; extremely; any 1 面目全非[面目全非] mian4 mu4 quan2 fei1 nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition 1 推卸[推卸] tui1 xie4 to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck 1 以外[以外] yi3 wai4 apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond 4 年龄[年齡] nian2 ling2 (a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4] 9 树立[樹立] shu4 li4 to set up; to establish 1 分数[分數] fen1 shu4 (exam) grade; mark; score; fraction 2 普遍[普遍] pu3 bian4 universal; general; widespread; common 1 踏踏实实[踏踏實實] ta1 ta1 shi2 shi2 steady; steadfast 3 古代[古代] gu3 dai4 ancient times; olden times 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/250 words - 33 min 士大夫[士大夫] shi4 da4 fu1 scholar officials 1 天下[天下] tian1 xia4 land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule 13 苍生[蒼生] cang1 sheng1 (area where) vegetation grows; the common people 1 愿望[願望] yuan4 wang4 desire; wish 42 稍微[稍微] shao1 wei1 a little bit 5 家庭主妇[家庭主婦] jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu4 housewife 1 扫[掃] sao3 to sweep 9 扫[掃] sao4 broom 9 何以[何以] he2 yi3 (literary) why; how 3 国际[國際] guo2 ji4 international 4 琴[琴] qin2 guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general 3 模特[模特] mo2 te4 (fashion) model (loanword) 1 小说[小說] xiao3 shuo1 novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4] 5 厨师[廚師] chu2 shi1 cook; chef 1 目前[目前] mu4 qian2 at the present time; currently 4 真实[真實] zhen1 shi2 true; real 13 十分[十分] shi2 fen1 very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts 13 作文[作文] zuo4 wen2 to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇[pian1] 10 欺骗[欺騙] qi1 pian4 to deceive; to cheat 5 毫无[毫無] hao2 wu2 not in the least; to completely lack 2 意义[意義] yi4 yi4 sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4] 17 一旦[一旦] yi1 dan4 in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day 10 脖子[脖子] bo2 zi5 neck; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 大饼[大餅] da4 bing3 large flat bread 1 饼[餅] bing3 round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1] 9 机器人[機器人] ji1 qi4 ren2 mechanical person; robot; android 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/275 words - 34 min 牛奶[牛奶] niu2 nai3 cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1] 1 张口[張口] zhang1 kou3 to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to gape; to start talking (esp. to make a request) 2 衣[衣] yi1 clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145 4 伸手[伸手] shen1 shou3 to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle 1 备受[備受] bei4 shou4 to fully experience (good or bad) 1 鼓舞[鼓舞] gu3 wu3 heartening (news); to boost (morale); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 格斗[格鬥] ge2 dou4 to wrestle 3 伟大[偉大] wei3 da4 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) 7 全家[全家] quan2 jia1 whole family 5 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 付出[付出] fu4 chu1 to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) 8 肺腑之言[肺腑之言] fei4 fu3 zhi1 yan2 words from the bottom of one's heart 1 无敌[無敵] wu2 di2 unequalled; without rival; a paragon 9 领奖台[領獎臺] ling3 jiang3 tai2 (winner's) podium 1 领奖[領獎] ling3 jiang3 to accept a prize; a prize-winner 5 专职[專職] zhuan1 zhi2 special duty; assigned full time to a task 1 玩家[玩家] wan2 jia1 player (of a game); enthusiast (audio, model planes etc) 1 遗忘[遺忘] yi2 wang4 to become forgotten; to forget 2 荣耀[榮耀] rong2 yao4 honor; glory 2 开发[開發] kai1 fa1 to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop 2 吃鸡[吃雞] chi1 ji1 (video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG); battle royale game; last-man-standing game; to play PUBG (or similar game); to win at PUBG (or similar game) 1 加入[加入] jia1 ru4 to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in 2 战[戰] zhan4 to fight; fight; war; battle 6 奖金[獎金] jiang3 jin1 premium; award money; bonus 6 讨论[討論] tao3 lun4 to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/300 words - 39 min 念[念] nian4 to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20) 18 进水[進水] jin4 shui3 to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc); to get flooded; inflow of water 2 灌醉[灌醉] guan4 zui4 to fuddle; to befuddle; to inebriate; to get someone drunk 1 转弯[轉彎] zhuan3 wan1 to turn; to go around a corner 1 弟弟[弟弟] di4 di5 younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 13 端[端] duan1 end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular 9 谋杀[謀殺] mou2 sha1 to murder; to assassinate; intentional homicide 1 夫[夫] fu1 husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old) 4 撕烂[撕爛] si1 lan4 to tear up; to tear to pieces 1 谎称[謊稱] huang3 cheng1 to claim; to pretend 1 逃避[逃避] tao2 bi4 to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk 4 抱怨[抱怨] bao4 yuan4 to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied 4 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 2 自我安慰[自我安慰] zi4 wo3 an1 wei4 to comfort oneself; to console oneself; to reassure oneself 1 投降[投降] tou2 xiang2 to surrender; surrender 1 鞋带[鞋帶] xie2 dai4 shoelace; CL:根[gen1],雙|双[shuang1] 4 不打不相识[不打不相識] bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi2 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship; no discord, no concord 1 一等[一等] yi1 deng3 first class; grade A 5 高手[高手] gao1 shou3 expert; past master; dab hand 3 输给[輸給] shu1 gei3 to lose to (sb); to be outdone by 2 口气[口氣] kou3 qi4 tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone 3 争[爭] zheng1 to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) 5 重色轻友[重色輕友] zhong4 se4 qing1 you3 paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom); to value sex over friendship 1 帅哥[帥哥] shuai4 ge1 handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address) 13 机车[機車] ji1 che1 locomotive; train engine car; scooter (Tw); (slang) (Tw) hard to get along with; a pain in the ass; damn!; crap! 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/325 words - 43 min 猪头[豬頭] zhu1 tou2 pig head; (coll.) fool; jerk 3 院长[院長] yuan4 zhang3 the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 卫生局[衛生局] wei4 sheng1 ju2 health office; bureau of hygiene 1 人事[人事] ren2 shi4 personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life 1 建设[建設] jian4 she4 to build; to construct; construction; constructive 2 财务[財務] cai2 wu4 financial affairs 1 科长[科長] ke1 zhang3 section chief; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 转正[轉正] zhuan3 zheng4 to transfer to full membership; to obtain tenure 5 愁[愁] chou2 to worry about 5 帮手[幫手] bang1 shou3 helper; assistant 2 花絮[花絮] hua1 xu4 bits of news; interesting sidelights 3 吊[吊] diao4 to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person 5 导[導] dao3 to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct 8 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 2 洗衣[洗衣] xi3 yi1 laundry 3 口吃[口吃] kou3 chi1 to stammer; to stutter; also pr. [kou3 ji2] 1 明显[明顯] ming2 xian3 clear; distinct; obvious 10 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 3 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 18 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 2 务[務] wu4 affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means 1 格子[格子] ge2 zi5 lattice; check (pattern of squares) 1 噗[噗] pu1 (onom.) pop; plop; pfff; putt-putt of a motor 1 嗤[嗤] chi1 laugh at; jeer; scoff at; sneer at 1 拳[拳] quan2 fist; boxing 12 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep05/327 words - 43 min 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) 8 比赛[比賽] bi3 sai4 competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete 40 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/25 words - 4 min 隆重[隆重] long2 zhong4 grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn 1 霸王[霸王] ba4 wang2 hegemon; overlord; despot 2 哟[喲] yo5 (sentence-final particle expressing exhortation); (syllable filler in a song) 11 失[失] shi1 to lose; to miss; to fail 2 打的[打的] da3 di1 (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi 6 君子[君子] jun1 zi3 nobleman; person of noble character 5 动口[動口] dong4 kou3 to use one's mouth (to say sth) 2 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 8 不服[不服] bu4 fu2 not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to 1 尿急[尿急] niao4 ji2 urinary urgency 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) 3 睁[睜] zheng1 to open (one's eyes) 4 闭[閉] bi4 to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct 5 撒野[撒野] sa1 ye3 to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously 1 争光[爭光] zheng1 guang1 to win an honor; to strive to win a prize 6 廉耻[廉恥] lian2 chi3 honor and shame; sense of honor 1 奋斗[奮鬥] fen4 dou4 to strive; to struggle 3 游戏机[遊戲機] you2 xi4 ji1 video game; game machine 1 几年[幾年] ji3 nian2 a few years; several years; how many years 6 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 4 技术[技術] ji4 shu4 technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] 10 含量[含量] han2 liang4 content; quantity contained 1 在场[在場] zai4 chang3 to be present; to be on the scene 8 脸面[臉面] lian3 mian4 face 3 方面[方面] fang1 mian4 respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/50 words - 7 min 天分[天分] tian1 fen4 natural gift; talent 1 上下[上下] shang4 xia4 up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about 5 功夫[功夫] gong1 fu5 skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort 8 鬼话[鬼話] gui3 hua4 lie; false words; nonsense; CL:篇[pian1] 1 斗殴[鬥毆] dou4 ou1 to fight; to brawl; a scuffle; a punch-up 6 参与[參與] can1 yu4 to participate (in sth) 9 抬[抬] tai2 to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry 7 起头[起頭] qi3 tou2 to start; at first; beginning 2 他人[他人] ta1 ren2 another; sb else; other people 2 志气[志氣] zhi4 qi4 ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit 5 门卫[門衛] men2 wei4 guard at gate; sentry 3 大爷[大爺] da4 ye5 (coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man 5 菜市场[菜市場] cai4 shi4 chang3 food market 19 宣传[宣傳] xuan1 chuan2 to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 败坏[敗壞] bai4 huai4 to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine 1 德[德] de2 virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 20 圈套[圈套] quan1 tao4 trap; snare; trick 2 上当[上當] shang4 dang4 taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped 1 家喻户晓[家喻戶曉] jia1 yu4 hu4 xiao3 understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name 1 分配[分配] fen1 pei4 to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive) 4 看头[看頭] kan4 tou5 qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading) 1 不惜[不惜] bu4 xi1 not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) 1 代价[代價] dai4 jia4 price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) 1 夺取[奪取] duo2 qu3 to seize; to capture; to wrest control of 1 胜利[勝利] sheng4 li4 victory; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/75 words - 9 min 杀手锏[殺手鐧] sha1 shou3 jian3 (fig.) trump card 1 天亮[天亮] tian1 liang4 dawn; daybreak 2 赢得[贏得] ying2 de2 to win; to gain 4 早餐[早餐] zao3 can1 breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 3 早起[早起] zao3 qi3 to get up early 2 打烊[打烊] da3 yang4 to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2] 2 对待[對待] dui4 dai4 to treat; treatment 5 经济[經濟] jing1 ji4 economy; economic 1 因素[因素] yin1 su4 element; factor; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 分为[分為] fen1 wei2 to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide 1 农业[農業] nong2 ye4 agriculture; farming 1 科技[科技] ke1 ji4 science and technology 2 市场[市場] shi4 chang3 marketplace; market (also in abstract) 11 需求[需求] xu1 qiu2 requirement; to require; (economics) demand 1 交通[交通] jiao1 tong1 to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison 1 运输[運輸] yun4 shu1 to transport; to carry; transportation 1 劳动力[勞動力] lao2 dong4 li4 labor force; manpower 1 队列[隊列] dui4 lie4 formation (of troops); alignment; (computing) queue; cohort (in a study) 1 对应[對應] dui4 ying4 to correspond; a correspondence; corresponding; homologous; matching with sth; counterpart 2 组成[組成] zu3 cheng2 to form; to make up; to constitute 4 数列[數列] shu4 lie4 sequence of numbers; numerical series 2 仍然[仍然] reng2 ran2 still; yet 1 等差数列[等差數列] deng3 cha1 shu4 lie4 arithmetic progression 2 明清[明清] Ming2 Qing1 the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties 1 时期[時期] shi2 qi1 period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/100 words - 10 min 抑[抑] yi4 to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or 1 商[商] shang1 commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) 4 政策[政策] zheng4 ce4 policy; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 抑制[抑制] yi4 zhi4 to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress 1 民间[民間] min2 jian1 among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments 1 商品经济[商品經濟] shang1 pin3 jing1 ji4 commodity economy 1 判断[判斷] pan4 duan4 to judge; to determine; judgment 4 定义[定義] ding4 yi4 definition; to define 1 法[法] fa3 law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 8 函数[函數] han2 shu4 function (math.) 2 图像[圖像] tu2 xiang4 image; picture; graphic 1 多动症[多動症] duo1 dong4 zheng4 attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 2 听讲[聽講] ting1 jiang3 to attend a lecture; to listen to a talk 3 特点[特點] te4 dian3 characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 东南[東南] dong1 nan2 southeast 1 人口稠密[人口稠密] ren2 kou3 chou2 mi4 populous 1 西北[西北] xi1 bei3 northwest 1 人口[人口] ren2 kou3 population; people 1 稀疏[稀疏] xi1 shu1 sparse; infrequent; thinly spread 1 票[票] piao4 ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions 44 此后[此後] ci3 hou4 after this; afterwards; hereafter 1 依靠[依靠] yi1 kao4 to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on 2 何时[何時] he2 shi2 when 2 出头[出頭] chu1 tou2 to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than 1 投票[投票] tou2 piao4 to vote; vote 21 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/125 words - 13 min 胜算[勝算] sheng4 suan4 odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success 5 汽水[汽水] qi4 shui3 soda; pop 4 防守[防守] fang2 shou3 to defend; to protect (against) 3 攻击[攻擊] gong1 ji1 to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) 5 薄弱[薄弱] bo2 ruo4 weak; frail 1 气势[氣勢] qi4 shi4 imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor 3 压倒[壓倒] ya1 dao3 to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming 1 在行[在行] zai4 hang2 to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession 1 老江湖[老江湖] lao3 jiang1 hu2 a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world 1 雪亮[雪亮] xue3 liang4 lit. bright as snow; shiny; dazzling; sharp (of eyes) 1 得意[得意] de2 yi4 proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent 5 所谓[所謂] suo3 wei4 so-called; what is called 4 天赋[天賦] tian1 fu4 gift; innate skill 9 一钱不值[一錢不值] yi1 qian2 bu4 zhi2 not worth a penny; utterly worthless 1 定[定] ding4 to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order 12 进攻[進攻] jin4 gong1 to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports) 3 防[防] fang2 to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent 2 架不住[架不住] jia4 bu5 zhu4 (coll.) unable to withstand; cannot bear; can't stand it; no match for 3 押[押] ya1 to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign 2 排队[排隊] pai2 dui4 to line up 2 本子[本子] ben3 zi5 book; notebook; edition; CL:本[ben3] 8 发达[發達] fa1 da2 developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop 11 丽[麗] li4 beautiful 6 克星[剋星] ke4 xing1 nemesis; bane; fated to be ill-matched 2 牛皮[牛皮] niu2 pi2 cowhide; leather; fig. flexible and tough; boasting; big talk 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/150 words - 16 min 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 35 胜败[勝敗] sheng4 bai4 victory or defeat; result 1 乃[乃] nai3 to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon 2 家常[家常] jia1 chang2 the daily life of a family 2 行家[行家] hang2 jia1 connoisseur; expert; veteran 1 徒[徒] tu2 disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence 2 心服口服[心服口服] xin1 fu2 kou3 fu2 to accept wholeheartedly; to embrace; to be won over 1 小聪明[小聰明] xiao3 cong1 ming5 clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded 2 化解[化解] hua4 jie3 to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears) 2 尴尬[尷尬] gan1 ga4 awkward; embarrassed 5 跪下[跪下] gui4 xia5 to kneel down 3 炫耀[炫耀] xuan4 yao4 dazzling; to show off; to flaunt 3 身为[身為] shen1 wei2 in the capacity of; as 1 羞辱[羞辱] xiu1 ru3 to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation 1 看热闹[看熱鬧] kan4 re4 nao5 to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are 1 傻子[傻子] sha3 zi5 idiot; fool 20 尽力[盡力] jin4 li4 to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort 3 决斗[決鬥] jue2 dou4 to duel; a duel; decisive struggle 1 拜师[拜師] bai4 shi1 to formally become an apprentice to a master 2 磕[磕] ke1 to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) 5 使[使] shi3 to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger 8 碰上[碰上] peng4 shang4 to run into; to come upon; to meet 3 好使[好使] hao3 shi3 easy to use; to function well; so that; in order to 3 出路[出路] chu1 lu4 a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products) 4 师父[師父] shi1 fu5 used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/175 words - 20 min 心里话[心裡話] xin1 li5 hua4 (to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind 10 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] 1 如来[如來] ru2 lai2 tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc) 1 佛[佛] Fo2 Buddha; Buddhism 4 主攻[主攻] zhu3 gong1 main assault; to focus on; to specialize in; to major in 1 抽空[抽空] chou1 kong4 to find the time to do sth 1 垮[垮] kua3 to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat 1 一代[一代] yi1 dai4 generation 1 牌[牌] pai2 mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 12 小屁孩[小屁孩] xiao3 pi4 hai2 wimpy kid; brat 1 拯救[拯救] zheng3 jiu4 to save; to rescue 1 幽默[幽默] you1 mo4 (loanword) humor; humorous 4 实[實] shi2 real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely 5 想通[想通] xiang3 tong1 to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it 6 但愿[但願] dan4 yuan4 if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) 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 2 不太好[不太好] bu4 tai4 hao3 not so good; not too well 5 散散步[散散步] san4 san4 bu4 to have a stroll 2 爆米花[爆米花] bao4 mi3 hua1 puffed rice; popcorn 2 袋[袋] dai4 pouch; bag; sack; pocket 1 腻[膩] ni4 greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of 3 电影院[電影院] dian4 ying3 yuan4 cinema; movie theater; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4] 1 注定[註定] zhu4 ding4 to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably 3 几千[幾千] ji3 qian1 several thousand 1 看相[看相] kan4 xiang4 to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/200 words - 24 min 糊[糊] hu2 muddled; paste; scorched 1 把戏[把戲] ba3 xi4 acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick; game 1 服气[服氣] fu2 qi4 to be convinced; to accept 1 打听[打聽] da3 ting5 to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around 6 安定[安定] an1 ding4 stable; quiet; settled; stabilize; maintain; stabilized; calm and orderly 5 杨柳[楊柳] yang2 liu3 willow tree; poplar and willow; name of traditional tune 1 龙凤胎[龍鳳胎] long2 feng4 tai1 twins of mixed sex 1 砸[砸] za2 to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle 6 场子[場子] chang3 zi5 (coll.) gathering place; public venue 1 唬[唬] hu3 a tiger's roar; to scare 3 经营[經營] jing1 ying2 to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate 3 思维[思維] si1 wei2 (line of) thought; thinking 6 脑袋[腦袋] nao3 dai4 head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] 8 写真[寫真] xie3 zhen1 portrait; to describe sth accurately 6 行业[行業] hang2 ye4 industry; business 3 赚大钱[賺大錢] zhuan4 da4 qian2 to earn a fortune 3 不再[不再] bu4 zai4 no more; no longer 11 念书[念書] nian4 shu1 to read; to study 2 创作[創作] chuang4 zuo4 to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 敏感[敏感] min3 gan3 sensitive; susceptible 4 微不足道[微不足道] wei1 bu4 zu2 dao4 negligible; insignificant 2 嗤之以鼻[嗤之以鼻] chi1 zhi1 yi3 bi2 to snort disdainfully; to scoff at; to turn up one's nose 1 当作[當作] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as 3 信仰[信仰] xin4 yang3 to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction 1 特有[特有] te4 you3 specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/225 words - 29 min 单纯[單純] dan1 chun2 simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely 3 手提[手提] shou3 ti2 portable 1 小弟弟[小弟弟] xiao3 di4 di5 little brother; little boy; (coll.) penis 1 上瘾[上癮] shang4 yin3 to get into a habit; to become addicted 1 算法[算法] suan4 fa3 arithmetic; algorithm; method of calculation 1 有趣[有趣] you3 qu4 interesting; fascinating; amusing 4 某人[某人] mou3 ren2 someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname) 5 喔[喔] wo5 (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder 2 鲁莽[魯莽] lu3 mang3 hot-headed; impulsive; reckless 1 正道[正道] zheng4 dao4 the correct path; the right way (Buddhism) 2 没用[沒用] mei2 yong4 useless 13 个个[個個] ge4 ge4 each one individually; each and every 2 屋子[屋子] wu1 zi5 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1] 2 极端[極端] ji2 duan1 extreme 5 何止[何止] he2 zhi3 far more than; not just 1 章[章] zhang1 chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order 2 不顾[不顧] bu4 gu4 in spite of; regardless of 2 后果[後果] hou4 guo3 consequences; aftermath 10 打赌[打賭] da3 du3 to bet; to make a bet; a wager 3 古董[古董] gu3 dong3 curio; antique 1 教条主义[教條主義] jiao4 tiao2 zhu3 yi4 dogmatism 1 出风头[出風頭] chu1 feng1 tou5 to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight; same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5] 5 外边[外邊] wai4 bian5 outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home 2 测[測] ce4 to survey; to measure; to conjecture 2 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 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/250 words - 34 min 出发点[出發點] chu1 fa1 dian3 starting point; (fig.) basis; motive 1 欠妥[欠妥] qian4 tuo3 improper; inappropriate; unsatisfactory; inadequate 1 体现[體現] ti3 xian4 to embody; to reflect; to incarnate 1 担当[擔當] dan1 dang1 to take upon oneself; to assume 4 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) 16 因材施教[因材施教] yin1 cai2 shi1 jiao4 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability 1 打断[打斷] da3 duan4 to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) 3 架[架] jia4 to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc 8 彪悍[彪悍] biao1 han4 tough as nails; formidable; kick-ass; plucky 1 战斗机[戰鬥機] zhan4 dou4 ji1 fighter (aircraft) 1 学好[學好] xue2 hao3 to follow good examples 5 大老远[大老遠] da4 lao3 yuan3 very far away 2 领情[領情] ling3 qing2 to feel grateful to sb; to appreciate the kindness 1 扯平[扯平] che3 ping2 to make even; to balance; (fig.) to be even; to call it quits 2 木[木] mu4 tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 6 木桶[木桶] mu4 tong3 cask 22 窝[窩] wo1 nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods 3 木头[木頭] mu4 tou5 slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1] 66 纸板[紙板] zhi3 ban3 cardboard 1 呱[呱] gu1 crying sound of child 27 看中[看中] kan4 zhong4 to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on 4 罐[罐] guan4 can; jar; pot 3 力宝[力寶] Li4 bao3 Lippo (Group) (Indonesian conglomerate) 6 在乎[在乎] zai4 hu5 to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2] 11 输赢[輸贏] shu1 ying2 win or loss; outcome 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/275 words - 38 min 算数[算數] suan4 shu4 to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important) 1 挡箭牌[擋箭牌] dang3 jian4 pai2 shield; (fig.) excuse 1 楼下[樓下] lou2 xia4 downstairs 3 积极[積極] ji1 ji2 active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive 8 护[護] hu4 to protect 3 使者[使者] shi3 zhe3 emissary; envoy 2 撤退[撤退] che4 tui4 to retreat 1 下岗[下崗] xia4 gang3 to come off sentry duty; to lay off (a worker); laid-off 5 岗[崗] gang3 mound; policeman's beat 1 抢答[搶答] qiang3 da2 to compete to be the first to answer a question (as on a quiz show) 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 5 装备[裝備] zhuang1 bei4 equipment; to equip; to outfit 1 几点[幾點] ji3 dian3 what time?; when? 11 冒牌[冒牌] mao4 pai2 fake; impostor; quack (doctor); imitation brand 2 服务[服務] fu2 wu4 to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 3 即将[即將] ji2 jiang1 on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of 4 主持人[主持人] zhu3 chi2 ren2 TV or radio presenter; host; anchor 36 选拔[選拔] xuan3 ba2 to select the best 1 候选人[候選人] hou4 xuan3 ren2 candidate; CL:名[ming2] 1 初选[初選] chu1 xuan3 primary election 1 嗓子[嗓子] sang3 zi5 throat; voice; CL:把[ba3] 5 加分[加分] jia1 fen1 extra credit (on a test); bonus point 8 承受[承受] cheng2 shou4 to bear; to support; to inherit 3 苦[苦] ku3 bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 17 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 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/300 words - 41 min 勉为其难[勉為其難] mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2 to tackle a difficult job (idiom); to do sth reluctantly 2 长相[長相] zhang3 xiang4 appearance; looks; profile; countenance 4 口音[口音] kou3 yin5 voice; accent 1 跪[跪] gui4 to kneel 14 高抬贵手[高抬貴手] gao1 tai2 gui4 shou3 to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break! 1 饶[饒] rao2 rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although 2 顺路[順路] shun4 lu4 by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently 2 看出[看出] kan4 chu1 to make out; to see 4 骑[騎] qi2 to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses 4 痒痒[癢癢] yang3 yang5 to itch; to tickle 3 摔[摔] shuai1 to throw down; to fall; to drop and break 2 羊肉串[羊肉串] yang2 rou4 chuan4 lamb kebab 1 粉[粉] fen3 powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink 6 啤酒[啤酒] pi2 jiu3 beer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] 7 稍[稍] shao1 somewhat; a little 2 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 1 穷[窮] qiong2 poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly 9 可乐[可樂] ke3 le4 amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola 6 上镜[上鏡] shang4 jing4 photogenic; to appear on film or in the media 1 外人[外人] wai4 ren2 outsider; foreigner; stranger 4 去掉[去掉] qu4 diao4 to get rid of; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to delete; to strip out; to extract 2 骂人[罵人] ma4 ren2 to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone 1 哪门子[哪門子] na3 men2 zi5 (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth 1 醋[醋] cu4 vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) 3 填满[填滿] tian2 man3 to cram 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep06/312 words - 44 min 大量[大量] da4 liang4 great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous 3 谈谈[談談] tan2 tan2 to discuss; to have a chat 1 存在[存在] cun2 zai4 to exist; to be; existence 12 推销[推銷] tui1 xiao1 to market; to sell 1 坚定[堅定] jian1 ding4 firm; steady; staunch; resolute 2 拥护者[擁護者] yong1 hu4 zhe3 supporter (person) 1 隐情[隱情] yin3 qing2 sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided 1 原先[原先] yuan2 xian1 originally; original; former 1 吓一跳[嚇一跳] xia4 yi1 tiao4 startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin 1 合影[合影] he2 ying3 to take a joint photo; group photo 8 还原[還原] huan2 yuan2 to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry) 1 名人[名人] ming2 ren2 personage; celebrity 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/25 words - 5 min 上辈子[上輩子] shang4 bei4 zi5 one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation 4 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 3 孽[孽] nie4 son born of a concubine; disaster; sin; evil 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 11 实践[實踐] shi2 jian4 practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project) 3 志愿者[志願者] zhi4 yuan4 zhe3 volunteer 2 广泛[廣泛] guang3 fan4 extensive; wide range 2 好评[好評] hao3 ping2 favorable criticism; positive evaluation 3 学子[學子] xue2 zi3 (literary) student; scholar 3 请缨[請纓] qing3 ying1 to volunteer for military service; to offer oneself for an assignment 2 深入[深入] shen1 ru4 to penetrate deeply; thorough 2 山区[山區] shan1 qu1 mountain area; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 心事[心事] xin1 shi4 a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1] 3 别理[別理] bie2 li3 don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to 3 闹别扭[鬧彆扭] nao4 bie4 niu5 to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with 3 苦瓜[苦瓜] ku3 gua1 bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber) 4 炒鸡蛋[炒雞蛋] chao3 ji1 dan4 scrambled eggs 2 败[敗] bai4 to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither 4 败火[敗火] bai4 huo3 relieve inflammation or internal heat 1 之所以[之所以] zhi1 suo3 yi3 the reason why 2 实话[實話] shi2 hua4 truth 13 顾虑[顧慮] gu4 lu:4 misgivings; apprehensions 3 漂[漂] piao1 to float; to drift 5 漂[漂] piao4 elegant; polished 5 欣赏[欣賞] xin1 shang3 to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire 9 非分[非分] fei1 fen4 improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds; also written 非份[fei1 fen4] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/50 words - 8 min 婚[婚] hun1 to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife 8 饭菜[飯菜] fan4 cai4 food 4 凉[涼] liang2 cool; cold 5 捐款[捐款] juan1 kuan3 to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money) 7 使劲[使勁] shi3 jin4 to exert all one's strength 2 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] 5 排骨[排骨] pai2 gu3 pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person 5 广播电台[廣播電臺] guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2 radio station; broadcasting station; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] 2 宁静[寧靜] ning2 jing4 tranquil; tranquility; serenity 1 祥和[祥和] xiang2 he2 auspicious and peaceful 1 夜晚[夜晚] ye4 wan3 night; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 从来不[從來不] cong2 lai2 bu4 never 9 把手[把手] ba3 shou5 handle; grip; knob 2 喋喋不休[喋喋不休] die2 die2 bu4 xiu1 to chatter or jabber on and on 1 吵吵[吵吵] chao1 chao5 to make a racket; to quarrel 1 一言[一言] yi1 yan2 one sentence; brief remark 5 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] 3 没完没了[沒完沒了] mei2 wan2 mei2 liao3 without end; incessantly; on and on 1 嗷[嗷] ao2 loud clamor; the sound of wailing 3 一家人[一家人] yi1 jia1 ren2 household; the whole family 9 烦恼[煩惱] fan2 nao3 to be worried; to be distressed; worries 3 管不着[管不著] guan3 bu5 zhao2 to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business! 3 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]) 10 春晚[春晚] Chun1 Wan3 abbr. for 春節聯歡晚會|春节联欢晚会[Chun1 jie2 Lian2 huan1 Wan3 hui4] 1 不对劲[不對勁] bu4 dui4 jin4 not in good condition; wrong; fishy 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/75 words - 10 min 叶[葉] ye4 leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats 4 蓓[蓓] bei4 (flower) bud 1 民谣[民謠] min2 yao2 ballad; folk song 1 蒲公英[蒲公英] pu2 gong1 ying1 dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum) 1 旁[旁] pang2 beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic 4 竞选[競選] jing4 xuan3 to take part in an election; to run for office 2 普通话[普通話] pu3 tong1 hua4 Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech 9 差远[差遠] cha4 yuan3 inferior; not up to par; to fall far short; to be mistaken 1 广告[廣告] guang3 gao4 to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; CL:項|项[xiang4] 3 台面[檯面] tai2 mian4 tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake 1 惹[惹] re3 to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) 8 功[功] gong1 meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) 3 补[補] bu3 to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement 12 稀罕[稀罕] xi1 han5 rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3] 11 火上浇油[火上澆油] huo3 shang4 jiao1 you2 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse 1 灿烂[燦爛] can4 lan4 to glitter; brilliant; splendid 4 青葱[青蔥] qing1 cong1 scallion; green onion; verdant; lush green 1 拥抱[擁抱] yong1 bao4 to embrace; to hug 3 管理[管理] guan3 li3 to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 技[技] ji4 skill 5 旅[旅] lu:3 trip; travel; to travel; brigade (army) 5 江[江] jiang1 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 1 浪[浪] lang4 wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble 1 淘[淘] tao2 to wash; to clean out; to cleanse; to eliminate; to dredge 1 千古[千古] qian1 gu3 for all eternity; throughout all ages 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/100 words - 11 min 风流[風流] feng1 liu2 distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose 1 人物[人物] ren2 wu4 person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 故[故] gu4 happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead 6 垒[壘] lei3 rampart; base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc 1 西边[西邊] xi1 bian1 west; west side; western part; to the west of 3 索性[索性] suo3 xing4 you might as well (do it); simply; just 1 遮掩[遮掩] zhe1 yan3 to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc) 1 害羞[害羞] hai4 xiu1 shy; embarrassed; bashful 4 乌龟[烏龜] wu1 gui1 tortoise; cuckold 1 鼓励[鼓勵] gu3 li4 to encourage 27 乱石[亂石] luan4 shi2 rocks; stones; rubble; riprap 1 惊涛[驚濤] jing1 tao1 raging waves; stormy waves 1 霞[霞] xia2 rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset 4 幽[幽] you1 remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces 1 忽[忽] hu1 to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly 1 还乡[還鄉] huan2 xiang1 to return home; fig. to retire from public life 1 轩[軒] xuan1 pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old) 1 窗[窗] chuang1 shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4] 4 梳妆[梳妝] shu1 zhuang1 to dress and groom oneself 1 顾[顧] gu4 to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to 7 无言[無言] wu2 yan2 to remain silent; to have nothing to say 1 惟有[惟有] wei2 you3 variant of 唯有[wei2 you3] 1 泪[淚] lei4 tears 1 料[料] liao4 material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess 8 年年[年年] nian2 nian2 year after year; yearly; every year; annually 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/125 words - 13 min 肠[腸] chang2 intestines 1 月夜[月夜] yue4 ye4 moonlit night 1 松[松] song1 pine; CL:棵[ke1] 3 冈[岡] gang1 ridge; mound 1 得逞[得逞] de2 cheng3 to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it 2 火烧眉毛[火燒眉毛] huo3 shao1 mei2 mao5 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency 1 招人[招人] zhao1 ren2 to be infectious; to recruit 1 退位[退位] tui4 wei4 to abdicate 1 贤[賢] xian2 worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation 1 一席之地[一席之地] yi1 xi2 zhi1 di4 (acknowledged) place; a role to play; niche 1 应聘[應聘] ying4 pin4 to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position 1 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] 9 郑成功[鄭成功] Zheng4 Cheng2 gong1 Koxinga (1624-1662), military leader 1 伟人[偉人] wei3 ren2 great person 1 耳[耳] er3 ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese) 3 橘子[橘子] ju2 zi5 tangerine; CL:個|个[ge4],瓣[ban4] 7 陈皮[陳皮] chen2 pi2 orange peel; tangerine peel; dried orange peel used in Chinese medicine 1 鉴于[鑒於] jian4 yu2 in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas 1 朗[朗] lang3 clear; bright 2 诵[誦] song4 to read aloud; to recite 1 致[致] zhi4 to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey 1 橡[橡] xiang4 oak; Quercus serrata 1 树[樹] shu4 tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up 11 绝不[絕不] jue2 bu4 in no way; not in the least; absolutely not 12 攀援[攀援] pan1 yuan2 to climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/150 words - 14 min 凌霄花[凌霄花] ling2 xiao1 hua1 Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) 1 枝[枝] zhi1 branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 2 痴情[癡情] chi1 qing2 infatuation 2 鸟儿[鳥兒] niao3 r5 bird 1 绿荫[綠蔭] lu:4 yin4 shade (of a tree) 1 单调[單調] dan1 diao4 monotonous 1 歌曲[歌曲] ge1 qu3 song 5 不止[不止] bu4 zhi3 incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to 5 泉源[泉源] quan2 yuan2 springhead; fountainhead; (fig.) source 1 常年[常年] chang2 nian2 all year round; for years on end; average year 2 清凉[清涼] qing1 liang2 cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing 1 慰藉[慰藉] wei4 jie4 to console; to comfort; consolation 1 险峰[險峰] xian3 feng1 perilous peak; the lofty heights 1 增加[增加] zeng1 jia1 to raise; to increase 5 衬托[襯托] chen4 tuo1 to set off 3 威仪[威儀] wei1 yi2 majestic presence; awe-inspiring manner 1 日光[日光] ri4 guang1 sunlight 1 春雨[春雨] chun1 yu3 spring rain; gift from above 1 株[株] zhu1 tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business) 1 木棉[木棉] mu4 mian2 cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) 1 形象[形象] xing2 xiang4 image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid 2 紧握[緊握] jin3 wo4 to hold firmly, not let go 1 地下[地下] di4 xia4 underground; subterranean; covert 3 触[觸] chu4 to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions 1 一阵[一陣] yi1 zhen4 a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/175 words - 16 min 相互[相互] xiang1 hu4 each other; mutual 2 致意[致意] zhi4 yi4 to send one's greetings; to send best regards; to devote attention to 1 听懂[聽懂] ting1 dong3 to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken) 5 言语[言語] yan2 yu3 words; speech; (spoken) language 2 铜[銅] tong2 copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 1 戟[戟] ji3 halberd; long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade; combined spear and battle-ax 1 充沛[充沛] chong1 pei4 abundant; plentiful; vigorous 1 宣布[宣布] xuan1 bu4 to declare; to announce; to proclaim 7 普通[普通] pu3 tong1 common; ordinary; general; average 14 岂[豈] qi3 how? (emphatic question) 9 关门大吉[關門大吉] guan1 men2 da4 ji2 to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom) 2 选定[選定] xuan3 ding4 to select; to choose; to settle on 1 秉承[秉承] bing3 cheng2 to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition) 1 公平[公平] gong1 ping2 fair; impartial 6 公正[公正] gong1 zheng4 just; fair; equitable 2 原则[原則] yuan2 ze2 principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 某些[某些] mou3 xie1 some; certain (things) 5 昧[昧] mei4 to conceal; dark 1 良心[良心] liang2 xin1 conscience 2 带子[帶子] dai4 zi5 belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape; Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri); comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) 1 设备[設備] she4 bei4 equipment; facilities; installations; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 修[修] xiu1 to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) 9 保险丝[保險絲] bao3 xian3 si1 fuse wire; (electrical) fuse 1 提供[提供] ti2 gong1 to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish 4 愉快[愉快] yu2 kuai4 cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/200 words - 18 min 垂头丧气[垂頭喪氣] chui2 tou2 sang4 qi4 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen 3 强项[強項] qiang2 xiang4 key strength; strong suit; specialty 1 赎罪[贖罪] shu2 zui4 to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement 1 推荐[推薦] tui1 jian4 to recommend; recommendation 5 语[語] yu3 dialect; language; speech 3 借给[借給] jie4 gei3 to lend to sb 5 音响[音響] yin1 xiang3 sound; acoustics; audio; hi-fi system; stereo sound system; abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3 he2 yin1 xiang3] 1 试试看[試試看] shi4 shi4 kan4 to give it a try 1 瞅[瞅] chou3 (dialect) to look at 1 性子[性子] xing4 zi5 temper 6 法子[法子] fa3 zi5 way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] 1 发牢骚[發牢騷] fa1 lao2 sao1 to whine; to be grouchy 1 百倍[百倍] bai3 bei4 a hundredfold; a hundred times 2 发[髮] fa4 hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3] 3 际[際] ji4 border; edge; boundary; interval; between; inter-; to meet; time; occasion; to meet with (circumstances) 1 形容[形容] xing2 rong2 to describe; description; appearance; look 4 油[油] you2 oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning 8 盐[鹽] yan2 salt; CL:粒[li4] 4 白粥[白粥] bai2 zhou1 plain rice congee 1 叛逆[叛逆] pan4 ni4 to rebel; to revolt; a rebel 2 两口子[兩口子] liang3 kou3 zi5 husband and wife 1 苗子[苗子] miao2 zi5 young successor; seedling; sapling 4 白白[白白] bai2 bai2 in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white 3 当务之急[當務之急] dang1 wu4 zhi1 ji2 top priority job; matter of vital importance 2 任务[任務] ren4 wu5 mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 12 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/225 words - 23 min 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) 4 钦[欽] qin1 to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself 1 类[類] lei4 kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble 6 记叙文[記敘文] ji4 xu4 wen2 narrative writing; written narration 1 写作[寫作] xie3 zuo4 to write; to compose; writing; written works 2 收场[收場] shou1 chang3 the end; an ending; to wind down; to conclude 1 趁早[趁早] chen4 zao3 as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late 4 卷铺盖走人[捲鋪蓋走人] juan3 pu1 gai4 zou3 ren2 to pack one's things and leave 2 凉快[涼快] liang2 kuai5 nice and cold; pleasantly cool 8 机器[機器] ji1 qi4 machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4] 2 效率[效率] xiao4 lu:4 efficiency 1 怨[怨] yuan4 to blame; to complain 1 妇[婦] fu4 woman 3 盒[盒] he2 small box; case 6 颤抖[顫抖] chan4 dou3 to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble 1 唇[唇] chun2 lip 1 吻[吻] wen3 kiss; to kiss; mouth 2 荣幸[榮幸] rong2 xing4 honored (to have the privilege of ...) 1 最新[最新] zui4 xin1 latest; newest 7 资讯[資訊] zi1 xun4 information 1 在所难免[在所難免] zai4 suo3 nan2 mian3 to be unavoidable (idiom) 1 搭档[搭檔] da1 dang4 to cooperate; partner 3 或多或少[或多或少] huo4 duo1 huo4 shao3 more or less 1 情绪[情緒] qing2 xu4 mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 尾[尾] wei3 tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/250 words - 26 min 曲[曲] qu1 bent; crooked; wrong 2 曲[曲] qu3 tune; song; CL:支[zhi1] 2 蝶[蝶] die2 butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 优美[優美] you1 mei3 graceful; fine; elegant 2 旋律[旋律] xuan2 lu:4 melody; rhythm 1 坠[墜] zhui4 to fall; to drop; to weigh down 1 捣乱[搗亂] dao3 luan4 to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally 2 难听[難聽] nan2 ting1 unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful 5 抹黑[抹黑] mo3 hei1 to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words) 1 不能不[不能不] bu4 neng2 bu4 have to; cannot but 10 非要[非要] fei1 yao4 to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something) 4 差点[差點] cha4 dian3 almost; nearly 13 记仇[記仇] ji4 chou2 to hold a grudge 1 打下手[打下手] da3 xia4 shou3 to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle 2 火坑[火坑] huo3 keng1 pit of fire; fig. living hell 2 多次[多次] duo1 ci4 many times; repeatedly 2 报复[報復] bao4 fu4 to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation 2 是的[是的] shi4 de5 yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5] 8 网[網] wang3 net; network 4 百度[百度] Bai3 du4 Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999 1 年代[年代] nian2 dai4 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 公开[公開] gong1 kai1 public; to publish; to make public 13 自习[自習] zi4 xi2 to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons); to study in one's free time; individual study 8 看得起[看得起] kan4 de5 qi3 to show respect for; to think highly of 2 暗号[暗號] an4 hao4 secret signal (sign); countersign; password 6 设[設] she4 to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/275 words - 29 min 形式主义[形式主義] xing2 shi4 zhu3 yi4 Formalism (art) 1 形式[形式] xing2 shi4 outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 内容[內容] nei4 rong2 content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 3 政治[政治] zheng4 zhi4 politics; political 5 举手[舉手] ju3 shou3 to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) 9 举[舉] ju3 to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed 19 右手[右手] you4 shou3 right hand; right-hand side 6 左手[左手] zuo3 shou3 left hand; left-hand side 5 后边[後邊] hou4 bian5 back; rear; behind 4 记叙[記敘] ji4 xu4 to narrate; narrative 1 抛砖引玉[拋磚引玉] pao1 zhuan1 yin3 yu4 lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom); fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling 1 印度[印度] Yin4 du4 India 3 国家级[國家級] guo2 jia1 ji2 (administrative) national-level 1 摔跤[摔跤] shuai1 jiao1 to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports) 7 运动员[運動員] yun4 dong4 yuan2 athlete; CL:名[ming2],個|个[ge4] 3 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) 3 物[物] wu4 thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理 3 一连[一連] yi1 lian2 in a row; in succession; running 2 绝望[絕望] jue2 wang4 to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation 1 萌生[萌生] meng2 sheng1 to burgeon; to produce; to conceive; to be in the initial stage 1 念头[念頭] nian4 tou5 thought; idea; intention 1 于是[於是] yu2 shi4 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence 2 宗教[宗教] zong1 jiao4 religion 1 传统[傳統] chuan2 tong3 tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 伦理[倫理] lun2 li3 ethics 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/300 words - 31 min 束缚[束縛] shu4 fu4 to bind; to restrict; to tie; to commit; fetters 2 反对[反對] fan3 dui4 to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition 7 克服[克服] ke4 fu2 (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure 4 种种[種種] zhong3 zhong3 all kinds of 2 困难[困難] kun4 nan5 difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation 4 世界级[世界級] shi4 jie4 ji2 world-class 1 父亲[父親] fu4 qin1 father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 16 望子成龙[望子成龍] wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2 lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life; to have great hopes for one's offspring; to give one's child the best education as a career investment 1 望女成凤[望女成鳳] wang4 nu:3 cheng2 feng4 lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom); fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life 1 写照[寫照] xie3 zhao4 portrayal 2 素材[素材] su4 cai2 source material (in literature and art) 1 篇[篇] pian1 sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article 3 起名[起名] qi3 ming2 to name; to christen; to take a name 1 视角[視角] shi4 jiao3 viewpoint; angle on sth; perspective 2 新颖[新穎] xin1 ying3 lit. new bud; fig. new and original 1 命名[命名] ming4 ming2 to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming 1 独特[獨特] du2 te4 unique; distinct; having special characteristics 2 烂[爛] lan4 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 5 孟[孟] meng4 first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers 1 神秘[神秘] shen2 mi4 mysterious; mystery 2 遥远[遙遠] yao2 yuan3 distant; remote 4 国度[國度] guo2 du4 country; nation 1 妇女[婦女] fu4 nu:3 woman 2 地位[地位] di4 wei4 position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 鼓掌[鼓掌] gu3 zhang3 to applaud; to clap 9 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/325 words - 33 min 看法[看法] kan4 fa3 way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 听起来[聽起來] ting1 qi5 lai5 to sound like 2 生子[生子] sheng1 zi3 to give birth to a child or children 1 绑架[綁架] bang3 jia4 to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking 1 由此可见[由此可見] you2 ci3 ke3 jian4 from this, it can be seen that... 1 哲学[哲學] zhe2 xue2 philosophy; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 教会[教會] jiao4 hui4 Christian church 3 全面[全面] quan2 mian4 all-around; comprehensive; total; overall 1 看待[看待] kan4 dai4 to look upon; to regard 3 具体[具體] ju4 ti3 concrete; definite; specific 4 分析[分析] fen1 xi1 to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 讲到[講到] jiang3 dao4 to talk about sth 1 热情[熱情] re4 qing2 cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately 6 远门[遠門] yuan3 men2 (to go to) distant parts; faraway; a distant relative 1 火车站[火車站] huo3 che1 zhan4 train station 1 火车[火車] huo3 che1 train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4] 11 奔跑[奔跑] ben1 pao3 to run 2 追赶[追趕] zhui1 gan3 to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake 1 腿脚[腿腳] tui3 jiao3 legs and feet; ability to walk; strides 1 舍得[捨得] she3 de5 to be willing to part with sth 2 远远[遠遠] yuan3 yuan3 distant; by far 3 工地[工地] gong1 di4 construction site 4 便[便] bian4 plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards 9 怪人[怪人] guai4 ren2 strange person; eccentric 1 背影[背影] bei4 ying3 rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object) 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/350 words - 38 min 文章[文章] wen2 zhang1 article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4] 1 阐述[闡述] chan3 shu4 to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject) 1 手举[手舉] shou3 ju3 a salute; hands raised 1 算你狠[算你狠] suan4 ni3 hen3 you got me!; you win!; you are something! 1 爹[爹] die1 dad 12 音容[音容] yin1 rong2 voice and features; (sb's) appearance 1 笑貌[笑貌] xiao4 mao4 smiling face 1 心中[心中] xin1 zhong1 central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart 4 高大[高大] gao1 da4 tall; lofty 2 顶梁柱[頂梁柱] ding3 liang2 zhu4 pillar; backbone 3 诲人不倦[誨人不倦] hui4 ren2 bu4 juan4 instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects) 2 说出[說出] shuo1 chu1 to speak out; to declare (one's view) 10 分担[分擔] fen1 dan1 to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) 1 勇敢[勇敢] yong3 gan3 brave; courageous 19 个子[個子] ge4 zi5 height; stature; build; size 2 爬[爬] pa2 to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up 12 苦力[苦力] ku3 li4 bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times 1 争气[爭氣] zheng1 qi4 to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short 3 车祸[車禍] che1 huo4 traffic accident; car crash; CL:場|场[chang2] 4 无情[無情] wu2 qing2 pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless 8 夺[奪] duo2 to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose 2 一大早[一大早] yi1 da4 zao3 at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning 2 天气[天氣] tian1 qi4 weather 6 承担[承擔] cheng2 dan1 to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) 5 重担[重擔] zhong4 dan4 heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/375 words - 40 min 供[供] gong1 to provide; to supply 5 顶天立地[頂天立地] ding3 tian1 li4 di4 lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom) 3 男子汉[男子漢] nan2 zi3 han4 man (i.e. manly, masculine) 5 充满[充滿] chong1 man3 full of; brimming with; very full; permeated 11 真情[真情] zhen1 qing2 real situation; the truth 2 动容[動容] dong4 rong2 to be emotionally moved 1 互动[互動] hu4 dong4 to interact; interactive 3 引导[引導] yin3 dao3 to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer 1 新星[新星] xin1 xing1 nova (astronomy) 2 送去[送去] song4 qu4 to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car) 3 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 2 今年[今年] jin1 nian2 this year 13 级[級] ji2 level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level 5 优质[優質] you1 zhi4 excellent quality 2 冲击[衝擊] chong1 ji1 to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact 1 省[省] sheng3 to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department 20 省[省] xing3 to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 20 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 课堂[課堂] ke4 tang2 classroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 9 期待[期待] qi1 dai4 to look forward to; to await; expectation 9 骗人[騙人] pian4 ren2 to cheat sb; a scam 5 心平气和[心平氣和] xin1 ping2 qi4 he2 tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress 1 添[添] tian1 to add; to increase; to replenish 3 放任[放任] fang4 ren4 to ignore; to let alone; to indulge 1 要命[要命] yao4 ming4 to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying 1 转去[轉去] zhuan4 qu4 to return; to go back 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/400 words - 45 min 两清[兩清] liang3 qing1 loan settled (business term); business complete to the satisfaction of both parties 1 屁[屁] pi4 fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 6 赶走[趕走] gan3 zou3 to drive out; to turn back 2 开展[開展] kai1 zhan3 to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open 1 卫生[衛生] wei4 sheng1 health; hygiene; sanitation 4 下乡[下鄉] xia4 xiang1 to go to the countryside 2 活着[活著] huo2 zhe5 alive 6 春天[春天] chun1 tian1 spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4] 4 谁知[誰知] shei2 zhi1 lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably 9 忽略[忽略] hu1 lu:e4 to neglect; to overlook; to ignore 3 吾[吾] wu2 I; my (old) 3 从而[從而] cong2 er2 thus; thereby 1 乎[乎] hu1 (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment) 4 亦[亦] yi4 also 1 罢了[罷了] ba4 le5 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) 3 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) 18 忘掉[忘掉] wang4 diao4 to forget 4 人群[人群] ren2 qun2 crowd 2 磨叽[磨嘰] mo4 ji5 (dialect) to dawdle; to waste time; also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5] 6 课间[課間] ke4 jian1 interval between lessons 2 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 4 应用文[應用文] ying4 yong4 wen2 applied writing; writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc) 6 人类[人類] ren2 lei4 humanity; human race; mankind 4 长期[長期] chang2 qi1 long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) 1 形成[形成] xing2 cheng2 to form; to take shape 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep07/419 words - 46 min 工具[工具] gong1 ju4 tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) 3 信件[信件] xin4 jian4 letter (sent by mail) 1 写信[寫信] xie3 xin4 to write a letter 33 钢笔[鋼筆] gang1 bi3 fountain pen; CL:支[zhi1] 4 笔友[筆友] bi3 you3 pen pal 24 和好[和好] he2 hao3 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other 5 传递[傳遞] chuan2 di4 to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive 2 信息[信息] xin4 xi1 information; news; message 1 事务[事務] shi4 wu4 (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database) 1 语言[語言] yu3 yan2 language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] 1 深思熟虑[深思熟慮] shen1 si1 shu2 lu:4 mature reflection; after careful deliberations 1 简洁[簡潔] jian3 jie2 concise; succinct; pithy 1 短信[短信] duan3 xin4 text message; SMS 1 电子邮箱[電子郵箱] dian4 zi3 you2 xiang1 email 1 微博[微博] wei1 bo2 microblogging; microblog 2 字数[字數] zi4 shu4 number of written characters; number of words; word count 1 里边[裡邊] li3 bian5 inside 10 表达[表達] biao3 da2 to express; to convey 6 言简意赅[言簡意賅] yan2 jian3 yi4 gai1 concise and comprehensive (idiom) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/25 words - 1 min 和解[和解] he2 jie3 to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled 3 怀念[懷念] huai2 nian4 to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce 1 等待[等待] deng3 dai4 to wait; to wait for 5 看似[看似] kan4 si4 to look as if; to seem 3 漫长[漫長] man4 chang2 very long; endless 3 温暖[溫暖] wen1 nuan3 warm 10 沟通[溝通] gou1 tong1 to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate 4 试想[試想] shi4 xiang3 just think!; imagine that! 1 信纸[信紙] xin4 zhi3 letter paper; writing paper 2 邮票[郵票] you2 piao4 (postage) stamp; CL:枚[mei2],張|张[zhang1] 2 邮筒[郵筒] you2 tong3 mailbox; pillar box; (old) letter 1 邮递员[郵遞員] you2 di4 yuan2 mailman 1 取走[取走] qu3 zou3 to remove; to take away 1 耐心[耐心] nai4 xin1 to be patient; patience 2 信封[信封] xin4 feng1 envelope; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 毛巾[毛巾] mao2 jin1 towel; CL:條|条[tiao2] 3 取[取] qu3 to take; to get; to choose; to fetch 4 珍藏[珍藏] zhen1 cang2 collection; to collect (valuables) 1 字里行间[字裡行間] zi4 li3 hang2 jian1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning; connotations 1 哪怕[哪怕] na3 pa4 even; even if; even though; no matter how 18 拥有[擁有] yong1 you3 to have; to possess 5 彼此[彼此] bi3 ci3 each other; one another 6 摞[摞] luo4 to pile up; to stack; a pile; a stack 2 握[握] wo4 to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful 9 手里[手裡] shou3 li3 in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/50 words - 4 min 从前[從前] cong2 qian2 previously; formerly; once upon a time 6 车马[車馬] che1 ma3 vehicles and horses 1 书信[書信] shu1 xin4 letter; epistle 1 一生[一生] yi1 sheng1 all one's life; throughout one's life 5 诗歌[詩歌] shi1 ge1 poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4] 1 诉说[訴說] su4 shuo1 to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) 1 倾听[傾聽] qing1 ting1 to listen attentively 2 想象[想象] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 全市[全市] quan2 shi4 whole city 5 状元[狀元] zhuang4 yuan2 top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]; top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light 3 标签[標籤] biao1 qian1 label; tag; tab (of a window) (computing) 2 规划[規劃] gui1 hua4 to plan (how to do sth); planning; plan; program 1 不得不[不得不] bu4 de2 bu4 have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid 2 同时[同時] tong2 shi2 at the same time; simultaneously 5 压[壓] ya1 to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure 10 喘[喘] chuan3 to gasp; to pant; asthma 2 笨蛋[笨蛋] ben4 dan4 fool; idiot 1 上文[上文] shang4 wen2 preceding part of the text 1 知晓[知曉] zhi1 xiao3 to know; to understand 2 每月[每月] mei3 yue4 each month 2 低于[低于] di1 yu2 to be lower than 1 否则[否則] fou3 ze2 if not; otherwise; else; or else 2 两把刷子[兩把刷子] liang3 ba3 shua1 zi5 ability; skill 1 出手[出手] chu1 shou3 to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task 1 白纸黑字[白紙黑字] bai2 zhi3 hei1 zi4 (written) in black and white 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/75 words - 7 min 难题[難題] nan2 ti2 difficult problem 4 迎刃而解[迎刃而解] ying2 ren4 er2 jie3 lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom); fig. easily solved 1 保住[保住] bao3 zhu4 to preserve; to save 4 立[立] li4 to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately 9 大功[大功] da4 gong1 great merit; great service 1 这下子[這下子] zhe4 xia4 zi5 this time 1 小事[小事] xiao3 shi4 trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3] 6 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 3 说服[說服] shuo1 fu2 to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] 4 笔名[筆名] bi3 ming2 pen name; pseudonym 2 死定[死定] si3 ding4 to be screwed; to be toast 4 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 造假[造假] zao4 jia3 to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine 1 后台[後台] hou4 tai2 backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background 1 硬[硬] ying4 hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 10 外甥[外甥] wai4 sheng1 sister's son; wife's sibling's son 1 世上[世上] shi4 shang4 on earth 2 残忍[殘忍] can2 ren3 cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless 1 毙命[斃命] bi4 ming4 to meet violent death; to get killed 1 划[劃] hua4 to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character 3 凌迟[凌遲] ling2 chi2 the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment) 2 乱说[亂說] luan4 shuo1 to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks 1 筋[筋] jin1 muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) 4 抹[抹] mo3 to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc 9 蜜[蜜] mi4 honey 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/100 words - 10 min 撒[撒] sa1 to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to 7 撒[撒] sa3 to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill 7 蚂[螞] ma3 ant 1 蚁[蟻] yi3 ant 1 蚂蚁[螞蟻] ma3 yi3 ant 1 恶心[噁心] e3 xin1 variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 12 遗书[遺書] yi2 shu1 posthumous writing; testament; suicide note; ancient literature 1 灌篮[灌籃] guan4 lan2 slam dunk 1 弄死[弄死] nong4 si3 to kill; to put to death 1 永世[永世] yong3 shi4 eternal; forever 2 超生[超生] chao1 sheng1 to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy; to be reincarnated; to be lenient 2 饮料[飲料] yin3 liao4 drink; beverage 3 润[潤] run4 to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; moist; glossy; sleek 4 就绪[就緒] jiu4 xu4 to be ready; to be in order 2 军令状[軍令狀] jun1 ling4 zhuang4 military order 2 以上[以上] yi3 shang4 that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. 3 着想[著想] zhuo2 xiang3 to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3] 3 贪[貪] tan1 to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt 1 千年[千年] qian1 nian2 millennium 3 老二[老二] lao3 er4 second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis 1 翻身[翻身] fan1 shen1 to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes 2 祝福[祝福] zhu4 fu2 blessings; to wish sb well 16 口渴[口渴] kou3 ke3 thirsty 5 把柄[把柄] ba3 bing3 handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb 1 胡说[胡說] hu2 shuo1 to talk nonsense; drivel 5 善意[善意] shan4 yi4 goodwill; benevolence; kindness 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/125 words - 13 min 犯错[犯錯] fan4 cuo4 to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing 2 监视[監視] jian1 shi4 to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance 1 区[區] qu1 area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 柯[柯] ke1 tree branch; stem; ax handle 1 克[克] ke4 to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares 1 电影[電影] dian4 ying3 movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3] 21 苛刻[苛刻] ke1 ke4 harsh; severe; demanding 1 肥[肥] fei2 fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure 17 红烧[紅燒] hong2 shao1 simmer-fried (dish) 1 饱[飽] bao3 to eat till full; satisfied 1 湿[濕] shi1 moist; wet 4 犬[犬] quan3 dog; Kangxi radical 94 4 针[針] zhen1 needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 11 爷爷[爺爺] ye2 ye5 (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 恒心[恆心] heng2 xin1 perseverance 2 打鱼[打魚] da3 yu2 to fish 1 晒[曬] shai4 (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to 1 素描[素描] su4 miao2 sketch 1 削[削] xiao1 to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc) 2 削[削] xue1 to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4] 2 铅笔[鉛筆] qian1 bi3 (lead) pencil; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1],桿|杆[gan3] 2 鬼画符[鬼畫符] gui3 hua4 fu2 undecipherable handwriting; scribblings; (fig.) hypocritical talk 2 好不容易[好不容易] hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4 with great difficulty; very difficult 2 小学[小學] xiao3 xue2 elementary school; primary school; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 跳舞[跳舞] tiao4 wu3 to dance 29 劈[劈] pi1 to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike 5 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/150 words - 15 min 叉[叉] cha1 fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X" 7 鬼哭狼嚎[鬼哭狼嚎] gui3 ku1 lang2 hao2 to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom) 2 一堆[一堆] yi1 dui1 pile 3 乐器[樂器] yue4 qi4 musical instrument; CL:件[jian4] 2 代[代] dai4 to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 2 同龄人[同齡人] tong2 ling2 ren2 peer; one's contemporary; person of the same age 1 样样[樣樣] yang4 yang4 all kinds 1 人气[人氣] ren2 qi4 popularity; personality; character 1 巴掌[巴掌] ba1 zhang3 palm of the hand; classifier: slap 1 响[響] xiang3 echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises 4 闯祸[闖禍] chuang3 huo4 to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble 7 图[圖] tu2 diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek 5 出人头地[出人頭地] chu1 ren2 tou2 di4 to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel 1 大专[大專] da4 zhuan1 three-year college; junior college; professional training college 3 阿弥陀佛[阿彌陀佛] E1 mi2 tuo2 Fo2 Amitabha Buddha; the Buddha of the Western paradise; may the lord Buddha preserve us!; merciful Buddha! 2 烧高香[燒高香] shao1 gao1 xiang1 to burn incense; to thank profusely 2 低头[低頭] di1 tou2 to bow the head; to yield; to give in 2 安慰[安慰] an1 wei4 to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4] 13 百分之百[百分之百] bai3 fen1 zhi1 bai3 a hundred percent; out and out; absolutely 4 中国[中國] Zhong1 guo2 China 16 存钱[存錢] cun2 qian2 to deposit money; to save money 3 临时[臨時] lin2 shi2 as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc 3 机构[機構] ji1 gou4 mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; CL:所[suo3] 1 预测[預測] yu4 ce4 to forecast; to predict 5 男女[男女] nan2 nu:3 male-female; male and female 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/175 words - 18 min 女方[女方] nu:3 fang1 the bride's side (of a wedding); of the bride's party 1 男方[男方] nan2 fang1 the bridegroom's side; of the bridegroom's family 1 发愁[發愁] fa1 chou2 to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad 1 吃软饭[吃軟飯] chi1 ruan3 fan4 to live off a woman 3 皮肤[皮膚] pi2 fu1 skin; CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4] 1 年长[年長] nian2 zhang3 senior 1 青[青] qing1 green; blue; black; youth; young (of people) 3 痘[痘] dou4 pimple; pustule 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) 4 报考[報考] bao4 kao3 to enter oneself for an examination 3 做主[做主] zuo4 zhu3 see 作主[zuo4 zhu3] 8 包括[包括] bao1 kuo4 to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of 2 教书[教書] jiao1 shu1 to teach (in a school) 3 过于[過於] guo4 yu2 too much; excessively 2 稳定[穩定] wen3 ding4 steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify 1 创造力[創造力] chuang4 zao4 li4 ingenuity; creativity 1 男孩[男孩] nan2 hai2 boy; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 发展[發展] fa1 zhan3 development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand 9 专业[專業] zhuan1 ye4 specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional 5 师大[師大] shi1 da4 abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university; teacher training college 3 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 31 儿孙自有儿孙福[兒孫自有兒孫福] er2 sun1 zi4 you3 er2 sun1 fu2 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom) 1 加班[加班] jia1 ban1 to work overtime 4 满意[滿意] man3 yi4 satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction 5 眼中[眼中] yan3 zhong1 in one's eyes 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/200 words - 22 min 例外[例外] li4 wai4 exception; to be an exception 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 1 乐观[樂觀] le4 guan1 optimistic; hopeful 5 维护[維護] wei2 hu4 to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain 2 牵挂[牽掛] qian1 gua4 to worry about; to be concerned about 1 骂骂咧咧[罵罵咧咧] ma4 ma5 lie1 lie1 to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed 1 少不了[少不了] shao3 bu5 liao3 cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many 1 听众[聽眾] ting1 zhong4 audience; listeners 6 约会[約會] yue1 hui4 appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet 1 呼喊[呼喊] hu1 han3 to shout (slogans etc) 1 拿起[拿起] na2 qi3 to pick up 1 讲述[講述] jiang3 shu4 to talk about; to narrate; to give an account 2 心底[心底] xin1 di3 bottom of one's heart 3 热线[熱線] re4 xian4 hotline (communications link) 3 接通[接通] jie1 tong1 to connect; to put through 2 心声[心聲] xin1 sheng1 thoughts; feelings; aspirations; heartfelt wishes; inner voice 1 谈天说地[談天說地] tan2 tian1 shuo1 di4 to talk endlessly; talking of anything under the sun 1 地址[地址] di4 zhi3 address; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 揍[揍] zou4 to beat up; to break to pieces 6 熊猫眼[熊貓眼] xiong2 mao1 yan3 to have dark circles under one's eyes; to have eyes like a panda 1 宿[宿] su4 lodge for the night; old; former 2 认错[認錯] ren4 cuo4 to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake 3 弄错[弄錯] nong4 cuo4 to err; to get sth wrong; to miscalculate; to misunderstand 2 来信[來信] lai2 xin4 incoming letter; send a letter here 2 拿走[拿走] na2 zou3 to take away 9 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/225 words - 26 min 五毛[五毛] wu3 mao2 fifty cents (0.5 RMB); (fig.) paltry sum of money; (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet commenter 2 流浪[流浪] liu2 lang4 to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant 3 武都[武都] Wu3 du1 Wudu district of Longnan city 隴南市|陇南市[Long3 nan2 shi4], Gansu 2 比不上[比不上] bi3 bu4 shang4 can't compare with 2 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 12 难堪[難堪] nan2 kan1 hard to take; embarrassed 3 大人不记小人过[大人不記小人過] da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4 a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature 1 再犯[再犯] zai4 fan4 to repeat a crime; persistent offender 1 遭遇[遭遇] zao1 yu4 to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience 2 雷[雷] lei2 thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific 5 轰[轟] hong1 explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel 1 早日[早日] zao3 ri4 soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly 1 姨夫[姨夫] yi2 fu5 mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister 5 早生贵子[早生貴子] zao3 sheng1 gui4 zi3 give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds) 1 情书[情書] qing2 shu1 love letter 4 着眼[著眼] zhuo2 yan3 to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate 1 班上[班上] ban1 shang4 (in the) class 7 英文[英文] Ying1 wen2 English (language) 2 字母[字母] zi4 mu3 letter (of the alphabet); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 拼音[拼音] pin1 yin1 phonetic writing; pinyin (Chinese romanization) 2 数字[數字] shu4 zi4 numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 传出[傳出] chuan2 chu1 to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve) 1 同桌[同桌] tong2 zhuo1 desk-mate; seat-mate 22 率先[率先] shuai4 xian1 to take the lead; to show initiative 1 试点[試點] shi4 dian3 test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/250 words - 29 min 提高[提高] ti2 gao1 to raise; to increase; to improve 4 期中[期中] qi1 zhong1 interim; midterm 10 考试[考試] kao3 shi4 to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4] 42 好生[好生] hao3 sheng1 (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly 2 报仇[報仇] bao4 chou2 to take revenge; to avenge 2 胖子[胖子] pang4 zi5 fat person; fatty 2 仗[仗] zhang4 weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle 2 超能力[超能力] chao1 neng2 li4 superpower; extrasensory perception 1 加上[加上] jia1 shang4 plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that 8 假公济私[假公濟私] jia3 gong1 ji4 si1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position 1 身份[身份] shen1 fen4 identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank 4 持[持] chi2 to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control 1 吕[呂] lu:3 pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system 2 洞[洞] dong4 cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 宾[賓] bin1 visitor; guest; object (in grammar) 2 识[識] shi2 to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4] 2 人心[人心] ren2 xin1 popular feeling; the will of the people 3 调换[調換] diao4 huan4 to exchange; to change places; to swap 1 圆规[圓規] yuan2 gui1 compass (drafting) 2 送死[送死] song4 si3 to throw away one's life 2 出尔反尔[出爾反爾] chu1 er3 fan3 er3 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold; to contradict oneself; inconsistent 2 凶[兇] xiong1 terrible; fearful 1 坎[坎] kan3 pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water; ☵ 3 地狱[地獄] di4 yu4 hell; infernal; underworld 4 无私[無私] wu2 si1 selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/275 words - 34 min 座[座] zuo4 seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects 7 鲜花[鮮花] xian1 hua1 flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3] 1 粪[糞] fen4 manure; dung 1 比喻[比喻] bi3 yu4 to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively 2 叨叨[叨叨] dao1 dao5 to chatter; to hog the conversation 1 踏实[踏實] ta1 shi5 firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] 6 拐角[拐角] guai3 jiao3 to turn a corner; corner 3 白马王子[白馬王子] bai2 ma3 wang2 zi3 Prince Charming; knight in shining armor 2 抵赖[抵賴] di3 lai4 to refuse to admit (what one has done); to disavow; to renege 1 羞耻[羞恥] xiu1 chi3 (a feeling of) shame 3 担待[擔待] dan1 dai4 to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility 1 泥[泥] ni2 mud; clay; paste; pulp 1 河[河] he2 river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 2 自身难保[自身難保] zi4 shen1 nan2 bao3 powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless 1 课桌[課桌] ke4 zhuo1 school desk 1 嗨[嗨] hai1 oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) 5 师生[師生] shi1 sheng1 teachers and students 2 恋[戀] lian4 to feel attached to; to long for; to love 1 杯子[杯子] bei1 zi5 cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 3 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 2 渴[渴] ke3 thirsty 2 花花绿绿[花花綠綠] hua1 hua1 lu:4 lu:4 brightly colored; gaudy 1 拜堂[拜堂] bai4 tang2 ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; same as 拜天地 1 成亲[成親] cheng2 qin1 to get married 1 桌布[桌布] zhuo1 bu4 tablecloth; (computing) desktop background; wallpaper; CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],張|张[zhang1] 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/300 words - 42 min 课本[課本] ke4 ben3 textbook; CL:本[ben3] 3 会考[會考] hui4 kao3 unified examination 2 痣[痣] zhi4 birthmark; mole 2 疤[疤] ba1 scar; scab 1 左侧[左側] zuo3 ce4 left side 1 落枕[落枕] lao4 zhen3 to have a stiff neck after sleeping; (of the head) to touch the pillow 2 过境[過境] guo4 jing4 to pass through a country's territory; transit 1 一眼[一眼] yi1 yan3 a glance; a quick look; a glimpse 6 兔子[兔子] tu4 zi5 hare; rabbit; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 4 变速[變速] bian4 su4 to change speed; to shift gear; variable-speed 1 立下[立下] li4 xia4 to set up; to establish 2 好运[好運] hao3 yun4 good luck 1 保温[保溫] bao3 wen1 to keep hot; heat preservation 5 爱上[愛上] ai4 shang4 to fall in love with; to be in love with 7 辜负[辜負] gu1 fu4 to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint 2 精心[精心] jing1 xin1 with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed 3 红糖[紅糖] hong2 tang2 dark brown sugar; molasses 3 好喝[好喝] hao3 he1 tasty (drinks) 6 无家可归[無家可歸] wu2 jia1 ke3 gui1 homeless 3 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 2 放话[放話] fang4 hua4 to give orders; to spread news or rumors; to leak certain information intentionally 1 纯[純] chun2 pure; simple; unmixed; genuine 1 爷们[爺們] ye2 men5 menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc 1 圆珠笔[圓珠筆] yuan2 zhu1 bi3 ballpoint pen; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] 3 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 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/325 words - 44 min 一个样[一個樣] yi1 ge5 yang4 same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4]; the same 3 香味[香味] xiang1 wei4 fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3] 1 铅笔盒[鉛筆盒] qian1 bi3 he2 pencil case 1 创可贴[創可貼] chuang1 ke3 tie1 band-aid; sticking plaster 1 袜子[襪子] wa4 zi5 socks; stockings; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1] 6 黑色[黑色] hei1 se4 black 2 粉色[粉色] fen3 se4 pink; white; erotic; beautiful woman; powdered (with make-up) 1 摊[攤] tan1 to spread out; vendor's stand 13 巫婆[巫婆] wu1 po2 witch; sorceress; female shaman 1 苟[苟] gou3 if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily 2 富贵[富貴] fu4 gui4 riches and honor 2 莫[莫] mo4 do not; there is none who 2 浮[浮] fu2 to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus 1 士[士] shi4 member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker 4 德里[德里] De2 li3 Delhi; New Delhi, capital of India; same as 新德里[Xin1 De2 li3] 1 停下来[停下來] ting2 xia4 lai2 to stop 4 笔墨[筆墨] bi3 mo4 pen and ink; words; writing 1 指甲[指甲] zhi3 jia5 fingernail 2 嘴唇[嘴唇] zui3 chun2 lip; CL:片[pian4] 1 迷人[迷人] mi2 ren2 fascinating; enchanting; charming; tempting 1 突如其来[突如其來] tu1 ru2 qi2 lai2 to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly 3 及时雨[及時雨] ji2 shi2 yu3 timely rain; (fig.) timely assistance 1 恰到好处[恰到好處] qia4 dao4 hao3 chu4 it's just perfect; it's just right 1 浇灌[澆灌] jiao1 guan4 to water; to irrigate 1 萌芽[萌芽] meng2 ya2 to sprout (lit. or fig.); to bud; to germinate; germ; seed; bud 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep08/338 words - 47 min 小心翼翼[小心翼翼] xiao3 xin1 yi4 yi4 cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously 1 守护[守護] shou3 hu4 to guard; to protect 7 既[既] ji4 already; since; both... (and...) 2 深情[深情] shen1 qing2 deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love 1 一边[一邊] yi1 bian1 one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while 10 想念[想念] xiang3 nian4 to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again 4 无所谓[無所謂] wu2 suo3 wei4 to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be 4 出口[出口] chu1 kou3 an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port 3 行动[行動] xing2 dong4 operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile 6 裙子[裙子] qun2 zi5 skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2] 29 周五[週五] Zhou1 wu3 Friday 3 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 5 生日[生日] sheng1 ri4 birthday; CL:個|个[ge4] 42 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/25 words - 4 min 谭咏麟[譚詠麟] Tan2 Yong3 lin2 Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor 1 郭[郭] guo1 outer city wall 8 富[富] fu4 rich; abundant; wealthy 8 男子[男子] nan2 zi3 a man; a male 2 剪刀[剪刀] jian3 dao1 scissors; CL:把[ba3] 1 从不[從不] cong2 bu4 never 3 犹豫[猶豫] you2 yu4 to hesitate 2 适[適] shi4 to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue 1 驾驭[駕馭] jia4 yu4 to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate 1 羊[羊] yang2 sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] 5 九十[九十] jiu3 shi2 ninety 9 舔[舔] tian3 to lick; to lap 1 流行[流行] liu2 xing2 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable 6 踩[踩] cai3 to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote 19 铃[鈴] ling2 (small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 3 盲目[盲目] mang2 mu4 blind; blindly; ignorant; lacking understanding 4 寸[寸] cun4 a unit of length; inch; thumb 1 检验[檢驗] jian3 yan4 to inspect; to examine; to test 1 标准[標準] biao1 zhun3 (an official) standard; norm; criterion; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 丑[醜] chou3 shameful; ugly; disgraceful 8 嘟囔[嘟囔] du1 nang5 to mumble to oneself 1 勇于[勇於] yong3 yu2 to dare to; to be brave enough to 1 尝试[嘗試] chang2 shi4 to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4] 1 歪理[歪理] wai1 li3 fallacious reasoning; preposterous argument 1 几分[幾分] ji3 fen1 somewhat; a bit 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/50 words - 7 min 突击检查[突擊檢查] tu1 ji1 jian3 cha2 sudden unannounced investigation; on-the-spot inspection; to search without notification 1 仪容[儀容] yi2 rong2 appearance 1 仪表[儀表] yi2 biao3 appearance; bearing; meter (i.e. measuring instrument) 1 染发[染髮] ran3 fa4 to dye one's hair; rinse; tint 2 纹身[紋身] wen2 shen1 tattoo 1 剃光头[剃光頭] ti4 guang1 tou2 to shave the whole head clean; crushing defeat 1 奇装异服[奇裝異服] qi2 zhuang1 yi4 fu2 bizarre dress 1 刷[刷] shua1 to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job 1 马桶[馬桶] ma3 tong3 chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl 1 共同点[共同點] gong4 tong2 dian3 common ground 1 自知之明[自知之明] zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2 knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge 2 浇[澆] jiao1 to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold 1 胶水[膠水] jiao1 shui3 glue 1 物以类聚[物以類聚] wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4 similar things come together (idiom); like draws like; Birds of a feather flock together. 1 臭味相投[臭味相投] chou4 wei4 xiang1 tou2 to share vile habits; partners in notoriety; birds of a feather 1 苍蝇[蒼蠅] cang1 ying5 housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 剪[剪] jian3 scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate 3 梳[梳] shu1 a comb; to comb 3 孰[孰] shu2 who; which; what 1 健身[健身] jian4 shen1 to exercise; to keep fit; to work out; physical exercise 3 哪吒[哪吒] Ne2 zha5 Nezha, protection deity 1 保命[保命] bao3 ming4 to save one's life; to survive 1 斤[斤] jin1 catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g 9 沉[沉] chen2 to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy 3 出生[出生] chu1 sheng1 to be born 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/75 words - 10 min 命根子[命根子] ming4 gen1 zi5 see 命根[ming4 gen1] 2 贾宝玉[賈寶玉] Jia3 Bao3 yu4 Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗 1 艺术[藝術] yi4 shu4 art 3 民歌[民歌] min2 ge1 folk song; CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3] 1 舞蹈[舞蹈] wu3 dao3 dance (performance art); dancing 14 背头[背頭] bei1 tou2 swept-back hairstyle 1 小马[小馬] xiao3 ma3 colt; pony 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 卷发[捲髮] juan3 fa4 to curl hair 1 自来[自來] zi4 lai2 from the beginning; always; to come of one's own accord 3 天然[天然] tian1 ran2 natural 1 基因[基因] ji1 yin1 gene (loanword) 1 随着[隨著] sui2 zhe5 along with; in the wake of; following 1 下周[下週] xia4 zhou1 next week 6 面貌[面貌] mian4 mao4 appearance; face; features; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 齐[齊] qi2 neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out 4 上缴[上繳] shang4 jiao3 to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities 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 3 治理[治理] zhi4 li3 to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance 1 违规[違規] wei2 gui1 to violate (rules); irregular; illegal; corrupt 1 球星[球星] qiu2 xing1 sports star (ball sport) 3 箱子[箱子] xiang1 zi5 suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 6 深处[深處] shen1 chu4 abyss; depths; deepest or most distant part 1 英俊[英俊] ying1 jun4 handsome 2 爱情[愛情] ai4 qing2 romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4] 10 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/100 words - 12 min 独自[獨自] du2 zi4 alone 1 欢[歡] huan1 joyous; happy; pleased 5 花轿[花轎] hua1 jiao4 bridal sedan chair 1 郎[郎] lang2 (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth 1 做贼心虚[做賊心虛] zuo4 zei2 xin1 xu1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience 4 弹球[彈球] tan2 qiu2 to play marbles 1 夹层[夾層] jia1 ceng2 interval between two layers; double-layered; mezzanine 1 往后[往後] wang3 hou4 from now on; in the future; time to come 3 雅典娜[雅典娜] Ya3 dian3 na4 Athena 1 七龙珠[七龍珠] Qi1 long2 zhu1 Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series 1 告[告] gao4 to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue 8 自觉[自覺] zi4 jue2 conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious 1 西[西] xi1 west 4 毒[毒] du2 poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics 7 黄[黃] huang2 yellow; pornographic; to fall through 1 梅花[梅花] mei2 hua1 plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) 1 王子[王子] wang2 zi3 prince; son of a king 1 艳[艷] yan4 colorful; splendid; gaudy; amorous; romantic; to envy 1 看书[看書] kan4 shu1 to read; to study 2 漫画[漫畫] man4 hua4 caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga 1 弹珠[彈珠] dan4 zhu1 marbles 1 出租[出租] chu1 zu1 to rent 1 发家[發家] fa1 jia1 to lay down a family fortune; to get rich; to become prosperous 1 致富[致富] zhi4 fu4 to become rich 1 课外[課外] ke4 wai4 extracurricular 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/125 words - 18 min 闲书[閒書] xian2 shu1 light reading 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 5 拜托[拜託] bai4 tuo1 to request sb to do sth; please! 7 乱花钱[亂花錢] luan4 hua1 qian2 to spend money recklessly; to squander 1 闺女[閨女] gui1 nu:3 maiden; unmarried woman; daughter 18 有时[有時] you3 shi2 sometimes; now and then 1 值班[值班] zhi2 ban1 to work a shift; on duty 1 员[員] yuan2 person; employee; member 1 敬请[敬請] jing4 qing3 please (do sth) (deferential form) 2 星[星] xing1 star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount 8 园[園] yuan2 land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc 1 酒店[酒店] jiu3 dian4 wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club 3 上个[上個] shang4 ge5 first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above 4 红色[紅色] hong2 se4 red (color); revolutionary 3 侧重[側重] ce4 zhong4 to place particular emphasis on 1 本身[本身] ben3 shen1 itself; in itself; per se 2 男扮女装[男扮女裝] nan2 ban4 nu:3 zhuang1 (of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom) 2 向上[向上] xiang4 shang4 upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress 2 相爱[相愛] xiang1 ai4 to love each other 1 嗑[嗑] ke4 to crack (seeds) between one's teeth 1 提问[提問] ti2 wen4 to question; to quiz; to grill 2 平方[平方] ping2 fang1 square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) 2 cos[cos] c o s (Internet slang) cosplay; to cosplay; to dress up as 3 等于[等於] deng3 yu2 to equal; to be tantamount to 3 克隆[克隆] ke4 long2 clone (loanword) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/150 words - 22 min 着火[著火] zhao2 huo3 to ignite; to burn 3 贼[賊] zei2 thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely 12 惊[驚] jing1 to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm 2 乍[乍] zha4 at first; suddenly; abruptly; to spread; (of hair) to stand on end; bristling 1 心脏病[心臟病] xin1 zang4 bing4 heart disease 1 悦[悅] yue4 pleased 3 己[己] ji3 self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa 3 容[容] rong2 to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance 5 聋[聾] long2 deaf 5 月季[月季] yue4 ji4 Chinese rose (Rosa sinensis) 2 美的[美的] Mei3 di2 Midea (brand) 7 差距[差距] cha1 ju4 disparity; gap 2 土豪[土豪] tu3 hao2 local tyrant; local strong man; (slang) nouveau riche 1 一身[一身] yi1 shen1 whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes 5 轰动[轟動] hong1 dong4 to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy 1 品味[品味] pin3 wei4 to sample; to taste; to appreciate; one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste 3 稿子[稿子] gao3 zi5 draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent 1 预防[預防] yu4 fang2 to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic 1 用心[用心] yong4 xin1 motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful 8 令人[令人] ling4 ren2 to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc) 2 敬佩[敬佩] jing4 pei4 to esteem; to admire 1 含片[含片] han2 pian4 lozenge; cough drop 2 味[味] wei4 taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM) 3 搞笑[搞笑] gao3 xiao4 to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious 3 个别[個別] ge4 bie2 individual; specific; respective; just one or two 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/175 words - 27 min 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 出击[出擊] chu1 ji1 to sally; to attack 2 说明[說明] shuo1 ming2 to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 紧跟[緊跟] jin3 gen1 to follow precisely; to comply with 1 并且[並且] bing4 qie3 and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition 7 穿着[穿著] chuan1 zhuo2 attire; clothes; dress 4 实际[實際] shi2 ji4 reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual 5 叹气[嘆氣] tan4 qi4 to sigh; to heave a sigh 2 午饭[午飯] wu3 fan4 lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 1 少见[少見] shao3 jian4 rare; not familiar (to the speaker); sth rarely experience; hard to see 1 天经地义[天經地義] tian1 jing1 di4 yi4 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course 3 证据[證據] zheng4 ju4 evidence; proof; testimony 3 罕见[罕見] han3 jian4 rare; rarely seen 2 铁树开花[鐵樹開花] tie3 shu4 kai1 hua1 lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom); a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence 1 要死[要死] yao4 si3 extremely; awfully 4 教学楼[教學樓] jiao4 xue2 lou2 teaching block; school building 3 补习[補習] bu3 xi2 to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor 1 核桃[核桃] he2 tao5 walnut; CL:個|个[ge4],棵[ke1] 2 超过[超過] chao1 guo4 to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip 8 只不过[只不過] zhi3 bu5 guo4 only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... 6 男人婆[男人婆] nan2 ren2 po2 tomboy 1 抵消[抵消] di3 xiao1 to counteract; to cancel out; to offset 1 物理[物理] wu4 li3 physics; physical 2 铺[鋪] pu1 to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker 5 铺[鋪] pu4 plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station 5 请假[請假] qing3 jia4 to request leave of absence 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/200 words - 32 min 后座[后座] hou4 zuo4 empress's throne; (fig.) first place in a feminine competition 1 杠[杠] gang1 flagpole; footbridge 3 高级[高級] gao1 ji2 high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking 9 载[載] zai4 to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously 1 狂犬病[狂犬病] kuang2 quan3 bing4 rabies 3 扎[扎] zha1 to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer) 6 嚷嚷[嚷嚷] rang1 rang5 to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach 3 潜伏期[潛伏期] qian2 fu2 qi1 incubation period (of disease) 1 死亡率[死亡率] si3 wang2 lu:4 mortality rate 1 病毒[病毒] bing4 du2 virus 2 变异[變異] bian4 yi4 variation 1 小狗[小狗] xiao3 gou3 pup; puppy 1 处方[處方] chu3 fang1 medical prescription; recipe; formula 1 打针[打針] da3 zhen1 to give or have an injection 2 动物[動物] dong4 wu4 animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4] 1 伤口[傷口] shang1 kou3 wound; cut 1 血液[血液] xue4 ye4 blood 1 会长[會長] hui4 zhang3 president of a club, committee etc 3 同情[同情] tong2 qing2 to sympathize with; sympathy 2 机灵[機靈] ji1 ling5 clever; quick-witted 1 不特[不特] bu4 te4 not only 1 僧[僧] seng1 monk; Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order 1 明摆着[明擺著] ming2 bai3 zhe5 evident; clear; undoubted 2 公安局[公安局] gong1 an1 ju2 public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) 15 活该[活該] huo2 gai1 (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/225 words - 37 min 素质教育[素質教育] su4 zhi4 jiao4 yu4 all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育[ying4 shi4 jiao4 yu4], exam-oriented education) 3 疫苗[疫苗] yi4 miao2 vaccine 3 胳膊[胳膊] ge1 bo5 arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1] 8 打屁股[打屁股] da3 pi4 gu5 to spank sb's bottom 2 发烧[發燒] fa1 shao1 to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever 4 常识[常識] chang2 shi2 common sense; general knowledge; CL:門|门[men2] 2 犯病[犯病] fan4 bing4 to fall ill 1 嗅觉[嗅覺] xiu4 jue2 sense of smell 1 咸[鹹] xian2 salted; salty; stingy; miserly 1 纯属[純屬] chun2 shu3 to be purely; pure and simple; sheer; outright 2 冤枉[冤枉] yuan1 wang5 to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile 5 霹雳[霹靂] pi1 li4 clap of thunder; thunderbolt; (slang) awesome; shocking; terrifying 1 侠[俠] xia2 knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic 1 白日梦[白日夢] bai2 ri4 meng4 daydream; reverie 2 法国[法國] Fa3 guo2 France; French 3 牛排[牛排] niu2 pai2 steak 1 蜗牛[蝸牛] wo1 niu2 snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2] 1 省钱[省錢] sheng3 qian2 to save money 3 特色[特色] te4 se4 characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality 1 三文鱼[三文魚] san1 wen2 yu2 salmon (loanword) 2 大一[大一] da4 yi1 first-year university student 4 点点[點點] dian3 dian3 point; speck 4 音乐[音樂] yin1 yue4 music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4] 8 蛋糕[蛋糕] dan4 gao1 cake; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4] 7 吩咐[吩咐] fen1 fu4 to tell; to instruct; to command 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/250 words - 40 min 高峰期[高峰期] gao1 feng1 qi1 peak period; rush hour 1 溜[溜] liu1 to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate 1 电灯泡[電燈泡] dian4 deng1 pao4 light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest 1 不懂装懂[不懂裝懂] bu4 dong3 zhuang1 dong3 to pretend to understand when you don't 1 独立[獨立] du2 li4 independent; independence; to stand alone 7 女性[女性] nu:3 xing4 woman; the female sex 5 被迫[被迫] bei4 po4 to be compelled; to be forced 2 料理[料理] liao4 li3 to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking 1 指定[指定] zhi3 ding4 to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated 2 掌柜[掌櫃] zhang3 gui4 shopkeeper 1 行不通[行不通] xing2 bu5 tong1 won't work; will get (you) nowhere 2 大包大揽[大包大攬] da4 bao1 da4 lan3 to take complete charge (idiom) 1 比方说[比方說] bi3 fang5 shuo1 for example; for instance 1 投其所好[投其所好] tou2 qi2 suo3 hao4 to adapt to sb's taste; to fit sb's fancy 1 对了[對了] dui4 le5 Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ... 4 展示[展示] zhan3 shi4 to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit sth 2 绅士[紳士] shen1 shi4 gentleman 2 风度[風度] feng1 du4 elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise 1 女士优先[女士優先] nu:3 shi4 you1 xian1 Ladies first! 2 眼力[眼力] yan3 li4 eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments 1 臭美[臭美] chou4 mei3 to show off one's good looks shamelessly 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] 4 不愧[不愧] bu4 kui4 to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be 2 奉献[奉獻] feng4 xian4 to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote 1 乐于助人[樂於助人] le4 yu2 zhu4 ren2 willing to help others 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/275 words - 47 min 今后[今後] jin1 hou4 hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on 2 报答[報答] bao4 da2 to repay; to requite 2 客套[客套] ke4 tao4 polite greeting; civilities; to exchange pleasantries 3 一路[一路] yi1 lu4 the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind 1 包场[包場] bao1 chang3 to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc 2 客人[客人] ke4 ren2 visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4] 10 生日快乐[生日快樂] sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4 Happy birthday 11 拱手[拱手] gong3 shou3 to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive 1 名义[名義] ming2 yi4 name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose 3 岁数[歲數] sui4 shu5 age (number of years old) 13 之外[之外] zhi1 wai4 outside; excluding 1 幌子[幌子] huang3 zi5 shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense 1 其次[其次] qi2 ci4 next; secondly 2 谈恋爱[談戀愛] tan2 lian4 ai4 to court; to go steady; to be dating 3 择偶[擇偶] ze2 ou3 to choose a spouse 1 高跟鞋[高跟鞋] gao1 gen1 xie2 high-heeled shoes 2 谈不上[談不上] tan2 bu5 shang4 to be out of the question 1 委屈[委屈] wei3 qu5 to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance 9 亲戚[親戚] qin1 qi5 a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 3 无微不至[無微不至] wu2 wei1 bu4 zhi4 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous 1 土老帽[土老帽] tu3 lao3 mao4 hillbilly; yokel; redneck; bumpkin 1 时髦[時髦] shi2 mao2 in vogue; fashionable 2 暴发户[暴發戶] bao4 fa1 hu4 newly rich; parvenu; upstart 1 宝[寶] bao3 jewel; gem; treasure; precious 2 夸奖[誇獎] kua1 jiang3 to praise; to applaud; to compliment 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep09/278 words - 48 min 身材[身材] shen1 cai2 stature; build (height and weight); figure 1 吸气[吸氣] xi1 qi4 to inhale; to draw in breath 1 撑破[撐破] cheng1 po4 to burst 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep10/25 words - 3 min 正要[正要] zheng4 yao4 to be just about to; to be on the point of 2 上座[上座] shang4 zuo4 seat of honor 1 乌泱乌泱[烏泱烏泱] wu1 yang1 wu1 yang1 in great number 2 美女[美女] mei3 nu:3 beautiful woman 3 一说[一說] yi1 shuo1 an expression of opinion; according to some 2 合计[合計] he2 ji4 to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider 2 发财[發財] fa1 cai2 to get rich 3 赚[賺] zhuan4 to earn; to make a profit 9 瞎掰[瞎掰] xia1 bai1 (coll.) to talk nonsense; to fool around 2 智慧[智慧] zhi4 hui4 wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence 1 分红[分紅] fen1 hong2 dividend; to award a bonus 1 一塌糊涂[一塌糊塗] yi1 ta1 hu2 tu5 muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess 1 到头来[到頭來] dao4 tou2 lai2 in the end; finally; as a result 2 竹篮[竹籃] zhu2 lan2 wicker basket 1 趋势[趨勢] qu1 shi4 trend; tendency 1 化[化] hua4 to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] 6 被动[被動] bei4 dong4 passive 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 3 东汉[東漢] Dong1 han4 Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220 1 地震仪[地震儀] di4 zhen4 yi2 seismometer 2 本性[本性] ben3 xing4 natural instincts; nature; inherent quality 1 趋吉避凶[趨吉避凶] qu1 ji2 bi4 xiong1 to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom) 1 人之常情[人之常情] ren2 zhi1 chang2 qing2 human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural 1 失灵[失靈] shi1 ling2 out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system) 1 天气预报[天氣預報] tian1 qi4 yu4 bao4 weather forecast 5 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep10/50 words - 5 min 大雨[大雨] da4 yu3 heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2] 2 淋[淋] lin2 to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench 2 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 9 气象局[氣象局] qi4 xiang4 ju2 weather bureau; meteorological office 2 预报[預報] yu4 bao4 forecast 1 参考[參考] can1 kao3 consultation; reference; to consult; to refer 2 神经病[神經病] shen2 jing1 bing4 mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case 2 榆[榆] yu2 elm 1 疙瘩[疙瘩] ge1 da5 swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; preoccupation; problem 1 善用[善用] shan4 yong4 to be good at using (sth); to put (sth) to good use 1 造福[造福] zao4 fu2 to benefit (e.g. the people) 2 爱美[愛美] ai4 mei3 love of beauty; wishing to appear beautiful; to set store by one's appearance 3 皆[皆] jie1 all; each and every; in all cases 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 三分[三分] san1 fen1 somewhat; to some degree 3 成本[成本] cheng2 ben3 (manufacturing, production etc) costs 1 互联网[互聯網] Hu4 lian2 wang3 Internet 3 思[思] si1 to think; to consider 1 羊毛[羊毛] yang2 mao2 fleece; wool; woolen 1 买单[買單] mai3 dan1 to pay the restaurant bill 2 生意[生意] sheng1 yi4 life force; vitality 11 做大[做大] zuo4 da4 arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale 1 团购[團購] tuan2 gou4 group buying; collective buying; buying by a group of individuals who negotiate a discount for the group 1 会员[會員] hui4 yuan2 member 1 狂欢节[狂歡節] kuang2 huan1 jie2 carnival 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep10/75 words - 9 min 双十一[雙十一] Shuang1 Shi2 yi1 see 光棍節|光棍节[Guang1 gun4 jie2] 1 口碑[口碑] kou3 bei1 public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom 1 营销[營銷] ying2 xiao1 marketing 1 回头客[回頭客] hui2 tou2 ke4 repeat customer 1 自来水[自來水] zi4 lai2 shui3 running water; tap water 1 忠[忠] zhong1 loyal; devoted; honest 2 代言人[代言人] dai4 yan2 ren2 spokesperson 2 阳光[陽光] yang2 guang1 sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny) 6 死结[死結] si3 jie2 tight knot; intractable problem 1 芥蒂[芥蒂] jie4 di4 an obstruction; barrier; ill-feeling; grudge 1 误解[誤解] wu4 jie3 to misunderstand; to misread; misunderstanding 1 足够[足夠] zu2 gou4 enough; sufficient 6 打垮[打垮] da3 kua3 to defeat; to strike down; to destroy 2 靠近[靠近] kao4 jin4 near; to approach 1 卸下[卸下] xie4 xia4 to unload 3 呈现[呈現] cheng2 xian4 to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate 2 门槛[門檻] men2 kan3 doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) 1 总算[總算] zong3 suan4 at long last; finally; on the whole 3 周末[週末] zhou1 mo4 weekend 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. 2 此地无银三百两[此地無銀三百兩] ci3 di4 wu2 yin2 san1 bai3 liang3 lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide 1 油嘴滑舌[油嘴滑舌] you2 zui3 hua2 she2 glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking 1 挺拔[挺拔] ting3 ba2 tall and straight 2 佳[佳] jia1 beautiful; fine; good 6 耐克[耐克] Nai4 ke4 Nike, Inc. 27 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep10/100 words - 16 min 下个星期[下個星期] xia4 ge4 xing1 qi1 next week 1 吱[吱] zi1 (onom.) to squeak (of mice); to chirp or peep (of small birds) 2 歪[歪] wai1 askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side 7 打喷嚏[打噴嚏] da3 pen1 ti4 to sneeze 1 腰[腰] yao1 waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins 13 吊带[吊帶] diao4 dai4 suspenders; garters; shoulder strap; brace; sling 1 盔甲[盔甲] kui1 jia3 armor; body armor and helmet 3 刑具[刑具] xing2 ju4 punishment equipment; torture instrument 2 花粉[花粉] hua1 fen3 pollen 2 朵[朵] duo3 flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc 3 每年[每年] mei3 nian2 every year; each year; yearly 8 脱敏[脫敏] tuo1 min3 to desensitize; to remove an allergic susceptibility 3 咦[咦] yi2 expression of surprise 2 够不着[夠不著] gou4 bu5 zhao2 to be unable to reach 1 痒[癢] yang3 to itch; to tickle 2 发育[發育] fa1 yu4 to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature 7 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) 2 八卦[八卦] ba1 gua4 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy 2 蹲下[蹲下] dun1 xia4 to squat down; to crouch 2 开口[開口] kai1 kou3 to open one's mouth; to start to talk 3 狐狸精[狐狸精] hu2 li5 jing1 fox-spirit; vixen; witch; enchantress 4 旅馆[旅館] lu:3 guan3 hotel; CL:家[jia1] 1 用处[用處] yong4 chu5 usefulness; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 买房[買房] mai3 fang2 to buy a house 1 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] 10 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep10/125 words - 17 min 没法[沒法] mei2 fa3 at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice 8 透[透] tou4 to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show 3 唯恐[唯恐] wei2 kong3 for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐 1 不知[不知] bu4 zhi1 not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 5 铁了心[鐵了心] tie3 le5 xin1 determined; unshakable 2 里里外外[裡裡外外] li3 li3 wai4 wai4 inside and out 2 上山[上山] shang4 shan1 to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away 3 蘼芜[蘼蕪] mi2 wu2 Gracilaria confervoides (a fragrant herb) 1 下山[下山] xia4 shan1 (of the sun) to set 1 逢[逢] feng2 to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon 1 长跪[長跪] chang2 gui4 to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels) 1 复[復] fu4 to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out 2 何如[何如] he2 ru2 how about; what kind of 1 虽[雖] sui1 although; even though 2 若[若] ruo4 to seem; like; as; if 1 故人[故人] gu4 ren2 old friend; the deceased 2 姝[姝] shu1 pretty woman 1 相似[相似] xiang1 si4 to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity 2 爪[爪] zhao3 foot of a bird or animal; paw; claws; talons 1 人工[人工] ren2 gong1 artificial; manpower; manual work 2 织[織] zhi1 to weave; to knit 5 缣[縑] jian1 thick waterproof silk 3 素[素] su4 raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever 5 匹[匹] pi3 classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep10/150 words - 20 min 余[餘] yu2 extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me 2 中心[中心] zhong1 xin1 center; heart; core; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 思想[思想] si1 xiang3 thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 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 负心汉[負心漢] fu4 xin1 han4 traitor to one's love; heartless rat 3 原[原] yuan2 former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source 5 织布[織布] zhi1 bu4 woven cloth; to weave cloth 1 姿色[姿色] zi1 se4 good looks (of a woman) 1 对话[對話] dui4 hua4 dialogue; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 久别[久別] jiu3 bie2 a long period of separation 1 再会[再會] zai4 hui4 to meet again; until we meet again; goodbye 1 再婚[再婚] zai4 hun1 to remarry 1 外遇[外遇] wai4 yu4 extramarital affair 2 回事[回事] hui2 shi4 (old) to report to one's master 2 出气[出氣] chu1 qi4 to give vent to anger 2 根源[根源] gen1 yuan2 origin; root (cause) 1 在于[在於] zai4 yu2 to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with 1 切[切] qie1 to cut; to slice; tangent (math) 7 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] 7 户[戶] hu4 a household; door; family 9 分开[分開] fen1 kai1 to separate; to part 5 要饭[要飯] yao4 fan4 to beg (for food or money) 2 豆腐渣[豆腐渣] dou4 fu5 zha1 okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) 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) 2 仓促[倉促] cang1 cu4 all of a sudden; hurriedly 1 少有[少有] shao3 you3 rare; infrequent 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep10/175 words - 26 min 毁灭性[毀滅性] hui3 mie4 xing4 destructive; devastating 1 灾难[災難] zai1 nan4 disaster; catastrophe 2 手术[手術] shou3 shu4 (surgical) operation; surgery; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 病人[病人] bing4 ren2 sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4] 13 家属[家屬] jia1 shu3 family member; (family) dependent 10 半小时[半小時] ban4 xiao3 shi2 half hour 2 详细[詳細] xiang2 xi4 detailed; in detail; minute 2 同事[同事] tong2 shi4 colleague; co-worker; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 5 日久生情[日久生情] ri4 jiu3 sheng1 qing2 familiarity breeds fondness (idiom) 1 摆明[擺明] bai3 ming2 to show clearly 1 了[瞭] liao3 (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly 9 洗脸盆[洗臉盆] xi3 lian3 pen2 washbowl; basin for washing hands and face 1 久等[久等] jiu3 deng3 to wait for a long time 1 鸡蛋[雞蛋] ji1 dan4 (chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2] 11 外公[外公] wai4 gong1 (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather 27 瘦[瘦] shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive 8 炖[燉] dun4 to stew 4 不该[不該] bu4 gai1 should not; to owe nothing 6 收礼[收禮] shou1 li3 to accept a gift; to receive presents 1 鸡腿[雞腿] ji1 tui3 chicken leg; drumstick; CL:根[gen1] 3 做人[做人] zuo4 ren2 to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity 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] 4 挫折[挫折] cuo4 zhe2 setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue 2 熬[熬] ao2 to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure 9 活人[活人] huo2 ren2 living person 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep10/200 words - 32 min 光宗耀祖[光宗耀祖] guang1 zong1 yao4 zu3 to bring honor to one's ancestors 1 支支吾吾[支支吾吾] zhi1 zhi1 wu2 wu2 to hem and haw; to stall; to stammer; to mumble; to falter 1 半天[半天] ban4 tian1 half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 养儿防老[養兒防老] yang3 er2 fang2 lao3 (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age 1 态[態] tai4 (bound form); appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice 3 省得[省得] sheng3 de5 to avoid; so as to save (money or time) 3 矫正[矯正] jiao3 zheng4 to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten 1 堂堂正正[堂堂正正] tang2 tang2 zheng4 zheng4 displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square 1 卒[卒] zu2 soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess 1 魔鬼[魔鬼] mo2 gui3 devil 2 得不到[得不到] de2 bu4 dao4 cannot get; cannot obtain 2 下棋[下棋] xia4 qi2 to play chess 1 老一套[老一套] lao3 yi1 tao4 the same old stuff 1 消遣[消遣] xiao1 qian3 to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of 1 董[董] dong3 to supervise; to direct; director 16 岚[嵐] lan2 mist; name of a mountain 6 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 1 窜[竄] cuan4 to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit 5 卧室[臥室] wo4 shi4 bedroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 苦命[苦命] ku3 ming4 hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate 2 得了[得了] de2 le5 all right!; that's enough! 1 胰腺[胰腺] yi2 xian4 pancreas 1 癌[癌] ai2 cancer; carcinoma; also pr. [yan2] 1 丈夫[丈夫] zhang4 fu5 husband; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 查出[查出] cha2 chu1 to find out; to discover 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep10/225 words - 40 min 胃癌[胃癌] wei4 ai2 stomach cancer 2 晚期[晚期] wan3 qi1 later period; end stage; terminal 2 大病[大病] da4 bing4 serious illness 2 谈判[談判] tan2 pan4 to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 出轨[出軌] chu1 gui3 derailment (railway accident); to leave the rails; fig. to overstep bounds; fig. to have an extramarital affair 4 摊牌[攤牌] tan1 pai2 to lay one's cards on the table 1 旧[舊] jiu4 old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) 4 生病[生病] sheng1 bing4 to fall ill 10 怎[怎] zen3 how 4 治疗[治療] zhi4 liao2 to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy 3 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 3 心态[心態] xin1 tai4 attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality 11 放平[放平] fang4 ping2 to set level; to lay flat 1 吉人自有天相[吉人自有天相] ji2 ren2 zi4 you3 tian1 xiang4 Heaven helps the worthy (idiom) 1 过不去[過不去] guo4 bu5 qu4 to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through 3 真相[真相] zhen1 xiang4 the truth about sth; the actual facts 8 敲[敲] qiao1 to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge 2 重演[重演] chong2 yan3 to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones); to repeat (a performance) 2 旺盛[旺盛] wang4 sheng4 vigorous; exuberant 1 改建[改建] gai3 jian4 to rebuild; to transform (a building); to refurbish 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] 11 总能[總能] zong3 neng2 total energy 2 记忆[記憶] ji4 yi4 to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 幅[幅] fu2 width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures 1 象征[象徵] xiang4 zheng1 emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep10/238 words - 43 min 友谊[友誼] you3 yi4 companionship; fellowship; friendship 4 起点[起點] qi3 dian3 starting point 2 保存[保存] bao3 cun2 to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing) 1 桃花[桃花] tao2 hua1 peach blossom; (fig.) love affair 2 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) 2 道具[道具] dao4 ju4 prop (theater); paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact 3 粑[粑] ba1 a round flat cake (dialect) 2 说定[說定] shuo1 ding4 to agree on; to settle on 3 尼克[尼克] Ni2 ke4 Nick (name) 2 后期[後期] hou4 qi1 late stage; later period 2 反复[反覆] fan3 fu4 repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return 1 勾引[勾引] gou1 yin3 to seduce; to tempt 1 么[麽] me5 variant of 麼|么[me5] 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep11/25 words - 7 min 十一[十一] shi2 yi1 eleven; 11 5 遛[遛] liu4 to stroll; to walk (an animal) 1 遛弯[遛彎] liu4 wan1 (dialect) to take a walk; to go for a stroll 1 缘[緣] yuan2 cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along 1 家门[家門] jia1 men2 house door; family clan 2 惹祸[惹禍] re3 huo4 to stir up trouble; to invite disaster 2 邻居[鄰居] lin2 ju1 neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 开门见山[開門見山] kai1 men2 jian4 shan1 lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom) 1 青春期[青春期] qing1 chun1 qi1 puberty; adolescence 3 内心[內心] nei4 xin1 heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter 13 吵闹[吵鬧] chao3 nao4 noisy; raucous; to shout and scream 1 一时[一時] yi1 shi2 a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time 7 港湾[港灣] gang3 wan1 natural harbor; bay serving as harbor 1 安全感[安全感] an1 quan2 gan3 sense of security 4 签[簽] qian1 to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 13 大半[大半] da4 ban4 more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely 5 清静[清靜] qing1 jing4 quiet; peaceful and quiet 1 受不了[受不了] shou4 bu4 liao3 unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand 1 什么时候[什麼時候] shen2 me5 shi2 hou5 when?; at what time? 7 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 中听[中聽] zhong1 ting1 pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news); to one's liking; music to one's ears; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1] 1 收养[收養] shou1 yang3 to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption 1 诬陷[誣陷] wu1 xian4 to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb 1 骑车[騎車] qi2 che1 to cycle 1 点头[點頭] dian3 tou2 to nod 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep11/50 words - 10 min 稳[穩] wen3 settled; steady; stable 7 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) 6 眼睁睁[眼睜睜] yan3 zheng1 zheng1 to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly 1 股票[股票] gu3 piao4 share certificate; stock (finance) 5 神仙[神仙] shen2 xian1 Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person 2 报纸[報紙] bao4 zhi3 newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1] 1 仨[仨] sa1 three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个) 2 老爷[老爺] lao3 ye5 (respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather 8 值得一提[值得一提] zhi2 de5 yi1 ti2 to be worth mentioning 1 工资[工資] gong1 zi1 wages; pay; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],月[yue4] 7 六月[六月] Liu4 yue4 June; sixth month (of the lunar year) 1 以内[以內] yi3 nei4 within; less than 1 足[足] zu2 foot; to be sufficient; ample 1 涨[漲] zhang4 to swell; to distend 4 金融危机[金融危機] jin1 rong2 wei1 ji1 financial crisis 4 闲[閑] xian2 to stay idle; to be unoccupied; not busy; leisure; enclosure 8 工夫[工夫] gong1 fu5 period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort 4 心目[心目] xin1 mu4 mind 2 绝非[絕非] jue2 fei1 absolutely not 1 池[池] chi2 pond; reservoir; moat 1 涨落[漲落] zhang3 luo4 (of water, prices etc) to rise and fall 1 卫[衛] wei4 to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet 3 国会[國會] Guo2 hui4 Parliament (UK); Congress (US); Diet (Japan) 1 没电[沒電] mei2 dian4 discharged; flat; dead (of batteries) 1 全城[全城] quan2 cheng2 whole city 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep11/75 words - 18 min 停电[停電] ting2 dian4 to have a power failure; power cut 2 小偷[小偷] xiao3 tou1 thief 9 老天[老天] lao3 tian1 God; Heavens 3 保佑[保佑] bao3 you4 to bless and protect; blessing 4 下辈子[下輩子] xia4 bei4 zi5 the next life 3 警察[警察] jing3 cha2 police; police officer; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 财[財] cai2 money; wealth; riches; property; valuables 8 抽屉[抽屜] chou1 ti5 drawer 1 存折[存摺] cun2 zhe2 passbook; bankbook 1 账本[賬本] zhang4 ben3 account book 1 废话[廢話] fei4 hua4 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) 6 救火[救火] jiu4 huo3 to put out a fire; firefighting 3 急诊室[急診室] ji2 zhen3 shi4 emergency room 1 消防员[消防員] xiao1 fang2 yuan2 firefighter; fireman 1 火场[火場] huo3 chang3 the scene of a fire 1 录[錄] lu4 diary; record; to hit; to copy 13 口供[口供] kou3 gong4 oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition 1 逃跑[逃跑] tao2 pao3 to flee from sth; to run away; to escape 3 巡逻[巡邏] xun2 luo2 to patrol (police, army or navy) 1 吊瓶[吊瓶] diao4 ping2 infusion bag or bottle (for an IV) 1 淤血[淤血] yu1 xue4 variant of 瘀血[yu1 xue4] 1 昏迷[昏迷] hun1 mi2 to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented 2 拍照[拍照] pai1 zhao4 to take a picture 2 阻止[阻止] zu3 zhi3 to prevent; to block 8 最终[最終] zui4 zhong1 final; ultimate 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep11/100 words - 22 min 初步[初步] chu1 bu4 initial; preliminary; tentative 1 诊断[診斷] zhen3 duan4 diagnosis; to diagnose 1 臆想症[臆想症] yi4 xiang3 zheng4 mythomania 1 彻底[徹底] che4 di3 thorough; thoroughly; complete 7 鸟巢[鳥巢] niao3 chao2 bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium 5 彩票[彩票] cai3 piao4 lottery ticket 3 奥运会[奧運會] Ao4 yun4 hui4 abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会; Olympic Games; the Olympics 3 设计师[設計師] she4 ji4 shi1 designer; architect 3 初稿[初稿] chu1 gao3 first draft (of writing) 1 稿[稿] gao3 manuscript; draft; stalk of grain 2 松开[鬆開] song1 kai1 to release; to let go; to loosen; to untie; to come loose 2 设计[設計] she4 ji4 plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 主场[主場] zhu3 chang3 home ground (sports); home field; main venue; main stadium 1 馆[館] guan3 building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1] 1 绑定[綁定] bang3 ding4 binding (loanword); to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number) 1 汽车[汽車] qi4 che1 car; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 1 想不通[想不通] xiang3 bu5 tong1 unable to understand; unable to get over 3 火灾[火災] huo3 zai1 fire (that burns buildings etc) 3 搞砸[搞砸] gao3 za2 to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil 1 爱惜[愛惜] ai4 xi1 to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly 1 白骨[白骨] bai2 gu3 bones of the dead 1 过程[過程] guo4 cheng2 course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 哲学家[哲學家] zhe2 xue2 jia1 philosopher 1 偷偷[偷偷] tou1 tou1 stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 11 纹[紋] wen2 line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep11/125 words - 27 min 生命线[生命線] sheng1 ming4 xian4 lifeline 2 百思不得其解[百思不得其解] bai3 si1 bu4 de2 qi2 jie3 see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3] 1 全身心[全身心] quan2 shen1 xin1 wholeheartedly; (to devote oneself) heart and soul 1 抢救[搶救] qiang3 jiu4 to rescue 3 不要紧[不要緊] bu4 yao4 jin3 unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but 3 不得已[不得已] bu4 de2 yi3 to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must 1 顺其自然[順其自然] shun4 qi2 zi4 ran2 to let nature take its course (idiom) 1 好比[好比] hao3 bi3 to be just like; can be compared to 2 悲观[悲觀] bei1 guan1 pessimistic 1 命运[命運] ming4 yun4 fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 毁[毀] hui3 to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander 5 拆[拆] chai1 to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open 2 纱布[紗布] sha1 bu4 gauze 1 一面[一面] yi1 mian4 one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face 7 镜子[鏡子] jing4 zi5 mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4] 1 平静[平靜] ping2 jing4 tranquil; undisturbed; serene 2 丑陋[醜陋] chou3 lou4 ugly 2 庆幸[慶幸] qing4 xing4 to rejoice; to be glad 1 慷慨[慷慨] kang1 kai3 vehement; fervent; generous; giving; liberal 1 凝聚[凝聚] ning2 ju4 to condense; to coagulate; coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets); aggregation; coherent 1 凶手[兇手] xiong1 shou3 murderer; assassin 2 牵强[牽強] qian1 qiang3 far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning) 1 记录[記錄] ji4 lu4 to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 4 狼[狼] lang2 wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] 3 不无[不無] bu4 wu2 not without 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep11/150 words - 34 min 狼人[狼人] lang2 ren2 werewolf 1 搅[攪] jiao3 to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir 1 棍[棍] gun4 stick; rod; truncheon 1 睁眼[睜眼] zheng1 yan3 to open one's eyes 2 难度[難度] nan2 du4 trouble; problem 2 你死我活[你死我活] ni3 si3 wo3 huo2 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist 1 炸鸡[炸雞] zha2 ji1 fried chicken 2 导致[導致] dao3 zhi4 to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about 4 自责[自責] zi4 ze2 to blame oneself 4 多余[多餘] duo1 yu2 superfluous; unnecessary; surplus 2 击倒[擊倒] ji1 dao3 to knock down; knocked down 1 泥潭[泥潭] ni2 tan2 quagmire 1 用尽[用盡] yong4 jin4 to exhaust; to use up completely 2 全身[全身] quan2 shen1 whole body; em (typography) 4 力气[力氣] li4 qi5 strength; CL:把[ba3] 8 倒流[倒流] dao4 liu2 to flow backwards; reverse flow 2 估摸[估摸] gu1 mo5 to reckon; to guess 1 疏远[疏遠] shu1 yuan3 to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement 2 陌生人[陌生人] mo4 sheng1 ren2 stranger 1 良苦用心[良苦用心] liang2 ku3 yong4 xin1 to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth 3 汁[汁] zhi1 juice 4 烤[烤] kao3 to roast; to bake; to broil 2 翅[翅] chi4 wing 2 当事人[當事人] dang1 shi4 ren2 persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair) 2 得知[得知] de2 zhi1 to find out; to know; to learn about 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep11/175 words - 38 min 深受[深受] shen1 shou4 to receive in no small measure 2 角度[角度] jiao3 du4 angle; point of view 4 蛮不讲理[蠻不講理] man2 bu4 jiang3 li3 completely unreasonable 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 有利[有利] you3 li4 advantageous; to have advantages; favorable 1 厨房[廚房] chu2 fang2 kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1] 3 坏话[壞話] huai4 hua4 unpleasant talk; malicious words 3 爱岗敬业[愛崗敬業] ai4 gang3 jing4 ye4 industrious and hard-working; conscientious and meticulous 1 体谅[體諒] ti3 liang4 to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate 2 里外[裡外] li3 wai4 inside and out; or so 1 操持[操持] cao1 chi5 to manage; to handle 1 变更[變更] bian4 geng1 to change; to alter; to modify 1 秘诀[秘訣] mi4 jue2 secret know-how; key (to longevity); secret (of happiness); recipe (for success) 2 弹[彈] dan4 crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball 9 弹[彈] tan2 to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials) 9 钢琴[鋼琴] gang1 qin2 piano; CL:架[jia4],臺|台[tai2] 2 一手[一手] yi1 shou3 a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help 1 二胡[二胡] er4 hu2 erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle); alto fiddle; CL:把[ba3] 6 细[細] xi4 thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal 2 舞[舞] wu3 to dance; to wield; to brandish 8 高中生[高中生] gao1 zhong1 sheng1 senior high school student 6 错别字[錯別字] cuo4 bie2 zi4 incorrectly written or mispronounced characters 1 病句[病句] bing4 ju4 defective sentence; error (of grammar or logic) 1 标点符号[標點符號] biao1 dian3 fu2 hao4 punctuation; a punctuation mark 2 文言文[文言文] wen2 yan2 wen2 Classical Chinese writing 1 犟[犟] jiang4 variant of 強|强[jiang4], stubborn; obstinate; tenacious; unbending; pig-headed 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep11/198 words - 44 min 面包[麵包] mian4 bao1 bread; CL:片[pian4],袋[dai4],塊|块[kuai4] 3 丫鬟[丫鬟] ya1 huan5 servant girl; maid 1 太监[太監] tai4 jian4 court eunuch; palace eunuch 1 不用说[不用說] bu4 yong4 shuo1 needless to say; it goes without saying 3 心里有数[心裡有數] xin1 li3 you3 shu4 to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation 2 噩梦[噩夢] e4 meng4 nightmare 3 笑料[笑料] xiao4 liao4 source of laughter; laughing stock; butt; joke (person) 1 脸红[臉紅] lian3 hong2 to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc) 3 起色[起色] qi3 se4 a turn for the better; to pick up; to improve 1 没救[沒救] mei2 jiu4 hopeless; incurable 1 呼噜[呼嚕] hu1 lu5 (onom.) snoring; Taiwan pr. [hu1 lu1] 2 打呼噜[打呼嚕] da3 hu1 lu5 to snore 2 来劲[來勁] lai2 jin4 (dialect) to be full of zeal; high-spirited; exhilarating; to stir sb up 1 失业[失業] shi1 ye4 unemployment; to lose one's job 2 烦人[煩人] fan2 ren2 to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome 2 面包房[麵包房] mian4 bao1 fang2 bakery; CL:家[jia1] 2 早饭[早飯] zao3 fan4 breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 1 加工[加工] jia1 gong1 to process; processing; working (of machinery) 1 形[形] xing2 to appear; to look; form; shape 8 啃[啃] ken3 to gnaw; to nibble; to bite 2 恶[惡] e4 evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm 3 恶[惡] wu4 to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander 3 正剧[正劇] zheng4 ju4 bourgeois tragedy 2 蜡[蠟] la4 candle; wax 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep12/25 words - 5 min 缠[纏] chan2 to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy 4 纠缠[糾纏] jiu1 chan2 to be in a tangle; to nag 2 当回事[當回事] dang4 hui2 shi4 to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously"); to treat conscientiously 2 讲题[講題] jiang3 ti2 topic of a lecture 1 听得懂[聽得懂] ting1 de5 dong3 to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says) 1 扯[扯] che3 to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey 5 烂泥扶不上墙[爛泥扶不上牆] lan4 ni2 fu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2 useless (idiom); worthless; inept 1 在地[在地] zai4 di4 local 1 烂泥[爛泥] lan4 ni2 mud; mire 3 试验[試驗] shi4 yan4 experiment; test; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to experiment; experimental 1 共有[共有] gong4 you3 to have altogether; in all 1 其中[其中] qi2 zhong1 among; in; included among these 2 事件[事件] shi4 jian4 event; happening; incident; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 包含[包含] bao1 han2 to contain; to embody; to include 1 概率[概率] gai4 lu:4 probability (math.) 1 幼[幼] you4 young 1 兮[兮] xi1 (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊) 1 地上[地上] di4 shang5 on the ground; on the floor 3 看不懂[看不懂] kan4 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is looking at 7 顾问[顧問] gu4 wen4 adviser; consultant 1 乱套[亂套] luan4 tao4 in a mess; upside down 4 差事[差事] chai1 shi5 errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5] 1 目录[目錄] mu4 lu4 catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list; contents 1 演示[演示] yan3 shi4 to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration 1 清晰[清晰] qing1 xi1 clear; distinct 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep12/50 words - 15 min 音质[音質] yin1 zhi4 tone; sound quality; timbre 5 插上[插上] cha1 shang5 to plug into; to insert; to stick in 2 切换[切換] qie1 huan4 to switch over; to switch modes or data streams; to cut (to a new scene) 1 转给[轉給] zhuan3 gei3 to pass on to 1 看一看[看一看] kan4 yi1 kan4 to have a look 4 添乱[添亂] tian1 luan4 (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 6 记性[記性] ji4 xing5 memory (ability to retain information) 2 用不着[用不著] yong4 bu5 zhao2 not need; have no use for 3 起开[起開] qi3 kai5 (dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way! 1 占着茅坑不拉屎[占著茅坑不拉屎] zhan4 zhe5 mao2 keng1 bu4 la1 shi3 lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb); fig. to be a dog in the manger 1 黄冈[黃岡] Huang2 gang1 Huanggang prefecture-level city in Hubei 2 卷子[卷子] juan4 zi5 test paper; examination paper 9 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 2 一世[一世] yi1 shi4 generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings) 1 难不成[難不成] nan2 bu4 cheng2 Is it possible that ... ? 2 转学[轉學] zhuan3 xue2 to change schools; to transfer to another college 39 懦弱[懦弱] nuo4 ruo4 cowardly; weak 1 天下第一[天下第一] tian1 xia4 di4 yi1 first under heaven; number one in the country 1 扑通[撲通] pu1 tong1 (onom.) sound of object falling into water; plop 2 嬉皮笑脸[嬉皮笑臉] xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3 all smiles; smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly 2 鸵鸟[鴕鳥] tuo2 niao3 ostrich 1 蒙混过关[矇混過關] meng2 hun4 guo4 guan1 to get away with it; to slip through; to bluff one's way out; Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4 guo4 guan1] 1 无能为力[無能為力] wu2 neng2 wei2 li4 impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless 2 受欢迎[受歡迎] shou4 huan1 ying2 popular; well-received 2 剖腹产[剖腹產] pou1 fu4 chan3 Cesarean section 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep12/75 words - 20 min 阔绰[闊綽] kuo4 chuo4 ostentatious; extravagant; liberal with money 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 2 零花钱[零花錢] ling2 hua1 qian2 pocket money; allowance 5 命中注定[命中註定] ming4 zhong1 zhu4 ding4 decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated 2 人人[人人] ren2 ren2 everyone; every person 2 大道理[大道理] da4 dao4 li5 major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk 4 笔记[筆記] bi3 ji4 to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3] 2 整整[整整] zheng3 zheng3 whole; full 5 基本[基本] ji1 ben3 basic; fundamental; main; elementary 5 劈叉[劈叉] pi3 cha4 the splits (move in dancing); to do the splits; Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1] 3 下功夫[下功夫] xia4 gong1 fu5 see 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5] 1 眼泪[眼淚] yan3 lei4 tears; crying; CL:滴[di1] 4 吃苦[吃苦] chi1 ku3 to bear hardships 2 学费[學費] xue2 fei4 tuition fee; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 浑身[渾身] hun2 shen1 all over; from head to foot 3 红花[紅花] hong2 hua1 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) 2 全世界[全世界] quan2 shi4 jie4 worldwide; entire world 6 信任[信任] xin4 ren4 to trust; to have confidence in 7 忘不了[忘不了] wang4 bu4 liao3 cannot forget 1 精通[精通] jing1 tong1 to be proficient in; to master (a subject) 1 困扰[困擾] kun4 rao3 to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications 7 正视[正視] zheng4 shi4 to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to 2 对症下药[對症下藥] dui4 zheng4 xia4 yao4 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it; to take appropriate steps 1 运动服[運動服] yun4 dong4 fu2 sportswear 5 共同[共同] gong4 tong2 common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep12/100 words - 32 min 话题[話題] hua4 ti2 subject (of a talk or conversation); topic 3 不在乎[不在乎] bu4 zai4 hu5 not to care 4 家长会[家長會] jia1 zhang3 hui4 parent-teacher conference; parents' association 14 本质[本質] ben3 zhi4 essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality 1 花费[花費] hua1 fei4 expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure 1 表面[表面] biao3 mian4 surface; face; outside; appearance 5 自卑[自卑] zi4 bei1 feeling inferior; self-abased 6 放纵[放縱] fang4 zong4 to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish 1 二次[二次] er4 ci4 second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two) 1 唯物主义[唯物主義] wei2 wu4 zhu3 yi4 materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality 1 五代十国[五代十國] Wu3 dai4 Shi2 guo2 Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China 1 驷[駟] si4 team of 4 horses 2 食堂[食堂] shi2 tang2 dining hall; CL:個|个[ge4],間|间[jian1] 4 打点[打點] da3 dian5 to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) 2 病例[病例] bing4 li4 (medical) case; occurrence of illness 1 病号[病號] bing4 hao4 sick personnel; person on the sick list; patient 1 有的时候[有的時候] you3 de5 shi2 hou4 sometimes; at times 3 沉不住气[沉不住氣] chen2 bu4 zhu4 qi4 to lose one's cool; to get impatient; unable to remain calm 1 蛮[蠻] man2 barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless 2 各自[各自] ge4 zi4 each; respective; apiece 6 突然间[突然間] tu1 ran2 jian1 suddenly 2 克制[克制] ke4 zhi4 to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control 1 庸人自扰[庸人自擾] yong1 ren2 zi4 rao3 lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom); fig. to get upset over nothing; to make problems for oneself 1 依然[依然] yi1 ran2 still; as before 6 同胞[同胞] tong2 bao1 born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep12/125 words - 36 min 事后[事後] shi4 hou4 after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect 1 惦记[惦記] dian4 ji4 to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about 2 耳垂[耳垂] er3 chui2 earlobe 2 弥勒佛[彌勒佛] Mi2 le4 fo2 Maitreya; the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha 2 赶集[趕集] gan3 ji2 to go to market; to go to a fair 1 甘蔗[甘蔗] gan1 zhe5 sugar cane; CL:節|节[jie2] 1 半夜[半夜] ban4 ye4 midnight; in the middle of the night 2 山路[山路] shan1 lu4 mountain road 1 老家[老家] lao3 jia1 native place; place of origin; home state or region 2 逢年过节[逢年過節] feng2 nian2 guo4 jie2 at the Chinese New Year or other festivities 2 枣子[棗子] zao3 zi5 dates; jujube 1 捎[捎] shao1 to bring sth to sb; to deliver 1 零食[零食] ling2 shi2 between-meal nibbles; snacks 4 土气[土氣] tu3 qi4 rustic; uncouth; unsophisticated 1 难吃[難吃] nan2 chi1 unpalatable 1 碍[礙] ai4 to hinder; to obstruct; to block 3 出院[出院] chu1 yuan4 to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital 8 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 拴[拴] shuan1 to tie up 2 倔[倔] jue2 crabby; tough 5 市里[市里] shi4 li3 li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters) 4 重男轻女[重男輕女] zhong4 nan2 qing1 nu:3 to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom) 2 要不得[要不得] yao4 bu5 de5 intolerable; unacceptable 1 大力[大力] da4 li4 energetically; vigorously 2 提倡[提倡] ti2 chang4 to promote; to advocate 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep12/132 words - 43 min 顶[頂] ding3 apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc 4 半边天[半邊天] ban4 bian1 tian1 half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk 1 此时此刻[此時此刻] ci3 shi2 ci3 ke4 at this very moment 4 战友[戰友] zhan4 you3 comrade-in-arms; battle companion 3 乡里[鄉里] xiang1 li3 one's home town or village 1 乡亲[鄉親] xiang1 qin1 fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home 2 折腾[折騰] zhe1 teng5 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep13/25 words - 9 min 记事[記事] ji4 shi4 to keep a record of events; record; to start to form memories (after one's infancy) 1 保留[保留] bao3 liu2 to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later 2 西面[西面] xi1 mian4 west side; west 1 保重[保重] bao3 zhong4 to take care of oneself 3 教导[教導] jiao4 dao3 to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching 2 相册[相冊] xiang4 ce4 photo album 1 尖[尖] jian1 point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed 5 猴[猴] hou2 monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 2 腮[腮] sai1 cheek 1 挑食[挑食] tiao1 shi2 to be picky about food 2 小姨[小姨] xiao3 yi2 (coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law 12 怀里[懷裡] huai2 li3 embrace; bosom 1 杆[桿] gan3 stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns 1 洗澡[洗澡] xi3 zao3 to bathe; to take a shower 4 搬家[搬家] ban1 jia1 to move house; removal 1 一轮[一輪] yi1 lun2 first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 2 面试[面試] mian4 shi4 to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview 2 教案[教案] jiao4 an4 lesson plan; teaching plan; a "missionary case" (a dispute over Christian missionaries during the late Qing) 1 变态[變態] bian4 tai4 to metamorphose (biology); abnormal; perverted; hentai; (slang) pervert 1 调查[調查] diao4 cha2 investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 3 掏[掏] tao1 to fish out (from pocket); to scoop 4 窝子[窩子] wo1 zi5 lair; den; stronghold 1 过关[過關] guo4 guan1 to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard) 2 私立[私立] si1 li4 private (company, school etc) 11 不问[不問] bu4 wen4 to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep13/50 words - 11 min 建[建] jian4 to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct 13 乡[鄉] xiang1 country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) 1 政府[政府] zheng4 fu3 government; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 提干[提幹] ti2 gan4 to rise through the ranks (as a party cadre) 1 田[田] tian2 field; farm; CL:片[pian4] 4 井[井] jing3 a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly 1 私奔[私奔] si1 ben1 to elope 1 本地人[本地人] ben3 di4 ren2 native person (of a country) 2 小小[小小] xiao3 xiao3 very small; very few; very minor 3 邢[邢] Xing2 surname Xing; place name 1 嘉[嘉] jia1 excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend 1 农林[農林] nong2 lin2 agriculture and forestry 1 水产[水產] shui3 chan3 aquatic; produced in sea, rivers or lakes 2 公司[公司] gong1 si1 (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1] 9 鱼[魚] yu2 fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3] 3 鱼缸[魚缸] yu2 gang1 fish tank; fishbowl; aquarium 1 大呼小叫[大呼小叫] da4 hu1 xiao3 jiao4 to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss 1 试着[試著] shi4 zhe5 (coll.) to try to 1 种地[種地] zhong4 di4 to farm; to work the land 3 急着[急著] ji2 zhe5 urgently 3 诀窍[訣竅] jue2 qiao4 secret; trick; knack; key 1 琢磨[琢磨] zuo2 mo5 to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] 3 春季[春季] chun1 ji4 springtime 1 拉开[拉開] la1 kai1 to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase 1 帷幕[帷幕] wei2 mu4 heavy curtain 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep13/75 words - 12 min 总动员[總動員] zong3 dong4 yuan2 general mobilization (for war etc) 2 大型[大型] da4 xing2 large; large-scale 2 想必[想必] xiang3 bi4 presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely 1 跃跃欲试[躍躍欲試] yue4 yue4 yu4 shi4 to be eager to give sth a try (idiom) 1 事项[事項] shi4 xiang4 matter; item 1 应战[應戰] ying4 zhan4 to take up a challenge; to face an attack and meet it 1 取得[取得] qu3 de2 to acquire; to get; to obtain 1 良好[良好] liang2 hao3 good; favorable; well; fine 1 饮食[飲食] yin3 shi2 food and drink; diet 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 2 着笔[著筆] zhuo2 bi3 to put pen to paper 6 橡皮[橡皮] xiang4 pi2 rubber; an eraser; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 2 直尺[直尺] zhi2 chi3 straight ruler 1 量角器[量角器] liang2 jiao3 qi4 protractor; angle gauge 1 三角板[三角板] san1 jiao3 ban3 set square; triangle (for drawing right angles) 1 胶带[膠帶] jiao1 dai4 adhesive tape; rubber belt; recording tape 1 适当[適當] shi4 dang4 suitable; appropriate 3 手绢[手絹] shou3 juan4 handkerchief; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] 1 清凉油[清涼油] qing1 liang2 you2 soothing ointment; balm 2 物品[物品] wu4 pin3 articles; goods; materials 1 备[備] bei4 to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip 4 需[需] xu1 to require; to need; to want; necessity; need 1 蚊子[蚊子] wen2 zi5 mosquito 2 独[獨] du2 alone; independent; single; sole; only 1 调整[調整] tiao2 zheng3 to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep13/100 words - 14 min 妙[妙] miao4 clever; wonderful 1 放大[放大] fang4 da4 to enlarge; to magnify 2 竖起[豎起] shu4 qi3 to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows); to stick up (one's thumb); to turn up (one's collar); (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers) 2 耳朵[耳朵] er3 duo5 ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup) 6 仔细[仔細] zi3 xi4 careful; attentive; cautious 3 枕头[枕頭] zhen3 tou5 pillow 3 梦见[夢見] meng4 jian4 to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream 4 试题[試題] shi4 ti2 exam question; test topic 2 大脑[大腦] da4 nao3 brain; cerebrum 3 吸收[吸收] xi1 shou1 to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit 2 油条[油條] you2 tiao2 youtiao (deep-fried breadstick); CL:根[gen1]; slick and sly person 3 许[許] xu3 to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps 25 微[微] wei1 tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2] 2 贱人[賤人] jian4 ren2 slut; cheap person 1 蛊惑[蠱惑] gu3 huo4 to entice; to lead astray 1 水深火热[水深火熱] shui3 shen1 huo3 re4 deep water and scorching fire; abyss of suffering (idiom) 1 疑神疑鬼[疑神疑鬼] yi2 shen2 yi2 gui3 to suspect everyone; overly suspicious 1 误导[誤導] wu4 dao3 to mislead; to misguide; misleading 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 4 彩头[彩頭] cai3 tou2 good omen; good luck (in business etc); profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc) 1 复习[複習] fu4 xi2 variant of 復習|复习[fu4 xi2] 3 到手[到手] dao4 shou3 to take possession of; to get hold of 1 阿婆[阿婆] a1 po2 granny; mother-in-law 10 入伍[入伍] ru4 wu3 to enter the army; to enlist 7 批准[批准] pi1 zhun3 to approve; to ratify 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep13/125 words - 19 min 弯[彎] wan1 to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in the road etc); CL:道[dao4] 2 广场[廣場] guang3 chang3 public square; plaza 1 法官[法官] fa3 guan1 judge 2 榨[榨] zha4 to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc 7 原告[原告] yuan2 gao4 complainant; plaintiff 1 被告[被告] bei4 gao4 defendant 1 期末[期末] qi1 mo4 end of term 4 整夜[整夜] zheng3 ye4 the whole night; all through the night 1 第二天[第二天] di4 er4 tian1 next day; the morrow 6 酸[酸] suan1 sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid 1 吃油[吃油] chi1 you2 (of food) to absorb oil; (of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel 1 满分[滿分] man3 fen1 full marks 4 一百一[一百一] yi1 bai3 yi1 faultless; impeccable 3 猴子[猴子] hou2 zi5 monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 树懒[樹懶] shu4 lan3 sloth (zoology) 1 勾[勾] gou1 to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook 7 怼[懟] dui4 dislike; hate 5 发给[發給] fa1 gei3 to issue; to grant; to distribute 1 破损[破損] po4 sun3 to become damaged 1 印刷[印刷] yin4 shua1 to print; printing 1 及时[及時] ji2 shi2 in time; promptly; without delay; timely 4 汇报[彙報] hui4 bao4 to report; to give an account of; report 3 考场[考場] kao3 chang3 exam room 1 严禁[嚴禁] yan2 jin4 to strictly prohibit 1 同一[同一] tong2 yi1 identical; the same 5 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep13/150 words - 28 min 养兵[養兵] yang3 bing1 to train troops 1 老老[老老] lao3 lao5 maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥 1 水平[水平] shui3 ping2 level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal 4 答卷[答卷] da2 juan4 completed examination paper; answer sheet; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 2 东张西望[東張西望] dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4 to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around 1 停止[停止] ting2 zhi3 to stop; to halt; to cease 1 小组[小組] xiao3 zu3 group 1 根号[根號] gen1 hao4 radical sign √ (math.) 1 试卷[試卷] shi4 juan4 examination paper; test paper; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 5 背面[背面] bei4 mian4 the back; the reverse side; the wrong side 1 半个[半個] ban4 ge5 half of sth 8 一个半[一個半] yi1 ge5 ban4 one and a half 1 好奇[好奇] hao4 qi2 inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity 8 题目[題目] ti2 mu4 subject; title; topic; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 总体[總體] zong3 ti3 completely; totally; total; entire; overall; population (statistics) 1 平均[平均] ping2 jun1 average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions 2 一周[一周] yi1 zhou1 one week; all the way around; a whole cycle 2 全年[全年] quan2 nian2 the whole year; all year long 2 六十[六十] liu4 shi2 sixty; 60 6 刘洋[劉洋] Liu2 Yang2 Liu Yang (1978-), China's first female astronaut in space (June 16, 2012) 1 大言不惭[大言不慚] da4 yan2 bu4 can2 to boast shamelessly; to talk big 1 害臊[害臊] hai4 sao4 to be bashful; to feel ashamed 2 悔改[悔改] hui3 gai3 to repent; repentance 1 脸皮厚[臉皮厚] lian3 pi2 hou4 brazen 1 城墙[城牆] cheng2 qiang2 city wall 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep13/175 words - 33 min 舞弊[舞弊] wu3 bi4 to engage in fraud 1 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 共享[共享] gong4 xiang3 to share; to enjoy together 1 嘴硬[嘴硬] zui3 ying4 reluctant to admit a mistake 1 罪犯[罪犯] zui4 fan4 criminal 1 背景[背景] bei4 jing3 background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 生辰八字[生辰八字] sheng1 chen2 ba1 zi4 one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch 1 籍贯[籍貫] ji2 guan4 one's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace 1 作案[作案] zuo4 an4 to commit a crime 2 细节[細節] xi4 jie2 details; particulars 1 犯罪[犯罪] fan4 zui4 to commit a crime; crime; offense 1 分子[分子] fen1 zi3 molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction 1 子弹[子彈] zi3 dan4 bullet; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1],發|发[fa1] 1 填空[填空] tian2 kong4 to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper) 1 开窍[開竅] kai1 qiao4 to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns 1 开小灶[開小灶] kai1 xiao3 zao4 to give preferential treatment; to give special attention 1 石碑[石碑] shi2 bei1 stele; stone tablet (for inscription); CL:方[fang1] 1 偶像[偶像] ou3 xiang4 idol 2 不赖[不賴] bu4 lai4 (coll.) not bad; good; fine 1 不当[不當] bu4 dang4 unsuitable; improper; inappropriate 13 即使[即使] ji2 shi3 even if; even though 1 灵光[靈光] ling2 guang1 divine light (around the Buddha); a halo; a miraculous column of light; (slang) jolly good! 1 笨[笨] ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 7 及格[及格] ji2 ge2 to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard 2 总结[總結] zong3 jie2 to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep13/200 words - 38 min 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 成果[成果] cheng2 guo3 result; achievement; gain; profit; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 奇迹[奇跡] qi2 ji4 miracle; miraculous; wonder; marvel 2 鼓[鼓] gu3 drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell 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 倒退[倒退] dao4 tui4 to fall back; to go in reverse 1 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 1 成绩单[成績單] cheng2 ji4 dan1 school report or transcript 4 园地[園地] yuan2 di4 garden area 1 提升[提昇] ti2 sheng1 to promote; to upgrade 1 最多[最多] zui4 duo1 at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal 4 执行[執行] zhi2 xing2 to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run 3 质[質] zhi4 character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2] 1 退步[退步] tui4 bu4 to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback 1 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 搞不好[搞不好] gao3 bu5 hao3 (coll.) maybe; perhaps 1 通报[通報] tong1 bao4 to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal 1 复杂[複雜] fu4 za2 complicated; complex 8 契约[契約] qi4 yue1 agreement; contract 2 上回[上回] shang4 hui2 last time; the previous time 2 拉丁舞[拉丁舞] La1 ding1 wu3 Latin dance 1 好学[好學] hao4 xue2 eager to study; studious; erudite 1 就学[就學] jiu4 xue2 to attend school 5 拉丁[拉丁] la1 ding1 Latin; (in former times) to press-gang; to kidnap and force people into service 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) 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep13/225 words - 43 min 反悔[反悔] fan3 hui3 to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) 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 4 取笑[取笑] qu3 xiao4 to tease; to make fun of 1 童子[童子] tong2 zi3 boy 2 瘫痪[癱瘓] tan1 huan4 paralysis; be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc) 1 资质[資質] zi1 zhi4 aptitude; natural endowments 2 嘟[嘟] du1 toot; honk; to pout 8 私人[私人] si1 ren2 private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique 2 教练[教練] jiao4 lian4 instructor; sports coach; trainer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 观察[觀察] guan1 cha2 to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 海水不可斗量[海水不可斗量] hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2 see 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] 1 崽[崽] zai3 child; young animal 2 小妹[小妹] xiao3 mei4 little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 1 小弟[小弟] xiao3 di4 little brother; I, your little brother (humble) 2 忙不过来[忙不過來] mang2 bu4 guo4 lai2 to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full 1 墙头草[牆頭草] qiang2 tou2 cao3 sb who goes whichever way the wind blows; sb with no mind of one's own; easily swayed person; opportunist 1 竟[竟] jing4 unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed 1 坏掉[壞掉] huai4 diao4 spoilt; ruined 1 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 5 曙光[曙光] shu3 guang1 dawn; fig. the dawn of a new era 1 裂缝[裂縫] lie4 feng4 crack; crevice; CL:道[dao4] 1 实际上[實際上] shi2 ji4 shang4 in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice 1 偏差[偏差] pian1 cha1 bias; deviation 1 中期[中期] zhong1 qi1 middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc) 2 鞋[鞋] xie2 shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 38 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep13/227 words - 44 min 绊[絆] ban4 to trip; to stumble; to hinder 2 手续[手續] shou3 xu4 procedure; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]; formalities 11 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep14/25 words - 8 min 不动[不動] bu4 dong4 motionless 1 呼吸[呼吸] hu1 xi1 to breathe 4 深蹲[深蹲] shen1 dun1 squat (exercise) 1 腹肌[腹肌] fu4 ji1 abdominal muscle 1 练功[練功] lian4 gong1 to practice work skill 1 肥肉[肥肉] fei2 rou4 fat (e.g. pork fat); fatty meat; (fig.) a gold mine; cash cow 2 闪[閃] shan3 to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine 3 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 憋屈[憋屈] bie1 qu1 sullen 1 下个月[下個月] xia4 ge4 yue4 next month 3 名次[名次] ming2 ci4 position in a ranking of names; place; rank 3 完完全全[完完全全] wan2 wan2 quan2 quan2 completely 2 普通人[普通人] pu3 tong1 ren2 ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street 4 废弃[廢棄] fei4 qi4 to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate 2 降[降] jiang4 to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend 1 降[降] xiang2 to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame 1 挨打[挨打] ai2 da3 to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack 1 撕掉[撕掉] si1 diao4 to tear out (and throw away); to rip away 2 公布[公佈] gong1 bu4 to announce; to make public; to publish 3 排名[排名] pai2 ming2 to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking 7 名单[名單] ming2 dan1 list of names 5 达到[達到] da2 dao4 to reach; to achieve; to attain 1 外交[外交] wai4 jiao1 diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 大使[大使] da4 shi3 ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4] 1 抹杀[抹殺] mo3 sha1 to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress 1 街坊四邻[街坊四鄰] jie1 fang5 si4 lin2 neighbors; the whole neighborhood 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep14/50 words - 12 min 飞翔[飛翔] fei1 xiang2 to circle in the air; to soar 1 短跑[短跑] duan3 pao3 sprint (race) 6 米[米] mi3 rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier) 42 跨栏[跨欄] kua4 lan2 hurdles; hurdle race (athletics) 1 中国人[中國人] Zhong1 guo2 ren2 Chinese person 2 衡量[衡量] heng2 liang2 to weigh; to examine; to consider 2 求学[求學] qiu2 xue2 to seek knowledge; to study; to attend college 1 负担[負擔] fu4 dan1 burden; to bear a burden 5 始终[始終] shi3 zhong1 from beginning to end; all along 3 一技之长[一技之長] yi1 ji4 zhi1 chang2 proficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom) 2 生存[生存] sheng1 cun2 to exist; to survive 3 求得[求得] qiu2 de2 to ask for sth and receive it; to try to obtain; to look for and obtain 1 认同[認同] ren4 tong2 to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with 1 擅长[擅長] shan4 chang2 to be good at; to be expert in 5 竞争力[競爭力] jing4 zheng1 li4 competitive strength; competitiveness 1 毕业生[畢業生] bi4 ye4 sheng1 graduate 1 何况[何況] he2 kuang4 let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more 2 持续[持續] chi2 xu4 to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation 1 即便[即便] ji2 bian4 even if; even though; right away; immediately 2 人意[人意] ren2 yi4 people's expectations 2 人士[人士] ren2 shi4 person; figure; public figure 4 典型[典型] dian3 xing2 model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative 2 出类拔萃[出類拔萃] chu1 lei4 ba2 cui4 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent; outstanding 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 4 且[且] qie3 and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep14/75 words - 17 min 自动[自動] zi4 dong4 automatic; voluntarily 1 百感交集[百感交集] bai3 gan3 jiao1 ji2 all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart 1 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 心酸[心酸] xin1 suan1 to feel sad 1 指引[指引] zhi3 yin3 to guide; to show; to point (the way); directions; guidance; guidelines 1 走出[走出] zou3 chu1 to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) 1 迷茫[迷茫] mi2 mang2 vast and indistinct; perplexed; bewildered; at a loss 2 狗屁[狗屁] gou3 pi4 bullshit; nonsense 3 脾气[脾氣] pi2 qi5 character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4] 11 发脾气[發脾氣] fa1 pi2 qi4 to get angry 2 臊[臊] sao4 shame; bashfulness; to shame; to humiliate 1 缝[縫] feng2 to sew; to stitch 2 缝[縫] feng4 seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4] 2 遭[遭] zao1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 4 罪[罪] zui4 guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin 1 文凭[文憑] wen2 ping2 diploma 2 酱油[醬油] jiang4 you2 soy sauce 1 周六[週六] Zhou1 liu4 Saturday 4 一再[一再] yi1 zai4 repeatedly 1 起床[起床] qi3 chuang2 to get out of bed; to get up 2 早退[早退] zao3 tui4 to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time); to retire early (from one's job) 2 当天[當天] dang1 tian1 on that day 4 不理[不理] bu4 li3 to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore 4 再接再厉[再接再厲] zai4 jie1 zai4 li4 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts 2 奖状[獎狀] jiang3 zhuang4 prize certificate; certificate of merit 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep14/100 words - 22 min 恰恰[恰恰] qia4 qia4 exactly; just; precisely 4 笨手笨脚[笨手笨腳] ben4 shou3 ben4 jiao3 clumsy; all thumbs 1 鞭子[鞭子] bian1 zi5 whip; CL:根[gen1] 1 下手[下手] xia4 shou3 to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest 3 特长[特長] te4 chang2 personal strength; one's special ability or strong points 8 灵魂[靈魂] ling2 hun2 soul; spirit 2 领会[領會] ling3 hui4 to understand; to comprehend; to grasp 1 有志者事竟成[有志者事竟成] you3 zhi4 zhe3 shi4 jing4 cheng2 a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way 1 左[左] zuo3 left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3] 19 右[右] you4 right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) 10 右边[右邊] you4 bian5 right side; right, to the right 1 算卦[算卦] suan4 gua4 fortune telling 1 信口雌黄[信口雌黃] xin4 kou3 ci2 huang2 to speak off the cuff; to casually opine 1 本职[本職] ben3 zhi2 one's job 1 排名表[排名表] pai2 ming2 biao3 league table; roll of honor 2 撕[撕] si1 to tear 3 两样[兩樣] liang3 yang4 two kinds; difference 2 单子[單子] dan1 zi5 list of items; bill; form; bedsheet 3 意[意] yi4 idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate 1 怯懦[怯懦] qie4 nuo4 timid; gutless; weakling 1 尽到[盡到] jin4 dao4 to fulfill (one's duty etc) 1 生疏[生疏] sheng1 shu1 unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed 1 满腔[滿腔] man3 qiang1 one's heart filled with; full of (joy) 1 怨气[怨氣] yuan4 qi4 grievance; resentment; complaint 1 照看[照看] zhao4 kan4 to look after; to attend to; to have in care 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep14/125 words - 29 min 争取[爭取] zheng1 qu3 to fight for; to strive for; to win over 5 意气风发[意氣風發] yi4 qi4 feng1 fa1 high-spirited; full of mettle 1 绊脚石[絆腳石] ban4 jiao3 shi2 stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way 1 值日[值日] zhi2 ri4 on day duty 9 偷懒[偷懶] tou1 lan3 to goof off; to be lazy 3 久而久之[久而久之] jiu3 er2 jiu3 zhi1 over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time 1 刺[刺] ci4 thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder 2 摊位[攤位] tan1 wei4 vendor's booth 2 两边[兩邊] liang3 bian5 either side; both sides 1 长子[長子] zhang3 zi3 eldest son 1 跟班[跟班] gen1 ban1 attendant; footman (servant) 1 享福[享福] xiang3 fu2 to live comfortably; happy and prosperous life 4 批发[批發] pi1 fa1 wholesale; bulk trade; distribution 1 豆[豆] dou4 bean; pea; CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4]; sacrificial vessel 3 芽[芽] ya2 bud; sprout 5 卖出[賣出] mai4 chu1 to sell; to reach (a price in an auction) 2 预言[預言] yu4 yan2 to predict; prophecy 1 痛痛快快[痛痛快快] tong4 tong5 kuai4 kuai4 immediately; without a moment's hesitation; with alacrity; firing from the hip 1 感激[感激] gan3 ji1 to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful 1 申请[申請] shen1 qing3 to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fen4] 2 当面[當面] dang1 mian4 to sb's face; in sb's presence 4 签字[簽字] qian1 zi4 to sign (one's name); signature 5 人手[人手] ren2 shou3 manpower; staff; human hand 1 上坟[上墳] shang4 fen2 to visit a grave 1 喜[喜] xi3 to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep14/150 words - 35 min 供货[供貨] gong1 huo4 to supply goods 1 豆芽菜[豆芽菜] dou4 ya2 cai4 bean sprouts 5 开阔[開闊] kai1 kuo4 wide; open (spaces); to open up 1 眼界[眼界] yan3 jie4 ken; scope 1 积累[積累] ji1 lei3 to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively 2 人脉[人脈] ren2 mai4 contacts; connections; network 1 文绉绉[文縐縐] wen2 zhou1 zhou1 bookish; genteel; erudite 2 大老粗[大老粗] da4 lao3 cu1 uncouth fellow; rustic 1 必不可少[必不可少] bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3 absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential 1 黄豆[黃豆] huang2 dou4 soybean 2 一口吃个胖子[一口吃個胖子] yi1 kou3 chi1 ge5 pang4 zi5 lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible; to be impatient for success 1 王八[王八] wang2 ba1 tortoise; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel; pimp 1 秤砣[秤砣] cheng4 tuo2 steelyard weight; standard weight 1 唾沫[唾沫] tuo4 mo5 spittle; saliva 2 单独[單獨] dan1 du2 alone; by oneself; on one's own 2 喝茶[喝茶] he1 cha2 (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") 1 要面子[要面子] yao4 mian4 zi5 see 愛面子|爱面子[ai4 mian4 zi5] 2 说到做到[說到做到] shuo1 dao4 zuo4 dao4 to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise 2 食言[食言] shi2 yan2 lit. to eat one's words; to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege; unsworn testimony 1 初衷[初衷] chu1 zhong1 original intention 1 一口气[一口氣] yi1 kou3 qi4 one breath; in one breath; at a stretch 4 特质[特質] te4 zhi4 characteristic; special quality 1 诚实[誠實] cheng2 shi2 honest; honesty; honorable; truthful 2 玩儿[玩兒] wan2 r5 to play; to have fun; to hang out 2 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 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep14/175 words - 42 min 各奔东西[各奔東西] ge4 ben4 dong1 xi1 to go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1] 1 见证[見證] jian4 zheng4 to be witness to; witness; evidence 3 替代[替代] ti4 dai4 to substitute for; to replace; to supersede 1 站着说话不腰疼[站著說話不腰疼] zhan4 zhe5 shuo1 hua4 bu4 yao1 teng2 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom); to be an armchair expert; to blabber on 2 搞不懂[搞不懂] gao3 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of (sth) 3 过渡[過渡] guo4 du4 to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration) 1 道别[道別] dao4 bie2 leave-taking; to say goodbye 8 鲜[鮮] xian1 fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods 2 炒菜[炒菜] chao3 cai4 to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish 1 清水[清水] qing1 shui3 fresh water; drinking water; clear water 4 口感[口感] kou3 gan3 taste; texture (of food); how food feels in the mouth 1 早日康复[早日康復] zao3 ri4 kang1 fu4 Get well soon!; to recover health quickly 1 自家[自家] zi4 jia1 oneself; one's own family 1 礼拜[禮拜] li3 bai4 week; religious service; worship; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 开导[開導] kai1 dao3 to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten 2 石头[石頭] shi2 tou5 stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 3 小孩儿[小孩兒] xiao3 hai2 r5 erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2] 2 绿豆[綠豆] lu:4 dou4 mung bean 1 赔罪[賠罪] pei2 zui4 to apologize 1 白色[白色] bai2 se4 white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist 1 卖相[賣相] mai4 xiang4 outward appearance; demeanor 1 星期[星期] xing1 qi1 week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday 3 帐[帳] zhang4 covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 賬|账[zhang4] 2 不和[不和] bu4 he2 not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord 2 热水[熱水] re4 shui3 hot water 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep14/192 words - 47 min 送货[送貨] song4 huo4 to deliver goods 2 找上门[找上門] zhao3 shang4 men2 to come to sb's door; to call on sb 1 市委[市委] shi4 wei3 municipal committee 1 丈母娘[丈母娘] zhang4 mu3 niang2 wife's mother; mother-in-law; same as 丈母 1 订[訂] ding4 to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order 1 点名[點名] dian3 ming2 roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name 1 够呛[夠嗆] gou4 qiang4 unbearable; terrible; enough; unlikely 2 有的是[有的是] you3 de5 shi4 have plenty of; there's no lack of 2 废[廢] fei4 to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste 3 要好[要好] yao4 hao3 to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement 2 缓缓[緩緩] huan3 huan3 slowly; unhurriedly; little by little 1 家当[家當] jia1 dang4 familial property; belongings 2 工[工] gong1 work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor 4 分别[分別] fen1 bie2 to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually 3 相聚[相聚] xiang1 ju4 to meet together; to assemble 1 可贵[可貴] ke3 gui4 to be treasured; praiseworthy 2 友情[友情] you3 qing2 friendly feelings; friendship 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep15/25 words - 4 min 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] 7 角[角] jue2 role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale 7 右面[右面] you4 mian4 right side 1 方向感[方向感] fang1 xiang4 gan3 sense of direction 1 科比[科比] Ke1 bi3 Kobe Bryant; abbr. for 科比·布萊恩特|科比·布莱恩特[Ke1 bi3 · Bu4 lai2 en1 te4] 8 乔丹[喬丹] Qiao2 dan1 Jordan (name) 6 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 钟[鐘] zhong1 clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4] 6 天空[天空] tian1 kong1 sky 2 洛杉矶[洛杉磯] Luo4 shan1 ji1 Los Angeles, California 1 梗[梗] geng3 branch; stem; stalk; CL:根[gen1]; to block; to hinder; (Tw) interesting, fresh, or amusing subject matter or scenario 3 用功[用功] yong4 gong1 diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort 2 训练[訓練] xun4 lian4 to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 投篮[投籃] tou2 lan2 to shoot for the basket (basketball) 1 就业[就業] jiu4 ye4 to get a job; employment 3 渠道[渠道] qu2 dao4 irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; means 2 球赛[球賽] qiu2 sai4 sports match; ballgame; CL:場|场[chang3] 2 遥控器[遙控器] yao2 kong4 qi4 remote control 4 大多数[大多數] da4 duo1 shu4 (great) majority 2 创业[創業] chuang4 ye4 to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture; entrepreneurship 1 走向[走向] zou3 xiang4 direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for 5 至关重要[至關重要] zhi4 guan1 zhong4 yao4 extremely important; vital; crucial; essential 1 好高骛远[好高騖遠] hao4 gao1 wu4 yuan3 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom); to aim too high 1 改革[改革] gai3 ge2 reform; CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]; to reform 7 打光棍[打光棍] da3 guang1 gun4 to live as bachelor 1 吃不上[吃不上] chi1 bu5 shang4 unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep15/50 words - 11 min 不变[不變] bu4 bian4 constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant 5 频道[頻道] pin2 dao4 frequency; (television) channel 1 转播[轉播] zhuan3 bo1 relay; broadcast (on radio or TV) 2 公牛[公牛] gong1 niu2 bull 1 爵士[爵士] jue2 shi4 knight; Sir; (loanword) jazz 1 总决赛[總決賽] zong3 jue2 sai4 finals (sports) 5 对决[對決] dui4 jue2 confrontation; contest; showdown 1 牌子[牌子] pai2 zi5 sign; trademark; brand 2 有两下子[有兩下子] you3 liang3 xia4 zi5 to have real skill; to know one's stuff 1 医务室[醫務室] yi1 wu4 shi4 infirmary; sick bay; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 习[習] xi2 to practice; to study; habit 1 堪称[堪稱] kan1 cheng1 can be rated as; can be said to be 1 赛[賽] sai4 to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel 12 掀[掀] xian1 to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse 5 不在[不在] bu4 zai4 not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased 1 带头[帶頭] dai4 tou2 to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example 1 胡来[胡來] hu2 lai2 to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules; to mess with sth; to make a hash of things; to cause trouble 6 捅[捅] tong3 to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose 1 娄子[婁子] lou2 zi5 trouble; blunder 1 孔[孔] kong3 hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings 15 枪口[槍口] qiang1 kou3 muzzle of a gun 1 好说[好說] hao3 shuo1 easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me 3 停职[停職] ting2 zhi2 to suspend (sb) from duties 6 反省[反省] fan3 xing3 to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul 2 犯规[犯規] fan4 gui1 to break the rules; an illegality; a foul 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep15/75 words - 17 min 好球[好球] hao3 qiu2 (ball sports) good shot!; nice hit!; well played! 1 考核[考核] kao3 he2 to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation 4 换成[換成] huan4 cheng2 to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into 4 罢课[罷課] ba4 ke4 student strike; to boycott classes 2 巴不得[巴不得] ba1 bu5 de5 (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to 2 罢[罷] ba4 to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish 1 呼机[呼機] hu1 ji1 pager 1 发呆[發呆] fa1 dai1 to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought 2 男子汉大丈夫[男子漢大丈夫] nan2 zi3 han4 da4 zhang4 fu5 (coll.) he-man 1 经不起[經不起] jing1 bu5 qi3 can't stand it; to be unable to bear; to be unable to resist 2 原则性[原則性] yuan2 ze2 xing4 principled 1 体会[體會] ti3 hui4 to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience 3 压根[壓根] ya4 gen1 from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply 1 国企[國企] guo2 qi3 state enterprise; (Tw) abbr. for 國際企業管理|国际企业管理, international business management (as a subject of study) 1 惆怅[惆悵] chou2 chang4 melancholy; depression 1 照样[照樣] zhao4 yang4 as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless 2 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 姿态[姿態] zi1 tai4 attitude; posture; stance 7 力量[力量] li4 liang5 power; force; strength 3 天鹅湖[天鵝湖] Tian1 e2 Hu2 Swan Lake 1 白天[白天] bai2 tian1 daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 鹅[鵝] e2 goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 临死[臨死] lin2 si3 facing death; at death's door 1 天鹅[天鵝] tian1 e2 swan 1 屈服[屈服] qu1 fu2 to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep15/100 words - 21 min 重伤[重傷] zhong4 shang1 seriously hurt; serious injury 2 诽谤[誹謗] fei3 bang4 to slander; to libel 1 高贵[高貴] gao1 gui4 grandeur; noble 1 跳出[跳出] tiao4 chu1 to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly 1 振作[振作] zhen4 zuo4 to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate 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 承诺[承諾] cheng2 nuo4 to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment 2 停课[停課] ting2 ke4 to stop classes; to close (of school) 2 期间[期間] qi1 jian1 period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 团结[團結] tuan2 jie2 to unite; unity; solidarity; united 2 一致[一致] yi1 zhi4 unanimous; identical (views or opinions) 1 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 2 耳根子[耳根子] er3 gen1 zi5 ear 1 主见[主見] zhu3 jian4 one's own view; having definite opinions 4 体育比赛[體育比賽] ti3 yu4 bi3 sai4 sporting competition 1 中学生[中學生] zhong1 xue2 sheng1 middle-school student; high school student 2 电视节目[電視節目] dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4 television program 1 抬杠[抬槓] tai2 gang4 to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together with sb else); to carry a coffin on poles 1 心虚[心虛] xin1 xu1 lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience 3 运动会[運動會] yun4 dong4 hui4 sports competition; CL:個|个[ge4] 25 长跑[長跑] chang2 pao3 long-distance running 8 叶公好龙[葉公好龍] Ye4 Gong1 hao4 long2 lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom); fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it; ostensible fondness of sth one really fears 1 满嘴[滿嘴] man3 zui3 a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc) 1 一派胡言[一派胡言] yi1 pai4 hu2 yan2 a bunch of nonsense 1 千米[千米] qian1 mi3 kilometer 19 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep15/125 words - 28 min 跳远[跳遠] tiao4 yuan3 long jump (athletics) 2 跳高[跳高] tiao4 gao1 high jump (athletics) 10 铅球[鉛球] qian1 qiu2 shot put (athletics event) 3 吹牛[吹牛] chui1 niu2 to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) 3 逞[逞] cheng3 to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to 2 逮[逮] dai4 (literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until 1 嘴脸[嘴臉] zui3 lian3 features, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance 1 两码事[兩碼事] liang3 ma3 shi4 two quite different things; another kettle of fish 2 混为一谈[混為一談] hun4 wei2 yi1 tan2 to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle 1 晕[暈] yun1 confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out 6 晕[暈] yun4 dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun 6 折寿[折壽] zhe2 shou4 to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc) 1 运[運] yun4 to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate 9 勉强[勉強] mian3 qiang3 to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough 1 期望[期望] qi1 wang4 to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope 1 跑步[跑步] pao3 bu4 to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double 7 操场[操場] cao1 chang3 playground; sports field; drill ground; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 十三[十三] shi2 san1 thirteen; 13 3 犯傻[犯傻] fan4 sha3 to be foolish; to play dumb; to gaze absentmindedly 1 接力[接力] jie1 li4 relay 1 全体[全體] quan2 ti3 all; entire 1 稍息[稍息] shao4 xi1 Stand at ease! (military); Taiwan pr. [shao1 xi1] 2 立正[立正] li4 zheng4 to stand straight; attention! (order to troops) 1 看齐[看齊] kan4 qi2 to follow sb's example; to emulate; (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation) 1 向前[向前] xiang4 qian2 forward; onward 5 田径[田徑] tian2 jing4 track and field (athletics) 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep15/150 words - 32 min 铁饼[鐵餅] tie3 bing3 (athletics) discus; discus throw 5 号称[號稱] hao4 cheng1 to be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly; to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely) 1 坨[坨] tuo2 see 坨子[tuo2 zi5] 3 留情[留情] liu2 qing2 to relent (to spare sb's feelings); to show mercy or forgiveness; to forbear; lenient 1 理智[理智] li3 zhi4 reason; intellect; rationality; rational 2 赛跑[賽跑] sai4 pao3 race (running); to race (running) 1 各就各位[各就各位] ge4 jiu4 ge4 wei4 (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom); (athletics) On your mark! 4 猛[猛] meng3 ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome 2 没劲[沒勁] mei2 jin4 to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest 1 跑道[跑道] pao3 dao4 athletic track; track; runway (i.e. airstrip) 2 耻辱[恥辱] chi3 ru3 disgrace; shame; humiliation 1 扭[扭] niu3 to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips 6 石膏[石膏] shi2 gao1 gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster; plaster cast (for a broken bone) 1 膏药[膏藥] gao1 yao5 herbal plaster applied to a wound 2 用完[用完] yong4 wan2 used up; finished 1 扭伤[扭傷] niu3 shang1 a sprain; a crick; to sprain 2 贴吧[貼吧] tie1 ba1 electronic message board; web forum 1 卧床[臥床] wo4 chuang2 to lie in bed; bedridden; bed 1 忙着[忙著] mang2 zhe5 to be occupied with (doing sth) 4 崴[崴] wei1 high, lofty; precipitous 2 沙子[沙子] sha1 zi5 sand; grit; CL:粒[li4],把[ba3] 1 羞[羞] xiu1 shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]; delicacies 1 路边[路邊] lu4 bian1 curb; roadside; wayside 5 泡泡[泡泡] pao4 pao5 bubbles 1 硌[硌] ge4 (coll.) (of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body causing discomfort (like a small stone in one's shoe); to hurt; to chafe 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep15/175 words - 41 min 跑鞋[跑鞋] pao3 xie2 running shoes 10 满足[滿足] man3 zu2 to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content 3 物质[物質] wu4 zhi4 matter; substance; material; materialistic; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 欲望[慾望] yu4 wang4 desire; longing; appetite; craving 1 健全[健全] jian4 quan2 robust; sound 2 人格[人格] ren2 ge2 personality; integrity; dignity 1 发誓[發誓] fa1 shi4 to vow; to pledge; to swear 7 体育界[體育界] ti3 yu4 jie4 sports circles; the sporting world 1 冉冉[冉冉] ran3 ran3 gradually; slowly; softly drooping (branches, hair) 1 升起[升起] sheng1 qi3 to raise; to hoist; to rise 1 飞驰[飛馳] fei1 chi2 to speed; to rush 1 战车[戰車] zhan4 che1 war chariot; tank 1 真棒[真棒] zhen1 bang4 super!; really great; wonderful 3 喝西北风[喝西北風] he1 xi1 bei3 feng1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry 1 太白[太白] Tai4 bai2 Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi; Venus 1 蹦[蹦] beng4 to jump; to bounce; to hop 4 好用[好用] hao3 yong4 useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use 1 弹性[彈性] tan2 xing4 flexibility; elasticity 1 免得[免得] mian3 de5 so as not to; so as to avoid 2 指标[指標] zhi3 biao1 (production) target; quota; index; indicator; sign; signpost; (computing) pointer 2 退出[退出] tui4 chu1 to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing) 4 丢人现眼[丟人現眼] diu1 ren2 xian4 yan3 to make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace 2 够朋友[夠朋友] gou4 peng2 you5 (coll.) to be a true friend 1 敢于[敢於] gan3 yu2 to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in 5 确认[確認] que4 ren4 to confirm; to verify; confirmation 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep15/191 words - 46 min 幸亏[幸虧] xing4 kui1 fortunately; luckily 5 大清[大清] Da4 Qing1 Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911) 1 老早[老早] lao3 zao3 a long time ago 1 程[程] cheng2 rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence 32 永[永] yong3 forever; always; perpetual 1 鄙视[鄙視] bi3 shi4 to despise; to disdain; to look down upon 1 少年[少年] shao4 nian2 early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man 3 早晨[早晨] zao3 chen2 early morning; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 邀请[邀請] yao1 qing3 to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 畅谈[暢談] chang4 tan2 to talk freely; to discuss without inhibition 1 举行[舉行] ju3 xing2 to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) 2 以往[以往] yi3 wang3 in the past; formerly 1 据我所知[據我所知] ju4 wo3 suo3 zhi1 as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge 1 体育运动[體育運動] ti3 yu4 yun4 dong4 sports; physical culture 2 多方面[多方面] duo1 fang1 mian4 many-sided; in many aspects 2 担忧[擔憂] dan1 you1 to worry; to be concerned 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep16/25 words - 4 min 质量[質量] zhi4 liang4 quality; (physics) mass; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 打折扣[打折扣] da3 zhe2 kou4 to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated 1 庙会[廟會] miao4 hui4 temple fair 1 风趣[風趣] feng1 qu4 charm; humor; wit; humorous; witty 2 文质彬彬[文質彬彬] wen2 zhi4 bin1 bin1 refined in manner; gentle 1 选手[選手] xuan3 shou3 athlete; contestant 2 标枪[標槍] biao1 qiang1 javelin 1 智[智] zhi4 wisdom; knowledge 1 体[體] ti3 body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics) 5 保送[保送] bao3 song4 to recommend (for admission to school) 1 激素[激素] ji1 su4 hormone 1 肾上腺素[腎上腺素] shen4 shang4 xian4 su4 adrenaline 1 走路[走路] zou3 lu4 to walk; to go on foot 3 大部分[大部分] da4 bu4 fen5 in large part; the greater part; the majority 3 爆发[爆發] bao4 fa1 to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out 5 耐力[耐力] nai4 li4 endurance 2 体力[體力] ti3 li4 physical strength; physical power 4 瞬间[瞬間] shun4 jian1 in an instant; in a flash 5 落后[落後] luo4 hou4 to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress 11 策略[策略] ce4 lu:e4 strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit 1 术语[術語] shu4 yu3 term; terminology 1 套圈[套圈] tao4 quan1 ferrule; ring toss 1 冲刺[衝刺] chong1 ci4 to sprint; to spurt; to dash; big effort 9 卡住[卡住] ka3 zhu4 to jam; to choke; to clutch; also pr. [qia3 zhu4] 1 尽量[儘量] jin3 liang4 as much as possible; to the greatest extent 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep16/50 words - 12 min 几次[幾次] ji3 ci4 several times 3 挡住[擋住] dang3 zhu4 to obstruct 4 窒息[窒息] zhi4 xi1 to choke; to stifle; to suffocate 1 埋[埋] mai2 to bury 3 埋[埋] man2 to blame 3 水里[水里] Shui3 li3 Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan 4 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 3 肺活量[肺活量] fei4 huo2 liang4 (medicine) vital capacity 2 先天不足[先天不足] xian1 tian1 bu4 zu2 congenital deficiency; inherent weakness 1 署名[署名] shu3 ming2 to sign (a signature) 3 一举一动[一舉一動] yi1 ju3 yi1 dong4 every movement; each and every move 2 华[華] hua2 magnificent; splendid; flowery 15 听得见[聽得見] ting1 de2 jian4 audible 2 香港[香港] Xiang1 gang3 Hong Kong 10 版[版] ban3 a register; block of printing; edition; version; page 4 海报[海報] hai3 bao4 poster; playbill; notice 3 横幅[橫幅] heng2 fu2 horizontal scroll; banner; streamer 3 晚安[晚安] wan3 an1 Good night!; Good evening! 8 方阵[方陣] fang1 zhen4 square-shaped formation (military); phalanx; (math.) matrix 1 裙[裙] qun2 skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2] 4 默认[默認] mo4 ren4 to agree tacitly; tacit approval; default (setting) 2 原地踏步[原地踏步] yuan2 di4 ta4 bu4 to mark time (military); to make no headway 1 飞扬[飛揚] fei1 yang2 to rise; to fly upward 3 放飞[放飛] fang4 fei1 to allow to fly 2 创造[創造] chuang4 zao4 to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record) 3 辉煌[輝煌] hui1 huang2 splendid; glorious 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep16/75 words - 29 min 好棒[好棒] hao3 bang4 excellent (interjection) 4 旗[旗] qi2 banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4] 1 热身[熱身] re4 shen1 to warm up (sports); (fig.) to prepare; to get in condition 5 季节[季節] ji4 jie2 time; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 绑[綁] bang3 to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap 1 迷惑[迷惑] mi2 huo5 to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle 1 同样[同樣] tong2 yang4 same; equal; equivalent 5 脱掉[脫掉] tuo1 diao4 to remove; to take off; to strip off; to discard; to shed; to come off; to fall off 4 上阵[上陣] shang4 zhen4 to go into battle 4 婆婆妈妈[婆婆媽媽] po2 po5 ma1 ma1 effeminate; old-womanish; garrulous; fainthearted; overly careful; overly sensitive; maudlin 3 兔[兔] tu4 rabbit 18 耗尽[耗盡] hao4 jin4 to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain 1 劲儿[勁兒] jin4 r5 erhua variant of 勁|劲[jin4] 5 用光[用光] yong4 guang1 out of (supply); spent; exhausted (used up); depleted 1 悠[悠] you1 long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried 2 节奏[節奏] jie2 zou4 rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat 6 领先[領先] ling3 xian1 to lead; to be in front 2 拖后腿[拖後腿] tuo1 hou4 tui3 to impede; to obstruct; to hold back 3 制衡[制衡] zhi4 heng2 to check and balance (power); checks and balances 1 改写[改寫] gai3 xie3 to revise; to edit 1 疯狂[瘋狂] feng1 kuang2 crazy; frantic; extreme popularity 1 纯粹[純粹] chun2 cui4 pure; unadulterated; purely; completely 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 4 忧愁[憂愁] you1 chou2 to be worried 1 暴雨[暴雨] bao4 yu3 torrential rain; rainstorm; CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4] 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep16/100 words - 38 min 尽兴[盡興] jin4 xing4 to enjoy oneself to the full; to one's heart's content 2 淋漓[淋漓] lin2 li2 dripping wet; pouring; saturated; fig. uninhibited; fluid; emotionally unrestrained; extreme 1 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 4 出丑[出醜] chu1 chou3 shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face 3 绝交[絕交] jue2 jiao1 to break off relations; to break with sb 3 大大[大大] da4 da4 greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle 4 发火[發火] fa1 huo3 to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry 2 超级[超級] chao1 ji2 super-; ultra-; hyper- 4 原本[原本] yuan2 ben3 originally; original 2 签名[簽名] qian1 ming2 to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature 9 不良[不良] bu4 liang2 bad; harmful; unhealthy 1 白日做梦[白日做夢] bai2 ri4 zuo4 meng4 to daydream; to indulge in wishful thinking 1 公共[公共] gong1 gong4 public; common; communal 2 场合[場合] chang3 he2 situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue 4 喝彩[喝彩] he4 cai3 to acclaim; to cheer 1 获奖[獲獎] huo4 jiang3 to win an award 2 前所未有[前所未有] qian2 suo3 wei4 you3 unprecedented 2 颁[頒] ban1 to promulgate; to send out; to issue; to grant or confer 2 最佳[最佳] zui4 jia1 optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc) 5 奖[獎] jiang3 prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[ge4] 11 当众[當眾] dang1 zhong4 in public; in front of everybody 6 作假[作假] zuo4 jia3 to counterfeit; to falsify; to cheat; to defraud; fraudulent; to behave affectedly 1 考评[考評] kao3 ping2 evaluation; to investigate and evaluate 1 复职[復職] fu4 zhi2 to resume a post 1 搞好[搞好] gao3 hao3 to do well at; to do a good job 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep16/109 words - 47 min 圆满[圓滿] yuan2 man3 satisfactory; consummate; perfect 2 宣读[宣讀] xuan1 du2 to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) 1 颁发[頒發] ban1 fa1 to issue; to promulgate; to award 1 出师[出師] chu1 shi1 to finish apprenticeship; to graduate; to send out troops (under a commander) 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 有缘[有緣] you3 yuan2 related; brought together by fate 1 回文[回文] hui2 wen2 palindrome 1 写字[寫字] xie3 zi4 to write characters 4 袜[襪] wa4 socks; stockings 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep17/25 words - 8 min 迎[迎] ying2 to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) 3 翻开[翻開] fan1 kai1 to open up 1 不比[不比] bu4 bi3 unlike 1 说不上[說不上] shuo1 bu5 shang4 to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning 1 体校[體校] ti3 xiao4 sports college; school of physical training 3 高校[高校] gao1 xiao4 universities and colleges; abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校 1 别着急[別著急] bie2 zhao2 ji2 Don't worry! 7 步入[步入] bu4 ru4 to step into; to enter 1 正轨[正軌] zheng4 gui3 the right track 1 好处[好處] hao3 chu5 benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 契[契] qi4 to carve; carved words; to agree; a contract; a deed 2 慧眼[慧眼] hui4 yan3 an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen 1 伯乐[伯樂] Bo2 Le4 Bo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period); a good judge of talent; talent scout 1 千里马[千里馬] qian1 li3 ma3 lit. ten thousand mile horse; fine steed 3 千里[千里] qian1 li3 a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance 2 姿势[姿勢] zi1 shi4 posture; position 7 摄影师[攝影師] she4 ying3 shi1 photographer; cameraman 1 电扇[電扇] dian4 shan4 electric fan 1 妩媚[嫵媚] wu3 mei4 lovely; charming 1 照相[照相] zhao4 xiang4 to take a photograph 1 风扇[風扇] feng1 shan4 electric fan 3 梳子[梳子] shu1 zi5 comb; CL:把[ba3] 1 够意思[夠意思] gou4 yi4 si5 wonderful; great; delightful; very kind; generous 2 专攻[專攻] zhuan1 gong1 to specialize in; to major in 2 不用谢[不用謝] bu4 yong4 xie4 You're welcome; Don't mention it 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep17/50 words - 13 min 好端端[好端端] hao3 duan1 duan1 perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason 3 四肢[四肢] si4 zhi1 the four limbs of the body 4 惭[慚] can2 ashamed 2 秽[穢] hui4 dirt; filth 1 自惭形秽[自慚形穢] zi4 can2 xing2 hui4 to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom); to feel inferior 1 武断[武斷] wu3 duan4 arbitrary; subjective; dogmatic 1 体重[體重] ti3 zhong4 body weight 1 忍耐力[忍耐力] ren3 nai4 li4 patience; fortitude 1 干着急[乾著急] gan1 zhao2 ji2 to worry helplessly 1 说到底[說到底] shuo1 dao4 di3 in the final analysis; in the end 5 上线[上線] shang4 xian4 to go online; to put sth online 1 喜好[喜好] xi3 hao4 to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference 1 炮[炮] pao4 cannon; CL:座[zuo4]; firecracker 2 气死[氣死] qi4 si3 to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger 1 情场[情場] qing2 chang3 affairs of the heart; mutual relationship 1 赌场[賭場] du3 chang3 casino 1 失意[失意] shi1 yi4 disappointed; frustrated 1 心愿[心願] xin1 yuan4 cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration 4 家丁[家丁] jia1 ding1 (old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc 4 享[享] xiang3 to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of 2 劳[勞] lao2 to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense) 1 清闲[清閒] qing1 xian2 idle; leisurely 2 庄[莊] zhuang1 farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China) 3 担[擔] dan1 to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility 3 女工[女工] nu:3 gong1 working woman; variant of 女紅|女红[nu:3 gong1] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep17/75 words - 18 min 流泪[流淚] liu2 lei4 to shed tears 2 筒[筒] tong3 tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) 1 相公[相公] xiang4 gong5 lord; master; young gentleman; male prostitute; catamite; mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes; (old form of address for one's husband) husband 1 打牌[打牌] da3 pai2 to play mahjong or cards 7 顺[順] shun4 to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 2 偶然[偶然] ou3 ran2 incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly 1 因此[因此] yin1 ci3 thus; consequently; as a result 2 男孩子[男孩子] nan2 hai2 zi5 boy 3 长处[長處] chang2 chu4 good aspects; strong points 1 跑调[跑調] pao3 diao4 to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial) 1 毛笔[毛筆] mao2 bi3 writing brush; CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3] 1 康庄大道[康莊大道] kang1 zhuang1 da4 dao4 broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects 1 洗脑[洗腦] xi3 nao3 to brainwash 1 歧途[歧途] qi2 tu2 fork in a road; wrong road 1 不由[不由] bu4 you2 can't help (doing sth) 2 坟头[墳頭] fen2 tou2 burial mound 2 冒[冒] mao4 to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover 1 死活[死活] si3 huo2 life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me 1 吊[弔] diao4 a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with; variant of 吊[diao4] 1 一来[一來] yi1 lai2 firstly, ... 1 灯笼[燈籠] deng1 long2 lantern 1 当当[噹噹] dang1 dang1 (onom.) ding dong 4 麻辣烫[麻辣燙] ma2 la4 tang4 hot spicy soup (often sold in street stalls) 1 八宝粥[八寶粥] ba1 bao3 zhou1 rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc 1 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 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep17/100 words - 22 min 喳[喳] zha1 (onom.) chirp, twitter, etc 1 退下[退下] tui4 xia4 to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down 1 知足[知足] zhi1 zu2 content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) 3 模范[模範] mo2 fan4 model; fine example 1 太太[太太] tai4 tai5 married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 3 宵夜[宵夜] xiao1 ye4 midnight snack; late-night snack 1 贫[貧] pin2 poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous 1 遵命[遵命] zun1 ming4 to follow your orders; to do as you bid 1 草[草] cao3 grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] 2 搬砖[搬磚] ban1 zhuan1 to do hard physical labor (as a job); (fig.) to play mahjong 2 不至于[不至於] bu4 zhi4 yu2 unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as 2 咒[咒] zhou4 incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb 4 自家人[自家人] zi4 jia1 ren2 sb with whom one is on familiar terms; sb from the same place (same house, same town etc); one of us 1 和气[和氣] he2 qi5 friendly; polite; amiable 1 默默[默默] mo4 mo4 in silence; not speaking 4 风雨[風雨] feng1 yu3 wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships 1 乌云[烏雲] wu1 yun2 black cloud 1 晴[晴] qing2 clear; fine (weather) 1 潮水[潮水] chao2 shui3 tide 1 紧紧[緊緊] jin3 jin3 closely; tightly 2 黄色[黃色] huang2 se4 yellow (color); pornographic 1 惯坏[慣壞] guan4 huai4 to spoil (a child) 2 宝贝疙瘩[寶貝疙瘩] bao3 bei4 ge1 da5 (of a child) apple of one's eye 1 吃豆腐[吃豆腐] chi1 dou4 fu5 to eat tofu; to flirt; to tease 1 广州[廣州] Guang3 zhou1 Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong; Canton 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep17/125 words - 31 min 出差[出差] chu1 chai1 to go on an official or business trip 3 嘿[嘿] hei1 hey 2 丫头[丫頭] ya1 tou5 girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) 4 传遍[傳遍] chuan2 bian4 to spread widely 2 拦[攔] lan2 to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) 3 没辙[沒轍] mei2 zhe2 at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out 1 急诊[急診] ji2 zhen3 emergency call; emergency (medical) treatment 3 前提[前提] qian2 ti2 premise; precondition; prerequisite 1 现场[現場] xian4 chang3 the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site 17 活生生[活生生] huo2 sheng1 sheng1 real (people); living (artist); while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) 2 权利[權利] quan2 li4 power; right; privilege 2 文明[文明] wen2 ming2 civilized; civilization; culture; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 修路[修路] xiu1 lu4 to repair a road 1 堵死[堵死] du3 si3 to block (a road); to plug (a hole); to stop up 1 插嘴[插嘴] cha1 zui3 to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation 1 扼杀[扼殺] e4 sha1 to strangle; to throttle 2 王法[王法] wang2 fa3 the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion 1 教育部[教育部] Jiao4 yu4 bu4 Ministry of Education 1 格局[格局] ge2 ju2 structure; pattern; layout 1 蒙蔽[蒙蔽] meng2 bi4 to deceive; to hoodwink 1 凶[凶] xiong1 vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] 4 总有[總有] zong3 you3 inevitably there will be 1 坚决[堅決] jian1 jue2 firm; resolute; determined 2 桃[桃] tao2 peach 1 遮[遮] zhe1 to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep17/150 words - 37 min 掺[摻] shan3 to grasp 2 威胁[威脅] wei1 xie2 to threaten; to menace 1 俯卧撑[俯臥撐] fu3 wo4 cheng1 press-up (physical exercise); push-up 3 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 数数[數數] shu3 shu4 to count; to reckon 3 计时[計時] ji4 shi2 to measure time; to time; to reckon by time 1 素质[素質] su4 zhi4 inner quality; basic essence 2 秘书[秘書] mi4 shu1 secretary 2 反对票[反對票] fan3 dui4 piao4 dissenting vote 2 对号[對號] dui4 hao4 tick; check mark (✓); number for verification (serial number, seat number etc); (fig.) two things match up 1 投票箱[投票箱] tou2 piao4 xiang1 ballot box 11 顺道[順道] shun4 dao4 on the way 2 亡[亡] wang2 to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased 2 二八[二八] er4 ba1 16; sixteen 3 五七[五七] wu3 qi1 memorial activity 35 days after a person's death 1 何苦[何苦] he2 ku3 why bother?; is it worth the trouble? 1 算话[算話] suan4 hua4 (of sb's words) to count; can be trusted 1 档子[檔子] dang4 zi5 classifier for affairs, events etc 2 暴躁[暴躁] bao4 zao4 irascible; irritable; violent 1 兴许[興許] xing4 xu3 perhaps 1 妙招[妙招] miao4 zhao1 smart move; clever way of doing sth 1 皇帝不急太监急[皇帝不急太監急] huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom); fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved 1 广[廣] guang3 wide; numerous; to spread 3 院[院] yuan4 courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 二十多[二十多] er4 shi2 duo1 over 20 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep17/163 words - 42 min 义[義] yi4 justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship 1 仁义[仁義] ren2 yi4 benevolence and righteousness 2 至[至] zhi4 to arrive; most; to; until 3 虐待[虐待] nu:e4 dai4 to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment 1 以德报怨[以德報怨] yi3 de2 bao4 yuan4 to return good for evil (idiom); to requite evil with good 1 好吃懒做[好吃懶做] hao4 chi1 lan3 zuo4 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom); all take and no give 1 要点[要點] yao4 dian3 main point; essential 1 瞄[瞄] miao2 to take aim; (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at 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 思考[思考] si1 kao3 to reflect on; to ponder over 2 受够[受夠] shou4 gou4 to have had enough of; to be fed up with; to have had one's fill of 1 吼[吼] hou3 to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage 3 虚伪[虛偽] xu1 wei3 false; hypocritical; artificial; sham 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep18/25 words - 9 min 碰见[碰見] peng4 jian4 to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into 2 巧克力[巧克力] qiao3 ke4 li4 chocolate (loanword); CL:塊|块[kuai4] 4 后天[後天] hou4 tian1 the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori 3 深圳[深圳] Shen1 zhen4 Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong 1 应酬[應酬] ying4 chou5 social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party 3 面[麵] mian4 flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless 2 周围[周圍] zhou1 wei2 surroundings; environment; to encompass 1 划拳[划拳] hua2 quan2 finger-guessing game 1 拐卖[拐賣] guai3 mai4 human trafficking; to abduct and sell; to kidnap and sell 1 气味[氣味] qi4 wei4 odor; scent 1 至今[至今] zhi4 jin1 so far; to this day; until now 1 回想[回想] hui2 xiang3 to recall; to recollect; to think back 3 轻描淡写[輕描淡寫] qing1 miao2 dan4 xie3 to sketch in light shades; to play down; to deemphasize (idiom) 1 无助[無助] wu2 zhu4 helpless; helplessness; feeling useless; no help 1 大大咧咧[大大咧咧] da4 da4 lie1 lie1 carefree; offhand; casual 2 想像[想像] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination 4 田野[田野] tian2 ye3 field; open land; CL:片[pian4] 2 玫瑰[玫瑰] mei2 gui1 rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1] 1 菜地[菜地] cai4 di4 vegetable field 1 牡丹[牡丹] mu3 dan5 tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) 1 坚强[堅強] jian1 qiang2 staunch; strong 5 降临[降臨] jiang4 lin2 to descend; to arrive; to come 1 使命[使命] shi3 ming4 mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling 7 波涛[波濤] bo1 tao1 great waves; billows 1 涌[涌] chong1 (used in place names) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep18/50 words - 19 min 小提琴[小提琴] xiao3 ti2 qin2 fiddle; violin 1 渴望[渴望] ke3 wang4 to thirst for; to long for 1 哭鼻子[哭鼻子] ku1 bi2 zi5 to snivel (usually humorous) 2 不打自招[不打自招] bu4 da3 zi4 zhao1 to confess without being pressed; to make a confession without duress 1 轴[軸] zhou2 axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc 3 看扁[看扁] kan4 bian3 to have a low opinion of 1 掩饰[掩飾] yan3 shi4 to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over 1 知难而退[知難而退] zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4 to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like 1 不堪[不堪] bu4 kan1 cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely 3 计较[計較] ji4 jiao4 to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem 4 盘点[盤點] pan2 dian3 to make an inventory; to take stock 1 现[現] xian4 to appear; present; now; existing; current 2 冰箱[冰箱] bing1 xiang1 icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 4 切切[切切] qie4 qie4 urgently; eagerly; worried; (urge sb to) be sure to; it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction) 1 哥们[哥們] ge1 men5 Brothers!; brethren; dude (colloquial); brother (diminutive form of address between males) 2 烟火[煙火] yan1 huo3 smoke and fire; fireworks 1 秒钟[秒鐘] miao3 zhong1 (time) second 1 绳子[繩子] sheng2 zi5 cord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 上吊[上吊] shang4 diao4 to hang oneself 2 点钟[點鐘] dian3 zhong1 (indicating time of day) o'clock 1 准时[準時] zhun3 shi2 on time; punctual; on schedule 1 晨练[晨練] chen2 lian4 morning exercise 1 课程[課程] ke4 cheng2 course; academic program; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2],門|门[men2] 1 入门[入門] ru4 men2 entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject) 1 夏[夏] xia4 summer 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep18/75 words - 25 min 三伏[三伏] san1 fu2 three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August) 2 十倍[十倍] shi2 bei4 tenfold; ten times (sth) 1 办好[辦好] ban4 hao3 to manage well 3 讨人厌[討人厭] tao3 ren2 yan4 horrid 1 革命[革命] ge2 ming4 revolution; revolutionary (politics); CL:次[ci4] 1 猴儿[猴兒] hou2 r5 monkey 1 壮实[壯實] zhuang4 shi5 robust; sturdy 1 二级[二級] er4 ji2 grade 2; second class; category B 2 大个儿[大個兒] da4 ge4 r5 tall person 1 报数[報數] bao4 shu4 number off! (command in military drill); count off! 2 女子[女子] nu:3 zi3 woman; female 1 壮[壯] zhuang4 to strengthen; strong; robust 5 队友[隊友] dui4 you3 member of same class, team, work group etc; teammate 1 内讧[內訌] nei4 hong4 internal strife 1 队长[隊長] dui4 zhang3 captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 投掷[投擲] tou2 zhi4 to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin) 1 解散[解散] jie3 san4 to dissolve; to disband 1 柜子[櫃子] gui4 zi5 cupboard; cabinet 1 脚踝[腳踝] jiao3 huai2 ankle 1 脚腕[腳腕] jiao3 wan4 ankle 1 口令[口令] kou3 ling4 oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry) 1 证书[證書] zheng4 shu1 credentials; certificate 1 一级[一級] yi1 ji2 first class; category A 1 永恒[永恆] yong3 heng2 eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) 3 欧美[歐美] Ou1 Mei3 Europe and America; the West 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep18/100 words - 30 min 当红[當紅] dang1 hong2 currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc) 2 天后[天后] Tian1 hou4 Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) 1 席[席] xi2 woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc 1 琳[琳] lin2 gem 1 迪[迪] di2 to enlighten 1 翁[翁] weng1 elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old) 1 演唱[演唱] yan3 chang4 sung performance; to sing for an audience 1 好莱坞[好萊塢] Hao3 lai2 wu4 Hollywood 1 执导[執導] zhi2 dao3 to direct (a film, play etc) 1 泰坦尼克号[泰坦尼克號] Tai4 tan3 ni2 ke4 Hao4 RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912 2 凄美[淒美] qi1 mei3 poignant; sad and beautiful 1 纸巾[紙巾] zhi3 jin1 paper towel; napkin; facial tissue; CL:張|张[zhang1],包[bao1] 5 聆听[聆聽] ling2 ting1 to listen (respectfully) 2 开启[開啟] kai1 qi3 to open; to start; (computing) to enable 1 凑热闹[湊熱鬧] cou4 re4 nao5 to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble 1 猩猩[猩猩] xing1 xing5 orangutan 1 狒狒[狒狒] fei4 fei4 baboon 1 梦游[夢遊] meng4 you2 to sleepwalk; to journey in a dream 2 尾巴[尾巴] wei3 ba5 tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] 1 翘[翹] qiao2 outstanding; to raise 1 乱叫[亂叫] luan4 jiao4 to inconsiderately shout 2 活宝[活寶] huo2 bao3 buffoon; clown; ridiculous person 1 手下留情[手下留情] shou3 xia4 liu2 qing2 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts. 1 不怀好意[不懷好意] bu4 huai2 hao3 yi4 to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions 1 实力[實力] shi2 li4 strength 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep18/125 words - 37 min 买好[買好] mai3 hao3 to ingratiate oneself 2 赏脸[賞臉] shang3 lian3 (polite) do me the honor 1 周日[週日] Zhou1 ri4 Sunday; diurnal 2 剧院[劇院] ju4 yuan4 theater; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4] 1 爱情片[愛情片] ai4 qing2 pian4 romance film 1 上映[上映] shang4 ying4 to show (a movie); to screen 3 杰克[傑克] Jie2 ke4 Jack (name) 1 口袋[口袋] kou3 dai4 pocket; bag; sack; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 大海[大海] da4 hai3 sea; ocean 2 罗曼蒂克[羅曼蒂克] luo2 man4 di4 ke4 romantic (loanword) 1 一向[一向] yi1 xiang4 always (previously); a period of time in the recent past 2 清净[清淨] qing1 jing4 peaceful; quiet; tranquil; purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism) 1 泰[泰] tai4 safe; peaceful; most; grand 3 坦克[坦克] tan3 ke4 tank (military vehicle) (loanword) 3 侦察[偵察] zhen1 cha2 to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout 1 生就[生就] sheng1 jiu4 to be born with; to be gifted with 3 毅力[毅力] yi4 li4 perseverance; willpower 2 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 1 迷途知返[迷途知返] mi2 tu2 zhi1 fan3 to get back on the right path; to mend one's ways 1 消化[消化] xiao1 hua4 to digest; digestion; digestive 2 成人[成人] cheng2 ren2 adult 4 做事[做事] zuo4 shi4 to work; to handle matters; to have a job 6 脏水[髒水] zang1 shui3 dirty water; sewage 2 泼[潑] po1 to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish 9 点破[點破] dian3 po4 to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep18/147 words - 46 min 老妈[老媽] lao3 ma1 mother; mom 1 再不[再不] zai4 bu4 if not, then; otherwise 3 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) 4 砖头[磚頭] zhuan1 tou5 brick 1 嘘嘘[噓噓] xu1 xu1 to pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang) 1 开会[開會] kai1 hui4 to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting 1 礼拜天[禮拜天] Li3 bai4 tian1 Sunday 2 排球[排球] pai2 qiu2 volleyball; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 出人命[出人命] chu1 ren2 ming4 fatal; resulting in sb's death 5 有一次[有一次] you3 yi1 ci4 once; once upon a time 2 对面[對面] dui4 mian4 (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face 9 闹翻天[鬧翻天] nao4 fan1 tian1 to create a big disturbance 1 春游[春遊] chun1 you2 spring outing; spring excursion 1 飞天[飛天] fei1 tian1 flying Apsara (Buddhist art) 3 见识[見識] jian4 shi5 to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight 2 计划[計劃] ji4 hua4 plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 2 诈[詐] zha4 to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff 1 公交[公交] gong1 jiao1 public transportation; mass transit; abbr. for 公共交通[gong1 gong4 jiao1 tong1] 1 车站[車站] che1 zhan4 rail station; bus stop; CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4] 1 渺小[渺小] miao3 xiao3 minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant 3 闭上[閉上] bi4 shang5 to close; to shut up 4 发丝[髮絲] fa4 si1 hair (on the head) 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep19/25 words - 7 min 今日[今日] jin1 ri4 today 1 炒勺[炒勺] chao3 shao2 wok with a long handle; wok spatula; ladle 1 大方[大方] da4 fang5 generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed 2 浆糊[漿糊] jiang4 hu5 paste; Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] 1 稠[稠] chou2 dense; crowded; thick; many 1 开裂[開裂] kai1 lie4 to split open; to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open) 1 山上[山上] Shan1 shang4 Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan 4 第二次[第二次] di4 er4 ci4 the second time; second; number two 3 野人[野人] ye3 ren2 savage people 2 豆子[豆子] dou4 zi5 bean; pea; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 1 蔫[蔫] nian1 to fade; to wither; to wilt; listless 2 称[稱] cheng1 to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise 1 分装[分裝] fen1 zhuang1 to divide into portions; to package in smaller quantities; to separate into loads 1 早恋[早戀] zao3 lian4 puppy love 7 要约[要約] yao1 yue4 to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid 1 来生[來生] lai2 sheng1 next life 2 棵[棵] ke1 classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc 2 悲[悲] bei1 sad; sadness; sorrow; grief 2 尘土[塵土] chen2 tu3 dust 1 安详[安詳] an1 xiang2 serene 1 阴凉[陰涼] yin1 liang2 shady 1 沐浴[沐浴] mu4 yu4 to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse 1 寻找[尋找] xun2 zhao3 to seek; to look for 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 3 馄炖[餛燉] hun2 dun4 wonton; see also 餛飩|馄饨[hun2 tun5] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep19/50 words - 11 min 丸子[丸子] wan2 zi5 pills; balls; meatballs 1 脆脆[脆脆] cui4 cui4 crispy 1 坐好[坐好] zuo4 hao3 to sit properly; to sit up straight 3 中看[中看] zhong1 kan4 pleasant to the eye; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4] 1 叫声[叫聲] jiao4 sheng1 yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals) 1 手牵手[手牽手] shou3 qian1 shou3 hand in hand 1 洗漱[洗漱] xi3 shu4 to wash the face and rinse the mouth 1 打扮[打扮] da3 ban5 to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress 4 叹[嘆] tan4 to sigh; to exclaim 1 别有[別有] bie2 you3 to have other...; to have a special ... 1 滋味[滋味] zi1 wei4 taste; flavor; feeling 1 心头[心頭] xin1 tou2 heart; thoughts; mind 1 登山[登山] deng1 shan1 to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering 1 爬山[爬山] pa2 shan1 to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering 1 世外桃源[世外桃源] shi4 wai4 tao2 yuan2 see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2] 1 荆[荊] jing1 chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus); alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2] 1 骨[骨] gu3 bone 1 祛风[祛風] qu1 feng1 to relieve (cold, rheumatic pain etc); lit. to dispel pathogenic wind (TCM) 1 清热[清熱] qing1 re4 to alleviate fever (medicine); to clear internal heat (Chinese medicine) 1 解毒[解毒] jie3 du2 to detoxify; to relieve fever (in Chinese medicine) 2 咽喉[咽喉] yan1 hou2 throat 1 肿[腫] zhong3 to swell; swelling; swollen 1 有用[有用] you3 yong4 useful 4 艾草[艾草] ai4 cao3 Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia) 1 驱[驅] qu1 to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep19/75 words - 15 min 虫[蟲] chong2 lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; person with a particular undesirable characteristic 2 夏天[夏天] xia4 tian1 summer; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 蚊香[蚊香] wen2 xiang1 mosquito-repellent incense or coil 1 葛根[葛根] ge2 gen1 tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine 1 乌[烏] wu1 crow; black 2 菝[菝] ba2 smilax china 4 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 3 掐[掐] qia1 to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight 2 外用[外用] wai4 yong4 external 2 有效[有效] you3 xiao4 effective; in effect; valid 1 泰坦[泰坦] Tai4 tan3 Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc) 1 热点[熱點] re4 dian3 hot spot; point of special interest 1 深山[深山] shen1 shan1 deep in the mountains 1 盆栽[盆栽] pen2 zai1 growing plants in pots; Japanese: bonsai 1 剧毒[劇毒] ju4 du2 highly toxic; extremely poisonous 1 中毒[中毒] zhong4 du2 to be poisoned; poisoning 2 口服[口服] kou3 fu2 to take medicine orally; oral (contraceptive etc); to say that one is convinced 1 有毒[有毒] you3 du2 poisonous 1 消肿[消腫] xiao1 zhong3 to reduce swelling; detumescence; (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc) 1 毒蛇[毒蛇] du2 she2 viper 1 毒虫[毒蟲] du2 chong2 poisonous insect (or spider etc); (slang) junkie 1 敷[敷] fu1 to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough 1 管用[管用] guan3 yong4 efficacious; useful 1 动脑[動腦] dong4 nao3 to use one's brain 1 烤焦[烤焦] kao3 jiao1 to burn (food by overroasting etc) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep19/100 words - 28 min 基地[基地] ji1 di4 base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda 1 宝藏[寶藏] bao3 zang4 precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law 1 王八蛋[王八蛋] wang2 ba1 dan4 bastard (insult); son of a bitch 3 不下[不下] bu4 xia4 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) 6 水潭[水潭] shui3 tan2 puddle; pool 1 鲜艳[鮮艷] xian1 yan4 bright-colored; gaily-colored 1 明亮[明亮] ming2 liang4 bright; shining; glittering; to become clear 2 欢笑[歡笑] huan1 xiao4 to laugh happily; a belly-laugh 1 岁月[歲月] sui4 yue4 years; time 1 洗刷[洗刷] xi3 shua1 wash; brush; scrub 1 艘[艘] sou1 classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1] 1 船[船] chuan2 boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] 1 买票[買票] mai3 piao4 to buy tickets; (Tw) to buy votes (in an election) 3 躲雨[躲雨] duo3 yu3 to take shelter from the rain 1 手纸[手紙] shou3 zhi3 toilet paper 2 沉船[沉船] chen2 chuan2 shipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship 1 场面[場面] chang3 mian4 scene; spectacle; occasion; situation 1 巨大[巨大] ju4 da4 huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous 2 木板[木板] mu4 ban3 slab; board; plank; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] 1 奥斯卡[奧斯卡] Ao4 si1 ka3 (film industry) Oscar (Academy Award); CL:屆|届[jie4]; (name) Oscar 1 拉手[拉手] la1 shou3 to hold hands; to shake hands 1 亲笔[親筆] qin1 bi3 in one's own handwriting 1 争吵[爭吵] zheng1 chao3 to quarrel; dispute 1 教坏[教壞] jiao1 huai4 to misguide; to corrupt (sb) 1 谎话[謊話] huang3 hua4 lie 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep19/125 words - 36 min 战争[戰爭] zhan4 zheng1 war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] 2 矛盾[矛盾] mao2 dun4 contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory 1 升旗[升旗] sheng1 qi2 to raise a flag; to hoist a flag 1 妆[妝] zhuang1 (of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume 3 化妆[化妝] hua4 zhuang1 to put on makeup 2 本人[本人] ben3 ren2 the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal 5 难看[難看] nan2 kan4 ugly; unsightly 4 叮嘱[叮囑] ding1 zhu3 to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again 1 升旗仪式[升旗儀式] sheng1 qi2 yi2 shi4 flag raising ceremony 2 唱票[唱票] chang4 piao4 to read ballot slips out loud 9 不少[不少] bu4 shao3 many; a lot; not few 3 做手脚[做手腳] zuo4 shou3 jiao3 to defraud; to rig up (a scam) 4 无力[無力] wu2 li4 powerless; lacking strength 1 较劲[較勁] jiao4 jin4 to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort 1 仅[僅] jin3 barely; only; merely 3 当场[當場] dang1 chang3 at the scene; on the spot 1 自首[自首] zi4 shou3 to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) 1 不等[不等] bu4 deng3 unequal; varied 1 照亮[照亮] zhao4 liang4 to illuminate; to light up; lighting 2 手电筒[手電筒] shou3 dian4 tong3 flashlight; electric hand torch 1 开锁[開鎖] kai1 suo3 to unlock 1 抓住[抓住] zhua1 zhu4 to grab; to capture 6 乱动[亂動] luan4 dong4 to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about 3 千真万确[千真萬確] qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4 absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view 4 装神弄鬼[裝神弄鬼] zhuang1 shen2 nong4 gui3 lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify; to deceive people; to scam 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep19/136 words - 40 min 生死存亡[生死存亡] sheng1 si3 cun2 wang2 matter of life and death 1 预见[預見] yu4 jian4 to foresee; to predict; to forecast; to envision; foresight; intuition; vision 1 爱戴[愛戴] ai4 dai4 to love and respect; love and respect 2 手脚[手腳] shou3 jiao3 hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4]) 1 转移[轉移] zhuan3 yi2 to shift; to divert or distract (attention etc); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine); to evacuate (people) 1 大半夜[大半夜] da4 ban4 ye4 the middle of the night 2 困[困] kun4 to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute 4 害死[害死] hai4 si3 to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death 2 逢凶化吉[逢凶化吉] feng2 xiong1 hua4 ji2 misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account 1 路子[路子] lu4 zi5 method; way; approach 2 定数[定數] ding4 shu4 constant (math.); quota; fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus); fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck); destiny 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep20/25 words - 14 min 一盘散沙[一盤散沙] yi1 pan2 san3 sha1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand; fig. unable to cooperate (idiom) 1 开创[開創] kai1 chuang4 to initiate; to start; to found 1 经商[經商] jing1 shang1 to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business 2 炒股[炒股] chao3 gu3 (coll.) to speculate in stocks 1 总归[總歸] zong3 gui1 eventually; after all; anyhow 2 得票[得票] de2 piao4 vote-getting 2 主席台[主席臺] zhu3 xi2 tai2 rostrum; platform; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 晕倒[暈倒] yun1 dao3 to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious 5 赞成票[贊成票] zan4 cheng2 piao4 approval; affirmative vote 1 拦住[攔住] lan2 zhu4 to stop; to bar the way 1 成何体统[成何體統] cheng2 he2 ti3 tong3 What a scandal!; Whatever next? 2 避嫌[避嫌] bi4 xian2 to avoid arousing suspicion 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 七十[七十] qi1 shi2 seventy; 70 4 幕[幕] mu4 curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) 3 世俗[世俗] shi4 su2 profane; secular; worldly 1 奇妙[奇妙] qi2 miao4 fantastic; wonderful 1 看样子[看樣子] kan4 yang4 zi5 it seems; it looks as if 1 实话实说[實話實說] shi2 hua4 shi2 shuo1 to tell the truth; to tell it as it is 1 教材[教材] jiao4 cai2 teaching material; CL:本[ben3] 1 死板[死板] si3 ban3 rigid; inflexible 1 规则[規則] gui1 ze2 rule; regulation; rules and regulations 2 主观[主觀] zhu3 guan1 subjective 1 能动性[能動性] neng2 dong4 xing4 initiative; active role 1 总而言之[總而言之] zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1 in short; in a word; in brief 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep20/50 words - 19 min 归结[歸結] gui1 jie2 to sum up; to conclude; in a nutshell; the end (of a story) 1 外部[外部] wai4 bu4 external part; external 1 凝聚力[凝聚力] ning2 ju4 li4 cohesion; cohesiveness; cohesive 1 教育工作者[教育工作者] jiao4 yu4 gong1 zuo4 zhe3 educator 1 说道[說道] shuo1 dao4 to state; to say (the quoted words) 1 留校[留校] liu2 xiao4 to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation; to remain at school during vacation 2 打交道[打交道] da3 jiao1 dao4 to come into contact with; to have dealings 2 沦落[淪落] lun2 luo4 to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging) 2 内向[內向] nei4 xiang4 reserved (personality); introverted; (economics etc) domestic-oriented 3 更加[更加] geng4 jia1 more (than sth else); even more 7 宴请[宴請] yan4 qing3 to entertain (for dinner); to invite to dinner 1 悬念[懸念] xuan2 nian4 suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare 1 流星雨[流星雨] liu2 xing1 yu3 meteor shower 15 实现[實現] shi2 xian4 to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about 18 心上人[心上人] xin1 shang4 ren2 sweetheart; one's beloved 2 告白[告白] gao4 bai2 to announce publicly; to explain oneself; to reveal one's feelings; to confess; to declare one's love 4 和平[和平] he2 ping2 peace; peaceful 3 美梦成真[美夢成真] mei3 meng4 cheng2 zhen1 a dream come true 1 热心[熱心] re4 xin1 enthusiasm; zeal; zealous; zest; enthusiastic; ardent; warmhearted 1 称呼[稱呼] cheng1 hu5 to call; to address as; appellation 2 狮子座[獅子座] Shi1 zi5 zuo4 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 2 流星[流星] liu2 xing1 meteor; shooting star 16 许愿[許願] xu3 yuan4 to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward 18 还愿[還願] huan2 yuan4 to redeem a vow (to a deity); to fulfill a promise; votive 3 讽刺[諷刺] feng3 ci4 to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm 4 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep20/75 words - 27 min 扭扭捏捏[扭扭捏捏] niu3 niu3 nie1 nie1 affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered 1 爽爽快快[爽爽快快] shuang3 shuang3 kuai4 kuai4 in short order; straightforward 1 爽快[爽快] shuang3 kuai5 refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward 2 半推半就[半推半就] ban4 tui1 ban4 jiu4 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance 4 性格[性格] xing4 ge2 nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 正确[正確] zheng4 que4 correct; proper 6 退而求其次[退而求其次] tui4 er2 qiu2 qi2 ci4 to settle for second best; the next best thing 1 长袖[長袖] chang2 xiu4 long sleeves; long-sleeved shirt 1 发卡[發卡] fa1 ka3 to issue a card; (slang) to reject a guy or a girl; to chuck 1 投资[投資] tou2 zi1 investment; to invest 5 得力[得力] de2 li4 able; capable; competent; efficient 1 干将[幹將] gan4 jiang4 capable person 1 招生[招生] zhao1 sheng1 to enroll new students; to get students 1 举杯[舉杯] ju3 bei1 to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast 1 看上去[看上去] kan4 shang5 qu5 it would appear; it seems (that) 1 寺院[寺院] si4 yuan4 cloister; temple; monastery; CL:座[zuo4] 1 菩萨[菩薩] Pu2 sa4 Bodhisattva (Buddhism) 3 飞过[飛過] fei1 guo4 to fly over; to fly past 1 弄脏[弄髒] nong4 zang1 to make dirty; to defile; to smear 2 特地[特地] te4 di4 specially; for a special purpose 2 必[必] bi4 certainly; must; will; necessarily 3 须要[須要] xu1 yao4 must; have to 1 老歌[老歌] lao3 ge1 oldie (song) 3 荣[榮] rong2 glory; honor; thriving 2 浩[浩] hao4 grand; vast (water) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep20/100 words - 33 min 乐队[樂隊] yue4 dui4 band; pop group; CL:支[zhi1] 5 火柴[火柴] huo3 chai2 match (for lighting fire); CL:根[gen1],盒[he2] 1 关上[關上] guan1 shang4 to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) 6 今晚[今晚] jin1 wan3 tonight 4 暴力[暴力] bao4 li4 violence; force; violent 2 显[顯] xian3 to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- 3 烧纸[燒紙] shao1 zhi3 to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony) 1 带去[帶去] dai4 qu5 to take along with one 2 乌苏里江[烏蘇里江] Wu1 su1 li3 jiang1 Ussuri River 1 蓝[藍] lan2 blue; indigo plant 2 江水[江水] jiang1 shui3 river water 1 波浪[波浪] bo1 lang4 wave 1 吐口[吐口] tu3 kou3 to spit; fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc) 2 祛[祛] qu1 sacrifice to drive away calamity; to dispel; to drive away; to remove 2 下毒[下毒] xia4 du2 to put poison in sth; to poison 1 叮当[叮噹] ding1 dang1 (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound 5 糖[糖] tang2 sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4] 2 硬来[硬來] ying4 lai2 to use force 3 果冻[果凍] guo3 dong4 gelatin dessert 1 噻[噻] sai1 used in transliteration 1 辫子[辮子] bian4 zi5 plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle; CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2] 1 小河[小河] xiao3 he2 brook 1 钢丝[鋼絲] gang1 si1 steel wire; tightrope 1 门栓[門栓] men2 shuan1 variant of 門閂|门闩[men2 shuan1] 1 把门[把門] ba3 men2 to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep20/125 words - 41 min 世世代代[世世代代] shi4 shi4 dai4 dai4 for many generations 1 增光[增光] zeng1 guang1 to add luster; to add glory 1 歌声[歌聲] ge1 sheng1 singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet 4 美妙[美妙] mei3 miao4 beautiful; wonderful; splendid 2 文艺[文藝] wen2 yi4 literature and art 13 骨干[骨幹] gu3 gan4 diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone 1 宁[寧] ning2 peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc) 2 宁[寧] ning4 would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2] 2 钰[鈺] yu4 treasure; hard metal 38 莹[瑩] ying2 luster of gems 3 思念[思念] si1 nian4 to think of; to long for; to miss 3 触摸[觸摸] chu4 mo1 to touch 1 决堤[決隄] jue2 di1 (of a watercourse) to breach its dike; (of dikes) to collapse 1 飘[飄] piao1 to float 1 熄灯[熄燈] xi1 deng1 turn out the lights; lights out 1 冻死[凍死] dong4 si3 to freeze to death; to die off in winter 1 狗腿[狗腿] gou3 tui3 lackey; henchman; to kiss up to 1 门闩[門閂] men2 shuan1 horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal); door bolt 1 死死[死死] si3 si3 rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious 1 脱光[脫光] tuo1 guang1 to strip naked; to strip nude; (coll.) to find oneself a partner 1 抱抱[抱抱] bao4 bao4 to hug; to embrace 6 下雨[下雨] xia4 yu3 to rain 1 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 惊动[驚動] jing1 dong4 to alarm; to startle; to disturb 1 暴打[暴打] bao4 da3 to beat viciously 1 许下[許下] xu3 xia4 to make a promise 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep20/144 words - 45 min 剧[劇] ju4 theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe 2 舅[舅] jiu4 maternal uncle 1 伯[伯] bo2 father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] 1 姑父[姑父] gu1 fu5 father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle 1 脱发[脫髮] tuo1 fa4 baldness; to lose hair or feathers; to molt; depilation 2 点击[點擊] dian3 ji1 to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard); to click (a web page button) 1 亿[億] yi4 100 million 3 十亿[十億] shi2 yi4 one billion; giga- 1 和弦[和弦] he2 xian2 chord (music) 2 只怕[只怕] zhi3 pa4 I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely 2 情不自禁[情不自禁] qing2 bu4 zi4 jin1 unable to restrain emotions; cannot help 1 港岛[港島] Gang3 dao3 Hong Kong Island; abbr. for 香港島|香港岛[Xiang1 gang3 dao3] 1 献[獻] xian4 to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) 2 西班牙[西班牙] Xi1 ban1 ya2 Spain 1 馅饼[餡餅] xian4 bing3 meat pie; pie; pasty 1 甜蜜[甜蜜] tian2 mi4 sweet; happy 2 融化[融化] rong2 hua4 to melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse 2 门将[門將] men2 jiang4 official gatekeeper; goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc) 5 守门[守門] shou3 men2 to keep goal; on duty as gatekeeper 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep21/25 words - 3 min 必将[必將] bi4 jiang1 inevitably 1 小鬼[小鬼] xiao3 gui3 little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp 1 缠身[纏身] chan2 shen1 (of an illness, debt etc) to plague sb; to preoccupy sb; difficult to get rid of 1 心神不宁[心神不寧] xin1 shen2 bu4 ning2 to feel ill at ease 1 不论[不論] bu4 lun4 whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss 3 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 嫁娶[嫁娶] jia4 qu3 marriage 1 妖魔鬼怪[妖魔鬼怪] yao1 mo2 gui3 guai4 demons and ghosts; ghouls and bogies 1 辱[辱] ru3 disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4] 1 名声[名聲] ming2 sheng1 reputation 1 赶出[趕出] gan3 chu1 to drive away 1 战术[戰術] zhan4 shu4 tactics 11 应对[應對] ying4 dui4 response; to answer; to reply 1 足球赛[足球賽] zu2 qiu2 sai4 soccer match; soccer competition 1 选出[選出] xuan3 chu1 to pick out; to select; to elect 2 前锋[前鋒] qian2 feng1 vanguard; front line; a forward (sports) 7 足球[足球] zu2 qiu2 soccer ball; a football; CL:個|个[ge4]; soccer; football 17 不断[不斷] bu4 duan4 unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant 2 球门[球門] qiu2 men2 goalmouth (in soccer) 7 率[率] lu:4 rate; frequency 2 率[率] shuai4 to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually 2 进球[進球] jin4 qiu2 to score a goal; goal (sport) 6 缺点[缺點] que1 dian3 weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 瑕疵[瑕疵] xia2 ci1 blemish; flaw; defect 1 移动[移動] yi2 dong4 to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable 5 升级[升級] sheng1 ji2 to escalate (in intensity); to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to upgrade (computing) 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep21/50 words - 5 min 啪[啪] pa1 (onom.) bang; pop; pow 1 式[式] shi4 type; form; pattern; style 1 半路[半路] ban4 lu4 halfway; midway; on the way 1 球员[球員] qiu2 yuan2 sports club member; footballer, golfer etc 4 圆圈[圓圈] yuan2 quan1 circle 1 阵[陣] zhen4 disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration 5 圈内[圈內] quan1 nei4 close circle; community; (esp.) the show business milieu 1 方案[方案] fang1 an4 plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill; CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 2 备选[備選] bei4 xuan3 alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc) 1 必胜[必勝] bi4 sheng4 to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail 1 弃权[棄權] qi4 quan2 to abstain from voting; to forfeit; to waive one's right to vote; to abdicate 3 犹[猶] you2 as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet 1 出列[出列] chu1 lie4 (military) to leave one's place in the ranks; to fall out; (fig.) to emerge; to become prominent 1 世界杯[世界杯] Shi4 jie4 bei1 World Cup 12 绿茵[綠茵] lu:4 yin1 grassy area 1 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 乔[喬] qiao2 tall 1 欧文[歐文] Ou1 wen2 Owen (name); Erwin (name); Irvine, California 1 罗纳尔多[羅納爾多] Luo2 na4 er3 duo1 Ronaldo (name); Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-), Portuguese soccer player 1 球迷[球迷] qiu2 mi2 fan (ball sports); CL:個|个[ge4] 4 足球队[足球隊] zu2 qiu2 dui4 soccer team 2 阵型[陣型] zhen4 xing2 formation (of a sports team, troops etc) 1 防线[防線] fang2 xian4 defensive line or perimeter; CL:道[dao4] 2 中卫[中衛] Zhong1 wei4 Zhongwei prefecture level city in Ningxia 2 中场[中場] zhong1 chang3 middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times); midfield; mid-court (in sports); half-time; intermission half-way through a performance 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep21/75 words - 13 min 前卫[前衛] qian2 wei4 advanced guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (soccer position) 2 队形[隊形] dui4 xing2 formation 4 前端[前端] qian2 duan1 front; front end; forward part of sth 1 越位[越位] yue4 wei4 offside (sports) 5 创建[創建] chuang4 jian4 to found; to establish 1 半场[半場] ban4 chang3 half of a game or contest; half-court 2 切实[切實] qie4 shi2 feasible; realistic; practical; earnestly; conscientiously 1 判[判] pan4 to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different) 1 角球[角球] jiao3 qiu2 corner kick (in soccer); free strike in hockey 1 界[界] jie4 boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy) 1 裁判[裁判] cai2 pan4 judgment; to referee; umpire; judge; referee; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 1 评理[評理] ping2 li3 to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out 1 守门员[守門員] shou3 men2 yuan2 goalkeeper 1 流血[流血] liu2 xue4 to bleed; to shed blood 1 轻伤[輕傷] qing1 shang1 lightly wounded; minor injuries 1 绣[繡] xiu4 to embroider; embroidery 1 轻微[輕微] qing1 wei1 slight; light; trivial; to a small extent 1 软组织[軟組織] ruan3 zu3 zhi1 soft tissue 1 挫[挫] cuo4 obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen 1 十六[十六] shi2 liu4 sixteen; 16 2 暑假[暑假] shu3 jia4 summer vacation; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 巴西[巴西] Ba1 xi1 Brazil 9 球队[球隊] qiu2 dui4 sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) 1 夺冠[奪冠] duo2 guan4 to seize the crown; fig. to win a championship; to win gold medal 6 策划[策劃] ce4 hua4 to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep21/100 words - 17 min 过目[過目] guo4 mu4 to look over 1 推出[推出] tui1 chu1 to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend 1 振兴[振興] zhen4 xing1 to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize 2 赞助商[贊助商] zan4 zhu4 shang1 sponsor 1 冲出[衝出] chong1 chu1 to rush out 2 亚[亞] ya4 second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr. [ya3] 1 州[州] zhou1 prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland) 1 全球化[全球化] quan2 qiu2 hua4 globalization 1 收视[收視] shou1 shi4 to watch TV 1 说了算[說了算] shuo1 le5 suan4 to have the final say; to be the one in charge 3 阵容[陣容] zhen4 rong2 troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc) 1 成仁[成仁] cheng2 ren2 to die for a good cause 1 录像机[錄像機] lu4 xiang4 ji1 video recorder; VCR 1 镜[鏡] jing4 mirror; lens 3 行为[行為] xing2 wei2 action; conduct; behavior; activity 2 原封不动[原封不動] yuan2 feng1 bu4 dong4 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed; untouched 1 录制[錄製] lu4 zhi4 to record (video or audio) 2 聚焦[聚焦] ju4 jiao1 to focus 1 回报[回報] hui2 bao4 (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate 2 武丁[武丁] Wu3 Ding1 Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty 1 也罢[也罷] ye3 ba4 (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) 1 播[播] bo1 to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bo4] 5 档[檔] dang4 official records; grade (of goods); file; records; shelves; slot; gap; crosspiece; classifier for crosspieces; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dang3] 2 益智[益智] yi4 zhi4 to grow the intellect; Alpinia oxyphylla, a type of ginger (Chinese medicine) 2 赞助[贊助] zan4 zhu4 to support; to assist; to sponsor 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep21/125 words - 22 min 总经理[總經理] zong3 jing1 li3 general manager; CEO 3 下定决心[下定決心] xia4 ding4 jue2 xin1 to make a firm resolution 1 出资[出資] chu1 zi1 to fund; to put money into sth; to invest 1 财神爷[財神爺] cai2 shen2 ye2 god of wealth; very wealthy man 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 3 合办[合辦] he2 ban4 to cooperate; to do business together 1 亚洲[亞洲] Ya4 zhou1 Asia; abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1] 1 下届[下屆] xia4 jie4 next office holder; next to serve 2 举办[舉辦] ju3 ban4 to conduct; to hold 5 东道主[東道主] dong1 dao4 zhu3 host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference) 1 预选[預選] yu4 xuan3 preselection; short-listing; primary election 2 强劲[強勁] qiang2 jing4 strong; powerful; robust 1 展现[展現] zhan3 xian4 to come out; to emerge; to reveal; to display 1 预热[預熱] yu4 re4 to preheat; warm-up 1 呐喊[吶喊] na4 han3 shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout 1 百万[百萬] bai3 wan4 million; millions 8 嘴里[嘴裡] zui3 li3 mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words 1 兢兢业业[兢兢業業] jing1 jing1 ye4 ye4 cautious and conscientious 1 朴实[樸實] pu3 shi2 plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest 1 女士[女士] nu:3 shi4 lady; madam; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]; Miss; Ms 1 善解人意[善解人意] shan4 jie3 ren2 yi4 to be good at understanding others (idiom) 1 提出[提出] ti2 chu1 to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash) 1 反映[反映] fan3 ying4 to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render 1 打狗[打狗] Da3 gou3 Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄[Gao1 xiong2] in the southwest of Taiwan 1 主人[主人] zhu3 ren2 master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep21/150 words - 30 min 认清[認清] ren4 qing1 to see clearly; to recognize; to realize 1 解围[解圍] jie3 wei2 to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment 3 栏目[欄目] lan2 mu4 regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio) 1 企图[企圖] qi3 tu2 to attempt; to try; attempt; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 来往[來往] lai2 wang3 to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with 1 办事[辦事] ban4 shi4 to handle (affairs); to work 1 拖泥带水[拖泥帶水] tuo1 ni2 dai4 shui3 lit. wading in mud and water; a slovenly job; sloppy 1 打消[打消] da3 xiao1 to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on 1 形形色色[形形色色] xing2 xing2 se4 se4 all kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of 1 的确[的確] di2 que4 really; indeed 2 背后[背後] bei4 hou4 behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back 3 头一回[頭一回] tou2 yi1 hui2 the first time; for the first time 1 一气之下[一氣之下] yi1 qi4 zhi1 xia4 in a fit of pique; in a fury 4 消防队员[消防隊員] xiao1 fang2 dui4 yuan2 fireman 1 刮目相看[刮目相看] gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4 to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) 1 配音[配音] pei4 yin1 dubbing (filmmaking) 1 放在心上[放在心上] fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4 to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart 1 不怎么[不怎麼] bu4 zen3 me5 not very; not particularly 1 骚扰[騷擾] sao1 rao3 to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass 1 台上[臺上] tai2 shang4 on stage 2 拼命[拼命] pin1 ming4 to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it 3 老人家[老人家] lao3 ren2 jia1 polite term for old woman or man 1 旱[旱] han4 drought 2 冰场[冰場] bing1 chang3 skating or ice rink; ice stadium; ice arena 2 偷看[偷看] tou1 kan4 to peep; to peek; to steal a glance 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep21/175 words - 35 min 揉[揉] rou2 to knead; to massage; to rub 3 肩[肩] jian1 shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) 1 发布会[發佈會] fa1 bu4 hui4 news conference; briefing 2 酷毙[酷斃] ku4 bi4 (slang) awesome; cool; righteous 1 着落[著落] zhuo2 luo4 whereabouts; place to settle; reliable source (of funds etc); (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb; settlement; solution 1 媒人[媒人] mei2 ren5 go-between; matchmaker 1 医疗[醫療] yi1 liao2 medical treatment 1 摁[摁] en4 to press (with finger) 4 揉碎[揉碎] rou2 sui4 to crush; to crumble into pieces 1 外国话[外國話] wai4 guo2 hua4 foreign languages 1 炸药[炸藥] zha4 yao4 explosive (material) 1 花儿[花兒] hua1 er2 style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia; CL:首[shou3] 1 熨[熨] yun4 an iron; to iron 6 值钱[值錢] zhi2 qian2 valuable; costly; expensive 3 招摇过市[招搖過市] zhao1 yao2 guo4 shi4 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom) 1 胸针[胸針] xiong1 zhen1 brooch 2 讲理[講理] jiang3 li3 to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable 1 萨[薩] Sa4 Bodhisattva; surname Sa 2 基[基] ji1 base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay 2 佩[佩] pei4 to respect; to wear (belt etc) 2 米兰[米蘭] Mi3 lan2 Milano; Milan (Italy) 1 塞[塞] sai1 to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper 2 斯[斯] si1 (phonetic); this 12 米罗[米羅] Mi3 luo2 Joan Miró (1893-1983), Spanish surrealist painter 1 兰[蘭] lan2 orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep21/188 words - 36 min 排出[排出] pai2 chu1 to discharge 1 边路[邊路] bian1 lu4 sidewalk; side road; shoulder (of a road); wing (soccer) 2 组合[組合] zu3 he2 to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation; (math.) combinatorial 5 吉[吉] ji2 lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9) 2 格[格] ge2 square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively 1 贝克汉姆[貝克漢姆] Bei4 ke4 han4 mu3 Beckenham or Beckham (name); David Beckham (1975-), British midfield footballer 1 统治[統治] tong3 zhi4 to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime 1 小米[小米] xiao3 mi3 millet 1 天哪[天哪] tian1 na5 Good gracious!; For goodness sake! 2 优势[優勢] you1 shi4 superiority; dominance; advantage 2 锋[鋒] feng1 point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team) 1 呼应[呼應] hu1 ying4 to conform (with); to echo; to correlate well; (linguistics) agreement 1 头大[頭大] tou2 da4 to have a big head; (fig.) to get a headache; one's head is swimming 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep22/25 words - 6 min 阔气[闊氣] kuo4 qi5 lavish; generous; bounteous; prodigal 1 中暑[中暑] zhong4 shu3 sunstroke; heatstroke 3 干吗[幹嗎] gan4 ma2 see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] 3 雪糕[雪糕] xue3 gao1 frozen treat 4 飞机[飛機] fei1 ji1 airplane; CL:架[jia4] 8 海鸥[海鷗] hai3 ou1 (bird species of China) mew gull (Larus canus) 2 海豚[海豚] hai3 tun2 dolphin 2 它们[它們] ta1 men5 they (for inanimate objects) 1 相遇[相遇] xiang1 yu4 to meet; to encounter; to come across 4 终究[終究] zhong1 jiu1 in the end; after all is said and done 1 奔[奔] ben1 to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope 2 天涯[天涯] tian1 ya2 the other end of the world; a faraway place 2 芙[芙] fu2 see 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus 1 张国荣[張國榮] Zhang1 Guo2 rong2 Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor 1 增添[增添] zeng1 tian1 to add; to increase 1 朝气[朝氣] zhao1 qi4 vitality; dynamism 1 伤痕[傷痕] shang1 hen2 scar; bruise 1 手套[手套] shou3 tao4 glove; mitten; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 2 冬天[冬天] dong1 tian1 winter; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 冻伤[凍傷] dong4 shang1 frostbite 1 枷锁[枷鎖] jia1 suo3 stocks and chain; in fetters 1 一厢情愿[一廂情願] yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 one's own wishful thinking 1 各种各样[各種各樣] ge4 zhong3 ge4 yang4 various kinds; all sorts 1 滑冰[滑冰] hua2 bing1 to skate; skating 2 情敌[情敵] qing2 di2 rival in love 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep22/50 words - 14 min 成见[成見] cheng2 jian4 preconceived idea; bias; prejudice 1 天造地设[天造地設] tian1 zao4 di4 she4 lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another 1 一对儿[一對兒] yi1 dui4 r5 a pair; a couple 1 不大[不大] bu4 da4 not very; not too; not often 5 百货大楼[百貨大樓] bai3 huo4 da4 lou2 department store 1 体验[體驗] ti3 yan4 to experience for oneself 3 找回[找回] zhao3 hui2 to retrieve 1 这么着[這麼著] zhe4 me5 zhe5 thus; in this way; like this 1 悲伤[悲傷] bei1 shang1 sad; sorrowful 5 路程[路程] lu4 cheng2 route; path traveled; distance traveled; course (of development) 2 迈出[邁出] mai4 chu1 to step out; to take a (first) step 2 滑[滑] hua2 to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning 2 两下[兩下] liang3 xia4 twice; for a little while 3 小人得志[小人得志] xiao3 ren2 de2 zhi4 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom); fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant 1 破坏[破壞] po4 huai4 destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy 2 滑旱冰[滑旱冰] hua2 han4 bing1 (roller)blading; roller skating; inline skating 1 旱冰[旱冰] han4 bing1 roller skating 1 暑期[暑期] shu3 qi1 summer vacation time 1 特惠[特惠] te4 hui4 abbr. for 特別優惠|特别优惠[te4 bie2 you1 hui4]; ex gratia 8 玩具[玩具] wan2 ju4 plaything; toy 1 熊[熊] xiong2 bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable 2 码[碼] ma3 weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc 7 舞台[舞臺] wu3 tai2 stage; arena; fig. in the limelight 11 之上[之上] zhi1 shang4 above 1 获得[獲得] huo4 de2 to obtain; to receive; to get 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep22/75 words - 26 min 礼[禮] li3 gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy 2 示意[示意] shi4 yi4 to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb) 1 犹豫不决[猶豫不決] you2 yu4 bu4 jue2 hesitancy; indecision; to waver 2 摔倒[摔倒] shuai1 dao3 to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground 2 决赛[決賽] jue2 sai4 finals (of a competition) 2 偏心[偏心] pian1 xin1 partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric 1 今[今] jin1 today; modern; present; current; this; now 4 风景[風景] feng1 jing3 scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 小伙子[小伙子] xiao3 huo3 zi5 young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 抛弃[拋棄] pao1 qi4 to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb) 2 甘心[甘心] gan1 xin1 to be willing to; to resign oneself to 1 点燃[點燃] dian3 ran2 to ignite; to set on fire; aflame 2 可笑[可笑] ke3 xiao4 funny; ridiculous 4 盒子[盒子] he2 zi5 box; case 2 衣柜[衣櫃] yi1 gui4 wardrobe; armoire; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 窟窿[窟窿] ku1 long5 hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt 4 败家子[敗家子] bai4 jia1 zi3 spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal 1 长途[長途] chang2 tu2 long distance 1 得空[得空] de2 kong4 to have leisure time 1 弟[弟] di4 younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) 4 疯子[瘋子] feng1 zi5 madman; lunatic 6 出超[出超] chu1 chao1 trade surplus; favorable balance of trade 1 潜能[潛能] qian2 neng2 potential; hidden capability 1 尤其[尤其] you2 qi2 especially; particularly 1 领域[領域] ling3 yu4 domain; sphere; field; territory; area 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep22/100 words - 30 min 临床[臨床] lin2 chuang2 clinical 1 保守[保守] bao3 shou3 conservative; to guard; to keep 1 文体[文體] wen2 ti3 genre of writing; literary form; style; literary recreation and sporting activities 3 夏日[夏日] xia4 ri4 summertime 4 激情[激情] ji1 qing2 passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion 3 健美操[健美操] jian4 mei3 cao1 aerobics; aerobic dance (school P.E. activity) 6 身板[身板] shen1 ban3 body; physique; physical condition 1 堂堂[堂堂] tang2 tang2 grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance 2 东方[東方] dong1 fang1 east 2 职称[職稱] zhi2 cheng1 one's professional position; title; job title 1 绣花[繡花] xiu4 hua1 to embroider; to do embroidery 1 污秽[污穢] wu1 hui4 nasty; sordid; filthy 1 老娘[老娘] lao3 niang2 my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife 2 别[彆] bie4 to make sb change their ways, opinions etc 4 别扭[彆扭] bie4 niu5 awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche 1 小意思[小意思] xiao3 yi4 si5 small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) 1 透露[透露] tou4 lu4 to leak out; to divulge; to reveal 1 卖关子[賣關子] mai4 guan1 zi5 to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling); to keep people on tenterhooks 1 兄弟姐妹[兄弟姐妹] xiong1 di4 jie3 mei4 brothers and sisters; siblings 1 大声[大聲] da4 sheng1 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 4 女婿[女婿] nu:3 xu5 daughter's husband; son-in-law 6 有助于[有助於] you3 zhu4 yu2 to contribute to; to promote 1 臣[臣] chen2 state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131 1 遵旨[遵旨] zun1 zhi3 to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command 1 亲生[親生] qin1 sheng1 one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep22/125 words - 38 min 严[嚴] yan2 tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father 2 看走眼[看走眼] kan4 zou3 yan3 to make an error of judgment; to be taken in 3 骗子[騙子] pian4 zi5 swindler; a cheat 1 姐夫[姐夫] jie3 fu5 (coll.) older sister's husband 18 多嘴[多嘴] duo1 zui3 talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly 1 惊吓[驚嚇] jing1 xia4 to frighten; to horrify; to terrify 1 嫁人[嫁人] jia4 ren2 to get married (of woman) 4 酒席[酒席] jiu3 xi2 feast; banquet 1 收回[收回] shou1 hui2 to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke 1 畜牲[畜牲] chu4 sheng1 variant of 畜生[chu4 sheng5] 2 随叫随到[隨叫隨到] sui2 jiao4 sui2 dao4 to be available at any time; to be on call 2 火炉[火爐] huo3 lu2 stove 1 三伏天[三伏天] san1 fu2 tian1 three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August) 1 心静自然凉[心靜自然涼] xin1 jing4 zi4 ran2 liang2 a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom) 1 台[颱] tai2 typhoon 1 电风扇[電風扇] dian4 feng1 shan4 electric fan; CL:架[jia4],臺|台[tai2] 1 福利[福利] fu2 li4 material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare 2 经费[經費] jing1 fei4 funds; expenditure; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 凌晨[凌晨] ling2 chen2 very early in the morning; in the wee hours 1 集合[集合] ji2 he2 to gather; to assemble; set (math.) 1 冷藏[冷藏] leng3 cang2 refrigeration; cold storage; to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment 1 层[層] ceng2 layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.) 1 青蛙[青蛙] qing1 wa1 frog; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) ugly guy 2 姑娘[姑娘] gu1 niang5 girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4] 5 魂[魂] hun2 soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep22/134 words - 43 min 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 胆小[膽小] dan3 xiao3 cowardice; timid 1 坑[坑] keng1 hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud 5 说理[說理] shuo1 li3 to reason; to argue logically 1 外界[外界] wai4 jie4 the outside world; external 1 爆冷[爆冷] bao4 leng3 an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough 1 丢掉[丟掉] diu1 diao4 to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away 1 先斩后奏[先斬後奏] xian1 zhan3 hou4 zou4 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later 2 外国[外國] wai4 guo2 foreign (country); CL:個|个[ge4] 7 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep23/25 words - 9 min 活泼[活潑] huo2 po5 lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive 1 天真烂漫[天真爛漫] tian1 zhen1 lan4 man4 innocent and unaffected 1 孤单[孤單] gu1 dan1 lone; lonely; loneliness 4 地陪[地陪] di4 pei2 local guide; tour escort 1 守望[守望] shou3 wang4 to keep watch; on guard 1 有水[有水] you3 shui3 supplied with water (of a house) 1 外国人[外國人] wai4 guo2 ren2 foreigner 6 这会儿[這會兒] zhe4 hui4 r5 (coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] 5 小卖部[小賣部] xiao3 mai4 bu4 kiosk; snack counter; retail department or section inside a larger business 1 上门[上門] shang4 men2 to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family 1 皮埃尔[皮埃爾] Pi2 ai1 er3 Pierre (name) 4 气氛[氣氛] qi4 fen1 atmosphere; mood 2 枪毙[槍斃] qiang1 bi4 to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of 1 法国人[法國人] Fa3 guo2 ren2 Frenchman; French person 1 晴天霹雳[晴天霹靂] qing2 tian1 pi1 li4 thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue 1 速效[速效] su4 xiao4 quick results; fast-acting 1 丸[丸] wan2 ball; pellet; pill 1 国内[國內] guo2 nei4 domestic; internal (to a country); civil 2 特立独行[特立獨行] te4 li4 du2 xing2 to be unconventional; independence of action 1 浓眉大眼[濃眉大眼] nong2 mei2 da4 yan3 thick eyebrows and big eyes 1 飞行员[飛行員] fei1 xing2 yuan2 pilot; aviator 1 法制[法制] fa3 zhi4 legal system and institutions 1 恋爱[戀愛] lian4 ai4 (romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair 8 惯[慣] guan4 accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) 1 儿戏[兒戲] er2 xi4 child's play; trifling matter 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep23/50 words - 14 min 国外[國外] guo2 wai4 abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign 8 定居[定居] ding4 ju1 to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence 1 嘴巴[嘴巴] zui3 ba5 mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 警服[警服] jing3 fu2 police uniform 1 生闷气[生悶氣] sheng1 men4 qi4 to seethe; to sulk; to be pissed off (vulgar) 1 审[審] shen3 to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) 2 一家之主[一家之主] yi1 jia1 zhi1 zhu3 master of the house; family head 1 辣椒[辣椒] la4 jiao1 hot pepper; chili 1 袋子[袋子] dai4 zi5 bag 1 家老[家老] jia1 lao3 (old) a senior in one's household 2 挑拣[挑揀] tiao1 jian3 to pick and choose; to select 1 拣[揀] jian3 to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up 1 操办[操辦] cao1 ban4 to arrange matters 1 流言蜚语[流言蜚語] liu2 yan2 fei1 yu3 rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip; lies and slanders 1 闲话[閑話] xian2 hua4 variant of 閒話|闲话; digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; CL:段[duan4] 1 改革开放[改革開放] gai3 ge2 kai1 fang4 to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 1 混血儿[混血兒] hun4 xue4 er2 person of mixed blood; half-breed; mulatto 1 外孙子[外孫子] wai4 sun1 zi5 (coll.) daughter's son; grandson 1 法语[法語] Fa3 yu3 French (language) 1 爆[爆] bao4 to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil 1 下半[下半] xia4 ban4 second half 1 幸运[幸運] xing4 yun4 fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck 15 永久[永久] yong3 jiu3 everlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever; permanent 1 堆满[堆滿] dui1 man3 to pile up 1 翻倍[翻倍] fan1 bei4 to double 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep23/75 words - 22 min 保卫[保衛] bao3 wei4 to defend; to safeguard 1 鬼迷心窍[鬼迷心竅] gui3 mi2 xin1 qiao4 to be obsessed; to be possessed 1 气球[氣球] qi4 qiu2 balloon 1 见光死[見光死] jian4 guang1 si3 (lit.) to wither in the light of day; (fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb); (of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls 1 哪像[哪像] na3 xiang4 unlike; in contrast to 1 偏心眼[偏心眼] pian1 xin1 yan3 bias; partiality; to be partial 2 临走[臨走] lin2 zou3 before leaving; on departure 1 常常[常常] chang2 chang2 frequently; often 1 有意无意[有意無意] you3 yi4 wu2 yi4 intentionally or otherwise 2 感到[感到] gan3 dao4 to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect 3 愧疚[愧疚] kui4 jiu4 to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful 4 蒙[蒙] meng2 to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat 1 被子[被子] bei4 zi5 quilt; CL:床[chuang2] 1 放鞭炮[放鞭炮] fang4 bian1 pao4 to set off firecrackers 2 罐头[罐頭] guan4 tou5 tin; can; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 高烧[高燒] gao1 shao1 fever; high temperature 1 蝴蝶[蝴蝶] hu2 die2 butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 婚纱[婚紗] hun1 sha1 wedding dress; CL:身[shen1] 1 吉利[吉利] ji2 li4 auspicious; lucky; propitious 2 金碧辉煌[金碧輝煌] jin1 bi4 hui1 huang2 gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) 2 建筑物[建築物] jian4 zhu4 wu4 building; structure; edifice 1 闪亮[閃亮] shan3 liang4 brilliant; shiny; a flare; to glisten; to twinkle 2 金童玉女[金童玉女] jin1 tong2 yu4 nu:3 lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom); attendants of the Daoist immortals; fig. lovely young children; a golden couple; (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple 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] 3 郎才女貌[郎才女貌] lang2 cai2 nu:3 mao4 talented man and beautiful woman; ideal couple 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep23/100 words - 29 min 黑白无常[黑白無常] Hei1 Bai2 Wu2 chang2 Two deities, one short, one tall, chained together at the ankle, responsible for rewarding the good and punishing the bad 1 友好[友好] you3 hao3 friendly; amicable; close friend 1 盛装[盛裝] sheng4 zhuang1 splendid clothes; rich attire; one's Sunday best 1 出席[出席] chu1 xi2 to attend; to participate; present 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 快照[快照] kuai4 zhao4 snapshot; photo 1 焦点[焦點] jiao1 dian3 focus; focal point 1 耿耿于怀[耿耿於懷] geng3 geng3 yu2 huai2 to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding 1 牵[牽] qian1 to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in 5 撂[撂] liao4 to put down; to leave behind; to throw or knock down; to abandon or discard 2 大喜[大喜] da4 xi3 exultation 1 发言[發言] fa1 yan2 to make a speech; statement; utterance; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 洋[洋] yang2 ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin 5 在座[在座] zai4 zuo4 to be present 1 来宾[來賓] lai2 bin1 guest; visitor 1 欢呼[歡呼] huan1 hu1 to cheer for; to acclaim 2 上衣[上衣] shang4 yi1 jacket; upper outer garment; CL:件[jian4] 4 下台[下臺] xia4 tai2 to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook 1 有份[有份] you3 fen4 to have a share of (responsibility etc); to be concerned; to be involved 1 沾[沾] zhan1 to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch 2 模糊[模糊] mo2 hu5 vague; indistinct; fuzzy 1 娘家[娘家] niang2 jia5 married woman's parents' home 3 当做[當做] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as 2 调侃[調侃] tiao2 kan3 to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat 1 伤人[傷人] shang1 ren2 to injure sb 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep23/125 words - 38 min 色[色] se4 color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex 1 亲朋好友[親朋好友] qin1 peng2 hao3 you3 friends and family; kith and kin 1 洋鬼[洋鬼] yang2 gui3 see 洋鬼子[yang2 gui3 zi5] 1 婿[婿] xu4 son-in-law; husband 1 中国话[中國話] Zhong1 guo2 hua4 (spoken) Chinese language 1 外表[外表] wai4 biao3 external; outside; outward appearance 1 儿童[兒童] er2 tong2 child; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 悔[悔] hui3 to regret 1 出警[出警] chu1 jing3 to dispatch police to the scene of crime, accident etc 1 稀里哗啦[稀裡嘩啦] xi1 li5 hua1 la1 (onom.) rustling sound; sound of rain or of sth falling down; in disorder; completely smashed; badly battered; broken to pieces 1 包扎[包扎] bao1 za1 variant of 包紮|包扎[bao1 za1] 1 出嫁[出嫁] chu1 jia4 to get married (of woman) 1 这样一来[這樣一來] zhe4 yang4 yi1 lai2 thus; if this happens then 1 专[專] zhuan1 for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized 1 听错[聽錯] ting1 cuo4 to mishear 3 糙[糙] cao1 rough; coarse (in texture) 1 安装[安裝] an1 zhuang1 to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation 1 乘凉[乘涼] cheng2 liang2 to cool off in the shade 1 嗖嗖[嗖嗖] sou1 sou1 (onom.) whooshing; swishing; rustle of skirts; laughingly 1 袖子[袖子] xiu4 zi5 sleeve 1 晚间[晚間] wan3 jian1 evening; night 1 制度[制度] zhi4 du4 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 首例[首例] shou3 li4 first case; first instance 1 电脑[電腦] dian4 nao3 computer; CL:臺|台[tai2] 2 黑客[黑客] hei1 ke4 hacker (computing) (loanword) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep23/146 words - 43 min 拿下[拿下] na2 xia4 to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) 2 看清[看清] kan4 qing1 to see clearly 1 传授[傳授] chuan2 shou4 to impart; to pass on; to teach 2 小气[小氣] xiao3 qi4 stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty 5 蕾[蕾] lei3 bud 2 本台[本臺] ben3 tai2 this radio station 1 无穷[無窮] wu2 qiong2 endless; boundless; inexhaustible 1 魅力[魅力] mei4 li4 charm; fascination; glamor; charisma 1 非常感谢[非常感謝] fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4 extremely grateful; very thankful 2 五号[五號] wu3 hao4 the fifth; fifth day of a month 2 使用[使用] shi3 yong4 to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of 2 丰厚[豐厚] feng1 hou4 generous; ample 1 俗话说[俗話說] su2 hua4 shuo1 as the proverb says; as they say... 3 大城市[大城市] da4 cheng2 shi4 major city; metropolis 1 匹配[匹配] pi3 pei4 to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible 1 炎[炎] yan2 flame; inflammation; -itis 1 炎炎[炎炎] yan2 yan2 scorching 1 寒意[寒意] han2 yi4 a nip in the air; chilliness 2 敢情[敢情] gan3 qing5 actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course 1 参赛[參賽] can1 sai4 to compete; to take part in a competition 1 爷们儿[爺們兒] ye2 men5 r5 erhua variant of 爺們|爷们[ye2 men5] 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep24/25 words - 4 min 做戏[做戲] zuo4 xi4 to act in a play; to put on a play 1 全套[全套] quan2 tao4 an entire set; full complement 1 洪水[洪水] hong2 shui3 deluge; flood 9 有情[有情] you3 qing2 to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) 4 一方[一方] yi1 fang1 a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region 3 八方[八方] ba1 fang1 the eight points of the compass; all directions 3 支援[支援] zhi1 yuan2 to provide assistance; to support; to back 3 各界[各界] ge4 jie4 all walks of life; all social circles 4 此次[此次] ci3 ci4 this time 3 抗洪[抗洪] kang4 hong2 to fight a flood 7 救灾[救災] jiu4 zai1 to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims 8 大水[大水] da4 shui3 flood 2 冲走[沖走] chong1 zou3 to flush away 3 设立[設立] she4 li4 to set up; to establish 1 伸出[伸出] shen1 chu1 to extend 2 援助[援助] yuan2 zhu4 to help; to support; to aid; aid; assistance 1 献出[獻出] xian4 chu1 to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself) 1 众志成城[眾志成城] zhong4 zhi4 cheng2 cheng2 unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom) 3 手心[手心] shou3 xin1 palm (of one's hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand) 1 对抗[對抗] dui4 kang4 to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation 1 天灾[天災] tian1 zai1 natural disaster 1 人间[人間] ren2 jian1 the human world; the earth 1 心不在焉[心不在焉] xin1 bu4 zai4 yan1 absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering 1 拉倒[拉倒] la1 dao3 to pull down; (coll.) to let it go; to drop it 2 感慨[感慨] gan3 kai3 to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep24/50 words - 10 min 一转眼[一轉眼] yi1 zhuan3 yan3 in a wink 1 荤[葷] hun1 strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar; obscene 1 孔明灯[孔明燈] kong3 ming2 deng1 sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals) 4 忌日[忌日] ji4 ri4 anniversary of a death; inauspicious day 2 亲口[親口] qin1 kou3 one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally 1 斗争[鬥爭] dou4 zheng1 a struggle; fight; battle 1 报道[報道] bao4 dao4 to report (news); report; CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4] 3 号召[號召] hao4 zhao4 to call; to appeal 1 抵抗[抵抗] di3 kang4 to resist; resistance 2 天灾人祸[天災人禍] tian1 zai1 ren2 huo4 natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom) 1 刻意[刻意] ke4 yi4 meticulous; painstaking; deliberate 2 闲言碎语[閑言碎語] xian2 yan2 sui4 yu3 idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor 1 当兵[當兵] dang1 bing1 to serve in the army; to be a soldier 1 新兵[新兵] xin1 bing1 new (army) recruit 1 蛋[蛋] dan4 egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing 2 游泳[游泳] you2 yong3 swimming; to swim 1 救生衣[救生衣] jiu4 sheng1 yi1 life jacket; life vest 2 跳进[跳進] tiao4 jin4 to plunge into; to jump into 1 战士[戰士] zhan4 shi4 fighter; soldier; warrior; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 物资[物資] wu4 zi1 goods; supplies 1 好受[好受] hao3 shou4 feeling better; to be more at ease 1 贴心[貼心] tie1 xin1 intimate; close; considerate 1 热恋[熱戀] re4 lian4 to fall head over heels in love; to be passionately in love 1 阶段[階段] jie1 duan4 stage; section; phase; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 媒[媒] mei2 medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep24/75 words - 21 min 靠谱[靠譜] kao4 pu3 reliable; reasonable; probable 1 特[特] te4 special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex 6 可好[可好] ke3 hao3 good or not?; luckily; fortuitously 3 新闻稿[新聞稿] xin1 wen2 gao3 press release 1 现成[現成] xian4 cheng2 ready-made; readily available 1 即兴[即興] ji2 xing4 improvisation (in the arts); impromptu; extemporaneous 1 一炮而红[一炮而紅] yi1 pao4 er2 hong2 to win instant success (idiom); to become an instant hit 2 财力[財力] cai2 li4 financial resources; financial ability 2 物力[物力] wu4 li4 physical resources (as opposed to labor resources) 2 吐字[吐字] tu3 zi4 diction; enunciation; to pronounce the words correctly (in opera) 1 妻[妻] qi1 wife 1 惭愧[慚愧] can2 kui4 ashamed 1 好在[好在] hao3 zai4 luckily; fortunately 3 挽[輓] wan3 variant of 挽[wan3]; to draw (a cart); to lament the dead 2 着手[著手] zhuo2 shou3 to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out 1 冷淡[冷淡] leng3 dan4 cold; indifferent 1 广电[廣電] guang3 dian4 radio and television; broadcasting 1 分手[分手] fen1 shou3 to part company; to split up; to break up 1 地儿[地兒] di4 r5 place; space 3 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 累坏[累壞] lei4 huai4 to become exhausted 1 一惊一乍[一驚一乍] yi1 jing1 yi1 zha4 frightened; flustered 1 副驾驶[副駕駛] fu4 jia4 shi3 copilot; front passenger seat 1 楚[楚] chu3 distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old) 1 轿车[轎車] jiao4 che1 enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; motor carriage; car or bus; limousine; CL:部[bu4],輛|辆[liang4] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep24/100 words - 26 min 驾[駕] jia4 to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) 1 恋人[戀人] lian4 ren2 lover; sweetheart 2 老头[老頭] lao3 tou2 old fellow; old man; father; husband 1 地中海[地中海] Di4 zhong1 Hai3 Mediterranean Sea 1 死心塌地[死心塌地] si3 xin1 ta1 di4 to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving 1 秃子[禿子] tu1 zi5 bald-headed person; baldy 6 秃[禿] tu1 bald; blunt 1 皇上不急太监急[皇上不急太監急] huang2 shang4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2 see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2] 1 住手[住手] zhu4 shou3 to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand 1 假发[假髮] jia3 fa4 wig 2 三倍[三倍] san1 bei4 triple 1 室[室] shi4 room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 1 跳槽[跳槽] tiao4 cao2 to change jobs; job-hopping 2 前后[前後] qian2 hou4 around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear 1 融洽[融洽] rong2 qia4 harmonious; friendly relations; on good terms with one another 1 说说而已[說說而已] shuo1 shuo1 er2 yi3 nothing serious; just hot air 1 环境[環境] huan2 jing4 environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient 6 开放[開放] kai1 fang4 to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality 1 升学[升學] sheng1 xue2 to enter the next grade school 1 琐[瑣] suo3 fragmentary; trifling 1 按照[按照] an4 zhao4 according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 2 伙食费[伙食費] huo3 shi2 fei4 food expenses; board expenses; meals (cost) 2 决心[決心] jue2 xin1 determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 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 2 犀[犀] xi1 rhinoceros; sharp 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep24/125 words - 32 min 交点[交點] jiao1 dian3 meeting point; point of intersection 1 转校[轉校] zhuan3 xiao4 to transfer (school) 4 应[應] ying1 to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall 1 应[應] ying4 to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with 1 大粪[大糞] da4 fen4 human excrement; night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer) 1 吃不下[吃不下] chi1 bu5 xia4 not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more 4 转来转去[轉來轉去] zhuan4 lai2 zhuan4 qu4 to rove around; to run around in circles; to walk back and forth 1 主心骨[主心骨] zhu3 xin1 gu3 backbone; mainstay; pillar; definite view; one's own judgment 2 蛔虫[蛔蟲] hui2 chong2 roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), a human parasite 2 大不了[大不了] da4 bu4 liao3 at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming 8 交钱[交錢] jiao1 qian2 to pay up; to shell out; to hand over the money to cover sth 6 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 血汗钱[血汗錢] xue4 han4 qian2 hard-earned money 2 化妆品[化妝品] hua4 zhuang1 pin3 cosmetic; makeup product 2 打水漂[打水漂] da3 shui3 piao1 to skip stones (on water); (coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment 1 看得见[看得見] kan4 de2 jian4 can see; visible 2 浓[濃] nong2 concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) 1 财神[財神] cai2 shen2 god of wealth 2 手气[手氣] shou3 qi4 luck (in gambling) 2 风格[風格] feng1 ge2 style 2 得要[得要] dei3 yao4 to need; must 1 得数[得數] de2 shu4 (math.) numerical answer; solution 1 疲劳[疲勞] pi2 lao2 fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary 2 副校长[副校長] fu4 xiao4 zhang3 vice-principal 1 职位[職位] zhi2 wei4 post; office; position 1 打招呼[打招呼] da3 zhao1 hu5 to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep24/150 words - 38 min 推广[推廣] tui1 guang3 to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc) 1 展[展] zhan3 to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition 1 拳脚[拳腳] quan2 jiao3 Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking 1 待遇[待遇] dai4 yu4 treatment; pay; salary; status; rank 1 苛求[苛求] ke1 qiu2 demanding 1 开绿灯[開綠燈] kai1 lu:4 deng1 to give the green light; to give the go-ahead 1 带领[帶領] dai4 ling3 to guide; to lead 1 教学[教學] jiao4 xue2 to teach; teaching and learning; education; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] 3 下降[下降] xia4 jiang4 to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease 1 基础设施[基礎設施] ji1 chu3 she4 shi1 infrastructure 1 采取[採取] cai3 qu3 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take 3 模式[模式] mo2 shi4 mode; method; pattern 1 增强[增強] zeng1 qiang2 to increase; to strengthen 1 英语教学[英語教學] Ying1 yu3 jiao1 xue2 English Language Teaching (ELT); studying and teaching English 1 减免[減免] jian3 mian3 to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc) 1 费用[費用] fei4 yong4 cost; expenditure; expense; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] 1 本科[本科] ben3 ke1 undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive) 4 公立学校[公立學校] gong1 li4 xue2 xiao4 public school 1 到来[到來] dao4 lai2 to arrive; arrival; advent 3 引发[引發] yin3 fa1 to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions) 2 震动[震動] zhen4 dong4 to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration 1 摧毁[摧毀] cui1 hui3 to destroy; to wreck 1 毁掉[毀掉] hui3 diao4 to destroy 2 惩罚[懲罰] cheng2 fa2 penalty; punishment; to punish 5 唉声叹气[唉聲嘆氣] ai1 sheng1 tan4 qi4 sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom); to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep24/169 words - 44 min 留洋[留洋] liu2 yang2 to study abroad (old term); same as 留學|留学 1 奖学金[獎學金] jiang3 xue2 jin1 scholarship; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 解答[解答] jie3 da2 answer; explanation; solution (to a math equation) 2 团圆[團圓] tuan2 yuan2 to have a reunion 1 醒悟[醒悟] xing3 wu4 to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality 3 屁话[屁話] pi4 hua4 shit; nonsense 1 眨眼[眨眼] zha3 yan3 to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye 3 裸奔[裸奔] luo3 ben1 to streak (run naked) 1 数理化[數理化] shu4 li3 hua4 abbr. for mathematics 數學|数学[shu4 xue2], physics 物理[wu4 li3] and chemistry 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] 1 确[確] que4 authenticated; solid; firm; real; true 2 待价而沽[待價而沽] dai4 jia4 er2 gu1 to sell only for a good price (idiom); to wait for a good offer 1 捞[撈] lao1 to fish up; to dredge up 1 人财两空[人財兩空] ren2 cai2 liang3 kong1 loss of life and property; to lose the beauty and her possessions 1 面儿[面兒] mian4 r5 cover; outside 1 师徒[師徒] shi1 tu2 master and disciple 1 搁[擱] ge1 to place; to put aside; to shelve 2 高处[高處] gao1 chu4 high place; elevation 1 保不住[保不住] bao3 bu5 zhu4 cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well 1 真诚[真誠] zhen1 cheng2 true; sincere; genuine 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep25/25 words - 12 min 祝愿[祝願] zhu4 yuan4 to wish 1 统一[統一] tong3 yi1 to unify; to unite; to integrate 1 学籍[學籍] xue2 ji2 registration as a current student 2 表格[表格] biao3 ge2 form; table; CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4] 1 一并[一併] yi1 bing4 to lump together; to treat along with all the others 1 老朋友[老朋友] lao3 peng2 you5 old friend; (slang) period; menstruation 3 包容[包容] bao1 rong2 to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance; to contain; to hold; inclusive 1 发带[髮帶] fa4 dai4 headband 1 篮球[籃球] lan2 qiu2 basketball; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 1 瑟[瑟] se4 a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings 1 发箍[髮箍] fa4 gu1 headband 2 雷打不动[雷打不動] lei2 da3 bu4 dong4 not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable; to adhere rigidly to regulations; will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan) 1 损失[損失] sun3 shi1 loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage 2 初中[初中] chu1 zhong1 junior high school; abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] 1 留级[留級] liu2 ji2 to repeat a year in school 1 几乎[幾乎] ji1 hu1 almost; nearly; practically 3 轮到[輪到] lun2 dao4 to be (sb's or sth's) turn 1 党[黨] dang3 party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 一下子[一下子] yi1 xia4 zi5 in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden 4 嘻嘻[嘻嘻] xi1 xi1 hee hee; happy 1 女孩儿[女孩兒] nu:3 hai2 r5 erhua variant of 女孩[nu:3 hai2] 1 北京大学[北京大學] Bei3 jing1 Da4 xue2 Peking University 1 打动[打動] da3 dong4 to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching 2 交集[交集] jiao1 ji2 intersection (symbol ∩) (set theory) 2 转机[轉機] zhuan3 ji1 (to take) a turn for the better; to change planes 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep25/50 words - 19 min 懂得[懂得] dong3 de5 to understand; to know; to comprehend 3 灯泡[燈泡] deng1 pao4 light bulb; see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 盒饭[盒飯] he2 fan4 meal in a partitioned box 1 自恋[自戀] zi4 lian4 narcissism 1 一天到晚[一天到晚] yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3 all day long; the whole day 2 秀[秀] xiu4 handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears 1 浑身上下[渾身上下] hun2 shen1 shang4 xia4 all over; from head to toe 2 咧[咧] lie5 modal particle expressing exclamation 1 打岔[打岔] da3 cha4 interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject 1 大跃进[大躍進] Da4 yue4 jin4 Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies 2 破灭[破滅] po4 mie4 to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc) 2 记恨[記恨] ji4 hen4 to bear grudges 1 料子[料子] liao4 zi5 material 2 箱[箱] xiang1 box; trunk; chest 1 搬出去[搬出去] ban1 chu1 qu4 to move out (vacate); to shift sth out 1 铁轨[鐵軌] tie3 gui3 rail; railroad track; CL:根[gen1] 1 生锈[生銹] sheng1 xiu4 to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization 1 意念[意念] yi4 nian4 idea; thought 1 祈祷[祈禱] qi2 dao3 to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer 1 兑现[兌現] dui4 xian4 (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment 1 诺言[諾言] nuo4 yan2 promise 2 神明[神明] shen2 ming2 deities; gods 1 致死[致死] zhi4 si3 deadly 1 艰难[艱難] jian1 nan2 difficult; hard; challenging 2 一己[一己] yi1 ji3 oneself 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep25/75 words - 22 min 私欲[私欲] si1 yu4 selfish desire 1 心术[心術] xin1 shu4 designs; schemes; intentions; scheming; calculating (of a person) 1 玩弄[玩弄] wan2 nong4 to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to 1 权术[權術] quan2 shu4 art of politics; political tricks (often derog.); power play; to play at politics; underhand trickery 1 往往[往往] wang3 wang3 usually; in many cases; more often than not 1 传说[傳說] chuan2 shuo1 legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... 2 铡[鍘] zha2 lever-style guillotine; to chop using this type of guillotine 1 伺候[伺候] ci4 hou4 to serve; to wait upon 3 凡[凡] fan2 ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale 1 畏[畏] wei4 to fear 2 果[果] guo3 fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really 1 如同[如同] ru2 tong2 like; as 1 交易[交易] jiao1 yi4 (business) transaction; business deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 助[助] zhu4 to help; to assist 1 自助[自助] zi4 zhu4 self-service 1 一类[一類] yi1 lei4 same type; category 1 (i.e. class A) 1 鬼神[鬼神] gui3 shen2 supernatural beings 1 择[擇] ze2 to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2] 1 砸锅卖铁[砸鍋賣鐵] za2 guo1 mai4 tie3 to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom) 1 赌[賭] du3 to bet; to gamble 1 亏待[虧待] kui1 dai4 to treat sb unfairly 1 巴巴[巴巴] ba1 ba1 (suffix) very; extremely 1 欢迎光临[歡迎光臨] huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2 welcome 8 底蕴[底蘊] di3 yun4 inside information; concrete details 1 以貌取人[以貌取人] yi3 mao4 qu3 ren2 to judge sb by appearances (idiom) 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep25/100 words - 27 min 外貌[外貌] wai4 mao4 profile; appearance 2 协会[協會] xie2 hui4 an association; a society; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] 2 架势[架勢] jia4 shi5 attitude; position (on an issue etc) 1 专卖店[專賣店] zhuan1 mai4 dian4 specialty store 1 到货[到貨] dao4 huo4 (of packages or shipments) to arrive 1 经典[經典] jing1 dian3 the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical 1 逛街[逛街] guang4 jie1 to take a walk; to window-shop; to stroll down the street 1 梨[梨] li2 pear; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 樱[櫻] ying1 cherry 1 认得[認得] ren4 de5 to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know 1 美术[美術] mei3 shu4 art; fine arts; painting; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 进货[進貨] jin4 huo4 to acquire stock; to replenish stock 1 奖励[獎勵] jiang3 li4 to reward; reward (as encouragement) 3 穿衣[穿衣] chuan1 yi1 to wear clothes; clothing 1 直白[直白] zhi2 bai2 frank; open; blunt 1 双面[雙面] shuang1 mian4 double-sided; two-faced; double-edged; reversible 2 击碎[擊碎] ji1 sui4 to smash to pieces 1 柜[櫃] gui4 cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe 2 清仓[清倉] qing1 cang1 to take an inventory of stock; to clear out one's stock 1 甩卖[甩賣] shuai3 mai4 to mark down (the price of goods); to sell off cheap 1 礼尚往来[禮尚往來] li3 shang4 wang3 lai2 lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness 1 危机[危機] wei1 ji1 crisis; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 轻易[輕易] qing1 yi4 easily; lightly; rashly 3 精气神[精氣神] jing1 qi4 shen2 the three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jing1], 氣|气[qi4], and 神[shen2] 1 裹[裹] guo3 to bind; to wrap; a bundle; a parcel 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep25/125 words - 33 min 秀才[秀才] xiu4 cai5 a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent 1 补丁[補丁] bu3 ding5 patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch 1 教授[教授] jiao4 shou4 professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 套房[套房] tao4 fang2 suite; apartment; flat 1 旅游[旅遊] lu:3 you2 trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel 1 彪马[彪馬] Biao1 ma3 Puma (brand) 3 嚷[嚷] rang3 to blurt out; to shout 1 正反[正反] zheng4 fan3 positive and negative; pros and cons; inside and outside 1 捂[捂] wu3 to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict 1 痱子[痱子] fei4 zi5 miliaria (type of skin disease); prickly heat; sweat rash 1 两面[兩面] liang3 mian4 both sides 1 真理[真理] zhen1 li3 truth; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 试图[試圖] shi4 tu2 to attempt; to try 1 战胜[戰勝] zhan4 sheng4 to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount 2 具备[具備] ju4 bei4 to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) 1 污染[污染] wu1 ran3 pollution; contamination; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 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 搭理[搭理] da1 li5 variant of 答理[da1 li5] 1 顺眼[順眼] shun4 yan3 pleasing to the eye; nice to look at 1 校外[校外] xiao4 wai4 off campus 1 小树林[小樹林] xiao3 shu4 lin2 grove 1 渣[渣] zha1 slag (in mining or smelting); dregs 2 武林[武林] wu3 lin2 martial arts (social) circles 1 伸张[伸張] shen1 zhang1 to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote 2 正义[正義] zheng4 yi4 justice; righteousness; just; righteous 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep25/150 words - 37 min 强身[強身] qiang2 shen1 to strengthen one's body; to keep fit; to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc) 1 用得上[用得上] yong4 de5 shang4 needed; to come in useful 1 猪肉[豬肉] zhu1 rou4 pork 2 厉[厲] li4 strict; severe 1 遗传[遺傳] yi2 chuan2 heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) 1 不备[不備] bu4 bei4 unprepared; off guard 1 裆[襠] dang1 crotch; seat of a pair of trousers 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 3 戳[戳] chuo1 to jab; to poke; to stab; to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand sth upright 2 耳光[耳光] er3 guang1 a slap on the face; CL:記|记[ji4] 1 揪[揪] jiu1 to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull 1 拧[擰] ning2 to pinch; wring 1 撒泼[撒潑] sa1 po1 to make an unreasonable scene 1 文静[文靜] wen2 jing4 (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet 4 招数[招數] zhao1 shu4 move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4] 1 反败为胜[反敗為勝] fan3 bai4 wei2 sheng4 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide 1 成名[成名] cheng2 ming2 to make one's name; to become famous 1 群架[群架] qun2 jia4 group scuffle; gang fight 2 得意忘形[得意忘形] de2 yi4 wang4 xing2 so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure; beside oneself with joy 1 冒牌货[冒牌貨] mao4 pai2 huo4 fake goods; imitation; forgery 1 正面[正面] zheng4 mian4 front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open 1 反面[反面] fan3 mian4 reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc); negative; bad 1 虚荣[虛榮] xu1 rong2 vanity 2 十足[十足] shi2 zu2 ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color) 1 小丑[小丑] xiao3 chou3 clown 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep25/175 words - 41 min 假货[假貨] jia3 huo4 counterfeit article; fake; dummy; simulacrum 2 月球[月球] yue4 qiu2 the moon 1 拆穿[拆穿] chai1 chuan1 to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc) 2 中午[中午] zhong1 wu3 noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 围观[圍觀] wei2 guan1 to stand in a circle and watch 1 假冒[假冒] jia3 mao4 to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine) 1 联名[聯名] lian2 ming2 jointly (signed, declared, sponsored) 1 东京[東京] Dong1 jing1 Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) 1 联[聯] lian2 to ally; to unite; to join; (poetry) antithetical couplet 2 品牌[品牌] pin3 pai2 brand name; trademark 1 潮流[潮流] chao2 liu2 tide; current; trend 1 交换[交換] jiao1 huan4 to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute 1 名额[名額] ming2 e2 quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc) 2 世面[世面] shi4 mian4 aspects of society; the world 2 二话没说[二話沒說] er4 hua4 mei2 shuo1 see 二話不說|二话不说[er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1] 1 攒[攢] zan3 to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save 5 踮[踮] dian3 to stand on tiptoe; Taiwan pr. [dian4] 1 脚尖[腳尖] jiao3 jian1 the extremity of the foot 1 短暂[短暫] duan3 zan4 of short duration; brief; momentary 1 肤浅[膚淺] fu1 qian3 skin-deep; superficial; shallow 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 2 心安理得[心安理得] xin1 an1 li3 de2 to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth 1 有点儿[有點兒] you3 dian3 r5 slightly; a little; somewhat 1 例子[例子] li4 zi5 case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 爽[爽] shuang3 bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep25/192 words - 48 min 新款[新款] xin1 kuan3 new style; latest fashion; new model 1 夹克[夾克] jia1 ke4 jacket (loanword); also pr. [jia2 ke4] 1 苦心[苦心] ku3 xin1 painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains 1 畏惧[畏懼] wei4 ju4 to fear; to dread; foreboding 3 欠条[欠條] qian4 tiao2 IOU; certificate of indebtedness 5 迟早[遲早] chi2 zao3 sooner or later 2 蹬[蹬] deng1 to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [deng4] 1 收下[收下] shou1 xia4 to accept; to receive 1 真纳[真納] Zhen1 na4 (Mohammad Ali) Jinnah (founder of Pakistan) 1 闷[悶] men4 bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed 2 护着[護著] hu4 zhe5 to protect; to guard; to shield 1 纳闷[納悶] na4 men4 puzzled; bewildered 1 白云[白雲] bai2 yun2 white cloud 1 明年[明年] ming2 nian2 next year 2 期限[期限] qi1 xian4 time limit; deadline; allotted time 1 剧本[劇本] ju4 ben3 script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario 1 妥[妥] tuo3 suitable; adequate; ready; settled 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep26/25 words - 6 min 戒骄戒躁[戒驕戒躁] jie4 jiao1 jie4 zao4 to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool 1 伙[伙] huo3 meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2]); variant of 夥|伙[huo3] 6 汇演[匯演] hui4 yan3 joint performance 8 整顿[整頓] zheng3 dun4 to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify 1 安抚[安撫] an1 fu3 to placate; to pacify; to appease 2 珠穆朗玛[珠穆朗瑪] Zhu1 mu4 lang3 ma3 Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan); Mt Everest; Nepalese: Sagarmatha 2 水袖[水袖] shui3 xiu4 flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume) 1 美感[美感] mei3 gan3 sense of beauty; aesthetic perception 2 穆[穆] mu4 solemn; reverent; calm; burial position in an ancestral tomb (old); old variant of 默 1 叛徒[叛徒] pan4 tu2 traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent 1 张学友[張學友] Zhang1 Xue2 you3 Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star 2 彩排[彩排] cai3 pai2 dress rehearsal 4 培训[培訓] pei2 xun4 to cultivate; to train; to groom; training 2 表哥[表哥] biao3 ge1 older male cousin via female line 2 地图[地圖] di4 tu2 map; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3] 1 达坂城[達坂城] Da2 ban3 cheng2 Dabancheng district of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang 1 领唱[領唱] ling3 chang4 to lead a chorus; choirmaster; leading singer 5 莱昂纳多[萊昂納多] Lai2 ang2 na4 duo1 Leonardo (name) 2 田中[田中] Tian2 zhong1 Tienchung town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan; Tanaka (Japanese surname) 1 歪瓜裂枣[歪瓜裂棗] wai1 gua1 lie4 zao3 ugly; repulsive 1 现代舞[現代舞] xian4 dai4 wu3 modern dance 3 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 米开朗基罗[米開朗基羅] Mi3 kai1 lang3 ji1 luo2 Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Renaissance painter and sculptor 1 维纳斯[維納斯] Wei2 na4 si1 Venus (mythology, Roman goddess of love) 1 贩子[販子] fan4 zi5 trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep26/50 words - 16 min 五音不全[五音不全] wu3 yin1 bu4 quan2 tone deaf; unable to sing in tune 1 律[律] lu:4 law 1 惶惶[惶惶] huang2 huang2 alarmed; anxious 1 当仁不让[當仁不讓] dang1 ren2 bu4 rang4 to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others 1 遵守[遵守] zun1 shou3 to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) 1 周杰伦[周杰倫] Zhou1 Jie2 lun2 Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star 1 手语[手語] shou3 yu3 sign language 1 排练[排練] pai2 lian4 to rehearse; rehearsal 2 抓阄[抓鬮] zhua1 jiu1 to draw straws 1 侧[側] ce4 the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side 2 眼巴巴[眼巴巴] yan3 ba1 ba1 waiting anxiously; impatient 1 沟[溝] gou1 ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道[dao4] 1 老是[老是] lao3 shi5 always 2 伸[伸] shen1 to stretch; to extend 2 卡拉OK[卡拉OK] ka3 la1 O K karaoke (loanword) 1 身子[身子] shen1 zi5 body; pregnancy; health 2 凑数[湊數] cou4 shu4 to serve as a stopgap; to make up a shortfall in the number of people 1 三角函数[三角函數] san1 jiao3 han2 shu4 trigonometric function 1 圆周率[圓周率] yuan2 zhou1 lu:4 (math.) the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (π) 1 王力宏[王力宏] Wang2 Li4 hong2 Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer 1 条幅[條幅] tiao2 fu2 wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy); banner 1 校花[校花] xiao4 hua1 the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiao4 cao3]); school beauty queen; campus belle; prom queen 1 凑[湊] cou4 to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity 3 热闹[熱鬧] re4 nao5 bustling with noise and excitement; lively 4 拉拉队[拉拉隊] la1 la1 dui4 cheerleading squad; also written 啦啦隊|啦啦队 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep26/75 words - 23 min 上场[上場] shang4 chang3 on stage; to go on stage; to take the field 2 硬着头皮[硬著頭皮] ying4 zhe5 tou2 pi2 to brace oneself to do sth; to put a bold face on it; to summon up courage; to force oneself to 2 台下[台下] tai2 xia4 off the stage; in the audience 2 变换[變換] bian4 huan4 to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation 1 大错特错[大錯特錯] da4 cuo4 te4 cuo4 to be gravely mistaken (idiom) 2 野马[野馬] ye3 ma3 feral horse; free-roaming horse; wild horse 1 鞭[鞭] bian1 whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food) 1 进场[進場] jin4 chang3 to go into; to enter an arena (e.g. sporting) 2 膝盖[膝蓋] xi1 gai4 knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) 2 韧带[韌帶] ren4 dai4 ligament 1 拉伤[拉傷] la1 shang1 to pull; to injure by straining 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] 8 夭折[夭折] yao1 zhe2 to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely 1 用力[用力] yong4 li4 to exert oneself physically 2 休养[休養] xiu1 yang3 to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce 1 摔伤[摔傷] shuai1 shang1 to injure oneself in a fall 1 双人[雙人] shuang1 ren2 two-person; double; pair; tandem 1 拖累[拖累] tuo1 lei3 to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate 3 顶替[頂替] ding3 ti4 to replace 1 死马当活马医[死馬當活馬醫] si3 ma3 dang4 huo2 ma3 yi1 lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation 1 伴舞[伴舞] ban4 wu3 to be a dancing partner to sb; to perform as a backup dancer; taxi dancer (hired dancing partner); escort 1 老虎[老虎] lao3 hu3 tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 6 向往[嚮往] xiang4 wang3 to yearn for; to look forward to 1 追寻[追尋] zhui1 xun2 to pursue; to track down; to search 1 回首[回首] hui2 shou3 to turn around; to look back; to recollect 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep26/100 words - 31 min 虚度[虛度] xu1 du4 to fritter away (one's time) 1 年华[年華] nian2 hua2 years; time; age 1 悔恨[悔恨] hui3 hen4 remorse; repentance 1 碌[碌] lu4 laborious; small stone; to record; to tape; to write down; to hire; to employ 2 选送[選送] xuan3 song4 to select and send over 2 代替[代替] dai4 ti4 to replace; to take the place of 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 1 懊恼[懊惱] ao4 nao3 annoyed; vexed; upset 1 救场[救場] jiu4 chang3 to save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor) 1 出道[出道] chu1 dao4 to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc); to start one's career 2 勤奋[勤奮] qin2 fen4 hardworking; diligent 1 粉丝[粉絲] fen3 si1 bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; CL:把[ba3]; fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth 5 坚持不懈[堅持不懈] jian1 chi2 bu4 xie4 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end 1 捏[捏] nie1 to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up 1 紫[紫] zi3 purple; violet 2 慕[慕] mu4 to admire 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 触及[觸及] chu4 ji2 to touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic) 1 倾城[傾城] qing1 cheng2 coming from everywhere; from all over the place; gorgeous (of woman); to ruin and overturn the state 1 默念[默念] mo4 nian4 to read silently; to mouth (the words of a prayer etc); to say to oneself; to contemplate inwardly 1 冒昧[冒昧] mao4 mei4 bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of 1 后排[後排] hou4 pai2 the back row 1 晚会[晚會] wan3 hui4 evening party; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 镁[鎂] mei3 magnesium (chemistry) 1 蓝天[藍天] lan2 tian1 blue sky 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep26/125 words - 37 min 耀眼[耀眼] yao4 yan3 to dazzle; dazzling 2 夜空[夜空] ye4 kong1 night sky 1 忠实[忠實] zhong1 shi2 faithful 1 舞姿[舞姿] wu3 zi1 dancer's posture and movement 1 萦绕[縈繞] ying2 rao4 to linger on; to hover; to encircle 1 脑海[腦海] nao3 hai3 the mind; the brain 1 欢乐[歡樂] huan1 le4 gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay 1 平凡[平凡] ping2 fan2 commonplace; ordinary; mediocre 1 丝毫[絲毫] si1 hao2 the slightest amount or degree; a bit 1 残[殘] can2 to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus 2 坚[堅] jian1 strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute 1 气馁[氣餒] qi4 nei3 to be discouraged 1 负有[負有] fu4 you3 to be responsible for 1 坚守[堅守] jian1 shou3 to hold fast to; to stick to 1 绽放[綻放] zhan4 fang4 to blossom 1 喇叭花[喇叭花] la3 ba5 hua1 morning glory 1 电子[電子] dian4 zi3 electronic; electron (particle physics) 2 宠物[寵物] chong3 wu4 house pet 1 减肥[減肥] jian3 fei2 to lose weight 3 氨基酸[氨基酸] an1 ji1 suan1 amino acid 1 人工呼吸[人工呼吸] ren2 gong1 hu1 xi1 artificial respiration (medicine) 4 助人为乐[助人為樂] zhu4 ren2 wei2 le4 pleasure from helping others (idiom) 1 慌张[慌張] huang1 zhang1 confused; flustered 1 举重[舉重] ju3 zhong4 to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports) 1 亚军[亞軍] ya4 jun1 second place (in a sports contest); runner-up 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep26/142 words - 47 min 健美[健美] jian4 mei3 healthy and beautiful; to do fitness exercises; abbr. for 健美運動|健美运动[jian4 mei3 yun4 dong4] 1 一瞬间[一瞬間] yi1 shun4 jian1 split second 2 分成[分成] fen1 cheng2 to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment 1 差点儿[差點兒] cha4 dian3 r5 erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3] 1 像话[像話] xiang4 hua4 proper 1 传达室[傳達室] chuan2 da2 shi4 reception office; janitor's office 1 慧[慧] hui4 intelligent 1 敏[敏] min3 quick; nimble; agile; clever; smart 1 苏[蘇] su1 Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration 1 朋[朋] peng2 friend 1 友[友] you3 friend 14 韦[韋] wei2 soft leather 1 李玟[李玟] Li3 Wen2 Coco Lee (1975-), pop singer, songwriter and actress 1 愿赌服输[願賭服輸] yuan4 du3 fu2 shu1 lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose; fig. you bet, you pay 1 聋哑[聾啞] long2 ya3 deaf and dumb 10 直播[直播] zhi2 bo1 live broadcast (not recorded); direct Internet broadcasting; (agriculture) direct seeding 7 取缔[取締] qu3 di4 to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit 6 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep27/25 words - 6 min 怀[懷] huai2 bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child) 35 一月[一月] Yi1 yue4 January; first month (of the lunar year) 1 发行[發行] fa1 xing2 to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film) 1 同名[同名] tong2 ming2 of the same name; homonymous; self-titled (album) 1 专辑[專輯] zhuan1 ji2 album; record (music); special collection of printed or broadcast material 1 十九[十九] shi2 jiu3 nineteen; 19 1 一鸣惊人[一鳴驚人] yi1 ming2 jing1 ren2 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity 1 瓜子[瓜子] gua1 zi3 melon seeds 1 招待[招待] zhao1 dai4 to receive (guests); to entertain; reception 1 剥[剝] bo1 to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck 1 维[維] wei2 to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4]) 11 退货[退貨] tui4 huo4 to return merchandise; to withdraw a product 1 单曲[單曲] dan1 qu3 single (recording industry) 2 体育馆[體育館] ti3 yu4 guan3 gym; gymnasium; stadium; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 过后[過後] guo4 hou4 after the event 1 拨打[撥打] bo1 da3 to call; to dial 2 门票[門票] men2 piao4 ticket (for theater, cinema etc) 9 电台[電臺] dian4 tai2 transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station; CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] 3 郊区[郊區] jiao1 qu1 suburban district; outskirts; suburbs; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 通电话[通電話] tong1 dian4 hua4 to phone sb up 1 半年[半年] ban4 nian2 half a year 3 打通[打通] da3 tong1 to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection) 1 别具一格[別具一格] bie2 ju4 yi1 ge2 having a unique or distinctive style 1 世事[世事] shi4 shi4 affairs of life; things of the world 1 导播[導播] dao3 bo1 to direct a television or radio broadcast; director (TV, radio) 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep27/50 words - 12 min 手指[手指] shou3 zhi3 finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 2 容光焕发[容光煥發] rong2 guang1 huan4 fa1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant; all smiles 1 抗拒[抗拒] kang4 ju4 to resist; to defy; to oppose 1 从严[從嚴] cong2 yan2 strict; rigorous; severely 1 现场直播[現場直播] xian4 chang3 zhi2 bo1 on-the-spot live broadcast 1 搂[摟] lou3 to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms 2 出名[出名] chu1 ming2 well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark 1 感兴趣[感興趣] gan3 xing4 qu4 to be interested 1 问好[問好] wen4 hao3 to say hello to; to send one's regards to 1 演唱会[演唱會] yan3 chang4 hui4 vocal recital or concert 8 歌手[歌手] ge1 shou3 singer 3 预感[預感] yu4 gan3 to have a premonition; premonition 1 大红大紫[大紅大紫] da4 hong2 da4 zi3 to hit the big time 1 怪兽[怪獸] guai4 shou4 rare animal; mythical animal; monster 11 水晶[水晶] shui3 jing1 crystal 2 清新[清新] qing1 xin1 fresh and clean 1 脱俗[脫俗] tuo1 su2 free from vulgarity; refined; outstanding 1 大运[大運] Da4 yun4 Mandate of Heaven; the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC; usually written 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2] 1 鬼使神差[鬼使神差] gui3 shi3 shen2 chai1 demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation; curious coincidence 1 极好[極好] ji2 hao3 fabulous; superb; excellent 1 舍己为人[捨己為人] she3 ji3 wei4 ren2 to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people; altruism 1 赞扬[讚揚] zan4 yang2 to praise; to approve of; to show approval 1 划清[劃清] hua4 qing1 clear dividing line; to distinguish clearly 1 界线[界線] jie4 xian4 limits; bounds; dividing line 1 阶级[階級] jie1 ji2 (social) class; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep27/75 words - 27 min 敌人[敵人] di2 ren2 enemy; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 憾[憾] han4 regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction) 1 终身[終身] zhong1 shen1 lifelong; all one's life; marriage 1 一排[一排] yi1 pai2 row 2 萍水相逢[萍水相逢] ping2 shui3 xiang1 feng2 strangers coming together by chance (idiom) 1 残酷[殘酷] can2 ku4 cruel; cruelty 1 低谷[低谷] di1 gu3 valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point; lowest ebb; nadir of one's fortunes 1 歌迷[歌迷] ge1 mi2 fan of a singer 4 近距离[近距離] jin4 ju4 li2 close range 1 写下[寫下] xie3 xia4 to write down 2 鼓起勇气[鼓起勇氣] gu3 qi3 yong3 qi4 to summon one's courage 1 挥动[揮動] hui1 dong4 to wave sth; to brandish 1 主办[主辦] zhu3 ban4 to organize; to host (a conference or sports event) 1 冲破[衝破] chong1 po4 breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly 1 摄像[攝像] she4 xiang4 to videotape 1 对准[對準] dui4 zhun3 to aim at; to target; to point at; to be directed at; registration; alignment (mechanical engineering) 1 女友[女友] nu:3 you3 girlfriend 2 腼腆[靦腆] mian3 tian3 shy; bashful 1 面对面[面對面] mian4 dui4 mian4 face to face 1 有情人终成眷属[有情人終成眷屬] you3 qing2 ren2 zhong1 cheng2 juan4 shu3 love will find a way (idiom) 1 谎[謊] huang3 lies; to lie 1 明目张胆[明目張膽] ming2 mu4 zhang1 dan3 openly and without fear; brazenly 1 吊儿郎当[吊兒郎當] diao4 r5 lang2 dang1 sloppy 2 沉浸[沉浸] chen2 jin4 to soak; to permeate; to immerse 1 角色[角色] jue2 se4 role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep27/100 words - 30 min 可看[可看] ke3 kan4 worth seeing 1 相当[相當] xiang1 dang1 equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite 1 天衣无缝[天衣無縫] tian1 yi1 wu2 feng4 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless 1 编导[編導] bian1 dao3 to write and direct (a play, film etc); playwright-director; choreographer-director; scenarist-director 1 就是说[就是說] jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is 2 临危[臨危] lin2 wei1 dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed 1 张嘴[張嘴] zhang1 zui3 to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape 1 肆无忌惮[肆無忌憚] si4 wu2 ji4 dan4 absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple 1 怅然[悵然] chang4 ran2 disappointed and frustrated 1 释怀[釋懷] shi4 huai2 to release (tension); relief (from suspense); to dispel (usu. with negative, unable to forget) 2 体味[體味] ti3 wei4 body odor; to appreciate a subtle taste 1 自在[自在] zi4 zai5 free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease 1 赋予[賦予] fu4 yu3 to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow 1 巅峰[巔峰] dian1 feng1 summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc) 1 无需[無需] wu2 xu1 needless 1 无知[無知] wu2 zhi1 ignorant; ignorance 1 唯有[唯有] wei2 you3 only 1 执着[執著] zhi2 zhuo2 to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to 3 黄瓜[黃瓜] huang2 gua1 cucumber; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 无疑[無疑] wu2 yi2 no doubt; undoubtedly 2 聋子[聾子] long2 zi5 deaf person 1 侮辱[侮辱] wu3 ru3 to insult; to humiliate; dishonor 3 弱不禁风[弱不禁風] ruo4 bu4 jin1 feng1 too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate; fragile state of health 1 加强[加強] jia1 qiang2 to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase 1 体育锻炼[體育鍛煉] ti3 yu4 duan4 lian4 physical exercise 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep27/125 words - 35 min 播音员[播音員] bo1 yin1 yuan2 announcer; broadcaster 1 不择手段[不擇手段] bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4 by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously 1 狗改不了吃屎[狗改不了吃屎] gou3 gai3 bu4 liao3 chi1 shi3 lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom); fig. bad habits are hard to change 1 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] 2 狗腿子[狗腿子] gou3 tui3 zi5 dog's leg; fig. one who follows a villain; henchman; hired thug 1 一丘之貉[一丘之貉] yi1 qiu1 zhi1 he2 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other. 1 溜达[溜達] liu1 da5 to stroll; to go for a walk 1 风火轮[風火輪] feng1 huo3 lun2 (martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting; (Daoism) a magical pair of wheels on which one can stand to ride at great speed, used by Nezha 哪吒[Ne2 zha5]; (fig.) never-ending treadmill 1 成年[成年] cheng2 nian2 to grow to adulthood; fully grown; the whole year 4 明辨是非[明辨是非] ming2 bian4 shi4 fei1 to distinguish right and wrong (idiom) 1 胡乱[胡亂] hu2 luan4 careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how 1 合伙[合伙] he2 huo3 to act jointly; to form a partnership 1 有理[有理] you3 li3 reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational 1 下不了台[下不了臺] xia4 bu5 liao3 tai2 to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully; to be put on the spot; to be embarrassed 1 计[計] ji4 to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge 2 明眼人[明眼人] ming2 yan3 ren2 perspicacious person; sb with a discerning eye; sighted person (as opposed to blind) 1 市民[市民] shi4 min2 city resident 2 眼皮子[眼皮子] yan3 pi2 zi5 eyelid 1 公然[公然] gong1 ran2 openly; publicly; undisguised 1 挑衅[挑釁] tiao3 xin4 to provoke; provocation 1 目无法纪[目無法紀] mu4 wu2 fa3 ji4 with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules; in complete disorder 1 预防针[預防針] yu4 fang2 zhen1 immunization injection; fig. forewarning; heads-up; preventive measure 1 真真[真真] zhen1 zhen1 really; in fact; genuinely; scrupulously 1 调教[調教] tiao2 jiao4 to instruct; to teach; to train; to raise (livestock) 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 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep27/150 words - 44 min 尖子生[尖子生] jian1 zi5 sheng1 top student 1 层次[層次] ceng2 ci4 layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing 1 考察[考察] kao3 cha2 to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation 1 打搅[打攪] da3 jiao3 to disturb; to trouble 1 懈怠[懈怠] xie4 dai4 slack; lazy; remiss 1 微服私访[微服私訪] wei1 fu2 si1 fang3 to mingle with the people incognito 1 四处[四處] si4 chu4 all over the place; everywhere and all directions 1 人道[人道] ren2 dao4 human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse 1 胡编乱造[胡編亂造] hu2 bian1 luan4 zao4 to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom); to make things up 1 以讹传讹[以訛傳訛] yi3 e2 chuan2 e2 to spread falsehoods; to increasingly distort the truth; to pile errors on top of errors (idiom) 1 议论[議論] yi4 lun4 to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 要么[要麼] yao4 me5 or; either one or the other 1 言重[言重] yan2 zhong4 to speak seriously; to exaggerate 1 率真[率真] shuai4 zhen1 frank and sincere; candid 1 附中[附中] fu4 zhong1 attached (or affiliated) secondary (or middle) school; abbr. for 附屬中學|附属中学[fu4 shu3 zhong1 xue2] 2 学业[學業] xue2 ye4 studies; schoolwork 3 为重[為重] wei2 zhong4 to attach most importance to 1 虚头[虛頭] xu1 tou2 to play tricks; to deceive 1 澄清[澄清] cheng2 qing1 clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts) 2 因[因] yin1 cause; reason; because 1 英雄所见略同[英雄所見略同] ying1 xiong2 suo3 jian4 lu:e4 tong2 lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike. 1 纳闷儿[納悶兒] na4 men4 r5 erhua variant of 納悶|纳闷[na4 men4] 1 胡言乱语[胡言亂語] hu2 yan2 luan4 yu3 babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch 1 祸害[禍害] huo4 hai4 disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck 2 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 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep27/157 words - 46 min 死罪[死罪] si3 zui4 mortal crime; capital offense 1 活罪[活罪] huo2 zui4 suffering; hardship; living hell 1 心血[心血] xin1 xue4 heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care 2 老子[老子] lao3 zi5 father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) 1 说情[說情] shuo1 qing2 to intercede; to plead for sb else 1 缓冲[緩衝] huan3 chong1 buffer; to cushion; to adjust to sharp changes 1 合唱[合唱] he2 chang4 chorus; to chorus 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep28/25 words - 16 min 关掉[關掉] guan1 diao4 to switch off; to shut off 2 余地[餘地] yu2 di4 margin; leeway 1 怨言[怨言] yuan4 yan2 complaint 1 导火索[導火索] dao3 huo3 suo3 fuse (for explosive) 1 减少[減少] jian3 shao3 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower 1 清洁[清潔] qing1 jie2 clean; to clean 1 完毕[完畢] wan2 bi4 to finish; to end; to complete 1 指示[指示] zhi3 shi4 to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 中央[中央] zhong1 yang1 central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) 1 打倒[打倒] da3 dao3 to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... ! 1 广阔[廣闊] guang3 kuo4 wide; vast 1 十月[十月] Shi2 yue4 October; tenth month (of the lunar year) 1 棉花[棉花] mian2 hua5 cotton 1 将近[將近] jiang1 jin4 almost; nearly; close to 1 价值[價值] jia4 zhi2 value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 不舍[不捨] bu4 she3 reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of 2 宴席[宴席] yan4 xi2 banquet; feast 2 珍重[珍重] zhen1 zhong4 precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! 1 当下[當下] dang1 xia4 immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment 1 融[融] rong2 to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in harmony 1 可燃[可燃] ke3 ran2 inflammable 2 轻度[輕度] qing1 du4 mild (symptoms etc) 1 脑震荡[腦震盪] nao3 zhen4 dang4 (med.) cerebral concussion 1 静养[靜養] jing4 yang3 to convalesce; to recuperate; to fully relax 1 留住[留住] liu2 zhu4 to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep28/50 words - 28 min 诚[誠] cheng2 sincere; authentic; really; truly 1 黑暗[黑暗] hei1 an4 dark; darkly; darkness 1 发芽[發芽] fa1 ya2 to germinate 2 遍地开花[遍地開花] bian4 di4 kai1 hua1 to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale 1 大侠[大俠] da4 xia2 knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero 1 没收[沒收] mo4 shou1 to confiscate; to seize 1 居[居] ju1 to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms 1 宝座[寶座] bao3 zuo4 throne 1 节食[節食] jie2 shi2 to save food; to go on a diet 1 较[較] jiao4 to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3] 1 发放[發放] fa1 fang4 to provide; to give; to grant 1 去年[去年] qu4 nian2 last year 1 压岁钱[壓歲錢] ya1 sui4 qian2 money given to children as new year present 3 一部分[一部分] yi1 bu4 fen5 portion; part of; subset 3 地盘[地盤] di4 pan2 domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth 2 遗物[遺物] yi2 wu4 remnant 1 遗愿[遺願] yi2 yuan4 final wishes of the departed 2 没说的[沒說的] mei2 shuo1 de5 nothing to pick on; really good; nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem 1 演技[演技] yan3 ji4 acting; performing skills 1 帝[帝] di4 emperor 1 知觉[知覺] zhi1 jue2 perception; consciousness 1 沉甸甸[沉甸甸] chen2 dian4 dian4 heavy 1 砸碎[砸碎] za2 sui4 to pulverize; to smash to bits 1 雪上加霜[雪上加霜] xue3 shang4 jia1 shuang1 to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another; to make things worse in a bad situation 1 牙[牙] ya2 tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep28/75 words - 43 min 嘎嘎[嘎嘎] ga1 ga1 (onom.) quack; honk; (northern dialect) very; also pr. [ga1 ga5], [ga2 ga5] etc 1 牙齿[牙齒] ya2 chi3 tooth; dental; CL:顆|颗[ke1] 1 养家糊口[養家糊口] yang3 jia1 hu2 kou3 to support one's family (idiom); to have difficulty feeding a family 2 大腿[大腿] da4 tui3 thigh 2 归宿[歸宿] gui1 su4 place to return to; home; final destination; ending 1 红尘[紅塵] hong2 chen2 the world of mortals (Buddhism); human society; worldly affairs 2 痴心[痴心] chi1 xin1 infatuation 1 追逐[追逐] zhui1 zhu2 to chase; to pursue vigorously 1 感触[感觸] gan3 chu4 one's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring; moved; touched 1 长成[長成] zhang3 cheng2 to grow up 1 养伤[養傷] yang3 shang1 to heal a wound; to recuperate (from an injury) 1 病房[病房] bing4 fang2 ward (of a hospital); sickroom; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 核实[核實] he2 shi2 to verify; to check 1 药房[藥房] yao4 fang2 pharmacy; drugstore 1 作证[作證] zuo4 zheng4 to bear witness; to testify 2 去取[去取] qu4 qu3 to accept or reject 2 零钱[零錢] ling2 qian2 change (of money); small change; pocket money 1 尽快[儘快] jin3 kuai4 as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed 6 难处[難處] nan2 chu5 trouble; difficulty; problem 3 大伙[大伙] da4 huo3 everybody; everyone; we all 7 聚[聚] ju4 to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize 5 吃素[吃素] chi1 su4 to be a vegetarian 1 辞[辭] ci2 to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2] 2 试播[試播] shi4 bo1 trial broadcast 1 小样[小樣] xiao3 yang4 galley proof (printing); unimpressive; (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep28/84 words - 46 min 业务[業務] ye4 wu4 business; professional work; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 2 一个劲[一個勁] yi1 ge4 jin4 continuously; persistently; incessantly 1 著名[著名] zhu4 ming2 famous; noted; well-known; celebrated 1 沮丧[沮喪] ju3 sang4 dispirited; dejected; dismayed 1 上帝[上帝] Shang4 di4 God 3 偶尔[偶爾] ou3 er3 occasionally; once in a while; sometimes 1 带上[帶上] dai4 shang4 to take along with one 1 年前[年前] nian2 qian2 before the end of the year; before the new year 2 志[誌] zhi4 sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep29/25 words - 7 min 一时半会[一時半會] yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4 a short time; a little while 1 过夜[過夜] guo4 ye4 to spend the night; overnight 1 流落[流落] liu2 luo4 to wander about destitute; to be stranded 1 街头[街頭] jie1 tou2 street 1 劳累[勞累] lao2 lei4 tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil 1 毛线[毛線] mao2 xian4 knitting wool; wool yarn 3 绕[繞] rao4 to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex 4 毛衣[毛衣] mao2 yi1 (wool) sweater; CL:件[jian4] 2 白眼狼[白眼狼] bai2 yan3 lang2 thankless wretch; an ingrate 1 有余[有餘] you3 yu2 to have an abundance 1 安好[安好] an1 hao3 safe and sound; well 1 恍[恍] huang3 disappointed; flurried; indistinct 2 惚[惚] hu1 indistinct 2 交朋友[交朋友] jiao1 peng2 you5 to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb 3 姥姥[姥姥] lao3 lao5 (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 1 不济[不濟] bu4 ji4 not good; of no use 1 最少[最少] zui4 shao3 at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal 1 赞同[贊同] zan4 tong2 to approve of; to endorse; (vote) in favor 1 芝麻[芝麻] zhi1 ma5 sesame (seed) 1 谷子[穀子] gu3 zi5 millet 1 念叨[念叨] nian4 dao5 to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss 1 淑[淑] shu1 warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2] 3 萍[萍] ping2 duckweed 3 心眼[心眼] xin1 yan3 heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance 2 攀比[攀比] pan1 bi3 to make invidious comparisons; to compete with; to emulate 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep29/50 words - 18 min 情人[情人] qing2 ren2 lover; sweetheart 1 线团[線團] xian4 tuan2 ball of string 4 掩盖[掩蓋] yan3 gai4 to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up 1 统统[統統] tong3 tong3 totally 1 淋雨[淋雨] lin2 yu3 to get wet in the rain 1 弱[弱] ruo4 weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than 1 厦[廈] sha4 tall building; mansion; rear annex; lean-to; also pr. [xia4] 2 庇[庇] bi4 to protect; cover; shelter; hide or harbor 1 俱[俱] ju4 entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; to be alike 1 颜[顏] yan2 color; face; countenance 1 装修[裝修] zhuang1 xiu1 to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate 1 逛[逛] guang4 to stroll; to visit 5 夜市[夜市] ye4 shi4 night market 2 下海[下海] xia4 hai3 to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 1 往外[往外] wang3 wai4 out; outbound; departing 1 揭[揭] jie1 to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask 2 公有[公有] gong1 you3 publicly owned; communal; held in common 1 神经[神經] shen2 jing1 nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob 3 闹矛盾[鬧矛盾] nao4 mao2 dun4 to be at loggerheads; to have a falling out 1 过意不去[過意不去] guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4 to feel very apologetic 2 听不见[聽不見] ting1 bu5 jian4 not be able to hear 1 旧情[舊情] jiu4 qing2 old affection 2 燃[燃] ran2 to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes) 2 兄妹[兄妹] xiong1 mei4 brother(s) and sister(s) 1 公事公办[公事公辦] gong1 shi4 gong1 ban4 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep29/75 words - 29 min 牢[牢] lao2 firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison 1 秉公[秉公] bing3 gong1 justly; impartially 1 执法[執法] zhi2 fa3 to enforce a law; law enforcement 1 迫不得已[迫不得已] po4 bu4 de2 yi3 to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth 2 无论如何[無論如何] wu2 lun4 ru2 he2 whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means 1 特别感谢[特別感謝] te4 bie2 gan3 xie4 special thanks; particular thanks 4 一锅粥[一鍋粥] yi1 guo1 zhou1 (lit.) a pot of porridge; (fig.) a complete mess 1 敞开[敞開] chang3 kai1 to open wide; unrestrictedly 1 走私[走私] zou3 si1 to smuggle; to have an illicit affair 1 法人[法人] fa3 ren2 legal person; corporation; see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2] 1 倒卖[倒賣] dao3 mai4 to resell at a profit; to speculate 2 货物[貨物] huo4 wu4 goods; commodity; merchandise; CL:宗[zong1] 1 事先[事先] shi4 xian1 in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior 1 贸易[貿易] mao4 yi4 (commercial) trade; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 商品[商品] shang1 pin3 commodity; goods; merchandise; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 抓走[抓走] zhua1 zou3 to arrest 4 顶嘴[頂嘴] ding3 zui3 to talk back; to answer back 1 吓坏[嚇壞] xia4 huai4 to be terrified; to terrify sb 1 寂静[寂靜] ji4 jing4 quiet 1 夜里[夜裡] ye4 li5 during the night; at night; nighttime 1 想见[想見] xiang3 jian4 to infer; to gather 2 收音机[收音機] shou1 yin1 ji1 radio; CL:臺|台[tai2] 2 凉亭[涼亭] liang2 ting2 pavilion 1 自杀[自殺] zi4 sha1 to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide 1 慢用[慢用] man4 yong4 same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep29/100 words - 41 min 大王[大王] da4 wang2 king; magnate; person having expert skill in something 2 餐[餐] can1 meal; to eat; classifier for meals 1 摇[搖] yao2 to shake; to rock; to row; to crank 1 一晃[一晃] yi1 huang3 (of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash 1 撵[攆] nian3 to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after; to try to catch up with 2 避[避] bi4 to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from 1 响应[響應] xiang3 ying4 to respond to; answer; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 曾[曾] ceng2 once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) 1 无意间[無意間] wu2 yi4 jian1 inadvertently; unintentionally 1 冷落[冷落] leng3 luo4 desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder 1 内疚[內疚] nei4 jiu4 guilty conscience; to feel a twinge of guilt 1 不已[不已] bu4 yi3 endlessly; incessantly 1 守[守] shou3 to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining 3 父[父] fu4 father 1 由不得[由不得] you2 bu5 de5 cannot help; to be beyond control of 1 暴露[暴露] bao4 lu4 to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4] 1 循循善诱[循循善誘] xun2 xun2 shan4 you4 to guide patiently and systematically (idiom) 1 和蔼[和藹] he2 ai3 kindly; nice; amiable 1 亡命之徒[亡命之徒] wang2 ming4 zhi1 tu2 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal; fugitive 1 硬碰硬[硬碰硬] ying4 peng4 ying4 to meet force with force; painstaking 1 模[模] mo2 to imitate; model; norm; pattern 2 暗中[暗中] an4 zhong1 in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously 1 暗处[暗處] an4 chu4 secret place 1 品学兼优[品學兼優] pin3 xue2 jian1 you1 excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school); a paragon of virtue and learning 1 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) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep29/111 words - 46 min 起伏[起伏] qi3 fu2 to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs 1 会理[會理] Hui4 li3 Huili county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan 1 伪装[偽裝] wei3 zhuang1 to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage 3 纸条[紙條] zhi3 tiao2 slip of paper 2 比起[比起] bi3 qi3 compared with 1 泣[泣] qi4 to sob 1 柔软[柔軟] rou2 ruan3 soft 2 早已[早已] zao3 yi3 long ago; for a long time 1 悄然[悄然] qiao3 ran2 quietly; sorrowfully 1 息[息] xi1 breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 1 滋长[滋長] zi1 zhang3 to grow (usually of abstract things); to yield; to develop 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep30/25 words - 10 min 全场[全場] quan2 chang3 everyone present; the whole audience; across-the-board; unanimously; whole duration (of a competition or match) 10 打折[打折] da3 zhe2 to give a discount 2 哪些[哪些] na3 xie1 which ones?; who?; what? 1 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 3 天无绝人之路[天無絕人之路] tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die. 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) 1 三脚架[三腳架] san1 jiao3 jia4 tripod; derrick crane 1 照相机[照相機] zhao4 xiang4 ji1 camera; CL:個|个[ge4],架[jia4],部[bu4],台[tai2],隻|只[zhi1] 1 垃圾堆[垃圾堆] la1 ji1 dui1 garbage heap 1 底片[底片] di3 pian4 negative; photographic plate 1 星座[星座] xing1 zuo4 constellation; astrological sign; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 可信[可信] ke3 xin4 trustworthy 2 领带[領帶] ling3 dai4 necktie; CL:條|条[tiao2] 4 集中[集中] ji2 zhong1 to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together 1 焦虑[焦慮] jiao1 lu:4 anxious; worried; apprehensive 1 气质[氣質] qi4 zhi4 temperament; personality traits; manners 1 飞鸟[飛鳥] fei1 niao3 bird 1 磨砺[磨礪] mo2 li4 to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice 1 天堂[天堂] tian1 tang2 paradise; heaven 1 弹奏[彈奏] tan2 zou4 to play (musical instrument, esp. string) 2 世间[世間] shi4 jian1 world; earth 1 微微[微微] wei1 wei1 slight; faint; humble 1 泰戈尔[泰戈爾] Tai4 ge1 er3 Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian poet and writer 6 诗句[詩句] shi1 ju4 verse; CL:行[hang2] 3 妻子[妻子] qi1 zi5 wife; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep30/50 words - 18 min 悉心[悉心] xi1 xin1 to put one's heart (and soul) into sth; with great care 1 死去[死去] si3 qu4 to die 1 牺牲[犧牲] xi1 sheng1 to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice 1 压抑[壓抑] ya1 yi4 to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression 2 情感[情感] qing2 gan3 feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally) 1 寡妇[寡婦] gua3 fu5 widow 4 影响力[影響力] ying3 xiang3 li4 influence; impact 1 封建制度[封建制度] feng1 jian4 zhi4 du4 feudalism 1 改嫁[改嫁] gai3 jia4 to remarry (of a woman) 1 误[誤] wu4 mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly 1 勇士[勇士] yong3 shi4 a warrior; a brave person 4 直面[直面] zhi2 mian4 to face (reality, danger etc) 4 惨淡[慘淡] can3 dan4 dark; gloomy; dismal; by painstaking effort 4 双层[雙層] shuang1 ceng2 double tier; double decker 2 贺卡[賀卡] he4 ka3 greeting card; congratulation card 4 挑选[挑選] tiao1 xuan3 to choose; to select 1 喏[喏] nuo4 (indicating agreement) yes; all right; (drawing attention to) look!; here!; variant of 諾|诺[nuo4] 1 把握[把握] ba3 wo4 to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) 1 句子[句子] ju4 zi5 sentence; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 卡片[卡片] ka3 pian4 card 2 鲁迅[魯迅] Lu3 Xun4 Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers 1 审美[審美] shen3 mei3 esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste 1 服输[服輸] fu2 shu1 to concede; to admit defeat; to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right 1 肉麻[肉麻] rou4 ma2 sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise) 1 人面兽心[人面獸心] ren2 mian4 shou4 xin1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep30/75 words - 34 min 小考[小考] xiao3 kao3 quiz 1 考完[考完] kao3 wan2 to finish an exam 1 交卷[交卷] jiao1 juan4 to hand in one's examination script 1 下毒手[下毒手] xia4 du2 shou3 to attack murderously; to strike treacherously 1 单人[單人] dan1 ren2 one person; single (room, bed etc) 1 诡异[詭異] gui3 yi4 strange; weird 1 苹果[蘋果] ping2 guo3 apple; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] 2 血气方刚[血氣方剛] xue4 qi4 fang1 gang1 full of sap (idiom); young and vigorous 1 要账[要賬] yao4 zhang4 to demand repayment; to collect debt 2 烂摊子[爛攤子] lan4 tan1 zi5 terrible mess; shambles 1 消失[消失] xiao1 shi1 to disappear; to fade away 8 预知[預知] yu4 zhi1 to anticipate; to foresee 1 还债[還債] huan2 zhai4 to settle a debt 1 终[終] zhong1 end; finish 1 监考[監考] jian1 kao3 to proctor (an exam); to invigilate 1 考卷[考卷] kao3 juan4 exam paper 1 白卷[白卷] bai2 juan4 blank exam paper 2 摩托车[摩托車] mo2 tuo1 che1 motorbike; motorcycle (loanword); CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4] 1 街上[街上] jie1 shang5 on the street; in town 1 煤气[煤氣] mei2 qi4 coal gas; gas (fuel) 1 安眠药[安眠藥] an1 mian2 yao4 sleeping pill; CL:粒[li4] 1 坦诚相见[坦誠相見] tan3 cheng2 xiang1 jian4 to trust one another fully; to treat sb with sincerity 1 普普通通[普普通通] pu3 pu3 tong1 tong1 ordinary; mediocre; nothing special 1 坚持下去[堅持下去] jian1 chi2 xia4 qu4 to press on 1 热血[熱血] re4 xue4 hot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology) 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep30/96 words - 41 min 产业[產業] chan3 ye4 industry; estate; property; industrial 1 新兴[新興] xin1 xing1 (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant 1 混蛋[混蛋] hun2 dan4 scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch 1 坐以待毙[坐以待斃] zuo4 yi3 dai4 bi4 to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate 2 度日如年[度日如年] du4 ri4 ru2 nian2 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy; time crawls when one is wretched 1 煎熬[煎熬] jian1 ao2 to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment 1 他信[他信] Ta1 xin4 Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 2001-2006 1 陷入[陷入] xian4 ru4 to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament) 1 恨铁不成钢[恨鐵不成鋼] hen4 tie3 bu4 cheng2 gang1 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel; to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom) 2 上进[上進] shang4 jin4 to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards 1 自律[自律] zi4 lu:4 self-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics); autonomic (physiology) 1 明儿[明兒] ming2 r5 (coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day 1 改邪归正[改邪歸正] gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4 to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf 1 桌球[桌球] zhuo1 qiu2 table tennis; table tennis ball (Tw); billiards; pool; snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia) 1 不差[不差] bu4 cha4 not bad; OK 1 打中[打中] da3 zhong4 to hit (a target) 1 转身[轉身] zhuan3 shen1 (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) 2 壁[壁] bi4 wall; rampart 1 咚[咚] dong1 boom (of a drum) 1 掉链子[掉鏈子] diao4 lian4 zi5 one's bicycle chain comes off; (fig.) to let sb down; to drop the ball; to screw up 1 网上[網上] wang3 shang4 online 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep31/25 words - 9 min 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 12 腾[騰] teng2 to soar; to gallop; to prance; to turn over; to vacate; to clear 1 间隔[間隔] jian4 ge2 gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc) 1 光阴[光陰] guang1 yin1 time available 1 相识[相識] xiang1 shi2 to get to know each other; acquaintance 1 红眼病[紅眼病] hong2 yan3 bing4 pinkeye; envy; jealousy 1 传染病[傳染病] chuan2 ran3 bing4 infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence 1 肘[肘] zhou3 elbow; pork shoulder 1 难产[難產] nan2 chan3 difficult birth; (fig.) difficult to achieve 1 盛行[盛行] sheng4 xing2 to be in vogue; to be prevalent 1 血浆[血漿] xue4 jiang1 blood plasma 1 天才[天才] tian1 cai2 talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted 3 晦气[晦氣] hui4 qi4 bad luck; unlucky; calamitous; wretched 1 手艺[手藝] shou3 yi4 craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade 2 做东[做東] zuo4 dong1 to act as host 1 岳父[岳父] yue4 fu4 wife's father, father-in-law 1 眼神[眼神] yan3 shen2 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect) 2 意味着[意味著] yi4 wei4 zhe5 to signify; to mean; to imply 2 肩膀[肩膀] jian1 bang3 shoulder 1 小伙[小伙] xiao3 huo3 young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 可劲儿[可勁兒] ke3 jin4 r5 erhua variant of 可勁|可劲[ke3 jin4] 1 瘦肉[瘦肉] shou4 rou4 lean meat 1 不情愿[不情願] bu4 qing2 yuan4 unwilling 1 筷子[筷子] kuai4 zi5 chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1] 1 蜡烛[蠟燭] la4 zhu2 candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep31/50 words - 19 min 吃奶[吃奶] chi1 nai3 to suck the breast (for milk) 2 相亲相爱[相親相愛] xiang1 qin1 xiang1 ai4 to be kind and love one another (idiom); bound by deep emotions 2 吃掉[吃掉] chi1 diao4 to eat up; to consume 1 团[團] tuan2 round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) 1 猪油[豬油] zhu1 you2 lard 1 喉咙[喉嚨] hou2 long2 throat; larynx 1 胃[胃] wei4 stomach; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 搜索[搜索] sou1 suo3 to search (a place); to search (a database etc) 1 收音[收音] shou1 yin1 to receive a radio signal; to make an audio recording; (of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics; (vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable) 1 心梗[心梗] xin1 geng3 abbr. for 心肌梗塞[xin1 ji1 geng3 sai1], myocardial infarction; heart attack 1 洗碗[洗碗] xi3 wan3 to wash the dishes 2 不自在[不自在] bu4 zi4 zai5 uneasiness; feel uncomfortable 1 无悔[無悔] wu2 hui3 to have no regrets 1 不知不觉[不知不覺] bu4 zhi1 bu4 jue2 unconsciously; unwittingly 1 宠[寵] chong3 to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor 1 诱惑[誘惑] you4 huo4 to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract 1 怜[憐] lian2 to pity 1 朦胧[朦朧] meng2 long2 hazy 1 旁人[旁人] pang2 ren2 other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders 1 刹那[剎那] cha4 na4 an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye 1 白头[白頭] bai2 tou2 hoary head; old age 1 乱讲[亂講] luan4 jiang3 to talk nonsense; nonsense! 1 字条[字條] zi4 tiao2 brief note 1 可有可无[可有可無] ke3 you3 ke3 wu2 not essential; dispensable 1 心满意足[心滿意足] xin1 man3 yi4 zu2 perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep31/75 words - 38 min 不像话[不像話] bu4 xiang4 hua4 unreasonable; shocking; outrageous 1 有话要说[有話要說] you3 hua4 yao4 shuo1 to speak one's mind 1 程度[程度] cheng2 du4 degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 冤家[冤家] yuan1 jia5 enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love 1 包庇[包庇] bao1 bi4 to shield; to harbor; to cover up 1 转告[轉告] zhuan3 gao4 to pass on; to communicate; to transmit 2 链子[鏈子] lian4 zi5 chain 1 电话线[電話線] dian4 hua4 xian4 telephone line; telephone wire 1 掰[掰] bai1 to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship) 1 不通[不通] bu4 tong1 to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical 1 明早[明早] ming2 zao3 tomorrow morning; tomorrow 1 受苦[受苦] shou4 ku3 to suffer hardship 1 傻话[傻話] sha3 hua4 foolish talk; nonsense 1 孬种[孬種] nao1 zhong3 coward; useless scoundrel 1 光明正大[光明正大] guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4 (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open 1 胆子[膽子] dan3 zi5 courage; nerve; guts 2 传开[傳開] chuan2 kai1 (of news) to spread; to get around 1 金鱼[金魚] jin1 yu2 goldfish 1 窝囊[窩囊] wo1 nang5 to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly 1 欺[欺] qi1 to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat 1 硬气[硬氣] ying4 qi4 firm; unyielding; strong-willed 1 断绝[斷絕] duan4 jue2 to sever; to break off 1 老太太[老太太] lao3 tai4 tai5 elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother; CL:位[wei4] 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) 1 进门[進門] jin4 men2 to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep31/88 words - 46 min 婆婆[婆婆] po2 po5 husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma 1 出身[出身] chu1 shen1 to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin 1 遇[遇] yu4 to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance 3 天时地利人和[天時地利人和] tian1 shi2 di4 li4 ren2 he2 the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war 1 一准[一准] yi1 zhun3 certainly; also written 一準|一准[yi1 zhun3] 1 活不下去[活不下去] huo2 bu4 xia4 qu5 impossible to make a living 1 游[游] you2 to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2] 2 永不[永不] yong3 bu4 never; will never 1 月亮[月亮] yue4 liang5 the moon 1 似[似] si4 to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than 1 动人[動人] dong4 ren2 touching; moving 1 钢铁[鋼鐵] gang1 tie3 steel 1 柔[柔] rou2 soft; flexible; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep32/25 words - 8 min 表明[表明] biao3 ming2 to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known 1 异性[異性] yi4 xing4 the opposite sex; of the opposite sex; heterosexual; different in nature 1 视[視] shi4 to look at; to regard; to inspect 1 洪水猛兽[洪水猛獸] hong2 shui3 meng3 shou4 lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom); fig. great scourges; extremely dangerous or threatening things 1 恨不得[恨不得] hen4 bu5 de5 wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth 1 找对象[找對象] zhao3 dui4 xiang4 to seek a marriage partner; looking for a mate 1 早知[早知] zao3 zhi1 foresight; foreknowledge; if one had known earlier,... 1 说起[說起] shuo1 qi3 to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for 1 明镜[明鏡] ming2 jing4 mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight) 1 没准儿[沒準兒] mei2 zhun3 r5 not sure; maybe 1 莫名[莫名] mo4 ming2 indescribable; ineffable 1 停车场[停車場] ting2 che1 chang3 parking lot; car park 2 狗肉[狗肉] gou3 rou4 dog meat 1 吓唬[嚇唬] xia4 hu5 to scare; to frighten 2 保安[保安] bao3 an1 to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard 5 扩大[擴大] kuo4 da4 to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope 1 乱跑[亂跑] luan4 pao3 to run around all over the place 1 车胎[車胎] che1 tai1 tire 2 薛[薛] xue1 wormwood like grass (classical) 1 咬伤[咬傷] yao3 shang1 bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite) 1 撒尿[撒尿] sa1 niao4 to pass water; to piss; to urinate; to wee wee 1 车轮[車輪] che1 lun2 wheel 1 饵[餌] er3 pastry; food; to swallow; to lure; bait; lure 1 拾掇[拾掇] shi2 duo5 to clear up; to tidy up; to pick up; to repair 1 带回[帶回] dai4 hui2 to bring back 3 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep32/50 words - 17 min 院子[院子] yuan4 zi5 courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant 1 气愤[氣憤] qi4 fen4 indignant; furious 1 可气[可氣] ke3 qi4 annoying; irritating; exasperating 1 珍贵[珍貴] zhen1 gui4 precious 1 久久[久久] jiu3 jiu3 for a very long time 1 油漆[油漆] you2 qi1 oil paints; lacquer; to paint; CL:層|层[ceng2] 3 戾气[戾氣] li4 qi4 evil tendencies; vicious currents; antisocial behavior 1 捉[捉] zhuo1 to clutch; to grab; to capture 1 漆[漆] qi1 paint; lacquer; CL:道[dao4]; to paint (furniture, walls etc) 1 顶风[頂風] ding3 feng1 to face into the wind; against the wind; fig. against the law 1 严查[嚴查] yan2 cha2 to investigate strictly 1 害群之马[害群之馬] hai4 qun2 zhi1 ma3 lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom); fig. troublemaker; black sheep; rotten apple 1 蓄意[蓄意] xu4 yi4 deliberate; premeditated; malice 1 财产[財產] cai2 chan3 property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 判刑[判刑] pan4 xing2 to sentence (to prison etc) 1 嫌疑[嫌疑] xian2 yi2 suspicion; to have suspicions 1 管委会[管委會] guan3 wei3 hui4 administrative committee; management committee; abbr. for 管理委員會|管理委员会[guan3 li3 wei3 yuan2 hui4] 3 人性[人性] ren2 xing4 human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes 1 落单[落單] luo4 dan1 to be on one's own; to be left alone; to be left out 1 背黑锅[背黑鍋] bei1 hei1 guo1 to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed 1 情节[情節] qing2 jie2 plot; circumstances 1 翅膀[翅膀] chi4 bang3 wing; CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4] 1 胡作非为[胡作非為] hu2 zuo4 fei1 wei2 to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages 1 打圆场[打圓場] da3 yuan2 chang3 to help to resolve a dispute; to smooth things over 1 评选[評選] ping2 xuan3 to select on the basis of a vote or consensus 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep32/75 words - 27 min 一律[一律] yi1 lu:4 same; uniformly; all; without exception 1 取消[取消] qu3 xiao1 to cancel; cancellation 2 违法[違法] wei2 fa3 illegal; to break the law 1 做错[做錯] zuo4 cuo4 to make an error 3 了结[了結] liao3 jie2 to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up 2 好过[好過] hao3 guo4 to have an easy time; (feel) well 1 优等[優等] you1 deng3 first-rate; of the highest order; high-class; excellent; superior 1 省级[省級] sheng3 ji2 (administrative) province-level 1 追查[追查] zhui1 cha2 to try to find out; to trace; to track down 2 一无所有[一無所有] yi1 wu2 suo3 you3 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together 1 提交[提交] ti2 jiao1 to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb 1 材料[材料] cai2 liao4 material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 2 袒护[袒護] tan3 hu4 to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side 1 到此为止[到此為止] dao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3 to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day 1 多个[多個] duo1 ge5 many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) 1 俗[俗] su2 custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular 1 利息[利息] li4 xi1 interest (on a loan); CL:筆|笔[bi3] 3 爷[爺] ye2 grandpa; old gentleman 1 一呼百应[一呼百應] yi1 hu1 bai3 ying4 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom); to respond en masse 1 楠[楠] nan2 Machilus nanmu; Chinese cedar; Chinese giant redwood 1 打字[打字] da3 zi4 to type 1 五笔[五筆] wu3 bi3 abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 1 绑走[綁走] bang3 zou3 to abduct; to kidnap 1 联合[聯合] lian2 he2 to combine; to join; unite; alliance 1 慌[慌] huang1 to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep32/100 words - 40 min 如今[如今] ru2 jin1 nowadays; now 1 报警[報警] bao4 jing3 to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police 2 不计[不計] bu4 ji4 to disregard; to take no account of 1 大叔[大叔] da4 shu1 eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) 1 婶[嬸] shen3 wife of father's younger brother 1 我去[我去] wo3 qu4 (slang) dang!; shoot! 1 骨头[骨頭] gu3 tou5 bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness 2 闪失[閃失] shan3 shi1 mishap; accident; accidental loss 1 心怀[心懷] xin1 huai2 to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions) 1 错失[錯失] cuo4 shi1 fault; mistake; to miss (a chance) 1 场景[場景] chang3 jing3 scene; scenario; setting 1 头部[頭部] tou2 bu4 head 1 约等于[約等於] yue1 deng3 yu2 approximately equal to 1 大蒜[大蒜] da4 suan4 garlic; CL:瓣[ban4],頭|头[tou2] 1 刷牙[刷牙] shua1 ya2 to brush one's teeth 1 满脸[滿臉] man3 lian3 across one's whole face 1 积德[積德] ji1 de2 to accumulate merit; to do good; to give to charity; virtuous actions 1 吓傻[嚇傻] xia4 sha3 to terrify; to scare sb 1 紧接[緊接] jin3 jie1 immediately adjacent; immediately following; to follow closely on 1 铲除[剷除] chan3 chu2 to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish 1 黑社会[黑社會] hei1 she4 hui4 criminal underworld; organized crime syndicate 3 足以[足以] zu2 yi3 sufficient to...; so much so that; so that 1 监狱[監獄] jian1 yu4 prison 1 鞋子[鞋子] xie2 zi5 shoe 2 家境[家境] jia1 jing4 family financial situation; family circumstances 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep32/112 words - 46 min 油腔滑调[油腔滑調] you2 qiang1 hua2 diao4 flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech); glib-tongued; oily 1 早死[早死] zao3 si3 early demise; untimely death 1 倒影[倒影] dao4 ying3 inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down) 1 滑板[滑板] hua2 ban3 skateboard 1 技巧[技巧] ji4 qiao3 skill; technique 1 全程[全程] quan2 cheng2 the whole distance; from beginning to end 1 生来[生來] sheng1 lai2 from birth; by one's nature 1 冷笑[冷笑] leng3 xiao4 to sneer; to laugh grimly; grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc); bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile 2 拽[拽] ye4 to drag; to haul 1 想想看[想想看] xiang3 xiang3 kan4 to think about it 1 硫酸[硫酸] liu2 suan1 sulfuric acid H2SO4; sulfate 3 集资[集資] ji2 zi1 to raise money; to accumulate funds 14 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep33/25 words - 4 min 分区[分區] fen1 qu1 allocated area (for housing, industry etc); district 1 熟食[熟食] shu2 shi2 cooked food; prepared food; deli food 1 生肉[生肉] sheng1 rou4 raw meat 1 海鲜[海鮮] hai3 xian1 seafood 1 家禽[家禽] jia1 qin2 poultry; domestic fowl 1 涨价[漲價] zhang3 jia4 to appreciate (in value); to increase in price 1 一清二楚[一清二楚] yi1 qing1 er4 chu3 to be very clear about sth (idiom) 1 灾区[災區] zai1 qu1 disaster area; stricken region 2 重建[重建] chong2 jian4 to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding 1 供应[供應] gong1 ying4 to supply; to provide; to offer 1 过冬[過冬] guo4 dong1 to get through the winter 1 棉被[棉被] mian2 bei4 comforter; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],面[mian4] 1 到位[到位] dao4 wei4 to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; well (done) 1 提到[提到] ti2 dao4 to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to 1 日程[日程] ri4 cheng2 schedule; itinerary; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 插播[插播] cha1 bo1 to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc; to put a call on hold 1 据悉[據悉] ju4 xi1 according to reports; it is reported (that) 1 本市[本市] ben3 shi4 this city; our city 1 贺[賀] he4 to congratulate 6 洲[洲] zhou1 continent; island in a river 3 挪用[挪用] nuo2 yong4 to shift (funds); to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another; to embezzle; to misappropriate 1 公款[公款] gong1 kuan3 public money 1 工程[工程] gong1 cheng2 engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 3 江岸[江岸] Jiang1 an4 Jiang'an district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei 1 家园[家園] jia1 yuan2 home; homeland 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep33/50 words - 6 min 施工[施工] shi1 gong1 construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs 1 停滞[停滯] ting2 zhi4 stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down 1 涉案[涉案] she4 an4 (of a perpetrator, victim, weapon, sum of money etc) to be involved in the case 1 金额[金額] jin1 e2 sum of money; monetary value 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 1 紧急[緊急] jin3 ji2 urgent; emergency 1 磋商[磋商] cuo1 shang1 to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations 1 合法[合法] he2 fa3 lawful; legitimate; legal 1 权益[權益] quan2 yi4 rights; interests; rights and benefits 1 过激[過激] guo4 ji1 drastic; extreme; aggressive 1 出钱[出錢] chu1 qian2 to pay 1 产[產] chan3 to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property 1 要钱[要錢] yao4 qian2 to charge; to demand payment 1 应付[應付] ying4 fu5 to deal with; to cope 1 落井下石[落井下石] luo4 jing3 xia4 shi2 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down 1 觉悟[覺悟] jue2 wu4 to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) 1 看在眼里[看在眼裡] kan4 zai4 yan3 li5 to observe; to take it all in 1 私底下[私底下] si1 di3 xia5 privately; secretly; confidentially 1 承建[承建] cheng2 jian4 to construct under contract 1 了事[了事] liao3 shi4 to dispose of a matter; to be done with it 1 合作方[合作方] he2 zuo4 fang1 (business) partner 1 资[資] zi1 resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense 5 面临[面臨] mian4 lin2 to face sth; to be confronted with 1 融资[融資] rong2 zi1 financing 1 急性[急性] ji2 xing4 acute 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep33/75 words - 17 min 衰竭[衰竭] shuai1 jie2 organ failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine) 1 后年[後年] hou4 nian2 the year after next 1 旺[旺] wang4 prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring 1 饭店[飯店] fan4 dian4 restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 3 茶楼[茶樓] cha2 lou2 tearoom; teahouse; dimsum restaurant (Hong Kong) 1 冷天[冷天] leng3 tian1 cold weather; cold season 2 泼水[潑水] po1 shui3 to sprinkle; to spill water 1 可能性[可能性] ke3 neng2 xing4 possibility; probability 1 街坊[街坊] jie1 fang1 neighborhood; neighbor 3 案子[案子] an4 zi5 long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case 1 不分青红皂白[不分青紅皂白] bu4 fen1 qing1 hong2 zao4 bai2 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong 1 公安机关[公安機關] gong1 an1 ji1 guan1 public security bureau 1 客观[客觀] ke4 guan1 objective; impartial 1 偿还[償還] chang2 huan2 to repay; to reimburse 1 优先[優先] you1 xian1 to have priority; to take precedence 1 占便宜[佔便宜] zhan4 pian2 yi5 advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage 1 勾结[勾結] gou1 jie2 to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with 1 穷人[窮人] qiong2 ren2 poor people; the poor 1 银行[銀行] yin2 hang2 bank; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 2 安宁[安寧] an1 ning2 peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry 1 地步[地步] di4 bu4 stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway 1 惜[惜] xi1 to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 1 重度[重度] zhong4 du4 serious; severe 1 掉以轻心[掉以輕心] diao4 yi3 qing1 xin1 treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard 1 贷款[貸款] dai4 kuan3 a loan; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep33/100 words - 28 min 退款[退款] tui4 kuan3 to refund; refund 1 家破人亡[家破人亡] jia1 po4 ren2 wang2 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless 1 何尝[何嘗] he2 chang2 (rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that... 1 无底洞[無底洞] wu2 di3 dong4 bottomless pit 1 收手[收手] shou1 shou3 to stop; to pull back 1 美国[美國] Mei3 guo2 United States; USA; US 12 倾家荡产[傾家蕩產] qing1 jia1 dang4 chan3 to lose a family fortune (idiom) 1 积蓄[積蓄] ji1 xu4 to save; to put aside; savings 3 住房[住房] zhu4 fang2 housing 1 迁[遷] qian1 to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote 2 责[責] ze2 duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame 1 全身而退[全身而退] quan2 shen1 er2 tui4 to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece 1 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 读书人[讀書人] du2 shu1 ren2 scholar; intellectual 1 脊梁骨[脊梁骨] ji3 liang5 gu3 backbone 1 父辈[父輩] fu4 bei4 people of one's parents' generation 1 尊严[尊嚴] zun1 yan2 dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty 1 跟踪[跟蹤] gen1 zong1 to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking 3 不堪设想[不堪設想] bu4 kan1 she4 xiang3 too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable 2 身手[身手] shen1 shou3 skill; talent; agility 1 敏捷[敏捷] min3 jie2 nimble; quick; shrewd 1 碰巧[碰巧] peng4 qiao3 by chance; by coincidence; to happen to 1 脏[髒] zang1 dirty; filthy 1 担保[擔保] dan1 bao3 to guarantee; to vouch for 1 欠债[欠債] qian4 zhai4 to owe a debt; the sum owed 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep33/124 words - 43 min 等一会[等一會] deng3 yi1 hui4 Wait a moment!; after a while 2 断定[斷定] duan4 ding4 to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment 1 打拳[打拳] da3 quan2 to do shadowboxing 1 前边[前邊] qian2 bian5 front; the front side; in front of 1 接送[接送] jie1 song4 picking up and dropping off; greeting and sending off; shuttle (transport service) 1 门外[門外] men2 wai4 outside the door 1 身后[身後] shen1 hou4 posthumous; one's social background; behind the body 2 嫁妆[嫁妝] jia4 zhuang5 dowry 2 落难[落難] luo4 nan4 to meet with misfortune; to fall into dire straits 1 嫌贫爱富[嫌貧愛富] xian2 pin2 ai4 fu4 to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom); snobbish 1 避而不[避而不] bi4 er2 bu4 to avoid (doing sth) 1 浑[渾] hun2 muddy; to mix 1 外科[外科] wai4 ke1 surgery (branch of medicine) 1 移植[移植] yi2 zhi2 to transplant 1 遗[遺] yi2 to lose; to leave behind; to omit; to bequeath; sth lost; involuntary discharge (of urine etc) 1 未必[未必] wei4 bi4 not necessarily; maybe not 1 命苦[命苦] ming4 ku3 to be born under an ill star 2 法律[法律] fa3 lu:4 law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4] 2 胜任[勝任] sheng4 ren4 qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task 2 老东西[老東西] lao3 dong1 xi5 (derog.) old fool; old bastard 1 价[價] jia4 price; value; (chemistry) valence 1 收据[收據] shou1 ju4 receipt; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 新年[新年] xin1 nian2 New Year; CL:個|个[ge4] 12 雪[雪] xue3 snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean 17 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep34/25 words - 19 min 安生[安生] an1 sheng1 peaceful; restful; quiet; still 2 过年[過年] guo4 nian2 to celebrate the Chinese New Year 3 照付[照付] zhao4 fu4 to pay as charged 1 酒精中毒[酒精中毒] jiu3 jing1 zhong4 du2 alcoholism; alcohol poisoning 4 茅台[茅臺] Mao2 tai2 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou; Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒 3 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 安置[安置] an1 zhi4 to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement 1 交待[交待] jiao1 dai4 variant of 交代[jiao1 dai4] 1 为人[為人] wei2 ren2 to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character 1 地道[地道] di4 dao5 authentic; genuine; typical; from a place known for the product; thorough; conscientious 1 白酒[白酒] bai2 jiu3 baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum 1 相安无事[相安無事] xiang1 an1 wu2 shi4 to live together in harmony 1 十二月[十二月] Shi2 er4 yue4 December; twelfth month (of the lunar year) 4 失败者[失敗者] shi1 bai4 zhe3 loser 3 从头到尾[從頭到尾] cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3 from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing) 1 彻[徹] che4 thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through 1 礼貌[禮貌] li3 mao4 courtesy; manners 1 起家[起家] qi3 jia1 to start out by; to grow an enterprise beginning with; to begin one's career by 1 没种[沒種] mei2 zhong3 not to have the guts (to do sth); cowardly 1 有种[有種] you3 zhong3 to have guts; to have courage; to be brave 1 小瞧[小瞧] xiao3 qiao2 (coll.) to look down on; to underestimate 1 借[藉] jie4 variant of 借[jie4] 3 压死[壓死] ya1 si3 to crush to death 1 赎回[贖回] shu2 hui2 to redeem 1 煲[煲] bao1 to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep34/50 words - 27 min 咸淡[鹹淡] xian2 dan4 salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness; brackish (water) 1 冬瓜[冬瓜] dong1 gua1 wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida); white gourd; white hairy melon; Chinese squash 1 勺[勺] shao2 spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume) 1 十二月份[十二月份] shi2 er4 yue4 fen4 December 1 西红柿[西紅柿] xi1 hong2 shi4 tomato; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 1 牛腩[牛腩] niu2 nan3 brisket (esp. Cantonese); belly beef; spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs; erroneously translated as sirloin 1 鲫鱼[鯽魚] ji4 yu2 Crucian carp 2 奶[奶] nai3 breast; milk; to breastfeed 1 大难不死[大難不死] da4 nan4 bu4 si3 to just escape from calamity 1 后怕[後怕] hou4 pa4 lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress 1 劫[劫] jie2 to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1] 1 送走[送走] song4 zou3 to see off; to send off 1 长远[長遠] chang2 yuan3 long-term; long-range 1 青山[青山] qing1 shan1 green hills; (the good) life 1 柴[柴] chai2 firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person) 1 轨迹[軌跡] gui3 ji4 locus; orbit; trajectory; track 1 纵然[縱然] zong4 ran2 even if; even though 1 星光[星光] xing1 guang1 starlight 1 相约[相約] xiang1 yue1 to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appointment 1 羽绒服[羽絨服] yu3 rong2 fu2 down-filled garment 1 汉[漢] han4 man 1 BP机[BP機] B P ji1 beeper (loanword); pager 1 元旦[元旦] Yuan2 dan4 New Year's Day 4 北方[北方] bei3 fang1 north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River 1 南方[南方] nan2 fang1 south; the southern part of the country; the South 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep34/75 words - 36 min 奢侈[奢侈] she1 chi3 luxurious; extravagant 1 务必[務必] wu4 bi4 must; to need to; to be sure to 1 扫兴[掃興] sao3 xing4 to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed 1 聚在一起[聚在一起] ju4 zai4 yi1 qi3 to get together 2 相好[相好] xiang1 hao3 to be intimate; close friend; paramour 1 留步[留步] liu2 bu4 (said by departing guest) no need to see me out 1 司机[司機] si1 ji1 chauffeur; driver; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 尽早[儘早] jin3 zao3 as early as possible 1 借钱[借錢] jie4 qian2 to borrow money; to lend money 3 有利可图[有利可圖] you3 li4 ke3 tu2 profitable 1 道义[道義] dao4 yi4 morality; righteousness and justice 1 说得过去[說得過去] shuo1 de5 guo4 qu4 acceptable; passable; justifiable; (of a course of action) to make sense 1 老大哥[老大哥] lao3 da4 ge1 big brother 1 栋[棟] dong4 classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) 2 李子[李子] li3 zi5 plum; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 退伍[退伍] tui4 wu3 to be discharged from military service 1 魏[魏] wei4 tower over a palace gateway (old) 1 伯伯[伯伯] bo2 bo5 father's elder brother; uncle 1 盼[盼] pan4 to hope for; to long for; to expect 1 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 其它[其它] qi2 ta1 other; the others; else; other than it; in addition to the thing mentioned above 1 成才[成才] cheng2 cai2 to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect 1 就读[就讀] jiu4 du2 to go to school 1 探[探] tan4 to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward 1 探风[探風] tan4 feng1 to make inquiries about sb or sth; to fish for information 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep34/93 words - 47 min 武打[武打] wu3 da3 acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance 1 娇气[嬌氣] jiao1 qi4 delicate; squeamish; finicky 1 通讯[通訊] tong1 xun4 communications; news story; dispatch; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 村庄[村莊] cun1 zhuang1 village; hamlet; CL:座[zuo4] 1 吃力[吃力] chi1 li4 to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain 1 开店[開店] kai1 dian4 to open shop 1 腊[臘] la4 12th lunar month; preserved (meat, fish etc) 1 腊肠[臘腸] la4 chang2 sausage 1 孤寡[孤寡] gu1 gua3 orphans and widows; to be lonely; loneliness 1 预支[預支] yu4 zhi1 to pay in advance; to get payment in advance 1 不得了[不得了] bu4 de2 liao3 desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly 1 童养媳[童養媳] tong2 yang3 xi2 child bride; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law 1 求婚[求婚] qiu2 hun1 to propose marriage 1 普天同庆[普天同慶] pu3 tian1 tong2 qing4 everybody celebrating together; universal celebration; universal rejoicing 1 炸子鸡[炸子雞] zha2 zi3 ji1 crispy fried chicken 1 失踪[失蹤] shi1 zong1 to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for 2 风俗[風俗] feng1 su2 social custom; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 诅咒[詛咒] zu3 zhou4 to curse 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep35/25 words - 10 min 跨年[跨年] kua4 nian2 to step into the new year; New Year 4 大合唱[大合唱] da4 he2 chang4 cantata; chorus 2 难忘[難忘] nan2 wang4 unforgettable 3 宵[宵] xiao1 night 1 知名[知名] zhi1 ming2 well-known; famous 3 吉他[吉他] ji2 ta1 guitar (loanword); CL:把[ba3] 5 纪念品[紀念品] ji4 nian4 pin3 souvenir 1 九霄云外[九霄雲外] jiu3 xiao1 yun2 wai4 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away 1 野[野] ye3 field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral 1 门路[門路] men2 lu4 way of doing sth; the right social connection 1 圣诞[聖誕] Sheng4 dan4 Christmas; birthday of reigning Emperor; Confucius' birthday 6 几样[幾樣] ji3 yang4 several kinds 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 3 歌词[歌詞] ge1 ci2 song lyric; lyrics 3 迷迷糊糊[迷迷糊糊] mi2 mi2 hu1 hu1 in a daze; bewildered 1 相框[相框] xiang4 kuang4 photo frame 1 快门[快門] kuai4 men2 shutter 1 火车票[火車票] huo3 che1 piao4 train ticket 2 往返[往返] wang3 fan3 to go back and forth; to go to and fro; round trip 1 干[干] gan1 to concern; to interfere; shield; stem 1 勒索[勒索] le4 suo3 to blackmail; to extort 1 辍学[輟學] chuo4 xue2 to drop out of school; to leave off studying; to interrupt one's studies 1 零用钱[零用錢] ling2 yong4 qian2 pocket money; allowance; spending money 1 储[儲] chu3 to store; to save; to have in reserve; heir; Taiwan pr. [chu2] 1 中央电视台[中央電視台] Zhong1 yang1 Dian4 shi4 tai2 China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep35/50 words - 34 min 以北[以北] yi3 bei3 to the north of (suffix) 2 降雪[降雪] jiang4 xue3 to snow; snowfall 1 衡山[衡山] Heng2 Shan1 Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]; Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan 1 银[銀] yin2 silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency 1 卧铺[臥鋪] wo4 pu4 a bed (on a train); a couchette 1 售[售] shou4 to sell; to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc) 1 路线[路線] lu4 xian4 itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road); CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 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 1 资料[資料] zi1 liao4 material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] 1 殿后[殿後] dian4 hou4 to bring up the rear 1 留成[留成] liu2 cheng2 to retain a portion (of profits etc) 1 赶时髦[趕時髦] gan3 shi2 mao2 to keep up with the latest fashion 1 刘海[劉海] liu2 hai3 bangs; fringe (hair) 1 纪念[紀念] ji4 nian4 to commemorate; to remember; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 肉丁[肉丁] rou4 ding1 diced meat 1 宝刀未老[寶刀未老] bao3 dao1 wei4 lao3 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous 1 艰苦[艱苦] jian1 ku3 difficult; hard; arduous 1 病历[病歷] bing4 li4 medical record; case history 1 梨花带雨[梨花帶雨] li2 hua1 dai4 yu3 lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom); fig. tear-stained face of a beauty 1 滋[滋] zi1 to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt 1 唤[喚] huan4 to call 1 宇宙[宇宙] yu3 zhou4 universe; cosmos 1 变丑[變醜] bian4 chou3 to disfigure 1 难熬[難熬] nan2 ao2 hard to bear; unendurable (pain, suffering) 1 同心[同心] tong2 xin1 to be of one mind; united; concentric 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep35/64 words - 46 min 迈[邁] mai4 to take a step; to stride 1 难关[難關] nan2 guan1 difficulty; crisis 1 车票[車票] che1 piao4 ticket (for a bus or train) 1 请进[請進] qing3 jin4 "please come in" 1 当铺[當舖] dang4 pu4 pawn shop; CL:家[jia1],間|间[jian1] 1 保管[保管] bao3 guan3 to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator 1 送人[送人] song4 ren2 to give away; to accompany; to see sb off 1 带坏[帶壞] dai4 huai4 to lead astray 1 冰岛[冰島] Bing1 dao3 Iceland 1 内陆[內陸] nei4 lu4 inland; interior 1 响叮当[響叮噹] xiang3 ding1 dang1 to tinkle; to jingle; to clank 1 停留[停留] ting2 liu2 to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over 1 许多[許多] xu3 duo1 many; a lot of; much 1 烟花[煙花] yan1 hua1 fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep36/25 words - 7 min 下雪[下雪] xia4 xue3 to snow 4 弦[弦] xian2 bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1] 1 弹琴[彈琴] tan2 qin2 to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument 1 分解[分解] fen1 jie3 to resolve; to decompose; to break down 1 字句[字句] zi4 ju4 words; expressions; writing 1 满怀[滿懷] man3 huai2 to have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on; (of farm animals) heavy with young 1 期许[期許] qi1 xu3 to hope; to expect; expectation(s) 2 疑惑[疑惑] yi2 huo4 to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions 1 身影[身影] shen1 ying3 silhouette; figure 1 共鸣[共鳴] gong4 ming2 resonance (physics); sympathetic response to sth 1 跋涉[跋涉] ba2 she4 to trudge; to trek 1 光年[光年] guang1 nian2 light-year 1 乐坛[樂壇] yue4 tan2 music circles; music world 1 闻风丧胆[聞風喪膽] wen2 feng1 sang4 dan3 hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news 1 面熟[面熟] mian4 shu2 to look familiar; familiar-looking 2 大众化[大眾化] da4 zhong4 hua4 mass-oriented; to cater for the masses; popularized 1 大江南北[大江南北] Da4 jiang1 nan2 bei3 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom); (fig.) all over China 1 男的[男的] nan2 de5 man 1 差异[差異] cha1 yi4 difference; discrepancy 1 仿佛[仿佛] fang3 fu2 variant of 彷彿|仿佛[fang3 fu2] 1 叫好[叫好] jiao4 hao3 to applaud; to cheer 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 醍醐灌顶[醍醐灌頂] ti2 hu2 guan4 ding3 lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom; flawless Buddhist teaching 1 曲子[曲子] qu3 zi5 poem for singing; tune; music; CL:支[zhi1] 1 目的地[目的地] mu4 di4 di4 destination (location) 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep36/50 words - 17 min 全力[全力] quan2 li4 with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support) 1 路口[路口] lu4 kou3 crossing; intersection (of roads) 1 整齐[整齊] zheng3 qi2 orderly; neat; even; tidy 1 归队[歸隊] gui1 dui4 to return to one's unit; to go back to one's station in life 1 新年快乐[新年快樂] xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4 Happy New Year! 7 披[披] pi1 to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out 1 认账[認賬] ren4 zhang4 to own up to a fault; to admit the truth; to acknowledge a debt 1 术[術] shu4 method; technique 1 业[業] ye4 line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already 1 想得美[想得美] xiang3 de2 mei3 in your dreams!; as if!; You wish!; I wish that were so 2 就此[就此] jiu4 ci3 at this point; thus; from then on 1 停住[停住] ting2 zhu4 to stop; to halt; to cease 1 嘴甜[嘴甜] zui3 tian2 sweet-talking; ingratiating 1 擀[擀] gan3 to roll (dough etc) 1 面条[麵條] mian4 tiao2 noodles 1 下厨[下廚] xia4 chu2 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook 1 过节[過節] guo4 jie2 to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) 1 亲切[親切] qin1 qie4 amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar 1 一路平安[一路平安] yi1 lu4 ping2 an1 to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! 1 行李[行李] xing2 li5 luggage; CL:件[jian4] 1 中转[中轉] zhong1 zhuan3 to change (train or plane); transfer; correspondence 1 花销[花銷] hua1 xiao1 to spend (money); expenses 1 免不了[免不了] mian3 bu4 liao3 unavoidable; can't be avoided 1 农村[農村] nong2 cun1 rural area; village; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 贫困[貧困] pin2 kun4 impoverished; poverty 2 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep36/75 words - 23 min 木匠[木匠] mu4 jiang4 carpenter 1 资助[資助] zi1 zhu4 to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy 2 个例[個例] ge4 li4 specific example; rare instance 1 古板[古板] gu3 ban3 outmoded; old-fashioned; inflexible 1 认可[認可] ren4 ke3 to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK 1 挤兑[擠兌] ji3 dui4 a run on a bank 1 无趣[無趣] wu2 qu4 dull; vapid; colorless 1 人们[人們] ren2 men5 people 1 表象[表象] biao3 xiang4 idea 1 传播[傳播] chuan2 bo1 to disseminate; to propagate; to spread 1 尾声[尾聲] wei3 sheng1 coda; epilogue; end 1 招手[招手] zhao1 shou3 to wave; to beckon 1 迎新[迎新] ying2 xin1 to see in the New Year; to welcome new guests; by extension, to receive new students 1 欢聚一堂[歡聚一堂] huan1 ju4 yi1 tang2 to gather happily under one roof 1 灾害[災害] zai1 hai4 calamity; disaster; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 苦痛[苦痛] ku3 tong4 pain; suffering 1 创新[創新] chuang4 xin1 innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails 1 指数[指數] zhi3 shu4 (numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent; index; exponential (function, growth) 1 视频[視頻] shi4 pin2 video 2 来临[來臨] lai2 lin2 to approach; to come closer 1 之际[之際] zhi1 ji4 during; at the time of 1 精神病[精神病] jing1 shen2 bing4 mental disorder; psychosis 1 打小报告[打小報告] da3 xiao3 bao4 gao4 (coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb 1 闪光点[閃光點] shan3 guang1 dian3 lit. flash point; crucial point; essential point 1 启[啟] qi3 to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep36/100 words - 33 min 坦然[坦然] tan3 ran2 calm; undisturbed 1 阴差阳错[陰差陽錯] yin1 cha1 yang2 cuo4 an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors 1 实属[實屬] shi2 shu3 (to) really (be) 1 感伤[感傷] gan3 shang1 sad; downhearted; sentimental; pathos; melancholy 1 不辞而别[不辭而別] bu4 ci2 er2 bie2 to leave without saying good-bye 2 敲响[敲響] qiao1 xiang3 to sound a bell; to raise the alarm 1 水泡[水泡] shui3 pao4 bubble; blister 1 背负[背負] bei1 fu4 to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder 1 理应[理應] li3 ying1 should; ought to 1 躲避[躲避] duo3 bi4 to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties) 1 大排档[大排檔] da4 pai2 dang4 food stall; open-air restaurant 1 欣慰[欣慰] xin1 wei4 to be gratified 1 观念[觀念] guan1 nian4 notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions 1 接纳[接納] jie1 na4 to admit (to membership) 1 赞成[贊成] zan4 cheng2 to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist 1 托付[托付] tuo1 fu4 to entrust 1 之一[之一] zhi1 yi1 one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc) 1 惊慌失措[驚慌失措] jing1 huang1 shi1 cuo4 to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) 1 冲进[衝進] chong1 jin4 to rush in; to charge in 1 怀抱[懷抱] huai2 bao4 to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) 1 从天而降[從天而降] cong2 tian1 er2 jiang4 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom); fig. to appear unexpectedly; to arise abruptly; out of the blue; to drop into one's lap 1 救世主[救世主] Jiu4 shi4 zhu3 the Savior (in Christianity) 1 济[濟] ji4 to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help 1 古时候[古時候] gu3 shi2 hou5 in ancient times; in olden days 1 勤劳[勤勞] qin2 lao2 hardworking; industrious; diligent 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep36/125 words - 39 min 正直[正直] zheng4 zhi2 upright; upstanding; honest 1 双手[雙手] shuang1 shou3 both hands 1 后盾[後盾] hou4 dun4 support; backing 1 覆盖[覆蓋] fu4 gai4 to cover 1 一点一点[一點一點] yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3 little by little; bit by bit; gradually 1 困惑[困惑] kun4 huo4 bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity 1 轮椅[輪椅] lun2 yi3 wheelchair 1 拼搏[拼搏] pin1 bo2 to struggle; to wrestle 1 便是[便是] bian4 shi4 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as 1 莽撞[莽撞] mang3 zhuang4 rude and impetuous 1 奋不顾身[奮不顧身] fen4 bu4 gu4 shen1 to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers; regardless of perils 1 遍体鳞伤[遍體鱗傷] bian4 ti3 lin2 shang1 covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue; be a mass of bruises 1 毫不[毫不] hao2 bu4 hardly; not in the least; not at all 1 退缩[退縮] tui4 suo1 to shrink back; to cower 1 大山[大山] Da4 shan1 Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC 1 温度[溫度] wen1 du4 temperature; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 泪光[淚光] lei4 guang1 glistening teardrops 1 灼伤[灼傷] zhuo2 shang1 a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc); to burn (the skin etc); (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb) 1 退让[退讓] tui4 rang4 to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede 1 撒娇[撒嬌] sa1 jiao1 to act like a spoiled child; to throw a tantrum; to act coquettishly 1 并肩[並肩] bing4 jian1 alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast 1 离别[離別] li2 bie2 to leave (on a long journey); to part from sb 1 机场[機場] ji1 chang3 airport; airfield; CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] 7 火眼金睛[火眼金睛] huo3 yan3 jin1 jing1 piercing eyes; discerning eyes 1 礼金[禮金] li3 jin1 monetary gift 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep36/150 words - 46 min 航班[航班] hang2 ban1 scheduled flight; flight number; plane; scheduled sailing; sailing number; passenger ship 1 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 1 棚[棚] peng2 shed; canopy; shack 1 食品[食品] shi2 pin3 foodstuff; food; provisions; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 薅[薅] hao1 to weed; to grip or clutch 1 见鬼[見鬼] jian4 gui3 curse it!; to hell with it! 1 乘客[乘客] cheng2 ke4 passenger 1 空中[空中] kong1 zhong1 in the sky; in the air 1 管制[管制] guan3 zhi4 to control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) 1 延迟[延遲] yan2 chi2 to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag 1 起飞[起飛] qi3 fei1 (of an aircraft) to take off 1 机长[機長] ji1 zhang3 captain; chief pilot 1 机组[機組] ji1 zu3 flight crew (on a plane); unit (apparatus) 1 人员[人員] ren2 yuan2 staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 由衷[由衷] you2 zhong1 heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned 1 系[繫] xi4 to connect; to arrest; to worry 1 呼啸而过[呼嘯而過] hu1 xiao4 er2 guo4 to whistle past; to hurtle past; to zip by 1 吞没[吞沒] tun1 mo4 to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf 1 小青年[小青年] xiao3 qing1 nian2 young person; youngster 1 赶到[趕到] gan3 dao4 to hurry (to some place) 3 隐秘[隱秘] yin3 mi4 secret; hidden 1 尾随[尾隨] wei3 sui2 to tail behind; to tag along; to follow on the heels of 1 保镖[保鏢] bao3 biao1 bodyguard 1 得瑟[得瑟] de4 se5 (dialect) to be cocky; smug; to show off 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 1 //Waiting For You In The Future - S1/Ep36/158 words - 52 min 上演[上演] shang4 yan3 to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging 1 谨[謹] jin3 cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal) 1 以此[以此] yi3 ci3 with this; thereby; thus; because of this 1 坚韧不拔[堅韌不拔] jian1 ren4 bu4 ba2 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding 1 删[刪] shan1 to delete 2 脸色[臉色] lian3 se4 complexion; look 1 责怪[責怪] ze2 guai4 to blame; to rebuke 1 珍视[珍視] zhen1 shi4 to place great importance on; to treasure 1