//What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/25 words - 1 min 开场[開場] kai1 chang3 to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event 7 音效[音效] yin1 xiao4 sound effect 18 曲[曲] qu1 bent; crooked; wrong 12 曲[曲] qu3 tune; song; CL:支[zhi1] 12 响[響] xiang3 echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises 20 改编[改編] gai3 bian1 to adapt; to rearrange; to revise 6 傅[傅] fu4 tutor 47 培[培] pei2 to bank up with earth; to cultivate (lit. or fig.); to train (people) 263 梅[梅] mei2 plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) 305 五味[五味] wu3 wei4 the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸; all kinds of flavors 6 珍[珍] zhen1 precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly 19 岁月[歲月] sui4 yue4 years; time 7 抒情[抒情] shu1 qing2 to express emotion; lyric 1 乐[樂] le4 happy; cheerful; to laugh 594 乐[樂] yue4 music 594 滋[滋] zi1 to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt 10 宝[寶] bao3 jewel; gem; treasure; precious 194 澎湃[澎湃] peng2 pai4 to surge 1 海鲜[海鮮] hai3 xian1 seafood 1 世界各地[世界各地] shi4 jie4 ge4 di4 all over the world; everywhere; in all parts of the world 1 空运[空運] kong1 yun4 air transport 1 来台[來臺] lai2 Tai2 to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC) 1 铁板烧[鐵板燒] tie3 ban3 shao1 teppanyaki 1 注重[注重] zhu4 zhong4 to pay attention to; to emphasize 1 火候[火候] huo3 hou4 heat control; maturity; crucial moment 4 食材[食材] shi2 cai2 (food) ingredient 11 持续[持續] chi2 xu4 to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation 471 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/50 words - 2 min 推荐[推薦] tui1 jian4 to recommend; recommendation 4 极品[極品] ji2 pin3 best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities 1 鸭[鴨] ya1 duck; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) male prostitute 4 胸[胸] xiong1 chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax 2 师傅[師傅] shi1 fu5 master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 84 白兰地[白蘭地] bai2 lan2 di4 brandy (loanword) 1 点火[點火] dian3 huo3 to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble 1 烹调[烹調] peng1 tiao2 to cook; cooking 2 肉汁[肉汁] rou4 zhi1 meat stock 1 迅速[迅速] xun4 su4 rapid; speedy; fast 1 锁[鎖] suo3 to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3] 4 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 吸气[吸氣] xi1 qi4 to inhale; to draw in breath 19 极致[極致] ji2 zhi4 peak; pinnacle; ultimate 1 姿态[姿態] zi1 tai4 attitude; posture; stance 1 一口[一口] yi1 kou3 readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite 2 肉[肉] rou4 meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 38 鲜[鮮] xian1 fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods 3 甜[甜] tian2 sweet 4 滋味[滋味] zi1 wei4 taste; flavor; feeling 6 哇[哇] wa5 replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao" 6 外皮[外皮] wai4 pi2 outer skin; carapace 2 酥脆[酥脆] su1 cui4 crisp (of food) 1 柔软[柔軟] rou2 ruan3 soft 1 加上[加上] jia1 shang4 plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that 4 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/75 words - 2 min 独特[獨特] du2 te4 unique; distinct; having special characteristics 1 酱[醬] jiang4 thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam 9 多种[多種] duo1 zhong3 many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi- 2 层次[層次] ceng2 ci4 layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing 1 口感[口感] kou3 gan3 taste; texture (of food); how food feels in the mouth 3 呈现[呈現] cheng2 xian4 to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate 2 滋润[滋潤] zi1 run4 moist; humid; to moisten; to provide moisture; comfortably off 1 口腔[口腔] kou3 qiang1 oral cavity 1 细胞[細胞] xi4 bao1 cell (biology) 1 疗愈[療癒] liao2 yu4 to heal; therapy 1 朝思暮想[朝思暮想] zhao1 si1 mu4 xiang3 to yearn for sth day and night (idiom) 1 深深[深深] shen1 shen1 deep; profound 1 杨[楊] yang2 poplar 15 投资[投資] tou2 zi1 investment; to invest 3 理财[理財] li3 cai2 financial management; finance 1 之外[之外] zhi1 wai4 outside; excluding 1 餐厅[餐廳] can1 ting1 dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1] 69 播放[播放] bo1 fang4 to broadcast; to transmit 15 轻柔[輕柔] qing1 rou2 soft; gentle; pliable 75 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 248 嗯[嗯] en5 interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement 176 厨师[廚師] chu2 shi1 cook; chef 6 油脂[油脂] you2 zhi1 grease; oil; fat 1 炒饭[炒飯] chao3 fan4 fried rice; (slang) (Tw) to have sex 6 感[感] gan3 to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ 3 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/100 words - 3 min 吃完[吃完] chi1 wan2 to finish eating 3 花钱[花錢] hua1 qian2 to spend money 1 抽脂[抽脂] chou1 zhi1 liposuction 1 减肥[減肥] jian3 fei2 to lose weight 1 干吗[幹嗎] gan4 ma2 see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] 53 手机[手機] shou3 ji1 cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1] 35 震动[震動] zhen4 dong4 to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration 18 正事[正事] zheng4 shi4 one's proper business 1 礼拜[禮拜] li3 bai4 week; religious service; worship; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 廖[廖] Liao4 surname Liao 3 主委[主委] zhu3 wei3 committee chairperson 1 秘书[秘書] mi4 shu1 secretary 2 提到[提到] ti2 dao4 to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to 1 瓦[瓦] wa3 roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4] 1 公司[公司] gong1 si1 (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1] 9 上市[上市] shang4 shi4 to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) 3 股票[股票] gu3 piao4 share certificate; stock (finance) 4 预计[預計] yu4 ji4 to forecast; to predict; to estimate 2 推出[推出] tui1 chu1 to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend 2 股[股] gu3 thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (stock) share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions 3 提前[提前] ti2 qian2 to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance 1 预购[預購] yu4 gou4 advance purchase 2 半价[半價] ban4 jia4 half price 1 财务[財務] cai2 wu4 financial affairs 1 经理[經理] jing1 li3 manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 6 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/125 words - 4 min 董事会[董事會] dong3 shi4 hui4 board of directors 1 炒[炒] chao3 to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb) 50 波[波] bo1 wave; ripple; storm; surge 1 股价[股價] gu3 jia4 stock price; share price 1 二十[二十] er4 shi2 twenty; 20 2 投[投] tou2 to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 3 脱手[脫手] tuo1 shou3 (not of regular commerce) to sell or dispose of (goods etc); to get rid of; to unload 2 卖掉[賣掉] mai4 diao4 to sell off; to get rid of in a sale 2 净[淨] jing4 clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role 1 赚[賺] zhuan4 to earn; to make a profit 16 嘈杂声[嘈雜聲] cao2 za2 sheng1 noise; din 7 模式[模式] mo2 shi4 mode; method; pattern 1 汇[匯] hui4 to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange 3 操作[操作] cao1 zuo4 to work; to operate; to manipulate 8 期货[期貨] qi1 huo4 abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约[qi1 huo4 he2 yue1], futures contract (finance) 4 不少[不少] bu4 shao3 many; a lot; not few 11 离职[離職] li2 zhi2 to retire; to leave office; to quit a job 2 未[未] wei4 not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° 1 风险[風險] feng1 xian3 risk; hazard 1 经验[經驗] jing1 yan4 experience; to experience 2 服务[服務] fu2 wu4 to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4] 2 千载难逢[千載難逢] qian1 zai3 nan2 feng2 extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon 1 管道[管道] guan3 dao4 tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means 1 喘[喘] chuan3 to gasp; to pant; asthma 4 唉[唉] ai1 interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh 111 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/150 words - 6 min 百万[百萬] bai3 wan4 million; millions 10 装潢[裝潢] zhuang1 huang2 to mount (a picture); to dress; to adorn; decoration; packaging 2 甲[甲] jia3 first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75° 1 老公[老公] lao3 gong1 (coll.) husband 3 太太[太太] tai4 tai5 married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 215 打电话[打電話] da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call 11 探听[探聽] tan4 ting1 to make inquiries; to try to find out; to pry 2 留给[留給] liu2 gei3 to set aside for 2 欸[欸] ai3 sigh; exclamation Eh! 237 电话[電話] dian4 hua4 telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number 20 呼声[呼聲] hu1 sheng1 a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group 38 滑稽[滑稽] hua2 ji1 comical; funny; amusing; old pr. [gu3 ji1]; huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang 12 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 33 台语[台語] Tai2 yu3 Taiwanese; Hokklo 658 享受[享受] xiang3 shou4 to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 国语[國語] Guo2 yu3 Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject; Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government; Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC 518 掏[掏] tao1 to fish out (from pocket); to scoop 2 经营[經營] jing1 ying2 to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate 5 大牌[大牌] da4 pai2 strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important 1 罐[罐] guan4 can; jar; pot 3 办好[辦好] ban4 hao3 to manage well 3 百分之百[百分之百] bai3 fen1 zhi1 bai3 a hundred percent; out and out; absolutely 1 心动[心動] xin1 dong4 heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc) 1 汇款[匯款] hui4 kuan3 to remit money; remittance 1 豪爽[豪爽] hao2 shuang3 outspoken and straightforward; forthright; expansive 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/175 words - 10 min 妥[妥] tuo3 suitable; adequate; ready; settled 1 后果[後果] hou4 guo3 consequences; aftermath 1 擦[擦] ca1 to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish 2 呼气[呼氣] hu1 qi4 to breathe out 15 咂[咂] za1 to sip; to smack one's lips; to taste; to savor 30 诙谐[詼諧] hui1 xie2 humorous; jocular; zany 8 林[林] lin2 woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things) 382 董[董] dong3 to supervise; to direct; director 45 好久不见[好久不見] hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4 long time no see 3 收讯[收訊] shou1 xun4 (wireless) reception 2 不太好[不太好] bu4 tai4 hao3 not so good; not too well 2 电梯[電梯] dian4 ti1 elevator; escalator; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] 1 方向[方向] fang1 xiang4 direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 关门[關門] guan1 men2 to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) 8 鱼[魚] yu2 fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3] 39 生水[生水] sheng1 shui3 unboiled water 1 生财[生財] sheng1 cai2 to make money 1 发财[發財] fa1 cai2 to get rich 1 钢琴[鋼琴] gang1 qin2 piano; CL:架[jia4],臺|台[tai2] 3 奏[奏] zou4 to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) 3 饲料[飼料] si4 liao4 feed; fodder 2 摇晃[搖晃] yao2 huang4 to rock; to shake; to sway 2 好听[好聽] hao3 ting1 pleasant to hear 4 拍[拍] pai1 to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) 14 赞[讚] zan4 variant of 贊|赞[zan4]; to praise 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/200 words - 12 min 中午[中午] zhong1 wu3 noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 跑掉[跑掉] pao3 diao4 to run away; to take to one's heels 2 快要[快要] kuai4 yao4 almost; nearly; almost all 4 轻快[輕快] qing1 kuai4 light and quick; brisk; spry; lively; effortless; relaxed; agile; blithe 32 的确[的確] di2 que4 really; indeed 3 好玩[好玩] hao3 wan2 amusing; fun; interesting 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 1 名曲[名曲] ming2 qu3 famous song; well-known piece of music 1 逗趣[逗趣] dou4 qu4 to amuse; to make sb laugh; to tease 25 高涨[高漲] gao1 zhang3 to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high 1 渐[漸] jian4 gradual; gradually 33 缓[緩] huan3 slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate 1 手下[手下] shou3 xia4 under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action 9 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 8 游戏[遊戲] you2 xi4 game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play 2 恼怒[惱怒] nao3 nu4 resentful; angry; to enrage sb 4 高利贷[高利貸] gao1 li4 dai4 loan shark; high-interest loan; usury 6 不动[不動] bu4 dong4 motionless 2 屁[屁] pi4 fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 1 弄死[弄死] nong4 si3 to kill; to put to death 1 脚底[腳底] jiao3 di3 soles of the feet 1 抹油[抹油] mo3 you2 to anoint 1 母[母] mu3 mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female 4 胆[膽] dan3 gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) 1 借钱[借錢] jie4 qian2 to borrow money; to lend money 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/225 words - 14 min 没命[沒命] mei2 ming4 to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately 3 咖啡[咖啡] ka1 fei1 coffee (loanword); CL:杯[bei1] 1 喘气[喘氣] chuan3 qi4 to breathe deeply; to pant 33 咳[咳] ke2 cough 5 嗽[嗽] sou4 cough 4 渐近[漸近] jian4 jin4 approximation 9 脚步[腳步] jiao3 bu4 footstep; step 34 惊吓[驚嚇] jing1 xia4 to frighten; to horrify; to terrify 17 宝妈[寶媽] bao3 ma1 a mom (mother of a young child) 6 喔[喔] wo5 (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder 129 洗头[洗頭] xi3 tou2 to wash one's hair; to have a shampoo 3 鱼缸[魚缸] yu2 gang1 fish tank; fishbowl; aquarium 1 毛病[毛病] mao2 bing4 fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 省[省] sheng3 to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department 54 省[省] xing3 to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 54 咳嗽[咳嗽] ke2 sou5 to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 9 公寓[公寓] gong1 yu4 apartment building; block of flats; CL:套[tao4] 1 管理员[管理員] guan3 li3 yuan2 manager; administrator 1 懊恼[懊惱] ao4 nao3 annoyed; vexed; upset 9 奶奶[奶奶] nai3 nai5 (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts 170 几年[幾年] ji3 nian2 a few years; several years; how many years 10 爸[爸] ba4 father; dad; pa; papa 69 十几[十幾] shi2 ji3 more than ten; a dozen or more 5 联络[聯絡] lian2 luo4 to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection 17 警察[警察] jing3 cha2 police; police officer; CL:個|个[ge4] 23 医院[醫院] yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 13 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/250 words - 16 min 昏迷不醒[昏迷不醒] hun1 mi2 bu4 xing3 to remain unconscious 4 爷爷[爺爺] ye2 ye5 (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4] 14 亲人[親人] qin1 ren2 one's close relatives 4 情形[情形] qing2 xing5 circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 家属[家屬] jia1 shu3 family member; (family) dependent 4 签[簽] qian1 to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 3 王家[王家] wang2 jia1 princely 9 后代[後代] hou4 dai4 descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations 1 经历[經歷] jing1 li4 experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through 2 车祸[車禍] che1 huo4 traffic accident; car crash; CL:場|场[chang2] 6 出院[出院] chu1 yuan4 to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital 2 养老院[養老院] yang3 lao3 yuan4 nursing home 1 填[填] tian2 to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in 1 文件[文件] wen2 jian4 document; file; CL:份[fen4] 6 什么的[什麼的] shen2 me5 de5 and so on; and what not 2 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] 16 出面[出面] chu1 mian4 to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up 1 透[透] tou4 to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show 2 厝[厝] cuo4 to lay in place; to put; to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial 1 印象[印象] yin4 xiang4 impression 5 层[層] ceng2 layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.) 1 楼[樓] lou2 house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 7 生意[生意] sheng1 yi4 life force; vitality 12 不得了[不得了] bu4 de2 liao3 desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly 4 孙子[孫子] sun1 zi5 grandson; son's son 16 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/275 words - 19 min 不孝[不孝] bu4 xiao4 unfilial 3 鸟[鳥] niao3 bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam 29 精华[精華] jing1 hua2 best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul 2 地段[地段] di4 duan4 section; district 2 煮[煮] zhu3 to cook; to boil 55 悬疑[懸疑] xuan2 yi2 suspense 4 宋[宋] Song4 surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) 17 幸运[幸運] xing4 yun4 fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck 2 房屋[房屋] fang2 wu1 house; building; CL:所[suo3],套[tao4] 2 英语[英語] Ying1 yu3 English (language) 3 哈啰[哈囉] ha1 luo1 hello (loanword) 1 法语[法語] Fa3 yu3 French (language) 1 房产[房產] fang2 chan3 real estate; the property market (e.g. houses) 2 中介[中介] zhong1 jie4 to act as intermediary; to link; intermediate; inter-; agency; agent 2 单传[單傳] dan1 chuan2 to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc); to be learned from only one master (of a skill, art etc) 1 就是说[就是說] jiu4 shi4 shuo1 in other words; that is 3 价钱[價錢] jia4 qian5 price 4 抬高[抬高] tai2 gao1 to raise (price etc) 4 护士[護士] hu4 shi5 nurse; CL:個|个[ge4] 18 病人[病人] bing4 ren2 sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 昏迷[昏迷] hun1 mi2 to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented 1 老太婆[老太婆] lao3 tai4 po2 old woman (at times contemptuous) 1 右转[右轉] you4 zhuan3 to turn right 2 智[智] zhi4 wisdom; knowledge 3 医药[醫藥] yi1 yao4 medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/300 words - 22 min 哭声[哭聲] ku1 sheng1 sound of weeping 6 笑声[笑聲] xiao4 sheng1 laughter 67 春[春] chun1 spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life 512 台北[台北] Tai2 bei3 Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan 3 明显[明顯] ming2 xian3 clear; distinct; obvious 1 外伤[外傷] wai4 shang1 injury; wound; trauma 1 医生[醫生] yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 6 生命[生命] sheng1 ming4 life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2] 1 护理[護理] hu4 li3 to nurse; to tend and protect 1 报到[報到] bao4 dao4 to report for duty; to check in; to register 1 签名[簽名] qian1 ming2 to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature 1 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 21 鸣[鳴] ming2 to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 27 啜[啜] chuo4 (literary) to drink; to sip; to sob 3 食[食] shi2 to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse 7 继承[繼承] ji4 cheng2 to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc) 1 系统[系統] xi4 tong3 system; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 表[表] biao3 exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth) 1 表[錶] biao3 wrist or pocket watch 8 原本[原本] yuan2 ben3 originally; original 6 开价[開價] kai1 jia4 to quote a price; seller's first offer 1 老人家[老人家] lao3 ren2 jia1 polite term for old woman or man 7 舍[捨] she3 to give up; to abandon; to give alms 1 不得[不得] bu4 de2 must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot 2 做生意[做生意] zuo4 sheng1 yi4 to do business 3 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/325 words - 27 min 热闹[熱鬧] re4 nao5 bustling with noise and excitement; lively 2 困难[困難] kun4 nan5 difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation 3 耶[耶] ye5 final particle indicating enthusiasm etc 79 愿[願] yuan4 to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 5 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 1 户籍[戶籍] hu4 ji2 census register; household register 1 誊[謄] teng2 to transcribe; to copy out; (free word) 1 土地[土地] tu3 di4 land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4] 2 权[權] quan2 authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary 1 状[狀] zhuang4 accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped 3 继承人[繼承人] ji4 cheng2 ren2 heir; successor 2 资料[資料] zi1 liao4 material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] 3 楼上[樓上] lou2 shang4 upstairs 3 惊叹[驚嘆] jing1 tan4 to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise 2 亲吻[親吻] qin1 wen3 to kiss; kiss 1 零用钱[零用錢] ling2 yong4 qian2 pocket money; allowance; spending money 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 11 敬赠[敬贈] jing4 zeng4 to present respectfully; with (sb's) compliments; complimentary 1 味[味] wei4 taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM) 16 餐馆[餐館] can1 guan3 restaurant; CL:家[jia1] 21 高雄[高雄] Gao1 xiong2 Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city and county in south Taiwan 5 货[貨] huo4 goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 帐[帳] zhang4 covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 賬|账[zhang4] 2 合同[合同] he2 tong5 (business) contract; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 吵吵[吵吵] chao1 chao5 to make a racket; to quarrel 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/350 words - 28 min 脸红脖子粗[臉紅脖子粗] lian3 hong2 bo2 zi5 cu1 red in the face; extremely angry 1 没用[沒用] mei2 yong4 useless 2 气死[氣死] qi4 si3 to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger 5 说说[說說] shuo1 shuo5 to say sth 3 耐性[耐性] nai4 xing4 patience; endurance 1 好转[好轉] hao3 zhuan3 to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement 1 嫂嫂[嫂嫂] sao3 sao5 older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister 11 儿[兒] er2 child; son 3 做梦[做夢] zuo4 meng4 to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream 2 梦到[夢到] meng4 dao4 to dream of; to dream about 1 偷偷[偷偷] tou1 tou1 stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 4 船[船] chuan2 boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] 8 大连[大連] Da4 lian2 Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China 13 老家[老家] lao3 jia1 native place; place of origin; home state or region 6 找不着[找不著] zhao3 bu5 zhao2 to be unable to find 1 山[山] shan1 mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable 2 苹果[蘋果] ping2 guo3 apple; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] 1 园[園] yuan2 land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc 1 雪[雪] xue3 snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean 1 树[樹] shu4 tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up 1 啥[啥] sha2 dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4] 50 晓得[曉得] xiao3 de5 to know 17 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 3 弟[弟] di4 younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) 1 小妹[小妹] xiao3 mei4 little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/375 words - 29 min 胡思乱想[胡思亂想] hu2 si1 luan4 xiang3 to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild 1 天天[天天] tian1 tian1 every day 5 蚊子[蚊子] wen2 zi5 mosquito 3 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 1 浑身[渾身] hun2 shen1 all over; from head to foot 1 刺[刺] ci4 thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder 2 痒[癢] yang3 to itch; to tickle 1 挠[撓] nao2 to scratch; to thwart; to yield 2 疤[疤] ba1 scar; scab 1 结婚[結婚] jie2 hun1 to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4] 8 岁数[歲數] sui4 shu5 age (number of years old) 1 嚷嚷[嚷嚷] rang1 rang5 to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach 2 台湾[台灣] Tai2 wan1 variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1] 29 结[結] jie2 knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) 2 找对象[找對象] zhao3 dui4 xiang4 to seek a marriage partner; looking for a mate 1 扯[扯] che3 to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey 4 赶紧[趕緊] gan3 jin3 hurriedly; without delay 10 上班[上班] shang4 ban1 to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office 19 嫂[嫂] sao3 older brother's wife; sister-in-law 10 早餐[早餐] zao3 can1 breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 1 不及[不及] bu4 ji2 to fall short of; not as good as; too late 1 摊[攤] tan1 to spread out; vendor's stand 6 面条[麵條] mian4 tiao2 noodles 7 看上去[看上去] kan4 shang5 qu5 it would appear; it seems (that) 1 卓[卓] zhuo2 outstanding 3 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/400 words - 31 min 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 迟[遲] chi2 late; delayed; slow 2 发火[發火] fa1 huo3 to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry 1 南昌[南昌] Nan2 chang1 Nanchang prefecture level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China; also Nanchang county 1 黄包车[黃包車] huang2 bao1 che1 rickshaw 1 差点[差點] cha4 dian3 almost; nearly 3 寄出[寄出] ji4 chu1 to mail; to send by post 1 一打[一打] yi1 da2 dozen 1 英文[英文] Ying1 wen2 English (language) 5 凑合[湊合] cou4 he5 to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad 2 应聘[應聘] ying4 pin4 to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position 1 中文[中文] Zhong1 wen2 Chinese language 1 这不[這不] zhe4 bu5 (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 1 突发[突發] tu1 fa1 to burst out suddenly; sudden outburst 1 状况[狀況] zhuang4 kuang4 condition; state; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 平和[平和] ping2 he2 gentle; mild; moderate; placid 34 打字机[打字機] da3 zi4 ji1 typewriter 7 闷闷不乐[悶悶不樂] men4 men4 bu4 le4 depressed; sulky; moody; unhappy 1 打的[打的] da3 di1 (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi 1 稿子[稿子] gao3 zi5 draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent 1 手稿[手稿] shou3 gao3 manuscript; script 1 草[草] cao3 grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] 1 复习[複習] fu4 xi2 variant of 復習|复习[fu4 xi2] 1 文法[文法] wen2 fa3 grammar 1 生疏[生疏] sheng1 shu1 unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/425 words - 33 min 刀子[刀子] dao1 zi5 knife; CL:把[ba3] 12 豆腐[豆腐] dou4 fu5 tofu; bean curd 10 直[直] zhi2 straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 1 恶意[惡意] e4 yi4 malice; evil intention 3 努力[努力] nu3 li4 great effort; to strive; to try hard 8 下班[下班] xia4 ban1 to finish work; to get off work 3 点钟[點鐘] dian3 zhong1 (indicating time of day) o'clock 1 门口[門口] men2 kou3 doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4] 8 绍[紹] shao4 to continue; to carry on 143 庆[慶] qing4 to celebrate 143 胜[勝] sheng4 victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task) 3 尤其是[尤其是] you2 qi2 shi4 especially; most of all; above all; in particular 3 饼[餅] bing3 round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1] 1 家乡[家鄉] jia1 xiang1 hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 同事[同事] tong2 shi4 colleague; co-worker; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 40 东北[東北] dong1 bei3 northeast 11 上海[上海] Shang4 hai3 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4] 3 吕[呂] lu:3 pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system 7 育[育] yu4 to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate 6 程[程] cheng2 rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence 36 冰水[冰水] bing1 shui3 iced water 3 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] 18 少爷[少爺] shao4 ye5 son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) 1 超过[超過] chao1 guo4 to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip 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 3 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/450 words - 35 min 这天[這天] zhe4 tian1 today; this day 1 比起[比起] bi3 qi3 compared with 1 白天[白天] bai2 tian1 daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 冰凉[冰涼] bing1 liang2 ice-cold 1 简直[簡直] jian3 zhi2 simply; at all; practically 1 没法[沒法] mei2 fa3 at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice 4 老师[老師] lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 11 月薪[月薪] yue4 xin1 monthly income (in kind) 1 女生[女生] nu:3 sheng1 schoolgirl; female student; girl 7 冰[冰] bing1 ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine 2 约会[約會] yue1 hui4 appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet 1 主动[主動] zhu3 dong4 to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc) 1 涮[涮] shuan4 to rinse; to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) 2 纨裤子弟[紈褲子弟] wan2 ku4 zi3 di4 dandy; fop; lounge lizard 1 厦门[廈門] Xia4 men2 Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xia4] 1 接应[接應] jie1 ying4 to provide support; to come to the rescue 1 暗号[暗號] an4 hao4 secret signal (sign); countersign; password 2 确认[確認] que4 ren4 to confirm; to verify; confirmation 3 身份[身份] shen1 fen4 identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank 1 厨工[廚工] chu2 gong1 kitchen helper; assistant cook 3 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] 15 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) 6 饭馆[飯館] fan4 guan3 restaurant; CL:家[jia1] 12 偷渡[偷渡] tou1 du4 illegal immigration; to stowaway (on a ship); to steal across the international border; to run a blockade 4 大伙[大伙] da4 huo3 everybody; everyone; we all 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/475 words - 37 min 吃饱[吃飽] chi1 bao3 to eat one's fill 4 付[付] fu4 to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things 19 今儿[今兒] jin1 r5 (coll.) today 6 菜色[菜色] cai4 se4 dish; lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet); emaciated look (from malnutrition) 6 甜点[甜點] tian2 dian3 dessert 4 付钱[付錢] fu4 qian2 to pay money 1 请客[請客] qing3 ke4 to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner 4 拔丝[拔絲] ba2 si1 wire drawing; candied floss (cooking); spun sugar or toffee (coating) 3 地瓜[地瓜] di4 gua1 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); yam (family Dioscoreaceae) 9 出名[出名] chu1 ming2 well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark 2 开车[開車] kai1 che1 to drive a car 3 载[載] zai4 to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously 3 要不[要不] yao4 bu4 otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) 13 顺道[順道] shun4 dao4 on the way 4 捎[捎] shao1 to bring sth to sb; to deliver 1 骑[騎] qi2 to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses 2 自行车[自行車] zi4 xing2 che1 bicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 3 骑车[騎車] qi2 che1 to cycle 3 幽静[幽靜] you1 jing4 quiet; secluded; isolated; peaceful 7 房东[房東] fang2 dong1 landlord 1 催[催] cui1 to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite 1 房租[房租] fang2 zu1 rent for a room or house 9 银元[銀元] yin2 yuan2 flat silver (former coinage); also written 銀圓|银圆; silver dollar 1 不成[不成] bu4 cheng2 won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? 1 出差[出差] chu1 chai1 to go on an official or business trip 6 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/500 words - 39 min 欠款[欠款] qian4 kuan3 to owe a debt; balance due; debts 1 兼[兼] jian1 double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time 2 其它[其它] qi2 ta1 other; the others; else; other than it; in addition to the thing mentioned above 2 出生[出生] chu1 sheng1 to be born 4 抑郁[抑鬱] yi4 yu4 depressed; despondent; gloomy; depression 1 唠叨[嘮叨] lao2 dao5 to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging 1 没完没了[沒完沒了] mei2 wan2 mei2 liao3 without end; incessantly; on and on 1 烟[煙] yan1 cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke 1 兼差[兼差] jian1 chai1 to moonlight; side job 1 日文[日文] Ri4 wen2 Japanese (language) 1 校对[校對] jiao4 dui4 proofreader; to proofread; to calibrate 1 遭罪[遭罪] zao1 zui4 to endure hardship; to suffer 1 遭[遭] zao1 to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 8 罪[罪] zui4 guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin 7 怀孕[懷孕] huai2 yun4 pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy 2 宝宝[寶寶] bao3 bao3 darling; baby 2 水源[水源] shui3 yuan2 water source; water supply; headwaters of a river 2 街上[街上] jie1 shang5 on the street; in town 4 摊子[攤子] tan1 zi5 booth; vendor's stall; organizational structure; scale of operations 3 尝[嚐] chang2 variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]; to taste; to experience 10 温柔[溫柔] wen1 rou2 gentle and soft; tender 16 家门[家門] jia1 men2 house door; family clan 2 饭局[飯局] fan4 ju2 dinner party; banquet 1 正巧[正巧] zheng4 qiao3 just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune 3 琢磨[琢磨] zuo2 mo5 to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] 5 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/525 words - 44 min 恰巧[恰巧] qia4 qiao3 fortunately; unexpectedly; by coincidence 5 碰上[碰上] peng4 shang4 to run into; to come upon; to meet 2 邻居[鄰居] lin2 ju1 neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 说三道四[說三道四] shuo1 san1 dao4 si4 to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip 1 嗓[嗓] sang3 throat; voice 3 昨晚[昨晚] zuo2 wan3 yesterday evening; last night 3 逮[逮] dai4 (literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until 1 打卡[打卡] da3 ka3 (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out) 1 宁静[寧靜] ning2 jing4 tranquil; tranquility; serenity 4 写字[寫字] xie3 zi4 to write characters 8 叫声[叫聲] jiao4 sheng1 yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals) 15 好些[好些] hao3 xie1 a good deal of; quite a lot 2 请假[請假] qing3 jia4 to request leave of absence 4 转告[轉告] zhuan3 gao4 to pass on; to communicate; to transmit 1 遇见[遇見] yu4 jian4 to meet 1 绅士[紳士] shen1 shi4 gentleman 1 男生[男生] nan2 sheng1 schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) 2 有意思[有意思] you3 yi4 si5 interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun 1 胡说[胡說] hu2 shuo1 to talk nonsense; drivel 1 盛[盛] sheng4 flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively 2 碗[碗] wan3 bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 35 餐桌[餐桌] can1 zhuo1 dining table; dinner table 1 昏睡[昏睡] hun1 shui4 sleep; drowse when unconscious; lethargic sleep; lethargy 1 感冒[感冒] gan3 mao4 to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand 7 发烧[發燒] fa1 shao1 to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever 4 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/550 words - 50 min 热心[熱心] re4 xin1 enthusiasm; zeal; zealous; zest; enthusiastic; ardent; warmhearted 1 米粉[米粉] mi3 fen3 rice flour; rice-flour noodles; (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan 2 汤[湯] tang1 soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled 3 温馨[溫馨] wen1 xin1 comfort; soft and fragrant; warm 6 叔叔[叔叔] shu1 shu5 father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 61 今年[今年] jin1 nian2 this year 3 运势[運勢] yun4 shi4 horoscope; one's fortune 1 叹气[嘆氣] tan4 qi4 to sigh; to heave a sigh 42 做完[做完] zuo4 wan2 to finish; to complete the task 3 繁[繁] fan2 complicated; many; in great numbers; abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters 167 唷[唷] yo5 final particle expressing exhortation, admiration etc 56 噎[噎] ye1 to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate 1 吐[吐] tu4 to vomit; to throw up 2 幽[幽] you1 remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces 25 沉[沉] chen2 to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy 26 鸡[雞] ji1 fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute 11 穷[窮] qiong2 poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly 2 小偷[小偷] xiao3 tou1 thief 10 惊[驚] jing1 to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm 11 使[使] shi3 to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger 43 力[力] li4 power; force; strength; ability; strenuously 44 贼[賊] zei2 thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely 2 阴沉[陰沉] yin1 chen2 gloomy 9 小声[小聲] xiao3 sheng1 in a low voice; (speak) in whispers 3 完了[完了] wan2 le5 to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 9 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/575 words - 55 min 当兵[當兵] dang1 bing1 to serve in the army; to be a soldier 4 打死[打死] da3 si3 to kill; to beat to death 3 这下[這下] zhe4 xia4 this time 1 惊慌[驚慌] jing1 huang1 to panic; to be alarmed 19 部队[部隊] bu4 dui4 army; armed forces; troops; force; unit; CL:個|个[ge4] 6 枪毙[槍斃] qiang1 bi4 to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of 1 恐怖[恐怖] kong3 bu4 terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist 3 叫喊[叫喊] jiao4 han3 exclamation; outcry; shout; yell 18 尖叫[尖叫] jian1 jiao4 to screech; to shriek 2 冤[冤] yuan1 injustice; grievance; wrong 1 仇[仇] chou2 hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) 1 一时[一時] yi1 shi2 a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time 4 贪[貪] tan1 to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt 1 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) 4 收房[收房] shou1 fang2 to take as a concubine 1 租[租] zu1 to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax 2 拜托[拜託] bai4 tuo1 to request sb to do sth; please! 17 讨[討] tao3 to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study 1 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! 1 房[房] fang2 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines) 7 契[契] qi4 to carve; carved words; to agree; a contract; a deed 4 孤[孤] gu1 lone; lonely 137 夏[夏] xia4 summer 137 值钱[值錢] zhi2 qian2 valuable; costly; expensive 1 稀有[稀有] xi1 you3 uncommon 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/600 words - 59 min 古董[古董] gu3 dong3 curio; antique 2 二战[二戰] Er4 zhan4 World War II 2 大将军[大將軍] da4 jiang1 jun1 important general; generalissimo 2 随身[隨身] sui2 shen1 to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one 2 怀表[懷錶] huai2 biao3 pocket watch 5 市价[市價] shi4 jia4 market value 1 寻找[尋找] xun2 zhao3 to seek; to look for 1 缘[緣] yuan2 cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along 1 价[價] jia4 price; value; (chemistry) valence 1 赶上[趕上] gan3 shang4 to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for 1 提早[提早] ti2 zao3 ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time) 1 单位[單位] dan1 wei4 unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 伞[傘] san3 umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3] 2 今儿个[今兒個] jin1 r5 ge5 (coll.) today 39 淋雨[淋雨] lin2 yu3 to get wet in the rain 1 得病[得病] de2 bing4 to fall ill; to contract a disease 5 特地[特地] te4 di4 specially; for a special purpose 3 北方[北方] bei3 fang1 north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River 1 面食[麵食] mian4 shi2 food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc 1 礼拜二[禮拜二] Li3 bai4 er4 Tuesday 1 电影[電影] dian4 ying3 movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3] 4 招待[招待] zhao1 dai4 to receive (guests); to entertain; reception 2 券[券] quan4 bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds); ticket; voucher; certificate 1 说定[說定] shuo1 ding4 to agree on; to settle on 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/625 words - 62 min 班[班] ban1 team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups 9 办公室[辦公室] ban4 gong1 shi4 office; business premises; bureau; CL:間|间[jian1] 2 低气压[低氣壓] di1 qi4 ya1 low pressure; depression (meteorology) 1 共产党[共產黨] Gong4 chan3 dang3 Communist Party 8 清算[清算] qing1 suan4 to settle accounts; to clear accounts; to liquidate; to expose and criticize 2 地主[地主] di4 zhu3 landlord; landowner; host 1 目标[目標] mu4 biao1 target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 偏偏[偏偏] pian1 pian1 (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people 1 对象[對象] dui4 xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 弟弟[弟弟] di4 di5 younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 妹妹[妹妹] mei4 mei5 younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 紧急[緊急] jin3 ji2 urgent; emergency 1 一会[一會] yi1 hui4 a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] 2 不住[不住] bu4 zhu4 repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc) 2 敲[敲] qiao1 to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge 5 桌子[桌子] zhuo1 zi5 table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4] 1 胡闹[胡鬧] hu2 nao4 to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble 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 两码事[兩碼事] liang3 ma3 shi4 two quite different things; another kettle of fish 1 如今[如今] ru2 jin1 nowadays; now 2 政治[政治] zheng4 zhi4 politics; political 2 况且[況且] kuang4 qie3 moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore 1 铺天盖地[鋪天蓋地] pu1 tian1 gai4 di4 lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering; omnipresent; of universal importance 1 局势[局勢] ju2 shi4 situation; state (of affairs) 1 胡说八道[胡說八道] hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4 to talk rubbish 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/650 words - 66 min 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] 1 香港[香港] Xiang1 gang3 Hong Kong 7 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]) 6 咱家[咱家] zan2 jia1 I; me; we; my home; our house 10 蝉[蟬] chan2 cicada 21 纸张[紙張] zhi3 zhang1 paper 6 摩擦[摩擦] mo2 ca1 friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦 7 傍晚[傍晚] bang4 wan3 in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk 2 渔港[漁港] yu2 gang3 fishing port 5 旁[旁] pang2 beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic 3 阶梯[階梯] jie1 ti1 flight of steps; (fig.) a means of advancement; stepping stone 2 小路[小路] xiao3 lu4 minor road; lane; pathway; trail 2 白色[白色] bai2 se4 white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist 1 没错[沒錯] mei2 cuo4 that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong 3 陌生人[陌生人] mo4 sheng1 ren2 stranger 1 来历[來歷] lai2 li4 history; antecedents; origin 1 背景[背景] bei4 jing3 background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 相当[相當] xiang1 dang1 equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite 3 企图[企圖] qi3 tu2 to attempt; to try; attempt; CL:種|种[zhong3] 2 严[嚴] yan2 tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father 2 鸟鸣[鳥鳴] niao3 ming2 birdsong; warbling 2 油条[油條] you2 tiao2 youtiao (deep-fried breadstick); CL:根[gen1]; slick and sly person 1 早安[早安] zao3 an1 Good morning! 4 日本[日本] Ri4 ben3 Japan 13 估计[估計] gu1 ji4 to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/675 words - 69 min 玻璃[玻璃] bo1 li5 glass; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]; (slang) male homosexual 1 丝袜[絲襪] si1 wa4 stockings; pantyhose 1 口红[口紅] kou3 hong2 lipstick 1 粉饼[粉餅] fen3 bing3 compact (cosmetics) 1 单独[單獨] dan1 du2 alone; by oneself; on one's own 1 拍照[拍照] pai1 zhao4 to take a picture 11 合照[合照] he2 zhao4 to pose for a photo 1 耽误[耽誤] dan1 wu5 to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 2 院子[院子] yuan4 zi5 courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant 4 天气[天氣] tian1 qi4 weather 3 快门[快門] kuai4 men2 shutter 6 忧伤[憂傷] you1 shang1 distressed; laden with grief 12 丫头[丫頭] ya1 tou5 girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) 3 舍不得[捨不得] she3 bu5 de5 to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge 5 保重[保重] bao3 zhong4 to take care of oneself 2 李[李] li3 plum 6 生病[生病] sheng1 bing4 to fall ill 4 过意不去[過意不去] guo4 yi4 bu4 qu4 to feel very apologetic 2 市场[市場] shi4 chang3 marketplace; market (also in abstract) 7 帮手[幫手] bang1 shou3 helper; assistant 3 轻松[輕鬆] qing1 song1 light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously 6 脏[髒] zang1 dirty; filthy 3 拉肚子[拉肚子] la1 du4 zi5 (coll.) to have diarrhea 1 采[採] cai3 to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather 1 放假[放假] fang4 jia4 to have a holiday or vacation 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/700 words - 73 min 勤劳[勤勞] qin2 lao2 hardworking; industrious; diligent 1 平时[平時] ping2 shi2 ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime 3 堂弟[堂弟] tang2 di4 younger male patrilineal cousin 1 表哥[表哥] biao3 ge1 older male cousin via female line 1 确实[確實] que4 shi2 indeed; really; reliable; real; true 1 亲戚[親戚] qin1 qi5 a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 2 缴[繳] jiao3 to hand in; to hand over; to seize 2 越[越] yue4 to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 4 市区[市區] shi4 qu1 urban district; downtown; city center 1 赚钱[賺錢] zhuan4 qian2 to earn money; moneymaking 6 田[田] tian2 field; farm; CL:片[pian4] 2 餐[餐] can1 meal; to eat; classifier for meals 3 侄女[姪女] zhi2 nu:3 niece; brother's daughter 1 电灯[電燈] dian4 deng1 electric light; CL:盞|盏[zhan3] 1 关掉[關掉] guan1 diao4 to switch off; to shut off 1 人大[人大] Ren2 da4 (Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]); Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Da4 xue2]) 3 贩子[販子] fan4 zi5 trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler 10 站住[站住] zhan4 zhu4 to stand 6 走错[走錯] zou3 cuo4 to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc) 1 计划[計劃] ji4 hua4 plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 1 大意[大意] da4 yi5 careless 1 出卖[出賣] chu1 mai4 to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray 1 尿尿[尿尿] niao4 niao4 to pee 3 尿[尿] niao4 to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1] 1 惊叫[驚叫] jing1 jiao4 to cry out in fear 3 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/725 words - 77 min 哨[哨] shao4 a whistle; sentry 3 惨[慘] can3 miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy 5 巡[巡] xun2 to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks 1 海岸[海岸] hai3 an4 coastal; seacoast 1 吠[吠] fei4 to bark 2 铃声[鈴聲] ling2 sheng1 ring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulation 16 祐[祐] you4 (of divinity) to bless; to protect 1 民[民] min2 the people; nationality; citizen 2 内部[內部] nei4 bu4 interior; inside (part, section); internal 3 成交[成交] cheng2 jiao1 to complete a contract; to reach a deal 1 变数[變數] bian4 shu4 variable (math.) 3 另[另] ling4 other; another; separate; separately 3 买家[買家] mai3 jia1 buyer; client 1 好不容易[好不容易] hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4 with great difficulty; very difficult 4 说服[說服] shuo1 fu2 to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] 3 数字[數字] shu4 zi4 numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 达成[達成] da2 cheng2 to reach (an agreement); to accomplish 1 共识[共識] gong4 shi2 common understanding; consensus 3 凡事[凡事] fan2 shi4 everything 3 先来后到[先來後到] xian1 lai2 hou4 dao4 in order of arrival; first come, first served 1 见钱眼开[見錢眼開] jian4 qian2 yan3 kai1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing 1 发脾气[發脾氣] fa1 pi2 qi4 to get angry 1 小事[小事] xiao3 shi4 trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3] 3 改天[改天] gai3 tian1 another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check 7 委托[委託] wei3 tuo1 to entrust; to trust; to commission 5 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/750 words - 79 min 销售[銷售] xiao1 shou4 to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc) 4 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) 3 醒来[醒來] xing3 lai2 to waken 2 病情[病情] bing4 qing2 state of an illness; patient's condition 2 恶化[惡化] e4 hua4 to worsen 2 放手[放手] fang4 shou3 to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand 6 拆[拆] chai1 to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open 2 劝阻[勸阻] quan4 zu3 to advise against; to dissuade 2 哼[哼] heng1 to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! 7 假装[假裝] jia3 zhuang1 to feign; to pretend 2 老成[老成] lao3 cheng2 mature; experienced; sophisticated 1 认得[認得] ren4 de5 to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know 4 失[失] shi1 to lose; to miss; to fail 4 忆[憶] yi4 to recollect; to remember; memory 1 乱说[亂說] luan4 shuo1 to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks 2 取[取] qu3 to take; to get; to choose; to fetch 3 传家[傳家] chuan2 jia1 to pass on through the generations 1 身份证[身份證] shen1 fen4 zheng4 identity card; ID 1 骗子[騙子] pian4 zi5 swindler; a cheat 1 裤子[褲子] ku4 zi5 trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2] 8 脱[脫] tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 9 屁股[屁股] pi4 gu5 buttocks; bottom; butt; back part 2 记号[記號] ji4 hao5 mark; symbol; notation; seal 1 清醒[清醒] qing1 xing3 clear-headed; sober; awake 1 不快[不快] bu4 kuai4 unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp 5 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/775 words - 83 min 扶[扶] fu2 to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help 2 干脆[乾脆] gan1 cui4 straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 5 少年[少年] shao4 nian2 early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man 1 失火[失火] shi1 huo3 to catch fire; on fire; fire (alarm) 1 轻[輕] qing1 light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage 114 叹[嘆] tan4 to sigh; to exclaim 17 跪[跪] gui4 to kneel 1 祖先[祖先] zu3 xian1 ancestor; forebears 2 失联[失聯] shi1 lian2 to lose contact; to be lost 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) 2 生前[生前] sheng1 qian2 (of a deceased) during one's life; while living 2 挂念[掛念] gua4 nian4 concerned 4 谁知[誰知] shei2 zhi1 lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably 3 老天爷[老天爺] lao3 tian1 ye2 God; Heavens 2 从头到尾[從頭到尾] cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3 from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing) 2 提起[提起] ti2 qi3 to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) 1 过世[過世] guo4 shi4 to die; to pass away 5 有够[有夠] you3 gou4 very; extremely 7 可恶[可惡] ke3 wu4 repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable 4 恶劣[惡劣] e4 lie4 vile; nasty; of very poor quality 1 读[讀] du2 to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 3 大学[大學] da4 xue2 university; college; CL:所[suo3] 4 毕业[畢業] bi4 ye4 graduation; to graduate; to finish school 2 兵[兵] bing1 soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 一家[一家] yi1 jia1 the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep1/782 words - 85 min 上班族[上班族] shang4 ban1 zu2 office workers (as social group) 1 嘴巴[嘴巴] zui3 ba5 mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 辞[辭] ci2 to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2] 1 尾[尾] wei3 tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish 6 字幕[字幕] zi4 mu4 caption; subtitle 6 翻译[翻譯] fan1 yi4 to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 7 姜[姜] jiang1 variant of 薑|姜[jiang1] 3 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/25 words - 9 min 欲[欲] yu4 to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4] 5 哭泣[哭泣] ku1 qi4 to weep 36 友人[友人] you3 ren2 friend 1 母亲[母親] mu3 qin1 mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 救命[救命] jiu4 ming4 to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! 9 教训[教訓] jiao4 xun5 lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb 2 喊声[喊聲] han3 sheng1 to yell; hubbub 8 跑步[跑步] pao3 bu4 to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double 9 嘘[噓] xu1 to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush! 1 拖[拖] tuo1 to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on 1 用力[用力] yong4 li4 to exert oneself physically 3 大声[大聲] da4 sheng1 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 5 血[血] xue4 blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4] 3 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 毛巾[毛巾] mao2 jin1 towel; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 打仗[打仗] da3 zhang4 to fight a battle; to go to war 1 昨儿个[昨兒個] zuo2 r5 ge5 (coll.) yesterday 1 临时[臨時] lin2 shi2 as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc 5 大一[大一] da4 yi1 first-year university student 2 脾气[脾氣] pi2 qi5 character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 只好[只好] zhi3 hao3 without any better option; to have to; to be forced to 3 添麻烦[添麻煩] tian1 ma2 fan5 to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 2 重用[重用] zhong4 yong4 to put in an important position 1 夸奖[誇獎] kua1 jiang3 to praise; to applaud; to compliment 1 进步[進步] jin4 bu4 progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/50 words - 11 min 神速[神速] shen2 su4 lightning speed; amazingly rapid; incredible pace of development 1 不可多得[不可多得] bu4 ke3 duo1 de2 hard to come by; rare 1 手脚[手腳] shou3 jiao3 hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4]) 4 要约[要約] yao1 yue4 to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid 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 1 好感[好感] hao3 gan3 good opinion; favorable impression 1 咧[咧] lie5 modal particle expressing exclamation 16 联系[聯繫] lian2 xi4 connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch 7 上工[上工] shang4 gong1 to go to work; to start work 2 整理[整理] zheng3 li3 to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage) 4 展[展] zhan3 to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition 1 愉快[愉快] yu2 kuai4 cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted 15 一大早[一大早] yi1 da4 zao3 at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning 3 封[封] feng1 to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 5 信箱[信箱] xin4 xiang1 mailbox; post office box 2 就任[就任] jiu4 ren4 to take office; to assume a post 1 夜里[夜裡] ye4 li5 during the night; at night; nighttime 1 心疼[心疼] xin1 teng2 to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed 1 稍微[稍微] shao1 wei1 a little bit 3 恢复[恢復] hui1 fu4 to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate 1 状态[狀態] zhuang4 tai4 state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 分开[分開] fen1 kai1 to separate; to part 3 抗战[抗戰] kang4 zhan4 war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) 2 胜利[勝利] sheng4 li4 victory; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 处境[處境] chu3 jing4 situation (of a person) 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/75 words - 12 min 苏联[蘇聯] Su1 lian2 Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟|苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟[Su1 wei2 ai1 She4 hui4 zhu3 yi4 Gong4 he2 guo2 Lian2 meng2] 1 军队[軍隊] jun1 dui4 army; troops; CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 2 进入[進入] jin4 ru4 to enter; to join; to go into 1 抚顺市[撫順市] Fu3 shun4 shi4 Fushun prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China 1 秩序[秩序] zhi4 xu4 order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 乱糟糟[亂糟糟] luan4 zao1 zao1 chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess 1 不得已[不得已] bu4 de2 yi3 to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must 1 之下[之下] zhi1 xia4 under; beneath; less than 2 暂停[暫停] zan4 ting2 to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player) 1 营业[營業] ying2 ye4 to do business; to trade 6 返回[返回] fan3 hui2 to return to; to come (or go) back 1 重温[重溫] chong2 wen1 to learn sth over again; to review; to brush up; to revive (memories, friendship etc) 1 天伦之乐[天倫之樂] tian1 lun2 zhi1 le4 family love and joy; domestic bliss 1 揣[揣] chuai1 to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuai3] 1 揣[揣] chuai3 to estimate; to guess; to figure; to surmise 1 积蓄[積蓄] ji1 xu4 to save; to put aside; savings 1 兴冲冲[興沖沖] xing4 chong1 chong1 full of joy and expectations; animatedly 1 火车[火車] huo3 che1 train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4] 3 眼看[眼看] yan3 kan4 soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens 1 苏[蘇] su1 Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration 2 军[軍] jun1 army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 端[端] duan1 end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular 4 枪[槍] qiang1 gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots 2 抵住[抵住] di3 zhu4 to resist; to press against; to brace 1 胸口[胸口] xiong1 kou3 pit of the stomach 1 魔王[魔王] mo2 wang2 devil king; evil person 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/100 words - 13 min 劫[劫] jie2 to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1] 1 剩[剩] sheng4 to remain; to be left; to have as remainder 9 兜[兜] dou1 pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old) 1 四十[四十] si4 shi2 forty; 40 1 这儿[這兒] zhe4 r5 here 1 倒霉[倒霉] dao3 mei2 to have bad luck; to be out of luck 3 运[運] yun4 to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate 1 频繁[頻繁] pin2 fan2 frequently; often 1 仅[僅] jin3 barely; only; merely 1 存[存] cun2 to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive 7 豁出去[豁出去] huo1 chu5 qu5 to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke 1 冒险[冒險] mao4 xian3 to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure 1 划[劃] hua4 to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character 1 军用[軍用] jun1 yong4 (for) military use; military application 1 安然[安然] an1 ran2 safely; peacefully; at a rest 1 到达[到達] dao4 da2 to reach; to arrive 2 咱[咱] zan2 I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to) 3 此时[此時] ci3 shi2 now; this moment 2 父亲[父親] fu4 qin1 father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 失业[失業] shi1 ye4 unemployment; to lose one's job 1 炊[炊] chui1 to cook food 3 兄妹[兄妹] xiong1 mei4 brother(s) and sister(s) 2 拿走[拿走] na2 zou3 to take away 1 妓院[妓院] ji4 yuan4 brothel; whorehouse 1 敷[敷] fu1 to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough 3 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/125 words - 17 min 耳聋[耳聾] er3 long2 deaf 2 傻笑[傻笑] sha3 xiao4 to giggle; to laugh foolishly; to smirk; to simper 13 示意[示意] shi4 yi4 to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb) 9 闪开[閃開] shan3 kai1 to get out of the way 4 伤口[傷口] shang1 kou3 wound; cut 1 娘[娘] niang2 mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 26 梦呓[夢囈] meng4 yi4 talking in one's sleep; delirious ravings; nonsense; sheer fantasy 1 听得懂[聽得懂] ting1 de5 dong3 to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says) 2 打伤[打傷] da3 shang1 to injure; to wound; to damage 2 敲门[敲門] qiao1 men2 to knock on a door 8 再不[再不] zai4 bu4 if not, then; otherwise 2 女孩[女孩] nu:3 hai2 girl; lass 4 村长[村長] cun1 zhang3 village chief; village head 3 叔[叔] shu1 uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] 1 侄[姪] zhi2 nephew by the male line 1 忍心[忍心] ren3 xin1 to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task 2 火坑[火坑] huo3 keng1 pit of fire; fig. living hell 1 卖肉[賣肉] mai4 rou4 butcher; meat merchant 1 残忍[殘忍] can2 ren3 cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless 2 狠[狠] hen3 ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3] 1 年前[年前] nian2 qian2 before the end of the year; before the new year 2 看病[看病] kan4 bing4 to visit a doctor; to see a patient 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] 8 收成[收成] shou1 cheng2 harvest 1 四处[四處] si4 chu4 all over the place; everywhere and all directions 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/150 words - 22 min 背债[揹債] bei1 zhai4 to be in debt; to be saddled with debts 1 过日子[過日子] guo4 ri4 zi5 to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along 1 还债[還債] huan2 zhai4 to settle a debt 1 不只[不只] bu4 zhi3 not only; not merely 4 分期付款[分期付款] fen1 qi1 fu4 kuan3 to pay in installments; payment in installments 2 都市[都市] du1 shi4 city; metropolis 2 职缺[職缺] zhi2 que1 (job) opening 1 寄[寄] ji4 to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) 12 暂时[暫時] zan4 shi2 temporary; provisional; for the time being 3 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 1 万一[萬一] wan4 yi1 just in case; if by any chance; contingency 11 埋[埋] mai2 to bury 1 埋[埋] man2 to blame 1 清明节[清明節] Qing1 ming2 jie2 Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) 1 报答[報答] bao4 da2 to repay; to requite 2 人情[人情] ren2 qing2 human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn 2 妈的[媽的] ma1 de5 see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] 2 增[增] zeng1 to increase; to expand; to add 2 寿[壽] shou4 long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary 6 乾坤[乾坤] qian2 kun1 yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe 1 福[福] fu2 good fortune; happiness; luck 1 满门[滿門] man3 men2 the whole family 1 锅[鍋] guo1 pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] 15 铲[剷] chan3 to level off; to root up 1 功夫[功夫] gong1 fu5 skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort 4 废话[廢話] fei4 hua4 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/175 words - 23 min 厨房[廚房] chu2 fang2 kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1] 21 管理[管理] guan3 li3 to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 迎接[迎接] ying2 jie1 to meet; to welcome; to greet 1 桌[桌] zhuo1 table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc 6 筷子[筷子] kuai4 zi5 chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1] 8 桌面[桌面] zhuo1 mian4 desktop; tabletop 23 碰撞[碰撞] peng4 zhuang4 to collide; collision 58 咸[鹹] xian2 salted; salty; stingy; miserly 5 口味[口味] kou3 wei4 a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor 3 客人[客人] ke4 ren2 visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4] 24 咸淡[鹹淡] xian2 dan4 salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness; brackish (water) 1 羞辱[羞辱] xiu1 ru3 to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation 1 饕[饕] tao1 gluttonous; see 饕餮[tao1 tie4], zoomorphic mask motif 1 宫[宮] gong1 palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale 3 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 丁[丁] ding1 fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fourth in order; letter "D" or Roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food) 6 当成[當成] dang4 cheng2 to consider as; to take to be 4 糖醋[糖醋] tang2 cu4 sweet and sour 5 排骨[排骨] pai2 gu3 pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person 22 糖[糖] tang2 sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4] 6 撒[撒] sa1 to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to 1 撒[撒] sa3 to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill 1 意会[意會] yi4 hui4 to sense; to grasp intuitively 1 助理[助理] zhu4 li3 assistant 2 老糊涂[老糊塗] lao3 hu2 tu5 dotard 2 街道[街道] jie1 dao4 street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district 4 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/200 words - 29 min 老板娘[老闆娘] lao3 ban3 niang2 female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife 61 肩[肩] jian1 shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) 2 宽[寬] kuan1 lenient; wide; broad 1 刘[劉] Liu2 surname Liu 24 瘦[瘦] shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive 2 寸[寸] cun4 a unit of length; inch; thumb 1 线条[線條] xian4 tiao2 line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) 2 量[量] liang2 to measure 2 量[量] liang4 capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word 2 婶[嬸] shen3 wife of father's younger brother 1 后门[後門] hou4 men2 the back door; fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure); anus 4 咿[咿] yi1 (onom.) to squeak 3 吊[吊] diao4 to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person 1 胃口[胃口] wei4 kou3 appetite; liking 2 风流[風流] feng1 liu2 distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose 2 鉴[鑑] jian4 example; mirror; to view; reflection; to reflect; to inspect; to warn; (ancient bronze mirror) 2 落泪[落淚] luo4 lei4 to shed tears; to weep 1 邮差[郵差] you2 chai1 (old) postman 2 听不懂[聽不懂] ting1 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of what one is hearing 7 挂号信[掛號信] gua4 hao4 xin4 registered letter 1 鸡同鸭讲[雞同鴨講] ji1 tong2 ya1 jiang3 lit. chicken speaking with duck; fig. talking without communicating; people not understanding each other 1 晕[暈] yun1 confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out 1 晕[暈] yun4 dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun 1 打球[打球] da3 qiu2 to play ball; to play with a ball 1 一身[一身] yi1 shen1 whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes 1 汗[汗] han4 perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection) 2 码头[碼頭] ma3 tou2 dock; pier; wharf; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/225 words - 32 min 盘点[盤點] pan2 dian3 to make an inventory; to take stock 1 做事[做事] zuo4 shi4 to work; to handle matters; to have a job 4 弄到[弄到] nong4 dao4 to get hold of; to obtain; to secure; to come by 1 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 2 海风[海風] hai3 feng1 sea breeze; sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 1 打从[打從] da3 cong2 from; (ever) since 1 碰面[碰面] peng4 mian4 to meet; to run into (sb); to get together (with sb) 1 回信[回信] hui2 xin4 to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1] 7 写信[寫信] xie3 xin4 to write a letter 11 速度[速度] su4 du4 speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 昨夜[昨夜] zuo2 ye4 last night 1 通电话[通電話] tong1 dian4 hua4 to phone sb up 2 日语[日語] Ri4 yu3 Japanese language 3 服务员[服務員] fu2 wu4 yuan2 waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 5 欢迎光临[歡迎光臨] huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2 welcome 3 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 2 占[佔] zhan4 variant of 占[zhan4] 1 便宜[便宜] pian2 yi5 cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly 7 亲子[親子] qin1 zi3 parent and child; parent-child (relationship); two successive generations 10 盖饭[蓋飯] gai4 fan4 rice with meat and vegetables 10 稍等[稍等] shao1 deng3 to wait a moment 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 12 鸡蛋[雞蛋] ji1 dan4 (chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2] 1 洋葱[洋蔥] yang2 cong1 onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion 4 鸡肉[雞肉] ji1 rou4 chicken meat 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/250 words - 34 min 几样[幾樣] ji3 yang4 several kinds 3 搭配[搭配] da1 pei4 to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group 1 美好[美好] mei3 hao3 beautiful; fine 2 回忆[回憶] hui2 yi4 to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 庆祝[慶祝] qing4 zhu4 to celebrate 1 谈天[談天] tan2 tian1 to chat 1 令尊[令尊] ling4 zun1 Your esteemed father (honorific) 3 掌上明珠[掌上明珠] zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter) 2 宠[寵] chong3 to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor 1 意见[意見] yi4 jian4 idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 1 相隔[相隔] xiang1 ge2 separated by (distance or time etc) 1 坚定[堅定] jian1 ding4 firm; steady; staunch; resolute 2 信念[信念] xin4 nian4 faith; belief; conviction 1 平安无事[平安無事] ping2 an1 wu2 shi4 safe and sound (idiom) 2 慢用[慢用] man4 yong4 same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1] 2 开动[開動] kai1 dong4 to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating) 2 袁[袁] yuan2 long robe (old) 1 爱情[愛情] ai4 qing2 romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4] 2 自甘堕落[自甘墮落] zi4 gan1 duo4 luo4 to abandon oneself (idiom); to let oneself go 1 同居[同居] tong2 ju1 to live together 1 搞不懂[搞不懂] gao3 bu5 dong3 unable to make sense of (sth) 1 精明[精明] jing1 ming2 astute; shrewd 1 愚蠢[愚蠢] yu2 chun3 silly; stupid 1 生性[生性] sheng1 xing4 natural disposition 1 悲观[悲觀] bei1 guan1 pessimistic 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/275 words - 38 min 文艺[文藝] wen2 yi4 literature and art 1 内容[內容] nei4 rong2 content; substance; details; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 3 微笑[微笑] wei1 xiao4 smile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile 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 7 之所以[之所以] zhi1 suo3 yi3 the reason why 1 康复[康復] kang1 fu4 to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce 1 鼓励[鼓勵] gu3 li4 to encourage 4 借给[借給] jie4 gei3 to lend to sb 1 手绢[手絹] shou3 juan4 handkerchief; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] 1 柔和[柔和] rou2 he2 gentle; soft 16 先进[先進] xian1 jin4 advanced (technology); to advance 4 下回[下回] xia4 hui2 next chapter; next time 3 雷声[雷聲] lei2 sheng1 thunder 4 下雨[下雨] xia4 yu3 to rain 7 滴答声[滴答聲] di1 da5 sheng1 tick (tock) 3 打雷[打雷] da3 lei2 to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder 7 惩罚[懲罰] cheng2 fa2 penalty; punishment; to punish 1 坏人[壞人] huai4 ren2 bad person; villain 2 戴上[戴上] dai4 shang5 to put on (hat etc) 1 英雄[英雄] ying1 xiong2 hero; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 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] 4 飘飘[飄飄] piao1 piao1 to float about; to flutter (in the breeze); (dialect) gay guy; (Tw) ghost 4 马[馬] ma3 horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess 4 萧[蕭] xiao1 miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort 8 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 9 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/300 words - 40 min 腰[腰] yao1 waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins 2 热血[熱血] re4 xue4 hot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology) 2 似[似] si4 to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than 1 狂潮[狂潮] kuang2 chao2 surging tide; (fig.) tide; craze; rage; spree 1 模仿[模仿] mo2 fang3 to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model 2 唱歌[唱歌] chang4 ge1 to sing a song 3 男儿[男兒] nan2 er2 a (real) man; boy; son 5 报国[報國] bao4 guo2 to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country 3 今朝[今朝] jin1 zhao1 at the present; now 3 奋起[奮起] fen4 qi3 to rise vigorously; a spirited start 4 莫[莫] mo4 do not; there is none who 6 作[作] zuo4 to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works 4 病夫[病夫] bing4 fu1 sick man 4 团结[團結] tuan2 jie2 to unite; unity; solidarity; united 2 贻[貽] yi2 to present; to bequeath 2 散沙[散沙] san3 sha1 scattered sand; fig. lacking in cohesion or organization 2 嘲[嘲] chao2 to ridicule; to mock 2 右[右] you4 right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) 1 耳[耳] er3 ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese) 2 炮弹[炮彈] pao4 dan4 artillery shell; CL:枚[mei2] 1 炸[炸] zha2 to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4] 6 炸[炸] zha4 to explode 6 聋[聾] long2 deaf 1 应答[應答] ying4 da2 to reply 3 听懂[聽懂] ting1 dong3 to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken) 3 屋顶[屋頂] wu1 ding3 roof; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/325 words - 43 min 漏水[漏水] lou4 shui3 to leak (of water) 2 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 门栓[門栓] men2 shuan1 variant of 門閂|门闩[men2 shuan1] 1 窗[窗] chuang1 shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4] 1 养伤[養傷] yang3 shang1 to heal a wound; to recuperate (from an injury) 2 温暖[溫暖] wen1 nuan3 warm 1 餐具[餐具] can1 ju4 tableware; dinner service 22 瞒[瞞] man2 to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark 2 逃兵[逃兵] tao2 bing1 army deserter 3 哀伤[哀傷] ai1 shang1 grief; distress; bereavement; grieved; heartbroken; dejected 12 一来[一來] yi1 lai2 firstly, ... 2 逃[逃] tao2 to escape; to run away; to flee 1 苦[苦] ku3 bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 3 伙[伙] huo3 meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2]); variant of 夥|伙[huo3] 1 烂[爛] lan4 soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 4 烤[烤] kao3 to roast; to bake; to broil 5 田鼠[田鼠] tian2 shu3 vole 1 头破血流[頭破血流] tou2 po4 xue4 liu2 lit. head broken and blood flowing; fig. badly bruised 1 不知[不知] bu4 zhi1 not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 2 能干[能幹] neng2 gan4 capable; competent 2 恩[恩] en1 favor; grace; kindness 1 小子[小子] xiao3 zi5 (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow 4 缝[縫] feng2 to sew; to stitch 4 缝[縫] feng4 seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4] 4 线[線] xian4 thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) 2 歪[歪] wai1 askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/350 words - 47 min 鸡腿[雞腿] ji1 tui3 chicken leg; drumstick; CL:根[gen1] 4 周[周] zhou1 to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially 17 机灵[機靈] ji1 ling5 clever; quick-witted 1 喝茶[喝茶] he1 cha2 (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") 4 乡下[鄉下] xiang1 xia5 countryside; rural area; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 遍[遍] bian4 everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time 5 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 5 薯[薯] shu3 potato; yam 4 斗[斗] dou3 dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object; old variant of 陡[dou3] 16 米[米] mi3 rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier) 54 准[準] zhun3 accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para- 1 义[義] yi4 justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship 116 甫[甫] fu3 (classical) barely; just; just now 116 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) 1 水分[水分] shui3 fen4 moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding 1 饱满[飽滿] bao3 man3 full; plump 1 公道[公道] gong1 dao4 justice; fairness; public highway 2 买好[買好] mai3 hao3 to ingratiate oneself 2 卤[滷] lu3 to stew in soy sauce and spices 1 伺候[伺候] ci4 hou4 to serve; to wait upon 1 一堆[一堆] yi1 dui1 pile 4 扫[掃] sao3 to sweep 4 扫[掃] sao4 broom 4 灰尘[灰塵] hui1 chen2 dust 1 西[西] xi1 west 3 到时[到時] dao4 shi2 at that (future) time 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/375 words - 52 min 小费[小費] xiao3 fei4 tip; gratuity 1 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] 2 角[角] jue2 role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale 2 工资[工資] gong1 zi1 wages; pay; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],月[yue4] 1 唬烂[唬爛] hu3 lan4 (slang) (Tw) to bullshit; to fool 1 白痴[白痴] bai2 chi1 idiocy; idiot 2 下标[下標] xia4 biao1 subscript; suffix; index 1 媛[媛] yuan2 beautiful (woman) 50 琪[琪] qi2 fine jade 78 心意[心意] xin1 yi4 regard; kindly feelings; intention 1 落跑[落跑] luo4 pao3 to run away; to escape 4 接到[接到] jie1 dao4 to receive (letter etc) 6 店长[店長] dian4 zhang3 store manager 1 饮料[飲料] yin3 liao4 drink; beverage 10 地址[地址] di4 zhi3 address; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 良心[良心] liang2 xin1 conscience 1 害得[害得] hai4 de5 to cause or lead to sth bad 1 复健[復健] fu4 jian4 rehabilitation; recuperate 1 搞不好[搞不好] gao3 bu5 hao3 (coll.) maybe; perhaps 4 瘫痪[癱瘓] tan1 huan4 paralysis; be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc) 2 赔偿[賠償] pei2 chang2 to compensate 1 实际[實際] shi2 ji4 reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual 1 十万[十萬] shi2 wan4 hundred thousand 11 报警[報警] bao4 jing3 to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police 4 受不了[受不了] shou4 bu4 liao3 unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand 2 激怒[激怒] ji1 nu4 to infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/400 words - 54 min 说到做到[說到做到] shuo1 dao4 zuo4 dao4 to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise 1 告[告] gao4 to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue 1 狮子[獅子] shi1 zi5 lion; CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2] 1 开口[開口] kai1 kou3 to open one's mouth; to start to talk 3 有钱[有錢] you3 qian2 well-off; wealthy 7 说法[說法] shuo1 fa5 way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation 1 薪水[薪水] xin1 shui3 salary; wage 4 赔[賠] pei2 to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss 4 汽车[汽車] qi4 che1 car; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 3 开锁[開鎖] kai1 suo3 to unlock 2 雄[雄] xiong2 male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence 33 出国[出國] chu1 guo2 to go abroad; to leave the country; emigration 2 经费[經費] jing1 fei4 funds; expenditure; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 1 薇[薇] wei1 Osmunda regalis, a species of fern; Taiwan pr. [wei2] 3 指甲[指甲] zhi3 jia5 fingernail 1 遗传[遺傳] yi2 chuan2 heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) 1 优点[優點] you1 dian3 merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] 1 欧[歐] ou1 (used for transliteration); old variant of 謳|讴[ou1] 6 慢走[慢走] man4 zou3 Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! 1 旅行社[旅行社] lu:3 xing2 she4 travel agency 1 行程[行程] xing2 cheng2 journey; course of a journey; distance traveled; trajectory; itinerary; route; course (of history); stroke (of a piston); (Tw) (computing) process 1 研究[研究] yan2 jiu1 research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into 3 心肝宝贝[心肝寶貝] xin1 gan1 bao3 bei4 precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart 1 逛街[逛街] guang4 jie1 to take a walk; to window-shop; to stroll down the street 4 打扮[打扮] da3 ban5 to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/425 words - 56 min 保险柜[保險櫃] bao3 xian3 gui4 a safe; strongbox 1 现金[現金] xian4 jin1 cash 1 比赛[比賽] bi3 sai4 competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete 1 跳进[跳進] tiao4 jin4 to plunge into; to jump into 2 复赛[複賽] fu4 sai4 (sports) semifinal or quarterfinal; to compete in a semifinal (or a quarterfinal) 1 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 老婆[老婆] lao3 po2 (coll.) wife 2 展现[展現] zhan3 xian4 to come out; to emerge; to reveal; to display 2 三八[三八] san1 ba1 International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March; foolish; stupid 3 伸[伸] shen1 to stretch; to extend 1 高手[高手] gao1 shou3 expert; past master; dab hand 1 谦虚[謙虛] qian1 xu1 modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks 1 通告[通告] tong1 gao4 to announce; to give notice 1 生活费[生活費] sheng1 huo2 fei4 cost of living; living expenses; alimony 1 助[助] zhu4 to help; to assist 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 大小姐[大小姐] da4 xiao3 jie5 eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman; Miss High and Mighty 2 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 5 工[工] gong1 work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor 2 业绩[業績] ye4 ji4 achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results 2 压力[壓力] ya1 li4 pressure 3 饿死[餓死] e4 si3 to starve to death; to be very hungry 2 想像[想像] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination 1 哪像[哪像] na3 xiang4 unlike; in contrast to 1 小孩子[小孩子] xiao3 hai2 zi5 child 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/450 words - 59 min 小小[小小] xiao3 xiao3 very small; very few; very minor 2 窒息[窒息] zhi4 xi1 to choke; to stifle; to suffocate 1 可怕[可怕] ke3 pa4 awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly 1 爸妈[爸媽] ba4 ma1 dad and mom 4 广告[廣告] guang3 gao4 to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; CL:項|项[xiang4] 2 卯[卯] mao3 mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]; to exert one's strength 1 狂[狂] kuang2 mad; wild; violent 1 年底[年底] nian2 di3 the end of the year; year-end 1 读书[讀書] du2 shu1 to read a book; to study; to attend school 3 美国[美國] Mei3 guo2 United States; USA; US 1 表演[表演] biao3 yan3 play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3] 1 课[課] ke4 subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination 3 一下子[一下子] yi1 xia4 zi5 in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden 3 居中[居中] ju1 zhong1 positioned between (two parties); to mediate between 1 回音[回音] hui2 yin1 echo; reply; turn (ornament in music) 1 一早[一早] yi1 zao3 early in the morning; at dawn 3 总算[總算] zong3 suan4 at long last; finally; on the whole 1 实现[實現] shi2 xian4 to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about 1 承诺[承諾] cheng2 nuo4 to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment 1 抽泣[抽泣] chou1 qi4 to sob spasmodically 12 主要[主要] zhu3 yao4 main; principal; major; primary 1 照相[照相] zhao4 xiang4 to take a photograph 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) 1 拜师[拜師] bai4 shi1 to formally become an apprentice to a master 1 学艺[學藝] xue2 yi4 to learn a skill or art 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/475 words - 60 min 周末[週末] zhou1 mo4 weekend 1 嫂子[嫂子] sao3 zi5 (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 打听[打聽] da3 ting5 to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around 8 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 3 托[託] tuo1 to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee 2 船员[船員] chuan2 yuan2 sailor; crew member 1 汇率[匯率] hui4 lu:4 exchange rate 1 购买[購買] gou4 mai3 to purchase; to buy 1 会计[會計] kuai4 ji4 accountant; accountancy; accounting 2 吃亏[吃虧] chi1 kui1 to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately 1 照相机[照相機] zhao4 xiang4 ji1 camera; CL:個|个[ge4],架[jia4],部[bu4],台[tai2],隻|只[zhi1] 1 不但[不但] bu4 dan4 not only (... but also...) 2 仍[仍] reng2 still; yet; to remain 1 心爱[心愛] xin1 ai4 beloved 1 佩服[佩服] pei4 fu2 to admire 2 侄儿[姪兒] zhi2 er2 see 姪子|侄子[zhi2 zi5] 1 诞生[誕生] dan4 sheng1 to be born 1 一夕[一夕] yi1 xi1 overnight; instantly; very quickly 1 成熟[成熟] cheng2 shu2 mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] 1 样[樣] yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 3 疼惜[疼惜] teng2 xi1 to cherish; to dote on 1 小可爱[小可愛] xiao3 ke3 ai4 cutie; sweetie; (Tw) camisole (women's garment) 1 逗弄[逗弄] dou4 nong4 to tease; to provoke; to play with (a child, animal etc) 2 一家人[一家人] yi1 jia1 ren2 household; the whole family 4 紧密[緊密] jin3 mi4 inseparably close 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/500 words - 63 min 结合[結合] jie2 he2 to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4] 1 承蒙[承蒙] cheng2 meng2 to be indebted (to sb) 1 待人[待人] dai4 ren2 to treat people (politely, harshly etc) 1 十分[十分] shi2 fen1 very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts 1 亲和[親和] qin1 he2 to connect intimately (with); amiable; affable 1 家庭[家庭] jia1 ting2 family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4] 5 感到[感到] gan3 dao4 to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect 1 手指[手指] shou3 zhi3 finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 7 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]) 2 婴儿[嬰兒] ying1 er2 infant; baby; CL:個|个[ge4]; lead (Pb) 1 香味[香味] xiang1 wei4 fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3] 3 时日[時日] shi2 ri4 time; auspicious time; time and date; long period of time; this day 1 各个[各個] ge4 ge4 every; various; separately, one by one 1 思考[思考] si1 kao3 to reflect on; to ponder over 5 光景[光景] guang1 jing3 circumstances; scene; about; probably 1 期间[期間] qi1 jian1 period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 时光[時光] shi2 guang1 time; era; period of time 1 空档[空檔] kong4 dang4 gap (between two objects); interval of time (between events); opening in one's schedule; free time; (fig.) gap (in the market etc) 1 经常[經常] jing1 chang2 frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily 4 一阵子[一陣子] yi1 zhen4 zi5 a while; a spell; a short time; a burst 2 一面[一面] yi1 mian4 one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face 2 开明[開明] kai1 ming2 enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment 1 终身大事[終身大事] zhong1 shen1 da4 shi4 major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage) 1 保守[保守] bao3 shou3 conservative; to guard; to keep 1 娶[娶] qu3 to take a wife; to marry (a woman) 3 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/525 words - 67 min 恭[恭] gong1 respectful 1 恭敬[恭敬] gong1 jing4 deferential; respectful 1 敬[敬] jing4 to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer 1 礼[禮] li3 gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy 1 盒[盒] he2 small box; case 1 体[體] ti3 body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics) 1 主意[主意] zhu3 yi5 plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] 1 气氛[氣氛] qi4 fen1 atmosphere; mood 1 和缓[和緩] he2 huan3 mild; gentle; to ease up; to relax 1 自在[自在] zi4 zai5 free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease 2 大街[大街] da4 jie1 street; main street; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 订[訂] ding4 to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order 7 洋装[洋裝] yang2 zhuang1 Western-style dress 1 包包[包包] bao1 bao1 bag or purse etc; small bump or pimple; hillock 3 面试[面試] mian4 shi4 to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview 1 准时[準時] zhun3 shi2 on time; punctual; on schedule 1 礼貌[禮貌] li3 mao4 courtesy; manners 6 半个[半個] ban4 ge5 half of sth 1 瞧不起[瞧不起] qiao2 bu4 qi3 to look down upon; to hold in contempt 3 折[摺] zhe2 variant of 折[zhe2]; to fold 1 耳环[耳環] er3 huan2 earring; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4] 8 皮包[皮包] pi2 bao1 handbag; briefcase 3 环[環] huan2 ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in 1 值[值] zhi2 value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty 1 说谎[說謊] shuo1 huang3 to lie; to tell an untruth 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/550 words - 72 min 光顾[光顧] guang1 gu4 to visit (as a customer) 2 聊天[聊天] liao2 tian1 to chat; to gossip 6 顺手[順手] shun4 shou3 easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy 2 口袋[口袋] kou3 dai4 pocket; bag; sack; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 几千[幾千] ji3 qian1 several thousand 2 呃[呃] e4 (exclamation); to hiccup 15 布[布] bu4 cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known 7 布料[布料] bu4 liao4 cloth; material 1 昌[昌] chang1 prosperous; flourishing 1 隆[隆] long2 grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge 1 粮行[糧行] liang2 hang2 grain retailer (in former times) 1 阵雨[陣雨] zhen4 yu3 shower 1 淋[淋] lin2 to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench 6 湿答答[濕答答] shi1 da1 da1 soaking wet 1 擦干[擦乾] ca1 gan1 to wipe dry 2 白米[白米] bai2 mi3 (polished) rice 1 扣[扣] kou4 to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code 8 淋湿[淋濕] lin2 shi1 to get soaked 2 工钱[工錢] gong1 qian2 salary; wages 6 口气[口氣] kou3 qi4 tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone 1 坏话[壞話] huai4 hua4 unpleasant talk; malicious words 1 裁缝店[裁縫店] cai2 feng2 dian4 tailor's shop 9 诬赖[誣賴] wu1 lai4 to accuse falsely 3 隔壁[隔壁] ge2 bi4 next door; neighbor 6 留学[留學] liu2 xue2 to study abroad 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/575 words - 77 min 九[九] jiu3 nine; 9 4 理想[理想] li3 xiang3 an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect 3 常常[常常] chang2 chang2 frequently; often 4 环境[環境] huan2 jing4 environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient 1 知识[知識] zhi1 shi5 knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual 2 力量[力量] li4 liang5 power; force; strength 4 不久[不久] bu4 jiu3 not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after 2 空想[空想] kong1 xiang3 daydream; fantasy; to fantasize 1 今日[今日] jin1 ri4 today 1 无故[無故] wu2 gu4 without cause or reason 1 失约[失約] shi1 yue1 to miss an appointment 2 颜面[顏面] yan2 mian4 face; prestige 1 彻底[徹底] che4 di3 thorough; thoroughly; complete 1 绝望[絕望] jue2 wang4 to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation 1 以来[以來] yi3 lai2 since (a previous event) 1 体贴[體貼] ti3 tie1 considerate (of other people's needs) 1 求婚[求婚] qiu2 hun1 to propose marriage 1 骗局[騙局] pian4 ju2 a swindle; a trap; a racket; a scam; CL:場|场[chang3] 1 上台[上台] shang4 tai2 to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) 1 北[北] bei3 north; to be defeated (classical) 1 姐姐[姐姐] jie3 jie5 older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 外甥[外甥] wai4 sheng1 sister's son; wife's sibling's son 3 吃坏[吃壞] chi1 huai4 to get sick because of bad food 1 姐夫[姐夫] jie3 fu5 (coll.) older sister's husband 1 食物中毒[食物中毒] shi2 wu4 zhong4 du2 food poisoning 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/600 words - 79 min 热锅上的蚂蚁[熱鍋上的螞蟻] re4 guo1 shang5 de5 ma3 yi3 (like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated 1 病床[病床] bing4 chuang2 hospital bed; sickbed 1 上吊[上吊] shang4 diao4 to hang oneself 1 点滴[點滴] dian3 di1 a drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs) 1 泪眼[淚眼] lei4 yan3 tearful eyes 1 汪汪[汪汪] wang1 wang1 gleaming with tears; woof woof (sound of a dog barking); (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep 1 握[握] wo4 to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful 1 内外[內外] nei4 wai4 inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about 1 煎熬[煎熬] jian1 ao2 to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment 1 发誓[發誓] fa1 shi4 to vow; to pledge; to swear 3 理解[理解] li3 jie3 to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding 3 那儿[那兒] na4 r5 there 5 赞同[贊同] zan4 tong2 to approve of; to endorse; (vote) in favor 3 婚事[婚事] hun1 shi4 wedding; marriage; CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1] 3 当面[當面] dang1 mian4 to sb's face; in sb's presence 3 把握[把握] ba3 wo4 to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) 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) 2 尊[尊] zun1 senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel 1 消[消] xiao1 to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need 1 消气[消氣] xiao1 qi4 to cool one's temper 1 下跪[下跪] xia4 gui4 to kneel; to go down on one's knees 1 伯父[伯父] bo2 fu4 father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 冒昧[冒昧] mao4 mei4 bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of 1 来访[來訪] lai2 fang3 to pay a visit 1 唐突[唐突] tang2 tu1 to be rude; to treat irreverently 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/625 words - 80 min 未能[未能] wei4 neng2 cannot; to fail to; unable to 2 及时[及時] ji2 shi2 in time; promptly; without delay; timely 1 扑[撲] pu1 to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over 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 谎言[謊言] huang3 yan2 lie 1 商场[商場] shang1 chang3 shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jia1]; the business world 1 见识[見識] jian4 shi5 to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight 1 心口不一[心口不一] xin1 kou3 bu4 yi1 heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself; saying one thing but meaning sth different 1 言而无信[言而無信] yan2 er2 wu2 xin4 to go back on one's word; to break one's promise; to be unfaithful; to be untrustworthy 1 基本[基本] ji1 ben3 basic; fundamental; main; elementary 1 守时[守時] shou3 shi2 punctual 1 绝不[絕不] jue2 bu4 in no way; not in the least; absolutely not 1 谎称[謊稱] huang3 cheng1 to claim; to pretend 1 诅咒[詛咒] zu3 zhou4 to curse 1 报应[報應] bao4 ying4 retribution; judgment 1 背井离乡[背井離鄉] bei4 jing3 li2 xiang1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) 1 一路[一路] yi1 lu4 the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind 3 心中[心中] xin1 zhong1 central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart 1 当天[當天] dang1 tian1 on that day 1 不顾[不顧] bu4 gu4 in spite of; regardless of 1 前来[前來] qian2 lai2 to come (formal); before; previously 1 赴约[赴約] fu4 yue1 to keep an appointment 1 想必[想必] xiang3 bi4 presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely 2 看不起[看不起] kan4 bu5 qi3 to look down upon; to despise 1 相识[相識] xiang1 shi2 to get to know each other; acquaintance 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/650 words - 82 min 通信[通信] tong1 xin4 to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication 1 及早[及早] ji2 zao3 at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible 1 正式[正式] zheng4 shi4 formal; official 2 拜访[拜訪] bai4 fang3 to pay a visit; to call on 2 疏失[疏失] shu1 shi1 to make a (careless) mistake; oversight 1 诚意[誠意] cheng2 yi4 sincerity; good faith 1 而言[而言] er2 yan2 with regard to (preceding phrase) 1 性命[性命] xing4 ming4 life 1 观念[觀念] guan1 nian4 notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions 1 至上[至上] zhi4 shang4 supreme; paramount; above all else 1 苦日子[苦日子] ku3 ri4 zi5 hard times 2 成全[成全] cheng2 quan2 to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off 1 依旧[依舊] yi1 jiu4 as before; still 1 直到[直到] zhi2 dao4 until 1 为止[為止] wei2 zhi3 until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) 1 愉悦[愉悅] yu2 yue4 joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight 12 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 1 考验[考驗] kao3 yan4 to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal 1 看一看[看一看] kan4 yi1 kan4 to have a look 1 决心[決心] jue2 xin1 determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 多么[多麼] duo1 me5 how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent 1 一向[一向] yi1 xiang4 always (previously); a period of time in the recent past 3 欣赏[欣賞] xin1 shang3 to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire 1 挫折[挫折] cuo4 zhe2 setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue 1 勇往直前[勇往直前] yong3 wang3 zhi2 qian2 to advance bravely 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep2/652 words - 82 min 摄影师[攝影師] she4 ying3 shi1 photographer; cameraman 1 新人[新人] xin1 ren2 newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/25 words - 4 min 免费[免費] mian3 fei4 free (of charge) 2 枝[枝] zhi1 branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 1 簿子[簿子] bu4 zi5 notebook; book 1 练习[練習] lian4 xi2 to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 9 手里[手裡] shou3 li3 in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands 1 闷[悶] men4 bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed 1 哼声[哼聲] heng1 sheng1 hum 4 程度[程度] cheng2 du4 degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 迟疑[遲疑] chi2 yi2 to hesitate 9 叫做[叫做] jiao4 zuo4 to be called; to be known as 4 过年[過年] guo4 nian2 to celebrate the Chinese New Year 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 5 椅子[椅子] yi3 zi5 chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4] 7 页[頁] ye4 page; leaf 4 念[唸] nian4 variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud 11 恍然大悟[恍然大悟] huang3 ran2 da4 wu4 to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light 4 难听[難聽] nan2 ting1 unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful 2 服气[服氣] fu2 qi4 to be convinced; to accept 1 画面[畫面] hua4 mian4 scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view 3 春天[春天] chun1 tian1 spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 树林[樹林] shu4 lin2 woods; grove; forest 1 活力[活力] huo2 li4 energy; vitality; vigor; vital force 1 充满[充滿] chong1 man3 full of; brimming with; very full; permeated 1 感叹[感嘆] gan3 tan4 to sigh (with feeling); to lament 8 磨擦[磨擦] mo2 ca1 variant of 摩擦[mo2 ca1] 4 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/50 words - 8 min 试试看[試試看] shi4 shi4 kan4 to give it a try 2 姿势[姿勢] zi1 shi4 posture; position 1 失礼[失禮] shi1 li3 lacking in manners 1 夹[夾] jia1 to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2] 2 牵[牽] qian1 to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in 3 撇[撇] pie1 to cast away; to fling aside 2 桌灯[桌燈] zhuo1 deng1 desk lamp 1 右边[右邊] you4 bian5 right side; right, to the right 4 沟通[溝通] gou1 tong1 to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate 2 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) 1 拍打[拍打] pai1 da5 to pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings) 3 棘手[棘手] ji2 shou3 thorny (problem); intractable 1 印章[印章] yin4 zhang1 seal; signet; chop; stamp; CL:方[fang1] 4 复印[複印] fu4 yin4 to photocopy; to duplicate a document 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) 3 蚊香[蚊香] wen2 xiang1 mosquito-repellent incense or coil 1 埋怨[埋怨] man2 yuan4 to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame 5 神仙[神仙] shen2 xian1 Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person 1 活泼[活潑] huo2 po5 lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive 8 呵[呵] he1 expel breath; my goodness 2 低[低] di1 low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 13 吼声[吼聲] hou3 sheng1 roar 2 声嘶力竭[聲嘶力竭] sheng1 si1 li4 jie2 to shout oneself hoarse (idiom) 2 不满[不滿] bu4 man3 resentful; discontented; dissatisfied 2 铁人三项[鐵人三項] tie3 ren2 san1 xiang4 triathlon 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/75 words - 10 min 训练[訓練] xun4 lian4 to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 虐待[虐待] nu:e4 dai4 to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment 2 掌厨[掌廚] zhang3 chu2 to prepare meals; chef 1 体力[體力] ti3 li4 physical strength; physical power 2 年轻人[年輕人] nian2 qing1 ren2 young people; youngster 4 软[軟] ruan3 soft; flexible 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 运动场[運動場] yun4 dong4 chang3 sports field; playground; exercise yard 1 圈[圈] quan1 circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 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 4 催促[催促] cui1 cu4 to urge 1 秀[秀] xiu4 handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears 6 猪[豬] zhu1 hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] 7 脊椎骨[脊椎骨] ji3 zhui1 gu3 vertebra 2 斤[斤] jin1 catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g 13 贩[販] fan4 to deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in; to retail; to peddle 9 新鲜[新鮮] xin1 xian1 fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon 5 剁[剁] duo4 to chop up (meat etc); to chop off (sb's hand etc) 6 骨头[骨頭] gu3 tou5 bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness 11 葱[蔥] cong1 scallion; green onion 11 无敌[無敵] wu2 di2 unequalled; without rival; a paragon 1 插秧[插秧] cha1 yang1 to transplant rice seedlings 1 接手[接手] jie1 shou3 to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc) 1 想通[想通] xiang3 tong1 to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it 1 切[切] qie1 to cut; to slice; tangent (math) 57 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] 57 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/100 words - 14 min 水龙头[水龍頭] shui3 long2 tou2 faucet; tap 2 流水[流水] liu2 shui3 running water; (business) turnover 4 阻[阻] zu3 to hinder; to block; to obstruct 5 遏[遏] e4 to restrain; to check; to hold back 5 懒人[懶人] lan3 ren2 lazy person 1 借口[借口] jie4 kou3 to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext 1 吸食[吸食] xi1 shi2 to suck; to take in 2 营业时间[營業時間] ying2 ye4 shi2 jian1 time of business; opening hours (of shop); working time 1 叹息[嘆息] tan4 xi1 to sigh; to gasp (in admiration) 9 难吃[難吃] nan2 chi1 unpalatable 7 碎碎念[碎碎念] sui4 sui4 nian4 to sound like a broken record; to prattle; to nag; to mutter 1 楼梯[樓梯] lou2 ti1 stair; staircase; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 筷[筷] kuai4 chopstick 1 拉开[拉開] la1 kai1 to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase 1 拉链[拉鏈] la1 lian4 zipper 1 晃动[晃動] huang4 dong4 to sway; to rock 1 问候[問候] wen4 hou4 to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) 1 妹[妹] mei4 younger sister 2 帅[帥] shuai4 handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet! 2 主任[主任] zhu3 ren4 director; head; CL:個|个[ge4] 5 世家[世家] shi4 jia1 family influential for generations; aristocratic family 1 接班[接班] jie1 ban1 to take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leadership role etc); to succeed sb 1 铺路[鋪路] pu1 lu4 to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth); to give a present to sb to ensure success 1 抛[拋] pao1 to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon 1 露脸[露臉] lou4 lian3 to show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known; to shine 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/125 words - 17 min 满足[滿足] man3 zu2 to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content 3 嫌弃[嫌棄] xian2 qi4 to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore 6 出纳[出納] chu1 na4 cashier; to receive and hand over payment; to lend and borrow books 1 前台[前臺] qian2 tai2 stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end; foreground 1 存心[存心] cun2 xin1 deliberately 1 丢脸[丟臉] diu1 lian3 to lose face; humiliation 5 使唤[使喚] shi3 huan4 to order sb about; to use sb 2 大半[大半] da4 ban4 more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely 1 家政[家政] jia1 zheng4 housekeeping 1 系[系] xi4 system; department; faculty 1 丈夫[丈夫] zhang4 fu5 husband; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 董事长[董事長] dong3 shi4 zhang3 chairman of the board; chairman 1 桑拿[桑拿] sang1 na2 sauna (loanword) 1 愤怒[憤怒] fen4 nu4 angry; indignant; wrath; ire 2 机器[機器] ji1 qi4 machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4] 5 好几年[好幾年] hao3 ji3 nian2 several years 3 故障[故障] gu4 zhang4 malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software) 4 播[播] bo1 to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bo4] 1 修[修] xiu1 to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) 2 影片[影片] ying3 pian4 film; movie; CL:部[bu4] 14 嘲笑[嘲笑] chao2 xiao4 to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision 1 有名[有名] you3 ming2 famous; well-known 3 电视[電視] dian4 shi4 television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 23 做菜[做菜] zuo4 cai4 to cook; cooking 45 电视节目[電視節目] dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4 television program 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/150 words - 19 min 幸好[幸好] xing4 hao3 fortunately 4 吃法[吃法] chi1 fa3 way of eating; how something is eaten; how a dish is prepared; the way a dish is to be cooked 1 蒸[蒸] zheng1 to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old) 2 煲[煲] bao1 to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan 1 里头[裡頭] li3 tou5 inside; interior 7 嫩[嫩] nen4 tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled 1 脱水[脫水] tuo1 shui3 to dry out; to extract water; dehydration; dehydrated; desiccation 1 盐水[鹽水] Yan2 shui3 Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan 1 硬[硬] ying4 hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 3 晌午[晌午] shang3 wu3 noon 1 开伙[開伙] kai1 huo3 to start providing food; to open today's service in a canteen 1 山东[山東] Shan1 dong1 Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2] 6 馆[館] guan3 building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1] 2 饭菜[飯菜] fan4 cai4 food 2 打扫[打掃] da3 sao3 to clean; to sweep 2 大妈[大媽] da4 ma1 father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) 1 许[許] xu3 to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps 2 牌[牌] pai2 mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] 3 凑[湊] cou4 to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity 2 齐[齊] qi2 neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out 2 了局[了局] liao3 ju2 end; conclusion; solution 1 饺子[餃子] jiao3 zi5 dumpling; pot-sticker; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 28 前不久[前不久] qian2 bu4 jiu3 not long ago; not long before 1 劳累[勞累] lao2 lei4 tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil 1 晚饭[晚飯] wan3 fan4 evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 5 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/175 words - 21 min 动不动[動不動] dong4 bu5 dong4 (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat 1 伙食费[伙食費] huo3 shi2 fei4 food expenses; board expenses; meals (cost) 1 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 4 调[調] tiao2 to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite 4 小意思[小意思] xiao3 yi4 si5 small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) 1 何况[何況] he2 kuang4 let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more 4 温和[溫和] wen1 he2 mild; gentle; moderate 3 温和[溫和] wen1 huo5 lukewarm 3 欢快[歡快] huan1 kuai4 cheerful and lighthearted; lively 8 瘀青[瘀青] yu1 qing1 bruise; contusion 1 揉[揉] rou2 to knead; to massage; to rub 11 散[散] san3 scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine 1 散[散] san4 to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack 1 忍耐[忍耐] ren3 nai4 to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance 1 挣扎[掙扎] zheng1 zha2 to struggle 7 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 1 撵[攆] nian3 to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after; to try to catch up with 1 愤[憤] fen4 indignant; anger; resentment 1 怒斥[怒斥] nu4 chi4 to angrily rebuke; to indignantly denounce 1 杆[桿] gan3 stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns 7 面皮[麵皮] mian4 pi2 dumpling skin; piecrust 3 路边[路邊] lu4 bian1 curb; roadside; wayside 3 野生[野生] ye3 sheng1 wild; undomesticated 1 香椿[香椿] xiang1 chun1 Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable 1 折[折] zhe2 to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book 1 豆腐渣[豆腐渣] dou4 fu5 zha1 okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) 1 面粉[麵粉] mian4 fen3 flour 14 这阵子[這陣子] zhe4 zhen4 zi5 now; at present; at this juncture 5 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/200 words - 27 min 脸皮[臉皮] lian3 pi2 face; cheek 1 厚[厚] hou4 thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress 1 赶走[趕走] gan3 zou3 to drive out; to turn back 2 无缘无故[無緣無故] wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4 no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for 1 外人[外人] wai4 ren2 outsider; foreigner; stranger 3 昏昏沉沉[昏昏沉沉] hun1 hun1 chen2 chen2 dizzy 1 道谢[道謝] dao4 xie4 to express thanks 3 野外[野外] ye3 wai4 countryside; areas outside the city 1 行礼[行禮] xing2 li3 to salute; to make one's salutations 1 鸡皮疙瘩[雞皮疙瘩] ji1 pi2 ge1 da5 goose pimples; goose bumps 1 运气[運氣] yun4 qi5 luck (good or bad) 2 可好[可好] ke3 hao3 good or not?; luckily; fortuitously 4 河边[河邊] he2 bian1 river bank 1 捕[捕] bu3 to catch; to seize; to capture 1 名片[名片] ming2 pian4 (business) card 1 阻遏[阻遏] zu3 e4 to impede; to hold sb back 1 喉咙[喉嚨] hou2 long2 throat; larynx 2 别扭[彆扭] bie4 niu5 awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche 1 鼾声[鼾聲] han1 sheng1 sound of snoring 7 平静[平靜] ping2 jing4 tranquil; undisturbed; serene 30 出声[出聲] chu1 sheng1 to utter; to give voice 1 大锅饭[大鍋飯] da4 guo1 fan4 meal cooked in a large pot; communal meal; (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit 1 有时[有時] you3 shi2 sometimes; now and then 1 赶路[趕路] gan3 lu4 to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on 1 粮食[糧食] liang2 shi5 foodstuff; cereals; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/225 words - 32 min 有说有笑[有說有笑] you3 shuo1 you3 xiao4 talking and laughing; to jest; cheerful and lively 1 头一[頭一] tou2 yi1 the first 1 张罗[張羅] zhang1 luo5 to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc) 1 收拾[收拾] shou1 shi5 to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb 5 悄悄[悄悄] qiao1 qiao1 quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3] 1 屋子[屋子] wu1 zi5 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 着火[著火] zhao2 huo3 to ignite; to burn 1 缝补[縫補] feng2 bu3 to darn (clothing); to sew and mend 1 补[補] bu3 to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement 4 渴[渴] ke3 thirsty 2 孤独[孤獨] gu1 du2 lonely; solitary 1 夏天[夏天] xia4 tian1 summer; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 好笑[好笑] hao3 xiao4 laughable; funny; ridiculous 2 疼痛[疼痛] teng2 tong4 pain; ache; sore 5 吹气[吹氣] chui1 qi4 to blow air (into) 2 馒头[饅頭] man2 tou5 steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 摸黑[摸黑] mo1 hei1 to grope about in the dark 1 对外[對外] dui4 wai4 external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs) 1 计较[計較] ji4 jiao4 to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem 2 搬出去[搬出去] ban1 chu1 qu4 to move out (vacate); to shift sth out 3 疑惑[疑惑] yi2 huo4 to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions 5 债[債] zhai4 debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3] 7 呼吸[呼吸] hu1 xi1 to breathe 5 全家[全家] quan2 jia1 whole family 3 缝纫机[縫紉機] feng2 ren4 ji1 sewing machine; CL:架[jia4] 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/250 words - 38 min 欠债[欠債] qian4 zhai4 to owe a debt; the sum owed 1 厌烦[厭煩] yan4 fan2 bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth 1 本日[本日] ben3 ri4 today 1 公休[公休] gong1 xiu1 public holiday; official leave (e.g. sabbatical) 1 落寞[落寞] luo4 mo4 lonely; desolate 27 工人[工人] gong1 ren2 worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2] 3 粗鲁[粗魯] cu1 lu3 coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish 2 宿舍[宿舍] su4 she4 dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; CL:間|间[jian1] 1 天亮[天亮] tian1 liang4 dawn; daybreak 1 中部[中部] zhong1 bu4 middle part; central section 1 熬夜[熬夜] ao2 ye4 to stay up late or all night 1 账[賬] zhang4 account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] 3 药罐[藥罐] yao4 guan4 pot for decocting herbal medicine 1 柜台[櫃台] gui4 tai2 variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2] 2 姜[薑] jiang1 ginger 7 沉静[沉靜] chen2 jing4 peaceful; quiet; calm; gentle 11 中国[中國] Zhong1 guo2 China 2 历代[歷代] li4 dai4 successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties 1 文[文] wen2 language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 1 论[論] lun4 opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc) 1 马克思[馬克思] Ma3 ke4 si1 Marx (name) 1 资本论[資本論] Zi1 ben3 lun4 Das Kapital (1867) by Karl Marx 卡爾·馬克思|卡尔·马克思[Ka3 er3 · Ma3 ke4 si1] 1 宣言[宣言] xuan1 yan2 declaration; manifesto 1 人手[人手] ren2 shou3 manpower; staff; human hand 2 不足[不足] bu4 zu2 insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/275 words - 45 min 地板[地板] di4 ban3 floor 1 当作[當作] dang4 zuo4 to treat as; to regard as 1 打算盘[打算盤] da3 suan4 pan2 to compute on the abacus; (fig.) to calculate; to plan; to scheme 1 铃[鈴] ling2 (small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 4 响声[響聲] xiang3 sheng1 noise 4 面[麵] mian4 flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless 6 棍[棍] gun4 stick; rod; truncheon 1 击[擊] ji1 to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2] 1 小姑[小姑] xiao3 gu1 husband's younger sister; sister-in-law 2 摆[擺] bai3 to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum 3 扛[扛] kang2 to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) 1 这就[這就] zhe4 jiu4 immediately; at once 4 力气[力氣] li4 qi5 strength; CL:把[ba3] 2 桶[桶] tong3 bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 2 盖子[蓋子] gai4 zi5 cover; lid; shell 3 着急[著急] zhao2 ji2 to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] 2 晚点[晚點] wan3 dian3 (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner 4 歇[歇] xie1 to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while 6 扫地[掃地] sao3 di4 to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low 5 提要[提要] ti2 yao4 summary; abstract 1 佣人[傭人] yong1 ren2 servant 4 灵巧[靈巧] ling2 qiao3 deft; nimble; ingenious 1 大白天[大白天] da4 bai2 tian1 broad daylight 1 赞成[贊成] zan4 cheng2 to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist 3 熟悉[熟悉] shu2 xi1 to be familiar with; to know well 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/300 words - 47 min 不妥[不妥] bu4 tuo3 not proper; inappropriate 1 顾虑[顧慮] gu4 lu:4 misgivings; apprehensions 2 算计[算計] suan4 ji5 to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme 1 北京[北京] Bei3 jing1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government 1 一阵[一陣] yi1 zhen4 a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) 1 流亡[流亡] liu2 wang2 to force into exile; to be exiled; in exile 1 学生[學生] xue2 sheng5 student; schoolchild 2 特[特] te4 special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex 3 忍[忍] ren3 to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 1 不忍[不忍] bu4 ren3 cannot bear to; disturbed 1 锅子[鍋子] guo1 zi5 see 鍋|锅[guo1]; see 涮鍋子|涮锅子[shuan4 guo1 zi5]; bowl (of a smoking pipe etc) 9 配料[配料] pei4 liao4 ingredients (in a cooking recipe); to mix materials according to directions 6 互[互] hu4 mutual 1 剁碎[剁碎] duo4 sui4 to mince 1 猪肉[豬肉] zhu1 rou4 pork 9 香菇[香菇] xiang1 gu1 shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom 4 掺[摻] shan3 to grasp 1 胡椒粉[胡椒粉] hu2 jiao1 fen3 ground pepper (i.e. powder) 2 饺子馆[餃子館] jiao3 zi5 guan3 dumpling restaurant 1 味儿[味兒] wei4 r5 taste 2 皮儿[皮兒] pi2 r5 wrapper; cover 2 馅儿[餡兒] xian4 r5 erhua variant of 餡|馅[xian4] 1 馅[餡] xian4 stuffing; forcemeat; filling 3 皮[皮] pi2 leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty 5 捏[捏] nie1 to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/325 words - 49 min 露馅[露餡] lou4 xian4 to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag 1 下水[下水] xia4 shui3 downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot 2 吃奶[吃奶] chi1 nai3 to suck the breast (for milk) 1 劲儿[勁兒] jin4 r5 erhua variant of 勁|劲[jin4] 1 百分之[百分之] bai3 fen1 zhi1 percent 2 九十[九十] jiu3 shi2 ninety 1 在乎[在乎] zai4 hu5 to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2] 2 零点[零點] ling2 dian3 midnight; to order à la carte; (math.) zero of a function 1 满意[滿意] man3 yi4 satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction 2 面团[麵團] mian4 tuan2 dough 8 袋[袋] dai4 pouch; bag; sack; pocket 3 触[觸] chu4 to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions 1 地面[地面] di4 mian4 floor; ground; surface 3 啰嗦[囉嗦] luo1 suo5 long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky; also pr. [luo1 suo1] 2 水饺[水餃] shui3 jiao3 boiled dumpling 10 招牌[招牌] zhao1 pai5 signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business 3 弹性[彈性] tan2 xing4 flexibility; elasticity 3 松软[鬆軟] song1 ruan3 flexible; not rigid; spongy; soft or runny (not set hard); loose (soil) 2 三光[三光] san1 guang1 the sun, the moon, and the stars 5 料[料] liao4 material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess 5 男孩子[男孩子] nan2 hai2 zi5 boy 1 志气[志氣] zhi4 qi4 ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit 1 沾湿[沾濕] zhan1 shi1 to moisten; to dampen; to be steeped in; to be imbued with 1 土地公[土地公] tu3 di4 gong1 Tudi Gong, the God of the earth 2 庙[廟] miao4 temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/350 words - 51 min 诞[誕] dan4 birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase 1 偷懒[偷懶] tou1 lan3 to goof off; to be lazy 1 调皮[調皮] tiao2 pi2 naughty; mischievous; unruly 3 台南县[台南縣] Tai2 nan2 xian4 Tainan county in south Taiwan 1 政府[政府] zheng4 fu3 government; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 政[政] zheng4 political; politics; government 2 事务所[事務所] shi4 wu4 suo3 office; firm 2 所有权[所有權] suo3 you3 quan2 ownership; possession; property rights; title (to property) 1 兴奋[興奮] xing1 fen4 excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation 1 呼喊[呼喊] hu1 han3 to shout (slogans etc) 1 刻[刻] ke4 quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 2 紫[紫] zi3 purple; violet 1 竹林[竹林] zhu2 lin2 bamboo forest 1 观[觀] guan1 to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook 1 莲花[蓮花] lian2 hua1 lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily 1 座[座] zuo4 seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects 1 现[現] xian4 to appear; present; now; existing; current 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 跪下[跪下] gui4 xia5 to kneel down 1 子孙[子孫] zi3 sun1 offspring; posterity 1 目前[目前] mu4 qian2 at the present time; currently 1 正要[正要] zheng4 yao4 to be just about to; to be on the point of 1 委托书[委託書] wei3 tuo1 shu1 commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization; warrant 1 印鉴[印鑒] yin4 jian4 seal impression; stamp; mark from a seal serving as signature 4 户[戶] hu4 a household; door; family 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/375 words - 56 min 青菜[青菜] qing1 cai4 green vegetables; Chinese cabbage 1 水果[水果] shui3 guo3 fruit; CL:個|个[ge4] 7 撞伤[撞傷] zhuang4 shang1 bruise; bump 4 破烂[破爛] po4 lan4 worn-out; rotten; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; rubbish; junk 1 输给[輸給] shu1 gei3 to lose to (sb); to be outdone by 1 盘子[盤子] pan2 zi5 tray; plate; dish; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 砧板[砧板] zhen1 ban3 chopping board or block 5 拗[拗] ao4 to bend in two so as to break; to defy; to disobey; also pr. [ao3] 1 杀价[殺價] sha1 jia4 to beat down the price; to haggle; to slash one's prices 3 月月[月月] yue4 yue4 every month 1 底[底] di3 background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base 1 泣[泣] qi4 to sob 1 没收[沒收] mo4 shou1 to confiscate; to seize 2 天理[天理] tian1 li3 Heaven's law; the natural order of things 1 王法[王法] wang2 fa3 the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion 1 按时[按時] an4 shi2 on time; before deadline; on schedule 1 打断[打斷] da3 duan4 to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) 1 腿[腿] tui3 leg; CL:條|条[tiao2] 2 吸[吸] xi1 to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale 15 鼻子[鼻子] bi2 zi5 nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 4 听见[聽見] ting1 jian4 to hear 2 是否[是否] shi4 fou3 whether (or not); if; is or isn't 2 安好[安好] an1 hao3 safe and sound; well 1 伤感[傷感] shang1 gan3 sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos 53 呼唤[呼喚] hu1 huan4 to call out (a name etc); to shout 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/400 words - 57 min 播音员[播音員] bo1 yin1 yuan2 announcer; broadcaster 3 添[添] tian1 to add; to increase; to replenish 2 施展[施展] shi1 zhan3 to use fully; to put to use 1 功[功] gong1 meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) 3 屋[屋] wu1 house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 2 日本人[日本人] Ri4 ben3 ren2 Japanese person or people 1 睡午觉[睡午覺] shui4 wu3 jiao4 to have a nap 1 添丁[添丁] tian1 ding1 to add a son to the family 3 钱包[錢包] qian2 bao1 purse; wallet 3 来到[來到] lai2 dao4 to come; to arrive 1 庙口[廟口] Miao4 kou3 Miaokou, market district in Keelung, Taiwan 1 小吃[小吃] xiao3 chi1 snack; refreshments; CL:家[jia1] 1 痛快[痛快] tong4 kuai4 delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5] 2 前方[前方] qian2 fang1 ahead; the front 1 缩[縮] suo1 to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4] 1 墙角[牆角] qiang2 jiao3 corner (junction of two walls) 1 收音机[收音機] shou1 yin1 ji1 radio; CL:臺|台[tai2] 19 连忙[連忙] lian2 mang2 promptly; at once 1 怀里[懷裡] huai2 li3 embrace; bosom 1 拿出[拿出] na2 chu1 to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) 1 广播[廣播] guang3 bo1 broadcast; CL:個|个[ge4]; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize 3 收线[收線] shou1 xian4 to reel in (a fishing line etc); to hang up the phone 2 干扰[干擾] gan1 rao3 to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics) 2 观众[觀眾] guan1 zhong4 spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) 3 小弟[小弟] xiao3 di4 little brother; I, your little brother (humble) 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/425 words - 65 min 传来[傳來] chuan2 lai2 (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive 11 复[復] fu4 to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out 1 古[古] gu3 ancient; old; paleo- 1 复古[復古] fu4 gu3 to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration); to turn back the clock; neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文; retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) 5 歌声[歌聲] ge1 sheng1 singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet 6 高跟鞋[高跟鞋] gao1 gen1 xie2 high-heeled shoes 1 走路[走路] zou3 lu4 to walk; to go on foot 1 踩高跷[踩高蹺] cai3 gao1 qiao1 to walk on stilts 1 鞋[鞋] xie2 shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 4 清嗓[清嗓] qing1 sang3 to clear one's throat; to hawk 1 剔[剔] ti1 to scrape the meat from bones; to pick (teeth etc); to weed out 1 菜市场[菜市場] cai4 shi4 chang3 food market 7 蛋[蛋] dan4 egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing 3 钥匙[鑰匙] yao4 shi5 key; CL:把[ba3] 3 门锁[門鎖] men2 suo3 door lock 1 幽幽[幽幽] you1 you1 faint; indistinct 17 抓住[抓住] zhua1 zhu4 to grab; to capture 1 识相[識相] shi2 xiang4 sensitive; tactful 2 高级[高級] gao1 ji2 high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking 1 修理[修理] xiu1 li3 to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb 4 悲伤[悲傷] bei1 shang1 sad; sorrowful 5 深沉[深沉] shen1 chen2 deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched 10 吟[吟] yin2 to chant; to recite; to moan; to groan; cry (of certain animals and insects); song (ancient poem) 1 有关[有關] you3 guan1 to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning 6 否认[否認] fou3 ren4 to declare to be untrue; to deny 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/450 words - 71 min 护着[護著] hu4 zhe5 to protect; to guard; to shield 1 粗心大意[粗心大意] cu1 xin1 da4 yi4 negligent; careless; inadvertent 1 差一点[差一點] cha4 yi1 dian3 see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3] 1 撞见[撞見] zhuang4 jian4 to meet by accident 1 攻击[攻擊] gong1 ji1 to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) 1 哽咽[哽咽] geng3 ye4 to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs 3 走人[走人] zou3 ren2 (coll.) to leave; to beat it 2 郁闷[鬱悶] yu4 men4 gloomy; depressed 1 员工[員工] yuan2 gong1 staff; personnel; employee 4 来得及[來得及] lai2 de5 ji2 there's still time; able to do sth in time 1 锁门[鎖門] suo3 men2 to lock the door 3 不幸[不幸] bu4 xing4 misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 幸[幸] xing4 fortunate; lucky 1 冲动[衝動] chong1 dong4 to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge 1 低沉[低沉] di1 chen2 overcast; gloomy; downcast; deep and low (of sound); muffled 10 切换[切換] qie1 huan4 to switch over; to switch modes or data streams; to cut (to a new scene) 2 话说[話說] hua4 shuo1 It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount 2 乡下人[鄉下人] xiang1 xia4 ren2 country folk; rustic; rural folk 1 人格[人格] ren2 ge2 personality; integrity; dignity 1 弄坏[弄壞] nong4 huai4 to ruin; to spoil; to break 2 牵挂[牽掛] qian1 gua4 to worry about; to be concerned about 1 情绪[情緒] qing2 xu4 mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3] 1 波动[波動] bo1 dong4 to undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall 1 姐[姐] jie3 older sister 1 或[或] huo4 maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or 5 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/475 words - 79 min 下落[下落] xia4 luo4 whereabouts; to drop; to fall 1 呻吟[呻吟] shen1 yin2 to moan; to groan 11 糟[糟] zao1 dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined 1 喘息[喘息] chuan3 xi1 to gasp for breath; to take a breather 2 拦车[攔車] lan2 che1 to thumb a lift; to hitchhike 1 利[利] li4 sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit 2 姑娘[姑娘] gu1 niang5 girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 健康[健康] jian4 kang1 health; healthy 1 多亏[多虧] duo1 kui1 thanks to; luckily 3 当机立断[當機立斷] dang1 ji1 li4 duan4 to make prompt decisions (idiom) 1 母女[母女] mu3 nu:3 mother-daughter 1 平平[平平] ping2 ping2 average; mediocre 1 地上[地上] di4 shang5 on the ground; on the floor 2 安慰[安慰] an1 wei4 to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4] 4 只不过[只不過] zhi3 bu5 guo4 only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... 2 中国人[中國人] Zhong1 guo2 ren2 Chinese person 1 习俗[習俗] xi2 su2 custom; tradition; local tradition; convention 1 送人[送人] song4 ren2 to give away; to accompany; to see sb off 2 盆子[盆子] pen2 zi5 basin 1 沿[沿] yan2 along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge 1 抹[抹] mo3 to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc 5 无论[無論] wu2 lun4 no matter what or how; regardless of whether... 1 改良[改良] gai3 liang2 to improve (sth); to reform (a system) 1 破口[破口] po4 kou3 tear or rupture; to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes); without restraint (e.g. of swearing) 1 油[油] you2 oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning 8 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep3/491 words - 83 min 滚水[滾水] gun3 shui3 boiling water 1 遇[遇] yu4 to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance 1 手指头[手指頭] shou3 zhi3 tou5 fingertip; finger 1 沾[沾] zhan1 to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch 6 边缘[邊緣] bian1 yuan2 edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline 1 轻轻[輕輕] qing1 qing1 lightly; softly 1 吃水[吃水] chi1 shui3 drinking water; to obtain water (for daily needs); to absorb water; draft (of ship) 3 清水[清水] qing1 shui3 fresh water; drinking water; clear water 1 饺[餃] jiao3 dumplings with meat filling 2 乱七八糟[亂七八糟] luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens 1 不动产[不動產] bu4 dong4 chan3 real estate; immovable property; immovables 4 契约[契約] qi4 yue1 agreement; contract 3 标的[標的] biao1 di4 target; aim; objective; what one hopes to gain 1 现况[現況] xian4 kuang4 the current situation 1 讨债[討債] tao3 zhai4 to demand repayment 4 莫名其妙[莫名其妙] mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4 (idiom) baffling; inexplicable 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/25 words - 5 min 动手动脚[動手動腳] dong4 shou3 dong4 jiao3 to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh 1 难看[難看] nan2 kan4 ugly; unsightly 3 绑[綁] bang3 to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap 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 1 大呼小叫[大呼小叫] da4 hu1 xiao3 jiao4 to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss 1 那时候[那時候] na4 shi2 hou5 at that time 3 衰[衰] shuai1 to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble 1 连本带利[連本帶利] lian2 ben3 dai4 li4 both principal and interest; capital plus profit 1 败家子[敗家子] bai4 jia1 zi3 spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal 1 砍[砍] kan3 to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb 4 众人[眾人] zhong4 ren2 everyone 2 喝止[喝止] he4 zhi3 to shout at sb to stop 2 分摊[分攤] fen1 tan1 to share (costs, responsibilities); to apportion 1 助手[助手] zhu4 shou3 assistant; helper 1 三十[三十] san1 shi2 thirty; 30 3 五十[五十] wu3 shi2 fifty 3 民国[民國] Min2 guo2 Republic of China (1912-1949); used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) 2 入股[入股] ru4 gu3 to invest 2 易[易] yi4 easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" 1 分红[分紅] fen1 hong2 dividend; to award a bonus 1 名声[名聲] ming2 sheng1 reputation 1 好处[好處] hao3 chu5 benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 好手[好手] hao3 shou3 expert; professional 1 白纸黑字[白紙黑字] bai2 zhi3 hei1 zi4 (written) in black and white 1 空手[空手] kong1 shou3 empty-handed; unarmed; (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model; (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/50 words - 8 min 起码[起碼] qi3 ma3 at the minimum; at the very least 2 搞怪[搞怪] gao3 guai4 to do sth wacky; wacky; wacky behavior 2 世上[世上] shi4 shang4 on earth 1 说情[說情] shuo1 qing2 to intercede; to plead for sb else 1 喂[餵] wei4 to feed 1 下个月[下個月] xia4 ge4 yue4 next month 1 开业[開業] kai1 ye4 to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business) 1 松气[鬆氣] song1 qi4 to relax one's efforts 4 死定[死定] si3 ding4 to be screwed; to be toast 1 松绑[鬆綁] song1 bang3 to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions 1 信报[信報] xin4 bao4 abbr. for 信報財經新聞|信报财经新闻, Hong Kong Economic Journal 1 箱[箱] xiang1 box; trunk; chest 1 车夫[車夫] che1 fu1 cart driver; coachman 2 下课[下課] xia4 ke4 to finish class; to get out of class 4 放学[放學] fang4 xue2 to dismiss students at the end of the school day 1 乱跑[亂跑] luan4 pao3 to run around all over the place 1 显[顯] xian3 to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- 6 灏[灝] hao4 vast (of water) 6 麻将[麻將] ma2 jiang4 mahjong; CL:副[fu4] 5 轮[輪] lun2 wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; by turn; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn 1 到来[到來] dao4 lai2 to arrive; arrival; advent 1 打牌[打牌] da3 pai2 to play mahjong or cards 7 轮到[輪到] lun2 dao4 to be (sb's or sth's) turn 1 馆子[館子] guan3 zi5 restaurant; theater (old) 7 用不着[用不著] yong4 bu5 zhao2 not need; have no use for 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/75 words - 13 min 孩子们[孩子們] hai2 zi5 men5 children 7 摘[摘] zhai1 to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 1 朵[朵] duo3 flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc 1 玫瑰花[玫瑰花] mei2 gui1 hua1 rose 1 欢乐[歡樂] huan1 le4 gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay 15 火花[火花] huo3 hua1 spark; sparkle 2 锅铲[鍋鏟] guo1 chan3 wok spatula 5 胡[胡] hu2 non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2]) 3 手气[手氣] shou3 qi4 luck (in gambling) 3 垫[墊] dian4 pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) 2 洗牌[洗牌] xi3 pai2 to shuffle cards 1 局[局] ju2 office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc 1 碟[碟] die2 dish; plate 11 上家[上家] shang4 jia1 preceding player (in a game) 1 挑食[挑食] tiao1 shi2 to be picky about food 1 放枪[放槍] fang4 qiang1 to open fire; to shoot a gun 1 瞧[瞧] qiao2 to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit 1 宵夜[宵夜] xiao1 ye4 midnight snack; late-night snack 1 多心[多心] duo1 xin1 oversensitive; suspicious 1 做饭[做飯] zuo4 fan4 to prepare a meal; to cook 2 通常[通常] tong1 chang2 regular; usual; normal; usually; normally 3 薛[薛] xue1 wormwood like grass (classical) 3 帽子[帽子] mao4 zi5 hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3] 4 谈话[談話] tan2 hua4 talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4] 5 对不住[對不住] dui4 bu5 zhu4 to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal) 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/100 words - 15 min 挑剔[挑剔] tiao1 ti5 picky; fussy 3 烩饭[燴飯] hui4 fan4 rice in gravy, typically with meat and vegetables 1 炒面[炒麵] chao3 mian4 stir-fried noodles; "chow mein" 1 啰[囉] luo5 (final exclamatory particle) 4 吃馆子[吃館子] chi1 guan3 zi5 to eat out; to eat at a restaurant 1 欢笑[歡笑] huan1 xiao4 to laugh happily; a belly-laugh 3 何[何] he2 what; how; why; which; carry 2 夜宵[夜宵] ye4 xiao1 midnight snack 1 京都[京都] jing1 du1 capital (of a country) 11 红烧[紅燒] hong2 shao1 simmer-fried (dish) 5 下巴[下巴] xia4 ba5 chin; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 难受[難受] nan2 shou4 to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear 1 不送[不送] bu4 song4 don't bother to see me out 1 三更半夜[三更半夜] san1 geng1 ban4 ye4 in the depth of the night; very late at night 1 光光[光光] guang1 guang1 bright; shiny; smooth; naked; bald; penniless 1 对话[對話] dui4 hua4 dialogue; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 当真[當真] dang4 zhen1 to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! 1 心肠[心腸] xin1 chang2 heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood 1 勤快[勤快] qin2 kuai4 diligent; hardworking 1 把门[把門] ba3 men2 to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate 1 手表[手錶] shou3 biao3 wrist watch; CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 1 感激[感激] gan3 ji1 to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful 1 批评[批評] pi1 ping2 to criticize; criticism; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 愧疚[愧疚] kui4 jiu4 to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful 2 较[較] jiao4 to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3] 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/125 words - 19 min 水平[水平] shui3 ping2 level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal 2 丢人[丟人] diu1 ren2 to lose face 1 移动[移動] yi2 dong4 to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable 3 间接[間接] jian4 jie1 indirect 1 厨艺[廚藝] chu2 yi4 cooking skills; culinary talent 5 结论[結論] jie2 lun4 conclusion; verdict; CL:個|个[ge4]; to conclude; to reach a verdict 1 洗澡[洗澡] xi3 zao3 to bathe; to take a shower 1 广[廣] guang3 wide; numerous; to spread 1 江浙[江浙] Jiang1 Zhe4 abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1] and Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1] 5 上学[上學] shang4 xue2 to go to school; to attend school 2 兴[興] xing1 to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect) 9 兴[興] xing4 feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement 9 正宗[正宗] zheng4 zong1 orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine 1 一会儿[一會兒] yi1 hui4 r5 a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] 2 老太太[老太太] lao3 tai4 tai5 elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother; CL:位[wei4] 1 这会儿[這會兒] zhe4 hui4 r5 (coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] 5 透过[透過] tou4 guo4 to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via 2 大伙儿[大伙兒] da4 huo3 r5 erhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3] 1 门路[門路] men2 lu4 way of doing sth; the right social connection 1 米粒[米粒] mi3 li4 grain of rice; granule 1 石头[石頭] shi2 tou5 stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 7 缺[缺] que1 deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of 2 虎[虎] hu3 tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 2 深山[深山] shen1 shan1 deep in the mountains 1 惊讶[驚訝] jing1 ya4 amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe 3 多次[多次] duo1 ci4 many times; repeatedly 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/150 words - 20 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 1 不理[不理] bu4 li3 to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore 3 人民[人民] ren2 min2 the people; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 公敌[公敵] gong1 di2 public enemy 1 蒋介石[蔣介石] Jiang3 Jie4 shi2 Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975 1 毛主席[毛主席] Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Chairman Mao; Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader 1 同胞[同胞] tong2 bao1 born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot 1 救星[救星] jiu4 xing1 savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor 1 解放军[解放軍] Jie3 fang4 jun1 People's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces) 1 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 祖国[祖國] zu3 guo2 motherland 1 前途[前途] qian2 tu2 prospects; future outlook; journey 1 光明[光明] guang1 ming2 light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted 1 芭乐[芭樂] ba1 le4 guava (loanword from Taiwanese) 1 脆[脆] cui4 brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat 1 时常[時常] shi2 chang2 often; frequently 2 收留[收留] shou1 liu2 to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care 1 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 2 兄[兄] xiong1 elder brother 4 宣[宣] xuan1 to declare (publicly); to announce 1 单[單] dan1 bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 宣传[宣傳] xuan1 chuan2 to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 撕[撕] si1 to tear 1 半夜[半夜] ban4 ye4 midnight; in the middle of the night 4 丑[醜] chou3 shameful; ugly; disgraceful 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/175 words - 24 min 加入[加入] jia1 ru4 to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in 2 答复[答覆] da2 fu4 to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header) 1 共产主义[共產主義] gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 communism 1 了解[了解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 2 认同[認同] ren4 tong2 to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with 1 思想[思想] si1 xiang3 thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 普通[普通] pu3 tong1 common; ordinary; general; average 2 登[登] deng1 to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) 1 迟钝[遲鈍] chi2 dun4 slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought) 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 帮倒忙[幫倒忙] bang1 dao4 mang2 to be more of a hindrance than a help 1 为啥[為啥] wei4 sha2 dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5] 6 出钱[出錢] chu1 qian2 to pay 1 学费[學費] xue2 fei4 tuition fee; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4] 10 价格[價格] jia4 ge2 price; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 裙子[裙子] qun2 zi5 skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 不见得[不見得] bu4 jian4 de5 not necessarily; not likely 2 欲言又止[欲言又止] yu4 yan2 you4 zhi3 to want to say sth but then hesitate 10 怎[怎] zen3 how 2 咱俩[咱倆] zan2 lia3 the two of us 2 专门[專門] zhuan1 men2 specialist; specialized; customized 1 行业[行業] hang2 ye4 industry; business 1 天分[天分] tian1 fen4 natural gift; talent 3 料理店[料理店] liao4 li3 dian4 restaurant 1 学徒[學徒] xue2 tu2 apprentice 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/200 words - 29 min 磨[磨] mo2 to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist 3 午饭[午飯] wu3 fan4 lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 1 小鬼[小鬼] xiao3 gui3 little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp 1 克[克] ke4 to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares 6 黄金[黃金] huang2 jin1 gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) 7 一道[一道] yi1 dao4 together 15 料理[料理] liao4 li3 to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking 13 砂锅[砂鍋] sha1 guo1 casserole; earthenware pot 7 鱼头[魚頭] yu2 tou2 fish head; fig. upright and unwilling to compromise 17 虾子[蝦子] xia1 zi3 shrimp roe; shrimp eggs; shrimp 4 乌[烏] wu1 crow; black 21 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 23 欢愉[歡愉] huan1 yu2 happy; joyous; delighted 1 事先[事先] shi4 xian1 in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior 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 明儿个[明兒個] ming2 r5 ge5 (coll.) tomorrow 12 多音字[多音字] duo1 yin1 zi4 character with two or more readings 1 顾客[顧客] gu4 ke4 client; customer; CL:位[wei4] 2 沙[沙] sha1 granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia 1 长得[長得] zhang3 de5 to look (pretty, the same etc) 2 喧闹[喧鬧] xuan1 nao4 to make a noise; noisy 5 鲢鱼[鰱魚] lian2 yu2 silver carp 1 鲢[鰱] lian2 Hypophthalmichthys moritrix 1 秤[秤] cheng4 steelyard; Roman balance; CL:臺|台[tai2] 1 参半[參半] can1 ban4 half; half and half; both ... and ...; just as much ... as ...; equally 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/225 words - 33 min 学好[學好] xue2 hao3 to follow good examples 1 两样[兩樣] liang3 yang4 two kinds; difference 1 所谓[所謂] suo3 wei4 so-called; what is called 1 腮[腮] sai1 cheek 1 马虎[馬虎] ma3 hu5 careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy 1 腥[腥] xing1 fishy (smell) 1 腌[醃] yan1 to salt; to pickle; to cure (meat); to marinate 8 材料[材料] cai2 liao4 material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 5 笋[筍] sun3 bamboo shoot 5 切片[切片] qie1 pian4 to slice; slice; thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination) 1 蒜苗[蒜苗] suan4 miao2 garlic shoot; garlic sprouts 1 油炸[油炸] you2 zha2 to deep fry 9 匙[匙] chi2 spoon 3 爆[爆] bao4 to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil 5 糊[糊] hu2 muddled; paste; scorched 4 炒菜[炒菜] chao3 cai4 to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish 13 碟子[碟子] die2 zi5 saucer; small dish; CL:盤|盘[pan2] 3 调味料[調味料] tiao2 wei4 liao4 seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences 8 酱油[醬油] jiang4 you2 soy sauce 8 鸡汤[雞湯] ji1 tang1 chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 3 辣椒[辣椒] la4 jiao1 hot pepper; chili 2 辣[辣] la4 hot (spicy); pungent 1 煮开[煮開] zhu3 kai1 to boil (food) 1 汁[汁] zhi1 juice 7 煮沸[煮沸] zhu3 fei4 to boil 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/250 words - 39 min 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 2 熟食[熟食] shu2 shi2 cooked food; prepared food; deli food 1 材[材] cai2 material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old) 1 赞叹[讚嘆] zan4 tan4 to exclaim in admiration 8 果然[果然] guo3 ran2 really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed 1 名家[名家] ming2 jia1 renowned expert; master (of an art or craft) 1 出手[出手] chu1 shou3 to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task 1 先后顺序[先後順序] xian1 hou4 shun4 xu4 order of priority; sequential order 1 到手[到手] dao4 shou3 to take possession of; to get hold of 3 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 一遍[一遍] yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through); once through 4 头皮[頭皮] tou2 pi2 scalp 1 弄伤[弄傷] nong4 shang1 to bruise; to hurt (something) 1 打分[打分] da3 fen1 to grade; to give a mark 1 几分[幾分] ji3 fen1 somewhat; a bit 1 过硬[過硬] guo4 ying4 to have perfect mastery of sth; to be up to the mark 1 刀工[刀工] dao1 gong1 knife work (food preparation) 4 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 1 大有[大有] da4 you3 there is much; (literary) abundance 1 铁锅[鐵鍋] tie3 guo1 iron cooking pot 1 灵机一动[靈機一動] ling2 ji1 yi1 dong4 a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave 1 期许[期許] qi1 xu3 to hope; to expect; expectation(s) 1 往后[往後] wang3 hou4 from now on; in the future; time to come 4 山珍海味[山珍海味] shan1 zhen1 hai3 wei4 exotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations 1 掌握[掌握] zhang3 wo4 to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/275 words - 42 min 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 大小[大小] da4 xiao3 dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority 4 劲[勁] jin4 strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4] 1 降低[降低] jiang4 di1 to reduce; to lower; to bring down 1 音量[音量] yin1 liang4 sound volume 1 吵醒[吵醒] chao3 xing3 to wake sb up with a noise 1 红萝卜[紅蘿蔔] hong2 luo2 bo5 carrot; radish 1 近来[近來] jin4 lai2 recently; lately 1 点缀[點綴] dian3 zhui4 to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled; studded; only for show 1 不至于[不至於] bu4 zhi4 yu2 unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as 1 四川[四川] Si4 chuan1 Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都 17 露[露] lou4 to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 1 露[露] lu4 dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose 1 凶[兇] xiong1 terrible; fearful 3 家用[家用] jia1 yong4 home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money 1 嫁妆[嫁妝] jia4 zhuang5 dowry 1 练[練] lian4 to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise 4 饶[饒] rao2 rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although 13 讲解[講解] jiang3 jie3 to explain 1 川菜[川菜] Chuan1 cai4 Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine 1 特色[特色] te4 se4 characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality 1 宝贵[寶貴] bao3 gui4 valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by 1 一边[一邊] yi1 bian1 one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while 2 鱼香肉丝[魚香肉絲] yu2 xiang1 rou4 si1 pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1] 4 清单[清單] qing1 dan1 list of items 1 故作[故作] gu4 zuo4 to pretend; to feign 4 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/300 words - 47 min 搅拌[攪拌] jiao3 ban4 to stir; to agitate 1 翻炒[翻炒] fan1 chao3 to stir-fry 5 古怪[古怪] gu3 guai4 eccentric; grotesque; oddly; queer 4 汤匙[湯匙] tang1 chi2 soup spoon; tablespoon; CL:把[ba3] 6 陶[陶] tao2 pottery; pleased 6 哪些[哪些] na3 xie1 which ones?; who?; what? 1 豆瓣酱[豆瓣醬] dou4 ban4 jiang4 sticky chili bean sauce; doubanjiang 1 份量[份量] fen4 liang5 see 分量[fen4 liang5] 1 铲[鏟] chan3 to shovel; to remove; spade; shovel 3 犹豫[猶豫] you2 yu4 to hesitate 4 酒吧[酒吧] jiu3 ba1 bar; pub; saloon; CL:家[jia1] 1 撞击[撞擊] zhuang4 ji1 to strike; to hit; to ram 3 傻子[傻子] sha3 zi5 idiot; fool 1 同样[同樣] tong2 yang4 same; equal; equivalent 1 非得[非得] fei1 dei3 (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must 2 几次[幾次] ji3 ci4 several times 1 漏[漏] lou4 to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) 3 中间[中間] zhong1 jian1 between; intermediate; mid; middle 2 过程[過程] guo4 cheng2 course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 解说[解說] jie3 shuo1 to explain; to comment 1 荤[葷] hun1 strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar; obscene 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 8 蒜[蒜] suan4 garlic; CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4] 2 木耳[木耳] mu4 er3 edible tree fungus; CL:朵[duo3] 3 荸荠[荸薺] bi2 qi2 Chinese water chestnut; Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/325 words - 52 min 拌[拌] ban4 to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad) 5 辣豆酱[辣豆醬] la4 dou4 jiang4 chili con carne 1 葱花[蔥花] cong1 hua1 chopped onion 2 第二次[第二次] di4 er4 ci4 the second time; second; number two 1 盒子[盒子] he2 zi5 box; case 1 平白无故[平白無故] ping2 bai2 wu2 gu4 without good cause 1 仔细[仔細] zi3 xi4 careful; attentive; cautious 3 做法[做法] zuo4 fa3 way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 打牙祭[打牙祭] da3 ya2 ji4 to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month) 1 半吊子[半吊子] ban4 diao4 zi5 dabbler; smatterer; tactless and impulsive person 2 三脚猫[三腳貓] san1 jiao3 mao1 jack of all trades 2 火炉[火爐] huo3 lu2 stove 3 钟头[鐘頭] zhong1 tou2 hour; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 大师[大師] da4 shi1 great master; master 1 赌气[賭氣] du3 qi4 to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved 2 阵子[陣子] zhen4 zi5 period of time 2 成就[成就] cheng2 jiu4 accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about 2 取代[取代] qu3 dai4 to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution 1 学问[學問] xue2 wen4 learning; knowledge; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 领悟[領悟] ling3 wu4 to understand; to comprehend 1 达到[達到] da2 dao4 to reach; to achieve; to attain 1 跺[跺] duo4 to stamp one's feet 1 距离[距離] ju4 li2 distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from 1 开店[開店] kai1 dian4 to open shop 1 太白粉[太白粉] tai4 bai2 fen3 cornstarch; potato starch 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/350 words - 59 min 窍门[竅門] qiao4 men2 a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth) 2 平凡[平凡] ping2 fan2 commonplace; ordinary; mediocre 1 变魔术[變魔術] bian4 mo2 shu4 to perform magical tricks 1 干贝[乾貝] gan1 bei4 conpoy; dried scallop 1 进口[進口] jin4 kou3 to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) 1 有钱人[有錢人] you3 qian2 ren2 rich person; the rich 2 老百姓[老百姓] lao3 bai3 xing4 ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 乞丐[乞丐] qi3 gai4 beggar 1 施舍[施捨] shi1 she3 to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor) 1 善良[善良] shan4 liang2 good and honest; kindhearted 2 社会[社會] she4 hui4 society; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 公平[公平] gong1 ping2 fair; impartial 1 穷苦[窮苦] qiong2 ku3 impoverished; destitute 1 吵杂[吵雜] chao3 za2 noisy 2 手臂[手臂] shou3 bi4 arm; helper 1 铁[鐵] tie3 iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) 2 咀嚼[咀嚼] ju3 jue2 to chew; to think over 2 饱[飽] bao3 to eat till full; satisfied 3 恼[惱] nao3 to get angry 2 要钱[要錢] yao4 qian2 to charge; to demand payment 1 开小差[開小差] kai1 xiao3 chai1 to be absent-minded; to desert; to abscond from the army; absent without leave (AWOL) 1 毒打[毒打] du2 da3 beat up; CL:頓|顿[dun4] 1 瘸[瘸] que2 lame 1 上个月[上個月] shang4 ge4 yue4 last month 1 解散[解散] jie3 san4 to dissolve; to disband 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/375 words - 65 min 发给[發給] fa1 gei3 to issue; to grant; to distribute 1 退伍[退伍] tui4 wu3 to be discharged from military service 1 巷子[巷子] xiang4 zi5 alley 1 木板[木板] mu4 ban3 slab; board; plank; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] 1 落脚[落腳] luo4 jiao3 to stay for a time; to stop over; to lodge; to sink down (into soft ground); leftovers 1 夭[夭] yao1 tender; gentle; to die prematurely 1 落魄[落魄] luo4 po4 down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] 2 全身[全身] quan2 shen1 whole body; em (typography) 2 要死[要死] yao4 si3 extremely; awfully 2 孟[孟] meng4 first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers 6 师父[師父] shi1 fu5 used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker 2 粤菜[粵菜] Yue4 cai4 Cantonese cuisine 1 外观[外觀] wai4 guan1 exterior appearance; to view sth from the outside; exterior condition 2 部位[部位] bu4 wei4 position; place 6 细[細] xi4 thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal 4 架子[架子] jia4 zi5 shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance 1 厕所[廁所] ce4 suo3 toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 3 左转[左轉] zuo3 zhuan3 to turn left 1 方[方] fang1 square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter 1 牛排[牛排] niu2 pai2 steak 5 菜刀[菜刀] cai4 dao1 vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver; CL:把[ba3] 7 回想[回想] hui2 xiang3 to recall; to recollect; to think back 1 摊位[攤位] tan1 wei4 vendor's booth 1 对面[對面] dui4 mian4 (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face 1 仔[仔] zi3 meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/400 words - 72 min 五花肉[五花肉] wu3 hua1 rou4 pork belly; streaky pork 1 幼[幼] you4 young 1 成本[成本] cheng2 ben3 (manufacturing, production etc) costs 1 杀掉[殺掉] sha1 diao4 to kill 1 划算[划算] hua2 suan4 to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons); to view as profitable; worthwhile; value for money; cost-effective 1 排[排] pai2 a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc 8 骨肉[骨肉] gu3 rou4 blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood 1 糊涂[糊塗] hu2 tu5 muddled; silly; confused 1 笨[笨] ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 4 报纸[報紙] bao4 zhi3 newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1] 3 闲[閒] xian2 variant of 閑|闲, idle; unoccupied; leisure; free time 4 不等[不等] bu4 deng3 unequal; varied 4 语塞[語塞] yu3 se4 to be at a loss for words; speechless 7 物品[物品] wu4 pin3 articles; goods; materials 2 沙锅[沙鍋] sha1 guo1 variant of 砂鍋|砂锅[sha1 guo1] 1 姥姥[姥姥] lao3 lao5 (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 6 有加[有加] you3 jia1 extremely (placed after verb or adjective) 1 肉丝[肉絲] rou4 si1 shredded meat; shredded pork 3 大白菜[大白菜] da4 bai2 cai4 bok choy; Chinese cabbage; Brassica pekinensis; CL:棵[ke1] 1 胡萝卜[胡蘿蔔] hu2 luo2 bo5 carrot 1 全都[全都] quan2 dou1 all; without exception 5 大火[大火] da4 huo3 conflagration; large fire; CL:場|场[chang2] 1 每当[每當] mei3 dang1 whenever; every time; on every 1 同学[同學] tong2 xue2 to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 2 个把[個把] ge4 ba3 one or two; a couple of 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/425 words - 76 min 记忆[記憶] ji4 yi4 to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 涌[湧] yong3 to bubble up; to rush forth 1 食谱[食譜] shi2 pu3 cookbook; recipe; diet; CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] 2 反对[反對] fan3 dui4 to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition 5 浙[浙] Zhe4 abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China 1 菜馆[菜館] cai4 guan3 (dialect) restaurant 1 放在心上[放在心上] fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4 to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart 1 失败[失敗] shi1 bai4 to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] 1 品[品] pin3 article; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character; disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute) 1 接触[接觸] jie1 chu4 to touch; to contact; access; in touch with 1 忽然[忽然] hu1 ran2 suddenly; all of a sudden 2 意义[意義] yi4 yi4 sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 假如[假如] jia3 ru2 if 1 学会[學會] xue2 hui4 to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association 3 思乡[思鄉] si1 xiang1 to be homesick 3 盐巴[鹽巴] yan2 ba1 table salt 1 不必要[不必要] bu4 bi4 yao4 needless; unnecessary 1 睡醒[睡醒] shui4 xing3 to wake up 3 勾[勾] gou1 to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook 2 芡[芡] qian4 Gorgon plant; fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox); makhana (Hindi) 2 粘[粘] nian2 variant of 黏[nian2] 1 秒钟[秒鐘] miao3 zhong1 (time) second 1 不悦[不悅] bu4 yue4 displeased; annoyed 1 不起眼[不起眼] bu4 qi3 yan3 unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary 1 损失[損失] sun3 shi1 loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/450 words - 80 min 死人[死人] si3 ren2 dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen 1 屁事[屁事] pi4 shi4 (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business 1 懒惰[懶惰] lan3 duo4 idle; lazy 1 看上[看上] kan4 shang4 to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for 1 媳妇[媳婦] xi2 fu4 daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman 2 臭脸[臭臉] chou4 lian3 sour face; scowling face; CL:張|张[zhang1],副[fu4] 1 自嘲[自嘲] zi4 chao2 to mock oneself; to laugh at oneself 1 出价[出價] chu1 jia4 to bid 1 不在意[不在意] bu4 zai4 yi4 to pay no attention to; not to mind 1 景气[景氣] jing3 qi4 (of economy, business etc) flourishing; prosperous 1 灵骨塔[靈骨塔] ling2 gu3 ta3 columbarium 3 用得上[用得上] yong4 de5 shang4 needed; to come in useful 1 房屋中介[房屋中介] fang2 wu1 zhong1 jie4 housing agent; real estate agent 1 车子[車子] che1 zi5 car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) 3 驶[駛] shi3 to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail 3 解开[解開] jie3 kai1 to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery) 2 安全带[安全帶] an1 quan2 dai4 seat belt; safety belt 2 环游[環遊] huan2 you2 to travel around (the world, a country etc) 1 导游[導遊] dao3 you2 tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour 1 报名[報名] bao4 ming2 to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist 2 旅行团[旅行團] lu:3 xing2 tuan2 tour group 1 青年[青年] qing1 nian2 youth; youthful years; young person; the young 1 旅馆[旅館] lu:3 guan3 hotel; CL:家[jia1] 1 地铁[地鐵] di4 tie3 subway; metro 1 自助[自助] zi4 zhu4 self-service 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep4/470 words - 83 min 旅行[旅行] lu:3 xing2 to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],個|个[ge4] 1 饭店[飯店] fan4 dian4 restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 1 外国[外國] wai4 guo2 foreign (country); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 第一时间[第一時間] di4 yi1 shi2 jian1 in the first moments (of sth happening); immediately (after an event); first thing 1 赶到[趕到] gan3 dao4 to hurry (to some place) 1 过度[過度] guo4 du4 excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue 1 几岁[幾歲] ji3 sui4 how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) 2 补习班[補習班] bu3 xi2 ban1 cram class; cram school; evening classes 3 独立[獨立] du2 li4 independent; independence; to stand alone 2 公主[公主] gong1 zhu3 princess 1 签约[簽約] qian1 yue1 to sign a contract or agreement 1 上课[上課] shang4 ke4 to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class 9 科林[科林] Ke1 lin2 Colin (name) 2 外语[外語] wai4 yu3 foreign language; CL:門|门[men2] 2 尔[爾] er3 thus; so; like that; you; thou 1 幽深[幽深] you1 shen1 serene and hidden in depth or distance 7 急促[急促] ji2 cu4 urgent; hurried and brief; rushing 2 药瓶[藥瓶] yao4 ping2 medicine bottle 1 滚落[滾落] gun3 luo4 to tumble 1 无助[無助] wu2 zhu4 helpless; helplessness; feeling useless; no help 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/25 words - 4 min 指示[指示] zhi3 shi4 to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 按键[按鍵] an4 jian4 button or key (on a device); keystroke; CL:個|个[ge4]; to press a button 1 纸钞[紙鈔] zhi3 chao1 banknote 2 投入[投入] tou2 ru4 to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed 1 硬币[硬幣] ying4 bi4 coin; CL:枚[mei2] 1 运作[運作] yun4 zuo4 to operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization); thread (computing) 2 车站[車站] che1 zhan4 rail station; bus stop; CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4] 2 刹车[剎車] sha1 che1 to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake 1 消失[消失] xiao1 shi1 to disappear; to fade away 1 昏倒[昏倒] hun1 dao3 to faint 3 不安[不安] bu4 an1 unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried 15 探望[探望] tan4 wang4 to visit; to call on sb; to look around 1 救护车[救護車] jiu4 hu4 che1 ambulance; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 2 应变[應變] ying4 bian4 to meet a contingency; to adapt oneself to changes 1 墨鱼[墨魚] mo4 yu2 cuttlefish 1 可不是[可不是] ke3 bu5 shi4 that's just the way it is; exactly! 1 家庭主妇[家庭主婦] jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu4 housewife 2 说到[說到] shuo1 dao4 to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for 1 奖[獎] jiang3 prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 扬[揚] yang2 to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate 1 成果[成果] cheng2 guo3 result; achievement; gain; profit; CL:個|个[ge4] 3 口福[口福] kou3 fu2 happy knack for chancing upon fine food 2 上馆子[上館子] shang4 guan3 zi5 to eat out; to eat at a restaurant 1 熬[熬] ao2 to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure 1 柴[柴] chai2 firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person) 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/50 words - 8 min 形容[形容] xing2 rong2 to describe; description; appearance; look 1 了得[了得] liao3 de5 exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling 1 授课[授課] shou4 ke4 to teach; to give lessons 6 个别[個別] ge4 bie2 individual; specific; respective; just one or two 1 瞎[瞎] xia1 blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose 2 多累[多累] duo1 lei4 I have troubled you 1 秒针[秒針] miao3 zhen1 second hand (of a clock) 1 起哄[起鬨] qi3 hong4 to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance 1 圣[聖] sheng4 holy; sacred; saint; sage 1 改进[改進] gai3 jin4 to improve; to make better; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 起意[起意] qi3 yi4 to conceive a scheme; to devise a plan 1 花椒[花椒] hua1 jiao1 Sichuan pepper; Chinese prickly ash 2 香气[香氣] xiang1 qi4 fragrance; aroma; incense 3 津津有味[津津有味] jin1 jin1 you3 wei4 with keen interest pleasure (idiom); with gusto; to relish; eagerly; with great interest 1 摩托车[摩托車] mo2 tuo1 che1 motorbike; motorcycle (loanword); CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4] 1 路人[路人] lu4 ren2 passer-by; stranger 3 鲫鱼[鯽魚] ji4 yu2 Crucian carp 2 中华[中華] Zhong1 hua2 China (alternate formal name) 3 道地[道地] dao4 di4 authentic; original 1 过奖[過獎] guo4 jiang3 to overpraise; to flatter 1 羡慕[羨慕] xian4 mu4 to envy; to admire 1 步骤[步驟] bu4 zhou4 procedure; step 4 分享[分享] fen1 xiang3 to share (let others have some of sth good) 2 出口[出口] chu1 kou3 an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port 1 到处[到處] dao4 chu4 everywhere 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/75 words - 11 min 着呢[著呢] zhe5 ne5 comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather 1 半路[半路] ban4 lu4 halfway; midway; on the way 1 出师[出師] chu1 shi1 to finish apprenticeship; to graduate; to send out troops (under a commander) 1 之内[之內] zhi1 nei4 inside; within 1 名菜[名菜] ming2 cai4 famous dishes; specialty dishes 1 难不倒[難不倒] nan2 bu4 dao3 not to pose a problem for sb; cannot stump sb 2 应付[應付] ying4 fu5 to deal with; to cope 1 教学[教學] jiao4 xue2 to teach; teaching and learning; education; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] 9 乐意[樂意] le4 yi4 to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied 2 前提[前提] qian2 ti2 premise; precondition; prerequisite 1 花掉[花掉] hua1 diao4 to spend (time, money); to waste 1 饷[餉] xiang3 soldier's pay 1 养家[養家] yang3 jia1 to support a family; to raise a family 1 绰绰有余[綽綽有餘] chuo4 chuo4 you3 yu2 enough and to spare (idiom) 1 打消[打消] da3 xiao1 to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on 1 念头[念頭] nian4 tou5 thought; idea; intention 1 喜悦[喜悅] xi3 yue4 happy; joyous 1 成天[成天] cheng2 tian1 (coll.) all day long; all the time 1 到此为止[到此為止] dao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3 to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day 2 体谅[體諒] ti3 liang4 to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate 1 出入[出入] chu1 ru4 to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent 1 屈[屈] qu1 bent; to feel wronged 1 来得[來得] lai2 de5 to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to 2 喷气[噴氣] pen1 qi4 jet; blast of air; spurt of gas 1 早晚[早晚] zao3 wan3 morning and evening; sooner or later 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/100 words - 15 min 敷衍[敷衍] fu1 yan3 to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by 1 跛脚[跛腳] bo3 jiao3 to limp; lame person 2 平常[平常] ping2 chang2 ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily 2 一句话[一句話] yi1 ju4 hua4 in a word; in short 1 顶嘴[頂嘴] ding3 zui3 to talk back; to answer back 1 开饭[開飯] kai1 fan4 to serve a meal 1 烹饪[烹飪] peng1 ren4 cooking; culinary arts 3 棚子[棚子] peng2 zi5 shack; shed; CL:間|间[jian1] 12 开课[開課] kai1 ke4 school begins; give a course; teach a subject 1 着边[著邊] zhao2 bian1 relevant; to the point; has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative) 1 笑掉大牙[笑掉大牙] xiao4 diao4 da4 ya2 to laugh one's head off; ridiculous; jaw-dropping 1 想来[想來] xiang3 lai2 it may be assumed that 2 菜花[菜花] cai4 hua1 cauliflower; gonorrhea 1 金钱[金錢] jin1 qian2 money; currency 1 心思[心思] xin1 si5 mind; thoughts; inclination; mood 1 想起[想起] xiang3 qi3 to recall; to think of; to call to mind 3 拦[攔] lan2 to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) 4 看着办[看著辦] kan4 zhe5 ban4 to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances) 1 蕙[蕙] hui4 Coumarouna odorata 14 讲习[講習] jiang3 xi2 to lecture; to instruct 1 热情[熱情] re4 qing2 cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately 2 陈[陳] chen2 to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale 3 邮局[郵局] you2 ju2 post office; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 4 吓坏[嚇壞] xia4 huai4 to be terrified; to terrify sb 1 介意[介意] jie4 yi4 to care about; to take offense; to mind 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/125 words - 22 min 坐下[坐下] zuo4 xia5 to sit down 1 造谣[造謠] zao4 yao2 to start a rumor 1 不良[不良] bu4 liang2 bad; harmful; unhealthy 1 同病相怜[同病相憐] tong2 bing4 xiang1 lian2 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company 1 鼻[鼻] bi2 nose 17 神秘[神秘] shen2 mi4 mysterious; mystery 7 汽水[汽水] qi4 shui3 soda; pop 1 脚踏车[腳踏車] jiao3 ta4 che1 bicycle; bike (Tw); CL:輛|辆[liang4] 2 转动[轉動] zhuan3 dong4 to turn sth around; to swivel 2 转动[轉動] zhuan4 dong4 to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate 2 顾[顧] gu4 to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to 3 不忙[不忙] bu4 mang2 there's no hurry; take one's time 2 喏[喏] nuo4 (indicating agreement) yes; all right; (drawing attention to) look!; here!; variant of 諾|诺[nuo4] 3 蛮[蠻] man2 barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless 5 不义[不義] bu4 yi4 injustice 1 手巧[手巧] shou3 qiao3 to be skillful with one's hands; to be manually adroit 1 伤脑筋[傷腦筋] shang1 nao3 jin1 to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains 1 去程[去程] qu4 cheng2 outbound trip 1 梦见[夢見] meng4 jian4 to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream 1 满满[滿滿] man3 man3 full; closely packed 1 乡愁[鄉愁] xiang1 chou2 homesickness; nostalgia 1 想家[想家] xiang3 jia1 homesick 1 黄鱼[黃魚] huang2 yu2 yellow croaker (fish) 39 上回[上回] shang4 hui2 last time; the previous time 1 卤肉[滷肉] lu3 rou4 stewed meat 6 教课[教課] jiao1 ke4 to teach class; to lecture 10 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/150 words - 28 min 电铃[電鈴] dian4 ling2 electric bell 1 惹麻烦[惹麻煩] re3 ma2 fan5 to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome 2 竹子[竹子] zhu2 zi5 bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] 1 槌[槌] chui2 mallet; pestle; beetle (for wedging or ramming) 1 敲打[敲打] qiao1 da3 to beat sb; to beat (a drum) 1 简易[簡易] jian3 yi4 simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity 1 刮风[颳風] gua1 feng1 to be windy 1 牢固[牢固] lao2 gu4 firm; secure 1 甭[甭] beng2 contraction of 不用; need not; please don't 1 坐好[坐好] zuo4 hao3 to sit properly; to sit up straight 1 篮[籃] lan2 basket (receptacle); basket (in basketball) 1 手背[手背] shou3 bei4 back of the hand 1 规矩[規矩] gui1 ju5 lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 1 吓唬[嚇唬] xia4 hu5 to scare; to frighten 1 点心[點心] dian3 xin5 light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert 2 踏实[踏實] ta1 shi5 firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] 1 揪心[揪心] jiu1 xin1 lit. grips the heart; worried; anxious 1 失态[失態] shi1 tai4 to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situation) 1 讲到[講到] jiang3 dao4 to talk about sth 2 合[合] he2 to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2] 1 不合[不合] bu4 he2 to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out 1 痛哭[痛哭] tong4 ku1 to cry bitterly 2 纪念[紀念] ji4 nian4 to commemorate; to remember; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 照片[照片] zhao4 pian4 photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2] 3 溜[溜] liu1 to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/175 words - 36 min 靠近[靠近] kao4 jin4 near; to approach 2 柔美[柔美] rou2 mei3 gentle and beautiful 3 技术[技術] ji4 shu4 technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] 1 故乡[故鄉] gu4 xiang1 home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 病逝[病逝] bing4 shi4 to die of illness 1 伤心[傷心] shang1 xin1 to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt 1 大腿[大腿] da4 tui3 thigh 1 诊[診] zhen3 to examine or treat medically 1 打针[打針] da3 zhen1 to give or have an injection 2 懂事[懂事] dong3 shi4 sensible; thoughtful; intelligent 2 认出[認出] ren4 chu1 recognition; to recognize 1 孙[孫] sun1 grandson; descendant 3 疼爱[疼愛] teng2 ai4 to love dearly 1 遗憾[遺憾] yi2 han4 regret; to regret; to be sorry that 1 在世[在世] zai4 shi4 to be alive 1 落地[落地] luo4 di4 to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land 2 私房钱[私房錢] si1 fang2 qian2 secret purse; secret stash of money 1 失智症[失智症] shi1 zhi4 zheng4 dementia 1 症状[症狀] zheng4 zhuang4 symptom (of an illness) 1 外表[外表] wai4 biao3 external; outside; outward appearance 1 硬朗[硬朗] ying4 lang3 robust; healthy 1 指数[指數] zhi3 shu4 (numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent; index; exponential (function, growth) 1 后遗症[後遺症] hou4 yi2 zheng4 (medicine) sequelae; residual effects; (fig.) repercussions; aftermath 1 网络[網絡] wang3 luo4 network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc) 2 招牌菜[招牌菜] zhao1 pai2 cai4 signature dish; a restaurant’s most famous dish 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/200 words - 40 min 酥[酥] su1 flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky 5 捞[撈] lao1 to fish up; to dredge up 1 里[里] li3 li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels 1 传出[傳出] chuan2 chu1 to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve) 7 颜色[顏色] yan2 se4 color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff 2 振[振] zhen4 to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself 1 爆炒[爆炒] bao4 chao3 to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame; to conduct a media blitz; to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling 1 不停[不停] bu4 ting2 incessant 1 免得[免得] mian3 de5 so as not to; so as to avoid 1 不划算[不划算] bu4 hua2 suan4 it isn't worth it; not cost-effective; not profitable; too expensive 1 掐[掐] qia1 to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight 1 看好[看好] kan4 hao3 optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support 1 厨具[廚具] chu2 ju4 kitchen implements 4 削[削] xiao1 to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc) 1 削[削] xue1 to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4] 1 拍手[拍手] pai1 shou3 to clap one's hands 2 家常菜[家常菜] jia1 chang2 cai4 home cooking 1 饭桌[飯桌] fan4 zhuo1 dining table 1 大肉[大肉] da4 rou4 pork 1 首先[首先] shou3 xian1 first (of all); in the first place 1 梅花[梅花] mei2 hua1 plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) 3 棉[棉] mian2 generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton 1 绳[繩] sheng2 rope; CL:根[gen1] 1 扎[扎] zha1 to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer) 1 圆柱[圓柱] yuan2 zhu4 column; cylinder 1 煎[煎] jian1 to pan fry; to sauté 9 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/225 words - 44 min 表面[表面] biao3 mian4 surface; face; outside; appearance 1 闻到[聞到] wen2 dao4 to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling 1 微微[微微] wei1 wei1 slight; faint; humble 2 黄[黃] huang2 yellow; pornographic; to fall through 4 油花[油花] you2 hua1 grease or fat blobs at the surface of a liquid; tricky and dissolute 1 同时[同時] tong2 shi2 at the same time; simultaneously 2 熄[熄] xi1 to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2] 2 猛[猛] meng3 ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome 1 八角[八角] ba1 jiao3 anise; star anise; aniseed; octagonal; Fructus Anisi stellati 3 灭[滅] mie4 to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown 1 专心[專心] zhuan1 xin1 to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed 1 外头[外頭] wai4 tou5 outside; out 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 鸡丁[雞丁] ji1 ding1 diced chicken meat 2 大约[大約] da4 yue1 approximately; probably 2 厘米[釐米] li2 mi3 centimeter 2 四方[四方] si4 fang1 four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere 1 胸肉[胸肉] xiong1 rou4 breast meat (brisket, chicken breast etc) 1 或是[或是] huo4 shi4 or; either one or the other 1 不带[不帶] bu4 dai4 not to have; without; un- 1 少许[少許] shao3 xu3 a little; a few 1 匀[勻] yun2 even; well-distributed; uniform; to distribute evenly; to share 4 手把[手把] shou3 ba4 handle 1 分钟[分鐘] fen1 zhong1 minute 16 咕咾肉[咕咾肉] gu1 lao3 rou4 sweet and sour meat (pork) 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/250 words - 50 min 话筒[話筒] hua4 tong3 microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset 3 高估[高估] gao1 gu1 to overestimate; to overrate 1 大使[大使] da4 shi3 ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4] 7 夫人[夫人] fu1 ren5 lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4] 8 西餐[西餐] xi1 can1 Western-style food; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] 3 菜单[菜單] cai4 dan1 menu; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 3 好命[好命] hao3 ming4 lucky; blessed with good fortune 1 难得[難得] nan2 de2 seldom; rare; hard to come by 1 了不起[了不起] liao3 bu5 qi3 amazing; terrific; extraordinary 1 服务生[服務生] fu2 wu4 sheng1 server (at a restaurant) 1 明虾[明蝦] ming2 xia1 prawn 3 闻[聞] wen2 to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 1 起司[起司] qi3 si1 cheese (loanword) (Tw) 1 外国人[外國人] wai4 guo2 ren2 foreigner 2 蛋糕[蛋糕] dan4 gao1 cake; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4] 1 家教[家教] jia1 jiao4 family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor 1 受欢迎[受歡迎] shou4 huan1 ying2 popular; well-received 1 半天[半天] ban4 tian1 half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 得要[得要] dei3 yao4 to need; must 1 烤箱[烤箱] kao3 xiang1 oven 2 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 1 抓紧[抓緊] zhua1 jin3 to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of 1 焗烤[焗烤] ju2 kao3 to bake; gratin 3 浓稠[濃稠] nong2 chou2 thick; dense and creamy 1 实验[實驗] shi2 yan4 experiment; test; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; experimental; to experiment 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/275 words - 57 min 面糊[麵糊] mian4 hu4 flour paste 1 高汤[高湯] gao1 tang1 clear soup; soup stock 1 诡异[詭異] gui3 yi4 strange; weird 9 青蛙[青蛙] qing1 wa1 frog; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) ugly guy 2 绕过[繞過] rao4 guo4 to detour; to bypass; to circumvent; to avoid; to wind around (of a road etc) 1 午餐[午餐] wu3 can1 lunch; luncheon; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 1 福气[福氣] fu2 qi5 good fortune; a blessing 1 上班时间[上班時間] shang4 ban1 shi2 jian1 time of going to work; the morning rush hour 1 科长[科長] ke1 zhang3 section chief; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 蹓[蹓] liu4 to stroll; walk a horse 1 跶[躂] da1 to stumble; to slip; variant of 達|达[da2] 1 中餐[中餐] Zhong1 can1 Chinese meal; Chinese food; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] 1 派上用场[派上用場] pai4 shang4 yong4 chang3 to put to good use; to come in handy 1 背后[背後] bei4 hou4 behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back 1 默默[默默] mo4 mo4 in silence; not speaking 1 为主[為主] wei2 zhu3 to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to 1 唯独[唯獨] wei2 du2 only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique 1 体会[體會] ti3 hui4 to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience 1 固执[固執] gu4 zhi2 obstinate; stubborn 1 表情[表情] biao3 qing2 (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression 1 国外[國外] guo2 wai4 abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign 2 推广[推廣] tui1 guang3 to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc) 3 外交官[外交官] wai4 jiao1 guan1 diplomat 1 近期[近期] jin4 qi1 near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent 3 讨教[討教] tao3 jiao4 to consult; to ask for advice 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/300 words - 60 min 护照[護照] hu4 zhao4 passport; CL:本[ben3],個|个[ge4] 4 港澳[港澳] Gang3 Ao4 Hong Kong 香港 and Macao 澳門|澳门 2 贸然[貿然] mao4 ran2 rashly; hastily; without careful consideration 1 行事[行事] xing2 shi4 to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct 1 抖动[抖動] dou3 dong4 to tremble 1 吃住[吃住] chi1 zhu4 food and lodging; to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there) 1 负担[負擔] fu4 dan1 burden; to bear a burden 1 亏欠[虧欠] kui1 qian4 to fall short of; to have a deficit; deficit; deficiency 1 新闻[新聞] xin1 wen2 news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] 3 播报员[播報員] bo1 bao4 yuan2 announcer 3 中央[中央] zhong1 yang1 central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) 1 气象局[氣象局] qi4 xiang4 ju2 weather bureau; meteorological office 1 发布[發佈] fa1 bu4 to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 發布|发布[fa1 bu4] 1 豪雨[豪雨] hao2 yu3 violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon); cloudburst 2 报[報] bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 2 锋面[鋒面] feng1 mian4 front (meteorology) 2 滞留[滯留] zhi4 liu2 to detain; retention 1 凌晨[凌晨] ling2 chen2 very early in the morning; in the wee hours 1 北部[北部] bei3 bu4 northern part 1 地区[地區] di4 qu1 local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 将会[將會] jiang1 hui4 auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to 1 豪[豪] hao2 grand; heroic 1 大雨[大雨] da4 yu3 heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2] 2 过后[過後] guo4 hou4 after the event 1 逐渐[逐漸] zhu2 jian4 gradually 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/325 words - 65 min 南[南] nan2 south 1 移[移] yi2 to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove 1 笼罩[籠罩] long3 zhao4 to envelop; to shroud 1 风雨[風雨] feng1 yu3 wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships 1 之中[之中] zhi1 zhong1 inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during 1 各地[各地] ge4 di4 in all parts of (a country); various regions 1 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 提高[提高] ti2 gao1 to raise; to increase; to improve 1 警戒[警戒] jing3 jie4 to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel 1 取消[取消] qu3 xiao1 to cancel; cancellation 3 班上[班上] ban1 shang4 (in the) class 1 大多数[大多數] da4 duo1 shu4 (great) majority 1 学员[學員] xue2 yuan2 student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet 1 一一[一一] yi1 yi1 one by one; one after another 1 冒雨[冒雨] mao4 yu3 to brave the rain 1 赶来[趕來] gan3 lai2 to rush over 1 岂[豈] qi3 how? (emphatic question) 1 塌[塌] ta1 to collapse; to droop; to settle down 2 惊恐[驚恐] jing1 kong3 to be alarmed; to be frightened 9 乱动[亂動] luan4 dong4 to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about 2 反抗[反抗] fan3 kang4 to resist; to rebel 1 喊叫[喊叫] han3 jiao4 to cry out; to shout 1 出发[出發] chu1 fa1 to set off; to start (on a journey) 3 广东[廣東] Guang3 dong1 Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州 1 边界[邊界] bian1 jie4 boundary; border 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/350 words - 71 min 顶多[頂多] ding3 duo1 at most; at best 1 嘚瑟[嘚瑟] de4 se5 variant of 得瑟[de4 se5] 1 警备[警備] jing3 bei4 guard; garrison 2 总部[總部] zong3 bu4 general headquarters 2 审问[審問] shen3 wen4 to interrogate; to examine; to question 5 便衣[便衣] bian4 yi1 civilian clothes; plain clothes; plainclothesman 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 2 传单[傳單] chuan2 dan1 leaflet; flier; pamphlet 3 穷人[窮人] qiong2 ren2 poor people; the poor 1 打拼[打拼] da3 pin1 to work hard; to try to make a living 1 压根[壓根] ya4 gen1 from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply 1 痛恨[痛恨] tong4 hen4 to detest; to loathe; to abhor 1 答[答] da2 reply; answer; return; respond; echo 1 几点[幾點] ji3 dian3 what time?; when? 1 厌恶[厭惡] yan4 wu4 to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth 2 若[若] ruo4 to seem; like; as; if 1 若是[若是] ruo4 shi4 if 1 嚣张[囂張] xiao1 zhang1 rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive 1 记性[記性] ji4 xing5 memory (ability to retain information) 1 车门[車門] che1 men2 car door; door of bus, railway carriage etc 2 桂圆[桂圓] gui4 yuan2 see 龍眼|龙眼[long2 yan3] 1 色狼[色狼] se4 lang2 lecher; pervert; wolf 2 当街[當街] dang1 jie1 in the middle of the street; facing the street 1 骚扰[騷擾] sao1 rao3 to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass 2 交往[交往] jiao1 wang3 to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/375 words - 76 min 受够[受夠] shou4 gou4 to have had enough of; to be fed up with; to have had one's fill of 1 断绝[斷絕] duan4 jue2 to sever; to break off 4 父女[父女] fu4 nu:3 father and daughter 3 上楼[上樓] shang4 lou2 to go upstairs 1 奔驰[奔馳] ben1 chi2 to run quickly; to speed; to gallop 2 空房间[空房間] kong1 fang2 jian1 vacant room 2 打地铺[打地鋪] da3 di4 pu4 to make one's bed on the floor 1 赶出[趕出] gan3 chu1 to drive away 1 松鼠[松鼠] song1 shu3 squirrel 11 法[法] fa3 law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 3 拿下[拿下] na2 xia4 to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) 4 每隔[每隔] mei3 ge2 at intervals of; every (so often) 1 甩[甩] shuai3 to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) 7 荣幸[榮幸] rong2 xing4 honored (to have the privilege of ...) 1 切点[切點] qie1 dian3 contact (math.) 1 番茄[番茄] fan1 qie2 tomato 3 帮佣[幫傭] bang1 yong1 servant; domestic help 1 盐[鹽] yan2 salt; CL:粒[li4] 1 番茄酱[番茄醬] fan1 qie2 jiang4 ketchup; tomato sauce 2 接头[接頭] jie1 tou2 to join; to connect; connection; junction; fitting (plumbing); connector; terminal (electrical engineering) 11 南下[南下] nan2 xia4 to go down south 1 澳门[澳門] Ao4 men2 Macao; Aomen; Macau 5 接过[接過] jie1 guo4 to take (sth proffered) 1 合适[合適] he2 shi4 suitable; fitting; appropriate 1 可行[可行] ke3 xing2 feasible 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep5/393 words - 82 min 不对劲[不對勁] bu4 dui4 jin4 not in good condition; wrong; fishy 1 炖[燉] dun4 to stew 1 润肺[潤肺] run4 fei4 to moisten the lungs; to make expectoration easy (medicine) 1 见外[見外] jian4 wai4 to regard sb as an outsider 1 惦记[惦記] dian4 ji4 to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about 2 搞定[搞定] gao3 ding4 to fix; to settle; to wangle 1 机场[機場] ji1 chang3 airport; airfield; CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] 1 发动[發動] fa1 dong4 to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse 2 引擎[引擎] yin3 qing2 engine (loanword); CL:臺|台[tai2] 1 粤语[粵語] Yue4 yu3 Cantonese language 5 肥[肥] fei2 fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure 1 赎[贖] shu2 to redeem; to ransom 1 艺[藝] yi4 skill; art 5 玲[玲] ling2 (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑); tinkling of gem-pendants 5 巴士[巴士] ba1 shi4 bus (loanword); motor coach 1 人才[人才] ren2 cai2 talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks 1 不差[不差] bu4 cha4 not bad; OK 1 接人[接人] jie1 ren2 to meet a person 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/25 words - 6 min 最终[最終] zui4 zhong1 final; ultimate 1 判刑[判刑] pan4 xing2 to sentence (to prison etc) 1 监狱[監獄] jian1 yu4 prison 3 判[判] pan4 to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different) 6 死刑[死刑] si3 xing2 death penalty 2 泄气[洩氣] xie4 qi4 to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat 1 秘密[秘密] mi4 mi4 secret; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 集会[集會] ji2 hui4 to gather; assembly; meeting; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] 1 无期徒刑[無期徒刑] wu2 qi1 tu2 xing2 life imprisonment 1 拼[拼] pin1 to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell 1 撇清[撇清] pie3 qing1 to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear 1 抓去[抓去] zhua1 qu4 to arrest and take away 1 牵连[牽連] qian1 lian2 to implicate; implicated; to link together 1 他人[他人] ta1 ren2 another; sb else; other people 1 不在乎[不在乎] bu4 zai4 hu5 not to care 1 公交[公交] gong1 jiao1 public transportation; mass transit; abbr. for 公共交通[gong1 gong4 jiao1 tong1] 1 音讯[音訊] yin1 xun4 letters; mail; news; messages; correspondence 1 嘟[嘟] du1 toot; honk; to pout 7 谭[譚] tan2 variant of 談|谈[tan2] 4 探[探] tan4 to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward 1 犯人[犯人] fan4 ren2 convict; prisoner; criminal 1 政治犯[政治犯] zheng4 zhi4 fan4 political prisoner 1 伙[夥] huo3 companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together 1 没辙[沒轍] mei2 zhe2 at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out 1 关节[關節] guan1 jie2 joint (physiology); key point; critical phase 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/50 words - 21 min 打点[打點] da3 dian5 to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) 1 枪声[槍聲] qiang1 sheng1 crack; shooting sound; gunshot 3 上车[上車] shang4 che1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 1 负[負] fu4 to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) 1 风寒[風寒] feng1 han2 wind chill; cold weather; common cold (medicine) 1 吃药[吃藥] chi1 yao4 to take medicine 1 甘心[甘心] gan1 xin1 to be willing to; to resign oneself to 1 预感[預感] yu4 gan3 to have a premonition; premonition 1 永[永] yong3 forever; always; perpetual 1 当铺[當舖] dang4 pu4 pawn shop; CL:家[jia1],間|间[jian1] 2 铁链[鐵鏈] tie3 lian4 iron chain 7 阻止[阻止] zu3 zhi3 to prevent; to block 1 看轻[看輕] kan4 qing1 to belittle; to scorn; to take sth lightly 2 价值[價值] jia4 zhi2 value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4] 2 乐观[樂觀] le4 guan1 optimistic; hopeful 1 世间[世間] shi4 jian1 world; earth 2 狱[獄] yu4 prison 3 警[警] jing3 to alert; to warn; police 5 加班[加班] jia1 ban1 to work overtime 1 颤抖[顫抖] chan4 dou3 to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble 1 临死[臨死] lin2 si3 facing death; at death's door 1 逃走[逃走] tao2 zou3 to escape; to flee; to run away 1 初恋[初戀] chu1 lian4 first love 1 情人[情人] qing2 ren2 lover; sweetheart 1 委屈[委屈] wei3 qu5 to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/75 words - 24 min 瓶子[瓶子] ping2 zi5 bottle; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 菲[菲] fei3 poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old) 10 女士[女士] nu:3 shi4 lady; madam; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]; Miss; Ms 1 台视[臺視] Tai2 shi4 abbr. for 臺灣電視公司|台湾电视公司, Taiwan Television (TTV) 2 节目[節目] jie2 mu4 program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 18 制作[製作] zhi4 zuo4 to make; to manufacture 4 当下[當下] dang1 xia4 immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment 1 愣[愣] leng4 to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly 1 耍[耍] shua3 to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 1 生人[生人] sheng1 ren2 stranger; living person; to give birth; to be born (in a certain time or place) 1 走动[走動] zou3 dong4 to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to pay a visit (go to the toilet) 1 走进[走進] zou3 jin4 to enter 1 如意算盘[如意算盤] ru2 yi4 suan4 pan2 counting one's chickens before they are hatched 1 万华[萬華] Wan4 hua2 Wanhua district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 1 景[景] jing3 bright; circumstance; scenery 1 舟车劳顿[舟車勞頓] zhou1 che1 lao2 dun4 travel-worn 1 劳[勞] lao2 to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense) 1 师[師] shi1 teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops 1 众[眾] zhong4 many; numerous; crowd; multitude 1 县[縣] xian4 county 1 市[市] shi4 market; city; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 菜系[菜係] cai4 xi4 (regional) cuisine 1 依[依] yi1 to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of 1 眼光[眼光] yan3 guang1 gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things 1 项[項] xiang4 back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/100 words - 26 min 效率[效率] xiao4 lu:4 efficiency 1 电器[電器] dian4 qi4 (electrical) appliance; device 1 直播[直播] zhi2 bo1 live broadcast (not recorded); direct Internet broadcasting; (agriculture) direct seeding 1 掌控[掌控] zhang3 kong4 to control; in control of 1 主持人[主持人] zhu3 chi2 ren2 TV or radio presenter; host; anchor 1 主持[主持] zhu3 chi2 to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor 1 示范[示範] shi4 fan4 to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example 3 结尾[結尾] jie2 wei3 ending; coda; to wind up 2 空间[空間] kong1 jian1 space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space 1 录制[錄製] lu4 zhi4 to record (video or audio) 1 天线[天線] tian1 xian4 antenna; mast; connection with high-ranking officials 1 工作人员[工作人員] gong1 zuo4 ren2 yuan2 staff member 5 卡[卡] ka3 to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]); cassette 5 紧接[緊接] jin3 jie1 immediately adjacent; immediately following; to follow closely on 1 时间表[時間表] shi2 jian1 biao3 schedule; timetable 1 延长[延長] yan2 chang2 to prolong; to extend; to delay 1 导播[導播] dao3 bo1 to direct a television or radio broadcast; director (TV, radio) 3 控[控] kong4 to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia 1 室[室] shi4 room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 1 流程[流程] liu2 cheng2 course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing 2 现场[現場] xian4 chang3 the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site 9 打手[打手] da3 shou5 hired thug 1 势[勢] shi4 power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals 1 加快[加快] jia1 kuai4 to accelerate; to speed up 1 想象[想象] xiang3 xiang4 to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/125 words - 31 min 复杂[複雜] fu4 za2 complicated; complex 2 左边[左邊] zuo3 bian5 left; the left side; to the left of 1 嘻[嘻] xi1 laugh; giggle; (interjection expressing admiration, surprise etc) 1 时刻[時刻] shi2 ke4 time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always 1 参与[參與] can1 yu4 to participate (in sth) 1 开会[開會] kai1 hui4 to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting 1 电视台[電視臺] dian4 shi4 tai2 television station; CL:個|个[ge4] 2 作业[作業] zuo4 ye4 school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate 1 全力以赴[全力以赴] quan2 li4 yi3 fu4 to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort 1 自个儿[自個兒] zi4 ge3 r5 (dialect) oneself; by oneself 1 煲汤[煲湯] bao1 tang1 to simmer; soup made by simmering for a long time 1 蚝油[蠔油] hao2 you2 oyster sauce 1 牛肉[牛肉] niu2 rou4 beef 1 要端[要端] yao4 duan1 the main points 1 之一[之一] zhi1 yi1 one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc) 1 深刻[深刻] shen1 ke4 profound; deep; deep-going 3 擀[擀] gan3 to roll (dough etc) 1 皮开肉绽[皮開肉綻] pi2 kai1 rou4 zhan4 flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom) 1 忘不了[忘不了] wang4 bu4 liao3 cannot forget 1 尾巴[尾巴] wei3 ba5 tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] 1 闹钟[鬧鐘] nao4 zhong1 alarm clock 1 爆炸[爆炸] bao4 zha4 explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate 1 夸张[誇張] kua1 zhang1 to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous 2 以下[以下] yi3 xia4 that level or lower; that amount or less; the following 1 芦笋[蘆筍] lu2 sun3 asparagus 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/150 words - 35 min 切成[切成] qie1 cheng2 to cut up (into pieces); to slice; to carve; to dice; to shred 1 薄片[薄片] bao2 pian4 thin slice; thin section; flake; Taiwan pr. [bo2 pian4] 2 放进[放進] fang4 jin4 to put into 1 即将[即將] ji2 jiang1 on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of 2 开幕[開幕] kai1 mu4 to open (a conference); to inaugurate 3 产量[產量] chan3 liang4 output 1 进货[進貨] jin4 huo4 to acquire stock; to replenish stock 1 盘[盤] pan2 plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess 1 宴[宴] yan4 feast; repose 4 指定[指定] zhi3 ding4 to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated 2 海上[海上] hai3 shang4 maritime 1 体现[體現] ti3 xian4 to embody; to reflect; to incarnate 1 精髓[精髓] jing1 sui3 marrow; pith; quintessence; essence 1 拿捏[拿捏] na2 nie1 to grasp; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; to create difficulties 1 勾芡[勾芡] gou1 qian4 to thicken with cornstarch 3 精彩[精彩] jing1 cai3 wonderful; marvelous; brilliant 1 代替[代替] dai4 ti4 to replace; to take the place of 1 源头[源頭] yuan2 tou2 source; fountainhead 1 大条[大條] da4 tiao2 (used to modify 事情[shi4 qing5]) serious; grave 1 公交车[公交車] gong1 jiao1 che1 public transport vehicle; town bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4] 1 计程车[計程車] ji4 cheng2 che1 (Tw) taxi; cab 2 一对儿[一對兒] yi1 dui4 r5 a pair; a couple 2 海浪[海浪] hai3 lang4 sea wave 1 渔船[漁船] yu2 chuan2 fishing boat; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 豆浆[豆漿] dou4 jiang1 soy milk 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/175 words - 40 min 快活[快活] kuai4 huo5 happy; cheerful 1 零钱[零錢] ling2 qian2 change (of money); small change; pocket money 1 饽饽[餑餑] bo1 bo5 pastry; steamed bun; cake 5 纸[紙] zhi3 paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc 1 蒸笼[蒸籠] zheng1 long2 steamer basket (e.g. for dimsum) 1 分给[分給] fen1 gei3 to divide (and give to others) 1 做寿[做壽] zuo4 shou4 to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person) 1 架[架] jia4 to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc 2 先前[先前] xian1 qian2 before; previously 1 大钱[大錢] da4 qian2 high denomination of banknotes or coins; lots of money; a big sum (e.g. a bribe) 1 赔钱[賠錢] pei2 qian2 to lose money; to pay for damages 1 大骂[大罵] da4 ma4 to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it; to bawl sb out 1 两边[兩邊] liang3 bian5 either side; both sides 2 退货[退貨] tui4 huo4 to return merchandise; to withdraw a product 1 后头[後頭] hou4 tou5 behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future 2 收尾[收尾] shou1 wei3 to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish 1 打磨[打磨] da3 mo2 polish; grind 1 杂货店[雜貨店] za2 huo4 dian4 grocery store; emporium 3 撒娇[撒嬌] sa1 jiao1 to act like a spoiled child; to throw a tantrum; to act coquettishly 1 跌[跌] die1 to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2] 1 磨刀[磨刀] mo2 dao1 to hone (a knife) 2 宰[宰] zai3 to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; imperial official in dynastic China 2 牛[牛] niu2 ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome 1 羊[羊] yang2 sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] 1 巷[巷] xiang4 lane; alley 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/200 words - 50 min 晌[晌] shang3 part of the day; midday 1 亲手[親手] qin1 shou3 personally; with one's own hands 1 围裙[圍裙] wei2 qun2 apron 2 祈祷[祈禱] qi2 dao3 to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer 1 勇敢[勇敢] yong3 gan3 brave; courageous 1 嗯哼[嗯哼] en5 heng1 uh-huh 1 说实话[說實話] shuo1 shi2 hua4 to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly 1 动感[動感] dong4 gan3 sense of movement (often in a static work of art); dynamic; vivid; lifelike 2 何止[何止] he2 zhi3 far more than; not just 1 开张[開張] kai1 zhang1 to open a business; first transaction of a business day 1 留言[留言] liu2 yan2 to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message 1 豪宅[豪宅] hao2 zhai2 grand residence; mansion 1 路口[路口] lu4 kou3 crossing; intersection (of roads) 1 禁止[禁止] jin4 zhi3 to prohibit; to forbid; to ban 1 停车[停車] ting2 che1 to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall 1 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 丰富[豐富] feng1 fu4 to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant 1 调味[調味] tiao2 wei4 seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences 1 得出[得出] de2 chu1 to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion) 1 了解[瞭解] liao3 jie3 to understand; to realize; to find out 2 盯梢[盯梢] ding1 shao1 to follow sb; to tail; to shadow 1 老奶奶[老奶奶] lao3 nai3 nai5 (coll.) father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother; respectful form of address for an old woman 1 整条[整條] zheng3 tiao2 entire; whole (fish, road etc) 2 街[街] jie1 street; CL:條|条[tiao2] 1 香喷喷[香噴噴] xiang1 pen1 pen1 delicious; savory 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/225 words - 55 min 口水[口水] kou3 shui3 saliva 1 笨手笨脚[笨手笨腳] ben4 shou3 ben4 jiao3 clumsy; all thumbs 2 公园[公園] gong1 yuan2 park (for public recreation); CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] 1 墙[牆] qiang2 wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3] 1 期[期] qi1 a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] 1 不断[不斷] bu4 duan4 unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant 1 尝试[嘗試] chang2 shi4 to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4] 3 受挫[受挫] shou4 cuo4 thwarted; obstructed; setback 1 渐渐[漸漸] jian4 jian4 gradually 1 题[題] ti2 topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] 1 上传[上傳] shang4 chuan2 to upload 1 脸书[臉書] Lian3 shu1 Facebook 1 网友[網友] wang3 you3 online friend; Internet user 1 灌[灌] guan4 to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music) 1 守护[守護] shou3 hu4 to guard; to protect 1 陪伴[陪伴] pei2 ban4 to accompany 1 心满意足[心滿意足] xin1 man3 yi4 zu2 perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied 1 接通[接通] jie1 tong1 to connect; to put through 1 语音[語音] yu3 yin1 speech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character; phonetic; audio; voice; (Internet) to voice chat; voice message 1 语音信箱[語音信箱] yu3 yin1 xin4 xiang1 voice mailbox; voicemail 1 南部[南部] nan2 bu4 southern part 2 和好[和好] he2 hao3 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other 1 充实[充實] chong1 shi2 rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument) 1 美食[美食] mei3 shi2 culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food 2 窝[窩] wo1 nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/250 words - 61 min 信心[信心] xin4 xin1 confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4] 1 毅力[毅力] yi4 li4 perseverance; willpower 1 恒心[恆心] heng2 xin1 perseverance 1 白粉[白粉] bai2 fen3 face powder; chalk powder; heroin 1 收看[收看] shou1 kan4 to watch (a TV program) 4 司机[司機] si1 ji1 chauffeur; driver; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 包装纸[包裝紙] bao1 zhuang1 zhi3 wrapping paper 1 窸[窸] xi1 disturbing noises 1 窣[窣] su4 rush out of a den; rustling 1 生火[生火] sheng1 huo3 to make a fire; to light a fire 1 摄影棚[攝影棚] she4 ying3 peng2 film studio; television studio 1 升高[昇高] sheng1 gao1 to raise; to ascend 1 布景[佈景] bu4 jing3 (stage) set 1 布置[佈置] bu4 zhi4 to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy 1 拍摄[拍攝] pai1 she4 to film; to shoot (a picture) 1 火炭[火炭] huo3 tan4 live coal; ember; burning coals 2 噼啪[噼啪] pi1 pa1 see 劈啪[pi1 pa1] 2 变通[變通] bian4 tong1 pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances 1 差异[差異] cha1 yi4 difference; discrepancy 1 走廊[走廊] zou3 lang2 corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda 1 尽头[盡頭] jin4 tou2 end; extremity; limit 1 玩具[玩具] wan2 ju4 plaything; toy 1 蹦跳[蹦跳] beng4 tiao4 to hop; to jump 1 七星[七星] Qi1 xing1 Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi 1 可乐[可樂] ke3 le4 amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/275 words - 69 min 杯子[杯子] bei1 zi5 cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 1 街坊[街坊] jie1 fang1 neighborhood; neighbor 2 悠扬[悠揚] you1 yang2 melodious; mellifluous 4 秒[秒] miao3 second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly 3 后退[後退] hou4 tui4 to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat 1 后进[後進] hou4 jin4 less advanced; underdeveloped; lagging behind; the younger generation; the less experienced ones 1 倒数[倒數] dao4 shu3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats) 1 电视机[電視機] dian4 shi4 ji1 television set; CL:臺|台[tai2] 6 您好[您好] nin2 hao3 hello (polite) 1 钝[鈍] dun4 blunt; stupid 1 不利[不利] bu4 li4 unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental 1 鱼骨[魚骨] yu2 gu3 fish bone 1 部分[部分] bu4 fen5 part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 细长[細長] xi4 chang2 slender 1 常用[常用] chang2 yong4 in common usage 1 均匀[均勻] jun1 yun2 even; well-distributed; homogeneous; well-proportioned (figure, body etc) 1 成丁[成丁] cheng2 ding1 (of a male) to come of age; an adult male 1 否则[否則] fou3 ze2 if not; otherwise; else; or else 1 刮[刮] gua1 to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort 1 烧开[燒開] shao1 kai1 to boil 1 上头[上頭] shang4 tou5 above; on top of; on the surface of 2 再会[再會] zai4 hui4 to meet again; until we meet again; goodbye 1 好棒[好棒] hao3 bang4 excellent (interjection) 2 钱币[錢幣] qian2 bi4 money 3 赎回[贖回] shu2 hui2 to redeem 2 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/300 words - 83 min 感动[感動] gan3 dong4 to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving 1 知足[知足] zhi1 zu2 content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) 1 咻[咻] xiu1 call out; jeer 1 一块儿[一塊兒] yi1 kuai4 r5 erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] 1 店铺[店鋪] dian4 pu4 store; shop 1 第一眼[第一眼] di4 yi1 yan3 at first glance; at first sight 1 残废[殘廢] can2 fei4 deformity; handicapped 1 转眼[轉眼] zhuan3 yan3 in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance 1 度过[度過] du4 guo4 to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through 1 际遇[際遇] ji4 yu4 luck; fate; opportunity; the ups and downs of life 1 不可思议[不可思議] bu4 ke3 si1 yi4 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable 1 武侠小说[武俠小說] wu3 xia2 xiao3 shuo1 a martial arts (wuxia) novel 2 主角[主角] zhu3 jue2 leading role; lead 1 穴道[穴道] xue2 dao4 acupuncture point; acupoint 1 打通[打通] da3 tong1 to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection) 1 认字[認字] ren4 zi4 literate; knowing how to read 1 指使[指使] zhi3 shi3 to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth) 1 升[升] sheng1 to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3] 1 最多[最多] zui4 duo1 at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal 1 自己人[自己人] zi4 ji3 ren2 those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us 1 平安[平安] ping2 an1 safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace 1 吐气[吐氣] tu3 qi4 to exhale; to blow off steam; (phonetics) aspirated 1 晚安[晚安] wan3 an1 Good night!; Good evening! 2 女子[女子] nu:3 zi3 woman; female 1 荣[榮] rong2 glory; honor; thriving 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/325 words - 83 min 自幼[自幼] zi4 you4 since childhood 1 日式[日式] Ri4 shi4 Japanese style 1 教育[教育] jiao4 yu4 to educate; to teach; education 1 教导[教導] jiao4 dao3 to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching 1 服从[服從] fu2 cong2 to obey (an order); to comply; to defer 1 服输[服輸] fu2 shu1 to concede; to admit defeat; to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right 1 干劲[幹勁] gan4 jin4 enthusiasm for doing sth 1 一生[一生] yi1 sheng1 all one's life; throughout one's life 1 致力[致力] zhi4 li4 to work for; to devote one's efforts to 1 推动[推動] tui1 dong4 to push (for acceptance of a plan); to push forward; to promote; to actuate; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 中式[中式] zhong4 shi4 to pass an exam (or the imperial exam); to qualify 1 餐饮[餐飲] can1 yin3 food and beverage; catering; repast 1 文化[文化] wen2 hua4 culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 1 出版[出版] chu1 ban3 to publish 1 中英对照[中英對照] Zhong1 Ying1 dui4 zhao4 Chinese English parallel texts 1 留学生[留學生] liu2 xue2 sheng1 student studying abroad; (foreign) exchange student; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 1 及[及] ji2 and; to reach; up to; in time for 1 新嫁娘[新嫁娘] xin1 jia4 niang2 bride 1 必备[必備] bi4 bei4 essential 1 宝典[寶典] bao3 dian3 canonical text; treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom) 1 富士[富士] Fu4 shi4 Fuji (Japanese company) 1 邀请[邀請] yao1 qing3 to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 跃[躍] yue4 to jump; to leap 1 荧幕[熒幕] ying2 mu4 TV screen 1 达[達] da2 to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent 1 //What She Put on the Table - S1/Ep6/334 words - 83 min 不仅[不僅] bu4 jin3 not only (this one); not just (...) but also 1 游子[遊子] you2 zi3 person living or traveling far from home 1 味蕾[味蕾] wei4 lei3 taste bud(s) 1 一手[一手] yi1 shou3 a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help 1 史上[史上] shi3 shang4 in history 1 外交[外交] wai4 jiao1 diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 推手[推手] tui1 shou3 promoter; advocate; driving force; pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi) 1 讲座[講座] jiang3 zuo4 a course of lectures; CL:個|个[ge4] 1 剧终[劇終] ju4 zhong1 The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc) 1