302 Themes

049 Thing, course 事情, 过程 (shìqíng, guòchéng)


purpose
use, purpose
special fund
year (a period of 12 months fixed for a certain purpose)
search for
expected
know (same as知道. only used in colloquial Chinese and in southern dialects)
act like they don’t know, feign ignorance, play dumb
live in school
use for special purpose
provoke
nitpick
all kinds of
only, sole
~白pure white || 目的不~ impurity purpose
omnipotent, all-powerful
deliberately, on purpose
to this end, for this reason (or purpose), in this connection
so that, in order to, so as to, with the aim of, for the purpose of

41 目的 [-] mùdì (view-goal) purpose: 生活的~ the purpose of one’s life || 她学习的~是为了当医生. Her purpose in learning is to become a doctor. '
78 用途 [-] yòngtú (use-way) use, purpose: ~广泛 (guǎngfàn) widely used || 有多种~ have multiple purposes || 重要的~ the most important use '
10 专款 [專-] zhuānkuǎn (special-fund) special fund: ~专用 special fund for special purpose || ~支出 special fund disbursement || 教育~ education special fund '
21 年度 [-] niándù (year-measurement) year (a period of 12 months fixed for a certain purpose): 本~ current year || 上一~ last year || ~计划 annual plan '
24 翻 [-] fān (fly, turn over) search for: ~东西search for something || 乱~ search without a purpose '
13 预期 [預-] yùqī (in advance-expect) expected: ~效果 expected result || ~目的expected purpose || ~结果expected outcome '
26 晓得 [曉-] xiǎodé (know-suffix) know (same as知道. only used in colloquial Chinese and in southern dialects): ~他的目的 know his purpose || ~这 件事know this || ~她的脾气know her temper '
11 装蒜 [裝-] zhuāngsuàn (pretend-garlic) act like they don’t know, feign ignorance, play dumb: 故意~ pretend not to know on purpose || 别~了!大家 都知道这件坏事是你做的. Stop pretending (ignorance) ! Everyone knows that you did the bad thing. '
7 住校 [-] zhùxiào (live-school) live in school: ~学习living at school for studying purposes '
12 专用 [專-] zhuānyòng (special-use) use for special purpose: ~ 停车位 parking lot for special use || ~公路 accommodation (or private) road|| ~基 金fund for special use '
20 挑逗 [-] tiǎodòu (incite-tease) provoke: 有意~ flirt on purpose || ~男 性flirt males || ~的目光flirting glance '
23 挑刺儿 [--兒] tiāocìr (pick-thorn) nitpick: 挑挑刺儿 find fault, nitpick || 刻意 (kèyì) ~ nitpick on purpose '
32 各种各样 [-種-樣] gèzhǒnggèyàng (various-kind-various-type) all kinds of: ~的水果 all kinds of fruit || ~的目的 all kinds of purpose || ~的颜色 all kinds of color '
24 唯一 [-] wéiyī (only-one) only, sole: ~原因 the only reason || ~的人 the only person || ~目的 the sole purpose '
23 纯 [純] chún (pure) pure, purely: ~白pure white || 目的不~ impurity purpose '
8 万能 [萬-] wànnéng (omni-capable) omnipotent, all-powerful: ~胶水 (jiāoshuǐ) all-purpose adhesive || 金钱是~的. Money is everything. || ~的上 帝all-powerful God '
17 故意 [-] gùyì (deliberate-intention) deliberately, on purpose: ~说 错 deliberately said incorrectly || ~骗他 deliberately deceived him || ~捣乱 (dǎoluàn) deliberately make trouble '
8 为此 [爲-] wèicǐ (for-this) to this end, for this reason (or purpose), in this connection: 老王的孩子考上了北京大学, ~他感到骄傲. The old Wang’s child was admitted to Peking University, and he was proud of it. || 这个孩子的 娃娃坏了, ~她哭了很久. This girl had a long cry when her doll broke. '
3 以便 [-] yǐbiàn (therefore-so as to) so that, in order to, so as to, with the aim of, for the purpose of: 请大声点说, ~大家都能听到. Please speak up so that everyone can hear you. || 这部电影请了很多美国明星, ~吸引观众. The film invited lots of American movie stars to attract the audience. '