3600 Sentences in 36 Units Quiz Listen to Stories

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about prep. adv.

HSK 3.0	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
1	呢	呢	ne	particle: marking quesitons about subject already mentioned; indicating strong affirmation
1	跑	跑	pǎo	travel, race, be away, escape, course, run errands, skirr, double, walk, be away/off, run away, be off, run about doing sth., run, drive, paw the earth, run about doing ..., ride, leg
2	帶來	带来	dài lái	bring, redound, impart, bring_on, bring on, express, fetch, lend, convey, contribute, bring about, bestow, carry, bring oneself, add, usher, incur, land
2	到處	到处	dàochù	universally, everywhere, everyplace, far and near, about, around, far and wide, all_over, high_and_low, all over, throughout, high and low, far_and_near, passim, abroad, at all places
2	關心	关心	guānxīn	be concerned about
2	講	讲	jiǎng	discourse, utter, talk, negotiation, make clear, negotiate, parley, pay attention to, speak, syllable, discuss, explain, tell, be particular about, explanation, interpretation, interpret, relate, discussion, stress, mouth, say, remark, verbalize
2	實現	实现	shíxiàn	realize, achieve, bring about
2	討論	讨论	tǎolùn	to discuss, to take something up with someone, to talk about
3	創造	创造	chuàngzào	create, produce, bring about
3	從事	从事	cóngshì	engross, have, join, treat, plow, handle, follow, embark, undertake, attend_to, attack, occupy, absorb, go_into, work, engage, prosecute, go_about, go in for, pursue, be, meddle, embark_on, perform, enter, cover, deal, address, be engaged in, deal with, place, wage
3	打聽	打听	dǎting	to ask about, to make some inquiries, to ask around
3	大約	大约	dàyuē	about, around, probably, likely
3	管	管	guǎn	run, manage, administer, have charge of, subject to discipline, bother about
3	迷	迷	mí	to bewilder, crazy about, fan, enthusiast, lost, confused
3	前後	前后	qiánhòu	front and rear, around or about, altogether
3	約	约	yuē	about, around
3	造成	造成	zàochéng	make_for, give rise to, create, set_up, strike, creation, cause, contribute, bring_about, procure, give, bring about, cut_out, necessitate, shape, present, bring_forth, generate, yield, make, breed
4	導致	导致	dǎozhì	bring, lead, bring_about, lead to, incite, result in, conduce, bring about, produce, bring_on, render, set off, spark_off, inspire, inflict, cause, land
4	關於	关于	guānyú	about, with regard to, concerning
4	幾乎	几乎	jīhū	chiefly, anear, about, near, just_about, most, well-nigh, almost, closely, practically, intimately, all but, nearly, just about, virtually, much, nigh
4	即將	即将	jíjiāng	in a short time, promptly, on the point of, at once, instantly, pronto, immediately, shortly, without delay, tout-de-suite, right away, forthwith, presently, soon, in a few seconds, before long, straightaway, in a minute, about to
4	講究	讲究	jiǎngjiu	be particular about, pay attention to, stress, strive for, backbite
4	夢見	梦见	mèngjiàn	to dream about (sth or sb), to see in a dream
4	熱心	热心	rèxīn	be enthusiastic about
4	位置	位置	wèizhi	positioning, site, stand, stance, about-face, lie, locality, spatial relation, setting, situs, locus, slot, ubiety, station, location, emplacement, ubication, situation, niche, positional, position, place, seat
4	引起	引起	yǐnqǐ	elicit, beget, causation, give rise to, incite, pique, engender, bring_on, trigger, fire, compel, kick_up, superindividual, draw, spawn, invite, touch_off, occasion, lead, bring_about, procure, touch off, raise, enkindle, give, poke, produce, capture, generate, stir, arouse, excite, put forward, provoke, breed, bring, conjure up, grip, create, kindle, tempt, set_up, interest, give rise, enga
4	在乎	在乎	zàihu	care about, take ... to heart, lie in, rest with, worry, care, mind
4	轉身	转身	zhuǎn shēn	turn round, go_about, face about, turn
5	查詢	查询	cháxún	inquire into/about
5	差點兒	差点儿	chàdiǎnr5	not quite, not good enough, almost, barely, a bit different, just about to, nearly starting, on the verge of, erhua variant of 差點\|差点[cha4 dian3]
5	愁	愁	chóu	to worry about
5	間接	间接	jiànjiē	collaterally, indirect, collateral, indirectly, roundabout, secondhand
5	將	将	jiāng	be about to
5	試圖	试图	shìtú	attempt, pretend, set about, try, seek, undertake
5	詢問	询问	xúnwèn	ask about, inquire
5	咬	咬	yǎo	incriminate, grip, articulation, incriminate sb. else (usu. falsely), be nitpicking (about use of words), incrimination, articulate, bark, snap at, squeak, crunch, gnaw, tooth, pronounce, gnaw_at, prick, snap, knap, nip, bite off, begnaw, pronounce distinctly, pronunciation, be nitpicking, take, bite, seize with teeth, sting, incriminate sb. else
6	不怎麼樣	不怎么样	bù zěnmeyàng	not up to much, very indifferent, nothing great about it, nothing good to be said about it
6	策劃	策划	cèhuà	to plot, to scheme, to bring about, to engineer, planning, producer, planner
6	活躍	活跃	huóyuè	animate, kick around, active, invigoration, knock_about, cavort, enliven, vitalize, knock about, energize, flourish, invigorate, brighten, kick about, vitalization, vivify, move
6	磨	磨	mó	grind, mill, turn round/about
6	四處	四处	sìchù	about, all around, everywhere, everyplace, all over, throughout, around
6	算了	算了	suànle	Forget about it., That's enough!
6	只管	只管	zhǐguǎn	solely engrossed in one thing, just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest), simply, by all means, please feel free, do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
7	愛面子	爱面子	ài miànzi	to save face, to worry about losing face, proud of one's reputation, sensitive about losing prestige, sense of propriety
7	磅	磅	bàng	see 磅秤 scale, platform balance, (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)
7	奔波	奔波	bēnbō	rush about, be busy running about
7	伯母	伯母	bómǔ	wife of father's elder brother, aunt, (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother), CL:個\|个[ge4]
7	不相上下	不相上下	bùxiāngshàngxià	equally matched, about the same
7	操心	操心	cāo xīn	to worry about
7	大驚小怪	大惊小怪	dàjīng-xiǎoguài	to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
7	惦記	惦记	diànji	to think of, to keep thinking about, to be concerned about
7	掉頭	掉头	diào tóu	to turn one's head, to turn round, to turn about
7	東奔西走	东奔西走	dōngbēnxīzǒu	to run this way and that (idiom), to rush about busily, to bustle about, to hopscotch, also 東跑西顛\|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1]
7	廢寢忘食	废寝忘食	fèiqǐn-wàngshí	to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom), to skip one's sleep and meals, to be completely wrapped up in one's work
7	風情	风情	fēngqíng	demeanour, flavor, information about wind, local customs, bearing, feelings, flirtatious expressions, amorous feelings
7	後顧之憂	后顾之忧	hòugùzhīyōu	fears of trouble in the rear (idiom), family worries (obstructing freedom of action), worries about the future consequences, often in negative expressions, meaning 'no worries about anything'
7	晃	晃	huǎng	to dazzle, to flash past, to sway, to shake, to wander about
7	計較	计较	jìjiào	argue, arguement, wrangle, care, dispute, think over, haggle over, haggling over, mind, fuss about, discuss in minute detail
7	講述	讲述	jiǎngshù	to talk about, to narrate, to give an account
7	介意	介意	jiè yì	to care about, to take offense, to mind
7	看重	看重	kàn zhòng	to regard as important, to care about
7	誇耀	夸耀	kuāyào	to brag about, to flaunt
7	埋怨	埋怨	mányuàn	to complain, to grumble (about), to reproach, to blame
7	忙碌	忙碌	mánglù	be busy, bustle about
7	彌漫	弥漫	mímàn	to pervade, to fill the air, diffuse, everywhere present, about to inundate (water), permeated by (smoke), filled with (dust), to saturate (the air with fog, smoke etc), variant of 彌漫\|弥漫[mi2 man4]
7	摸索	摸索	mōsuo	grope, feel about, fumble, try to find out
7	目中無人	目中无人	mùzhōng-wúrén	to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom), so arrogant that no-one else matters, condescending, to go about with one's nose in the air
7	飄	飘	piāo	blow about, float, blow/drift about, flutter, wave, blow, drift about
7	牽掛	牵挂	qiānguà	to worry about, to be concerned about
7	曲線	曲线	qūxiàn	curve, curved line, indirect, in a roundabout way
7	去向	去向	qùxiàng	the position of sth, whereabouts
7	熱衷	热衷	rèzhōng	to feel strongly about, to be fond of, obsession, deep commitment
7	如醉如痴	如醉如痴	rúzuì-rúchī	lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom), intoxicated by sth, obsessed with, mad about sth, also written 如癡如醉\|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4]
7	使喚	使唤	shǐhuan	to order sb about, to use sb
7	死心	死心	sǐ xīn	to give up, to admit failure, to drop the matter, to reconcile oneself to loss, to have no more illusions about
7	談到	谈到	tándào	cite, speak_to, name, hit, about, speak, refer, speak about, mention, advert, allude, speak_of, speak of, talk about, bring up, touch_on, touch on, touch
7	談起	谈起	tánqǐ	speak of, talk about, mention
7	探望	探望	tànwàng	look about, visit
7	跳動	跳动	tiàodòng	to throb, to pulse, to bounce, to jiggle, to jump about
7	下落	下落	xiàluò	whereabouts, to drop, to fall
7	下手	下手	xià shǒu	to start, to put one's hand to, to set about, the seat to the right of the main guest
7	相繼	相继	xiāngjì	about, one_after_another, one after another, in succession
7	心安理得	心安理得	xīnān-lǐdé	to have a clear conscience, to have no qualms about sth
7	要不	要不	yàobù	otherwise, or else, how about...?, either... (or...)
7	憂慮	忧虑	yōulǜ	to worry, anxiety (about)
7	在意	在意	zài yì	take notice of, care about, pay attention to, take ... to heart, care, mind
7	著落	着落	zhuóluò	whereabouts, place to settle, reliable source (of funds etc), (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb, settlement, solution
7	著手	着手	zhuóshǒu	put hand to, initiatory, begin, set to, set_out, institute, proceed, start up, turn_to, fall, spring-clean, embark, go_about, undertake, accede to, enter upon, get to work, set about, commence, enter, put one's hand to, start