3600 Sentences in 36 Units Quiz Listen to Stories

CORE WORDS

meanwhile adv. while conj. worthwhile adj.

HSK 3.0	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
1	半天	半天	bàntiān	half of the day, a long time, quite a while, midair, CL:個\|个[ge4]
1	時間	时间	shíjiān	moment, day, clock time, fourth_dimension, relativity, hour, duration, time, when, while, temporal, economy
1	一會兒	一会儿	yīhuìr	a moment, a while, in a moment, now...now..., also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
1	一下兒	一下儿	yīxiàr	(used after a verb) give it a go, to do (sth for a bit to give it a try), one time, once, in a while, all of a sudden, all at once, erhua variant of 一下[yi1 xia4]
1	有時候	有时候	yǒushíhou	from time to time, on_occasion, occasionally, somewhile, otherwhile, now and again, sometimes, now and then, at times, on occasion, whiles, once in a while
2	不一會兒	不一会儿	bù yīhuǐr5	Take a short while
2	打工	打工	dǎ gōng	work part-time while studying in college, work as an employee, etc.
2	當	当	dāng	when, while
2	當時	当时	dāngshí	then, at that time, while, at once, right away
2	剛	刚	gāng	exactly, only a short while ago, just now, barely, only just, just
2	好久	好久	hǎojiǔ	quite a while
2	一會兒	一会儿	yīhuìr5	a moment, a while, in a moment, now...now..., also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
3	值得	值得	zhí de	be worth, merit, pay, rate, behove, worthwhile, worth, worthy, deserve, call_for, command
4	隨手	随手	suíshǒu	conveniently, without extra trouble, while doing it, in passing
5	不時	不时	bùshí	betweentimes, every so often, frequently, somewhile, at any time, every now and then, often
5	偶爾	偶尔	ǒuěr	once in a blue moon, from time to time, hardly ever, every so often, now and again, seldom, infrequently, on occasion, rarely, betweenwhiles, scarcely, unusually, occasionally, sporadically, every now and then, at times, now and then, once in a while
5	時常	时常	shícháng	now_and_again, always, frequently, from_time_to_time, somewhile, oft, often
5	歇	歇	xiē	to rest, to take a break, to stop, to halt, (dialect) to sleep, a moment, a short while
5	一下兒	一下儿	yīxiàr5	(used after a verb) give it a go, to do (sth for a bit to give it a try), one time, once, in a while, all of a sudden, all at once, erhua variant of 一下[yi1 xia4]
5	一下子	一下子	yīxiàzi	in a short while, all at once, all of a sudden
6	當	当	dāng	when, while
6	一時	一时	yīshí	a period of time, a while, for a short while, temporary, momentary, at the same time
7	趁	趁	chèn	while
7	趁著	趁着	chènzhe	while
7	划算	划算	huásuàn	to calculate, to weigh (pros and cons), to view as profitable, worthwhile, value for money, cost-effective
7	勤工儉學	勤工俭学	qíngōng-jiǎnxué	to work part time while studying, work-study program
7	順路	顺路	shùnlù	by the way, while out doing sth else, conveniently
7	順手	顺手	shùnshǒu	easily, without trouble, while one is at it, in passing, handy
7	天長地久	天长地久	tiāncháng-dìjiǔ	enduring while the world lasts (idiom), eternal
7	消遣	消遣	xiāoqiǎn	to while the time away, amusement, pastime, recreation, to make sport of
7	與此同時	与此同时	yǔcǐtóngshí	at the same time, meanwhile
7	冤枉	冤枉	yuānwang	to accuse wrongly, to treat unjustly, injustice, wronged, not worthwhile
7	指手畫腳	指手画脚	zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎo	to gesticulate while talking (idiom), to explain by waving one's hands, to criticize or give orders summarily