hen 2 母鸡 [-鷄] mǔjī (female-chicken) hen: ~下蛋 hen laying eggs || 一只~ a hen '036 Parts of architecture 建筑组成 (jiànzhù zǔchéng)
kitchen 10 厨房 [廚-] chúfáng (kitchen-room) kitchen: 一间~ a kitchen || ~小 small kitchen || 大~ big kitchen '049 Thing, course 事情, 过程 (shìqíng, guòchéng)
phenomena 15 现象 [現-] xiànxiàng (appearing-phenomenon) phenomena: 自然/社 会~ natural/social phenomenon || 表面~ appearance || 普遍 (pǔbiàn) ~ common phenomena '066 Customs 风俗 (fēngsú)
seventh evening of the seventh month (lunar calendar) (when the herd boy and the weaving girl are supposed to meet) 17 七夕 [-] qīxī (seventh-evening) seventh evening of the seventh month (lunar calendar) (when the herd boy and the weaving girl are supposed to meet): ~就是中国的情人节. The seventh evening of the seventh month (lunar calendar) is Chinese Valentine’s Day. '093 Time within one day 一天以内的时间 (yī tiān yǐnèi de shíjiān)
When on Earth! 37 猴年马月 [--馬-] hóuniánmǎyuè (monkey-year-horse-month) When on Earth!: 不知道~才能住上自己的房子. I don’t know when on Earth I’ll be able to live in my own house. || 不知要等到~. I don’t know how long I’ll be waiting. '109 Fear, relief 害怕, 放心 (hàipà, fàngxīn)
uneasy, apprehensive 16 忐忑不安 [-] tǎntèbù’ān (timorous-not-easy) uneasy, apprehensive: 心情 ~ feel apprehensive || 老板让我去他办公室, 我~. I was in a funk when my employer called me into his office. 323 '124 Life, food and drink 生活, 饮食 (shēnghuó, yǐnshí)
go to the kitchen to cook or prepare a meal 63 下厨 [-] xiàchú (go to-kitchen) go to the kitchen to cook or prepare a meal: 亲自~ cook by yourself '135 Gain, loss 得失 (déshī)
kill the hen to get the eggs 24 杀鸡取卵 [殺鷄--] shājīqǔluǎn (kill-hen-get-egg) kill the hen to get the eggs: 为了发展经济而牺牲环境, 就是 ~的做法. Developing the economy at the expense of the environment is no less than killing the goose to get the golden egg. || 这家知名公司消减科研经费, 等于是在 ~. The famous company that cuts back on research and development is killing the goose that lays the golden egg. '170 To arrest, trial 逮捕, 审判 (dàibǔ, shěnpàn)
apprehend 5 逮捕 [-] dàibǔ (arrest-chase) apprehend: ~三百人 arrest 300 people || ~嫌疑人 apprehend a suspect '171 To violate (a law), 违法 (wéifǎ)
a currently widespread fraud in PRC involving deliberately crashing cars then demanding compensation 21 碰瓷 [-] pèngcí (crash-porcelain) a currently widespread fraud in PRC involving deliberately crashing cars then demanding compensation: ~骗钱 crash a car to get money '203 To increase, to decrease 增加, 减少 (zēngjiā, jiǎnshǎo)
reinforce, strengthen 26 加强 [-] jiāqiáng (add-strong) reinforce, strengthen: ~营养 reinforce nutrition || ~ 力量 increase strength || ~合作 enhance one’s cooperation '203 To increase, to decrease 增加, 减少 (zēngjiā, jiǎnshǎo)
strengthen, intensify 27 强化[-] qiánghuà (intense-suffix) strengthen, intensify: ~管理 strengthen management || ~训练intensive training '205 Copula, connection 系词 (xìcí)
~中 心authentication center || 获得 ~ get a certificate 58 认证 [認證] (admit-prove) 228 Sex, gender 性别 (xìngbié)
~鸡 hens || ~熊 female bears || ~兔 female rabbits 16 母 [-] mǔ (female) <非谓形容词> female: ~鸡 hens || ~熊 female bears || ~兔 female rabbits '236 Broad, mixed 广泛, 杂 (guǎngfàn, zá)
~意义 universal significance || ~使用widely be used || ~现象general phenomenon 4 普遍 [-] pǔbiàn (universal-everywhere) 236 Broad, mixed 广泛, 杂 (guǎngfàn, zá)
thorough, comprehensive 13 周全 [-] zhōuquán (well-considered-complete) thorough, comprehensive: 想得~ be considerate || 考虑~ consider as comprehensive as possible '242 Strong or weak 强, 弱 (qiáng, ruò)
~成果consolidate results || ~知识strengthen your knowledge || ~地 位consolidate position 17 巩固 [鞏-] gǒnggù (consolidate-stabilize) 248 Natural or man-made 自然, 人造 (zìrán, rénzào)
~现象 natural phenomenon || ~的事 natural matter || ~形成 natural appearance 6 自然 [-] zìrán (naturally-made) 276 Adverbs, degree (mid-high and lower) 程度副词 (chéngdù fùcí)
and then (what follows next) 17 进而 [進-] jìn’ér (proceed-and) and then (what follows next): 邓小平 说让一部分人先富起来, ~帮助其他人达到共同富裕. Deng Xiaoping said to allow a few people gain wealth first, and then let the wealthy help others accumulate wealth. '283 Adverbs, time (sequential or as planned) 时间副词 (shíjiān fùcí)
from now on, since then 16 从此 [從-] cóngcǐ (from-this) from now on, since then: ~开始 start from that point || ~消失 from now on will be revoked, eliminated || ~不理他 from now on pay no attention to him '285 Adverbs, frequency 频度副词 (píndù fùcí)
from time to time, now and then 30 不时 [-時] bùshí (unexpected-time) from time to time, now and then: ~地看手机上的信息 look at information on one’s phone from time to time || ~地叹气 sigh from time to time || ~发出笑声 laugh from time to time '289 Prepositions, space and time 时空介词 (shíkōng jiècí)
by the time, when 9 等到 [-] děngdào (wait-to) by the time, when: ~九点以后, 你就可以 唱歌了. By nine o’clock, you can sing. || ~你生日那天才能打开. You can’t open it until your birthday. '289 Prepositions, space and time 时空介词 (shíkōng jiècí)
when 10 当 [當] dāng (when) when: ~他上小学的时候就对物理 (wùlǐ) 非 常感兴趣. He was very interested in physics when he was in primary school. || ~你长大后才能明白这些道理. You cannot understand those truths until you grow up. 815 '298 Conjunctions, conditional 条件 (tiáojiàn)
[used correlatively with才] only if, only when 3 除非 [-] chúfēi (except-otherwise) [used correlatively with才] only if, only when: 这件事谁都处理不了, ~请她来. Nobody can handle this thing unless he is invited. || 我的工资根本不够花, ~再打一份工. My salary is not enough, unless I have another job. '298 Conjunctions, conditional 条件 (tiáojiàn)
except, [correlatively with还, 也, etc.] besides, in addition to, [correlatively with 就是] if not. . . (then. . .) 4 除了 [-] chúle (except-particle) except, [correlatively with还, 也, etc.] besides, in addition to, [correlatively with 就是] if not. . . (then. . .) : ~下 雨, 我每天都坚持 (jiānchí) 长跑. I practice long-distance running every day except on rainy days. || 动物园~节日每天都开门. The zoo is open every day except holidays. || ~高薪 (gāoxīn) 以外, 公司还为他提供汽车和在纽约的 住房. In addition to a high salary, the company offers him a car and an apartment in New York.'299 Conjunctions, expressing supposition 假设连词 (jiǎshè liáncí)
[used to connect a clause expressing a logical consequence to a conditional clause] then, in that case 7 那么 [-麽] nàme (then, in that case) [used to connect a clause expressing a logical consequence to a conditional clause] then, in that case: 如果有错误, ~请直接告诉我. If there is a mistake, please tell me directly. || 既然改变不了 过去, ~就努力改变未来. If you can’t change the past, try to change the future. '299 Conjunctions, expressing supposition 假设连词 (jiǎshè liáncí)
then, in that case 8 那 [-] nà (then) then, in that case: 你如果现在不出发, ~就真的赶不 上飞机了. If you don’t start now, you’ll really miss the plane. '301 Conjunctions, sequential 顺承连词 (shùnchéng liáncí)
accordingly, so, then, thereupon, hence, as a result 1 于是 [於-] yúshì (from-that) accordingly, so, then, thereupon, hence, as a result: 他觉得创业 (chuàngyè) 比上大学更重要, ~从哈佛大学辍学 (chuòxué) 了. He felt that starting a business was more important than going to college, so he dropped out of Harvard University. || 他喜欢喝拿铁 (nátiě, latte), 得了糖尿病 (tángniàobìng) 以后不能喝拿铁了, ~只好喝黑咖啡. He liked to drink lattes, but he couldn’t drink lattes anymore when he got diabetes, so he had to drink black coffee.'301 Conjunctions, sequential 顺承连词 (shùnchéng liáncí)
then, after that, afterwards 2 然后 [-後] ránhòu (that-after) then, after that, afterwards: 先学三年 音乐, ~再学物理. study music for three years and then physics. || 他想了想, ~走了出去. He thought it over, after that, he walked out. '