Words 1201–1299
肥皂
soap
鲜艳
bright-colored; gaily-colored
操场
playground; sports field; drill ground
急忙
hastily
狡猾
crafty; cunning; sly
调皮
naughty; mischievous; unruly
领带
necktie
再三
over and over again; again and again
声调
tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable)
能干
capable; competent
皮鞋
leather shoes
收据
receipt
英俊
handsome
浇
to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold
象棋
Chinese chess
嗓子
throat; voice
坦率
frank; candid; straightforward
油炸
to deep fry
火柴
match (for lighting fire)
矿泉水
mineral water
躲藏
to conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover
看不起
to look down upon; to despise
空闲
leisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied; (of equipment, rooms etc) unused; idle; vacant
竹子
bamboo
圈
to confine; to lock up; to pen in
包子
baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
项链
necklace
内科
internal medicine; general medicine
碰见
to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into
及格
to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard
吃亏
to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
姥姥
(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
盆
basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters
刻苦
hardworking; assiduous
除夕
lunar New Year's Eve
不耐烦
impatient; to lose patience
围巾
scarf; shawl
管子
tube; pipe; drinking straw
敬爱
to respect and love; to hold in high esteem
退步
to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback
省略
to leave out; an omission
疼爱
to love dearly; to dote on (sb)
孝顺
filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety
扇子
fan
照常
as usual
发愁
to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad
丙
third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān); third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 165°; propyl
太极拳
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art
唉
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh
日用品
articles for daily use
连忙
promptly; at once
橡皮
rubber; an eraser
苗条
(of a woman) slim; slender; graceful
划船
to row a boat; rowing; boating; small boat
小气
stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty
挂号
to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
谜语
riddle; conundrum
爱惜
to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
充电器
battery charger
慌张
flustered; agitated
滑冰
to skate; skating
灰心
to lose heart; to be discouraged
文具
stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
书架
bookshelf
清淡
light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)
打喷嚏
to sneeze
国庆节
PRC National Day (October 1st)
雄伟
grand; imposing; magnificent; majestic
提纲
outline; synopsis; notes
虚心
open-minded; humble
浅
sound of moving water
勺子
spoon; ladle
胡须
beard
嘱咐
to urge; to exhort
结账
to settle accounts; to pay the bill
夹子
clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet
胶水
glue
鞭炮
firecrackers; string of small firecrackers
池子
pond; bathhouse pool; dance floor of a ballroom; (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)
粘贴
to stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste"); Taiwan pr. niántiē; also written 黏贴 (niántiē)
梳子
comb
标点
punctuation; a punctuation mark; to punctuate
着凉
to catch cold; Taiwan pr. zhāoliáng
嚷
to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to make a fuss about sth
礼拜天
Sunday
胆小鬼
coward
拐弯
to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
推辞
to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
烤鸭
roast duck
叉子
fork
解说员
commentator
尺子
ruler (measuring instrument)
占线
busy (telephone line)
劳驾
excuse me
登机牌
boarding pass
朝
abbr. for 朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn) Korea
非
abbr. for 非洲 (Fēizhōu), Africa
哈
abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦 (Hāsàkèsītǎn), Kazakhstan; abbr. for 哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn), Harbin
诗
abbr. for Shijing 诗经 (Shījīng), the Book of Songs