Words 1501–1579
竹子
bamboo
各行各业
every trade; all professions; all walks of life
邮寄
to mail; to send by post
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
姥姥
(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
学分
course credit
柜子
cupboard; cabinet
盆
basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters
除夕
lunar New Year's Eve
音量
loudness; volume
失恋
to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted
主食
staple food
住址
address
围巾
scarf; shawl
安全带
seat belt; safety belt
久远
lasting; enduring; extending over a long period of time
开水
boiled water; boiling water
读音
pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
扇子
fan
急诊
to give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call)
押金
deposit; down payment
超速
to exceed the speed limit; to speed; high-speed
日用品
articles for daily use
亲朋好友
friends and family; kith and kin
连忙
promptly; at once
闹钟
alarm clock
国画
traditional Chinese painting
夜市
night market
甜品
dessert
丰富多彩
richly colorful
吸管
(drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel
时差
time difference; time lag; jet lag
橡皮
rubber; an eraser
挂号
to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
书架
bookshelf
乘务员
attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
毛笔
writing brush
豆浆
soy milk
人际
human relationships; interpersonal
虚心
open-minded; humble
雪糕
ice cream bar; ice cream popsicle
点赞
to like; to upvote (on social media)
五颜六色
multicolored; every color under the sun
改天
another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check
西餐
Western-style food
台灯
desk lamp; table lamp
电子版
electronic edition; digital version
短处
shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points
响声
noise
着凉
to catch cold; Taiwan pr. zhāoliáng
闭幕式
closing ceremony
油条
youtiao (deep-fried breadstick); slick and sly person
生肖
one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支 (dìzhī); animal from the Chinese zodiac
橙子
orange
姥爷
(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
跳远
long jump (athletics)
叉子
fork
盒饭
meal in a partitioned box
窗台
windowsill; window ledge
贵姓
what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname?
保质期
shelf life; expiration date
跳高
(athletics) high jump
一路顺风
to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
年夜饭
reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)
呀
ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking
压岁钱
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
尺子
ruler (measuring instrument)
酸甜苦辣
(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life
扇
to fan; to slap sb on the face
占线
busy (telephone line)
报到
to report for duty; to check in; to register
没法儿
(coll.) can't do anything about it; (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ...; (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
买卖
purchase and sale; transaction; shop; store
城区
city district; urban area
大众
the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc)
大爷
(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man
要不
otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)
路人
passer-by; stranger