Words 1601–1700
鲜艳
bright-colored; gaily-colored
出游
to go on a tour; to have an outing
家居
home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed)
年终
end of the year
扑灭
to eradicate; to extinguish
理科
the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科 (wénkē))
胃口
appetite; liking
转动
to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate
金子
gold
拐
to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī)); cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff
伤员
wounded person
团圆
to have a reunion
场次
the number of showings of a movie, play etc; screening; performance
掏
to fish out (from pocket); to scoop
排练
to rehearse; rehearsal
书画
painting and calligraphy
高超
excellent; superlative
食欲
appetite
下线
to go offline; (of a product) to roll off the assembly line; downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme)
再三
over and over again; again and again
出力
to exert oneself
声调
tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable)
衰老
to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
急切
eager; impatient
袖子
sleeve
升学
to enter the next grade school
少儿
child
上旬
first third of a month
粽子
glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled
肥沃
fertile
象棋
Chinese chess
银牌
silver medal
饮用水
drinking water; potable water
嗓子
throat; voice
摄像
to videotape
暖气
central heating; heater; warm air
枝
branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
火柴
match (for lighting fire)
飞速
swift; rapidly
肠
intestines
贵重
precious
看好
to regard as having good prospects
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
空地
vacant land; open space
夏令营
summer camp
比方
analogy; illustrative example; for instance
项链
necklace
内科
internal medicine; general medicine
口感
mouthfeel; texture (of food)
大吃一惊
(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
清扫
to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)
热度
level of heat; (fig.) zeal; fervor; (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat)
益处
benefit
稿件
piece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article
订婚
to get engaged
夸奖
to praise; to applaud; to compliment
转交
to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else
保暖
to keep warm
发炎
to become inflamed; inflammation
稿子
draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent
自言自语
(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
近视
myopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted
不耐烦
impatient; to lose patience
动听
pleasant to listen to
北美洲
North America
托运
to consign (goods); to check through (baggage)
热议
to discuss passionately; heated debate
脚印
footprint
香肠
sausage
选修
(at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject)
寒冬
cold winter
晴朗
sunny and cloudless
朗读
to read aloud
钟头
(coll.) hour
大洋洲
Oceania
民宿
(orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-and-breakfast; homestay; pension
钢笔
fountain pen
露
dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
枯燥
dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious
炎症
inflammation
耳环
earring
补课
to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class
外甥
sister's son; wife's sibling's son
淘气
naughty; mischievous
淹
to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay
一帆风顺
propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!
初等
elementary (i.e. easy)
减压
to reduce pressure; to relax
插座
socket; outlet
播种
to sow seeds
发愁
to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad
脆
brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat
退税
tax rebate or refund
倍增
to double; to redouble; to increase many times over; to multiply by a factor; multiplication
倒车
to change buses, trains etc
姨
mother's sister; aunt
岁数
age (number of years old)
儿科
pediatrics
味觉
sense of taste; gustation