| Character | Pinyin | English |
| 说谎 | shuō huǎng | /to lie/to tell an untruth/ |
| 投票 | tóu piào | /to vote/vote/ |
| 脏话 | zāng huà | /profanity/obscene language/speaking rudely/ |
| 教训 | jiào xun | /a lesson/a moral/(to teach sb or to learn a) lesson (i.e. obtain wisdom from an experience)/ |
| 主角 | zhǔ jué | /leading role/lead/ |
| 失 | shī | /to lose/to miss/to fail/ |
| 当面 | dāng miàn | /to sb's face/in sb's presence/ |
| 物 | wù | /thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理/ |
| 寻 | xún | /to search/to look for/to seek/ |
| 启事 | qǐ shì | /announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)/to post information/a notice/ |
| 则 | zé | /(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause)/standard/norm/rule/to imitate/to follow/then/principle/ |
| 取代 | qǔ dài | /substitute/to replace/to supplant/ |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | /each other/mutually/mutual/ |
| 肯 | kěn | /to agree/to consent/to be ready (to do sth)/willing/ |
| 救 | jiù | /to save/to assist/to rescue/ |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | /hero/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | /opposite/contrary/ |
| 辩论 | biàn lùn | /debate/argue over/CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]/ |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | /to change into/to turn into/to become/ |
| 展开 | zhǎn kāi | /to unfold/to carry out/to be in full swing/to launch/ |
| 组织 | zǔ zhī | /to organize/organization/organized system/nerve/tissue/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 会议 | huì yì | /meeting/conference/CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4]/ |
| 怪 | guài | /bewildering/odd/queer/strange/uncanny/devil/monster/wonder at/to blame/quite/rather/ |
| 总之 | zǒng zhī | /in a word/in short/in brief/ |
| 金钱万能 | jīn qián wàn néng | /money is omnipotent/with money, you can do anything/money speaks/ |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | /to accept/to receive/ |
| 办事 | bàn shì | /to handle (affairs)/to work/ |
| 机关 | jī guān | /mechanism/gear/machine-operated/office/agency/organ/organization/establishment/institution/body/strategum/scheme/intrigue/plot/trick/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 单位 | dān wèi | /a unit/unit (of measure)/work unit (one's workplace)/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 现象 | xiàn xiàng | /appearance/phenomenon/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 实际上 | shí jì shàng | /in fact/in reality/as a matter of fact/in practice/ |
| 风波 | fēng bō | /disturbance/crisis/disputes/restlessness/CL:場|场[chang2]/ |
| 有好处 | yǒu hǎo chù | /advantageous/a plus/good for/advisable/helpful/ |
| 获得 | huò dé | /to obtain/to receive/to get/ |
| 从小 | cóng xiǎo | /from childhood/as a child/ |
| 家教 | jiā jiào | /family education/upbringing/to bring sb up/private tutor/ |
| 搞 | gǎo | /to do/to make/to go in for/to set up/to get hold of/to take care of/ |
| 大惊小怪 | dà jīng xiǎo guài | /much fuss about nothing/ |
| 不必 | bù bì | /need not/does not have to/ |
| 发扬 | fā yáng | /to develop/to make full use of/ |
| 美德 | měi dé | /virtue/ |
| 天真 | tiān zhēn | /naive/innocent/artless/ |
| 污染 | wū rǎn | /pollution/contamination/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 如 | rú | /as/as if/such as/ |
| 洁白 | jié bái | /spotlessly white/pure white/ |
| 心灵 | xīn líng | /bright/smart/quick-witted/heart/thoughts/spirit/ |
| 唯利是图 | wéi lì shì tú | /to seek nothing but profit (成语 saw); personal profit before everything/self-seeking/ |
| 交易 | jiāo yì | /(business) transaction/business deal/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/ |
| 年级 | nián jí | /grade/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 吃亏 | chī kuī | /to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the worst of it/to be at a disadvantage/unfortunately/ |
| 长大 | zhǎng dà | /to grow up/ |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | /acute (of sight and hearing)/clever/intelligent/bright/smart/ |
| 称赞 | chēng zàn | /to praise/to acclaim/to commend/to compliment/ |
| 赞成 | zàn chéng | /approve/endorse/ |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | /to express/to show/to say/to state/to indicate/to mean/ |
| 行为 | xíng wéi | /action/conduct/behavior/activity/ |
| 截然 | jié rán | /completely/sharply (differing)/ |
| 反应 | fǎn yìng | /to react/to respond/reaction/response/reply/chemical reaction/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 出人意料 | chū rén yì liào | /exceeds expectations (成语 saw); much better than anticipated/unexpected/ |
| 注意 | zhù yì | /to take note of/to pay attention to/ |
| 配合 | pèi hé | /matching/fitting in with/compatible with/to correspond/to fit/to conform to/rapport/to coordinate with/to act in concert with/to cooperate/to become man and wife/to combine parts of machine/ |
| 然而 | rán ér | /however/yet/but/ |
| 到此 | dào cǐ | /hereto/hereunto/ |
| 还 | huán | /to pay back/to return/surname Huan/ |
| 勉强 | miǎn qiǎng | /to do with difficulty/to force sb to do sth/reluctant/barely enough/ |
| 判断 | pàn duàn | /to decide/to determine/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 或 | huò | /maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or/ |
| 事后 | shì hòu | /after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect/ |
| 宠物 | chǒng wù | /house pet/ |
| 开销 | kāi xiāo | /expenses/ |
| 决赛 | jué sài | /finals (of a competition)/ |
| 发 | fā | /to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/(classifier for gunshots, "rounds")/ |
| 电子邮件 | diàn zǐ yóu jiàn | /electronic mail/email/CL:封[feng1]/ |
| 年代 | nián dài | /a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)/age/era/period/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 世纪 | shì jì | /century/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 职员 | zhí yuán | /office worker/staff member/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 成员 | chéng yuán | /member/ |
| 付出 | fù chū | /to pay/ |
| 义务 | yì wù | /duty/obligation/commitment/CL:項|项[xiang4]/voluntary (unpaid)/ |
| 明白 | míng bai | /clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize/ |
| 说明 | shuō míng | /to explain/to illustrate/explanation/directions/caption/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 爱理不理 | ài lǐ bù lǐ | /to look cold and indifferent/standoffish/ |
| 自私 | zì sī | /selfish/selfishness/ |
| 表现 | biǎo xiàn | /to show/to show off/to display/to manifest/expression/manifestation/show/display/performance (at work etc)/ |
| 起先 | qǐ xiān | /at first/in the beginning/ |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | /ear/CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]/ |
| 班主任 | bān zhǔ rèn | /a teacher in charge of a class/ |
| 传 | chuán | /to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to conduct (electricity)/ |
| 收 | shōu | /to receive/to accept/to collect/in care of (used on address line after name)/ |
| 今后 | jīn hòu | /hereafter/henceforth/in the future/from now on/ |
| 得意 | dé yì | /proud of oneself/pleased with oneself/complacent/ |
| 报酬 | bào chóu | /reward/remuneration/ |
| 理所当然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | /as it should be by rights (成语 saw); proper and to be expected as a matter of course/inevitable and right/ |
| 揭开 | jiē kāi | /to uncover/to open/ |
| 女生 | nǚ shēng | /female students/ |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | /to act on/to affect/action/function/activity/impact/result/effect/purpose/intent/to play a role/corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 毛 | máo | /hair/fur/pore/dime (classifier for jiao 角, one-tenth of yuan)/surname Mao/CL:根[gen1]/ |
| 掏 | tāo | /fish out (from pocket)/ |
| 失望 | shī wàng | /disappointed/to lose hope/to despair/ |
| 情急之下 | qíng jí zhī xià | /in a moment of desperation/ |
| 作业 | zuò yè | /school assignment/homework/work/task/operation/to operate/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 交 | jiāo | /to deliver/to turn over/to make friends/to intersect (lines)/to pay (money)/ |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | /at once/right away/immediately/lit. on horseback/mounted/ |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì | /to wish/to want/ready/willing (to do sth)/ |
| 竟 | jìng | /unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed/ |
| 排 | pǎi | /row of logs or boards/ |
| 题 | tí | /topic/problem for discussion/exam question/subject/to inscribe/to mention/surname Ti/CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]/ |
| 数学 | shù xué | /mathematics/mathematical/ |
| 道 | dào | /direction/way/road/path/principle/truth/morality/reason/skill/method/Dao (of Daoism)/to say/to speak/to talk/classifier for long thin stretches, rivers, roads etc/province (of Korea do 도, and formerly Japan dō)/CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]/ |
| 简单 | jiǎn dān | /simple/not complicated/ |
| 讨论 | tǎo lùn | /to discuss/to talk over/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 场 | cháng | /threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings/classifier for number of some languages and actions (cannot be followed by a noun)/ |
| 发生 | fā shēng | /to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out/ |
| 讲 | jiǎng | /to speak/to explain/a speech/a lecture/ |
| 谈到 | tán dào | /to refer to/to speak about/to talk about/ |
| 记者 | jì zhě | /reporter/journalist/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 校长 | xiào zhǎng | /(college, university) president/headmaster/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]/ |
| 胜利 | shèng lì | /victory/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 杭州 | Háng zhōu | /Hangzhou prefectural city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China/ |
| 结束 | jié shù | /termination/to finish/to end/to conclude/to close/ |
| 学期 | xué qī | /term/semester/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | /to help/to lend a hand/to do a favor/to do a good turn/ |
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng | /to associate/to contact/association/contact/ |
| 通行证 | tōng xíng zhèng | /a pass (authorization through a checkpoint)/a laissez-passer or safe conduct/to authenticate/to confirm name and password on a website/fig. a condition giving access to benefits (e.g. a diploma as a pass to a career)/ |
