3804 word Core 破壞 pòhuài
▶ 這件事破壞了大家的心情。 zhè jiàn shì pò huài le dà jiā de xīn qíng。
This spoiled everybody's mood.
▶ 別破壞這裡的東西。 bié pò huài zhè lǐ de dōng xi。
Don't damage anything here.
Out and about ▶ 是誰破壞了門？ shì shéi pò huài le mén？
Who broke the door?
At home to wreck, to damage, to spoil ▶
3805 word Core 糟糕 zāogāo
▶ 糟糕，我忘了帶錢。 zāo gāo， wǒ wàng le dài qián。
Oh no — I've forgotten my money.
▶ 今天的天氣很糟糕。 jīn tiān de tiān qì hěn zāo gāo。
The weather is dreadful today.
Out and about ▶ 這件事有那麼糟糕嗎？ zhè jiàn shì yǒu nà me zāo gāo ma？
Is it really as bad as that?
Work awful; (糟糕！) oh no ▶
3806 pattern N2 眼看要下雨了，再不回家就糟糕了。 yǎn kàn yào xià yǔ le， zài bù huí jiā jiù zāo gāo le。
再不 ……，就 …… 了
再不 …… 就 …… 了 is a warning with a deadline in it, and the 了 at the end is what carries the 'by then'. 再 here means 'any longer', not 'again'.
It's about to rain — if we don't head home now we're in trouble. ▶
3807 word Core 尷尬 gāngà
▶ 那個時刻很尷尬。 nà ge shí kè hěn gān gà。
That was an awkward moment.
▶ 他們兩個人見面的時候很尷尬。 tā men liǎng ge rén jiàn miàn de shí hòu hěn gān gà。
It was awkward when the two of them met.
Out and about ▶ 你不覺得尷尬嗎？ nǐ bù jué de gān gà ma？
Don't you find it awkward?
At home awkward, embarrassing ▶
3808 word Core 局 jú
▶ 我們再下一局。 wǒ men zài xià yī jú。
Let's play another round.
▶ 這一局我們輸了。 zhè yī jú wǒ men shū le。
We lost this round.
Out and about ▶ 現在的局對我們不好。 xiàn zài de jú duì wǒ men bù hǎo。
The situation is against us now.
Work (measure word) a game, a round; a situation ▶
3809 word Core 應付 yīngfù
台灣說 應付 Taiwan (TBCL) reads 應付 yīngfù; mainland reads yìngfu. ▶ 這種客人很難應付。 zhè zhǒng kè rén hěn nán yīng fù。
Customers like that are hard to handle.
▶ 你一個人應付得來嗎？ nǐ yī ge rén yīng fù de lái ma？
Can you cope on your own?
Work ▶ 他只是在應付我。 tā zhǐ shì zài yīng fù wǒ。
He's only going through the motions with me.
Work to deal with, to cope with; to go through the motions ▶
3810 word Core 逃避 táobì
▶ 你不能一直逃避這個問題。 nǐ bù néng yì zhí táo bì zhè ge wèn tí。
You can't keep running away from this.
▶ 他在逃避什麼？ tā zài táo bì shén me？
What's he running away from?
At home ▶ 逃避不會讓事情變好。 táo bì bù huì ràng shì qíng biàn hǎo。
Running away won't make it better.
At home to avoid, to run away from (a problem) ▶
3811 word Core 眼看 yǎnkàn
▶ 眼看就要下雨了。 yǎn kàn jiù yào xià yǔ le。
It's about to rain any minute.
▶ 眼看時間不夠，我們得快一點。 yǎn kàn shí jiān bù gòu， wǒ men de kuài yī diǎn。
Time's nearly gone — we'd better be quick.
Work ▶ 他眼看著那家店關了門。 tā yǎn kàn zhe nà jiā diàn guān le mén。
He watched that shop close.
Shopping any minute now; to look on as it happens ▶
3813 word Core 小學 xiǎoxué
▶ 他的孩子還在小學。 tā de hái zi hái zài xiǎo xué。
His kids are still at primary school.
▶ 我小學的時候很怕水。 wǒ xiǎo xué de shí hòu hěn pà shuǐ。
When I was at primary school I was scared of water.
School ▶ 這間小學有一百多年了。 zhè jiān xiǎo xué yǒu yì bǎi duō nián le。
This primary school is over a hundred years old.
School primary school ▶
3814 word Core 國小 guóxiǎo
台灣說 國小 ▶ 這間國小離我家很近。 zhè jiān guó xiǎo lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn。
This primary school is close to my house.
▶ 他在國小外面等孩子。 tā zài guó xiǎo wài miàn děng hái zi。
He's waiting outside the primary school for his child.
School ▶ 在台灣，小學也叫國小。 zài tái wān， xiǎo xué yě jiào guó xiǎo。
In Taiwan a 小學 is also called a 國小.
School primary school (the usual Taiwan name for 小學) ▶
3815 word Core 年級 niánjí
▶ 你弟弟現在幾年級？ nǐ dì di xiàn zài jǐ nián jí？
What year is your little brother in now?
▶ 我女兒明年就三年級了。 wǒ nǚ r2 míng nián jiù sān nián jí le。
My daughter will be in year three next year.
School ▶ 高年級的學生今天不上課。 gāo nián jí de xué shēng jīn tiān bù shàng kè。
The older year groups have no lessons today.
School school year, year group ▶
3816 word Core 上學 shàngxué
▶ 孩子每天八點上學。 hái zi měi tiān bā diǎn shàng xué。
The children go to school at eight every day.
▶ 下雨天他就不想上學。 xià yǔ tiān tā jiù bù xiǎng shàng xué。
On rainy days he doesn't want to go to school.
School ▶ 他生病了，今天不能上學。 tā shēng bìng le， jīn tiān bù néng shàng xué。
He's ill and can't go to school today.
School to go to school ▶
3817 word Core 開學 kāixué
▶ 下個星期就要開學了。 xià ge xīng qí jiù yào kāi xué le。
Term starts next week.
▶ 開學以後我會比較忙。 kāi xué yǐ hòu wǒ huì bǐ jiào máng。
I'll be busier once term has started.
School ▶ 還沒開學，路上怎麼這麼多學生？ hái méi kāi xué， lù shàng zěn me zhè me duō xué shēng？
Term hasn't even started — why are there so many students about?
School (of term) to start; to go back to school ▶
3818 word Core 課本 kèběn
▶ 我的課本忘在家裡了。 wǒ de kè běn wàng zài jiā lǐ le。
I've left my textbook at home.
▶ 這本課本我看不懂。 zhè běn kè běn wǒ kàn bù dǒng。
I can't make sense of this textbook.
School ▶ 老師叫我們把課本打開。 lǎo shī jiào wǒ men bǎ kè běn dǎ kāi。
The teacher told us to open our textbooks.
School textbook ▶
3819 word Core 作業 zuòyè
▶ 老師今天給了很多作業。 lǎo shī jīn tiān gěi le hěn duō zuò yè。
The teacher set a lot of homework today.
▶ 你的作業寫完了沒有？ nǐ de zuò yè xiě wán le méi yǒu？
Have you finished your homework?
School ▶ 我一回家就先做作業。 wǒ yī huí jiā jiù xiān zuò zuò yè。
The moment I get home I do my homework first.
School homework, assignment ▶
3820 word Core 書架 shūjià
▶ 課本都放在書架上。 kè běn dōu fàng zài shū jià shàng。
The textbooks all go on the bookshelf.
▶ 這個書架快滿了。 zhè ge shū jià kuài mǎn le。
This bookshelf is nearly full.
At home ▶ 他的書架上都是舊書。 tā de shū jià shàng dōu shì jiù shū。
His bookshelf is nothing but old books.
At home bookshelf ▶
3821 word Core 用功 yònggōng
▶ 他很用功，成績一直很好。 tā hěn yòng gōng， chéng jī yì zhí hěn hǎo。
He works hard, and his marks have always been good.
▶ 你要是再用功一點就好了。 nǐ yào shì zài yòng gōng yī diǎn jiù hǎo le。
If only you'd work a bit harder.
School ▶ 用功不是一天的事。 yòng gōng bú shì yī tiān de shì。
Working hard isn't a one-day thing.
School hard-working, diligent (at study) ▶
3822 word Core 進步 jìnbù
▶ 他的中文進步得很快。 tā de zhōng wén jìn bù de hěn kuài。
His Chinese is improving fast.
▶ 每天寫一點，就會進步。 měi tiān xiě yī diǎn， jiù huì jìn bù。
Write a little every day and you'll improve.
School ▶ 這次沒進步，下次再來。 zhè cì méi jìn bù， xià cì zài lái。
No progress this time — we'll go again next time.
School to improve, to make progress ▶
3824 word Core 黑板 hēibǎn
▶ 老師在黑板上寫了幾個字。 lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě le jǐ ge zì。
The teacher wrote a few characters on the blackboard.
▶ 我坐太後面，黑板看不清楚。 wǒ zuò tài hòu miàn， hēi bǎn kàn bù qīng chǔ。
I'm sitting too far back to see the blackboard clearly.
School ▶ 誰要來把黑板擦一擦？ shéi yào lái bǎ hēi bǎn cā yī cā？
Who's going to wipe the blackboard?
School blackboard ▶
3825 word Core 書桌 shūzhuō
▶ 他的書桌上只有一本書。 tā de shū zhuō shàng zhǐ yǒu yī běn shū。
There's only one book on his desk.
▶ 我買了一張新書桌。 wǒ mǎi le yī zhāng xīn shū zhuō。
I've bought a new desk.
At home ▶ 書桌太小，什麼都放不下。 shū zhuō tài xiǎo， shén me dōu fàng bù xià。
The desk is too small to hold anything.
At home desk (for study) ▶
3826 word Core 位子 wèizi
▶ 這個位子有人坐嗎？ zhè ge wèi zi yǒu rén zuò ma？
Is this seat taken?
▶ 我幫你留了一個位子。 wǒ bāng nǐ liú le yī ge wèi zi。
I've kept a seat for you.
Out and about ▶ 他坐到前面的位子去了。 tā zuò dào qián miàn de wèi zi qù le。
He moved to a seat at the front.
School seat, place (to sit) ▶
3827 word Core 書包 shūbāo
▶ 他的書包裡什麼都有。 tā de shū bāo lǐ shén me dōu yǒu。
His school bag has got everything in it.
▶ 書包太重，孩子背不動。 shū bāo tài zhòng， hái zi bèi bù dòng。
The school bag is too heavy for the child to carry.
School ▶ 我的書包放在位子旁邊。 wǒ de shū bāo fàng zài wèi zi páng biān。
My school bag is beside my seat.
School school bag ▶
3828 word Core 本子 běnzi
▶ 我買了三本新本子。 wǒ mǎi le sān běn xīn běn zi。
I bought three new notebooks.
▶ 這個本子是誰的？ zhè ge běn zi shì shéi de？
Whose notebook is this?
School ▶ 他在本子上畫了一隻狗。 tā zài běn zi shàng huà le yī zhī gǒu。
He drew a dog in his notebook.
School notebook, exercise book ▶
3829 word Core 字典 zìdiǎn
▶ 這個字我要查字典。 zhè ge zì wǒ yào chá zì diǎn。
I'll have to look this character up in the dictionary.
▶ 我的字典放在書桌上。 wǒ de zì diǎn fàng zài shū zhuō shàng。
My dictionary is on the desk.
School ▶ 現在沒什麼人用紙的字典了。 xiàn zài méi shén me rén yòng zhǐ de zì diǎn le。
Hardly anybody uses a paper dictionary now.
School dictionary ▶
3830 word Core 讀書 dúshū
▶ 他每天晚上都在讀書。 tā měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu zài dú shū。
He studies every evening.
▶ 讀書的時候別聽音樂。 dú shū de shí hòu bié tīng yīn lè。
Don't listen to music while you're studying.
School ▶ 他讀書讀得很慢，可是記得很清楚。 tā dú shū dú de hěn màn， kě shì jì de hěn qīng chǔ。
He studies slowly but remembers it clearly.
School to study; to read (as an activity) ▶
3831 word Core 答 dá
▶ 這個問題我答不出來。 zhè ge wèn tí wǒ dá bù chū lái。
I can't answer this question.
▶ 他答得又快又對。 tā dá de yòu kuài yòu duì。
He answered fast and got it right.
School ▶ 老師問了，可是沒有人答。 lǎo shī wèn le， kě shì méi yǒu rén dá。
The teacher asked, but nobody answered.
School to answer, to give the answer ▶
3832 word Core 句 jù
▶ 他一句話也沒說。 tā yī jù huà yě méi shuō。
He didn't say a word.
▶ 這幾句我看不懂。 zhè jǐ jù wǒ kàn bù dǒng。
I can't follow these few lines.
School ▶ 請你再說一句。 qǐng nǐ zài shuō yī jù。
Say one more sentence, please.
School (measure word) a sentence, a line of speech ▶
3833 word Core 有用 yǒuyòng
▶ 這本字典很有用。 zhè běn zì diǎn hěn yǒu yòng。
This dictionary is very useful.
▶ 哭是沒有用的。 kū shì méi yǒu yòng de。
Crying is no use.
People ▶ 你覺得這門課有用嗎？ nǐ jué de zhè mén kè yǒu yòng ma？
Do you think this course is useful?
School useful ▶
3835 word Core 馬路 mǎlù
▶ 過馬路的時候要小心。 guò mǎ lù de shí hòu yào xiǎo xīn。
Be careful when you cross the road.
▶ 這條馬路白天很吵。 zhè tiáo mǎ lù bái tiān hěn chǎo。
This road is very noisy in the daytime.
Out and about ▶ 車子就停在馬路旁邊。 chē zi jiù tíng zài mǎ lù páng biān。
The car is parked at the side of the road.
Out and about road, street (the part cars use) ▶
3836 word Core 路口 lùkǒu
▶ 他站在路口等我。 tā zhàn zài lù kǒu děng wǒ。
He's waiting for me at the junction.
▶ 下一個路口就到了。 xià yī ge lù kǒu jiù dào le。
It's just at the next junction.
Out and about ▶ 路口的那家店關了。 lù kǒu de nà jiā diàn guān le。
That shop on the corner has closed.
Out and about junction, the end of the street ▶
3837 word Core 十字路口 shízìlùkǒu
▶ 前面的十字路口很危險。 qián miàn de shí zì lù kǒu hěn wēi xiǎn。
The crossroads ahead is dangerous.
▶ 我們在十字路口分開了。 wǒ men zài shí zì lù kǒu fēn kāi le。
We went our separate ways at the crossroads.
Out and about ▶ 十字路口怎麼沒有燈？ shí zì lù kǒu zěn me méi yǒu dēng？
Why are there no lights at the crossroads?
Out and about crossroads ▶
3838 word Core 市場 shìchǎng
▶ 媽媽早上去市場買菜。 mā ma zǎo shàng qù shì chǎng mǎi cài。
Mum goes to the market in the morning for vegetables.
▶ 市場裡什麼都比較便宜。 shì chǎng lǐ shén me dōu bǐ jiào pián yí。
Everything is cheaper in the market.
Shopping ▶ 這個市場中午就收了。 zhè ge shì chǎng zhōng wǔ jiù shōu le。
This market closes at noon.
Shopping market ▶
3839 word Core 書店 shūdiàn
▶ 這家書店開到半夜十二點。 zhè jiā shū diàn kāi dào bàn yè shí r4 diǎn。
This bookshop is open until midnight.
▶ 我在書店站著看完了一本書。 wǒ zài shū diàn zhàn zhe kàn wán le yī běn shū。
I stood in the bookshop and read a whole book.
Shopping ▶ 那家書店去年關了。 nà jiā shū diàn qù nián guān le。
That bookshop closed last year.
Shopping bookshop ▶
3840 word Core 逛 guàng
▶ 我們去書店逛一逛。 wǒ men qù shū diàn guàng yī guàng。
Let's go and have a browse in the bookshop.
▶ 他喜歡一個人逛市場。 tā xǐ huān yī ge rén guàng shì chǎng。
He likes wandering round the market on his own.
Shopping ▶ 你逛了三個小時，什麼都沒買。 nǐ guàng le sān ge xiǎo shí， shén me dōu méi mǎi。
You've been round the shops for three hours and bought nothing.
Shopping to wander round, to browse (shops, a market) ▶
3841 word Core 到處 dàochù
▶ 這裡到處都是人。 zhè lǐ dào chù dōu shì rén。
There are people everywhere here.
▶ 我到處找，就是找不到。 wǒ dào chù zhǎo， jiù shì zhǎo bú dào。
I've looked everywhere and simply can't find it.
At home ▶ 下過雨，地上到處是水。 xià guò yǔ， dì shàng dào chù shì shuǐ。
After the rain there's water all over the ground.
Out and about everywhere, all over the place ▶
3842 word Core 半夜 bànyè
▶ 他半夜才回家。 tā bàn yè cái huí jiā。
He didn't get home until the middle of the night.
▶ 半夜的馬路一輛車也沒有。 bàn yè de mǎ lù yī liàng chē yě méi yǒu。
In the middle of the night there isn't a car on the road.
Out and about ▶ 我半夜醒了三次。 wǒ bàn yè xǐng le sān cì。
I woke up three times in the night.
At home the middle of the night ▶
3843 word Core 大人 dàrén
▶ 這件事得問大人。 zhè jiàn shì de wèn dà rén。
You'll have to ask a grown-up about this.
▶ 大人說話的時候，孩子別吵。 dà rén shuō huà de shí hòu， hái zi bié chǎo。
Children shouldn't make a noise while the grown-ups are talking.
Family ▶ 大人跟小孩的票錢不一樣。 dà rén gēn xiǎo hái de piào qián bù yī yàng。
Adults and children pay different prices.
Out and about grown-up, adult ▶
3844 word Core 現代 xiàndài
▶ 現代人很少寫信了。 xiàn dài rén hěn shǎo xiě xìn le。
People nowadays hardly write letters.
▶ 這家店很現代，東西也不便宜。 zhè jiā diàn hěn xiàn dài， dōng xi yě bù biàn yí。
This shop is very modern, and the goods aren't cheap either.
Shopping ▶ 現代的市場跟以前不一樣了。 xiàn dài de shì chǎng gēn yǐ qián bù yī yàng le。
Markets today aren't what they used to be.
Shopping modern times; modern ▶
3846 word Core 房屋 fángwū
▶ 這一區的房屋都很舊了。 zhè yī qū de fáng wū dōu hěn jiù le。
The housing in this area is all rather old.
▶ 房屋的問題一年比一年大。 fáng wū de wèn tí yī nián bǐ yī nián dà。
The housing problem gets worse every year.
Out and about ▶ 他做房屋的工作做了十年。 tā zuò fáng wū de gōng zuò zuò le shí nián。
He's worked in property for ten years.
Work housing, property (the formal word for houses) ▶
3847 word Core 屋子 wūzi
▶ 屋子裡太暗了，開個燈吧。 wū zi lǐ tài àn le， kāi ge dēng ba。
It's too dark in the house — put a light on.
▶ 這間屋子只有一個房間。 zhè jiān wū zi zhǐ yǒu yī ge fáng jiān。
This house has just one room.
At home ▶ 屋子裡到處都是他的書。 wū zi lǐ dào chù dōu shì tā de shū。
There are his books all over the house.
At home house, the place you live in ▶
3848 word Core 大樓 dàlóu
▶ 我在車站旁邊的大樓上班。 wǒ zài chē zhàn páng biān de dà lóu shàng bān。
I work in the block next to the station.
▶ 這個大樓有二十層。 zhè ge dà lóu yǒu r4 shí céng。
This block has twenty floors.
Out and about ▶ 大樓前面不能停車。 dà lóu qián miàn bù néng tíng chē。
You can't park in front of the building.
Out and about tower block, (large) building ▶
3849 word Core 樓上 lóushàng
▶ 我住樓上，他住樓下。 wǒ zhù lóu shàng， tā zhù lóu xià。
I live upstairs and he lives downstairs.
▶ 樓上的人搬走了。 lóu shàng de rén bān zǒu le。
The people upstairs have moved out.
At home ▶ 東西都放在樓上了。 dōng xi dōu fàng zài lóu shàng le。
Everything's been put upstairs.
At home upstairs ▶
3850 word Core 樓下 lóuxià
▶ 樓下有一家小店。 lóu xià yǒu yī jiā xiǎo diàn。
There's a little shop downstairs.
▶ 我在樓下等你。 wǒ zài lóu xià děng nǐ。
I'll wait for you downstairs.
Out and about ▶ 樓下半夜還在吵。 lóu xià bàn yè hái zài chǎo。
They were still making a noise downstairs in the middle of the night.
At home downstairs ▶
3851 word Core 房東 fángdōng
▶ 房東說下個月要來看一下。 fáng dōng shuō xià ge yuè yào lái kàn yī xià。
The landlord says he'll come round next month.
▶ 我的房東是一位老太太。 wǒ de fáng dōng shì yī wèi lǎo tài tai。
My landlady is an elderly lady.
At home ▶ 房東還沒回我的信。 fáng dōng hái méi huí wǒ de xìn。
The landlord hasn't answered my message yet.
At home landlord, landlady ▶
3852 word Core 房租 fángzū
▶ 這裡的房租一個月多少？ zhè lǐ de fáng zū yī ge yuè duō shǎo？
How much is the rent here per month?
▶ 這裡的房租一年比一年高。 zhè lǐ de fáng zū yī nián bǐ yī nián gāo。
The rent here goes up every year.
At home ▶ 他付不出房租，只好搬走。 tā fù bù chū fáng zū， zhǐ hǎo bān zǒu。
He couldn't pay the rent, so he had to move out.
At home rent ▶
3853 word Core 租 zū
▶ 我們在這裡租了一間屋子。 wǒ men zài zhè lǐ zū le yī jiān wū zi。
We've rented a house here.
▶ 這台車一天租多少錢？ zhè tái chē yī tiān zū duō shǎo qián？
How much is it to hire this car for a day?
▶ 我不想再租了，我想買。 wǒ bù xiǎng zài zū le， wǒ xiǎng mǎi。
I don't want to rent any more — I want to buy.
At home to rent, to hire ▶
3854 word Core 鎖 suǒ
▶ 出門以前記得鎖門。 chū mén yǐ qián jì de suǒ mén。
Remember to lock the door before you go out.
▶ 這個鎖壞了，開不了。 zhè ge suǒ huài le， kāi bù liǎo。
This lock is broken and won't open.
At home ▶ 他把車鎖在樓下。 tā bǎ chē suǒ zài lóu xià。
He locked his bike up downstairs.
Out and about a lock; to lock ▶
3855 word Core 別的 biéde
▶ 這間不行，有沒有別的？ zhè jiān bù xíng， yǒu méi yǒu bié de？
This one won't do — have you got another?
▶ 別的地方我都找過了。 bié de dì fāng wǒ dōu zhǎo guò le。
I've looked everywhere else.
At home ▶ 除了房租，還有別的問題嗎？ chú le fáng zū， hái yǒu bié de wèn tí ma？
Apart from the rent, are there any other problems?
At home other, another (one) ▶
3856 word Core 只好 zhǐhǎo
▶ 房東不租了，我們只好搬家。 fáng dōng bù zū le， wǒ men zhǐ hǎo bān jiā。
The landlord won't rent any more, so we've no choice but to move.
▶ 車來不了，我們只好走路。 chē lái bù liǎo， wǒ men zhǐ hǎo zǒu lù。
The car couldn't come, so we had to walk.
Out and about ▶ 他不說，我也只好不問了。 tā bù shuō， wǒ yě zhǐ hǎo bù wèn le。
He wouldn't say, so I had to stop asking.
People to have no choice but to ▶
3858 word Core 漢堡 hànbǎo
▶ 早上吃漢堡會不會太重了？ zǎo shàng chī hàn bǎo huì bù huì tài zhòng le？
Isn't a burger a bit heavy for the morning?
▶ 他一個人吃了兩個漢堡。 tā yī ge rén chī le liǎng ge hàn bǎo。
He ate two burgers on his own.
Food and drink ▶ 這家的漢堡又大又便宜。 zhè jiā de hàn bǎo yòu dà yòu pián yí。
The burgers here are big and cheap.
Food and drink burger ▶
3859 word Core 饅頭 mántou
▶ 我早上習慣吃一個饅頭。 wǒ zǎo shàng xí guàn chī yī ge mán tóu。
I usually have a steamed bun in the morning.
▶ 饅頭要熱的才好吃。 mán tóu yào rè de cái hǎo chī。
Steamed buns are only good hot.
Food and drink ▶ 他買了一袋饅頭回家。 tā mǎi le yī dài mán tóu huí jiā。
He took a bag of steamed buns home.
Food and drink steamed bun (plain, no filling) ▶
3860 word Core 豆漿 dòujiāng
▶ 一個饅頭，一杯豆漿，就是我的早餐。 yī ge mán tóu， yī bēi dòu jiāng， jiù shì wǒ de zǎo cān。
A steamed bun and a cup of soy milk — that's my breakfast.
▶ 我不喝冰的豆漿。 wǒ bù hē bīng de dòu jiāng。
I don't drink cold soy milk.
Food and drink ▶ 這家的豆漿是自己做的。 zhè jiā de dòu jiāng shì zì jǐ zuò de。
They make their own soy milk here.
Food and drink soy milk ▶
3861 word Core 奶茶 nǎichá
▶ 我要一杯奶茶，少糖。 wǒ yào yī bēi nǎi chá， shǎo táng。
A milk tea please, not too sweet.
▶ 他每天一杯奶茶，停不下來。 tā měi tiān yī bēi nǎi chá， tíng bù xià lái。
He has a milk tea every day and can't stop.
Food and drink ▶ 奶茶喝多了會胖。 nǎi chá hē duō le huì pàng。
Too much milk tea will make you put on weight.
Health milk tea ▶
3862 word Core 紅茶 hóngchá
▶ 你要紅茶還是奶茶？ nǐ yào hóng chá hái shì nǎi chá？
Would you like black tea or milk tea?
▶ 早上一杯紅茶就夠了。 zǎo shàng yī bēi hóng chá jiù gòu le。
One cup of black tea in the morning is enough.
Food and drink ▶ 這杯紅茶沒有糖。 zhè bēi hóng chá méi yǒu táng。
This cup of black tea has no sugar in it.
Food and drink black tea (lit. red tea) ▶
3863 word Core 烏龍茶 wūlóngchá
▶ 台灣的烏龍茶很有名。 tái wān de wū lóng chá hěn yǒu míng。
Taiwan's oolong tea is famous.
▶ 烏龍茶不像紅茶那麼重。 wū lóng chá bù xiàng hóng chá nà me zhòng。
Oolong tea isn't as strong as black tea.
Food and drink ▶ 他送了我一盒烏龍茶。 tā sòng le wǒ yī hé wū lóng chá。
He gave me a box of oolong tea.
Food and drink oolong tea ▶
3864 word Core 渴 kě
▶ 我好渴，有沒有水？ wǒ hǎo kě， yǒu méi yǒu shuǐ？
I'm so thirsty — is there any water?
▶ 走了一個小時，大家都渴了。 zǒu le yī ge xiǎo shí， dà jiā dōu kě le。
After an hour's walking everybody was thirsty.
Out and about ▶ 渴的時候喝茶不如喝水。 kě de shí hòu hē chá bù rú hē shuǐ。
When you're thirsty, water beats tea.
Health thirsty ▶
3865 word Core 片 piàn
▶ 我早上只吃兩片麵包。 wǒ zǎo shàng zhǐ chī liǎng piàn miàn bāo。
I only have two slices of bread in the morning.
▶ 這片肉太大了，我吃不完。 zhè piàn ròu tài dà le， wǒ chī bù wán。
This slice of meat is too big — I can't finish it.
Food and drink ▶ 桌上還有最後一片麵包。 zhuō shàng hái yǒu zuì hòu yī piàn miàn bāo。
There's one last slice of bread on the table.
Food and drink (measure word) a slice, a thin flat piece ▶
3866 word Core 炸 zhá
▶ 這個饅頭是炸的，比較好吃。 zhè ge mán tóu shì zhà de， bǐ jiào hǎo chī。
This steamed bun is the deep-fried sort — it tastes better.
▶ 炸的東西別吃太多。 zhà de dōng xi bié chī tài duō。
Don't eat too much fried food.
Health ▶ 他把肉炸了十分鐘。 tā bǎ ròu zhà le shí fēn zhōng。
He deep-fried the meat for ten minutes.
Food and drink to deep-fry ▶
3867 word Core 一半 yībàn
▶ 這個漢堡我吃一半就好。 zhè ge hàn bǎo wǒ chī yí bàn jiù hǎo。
Half this burger will do me.
▶ 錢我們一人出一半。 qián wǒ men yī rén chū yí bàn。
We'll each pay half.
▶ 書我只看了一半。 shū wǒ zhǐ kàn le yí bàn。
I've only read half the book.
School half ▶
3869 word Core 餐 cān
▶ 我一天吃三餐。 wǒ yī tiān chī sān cān。
I eat three meals a day.
▶ 這一餐算我的。 zhè yī cān suàn wǒ de。
This meal's on me.
Food and drink ▶ 他一餐可以吃兩個漢堡。 tā yī cān kě yǐ chī liǎng ge hàn bǎo。
He can put away two burgers in one meal.
Food and drink a meal ▶
3870 pattern N2 我不太會做菜，尤其是中餐。 wǒ bù tài huì zuò cài， yóu qí shì zhōng cān。
……，尤其（是）……
TBCL L3* 尤其（是）. 尤其 picks the worst or best case out of a group that has already been named, so something always comes before it — it cannot open a sentence cold. 尤其是 goes in front of a noun (尤其是芒果), plain 尤其 in front of a clause or a verb (尤其怕熱). It is the everyday spoken word; 特別是 is interchangeable and 更是 is heavier.
I'm not much of a cook, Chinese food least of all. ▶
3871 word Core 餐桌 cānzhuō
▶ 餐桌上放著今天的報紙。 cān zhuō shàng fàng zhe jīn tiān de bào zhǐ。
Today's paper is lying on the dining table.
▶ 這張餐桌坐得下六個人。 zhè zhāng cān zhuō zuò de xià liù ge rén。
This dining table seats six.
At home ▶ 孩子在餐桌上寫作業。 hái zi zài cān zhuō shàng xiě zuò yè。
The child is doing homework at the dining table.
At home dining table ▶
3872 word Core 沙拉 shālā
▶ 我點了一份沙拉。 wǒ diǎn le yī fèn shā lā。
I ordered a salad.
▶ 這家的沙拉不太新鮮。 zhè jiā de shā lā bù tài xīn xiān。
The salad here isn't very fresh.
Food and drink ▶ 沙拉要放在冰的地方。 shā lā yào fàng zài bīng de dì fāng。
Salad needs to be kept somewhere cold.
Food and drink salad ▶
3873 word Core 熱狗 règǒu
▶ 孩子只要熱狗，別的都不吃。 hái zi zhǐ yào rè gǒu， bié de dōu bù chī。
The child only wants a hot dog and won't eat anything else.
▶ 一個熱狗多少錢？ yī ge rè gǒu duō shǎo qián？
How much is a hot dog?
Food and drink ▶ 熱狗吃多了會渴。 rè gǒu chī duō le huì kě。
Too many hot dogs make you thirsty.
Food and drink hot dog ▶
3874 word Core 叉子 chāzi
▶ 請給我一支叉子。 qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhī chā zi。
Could I have a fork, please?
▶ 沙拉用叉子吃比較方便。 shā lā yòng chā zi chī bǐ jiào fāng biàn。
Salad is easier to eat with a fork.
Food and drink ▶ 他不會用叉子，只用筷子。 tā bù huì yòng chā zi， zhǐ yòng kuài zi。
He can't use a fork — only chopsticks.
Food and drink fork ▶
3875 word Core 刀子 dāozi
▶ 這把刀子不利，一點也不好用。 zhè bǎ dāo zi bù lì， yī diǎn yě bù hǎo yòng。
This knife is blunt and no use at all.
▶ 刀子跟叉子都放在右邊。 dāo zi gēn chā zi dōu fàng zài yòu biān。
The knife and fork both go on the right.
Food and drink ▶ 小心，那把刀子很利。 xiǎo xīn， nà bǎ dāo zi hěn lì。
Careful — that knife is sharp.
At home knife ▶
3876 word Core 口 kǒu
▶ 他喝了一口就放下了。 tā hē le yī kǒu jiù fàng xià le。
He took one sip and put it down.
▶ 你吃一口就知道了。 nǐ chī yī kǒu jiù zhī dào le。
One mouthful and you'll know.
Food and drink ▶ 這碗湯我一口都沒喝。 zhè wǎn tāng wǒ yī kǒu dōu méi hē。
I haven't had a single sip of this soup.
Food and drink (measure word) a mouthful, a bite or sip ▶
3877 word Core 罐 guàn
▶ 冰箱裡還有兩罐紅茶。 bīng xiāng lǐ hái yǒu liǎng guàn hóng chá。
There are still two cans of black tea in the fridge.
▶ 他一個人喝了三罐。 tā yī ge rén hē le sān guàn。
He drank three cans on his own.
Food and drink ▶ 這罐是昨天開的。 zhè guàn shì zuó tiān kāi de。
This one was opened yesterday.
Food and drink (measure word) a can, a tin, a jar ▶
3878 word Core 酸 suān
▶ 這個水果有一點酸。 zhè ge shuǐ guǒ yǒu yī diǎn suān。
This fruit is a bit sour.
▶ 牛奶放太久會變酸。 niú nǎi fàng tài jiǔ huì biàn suān。
Milk left too long goes sour.
Food and drink ▶ 我喜歡酸的，他喜歡甜的。 wǒ xǐ huān suān de， tā xǐ huān tián de。
I like sour things and he likes sweet ones.
Food and drink sour ▶
3879 word Core 鹹 xián
▶ 這道菜太鹹了。 zhè dào cài tài xián le。
This dish is too salty.
▶ 不鹹不酸，剛剛好。 bù xián bù suān， gāng gāng hǎo。
Not salty, not sour — just right.
Food and drink ▶ 鹹的東西吃多了會渴。 xián de dōng xi chī duō le huì kě。
Eating salty things makes you thirsty.
Health salty ▶
3881 word Core 春天 chūntiān
▶ 春天的花開得最好。 chūn tiān de huā kāi de zuì hǎo。
The flowers are at their best in spring.
▶ 春天到了，衣服可以少穿一點。 chūn tiān dào le， yī fú kě yǐ shǎo chuān yī diǎn。
Spring's here — you can wear a bit less.
Weather ▶ 一年裡我最喜歡春天。 yī nián lǐ wǒ zuì xǐ huān chūn tiān。
Spring is my favourite time of the year.
Weather spring ▶
3882 word Core 秋天 qiūtiān
▶ 秋天的台北很舒服。 qiū tiān de tái běi hěn shū fú。
Taipei is lovely in autumn.
▶ 秋天以後，天黑得比較早。 qiū tiān yǐ hòu， tiān hēi de bǐ jiào zǎo。
After autumn it gets dark earlier.
Weather ▶ 這種水果秋天才有。 zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ qiū tiān cái yǒu。
This fruit is only around in autumn.
Food and drink autumn ▶
3883 word Core 冬天 dōngtiān
▶ 這裡的冬天不太冷。 zhè lǐ de dōng tiān bù tài lěng。
Winter here isn't too cold.
▶ 冬天我不想出門。 dōng tiān wǒ bù xiǎng chū mén。
In winter I don't want to go out.
At home ▶ 我們這裡的冬天跟山上很不一樣。 wǒ men zhè lǐ de dōng tiān gēn shān shàng hěn bù yī yàng。
Winter down here is nothing like winter up the mountain.
Weather winter ▶
3884 word Core 季節 jìjié
▶ 一年有四個季節。 yī nián yǒu sì ge jì jié。
There are four seasons in a year.
▶ 這個季節很容易生病。 zhè ge jì jié hěn róng yì shēng bìng。
It's easy to fall ill at this time of year.
Health ▶ 季節一變我就感冒。 jì jié yī biàn wǒ jiù gǎn mào。
The moment the season turns I catch a cold.
Health a season ▶
3885 word Core 春季 chūnjì
▶ 春季的雨特別多。 chūn jì de yǔ tè bié duō。
There's a lot of rain in the spring season.
▶ 春季的東西比較便宜。 chūn jì de dōng xi bǐ jiào pián yí。
Spring goods are cheaper.
Shopping ▶ 學校春季有一次大活動。 xué xiào chūn jì yǒu yī cì dà huó dòng。
The school holds a big event in the spring.
School the spring season (the formal word) ▶
3886 word Core 晴天 qíngtiān
▶ 明天是晴天，我們出去走走。 míng tiān shì qíng tiān， wǒ men chū qù zǒu zǒu。
It'll be fine tomorrow — let's go out for a walk.
▶ 三天沒有晴天了。 sān tiān méi yǒu qíng tiān le。
We haven't had a clear day for three days.
Weather ▶ 晴天的時候，山看得很清楚。 qíng tiān de shí hòu， shān kàn de hěn qīng chǔ。
On a clear day you can see the mountains well.
Out and about a fine day, clear weather ▶
3887 word Core 下雪 xiàxuě
▶ 這裡冬天不下雪。 zhè lǐ dōng tiān bù xià xuě。
It doesn't snow here in winter.
▶ 山上下雪了，路不能走。 shān shàng xià xuě le， lù bù néng zǒu。
It's snowing up the mountain and the road is closed.
Out and about ▶ 你看過下雪嗎？ nǐ kàn guò xià xuě ma？
Have you ever seen snow falling?
Weather to snow ▶
3888 word Core 暖和 nuǎnhuo
▶ 屋子裡很暖和。 wū zi lǐ hěn nuǎn huo。
It's nice and warm in the house.
▶ 春天一到，天氣就暖和了。 chūn tiān yī dào， tiān qì jiù nuǎn huo le。
As soon as spring comes the weather turns mild.
Weather ▶ 這件衣服看起來就很暖和。 zhè jiàn yī fú kàn qǐ lái jiù hěn nuǎn huo。
This coat looks lovely and warm.
Shopping warm, pleasantly mild ▶
3889 word Core 涼 liáng
▶ 晚上有一點涼，多穿一件。 wǎn shàng yǒu yī diǎn liáng， duō chuān yī jiàn。
It's a bit cool in the evening — put another layer on.
▶ 湯涼了就不好喝了。 tāng liáng le jiù bù hǎo hē le。
Soup isn't nice once it's gone cold.
Food and drink ▶ 秋天的風很涼。 qiū tiān de fēng hěn liáng。
The autumn wind is cool.
Weather cool (of weather, or of food gone cold) ▶
3890 word Core 涼快 liángkuài
▶ 這裡有風，比較涼快。 zhè lǐ yǒu fēng， bǐ jiào liáng kuài。
There's a breeze here — it's cooler.
▶ 下過雨以後涼快多了。 xià guò yǔ yǐ hòu liáng kuài duō le。
It's much cooler after the rain.
Weather ▶ 我們找個涼快的地方坐。 wǒ men zhǎo ge liáng kuài de dì fāng zuò。
Let's find somewhere cool to sit.
Out and about pleasantly cool (of weather or a place) ▶
3892 word Core 從前 cóngqián
▶ 從前這裡沒有這麼多人。 cóng qián zhè lǐ méi yǒu zhè me duō rén。
There weren't nearly so many people here in the old days.
▶ 從前的人沒有電話。 cóng qián de rén méi yǒu diàn huà。
People in the old days had no telephones.
People ▶ 他不像從前那麼忙了。 tā bù xiàng cóng qián nà me máng le。
He isn't as busy as he used to be.
Work in the old days, once upon a time ▶
3893 word Core 後來 hòulái
▶ 我們後來就沒再見面了。 wǒ men hòu lái jiù méi zài jiàn miàn le。
We never met again after that.
▶ 他後來搬到別的城市去了。 tā hòu lái bān dào bié de chéng shì qù le。
He later moved to another city.
People ▶ 後來怎麼樣了？ hòu lái zěn me yàng le？
What happened after that?
People afterwards, later on (in a past story) ▶
3894 word Core 最後 zuìhòu
▶ 最後他還是沒去。 zuì hòu tā hái shì méi qù。
In the end he didn't go after all.
▶ 這是最後一次了。 zhè shì zuì hòu yī cì le。
This is the last time.
People ▶ 最後一個走的人要關燈。 zuì hòu yī ge zǒu de rén yào guān dēng。
Whoever leaves last turns the light off.
Work in the end, finally; the last one ▶
3895 word Core 白天 báitiān
▶ 他白天上班，晚上讀書。 tā bái tiān shàng bān， wǎn shàng dú shū。
He works by day and studies at night.
▶ 白天太熱，我們晚一點出去。 bái tiān tài rè， wǒ men wǎn yī diǎn chū qù。
It's too hot in the daytime — let's go out later.
Out and about ▶ 冬天的白天特別短。 dōng tiān de bái tiān tè bié duǎn。
The days are especially short in winter.
Weather the daytime ▶
3896 word Core 不久 bùjiǔ
▶ 不久他就回來了。 bù jiǔ tā jiù huí lái le。
He was back before long.
▶ 搬來不久，我就喜歡上這裡了。 bān lái bù jiǔ， wǒ jiù xǐ huān shàng zhè lǐ le。
Not long after moving here I'd grown to like it.
At home ▶ 這家店開了不久就關了。 zhè jiā diàn kāi le bù jiǔ jiù guān le。
This shop closed not long after opening.
Shopping before long, not long (after) ▶
3897 word Core 一會 yīhuǐ
▶ 請等一會，他馬上來。 qǐng děng yī huì， tā mǎ shàng lái。
Wait a moment please — he's coming right now.
▶ 我坐一會就走。 wǒ zuò yī huì jiù zǒu。
I'll sit for a bit and then go.
People ▶ 過了一會，雨就停了。 guò le yī huì， yǔ jiù tíng le。
After a little while the rain stopped.
Weather a moment, a little while (everyday Taiwan speech prefers 一下) ▶
3898 word Core 早點 zǎodiǎn
▶ 你早點回家，明天還要上班。 nǐ zǎo diǎn huí jiā， míng tiān hái yào shàng bān。
Get home a bit earlier — you've got work tomorrow.
▶ 早點說我就幫你了。 zǎo diǎn shuō wǒ jiù bāng nǐ le。
If you'd said sooner I'd have helped.
People ▶ 我們早點出門，路上比較好走。 wǒ men zǎo diǎn chū mén， lù shàng bǐ jiào hǎo zǒu。
Let's leave a bit earlier — the roads will be easier.
Out and about a bit earlier, sooner ▶
3899 word Core 還好 háihǎo
▶ 還好車子沒壞。 hái hǎo chē zi méi huài。
Just as well the car didn't break down.
▶ 今天的菜還好，不算難吃。 jīn tiān de cài hái hǎo， bù suàn nán chī。
Today's food was all right — not bad at all.
Food and drink ▶ 還好他沒生氣。 hái hǎo tā méi shēng qì。
Luckily he wasn't cross.
People not too bad; luckily, just as well ▶
3900 word Core 極 jí
▶ 這家的東西好吃極了。 zhè jiā de dōng xi hǎo chī jí le。
The food here is extremely good.
▶ 他聽了高興極了。 tā tīng le gāo xìng jí le。
He was over the moon when he heard.
People ▶ 那天冷極了，沒人出門。 nà tiān lěng jí le， méi rén chū mén。
It was bitterly cold that day and nobody went out.
Weather extremely (usually Vs + 極了) ▶
3901 word Core 沒想到 méixiǎngdào
▶ 沒想到他真的來了。 méi xiǎng dào tā zhēn de lái le。
Who'd have thought he'd actually come.
▶ 沒想到這麼小的店，東西這麼好。 méi xiǎng dào zhè me xiǎo de diàn， dōng xi zhè me hǎo。
I'd never have guessed such a small shop would be this good.
Shopping ▶ 我沒想到自己會住這麼久。 wǒ méi xiǎng dào zì jǐ huì zhù zhè me jiǔ。
I never thought I'd stay this long.
At home who'd have thought; it turned out unexpectedly that ▶
3903 word Core 點心 diǎnxīn
▶ 下午我們吃點心吧。 xià wǔ wǒ men chī diǎn xīn ba。
Let's have a snack this afternoon.
▶ 這家店的點心很有名。 zhè jiā diàn de diǎn xīn hěn yǒu míng。
The snacks at this place are famous.
Food and drink ▶ 我買了一些點心回家。 wǒ mǎi le yī xiē diǎn xīn huí jiā。
I bought a few snacks to take home.
Food and drink a snack, a light bite between meals ▶
3904 word Core 甜點 tiándiǎn
▶ 吃完飯還有甜點。 chī wán fàn hái yǒu tián diǎn。
There's a dessert after the meal.
▶ 我不吃甜點，太甜了。 wǒ bù chī tián diǎn， tài tián le。
I don't eat desserts — too sweet.
Food and drink ▶ 這家的甜點比菜還好吃。 zhè jiā de tián diǎn bǐ cài hái hǎo chī。
The desserts here are better than the food.
Food and drink dessert, a sweet ▶
3905 word Core 冰淇淋 bīngqílín
▶ 孩子一天要吃兩個冰淇淋。 hái zi yī tiān yào chī liǎng ge bīng qí lín。
The child wants two ice creams a day.
▶ 天氣熱，冰淇淋放不久。 tiān qì rè， bīng qí lín fàng bù jiǔ。
It's hot — ice cream doesn't keep.
Food and drink ▶ 這種冰淇淋不太甜。 zhè zhǒng bīng qí lín bù tài tián。
This ice cream isn't very sweet.
Food and drink ice cream ▶
3906 word Core 冰塊 bīngkuài
▶ 我的飲料不要冰塊。 wǒ de yǐn liào bú yào bīng kuài。
No ice in my drink, please.
▶ 冰箱裡的冰塊用完了。 bīng xiāng lǐ de bīng kuài yòng wán le。
We've run out of ice in the fridge.
At home ▶ 加了冰塊就不甜了。 jiā le bīng kuài jiù bù tián le。
With ice in it, it isn't sweet any more.
Food and drink ice cube, ice ▶
3907 word Core 汽水 qìshuǐ
▶ 天熱的時候我喜歡喝汽水。 tiān rè de shí hòu wǒ xǐ huān hē qì shuǐ。
I like a fizzy drink when it's hot.
▶ 汽水喝多了對身體不好。 qì shuǐ hē duō le duì shēn tǐ bù hǎo。
Too much fizzy pop is bad for you.
Health ▶ 這罐汽水已經沒氣了。 zhè guàn qì shuǐ yǐ jīng méi qì le。
This can of pop has gone flat.
Food and drink fizzy drink, pop ▶
3908 word Core 可樂 kělè
▶ 一杯可樂，多加冰塊。 yī bēi kě lè， duō jiā bīng kuài。
A cola please, with plenty of ice.
▶ 他一天喝三罐可樂。 tā yī tiān hē sān guàn kě lè。
He drinks three cans of cola a day.
Food and drink ▶ 可樂比汽水更甜。 kě lè bǐ qì shuǐ gèng tián。
Cola is sweeter than ordinary pop.
Food and drink cola ▶
3909 word Core 苦 kǔ
▶ 這個茶有一點苦。 zhè ge chá yǒu yī diǎn kǔ。
This tea is a bit bitter.
▶ 藥很苦，可是一定要吃。 yào hěn kǔ， kě shì yī dìng yào chī。
The medicine is bitter, but you must take it.
Health ▶ 他從前的日子過得很苦。 tā cóng qián de rì zi guò de hěn kǔ。
He had a hard life in the old days.
People bitter; hard (of a life) ▶
3910 word Core 辣 là
▶ 我不太會吃辣。 wǒ bù tài huì chī là。
I can't really handle spicy food.
▶ 這道菜又辣又鹹。 zhè dào cài yòu là yòu xián。
This dish is both hot and salty.
Food and drink ▶ 要不要辣？ yào bù yào là？
Do you want it spicy?
Food and drink hot, spicy ▶
3911 word Core 好處 hǎochù
▶ 少吃甜點對身體有好處。 shǎo chī tián diǎn duì shēn tǐ yǒu hǎo chù。
Eating fewer sweet things is good for you.
▶ 這樣做有什麼好處？ zhè yàng zuò yǒu shén me hǎo chù？
What's the advantage of doing it this way?
Work ▶ 住在這裡的好處是比較安靜。 zhù zài zhè lǐ de hǎo chù shì bǐ jiào ān jìng。
The advantage of living here is that it's quieter.
At home an advantage, a benefit ▶
3912 word Core 壞處 huàichù
▶ 喝汽水的壞處很多。 hē qì shuǐ de huài chù hěn duō。
There are a lot of downsides to drinking fizzy pop.
▶ 這個辦法的壞處是太慢。 zhè ge bàn fǎ de huài chù shì tài màn。
The drawback of this method is that it's slow.
Work ▶ 好處跟壞處都要想清楚。 hǎo chù gēn huài chù dōu yào xiǎng qīng chǔ。
Think through both the pros and the cons.
Work a drawback, a downside ▶
3914 word Core 客廳 kètīng
▶ 客人都在客廳等。 kè rén dōu zài kè tīng děng。
The guests are all waiting in the living room.
▶ 客廳的燈壞了。 kè tīng de dēng huài le。
The living-room light has gone.
At home ▶ 我們把電視放在客廳。 wǒ men bǎ diàn shì fàng zài kè tīng。
We put the television in the living room.
At home living room, sitting room ▶
3915 word Core 臥室 wòshì
▶ 這間臥室有一個大窗戶。 zhè jiān wò shì yǒu yī ge dà chuāng hù。
This bedroom has a big window.
▶ 臥室太小，放不下書桌。 wò shì tài xiǎo， fàng bù xià shū zhuō。
The bedroom is too small for a desk.
At home ▶ 孩子的臥室在樓上。 hái zi de wò shì zài lóu shàng。
The children's bedroom is upstairs.
At home bedroom ▶
3916 word Core 臥房 wòfáng
▶ 他們家有三間臥房。 tā men jiā yǒu sān jiān wò fáng。
Their house has three bedrooms.
▶ 這間臥房比客廳還大。 zhè jiān wò fáng bǐ kè tīng hái dà。
This bedroom is bigger than the living room.
At home ▶ 臥房裡什麼都沒有，只有一張床。 wò fáng lǐ shén me dōu méi yǒu， zhǐ yǒu yī zhāng chuáng。
There's nothing in the bedroom but a bed.
At home bedroom (the other everyday word for 臥室) ▶
3917 word Core 書房 shūfáng
▶ 他一天到晚都在書房裡。 tā yī tiān dào wǎn dōu zài shū fáng lǐ。
He's in the study all day long.
▶ 書房的門常常關著。 shū fáng de mén cháng cháng guān zhe。
The study door is usually shut.
At home ▶ 我把電腦搬到書房去了。 wǒ bǎ diàn nǎo bān dào shū fáng qù le。
I've moved the computer into the study.
At home study (the room) ▶
3918 word Core 家具 jiājù
▶ 新房子還沒買家具。 xīn fáng zi hái méi mǎi jiā jù。
We haven't bought furniture for the new house yet.
▶ 這些家具都是舊的。 zhè xiē jiā jù dōu shì jiù de。
All this furniture is second-hand.
At home ▶ 搬家的時候家具最麻煩。 bān jiā de shí hòu jiā jù zuì má fán。
Furniture is the worst part of moving house.
At home furniture ▶
3919 word Core 大門 dàmén
▶ 大門沒關好。 dà mén méi guān hǎo。
The front door isn't shut properly.
▶ 大門前面有一棵樹。 dà mén qián miàn yǒu yī kē shù。
There's a tree in front of the main gate.
At home ▶ 他們九點就把大門鎖了。 tā men jiǔ diǎn jiù bǎ dà mén suǒ le。
They lock the front door at nine.
At home front door, main gate ▶
3920 word Core 座 zuò
▶ 那座山我爬過兩次。 nà zuò shān wǒ pá guò liǎng cì。
I've climbed that mountain twice.
▶ 這座大樓有三十層。 zhè zuò dà lóu yǒu sān shí céng。
This tower block has thirty floors.
Out and about ▶ 他們在河上蓋了一座新的。 tā men zài hé shàng gài le yī zuò xīn de。
They've built a new one over the river.
Out and about (measure word) for mountains, bridges and large buildings ▶
3921 word Core 掛 guà
▶ 牆上掛著一張照片。 qiáng shàng guà zhe yī zhāng zhào piān。
There's a photo hanging on the wall.
▶ 衣服掛在門後面。 yī fú guà zài mén hòu miàn。
The coat is hanging behind the door.
At home ▶ 這張畫掛在客廳比較好看。 zhè zhāng huà guà zài kè tīng bǐ jiào hǎo kàn。
This picture looks better hung in the living room.
At home to hang (something up) ▶
3922 word Core 搬家 bānjiā
▶ 下個月我們要搬家。 xià ge yuè wǒ men yào bān jiā。
We're moving house next month.
▶ 搬家以後，我上班遠了一點。 bān jiā yǐ hòu， wǒ shàng bān yuǎn le yī diǎn。
Since moving, my journey to work is a bit longer.
At home ▶ 他三年搬家搬了四次。 tā sān nián bān jiā bān le sì cì。
He's moved house four times in three years.
At home to move house ▶
3923 word Core 整 zhěng
▶ 他把整個蛋糕吃完了。 tā bǎ zhěng ge dàn gāo chī wán le。
He ate the whole cake.
▶ 我整間屋子都找過了。 wǒ zhěng jiān wū zi dōu zhǎo guò le。
I've looked through the entire house.
At home ▶ 他整年沒有回家。 tā zhěng nián méi yǒu huí jiā。
He didn't go home once all year.
People whole, entire ▶
3925 word Core 外公 wàigōng
▶ 我外公今年九十歲了。 wǒ wài gōng jīn nián jiǔ shí suì le。
My grandad turned ninety this year.
▶ 外公每天早上去公園走走。 wài gōng měi tiān zǎo shàng qù gōng yuán zǒu zǒu。
Grandad goes for a walk in the park every morning.
Family ▶ 我小的時候住在外公家。 wǒ xiǎo de shí hòu zhù zài wài gōng jiā。
I lived at my grandad's when I was little.
Family grandfather (mother's father) ▶
3926 word Core 外婆 wàipó
▶ 外婆做的菜最好吃。 wài pó zuò de cài zuì hǎo chī。
Grandma's cooking is the best.
▶ 外婆的身體比外公好。 wài pó de shēn tǐ bǐ wài gōng hǎo。
Grandma is in better health than grandad.
Family ▶ 外婆一個人住在鄉下。 wài pó yī ge rén zhù zài xiāng xià。
Grandma lives on her own out in the country.
Family grandmother (mother's mother) ▶
3927 word Core 姑姑 gūgu
▶ 我姑姑住在台中。 wǒ gū gū zhù zài tái zhōng。
My aunt lives in Taichung.
▶ 姑姑今天會來吃飯。 gū gū jīn tiān huì lái chī fàn。
My aunt's coming to dinner today.
Family ▶ 他有兩個姑姑，都沒結婚。 tā yǒu liǎng ge gū gū， dōu méi jié hūn。
He has two aunts, neither of them married.
Family aunt (father's sister) ▶
3928 word Core 孫子 sūnzi
▶ 老先生有三個孫子。 lǎo xiān shēng yǒu sān ge sūn zi。
The old gentleman has three grandsons.
▶ 外公最疼小孫子。 wài gōng zuì téng xiǎo sūn zi。
Grandad is softest on the youngest grandson.
Family ▶ 他的孫子已經上小學了。 tā de sūn zi yǐ jīng shàng xiǎo xué le。
His grandson is at primary school now.
Family grandson; (loosely) grandchildren ▶
3929 word Core 孫女 sūnnǚ
▶ 這是他的孫女，才五歲。 zhè shì tā de sūn nǚ， cái wǔ suì。
This is his granddaughter — only five.
▶ 外婆的孫女長得跟她很像。 wài pó de sūn nǚ cháng de gēn tā hěn xiàng。
Grandma's granddaughter looks just like her.
Family ▶ 他有一個孫子跟兩個孫女。 tā yǒu yī ge sūn zi gēn liǎng ge sūn nǚ。
He has one grandson and two granddaughters.
Family granddaughter ▶
3930 word Core 小朋友 xiǎopéngyǒu
▶ 小朋友，你幾歲了？ xiǎo péng yǒu， nǐ jǐ suì le？
How old are you, little one?
▶ 這裡的小朋友都很聽話。 zhè lǐ de xiǎo péng yǒu dōu hěn tīng huà。
The children here are all very well behaved.
People ▶ 小朋友不可以一個人出門。 xiǎo péng yǒu bù kě yǐ yī ge rén chū mén。
Children mustn't go out on their own.
People kid, little one (what adults call a child) ▶
3931 word Core 可愛 kě'ài
▶ 這個孩子真可愛。 zhè ge hái zi zhēn kě ài。
This child really is adorable.
▶ 他的孫女又小又可愛。 tā de sūn nǚ yòu xiǎo yòu kě ài。
His granddaughter is tiny and adorable.
Family ▶ 這隻狗不可愛，可是很聰明。 zhè zhī gǒu bù kě ài， kě shì hěn cōng míng。
This dog isn't cute, but it is clever.
People cute, lovable ▶
3932 word Core 有的 yǒude
▶ 有的孩子怕狗，有的不怕。 yǒu de hái zi pà gǒu， yǒu de bù pà。
Some children are scared of dogs and some aren't.
▶ 有的人早起，有的人晚起。 yǒu de rén zǎo qǐ， yǒu de rén wǎn qǐ。
Some are early risers and some get up late.
People ▶ 有的東西不能用錢買。 yǒu de dōng xi bù néng yòng qián mǎi。
Some things money can't buy.
People some (of them) ▶
3933 word Core 不得了 bùdéliǎo
▶ 外婆高興得不得了。 wài pó gāo xìng de bù de liǎo。
Grandma was over the moon.
▶ 這件事可不得了。 zhè jiàn shì kě bù de liǎo。
This is no small matter.
People ▶ 孩子哭得不得了。 hái zi kū de bù de liǎo。
The child cried and cried.
Family terrible, quite something; (Vs 得不得了) terribly ▶
3934 word Core 且 qiě
▶ 他的話不多，且每一句都有道理。 tā de huà bù duō， qiě měi yī jù dōu yǒu dào lǐ。
He says little, and every sentence of it makes sense.
▶ 這間屋子小且舊。 zhè jiān wū zi xiǎo qiě jiù。
This house is small and old.
At home ▶ 外婆年紀大了，且身體不好。 wài pó nián jì dà le， qiě shēn tǐ bù hǎo。
Grandma is getting on, and her health is poor.
Family and, moreover (written style; in speech say 而且) ▶
3936 word Core 辦公室 bàngōngshì
▶ 我的辦公室在五樓。 wǒ de bàn gōng shì zài wǔ lóu。
My office is on the fifth floor.
▶ 辦公室裡沒有人。 bàn gōng shì lǐ méi yǒu rén。
There's nobody in the office.
Work ▶ 他把東西留在辦公室了。 tā bǎ dōng xi liú zài bàn gōng shì le。
He left his things at the office.
Work office ▶
3937 word Core 老闆 lǎobǎn
▶ 老闆今天心情不好。 lǎo bǎn jīn tiān xīn qíng bù hǎo。
The boss is in a bad mood today.
▶ 老闆，這個多少錢？ lǎo bǎn， zhè ge duō shǎo qián？
How much is this one?
Shopping ▶ 他自己當老闆已經十年了。 tā zì jǐ dāng lǎo bǎn yǐ jīng shí nián le。
He's been his own boss for ten years.
Work boss; the person who runs the shop ▶
3938 word Core 老闆娘 lǎobǎnniáng
▶ 老闆娘記得每個客人。 lǎo bǎn niáng jì de měi ge kè rén。
The lady who runs the place remembers every customer.
▶ 老闆娘給我們多加了一個菜。 lǎo bǎn niáng gěi wǒ men duō jiā le yī ge cài。
She threw in an extra dish for us.
Food and drink ▶ 老闆不在，老闆娘說了算。 lǎo bǎn bù zài， lǎo bǎn niáng shuō le suàn。
The boss is out — she makes the decisions.
Work the boss's wife; the woman who runs the place ▶
3939 word Core 商人 shāngrén
▶ 他父親是個商人。 tā fù qīn shì ge shāng rén。
His father is a businessman.
▶ 從前這裡住的都是商人。 cóng qián zhè lǐ zhù de dōu shì shāng rén。
This area used to be all traders.
People ▶ 好的商人會先聽客人說話。 hǎo de shāng rén huì xiān tīng kè rén shuō huà。
A good trader listens to the customer first.
Work businessman, trader ▶
3940 word Core 做法 zuòfǎ
▶ 這種做法不太好。 zhè zhǒng zuò fǎ bù tài hǎo。
This isn't a very good way of doing it.
▶ 這道菜的做法很簡單。 zhè dào cài de zuò fǎ hěn jiǎn dān。
This dish is very simple to make.
Food and drink ▶ 大家對他的做法有意見。 dà jiā duì tā de zuò fǎ yǒu yì jiàn。
People have their doubts about the way he does things.
Work the way of doing it; a method, a recipe ▶
3941 word Core 禮貌 lǐmào
▶ 他這個人很有禮貌。 tā zhè ge rén hěn yǒu lǐ mào。
He's a very polite man.
▶ 不回信是沒有禮貌的。 bù huí xìn shì méi yǒu lǐ mào de。
Not answering is bad manners.
Work ▶ 孩子要先學禮貌。 hái zi yào xiān xué lǐ mào。
Children should learn manners first.
Family manners, politeness ▶
3942 word Core 開會 kāihuì
▶ 我們早上十點開會。 wǒ men zǎo shàng shí diǎn kāi huì。
We've got a meeting at ten.
▶ 老闆一天開會開三次。 lǎo bǎn yī tiān kāi huì kāi sān cì。
The boss holds three meetings a day.
Work ▶ 開會的時候請把手機關了。 kāi huì de shí hòu qǐng bǎ shǒu jī guān le。
Please switch your phone off during the meeting.
Work to have a meeting ▶
3943 word Core 加班 jiābān
▶ 這個星期天天加班。 zhè ge xīng qí tiān tiān jiā bān。
I've been working late every day this week.
▶ 加班到十點才回家。 jiā bān dào shí diǎn cái huí jiā。
I worked until ten and only then went home.
Work ▶ 他從來不加班。 tā cóng lái bù jiā bān。
He never works overtime.
Work to work overtime ▶
3944 word Core 打工 dǎgōng
▶ 他一邊讀書一邊打工。 tā yī biān dú shū yī biān dǎ gōng。
He studies and does a part-time job at the same time.
▶ 我以前在餐廳打工。 wǒ yǐ qián zài cān tīng dǎ gōng。
I used to work part-time in a restaurant.
Work ▶ 打工的錢都給家裡了。 dǎ gōng de qián dōu gěi jiā lǐ le。
He gave all his part-time earnings to the family.
to do a part-time job ▶
3945 word Core 行 xíng
▶ 這樣行不行？ zhè yàng xíng bù xíng？
Will this do?
▶ 不行，這個做法不對。 bù xíng， zhè ge zuò fǎ bù duì。
No — that's not the right way to do it.
Work ▶ 這一行字我看不懂。 zhè yī xíng zì wǒ kàn bù dǒng。
I can't make out this line of writing.
School all right, will do (xíng); (M) a line of text, a trade (háng) ▶
3947 word Core 住址 zhùzhǐ
▶ 請把住址寫清楚。 qǐng bǎ zhù zhǐ xiě qīng chǔ。
Please write the address clearly.
▶ 我沒有他的住址。 wǒ méi yǒu tā de zhù zhǐ。
I haven't got his address.
Work ▶ 住址錯了，東西到不了。 zhù zhǐ cuò le， dōng xi dào bù liǎo。
If the address is wrong it won't arrive.
Work address (where you live) ▶
3948 pattern N2 請問您的住址是什麼？ qǐng wèn nín de zhù zhǐ shì shén me？
地點表達：市 + 區 + 路 + 號 + 樓
TBCL L1* 地點表達. A Taiwan address runs from the largest unit to the smallest — 市 (city) → 區 (district) → 路/街 (road) → 號 (number) → 樓 (floor) — the exact opposite of English. The floor comes last, so 45號5樓 is 'no. 45, 5th floor'. Written on an envelope, no commas are used between the parts.
What's your address, please? ▶
3949 pattern N2 台灣的住址是從大到小寫的。 tái wān de zhù zhǐ shì cóng dà dào xiǎo xiě de。
地點表達：市 + 區 + 路 + 號 + 樓
TBCL L1* 地點表達. A Taiwan address runs from the largest unit to the smallest — 市 (city) → 區 (district) → 路/街 (road) → 號 (number) → 樓 (floor) — the exact opposite of English. The floor comes last, so 45號5樓 is 'no. 45, 5th floor'. Written on an envelope, no commas are used between the parts.
A Taiwanese address is written from the largest unit down to the smallest. ▶
3950 pattern N2 信上的住址寫錯了，所以一直沒到。 xìn shàng de zhù zhǐ xiě cuò le， suǒ yǐ yì zhí méi dào。
地點表達：市 + 區 + 路 + 號 + 樓
TBCL L1* 地點表達. A Taiwan address runs from the largest unit to the smallest — 市 (city) → 區 (district) → 路/街 (road) → 號 (number) → 樓 (floor) — the exact opposite of English. The floor comes last, so 45號5樓 is 'no. 45, 5th floor'. Written on an envelope, no commas are used between the parts.
The address on the letter was wrong, which is why it never arrived. ▶
3951 word Core 傳真 chuánzhēn
▶ 請把傳真給我。 qǐng bǎ chuán zhēn gěi wǒ。
Send me the fax, please.
▶ 現在很少人用傳真了。 xiàn zài hěn shǎo rén yòng chuán zhēn le。
Hardly anybody uses a fax now.
Work ▶ 公司的傳真壞了三個月。 gōng sī de chuán zhēn huài le sān ge yuè。
The office fax has been broken for three months.
Work a fax ▶
3952 word Core 信箱 xìnxiāng
▶ 信箱裡有三封信。 xìn xiāng lǐ yǒu sān fēng xìn。
There are three letters in the letterbox.
▶ 我每天早上看一次信箱。 wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng kàn yī cì xìn xiāng。
I check the letterbox once every morning.
At home ▶ 這個信箱已經滿了。 zhè ge xìn xiāng yǐ jīng mǎn le。
This inbox is full.
Work letterbox; mailbox, inbox ▶
3953 word Core 網站 wǎngzhàn
▶ 這個網站做得很好。 zhè ge wǎng zhàn zuò de hěn hǎo。
This website is well made.
▶ 學校的網站上有上課的時間。 xué xiào de wǎng zhàn shàng yǒu shàng kè de shí jiān。
The lesson times are on the school website.
School ▶ 那個網站已經關了。 nà ge wǎng zhàn yǐ jīng guān le。
That website has closed down.
Work website ▶
3954 word Core 母語 mǔyǔ
▶ 他的母語不是中文。 tā de mǔ yǔ bú shì zhōng wén。
Chinese isn't his first language.
▶ 用母語說比較容易。 yòng mǔ yǔ shuō bǐ jiào róng yì。
It's easier said in your own language.
People ▶ 很多人的母語都不只一種。 hěn duō rén de mǔ yǔ dōu bù zhǐ yī zhǒng。
A lot of people have more than one first language.
People mother tongue, first language ▶
3955 word Core 表 biǎo
▶ 這張表我看不懂。 zhè zhāng biǎo wǒ kàn bù dǒng。
I can't make sense of this table.
▶ 請把這張表寫完再給我。 qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng biǎo xiě wán zài gěi wǒ。
Fill this form in and then give it to me.
Work ▶ 時間表上寫的是八點。 shí jiān biǎo shàng xiě de shì bā diǎn。
The timetable says eight o'clock.
Work a form; a table, a chart ▶
3956 word Core 上網 shàngwǎng
▶ 他一回家就上網。 tā yī huí jiā jiù shàng wǎng。
He goes online the moment he gets home.
▶ 這裡不能上網。 zhè lǐ bù néng shàng wǎng。
You can't get online here.
Out and about ▶ 我上網找了很久才找到。 wǒ shàng wǎng zhǎo le hěn jiǔ cái zhǎo dào。
I looked online for ages before I found it.
Work to go online ▶
3957 word Core 聽說 tīngshuō
▶ 聽說他要搬家了。 tīng shuō tā yào bān jiā le。
Apparently he's moving house.
▶ 我聽說這家店要關了。 wǒ tīng shuō zhè jiā diàn yào guān le。
I hear this shop is closing.
Shopping ▶ 聽說的事不一定是真的。 tīng shuō de shì bù yí dìng shì zhēn de。
What you hear isn't necessarily true.
People I hear that…, apparently ▶
3958 word Core 回信 huíxìn
▶ 他到現在還沒回信。 tā dào xiàn zài hái méi huí xìn。
He still hasn't written back.
▶ 我明天一定回信給你。 wǒ míng tiān yī dìng huí xìn gěi nǐ。
I'll definitely write back tomorrow.
Work ▶ 他很少回信，你別等了。 tā hěn shǎo huí xìn， nǐ bié děng le。
He hardly ever writes back — don't wait for it.
Work to write back, to reply ▶
3959 word Core 帶來 dàilái
▶ 你帶來的東西我放在客廳了。 nǐ dài lái de dōng xi wǒ fàng zài kè tīng le。
I've put the things you brought in the living room.
▶ 他帶來了一個好消息。 tā dài lái le yī ge hǎo xiāo xī。
He brought some good news.
People ▶ 下雨給大家帶來很多麻煩。 xià yǔ gěi dà jiā dài lái hěn duō má fán。
The rain caused everybody a lot of trouble.
Weather to bring (here); to bring about ▶
3961 word Core 籃球 lánqiú
▶ 他們每個星期六打籃球。 tā men měi ge xīng qí liù dǎ lán qiú。
They play basketball every Saturday.
▶ 我籃球打得不好。 wǒ lán qiú dǎ de bù hǎo。
I'm not much good at basketball.
Out and about ▶ 這場籃球比賽很好看。 zhè chǎng lán qiú bǐ sài hěn hǎo kàn。
That was a good basketball match.
Out and about basketball ▶
3962 word Core 網球 wǎngqiú
▶ 他從小就學網球。 tā cóng xiǎo jiù xué wǎng qiú。
He's played tennis since he was little.
▶ 網球比籃球安靜多了。 wǎng qiú bǐ lán qiú ān jìng duō le。
Tennis is a lot quieter than basketball.
Out and about ▶ 下雨天不能打網球。 xià yǔ tiān bù néng dǎ wǎng qiú。
You can't play tennis in the rain.
Out and about tennis ▶
3963 word Core 游 yóu
▶ 他游得比我快。 tā yóu de bǐ wǒ kuài。
He swims faster than I do.
▶ 這條河不能游。 zhè tiáo hé bù néng yóu。
You can't swim in this river.
Out and about ▶ 我一次只能游十分鐘。 wǒ yī cì zhǐ néng yóu shí fēn zhōng。
I can only swim for ten minutes at a time.
Health to swim ▶
3964 word Core 游泳池 yóuyǒngchí
▶ 學校的游泳池冬天不開。 xué xiào de yóu yǒng chí dōng tiān bù kāi。
The school pool is shut in winter.
▶ 游泳池裡的人太多了。 yóu yǒng chí lǐ de rén tài duō le。
There are too many people in the pool.
Out and about ▶ 這間游泳池水不深，小孩也能去。 zhè jiān yóu yǒng chí shuǐ bù shēn， xiǎo hái yě néng qù。
The water in this pool isn't deep, so children can use it too.
Out and about swimming pool ▶
3965 word Core 門票 ménpiào
▶ 門票一張三百塊。 mén piào yī zhāng sān bǎi kuài。
Tickets are three hundred each.
▶ 小朋友的門票比較便宜。 xiǎo péng yǒu de mén piào bǐ jiào pián yí。
Children's tickets are cheaper.
Out and about ▶ 門票賣完了。 mén piào mài wán le。
The tickets have sold out.
Out and about entry ticket, admission ▶
3966 word Core 入口 rùkǒu
▶ 入口在大樓的右邊。 rù kǒu zài dà lóu de yòu biān。
The entrance is on the right of the building.
▶ 我們在入口見。 wǒ men zài rù kǒu jiàn。
Let's meet at the entrance.
Out and about ▶ 這個入口下午就關了。 zhè ge rù kǒu xià wǔ jiù guān le。
This entrance closes in the afternoon.
Out and about the entrance, the way in ▶
3967 word Core 零 líng
▶ 上半場是三比零。 shàng bàn chǎng shì sān bǐ líng。
It was three-nil at half time.
▶ 電話號碼裡有兩個零。 diàn huà hào mǎ lǐ yǒu liǎng ge líng。
There are two noughts in the phone number.
On the phone ▶ 外面已經零度了。 wài miàn yǐ jīng líng dù le。
It's down to zero degrees outside.
Weather zero, nought ▶
3968 pattern N2 這件大衣一百零八塊。 zhè jiàn dà yī yì bǎi líng bā kuài。
稱數法：一百零八 / 二零二五年
TBCL L1* 稱數法. 零 fills an empty place INSIDE a number: 一百零八 (108), 一千零五十 (1,050) — but never at the end, so 110 is 一百一十, not 一百一十零. In phone numbers, years and room numbers the digits are simply read one after another: 二零二五年 (2025). As a score or a temperature 零 stands on its own: 三比零, 零度.
This coat is a hundred and eight. ▶
3969 pattern N2 一千零五十，不是一千五百。 yī qiān líng wǔ shí， bú shì yī qiān wǔ bǎi。
稱數法：一百零八 / 二零二五年
TBCL L1* 稱數法. 零 fills an empty place INSIDE a number: 一百零八 (108), 一千零五十 (1,050) — but never at the end, so 110 is 一百一十, not 一百一十零. In phone numbers, years and room numbers the digits are simply read one after another: 二零二五年 (2025). As a score or a temperature 零 stands on its own: 三比零, 零度.
One thousand and fifty, not one thousand five hundred. ▶
3970 pattern N2 今年是二零二五年。 jīn nián shì r4 líng r4 wǔ nián。
稱數法：一百零八 / 二零二五年
TBCL L1* 稱數法. 零 fills an empty place INSIDE a number: 一百零八 (108), 一千零五十 (1,050) — but never at the end, so 110 is 一百一十, not 一百一十零. In phone numbers, years and room numbers the digits are simply read one after another: 二零二五年 (2025). As a score or a temperature 零 stands on its own: 三比零, 零度.
This year is twenty twenty-five. ▶
3971 pattern N2 外面零度，出門要穿大衣。 wài miàn líng dù， chū mén yào chuān dà yī。
稱數法：一百零八 / 二零二五年
TBCL L1* 稱數法. 零 fills an empty place INSIDE a number: 一百零八 (108), 一千零五十 (1,050) — but never at the end, so 110 is 一百一十, not 一百一十零. In phone numbers, years and room numbers the digits are simply read one after another: 二零二五年 (2025). As a score or a temperature 零 stands on its own: 三比零, 零度.
It's zero outside — wear a coat. ▶
3972 pattern N2 上半場三比零，後來還是輸了。 shàng bàn chǎng sān bǐ líng， hòu lái hái shì shū le。
稱數法：一百零八 / 二零二五年
TBCL L1* 稱數法. 零 fills an empty place INSIDE a number: 一百零八 (108), 一千零五十 (1,050) — but never at the end, so 110 is 一百一十, not 一百一十零. In phone numbers, years and room numbers the digits are simply read one after another: 二零二五年 (2025). As a score or a temperature 零 stands on its own: 三比零, 零度.
Three-nil at half time, and they still lost. ▶
3973 word Core 排隊 páiduì
▶ 大家都在門口排隊。 dà jiā dōu zài mén kǒu pái duì。
Everybody's queueing at the door.
▶ 昨天排隊的人特別多。 zuó tiān pái duì de rén tè bié duō。
There were a huge number of people queueing yesterday.
Out and about ▶ 這裡不用排隊。 zhè lǐ bù yòng pái duì。
There's no need to queue here.
Out and about to queue, to line up ▶
3974 word Core 客滿 kèmǎn
▶ 今天的球場客滿了。 jīn tiān de qiú chǎng kè mǎn le。
The ground is full today.
▶ 這家店晚上常常客滿。 zhè jiā diàn wǎn shàng cháng cháng kè mǎn。
This place is often full in the evening.
Food and drink ▶ 客滿了，我們明天再來。 kè mǎn le， wǒ men míng tiān zài lái。
It's full — we'll come back tomorrow.
Out and about to be full, sold out (of a venue) ▶
3975 word Core 流行 liúxíng
▶ 這種球鞋現在很流行。 zhè zhǒng qiú xié xiàn zài hěn liú xíng。
These trainers are very popular now.
▶ 最近很流行這種顏色。 zuì jìn hěn liú xíng zhè zhǒng yán sè。
This colour is very much in at the moment.
Shopping ▶ 流行的東西不一定好。 liú xíng de dōng xi bù yí dìng hǎo。
What's popular isn't necessarily good.
People popular, in fashion, going round ▶
3977 word Core 交通 jiāotōng
▶ 這裡的交通很方便。 zhè lǐ de jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn。
The transport here is very handy.
▶ 下班時間交通最差。 xià bān shí jiān jiāo tōng zuì chà。
The traffic is at its worst at going-home time.
Out and about ▶ 下雪以後交通全停了。 xià xuě yǐ hòu jiāo tōng quán tíng le。
After the snow all the transport stopped.
Out and about traffic; transport ▶
3978 word Core 巴士 bāshì
▶ 我們坐巴士去。 wǒ men zuò bā shì qù。
We'll go by coach.
▶ 這班巴士一個小時一班。 zhè bān bā shì yī ge xiǎo shí yī bān。
This coach runs once an hour.
Getting around ▶ 巴士上的人不多。 bā shì shàng de rén bù duō。
There weren't many people on the coach.
Getting around bus, coach ▶
3979 word Core 地鐵 dìtiě
▶ 很多大城市都有地鐵。 hěn duō dà chéng shì dōu yǒu dì tiě。
Lots of big cities have an underground.
▶ 坐地鐵比開車快。 zuò dì tiě bǐ kāi chē kuài。
The metro is quicker than driving.
Getting around ▶ 那個城市沒有地鐵。 nà ge chéng shì méi yǒu dì tiě。
That city hasn't got an underground.
underground, metro (Taipei's own system is 捷運) ▶
3980 word Core 停車場 tíngchēchǎng
▶ 停車場在大樓下面。 tíng chē chǎng zài dà lóu xià miàn。
The car park is under the building.
▶ 停車場已經滿了。 tíng chē chǎng yǐ jīng mǎn le。
The car park is full.
Getting around ▶ 這個停車場一小時多少錢？ zhè ge tíng chē chǎng yī xiǎo shí duō shǎo qián？
How much an hour is this car park?
Getting around car park ▶
3981 word Core 月台 yuètái
▶ 火車在第三月台。 huǒ chē zài dì sān yuè tái。
The train is on platform three.
▶ 月台上一個人也沒有。 yuè tái shàng yī ge rén yě méi yǒu。
There wasn't a soul on the platform.
Getting around ▶ 我們在月台上等了半個小時。 wǒ men zài yuè tái shàng děng le bàn ge xiǎo shí。
We waited half an hour on the platform.
Getting around platform (at a station) ▶
3982 word Core 市區 shìqū
▶ 我住市區，上班很近。 wǒ zhù shì qū， shàng bān hěn jìn。
I live in the town centre, so work is close.
▶ 市區的房租比較高。 shì qū de fáng zū bǐ jiào gāo。
Rents in the centre are higher.
At home ▶ 週末市區的人特別多。 zhōu mò shì qū de rén tè bié duō。
The centre is especially busy at weekends.
Out and about the town centre, the built-up part of a city ▶
3983 word Core 交 jiāo
▶ 作業明天以前要交。 zuò yè míng tiān yǐ qián yào jiāo。
The homework has to be handed in by tomorrow.
▶ 他在學校交了很多朋友。 tā zài xué xiào jiāo le hěn duō péng yǒu。
He's made a lot of friends at school.
School ▶ 房租我上個星期就交了。 fáng zū wǒ shàng ge xīng qí jiù jiāo le。
I handed the rent over last week.
At home to hand in, to hand over; to make (friends) ▶
3984 word Core 轉 zhuǎn
▶ 到路口右轉就到了。 dào lù kǒu yòu zhuǎn jiù dào le。
Turn right at the junction and you're there.
▶ 在這站轉地鐵比較快。 zài zhè zhàn zhuǎn dì tiě bǐ jiào kuài。
It's quicker to change to the metro at this stop.
Getting around ▶ 他去年轉到別的公司了。 tā qù nián zhuǎn dào bié de gōng sī le。
He moved to a different company last year.
Work to turn; to change (bus, line, job) ▶
3985 word Core 出門 chūmén
▶ 我七點就出門了。 wǒ qī diǎn jiù chū mén le。
I left the house at seven.
▶ 下雨天他不愛出門。 xià yǔ tiān tā bù ài chū mén。
He doesn't like going out when it rains.
At home ▶ 出門以前記得鎖大門。 chū mén yǐ qián jì de suǒ dà mén。
Remember to lock the front door before you go out.
At home to go out, to leave the house ▶
3986 word Core 怎麼辦 zěnmebàn
▶ 車子壞了，怎麼辦？ chē zi huài le， zěn me bàn？
The car's broken down — what do we do?
▶ 錢不夠怎麼辦？ qián bù gòu zěn me bàn？
What do we do if there isn't enough money?
▶ 我不知道該怎麼辦。 wǒ bù zhī dào gāi zěn me bàn。
I don't know what to do.
People what do we do? what now? ▶
3988 word Core 飯店 fàndiàn
▶ 我們住的飯店離車站很近。 wǒ men zhù de fàn diàn lí chē zhàn hěn jìn。
Our hotel is close to the station.
▶ 這家飯店的早餐很好。 zhè jiā fàn diàn de zǎo cān hěn hǎo。
The breakfast at this hotel is good.
▶ 飯店的房間都客滿了。 fàn diàn de fáng jiān dōu kè mǎn le。
The hotel is fully booked.
hotel ▶
3989 word Core 相機 xiàngjī
▶ 這台相機是我爸爸的。 zhè tái xiāng jī shì wǒ bà ba de。
This camera is my dad's.
▶ 他帶了兩台相機出門。 tā dài le liǎng tái xiāng jī chū mén。
He took two cameras out with him.
▶ 現在很少人用相機了。 xiàn zài hěn shǎo rén yòng xiāng jī le。
Hardly anybody uses a camera these days.
camera (also 照相機) ▶
3990 word Core 風景 fēngjǐng
▶ 這裡的風景很美。 zhè lǐ de fēng jǐng hěn měi。
The scenery here is beautiful.
▶ 山上的風景比市區好多了。 shān shàng de fēng jǐng bǐ shì qū hǎo duō le。
The view up the mountain is far better than in town.
▶ 下雨天看不到什麼風景。 xià yǔ tiān kàn bú dào shén me fēng jǐng。
You can't see much of a view in the rain.
scenery, a view ▶
3991 word Core 背包 bēibāo
▶ 他的背包比人還大。 tā de bēi bāo bǐ rén hái dà。
His rucksack is bigger than he is.
▶ 背包裡只有兩件衣服。 bēi bāo lǐ zhǐ yǒu liǎng jiàn yī fú。
There are only two shirts in the rucksack.
▶ 我把相機放在背包裡。 wǒ bǎ xiāng jī fàng zài bēi bāo lǐ。
I put the camera in my rucksack.
backpack, rucksack ▶
3992 word Core 時差 shíchā
▶ 兩個地方的時差是七個小時。 liǎng ge dì fāng de shí chà shì qī ge xiǎo shí。
There's a seven-hour difference between the two places.
▶ 時差讓我三天都很累。 shí chà ràng wǒ sān tiān dōu hěn lèi。
Jet lag left me tired for three days.
▶ 有時差的時候別開車。 yǒu shí chà de shí hòu bié kāi chē。
Don't drive when you're jet-lagged.
time difference; jet lag ▶
3993 word Core 派對 pàiduì
▶ 他們在飯店開了一個派對。 tā men zài fàn diàn kāi le yī ge pài duì。
They had a party at the hotel.
▶ 這個派對到半夜才結束。 zhè ge pài duì dào bàn yè cái jié shù。
The party didn't finish until the small hours.
Out and about ▶ 我不太喜歡人多的派對。 wǒ bù tài xǐ huān rén duō de pài duì。
I'm not keen on crowded parties.
Out and about party ▶
3994 word Core 訂 dìng
▶ 我訂了一間飯店。 wǒ dìng le yī jiān fàn diàn。
I've booked a hotel.
▶ 這本書要先訂才有。 zhè běn shū yào xiān dìng cái yǒu。
You have to order this book in advance.
Shopping ▶ 我們訂的東西還沒到。 wǒ men dìng de dōng xi hái méi dào。
What we ordered hasn't arrived yet.
Work to book, to order, to reserve ▶
3995 word Core 訂位 dìngwèi
▶ 這家店要先訂位。 zhè jiā diàn yào xiān dìng wèi。
You have to book a table at this place.
▶ 我幫你們訂位了，六點。 wǒ bāng nǐ men dìng wèi le， liù diǎn。
I've booked you a table for six.
Food and drink ▶ 不訂位就只能排隊。 bù dìng wèi jiù zhǐ néng pái duì。
If you don't book, you queue.
Food and drink to book a table or a seat ▶
3996 word Core 得到 dédào
▶ 他得到了大家的幫助。 tā de dào le dà jiā de bāng zhù。
He got everybody's help.
▶ 他從來沒得到過第一名。 tā cóng lái méi de dào guò dì yì míng。
He's never once come first.
School ▶ 他從這件事得到很多。 tā cóng zhè jiàn shì de dào hěn duō。
He got a lot out of the whole business.
People to get, to obtain, to receive ▶
3997 word Core 丟 diū
▶ 我把門票丟了。 wǒ bǎ mén piào diū le。
I've lost my ticket.
▶ 這些舊報紙可以丟了。 zhè xiē jiù bào zhǐ kě yǐ diū le。
These old newspapers can go in the bin.
At home ▶ 他在飯店丟了相機。 tā zài fàn diàn diū le xiāng jī。
He lost his camera at the hotel.
to throw away; to lose (something) ▶
3999 word Core 百貨公司 bǎihuògōngsī
▶ 百貨公司在車站對面。 bǎi huò gōng sī zài chē zhàn duì miàn。
The department store is opposite the station.
▶ 週末的百貨公司人特別多。 zhōu mò de bǎi huò gōng sī rén tè bié duō。
The department store is packed at weekends.
Shopping ▶ 這家百貨公司開到十點。 zhè jiā bǎi huò gōng sī kāi dào shí diǎn。
This department store is open until ten.
Shopping department store ▶
4000 word Core 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ
▶ 這家店不收信用卡。 zhè jiā diàn bù shōu xìn yòng kǎ。
This shop doesn't take credit cards.
▶ 我的信用卡丟了。 wǒ de xìn yòng kǎ diū le。
I've lost my credit card.
▶ 用信用卡買比較方便。 yòng xìn yòng kǎ mǎi bǐ jiào fāng biàn。
Paying by credit card is easier.
credit card ▶
4001 word Core 大衣 dàyī
▶ 冬天出門要穿大衣。 dōng tiān chū mén yào chuān dà yī。
You need a coat to go out in winter.
▶ 這件大衣太長了。 zhè jiàn dà yī tài cháng le。
This coat is too long.
Shopping ▶ 他把大衣掛在門後面。 tā bǎ dà yī guà zài mén hòu miàn。
He hung his coat behind the door.
At home overcoat ▶
4002 word Core 毛衣 máoyī
▶ 這件毛衣很暖和。 zhè jiàn máo yī hěn nuǎn huo。
This jumper is lovely and warm.
▶ 毛衣洗過以後小了一點。 máo yī xǐ guò yǐ hòu xiǎo le yī diǎn。
The jumper shrank a bit in the wash.
At home ▶ 天涼了，穿件毛衣吧。 tiān liáng le， chuān jiàn máo yī ba。
It's turned cool — put a jumper on.
Weather jumper, sweater ▶
4003 word Core 皮包 píbāo
▶ 她的皮包放在位子上。 tā de pí bāo fàng zài wèi zi shàng。
Her handbag is on the seat.
▶ 這個皮包不便宜。 zhè ge pí bāo bù biàn yí。
This handbag isn't cheap.
Shopping ▶ 皮包裡只有一張信用卡。 pí bāo lǐ zhǐ yǒu yī zhāng xìn yòng kǎ。
There was only a credit card in the handbag.
Shopping handbag, leather bag ▶
4004 word Core 店員 diànyuán
▶ 店員說這件可以再便宜一點。 diàn yuán shuō zhè jiàn kě yǐ zài pián yí yī diǎn。
The assistant said they could do this one a bit cheaper.
▶ 那個店員很有禮貌。 nà ge diàn yuán hěn yǒu lǐ mào。
That shop assistant was very polite.
Shopping ▶ 我問了三個店員都不知道。 wǒ wèn le sān ge diàn yuán dōu bù zhī dào。
I asked three assistants and none of them knew.
Shopping shop assistant ▶
4005 word Core 逛街 guàngjiē
▶ 我們下午去逛街吧。 wǒ men xià wǔ qù guàng jiē ba。
Let's go round the shops this afternoon.
▶ 她最喜歡一個人逛街。 tā zuì xǐ huān yī ge rén guàng jiē。
She likes going round the shops on her own best.
Shopping ▶ 逛街逛了半天，什麼都沒買。 guàng jiē guàng le bàn tiān， shén me dōu méi mǎi。
Half a day round the shops and nothing bought.
Shopping to go round the shops, to go shopping ▶
4006 word Core 打折 dǎzhé
▶ 這件大衣現在打折。 zhè jiàn dà yī xiàn zài dǎ zhé。
This coat is in the sale at the moment.
▶ 打折的東西不能退。 dǎ zhé de dōng xi bù néng tuì。
Sale goods can't be returned.
Shopping ▶ 等打折的時候再買吧。 děng dǎ zhé de shí hòu zài mǎi ba。
Wait for the sale and buy it then.
Shopping to give a discount, to be on sale ▶
4007 word Core 刷卡 shuākǎ
▶ 可以刷卡嗎？ kě yǐ shuā kǎ ma？
Can I pay by card?
▶ 小店多半不能刷卡。 xiǎo diàn duō bàn bù néng shuā kǎ。
Small shops mostly don't take cards.
Shopping ▶ 他刷卡買了一台相機。 tā shuā kǎ mǎi le yī tái xiāng jī。
He put a camera on his card.
Shopping to pay by card ▶
4008 word Core 有錢 yǒuqián
▶ 他家很有錢。 tā jiā hěn yǒu qián。
His family is well off.
▶ 有錢的人不一定快樂。 yǒu qián de rén bù yí dìng kuài lè。
Rich people aren't necessarily happy.
People ▶ 我這個月比較有錢。 wǒ zhè ge yuè bǐ jiào yǒu qián。
I've got a bit more money this month.
rich, well off ▶
4010 word Core 鄉下 xiāngxià
▶ 他退休以後搬到鄉下。 tā tuì xiū yǐ hòu bān dào xiāng xià。
He moved out to the country after retiring.
▶ 鄉下的房租便宜多了。 xiāng xià de fáng zū pián yí duō le。
Rents in the country are much cheaper.
At home ▶ 我外婆一個人住在鄉下。 wǒ wài pó yī ge rén zhù zài xiāng xià。
My grandma lives on her own out in the country.
Family the countryside ▶
4011 word Core 蚊子 wénzi
▶ 這裡的蚊子特別多。 zhè lǐ de wén zi tè bié duō。
There are an awful lot of mosquitoes here.
▶ 我昨天晚上被蚊子咬了。 wǒ zuó tiān wǎn shàng bèi wén zi yǎo le。
I got bitten by a mosquito last night.
Health ▶ 有蚊子的晚上特別難過。 yǒu wén zi de wǎn shàng tè bié nán guò。
A night with mosquitoes about is particularly unpleasant.
At home mosquito ▶
4012 word Core 院子 yuànzi
▶ 院子裡種了幾棵樹。 yuàn zi lǐ zhǒng le jǐ kē shù。
There are a few trees in the yard.
▶ 孩子在院子裡玩。 hái zi zài yuàn zi lǐ wán。
The children are playing in the yard.
Family ▶ 這間屋子有一個小院子。 zhè jiān wū zi yǒu yī ge xiǎo yuàn zi。
This house has a small yard.
At home yard, courtyard, garden ▶
4013 word Core 市 shì
▶ 我住在台北市。 wǒ zhù zài tái běi shì。
I live in Taipei City.
▶ 台中市比我想的大。 tái zhōng shì bǐ wǒ xiǎng de dà。
Taichung City is bigger than I thought.
▶ 全市只有一間這樣的學校。 quán shì zhǐ yǒu yī jiān zhè yàng de xué xiào。
There's only one school like it in the whole city.
School a city (as an administrative unit) ▶
4014 pattern N2 我住台北市，十二號五樓。 wǒ zhù tái běi shì， shí r4 hào wǔ lóu。
地點表達：市 + 區 + 路 + 號 + 樓
TBCL L1* 地點表達. A Taiwan address runs from the largest unit to the smallest — 市 (city) → 區 (district) → 路/街 (road) → 號 (number) → 樓 (floor) — the exact opposite of English. The floor comes last, so 45號5樓 is 'no. 45, 5th floor'. Written on an envelope, no commas are used between the parts.
I live in Taipei City, number twelve, fifth floor. ▶
4015 pattern N2 住址要先寫市和區，再寫路和號。 zhù zhǐ yào xiān xiě shì hé qū， zài xiě lù hé hào。
地點表達：市 + 區 + 路 + 號 + 樓
TBCL L1* 地點表達. A Taiwan address runs from the largest unit to the smallest — 市 (city) → 區 (district) → 路/街 (road) → 號 (number) → 樓 (floor) — the exact opposite of English. The floor comes last, so 45號5樓 is 'no. 45, 5th floor'. Written on an envelope, no commas are used between the parts.
In an address you write the city and district first, then the road and number. ▶
4016 word Core 南部 nánbù
▶ 南部的天氣比較熱。 nán bù de tiān qì bǐ jiào rè。
It's hotter in the south.
▶ 他是南部人。 tā shì nán bù rén。
He's from the south.
People ▶ 南部的東西比較便宜。 nán bù de dōng xi bǐ jiào pián yí。
Things are cheaper in the south.
Shopping the south (of a country) ▶
4017 pattern N2 他的公司在市區，我的在南部。 tā de gōng sī zài shì qū， wǒ de zài nán bù。
地點表達：市 + 區 + 路 + 號 + 樓
TBCL L1* 地點表達. A Taiwan address runs from the largest unit to the smallest — 市 (city) → 區 (district) → 路/街 (road) → 號 (number) → 樓 (floor) — the exact opposite of English. The floor comes last, so 45號5樓 is 'no. 45, 5th floor'. Written on an envelope, no commas are used between the parts.
His company is in the town centre; mine is down south. ▶
4018 word Core 情形 qíngxíng
▶ 現在的情形不太好。 xiàn zài de qíng xíng bù tài hǎo。
The situation isn't very good at the moment.
▶ 你把情形說清楚一點。 nǐ bǎ qíng xíng shuō qīng chǔ yī diǎn。
Explain the situation a bit more clearly.
Work ▶ 每個地方的情形都不一樣。 měi ge dì fāng de qíng xíng dōu bù yī yàng。
The situation is different in every place.
Work the situation, how things stand ▶
4019 word Core 野餐 yěcān
▶ 天氣好，我們去野餐。 tiān qì hǎo， wǒ men qù yě cān。
The weather's good — let's have a picnic.
▶ 野餐的東西我來準備。 yě cān de dōng xi wǒ lái zhǔn bèi。
I'll get the picnic things ready.
Out and about ▶ 有蚊子的地方不能野餐。 yǒu wén zi de dì fāng bù néng yě cān。
You can't picnic where there are mosquitoes.
Out and about to have a picnic ▶
4020 word Core 裝 zhuāng
▶ 我裝了一瓶水帶著。 wǒ zhuāng le yī píng shuǐ dài zhe。
I filled a bottle with water to take with me.
▶ 這個盒子裝不下。 zhè ge hé zi zhuāng bù xià。
It won't fit in this box.
At home ▶ 他在院子裡裝了一個燈。 tā zài yuàn zi lǐ zhuāng le yī ge dēng。
He's put a light up in the yard.
At home to put into, to fill; to fit, to install ▶
4021 word Core 步 bù
▶ 再走幾步就到了。 zài zǒu jǐ bù jiù dào le。
A few more steps and we're there.
▶ 他一步也不肯走。 tā yī bù yě bù kěn zǒu。
He won't take a single step.
People ▶ 這是最後一步了。 zhè shì zuì hòu yī bù le。
This is the last step.
Work (measure word) a step, a pace ▶