Mandarin · Chapter 18
The double 了 sentence
9 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 1501-1513
Words 1501 to 1513
1501 警长jǐng cháng police chief, sheriff, captain of police noun 1502 袭击xí jī to attack, to raid, an assault verb 1504 主zhǔ master, owner, host, main, the Lord noun 1505 刀dāo knife, blade, sword noun 1506 咬yǎo to bite, to nip, to gnaw verb 1507 上来shàng lái to come up, to come up to verb 1508 尤其yóu qí especially, particularly, above all adverb 1510 船长chuán cháng ship's captain, skipper noun 1511 浪费làng fèi to waste, to squander, wasteful verb 1513 怀孕huái yùn to be pregnant, pregnancy verb Lesson 2 · Words 1514-1524
Words 1514 to 1524
1514 婚姻hūn yīn marriage, matrimony noun 1515 副fù deputy, vice, secondary, a pair of (measure word) adjective 1516 信号xìn hào signal, sign noun 1517 天堂tiān táng heaven, paradise noun 1518 恐怖kǒng bù terror, horror, terrifying adjective 1519 角色jué sè role, part, character (in a story) noun 1520 心脏xīn zàng heart (the organ) noun 1521 恐惧kǒng jù fear, dread, to be afraid noun 1524 去世qù shì to pass away, to die verb 1900 赚zhuàn to earn (money) verb Lesson 3 · Words 1525-1536
Words 1525 to 1536
1525 性感xìng gǎn sexy, attractive, alluring adjective 1526 记者jì zhě reporter, journalist noun 1527 犯fàn to violate, to commit (an offence), criminal, offender verb 1529 嘘xū to hush, to shush, to hiss, sh! interjection 1530 客户kè hù client, customer, account noun 1531 由于yóu yú due to, owing to, because of conjunction 1532 庆祝qìng zhù to celebrate, to mark an occasion verb 1534 总之zǒng zhī in short, in a word, in brief, anyway conjunction 1535 惊喜jīng xǐ pleasant surprise, to be pleasantly surprised noun 1536 土地tǔ dì land, soil, territory, ground noun Lesson 4 · Words 1537-1548
Words 1537 to 1548
1537 更加gèng jiā even more, all the more, still more adverb 1538 四sì four numeral 1540 安ān peaceful, safe, calm, to settle adjective 1541 处chù place, spot, point, department noun 1542 会议huì yì meeting, conference noun 1543 女性nǚ xìng woman, female, the female sex noun 1544 技术jì shù technology, technique, skill noun 1546 年轻人nián qīng rén young people, youngster, the young noun 1547 官guān official, officer, organ (of the body) noun 1548 地址dì zhǐ address noun Lesson 6 · Words 1549-1561
Words 1549 to 1561
1549 困难kùn nán difficulty, hardship, difficult noun 1550 惹rě to provoke, to stir up, to offend, to cause verb 1551 件jiàn (measure word for items, matters, clothing) measure word 1552 在乎zài hū to care about, to mind, to take to heart verb 1553 和平hé píng peace, peaceful noun 1554 制造zhì zào to manufacture, to make, to create, to fabricate verb 1555 离婚lí hūn to divorce, to get divorced verb 1558 似的shì de like, as if, seemingly (suffix marking resemblance) particle 1560 同学tóng xué classmate, fellow student, schoolmate noun 1561 请求qǐng qiú to request, to ask, a request verb Lesson 7 · Words 1563-1573
Words 1563 to 1573
1563 常cháng often, frequently, usual, common adverb 1564 动作dòng zuò movement, action, motion, gesture noun 1565 不停bù tíng without stopping, ceaselessly, incessantly adverb 1566 今年jīn nián this year noun 1567 歌gē song noun 1568 演出yǎn chū to perform, performance, show verb 1569 参与cān yù to participate, to take part in, to get involved verb 1570 艾ài mugwort, Ai (a Chinese surname); also a common syllable in transliterated names noun 1571 逃跑táo pǎo to flee, to run away, to escape verb 1573 香港xiāng gǎng Hong Kong noun Lesson 8 · Words 1574-1583
Words 1574 to 1583
1574 汽车qì chē car, motor car, automobile noun 1575 杀手shā shǒu killer, assassin, hitman noun 1576 提到tí dào to mention, to refer to, to bring up verb 1577 兴奋xīng fèn excited, thrilled, exhilarated adjective 1578 丹尼dān ní Danny (a given name) noun 1579 剩shèng to be left over, to remain, to have as surplus verb 1580 毒品dú pǐn drugs, narcotics, illegal substances noun 1581 史shǐ history, historical records noun 1582 踢tī to kick verb 1583 分手fēn shǒu to break up, to split up, to part verb Lesson 10 · Words 1585-1595
Words 1585 to 1595
1585 做爱zuò ài to make love, to have sex verb 1586 马克mǎ kè Mark (given name); Marx (surname) noun 1588 好处hǎo chù benefit, advantage, good points noun 1589 宝宝bǎo bao baby, darling (term of endearment) noun 1590 森林sēn lín forest, woods noun 1591 赢得yíng dé to win, to gain, to earn verb 1592 生存shēng cún to survive, to exist, survival verb 1593 厕所cè suǒ toilet, lavatory, washroom noun 1594 荣幸róng xìng honoured, privileged, an honour adjective 1595 报警bào jǐng to call the police, to report an emergency, to raise an alarm verb