Mandarin · Chapter 19
Serial verb constructions
9 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 1602-1611
Words 1602 to 1611
1602 大约dà yuē approximately, about, roughly adverb 1603 可恶kě wù detestable, hateful, damnable adjective 1604 合适hé shì suitable, appropriate, fitting adjective 1605 普通pǔ tōng ordinary, common, average adjective 1606 天才tiān cái genius, talent, prodigy noun 1607 生物shēng wù living thing, organism, biology noun 1608 之中zhī zhōng among, amid, within noun 1609 肉ròu meat, flesh, pulp of fruit noun 1610 妓女jì nǚ prostitute, sex worker noun 1611 尽快jǐn kuài as soon as possible, as quickly as possible adverb Lesson 2 · Words 1612-1622
Words 1612 to 1622
1612 报纸bào zhǐ newspaper noun 1613 俱乐部jù lè bù club, society noun 1614 提出tí chū to put forward, to propose, to raise verb 1615 正式zhèng shì formal, official adjective 1616 洗xǐ to wash, to bathe, to develop (film) verb 1617 政治zhèng zhì politics, political affairs noun 1618 从不cóng bù never, at no time adverb 1619 一辈子yí bèi zi all one's life, a lifetime, a whole life noun 1620 取消qǔ xiāo to cancel, to call off, to abolish verb 1622 监视jiān shì to monitor, to keep watch over, to surveil verb Lesson 3 · Words 1623-1633
Words 1623 to 1633
1623 产生chǎn shēng to produce, to give rise to, to bring about verb 1624 犹太人yóu tài rén Jew, Jewish person noun 1625 玩意wán yì thing, gadget, plaything, contraption noun 1626 班bān class, team, shift, scheduled run noun 1627 搞砸gǎo zá to mess up, to botch, to make a mess of verb 1628 只不过zhī bú guò merely, only, just, no more than adverb 1629 显示xiǎn shì to show, to display, to indicate verb 1630 价值jià zhí value, worth noun 1632 吉姆jí mǔ Jim (given name) noun 1633 恶魔è mó demon, devil, fiend noun Lesson 4 · Words 1635-1646
Words 1635 to 1646
1635 状况zhuàng kuàng condition, situation, state of affairs noun 1638 作zuò to do, to make, to act as, to compose verb 1639 建立jiàn lì to establish, to set up, to build, to found verb 1640 山姆shān mǔ Sam (given name) noun 1641 高中gāo zhōng senior high school, upper secondary school noun 1642 娶qǔ to marry (a woman), to take a wife verb 1643 说实话shuō shí huà to tell the truth, to be honest, honestly speaking verb 1644 去年qù nián last year noun 1645 厨房chú fáng kitchen noun 1646 特殊tè shū special, particular, exceptional adjective Lesson 6 · Words 1647-1658
Words 1647 to 1658
1647 黑人hēi rén Black person, a person of African descent noun 1648 邪恶xié è evil, wicked, sinister adjective 1649 勇敢yǒng gǎn brave, courageous adjective 1651 石头shí tou stone, rock noun 1652 等到děng dào wait until, by the time verb 1653 假装jiǎ zhuāng to pretend, to feign verb 1654 运动yùn dòng sport, exercise, to exercise, movement noun 1655 介意jiè yì to mind, to take offence verb 1656 转zhuǎn to turn, to change direction, to transfer verb 1658 手下shǒu xià subordinate, underling, under one's command noun Lesson 7 · Words 1660-1670
Words 1660 to 1670
1660 摆bǎi to place, to arrange, to put, to sway verb 1661 印度yìn dù India noun 1662 耶稣yē sū Jesus noun 1663 手指shǒu zhǐ finger noun 1664 思考sī kǎo to think, to ponder, to reflect verb 1665 累lèi tired, weary, tiring adjective 1667 机场jī chǎng airport noun 1668 茶chá tea noun 1669 地点dì diǎn location, place, site noun 1670 恢复huī fù to recover, to restore, to resume verb Lesson 8 · Words 1671-1681
Words 1671 to 1681
1671 夜晚yè wǎn night, nighttime noun 1672 帽子mào zi hat, cap noun 1673 执行zhí xíng to carry out, to execute, to implement verb 1674 比尔bǐ ěr Bill (given name) noun 1675 输shū to lose, to be defeated, to transport verb 1676 时代shí dài era, age, epoch, times noun 1677 状态zhuàng tài state, condition, status noun 1678 餐厅cān tīng restaurant, dining hall, canteen noun 1680 呵呵hē hē haha (sound of laughter, often dismissive or perfunctory online) interjection 1681 意大利yì dà lì Italy noun Lesson 10 · Words 1682-1693
Words 1682 to 1693
800 店diàn shop / store noun 1682 犯fàn to commit (a crime or error), to violate, criminal, offender verb 1683 背叛bèi pàn to betray, betrayal verb 1684 魔鬼mó guǐ devil, demon noun 1685 情报qíng bào intelligence, information (especially secret or strategic) noun 1686 人员rén yuán personnel, staff, members of staff noun 1687 专家zhuān jiā expert, specialist noun 1689 了不起liǎo bù qǐ amazing, remarkable, extraordinary adjective 1692 骄傲jiāo ào proud, arrogant, pride adjective 1693 哎呀āi yā oh dear, oh no, ouch (exclamation of surprise or dismay) interjection Lesson 11 · Words 1694-1700
Words 1694 to 1700
1694 差chà poor, bad, inferior, to lack, to fall short adjective 1695 唱歌chàng gē to sing, to sing songs verb 1696 学xué to learn, to study, learning, -ology verb 1697 站住zhàn zhù halt, stop, stand still verb 1698 眔dà big, large (variant character form) adjective 1699 之类zhī lèi and the like, and so on, that sort of thing other 1700 满足mǎn zú to satisfy, satisfied, content, to meet (a need) verb