Mandarin · Chapter 19
Serial verb constructions
9 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Lesson 1 · Words 1602-1611
Words 1602 to 1611
1602 大约 approximately, about, roughly adverb 1603 可恶 detestable, hateful, damnable adjective 1604 合适 suitable, appropriate, fitting adjective 1605 普通 ordinary, common, average adjective 1606 天才 genius, talent, prodigy noun 1607 生物 living thing, organism, biology noun 1608 之中 among, amid, within noun 1609 肉 meat, flesh, pulp of fruit noun 1610 妓女 prostitute, sex worker noun 1611 尽快 as soon as possible, as quickly as possible adverb Lesson 2 · Words 1612-1622
Words 1612 to 1622
1612 报纸 newspaper noun 1613 俱乐部 club, society noun 1614 提出 to put forward, to propose, to raise verb 1615 正式 formal, official adjective 1616 洗 to wash, to bathe, to develop (film) verb 1617 政治 politics, political affairs noun 1618 从不 never, at no time adverb 1619 一辈子 all one's life, a lifetime, a whole life noun 1620 取消 to cancel, to call off, to abolish verb 1622 监视 to monitor, to keep watch over, to surveil verb Lesson 3 · Words 1623-1633
Words 1623 to 1633
1623 产生 to produce, to give rise to, to bring about verb 1624 犹太人 Jew, Jewish person noun 1625 玩意 thing, gadget, plaything, contraption noun 1626 班 class, team, shift, scheduled run noun 1627 搞砸 to mess up, to botch, to make a mess of verb 1628 只不过 merely, only, just, no more than adverb 1629 显示 to show, to display, to indicate verb 1630 价值 value, worth noun 1632 吉姆 Jim (given name) noun 1633 恶魔 demon, devil, fiend noun Lesson 4 · Words 1635-1646
Words 1635 to 1646
1635 状况 condition, situation, state of affairs noun 1638 作 to do, to make, to act as, to compose verb 1639 建立 to establish, to set up, to build, to found verb 1640 山姆 Sam (given name) noun 1641 高中 senior high school, upper secondary school noun 1642 娶 to marry (a woman), to take a wife verb 1643 说实话 to tell the truth, to be honest, honestly speaking verb 1644 去年 last year noun 1645 厨房 kitchen noun 1646 特殊 special, particular, exceptional adjective Lesson 6 · Words 1647-1658
Words 1647 to 1658
1647 黑人 Black person, a person of African descent noun 1648 邪恶 evil, wicked, sinister adjective 1649 勇敢 brave, courageous adjective 1651 石头 stone, rock noun 1652 等到 wait until, by the time verb 1653 假装 to pretend, to feign verb 1654 运动 sport, exercise, to exercise, movement noun 1655 介意 to mind, to take offence verb 1656 转 to turn, to change direction, to transfer verb 1658 手下 subordinate, underling, under one's command noun Lesson 8 · Words 1671-1681
Words 1671 to 1681
1671 夜晚 night, nighttime noun 1672 帽子 hat, cap noun 1673 执行 to carry out, to execute, to implement verb 1674 比尔 Bill (given name) noun 1675 输 to lose, to be defeated, to transport verb 1676 时代 era, age, epoch, times noun 1677 状态 state, condition, status noun 1678 餐厅 restaurant, dining hall, canteen noun 1680 呵呵 haha (sound of laughter, often dismissive or perfunctory online) interjection 1681 意大利 Italy noun Lesson 10 · Words 1682-1693
Words 1682 to 1693
800 店 shop / store noun 1682 犯 to commit (a crime or error), to violate, criminal, offender verb 1683 背叛 to betray, betrayal verb 1684 魔鬼 devil, demon noun 1685 情报 intelligence, information (especially secret or strategic) noun 1686 人员 personnel, staff, members of staff noun 1687 专家 expert, specialist noun 1689 了不起 amazing, remarkable, extraordinary adjective 1692 骄傲 proud, arrogant, pride adjective 1693 哎呀 oh dear, oh no, ouch (exclamation of surprise or dismay) interjection Lesson 11 · Words 1694-1700
Words 1694 to 1700
1694 差 poor, bad, inferior, to lack, to fall short adjective 1695 唱歌 to sing, to sing songs verb 1696 学 to learn, to study, learning, -ology verb 1697 站住 halt, stop, stand still verb 1698 眔 big, large (variant character form) adjective 1699 之类 and the like, and so on, that sort of thing other 1700 满足 to satisfy, satisfied, content, to meet (a need) verb