Mandarin · Chapter 20
Compound directional complements
8 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 1702-1712
Words 1702 to 1712
1702 吉米jí mǐ Jimmy (given name) noun 1703 停车tíng chē to park, to stop a vehicle verb 1704 现实xiàn shí reality, realistic, actual noun 1705 牺牲xī shēng to sacrifice, sacrifice, to give up verb 1706 胜利shèng lì victory, to win, triumph noun 1707 好消息hǎo xiāo xī good news noun 1709 条tiáo (measure word for long thin things), strip, item measure-word 1710 引起yǐn qǐ to cause, to give rise to, to attract verb 1711 醒来xǐng lái to wake up, to awaken verb 1712 猪zhū pig, hog, swine noun Lesson 2 · Words 1714-1723
Words 1714 to 1723
1714 下车xià chē to get off a vehicle, to alight verb 1715 不许bù xǔ not allowed, must not, to forbid verb 1716 颜色yán sè colour, hue noun 1717 有用yǒu yòng useful, of use adjective 1718 暂时zàn shí temporary, for the time being, momentarily adverb 1719 投票tóu piào to vote, to cast a ballot verb 1720 证人zhèng rén witness noun 1721 想像xiǎng xiàng to imagine, imagination verb 1722 鸟niǎo bird noun 1723 全世界quán shì jiè the whole world, worldwide noun Lesson 3 · Words 1725-1736
Words 1725 to 1736
1725 迈克mài kè Mike (given name) noun 1726 拍摄pāi shè to shoot (a film or photo), to film verb 1727 冒险mào xiǎn to take a risk, to venture, adventure verb 1728 部队bù duì army, troops, military unit noun 1729 王子wáng zǐ prince noun 1730 发展fā zhǎn to develop, development, growth verb 1731 顺利shùn lì smooth, going well, without a hitch adjective 1732 甜心tián xīn sweetheart, darling noun 1733 谈话tán huà to talk, conversation, talk verb 1736 吸血鬼xī xuè guǐ vampire noun Lesson 5 · Words 1738-1750
Words 1738 to 1750
1738 张zhāng (measure word for flat objects), to open, to spread, a surname measure-word 1739 吸引xī yǐn to attract, to draw in, to appeal to verb 1741 字幕组zì mù zǔ subtitling group, fansub team noun 1742 动手dòng shǒu to start work, to get to work, to lay hands on verb 1743 老实lǎo shí honest, frank, well-behaved adjective 1744 比利bǐ lì Billy (given name) noun 1747 激动jī dòng excited, stirred up, moved adjective 1748 条件tiáo jiàn condition, requirement, terms noun 1749 白bái white, blank, in vain, plainly adjective 1750 特工tè gōng secret agent, special agent, spy noun Lesson 6 · Words 1751-1762
Words 1751 to 1762
1751 爬pá to crawl, to climb, to clamber verb 1752 光guāng light, ray, bare, used up, only noun 1753 五wǔ five numeral 1754 早餐zǎo cān breakfast noun 1755 追踪zhuī zōng to track, to trace, to follow up verb 1757 废话fèi huà nonsense, rubbish, idle talk noun 1758 演员yǎn yuán actor, actress, performer noun 1759 哼hēng to hum, to groan, hmph (snort of contempt) interjection 1760 亲自qīn zì personally, in person, oneself adverb 1762 所谓suǒ wèi so-called, what is called, alleged adjective Lesson 7 · Words 1764-1777
Words 1764 to 1777
1764 复杂fù zá complicated, complex adjective 1765 学会xué huì to learn (to master), to learn how to verb 1766 距离jù lí distance, to be apart from noun 1767 同性恋tóng xìng liàn homosexuality, homosexual person noun 1769 外wài outside, external, foreign noun 1770 发fā to send out, to issue, to develop verb 1772 好笑hǎo xiào funny, amusing, laughable adjective 1773 碰到pèng dào to run into, to bump into, to encounter verb 1774 受不了shòu bù liǎo cannot bear it, cannot stand it, unbearable verb 1777 成员chéng yuán member noun Lesson 9 · Words 1779-1789
Words 1779 to 1789
1779 绑架bǎng jià to kidnap, to abduct, kidnapping verb 1780 即将jí jiāng about to, on the point of, soon adverb 1781 发射fā shè to launch, to fire, to emit verb 1782 抽chōu to draw out, to take out, to smoke, to lash verb 1783 威尔wēi ěr Will, Wil (given name) noun 1785 痛tòng to ache, pain, painful, deeply adjective 1786 魔法mó fǎ magic, sorcery, witchcraft noun 1787 这才zhè cái only then, only at this point adverb 1788 莎拉shā lā Sarah (given name) noun 1789 把手bǎ shǒu handle, grip noun Lesson 10 · Words 1790-1768
Words 1790 to 1768
1768 系xì department (faculty), system, to tie, to relate to noun 1790 分享fēn xiǎng to share, to share in verb 1793 冲chōng to rush, to dash, to rinse, to charge forward verb 1794 然而rán ér however, yet, nevertheless conjunction 1795 感激gǎn jī to be grateful, to feel deeply thankful verb 1796 同事tóng shì colleague, co-worker noun 1797 收shōu to receive, to collect, to put away, to harvest verb 1798 神秘shén mì mysterious, mystical adjective 1799 上尉shàng wèi captain (military rank) noun 1800 面miàn face, surface, side, noodles, flour noun Lesson 12 · Vocabulary
Measure words: the menagerie
只 for most animals, 头 for the big ones in a field, 条 for the ones that bend. If you can tell a pig from a bird, you can pick its measure word.
34 把bǎ to take, handle; disposal marker preposition 62 个gè general measure word for people and things measure-word 161 只zhī only, just; (measure word for animals) adverb 348 家jiā home, family, household noun 673 头tóu head; first; measure word for cattle noun 693 本běn measure word for books; originally, this measure-word 1394 份fèn portion, copy (measure word) measure-word 1551 件jiàn (measure word for items, matters, clothing) measure-word 1709 条tiáo (measure word for long thin things), strip, item measure-word 1738 张zhāng (measure word for flat objects), to open, to spread, a surname measure-word 1916 位wèi polite measure word for people, place, position, seat measure-word 2721 杯bēi cup, glass; a cup of, a glass of measure-word