Mandarin · Chapter 30
不但...而且: not only, but also
10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 2701-2712
Words 2701 to 2712
2701 女子nǚ zǐ woman, female noun 2702 玻璃bō lí glass noun 2703 眼前yǎn qián before one's eyes, at present noun 2704 身shēn body, oneself noun 2705 惊人jīng rén astonishing, amazing, staggering adjective 2706 师傅shī fu master craftsman, a polite term for a skilled worker noun 2708 猴子hóu zi monkey noun 2709 害hài to harm, to cause trouble to, harm verb 2710 陷入xiàn rù to fall into, to sink into, to get bogged down in verb 2712 良好liáng hǎo good, favourable, satisfactory adjective Lesson 2 · Words 2713-2723
Words 2713 to 2723
2713 打击dǎ jī to strike, to hit; a blow, a setback; to crack down on verb 2714 药物yào wù medication, medicine, drug noun 2715 内部nèi bù interior, inside; internal noun 2716 指示zhǐ shì instruction, directive; to instruct, to indicate noun 2718 打扮dǎ bàn to dress up, to do oneself up; someone's look or get-up verb 2719 大街dà jiē main street, high street; the street noun 2721 杯bēi cup, glass; a cup of, a glass of measure-word 2722 尔ěr you (classical); thus, so; a syllable in transliterated names other 2723 礼貌lǐ mào politeness, manners; polite noun Lesson 3 · Words 2724-2733
Words 2724 to 2733
2725 德国人dé guó rén German, a German person noun 2726 诶ēi hey, oi; oh, huh (surprise or getting attention) interjection 2727 保险bǎo xiǎn insurance; safe, sure, a safe bet noun 2729 地下室dì xià shì basement, cellar noun 2730 各gè each, every, various, respective pronoun 2731 小镇xiǎo zhèn small town, little town noun 2732 佬lǎo bloke, fellow, guy (often dismissive) noun Lesson 6 · Words 2744-2753
Words 2744 to 2753
2744 风险fēng xiǎn risk noun 2745 取qǔ to take, to fetch, to withdraw verb 2746 星星xīng xīng star noun 2747 主席zhǔ xí chairman, chair, president of a body noun 2748 酷kù cool, stylish adjective 2749 一趟yí tàng a trip, one journey there and back measure-word 2750 趁chèn to take advantage of, while, whilst preposition 2751 妮nī girl, lass (chiefly northern dialect) noun Lesson 7 · Words 2754-2763
Words 2754 to 2763
2754 话题huà tí topic, subject of conversation noun 2755 改gǎi to change, to alter, to correct verb 2756 片名piàn míng film title, title of a film noun 2757 型xíng type, model, mould noun 2759 区别qū bié difference, distinction, to distinguish noun 2760 议员yì yuán member of parliament, councillor, legislator noun 2761 丢下diū xià to abandon, to leave behind, to drop verb 2762 整理zhěng lǐ to tidy up, to sort out, to put in order verb 2763 时期shí qī period, phase, era noun Lesson 8 · Words 2764-2773
Words 2764 to 2773
2765 楼lóu building, storey, floor noun 2766 眼神yǎn shén look in the eyes, expression of the eyes noun 2767 电梯diàn tī lift, elevator noun 2768 小说xiǎo shuō novel, fiction noun 2769 签qiān to sign, to autograph verb 2770 新娘xīn niáng bride noun 2771 仪式yí shì ceremony, ritual noun 2772 魅力mèi lì charm, appeal, magnetism noun 2773 领导lǐng dǎo leader, leadership, to lead noun Lesson 10 · Words 2774-2783
Words 2774 to 2783
2774 处于chǔ yú to be in (a state or position), to find oneself in verb 2775 公里gōng lǐ kilometre noun 2776 大楼dà lóu (large multi-storey) building, block, tower noun 2777 爱人ài rén spouse, husband or wife noun 2778 形成xíng chéng to form, to take shape, to bring about verb 2779 右边yòu biān the right, the right-hand side noun 2780 称为chēng wéi to call, to be known as, to term verb 2781 礼拜lǐ bài week; religious service, worship noun 2782 为止wéi zhǐ up to, until (a stated point) verb 2783 圣shèng holy, sacred; sage adjective Lesson 11 · Words 2785-2796
Words 2785 to 2796
2785 发明fā míng to invent; invention verb 2787 老妈lǎo mā mum, my mother (informal) noun 2788 儿ér son, child; the northern -r suffix noun 2790 小家伙xiǎo jiā huo little one, little chap, small creature noun 2791 独立dú lì independent, independence; to stand alone adjective 2793 确信què xìn to be certain, to be convinced verb 2794 指纹zhǐ wén fingerprint noun 2795 坐牢zuò láo to be in prison, to serve time verb