Chinese Vocab

悲伤

bēi shāng

sad / sorrowful

f

烦躁

fán zào

( adj. ) jittery; twitchy; fidgety

g

尴尬		gān gà	awkward / embarrassed
高兴		gāo xìng	happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood

j

激动		jī dòng	to excite / to agitate / exciting
骄傲		jiāo ào	arrogant / conceited / full of oneself

叫喊		jiào hǎn	exclamation / outcry / shout / yell
紧张		jǐn zhāng	critical / tension / nervous / intense / strained / tense

惊恐		jīng kǒng	appall
惊讶		jīng yà	confound

k

哭		kū	to cry / to weep
快乐		kuài lè	happy / merry

困惑

kùn huò

bewilder / perplexity / confused

n

恼怒

nǎo nù

( v. ) be irritated and angry

t

叹息

tàn xī

sigh

w

无聊

wú liáo

nonsense / bored

x

笑		xiào	laugh / smile
兴奋		xīng fèn	(be) excited

羞涩

xiū sè

shy / bashful

y

忧虑		yōu lǜ	to worry / anxiety (about)
犹豫		yóu yù	hesitate

郁闷		yù mèn	gloomy / depressed
晕倒		yūn dǎo	( v. ) to faint off

z

震惊		zhèn jīng	to shock / to astonish
自卑		zì bēi	( adj. ) feel inferior

自豪		zì háo	(feel a sense of) pride
自信		zì xìn	confidence

出生		chū shēng	to be born
入学		rù xué	( v. ) enter a school / first start going to school as a child

毕业		bì yè	graduation / to graduate / to finish school
就业		jiù yè	get a job / start a career

恋爱		liàn ài	to have a love affair / to be in love / to love / love
结婚		jié hūn	to marry / to get married

退休

tuì xiū

retirement (from work)

Celebrations

贺卡		hè kǎ	greeting card / congratulation card
婚礼		hūn lǐ	wedding ceremony / wedding

纪念日		jì niàn rì	day of commemoration / memorial day
礼物		lǐ wù	gift / present

生日		shēng rì	birthday
圣诞老人		shèng dàn lǎo rén	Santa Claus

洗礼		xǐ lǐ	baptism
葬礼		zàng lǐ	burial / funeral

Festivals

重九		chóng jiǔ	( n. ) the 9th day of 9th lunar month, a festival esp. for climbing mountains
春节		chūn jié	Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

端午节		duān wǔ jié	The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
复活节		fù huó jié	Easter

感恩节		gǎn ēn jié	Thanksgiving Day
情人节		qíng rén jié	Valentine's Day

圣诞节		shèng dàn jié	Christmas time / Christmas season / Christmas
新年		xīn nián	New Year

元旦		yuán dàn	New Year's Day
元宵节		yuán xiāo jié	the Lantern Festival, January 15 on the lunar calendar

中秋节

zhōng qiū jié

the Mid-Autumn Festival

菠萝

bō luó

pineapple

c

草莓

cǎo méi

strawberry

g

甘蔗

gān zhè

cane

h

哈密瓜

hā mì guā

Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)

j

金橘

jīn jú

kumquat

l

梨

lí

pear

李子

lǐ zǐ

plum

荔枝

lì zhī

( n. ) litchi fruit

m

芒果

máng guǒ

mango

猕猴桃

mí hóu táo

Chinese gooseberry / Kiwi fruit

木瓜

mù guā

( n. ) papaya

p

苹果

píng guǒ

( n. ) apple

葡萄

pú tao

grape

s

石榴

shí liú

( n. ) the pomegranate

柿子

shì zi

persimmon

t

桃子

táo zi

peach

x

西瓜

xī guā

watermelon

香蕉

xiāng jiāo

banana

香瓜

xiāng guā

( n. ) muskmelon; also different varieties of sweet melon

杏

xìng

apricot

y

椰子

yē zi

coconut

樱桃

yīng táo

cherry

柚子

yòu zi

pomelo / shaddock

z

枣

zǎo

jujube

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