Practice upper-intermediate Mandarin

按照

àn zhào

according to

报名

bào míng

sign up

倍

bèi

times

笨

bèn

stupid

比如

bǐ rú

such as

毕业

bì yè

graduation

遍

biàn

Times

标准

biāo zhǔn

standard

表扬

biǎo yáng

Praise

并且

bìng qiě

also

不过

bú guò

However

不得不

bù dé bù

have to

不管

bù guǎn

no matter

不仅

bù jǐn

not only

擦

cā

wipe

猜

cāi

guess

参观

cān guān

visit

差不多

chà bu duō

Almost

尝

cháng

taste

长江

cháng jiāng

The Yangtze River

场

chǎng

site

超过

chāo guò

Exceed

厕所

cè suǒ

Toilet

成功

chéng gōng

Success

成为

chéng wéi

Become

诚实

chéng shí

honest

乘坐

chéng zuò

ride

吃惊

chī jīng

Be amazed

重新

chóng xīn

again

抽烟

chōu yān

smoking

出发

chū fā

Set out

出生

chū shēng

Birth

出现

chū xiàn

Appear

从来

cóng lái

Always

存

cún

Deposit

错误

cuò wù

error

打招呼

dǎ zhāo hu

Say hello

打扮

dǎ ban

dress up

打扰

dǎ rǎo

Disturb

打针

dǎ zhēn

To make an injection

大概

dà gài

Probably

大使馆

dà shǐ guǎn

Embassy

大约

dà yuē

about

戴

dài

wear

当

dāng

When

当时

dāng shí

at that time

刀

dāo

knife

导游

dǎo yóu

Guide

倒

dào

inverted

到处

dào chù

everywhere

到底

dào dǐ

To the end

道歉

dào qiàn

apologize

得意

dé yì

Proud

地点

dì diǎn

location

得（助动词）

děi

have to

登机牌

dēng jī pái

Boarding pass

等 （动）

děng

Wait (verb)

低

dī

low

底

dǐ

bottom

地址

dì zhǐ

address

掉

diào

fall

丢

diū

lose

动作

dòng zuò

action

肚子

dù zi

belly

对于

duì yú

about

对话

duì huà

dialogue

对面

duì miàn

Opposite side

而

ér

and

发展

fā zhǎn

Development

烦恼

fán nǎo

annoyance

方法

fāng fǎ

Method

方面

fāng miàn

Aspect

方向

fāng xiàng

direction

房东

fáng dōng

landlord

放暑假

fàng shǔ jià

summer vacation

放松

fàng sōng

Relax

份

fèn

share (measure word)

丰富

fēng fù

rich

否则

fǒu zé

otherwise

符合

fú hé

accord with

富

fù

rich

复杂

fù zá

complex

负责

fù zé

Be responsible for

改变

gǎi biàn

change

赶

gǎn

catch up with

敢

gǎn

dare

感动

gǎn dòng

Be moved

感觉

gǎn jué

feel

感谢

gǎn xiè

Thank

干

gàn

dry

刚

gāng

just

胳膊

gē bo

Arm

各

gè

various

公里

gōng lǐ

kilometre

功夫

gōng fu

Kungfu

共同

gòng tóng

common

够

gòu

enough

估计

gū jì

estimate

鼓励

gǔ lì

encourage

顾客

gù kè

customer

故意

gù yì

deliberately

关键

guān jiàn

key

观众

guān zhòng

Audience

管理

guǎn lǐ

Administration

光

guāng

light

逛

guàng

Stroll

果汁

guǒ zhī

fruit juice

过程

guò chéng

process

害羞

hài xiū

Shy

寒假

hán jià

The winter vacation

汗

hàn

sweat

航班

háng bān

flight

好处

hǎo chu

benefit

好像

hǎo xiàng

Be like, seem

号码

hào mǎ

number

合格

hé gé

qualified

合适

hé shì

appropriate

互相

hù xiāng

each other

怀疑

huái yí

doubt

回忆

huí yì

Memory

活泼

huó po

lively

火

huǒ

fire

获得

huò dé

Get

基础

jī chǔ

Basics

激动

jī dòng

Excited

积极

jī jí

positive

积累

jī lěi

accumulation

及时

jí shí

timely

即使

jí shǐ

even if

寄

jì

send

记者

jì zhě

Reporter

既然

jì rán

although

继续

jì xù

Continue

加油站

jiā yóu zhàn

Gas station

假

jiǎ

false

坚持

jiān chí

Insist

减少

jiǎn shǎo

reduce

建议

jiàn yì

proposal

将来

jiāng lái

future

降低

jiàng dī

reduce

降落

jiàng luò

land

骄傲

jiāo ào

Proud

饺子

jiǎo zi

Dumplings

接受

jiē shòu

accept

接着

jiē zhe

Next

结果

jié guǒ

Result

节约

jié yuē

save

解释

jiě shì

explain

尽管

jǐn guǎn

although

进行

jìn xíng

in process of

精彩

jīng cǎi

Marvellous

经历

jīng lì

experience

经验

jīng yàn

experience

京剧

jīng jù

Beijing opera

警察

jǐng chá

Policeman

景色

jǐng sè

scenery

竟然

jìng rán

Unexpectedly

镜子

jìng zi

Mirror

究竟

jiū jìng

exactly

举

jǔ

lift

举办

jǔ bàn

hold

举行

jǔ xíng

hold

拒绝

jù jué

refuse

距离

jù lí

distance

开玩笑

kāi wán xiào

Make fun of

看法

kàn fǎ

view

考虑

kǎo lv4

Consider

烤鸭

kǎo yā

Roasted Duck

棵

kē

Tree (measure word)

可是

kě shì

however

可惜

kě xī

unfortunately

客厅

kè tīng

A living room

肯定

kěn dìng

sure

空

kōng

empty

恐怕

kǒng pà

I'm afraid

苦

kǔ

bitter

矿泉水

kuàng quán shuǐ

Mineral water

困

kùn

sleepy

困难

kùn nan

difficulty

拉

lā

pull

辣

là

spicy

来自

lái zì

Come from

来不及

lái bu jí

There's not enough time

来得及

lái de jí

In time

懒

lǎn

lazy

浪费

làng fèi

Waste

浪漫

làng màn

romantic

老虎

lǎo hǔ

Tiger

冷静

lěng jìng

calm down

理发

lǐ fà

Haircut

理解

lǐ jiě

Understand

理想

lǐ xiǎng

ideal

礼貌

lǐ mào

politeness

厉害

lì hai

Fierce

力气

lì qi

Strength

例如

lì rú

for example

俩

liǎ

Two

连

lián

even

凉快

liáng kuai

Pleasantly cool

另外

lìng wài

in addition

留

liú

stay

流利

liú lì

fluent

流行

liú xíng

Popular

乱

luàn

chaos

旅行

lǚ xíng

travel

满

mǎn

full

毛

máo

hair

毛巾

máo jīn

Towel

美丽

měi lì

beautiful

梦

mèng

dream

迷路

mí lù

Get lost

免费

miǎn fèi

Free of charge

秒

miǎo

second

目的

mù dì

objective

耐心

nài xīn

patience

难道

nán dào

could it be said that …

难受

nán shòu

Uncomfortable

内

nèi

within

内容

nèi róng

content

能力

néng lì

ability

弄

nòng

get, make

暖和

nuǎn huo

warm

偶尔

ǒu ěr

occasionally

排列

pái liè

array

判断

pàn duàn

judge

批评

pī píng

criticism

脾气

pí qi

Bad temper

篇

piān

piece

骗

piàn

fool

乒乓球

pīng pāng qiú

Table Tennis

平时

píng shí

peacetime

破

pò

broken

普遍

pǔ biàn

universal

普通话

pǔ tōng huà

Mandarin

其次

qí cì

Secondly

其中

qí zhōng

among

气候

qì hòu

climate

千万

qiān wàn

Must

签证

qiān zhèng

visa

敲

qiāo

knock

桥

qiáo

Bridge

巧克力

qiǎo kè lì

Chocolates

轻

qīng

light

轻松

qīng sōng

Relaxed

情况

qíng kuàng

Situation

穷

qióng

poor

区别

qū bié

Difference

缺点

quē diǎn

shortcoming

缺少

quē shǎo

Lack

却

què

but

确实

què shí

Exactly

然而

rán ér

however

热闹

rè nao

lively

任何

rèn hé

whatever, any

任务

rèn wu

task

仍然

réng rán

still

日记

rì jì

diary

入口

rù kǒu

Entrance

商量

shāng liang

discuss

稍微

shāo wēi

slightly

深

shēn

deep

甚至

shèn zhì

Even to the extent that

生命

shēng mìng

life

失败

shī bài

fail

十分

shí fēn

very

实在

shí zài

really

使

shǐ

make

是否

shì fǒu

Whether

适合

shì hé

Fit

适应

shì yìng

Adapt

世纪

shì jì

century

收拾

shōu shi

Tidy

首都

shǒu dū

capital

首先

shǒu xiān

First

受不了

shòu bù liǎo

Cannot bear sth

受到

shòu dào

Suffer

数字

shù zì

number

帅

shuài

Handsome

死

sǐ

die

随着

suí zhe

along with

孙子

sūn zi

Grandson

所有

suǒ yǒu

All

台

tái

platform

态度

tài du

attitude

谈

tán

talk

汤

tāng

soup

趟

tàng

Trip

讨论

tǎo lùn

discuss

讨厌

tǎo yàn

Hate

特点

tè diǎn

Characteristic

提

tí

carry

提供

tí gōng

provide

提前

tí qián

in advance

提醒

tí xǐng

remind

条件

tiáo jiàn

condition

停

tíng

Stop

通过

tōng guò

through

同时

tóng shí

meanwhile

同情

tóng qíng

Sympathy

推迟

tuī chí

delay

往往

wǎng wǎng

Often

危险

wēi xiǎn

danger

味道

wèi dào

taste

卫生间

wèi shēng jiān

toilet

温度

wēn dù

temperature

无

wú

nothing

无论

wú lùn

no matter what

误会

wù huì

Misunderstanding

吸引

xī yǐn

Attract

相反

xiāng fǎn

Contrary

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

详细

xiáng xì

detailed

响

xiǎng

ring

橡皮

xiàng pí

rubber

小伙子

xiǎo huǒ zi

Young fellow

笑话

xiào huà

joke

效果

xiào guǒ

Effect

辛苦

xīn kǔ

hard

心情

xīn qíng

mood

兴奋

xīng fèn

Excitement

性别

xìng bié

Gender

性格

xìng gé

character

幸福

xìng fú

happiness

修理

xiū lǐ

repair

许多

xǔ duō

many

学期

xué qī

Semester

牙膏

yá gāo

toothpaste

亚洲

yà zhōu

Asia

呀

ya

ah

盐

yán

salt

严格

yán gé

strict

严重

yán zhòng

serious

演出

yǎn chū

show

演员

yǎn yuán

performer, actor

眼镜

yǎn jìng

glasses

养成

yǎng chéng

Cultivate

样子

yàng zi

A look

邀请

yāo qǐng

Invitation

要是

yào shi

If

也许

yě xǔ

perhaps

页

yè

page

叶子

yè zi

Leaf

以

yǐ

with

因此

yīn cǐ

therefore

应聘

yìng pìn

Apply for

勇敢

yǒng gǎn

Brave

永远

yǒng yuǎn

forever

优点

yōu diǎn

Advantage

优秀

yōu xiù

excellent

幽默

yōu mò

Humor

由

yóu

from

由于

yóu yú

Because

邮局

yóu jú

Post Office

尤其

yóu qí

especially

有趣

yǒu qù

interesting

友谊

yǒu yì

friendship

于是

yú shì

Therefore

与

yǔ

and

羽毛球

yǔ máo qiú

Badminton

预习

yù xí

Preview

原来

yuán lái

Original

原谅

yuán liàng

Forgive

原因

yuán yīn

Reason

云

yún

cloud

允许

yǔn xǔ

allow

杂志

zá zhì

Magazine

咱们

zán men

We

暂时

zàn shí

temporary

增加

zēng jiā

increase

正好

zhèng hǎo

Just right

正确

zhèng què

Correct

正式

zhèng shì

formal

之

zhī

of

支持

zhī chí

Support

知识

zhī shi

knowledge

值得

zhí de

Worth

指

zhǐ

finger, to point

只要

zhǐ yào

as long as

质量

zhì liàng

quality

重

zhòng

heavy

重视

zhòng shì

importance, attach importance to

著名

zhù míng

famous

准确

zhǔn què

accuracy

尊重

zūn zhòng

respect

作用

zuò yòng

Effect

表演

biǎo yǎn

perform

活动

huó dòng

activity

弹钢琴

tán gāng qín

Play the piano

安排

ān pái

arrange

材料

cái liào

Material Science

竞争

jìng zhēng

compete

联系

lián xì

contact

陪

péi

accompany

生意

shēng yì

business

师傅

shī fu

Master worker

招聘

zhāo pìn

recruit

表格

biǎo gé

form

表示

biǎo shì

Express

答案

dá àn

Answer

反对

fǎn duì

Opposition

交流

jiāo liú

Communication

通知

tōng zhī

notice

消息

xiāo xi

message

意见

yì jiàn

Opinion

部分

bù fen

Part

国籍

guó jí

nationality

节

jié

section, festival

聚会

jù huì

Party

艺术

yì shù

Art

祝贺

zhù hè

Congratulate

爱情

ài qíng

Love

按时

àn shí

on time

棒

bàng

stick；excellent

包子

bāo zi

Steamed stuffed bun

抱

bào

Hold

饼干

bǐng gān

Biscuits

餐厅

cān tīng

Restaurant

长城

cháng chéng

The Great Wall

厨房

chú fáng

Kitchen

窗户

chuāng hu

Window

粗心

cū xīn

careless

堵车

dǔ chē

Traffic jam

儿童

ér tóng

children

发生

fā shēng

Happen

放弃

fàng qì

give up

干杯

gān bēi

Cheers!

高速公路

gāo sù gōng lù

Expressway

购物

gòu wù

Shopping

挂

guà

hang

盒子

hé zi

Box

厚

hòu

thick

家具

jiā jù

furniture

加班

jiā bān

overtime work

减肥

jiǎn féi

Reduce weight

交通

jiāo tōng

traffic

郊区

jiāo qū

Suburb

垃圾桶

lā jī tǒng

Trash

礼拜天

lǐ bài tiān

Sunday

零钱

líng qián

Small change

麻烦

má fan

trouble

马虎

mǎ hu

Careless

密码

mì mǎ

Password

排队

pái duì

queue; stand in a line

皮肤

pí fū

skin

葡萄

pú tao

Grape

取

qǔ

take

全部

quán bù

whole

扔

rēng

throw

散步

sàn bù

Take a walk

沙发

shā fā

Sofa

勺子

sháo zi

Spoon

申请

shēn qǐng

Apply

省

shěng

province

剩

shèng

Left

使用

shǐ yòng

Use

收

shōu

collect

售货员

shòu huò yuán

Salesperson

输

shū

lose, fail

熟悉

shú xī

be familiar with

数量

shù liàng

Number

顺便

shùn biàn

Incidentally

顺利

shùn lì

smoothly

说明

shuō míng

Explain

速度

sù dù

speed

酸

suān

acid

随便

suí biàn

casual

抬

tái

Lift

糖

táng

sugar

躺

tǎng

lie

填空

ti��n kòng

Fill in the blanks

挺

tǐng

quite

推

tuī

push

脱

tuō

take off

袜子

wà zi

Socks

完全

wán quán

completely

网球

wǎng qiú

Tennis

无聊

wú liáo

Boring

西红柿

xī hóng shì

Tomato

咸

xián

salty

香

xiāng

fragrant

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

信封

xìn fēng

envelope

行

xíng

That's ok

醒

xǐng

wake up

阳光

yáng guāng

Sunshine

钥匙

yào shi

Key

一切

yī qiè

everything

以为

yǐ wéi

Think

引起

yǐn qǐ

cause

印象

yìn xiàng

impression

赢

yíng

win

友好

yǒu hǎo

friendly

愉快

yú kuài

Cheerful

约会

yuē huì

Date

脏

zāng

dirty

占线

zhàn xiàn

(line) Busy

照

zhào

reflect

真正

zhēn zhèng

real

整理

zhěng lǐ

Arrangement

正常

zhèng cháng

normal

直接

zhí jiē

direct

只好

zhǐ hǎo

have to

至少

zhì shǎo

at least

重点

zhòng diǎn

A key

周围

zhōu wéi

around

主意

zhǔ yi

idea

专门

zhuān mén

specialized

转

zhuǎn

turn

准时

zhǔn shí

on time

仔细

zǐ xì

careful

租

zū

rent

最好

zuì hǎo

Best

左右

zuǒ yòu

About

座

zuò

Seat

座位

zuò wèi

seat

百分之

bǎi fēn zhī

percent

打折

dǎ zhé

Discount

付款

fù kuǎn

pay

工资

gōng zī

wages

价格

jià gé

Price

奖金

jiǎng jīn

bonus

经济

jīng jì

Economics

收入

shōu rù

income

现金

xiàn jīn

cash

赚

zhuàn

earn

博士

bó shì

doctor

词语

cí yǔ

terms, words

调查

diào chá

investigation

翻译

fān yì

translate

教授

jiào shòu

professor

教育

jiào yù

education

硕士

shuò shì

master

专业

zhuān yè

major

抱歉

bào qiàn

feel sorry

空气

kōng qì

air

森林

sēn lín

Forest

塑料袋

sù liào dài

Plastic bag

污染

wū rǎn

contaminated

植物

zhí wù

Botany, plant

自然

zì rán

natural

安全

ān quán

security

保护

bǎo hù

protect

保证

bǎo zhèng

ensure

法律

fǎ lv4

Law

禁止

jìn zhǐ

prohibit

律师

lv4 shī

Lawyer

责任

zé rèn

responsibility

证明

zhèng míng

Prove

文章

wén zhāng

Article

小说

xiǎo shuō

Novel

语法

yǔ fǎ

grammar

语言

yǔ yán

language

阅读

yuè dú

Read

作家

zuò jiā

writer

作者

zuò zhě

author

短信

duǎn xìn

Short message

广播

guǎng bō

Radio broadcast

广告

guǎng gào

Advertisement

网站

wǎng zhàn

website

信息

xìn xī

information

大夫

dài fu

Doctor

护士

hù shi

Nurse

咳嗽

ké sou

cough

地球

dì qiú

earth

海洋

hǎi yáng

ocean

本来

běn lái

originally

实际

shí jì

Actual

国际

guó jì

international

社会

shè huì

Sociology

感情

gǎn qíng

feeling

后悔

hòu huǐ

regret

紧张

jǐn zhāng

Nervous

开心

kāi xīn

Happy

可怜

kě lián

Poor

伤心

shāng xīn

Sad

失望

shī wàng

Disappointment

羡慕

xiàn mù

Envy

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

压力

yā lì

pressure

自信

zì xìn

self-confidence

父亲

fù qīn

father

交

jiāo

hand over

母亲

mǔ qīn

mother

亲戚

qīn qi

Relative

技术

jì shù

technology

科学

kē xué

science

研究

yán jiū

research

规定

guī dìng

Regulations

民族

mín zú

Nation

年龄

nián líng

Age

生活

shēng huó

Life

顺序

shùn xù

order

职业

zhí yè

Occupation

传真

chuán zhēn

Fax

互联网

hù lián wǎng

Internet

出差

chū chāi

A business travel

打印

dǎ yìn

Print

复印

fù yìn

To copy

计划

jì huà

plan

总结

zǒng jié

summary