Periplus Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary. Philip Yungkin Lee
爱尔兰 n Ireland
Ài’ěrlánde 爱尔兰的 adj Irish (in general)
Ài’ěrlánrén 爱尔兰人 n Irish (people)
àiguó zhǔyì 爱国主义 n patriotism
àihào 爱好 n hobby
àihù 爱护 v to care for, love
àiqíng 爱情 n love
àizībìng 艾滋病 n AIDS
àn 暗 adj dark
àndǐ 案底 n criminal record
ànfàn 案犯 n criminal
ángguì 昂贵 adj costly
ānjiāfèi 安家费 n settling-in allowance
ànjiē dàikuǎn 按揭贷款 n mortgage loan
ànjiē gòufáng 按揭购房 v to mortgage a house
ānjìng 安静 adj quiet
ānlèsǐ 安乐死 n euthanasia
ànliàn 暗恋 n unrequited love
ānlǐhuì 安理会 n Security Council
ànlíng 按铃 v to ring a bell
ànmó 按摩 v to massage
ānpái 安排 v, n to organize, to arrange; arrangements, planning
ānquán 安全 adj secure, safe
ānquánqī 安全期 n safe period
ānquántào 安全套 n condom
ānwèijiǎng 安慰奖 n consolation prize
ānzhuāng 安装 n, v to install; installment
Àodàlìyà 澳大利亚 n Australia
Àodàlìyàde 澳大利亚的 adj Australian (in general)
Àodàlìyàrén 澳大利亚人 n Australian (people)
Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì 奥林匹克运动会 n Olympics
Àolínpǐkè jīngshén 奥林匹克精神 n Olympic spirit
Àomén 澳门 n Macau
Àomén tèbié xíngzhèng qū 澳门特别行政区 n the Macau Special Administration Region (SAR)
Àosīkǎ 奥斯卡 n Oscar Award
Àowěihuì 奥委会 n Olympic Committee
Àoyùnhuì 奥运会 n Olympics
Àozhōu 澳洲 n Australia
Àozhōude 澳洲的 adj Australian (in general)
Àozhōurén 澳洲人 n Australian (people)
āQ jīngshén 阿Q精神 n self-deception
āsīpǐlín 阿司匹林 n aspirin
B
... ba ... 吧 particle let’s (suggestion)
bā 八 num eight
bǎ 把 v with regard to (object marker)
bǎ ... jiāo gěi 把 ... 交给 v to leave behind for safekeeping
bàba 爸爸 n father
bàgōng 罢工 v to go on strike
báhé 拔河 n tug-of-war
bǎi 百 num hundred
bái jiàngyóu 白酱油 n soy sauce (salty)
bǎi zhuōzi 摆桌子 v to lay the table
bàibǎ xiōngdì 拜把兄弟 n sworn brothers
báibān 白班 n day shift
báicài 白菜 n (Chinese) cabbage
bǎifēnbǐ 百分比 n percentage
bǎifēnzhī ... 百分之... adj percent
bǎihuò shāngdiàn 百货商店 n department store
báijīn 白金 n platinum
báijīn chàngpiān 白金唱片 n platinum record
Báijīn hàngōng 白金汉宫 n Buckingham Palace
bàijīn zhǔyì 拜金主义 n money worship
bǎikē quánshū 百科全书 n encyclopedia
báilǐng 白领 n white-collar
báimǎ wángzǐ 白马王子 n Prince Charming
Bǎimùdà sānjiǎo 百慕大三角 n Bermuda Triangle
bàinián 拜年 v to pay a New Year call
báisè 白色 n white
bǎishìkělè 百事可乐 n Pepsi
báitiān 白天 n daytime
bǎituō 摆脱 v rid: get rid of
bǎiwàn 百万 n million
bǎiwén bùrú yījiàn 百闻不如一见 idiom Seeing is believing.
báixuě gōngzhǔ 白雪公主 n Snow White
báiyè 白页 n white pages
báiyī tiānshǐ 白衣天使 n nurse
bālěi 芭蕾 n ballet
bān 搬 v to move from one place to another
bàn 半 adj half
bàn 瓣 n cloves
bàn juésài 半决赛 n semifinals
bàn shuāiqī 半衰期 n half-life
bànchàng gēshǒu 伴唱歌手 n backup singer
bānchē 班车 n shuttle bus
bàn’gōngshì 办公 n office
bàngdàkuǎn 傍大款 v (of a girl) to find a sugar daddy; be a mistress for a rich man
bāng dào máng 帮倒忙 v to try to help but causes more trouble in the process
bǎng jià 绑架 v to kidnap
bāngmáng 帮忙 v to help
bǎngyé 膀爷 n topless guy
bāngzhu 帮助 v, n to assist; assistance
bānjī 班机 n flight
bānjiā 搬家 v to move house
bānjīhào 班机号 n flight number
bànlǚ 伴侣 n partner (spouse)
bānmǎxiàn 斑马线 n zebra crossing; intersection
bǎnquánfǎ 版权法 n copyright law
bànshúde 半熟的 adj rare (uncooked)
bàntuō 半托 n day care (for kids)
bànwénmáng 半文盲 n, adj semi-literate
bāo 包 v to pack, wrap
bào 报 n newspaper
bāochē 包车 v, n to charter a vehicle; chartered vehicle
bàofāhù 暴发户 n new rich; upstart
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