Level 2 Vocabulary List

(ā) interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! | (á) interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what? | (ǎ) interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up? | (à) interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you! | (a) modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent

romance; love (romantic)

spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)

quiet; peaceful; calm

safe; secure; safety; security

white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist

class monitor; squad leader; team leader

to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with

means; method; way (of doing sth)

office; business premises; bureau

midnight; in the middle of the night

assistance; aid; to help; to assist

to eat till full; satisfied

to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist

newspaper; newsprint

north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River

(bēi) variant of 背 | (bēi) to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder | (bèi) the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; unlucky (slang); hard of hearing

for example; for instance; such as

for example

pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals

to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches

notebook (stationery); notebook (computing)

to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

(biān) side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously | (bian) suffix of a noun of locality

to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion

to change into; to turn into; to become

(biàn yí) convenient | (pián yi) cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly

(biàn) variant of 遍 | (biàn) everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time

(biǎo) exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth) | (biǎo) watch (timepiece); meter; gauge

correct; right; not bad; pretty good

not only (... but also ...)

not enough; insufficient; inadequate

only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)

to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after

resentful; discontented; dissatisfied

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

many; a lot; not few

Not too

different; distinct; not the same; not alike

won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable

don't!; must not

not necessarily; maybe

Take a short while

part; share; section; piece

(cái) ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only | (cái) (variant of 才) just now; (variant of 才) (before an expression of quantity) only

menu

to look around; to tour; to visit

to participate; to take part; to join

(cǎo) variant of 草 | (cǎo) grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough | (cào) variant of 肏