I'm Trying to be Funny

I give a short English description of how you can study the words in the podcast before listening, much more conveniently and effectively than the present word list situation. You'll need to buy the flashcards component in the pleco app first. I recommend buying the pleco professional bundle which includes this but you can buy it on its own.

All the following words can be conveniently downloaded as a flashcard study set to pleco at this link - https://www.plecoforums.com/threads/serious-chinese-conversation-%E5%85%B1%E4%BA%A7%E5%85%9A%E5%91%98%E5%88%B0%E5%BA%95%E6%98%AF%E5%95%A5.6805/ 共产党员 CPC member gong4 chan3 dang3 yuan2 弟 little brother di4 入党 join the CPC ru4 dang3 提交 submit ti2 jiao1 申请  apply for shen1 qing3 申请书 written applicationn shen1 qing3 shu1 党费 party membership fee dang3 fei4 范围 scope fan4 wei2 政府 government zheng4 fu3 单位 work place dan1 wei4 优势 advantage you1 shi4 政策 policy zheng4 ce4 丢掉 lose/discard diu1 diao4 万一 what if...  ; just in case wan4 yi1 签个到 sign in qian1 ge dao4 强国 powerful nation qiang2 guo2 富强 prosperous and strong (of a country) and one of the 12 communist pillars of China fu4 qiang2 限制 restriction; limit xian4 zhi4 弊端 pitfall; disadvantage bi4 duan1 大舅妈 Great aunt (wife of mother's brother) da4 jiu4 ma1 组织 organise zu3 zhi1 浓重 strong (of colours, accent, flavour etc) nong2 zhong4 色彩 characteristic se4 cai3 洗脑 brainwash xi3 nao3 间谍 a spy jian4 die2 发表 publish (a statement, article etc. but not a book) fa1 biao3 集体 collective ji2 ti3 思想 mentality; idealogy si1 xiang3 杭州 Hangzhou (a place about an hr train from Shanghai) hang2 zhou1 书记 secretary shu1 ji4 排除 get rid of pai2 chu2 惩罚 punish; penalise cheng2 fa2 拘留 detention; detain ju1 liu2 党籍 party membership dang3 ji2 政治学家 politician zheng4 zhi4 xue2 jia1 认同 approval; acknowledgement ren4 tong2 多多少少 to some extent; more or less duo1 duo1 shao3 shao3 背景 background (both physical eg. scenery and abstract eg. nationality) bei4 jing3 主意 idea zhu3 yi5 哪怕 even if; even though na3 pa4 场合 occasion; situation chang3 he2 几率 probablity; chance ji1 lv4 端正 correct eg. correct thinking / posture; to rectify duan1 zheng4 名额限制 person limit ming2 e2 xian4 zhi4 电瓶车 electric vesper (main way of getting around in China) dian4 ping2 che1 限速 speed limit xian4 su4 交通事故 traffic accident jiao1 tong1 shi4 gu4 概率 probability gai4 lv4 过滤 to filter (abstract and physical) guo4 lv4 媒体 media mei2 ti3 观点 point of view guan1 dian3 志愿者 volunteer zhi4 yuan4 zhe3 对应 corresponding; equivalent to dui4 ying4

From the book Tales and Traditions by Yun Xiao, Ying Wang, Hui Xiao, WenJie Lu

恐怖分子 terrorist kǒngbùfènzǐ 恐怖主义 terrorism kǒngbùzhǔyì 现象 phenomenon xiànxiàng 世界 world shìjiè 厉害 very bad; amazing lìhai 首先 first shǒuxiān (different to 第一), often followed by　其次或者然后 大型 large-scale dàxíng 小型 small-scale xiǎoxíng 事件 incident shìjiàn 九幺幺 9/11 jiǔyāoyāo (it is never referred to as　九一一 or 9月11号） 纽约 New York niúyuē 世贸中心 The World Trade Centre shìmàozhōngxīn 袭击 surprise attack xíjī 教科书 textbook jiàokēshū 频繁 frequent pínfán 记载 to record; a record (of something) jìzǎi 设计 design shèjì 谈论 debate; discuss tánlùn 全球 whole world quánqiú 范围 scope fànwéi 重大 major; significant zhòngdà 中东 The Middle East  zhōngdōng 石油 oil shíyóu 胡乱 messy (of clothes and society); reckless húluàn 管理 to deal with guǎnlǐ 严格 strict yángé (the 格 is often omitted) 缺乏 lack quēfá 不能够 unable to bùnénggòu 携带 carry; take with you xiédài  枪支 firearms qiāngzhī 合法 legal héfǎ 居民 resident jūmín 权利 right (eg. human right) quánlì 民主 democracy mínzhǔ 民主转正 democratic reform (China's form of democracy so to speak) mínzhǔzhuǎnzhèng 自由 freedom zìyóu 崇尚 uphold; advocate chóngxiàng 崇拜 worship; adore chóngbài 自由女神像 Statue of Liberty zìyóunǚshénxiàng 人权 Human Rights rénquán 掌握 know well; to master zhǎngwò 砍掉 chop off kǎndiào 比喻 analogy bǐyù 抢劫 rob qiǎngjié 穆斯林 Muslim mùsīlín 从事 to engage in cóngshì 有组织的 organised yǒuzǔzhīde 有规划的 planning (adj) yǒuguīhuàde 犹太教 Judaism yóutàijiào 犹太人 Jew yóutàirén 宗教 religion zōngjiào 教堂 Church jiàotáng 预言家 prophet yùyánjiā 耶稣 Jesus yēsū 穆罕默德 Mohammed mùhǎnmòdé 画画 draw/ paint a picture (i should have said 画 which just means draw/ paint) huàhuà 教授 professor jiàoshòu 鼓励 encourage gǔlì 动机 motivation; motive dòngjī 平等 equal; equality píngděng 尊重 respect zūnzhòng 企图 attempt (to do something bad) qǐtú 起因 cause; originate in; be caused by qǐyīn 二战 Second World War èrzhàn 进行 conduct; carry out jìnxíng 赶尽杀绝 wipe out jǐnjǐnshājué 种族灭绝 genocide zhǒngzúmièjué  残忍 cruel; brutal cánrěn 反抗 to resist fǎnkàng 穷 poor (of money) qióng 生存 subsist; exist shēngcún 可能性 probability kěnéngxìng 偷 steal tōu 抢 rob qiǎng 伤害 hurt; to injure; to harm shānghài 证明 proof; prove zhèngmíng 在乎 care about zàihu 震惊 shock/ed zhènjīng 撞向（某地方） crash into... zhuàngxiàng 流量 flow liúliàng 造成 cause zàochéng 生命 life shēngmìng 之类的 ...type of thing zhīleìde 恐慌 panic kǒnghuāng 反应 react; reaction fǎnyìng 时代 era shídài 联合国 United Nations liánhéguó 立马 immediately lìmǎ 作出反应 respond zuòchūfǎnyìng 倡导 intitiate; propose chàngdǎo 和平 peace/ful hépíng 派出 send out (a person) pàichū 维和部队 peace-keeping force wéihébùduì 新疆 Xinjiang (Muslim area in Northwest China) xīnjiāng

here's a quick interview I did with my nanny who cried during the interview. she talks about her background and experience with fifteen my customers. she unfortunately got interrupted by my wife

斗鸡眼 dòujīyǎn lazy eye 进入 jìnrù enter 主题 zhǔtí subject 小朋友 xiǎopéngyou child 身边 shēnbiān one's side eg. I want you by my side 理论 lǐlùn theory 基因 jīyīn gene 自来水 zìláishuǐ tap water 重金属 zhòngjīnshǔ heavy metal (not the music) 幸运 xìngyùn lucky 文章 wénzhāng essay/article 体质 tǐzhì constitution i.e. of the body 烧开 shāokāi to boil 直接+（verb) zhíjiē directly do something i.e. without waiting or going through other steps 矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ mineral water 哇哈哈 wāhāhā a famous brand of mineral water in China 农夫山泉 nóngfūshānquán the most famous brand of mineral water in China 矿物质 kuàngwùzhì dietary mineral 不会吧 búhuìba no way! 影响 yǐngxiǎng effect 空气 kōngqì air 污染 wūrǎn pollution 农村 nóngcūn village 差 chà bad 呼吸 hūxī breathe 过敏 guòmǐn allergic 对(noun)有好处 duì(míngcí)yǒuhǎochu to benefit something 就算。。。还 jiùsuàn...hái even though...(something) is still... 细菌 xìjūn bacteria 积累 jīlěi accumulate 导致 dǎozhì lead to/cause (bad thing) eg. 导致睡眠 cause insomnia 跳伞 tiàosǎn skydive 详细 xiángxì detailed 采访 cǎifǎng to interview 要(verb)什么就(verb)什么 yào(dòngcí)shénme jiù(dòngcí)shénme Do whatever you want eg. "I'll eat whatever I want" 我想吃什么就吃什么 悉尼 xīní Sydney 卧龙岗 wòlónggǎng Wollonggong (place close to Sydney) 预定 yùdìng to book; to reserve 报名 bàomíng to sign up 大概(time/numeral with noun)。。。的样子 (shíjiān/shùzì jiā míngcí)...deyàngzi about eg. about 7pm 大概7点的样子; about 1 kuai 大概1块钱的样子 摄影师 shèyǐngshī photographer/filmer 教练 jiàoliàn trainer 图案 tú'àn pattern 相机 xiàngjī camera 胳膊 gébo /手臂 shǒubì arm/s 训练 xùnliàn to train 姿势 zīshì posture 肩膀 jiānbang shoulder/s 手势 shǒushì hang gesture 高空 gāokōng high altitude 心脏 xīnzàng heart (organ) 降落 jiàngluò to land 撞伤 zhuàngshāng hurt from bumping into something 地面 dìmiàn Earth's surface; ground 把腿伸直 bǎ tuǐ shēnzhí stretch out one's legs 气氛 qìfēn atmosphere (i.e. of feeling/vibes) 平静 píngjìng calm and still 冷静 lěngjìng calm 轮到你了 lúndào nǐ le it's your turn 动作 dòngzuò movement 指甲 zhǐjia nail 形状 xíngzhuàng shape 自豪 zìháo proud 为(he/she/it/name etc.)自豪 wèi(dàicí)zìháo to be proud of somebody 胆子 dǎnzi level of courage 单纯 dānchún simple eg. of a person 体验 tǐyàn to experience 反应 fǎnyìng reaction 节约+（noun) jiéyuē+(míngcí) use non wastefully 因素 yīnsù factor 蹦极 bèngjí bungee jump 潜水 qiánshuǐ scuba dive 癫痫 diānxián epilepsy 发作 fāzuò seizure

连环杀手 liánhuánshāshǒu serial killer 小丑 xiǎochǒu clown 叫做 jiàozuò be called; be known as 约翰 yuēhàn 韦恩 wéiēn 盖西 gàixī John Wayne Gacy 泰德 tàidé 邦迪 bāngdí Ted Bundy 这么 (verb) zhème Verb like this eg. don't do this 别这么做 Don't say 别做这个！ 强奸 qiángjiān rape 算 suàn count as 童年 tóngnián childhood 欺负 qīfu to bully 折磨 zhémo torture 弄痛 nòngtòng to hurt someone/something 暴力 bàolì violent; violence 黄片 huángpiàn porn 纪录片 jìlùpiàn documentary 挖 wā dig 竹子 zhúzi bamboo 类似于 lèisìyú similar to; to be of a similar kind 木头 mùtou wood 树叶 shùyè leaf 掉到 diàodào fall into... 越狱 yuèyù escape prison 跨过 kuàguò go cross; to cross 逃走 táozǒu escape 滚 gǔn get lost!; roll 司机 sījī driver 劫持 jiéchí hijack eg. plane or car 逃跑 táopǎo to flee 棒子 bàngzi stick 批评 pīpíng criticize 懦弱 nuòruò (she says nuòluò because many southern chinese pronounce the 'r' as 'l') cowardly 同性恋 tóngxìngliàn a homosexual 之间 zhījiān between ;among 青少年 qīngshàonián youth; teenager 尸体 shītǐ corpse 地下室 dìxiàshì basement 抓到 zhuādào catch (of a thief or fish) 注射剂 zhùshèjì injection 打针死的 dǎzhēnsǐde die from an injection 脑子 nǎozi brain 证明 zhèngmíng prove; proof 精神 jīngshén mental state 疾病 jíbìng disease 治疗 zhìliáo cure; treatment 死刑 sǐxíng death penalty 社会 shèhuì society 付税 fùshuì pay tax 承担 chéngdān bear; undertake 供养 gōngyǎng support eg. monetarily 受欢迎 shòuhuānyíng be popular (literally to receive welcome) 隐秘的角落 yǐnmìdejiǎoluò concealed corner (book and TV drama) 丈母娘 zhàngmuniáng Wife's mother 待见 dàijian to like; to be fond of 推下 tuīxià push down 记录 jìlù record 白血病 báixuèbìng leukemia 勒索敲诈/敲诈勒索 qiāozhàlèsuǒ to blackmail 威胁 wēixié threaten 报警 bàojǐng call the police 录像 lùxiàng a recording; video 反正 fǎnzhèng in any case... 违法 wéifǎ break the law 监狱 jiānyù prison 罚款 fákuǎn to fine 少管所 shàoguǎnsuǒ Juvenile detention centre

婆婆 husband's mother pópo 亲自 in person qīnzì 深刻 deep; profound shēnkè 村 village cūn 看望 pay a visit kànwang 单词 word dāncí 重新 repeat chóngxīn 古老 ancient gǔlǎo 走廊 hallway zǒuláng 鬼 ghost guǐ 森林 forest sēnlín 恐怖 scary kǒngbù 度假 go on vacation dùjià 假期 vacation jiàqī 醒 awake; wake up xǐng 呼吸 breath; breathe hūxī 描述 describe miáoshù 开灯 turn on lights kāidēng 刚开始 at the beginning gāngkāishǐ 消失 disappear xiāoshī 响 make a sound xiǎng; noisy 越来越响 louder and louder 喊 shout hǎn 走开 go away zǒukāi 凶 mean xiōng 声音 sound shēngyīn 叫醒 wake someone up by shouting jiàoxǐng 到底 after all dàodǐ (used for emphasis, often in questions) eg. "so what happened in the end?" 到底发生什么？ 猜 guess cāi 灵魂 spirit línghún 迷信 superstitious; superstition míxìn

表示 express; indicate; show biǎoshì 想象 imagine xiǎngxiàng 沙漠 desert shāmò 正方体 cube zhèngfāngtǐ 用。。。做的 made of... yòng...zuòde 水晶 crystal shuǐjīng 身高 stature shēngāo 腰 waist yāo 高度 height gāodù 宽 wide; width kuān 手臂 arm shǒubì 透明 transparent tòumíng 梯子 ladder tīzi 靠 lean on; rely on kào 木头 wood mùtou 台阶 step; stair táijiē 一匹马 a horse yìpǐmǎ 匹 pǐ measure word for horses 随着 as...; along with suízhe 地平线 horizon dìpíngxiàn 风暴 storm fēngbào 静止 still jìngzhǐ 朝 face (of direction) cháo cháoběifāng face north 结果 result jiéguǒ 性格 trait xìnggé 分析 analyse; analysis fēnxī 效果 result; effect xiàoguǒ 自信 confidence; ego zìxìn 个性 personality gèxìng 骄傲 arrogant jiāoào 强 strong qiáng 打破 to break dǎpò 得罪 to offend dézuì 想起 （她没有说“想其他） to think of xiǎngqǐ 结实 durable jiēshi 彼此 each other bǐcǐ (used before the verb eg. 彼此喜欢) 大小 size dàxiǎo 往（方向）走 go in a certain direction wǎng(fāngxiàng)zǒu eg. 往前走 (go straight) 讲究 to be particular about jiǎngjiu 颜值 the score of attractiveness yánzhí 形容 describe xíngróng 俞熙（我们的宝宝的名字） yúxī 缓解 alleviate huǎnjiě 赶紧 hurriedly gǎnjǐn 我都不知道 都 can be used to mean even 性格测试 personality quiz xìnggécèyàn 准确 accurate zhǔnquè 流利 fluent liúlì 单词 word (typically used of non-chinese words) dāncí 至少 at least zhìshǎo 等不及 can't wait děngbùjí 听众 audience tīngzhòng

领养 lǐngyǎng adopt a child 收养 shōuyǎng (a synonym for lingyang) 兄弟姐妹、 xiōngdìjiěmèi sibling 约会 yuēhuì date 血缘 xuèyuán blood relationship 小说 xiǎoshuō novel 谈恋爱 tánliànài to date 事实 shìshí fact 性格 xìnggé character （I meant 个性 gèxìng personality) 告白 gàobái tell the public 表白 biǎobái state clearly 陌生人 mòshēngrén stranger 惭愧 cánkuì ashamed 反对 fǎnduì oppose 黑猩猩 hēixīngxing gorilla 人类 rénlèi human 高级 gāojí advanced 享受 xiǎngshòu enjoy 某种 mǒuzhǒng a type 某 is used as an unspecific marker eg. a person, a thing etc. 程度 chéngdù degree 人权 rénquán human rights 猩猩 xīngxing chimpanzee 权利 quánlì right 脑子 nǎozi brain 国家保护动物 guójiābǎohùdòngwù country's protected animal 濒危 bīnwēi endangered 除了 chúle except; apart from... 模仿 mófǎng immitate 手语 shǒuyǔ sign-language 行窃 xíngqiè steal (formal way of saying 偷) 偷 tōu steal 交上来 jiāoshanglái turn something/somebody in 报警 bàojǐng call the police 小偷 xiǎotōu thief 枪 qiāng gun 报仇 bàochóu revenge 跟踪 gēnzōng stalk 周到 zhōudào well considered 社会 shèhuì society 偷偷摸摸 tōutōumōmō sneaky 监狱 jiānyù prison 犯罪 fànzuì commit a crime 犯罪者 criminal 罚款 fákuǎn fine 摄像头 shèxiàngtóu surveillance camera 天真 tiānzhēn naive 表现 biǎoxiàn behaviour 伴侣 bànlǚ partner 意义 yìyì meaning; significance 可怕 kěpà scary; horrific 提到 tídào mention 用。。。来 yòng...lái use something as something 总的来说 zǒngdeláishuō generally speaking 主义 zhǔyì doctrine ...ism 资本主义 zīběnzhǔyì capitalism 平均 píngjūn average 技术 jìshù skill 类似于 lèisìyú similar to... 交税 jiāoshuì pay tax 宣战 xuānzhàn declare war 联合国 liánhéguó The UN 批准 pīzhǔn approve; ratify 战争 zhànzhēng war 投票 tóupiào vote 政策 zhèngcè policy 羡慕 xiànmù jealous 杰森斯坦森 jiésēnsītǎnsēn Jason Statham 控制 kòngzhì control 颜值 yánzhí attractiveness index 发型 fàxíng hair style 假发 jiǎfà wig 虚伪 xūwěi hypocritical 肌肉 jīròu muscles 关注 guānzhù I meant 粉丝 fěnsī fan; follower

痛苦 pain tòngkǔ 牙齿 tooth yáchǐ 痛 hurt tòng 鱿鱼 squid yóuyú 硬 hard yìng 咬 bite yǎo 药 medicine (i.e. of a pill etc.) yào 怀孕 pregnant/pregnancy huáiyùn 基因 gene jīyīn 修 fix/mend xiū 蛀牙 tooth decay zhùyá 补 mend bǔ 导致 lead to (something bad) dǎozhì 保护 protect bǎohù 颗 tooth and small round object MW kē 惭愧 ashamed cánkuì 刷牙 brush one's teeth shuāyá 影响 effect; affect yǐngxiǎng 无所谓 don't care wúsuǒwèi 后悔 regret hòuhuǐ 痛死我了 It's killing me! tòngsǐwǒle 神经 nerve; neuron shénjīng 牙医 dentist yáyī 牙科 department of dentistry yákē 紧急 emergency; pressing jǐnjí 只好 no choice but to zhǐhǎo 播客 podcast bōkè 真实 authentic; real zhēnshí 有多（adjective) how... eg. 他有多坏？How bad is he? yǒuduō... 全新 brand new quánxīn 二手 second hand èrshǒu 金属 metal jīnshǔ 拔掉 pull out (with force) bádiào 去掉 remove qùdiào 整个 entire zhěnggè 程度 degree chéngdù 闲鱼 "leisurely fish" a second hand product app in China xiányú 去世 pass away qùshì 才不要！no way do I want it! cáibùyào (cai is used as an emotive word) 材料 material cáiliào 明显 obvious míngxiǎn 刚开始 at the beginning gāngkāishǐ 一会儿 a while yīhuìer

Words and grammar below 词和语法 。。的话 if (used at the end of a sentence. 如果 is optional in this construction) dehuà 外国人 foreigner wàiguórén 悉尼 Sydney xīní 科学 science kēxué 专业 major zhuānyè 生物 biology shēngwù 毕业证 diploma bìyèzhèng 硕士 masters shuòshì 博士 Ph.D. bóshì 脑子 brain nǎozi 理论 theory lǐlùn (i mean to say thesis which is 论文 lùnwén） 试着 try shìzhe 找不到 can't find zhǎobùdào 竞争 competition jìngzhēng (number) 以上 greater than or equal too yǐshàng 病毒 virus bìngdú （I meant to say 疾病 disease jíbìng） 糖尿病 diabetes tángniàobìng 癌症 cancer áizhèng 心脏病 heart disease xīnzàngbìng 欠 owe qiàn 受不了 can't bear (something) shòubuliǎo 值得 deserve; worth zhíde 澳大利亚 Australia àodàlìyà 女权主义 feminism nǚquánzhǔyì 权利 right (eg. human rights) quánlì I meant to say 特权 privilege tèquán 工资（低/高） salary gōngzī 奶油 cream nǎiyóu 低咖啡因 decaf dīkāfēiyīn 不仅。。也 not only but also bùjǐn...yě 放弃 abandon; give up fàngqì 宁愿。。也不要 would rather...than... nìngyuàn..yěbùyào 活 live (i.e. live a life) huó 语言 language yǔyán 波斯语 Persian/Farsi language bōsīyǔ 语法 grammar yǔfǎ 想起来 think of xiǎngqǐlái 赚钱 make money zhuànqián 捷克 The Czech Republic jiékè 魅力 charming mèilì 印度 India yìndù 市场 market shìchǎng 苏格兰 Scotland sūgélán 母语 Mother tongue mǔyǔ 跟（something)有关系 something related to something gēn..yǒuguānxi 适合 suit shìhé (is used a verb for a noun) eg. this suits you 这个适合你 合适 suitable héshì (is used as an adjective for a noun) it's suitable 很合适 严重 serious (of a situation) yánzhòng 集 episode jí 用户 user yònghù 知识 knowledge zhīshi 账户 account zhànghù 完美 perfect wánměi 初 the beginning of chū 章 chapter zhāng 西方国家 Western countries xīfāngguójiā 女权主义者 feminist nǚquánzhǔyìzhe 欲望 desire yùwàng (this is generally more sexual though and I should have said 愿望 yuànwàng) 分手 break up fēnshǒu 幼稚 juvenile yòuzhì 受够 had enough of shòugòu 妻管严 cuck (pussy-whipped husband) qīguǎnyán 传统 traditional chuántǒng 农村 village nóngcūn 坚持下去 persist jiānchíxiàqù 控制 control kòngzhì 承诺 promise chéngnuò 具体 specific; physical jùtǐ 在现实生活中 in real life zài xiànshí shēnghuó zhōng 税后 after tax shuìhòu 买不起 can't afford to buy mǎibuqǐ 买得起 can afford to buy mǎideqǐ 豪华 luxurious háohuá 潜力 potential qiánlì 投资 invest; investment tóuzī 卖掉 sell màidiào 积蓄 savings jīxù 加起来 added up jiāqǐlái 公民 citizen gōngmín 稳定 stable wěndìng 创新 innovation; innovative chuàngxīn 重新 renew chóngxīn 签证 visa (for countries) qiānzhèng 回国 return to one's home country huíguó 只好 have no choice but to (same as 不得不) zhǐhǎo 在。。看来 in..opinion zài..kànlái 多元文化主义 multiculturalism duōyuánwénhuàzhǔyì 彼此 each other bǐcǐ (used before the verb eg. 彼此讨厌) 集体 collective jítǐ 和谐 harmony; harmonious héxié 枪 gun qiāng 打架 fight (physical) dǎjià 偷 steal tōu 战争 war zhànzhēng 冒险 take risks màoxiǎn 出现 appear; arise chūxiàn

俞鑫霞 My wife's name yúxīnxiá 推荐 reccommend tuījiàn 探探 Chinese Tinder tàntàn 对方 the other party; other side duìfāng 男生 man; boy nánshēng 向 (direction+verb) do something in that direction 向左滑 swipe left xiàngzuǒhuá 向 is a direction word like 往 照片 photo zhàopiàn 刷 brush (noun and verb) shuā 尿尿 piss/urinate (informal) niàoniào 泡脚 to bathe feet in hot water (old chinese custom) pàojiǎo 桶 bucket tǒng 壶 kettle hú 烧热水 to heat water shāorèshuǐ 继续 continue jìxù 气候变化 climate change qìhòubiànhuà 人类 humans rénlèi 变暖 become warmer biànnuǎn 污染 pollution wūrǎn 大量 large number/quantity dàliàng 电能 diànnéng electrical energy 产生 produce; give rise to; bring about chǎnshēng 工厂 factory gōngchǎng 科学 science kēxué 科学家 scientist kēxuéjiā 二氧化碳 carbon dioxide èryǎnghuàtàn 避孕 birth control bìyùn道德 moral dàodé做爱 have sex zuò'ài 年轻 young niánqīng 年龄 age niánlíng 在现实生活(当)中 in real life zàixiànshíshēnghuó(dāng)zhōng 合法 legal héfǎ 高中 high school gāozhōng （yr 10-12) 婚姻 marriage hūnyīn 大多数 most dàduōshù导致 lead to something (bad) dǎozhì​分手 breakup fēnshǒu 安徽 Anhui (Province in East China) ānhuī 刚好 by chance gānghǎo 介绍 introduce jièshào 出生 be born chūshēng 农民 farmer; villager nóngmín 教区 suburb jiāoqū 随波逐流 go with the flow suíbōzhúliú 播客 podcast bōkè （note that 博客 bókè means blog) 同性恋 homosexual tóngxìngliàn 罪过 sin zuìguo 算 count/count as suàn 把（something)当成（something) bǎ。。。dāngchéng。。。 to treat something as something eg. I treat you as my brother 权利 right (eg. freedom) quánlì note - （don't get confused with 权力 which means power and has the same pronunciation) 收养 adopt a child shōuyǎng 允许 allow yǔnxǔ 统计 statistics tǒngjì 危害 harm; endanger;jeopardize wēihài离婚 to get a divorce líhūn 事实 fact shìshí 恐龙 dinosaur kǒnglóng 基督教 christianity jīdūjiào A christian is 基督徒 jīdūtú (I spoke incorrectly) 存在 exist cúnzài 化石 fossil huàshí 泥土 dirt nítǔ 阴谋 conspiracy yīnmóu 同时 at the same time tóngshí 发生什么事? what happened? fāshēngshénmeshì 灭绝 become extinct mièjué 地球 the Earth dìqiú 板块 tectonic plates bǎnkuài 移动 move yídòng 波动 wave; undulate bōdòng 理论 theory lǐlùn 小行星 asteroid xiǎoxíngxīng （literally little planet) 爆炸 explode bàozhà 全球 the whole World quánqiú 植物 plants zhíwù 老公 husband lǎogōng 忠诚 loyal; faithful zhōngchéng 出轨 to cheat on someone chūguǐ 宗教 religion zōngjiào 佛 Buddha/Buddhism fó 无神论者 Atheist wúshénlùnzhě (I meant to say this rather than 无信) 谈恋爱 to date tánliànài 答案 to reply dá'àn 跳过 to skip eg. an advertisement or question tiàoguò

Douyin section 抖音 Douyin (a video app) dǒuyīn 关注 follow (a channel or subject) guānzhù 偶尔 occasionally ǒu'ěr 疫情 epidemic situation yìqíng (very commonly said word during this coronavirus time) 文字消息 written information wénzì xiāoxi 抵抗 resist eg. the epidemic dǐkàng 百度 the Chinese google equivalent bǎidù 关键 key, crucial eg. a point in a topic guānjiàn 搜(搜索) search (on a search engine) sōu/sōusuǒ 对比 compare duìbǐ 排行榜 ranking list páihángbǎng 评论 comment (noun, verb) pínglùn 种族主义的 racist zhǒngzúzhǔyìde 领导 leader/boss lǐngdǎo 可恶 abominable kěwù 憎恨 hate/detest zēnghèn 朋友圈 "Moments" section on Chinese Facebook app, Wechat (微信) péngyǒuquān 作为 as eg. "as a leader,..." zuòwéi 骨气 moral integrity gǔqì 歧视 discrimination/discriminate against qíshì 伸出 stretch/extend out shēnchū 握手 shake hands wòshǒu Funeral section (6:05) 葬礼 funeral zànglǐ 积极 positive jījí 仪式 ceremony yíshì 农村 countryside, village nóngcūn 大声 loud dàshēng 死去 die sǐqù 风水 feng shui fēngshuǐ 孝顺 obedience to one's parents xiàoshùn (important cultural word, coming from Confucianism) 哭丧 wail at a funeral kūsāng 公墓 public cemetary gōngmù 搭起来 build (house or market stall) dāqǐlái 先进 advanced xiānjìn 前卫 avantgarde (on the forefront of new things) qiánwèi 校长 school principal xiàozhǎng 面子 face (dignity) miànzi (very important in China) 送丧 take part in a funeral sòngsāng 形式 form, style of something xíngshì 悼词 eulogy, remembrance speech dàocí 呸呸呸 similar to "touch wood" pēipēipēi 遗憾 regret (typically to someone else) yíhàn 信佛 believe in Buddhism xìnfó 验证 verify, prove yànzhèng 善良 kind-hearted shànliáng 直觉 intuition zhíjué 仔细 carefully zǐxì 心脏病 heart attack xīnzàngbìng 发作 break out, show effect fāzuò 灵活 flexible (both abstract and physical) línghuó

词 全球 the whole world quánqiú 冠状病毒 coronavirus guānzhuàngbìngdú note: 冠 is a 多音字 (more than one tone character) and in this case, is not pronounced guàn, despite what most people will incorrectly say, including the host. 症状 symptom zhèngzhuàng 发热 fever fārè 乏力 fatigue (literal and abstract) fálì 呼吸困难 difficulty breathing hūxī kùnnan 处理 deal with chǔlǐ 口罩 mask kǒuzhào 出示 show/produce (of id, ticket etc.) chūshì 测量 measure cèliáng 体温 body temperature tǐwēn 健康安全码 health code jiànkāng'ānquánmǎ 武汉 Wuhan (capital of Hubei Province) wǔhàn 询问 inquire xúnwèn 接触 come into contact with jiēchù 自动 automatic zìdòng 新闻 news xīnwén 采访 to interview cǎifǎng 怀孕 pregnant huáiyùn 基本上 by and large jīběnshang 器官 organ qìguān 发育 growth/development (of a living thing) fāyù 牙齿 teeth yáchǐ 出生 be born chūshēng 机器 machine jīqì 专门 specifically for (something/someone) zhuānmén 心跳 heartbeat xīntiào 描述 description/describe miáoshù 算 count eg. counts as rude etc. suàn 同房 sexual intercourse tóngfáng note: this is a euphamism for sex derived from its literal meaning of 'to share a room' 做爱 sex zuò'ài (more colloquial way of saying sex) 精子 sperm jīngzǐ (remember that 'mirror' is pronounced jìngzi so be careful!) 卵子 ovum luǎnzǐ 结合 combine jiéhé 细胞 cell xìbāo 进入 enter jìnrù 子宫 uterus/womb zǐgōng 胚胎 embryo pēitāi 胎儿 foetus tāi'ér 阶段 stage, phase jiēduàn 月经 menstruation, period yuèjīng 推迟 delay, postpone tuīchí 刚开始 at the beginning gāngkāishǐ 过程 process guòchéng 测试 test (noun and a verb) cèshì here she tested whether or not she was pregnant 意外 accident, unexpected yìwài 发抖 tremble, shake fādǒu 反应 reaction fǎnyìng 打掉 have an abortion, destroy dǎdiào 吐 to vomit tù note: 吐 is also a 多音字. When pronounced tǔ, it means to spit. 条纹 stripe, streak tiáowén 存在 exist cúnzài

词 (words): 一辈子 lifetime yí bèi zi 好笑 funny hǎo xiào 害怕 scared hài pà 鬼 ghost/spirit guǐ 到现在为止 so far dào xiàn zài wéi zhǐ 吓人 xià rén 可怕 kè pà scary 毕业 graduate bì yè 面试 interview (verb/noun) miàn shì 敲门 knock the door qiāo mén 乱七八糟的 very messy luàn qī bā zāo de 某某某某 (so and so...person/company etc.) ,mǒu mǒu mǒu mǒu （note that 1 mou 某 is also sufficient) 公司 company gōng sī 搬家 moving house/company etc. bān jiā 背 back (of the body) bèi 对着 facing/towards duì zhe 画面 appearance (abstract and physical) huà miàn 绑架 kidnap bǎng jià 转过来 turn around zhuàn guò lái 照进来 shine in zhào jìn lái 类似于 similar to/resemble lèi sì yú 约 organise （for a time or date to do something） yuē 电梯 lift/elevator diàn tī 追过来 chase after zhuī guò lái 抖 shake/tremble/quiver dǒu 申请 apply (eg. for a job etc.) shēn qǐng 助理 assistant zhù lǐ 正规 regular zhèng guī At 6:15, the host says 让你给他你的身体, he meant 'rape' 强奸 qiang2 jian1 精神 mind jīng shén (note that 精神 can also be pronounced as jīng shen which means vigour) 展现 emerge zhǎn xiàn 暴力 violent bào lì 行为 behaviour xíng wéi 对付 deal with duì fu 平衡 balance, equilibrium píng héng 之类的 etc. zhī lèi de 胜算 odds of success shèng suàn eg. I have high odds of success 我的胜算很大 高跟鞋 high-heel shoes gāo gēn xié 不利益我发力 not in my interest/benefit bù lì yì wǒ fā lì At 8:26 the host is referring to kicking him in the testicles which is 蛋蛋 dàn dàn (note this is much more common than the formal 睾丸 gāo wán） 攻击 attack gōng jī 咬 bite yǎo 手腕 wrist shǒu wàn

进入  jìnrù    enter; get into主题  zhǔtí    theme; subject; main points精神病 jīngshénbìng   mental disorder; psychiatric disease 可怕  kěpà    fearful; frightful; terrible小看  xiǎokàn    look down upon; underestimate分类  fēnlèi    classify大多数 dàduōshù   vast majority阶段   jiēduàn   stage; phase再好   zàihǎo    even better 发疯   fāfēng    go mad; become insane抑郁   yìyù    depressed; despondent精神分裂症  jīngshén fēnliè zhèng   schizophrenia患者    huànzhě   sufferer幻觉   huànjué   hallucination种类   zhǒnglèi   kind; type症状   zhèngzhuàng   symptom通常    tōngcháng   general; usual地下    dìxià    underground停车库  tíngchē kù    car park角落   jiǎoluò   corner; nook描述    miáoshù   describe; give details出门    chūmén   go out; leave home大街    dàjiē    main street; street跟着   gēnzhe   follow (after somebody)凌晨    língchén   before dawn 阻止   zǔzhǐ    prevent; stop订   dìng     book (tickets)机票  jīpiào    plane ticket 恐怖片  kǒngbù piàn   horror movie恐怖    kǒngbù   terror; horror前期    qiánqī   earlier stage; earlier days控制   kòngzhì   control; govern中期   zhōngqī  middle stage后期   hòuqī  later stage悲惨   bēicǎn    miserable; tragic规划   guīhuà   programme; plan开除   kāichú    expel; dismiss; fire 私人  Sīrén    the dead粉丝  Fěnsī    fan; admirer (etc. Of a podcast)性生活  Xìng shēnghuó  sex life; sex情趣   qíngqù    temperament and interest低落    dīluò    low; downcast必要    bìyào    necessary; essential延长     yáncháng   lengthen; prolong失去    shīqù     lose提到    tídào    to mention; to raise (a subject)传宗接代   chuánzōngjiēdài  produce a male heir to continue the family line暴露    bàolù    expose; reveal西藏   xīzàng    Tibet新疆    xīnjiāng   Xinjiang Uygur region穷人    qióngrén   poor people流传    liúchuán   spread; circulate基因    jīyīn    gene患病    huànbìng   suffer from a form of illness概率  gàilǜ    probablility; chance挑剔   Tiāotì    nitpick; fastidious乐观    lèguān    optimistic; hopeful大陆    dàlù    mainland China香港    xiānggǎng   Hong Kong台湾    táiwān    Taiwan补助    bǔzhù    subsidy; allowance自费    zìfèi    at one's own expense扶持  fúchí    help; sustain; support  

语法 (grammar) 1. (A) 离 (B) 多远? How far is A from B? 2. (A) 怎么样? How's A?/What do you think of A? 3. (verb)关于 (A) 的 （noun). eg. Talk about Japanese stuff. 聊关于日本的事情 4. 把 (A) 放在 (B) (上,下 etc) eg. 把苹果放在桌子上. You CAN'T SAY 放苹果在桌子上! 词 (words) start again 重新开始 chong2 xin1 kai1 shi3 note - 重 has 2 pronunciations culture 文化 wen2 hua4 history 历史 li4 shi3 kill 杀 sha1 for a lifetime 一辈子 yi2 bei4 zi5 (don't say 一 as yi1 in this case) accompany 陪 pei2 apart from 除了。。(以外) chu2 le5 ....yi3 wai4 note - 以外 is optional change 改变 gai3 bian4 have knowledge of/deeply understand 了解 liao3 jie3 eg. I don't know much about Japan 我不太了解日本 polite/politeness 礼貌 li3 mao4 To wrap 包装 bao1 zhuang1 to describe 描述 miao2 shu4 sand 沙子 sha1 zi5 show 表示 biao3 shi4 i.e. what something represents or conveys carcass/corpse 尸体 shi1 ti3 specimen 标本 biao1 ben3 nature/natural 自然 zi4 ran2 trash/rubbish 垃圾 la1 ji1 trash can 垃圾桶 la1 ji1 tong3 machine 机器 ji1 qi4 ice cream 冰淇淋 bing1 qi2 lin2 everywhere (something) 哪里都有 na3 li3 dou1 you3 到处都有 dao4 chu4 dou1 you3

Vocab and Grammar notes: 对于(something/someone)来说 - in regards to... 对于他来说 - in regards to him 追 求 zhui1 qiu2 - pursue/chase 梦想 meng4 xiang3 - dream (eg. what you want to do) 鼓励 gu3 li4 - encourage 童年 tong2 nian2 - childhood 太空 tai4 kong1 - outer space 身体素质 shen1 ti3 su4 zhi4 - composition of one's body eg. strong or weak 西方国家 xi1 fang1 guo2 jia1 - The West (of countries eg. USA etc.) 差不多就是这样 cha4 bu5 duo1 jiu4 shi4 zhe4 yang4 - pretty much like that

别忘记注意听最后三个问题！ 语法 A跟(B)有关系 A is related to B eg. That's got nothing to do with you 那个跟你没有关系。 难道。。。吗 Rhetorical question eg. So they have my ID? (implying of course they don't.) 难道他们有我的身份证吗 词 周岁 zhou1 sui4 - 1 full year of life (Western age) 虚岁 xu1 sui4 - age calculated from being 1 at birth (Chinese age) eg. 我三十周岁 我三十一虚岁 详细 xiang2 xi4 - detailed 欠费 qian4 fei4 - owe a fee 报警 bao4 jing3 - report to the police 警察 jing3 cha2 - police 怀疑 huai2 yi2 - suspect, suspicious, doubt 当时 dang1 shi2 - at that time 证 zheng4 - card, proof, ID 身份证 shen1 fen4 zheng4 - ID card 胸前 xiong1 qian2 - on the chest 案件 an4 jian4 - case (i.e. of law) 犯 fan4 - violate eg. discipline , law etc. 犯罪 fan4 zui4 ; 犯法 fan4 fa3 - commit a crime 贩毒 fan4 du2 - traffic drugs 法院 fa3 yuan4 - law court 传单 chuan2 dan1 - leaflet 复印 fu4 yin1 to photocopy 复印件 - a photocopy 本人 ben3 ren2 - self 你本人 yourself 保证金 bao3 zheng4 jin1 - deposit (of money) 核实 he2 shi2 - verify 转账 zhuan3 zhang4 - transfer 绑定 bang3 ding4 - to bind eg. account to mobile 保持 bao3 chi2 - keep eg. keep talking 流量 liu2 liang4 - mobile data 骗 pian4 - lie 骗子 pian4 zi5 - liar/scammer 幸运 xing4 yun4 - lucky 反应 fan3 ying4 - reaction 及时 ji2 shi2 - promptly

Grammar and Vocab notes: 小的关于小俞的以前的逃学的故事 skip school 逃学 tao2 xue2 obedient 乖 guai1 at that time (referring to the past) 当时 dang1 shi2 accommodation 住宿 zhu4 su4 specific; physical (not abstract) 具体 ju4 ti3 female paternal cousin 堂妹 tang2 mei4 detail/s 细节 xi4 jie2 woods/bush 树林 shu4 lin2 iron (metal) 铁 tie3 get rusty 生锈 sheng1 xiu4 break/snap 断 duan4 break 破 po4 continue 继续 ji4 xu4 judge eg. judge a person 判断 pan4 duan4 to expel/ to fire 开除 kai1 chu2 to guarantee 保证 bao3 zheng4 letter of guarantee 保证书 bao3 zheng4 shu1 suggest/suggestion/recommend 建议 jian4 yi4