Dictionary

(of an academic course) required; compulsory

to run a school

foreign investment; foreign investment; foreign capital

to show respect for; to think highly of

to espy; to spot

exam question

Chinese opera

eager to study; studious; erudite

to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night

elementary (i.e. easy)

local bus or train; slow train with many stops

(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)

to chat; to gossip; erhua variant of 聊天

nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...

ATM

Poke

(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?

fried potato chips

outwardly; superficially; on the face of it

and; to reach; up to

not yet; did not; have not

owner; master; host

to feel; to move; to touch

feeling; emotion; passion

virtue; goodness; morality

language; culture; writing

to pass through; classics; to undergo

not to know; unaware; unknowingly

namely; that is; i.e.

only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism)

silk; thread; trace

to require; to need; to want

gauze; to collect; to gather

committee; committee; commission

square; frame; rule

somewhat; to some extent

one by one; one after another

quick; alert; efficacious

to allow; to permit; to promise

hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)

mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate

and; moreover; yet

to inject; to pour into; to concentrate

system; to control; to regulate

sacrificial offering; to confess

to explore; to search out; to scout

to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!

pink; powder; cosmetic face powder

tune; song

to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if