mā ma mama; mommy; mother

ài love

yī tiān one day

bàng wǎn in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk

chú fáng kitchen

zhǔn bèi preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)

wǎn cān evening meal; dinner

tā she

jiào call

qìng ān Qing'an county in Suihua 绥化, Heilongjiang

bāng máng to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

bǎ take

bà handle

cān jù tableware; dinner service

bǎi zài Put on

cān zhuō dining table; dinner table

shì qing affair; matter; thing; business

zuò wán to finish; to complete the task

hòu behind

xiè unrestrained

xiě write

yī zhāng one (table, bed)

zì tiáo brief note

gěi give

jǐ supply

wǒ I, me

jīn tiān today; at the present; now

zuò le done

hěn duō a lot of

jiā wù household duties; housework

qián money

zhào gu to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after

dì di younger brother

yuán element

zhěng lǐ to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)

yī chú wardrobe

sǎo dì to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low

dào but and yet

dǎo inversed

lā jī trash; refuse; garbage; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]

zá huò groceries; miscellaneous goods

zá huò diàn grocery store; emporium

mǎi dōng xi to do one's shopping

dōng xī east and west

dōng xi thing; stuff; person

wǎn pán bowls and dishes

tāng chí soup spoon; tablespoon

hé and

hè join

huó mix

huò mix

hú win

kuài zi chopsticks

jiǎo horn

jué role

fān guò lái to overturn; to turn upside-down

guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

guò lai to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

shàng mian on top of; above-mentioned

yě also

yī xiē some; a few; a little

dù zi belly; abdomen; stomach

zhù live

gè piece

yuè moon

miǎn fèi free (of charge)

chū shì to enter the world (i.e. to be born); to be reborn (in Christianity)

wú wēi bù zhì in every possible way (idiom); meticulous

shēng bìng to fall ill

shí time

dài nǐ qù take you to

yī shēng doctor

yī fu clothes

shí wù food

wán jù plaything; toy

shū běn book

suǒ yǒu all; to have; to possess; to own

yǒu de (there are) some (who are...); some (exist)

jué de to think; to feel

bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

hǎo yì si to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)

tā he

shuō speak

shuì persuade

duì bu qǐ unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat)

zhǐ shì merely; simply; only; but

kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

wán xiào to joke; joke; jest