shǒu zhuó bracelet

shèng dàn Christmas; birthday of reigning Emperor; Confucius' birthday

shèng dàn jié Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas

xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute

pǔ tōng common; ordinary; general; average

jìng shàng yours truly; yours sincerely (at the end of a letter)

gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all

hé qún to fit in; to get on well with others; sociable; to form a social group for cooperation

bù gòu not enough; insufficient; inadequate

qí tā other; (sth or sb) else; the rest

lì jí immediately

shēn páng beside a person

qīng shēng quietly; softly; neutral tone; light stress

shǒu shàng on hand

yǎn kuàng eye socket; rim of the eye

shī rùn moist

dàng àn file; record; archive

jīn hòu hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on

àn shí on time; before deadline; on schedule

jiā jìng family financial situation; family circumstances

néng gòu to be capable of; to be able to; can

dé bìng to fall ill; to contract a disease

zhòng bìng serious illness

huó po lively; vivacious; brisk; active

jiǎn zhí simply; at all; practically

fàng guò to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth

rèn hé any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever

quán lì with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)

xué qī term; semester

kǎo shàng to pass a university entrance exam

xiě xìn to write a letter

jiù yào will; shall; to be going to

jié hūn to marry; to get married

hūn lǐ wedding ceremony; wedding

wèi zhi position; place; seat

lái bīn guest; visitor