瞎扯学中文 Convo Chinese Joanne

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娱乐--yúlè--entertainment; recreation; amusement
项目--xiàngmù--project; program; item
搞笑--gǎoxiào--funny; humorous; amusing
帖子--tiězi--post; message; note
马拉松--mǎlāsōng--marathon
精准--jīngzhǔn--accurate; precise; exact
精神--jīngshén--spirit; mind; vitality
追求--zhuīqiú--pursuit; aspiration; to pursue
流行--liúxíng--popular; fashionable; prevalent
90年代--90 niándài--the 1990s
半马--bàn mǎ--half marathon
酸爽--suān shuǎng--refreshing; exhilarating; pleasantly stimulating
寂寞--jìmò--lonely; lonesome; solitude
气氛--qìfēn--atmosphere; ambiance
初衷--chūzhōng--original intention; initial purpose
挑战一下自己--tiǎozhàn yīxià zìjǐ--challenge oneself
维持--wéichí--maintain; keep; preserve
酸痛--suāntòng--sore; aching
心肺功能--xīnfèi gōngnéng--cardiopulmonary function
平路--píng lù--flat road
下坡--xiàpō--downhill; descent; slope
瑞典--Ruìdiǎn--Sweden
来得及--láidejí--to be in time for; to make it in time; to have enough time
氛围--fēnwéi--atmosphere; ambiance; environment
肾上腺素--shènshàngxiànsù--adrenaline
拉练--lāliàn--training; drill; physical training
迈开腿--màikāi tuǐ--to stretch out one's legs; to take a step
僵尸--jiāngshī--zombie
下楼梯--xiàlóutī--go downstairs
潮流--cháoliú--trend; fashion; current
抬轿子--táijiàozi--to carry the sedan chair
全程--quánchéng--the whole process; the entire way; throughout
冥想--míngxiǎng--meditation
养生--yǎngshēng--health preservation; wellness; health cultivation
修行--xiūxíng--spiritual practice; self-cultivation
瑜伽--yújiā--yoga
伤膝盖--shāng xīgài--injure the knee
禅修--chán xiū--meditation; Zen practice
徒步--túbù--hiking; walking; trekking
上瘾--shàngyǐn--addictive; to become addicted
碎片化信息--suìpiàn huà xìnxī--fragmented information
灵魂--línghún--soul; spirit
鸡汤--jītāng--chicken soup; motivational or comforting words
赚钱养家--zhuànqián yǎngjiā--earn money to support the family
觉醒--juéxǐng--awakening; enlightenment; realization
大数据--dà shùjù--big data
晒--shài--to sun; to bask; to dry in the sun
熬夜--áoyè--to stay up late; to burn the midnight oil
枸杞--gǒuqǐ--goji berries; wolfberry
开水--kāishuǐ--boiled water


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Try Yaya for your Chinese Learning (it's built by my husband David) !Yaya is a language learning webapp where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and it uses AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content with sentence-by-sentence translations at any reading level. You can also upload your own texts (so you can study with whatever reading you want!). Yaya will get you tackling that novel you've been wanting to read much sooner in your learning journey. Try it!
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入职 rù zhí | to take up a position; to start a new job
稀客 xī ke | rare guest
老套 lǎotào | cliché
全局最优解 quánjú zuìyōu jiě | global optimum solution
职业道路 zhíyè dàolù | career path; professional journey
曲折 qūzhé | tortuous; winding; full of twists and turns
随意 suíyì | casual; arbitrary; random
积累 jīlěi | accumulate; build up; gather
幸存者偏差 xìngcúnzhě piānchā | survivorship bias
反过来说 fǎnguòláishuō | on the other hand
很妙 hěnmiào | wonderful; marvelous; fantastic
归因于 guīyīnyú | attribute to
三番 sānfān | san fransisco
随机 suíjī | random
恐慌 kǒnghuāng | panic
规划 guīhuà | plan; planning; arrangement
人生伴侣 rénshēng bànlǚ | life partner
水晶球 shuǐjīngqiú | crystal ball
女巫 nǚwū | witch
路径 lùjìng | path; route; way
梗 gěng | meme; internet joke; online slang
高考 gāokǎo | college entrance examination; Gaokao
攀岩 pānyán | rock climbing
值得被爱 zhíde bèi ài | worthy of being loved
穿梭 chuān suo | shuttle; shuttle back and forth
信念 xìnniàn | belief; faith; conviction
盲目 máng mu | blind; blindly; without vision
稀奇 xī qi | rare; unusual; surprising
运势 yùnshì | luck; fortune; destiny
纠缠 jiūchán | entangle; entanglement; to entangle
算命师 suànmìngshī | fortune teller
算命 suànmìng | fortune-telling
八字 bāzì | birthdate; destiny; horoscope



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Try Yaya for your Chinese Learning (it's built by my husband David) !Yaya is a language learning webapp where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and it uses AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content with sentence-by-sentence translations at any reading level. You can also upload your own texts (so you can study with whatever reading you want!). Yaya will get you tackling that novel you've been wanting to read much sooner in your learning journey. Try it!
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同事 tóng​shì | colleague  
职场 zhí​chǎng | workplace  
大同小异 dà​tóng​xiǎo​yì | similar with slight differences  
协调 xié​tiáo | coordination  
生态 shēng​tài | ecology  
国际组织 guó​jì zǔ​zhī | international organization  
利益相关方 lì​yì xiāng​guān fāng | stakeholders  
打交道 dǎ​jiāo​dào | interact or deal with  
咨询 zī​xún | consulting  
政府 zhèng​fǔ | government  
领导 lǐng​dǎo | leadership  
教授 jiào​shòu | professor  
草根 cǎo​gēn | grassroots  
擅长 shàn​cháng | skilled at, proficient in  
学术界 xué​shù​jiè | academic circle  
根据不同的角色 gēn​jù bù​tóng de jué​sè | based on different roles  
不同文化 bù​tóng wén​huà | cultural differences  
不同背景 bù​tóng bèi​jǐng | cultural diversity  
不同视角 bù​tóng shì​jiǎo | different perspectives  
欣赏 xīn​shǎng | appreciate, admire  
尊重 zūn​zhòng | respect  
绩效指标 jì​xiào zhǐ​biāo | performance indicators  
好奇心 hào​qí​xīn | curiosity  
倾听 qīng​tīng | listen attentively and sincerely  
试图 shì​tú | attempt or try  
销售 xiāo​shòu | sales  
发扬 fā​yáng | promote and develop  
大局观 dà​jú guān | big picture perspective  
优势 yōu​shì | advantage  
管得很细 guǎn de hěn xì | micromanage  
微观管理 wēi​guān guǎn​lǐ | micromanagement  
直截了当 zhí​jié​liǎo​dàng | straightforward, direct  
表面上一套，背后一套 biǎo​miàn shàng yī​tào, bèi​hòu yī​tào | double standards  
破事 pò shì | trivial matters  
阴阳怪气 yīn​yáng​guài​qì | hypocritical or two-faced  
很不舒服 hěn bù shū​fu | very uncomfortable  
表扬 biǎo​yáng | praise  
相亲相爱 undefined | undefined  
拉踩 lā cǎi | praise and criticize  
贬低 biǎn​dī | belittle or demean  
狼性文化 láng xìng wén​huà | wolf culture  
有害 yǒu​hài | harmful  
抢了我的饭碗 qiǎng le wǒ de fàn​wǎn | took my job  
季度 jì​dù | quarter  
说白了 shuō​bái​le | in plain terms  
末位淘汰 mò wèi táo​tài | last place elimination  
考评 kǎo​píng | performance evaluation  
惨 cǎn | miserable, unfortunate  
触发 chù​fā | trigger  
事无巨细 shì​wú​jù​xì | meticulous attention to detail  
强加 qiáng​jiā | impose one's ideas  
八字不合 bā​zì bù​hé | incompatible personalities  
掌控 zhǎng​kòng | control  
气场 qì​cháng | aura or presence  
冲突 chōng​tū | conflict  
顺畅 shùn​chàng | smooth, fluent  
朋友圈 Péng​you​quān | social media circle  
承认 chéng​rèn | acknowle

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春节 Chūn​jié | Spring Festival
大吉大利 dà​jí​dà​lì | great luck and prosperity
拜一个年 bài yí gè nián | celebrate the new year
万事如意 wàn​shì​rú​yì | good luck and prosperity
龙腾虎跃 lóng​téng​hǔ​yuè | vigorous and lively
合家欢乐 hé​jiā​huān lè | family happiness
容光焕发 róng​guāng​huàn​fā | radiant and glowing
谐音 xié​yīn | homophone
生龙活虎 shēng​lóng​huó​hǔ | full of energy and vitality
成语 chéng​yǔ | idiomatic expression
触动 chù​dòng | touch emotionally
录取通知书 lù​qǔ tōng​zhī shū | acceptance letter
升职 shēng​zhí | promotion
幸运 xìng​yùn | lucky
喜事 xǐ​shì | happy event
瞬间 shùn​jiān | moment
幸福 xìng​fú | happiness
小确幸 xiǎo què xìng | small moments of happiness
搭配 dā​pèi | match or coordinate
圣诞集市 Shèng​dàn jí​shì | Christmas market
售卖 shòu​mài | sell
五颜六色 wǔ​yán​liù​sè | colorful
手工编织品 shǒu​gōng biān​zhī​pǐn | handmade woven products
退休 tuì​xiū | retire
毛衣 máo​yī | sweater
袖套 xiù​tào | sleeve cover
袜套 wà​tào | sock covers
订单 dìng​dān | order
织 zhī | knit or weave
暖心 nuǎn xīn | warm-hearted
挪威 Nuó​wēi | Norway
丹麦 Dān​mài | Denmark
倾注 qīng​zhù | pour one's heart and soul
鸡皮疙瘩 jī​pí​gē​da | goosebumps
不图回报 bù tú huí​bào | selfless, no expectations
善意 shàn​yì | goodwill
陌生人 mò​shēng​rén | stranger
美好 měi​hǎo | beautiful and wonderful
回馈 huí​kuì | reciprocate or give back
友善 yǒu​shàn | friendly
行为学实验 xíng​wéi xué shí​yàn | behavioral experiment
注视 zhù​shì | gaze
神经病 shén​jīng​bìng | mentally ill
传染力 chuán​rǎn lì | contagious power
本能 běn​néng | instinct
发自内心 fā​zì nèi​xīn | heartfelt, sincere
陡 dǒu | steep
小镇 xiǎo​zhèn | small town
餐车 cān​chē | food truck
刷卡 shuā​kǎ | swipe card
尴尬 gān​gà | awkward or embarrassed
汉堡 Hàn​bǎo | hamburger
世间 shì​jiān | world
乒乓 pīng​pāng | ping pong
跨年 kuà nián | New Year's Eve
欠他钱 qiàn tā qián | owe him money
亚超 yà chāo | Asian supermarket
韭菜 jiǔ​cài | Chinese vegetable
换钱 huàn​qián | exchange money
做好事不留名 zuò hǎo​shì bù liú míng | do good deeds anonymously
燃眉之急 rán​méi​zhī​jí | urgent situation
纯属 chún​shǔ | purely coincidental
奋力 fèn​lì | make great e

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春节 Chūn​jié |  Spring Festival
挥了一下手 huī le yī​xià shǒu |  waved hand
逗 dòu |  amuse or entertain
虚拟 xū​nǐ |  virtual
有礼貌 yǒu lǐ​mào |  polite
语气词 yǔ​qì​cí |  particles used to express tone
简化 jiǎn​huà |  simplify
直截了当 zhí​jié​liǎo​dàng |  straightforward
训练 xùn​liàn |  training
回国 huí​guó |  return to one's country
旅行 lǚ​xíng |  travel
泰国 Tài​guó |  Thailand
曼谷 Màn​gǔ |  capital city of Thailand
办护照 bàn hù​zhào |  obtain a passport
签证 qiān​zhèng |  visa
申请材料 shēn​qǐng cái​liào |  application materials
可惜 kě​xī |  unfortunate
影响 yǐng​xiǎng |  influence or affect
海滩 hǎi​tān |  beach
报恩 bào​'ēn |  repay kindness
地陪 dì​péi |  local tour guide
导游 dǎo​yóu |  tour guide
少数民族 shǎo​shù​mín​zú |  ethnic minorities
习俗 xí​sú |  customs or traditions
年夜饭 nián​yè​fàn |  New Year's Eve dinner
亲戚 qīn​qi |  relatives
放鞭炮 fàng​biān​pào |  set off firecrackers
汉族 Hàn​zú |  Han ethnic group
春晚 Chūn​Wǎn |  Spring Festival Gala
除夕 Chú​xī |  New Year's Eve
联欢 lián​huān |  celebration or gathering
午夜 wǔ​yè |  midnight
其乐融融 qí​lè​róng​róng |  joyful and harmonious
倒数 dào​shǔ |  countdown to New Year
倒计时 dào​jì​shí |  countdown
中央电视台 Zhōng​yāng​Diàn​shì​tái |  Central Television
媲美 pì​měi |  comparable or on par
元旦 Yuán​dàn |  New Year's Day
昵称 nì​chēng |  nickname
阳历 yáng​lì |  Gregorian calendar
刷 shuā |  brush
锻炼 duàn​liàn |  exercise
小年夜 xiǎo nián​yè |  New Year's Eve
大年夜 dà nián​yè |  New Year's Eve
阴历 yīn​lì |  Lunar calendar
红烧肉 hóng​shāo​ròu |  braised pork
红三剁 hóng sān duò |  red three chop
八宝饭 bā bǎo fàn |  Eight treasure rice
糯米 nuò​mǐ |  sticky rice dessert
核桃 hé​tao |  walnut
南瓜子 nán​guā zi |  pumpkin seeds
红枣 hóng​zǎo |  dried red dates
豆沙 dòu​shā |  sweet bean paste
彩色 cǎi​sè |  colorful
压轴 yā zhóu |  grand finale
赵本山 Zhào​Běn​shān |  famous skit actor
东北 Dōng​běi |  Northeast China
小品 xiǎo​pǐn |  skit or sketch
字幕 zì​mù |  subtitles
鞭炮 biān​pào |  firecrackers
时差 shí​chā |  time difference
嗑瓜子 kè guā​zǐ |  eat melon seeds
初七 chū qī |  seventh day of the lunar month
初一 chū​yī |  New Year's Day
走亲访友 zǒu​qīn​fǎng​yǒu |  visit relatives and friends
串门 chuàn​mén |  visit

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天台 Tiān​tāi | rooftop
情侣 qíng​lǚ | couple
文化差异 wén​huà chā​yì | cultural differences
土生土长 tǔ​shēng​tǔ​zhǎng | native-born and bred
嫁给 jià gěi | marry
留学 liú​xué | study abroad
文化交集 wén​huà jiāo​jí | cultural intersection
中西方 zhōng Xī​fāng | East-West cultural fusion
磨合 mó​hé | adjustment or adaptation
伴侣 bàn​lǚ | partner
肤浅 fū​qiǎn | superficial, shallow
息息相关 xī​xī​xiāng​guān | closely related
观念 guān​niàn | concept or notion
深层次 shēn​céng​cì | deep level
折中 zhé​zhōng | compromise or middle ground
长达 cháng dá | lasting for a long time
上一任 shàng yí rèn | previous partner
东亚 Dōng​yà | East Asia
社交网站 shè​jiāo wǎng​zhàn | social networking site
删掉 shān​diào | delete
亲密 qīn​mì | intimate
反感 fǎn​gǎn | aversion or antipathy
闹掰 nào bāi | break up in conflict
轨迹 guǐ​jì | trajectory
印记 yìn​jì | imprint
和平 Hé​píng | peace
珍藏 zhēn​cáng | treasure, cherish
纷争 fēn​zhēng | dispute or contention
冒犯 mào​fàn | offend, insult
个人主义 gè​rén​zhǔ​yì | individualism
底层 dǐ​céng | underlying level or foundation
一家人在说两家话 yī​jiā​rén zài shuō liǎng jiā huà | conflicting opinions or viewpoints
干涉 gān​shè | interfere, intervene
出发点 chū​fā​diǎn | starting point
不舒服 bù shū​fu | uncomfortable
商量 shāng​liang | discuss or negotiate
挖深 wā shēn | dig deeper
频繁 pín​fán | frequent
红线 hóng​xiàn | non-negotiable limit
露骨 lù​gǔ | explicit or revealing
搞笑 gǎo​xiào | funny or humorous
反驳 fǎn​bó | refute or rebut
狭隘 xiá​'ài | narrow-minded
途径 tú​jìng | approach or method
阻碍 zǔ​'ài | hinder or obstruct
归根到底 guī​gēn​dào​dǐ | ultimately, in the end
妥协 tuǒ​xié | compromise
措辞 cuò​cí | wording or expression
措 cuò | approach or measure
氛围 fēn​wéi | atmosphere or ambiance
很多轮的讨论 hěn duō lún de tǎo​lùn | extensive discussion
基调 jī​diào | tone or atmosphere
在意 zài​yì | care about others' feelings
凸显 tū​xiǎn | highlight, emphasize
咬着牙 yǎo zhe yá | gritting one's teeth
拖后腿 tuō​hòu​tuǐ | hold back, slow down
推到我的身 tuī dào wǒ de shēn | shift blame onto me
责任 zé​rèn | duty or responsibility
小脾气 xiǎo pí​qi | petulance or tantrum
傲娇 ào jiāo | spoiled and willful
搂 lǒu | embrace or hug
管用 guǎn​yòng | effective
借鉴 jiè​ji