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1. 乐观 (lèguān) Optimistic (advanced)

2. 股票 (gǔpiào) Stock/ Share (Intermediate)

3. 打扫 (dǎsǎo) To Sweep/To Do the Cleaning (Intermediate)

4. 散步 (sànbù) Go for a Walk/ Take a Walk (Beginner)

5. 阳光 (yángguāng) Sunshine (Beginner)

6. 打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú) Play Basketball (Beginner)

7. 春天 (chūntiān) Spring (Beginner)

8. 取款 (qǔkuǎn) To Withdraw Money (Intermediate)

9. 存款 (cúnkuǎn) To Deposit Money (Intermediate)

10. 账户 (zhànghù) Account (Intermediate)

11. 银行 (yínháng) Bank (Beginner)

12. 休息 (xiūxi) To Have a Rest (Beginner)

13. 可爱 (kěài) Lovely/ Cute (Beginner)

14. 火车票 (huǒchēpiào) Train Ticket (Beginner)

15. 幸亏 (xìngkuī) Fortunately/ Thanks to (Advanced)

16. 合同 (hétong) Contract (Intermediate)

17. 做生意 (zuòshēngyi) Do business (Intermediate)

18. 国家 (guójiā) Country/ Nation (Beginner)

19. 可以 (kěyǐ) OK (Beginner)

20. 聊天 (liáotiān) Chat (Beginner)

21. 老板 (lǎobǎn) Boss (Beginner)

22. 盼 (pàn) To Expect/ To Hope for (Advanced)

23. 过年 (guònián) To Celebrate the New Year (Intermediate)

24. 红包 (hóngbāo) Red Packets/ Red Envelope (Intermediate)

25. 春联 (chūnlián ) Spring Festival Couplets (Intermediate)

26. 年画 (niánhuà) New Year Picture (Intermediate)

27. 灯笼 (dēnglong) Lantern (Intermediate)

28. 年货 (niánhuò) Goods Bought for the Spring Festival Holiday (Intermediate)

29. 除夕 (chúxī) New Year’s Eve (Intermediate)

30. 烟花 (yānhuā) Fireworks (Intermediate)

31. 虎年 (hǔnián) Year of The Tiger (Intermediate)

32. 年夜饭 (niányèfàn ) Dinner on Chinese New Year’s Eve (Intermediate)

33. 红红火火 (hónghónghuǒhuǒ) Flourishing (Advanced)

34. 压岁钱 Pocket Money for Children on Lunar New Year’s Day (Intermediate)

35. 饺子 (jiǎozi) Dumpling (Beginner)

36. 不错 (búcuò) Pretty Good/Not Bad (Beginner)

37. 开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào) To Make a Joke (Intermediate)

38. 生活 (shēnghuó) Life/ Living (Beginner)

39. 速度 (sùdù) Speed (Intermediate)

40. 加班 (jiābān) Work Overtime (Beginner)

41. 发火 (fāhuǒ) To Get Angry (Intermediate)

42. 朋友 (péngyou) Friend/ Companion (Beginner)

43. 发短信 (fāduǎnxìn) Send a Text Message (Intermediate)

44. 打电话 (dǎdiànhuà) Make a Call (Beginner)

45. 麻烦 (máfan) Trouble (Intermediate)

46. 稍等 (shāoděng) Wait a Bit (Beginner)

47. 没事儿 (méishìr) It doesn’t Matter / Nothing (Beginner)

48. 上班 (shàngbān) Go to Work (Beginner)

49. 上学 (shàngxué) Go to School (Beginner)

50. 约会 (yuēhuì) Date/ Appointment/ Engagement (Beginner)

51. 搞笑 (ɡǎoxiào) Funny/ Provoke laughter (Advanced)

52. 兼职 (jiānzhí) Part-time Job (Beginner)

53. 逛街 (guàngjiē) Go Window-shopping/ Go Shopping (Beginner)

54. 打的 (dǎdī) Take a Taxi (Beginner)

55. 寒假 (hánjià) Winter Vacation (Beginner)

56. 期末 (qīmò) End of Semester/ End of Term (Beginner)

57. 开窍 (kāiqiào) Be enlightened/ Begin to understand (Advanced)

58. 没戏 (méixì) Hopeless (Advanced)

59. 无所谓 (wúsuǒwèi) Don’t care (Intermediate)

60. 辞旧迎新 (cíjiùyíngxīn) Ring out the Old Year and Ring in the New (Intermediate)

61. 赠送 (zèngsòng) Present as a Gift/ Give as a Gift (Intermediate)

62. 喜庆 (xǐqìng) Happy Event/ Festival/ Jollity (Intermediate)

63. 贺卡 (hèkǎ) Greeting Card (Beginner)

64. 庆祝 (qìngzhù) Celebration (Beginner)

65. 新气象 (xīnqìxiàng) The New Look (Intermediate)

66. 联欢晚会 (liánhuān wǎnhuì) Festival Gala Evening (Intermediate)

67. 大餐 (dàcān) Sumptuous Meal (Intermediate)

68. 圣诞老人 (shèngdàn lǎorén) Santa Claus (Beginner)

69. 糖果 (tángguǒ) Candy (Beginner)

70. 派对 (pàiduì) Party (Beginner)

71. 狂欢 (kuánghuān) Binge or Revelry (Intermediate)

72. 圣诞节 (shèngdànjié) Christmas (Beginner)

73. 平安夜 (píng’ān yè) Christmas Eve (Beginner)

74. 放心 (fàngxīn) Feel relieved (Intermediate)

75. 随便 (suíbiàn) Casual/ Informal (Intermediate)

76. 下马威 (xiàmǎwēi) Show one’s power to intimidate others at the beginning (Advanced)

77. 知己 (zhījǐ) Extremely close friend/Bosom friend (Intermediate)

78. 加油 (jiāyóu) Make an extra effort (Beginner)

79. 面熟 (miànshú) Look familiar (Intermediate)

80. 把关 (bǎguān) Check on (Advanced)

81. 翘课 (qiàokè) Skip classes (Intermediate)

82. 挂科 (guàkē) Flunk/ Fail in the exam (Intermediate)

83. 折腾 (zhēteng) Do much ado about nothing (Advanced)

84. 搞定 (gǎodìng) Make it/Work out/ Get it done (Intermediate)

85. 马后炮 (măhòupào) Belated effort (Advanced)

86. 碰钉子 (pèngdīngzi) Being rejected / Being turned down (Intermediate)

87. 时髦 (shímáo) Fashionable or Stylish (Intermediate)

88. 网虫 (wǎngchóng) People who always surf the internet (Intermediate)

89. 泼冷水 (pōlěngshuǐ) Pour cold water on / Dampen the enthusiasm of (Advanced)

90. 走运 (zǒuyùn) Have good luck or Be lucky (Intermediate)

91. 海量 (hǎiliàng) Great capacity for liquor (Advanced)

92. 开小差 (kāi xiǎochāi) Be absent-minded (Intermediate)

93. 受气包 (shòuqìbāo) One Who Always Gets Blamed (Advanced)

94. 直肠子 (zhíchángzi) Straightforward Person (Advanced)

95. 大嘴巴 (dàzuǐba) Big Mouth (Intermediate)

96. 抓狂 (zhuākuáng) Go Mad (Advanced)

97. 黑马 (hēimǎ) Dark horse (Intermediate)

98. 顺风耳 (shùnfēng’ěr) Clairaudient (Advanced)

99. 千里眼 (qiānlǐyǎn) Clairvoyant (Advanced)

100. 旱鸭子 (hàn yāzi) Non-swimmer (Advanced)
 
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