Chinese Midterm L1-L2 Characters First

childhood — tóngnián

past happenings — wǎngshì

gold color; golden — jīnsè

life — rénshēng

golden age — huángjīn shíqī

children; youth — értóng

worry-free — wúyōuwúlǜ

actually; in fact — qíshí

recall; recollection — huíyì

one’s conduct in society — wéirénchǔshì

guess; suspect — cāi

family background — jiātíng bèijǐng

surprised; amazed — jīngyà

determine; make sure — quèdìng

self-confident — zìxìn

scholar; intellectual — dúshūrén

tradition; traditional — chuántǒng

morality; ethics — dàodé

lay stress on; value — zhùzhòng

encourage; encouragement — gǔlì

earnestly; properly — hǎohāo

honest — chéngshí

sense of responsibility — zérèngǎn

owing to; due to — yóuyú

be kind to people — yǔrénwéishàn

be friends with books; be learned — yǔshūwéiyǒu

be greatly surprised; shocked — dàchīyījīng

ever since — zìcóng

recall; reminisce — huíxiǎng

growth; development — chéngzhǎng

indeed; really — díquè

if; supposing — jiǎrú

experience; go through — jīnglì

reality; practical — shíjì

times; period of time — shíguāng

rich; wealthy — fù

explain; explanation — jiěshì

outward appearance — wàibiǎo

evaluation; to evaluate/appraise — píngjià

Deng Xiaoping — Dèng Xiǎopíng

curious — hàoqí

person; historical figure — rénwù

one’s entire life — yìshēng

dramatic ups and downs; radical changes — dàqǐdàluò

ordinary; common — píngfán

extraordinary; remarkable — liǎobuqǐ

to admire; look up to — jìngpèi

to fondly remember; miss — huáiniàn

naive; innocent — tiānzhēn

to act emotionally; irrational — gǎnqíngyòngshì

according to; depending on — yī

completely selfish — zìsīzìlì

cruel and merciless — xīnhěnshǒulà

dictator — dúcáizhě

evidence — zhèngjù

basis; according to — gēnjù

vivid; living — huóshēngshēng

event; incident — shìjiàn

to protect from damage; preserve — bǎoquán

interest; benefit; profit — lìyì

not only — bùjǐn

to command; order — mìnglìng

army; armed forces — jūnduì

to shoot and kill — qiāngshā

to revoke; cancel; remove — chèxiāo

to support — zhīchí

democracy; democratic — mínzhǔ

reform — gǎigé

secretary-general — zǒngshūjì

official position; post — zhíwù

rhetorical “could it really be that…?” — nándào

to have no alternative; compelled to — bùdéyǐ

painful difficulty; predicament — kǔzhōng

critical moment — jǐnyàoguāntóu

no matter; regardless of — wúlùn

to adopt; take (measures) — cǎiqǔ

intense; fierce — jīliè

means; method — shǒuduàn

calm; sober — lěngjìng

a short moment; for a while — yìshí

impulse; impulsive — chōngdòng

to issue an order — xiàlìng

to kill — shā

one’s conduct and actions — suǒzuòsuǒwéi

to show; demonstrate; make clear — biǎomíng

genuine; authentic; out-and-out — dìdìdàodào

extreme; radical (opinion) — piānjī

handsome — yīngjùn

generous; poised — dàfang

inner; intrinsic — nèizài

compassionate; benevolent — cíbēi

extent; degree — dìbù

temperament; disposition — xìngqíng

more or less; to some degree — huòduōhuòshǎo

to exist; existence — cúnzài

contradiction; conflict — máodùn

ordinary person — pǔtōngrén

weakness; shortcoming — ruòdiǎn

great person — wěirén

foresight; vision — yuǎnjiàn

courage; boldness — pòlì

to describe — xíngróng

safe; safety — ānquán

to communicate; communication — gōutōng

each other — bǐcǐ

concept; idea — guānniàn

to converse; meet for talks — huìtán

to become; turn into — chéngwéi

to talk about; discuss — tánlùn

position; status — dìwèi

to appreciate; admire — xīnshǎng

appearance; looks — zhǎngxiàng

personality — gèxìng

temper; temperament — píqi

to handle matters; deal with people — chǔshì

to dislike; loathe — tǎoyàn

to handle; process; solve — chǔlǐ

to choose; choice — xuǎnzé

to suffer or encounter something negative — zāo

to scold; criticize harshly — zémà

otherwise; or else — fǒuzé