Chinese definition
Pinyin
English Definition
Grammar
Translation
100

High School

高中 gao1 zhong1

100

大学

da4 xue2

100
受不了

shou4 bu4 liao3

100
一边...一边...
Do two things at the same time.

example: 他一边吃饭一边看电视。

100

Have you finished choosing your courses for next semester?

下个学期的课你选好了吗?

200

post graduate

研究生 yan2 jiu1 sheng1

200
经济

jing1 ji4

200
写文章

write essay or article

200

对...有兴趣

be interested in...

eg: Graham对法律很有兴趣。

200

I wanted to chat with a friend about the matter of choosing a major, coincidently I ran into Li You in the basketball field. 

我想跟朋友聊一下选专业的事,正好在篮球场碰见了李友。

300

other; else

别的; 其他

300
希望

xi1 wang4

300
毕业

to graduate

300
要么...要么...

either...or...

eg: 我爸爸希望我要么上工学院,要么上管理学院,但是不希望我学文科。 

300

I am very interested in Chinese class, it's just I heard AP Chinese is very hard.

我对中文课很感兴趣,只是我听说AP Chinese课很难。

400

What's the degree you get after graduating college? You need to say it in the complete version “** degree"

学士学位   xue2 shi4 xue2 wei4

400
轻松

relaxing; relaxed

400

容易

easy, simple

400

跟...打交道

deal with someone or something

eg: 我不想学金融,因为我不喜欢整天跟数字打交道。

400

I don't have work experience, so I decided to find a intern work this summer, it definitely beneficial to job hunting in the future.

我没有工作经验,所以我决定今年夏天找一个实习的工作,肯定对将来找工作有好处。

500

as for...

used to introduce a related aspect under the same topic.

至于

500

碰见

peng4 jian4

500

花时间

spend time 

500
把...省下来

to save on...

eg:我喜欢Study Hall,因为我可以把做作业的时间省下来。

500

My parents don't interfere with my course choosing or major choosing, I am very free. As for my advisor professor, I cannot tolerate her - she hopes I can graduate in junior year!

我的爸爸妈妈不管我选什么课或者选什么专业,我很自由。至于我的指导教授, 我受不了她 - 她希望我大学三年级就毕业!

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