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Question		Answer
有 V 头 start learning		yŏu V tóu It is worth
还（算） start learning		hái (suàn) Rather/Fairly
还...呢 start learning		hái... ne Come off it!/How could you...?
哪儿...了 OR 怎么...了 start learning		năr... le OR zĕnme... le How is... the case? (It's not)
数得上 start learning		shŭ dé shàng To be reckoned to be/The best
拿...来说 start learning		ná... láishuō To take... as an example
对...来说 start learning		duì... láishuō As far as... is concerned
管 A 叫 B start learning		guăn A jiào B To call "A" as "B"
管 start learning		guăn To take charge/To control/To provide with
管他 V 不 V start learning		guăn tā V bu V I don't give a damn/I don't care
倒 start learning		dào But/Yet/Actually/Unexpectedly (better)
好像...似的 start learning		hăo xiàng... shì de To seem like/To seem as if
受 start learning		shòu To receive/To endure/To suffer from (non-medical)
受得了 OR 受不了 start learning		shòu de liăo OR shòu bu liăo (Un)bearable
没有什么 start learning		méi yŏu shén me Not at all...
千万 start learning		qiān wàn For God's sake/At all costs/Be sure to
(Name) 这个人 start learning		(Name) zhè ge rén ... This person
...什么的 OR 之类的 start learning		... shén me de OR zhī lèi de This kind of thing/Etc
都...了 start learning		dōu... le Already
怎么 V 都/也不（没） start learning		zĕnme V dōu/yĕ bu (méi) No matter how... it is still...
V 什么都/也不（没） start learning		V shénme dōu/yĕ bu (méi) Whatever (someone does), it is still...
怎么 V 也 PVC (neg.) start learning		zĕnme V yĕ PVC (neg.) However hard one has tried... one can't...
说不上 OR 算不上 start learning		shuōbushàng OR suàn bushàng It can't be said that
无论 OR 不管 start learning		wúlùn OR bùguăn No matter/Regardless of
先...再说 start learning		xiā... zàishuō Let's do... first
非...不可 start learning		fēi... bùkĕ Absolutely must
非...才... start learning		fēi... cái... Will not... unless...
反正 start learning		făn zhèng In any case
从来（不） start learning		cónglái (bù) Always (Never)
从来没 V 过 start learning		cóngláiméi V guò Never have (done)
再也不 start learning		zàiyĕbù Will not... ever again
再也没 start learning		zàiyĕméi Have not... ever again
开玩笑 start learning		kāiwánxiào You must be joking/Make a joke
别开玩笑了 start learning		bié kāiwánxiào le Don't make me laugh!
跟...开玩笑 start learning		gēn... kāiwánxiào To pull someone's leg/To make fun of someone
V 着玩 start learning		V zhewán To do something just for fun/To do something casually
并不/没 start learning		bìng bu/méi Not at all
决不/没 start learning		jué bu/méi Absolutely not/Definitely not
搞 start learning		găo To do/To make/To be engaged in/To set up/To get hold of
弄 start learning		nòng To do/To make/To get hold of/To fiddle with
闹 start learning		nào To stir up trouble/To suffer from/To cause noisy disturbance
好 OR 挺 start learning		hăo OR tĭng Very/Extremely
没 V 几 MW 就... start learning		méi V jĭ MW jiù... No sooner... then...
有两手 OR 有两下子 start learning		yŏuliăngshŏu OR yŏuliăngxiàzi Skilful/To know one's stuff
费 start learning		fèi To spend/To waste
使/让/叫 start learning		shĭ/ràng/jiào To cause/To make (someone do something)
图 start learning		tú To look for/To seek/To pursue
图的是 OR 为的是 start learning		tú de shì OR wèi de shì For the sake of
可不是吗/可不 start learning		kĕ bú shì ma/kĕ bú You can say that again/Yes indeed
更不用说...了 OR 更谈不上...了 OR 何况 start learning		gèng búyòng shuō... le OR gèng tán bú shàng... le OR hé kuàng Let alone/Not to mention
不 A 不 B start learning		bù A bù B Neither A nor B
还不如...呢 start learning		hái bù rú... ne It would be better.../You might as well
A 不如 B start learning		A bù rú B "A" is not as... as "B"
未免（也） start learning		wèimiăn (yĕ) Rather (quite)/Inevitably
不至于...（吧）OR 不见得...（吧） start learning		bú zhì yu... (ba) OR bú jiàn de... (ba) Unlikely/Surely not
多少有些 SV OR 多少有点 SV start learning		duō shao yŏu xiē SV OR duō shao yŏu diăn SV To some extent/To a degree
多少 V 一点 start learning		duō shao V yì diăn (Verb) a little
多少 V 几 MW start learning		duō shao V jĭ MW (Verb) a little
白 start learning		bái For nothing/In vain
反而 start learning		făn ér On the contrary/But/Instead
SV 不到哪儿去 start learning		SV bú dào năr qù Can't be said that/Probably won't (based on what people say)
甚至（于） start learning		shènzhi (yú) So far as to/Even
才...呢 start learning		cái... ne (Emphasis in negation)/(Throwing criticism back at someone)
难道...吗？ start learning		nándào... ma? Surely (not)...
不是...就是... start learning		búshi... jiùshi If not... must be.../Either... or...
由于 start learning		yóu yú As a result of/Because of
自从...以来 start learning		zì cóng... yĭlái Since
近些 TW 来... OR 这几...来... start learning		jìn xiē TW lái... OR zhè jĭ... lái... In the last few
在...上 start learning		zài... shàng As far as... is concerned
在...中 start learning		zài... zhòng During/Among
在...下 start learning		zài... xià Under...
看上去 OR 看（起）来 start learning		kànshàngqù OR kàn (qĭ) lái To look/To seem
按照 OR 根据 start learning		àn zhào OR gēn jù According to
据说 start learning		jù shuō It is said
据悉 start learning		jù xī It is reported
凭 start learning		píng Based on/To go by (basis)/To rely on/No matter (what, how, etc)
关于 start learning		guān yú About/Concerning/With regard to
有关 start learning		yŏuguān About/Concerning/With regard to
临... start learning		lín... Just before (something happens)
面临 start learning		miàn lín To face
临时 start learning		lín shín Temporary
不...就不... start learning		bù... jiùbù... So what?
别提...了/别提了 start learning		bié tí... le/bié tí le Don't mention/Incredible
对不起 start learning		duìbuqĭ Sorry
看不起 start learning		kànbuqĭ To look down on
坐不起 start learning		zuòbuqĭ To be unable to afford
了不起 start learning		liăobuqĭ Amazing
念下去 start learning		niàn bùqĭ To keep on reading
买得起 start learning		măideqĭ To be able to afford
大不了 start learning		dàbuliăo If the worst comes to worst/Serious
看得起 start learning		kàndeqĭ To take somebody seriously
几乎 start learning		jĭ hu Almost
差不多 start learning		chàbuduō Almost
差不多了 start learning		chàbuduō le Almost there/Nearly done
差点儿（没） start learning		chàdiănr (méi) Nearly
难怪 OR 怪不得 start learning		nánguài OR guàibu dé No wonder
(S)V 是 (S)V, 可是 start learning		(S)V shì (S)V, kĕshì Yes, but on the other hand
好（不）容易才 start learning		hăo (bù) róngyì cái With great difficulty
VV 看 start learning		VV kàn Try (to do something)
V 不来 start learning		V bùlái Not able to
亏... V 得出来 start learning		kuī... V de chūlái How could (someone) do that
终于（最后） start learning		zhōngyú (zuìhòu) Finally/In the end
被 start learning		bèi (Indicates direction or result of actions that the subject has received or is going to receive)
由 start learning		yóu By (someone)
是（由）...的 start learning		shì (yóu)... de By (someone)
所有的 start learning		suŏyŏu de All/Every
任何 start learning		rènhé Any/Every
凡是 start learning		fánshì Every/Any/All
V 现 start learning		V xiàn V something on the spot
现成 start learning		xiàn chéng Ready made
想起来 start learning		xiăng qĭlái To remember
见不得 start learning		jiànbude Dubious
付得起 start learning		fùdeqĭ To afford
不见得 start learning		bùjiànde Not necessarily/Not likely
来得及 start learning		láidejí To be able to do something in time
吃不来 start learning		chībulái To dislike (food)
合得来 start learning		hédelái To get along well
听上去 start learning		tīngshàngqu To seem
作得来 start learning		zuòdelái To be able to do
了不得 start learning		liăobude Extremely/Awfully
一边...一边... start learning		yìbiān... yìbiān... (Indicates something being done simultaneously)
越...越... start learning		yuè... yuè... The more... the more.../The less... the less.../The more... the less.../The less... the more...
越来越 start learning		yuè lái yuè Increasingly/To get better or worse
...和/跟...联系 start learning		... hé/gēn liánxi To get in touch with/To contact
连...都/也 start learning		lián... dōu/yĕ Even
不但...而且... start learning		búdàn...érqiĕ Not only... but also
既...又... start learning		jì... yòu Both... and/As well as
尽管...（可是）还是... start learning		jìn guăn...(kĕshì) háishì... In spite of/Though/Even though
即使...也... start learning		jí shĭ... yĕ... Even if/Even though
除了...（以外） start learning		chúle...(yĭwài) Apart from
既然...（那么）就... start learning		jì rán...(nàme) jiù Now that/Since/As
临时抱佛脚 start learning		lín shín bào fó jiăo To look for help at the last moment/To do something at the last moment
逛（逛） start learning		guàng To enjoy oneself/To go sightseeing
转（转） start learning		zhuàn To enjoy oneself/To go sightseeing

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