| A | B |
| 选 to choose | xuǎn |
| 专业 major; specialization | zhuān yè |
| 选课 to select/register for courses | xuǎn kè |
| 门 measure word for (academic) courses | mén |
| 东亚史 East Asian history | dōng yà shǐ |
| 统计学 statistics | tǒng jì xué |
| 文学 literature | wén xué |
| 其他 other | qí tā |
| 准备 to prepare | zhǔn bèi |
| 学到 to learn; to acquire | xué dào |
| 受不了 cannot take it | shòu bù liǎo |
| 对...来说 as to...; so far as...is | duì... lái shuō |
| 反复 repeatedly | fǎn fù |
| 记住 to remember; to fix in the memory | jì zhù |
| 大半 more than half; most | dà bàn |
| 为 for | wèi |
| 后天 the day after tomorrow | hòu tiān |
| 指导教授 guiding professor; academic adviser | zhǐ dǎo jiào shòu |
| 讨论 to discuss | tǎo lùn |
| 聊 to chat | liáo |
| 选好 to finish choosing | xuǎn hǎo |
| 想法 idea; opinion | xiǎng fǎ |
| 肯定 definitely | kěn dìng |
| 至于 as for; as to | zhì yú |
| 毕业 to graduate | bì yè |
| 双学位 double degree; double major | shuāng xué wèi |
| 物理 physics | wù lǐ |
| 电脑 computer | diàn nǎo |
| 系 department (of a university) | xì |
| 学分 academic credit | xué fēn |
| 打算 to plan; plan | dǎ suàn |
| 研究所 graduate school | yán jiū suǒ |
| 要么... 要么...if it's not A, it's B; either..or.. | yào me...yào me... |
| 工学院 school of engineering | gōng xué yuàn |
| 管理学院 school of management | guǎn lǐ xué yuàn |
| 文科 humanities | wén kē |
| 赚钱 to make money | zhuàn qián |
| 医学院 school of medicine | yī xué yuàn |
| 愿意 to want to; to be willing to | yuàn yì |
| 当 to work as; to be | dāng |
| 整天 all day long | zhěng tiān |
| 病人 sick person; patient | bìng rén |
| 打交道 to deal with(usually persons) | dǎ jiāo dào |
| 唉 an exclamation indicating resignation; oh well | ài |
| 哲学 philosophy | zhé xué |
| 西方 the West | xī fāng |
| 孩子 child | hái zi |
| 管 (col)to control, manage; to mind, care about | guǎn |
| 申请 to apply (for admission to school; for a job) | shēn qǐng |
| 这样 in this way | zhè yàng |
| 房租 rent (for a house or apartment) | fáng zū |
| 饭钱 money for food | fàn qián |
| 省下来 to save (money, time) | shěng xià lái |
| 不过 but; however | bú guò |
| 考虑 to consider; to think over | kǎo lǜ |
| 实习 to work as an intern | shí xí |
| 经验 experience | jīng yàn |
| 履历 curriculum vitae; resume | lǚ lì |
| 提 to mention | tí |
| 意见 opinion | yì jiàn |
| 咱们 we(including the listener) | zán men |
| 建议 to suggest; suggestion | jiàn yì |