| A | B |
| 变化 change; to change | Biànhuà |
| 来 end | Lái |
| 来不及 not have enough time to do something; too late to do something | Láibují |
| 竟(然)unexpectedly; contrary to one's expectation | Jìng (rán) |
| 表哥 older make cousin of a different surname | Biǎo gē |
| 站 station; stop to stand | Zhàn |
| 姑妈 father's sister | Gūmā |
| 拍 to pat | Pāi |
| 变 to change | Biàn |
| 总 always | Zǒng |
| 熟悉 to know something or someone well; be familiar with; familiar | Shúxī |
| 陌生 unfamiliar;strange; unknown | Mòshēng |
| 街 street | Jiē |
| 盖 to build; to construct | Gài |
| 的确 indeed | Díquè |
| 骑 to ride | Qí |
| 自行车 bicycle | Zìxíngchē |
| 上班 to go to work; to start work; to be on duty | Shàngbān |
| 想像 to imagine; to visualize; imagination | Xiǎngxiàng |
| 要不是 if it were not for; but for | Yào bùshì |
| 游客 tourist | Yóukè |
| 老外 foreigner | Lǎowài |
| 对面 opposite side | Duìmiàn |
| 快餐 fast food; quick meal | Kuàicān |
| 服装 clothing; apparel | Fúzhuāng |
| 融入 to merge into; to meld into | Róngrù |
| 特色 distinguishing feature or quality; characteristic | Tèsè |
| 保留 to remain as before; to retain | Bǎoliú |
| 建筑 architecture; to build | Jiànzhú |
| 尝 to taste | Cháng |
| 小吃 small and inexpensive dishes; snacks | Xiǎochī |
| 不管 no matter; regardless of | Bùguǎn |
| 民以食为天 the people think of food as important as heaven | Mín yǐ shí wéi tiān |
| 啊 eh? what? | a |
| 从来 from past till present; always; at all times | Cónglái |
| 老百姓 common folk; (ordinary) people | Lǎobǎixìng |
| 尽可能 as much as possible | Jǐn kěnéng |
| 厦 mansion; tall building | Shà |
| 座 (measure word for buildings and mountains) | Zuò |
| 声音 sound; voice | Shēngyīn |
| 脚步 footstep | Jiǎobù |
| 难过 sad; hard to bear | Nánguò |
| 咕噜 rumbling sound | Gūlū |
| 法国 France | Fàguó |
| 夫子庙 Temple of Confucius | Fūzǐ miào |