| A | B |
| 假 期 vacation; "vacation period" | jiǎ qī |
| 年 代 decade, | nián dài |
| 移 民 to emigrate or immigrate; immigrant | yí mín |
| 曾 经 (indicating that something happened before) once | céng jīng |
| 大 陆 mainland; continent | dà lù |
| 确 实 indeed; in truth | què shí |
| 除 非 unless;only if | chú fēi |
| 否 则 otherwise | fǒu zé |
| 散 步 to take a walk | sǎn bù |
| 该 should | gāi |
| 东 岸 east coast; east shore | dōng àn |
| 西 岸 west coast; west shore | xī àn |
| v+腻(了) (col) to be bored with doing something; to be sick of doing something | nì le |
| 出 国 to go abroad | chū guó |
| 火 炉 furnace | huǒ lú |
| 可 怕 terrible | kě pà |
| 姑 妈 aunt (father's sister) | gū mā |
| 既 然 since; now that | jì rán |
| 趟 measure word (for trip) | tàng |
| 旅 行 社 travel agency | lǚ xíng shè |
| 订 to reserve; to book | dìng |
| 机 票 plane ticket | jī piào |
| 直 飞 to fly directly | zhí fēi |
| 路 线 route | lù xiàn |
| 火 车 train | huǒ chē |
| 东 方 east; the Orient | dōng fāng |
| 航 空 公 司 airline | háng kōng gōng sī |
| 公 司 company | gōng sī |
| 然 后 then; after that; next | rán hòu |
| 商 量 to discuss; to negotiate | shāng liàng |
| 顺 便 in passing; on the way; conveniently | shùn biàn |
| 做 生 意 to do business | zuò shēng yì |
| 机 场 airport | jī cháng |
| 导 游 tour guide | dǎo yóu |
| 忘 不 了 cannot forget; unable to forget | wàng bù le |
| 吃 醋 (col) to be jealous (because of rivalry in love); (lit) to eat vinegar | chī cù |
| 不 过 no more than; just; only | bú guò |
| 怕 to be afraid | pà |
| 来 不 及 there's not enough time (for) | lái bù jí |
| 待 to stay | dài |
| 邮 局 post office | yóu jú |
| 护 照 passport | hù zhào |
| 礼 拜 week | lǐ bài |
| 签 证 visa | qiān zhèng |
| 赶 快 quickly | gǎn kuài |
| 照 相 to have a picture taken; to take a picture | zhào xiàng |
| 打 听 to ask about; to inquire about | dǎ tīng |
| 领 事 馆 consulate | lǐng shì guǎn |
| 地 址 address | dì zhǐ |
| 南 京 Nanjing | nán jīng |
| 墨 西 哥 Mexico | mò xī gē |
| 芝 加 哥 Chicago | zhī jiā gē |
| 香 港 Hong Kong | xiāng gǎng |
| 韩 国 (South) Korea | hán guó |
| 斯 蒂 夫 Steve | sī dì fū |