| A | B |
|---|
| 家庭 family | jiā tíng |
| 父子 father and son | fù zǐ |
| 历史 history | lì shǐ |
| 赚钱 to make/to earn money | zhuàn qián |
| 铁饭碗 iron rice bowl (metaphor: secure job) | tiě fàn wǎn |
| 工程 engineer | gōng chéng |
| 技术 technology | jì shu |
| 方面 aspect | fāng miàn |
| 过日子 (col)to live; to get by; to survive | guò rì zi |
| 而 and; but | ér |
| 独立 independent | dú lì |
| 叔叔 father's younger brother | shū shu |
| 定下来 to fix; to clarify (a relationship) | dìng xià lái |
| 首先 first and foremost | shǒu xiān |
| 结婚 to get married | jié hūn |
| 嘛 indicating evident and clear reasoning | ma |
| 分手 to part company | fēn shǒu |
| 操心 to trouble and worry about; "to exercise" or tax one's mind over something | cāo xin |
| 姑父 father's sister's husband | gū fu |
| 去世 to pass away; to die | qù shì |
| 工厂 factory | gōng chǎng |
| 退休 to retire | tuì xiū |
| 老伴儿 (col) husband or wife of an old married couple | lǎo bàn er |
| 表嫂 older cousin's wife | biǎo sǎo |
| 丢人 to lose face; to be disgraced | dui rén |
| 冲 abrupt; blunt | chōng |
| 婆媳 mother-in-law and daughter-in-law | pó xí |
| 聪明 bright; clever | cōng ming |
| 成绩 grades | chéng ji |
| 放学 to get out of school; school lets out | fàng xué |
| 钢琴 piano | gāng qín |
| 画画儿 to paint; to draw | huà huà er |
| 骂 to scold | mà |
| 懒 lazy | lǎn |
| 奶奶 paternal grandmother | nǎi nai |
| 告状 (lit) to file a lawsuit against somebody; to lodge a complaint with somebody's superior | gào zhuàng |
| 抽 to pull out; to set aside (time) | chōu |
| 因此because of this; therefore | yīn cǐ |
| 吵架 to quarrel | chǎo jià |
| 要不是 were it not for the fact that | yào bú shi |
| 单亲 single parent | dān qiīn |
| 离婚 to divorce | lí hūn |
| 居然 to one's surprise | jū rán |
| 感恩节 Thanksgiving | gǎn ēn jié |
