YCT 4 — Word List and Characters (page 5)

(prep./adv.) against, towards, to; until now, all along | (v.) to face, to turn towards; to have an unfair preference for | (char.) preference, tendency, inclination

(adj./v.) careful, cautious; take care, be careful

(n.) news (in the media like TV, newspaper)

(v./n.) choose; choice

(adv./adj.) surely, definitely, certainly; fixed, specified; certain, particular; proper, due, fair

(adv.) altogether, in all

(phr.) a short moment, a little while | (adv.) in a while, in an instant, soon; indicating alternation of two actions

(adj.) same, alike, equal

(adv.) (indicating one direction) straight; always, all along, continuously; all the way

(n.) before, earlier times

(n.) drink, beverage (non alcoholic)

(av.) should, ought to

(v./n.) to use; to eat or drink; (usu. in the negative) to need; usefulness; expenses | (radical.) use | (prep.) with; hence, therefore (ancient Chinese, in letter writing)

(n.) game

(adj.) famous, well-known

(char.) human head; (key) element; unit, part, component; leading, capital, prime; first, initial; primary, basic | (m./n.) yuan, the monetary unit of China; Yuan dynasty

(n.) moon, the moon

(v.) to stand (up); to stop, to halt | (n.) (bus) stop, (train) station; station or center for rendering certain services

(m.) piece, sheet (used for photo, paper, drawings, etc.); used for bows; used for human face and mouth; used for tables, beds, etc. | (n.) Zhang (a surname) | (v.) open up, spread, stretch | (char.) to draw; to exaggerate; to display; (of a business) to open; to look; tense, strained

(v.) look after, watch over; show consideration for, take into account; offer preferential treatment; (of a salesperson or waiter) serve a customer; (of a customer) patronize or shop at

(n.) photograph, photo, picture

(n.) among, between, in between; center, middle; in the course, on the way

(m.) type, class, sort, kind | (v.) plant, grow, cultivate | (n.) species; breed; (of plant) seed, strain; guts, nerve, backbone | (char.) race; kind, branch, type

(adj.) important

(n.) weekend

(v.) to take notice of, to heed, to pay attention to, to look out (for)

(adv.) recently, lately

(n.) homework, assignment

(adj./n.) safe; safety, security

(sep-v.) to graduate

(v./n.) to play, to perform, to act; performance, exhibition

(n.) biscuit, cookie

(v.) to guess; to suspect, to doubt

(v.) look around, see, visit (a place)

(n.) Great Wall (also refers to the name of several brands in China)

(v.) set out, set off, depart, start from | (phr.) Departure (airport signage)

(n.) window

(v.) to disturb, to inflict oneself (on sb)

(v.) give or have an injection

(n./adj./adv.) general idea; rough, approximate; briefly; approximately; probably