nursing baby

good athlete

( 儿子和女儿 ) children pl

( 喻 ) trivial thing ⇒ 工作不是儿戏。 Gōngzuò bùshì érxì. → Work is not a game.

nursery rhyme

child ( pl children )

daughter

baby

orphan

favourite ( 英 ) favorite ( 美 )

small child ( pl children )

man ( pl men )

foetus ( 英 ) fetus ( 美 )

( 口 ) star

here

there

( 幼鸟 ) chick

( 一些 ) some ⇒ 你行李太多，我帮你提一点儿吧。 Nǐ xíngli tài duō, wǒ bāng nǐ tí yīdiǎnr ba. → You've got so much luggage – let me help you with some of it.

( 指人 ) build ⇒ 这男孩儿个头儿大。 Zhè nánháir gètóur dà. → This boy is well-built.

personal relations pl ⇒ 她人缘儿很好。 Tā rényuánr hěnhǎo. → She gets on very well with people.

work

( 高出容器 ) brim over

( 指人 ) vigour ( 英 ) vigor ( 美 )

fringe ( 英 ) bangs ( 美 ) pl

queue-jump ( 英 ) line-jump ( 美 )

( 全部买下 ) buy ... up ( pt , pp bought )

see a task through ( pt saw ) , pp seen

at all ⇒ 我压根儿就没见过这样的事。 Wǒ yàgēnr jiù méi jiànguo zhèyàng de shì. → I've never seen anything like it.

wait for a reply

( 弟兄 ) brothers pl

sleeveless jacket

( 口味纯正 ) just right

everybody ⇒ 我们大伙儿一起做饭。 Wǒmen dàhuǒr yīqǐ zuòfàn. → Everybody cooks together.

( 口 ) prospect

girl

fun

( 方 : 妻子 ) wife ( pl wives )

( 医 ) paediatrics ( 英 ) 或 pediatrics ( 美 ) department

( 内心 ) heart ⇒ 听他这么说,她从心眼儿里不高兴。 Tīng tā zhème shuō, tā cóng xīnyǎnr li bù gāoxìng. → Hearing him speak in this way, she was deeply unhappy.

do odd jobs

nursery

pick holes

draw lots ( pt drew ) , pp drawn

stingy

excellent

be overcritical

one by one ⇒ 请大家排好队，挨个儿上车。 Qǐng dàjiā páihǎo duì, āigèr shàngchē. → Please will everyone line up and get on the bus one by one.

ornament

show off ( pt showed ) , pp shown

( 方 ) gambol