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Jun 2020
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领养 lǐngyǎng  adopt a child

收养 shōuyǎng  (a synonym for lingyang)

兄弟姐妹、 xiōngdìjiěmèi sibling

约会 yuēhuì  date

血缘 xuèyuán  blood relationship

小说 xiǎoshuō  novel

谈恋爱 tánliànài  to date

事实 shìshí   fact

性格 xìnggé  character (I meant 个性 gèxìng  personality)

告白 gàobái   tell the public 

表白 biǎobái  state clearly

陌生人 mòshēngrén   stranger

惭愧 cánkuì  ashamed

反对 fǎnduì  oppose

黑猩猩 hēixīngxing   gorilla

人类 rénlèi  human

高级 gāojí  advanced

享受 xiǎngshòu  enjoy

某种 mǒuzhǒng  a type    某 is used as an unspecific marker eg. a person, a thing etc.

程度 chéngdù degree

人权 rénquán  human rights

猩猩 xīngxing  chimpanzee

权利 quánlì  right

脑子 nǎozi  brain

国家保护动物 guójiābǎohùdòngwù  country's protected animal

濒危 bīnwēi  endangered

除了 chúle   except; apart from...

模仿 mófǎng  immitate

手语 shǒuyǔ  sign-language

行窃 xíngqiè  steal (formal way of saying 偷)

偷 tōu   steal

交上来 jiāoshanglái   turn something/somebody in

报警 bàojǐng  call the police

小偷 xiǎotōu  thief

枪 qiāng  gun

报仇 bàochóu  revenge

跟踪 gēnzōng  stalk

周到 zhōudào   well considered

社会 shèhuì  society

偷偷摸摸 tōutōumōmō  sneaky

监狱 jiānyù  prison

犯罪 fànzuì  commit a crime 犯罪者 criminal

罚款 fákuǎn fine

摄像头 shèxiàngtóu  surveillance camera

天真 tiānzhēn  naive

表现 biǎoxiàn   behaviour

伴侣 bànlǚ   partner

意义 yìyì  meaning; significance

可怕 kěpà   scary; horrific

提到 tídào  mention

用。。。来 yòng...lái   use something as something

总的来说 zǒngdeláishuō   generally speaking

主义 zhǔyì  doctrine   ...ism

资本主义 zīběnzhǔyì capitalism

平均 píngjūn  average

技术 jìshù  skill

类似于 lèisìyú  similar to...

交税 jiāoshuì pay tax

宣战 xuānzhàn  declare war

联合国 liánhéguó  The UN

批准 pīzhǔn  approve; ratify

战争 zhànzhēng  war

投票 tóupiào  vote

政策 zhèngcè   policy

羡慕 xiànmù  jealous

杰森斯坦森 jiésēnsītǎnsēn  Jason Statham

控制 kòngzhì  control

颜值 yánzhí  attractiveness index

发型 fàxíng  hair style

假发 jiǎfà  wig

虚伪 xūwěi  hypocritical

肌肉 jīròu  muscles

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