1. 吃惊 (chījīng) – to be surprised

  1. 听到这个消息,我很吃惊。 Tīngdào zhègè xiāoxī, wǒ hěn chījīng. I was very surprised to hear this news. 吃惊 chījīng – to be surprised

  1. 他的表现让大家吃惊。 Tā de biǎoxiàn ràng dàjiā chījīng. His performance surprised everyone. 吃惊 chījīng – to be surprised

2. 开心 (kāixīn) – happy, joyous

  1. 今天我很开心,因为考试通过了。 Jīntiān wǒ hěn kāixīn, yīnwèi kǎoshì tōngguò le. I’m very happy today because I passed the exam. 开心 kāixīn – happy

  1. 和朋友聚会总是很开心。 Hé péngyǒu jùhuì zǒngshì hěn kāixīn. Gathering with friends is always joyous. 开心 kāixīn – joyous

3. 观众 (guānzhòng) – audience

  1. 演出结束时,观众鼓掌了。 Yǎnchū jiéshù shí, guānzhòng gǔzhǎng le. The audience applauded at the end of the performance. 观众 guānzhòng – audience

  1. 这场京剧吸引了很多观众。 Zhè chǎng jīngjù xīyǐn le hěnduō guānzhòng. This Peking opera attracted a large audience. 观众 guānzhòng – audience 京剧 jīngjù – Peking opera

4. 讨论 (tǎolùn) – to discuss

  1. 我们需要讨论项目的细节。 Wǒmen xūyào tǎolùn xiàngmù de xìjié. We need to discuss the project’s details. 讨论 tǎolùn – to discuss

  1. 同学们在课堂上讨论了这个问题。 Tóngxuémen zài kètáng shàng tǎolùn le zhègè wèntí. The students discussed this issue in class. 讨论 tǎolùn – to discuss