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Index of Chinese Phrases and Vocabulary
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O,o

oak (tree)

oar; paddle

oath; vow (meng, Mandarin pinyin practice)

oath; vow (shi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

obedient; well-behaved

obese; fat; corpulent

obesity

obey (fu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

obey (cong, Mandarin pinyin practice)

obey (shun, Mandarin pinyin practice)

obey (zun, Mandarin pinyin practice)

obligation; duty; responsibility

oblique; tilted; slanting

observe; investigate

observe; view

obsessed; infatuated

obstinate; stubborn

obstinate; stubborn; unmanageable

obstinate; unyielding; stubborn

obstruct; to block (dang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

obstruct; to block (du, Mandarin pinyin practice)

obtain; earn

obtain; gain

obtain, get

obvious; apparent

obvious; clear (chu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

obvious; clear (qing, Mandarin pinyin practice)

occasionally; coincidentally

occupy

ocean waves; sea waves

ocean; sea (hai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

ocean; sea (yang, Mandarin pinyin practice)

occupy

odd; demon

ode; hymn

oder; smell; aroma

of

of; own

of course; certainly

of course; as it should be

off duty

offend; rouse; induce

offend; violate

offer a ride

offer one's service

office

officer; government official

official order or commission

official residence

offspring; descendant

oh (an exclamation)

Oh, my!

oil

ointment; cream

okay, all right

old

old; aged

old age

old cat

old days; past; former times

old gentleman; elder; senior

old hand; past master

old lady; grandmother

old man

old people (video)

old people; senior citizen

older

older than you

omen; augury

ominous; gloomy; threateningly inauspicious (Chinese idiom)

omit; leave out

on

on duty

on one's feet; stand

on one's mind; think of someone or something

on the chair

on the table

once; as soon as

once; ever

once again

one; number 1

one, a piece

one of outstanding talents

one portion

oneself

oneself; one's own side

onigiri; rice balls

onion; green onion

only

only; merely (jin, Mandarin pinyin practice)

only; merely (zhi, Mandarin pinyin practice)

onto land from the sea

open; turn on

open the door

opinion

open; extend

open and close; switch (kai, Mandarin pinyin practice)

open and close; switch (guan, Mandarin pinyin practice)

open and enlighten the mind; inspire

open new land for farming

open the door

openhearted and guileless; just and upright

opening; entrance

operative; effective

opinion

opponent; enemy

opportunity

opportunity; chance

oppose; against

oppose; resist

opposite; contrary

opposite; inverse

oppressive; harsh

oppressive; stuffy; suffocating

oppressive; weighty

opulent; extravagant

or; either

oracular; enigmatic

orchid

orchid flower

order; command; mandate

order; ethics

order; rank

order; reserve

order; sequence

order; time; sequence

orderly; set in order

ordinary; common

ordinary; common; plain; average

ordinary; commonplace

ordinary; mediocre

ordinary; mortal

ordinary people; common mortal

organization; association

organize

organize; do

oriental; eastern

original; former

original; principal

original intention or aspiration

ornament; adornment

orphan

orphaned; alone

ostentatious; liberal with money

ostrich

other; another (ling, Mandarin pinyin practice)

other; another (ta, Mandarin pinyin practice)

other; different

other people

ought to; must

ought to; should

oust; expel

out; exit

out of a game

out of choice; approve of

out of mouth

out of order; break down

outcome; result

outdated; past; former

outer; outside

outlaw; bandit

outlaw; evildoer

outrageous; rude and unreasonable

outshine; surpass

outside (video)

outside; outer; external

outskirts; suburbs

outstanding

outstanding; distinguished (shu, Mandarin pinyin practice)

outstanding; distinguished (ying, Mandarin pinyin practice)

outstanding; extraordinary

outstanding; remarkable; prominent

outstanding person (bo, Mandarin pinyin practice)

outstanding person (jie, Mandarin pinyin practice)

outstanding talents

oven; stove; furnace

over here

overall; total; general

overcome (video)

overcome; conquer; subdue

overcome; surmount

overcome difficulties

Overcome difficulties and keep the faith.

overflow; everywhere

overladen with flowers

overlap; repeat

oversee; monitor

oversee; supervise (du, Mandarin pinyin practice)

oversee; supervise (jian, Mandarin pinyin practice)

overturn

ovum; egg; roe

owe; lacking

owe money

owl

owner; host; master

ox

ox horn; horn of an ox

oxygen

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