| 一下 | yi1 xia4 | a little |
| 最近 | zui4 jin4 | soon |
| 一时 | yi1 shi2 yi4 shi2 | a while |
| 数 | shu4 shu4 shuo4 | several |
| 缺乏 | que1 fa2 | scarcity |
| 紧张 | jin3 zhang1 | nervous |
| 缺点 | que1 dian3 | fault |
| 广东 | guang3 dong1 | Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州广州 |
| 快 | kuai4 | fast |
| 总之 | zong3 zhi1 | anyway |
| 不及 | bu4 ji2 | not as good as |
| 一旦 | yi1 dan4 | if |
| 向 | xiang4 | always |