Kaoyan Vocabulary

A large black-and-white mammal native to China; also the red panda

Feeling angry about something unfair or unjust

To fail to work properly; a failure in normal operation

To grow again or revitalize; spiritually or physically renewed

A public vehicle running on road rails; to travel by tram

A fragrant purple flower; a bluish-purple colour

Waste or trash; nonsense; to criticize strongly

The receding of the tide; to decline or weaken

Careful good judgment and caution in decision-making

Firmly determined and unwavering in purpose

To join metals by heat or pressure; a welded joint

To preoccupy the mind completely; to think about constantly

To cleverly plan or devise something

To cause confusion or puzzlement; to baffle

The way in which a word or language is spoken

To cause things to happen at the same time or rate; to coordinate timing

A line of people or vehicles waiting; to join a waiting line

A device that increases the strength of an electrical signal

A senior Catholic official; of greatest importance; deep red

A cafeteria in a school or workplace; a water flask

A person's hereditary family name

To break down into parts; to rot or decay

The act of misleading or tricking someone; dishonest behavior

Friendly and pleasant in manner

The boundary line of a circle; the length of this line

Domestic chores done in the home, such as cleaning and cooking

Relating to the ear or the sense of hearing

Brief yet complete; expressing much in few words

To turn something upside down or in the opposite order

To decline in quality or morals; morally corrupt; a corrupt person

Until now or until the time being discussed

A non-expert or non-clergy person; someone without specialist knowledge

A person of black African descent; relating to black ethnicity (now often considered offensive)

The process of making something normal or standard

Visiting places of interest as a tourist

A homeless wanderer; to walk heavily or for a long distance

More than what is needed; unnecessary

A conversation between people; spoken lines in a story; to negotiate

To supply land with water; to flush a wound with liquid

Relating to feudalism

Something of little importance; to treat something as unimportant; a British layered dessert

To picture or imagine something in one's mind

Beyond ordinary experience; spiritual and intuitive rather than material

Opposite in order or effect; the direct opposite

To feel deep regret for one's sins or wrongdoings

A hard, common mineral made of silicon dioxide

A soft high-pitched sound; to make such a sound

(Of time) to pass by