zhòngyīngguànyòngduǎnyù:
  • adj.   men tīng dào zhè xiāo hěn jīng .   We were surprised at the news
  • v.   men tīng dào xiāo hòu jiù xiàn liǎo jué wàng .   The news plunged us into despair
  • adj.   men tīng dào xiāo fēi cháng gāo xīng .   We were pleased to hear the news
  • n.   men zài chǎng yuè zhì xiāo shí jiān .   We whiled away the time at the airport reading magazines
  • n.   men jīng yòu hǎo xīng méi yòu tīng dào de xiāo liǎo , dàn shì réng rán zài pàn wàng zhùnéng yòu xìn lái) .   We haven't heard from him for weeks but we're still hoping (for a letter).
  •    men yāo qǐng péng yǒu lái chī wǎn fàn , xiàn zài xiāo lái liǎo .   We've invited friends to supper and it's too late to put them off now, ie to tell them not to come
  • v.   men bāng zhù jiàn jiàn xiāo chú jīng kǒng de gǎn jué .   We gradually exorcized her feelings of panic and terror
  • v.   men yīnggāi tuán jié lái wéi xiāo chú pín qióng bìng 'ér dǒu zhēng .   unite to fight poverty and disease
  • n.   men dào xiē lìng rén kuài de wài xiāo .   We've had some unpleasant surprises
  • n.   men dào xiāo shuō qīn bìng liǎo .   that your father is ill
  •    men děibǎ zhè xiē kěwù de cāng yíng xiāo miè diào .   We must get rid of these pestilential flies
  • v.   men zhī zhè huài xiāo hòu fēi cháng shāng xīn .   Thebad news saddened us
  • adv.   men shí dài zhù xiāo .adj   We're expecting news hourly.
  • n.   men shì zài tiān qián tīng dào zhè xiāo de .   we heard the news
  • v.   men méi yòu tàn xiǎn zhě de xiāo , zhǐ néng cāi men xiàn zài suǒ chù de wèi zhì .   where they are
  • n.   men xiàn kuǎn , zhǐ hǎo xiāo mǎi xīn fáng de niàn tóu .   Lack of cash forced us to scrap plans for a new house