táotài 淘汰 V eliminate through competition
táotàisài 淘汰赛 N (in sports) elimination series, knock-out rounds
tǎo 讨 TRAD 討 V ask for
tǎohǎo 讨好 V 1 fawn on, toady to 2 be rewarded with good results 吃力不讨好 chīlì bù tǎohǎo work hard
only to get negative results, do a thankless job
tǎo jià huán jià 讨价还价 V haggle over prices, bargain
tǎolùn 讨论 [comp: 讨 explore + 论 discuss] V & N discuss; discussion ■ 我们要讨论一下才能作出 决
定。Wǒmen yào tǎolùn yíxià cái néng zuòchū juédìng. We must have a discussion before we can
make a decision. ■ 这次讨论对我们很有用。Zhè cì tǎolùn duì wǒmen hěn yǒuyòng. This
discussion is useful to us.
tǎoyàn 讨厌 [v+obj: 讨 ask for + 厌 boredom, vexation] V & ADJ loathe, dislike; disgusting, annoying ■ 我
讨厌连续下雨的天气。Wǒ tǎoyàn liánxù xiàyǔ de tiānqì. I hate incessant rain. ■ 这种电视广告
讨厌得很。Zhè zhǒng diànshì guǎnggào tǎoyàn de hěn. This kind of TV commercial is disgusting.
tào 套 MEASURE WORD set, suit, suite (for a collection of things) 一套衣服 yí tào yīfu a suit of clothes / 两套家
具 liǎng tào jiājù two sets of furniture
tè 特 ADV particularly, especially
tèbié 特别 [comp: 特 special + 别 other, unusual] ADJ special, especially ■ 他病得很重，住在特别病
房。Tā bìng de hěn zhòng, zhù zài tèbié bìngfáng. He’s seriously ill and stays in the special ward.
tècháng 特长 N one’s special skill, strong points
tèdiǎn 特点 [modif: 特 special + 点 point] N special features, characteristic ■ 中国文化有什么特 点？
Zhōngguó wénhuà yǒu shénme tèdiǎn? What are the special features of Chinese culture?
tèdìng 特定 [comp: 特 special + 定 definite] ADJ specific, specified, special 特定的条件 tèdìngde tiáojiàn
special condition
tèsè 特色 [modif: 特 special + 色 color] N salient feature, characteristic
tèshū 特殊 [comp: 特 special + 殊 different] ADJ special, unusual, exceptional ■ 你只有在特殊情 况下
才能采取这一措施。Nǐ zhǐyǒu zài tèshū qíngkuàng xia cái néng cǎiqǔ zhè yí cuòshī. Only under
special circumstances can you take this step. ■ 每 个公民都必须遵守法律，没有人可以特殊。
Měi ge gōngmín dōu bìxū zūnshǒu fǎlǜ, méiyǒu rén kéyǐ tèshū. Every citizen must obey the law
and nobody can be an exception.
tèyì 特意 [modif: 特 special + 意 intention] ADV for a special purpose, specially
tèzhēng 特征 [modif: 特 special + 征 feature] N characteristic, feature
téng 疼 V 1 ache, hurt ■ 我头疼，得躺一会 儿。Wǒ tóu téng, děi tǎng yíhuìr. I have a headache. I
have to lie down for a while. 头疼 tóu téng headache, have a headache
NOTE: 疼 téng in the sense of ache, hurt is a colloquial word. You can use 痛 tòng instead of 疼 téng to
mean ache, hurt. 2 love dearly ■ 我小时候，我奶奶可疼我了。Wǒ xiǎoshíhou, wǒ nǎinai kě téng
wǒ le. When I was a child, my granny really loved me dearly.téngài 疼爱 same as 疼 téng 2
tī 梯 N ladder, steps (See diàntī 电梯, lóutī 楼梯.)
tī 踢 V kick tī qiú 踢球 play soccer / tī zúqiú 踢足球 play soccer
tí 提 V 1 carry in the hand (with the arm down) ■ 我可以提这个小皮箱上飞机吗？Wǒ kěyǐ tí zhège
xiǎo píxiāng shàng fēijī ma? Can I carry this small bag on board the plane? 2 mention ■ 你见到他
的时候，别提这件事。Nǐ jiàndào tā de shíhou, bié tí zhè jiàn shì. Don’t mention this matter
when you see him. 提建议 tí jiànyì put forward a proposal, make a suggestion / 提问题 tí wèntí raise a
question
tíbá 提拔 V promote (to a higher position) 提拔为部门经理 tíba wéi bùmén jīnglǐ promote to branch manager
tíchàng 提倡 [comp: 提 put forward + 倡 advocate] V advocate, recommend ■ 政府提倡一 对夫妻只生
一个孩子。Zhèngfǔ tíchàng yí duì fūqī zhǐ shēng yí ge háizi. The government recommends that