wàixiàngxíng 外向型 ADJ export-oriented 外向型经济 wàixiàngxíng jīngjì export-oriented economy
wàiyǔ 外语 [modif: 外 foreign + 语 language] N foreign language (门 mén) ■ 懂一门外语很有 用。
Dǒng yì mén wàiyǔ hěn yǒuyòng. Knowing a foreign language is useful.
wān 弯 TRAD 彎 ADJ curved, tortuous ■ 你这条线划 得不直，划弯了。Nǐ zhè tiáo xiàn huà de bù zhí,
huà wān le. You did not draw this line straight; it’s curved.
wān 湾 TRAD 灣 N bay, gulf (See Táiwān 台湾.)
wán 丸 N bolus, pill (粒 lì, 颗 kē)
wán 完 V finish, end ■ 电影什么时候完？Diànyǐng shénme shíhou wán? When will the movie end? 吃
完 chīwán finish eating, eat up ■ 我吃完饭就去 开会。Wǒ chīwán fàn jiù qù kāihuì. I’m going to a
meeting as soon as I finish my meal. 看完 kànwán finish reading/watching ■ 我昨天 看完电视已经
十二点了。Wǒ zuótiān kànwán diànshì yǐjīng shí’èr diǎn le. It was already twelve o’clock when I
finished watching TV last night. 做完 zuòwán finish doing ■ 你什么时候可以做 完作业？Nǐ
shénme shíhou kěyǐ zuòwán zuòyè? When can you finish your homework? 用完 yòngwán use up ■ 我
的钱用完了，我要到 银行去取钱。Wǒ de qián yòngwán le, wǒ yào dào yínháng qu qǔ qián.
I’ve used up my money. I’ll go to the bank to get some cash.
wánbèi 完备 [comp: 完 finished + 备 provided] ADJ having all the necessary parts, perfect, complete
wánbì 完毕 V complete, finish
wánchéng 完成 [comp: 完 finish + 成 accomplish] V accomplish, fulfill ■ 这个计划在明年六月 完
成。Zhège jìhuà zài míngnián liùyuè wánchéng. This plan will be fulfilled in June next year. ■ 我
们完成这个任务后要好好庆祝一下。Wǒmen wánchéng zhège rènwù hòu yào hǎohǎo qìngzhù
yíxià. We will have a good celebration after we have accomplished this task.
wánměi 完美 ADJ perfect, flawless 不完美 bù wánměi imperfect
wánquán 完全 [comp: 完 finished + 全 all] ADJ complete ■ 你提供的资料不完全。Nǐ tígōng de zīliào
bù wánquán. The data you have supplied are not complete. ■ 你完全不懂我的意思。Nǐ wánquán
bù dǒng wǒ de yìsi. You completely fail to see my point.
wánshàn 完善 I ADJ complete and perfect, consummate II V make perfect, improve
wánzhěng 完整 [comp: 完 complete + 整 whole] ADJ complete, integrated ■ 请你用一个完整的句子
来回答。Qǐng nǐ yòng yí ge wánzhěng de jùzi lái huídá. Please answer in a complete sentence.
wánr 玩儿 [suffix: 玩 play + 儿 suffix] V play; have fun ■ 我们一块儿到公园去玩儿吧。Wǒmen
yíkuàir dào gōngyuán qù wánr ba. Let’s go to the park to have fun!
NOTE: Though 玩儿 wánr is often glossed as to play, its basic meaning is to have fun or to have a good
time. It can refer to many kinds of activities and there fore has a very wide application. More
examples: ■ 我们常 常到小明家去玩儿。Wǒmen chángcháng dào Xiǎo Míng jiā qu wánr. We often go to Xiao
Ming’s home to have a good time. (e.g. singing, dancing, playing cards, playing games or just
chatting.) ■ 上星期天我 们在海边玩儿得真高兴！Shàng Xīngqītiān wǒmen zài hǎibiān wánr de zhēn gāoxìng. We had a
wonderful time by the seaside last Sunday. ■ 我想去香港 玩儿。Wǒ xiǎng qù Xiānggǎng wánr. I want to have
a holiday in Hong Kong.wánjù 玩具 N toy
wánnòng 玩弄 V play with, toy with
wányìr 玩意儿 N 1 plaything 2 stuff, thing
NOTE: 玩意儿 wányìr is normally used with some contempt to suggest “insignificance” or “unworthiness”,
similar to 东西 dōngxi. The expletives 什么玩 意儿？ Shénme wányìr? and 他是个什么玩意儿？Tā shìgè shénme
wányìr? may be roughly translated respectively into What trash! and Who does he think he is?wángù 顽固 ADJ stubborn, obstinate, pig-headed
wánqiáng 顽强 ADJ tenacious, indomitable