Word	Pinyin	Meaning
挨着	āizhe	to be right next to something or someone
挨	ái	to suffer; to endure
挨打	áidǎ	to be hit; to get beaten by someone
安检	ānjiǎn	a check of people and bags to keep places safe, as at airports
罢工	bàgōng	a strike: when workers stop working together to ask for change
罢了	bàle	a word at the end of a sentence meaning 'that's all' or 'only'
白领	báilǐng	an office worker; a person who works at a desk in an office
百分点	bǎifēndiǎn	a unit that shows how much a percentage goes up or down
办公	bàngōng	to do office work; to work in an office
办事处	bànshìchù	an office of a company, group, or government; a branch office
办学	bànxué	to run a school; to start and manage a school
半决赛	bànjuésài	the round before the final, when four players or teams play
傍晚	bàngwǎn	the time of day when the sun goes down
保健	bǎojiàn	health care; looking after your body so you stay healthy
报刊	bàokān	newspapers and magazines
报考	bàokǎo	to sign up to take an exam
抱歉	bàoqiàn	sorry; feeling bad because you did something wrong
暴风雨	bàofēngyǔ	a storm with strong wind and heavy rain
暴力	bàolì	violence; using force to hurt people or things
暴露	bàolù	to show something that was hidden or not known before
暴雨	bàoyǔ	very heavy rain that falls fast and hard
爆	bào	to explode or burst suddenly
爆发	bàofā	to break out; to start suddenly, like a war
爆炸	bàozhà	an explosion; a sudden loud burst of fire and air
悲惨	bēicǎn	very sad, with much pain or trouble
背心	bèixīn	a piece of clothing with no sleeves, worn on the upper body
背着	bèizhe	turning one's back to (sth or sb)
被告	bèigào	the person in a court who people say did something wrong
奔跑	bēnpǎo	to run fast
本	běn	a counting word for books (一本书: one book)
本地	běndì	of or from the place where you are or live
本期	běn qī	this period of time, like this week, month, or year
本身	běnshēn	itself; the very thing we talk about, not anything else
本土	běntǔ	local; belonging to the country or place where you live
本质	běnzhì	the true and basic nature of a thing; what it really is
逼	bī	to force someone to do something they do not want to do
笔试	bǐshì	a test where you write your answers on paper, not speak
必将	bìjiāng	will certainly; is sure to happen or be true
必修	bìxiū	required; something you must study, like a class at school
闭	bì	to close (as in 关闭, 闭上眼睛)
边缘	biānyuán	the outside part of a thing or place, where it ends
编制	biānzhì	the official number of permanent jobs in a government office or school
扁	biǎn	flat; thin and wide in shape
变更	biàngēng	to change something, such as a plan, time, or address
变换	biànhuàn	to change something and make it different
变形	biànxíng	to change shape
便	biàn	convenient (as in 方便)
便是	biàn shì	exactly that; it is just that thing
遍地	biàndì	all over the ground; everywhere around
表面上	biǎomiàn shang	on the outside; seeming one way, but maybe not true in fact

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