shī yè

to lose one's job

kào

to depend on, to rely on

gōng rén

a worker

gōng zī

wages, salary

gēn be(3)n

completely, not at all

yè yú

sparetime

zhōng dia(3)n gōng

an hourly-paid worker

zhí yè

an occupation, a profession

suo(3)

(n) used as name of institution/organization

jiā tíng

a family, a household

dān shēn

single (n)

la(3)o tài tai

an old lady

mò shēng

unfamiliar

dāo lao

to talk on and on

zhèng

to earn

yìn xiàng

an impression

shēn yè

the late night

diàn fàn guō

an electric cooker

qīng za(3)o

the early morning

háo huá

luxurious, splendid

gù

to employ/hire

ba(3)o mu(3)

a housekeeper

fēn bié

respectively, seperately

fù zé

to be responsible for, to be in charge of

fù

to pay

gōng qian

money paid for odd jobs

xia(3)o fèi

a tip, a gratuity

zhua(3)n ya(3)n

in an instant (v)

wài rén

a stranger, an outsider

dà kua(3)n

moneybag, the rich

mú yàng

appearance, look (n)

gāo jí

top-grade, high quality

jiào chē

a car

dá (er)

pile, pad

dú shēng zi(3)

an only son

be(3)n

native, one's own

zhèng quàn

a bond, a security

do(3)ng shì zha(3)ng

the chairman of the board of directors

jia(3)n zhí

simply, virtually

qīn shēng

one's own (child/parents) (adj)

ba(3)o guì

valuable, precious

zhōng tóu

an hour

zhí

to be worth

shì shang

in the world (n)

ke(3) lián

pitiful, poor

lián...ye(3)

even