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♦ pack —— 包 [bāo]
香烟一般是一包二十支。[Xiāngyān yībān shì yī bāo èrshí zhī.] – Cigarettes typically come in packs of 20.


♦ package —— 包(装) [bāo(zhuāng)], 包裹 [bāoguǒ]
去博物馆的门票包括在内了。[Qù bówùguǎn de ménpiào bāokuò zài nèile.] – Admission to the museum is included in the package.
营养成分都列在包装上面。[Yíngyǎng chéngfèn dōu liè zài bāozhuāng shàngmiàn.] – All ingredients are listed right on the package.
您收到了我上周邮寄给您的包裹了吗?[Nín shōu dàole wǒ shàng zhōu yóujì gěi nín de bāoguǒle ma?] – Did you receive the package I sent to you last week?


♦ pair —— 双 [shuāng]
他有一双明亮的眼睛。[Tā yǒu yīshuāng míngliàng de yǎnjīng.] – He has a pair of bright eyes. [He has bright eyes.]


♦ pants —— 裤子 [kùzi]
这条裤子很贵。[Zhè tiáo kùzi hěnguì.] – This pair of pants is quite expensive.


♦ parent —— 父母 [fùmǔ]
按照中国的传统,一个孝顺的儿子意味着完全听父母的安排。[Ànzhào zhōngguó de chuántǒng, yīgè xiàoshùn de érzi yìwèizhe wánquán tīng fùmǔ de ānpái.] – According to Chinese tradition, being a filial son means complete obedience to his parents.


♦ Paris —— 巴黎 [bālí]
我是巴黎人。[Wǒ shì Bālí rén.] – I am from Paris.


♦ part —— 部分 [bùfèn]
中国学生应该成为其中的一部分。[Zhōngguó xuéshēng yīnggāi chéngwéi qízhōng de yībùfèn.] – Chinese students should be a part of it.


♦ to participate —— 参加 cānjiā
请参加我们的晚会。[Qǐng cānjiā wǒmen de wǎnhuì.] – Please join our party.


♦ party —— (聚)会 [(jù)huì]
我请你参加我的生日聚会。[Wǒ qǐng nǐ cānjiā wǒ de shēngrì jùhuì.] – I am inviting you to my birthday party.
他们是在一次晚会上认识的。[Tāmen shì zài yīcì wǎnhuì shàng rènshí de.] – They got to know each other at a party.


♦ pass (to ~ away) —— 去世 [qùshì]
她的公公去世了。[Tā de gōnggōng qùshìle.] – Her father-in-law has passed away.


♦ pass (to ~ by) —— 过去 [guòqù], 通过 [tōngguò]
一辆公共汽车刚过去。[Yī liàng gōnggòng qìchē gāng guòqù.] – A bus has just passed by.
恭喜你啊!听说你通过了注册会计师考试。[Gōngxǐ nǐ a! Tīng shuō nǐ tōngguòle zhùcè kuàijìshī kǎoshì.] – Congratulations! I heard that you passed the CPA exam.


♦ passenger —— 乘客 [chéngkè], 旅客 [lǚkè]
火车上的乘客没事吧?[Huǒchē shàng de chéngkè méishì ba?] – Are the passengers in the train alright?
北京新火车站到今年已经接待各方旅客五千万人次。[Běijīng xīn huǒchē zhàn dào jīnnián yǐjīng jiēdài gè fāng lǚkè wǔqiān wàn réncì.] – By this year, the new Beijing railway station has served 50 million passengers.


♦ pavilion, village —— 村 cūn
奥运村很好。[Àoyùncūn hěn hǎo.] – The Olympic pavilion is good.


♦ to pay, to submit —— 交 [jiāo]
我每月交房租。[Wǒ měi yuè jiāo fángzū.] – I pay the rent every month.


♦ to pay bills —— 付款 [fùkuǎn]
我们吃完饭爸爸就付款。[Wǒmén chīwán fàn bàba jiù fùkuǎn.]- Dad will pay the bill after we finish eating.


♦ peak —— 峰 [fēng]
世界上任何山峰都达不到珠穆朗玛峰的高度。[Shìjiè shàng rènhé shānfēng dōu dá bù dào zhūmùlǎngmǎ fēng de gāodù.] – No other mountain [peak] in the world is as tall as Mt. Everest.


♦ pen —— 笔 [bǐ]
这支笔好写。[Zhè zhī bǐ hǎoxiě.] – This pen is good to write with.


♦ people —— 人 [rén]
昨天有三个人来找你。[Zuótiān yǒusān gèrén lái zhǎo nǐ.] – Three people came to see you yesterday.


♦ perhaps —— 或许 [huòxǔ]
具体费用或许会有浮动,这取决于到场人员的规模。[Jùtǐ fèiyòng huòxǔ huì yǒu fúdòng, zhè qǔjué yú dàochǎng rényuán de guīmó.] – Costs could [perhaps] fluctuate depending on the size of the crowd that turns out.


♦ person —— 人 [rén]
他是个明理的人。[Tā shìgè mínglǐ de rén.] – He’s an understanding person. [He is a reasonable man.]


♦ philosophy —— 哲学 [zhéxué]
我学习古代哲学。[Wǒ xuéxí gǔdài zhéxué.] – I study classical philosophy.


♦ phone (cell ~) —— 手机 [shǒujī], 电话 [diàn huà]
那个是我的手机。[Nàgè shì wǒ de shǒujī.] – That is my cell phone.
电话响了。[diàn huà xiǎng le。] – The telephone is ringing.


♦ physics —— 物理 wùlǐ

我在中学学了物理。[Wǒ zài zhōngxué xué le wùlǐ.] – I studied physics in middle school.


♦ pick (to ~) —— to pick up: 去接 [qù jiē]
我吃了饭再去接你。[Wǒ chīle fàn zài qù jiē nǐ.] – I’ll pick you up after I finish my dinner.


♦ picture —— 照片 [zhàopiàn]
这是我家的照片。[Zhè shì wǒjiā de zhàopiàn.] – This is the picture of my family.


♦ pilot —— 飞行员 [fēixíngyuán]
他的祖父曾是个飞行员。[Tā de zǔfù céng shìgè fēixíngyuán.] – His grandfather was a pilot.


♦ place —— 地方 dìfang
她去了中国很多地方。[Tā qùle zhōngguó hěnduō dìfang.] – She has been to many places in China.


♦ plan —— 计划 [jìhuà]
中国取消修建一百多座火力发电厂的计划。[Zhōngguó qǔxiāo xiūjiàn yībǎi duō zuò huǒlì fādiàn chǎng de jìhuà.] – China is cancelling plans to build more than 100 coal-fired power plants.
中国应该计划一次火星任务。[Zhōngguó yīnggāi jìhuà yīcì huǒxīng rènwù.] – China should plan a mission to Mars.
作为决策人,我暂时还不能透露这个计划的具体细节。[Zuòwéi juécè rén, wǒ zhànshí hái bùnéng tòulù zhège jìhuà de jùtǐ xìjié.] – As the decision-maker, at this moment I cannot reveal the details of this project.
这样的计划注定会失败的。[Zhèyàng de jìhuà zhùdìng huì shībài de.] – Such a plan is bound to fail.


♦ play (to ~) —— 玩耍 [wánshuǎ]
比尔和其他的孩子们正在玩耍。[Bǐ’ěr hé qítā de háizimen zhèngzài wánshuǎ.] – Bill and the other boy(s) are playing.


♦ to play ball —— 打球 dǎqiú
我在和朋友打球。[Wǒ zài hé péngyou dǎqiú.] – I am playing ball with my friend.


♦ please —— 请 [qǐng]
请坐。[Qǐng zuò. ]- Please, sit down.
请坐下。[Qǐng zuò xià.] – Sit down, please.
请把门打开。[qǐng bǎ mén dǎ kāi。] – Open the door, please.
请上楼。[qǐng shàng lóu] – Please go upstairs.
请,安静。[Qǐng, ānjìng.] – Be quiet, please.
请让她先走。[Qǐng ràng tā xiān zǒu . ]- Please let her go first.
请你下次再来。[qǐng nǐ xià cì zài lái] – Please come again next time.
请常来玩儿。[Qǐng cháng lái wáner.] – Please come often to play.
请别吸烟。[Qǐng bié xīyān.] – Please don’t smoke.
请记住这些生词。[Qǐng jìzhù zhè xiē shēngcí.] – Please memorize these new words.
请翻译这句话。[Qǐng fānyì zhèjù huà.] – Please translate this sentence.
请坐在这把大椅子上。[Qǐng zuò zài zhè bǎ dà yǐzi shàng. ]- Please sit in this large chair.
请念生词。[Qǐng niàn shēngcí. ]- Please read the new words aloud.
请参加我们的晚会。[Qǐng cānjiā wǒmen de wǎnhuì.] – Please join our party.
请把它扔掉。[Qǐng bǎ tā rēng diào.] – Please throw it away.
我来晚了, 请原谅。[Wǒ lái wǎnle, qǐng yuánliàng.] – I’m late, please forgive me.
请注意交通安全。[Qǐng zhùyì jiāotōng ānquán.] – Please be careful on the roads. [Please pay attention to traffic safety.]


♦ police —— 警察 [jǐngchá]
警察开心地笑了。[Jǐngchá kāixīn dì xiàole.] – The police officer laughed happily.


♦ poor —— 差 [chà]
他的英语很差。[Tā de yīngyǔ hěn chà.] – His English is very poor.


♦ poplar —— 杨树 [yáng shù]
在首都北京,人和杨树的比例是十比一。[Zài shǒudū běijīng, rén hé yáng shù de bǐlì shì shí bǐ yī.] – Beijing city, the capital of China, has one poplar tree for every 10 people.


♦ popular —— 受欢迎 [shòu huānyíng]
他的著作很受欢迎。[Tā de zhùzuò hěn shòu huānyíng.] – His writings/works are very popular.


♦ population —— 人口 [rénkǒu]
这座城市人口太多。[Zhè zuò chéngshì rénkǒu tài duō.] – The city is over-populated.


♦ porridge —— 米粥 [mǐ zhōu]
早晨我吃了两个包子,喝了一碗米粥。[Zǎochén wǒ chīle liǎng gè bāozi, hēle yī wǎn mǐ zhōu.] – At breakfast, I had two steamed buns and a bowl of rice porridge.


♦ power —— 权力 [quánlì]
从来没有一个女性进入核心权力集团。[Cónglái méiyǒu yīgè nǚxìng jìnrù héxīn quánlì jítuán.] – A woman has never sat in the inner circle of power.


♦ power plant —— (发)电厂 [(fā)diàn chǎng]
河对岸就是新建的发电厂。[Hé duì’àn jiùshì xīnjiàn de fǎ diàn chǎng.] – Across the river is the newly-built power plant.
中国取消修建一百多座火力发电厂的计划。[Zhōngguó qǔxiāo xiūjiàn yībǎi duō zuò huǒlì fādiàn chǎng de jìhuà.] – China is cancelling plans to build more than 100 coal-fired power plants.
中国火电厂约半数产能闲置。[Zhōngguó huǒ diànchǎng yuē bànshù chǎnnéng xiánzhì.] – China’s coal-fired power plants now run at about half of capacity.


♦ prairie —— 草原 [cǎoyuán]
我家前面有草原。[Wǒjiā qiánmiàn yǒu cǎoyuán.] – There is a grassland in front of my house.


♦ precious —— 宝贵 [bǎoguì]
时间是宝贵的。[Shíjiān shì bǎoguì de.] – Time is precious.


♦ predict (to ~) —— 预知 [yùzhī]
他能预知未来。[Tā néng yùzhī wèilái.] – He can predict the future.


♦ prepare (to~) —— 准备 [zhǔnbèi]
妈妈要准备午饭。[Māma yào zhǔnbèi wǔfàn.] – Mother has to prepare lunch.


♦ present (gift) —— 礼物 [lǐwù]
你包好礼物了吗?[Nǐ bāo hǎo lǐwùle ma?] – Did you wrap the presents?


♦ pretty —— 漂亮 [piàoliang]
我姐姐很漂亮。[Wǒ jiějiě hěn piàoliang.] – My sister is very pretty.


♦ prevent (to ~) —— 毖 [bì]
惩前毖后。[Chéngqiánbìhòu.] – Punish before prevent after. [Punish the former and avoid the latter.]


♦ price —— 价(格) [jià(gé)]
随着国内钢材价格的暴跌,钢铁企业纷纷减产甚至倒闭。[Suízhe guónèi gāngcái jiàgé de bàodié, gāngtiě qǐyè fēnfēn jiǎnchǎn shènzhì dǎobì.] – As domestic steel prices have collapsed, steel-producing companies have scaled back or closed.


♦ priest —— 神父 [shénfù]
我们的婚礼将由这位神父主持。[Wǒmen de hūnlǐ jiāngyóu zhè wèi shénfù zhǔchí.] – Our nuptials will be performed by this priest.


♦ primary school —— 小学 [xiǎoxué]
小学生也有作业。[Xiǎoxuéshēng yěyǒu zuòyè.] – Primary school students also have homework.


♦ problem —— 问题 [wèntí]
no problem — 没关系 [méiguānxi]
你今天做不完没关系。[Nǐ jīntiān zuòbùwán méi guānxi.] – You don’t have to finish today.
面对这么多问题,他们不得不取消整个项目。[Miàn duì zhème duō wèntí, tāmen bùdé bù qǔxiāo zhěnggè xiàngmù.] – Confronted with so many problems, they had to cancel the entire project.


♦ profession —— 职业 [zhíyè]
他的职业是教师。[Tā de zhíyè shì jiàoshī.] – Teaching is his profession.


♦ professor —— 教授 [jiàoshòu]
他是数学教授。[Tā shì shùxué jiaòshòu.] – He is a mathematics professor.
中午我要见教授。[Zhōngwǔ wǒ yào jiàn jiàoshòu.] – At noon, I will see my professor.


♦ progress —— 进步 [jìnbù]
看到孩子们有进步,心里很高兴。[Kàn dào háizimen yǒu jìnbù, xīnlǐ hěn gāoxìng.] – He was very pleased to see that the kids had made progress.
中国女性在生活的各个领域取得了巨大进步。[Zhōngguó nǚxìng zài shēnghuó de gège lǐngyù qǔdéle jùdà jìnbù.] – Chinese women have made huge progress in most spheres of life.


♦ project —— 工程 [gōngchéng], 项目 [xiàngmù]
根据电视新闻,这项工程可能会被取消。[Gēnjù diànshì xīnwén, zhè xiàng gōngchéng kěnéng huì bèi qǔxiāo.] – According to the TV news, this project is likely to be cancelled.
面对这么多问题,他们不得不取消整个项目。[Miàn duì zhème duō wèntí, tāmen bùdé bù qǔxiāo zhěnggè xiàngmù.] – Confronted with so many problems, they had to cancel the entire project.


♦ punish (to ~) —— 惩 [chéng], 处罚 [chǔfá]
惩前毖后。[Chéngqiánbìhòu.] – Punish before prevent after. [Punish the former and avoid the latter.]
你认为当兵的不服从命令就应该受处罚吗?[Nǐ rènwéi dāng bīng de bù fúcóng mìnglìng jiù yīnggāi shòu chǔfá ma?] – Do you think a soldier should be punished for not following orders?


♦ pupil —— 瞳孔 [tóngkǒng]
早期症状可能包括瞳孔缩小,流鼻涕,喘息和肌肉抽搐。[Zǎoqí zhèngzhuàng kěnéng bāokuò tóngkǒng suōxiǎo, liú bítì, chuǎnxī hé jīròu chōuchù.] – Early symptoms can include pinprick pupils, runny nose, wheezing and muscle twitching.


♦ purple —— 紫 [zǐ]
我喜欢紫色。[Wǒ xǐhuan zǐ sè.] – I like purple.


♦ purse —— 钱包 [qiánbāo]
小偷把我的钱包偷走了。[Xiǎotōu bǎ wǒ de qiánbāo tōu zǒule.] – A thief took my purse.


♦ put on (to ~) —— 穿 [chuān]
她穿上袜子。[Tā chuān shàng wàzi.] – She draws on her socks.[She put on socks.]