房地产=政府的储水池

Question 1

為A辯護

Answer 1

to argue in defense of A

wèi A biànhù

Question 2

崩盤

Answer 2

for an economy to crumble or collapse

bēngpán

Question 3

荒唐

Answer 3

be absurd, fantastic

huāngtáng

Question 4

必死無疑

Answer 4

be undoubtedly doomed

bìsǐ wúyí

Question 5

走勢

Answer 5

the gait

zǒushì

Question 6

信貸

Answer 6

credit (e.g. in lending and borrowing)

xìndài

Question 7

AB比

Answer 7

the ratio of A to B (or A/B, or A-B) is adj.

AB bǐ

Question 8

畸高

Answer 8

be abnormally high

jīgāo

Question 9

社會融資總量

Answer 9

Social financing scale/total

Shèhuì róngzī zǒngliàng

Question 10

非A莫屬

Answer 10

be none other than A

fēi A mòshǔ

Question 11

雄踞第#

Answer 11

be magnificently positioned/situated in the # place

xióngjù dì #

Question 12

泡沫破裂

Answer 12

for the bubble to burst

pàomò pòliè

Question 13

瘪

Answer 13

be shriveled, shrunken, deflated

biě

Question 14

瞬間

Answer 14

in a sudden or blink of an eye

shùnjiān

Question 15

從A觀之

Answer 15

viewed from A (which is a perspective)

cóng A guān zhī

Question 16

盛宴必散

Answer 16

even the grandest feast must have an end

shèngyànbìsàn

Question 17

金融危機

Answer 17

financial crisis

jīnróng wēijī

Question 18

傾政權之力

Answer 18

with all (of a regime’s) political might

qīng zhèngquán zhī lì

Question 19

放水

Answer 19

to turn on the water, or (idiomatic expression) to throw a game

fàngshuǐ

Question 20

投機者

Answer 20

an opportunist

tóujī zhě

Question 21

限購令

Answer 21

an purchase limit order (from the government)

xiàn gòu lìng

Question 22

樓盤

Answer 22

(real estate) Property

lóupán

Question 23

供給緊張

Answer 23

supply shortage

gōngjǐ jǐnzhāng

Question 24

假象

Answer 24

the semblance or appearance

jiǎxiàng

Question 25

房市

Answer 25

real estate market ## Footnote fáng shì

Question 26

儲水池

Answer 26

a reservoir (for storing water) ## Footnote chǔshuǐ chí

Question 27

惡劣

Answer 27

be of very poor quality ## Footnote èliè

Question 28

通脹

Answer 28

(economic) inflation ## Footnote tōngzhàng

Question 29

稀釋

Answer 29

to dilute (a mixture with water or another liquid) ## Footnote xīshì

Question 30

兼

Answer 30

concurrently or both ## Footnote jiān

Question 31

回旋餘地

Answer 31

room for freedom of action, maneuvering room, have latitude for action ## Footnote huíxuán yúdì