第十八课：成语的来源

Question 1

n. chéngyû

proverb; idiom; set phrase

Answer 1

成语

Question 2

adj. gùdìng

fixed

Answer 2

固定

Question 3

n. cízû

expression; phrase

Answer 3

词组

Question 4

prep. guānyú

regarding; about

Answer 4

关于

Question 5

adv. dàzhì

generally; roughly

Answer 5

大致

Question 6

prep. zì

from

Answer 6

自

Question 7

n. yùyán

allegory; fable

Answer 7

寓言

Question 8

n. shīcí

poems

Answer 8

诗词

Question 9

v. yânbiàn

evolve

Answer 9

演变

Question 10

n. hányì

implication

Answer 10

含义

Question 11

méilái-yânqù

exchange love glances with somebody; make eyes at each other

Answer 11

眉来眼去

Question 12

adj. kôutóu

oral

Answer 12

口头

Question 13

n. súyû

common saying; folk adage

Answer 13

俗语

Question 14

v. xíngchéng

form; take shape

Answer 14

形成

Question 15

shuîdī-shíchuān

dripping water wears through a stone — little strokes fell great oaks

Answer 15

水滴石穿

Question 16

sānxīn-èryì

half-hearted; change one’s mind constantly

Answer 16

三心二意

Question 17

adj. yīgān-‘èr jìng

thorough(ly); complete(ly)

Answer 17

一干二净

Question 18

par. suô

that; which; what

Answer 18

所

Question 19

adv. wângwâng

often- frequently

Answer 19

往往

Question 20

v. biâodá

express

Answer 20

表达

Question 21

v. dī

drip

Answer 21

滴

Question 22

n. shí

stone

Answer 22

石

Question 23

v. chuān

pierce through

Answer 23

穿

Question 24

v. dīluò

drip down; weep

Answer 24

滴落

Question 25

n. héngxīn

perseverance

Answer 25

恒心

Question 26

v. jiānchí

uphold

Answer 26

坚持

Question 27

adv. duōme

how; what

Answer 27

多么

Question 28

v. chénggōng

succeed

Answer 28

成功

Question 29

n. jîngsè

scenery

Answer 29

景色

Question 30

v. xíngzôu

run; move

Answer 30

行走

Question 31

n. méimao

eyebrow

Answer 31

眉毛

Question 32

prep. xiàng

toward

Answer 32

向

Question 33

n. yânbō

(of a woman’s eyes) a fluid glance

Answer 33

眼波

Question 34

prep. tōngguò

by way of; by means of

Answer 34

通过

Question 35

v. chuándì

transmit; convey

Answer 35

传递

Question 36

n. shuāngyīn jié

two-syllable

Answer 36

双音节

Question 37

adj. shùnkôu

easy to read

Answer 37

顺口

Question 38

adj. shēnkè

profound; deep

Answer 38

深刻

Question 39

n. jiégòu

structure

Answer 39

结构

Question 40

n. cíxù

word order

Answer 40

词序

Question 41

adv. suí yì

as one pleases

Answer 41

随意

Question 42

v. biàndòng

change and move

Answer 42

变动