301-400 Flashcards
Hanzi 301-400
往
wàng; wǎng towards; go
“Step forward, Lord Vader, and walk TOWARDS the Ewok,” said the director (on the film set of “Star Wars”). But there is no ewok! The Dwarf heard when Mr Wang locked him behind one of his security doors. But he doesn’t act, just looks towards the door. // Teddy starts running around calling, “GO, go there and rescue him! It’s Mr Wang who kidnapped him!”
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往往 wǎng wǎng often
已往 (274) yǐ wǎng in the past
兀
“pedestal”
The unicorn uses his horn to lift the small boy onto the PEDESTAL (so that people can see the new “chosen one”). / .
元
yuán yuan
In the town square there is a statue of a unicorn on a pedestal; people throw YUAN coins onto the pedestal for good luck. / At night the Fairy comes to collect the yuan coins for charity.
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公元 (119) gōng yuán A.D.
日元 (6) Rì yuán (Japanese) yen
园
yuán garden
The historic yuan coin is enclosed in a display case in the memorial Chinese GARDEN. / The Fairy sets up a souvenir stall to sell replica yuan coins.
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公园 (119) gōng yuán park, public garden
远
yuǎn distant
You can see the yuan coins lying on the road sparkling into the DISTANCE like cat’s eyes. / Teddy tries to pick up all the yuan coins (we see his butt stuck out) but he can’t hold them all.
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远亲 (196) yuǎn qīn distant relatives
远近 (241) yuǎn jìn distance
玩
wán play
The king, Elvis, likes to sneak out with his pockets full of yuan coins and PLAY the slot machines! / The Fairy warns him he could only win in W完 wán finish
The high-class building firm has a custom, when building a new house, to cement a yuan coin to the roof when the work is FINISHEDed (to show that they don’t penny-pinch). / Wasting money like that is a sign of a wanton life, says the Fairy.
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完成 (259) wán chéng fulfil, accomplish
用完 (130) yòng wán use up
做完 ZUÒ WÁN to finish / to complete the taskonderland, but not in the real world.
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玩儿 (21) wán r play, have fun
好玩儿 (18, 21) hǎo wán r great fun
院
yuàn institute
They built a temporary mound in front when they had finished building the INSTITUTE. / The Dwarf stood on it to place the commemorative yuan coin above the door, to declare the Institute for Dwarf Studies open.
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学院 (82) xué yuàn college
住院 (298) zhù yuàn to stay in hospital
院子 (17) yuàn zi courtyard, compound
南
nán south
If a little Mujo offends against the rules in the outer limits, by going in areas marked with a cross, you’ll be sent to the SOUTH and be enslaved as a non-white. / The Fairy will conjure up a flying nanny goat to take you there!
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南边 (41) nán biān the south side
南海 (129) Nán Hǎi the South China Sea
幸
xìng good fortune
You take a pot of earth to the housewarming party, which seems to offend the new householder - this mystifies you as in your own culture it brings GOOD FORTUNE. / The Dwarf behind you has brought a pot of shingle (and wonders how this will be received …)
平
píng level
Clarabelle Cow put her horns inside the tumble dryer - which were such a weight that she had to check it was LEVEL before she could switch it on. / The Fairy used the level surface as a ping-pong table.
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平安 (91) píng’ān safe, safe and sound
和平 (126) hé píng peace
平方 (291) píng fāng square (e.g. meters)
不平 (9) bù píng unfair; resent
苹
píng apple
To test whether the grass is level he uses an APPLE (seeing if it rolls around). / The Fairy suggests using a ping-pong ball instead (so she can eat the apple!)
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苹果 (187) píng guǒ apple
评
píng comment on
A sogn-writer trying to get his words level (on a shop sign) asks people across the street to COMMENT ON how he’s doing on their FB accounts. / The Fairy gives a definitive view by using her ping-pong ball as a spirit level.
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批评 (229) pī píng criticize; criticism
事
shì affair
The AFFAIR of the half-naked village hottie working with a pitchfork on a pile of empty condom packages is the topic of a slushy romance. After a few pages the Dwarf throws the book down in disgust, saying, “What a charade!”
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故事 (191) gù shì story, tale 做事 (210) zuò shì to work 办事 (123) bàn shì to handle matters 事实 (250) shì shí a fact 没事儿 (169, 21) méi shìr it doesn’t matter, it’s nothing; to have nothing to do
面
miàn face
(The children had been throwing flour at each other and some went in Lisa’s eye) they used a thumb tack to secure the bandages enclosing the eye, which made her FACE look very odd! / The two Dwarves grumbled to each other, “These children are a right menace,” as they cleaned up the mess.
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见面 (214) jiàn miàn to meet 方面 (291) fāng miàn side, aspect 外面 (71) wài miàn the outside 前面 (90) qián miàn the front 对面 (154) duì miàn the opposite side 地面 (54) dì miàn the earth’s surface
此
cǐ this
“Stop using that spoon to eat your soup - use THIS one!”, Marge says to Bart. / “…Or I’ll stomp on your freakin’ bratty foot you’re gonna beg for mercy and I’ll ritually burn your Teddy fatso at the stake!”
些
xiē a few
At the Air show everyone’s staring at Airforce1 so the MC, the Anchorman, shouts: “Look here you morons! This biplane here, next to us, is one of the FEW of its IIWW type remaining. / The two Giants kindly carried it all the way from their shed so it can be here today.”
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那些 (98) nà xiē those
一些 (1) yì xiē a small amount of
这些 (26) zhè xiē these
有些 (63) yǒu xiē some (items)
倍
bèi multiple
Harry had to spit to get rid of the vile taste - but as the spit hit the floor it turned into a tiny version of him. He kept spitting until there were MULTIPLE versions of him everywhere. / The Dwarf had to be called on to take the baby-Harry’s away!
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四倍 (24) sì bèi four-fold
部
bù section
Spitting was not allowed in many parts of the city but the bylaw varied from SECTION to section. / The Dwarf could boot out anyone found breaking the law.
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部分 (73) bù fen portion, part
干部 (124) gàn bù cadre, party official
部门 (27) bù mén department
内部 (219) nèi bù the interior, inside
部长 (172) bù zhǎng (govt.) minister
南部 (307) nán bù southern part
丬
“firewood”
北
běi north
(( =I=比 bǐ compared with ))
He packed his firewood and his trusty spoon in his pack, and set off for the far NORTH. / Teddy ran after him crying, “You’ve forgotten your bacon.”
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北边 (41) běi biān the north side
北面 (313) běi miàn the north side
西北 (100) xī běi northwest
将
jiāng going to
“You should have brought the firewood and laid out the fire by now.” “I was just GOING TO!” / The two Giants jangled the hearth irons, impatient to have their fire made up.
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将来 (65) jiāng lái (in the) future
将要 (101) jiāng yào about to; going to
东
dōng east
Four unicorns had only two drops of water, so Trump instucted the zoo management to go to the EAST bring the water from great Chinese dams. / They sent the Giant. He made a quick getaway on his donkey!
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东边 (41) dōng biān the east side
东西 (100) dōng xi thing
东北 (317) dōng běi northeast
东方 (291) dōng fāng the East, Orient
乐
yuè (lè) music
Trump ordered all sacred objects to be protected from the rain, so they hid the cross under a shelter, but it got wet a bit and two drops were hanging on either arm. “Play some loud MUSIC so the vibrations cause them to come off!”, Trump said. / But the speakers were set up outside the Dwarf’s house again, and he came out to complain: “You, eh? I’ve told you before, Donald, go and play somewhere else!”
(With the pronunciation lè, 乐 also means “happy”, as in the phrase “happy Birthday”.)
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音乐 (257) yīn yuè music
算
suàn reckon
The pirate captain Johny Depp raised the bamboo telescope to his eye and steadied it with two hands, so he couldn’t hold the calculator. “I RECKON I’ll need fifty men to storm that castle,” he said to his crew. / But it was actually a sand castle that the Twin Dwarfs, who guarded the island, had built to deter pirates.
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打算 (153) dǎ suàn plan; intend
第
dì Number
(In the panpipes factory) the bamboo pipes have to be sorted into the right sequence and labeled NUMBER 1, Number 2, and so on. / The Dwarf has been demoted (so is given this job, which he thinks is beneath him).
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第一 (1) dì yī Number 1
弟
dì younger brother
The goats were all being lined up, the size of their horns determining their place in the sequence. One goat noticed that his YOUNGER BROTHER had sneaked in above him. / He told the Dwarf (organizing the line-up), so that his brother was demoted.
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弟弟 dì di younger brother
劳
láo toil
Keeping the furnaces glowing at the power station was hard TOIL. / The Fairy played loud music for the workers (so that they could hear it over the roar of the furnaces while they worked).
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劳动 (58) láo dòng do (manual) work
加
jiā add
A power socket has been installed by the mouth of each cave, to ADD the cave dwelling area to the electricity grid. / Two Giant workmen arrive, carrying a huge jar of plugs and switches between them.
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加以 (120) jiā yǐ moreover; ought to
加工 (147) jiā gōng to process (unfinished products)
驾
jià drive (a vehicle)
The cart salesman says, “all you have to do is add a horse and you can DRIVE it away!” / The Twin Dwarves who are thinking of buying the cart are now arguing over who should smash the jar against the side to “launch” it (like a boat) and who should drive it away.
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劳驾 (324) láo jià may I trouble you?
咖
kā [coffee]
As he put the mug to his mouth he remembered that he must add sugar to his COFFEE. / The Giant got a cardboard box of sugar from his fridge.
非
fēi un-
Trump thinks he has to write six minuses and separate them by two lines to proove it’s really NEGATION. / no worries, says the Giant, I believe it as soon as I see your honest face, Donald.
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非法 (87) fēi fǎ unlawful, illegal
啡
fēi [coffee]
As he put the mug to his mouth he realized it was un_sweetened COFFEE. / The Giant pulled a face.
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咖啡 (327) kā fēi coffee
排
pái line
Superman had to use his bare hands to uncouple two LINEs of visitors at the theater, as they all wanted the front row and caused total chaos. / The Fairy whispered to him to push them apart with water pipes.
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安排 (91) ān pái arrange
反
fǎn oppose
The young prince Adam has to be dragged along to shake hands with all the dignitaries, but is OPPOSEd to all the pomp and circumstance (and vows to do things differently when he is king). / Teddy is happy though, as he gets to play fanfares on his trumpet.
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反对 (154) fǎn duì oppose, object to
反动 (58) fǎn dòng reactionary
饭
fàn meal
There were so many types of food that the fussy guest was opposed to (on ideological grounds) that it was difficult to put together a MEAL for him. / The Dwarf chef demands that a fanfare be played (to accompany his entrance with the resulting meal, after all the trouble he’s gone to).
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午饭 (125) wǔ fàn lunch
饭店 (186) fàn diàn hotel; restaurant
板
bǎn board
The tree is opposed to the new highway and he is certainly opposed to them nailing a BOARD to him announcing the development. / Teddy pulls the board off and bandages up the holes.
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老板 (264) lǎo bǎn boss, proprietor
米
mǐ rice
(( =/= 来 lái come ))
(A party game) “animal horns have been hidden in the tree, with RICE inside - you have to climb up, find a horn and bring it down without spilling any rice. Who wants to try it?” / “Me”, says Teddy, “me, me, me!”
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大米 (47) dà mǐ rice
米饭 (332) mǐ fàn cooked rice
青
qīng blue-green
(On a cliff face) The plant in the moon-light looks BLUE, but it’s actually GREEN. / Only the Giant is tall enough to see into the chink of rock where the plant is growing.
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青年 (168) qīng nián a youth
年青 (168) nián qīng young
请
qǐng please
The words are written in big blue-green metal letters on the meadow: “PLEASE don’t disturb the plants.” / Teddy clambers up on the letters to peer into the chink.
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请问 (289) qǐng wèn Excuse me, …
清
qīng transparent
When water falls on the blue-green plant it turns it TRANSPARENT. / The Giant verifies this by peeping into the chink in the rock.
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清理 (158) qīng lǐ to put in order, sort out
晴
qíng fine weather
The sun turning the plant blue-green again is the first sign of FINE WEATHER. / The Fairy keeps flitting up to the chink to check out this natural barometer.
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晴天 (76) qíng tiān a sunny day
忄
heart
情
qíng state of affairs
The heart of the plant only turns blue-green when this STATE OF AFFAIRES (the fine weather) persists. / Only the Fairy can get right inside the chink to see the color change.
(This is the form taken by Character 161 when it appears as the left-hand side of a character.)
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事情 (312) shì qíng affair, matter
同情 (160) tóng qíng sympathy
心情 (161) xīn qíng mood, state of mind
睛
jīng pupil (of eye)
“Color your eyes with blue-green eye shadow to set off your PUPILs!” / The Giant fancies a job in advertising and is trying to write jingles (this is his first effort, for a cosmetics company).
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眼睛 (284) yǎn jīng eye
