B4-2 L5 Flashcards
dream
夢
梦
mèng
to interview
採訪
采访
cǎifǎng
to line up, stand in queue
排隊
排队
páiduì
school newspaper, school publications of all sorts
校刊
xiàokān
alumnus
校友
xiàoyǒu
doctorate, PhD
博士
bóshì
academic degree
學位
学位
xuéwèi
to take a test
考
kǎo
driver, chauffeur
司機
司机
sījī
bachelors, college degree
學士
学士
xuéshì
street stall
地攤
地摊
dìtān
phenomenon
現象
现象
xiànxiàng
rare (and unique), singular
稀奇
xīqí
to rob, mug
搶
抢
qiǎng
to criticize
批評
批评
pīpíng
to waste
浪費
浪费
làngfèi
after all
畢竟
毕竟
bìjìng
to make contributions
貢獻
贡献
gòngxiàn
indeed
的確
的确
díquè
blindly
盲目
mángmù
to pursue further education
升學
升学
shēngxué
to evade, escape
逃避
táobì
employment; to get a job
就業
就业
jiùyè
to postpone
延後
延后
yánhòu
a “sponge”, a “parasite”, somebody who feeds off the old (to live off one’s parents, lit. gnaw on the old)
啃老族
kěnlǎozú
to close up shop (said of street stalls)
收攤
收摊
shōutān
cleaning squad, street cleaners (to clean + team member)
清潔隊員
清洁队员
qīngjié duìyuán
to have a street stall
擺地攤
摆地摊
bǎi dìtān
most, the majority of
大多數
大多数
dàduōshù
on the other hand, however
話說回來
话说回来
huàshuō huílái
to rely on yourself, to stand on your own two feet
自食其力
zìshí qílì
next issue (of a periodical)
下一期
xiàyìqí
a period of (time)
段
duàn
prices, commodity prices
物價
物价
wùjià
to rise (of prices)
上漲
上涨
shàngzhǎng
income
所得
suǒdé
to rise (as of prices and water level)
漲
涨
zhǎng
barely, with great reluctance
勉強
勉强
miǎnqiǎng
at all, in the slightest；basic, fundamental, essential；foundation, base, root
根本
gēnběn
organization
組織
组织
zǔzhī
to protest against
抗議
抗议
kàngyì
land prices
地價
地价
dìjià
housing prices
房價
房价
fángjià
to (upward) surge
高漲
高涨
gāozhǎng
to cause, produce, make
造成
zàochéng
statistics
統計
统计
tǒngjì
busy doing things without achieving anything
窮忙
穷忙
qióngmáng
global, worldwide
全球
quánqiú
prosperous, booming, economic conditions
景氣
景气
jǐngqì
to implement, put into effect
施行
shīxíng
pay, salary, wages
薪資
薪资
xīnzī
for many years, for so long
多年
duōnián
not yet (formal)
未
wèi
to adjust upward
調高
调高
tiáogāo
to lay off
裁員
裁员
cáiyuán
to observe, note
觀察
观察
guānchá
lottery
彩券
cǎiquàn
to win (a prize or lottery), to hit a jackpot
中獎
中奖
zhòngjiǎng
to dream
做夢
zuòmèng
to strike it rich
發財
发财
fācái
countenance (mood shown on face)
臉色
脸色
liǎnsè
report, article, story (news)
報導
报导
bàodǎo
to indicate, point out
指出
zhǐchū
to set up a business
創業
创业
chuàngyè
food and beverage industry
餐飲業
餐饮业
cānyǐnyè
life
人生
rénshēng
and (formal)
及
jí
challenge (noun)
挑戰
挑战
tiǎozhàn
to cultivate, train, foster
培養
培养
péiyǎng
strength (not physical strength)
實力
实力
shílì
to wait for, await
等待
děngdài
to have as one’s own, possess
擁有
拥有
yǒngyǒu
Mainland China
中國大陸
中国大陆
zhōngguó dàlù
can’t save (money)
存不了
cúnbùliǎo
“snails without shells” (people who cannot afford to buy their own home)
無殼蝸牛
无壳蜗牛
wúké guāniú
gap between the rich and the poor, unequal distribution of wealth
貧富不均
贫富不均
pínfù bùjūn
bitter life, very poorly
苦哈哈
kǔhāhā
to seek opportunities elsewhere
另謀發展
另谋发展
lìngmóu fāzhǎn
to be dying to, desperately
恨不得
hènbùdé
to become rich overnight
一夜致富
yíyè zhìfù
“place in the sun”, a job that makes you happy and provides you with all the money and things that you want, paradise
一片天
yípiàntiān
