Chapter 17 Vocab

Question 1

to manage money

vo

Answer 1

理财

Question 2

to invest (money); (financial) investment
v/n

Answer 2

投资

Question 3

to be left over; surplus

v/n

Answer 3

剩余

Question 4

interest

n

Answer 4

利息

Question 5

to increase; to add

v

Answer 5

增加

Question 6

all along; the whole time; constantly
adv
[See grammar 1]

Answer 6

一向

Question 7

to be frugal (with food and other living expenses)

Answer 7

省吃俭用

Question 8

bank savings

n

Answer 8

存款

Question 9

way; method

n

Answer 9

方式

Question 10

(of water, prices, etc.) to rise; to surge; to go up

v

Answer 10

涨

Question 11

to stir-fry; to saute; to speculate (for profit)

v

Answer 11

炒

Question 12

to consume

v

Answer 12

消费

Question 13

to enjoy; enjoyment; pleasure

v/n

Answer 13

享受

Question 14

to give rise to; to lead to

v

Answer 14

引起

Question 15

to think deeply; to ponder over; contemplation; cogitation

v/n

Answer 15

思考

Question 16

contradiction; contradictory; conflicting

n/adj

Answer 16

矛盾

Question 17

gloomy; depressed

adj

Answer 17

郁闷

Question 18

(measure word for sums of money)

m

Answer 18

笔

Question 19

son’s son; grandson

n

Answer 19

孙子

Question 20

son’s daughter; granddaughter

n

Answer 20

孙女

Question 21

fiancee

n

Answer 21

未婚妻

Question 22

to count as; to be considered as

v

Answer 22

算

Question 23

to combine; to join

v

Answer 23

合

Question 24

to persuade; to advise; to urge

v

Answer 24

劝

Question 25

hard; strenuous; toilsome; laborious; to work hard; to go to trouble
adj/v

Answer 25

辛苦

Question 26

elderly lady

n

Answer 26

老太太

Question 27

to accumulate; to hoard; to save; to scrape together

v

Answer 27

攒

Question 28

old age

n

Answer 28

老年

Question 29

to persuade; to convince

v

Answer 29

说服

Question 30

at last; in the end; finally; eventually

adv

Answer 30

终于

Question 31

to follow; to continue

v

Answer 31

接着

Question 32

to fit exactly; to hit

v

Answer 32

中

Question 33

to sign; to autograph

v

Answer 33

签

Question 34

agreement; contract

n

Answer 34

合同

Question 35

idea; opinion

n

Answer 35

想法

Question 36

sudden; unexpected

adj

Answer 36

突然

Question 37

sisters; female friends or co-workers who share a sister-like bond
n

Answer 37

姐妹

Question 38

mahjong

n

Answer 38

麻将

Question 39

stock market

n

Answer 39

股市

Question 40

risk; danger; hazard

n

Answer 40

风险

Question 41

to mortgage

v

Answer 41

抵押

Question 42

stock; share

n

Answer 42

股票

Question 43

to fall

v

Answer 43

跌

Question 44

to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss in a deal
v

Answer 44

赔