Chapter 2 Flashcards

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1
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葡萄

A

pútao
Grape

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象征

A

xiàngzhēng
symbol

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风俗

A

fēngsú
Customs (traditions)

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4
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辞旧迎新

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cíjiù-yíngxīn
see the old year out and the new year in

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5
Q

燃放

A

ránfàng
set off (fireworks, etc.)

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瓶瓶罐罐

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píng píng guàn guàn
Bottles and jars

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厄运

A

èyùn
adversity; misfortune

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前夕

A

qiánxī
eve

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碗碟

A

wǎn dié
Bowls and plates

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10
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预示

A

yùshì
Indicate/foreshadow

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兆头

A

zhàotou
sign; omen

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Q

忙碌

A

mánglù
Busy;
mángmánglùlù means as busy as a bee

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13
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遥远

A

yáoyuǎn
distant; remote; faraway

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14
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恭敬

A

gōngjìng
respectful

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15
Q

万事大吉

A

wànshì-dàjí
everything’s fine

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16
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元旦

A

Yuándàn
New Year’s Day

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17
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zéi

NOUN
1 thief
2 traitor; enemy

18
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鱼尾纹

A

yúwěiwén
crow’s feet

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Q

装饰

A

zhuāngshì
decorate; adorn

20
Q

圣诞

A

shèngdàn
Christmas

21
Q

格格不入

A

gégé-bùrù
incompatible with; out of tune with; alien; out of one’s element; like a square peg in a round hole

22
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结婚

A

jiéhūn
VERB
marry; get married; be married

23
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A

jià

VERB
(of a woman) marry

24
Q

视讯

A

shìxùn
video

25
Q

沉默寡言

A

chénmò-guǎyán
uncommunicative

26
Q

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deputy; assistant; vice-(insert job)

27
Q

A


cruel

28
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承诺

A

chéngnuò
promise

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歉意

A

qiànyì
apology; regret

30
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围炉

A

wéilú
sit around a fire

31
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蒸腾

A

zhēngténg

VERB
(of steam) rising

32
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叽叽喳喳

A

jījizhāzhā
sound of birds chirping or people talking rapidly and indistinctly

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缺席

A

quēxí
absent (from a meeting, etc.)

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悦耳

A

yuè’ěr
pleasant to the ear; sweet-sounding

35
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红枣

A

hóngzǎo
red date

36
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儿媳妇

A

érxífu
daughter-in-law

37
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莫名其妙

A

mòmíng-qímiào
Baffled or unaccountable

38
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疑惑

A

yíhuò
feel uncertain (or unconvinced)

39
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酷虐

A

kùnüè
ferocious; savage

40
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酷毙了!

A

kùbìle
This is cool!

41
Q

疑惑不解

A

yíhuòbùjiě
feel puzzled; have doubts