Chapter 2 Flashcards
往来
Wang Lai
Dealings/ contact
乘坐
Cheng Zuo
To take by (transport)
任何
Ren He
Any
入乡随俗
Ru Xiang Sui Su
To do as the Roman’s do
遵守
Zun Shou
To comply with/ to obey
当地
Dang Di
Local/ the place in question
情况
Qing Kuang
Situation
否则
Fou Ze
Otherwise/ or else
讲究
Jiang Jiu
Meticulous study/ something needs to be stressed
农历
Nong Li
Lunar Calendar
失去
Shi Qu
To lose
钱财
Qian Cai
Wealth/ money
运气
Yun Qi
Luck
吉利
Ji Li
Lucky/ auspicious
往往
Wang Wang
Usually
千万
Qian Wan
Must/ be sure to
输
Shu
Lose (a game/ match)
迷信
Mi Xin
Superstitious
倒霉
Dao Mei
Unlucky
镜子
Jing Zi
Mirror
及其
Ji Qi
Extremely
碎
Sui
To break into tiny pieces
规定
Gui Ding
Rules
帽子
Mao Zi
Hat
禁止
Jin Zhi
Forbid
尊敬
Zun Jing
To respect elders
顶
Ding
Measure word for hat
打猎
Da Lie
To hunt
猎人
Lie Ren
Hunter
尊重
Zun Zhong
To respect younger generation
尤其
You Qi
Especially
碰
Peng
Touch (a quick motion)
神圣
Shen Sheng
Holy
摸
Mo
To touch/ pat
打扮
Da Ban
To dress up
反映
Fan Ying
To reflect/ report (usually something bad)
过去
Guo Qu
In the past
经历
Jing Li
To experience (general, not in depth)
E.g. when travelling experience shopping, food, tourist destinations) NOT used to describe years and years of work experience
节奏
Jie Zou
Rhythm
消失
Xiao Shi
To disappear/ to fade away
可惜
Ke Xi
Pity/ unfortunately (not successful in something)
许多
Xu Duo
Many/ huge amount of
说法
Shuo Fa
Saying
到底
Dao Di
Finally/ used to emphasise a question
道理
Dao Li
Principle/ make sense
流传
Liu Chuan
To spread
经验
Jing Yan
Experience by repetition (e.g. work experience)
传染
Chuan Ran To spread (a disease only)