Chapter 3 Flashcards
避开
Bi Kai
To avoid but only used for people (not in always a bad way, could be because you don’t want to bump into them)
E.g. 避开 + 人/情况
Always followed by a noun
避
Bi
To avoid
But only for natural reasons (rain, wind etc.) usually followed by one word only
Always followed by a noun
自然
Zi Ran
Natural
E.g. 自然灾害 (Natural disaster)
避免
Bi Mian
Avoid to do something
Always followed by a verb
断
Duan
To break something/ broken
裂
Lie
To be cracked but not broken, still in one piece
灾害
Zai Hai
Natural disaster
地震
Di Zhen
Earthquake
抵御
Di Yu
To resist
规律
Gui Lv
Rule/ regular (natural law - flowers changing with seasons etc.)
采取
Cai Qu
To take/ to adopt
措施
Cuo Shi
Measures/ a solution (to a problem)
避免
Bi Mian
To avoid
损失
Sun Shi
To lose something/ loss
征兆
Zheng Zhao
Sign/ omen
警惕
Jing Ti
On guard/ vigilant
异常
Yi Chang
Abnormal
狂叫
Kuang Jiao
To scream
倒塌
Dao Ta
To collapse
断裂
Duan Lie
To break AND crack
赶紧
Gan Jin
Quickly/ urgently
被子
Bei Zi
Quilt
枕头
Zhen Tou
Pillow
间隙
Jian Xi
A space of free time that is usually very short in between a busy schedule or something that keeps happening
逃
Tao
To flee/ run away
开阔
Kai Kuo
Open/ wide
抓紧
Zhua Jin
To rescue
承重墙
Cheng Zhong Qiang
Bearing wall
甩
Shuai
To throw in a spinning motion
捂
Wu
To cover a body part (only)
洪水
Hong Shui
Flood/ flood water
病毒
Bing Du
Virus (illness and technology)
震动
Zheng Dong
Vibrate
眼界
Yan Jie
View
巩固
Gong Gu To reinforce (abstract things e.g. knowledge)
海啸
Hai Xiao
Tsunami/ sea quake
应付
Ying Fu
To cope with/ to handle
Also to do something that you don’t want to do and just do it half heartedly
淹没
Yan Mo
To flood/ drown
冲
Chong
To wash up/ flush
岸
An
Bank (river bank etc.)
转移
Zhuan Yi
To transfer/ move somewhere else
(E.g. money)
加固
Jia Gu
To reinforce real objects only
照明
Zhao Ming
To light/ lighting
疏通
Shu Tong
To remove a blockage