chen 3 Flashcards
除夕
chú xī
(New Year’s) Eve
丰盛
Trad. 豐盛
fēng shèng
rich
sumptuous
剩余
Trad. 剩餘
shèng yú
remainder
surplus
象征
xiàng zhēng emblem symbol token badge to symbolize to signify to stand for
丰衣足食
Trad. 豐衣足食
fēng yī zú shí
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
丧生 Trad. 喪生
sàng shēng
to die
to lose one’s life
牺牲
Trad. 犧牲 xī shēng to sacrifice one's life to sacrifice (sth valued) beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
深夜
shēn yè
very late at night
物资
Trad. 物資
wù zī
goods
supplies
撞击
Trad. 撞擊 zhuàng jī to strike to hit to ram
世贸大楼
shìmào dàlóu
World Trade Center (9/11)
居家令
jūjiā lìng
Stay at home orders
袭击
Trad. 襲擊 xí jī attack (esp. surprise attack) raid to attack
着手
Trad. 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it to start out on a task to set out
防止
fáng zhǐ
to prevent
to guard against
to take precautions
采取……措施
cǎiqǔ…..cuòshī
“to take … measure”
猜想
cāi xiǎng to guess to conjecture to suppose to suspect
缺少
quē shǎo lack shortage of shortfall to be short (of) to lack
大使馆
dà shǐ guǎn
embassy
保全员
bǎo quán yuán
(Tw) security guard
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
lit. to take meaning from cut segment (idiom); to interpret out of context
to focus attention on one phrase without regard to the meaning of the whole piec
落选
Trad. 落選
luò xuǎn
to fail to be chosen (or elected)
to lose an election
重伤
Trad. 重傷
zhòng shāng
seriously hurt
serious injury
持枪者
chí qiāng zhě
gunmen
闯入 Trad. 闖入
chuǎng rù to break into to intrude to charge in to gate-crash
开枪
开枪 Trad. 開槍
kāi qiāng
to open fire
to shoot a gun
还击
Trad. 還擊
huán jī
to hit back
to return fire
抵达
Trad. 抵達
dǐ dá
to arrive
大使
dà shǐ
ambassador
envoy
涉及到
shèjí dào
to relate or mention someone or something to someone or something
吃亏是福
chīkuī shì fú
to suffer losses is a blessing,
ie. lose sleep now to study more, DLPT grade will be better
佣金
yòng jīn
commission
比尔盖茨
Bǐ ěr Gài cí
Bill Gates
纳税
Trad. 納稅
nà shuì
to pay taxes