Chinese Idiom Learning W2 三顧茅廬/三顾茅庐

Question 1

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Answer 1

gèng duō，Adv.，more

Question 2

出门

Answer 2

chūmén，V.，go out

Question 3

散步

Answer 3

sànbù，V.，take a walk

Question 4

回家

Answer 4

huí jiā，V.，go home

Question 5

放弃

Answer 5

fàngqì，V.，give up

Question 6

吵醒

Answer 6

chǎo xǐng，V.，wake somebody up

Question 7

礼貌 / 禮貌

Answer 7

lǐmào，N.，polite

Question 8

放弃 / 放棄

Answer 8

fàngqì，V.，give up

Question 9

打天下

Answer 9

dǎ tiānxià，VP.，to seize power / to conquer the world / to establish and expand a business / to carve out a career for oneself

Question 10

顾

Answer 10

gù，V.，visit

Question 11

拜访

Answer 11

bàifǎng，V.，visit

Question 12

茅庐 / 茅廬

Answer 12

máolú，N.，thatched cottage

Question 13

真心

Answer 13

zhēnxīn，Adj./Adv.，sincere, sincerely

Question 14

间

Answer 14

jiān，M.，measure word of house, shop and store

Question 15

董事长

Answer 15

dǒngshì zhǎng，N.，chairman

Question 16

到处

Answer 16

dàochù，Adv.，everywhere

Question 17

适合

Answer 17

shìhé，Adj.，suitable

Question 18

年纪

Answer 18

niánjì，N.，age

Question 19

退休

Answer 19

tuìxiū，V.，retire

Question 20

回来

Answer 20

huílái，V.，return

Question 21

V 着 zhe: 着 is a temporal notion. It typically combines with action verbs
and lengthens their duration. It is related to, but is not the same as, the
English-ing form

Answer 21

A. 诸葛亮后来跟着刘备，帮刘备做事。
B. 我们背着包包去学校。

Question 22

Adv. + 地 de + V.: Like monosyllabic adjectives, disyllabic adjectives in
Chinese can be reduplicated to express intensified states. They occur as preVP adverbials marked by 地

Answer 22

1. The reduplication of adjectives is from A into AA or AB into AABB.
   e.g. 慢➔慢慢 slow ➔ slowly
   开心➔开开心心 happy ➔ happily
   漂亮➔漂漂亮亮 beautiful ➔ beautifully
2. A reduplicated adjective is followed by 地 when it modifies the verb.
   A. 妹妹慢慢地吃饭。
   B. 我们开开心心地上课。
   *Not all of the adjectives can be reduplicated, e.g.真心、害怕、便宜、好看、难
   看、方便、有名 etc. If the adjective cannot be reduplicated, then skip structure 1.

Question 23

Concession with 只好 zhǐhǎo (meaning could only, have no choice but to):
只好 introduces the best possible option under the given circumstances.

Answer 23

A. 我没带书去学校，只好请同学借我。
B. 他今天生病了，只好在家里休息，不能出去玩

Question 24

邀請

Answer 24

yāoqǐng
to invite / invitation / CL: 個｜个