Class 233 Little Dog 2 Flashcards
蜥蜴人
xī yì rén
reptilians, ‘lizard-people’
法老
fá lăo
pharaoh (loanword)
蜕皮
tuì pí
skin cast off during molting; exuvium; to pupate; to molt; to slough; to cast off an old skin or shell
蜕
tuì
skin cast off during molting; exuvium; to pupate; to molt; to slough; to cast off an old skin or shell
皮
pí
leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty; (Chinese surname)
治病
zhì bìng
to treat an illness
治
zhì
to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
病
bìng
illness; disease; to fall ill; defect
三星堆
sān xīng duī
(archeaological site in 四川省)
婚介
hūn jiè
matchmaking; abbr. for 婚姻介绍
婚姻介绍
hūn yīn jiè shào
matrimonial introduction
婚姻
hūn yīn
matrimony; wedding; marriage
介绍
jiè shào
to introduce (somebody to somebody); to give a presentation; to present (somebody for a job, etc.); introduction
婚
hūn
to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife
姻
yīn
marriage connections
介
jiè
to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor
绍
shào
to continue; to carry on; (Chinese surname)
媒人
méi ren
go-between; matchmaker
媒
méi
medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒体, media, esp. news media
惨
căn
miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy
哭惨
kū căn
to cry bitterly, enthusiastically?
哭
kū
to cry; to weep
输惨
shū căn
terribly sad due to losing a game or competition
输
shū
to lose; to transport; to donate; to enter (a password)
悲惨
bēi căn
miserable; tragic
悲惨世界
bēi căn shì jiè
Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo
大哭
dà kū
to cry loudly
牙口
yá kŏu
soundness of teeth (and therefore convenience of eating), especially for old people
牙口好
yá kŏu hăo
good teeth, so can easily eat; (animals) can easily eat, so health is good
牙口不好
yá kŏu bù hăo
bad teeth, making eating difficult; (animals) difficulty eating, so health consequently not good
牙
yá
tooth; ivory
口
kŏu
mouth; measure word for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells, etc.); measure word for bites or mouthfuls
伴儿
bàn er
(华) companion; company (alone, only half)
伙伴儿
huŏ bàn er
(华) cully (companion; old: sucker, dupe) = ‘squad’, military, a group of soldiers who eat together
伙
huŏ
meals (abbr. for 伙食); variant of 夥
夥
huŏ
many; numerous; companion; partner; group; measure word for groups of people; to combine; together
伙食
huŏ shí
food; meals
玩伴儿
wán bàn er
playmate; fellow player (of a game, or something fun to do)
玩
wán
to play; to have fun
老伴 / 老伴儿
lăo bàn / lăo bàn er
(of an elderly couple) husband or wife
伴
bàn
partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
上班
shàng bān
to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
下班
xià bān
to finish work; to get off work
上
shàng
to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university)
下
xià
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week, etc.); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion, etc.)
班
bān
team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; measure word for groups; (Chinese surname)
搂
lŏu
to hug; to embrace; to hold in one’s arms
‘hold with one arm’; also, ‘hold while sleeping’, or ‘hold baby’
different than bao, which is closer to English ‘hug’
lōu
to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one’s gown, sleeves, etc.); to grab (money); to extort
搂脖子
lŏu bó zi
hug like a headlock (men; women hold hands)_
舔
tiăn
to lick; to lap
晃悠
huàng you
to swing; to sway; to wobble; to hang around; to hover around ; (北方话) shake, as in bottle of ketchup; pendulum swing; table wobble; mother tells child no to walk ‘huang you’; pacing back and forth; thief casing an area; movement caused by an earthquake; shaking of can of soda
晃
huàng
to sway; to shake; to wander about
悠
yōu
long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried
啃
kĕn
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite (chew something very hard)
蹬
dēng
to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (somebody); (of a horse) kick; (of dog) move legs when scratched on belly; kick backwards? stamp? (‘ti’ is a forward kick)
蹬腿
dēng tuĭ
to kick one’s legs; leg press (exercise); (coll.) to kick the bucket
蹬自行车
dēng zì xíng chē
pedal a bike
冒昧
mào mèi
bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of; not polite; not fitting circumstances (‘at the risk of offending’)
冒犯
mào fàn
to offend
冒
mào
to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (somebody’s identity, etc.); to feign; (literary) to cover; (Chinese surname)
昧
mèi
to conceal; dark
犯
fàn
to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake, or something bad)
耗子
hào zi
(dialect) mouse; rat
老鼠
láo shŭ
rat; mouse
耗
hào
to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally
自杀
zì shā
to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
自
zì
self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely
杀
shā
to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely
介意
jiè yì
to care about; to take offense; to mind
不介意
bù jiè yì
not to take offence; do not mind
在乎
zài hu
to care about; equivalent of 在于
在于
zài yú
to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with
意
yì
idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate; Italy; Italian; abbr. for 意大利
解手
jié shŏu
to relieve oneself (i.e., use the toilet); to solve
解
jié
to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection
手
shŏu
hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; measure word for skill
乐意
lè yì
to be willing to do something; to be ready to do something; to be happy to do something; content; satisfied
愿意
yuàn yì
to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do something)
愿
yuàn
to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do something)
开玩笑
kāi wán xiào
to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
开
kāi
to open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice, etc.); to operate (a vehicle); carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format
玩笑
wán xiào
to joke; joke; jest
笑
xiào
laugh; smile
乐
lè
happy; cheerful; to laugh; (Chinese surname)
