Class 236 Little Dog Idioms 2 Flashcards
敦煌
dūn huáng
Dunhuang, county-level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
莫高窟
mò gāo kū
Mogao caves in Dunhuang, Gansu
导游
dăo yóu
tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour
游
yóu
to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel
轻轨
qīng guĭ
light rail; transit system (underground, at street level or elevated); streetcar; metro; abbr. for 轻型轨道交通
轻型轨道交通
qīng xíng guĭ dào jiāo tōng
light rail; transit system (underground, at street level or elevated); streetcar; metro; abbr. to 轻轨
轻型
qīng xíng
light (machinery, aircraft, etc.)
轻
qīng
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
型
xíng
mold; type; style; model
轨道交通
guĭ dào jiāo tōng
metro; rapid transit; subway
轨道
guĭ dào
track (for trains, etc.); orbit (of a satellite); (fig.) a person’s established path in life; desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor); (audio engineering) track; (quantum mechanics) orbital
轨
guĭ
course; path; track; rail
道
dào
road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; measure word for long, thin things (rivers, cracks, etc.), barriers (walls, doors, etc.), questions (in an exam, etc.), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
交通
jiāo tōng
to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
交
jiāo
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤
通
tōng
to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; measure word for letters, telegrams, phone calls, etc.
顺利
shùn lì
smoothly; without a hitch
顺路
shùn lù
by the way; while out doing something else; conveniently
顺便
shùn biàn
conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort
想开点
xiăng kāi diăn
get over it a little bit; accept a little bit (‘have to move on’)
想开
xiăng kāi
to get over (a shock, bereavement, etc.); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on
点
diăn
point; dot; drop; speck; o’clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更; dot stroke in Chinese characters; measure word for items
想不开
xiăng bu kāi
cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles
接受
jiē shòu
to accept; to receive
接
jiē
to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome somebody; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one’s turn on duty; to take over for somebody
受
shòu
to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker)
豁出去
huō chuqu
to throw caution to the wind; to press one’s luck; to go for broke (regardless of cost)
豁
huō
opening; stake all; sacrifice; crack; slit
出去
chū qù
to go out
出
chū
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); measure word for dramas, plays, operas, etc.
去
qù
to go; to go to (a place); (of a time, etc.) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do something; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
走
zŏu
to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走); to change (shape, form, meaning)
他走了
tā zŏu le
he passed away
忌讳
jì huì
taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
忌
jì
to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up something
讳
huì
to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
去世
qù shì
to pass away; to die
出世
chū shì
to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs
下边
xià bian
under; the underside; below
边
bian
suffix of a noun of locality
下面
xià mian
below; under; next; the following
面
miàn
face; side; surface; aspect; top; measure word for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags, etc.
头七
tóu qī
the seventh day after a person’s death; the first seven-day period after a person’s death
阴阳眼
yīn yáng yăn
a ghost that watches but doesn’t speak
绣花鞋
xiù huā xié
embroidered shoes; part of traditional clothing worn at funerals
绣花
xiù huā
to embroider; to do embroidery
绣
xiù
to embroider; embroidery
花
huā
flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful; (Chinese surname)
鞋
xié
shoe
邪性
xié xìng
evil nature; something very strange or impossible to understand
邪
xié
demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal
性
xìng
nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence
鬼
guĭ
ghost; demon; terrible; damnable; clever; sly; crafty; (suffix for somebody with a certain vice or addiction, etc.); one of the 28 constellations
神
shén
deity; soul; spirit; unusual; mysterious; lively; expressive; expression; look; (slang) awesome; amazing; God; abbr. for 神舟 (spacecraft; Hasee, a computer manufacturer)
