Class 245 Mid-Term Exam 4 Flashcards
派出所
pài chū suŏ
local police station
派出
pài chū
to send; to dispatch
派
pài
clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter ); the circular ration pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie
所
suŏ
actually; place; measure word for houses, small buildings, institutions, etc.; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive
适合
shì hé
to fit; to suit
适
shì
to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue; (Chinese surname)
合
hé
to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); old variant of 盒
盒
hé
small box; case
花瓶
huā píng
flower vase; fig., just a pretty face
瓶
píng
bottle; vase; pitcher; measure word for wine and liquids
往好里说
wăng hăo lĭ shuō
from the good side…; on one hand (the good part of something)
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiăo jiān
lit. to penetrate into a bull’s horn (idiom); fig., to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one’s head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs
钻
zuān
to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one’s way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one’s way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain
牛角尖
niú jiăo jiān
dead end; blind alley
牛角
niú jiăo
bull’s horn
牛
niú
ox; cow; bull; obstinate; arrogant; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome; (Chinese surname)
角
jiăo
angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
尖
jiān
point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed
方面
fāng miàn
respect; aspect; field; side
方
fāng
square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute, etc.); place; method; presciption (medicine); just when; only or just; measure word for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter; (Chinese surname)
分别
fēn bié
to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually
评论
píng lùn
to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary
评
píng
to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)
论
lùn
opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour, etc.)
重点
zhòng diăn
important point; main point; focus; key (project, etc.); to focus on; to put the emphasis on
chóng diăn
to recount (e.g., results of election); to re-evaluate
重
zhòng
to attach importance to
分句
fēn jù
clause (grammar)
表示
biăo shì
to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean; expression
表
biăo
exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one’s opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring something)
示
shì
to show; to reveal
批评
pī píng
to criticize; criticism
批
pī
to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; measure word for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
丰满
fēng măn
ample; well-developed; fully rounded; Fengman district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province; chubby
丰
fēng
abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great; (Chinese surname)
简直
jiăn zhí
simply; at all; practically
直
zhí
straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters; (Chinese surname); Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God
干涉
gān shè
to interfere; to meddle; interference
干
gān
to concern; to interfere; shield; stem
涉
shè
(literary) to wade across a body of water; (bound form) to experience; to undergo; to be involved; to concern
隐私
yĭn sī
secrets; private business; privacy
隐
yĭn
secret; hidden; concealed; (prefix) crypto-
私
sī
personal; private; selfish
烦恼
fán năo
to be worried; to be distressed; worries
成心
chéng xīn
intentional; deliberate; on purpose
成
chéng
to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK! one tenth; (Chinese surname)
过不去
guò bu qù
to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through
为难
wéi nán
to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
我为难你
wŏ wéi nán nĭ
I make things difficult for you
刁难
diāo nàn
to be hard on somebody; to deliberately make things difficult
刁
diāo
artful; wicked; (Chinese surname)
难
nàn
disaster; distress; to scold
某物
mŏu wù
something
处处
chù chù
everywhere; in all respects
到处
dào chù
everywhere
处
chù
place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; measure word for locations or items of damage: spot, point
有意
yŏu yì
to intend; intentionally; interested in
说白了
shuō bái le
to speak frankly
小心眼儿
xiăo xīn yăn er
small-minded; petty; narrow-minded; easily offended
打不起精神来
dă bù qĭ jīng shén lái
to have no spirit or energy (for)
打起精神
dă qĭ jīng shén
to make oneself put some energy or spirit into (something)
打起
dă qĭ
to fight; to beat; to hit; to be alert; to add
精神
jīng shén
spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist
振作
zhèn zuò
to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate; spirited
振
zhèn
to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself
起来
qĭ lai
to stand up; to get up
做什么都打不起精神来
zuò shén me dōu dă bù qĭ jīng shén lái
everything (I) do is without any energy
一连串
yī lián chuàn
string of
连串
lián chuàn
one after the other; a succession of; a series of
连
lián
to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都, etc.) even; company (military); (Chinese surname)
串
chuàn
to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; measure word for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row; string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across
消沉
xiāo chén
depressed; bad mood; low spirit
消
xiāo
to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need
沉
chén
to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy
拖
tuō
to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
拖后腿
tuō hòu tuĭ
to impede; to obstruct; to hold back; (drag one’s feet)
前进
qián jìn
to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
做事
zuò shì
to work; to handle matters; to have a job
拉后腿
lā hòu tuĭ
to impede; to obstruct; to hold back; (drag one’s feet)
一定要
yī dìng yào
must
一定
yī dìng
surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent, etc.); given; particular; must
解决好
jiĕ jué hăo
to resolve
解决
jiĕ jué
to settle (a dispute); to resolve; to solve; to dispose of; to dispatch
解
jiĕ
to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection
决
jué
to decide; to determine; to execute (somebody); (of a dam, etc.) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
否则
fŏu zé
if not; otherwise; else; or else
则
zé
(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; measure word for written items
城市
chéng shì
city; town
城
chéng
city walls; city; town
市
shì
market; city
经济发展
jīng jì fā zhăn
economic development
经济
jīng jì
economy; economic
经
jīng
classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics (经济); (Chinese surname)
济
jì
to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help
发展
fā zhăn
development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
发
fā
to send out; to show (one’s feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; measure word for gunshots (rounds)
展
zhăn
to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition; (Chinese surname)
