Class 265 Wedding Guest 08

Question 1

淡定

Answer 1

dàn dìng
calm and collected; unperturbed

Question 2

淡

Answer 2

dàn
insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮) nitrogen

Question 3

定

Answer 3

dìng
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order

Question 4

转基因

Answer 4

zhuǎn jī yīn
genetic modification

Question 5

转

Answer 5

zhuǎn
to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (internet) to share (somebody else’s content)

Question 6

基因

Answer 6

jī yīn
gene (loanword)

Question 7

基

Answer 7

jī
base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay

Question 8

因

Answer 8

yīn
cause; reason; because

Question 9

反对

Answer 9

fǎn duì
to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition

Question 10

许可

Answer 10

xú kě
to allow; to permit

Question 11

同居

Answer 11

tóng jū
to live together

Question 12

还不赶快v!

Answer 12

hái bù gǎn kuài
Hurry up and [verb]!

Question 13

故作坚强

Answer 13

gù zuò jiān qiáng
Pretend to be strong

Question 14

故作

Answer 14

gù zuò
to pretend; to feign

Question 15

故

Answer 15

gù
happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead

Question 16

故意

Answer 16

gù yì
deliberately; on purpose

Question 17

作

Answer 17

zuò
to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works

Question 18

坚强

Answer 18

jiān qiáng
staunch; strong (mind, rather than body)

Question 19

坚

Answer 19

jiān
strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute

Question 20

强

Answer 20

qiáng
strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g., see 百强; (Chinese surname)

Question 21

百强

Answer 21

bǎi qiáng
top 100 (e.g., top 100 towns)

Question 22

故作着急

Answer 22

gù zuò zháo jí
Pretend to be anxious

Question 23

故作紧张

Answer 23

gù zuò jǐn zhāng
Pretend to be nervous

Question 24

委屈

Answer 24

wěi qu
to feel wronged; to cause somebody to feel wronged; grievance

Question 25

委

Answer 25

wěi
to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame, etc.); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly; (Chinese surname)

Question 26

屈

Answer 26

qū
bent; to feel wronged; (Chinese surname)

Question 27

别插手！

Answer 27

bié chā shǒu
Don’t interfere!

Question 28

插手

Answer 28

chā shǒu
to get involved in; to meddle; interference

Question 29

插

Answer 29

chā
to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose

Question 30

威胁

Answer 30

wēi xié
to threaten; to menace

Question 31

威

Answer 31

wēi
power; might; prestige

Question 32

胁

Answer 32

xié
flank (the side of one’s torso); to coerce; to threaten

Question 33

在哪儿高就？

Answer 33

zài nǎ er gāo jiù
Where are you employed?

Question 34

高就

Answer 34

gāo jiù
to move to a better job

Question 35

您今年贵庚？

Answer 35

nín jīn nián guì gēng
May I ask your age?

Question 36

贵庚

Answer 36

guì gēng
your age (honorific)

Question 37

庚

Answer 37

gēng
age; seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; seventh in order; letter ‘G’ or Roman ‘VII’ in list “A, B, C” or “I, II, III”, etc.; ancient Chinese compass point: 255 degrees; hepta

Question 38

还凑合吧！

Answer 38

hái còu he ba
It’s okay.

Question 39

凑合

Answer 39

còu he
to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad

Question 40

凑

Answer 40

còu
to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity

Question 41

合

Answer 41

hé
to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); old variant of 盒

Question 42

你上一边去！

Answer 42

nǐ shàng yī biān qù
Go away! 上 = 去

Question 43

看我的眼色行事

Answer 43

kàn wǒ de yǎn sè xíng shì
Act according to my facial expressions.

Question 44

眼色

Answer 44

yǎn sè
signal made with one’s eyes; meaningful glance

Question 45

行事

Answer 45

xíng shì
to execute; to handle; behaviour; action; conduct

Question 46

这事你怎么看？

Answer 46

zhè shì nǐ zěn me kàn
What’s your opinion on this matter?

Question 47

我还能紧张？

Answer 47

wǒ hái néng jǐn zhāng
Am I still nervous? (= it is impossible that I am still nervous)

Question 48

反问句

Answer 48

fǎn wèn jù
rhetorical question

Question 49

剧

Answer 49

jù
theatrical work (play, opera, TV series, etc.); dramatic (change, increase, etc.); acute; severe

Question 50

我还能害怕吗？！

Answer 50

wǒ hái néng hài pà má
Am I still afraid? (= it is impossible that I am still afraid)

Question 51

我还能骗你吗？！

Answer 51

wǒ hái néng piàn nǐ má
Could I still deceive you? (= it is impossible that I decieve you)

Question 52

求婚

Answer 52

qiú hūn
to propose marriage

Question 53

宴会

Answer 53

yàn huì
banquet; feast; dinner party

Question 54

发言

Answer 54

fā yán
to make a speech; statement; utterance