Class 304 Five Elements 02 Flashcards
金木水火土
jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ
gold wood water fire earth (usual spoken order)
太阳东升西落
tài yang dōng shēng xǐ luò
the sun rises in the east and sets in the west
夕阳
xī yáng
sunset; the setting sun
适应
shì yìng
to adapt; to fit; to suit
促进
cù jìn
to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
促
cù
to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush somebody; to hasten something; to expedite
进
jìn
to go forward; to advance; to go it; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; measure word for sections in a building or residential compound
催促
cuī cù
to urge
促
cù
urgent; hurried; to urge; to promote; to urge haste; close; intimate
促进两国关系友好发展
cù jìn liǎng guó guān xi yǒu hǎo fā zhān
to promote friendship and development between two countries
促进经济发展
cù jìn jīng jì fā zhǎn
to promote economic development
木生火
mù shēng huǒ
wood produces fire
火生土
huǒ shēng tǔ
fire produces earth
土生金
tǔ shēng jīn
earth produces gold
金生水
jīn shēng shuǐ
gold produces water
水生木
shuǐ shēng mù
water produces wood
冷热
lěng rè
cold and hot
干湿
gān shī
dry and wet
风水土火
fēng shuǐ tǔ huǒ
air, water, earth and fire
节约
jié yuē
to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
节
jié
festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; measure word for segments, e.g., lessons, train wagons, biblical verses
约
yuē
to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
约束
yuē shù
to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint
克制情绪
kè zhì qíng xù
to restrain the mood
木克土
mǔ dè tǔ
wood subdues earth
土克水
tǔ kè shuǐ
earth subdues water
水克火
shuǐ kè huǒ
water subdues fire
火克金
huǒ kè jīn
fire subdues gold
金克木
jīn kè mù
gold subdues wood
传递
chuán dì
to transmit; to pass on to somebody else; (math.) transitive
传
chuán
to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)
递
dì
to hand over; to pass on something; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively
烧
shāo
to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water, etc.); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one’s head
熔化
róng huà
to melt (of ice, metals, etc.)
熔
róng
to smelt; to fuse
化
huà
to make into; to change into; -ization; to …-ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学
制约
zhì yuē
to restrict; condition
制
zhì
system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製
约
yuē
to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
调节
tiáo jié
to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy, etc.)
调
tiáo
to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite
斧头
fǔ tóu
ax; hatchet
斧
fǔ
hatchet
头
tóu
head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; measure word for pigs or livestock
滋养
zī yǎng
to nourish
滋
zī
to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt
养
yǎng
to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth
转化
zhuǎn huà
to change; to transform; isomerization
转
zhuǎn
to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (internet) to share (somebody else’s content)
埋
mái
to bury
mán
to blame
液态
yè tài
liquid (state)
液
yè
liquid; fluid
态
tài
(bound form); appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice
克制
kè zhì
to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control
克
kè
to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares; abbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚, Croatia
阻挡
zǔ dǎng
to stop; to resist; to obstruct
阻
zǔ
to hinder; to block; to obstruct
挡
dǎng
to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g., in a car’s transmission)
