CN1013 Flashcards
To regret, repent
hòuhuǐ
後悔
A cherished desire, dream, wish, aspiration
心願
Aid, subsidy
bǔzhù
補助
To help
幫
Friendly nation
yǒubāng
友邦
Plane ticket
機票
Teatable
茶几
Passport
hùzhào
護照
Household
家戶
Visa
qiānzhèng
簽證
Schoolwork
學業
To apply to
向⋯申請
To apply to
向⋯申請
A round trip
來回
Inoculation, injection
fángyìzhēn
防疫針
Birth certificate
出生證明
Preparation
準備
Fine art
美術
Wall painting, mural
bìhuà
壁畫
Folding screen
píngfēng
屏風
Hand scroll
shǒujuàn
手捲
Inscription of hand roll
tuōwěi
托尾
Painting heart (of hand scroll)
畫心
Title (of hand scroll)
yǐnshǒu
引首
Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies
nǚshǐzhēntú
女史箴圖
Hanging scroll
lìzhóu
立軸
Fan paintings
shànhuà
扇畫
A fan
shànzi
扇子
Album sheets (of paintings)
cèyè
冊頁
Chinese cabbage
黃芽菜
Use up completely
yòngjìn
用盡
Splendid prospects, glorious future
qiánchéngsìjǐn
前程似錦
Full stop
句號
Comma
dòuhào
逗號
Question mark
問號
Exclamation mark
tànhào
嘆號
List comma
dùnhào
頓號
Semicolon
分號
Colon
冒號
Sprite (drink)
xuěbì
雪碧
During, at the time of
之際
To arrive, come approach
láilín
來臨
To pay a visit to someone
bàifǎng
拜訪
Solid
jiēshi
結實
Companion, mate, partner
bànlǚ
伴侶
Thought-provoking
fārénshēnxǐng
發人深省
Test
測試
Customs, practices
xísú
習俗
Soon
jíjiāng
即將
Stay up to see the new year in
shǒusuì
守歲
Sit around a fire
wéilú
圍爐
Men of letters, literati
mòkè
墨客
Classic
經典
Read carefully, savour
pǐndú
品讀
Old
jiù
舊
Describe
miáoxiě
描寫
Familiar, frequently heard
ěrshúnéngxiáng
耳熟能詳
Gunpowder
火藥
It is said
jùshuō
據說
To burst, to crack
bàoliè
爆裂
To ward off ghosts and spirits
qūguǐbìxié
驅鬼避邪
To hang, suspend
xuánguà
懸掛
Rather
則是
Obvious, clear
明顯
A wish
願望
Extra, added, additional
éwài
額外
To punish, penalise
處罰
One game
yìchǎngyóuxì
一場遊戲
Person of Chinese origin
huáyì
華裔
To graduate
畢業
Distance, gap
jùlí
距離
Age
niánlíng
年齡
Génération gap
dàigōu
代溝
To show concern and care for
guānài
關愛
To misunderstand, misunderstanding
wùjiě
誤解
To obey, to comply
fúcóng
服從
Independent, alone, solitary
dúlì
獨立
Relatively speaking
相對來說
Environment, circumstances
環境
To strive, struggle
fèndòu
奮鬥
To resist, defy; reject
kàngjù
抗拒
Using…to impose upon…
把⋯強加在⋯的身上
To swallow
tūn
吞
Universe
yǔzhòu
宇宙
To dash, speed off, run
fēibēn
飛奔
A raging fire
lièhuǒ
烈火
Really, indeed
dìquè
的確
As for, as to
zhìyú
至於
Unceasing, continuous, incessant
búduàn
不斷
Complicated and hard
fánnán
繁難
Degree (education)
學位
Member of staff
職員,員工
In big strides
dàtàbù
大踏步
Turn around, make a U-turn
diàozhuǎn
調轉
Subject (education)
學科
To act as, be
作為
Major (at uni)
專業
Brick
zhuān
磚
College, educational institute
學院
Tattoo
wénshēn
紋身
Veins, grain
wénlǐ
紋理
To rise, spring up
xīngqǐ
興起
矣
yǐ
New stage in sequence in time, new step, intensification
即
jí
Already
已
yǐ
Alresdy
與
yǔ
With, coordination; give to
偕
jiē
Together
乎
hū
Interrogative particle; pre-nominal location/movement particle
出乎爾者 反乎爾者也
於
yú
Pre-nominal location particle (NB when followed by 之 replace 於之 with yān焉 ); degree 大於爾; passive 晉臣之 vs 臣於晉
出
chū
Come out
反
fǎn
Come back, go back
爾
ěr
You
得
dé
Succeed, manage to
免
miǎn
Escape
To draw lots
chōuqiān
抽籤
Sensible, intelligent
懂事
Pure maths
chúncuìshùxué
純粹數學
Applied maths
yìngyòngshùxué
應用數學
Hill
shānqiū
山丘
View of someone’s back, back silhouette
背影
Line of sight
視線
In a hurry, in haste, hurried (adverb)
jímáng
急忙
To hide oneself, avoid
duǒ
躲
Comfort, solace, consolation; to comfort; comforted
ānwèi
安慰
Auntie (respectful and intimate term for older women)
大媽
A misunderstanding
誤會
Can’t help doing, cannot hear it
rěnbúzhù
忍不住
To follow immediately afterwards, immediately adjacent
jǐnjiē
緊接
Rainstorm
bàofēngyǔ
暴風雨
One time, once; in a short while; all at once
一下子
Cobblestone
圓石
To reflect
fǎnshè
反射
Evidence, proof, testimony
zhèngjù
證據
Sharp, keen
fēnglì
鋒利
Material benefit, welfare
fúlì
福利
One of the best
shǔyīshǔèr
數一數二
To cultivate, foster, nurture
péiyǎng
培養
Petri dish
péiyǎngmǐn
培養皿
Go and have a listen to try it out
聽聽看
Dirty and messy
zāngluàn
髒亂
Narrative writing
jìxùwén
記敘文
To pour
zhēn
斟
Dumb, stupefied, dumbfounded
lèng
愣
Subconcious
下意識
To shake
yáo
搖
Tacky, inelegant
súqì
俗氣
Immigrant
yímín
移民
Adapt to
shìyìng
適應
More or less (四字)
或多或少
Conflict; contradiction
máodùn
矛盾
Unfortunate
búxìng
不幸
Ancestor
zǔxiān
祖先
To do something of one’s own accord, to be spontaneous, take the lead (adj)
主動
Go a step further; further (adverb)
進一步
To grow up
成年
Settle down
dìngjū
定居
A load on one’s mind, a worry
心事
To interfere with
gānshè
干涉
Well-behaved
guāi
乖
To commonly use
通用
Script, written language
文字
To confuse, mix-up
gǎohùn
搞混
For instance, for example
pìrú
譬如
To learn fully, master
學會
To blame
怪
Discipline, subject
學科
To be left over
shèngxia
剩下
Or else, otherwise
不然
Speak with a mixture of accents
nánqiāngběidiào
南腔北調
To roll
juǎn
捲
Since, as, this being the case
jìrán
既然
To gather, assemble, collect
jùjí
聚集
Reservation area
保留區
Reserved seat
保留席
In every trade a master appears
hánghángchūzhuàngyuan
行行出狀元
Excerpt, extract
節選
jiéxuǎn
Character-driven
寫人
Plot-driven, account, chronicles
jìshì
記事
Chronological narrative
shùnxù
順敘
Non-linear narration
chāxù
插敘
A flashback (in a film or book)
dàoxù
倒敘
Girl’s bosom friend
guīzhōnghǎoyǒu
閨中好友
Drift down, descend slowly and lightly
piāoluò
飄落
墜
zhuì
Weight, hanging object; to fall, weigh down
To place inbetween, press from both sides
jiā
夾
To hold one’s breath
bǐngqì
屏氣
心驚肉跳
xīnjīngròutiào
Be jumpy, have the jitters
To shout, cry out, yell
hǎn
喊
Unexpectedly, to one’s surprise
búliào
不料
未曾
wèicéng
Hasn’t ever, never before
(Lit)
悄無聲息
qiǎowúshēngxī
Quietly, noiselessly
癱
tān
To be paralysed
To be a guest, visit
zuòkè
作客
To pluck, pick, take off
zhāi
摘
蒂
dì
The stem of a fruit
To drill, bore; to get into, penetrate
zuān
鑽
蠶豆
cándòu
Broad bean
簇簇
cùcù
Crowded, clustered
Bell pepper
柿子椒
手榴彈
shǒuliúdàn
Hand grenade
Far away
老遠
劑
jì
A pharmaceutical or chemical preparation, a dose
驚呼
jīnghū
Cry out in alarm
暈厥
yūnjué
To faint, swoon
(Lit)
神態自若
shéntàizìruò
Unruffled and calm manner
Indifferent, lukewarm; thin, light, pale
dàndàn
淡淡
Agitated, flustered
huāngzhang
慌張
愕然
èrán
Stunned, astounded
(Lit)
居然
jūrán
Unexpectedly, actually; go so far as to
To force a smile, make a bitter laugh
kǔxiào
苦笑
破綻
pòzhàn
A broken seam, a weak point, a flaw
To feel guilty, ashamed, remorseful
kuìjiù
愧疚
To trip, stumble
bàndǎo
絆倒
To give up, drop, discard (a bad habit)
改掉
Original name
原名
Nickname
外號
To ridicule, sneer at
tiáokǎn
調侃
To name
起名
例:給孩子起名
緣由
yuányóu
Reason, cause
天賜
tiāncì
Heaven-sent
To suffer, sustain, be subjected to
zāoshòu
遭受
最終
Final, finally
Circle, ring
quānzi
圈子
Luck
yùnqì
運氣
Delay
dānwu
耽誤
Fixed, regular; to fix, regularise
gùdìng
固定
Glittering, sparkling, glistening
亮晶晶
Dimple
jiǔwō
酒窩
長相
Looks, features, appearance
(Col)
文靜
Gentle and quiet
To be sure to, must by all means
千萬
To deceive, fool, cheat, swindle
piàn
騙
Raising cain, stir up trouble
dǎodàn
搗蛋
To tease, play tricks on, make fun of
zhuōnòng
捉弄
十足
Pure, complete, 100%
魔王
mówáng
Erlking, Prince of Devils
To close eyes
bìyǎnjīng
閉眼睛
To open one’s eyes
zhēngyǎnjīng
睜眼睛
捂
wǔ
To cover with one’s hand, to cover up
(Lit)
恍然大悟
huǎngrándàwù
Suddenly see the light, suddenly understand what happened
Measure word for going to places
tǎng
趟
例:去一趟紐約
隨後
Soon afterwards
稍後
shāohòu
After a short while
稍過片刻
shāoguòpiànkè
After 15 mins (not literal)
To exaggerate, boast, brag; praise, compliment
kuā
誇
To get in touch with, contact with
liánluò
聯絡
Straight hair
直髮
Curly hair
捲髮
Wavy style (hair)
bōlàngshì
波浪式
Crew cut
平頭
Ginger hair
紅
Black hair
wūhēi
烏黑
Brown hair
zōng
棕
Blonde hair
黃金
Silver hair
銀
To dye
rǎn
染
Grey-white hair
灰白
Round (face)
圓圓的
Long (face)
長長的
Square face
方臉
清秀
qīngxīu
Delicate and pretty
Eminently talented and brilliant; handsome
yīngjùn
英俊
Face wrinkle
zhòuwén
皺紋
Straight nose
挺直的鼻子
Pointy
jiān
尖
Flat (nose)
biǎnpíngde
扁平的
Bushy eyebrows
nóngméi
濃眉
Single eyelid
單眼皮
To grow a beard or moustache
liúhúzi
留鬍子
Bald head, shaven head (formal)
tūtóu
禿頭
Bald head (informal)
光頭
聰明絕頂
cōngmingjuédǐng
Highly intelligent, brilliant
To have a smiley face
帶著笑意
You coming is enough, why did you bring something
人來就好,幹嘛還帶東西
I’ll invite you to dinner some day
改天請你吃飯
Who do you think you are?!
你什麼東西?
You ain’t shit
你不是個東西
愛不釋手
àibúshìshǒu
To love something too much to part with it
To receive X’s love and admiration
受到X的愛戴
Pleasantly surprised
驚喜
Merry, cheerful
kuàihuo
快活
高興采烈
gāoxìngcǎiliè
Very happy and vigorous mood
喜出望外
To be pleased beyond one’s expectations, pleasantly surprised
心花朵朵開
xīnhuāduǒduǒkāi
Happy joyful mood
Dining table
fànzhuō
飯桌
Conventional politeness
kètào
客套
Host
主人
Guest
客人
Lay out full
bǎimǎn
擺滿
To serve, entertain
zhāodài
招待
Inattentive, unthoughtful (in the way a host treats a guest)
bùzhōu(dào)
不周(到)
Be sorry, to regret
bàoqiàn
抱歉
Hypocritical, phoney, fake
xūwěi
虛偽
To show, demonstrate
表示
To entertain guests
dàikè
待客
Warm-heartedness
rèchén
熱忱
Each pays their own
各付各的
To scramble or compete to V
qiǎngV
搶V
To pay
fùqián
付錢
Generous, fervent
kāngkǎi
慷慨
Hospitable
hàokè
好客
The bill
zhàngdān
賬單
Occasion, scene
chǎngmiàn
場面
To disagree, stick to one’s guns
zhēngzhí
爭執
Truly, “no getting around it”
wèimiǎn
未免
Funny, ridiculous
kěxiào
可笑
Each one themself
gèzì
各自
To offer one’s seat to someone
ràngzuò
讓座
A seat
zuòwèi
座位
To assign, decide
zhǐdìng
指定
The seat of honour
shàngzuò
上座
To decline (out of modesty)
tuīràng
推讓
Position, status
dìwèi
地位
Self-effacing, decline modestly
qiānràng
謙讓
Etiquette, protocol
lǐjié
禮節
Excessive
guòfèn
過分
Sincere
chéngkěn
誠懇
To criticise
pīpíng
批評
Along the coast (n)
yánhǎi
沿海
The east coast
dōng’àn
東岸
The west coast
xī‘àn
西岸
San Francisco
jìujīnshān
舊金山
To be educated
shòujiàoyù
受教育
To construct, build
jiàn
建
Railroad
tiělù
鐵路
To run (a business)
jīngyíng
經營
Among one another
xiānghùzhījiān
相互之間
Nationality, ethnic group
mínzú
民族
Melting pot
rónglú
熔爐
Seem, it seems
sìhū
似乎
Have the effect or function of
qǐzuòyòng
起作用
Situation
情況/情形
Obvious
xiǎnzhù
顯著
Intellectual
zhīshífènzǐ
知識份子
A batch of, group of
pī
批
Surroundings
sìzhōu
四周
To disperse, scatter
fēnsàn
分散
Corner, nook
jiǎoluò
角落
Every trade and profession
gèhánggèyè
各行各業
To dissolve in
róngrù
溶入
To be obstructive, be unable to communicate
bùtōng
不通
Skin colour
fūsè
膚色
All aspects
gèfāngmiàn
各方面
Civil rights
mínquán
民權
Social status
社會地位
Actively
jījíde
積極地
To participate in
cānyù
參與
Achievement
chéngguǒ
成果
V for N
為N而V
Leader
lǐngxiù
領袖
Martin Luther King
mǎdīng·lùdé·jīn
馬丁·路德·金
To be worthy of
zhídé
值得
To commemorate, observe
jìniàn
紀念