definitions Flashcards

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恻隐 (cè yǐn)

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compassionate; empathetic; feel compassion

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蒙蔽(méng bì)

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deceive

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按捺(àn nà)

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suppress; restrain (emotions, etc.)

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谗言(chán yán)

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slanderous speech; false accusations

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妖怪(yāo guài)

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monster; demon

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憨厚(hān hou)

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honest and kind-hearted; simple and honest; kind and good-natured

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朴实(pǔ shí)

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1) simple and unadorned
2) sincere and honest

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耿耿(gěng gěng)
(no english translation)

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有心事的样子。不能忘怀。

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牵萦(qiān yíng)
(no english translation)

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纠缠;牵挂

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纠缠(jiū chán)

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1) get in a tangle
2) trouble; pester; bother

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牵挂(qiān guà)

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worry

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蜕变(tuì biàn)

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transform (usually positive/improvement)

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怂恿(sǒng yǒng)

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instigate; incite

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宏愿(hóng yuàn)

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grand aspiration

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辗转(zhǎn zhuǎn)

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1) toss and turn; turn over
2) pass through many places

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协力(xié lì)

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cooperate; collaborate

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狂妄(kuáng wàng)

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arrogant

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胆怯(dǎn qiè)

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timid; cowardly

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一蹶不振(yì jué bú zhèn)

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never be able to recover after a setback

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奴仆(nú pú)

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servant

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卧薪尝胆(wò xīn cháng dǎn)

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endure hardships and temper oneself in order to accomplish one’s goal

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东山再起(dōng shān zài qǐ)

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to make a comeback

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腐败(fǔ bài)

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1) rotten / rot
2) corruption / corrupt

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荆棘(jīng jí)

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literal: brambles; figurative: difficulties

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转危为安(zhuǎn wēi wéi ān)
to avert a danger
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剥夺(bō duó)
strip (somebody of his property); deprive (somebody of his ...)
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万劫不复(wàn jié bú fù)
be doomed forever; lost forever; consigned eternal damnation
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催化剂(cuī huà jì)
catalyst
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试金石(shì jīn shí)
test that something is genuine (literal: touchstone)
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座右铭(zuò yòu míng)
motto
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耽误(dān wu)
delay; waste time
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旨(zhǐ)
purpose; intent
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薪水(xīn shuǐ)
salary; wage
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绳锯木断(shéng jù mù duàn)
literal: continuous sawing with a rope will eventually cut through even the hardest wood. figurative: persistent effort brings success
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燎原(liáo yuán)
literal: burning over the fields. a single spark can start a prairie fire.
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债务(zhài wù)
debt
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坎坷(kǎn kě)
literal: bumpy; rough (usually describing roads) figurative: hardships
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风险(fēng xiǎn)
risk
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萌生(méng shēng)
to sprout (often referring to ideas, hope, etc.)
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出版(chū bǎn)
to publish
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碧(bì)
green jade (noun), jade-green / bluish-green / aquamarine (adj)
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熙熙攘攘(xī xī rǎng rǎng)
bustling with activity
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深渊(shēn yuān)
abyss; a very deep, often immeasurable or unfathomable, pit or chasm (often used figuratively to describe being very deep in something, usually a bad thing)
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转捩点(zhuǎn liè diǎn)
turning point
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圣贤(shèng xián)
the collective term for saint, sage and virtuous person
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心无旁骛(xīn wú páng wù)
to focus on one thing wholeheartedly
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有条不紊(yǒu tiáo bù wěn)
orderly; methodical; in perfect order
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诱饵(yòu ěr)
temptation; lure; bait
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亵渎(xiè dú)
1) to abuse; to desecrate 2) to disrespect or treat religious objects without reverence
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搁置(gē zhì)
to put aside; to shelve
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接踵(jiē zhǒng)
following closely; in quick succession; follow on somebody's heels; one after another
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推诿(tuī wěi)
to shirk responsibilities; to shift the blame onto someone else
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倘若(tǎng ruò)
(conjunction) if; in case; should ...
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玄想(xuán xiǎng)
irrelevant idea; mysterious idea; illusion
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不二法门(bú èr fǎ mén)
the only way
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入木三分(rù mù sān fēn)
penetrating and incisive (often used to describe words or drawings)
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监狱(jiān yù)
prison; jail
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翻译(fān yì)
translation, translating
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刑(xíng)
punishment; sentence (the prison definition)
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囚禁(qiú jìn)
to imprison, to detain, to put in jail
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赦免(shè miǎn)
pardoning; granting amnesty
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售票员(shòu piào yuán)
ticket seller; [of a bus] conductor
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仇人(chóu rén)
enemy
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窃贼(qiè zéi)
thief, burglar
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押(yā)
to bet, to mortgage, to detain
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锒铛(láng dāng)
1) iron chains 2) clanking or clanging sound (of iron chains)
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揭示(jiē shì)
1) to announce 2) to reveal, to expose, to bring to light
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笔锋(bǐ fēng)
1) the tip or edge of a pen or knife 2) vigour of literary style / brushwork
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箭靶子(jiàn bǎ zǐ)
target for arrows
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救赎(jiù shú)
to rescue and redeem
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摧残(cuī cán)
to devastate, to wreck, to ruin, to torture (usually referring to one's physical or mental state)
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摧残(cuī cán)
to devastate, to wreck, to ruin, to torture (usually referring to one's physical or mental state)
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迅速(xùn sù)
swift
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瞳孔(tóng kǒng)
pupil (eye definition)
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头疼(tóu téng)
headache
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屋脊(wū jǐ)
(the ridge of) a roof
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摄氏度(shè shì dù)
Celsius
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汗腺(hàn xiàn)
sweat gland
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纵使(zòng shǐ)
even if; 即使
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栖居(qī jū)
inhabit
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御寒(yù hán)
keep out of the cold; protect against the cold
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启迪(qǐ dí)
enlighten, inspire
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稀薄(xī bó)
thin (describing air)
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新陈代谢(xīn chén dài xiè)
metabolism
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纺织(fǎng zhī)
spinning and weaving
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蜘蛛(zhī zhū)
spider
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房檐(fáng yán)
eaves
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捆绑(kǔn bǎng)
tie up
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缚(fù)
tie up
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螳螂(táng láng)
mantis
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麻痹(má bì)
1) benumb 2) paralysis
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孵(fū)
hatch
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棚(péng)
1) awning 2) hut
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辐射(fú shè)
radiation
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螺旋(luó xuán)
spiral, helix; screw
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黎(lí)
pear
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蚕(cán)
silkworm
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昆虫(kūn chóng)
insect
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巢穴(cháo xué)
literal: nest figurative: den of thieves
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赐予(cì yú)
grant, bestow
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栩栩如生(xǔ xǔ rú shēng)
true to life; breathe life into; vivid
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胎生(tāi shēng)
the development of an embryo inside the mother's body until it can live independently
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哺乳动物(bǔ rǔ dòng wù)
mammal
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胚轴(pēi zhóu)
the central axis of an embryo
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淤泥(yū ní)
sediment, sludge, silt
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秧苗(yāng miáo)
seedling
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膝盖(xī gài)
knee
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海啸(hǎi xiào)
tsunami
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渔村(yú cūn)
fishing village
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堤坝(dī bà)
dam