FSI B1 10-14 Flashcards

Question

豆沙[豆沙] dòushā

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sweetened bean paste

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to bring sth. to sb. (news, etc.)

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a treasure

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osmanthus flowers ② Osmanthus fragrans

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orthodox school ② fig. traditional ③ old school ④ authentic ⑤ genuine

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pattern ② type ③ trick

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great calligraphy master ② the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之 (303-361)

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lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision

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shortcut ② a quicker method

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to prove a point ② proof ③ to expound on ④ demonstrate or prove (through argument)

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ground meat

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nurturing (i.e. assimilate some branch of culture) ② seeped in

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to get better and better (idiom)

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national essence ② quintessence of national culture

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to gently stroke ② to brush lightly ③ to move slowly ④ to dawdle ⑤ to dillydally ⑥ to pester ⑦ to nag

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to reap without sowing (idiom)

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lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic ② to hold forth to one's heart's content

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bone marrow

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put questions to ② quiz

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sometime ② someday (in the future)

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to be endless (idiom)

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after all ② all in all ③ when all is said and done ④ in the final analysis

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have no choice or option but to ② cannot but ③ have to ④ can't help it ⑤ can't avoid

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to smuggle ② to carry secretly ③ notes smuggled into an exam

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word ② CL:個|个[ge4]

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head ② skull ③ brains ④ mental capability ⑤ CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

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circumstances ② situation ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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vegetable and meat dishes

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in case (sth happens) ② if ③ once (sth happens, then...) ④ when ⑤ in a short time ⑥ in one day

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to catch and hold on ② to continue ③ to go on to do sth ④ to follow ⑤ to carry on ⑥ then ⑦ after that ⑧ subsequently ⑨ to proceed ⑩ to ensue ⑪ in turn ⑫ in one's turn

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panic ② panicky ③ panic-stricken

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Lantern Festival ② night of the 15th of the first lunar month ③ see also 元夜|元夜[yuan2 ye4] ④ sticky rice dumplings

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to detain; to hold back by force ② to buckle; to hook

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to learn a skill or art

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to accept with pleasure (idiom)

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non-Han people, esp. to the East of China ② barbarians ③ to wipe out ④ to exterminate ⑤ to tear down ⑥ to raze

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the central plains of China ② the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei ③ a plain

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social get-together ② evening party

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weapon ② army (matters) ③ military affairs ④ surname Rong

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Xionites (Central Asian nomads)

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surname Di ② non-Han people, esp. to the North of China ③ barbarians

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barbarian ② bullying ③ very ④ quite ⑤ rough ⑥ reckless

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pros and cons ② advantages and disadvantages ③ gains and losses

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Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市

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to develop ② to evolve

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on the analogy of this (idiom)

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mid- (e.g. mid-century) ② middle period

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a foreigner ② a westerner

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rational and clearly structured (of text) ② written to follow a line of argument

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to spread ② to circulate ③ to hand down

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to share both honor and disgrace (of friends) (idiom)

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prosperity and decline (of a kingdom) ② rise and fall

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attitude (of the heart) ② state of one's psyche ③ way of thinking ④ mentality

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old name for China ② Cathay

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to loathe ② to despise ③ contempt

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surname Zhu ② all ③ many ④ various

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to live high and look down (idiom); occupying the high ground ② fig. arrogance based on one's social position

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posture ② situation

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(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit ② pride comes before a fall

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stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas ② stagnating and conservative

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rich and powerful

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flight of steps (leading up to a house) ② step (over obstacle) ③ bench ④ fig. way out of an embarrassing situation

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trend ② to move towards ③ to head for ④ strike (geology)

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to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom) ② to surrender territory under humiliating terms

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unequal treaty

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both ② both of them ③ neither

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western goods ② imported goods (in former times)

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a section ② to cut off (a length)

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burning, killing, and pillaging (idiom)

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not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed

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to hate ② hatred ③ to resent ④ embittered

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indignant ② anger ③ resentment

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as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course ② inevitable and right

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to depose (a king)

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tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress

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frank ② open ③ blunt

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to seek truth from facts (idiom) ② to be practical and realistic

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neither haughty nor humble ② neither overbearing nor servile ③ neither supercilious nor obsequious

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always ② throughout (a period of time) ③ (of) all-time

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next ② secondly

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coexist ② get along (with others)

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to hold ② to contain ③ to accommodate ④ to tolerate (different opinions)

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great and impressive country (idiom)

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one's bosom (the seat of emotions) ② breast ③ broad-minded and open ④ to think about ⑤ to cherish

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bearing ② manner ③ presence

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xenophobic ② anti-foreigner

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petty ② small-minded

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one more time ② again ③ one more ④ once again

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wide-ranging and profound ② broad and deep

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delicate ② fine ③ careful ④ meticulous ⑤ painstaking

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down to the smallest detail ② thorough-going ③ fine and detailed

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pun ② play on words

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a person's name ② person (first person, second person etc in grammar)

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to gesticulate while talking (idiom) ② to explain by waving one's hands ③ to criticize or give orders summarily

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to gossip or carp (idiom)

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to convince

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to hit with hands or fists ② to start work ③ to touch

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Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) ② (figuratively) a person with the courage to fight against evil

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a double-edged sword ② CL:方[fang1]

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to look forward to sth ② to wait respectfully

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your gracious presence (honorary) (idiom)

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trendy ② fashionable ③ foreign styles and trends

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young foreign girl

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to leave office

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when the time comes ② at the scheduled time

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athlete ② contestant

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filthy ② vulgar ③ debased

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to pair up ② to match ③ to arrange in pairs ④ to add sth into a group

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to assemble ② combination ③ combinatorial

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sentence pattern (in grammar)

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it could even be said

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to browse ② to flit through (a book)

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take lessons after school or work ② extra tuition ③ to cram (for exams)

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thirty fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018 ② cf 戊戌政變|戊戌政变, failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898

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fifth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 ② fifth in order ③ letter "E" or roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc ④ penta

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11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog

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reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)

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call in (one's subordinates) ② summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview

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abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China ② abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

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to translate (to another language)

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unexpectedly ② to one's surprise

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to be an eyesore (idiom)

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a time ② everywhere ③ turn ④ all over ⑤ one time

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(slang) to take a taxi ② to go by taxi

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to grasp ② to hold ③ to operate ④ to manage ⑤ to control ⑥ to steer ⑦ to exercise ⑧ to drill (practice) ⑨ to play ⑩ to speak (a language)

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superior ② superiority

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Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China ② Daxing'anling prefecture

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educated youth (sent to work in farms during cultural revolution)

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frequently ② often ③ at any time

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fling ② smash

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I ② we ③ me ④ us

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first wife ② son of first wife

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according to ② basis ③ foundation

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to parrot ② to crib ③ to copy sb's action or words ④ to trail sb's footsteps ⑤ copy-cat

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to feel sorry for a person over sth that should have happened

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to contain in a concealed form ② to keep covered up ③ implicit

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richly endowed by nature (idiom); in a particularly favored environment

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to spur ② to provide impetus ③ to drive

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in the end; after all is said and done

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a port for external trade ② a trading or transit post on border between countries

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all kinds of ② all sorts of ③ every (different) kind of

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aspect ② phase ③ situation

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to be fond of ② also written 熱衷|热衷

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to be prepared for any contingency (idiom)

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to be prepared for accidents

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have no way out ② have no alternative ③ abbr. to 無奈|无奈 [wu2 nai4]

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very popular

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evergreen shrub

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finish ② complete ③ accomplish ④ become ⑤ turn into ⑥ win ⑦ succeed ⑧ one tenth ⑨ surname Cheng

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Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist

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failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898 ② also called 戊戌維新|戊戌维新

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failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898 ② also known as the hundred days reform 百日維新|百日维新

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you (Shanghai dial.)

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lengthy book, speech, etc. (idiom)

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condition ② plight ③ extent

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unprecedented

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natural and unrestrained (of a person's appearance, demeanor, carriage) ② elegant and unconventional

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temperament