FSI B2 14-16 Flashcards

Question

牙膏[牙膏] yágāo

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toothpaste ② CL:管[guan3]

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laundry detergent ② washing powder

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enzyme ② ferment

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digestive enzyme

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charm ② fascination ③ glamor ④ charisma

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wavelength

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semiconductor

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microprocessor

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to sneer at sb ② to ridicule

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surname Chi ② ignorant ③ worm

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chinchilla

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to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative ② stickler for tradition

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old fashioned

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not able to keep up with

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circumstances ② situation ③ terrain ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

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to beg to differ ② too bad to be accepted (idiom)

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irresistible (idiom)

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substandard products ② defective ③ seconds

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to enjoy a reputation

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famous reputation

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handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

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luster ② splendor ③ radiance ④ brilliance

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great release of light (idiom)

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to flock (to see) ② to mill ③ to throng

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be dazzled

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to crown ② coronation

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hot tempered

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motto ② maxim

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most ② the most ③ -est

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ear-splitting

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ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

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comfortable ② happy

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to pursue deer ② fig. to vie for supremacy

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to increase ② to strengthen

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to make a profit ② to earn a packet

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considerable

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to hold ② contain ③ to ladle ④ pick up with a utensil

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circle ② ring ③ loop ④ classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc ⑤ CL:個|个[ge4]

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to confine ② enclose

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pen (pig) ② a fold

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chapter ② examination paper

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variant of 餘|余, remainder ② surname Yu

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the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院|四合院

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each takes what he needs (idiom)

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brand name ② trademark

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to rather go without than have sth. shabby (idiom)

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rice and noodles ② rice flour ③ rice-flour noodles

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a spoof (web based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc)

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to overload

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Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)

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equal ② balanced ③ harmony ④ equilibrium

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to heed ② to pay attention to

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cohesion ② cohesiveness ③ cohesive

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undoubtedly (idiom)

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to eat to one's heart's

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hope and expectation ② to anticipate ③ to look forward to ④ to await expectantly

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and so on ② so and so ③ many and confused

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nutrition ② nourishment ③ CL:種|种[zhong3]

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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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dairy product

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dessert ② sweet

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to brew tea

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cuisine ② culinary art ③ cookery ④ recipe

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cook ② kitchen worker

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foul black smoke atmosphere (idiom); fig. everything in a tremendous mess ② pandemonium reigns

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desirable ② worth having

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very good (of writing) ② very laudable (of demeanor) (idiom)

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breed ② variety ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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ignorant or parochial arrogance (idiom)

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orderly ② neat ③ even ④ tidy

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to be quick-witted

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suitable ② appropriate

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poetry ② poetic quality or flavor

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feeling ② emotion ③ to move (emotionally)

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deposits accumulated over long periods ② fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom

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earth ② mother earth

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the whole world ② throughout the land ③ everything under the sun

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concern ② wife and children

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to regret leaving ② reluctant to part ③ onomat. young leaves stir gently in the wind

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thoughts thronging one's mind (idiom)

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to feel an upsurge of emotion (idiom)

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sound of waves

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know (through learning or by experience) ② CL:個|个[ge4]

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to embody ② to reflect ③ to give expression to ④ to be reflected in ⑤ exemplify

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trolley ② cart ③ barrow ④ handcart ⑤ wheelbarrow ⑥ baby buggy

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level and oblique tones (technical term for classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)

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phonetics of Chinese, 音[yin1] corresponding to the initial consonant and 韻|韵[yun4] to the rhyme and tone

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dual ② duality ③ antithesis ④ coupled phrases (as rhetorical device) ⑤ spouse

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allusion (to classic story or saying) ② classical quotation ③ parable

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terse ② succinct

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to babble out one's first words ② to begin to babble ③ to prattle (idiom)

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recite ② repeat from memory

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moan ② to hum

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to recite poetry

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read aloud

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happy ② joyous

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vehement ② fervent ③ generous ④ giving ⑤ liberal

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to tire ② tired

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intense ② loud

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cast metals ② to coin (money)

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pig iron ② foundry iron

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Ji Chaozhu (1929-), Chinese diplomat

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to be too late to make preparations (idiom)

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to be in vogue ② to be prevalent

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antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus) ② sung reply (in agreement with first voice) ③ to reply with a poem in the same rythm

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to exchange toasts

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to inherit ② to carry on ③ to succeed

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tree trunk ② stump (tree root) ③ a plant ④ classifier for trees or plants ⑤ to involve others (in shady business)

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to involve others (in a crime) ② guilt by association

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example ② model case

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connected ② related ③ linked ④ linkage ⑤ correlation

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allusion (to classic story or saying) ② classical quotation ③ parable

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history ② antecedents ③ origin

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source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion) ② origin ③ where sth comes from

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condition ② plight ③ extent

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completely

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to abolish ② to abrogate ③ to repeal

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original ② authentic ③ lit. original juices, original flavor

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read aloud with expression ② recite ③ declaim

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elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed

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Three hundred Tang dynasty poems, a stable anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅

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Down's syndrome ② mongolism

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heartfelt ② sincere ③ unfeigned

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at the minimum ② at the very least

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to arrange ② to handle ③ the ordinary Japanese word for cooking ④ cuisine (esp. foreign restaurants)

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Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡

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eastern slope ② Dongpo district of Meishan city 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 shi4], Sichuan

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fine, gentle drizzle (idiom)

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river name ② sound of rain and wind

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to read again and again until one knows it by heart (idiom)

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hidebound by convention (idiom)

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skin color (race)

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discussion of various topics

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kindness ② good intentions

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generous ② sad

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The world is declining in its moral values. (idiom)

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Man's heart is incomprehensible. (idiom)

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not ② thereupon

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concealing wicked intentions (idiom); malicious ② to prod sly

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extraordinary ② exceptional ③ unusual

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bruise ② patch of bruising

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genuine goods at fair price (idiom)

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to spoil everything rather than help (idiom)

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unable to achieve (but able to ruin) (idiom)

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can be counted or regarded as ② to be able to tell or answer ③ to deserve mention

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hard to avoid ② difficult to escape from

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all ② without any exceptions ③ categorically

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to pardon ② to forgive

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observer ② spectator

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The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.

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persons involved or implicated ② party (to an affair)

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crafty ② cunning ③ sly

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to train ② culture ③ to bring up ④ to groom (for a position)

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mobilize ② arouse ③ CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]

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to lose face (idiom)

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cooked and dried rice

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delicate ② fine ③ careful ④ meticulous ⑤ painstaking

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to be equal to ② to be well-matched ③ rival

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capital construction (project) ② infrastructure

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villa ② CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]

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bull market (prices appear to be rising)

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to sell cheaply ② sacrifice ③ low price ④ discount sale

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to buy cheap and sell high (idiom)

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inexpensive ② lowly

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to save ② to put aside ③ savings

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nothing left (money, food etc) ② all finished ③ bright and shiny ④ radiant ⑤ glorious

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to vow ② to pledge ③ to swear

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vague ② ambiguous ③ equivocal ④ dubious

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to cover up (a shortcoming) ② to screen off ③ to hide ④ to conceal

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well-known for sth ② to become well known ③ to make one's mark

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to pay (money)

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presumably ② probably ③ in all likelihood ④ surely

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cannot go so far ② be unlikely

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stupid ② clumsy

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light as a feather

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imperial edict

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to screen (a movie) ② to stage (a play) ③ a screening ④ a staging

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careless ② heedless ③ absent-minded ④ indifferent

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to cause trouble ② to provoke a disturbance

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US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank

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to be discreet in word and deed (idiom)

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to be widely known as

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China securities regulatory commission CSRC ② abbr. for 中國證券監督管理委員會|中国证券监督管理委员会

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interaction ② social contact

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pedantic ② officious

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once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope ② once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

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during ② at the time of

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improper and unreasonable (idiom)

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to interview ② to gather news ③ to hunt for and collect ④ to cover

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to fight for ② to compete (for a prize) ③ to struggle

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to reply ② to respond ③ to promise ④ to agree

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energetic ② vigorous ③ vigorously

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example ② exemplar ③ typical case

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family firm producing a special product ② cottage industry

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to execute ② to handle ③ behavior ④ action ⑤ conduct

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reason ② logic

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sort ② kind ③ class ④ way ⑤ manner

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to have nothing to do

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disinfect ② sterilize

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if only ② so long as

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Lǐ Shízhēn (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of medical herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目

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(political) achievements ② track record