FSI B5 20-30 Flashcards
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传销[傳銷] chuánxiāo
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multi level marketing
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直销[直銷] zhíxiāo
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to sell directly ② direct sale (by a factory) ③ direct marketing
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秀才[秀才] xiùcai
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a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) ② scholar ③ skillful writer ④ fine talent
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奇才[奇才] qícái
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genius
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举人[舉人] jǔrén
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candidate for the Imperial examinations
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乾隆[乾隆] Qián Lóng
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Qianlong or Ch’ien-lung, emperor of the Qing dynasty, reigned sixty years (1735-1796)
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进士[進士] jìnshì
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successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination ② palace graduate
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品[品] pǐn
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article ② commodity ③ product ④ goods ⑤ kind ⑥ grade ⑦ rank ⑧ character ⑨ disposition ⑩ nature ⑪ temperament ⑫ variety ⑬ to taste sth ⑭ to sample ⑮ to criticize ⑯ to comment ⑰ to judge ⑱ to size up
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两袖清风[兩袖清風] liǎngxiùqīngfēng
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lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands ② uncorrupted ③ unsoiled by corrupt practices
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糊口[糊口] húkǒu
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to scrape a meager living ② to get by with difficulty
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赈济[賑濟] zhènjì
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to give relief aid
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口碑[口碑] kǒubēi
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public praise ② public reputation ③ commonly held opinions ④ current idiom
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传诵[傳誦] chuánsòng
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widely known ② on everyone’s lips
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隶书[隸書] lìshū
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Clerical script (Chinese writing style)
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楷书[楷書] kǎishū
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regular script (one of the calligraphic styles of Chinese characters)
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笔锋[筆鋒] bǐfēng
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the tip of a writing brush ② vigor of style in writing ③ stroke ④ touch
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挥洒[挥灑] huīsǎ
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to sprinkle ② to shed (tears, blood etc) ③ fig. free, unconstrained ④ to write in a free style
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临摹[臨摹] línmó
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to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
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意境[意境] yìjìng
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artistic mood or conception ② creative concept
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自如[自如] zìrú
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freedom of action ② unobstructed ③ unconstrained ④ smoothly ⑤ with ease ⑥ freely
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闻风而动[聞風而動] wénfēng’érdòng
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to respond instantly ② to act at once on hearing the news
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络绎不绝[絡繹不絕] luòyìbùjué
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continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
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绎[繹] yì
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continuous ② explain ③ unravel
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络[絡] lào
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small net
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润格[潤格] rùngé
scale of fee payment for a painter, calligrapher or writer
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佢[佢] qú
he (Cantonese) ② Mandarin equivalent: 他|他[ta1]
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交情[交情] jiāoqing
friendship ② emotional relations between people
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银货两讫[銀貨兩訖] yínhuòliǎngqì
The goods are delivered and the bill is cleared. (idiom)
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老少无欺[老少無欺] lǎoshàowúqī
cheating neither old nor young ② treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously ③ Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
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纠缠[糾纏] jiūchán
to be in a tangle ② to nag
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赖账[賴賬] làizhàng
to renege on a debt
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倦[倦] juàn
tired
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快人快语[快人快語] kuàirénkuàiyǔ
straight talk from an honest person ② quick decision (idiom)
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直截了当[直截了當] zhíjiéliǎodàng
direct and plain speaking (idiom); blunt ② straightforward
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润笔[潤筆] rùnbǐ
remuneration for literary or artistic work
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大幅[大幅] dàfú
a big margin ② substantially
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对联[對聯] duìlián
rhyming couplet ② pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway ③ CL:幅[fu2]
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坊间[坊間] fāngjiān
street stalls ② bookshops ③ in the streets
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真伪[真偽] zhēnwěi
true or bogus
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因果[因果] yīnguǒ
karma ② cause and effect
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推理[推理] tuīlǐ
reasoning ② speculative ③ inference
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千年[千年] qiānnián
millennium
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天干[天干] tiāngān
the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
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干支[干支] gānzhī
the 10 heavenly stems 十天干 and 12 earthly branches 十二枝 ② sexagenary cycle
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十干[十干] shígān
same as 天干 ② the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
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十天干[十天干] shítiāngān
the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
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甲子[甲子] jiǎzǐ
first of 10 heavenly stems 天干 and first of 12 earthly branches 地支 ② by ext., the 60 combinations 甲子, 乙丑, 丙寅 etc making up the year cycle ③ first year A1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1984 or 2044
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甲[甲] jiǎ
armor ② first of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 ③ first in order ④ letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc ⑤ first party (in legal contract, usually 甲方|甲方[jia3 fang1], as opposed to 乙方|乙方[yi3 fang1]) ⑥ methyl
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乙[乙] yǐ
second of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 ② second in order ③ letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc ④ second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方|乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方|甲方[jia3 fang1]) ⑤ ethyl ⑥ bent ⑦ winding ⑧ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
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丙[丙] bǐng
third of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 ② third in order ③ letter "C" or roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc ④ propyl
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丁[丁] dīng
fourth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 ② fourth in order ③ letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc ④ butyl ⑤ surname Ding ⑥ cubes (of food)
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戊[戊] wù
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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己[己] jǐ
self ② oneself ③ sixth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 ④ sixth in order ⑤ letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc ⑥ hexa
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庚[庚] gēng
age ② seventh of the 10 Heavenly Stems 十天干 ③ seventh in order ④ letter "G" or roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc ⑤ hepta
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辛[辛] xīn
tired ② eighth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 ③ eighth in order ④ letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc ⑤ octa
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壬[壬] rén
ninth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 ② ninth in order ③ letter "I" or roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc ④ nona
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癸[癸] guǐ
tenth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 ② tenth in order ③ letter "J" or roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc ④ deca
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地支[地支] dìzhī
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
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十二地支[十二地支] shí'èrdìzhī
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
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十二支[十二支] shí'èrzhī
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
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子丑[子丑] zǐchǒu
first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支 ② by ext., the earthly branches
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子[子] zǐ
son ② child ③ seed ④ egg ⑤ small thing ⑥ 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat ⑦ Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
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丑[丑] chǒu
clown ② surname Chou ③ 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
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寅[寅] yín
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger
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卯[卯] mǎo
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) ② 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit
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辰[辰] chén
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon
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巳[巳] sì
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake
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午[午] wǔ
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse
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未[未] wèi
not yet ② did not ③ have not ④ not ⑤ 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
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申[申] shēn
to extend ② to state ③ to explain ④ surname Shen ⑤ 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey
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酉[酉] yǒu
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster
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戌[戌] xū
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog
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亥[亥] hài
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar
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周而复始[週而復始] zhōu'érfùshǐ
lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles ② the wheel comes full circle
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人气[人氣] rénqì
popularity ② personality ③ character
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腾飞[騰飛] téngfēi
lit. to fly upwards swiftly; fig. rapid advance ② rapidly developing (situation)
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意向[意向] yìxiàng
disposition
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图腾[圖騰] túténg
totem (religious symbol)
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爬虫[爬蟲] páchóng
reptile (old or common word for 爬行動物|爬行动物)
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附会[附會] fùhuì
to stretch a point ② to press a false analogy
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穿凿附会[穿鑿附會] chuānzáofùhuì
to give a forced interpretation (idiom); draw far-fetched analogies
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凶恶[兇惡] xiōng'è
fierce ② ferocious ③ fiendish ④ frightening
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惊天动地[驚天動地] jīngtiāndòngdì
world-shaking (idiom)
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无形[無形] wúxíng
incorporeal ② virtual ③ formless ④ invisible (assets) ⑤ intangible
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天道[天道] tiāndào
natural law ② heavenly law ③ weather (dialect)
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天道好还[天道好還] tiāndàohàohuán
God's way goes in a cycle. ② Heaven is bound to return and punish evil doers. (idiom)
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化身[化身] huàshēn
incarnation ② reincarnation ③ embodiment (of abstract idea) ④ personification
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陪葬[陪葬] péizàng
to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)
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陪葬品[陪葬品] péizàngpǐn
funerary objects (items buried together with the dead)
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砌[砌] qì
to build by laying bricks or stones
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砌砖[砌磚] qìzhuān
to lay bricks ② bricklaying
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端倪[端倪] duānní
boundary land ② clue ③ inkling ④ to predict
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龙腾虎跃[龍騰虎躍] lóngténghǔyuè
scene of bustling activity (idiom)
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生龙活虎[生龍活虎] shēnglónghuóhǔ
full of vigor and vitality (idiom)
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虎踞龙盘[虎踞龍盤] hǔjùlóngpán
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
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龙争虎斗[龍爭虎鬥] lóngzhēnghǔdòu
lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
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龙行虎步[龍行虎步] lóngxínghǔbù
dignified manner of an emperor (idiom)
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不一而足[不一而足] bùyī'érzú
by no means an isolated case ② numerous
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勃勃[勃勃] bóbó
thriving ② vigorous ③ exuberant
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生机勃勃[生機勃勃] shēngjībóbó
full of vitality (idiom)
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朝气勃勃[朝氣勃勃] zhāoqìbóbó
full of youthful vigor (idiom)
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英气勃勃[英氣勃勃] yīngqìbóbó
full of heroic spirit (idiom)
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意兴勃勃[意興勃勃] yìxìngbóbó
to be highly enthusiastic (idiom)
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野心勃勃[野心勃勃] yěxīnbóbó
vaulting ambition (idiom)
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先王[先王] xiānwáng
former kings ② former emperors ③ in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yáo 堯|尧, Shùn 舜, Yǔ 禹, Tāng 湯|汤 and the kings of Zhou
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轩辕氏[軒轅氏] Xuānyuánshì
alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黄帝
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轩[軒] xuān
high ② lofty ③ compact lodgings,especially with a view ④ a form of carriage ⑤ the elevated front of a carriage or chariot ⑥ balcony ⑦ delighted ⑧ (surname)
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辕[轅] yuán
shafts of cart ② yamen
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衙门[衙門] yámen
government office in feudal China ② yamen
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衙[衙] yá
office ② yamen 衙門|衙门 ③ surname Ya
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颛顼[顓頊] Zhuānxū
Zhuan Xu, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝, grandson of Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝, trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC
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五帝[五帝] wǔdì
Five Emperors from legendary times; possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them ② usually taken to be Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝 and four of his sons Zhuan Xu 顓頊|颛顼, Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾, Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧, Yu Shun 虞舜
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帝喾[帝嚳] Dì Kù
Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝, great-grandson of Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
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唐尧[唐堯] Táng Yáo
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝, second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾
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虞舜[虞舜] Yú Shùn
Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝
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躯[軀] qū
human body
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诚可格天[誠可格天] chéngkěgétiān
One's sincerity moves Heaven. (idiom)
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格[格] gé
square ② frame ③ rule ④ (legal) case ⑤ style ⑥ character ⑦ standard ⑧ pattern ⑨ (classical) to obstruct; to hinder ⑩ (classical) to arrive; to come ⑪ (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively
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卦[卦] guà
divinatory trigram ② one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经
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八卦[八卦] bāguà
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经 ② to gossip
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打卦[打卦] dǎguà
to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams
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坤[坤] kūn
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦|八卦[ba1 gua4], representing earth ② of a woman
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乾[乾] qián
surname Qian ② strong ③ one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 representing sky ④ male principle
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震[震] zhèn
to shake ② to vibrate ③ to jolt ④ to quake ⑤ excited ⑥ shocked ⑦ one of the eight trigrams, symbolizing thunder
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艮[艮] gèn
one of the eight trigrams
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阐明[闡明] chǎnmíng
to clarify ② to explain clearly
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哲理[哲理] zhélǐ
philosophic theory ② philosophy
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宏图[宏圖] hóngtú
major undertaking ② vast plan ③ grand prospect
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出身[出身] chūshēn
family background ② class origin
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书香[書香] shūxiāng
literary reputation
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书香门第[書香門第] shūxiāngméndì
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
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门第冷落[門第冷落] méndìlěngluò
The family is on the decline. (idiom)
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先兆[先兆] xiānzhào
omen
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险兆[險兆] xiǎnzhào
evil omen
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小篆[小篆] xiǎozhuàn
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
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价目[價目] jiàmù
(marked) price ② tariff (in a restaurant etc.)
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康熙[康熙] Kāngxī
Kangxi or K'ang Hsi, second Qing Emperor (1661-1722)
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雍正[雍正] Yōngzhēng
Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)
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招牌[招牌] zhāopai
signboard ② shop sign ③ reputation of a business
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视为[視為] shìwéi
to view as ② to see as ③ to consider to be ④ to deem
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不易[不易] bùyì
not easy to do sth ② difficult ③ unchanging
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未必[未必] wèibì
not necessarily ② maybe not
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尤[尤] yóu
outstanding ② particularly, especially ③ a fault ④ to express discontentment against ⑤ surname You
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诸君[諸君] zhūjūn
Gentlemen! (start of a speech) ② Ladies and Gentlemen!
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扇子[扇子] shānzi
fan ② CL:把[ba3]
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资深[資深] zīshēn
senior (in terms of depth of accumulated experience) ② deeply qualified
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火烧眉毛[火燒眉毛] huǒshāoméimao
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation ② extreme emergency
