FSI Set 02 Flashcards

Question

处[處] chù

Answer 1

place ② location ③ spot ④ point ⑤ office ⑥ department ⑦ bureau ⑧ respect ⑨ classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

Answer 2

to edit ② to compile ③ (assistant) editor ④ compiler

Answer 3

crop (in agriculture) ② harvest ③ acquisition ④ profit ⑤ gain ⑥ bonus ⑦ success ⑧ reward

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(line of) thought ② thinking

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to make a supreme effort ② at all costs

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weak ② frail

Answer 7

picky ② fussy

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in vogue ② fashionable

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bang (hair) ② fashionable ③ mane

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ticket (for theater, cinema etc)

Answer 11

to cremate

Answer 12

to beat up ② to come to blows

Answer 13

fashionable

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for a time ② at one time ③ one time ④ once

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case ② CL:個|个[ge4]

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sensation ② stir

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to play hide-and-seek

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to beat up ② to come to blows

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to tidy up ② to reorganize ③ to consolidate ④ to rectify

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to draw ② to derive ③ to absorb

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to draw water

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legal system and institutions

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cruelty ② torture

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from beginning to end ② all along

Answer 25

put an end to

Answer 26

to block ② to stop ③ blockage

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to practice diligently ② to act energetically

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to break with both hands

Answer 29

bad breath ② halitosis

Answer 30

bad breath ② halitosis

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condition ② state ③ situation ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

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state of affairs ② state ③ mode ④ situation ⑤ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 33

Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH) ② compare Yahweh 雅威[Ya3 wei1] and God 上帝[Shang4 di4]

Answer 34

spacious and well-lit ② open and clear ③ to open out (onto a wider vista) ④ optimistic ⑤ cheerful ⑥ carefree ⑦ easy-going ⑧ open-minded

Answer 35

picky ② fussy

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no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma ② trapped ③ in an impossible situation

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to applaud ② to clap

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not to accept as correct (idiom); to object ② to disapprove ③ to take exception to

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unsuitable ② improper ③ inappropriate

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not suitable ② inadvisable ③ inappropriate

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to satirize ② to mock ③ irony ④ satire ⑤ sarcasm

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emission ② discharge ③ exhaust (gas etc)

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quarrel ② dispute ③ a blood sacrifice (arch.)

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anticlockwise ② counterclockwise

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mild (eg symptoms)

Answer 46

insurrection ② rebellion

Answer 47

underestimate ② underrate

Answer 48

become ② change into

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incurable disease

Answer 50

harsh ② pitiless

Answer 51

lecher ② sex maniac ③ rapist

Answer 52

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

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to promote to a higher job ② to select for promotion

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star; big shot; celebrity; leading actor; authority (slang)

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neither ② nor

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to besiege 魏|魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] ② to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers (idiom)

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lofty ② surname Wei ③ name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States ④ Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han ⑤ the Wei dynasty 221-265 ⑥ Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods

Answer 58

surname Zhao ② the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350) of the Sixteen Kingdoms

Answer 59

Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC), author of the Art of War 孫子兵法|孙武兵法 ② also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙武

Answer 60

origin ② source ③ relationship

Answer 61

fast change of scene

Answer 62

elegant ② refined

Answer 63

六四事件[六四事件] liùsìshìjiàn

Answer 64

aesthetics

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governor-general ② person in charge of a foreign possession or territory

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to remarry (of widow) ② to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc) ③ to transfer (blame, guilt) ④ to pass the buck

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to pacify ② to appease ③ appeasement

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red carpet

Answer 69

rigid ② inflexible

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give a dinner party ② entertain guests ③ invite to dinner

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to retain ② to continue to have ③ to preserve ④ to maintain ⑤ to reserve ⑥ reservations ⑦ to hold back (approval or acceptance)

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mouthpiece ② spokesperson

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a squint ② sideways glance ③ to look askance

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to coordinate ② to harmonize ③ negotiation

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to degenerate ② atrophy

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children's fairy tales

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drainage ② to run off ③ to wash away

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change with each passing day ② make rapid progress

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to cut down ② to fell ③ to dispatch an expedition against ④ to attack ⑤ to boast

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to fell trees indiscriminately ② excessive deforestation (idiom)

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to clear a wild area for cultivation ② to put under the plow

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to be eradicated ② to vanish ③ extinct ④ to break off relations

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armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)

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black market product ② fake ③ imitation or counterfeit of branded product

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remember with concern ② worry about

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to imitate ② to copy ③ to emulate ④ to mimic ⑤ model

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fertilizer

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ozone layer

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sustainable development

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price ② cost ③ consideration (in share dealing)

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heartless ② without regard for others' feelings

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to stir up trouble

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to make a copy (and send it to someone) ② Cc (for email) ③ Carbon Copy (for email)

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to go through the formalities

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to feign ② to pretend

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to curtail ② to cut down

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incandescent light

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fluorescent light

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regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) ② self-reliance

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disclaimer ② statement denying or limiting responsibility

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nobleman ② person of noble character

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stereotype

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to ridicule ② to tease ③ to mock ④ idle talk ⑤ chitchat

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throat ② voice ③ CL:把[ba3]

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voice ② windpipe

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idol drama ② a television series in which the actors are famous superstars

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pun ② play on words ③ a phrase with a double meaning

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consistent ② constant ③ from start to finish ④ all along ⑤ persistent

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bomb ② CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]

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compassion ② relent ③ sympathize ④ sympathy

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to interfere ② to meddle ③ interference

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forklift truck ② CL:臺|台[tai2]

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front loader (vehicle) ② CL:臺|台[tai2]

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chain store

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to hold concurrent posts ② part-time ③ concurrent job ④ moonlighting

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to file a lawsuit ② to sue ③ to dispute

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to drink along (with sb)

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wife of father's younger brother

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shameful ② scandalous ③ to be humiliated ④ to make a fool of sb. or oneself ⑤ to make sb. lose face

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expression or emotion showing in one's eyes ② meaningful glance ③ wink ④ eyesight (topolect)

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to eat tofu ② to flirt ③ to tease

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to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear

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rich ② substantial ③ enrich ④ substantiate

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face-to-face meeting ② an interview

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headphones ② earphones

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to worship ② to make customary deferences to ③ a pilgrimage

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to make a pilgrimage ② a pilgrimage to a holy mountain

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wretched (esp. appearance) ② vulgar

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earth ② dust ③ clay ④ local ⑤ indigenous ⑥ crude opium ⑦ unsophisticated ⑧ Tuzu ethnic group ⑨ surname Tu

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incantation ② magic spell ③ curse ④ malediction ⑤ to revile ⑥ to put a curse on sb

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to lose one's good looks

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a chip of the old block (idiom)

Answer 133

negative feedback

Answer 134

great rift valley

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old but still vigorous in mind and body (idiom)

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details ② particulars

Answer 137

(financial) subsidy ② allowance

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ten days ② ten years ③ full period

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first third of a month

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middle third of a month

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last third of the month

Answer 142

outpatient service

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to be in hospital ② to be hospitalized

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radical ② extreme ③ extremist

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to look forward to sth ② to wait respectfully

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dam ② dike

Answer 147

the Grand canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC

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immeasurably self-satisfied

Answer 149

to be drawn into ② to be involved in

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personality cult

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to have no strength ② to feel weak ③ exhausted ④ feeling listless ⑤ boring ⑥ of no interest

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to repress one's desires (colloquial)

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to choke ② to stifle ③ to restrain ④ to hold back ⑤ to hold in (urine) ⑥ to hold (one's breath)

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stuffy ② shut indoors ③ to smother ④ to cover tightly

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personal attack

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puppet state ② puppet regime

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refine ② smelt

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two tufts of hair ② young ③ underage

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modest ② self-deprecating

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overtone (idiom); meaning beyond the words ② implied meaning ③ reading between the lines

Answer 161

bullshit ② nonsense

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paper tiger

Answer 163

paddy ② rice (Oraza sativa)

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to take the lead (idiom)

Answer 165

atmosphere ② mood

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outsourcing

Answer 167

to settle ② to finish ③ to conclude ④ to wind up

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the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time

Answer 169

prefix (linguistics)

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immortal ② immortality

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to advance money for (idiom)

Answer 172

to realize one's errors and mend one's ways (idiom)

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semiconductor

Answer 174

material ② stuff ③ grain ④ feed ⑤ to expect ⑥ to anticipate ⑦ to guess

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shikumen style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai

Answer 176

pure and simple ② sheer ③ outright