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FSI Set 04 Flashcards

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宏观调控[宏觀調控] hóngguāndiàokòng

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macro-control

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微观[微觀] wēiguān

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micro- ② sub-atomic

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脫贫[脱貧] tuōpín

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to escape poverty

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脱贫[脫貧] tuōpín

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to lift oneself out of poverty

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变形[變形] biànxíng

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deformation ② to become deformed ③ to change shape ④ to morph

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口气[口氣] kǒuqì

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tone of voice ② the way one speaks ③ manner of expression ④ tone

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偏[偏] piān

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one-sided ② to lean ③ to slant ④ prejudiced ⑤ inclined to one side ⑥ the left-hand side of split Chinese character, often the key or radical

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卤素[鹵素] lǔsù

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halogen (chemistry)

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露宿[露宿] lùsù

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to sleep outdoors ② to spend the night in the open

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介之推[介之推] Jiè Zhītuī

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Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明 (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated

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通货紧缩[通貨緊縮] tōnghuòjǐnsuō

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deflation

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绝望[絕望] juéwàng

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desperation ② forlorn ③ hopeless

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理财[理財] lǐcái

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financial management ② finance

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党八股[黨八股] dǎngbāgǔ

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party jargon

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打官腔[打官腔] dǎguānqiāng

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to talk officiously ② to assume the air of a functionary ③ to talk in official jargon

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志愿[志願] zhìyuàn

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aspiration ② wish ③ ideal ④ volunteer

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人际[人際] rénjì

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human relationships ② interpersonal

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掌舵[掌舵] zhǎngduò

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to steer (a ship)

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铺路[鋪路] pūlù

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to pave (with paving stones) ② to lay a road ③ to give a present to sb to ensure success

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失恋[失戀] shīliàn

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to lose one’s love ② to break up (in a romantic relationship) ③ to feel jilted

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丢脸[丟臉] diūliǎn

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loss of face ② humiliation

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亲情[親情] qīnqíng

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affection ② family love ③ love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children

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幻想[幻想] huànxiǎng

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delusion ② fantasy

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激情[激情] jīqíng

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passion ② fervor ③ enthusiasm ④ strong emotion

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际遇[際遇] jìyù

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luck ② fate ③ opportunity ④ the ups and downs of life

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夫妻店[夫妻店] fūqīdiàn

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family-run shop

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夫权[夫權] fūquán authority

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over the household

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固执[固執] gùzhí

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persistent ② stubborn

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精益求精[精益求精] jīngyìqiújīng

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to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving

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恶性循环[惡性循環] èxìngxúnhuán

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vicious circle

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不确定性原理[不確定性原理] bùquèdìngxìngyuánlǐ

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Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle (1927)

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情节[情節] qíngjié

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plot ② circumstances

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青芥辣[青芥辣] qīngjièlà

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horseradish ② wasabi ③ green mustard

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蔚[蔚] wèi

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Artemisia japonica ② luxuriant

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严复[嚴復] Yán Fù

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Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences

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鸦片战争[鴉片戰爭] Yāpiànzhànzhēng

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the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861

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自强运动[自強運動] Zìqiáng Yùndòng

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Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 洋務運動|洋务运动

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自强[自強] zìqiáng

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to strive for self-improvement

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洋务运动[洋務運動] Yángwù Yùndòng

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Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動|自强运动

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中学西用[中學西用] zhōngxuéxīyòng

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to apply Chinese studies in the West (idiom)

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平安时代[平安時代] Píng’ānshídài

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Heian period (794-1192), period of Japanese history ruled by Kyoto imperial court

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异化[異化] yìhuà

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alienation

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一鸣惊人[一鳴驚人] yīmíngjīngrén

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to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

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偷偷摸摸[偷偷摸摸] tōutōumōmō

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surreptitious ② sneaky

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阳光[陽光] yángguāng

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sunshine ② CL:線|线[xian4]

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贬义[貶義] biǎnyì

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derogatory sense ② negative connotation

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褒义[褒義] bāoyì

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commendatory ② commendatory term ③ positive connotation

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泡妞[泡妞] pàoniū

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to pick up girls (esp. Beijing slang) ② to play around (with ladies) ③ to chase after (sexual partners)

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毛手毛脚[毛手毛腳] máoshǒumáojiǎo

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ham-handed ② restless and uneasy ③ too familiar or offhanded (esp. toward women) (idiom)

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大众[大眾] dàzhòng

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the masses ② the great bulk of the population

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喇叭裤[喇叭褲] lǎbakù

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flared trousers ② bell-bottomed pants

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尖细[尖細] jiānxì

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taper

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冰冻三尺，非一日之寒[冰凍三尺，非一日之寒] bīngdòngsānchǐfēiyīrìzhīhán

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three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn’t built in a day

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胡耀邦[胡耀邦] Hú Yàobāng

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Hu Yaobang (1915-1989), Chinese politician

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坚定[堅定] jiāndìng

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firm ② steady ③ staunch ④ resolute

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肯尼迪[肯尼迪] Kěnnídí

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Kennedy (name) ② J.F. Kennedy (1917-1963), US Democrat politician, president 1961-1963

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白雪公主[白雪公主] Báixuěgōngzhǔ

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Snow White

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请愿书[請願書] qǐngyuànshū

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petition

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清华大学[清華大學] Qīnghuádàxué

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Tsing Hua or Qinghua University, Beijing ② National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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幽闭恐惧症[幽閉恐懼症] yōubìkǒngjùzhèng

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claustrophobia

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猫头鹰[貓頭鷹] māotóuyīng

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owl

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夜猫子[夜貓子] yèmāozi

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owl ② (fig.) night owl

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矫揉造作[矯揉造作] jiǎoróuzàozuò

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pretension ② affectation ③ putting on artificial airs

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菊花[菊花] júhuā

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chrysanthemum

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相当[相當] xiāngdāng

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equivalent to ② appropriate ③ considerably ④ to a certain extent ⑤ fairly

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商量[商量] shāngliang

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to consult ② to talk over ③ to discuss

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布料[布料] bùliào

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cloth ② material

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花布[花布] huābù

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printed cloth ② calico

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排水沟[排水溝] páishuǐgōu

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高人一等[高人一等] gāorényīděng

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a cut above others ② elite (idiom)

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忍让[忍讓] rěnràng

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to exercise forbearance ② patient and accommodating

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伤害[傷害] shānghài

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injure ② harm

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损害[損害] sǔnhài

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harm ② to damage ③ to injure ④ to infringe

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娃娃[娃娃] wáwa

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baby ② small child ③ doll

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儒家[儒家] Rújiā

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Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)

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法家[法家] Fǎjiā

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Legalist school of philosophy in pre-Han times, including Shang Yang 商鞅 and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子

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恶有恶报[惡有惡報] èyǒu’èbào

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evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one’s bad deeds ② sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7)

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善有善报，恶有恶报[善有善報，惡有惡報] shànyǒushànbào’èyǒu’èbào

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Virtue has its reward, evil its retribution

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善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到[善有善報，惡有惡報，若然不報時晨未到] shànyǒushànbào’èyǒu’èbàoruòránbùbàoshíchénwèidào

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Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time

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不可知论[不可知論] bùkězhīlùn

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agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable

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流产[流產] liúchǎn

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a miscarriage ② an abortion ③ to abort (an action)

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堕胎[墮胎] duòtāi

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to induce an abortion ② induced abortion

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多肽连[多肽連] duōtàilián

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polypeptide chain

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肽[肽] tài

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peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

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结肠[結腸] jiécháng

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colon (large intestine)

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智商[智商] zhìshāng

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IQ (intelligence quotient)

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情商[情商] qíngshāng

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emotional quotient (EQ) ② emotional IQ ③ abbr. for 情緒商數|情绪商数[qing2 xu4 shang1 shu4]

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商数[商數] shāngshù

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quotient (math.)

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脱氧核糖核酸[脫氧核糖核酸] tuōyǎnghétánghésuān

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质地[質地] zhìdì

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texture ② background (texture) ③ grain ④ quality ⑤ character ⑥ disposition

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口感[口感] kǒugǎn

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taste ② texture (of food) ③ how food feels in the mouth

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李瑞环[李瑞環] Lǐ Ruìhuán

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Li Ruihuan

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彭德怀[彭德懷] Péng Déhuái

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Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao’s failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution

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反动[反動] fǎndòng

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reaction ② reactionary

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肩负[肩負] jiānfù

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to shoulder (a burden) ② to bear ③ to suffer (a disadvantage)

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否定[否定] fǒudìng

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to negate ② negative (answer) ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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林彪[林彪] Lín Biāo

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Lin Biao (1908-1971), Chinese army leader at time of the Cultural Revolution

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雷锋[雷鋒] Léi Fēng

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Lei Feng (1940-1962), young communist killed in an accident in 1962, used as a model in one of Mao’s campaigns from 1963

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四旧[四舊] sìjiù

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the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)

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破四旧[破四舊] pòsìjiù

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Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)

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红卫兵[紅衛兵] hóngwèibīng

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Red Guards (during the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)

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高举[高舉] gāojǔ

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to lift up ② to hold high

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长征[長征] chángzhēng

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the Long March

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韶山[韶山] Sháoshān

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(N) Shaoshan (city in Hunan)

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尊意[尊意] zūnyì

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(honorific) your respected opinion ② What do you think, your majesty?

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魁[魁] kuí

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chief ② head

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走资派[走資派] zǒuzīpài

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capitalist-roader ② person in power taking the capitalist road, a political label often pinned on cadres by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution

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造反[造反] zàofǎn

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rebel ② revolt

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党派[黨派] dǎngpài

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partisan ② political party related

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党派集会[黨派集會] dǎngpàijíhuì

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party meeting

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中南海[中南海] Zhōngnánhǎi

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Zhongnanhai, to the West of the Forbidden City, now the Communist Party headquarters

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修正主义[修正主義] xiūzhèngzhǔyì

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revisionism

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反修防修[反修防修] fǎnxiūfángxiū

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to combat and prevent revisionism (PRC) (idiom)

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批修整风[批修整風] pīxiūzhěngfēng

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to criticize revisionism and rectify trends (PRC) (idiom)

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彬[彬] bīn

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ornamental ② refined

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渔[漁] yú

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fisherman ② to fish

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幻灭[幻滅] huànmiè

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to disillusion ② disillusionment ③ vanishing (illusions, hopes, aspirations etc)

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无限[無限] wúxiàn

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unlimited ② unbounded

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旁遮普邦[旁遮普邦] Pángzhēpǔbāng

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Punjab state in northwest India bordering Pakistan

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养老院[養老院] yǎnglǎoyuàn

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nursing home

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孝顺[孝順] xiàoshùn

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filial piety

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养儿防老[養兒防老] yǎng’érfánglǎo

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(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age

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养而不教[養而不教] yǎng’érbùjiāo

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to raise children without educating them (idiom)

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甲状腺[甲狀腺] jiǎzhuàngxiàn

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thyroid gland

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炒股票[炒股票] chǎogǔpiào

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to speculate in stocks

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忠诚[忠誠] zhōngchéng

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devoted ② fidelity ③ loyal ④ loyalty

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记录片[記錄片] jìlùpiàn

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documentary movie or TV program

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灵活[靈活] línghuó

A

flexible ② nimble ③ agile

129
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费力[費力] fèilì

A

great effort ② to strain (oneself)

130
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总务[總務] zǒngwù

A

general matters ② division of general affairs ③ person in overall charge

131
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雅皮士[雅皮士] yǎpíshì

A

yuppie (transl.) ② young urban professional, 1980s slang

132
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反弹[反彈] fǎndàn

A

to bounce ② to bounce back ③ to boomerang ④ to ricochet ⑤ rebound (of stock market etc) ⑥ bounce ⑦ backlash ⑧ negative repercussions ⑨ see also 反彈|反弹[fan3 tan2]

133
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外号[外號] wàihào

134
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惜福[惜福] xīfú

A

to appreciate one’s good fortune

135
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韧带[韌帶] rèndài

136
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祝福[祝福] zhùfú

A

blessings ② wish well

137
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好运[好運] hǎoyùn

138
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照顾[照顧] zhàogu

A

to take care of ② to show consideration ③ to attend to ④ to look after

139
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儿女[兒女] érnǚ

A

children ② sons and daughters

140
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呗[唄] bei

A

modal particle indicating indicating grudging or reluctant agreement ② modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way

141
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二奶[二奶] èrnǎi

A

mistress ② second wife ③ lover

142
Q

帖子[帖子] tiězi

143
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保险杠[保險槓] bǎoxiǎngàng

A

car bumper ② spoiler ③ fender

144
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贴纸[貼紙] tiēzhǐ

145
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阉割[閹割] yāngē

A

castration

146
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独联体[獨聯體] Dúliántǐ

A

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) ② abbr. for 獨立國家聯合體|独立国家联合体

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Q

外表[外表] wàibiǎo

A

external ② outside ③ outward appearance

148
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嫁妆[嫁妝] jiàzhuāng

A

dowry (money given by the bride’s family to the groom)

149
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求婚[求婚] qiúhūn

A

propose marriage

150
Q

勤能补拙[勤能補拙] qínnéngbǔzhuō

A

ineptitude can be remedied by diligence (idiom)

151
Q

笨鸟先飞[笨鳥先飛] bènniǎoxiānfēi

A

lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one’s limited abilities

152
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人工呼吸[人工呼吸] réngōnghūxī

A

artificial respiration (medicine)

153
Q

透析[透析] tòuxī

A

dialysis (separation of crystalloids by osmosis)

154
Q

吗啡[嗎啡] mǎfēi

155
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变相[變相] biànxiàng

A

in disguised form ② covert

156
Q

脏器[臟器] zàngqì

A

internal organs

157
Q

失败者[失敗者] shībàizhě

158
Q

馋嘴[饞嘴] chánzuǐ

A

gluttonous ② glutton

159
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馋痨[饞癆] chánláo

160
Q

骚[騷] sāo

A

trouble ② disturbance ③ rumpus ④ flirty ⑤ coquettish ⑥ abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] ⑦ literary writings ⑧ smell of urine ⑨ foul smell ⑩ male (animal) (topolect)

161
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骚人墨客[騷人墨客] sāorénmòkè

A

literati (idiom)

162
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骚货[騷貨] sāohuò

A

a loose woman ② a ****

163
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见证[見證] jiànzhèng

A

witness ② testimony

164
Q

深刻[深刻] shēnkè

A

profound ② deep ③ deep-going

165
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嘉宾[嘉賓] jiābīn

A

esteemed guest ② honored guest

166
Q

岫[岫] xiù

A

cave ② mountain peak

167
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惆怅[惆悵] chóuchàng

A

melancholy ② depression

168
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抒情[抒情] shūqíng

A

to express emotion

169
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品德[品德] pǐndé

A

moral character

170
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原始[原始] yuánshǐ

A

first ② original ③ primitive ④ original (document etc)

171
Q

赞同[贊同] zàntóng

A

to approve of ② to endorse ③ (vote) in favor

► Mandarin Vocab 3 (30 decks)

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