FSI Set 07 Flashcards
罗一秀[羅一秀] Luó Yīxiù
Luo Yixiu (1889-1910), Mao Zedong’s first wife
薯条[薯條] shǔtiáo
French fries ② French fried potatoes
八旗[八旗] bāqí
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
炼丹八卦炉[煉丹八卦爐] liàndānbāguàlú
eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality ② symbol of the alchemist’s art ③ Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
各个[各個] gègè
every ② various ③ separately one-by-one
书面语[書面語] shūmiànyǔ
written language
口语[口語] kǒuyǔ
colloquial speech ② spoken language ③ vernacular language ④ slander ⑤ gossip ⑥ CL:門|门[men2]
祖籍[祖籍] zǔjí
ancestral hometown ② original domicile (and civil registration)
再说[再說] zàishuō
let’s talk about it later ② what’s more ③ besides
柯[柯] kē
surname Ke ② handle of ax ③ stem
被子[被子] bèizi
quilt ② CL:床[chuang2]
毯子[毯子] tǎnzi
a blanket ② CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2],面[mian4]
设备[設備] shèbèi
equipment ② facilities ③ installations ④ CL:個|个[ge4]
烘干机[烘乾機] hōnggānjī
clothes dryer
信口开河[信口開河] xìnkǒukāihé (idiom); idle talk
to talk off the cuff
言归正传[言歸正傳] yánguīzhèngzhuàn
to return to the main topic (idiom); back to business ② to finish a digression and get back to the main subject ③ retournons à nos moutons
菠菜[菠菜] bōcài
spinach ② CL:棵[ke1]
博彩[博彩] bócǎi
lottery
出现[出現] chūxiàn
to appear ② to arise ③ to emerge
佛蒙特州[佛蒙特州] Fóméngtèzhōu
Vermont, US state
争论[爭論] zhēnglùn
to argue ② to debate ③ to contend ④ argument ⑤ contention ⑥ controversy ⑦ debate ⑧ CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]
争议[爭議] zhēngyì
controversy ② dispute
税收[稅收] shuìshōu
taxation
有害[有害] yǒuhài
destructive ② harmful ③ damaging
去掉[去掉] qùdiào
to get rid of ② to exclude ③ to eliminate ④ to remove ⑤ to delete ⑥ to strip out ⑦ to extract
奖励[獎勵] jiǎnglì
reward (as encouragement)
货真价实[貨真價實] huòzhēnjiàshí
genuine goods at fair price (idiom)
搜狐网[搜狐網] Sōuhúwǎng
Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
两[兩] liǎng
both ② two ③ ounce ④ some ⑤ a few ⑥ tael ⑦ weight equal to 50 grams
大方[大方] dàfang
generous ② magnanimous ③ poise ④ a great moral principle
见义勇为[見義勇爲] jiànyìyǒngwéi
to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth ② acting heroically in a just cause
先难后获[先難後獲] xiānnánhòuhuò
to toil first and then enjoy the fruits (idiom)
先难后易[先難後易] xiānnánhòuyì
Things are difficult at first and quite easy afterwards. (idiom)
火烧眉毛[火燒眉毛] huǒshāoméimao
lit. the fire burns one’s eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation ② extreme emergency
学术界[學術界] xuéshùjiè
academic circles ② academia
面貌[面貌] miànmào
appearance ② face ③ features ④ CL:個|个[ge4]
眉睫[眉睫] méijié
eyebrows and eyelashes ② nearby
知识库[知識庫] zhīshikù
knowledge base
基于[基於] jīyú
because of ② on the basis of ③ in view of ④ on account of
使命[使命] shǐmìng
mission (diplomatic or other) ② set task
描写[描寫] miáoxiě
to describe ② to depict ③ to portray ④ CL:個|个[ge4]
具备[具備] jùbèi
to possess ② to have ③ equipped with ④ able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
共享[共享] gòngxiǎng
to share ② to enjoy together
节选[節選] jiéxuǎn
excerpt ② selection (from a book) ③ to select ④ to choose an extract
顺应[順應] shùnyìng
to comply ② to conform to ③ in tune with ④ adapting to ⑤ to adjust to
崛起[崛起] juéqǐ
to rise abruptly (to a towering position) ② to tower over ③ to spring up ④ to emerge suddenly ⑤ the emergence (e.g. of a power)
幸运抽奖[幸運抽獎] xìngyùnchōujiǎng
lucky draw ② lottery
贪官[貪官] tānguān
corrupt official ② grasping functionary ③ greedy mandarin
好望角[好望角] Hǎowàng Jiǎo
Cape of Good Hope
肯尼迪角[肯尼迪角] Kěnnídíjiǎo
Cape Kennedy, name 1963-1973 of Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角|卡纳维拉尔角[Ka3 na4 wei2 la1 er3 jiao3], Florida
卡纳维尔角[卡納維爾角] Kǎnàwéi’ěrjiǎo
Cape Canaveral, Florida
佛得角[佛得角] Fódéjiǎo
Cape Verde
开普敦[開普敦] Kāipǔdūn
Cape Town (city in South Africa)
酸豆[酸荳] suāndòu
tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit ② pickled caper
高盛[高盛] Gāoshèng
Goldman Sachs
舞弊[舞弊] wǔbì
fraud
重蹈覆辙[重蹈覆轍] chóngdǎofùzhé
to follow the track of an overturned cart ② to repeat a disastrous policy
性工作[性工作] xìnggōngzuò
employment as sex worker ② prostitution
一窍不通[一竅不通] yīqiàobùtōng
I don’t understand a word (idiom); all Greek to me
老虎伍兹[老虎伍茲] Lǎohǔ Wǔzī
Eldrick “Tiger” Woods (1975-), American golfer
境界[境界] jìngjiè
boundary ② state ③ realm
聪明反被聪明误[聰明反被聰明誤] cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself ② too smart for one’s own good
陈独秀[陳獨秀] Chén Dúxiù
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), Chinese Marxist and leading communist, blamed for the failures of Chinese communism from 1927, posthumously rehabilitated
鲁迅[魯迅] Lǔ Xùn
Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers
天下为公[天下為公] tiānxiàwéigōng
The world belongs to everybody. (idiom)
仙台[仙台] Xiāntái
Sendai, city in northeast Japan
袁世凯[袁世凱] Yuán Shìkǎi
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China
秋瑾[秋瑾] qiūjǐn
Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films
瑾瑜匿瑕[瑾瑜匿瑕] jǐnyúnìxiá
flaws hidden in a beautiful gem (idiom)
匿[匿] nì
to hide
瑕[瑕] xiá
blemish ② flaw in jade
上好品质[上好品質] shànghǎopǐnzhì
prime quality
开拓[開拓] kāituò
to break new ground (for agriculture) ② to open up (a new seam) ③ to develop (border regions) ④ fig. to open up (new horizons)
故步自封[故步自封] gùbùzìfēng
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas ② stagnating and conservative
一成不变[一成不變] yīchéngbùbiàn
nothing much changes (idiom); always the same ② stuck in a rut
温室[溫室] wēnshì
greenhouse
随处[隨處] suíchù
everywhere ② anywhere
紫禁城[紫禁城] Zǐjìnchéng
the Forbidden City ② the Imperial palace in Beijing ③ same as 故宮|故宫
靛蓝[靛藍] diànlán
indigo (dye)
飓风[颶風] jùfēng
hurricane
棕榈树[棕櫚樹] zōnglǘshù
palm tree
棕[棕] zōng
palm ② palm fiber ③ coir (coconut fiber)
榈[櫚] lǘ
palm tree
娱乐场[娛樂場] yúlèchǎng
place of entertainment ② casino ③ resort
捕鱼[捕魚] bǔyú
catch fish ② fish
水母[水母] shuǐmǔ
jellyfish ② medusa
迈阿密滩[邁阿密灘] mài’āmìtān
Miami Beach
名称[名稱] míngchēng
name (of a thing) ② name (of an organization)