FSI Set 14 Flashcards

Question

夹杂[夾雜] jiāzá

Answer 1

to mix together (disparate substances) ② to mingle ③ a mix ④ to be tangled up with

Answer 2

wreath ② garland

Answer 3

showy boxing of no practical use ② see 花拳繡腿|花拳绣腿

Answer 4

love and respect

Answer 5

base ② mean ③ contemptible ④ despicable

Answer 6

sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)

Answer 7

poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

Answer 8

poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

Answer 9

conclusion ② ending

Answer 10

even-handed ② impartial ③ unbiased ④ exact ⑤ just

Answer 11

to heed and trust only one side (idiom)

Answer 12

extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances)

Answer 13

lit. to mend the pen after the sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to take action too late ② to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted ③ better late than never

Answer 14

subsidiary company

Answer 15

to stick to the topic

Answer 16

an essay in eight parts ② stereotyped writing

Answer 17

to have more meals a day but less food at each (idiom)

Answer 18

to exert oneself

Answer 19

to get the desired outcome ② to win favor by fawning on sb ③ to curry favor with ④ a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor

Answer 20

complaint ② to file a complaint ③ to sue

Answer 21

snail's home; fig. humble abode

Answer 22

dark ② gloomy ③ dismal ④ by painstaking effort

Answer 23

strong ② solid ③ sturdy ④ firm ⑤ practical

Answer 24

to set up a stall ② to maintain a large staff and organization

Answer 25

motorcycle taxi ② abbreviation for 摩托車的士|摩托车的士[mo2 tuo1 che di1 shi4]

Answer 26

to step forward bravely

Answer 27

to open up land for cultivation ② to garrison troops to open up land

Answer 28

area of land opened up for cultivation ② kibbutz

Answer 29

to station (soldiers) ② to store up

Answer 30

Sanlitun (Beijing street name)

Answer 31

to garrison the border ② to guard the frontier ③ exile to a border garrison post

Answer 32

large military unit ② formation ③ corps ④ army

Answer 33

residue ② disreputable people

Answer 34

to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering

Answer 35

painful embarrassment ② predicament ③ difficulties

Answer 36

book a whole theater

Answer 37

to duplicate ② to make a copy of ③ to copy ④ to reproduce ⑤ to clone

Answer 38

goose pimples ② goose bumps

Answer 39

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian fascist dictator, "Il Duce", president 1922-1943

Answer 40

Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan

Answer 41

feel ② to fondle

Answer 42

to stroke ② to caress

Answer 43

to demolishing a building and relocate the inhabitants

Answer 44

workaholic

Answer 45

drainage ② to run off ③ to wash away

Answer 46

to avoid (esp. responsibility) ② to shift (the blame) ③ to pass the buck

Answer 47

to break the ice ② groundbreaking (in relations)

Answer 48

patron of a brothel

Answer 49

persuasive speaker (often derogatory) ② the gift of the gab

Answer 50

variant of 合家|合家[he2 jia1]

Answer 51

whole family ② entire household

Answer 52

it goes without saying ② it is self-evident

Answer 53

busy ② bustling

Answer 54

Descendants of the Fiery Emperor and Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)

Answer 55

atom ② atomic

Answer 56

to sink (into ruin, oblivion) ② to be reduced to

Answer 57

major achievement ② great work ③ triumphant success

Answer 58

only remaining of the great (saw); one of the few greats extant

Answer 59

oneness of heaven and humanity ② the theory that man is an integral part of nature

Answer 60

foundation

Answer 61

imprint ② trace

Answer 62

festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)

Answer 63

plowing ② agriculture

Answer 64

to wither ② to dry up (of a plant) ③ to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)

Answer 65

system of values

Answer 66

waver ② be indecisive

Answer 67

lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) ② spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April

Answer 68

double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month ② girls' festival ③ Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting

Answer 69

Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story) ② separated lovers ③ Altair and Vega (stars)

Answer 70

Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 ② Altair (star)

Answer 71

needlework

Answer 72

extension (semantics)

Answer 73

to take a meal ② to eat

Answer 74

catastrophe ② cataclysmic change

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natural gas

Answer 76

lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently ② to know sth inside-out ③ to know sth by heart

Answer 77

elder generation

Answer 78

to be completely different ② to be poles apart (idiom)

Answer 79

in a bid for success (idiom)

Answer 80

raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) ② raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) ③ also called 狸

Answer 81

conscience

Answer 82

in an endless stream (idiom)

Answer 83

exhaust gas ② industrial waste gas ③ steam

Answer 84

to neglect sleep and food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals ② to be completely wrapped up in one's work

Answer 85

electric powered

Answer 86

electromagnetic fields

Answer 87

electromagnetic

Answer 88

clear ② to put in order ③ to check up

Answer 89

megaphone ② loudspeaker ③ amplifier ④ microphone

Answer 90

to cool off ② cooling

Answer 91

(electrical) appliance ② device

Answer 92

penalty kick

Answer 93

to contradict oneself ② self-contradictory ③ inconsistent

Answer 94

geothermal

Answer 95

considerable

Answer 96

simple and unadorned ② plain

Answer 97

upper reaches ② advanced position

Answer 98

rubbish ② waste material ③ useless person

Answer 99

first thing in the morning ② at daybreak

Answer 100

mood ② frame of mind ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 101

a common occurrence

Answer 102

rambling speech (idiom)

Answer 103

lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect ② quick results

Answer 104

with no clear reason whatever (idiom)

Answer 105

appearance

Answer 106

lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus)

Answer 107

odor ② scent

Answer 108

clearly demarcated ② sharply contoured

Answer 109

fine ② meticulous ③ careful

Answer 110

hee hee ② happy

Answer 111

unavoidable ② a bit too much ③ over the top (you exaggerate)

Answer 112

name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)

Answer 113

flexible ② accommodating

Answer 114

countless ② numberless ③ innumerable

Answer 115

example ② model ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 116

absolutely unrepentant and incorrigible (idiom)

Answer 117

morality and conduct ② Taiwan pr. de2 xing4

Answer 118

bearing ② manner ③ mien

Answer 119

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

Answer 120

to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work

Answer 121

what is true and what is false ② (to get to know) the real situation

Answer 122

word having grammatical function but no meaning

Answer 123

philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness

Answer 124

the philosophy of materialism, doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality

Answer 125

property management

Answer 126

(idiom) inharmonious ② incompatible

Answer 127

lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength ② a strategic withdrawal

Answer 128

ultraviolet ray

Answer 129

hydrogen peroxide solution

Answer 130

alcohol ② ethanol CH3CH2OH ③ ethyl alcohol ④ also written 乙醇 ⑤ grain alcohol

Answer 131

band-aid ② sticking plaster

Answer 132

bandage ② puttee

Answer 133

income ② receipts ③ earnings ④ revenue

Answer 134

smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke

Answer 135

gear (of car, etc.) ② stall (of market, etc.)

Answer 136

owner ② proprietor

Answer 137

to reach a set standard

Answer 138

blindly ② invariably

Answer 139

to weigh ② to consider ③ to assess ④ to balance ⑤ to trade-off

Answer 140

pros and cons ② merits and drawbacks ③ advantages and disadvantages

Answer 141

to listen and obey ② to comply with ③ to heed ④ to hearken

Answer 142

to advise ② to attempt to convince

Answer 143

coincidence

Answer 144

open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright