HANZI 202-300 Flashcards
1
Q
回
A
huí return
The tribe’s oracle mouth is displayed in the museum in an enclosed area; people keep RETURNing to see it (because it’s so unusual). / The Twin Fairies conjures up a shimmering halo to protect it.
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回来 (65) huí lái to return (here)
回去 (86) huí qù to return (there)
来回 (65) lái huí return (journey), there and back
2
Q
妾
A
qiè concubine
(In the old days) You had to stand with a foot on a woman to claim her as your CONCUBINE. / Twin Dwarves actually sit on chairs when they do this to their women.
3
Q
接
A
jiē receive
Gargamel stretches out his hand to the new concubine ReneZ. to RECEIVE her into his household. / She has brought a huge plate of jelly as a gift which it took two Giants to carry!
4
Q
差
A
chà fall short
The sheep keep working (in working at their long-jump practice by trying to jump across the river, but keep FALLing SHORT. / Their Dwarf coach keeps a chart of their progress and he’s not impressed!
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差不多 (9, 69) chà bu duō more or less
差点儿 (185, 21) chà diǎn r almost, nearly
5
Q
着
A
zháo; zhe (zhāo) 1. to catch 2. -ing
1.
In the cowboy town Clint Eastwood was keeping an eye on the sheep, hoping TO CATCH the sheep rustlers. / The Fairy is teaching the posse jousting skills (ready for the confrontation with the sheep rustlers).
2.
In the spaceship the sheep is patrolling the corridors, putting his eye to each door to see if he can catch anything funny go-ING on. / Imagine his surprise when he sees the robot practicing his juggling!
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接着 (203) jiē zhe and then; to catch
6
Q
匕
A
spoon ( bǐ dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon)
((=/= 七 qī))
7
Q
能
A
néng able to
You see a man picking up a cocoon in the moon light … it’s a waiter practicing picking things up using two spoons held in one hand - he has to be ABLE TO do this before he can pass his waitering exams. / The Fairy is busy preventing Nancy Pelosi from meddling and accusing him of animal abuse.
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可能 (140) kě néng may, possible
能干 (124) néng gàn capable
能力 (14) néng lì ability
8
Q
乍
A
zhà suddenly
Trump comes up with a new math jewel: If there’s a lot of clouds stacked upon each other, they equal a vertical line. He just realized that SUDDENLY. / The Dwarf writes it down and puts it in a jar where he collects his lucid thoughts.
9
Q
作
A
zuò do
In a blinding flash, Harry suddenly knew what he had to DO to teach children auxiliary verbs DO/DOES. / He’ll tell the Dwarf to take the children to the zoo, so he can show them what animals do or don’t do.
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工作 (147) gōng zuò work, job
作文 (25) zuò wén essay
10
Q
昨
A
zuó yesterday
(At the all night birthday party) She sees the sun coming up and suddenly realizes it is a new day. It isn’t her birthday any more - that was now YESTERDAY. / The Fairy tells them all to go to the zoo to resume learning.
11
Q
左
A
zuǒ left (hand)
(Showing a new employee how to work the big machine in the factory) “Use your left hand, your wedding ring hand, to work the controls as they are all on the LEFT side of the machine.” / Teddy says: So I could use my right hand to roll a joint, and my right eye to watch Zoolander haha.”
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左边 (41) zuǒ biān left-hand side
左手 (31) zuǒ shǒu the left hand
12
Q
做
A
zuò do
Harry’s former wife runs into the church during the wedding ceremony just as he is saying, “I DO.” / All the people, that came from the zoo, are shocked and start dragging her back to the zoo, led by the Dwarf.
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做法 (87) zuò fǎ method
13
Q
坐
A
zuò sit
From the earth rises a beautiful throne to SIT on. / / It’s a special place for Dwarf the teacher, so all the kids in the zoo stare at him in amazement.
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坐班 (113) zuò bān keep office hours
14
Q
座
A
zuò seat
Donlad Duck runs into the shelter to sit out the storm - fortunately there’s a SEAT to sit on. / The Dwarf runs all the kids from the zoo into it too and Donald goes mental.
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座位 (178) zuò wèi a seat
15
Q
右
A
yòu right (hand)
(( =/= 石 shí stone ))
“Put your left hand, the one with your wedding ring on it, over your mouth and stretch your other hand out to the floor so that you lean to the RIGHT.” / The Dwarf demonstrates how this yoga posture looks (Imagine what he looks like!)
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右边 (41) yòu biān right-hand side
右手 (31) yòu shǒu the right hand
左右 (209) zuǒ yòu approximately
16
Q
见
A
jiàn see
(On a bus tour of the outer limits) In the outer limits the boy, Milhouse, wants to go to the loo but won’t go behind a bush. “Someone might SEE me!”. [Notice the boy’s legs are held together in the character!] / The two Dwarf passengers decide that gentlemen don’t go in the bushes, so they will try to wait until the toilets at the next stop. 看见 (200) kàn jiàn see, catch sight of 会见 (59) huì jiàn to meet (formally) 接见 (203) jiē jiàn grant an audience / / / / / / / /
17
Q
现
A
xiàn the present
The king has special powers and can see everything going on at THE PRESENT time in his kingdom. / His Dwarf assistanet acts like his trusty dog - but French chien sounds more fancy - telling him, “I’ll kill anyone you point at, if you wish”.
出现 (114) chū xiàn to appear
现在 (55) xiàn zài now
发现 (146) fā xiàn discover
18
Q
观
A
guān observe
(In the evening you meet Isaac Asimov’s clone in the street) You shake hands and put on a special glasses trying to see if he has a serial number on the nape, and he tells you he’s off to OBSERVE the stars. / In the observatory the Twin Giants will be up on the gantry readying the big telescopes and looking after them until your friend gets there.
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观点 (185) guān diǎn point of view
19
Q
再
A
zài again
Trump plans to press a small stamp with a picture of a rice field and a T-shaped handle AGAIN on a previously certified bill regarding rice exports to China. / The Dwarf celebrates this strictness by running a wheel across his xylophone - and is looking forward to annoying the neighbors around the White House.
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再见 (214) zài jiàn goodbye
再说 (67) zài shuō and what’s mo
20
Q
艹
A
cǎo grass
(草字头儿 cǎo zì tóur grass radical 艹)
21
Q
入
A
rù enter
Trump says those chickens look like wobbly people. They ENTER through the front door. / The Dwarf opens the door cause the chickens are coming home to roost.
22
Q
内
A
nèi inside
Harry is on a bus tour and is about to enter the outer limits. The driver announces, “All passengers must stay INSIDE the bus while we travel through this dangerous area.” / The Dwarf tour guide checks off the names of the passengers on his list (to make sure they’re all accounted for).
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以内 (120) yǐ nèi during, within
在内 (55) zài nèi included
23
Q
苦
A
kǔ bitter
The donkey finds that the old grass tastes BITTER. / Teddy says, “Mix it with couscous and it will taste better!”
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辛苦 (195) xīn kǔ hard (life, toil)
24
Q
呐
A
nà (na) shout
Chief Wiggum is on a drugs bust. His crew are standing at the mouth of the cave when, from inside, comes a SHOUT. / “The Dwarf has found a stash of narcotics!”
25
肉
ròu meat
In the outer limits stands a totem pole made from one statue of Harry on top of another Harry: it’s advertising Harry’s MEAT stall. / The Dwarf ignores the rules and sneaks off the tour bus to buy meat for his Sunday roast.
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羊肉 (111) yáng ròu mutton
26
两
liǎng a couple
The zoo gets a unicorn from the outer limits, to obtain a COUPLE of unicorns which they hope might breed (where have we heard this before?!) / The Twin Teddies are set the task of watching the unicorns' body language, to see if they are getting on!
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两个人 (19, 12) liǎng ge rén two people
两棵树 (188, 155) liǎng kē shù two trees
27
辆
liàng number of cars
(In the car showroom) the elderly couple sit in the car that they like most, tired after having been shown a NUMBER OF CARS. / The two Dwarf salesmen had talked and talked, but the technical language (about big ends etc.) had been incomprehensible to them.
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三辆车 (3, 83) sān liàng chē three vehicles
28
俩
liǎ two people
Harry only invited couples to his party, so that every time the doorbell rang, there were TWO PEOPLE standing there. / Twin Teddies tried to gatecrash the party as a lark.
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他们俩 (13, 28) tā men liǎ the two of them (people
29
满
mǎn full
Little Mermaid has to measure the water on the scales, as her measuring jug is already FULL (of something else). / Teddy doesn’t know how to use the scales and has to read the manual.
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满分 (73) mǎn fēn full marks (full score )
30
互
hù reciprocal
In the past a friend called two big and two short Unicorns, who brought two sticks to help you mount a spare wheel when you had a flat tire. You now see this friend with a flat tire and stop to give them your spare wheel as a RECIPROCAL favor. Behind you a Dwarf hoots impatiently, wanting to get past.
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互相 (163) hù xiāng mutually, each other
相互 (163) xiāng hù mutual, each other
31
它
tā it
The clown called IT team got a silver ladle as a reward for the most repulsive character ever. IT got a small house as a shed, where it keeps it on display. “Why does IT get all the attention?” asks the guardian dog (from Tom and Jerry) jealously. / “Because we want to watch you suffer as Tantal for all your insane barking” replies the Giant.
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它们 (28) tā men they, them (neuter)
32
比
bǐ compared with
He took one spoon, then another spoon, and COMPAREd one with the other. / Teddy didn’t care which one he had, as long as he got to eat his beans.
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比如 (80) bǐ rú for example
对比 (154) duì bǐ compare & contrast
33
批
pī criticize
The teacher looked at the hands of the children and compared them with her own - she CRITICIZEd any failings such as dirty nails. / The ones with clean hands were allowed to take the pizza to the Giant. I'll pee on the others.
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大批 (47) dà pī lots of
34
切
qiè (qiē) to cut
You look in your diary and see that seven days ago you met with the victim, so you use a knife to CUT out the incriminating page. / The two dwarves are going round checking on everyone’s alibis.
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一切 (1) yí qiè all, everything
亲切 (196) qīn qiè cordial
35
司
sī department
The blades were piled up in the production DEPARTMENT because the sales department (lead by Goofy) couldn’t sell them fast enough. / "Goofy, you son of a bitch, sell or I'll fire you!" says his boss.
36
词
cí word
A new boy Millhouse is being shown round the factory. “the words department makes the words, so whenever you need a WORD they will supply it. / The Fairy keeps statistics on which words are being requested most often.”
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生词 (133) shēng cí a new word (in a language lesson)
名词 (70) míng cí noun
动词 (58) dòng cí verb
37
曲
bend
38
典
diǎn reference book
One of the octopus’ tentacles has a permanent bend in it, so he puts a heavy REFERENCE BOOK on it to try to straighten it out. / The Twin Teddies try using the same method to get rid of the dent in their frisbee!
词典 (231) cí diǎn dictionary
字典 (92) zì diǎn character dictionary
39
纟
sī thread, silk
40
红
hóng red
Lisa Simpson is sewing a quilt. She rests for a moment with the thread trailing across her work. Then she looks down and sees a RED stain spreading across the fabric - she has pricked her finger without realizing. / Luckily the Fairy knows a magic stain-removing spell that she learnt in Hong Kong!
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红海 (129) hóng hǎi the Red Sea
41
细
xì slender
He strung the thread of the electric wire backwards and forwards across the field (to protect the crops from the birds). It was very SLENDER so it would do the job without blocking the light. / The Dwarf was satisfied as this would shield the crops from the birds (and save him from trying to keep them away).
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细心 (161) xì xīn meticulous
42
其
qí “this or that”
// 其 qí his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it) //
Trump is carrying a three bed - stretcher with wounded solders, holding it by two handles that looked like horns (he always has to grip onto something like that). "They're too heavy". “The one in the middle is American. Do you want to throw down THIS OR THAT Mexican?” asks his colleage on the other end. “Whichever is healthy and cheated us into carrying him,” the Fairy said.
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其他 (13) qí tā other
43
基
jī foundation
“Do you want to use this or that earth for the FOUNDATION?” the builder asks, pointing. / “In either case we’ll need so much that it’ll take the Giant and his jeep to transport it.”
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基本 (174) jī běn basic, fundamental
基础 (115) jī chǔ base, foundation
44
犬
quǎn dog
The big teeth of Freddy Mercury’s bite into the DOG’s butt and the drops of his saliva are all over the dog. Twin Teddies are rolling over on the ground laughing and Victor Orban has a good laugh too, so he throws some change to Freddy.
When appearing on the left as a radical, this character uses the distorted form 犭 (see 263a), in which the drop disappears.
45
尤
yóu especially
Trump is dragging Bart home by the ear, cause Marge's "special boy" put a tack with its pointed end up on the sidewalk and rubbed it with a drop of chilli sauce. / The Fairy found the sauce useful, ESPECIALLY after her yoga class.
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尤其 (235) yóu qí especially
46
京
jīng capital
There were both tall and small buildings in the CAPITAL. / The Giant is drinking gin, too lazy to help anyone get around.
47
斤
jīn axe
/ The Giant is sharpening his AXE on the grinding wheel, and has a swig of gin every so often to keep up his strength!
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公斤 (119) gōng jīn kilogram
48
听
tīng listen
At the mouth of the cave he was working away with an axe (to clear the trees which had blocked it) when he thought he heard something and stopped to LISTEN. / A tingle ran up the Giant’s spine.
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听见 (214) tīng jiàn to hear
听说 (67) tīng shuō to hear of; people say (that)
49
近
jìn close
An axe was lying in the road and Donald Duck swerved dramatically to avoid it. “That was CLOSE!” / In the passenger seat the Dwarf had a swift swig of his gin to recover!
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近来 (65) jìn lái recently, nowadays
接近 (203) jiē jìn be close to
50
新
xīn new
Lisa was so fed up with her kin that she felt like taking an axe to them and finding a NEW lot. / The Giant chuckled to himself as he thought of the shindig that would create.
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新年 (168) xīn nián New Year
51
经
jīng go through
On a potholing expedition in Thailand the leader Tony Robbins tied a thread around his waist and swam along the channel to the next cave; this made it easier for the others to GO THROUGH in turn after him. / Sitting in the final cave was a Giant who jingled some bells (to lead them to him). [Note that we will distinguish jingling (bells) from jangling (coins, keys, chains and all other objects)].
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经过 (106) jīng guò go through, pass by
经理 (158) jīng lǐ manager
52
轻
qīng lightweight
Cars are being allowed along the drainage channel but only LIGHTWEIGHT ones. / The Giant who maintains the channel, has spotted a chink in the channel floor and so has imposed a weight restriction.
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年轻 (168) nián qīng young
53
头
tóu head
In the cavern, the ice crystals were so big that Goofy hit his HEAD on one. / The Fairy conjured up a lamp for him to see by, just as he was about to stub his toe on another one.
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点头 (185) diǎn tóu to nod one’s head
54
乛
a “cap”
55
买
mǎi buy
(A schoolboy, Bart, is going out to get illicit cigarettes) He puts a large cap on his head so that when he BUYs them he can smuggle them back in it. / Teddy puts on a bishop’s miter (trying to help, but only drawing attention to the two of them).
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买不到 (9, 74) mǎi bu dào out of stock
56
卖
mài sell
(At the cathedral in Rome) The pilgrim wants to buy a cross - and there’s no shortage of people to SELL him one! / One trinket seller, a Dwarf, is wearing a bishop’s miter in the hope that people will think his goods are more authentic.
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买卖 (247) mǎi mài trade, business
57
读
dú to read
She has words written on flash cards, which she sells to schools to help children learn to READ. / The Fairy sits on the children’s duvets and listens to them reading at bedtime.
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读书 (176) dú shū to read, study
58
实
shí real
Donald Duck dreamt that the house was falling on his head; he woke up and thought it was REAL, because his bed was covered in dust. / But it was only ash - the Fairy had been chain-smoking cheroots!
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实现 (215) shí xiàn to materialize
实用 (130) shí yòng useful, practical
实行 (81) shí xíng put into practice
实在 (55) shí zài honest; indeed
59
旨
zhǐ purpose
Gyro Gearloose left his spoon to warm in the sun - with the sole PURPOSE of making it easier to bend back into shape. / Your spoon's completely melted, are you jerking inside? says Taddy, his neighbor.
60
指
zhǐ point at
In the school classroom the small children are doing hand-painting. The small boy, Bart, puts his hand on the wall on purpose - and the others all POINT AT the culprit. / Teddy suggests that they turn the paint splodge into a picture of a geranium.
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手指 (31) shǒu zhǐ finger (incl. thumb)]
指出 (114) zhǐ chū to point out
61
仑
```
lún meditate
/// =I= 它 tā it ///
“You must sit in your tent with a spoon balanced on your finger in order to MEDITATE properly.” / The Fairy is trying to focus and thinks about Lunar modules and how romantic all that human striving is.
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62
论
lùn discuss
“Read these inspirational words and meditate on them; afterwards we will DISCUSS your insights at the aprty committee. / The Twin Dwarfs from London (imagine him with bowler hat and umbrella) have agreed to materialize and join the discussion.”
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讨论 (201) tǎo lùn discuss, discussion
论文 (25) lùn wén essay, thesis
63
认
rèn recognize
Words have been scrawled up around the school, saying “Harry go home!” - but everyone RECOGNIZEs the handwriting. / The Dwarf teacher finally spots the culprit, Bart, in action and runs to apprehend him.
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认为 (122) rèn wéi think (that)
认得 (118) rèn de know, understand
64
只
zhǐ; zhī only; one of a pair
The octopus is at the mouth of the cave (it is an underwater cave and we are on the film set for “20,000 Leagues under the Sea”). The main scene will ONLY work if they can film lots of swirling water. / Teddy suggests using a jacuzzi. They go to see if they can film in the Giant’s jacuzzi. \ He gives them ONE OF A PAIR of his old gloves to make a squid costume out of!
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只好 (18) zhǐ hǎo have to
只要 (101) zhǐ yào provided that
只是 (30) zhǐ shì only, just, merely
只有 (63) zhǐ yǒu only if; have to
一只手 (1, 31) yì zhī shǒu a hand
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65
织
zhī weave
“This thread can only be used for WEAVing, not knitting.” / The Giant likes to relax in his jacuzzi and passes the time knitting (but finds this message written on the new thread he has just bough
66
识
shí knowledge
(A cookery program on TV) “The words of a recipe only mean something if you have some KNOWLEDGE of how to cook.” / The Fairy holds up a shallot (and adds, “You have to know your onions!”)
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认识 (253) rèn shí know, understand
67
音
yīn sound
“If you stand this in the sun for a while it will make a deep, resonant SOUND. / But the Giant won’t like it because it upsets his yin!”
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语音 (68) yǔ yīn pronunciation
口音 (5) kǒu yīn accent
68
意
yì idea
“If we listen to the sound of your heart, this will give us a better IDEA of what is going on,” the surgeon said. / The Dwarf stands by with ether for anesthetic.
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满意 (225) mǎn yì satisfactory
意见 (214) yì jiàn opinion, view
同意 (160) tóng yì agree, approve
意思 (165) yì sī meaning
有意思 (63, 165) yǒu yì si interesting
没意思 (169, 165) méi yì si uninteresting
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69
戊
wù fifth
Prince Adam of Eternia embeds the dagger in the cliff, in the middle of the painted star, to indicate that he found the FIFTH element. / He then lifts MIla Jovovic and carries her in one hand while biting into a wurst he's holding in the other hand.
70
成
chéng turn into
The blade of the fifth lord TURNed INTO chocolate. / He looked around and there was a Fairy smiling mischievously holding in her fists chunks of chocolate- clearly she had done it.
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成长 (172) chéng zhǎng to grow up
成就 (239) chéng jiù great achievement
成果 (187) chéng guǒ positive outcome
成立 (177) chéng lì set up, establish
71
城
chéng town
(A property developer Marjan shows investors a site) “This whole expanse of earth will turn into a TOWN,” he says. / The Fairy lands starts hitting him with chunks of her old bread and slapping him on the face saying, “Over my dead body.”
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长城 (172) cháng chéng the Great Wall
城里 (157) chéng lǐ in town
72
者
zhě specialist
The old man, grandpa Simpson, has been out in the sun for too long (and has a sunburnt head) - so he has to go and see a SPECIALIST. / Teddy gives him a jersey to put over his bald head.
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作者 (207) zuò zhě author
读者 (249) dú zhě reader (eg of newspaper)
73
都
dōu; 1. all dū 2.metropolis
The sheriff Wiggum was wounded in the gunfight and had to go back East to the specialist in the city - ALL the people in the town clubbed together to pay for the treatment. / The Giant carried him so that the sheriff could doze on the way to the hospital.
2.
The spaceship crew land on the planet looking for a specialist in the city - but get directed to the METROPOLIS. / The Giant carries the sick alien wrapped up in a duvet.
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首都 (144) shǒu dū capital city
连…都… (84) lián A dōu B even A is/does B
74
犭
dog distorted form of 犬 “dog” (238a).
75
猪
zhū pig
The dog specialist (in the poodle parlor) looked up, astonished, as a customer brought a PIG into the shop. / The Giant wanted a jeweled collar for his pet pig.
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猪肉 (221) zhū ròu pork
76
孝
xiào filial piety
The old man was delighted to see that the child had been brought up to show FILIAL PIETY (“Unlike most of the youth of today,” he mutters). /
77
教
jiāo; jiào teach
The filial piety teacher taps impatiently on his desk - he wants to get on and TEACH the lesson. / But the pupils are all distracted, listening to the sounds of the jousting tournament next door - two dwarves and two Giants are in the semi-finals.
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教学 (82) jiào xué teaching
78
然
rán however
The dog food has gone bad so they throw it on the fire - HOWEVER, the fire then goes out. / The Fairy can’t bear the rancid smell (so conjures the fire into life again).
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然后 (150) rán hòu after, and then
自然 (94) zì rán nature; natural
必然 (162) bì rán inevitable, bound to
不然 (9) bù rán or, otherwise
79
当
dāng (dàng) act as
They look like small snouts, but ACT AS gasmasks. / The Giant is handing them out; he has them all dangling from his fingers.
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当然 (266) dāng rán of course
当前 (90) dāng qián now, at present
当地 (54) dāng dì local; at that place
当做 (210) dāng zuò regard as, treat as
当时 (105) dāng shí at that time
当年 (168) dāng nián then; in those years
80
尸
shī corpse
81
尼
ní nun
In the convent hospital each corpse is sprinkled with holy water from a spoon by the senior NUN. / The Fairy takes away the nun's niece, so she doesn't see the body.
82
呢
ne as for
The nun's mouth dropped open in disbelief. AS FOR the other nuns, what about them? Had they noticed it? / No - which was just as well, as they’d go nuts if they realized there was a robot creeping up behind them!
83
户
hù door
They put a drop of oil on the corpse so that they could squeeze it through the DOOR. / The Dwarf, outraged, said, “Remember to hoover that mess when you're done!”
84
所
suǒ building
The burglars broke down the door with an axe to gain access to the BUILDING. / The Twin Teddies who guarded the building threw bars of soap at the intruders. [The left-hand side is an older version of “door” (Character 269), and does not appear in any other character in this book.]
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所以 (120) suǒ yǐ therefore, so
所有 (63) suǒ yǒu all
85
己
jǐ self
/ Teddy is fitting new special SELF-cleaning wheels to his jeep (and ends up in need of some cleaning, himself!).
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自己 (94) zì jǐ self; one’s own
86
记
jì note down
(Stuck in a traffic jam) The hero of Memento has no paper, so has to write the words down on him self, as he wants to NOTE DOWN what has occurred. / In particular, he wants to report the Dwarf who has blocked the road with his jeep.
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记者 (261) jì zhě reporter
日记 (6) rì jì diary
87
纪
jì discipline
(A driver is trying to develop good habits) He ties his hands and neck with threads to the controls and the steering wheel to force himself to be more self-DISCIPLINEd with his driving. / The Dwarf won’t rent him a jeep until his driving improves.
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年纪 (168) nián jì age
纪念 (167) jì niàn commemorate
88
已
```
yǐ already 已
/// =I= jǐ self 己 ///
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When Trump got to the cathedral, there was ALREADY a long line for the Easter mass, and he lamented at his broken self. Teddy sat in the line eating Easter eggs.
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已经 (244) yǐ jīng already
89
巳
sì snake
90
走
zǒu walk
(On a mountain path there is a landslide and soil is pouring down across the path) He had to wait for the earth to stop moving before he could WALK any further. / Teddy was bouncing around, saying, “I should check with someone who can read zodiac signs!”
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走道 (145) zǒu dào footpath; sidewalk
走动 (58) zǒu dòng stretch one’s legs
91
起
qǐ rise up
You take your pet snake for a walk - you’ve trained it to RISE UP to greet your friends. / Teddy wants to take a photo of it. “Say Cheese!” he says. (This is an example of a character where “snake” is often replaced by “self ” (see 275a).)
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起床 (171) qǐ chuáng to get up (from bed)
一起 (1) yì qǐ together
起来 (65) qǐ lái stand up, rise up
从…起 (103) cóng A qǐ starting from A
对不起 (154, 9) duì bu qǐ excuse me, sorry
92
导
dǎo guide
(A guided tour in the desert) Nobody saw the snake inching along the ground behind the tour GUIDE. / That is, until Teddy ran up and doused it with a bucket of water (and chaos ensued).
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指导 (251) zhǐ dǎo supervise, direct
93
钅
gold
Trump is watching the clouds and figures - these equal an inverted checkout sign. He's got lots of stupid ideas, but he earned so much GOLD.
94
钟
zhōng clock
In the middle of a gold block is set a CLOCK. / The Giant who made it had also etched his jonquil design into the gold. (Remember jonquils? See Character 33).
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点钟 (185) diǎn zhōng o’ clock
钟头 (246) zhōng tóu hour (spoken Chinese)
分钟 (73) fēn zhōng a minute
95
种
zhǒng (zhòng) species
The teacher says, “In the middle of the grain is the DNA which defines the SPECIES.” / Teddy jumps up waving a jonquil asking, “Does it work for this too?”
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种子 (17) zhǒng zi seed
96
足
zú foot
At the mouth of the cave they all (Huey, Louie and Dewey) stopped - nobody dared put a FOOT inside. / Only when the Fairy zoomed in (cause she was naked and didn't want them to see her)to check it out did they relax.
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满足 (225) mǎn zú satisfy
97
艮
```
艮 gěn stubborn (blunt / tough / chewy)
/// =I= 很 hěn very
/// =I= 跟 gēn heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) ///
Trump suffered a serious case of sunstroke and was so lost in space that he shook hands vertically. He STUBBORNly refused to acknowledge the real orientation of the ground. He won't listen until I point my gun at him, says Teddy.
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98
很
```
hěn very
/// =I= 跟 gēn heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) ///
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Volunteers are standing in formation for a dangerous mission to capture the dragon. Very Hairy Potter stepped forward stubbornly: "I'm gonna scare the shit out of him with my VERY hair!". / Teddy jumps around excitedly singing, “A dragon hunt, a dragon hunt!”
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得很 (118) (A) de hěn very (A)
99
根
gēn root
The tree stubbornly refused to move a single ROOT. / The Giant went to get his gunpowder to shift it.
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根本 (174) gēn běn essence; basic
100
跟
gēn with
The landowner Scrooge McDuck puts his foot stubbornly in the door at the police station. “I’m going to stay here until you come WITH me. / There’s a Giant GOOFY on my land threatening to blow things up with gunpowder!”
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跟前 (90) gēn qián in front of; close to
101
眼
yǎn eye
Lisa poked at the donkey’s eye but it stubbornly refused to budge. “I can’t have a donkey with an insensitive EYE!” / Teddy had always had a yen to be a surgeon and found a new way to make it numb.
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眼前 (90) yǎn qián before one’s eyes; at this very moment
102
银
yín silver
(At a retirement ceremony) “I want a gold watch,” Scrooge McDuck says stubbornly, “SILVER is for wimps.” / The Fairy whispers, “Don’t get stressed, it will upset your yin.”
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银行 (81) yín háng bank (for money)
103
良
liáng good
A drop of oil on the stubborn hinge did a GOOD job of loosening it up. (“Good,” said the workman, relieved). / Aneta Langerova starts undressing, figuring that's the best way to show gratitude, but the Fairy rebukes her for being slutty.
104
娘
niáng young lady
(In a deportment class, balancing books on the head, etc) The woman in charge said, “Good, we’ll make a YOUNG LADY of you yet.” / You'll make Neanerthals go instantly nuts for you, says the Fairy.
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姑娘 (192) gū niáng girl, young woman
105
食
shí food
(At the scout camp) “The tent’s up, that’s good, says Huey. "Now we need FOOD,” said the scout-master. / The Fairy started peeling shallots for a meal.
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食用 (130) shí yòng edible
106
饣
food
107
饿
è hungry
(In the factory canteen the food is late in arriving) “Food, I want food! I'm HUNGRY!” shout the workers. / The Dwarf is the ringleader and urges them on.
108
问
wèn ask
At the castle gate Mickey puts his mouth close to the grill and ASKs (politely) to be allowed in. / “I'll let you screw that wench, but you gotta pay first,” says the Dwarf gatekeeper grudgingly.
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问好 (18) wèn hǎo ask after; send regards to
109
闻
wén hear
Mickey puts his ear to the gate to try and HEAR what's going on inside. / The Fairy is telling a Fairy tale, starting with, “Once upon a time, there was a wench that Mickey the pervert wished to screw…”
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新闻 (243) xīn wén news (e.g. on TV)
110
方
fāng direction
The vet, Jana, stops to ask the way from a strange old man who is sitting outside his house. The old man has a lid on his head (instead of a hat) and silently bows to show which DIRECTION the vet must go. / The vet is off to meet the Giant to attend to his dog, Fang. [Fang will appear in the next few stories: picture him as a huge soppy dog].
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方法 (87) fāng fǎ method
四方 (24) sì fāng square
西方 (100) xì fāng the West
对方 (154) duì fāng the other side/party
地方 (54) dì fāng place; aspect
立方 (177) lì fāng cubic (e.g. meters)
比方 (228) bǐ fāng analogy
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111
访
fǎng visit
The words on the card are directions, as this is IAN Stokes's first VISIT to these friends. / Teddy and Fang (the dog) are mucking about in the back seat of the car.
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访问 (289) fǎng wèn visit, interview
112
房
fáng house
Funkhouser knocks on the door to ask directions to Larry's HOUSE. / The Fairy opens the door and casts a spell on Fang the dog to enable him to show you the way.
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房子 (17) fáng zi house
113
放
fàng release
The convicts communicate directions to their accomplice by tap ping (on the pipes in Morse code), so that he can carry out the plan to RELEASE them. / The Dwarf jailor sets Fang the dog to chase them as they try to escape.
114
旁
páng beside
He had to stand up tall to put the cover over the direction sign, and set up a new sign BESIDE it. / The Fairy had asked him to divert passing traffic past her new pancake stall (as a well-known pervert, she chooses a cock-shaped food to sell).
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旁边 (41) páng biān side
两旁 (222) liǎng páng both sides
115
万
wàn ten thousand
(( =I= 方 fāng direction))
The village elder, Papa Smurf goes on a pilgrimage to see the fabled unicorn, bows to him and explains the plight of the village. “TEN THOUSAND blessings will fall upon your village as a reward for your courage,” says the unicorn magnanimously. / I think only one blessing would do, says the Dwarf.
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百万 (40) bǎi wàn million
万能 (206) wàn néng multi-purpose; all-powerful
万岁 (116) A wàn suì Long live A!
116
主
zhǔ lord
(At the ceremony) A drop of the special oil fell on the king Elvis when the man was presented, indicating that the man is to be made a LORD. / Teddy is playing around twirling the jewel of office until it’s needed for the ceremony, cause he doesn't get the difference betwen the king and the lord.
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主要 (101) zhǔ yào main, major, chief
主意 (258) zhǔ yi idea, view
主观 (216) zhǔ guān subjective
主动 (58) zhǔ dòng of one’s own accord,on one’s own initiative
主人 (12) zhǔ rén host; proprietor
买主 (247) mǎi zhǔ customer, buyer
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117
住
zhù to live in
Harry is made a lord and given an official house to LIVE IN. / The Dwarf supervises the placing of the lordly jewel above the front door.
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住口 (5) zhù kǒu Shut up!
118
注
zhù pour
Water is brought to the new lord who POUR it into the ceremonial urn. / The Dwarf dips the lordly jewel into the urn to turn the water into wine.
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注意 (258) zhù yì pay attention to
119
往
wàng; wǎng towards; go
“Step forward, Lord Vader, and walk TOWARDS the Ewok,” said the director (on the film set of “Star Wars”). But there is no ewok! The Dwarf heard when Mr Wang locked him behind one of his security doors. But he doesn't act, just looks towards the door. // Teddy starts running around calling, “GO, go there and rescue him! It's Mr Wang who kidnapped him!”
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往往 wǎng wǎng often
已往 (274) yǐ wǎng in the past
