hsk6-learntones-2 Flashcards
就近
jiù jìn => nearby; in a close neighborhood
天才
tiān cái => talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted
锤
chuí => hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)
撤退
chè tuì => to withdraw; to pull out; to retreat
敌视
dí shì => hostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemy; to stand against
倾向
qīng xiàng => trend; tendency; orientation
崇拜
chóng bài => to worship; adoration
上瘾
shàng yǐn => to get into a habit; to become addicted
创立
chuàng lì => to found; to establish; originate
珍稀
zhēn xī => rare; precious and uncommon
普及
pǔ jí => popular; to popularize; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive
弥漫
mí màn => to pervade; to fill the air; diffuse; everywhere present; about to inundate (water); permeated by (smoke); filled with (dust); to saturate (the air with fog; smoke etc)
丢三落四
diū sān là sì => forgetful; scatterbrained
吹捧
chuī pěng => to flatter; to laud sb’s accomplishments; adulation
货币
huò bì => currency; monetary; money
内涵
nèi hán => meaning; content; essential properties implied or reflected by a notion; intention; connotation; self-possessed
立方
lì fāng => cube
领先
lǐng xiān => to lead; to be in front
人性
rén xìng => human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes
才干
cái gàn => ability; competence
经纬
jīng wěi => warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points
魔术
mó shù => magic
弹性
tán xìng => flexibility; elasticity (physics)
扣
kòu => to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash; spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); fig. to tag a label on sb;
贬义
biǎn yì => derogatory sense; negative connotation
愚昧
yú mèi => ignorant; uneducated
指标
zhǐ biāo => norm; index; target
比方
bǐ fang => instance; example
确切
què qiè => definite; exact; precise
公告
gōng gào => post; announcement
涌现
yǒng xiàn => to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently
等级
děng jí => degree; rate
沐浴
mù yù => to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse
澄清
chéng qīng => clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts)
涂抹
tú mǒ => to paint; to smear; to doodle
僵硬
jiāng yìng => stark; stiff
凌晨
líng chén => early in the morning
盛产
shèng chǎn => superabundant; to teem with; to produce in abundance; to abound in
心眼儿
xīn yǎn r => one’s thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions
腥
xīng => fishy (smell)
天赋
tiān fù => gift; innate skill
野蛮
yě mán => barbarous; uncivilized
保重
bǎo zhòng => to take care of oneself
鸽子
gē zi => pigeon; dove; various birds of the species Columbidae
狠心
hěn xīn => callous; heartless
上游
shàng yóu => upper reaches; advanced position
忽略
hū lvè => to neglect; to overlook; to ignore
运算
yùn suàn => (mathematical) operation
灿烂
càn làn => to glitter; brilliant; splendid
双胞胎
shuāng bāo tāi => twin; CL:对[dui4]
事态
shì tài => situation; existing state of affairs
艘
sōu => classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. sao1
生物
shēng wù => organism; living creature; life form; biological; CL:个
系列
xì liè => series
书面
shū miàn => in writing; written (guarantee etc)
推测
tuī cè => speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate
捣乱
dǎo luàn => to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
收藏
shōu cáng => to hoard; to collect; collection
遏制
è zhì => to check; to contain; to hold back; to keep within limits; to constrain; to restrain
残酷
cán kù => cruel; ruthless; cruelty
情报
qíng bào => (spy) intelligence; information-gathering
烹饪
pēng rèn => cooking; culinary arts
舱
cāng => cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane
过度
guò dù => excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue
当务之急
dāng wù zhī jí => top priority job; matter of vital importance
收缩
shōu suō => to pull back; to shrink; to contract
依靠
yī kào => to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
大肆
dà sì => wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled
趣味
qù wèi => fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference
揭露
jiē lù => to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure
狼狈
láng bèi => in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derogatory)
圆满
yuán mǎn => satisfactory
推论
tuī lùn => to infer; a deduction; a corollary; a reasoned conclusion
草案
cǎo àn => draft (legislation; proposal etc)
告诫
gào jiè => to warn; to admonish
分寸
fēn cun => propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms
让步
ràng bù => to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession
觉醒
jué xǐng => to awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth; the truth dawns upon one; scales fall from the eyes; to become aware
起源
qǐ yuán => origin; to originate; to come from
阴谋
yīn móu => plot; conspiracy
隔离
gé lí => to separate; to isolate
规范
guī fàn => norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify
文雅
wén yǎ => elegant; refined
方圆
fāng yuán => circumference;
依据
yī jù => according to; basis; foundation
畏惧
wèi jù => to fear; to dread; foreboding
需求
xū qiú => requirement; demand (economics)
智商
zhì shāng => IQ (intelligence quotient)
认定
rèn dìng => to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one’s mind on; to identify with
来源
lái yuán => source (of information etc); origin
坚实
jiān shí => firm and substantial; solid
铸造
zhù zào => to cast (pour metal into a mold)
晋升
jìn shēng => to promote to a higher position
携带
xié dài => to carry (on one’s person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. xi1 dai4
壮烈
zhuàng liè => brave; heroic
案例
àn lì => case (law); CL:个
宁愿
nìng yuàn => would rather; better
致力
zhì lì => to work for; to devote one’s efforts to;
为期
wéi qī => (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)
淡季
dàn jì => off season; slow business season; (see also 旺季)
耗费
hào fèi => to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander
包袱
bāo fu => cloth-wrapper; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden
密封
mì fēng => seal up
非法
fēi fǎ => illegal
答辩
dá biàn => to reply (to an accusation)
民主
mín zhǔ => democracy
纠正
jiū zhèng => to correct; to make right
高尚
gāo shàng => nobly; lofty
礼节
lǐ jié => etiquette
指示
zhǐ shì => to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:个
任性
rèn xìng => willful; headstrong; uninhibited
暂且
zàn qiě => for now; for the time being; temporarily
看待
kàn dài => to look upon; to regard
油漆
yóu qī => oil paints; lacquer; to paint; CL:层[ceng2]
否决
fǒu jué => veto; to overrule; to veto; to reject
冷却
lěng què => to cool off; cooling
不由得
bù yóu de => can’t help; cannot but
强制
qiáng zhì => to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; compulsory
收益
shōu yì => earnings; profit
涉及
shè jí => to involve; to touch upon (a topic)
维生素
wéi shēng sù => vitamin
枚
méi => classifier for coins; rings; badges; pearls; sporting medals; rockets; satellites etc
孕育
yùn yù => to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development; school of thought; artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc)
讨好
tǎo hǎo => to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one’s labor;
夕阳
xī yáng => sunset; the setting sun
人士
rén shì => person; figure; public figure
还原
huán yuán => to restore to the original state; reduction (chemistry)
征服
zhēng fú => conquer; subdue; vanquish
轮廓
lún kuò => an outline; silhouette
宏伟
hóng wěi => grand; imposing; magnificent
特长
tè cháng => personal strength; one’s special ability or strong points
恨不得
hèn bu dé => wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth; can’t wait for; to wish one could do sth; to desire strongly
简体字
jiǎn tǐ zì => simplified Chinese character; as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]
走漏
zǒu lòu => to leak (of information; liquid etc); to divulge
众所周知
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī => as everyone knows (idiom)
赌博
dǔ bó => to gamble
垄断
lǒng duàn => enjoy market dominance; monopolize
上级
shàng jí => higher authorities; superiors; CL:个
雌雄
cí xióng => male and female
啥
shá => (dialect) what
起初
qǐ chū => originally; at first; at the outset
酝酿
yùn niàng => (of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions
体裁
tǐ cái => genre; style; form of writing
麻木
má mù => numb; insensitive; apathetic
机构
jī gòu => mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; CL:所[suo3]
鉴别
jiàn bié => to differentiate; to distinguish
任重道远
rèn zhòng dào yuǎn => a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects; 8.7)
地步
dì bù => condition; situation; plight; extent; room for action
免得
miǎn de => so as not to; so as to avoid
解除
jiě chú => to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)
拼命
pīn mìng => to do one’s utmost; with all one’s might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one’s life depends on it
孤独
gū dú => lonely; solitary
见闻
jiàn wén => what one sees and hears; knowledge; information
呼唤
hū huàn => to call out (a name etc); to shout;
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī => the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
损坏
sǔn huài => to damage; to injure
盲目
máng mù => blind; aimless
稿件
gǎo jiàn => rough draft; material contributing to a final document
拟定
nǐ dìng => to draw up; to draft; to formulate
补救
bǔ jiù => remedy
正当
zhèng dāng => honest; reasonable; fair; sensible; timely; just (when needed)
残疾
cán jí => disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal
战术
zhàn shù => tactics
舔
tiǎn => to lick; to lap
井
jǐng => warn; well; surname Jing; CL:口[kou3]
优先
yōu xiān => priority
要点
yào diǎn => main point; essential
辫子
biàn zi => plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle; CL:根[gen1] ;条[tiao2]
优越
yōu yuè => superior; superiority
争夺
zhēng duó => fight over; contest; vie over
鸦雀无声
yā què wú shēng => lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence;
投掷
tóu zhì => to throw sth a long distance; to hurl
磅
bàng => pound (unit of weight; about 454 grams); platform balance;
称号
chēng hào => name; term of address; title
新娘
xīn niáng => bride
冷酷
lěng kù => grim; unfeeling; callous
树立
shù lì => to set up; to establish
气魄
qì pò => spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude
人间
rén jiān => man’s world; the world
愈
yù => heal; the more…the more; to recover; better
兴隆
xīng lóng => Xinglong county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2] ; Hebei
铜
tóng => copper (chemistry); see also 紅红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:块[kuai4]
和谐
hé xié => harmonious
要命
yào mìng => to cause sb’s death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying
抵达
dǐ dá => arrive; reach (a destination)
扁
biǎn => flat; (old form of character 匾; horizontal tablet with inscription)
侧面
cè miàn => lateral side; side; aspect; profile
波涛
bō tāo => great waves; billows;
橙
chéng => orange (fruit; color)
遥远
yáo yuǎn => distant; remote
智能
zhì néng => intelligent; able; smart (phone; system; bomb etc)
岂有此理
qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ => how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
晃
huǎng => to sway; to shake; to wander about;
败坏
bài huài => to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine
磋商
cuō shāng => to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations
协议
xié yì => agreement; pact; protocol; CL:项[xiang4]
心血
xīn xuè => heart’s blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care
索性
suǒ xìng => you might as well (do it); simply; just
类似
lèi sì => similar; analogous
演变
yǎn biàn => to develop; to evolve
荤
hūn => meat; fish; strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat; fish; spicy food etc); vulgar; obscene;
岩石
yán shí => rock
公然
gōng rán => openly; publicly; undisguised
联想
lián xiǎng => to associate with something in thinking; abbr. for 聯想集联想集团[Lian2 xiang3 Ji2 tuan2]
透露
tòu lù => to leak out; to divulge
拘束
jū shù => to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
创作
chuàng zuò => to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; CL:个
窜
cuàn => to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit
胸怀
xiōng huái => one’s bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish
意识
yì shí => consciousness; awareness; consciously (i.e. deliberately); to be aware
照样
zhào yàng => as before; (same) as usual
失踪
shī zōng => missing; lost; unaccounted for
砸
zá => smash; smashed; to fail; to get it wrong
万分
wàn fēn => very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part
股份
gǔ fèn => a share (in a company); stock
纪要
jì yào => minutes; written summary of a meeting
化石
huà shí => fossil
草率
cǎo shuài => careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious
谜语
mí yǔ => riddle; conundrum
过于
guò yú => too much; excessively
作息
zuò xī => work and rest
立交桥
lì jiāo qiáo => overpass; flyover
威力
wēi lì => might; formidable power
取缔
qǔ dì => to ban; to prohibit (publications; customs etc); to outlaw; to suppress (violators)
狭隘
xiá ài => narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience
胆怯
dǎn qiè => timid; cowardly
幢
zhuàng => tents; classifier for houses
颁布
bān bù => to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws; decrees etc)
喜闻乐见
xǐ wén lè jiàn => a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle
商标
shāng biāo => trademark; logo
注射
zhù shè => injection; to inject
精华
jīng huá => best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul
监狱
jiān yù => prison
扑
pū => to assault; to pounce; to rush at sth; to throw oneself on
封建
fēng jiàn => system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic
拜年
bài nián => pay a New Year call; wish sb a Happy New Year
圈套
quān tào => trap; snare; trick
沉思
chén sī => contemplate; contemplation; meditation; ponder
根深蒂固
gēn shēn dì gù => deep-rooted (problem etc)
美观
měi guān => pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic
部署
bù shǔ => to dispose; to deploy; deployment
轮胎
lún tāi => tire; pneumatic tire
放射
fàng shè => to radiate; radioactive
矿产
kuàng chǎn => minerals;
贫乏
pín fá => lack; incomplete
住宅
zhù zhái => residence; tenement
款式
kuǎn shì => pattern; style; design; CL:种[zhong3]
对付
duì fu => to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with
华侨
huá qiáo => overseas Chinese; CL:个;位[wei4]
条理
tiáo lǐ => arrangement; order; tidiness
浸泡
jìn pào => to steep; to soak; to immerse
启程
qǐ chéng => to set out on a journey
腐蚀
fǔ shí => corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption
领袖
lǐng xiù => leader; CL:个;位[wei4] ;名[ming2]
分解
fēn jiě => to resolve; to decompose; to break down
神奇
shén qí => magical; mystical; miraculous
丰满
fēng mǎn => plentiful; rich; plump; well-rounded
确保
què bǎo => to ensure; to guarantee
欢乐
huān lè => gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay
留恋
liú liàn => reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly
产业
chǎn yè => industry; estate; property; industrial
凶手
xiōng shǒu => assailant; murderer; assassin
周转
zhōu zhuǎn => turnover (in cash or personnel); to have enough resources to cover a need
世代
shì dài => generation; an era; accumulation of years; passing on from generation to generation
刊登
kān dēng => to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
扭转
niǔ zhuǎn => to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation)
遗留
yí liú => (leave or be a) legacy; left over; hand down (to next generation)
容忍
róng rěn => to put up with; to tolerate
曲子
qǔ zi => poem for singing; tune; music; CL:支[zhi1]
陈旧
chén jiù => old-fashioned
资产
zī chǎn => property; assets
歪曲
wāi qū => to distort; to misrepresent
剑
jiàn => double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3];把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword;
寻觅
xún mì => to look for
爱不释手
ài bù shì shǒu => to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
古董
gǔ dǒng => curio; antique
埋没
mái mò => oblivion
霸道
bà dào => overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor; medicine etc) strong; potent; the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. of 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道;
提拔
tí bá => to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
贵族
guì zú => lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy
焦点
jiāo diǎn => focus; focal point
扛
gāng => to raise aloft with both hands
连年
lián nián => successive years; over many years
按摩
àn mó => massage
夫人
fū ren => lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
罪犯
zuì fàn => criminal
品种
pǐn zhǒng => breed; variety; CL:个
局势
jú shì => situation; state (of affairs)
视力
shì lì => vision; eyesight
试验
shì yàn => experiment; test; experimental; CL:次[ci4] ;个
亲热
qīn rè => affectionate; intimate; warm-hearted
削弱
xuē ruò => to weaken
明智
míng zhì => sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious;
挽回
wǎn huí => to retrieve; to redeem
歌颂
gē sòng => sing the praises of; extol; eulogize
制裁
zhì cái => to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic)
循序渐进
xún xù jiàn jìn => in sequence; step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
无耻
wú chǐ => without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless
书籍
shū jí => books; works
亲密
qīn mì => intimate; close;
番
fān => to take turns; order in series; time; a kind of; barbarians
空洞
kōng dòng => cavity; empty; vacuous
福利
fú lì => (material) welfare; well-being
话筒
huà tǒng => microphone
遍布
biàn bù => to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout
向导
xiàng dǎo => guide
捕捉
bǔ zhuō => to catch; to seize; to capture
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì => seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision; looking only for fast return
郑重
zhèng zhòng => serious
无比
wú bǐ => matchless
刻不容缓
kè bù róng huǎn => to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
酗酒
xù jiǔ => heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess
风光
fēng guāng => scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (topolect); impressive (topolect)
州
zhōu => prefecture; state (e.g. of US); province (old); administrative division (old)
得罪
dé zuì => to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 得得罪[de2 zui5]
沮丧
jǔ sàng => dispirited; dejected; dismayed
响应
xiǎng yìng => respond to; answer; CL:个
宣扬
xuān yáng => to proclaim; to make public or well known
真理
zhēn lǐ => truth; CL:个
统计
tǒng jì => statistics; to count; to add up
防御
fáng yù => defense
备忘录
bèi wàng lù => memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book
纤维
xiān wéi => fiber; CL:种[zhong3]
武装
wǔ zhuāng => arms; equipment; to arm; military; armed (forces)
无动于衷
wú dòng yú zhōng => aloof; indifferent; unconcerned
企图
qǐ tú => attempt; CL:种[zhong3]
杠杆
gàng gǎn => lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage
延续
yán xù => to continue; to go on; to last
贯彻
guàn chè => to implement; to put into practice; to carry out
经费
jīng fèi => funds; expenditure; CL:笔[bi3]
秤
chèng => steelyard; Roman balance; CL:台[tai2]
熏陶
xūn táo => nurturing (i.e. assimilate some branch of culture); seeped in
卡通
kǎ tōng => cartoon
不惜
bù xī => not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
事件
shì jiàn => event; happening; incident; CL:个
无穷无尽
wú qióng wú jìn => vast and limitless (idiom); endless span of time; no vestige of a beginning; no prospect of an end
转折
zhuǎn zhé => shift in the trend of events; plot shift in a book; twists and turns
划分
huà fēn => to divide
供给
gōng jǐ => to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)
急切
jí qiè => eager; impatient
激励
jī lì => to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
发育
fā yù => to develop; growth; development
董事长
dǒng shì zhǎng => chairman of the board; chairman
湖泊
hú pō => lake
浑身
hún shēn => all over; from head to foot
膝盖
xī gài => knee
定期
dìng qī => regularly; at regular intervals
宣誓
xuān shì => to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow
籍贯
jí guàn => one’s native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace
场面
chǎng miàn => scene; occasion
代理
dài lǐ => to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate
联盟
lián méng => alliance; union; coalition
变质
biàn zhì => to degenerate; to go bad; to deteriorate; metamorphosis
团结
tuán jié => a rally; to hold a rally; to join forces
空虚
kōng xū => hollow; emptiness; meaningless
职务
zhí wù => post; position; job; duties
把关
bǎ guān => to guard a pass; to check on sth
赤字
chì zì => (financial) deficit; red letter
立足
lì zú => to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on
恼火
nǎo huǒ => to get angry; irritated; to annoy; to aggravate; annoying
婴儿
yīng ér => infant; baby; CL:个; lead (Pb)
踊跃
yǒng yuè => to leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically
不可思议
bù kě sī yì => inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable
审理
shěn lǐ => to hear (a case)
战斗
zhàn dòu => to fight; to battle; CL:场[chang2] ;次[ci4]
大臣
dà chén => minister (of a monarchy)
严密
yán mì => strict; tight (organization; surveillance etc)
断定
duàn dìng => to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment
考核
kǎo hé => to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation
侦探
zhēn tàn => detective; to do detective work
级别
jí bié => (military) rank; level; grade
皮革
pí gé => leather; CL:张[zhang1]
预期
yù qī => expect; expected
玉
yù => jade
断绝
duàn jué => to sever; to break off
挎
kuà => to carry (esp. slung over the arm; shoulder or side)
隐蔽
yǐn bì => to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover
各抒己见
gè shū jǐ jiàn => everyone gives their own view
侄子
zhí zi => brother’s son; nephew;
母语
mǔ yǔ => native language; mother language
风味
fēng wèi => local flavor; local style
侵犯
qīn fàn => to infringe on; to encroach on; to violate
儒家
rú jiā => Confucianism; Confucian school; founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC);
高明
gāo míng => wise; brilliant; superior
温带
wēn dài => temperate zone
火药
huǒ yào => gunpowder
嫂子
sǎo zi => (informal) older brother’s wife; sister-in-law; CL:个
震惊
zhèn jīng => to shock; to astonish
合并
hé bìng => to merge; to annex
特意
tè yì => specially; intentionally
背诵
bèi sòng => recite; repeat from memory
恐怖
kǒng bù => terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
濒临
bīn lín => on the verge of; close to
秃
tū => bald; blunt
衔接
xián jiē => to join together; to combine
更正
gēng zhèng => to correct; to make a correction
格式
gé shì => form; specification; format
预先
yù xiān => beforehand; prior
适宜
shì yí => suitable; appropriate
表决
biǎo jué => decide by vote; vote
发射
fā shè => to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission
模样
mú yàng => look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:个
折腾
zhē teng => to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy
转达
zhuǎn dá => to pass on; to convey; to communicate
岁月
suì yuè => years; passing of time
潜水
qián shuǐ => to dive; to go under water; lurker (Internet slang for sb who reads forum posts but never replies)
迟钝
chí dùn => slow in one’s reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought);
搭
dā => to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat; train)
预料
yù liào => to forecast; to anticipate; expectation
美满
měi mǎn => happy; blissful
船舶
chuán bó => shipping; boats
率领
shuài lǐng => lead; command; head
物业
wù yè => property; real estate; property management;
开朗
kāi lǎng => spacious and well-lit; open and clear; to open out (onto a wider vista); optimistic; cheerful; carefree; easy-going; open-minded
痕迹
hén jì => vestige; mark; trace
陈述
chén shù => an assertion; to declare; to state
随即
suí jí => immediately; presently; following which
生存
shēng cún => to exist; to survive
敷衍
fū yǎn => to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by
免疫
miǎn yì => immunity (to disease)
用户
yòng hù => user; consumer; subscriber; customer
毫无
háo wú => not in the least; none whatsoever; completely without
理智
lǐ zhì => reason; intellect; rationality
失误
shī wù => lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball; tennis etc)
四肢
sì zhī => the four limbs of the body
压缩
yā suō => to compress; compression
逢
féng => to meet by chance; to come across; to fawn upon
翘
qiào => to raise
进化
jìn huà => evolution; CL:个
沉闷
chén mèn => oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy
金融
jīn róng => banking; finance; financial
犹如
yóu rú => similar to; appearing to be
主办
zhǔ bàn => to organize; to host (a conference or sports event)
屏幕
píng mù => screen (TV; computer or movie);
打包
dǎ bāo => to wrap; to pack; to ask for a doggy bag (at a restaurant)
成交
chéng jiāo => to complete a contract; to reach a deal
冒犯
mào fàn => to offend;
报答
bào dá => to repay; to requite
威望
wēi wàng => prestige
自满
zì mǎn => complacent; self-satisfied
缴纳
jiǎo nà => to pay (taxes etc)
关怀
guān huái => care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to
派别
pài bié => denomination; group; school; faction; school of thought
当事人
dāng shì rén => persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
频率
pín lv4 => frequency
思索
sī suǒ => think deeply; ponder
意料
yì liào => to anticipate; to expect; to reckon ahead
气质
qì zhí => temperament; personality traits; manners
物资
wù zī => goods and materials
告辞
gào cí => to take leave
血压
xuè yā => blood pressure
序言
xù yán => preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude
顽固
wán gù => stubborn; obstinate
批判
pī pàn => criticize; CL:个
盆地
pén dì => basin (low-lying geographical feature); depression
崇高
chóng gāo => majestic; sublime
诬陷
wū xiàn => to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb
解散
jiě sàn => dissolve; disband
暗示
àn shì => to hint; to suggest; suggestion; a hint
慷慨
kāng kǎi => vehement; fervent; generous; giving; liberal
咋
zǎ => (dialect) why; how; what
后代
hòu dài => posterity; later periods; later ages; later generations
天伦之乐
tiān lún zhī lè => pleasure of heavenly agreement (idiom); family love and joy; domestic bliss
无赖
wú lài => hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly
茫然
máng rán => ignorant; to have no knowledge of sth
宁肯
nìng kěn => would rather…; it would be better…; would prefer
相差
xiāng chà => to differ; discrepancy between
有条不紊
yǒu tiáo bù wěn => regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
请教
qǐng jiào => consult
油腻
yóu nì => grease; greasy food; oily; rich (of food); fatty; greasy and dirty; a slippery character
摊
tān => to spread out; vendor’s stand;
中央
zhōng yāng => central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state)
边界
biān jiè => boundary; border
平坦
píng tǎn => level; even; smooth; flat
文献
wén xiàn => document
堆积
duī jī => to pile up; to heap; accumulation
间谍
jiàn dié => spy
向来
xiàng lái => always; all along
片刻
piàn kè => short period of time; a moment
鄙视
bǐ shì => to despise; to disdain; to look down upon;
搀
chān => to assist by the arm; to mix; to mix; to support; to sustain
层出不穷
céng chū bù qióng => more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
注视
zhù shì => to watch attentively; to gaze
不像话
bú xiàng huà => unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
行列
háng liè => procession
租赁
zū lìn => to rent; to lease; to hire
炊烟
chuī yān => smoke from kitchen chimneys;
管辖
guǎn xiá => to administer; to have jurisdiction (over)
疏远
shū yuǎn => to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement;
锲而不舍
qiè ér bù shě => to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts
坟墓
fén mù => sepulcher; tomb
泄气
xiè qì => discouraged; dejected; demoralized; despairing; to want to give up; to deflate (air from a tyre)
借助
jiè zhù => to draw support from; with the help of
变故
biàn gù => an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
奥秘
ào mì => profound mystery
签署
qiān shǔ => to sign (an agreement)
密度
mì dù => density; thickness
帐篷
zhàng peng => tent; CL:顶[ding3] ;座[zuo4]
操作
cāo zuò => to work; to operate; to manipulate
挽救
wǎn jiù => to save; to remedy; to rescue
