Intermediate Phrases - Youtube Flashcards

Question

学会一门外语容易

Answer 1

It is easy to learn a foreign language. róngyì - 容易 - 1 easy 2 likely 3 liable (to)

Answer 2

Do I have to take off my shoes here? tuō 脱 - （a character other than the slippers tuō, which is tuo 拖) 1 to shed 2 to take off 3 to escape 4 to get away from MANDARIN tuō (or tuì) DEFINITION take off

Answer 3

Prices are double what they were 10 years ago. bèi 倍 - 1 (two, three etc) -fold 2 times (multiplier) 3 double 4 to increase or multiply MANDARIN bèi (or péi) DEFINITION times, fold, multiple times 价钱 jiàqian - prices

Answer 4

The doctor told her that she should take a rest. 告诉。gàosu。 1 to tell 2 to inform 3 to let know jìngyǎng - 1 to convalesce 2 to recuperate 3 to fully relax

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When she saw that they had no schools, she started one. 办 bàn 1 to do 2 to manage 3 to handle 4 to go about 5 to run 6 to set up 7 to deal with MANDARIN bàn DEFINITION manage, do, handle; deal with suǒ 所 1 actually 2 place 3 classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4 that which 5 particle introducing a relative clause or passive

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The date of the festival coincides with that of the exam. pèngqiǎo 碰巧 1 by chance 2 by coincidence 3 to happen to tóngyi 同一 1 identical 2 the same kǎoshì

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As long as you keep quiet, you can stay here. bǎochí 1 to keep 2 to maintain 3 to hold 4 to preserve 只要。zhǐyào 1 if only 2 so long as

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I don’t want to hear anymore of your complaining. bàoyuàn - 抱怨

Answer 9

投资。tóuzī - money invested 将会 jiānghuì 1 auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) 2 will (cause) 3 should (enable) 4 going to 刺激 cìjī 1 to provoke 2 to irritate 3 to upset 4 to stimulate 5 to excite 6 irritant 经济 jīngjì economy, economic 成长 chéngzhǎng 1 to mature 2 to grow 3 growth More money for education will spur economic growth.

Answer 10

She liked tennis and became a tennis coach. 并 bìng - and, furthermore, combine, annex; also, what's more 教练 jiàoliàn - 1 instructor 2 sports coach 3 trainer 网球 wǎngqiú - tennis, tennis ball

Answer 11

I vowed that I would never speak to her again. 发誓 fāshì to pledge, vow, swear 再也 zàiyě (not) any more

Answer 12

All of a sudden, 3 dogs appeared in front of us.

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As more paper money came into use, the value fell. zhǐbì 纸币投入 tóurù to put into 使用 shǐyòng to use, make use of 贬//值 biǎn zhí - to depreciate

Answer 14

I don’t wanna work under these conditions. 条件 tiáojiàn - 1 condition 2 circumstances 3 term 4 factor 5 requirement 6 prerequisite 7 qualification

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He picked up a mirror and examined his tongue. 细看 xìkàn 1 to peer 2 to scan 3 to examine carefully 拿. ná 1 to hold 2 to seize 3 to catch 4 to apprehend 5 to take 6 (used in the same way as bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object) VARIANTS 拿〔㧱〕 ná OLD MANDARIN ná DEFINITION take, hold, grasp; bring; with 镜子 jìngzi 舌头 shétou

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Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich. 相当 xiāngdāng quite, fairly* 富裕 fùyù - prosperous 1 equivalent to 2 appropriate 3 considerably 4 to a certain extent 5 fairly 6 quite

Answer 17

Are you going to visit any other countries? fǎngwèn - visit

Answer 18

xiāngxìn 相信 - to believe in, accept something as true yǚyán 语言 - language It is believed that whales have their own language. 鲸 jīng - whale

Answer 19

You are old enough to know better than to act like that.

Answer 20

She came to Japan for the purpose of studying Japanese. 为了 wèile - 1 in order to 2 for the purpose of 3 so as to

Answer 21

Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world. Éluósī 俄罗斯。 Bèijiāěrhú 贝加尔湖 - Lake Baikal húpō 湖泊. - lakes

Answer 22

It is sometimes difficult to make yourself understood in public. gōngzhòng 公众 - public 难 nán - difficult chǎnghé 场合 - setting, occasion, situation biǎodá 表达 - express, convey 意思 yìsi - meaning, idea, opinion 清楚 qīngchu — to understand thoroughly

Answer 23

Tsunami’s swept through the rice fields and flooded the towns. hǎixiào - tsunami 海啸 xíjuǎn - to sweep, to carry everything away 席卷 dàotián - rice paddies 稻田 yānmò - to flood 淹没 chéngzhèn - cities, towns 城镇

Answer 24

This guidebook might be of use to you on your trip. 导游 dǎoyóu - tourist guidebook 册子 cèzi - book, volume, copy of 或许 huòxǔ - maybe, perhaps

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kǒngjǜ 恐惧 - scared, frightened, in fear, to be frightened, dread

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We lost sight of the man in the crowd. 人群 rénqún - crowd 失去 shīqǜ - to lose 踪影 zōngyǐng - trace, vestige, presence

Answer 27

Don’t be afraid of making mistakes when you speak English. 犯错 fàncuò - to err, to make a mistake 怕 pà - fear

Answer 28

gǎn 1 to overtake 2 to catch up with 3 to hurry 4 to rush 5 to try to catch (the bus etc) 6 to drive (cattle etc) forward 7 to drive (sb) away 8 to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 9 until MANDARIN gǎn (or qián) DEFINITION pursue, follow; expel, drive away

Answer 29

xiāoshòu 1 to sell 2 to market 3 sales (representative, agreement etc)

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xiāo 1 to melt (metal) 2 to cancel or annul 3 to sell 4 to spend 5 to fasten with a bolt 6 bolt or pin MANDARIN xiāo DEFINITION melt, fuse; market, sell

Answer 31

shòu 1 to sell 2 to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc) MANDARIN shòu (or shú) DEFINITION sell

Answer 32

rúcǐ 1 in this way 2 so

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rú 1 as 2 as if 3 such as MANDARIN rú DEFINITION if, supposing; as if; like, as

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cǐ 1 this 2 these MANDARIN cǐ DEFINITION this, these; in this case, then

Answer 35

jiāoqǖ 1 suburban district 2 outskirts 3 suburbs

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jiāo 1 suburbs 2 outskirts MANDARIN jiāo DEFINITION suburbs; waste land, open spaces

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qǖ 1 area 2 region 3 district 4 small 5 distinguish M: gè [个] MANDARIN qū (or ōu) DEFINITION area, district, region, ward

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wúfǎ 1 unable 2 incapable

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wú 1 not to have 2 no 3 none 4 not 5 to lack 6 un- 7 -less MANDARIN wú (or mó) DEFINITION negative, no, not

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fǎ 1 law 2 method 3 way 4 to emulate 5 (Buddhism) dharma 6 (abbr. for Fǎjiā [法家]) the Legalists 7 (physics) farad (abbr. for fǎlā [法拉]) VARIANTS 佱 fǎ OLD 法〔灋〕 fǎ OLD HZ 法〔灋〕 OLD VARIANT OF 法〔法/㳒〕 fǎ 1 law 2 method 3 way 4 to emulate 5 (Buddhism) dharma 6 (abbr. for Fǎjiā [法家]) the Legalists 7 (physics) farad (abbr. for fǎlā [法拉]) OTHER VARIANTS 佱 fǎ OLD MANDARIN fǎ (or fa) DEFINITION law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French

Answer 41

shénhù Kōbe, major Japanese port near Ōsaka

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shén 1 deity 2 soul 3 spirit 4 unusual 5 mysterious 6 lively 7 expressive 8 expression 9 look M: gè [个] 10 (slang) awesome 11 amazing MANDARIN shén (or shen, shēn) DEFINITION spirit, god, supernatural being

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hù 1 a household 2 door 3 family MANDARIN hù (or hu) DEFINITION door; family

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lí 1 to leave 2 to part from 3 to be away from 4 (in giving distances) from 5 without (sth) 6 independent of 7 one of the Eight Trigrams bāguà [八卦], symbolizing fire 8 ☲ MANDARIN lí (or chī) DEFINITION rare beast; strange; elegant

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tuō 1 to shed 2 to take off 3 to escape 4 to get away from MANDARIN tuō (or tuì) DEFINITION take off

Answer 46

jiàqian price

Answer 47

jià 1 price 2 value 3 (chemistry) valence MANDARIN jià (or jiè, jie) DEFINITION price, value

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bèi 1 (two, three etc) -fold 2 times (multiplier) 3 double 4 to increase or multiply MANDARIN bèi (or péi) DEFINITION times, fold, multiple times

Answer 49

yǎng 1 to raise (animals) 2 to bring up (children) 3 to keep (pets) 4 to support 5 to give birth VARIANTS 飬 yǎng OLD MANDARIN yǎng DEFINITION raise, rear, bring up; support

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gàosu 1 to tell 2 to inform 3 to let know

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gào 1 to say 2 to tell 3 to announce 4 to report 5 to denounce 6 to file a lawsuit 7 to sue MANDARIN gào (or jū, gù) DEFINITION tell, announce, inform; accuse

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sù 1 to complain 2 to sue 3 to tell MANDARIN su (or sù) DEFINITION accuse; sue; inform; narrate

Answer 53

bàoyuan 1 to complain 2 to grumble 3 to harbor a complaint 4 to feel dissatisfied

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bào 1 to hold 2 to carry (in one's arms) 3 to hug 4 to embrace 5 to surround 6 to cherish 7 (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely MANDARIN bào (or pāo, pǒu) DEFINITION embrace, hold in arms, enfold

Answer 55

yuàn 1 to blame 2 to complain MANDARIN yuàn (or yuan, yùn) DEFINITION hatred, enmity, resentment

Answer 56

jiānghuì 1 auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) 2 will (cause) 3 should (enable) 4 going to

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jiāng 1 will 2 shall 3 to use 4 to take 5 to checkmate 6 just a short while ago 7 (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as bǎ [把]) MANDARIN jiāng (or jiàng, qiāng) DEFINITION will, going to, future; general

Answer 58

cìjī 1 to provoke 2 to irritate 3 to upset 4 to stimulate 5 to excite 6 irritant

Answer 59

cì 1 thorn 2 sting 3 thrust 4 to prick 5 to pierce 6 to stab 7 to assassinate 8 to murder VARIANTS 刾 cì OLD MANDARIN cì (or cī, qì) DEFINITION stab; prick, irritate; prod

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jī 1 to arouse 2 to incite 3 to excite 4 to stimulate 5 sharp 6 fierce 7 violent MANDARIN jī (or ji, jiào, jiāo) DEFINITION arouse, excite, incite; quickly

Answer 61

gèng 1 more 2 even more 3 further 4 still 5 still more MANDARIN gèng (or gēng) DEFINITION more, still further, much more

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tóuzī 1 investment 2 to invest

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shì 1 oath 2 vow 3 to swear 4 to pledge MANDARIN shì DEFINITION swear, pledge; oath

Answer 64

fāshì 1 to vow 2 to pledge 3 to swear

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薄 báo - thin, slight

Answer 66

承受 chéngshòu - to bear, support

Answer 67

重量 zhòngliàng - weight

Answer 68

biǎodá qīngchu To express clearly

Answer 69

xíjuǎn 1 to engulf 2 to sweep 3 to carry away everything

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xí 1 woven mat 2 seat 3 banquet 4 place in a democratic assembly 5 classifier for banquets, conversations etc HZ 席〔蓆〕 1 variant of xí [席] 2 woven mat MANDARIN xí DEFINITION seat; mat; take seat; banquet

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juǎn 1 to roll (up) 2 to sweep up 3 to carry on 4 roll HZ 卷 1 to roll up 2 roll 3 classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) VARIANTS 巻 juǎn JAPANESE MANDARIN juǎn (or juàn, quán, quān, gǔn, jùn) DEFINITION scroll; curl; make a comeback

Answer 72

誓 shì 1 oath 2 vow 3 to swear 4 to pledge MANDARIN shì DEFINITION swear, pledge; oath

Answer 73

zàiyě (not) any more

Answer 74

zàiyěbù No more, never again…