L16 Dialogue 1 Flashcards
赌博
du3bo2 to gamble
谋生
mou2sheng1 to make a living
熬
ao2 to endure; to go through pain
共军
gong4jun1 communist;s troup
哑巴
ya3ba mute
禁演
jin4yan3 to be banned to show
预谋
yu4mou2 to have a conspiracy; premeditated
字幕
z4mu4 subtitles; captions
苦难
ku3nan4 tribulation; misery
欠
qian4 to owe
不理不睬
bu4li3bu4cai3 to completely ignore, give cold shoulder
戒
jie4 to quit, to stop
不禁
bu4jin1 can’t help
尊严
zun1yan2 dignity
俘虏
fu2lu3 to catch POW
抓
zhua1 to grab; to seize
迷
mi2 to be fascinated by
债
zhai4 debt
鸦片
ya1pian4 opium
一蹶不振
yi1jue2bu2zhen4 cannot recover after a setback
韧性
ren4xing4 toughness; tenacity
起点
qi3dian3 starting point
展现
zhan3xian4 to unfold before one;s eyes
划分
hua4fen1 to divide
打击
da3ji1 to strike; to hit
无知
wu2zhi1 ignorance
坚强
jian1qiang2 strong; firm
变迁
bian4qian1 historical transition
失败
shi1bai4 to fail; defeated
战争
zhan4zheng1 war; battle
没落
mo4luo4 to decline; declined
创
chuang4 to make a record
共有
gong4you3 to possess in common
侵占
qin1zhan4 to invade; occupy
意义
yi4yi4 meaning; significance
输
shu1 to lose; be defeated
皮影戏
pi2ying3xi4 shadow play
当兵
dang1bing1 to be a soldier; to serve in the army
绝望
jue2wang4 to be in despair
条约
tiao2yue1 treaty
戏班
xi4ban1 performing troupe
一连串
yi1lian2chuan4 a succession of