Lesson 11 Flashcards
neighbourhood, local (areas)
jiēfanglínlǐ 街坊邻里
representative; represent, act on behalf of
dàibiǎo 代表
Senate (U.S)
Cānyìyuàn 参议院
House of Representatives (U.S)
Zhòngyìyuàn 众议员
Mencius
Mèngzǐ 孟子
monarch, sovereign
jūnzhǔ 君主
autocracy, absolute rule; autocratic
zhuānzhì 专制
rule, control, domination; gobern
tǒngzhì 统治
have no way to
wúfá 无法
develop into maturity, grow (up)
chéngzhǎng 成长
end, tip
mò 末
scholar
xuézhě 学者
Liang Qichao
Liáng Qǐchāo 梁启超
reform, modernisation
wéixīn 维新
initiate, spark, touch off
yǐnfā 引发
explore; exploration
tànsuǒ 探索
expound, interpret; annotation
quánshì 诠释
meaning, sense, significance
yìyì 意义
carry out, implement, initiate
shíshī 实施
reform
gǎigé 改革
similar to but not the same
jìnsì 近似
now
rújīn 如今
continent, mainland
dàlù 大陆
attempt, try
chángshì 尝试
according to
jīyú 基于
practical examples
shílì 实例
develop step by step or gradually
jiànjìn 渐进
election; elect
xuǎnjǔ 选举
situated in, located in
wèiyú 位于
sell wholesale, sell in bulk
pīfā 批发
farm produce and by-products
nóng-fùchǎnpǐn 农副产品
village
cūnzhuāng 村庄
election candidate
hòuxuǎnrén 候选人
direct
zhíjiē 直接
nominate
tímíng 提名
faction, group
pàibié 派别
uphold, endorse
yōnghù 拥护
spring forth, leap out
bèngchūlai 蹦出来
submit to, obey
fú 服
win, victorious over
shèngxuǎn 胜选
各人自己
gèzì 各自
series of
yíxìliè 一系列
negotiations, talks; negotiate
tánpàn 谈判
ultimately, in the end; ultimate, final
zuìzhōng 最终
actual power, strength
shílì 实力
push, advance
tuī 推
settle, decide, determine; definitely
quèdìng 确定
do on one’s own initiative; spontaneous
zìfā 自发
vehement, insistent, intense
qiángliè 强烈
open, public; make public
gōngkāi 公开
debate; argue
biànlùn 辩论
before, facing
dāngzhe 当着
privately, secretly
sīxià 私下
practice election bribery
huìxuǎn 贿选
convinced wholeheartedly
xīnfú-kǒufú 心服口服
in everyone’s presence, in public
dāngzhòng 当众
express, declare, announce
fābiǎo 发表
political views
zhèngjiàn 政见
catch off-guard, unawares
cuòshǒu-bùjí 措手不及
scene, spectacle
chǎngmiàn 场面
never before, unprecedented
intense, exciting, fierce
jīliè 激烈
(see) with one’s own eyes, (witness) personally
qīnyǎn 亲眼
grounding, gist, foundation
dǐ 底
election committee
zhùxuǎntuán 助选团
print; printing
yìnshuā 印刷
agenda, political platform
shīzhèng-gānglǐng 施政纲领
leaflet, flyer
chuándān 传单
assign, dispatch, send; faction
pài 派
serious, earnest, scrupulous; take for real
rènzhēn 认真
for fear that, lest
wéikǒng 唯恐
eve
qiánxī 前夕
stress, emphasise
qiángdiào 强调
over and over again, repeatedly
zàisān 再三
request someone to do something, entreat; may I ask a favour, please
bàituō 拜托
pay someone a visit
dēngmén-bàifǎng 登门拜访
never ending, ceaseless
chuānliú-bùxī 川流不息
tumultuous, noisy
cáozá 嘈杂
announce the vote
chàngpiào 唱票
large-scale, large size
dàxíng 大型
stage, arena
wǔtái 舞台
extend thanks to
zhìxiè 致谢
lose an election
luòxuǎn 落选
approve tacitly, go along with
mòrèn 默认
admit, acknowledge, recognise
chéngrèn 承认
defeat, lose
bài 败
comment on, discuss; commentary, review
pínglùn 评论
brilliant, splendid, wonderful
jīngcǎi 精彩
advance, shift to an earlier time, ahead of schedule, move up (a date)
tíqián 提前
Hillary (Clinton)
Xīlālǐ 希拉里
Obama
Àobāmǎ 奥巴马
duel, decisive, struggle
duìjué 对决
collide, run into; collision
pèngzhuàng 碰撞
vow, pledge, swear
fāshì 发誓
meet
xiāngyù 相遇
seldom seen, rare
hǎnjiàn 罕见
person of unusual talent, rare talent, genius
qícái 奇才
Yale
Yélǔ 耶鲁
(Bill) Clinton
Kèlíndùn 克林顿
assist; supplementary
fǔzhù 辅助
continue in office
liánrèn 连任
climb, ascend, mount; publish
dēng 登
throne
bǎozuò 宝座
fulfil a term of office
rènmǎn 任满
session
jiè 届
hanker after, fond of
rèzhōng 热衷
insurance; sure, safe
bǎoxiǎn 保险
back, stand by; support
zhīchí 支持
children
értóng 儿童
welfare
fúlì 福利
from beginning to end, throughout
shǐzhōng 始终
surpass others; extraordinarily
guòrén 过人
real power
shíquán 实权
(sexual) scandals
fēiwén 绯闻
give a lecture, make a speech; lecture
yǎnjiǎng 演讲
reputation, fame
míngshēng 名声
promising
yǒuwéi 有为
image, form, figure
xíngxiàng 形象
style, way
zuòfēng 作风
extremely good, superior
juéjiā 绝佳
eloquence
kǒucái 口才
hold high
gāojǔ 高举
flag, banner
qí 旗
split, rend, divide up
liè 裂
political circles
zhèngtán 政坛
refreshing (of style, etc)
qīngxīn 清新
breath, flavour
qìxī 气息
blood relationship, lineage
xuètǒng 血统
win
yíng 赢
lose
shū 输
public
gōngzhòng 公众
success or failure
chéngbài 成败
hero
yīngxióng 英雄
appoint
rènmìng 任命
Secretary of State (U.S)
Guówùqīng 国务卿
the wise appreciate one another
xīngxīng xiāngxī 惺惺相惜
as is said, as the story goes
chuánwéi jiāhuà 传为佳话