LESSON 1.1 Flashcards by Jack Leonard

speech, act of speaking

言論
Yánlùn

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boundaries, demarcation

界線
Jièxiàn

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Facebook

臉書
Liǎn shū

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measure for short, usually formal writings

則
Zé

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posted messages, comments

留言
Liúyán

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to call off, cease

停止
Tíngzhǐ

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policy （noun)

決策
Juécè

eg- 政府所做的決策。。。

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not guilty

無罪
Wúzuì

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agent marker in adversative passive sentence- （encounter- negative connotations）

遭
Zāo

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devastated

慘
cǎn
eg-把市長罵慘（scold the mayor badly)

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reaction; to respond （noun/verb)

反應
Fǎnyìng

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issue, publish (articles, news story), deliver (speeches)

發表
Fābiǎo

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speech (as in presentation)

演講
Yǎnjiǎng

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judicial/ judiciary (noun)

司法
Sīfǎ
eg- 你相信貴國的司法嗎？(Do you trust the judiciary in your country?)

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judgement, sentencing （noun)

判決
Pànjué

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incompetent, inept, weak

無能
Wúnéng

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lucky, fortunate

幸運
Xìngyùn

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as the name suggests, implies

顧名思義
Gùmíngsīyì

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to receive

接受
Jiēshòu

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source

來源
Láiyuán

eg- 經濟來源（source of income)

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to punish

處罰
Chǔfá

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tolerant （verb）

包容
Bāoróng

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regardless of whether

不論
Bùlùn

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to reveal, show

展現
Zhǎnxiàn

run amok, engage in lawless activities

胡作非為 Húzuòfēiwéi

as soon as, once

一旦 Yīdàn

tool, instrument

工具 Gōngjù

to brainwash

洗腦 Xǐnǎo

rights and interests

權益 Quányì

blind spot

盲點 Mángdiǎn

stand point, perspective

立場 Lìchǎng

balance

平衡 Pínghéng

to defend (legally)

辯護 Biànhù

to make trouble unreasonably" or "to create a scene without reason."，vexatious

無理取鬧 Wúlǐqǔnào eg- 你這樣大吵大鬧，根本是無理取鬧！

to point out mistakes, correct

指正 Zhǐzhèng eg-老師常常有耐心地指正我的語法

amidst exchanges (of opinion)- to go back and fourth

一來一往 Yī lái yī wǎng eg-在激烈的辯論中，雙方一來一往，誰也不讓步。(In the intense debate, both sides went back and forth, and neither would back down.)

the truth

真理 Zhēnlǐ

the more s/t is debated, the clearer it becomes

越辯越明 Yuè biàn yuè míng eg- 真理越辯越明，道理越說越清（The more the truth is argued, the clearer it becomes, and the more the truth is explained, the clearer it becomes.）、

consensus

共識 Gòngshì eg- 我們終於達成共識

chaos, madness, disorder

亂象 Luàn xiàng

to attack

攻擊 Gōngjí

commit suicide

自殺 Zìshā

too, overly (adverb)

過於 Guòyú

actually, in fact

事實上 Shìshí shàng

hatred, enmity, hostility

仇恨Chóuhèn

untrue, false

不實 Bù shí

rumor

謠言 Yáoyán

bully, to bully （n/v）

霸凌 Bà líng

to take responsibility for

負責 Fùzé

misunderstand, misconstrue （verb/noun)

誤解 Wùjiě

meaning, significance

意義 Yìyì

because of this, for this reason

因此 Yīncǐ

to negate

否定 Fǒudìng eg-但我並不會因此否定他的貢獻（But I will not deny his contribution because of this）

value （noun)

價值 Jiàzhí

to seal, book （verb）

封住 Fēng zhù

mouth, opinion

嘴 Zuǐ

tumultuous, chaotic

混亂 Hǔnluàn

one and only, sole

唯一 Wéiyī