Lesson 12

Question 1

strait, gorge, canyon

Answer 1

xiá 峡

Question 2

shore, coast, bank

Answer 2

àn 岸

Question 3

Taiwan

Answer 3

Táiwān 台湾

Question 4

dense, close, secret

Answer 4

mì 密

Question 5

separate, divide

Answer 5

fēngé 分隔

Question 6

territory (belonging to a country)

Answer 6

lǐngtǔ 领土

Question 7

grandpa…grandma

Answer 7

gōng…pó 公…婆

Question 8

answer, solution

Answer 8

dá’àn 答案

Question 9

have an effect on, influence, involve

Answer 9

qiāndòng 牵动

Question 10

discussion, discuss

Answer 10

tánhuà 谈话

Question 11

affected by, experience, feel; feelings

Answer 11

gǎnshòu 感受

Question 12

postage stamp

Answer 12

yóupiào 邮票

Question 13

controversy; dispute

Answer 13

zhēnglùn 争论

Question 14

issue, publish, put on sale

Answer 14

fāxíng 发行

Question 15

print; seal, chop

Answer 15

yìn 印

Question 16

suggest, drop a hint; hint

Answer 16

ànshì 暗示

Question 17

on the contrary, actually; invert, back up

Answer 17

dào 倒

Question 18

island

Answer 18

dǎo 岛

Question 19

formulation, utterance; formulate

Answer 19

biǎoshù 表述

Question 20

settled, stable; stabilise

Answer 20

āndìng 安定

Question 21

at the present time, currently

Answer 21

mùqián 目前

Question 22

company, firm, enterprise

Answer 22

qǐyè 企业

Question 23

invest, investments

Answer 23

tóuzī 投资

Question 24

(monetary) amount

Answer 24

jīn’é 金额

Question 25

amount to, add up to; grand total

Answer 25

lěijì 累计

Question 26

reach

Answer 26

dá 达

Question 27

frequent, common

Answer 27

pínfán 频繁

Question 28

fellow citizen, countryman

Answer 28

tóngbāo 同胞

Question 29

go home to visit one’s family

Answer 29

tànqīn 探亲

Question 30

seek, search for

Answer 30

xún 寻

Question 31

intermarriage

Answer 31

tōnghūn 通婚

Question 32

cut off, sever

Answer 32

gēduàn 割断

Question 33

preserve, maintain

Answer 33

wéichí 维持

Question 34

ideal

Answer 34

lǐxiǎng 理想

Question 35

unite, unify; centralised

Answer 35

tǒngyī 统一

Question 36

slightly, a bit

Answer 36

shāo 稍

Question 37

sign of trouble, at the first hint of

Answer 37

fēngchuī-cǎodòng 风吹草动

Question 38

immediately, right away

Answer 38

lìkè 立刻

Question 39

statement; make clear, announce

Answer 39

shēngmíng 声明

Question 40

frighten, bully

Answer 40

wēihè 威吓

Question 41

eliminate, rule out

Answer 41

páichú 排除

Question 42

military force

Answer 42

wǔlì 武力

Question 43

solve, resolve

Answer 43

jiějué 解决

Question 44

enlarge, expand, augment

Answer 44

kuòchōng 扩充

Question 45

(military) arms, armaments

Answer 45

jūnbèi 军备

Question 46

manoeuvre, do (military) exercises

Answer 46

yǎnxí 演习

Question 47

restrain, constrain

Answer 47

èzhì 遏制

Question 48

offend, affront

Answer 48

màofàn 冒犯

Question 49

declare, proclaim, announce

Answer 49

xuānbù 宣布

Question 50

attack, assault

Answer 50

gōngdǎ 攻打

Question 51

stand aside, look on without getting involved

Answer 51

xiùshǒu-pángguān 袖手旁观

Question 52

consistent, identical; consistently

Answer 52

yízhì 一致

Question 53

congress, parliament

Answer 53

guóhuì 国会

Question 54

member of a legislative body

Answer 54

yìyuán 议员

Question 55

show, express; indication

Answer 55

biǎoshì 表示

Question 56

friendly

Answer 56

yǒuhǎo 友好

Question 57

public figures, personalities

Answer 57

rénshì 人士

Question 58

cannot help but, inevitably

Answer 58

wèimiǎn 未免

Question 59

overestimate

Answer 59

gāogū 高估

Question 60

determination; determined

Answer 60

juéxīn 决心

Question 61

underestimate

Answer 61

xiǎokàn 小看

Question 62

uphold, defend

Answer 62

wéihù 维护

Question 63

sovereignty

Answer 63

zhǔquán 主权

Question 64

hardship, suffering

Answer 64

kǔtóu 苦头

Question 65

interfere, stick one’s nose into

Answer 65

chāshǒu 插手

Question 66

issue, proclaim

Answer 66

bānbù 颁布