Lesson 12- Vocab 2 Flashcards
rich, affluent
富裕
Fùyù
to engage in corruption/ embezzle
貪汙 (tānwū)
corruption
腐敗 Fǔbài
political infighting
政爭 Zhèng zhēng
to stagnate, stall
停滯 Tíngzhì
to rise
上升 Shàngshēng
confidence
信心 Xìnxīn
street people, the homeless
遊民 Yóumín
the outside world
外界 Wàijiè
miserable, tragic
悲慘 Bēicǎn
days, life
日子 Rìzǐ
such, so (adverb)
如此 Rúcǐ
enormous
巨大 Jùdà
incompetent
無能 Wúnéng
apathetic
冷漠 Lěngmò
scholars
學者 Xuézhě
class hierarchy (noun)
階層 Jiēcéng
naturally
自然 Zìrán
to prevent, block
阻止 Zǔzhǐ
remote
遙遠 Yáoyuǎn
no matter, regardless
無論 Wúlùn
clearly, obviously
明明 Míngmíng
dirty
骯髒 Āng zāng
to care about (v)
顧 Gù
one’s own
自身 Zìshēn
politico (negative connotations)
政客 Zhèngkè
to condone, tolerate
縱容 Zòngróng
to make, to cause
使得 Shǐdé
factory
工廠 Gōngchǎng
crowded with high density of/ condensed
密集 Mìjí
eg- 這個城市的高樓非常密集,幾乎沒有空地
or
考試前,我們參加了一個為期一週的密集輔導班。
to suffer from, be subjected to
遭受 Zāoshòu
eg- 他在戰爭中遭受了巨大的痛苦。
distressed (financial related)
困苦 Kùnkǔ
eg- 他從小生活困苦,但依然努力學習。
annuity payment for senior citizens (provided by the national pension program in taiwan)
老人年金 Lǎorén niánjīn
homeless
無家可歸 Wú jiā kě guī
taking…as…. (formal)
以。。。為 Yǐ… Wèi
indifferent
漠不關心 Mòbùguānxīn
desert
漠 Mò
right to speak
發言權 Fāyán quán
influence
影響力 Yǐngxiǎng lì
collusion between politicians and business people
官商勾結 Guānshāng gōujié
wealth gap
貧富懸殊 Pínfù xuánshū
inextricably related to
息息相關 Xīxīxiāngguān
Bribe (noun/verb)
賄賂 (huìlù)
accepting bribes
受賄 (shòuhuì)
Corrupt official
貪官 (tānguān)
to arrest or to take into custody
逮捕 (dàibǔ)
threat
威脅 Wēixié
heavy/severe
慘重 cǎnzhòng
losses
損失 Sǔnshī
reason (someone carried out an action)
理由 Lǐyóu
inspiration
靈感 Línggǎn
initiate/initiative
主動 Zhǔdòng
old peoples home
養老院 Yǎnglǎoyuàn
judge (verb)
判斷 Pànduàn
eg- 根據現場情況,我們需要迅速判斷該怎麼做。
Dinosaur/ munt ting
恐龍 Kǒnglóng
attack
攻擊 Gōngjí
violent
猛烈 Měngliè
measure word for energy
股 gǔ (eg:這股正能的力量-This positive force)
cruel
殘忍 Cánrěn
inspire (verb)
激勵 jīlì
ideological warfare/ struggle
意識形態鬥爭 (yìshí xíngtài dòuzhēng)
To balance or take care of multiple things at once
兼顧 (jiān gù)
eg- 大學生應該學會兼顧學業與社交活動,才能全面發展。
To look back on, review, or reflect on
回顧 (huí gù)
eg 每年年末,他總是會回顧過去的一年,看看自己有哪些成就