Lesson 18

Question 1

n. proverb; idiom; set phrase

Answer 1

成语

Chéngyǔ

Question 2

adj. fixed

v. to fix

Answer 2

固定

gùdìng

Question 3

n. expression; phrase (Grammar term)

Answer 3

词组

cízǔ

Question 4

prep. regarding; about; with regard to; concerning

Answer 4

关于 (關於)

Question 5

adv. generally; roughly; approx. (more or less)

Answer 5

大致

dàzhì

Question 6

prep. from

Answer 6

自

Question 7

n. allegory; fable

Answer 7

寓言

yùyán

Question 8

n. poems

Answer 8

诗词

shīcí

Question 9

v. to evolve; to develop

Answer 9

演变

yǎnbiàn

Question 10

n. implication; meaning (implicit in a phrase); hidden meaning; connotation

Answer 10

含义 (義)

hányì

Question 11

exchange love glances with somebody; make eyes at each other

idiom: (lit) eyes and eyebrows come and go

Answer 11

眉来眼去

méi lái yǎn qù

Question 12

adj. oral; verbal

Answer 12

口头 (頭)

kǒutóu

Question 13

n. common saying; folk adage

Answer 13

俗语

súyǔ

Question 14

v. form; take shape

Answer 14

形成

xíngchéng

Question 15

dripping water wears through a stone - little strokes fell great oaks

Answer 15

水滴石穿

shuǐdī shí chuān

Question 16

half-hearted; change one’s mind constantly

Answer 16

三心二意

sān xīn èr yì

Question 17

adj. thorough(ly); complete(ly)

Answer 17

一干二净

yī gān èr jìng

Question 18

par. that; which; what

It is used before a verb to introduce a relative clause (written lang)

Answer 18

所

Question 19

adv. often; frequently

really it means: it is often the case that…

Answer 19

往往

wǎngwǎng

Question 20

v. to express; to convey

Answer 20

表达

biǎodá

Question 21

v. drip

Answer 21

滴

dī

Question 22

n. stone

Answer 22

石

shí

Question 23

v. pierce through

Answer 23

穿

Question 24

v. drip down; weep

Answer 24

滴落

Dī luò

Question 25

n. perseverance

Answer 25

恒心 (恆心)

héngxīn

Question 26

v. uphold

Answer 26

坚 (堅) 持

jiānchí

Question 27

adv. how; what

Answer 27

多么

Question 28

v. succeed

n. success

Answer 28

成功

chénggōng

Question 29

n. scenery; scene; landscape; view

Answer 29

景色

jǐngsè

Question 30

v. run; move

Answer 30

行走

xíngzǒu

Question 31

n. eyebrow

Answer 31

眉毛

méimao

Question 32

prep. towards

Answer 32

向

Question 33

n. (of a woman’s eyes) a fluid glance

Answer 33

眼波

yǎnbō

Question 34

prep. by way of; by means of

Answer 34

通过

Question 35

v. to transmit; to convey; to pass on to somebody else

Answer 35

传递 (傳遞)

chuándì

Question 36

n. two-syllable

Answer 36

双音节

shuāngyīn jié

Question 37

adj. easy to read; to read smoothly

Answer 37

顺口

shùnkǒu

Question 38

adj. profound; deep

Answer 38

深刻

shēnkè

Question 39

adj. concise; terse; succinct

Answer 39

简练 (簡練)

jiǎnliàn

Question 40

n. structure; composition

Answer 40

结构 (構)

jiégòu

Question 41

n. word order

Answer 41

词序

cíxù

Question 42

adv. as one pleases; at will

Answer 42

随意

suíyì

Question 43

v. change and move

Answer 43

变动

biàndòng