現代千字文 Lesson 18 Compounds Flashcards
氣象
meteorology qì·xiàng
預報
forecast yù·bào
偏東
to the east / eastward piān·dōng
氣溫
air temperature qì·wēn
零下
below zero líng·xià
夜間
at night / nighttime yè·jiān
氣候
climate qì·hòu
氣體
a gas [opp. to solid, liquid] qì·tǐ
氣球
balloon qì·qiú
生氣
X gets angry at Y / is upset shēng·qì
運氣
luck / fortune yùn-qi
語氣
tone / manner of speaking yǔ·qì
現象
phenomenon / appearance xiàn·xiàng
大象
elephant dà·xiàng
預習
STUDENT prepares for a lesson in advance yù·xí
預感
premonition / X has a hunch / senses that _ yù·gǎn
預見
X foresees / predicts Y yù·jiàn
預想
X anticipates / expects Y yù·xiǎng
報喜
X announces good news bào·xǐ
報答
X repays / returns Y to Z bào·dá
報到
X reports for duty / registers / checks in bào·dào
報道
news report / X reports news bào·dào
報名
X signs up / enters X’s name bào·míng
北京日報
Beijing Daily [newspaper] Běi·jīng Rì·bào
晚報
evening paper wǎn·bào
報社
newspaper publisher bào·shè
看報
X reads a newspaper kàn bào
明天
tomorrow míng·tiān
明年
next year míng·nián
明白
Y is clear to X míng·bái / míng-bai
早晨
early morning, 4-8 a.m. zǎo·chén / zǎo-chen
下雨
it rains xià yǔ
雨衣
raincoat yǔ·yī
雨鞋
rain boots yǔ·xié
大雨
heavy rain / downpour dà·yǔ
小雨
light rain xiǎo·yǔ
下雪
it snows xià xuě
滑雪
X skis huá·xuě
雪人
snowman / yeti xuě·rén
方向
direction / orientation fāng·xiàng
一向
all along / consistently yí*xiàng
偏向
X slants toward / prefers Y piān·xiàng
偏見
bias / prejudice piān·jiàn
東西
thing dōng-xi
東方
the east dōng·fāng
東北
northeast dōng·běi
東京
Tōkyō [‘Eastern Capital’] Dōng·jīng
東面
the east dōng·miàn
溫習
X reviews what X has learned wēn·xí
溫室
greenhouse wēn·shì
溫度
temperature wēn·dù
溫和
X is mild / gentle / kind wēn·hé
體溫
body temperature tǐ·wēn
室溫
room temperature shì·wēn
高溫
high temperature gāo·wēn
零上
above zero líng shàng
零件
part / component líng·jiàn
零用
pocket money líng·yòng
零錢
loose change / money earned on the side líng·qián
零度
zero degrees líng dù
度過
X passes TIME / gets through Y dù·guò
過度
X is excessive / goes overboard [metaph.] guò·dù
極度
extremely / exceedingly jí·dù
高度
height / altitude gāo·dù
夜裡
at night yè-li
夜晚
night yè·wǎn
夜空
night sky yè·kōng
陰天
cloudy sky yīn·tiān
轉化
X changes / transforms (Y) zhuǎn·huà
轉學
X transfers to another school zhuǎn·xué
晴天
it is sunny / clear sky qíng·tiān
雲南
(province in south China) Yún·nán
雲彩
clouds colored by rising or setting sun yún·cǎi / yún-cai
刮風/颳風
wind blows / it is windy guā fēng
南京
(a.k.a.) Nanking Nán·jīng
南方
the south nán·fāng
南面
the south side nán·miàn
南瓜
pumpkin / winter squash nán·guā
南非
South Africa Nán Fēi
風氣
trend / way of doing things / customs fēng·qì
風度
elegance / poise / demeanor fēng·dù
風格
character / personality / style fēng·gé
風聲
sound of the wind / rumor / leaked news fēng·shēng
力氣
power / energy / physical strength lì-qi
力學
mechanics [physics] lì·xué
人力
manpower / human effort rén·lì
物力
material resources wù·lì
級別
level / rank / grade jí·bié
年級
grade / year [education] nián·jí
高級
high grade / senior / advanced gāo·jí