Lesson 20 Flashcards
温和
wēn hé- adjective- gentle- (second definition- 天气不冷不热)
善良
shàn liáng- adjective- good and honest, kind
终日
zhōng rì- noun- all day long Other forms- 终年,
操持
cāo chí- verb- to manage: handle
家务
jiā wù- noun- household duties
怨言
yuàn yán- noun- complaint
相夫教子
xiàng fū jiào zî- to assist the husband and educate the children
心目
xīn mù- noun- mind- 在我心目中
悲哀
bēi āi- adjective- sad
绝后
jué hoù- verb- to have no offsprings. 因为没有子女,他家绝后了
缠
chán- verb- to pester (also to wind/ wrap up 手上缠着布)
欺负
qī fu- verb- to bully,
孤儿寡母
gū ér guâ mû- orphans and widows 丈夫去世后,留下孤儿寡母艰难地生活
叹气
tàn qì- verb- to sigh
争气
zhēng qì- verb- to try to win credit for, to try to be next to none 这孩子真争气,每次考试都是第一
惊讶
jīng yà- adjective- surprised amazed
舅舅
jiù jiù- unce (mother’s brother)
怜爱
lián ài- verb- to love tenderly
劝说
quàn shuõ- verb- to persuade 我劝说小王一定要参加这次活动
妇道人家
fùdao rén jiā- women- the womenfolk
指望
zhî wang- verb/ noun- the count on- hope- 农民指望今年有个好收成- 你的事有指望了
养老送终
yâng lâo sòng zhōng- to provide for the aged and bury them when they die.
传宗接代
chuán zōng jiē dài- to have a son to carry on the family name 中国的老人总是希望能有子女为自己养老送终
嘲笑
cháo xiào- verb- to ridicule- to laugh at
洪流
hóng liú- noun- flood- current, torrent,
转眼
zhuân yân- verb- in an instant
至高无上
zhì gāo wú shàng- mót lofty, highest
占据
zhàn jù- verb- to occupy- 占据我脑子的全部是工作
反叛
fân pàn- verb- to rebel- 生活在暴政(bào zhèng,tyranny)下的老百姓开始反叛统治者(tǒng zhì zhě,ruler;governor) 。
旧式
jiù shì- adjetive- old fashioned- 她喜欢旧式的衣服———- 年轻人常常觉得老人的看法是太旧式的。
贤妻良母
xián qī liáng mû- a good wife and loving mother
看不惯
kàn bu guàn- cannot bear the sight of
整托
zhêng tuō- verb- to send one’s child to a boarding school
以便
yî biàn- so that - 规划活动的时候一步一步来,以便一部分一部分地完成
打发
dâ fa- verb- to send somebody away
补丁
bû ding- noun- patch