Lesson 20

Question 1

to suffer losses

Answer 1

吃亏

Question 2

to suffer losses is good fortune (idiom)

Answer 2

吃亏是福

Question 3

adj. seldom; rarely

Answer 3

难得

Question 4

where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise (idiom)

Answer 4

难得糊涂

hútu

Question 5

n. landscape painting

Answer 5

山水画

shānshuǐ huà

Question 6

n. traditional Chinese paintings of lowers and birds

Answer 6

花鸟画

huāniǎo

Question 7

n. calligraphy; painting

Answer 7

字画

Question 8

n. calligraphy; writing

Answer 8

字

Question 9

v. to remind

Answer 9

提醒

tíxǐng

Question 10

prep. with

Answer 10

与

Question 11

v. to get along with (each other)

Answer 11

相处

Question 12

Person: Zheng Banqiao

Answer 12

郑板桥

Zheng bǎnqiáo

Question 13

v. to associate with; to have contact with

Answer 13

交往

jiāowǎng

Question 14

adv. must; be sure to

Answer 14

千万 (萬)

qiānwàn

Question 15

profit at other people’s expense; to take unfair advantage

Answer 15

占便宜

zhàn piányi

Question 16

wealth; money

Answer 16

钱财

qiáncái

Question 17

adv. to the best of one’s abilities

Answer 17

尽量

jǐnliàng

Question 18

v. yield; give around; to permit

Answer 18

让 (讓)

ràng

Question 19

n. other people; somebody else

Answer 19

人家

Question 20

v. (suffer) injustice; be wronged; to feel wronged

Answer 20

委屈

wěiqu

Question 21

adv. try one’s best

Answer 21

尽可能

jǐn kěnéng

Question 22

excessively mean and small-minded

Answer 22

斤斤计较

jīn jīn jìjiào

Question 23

v. excuse; forgive

Answer 23

原谅

yuánliàng

Question 24

n. surface

Answer 24

表面

Question 25

v. to pretend

Answer 25

装

zhuāng

Question 26

confused; muddled (set phrase)

Answer 26

糊里糊涂

hūlǐ hútu

Question 27

v. what is called; so-called

Answer 27

所谓

suǒwèi

Question 28

adv. extremely

Answer 28

至

zhì

Question 29

adj. clear

Answer 29

清

qīng

Question 30

adj. sharp

Answer 30

察

chá

Question 31

n. companion; friend

Answer 31

徒

tú

Question 32

n. civilization

Answer 32

文明

Question 33

n. printing; typography

Answer 33

印刷术 (術)

yìnshuā shù

Question 34

n. compass

Answer 34

指南针

zhǐnán zhēn

Question 35

n. gunpowder

Answer 35

火药

huǒyào

Question 36

n. material goods, etc.

Answer 36

物质

wùzhì

Question 37

at the same time

Answer 37

与此同时

yǔ cǐ tóngshí

Question 38

v. pass on (knowledge); to impart

Answer 38

传授

chuánshòu

Question 39

adv. still; yet

Answer 39

仍然

réngrán

Question 40

v. to contain; to embody; to include

Answer 40

包含

bāohán

Question 41

secure advantages through pull or influence (lit. “go through the back door)

Answer 41

走后门

Question 42

try to establish connections with important people; to suck up to somebody

Answer 42

拉关系

lā guānxì

Question 43

v. to continue; to go on

Answer 43

延续

yánxù