Lesson 4 Flashcards
square meters
平方米
on one hand…. on the other hand
一方面……另一方面……
hard to avoid
Mistakes are hard to avoid, but if you correct them conscientiously, things will be alright.
难免 nan2mian3
犯错误是难免的,你认真改了就好。
Real estate agent
房屋中介 fang2wu1zhong1jie4
encounter , come across
遇到 yu4dao4
我不记得以前 遇到 过这样的问题
prejudice
prejudice toward foreigners
Before they have had unpleasant experience.
It has destroyed foreigners image.
pian1jian4
对外国人有偏见
他们以前有过不开心 / 不愉快 yu2kuai4 的经历
破坏 po4huai4 了外国人的形象 xing2xiang4
relations with other people
good / bad rations with other people, gets long well /or doesn’t get along well
He has got along with others at our school.
人缘 ren2yuan2
人缘 好/不好
在我们的学校,他的人缘很好
amiable, obliging
随和 sui2he
go separate ways After we graduated the students of our class all went separate ways.
各奔东西 ge4ben4 dong1xi1
大学毕业的时候,我们班的同学都各奔东西
each / every / various
all the various aspects
resolve problems one at a time.
各个 ge4ge
各个方面
各个解决
know how to conduct ourselves in society
If you want to succeed, you ought to know how to conduct yourself in society…
Like saying (He has no common sense.).
处世之道 chu3shi4zhi1dao4
如果你想成功,你应该有处世之道
他没有处世之道。
unreasonable / outrageous, shocking actions or behavior
Such behavior is really shocking.
It would be unreasonable for you to pay out of your own pockets.
不像话 bu4xiang4hua4
这种行为真不像话。
要你们自己掏钱就不像话了
to fall down, slip over
摔倒 shuai1dao3
fall (something falling from a height above me)
摔下来
Fell from a wheel chair
从轮椅 lun2yi3 上摔下来
lift, raise / carry
carry a stretcher
抬 tai2 起来
抬担架 tai2 dan1jia4
to support with the hand / to help someone up / to support oneself by holding onto something
扶 fu2
accurate, exact, precise
准确 zhun3que4
harmonious
和谐 he2xie2
mild and roundabout, tactful
委婉 wei3wan3
context, situation / language environment
语境 yu3jing4
polite expressions (but not intended to be taken literally)
客套话 ke4tao4hua4
leave a message
留言 liu2yan2
common sense
常识 chang2shi2
to shoot with a gun / shooting incident
枪击 qiang1ji1
leading story on the news / headlines
头条 tou2tiao2
go hunting
打猎 da3lie4
electric torch (Taser)
电棒 dian4bang4
property
财产 cai2chan3
symbol
象征 xiang4zheng1
terriost
恐怖分子 kong3bu4fen4zi3
protest
抗议 kang4yi4
one secrets / private matter one wants to hide
隐私 yin3si1
entertain groundless or imaginary fears
Isn’t this a case of worrying about something that cant happen. (rhetorical question.)
杞人忧天 qi3ren2you1tian1
这岂不是杞人忧天吗?
Election
The election took place yesterday
选举 xuan3ju3
选举已于昨天举行。
citizen
公民 gong1min2
cast a vote
投票 tou2piao4
political party
政党 zheng4dang3
murderer
凶手 xiong1shou3
defend oneself / self defense
capacity to defend oneself
自卫 zi4wei1
自卫能力
drugs
毒品 du2pin3
addictive drugs
吸毒 xi1du2
crazy person
疯狂的人 feng1kuang2 de ren2
Negative
The television gives children a negative impression.
负面 fu4mian4
电视给孩子一些负面的影响 fu4mian4 de ying3xiang3
guts
胆子 dan3zi
crime rate
犯罪率 fan4zui4lv4
birth rate
出生率 chu1sheng1lv4
death rate
死亡率 si3wang2lv4
divorce
离婚率 li2hun1lv4
exchange rate
汇率 hui4lv4
currency
货币 1.6 huo4bi4
unemployment rate
失业率 shi1ye4
scholarship
奖学金 jiang3xue2jin1
allowance (financial help given by government)
补助 bu3zhu4
subsidy allowance
补贴 bu3tie1
occupation / profession
职业 zhi2ye4
employing unit
用人单位 yong4ren2 dan1wei4
employment rate
就业率 jiu4ye4lv4
base / foundation
基础 ji1chu3
characteristic
特点 te4dian3
sequence, order / in proper order
顺序 shun4xu4
jie2gou4 structure
steel structure
economic structure
结构
钢结构 gang1jie2gou4
经济结构 jing1ji4 jie2gou4
subject (grammar)
主语 zhu3yu3
predicate (grammar)
谓语 wei4yu3
object (grammar)
宾语 bin1yu3