LESSON 6.1

Question 1

Capital punishment, the death penalty (noun)

Answer 1

死刑 Sǐxíng

Question 2

Preservation or abolition, to preserve or to abolish (contracted from 保存 + 廢除）

Answer 2

存廢
Cún fèi

Question 3

Controversy (noun)

Answer 3

爭議 Zhēngyì

Question 4

stalemate, deadlock, impasse (noun)

Answer 4

僵局 Jiāngjú

Question 5

each, respectively (adverb)

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各自 Gèzì

Question 6

to deter (through intimidation)

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嚇阻 Xià zǔ

Question 7

to isolate, separate, quarantine （verb)

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隔離 Gélí

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criminal

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罪犯 Zuìfàn

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randomly (adverb)

Answer 9

隨機 Suíjī

Question 10

to murder, to kill

Answer 10

殺害 Shāhài

Question 11

darkened heart; evil mind

Answer 11

黑心 Hēixīn

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(legal) case

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案件 Ànjiàn

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judge

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法官 Fǎguān

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to judge, rule, give sentencing

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判 Pàn

Question 15

prison term (sentencing with a fixed

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有期徒刑 Yǒu qí túxíng

Question 16

life sentence (i.e no chance of parole)

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無期徒刑 Wúqí túxíng

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the dead person, the murder victim

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死者 Sǐzhě

Question 18

a satisfactory answer, briefing, accountability

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交代 Jiāodài

他們必須給出一個交代

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to make up for, compensate for

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彌補 Míbǔ 補償Bǔcháng

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family, family members

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家屬 Jiāshǔ

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or

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或者 Huòzhě

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criminal, prisoner

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犯人 Fànrén

Question 23

to be released from prison (監獄Jiānyù）

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出獄 Chūyù

Question 24

measure for graspable objects like rulers, chairs, salt etc.

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把

Question 25

ruler

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尺 Chǐ

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existing, current，in force

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現行 Xiànxíng

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parole

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假釋 Jiǎshì

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forever, permanently

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永久 Yǒngjiǔ

Question 29

to be afraid of, to fear

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害怕 Hàipà

Question 30

to retaliate, hey revenge, vengeance (verb/noun)

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報復 Bàofù 雖然報復可以暫時使人滿足，然而。。。

Question 31

to pay taxes

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納稅 Nàshuì

Question 32

punishment: to punish （verb/ noun)

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懲罰 Chéngfá

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to commit a crime

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犯罪 Fànzuì

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ticket (for a fine)

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罰單 Fádān

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run a red light (闖 to rush, break through)

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闖紅燈 Chuǎnghóngdēng

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to write (a ticket)

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開 Kāi

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by the same token, similarly

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同理 Tóng lǐ

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in other words, to put it another way

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換句話說 Huàn jù huàshuō

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to keep, maintain

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維持 Wéichí

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in comparison, compared to (classical chinese)

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相較於 Xiāng jiào yú

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human rights

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人權 Rénquán

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victim

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被害人 Bèihàirén

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orphan

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孤兒 Gū'ér

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otherwise

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不然 Bùrán

Question 45

to destroy

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毀 Huǐ 他毀了所有的犯罪證據

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indignant, angry

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氣憤 Qìfèn

Question 47

to hate

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恨 Hèn

Question 48

to get revenge, get vengeance

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報仇 Bàochóu 整天想著報仇Zhěng tiān xiǎngzhe bàochóu- thinking about revenge all day

Question 49

to let somebody off easy

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便宜 Piányí eg- 真是便宜了他

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to remain aloof, sit on the sidelines, not be involved

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置身事外 Zhìshēnshìwài

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let it go, let it be, "forgive"

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放下 Fàngxià

Question 52

murderer, killer

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兇手 Xiōngshǒu

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to empathise, feel like own experience

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感同身受 Gǎntóngshēnshòu

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during one's life, before one's death

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生前 Shēngqián

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fear （noun)

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恐懼 Kǒngjù

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the pain in one's hear, heartache, heartbreak

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心痛 Xīntòng

Question 57

balance, scales （noun）

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天平 Tiānpíng

Question 58

to weigh, evaluate

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衡量 Héngliáng

Question 59

honesty, honest

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坦白 Tǎnbái 坦白說- frankly speaking

Question 60

to console, comfort

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撫慰 Fǔwèi

Question 61

just right, just enough, just the right amount, time, colour etc- eg meaning justice done

Answer 61

剛剛好 Gānggāng hǎo