lesson 9- vocab 2

Question 1

amount, quantity

Answer 1

數目
Shùmù

Question 2

about, approximately

Answer 2

大約
Dàyuē

Question 3

to constitue

Answer 3

佔
Zhàn

Question 4

ever since

Answer 4

自從
Zìcóng

Question 5

nearly, almost

Answer 5

將近
Jiāngjìn

Question 6

dealings, contact

Answer 6

往來
Wǎnglái

Question 7

to miss, think about, long for

Answer 7

思念
Sīniàn

Question 8

to communicate, correspond by mail

Answer 8

通信
Tōngxìn

Question 9

none whatsoever

Answer 9

毫無
Háo wú

Question 10

news, information, message

Answer 10

音訊
Yīnxùn

Question 11

to have left far away from

Answer 11

遠離
Yuǎnlí

Question 12

wife (literary)

Answer 12

妻子
Qīzǐ

Question 13

always, forever

Answer 13

永遠
Yǒngyuǎn

Question 14

to open to the public

Answer 14

開放
Kāifàng

Question 15

to visit relatives

Answer 15

探親
Tànqīn

Question 16

relatives, loved ones

Answer 16

親人
Qīnrén

Question 17

to be born

Answer 17

出世
Chūshì

Question 18

to ask about, inquire

Answer 18

打聽
Dǎtīng

Question 19

can’t help but

Answer 19

不禁
Bùjīn

Question 20

tears

Answer 20

淚
Lèi

Question 21

not yet

Answer 21

尚未
Shàngwèi

Question 22

childhood

Answer 22

童年
Tóngnián

Question 23

sad

Answer 23

傷心
Shāngxīn

Question 24

sum (of money)

Answer 24

筆
Bǐ

Question 25

still

Answer 25

仍然
Réngrán

Question 26

to forgive

Answer 26

原諒
Yuánliàng

Question 27

to exhaust, do one’s utmost

Answer 27

盡
Jǐn

Question 28

after all, in the end, actually

Answer 28

究竟
Jiùjìng

Question 29

in ones hearts, heart of hearts, innermost being

Answer 29

內心
Nèixīn

Question 30

trauma, scars

Answer 30

創傷
Chuāngshāng

Question 31

to cherish, treasure

Answer 31

珍惜
Zhēnxī

Question 32

prime

Answer 32

精華
Jīnghuá

Question 33

to flee from war, natural disaster etc

Answer 33

逃難
Táonàn

Question 34

truly, really

Answer 34

實在
Shízài

Question 35

years, time

Answer 35

歲月
Suìyuè

Question 36

(unhappy) experiences, happenings; to encounter, to have met with

Answer 36

遭遇
Zāoyù

Question 37

old soldier, veteran

Answer 37

老兵
Lǎobīng

Question 38

Lao Zhang, a nickname for someone whose surname is Zhang

Answer 38

老張
Lǎo zhāng

Question 39

cultural revolution 1966-76

Answer 39

文化大革命
Wénhuà dàgémìng

Question 40

to set one’s roots down

Answer 40

落地生根
Luòdì shēnggēn

Question 41

strong and healthy

Answer 41

身強體壯
Shēn qiáng tǐ zhuàng

Question 42

to leave one’s hometown to become a stranger else where

Answer 42

離鄉背井
Líxiāngbèijǐng

Question 43

to still cross the sea

Answer 43

飄洋過海
Piāo yángguò hǎi

Question 44

to miss someone day and night

Answer 44

朝思暮想
Zhāo sī mù xiǎng

Question 45

one lifetime

Answer 45

一輩子
Yībèizǐ

Question 46

scared and anxious, suffering from constant fear

Answer 46

恐懼不安
Kǒngjù bù’ān

Question 47

unforgettable, to be imprinted hard in one’s mind

Answer 47

刻骨銘心
Kègǔmíngxīn