Midterm Review Flashcards
gòngxiǎng
共享
to share / to enjoy together
lǎoshàojiēyí
老少皆宜
suitable for both the young and the old
láirìfāngcháng
来日方长
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later / We’ll cross that bridge when we get there
yóuyù
犹豫
to hesitate
pòfèi
破费
to spend a lot of money
jiǎngjiu
讲究
to pay particular attention to / exquisite / aesthetic
tánhuāyīxiàn
昙花一现
lit. the night blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived
dàbǎoyǎnfú
大饱眼福
to feast one’s eyes
diǎnxíng
典型
model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative
hūnhūnchénchén
昏昏沉沉
dizzy
yìjiànzhōngqíng
意见钟情
love at first sight
jìnzhǎn
进展
to make headway / to make progress
piānpì
偏僻
remote / desolate / far from the city
jǔsàng
沮丧
dispirited / dejected / dismayed
lángbèi
狼狈
in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derogatory)
měimǎn
美满
happy / blissful
mòqì
默契
to understand tacitly / secret agreement / implicit recognition
tóujī
投机
to speculate (on financial markets) / opportunistic / congenial / agreeable
cuòguò
错过
to miss (train; opportunity etc)
méngfā
萌发
to sprout / to shoot / to bud
jílì
吉利
auspicious / lucky / propitious
jìhuì
忌讳
taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from
xiéyīn
谐音
homonym / homophone / harmonic (component of sound)
dǎzhé
打折
to give a discount
chīxiāng
吃香
very popular
yīxiāngqíngyuàn
一厢情愿
one’s own wishful thinking
dàngcì
档次
grade / class / quality / level
qíshì
歧视
to discriminate against / discrimination
duōduōyìshàn
多多益善
the more the better
rùxiāngsuísú
入乡随俗
When you enter a village; follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do / When in Rome; do as the Romans do
xiāngpèi
相配
to match / well-suited
dàojiā
到家
perfect / excellent / brought to the utmost degree
wàiháng
外行
layman / amateur
fáng’ài
妨碍
to hinder / to obstruct
jiézòu
节奏
rhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat
zuòlìbù’ān
坐立不安
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety
gānshè
干涉
to interfere / to meddle / interference
dǎfa
打发
to dispatch sb to do sth / to send sb away / to pass the time
yúrè
余热
residual heat / surplus heat / fig. old people’s capacity for work
jīlěi
积累
to accumulate / accumulation / cumulative / cumulatively
guòyǐn
过瘾
to satisfy a craving / to get a kick out of sth / gratifying / immensely enjoyable / satisfying / fulfilling
jiǎodù
角度
angle / point of view
túyǒuqímíng
徒有其名
with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he’s made out to be
miǎnqiǎng
勉强
to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough
jíxiàn
极限
limit / extreme boundary
tiǎozhàn
挑战
to challenge / challenge
tǐyàn
体验
to experience for oneself
zàiháng
在行
to be adept at sth / to be an expert in a trade or profession
bǎnběn
版本
version / edition / release
qiānxīnwànkǔ
千辛万苦
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort
kōngcháo
空巢
empty nest / a home where the kids have grown up and moved out
shòuyì
受益
to benefit from / profit
huāxiāo
花销
expenses
xìshuǐchángliú
细水长流
lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little
jīngdǎxìsuàn
精打细算
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
còuhe
凑合
to bring together / to make do in a bad situation / to just get by / to improvise / passable / not too bad
bùfáng
不妨
there is no harm in / might as well
wéiyī
唯一
only / sole
juānkuǎn
捐款
to donate money / to contribute funds / donation / contribution (of money)
xiǎngyìng
响应
to respond to / answer / CL:個|个[ge4]
