Midterm Review

Question 1

gòngxiǎng

Answer 1

共享

to share / to enjoy together

Question 2

lǎoshàojiēyí

Answer 2

老少皆宜

suitable for both the young and the old

Question 3

láirìfāngcháng

Answer 3

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

Question 4

yóuyù

Answer 4

犹豫

to hesitate

Question 5

pòfèi

Answer 5

破费

to spend a lot of money

Question 6

jiǎngjiu

Answer 6

讲究

to pay particular attention to / exquisite / aesthetic

Question 7

tánhuāyīxiàn

Answer 7

昙花一现

lit. the night blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived

Question 8

dàbǎoyǎnfú

Answer 8

大饱眼福

to feast one’s eyes

Question 9

diǎnxíng

Answer 9

典型

model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative

Question 10

hūnhūnchénchén

Answer 10

昏昏沉沉

dizzy

Question 11

yìjiànzhōngqíng

Answer 11

意见钟情

love at first sight

Question 12

jìnzhǎn

Answer 12

进展

to make headway / to make progress

Question 13

piānpì

Answer 13

偏僻

remote / desolate / far from the city

Question 14

jǔsàng

Answer 14

沮丧

dispirited / dejected / dismayed

Question 15

lángbèi

Answer 15

狼狈

in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derogatory)

Question 16

měimǎn

Answer 16

美满

happy / blissful

Question 17

mòqì

Answer 17

默契

to understand tacitly / secret agreement / implicit recognition

Question 18

tóujī

Answer 18

投机

to speculate (on financial markets) / opportunistic / congenial / agreeable

Question 19

cuòguò

Answer 19

错过

to miss (train; opportunity etc)

Question 20

méngfā

Answer 20

萌发

to sprout / to shoot / to bud

Question 21

jílì

Answer 21

吉利

auspicious / lucky / propitious

Question 22

jìhuì

Answer 22

忌讳

taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from

Question 23

xiéyīn

Answer 23

谐音

homonym / homophone / harmonic (component of sound)

Question 24

dǎzhé

Answer 24

打折

to give a discount

Question 25

chīxiāng

Answer 25

吃香

very popular

Question 26

yīxiāngqíngyuàn

Answer 26

一厢情愿

one’s own wishful thinking

Question 27

dàngcì

Answer 27

档次

grade / class / quality / level

Question 28

qíshì

Answer 28

歧视

to discriminate against / discrimination

Question 29

duōduōyìshàn

Answer 29

多多益善

the more the better

Question 30

rùxiāngsuísú

Answer 30

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

Question 31

xiāngpèi

Answer 31

相配

to match / well-suited

Question 32

dàojiā

Answer 32

到家

perfect / excellent / brought to the utmost degree

Question 33

wàiháng

Answer 33

外行

layman / amateur

Question 34

fáng’ài

Answer 34

妨碍

to hinder / to obstruct

Question 35

jiézòu

Answer 35

节奏

rhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat

Question 36

zuòlìbù’ān

Answer 36

坐立不安

lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety

Question 37

gānshè

Answer 37

干涉

to interfere / to meddle / interference

Question 38

dǎfa

Answer 38

打发

to dispatch sb to do sth / to send sb away / to pass the time

Question 39

yúrè

Answer 39

余热

residual heat / surplus heat / fig. old people’s capacity for work

Question 40

jīlěi

Answer 40

积累

to accumulate / accumulation / cumulative / cumulatively

Question 41

guòyǐn

Answer 41

过瘾

to satisfy a craving / to get a kick out of sth / gratifying / immensely enjoyable / satisfying / fulfilling

Question 42

jiǎodù

Answer 42

角度

angle / point of view

Question 43

túyǒuqímíng

Answer 43

徒有其名

with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he’s made out to be

Question 44

miǎnqiǎng

Answer 44

勉强

to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough

Question 45

jíxiàn

Answer 45

极限

limit / extreme boundary

Question 46

tiǎozhàn

Answer 46

挑战

to challenge / challenge

Question 47

tǐyàn

Answer 47

体验

to experience for oneself

Question 48

zàiháng

Answer 48

在行

to be adept at sth / to be an expert in a trade or profession

Question 49

bǎnběn

Answer 49

版本

version / edition / release

Question 50

qiānxīnwànkǔ

Answer 50

千辛万苦

to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort

Question 51

kōngcháo

Answer 51

空巢

empty nest / a home where the kids have grown up and moved out

Question 52

shòuyì

Answer 52

受益

to benefit from / profit

Question 53

huāxiāo

Answer 53

花销

expenses

Question 54

xìshuǐchángliú

Answer 54

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

Question 55

jīngdǎxìsuàn

Answer 55

精打细算

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

Question 56

còuhe

Answer 56

凑合

to bring together / to make do in a bad situation / to just get by / to improvise / passable / not too bad

Question 57

bùfáng

Answer 57

不妨

there is no harm in / might as well

Question 58

wéiyī

Answer 58

唯一

only / sole

Question 59

juānkuǎn

Answer 59

捐款

to donate money / to contribute funds / donation / contribution (of money)

Question 60

xiǎngyìng

Answer 60

响应

to respond to / answer / CL:個|个[ge4]