Midterm Review

Question 1

共享

Answer 1

gòngxiǎng

to share / to enjoy together

Question 2

老少皆宜

Answer 2

lǎoshàojiēyí

suitable for both the young and the old

Question 3

来日方长

Answer 3

láirìfāngcháng

the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later / We’ll cross that bridge when we get there

Question 4

犹豫

Answer 4

yóuyù

to hesitate

Question 5

破费

Answer 5

pòfèi

to spend a lot of money

Question 6

讲究

Answer 6

jiǎngjiu

to pay particular attention to / exquisite / aesthetic

Question 7

昙花一现

Answer 7

tánhuāyīxiàn

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

Question 8

大饱眼福

Answer 8

dàbǎoyǎnfú

to feast one’s eyes

Question 9

典型

Answer 9

diǎnxíng

model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative

Question 10

昏昏沉沉

Answer 10

hūnhūnchénchén

dizzy

Question 11

意见钟情

Answer 11

yìjiànzhōngqíng

love at first sight

Question 12

进展

Answer 12

jìnzhǎn

to make headway / to make progress

Question 13

偏僻

Answer 13

piānpì

remote / desolate / far from the city

Question 14

沮丧

Answer 14

jǔsàng

dispirited / dejected / dismayed

Question 15

狼狈

Answer 15

lángbèi

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

Question 16

美满

Answer 16

měimǎn

happy / blissful

Question 17

默契

Answer 17

mòqì

to understand tacitly / secret agreement / implicit recognition

Question 18

投机

Answer 18

tóujī

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

Question 19

错过

Answer 19

cuòguò

to miss (train; opportunity etc)

Question 20

萌发

Answer 20

méngfā

to sprout / to shoot / to bud

Question 21

吉利

Answer 21

jílì

auspicious / lucky / propitious

Question 22

忌讳

Answer 22

jìhuì

taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from

Question 23

谐音

Answer 23

xiéyīn

homonym / homophone / harmonic (component of sound)

Question 24

打折

Answer 24

dǎzhé

to give a discount

Question 25

吃香

Answer 25

chīxiāng

very popular

Question 26

一厢情愿

Answer 26

yīxiāngqíngyuàn

one’s own wishful thinking

Question 27

档次

Answer 27

dàngcì

grade / class / quality / level

Question 28

歧视

Answer 28

qíshì

to discriminate against / discrimination

Question 29

多多益善

Answer 29

duōduōyìshàn

the more the better

Question 30

入乡随俗

Answer 30

rùxiāngsuísú

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

相配

Answer 31

xiāngpèi

to match / well-suited

Question 32

到家

Answer 32

dàojiā

perfect / excellent / brought to the utmost degree

Question 33

外行

Answer 33

wàiháng

layman / amateur

Question 34

妨碍

Answer 34

fáng’ài

to hinder / to obstruct

Question 35

节奏

Answer 35

jiézòu

rhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat

Question 36

坐立不安

Answer 36

zuòlìbù’ān

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

Question 37

干涉

Answer 37

gānshè

to interfere / to meddle / interference

Question 38

打发

Answer 38

dǎfa

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

Question 39

余热

Answer 39

yúrè

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

Question 40

积累

Answer 40

jīlěi

to accumulate / accumulation / cumulative / cumulatively

Question 41

过瘾

Answer 41

guòyǐn

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

Question 42

角度

Answer 42

jiǎodù

angle / point of view

Question 43

徒有其名

Answer 43

túyǒuqímíng

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

Question 44

勉强

Answer 44

miǎnqiǎng

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

Question 45

极限

Answer 45

jíxiàn

limit / extreme boundary

Question 46

挑战

Answer 46

tiǎozhàn

to challenge / challenge

Question 47

体验

Answer 47

tǐyàn

to experience for oneself

Question 48

在行

Answer 48

zàiháng

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

Question 49

版本

Answer 49

bǎnběn

version / edition / release

Question 50

千辛万苦

Answer 50

qiānxīnwànkǔ

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

Question 51

空巢

Answer 51

kōngcháo

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

Question 52

受益

Answer 52

shòuyì

to benefit from / profit

Question 53

花销

Answer 53

huāxiāo

expenses

Question 54

细水长流

Answer 54

xìshuǐchángliú

lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little

Question 55

精打细算

Answer 55

jīngdǎxìsuàn

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

Question 56

凑合

Answer 56

còuhe

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

Question 57

不妨

Answer 57

bùfáng

there is no harm in / might as well

Question 58

唯一

Answer 58

wéiyī

only / sole

Question 59

捐款

Answer 59

juānkuǎn

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

Question 60

响应

Answer 60

xiǎngyìng

to respond to / answer / CL:個|个[ge4]