Prac 44

Question 1

精

Answer 1

精jing1
5 smart; sharp; clever; shrewd

这小鬼真精。
Zhè xiǎoguǐ zhēn jīng.
That’s a really smart kid.

他做生意很精。
Tā zuò shēngyi hěn jīng.
He is a shrewd businessman.

小算盘打得精
xiǎosuànpán dǎ de jīng
be selfish and calculating

Question 2

睡衣

Answer 2

睡衣
shuìyī
nightclothes; pyjamas

Question 3

绣花

Answer 3

绣花〔繡-〕
xiùhuā
embroider; do embroidery

绣花被面
xiùhuā bèimiàn
embroidered quilt cover

Question 4

梳子

Answer 4

梳子
shūzi
comb

一把梳子
Yī bǎ shūzi
a comb

Question 5

镜子

Answer 5

镜子〔鏡-〕
jìngzi
1 mirror; looking glass
2 
INFORMALglasses; spectacles

Question 6

挑选

Answer 6

挑选〔-選〕
tiāoxuǎn
choose; select; pick out

百货商店有很多童装可供挑选。
Bǎihuò shāngdiàn yǒu hěn duō tóngzhuāng kě gōng tiāoxuǎn.
The department store has a large selection of children’s clothes.

这堆书我要过一遍, 挑选我所需要的。
Zhè duī shū wǒ yào guò yī biàn, tiāoxuǎn wǒ suǒ xūyào de.
I’ll go through this pile of books and pick out those I want.

指挥挑选了一位女高音担任领唱。
Zhǐhuī tiāoxuǎn le yī wèi nǚgāoyīn dānrèn lǐngchàng.
The conductor selected a soprano to lead the chorus.

Question 7

质量

Answer 7

质量〔質-〕
zhìliàng
1 quality

质量好
zhìliàng hǎo
of high quality

质量不高
zhìliàng bù gāo
of low quality; inferior

提高质量
tígāo zhìliàng
improve the quality

质量检查制度
zhìliàng jiǎnchá zhìdù
rules for testing quality

质量指标
zhìliàng zhǐbiāo
quality index
2 
PHYSICSmass

相对论质量
xiāngduìlùn zhìliàng
relativistic mass

Question 8

直接

Answer 8

直接
zhíjiē
direct; immediate

直接原因
zhíjiē yuányīn
immediate cause; direct cause

直接会晤
zhíjiē huìwù
meet sb. in person

由公司直接经营
yóu gōngsī zhíjiē jīngyíng
be run directly by the company

直接交涉
zhíjiē jiāoshè
negotiate directly with sb.; talk things over face to face with sb.

Question 9

砍价

Answer 9

砍价〔-價〕
kǎnjià
1 to bargain
2 to cut or beat down a price