stuff you should know Flashcards
Is he/it reliable?
靠谱不靠谱？ Kào pǔ bù kào pǔ
to encourage
鼓励
proud/arrogant
骄傲
payment apps
支付应用
thoughts, reflections What are your thoughts on these comments?
感想 gǎnxiǎng 你对这些评论有何感想？ Nǐ duì zhèxiēpínglùn yǒuhé gǎnxiǎng？
expatriate Chinese communities.
侨居华人团体 Qiáojū huárén tuántǐ
an account (eg. online)
账户
colony
殖民地
to make a mistake
出了纰漏。 chū le pīlòu
coal
煤炭 Méitàn
the bill / cheque
账单
mayor
市长
anger
愤怒
daily expenses
日常开销
chain reaction
连锁效应
throat cancer
喉癌
administration
行政
smartphone app
智能手机应用 Zhìnéng shǒujī yìngyòng
part of the answer
部分答案
bowel cancer
肠癌
allies
联盟
A is nothing more than B
A 不外乎 B A búwàihū B
edition, type
版本
bǎnběn
therefore (in the middle of a sentence)
从而， therefore
is certainly not wrong
的确没错
enviable skills
令人羡慕的技能
to decorate, embellish
装修
global experts
国际专家
in a rush can make it (in the time) can’t make it
赶时间 gănshíjiān 赶得到 赶不到
person who breaks the law
违反者
feudalism
封建主义
celebrations
庆祝
to restrain, fetter
束缚
How can (A) compare in significance to (B)? (ie. B is obvs more important than A)
A 怎么能比得上B？ A zěnme néng bǐ dé shàng B?
lunar year
大年
I can’t stick this out anymore
我扛不住了 Wǒ káng bù zhùle
zhou
粥
low carbon （lifestyle)
低碳（生活）
weak, fragile
脆弱
consumer
消费者
exam paper
一张考卷
Declaration
宣言
人权宣言
basic type, basic model
基础性 Jīchǔ xìng
hard working
勤劳qínláo
bureaucratic
官僚
This can never happen again
以后绝不能再发生 Yǐhòu jué bùnéng zài fāshēng
smog
雾霾 Wù mái
London
伦敦
Don’t waste time on this person!
不要把时间浪费在他的身上！ Bùyào bǎ shíjiān làngfèi zài tā de shēnshang!
strong point Organizing my life never was my strong point.
强项 qiángxiàng 合理安排生活 从来都不是我的强项。 Hélǐ’ānpái shēnghuó cónglái dōu búshì wǒ de qiángxiàng.
a bool (2 character)
书籍
smart, clever
聪明
to (V) really bloody hard
拼了命地（V） Pīnle mìng 拼了命地赚钱 Pīnle mìng de zhuànqián
unlucky omen
lucky omen
不吉的预兆
吉祥的预兆 jíxiáng
first come first served
先来先招待。 xiān lái xiān zhāodài.
But unfortunately (not like ‘tragedy’)
但遗憾的事。。。
Lung cancer
肺癌
aggression
侵略
Achilles heel // weakness
死穴 Sǐ xué
我可知道你的死穴是什么
hard times, tough times
艰难岁月 jiānnán de suìyuè
to be tricked, cheated
被骗了
Letter
Envelope
一封信
一信封
I’ve searched everywhere
我找遍了 Wǒ zhǎo biànle
precisely
恰恰 qiàqià 形象思维是理性思维的恰恰相反
don’t take it to heart don’t pay so much attention to it
别太往心里去 biétài wăng xīnlĭ qù 不太介意
to obstruct, block hold back If you want to go, just go – I won’t stop you.
拦 lán 你喜欢去就去，我不拦你。 Nǐ xǐhuan qù jiù qù，wǒ bù lánnǐ.
We have no hope whatsoever :(
我们彻底没戏了 wŏmen chèdĭ méixì le
to pay
付钱
council
委员会
foolish, silly
愚蠢
CO2
二氧化碳
the common people
老百姓
Chinese zodiac
中国占星学
zhànxīngxué
to bully, humiliate
侮辱
zodiac sign
属相
head of state
国家元首
Now (in contrast to ‘then’)
当今
当时
talented
多才
to have the nerve to How dare you talk like this!
好意思 hǎoyìsī 这种话你也好意思说？ Zhèzhǒnghuà nǐ yě hǎoyìsī shuō？
social messaging services
息服务软件
to download
下载
certification
资格证
free range
放养
corruption
腐败
humane
人道
welfare
福利
carton
包装盒
pasture
牧场 mu4chang3
federal
联邦
Liánbāng
to mislead
误导
certified
认证
hypocritical
伪善
vegetables
蔬菜
spicy
辣味
sweet
甜味
ginger
garlic
姜jiāng
蒜 suàn
diabetes
【糖尿病】
shampoo
conditioner
洗头
护发素
volunteer
义务
it’s a four hour drive
有四个小时的车程
to be enticed by
收到。。。的诱惑
neighbou
邻居
one of a kind
与众不同
a journey (MW)
这趟旅程
spokesperson
发言人
the most political…
最 具有 政治性
tourist attraction
旅游景点
acre
英亩
yīngmŭ
crop (eg food crop)
作物
inflation
通货膨胀
tōnghuòpéngzhàng
the average yearly growth rate
年均增长率是
to be full of, stuffed with
塞满
sugary drinks
含糖饮料
hamburger
汉堡
construction worker
建筑工人
higher education
高等院校
what is the government’s number one priority?
政府的当务之急是什么？
In my humble opinion…
我见识浅陋
jiànshī qiănlòu
frequentl recycled (of an idea etc)
经常循环
luxury house
豪宅
pizza
比萨
martial arts
武术
in a rush to do sth. (eg marry)
急于结婚。
of a survey, to cover
覆盖
Muslims
伊斯兰教
Christians
基督教
dancer
舞蹈者
philosopher
哲学家
natural gas
天然气
year after year
年复一年
at the end of the year
as the year draws to a close
年底了
to rack one’s brains
(S) 费尽心机 (V)
Fèijìnxīnjī
liquid
液体
petrol
汽油
Christianity
基督教
islam
伊斯兰教
superpower (eg country)
超级大国
qipao
旗袍
heritage
遗产
honourable guest
嘉宾
tomb
古墓
deficit
赤字
chìzì
administer
治理
this exhibition
这次展览，
tiger
老虎
to diagnose as
诊断为
lion
狮子
frog
青蛙
MW for 行动
一项【行动】
MW fo 举动
一个【举动】
to hide, conceal
She couldn’t conceal her envy of my success.
掩饰
她掩饰不了对我成功的嫉妒。
Tā yǎnshìbùliǎo duì wǒ chénggōng de jídù.
economical
经济实惠
jīngjì shíhuì
with no time to (do sth)
未及do sth
transport (of a big object, stock etc)
运输
to not admit a fault
不认账
landfill, to bury
填埋
to get a ride in a car
搭载
Dāzǎi
恳求搭载
to process, manufacture
加工
penniless, broke
身无分文
shēnwúfēnwén.
plastic
塑料
pond
水塘
to be diametrically opposed to….
They reached widely discrepant conclusions.
大相径庭
dàxiāngjìngtíng
他们的结论大相径庭。
tāmen de jiélùn dàxiāngjìngtíng
glass
玻璃
volume
体积
cubic metre
立方米
only enough to…
仅够
downpayment
首付
dry, dull, not interesting
枯燥
to leave the house, travel
出行
low season
淡季
high season
旺季
sales assistant
导购员
to file a lawsuit against
I will go to law against him.
我要和他打官司。
wŏ yào hé tā dăguānsī
to appreciate
The tourists took in the full beauty of the scenery.
领略
游客们充分领略这里的美景。 yóukè men chōngfēn lĭnglüè zhèlĭ de mĕijĭng
to be suspected of fraud
涉嫌欺诈
shèxián qīzhà
to bring legal action against somebody
对某人提出诉讼
Duì mǒurén tíchū sùsòng
对某人提出起诉
Duì mǒurén tíchū qǐsù
to waste money.
冤枉钱，
多花冤枉钱
duō huā yuānwăngqián
to interview/visit
Our reporter interviewed several novelists.
走访
zǒufǎng
本报记者走访了几位小说家。
bĕnbàojìzhĕ zŏufăng le jĭwèi xiăoshuōjiā
to be passed from generation to generation
stories handed down from generation to generation
dàidàixiāngchuán
代代相传
代代相传的故事
dàidàixiāngchuán de gùshì
bilateral trade volume
双边贸易额额
shuāngbiānmàoyì é
in turn / successively / one after the other / bit by bit
The delegates arrived one after the other.
陆续
lùxù
代表团陆续抵达。
Dàibiǎotuán lùxù dǐdá.
fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
This custom has been practised from early times.
源远流长
yuányuǎnliúcháng
这一习俗源远流长。
zhè yī xísú yuányuănliúcháng
antiques
A collection of antiques have come under the hammer.
古董gǔdǒng
一批古董被拍卖了。
Yìpī gǔdǒng bèi pāimài le.
very expensive
价格昂贵
euphemism
委婉的说法 wĕiwăn de shuōfă .
to unveil
He attended the unveiling of the statue.
jiēmù
他参加了那座雕塑的[揭幕]仪式。
Tā cānjiāle nà zuò diāosù de jiēmùyíshì.
to attend
Everybody could attend the conference.
出席
chūxí
每个人都可以出席会议。
Měigèrén dōu kěyǐ chūxíhuìyì.
painting
绘画huìhuà
carving
雕像diāoxiàng
HUGE beyond compare
The Internet is a gigantic place were millions and millions of people roam!
巨大无比
jùdà wúbĭ
互联网是个巨大无比的地方, 成千万的人在这里畅游。
hùliánwăng shì gè jùdà wúbĭ de dìfāng chéng qiānwàn de rén zài zhèlĭ chàngyóu
to give up drinking
It is probably best to cut out alcohol altogether when pregnant.
戒酒jièjiǔ
怀孕时，尽可能戒酒。
Huáiyùn shí, jìnkěnéng jièjiǔ.
to favour
青睐qīnglài
用户更青睐图片。
Yònghù gèng qīnglài qīngxī de túpiàn.
Web users prefer simple text and clear photos.
to love, adore
No, he doesn’t adore me. He adores having me.
钟情 zhōngqíng
他不是钟情我，他只是钟情于拥有我。
tā bù shì zhōngqíng wŏ tā zhĭ shì zhōngqíng yú yōngyŏu wŏ
do one’s utmost
All is being done to find them.
不遗余力bùyíyúlì
我们不遗余力地找他们
wŏmen bùyíyúlì dì zhăo tāmen
prey
猎物
lie4wu4
to hunt for food, forage
Tigers hunt for food alone most of the time.
觅食 mìshí
老虎大部分时间都是独自觅食。
Lǎohǔ dàbùfen shíjiān dōushì dúzì mìshí.
