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