Vocabulary Enrichment 7 Flashcards

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三番五次

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sānfān-wǔcì

(or 三番两次 sānfān-liǎngcì) again and again; time and again; over and over again; repeatedly

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四面八方

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sìmiàn-bāfāng
all directions; all quarters; all around; far and near

治河大军从∼奔向工地。
Zhìhé dàjūn cóng ∼ bēn xiàng gōngdì.
Hosts of river control workers rushed to the site from all directions.

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五花八门

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wǔhuā-bāmén

multifarious; of a wide (or rich) variety

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七上八下

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qīshàng-bāxià
(or 七上八落 qīshàng-bāluò) seven buckets coming up and eight buckets going down-be agitated; be perturbed

他这一阵心头如同十五个吊桶打水, ∼, 静不下心来。
Tā zhè yīzhèn xīntóu rútóng shíwǔ ge diàotǒng dǎ shuǐ, ∼, jìng bù xià xīn lái.
He was very much upset over this. His heart was beating like fifteen buckets in a well-eight going down while seven were coming up. He couldn’t calm down.

他心里∼的, 不知怎么办才好。
Tā xīnli ∼ de, bùzhī zěnme bàn cái hǎo.
He was so agitated that he didn’t know what to do

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预知

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yùzhī

know beforehand

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往昔

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wǎngxī

in the past; in former times

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今昔

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jīn-xī
the present and the past; today and yesterday

西安的∼
Xī’ān de ∼
Xi’an past and present; Xi’an yesterday and today

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用途

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yòngtú
use

橡胶的∼很广。
Xiàngjiāo de ∼ hěn guǎng.
Rubber has many uses.

一套设备, 多种∼
Yī tào shèbèi, duōzhǒng ∼
one set of equipment serving many purposes

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用场

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yòngchǎng
use

有∼
Yǒu ∼
be useful

没有∼
méiyǒu ∼
be useless

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用处

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yòngchu
use; good

水库的∼很多。
Shuǐkù de ∼ hěn duō.
A reservoir has many uses.

这两件东西, 各有各的∼。
Zhè liǎng jiàn dōngxi, gè yǒu gè de ∼.
Each of the two things has its own use.

抱怨有什么∼?
Bàoyuàn yǒu shénme ∼?
What’s the use (or good) of complaining?

不要扔掉, 将来会有∼。
Bùyào rēngdiào, jiānglái huì yǒu ∼.
Don’t throw it away; it may come in handy

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用意

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yòngyì
intention; purpose

∼很好
∼ hěn hǎo
with good intentions

你这是什么∼?
Nǐ zhè shì shénme ∼?
Just what are you up to? or What’s your game?

我说这话的∼, 只是想劝告他一下。
Wǒ shuō zhè huà de ∼, zhǐshì xiǎng quàngào tā yīxià.
I said all that just to give him some advice

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如此

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rúcǐ
so; such; in this way; like that

∼勇敢
∼ yǒnggǎn
so brave

∼聪明的孩子很少见。
∼ cōngming de háizi hěn shǎojiàn.
Such an intellingent child is rarely seen.

他来得∼之快, 完全出乎意料。
Tā lái de ∼ zhī kuài, wánquán chūhū yìliào.
I never expected him to get here so soon.

似乎是∼。
Sìhū shì ∼.
So it appears.

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如今

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rújīn
nowadays; now

∼很少有人用毛笔了。
∼ hěn shǎo yǒurén yòng máobǐ le.
Few people use writing brushes nowadays.

∼咱们山村也有了自己的大学生。
∼ zánmen shāncūn yě yǒu le zìjǐ de dàxuéshēng.
Now our mountain village has its own college students

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如期

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rúqī
as scheduled; by the scheduled time; on schedule

会议将∼召开。
Huìyì jiāng ∼ zhàokāi.
The conference will be convened as scheduled.

任务已∼完成。
Rènwu yǐ ∼ wánchéng.
The assignment has been completed according to schedule.

货物∼运到。
Huòwù ∼ yùn dào.
The goods arrived on schedule.

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诱惑

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yòuhuò
① entice; tempt; seduce; lure

用黄色书刊∼青少年
Yòng huángsè shūkān ∼ qīng-shàonián
tempt the young with pornographic books and periodicals

② attract; allure

窗外是一片∼人的景色。
Chuāngwài shì yī piàn ∼ rén de jǐngsè.
The window commands a charming view.

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考验

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kǎoyàn
test; trial

经受了严峻的∼
jīngshòu le yánjùn de ∼
have stood a severe test

久经∼的革命战士
jiǔjīng ∼ de gémìng zhànshì
a tried revolutionary fighter

这场战争∼了他。
Zhè cháng zhànzhēng ∼ le tā.
The war tempered him.

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抨击

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pēngjī

attack (in speech or writing); assail (with words); lash out at

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蠢蠢欲动

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chǔnchǔn yù dòng
ready to start wriggling-ready to make trouble

敌人又在∼。
Dírén yòu zài ∼.
The enemy is going to start something again

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比比皆是

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bǐbǐ jiē shì
can be found everywhere; such is the case everywhere

好人好事, ∼。
Hǎorénhǎoshì, ∼.
Good people and good deeds can be found everywhere

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多多益善

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duōduō yì shàn

the more the better

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岁月

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suìyuè
years

艰苦斗争的∼
Jiānkǔ dòuzhēng de ∼
years of arduous struggle

∼不居。
∼bùjū.
Time and tide wait for no man

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支配

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zhīpèi
① arrange; allocate; budget

合理∼劳动力
Hélǐ ∼ láodònglì
make a proper allocation of the labour force

善于∼自己的时间
shànyú ∼ zìjǐ de shíjiān
be good at budgeting one’s time

② control; dominate; govern

受人∼
shòu rén ∼
be controlled by others

受自然规律的∼
shòu zìrán guīlǜ de ∼
be subject to the laws of nature

思想∼行动。
Sīxiǎng ∼ xíngdòng.
People’s actions are governed by their ideology

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支付

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zhīfù
pay (money); defray

∼水电费
∼ shuǐ-diànfèi
pay for electricity and water

∼手段
∼ shǒuduàn
means of payment

∼协定
∼ xiédìng
payments agreement

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忧心忡忡

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yōuxīn chōngchōng

heavyhearted; care-laden; weighed down with anxieties

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斤斤计较

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jīnjīn jìjiào
haggle over every ounce; be calculating

∼个人得失
∼ gèrén dé-shī
be preoccupied with one’s personal gains and losses

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津津乐道

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jīnjīn lè dào

take delight in talking about; dwell upon with great relish