Week 3 Lesson 1 Flashcards
非誠勿擾 非诚勿扰
fēi chéng wù rǎo serious inquiries only
節奏 节奏
jié zòu rhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat
交友
jiāo yǒu to make friends
剩
shèng to remain / to be left / to have as remainder
獨生 独生
dú shēng only (child) / to be the sole survivor
嘉賓 嘉宾
jiā bīn esteemed guest / honored guest / guest (on a show
指责
zhǐ zé to criticize / to find fault with / to denounce
物欲
wù yù material desire / craving for material things
橫流
héng liú to overflow / transverse flow / to flow over / cross flow
追求
zhuī qiú to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after / to woo
擇偶 择偶
zé ǒu to choose a spouse
矛盾
máo dùn contradiction
閃婚 闪婚
shǎn hūn to get married soon after meeting
閃離 闪离
shǎn lí to get divorced shortly after marriage / to resign shortly after getting employed
試婚 试婚
shì hūn trial marriage / to live together before deciding whether to marry
慎重
shèn zhòng cautious / careful / prudent
草草
cǎo cǎo carelessly / hastily
一見鍾情 一见钟情
yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight
雞肋 鸡肋
jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak
慎重
shèn zhòng cautious / careful / prudent
忍讓 忍让
rěn ràng to exercise forbearance / patient and accommodating
草率
cǎo shuài careless / negligent / sloppy / not serious
殿堂
diàn táng palace / hall / temple buildings
磨合
mó hé to break in / to wear in
南轅北轍 南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé to act in a way that defeats one’s purpose (idiom)
溺爱
nì ài to spoil / to pamper / to dote on
包容
bāo róng to pardon / to forgive / to show tolerance / to contain / to hold / inclusive
質樸 质朴
zhì pǔ simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy
迫切
pò qiè urgent; pressing
相親 相亲 xiāng qīn
blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner
嚴峻 严峻
yán jùn grim / severe / rigorous
殘酷 残酷
cán kù cruel / cruelty
常態化 常态化
cháng tài huà (statistics) normalized / to normalize
乃至
nǎi zhì and even / to go so far as to
蝸居 蜗居
wō jū humble abode / to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
乏味
fá wèi tedious
换位思考
huàn wèi sī kǎo to put oneself in sb else’s shoes
恍惚
huǎng hū absent-minded / distracted / dazzled / vaguely / dimly
心虛 心虚
xīn xū lacking in confidence / diffident / to have a guilty conscience
脆弱
cuì ruò weak / frail
開明 开明
kāi míng enlightened / open-minded / enlightenment
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà (of a person) honorable; not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly / (of a situation) out in the open
頭等大事
Tóuděng dàshì Top priorety
较之
jiào zhī compared to (bijiao)
緣分 缘分
yuán fèn fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny
盲目
máng mù blind / blindly / ignorant / lacking understanding
養老 养老
yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement
尝试
chángshì to try/attempt
套餐
tàocān set meal / (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
獲得 获得
huò dé to obtain; to receive; to get
結餘 结余
jié yú balance / cash surplus
都會 都会
dū huì city / metropolis
體面 体面
tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face / honorable; creditable / (of sb’s appearance) presentable; respectable
倡導 倡导
chàng dǎo to advocate / to initiate / to propose / to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)
肯 肯
kěn to agree; to consent / to be willing to
賣掉 卖掉
mài diào to sell off
貢獻 贡献
gòng xiàn to contribute / to dedicate / to devote / contribution
房地產 房地产
fáng dì chǎn real estate
中介
zhōng jiè to act as intermediary / to link / intermediate / inter- / agency / agent
陷阱
xiàn jǐng pitfall / snare / trap
儘快 尽快
jǐn kuài as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
規範 规范
guī fàn norm / standard / specification / regulation / rule / within the rules / to fix rules / to regulate / to specify
監督 监督
jiān dū to control / to supervise / to inspect
確保 确保
què bǎo to ensure; to guarantee
公寓
gōng yù apartment building
抱怨
bào yuàn to complain / to grumble / to harbor a complaint / to feel dissatisfied
一輩子
yībèizi (for) a lifetime
不行了
bùxíngle (coll.) on the point of death / dying
寄託 | 寄托
jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one’s hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which one invests (one’s hope, energy etc)
巨大
jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous
肩負 | 肩负
jiān fù to shoulder (a burden) / to bear / to suffer (a disadvantage)
落後 | 落后
luò hòu to fall behind / to lag (in technology etc) / backward / to retrogress
共同點 | 共同点
gòng tóng diǎn common ground
應試教育 | 应试教育
yìng shì jiào yù exam-oriented education / teaching to the test
厚重
hòu zhòng thick / heavy / thickset (body) / massive / generous / extravagant / profound / dignified
精髓
jīng suǐ marrow / pith / quintessence / essence
文藝復興 | 文艺复兴
Wén yì fù xīng the Renaissance
啟蒙運動
qǐméng yùndòng Enlightenment movement
推崇 | 推崇
tuī chóng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere
至理名言
zhì lǐ míng yán wise saying; words of wisdom
告誡 | 告诫
gào jiè to warn / to admonish
艱苦 艰苦
jiān kǔ difficult / hard / arduous
學而優則仕 | 学而优则仕
xué ér yōu zé shì one who is successful in one’s studies, can become an official (idiom)
愈演愈烈
yù yǎn yù liè ever more critical / problems get more and more intense
演講 | 演讲
yǎn jiǎng to give a lecture; to make a speech
圍住 | 围住
wéi zhù to surround / to gird
里程碑
lǐ chéng bēi milestone
無疑 | 无疑
wú yí undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
歡快 | 欢快
huān kuài cheerful and lighthearted / lively
浪漫
làng màn romantic
供獻 | 供献
gōng xiàn a contribution
點燃 | 点燃
diǎn rán to ignite / to set on fire / aflame
激情
jī qíng passion / fervor / enthusiasm / strong emotion
短板
duǎn bǎn short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape) / (fig.) shortcoming; weak point
潛能 | 潜能
qián néng potential / hidden capability
修辭學 | 修辞学
xiū cí xué rhetoric