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Words from Chinese Class Flashcards

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扎实

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zha1shi2; Solid, steady

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搭话

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da1hua4; To get into conversation with sby

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大人有大量

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da4ren you3 da4liang4; The bigger person should behavive as the bigger person

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肚量

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du4liang4- magnanimity - tolerance

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永远

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yong3yuan3 always, forever

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永恒

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yong3heng2 eternal, perpetual

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半途而废

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ban4tu2er2fei4; to give up before the end

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夸饰

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kua1shi4 to give an exagerrated account

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高处不胜寒

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gao1chu4 bu4 sheng4 han2 - to be too highbrow to be popular, it is lonely in high positions

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康庄大道

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kang1zhuang1 da4dao4 - the main road, the most propitous path

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驯悍记

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Xun4han4ji4 “The Taming of the Shrew” - (lit. training the fierce)

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哦

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o4, o2, e2

ò, ó, é oh (indicates understanding) | oh (indicates doubt) | to chant

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吟

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Recite, chant (yin2)

吟诗；

笑吟吟 - smilingly (often in poems)

呻吟 - shen1yin2 - cry of certain animals - or groaning

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家伙

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Jia1huo3, guy, man, tool, chap, weapon

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喂

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Wei2, Wei4;

Wei2 - answering the phone

Wei4 - hey (a bit inpolite); to feed (like a child)

喂养 Wei4yang3 - to feed or raise

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哇

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wa1 - wa5;

Crying sound - used like “ah”

哇哇大哭 - crying loudly (usually of a child)

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料想

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foreseeing the future - liao4xiang3 - wo liaoxiang bu dao.

(often when something unexpected has happened)

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谋士

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mou2shi4 - advisor, councillor

resourcefull person

MUCH MORE FREQUENT - “参谋 can1mou2 - advisor”

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贯

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guan4 - to link together or thread together; passing through each other, one penetrating the other.

贯穿 - guan4chuan1 to penetrate or run through (in reality)
贯通 - guan4tong1 to have a thorough knowledge of sth. (r.v)

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拜托

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Bai4tuo1

  1. To request verb

Polite

  1. FE Give me a break
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拜

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Bai4

To honor, or worship

(make a courtesy call like - Bai4fang3)

To salute or serve someone

(bai4ta1wei2shi1 - to take as a Master)

Bai4hui4 拜會- to make an offical call

Bai4nian2 - visit someone to wish happy new year

Bai2

Bye bye!

Bai2bai2 Verb to break up with someone

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托

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Tuo1

To hold in the palm or support from under

To rely on or entrust

委托 Wei3tuo1 - to entrust or commission

托儿所 -tuo1er2suo3 - childcare

半托 ban4tuo1 - day care for children

tuozhe lian - holding face in hands

to totlaly support something (duan1) just means carry, not totally take the weight.

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启用

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Qi3yong4

Activate (like publish / release a website)

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发表

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Fa1biao3 Publish (usually for free, like a thesis); in the context of a website, this would usually be used by a web desinger showing what he can do; not the same as releasing to the world.

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发行

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Fa1xing2 - Publish (to sell)

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砌

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Qi4

To build, like bricks or lego, one on top of another

堆砌 dui1qi4 to pile up

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憨

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Han1

foolish, silly, naive, straightforward

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权力的游戏

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Game of Thrones

Quan2li4 de You2xi4

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掬

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Ju1 - to lift up with both hands (like in cupped hands)

Frequently used in Chengyu

Repalced by peng3 捧

笑4容2可3掬1 xiaorongkeju - Really big smile

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捧

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peng3

Using two hands to support or hold something

捧着XX饭碗 (rely on XX for food, money etc)

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斯文

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Si1wen2

refined; gentle; genteel

literati and their culture

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举止

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jụ̌zhǐ*

n. bearing; manner; mien

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洒脱

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sǎtuo

free and easy

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萧洒

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Xiao1sa3

Natural and unrestrained (of person)

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35
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锲

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Qie4 (sometimes 2 in Taiwan)

To carve, an old word frequently in Chengyu

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舍

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she3 = to give up abandon

Can also refer to giving something to charity in a historical context - 施舍 shi1she3

she4 = dormitory

(TRADITIONAL: 捨 in context of she3, both characters merged in SIMPLIFIED)

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操行

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Cao1xing2

Moral conduct

(sometimes Cao1xing5)

38
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揉

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rou2 (to rub)

Don’t rub your eyes

Rub noddles (to flatten noodles)

39
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捏

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niē

v. ①hold between the fingers; pinch ②knead with the fingers; mold

◆b.f. fabricate; trump up 捏造 niēzào

扭扭捏捏 niǔniuniēniē {E} r.f. 〈coll.〉 diffident; timorous; mincing

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入围

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VERB TO BE SELECTED OR TO ENTER A SHORTLIST (LIKE THE OSCARS AND SO ON)

RU4WEI2

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精巧

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jīngqiǎo

exquisite, of something hand made

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精致

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jīngzhì* {C} s.v. fine; exquisite; delicate

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蒸笼

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Steamer 蒸笼

Zheng1long2

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膨

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膨 [péng] 膨胀 péngzhàng expand, swell

膨胀[-脹] ¹péngzhàng {C} v. expand; swell; inflate

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奖赏[獎賞]

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jiạ̌ngshǎng {E} v./n. award; reward

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瞅

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[chǒu] see, look at

can also be [qiu] 溜瞅

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恨不能

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hènbunéng

wish to do something impossible

(also henbude!)

48
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砰

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[pēng] bang (象声)

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嘹亮/喨

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liáoliàng* {E} v.p. resonant; loud and clear | Gēshēng liáoliàng.

歌声嘹亮。 The singing is loud and clear.

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驻足[駐-]

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zhùzú v.o. halt; stop

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衣裳

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yīshang {D} n. 〈coll.〉 clothing; clothes M:²jiàn 件

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党魁

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dang3kui2

Party Leader (of a political party);

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魁梧

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kuíwú

s.v. big and tall; stalwart | Tā shēncái kuíwú. 他身材魁梧。 He’s big and tall.

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夺魁

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duókuí v.o. win a championship

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布袋戏

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布袋戏[–戲] bùdàixì n. puppet show

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紫菜

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zi3cai4

lava

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海草

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hai3cao3

Seaweed (of various forms)

sometimes written 海藻 (hai3zao3)

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当机

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dàngjī adv. at a critical moment ◆v. 〈comp.〉 crash

(note the tone!)

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当做

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dang4zuo4

here dang4 means to serve as or regard as (not like dang1 - to accept)

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死

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死sǐ {A} v. die ◆attr. ①implacable; deadly ②fixed; rigid; inflexible ③impassable; closed | Lù gěi dụ̌ sǐ le. 路给堵死了。 The road is jammed. ◆adv. ①to the death; desperately ②extremely | sǐ yào miànzi 死要面子 save face at all costs ◆suf. extremely | ³xiūsǐ 羞死 embarrass terribly

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屍

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1804 屍(S尸) [shī] corpse
屍[尸]⁷shī {E} b.f. corpse 尸体 ¹shītǐ 尸首 shīshou ◆n. person representing the spirit of the dead person during sacrifices (usu. a child)

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葬

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[zàng] (埋葬 máizàng) bury (the dead); 葬礼 funeral
葬¹zàng {D} v. bury; inter | ²Tā de fùmǔ zàng zài zhèlǐ. 她的父母葬在这里。 Her parents were buried here.

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毙

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[bì] execute (kill); 枪毙 qiāngbì execute by shooting
毙[斃]¹¹bì {E} v. ①die; get killed ②〈coll.〉 shoot (to death) ③〈slang〉 be rejected | Tā de shū ràng chūbǎnshè gěi bì le. 他的书让出版社给毙了。 His book was rejected by the publishing company.

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再度

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zàidù {E} adv. once more/again; second time
3.3 [XHPC:6.5] average occurrences per million characters of text

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依然

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yīrán* {C} adv. still; as before | Èrshí nián guòqu le, tā yīrán shì lǎo yàngzi. 二十年过去了, 他依然是老样子。 He still looks the same after these twenty years.

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堪

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[kān] may; endure; 不堪 bùkān can’t stand; 难堪 intolerable
堪²kān {E} aux. may; can ◆v. bear; endure

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少

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[shǎo/shào] few, little [shào] young; 少年 shàonián juvenile
少shǎo* {A} s.v. ①few; little | Nǐ zhị̌ gěile wǒ hẹ̌n shǎo yī̠diǎnr. 你只给了我很少一点儿。 You just gave a little bit to me. ②less ◆v. ①lack; be deficient ②lose; be missing | Nǐ shìbushì shǎole dōngxi? 你是不是少了东西? Are you missing something? ③stop; quit | Shạ̌o guǎn xiánshì. 少管闲事。 Mind your own business. ◆adv. ①seldom ②a little while

少²shào {E} b.f. ①young 少年 shàonián ②〈trad.〉 young master 少爷 shàoye

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拆除

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chāichú {E} v. tear down; demolish; remove | Bǎ zhèxiē lùzhàng chāichú. 把这些路障拆除。 Remove these roadblocks.
5 [gr:E] average occurrences per million characters of text

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阕

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[què] (measure word for music); cease
阕[闋]⁶què m. (for music) | tián yī què cí 填一阕词 add lyrics for music ◆v. 〈wr.〉 end; cease; exhaust

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融洽

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rong2qia4

融洽 róngqià {D} s.v. with mutual understanding; on friendly/good terms

Tāmen zài róngqià de qìfēn zhōng jìnxíngle huìtán. 他们在融洽的气氛中进行了会谈。 They had a discussion in a very friendly atmosphere.

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洽

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洽 [qià] be in harmony; agree; consult with
洽²qià {E} b.f. ①in harmony 和洽 héqià ②consult; arrange with 洽商 qiàshāng ③extensive 洽博 qiàbó

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凶

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1637 凶 [xiōng] terrible; 凶恶 xiōng’è fiendish; 凶猛 ferocious
凶/兇/²xiōng {C} s.v. ①fiendish; ferocious; murderous ②terrible; fearful; to an extreme degree | bìngshì hěn xiōng 病势很凶 terribly ill ◆b.f. ①inauspicious; ominous 吉凶 jí-xiōng 凶事 ¹xiōngshì ②act of violence; murder 行凶 xíngxiōng ③crop failure; famine 凶年 xiōngnián

To xiong is to be harsh towards someone.

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病势

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病势[-勢] ³bìngshì n. patient’s condition

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来势

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来势[來勢] ¹láishì* {E} n. ①force with which sth. breaks out; onset ②oncoming force ③condition; situation; appearance
5 [gr:E] average occurrences per million characters of text

(often used for things like tornadoes)

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凶宅

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xiōngzhái p.w. ①haunted house ②a house where a murder/etc. took place M:⁴zuò 座

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股

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股²gǔ {C} b.f. ①thigh 屁股 pìgu ②section 股长 ²gǔzhǎng ③share in a company; equal part of capital/etc. 股票 gǔpiào ◆n. strand; ply ◆m. ①(for anything string-shaped (e.g., a skein of thread)) ②(for air/fragrance/strength/etc.) ③(for groups of people (usu. derog.))

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尻

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[kāo] rump; 尻骨 kāogǔ coccyx
尻kāo b.f. rump; buttocks 尻骨 kāogǔ 腰尻痛 yāokāotòng

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书签[書簽]

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shūqiān(r)* {E} n. ①book label pasted on a cover ②bookmark M:zhāng 张
5 [gr:E] average occurrences per million characters of text

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耽溺

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dānnì v. indulge in; abandon oneself to; wallow in

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自怜[-憐]

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zìlián* v. be self-pitying

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情调[-調]

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qíngdiào* {E} n. ①sentiment; tone and mood; taste

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愁

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[chóu] worry
愁¹chóu {B} v. ①worry; worry about ②be anxious/grieved

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奈何

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奈何 nàihé* {E} v. ①do sth. to sb. ②cope/deal with | ²Tā jiānchí jǐjiàn, shéi yě nàihé ²tā bude. 她坚持己见, 谁也奈何她不得。 She holds to her own view. No one can do anything about it. ◆pr. why?; for what reason?; how handle?

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沙文主义[—義]

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shāwénzhǔyì {E} n. 〈loan〉 chauvinism

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惊悚

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jīngsǒng

Terrified, horrified; often used with horror movies

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示威

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¹shìwēi* {C} v.o.

put on a show of force ②demonstrate; march | Jiēshang yǒurén shìwēi. 街上有人示威。 There’s a demonstration in the street. ◆n. demonstration

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波折

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bōzhé {E} n. twists and turns | Wǒ yī̠shēng jīnglìle hěn duō bōzhé. 我一生经历了很多波折。 I’ve experienced many setbacks in my life.
5 [gr:E] average occurrences per million characters of text

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内敛

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nèi liǎn

introverted reserved (artistic style) understated

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