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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Important Vocabulary 4

重要辭彙



辩论
辯論
bian4lun4

argue; debate
辯論個水落石出 Biànlùn ge shuǐluòshíchū
argue the matter out

反馈
反饋
fan3kui4

1 electronics feedback
正(負)反饋 zhèng(fù)fǎnkuì positive (negative) feedback
2 feedback (a response)
公司歡迎消費者對他們產品的反饋。
Gōngsī huānyíng xiāofèizhě duì tāmen chǎnpǐn de fǎnkuì.
The company welcomes feedback from consumers who use their products.

通风
通風
tong1feng1

1 ventilate; aerate
把窗子打開通通風。 Bǎ chuāngzi dǎkāi tōngtōng fēng.
Open the windows to ventilate the room. or Open the windows to let in some fresh air.
通風降溫 Tōngfēng jiàngwēn ventilation and cooling
通風裝置 tōngfēng zhuāngzhì ventilation installation
通風管道 tōngfēng guǎn dào ventilating duct
2 be well ventilated
這屋裡不通風。 Zhè wū lǐ bù tōngfēng.
This room is badly ventilated (or is stuffy).
爐子不通風。 Lúzi bù tōngfēng. The stove doesn't draw well.
3 divulge information

踊跃
踴躍
yong3yue4

1 leap; jump 踴躍歡呼 yǒngyuè huānhū leap and cheer
2 vying with one another; eagerly; enthusiastically
踴躍響應號召 yǒngyuè xiǎngyìng hàozhào respond to a call enthusiastically
踴躍參軍 yǒngyuè cānjūn vie with one another to join the army
會上發言踴躍。 Huì shàng fāyán yǒngyuè. People took the floor one after another.
今晚的晚會大家肯定會踴躍參加的。
Jīnwǎn de wǎnhuì dàjiā kěndìng huì yǒngyuè cānjiā de.
I'm sure everybody will be eager to come to this evening's party.



gou1

1 cancel; cross out; strike out; tick off
把他的名字勾掉 Bǎ tā de míngzi gōu diào cross out his name; strike his name off the register
勾了這筆帳 gōu le zhè bǐ zhàng cancel the debt
把重要的項目勾出來 bǎ zhòngyào de xiàngmù gōu chūlai tick off the important items
2 delineate; draw 勾出一個輪廓 gōu chū yī ge lúnkuò draw an outline
3 fill up the joints of brickwork with mortar or cement; point
勾牆縫 gōu qiáng féng point a brick wall
4 thicken 勾芡 gōuqiàn thicken soup
5 induce; evoke; call to mind
這件事勾起了我對童年的回憶。 Zhè jiàn shì gōu qǐ le wǒ duì tóngnián de huíyì.
This evoked memories of my childhood.
6 collude with; gang up with
他們這幫人怎麼勾上的? Tāmen zhè bāng rén zěnme gōu shàng de?
How did these people come to form a gang?
old name for the shorter leg of a right triangle See 勾gòu

狗眼看人低
狗眼看人低
gou3yan3 kan4 ren2 di1
be a bloody snob

尺寸
尺寸
chi2 cun5

1 物件的長度、大小。 《紅樓夢.第一七、一八回》 原是一起工程之時就畫了各處的圖樣, 量準尺寸, 就打發人辦去的。
2 節度、分寸。如:「他為人穩健, 凡事都有個尺寸。」(一)ㄔˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ chi3h cu4n

似的
似的
shi4de5

particle (used after a noun, pronoun, or verb to indicate similarity)
像雪似的那麼白 Xiàng xuě shìde nàme bái as white as snow
他仿佛睡著了似的。 Tā fǎngfú shuìzháo le shìde. He seems to be asleep.
這孩子樂得什麼似的。 Zhè háizi lèdé shénme shìde. The child is as happy as a lark.

叆叇
靉靆
ai4dai4
1 (literary) heavy (clouds)
2 eyeglasses



ai3

friendly; amiable ▶ 和藹 hé'ǎi formal lush; luxuriant



fu2

1 good fortune; blessing; happiness
福壽雙全 fúshòushuāngquán enjoy both happiness and longevity
2 (of a woman in former times) make a curtsy
福了一福 fú le yī fú make a curtsy
3 (Fú) short for 福建 Fújiàn

优惠
優惠
you1hui4

preferential; favourable
優惠貸款 yōuhuì dàikuǎn loan on favourable terms
優惠價格 yōuhuì jiàgé preferential price
優惠的貿易安排 yōuhuì de màoyì ānpái preferential trade arrangement



cu4

formal sudden; abrupt; unexpected
猝不及防 cùbùjífáng be taken by surprise



zuo4
formal 1 blessing 2 throne

福佑
福佑
fu2you4
賜福護佑。 福佑黎民 福佑一方。



you4

動 神明護助。如:「保祐」、「庇祐」。
《晉書.卷六二.祖逖傳》 方平河北, 而天欲殺我, 此乃不祐國也。
唐.白行簡《李娃傳》 欺天負人, 鬼神不祐。 名 福祉。 漢.王充《論衡.福虛》 埋一蛇獲二福, 如埋十蛇得幾祐乎?



yi2

formal chin or cheek
▶ 支頤 zhīyí formal nourish; take good care of one's health
▶ 頤養 yíyǎng

阶梯
階梯
jie1ti1

a flight of stairs; ladder
進身的階梯 jìn shēn de jiētī stepping stone

盆地
盆地
pen2di4

geography basin
柴達木盆地 chái dá mù péndì the Qaidam Basin
准噶爾盆地 Zhǔngá'ěr Péndì the Junggar Basin

行政单位
行政單位
xing2zheng4dan1wei4

administrative unit (e.g. province 省, prefecture 地區 or county 縣)

升级
升級
sheng1ji2

1 go up one or more grades
連升三級 Lián shēng sānjí be promoted three grades in succession
2 escalate 戰爭升級 zhànzhēng shēngjí escalation (of a war)
個別地區的衝突還存在著升級的危險。
Gèbié dìqū de chōngtū hái cúnzài zhe shēngjí de wēixiǎn.
There is still a danger of escalation of some regional conflicts.

省级
省級
sheng3ji2
(administrative) province-level

自治区
自治區
zi4zhi4qu1
autonomous region

直辖市
直轄市
zhi2xia2shi4
municipality directly under the Central Government



zhai1

動 祭祀前戒絕嗜欲、潔淨身心, 以示虔誠。同「齋」。
《莊子.達生》 臣將為鐻, 未嘗敢以耗氣也, 必齊以靜心。 形 肅敬、莊重。如:「齊肅」。
《詩經.大雅.思齊》 思齊文王, 所以聖也。 《論語.鄉黨》 祭必齊如也。

围魏救赵
圍魏救趙
wei2 Wei4 jiu4 Zhao4

besiege Wei to rescue Zhao-relieve the besieged by besieging the base of the besiegers

百家争鸣
百家爭鳴
bai3jia1 zheng1ming2

1 contention of a hundred schools of thought
(during the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Periods, 770-221 B.C.)
2 let a hundred schools of thought contend

度量
度量
du4liang4

tolerance; magnanimity 度量大 dùliàng dà broadminded; magnanimous 度量小 dùliàng xiǎo narrow-minded

度量衡
度量衡
du4liang4heng2
length, capacity and weight; weights and measures

鼎立
鼎立
ding3li4

(of three antagonists confronting one another)
stand like the three legs of a tripod;
tripartite confrontation; tripartite balance of forces

狂奔
狂奔
kuang2ben1

run wildly; run like mad
他在街上狂奔而去。 Tā zài jiēshang kuángbēn ér qù.
He ran wildly down the street.
狂奔的馬 Kuángbēn de mǎ a bolting horse

微不足道
微不足道
wei1 bu4zu2 dao4

too trivial or insignificant to mention; insignificant; inconsiderable; negligible
微不足道的人物 Wēibùzúdào de rénwù an insignificant figure; a nobody
微不足道的損失 wēibùzúdào de sǔnshī a trivial loss
微不足道的貢獻 wēibùzúdào de gòngxiàn an insignificant contribution
要付的錢微不足道。 Yào fù de qián wēibùzúdào. The sum of money involved is trifling.

习性
習性
xi2xing4

habits and characteristics
熊貓的習性 Xióngmāo de xíxìng the habits and characteristics of the giant panda

暴怒
暴怒
bao4nu4
violent rage; fury

暴躁
暴躁
bao4zao4

irascible; irritable
脾氣暴躁 Píqi bàozào be irritable by nature; be hot-tempered

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