Important Vocabulary 3

重要辭彙

气结咽喉
氣結咽喉
qi4 jie2 yan1 hou2
qì binding in the throat

气结
氣結
qi4jie2
formal depressed; melancholy; gloomy

则
則
ze2

1 standard; norm; criterion ▶ 準則 zhǔnzé
2 rule; regulation ▶ 法則 fǎzé , 細則 xìzé
3 formal imitate; follow
則先烈之言行 zé xiānliè zhī yán-xíng
follow the example of the martyrs in word and deed 4 measure word (for news, writing, etc.) piece;
item 新聞一則 xīnwén yī zé an item of news
寓言四則 yùyán sìzé four fables formal

1 conjunction a (used to indicate cause, condition, etc.)
物體熱則脹, 冷則縮。 Wùtǐ rè zé zhàng, lěng zé suō. Objects expand when heated and contract when cooled.
不戰則已, 戰則必勝。 Bù zhàn zé yǐ, zhàn zé bìshèng. Fight no battle unless victory is sure.
少則幾年, 多則幾十年 Shǎo zé jǐ nián, duō zé jǐshí nián
several years at least and several decades at most;
between several years and several decades b (used to indicate concession, contrast, etc.)
好則好, 只是太貴。 Hǎo zé hǎo, zhǐ shì tài guì. It's good but too expensive.
今則不然。 Jīn zé bùrán. However, things are quite different today.
2 (used to list reasons, preceded by 一, 二, 三, or 一, 再, 三)
這篇課文不合適, 一則太長, 二則太難。 Zhè piān kèwén bù héshì, yīzé tài cháng, èrzé tài nán.
This text is unsuitable. For one thing it's too long, for another it's too difficult.
3 formal be 此則餘之過也。 Cǐ zé yú zhī guò yě. This is my fault.

通气
通氣
tong1qi4

1 ventilate; aerate
粘土結構緊, 不容易通氣。 Niántǔ jiégòu jǐn, bù róngyì tōngqì.
Clayey soils are dense and poorly aerated.
2 be in touch (or communication) with each other; keep each other informed
各單位要經常通氣。 Gè dānwèi yào jīngcháng tōngqì.
The various work units must keep in touch with each other.
這件事你得跟他通個氣。 Zhè jiàn shì nǐ děi gēn tā tōng ge qì.
You should let him know of this matter.

多方
多方
duo1fang1

in many ways; in every way
多方設法 duōfāng shèfǎ try all possible means; make every effort
多方協助 duōfāng xiézhù render all manner of help

吐露
吐露
tu3lu4
reveal; tell

打气筒
打氣筒
da3qi4tong3
inflater; tyre pump

恩怨
恩怨
en1-yuan4

1 feeling of gratitude or resentment
恩怨分明 ēnyuànfēnmíng know clearly to whom to show gratitude and against whom to feel resentment
2 resentment; grievance; old scores
不計較個人恩怨 bù jìjiào gèrén ēnyuàn not allow oneself to be swayed by personal feelings