1-200 BASIC HANZI Flashcards

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勹

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sháo ladle

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de(dí) of

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wén culture 25

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men people

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zhèng upright

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yǎ upright

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shǒu (扌) hand

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gē dagger

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zhōng middle

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me “appendage”

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shén what?

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bǎi hundred

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biān side

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bǔ; bo fortune teller

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shàng above

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xià below

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ma question mark

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dà (dài) big

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tài too much

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fū husband

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xiǎo small The small wheel has to be turned to operate the shower, but the Twin Teddies have to stand one on top of the other to reach it.

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ěr thou Imagine two fastidious courtiers bowing to each other by a small gap in the fence. “after THOU,” one says. “No, after thou!” and so on. / What on earth are they doing?, Teddy wonders.

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nǐ you “Harry, thou art clever,” says the wise Mickey Mouse. “Why don’t you just say “YOU”?” Harry replies. / Teddy gets all excited and starts singing, “No need to kneel, no need to kneel.”

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yòu right hand Mickey and Goofy on unicycles meet in the street - each extends his right hand while balancing on a single wheel, and they shake hands again and again. The Dwarf comes rushing past (nearly sending them flying) - he’s late for his yoga class and in no mood to be impressed.

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yǒu friend They run along (right) hand in (left) hand, the best of friends - Mickey and Goofy. / But the mischievous Teddy is waiting, and as they pass he says "Y'all fagots.", flicks his yoyo out and they fall down in a tangle of string (like real faggots).

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tǔ earth Grizzly says: "Being married has its pluses and minuses. One plus someone does your laundry. / Look at you, why is EARTH on your clothes, Pooh?" "Cause I just had two girls, right here, there's no minus to that."

Answer 27

dì; de 1. ground 2. -ly "I'll govern the Earth", says Brutus. "You too ditched me?" asks Caesar, shocked. "Right - I'll confiscate the GROUNDfloor of your palace, you'll be underground, hahaha!" (A posse is pursuing Brutus, and the sheriff Wiggum dismounts to look at the spent bullets) “the earth has also been disturbed,” he says, “they’re heading for higher GROUND.” / His Dwarf deputy takes a few men on a detour (to head them off at the pass …) (E.T.'s landing party has returned to the spaceship from the planet) “We didn’t just get samples of earth, we also found some great alien artefacts, so treat them gentle.” “GentLY,” corrects the Gyro Gearloose (who is a stickler for grammar). / “And can somebody go and sort out the robot - he’s miserable because he’s got so dusty” (collecting the earth samples). / / / / / / / / / 地下 (43) dì xià undergroun

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cái talent Radical leftist Ulrike Meinhoff has a TALENT for spinning a stick around her left hand. She even went to the Talent TV show, but they dragged her out and she didn't say a word. / The Fairy wrote about it in Die Zeit.

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zài at At the flower show in Litomerice, the Dwarf, who organizes things, sends a text to all the visitors that “the expert gardener Petra, who has a special talent for planting things in the earth, will be @ the main marquee to answer questions” Petra criticizes him for writing @ instead of at. But the Dwarf ignores her and just plays a couple of notes on his xylophone to summon them.

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+ 一 “swoop” ``` The unicorn (dressed as a detective Sherlock) walks across a meadow in Domasin and finds a cocoon on the path, and is just about to investigate when a bird SWOOPs down to pluck it from under his nose. / ```

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yún cloud A bird is teasing the unicorn, swooping under its tummy, but each time the unicorn looks round the bird hides in a CLOUD. / The Fairy is so impressed she makes the bird an honorary member of her aviators’ union and gives it a uniform.

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yùn transport The road is obscured by a cloud of dust as the big TRANSPORT trucks roll past. / The Dwarf (covered in dust) calls after them, “I’ll get the union on to you!”

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dòng move A tornado cloud has the power to MOVE almost anything. / It can even knock the Dwarf off his donkey.

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jí combine The unicorn hides in his tent, frightened by the COMBINE harvester working nearby. / "The Fairy says it's just a jeep, not a combine

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huì meeting / can 会 huì can / to be possible / to be able to / will / to be likely to / to be sure to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association / CL:個|个[ge4] / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3])

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wáng king

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guó country

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yuè moonYou are out walking at night when the MOON light falling on a wheel lights up the Dwarf who is sitting on it. “That you, eh?” he whispers gruffly. / / / / / / / / / 二月 (2) èr yuè February 三月 (3) sān yuè March 三个月 (3, 19) sān ge yuè three months

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péng companion “Why did you buy two moon-shaped balloons?” her mother asks. “Because the first moon needed another moon as a COMPANION,” the little girl says. / But just then one of the moons gets punctured, but (before the child can start to cry) the Fairy quickly flies over, flicks her wand, and it’s as good as new. / / / / / / / / 朋友 (53) péng yǒu friend 朋友们 (53, 28) péng yǒu men friends

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yǒu have “Why is there a moon on the left hand side of every picture?” prince Adam asks, dressed in his expensive Armani bathrobe. “Because I only HAVE a moon stencil, i don't have a power, and money, like you” the girl replies. / Teddy practices his favorite yoga posture (and says “Why not draw me instead?”) / / / / / / / / 有的 (23) yǒu de some 有力 (14) yǒu lì strong, forceful

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wèi not yet The baby Unicorn is climbing the tree, but he's NOT tall enough YET to reach the top. "Aaaah...this tree is not yet for me! A big minus!", he sighs. / The Dwarf is rushing to step in saying "I'm on my way!"

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mèi younger sister (Two lads in the pub) “What about that woman ReneeZ over there - she’s not yet married,” says one. “You can’t fancy her, she’s my YOUNGER SISTER!” his mate replies. / “Anyway the Dwarf has his eye on her, and he’s a Major.” / / / / / / / / 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister

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lái come The stags are going off on their hunt, but the fawn is too young. “Your horns are not yet grown so you cannot COME yet,” he is told. / The Fairy (who comes to babysit him) fixes up lights to amuse him and guide the returning hunters. / / / / / / / / 上来 (42) shàn glái come up 下来 (43) xià lái come down

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le; liǎo 1. transition 2. complete / For the expedition to the new planet, the robot has brought plenty of spare wheels so that he can change them whenever there is a transition to a different sort of terrain - just his luck that this is a water world! / (The stagecoach has broken down) When the repairs to the wheel are complete the Twin Teddies rush around calling loudly to the passengers to get back on board.

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xiōng older brother At the mouth of the cave the boy is acting as a look-out for his OLDER BROTHER (who has sneaked inside to see what's in there). / The two Giants, standing nearby, ask Sean Penn how kids can be so reckless

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duì to convert “I found these horns,” the little girl says, holding them up proudly. “My older brother is going to CONVERT them into something for me to play with.” I'll build a house where the Twin Dwarfs dwell with their minor concubines. /

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wú yours truly The starfish puts the pen nib in his mouth to lick it, and signs off the letter with a flourish, “YOURS TRULY.” / The Fairy says "Hee hee hee...You look ridiculous with that Ustasha cap..."

Answer 48

shuō say (A new aid for blind people has been invented by Gyro Gearloose) “all you have to do is run this gadget over the written words and it will convert them into signals which it can then SAY out loud.” / The Twin Giants (who is the guardian of this new device) shows the blind people how to use it. / / / / / / / / 小说 (50) xiǎo shuō a novel

Answer 49

yǔ language Mickey Mouse is writing a letter to his bank manager. He tries to think of the correct words to finish with, and eventually write “Yours truly” - thinking that this is the sort of LANGUAGE that is expected. / Teddy, realizing that the letter is finally finished, cries “Eureka!” (although it’s pouring with rain so he’ll get soaking wet posting it).

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xī evening

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duō many (Walking along the pier each night) The friendly policeman chief Wiggum says “Evening, evening” to the MANY couples he passes. / He even stops to call “Good evening” to the Twin Giants who guards the dome at the end of the pier. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 多么 (34) duō me How ..?; How ..! 多云 (56) duō yún cloudy

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míng name (The worried Romeo is looking for Juliette) By evening he had reached the mouth of the cave and called out her NAME: "You're gonna get cold inside!" / The Fairy brought her out, having conjured up a mink coat to keep her warm. / / / / / / / / 有名 yǒumíng famous

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wài outside In the evening (after a hard day’s work) the fortune teller likes to sit OUTSIDE (and enjoy the fresh air). / The Dwarf from the next stall comes over to share her bottle of wine (he’s too stingy to buy his own!) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 外边 (41) wài bian outside 外语 (68) wài yǔ foreign language

Answer 54

dāo knife Trump's in Nis now, checking the agriculture. He tells the Giant he's an incredible jerk, so he adresses him as I.J. The Giant fixed a KNIFE to the wheel as instructed, but he had grave doubts about whether it would really cut the crops as it rolled along.

Answer 55

fēn (fèn) division The octopus, with a knife in each tentacle, DIVIDES the huge pizzas into lots of equal pieces. / The Giant (who is on his tea break) finds it great fun to watch. / / / / / / / / 十分 (4) shí fēn totally, 100%

Answer 56

zhì until The birds Jose and Manuel (following the Dwarf farmer sowing his seeds, who fell asleep) swoop down to the earth one after another UNTIL there are no seeds left, singing Metallica's "UNTIL it sleeps.". / Jose says: "The Dwarf, who's supposed to protect his field, is such a jerk!", and they giggle maliciously. 74b

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dào arrive Until the magic knife has finished trimming the decorations on Christmas tree it is not safe for the guests to ARRIVE. / The Dwarf says, “I have grave doubts about the safety of using magic knives.”

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dǎo; dào topple; invert Harry arrives on the film set of a “harry potter” film, just as a burning candle TOPPLES over (and threatens to set light to everything). / Teddy tries to douse the flames by flicking water from a fire bucket. But the Dwarf shows him how to douse it properly. \ “INVERT the whole bucket over the fire, like this,” he says.

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tiān heaven The unicorn was so big that his horn seemed to touch the HEAVENs. / But he made an ideal umpire for the two Giants playing tennis (as he was tall enough to see clearly what was going on).

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míng bright It’s the sun shining on the moon that makes it BRIGHT. / The Fairy doesn't really care about science, she just likes to wear her mink shawl in the bright moonlight. / / / / / / / / 明天 (76) míng tiān tomorrow 说明 (67) shuō míng explain, explanation

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shuǐ water

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hàn Han Chinese They sprinkle water on their right hands before shaking hands to demonstrate that they are HAN CHINESE. / The Dwarf is reaching up his hand so that he can be included (because he doesn’t like to miss out on things). / / / / / / / 汉语 (68) Hàn yǔ Chinese (language)

Answer 63

lìng other Mickey says that “Man has two types of power: physical strength is one, but “mouth power”, the power of persuasion, is the OTHER.” / The Dwarf adds that strength comes and goes, but the other one lingers...

Answer 64

bié don’t “Use the other knife, Johnny, DON’T use that one, we haven’t sharpened it yet.” / Twin Fairies hold a belt between them to sharpen the knives on. / / / / / / / / 别的 (23) bié de other 别人 (12) bié rén other people

Answer 65

rú if The woman (Marge Simpson) stands at the mouth of the cave, hesitating, “it looks IFFY to me” she says. / The Fairy flutters over and gives her a magic ruby to keep her safe. / / / / / / / / 不如 (9) bù rú not as (good) as

Answer 66

step forward Harry is standing at the bottom of the slide ready to step forward and catch any children who are going too fast. /

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dīng nail A nail looks like a letter T , Trump thinks to himself. But I'm not gonna do any work with you in this dark and dingy room, says the Giant.

Answer 68

chù footstep The unicorn has a nail stuck in his hoof so you can hear his FOOTSTEPS clattering when he's walking along the road. / It jumps on the Dwarf's dog and tries to ride him like a horse, but the dog just keeps chewing on a bone. The Dwarf can't believe what he sees.

Answer 69

xíng; háng 1. OK 2. line 1. The sheriff, Wiggum, looks up and down the street before he dares to step forward, but then he thinks he hears a footstep behind him. he whirls round … but it’s OK. / It’s just the Fairy fixing up a shingle at the doctor’s house (and she’d dropped it). 2. (Outside the sickbay, the morning after the planet-leaving party). You are about to step forward into the sickbay when you hear a footstep behind you. You look back and see a long LINE of people queueing up. / The Fairy is well known for her hangover cures! / / / / / / / / / / 不行 (9) bù xíng not allowed, not OK 行动 (58) xíng dòng to move; behavior

Answer 70

chē car Trump is calculating a simple equasion; CAR equals four wheels. The Giant is changing the wheel on his CAR, but he is careless when he takes the old wheel off and it rolls down the hill and demolishes the church!

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lián linked up Imagine an isolated stretch of road with a single car on it that can’t go anywhere because the road isn’t LINKed UP to the highway system yet. / The twin Fairies take pity on the owner and magic up some dried lentils to use as gravel to make a temporary road surface. / / / / / / / / / 连…也… (8) lián A yě B even A is/does B

Answer 72

kāi open The unicorn is looking for the secret passageway and comes across two hands painted on the rock face. “Fuck, this must mean that it needs two hands to OPEN it. But I've got no hands, just hooves.” / He looks around and sees the Giant’s kite flying nearby - he will be perfect for the job. / / / / / / / / 开学 (82) kāi xué begin (school term) 开车 (83) kāi chē to drive a car

Answer 73

qù go Popye's nose touches the earth upon collapsing cause he saw a GO-go dancer. The Dwarf stuffs his mouth with spinach - chew this so you get back on your feet. / / / / / / / / 上去 (42) shàng qù to go up 下去 (43) xià qù to go down

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fǎ law Homer Simpson says: "Water always goes anti-clockwise down the plughole - that’s a LAW of physics. Much easier than learning FRENCH, right?" / “Far out,” says Teddy. / / / / / / / / 法语 (68) Fǎ yǔ French (language) 法文 (25) Fǎ wén (written) French 语法 (68) yǔ fǎ grammar

Answer 75

ěr ear Trump pulls Winnie the Pooh by the EAR yelling; 'you eat as if you had three mouths! Next time I'll use a stick! You'll eat away all my earnings!"

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qǔ acquire (James Bond has been waiting for ages for his contact Mickey Mouse to show up). When Mickey finally arrives they shake hands and he whispers the mouse's big ear, “You must ACQUIRE the secret plans to the military base,” and then he walks away. / It starts to pour with rain so Mickey stops by Pooh twins's house and they says:"Fuck the spying, just softly chew on this nicotine with us and chill out."

Answer 77

qiān thousand A Korean tourist reported someone left their beret on the cross of St. Vitus cathedral. She brough a THOUSAND witnesses. It turns out one of the Giant twins left it there when they repaired the roof. But they've already gone to ChongQing. / / / / / / / / 三千 (3) sān qiān three thousand

Answer 78

qián in front of Your feet in a canoe are out IN FRONT OF you, Johnny! / The Fairy twins say they'll send him to ChongQing. / / / / / / / / 前边 (41) qián biān front, in front of

Answer 79

mián house Marge Simpson's cooking and she lifts the lid to check if it's done - two drops are hanging from the lid of a hotpot and she licks them - that's a real HOUSE, with a housewife. "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc

Answer 80

ān peace Marge is alone in the house at last, and looking forward to some PEACE and quiet. / But the Giant starts working on his anvil next door, and there is peace no more!

Answer 81

zì Chinese character Who has to stay? The child has to stay. Where? In the house. Why? To learn her CHINESE CHARACTERS. / She recites them out loud until the Dwarf babysitter dozes off, and when she hears the “zzz” sounds she sneaks out to play. / / / / / / / / 汉字 (78) Hàn zì Chinese character 名字 (70) míng zì name, given name

Answer 82

mù eye Trump enters the optician's store and says: "Check my eyes!". "You don't need glasses. Your EYES are healthy. But you prat like you have three mouths." Moon Joo tells him. Her boss, the Dwarf is in a bad mood when he hears that exchange. / / / / / / / / 目前 (90) mù qián at present

Answer 83

zì self “You’ll need to put a drop of this in your eye,” Moon Joo said, “but you’ll have to do it your SELF. And she blasts Sepultura's "My inner self". / She's mean to her customer Trump again cause she can hear from the “zzz” sound that her Dwarf boss is asleep again. / / / / / / 自动 (58) zì dòng automatic 自行车 (81, 83) zì xíng chē bicycle

Answer 84

zán we Marge, Selma and Patty stand at the mouth of the cave. “I’m not going in there by my self,” Marge says. “You don’t have to, we'll play Queen's WE are the champions, and WE’ll go together,” says her friend. / “If we don’t go in, we won’t find out what the Fairy has brought back from Zanzibar for us.”

Answer 85

mound; city When it’s on the left it means “mound”, but when it’s on the right it means “city”.

Answer 86

yáng in the open When the sun shines, the creatures that live in the mound come out in to THE OPEN. / The Fairy visits the mound in the day-time to develop her yang side. / / / / / / / / 太阳 (48) tài yáng the sun; sunshine

Answer 87

yīn hidden When the moon is up, the creatures burrow into the mound so that they are HIDDEN. / The Giant now comes at nighttime, to develop his yin side. / / / / / / / / / / 阴天 (76) yīn tiān a cloudy day

Answer 88

nà that Every time Pocahontas sees a fur coat in a shop window in the city she says, “THAT one, I want that one.” / The Dwarf is well and truly fed up with this. “It’s enough to drive you to narcotics,” he grumbles. / / / / / / / / 那个 (19) nà ge that one 那么 (34) nà me so, in that manner 那儿 (21) nàr there (spoken) 那边 (41) nà biān that side

Answer 89

nǎ (na) which? (At the dentist) Marge opens her mouth and points to a tooth, “It’s that one which hurts.” “WHICH?” asks the dentist (peering more closely). / WdPooh, trying to be helpful, has brought along some narcotics in case she needs some… / / / / / / / / 哪儿 (21) nǎr where (spoken) 哪个 (19) nǎ ge which

Answer 90

xī west Trump orders Gyro Gearloose to calculate the perimeter of the enormous steel mouth reciting the decimals of number Pi that is displayed on the entrance to the WESTern Union bank and to eat a pie cause it reminds him of pi (3.14) in his mouth. / It is the perfect size for the Giant to use as a shield (so he pinches it!) / / / / / / / / 西边 (41) xī biān the west side 西安 (91) Xī’ān Xian (the city)

Answer 91

yào; yāo want; ask for ReneeZ plays a Western woman alone in an eastern culture, so this is a film set story. As the director calls “Cut!” for the umpteenth time, Renee Zellweger playing the leading role shouts, “What do you WANT from me?” / She storms off stepping on the Dwarf’s foot, causing him to shout “Yeow!” For good measure she also kicks the Giant ’s foot and he says “Yeow!” too - (but more in surprise than pain). \ “All I did was ASK FOR her autograph!” he complains. / / / / / / / / 不要 (9) bú yào Don’t … 要是 (30) yào shì if

Answer 92

yǒu whisky bottle Trump finished his meal at the West gate and, to stress how satisfied he is, he underlined pi (3.14) and gulps down a BOTTLE OF WHISKEY, leaves only a small amount at the bottom. He even greets a black guy, who comes with WdPooh, with a "Yo, brother!"

Answer 93

jiǔ liquor They had put water in the whisky bottle, pretending it was LIQUOR. / The Twin Teddies passed the bottle between them (pretending to be drunk) and thought this was a great joke. / / / / / / 酒杯 (11) jiǔ bēi wine glass

Answer 94

cóng from Harry unwraps the large parcel - and inside is a statue of Harry himself. He looks through the packaging to see who it’s FROM. / It's from the Fairy, who got it from Tsonga people in Africa. / / / / / / / / 从…到… (74) cóng A dào B from A to B 从前 (90) cóng qián the past 自从 (94) zì cóng since (a time/date)

Answer 95

cùn inch Trump sees money's dropping a little and thinks it's still a big plus, even if his pile is just an INCH higher. But the Dwarf puts him in a bad mood saying "Money won't save you from a tsunami."

Answer 96

cūn village The Smurfs have to measure the girth of the tree in inches, to check that it will be the right size for the VILLAGE square. / The Giant has offered to erect it for them and it will look stunning once it is decorated. / / / / / / / / 村子 (17) cūn zi village

Answer 97

shí time The sun dial is marked out in inches to tell the TIME. / The Fairy is sitting on it smoking a cheroot! / / / / / / / / 小时 (50) xiǎo shí hour 有时 (63) yǒu shí sometimes

Answer 98

guò to cross The snail on the road can only travel an inch every hour so it takes all day TO CROSS the road. / The Twin Dwarfs, who’s been assigned to protect him, urges him on, “Go, go, go!” (he wants to get home for his tea). / / / / / / / / 过来 (65) guò lái come across 过去 (86) guò qù in the past

Answer 99

shēn body (The railway has been attacked and there is a gap in the tracks over the bridge). The Giant lets the wheels of the train run over his body and saves the day - but he’s now too tired to go back to his usual job of shunting carriages. He can throw himself on the slide and maybe move an inch, just enough to wipe the drops of rain from it. / / / / / / / / 动身 (58) dòng shēn set off (on journey) 身边 (41) shēn biān on one’s person

Answer 100

shè to shoot The sniper moves his body forward an inch at a time until he has a clear view and can SHOOT at his target. / The Dwarf says; "shshshshsh... don't disturb the sniper."

Answer 101

xiè thank The bank robbers had used their guns to shoot holes in the bank’s door spelling out the words “THANK you” before they left. / The two dwarves agree to let them stash the money in their shed until the heat is off. (Try to visualize both of the dwarves - maybe one is holding open the shed door, while the other one keeps a look out for the cops!) / / / / / / / / 谢谢你 (51) xiè xie nǐ thank you

Answer 102

shǐ pig Charles Manson covered the barn door with the Unicorn's body to hide while he thumps an animal with the back of an axe. But he hears: "Why don't you Shoot that ugly swine, I'm just a little Teddy!"

Answer 103

jiā household Stalin checks his native village: “If you have a pig in your house it must be included in your HOUSEHOLD.” / The two Giants debate the meaning of the jargon on the census form. / / / / / / / / 大家 (47) dà jiā everyone 国家 (60) guó jiā nation state

Answer 104

shān mountain / Taking a break from pushing the huge wheel up the mountain, the Giant stops for a swig of shandy.

Answer 105

yáng sheep Trump says: to recsue him I need him to have horns, big or small, whatever, + or -.The stupid SHEEP has got his head stuck in the spokes of the wagon wheel. The Fairy has to come and yank him out. / / / / / / / 小羊 (50) xiǎo yáng lamb 山羊 (110) shān yáng goat

Answer 106

yàng appearance The tree is a good place for the escaped sheep to hide while he changes his APPEARANCE. / But the Dwarf-shepherd finds him and yanks him off back to the flock. / / / / / / / / 那样 (98) nà yàng so, in that manner 样子 (17) yàng zi appearance, manner 一样 (1) yí yàng same, identical 这样 (26) zhè yàng like this

Answer 107

bān team At the inter-kingdom quiz, the two kings, Karel the IV and Dusan, sit on either side of the beautiful jewelled knife that will be presented to the winning TEAM. / For the final deciding question the teams have to identify a picture of the Giant in a bandanna. / / / / / / / / / 上班 (42) shàng bān to go to work 下班 (43) xià bān leave/finish work

Answer 108

chū exit (Arriving in the train station in Switzerland) Mickey can see mountain upon mountain out of each EXIT. / The Giant is sitting on one of them chewing gum. / / / / / / / / / 出来 (65) chū lái come out 出去 (86) chū qù go out 出口 (5) chū kǒu exit; to export

Answer 109

shí stone Homer's trying to fix up a notice saying “Slippery Stones” with a thumb tack at the mouth of the cave, but (ironically) it keeps slipping on the STONE. / "Oh, sh*t", says the Fairy and helps him.

Answer 110

chǔ plinth Donald Duck crashes his baggage cart into a huge cube of stone outside the exit (from the station) - it’s a PLINTH for a new statue. / Teddy quickly sticks his chewing gum on the plinth, but his hand stays glued to the plinth, nonetheless he starts to help him gather up his things (but as usual his help is just what Donald Duck doesn’t need!)

Answer 111

suì years old Marge is scolding Bart: “You must never be out by yourself on the mountain in the evening until you’re 16 YEARS OLD.” / The Twin Dwarfs whose job is to protect climbers on the mountain (not young boys) is angry too, as he hands the boy back to his mother. “It’s not safe to be on the mountain alone at your age,” he tells him.

Answer 112

dàn dawn Picture the sun rising and glinting on the unicorn’s horn at DAWN. /

Answer 113

dàn but Harry says, “It’s dawn, wake up!” his friend, Homer, still half asleep, mumbles, “BUT, but, but … it’s still dark!” / “We’ve got to go - the Dwarf said the dandelions have to be picked at dawn.” (And we all know how cross he’ll be if they don’t do it right…) / / / / / / / / / 但是 (30) dàn shì but 不但 (9) bú dàn not only …

Answer 114

dé; de; děi 1. obtain 2. way 3. must 1. Goofy steps forward to get the gold medal - he had won by OBTAINing the best overall score. / But there was a dearth of gold so the Fairy had conjured up a temporary medal until a proper one could be made. 2. Mickey steps forward to get the silver medal - the WAY he had performed had been the best (but he had lost technical marks). / The robot polishes the medal as it’s dusty and he likes all silver things (like himself) to be shiny. 3. Donald Duck steps forward to get the bronze medal - he had done all the bits he MUST do (the compulsory bits) but nothing more. / Teddy puts the bronze medal on a daisy chain to try and cheer up the third place competitor. / / / / / / / / 得到 (74) dé dào get, obtain 取得 (88) qǔ dé achieve, obtain

Answer 115

gōng public The octopus lives in a cocoon which he is so proud of that he throws it open to the PUBLIC. / The Giant sounds a Gong to attract visitors. / / / / / / / / / 公开 (85) gōng kāi open, public

Answer 116

yǐ using Harry puts a drop of colored wax on the barb of his fish-hook, USING the bright colors of the wax to attract the fish, to the tunes of "Some of them want to USE you..." by Eurythmics. / Teddy tries it too, and catches an eel. / / / / / / / / 以前 (90) yǐ qián before; a while ago 以外 (71) yǐ wài apart from, except

Answer 117

zhī of Trump is asleep in the desert and lets out a "zzzzz" sound. He fell asleep to the sounds of 'Sweet chid OF mine'. He's supposed to guard the last drop OF water. The Giant wants to punish him by sending him to Japan where they'd send Donald on a kamikaze mission. / / / / / / / / 分之 (73) fēn zhī fraction of 之前 (90) A zhī qián before A 之下 (43) A zhī xià below A 之中 (33) A zhī zhōng among A

Answer 118

wéi; wèi act as; for The potion which confers great power from only a couple of drops is the Gauls’ magic potion in the film of “Asterix”. On the film set the main actress Ema Watson has to ACT AS if she is strong. / So she conjures up fake weights to lift. The Dwarf grumbles as he carries the weights. \ “Why does somebody have to carry these things around FOR him?” / / / / / / / / 为了 (66) wèi le for, because of 以为 (120) yǐ wéi think (wrongly) 为什么 (35, 34) wèi shén me why, what for

Answer 119

bàn manage The “power-octopus” is a big eight-armed machine in the factory, so complicated that it needs someone to MANAGE it full-time. / The Dwarf banishes everyone else from the vicinity. / / / / / / / / 办法 (87) bàn fǎ method 办公 (119) bàn gōng (office) work 行为 (MC2) xíng wéi behavior

Answer 120

gān; gàn dry; work Picture the unicorn standing on a white cross on the floor, which is his mark on the film set of “The Wizard of Oz”. Everything is ready but they must wait for DRY weather. / Then the Giant can erect the lighting gantry. The Dwarf kicks the gantry poles angrily. \ “When are we going to get any WORK done?” / / / / / / / / 干杯 (11) gān bēi Bottoms up! (on drinking a toast) 干吗 (45) gàn ma what (are you) doing?

Answer 121

wǔ noon ((=/= “calf ”)) The morning clouds go in one direction, the afternoon clouds go in another direction, so when the clouds cross it must be NOON. / Teddy whoops with delight, as this means it’s lunchtime. / / / / / / / / 上午 (42) shàng wǔ morning 中午 (33) zhōng wǔ noon 下午 (43) xià wǔ afternoon

Answer 122

hé grain (( =I= 夭 die young )) The beret (that Minnie and Mickey’d been using as a frisbee) is now stuck in a tree and they won’t be able to retrieve it without trampling the GRAIN growing around the tree. (Who’s going to be the one to ask the farmer if they can get it?) / Fairy says thay'd need a perfect robot, to prance around lightly, etheric and ghostly, like in the movie "Her".

Answer 123

hé; huó 1. with 2. mix (( =I= 知 zhī know )) The cowboy John Wayne rolls the grain around in his mouth and says, “This needs something to go WITH it.” / The Fairy says, “Try it with some of my herbs.” (A baby Gremlin has sneaked aboard the spaceship) They find it sitting on the storeroom floor, stuffing grain in its mouth and getting all the carefully-labeled grain samples MIXed up. / The Twin Fairies who protect the planet teleports themselves to fetch the alien and take it home. / / / / / / / / 和好 (18) hé hǎo become reconciled

Answer 124

mǔ mother Trump is putting two drops of syrup into two mouths of Bart and Lisa, cause they have sore throat. Their MOTHER (Marge) is making a chocolate mousse with Teddy (but he is spattering it all over the place). / / / / / / / / 母语 (68) mǔ yǔ native language 字母 (92) zì mǔ alphabet

Answer 125

měi every Mother looks at the clouds EVERY single morning (to see if it will be fine for a walk in the park). / Teddy wants to go to the mirror maze on Petrin(and get lost again). / / / / / / / / 每天 (76) měi tiān every day 每每 měi měi often

Answer 126

hǎi sea Water from every river ends up in the SEA. / Teddy is excited, and says, “I forgot that, because I got high, cause I got high....!” / / / / / / / / 海边 (41) hǎi biān seaside 上海 (42) Shàng hǎi Shanghai

Answer 127

yòng to use Armstrong USEs a vertical stick to stick a flag on the Moon. The Dwarf says, “You’re too young to fly to the Moon.” / / / / / / / / 不用 (9) bú yòng don’t have to 有用 (63) yǒu yòng useful

Answer 128

bàn half (At the prison Christmas pantomime) the toughest criminal grabbed the horns as he wanted to be the front HALF of the pantomime bull. / The Dwarf governor (who suspected trouble) made them put bandages over the horns so that nobody could get hurt. / / / / / / / / 半天 (76) bàn tiān a long time 多半 (69) duō bàn more often than not

Answer 129

lì benefit Each grain must be split open with a knife to get the full BENEFIT of the nutrients. / The Dwarf cooks it in a liter of water and leaves it to soak. / / / / / / / / 利用 (130) lì yòng make use of 有利 (63) yǒu lì advantageous

Answer 130

shēng life Every house in the village has plants with labels displayed in the windows. It’s the custom that when a new child is born, a plant is chosen to symbolize their LIFE (and labeled with the child’s name) and they play "Life is life". / Sean Penn doesn't give a shit and passes by,saying "sieg heil" instead of life. He just wants to get to the Giant's shanty to get some chronic weed. / / / / / / / / 生日 (6) shēng rì birthday 出生 (114) chū shēng to be born 学生 (82) xué shēng student, pupil 女生 (15) nǚ shēng female student

Answer 131

shèng triumph The astronauts who first discover moon life will return and walk through the Arch of TRIUMPH. / Sean Penn looks up and thinks to himself: "I can blend in the crowd greeting the astronauts, but I know that fucking policmen Dwarf is after me..." / / / / / / / / 胜利 (132) shèng lì win; victory 名胜 (70) míng shèng a famous scenic spot

Answer 132

xìng surname It's the 8th of March and a group of feminists are talking together, amd Marge says: “Even though it’s the woman who gives birth to life, the baby still gets the man’s SURNAME.” / They have been watching the Dwarf across the road putting up his name on a shingle. / / / / / / / 姓名 (70) xìng míng full name

Answer 133

xīng star “Our sun is vital to all life on our planet, yet it is just a STAR.” / The Giant, lying on his back on the shingle on the beach, looks up at the night sky and ponders. / / / / / / / / 星星 xīng xīng star 明星 (77) míng xīng (movie) star

Answer 134

xiān ahead It looks as if the calf is taking the boy (Bart) to market (rather than vice versa) because the calf keeps walking AHEAD. / Bart starts speaking French: "Je suis pas ton chien!" The Giant comes to rescue him. / / / / / / / / 先生 (133) xiān shēng sir, Mr.; husband

Answer 135

gào inform (The cattle are all falling sick - only a calf is left standing) the calf goes to the mouth of the cave to INFORM the vet. / The Dwarf assistant listens to the symptoms and says dismissively, “All this fuss, it’s probably only gout.” / / / / / / / / 告别 (79) gào bié to part with

Answer 136

xǐ wash There’s only limited hot water in the rooming house so ReneeZ races to get to the bathroom ahead of everyone else and have a good WASH. / But Teddy has beaten her to it, and is washing his sheets in the sink. / / / / / / / / 干洗 (124) gān xǐ dry cleaning

Answer 137

kě may (( =I= 句 jù sentence )) (( =I= 司 sī department )) The carpenter holds nails in his mouth while fixing up the MAY pole for the 1st of May celebrations. / Teddy cuts up strips of curtains for the streamers. / / / / / / / / 可以 (120) kě yǐ may, be allowed 可是 (30) kě shì but

Answer 138

hé river Water for the dunking stool at the May celebrations has to be brought from the RIVER. / The Fairy puts herbs into it to hide the smell! / / / / / / / / 运河 (57) yùn hé canal 星河 (136) xīng hé the Milky Way

Answer 139

hé what / / / / / / / / Harry arrives at the May celebrations, and a drink is pressed into his hand. He drinks, but splutters, “WHAT is this stuff?” / It’s the Fairy’s new herbal drink (and the Fairy looks piqued).

Answer 140

ā ah Up on the mound sits the May queen on her throne. Everyone (DDuck, Mickey, Mini, Goofy..) goes “AH” when they see her, she looks so splendid. /

Answer 141

ā (a) eh! The doctor says, “Open your mouth and say “ah” - yes, these tonsils will have to come out.” “That bad, EH?” the patient says in surprise. / The Giant says “Ah” in sympathy (he had to have his tonsils out as a child and he’d cried!) When at the end of a sentence, it has a neutral tone; if the preceding word ends in -n or -ng it changes into 哪 (Character 99) and is pronounced na.

Answer 142

shǒu head You need to lift your feet (90a) right above the rest of your self if you’re going to be able to stand on your HEAD. / Teddy shows you how … to show-off! / / / / / / / / 首先 (137) shǒu xiān first of all

Answer 143

dào way Hanzel and Grethel emerge from the forest to find a road at last, but scratch their head: which WAY should they walk? / The Dwarf grumbles, “Whichever way we go, I doubt it will be the right one.” / / / / / / / / 一道 (1) yí dào together 人行道 (12, 81) rén xíng dào pedestrian crossing

Answer 144

fā (fà) send out Mini is writing her Christmas cards and puts two drops of perfume on the cards to her special friends before SENDing them OUT. / The Giant gets two large drops on his as he lives far, far away (and the perfume has to last until the card gets there). / / / / / / / / 出发 (114) chū fā set out (on journey) 发出 (114) fā chū send out, emit 发明 (77) fā míng invent, invention 发生 (133) fā shēng happen, take place

Answer 145

gōng to work Eileen trudges off every day to WORK at the wheel factory, and the only thing she looks forward to is the Giant sounding his gong for tea breaks and for the end of the shift. / / / / / / / / 工人 (12) gōng rén worker 工会 (59) gōng huì trade union

Answer 146

jiāng river Water must work its way through the landscape in order to deserve being called a RIVER. / We just need any river, say the Giant Twins trudging through the jungle to reach the river. / / / / / / / / / 江山 (110) jiāng shān landscape, scenery; country

Answer 147

chǎng cliff Trump orders Teddy to stand on a CLIFF, to prevent Mr Fred Chang from commiting suicide cause his Russian lover eloped. / / / / / / / / 工厂 (147) gōng chǎng factory

Answer 148

hòu rear The movers must drag all the old furniture out and pile it up at the REAR of the house. / The Dwarf is going to turn the house into a hotel.” / / / / / / / / 后边 (41) hòu biān rear, at the back 以后 (120) yǐ hòu after, later 后天 (76) hòu tiān the day after tomorrow

Answer 149

ér and yet (Using a comb as a musical instrument) Doyee had marked his notes on the comb with thumb tacks, AND YET it still sounded awful. / The Fairy fled, saying “I’ve remembered an urgent appointment elsewhere!” / / / / / / / / 从而 (103) cóng’ér thus, thereby 而后 (150) ér hòu after that; and then

Answer 150

zhǎo look for ((=/= 我)) At the crime scene the detective, Poirot, pulls the policeman’s hand away from the dagger saying, “We must LOOK FOR fingerprints first.” / Teddy’s alibi is that he was watching the jousting on TV. / / / / / / / / 找到 (74) zhǎo dào to find

Answer 151

dǎ hit He uses his hand to steady the nail before he HITs it. / It is difficult to get on with the work because Teddy keeps darting in and out between his legs. / / / / / / / / / 打动 (58) dǎ dòng to touch; move 打倒 (75) dǎ dǎo overthrow; Down with...!

Answer 152

duì correct If, when you shake hands, you have your right hands lined up to the nearest inch, you will be doing it in the CORRECT way. / The ghostly etiquette-guarding Dwarf makes the class practice daily. / / / / / / / / / 对手 (31) duì shǒu opponent 对了 (66) duì le correct (at last); aha!

Answer 153

shù tree (A little girl is insistently pointing to objects and naming them) “Tree!” “Yes, correct, it’s a TREE.” / Now shoo,” says the Dwarf grumpily, “and let me get on with my work.” / / / / / / / / 树干 (124) shù gàn a tree trunk

Answer 154

tián field

Answer 155

nán male Out in the field the farmer needs more power to work the churn. “I’ll need another male,” he says. / The Fairy flicks her wand and a nanny goat appears! (“Oops-wrong sort!” she says). / / / / / / / / / / 男人 (12) nán rén man (i.e. not woman)

Answer 156

lǐ (li) in “See that field with small round humps of earth? - that’s the potato field.” “But I don’t see any potatoes!” “That’s because they’re IN the humps!” / Teddy runs to leap on the humps (crying, “Let’s make mashed potatoes!”) / / / / / / / / 里边 (41) lǐ biān inside, in 这里 (26) zhè li here 哪里 (99) nǎ lǐ where 公里 (119) gōng lǐ kilometer

Answer 157

lǐ reason (The king’s mother-in-law is visiting yet again) “Is the king in?” she asks the guard, and the guard has to think up a new REASON each time why the king can’t see her. / Teddy peeks out to let the king know when she leaves (and the coast is clear). / / / / / / / / 道理 (145) dào lǐ principle, reason

Answer 158

diàn electricity Trump is connecting the field using a cable in order to provide electricity for the farmers./ They wanted to convert the water wheel to run on ELECTRICITY. The two Dwarf experts from Denmark were called in (each connecting up one of the two wires). / / / / / / / / 电车 (83) diàn chē streetcar, tram

Answer 159

(jiōng) outer limits

Answer 160

tóng same At the outer limits of the kingdom were piled up heaps of discarded boxes, all with the SAME logo "office depot". / The Fairy used her magic tongs to arrange them in neat piles.

Answer 161

xīn heart / The heart of the wheel (its hub) is as big as the Giant’s shin bone. / / / / / / / / 安心 (91) ān xīn to be content 中心 (33) zhōng xīn center (often used in phrases like “shopping center”) 用心 (130) yòng xīn to apply oneself to 小心 (50) xiǎo xīn cautious

Answer 162

bì inevitably In the theme park there is a huge slide through the heart of the forest - INEVITABLY it gets clogged up (with twigs and leaves). / Each day the Dwarf has to send his beaver down the slide to clean it out. / / / / / / / / 必要 (101) bì yào necessary 不必 (9) bú bì don’t need to

Answer 163

xiāng; xiàng mutual; appearance Eyes peering out from behind all the trees, and the film set of “Hansel and Gretel” - The Twin Giants are in Shanghai, auditioning for the parts, profuse with their MUTUAL praise, but the director Michael Moore doesn't give a shit. / The Twin Dwarfs are also competing for the roles. / They won’t be told they look too old for the roles of kids and are spending ages perfecting their APPEARANCE. / / / / / / / / 相同 (160) xiāng tóng identical, same

Answer 164

xiǎng think about The conjoined twins share a mutual heart. The surgeon has to THINK ABOUT how best to separate them. / Fortunately he’s practiced under the supervision of profesor Xavier on Twin Teddies in Shanghai! / / / / / / / / 理想 (158) lǐ xiǎng an ideal, aspiration 想法 (87) xiǎng fǎ (one’s) opinions 想一下 (1, 43) xiǎng yí xià give it some thought

Answer 165

sī think One of the farmer’s fields is heart-shaped and he always goes there to THINK. / The Giant had brought a (Giant!) sequoia so that the farmer could sit under it (with his back against the trunk) to do his thinking. / / / / / / / / 思想 (164) sī xiǎng thought, thinking

Answer 166

jīn now It needs the combined strength of everyone in the operating theater to pull the knee back into position. The surgeon gets everyone ready and then says, “ready, Steady … NOW!” / The Giant had been drinking too much gin (so fell over and dislocated his knee). / / / / / / / / 今天 (76) jīn tiān today 今后 (150) jīn hòu from now on

Answer 167

niàn to study “Now I think it is time for the heart,” said the surgeon, as he turned to STUDY his “heart Transplant Manual” (imagine him with his nose in this blood-spattered book) / The Twin Dwarves help Nancy Pelosi, the next patient, enter the room. / / / / / / / / 想念 (164) xiǎng niàn to miss, long for

Answer 168

nián year (( =/= 书 shū )) “These clouds are so high, it surpasses anything we've seen all YEAR.” (picture a group of glider pilots with Republican T-shirts looking at the sky and judging which clouds will give the best thermal up-currents). / Twin Fairies are dragging Nancy Pelosi away while she's screaming at them. The Fairies tell her: "We're taking you back to your Neanderthal friends". / / / / / / / / 今年 (166) jīn nián this year 去年 (86) qù nián last year 明年 (77) míng nián next year

Answer 169

shū to strike (+ spear) (An attempt at a world record) The challenger Donald Duck shakes hands with several of the dignitaries who wish him luck, and then sees how many garden gnomes he can knock over with a single STRIKE with his long pole. / He hits one of the gnomes in the shoe and the Giant applaudes.

Answer 170

méi not (At the funfair) at one sideshow Homer had to strike, with a pole, anything that appeared out of the water, but everything stayed submerged and he complained, “There is NOT a thing to hit!” / The Fairy suggested to him that he should try his luck at the maze instead. / / / / / / / / / 没有 (63) méi yǒu have not, does not 没用 (130) méi yòng useless

Answer 171

guǎng shelter ( + wide, numerous, spread) Victor Orban is chasing the Twin Teddies have robbed a bank and running to a bus SHELTER, which is open on one side, and broad enough to accommodate the Twin Teddies and their gang. Only a drop of rain falls on them. / / / / / / / / 广大 (47) guǎng dà vast; extreme 广告 (138) guǎng gào advertisement

Answer 172

chuáng bed Homer took a tree into the shelter to make a BED. / Twin fairies give him a chewing gum as a reward. / / / / / / / / 河床 (141) hé chuáng riverbed 机床 (10) jī chuáng machine tool 床上 (42) chuáng shang in bed

Answer 173

cháng; zhǎng 1. long 2. chief The CHIEF Guoth is LONG, so he is wearing a badge "LC", but some of the employees croosed these initials. Mr Fred Chang's alibi is that he was with the Fairy whore, and Teddy claims he was with Ronaldo enjoying covered with US flag and all heard them jangliing in their armoured panties. / / / / / / / / 长江 (148) cháng jiāng the Yangtse River 长大 (47) zhǎng dà to grow up 生长 (133) shēng zhǎng to grow, grow up 班长 (113) bān zhǎng leader (of team)

Answer 174

gōng a bow The Giant is BOWing and strikng his huge gong when he sees two protruding boobs, before he even sees the lady.

Answer 175

zhāng sheet (of paper) (In archery practice) The chief, Wigghum, tries to show off by taking his long bow and aiming at SHEETs of paper pinned to trees in the forest. / The Giant tries to put him off by jangling his keys loudly. / / / / / / 一张床 (1, 171) yì zhāng chuáng a bed

Answer 176

běn source The SOURCE of the Unicorn's energy is in the highly nutritious nuts from the tree, so he's in the branches all day. So Teddy asked him to give him some to put in his bun. / / / / / / / / 本子 (17) běn zi notebook 本来 (65) běn lái originally, at first 本地 (54) běn dì local 日本 (6) Rì běn Japan

Answer 177

tǐ body Harry was reading the source book on anatomy and when he opened it a hologram of a BODY floated out from the pages. / Then Teddy hopped out dressed up as a teacher and started pointing out all the different body parts. / / / / / / / / 身体 (107) shēn tǐ human body; health 个体 (19) gè tǐ (a person’s) build

Answer 178

shū book Trump counts and concludes that Pentagon has around five edges, plus minus one, so he puts a drop of his own blood to seal his guess and orders it must be printed as a BOOK. He hands it over to the Giant, to take it to the publishing house, and to protect it he carries it in his biggest shoe. / / / / / / / / 书法 (87) shū fǎ calligraphy 一本书 (1, 174) yì běn shū a book

Answer 179

lì to stand He was trying to close the lid of his bulging suitcase, but in the end he had to use his feet and STAND on it. / When he got home, the Dwarf realized he’d crushed his sun-cream, which had leaked out (and ruined his hat). / / / / / / / / 自立 (94) zì lì stand on one’s own feet; support oneself 树立 (155) shù lì to erect, set up

Answer 180

wèi place (At a group photo) Harry asks where to stand and they find him a PLACE. / “Wait!” cries the Dwarf photographer, “I’ll find him a place when I’m ready.” / / / / / / / / 地位 (54) dì wèi status, position

Answer 181

lā (lǎ) pull (On the slopes of a volcano) a huge hand appears and helps Bart to stand, giving him a strong PULL. / The Giant points to the approaching lava (which Bart hadn’t seen).

Answer 182

la exclamation (Think of this as a continuation of the previous story) Bart points at the mouth of the cave, pulling at his rescuer's sleeve. “Over there ! Look !” he EXCLAIMs. / The robot, covered in bits of lava, has reached the safety of the cave and is trying to clean himself up. (This is an abbreviation for 了啊 (“le” plus “a”, Characters 66 and 143))

Answer 183

huǒ fire / The wheel is on FIRE but the twin teddies (who were supposed to be guarding it) can’t put out the flames because when they try to pick up the hose their paws freeze! / / / / / / / / 火车 (83) huǒ chē a train

Answer 184

dēng lamp (In an old castle) “If we could find a way of putting some fire on a nail in the wall we could have a LAMP in the room.” / The Giant dunks twigs in candle-wax to make the first rudimentary lamp. (Does this story sound familiar?) / / / / / / / / 电灯 (159) diàn dēng electric light

Answer 185

zhàn occupy The fortune teller’s magic mouth was so popular that her tent was always OCCUPIED, and so a big crowd formed outside. / The Dwarf janitor had to be called to clear them away.

Answer 186

zhàn station You’re standing impatiently outside the occupied toilets at the train STATION (and your train is due any minute). / The Dwarf is sitting in the janitor’s office (and is in no mood to be helpful). / / / / / / / / 车站 (83) chē zhàn (bus) stop, station

Answer 187

fire (This is the form taken by “fire” when appearing as the bottom part of other characters.)

Answer 188

diǎn speck All the places round the camp fire were occupied, except two seats with white SPECKs on them. / It was toothpaste left by the Twin Teddies who’d gone off to the dentist. / / / / / / / / 点心 (161) diǎn xīn dim sum, snack 地点 (54) dì diǎn venue 一点儿 (1, 21) yì diǎnr a bit, a tiny amount 有点儿 (63, 21) yǒu diǎnr slightly; somewhat

Answer 189

diàn store If you occupy the shelter for a certain length of time, you are allowed to turn it into a STORE. / The two dwarves set up a shop selling dentist ’s supplies (picture them surrounded by false teeth, drills, etc.) 书店 (176) shū diàn bookstore 酒店 (102) jiǔ diàn liquor store; pub

Answer 190

guǒ fruit The developers want to dig up the field with the tree in it, but can’t because the tree produces a rare FRUIT. / The twin teddies who look after the tree say, “Go away, Go away!” / / / / / / / / 如果 (80) rú guǒ if 后果 (150) hòu guǒ consequence

Answer 191

kē number of trees Each tree produces fruits to reproduce and create a NUMBER OF TREES. / The Giant uses stretches his hammock between lots of big trees and eats his beancurd. / / / / / / / / 三棵树 (3, 155) sān kē shù three trees

Answer 192

kè lesson (In school) Next to their pictures, the words for the fruits are written up during the LESSON. / During the lesson the Dwarf teaches them how to make bean curd (and is irritated at having to sit in for the cookery teacher). / / / / / / / / 课文 (25) kè wén (piece of) text 上课 (42) shàng kè attend class 课本 (174) kè běn textbook 下课 (43) xià kè finish class

Answer 193

to tap The topiarist was dreaming of trimming clouds with his shears (creating wonderful shapes) - until he felt a TAP on his shoulder (waking him up as his lunch break was over). /

Answer 194

zhèng government A ranger stands by the upright sign and taps it, saying, “You can’t come in here - this is an area protected by the GOVERNMENT.” / The Dwarf has to take his jungle tours elsewhere.

Answer 195

gǔ old A big cross has been painted above the mouth of one of the caves, to remind the forgetful OLD woman who lives there which cave is hers! / Winnie the Pooh is eating baked goose inside, unaware of that.

Answer 196

gù former (The finale of the conjuror’s act) “This time I’m going to use this very old wand to tap the hat, because it belonged to my FORMER magic teacher.” / The Dwarf assistant wondered what the conjuror would say when he pulled a goose from the hat (as the Dwarf hadn’t been able to find a rabbit).

Answer 197

gū aunt “Why does that woman look so old?” asks the little girl in the audience. “Shh! She’s your AUNT!” her mother replies in a whisper. / “If you’re rude about her the Giant will come and fill your mouth with sticky goo.”

Answer 198

hú beard The old moon has become reckless and has let his BEARD grow. / The Fairy gives him a hoodie so he can cover himself so noone can see him.

Answer 199

hú lake The water gets in the wizard's beard as he drinks from the LAKE. / The lake Fairy Emma appears and says, “Who ’s that? Who ’s there? Do you need a hoodie too?”

Answer 200

kè gram In school the old American boys are being taught about GRAMs (they’d learned to use ounces when they were younger). / The Dwarf teacher curses the newfangled metric system.

Answer 201

xīn spicy (At the Bart's children's party) The children have to stand on the cross painted on the ground until they get the signal to start, then they must follow the SPICY smell trail. / The Giant had laid the trail by strapping a bag of curry powder to his shin!

Answer 202

qīn kin Imagine you are standing in a tree - not an ordinary tree but your family tree, and your KIN are all around you. / Some of your kin will be high enough to touch the Giant’s chin. / / / / / / / / 母亲 (127) mǔ qīn mother 亲自 (94) qīn zì in person

Answer 203

chǎn to produce Imagine standing on a cliff overlooking the sea - it’s the ideal spot for a factory to PRODUCE buckets and spades. / Teddy buys the first ones and slides down the channel leading to the beach.

Answer 204

kǎ card Above the fortune teller's head floats her business CARD. / Teddy secretly borrows her magic carpet to fly up behind her and get a closer look.

Answer 205

hái; huán 1. still 2. give back King Juan Carlos of Spain is getting high, so he's giving back all the land and real estate his ancestors confiscated from the people. But he STILL wants to travel so he says to his lawyer: "Not the road! As high as I am, I'm STILL not giving them these back!" He's looking for genuine happiness and plays U2's "But I still haven't found..."

Answer 206

kàn look at (On an old sailing ship) The Captain raises a hand to shade his eyes to LOOK AT the enemy ship. / He sees the Dwarf loading a cannon. / / / / / / / / 好看 (18) hǎo kàn good-looking; interesting 看来 (65) kàn lái it looks as if 看法 (87) kàn fǎ (negative) opinion

Answer 207

tǎo ask for The young child Maggie is learning to read, and traces her finger along the words inch by inch - but has to ASK FOR help when any big words crop up, so Marge is there to help. / But Teddy has to keep quiet, not to disturb her, but he's building a tower of blocks in the corner (but every now and again there is a loud crashing sound!)

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