Theme 1 iChinese Flashcards
Enterprise
企业
Qǐyè
to sign a contract or agreement
签约
qiānyuē
To hold a governmental office or post/to assume office of/to take charge of/to serve as
担任
Dānrèn
position;post / position / job / duties
职务
zhíwù
formal dress(code)
正装
zhèngzhuāng
to study attentively (a book)/to delve into
研读
Yándú
Books/works
书籍
shūjí
state of affairs / state / mode / situation
状态 Zhuàngtài
casual; as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton
随便 suíbiàn
taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
味 Wèi
concentrated / dense / strong (smell etc)
浓
Nóng
noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke
闹
nào
character/temperament/disposition/bad temper
脾气 píqì
He gets a little tantrum from time to time
他时不时还会闹点小脾气
Tā shíbùshí hái huì nào diǎn xiǎo píqì
get used to; to adapt / to fit / to suit
适应
shìyìng
to pay a visit/to call on
拜访
Bàifǎng
Process
程中
Chéng zhōng
tendency/orientation/ Inclined towards
倾向
Qīngxiàng
even / so much so that
甚至
Shènzhì
gloomy / depressed
郁闷
yùmèn
Ask
问道
Wèn dào
Colleague
同事
Tóngshì
willing
愿意
Yuànyì
Abundant
充分 Chōngfèn
answer it
回答出来呀
Huídá chūlái ya
external / extrinsic
外在
wàizài
image / form / figure / CL: 個|个 / visualization / vivid
形象
xíngxiàng
appearance
外在形象
Wài zài xíngxiàng
in external appearance
在外在形象方面
Zàiwài zài xíngxiàng fāngmiàn
client / customer
客户
kèhù
Believe
相信
xiāngxìn
Dress up
装扮 Zhuāngbàn
With
配上 Pèi shàng
convince
信服
Xìnfú
workplace / workforce (of a nation or industry etc) / job market
职场
Zhíchǎng
to investigate / to check and research / exquisite
考究
Kǎojiu
reason
Makes sense
道理
Dàolǐ
有道理
yǒu dàolǐ
to change / to alter / to transform
改变
Gǎibiàn
to analyze / to try to figure out / to try to fathom
揣摩
Chuǎimó
professionals
业人士 Yè rénshì
people who strive for excellence
精益求精的人
jīngyìqiújīng de rén
Influence; affect
影响
yǐngxiǎng
Ornament (jewelry, accoutrements etc) / decorations
配饰
pèishì
to pair up / to match / to arrange in pairs / to add sth into a group
搭配
dāpèi
character/intrinsic quality (of a person)/quality (of a product or service, or as in “quality of life”, “air quality” etc)
品质
pǐnzhí
Attitude(towards life);manner / bearing / attitude / approach / CL: 個|个
态度
tàidu
in keeping with / in accordance with / tallying with / in line with / to agree with / to accord with / to conform to / to correspond with / to manage / to handle
符合
fúhé
the masses/the great bulk of the population/popular (of music, science etc)
大众
dàzhòng
Significance
意义
Yìyì
Consider; to think over / to consider / consideration
考虑
kǎolǜ
aesthetics / appreciating the arts / taste
Aesthetic
审美
shěnměi
审美观
Shěnměi guān
Respect;to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper
尊重
zūnzhòng
details / particulars
细节
xìjié
Before going to work
上班前
Shàngbān qián
Might as well
不妨
bùfáng zǐ
Look closely at your clothes,
仔细观察 自己的衣着
zǐxì guānchá zìjǐ de yīzhuó
let go of any
放过任何
fàngguò rènhé
achieve
达到
dádào
An important aspect of high-quality appearance.
高品质外形重要环节
gāo pǐnzhí wàixíng zhòngyào huánjié.
listen to
听取
tīng qu
to give sb a word of advice / advice / counsel / a wise word
忠告
Zhōnggào
skill / technique
技巧
Jìqiǎo
Determine
确定
Quèdìng
letter
信问
xìn wèn
-ism / ideology
主义(者)
zhǔyì zhě
unmarried / single
单身
dānshēn
singleton
单身主义者
dānshēn zhǔyì zhě
Doomed; to foreordain/to be bound to/to be destined to/to be doomed to/inevitably
注定
zhùdìng
investigation / inquiry / to investigate / to survey / survey / (opinion) poll
调查
diàochá
somewhat / to some extent
有所
yǒu suǒ
selfish / selfishness
自私
zìsī
motive power / force / (fig.) motivation / impetus
动力
dònglì
poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
穷
qióng
Poor ppl
穷人
qióngrén
rich / abundant / wealthy
富
fù
Luxury travel
富游
fù yóu
to have / to possess (something abstract)
拥有
yǒngyǒu
communication / social intercourse
交际
jiāojì
Social circle
交际圈
Jiāojì quān
Street vendor
路边摊
Lù biān tān
Tall, rich and handsome
高富帅
gāofù shuài
Ms Perfect (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)
White, rich and beautiful girl
白富美
bái fùměi
unmarried / single
独身
dúshēn
childless, Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)
丁克
dīngkè
Luxury cars
豪车
háo chē
squeeze the bus
挤公车
Jǐ gōngchē
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光明磊落
guāngmínglěiluò
innocence
清清白白
qīng qīng báibái
to pass / to spend (time) / to survive / to get through
度过
Dù guò
spend this life
度过此生
dù guò cǐshēng
independent/independence/to stand alone
独立
dúlì
free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
自由自在
zìyóu zìzài
to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency
掌握
zhǎngwò
to be well acquainted with
熟知
shúzhī
(food) ingredient
食材
shícái
*MW for meals
to stop/to pause/to arrange/to lay out/to kowtow/to stamp (one’s foot)/at once/classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal”
顿
dùn
folly; stupid thing
蠢事
chǔnshì
stupid
愚蠢的
yúchǔn de
to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after / to woo
追求
zhuīqiú
to experience for oneself
体验
tǐyàn
lifetime; all one’s life
辈子
Bèizi
in a hurry
急着
jízhuó
Dumbstruck; to stare blankly/to be stunned/to be lost in thought
发呆
fādāi
bored / boring / senseless
无聊
wúliáo
Distracted
Loose concentration
走神
zǒushén
走神儿
zǒushén er”
sincere
best friend
挚
zhì
挚友
zhìyǒu
now that
既然
jìrán
baby girl
宝贝女儿
bǎobèi nǚ’ér
Taste
尝
cháng
goodness of the world
世界的善
shìjiè de shàn
the evil of the world
世界的恶
shìjiè de è
to provoke / to irritate / to upset / to stimulate / to excite / irritant
Exiting thing
刺激
cìjī
刺激的事
cìjī de shì”
as much as possible; to the greatest extent
尽
Jǐn
(尽量,尽)
I want to do all the exciting things in the world
我要做尽世界上刺激的事
wǒ yào zuò jǐn shìjiè shàng cìjī de shì
to enjoy / to live it up / pleasure
享受
Xiǎngshòu
often far more than
往往远远超过了不劳而获
wǎngwǎng yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò liǎo bùláo’érhuò
to speculate (on financial markets) / opportunistic / congenial / agreeable
投机
tóu jī
quick fix / opportune short cut (around a difficulty) / cheap trick (to get what one wants) / to pull a fast one
取巧
qǔ qiǎo
opportunistic state
投机取巧的状态
tóujīqǔqiǎo de zhuàngtài
Sensible/thoughtful/intelligent
懂事
dǒngshì
Maslow has a pyramid of needs
马斯洛有需求金字塔
Mǎ sī luò yǒu xūqiú jīnzìtǎ
six stages
六个阶段
liù gè jiēduàn
Until
直至
zhízhì
Pursue
追求
zhuīqiú
higher level needs
更高层次的需求而已
gèng gāo céngcì de xūqiú éryǐ
try ones best;to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort
全力以赴
quánlìyǐfù
potential / capacity
潜力
qiánlì
Realise
实现
shíxiàn
self-actualization
自我实现
Zìwǒ shíxiàn
to surpass / to exceed / to transcend
超越
chāoyuè
self-transcendence
自我超越
Zìwǒ chāoyuè
to feel wronged / to cause sb to feel wronged / grievance
委屈
wěiqu
to envy / to admire
羡慕
xiànmù
(manufacturing, production etc) costs
成本
chéngběn
living cost
生活成本
Shēnghuó chéngběn
to love ardently / to adore
热爱
rè’ài
love one’s life
热爱生活 Rè’ài shēnghuó
Or….
或者说….
huòzhě shuō….
survival needs
生存需要
shēngcún xūyào
need for emotional belonging
情感归属需要
qínggǎn guīshǔ xūyào
respect needs
尊重需要
zūnzhòng xūyào
level
层面 céngmiàn
burden
负担
fùdān
It’s okay to be single
单身无所谓啊
dānshēn wúsuǒwèi a
problem
难题
Nántí
do not feel wronged
并不觉得委屈
bìng bù juédé wěiqu
helpless
无助 wú zhù
害怕
envious
羡慕
xiànmù
(single one) a lifetime
(单身一)辈子
(dānshēn yī) bèizi
at least
At least most people don’t have a problem with time.
起码
qǐmǎ
起码大部分人不会时间问题罢子
qǐmǎ dà bùfèn rén bù huì shíjiān wèntí bà zi
I used to have a goal: to travel all over the country, travel all over the world, eat all over the country, eat all over the world.
我以前有个目标:走遍全国,走遍世界, 吃遍全国,吃遍世界。
wǒ yǐqián yǒu gè mùbiāo: Zǒu biàn quánguó, zǒu biàn shìjiè, chī biàn quánguó, chī biàn shìjiè.
Don’t Live for Others
不为别人而活
Bù wéi biérén ér huó
A peaceful and tolerant attitude
一颗平和,宽容的心态
yī kē pínghé, kuānróng de xīntài
Look at everything in the world with a peaceful and tolerant mind
一颗平和,宽容的心态看待世间的一切
yī kē pínghé, kuānróng de xīntài kàndài shìjiān de yīqiè
Mentality
心态
xīntài
in spite of
不管
bùguǎn
Whether you’re single or married, hopefully we can all love life.
不管你是单身者还是已婚的人,希望我们都能热爱生活。
bùguǎn nǐ shì dānshēn zhě háishì yǐ hūn de rén, xīwàng wǒmen dōu néng rè’ài shēnghuó.
Target
目标
Mùbiāo
Lifestyle
生活方式
Shēnghuó fāngshì
valuable
宝贵
Bǎoguì
wealth / riches
财富
cáifù
Seems like
似乎
sìhū
stay
停留
tíngliú
late
算晚
suàn wǎn
It’s not too late to start
从现在开始也不算晚
Cóng xiànzài kāishǐ yě bù suàn wǎn
Indeed
的确
Díquè