Intermediate Phrases 3, Vocabulary

Question 1

撞

Answer 1

zhuàng

1 to knock against
2 to bump into
3 to run into
4 to meet by accident

MANDARIN
zhuàng
DEFINITION
knock against, bump into, collide

Question 2

撞车

Answer 2

zhuàngchē

1 to crash (into another car)
2 (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash
3 (of subject matter) to be the same

Question 3

刹车

Answer 3

shāchē

1 to brake (when driving)
2 to stop
3 to switch off
4 to check (bad habits)
5 a brake

Question 4

剎

Answer 4

shā

to brake
MANDARIN
shā (or chà)
DEFINITION
temple, shrine, monastary

Question 5

手脚

Answer 5

shǒujiǎo

1 hand and foot
2 movement of limbs
3 action
4 trick
5 step in a procedure

Question 6

解决

Answer 6

解决 jiějué

1 to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)
2 to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)

Question 7

解

Answer 7

jiě

1 to divide
2 to break up
3 to split
4 to separate
5 to dissolve
6 to solve
7 to melt
8 to remove
9 to untie
10 to loosen
11 to open
12 to emancipate
13 to explain
14 to understand
15 to know
16 a solution
17 a dissection

MANDARIN
jiě (or jiè, xiè)
DEFINITION
loosen, unfasten, untie; explain

Question 8

决

Answer 8

jué

1 to decide
2 to determine
3 to execute (sb)
4 (of a dam etc) to breach or burst
5 definitely
6 certainly

MANDARIN
jué
DEFINITION
decide, determine, judge

Question 9

难

Answer 9

nán

1 difficult (to…)
2 problem
3 difficulty
4 difficult
5 not good

MANDARIN
nán (or nan, nàn)
DEFINITION
difficult, arduous, hard; unable

Question 10

当

Answer 10

dāng

1 (onom.) dong
2 ding dong (bell)

1 to be
2 to act as
3 manage
4 withstand
5 when
6 during
7 ought
8 should
9 match equally
10 equal
11 same
12 obstruct
13 just at (a time or place)
14 on the spot
15 right
16 just at

MANDARIN
dāng (or dàng, dang)
DEFINITION
bear, accept, undertake; just

Question 11

不妨

Answer 11

bùfáng

1 there is no harm in
2 might as well

Question 12

妨

Answer 12

fáng

1 to hinder
2 (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm
3 (what) harm

MANDARIN
fáng (or fāng)
DEFINITION
interfere with, impede, obstruct

Question 13

考虑

Answer 13

kǎolǜ

1 to think over
2 to consider
3 consideration

Question 14

考

Answer 14

kǎo

1 to beat
2 to hit
3 variant of kǎo [考]
4 to inspect
5 to test
6 to take an exam

HZ 考〔﹣⧸攷〕

1 to check
2 to verify
3 to test
4 to examine
5 to take an exam
6 to take an entrance exam for
7 deceased father

MANDARIN
kǎo
DEFINITION
examine, test; investigate

Question 15

虑

Answer 15

lǜ

1 to think over
2 to consider
3 anxiety

MANDARIN
lǜ (or bì)
DEFINITION
be concerned, worry about

Question 16

xingcheng

Question 17

行程

Answer 17

xíngchéng

1 journey
2 course of a journey
3 distance traveled
4 trajectory
5 itinerary
6 route
7 course (of history)
8 stroke (of a piston)
9 (Tw) (computing) process

Question 18

行

Answer 18

xíng

1 to walk
2 to go
3 to travel
4 a visit
5 temporary
6 makeshift
7 current
8 in circulation
9 to do
10 to perform
11 capable
12 competent
13 effective
14 all right
15 OK!
16 will do
17 behavior
18 conduct
19 Taiwan pr. [xìng] for the behavior-conduct sense

MANDARIN
xíng (or háng, hàng, xìng, héng)
DEFINITION
go; walk; move, travel; circulate

Question 19

程

Answer 19

chéng

1 rule
2 order
3 regulations
4 formula
5 journey
6 procedure
7 sequence

MANDARIN
chéng
DEFINITION
journey, trip; schedule, agenda

Question 20

交

Answer 20

jiāo

1 to hand over
2 to deliver
3 to pay (money)
4 to turn over
5 to make friends
6 to intersect (lines)
7 variant of jiāo [跤]

HZ 交⧸跤

1 a tumble
2 a fall

MANDARIN
jiāo
DEFINITION
mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver

Question 21

报告

Answer 21

bàogào

1 to inform
2 to report
3 to make known
4 report
5 speech
6 talk
7 lecture

Question 22

报

Answer 22

bào

1 to announce
2 to inform
3 report
4 newspaper
5 recompense
6 revenge
M: fèn [份] / zhāng [张]

MANDARIN
bào
DEFINITION
report, tell, announce

Question 23

告

Answer 23

gào

1 to say
2 to tell
3 to announce
4 to report
5 to denounce
6 to file a lawsuit
7 to sue

MANDARIN
gào (or jū, gù)
DEFINITION
tell, announce, inform; accuse