Vocabulary Enrichment 2

Question 1

赏心悦目

Answer 1

shǎngxīnyuèmù
• warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom)
• pleasing
• delightful

Question 2

忍俊不禁

Answer 2

rěnjùnbùjīn
• cannot help laughing
• unable to restrain a smile

Question 3

和颜悦色

Answer 3

héyányuèsè
• amiable manner
• pleasant countenance

Question 4

欣喜若狂

Answer 4

xīnxǐruòkuáng

• to be wild with joy (idiom)

Question 5

宏大

Answer 5

hóngdà
• great
• grand
• massive

Question 6

规模

Answer 6

guīmó
• scale
• scope
• extent

Question 7

范围

Answer 7

fànwéi
• range 
• scope 
• limit 
• extent

Question 8

沧桑

Answer 8

cāngsāng

• great changes

Question 9

末路

Answer 9

mòlù
• end of the road 
• final road 
• fig. dead end 
• impasse

Question 10

断绝

Answer 10

duànjué
• to sever
• to break off

Question 11

灭亡

Answer 11

mièwáng
• to be destroyed 
• to become extinct 
• to perish 
• to die out 
• to destroy 
• to exterminate

Question 12

百家争鸣

Answer 12

bǎijiāzhēngmíng
• a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC

Question 13

面面俱到

Answer 13

miànmiànjùdào

• (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything

Question 14

星罗棋布

Answer 14

xīngluóqíbù

• scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place

Question 15

包罗万象

Answer 15

bāoluówànxiàng
• all-embracing
• all-inclusive

Question 16

坚强不屈

Answer 16

jiānqiángbùqū

• staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast

Question 17

卑躬屈膝

Answer 17

bēigōngqūxī
• to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
• bending and scraping to curry favor

Question 18

苟延残喘

Answer 18

gǒuyáncánchuǎn

• to struggle on whilst at death’s door (idiom)

Question 19

励精图治

Answer 19

lì jīng tú zhì

(usu. of a ruler or prime minister) exert oneself to make the country prosperous

Question 20

稍纵即逝

Answer 20

shāo zòng jí shì

transient; fleeting

∼的机会
∼ de jīhuì
a fleeting opportunity

Question 21

白驹过隙

Answer 21

báijū guò xì
a glimpse of a white colt flashing past a chink in a wall (said of the fleeting of time)

人生一世间, 如∼。(《史记》)
Rénshēng yī shì jiān, rú ∼. (《Shǐjì》)
Man’s life in this world is as brief as a glimpse of a white colt flashing past a chink in a wall

Question 22

遥遥无期

Answer 22

yáoyáo wú qī
not (realizable, etc.) within the foreseeable future

工程竣工∼。
Gōngchéng jùngōng ∼.
Completion of the project is nowhere in sight

Question 23

拘泥

Answer 23

jū·nì
be a stickler for (form, etc.); rigidly adhere to (formalities, etc.)

∼于形式
∼ yú xíngshì
rigidly adhere to form; be formalistic

∼于细节
∼yú xìjié
be very punctilious

∼成说
∼ chéngshuō
rigidly adhere to accepted theories

Question 24

沉浸

Answer 24

chénjìn
be immersed in; be steeped in; be permeated with

∼在幸福的回忆中
∼ zài xìngfú de huíyì zhōng
be immersed in happy memories

整个首都∼在节日的欢乐气氛中。
Zhěnggè shǒudū ∼ zài jiérì de huānlè qìfēn zhōng.
The entire capital was permeated with a festive atmosphere.

Question 25

执着

Answer 25

zhízhuó
• attachment 
• stubborn 
• be attached to 
• persistent 
• persevering

Question 26

凤毛麟角

Answer 26

fèngmáolínjiǎo

• lit. phoenix feather and unicorn horn, fig. an extremely rare object (idiom)

Question 27

沧海一粟

Answer 27

cānghǎi yī sù
a drop in the ocean

个人的力量和群众的力量相比, 不过是∼。
Gèrén de lìliang hé qúnzhòng de lìliang xiāngbǐ, bùguò shì ∼.
The strength of an individual, as compared with that of the masses, is but a drop in the ocean

Question 28

屈指可数

Answer 28

qūzhǐ kě shǔ

can be counted on one’s fingers -very few

Question 29

绝无仅有

Answer 29

juéwújǐnyǒu

the only one of its kind; unique

Question 30

迷惑

Answer 30

míhuo
puzzle; confuse; perplex; baffle

感到∼不解
gǎndào ∼ bùjiě
feel puzzled; feel perplexed

∼敌人
∼ dírén
confuse the enemy

不要被假象所∼。
Bù yào bèi jiǎxiàng suǒ ∼.
Don’t be misled by false appearances

Question 31

介意

Answer 31

jièyì
(or 介怀 jièhuái) (usu. used in the negative) take offence; mind

我是开玩笑, 你可别∼呀。
Wǒ shì kāi wánxiào, nǐ kě bié ∼ ya.
I was only joking. I hope you won’t take offence.

即使有些批评过头了, 他也不∼。
Jíshǐ yǒu xiē pīpíng guò tóu le, tā yě bù ∼.
He didn’t mind even when some criticisms were excessive

Question 32

破例

Answer 32

pòlì

break a rule; make an exception

Question 33

彷徨

Answer 33

pánghuáng

walk back and forth, not knowing which way to go; hesitate

Question 34

急促

Answer 34

jícù
① hurried; rapid

∼的脚步声
∼ de jiǎobùshēng
hurried footsteps

∼的枪声
∼ de qiāngshēng
rapid gunfire

呼吸∼
hūxī ∼
be short of breath

脉搏∼
màibó ∼
have a short, quick pulse

② (of time) short; pressing

时间很∼, 不要再犹豫了。
Shíjiān hěn ∼, bùyào zài yóuyù le.
Time is running short. Stop hesitating (or dithering

Question 35

迈进

Answer 35

màijìn
stride forward; forge ahead; advance with big strides

朝着四个现代化的宏伟目标∼
cháozhe sì ge xiàndàihuà de hóngwěi mùbiāo ∼
stride forward towards the great goal of the four modernizations

他在学习上又∼了一步。
Tā zài xuéxí shàng yòu ∼ le yī bù.
He made further progress in his studies

Question 36

神速

Answer 36

shénsù
marvellously quick; with amazing speed

收效∼
Shōuxiào ∼
yield marvellously quick results

∼地向前挺进
∼ de xiàngqián tǐngjìn
advance with lightning speed