rev4 Flashcards
一夜成名
yíyèchéngmíng - become famous overnight [idm]
一家之主
yìjiāzhīzhǔ - the head of the household [n]
一年一度
yìniányídù - once every year [adj]
一心
yìxīn - wholeheartedly; heart and soul [adv]
一无所知
yìwúsuǒzhī - know nothing at all [v]
一瞬间
yíshùnjiān - in the blink of an eye [phr]
上升
shàngshēng - go up; raise; ascend [v]
上市
shàngshì - go (appear) on the market [v]
下降
xiàjiàng - descend; go or come down; drop; fall; decrease [v]
不下于
búxiàyú - not lower than; no less than [v]
不免
bùmiǎn - would naturally (unavoidably) [adv]
不妨
bùfáng - there is no harm in; might as well [adv]
不容
bùróng - not tolerate; not allow [v]
不至于
búzhìyú - cannot go so far as to; be unlikely to [conj]
不顾一切
búgùyíqiè - recklessly; without regard for anything else; throw caution to the wind [phr]
与日俱增
yǔrìjùzēng - increase by the day [idm]
专栏
zhuānlán - (special) column [n]
专门
zhuānmén - specially; specialised [adv/adj]
严格
yángé - strict [adj]
临
lín - right before [adv]
乖
guāi - well-behaved; obedient [adj]
乖巧
guāiqiǎo - clever; cute; obedient [adj]
亡灵
wánglíng - the soul of a deceased person [n]
亮丽
liànglì - brightly coloured [adj]
亲密
qīnmì - close; intimate; affectionate [adj]
亲自
qīnzì - in person; personally [adv]
人造
rénzào - artificial; man-made [adj]
人间
rénjiān - (on) earth; (in) this world [n]
仅仅
jǐnjǐn - only; merely; simply [adv]
代代相传
dàidàixiāngchuán - hand down from generation to generation [v]
任意
rènyì - arbitrarily; at will [adv]
传承
chuánchéng - hand down; pass down [v]
传染病
chuánrǎnbìng - infectious disease; communicable disease [n]
伴侣
bànlǚ - companion; mate; partner [n]
似乎
sìhū - it seems; as if [adv]
似是而非
sìshìérfēi - seemingly right but actually wrong [idm]
但愿
dànyuàn - if only (it were possible to…); wish [v]
保姆
bǎomǔ - housekeeper; nanny [n]
停滞
tíngzhì - be stagnant; be at a standstill [v]
偶尔
ǒuěr - once in a while occasionally [adv]
全程
quánchéng - the whole journey; from beginning to end [adv]
公共场合
gōnggòngchǎnghé - public occasion [n]
公开
gōngkāi - make known to the public [adj]
共同
gòngtóng - common; communal [adj]
关怀
guānhuái - warm solicitude, showing loving care for [n/v]
具体
jùtǐ - concrete; specific [adj]
具有
jùyǒu - possess; have [v]
内涵
nèihán - intention; connotation; meaning [n]
冷漠
lěngmò - cold and detached; indifferent [adj]
出人意料
chūrényìliào - exceeding/contrary to one’s expectation; unexpectedly [phr]
出卖
chūmài - sell (off) [v]
出发
chūfā - start from; proceed from [v]
出现
chūxiàn - appear; emerge; arise [v]
分享
fēnxiǎng - share (joy, rights, etc) [v]
创建
chuàngjiàn - establish; found [v]
创造
chuàngzào - create; produce [v]
利用
lìyòng - use; make use of; utilise [v]
利益
lìyì - interest; benefit [n]
到头来
dàotóulái - in the end; finally; when all is said and done [phr]
制裁
zhìcái - sanction [v/n]
动人
dòngrén - moving; affecting; touching [adj]
劳作
láozuò - manual labour [n]
十有八九
shíyǒubājiǔ - eight or nine times out of ten; most likely [adv]
协调
xiétiáo - compatible; coordinated; harmonious [adj]
单身
dānshēn - unmarried; single [n/adj]
参与
cānyù - to participate (in sth) [v]
发表
fābiǎo - publish; issue; voice [v]
发言
fāyán - to make a speech; to give a presentation [v]
古怪
gǔguài - peculiar; odd; strange [adj]
司法部
sīfǎbù - Justice Department (of the US government) [n]
各行各业
gèhánggèyè - all types of jobs and careers [n]
合法
héfǎ - legal [adj]
同工同酬
tónggōngtóngchóu - equal pay for equal work [phr]
否认
fǒurèn - deny; repudiate [v]
唐诗
tángshī - Tang poems [n]
团圆
tuányuán - reunion, reunite (with family) [n/v]
困境
kùnjìng - difficult position; predicament [n]
坐立难安
zuòlìnánān - be ill at ease; feel uneasy whether sitting or standing [idm]
墓地
mùdì - graveyard; cemetery; burial ground [n]
增长
zēngzhǎng - to increase; to raise; rise; grow [v]
外界
wàijiè - external world [n]
多种多样
duōzhǒngduōyàng - varied; manifold [adj]
大众化
dàzhònghuà - popularisation [adj/n/v]
大幅度
dàfúdù - by a wide margin; by a large margin [adv]
大胆
dàdǎn - bold; daring [adj]
大量
dàliàng - in large quantity; great amount [adv/adj]
天价
tiānjià - sky-high price(s) [adj/n]
天生如此
tiānshēngrúcǐ - be born like this [phr]
好奇
hàoqí - curious; inquisitive [adj]
好评
hǎopíng - favourable comment; high opinion [n]
始终
shǐzhōng - from beginning to end; all along [adv]
委员会
wěiyuánhuì - committee; council [n]
委曲求全
wěiqūqiúquán - condescend to do a thing; make concessions to achieve one’s purpose [v]
婚庆
hūnqìng - marriage; wedding [n]
存款
cúnkuǎn - money in savings [n]
孤独
gūdú - lonely; lonesome [adj]
安心
ānxīn - feel at ease; be relieved [adj]
安慰
ānwèi - comfort; console; soothe [v/n]
安静
ānjìng - quiet; peaceful [adj]
官方
guānfāng - of or by the government; official [adj]
审美
shěnměi - appreciation of beauty, aesthetic [n/adj]
宪法
xiànfǎ - Constitution [n]
家家户户
jiājiāhùhù - each and every household [phr]
宾至如归
bīnzhìrúguī - guests feel at home [idm]
富裕
fùyù - prosperous; well-to-do [adj]
对手
duìshǒu - opponent; match [n]
对象
duìxiàng - boyfriend/girlfriend; marriage partner [n]
封闭
fēngbì - close down; seal up [v]
尽量
jìnliàng - to the best of one’s ability; as far as possible [adv]
居住
jūzhù - live; reside; dwell [v]
展示
zhǎnshì - to show; to reveal [v]
崇尚
chóngshàng - advocate; uphold [v]
崛起
juéqǐ - raise [v]
工学院
gōngxuéyuàn - engineering college; tech college [n]
工程
gōngchéng - project; engineering; construction work [n]
巨大
jùdà - tremendous; very large; huge [adj]
年头
niántóu - year [n]
幼稚园
yòuzhìyuán - day care center; pre-school [n]
延误
yánwù - delay [v]
弄不清
nòngbùqīng - unable to figure out [v-c]