Chapter 17 Vocab Flashcards

(44 cards)

1
Q

to manage money

vo

A

理财

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2
Q
to invest (money); (financial) investment
v/n
A

投资

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3
Q

to be left over; surplus

v/n

A

剩余

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4
Q

interest

n

A

利息

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5
Q

to increase; to add

v

A

增加

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6
Q

all along; the whole time; constantly
adv
[See grammar 1]

A

一向

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7
Q

to be frugal (with food and other living expenses)

A

省吃俭用

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8
Q

bank savings

n

A

存款

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9
Q

way; method

n

A

方式

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10
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(of water, prices, etc.) to rise; to surge; to go up

v

A

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11
Q

to stir-fry; to saute; to speculate (for profit)

v

A

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12
Q

to consume

v

A

消费

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13
Q

to enjoy; enjoyment; pleasure

v/n

A

享受

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14
Q

to give rise to; to lead to

v

A

引起

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15
Q

to think deeply; to ponder over; contemplation; cogitation

v/n

A

思考

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16
Q

contradiction; contradictory; conflicting

n/adj

A

矛盾

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17
Q

gloomy; depressed

adj

A

郁闷

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18
Q

(measure word for sums of money)

m

19
Q

son’s son; grandson

n

20
Q

son’s daughter; granddaughter

n

21
Q

fiancee

n

22
Q

to count as; to be considered as

v

23
Q

to combine; to join

v

24
Q

to persuade; to advise; to urge

v

25
hard; strenuous; toilsome; laborious; to work hard; to go to trouble adj/v
辛苦
26
elderly lady | n
老太太
27
to accumulate; to hoard; to save; to scrape together | v
28
old age | n
老年
29
to persuade; to convince | v
说服
30
at last; in the end; finally; eventually | adv
终于
31
to follow; to continue | v
接着
32
to fit exactly; to hit | v
33
to sign; to autograph | v
34
agreement; contract | n
合同
35
idea; opinion | n
想法
36
sudden; unexpected | adj
突然
37
sisters; female friends or co-workers who share a sister-like bond n
姐妹
38
mahjong | n
麻将
39
stock market | n
股市
40
risk; danger; hazard | n
风险
41
to mortgage | v
抵押
42
stock; share | n
股票
43
to fall | v
44
``` to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss in a deal v ```