Chapter 19 Flashcards by bob liang

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魯迅 or 鲁迅

Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers

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近代史

jìn dài shǐ

early modern history

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影響力 or 影响力

yǐng xiǎng lì

power to influence

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文學家 or 文学家

wén xué jiā

man of letters, literatus

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批評家 or 批评家

pī píng jiā

critic

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出生

chū shēng

to be born

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浙江

Zhè jiāng

PW: Chekiang Province

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紹興 or 绍兴

Shào xīng

PW: Shaoxing, a country of Chekiang

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富裕

fù yù

Adj: rich, prosperous (formal)

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童年

tóng nián

childhood (formal)

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入獄 or 入狱

rù yù

VO: to go to jail (literary)

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突然

tū rán

Adv: Suddenly, unexpectedly

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由

yóu

Prep: from

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窮困 or 穷困

qióng kùn

impoverished (formal)

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經歷 or 经历

jīng lì

N: one’s accumulated experiences
V: to experience

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體驗 or 体验

tǐ yàn

V: to understand from first-hand experience
N: first-hand experience

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創作 or 创作

chuàng zuò

N: writings, work of art, literature
V: to write, to create

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回憶 or 回忆

huí yì

N: memories
V: to recall

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成了

chéng le

V: became

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寫作 or 写作

xiě zuò

V: to write (works of literature)
N: writing

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材料

cái liào

N: material (for a story, construction, etc.)

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生病

shēng-bìng

VO: to be sick

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中醫 or 中医

Zhōng yī

N: doctor of Chinese medicine; Chinese medicine

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不過 or 不过

bù guò

Adj: merely, only, just

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What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 有意

yǒu yì Adj: intentional; to intend to

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 無意 or 无意

wú yì Adj: unintentional

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 騙子 or 骗子

piàn zi N: a cheat, swindler

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 西醫 or 西医

xī yī N: Western medicine; doctor who practices Western medicine

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 治病

zhì bìng VO: to treat a disease

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 偶然

ǒu rán Adj: by chance; unexpectedly Adv: unexpectedly

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 機會 or 机会

jī huì N: opportunity

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 精神

jīng shén N: spirit, energy

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 羣

qún M: a group of, a herd of

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 愚昧

yú mèi Adj: stupid, ignorant

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 消滅

xiāo miè V: to eradicate, obliterate

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 從事 or 从事

cóng shì V: pursue (an occupation)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 文藝 or 文艺

wén yì N: the arts

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 喚醒 or 唤醒

huàn xǐng RV: to awaken (someone) (only abstract sense)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 短片

duǎn piàn Adj: short (of novels)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 小說 or 小说

xiǎo shuō N: novel, story

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 狂人日記 or 狂人日记

Kuáng rén Rì jì "Diary of a Madman", a short story by Lu Hsun (1918)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 孔乙己

Kǒng Yǐ jǐ "Kong Yiji", name of a short story by Lu Hsun (1921 - 1922)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 阿Q正傳 or 阿Q正传

Ā Q Zhèng zhuàn "The True Story of Ah Q", a short story by Lu Hsun (1919)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 藥 or 药

yào "Medicine", a short story by Lu Hsun

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 著名

zhù míng Adj: famous (formal)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 作品

zuò pǐn N: a piece of artistic work

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 五四運動 or 五四运动

Wǔ sì Yùn dòng May Fourth Movement (1919)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 前後 or 前后

qián hòu around, about (a certain time)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 發表 or 发表

fā biǎo V: to publish, to express (an opinion) publicly

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 娛樂 or 娱乐

yú lè N: entertainment, amusement V: to entertain

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 知識分子 or 知识分子

zhī shi fèn zǐ N: an intellectual

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 認真 or 认真

rèn zhēn Adj: conscientious, serious

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 重要

zhòng yào Adj: important

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 地位

dì wèi N: position, stand

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 古典

gǔ diǎn Adj: classical

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 改良

gǎi liáng V: to improve, to refine

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 嚴肅 or 严肃

yán sù Adj: serious, solemn

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 主角

zhǔ jué N: main character, protagonist

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 受重視 or 受重视

shòu zhòng shì VO: to be considered important by..., to be valued by...

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 重視 or 重视

zhòng shì V: to think highly, to consider as important

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 小人物

xiǎo rén wù N: nobody, the little man

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 人物

rénwù N: characters (in a book), people, (political) figures

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 壓迫 or 压迫

yā pò V: to oppress N: oppression

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 貧困 or 贫困

pín kùn Adj: impoverished

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 農人 or 农人

nóng rén N: peasants

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 失意

shī yì Adj: dissappointed in one's life-time ambitions, frustrated

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 清末民初

Qīng mò Mín chū TW: at the end of the Ching dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 毫不

háo bù not at all

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 保留

bǎo liú V: to hold back, to not speak freely

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 揭露

jiē lù V: to expose

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 殘酷 or 残酷

cán kù Adj: cruel

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 虛假 or 虚假

xū jiǎ N: falseness, hypocrisy Adj: false

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 中年

zhōng nián N: middle age

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 大量

dà liàng Adj: a large quantity, a large number

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 雜文 or 杂文

zá wén N: an essay form made famous by Lu Hsun

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 無所不談 or 无所不谈

wú suǒ bù tán "nothing which is not discussed", willing to talk about anything and having opinions on many subjects

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 時事 or 时事

shí shì N: contemporary events

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 特點 or 特点

tè diǎn N: "special points", characteristics

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 內容 or 内容

nèi róng N: the content

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 帶 or 带

dài V: to carry with (abstract), to bear, to have

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 諷刺 or 讽刺

fěng cì Adj: satric V: to satirize

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 意味

yì wèi N: flavor (of piece of writing, speech, etc.), implications, nuances (formal)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 廣大 or 广大

guǎng dà Adj: vast, wide

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 時局 or 时局

shí jú N: the state (of the nation or world)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 多方面

duō fāng miàn Adj: many aspects, multifaceted

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 國事 or 国事

guó shì N: national affairs

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 關懷 or 关怀

guān huái N: concern V: to show concern for; to feel concern for

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 紀念 or 纪念

jì niàn V: to commemorate N: commemoration

Chapter 19 Flashcards

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