FSI Set 16 Flashcards

Question

情有独钟[情有獨鐘] qíngyǒudúzhōng

Answer 1

to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc)

Answer 2

to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc)

Answer 3

hesitation ② misgivings ③ doubt

Answer 4

alone ② by oneself ③ on one's own

Answer 5

call in (one's subordinates) ② summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview

Answer 6

to console ② to comfort ③ to soothe

Answer 7

inside story ② inside information

Answer 8

to think over

Answer 9

secondly ② the other (usu. of the two); the second

Answer 10

to implicate ② implicated

Answer 11

land tax ② money and grain (given as tax or tribute)

Answer 12

to burn down

Answer 13

in order to avoid ② so as not to

Answer 14

panic ② panicky ③ panic-stricken

Answer 15

storm ② violent commotion ③ fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)

Answer 16

to set the tone

Answer 17

lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease ② to give in

Answer 18

follow-up ② (dialect) to remarry

Answer 19

to sell (off) ② to betray

Answer 20

love letter

Answer 21

pickpocket

Answer 22

interval between lessons

Answer 23

to live high and look down (idiom); occupying the high ground ② fig. arrogance based on one's social position

Answer 24

to experience

Answer 25

a letter ② an epistle

Answer 26

to do with difficulty ② to force sb to do sth ③ reluctant ④ barely enough

Answer 27

clear ② distinct

Answer 28

from beginning to end ② all along

Answer 29

Chinese musical note ② fit ③ to join ④ counter for matches, battles etc

Answer 30

regard ② kindly feelings ③ intention

Answer 31

appropriate to the occasion ② fitting

Answer 32

moment ② momentary ③ in a flash

Answer 33

one instant ② very short time ③ the twinkle of an eye

Answer 34

to make eyes ② to wink

Answer 35

to burn with jealousy (idiom)

Answer 36

to indulge ② to wallow

Answer 37

number 21 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 猎户座

Answer 38

the twenty-eight constellations

Answer 39

to hear but not understand (idiom)

Answer 40

the Japanese Twenty-one demands of 1925

Answer 41

faculty, students, and staff (idiom)

Answer 42

composition ② make-up ③ ingredient ④ element ⑤ component ⑥ one's social status ⑦ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 43

to take one's cue from the changing conditions (idiom)

Answer 44

system ② organization

Answer 45

spring wind, sexual intercourse

Answer 46

to reduce ② to tighten ③ to cut back (budget etc) ④ recession

Answer 47

to sneer at ② to ridicule ③ to taunt

Answer 48

to collude with ② to collaborate with ③ to gang up with

Answer 49

inside story ② non-public information ③ behind the scenes ④ internal

Answer 50

to tidy up ② to reorganize ③ to consolidate ④ to rectify

Answer 51

newspapers and periodicals ② the press

Answer 52

expression of (political) opinion

Answer 53

freedom of speech

Answer 54

upsurge ② popular craze

Answer 55

to lift ② to raise in height ③ to begin ④ upsurge ⑤ to set off (a campaign)

Answer 56

to make more beautiful ② to decorate ③ embellishment

Answer 57

to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

Answer 58

to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

Answer 59

to touch (one's feelings)

Answer 60

chick ② newly hatched chicken

Answer 61

prostitution of children

Answer 62

stay clear of the enemy's main force and ② strike at his weak points

Answer 63

to surrender ② to yield

Answer 64

Taishang Huang

Answer 65

shadow ② fig. a traumatic experience that haunts someone

Answer 66

administration

Answer 67

to form a cabinet

Answer 68

to use fully ② to put to use

Answer 69

to rise again (after a fall) ② to pick up ③ see also 反彈|反弹[fan3 dan4]

Answer 70

to be willing to ② satisfied

Answer 71

infatuated ② obsessed

Answer 72

lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Bei3 chen2] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure ② to group around a revered leader

Answer 73

supreme ② paramount ③ unsurpassed

Answer 74

scene ② view ③ sight ④ landscape ⑤ to be well-regarded ⑥ to be well-off ⑦ grand (topolect) ⑧ impressive (topolect)

Answer 75

become intoxicated

Answer 76

to hold court from behind a screen (of an empress, etc.) (idiom)

Answer 77

honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back ② no surrender ③ to pursue justice with no second thoughts

Answer 78

to pursue justice with no turning back (idiom)

Answer 79

to advance bravely

Answer 80

to put in place ② put into practice ③ take effect

Answer 81

to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time

Answer 82

so much so that ② to the extent that ③ even

Answer 83

overbearing ② forceful ③ aggressive ④ menacing ⑤ imperious

Answer 84

civility ② public spirit

Answer 85

public ethics ② social morality

Answer 86

as the name implies

Answer 87

pleasure from helping others (idiom)

Answer 88

pleasure from helping others

Answer 89

public property

Answer 90

to cherish ② to treasure ③ to take care of ④ to love and protect

Answer 91

blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)

Answer 92

napkin ② CL:張|张[zhang1]

Answer 93

to be lacking in moral sense ② to lack common basic respect for others ③ lacking in virtue ④ mischievous ⑤ wicked ⑥ cruel ⑦ mean

Answer 94

paper towel ② napkin ③ facial tissue ④ CL:張|张[zhang1],包[bao1]

Answer 95

accomplishment ② training ③ self-cultivation

Answer 96

reason ② intellect ③ rationality

Answer 97

respect the old and cherish the young

Answer 98

hardworking and frugal

Answer 99

publicly known (to be) ② accepted (as)

Answer 100

to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people ② altruism

Answer 101

flowing (of speech, writing) ② fluent ③ smooth and easy

Answer 102

prosperous ② thriving ③ to prosper ④ to flourish

Answer 103

honest ② upright ③ positive value

Answer 104

upright ② upstanding ③ honest

Answer 105

complete nonsense (idiom)

Answer 106

to talk rubbish

Answer 107

to dispel phlegm (general term of traditional Chinese medicine)

Answer 108

to abdicate ② modest ③ yielding ④ unpretentious ⑤ inferior to

Answer 109

inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)

Answer 110

Methodist (Christian sect)

Answer 111

scene ② occasion

Answer 112

far-fetched ② implausible (chain of reasoning)

Answer 113

a defect ② a flaw

Answer 114

first ② for the first time ③ primary ④ tentative

Answer 115

to gather together ② to collect ③ to approach ④ to draw near to ⑤ to add ⑥ to sum up ⑦ to comb (hair)

Answer 116

to close one's eyes ② to get to sleep

Answer 117

firmly ② safely

Answer 118

promotion ② upgrade ③ to escalate (in intensity) ④ step up ⑤ to increase ⑥ to rise ⑦ to go up

Answer 119

hardline faction ② hawks

Answer 120

platitudes and clichés (idiom)

Answer 121

in private

Answer 122

equal ② balanced ③ harmony ④ equilibrium

Answer 123

to seize the chance ② opportunistic

Answer 124

to be foolhardy (idiom)

Answer 125

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

Answer 126

to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others

Answer 127

one's temperament and interests ② emotional appeal

Answer 128

comprehensive survey

Answer 129

to promote sales

Answer 130

to want sex ② given to lust ③ lecherous ④ lascivious ⑤ horny

Answer 131

to show off (loanword, from English "show") ② to grandstand ③ to perform in a stage show

Answer 132

to like ② fond of ③ to prefer ④ to love ⑤ one's tastes ⑥ preference

Answer 133

to have both (at the same time)

Answer 134

equitable ② fair

Answer 135

to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)

Answer 136

Zhoukoudian in Beijing

Answer 137

Lopnur nahiyisi or Yuli county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng4 Meng3 gu3 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang

Answer 138

paranasal sinus

Answer 139

compile ② draw up ③ work out ④ fabricate ⑤ invent ⑥ concoct ⑦ make up ⑧ cook up ⑨ create out of the imagination

Answer 140

If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb ② Give a dog a bad name, then hang him. ③ also written 慾加之罪,何患無辭|欲加之罪,何患无辞

Answer 141

If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb ② Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.

Answer 142

cold and detached towards sb ② lack of regard ③ indifference ④ neglect

Answer 143

to pretend ② to feign ③ to act a part

Answer 144

heart ② innermost being

Answer 145

vein ② artery ③ CL:根[gen1]

Answer 146

burst ② fracture

Answer 147

Military orders are unalterable and must be obeyed. (idiom)

Answer 148

to conceal ② to hide ③ covert ④ under cover

Answer 149

to dodge ② to duck out of the way ③ shaken (by a fall) ④ to sprain ⑤ to pull a muscle ⑥ lightning ⑦ spark ⑧ a flash ⑨ to flash (across one's mind) ⑩ to leave behind ⑪ surname Shan

Answer 150

lightning wedding ② to get married on the spur of the moment

Answer 151

lightning war ② Blitzkrieg

Answer 152

sudden idea ② flash of thought

Answer 153

stabbing pain ② intermittent flash of pain

Answer 154

impatient (idiom); in a hurry ② itching to get on with it

Answer 155

commonplace ② ordinary ③ mediocre

Answer 156

to hesitate

Answer 157

to refuse politely

Answer 158

to split up ② to break up

Answer 159

sincere ② honest ③ cordial

Answer 160

unconsciously

Answer 161

matchmaker

Answer 162

to look for a partner

Answer 163

announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) ② to post information ③ a notice

Answer 164

acquaintance

Answer 165

photograph

Answer 166

musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) ② also called 香獐子

Answer 167

musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)

Answer 168

a Yuan dynasty form of musical comedy

Answer 169

Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫

Answer 170

golden oriole

Answer 171

oriole ② bird

Answer 172

nightingale

Answer 173

high mountain ② precipitous ③ surname Cui

Answer 174

tall ② towering

Answer 175

master ② qualified worker ③ CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

Answer 176

used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan) ② master ③ qualified worker

Answer 177

unexpectedly ② to one's surprise ③ in spite of everything ④ in that crazy way ⑤ actually ⑥ to go as far as to

Answer 178

unexpectedly ② actually ③ to go so far as to ④ indeed

Answer 179

unexpectedly ② to one's surprise ③ go so far as to

Answer 180

whole-heartedly (idiom)

Answer 181

a seemingly careless person may actually be quite meticulous (idiom)

Answer 182

in short ② in a word ③ in brief

Answer 183

script for play, opera, movie etc ② screenplay

Answer 184

polystyrene (packing peanuts)

Answer 185

familiarity at first sight

Answer 186

to facilitate ② to effect

Answer 187

conversely ② in reverse order ③ in an opposite direction

Answer 188

on the other hand

Answer 189

conclusion ② ending

Answer 190

be convinced (that something is true) ② believe ③ to accept sth as true

Answer 191

trust ② have confidence in

Answer 192

Each has his likes and dislikes (idiom). There is no accounting for tastes. ② chacun son gout

Answer 193

each has his strong points (idiom)

Answer 194

general relativity ② Einstein's theory of gravity

Answer 195

wide sense ② generalization ③ general

Answer 196

matchmaker

Answer 197

go-between ② matchmaker

Answer 198

to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)

Answer 199

extended meaning (of a word) ② to mean by extension

Answer 200

to complain

Answer 201

to cry ② to weep (idiom)

Answer 202

to drip ② to trickle ③ to shed (tears)

Answer 203

to smear ② to wipe ③ to erase ④ (classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc)

Answer 204

odor ② scent

Answer 205

to shed tears

Answer 206

at long last ② finally ③ on the whole

Answer 207

extramarital

Answer 208

extramarital sex

Answer 209

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

Answer 210

to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

Answer 211

crumbs ② filings ③ worth while

Answer 212

to disdain as beneath contempt

Answer 213

to disdain to do sth ② to think sth not worth doing ③ to feel it beneath one's dignity

Answer 214

to bring to justice ② to punish according to the law

Answer 215

vast ② broad ③ to develop

Answer 216

magnanimous ② generous ③ broad-minded

Answer 217

magnanimous (idiom); generous

Answer 218

to tour ② sightseeing ③ tourism

Answer 219

autocracy ② dictatorship

Answer 220

to be proud of sth. (idiom)

Answer 221

to deem it an honor (idiom)

Answer 222

to learn a lesson (from a previous error) ② to take warning from sth. (idiom)

Answer 223

to learn a lesson (from a previous error) ② to take warning from sth. (idiom)

Answer 224

to regard it as a disgrace (idiom)

Answer 225

pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction

Answer 226

forthright speak ② to talk bluntly

Answer 227

a long period of peace and order (idiom)

Answer 228

the same language and the same race (idiom)

Answer 229

near ② close to

Answer 230

easy ② with no difficulty

Answer 231

to recover (territory or power) ② the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945

Answer 232

notorious ② infamous ③ egregious (bandits)

Answer 233

with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)

FSI Set 16 Flashcards

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