L9 Dialogue 1

Question 1

kai1ye4che1 to burn the midnight oil

Answer 1

开夜车

Question 2

zuo4leng3ban3deng4 to be idled from important desk (sit on a cold bench)

Answer 2

坐冷板凳

Question 3

dui4dai4 to treat

Answer 3

对待

Question 4

wei4dao4 scent; flavor; taste

Answer 4

味道

Question 5

feng3ci4 to mock; satire

Answer 5

讽刺

Question 6

shun4kou3liu1 short, rhymed, slang verse

Answer 6

顺口溜

Question 7

li4yong4 to exploit

Answer 7

利用

Question 8

gyuan4yong4 idiomatic

Answer 8

管用

Question 9

ji4lu4 to write down; record

Answer 9

纪录

Question 10

tuo1ku4zifang4pi4 to do something unnecessary

Answer 10

脱裤子放屁

Question 11

pai1 to pat; slap

Answer 11

拍

Question 12

shen3pan4 to put on trial

Answer 12

审判

Question 13

lai2yuan2 source; origin

Answer 13

来源

Question 14

da3gu3 to feel uncertain or nervous (beat the drum)

Answer 14

打鼓

Question 15

pu3bian4 universal; ubiquitous

Answer 15

普遍

Question 16

pai1ma3pi4 to flatter excessively

Answer 16

拍马屁

Question 17

dui4xiang4 boyfriend/girlfriend

Answer 17

对象

Question 18

bi3yu4 metaphor; simile

Answer 18

比喻

Question 19

cheng2shou4 to bear; endure

Answer 19

承受

Question 20

cheng1zan4 to praise

Answer 20

称赞

Question 21

ma4 to scold; criticize; reprimand

Answer 21

骂

Question 22

tui4tang2 to leave the court

Answer 22

退膛

Question 23

ren4wu4 mission; task

Answer 23

任务

Question 24

xan3de to appear; to seem

Answer 24

显得

Question 25

su2yu3 common saying

Answer 25

俗语

Question 26

chang3he2 occasion

Answer 26

场合

Question 27

pi3gu hip

Answer 27

屁股

Question 28

wen2ya3 refined, elegant

Answer 28

文雅

Question 29

hao2bu2zai4hu to not care about

Answer 29

毫不在乎

Question 30

tong1su2 popular; common

Answer 30

通俗

Question 31

peng4ding1zi to be rebuffed (bump into the nail)

Answer 31

碰钉子

Question 32

zui4fan4 criminal

Answer 32

罪犯

Question 33

feng4cheng to flatter

Answer 33

奉承

Question 34

da3tui4tang2gu3 to give up pursuit without attaining one;s goal

Answer 34

打退堂鼓

Question 35

ban4ping2cu4 only a superficial knowledge of something (half bottle of vinegar)

Answer 35

半瓶醋

Question 36

xiao1shi1 to disappear

Answer 36

消失

Question 37

chao3leng3fan4 to repeat without any new content (heat leftover rice)

Answer 37

炒冷饭

Question 38

qin1jin4 close; intimate

Answer 38

亲近

Question 39

duo1yu2 extra; surplus

Answer 39

多余

Question 40

er3bian1feng1 to turn a deaf ear to something

Answer 40

耳边风

Question 41

cong2qian2 in the past; before

Answer 41

从前

Question 42

zhi3ze2 to blame; accuse

Answer 42

指责

Question 43

biao3xian4 to show; manifest

Answer 43

表现

Question 44

liu2chuan2 to pass on; hand down

Answer 44

流传

Question 45

meng2gu3 mongolia

Answer 45

蒙古

Question 46

bei1hei1guo1 to take the blame for others

Answer 46

背黑锅

Question 47

li3mao4 polite

Answer 47

礼貌

Question 48

shi4he2 to be appropriate for

Answer 48

适合

Question 49

bi4yao4 necessary; essential

Answer 49

必要

Question 50

xun2zhao3 to seek; search for

Answer 50

寻找

Question 51

qi2lv2zhao3ma3 to retain while looking for something better (ride donkey while looking for a horse)

Answer 51

骑驴找马