Lesson 10

Question 1

爆发

Answer 1

bàofā - break out, erupt, explode

Question 2

轰轰烈烈

Answer 2

hōnghōng lièliè - mighty, vigorous, strong, large scale

Question 3

持续

Answer 3

chíxù - last, continue, persist

Question 4

停滞

Answer 4

tíngzhì - stagnate, bog down

Question 5

崩溃

Answer 5

bēngkuì - collapse, fall apart

Question 6

首当其冲

Answer 6

shǒudāng qíchōng - bear the brunt of

Question 7

成千上万

Answer 7

chéngqiān shàngwàn - thousands upon thousands, innumerable, loads of

Question 8

犹如

Answer 8

yóurú - like, as if

Question 9

截然不同

Answer 9

jiérán bùtóng - completely different, poles apart

Question 10

忍受

Answer 10

rěnshòu - endure, put up with

Question 11

杯水车薪

Answer 11

bēishuǐ chēxīn - a drop in the bucket, utterly inadequate amount

Question 12

期盼

Answer 12

qīpàn - hopes, expectations, look-forward to, expect

Question 13

别无二样

Answer 13

biéwú èryàng - no different from

Question 14

崭新

Answer 14

zhǎnxīn - brand new

Question 15

如愿以偿

Answer 15

rúyuàn yǐcháng - get one’s wish, fulfill one’s hopes

Question 16

意气风发

Answer 16

yìqì fēngfā - high-spirited

Question 17

沧桑

Answer 17

cāngsāng - great changes, vicissitudes

Question 18

天壤之别

Answer 18

tiānrǎngzhībié - poles apart; radical differences

Question 19

如雷贯耳

Answer 19

rúléi-guàn’ěr - well known

Question 20

举不胜举

Answer 20

jǔ bú shèng jǔ - too numerous to cite, too many to mention