現代千字文 Lesson 18 Compounds

Question 1

氣象

Answer 1

meteorology qì·xiàng

Question 2

預報

Answer 2

forecast yù·bào

Question 3

偏東

Answer 3

to the east / eastward piān·dōng

Question 4

氣溫

Answer 4

air temperature qì·wēn

Question 5

零下

Answer 5

below zero líng·xià

Question 6

夜間

Answer 6

at night / nighttime yè·jiān

Question 7

氣候

Answer 7

climate qì·hòu

Question 8

氣體

Answer 8

a gas [opp. to solid, liquid] qì·tǐ

Question 9

氣球

Answer 9

balloon qì·qiú

Question 10

生氣

Answer 10

X gets angry at Y / is upset shēng·qì

Question 11

運氣

Answer 11

luck / fortune yùn-qi

Question 12

語氣

Answer 12

tone / manner of speaking yǔ·qì

Question 13

現象

Answer 13

phenomenon / appearance xiàn·xiàng

Question 14

大象

Answer 14

elephant dà·xiàng

Question 15

預習

Answer 15

STUDENT prepares for a lesson in advance yù·xí

Question 16

預感

Answer 16

premonition / X has a hunch / senses that _ yù·gǎn

Question 17

預見

Answer 17

X foresees / predicts Y yù·jiàn

Question 18

預想

Answer 18

X anticipates / expects Y yù·xiǎng

Question 19

報喜

Answer 19

X announces good news bào·xǐ

Question 20

報答

Answer 20

X repays / returns Y to Z bào·dá

Question 21

報到

Answer 21

X reports for duty / registers / checks in bào·dào

Question 22

報道

Answer 22

news report / X reports news bào·dào

Question 23

報名

Answer 23

X signs up / enters X’s name bào·míng

Question 24

北京日報

Answer 24

Beijing Daily [newspaper] Běi·jīng Rì·bào

Question 25

晚報

Answer 25

evening paper wǎn·bào

Question 26

報社

Answer 26

newspaper publisher bào·shè

Question 27

看報

Answer 27

X reads a newspaper kàn bào

Question 28

明天

Answer 28

tomorrow míng·tiān

Question 29

明年

Answer 29

next year míng·nián

Question 30

明白

Answer 30

Y is clear to X míng·bái / míng-bai

Question 31

早晨

Answer 31

early morning, 4-8 a.m. zǎo·chén / zǎo-chen

Question 32

下雨

Answer 32

it rains xià yǔ

Question 33

雨衣

Answer 33

raincoat yǔ·yī

Question 34

雨鞋

Answer 34

rain boots yǔ·xié

Question 35

大雨

Answer 35

heavy rain / downpour dà·yǔ

Question 36

小雨

Answer 36

light rain xiǎo·yǔ

Question 37

下雪

Answer 37

it snows xià xuě

Question 38

滑雪

Answer 38

X skis huá·xuě

Question 39

雪人

Answer 39

snowman / yeti xuě·rén

Question 40

方向

Answer 40

direction / orientation fāng·xiàng

Question 41

一向

Answer 41

all along / consistently yí*xiàng

Question 42

偏向

Answer 42

X slants toward / prefers Y piān·xiàng

Question 43

偏見

Answer 43

bias / prejudice piān·jiàn

Question 44

東西

Answer 44

thing dōng-xi

Question 45

東方

Answer 45

the east dōng·fāng

Question 46

東北

Answer 46

northeast dōng·běi

Question 47

東京

Answer 47

Tōkyō ['Eastern Capital'] Dōng·jīng

Question 48

東面

Answer 48

the east dōng·miàn

Question 49

溫習

Answer 49

X reviews what X has learned wēn·xí

Question 50

溫室

Answer 50

greenhouse wēn·shì

Question 51

溫度

Answer 51

temperature wēn·dù

Question 52

溫和

Answer 52

X is mild / gentle / kind wēn·hé

Question 53

體溫

Answer 53

body temperature tǐ·wēn

Question 54

室溫

Answer 54

room temperature shì·wēn

Question 55

高溫

Answer 55

high temperature gāo·wēn

Question 56

零上

Answer 56

above zero líng shàng

Question 57

零件

Answer 57

part / component líng·jiàn

Question 58

零用

Answer 58

pocket money líng·yòng

Question 59

零錢

Answer 59

loose change / money earned on the side líng·qián

Question 60

零度

Answer 60

zero degrees líng dù

Question 61

度過

Answer 61

X passes TIME / gets through Y dù·guò

Question 62

過度

Answer 62

X is excessive / goes overboard [metaph.] guò·dù

Question 63

極度

Answer 63

extremely / exceedingly jí·dù

Question 64

高度

Answer 64

height / altitude gāo·dù

Question 65

夜裡

Answer 65

at night yè-li

Question 66

夜晚

Answer 66

night yè·wǎn

Question 67

夜空

Answer 67

night sky yè·kōng

Question 68

陰天

Answer 68

cloudy sky yīn·tiān

Question 69

轉化

Answer 69

X changes / transforms (Y) zhuǎn·huà

Question 70

轉學

Answer 70

X transfers to another school zhuǎn·xué

Question 71

晴天

Answer 71

it is sunny / clear sky qíng·tiān

Question 72

雲南

Answer 72

(province in south China) Yún·nán

Question 73

雲彩

Answer 73

clouds colored by rising or setting sun yún·cǎi / yún-cai

Question 74

刮風／颳風

Answer 74

wind blows / it is windy guā fēng

Question 75

南京

Answer 75

(a.k.a.) Nanking Nán·jīng

Question 76

南方

Answer 76

the south nán·fāng

Question 77

南面

Answer 77

the south side nán·miàn

Question 78

南瓜

Answer 78

pumpkin / winter squash nán·guā

Question 79

南非

Answer 79

South Africa Nán Fēi

Question 80

風氣

Answer 80

trend / way of doing things / customs fēng·qì

Question 81

風度

Answer 81

elegance / poise / demeanor fēng·dù

Question 82

風格

Answer 82

character / personality / style fēng·gé

Question 83

風聲

Answer 83

sound of the wind / rumor / leaked news fēng·shēng

Question 84

力氣

Answer 84

power / energy / physical strength lì-qi

Question 85

力學

Answer 85

mechanics [physics] lì·xué

Question 86

人力

Answer 86

manpower / human effort rén·lì

Question 87

物力

Answer 87

material resources wù·lì

Question 88

級別

Answer 88

level / rank / grade jí·bié

Question 89

年級

Answer 89

grade / year [education] nián·jí

Question 90

高級

Answer 90

high grade / senior / advanced gāo·jí