Lesson 20

Question 1

to suffer losses

Answer 1

吃亏

Question 2

to suffer losses is good fortune (idiom)

Answer 2

吃亏是福

Question 3

adj. seldom; rarely

Answer 3

难得

Question 4

where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise (idiom)

Answer 4

难得糊涂

hútu

Question 5

n. landscape painting

Answer 5

山水画

shānshuǐ huà

Question 6

n. traditional Chinese paintings of lowers and birds

Answer 6

花鸟画

huāniǎo

Question 7

n. calligraphy; painting

Answer 7

字画

Question 8

n. calligraphy; writing

Answer 8

字

Question 9

v. to remind

Answer 9

提醒

tíxǐng

Question 10

prep. with

Answer 10

与

Question 11

v. to get along with (each other)

Answer 11

相处

Question 12

Person: Zheng Banqiao

Answer 12

郑板桥

Zheng bǎnqiáo

Question 13

v. to associate with; to have contact with

Answer 13

交往

jiāowǎng

Question 14

adv. must; be sure to

Answer 14

千万 (萬)

qiānwàn

Question 15

profit at other people’s expense; to take unfair advantage

Answer 15

占便宜

zhàn piányi

Question 16

wealth; money

Answer 16

钱财

qiáncái

Question 17

adv. to the best of one’s abilities

Answer 17

尽量

jǐnliàng

Question 18

v. yield; give around; to permit

Answer 18

让 (讓)

ràng

Question 19

n. other people; somebody else

Answer 19

人家

Question 20

v. (suffer) injustice; be wronged; to feel wronged

Answer 20

委屈

wěiqu

Question 21

adv. try one’s best

Answer 21

尽可能

jǐn kěnéng

Question 22

excessively mean and small-minded

Answer 22

斤斤计较

jīn jīn jìjiào

Question 23

v. excuse; forgive

Answer 23

原谅

yuánliàng

Question 24

n. surface

Answer 24

表面

Question 25

v. to pretend

Answer 25

装 | zhuāng

Question 26

confused; muddled (set phrase)

Answer 26

糊里糊涂 | hūlǐ hútu

Question 27

v. what is called; so-called

Answer 27

所谓 | suǒwèi

Question 28

adv. extremely

Answer 28

至 | zhì

Question 29

adj. clear

Answer 29

清 | qīng

Question 30

adj. sharp

Answer 30

察 | chá

Question 31

n. companion; friend

Answer 31

徒 | tú

Question 32

n. civilization

Answer 32

文明

Question 33

n. printing; typography

Answer 33

印刷术 (術) | yìnshuā shù

Question 34

n. compass

Answer 34

指南针 | zhǐnán zhēn

Question 35

n. gunpowder

Answer 35

火药 | huǒyào

Question 36

n. material goods, etc.

Answer 36

物质 | wùzhì

Question 37

at the same time

Answer 37

与此同时 | yǔ cǐ tóngshí

Question 38

v. pass on (knowledge); to impart

Answer 38

传授 | chuánshòu

Question 39

adv. still; yet

Answer 39

仍然 | réngrán

Question 40

v. to contain; to embody; to include

Answer 40

包含 | bāohán

Question 41

secure advantages through pull or influence (lit. "go through the back door)

Answer 41

走后门

Question 42

try to establish connections with important people; to suck up to somebody

Answer 42

拉关系 | lā guānxì

Question 43

v. to continue; to go on

Answer 43

延续 | yánxù