Lesson 43 - Pinyin

Question 1

What’s the pinyin?

仍然

Answer 1

réngrán still; yet

Question 2

What’s the pinyin?

而

Answer 2

ér used to connect two elements in a sentence to indicate transition; and; but; yet; while (Kangxi radical 126)

Question 3

What’s the pinyin?

长衫

Answer 3

chángshān long gown (worn by men)

Question 4

What’s the pinyin?

惟一

Answer 4

wéiyī only; sole

Question 5

What’s the pinyin?

当时

Answer 5

dāngshí then; at that time; while

Question 6

What’s the pinyin?

读书人

Answer 6

dúshūrén scholar; intellectual

Question 7

What’s the pinyin?

做工

Answer 7

zuò gōng to do manual work; to work (with one’s hands); workmanship

Question 8

What’s the pinyin?

穷人

Answer 8

qióngrén poor person or people; the poor

Question 9

What’s the pinyin?

穷

Answer 9

qióng poor; impoverished; exhausted

Question 10

What’s the pinyin?

摆架子

Answer 10

bǎi jiàzi to put on airs

Question 11

What’s the pinyin?

架子

Answer 11

jiàzi airs; haughty manner; shelf; frame; stand; skeleton

Question 12

What’s the pinyin?

理解

Answer 12

lǐjiě to understand; to comprehend

Question 13

What’s the pinyin?

那么

Answer 13

nàme then; in that case; in that way; like that

Question 14

What’s the pinyin?

讽刺

Answer 14

fěngcì to satirize; to ridicule; to mock; irony

Question 15

What’s the pinyin?

揭露

Answer 15

jiēlù to expose; to disclose; to unmask

Question 16

What’s the pinyin?

解释

Answer 16

jiěshì to explain

Question 17

What’s the pinyin?

节目

Answer 17

jiémù program; item (on a program)

Question 18

What’s the pinyin?

相声

Answer 18

xiàngsheng comic dialogue; crosstalk

Question 19

What’s the pinyin?

个子

Answer 19

gèzi height; stature; build

Question 20

What’s the pinyin?

头发

Answer 20

tóufa (humar) hair (on the head)

Question 21

What’s the pinyin?

破

Answer 21

pò broken; worn-out; to break out; to damage; to split

Question 22

What’s the pinyin?

柜台

Answer 22

guìtái counter; bar; front desk

Question 23

What’s the pinyin?

伙计

Answer 23

huǒji (old-fashioned) shop assistant; partner; salesclerk

Question 24

What’s the pinyin?

写法

Answer 24

xiěfǎ style of handwriting; way of writing; penmanship

Question 25

What’s the pinyin?

可惜

Answer 25

kěxī pitiful; it’s a pity; regrettable; too bad

Question 26

What’s the pinyin?

孔乙己

Answer 26

Kǒng Yǐjǐ Kong Yiji (name of a character in Lu Xun’s short story)

Question 27

What’s the pinyin?

鲁迅

Answer 27

Lǔ Xùn Lu Xun (a well-known modern Chinese writer; 1881-1936)

Question 28

What’s the pinyin?

咸亨酒店

Answer 28

Xiánhēng Jiǔdiàn Xianheng Restaurant

Question 29

What’s the pinyin?

酒店

Answer 29

jiǔdiàn bar; restaurant; hotel

Question 30

What’s the pinyin?

《阿Q正传》

Answer 30

Ā Q Zhèngzhuàn The True Story of Ah Q (a short story by Lu Xun)

Question 31

What’s the pinyin?

日记

Answer 31

rìjì diary

Question 32

What’s the pinyin?

话剧

Answer 32

huàjù stage play; modern drama

Question 33

What’s the pinyin?

电视剧

Answer 33

diànshìjù television show; series; TV drama; soap opera

Question 34

What’s the pinyin?

还是

Answer 34

háishi had better; or; still; nevertheless

Question 35

What’s the pinyin?

作家

Answer 35

zuòjiā writer; author

Question 36

What’s the pinyin?

资料

Answer 36

zīliào data; material; resources; information

Question 37

What’s the pinyin?

遗憾

Answer 37

yíhàn regretful; regret; pity; sorry

Question 38

What’s the pinyin?

组织

Answer 38

zǔzhī to organize; organization

Question 39

What’s the pinyin?

宝库

Answer 39

bǎokù treasure-house; treasury; treasure trove

Question 40

What’s the pinyin?

讲解员

Answer 40

jiǎngjiěyuán guide; narrator; commentator; announcer

Question 41

What’s the pinyin?

讲解

Answer 41

jiǎngjiě to explain; to interpret

Question 42

What’s the pinyin?

时代

Answer 42

shídài times; era; epoch; age

Question 43

What’s the pinyin?

铜把手

Answer 43

tóng bǎshou bronze handle

Question 44

What’s the pinyin?

铜

Answer 44

tóng copper

Question 45

What’s the pinyin?

把手

Answer 45

bǎshou handle; knob (of a door; window; suitcase; etc); grip

Question 46

What’s the pinyin?

似的

Answer 46

shìde a particle indicating similarity; seems as if; rather like

Question 47

What’s the pinyin?

模型

Answer 47

móxíng model; mould; matrix; pattern

Question 48

What’s the pinyin?

巴金

Answer 48

Bā Jīn Ba Jin (a well-known Chinese writer; 1904–2005)