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扎实

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zha1shi2; Solid, steady

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搭话

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da1hua4; To get into conversation with sby

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大人有大量

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da4ren you3 da4liang4; The bigger person should behavive as the bigger person

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肚量

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du4liang4- magnanimity - tolerance

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永远

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yong3yuan3 always, forever

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永恒

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yong3heng2 eternal, perpetual

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半途而废

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ban4tu2er2fei4; to give up before the end

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夸饰

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kua1shi4 to give an exagerrated account

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高处不胜寒

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gao1chu4 bu4 sheng4 han2 - to be too highbrow to be popular, it is lonely in high positions

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康庄大道

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kang1zhuang1 da4dao4 - the main road, the most propitous path

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驯悍记

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Xun4han4ji4 “The Taming of the Shrew” - (lit. training the fierce)

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哦

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o4, o2, e2

ò, ó, é oh (indicates understanding) | oh (indicates doubt) | to chant

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吟

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Recite, chant (yin2)

吟诗；

笑吟吟 - smilingly (often in poems)

呻吟 - shen1yin2 - cry of certain animals - or groaning

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家伙

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Jia1huo3, guy, man, tool, chap, weapon

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喂

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Wei2, Wei4;

Wei2 - answering the phone

Wei4 - hey (a bit inpolite); to feed (like a child)

喂养 Wei4yang3 - to feed or raise

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哇

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wa1 - wa5;

Crying sound - used like “ah”

哇哇大哭 - crying loudly (usually of a child)

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料想

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foreseeing the future - liao4xiang3 - wo liaoxiang bu dao.

(often when something unexpected has happened)

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谋士

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mou2shi4 - advisor, councillor

resourcefull person

MUCH MORE FREQUENT - “参谋 can1mou2 - advisor”

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贯

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guan4 - to link together or thread together; passing through each other, one penetrating the other.

贯穿 - guan4chuan1 to penetrate or run through (in reality)
贯通 - guan4tong1 to have a thorough knowledge of sth. (r.v)

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拜托

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Bai4tuo1

  1. To request verb

Polite

  1. FE Give me a break
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拜

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Bai4

To honor, or worship

(make a courtesy call like - Bai4fang3)

To salute or serve someone

(bai4ta1wei2shi1 - to take as a Master)

Bai4hui4 拜會- to make an offical call

Bai4nian2 - visit someone to wish happy new year

Bai2

Bye bye!

Bai2bai2 Verb to break up with someone

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托

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Tuo1

To hold in the palm or support from under

To rely on or entrust

委托 Wei3tuo1 - to entrust or commission

托儿所 -tuo1er2suo3 - childcare

半托 ban4tuo1 - day care for children

tuozhe lian - holding face in hands

to totlaly support something (duan1) just means carry, not totally take the weight.

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启用

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Qi3yong4

Activate (like publish / release a website)

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发表

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Fa1biao3 Publish (usually for free, like a thesis); in the context of a website, this would usually be used by a web desinger showing what he can do; not the same as releasing to the world.

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发行
Fa1xing2 - Publish (to sell)
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砌
Qi4 To build, like bricks or lego, one on top of another 堆砌 dui1qi4 to pile up
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憨
Han1 foolish, silly, naive, straightforward
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权力的游戏
Game of Thrones Quan2li4 de You2xi4
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掬
Ju1 - to lift up with both hands (like in cupped hands) Frequently used in Chengyu Repalced by peng3 捧 笑4容2可3掬1 xiaorongkeju - Really big smile
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捧
peng3 Using two hands to support or hold something 捧着XX饭碗 (rely on XX for food, money etc)
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斯文
Si1wen2 refined; gentle; genteel literati and their culture
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举止
jụ̌zhǐ\* n. bearing; manner; mien
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洒脱
sǎtuo free and easy
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萧洒
Xiao1sa3 Natural and unrestrained (of person)
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锲
Qie4 (sometimes 2 in Taiwan) To carve, an old word frequently in Chengyu
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舍
she3 = to give up abandon Can also refer to giving something to charity in a historical context - 施舍 shi1she3 she4 = dormitory (TRADITIONAL: 捨 in context of she3, both characters merged in SIMPLIFIED)
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操行
Cao1xing2 Moral conduct (sometimes Cao1xing5)
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揉
rou2 (to rub) Don't rub your eyes Rub noddles (to flatten noodles)
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捏
niē v. ①hold between the fingers; pinch ②knead with the fingers; mold ◆b.f. fabricate; trump up 捏造 niēzào 扭扭捏捏 niǔniuniēniē {E} r.f. 〈coll.〉 diffident; timorous; mincing
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入围
VERB TO BE SELECTED OR TO ENTER A SHORTLIST (LIKE THE OSCARS AND SO ON) RU4WEI2
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精巧
jīngqiǎo exquisite, of something hand made
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精致
jīngzhì\* {C} s.v. fine; exquisite; delicate
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蒸笼
Steamer 蒸笼 Zheng1long2
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膨
膨 [péng] 膨胀 péngzhàng expand, swell 膨胀[-脹] ¹péngzhàng {C} v. expand; swell; inflate
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奖赏[獎賞]
jiạ̌ngshǎng {E} v./n. award; reward
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瞅
[chǒu] see, look at can also be [qiu] 溜瞅
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恨不能
hènbunéng wish to do something impossible (also henbude!)
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砰
[pēng] bang (象声)
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嘹亮/喨
liáoliàng\* {E} v.p. resonant; loud and clear | Gēshēng liáoliàng. 歌声嘹亮。 The singing is loud and clear.
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驻足[駐-]
zhùzú v.o. halt; stop
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衣裳
yīshang {D} n. 〈coll.〉 clothing; clothes M:²jiàn 件
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党魁
dang3kui2 Party Leader (of a political party);
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魁梧
kuíwú s.v. big and tall; stalwart | Tā shēncái kuíwú. 他身材魁梧。 He's big and tall.
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夺魁
duókuí v.o. win a championship
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布袋戏
布袋戏[--戲] bùdàixì n. puppet show
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紫菜
zi3cai4 lava
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海草
hai3cao3 Seaweed (of various forms) sometimes written 海藻 (hai3zao3)
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当机
dàngjī adv. at a critical moment ◆v. 〈comp.〉 crash (note the tone!)
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当做
dang4zuo4 here dang4 means to serve as or regard as (not like dang1 - to accept)
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死
死sǐ {A} v. die ◆attr. ①implacable; deadly ②fixed; rigid; inflexible ③impassable; closed | Lù gěi dụ̌ sǐ le. 路给堵死了。 The road is jammed. ◆adv. ①to the death; desperately ②extremely | sǐ yào miànzi 死要面子 save face at all costs ◆suf. extremely | ³xiūsǐ 羞死 embarrass terribly
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屍
1804 屍(S尸) [shī] corpse 屍[尸]⁷shī {E} b.f. corpse 尸体 ¹shītǐ 尸首 shīshou ◆n. person representing the spirit of the dead person during sacrifices (usu. a child)
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葬
[zàng] (埋葬 máizàng) bury (the dead); 葬礼 funeral 葬¹zàng {D} v. bury; inter | ²Tā de fùmǔ zàng zài zhèlǐ. 她的父母葬在这里。 Her parents were buried here.
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毙
[bì] execute (kill); 枪毙 qiāngbì execute by shooting 毙[斃]¹¹bì {E} v. ①die; get killed ②〈coll.〉 shoot (to death) ③〈slang〉 be rejected | Tā de shū ràng chūbǎnshè gěi bì le. 他的书让出版社给毙了。 His book was rejected by the publishing company.
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再度
zàidù {E} adv. once more/again; second time 3.3 [XHPC:6.5] average occurrences per million characters of text
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依然
yīrán\* {C} adv. still; as before | Èrshí nián guòqu le, tā yīrán shì lǎo yàngzi. 二十年过去了, 他依然是老样子。 He still looks the same after these twenty years.
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堪
[kān] may; endure; 不堪 bùkān can’t stand; 难堪 intolerable 堪²kān {E} aux. may; can ◆v. bear; endure
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少
[shǎo/shào] few, little [shào] young; 少年 shàonián juvenile 少shǎo\* {A} s.v. ①few; little | Nǐ zhị̌ gěile wǒ hẹ̌n shǎo yī̠diǎnr. 你只给了我很少一点儿。 You just gave a little bit to me. ②less ◆v. ①lack; be deficient ②lose; be missing | Nǐ shìbushì shǎole dōngxi? 你是不是少了东西? Are you missing something? ③stop; quit | Shạ̌o guǎn xiánshì. 少管闲事。 Mind your own business. ◆adv. ①seldom ②a little while 少²shào {E} b.f. ①young 少年 shàonián ②〈trad.〉 young master 少爷 shàoye
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拆除
chāichú {E} v. tear down; demolish; remove | Bǎ zhèxiē lùzhàng chāichú. 把这些路障拆除。 Remove these roadblocks. 5 [gr:E] average occurrences per million characters of text
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阕
[què] (measure word for music); cease 阕[闋]⁶què m. (for music) | tián yī què cí 填一阕词 add lyrics for music ◆v. 〈wr.〉 end; cease; exhaust
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融洽
rong2qia4 融洽 róngqià {D} s.v. with mutual understanding; on friendly/good terms Tāmen zài róngqià de qìfēn zhōng jìnxíngle huìtán. 他们在融洽的气氛中进行了会谈。 They had a discussion in a very friendly atmosphere.
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洽
洽 [qià] be in harmony; agree; consult with 洽²qià {E} b.f. ①in harmony 和洽 héqià ②consult; arrange with 洽商 qiàshāng ③extensive 洽博 qiàbó
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凶
1637 凶 [xiōng] terrible; 凶恶 xiōng'è fiendish; 凶猛 ferocious 凶/兇/²xiōng {C} s.v. ①fiendish; ferocious; murderous ②terrible; fearful; to an extreme degree | bìngshì hěn xiōng 病势很凶 terribly ill ◆b.f. ①inauspicious; ominous 吉凶 jí-xiōng 凶事 ¹xiōngshì ②act of violence; murder 行凶 xíngxiōng ③crop failure; famine 凶年 xiōngnián To xiong is to be harsh towards someone.
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病势
病势[-勢] ³bìngshì n. patient's condition
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来势
来势[來勢] ¹láishì\* {E} n. ①force with which sth. breaks out; onset ②oncoming force ③condition; situation; appearance 5 [gr:E] average occurrences per million characters of text (often used for things like tornadoes)
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凶宅
xiōngzhái p.w. ①haunted house ②a house where a murder/etc. took place M:⁴zuò 座
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股
股²gǔ {C} b.f. ①thigh 屁股 pìgu ②section 股长 ²gǔzhǎng ③share in a company; equal part of capital/etc. 股票 gǔpiào ◆n. strand; ply ◆m. ①(for anything string-shaped (e.g., a skein of thread)) ②(for air/fragrance/strength/etc.) ③(for groups of people (usu. derog.))
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尻
[kāo] rump; 尻骨 kāogǔ coccyx 尻kāo b.f. rump; buttocks 尻骨 kāogǔ 腰尻痛 yāokāotòng
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书签[書簽]
shūqiān(r)\* {E} n. ①book label pasted on a cover ②bookmark M:zhāng 张 5 [gr:E] average occurrences per million characters of text
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耽溺
dānnì v. indulge in; abandon oneself to; wallow in
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自怜[-憐]
zìlián\* v. be self-pitying
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情调[-調]
qíngdiào\* {E} n. ①sentiment; tone and mood; taste
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愁
[chóu] worry 愁¹chóu {B} v. ①worry; worry about ②be anxious/grieved
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奈何
奈何 nàihé\* {E} v. ①do sth. to sb. ②cope/deal with | ²Tā jiānchí jǐjiàn, shéi yě nàihé ²tā bude. 她坚持己见, 谁也奈何她不得。 She holds to her own view. No one can do anything about it. ◆pr. why?; for what reason?; how handle?
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沙文主义[---義]
shāwénzhǔyì {E} n. 〈loan〉 chauvinism
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惊悚
jīngsǒng Terrified, horrified; often used with horror movies
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示威
¹shìwēi\* {C} v.o. put on a show of force ②demonstrate; march | Jiēshang yǒurén shìwēi. 街上有人示威。 There's a demonstration in the street. ◆n. demonstration
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波折
bōzhé {E} n. twists and turns | Wǒ yī̠shēng jīnglìle hěn duō bōzhé. 我一生经历了很多波折。 I've experienced many setbacks in my life. 5 [gr:E] average occurrences per million characters of text
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内敛
nèi liǎn ## Footnote introverted reserved (artistic style) understated

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