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zaphekiah
Posted on: 成长: Hope and Despair
January 18, 2017 at 10:47 AM畅快 chàng kuài = carefree; gratifying
道别 dào bié = leave taking; to say goodbye
写照 xiě zhào = portrayal, description
无常 wú cháng = variable; changeable; to pass away; to die
阴霾 yīn mái = haze
死结 sǐ jié = tight knot; intractable problem
Posted on: A Chinese Wedding
January 17, 2017 at 3:19 PM喜酒 xǐ jiǔ = wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
喜宴 xǐ yàn = wedding banquet
推手 tuī shǒu = promoter; advocate; driving force
敬称 jìng chēng = term of respect; honorific
繁衍 fán yǎn = to multiply; to reproduce; to increase in number
象征 xiàng zhēng = emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for
禁忌 jìn jì = taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from
Posted on: 身在杭州
January 9, 2017 at 2:36 PM古装剧 gǔ zhuāng jù = (period) costume drama
马尔代夫 Mǎ ěr dài fū = the Maldives
程式 chéng shì = form; pattern; formula; program
榴莲 liú lián = durian fruit; Durio zibethinus
优势 yōu shì = superiority; dominance; advantage; majority
土产 tǔ chǎn = produced locally; local product (with distinctive native features)
据点 jù diǎn = stronghold; defended military base; base for operations; strategic point; foothold; (market) presence
Posted on: 蛇夫座 Ophiuchus (astrology)
January 5, 2017 at 9:56 AM诡异 guǐ yì = strange; weird
情绪化 qíng xù huà = emotional; sentimental
宣誓 xuān shì = to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow
紫微斗数 zǐ wēi dòu shù = Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling
人资主管 rén zī zhǔ guǎn = human resources manager
履历表 lǚ lì biǎo = curriculum vitae (CV); resume
Posted on: 小品《上当受骗》
December 21, 2016 at 2:42 PMI thought this was a very good lesson: lots of useful vocab and the voice acting was clear and engaging. Funny to hear that the effect of these cautionary tales is often to make people laugh, maybe it's a version of Bertolt Brecht's alienation effect.
Posted on: 小品《上当受骗》
December 21, 2016 at 2:29 PM随机 suí jī = according to the situation; pragmatic; random
大卖场 dà mài chǎng = hypermarket; large warehouse-like self-service retail store
繁忙 fán máng = busy; bustling
括弧 kuò hú = parenthesis
灯泡亮 dēng pào liàng = a light bulb lights up
一事无成 yī shì wú chéng = to be a non-achiever; to have achieved nothing
样本 yàng běn = sample; specimen
Posted on: The Snowstorm Strikes
December 20, 2016 at 10:35 AM缩略 suō lüè = to contract; to abbreviate; abbreviation
爆炸 bào zhà = explode (of a bomb)
唱片 chàng piàn = record (musical)
人为 rén wéi = artificial; man-made; human attempt or effort
客观 kè guān = objective; impartial
空旷 kōng kuàng = spacious and empty; void; desolate
前不久 qián bù jiǔ = not long ago; not long before
Posted on: Autumn Tiger
December 12, 2016 at 12:10 PM悄悄话 qiāo qiao huà = whisperings; private words; confidences; sweet nothings
温带 wēn dài = temperate zone
落叶 luò yè = dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous
万物 wàn wù = all things; all living things
搭讪 dā shàn = hit on; strike up conversation, make a humourous remark to save face
拒绝 jù jué = to refuse; to decline; to reject
Posted on: 朱自清《背影》（上）
December 1, 2016 at 12:19 PM两岸三地 liǎng àn sān dì = China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
抵挡 dǐ dǎng = to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand
裁员 cái yuán = to cut staff; to lay off employees
福无双至 fú wú shuāng zhì = blessings never come in pairs (idiom)
题外话 tí wài huà = to digress, digression
迂腐 yū fǔ = pedantic; trite; inflexible; adherence to old ideas
琐碎 suǒ suì = trivial matters; trivial
Posted on: Failing at New Year's Resolutions
January 23, 2017 at 12:26 PM带头 dài tóu = to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
打打闹闹 dǎ dǎ nào nào = messing around e.g. with friends
家用 jiā yòng = home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money
小鲜肉 xiǎo xiān ròu = sweet young hearthrob
糟老头 zāo lǎo tóu = undesirable old man
立下 lì xià = to set up; to establish