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zaphekiah
Posted on: Visiting a Colleague in Hospital
November 29, 2016 at 12:59 PM友善 yǒu shàn = friendly
陈述 chén shù = an assertion; to declare; to state
艳丽 yàn lì = gorgeous; garish and beautiful
一家之主 yī jiā zhī zhǔ = master of the house; family head
支柱 zhī zhù = mainstay; pillar; prop; backbone
一日不如一日= worse on a daily basis
Posted on: 大闸蟹 Chinese Mitten Crab
November 17, 2016 at 12:18 PM肉质 ròu zhì = quality of meat; succulent (botany)
猪油 zhū yóu = lard
变形金刚 Biàn xíng jīn gāng = Transformers (franchise)
装甲 zhuāng jiǎ = armoured plating, e.g. on a military vehicle
砂锅 shā guō = casserole; earthenware pot
Posted on: 面试
November 9, 2016 at 3:28 PM追问 zhuī wèn = to question closely; to investigate in detail
冒犯 mào fàn = to offend
住处 zhù chù = residence; dwelling; dwelling place
归类 guī lèi = to classify; to categorize
涉猎 shè liè = to skim (through a book); to read cursorily; to dip into
调动 diào dòng = to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); to mobilize; to bring into play
步骤 bù zhòu/bù zòu = step (abstract); phase in a plan; move; measure
Posted on: Gogoro Electric Scooters
November 7, 2016 at 7:49 PM惊艳 jīng yàn = stunning; breathtaking; amazed
性能 xìng néng = function; performance; functionality
权威 quán wēi = authority; authoritative; power and prestige
爱因斯坦 Aì yīn sī tǎn = Einstein
开端 kāi duān = start; beginning
商机 shāng jī = business opportunity; commercial opportunity
稀奇 xī qí = rare; strange
代步 dài bù = means of transportation; to take transportation; to ride instead of walk
大宗 dà zōng = large amount; staple; influential family of long standing
Posted on: Visiting an Aboriginal Festival
November 7, 2016 at 11:58 AM举行 jǔ xíng = to hold (a meeting, ceremony, firework display, music festival etc)
形式上 = xing2 shi4 shang4 = apparently, outwardly
互动 hù dòng = interactive; interaction
疏远 shū yuǎn = to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement
部族 bù zú = tribe; tribal
部落 bù luò = tribe; tribal reservation
硬要 yìng yào = set hard on doing sth; to insist on doing; determined in one's course of action
Posted on: Pokemon Go
October 25, 2016 at 10:44 AM宝可萌 bǎo kě méng = Pokemon (new name)
技巧 jì qiǎo = skill; technique
唤起 huàn qǐ = to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)
记号 jì hao = notation; seal
道馆 dào guǎn = Dojo (Japanese martial arts school) also used for Pokemon Gym
占领 zhàn lǐng = to occupy (a territory); to hold
配音 pèi yīn = dubbing (filmmaking)
搜集 sōu jí = to find and gather; to collect
Posted on: 但愿人长久: A Song song
October 19, 2016 at 2:41 PM平仄 píng zè = level and oblique tones (technical term for classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)
看得开 kàn de kāi = to be able to get over unhappiness easily
懊恼 ào nǎo = annoyed; vexed; upset
高处不胜寒 gāo chù bù shèng hán = it's lonely at the top
歌声 gē shēng = singing voice
专辑 zhuān jí = album; record (music)
透彻 tòu chè = penetrating; thorough; incisive
Posted on: Delayed at the Airport
October 13, 2016 at 8:36 AM延后 yán hòu = to postpone; to defer; to delay
怪罪 guài zuì = to blame for a wrong doing
移民 yí mín = to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant
公投 gōng tóu = referendum
言论自由 yán lùn zì yóu = freedom of speech
合乎 hé hū = to accord with; conforming to (e.g. according to procedure)
先例 xiān lì = antecedent; precedent
华航 Huá háng = China Airlines (Taiwan)
Posted on: Delayed at the Airport
October 13, 2016 at 7:49 AMThat made me look twice too, but then in my dictionary I found "妳 nǐ = you (female); variant of 你 nǐ".
Posted on: 绍兴黄酒 Shaoxing Wine
November 30, 2016 at 12:04 PM灵气 líng qì = spiritual influence (of mountains etc); cleverness; ingeniousness
间断 jiàn duàn = disconnected; interrupted; suspended
酗酒 xù jiǔ = heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess
器材 qì cái = equipment; material
天时 tiān shí = the time; the right time; weather conditions; destiny; course of time; heaven's natural order
材质 cái zhì = texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)
重镇 zhòng zhèn = strategic town
放纵 fàng zòng = to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent
狂欢 kuáng huān = party; carousal; hilarity; merriment; whoopee; to carouse