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zaphekiah
Posted on: Houses are So Expensive!
October 5, 2016 at 11:02 AM沮丧 jǔ sàng = dispirited; dejected; dismayed (like the doctor in the story)
打工族 dǎ gōng zú = migrant workers
平价 píng jià = cheap; cut-price; par value
郊区 jiāo qū = suburban district, suburbs
社区 shè qū = community; community of residents
Posted on: 贴标签:Labelling People
September 29, 2016 at 10:14 AM贴纸 tiē zhǐ = sticker
性急 xìng jí = impatient (also sex crazed?)
打压 dǎ yā = to suppress; to beat down
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年没安好心 huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián, méi ān hǎo xīn = Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
圈圈差差 quān quān; chà chà = such-and-such
简化 jiǎn huà = to simplify
私底下 sī dǐ xia = privately; secretly; confidentially
邋遢 lā ta = sloppy, scruffy, dishevelled
苦衷 kǔ zhōng = painful embarrassment; predicament; difficulties
Posted on: 南海爭端 South China Sea Dispute
September 21, 2016 at 10:54 AM海牙 Hǎi yá = The Hague (city in the Netherlands); Den Haag
辞令 cí lìng = polite speech; diplomatic terms; rhetoric
历届 lì jiè = all previous sessions
追根究底 zhuī gēn jiū dǐ = to get to the heart of the matter
宝物 bǎo wù = treasure
惹起 rě qǐ = provoke, incite; stir up; arouse (attention)
诠释 quán shì = to interpret; to decode; interpretation; annotation
感冒 gǎn mào = to catch cold; TW detest, can't stand
渔民 yú mín = fisherman; fisher folk
蒙古人 Měng gǔ rén = Mongol
占便宜 zhàn pián yi = to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage
皆大欢喜 jiē dà huān xǐ = to everyone's delight and satisfaction
一直以来 yī zhí yǐ lái = for all time, always, since forever
潘多拉 Pān duō lā = Pandora
Posted on: 英国脱欧 Brexit
September 14, 2016 at 2:40 PM七上八下 qī shàng bā xià = at sixes and sevens; perturbed state of mind; in a mess
落败 luò bài = to suffer a defeat; to fail; to fall behind
劣势 liè shì = inferior; disadvantaged; minority
酵母 jiào mǔ = leaven; yeast
执政党 zhí zhèng dǎng = ruling party; the party in power
推测 tuī cè = speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate
分歧 fēn qí = difference (of opinion, position); bifurcation
井水不犯河水 jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ = everyone minds their own business
小国寡民 xiǎo guó guǎ mín = small nations with few citizens (idea of Lao Zi)
Posted on: Book Recommendations?
September 12, 2016 at 3:05 PM出乎意料 chū hū yì liào = beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
灵感 líng gǎn = inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity
泉源 quán yuán = springhead; fountainhead; (fig.) source
干枯 gān kū = withered; dried up
乱改乱编 luàn gǎi luàn biān = very freely adapted
推理 tuī lǐ = to deduce by reason
Posted on: 中元普渡-Ghost Month
August 30, 2016 at 10:29 AM供养 gòng yǎng = to make offerings (to the Gods)
节气 jié qi = solar term; the 24 solar terms
孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ = lonely and restless spirits
因人而异 yīn rén ér yì = varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
零嘴 líng zuǐ = nibbles; snacks between meals
聘礼 pìn lǐ = betrothal gift
民间习俗 mín jiān xí sú = folk customs
吹口哨 chuī kǒu shào = whistle
凉意 liáng yì = a slight chill
Posted on: Department Store Announcements
August 24, 2016 at 10:12 AM区域 qū yù = area; region; district; place
夜市 yè shì = night market
设置 shè zhì = to set up; to install; install settings; default settings
冒烟 mào yān = to discharge smoke; to fume with rage
上网环境 shàng wǎng huán jìng = wifi zone
保管箱 bǎo guǎn xiāng = safety deposit box
班机 bān jī = airliner; airplane
旅途 lǚ tú = journey; trip
噪音 zào yīn = rumble; noise; static
Posted on: Asking Indirect Questions 旁敲侧击
August 23, 2016 at 1:05 PM小犬 xiǎo quǎn = puppy; my son (humble)
明理 míng lǐ = sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning
被套话 bèi tào huà = talked into a corner
意气相投 yì qì xiāng tóu = congenial; getting along well
擅长 shàn cháng = to be good at; to be expert in
口风很紧 kǒu fēng bu jǐn = not given to loose talk, tight lipped
古板 gǔ bǎn = out-moded; old-fashioned; inflexible
根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù = deep-rooted (problem, attitude etc)
化解 huà jiě = to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions)
Posted on: 高考 College Entrance Exam
August 19, 2016 at 11:22 AM就读 jiù dú = to go to school
感慨 gǎn kǎi = strong feelings; lament; with a tinge of emotion or regret
加薪 jiā xīn = raise salary; pay rise
奖学金 jiǎng xué jīn = academic scholarship, award
批判 pī pàn = to criticize; critique
慢吞吞 màn tūn tūn = very slowly, exasperatingly slowly
韵律 yùn lǜ = meter in verse, rules of rhyming
纸笔测验 zhǐ bǐ cè yàn = written test
粗略 cū lüè = rough (not precise or accurate); cursory
Posted on: 孝道: Filial Piety
October 5, 2016 at 3:09 PM西元前 xī yuán qián = BCE (before the Common Era); BC (before Christ)
横向 héng xiàng = horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral; crosswise
披风 pī fēng = cloak; cape
落实到 luo4 shi2 dao4 = to apply in a practical way
心计 xīn jì = scheming; cunning; crafty; carefully planned
起头 qǐ tóu = to start; at first; beginning
牵涉到 qiān shè dào = to involve; to drag in
实践 shí jiàn = to practice; to put into practice; practice as opposed to theory
久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī = over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time