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Posted on: 新诗 偶然 Happenstance - A Poem By Xu Zhimo
July 8, 2016 at 4:43 PM婚外情 hūn wài qíng / 外遇 wài yù = extra marital affair
知识分子 zhī shi fèn zǐ = intellectual
波荡 bō dàng = heave; surge
蚊虫 wén chóng = mosquitoes and other insects
蟑螂 zhāng láng = cockroach
挣脱 zhèng tuō = to throw off; to struggle free of
不在乎天长地久 只在乎曾经拥有 bu2 zai4 hu tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3, zhi3 zai4 hu ceng2 jing1 yong4 you3 = don't think about abstract eternal things, think about what you have really lived
交错 jiāo cuò = to crisscross; to intertwine
新潮 xīn cháo = modern; fashionable; new wave
前卫 qián wèi = advanced guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (soccer position)
思潮 sī cháo = tide of thought; way of thinking characteristic of a historical period; Zeitgeist
教坏 jiāo huài = to misguide; to corrupt (sb)
社论 shè lùn = editorial (in a newspaper)
Posted on: Spaghetti Expert
July 8, 2016 at 2:53 PMHow do you say "noodly appendage" in Chinese?
Posted on: Reducing Carbon Emissions
July 8, 2016 at 9:01 AM烧炭 shāo tàn = to manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal
暖炉 nuǎn lú = space heater; radiator
词组 cí zǔ = word group, phrase
换成 huàn chéng = to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into
友情 yǒu qíng = friendly feelings; friendship
碳足迹 tàn zú jì/碳足印 tàn zú yìn = carbon footprint
生死攸关 shēng sǐ yōu guān = matter of life and death
隔开 gé kāi = to separate
在一条船上 zài yī tiáo chuán shàng = in the same boat
Posted on: 书法
July 4, 2016 at 5:47 PM字如其人 zì rú qí rén = the handwriting reflects the person
茅草 máo cǎo = sogon grass or couch grass (kind of rushes used for thatching)
刚强 gāng qiáng = firm; unyielding
过瘾 guò yǐn = gratifying; fulfilling
灵巧 líng qiǎo = handy, dextrous, nimble
地区性 dì qū xìng = regional; local
病弱 bìng ruò = pale and sickly
不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ = can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不知不觉 bù zhī bù jué = unconsciously; unwittingly
评断 píng duàn = to judge; judgement
稳重 wěn zhòng = steady; earnest; dependable
Posted on: Crazy Expensive Tea!
July 1, 2016 at 9:37 AMI think he is using the fact that money has to circulate to help the economy as a way of justifying spending so much money on expensive tea (and also maybe comparing this to the way the tea has to circulate).
Posted on: Crazy Expensive Tea!
July 1, 2016 at 9:33 AM产地 chǎn dì = the source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location
轻微 qīng wēi = slight; light; trivial; to a small extent
有助于 yǒu zhù yú = contribute to, promote
吸收 xī shōu = to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
毛细孔 máo xì kǒng = pore
冰凉 bīng liáng = ice-cold
畅快 chàng kuài = carefree; gratifying
舒畅 shū chàng = happy; entirely free from worry
盘点 pán diǎn = to make an inventory; to take stock
茶行 chá háng = tea seller
Posted on: World Gourmand: A Foodie's Paradise
June 29, 2016 at 7:17 PM艺人 yì rén = performing artist; actor
饕餮 tāo tiè = ferocious mythological animal
布景 bù jǐng = (stage) set
棚内 péng nèi = in studio
放过 fàng guò = to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth
闽南话 Mǐn nán huà = Minnan, lit. south Fujianese dialect; southern Chinese dialects of Fujian and east Guangdong
鱼米之乡 yú mǐ zhī xiāng = (lit.) land of fish and rice; (fig.) fertile region; land of milk and honey
清香 qīng xiāng = sweet scent; fragrant odor
吉祥 jí xiáng = happy, lucky
灵性 líng xìng = spiritual nature; spirituality; intelligence (esp. in animals)
Posted on: 80后: Born in the 80's
June 29, 2016 at 6:08 PM无忧无郁 wú yōu wú yù = not a care in the world
千金 qiān jīn = money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter
招考 zhāo kǎo = to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)
隐含 yǐn hán = to contain in a concealed form; to keep covered up; implicit
期许 qī xǔ = to hope; to expect; expectation(s)
农忙 nóng máng = busy farming season
收成 shōu chéng = harvest
Posted on: Relax! It's the Summer Vacation
June 28, 2016 at 10:17 AM告一段落 gào yī duàn luò = to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
主观 zhǔ guān = subjective
保湿 bǎo shī = to moisturize; moisturizing
衙门 yá men = government office in feudal China
Posted on: Spaghetti Expert
July 15, 2016 at 12:47 PM放送 fàng sòng = to broadcast; to announce over loudspeakers
确信 què xìn = to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news
回味无穷 huí wèi wú qióng = leaving a rich aftertaste; (fig.) memorable; lingering in memory
回过头来 huí guò tóu lái = going back to...
简介 jiǎn jiè = summary; brief introduction