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Posted on: Autumn Poem 阳关曲 中秋作
May 14, 2021 at 10:24 AM

中秋月饼香又甜 zhōng qiú yuè bǐng xiāng yòu tián = sweet and fragrant moon cakes
历法 lì fǎ = calendar science; calendar system
赏月 shǎng yuè = to admire the full moon
生涯 shēng yá = career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life
精神支撑 jīng shén zhī chēng = spiritual support
皎洁 jiǎo jié = shining clean; bright (moonlight)
繁星满天 fán xīng mǎn tiān = sky full of stars
悲欢离合 bēi huān lí hé = sorrows and joys; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life
圆缺 yuán quē = waxing and waning (of the moon)

Posted on: Summer Poem 夏日山中
May 7, 2021 at 4:52 PM

唐宋元明清 Táng Sòng Yuǎn Míng Qīng = most recent five Chinese dynasties
全盛 quán shèng = flourishing; at the peak; in full bloom
兴盛 xīng shèng = to flourish; to thrive
诗仙 shī xiān = "immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白 Lǐ Bái
热情洋溢 rè qíng yáng yì = brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth
刺绣 cì xiù = to embroider; embroidery
乘凉 chéng liáng = to cool off in the shade
不拘小节 bù jū xiǎo jié = to not bother about trifles (idiom)
清新自然 qīng xīn zì rán = as fresh and clean as nature (idiom)
光着 guāng zhe = bare; naked
袒露 tǎn lù = to expose; to bare
约束 yuē shù = to constrain; restriction; e.g. moral constraint
拘束 jū shù = awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
豪放不羁 háo fàng bù jī = uninhibited; unconstrained (literally unbridled)
吹拂 chuī fú = to brush; to caress (of breeze); to praise
崭露头角 zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo = to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
露水 lù shuǐ = dew; fig. short-lasting; ephemeral
机密 jī mì = secret; classified (information), e.g. trade secrets
品格 pǐn gé = one's character; fret (on fingerboard of lute or guitar)
召唤 zhào huàn = to summon; to beckon; to call
宽大 kuān dà = spacious; wide; lenient
抑扬顿挫 yì yáng dùn cuò = cadence; modulation, e.g. in reciting poetry

Posted on: 孙子兵法—不只是兵书
May 6, 2021 at 6:02 PM

才华出众 cái huá chū zhòng = outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic or literary merit
蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng = becoming more prosperous with each passing day
乔布斯 Qiáo bù sī = Jobs (name)
典范 diǎn fàn = model; example; paragon
崇敬 chóng jìng = to revere; to venerate; high esteem
节食 jié shí = to save food; to go on a diet
话语权 huà yǔ quán = say, say so, right to be heard
照抄 zhào chāo = to copy word for word
计策 jì cè = stratagem
方针 fāng zhēn = policy direction, e.g. business policy of a company
平手 píng shǒu = (sports) draw; tie
引入 yǐn rù = to draw into; to pull into; to introduce e.g. a product

Posted on: Summer poem 西湖雨景—六月二十七日望湖楼醉书
April 20, 2021 at 3:31 PM

意境 yì jìng = artistic mood or conception; creative concept
诗兴大发 shī xìng dà fā = abundant poetic inspiration
宣纸 xuān zhǐ = fine writing paper
蔓延 màn yán = to extend; to spread like a vine (used for bad things)
湖光山色 hú guāng shān sè = scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
衬托 chèn tuō = to set off by contrast
喧哗 xuān huá = brouhaha; hullabaloo; to make a racket
断句 duàn jù = to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing; to punctuate
龙卷风 lóng juǎn fēng = tornado; hurricane; twister; cyclone
狂暴 kuáng bào = frantic; berserk
身临其境 shēn lín qí jìng = (idiom) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc.)

Posted on: Summer Poem 夏日荷花—小池
April 9, 2021 at 5:26 PM

七言绝句 qī yàn jué jù = quatrain (poetic form) with seven syllables
拟人 nǐ rén = personification; anthropomorphism
柔美 róu měi = gentle and beautiful
花苞 huā bāo = flower bud
观赏 guān shǎng = to see and enjoy; to admire the view
泛舟 fàn zhōu = to go boating
初夏 chū xià = early summer

Posted on: 卫星城管
April 9, 2021 at 4:54 PM

太谢谢你了!

Posted on: 996工作文化
April 4, 2021 at 10:28 AM

投身 tóu shēn = to throw oneself into sth
晕眩 yūn xuàn = to feel dizzy; dizziness
巨头 jù tóu = tycoon; magnate; big player (including company, country, school etc); big shot
反犬旁 fǎn quǎn pàng = wild animal radical
搜刮 sōu guā = to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry
剥削 bō xuē = to exploit; exploitation 
偏激 piān jī = extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances)
造反 zào fǎn = to rebel; to make revolution
逆境 nì jìng = adversity; predicament
顺从 shùn cóng = obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer
百般 bǎi bān = in a hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means
迫害 pò hài = to persecute; persecution
粉末 fěn mò = fine powder; dust
不相干 bù xiāng gān = to be irrelevant; to have nothing to do with
智商 zhì shāng = IQ (intelligence quotient)
自给自足 zì jǐ zì zú = self-sufficiency; autarchy

Posted on: 学会相当──争先恐后
March 19, 2021 at 10:27 AM

机遇 jī yù = opportunity; favorable circumstance; stroke of luck
争抢 zhēng qiǎng = to fight over; to scramble for
售后服务 shòu hòu fú wù = after-sales service
阿谀奉承 ē yú fèng chéng = flattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking
艰辛 jiān xīn = hardships; arduous; difficult
啃老族 kěn lǎo zú = those that leach off their parents
消耗 xiāo hào = to use up; to consume
筹划 chóu huà = to plan and prepare
部署 bù shǔ = to dispose; to deploy; deployment
尖端 jiān duān = sharp pointed end; cutting-edge; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best
饿虎扑食 è hǔ pū shí = like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey
活学活用 huó xué huó yòng = to creatively combine learning with usage; to learn and apply pragmatically

Posted on: 跳蚤市场──大隐隐于市
March 4, 2021 at 7:18 PM

山包 shān bāo = (dialect) hill
凸起 tū qǐ = convex; protruding; to protrude; to bulge; to buckle upwards
小摊 xiǎo tān = vendor's stall
整齐划一 zhěng qí huà yī = to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures or movements e.g. marching) (idiom)
肄业 yì yè = to attend (a school); to drop out (of college etc)
引申 yǐn shēn = to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc); derivation; implied
排兵布阵 pái bīng bù zhèn = strategize; deploy ones forces
推崇 tuī chóng = to esteem; to think highly of; to accord importance to
修身 xiū shēn = to cultivate one's moral character
隐居/隐住 yǐn jū/yǐn zhù = to live in seclusion

Posted on: Emojis 脑洞大开—表情包
February 20, 2021 at 9:33 AM

尼克杨 ní kè yàng = Nick Young, a basketball player
接地气 jiē dì qì = practical for local needs; down to earth
不食人间烟火 bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ = lit. not eating the food of common mortals; fig. placing oneself above the common populace
脑洞大开 nǎo dòng dà kāi = imaginative; to have one's mind buzzing with ideas
流行语 liú xíng yǔ = popular words
自制 zì zhì = self made; e.g. pirated software; game cracks etc
流露 liú lù = to express; to reveal (one's thoughts or feelings)
皱眉 zhòu méi = to frown; to knit one's brow
撇嘴 piě zuǐ = to curl one's lip; to twitch one's mouth
达意 dá yì = to express or convey one's ideas
招手 zhāo shǒu = to wave; to beckon
触犯 chù fàn = to offend
惹怒 rě nù = to provoke anger
不明所以 bù míng suǒ yǐ = to not know the reason for something
招致 zhāo zhì = to recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur; to lead to
不为人知 bù wéi rén zhī = not known to anyone; secret; unknown
明了 míng liǎo = to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear
充实 chōng shí = rich; palpable; to enrich
仓库 cāng kù = depot; storehouse; warehouse
生动 shēng dòng = lively, vivid
录制 lù zhì = to record (video or audio)
拖泥带水 tuō ní dài shuǐ = lit. wading into mud and water; a slovenly job; sloppy
直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng = direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
侵犯 qīn fàn = to infringe on; to encroach on; to violate