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zaphekiah
Posted on: Fix My Cold
January 28, 2016 at 7:54 PM摔跤 shuāi jiāo = wrestle, wrestling (sport); to trip and fall
石膏 shí gāo = gypsum; plaster; plaster cast (for a broken bone)
心态 xīn tài = attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality
要紧 yào jǐn = important; urgent; pressing
求个安心 qiú ge ān xīn = look for some consolation
Posted on: 聂隐娘 "The Assassin"
January 16, 2016 at 2:31 PM古装剧 gǔ zhuāng jù = (period) costume drama
赞不绝口 zàn bù jué kǒu = to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
共鸣 gòng míng = resonance (physics); sympathetic response to sth
摄影集 shè yǐng jí = photographic collection
荣誉 róng yù = honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary
入围 rù wéi = to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals
刻画 kè huà = to portray
Posted on: Counting Down To The NY
January 16, 2016 at 2:30 PM西洋 xī yáng = the West (Europe and North America); countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
往年 wǎng nián = in former years; in previous years
瞬间 shùn jiān = moment, momentary, in a wink
挡住 dǎng zhù = to obstruct
哲理 zhé lǐ = philosophic theory; philosophy
灵感 líng gǎn = inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor
Posted on: Technology Making Us Ugly
January 9, 2016 at 11:57 AMI haven't ever thought of giving up my phone but I did install a free program called f.lux which automatically reduces screen glare during night time hours. I also have it on my computer.
Posted on: Technology Making Us Ugly
January 9, 2016 at 11:55 AMYes, it´s the English language version of Weixin.
Posted on: Technology Making Us Ugly
January 9, 2016 at 11:54 AM交换 jiāo huàn = swap, trade
纹路 wén lù = veined pattern; wrinkles; vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)
Posted on: 十一黄金周 Golden Week
January 9, 2016 at 11:31 AM节庆 jié qìng = festival
习俗 xí sú = traditional practice; custom; tradition; local tradition
预备 yù bèi = to prepare in advance; preparation; preparatory
实时 shí shí = (in) real time; instantaneous
政治家 zhèng zhì jiā = statesman; politician
刽子手 guì zi shǒu = executioner; headsman; slaughterer; fig. indiscriminate murderer
Posted on: Nobel Prize in Literature
December 18, 2015 at 11:13 AM挫折 cuò zhé = setback; reverse; defeat; frustration
推出 tuī chū to = push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend
超现实 chāo xiàn shí = surreal
切入 qiē rù = to cut into; to incise; to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc)
感官 gǎn guān = sense; sense organ
本乡 běn xiāng = home village; one's native place
都会化 dū huì huà = urbanization
非都会区 fēi dū huì qū = rural area
想念 xiǎng niàn = to miss; to want to see again
逗笑 dòu xiào = to amuse; to cause to smile; amusing
笑中带泪 xiào zhōng dài lèi = bittersweet, causing laughter and tears
鲁迅 Lǔ Xùn = Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers
Posted on: 世界田径赛 Track and Field
December 18, 2015 at 11:12 AM草地 cǎo dì = lawn; meadow; sod; turf
练跑 liàn pǎo = training (running)
松散 sōng san = to relax; loose; not consolidated; not rigorous
举办 jǔ bàn = to conduct or hold an event
漏掉 lòu diào = to miss; to leave out; to omit; to be omitted; to be missing
缓和 huǎn hé = to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild
地名 dì míng = placename; toponymy
Posted on: 白富美 Pale, Pretty and Rich
January 28, 2016 at 7:57 PM折价券 zhé jià quàn = money off voucher
进退 jìn tuì = to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety
娘娘腔 niáng niang qiāng = sissy; effeminate
孝子 xiào zǐ = filial son
继承 jì chéng = to inherit; to continue to shoulder e.g. a business; to succeed