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zaphekiah
Posted on: The Art of Chinese Calligraphy
May 16, 2015 at 2:23 PM嗜好 shì hào = hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
艺术气息 yì shù qì xī = artistic flavour
本国 běn guó = one's own country
练字 liàn zì = to practice writing characters
招牌 zhāo pai = shop sign, signboard
收集 shōu jí = to gather; to collect
成果 chéng guǒ = result; achievement; gain; profit attained
等不及 děng bù jí = to be unable to wait
进步空间 jìn bù kōng jiān = room for improvement
拜师 bài shī = to formally become an apprentice to a master
Posted on: Sunbathing on the Roof
May 9, 2015 at 1:22 PM
...alternatively you could just keep your blinds drawn for four weeks.
Posted on: 吟诗
May 9, 2015 at 1:14 PM保有 bǎo yǒu = to keep; to retain
祖先 zǔ xiān = ancestor; forebears
怀念 huái niàn = to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce
追思 zhuī sī = memorial; recollection (of the deceased); to reminisce about the departed
阳历 yáng lì = solar calendar; Western (Gregorian) calendar
农夫 nóng fū = peasant; farmer
冬至 Dōng zhì = Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms, 22nd December-5th January
鲜花素果 xiān huā sù guǒ = flowers and fruit
元宝 yuán bǎo = a silver or gold ingot; mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship)
小腿 xiǎo tuǐ = calf (of the leg)
迷你 mí nǐ = mini (as in mini-skirt or Mini Cooper) (loanword)
子孙 zǐ sūn = offspring; posterity
坟场 fén chǎng = cemetery
山丘 shān qiū = hill
嫌弃 xián qì = to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore
开满 kāi mǎn = to bloom abundantly
韵律 yùn lǜ = meter in verse, rules of rhyming
旋律 xuán lǜ = melody; rhythm
传承 chuán chéng = to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance
Posted on: Sunbathing on the Roof
May 9, 2015 at 10:56 AM心声 xīn shēng = thoughts; feelings; aspirations; heartfelt wishes; inner voice
漏水 lòu shuǐ = to leak water
公寓 gōng yù = residence; apartment building; block of flats
显然 xiǎn rán = clear; evident; obviously
皱纹 zhòu wén = wrinkle e.g. of age
缓和 huǎn hé = to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild
健康无价 jiàn kāng wú jià = good health is priceless
自从 zì cóng = since (a time); ever since
无话可说 wú huà kě shuō = to have nothing to say (idiom)
Posted on: Sunbathing on the Roof
May 7, 2015 at 8:02 PM在西班牙春天的好天气已经来了，我听到这节课的时候我确实在楼顶上晒太阳。 可是这就是今年第一次，结果晒的时间太长了，晒红了，很不舒服。应该注意最近的另外一个课程，按步就班地做事，不逞强！
Posted on: 暑期强档
May 1, 2015 at 8:27 PM开场白 kāi chǎng bái = prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
讨好 tǎo hǎo = to fawn on; to curry favour with
曝光 bào guāng/pù guāng = to expose a scandal, exposure in photography; to publicise
成员 chéng yuán = member, participant
主观 zhǔ guān = subjective
口红 kǒu hóng = lipstick
搜集 sōu jí = to gather; to collect
谜题 mí tí = puzzle; riddle
元素 yuán sù = element; element of a set; chemical element
曾经 céng jīng = previously, once, formerly
结论 jié lùn = conclusion
悬疑片 xuán yí piàn - suspense film
复仇 fù chóu = avenge; vengeance
复仇者联盟 - The Avengers comic strip
Posted on: The Relay Race
May 1, 2015 at 6:12 PM公布 gōng bù = to announce; to make public; to publish
注重 zhù zhòng = pay attention to; emphasize
忧郁型 yōu yù xíng = depressive type
煮饭 zhǔ fàn = to cook
往下看 wǎng xià kàn = looking further down (a text)
Posted on: 喵星人
April 19, 2015 at 1:22 PM尊贵 zūn guì = respected; respectable; honorable
社群 shè qún = community; social grouping (社群网站 social network)
民间 mín jiān = among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental
不对劲 bú duì jìn = slighlty suspect, not quite right
脏兮兮 zāng xī xī = dirty; filthy
特地 tè dì = on purpose, expressley
磨碎 mó suì = to grind up
磨砺 mó lì = to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice
看得起 kàn de qǐ = to show respect for; to think highly of
布料 bù liào = cloth; material
喂奶 wèi nǎi = to nurse a baby, normally breast feed
Posted on: This Coffee is a Ripoff!
April 19, 2015 at 12:17 PM定义 dìng yì = definition
掉头就走/掉头就离开 diào tóu jiù zǒu = to turn on one's heels; to walk away abruptly
Posted on: 挪用公款
May 16, 2015 at 4:34 PM公家 gōng jiā = the public; the state; society; the public purse
一失再失 yī shī zài shī = to heap one loss on another
官阶 guān jiē = official rank
水管 shuǐ guǎn = water pipe
阻挡 zǔ dǎng = stop, resist, obstruct
标记 biāo jì = sign; mark; symbol; to mark up; to mark as (e.g. mark email as unread)
冻结 dòng jié = to freeze (loan, wage, price etc)
明细 míng xì = clear and detailed; definite; details
警告 jǐng gào = to warn; to admonish
运作 yùn zuò = to operate; operations; workings; activities; to manage
摩擦 mó cā = friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict
搬出 bān chū = to bring out e.g. an argument
交情 jiāo qing = friendship; emotional relations between people
摊贩 tān fàn = stall-keeper; peddler
缘故 yuán gù = reason; cause
挑拨 tiǎo bō = to incite disharmony; to instigate
故作 gù zuò = to pretend; to feign
清高 qīng gāo = noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits
钻 zuān = to drill; to bore; to get into; to crawl or sneak into a hole
漏洞 lòu dòng = leak; hole; gap; loophole