Speak Easy 1005

1005

1. 知 己 知 己 zhījǐ intimate (like words, friend); intimate friend
2. 相 逢 相 逢 xiāngféng meet by chance
3. 投 机 分 子 投 機 分 子 tóujīfènzǐ opportunist
4. 投 机 投 機 tóujī congenial, affable, agreeable; speculate (like on the stock market); speculation (like on the stock market); be an opportunist
5. 炒 作 炒 作 chǎozuò hype up, promote (a product, movie star, etc.) relentlessly (through advertising, seeking media coverage, etc.); buy and sell to make a profit
6. 一 视 同 仁 一 視 同 仁 yīshì tóngrén give equal or impartial treatment to all
7. 不 亦 乐 乎 不 亦 樂 乎 bù yì lè hū what a pleasure, what a delight
8. 毛 手 毛 脚 毛 手 毛 腳 máoshǒu máojiǎo careless (in handling things), slipshod, inattentive and clumsy; {Taiwan usage} get fresh with (e.g., a girl by touching her)
9. 笨 手 笨 脚 笨 手 笨 腳 bènshǒu bènjiǎo awkward, clumsy, all thumbs
10. 拙 口 笨 舌 拙 口 笨 舌 zhuōkǒubènshé inept speaker
11. 笨 拙 笨 拙 bènzhuō stupid, clumsy
12. 绷 带 繃 帶 bēngdài a bandage
13. 念 经 念 經 niànjīng chant scripture (especially Buddhist); {dialect} (of a cat) purr
14. 歌 喉 歌 喉 gēhóu singer's throat, singing voice
15. 乘 胜 追 击 乘 勝 追 擊 chéngshèng zhuījī pursue and attack enemy forces with the advantage of a recent victory
16. 刻 板 刻 板 kèbǎn cut (wood) blocks for printing; mechanical, inflexible
17. 一 板 一 眼 一 板 一 眼 yībǎnyīyǎn follow a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical; in good order and well arranged; rigid; (Chinese music) one accented beat and one unaccented beat to a bar
18. 剑 及 履 及 劍 及 履 及 jiànjílǚjí to perform a task with full vigor and urgency
19. 拖 拖 拉 拉 拖 拖 拉 拉 tuōtuō lālā {colloquial} indecisive and procrastinating
20. 完 美 主 义 完 美 主 義 wánměizhǔyì perfectionism
21. 理 想 主 义 理 想 主 義 lǐxiǎngzhǔyì idealism
22. 急 性 子 急 性 子 jíxìngzi impatient, impetuous; impatient or impetuous person; [in the reading "jíxìngzǐ": garden balsam seed (used in Chinese medicine)]
23. 直 肠 子 直 腸 子 zhíchángzi frank or straightforward person
24. 直 观 直 觀 zhíguān directly perceived through the senses, intuitive, direct; {edu} learned by seeing, audio-visual (like aids); direct perception
25. 火 爆 火 爆 huǒbào irritable, hot-tempered; vigorous; exuberant; lively
26. 毅 力 毅 力 yìlì will, willpower
27. 恒 心 恆 心 héngxīn perseverance, constancy
28. 果 断 果 斷 guǒduàn decisive, resolute
29. 扭 扭 niǔ turn around; twist, wrench; sprain (like a muscle); swing, sway (of body movements); seize, grapple with, wrestle with; [alternate reading "niū"]
30. 脚 踝 腳 踝 jiǎohuái the ankle area, the area between the shank of the leg and the foot
31. 落 枕 落 枕 làozhěn get a stiff neck (from a chill or awkward neck position while sleeping)
32. 丢 三 落 四 丟 三 落 四 diūsānlàsì (put aside three and drop four) forgetful, absentminded; always losing or forgetting sth.; scatterbrain
33. 筋 筋 jīn muscle; tendon, sinew; veins (especially those visible under the skin); something resembling a tendon or vein; {med} tendon
34. 死 脑 筋 死 腦 筋 sǐnǎojīn one-track mind; stubborn and conservative person
35. 应 变 應 變 yìngbiàn meet an emergency or contingency; respond to or deal with changing circumstances
36. 应 变 措 施 應 變 措 施 yìngbiàn cuòshī emergency measure
37. 权 宜 之 计 權 宜 之 計 quányí zhī jì expedient measure, stopgap