Tutorial 1005

1005

1. 对 仗 對 仗 duìzhàng a matching of both sound and sense in two lines, sentences, etc. usually with the matching words in the same part of speech; antithesis (like of a em)
2. 工 整 工 整 gōngzhěng carefully and neatly done (like nmanship)
3. 酸 楚 酸 楚 suānchǔ grieved, miserable
4. 吟 咏 吟 詠 yínyǒng recite, chant
5. 茶 几 茶 几 chájī tea table
6. 溯 源 溯 源 sùyuán trace to the source
7. 侧 门 側 門 cèmén side gate or door
8. 雏 形 雛 形 chúxíng embryonic form; miniature model
9. 雏 鸟 雛 鳥 chúniǎo nestling, fledgling
10. 原 型 原 型 yuánxíng original mode (like for literary work)
11. 师 爷 師 爺 shīyé teacher's father; teacher's teacher [also in the reading "shīye": private assistant, advisor (a local official during the Ming and Qing Dynasties); a form of address for the accountant of a landlord or merchant]
12. 原 告 原 告 yuángào the plaintiff; the prosecutor
13. 被 告 被 告 bèigào {law} the defendant, the accused

Tutorial 1003

1003

1. 瓶 颈 瓶 頸 píngjǐng bottleneck (literally or figuratively)
2. 突 破 突 破 tūpò break through, breach, penetrate; break, smash, surmount (an obstacle, quota, etc.); attack, charge (the goal in ball games)
3. 摆 脱 擺 脫 bǎituō cast off, shake off; get out of, free oneself from, get rid of; extricate/free oneself from; break away from
4. 阴 影 陰 影 yīnyǐng shadow
5. 贫 穷 貧 窮 pínqióng poor, impoverished
6. 枷 锁 枷 鎖 jiāsuǒ a cangue and lock (as instruments of punishment); shackles, yoke
7. 利 用 利 用 lìyòng use, utilize, make use of; exploit; capitalize on
8. 作 为 作 為 zuòwéi conduct, actions, behaviour; achievements, accomplishments; regard as, serve as; in the capacity of; as
9. 提 高 提 高 tígāo raise, elevate, heighten; improve, enhance, upgrade
10. 支 持 率 支 持 率 zhīchílǜ approval rate, rate of support
11. 转 移 轉 移 zhuǎnyí shift, transfer; change; {med} metastasis
12. 焦 点 焦 點 jiāodiǎn focus, focal point (literally or figuratively)
13. 群 岛 群 島 qúndǎo archipelago
14. 真 空 地 带 真 空 地 帶 zhēnkōngdìdài {mil} no-man's-land
15. 遏 制 遏 制 èzhì check, contain, control, counter-act
16. 软 弱 軟 弱 ruǎnruò weak, sick; weakness; weak-willed, spineless
17. 社 会 学 社 會 學 shèhuìxué sociology (as a study)
18. 灵 长 类 靈 長 類 língzhǎnglèi {zool} primates
19. 狩 猎 狩 獵 shòuliè hunt; hunting
20. 水 晶 体 水 晶 體 shuǐjīngtǐ crystalline lens (of eye)

Tutorial 0929

1. 宇宙 宇宙 yǔzhòu cosmos, universe
2. 网吧 網吧 wǎngbā Internet cafe2
3. 王八 王八 wángba turtle; {abusive} cuckold
4. 网咖 網咖 wǎngkā {Taiwan usage} Internet café (same meaning as 网吧 in Mainland usage)
5. 采矿 採礦 cǎikuàng mine; mining
6. 五马分尸 五馬分屍 wǔmǎfēnshī torn apart by five horses (dismemberment by tying five carts and pulling in all directions, a form of capital punishment); tear sth. to pieces
7. 杀鸡儆猴 殺雞儆猴 shājī jǐnghóu "kill the chicken to frighten the monkey"; punish one to deter others
8. 法家 法家 Fǎjiā the Legalist School (of Chunqiu Period)
9. 儒家 儒家 Rújiā the Confucian School of Thought, the Confucianists
10. 一语道破 一語道破 yīyǔ dàopò hit the nail on the head with a single comment, get to the heart of the matter in a few words
11. 铤而走险 鋌而走險 tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn take risks in desperation, rush headlong into danger
12. 侥幸 僥倖 jiǎoxìng by luck
13. 以身试法 以身試法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ defy the law
14. 先见之明 先見之明 xiānjiàn zhī míng (the wisdom of foresight) be able to anticipate or predict; prophetic vision; foresight
15. 孔明 孔明 Kǒngmíng Kongming (name for Zhuge Liang)
16. 三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮sāngè chòu píjiang, shèngguò yīgè zhūgé liàng three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang the master-mind—collective wisdom often proves superior, two heads are better than one