Vocabulary
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| 来由 來由 | reason; cause | |
| 字画 字畫 | the strokes of a character; calligraphy and painting | |
| 卖关子 賣關子 | (in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense; (in general) to keep people on tenterhooks | |
| 纸钱 紙錢 | ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead | |
| 才气 才氣 | talent (usually literary or artistic) | |
| 生热 生熱 | to generate heat | |
| 里带 裡帶 | inner tube (of tire) | |
| 面交 面交 | to deliver personally; to hand over face-to-face | |
| 常来常往 常來常往 | to visit frequently; to have frequent dealings (with); to see each other often | |
| 得宜 得宜 | proper; appropriate; suitable | |
| 说得过去 說得過去 | acceptable; passable; justifiable; (of a course of action) to make sense | |
| 思忖 思忖 | to ponder; to reckon; to turn sth over in one's mind | |
| 赫赫有名 赫赫有名 | illustrious; prominent; prestigious; well-known | |
| 黄毛丫头 黃毛丫頭 | silly little girl | |
| 眼前一亮 眼前一亮 | (one's) eyes light up; to be impressed by what one sees | |
| 了然 瞭然 | to understand clearly; evident | |
| 画舫 畫舫 | decorated pleasure boat | |
| 看得过 看得過 | presentable; passable | |
| 背靠背 背靠背 | back to back | |
| 够用 夠用 | adequate; sufficient; enough | |
| 家猫 家貓 | domestic cat; house cat | |
| 四月份 四月份 | April | |
| 夷为平地 夷為平地 | to level; to raze to the ground | |
| 洱海 洱海 | Erhai Lake | |
| 真知灼见 真知灼見 | penetrating insight | |
| 见好就收 見好就收 | (idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop | |
| 倒写 倒寫 | mirror writing; upside down writing | |
| 绵长 綿長 | long and continuous (coastline, sound etc); extensive; prolonged | |
| 气不平 氣不平 | angry at unfairness | |
| 多助 多助 | receiving much help (from outside); well supported | |
| 一遍又一遍 一遍又一遍 | over and over | |
| 敕封 敕封 | to appoint sb to a post or confer a title on sb by imperial order | |
| 过当 過當 | excessive | |
| 人有三急 人有三急 | (jocular) to need to answer the call of nature | |
| 比为 比為 | to liken to; to compare to | |
| 万事开头难 萬事開頭難 | every beginning is difficult (idiom); getting started is always the hardest part | |
| 头位 頭位 | (car racing) pole position; (obstetrics) cephalic presentation (i.e. head-first birth) | |
| 买办 買辦 | comprador | |
| 车带 車帶 | (vehicle) tire | |
| 封二 封二 | inside front cover | |
| 要道 要道 | major road; thoroughfare; main road | |
| 个数 個數 | number of items or individuals | |
| 当儿 當兒 | the very moment; just then; during (that brief interval) | |
| 执政 執政 | to hold power; in office | |
| 酒意 酒意 | tipsy feeling | |
| 过身 過身 | to die; to pass away | |
| 帮倒忙 幫倒忙 | to be more of a hindrance than a help | |
| 不太 不太 | Not too | |
| 一年到头 一年到頭 | all year round | |
| 一路平安 一路平安 | to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! |