Vocabulary
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| 羊羔 羊羔 | lamb | |
| 牡丹皮 牡丹皮 | root bark of the peony tree (used in TCM) | |
| 点破 點破 | to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly | |
| 台子 檯子 | desk; (pool etc) table | |
| 板凳 板凳 | wooden bench or stool | |
| 桥头 橋頭 | either end of a bridge; a bridgehead | |
| 花光 花光 | to spend all one's money | |
| 下线 下線 | to go offline; (of a product) to roll off the assembly line; downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme) | |
| 死角 死角 | gap in coverage; gap in protection or defenses; neglected or overlooked area; dead end | |
| 线人 線人 | spy; informer | |
| 灯火 燈火 | lights | |
| 银杏 銀杏 | ginkgo | |
| 家马 家馬 | domestic horse | |
| 连环 連環 | chain | |
| 合字 合字 | (typography) ligature | |
| 上代 上代 | previous generation | |
| 当空 當空 | overhead; up in the sky | |
| 五指 五指 | the five fingers of one's hand | |
| 板车 板車 | handcart; flatbed cart; flatbed tricycle | |
| 殷实 殷實 | thriving; well-off; substantial | |
| 养老送终 養老送終 | to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die | |
| 面朝黄土背朝天 面朝黃土背朝天 | face to the ground, back to the sky | |
| 佐证 佐證 | evidence; proof; to confirm; corroboration | |
| 心累 心累 | emotionally exhausted; drained | |
| 取银 取銀 | to take silver; to come second in a competition | |
| 猪蹄 豬蹄 | pig trotters | |
| 上不了台面 上不了檯面 | better kept under the table (idiom); not to be disclosed; too inferior to show in public | |
| 先决 先決 | prerequisite; necessary | |
| 离心 離心 | to be at odds with; centrifugal (force) | |
| 配菜 配菜 | side dish | |
| 轻者 輕者 | less serious case; in less severe cases | |
| 金刚鹦鹉 金剛鸚鵡 | macaw | |
| 锻造 鍛造 | to forge (metal); forging | |
| 相夫教子 相夫教子 | to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom); the traditional roles of a good wife | |
| 边城 邊城 | border town; remote town | |
| 出主意 出主意 | to come up with ideas; to make suggestions; to offer advice | |
| 有朝一日 有朝一日 | one day; sometime in the future | |
| 心想事成 心想事成 | to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best! | |
| 白菜 白菜 | Chinese cabbage; pak choi | |
| 勺子 勺子 | scoop; ladle | |
| 有的是 有的是 | have plenty of; there's no lack of | |
| 说到底 說到底 | in the final analysis; in the end | |
| 不得已 不得已 | to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must | |
| 工夫 工夫 | (old) laborer | |
| 景色 景色 | scenery; scene; landscape; view | |
| 被子 被子 | quilt | |
| 自觉 自覺 | conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious | |
| 开业 開業 | to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business) | |
| 老百姓 老百姓 | ordinary people; the "person in the street" | |
| 打听 打聽 | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around |