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ability + The power, money, or skill to do something ☊
addition + Fact of adding something; thing that is added ☊
additional + Further or added ☊
admit + To agree that you did something bad, or that something bad is true ☊
bit + small piece of something ☊
city + A heavily populated area with many buildings and roads ☊
definitely + Without question; beyond doubt ☊
either + one of two (used when there is a choice of two) ☊
excite + To make someone feel happy, interested or eager ☊
excitement + When people feel very happy and enthusiastic ☊
favorite + Most liked; best loved ☊
fit + Proper or acceptable; morally or socially correct ☊
hit + To fight, attack or damage something or someone ☊
hospital + building for sick people, with doctors and nurses ☊
it + A thing that has been previously mentioned ☊
its + of something; belonging or related to something ☊
itself + Referring to it ☊
kitchen + place where food is cooked ☊
little + not great in size, amount, or degree; small ☊
position + specific location where someone or something is ☊
possibility + something with a chance of happening or being true ☊
probability + what the chances are that something will happen ☊
quite + Very; In a complete or total manner ☊
reality + What is true, as opposed to what is imagined ☊
responsibility + state of being dependable or reliable ☊
security + Things done to protect people, buildings, a country, etc. from harm ☊
sit + To be in a resting position on a chair ☊
situate + To place someone or something in a particular place or position ☊
situation + condition, location or position ☊
suitable + right for a particular purpose or occasion ☊
visit + To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason ☊
visitor + one who goes to a place to see it (or someone) ☊
wait + to spend time until an expected thing happens ☊
white + lightest color; the color of fresh snow and milk ☊
with + Used to express that people or things are together ☊
within + Not beyond the limits of a particular space, time or range ☊
without + Used to say you don't have something or it isn't in a place ☊
write + To compose letters and words on paper or a screen ☊
writer + professional who writes books, articles etc ☊
activity + An action or task, e.g. sports, washing your clothes ☊
attitude + way you act, think and feel about something ☊
benefit + good result or effect, something advantageous ☊
bite + To press down on or cut into something with the teeth ☊
capability + means, ability, or potential to do something ☊
capital + Main, or major ☊
citizen + person who belongs to and has rights in a country ☊
commit + to do something bad, usually a crime ☊
commitment + promise or decision to do something for a purpose ☊
committee + group of people who do or decide something ☊
community + group of people who share a common idea or area ☊
competition + fighting against others when trying to win something ☊
condition + the state of living you are in, e.g. good health ☊
credit + system to buy something and pay for it later ☊
edit + to check and makes changes before publication ☊
editor + Person deciding the contents of a book or magazine ☊
electricity + energy generated positive and negative charges ☊
faith + belief that that something is true without proof ☊
faithfully + in a trustworthy manner ☊
fruit + food that grows on a tree or bush ☊
furniture + items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets ☊
habit + usual way of behaving ; something often repeated ☊
hesitate + To stop before doing something because you are unsure what to do ☊
identity + collection of qualities that makes a person ☊
invitation + when someone asks another to attend an event, etc ☊
invite + To ask someone to go somewhere or do something ☊
item + distinct, individual thing, often part of a group ☊
limit + point beyond which it is not possible to go ☊
limitation + act of controlling or reducing the size of something ☊
military + Concerning soldiers or the armed forces ☊
minority + part that is less than half of the whole; a small part ☊
neither + Not one or the other not either none of two things ☊
opportunity + time/situation when a thing might be done; chance ☊
opposite + Across from or on the side facing something ☊
opposition + act of disagreeing or trying to stop something ☊
pitch + black substance that is sticky when it is hot and very hard when it is dry ☊
political + Concerning government or public affairs ☊
politician + someone who is active in politics ☊
politics + Activities influencing the policies of a government ☊
positive + Good or useful in qualities, constructive, confident ☊
quality + high level of worth or excellence ☊
site + present, former or future LOCATION of something, such as a building ☊
spirit + part of a person that is not physical and believed to be the source of human emotions and character ☊
split + To break something into pieces or divide someting ☊
stability + quality or state of not being easily moved or changed ☊
switch + thing you move to turn electrical items on or off ☊
title + name given to something to identify or describe it ☊
tradition + way of thinking, behaving that used for a long time ☊
traditional + Involved in a tradition ☊
unit + single thing or person; a part of something larger ☊
unite + To join or come together for the same goal ☊
university + high-level educational institution; college ☊
witness + person who sees something happen ☊
acquisition + Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired ☊
architecture + the design and construction of buildings ☊
capacity + Ability to hold, involve or contain people or things ☊
charity + institution providing help to the needy, the sick ☊
cite + To reference the work of others in your writing ☊
competitive + Being strongly driven to win or be better than ☊
competitor + someone taking part in race, business, etc ☊
complexity + state of having many parts and not being simple ☊
composition + way in which something is put together e.g an essay or piece of music ☊
constitute + To appoint to an office, function, or dignity ☊
criterion + standard used to make judgments or decisions ☊
critic + person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions ☊
critical + being important or serious; vital; dangerous ☊
criticism + negative judgment of something ☊
criticize + To say that someone or something is bad ☊
deficit + property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required ☊
definition + explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries ☊
density + degree to which an area is filled or covered ☊
deposit + part payment so that an item will be kept for you ☊
despite + Without being affected by something; in spite of ☊
digital + using electronic signals or computers ☊
diversity + state or quality of having a range of different things and ideas ☊
edition + form in which a book, magazine, or other text is released ☊
entitle + To give a right to someone ☊
exhibit + To display or make available for people to see ☊
exhibition + public event at which an object or group of objects is put on display for people to look at ☊
expenditure + amount of money used during a certain time ☊
facility + piece of equipment or buildings with a special use ☊
guitar + stringed musical instrument played with the fingers ☊
initial + Existing or occurring at the beginning ☊
initially + At first; originally ☊
initiative + ability to decide or act upon things yourself without depending on someone else ☊
institution + organization created for a particular cause or purpose ☊
institutional + Being related or similar to an institution ☊
liability + something that is owed to someone else, e.g. a debt ☊
literally + In a way that expresses the exact or LITERAL meaning of something ☊
literary + Concerning or concerned with literature ☊
literature + Writings that are valued as works of art, esp. fiction, drama and poetry ☊
majority + amount that is more than half of a group ☊
monitor + electronic screen on which you can see images ☊
permit + To allow something to happen; to give permission ☊
personality + person_s unique character; the way that a person usually acts ☊
portrait + painting, drawing or photograph of a person's head and shoulders ☊
priority + fact that is more important than other things ☊
profit + To earn money from something ☊
quantity + amount or number of something ☊
recognition + Accepting that something is true or that it exists ☊
recruit + To get people to come and work, join or study with you ☊
sensitive + Easily hurt or damaged ☊
submit + To accept a superior force has power over you ☊
substitute + person or thing that makes the place instead of something ☊
territory + area of land or ocean owned or controlled by a government or person ☊
transition + change from one state, movement, place, or subject to another ☊
vital + Being of extreme importance for the success of something ☊
withdraw + Pull back; move away or backward from something ☊
suit + To be appropriate for a given situation ☊
946 New HSK word(s): 1 很 → + (adverb of degree)/ quite/ very/ awfully 1 的 → + of/ structural particle: used before a noun; linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive 1 开 → + to open/ to start/ to turn on/ to boil/ to write out (a medical prescription)/ to operate (vehicle)/ abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文 degrees Kelvin 1 字 → + letter/ symbol/ character/ word/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China 1 不客气 → + you're welcome/ impolite/ rude/ blunt/ don't mention it 1 零 → + zero/ nought/ zero sign/ fractional/ fragmentary/ odd (of numbers)/ (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)/ fraction/ (in mathematics) remainder (after division)/ extra/ to wither and fall/ to wither 1 点 → + drop (of liquid)/ stain/ spot/ speck/ jot/ dot stroke (in Chinese characters)/ decimal point/ point/ mark (of degree or level)/ a place (with certain characteristics)/ iron bell/ o’clock/ a little/ a bit/ some/ (point) unit of measurement for type/ to tou 1 能 → + to be able to/ to be capable of/ ability/ capability/ able/ capable/ can possibly/ (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of 1 你 → + you (informal; as opposed to polite 您[nin2]) 1 少 → + few/ little/ lack 1 水 → + water/ river/ liquid/ beverage/ additional charges or income/ (of clothes) classifier for number of washes 1 做 → + to do/ to make/ to produce/ to write/ to compose/ to act as/ to engage in/ to hold (a party)/ to be/ to become/ to function (in some capacity)/ to serve as/ to be used for/ to form (a bond or relationship)/ to pretend/ to feign/ to act a part/ to put on a 1 坐 → + to sit/ to take a seat/ to take (a bus; airplane etc)/ to bear fruit/ surname Zuo 1 请 → + to ask/ to invite/ please (do sth)/ to treat (to a meal etc)/ to request 1 北京 → + Beijing; capital of People's Republic of China/ Peking/ PRC government 1 块 → + lump (of earth)/ chunk/ piece/ classifier for pieces of cloth; cake; soap etc/ colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc); usually as 塊錢|块钱 1 他 → + he or him/ (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)/ (used before sb's name for emphasis)/ (used as a meaningless mock object)/ other/ another 1 去 → + to go/ to go to (a place)/ to cause to go or send (sb)/ to remove/ to get rid of/ (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth/ to be apart from in space or time/ (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)/ (us 1 没关系 → + it doesn't matter 1 写 → + to write 1 医院 → + hospital/ CL:所[suo3];家[jia1];座[zuo4] 1 怎么样 → + how?/ how about?/ how was it?/ how are things? 1 家 → + home/ family/ classifier for families or businesses/ refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/ noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary; corresponds to English -ist; -er; -ary or -ian/ surname Jia/ CL:個|个[ 1 和 → + and/ together with/ with/ sum/ union/ peace/ harmony/ surname He/ Japanese related/ Taiwan pr. han4 1 里 → + lining/ interior/ inside/ internal/ also written 裡|里 [li3] 1 认识 → + to know/ to recognize/ to be familiar with/ acquainted with sth/ knowledge/ understanding/ awareness/ cognition 2 得 → + structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb); linking it to following phrase indicating effect; degree; possibility etc 2 等 → + to wait for/ to await 2 件 → + item/ component/ classifier for events; things; clothes etc 2 开始 → + to begin/ beginning/ to start/ initial/ CL:個|个[ge4] 2 吧 → + (modal particle indicating polite suggestion)/ ...right?/ ...OK? 2 白 → + white/ snowy/ pure/ bright/ empty/ blank/ plain/ clear/ to make clear/ in vain/ gratuitous/ free of charge/ reactionary/ anti-communist/ funeral/ to stare coldly/ to write wrong character/ to state/ to explain/ vernacular/ spoken lines in opera/ surname B 2 您 → + you (polite; as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) 2 水果 → + fruit/ CL:個|个[ge4] 2 走 → + to walk/ to go/ to run/ to move (of vehicle)/ to visit/ to leave/ to go away/ to die (euph.)/ from/ through/ away (in compound verbs; such as 撤走)/ to change (shape; form; meaning) 2 可能 → + might (happen)/ possible/ probable/ possibility/ probability/ maybe/ perhaps/ CL:個|个[ge4] 2 外 → + outside/ in addition/ foreign/ external 2 次 → + next in sequence/ second/ the second (day; time etc)/ secondary/ vice-/ sub-/ infra-/ inferior quality/ substandard/ order/ sequence/ hypo- (chemistry)/ classifier for enumerated events: time 2 圆 → + circle/ round/ circular/ spherical/ (of the moon) full/ unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)/ tactful/ to justify 2 玩 → + toy/ sth used for amusement/ curio or antique (Taiwan pr. wan4)/ to play/ to have fun/ to trifle with/ to keep sth for entertainment 2 送 → + to deliver/ to carry/ to give (as a present)/ to present (with)/ to see off/ to send 2 服务员 → + waiter/ waitress/ attendant/ customer service personnel/ CL:個|个[ge4] 2 马上 → + at once; right away; immediately/ lit. on horseback 2 快 → + rapid/ quick/ speed/ rate/ soon/ almost/ to make haste/ clever/ sharp (of knives or wits)/ forthright/ plain-spoken/ gratified/ pleased/ pleasant 2 它 → + it 2 进 → + to advance/ to enter/ to come (or go) into/ to receive or admit/ to eat or drink/ to submit or present/ (used after a verb) into; in/ to score a goal 2 比 → + (particle used for comparison and "-er than")/ to compare/ to contrast/ to gesture (with hands)/ ratio 2 一起 → + in the same place/ together/ with/ altogether (in total) 2 大家 → + authority/ everyone 2 门 → + gate/ door/ CL:扇[shan4]/ gateway/ doorway/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ opening/ valve/ switch/ way to do something/ knack/ family/ house/ (religious) sect/ school (of thought)/ class/ category/ phylum or division (taxonomy)/ classifier for large guns/ classifier for les 2 还 → + still/ still in progress/ still more/ yet/ even more/ in addition/ fairly/ passably (good)/ as early as/ even/ also/ else 2 让 → + to yield/ to permit/ to let sb do sth/ to have sb do sth 2 离 → + to leave/ to part from/ to be away from/ (in giving distances) from/ without (sth)/ independent of/ one of the eight trigrams of the Book of Changes representing fire (old) 2 就 → + at once/ right away/ only/ just (emphasis)/ as early as/ already/ as soon as/ then/ in that case/ as many as/ even if/ to approach/ to move towards/ to undertake/ to engage in/ to suffer/ subjected to/ to accomplish/ to take advantage of/ to go with (of f 2 阴 → + overcast (weather)/ cloudy/ shady/ Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)/ negative (electric.)/ feminine/ moon/ implicit/ hidden/ genitalia 2 给 → + to/ for/ for the benefit of/ to give/ to allow/ to do sth (for sb)/ (passive particle) 3 条 → + strip/ item/ article/ clause (of law or treaty)/ classifier for long thin things (ribbon; river; road; trousers etc) 3 其他 → + other/ the others/ else/ other than (that person)/ in addition to the person mentioned above 3 爱好 → + to like/ to take pleasure in/ keen on/ fond of/ interest/ hobby/ appetite for/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 方便 → + convenient/ to help out/ to make things easy for people/ convenience/ suitable/ having money to spare/ (euphemism) to go to the toilet 3 地 → + -ly/ structural particle: used before a verb or adjective; linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 3 习惯 → + habit/ custom/ usual practice/ to be used to/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 把 → + to hold/ to contain/ to grasp/ to take hold of/ a handle/ particle marking the following noun as a direct object/ classifier for objects with handle 3 分 → + to divide/ to separate/ to allocate/ to distinguish (good and bad)/ part or subdivision/ fraction/ one tenth (of certain units)/ unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm/ minute/ a point (in sports or games)/ 0.01 yuan (unit of money) 3 厨房 → + kitchen/ CL:間|间[jian1] 3 除了 → + besides/ apart from (... also...)/ in addition to/ except (for) 3 看 → + to see/ to look at/ to read/ to watch/ to consider/ to regard as/ to view as/ to treat as/ to judge/ (after repeated verb) to give it a try/ depending on (how you're judging)/ to visit/ to call on/ to treat (an illness)/ to look after/ Watch out! (for a d 3 才 → + ability/ talent/ endowment/ gift/ an expert/ only (then)/ only if/ just 3 角 → + angle/ corner/ horn/ horn-shaped/ unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 楼 → + house with more than 1 story/ storied building/ floor/ CL:層|层[ceng2];座[zuo4];棟|栋[dong4] 3 东 → + east/ host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/ landlord/ surname Dong 3 客人 → + visitor/ guest/ customer/ client/ CL:位[wei4] 3 关系 → + relation/ relationship/ to concern/ to affect/ to have to do with/ guanxi/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 关于 → + pertaining to/ concerning/ regarding/ with regards to/ about/ a matter of 3 空调 → + air conditioning 3 向 → + direction/ orientation/ to face/ to turn toward/ to/ towards/ shortly before/ formerly/ to side with/ to be partial to/ all along (previously)/ surname Xiang 3 节目 → + program/ item (on a program)/ CL:臺|台[tai2];個|个[ge4];套[tao4] 3 口 → + mouth/ classifier for things with mouths (people; domestic animals; cannons; wells etc) 3 作用 → + to act on/ to affect/ action/ function/ activity/ impact/ result/ effect/ purpose/ intent/ to play a role/ corresponds to English -ity; -ism; -ization/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 要 → + important/ vital/ to want/ will/ going to (as future auxiliary)/ may/ must 3 附近 → + (in the) vicinity/ nearby/ neighboring/ next to 3 背 → + the back of a body or object/ to turn one's back/ to hide something from/ to learn by heart/ to recite from memory 3 借 → + to lend/ to borrow/ excuse/ pretext/ by means of/ to seize (an opportunity)/ to take (an opportunity) 3 机会 → + opportunity/ chance/ occasion/ CL:個|个[ge4] 3 一边 → + one side/ either side/ on the one hand/ on the other hand/ doing while 3 校长 → + (college; university) president/ headmaster/ CL:個|个[ge4];位[wei4];名[ming2] 3 果汁 → + fruit juice 3 敢 → + to dare/ daring/ (polite) may I venture 3 比较 → + compare/ contrast/ fairly/ comparatively/ relatively/ quite/ rather 3 多么 → + how (wonderful etc)/ what (a great idea etc)/ however (difficult it may be etc) 3 比赛 → + competition (sports etc)/ match/ CL:場|场[chang3];次[ci4] 3 位 → + position/ location/ place/ seat/ classifier for people (honorific)/ classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 3 而且 → + (not only ...) but also/ moreover/ in addition/ furthermore 3 老 → + prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity/ old (of people)/ venerable (person)/ experienced/ of long standing/ always/ all the time/ of the pas 3 信 → + letter/ mail/ to trust/ to believe/ to profess faith in/ truthful/ confidence/ trust/ at will/ at random 3 疼 → + (it) hurts/ love fondly/ ache/ pain/ sore 3 行李箱 → + suitcase 3 当然 → + only natural/ as it should be/ certainly/ of course/ without doubt 3 城市 → + city/ town/ CL:座[zuo4] 3 旧 → + old/ opposite: new 新/ former/ worn (with age) 3 表演 → + play/ show/ performance/ exhibition/ to perform/ to act/ to demonstrate/ CL:場|场[chang3] 3 跟 → + heel/ to follow closely/ to go with/ to marry sb (of woman)/ with/ towards/ as (compared to)/ from (different from)/ and (in addition to) 3 骑 → + to ride (an animal or bike)/ to sit astride 4 饼干 → + biscuit/ cracker/ cookie/ CL:片[pian4];塊|块[kuai4] 4 赚 → + earn/ make a profit 4 并且 → + and/ besides/ moreover/ furthermore/ in addition 4 适应 → + to suit/ to fit/ to be suitable/ to adapt/ to get used to sth 4 条件 → + condition/ circumstances/ term/ factor/ requirement/ prerequisite/ qualification/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 范围 → + range/ scope/ limit/ extent/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 得意 → + proud of oneself/ pleased with oneself/ complacent 4 赢 → + to beat/ to win/ to profit 4 撞 → + to hit/ to strike/ to meet by accident/ to run into/ to bump against/ to bump into 4 首都 → + capital (city)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 连 → + to link/ to join/ to connect/ continuously/ in succession/ including/ (used with 也; 都 etc) even/ company (military) 4 安全 → + safe/ secure/ safety/ security 4 硬 → + hard/ stiff/ strong/ firm/ to manage to do sth with difficulty/ good (quality)/ able (person) 4 母亲 → + mother/ also pr. with light tone [mu3 qin5]/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 联系 → + connection/ contact/ relation/ in touch with/ to integrate/ to link/ to touch 4 挺 → + to stick out/ to (physically) straighten up/ to endure or hold out/ straight/ stiff/ outstanding/ extraordinary/ rather/ quite/ very/ classifier for machine guns 4 访问 → + to visit/ to call on/ to interview/ CL:次[ci4] 4 不得不 → + have no choice or option but to/ cannot but/ have to/ can't help it/ can't avoid 4 通过 → + by means of/ through/ via/ to pass through/ to get through/ to adopt/ to pass (a bill)/ to switch over 4 按照 → + according to/ in accordance with/ in the light of/ on the basis of 4 气候 → + climate/ atmosphere/ situation/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 4 难道 → + don't tell me .../ could it be that...? 4 优点 → + merit/ benefit/ strong point/ advantage/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 熟悉 → + to be familiar with/ to know well 4 由 → + to follow/ from/ it is for...to/ reason/ cause/ because of/ due to/ to/ to leave it (to sb)/ by (introduces passive verb) 4 内 → + inside/ inner/ internal/ within/ interior 4 数量 → + amount/ quantity/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 能力 → + capability/ capable/ able/ ability/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 数字 → + numeral/ digit/ number/ figure/ amount/ digital (electronics etc)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 正好 → + just (in time)/ just right/ just enough/ to happen to/ to chance to/ by chance/ it just so happens that 4 骄傲 → + arrogant/ full of oneself/ conceited/ proud of sth/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 另外 → + additional/ in addition/ besides/ separate/ other/ moreover/ furthermore 4 交流 → + exchange/ give-and-take/ to exchange/ to alternate/ communication/ alternating current (electricity) 4 稍微 → + a little bit 4 推 → + to push/ to cut/ to refuse/ to reject/ to decline/ to shirk (responsibility)/ to put off/ to delay/ to push forward/ to nominate/ to elect 4 敲 → + extort/ knock/ to strike/ to knock (at a door)/ to hit 4 之 → + (possessive particle; literary equivalent of 的)/ him/ her/ it 4 顺便 → + conveniently/ in passing/ without much extra effort 4 可怜 → + pitiful/ pathetic 4 顺利 → + smoothly/ without a hitch 4 限制 → + to restrict/ to limit/ to confine/ restriction/ limit/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 组成 → + component/ part/ element/ constitute/ make up 4 挂 → + to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/ (of a telephone call) to hang up/ to be worried or concerned/ to make a phone call (topolect)/ to register or record/ to hitch/ classifier for sets or clusters of objects 4 严重 → + grave/ serious/ severe/ critical 4 参观 → + to look around/ to inspect/ visit and observe 4 香 → + fragrant/ sweet smelling/ aromatic/ savory or appetizing/ (to eat) with relish/ (of sleep) sound/ perfume or spice/ joss or incense stick/ CL:根[gen1] 4 可惜 → + it is a pity/ what a pity/ (it's) too bad 4 弄 → + to do/ to manage/ to handle/ to play with/ to fool with/ to mess with/ to fix/ to toy with 4 相反 → + opposite/ contrary 4 词典 → + dictionary (of Chinese compound words)/ also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]/ CL:部[bu4];本[ben3] 4 乱 → + in confusion or disorder/ in a confused state of mind/ disorder/ upheaval/ riot/ illicit sexual relations/ to throw into disorder/ to mix up/ indiscriminate/ random/ arbitrary 4 直接 → + direct/ opposite: indirect 間接|间接/ immediate/ directly/ straightforward 4 肯定 → + to be sure/ to be certain/ sure/ certain/ definite/ to confirm/ to affirm/ affirmative 4 观众 → + spectators/ audience/ visitors (to an exhibition etc) 4 符合 → + in keeping with/ in accordance with/ tallying with/ in line with/ to agree with/ to accord with/ to conform to/ to correspond with/ to manage/ to handle 4 养成 → + to cultivate/ to raise/ to form (a habit)/ to acquire 4 只好 → + without any better option/ to have to/ to be forced to 4 活动 → + to exercise/ to move about/ to operate/ activity/ loose/ shaky/ active/ movable/ maneuver/ to use connections/ CL:項|项[xiang4];個|个[ge4] 4 邀请 → + to invite/ invitation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 速度 → + speed/ rate/ velocity/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 情况 → + circumstances/ state of affairs/ situation/ CL:個|个[ge4];種|种[zhong3] 4 作者 → + author/ writer/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 逛 → + to stroll/ to visit 4 生活 → + life/ activity/ to live/ livelihood 4 质量 → + quality/ mass (in physics)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 激动 → + to excite/ to agitate/ exciting 4 苦 → + bitter/ hardship/ pain/ to suffer/ painstaking 4 请客 → + give a dinner party/ entertain guests/ invite to dinner 4 被 → + by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses)/ quilt/ to cover (literary) 4 断 → + to break/ to snap/ to cut off/ to give up or abstain from sth/ to judge/ (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely;decidedly 4 父亲 → + father/ also pr. with light tone [fu4 qin5]/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 随着 → + along with/ in the wake of/ following 4 满 → + full/ filled/ packed/ fully/ completely/ quite/ to reach the limit/ to satisfy/ satisfied/ contented/ to fill/ abbr. for Manchurian 4 网站 → + website/ network station/ node 4 允许 → + to permit/ to allow 4 积极 → + active/ energetic/ vigorous/ positive (outlook)/ proactive 4 负责 → + to be in charge of/ to take responsibility for/ to be to blame/ conscientious 4 省 → + to save/ to economize/ to do without/ to omit/ to leave out/ province/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 本来 → + original/ originally/ at first/ it goes without saying/ of course 4 效果 → + result/ effect/ quality/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 尽管 → + despite/ although/ even though/ in spite of/ unhesitatingly/ do not hesitate (to ask; complain etc)/ (go ahead and do it) without hesitating 4 批评 → + to criticize/ criticism/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 笨 → + stupid/ foolish/ silly/ slow-witted/ clumsy 4 对面 → + opposite 4 干杯 → + to drink a toast/ Cheers! (proposing a toast)/ Here's to you!/ Bottoms up!/ lit. dry cup 4 困 → + to trap/ to surround/ hard-pressed/ stranded/ destitute 4 中文 → + Chinese/ Chinese written language/ Chinese writing 4 态度 → + manner/ bearing/ attitude/ approach/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 篇 → + sheet/ piece of writing/ bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)/ classifier for written items: chapter; article 4 及时 → + in time/ promptly/ without delay/ timely 4 来不及 → + there's not enough time (to do sth)/ it's too late (to do sth) 4 重点 → + emphasis/ focal point/ priority/ key/ with the emphasis on/ focusing on 4 禁止 → + to prohibit/ to forbid/ to ban 4 辛苦 → + hard/ exhausting/ with much toil/ thanks for your trouble 4 朵 → + flower/ earlobe/ fig. item on both sides/ classifier for flowers; clouds etc 4 感谢 → + (express) thanks/ gratitude/ grateful/ thankful/ thanks 4 实际 → + actual/ reality/ practice 4 责任 → + responsibility/ blame/ duty/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 代替 → + instead/ to replace/ to substitute (X for Y; or a number in an algebraic expression) 4 精神 → + spirit/ mind/ consciousness/ thought/ mental/ psychological/ essence/ gist/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 信心 → + confidence/ faith (in sb or sth)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 信用卡 → + credit card 4 主动 → + to take the initiative/ to do sth of one's own accord/ active/ opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]/ drive (of gears and shafts etc) 4 特点 → + characteristic (feature)/ trait/ feature/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 实在 → + in reality/ honestly/ really/ verily/ concrete 4 热闹 → + bustling with noise and excitement/ lively 4 文章 → + article/ essay/ literary works/ writings/ hidden meaning/ CL:篇[pian1];段[duan4];頁|页[ye4] 4 兴奋 → + excited/ excitement 4 继续 → + to continue/ to proceed with/ to go on with 4 好处 → + benefit/ advantage/ gain/ profit/ also pronounced hao3 chu4/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 行 → + to walk/ to go/ to travel/ a visit/ temporary/ makeshift/ current/ in circulation/ to do/ to perform/ capable/ competent/ effective/ all right/ OK!/ will do 4 竟然 → + unexpectedly/ to one's surprise/ in spite of everything/ in that crazy way/ actually/ to go as far as to 4 当 → + to be/ to act as/ manage/ withstand/ when/ during/ ought/ should/ match equally/ equal/ same/ obstruct/ just at (a time or place)/ on the spot/ right/ just at 4 家具 → + furniture/ CL:件[jian4];套[tao4] 4 竞争 → + to compete/ competition 4 破 → + broken/ damaged/ worn out/ to break; split or cleave/ to get rid of/ to destroy/ to break with/ to defeat/ to capture (a city etc)/ to expose the truth of 4 标准 → + (an official) standard/ norm/ criterion/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 民族 → + nationality/ ethnic group/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 适合 → + to fit/ to suit 4 性格 → + nature/ disposition/ temperament/ character/ CL:個|个[ge4] 4 合适 → + suitable/ fitting/ decent/ to fit 4 招聘 → + recruitment/ to invite applications for a job 4 反对 → + to fight against/ to oppose/ to be opposed to/ opposition 4 坚持 → + to continue upholding/ to remain committed to/ persistence/ to persist/ to uphold/ to insist on/ persevere 4 厉害 → + difficult to deal with/ difficult to endure/ ferocious/ radical/ serious/ terrible/ violent/ tremendous/ awesome 4 专业 → + specialty/ specialized field/ main field of study (at university)/ major/ CL:門|门[men2];個|个[ge4]/ professional 5 举 → + to lift/ to hold up/ to cite/ to enumerate/ to act/ to raise/ to choose/ to elect 5 转告 → + to pass on/ to communicate/ to transmit 5 摸 → + to feel with the hand/ to touch/ to stroke/ to grope/ to feel (one's pulse) 5 日程 → + schedule/ itinerary/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 道德 → + virtue/ morality/ ethics/ moral/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 武术 → + military skill or technique (in former times)/ all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)/ self-defense/ tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)/ also called kungfu 功夫/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 唉 → + interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes; it's me!)/ to sigh 5 反正 → + to put things back in order/ to return to the correct path/ in any event/ come what may/ whatever happens (I'm still sure it's right)/ anyway 5 利润 → + profits 5 模仿 → + to imitate/ to copy/ to emulate/ to mimic/ model 5 收获 → + benefit/ reward 5 具备 → + to possess/ to have/ equipped with/ able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) 5 冲 → + (of water) to dash against/ to mix with water/ to infuse/ to rinse/ to flush/ to develop (a film)/ to rise in the air/ to clash/ to collide with 5 利益 → + benefit/ (in sb's) interest/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 利用 → + exploit/ make use of/ to use/ to take advantage of/ to utilize 5 状况 → + condition/ state/ situation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 充满 → + full of/ brimming with/ very full/ permeated 5 荣誉 → + honor/ credit/ glory/ (honorable) reputation 5 营养 → + nutrition/ nourishment/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 据说 → + it is said that/ reportedly 5 联合 → + to combine/ to join/ unite/ alliance 5 针对 → + to be directed against/ to be aimed at/ to counter/ in the light of/ in connection with 5 状态 → + state of affairs/ state/ mode/ situation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 具体 → + concrete/ definite/ specific 5 简历 → + Curriculum Vitae (CV)/ résumé (resume)/ biographical notes 5 某 → + some/ a certain/ sb or sth indefinite/ such-and-such 5 补充 → + to replenish/ to supplement/ to complement/ additional/ supplementary/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 手套 → + glove/ mitten/ CL:雙|双[shuang1];隻|只[zhi1] 5 应付 → + to deal with/ to cope 5 功能 → + function/ capability 5 手续 → + formalities/ procedures/ CL:道[dao4];個|个[ge4] 5 等待 → + wait for/ await 5 应聘 → + to accept a job offer/ to apply for an advertised position 5 等候 → + waiting 5 绝对 → + absolute/ unconditional 5 决赛 → + finals (of a competition) 5 宣传 → + to disseminate/ to give publicity to/ propaganda/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 木头 → + slow-witted/ blockhead/ log (of wood; timber etc)/ CL:塊|块[kuai4];根[gen1] 5 阵 → + disposition of troops/ wave/ spate/ burst/ spell/ short period of time/ classifier for events or states of short duration 5 军事 → + military affairs/ military matters/ military 5 资金 → + funds/ funding/ capital 5 姿势 → + posture/ position 5 系 → + to connect/ to relate to/ to tie up/ to bind/ to be (literary) 5 开发 → + exploit (a resource)/ open up (for development)/ to develop 5 不好意思 → + to feel embarrassed/ to be ill at ease/ to find it embarrassing (to do sth) 5 开放 → + to lift (a ban or restriction)/ to open to the outside world (politics)/ to open for public use/ to come into bloom (of flowers) 5 出口 → + an exit/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ to speak/ to export/ (of a ship) to leave port 5 紫 → + purple/ violet/ amethyst/ Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye)/ Japanese: murasaki 5 难怪 → + (it's) no wonder (that...)/ (it's) not surprising (that) 5 地区 → + local/ regional/ district (not necessarily formal administrative unit)/ region/ area/ as suffix to city name; means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture level city or county level city)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 征求 → + to solicit/ to seek/ to request (opinions; feedback etc)/ to petition 5 统一 → + to unify/ to unite/ to integrate 5 优势 → + superiority/ dominance/ advantage 5 地位 → + position/ status/ place/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 华裔 → + ethnic Chinese/ non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry 5 摆 → + to arrange/ to exhibit/ to move to and fro/ a pendulum 5 脑袋 → + head/ skull/ brains/ mental capability/ CL:顆|颗[ke1];個|个[ge4] 5 费用 → + cost/ expenditure/ expense/ CL:筆|笔[bi3];個|个[ge4] 5 构成 → + to constitute/ to form/ to compose/ to make up/ to configure (computing) 5 自觉 → + conscious/ aware/ on one's own initiative/ conscientious 5 不如 → + not equal to/ not as good as/ inferior to/ it would be better to 5 讲究 → + to pay particular attention to/ exquisite/ aesthetic 5 游览 → + to go sight-seeing/ to tour/ to visit/ CL:次[ci4] 5 整体 → + whole entity/ entire body/ synthesis/ as a whole (situation; construction; team etc)/ global/ macrocosm/ integral/ holistic/ whole 5 字幕 → + caption/ subtitle 5 数据 → + data/ numbers/ digital/ also written 數據|数据 5 商品 → + good/ commodity/ merchandise/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 数码 → + number/ numerals/ figures/ digital/ amount/ numerical code 5 处理 → + to handle/ to treat/ to deal with/ to process/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 不要紧 → + unimportant/ not serious/ it doesn't matter/ never mind/ it looks all right/ but 5 犹豫 → + to hesitate 5 上 → + on/ on top/ upon/ first (of multiple parts)/ previous/ last/ upper/ higher/ above/ to climb/ to go into/ to go up/ to attend (class or university) 5 综合 → + comprehensive/ composite/ synthesized/ to sum up/ to integrate/ to synthesize 5 上当 → + taken in (by sb's deceit)/ to be fooled/ to be duped 5 领域 → + domain/ sphere/ field/ territory/ area 5 土地 → + land/ territory/ soil/ local god/ Lar/ genius loci/ CL:片[pian4] 5 电台 → + transmitter-receiver/ broadcasting station/ radio station/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 交换 → + to exchange/ to swap/ to switch (telecom)/ commutative (math)/ to commute 5 吐 → + to vomit/ to throw up 5 兔子 → + hare/ rabbit/ CL:隻|只[zhi1] 5 传递 → + to transmit/ to pass on to sb else 5 颗 → + classifier for small spheres; pearls; corn grains; teeth; hearts; satellites etc 5 传说 → + legend/ folklore/ tradition/ it is said/ they say that... 5 传统 → + tradition/ traditional/ convention/ conventional/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 政治 → + politics/ political 5 钓 → + to fish with a hook and bait 5 推辞 → + to decline (an appointment; invitation etc) 5 支 → + to support/ to sustain/ to erect/ to raise/ branch/ division/ to draw money/ surname Zhi/ classifier for rods such as pens and guns; for army divisions and for songs or compositions/ watt; classifier for power of light bulbs 5 舍不得 → + to hate to do sth/ to hate to part with/ to begrudge 5 可见 → + it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)/ it is (thus) clear/ clear/ visible 5 设备 → + equipment/ facilities/ installations/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 与 → + to give/ to help/ to get along with/ and/ with 5 顶 → + apex/ crown of the head/ top/ roof/ to carry on the head/ to push to the top/ to go against/ most/ to replace/ to substitute/ classifier for headwear; hats; veils etc/ to agree or support (internet slang; similar to digg) 5 现实 → + reality/ actuality/ real/ actual/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 退 → + retreat/ to decline/ to move back/ to withdraw 5 疯狂 → + madness/ extreme popularity 5 牛仔裤 → + jeans/ CL:條|条[tiao2]/ also written 牛崽褲|牛崽裤 5 严肃 → + solemn/ solemnity 5 恢复 → + to reinstate/ to resume/ to restore/ to recover/ to regain/ to rehabilitate 5 设施 → + facilities/ installation 5 相处 → + get along with each other 5 怪不得 → + lit. you can't blame it!/ no wonder!/ so that's why! 5 亲切 → + amiable/ friendliness/ gracious/ hospitality/ intimate/ cordial/ kind/ close and dear/ familiar 5 录取 → + to recruit/ to enroll 5 丝毫 → + the slightest amount or degree/ a bit 5 相对 → + relatively/ opposite/ to resist/ to oppose/ relative/ vis-a-vis 5 陆续 → + in turn/ successively/ one after the other/ bit by bit 5 残疾 → + disabled/ handicapped/ deformity on a person or animal 5 接触 → + to touch/ to contact/ access/ in touch with 5 相关 → + interrelated/ correlation/ dependence/ relevance/ mutuality 5 接待 → + to receive (a visitor)/ to admit (allow sb to enter) 5 克服 → + (try to) overcome (hardships etc)/ to conquer/ to put up with/ to endure 5 私人 → + private (citizen)/ private 5 关怀 → + care/ solicitude/ to show care for/ concerned about/ attentive to 5 身份 → + identity/ status/ capacity/ dignity/ position/ rank 5 相似 → + to resemble/ similar/ like/ resemblance/ similarity 5 最初 → + first/ primary/ initial 5 此外 → + besides/ in addition/ moreover/ furthermore 5 刺激 → + to provoke/ to irritate/ to upset/ to stimulate/ to excite/ irritant 5 执照 → + a license/ a permit 5 扶 → + to support with hand/ to help sb up/ to help 5 节 → + festival/ holiday/ node/ joint/ section/ segment/ part/ to economize/ to save/ to abridge/ moral integrity/ classifier for segments; e.g. lessons; train wagons; biblical verses/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 遵守 → + to comply with/ to abide by/ to respect (an agreement) 5 结构 → + structure/ composition/ makeup/ architecture/ CL:座[zuo4];個|个[ge4] 5 想念 → + miss/ remember with longing/ long to see again 5 指导 → + to guide/ to give directions/ to direct/ to coach/ guidance/ tuition/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 享受 → + to enjoy/ to live it up/ pleasure/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 痒 → + to itch/ to tickle 5 像 → + (look) like/ similar (to)/ appearance/ to appear/ to seem/ image/ portrait/ resemble/ seem 5 逗 → + to stay/ to stop/ to pause (while reading)/ to tease (play with) 5 从事 → + to go for/ to engage in/ to undertake/ to deal with/ to handle/ to do 5 光临 → + (honorific) Welcome!/ You honor us with your presence./ It is an honor to have you. 5 宿舍 → + dormitory/ dorm room/ living quarters/ hostel/ CL:間|间[jian1] 5 项目 → + item/ project/ sports event/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 结账 → + to pay the bill/ to settle accounts/ also written 結帳|结帐 5 作为 → + one's conduct/ deed/ activity/ accomplishment/ achievement/ to act as/ as (in the capacity of)/ qua/ to view as/ to look upon (sth as)/ to take sth to be 5 升 → + to raise/ to hoist/ to promote/ metric liter (also written 公升)/ measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 5 作文 → + to write an essay/ composition (student essay)/ CL:篇[pian1] 5 制度 → + system (e.g. political; adminstrative etc)/ institution/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 差别 → + difference/ distinction/ diversity/ disparity 5 催 → + to urge/ to press/ to prompt/ to rush sb/ to hasten sth/ to expedite 5 生产 → + childbirth/ parturition/ to produce/ manufacture 5 咬 → + to bite/ to nip 5 存 → + exist/ deposit/ store/ keep/ survive 5 要不 → + otherwise/ or/ or else/ how about...? (one choice or the other)/ either this; or else... 5 培养 → + to train/ culture/ to bring up/ to groom (for a position) 5 规矩 → + lit. compass and set square/ fig. established standard/ rule/ customs/ practices/ fig. upright and honest/ well-behaved 5 配合 → + matching/ fitting in with/ compatible with/ to correspond/ to fit/ to conform to/ rapport/ to coordinate with/ to act in concert with/ to cooperate/ to become man and wife/ to combine parts of machine 5 盆 → + basin/ flower pot/ unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升; approx 128 liters/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 运输 → + transport/ haulage/ transit/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 所 → + actually/ place/ classifier for houses; small buildings; institutions etc/ that which/ particle introducing a relative clause or passive/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 批 → + to ascertain/ to act on/ to criticize/ to pass on/ classifier for batches; lots; military flights/ tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) 5 本领 → + skill/ ability/ capability/ CL:項|项[xiang4];個|个[ge4] 5 披 → + to drape over one's shoulders/ to open/ to unroll/ to split open/ to spread out 5 对方 → + counterpart/ other person involved/ opposite side/ other side/ receiving party 5 打交道 → + to come into contact with/ to have dealings 5 国籍 → + nationality 5 本质 → + essence/ nature/ innate character/ intrinsic quality 5 塔 → + pagoda/ tower/ minaret/ stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo)/ CL:座[zuo4] 5 圈 → + circle/ ring/ loop/ classifier for loops; orbits; laps of race etc/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 果实 → + fruit/ gains 5 台阶 → + flight of steps (leading up to a house)/ step (over obstacle)/ bench/ fig. way out of an embarrassing situation 5 对于 → + regarding/ as far as sth is concerned/ with regards to 5 太极拳 → + shadowboxing or Taiji; T'aichi or T'aichichuan/ traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation/ a martial art 5 感激 → + to express thanks/ grateful/ moved to gratitude 5 过期 → + to be overdue/ to exceed the time limit/ to expire (as in expiration date) 5 片 → + thin piece/ flake/ a slice/ film/ TV play/ to slice/ to carve thin/ partial/ incomplete/ one-sided/ classifier for slices; tablets; tract of land; area of water/ classifier for CDs; movies; DVDs etc/ used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario; scen 5 缺乏 → + shortage/ be lacking/ to be short of/ to lack/ scarcity 5 确定 → + definite/ certain/ fixed/ to fix (on sth)/ to determine/ to be sure/ to ensure/ to make certain/ to ascertain/ to clinch/ to recognize/ to confirm/ OK (on computer dialog box) 5 必然 → + inevitable/ certain/ necessity 5 恶劣 → + vile/ nasty/ of very poor quality 5 则 → + conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause/ standard/ norm/ rule/ to imitate/ to follow/ then/ principle/ classifier for written items (such as an official statement) 5 遗憾 → + regret/ pity/ sorry 5 责备 → + to blame/ to criticize sb 5 位置 → + position/ place/ seat/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 编辑 → + to edit/ to compile/ editor/ compiler 5 高档 → + superior quality/ high grade/ top grade 5 平等 → + equal/ equality 5 文具 → + stationery/ item of stationery (pen; pencil; eraser; pencil sharpener etc) 5 单位 → + a unit/ unit (of measure)/ work unit (one's workplace)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 耽误 → + delay/ hold-up/ to waste time/ to interfere with 5 摘 → + to take/ to borrow/ to pick (flowers; fruit etc)/ to pluck/ to select/ to remove/ to take off (glasses; hat etc) 5 文学 → + literature/ CL:種|种[zhong3] 5 单元 → + unit/ entrance number/ staircase (for residential buildings) 5 发挥 → + to display/ to exhibit/ to bring out implicit or innate qualities/ to express (a thought or moral)/ to develop (an idea)/ to elaborate (on a theme) 5 淡 → + insipid/ diluted/ weak/ mild/ light in color/ tasteless/ fresh/ indifferent/ nitrogen 5 稳定 → + steady/ stable/ stability/ to stabilize/ to pacify 5 承担 → + to undertake/ to assume (responsibility etc) 5 特征 → + characteristic/ diagnostic property/ distinctive feature/ trait 5 人才 → + a person's talent/ talented person/ distinguished person/ a talent (worth head-hunting)/ person's looks/ an attractive woman/ used interchangeably with 人材/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 面临 → + to face sth/ to be confronted with 5 展览 → + to put on display/ to exhibit/ exhibition/ show/ CL:個|个[ge4];次[ci4] 5 成分 → + composition/ make-up/ ingredient/ element/ component/ one's social status/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 成果 → + result/ achievement/ gain/ profit/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 主张 → + to advocate/ to stand for/ view/ position/ stand/ proposition/ viewpoint/ assertion/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 好奇 → + inquisitive/ curious 5 行人 → + pedestrian/ traveler on foot/ passer-by/ official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor 5 形势 → + circumstances/ situation/ terrain/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 秒 → + second (of time)/ unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree 5 人类 → + humanity/ human race/ mankind 5 形式 → + form/ shape/ situation/ circumstance/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 革命 → + revolution/ revolutionary (politics)/ CL:次[ci4] 5 行为 → + action/ conduct/ behavior/ activity 5 承认 → + to admit/ to concede/ to recognize/ recognition (diplomatic; artistic etc)/ to acknowledge 5 题目 → + subject/ title/ topic/ CL:個|个[ge4] 5 义务 → + duty/ obligation/ commitment/ volunteer duty/ CL:項|项[xiang4]/ mandatory/ voluntary 5 承受 → + to bear/ to support/ to inherit 5 合法 → + lawful/ legitimate/ legal 5 个性 → + individuality/ personality 5 掌握 → + to grasp (often fig.)/ to master/ to know well/ to understand sth well and know how to use it/ fluency/ to control/ to seize (initiative; opportunity; destiny) 5 根 → + root/ basis/ classifier for long slender objects; e.g. cigarettes; guitar strings/ CL:條|条[tiao2]/ radical (chemistry) 5 明确 → + clear-cut/ definite/ explicit/ to clarify/ to specify/ to make definite 5 期待 → + to look forward to/ to await/ expectation 5 名胜古迹 → + historical sites and scenic spots 5 无奈 → + without choice/ for lack of better option/ grudgingly/ willy-nilly/ nolens volens/ abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2] 5 明星 → + star/ celebrity 5 吃亏 → + to suffer losses/ to come to grief/ to lose out/ to get the worst of it/ to be at a disadvantage/ unfortunately 5 立刻 → + forthwith/ immediate/ prompt/ promptly/ straightway/ thereupon/ at once 6 反思 → + to think back over sth/ to review/ to revisit/ to rethink/ reflection/ reassessment 6 反问 → + to ask (a question) in reply/ to answer a question with a question/ rhetorical question 6 公安局 → + Public Security Bureau 6 举动 → + act/ action/ activity/ move/ movement 6 事业 → + undertaking/ project/ activity/ (charitable; political or revolutionary) cause/ publicly funded institution; enterprise or foundation/ career/ occupation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 引用 → + to quote/ to cite/ to recommend/ to appoint 6 适宜 → + suitable/ appropriate 6 武侠 → + martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary; theatrical and cinema genre)/ knight-errant 6 迟疑 → + to hesitate 6 沮丧 → + dispirited/ dejected/ dismayed 6 武装 → + arms/ equipment/ to arm/ military/ armed (forces) 6 恨不得 → + wishing one could do sth/ to hate to be unable/ itching to do sth/ can't wait for/ to wish one could do sth/ to desire strongly 6 日益 → + day by day/ more and more/ increasingly/ more and more with each passing day 6 播放 → + to broadcast/ to transmit 6 力所能及 → + as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom)/ to the best of one's ability/ within one's powers 6 装备 → + equipment/ to equip/ to outfit 6 监视 → + to monitor/ to oversee/ to keep a close watch over/ to spy on 6 齐心协力 → + to work with a common purpose (idiom)/ to make concerted efforts/ to pull together/ to work as one 6 照应 → + to correlate with/ to correspond to 6 爱不释手 → + to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)/ to fondle admiringly 6 赤字 → + (financial) deficit/ red letter 6 波涛汹涌 → + tumultuous situations 6 剥削 → + to exploit/ exploitation 6 得罪 → + to commit an offense/ to violate the law/ excuse me! (formal)/ see also 得罪|得罪[de2 zui5] 6 红包 → + lit. money wrapped in red as a gift/ a bonus payment/ a kickback/ a bribe 6 物美价廉 → + cheap and fine/ attractive in price and quality 6 融洽 → + harmonious/ friendly relations/ on good terms with one another 6 收益 → + earnings/ profit 6 务实 → + pragmatic/ dealing with concrete issues 6 攻击 → + to attack/ to accuse/ to charge/ an attack (terrorist or military) 6 抹杀 → + to erase/ to cover traces/ to obliterate evidence/ to expunge/ to blot out/ to suppress 6 容忍 → + to put up with/ to tolerate 6 盈利 → + profit/ gain 6 博览会 → + exposition/ international fair 6 莫名其妙 → + unfathomable mystery (idiom)/ subtle and ineffable/ unable to make head or tail of it/ boring (e.g. movie) 6 伯母 → + wife of father's elder brother/ aunt/ (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 虚荣 → + vanity 6 方位 → + direction/ points of the compass/ bearing/ position/ azimuth 6 恭敬 → + deferential/ with respect 6 虚伪 → + false/ hypocritical/ artificial/ sham 6 挑拨 → + to incite disharmony/ to instigate 6 后代 → + posterity/ later periods/ later ages/ later generations 6 据悉 → + according to reports/ it is reported (that) 6 廉洁 → + honest/ not coercive/ honesty/ integrity/ incorruptible 6 须知 → + prerequisites/ rules that must be known before starting sth 6 联络 → + communication/ to get in touch with/ to contact/ connection (math.) 6 重叠 → + to overlap/ to superimpose/ to telescope/ to run together/ to duplicate/ one over another/ superposition/ an overlap/ redundancy/ reduplication (in Chinese grammar; e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll) 6 功劳 → + contribution/ meritorious service/ credit 6 许可 → + to allow/ to permit 6 检讨 → + to examine or inspect/ self-criticism/ review 6 联盟 → + alliance/ union/ coalition 6 公民 → + citizen 6 简体字 → + simplified Chinese character; as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4] 6 启事 → + announcement (written; on billboard; letter; newspaper or website)/ to post information/ a notice 6 准则 → + norm/ standard/ criterion 6 连同 → + together with/ along with 6 目睹 → + to witness/ to see at first hand/ to see with one's own eyes 6 应邀 → + at sb's invitation/ on invitation 6 真挚 → + sincere/ sincerity 6 琢磨 → + to carve and polish (jade)/ to polish and refine a literary work 6 联想 → + to associate with something in thinking/ abbr. for 聯想集團|联想集团[Lian2 xiang3 Ji2 tuan2] 6 着手 → + to put one's hand to it/ to start out on a task/ to set out 6 觉悟 → + consciousness/ awareness/ Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) 6 气概 → + lofty quality/ mettle/ spirit 6 习俗 → + custom/ tradition/ local tradition/ convention 6 资本 → + capital (as in capitalism) 6 阵地 → + position/ front 6 踌躇 → + to hesitate 6 永恒 → + eternal/ everlasting/ fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) 6 振奋 → + to stir oneself up/ to raise one's spirits/ to inspire 6 气魄 → + spirit/ boldness/ positive outlook/ imposing attitude 6 散发 → + distribute/ emit/ issue 6 不敢当 → + lit. I dare not (accept the honor)/ fig. I don't deserve your praise/ you flatter me 6 丧失 → + to lose/ to forfeit 6 同胞 → + born of the same parents/ fellow citizen or countryman 6 姿态 → + attitude/ posture/ stance 6 抵制 → + to resit/ to boycott/ to refuse (to cooperate)/ to reject/ resistance/ refusal 6 公正 → + just/ fair/ equitable 6 振兴 → + Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 shi4]; Liaoning 6 不顾 → + in spite of/ regardless of 6 初步 → + initial/ preliminary/ tentative 6 开采 → + to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)/ to exploit/ to mine 6 书法 → + calligraphy/ handwriting/ penmanship 6 巴结 → + to fawn on/ to curry favor with/ to make up to 6 地步 → + condition/ situation/ plight/ extent/ room for action 6 刹车 → + to brake (when driving)/ to stop/ to switch off/ to check (bad habits)/ a brake 6 恰当 → + appropriate/ suitable 6 开朗 → + spacious and well-lit/ open and clear/ to open out (onto a wider vista)/ optimistic/ cheerful/ carefree/ easy-going/ open-minded 6 恰到好处 → + it's just perfect/ it's just right 6 书面 → + in writing/ written (guarantee etc) 6 布局 → + arrangement/ composition/ layout/ opening (chess jargon) 6 匪徒 → + gangster/ bandit 6 优胜劣汰 → + survival of the fittest 6 勾结 → + to collude with/ to collaborate with/ to gang up with 6 雪上加霜 → + to add hail to snow (idiom)/ one disaster on top of another/ to make things worse in a bad situation 6 将军 → + (Military) admiral/ (chess) to check/ to embarrass 6 优先 → + priority 6 掰 → + to break with both hands 6 沸腾 → + boiling/ ebullition 6 千方百计 → + lit. thousand ways; a hundred plans (idiom)/ by every possible means 6 数 → + to count/ to enumerate/ to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings) 6 灵感 → + inspiration/ insight/ a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor 6 开支 → + expenditures/ pay/ expenses/ CL:筆|笔[bi3] 6 灵魂 → + soul/ spirit 6 恼火 → + to get angry/ irritated/ to annoy/ to aggravate/ annoying 6 优越 → + superior/ superiority 6 画蛇添足 → + lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom)/ fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous/ to overdo it 6 拜访 → + pay a visit/ call on 6 伶俐 → + clever/ witty/ intelligent 6 擅自 → + without permission/ of one's own initiative 6 孤独 → + lonely/ solitary 6 灵敏 → + smart/ clever/ sensitive/ keen/ quick/ sharp 6 谦逊 → + humble/ humility/ modesty 6 部位 → + position/ place 6 分寸 → + propriety/ appropriate behavior/ proper speech or action/ within the norms 6 束缚 → + to bind/ to restrict/ to tie/ to commit/ fetters 6 不惜 → + not stint/ not spare/ not hesitate (to do sth)/ not scruple (to do sth) 6 零星 → + fragmentary/ random/ bits and pieces/ sporadic 6 押金 → + deposit/ cash pledge 6 处分 → + to discipline sb/ to punish/ disciplinary action/ to deal with (a matter)/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 处境 → + plight/ unfavorable situation 6 不言而喻 → + it goes without saying/ it is self-evident 6 分裂 → + to split up/ to divide/ to break up/ fission 6 看来 → + apparently/ it seems that/ it appears/ it seems 6 潜力 → + potential/ capacity 6 正负 → + positive and negative 6 储蓄 → + to deposit money/ to save/ savings 6 看望 → + to visit/ to pay a call to 6 领土 → + territory 6 能量 → + energy/ capabilities 6 版本 → + version/ edition/ release 6 前提 → + premise/ precondition/ prerequisite 6 不止 → + incessantly/ without end/ more than/ not limited to 6 惦记 → + remember with concern/ worry about 6 分歧 → + difference (of opinion; position)/ bifurcation 6 耍 → + to play with/ to juggle 6 嫌 → + to dislike/ suspicion/ resentment/ enmity/ abbr. for 嫌犯|嫌犯[xian2 fan4]; criminal suspect 6 压制 → + to suppress/ to inhibit/ to stifle 6 川流不息 → + the stream flows without stopping (idiom)/ unending flow 6 鼓动 → + to agitate/ to arouse/ to instigate/ to encite 6 上级 → + higher authorities/ superiors/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 分手 → + to split up/ to break up 6 上进心 → + aggressiveness/ gumption/ enterprising spirit 6 衰老 → + to age/ to deteriorate with age/ old and weak 6 谴责 → + to denounce/ to condemn/ to criticize/ condemnation/ criticism 6 正气 → + healthy environment/ healthy atmosphere/ righteousness/ vital energy (in Chinese medicine) 6 伴随 → + to accompany/ to follow/ to occur together with/ attendant 6 政权 → + regime/ (wield) political power 6 传达 → + to pass on/ to convey/ to relay/ to transmit/ transmission 6 上瘾 → + to get into a habit/ to become addicted 6 上游 → + upper reaches/ advanced position 6 粉色 → + white/ light pink/ erotic/ beautiful woman/ powdered (with make-up) 6 才干 → + ability/ competence 6 现场 → + lit. actual location/ the scene (of the incident)/ on-the-spot 6 严寒 → + bitter cold/ severe winter 6 捏 → + to pinch (with one's fingers)/ to knead/ to make up 6 严禁 → + strictly prohibit 6 磅 → + see 磅秤 scale/ platform balance/ pound (unit of weight; about 454 grams) 6 纵横 → + lit. warp and weft in weaving/ vertically and horizontal/ length and breadth/ criss-crossed/ able to move unhindered/ abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2]; School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) 6 固然 → + admittedly (it's true that...) 6 宪法 → + constitution (of a country) 6 凝固 → + to freeze/ to solidify/ to congeal/ fig. with rapt attention 6 搅拌 → + to stir/ to agitate 6 走私 → + to smuggle/ to have an illicit affair 6 宁肯 → + would rather.../ it would be better.../ would prefer 6 创业 → + to begin an undertaking/ to start a major task/ to initiate/ to venture/ venture 6 定义 → + definition 6 锲而不舍 → + to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom)/ to chisel away at sth/ to persevere/ unflagging efforts 6 创作 → + to create/ to produce/ to write/ creative work/ creation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 扭转 → + to reverse/ to turn around (an undesirable situation) 6 社区 → + community 6 与日俱增 → + to increase steadily/ to grow with each passing day 6 较量 → + to have a contest with sb/ to cross swords/ to measure up against/ to compete with/ to haggle/ to quibble 6 摄取 → + absorb (nutrition)/ take a photo 6 现状 → + current situation 6 风趣 → + humor/ wit/ humorous/ witty 6 农历 → + the traditional Chinese calendar/ the lunar calendar 6 教养 → + to train/ to educate/ to bring up/ to nurture/ education/ culture/ upbringing/ early conditioning 6 风土人情 → + local conditions and customs (idiom) 6 知足常乐 → + satisfied with what one has (idiom) 6 唾沫 → + spittle/ saliva 6 深奥 → + profound/ abstruse/ recondite/ profoundly 6 眼色 → + a wink/ to signal with one's eyes 6 申报 → + to report (to the authorities)/ to declare (to customs) 6 动荡 → + unrest (social or political)/ turmoil/ upheaval/ commotion 6 保守 → + (politically) conservative/ to guard/ to keep 6 深沉 → + deep/ extreme/ dull/ low pitched (sound) 6 灿烂 → + to glitter/ brilliant/ splendid 6 预赛 → + preliminary competition/ to hold preliminary heats 6 斯文 → + refined/ educate/ cultured/ intellectual/ polite/ gentle 6 职位 → + post/ office/ position 6 动静 → + sound of activity or people talking/ news of activity 6 欲望 → + desire/ longing/ appetite/ craving 6 职务 → + post/ position/ job/ duties 6 私自 → + private/ personal/ secretly/ without explicit approval 6 啃 → + to gnaw/ to nibble/ to bite 6 动手 → + to hit with hands or fists/ to start work/ to touch 6 厌恶 → + to loath/ to hate/ disgusted with sth 6 呕吐 → + to vomit 6 坑 → + pit/ to defraud 6 外向 → + outward-looking/ extrovert/ extroverted (personality)/ export-oriented (economy) 6 遵循 → + to follow/ to abide by/ to comply with/ compliance 6 报答 → + to repay/ to requite 6 空洞 → + cavity/ empty/ vacuous 6 轻而易举 → + easy/ with no difficulty 6 尊严 → + dignity/ sanctity/ honor/ majesty 6 清洁 → + clean/ purity 6 肆无忌惮 → + absolutely unrestrained/ unbridled/ without the slightest scruple 6 指定 → + to appoint/ to assign/ to indicate clearly and with certainty/ designated 6 兜 → + pocket/ bag/ to wrap up or hold in a bag/ to move in a circle/ to canvas or solicit/ to take responsibility for/ to disclose in detail/ combat armor (old) 6 神气 → + expression/ manner/ spirited/ vigorous 6 耸 → + to excite/ to raise up/ to shrug/ high/ lofty/ towering 6 抱负 → + aspiration/ ambition 6 陡峭 → + precipitous 6 活力 → + energy/ vitality/ vigor/ vital force 6 徘徊 → + to dither/ to hesitate/ to pace back and forth/ by ext. to hover around/ to linger 6 曝光 → + exposure (e.g. of photosensitive material)/ to expose (a scandal to the public) 6 掠夺 → + to plunder/ to rob/ also written 略奪|略夺 6 略微 → + a little bit/ slightly 6 神仙 → + Daoist immortal/ supernatural entity/ (in modern fiction) fairy; elf; leprechaun etc/ fig. lighthearted person/ used in advertising: Live like an immortal! 活神仙似 6 都市 → + city/ metropolis 6 玩弄 → + to play with/ to engage in/ to resort to/ to dally with 6 凑合 → + to bring together/ to make do in a bad situation/ to just get by/ to improvise/ passable/ not too bad 6 指责 → + to criticize/ to find fault with/ to denounce 6 麻木 → + numb/ insensitive/ apathetic 6 原始 → + first/ original/ primitive/ original (document etc) 6 治安 → + law and order/ public security 6 报销 → + submit an expense account/ apply for reimbursement/ write-off/ wipe out 6 盘旋 → + to spiral/ to circle/ to go around/ to hover/ to orbit 6 诉讼 → + lawsuit 6 致辞 → + to express in words or writing/ to make a speech (esp. short introduction; vote of thanks; afterword; funeral homily etc)/ to address (an audience)/ same as 致詞|致词 6 素质 → + inner quality/ basic essence/ change over time 6 窜 → + to flee/ to scuttle/ to exile or banish/ to amend or edit 6 口腔 → + oral cavity 6 差距 → + disparity/ gap 6 情形 → + circumstances/ situation/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 算了 → + let it be/ let it pass/ forget about it 6 咬牙切齿 → + gnashing one's teeth (idiom)/ displaying extreme anger/ fuming with rage between gritted teeth 6 端 → + end/ extremity/ item/ port/ to hold sth level with both hands/ to carry/ regular 6 请柬 → + invitation card/ written invitation 6 销毁 → + to destroy (by melting or burning)/ to obliterate 6 约束 → + to restrict/ to limit to/ to constrain/ restriction/ constraint 6 基地 → + base (of operations)/ industrial or military base/ al-Qaeda 6 生机 → + opportunity to live/ to reprieve from death/ life force/ vitality 6 随身 → + to (carry) on one's person/ to (take) with one 6 规范 → + norm/ standard/ specification/ regulation/ rule/ within the rules/ to fix rules/ to regulate/ to specify 6 刹那 → + an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)/ split second/ the twinkling of an eye 6 苦尽甘来 → + bitterness finishes; sweetness begins (idiom)/ the hard times are over; the good times just beginning 6 随手 → + conveniently/ without extra trouble/ while doing it/ in passing 6 往常 → + habitually in the past/ as one used to do formerly/ as it used to be 6 归根到底 → + (saying) to sum it up... 6 激发 → + to arouse/ to excite 6 请帖 → + invitation card/ written invitation 6 要素 → + essential factor/ key constituent 6 志气 → + ambition/ resolve/ backbone/ drive/ spirit 6 机构 → + mechanism/ structure/ organization/ agency/ institution/ CL:所[suo3] 6 机关 → + mechanism/ gear/ machine-operated/ office/ agency/ organ/ organization/ establishment/ institution/ body/ strategum/ scheme/ intrigue/ plot/ trick/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 配备 → + to allocate/ to provide/ to outfit with 6 断断续续 → + intermittent/ off and on/ discontinuous/ stop-go/ stammering/ disjointed/ inarticulate 6 贝壳 → + shell/ conch/ cowry/ mother of pearl/ hard outer skin/ alternative reading bei4 qiao4; mostly written 6 野心 → + ambition/ wild schemes/ careerism 6 背诵 → + recite/ repeat from memory 6 阐述 → + to expound (a position)/ to elaborate (on a topic)/ to treat (a subject) 6 制约 → + to restrict/ condition 6 轨道 → + orbit/ railway or tram line/ fig. conventional way of thinking 6 借助 → + to draw support from/ with the help of 6 威风 → + might/ awe-inspiring authority/ impressive 6 津津有味 → + with keen interest pleasure (idiom)/ with gusto/ to relish/ eagerly/ with great interest 6 制止 → + to curb/ to put a stop to/ to stop/ to check/ to limit 6 机灵 → + clever/ quick-witted 6 捧 → + to clasp/ to cup the hands/ to hold up with both hands/ to offer (esp. in cupped hands)/ to praise/ to flatter 6 对策 → + countermeasure for dealing with a situation 6 贵族 → + lord/ nobility/ nobleman/ noblewoman/ aristocrat/ aristocracy 6 忠诚 → + devoted/ fidelity/ loyal/ loyalty 6 渠道 → + irrigation ditch/ medium or channel of communication 6 省会 → + provincial capital 6 孕育 → + to be pregnant/ to produce offspring/ to nurture (a development; school of thought; artwork etc)/ fig. replete with (culture etc) 6 打官司 → + to file a lawsuit/ to sue/ to dispute 6 索性 → + you might as well (do it)/ simply/ just 6 砸 → + smash/ smashed/ to fail/ to get it wrong 6 打击 → + to hit/ to strike/ to attack/ to crack down on sth/ a setback/ a blow/ percussion (music) 6 劈 → + to hack/ to chop/ to split open/ see 噼啪|劈啪; onomat. for crack; slap; clap; clatter etc 6 本钱 → + capital 6 对付 → + to handle/ to deal with/ to cope/ to get by with 6 尽快 → + as quickly as possible/ as soon as possible/ with all speed/ also written 盡快|尽快 6 况且 → + moreover/ besides/ in addition/ furthermore 6 取缔 → + to ban/ to prohibit (publications; customs etc)/ to outlaw/ to suppress (violators) 6 盛产 → + superabundant/ to teem with/ to produce in abundance/ to abound in 6 批判 → + criticize/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 肖像 → + portrait 6 本身 → + itself/ in itself/ per se 6 机遇 → + opportunity/ favorable circumstance/ stroke of luck 6 效益 → + benefit 6 本事 → + ability/ skill/ source material/ original story 6 对抗 → + to withstand/ to resist/ to stand off/ antagonism/ confrontation 6 机智 → + quick-witted/ tact/ witty/ resourceful 6 亏损 → + deficit/ (financial) loss 6 本着 → + based on.../ in conformance with../ taking as one's main principle 6 对立 → + to oppose/ to set sth against/ to be antagonistic to/ antithetical/ relative opposite/ opposing/ diametrical 6 盛情 → + great kindness/ magnificent hospitality 6 唯独 → + only/ just (i.e. it is only that...)/ all except/ unique 6 对联 → + rhyming couplet/ pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway/ CL:幅[fu2] 6 级别 → + (military) rank/ level/ grade 6 忠实 → + faithful 6 场合 → + situation/ occasion 6 师范 → + teacher-training/ pedagogical/ normal (school; e.g. Beijing Normal University) 6 兑现 → + (of a cheque etc) to cash/ to honor a commitment 6 脾气 → + temperament/ disposition/ temper/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 协商 → + to consult with/ to talk things over/ agreement 6 倡导 → + to advocate/ to initiate/ to propose/ to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought) 6 对应 → + to correspond/ a correspondence/ corresponding/ homologous/ matching with sth/ counterpart 6 急功近利 → + seeking instant benefit (idiom)/ shortsighted vision; looking only for fast return 6 枚 → + classifier for coins; rings; badges; pearls; sporting medals; rockets; satellites etc 6 全局 → + overall situation 6 维生素 → + vitamin 6 一举两得 → + one move; two gains (idiom)/ two birds with one stone 6 再接再厉 → + to continue the struggle (idiom)/ to persist/ unremitting efforts 6 中央 → + central/ middle/ center/ central authorities (of a state) 6 畅通 → + unimpeded/ free-flowing/ straight path/ unclogged/ move without obstruction 6 过渡 → + to cross over (by ferry)/ transition/ interim/ caretaker (administration) 6 倡议 → + to suggest/ to initiate/ proposal/ initiative 6 写作 → + writing/ written works 6 一流 → + top quality/ front ranking 6 拳头 → + fist/ clenched fist/ competitive (product)/ superior quality/ CL: 個|个 6 顿时 → + at once/ immediately/ forthwith 6 权威 → + authority/ authoritative/ power and prestige 6 谢绝 → + to refuse politely 6 一律 → + same/ uniformly/ all/ without exception 6 偏僻 → + remote/ desolate/ far from the city 6 权益 → + rights and benefits 6 种族 → + race/ ethnicity 6 晋升 → + to promote to a higher position 6 偏偏 → + (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal)/ unfortunately/ against expectations 6 委员 → + committee member/ committee/ council/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 伪造 → + to forge/ to fake/ to counterfeit 6 感慨 → + lament/ with a tinge of emotion or regret 6 过问 → + to show an interest in/ to get involved with 6 赞同 → + to approve of/ to endorse/ (vote) in favor/ trad. also written 贊同 6 极限 → + limit/ extreme boundary 6 比重 → + proportion/ specific gravity 6 大肆 → + wantonly/ without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)/ unbridled 6 吉祥 → + lucky/ auspicious/ propitious 6 重心 → + center of gravity/ central core/ main part 6 弹性 → + flexibility/ elasticity (physics) 6 堕落 → + to morally degenerate/ to become depraved/ a fall from grace/ a fall into sin or depravity 6 急躁 → + irritable/ irascible/ impetuous 6 栏目 → + a column (in a newspaper or on a news website) 6 心灵 → + bright/ smart/ quick-witted/ heart/ thoughts/ spirit 6 额外 → + extra/ added/ additional 6 遭殃 → + to suffer a calamity 6 胃口 → + appetite 6 遭遇 → + to meet with/ to encounter/ (bitter) experience 6 猛烈 → + fierce/ violent (criticism etc) 6 经费 → + funds/ expenditure/ CL:筆|笔[bi3] 6 确立 → + to establish/ to institute 6 扛 → + to raise aloft with both hands 6 继承 → + to inherit/ to carry on/ to succeed 6 狼狈 → + in a difficult situation/ to cut a sorry figure/ scoundrel! (derogatory) 6 拼命 → + to do one's utmost/ with all one's might/ at all costs/ (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it 6 确切 → + definite/ exact/ precise 6 实惠 → + tangible benefit/ material advantages/ advantageous (deal)/ substantial (discount) 6 探望 → + to visit 6 未免 → + unavoidable/ a bit too much/ over the top (you exaggerate) 6 遏制 → + to check/ to contain/ to hold back/ to keep within limits/ to constrain/ to restrain 6 时机 → + fortunate timing/ occasion/ opportunity 6 心态 → + attitude (of the heart)/ state of one's psyche/ way of thinking/ mentality 6 遗产 → + heritage/ legacy/ inheritance/ bequest/ CL:筆|笔[bi3] 6 遗传 → + heredity/ inheritance/ to transmit 6 沉淀 → + to settle/ to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution) 6 确信 → + to be convinced/ to be sure/ to firmly believe/ to be positive that/ definite news 6 糖葫芦 → + sugar coated Chinese hawthorn fruit on a stick/ tanghulu 6 卫星 → + (space) satellite/ CL:顆|颗[ke1] 6 陈列 → + to display/ to exhibit 6 含糊 → + obscurity/ vague 6 弥漫 → + to pervade/ to fill the air/ diffuse/ everywhere present/ about to inundate (water)/ permeated by (smoke)/ filled with (dust)/ to saturate (the air with fog; smoke etc) 6 群众 → + mass/ multitude/ the masses 6 位于 → + to be located at/ to be situated at/ to lie 6 心血 → + heart's blood/ expenditure (for some project)/ meticulous care 6 贼 → + thief/ wily/ deceitful/ evil/ extremely/ disagreeably 6 昼夜 → + day and night/ period of 24 hours/ continuously; without stop 6 代理 → + to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position/ to act as an agent or proxy/ surrogate 6 含义 → + meaning (implicit in a phrase)/ implied meaning/ hidden meaning/ hint/ connotation 6 迷信 → + superstition 6 沉思 → + contemplate/ contemplation/ meditation/ ponder 6 品质 → + quality 6 新颖 → + lit. new bud/ fig. new and original 6 沉重 → + heavy/ hard/ serious/ critical 6 染 → + to dye/ to catch (a disease)/ to acquire (bad habits etc)/ to contaminate/ to add colour washes to a painting 6 经商 → + to trade/ to carry out commercial activities/ in business 6 密度 → + density/ thickness 6 时事 → + current trends/ the present situation/ how things are going 6 编织 → + to weave/ to knit/ to plait/ to braid 6 高峰 → + peak/ summit/ height 6 逐年 → + year after year/ with each passing year/ over the years 6 扁 → + flat/ (old form of character 匾; horizontal tablet with inscription) 6 发布 → + to release/ to issue/ to announce/ to distribute/ also written 發布|发布[fa1 bu4] 6 技能 → + technical ability/ skill 6 淘汰 → + to wash out/ elimination (by selection)/ natural selection/ to knock out (in a competition)/ to die out/ to phase out 6 信赖 → + to trust/ to have confidence in/ to have faith in/ to rely on 6 贬低 → + to belittle/ to disparage/ to play down/ to demean/ to degrade/ to devalue 6 经纬 → + warp and woof/ longitude and latitude/ main points 6 信念 → + faith/ belief/ conviction 6 称号 → + name/ term of address/ title 6 精心 → + with utmost care/ fine/ meticulous/ detailed 6 惹祸 → + stirring up trouble/ to invite disaster 6 热泪盈眶 → + eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)/ extremely moved 6 特长 → + personal strength/ one's special ability or strong points 6 盛 → + to hold/ contain/ to ladle/ pick up with a utensil 6 继往开来 → + to follow the past and herald the future (idiom)/ part of a historical transition/ forming a bridge between earlier and later stages 6 精致 → + delicate/ fine/ exquisite/ refined 6 发火 → + to catch fire/ to ignite/ to detonate/ to get angry 6 文艺 → + literature and art 6 毫无 → + not in the least/ none whatsoever/ completely without 6 勉强 → + to do with difficulty/ to force sb to do sth/ reluctant/ barely enough 6 特色 → + characteristic/ distinguishing feature or quality 6 以至 → + down to/ up to/ to such an extent as to ... (also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]) 6 沾光 → + to bask in the light/ fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth/ reflected glory 6 便利 → + convenient/ easy/ facilitate 6 免疫 → + immunity (to disease) 6 兴高采烈 → + happy and excited (idiom)/ in high spirits/ in great delight 6 纪要 → + minutes/ written summary of a meeting 6 变迁 → + changes/ vicissitudes 6 斩钉截铁 → + to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)/ resolute and decisive/ unhesitating/ definitely/ without any doubt 6 发射 → + to shoot (a projectile)/ to fire (a rocket)/ to launch/ to emit (a particle)/ to discharge/ emanation/ emission 6 记载 → + write down/ record/ written account 6 仁慈 → + benevolent/ charitable/ kind/ kindly/ kindness/ merciful 6 人道 → + human sympathy/ humanitarianism/ humane/ the "human way"; one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism)/ sexual intercourse 6 展示 → + to reveal/ to display/ to show/ to exhibit sth 6 好客 → + hospitality/ to treat guests well/ to enjoy having guests/ hospitable/ friendly 6 人格 → + personality/ integrity/ dignity 6 窝 → + nest/ pit or hollow on the human body/ lair/ den/ place/ to harbor or shelter/ to hold in check/ to bend/ classifier for litters and broods 6 淡水 → + potable water (water with low salt content)/ fresh water 6 辫子 → + plait/ braid/ pigtail/ a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent/ handle/ CL:根[gen1];條|条[tiao2] 6 竞赛 → + race/ competition/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 家伙 → + household dish; implement or furniture/ domestic animal/ guy (slang)/ chap 6 毅然 → + firmly/ resolutely/ without hesitation 6 加剧 → + to intensify/ to sharpen/ to accelerate/ to aggravate/ to exacerbate/ to embitter 6 迫不及待 → + impatient (idiom)/ in a hurry/ itching to get on with it 6 占领 → + to occupy (a territory)/ to hold 6 标题 → + title/ heading/ headline/ caption/ subject 6 承诺 → + to promise/ to undertake to do something/ commitment 6 战役 → + military campaign 6 合成 → + to compose/ to constitute/ compound/ synthesis/ mixture/ synthetic 6 当务之急 → + top priority job/ matter of vital importance 6 人性 → + human nature/ humanity/ human/ the totality of human attributes 6 意向 → + disposition 6 酒精 → + alcohol/ ethanol CH3CH2OH/ ethyl alcohol/ also written 乙醇/ grain alcohol 6 敏感 → + sensitive/ susceptible/ politically sensitive (pretext for censorship) 6 无耻 → + without any sense of shame/ unembarrassed/ shameless 6 合乎 → + to accord with/ conforming to 6 夹杂 → + to mix together (disparate substances)/ to mingle/ a mix/ to be tangled up with 6 无从 → + not to have access/ beyond one's authority or capability/ sth one has no way of doing 6 章程 → + rules/ regulations/ constitution/ statute/ articles of association (of company)/ articles of incorporation/ charter (of a corporation)/ by-laws 6 抑制 → + to inhibit/ to keep down/ to suppress 6 性感 → + sex appeal/ eroticism/ sexuality/ sexy 6 表态 → + to declare one's position/ to say where one stands 6 名次 → + position in a ranking of names 6 普及 → + popular/ to popularize/ universal/ ubiquitous/ pervasive 6 无精打采 → + dispirited and downcast (idiom)/ listless/ in low spirits/ washed out 6 档次 → + grade/ class/ quality/ level 6 救济 → + emergency relief/ to help the needy with cash or goods 6 理所当然 → + as it should be by rights (idiom)/ proper and to be expected as a matter of course/ inevitable and right 6 认定 → + to maintain (that sth is true)/ to determine (a fact)/ determination (of an amount)/ of the firm opinion/ to believe firmly/ to set one's mind on/ to identify with 6 体面 → + dignity/ face (as in "losing face")/ honorable/ creditable/ pretty 6 著作 → + to write/ literary work/ book/ article/ writings/ CL:部[bu4] 6 繁体字 → + traditional Chinese character 6 名副其实 → + not just in name only; but also in reality (idiom) 6 明明 → + obviously/ plainly/ undoubtedly/ definitely 6 表彰 → + cite (in dispatches)/ commend 6 和气 → + friendly/ polite/ amiable 6 势力 → + power/ (ability to) influence 6 无理取闹 → + to make trouble without reason (idiom)/ deliberately awkward/ pointless provocation/ willful trouble maker 6 专长 → + specialty/ special knowledge or ability 6 合身 → + well-fitting (of clothes) 6 理直气壮 → + in the right and self-confident (idiom)/ bold and confident with justice on one's side/ to have the courage of one's convictions/ just and forceful 6 理智 → + reason/ intellect/ rationality 6 立场 → + position/ standpoint/ CL:個|个[ge4] 6 任性 → + willful/ headstrong/ uninhibited 6 事态 → + situation/ existing state of affairs 6 任意 → + arbitrary/ at will/ at random 6 无穷无尽 → + vast and limitless (idiom)/ endless span of time/ no vestige of a beginning; no prospect of an end 6 兴致勃勃 → + to become exhilarated (idiom)/ in high spirits/ full of zest 6 招收 → + to hire/ to recruit 6 别扭 → + awkward/ difficult/ uncomfortable/ not agreeing/ at loggerheads/ gauche/ awkward (writing or speech) 6 示威 → + to demonstrate (as a protest)/ a demonstration/ a military show of force 6 反感 → + to be disgusted with/ to dislike/ bad reaction/ antipathy 6 任重道远 → + a heavy load and a long road/ fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects; 8.7) 6 隐患 → + a danger concealed within sth/ hidden damage/ misfortune not visible from the surface 6 局面 → + aspect/ phase/ situation 6 名誉 → + fame/ reputation/ honor/ honorary/ emeritus (of retired professor) 6 期限 → + time limit/ deadline/ allotted time 6 事务 → + (political; economic etc) affairs/ work 6 无忧无虑 → + carefree and without worries (idiom) 6 局势 → + situation/ state (of affairs) 6 反面 → + reverse side of sth/ opposite side of some topic/ the other side 6 更新 → + to replace the old with new/ to renew/ to renovate/ to upgrade/ to update/ to regenerate 6 局限 → + limit 6 事项 → + matter/ item 6 引擎 → + engine (transliteration)