302 Themes

023 Astronomical objects 天体 (tiāntǐ)


comet, jinx, bearer of bad luck
rainstorm
snow storm
~不 幸meet with misfortune || 悲惨的~ tragic experience
easy circumstances
adverse (or unfavorable) circumstances
natural and man-made calamities
chaos of war
sandstorm
suffering, misery
setback, reverse
be defeated, lose (a war)
difficulty
rare flower, wonderful work
obstruction
bottleneck
defend against injustice
run into, come across
die in an accident
be in danger
be murdered
encounter, suffer
meet with, encounter
encounter
run into
meet, come across
catch up with, encounter
not occur even in a hundred years, once in a blue moon
very rare, occurring only once in a thousand years
strenuous, laborious

24 扫帚星 [掃--] sàozhǒuxīng (broom-star) comet, jinx, bearer of bad luck: 别人都叫他~ other people called him a bearer of bad luck || 碰到~ encounter a jinx || 你这~ ! You’re a jinx! '
15 暴风雨 [-風-] bàofēngyǔ (storm-wind-rain) rainstorm: 一场~ a rainstorm || ~的天气 rainstorm weather || 遇到~ encounter a rainstorm '
22 暴风雪 [-風-] bàofēngxuě (storm-wind-snow) snow storm: 一场~ a snowstorm || 遇到~ encounter a snowstorm || 特大~ an especially large snow storm '
37 遭遇 [-] zāoyù (unexpectedly-meet) meet with, encounter: ~不 幸meet with misfortune || 悲惨的~ tragic experience '
40 顺境 [順-] shùnjìng (smooth-circumstance) easy circumstances: 遇到~ encounter easy circumstances || 身处 ~ be in a place of adversity '
41 逆境 [-] nìjìng (adverse-circumstance) adverse (or unfavorable) circumstances: 遇到~ encounter adversity || 处于~ be located in an adverse situation '
59 天灾人祸 [-災-禍] tiānzāirénhuò (natural-disaster-man-made-calamity) natural and man-made calamities: 遇到~ encounter disaster || 各种 ~ multiple forms of disaster '
60 战乱 [戰亂] zhànluàn (war-chaos) chaos of war: ~不断 continuous chaos || 遭遇 (zāoyù) ~ encounter chaos || 连年~ multiple years of chaos '
67 沙尘暴 [-塵-] shāchénbào (sand-dust-storm) sandstorm: 遇到~ encounter a sandstorm || 特大 ~ an especially large sandstorm || ~天气 a sandstorm weather '
73 苦难 [-難] kǔnàn (suffer-misery) suffering, misery: 经历~ an experience of suffering || 遭受~ encounter suffering '
74 挫折 [-] cuòzhé (frustrated-setback) setback, reverse: 遭受 ~ encounter a setback || 严重 ~ a serious setback '
75 失败 [-敗] shībài (fail-defeated) be defeated, lose (a war): 遭到~ encounter defeat || 战争的 ~ war, warfare || 彻底 ~ not come to anything '
77 困难 [-難] kùnnán (trouble-difficult) difficulty: 遇到~ encounter a difficulty || 克服~ surmount a difficulty || 种种~ a multitude of difficulties '
3 奇葩 [-] qīpā (rare-flower) rare flower, wonderful work: 一朵~ a rare flower || 艺术~ wonderful work of art || 这是他做过的最~的事. This is one of the rarest opportunities he has encountered. '
17 阻力 [-] zǔlì (obstruction/resistance-strength) obstruction: ~大 a large obstruction || 遇到~ encounter an obstruction '
84 瓶颈 [-頸] píngjǐng (bottle-neck) bottleneck: 发展~ bottleneck in development || 中国经济遇到了~. China’s economic development has encountered bottlenecks. '
18 打抱不平 [-] dǎbàobùpíng (fight-defend against-injustice) defend against injustice: 他遇到不公平的事总爱~. He likes to fight for justice when he encounters inequality. '
15 遇到 [-] yùdào (encounter-suffix) run into, come across: ~强盗 run into a robber || ~暴风雨 be ambushed by a storm|| ~意外的问题come across unforeseen problems '
16 遇难 [-難] yù’nàn (encounter-accident) die in an accident: 不幸~ unfortunately died in an accident || 海上~ die in a maritime accident || 同时~ be killed at the same time '
17 遇险 [-險] yùxiǎn (encounter-danger) be in danger: 海上~ be in danger at sea '
18 遇害 [-] yùhài (encounter-murder) be murdered: 不幸~ be unfortunately murdered '
19 遭遇 [-] zāoyù (suffer-encounter) encounter, suffer: ~敌人 encounter the enemy || ~水灾 suffer a flood || ~不幸 encounter misfortune '
20 遭到 [-] zāodào (suffer-suffix) meet with, encounter: ~拒绝 meet with refusal || ~反对 meet with disapproval || ~困难 encounter difficulties '
39 遇 [-] yù (encounter) encounter: ~水 come across water || ~火 catch fire || ~热 run into heat '
40 遇到 [-] yùdào (encounter-suffix) run into: ~困难 run into difficulties || ~问题 meet with a question || ~朋友 run into a friend '
41 遇见 [-見] yùjiàn (encounter-seen) meet, come across: ~警察 come across a policeman || ~熟人 meet an acquaintance || ~朋友 meet a friend '
5 赶上 [趕-] gǎnshàng (catch-up) catch up with, encounter: ~发达国家 catch up with developed countries || ~飞机 catch the flight '
41 百年不遇 [-] bǎiniánbúyù (100-year-not-encounter) not occur even in a hundred years, once in a blue moon: ~的台风 a typhoon that did not occur even in a hundred years || ~的大旱 the worst drought in a century 639 '
42 千载难逢 [-載難-] qiānzǎinánféng (1, 000-year-hard-encounter) very rare, occurring only once in a thousand years: ~的机会 a very rare opportunity || ~的考古发现 a once-in-a-lifetime archeological discovery '
11 吃力 [-] chīlì (expend-strength) strenuous, laborious: 在学习上感到 ~ encounter difficulties in their studies || 她以前没有工作经验, 现在工作起 来有些~. She had no previous work experience, so it was difficult for her to get involved in her current job. '