2011年11月8日 星期二

(6)Learning Chinese Language and Modern popular Chinese idioms by means of English




中國成語

Modern popular Chinese idioms

現代通用中國成語解譯

Common interpretation of modern Chinese idioms (6


1.

( le ) wú biān jì


(了)無邊際


The non-marginal




xíng róng shuō huà nèi róng huò yǎn qián jǐng wù, wán quán méi yǒu gù dìng mù biāo huò qián jǐng wú qióng wú jìn。


形容說話內容或眼前景物,完全沒有固定目標或前景無窮無盡。


Describe the content of speech or the immediate scene, there is no fixed goal or prospects are endless.




2.


míng ( chá ) qiū háo


明(察)秋毫


Eagle-eyed




yǎn guāng mǐn ruì, kě yǐ kàn qīng chǔ qiū tiān huò yě shòu xīn zhǎng chū de xì máo。


眼光敏銳,可以看清楚秋天鳥兒或野獸新長出的細毛。


Discerning, the fall bird or beast can see new growth of hair.





xíng róng shuō huà nèi róng huò yǎn qián jǐng wù, wán quán méi yǒu gù dìng mù biāo huò qián jǐng wú qióng wú jìn。


形容說話內容或眼前景物,完全沒有固定目標或前景無窮無盡。


Describe the vision and sagacity, can clearly discern 。everything.




「qiū háo」jiě: niǎo shòu zài qiū tiān xīn shēng de xì máo。


「秋毫」解:鳥獸在秋天新生的細毛。


New birds in the fall of hair.




3.

( píng ) xīn ér lùn


(平)心而論


In all fairness




xíng róng píng xīn jìng qì de pī píng 、píng lùn huò
tǎo lùn zhēn lǐ。


形容平心靜氣地批評、評論或討論真理。


Describe calmly criticism, review or discussion of truth.




4.

ruì bù kě ( dāng )


銳不可(當)


Unstoppable



xíng róng wén bǐ huò shuō huà, qì shì yǒng měng, nán yǐ dǐ yù。


形容文筆或說話,氣勢勇猛,難以抵禦。


Describe the style of writing or speaking, momentum brave, hard to resist.




Dāng jiě: dǐ yù。


當解:抵禦。


Against




5.

( chuān ) liú bù xī


(川)流不息


Non-stop flow of the river



xíng róng xíng rén huò chē chuán děng de liú zhuǎn, xiàng liú shuǐ yí yàng, lián xù bú
duàn, méi yǒu tíng xià lái de yì si。


形容行人或車船等的流轉,像流水一樣,連續不斷,沒有停下來的意思。


Describe the flow of pedestrians or vehicles such as water, as continuous, without stopping to mean.




zhè yí jù chéng yǔ, duō zhǐ shí guāng、 xíng rén 、chē mǎ 、chuán zhī děng bú duàn liú dòng。


這一句成語,多指時光、行人、車馬、船隻等不斷流動。


This idiom means more time; pedestrians, traveling, vessels, etc. continue to flow.





xiá zhǎi de jiāng miàn shàng rè nào fēi fán, yóu chuán xī lái rǎng wǎng ,chuān liú bù xī。


狹窄的江面上熱鬧非凡,遊船熙來攘往,川流不息。


Crowded the narrow river, cruise the bustling, steady stream.




6.

( bān ) shī huí cháo


(班)師回朝


Triumphant return troops to the capital




yǐ jīng shì shī chū fā de jūn duì。 bèi chuán zhào fǎn huí guó dū。


已經誓師出發的軍隊,被傳召返回國都。


Departure has been pledging troops, was summoned to return capital.




chū zhēng de jūn duì shèng lì guī lái。


出征的軍隊勝利歸來。


The military expedition victorious return.




7.

qīng gē ( màn ) wǔ


輕歌(曼)舞


Relaxing music, soft and beautiful dance




gē shēng róu hé qīng kuài, tiào wǔ zī tài qīng yíng。


歌聲柔和輕快,跳舞姿態輕盈。


Soft light singing, dancing posture light.




tā xǐ huān zài wǎn fàn hòu ,zuò dào diàn shì jī qián。 xīn shǎng qīng gē màn wǔ de jié mù。


她喜歡在晚飯後,坐到電視機前,欣賞輕歌曼舞的節目。


She likes after dinner, sit before the television, enjoy lively music and dance light shows.





8.

yī ( chóu ) mò zhǎn


一(籌)莫展


Could not think of a little trick




yì diǎn jiě jué nán tí de bàn fǎ yě méi yǒu。


一點解決難題的辦法也沒有。

There is no way to solve problems.




zhài wù sì miàn bā fāng yā le guò lái, tā jí dé tuán tuán zhuǎn, shù shǒu wú cè ,wú jì kě shī。


債務四面八方壓了過來,他急得團團轉,束手無策,無計可施。


Pressure in all directions over the debt, his anxious round and round, helpless, helpless.




9.

( yí ) xiào dà fang


(貽)笑大方


Let people laughed with expertise




ràng jù zhuān yè zhī shi de zhuān jiā qǔ xiào。


讓具專業知識的專家取笑。


Let experts with professional knowledge of the fun.




dà fāng jiě: xué shí yuān bó de rén, fàn zhǐ nèi háng rén、 zhuān jiā 。


大方解:學識淵博的人,泛指內行人、專家。


Knowledgeable people, refers to insiders, experts.





rén men cháng shuō nián qīng rén de wén xué zuò pǐn cháng cháng yí xiào dà fāng。


人們常說年青人的文學作品常常貽笑大方。


People often say that young people's literature is often laughable




10

yǐ yì ( dài ) láo


以逸(待)勞


Battle recharge your batteries, waiting for the opportunity to attack




zuò zhàn shí shǒu xiān cǎi qǔ shǒu shì huò zàn shí tuì bì, yǎng jīng xù ruì;


作戰時首先採取守勢或暫時退避,養精蓄銳;


First, the defensive combat or temporary retreat, recharge your batteries;




děng dài dí fāng qì lì pí láo hòu zài chèn jī chū jī qǔ shèng。


等待敵方氣力疲勞後再趁機出擊取勝。


Fatigue strength to wait for the enemy to attack and then take the opportunity to win.

2011年11月7日 星期一

(5)Learning Chinese Language and Modern popular Chinese idioms by means of English




中國成語

Modern popular Chinese idioms

現代通用中國成語解譯

Common interpretation of modern Chinese idioms (5)

1.

(dìng) ér zǒu xiǎ

(鋌)而走險

Take the risk



xíng róng yóu yú zǒu tóu wú lù ér bèi pò cǎi
qǔ mào xiǎn xíng wéi。

形容由於走投無路而被迫採取冒險行為。

Described as desperation forced to take risky behavior.




xǔ duō rén yīn wèi wú fǎ shēng huó xià qù,

許多人因為無法生活下去,

Many people cannot live,



zuì hòu dìng ér zǒu xiǎn chéng wéi zéi rén。

最後鋌而走險成為賊人。

Finally, desperate to become thieves.



2.


bù ( jìng ) ér zǒu

不(脛)而走

Messages do not have feet, but are quick to send out



shì qíng méi yǒu zhāng yáng, xùn sù chuán dì
kāi qù。

事情沒有張揚,迅速傳遞開去。

Things are not advertised, fast delivery go through.




méi yǒu xuān chuán xíng dòng ,qíng bào què chuán bō liú xíng de hěn kuài。

沒有宣傳行動,情報卻傳播流行得很快。

No publicity operations, intelligence have spread rapidly popular.




zhāng xiān shēng hé lǐ xiǎo jiě jié hūn de xiāo xī, jǐ tiān zhī nèi jǐ jīng bú jìng ér zǒu。

張先生和李小姐結婚的消息,幾天之內己經不脛而走。

Mr. Zhang and Ms. Li marriage news has spread like wildfire within a few days.



3.


yán bù jí ( yì )

言不及(義)

The content of speech, no moral principles



xiàng bié rén shuō huà de shí hòu ,méi yǒu
shuō chū shuō huà nèi lǐ de hán yì。

向別人說話的時候,沒有說出說話內裏的含意。

When speaking to others, did not say the meaning of words inside




shuō huà nèi róng wán quán bú shè jí zhǔ tí huò zhèng jīng de dào lǐ。

說話內容完全不涉及主題或正經的道理。

The content of speech does not involve subject or decent reason




4.


( yì ) zài yán wài

(意)在言外

The real meaning of words is implied, not to speak out clearly



shuō huà de yì tú suī rán méi yǒu míng bái shuō chū ,dàn què lìng rén xīn lǐng shén huì。


說話的意圖雖然沒有明白說出,但卻令人心領神會。


Although there is no intention to speak out to understand, but people take the hint.




5.


yōu xīn (chōng)(chōng)

憂心(忡)(忡)

Reveal the sad mood



yǒu shì qíng méi fǎ jiě jué,

有事情沒法解決 ,

There are things that cannot solve



xiǎn lù chū yōu chóu de miàn róng。

顯露出憂愁的面容。

Reveal the sad face.




6.


(yōu) róu guǎ duàn

(優)柔寡斷

Hesitated to deal with things, no decision




bàn shì bù guǒ duàn、 chí yí bù jué ,méi yǒu jué xīn jiě jué shì qíng。


辦事不果斷、遲疑不決,沒有決心解決事情。


Do not act decisively, hesitation, lack of determination to resolve the matter.




7.


( yú ) ròu bǎi xìng


(魚)肉百姓


Perform acts of violence to bully people



duì dài lǎo bǎi xìng dàng zuò「 yú ròu」。


對待老百姓當作「魚肉」。


Treat people as "fish."




shǐ yòng bào lì qī yā rén mín。

使用暴力欺壓人民。

The uses of violence oppress the people.




8.


yōng (róng) huá guì

雍(容)華貴

Describe the behavior of gentle and generous, leisurely attitude



xíng róng nǚ zǐ tài du dà fāng, qì dù bù fán, xíng wéi jǔ zhǐ biǎo xiàn chū gāo guì de wài biǎo。


形容女子態度大方,氣度不凡,行為舉止表現出高貴的外表。


Describe women's generous attitude, grace, noble behavior show appearance.




9.


zǒu ( tóu ) wú lù


走(投)無路


Caught in a difficult situation, cannot find a way out




xíng róng mǒu yì rén wù, xiàn yú jué jìng, méi yǒu dào lù kě yǐ táo bì。


形容某一人物,陷於絕境,沒有道路可以逃避。


Describe a character, desperate, there is no way to escape.





lǐ xiān shēng zǒu tóu wú lù, zài chéng shì lǐ shú rén yòu shǎo ,zhǐ hǎo zài lù biān mài huà wéi shēng。

李先生走投無路,在城市裏熟人又少,只好在路邊賣畫為生。


Mr. Lee was desperate, with little acquaintance in the city, had to sell paintings for a living on the roadside.




10.


zhàng yì ( zhí ) yán


仗義(執)言


To be fair to say the words of justice




zhǔ chí zhèng yì, shuō huà gōng dào。


主持正義,說話公道。


Justice, to speak fair.




tā shì yì míng rè xīn cháng de rén, yuàn yì wèi péng yǒu zhàng yì zhí yán。


他是一名熱心腸的人,願意為朋友仗義執言。


He is a warm-hearted people willing to speak out for friends.

2011年11月6日 星期日

(4)Learning Chinese Language and Modern popular Chinese idioms by means of English




中國成語

Modern popular Chinese idioms

現代通用中國成語解譯

Common interpretation of modern Chinese idioms (4)



1.

(liáo) (liáo) wú jǐ

(寥)(寥)無幾

Too small to calculate the number of



xíng róng shù liàng fēi cháng xī shǎo ,gū dān。

形容數量非常稀少,孤單。

Describe the number of very rare, alone.



2.

(liú) fāng bǎi shì

(流)芳百世

Let good deeds, spread a hundred years



ràng měi hǎo de míng shēng, liú chuán yú hòu shì。

讓美好的名聲,流傳於後世。

Make a better reputation, spread to future generations.



3.

lǜ shuǐ (qīng) shān

綠水(青)山

Blue green water of the mountain




xíng róng měi lì、 yōu měi de hé shān。

形容美麗、優美的河山。

Describe the beautiful rivers and mountains.




lǜ shuǐ hé qīng shān shì hù xiāng duì yìng ,yòng lái miáo xiě fēng jǐng de cí yǔ。

綠水和青山是互相對應,用來描寫風景的詞語。

Green water and the Mountain are mutually correspond to the words used to describe landscape



4

( jiá ) rán ér zhǐ

(戛)然而止

Sudden stop



yòng lái mó nǐ niǎo míng shēng huò shēng yīn tū rán tíng zhǐ。

用來模擬鳥鳴聲或聲音突然停止。

Used to simulate the sound of birds or the sound suddenly stopped.




duǎn cù xiǎng liàng de shēng yīn。

短促響亮的聲音。

Short loud sound.



5

( jì ) wǎng kāi lái

(繼)往開來

Continuation of the tradition of the past and look forward to the future



jì chéng qián rén de shì yè ,kāi zhǎn wèi lái yào jì xù xiàng qián de shì yè 。

繼承前人的事業,開展未來要繼續向前的事業。

Inherited cause of their predecessors, continue to carry forward the cause of the future.



6

jǔ yī (fǎn) sān

舉一(反)三

Cite one example, three conclusions can lead to other



yóu yí jiàn shì qíng de tuī lǐ,

由一件事情的推理,

Reasoning from the one thing,



kě yǐ lǐ jiě qí tā xiāng lèi sì de xǔ duō lì zi。

可以理解其他相類似的許多例子。

Can understand many other similar examples.



7

(shǎo) ān wú zào

(少)安毋躁

Maintain a calm state of mind, do not hurry



nài xīn děng dài yí,

耐心等待一會兒,

Wait a while,



tài du bǎo chí cóng róng

態度保持從容,

Attitude to keep calm,



nài xīn děng dài, bú yào xīn jí。

耐心等待,不要心急。

Wait, do not hurry



8.

páng (zhēng) bó yǐn

旁(徵)博引

Look for evidence



guǎng fàn de yǐn yòng lì zhèng zuò wéi shì qíng tuī lǐ yī jù,

廣泛地引用例證作為事情推理依據,

Widely cited example of what reasoning as the basis for



xiàng bié rén biǎo shì zì jǐ yǒu chōng fèn de zhèng jù。

向別人表示自己有充份的証據。

To others that they have sufficient evidence.



9

shì wài táo ( yuán )

世外桃(源)

Beautiful ideal living place



táo yuān míng zài《 táo huā yuán jì》 miáo xiě de shēng huó ān lè de lǐ xiǎng shì jiè,

陶淵明在《桃花源記》描寫的生活安樂的理想世界,

Tao in the "Land of Peach Blossoms" describe well-being of the ideal world of life,



lǐ xiǎng shì jiè yǔ xiàn shí shè huì hù xiāng bǐ jiào

理想世界與現實社會互相比較

Ideal to compare with the real world




bǐ cǐ huì yǒu hěn dà jù lí

彼此會有很大距離。

Each other, there will be a great distance.




xíng róng huán jìng yōu jìng, shēng huó ān yì de dì fāng 。

形容環境幽靜,生活安逸的地方。

Described as quiet, comfortable place to live.



10

( shǒu ) qū yì zhǐ

(首)屈一指

Has been the first, no one can match



yì bān rén yòng shǒu zhǐ jì suàn shù zì,

一般人用手指計算數字,

Most people calculate the number of fingers



shǒu xiān yào bǎ dà mǔ zhǐ wān dī,

首先要把大拇指彎低,

First, make the thumb bent low,



rán hòu, zuì hòu bǎ dà mǔ zhǐ shù gāo ,yǐ biǎo shì wèi jū dì yī。

然後,最後把大姆指豎高,以表示位居第一。

Then, finally the thumb vertical high to indicate the first place.

(3)Learning Chinese Language and Modern popular Chinese idioms by means of English




中國成語

Modern popular Chinese idioms

現代通用中國成語解譯

Common interpretation of modern Chinese idioms(3)

1.

(dài) zuì lì gong

(戴)罪立功

Redeem oneself by good service



suī rán bèi fǎ guān cái pàn yǒu zuì le,

雖然被法官裁判有罪了,

Although the referee found guilty by a judge,



dàn shì fǎ guān jǐ yǔ fàn zuì zhě lì gōng de jī huì

但是法官給予犯罪者立功的機會。

But the judge to give the offender the opportunity to meritorious service.

2.

(bǐ)(bǐ) jiē shì

(比)(比)皆是

Everywhere



pín pín lǚ lǚ dào chù

頻頻,屢屢,到處,

Frequently, often, everywhere,



dào chù dōu chōng mǎn zhe

到處都充滿著,

Everywhere is full,



xíng róng hěn píng cháng huò cháng cháng

dào chù dōu kàn jiàn de dōng xī。

形容很平常或常常到處都看見的東西。



Often described as very common or something to see everywhere.

zhè chéng shì lián nián zhàn zhēng, rén mín táo wáng dào lín jìn guó jiā, bǐ bǐ jiē shì。

這城市連年戰爭,人民逃亡到鄰近國家,比比皆是。

This city years of war, the people fled to neighboring countries, everywhere.



3.

wàng ér( què )bù

望而(卻)步

Prohibitive




xíng róng dāng yù dào wēi xiǎn qíng kuàng huò kùn nan cún zài shí,

形容當遇到危險情況或困難存在時,

Describe the situation when danger or difficulty exists,



jiù wǎng hòu tuì bì 、duǒ cáng de yì si。

就往後退避、躲藏的意思。

On the next retreat, hiding the meaning.




wǒ suī rán xiāng xìn xī yī zhì liáo yǒu kē xué gēn jù ,dàn shì duì yú màn xìng jí bìng ,wǒ shì wàng ér què bù de。

我雖然相信西醫治療有科學根據,但是對於慢性疾病,我是望而卻步的。

Although I believe that western medicine has a scientific basis, but for chronic disease, I was prohibitive.



4.

( jiù ) yóu zì qǔ

(咎)由自取

Themselves to blame




xíng róng rén shòu dào zé bèi、 chǔ fēn dōu shì yóu yú zì jǐ bú dàng xíng wéi de yuán yīn ér zhāo yǐn lái de。

形容人受到責備、處分都是由於自己不當行為的原因而招引來的。

Describe the person to blame, punishment are due to reasons of their own misconduct led to the move.



5

( ǒu ) xīn lì xuè

(嘔)心瀝血

Painstaking



bǐ yù hào jìn xīn jī 、xīn xuè, yǐ dá chéng mǒu shì。

比喻耗盡心機、心血,以達成某事。

Metaphor exhausted effort, hard work to achieve something.



jīng guò shù nián de ǒu xīn lì xuè, tā zhōng yú wán chéng le zhè yí bù zhǎng piān xiǎo shuō。

經過數年的嘔心瀝血,他終於完成了這一部長篇小說。

After several years of painstaking efforts, he finally completed the novel.




6.

biàn ( huàn ) mò cè

變(幻)莫測

Unpredictable




yóu yú biàn huà wú cháng, suǒ yǐ nán yǐ jí zǎo yù cè。

由於變化無常,所以難以及早預測。

As capriciousness, it is difficult to predict as early as possible.



shàng tiān de ān pái biàn huàn mò cè,

上天的安排變幻莫測,

Arrangement of God unpredictable,



hěn nán xiáng xì kàn qí jiàn zuì hòu de jiē guǒ。

很難詳細看其見最後的結果。

Difficult to see in detail the final result.



7.

bù ( jiǎ )sī suǒ

不(假)思索

不(加)思索

Without hesitation



xíng róng bú yòng duō jiā sī kǎo, wú lùn shuō huà、 bàn shì dōu xùn sù mǐn jié。

形容不用多加思考,無論說話、辦事都迅速敏捷。

Described do not think more, whether to speak, things are fast agile.




tā wú lùn shuō huà 、zuò shì qíng dōu yìng duì mǐn jié ,hǎo xiàng bù jiǎ sī suǒ de yàng zi。

他無論說話、做事情都應對敏捷,好像不假思索的樣子。

Whether he was talking, quick response to do things, like the way without hesitation.



8.

fēng chén (pú) (pú)

風塵(僕)(僕)

Shuttles



xíng róng bēn bō máng lù huò lǚ tú xīn kǔ、 fēi cháng láo lèi de yàng zi。

形容奔波忙碌或旅途辛苦、非常勞累的樣子。

Busy, or traveling back and forth hard to describe, very tired look.



zài lù tú shàng shān, lù nán zǒu yóu ,yú fēng chén pú pú, zhǐ hǎo tí zǎo zhǎo yì jiā lǚ diàn zhù xià。

在路途上,山路難走,由於風塵僕僕,只好提早找一家旅店住下。

On the road, mountain walking difficult, due to busy schedule, but to early to find a hotel stay.



9.

gè xíng qí ( shì )

各行其(是)



gè rén àn zhào zì jǐ rèn wéi zhèng què de yí tào bàn fǎ qù zuò shì qíng。

各人按照自己認為正確的一套辦法去做事情。

Each according to their own set of ways to do that right thing.




nǐ men de jiàn jiě bù tóng ,zhǐ néng àn zhào zì jǐ xiǎng fǎ, gè xíng qí shì。

你們的見解不同,只能按照自己想法,各行其是。

You have a different view, only in accordance with their own ideas, their own ways.



10.

( gōng ) yú xīn jì

(工)於心計

Calculating



yǐ zhěn mì jì móu、 líng qiǎo xīn si zuò wéi shǒu duàn、 gōng jù děng qù chù lǐ zhòng yào shì qíng。

以縝密計謀、靈巧心思作為手段、工具等去處理重要事情。

With careful trick, clever mind as a means of tools to deal with important things.



tā shì yì míng gōng yú xīn jì de rén ,nǐ méi yǒu bàn fǎ hé tā jìn xíng jìng zhēng。

他是一名工於心計的人,你沒有辦法和他進行競爭。

He is a calculating person, you have no way to compete with him.

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(1)Learning Chinese Language by means of English

Term 1

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms



1


bǐ shǒu

(匕)首

Dagger



duǎn jiàn

短劍。

dagger.



2


chì chù jiē tóu

(彳亍)街頭

Walk slowly on the streets



xiǎo bù de xíng zǒu huò zǒu zǒu tíng tíng

小步地行走或走走停停。

Small step in walking or stop and go




3


bù kàng bù bēi

不(亢)不卑

Neither haughty nor humble



kàng: gāo ào

亢:高傲。

proud



4


rǒng yuán

(冗)員

Redundant members



rǒng: duō yú ,xián sǎn

冗:多餘,閒散。

Redundant: the excess, idle.




5


bō rǒng

撥(冗)

Taking the time to



cóng fán máng zhōng chōu chū shí jiān

從繁忙中抽出時間。

Take time out from busy.




6


biàn shè wǔ xì

(卞)射武戲

Repertoire



biàn: jí zào tú shǒu bó dòu

卞:急躁。徒手搏鬥。

Impatient. Hand fighting.



7


yāo zhé

(夭)折

Mortality



wèi chéng nián jiù sǐ wáng。 bǐ yù shì qíng zhōng tú shī bài huò bàn tú ér fèi。

未成年就死亡。比喻事情中途失敗或半途而廢。

Minors to death. Metaphor: things fail in the middle or halfway.



8


táo zhī yāo yāo

桃之(夭)(夭)

Recipe



yāo :cǎo mù mào shèng de yàng zi 。

夭:草木茂盛的樣子。

Lush look.




xíng róng táo lǐ shēng zhǎng mào shèng。

形容桃李生長茂盛。

Describe the growth of lush peach and plum.




9

diào yàn

(弔唁)

Condolence



āi dào sǐ zhě bìng wèi wèn tā de jiā shǔ。

哀悼死者並慰問他的家屬。

Mourning the dead and sympathy to his family.



10


dǎi dú

(歹)毒

Malicious



yīn xiǎn hěn dú 。qí tā yòng fǎ: wèi fēi zuò dǎi。

陰險狠毒。其他用法:為非作歹。

Insidious vicious. Other Usage: illegal activities.

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Term 2

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms

1

gēbì shā mò

(戈)壁沙漠

Gobi Desert



gē bì :měng gǔ yǔ ,shā mò de yì si。

戈壁:蒙古語,沙漠的意思。

Mongolian desert the mean.




2


yī pán shāng diàn

一(爿)商店

A store



pán: liàng cí。 shāng diàn gōng chǎng děng yì jiā jiào yì pán。 yì pán bǎi huò diàn。

爿:量詞。商店、工廠等一家叫一爿。一爿百貨店。

Shops, factories, and other one is called a store.



3


chái pán

柴(爿)

Firewood



pī chéng piàn de mù chái、 zhú zi děng

劈成片的木柴、竹子等。

Split into pieces of wood, bamboo and so on.



4


gèn gǔ wèi yǒu

(亙)古未有

Never occurred before



shí jiān huò kōng jiān shàng lián xù bú duàn

時間或空間上連續不斷。

Continuous time or space.



5


zhà nuǎn hái hán

(乍)暖還寒

Turns warm again



gāng gāng zhuǎn nuǎn yóu yǒu hán yì。

剛剛轉暖猶有寒意。

Just warming worse than cold.



dōng mò chūn chū hán nuǎn bú dìng.

冬末春初寒暖不定。

Cold and warm uncertain.




6


jū xīn pǒ cè

居心(叵)測

Ulterior motive



pǒ :bù kě xíng róng bù kě tuī cè, hán biǎn yì

叵:不可。形容不可推測,含貶意。

Can not speculate with derogatory.



7


zāyǎn yòu shì yì nián

(匝)眼又是一年

Another year turns the eye



zā :zhōu ,quān 。

匝:周,圈。

circle



zhuǎn shùn jiān

轉瞬間

Suddenly



8
biàn yán

(弁)言

Preamble



zhǐ shū jí huò cháng piān wén zhāng zhèng wén qián de xù wén huò yǐn yán。

指書籍或長篇文章正文前的序文或引言。

Text books or long articles before the preface or introduction



9


māo diāo zhe lǎo shǔ

貓(叼)着老鼠

Cat dangling from mice



yòng zuǐ yǎo zhù

用嘴咬住。

Mouth bite.



10


diāo guāng

(叼)光

Dipping benefit.



iǎo shì xiè yì de kè tào huà, zhǐ zhān guāng dé dào hǎo chu。

表示謝意的客套話,指沾光得到好處。

Gratitude for the kind words, means dipping benefit.

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Term 3

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms




1


dāo lao bù xiū

(叨嘮)不休

Talk on and on endlessly



diān sān dào sì de fǎn fù shuō huà ,xíng róng shuō huà hěn duō。

顛三倒四地反覆說話,形容說話很多。

Topsy-turvy to say over and over again. Describe the speech a lot.




2


rǎn rǎn

(冉冉)

Slowly



rǎn :màn màn de jiàn jìn。

冉:慢慢地、漸進。

Slowly, gradually.hóng rì rǎn rǎn shēng qǐ。紅日冉冉升起。Red sun rising.



3



bái zhú

白(朮)

Atractylodes



duō nián shēng cǎo běn zhí wù。

多年生草本植物。

Perennial herb




qiū tiān kāi hóng huā ,gēn jīng kě rù yào。

秋天開紅花,根莖可入藥。

Autumn red flowers, roots can be used as medicine.




4


shuǎi shǒu bú gàn

(甩)手不幹

Walk away and quit



shǒu qián hòu bǎi dòng。

手前後擺動。

Hand back and forth.



bǐ yù bǎ shì qíng rēng xià bù guǎn。

比喻把事情扔下不管。

Whether metaphor dropped things.




5


6huá chuán

(划)船

Boating



huá :yòng jiǎng huò shǒu bō shuǐ。

划:用槳或手撥水。

Hand with the paddle or water repellent.



6

huá quán zhù xìng

(划)拳助興

Finger Guessing Game fun



xíng róng yǐn jiǔ shí de cāi quán yóu xì huò jì jiào, pán suàn。

形容飲酒時的猜拳遊戲或計較,盤算。

Describe drinking games or care about the time of mora, plan




lì rú huá dé lái huá bù lái。

例如:划得來,划不來。

For example: worthwhile, does not pay.



7


piàn rén jì liǎ

騙人(伎)倆

Deception




jì :liǎng huā zhāo, bú zhèng dāng de shǒu duàn。

伎倆:花招,不正當的手段。

Tricks, improper means.



8

pǐ lí

(仳)離

Divorced



fū qī lí sàn, tè zhǐ qī zǐ bèi zhàng fū yí qì。

夫妻離散,特指妻子被丈夫遺棄。

Husband and wife separated, Specifically refers to the wife abandoned by her husband.



9


wǔ zuò

(忤)作

Coroner



gǔ dài guān shǔ zhōng zhuān zhí jiǎn yàn mìng àn sǐ qù de rén。

古代官署中專職檢驗命案死去的人。

Full-time inspection of ancient government offices in the murder of the dead.




10


kàng lì

(伉)儷

Couples



kàng :duì děng, pǐ dí, pèi chéng yí duì。 xíng róng fū qī, pèi ǒu。

伉:對等,匹敵,配成一對。

Equal, match, dubbed a pair.



xíng róng fū qī, pèi ǒu 。

形容夫妻,配偶。

Described the couple, the spouse.

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Term 4

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms



1


sù xīng yè mèi

(夙)興夜(寐)

Strive night and day



sù :zǎo huò wǎn。

夙:早或晚。

Early or late


mèi :shuì jiào 。

寐:睡覺。

Sleepzǎo zǎo qǐ chuáng ,hěn wǎn cái shuì jiào 。xíng róng xīn qín láo dòng。

早早起床,很晚才睡覺。形容辛勤勞動。

Get up early, sleep late. Describe the hard work.


2
dàn bó míng lì

淡(泊)名利

Indifferent Fame and fortune



dàn bó :tián jìng、 wú suǒ qiú淡泊:恬靜、無所求。

Quiet, want nothing



tíng bó、 piāo bó yì xiāng、 bó chē wèi 。hú pō。

停泊、飄泊異鄉、泊車位。湖泊。

Parking, wandering a foreign land, parking spaces. Lake




3


zì cǔn bù rú

自(忖)不如

Thought to myself as



cǔn :xì xì de xiǎng ,zhuó mó yì fān。 cǔn duó。

忖:細細地想,琢磨一番。忖度。

Careful thinking, pondering something. Conjecture



4



guī niè

(圭臬)

A model



guī :gǔ dài cè rì yǐng de qì jù 。

圭:古代測日影的器具。

Shadows of the ancient measuring instruments



yǐn shēn wèi biāo zhǔn、 guī fàn 。

引申為標準、規範。

Extended as a standard, specificationniè



cè rì yǐng de biǎo。

臬:測日影的表。

Measuring the sun's shadow table



5


yāo hē

(吆)喝

Shout



dà shēng jiào hǎn ,cháng zhǐ jiào mài dōng xī 、gǎn shēng kǒu děng。

大聲叫喊,常指叫賣東西、趕牲口等。

Shouted, often refers to selling things, catch animals, etc.



6


nān nān

(囡囡)

Girl



gǔ dài duì xiǎo nǚ hái de chēng hū。

古代對小女孩的稱呼。

The ancient call of the little girl



7


jiǎn jiǎn

(囝囝)

Kids in child



gǔ dài duì xiǎo nán hái de chēng hū。

古代對小男孩的稱呼。

The ancient call of the little boy.


8


yì lì

(屹)立

Stand



xiàng gāo sǒng de shān fēng yí yàng zhí lì。

像高聳的山峰一樣直立。

As upright as the high peaks



bǐ yù shí fēn jiān dìng ,bù kě dòng yáo。

比喻十分堅定,不可動搖。

Analogy is very firm and unshakable



9


qu shí

(戌)時

Seven p.m. to nine o'clock



xū :shí dì zhī de dì shí yī wèi 。jiù shì jì shí fǎ de shí èr shí chén zhī yī。

戌時:地支的第十一位。舊式計時法的十二時辰之一。

12 hour old time method of



zhǐ xià wǔ qī diǎn dào jiǔ diǎn。

指下午七點到九點。

Refers to the seven p.m. to nine



10

fú jī

扶(乩)

One kind of good and bad fortune-telling activities



yì zhǒng yòng lái zhān bǔ jí xiōng de huó dòng。

一種用來占卜吉凶的活動。

A method used divination good and bad events




zài jià zi shàng diào yì gēn gùn zi,

在架子上弔一根棍子,

A stick hanging on the shelf




liǎng gè rén fú zhe jià zi,

兩個人扶著架子,

Two people leaning on the shelf,



yī fǎ qǐng shén yī fǎ qǐng shén

依法請神

According to please God,




gùn zi jiù zài shā pán shàng xiě chū zì lái zuò wéi shén de zhǐ shì。

棍子就在沙盤上寫出字來作為神的指示。

Stick in the sand table to write the word as God's instructions.

(5)Learning Chinese Language by means of English

Term 5

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms


1



róng mǎ shēng yá

(戎)馬生涯

Military career




róng :zhǐ jūn duì jí yǔ zhàn zhēng yǒu guān de shì wù。

戎:指軍隊及與戰爭有關的事務。

Refers to the military and war-related matters.




2


shān gā lá

山(旮旯)

Mountain nook




bǐ yù xiǎo ér piān pì de dì fāng。 qiáng gā lá mén gā lá。

比喻小而偏僻的地方。

Small and remote areas compared


qiáng gā lá。 mén gā lá 。

牆旮旯。門旮旯。

Wall nook. Door nook.




3


lèi gǔ

(肋)骨

Ribs



xiōng bù de liǎng cè :gōng xíng de biǎn gǔ。

胸部的兩側

Both sides of the chest



gōng xíng de biǎn gǔ

弓形的扁骨。

Bow of the flat bones




4


zì cǔn

自(忖)

To myself



zì jǐ cǔn duó ,sī liang。

自己忖度,思量。

conjecture, consider




5


jìng xiá

鏡(匣)

Mirror box



dài gài zhuāng zài dōng xī de fāng xíng xiǎo qì jù mù xiá。

帶蓋裝載東西的方形小器具。

Cover a small square things loading apparatus Wood Box



6


yān cōng

煙(囪)

Chimney




cōng :pái fàng chuī yān de zhuāng zhì huò tōng fēng qì kǒu。

囪:排放炊煙的裝置或通風氣口。

Smoke emissions from the atmosphere through the port device or



7


yǒu

(卣)

Wine container



gǔ dài yì zhǒng kǒu xiǎo fù dà de shèng jiǔ qì jù。

古代一種口小腹大的盛酒器具。

An ancient port wine appliances containing large belly



8


zhù hòu jiā yīn

(佇)候佳音

Queue waiting good news



zhù :cháng shí jiān zhàn lì 。xíng róng pàn wàng xīn qiè, děng dài hǎo xiāo xī。

佇:長時間站立。

Long-standing



xíng róng pàn wàng xīn qiè, děng dài hǎo xiāo xī 。

形容盼望心切,等待好消息。

Describe the eager hope, waiting for good news



9



jiān nìng

奸(佞)

Treacherous flattering people



ē yú fèng chéng de rén。

阿諛奉承的人。

Flattering people



10


lì hài yōu guān

利害(攸)關

All with associated benefits and disadvantages.



yōu :suǒ yǒu。

攸:所有。

All



yí qiè yǔ lì yì hé hài chu yǒu guān lián de。

一切與利益和害處有關聯的。

All with associated benefits and disadvantages.

(6)Learning Chinese Language by means of English

Term 6

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms



1

yì míng

(佚)名

Anonymous



yì :sàn shī。

佚:散失。

Loss



míng zì yǐ jīng wú fǎ hé shí。

名字已經無法核實。

Name has been unable to verify



2


líng yá lì chǐ

(伶)牙(俐)齒

Eloquent



xíng róng kǒu chǐ liú lì, néng shuō huì dào。

形容口齒流利,能說會道。

Described as articulate fluent, articulate



3


kuī cì dí rén

窺(伺)敵人

Watching for the enemy



cì :děng hòu。 sì jī, cì dí。

伺:等候。

Waiting




sì jī, cì dí。

伺機,伺敵。

Opportunistic, wait the enemy



4


cì hòu bìng rén

(伺)候病人

Care of daily needs in the near-patient



cì hòu :zài rén shēn biān zhào liào yǐn shí qǐ jū。

伺候:在人身邊照料飲食起居。

Care of daily needs in the human side



5


qú láo

(劬)勞

Travail



qú :zhǐ fù mǔ yǎng yù zǐ nǚ de xīn qín láo kǔ。

劬:指父母養育子女的辛勤勞苦。

Parenting the hard toil



6


niǔ ní

(忸怩)

Self-conscious



niǔ ní :xíng róng bù hǎo yì si, bú dà fāng de yàng zi 。

忸怩:形容不好意思,不大方的樣子。

Describe embarrassed, do not look generous



lì rú: xīn niáng zǐ tè bié niǔ ní。

例如:新娘子特別忸怩。

Particularly self-conscious bride


7


rè chén

熱(忱)

Enthusiasm



chén :zhēn chéng de xīn yì chì chén xiè chén

忱:真誠的心意。

Sincere mind



chì chén、 rè chén 。

赤忱、謝忱。

Zeal, gratitude




8


bāo bì

包(庇)

Inclusive asylum with derogatory



bì :zhē bì、 bǎo hù 、tǎn hù。 bì yòu、 bì yìn、 bì hù。

庇:遮蔽、保護、袒護。

Shelter, protection, shielding



bì yòu、 bì yìn 、bì hù 。

庇佑、庇蔭、庇護。

Blessing, shade, shelter



9


tān tā

(坍塌)

Collapse



yīn dì céng jié gòu biàn huà huò yǔ shuǐ chōng shuā zào chéng dì miàn tū rán xiàn luò。

因地層結構變化或雨水沖刷造成地面突然陷落。

Stratigraphic or structural changes due to erosion caused by rain fall on the ground suddenly



10

kǎn kě

(坎坷)

Many twists and turns of life



bǐ yù rén shēng bú shùn lì ,bù dé yì 。

比喻人生不順利,不得意。

Metaphor of life is not smooth, not proud

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Term7

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms




1

è yào

(扼)要

Entrenched points



è :zhuā zhù yào diǎn 。è hóu、 è zhì。

扼:抓住要點。

Seize the main points




è hóu è zhì


扼喉、扼制。


Brief throat, curb




2


è shā

(扼)殺

Strangling neck and killed




yā zhì、 cuī cán, shǐ fā zhǎn zhōng de shì wù zhōng tú yāo zhé 。

壓制、摧殘,使發展中的事物中途夭折。

Repression, violence, something that development of the abortive




3


gè shū jǐ jiàn

各(抒)己見

Express their views




shū :biǎo dá、 qīng tǔ 。shū xiě qíng huái、 shū fā。

抒:表達、傾吐。

Expression, pour




shū xiě qíng huái shū fā 。

抒寫情懷、抒發。

Describe feelings, to express




4


jué zé

(抉)擇

Select




jué :tī chū、 xuǎn zé。

抉:剔出、選擇。

Bound to select




5


yǐn kēng gāo gē

引(吭)高歌

Singing out loud




zhāng kāi hóu lóng chàng gē。

張開喉嚨唱歌。

Open throat singing




6


nà hǎn zhù wēi

(吶)喊助威

Cheer




dà shēng hǎn jiào。

大聲喊叫。

Shout





7


shǔn bǐ gǎn

(吮)筆桿

Sucking pen




cuō qǐ zuǐ lái hán zhù bǐ gǎn。

撮起嘴來含住筆桿。

Summarized to latch onto the pen




8


nù hǒu

怒(吼)

Roar




yīn nù jí ér jiào hǎn。

因怒極而叫喊。

The cry for extremely angry





9


jīng shén dǒu sǒu

精神(抖擻)

Full of energy




dǒu sǒu :fèn fā zhèn zuò。

抖擻:奮發振作。

Energetic cheer




10


duì xiàn

(兌)現

Exchange




bǐ yù shuō dào zuò dào ,shí xiàn nuò yán。 duì kuǎn。

比喻說到做到,實現諾言。

Metaphor says it will do to achieve the promise,

With bills to pay cash。

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Term 8

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms




1


tún jī jū qí

(囤)積居奇

Store, take advantage of speculative accumulation of goods




dà liàng gòu cún shāng pǐn, dài jī gāo jià chū shòu yǐ huò qǔ bào lì。

大量購存商品,待機高價出售以獲取暴利。

Save a lot of purchases of goods, stand at a higher price for huge profits




2


hú lún tūn zǎo

(囫圇)吞棗

Without chewing, swallowing the entire date goes




bǐ yù xué xí shí shēng tūn huó bō, bù qiú shén jiě。

比喻學習時生吞活剝,不求甚解。

Analogy learning mechanically, without understanding




3



jí jí kě wēi

(岌岌)可危

Precarious




gāo ér yù qīng dǎo, shí fēn wēi xiǎn。

高而欲傾倒,十分危險。

High and wish to dump, very dangerous




4


páng huáng

(彷徨)

Hesitation




yóu yí bù jué ,bù zhī wǎng nǎ li zǒu cái hǎo。

不知往哪裏走才好。

I do not know where to go we go




5


tóng yún mì bù

(彤)雲密佈

Red clouds densely covered




xià yǔ qián mì bù de yún xiá。

下雪前密佈的雲霞。

Before the snow clouds clouds




6


mìng tú duō chuǎn

命途多(舛)

Fate of the hardship, not smooth





chuǎn :mìng zhòng chù chù dōu bú shùn lì。

舛:命中處處都不順利。

Do not hit well everywhere




7



xié è

(邪)惡

Evil




xīn shù bú zhèng, xíng wéi xiōng è。

心術不正,行為凶惡。

Malice in their hearts, evil behavior




8

bǎi huā zhēng yán

百花爭(妍)

Many flowers open




yán :měi lì、 hǎo kàn 。

妍:美麗、好看。

Beautiful, good-looking





7


rèn shēn

(妊娠)

Gestation




rén huò dòng wù huái yùn de guò chéng

人或動物懷孕的過程。

People or animals during pregnancy




10


lìn sè

(吝嗇)

Mean




guò fèn ài xī zì jǐ de qián cái, gāi yòng de yě shě bù dé yòng。

過分愛惜自己的錢財,該用的也捨不得用。

Too much care of their money, the use can not bear to use.

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Term 9

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms


1


zhēn zhī zhuó jiàn

真知(灼)見

Correct understanding, a thorough understand




míng bái tòu chè de jiàn jiě

明白透徹的見解。

Thorough insight to understand




2


tǎn tè bù ān

(忐忑)不安

Restless





xīn shén bú ding

心神不定。

Feelings of anxiety




3


jì sì

祭(祀)

Worship




yòng gòng pǐn jì shén fó huò zǔ xiān

用貢品祭神佛或祖先。

Buddha or ancestral ritual with tribute





4


yū fǔ

(迂)腐

Pedantic




yán xíng、 jiàn jiě shǒu jiù bù hé shí yí。

言行、見解守舊不合時宜。

Words and deeds, old-fashioned, outdated views





5


qì jīn

(迄)今

So far




zhí dào rú jīn

直到如今。

Until now




6


yū huí qū zhé

(迂迴)曲折

Twists and turns




qū zhé huí huán

曲折迴環,

Tortuous loop




rào dào dí rén cè miàn huò hòu miàn qù jìn gōng 。

繞到敵人側面或後面去進攻。

Around to the side or behind the enemy to attack




7


yù tóu

(芋)頭

Taro




cǎo běn zhí wù

草本植物。

Herb




dì xià kuài jīng jiào yù tou

地下塊莖叫「芋頭」。

Underground tubers called "Taro"



8


sháo yào

(芍)藥

Peony




duō nián shēng cǎo běn zhí wù, huā yǔ mǔ dān xiāng sì。

多年生草本植物,花與牡丹相似。

Perennial herbs, flowers and peony similar




9


mǔ dān huā

(牡)丹花

Peony




luò yè qiáo mù, huā dà ér měi lì, shǔ guān shǎng zhí wù。

落葉喬木,花大而美麗,屬觀賞植物。

Deciduous tree, large and beautiful flowers, ornamental plants arm



ǔ lì。(yě jiào háo)

牡蠣。(也叫蠔)。

Oyster. (Also known as oyster).




10


qiān zhǒu

牽(肘)

Sidelines holding each other




tuō zhù dí rén, shǐ duì fāng de xíng dòng shòu dào xiàn zhì。

拖住敵人,使對方的行動受到限制。

Pin down the enemy, so that the other restrictions on movement

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Term3
詞語解釋
Interpretation of terms

1

dāo lao bù xiū


(叨嘮)不休


Talk on and on endlessly

diān sān dào sì de fǎn fù shuō huà ,xíng róng shuō huà hěn duō。


顛三倒四地反覆說話,形容說話很多。


Topsy-turvy to say over and over again. Describe the speech a lot.


刀勞
2
5
rǎn rǎn


(冉冉)


Slowly
hóng rì rǎn rǎn shēng qǐ。

紅日冉冉升起。

Red sun rising.

rǎn :màn màn de jiàn jìn。

冉:慢慢地、漸進。

Slowly, gradually.


3
5
bái zhú


白(朮)


Atractylodes
duō nián shēng cǎo běn zhí wù。

多年生草本植物。

Perennial herb

qiū tiān kāi hóng huā ,gēn jīng kě rù yào。

秋天開紅花,根莖可入藥。

Autumn red flowers, roots can be used as medicine.



4
5
shuǎi shǒu bú gàn

(甩)手不幹

Walk away and quit
shǒu qián hòu bǎi dòng。
手前後擺動。

Hand back and forth.

bǐ yù bǎ shì qíng rēng xià bù guǎn。
比喻把事情扔下不管。

Whether metaphor dropped things.


5
6
huá chuán

(划)船

Boating
huá :yòng jiǎng huò shǒu bō shuǐ。

划:用槳或手撥水。

Hand with the paddle or water repellent.

6
6
huá quán zhù xìng


(划)拳助興

Finger Guessing Game fun

xíng róng yǐn jiǔ shí de cāi quán yóu xì huò jì jiào, pán suàn。

形容飲酒時的猜拳遊戲或計較,盤算。

Describe drinking games or care about the time of mora, plan

lì rú huá dé lái huá bù lái。

例如:划得來,划不來。

For example: worthwhile, does not pay.


7
6
piàn rén jì liǎ

騙人(伎)倆

Deception

jì :liǎng huā zhāo, bú zhèng dāng de shǒu duàn。

伎倆:花招,不正當的手段。

Tricks, improper means.


8
6
pǐ lí

(仳)離

Divorced
fū qī lí sàn, tè zhǐ qī zǐ bèi zhàng fū yí qì。

夫妻離散,特指妻子被丈夫遺棄。

Husband and wife separated, Specifically refers to the wife abandoned by her husband.



9
6
wǔ zuò

(忤)作

Coroner
gǔ dài guān shǔ zhōng zhuān zhí jiǎn yàn mìng àn sǐ qù de rén。

古代官署中專職檢驗命案死去的人。

Full-time inspection of ancient government offices in the murder of the dead.


10
6
kàng lì

(伉)儷

Couples
kàng :duì děng, pǐ dí, pèi chéng yí duì。

伉:對等,匹敵,配成一對。

Equal, match, dubbed a pair.


xíng róng fū qī, pèi ǒu。

形容夫妻,配偶。

Described the couple, the spouse.


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Term 9



詞語解釋



Interpretation of terms







1



zhēn zhī zhuó jiàn



真知(灼)見



Correct understanding, a thorough understand









míng bái tòu chè de jiàn jiě



明白透徹的見解。



Thorough insight to understand







2



tǎn tè bù ān



(忐忑)不安



Restless









xīn shén bú ding



心神不定。



Feelings of anxiety







3



jì sì



祭(祀)



Worship









yòng gòng pǐn jì shén fó huò zǔ xiān



用貢品祭神佛或祖先。



Buddha or ancestral ritual with tribute







4



yū fǔ



(迂)腐



Pedantic









yán xíng、 jiàn jiě shǒu jiù bù hé shí yí。



言行、見解守舊不合時宜。



Words and deeds, old-fashioned, outdated views









5




qì jīn



(迄)今



So far











zhí dào rú jīn



直到如今。



Until now









6



yū huí qū zhé



(迂迴)曲折



Twists and turns









qū zhé huí huán



曲折迴環,



Tortuous loop









rào dào dí rén cè miàn huò hòu miàn qù jìn gōng 。



繞到敵人側面或後面去進攻。



Around to the side or behind the enemy to attack





7





yù tóu



(芋)頭



Taro









cǎo běn zhí wù



草本植物。



Herb










dì xià kuài jīng jiào yù tou



地下塊莖叫「芋頭」。



Underground tubers called "Taro"







8
sháo yào



(芍)藥



Peony









duō nián shēng cǎo běn zhí wù, huā yǔ mǔ dān xiāng sì。


多年生草本植物,花與牡丹相似。



Perennial herbs, flowers and peony similar







9



mǔ dān huā



(牡)丹花



Peony









luò yè qiáo mù, huā dà ér měi lì, shǔ guān shǎng zhí wù。



落葉喬木,花大而美麗,屬觀賞植物。



Deciduous tree, large and beautiful flowers, ornamental plants are









mǔ lì。(yě jiào háo)



牡蠣。(也叫蠔)。



Oyster. (Also known as oyster).







10

qiān zhǒu



牽(肘)



Sidelines holding each other









tuō zhù dí rén, shǐ duì fāng de xíng dòng shòu dào xiàn zhì。



拖住敵人,使對方的行動受到限制。



Pin down the enemy, so that the other restrictions on movement




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Term 10

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms



1



shān gang

山(岡)

Mountains




gāng :shān jǐ

岡:山脊。

Ridge





lián mián qǐ fú de shān gang

連綿起伏的山岡

The rolling hills




2


qī jūn wǎng shàng

欺君(罔)上

Misled his majesty (indiscriminately) on




wǎng :méng piàn

罔:蒙騙

Deceive。




zhì ruò wǎng wén

置若罔聞。

Turned a deaf ear.




3


yōng zhōng jiǎo jiǎo

庸中(佼佼)

Among the more prominent common




jiǎo jiǎo: yōu xiù de, chāo guò yì bān shuǐ píng de。

佼佼:優秀的,超過一般水平的。

Excellent, more than the general level.




4


yáng sǐ

(佯)死

Feign death





yáng :jiǎ zhuāng。

佯:假裝。

Pretend




Yáng yán: shuō huǎng huà

佯言:(說謊話)。

(Lie)




yáng chēn: (jiǎ zhuāng shēng qì)

佯嗔:(假裝生氣)。

(Pretend angry)




5


gōng bù yīng qiú

(供)不應求

In short supply




gōng :bǎ wù zī huò qián cái gěi xū yào de rén shǐ yòng

供:把物資或錢財給需要的人使用。

The goods or money to the needy people.




gōng lóu

供樓

Mortgage




gōng diàn

供電

Supply power




gōng shuǐ

供水

Water supply




gōng yǎng fù mǔ

供養父母。

Support their parents.



6


gōng cí

(供)詞

Confession




gòng cí:shòu shěn de rén jiāo dài zuò àn de shì shí。

供詞:受審的人交待做案的事實。

Modus trial confessed the fact.




huò zài shén xiàng qián bǎi fàng jì pǐn

或在神像前擺放祭品,

Or placed before the statue of sacrifice,




lì rú: gōng guǒ、 gōng xiāng。

例如:供果、供香。

Such as:For fruit, for incense.




7

jiǎ shǐ

假(使)

If




yòng fǎ yǒu xǔ duō zhǒng

用法有許多種。

There are many kinds of usage.




lì rú :shǐ jìn。 shǐ huàn。 shè shǐ。

例如:使勁。使喚。設使。

Such as:Resorted to impulsive。Handle。If。




8


dà shǐ guan

大(使)館

Embassy




shǐ :pài wǎng wài guó bàn lǐ wài jiāo de rén yuán。

使:派往外國辦理外交的人員。

Sent to foreign countries for diplomatic personnel.




dà shǐ、 tè shǐ。

大使、特使。

Ambassador, Special Envoy.




9


tóng zú

(侗)族

Dong family




dòng zú: fēn bù zài guì zhōu hú nán hé guǎng xī de shǎo shù mín zú。

侗族:分佈在貴州、湖南和廣西的少數民族。

Distributed in Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi minority.




10

kǎn kǎn ér tán

(侃侃)而談

Talking about the




kǎn kǎn: shuō huà lǐ zhí qì zhuàng, bù huāng bù máng de yàng zi。

侃侃:說話理直氣壯,不慌不忙的樣子。

Speak confidently, calmly look.

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Term11

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms


1


Shēchǐ

奢(侈)

Luxury




Chǐ: làng fèi、 kuā dà、 guò fèn。

侈:浪費、誇大、過分。

Waste, exaggerated, Overly。




lì rú: chǐ yán。

例如:侈言。

For example: glibly talked about.




2



xiè huò

(卸)貨

Discharge




Xiè: bǎ dōng xī bān xià lái。 tuī xiè 。chāi xiè。

卸:把東西搬下來。推卸。拆卸。

Unloading: the thing to move down. Shirk. Disassembly.





3


shǒu bú shì juǎn

手不釋(卷)

Do not want to put down the book in his hand. Study hard to describe, or fascinated.




juǎn :shū běn。 kāi juàn yǒu yì 。dá juàn。 wèn juàn。

卷:書本。開卷有益。答卷、問卷。

Volume: the book. Good Books. Respondents, the questionnaire.




4



rù chǎng quàn

入場(券)

Admission (tickets)




yòng zhǐ piàn yìn zhì de piào zhèng 。cān quàn。 yōu dài quàn。

用紙片印製的票證。餐券、優待券。

Printed with the paper ticket. Vouchers, coupons.




5



jǔ sang

(沮)喪

Depression




zhǐ huī xīn shī yì, gǎn dào wú wàng。

指灰心失意,感到無望。

Means discouraged frustrated, feeling hopeless.




6


dài jià ér gū

待價而(沽)

For sale




gū :mài。 xíng róng děng dài hǎo jià qián zài mài 。gū míng diào yù。

沽:賣。形容等待好價錢再賣。沽名釣譽。

Put: sell. Describe the wait good price and then sell. Fame.




7


qī chá

(沏)茶

Tea with boiling water




yòng kāi shuǐ chōng 、pào。

用開水沖、泡。

With boiling water, foam.




8


yāng yāng dà guó

(泱泱)大國

Great country




qì shì huò qì dù hóng dà。 jiāng shuǐ yāng yāng 、yāng yāng dà dù。

氣勢或氣度宏大。江水泱泱、泱泱大度。

Grand or imposing bearing. Accommodating the river, accommodating, generous.




9


qiú shuǐ

(泅)水

Swim




yóu yǒng 、fú shuǐ。

游泳、浮水。

Swimming, floating.





10


yóu yǒng fú shuǐ

(泯)沒人性

Eliminate or loss of normal emotional and rational




Mǐn: xiāo miè、 sàng shī。

泯:消滅、喪失。

Eliminate, the loss.

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Term 12

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms



1


fèi fèi yáng yáng

(沸沸)揚揚

Uproar




lěng kāi shuǐ shāo kāi hòu rè qì zhēng téng。

冷開水燒開後熱氣蒸騰。

Cold water after steaming boil.




xíng róng yì lùn fēn fēn huò rén shēng xuān nào。

形容議論紛紛或人聲喧鬧。

Describe the sound of loud talking or people.





fèi shuǐ 、fèi diǎn 、fèi téng

沸水、沸點、沸騰。

Boiling water, boiling, boiling.





2


pēng rán xīn dòng

(怦)然心動

Secretly agreed to describe the heart




pēng: xíng róng xīn tiào 。xīn pēng pēng zhí tiào。

怦:形容心跳。心怦怦直跳。

Thumping: describe the heartbeat. Heart pounding.




3


qiè nuò

(怯懦)

Cowardice




qiè nuò: dǎn xiǎo, ruǎn ruò 。nuò fū。

怯懦:膽小,軟弱。懦夫

Timid: timid, weak. Coward




4


yàng yàng bú lè

(怏怏)不樂

Unhappy





yàng yàng xíng róng bù gāo xìng de yàng zi。

怏怏:形容不高興的樣子。

Unhappy: to describe annoyed.





5


hù è bù quān

(怙)惡不(悛)

Incorrigible
Stubborn evil, unrepentant




hù: yī zhàng、 píng jiè。

怙:依仗、憑藉。

Presume: rely on, with.




quān :huǐ gǎi 、gǎi guò。

悛:悔改、改過。

Repent: repent, to turn over.




jiān chí zuò huài shì ,bù kěn huǐ gǎi。

堅持做壞事,不肯悔改。

Insist on doing bad things, refused to repent.




6

wǎn rán zài mù

(宛)然在目

Hearted in the head




wǎn: hǎo xiàng。 xíng róng hǎo xiàng jiù shēng huó zài yǎn qián。

宛:好像。形容好像就生活在眼前。

As if: like。Described seems to be living in the front.




7


yǎn yǎn yì xī

(奄奄)一息

Dying




xíng róng hū xī wēi ruò。

形容呼吸微弱。

Describe the breathing weak.




8


tuò huāng

(拓)荒

Land reclamation




tuò :kāi pì 、kuò chōng 。tuò zhǎn 、kāi tuò。

拓:開闢、擴充。拓展、開拓。

Extension: open up, expand. Expand, to open up.。




9


xìn shǒu niān lái

信手(拈)來

Come in handy




niān: yòng liǎng sān gè shǒu zhǐ tou niē qǔ。

拈:用兩三個手指頭捏取。

Twist: than two or three finger pinch.




10


guǎi wān mǒ jiǎo

(拐)彎抹角

Roundabout




guǎi :zhuǎn wān、 gǎi biàn xíng zǒu fāng xiàng。

拐:轉彎、改變行走方向。

Turn:turning to walk,change the walking direction.




guǎi le gè wān 、wǎng yòu guǎi 、guǎi mài ér tong。

拐了個彎、往右拐、拐賣兒童。

Turned a corner, turn right, trafficking in children

(13)Learning Chinese Language by means of English

Term13

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms

1


chūn fēng fú miàn

春風(拂)面

Spring breeze was blowing





fú lüè guò cā diào huò bǎi dòng

拂:掠過、擦掉或擺動。

Whisk: passing, erased or swing.




chuī fú、 fú qù shēn shang de huī chén 、fú xiù ér qù、 piāo fú bú dìng。

吹拂、拂去身上的灰塵、拂袖而去、飄拂不定。

Blowing, brushed the dust off, walk out, flowing uncertain.




2



dà mǔ zhǐ

大(拇)指

Thumb




shǒu hé jiǎo de dà zhǐ tou。

手和腳的大指頭。

Hands and feet of the large fingers.




3



shēn yín

(呻吟)

Groan





yīn bìng tòng kǒu zhōng fā chū de shēng yīn。

因病痛口中發出的聲音。

The mouth because of pain sound.




4


qīng wā gū gū jiào

青蛙(呱呱)叫

Quack





xiàng shēng cí, mó nǐ yā zi 、qīng wā de jiào sheng。

象聲詞,模擬鴨子、青蛙的叫聲。

Onomatopoeia, simulated duck, frog sounds.




5


yīng ér gū gū ér qì

嬰兒(呱呱)而泣

Baby (quack) cry




xiàng shēng cí, mó nǐ yīng ér de kū sheng。

象聲詞,模擬嬰兒的哭聲。

Onomatopoeia, simulate the baby's crying.




6


páo xiào

(咆哮)

Roar





xíng róng rén bào nù hǎn jiào

形容人暴怒喊叫。

Describe the rage of people shouting.




7


duō duō guài shì

(咄咄)怪事

Things people can not stand




zhǐ bù hé qíng lǐ, lìng rén jīng yà de shì qíng。

指不合情理,令人驚訝的事情。

Unreasonable, surprising things




8


jiù yóu zì qǔ

(咎)由自取

Themselves to blame




zé bèi 、chǔ fēn shì yóu yú zì jǐ de yuán yīn ér yǐn qǐ。

責備、處分是由於自己的原因而引起。

Blame, punishment is caused because of their reasons.




9


líng yǔ

(囹圄)

Imprisoned




gǔ dài jiān yù de míng chēng。

古代監獄的名稱。

The name of the ancient prison.


10


yī zhì xiàn zhuāng shū

一(帙)線裝書

A book cover bindings




zhì :liàngcí, gǔ dài tào zhuāng de xiàn zhuāng shū。

帙:量詞,古代套裝的線裝書。

Package book cloth cover: quantifiers, ancient set of bindings

(14)Learning Chinese Language by means of English

Term14

詞語解釋

Interpretation of terms

1


shǒu pà

手(帕)

Handkerchief




suí shēn xié dài de shǒu juàn。

隨身攜帶的手絹。

Carry a handkerchief.




2


sǎo zhǒu

掃(帚)

Broom




sǎo chú chén tǔ hé lā jī de yòng jù。

掃除塵土和垃圾的用具。

Equipment to remove dust and garbage.



3


Jū jī

(狙)擊

Sniper





chéng rén bú bèi fā dòng tū rán xí jī

乘人不備,發動突然襲擊。

By people do not, to launch a surprise attack.



4


jiàn bá nǔ zhāng

劍拔(弩)張

Crossbow:Mechanical strength of ancient archery bow




bǐ yù xíng shì jǐn zhāng, yí chù jí fā。

比喻形勢緊張,一觸即發。

Analogy tensions and explosive.




5


shān shān lái chí

(姍姍)來遲



zǒu lù huǎn màn cóng róng

走路緩慢從容

Slow leisurely walk




xíng róng bù lǚ qīng yíng de yàng zi。

形容步履輕盈的樣子。

Describe the way light walking.




6


bǎo mǔ

保(姆)

Women caring for children




shòu gù wéi rén cóng shì jiā wù láo dòng de fù nǚ。

受雇為人從事家務勞動的婦女。

Man employed women doing household chores.




7


zhóu lǐ

(妯娌)

Brother and brother's wife together




xiōng hé dì de qī zǐ de hé chēng。

兄和弟的妻子的合稱。

Brother and brother's wife together




8



fù zhī yī jù


付之一(炬)

Burned




yí jù :yì bǎ huǒ。


一炬:一把火。

A torch: a fire.





yì bǎ huǒ shāo diào

一把火燒掉。

A fire burned.





běn zhǐ huǒ bǎ 。xiàn zhǐ bèi huǒ shāo guāng。

本指火把。現指被火燒光。

This refers to the torch. Now means the fire light.




9



Chuīyān

(炊)煙

Smoke




shāo huǒ zuò fàn de yān。

燒火做飯的煙。

For cooking smoke.




10




hǎo xiǎng chéng wéi bié rén lǎo shī

好想成為別人老師

People really want to become a teacher





biǎo shì zì jǐ yǒu diǎn bù hǎo yì si

表示自己有點不好意思。

That they are a little embarrassed.





zì qiān cí 。biǎo shì rǔ mò tā rén ,zì jǐ yǒu kuì。

自謙詞。表示辱沒他人,自己有愧。

Self-deprecating words. That unworthy people, their own disgrace.