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存心 cún xīn deliberately

中型 zhōng xíng medium sized

论述 lùn shù treatise; discourse; exposition

浓郁 nóng yù rich; strong; heavy (fragrance)

脱节 tuō jié to come apart

不由得 bù yóu de can't help; cannot but

沉淀 chén diàn to settle; to precipitate; sedimentation

难处 nán chu trouble; difficulty; problem

黑心 hēi xīn ruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy; black core (flaw in pottery)

荆棘 jīng jí thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth

赔钱 péi qián to lose money; to pay for damages

蕴藏 yùn cáng to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc)

拐弯 guǎi wān to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction

河畔 hé pàn riverside; river plain

日趋 rì qū (increasing) day by day; (more critical) with every passing day; gradually

特产 tè chǎn special local product; (regional) specialty

阅历 yuè lì to experience; experience

灵巧 líng qiǎo deft; nimble; ingenious

走投无路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope

指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments

能人 néng rén capable person; Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid

淡化 dàn huà to water down; to play down; to trivialize

遮盖 zhē gài to hide; to cover (one's tracks)

利索 lì suo nimble

兴高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight

残缺 cán quē badly damaged; shattered

大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

第一手 dì yī shǒu first-hand

着落 zhuó luò whereabouts; place to settle; reliable source (of funds etc)

赶赴 gǎn fù to hurry; to rush

配送 pèi sòng to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货); to deliver (goods)

相比之下 xiāng bǐ zhī xià by comparison

乡亲 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager

出具 chū jù to issue (document, certificate etc); to provide

凶恶 xiōng è fierce; ferocious; fiendish

根基 gēn jī foundation

养老院 yǎng lǎo yuàn nursing home

隐性 yǐn xìng hidden; crypto-; recessive (gene)

霍乱 huò luàn cholera

打磨 dǎ mó to polish; to burnish; to shine

空难 kōng nàn air crash; aviation accident or incident

梳子 shū zi comb

俘获 fú huò to capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or nucleus)

木匠 mù jiàng carpenter

邮编 yóu biān postal code; zip code

封建 fēng jiàn system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal

窘迫 jiǒng pò poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed

常态 cháng tài normal state

世故 shì gù the ways of the world

推选 tuī xuǎn to elect; to choose

扫兴 sǎo xìng to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited

深奥 shēn ào profound; abstruse; recondite

出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)

逞强 chěng qiáng to show off; to try to be brave

没落 mò luò to decline; to wane

恩惠 ēn huì favor; grace

够呛 gòu qiàng unbearable; terrible; enough

旁观 páng guān spectator; non-participant

扭头 niǔ tóu to turn one's head; to turn around

磁盘 cí pán (computer) disk

沧桑 cāng sāng great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes

劝阻 quàn zǔ to advise against; to dissuade

屹立 yì lì to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)

沉稳 chén wěn steady; calm; unflustered

惊心动魄 jīng xīn dòng pò (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking

单薄 dān bó weak; frail; thin

失业率 shī yè lǜ unemployment rate

一味 yī wèi blindly; invariably

跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with

和气 hé qi friendly; polite; amiable

座右铭 zuò yòu míng motto; maxim

插嘴 chā zuǐ to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation

敬酒 jìng jiǔ to toast; to propose a toast

公仆 gōng pú public servant

袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

拘束 jū shù to restrict; to restrain; constrained

力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

飙升 biāo shēng to rise rapidly; to soar

缩影 suō yǐng miniature version of sth; microcosm; epitome

完备 wán bèi faultless; complete; perfect

停泊 tíng bó to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship)

较劲 jiào jìn to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive

公职 gōng zhí civil service; public office; government job

修路 xiū lù to repair a road

自理 zì lǐ to take care of oneself; to provide for oneself

直观 zhí guān direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive

格格不入 gé gé bù rù (idiom) inharmonious; incompatible

打搅 dǎ jiǎo to disturb; to trouble; to bother

游船 yóu chuán pleasure boat; cruise ship

古迹 gǔ jì places of historic interest; historical sites

照办 zhào bàn to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book

合情合理 hé qíng hé lǐ reasonable and fair (idiom)

豁出去 huō chu qu to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke

百分比 bǎi fēn bǐ percentage

效仿 xiào fǎng see 仿效

和平共处 hé píng gòng chǔ peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc

发起人 fā qǐ rén proposer; initiator; founding member

海藻 hǎi zǎo seaweed; marine alga; kelp

紧缩 jǐn suō (economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back

功臣 gōng chén minister who has given outstanding service

上火 shàng huǒ to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)

成问题 chéng wèn tí to be a problem; problematic; questionable

起跑线 qǐ pǎo xiàn the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)

水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light

发源地 fā yuán dì place of origin; birthplace; source

顺理成章 shùn lǐ chéng zhāng logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text)

继父 jì fù stepfather

焕发 huàn fā to shine; to glow; to irradiate

恩赐 ēn cì favor; to give charity to sb out of pity

遭殃 zāo yāng to suffer a calamity

纵观 zòng guān to survey comprehensively; an overall survey

难点 nán diǎn difficulty

招揽 zhāo lǎn to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)

追悼会 zhuī dào huì memorial service; funeral service

助威 zhù wēi to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of

转学 zhuǎn xué to change schools; to transfer to another college

原装 yuán zhuāng genuine; intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)

还款 huán kuǎn repayment; to pay back money

靶子 bǎ zi target

产地 chǎn dì source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location

气馁 qì něi to be discouraged

奔赴 bēn fù to rush to; to hurry to

滨海 Bīn hǎi Binhai (place name); Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin; Binhai county in Yancheng 盐城, Jiangsu

口哨 kǒu shào whistle

受惊 shòu jīng startled

来年 lái nián next year; the coming year

孤零零 gū líng líng lone; isolated and without help; all alone

探亲 tàn qīn to go home to visit one's family

卖弄 mài nong to show off; to make a display of

比试 bǐ shì to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring

大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation; renowned; famous

根治 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure

好家伙 hǎo jiā huo my God!; oh boy!; man!

就近 jiù jìn nearby; in a close neighborhood

国宝 guó bǎo national treasure

老实说 lǎo shí shuō honestly speaking; to be frank, ...

研讨 yán tǎo discussion

一事无成 yī shì wú chéng to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere

翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head

逐年 zhú nián year after year; with each passing year; over the years

火候 huǒ hou heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment

波折 bō zhé twists and turns

见义勇为 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause

品行 pǐn xíng behavior; moral conduct

合资 hé zī joint venture

顺应 shùn yìng to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to

紧缺 jǐn quē in short supply; scarce

挖苦 wā kǔ to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wā ku]

苦练 kǔ liàn to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work

怨气 yuàn qì grievance; resentment; complaint

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