Chinese Year 4: Grammar 3A

Front 1

霞

Back 1

evening or morning glow

Hint 1

xiá

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野花

Back 2

wild flower

Hint 2

yĕhuā

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遍地

Back 3

as far as the eye can see, everywhere

Hint 3

biàndì

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草丛

Back 4

thick growth of grass, tussock

Hint 4

căocóng

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眨

Back 5

to blink

Hint 5

zhă

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欣然

Back 6

joyfully, happily (lit.)

Hint 6

xīnrán

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赶趟(儿)

Back 7

to catch up with

Hint 7

găn tàng(r)

Front 8

杏

Back 8

apricot

Hint 8

xìng

Front 9

软绵绵

Back 9

soft, flexible, supple
weak as a kitten

Hint 9

ruănmiánmián

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清悄悄

Back 10

light, slight
quiet (sound)

Hint 10

qīngqiāoqiāo

Front 11

捉迷藏

Back 11

blindman’s buff
to be tricky and evasive (words, behaviour etc)

Hint 11

zhuō mícáng

Front 12

打滚

Back 12

to roll, tumble (on the ground)

Hint 12

dă gǔn

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朗润

Back 13

bright and smooth

Hint 13

lăngrùn

Front 14

田野

Back 14

open country
cultivated land

Hint 14

tiányĕ

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涨

Back 15

to rise (water level)

Hint 15

zhăng

Front 16

清脆

Back 16

sharp and melodious

Hint 16

qīngcuì

Front 17

喉咙

Back 17

throat

Hint 17

hóulóng

Front 18

宛(婉)转

Back 18

tactful (of speech, proposal etc.)
agreeable (voice)

Hint 18

wănzhuăn

Front 19

应和

Back 19

echoing (of voice, action etc)

Hint 19

yìnghè

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牧童

Back 20

cowhand, cowboy (child)

Hint 20

mùtóng

Front 21

杨柳

Back 21

poplar and willow trees
any kind of willow tree

Hint 21

yángliǔ

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卖弄

Back 22

to show off

Hint 22

màinòng

Front 23

呼朋引类

Back 23

to gang up

Hint 23

hū péng yĭn lèi

Front 24

呼朋引伴

Back 24

to call one’s friends and loved ones

Hint 24

hū péng yĭn bàn

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巢

Back 25

nest

Hint 25

cháo

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酝酿

Back 26

to brew, ferment (fig.)

Hint 26

yùnniàng

Front 27

抚摸

Back 27

to stroke, fondle

Hint 27

fǔmō

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湿润

Back 28

moist, damp
to moisten

Hint 28

shīrùn

Front 29

青草

Back 29

green/verdant grass

Hint 29

qīngcăo

Front 30

气息

Back 30

breath
odour, scent

Hint 30

qìxī

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稀疏

Back 31

few and scattered, few and far between, sparse

Hint 31

xīshū

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房屋

Back 32

houses, buildings

Hint 32

fángwū

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静默

Back 33

silence
still, silent

Hint 33

jìngmò

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乡下

Back 34

countryside, rural area

Hint 34

xiāngxià

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筋骨

Back 35

physique

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jīngǔ

Front 36

短笛

Back 36

piccolo

Hint 36

duăndí

Front 37

笠帽

Back 37

conical bamboo rain-hat

Hint 37

lìmào

Front 38

披

Back 38

to drape over
to crack, split

Hint 38

pī

Front 39

蓑衣

Back 39

straw shawl/cape

Hint 39

suōyī

Front 40

烘托

Back 40

to set off by contrast

Hint 40

hōngtuō

Front 41

笼

Back 41

to envelope

Hint 41

lŏng

Front 42

笼

Back 42

cage, basket, (bamboo) steamer
to place one’s hands in one’s sleeves (dia.)

Hint 42

lóng

Front 43

成天

Back 43

all the time (inf.)

Hint 43

chéngtiān

Front 44

寻常

Back 44

ordinary, commonplace, routine

Hint 44

xúncháng

Front 45

嘹亮

Back 45

brassy, resonant

Hint 45

liáoliàng

Front 46

摸索

Back 46

to grope/fumble around
to try to find out

Hint 46

mōsuŏ

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躲避

Back 47

to dodge, evade, elude
to hide oneself, find shelter

Hint 47

duŏbì

Front 48

柔软

Back 48

soft, tender, flexible

Hint 48

róuruăn

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软弱无能

Back 49

weak and incompetent

Hint 49

ruănruò wúnéng

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软弱无力

Back 50

weak and powerless

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ruănruò wúlì

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抖擞

Back 51

to stir up, enliven

Hint 51

dŏusŏu

Front 52

润泽

Back 52

moist and smooth

Hint 52

rùnzé

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明朗

Back 53

bright and clear, bright and cheerful

Hint 53

mínglăng

Front 54

文集

Back 54

collected literary works

Hint 54

wénjí

Front 55

健壮

Back 55

strong and fit, robust, burly

Hint 55

jiànzhuàng

Front 56

花枝招展

Back 56

gorgeously/sumptuously dressed (of women)

Hint 56

huāzhī zhāozhăn

Front 57

一年之计在于春

Back 57

The whole year’s work depends on a good start in the spring

Hint 57

yì nián zhījì zàiyú chūn

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娃娃

Back 58

baby, child
doll

Hint 58

wáwa

Front 59

落地

Back 59

to fall to the ground
to be born (inf.)

Hint 59

luòdì

Front 60

工夫(儿)

Back 60

time
skill

Hint 60

gōngfu(r)

Front 61

清新

Back 61

pure and fresh

Hint 61

qīngxīn

Front 62

白话文

Back 62

vernacular prose

Hint 62

báihuàwén

Front 63

白话

Back 63

vernacular (Chinese)
empty promise, hollow words

Hint 63

báihuà

Front 64

发酵

Back 64

to ferment

Hint 64

fājiào

Front 65

窝

Back 65

den, lair

Hint 65

wō

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争先恐后

Back 66

to strive to be first and fear to lag behind, to fall over one another, to struggle for priority

Hint 66

zhēngxiān kŏnghòu

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时节

Back 67

season, time

Hint 67

shíjié

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发芽

Back 68

to germinate, sprout, bud

Hint 68

fā yá

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欲

Back 69

to desire, long for
to be on the verge of
desire, passion, appetite

Hint 69

yù

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沾

Back 70

to wet, soak
to be stained with

Hint 70

zhān

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黎

Back 71

a multitude of (lit.)
black, dark (lit.)

Hint 71

lí

Front 72

引用

Back 72

to quote, cite
quotation, citation

Hint 72

yĭnyòng

Front 73

蓬

Back 73

mw: used for luxurious, flourishing plants and flowers

Hint 73

pēng

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和尚

Back 74

Buddhist monk

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héshang

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宋(代)

Back 75

Song dynasty

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Sòng(dài)

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措辞

Back 76

wording, diction

Hint 76

cuòcí

Front 77

抑扬

Back 77

rise and fall, undulation (of sound)

Hint 77

yìyáng

Front 78

动听

Back 78

to be pleasant to listen to

Hint 78

dòngtīng

Front 79

呼应

Back 79

to echo, respond to

Hint 79

hūyìng

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清晰

Back 80

distinct, clear

Hint 80

qīngxī

Front 81

呼唤

Back 81

to call, shout out

Hint 81

hūhuàn

Front 82

曲折

Back 82

winding, circuitous
complicated, intricate

Hint 82

qūzhé

Front 83

黄瓜

Back 83

cucumber

Hint 83

huángguā

Front 84

上市

Back 84

to enter the market (econ.)
to become available (seasonal produce)

Hint 84

shàngshì

Front 85

脆

Back 85

brittle
crisp (sound)

Hint 85

cuì

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不时

Back 86

from time to time, now and then, every so often

Hint 86

bùshí

Front 87

招引

Back 87

to attract

Hint 87

zhāoyĭn

Front 88

静谧

Back 88

quiet, still, tranquil (lit.)

Hint 88

jìngmì

Front 89

悦耳

Back 89

pleasing to the ear, dulcet, agreeable

Hint 89

yuè’ĕr

Front 90

炫耀

Back 90

to show off, flaunt, strut
showy, pretentious, pompous, swanky

Hint 90

xuànyào

Front 91

物体

Back 91

body, object

Hint 91

wùtĭ

Front 92

及早

Back 92

at an early date, as soon as possible

Hint 92

jízăo

Front 93

姿态

Back 93

posture, bearing
one’s attitude

Hint 93

zītài

Front 94

迎风

Back 94

facing/against the wind

Hint 94

yíng fēng

Front 95

摆动

Back 95

to swing, oscillate, sway

Hint 95

băidòng

Front 96

涂抹

Back 96

to smear over, daub

Hint 96

túmŏ

Front 97

斗笠

Back 97

wide-brimmed rain-hat

Hint 97

dŏulì

Front 98

用具

Back 98

utensil, apparatus, tool

Hint 98

yòngjù

Front 99

棕

Back 99

palm (plant)

Hint 99

zōng

Front 100

衬托

Back 100

to set off, bring out (a quality etc)

Hint 100

chèntuō

Front 101

淡墨

Back 101

light ink

Hint 101

dànmò