Cultural Understanding Of China: Adv. Reader 1 (Lesson 1)

Front 1

自认为

Back 1

zi4 ren4 wei2

Hint 1

Self-believe/Consider by one's self

Front 2

具有

Back 2

ju4 you3

Hint 2

possess

Front 3

渊源

Back 3

yuan1 yuan2

Hint 3

origins

Front 4

悠久

Back 4

you1 jiu3

Hint 4

long time

Front 5

因而

Back 5

yin1 er2

Hint 5

thus/as a result

Front 6

则

Back 6

ze2

Hint 6

however

Front 7

权威

Back 7

quan2 wei1

Hint 7

authority

Front 8

完善

Back 8

wan2 shan4

Hint 8

perfect/consummate

Front 9

不管

Back 9

bu4 guan3

Hint 9

no matter how

Front 10

相对

Back 10

xiang1dui4

Hint 10

relatively/comparatively

Front 11

稳定

Back 11

wen3ding4

Hint 11

stable

Front 12

相当

Back 12

xiang1dang1

Hint 12

very/quite

Front 13

义务

Back 13

yi4wu4

Hint 13

volunteer

Front 14

似乎

Back 14

si4hu1

Hint 14

it seems/as if

Front 15

观念

Back 15

guan1nian4

Hint 15

sense/idea/concept

Front 16

成文

Back 16

cheng2wen2

Hint 16

have written record

Front 17

具体

Back 17

ju4ti3

Hint 17

detail

Front 18

幼

Back 18

you4

Hint 18

young (think: 幼儿园)

Front 19

轻易

Back 19

qing1yi4

Hint 19

easily

Front 20

显示

Back 20

xian3shi4

Hint 20

to show

Front 21

随便

Back 21

sui2bian4

Hint 21

casual

Front 22

发表

Back 22

fa1biao3

Hint 22

to publish

Front 23

榜样

Back 23

bang3yang4

Hint 23

role model

Front 24

修养

Back 24

xiu1yang3

Hint 24

accomplishment

Front 25

栋梁

Back 25

dong4liang2

Hint 25

ridgepole/pillar

Front 26

模范

Back 26

mo2fan4

Hint 26

model/good example

Front 27

随时

Back 27

sui2shi2

Hint 27

at any/all times

Front 28

效力

Back 28

xiao4li4

Hint 28

render a service to

Front 29

听从

Back 29

ting1cong2

Hint 29

obey/heed

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地方上

Back 30

di4fang1 shang4

Hint 30

local

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行政

Back 31

xing2zheng4

Hint 31

administration

Front 32

真心实意

Back 32

zhen1xin1shi2yi4

Hint 32

sincerely/wholeheartedly

Front 33

关怀

Back 33

guan1huai2

Hint 33

show loving care for

Front 34

称赞

Back 34

cheng1zan4

Hint 34

admire/praise/commend

Front 35

优先

Back 35

you1xian1

Hint 35

priority

Front 36

网

Back 36

wang3

Hint 36

internet

Front 37

特权

Back 37

te4quan2

Hint 37

privilege

Front 38

农业

Back 38

nong2ye4

Hint 38

agriculture

Front 39

对付

Back 39

dui4fu4

Hint 39

to deal with

Front 40

惹

Back 40

re3

Hint 40

to stir up/cause/attract

Front 41

麻烦

Back 41

ma2fan

Hint 41

trouble

Front 42

信用

Back 42

xin4yong4

Hint 42

credit

Front 43

叟

Back 43

sou3

Hint 43

old man

Front 44

相处

Back 44

xiang1chu3

Hint 44

to get along with

Front 45

注重

Back 45

zhu4zhong4

Hint 45

lay stress on/attach importance to

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讨厌

Back 46

tao3yan4

Hint 46

hate/dislike

Front 47

虚伪

Back 47

xu1wei3

Hint 47

hypocritical/false

Front 48

说谎

Back 48

shuo1huang3

Hint 48

lie

Front 49

过分

Back 49

guo4fen4

Hint 49

excessive/undue

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生分

Back 50

sheng1fen4

Hint 50

unfriendly/unfamiliar

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晚辈

Back 51

wan3bei4

Hint 51

young generation

Front 52

伤害

Back 52

shang1hai4

Hint 52

to hurt

Front 53

故意

Back 53

gu4yi4

Hint 53

purposefully

Front 54

成心

Back 54

cheng2xin1

Hint 54

intentionally

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谅解

Back 55

liang4jie3

Hint 55

understand/make an allowance for

Front 56

留面子

Back 56

liu2mian4zi

Hint 56

save face

Front 57

绝交

Back 57

jue2jiao1

Hint 57

cut off a relationship

Front 58

搭理

Back 58

da1li3

Hint 58

respond/answer

Front 59

忍让

Back 59

ren3rang4

Hint 59

exercise forebearance

Front 60

大方

Back 60

da4fang1

Hint 60

generous

Front 61

吝啬

Back 61

lin4se4

Hint 61

stingy

Front 62

厚道

Back 62

hou4dao4

Hint 62

honest and kind

Front 63

吃亏

Back 63

chi1kui1

Hint 63

suffer losses/grief

Front 64

糊涂

Back 64

hu2tu

Hint 64

confused

Front 65

俗话

Back 65

su2hua4

Hint 65

common saying

Front 66

谦逊

Back 66

qian1xun4

Hint 66

modest/unassuming