Developing Chinese Intermediate 1 Lesson 8

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缘分

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yuánfèn
n
fate

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天使

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tiānshǐ
n
angel

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疯子

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fēngzi
n
madman / lunatic

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传说

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chuánshuō
n
legend

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魔鬼

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móguǐ
n
devil

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诗歌

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shīgē
n
poem
CL: 本, 首, 段

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要么

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yàome
连
either one or the other

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诗集

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shījí
n
poetry anthology

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抽

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chōu
v
to draw out / to pull out from in between

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贴

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tiē
v
be next to

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薄

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báo
adj
thin

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册子

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cèzi
n
a booklet / a volume

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翻译

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fānyì
v
to translate / to interpret

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古典

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gǔdiǎn
adj
classical

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随便

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suíbiàn
adj
at will / as one wishes / pleases

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吸引

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xīyǐn
v
to attract (interest, investment etc)

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关注

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guānzhù
v
to pay attention to / to follow closely

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遥远

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yáoyuǎn
adj
distant / remote

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著名

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zhùmíng
adj
famous / noted / well-known

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教材

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jiàocái
n
teaching material / CL: 本

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开设

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kāishè
v
to offer (goods、services，classes)

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失眠

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shīmián
v
to suffer from insomnia

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躺

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tǎng
v
to recline / to lie down

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反复

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fǎnfù
adv
repeatedly / over and over

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忍不住

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rěnbuzhù
cannot help / unable to bear

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拨通

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bōtōng
v
to reach by phone

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早已

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zǎoyǐ
adv
already / long ago / for a long time

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一再

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yīzài
adv
repeatedly

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表达

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biǎodá
v
to voice (an opinion) / to express

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招

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zhāo
v
to recruit / to enroll

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何必

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hébì
adv
there is no need / why should

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简直

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jiǎnzhí
adv
simply / at all / practically

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灰心

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huīxīn
v
to lose heart / to be discouraged

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怪不得

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guàibude
adv
no wonder! / so that's why!

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天书

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tiānshū
n
abstruse or illegible writing

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废除

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fèichú
v
to abolish

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围棋

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wéiqí
n
the game of Go

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规则

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guīzé
n
rule / regulation

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兴奋

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xīngfèn
adj
excited

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掌握

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zhǎngwò
v
to grasp (often fig.) / to master

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迷宫

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mígōng
n
maze / labyrinth

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比喻

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bǐyù
v to compare / to liken to
n metaphor / analogy

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复杂

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fùzá
adj
complicated / complex

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研究

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yánjiū
v
research / a study
CL: 项

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哲学

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zhéxué
n
philosophy

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报刊

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bàokān
n
newspapers and periodicals

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文章

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wénzhāng
n
article / essay

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风格

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fēnggé
n
style

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编辑

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biānjí
n
editor

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散文

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sǎnwén
n
prose

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拉丁文

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Lādīngwén
n
Latin (language)

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爱丁堡

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Àidīngbǎo
Edinburgh