Lesson 3: 梨可不能分着吃

47 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一厢情愿yī xiāng qíng yuànone's own wishful thinking
一气之下yī qì zhī xiàin a fit of pique
下令xià lìngto give an order
入乡随俗rù xiāng suí súwhen you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom)
劳斯莱斯Láo sī Lái sī
十字架shí zì jiàcross
吃醋chī cùto feel jealous
吃香chī xiāngpopular
吉利Jí lìauspicious
哄堂大笑hōng táng dà xiàothe whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
diagram
墓地mù dìcemetery
压岁钱yā suì qiánmoney given to children as new year present
多多益善duō duō yì shànthe more the better
大气dà qìatmosphere (surrounding the earth)
奔丧bēn sānghasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent
奔驰Bēn chíto run quickly
姓氏xìng shìfamily name
属相shǔ xiàngcolloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao
彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket
忌讳jì huìtaboo
懊丧ào sàngdejected
换汤不换药huàn tāng bù huàn yàodifferent broth but the same old medicine (idiom)
niǎnto expel
春联chūn liánSpring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side)
本命年běn mìng niányear of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
栗子lì zichestnut
zǎojujube
植被zhí bèivegetation
档次dàng cìgrade
歧视qí shìto discriminate against
气派qì pàiimposing manner or style
渔业yú yèfishing industry
灯笼dēng lónglantern
琢磨zuó moto ponder
甩卖shuǎi màito mark down (the price of goods)
白头偕老bái tóu xié lǎo(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom)
盛行shèng xíngto be in vogue
稀少xī shǎosparse
蜜月mì yuèhoneymoon
谐音xié yīnhomonym
避邪bì xiéto avoid evil spirits
高端gāo duānhigh-end
鱼刺yú cìfishbone
水土流失shuǐ tǔ liú shīsoil erosion
内陆地区nèi lù dì qūinland area
往枪口上撞wǎng qiāng kǒu shàng zhuàngliterally "throw oneself onto the muzzle of a gun"