Lesson 10: 贫穷问题

79 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一技之长yī jì zhī chángproficiency in a particular field (idiom)
上进shàng jìnto make progress
何尝hé cháng(rhetorical question) when?
信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
偷渡tōu dùillegal immigration
倾家荡产qīng jiā dàng chǎnto lose a family fortune (idiom)
尽量jǐn liàngas much as possible
免得miǎn deso as not to
dòngto freeze
前妻qián qīex-wife
可惜kě xīit is a pity
合法hé fǎlawful
地铁站dì tiě zhànsubway station
埋怨mán yuànto complain
基础jī chǔbase
报应bào yìngretribution
see 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]
夜以继日yè yǐ jì rìnight and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
失败shī bàito be defeated
to take a wife
婚姻hūn yīnmatrimony
媳妇xí fùdaughter-in-law
完美wán měiperfect
hàito do harm to
市政府shì zhèng fǔcity hall
从此cóng cǐfrom now on
悲伤bēi shāngsad
应得yīng déto deserve
惩罚chéng fápenalty
jièto guard against
振作zhèn zuòto bestir oneself
救命jiù mìngto save sb's life
于是yú shìthereupon
此后cǐ hòuafter this
毛病máo bìngfault
求学qiú xuéto seek knowledge
流浪汉liú làng hàntramp
沦落lún luòto degenerate
清教徒qīng jiào túPuritan
漫长màn chángvery long
无家可归wú jiā kě guīhomeless
熬出头áo chū tóuto break clear of all the troubles and hardships
shāoto burn
犯错fàn cuòto err
狼狈láng bèiin a difficult situation
甘心gān xīnto be willing to
liúto leave (a message etc)
研究所yán jiū suǒresearch institute
移民yí mínto immigrate
简直jiǎn zhísimply
终于zhōng yúat last
绿卡lǜ kǎpermanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card)
老天lǎo tiānGod
老婆lǎo pó(coll.) wife
自个儿zì gě r(dialect) oneself
旧金山Jiù jīn shān
街头jiē tóustreet
衣锦还乡yì jǐn huán xiāngto come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
谈何容易tán hé róng yìeasier said than done (idiom)
贷款dài kuǎna loan
趁早chèn zǎoas soon as possible
gǎnto overtake
身份shēn fènidentity
透气tòu qìto flow freely (of air)
酗酒xù jiǔheavy drinking
重新chóng xīnagain
阴影yīn yǐng(lit. and fig.) shadow
离家出走lí jiā chū zǒuto leave home (to live somewhere else)
零工líng gōngtemporary job
预测yù cèto forecast
高枕无忧gāo zhěn wú yōuto sleep peacefully (idiom)
魔鬼mó guǐdevil
尽责任jìn zé rènfulfill a responsibility
大厨dà chúchef
打定主意dǎ dìng zhǔ yìto settle on a decision
披萨饼pī sà bǐngpizza
想开点xiǎng kāi diǎndon't take things too hard
派人pài réndispatch someone
一醉解千愁yī zuì jiě qiān chóuyour woes will be all gone once you're drunk