Lesson 1: 不同的文化

32 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一律yī lǜsame
别有用心bié yǒu yòng xīnto have an ulterior motive (idiom); a hidden agenda
合算hé suànworthwhile
含蓄hán xùto contain
均衡jūn héngequal
坦率tǎn shuàifrank (discussion)
导致dǎo zhìto lead to
崇尚chóng shàngto hold up (as an model)
效应xiào yìngeffect (scientific phenomenon)
映照yìng zhàoto shine upon
本分běn fèn(to play) one's part
欺诈qī zhàto cheat
沉着chén zhuósteady
为人wéi rénto conduct oneself
měngferocious
理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránas it should be by rights (idiom)
疏远shū yuǎnto drift apart
发福fā fúto put on weight
籍贯jí guànone's native place
美满měi mǎnhappy
老实lǎo shihonest
草草cǎo cǎocarelessly
处世chǔ shìto conduct oneself in society
冲突chōng tūconflict
谦虚qiān xūmodest
谨慎jǐn shèncautious
负面fù miànnegative
软弱ruǎn ruòweak
追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
隔膜gé módiaphragm (anatomy)
鸡尾酒jī wěi jiǔcocktail (loanword)
顺从shùn cóngobedient