Lesson 12: 寓言二则

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
diūto lose
wángto die
亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
quànto advise
劝告quàn gàoto advise
diāoto hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
gàoto say
chuǎnto gasp
quāncircle
fángworkshop
room
to reside
huǐto regret
jiéto cut off (a length)
明白míng baiclear
this
Jiāosurname Jiao
láofirm
weary
禾苗hé miáoseedling (of rice or other grain)
jīnmuscle
筋疲力尽jīn pí lì jìnbody weary, strength exhausted (idiom)
zuànan auger