Chinese WA3 Vocab

捐款 (juān kuǎn)

donate money

拯救 (zhěng jiù)

rescue; save

优惠 (yōu huì)

discount; preferential treatment

敏捷 (mǐn jié)

agile; nimble

穿梭 (chuān suō)

shuttle back and forth

辨识 (biàn shí)

identify; recognize

馋 (chán)

greedy for food; crave

摔跤 (shuāi jiāo)

fall down; tumble

揪心 (jiū xīn)

heartbreaking; distressing

凶猛 (xiōng měng)

fierce; ferocious

仰头 (yǎng tóu)

raise one's head

凝望 (níng wàng)

gaze at

惩罚 (chéng fá)

punish

畏罪潜逃 (wèi zuì qián táo)

flee to avoid punishment

搞错 (gǎo cuò)

make a mistake

谴责 (qiǎn zé)

condemn; criticize

估计 (gū jì)

estimate; reckon

光彩夺目 (guāng cǎi duó mù)

dazzling; brilliant

小心翼翼 (xiǎo xīn yì yì)

very carefully; cautiously

盘旋 (pán xuán)

circle; hover

愣 (lèng)

stunned; dazed

傻 (shǎ)

foolish; silly

啼鸣 (tí míng)

chirp; cry of a bird

面面相觑 (miàn miàn xiāng qù)

look at each other in bewilderment

茂盛 (mào shèng)

lush; flourishing

扒 (pá)

dig; pull aside

娇嫩 (jiāo nèn)

delicate; tender

掀开 (xiān kāi)

lift; uncover

俯下 (fǔ xià)

bend down

蹦来蹦去 (bèng lái bèng qù)

hop around

呼唤 (hū huàn)

call out; summon

陆地 (lù dì)

land

奢侈 (shē chǐ)

luxurious; extravagant

仪式 (yí shì)

ceremony

秉持 (bǐng chí)

uphold; adhere to

枢纽 (shū niǔ)

hub; centre

勾勒 (gōu lè)

outline; sketch

高瞻远瞩 (gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ)

farsighted; visionary

兼容并蓄 (jiān róng bìng xù)

embrace diversity; be inclusive

携手 (xié shǒu)

join hands; work together

辉煌 (huī huáng)

glorious; splendid

可谓 (kě wèi)

can be said to be

区域 (qū yù)

region; area

汇集 (huì jí)

gather; converge

赋予 (fù yǔ)

give; bestow

初来乍到 (chū lái zhà dào)

new to a place

啧啧称奇 (zé zé chēng qí)

express amazement

发芽 (fā yá)

sprout; germinate

停滞 (tíng zhì)

stagnate; come to a standstill

无远弗届 (wú yuǎn fú jiè)

reach everywhere

真伪 (zhēn wěi)

true or false; authenticity

陷阱 (xiàn jǐng)

trap; pitfall

步伐 (bù fá)

pace; stride

询问 (xún wèn)

inquire; ask

人云亦云 (rén yún yì yún)

blindly repeat others' opinions

免疫 (miǎn yì)

immunity; immune

缔造 (dì zào)

create; establish

硕果 (shuò guǒ)

great achievement; fruitful result

湮灭 (yān miè)

disappear; vanish

震惊 (zhèn jīng)

shock; astonish

变革 (biàn gé)

reform; transformation

灿烂 (càn làn)

brilliant; splendid

翻天覆地 (fān tiān fù dì)

earthshaking; tremendous change

出尔反尔 (chū ěr fǎn ěr)

go back on one's word

吹毛求疵 (chuī máo qiú cī)

nitpick; be overly critical

殃及池鱼 (yāng jí chí yú)

innocent people suffer because of others

当机立断 (dāng jī lì duàn)

make a prompt decision

装聋作哑 (zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ)

pretend not to hear or know

打草惊蛇 (dǎ cǎo jīng shé)

alert the enemy by careless action

孤掌难鸣 (gū zhǎng nán míng)

one person alone cannot accomplish much

见仁见智 (jiàn rén jiàn zhì)

different people have different opinions

诲人不倦 (huì rén bù juàn)

teach others tirelessly

各有千秋 (gè yǒu qiān qiū)

each has its own strengths

高枕无忧 (gāo zhěn wú yōu)

rest easy; have no worries

孤陋寡闻 (gū lòu guǎ wén)

ignorant and poorly informed

捷足先登 (jié zú xiān dēng)

gain an advantage by acting first

纷至沓来 (fēn zhì tà lái)

come one after another in large numbers

混水摸鱼 (hùn shuǐ mō yú)

take advantage of a chaotic situation