Chinese Language and Vocabulary Review Flashcards

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering general Chinese terms, thematic vocabulary on friendship and romance, and common idioms/proverbs from lecture sources 1 through 4.

催 (cuī)

Reminder, urge

存 (cún)

Deposit

存在 (cúnzài)

existence

措施 (cuòshī)

Measures

答应 (dāying)

promise

打交道 (dǎ jiāodao)

Dealing with

打喷嚏 (dǎ pēntì)

Sneeze

大使馆 (dàshǐguǎn)

Embassy

贷款 (dàikuǎn)

extend credit to; provide a loan

待遇 (dàiyù)

treatment

单调 (dāndiào)

monotonous

耽误 (dānwu)

delay

胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ)

Coward

当代 (dāngdài)

Contemporary

倒霉 (dǎoméi)

fall on evil days

导致 (dǎozhì)

cause

道德 (dàodé)

Morality

道理 (dàoli)

truth

的确 (díquè)

indeed; be certain to

地道 (dìdao)

tunnel

地震 (dìzhèn)

earthquake

友情 (yǒu qíng)

friendly sentiments

童年的玩伴 (tóngnián de wánbàn)

childhood playmate

挚友 (zhìyǒu)

intimate friend

知己 (zhījǐ)

friend who knows you well

提出忠告 (tíchū zhōnggào)

provide sincere advice

面临困难 (miànlín kùnnán)

facing difficulty

七夕 (Qīxī)

Chinese Lovers' Day

求爱 (qiú ài)

woo (a woman)

示爱 (shìài)

express one's love to…

通书信 (tōng shūxìn)

correspond through letters

心形巧克力 (xīnxíng qiǎokèlì)

heart-shaped chocolate

含蓄 (hánxù)

subtle

极力反对 (jílì fǎnduì)

strongly oppose

截然不同 (jiérán bùtóng)

distinctly different

家境条件 (jiājìng tiáojiàn)

family financial situation

一见钟情 (yí jiàn zhōngqíng)

Fall in love at first sight

海内存知己, 天涯若比邻 (hǎinèi cún zhījǐ, tiānya ruò bǐlín)

A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near; true friendship overcomes distance

三思而行 (sānsī ér xíng)

Think thrice before acting