C302 第28課 剩女，二奶，小鮮肉

剩女 (shèngnǔ), n.

leftover woman (mainland internet slang for a woman who is successful career-wise but remains unsuccessful romantically)

二奶 (èrnǎi), n.

mainland internet slang for mistress

小鮮肉 (xiǎo xiānròu), n.

little fresh meat (mainland internet slang for young, good-looking males; boy toys)

解放 (jiěfàng), v.

to liberate

婦女 (fùnǔ), n.

women in general

纏腳 (chánjiǎo), v.

(of girls) to bind one's feet; foot-binding

學堂 (xuétáng), n.

(an old term for) school; college

領導人 (lǐngdǎo rén), n.

leader

跨國 (kuàguó), adj.

transnational (company)

總經理 (zǒng jīnglǐ), n.

general manager; CEO

校黨委書記 (xiào dǎngwěi shūjì), n.

Secretary of the Party Committee of a school

單位 (dānwèi), n.

work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to 1978)

爭取 (zhēngqǔ), v.

to fight for; strive for

地方 (dìfang), n.

part; aspect; place

徹底 (chèdǐ), adv.

down to the bottom; thoroughly

體現 (tǐxiàn), v.

to embody

未婚 (wèihūn), adj.

unmarried

極大 (jídà), adv.

extremely big

侮辱 (wǔrǔ), v.

to insult

然而 (rán'ér), conj.

however

廣泛 (guǎngfàn), adj./adv.

widespread

適婚年齡 (shìhūn niánlíng), n.p.

proper age for marriage

仍 (réng), adv.

still

單身 (dānshēn), adj.

single

鄙視 (bǐshì), v.

to despise; to look down upon

丟臉 (diūliǎn), v.o.

to lose face

不體面 (bùtǐmiàn), adj.

shameful

嫁 (jià), v.

(of a woman) to marry (a man)

相親 (xiāngqīn), v.

to size up a prospective mate in an arranged meeting

尷尬 (gāngà), adj.

embarrassing; awkward

群體 (qúntǐ), n.

social group

經濟 (jīngjì), n.

financial status/position; economy

依靠 (yīkào), v.

to depend on

妥協 (tuǒxié), v.

to compromise

學識 (xuéshí), n.

learning

自願 (zìyuàn), adv.

voluntarily

已婚 (yǐhūn), adj.

married

情人 (qíngrén), n.

lover; mistress

一夫一妻制 (yì fū yì qī zhì), n.

monogamy

半公開 (bàn gōngkāi), adj.

semi-public; more or less open

事實 (shìshí), n.

fact

似乎 (sìhū), adv.

as if; seemingly

唯一 (wéiyī), adj.

the only; sole

歸宿 (guīsù), n.

a lasting or permanent place/stage in life; (of girls) to be happily married

事業 (shìyè), n.

career

台階 (táijiē), n.

steps; (of career) level, stage

顏值 (yánzhí), n.

attractiveness index (rating of how good-looking sb. is)

指 (zhǐ), v.

refer to

帥氣 (shuàiqì), adj.

(of young men) handsome; good-looking

歌星 (gēxīng), n.

singer

演員 (yǎnyuán), n.

actor

追捧 (zhuīpěng), v.

to chase after (a celebrity)

性暗示 (xìng ànshì), n.

sexual overture; indirect sexual suggestion

類似 (lèisì), adj.

similar

小白臉 (xiǎo báiliǎn), n.

young fair face—handsome, effeminate young man

取悅 (qǔyuè), v.

to please (sb.)

女權 (nǔquán), n.

feminism

玩物 (wánwù), n.

plaything; doll

容貌 (róngmào), n.

facial appearance and expression

數值 (shùzhí), n.

number

長相 (zhǎngxiàng), n.

looks

判斷 (pànduàn), v.

to judge

主觀 (zhǔguān), adj.

subjective

審美 (shěnměi), n.

aesthetics

量化 (liànghuà), v.

to quantify

客觀 (kèguān), adj.

objective

美醜 (měichǒu), n.

beauty and ugliness

精確 (jīngquè), adj.

precise

測量 (cèliáng), v.

to measure

外表 (wàibiǎo), n.

external appearance

趨勢 (qūshì), n.

trend; tendency

粉絲 (fěnsī), n.

fans

美容 (měiróng), n./v.

beauty treatment; to improve one's looks

整形手術 (zhěngxíng shǒushù), n.

plastic surgery

追逐 (zhuīzhú), v.

to blindly pursue; chase

聲色名利 (shēngsè mínglì), n.

sensual pleasures, fame and wealth

彌漫 (mímàn), v.

(of feeling, smell) to pervade

股 (gǔ), m.w.

measure word for strength, smell

虛浮 (xūfú), adj.

superficial; ostentatious; not practical

氣息 (qìxī), n.

smell; breath; flavor

潮流 (cháoliú), n.

trend; tide

風氣 (fēngqì), n.

ethos; the general mood (of a society, etc.)

用不著 (yòng bu zháo), v.c.

there is no need for…

充分 (chōngfèn), adv.

fully

多樣並存 (duōyàng bìngcún), idm.

many styles and kinds coexist; to have great diversity