Chinese 301 Midterm

落花生

luòhuāshēng peanut

畝

mǔ unit of area, about one-sixth of an acre

空地

kòngdì vacant land; open space; open ground

荒蕪

huāngwú barren; uncultivated; waste(land)

可惜

kěxī it's a pity; regrettable; too bad

開闢

kāipì open up; to start; to build

翻地

fāndì to turn over soil; plough up the fields

澆水

jiāoshuǐ to add water

居然

jūrán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to

收穫

shōuhuò harvest; acquisition; gain

嚐嚐

chángchang have a taste

食品

shípǐn foodstuff; provisions

吩咐

fēnfù instruct; instructions; to tell; to order (to do something)

茅亭

máotíng thatched hut

實在

shízài honest; in reality; honestly; indeed; certainly

爭著

zhēngzhe vying to; contending to; scrambling to

榨油

zhàyóu to extract oil; to press

賤價

jiànjià low-priced

固然

gùrán admittedly; it is true that; indeed

可貴

kěguì be treasured; praiseworthy; commendable

石榴

shíliu pomegranate

果實

guǒshí fruit; gains; results

掛

guà hang; put up; suspend

枝頭

zhītóu on a (tree) branch

鮮

xiān fresh; delicious; rare; few"

嫩

nèn tender; inexperienced

羨慕

xiànmù to envy; admire

埋

mái to bury, to cover up

成熟

chéngshú mature; ripe

挖

wā to dig; to excavate; to scoop out

偶然

ǒurán accidentally; occasional; fortuitous

瑟縮

sèsuō huddle; curl up shivering (from cold); timid and trembling (in fear)

分辨

fēnbiàn distinguish; differentiate; resolve

接觸

jiēchù come into contact with

實用

shíyòng practical; pragmatic; functional

體面

tǐmiàn good-looking, respectable, dignity

散

sàn to scatter; fall apart; loose; distribute; dispel"

印

yìn to print; to stamp; engrave; to mark

人人皆曉

rénrénjiēxiǎo 人人都知道

省

shěng province

縣

xiàn county

村

cūn village

代表

dàibiǎo representative

相貌

xiàngmào facial features

分明

fēnmíng clearly

講究

jiǎngjiu to be particular about, to pay attention to

記性

jìxìng memory

細密

xìmì minute, careful

精明

jīngmíng astute, shrewd

紅糖

hóngtáng brown sugar

搖（搖）頭

yáo(yáo)tóu to shake one's head

錢鋪

qiánpù old-style Chinese private bank

夥計

huǒji sales clerk, shop assistant

精細

jīngxì fine, meticulous

掌櫃的

zhǎngguìde shopkeeper

笑嘻嘻

xiàoxīxī smilingly

賠小心

péixiǎoxīn to act obsequiously to calm another's anger

撇

piě left-falling brush stroke (in characters)

從從容容

cóngcóngróngróng unhurriedly

遲

chí to be late

瞪（著）眼

dèng(zhe)yǎn to open one's eyes wide

煤煙

méiyān smoke from burning coal

急急忙忙

jíjīmángmáng in a hurry, hurriedly

一時

yìshí momentarily, temporarily

焦急

jiāojí anxious, worried

一命嗚呼

yímìngwūhū to die, to kick the bucket

斷斷續續

duànduànxùxù off and on, intermittently

格言

géyàn maxim, motto

絕（了）氣

jué(le)qì to breath one's last breath, to die

稱讚

chēngzàn to praise

計較

jìjiào to fuss about, to haggle over

德行

déxíng moral caliber, moral integrity

法號

fǎhào a given name for a Buddhist monk or nun

圓通大師

yuántóngdàshī Master of Flexibility

名聲

míngshēng reputation, name

傳

chuán to spread

榜樣

bǎngyàng model

懶

lǎn lazy

亮

liàng bright, light

披

pī to drape over one's shoulder

清醒

qīngxǐng clear-headed

認錯

rèncuò to admit a fault, to make an apology

踏上

tàshang to follow (in someone's footsteps)

老子

lǎozi 父亲

腳步

jiǎobù footsteps

曉得

xiǎodé 知道

丟面子

diūmiànzi to lose face

傷心

shāngxīn sad, grieved

掉下眼淚

diàoxiàyǎnlèi to shed tears

催

cuī to hurry, to hasten

學堂

xuétáng school

鑰匙

yàoshi key

望

wàng to glance at, to gaze in the distance

敲門

qiāomén to knock at the door

縫

fèng chink, crack

遞

dì to pass, to hand over

背（了）書

bèi(le)shū to recite a lesson from memory

管束

guǎnshù to control, to restrain

嚴

yán strict

慈母

címǔ loving mother