Chinese 1S

逼真

vivid/lifelike

真相

truth/fact

真理

truth

真切

clearly

当真

take something seriously/really?

果真=果然

really/as expected

真心实意

sincere

真凭实据

hard evidence

传真

fax

失真

lack fidelity/be not true to the original

写真

photography

有的放矢

be to the point

有两手

pretty good

留一手

to hold back a trick or two

射手

shooter/archer

水手

sailor

拖拉机手

tractor driver

人手一份

everyone gets one

手炉

hand warmer

手书

handwritten

手抄本

manuscript

手稿

manuscript

到手

come to hand

报到

check in/register

独到=独特

unique

马到成功

to make a go of it

恰到好处

qia4/ perfectly

说到做到

keep ones word

周到

thoughtful/(of service, entertainment etc.) thorough

老到

experienced

地道

authentic/tunnel

地震

earthquake

地形

terrain

地貌

landforms

地大物博

vast territory and abundant resources

田地

field/farmland

种地

to farm

地区

area/region

地步=境地

usually bad situation, plight

设身处地

put oneself in someones shoes

留有余地

leave some leeway

地砖

floor tiles

雷电交加= 电闪雷鸣

with thunder and lightning

触电

to get an electric shock

和谐

harmony

温和

mild

和善

nice

和风细雨

in a gentle and mild wild

心平气和

peacefully

和谈

peacetalk

调和

to reconcile (2 rival parties)

讲和

to make peace

和棋

a draw in chess/stalemate

总和

sum

随声附和

echo what others say

和面

knead dough

和稀泥

try to mediate differences at the sacrifice of principles

扔在脑后

to put it behind you

事后

afterwards

后代=后裔

descendants/offspring

名门之后

descendant of notable family

皇后

emporess

了如指掌

to know like your own palm

明了

to clearly understand

了结

settle/end

了却一桩心事

liao3que4yi2zhuang1xinshi - to take a load off ones mind

了得

great

喧闹=吵闹=闹哄哄

noisy

闹市

downtown

胡闹

to fool around

无理取闹

be deliberately provocative

闹鬼

haunted

闹病

get ill

闹灾

to have disaster

闹情绪

sullen/unhappy

闹脾气=发脾气

lose ones temper

闷热

stuffy and hot

炎热/酷热

scorching hot

炽热/火热

fiery hot

发热=发烧

fever

退热=退烧

bring down fever

加热

to heat

热心

warm hearted (willing to help)

热情

passionate/zealous

热烈

enthusiastic

热爱

love

热泪

tears

热流

a wave of happiness

热血

blood

亲热

affectionate

狂热

fanatic

热门

popular

热销

bestseller

旅游热

tourism boom

减肥热

diet craze

天伦之乐

the happiness of a family union

天边=天际

horizon

青天

blue sky

天文台

observatory

天文学家

astronomer