SEC 1 TEXTBOOK TERMS

xìn xī kē jì

信息科技 IT (Information Technology)

hā lì bō tè

《哈利·波特》 Harry Potter

yuán guī

圆规 Compasses

sān jiǎo bǎn

三角板 Set square

děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

等边三角形 Equilateral triangle

jǐ hé

几何 Geometry

sān jiǎo jià

三角架 Tripod

lín zhuō

邻桌 隔壁桌

kù dōu

裤兜 裤袋 / 裤子口袋

bǐ hé

笔盒 铅笔盒 / 文具盒

chuò hào

绰号 外号

táo qì

淘气 Naughty / Mischievous

rě

惹 To provoke / To cause

liǎng lèi chā dāo

两肋插刀 To help someone at all costs

lái zhě bù jù

来者不拒 To refuse nobody / Accept all comers

kǒu tóu chán

口头禅 Catchphrase / Pet phrase

xiǎo shì yī zhuāng

小事一桩 A trivial matter / A piece of cake

rén yuán

人缘 Popularity / Relations with people

hóng rùn

红润 Rosy / Ruddy

zhí shuài

直率 Frank / Straightforward

chén mò guǎ yán

沉默寡言 Taciturn / Uncommunicative

zhēng biàn

争辩 To argue / To debate

yuān wǎng

冤枉 To accuse wrongly / To be wronged

tuī jiàn

推荐 To recommend

dǎo luàn

捣乱 To cause trouble / To make mischief

shùn jiān

瞬间 In an instant / Moment

xìng zhì bó bó

兴致勃勃 Full of enthusiasm / Spirited

zhān

粘 Sticky / To stick

nián hū hū

黏糊糊 Sticky / Gluey

dàn yè

蛋液 Egg liquid / Beaten egg

láng bèi

狼狈 In a miserable / Awkward state

jī fěng

讥讽 To mock / To sneer at

kǒu wěn

口吻 Tone / Manner of speaking

dǔ qì

赌气 To act out of spite / To sulk

rǎng

嚷 To shout / To yell

yíng guāng bǐ

荧光笔 Highlighter

lā chě

拉扯 To drag / To pull

shǒu zú wú cuò

手足无措 At a loss what to do / Flustered

shěn àn

审案 To try a case

lǜ shī

律师 Lawyer

bá dāo xiāng zhù

拔刀相助 To help someone in need

zhèn zhèn yǒu cí

振振有词 To speak plausibly and at length

xīn xū

心虚 Guilty conscience / Lacking confidence

yǎ kǒu wú yán

哑口无言 To be left speechless

pàn jué

判决 Verdict / Judgment

cuò wù

错误 Mistake / Error

xiè

泄 To leak / To let out

zhòu wén

皱纹 Wrinkles

hōng táng dà xiào

哄堂大笑 The whole room bursting into laughter

biāo zhǔn

标准 Standard / Criterion

jīn shǔ

金属 Metal

lí pǔ

离谱 Ridiculous / Unreasonable

pàn nì

叛逆 Rebellious

fà jì

发髻 Hair bun

mó

磨 To grind / To wear down

láo jì

牢记 To keep firmly in mind

chí zhī yǐ héng

持之以恒 To persevere / To persist

yā què wú shēng

鸦雀无声 Absolute silence

pú táo

葡萄 Grape

xiàng zhēng

象征 Symbol / To symbolize

fēng sú

风俗 Custom / Tradition

cí jiù yíng xīn

辞旧迎新 To bid farewell to the old and welcome the new

rán fàng

燃放 To set off (fireworks)

piān piān qǐ wǔ

翩翩起舞 To dance lightly / Gracefully

píng píng guàn guàn

瓶瓶罐罐 Bottles and jars

è yùn

厄运 Bad luck / Misfortune

qián xī

前夕 Eve / The night before

yù shì

预示 To foretell / To indicate

zhào tou

兆头 Omen / Sign

nóng lì

农历 Lunar Calendar

máng lù

忙碌 Busy

yáo yuǎn

遥远 Distant / Faraway

gōng jìng

恭敬 Respectful

qīn qī

亲戚 Relatives

zhū shì dà jí

诸事大吉 May everything go well

yuán dàn

元旦 New Year's Day

fù

赋 To bestow / To compose (poetry)

shèng dàn

圣诞 Christmas

yáng cōng

洋葱 Onion

jié hūn

结婚 To get married

jià

嫁 To marry (a man)

wǎn cān

晚餐 Dinner

chéng nuò

承诺 Promise / To promise

duò

剁 To chop / To mince

huǒ guō

火锅 Steamboat / Hotpot

wéi lú

围炉 To gather around the stove (reunion)

xiāng gū

香菇 Shiitake mushroom

zhēng téng

蒸腾 To rise / To steam

jiā yáo

佳肴 Delicious food / Delicacy

jī jī zhā zhā

叽叽喳喳 Chirping / Chattering

quē xí

缺席 Absent

yuè ěr

悦耳 Pleasant to the ear

jiǎo zi

饺子 Dumplings

cì ròu

刺肉 Minced meat

xiàn liào

馅料 Filling

hóng zǎo

红枣 Red dates

ér xí fù

儿媳妇 Daughter-in-law

mò míng qí miào

莫名其妙 Baffling / Inexplicable

tōu lóng zhuǎn fèng

偷龙转凤 To pull a fast one / Swap secretly

tiān yá hǎi jiǎo

天涯海角 The ends of the earth / Faraway places