Sec 1 Chinese Chapter 1 Vocab

词语

Pinyin

English meaning

to cause / provoke

两肋插刀

liǎng lèi chā dāo

to be extremely loyal to a friend

挺身而出

tǐng shēn ér chū

to step forward bravely

有福共享,有难同当

yǒu fú gòng xiǎng, yǒu nàn tóng dāng

to share good times and difficulties together

口头禅

kǒu tóu chán

a phrase someone often says

人缘

rén yuán

popularity / relationships with others

别扭

biè niu

awkward / uncomfortable

直率

zhí shuài

straightforward / frank

推荐

tuī jiàn

to recommend

内向

nèi xiàng

introverted

争辩

zhēng biàn

to argue / debate

冤枉

yuān wang

to wrongly accuse

捣乱

dǎo luàn

to cause trouble / make a mess

瞬间

shùn jiān

in an instant

兴致勃勃

xìng zhì bó bó

full of enthusiasm / very interested

zhān

to stick / glue

liquid

狼狈

láng bèi

embarrassed / in a difficult situation

讥讽

jī fěng

to mock / ridicule

赌气

dǔ qì

to act out of spite

rǎng

to shout / yell

小心翼翼

xiǎo xīn yì yì

very carefully / cautiously

荧光笔

yíng guāng bǐ

highlighter

抵挡

dǐ dǎng

to resist / withstand

拉扯

lā chě

to pull / tug

手足无措

shǒu zú wú cuò

to be at a loss / not know what to do

审案

shěn àn

to hear a case / try a case

律师

lǜ shī

lawyer

振振有词

zhèn zhèn yǒu cí

to argue confidently as if one is right

心虚

xīn xū

to feel guilty / uneasy

哑口无言

yǎ kǒu wú yán

speechless / unable to answer

判决

pàn jué

verdict / judgment

xiè

to leak / release