# New Practical Chinese Reader 6 - Lesson 66 # Published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2009 - ISBN 9787561925270 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 即便 [jíbiàn] /even if, even though/ 乡下 [xiāngxia] /countryside/ 随意 [suíyì] /at will/ 小名 [xiǎomíng] /pet name for a child/ 大名 [dàmíng] /formal personal name/ 表兄 [biǎoxiōng] /elder male cousin/ 扣子 [kòuzi] /button/ 草率 [cǎoshuài] /rash or careless/ 学识 [xuéshì] /knowledge/ 讨教 [tǎojiào] /to consult/ 摘 [zhāi] /to pick/ 瓜果 [guāguǒ] /melon and fruit/ 大方 [dàfang] /generous/ 见识 [jiànshi] /knowledge, experience/ 起名 [qǐmíng] /to name/ 俗 [sú] /vulgar/ 代号 [dàihào] /code/ 心底 [xīndǐ] /bottom of one's heart/ 拟 [nǐ] /to draft/ 笔名 [bǐmíng] /pen name/ 念头 [niàntou] /thought/ 深究 [shēnjiū] /to investigate thoroughly/ 明确 [míngquè] /clear-cut, explicit/ 方正 [fāngzhèng] /upright and honest/ 且 [qiě] /even/ 躁动 [zàodòng] /to move restlessly/ 单 [dān] /sole, only/ 住处 [zhùchù] /dwelling/ 格调 [gédiào] /style/ 雅 [yǎ] /elegant/ 告 [gào] /to sue/ 侵权 [qīnquán] /to infringe/ 侵 [qīn] /to invade/ 看上 [kànshàng] /to take a fancy to/ 搭配 [dāpèi] /to collocate/ 牵连 [qiānlián] /to involve/ 死板 [sǐbǎn] /inflexible, stiff/ 神采 [shéncǎi] /look, expression/ 优雅 [yōuyǎ] /graceful/ 撇 [piě] /the left-falling stroke in Chinese characters/ 风流 [fēngliú] /distinguished and admirable/ 捺 [nà] /the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters/ 画龙点睛 [huà lóng diǎn jīng] /to add the finishing touch/ 神奇 [shénqí] /magical/ 竖 [shù] /the vertical stroke in Chinese characters/ 字面 [zìmiàn] /literal/ 僵直 [jiāngzhí] /stiff, numb/ 古板 [gǔbǎn] /old-fashioned and inflexible/ 赐 [cì] /to grant/ 老气横秋 [lǎo qì héng qiū] /to act as an elder/ 轮 [lún] /to take turns/ 命名 [mìngmíng] /to name/ 无数 [wúshù] /countless/ 逐一 [zhúyī] /one by one/ 否决 [fǒujué] /to veto/ 翻 [fān] /to turn/ 册 [cè] /volume (of books)/ 卷 [juàn] /series (of books)/ 霜 [shuāng] /frost/ 征 [zhēng] /to go on a long journey/ 雁 [yàn] /wild goose/ 蝉 [chán] /cicada/ 心意 [xīnyì] /regard, mind/ 息 [xī] /to cease, to stop/ 气概 [qìgài] /noble quality/ 于是 [yúshì] /then, so/ 不尽人意 [bú jìn rényì] /not satisfying/ 若 [ruò] /if/ 强调 [qiángdiào] /to emphasize/ 发票 [fāpiào] /invoice/ 十有八九 [shí yǒu bā jiǔ] /very likely/ 手头 [shǒutóu] /on hand/ 报销 [bàoxiāo] /to submit an expense account/ 互助 [hùzhù] /to help each other/ 医疗 [yīliáo] /medical treatment/ 凡 [fán] /every, any, all/ 刷 [shuā] /to swipe/ 对方 [duìfāng] /the other side, the other party/ 圆满 [yuánmǎn] /satisfactory, perfect/ 感激 [gǎnjī] /to feel grateful/ 在意 [zàiyì] /to care about/ 规定 [guīdìng] /to stipulate; regulation/ 诱发 [yòufā] /to bring out, to cause/ 增添 [zēngtiān] /to add/ 虎气 [hǔqì] /of imposing manner/ 虎 [hǔ] /tiger/ 一丝一毫 [yì sī yì háo] /a tiny bit/ 李商银 [Lǐ Shāngyǐn] /famous poet of the Tang Dynasty/ 全唐诗 [Quán Táng Shī] /"Complete Tang Poems"/ 香芋 [xiāngyù] /taro/ 哄 [hǒng] /to coax/ 扯谎 [chěhuǎng] /to lie/ 耗子精 [hàozijīng] /rat evil/ 耗子 [hàozi] /rat/ 腊八粥 [làbāzhōu] /porridge eaten on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month/ 果品 [guǒpǐn] /fruit product/ 果(子) [guǒ(zi)] /fruit/ 豆 [dòu] /bean/ 红枣 [hóngzǎo] /red date/ 栗子 [lìzi] /chestnut/ 花生 [huāshēng] /peanut/ 菱角 [língjiao] /water-chestnut/ 腊八 [Làbā] /December 8th (of the lunar calendar)/ 英雄 [yīngxióng] /hero/ 非此即彼 [fēi cǐ jí bǐ] /either this or that/ 大有作为 [dà yǒu zuòwéi] /to be promising, to have high potential/ 希伯来 [Xībólái] /Hebrew/ 以色列 [Yǐsèliè] /Israel/ 大卫 [Dàwèi] /David/ 戴维 [Dàiwèi] /David/ 活灵活现 [huó líng huó xiàn] /vivid/ 打雷 [dǎléi] /to thunder/ 闪电 [shǎndiàn] /lightning/ 乘 [chéng] /to travel by/ 比喻 [bǐyù] /to make a metaphor/ # end