# Practical Chinese Reader Book 3 - Lesson 09 # Published by The Commercial Press, Beijing 1996 - ISBN 710000904 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 脸 [liǎn] /face/ 转身 [zhuǎn shēn] /(of a person) to turn round, to face about/ 转 [zhuǎn] /to turn, to shift, to change/ 矛盾 [máodùn] /contradictory, contradicton/ 小伙子 [xiǎohuǒzi] /lad, young fellow, youngster/ 议论 [yìlùn] /to comment, to talk about, to discuss; discussion/ 偷 [tōu] /to steal, to pilfer/ 工读学校 [gōngdú xuéxiào] /the reformatory, reform school/ 表现 [biǎoxiàn] /to show, to display; expression, manifestation/ 事情 [shìqing] /affair, matter, thing, business/ 巧 [qiǎo] /opportunely, coincidentally, as it happens/ 偏偏 [piānpiān] /(indicates sth turns out the opposite of expected or normal)/ 偏 [piān] /inclined to one side, slating/ 分配 [fēnpèi] /to assign, to distribute, to allot/ 组 [zǔ] /group/ 整(天) [zhěng(tiān)] /the whole (day), all (day)/ 看法 [kànfǎ] /way of looking at a thing, view/ 发现 [fāxiàn] /to find, to discover/ 砌 [qì] /to build by laying bricks or stones/ 发生 [fāshēng] /to happen, to occur, to take place/ 挖 [wā] /to dig, to excavate/ 地 [dì] /the earth, soil, land/ 包 [bāo] /bundles, packet/ 戒指 [jièzhi] /(finger) ring/ 表扬 [biǎoyáng] /to praise, to commend/ 使 [shǐ] /to make, to cause, to enable/ 好感 [hǎogǎn] /good opinion, favorable, impression/ 主动 [zhǔdòng] /(to take the) initiative/ 替 [tì] /to take the place of, to replace; for, on behalf of/ 终于 [zhōngyú] /at last, in the end, finally/ 约会 [yuēhuì] /appointment, engagement/ 慎重 [shènzhòng] /cautious, careful, prudent/ 考虑 [kǎolǜ] /to think over, to consider/ 拿主意 [ná zhǔyi] /to make a decision, to make up one's mind/ 定 [dìng] /to decide, to fix, to set/ 主要 [zhǔyào] /main, principle, major/ 失足 [shī zú] /to take a wrong step in life/ 改正 [gǎizhèng] /to correct, to ammend, to put right/ 错误 [cuòwù] /mistake, error, blunder/ 工资 [gōngzī] /wages, pay/ 进行 [jìnxíng] /to carry on, to carry out, to conduct/ 试探 [shìtàn] /to sound out, to probe, to feel out/ 推辞 [tuīcí] /to decline (an appointment, invitation, etc.)/ 不安 [bù’ān] /uneasy, disturbed, restless/ 怕羞 [pà xiū] /coy, shy, bashful/ 办法 [bànfǎ] /way, means, measure/ 喜 [xǐ] /to be fond of, to like, to be happy, to feel pleased; happiness, delight/ 通红 [tōnghóng] /very red, red through and through/ 伯父 [bófù] /father's elder brother, uncle, (polite form of address for a man about the age of (usu. older than) one's father)/ 伯母 [bómǔ] /wife of father's elder brother, aunt, (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of (usu. older than) one's mother)/ 愣 [lèng] /to look distracted, to stare blankly; distracted, stupified, blank/ 聊 [liào] /to char, to have a chat/ 道歉 [dào qiàn] /to apologize, to make an apology/ 原谅 [yuánliàng] /to excuse, to forgive, to pardon/ 警察 [jǐngchá] /police, policeman, policewoman/ 交通 [jiāotōng] /traffic, communications/ 规则 [guīzé] /rule, regulation/ # end