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chinese stories
from the site: chinese reading practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 难为情 | [ nánwéiqíng ] embarrassed |
| 光彩 | [ guāngcǎi ] luster, splendor, radiance, brilliance |
| 捉 | [ zhuō ] to catch, to seize, to clutch, to grab, to capture |
| 青蛙 | [ qīngwā ] frog |
| 赶忙 | [ gǎnmáng ] to hurry, to hasten, to make haste |
| 养 | [ yǎng ] to raise, to bring up, to keep, to support, to give birth |
| 渐渐 | [ jiànjiàn ] gradually |
| 大自然 | [ dàzìrán ] nature |
| 害虫 | [ hàichóng ] injurious insect, pest |
| 感到 | [ gǎndào ] to feel, to sense, to have the feeling that, to think that, to move, to affect |
| 不好意思 | [ bùhǎoyìsi ] to feel embarrassed, to find it embarrassing, to be sorry (for inconveniencing somebody) |
| 悄悄 | [ qiāoqiāo ] quietly, secretly, stealthily |
| 比赛 | [ bǐsài ] match, competition, game |
| 跳绳 | [ tiàoshéng ] to jump rope; a jump rope |
| 数 | [ shǔ, shù, shuò ] number, several, to count |
| 上场 | [ shàngchǎng ] on stage, to go on stage, to take the field |
| 失误 | [ shīwù ] lapse, mistake, to make a mistake, fault, service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) |
| 砰砰 | [ pēngpēng ] (onom.) slam。 the sound of a beating heart |
| 乱跳 | [ luan tiao] to beat wildly |
| 蹦 | [ bèng ] to jump, to bounce, to hop, to leap, jumping |
| 弃权 | [ qìquán ] to abstain from voting, to forfeit, to waive one's right to vote, to abdicate |
| 成了 | [ chéngle ] became, has become; be ready, be done |
| 全家 | [ quánjiā ] whole family |
| 以为 | [ yǐwéi ] think, consider, believe |
| 丑 | [ chǒu ] ugly, shameful, disgraceful, clown, comedian, 2nd terrestrial branch |
| 倒霉 | [ dǎoméi ] have bad luck, be out of luck |
| 干嘛 | [ gànmá ] what are you doing?, whatever for?, why on earth? |
| 世纪 | [ shìjì ] century |
| 二十年代 | [ Èrshí niándài ] The twenties |
| 加利福尼亚 | [ jiā lì fú ní yà ] California (US state) |
| 西部 | [ xībù ] western part |
| 修建 | [ xiūjiàn ] to build, to construct |
| 铁路 | [ tiělù ] railway, railroad |
| 内战 | [ nèizhàn ] civil war |
| 最先 | [ zuìxiān ] (the) very first |
| 居住 | [ jūzhù ] to reside, to dwell, to live in a place, resident in |
| 艰难 | [ jiānnán ] difficult, hard, challenging |
| 取得 | [ qǔdé ] to acquire, to get, to obtain |
| 成就 | [ chéngjiù ] achievement, success |