Yu Wen Grade 9(B)

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Here are all the words you need to know in Yu Wen Grade 9(B).

zhēn jī侦缉track down and arrest

xìn shǒu niān lái信手拈来have the words at hand

qī cǎn凄惨miserable

níng shì凝视gaze fixedly

huá zhòng qǔ chǒng哗众取宠try to please the public with claptrap

hú lún囫囵whole

qì hé契合tally with; get along

gū qiě姑且tentatively

wēi yán威严awe-inspiring; dignity

jì liáo寂寥lonesome

huǎng zi幌子signboard; cover

xīn kuàng shén yí心旷神怡carefree and happy

jì huì忌讳taboo; avoid as taboo

qiè nuò怯懦timid and weak

yì yùn意蕴connotation

jū nì拘泥ill at ease; rigidly adhere to

shí duo拾掇tidy up; repair

dǎo dàn捣蛋cause trouble

shōu lǎn收揽draw over to one's side; have within control

wú kě nài hé无可奈何make oneself accept calmly

kuàng yuǎn旷远open and boundless; ages ago

gē yáo歌谣ballad

wū huì污秽filthy; some thin g filthy

fú guāng lüè yǐng浮光掠影cursory

hǎi xiào海啸seismic sea wave

xī lì犀利incisive

shòu xuē瘦削gaunt

mù bù rěn dǔ目不忍睹can’t bear to look at

pì nì睥睨look at somebody/something disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye

lǒng tǒng笼统sweeping

gǒu ān苟安live in a moment's peace without taking any measure to avert a looming danger

mò rán蓦然suddenly

nüè dài虐待ill-treat

é méi蛾眉moth eyebrows; beautiful woman

guǐ jué诡谲strange; odd

yàn yǔ谚语proverb

niè shǒu niè jiǎo蹑手蹑脚tiptoe

qīng miáo dàn xiě轻描淡写mention casually

gāng kuī钢盔iron hat

fù lì附丽rely on

diāo liáng huà dòng雕梁画栋richly ornamented

léi tíng雷霆thunderclap; thunder-like power or rage

jū gōng鞠躬bow; in a discreet and scrupulous manner

chángreedy; be covetous of

mà ma liē liē骂骂咧咧be grumbling and swearing

lìng qǐng gāo míng另请高明find a better qualified replacement for a job/position

zhāo zhāo mù mù朝朝暮暮from morning till night

xǔ xǔ rú shēng栩栩如生be lifelike and full of vitality

nán nán zì yǔ喃喃自语mutter under one's breath

yǎo yá duò jiǎo咬牙跺脚gnash one's teeth and stamp one's feet