Zhong wen 12

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Vocabulary of Zhong wen 12.

tíng亭pavilion; stall

tíng liú停留stay for some time; remain

cuī催urge; speed up

jiāng僵stiff; deadlocked

gē割cut; separate

cōng匆hastily

cōng máng匆忙hasty

luǎn卵ovum; fertilized egg of an insect, the first stage of the development of the life cycle of an insect

fā shì发誓pledge

wěn吻lips; animal's mouth

hǒu吼shout; roar

huó和mix with water, etc.

duō suo哆嗦tremble

suō嗦used as a component of 哆嗦

sì zhōu四周all sides/directions/quarters

shèng圣holy; sage

shì bīng士兵private

ké壳shell; case

xián嫌grudge; dislike

ān wèi安慰console; feel encouraged

shī尸person representing spirit of the dead person during sacrifices; corpse

shǔ属combine; subordinate to

shǔ yú属于belong to

qiáng dào强盗robber

yōu忧sorrow; worry

kuài huo快活cheerful

bēi shāng悲伤sad

jiè戒guard against; warn

jiè zhi戒指ring

chě扯tug; tear off

fǔ mō抚摸fondle

lǒng拢close; approach

lán拦bar; be directed right at

quán tou拳头fist; with high quality and strong competitiveness

niē捏pinch; knead

yáo bǎi摇摆sway; hesitate

shuāi jiāo摔跤trip and fall; make a blunder

nuǎn huo暖和warm and nice; warm

kū枯withered; dried up

táo桃fruit of the peach tree; walnut

zhuāng桩stake; an important thing

méi梅plum blossom; a surname

gùn棍stick; treacherous person

zhà榨press for extracting juice, oil, etc.; press

liú榴pomegranate

huì汇converge; gather together

chén zhòng沉重heavy; critical

ní tǔ泥土soil; clay

tài泰safe; arrogant

huó yuè活跃active; invigorate

tān滩beach; shoal

guàn灌irrigate; pour

huǒ chái火柴match

kǎo烤bake; warm oneself by a fire

yàn焰flame; arrogance

rán燃burn; ignite

bào fā爆发erupt; violent social change

kuáng狂mad; violent

yù狱prison; lawsuit

pí fá疲乏fatigue

pí juàn疲倦tired and sleepy

jiān yù监狱prison

miǎo秒second; second

suō缩contract; draw back

suō xiǎo缩小reduce

shuǎ耍play; play

gēng耕plough; take up

gēng dì耕地till; cultivated land

gǔ股thigh; section

zhàng胀expand; swell

néng gòu能够can; can

nǎo dai脑袋person's head; memory

máo茅cogongrass; a surname

lái莱lamb's-quarters; overgrowth of weeds

fù dān负担bear; burden

biàn辨distinguish

tòu míng透明diaphanous; open

liàn链chain; enchain

xiù锈rust; become rusty

zǔ zhǐ阻止prevent

zǔ ài阻碍obstruct; obstacle

xiàng liàn项链necklace

é额forehead; top part of something

zhòu骤suddenly; fast

mián ǎo棉袄cotton-padded jacket

hú胡non-Han nationalities living in the north and west in ancient times; introduced from abroad or by ethnic groups living in northern and western parts of China

hǒng哄fool; coax

jiān监supervise; prison

kān看look after; keep an eye on