Zhong wen 9

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Vocabulary of Zhong wen 9.

jià价price; value

zhí值be worth; happen to

zhí dé值得be worth the money; deserve

shǎ guā傻瓜blockhead; easy to use

lì厉serious; rigorous

hòu huǐ后悔regret

hū jiào呼叫telecommunications call; shout

shī失lose; miss

shī wàng失望lose hope/heart/confidence; disappointed

shī bài失败be defeated;come to nothing

jiè届expire; session

dì guó帝国empire; business empire

guǎng dà广大wide; large-scale

zǒng tǒng总统president

huǎng恍suddenly; not clear

zhēng挣struggle; stab

zhēng zhá挣扎struggle

cuò zhé挫折set back; defeat

zhī chí支持hold out; support

fāng miàn方面side

wú kě nài hé无可奈何make oneself accept calmly

shí qī时期period

bào暴sudden and violent; cruel

tì替declining; take the place of

qiāng枪spear; rifle

fán烦restless; be tired of

shēng mìng生命life; living things

zhí jiē直接immediate

mǎ码a sign or thing indicating number; an instrument used to indicate number

jìng竞compete; strong

jiǎn pǔ简朴simple and unadorned

zì xué自学study on one's own

cái财property

bì陛flight of steps to the hall of audience in the imperial palace

suí shí随时at all times; whenever necessary

nàn难disaster; take to task

huǎng rán dà wù恍然大悟suddenly see the light

lín kěn林肯Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln , US president 1861-1865

ná pò lún拿破仑Napoleon