Episode 57 | Vocabulary

Xinqing Lu (Joanne)
2 min readFeb 17, 2024

春节 Chūn​jié | Spring Festival
大吉大利 dà​jí​dà​lì | great luck and prosperity
拜一个年 bài yí gè nián | celebrate the new year
万事如意 wàn​shì​rú​yì | good luck and prosperity
龙腾虎跃 lóng​téng​hǔ​yuè | vigorous and lively
合家欢乐 hé​jiā​huān lè | family happiness
容光焕发 róng​guāng​huàn​fā | radiant and glowing
谐音 xié​yīn | homophone
生龙活虎 shēng​lóng​huó​hǔ | full of energy and vitality
成语 chéng​yǔ | idiomatic expression
触动 chù​dòng | touch emotionally
录取通知书 lù​qǔ tōng​zhī shū | acceptance letter
升职 shēng​zhí | promotion
幸运 xìng​yùn | lucky
喜事 xǐ​shì | happy event
瞬间 shùn​jiān | moment
幸福 xìng​fú | happiness
小确幸 xiǎo què xìng | small moments of happiness
搭配 dā​pèi | match or coordinate
圣诞集市 Shèng​dàn jí​shì | Christmas market
售卖 shòu​mài | sell
五颜六色 wǔ​yán​liù​sè | colorful
手工编织品 shǒu​gōng biān​zhī​pǐn | handmade woven products
退休 tuì​xiū | retire
毛衣 máo​yī | sweater
袖套 xiù​tào | sleeve cover
袜套 wà​tào | sock covers
订单 dìng​dān | order
织 zhī | knit or weave
暖心 nuǎn xīn | warm-hearted
挪威 Nuó​wēi | Norway
丹麦 Dān​mài | Denmark
倾注 qīng​zhù | pour one’s heart and soul
鸡皮疙瘩 jī​pí​gē​da | goosebumps
不图回报 bù tú huí​bào | selfless, no expectations
善意 shàn​yì | goodwill
陌生人 mò​shēng​rén | stranger
美好 měi​hǎo | beautiful and wonderful
回馈 huí​kuì | reciprocate or give back
友善 yǒu​shàn | friendly
行为学实验 xíng​wéi xué shí​yàn | behavioral experiment
注视 zhù​shì | gaze
神经病 shén​jīng​bìng | mentally ill
传染力 chuán​rǎn lì | contagious power
本能 běn​néng | instinct
发自内心 fā​zì nèi​xīn | heartfelt, sincere
陡 dǒu | steep
小镇 xiǎo​zhèn | small town
餐车 cān​chē | food truck
刷卡 shuā​kǎ | swipe card
尴尬 gān​gà | awkward or embarrassed
汉堡 Hàn​bǎo | hamburger
世间 shì​jiān | world
乒乓 pīng​pāng | ping pong
跨年 kuà nián | New Year’s Eve
欠他钱 qiàn tā qián | owe him money
亚超 yà chāo | Asian supermarket
韭菜 jiǔ​cài | Chinese vegetable
换钱 huàn​qián | exchange money
做好事不留名 zuò hǎo​shì bù liú míng | do good deeds anonymously
燃眉之急 rán​méi​zhī​jí | urgent situation
纯属 chún​shǔ | purely coincidental
奋力 fèn​lì | make great effort
过马路 guò mǎ​lù | cross the road
裤兜 kù dōu | pants pocket
夕阳 xī​yáng | sunset
鲸鱼 jīng​yú | blue whale
灯光节 dēng​guāng jié | Festival of Lights
漂浮 piāo​fú | float
瞎猜 xiā​cāi | wild guess
花花草草 huā huā​cǎo cǎo | plants and flowers
牵牛花 qiān​niú​huā | morning glory
花苞 huā​bāo | flower bud
治愈 zhì​yù | healing or therapeutic
思想斗争 sī​xiǎng dòu​zhēng | mental struggle
蜜蜂 mì​fēng | honey bee
海浪 hǎi​làng | ocean waves
蛰 zhé | hibernate
心头一暖 xīn​tóu yì nuǎn | warmth in the heart
自豪 zì​háo | proud
由衷 yóu​zhōng | genuine pride
茁壮 zhuó​zhuàng | thriving, growing strong
对生活的经营 duì shēng​huó de jīng​yíng | managing one’s life
擀 gǎn | roll out dough
饺子皮 jiǎo​zi pí | dumpling wrapper

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