Analysis of Major Characters and Words (第十六课)

Analysis of Major Characters and Words (第十七课)

2. 轻松轻 (“light” as opposed to 重 “heavy; gave”) + 松 (loose) -> “relaxed”

3. 不以为然不 (not) + 以 (deem, regard) + 为 (as) + 然 (“so, thus; correct”)

-> “not think [somebody or something] as right” -> “not think so”

6. 成熟成 (“become; complete, accomplish”) + 熟 (the much altered “fire” radical

火 at the bottom -> “cooked”) -> “to ripen, mature”

8. 上进心进 (“advance, progress”) -> 上进心: upward + advance + heart ->

“aspiration; the desire to better”

9. 观点观 (见 “see; view” on the right) + 点 (“point”) -> “point of view”

11. 基础基 (the “dirt, earth” radical土at the bottom) + 础 (the “石” radical on the

left) -> the dirt and stone at the bottom of a building -> “foundation”

13. 将来将 (= 会, indicating the future tense) + 来 -> “yet to come; in the future”

16. 批评批 (the altered “hand” radical 手on the left -> “slap [with one’s hand]”) +

评 (the altered “word” radical 言on the right -> “ comment [with words]”)

-> “to criticize; censure”

22. 缺点缺 (the “pottery” radical 缶on the left; the right component meaning

“fissure” -> a narrow crack on the pot) + 点 (“point”)-> “shortcoming”

23. 压力压 ( to “crush” 厂 the “dirt” 土) + 力 (force; power)-> “pressure”

26. 承认承 (the “hand” radical 手 in the middle; an embroidered tray on the palm of

“hand” –> “to receive or accept the thing on the tray”) + 认 (the altered

“word” radical 言 on the left -> “to admit, acknowledge [with words]”

27. 督促督 (the “eye” radical 目 at the bottom; “叔” on top is the phonetic part) + 促

(“urge”; the altered “person” radical on the left) -> to “urge” someone else

to do something under one’s “eyes” -> “oversee, supervise”

29. 重视重 (“heavy; grave, serious”) + 视 (“view”) -> “take seriously; stress”

30. 发挥发 (“shoot out, emit”) + 挥 (the altered “hand” 手radical on the left; “army”

军 on the right -> “wave one’s hand before the troops”) -> “wield; flourish;

exert” -> “unleash, find an outlet for, give free rein to, bring into play”.

31. 想像力想 (“think”) + 像 (“sign; visual”) + 力 (“power”) -> the power to think

visually -> “the faculty of imagination”

33. 自觉自 + 觉 (the abbreviated 学 “learn” on top; 见 “see” at the bottom ->

“[originally Buddhist] to learn through perception”) -> “self-aware;

self-motivated”

34. 淘汰淘 (the altered “water” radical 水on the left -> to wash with water) + 汰

(the altered “water” radical 水on the left -> to rinse rice with water) ->

“to eliminate [through selection or competition]”

35. 极端极 (“extreme; extremely” as in 好极了) + 端 (“end”) -> “extreme”

45. 习题发 (“shoot out; generate”) + 愁 (“autumn” 秋 on one’s “heart/mind” 心 ->

sorrow) -> “become worried”

46. 理解过 (“pass by; overpass, exceed” -> “excessive”) + 剩 (“remainder, leftover”)

-> “excess; surplus”

47. 苦心苦 (“bitter”) + 心 (“heart; feelings”) -> one’s bitter feelings for someone or

something -> “painstaking efforts”

54. 补习班补 (the altered “clothes” radical 衣 on the left, meaning “patch of cloth”

-> “to mend, repair; supplement”) + 习 (short for 学习) + 班 (“class”)

-> supplementary learning class -> “cram school; test prep school”)

56. 休息休 (a “person” 人 leaning against a “tree” 木) + 息 (“breathing”) ->

“rest [for a breath]”

57. 目标目 (“eye; bull’s eye”) + 标 (the “tree” radical 木 on the left, meaning

“wood stick” -> “javelin” -> “javelin point; mark, label”) –> “target; goal”

60. 指挥棒指 (“finger”) + 挥 (“wave; wield”, see 30 above) + 棒 (“stick; club” as

in 棒球) -> the little waving stick -> “conductor’s baton”

61. 强调强 (“strong; powerful” as in 强壮) + 调 (“tone; tune”) –> a powerful tone

-> “to stress; to emphasize”

68. 启发启 (the “mouth” 口of a “door” 户 –> “opening; to open” -> to open

someone’s head) + 发 (“to generate” -> to generate someone’s mental

power) -> “to inspire; to enlighten”

69. 鼓励鼓 (left: a stand drum; right: a person with two drumsticks in hand -> “play

a drum” -> “to spirit up; to encourage”) + 励 (use “strength” 力 on the

“whetstone” 厉 -> “to whet; to exert, rouse”) -> “to encourage”

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