重要的生词 (第十三课 ~ 1) 名字 ____________________

pinyin meaning

寂寞	寂寞
声音	声音
失望	失望
队	队
强壮	强壮
速度	速度
教练	教练
领先	领先
追	追
精彩	精彩

7. 失望 失 (“to lose”) + 望 (short for 希望 “hope”)

12. 强壮 强 (the “bow” radical 弓on the left, meaning “strong or powerful like a full bow”, somewhat equivalent to the English

expression “fit as a fiddle”) + 壮 (“grand, big” as in “壮观”).

13. 速度 速 (“speed”) + 度(short for 程度 “degree”) -> degree of speed, velocity

30. 精彩 精 (the essence of “rice” 米 -> the best part of…) + 彩 (the three slanted strokes on the right is the radical,

symbolizing “colorful markings; highlights”)

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重要的生词 (第十三课 ~ 2) 名字 ____________________

pinyin meaning

发展	发展
世界	世界
骄傲	骄傲
整个	整个
国家	国家
国际	国际
取得	取得
成绩	成绩
参加	参加
必要	必要

33. 发展 发 (“to shoot (arrows), launch”) + 展 (the “body” radical 尸 on top + the altered form of 衣 at the bottom -> person in clothes stretches himself on a couch ->

“stretch; unroll, unfold”) -> two stages of development: launch and then unfold.

38. 世界 世 (originally “30 years; generation” -> “era, epoch, times”) + 界 (the “fields” radical 田on top, 介 at the bottom means “divide” -> divisions of the world; realms)

-> The Chinese concept of “world” is a Buddhist one, which refers to both temporal and spatial aspects of human, sub-human, and godly existence.)

41. 骄傲 骄 (the “horse” radical 马on the left, the right part means “tall, lofty”) -> high on horseback -> proud; arrogant

46. 国际 际 (the Chinese prefix equivalent to the English “inter-, intra-” ) -> for example, 国际 (inter-nation-al), 校际比赛 (inter-collegiate competition)

47. 取得 取 (grab the “ear” 耳with the hand 又 <variant of 手> -> “to get, obtain”)

48. 成绩 成 (“complete, accomplish”) + 绩 (the “thread” radical 糸 -> “spin, weave”) -> “achievement, accomplishment”

51. 参加 参 (The 3 slanted strokes at the bottom indicate “3 people or group”) + 加 (“add” -> add oneself to a group) -> join a group, take part in, attend