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Sunday, May 9, 2010

中上级单词 Upper-Intermediate Chinese Vocabulary #1

I will learn 100 new words from this article - which is about positivity in the workplace.
我从这篇文章能学到 100个新单词。


  1. 社区【shèqū community.
  2. 召开【zhàokāi convene; convoke.
  3. 指望【zhǐwang look to; count on; prospect; hope.
  4. 主旨【zhǔzhǐ purport; substance; gist.
  5. 发言人【fāyánrénspokesman.
  6. 哈佛【hāfóHarvard University.
  7. 讲授【jiǎngshòu lecture; instruct; teach.
  8. 热门【rèmén in great demand; popular.
  9. 冥想【míngxiǎng deep thought; meditation.
  10. 激励【jīlì】 encourage; impel; urge; inspire; drive; excitation.
  11. 摆脱【bǎituō】 cast of; shake off; break away from; free (extricate) oneself
  12. from.
  13. 中的【zhòngdì】 hit the mark; hit the nail on the head.
  14. 灰暗【huī'àn murky grey; gloomy.
  15. 情绪【qíngxù】 morale; feeling; mood; sentiments; depression; moodiness; the sulks.
  16. 满脑子【mǎnnǎozihave one's mind stuffed with.
  17. 振作【zhènzuò】 bestir oneself; display vigour.
  18. 心态【xīntài point of view; attitude.
  19. 消极【xiāojí】 negative; font-family:mingliu;passive; inactive.
  20. 雇主【gùzhǔ】 employer.
  21. 聘请【pìnqǐng engage; invite.
  22. 融合【rónghé】 mix together; fuse; merge.
  23. 事务【shìwù】 work; routine; general affairs.
  24. 大批【dàpī】 large quantities (or numbers, amounts) of; mass criticism.
  25. 推行【tuīxíng carry out; pursue; practise.
  26. 思维【sīwéi thought; thinking.
  27. 承担【chéngdān bear; undertake; assume.
  28. 失业【shīyè lose one's job; be out of work; be unemployed.
  29. 威胁【wēixié threaten; menace; imperil.
  30. 之际【zhījì at the time of.
  31. 面向【miànxiàng turn one's face to; turn in the direction of; face; be geared to the needs of; cater to.
  32. 指责【zhǐzécensure; criticize; find fault with.
  33. 得以【déyǐ so that ... can (or may) ....
  34. 逃避【táobì escape; evade; shirk.
  35. 业绩【yèjī outstanding achievement.
  36. 有益【yǒuyì profitable; beneficial; useful.
  37. 业务【yèwù vocational work; professional work; business.
  38. 活跃【huóyuè brisk; active; dynamic; enliven; animate; invigorate.
  39. 氛围【fēnwéi atmosphere.
  40. 相互【xiānghù mutual; reciprocal; each other.
  41. 鼓舞【gǔwǔ inspire; hearten.
  42. 利润【lìrùn profit.
  43. 愉悦【yúyuè joyful; cheerful; delighted.
  44. 思路【sīlù train of thought; thinking.
  45. 开阔【kāikùo open; wide; tolerant; widen.
  46. 创造性【chuàngzàoxìng creativeness; creativity.
  47. 公报【gōngbào communique; bulletin.
  48. 失误【shīwù fault; muff.
  49. 给予【jǐyǔ give; render; offer.
  50. 评价【píngjià appraise; evaluate.
  51. 辅导【fǔdào give guidance in study or training; coach.
  52. 传授【chuánshòu pass on; impart; teach.
  53. 处事【chǔshì the way one conduct oneself in public.
  54. 技能【jìnéng technic ability; mastery of a skill or technique.
  55. 困境【kùnjìng difficult position; predicament; straits.
  56. 在于【zàiyú lie in; rest with; be determined by; depend on.
  57. 混乱【hùnluàn confusion; chaos.
  58. 厄运【èyùn adversity; misfortune.
  59. 采用【cǎiyòng adopt; use; employ.
  60. 新手【xīnshǒu new hand; raw recruit.
  61. 往往【wǎngwǎng often, frequently; more often than not.
  62. 思绪【sīxù train of thought; thinking; feeling.
  63. 期望【qíwàng hope; wish.
  64. 回报【huíbào report back on what has been done; repay; requite; reciprocate;
  65. retaliate; get one's own back.
  66. 感激【gǎnjī feel grateful; be thankful; feel indebted.
  67. 钦佩【qīnpèi admire; esteem.
  68. 赞美【zànměi praise; eulogize.
  69. 注意【zhùyì pay attention to; take note (or notice) of.
  70. 集中【jízhōng concentrate; centralize; focus; amass; put together.
  71. 不假思索【bùjiǎsīsuǒ without due consideration.
  72. 上好【shànghǎo first-class; best-quality; tip-top.
  73. 标签【biāoqiān label; tag.
  74. 负面【fùmiàn negative; negative effect.
  75. 灌输【guànshū instil into; inculcate; imbue with.
  76. 疾病【jíbìng disease; illness.
  77. 障碍【zhàng'ài hinder; obstruct; obstacle; obstruction; barrier; impediment.
  78. 长岛【ChángDǎo Place Name - Area code: 0535, Postcode: 265800 (山东省).
  79. 名誉【míngyù fame; reputation.
  80. 学院【xuéyuàn college; academy; institute.
  81. 赢得【yíngdé win; gain.
  82. 大师【dàshī great master; master; Great Master - a courtesy title used
  83. to address a Buddhist monk.
  84. 犹太教【yóutàijiào Judaism.
  85. 常见【chángjiàn common.
  86. 信条【xìntiáo article of creed or faith; creed; precept; tenet.
  87. 有助于【yǒuzhùyú contribute to; be conductive to; conduce to..
  88. 得出【déchū reach (a conclusion); obtain (a result).
  89. 更替【gēngtì replace.
  90. 改革【gǎigé reform.
  91. 不知【bùzhī unknowing(ly).
  92. 变化【biànhuà change; vary.
  93. 长远【chángyuǎn long-term; long-range.
  94. 过早【guòzǎo premature; too early; too soon.
  95. 下结论【xiàjiélùn perorate.

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