唠叨 laodao prattle chatter nag
劳动力 laodongli labor power
紧缩 jinsuo tighten
成本 chengben costs (lit. achiev+fundamental)
冲击 chongji (rush,flush)+(press)=to attack
时隔 shige time gap
不仅 bujin not only … but also
耽误 danwu delay waste time interfere with
打非所闻dafeisuowen
思路不清 train of thought + is unclear
逻辑 luoji logic (path+net)+(chariot+mouth+ear)
feihua 废话 (dispatch+broad cliff=abandon)+words,speech=nonsense
密切miqie intimate close familiar
尽量 jinliang exhausted+measure=to the greatest extent possible
逐步 zhu2bu4 progressively, step by step
鼓励guli drum up + encourage = to encourage
鼓舞guwu drum up + lit. dance = boost (morale), heartening (news), raise spirits
聚ju4 to gather together top part phonetic choose取qu bottom part isn’t ice 冫 water 水 or clothing衣， it is a crowd 众
文化差异 wenhua chayi cultural differences
满腹经纶 man fu jing lun full+materially reduplicated+classical+theory=full of intelligence
夸奖 kuajiang to amply praise; simplified dropped the yanzi pang in traditional kua includes 言
谈笑风生 talkative: once you get him to talk about jokes he gives birth to a windstorm. it’s positive, he is witty and cheerful NOT long winded.
门当户对 men dang hu dui to be equally matched in social class to ones marital partner
冒犯 maofan offend
历史 history ; past records
离世 cut oneself off from the world ; keep aloof from worldly affairs ; 〈婉〉depart this life ; pass away
理事 member of a council ; director
力士 man of great strength ; strong man ; warrior ; guardian
立时 immediately ; at once ; right away
立式 vertical ; upright
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