忙碌mang2lu4 busy
被动bei4dong4 passive
努力nu2li4 slave
虚伪xu1wei3 hypocritical
思想si1xiang3 thought
反省fan3xing3 self reflection, self examination
据说ju4shuo1 it is said, they say, reportedly
个性ge4xing4 individual character personality
冒险mao4xian3 adventurous (but risky, possibly dangerous)
丛林cong2lin2 jungle, dense forest
文明wen2ming2 civilization, cultured, enlightened
纪录ji4lu4 record, note down
雇gu4 employ, hire
来lai2 come, but also used to indicate “approximately” “about” for numbers so e.g. 来20 “around 20”
纰pi1 group, batch, (several pairs)
出色chu1se4 remarkably, outstanding
健步如飞jian4bu4ru2fei1 to walk as if with wings
一脸yi4lian2 in a row, in succession
耽误dan1wu4 delay, procrastinate, to spoil through delay. ((hear+lame)+(spoken error ))
至于zhi4yu2 as for, as to (lit. arrive+at)
投资touzi invest(ment) fund(ing) (lit. throw-in+valuable!) “to throw one’s hat in the ring” is closest literal translation, but that figure of speech, which comes from sports competitions, extends to non-investment competitions which are however not deadly.
人物ren2wu4 (public) figure, personnage, personality, celebrity, star
得罪de2zui4 to offend (lit.: obtain+guilt)
总算zong3suan4 in the final account, in the end, in conclusion, to sum up, at last, finally
高gao1 lit. high, fig. effectuate
习俗xi2su2 custom, usage, habitus, praxis
灵魂ling2hun2 soul, spirit.
疲劳pi2lao2 tired, fatigue
哲理zhe2li3 philosophy (lit: bend mouth+structured field). Closest literal: “a turn of phrase”.
提倡ti2chang4 advocate, encourage
步骤bu4zhou4 procedure, step
闭关 bi4guan1 to stay in seclusion, like a monk.
一律 yi2lv4 all, without exception lit. one law (for all cases)
即墨 ji2mo4 lonely
效率 xiao4lv4 efficiency