Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

zuògōng jiǎngjiu exquisite workmanship
jiǎngzuò 讲座 N lecture, course of lectures 当代中国经济讲座 dāngdài Zhōngguó jīngjì jiǎngzuò lecture(s) on
Contemporary Chinese Economy
jiǎng 奖 TRAD 獎 V & N award; prize, award ■ 这首 诗怎么翻译成中文？谁翻得好，就奖给谁一本词
典。Zhè shǒu shī zěnme fānyì chéng Zhōngwén? Shéi fānde hǎo, jiù jiǎnggei shéi yì běn cídiǎn.
How may this poem be translated into Chinese? Whoever gives the best translation will be awarded
a dictionary. ■ 这个电影得过奖，不过一点也不好 看。Zhège diànyǐng déguo jiǎng, búguò
yìdiǎn yě bù hǎokàn. This film has won an award, but isn’t at all interesting. 奖杯 jiǎngbēi trophy,
cup (given as a prize) / 奖金 jiǎngjīn prize money, bonus, award
jiǎnglì 奖励 [comp: 奖 reward + 励 encourage] V reward in order to encourage 奖励助人为乐者 jiǎnglì
zhù-rén-wéi-lè zhě reward and encourage a good Samaritan
jiǎngshǎng 奖赏 V award, reward
jiǎngxuéjīn 奖学金 [modif: 奖 award + 学 study + 金 gold, money] N scholarship ■ 他获得了教育 部
奖学金，去英国进修一年。Tā huòdéle jiàoyùbù jiǎngxuéjīn, qù Yīngguó jìnxiū yì nián. He was
granted a Ministry of Education scholarship for a year of advanced studies in the UK.
jiǎng 桨 TRAD 槳 N oar (把 bǎ)
jiàng 降 V fall, lower (ANTONYM 升 shēng) ■ 一天中 气温降了十度。Yì tiān zhōng qìwēn jiàngle shí dù.
The temperature fell by ten degrees within a day.
jiàngdī 降低 [comp: 降 fall + 低 lower] (ANTONYM 升高 shēnggāo) V lower, cut, reduce ■ 顾客很 少，他
们只能降低价格。Gùkè hěn shǎo, tāmen zhǐnéng jiàngdī jiàgé. As there were few customers,
they had to reduce prices. ■ 很多老年人觉得 社会道德水平降低了。Hěn duō lǎoniánrén juéde
shèhuì dàodé shuǐpíng jiàngdī le. Quite a few elderly people feel that the level of morality in
society has declined.
jiànglín 降临 V befall, arrive
jiàngluò 降落 V descend, land 降落伞 jiàngluòsǎn parachute
jiàng 酱 TRAD 醬 N soy paste
jiàngyóu 酱油 [comp: 酱 soybean + 油 oil, sauce] N soy sauce ■ 做中国菜怎么少得了酱油呢？Zuò
Zhōngguó cài zěnme shǎodeliǎo jiàngyóu ne? How can one cook Chinese dishes without soy
sauce?
jiāo 交 V hand over, pay (bills, fees) ■ 这件事交 给我办吧。Zhè jiàn shì jiāogei wǒ bàn ba. Hand this
matter over for me to deal with. ■ 这个月的电 费你交了吗？Zhè ge yuè de diànfèi nǐ jiāole ma?
Have you paid this month’s electricity bill?
jiāochā 交叉 V intersect, cross 交叉点 jiāochādiǎn Same as 交点 jiāodiǎn
jiāodài 交代 V 1 leave word, hand over 交代任务 jiāo dài rènwu give information about a job, brief on a task
2 confess (a wrongdoing)
jiāohuàn 交换 [comp: 交 transfer + 换 exchange] V exchange ■ 主客交换了礼物。Zhǔkè jiāohuànle
lǐwù. The host and the guest exchanged gifts. ■ 这 两个大学每年交换五名学生。Zhè liǎng ge
dàxué měi nián jiāohuàn wǔmíng xuésheng. The two universities exchange five students every
year.
jiāojì 交际 V & N make social contacts; social contact, social intercourse, communication ■ 他善于 交
际，朋友很多。Tā shànyú jiāojì, péngyou hěn duō. He is good at making social contacts and has
numerous friends. ■ 和不同的人交际要用不同的 方法。Hé bùtóng de rén jiāojì yào yòng
bùtóng de fāngfǎ. You should use different ways to maintain social contact with different people.
jiāojìfèi 交际费 N entertainment expense
jiāojìhuā 交际花 N social butterfly
jiāojìwǔ 交际舞 N ballroom dancing
jiāoliú 交流 [comp: 交 associate with + 流 flow] V exchange, communicate ■ 老师们常常在一起交流
教学经验。Lǎoshīmen chángcháng zài yìqǐ jiāoliú jiàoxué jīngyàn. Teachers often get together to
exchange teaching experiences.
jiāoshè 交涉 V negotiate
jiāotōng 交通 [comp: 交 transfer + 通 open, through] N transport, transportation, traffic ■ 火车 仍然是