zhòngyīngguànyòngduǎnyù:
  • n.   duì huán jìng de xīn xiān gǎn hěn kuài jiù xiāo shī liǎo .   The novelty of his surroundings soon wore off, ie He grew accustomed to them
  • n.   duì zhè xiāo de fǎn yìng ?   What was his reaction to the news?
  • v.   duì huài xiāo fǎn yìng guò qiáng liè .   He over-reacted to the bad news
  • comb form   zhī zhè xiāo hòu , xià miàn .   turned deathly pale at the news
  • v.   màn màn xiāo shī zài nóng zhōng .   He melted into the thick fog
  • v.   shí jiān xiāo zài chǎng de shàng .   He spends all his time gambling in the casino
  • v.   xiāo gào liǎo quán cūn de rén .   He told the news to everybody in the village
  • v.   xiāo chú de xīn , zǒng jué zhōng .   He could not divest himself of the suspicion that his wife was being unfaithful
  • n.   zuì 'ài de xiāo qiǎn shì diào .   Fishing is his favourite relaxation
  • n.   xiàng shū tàn xiāo .   He tried to pump the secretary for information
  • n.   xiāo chén liǎo nián zhī hòu , yòu huò rèn mìng jìn liǎo nèi .   After a few years in the wilderness he was reappointed to the Cabinet
  • n.   yòng gēn xiāo guò de zhēn zhā jiǎo hòu gēn shàng de shuǐ pào .   He pricked the blister on his heel with a sterilized needle
  • adj.   de gōng zuò tài hěn xiāo .   He has a very negative attitude to his work, ie is not interested in trying to do it well or properly
  • v.   de huì 'ér jiù xiāo liǎo .   His anger soon disappeared
  • indef det   kòngxián shí jiān hěn duō -- xiāo zài huā yuán liǎo .   He has a lot of free time he spends most of it in the garden
  • conj.   gěi men dài lái liǎo jiā de xiāo , mendōu dài tīng zhù .   We listened eagerly, for he brought news of our families