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三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 9-12 [Vocabulary]

Episode 9


1. 全职太太

全职 quánzhí full-time job

职 zhí office; duty

太太 tàitai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife


2. 如有雷同纯属虚构

如 rú as; as if; such as

有 yǒu to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be

雷同 léitóng (verb) mirroring others; identical; echo what others have said; lack

originality

雷 léi thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific; (Chinese surname)

纯属虚构 chúnshǔxūgòu sheer fabrication; out-and-out fabrication

纯属 chúnshǔ to be purely; pure and simple; sheer; outright

纯 chún pure; simple; unmixed; genuine

属 shǔ category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to;

subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to

prove to be; to constitute

虚构 xūgòu to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary

虚 xū emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied;

diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain

构 gòu to construct; to form; to make up; to compose; literary composition; paper

mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)


3. 吐槽 tùcáo (slang) to roast; to ridicule

吐 tù to vomit; to throw up

槽 cáo trough; manger; groove; channel; (Tw) (computing) hard drive; (dialect

measure word for doors, windows); (measure word for time to raise a piglet until big

enough for sale)


4. 染色体异常 chromosome abnormality

染色体 rǎnsè tǐ chromosome

异常 yìcháng exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly

染色 rǎnsè dye

染 rǎn to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add

color washes to a painting

色 sè color; look; appearance; sex; lust

异 yì different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to

separate; to discriminate


5. 卵子 luǎnzǐ ovum

卵 luǎn egg; ovum; spawn

卵子 luǎnzi testicles; penis


6. 精子 jīngzǐ sperm; spermatozoon

精 jīng essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly

perfected; elite; the pick of something; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine);

selected rice (archaic)



Episode 10


What is up with the deception?


Their lack of communication is amazing.


Littering ...


Random guy following her in the street ... sadly too true to life ...


I still don't have a clue what the unpregnant girl does for a living.


This show is kind of similar to Sex in the City. The return of Mr. Big. He put his card in her pocket, aww ... it's kind of cute. I really hope he's not a liar, seems too good to be true.


1. 沪漂 Shanghai drifter

沪 hù short name for Shanghai

漂 piāo to float; to drift


2. 虐待 nüèdài to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment


3. 虚伪 xūwěi false; hypocritical; artificial; sham


4. 作弊 zuòbì to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices



Episode 11


Wow! A man who respects a woman. Kind of sad that I even find that amazing and surprising.


Very poignant father-daughter conversation.


Ooooooh! Fight!


1. 极光 jíguāng aurora (astronomy)


2. 寄宿高中

寄宿 jìsù to stay; to lodge; to board

高中 gāozhōng senior high school; abbr. for 高级中学


3. 例假 lìjià legal holiday; menstrual period


4. 心得 xīndé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding; tips


5. 犒劳 kàoláo to reward with food and drink; to feast (somebody); presents of food etc made to troops


6. 利润 lìrùn profits


7. 敲 qiāo to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip somebody off; to

overcharge


8. 投保份额

投保 tóubǎo to take out insurance; to insure

份额 fèn'é share; portion


9. 姿色占优势

姿色 zīsè good looks (of a woman)

占优势 zhàn yōushì to predominate; to occupy a dominant position


10. 脱单 tuōdān to find oneself a partner


11. 魄力 pòlì courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive


12. 美籍华人 měijí huárén Chinese American


13. 定居 dìngjū to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence


14. 瓦努阿图 wǎ nǔ ā tú Vanuatu in south pacific (formerly New Hebrides)


15. 绩效考核 KPI key performance indicators

绩效 jìxiào performance; results; achievement

考核 kǎohé to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review;

evaluation


16. 脂肪肝 zhīfáng gān fatty liver


17. 闺蜜 guīmì (a woman's) best friend; bosom friend; confidante


18. 显摆 xiǎnbai (dialect) to show off


19. 肠胃炎 chángwèi yán gastroenteritis


20. 走捷径

走 zǒu to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die

(euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走); to change (shape, form,

meaning)

捷径 jiéjìng shortcut

捷 jié victory; triumph; quick; nimble; prompt; Czech; Czech Republic; abbr. for 捷克

径 jìng footpath; track; diameter; straight; directly


21. 家属 jiāshǔ family member; (family) dependent


22. 创可贴 chuāng kě tiē band-aid; sticking plaster

创 chuāng a wound; cut; injury; trauma



Episode 12


Saw that one coming from a mile away.


1. 下岗 xiàgǎng to come off sentry duty; to lay off (a worker); laid-off


2. 红利 hónglì bonus; dividend



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