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day 175views and principles

unit 23 · study and research

    views and principles

    Talk about opinions, principles and intentions: agree and disagree politely, explain what you really meant, and sum up with 概括来说.

    today’s words

    • 见解 jiànjiě · view, opinion, insight
    • 高见 gāojiàn · your wise opinion (polite)
    • 观感 guāngǎn · impressions
    • 共识 gòngshí · consensus
    • 分歧 fēnqí · difference (of opinion); divergent
    • 异议 yìyì · objection
    • 偏见 piānjiàn · prejudice, bias
    • 偏向 piānxiàng · to be partial to; tendency
    • 偏差 piānchā · deviation, error
    • 是非 shìfēi · right and wrong; gossip
    • 真理 zhēnlǐ · truth
    • 情理 qínglǐ · reason, sense (what people feel is right)
    • 常理 chánglǐ · common sense, normal logic
    • 伦理 lúnlǐ · ethics
    • 教条 jiàotiáo · dogma; dogmatic
    • 准则 zhǔnzé · norm, standard (of conduct)
    • 尺度 chǐdù · yardstick, scale
    • 基准 jīzhǔn · benchmark, standard
    • 水准 shuǐzhǔn · level, standard
    • 底线 dǐxiàn · bottom line
    • 宗旨 zōngzhǐ · aim, purpose (of an organisation)
    • 出发点 chūfādiǎn · starting point; motive
    • 初衷 chūzhōng · original intention
    • 本意 běnyì · original meaning or intention
    • 用意 yòngyì · intention, purpose
    • 意图 yìtú · intention; to intend
    • 意向 yìxiàng · intention, interest (to do a deal)
    • 意愿 yìyuàn · wish, will
    • 意味 yìwèi · meaning, hint, flavour
    • 意料 yìliào · to expect, anticipate
    • 企图 qǐtú · to attempt (usually bad); attempt
    • 导向 dǎoxiàng · guidance, orientation; to guide
    • 指向 zhǐxiàng · to point to; direction
    • 定向 dìngxiàng · directional; targeted
    • 动摇 dòngyáo · to waver, shake

    sentences

    • 这件事您有什么高见? · What’s your view on this?
    • 我们在这个问题上有分歧。 · We disagree on this point.
    • 我对他没有偏见。 · I have nothing against him.
    • 说实话是我的底线。 · Telling the truth is my bottom line.
    • 对不起,我的本意不是这样。 · Sorry, that’s not what I meant.