day 177pros, cons and nonsense
unit 24 · reason and argumentpros, cons and nonsense
Weigh pros and cons, call out nonsense and say what is proper, and frame a judgement with 归根到底, 无论如何 and 总而言之.
today’s words
- 利弊 lìbì · pros and cons
- 利害 lìhài · gains and losses, stakes
- 要害 yàohài · vital point, crux
- 要紧 yàojǐn · important, urgent
- 要领 yàolǐng · essentials, the knack
- 症结 zhēngjié · crux, sticking point
- 疑点 yídiǎn · point of doubt
- 可疑 kěyí · suspicious
- 蹊跷 qīqiao · odd, fishy
- 误区 wùqū · misconception, pitfall
- 荒诞 huāngdàn · absurd, fantastic
- 荒谬 huāngmiù · absurd, preposterous
- 荒唐 huāngtáng · ridiculous, outrageous
- 离谱儿 lípǔr · outrageous, way off
- 无理 wúlǐ · unreasonable
- 不当 bùdàng · improper, unsuitable
- 得当 dédàng · proper, appropriate
- 妥 tuǒ · appropriate, settled
- 妥当 tuǒdàng · appropriate, proper
- 妥善 tuǒshàn · well arranged, properly
- 稳妥 wěntuǒ · safe, reliable
- 合乎 héhū · to conform to, accord with
- 吻合 wěnhé · to match, tally
- 同等 tóngděng · equal, of the same rank
- 媲美 pìměi · to rival, compare favourably with
- 雷同 léitóng · identical, duplicated (pejorative)
- 反差 fǎnchā · contrast
- 对照 duìzhào · to compare, contrast
- 参照 cānzhào · to refer to, use as a reference
- 先例 xiānlì · precedent
- 特例 tèlì · special case
- 个案 gè'àn · individual case
- 效仿 xiàofǎng · to imitate, follow the example of
- 无条件 wútiáojiàn · unconditional
- 次要 cìyào · secondary, less important
sentences
- 做决定以前，要先权衡利弊。 · Before deciding, weigh up the pros and cons.
- 他一句话就说到了问题的要害。 · With one sentence he went straight to the heart of the problem.
- 这种说法太荒谬了。 · That claim is preposterous.
- 这个价格太离谱儿了！ · That price is outrageous!
- 这样安排比较妥当。 · This arrangement seems the most suitable.