Values and opinions: HSK 7-9 观念与看法：HSK 七至九级

传统价值观是相对的。

Chuántǒng jiàzhíguān shì xiāngduì de.

Traditional values are relative.

父母的言行会影响孩子的价值观。

Fùmǔ de yánxíng huì yǐngxiǎng háizi de jiàzhíguān.

Parents' words and actions influence their children's values.

旅行改变了我的世界观。

Lǚxíng gǎibiànle wǒ de shìjièguān.

Traveling changed my worldview.

世界观不同的人也能做朋友。

Shìjièguān bùtóng de rén yě néng zuò péngyou.

People with different worldviews can still be friends.

失败让我感悟到很多。

Shībài ràng wǒ gǎnwù dào hěn duō.

Failure made me realize a lot.

他感悟到了健康的重要。

Tā gǎnwù dàole jiànkāng de zhòngyào.

He came to realize how important health is.

我没有偏见。

Wǒ méiyǒu piānjiàn.

I have no prejudice.

别让偏见固化你的想法。

Bié ràng piānjiàn gùhuà nǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

Don't let prejudice make your thinking rigid.

老板对新来的同事有成见。

Lǎobǎn duì xīn lái de tóngshì yǒu chéngjiàn.

The boss has a bias against the new colleague.

有些人对农村人有很深的成见。

Yǒuxiē rén duì nóngcūn rén yǒu hěn shēn de chéngjiàn.

Some people hold deep prejudices against people from the countryside.

她是个很感性的人，容易哭。

Tā shì gè hěn gǎnxìng de rén, róngyì kū.

She is a very emotional person and cries easily.

艺术需要感性，也需要理性。

Yìshù xūyào gǎnxìng, yě xūyào lǐxìng.

Art needs sensibility as well as reason.

对别人要宽容一点。

Duì biéren yào kuānróng yìdiǎn.

You should be a bit more tolerant of others.

请宽容我这一次吧。

Qǐng kuānróng wǒ zhè yícì ba.

Please forgive me just this once.

夫妻之间需要互相包容。

Fūqī zhījiān xūyào hùxiāng bāoróng.

Husband and wife need to be tolerant of each other.

谢谢你一直包容我的坏脾气。

Xièxie nǐ yìzhí bāoróng wǒ de huàipíqì.

Thank you for always putting up with my bad temper.

她为了虚荣花光了积蓄。

Tā wèile xūróng huāguāng le jīxù.

She spent all her savings out of vanity.

她买名牌包只是为了虚荣。

Tā mǎi míngpái bāo zhǐshì wèile xūróng.

She buys designer bags just out of vanity.

亲戚们一见面就爱攀比。

Qīnqimen yí jiànmiàn jiù ài pānbǐ.

My relatives love to compare themselves with each other as soon as they meet.

同学们总攀比谁的手机贵。

Tóngxuémen zǒng pānbǐ shéi de shǒujī guì.

The classmates are always comparing whose phone is more expensive.

你不要把读书看得太功利。

Nǐ búyào bǎ dúshū kàn de tài gōnglì.

Don't look at studying in too utilitarian a way.

他做事太功利，只看有没有用。

Tā zuòshì tài gōnglì, zhǐ kàn yǒuméiyǒu yòng.

He is too utilitarian and only looks at whether something is useful.

我们信仰佛教。

Wǒmen xìnyǎng Fójiào.

We believe in Buddhism.

他从小就信仰佛教。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xìnyǎng Fójiào.

He has believed in Buddhism since he was a child.

做实验不能造假，这是底线。

Zuò shíyàn bùnéng zàojiǎ, zhè shì dǐxiàn.

You can't fake results in an experiment; that's the bottom line.

这是我的底线，不能再退了。

Zhè shì wǒ de dǐxiàn, bùnéng zài tuìle.

This is my bottom line, and I can't give any more ground.

他站在山顶向四周观望。

Tā zhàn zài shāndǐng xiàng sìzhōu guānwàng.

He stood on the mountaintop and looked around.

股市不稳，大家都在观望。

Gǔshì bù wěn, dàjiā dōu zài guānwàng.

The stock market is unstable, so everyone is waiting and watching.

她不在乎世俗的眼光。

Tā búzàihu shìsú de yǎnguāng.

She doesn't care about conventional opinion.

他不想被世俗的看法限制。

Tā bùxiǎng bèi shìsú de kànfǎ xiànzhì.

He doesn't want to be limited by conventional views.

他欠我一个人情。

Tā qiàn wǒ yí gè rénqíng.

He owes me a favour.

你欠我一个人情。

Nǐ qiàn wǒ yí gè rénqíng.

You owe me a favor.

你的见解很有趣。

Nǐ de jiànjiě hěn yǒuqù.

Your opinion is very interesting.

你对这件事有什么见解？

Nǐ duì zhè jiàn shì yǒu shénme jiànjiě?

What is your opinion on this matter?

多读书能增长见识。

Duō dúshū néng zēngzhǎng jiànshi.

Reading more books broadens your knowledge.

她很有见识，说话有道理。

Tā hěn yǒu jiànshi, shuōhuà yǒu dàoli.

She has real insight, and what she says makes sense.

多旅行能增加我们的阅历。

Duō lǚxíng néng zēngjiā wǒmen de yuèlì.

Traveling more can broaden our experience.

她年轻，天真而又缺乏阅历。

Tā niánqīng, tiānzhēn ér yòu quēfá yuèlì.

She's young, naive and inexperienced.

他慢慢领悟了这个道理。

Tā mànmàn lǐngwù le zhège dàoli.

Little by little, he came to understand this truth.

你领悟到我的意思了吗？

Nǐ lǐngwù dào wǒ de yìsi le ma?

Do you understand what I mean?

时间过得真快，她不禁感慨。

Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, tā bùjīn gǎnkǎi.

Time flies, and she couldn't help sighing ruefully.

看着旧照片，奶奶感慨了很久。

Kànzhe jiù zhàopiān, nǎinai gǎnkǎile hěn jiǔ.

Looking at the old photos, grandma sighed wistfully for a long time.

请以尊严对待我。

Qǐng yǐ zūnyán duìdài wǒ.

Treat me with dignity.

不能践踏别人的尊严。

Bùnéng jiàntà biéren de zūnyán.

You must not trample on other people's dignity.

这是道是非题吗？

Zhè shì dào shìfēi tí ma?

Is that a yes-no question?

他被卷进了是非中。

Tā bèi juǎn jìnle shìfēi zhōng.

He was involved in the trouble.

做研究要实事求是。

Zuò yánjiū yào shíshìqiúshì.

Research should seek truth from facts.

做研究必须实事求是。

Zuò yánjiū bìxū shíshìqiúshì.

Research must seek truth from facts.

他名声很好。

Tā míngshēng hěn hǎo.

He has a good reputation.

他的名声很好。

Tā de míngshēng hěn hǎo.

He has a good reputation.

他做事很务实，从不空谈。

Tā zuòshì hěn wùshí, cóngbù kōngtán.

He is very pragmatic in his work and never just talks.

做领导的要务实，不能只会开会。

Zuò lǐngdǎo de yào wùshí, bùnéng zhǐ huì kāihuì.

A leader has to deal with real matters and can't just hold meetings.

这门课讲的是伦理问题。

Zhè mén kèjiǎng de shì lúnlǐ wèntí.

This course is about ethical issues.

用动物做实验符合伦理吗？

Yòng dòngwù zuò shíyàn fúhé lúnlǐ ma?

Is it ethical to experiment on animals?

维持一个人的声誉是很难的。

Wéichí yí gè rén de shēngyù shì hěn nán de.

It is hard to maintain one's reputation.

丑闻让他付出了失去声誉的代价。

Chǒuwén ràng tā fùchūle shīqù shēngyù de dàijià.

That scandal cost him his reputation.

我不歧视人。

Wǒ bù qíshì rén.

I don't discriminate.

法律不允许因种族而歧视别人。

Fǎlǜ bù yǔnxǔ yīn zhǒngzú ér qíshì biéren.

The law doesn't allow discrimination against others because of race.

他有很高的政治觉悟。

Tā yǒu hěn gāo de zhèngzhì juéwù.

He has a high level of political consciousness.

菩提的意思就是觉悟。

Pútí de yìsi jiùshì juéwù.

Bodhi simply means awakening.

许多民族都崇尚英雄。

Xǔduō mínzú dōu chóngshàng yīngxióng.

Many peoples revere heroes.

古人崇尚英雄，常写诗赞美。

Gǔrén chóngshàng yīngxióng, cháng xiěshī zànměi.

People in ancient times revered heroes and often wrote poems praising them.

她的声望越来越高了。

Tā de shēngwàng yuèláiyuè gāole.

Her prestige keeps growing higher.

那件丑闻严重影响了公司的声望。

Nà jiàn chǒuwén yánzhòng yǐngxiǎngle gōngsī de shēngwàng.

That scandal seriously damaged the company's reputation.

他每天睡前都会反省自己。

Tā měitiān shuì qián dōu huì fǎnxǐng zìjǐ.

He reflects on himself every night before bed.

你犯了错，应该好好反省。

Nǐ fànle cuò, yīnggāi hǎohǎo fǎnxǐng.

You made a mistake, so you should examine your conscience.

做错事后，他良知不安。

Zuò cuòshì hòu, tā liángzhī bù'ān.

After doing wrong, his conscience was troubled.

心学认为人人生来有良知。

Xīn xué rènwéi rén rénshēng lái yǒu liángzhī.

The School of Mind holds that everyone is born with an innate sense of right and wrong.

人生总要有取舍。

Rénshēng zǒng yào yǒu qǔshě.

In life you always have to decide what to keep and what to give up.

两份工作，你怎么取舍？

Liǎng fèn gōngzuò, nǐ zěnme qǔshě?

With two job offers, how will you choose?

他试着与时俱进。

Tā shìzhe yǔshíjùjìn.

He is trying to keep up with the current of the times.

语言会与时俱进。

Yǔyán huì yǔshíjùjìn.

Language keeps in step with the times.

他跳进河里救人，真是见义勇为！

Tā tiàojìn hé lǐ jiù rén, zhēnshi jiànyìyǒngwéi!

He jumped into the river to save someone, which was truly brave and selfless!

市政府表扬了见义勇为的年轻人。

Shìzhèngfǔ biǎoyángle jiànyìyǒngwéi de niánqīngrén.

The city government praised the young man who took brave action to help.

学外语必须持之以恒。

Xué wàiyǔ bìxū chízhīyǐhéng.

Learning a foreign language takes perseverance.

想减肥就要持之以恒。

Xiǎng jiǎnféi jiùyào chízhīyǐhéng.

If you want to lose weight, you have to persevere.

他自强不息，考上了大学。

Tā zìqiángbùxī, kǎoshàngle dàxué.

He kept striving unremittingly and got into university.

他身体不好，但一直自强不息。

Tā shēntǐ bù hǎo, dàn yìzhí zìqiángbùxī.

His health is poor, but he has always striven tirelessly to better himself.

请谈谈你这次旅行的观感。

Qǐng tántán nǐ zhècì lǚxíng de guāngǎn.

Please tell us your observations on this trip.

你对这座城市的观感怎么样？

Nǐ duì zhè zuò chéngshì de guāngǎn zěnmeyàng?

What are your impressions of this city?

他励志要当一名医生。

Tā lìzhì yào dāng yì míng yīshēng.

He is determined to become a doctor.

他常给学生讲励志故事。

Tā cháng gěi xuésheng jiǎng lìzhì gùshi.

He often tells his students inspirational stories.

谁都知道知足常乐。

Shéi dōu zhīdào zhīzúchánglè.

Everybody knows that happiness is in contentment.

他过得简单，真是知足常乐。

Tā guò de jiǎndān, zhēnshi zhīzúchánglè.

He lives simply, truly happy with what he has.