March 30

Question 1

跨国 / 跨國

Answer 1

kuàguó | adj. | transnational, international

Question 2

兴旺 / 興旺

Answer 2

xīngwàng | adj. | prosperous, thriving

Question 3

严密 / 嚴密

Answer 3

yánmì | adj. | strict, tight (as in security)

Question 4

活跃 / 活躍

Answer 4

huóyuè | adj./v. | active; to be active

Question 5

层次 / 層次

Answer 5

céngcì | n. | level, hierarchy

Question 6

广义 / 廣義

Answer 6

guǎngyì | n. | broad sense, wide definition

Question 7

三教九流

Answer 7

sānjiào jiǔliú | n. | people from all walks of life (negative connotation)

Question 8

江湖

Answer 8

jiānghú | n. | the underworld; rivers and lakes (metaphorical)

Question 9

妓女

Answer 9

jìnǚ | n. | prostitute

Question 10

犯罪集团 / 犯罪集團

Answer 10

fànzuì jítuán | n. | criminal organization

Question 11

黑手党 / 黑手黨

Answer 11

hēishǒudǎng | n. | mafia

Question 12

性质 / 性質

Answer 12

xìngzhì | n. | nature, characteristic

Question 13

资产 / 資產

Answer 13

zīchǎn | n. | asset

Question 14

保护伞 / 保護傘

Answer 14

bǎohùsǎn | n. | protector, shield (often illegal)

Question 15

多元化

Answer 15

duōyuánhuà | n./v. | diversification; to diversify

Question 16

结社 / 結社

Answer 16

jiéshè | n./v. | association; to associate

Question 17

勾结 / 勾結

Answer 17

gōujié | v. | to collude, to conspire

Question 18

评估 / 評估

Answer 18

pínggū | v. | to assess, to evaluate

Question 19

滋生

Answer 19

zīshēng | v. | to breed, to spawn

Question 20

失灵 / 失靈

Answer 20

shīlíng | v. | to malfunction, to fail

Question 21

牵连 / 牽連

Answer 21

qiānlián | v. | to involve, to implicate

Question 22

掌控

Answer 22

zhǎngkòng | v. | to control, to command

Question 23

严打 / 嚴打

Answer 23

yándǎ | v. | to crack down; severe crackdown

Question 24

飙升 / 飆升

Answer 24

biāoshēng | v. | to soar, to surge

Question 25

整治

Answer 25

zhěngzhì | v. | to rectify, to overhaul

Question 26

持续 / 持續

Answer 26

chíxù | v. | to continue, to persist