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accept or refuse
add - subtract
admit -
deny
adult, grownup -
kid, child
After suffering comes happiness
afraid of death -
without fear
ancestor -
descendant
animal -
plant
anxiety -
free from anxiety
arrogance -
humble and polite
arrow -
target for archery
auntie (father's side) -
auntie (mother's side)
auspicious - inauspicious
back and forth
bad guy -
benevolent fellow
beautiful life -
dark side of life, the
beautiful - ugly
beggar -
give alms
beginner -
experienced doer
believe -
doubt; suspect
beloved daughter -
beloved son
Benefit goes to the humble
bestow -
accept
big - small
big brother -
big sister
Big Folk -
Little Folk
bitter - sweet
black and white
boiling point -
freezing point
borrow - return
bride -
bridegroom
bridesmaid -
best man
brightness -
dark; darkness
brightness and darkness
brothers -
sisters
bullet -
bullet-proof
burden
reduce burden
burglar; thief
burglarproof
buy - sell
buy and sell
carefree -
worry about
carnivore -
vegetarian
cause - effect
circle - square
change -
unchanged
chaos; disorderly -
harmony, harmonious
China -
Taiwan
(two countries in opposing/confronting positions)
civilian -
noble; aristocrat
civilized -
uncivilized
classic, classical -
modern times
clear and evident -
confused
clever - clumsy
cold - hot
coma -
regain consciousness
combine -
separate
combine -
split up
come - go
come and go
comedy -
tragedy
complicated -
simple and easy
composed and poised -
shy with strangers
compress -
expansion
concave -
convex
connect; link -
break; cut apart
conservative -
avant-garde
contamination -
purification
cooperate, cooperation -
all by oneself
crisis -
turning point
Crisis is Opportunity
cry - laugh
curve -
straight line
dark - bright
dark; darkness -
well-illuminated
dart -
dartboard
daughter - son
day and night
daytime - night
daytime -
night
death - life
decrease - increase
deep - shallow
deep sentiment -
ruthless
defect -
merit; good qualities
delay -
on time
destroy -
rebirth
difference - similarity
difficult - easy
discrimination -
indiscriminate love
doubt -
doubtless
driver -
passenger
east and west
easy - difficult
economize -
waste
elder brother - elder sister
elder sister - younger sister
eldest daughter -
eldest son
empire, imperial -
colony
employee -
employer
end -
endless
enjoy the happiness -
suffer hardships
enthusiastic -
unconcerned
entrance -
exit
equality -
privilege
ewe -
ram
example -
exception
expect, expectation -
disappointed
expensive - cheap
Extreme pleasure is followed by sorrow
fact -
lie
fail, failure -
success, successful
fair wind -
turbulence
far - near
fast - slow
fat - slim
father and daughter -
father and son
father-in-law (for husband)
v.s.
mother-in-law (for husband)
father-in-law (for wife)
v.s.
mother-in-law (for wife)
fear; afraid of -
without fear
female and male
fiance -
fiancee
fierce birds -
fierce beasts
flood -
flood control
forever -
transient; short period
forgive -
unforgivable
fortunate -
misfortune
fortune, make a -
bankrupt
freeze -
defrost
friend - enemy
full of substance -
shortage; deficiency
fusion; merge -
dissolve
gay -
lesbian
genius -
dumb; stupid
giant -
dwarf
girl - boy
give up -
never give up
glory; honor -
shame
go to war -
return in triumph
god -
goddess
god of sun -
god of moon
godfather -
godmother
good - bad
good and evil
good guy -
bad guy
good omen -
bad omen
good people and exemplary deeds
v.s.
extremely violent and wicked
good points -
weak points
grandfather (maternal) -
grandmother (maternal)
grandparent and grandchild
great-grandfather -
great-grandmother
grief -
joyful; cheerful
hacker -
fire wall
hand-made -
automation
hand-made -
machine
harm -
harmless
hate - love
head - tail
heat wave -
cold wave
Heaven -
Hell
Heaven -
world of mortals
heaven and earth
heavy - light
help, assist -
obstruct, obstacle
honest -
defraud; fraud
honest -
lie; tell a lie
honored -
shame on oneself
hope -
hopeless
host -
hostess
humanity -
bestiality
humble; modest -
haughty; loftily
husband and wife
ice - fire
hypothesis -
unchanging principle
I am hungry -
I am full
I love you -
I hate you
ice water -
boiling water
identical; same -
contrary; opposite
increase - decrease
karma
indoor -
outdoor
infect, infection -
immune, immunity
infect, infection -
quarantine
input -
output
inside -
outside
invention -
plagiarism
jumpy -
quiet and graceful
kindness -
black heart
king -
queen regnant
laugh - cry
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laugh wildly -
weep bitterly
left - right
legal - illegal
life and death
light (weight) -
heavy (weight)
light - shadow
likes and dislikes
link; connect -
cut off
little brother -
little sister
live - die
live or die
long - short
loose - tight
lose or win
lost, I am -
sense of direction
love - hate
low tide - high tide
low-level - high-level
loyal -
traitor
lunar eclipse -
solar eclipse
majority - minority
male - female (animal)
male - female (human)
mama - papa
man - woman , men - women
mare (female horse) -
stud horse
married - unmarried
married, get -
divorce
master and apprentice
master -
servant
master and slave
master -
slave
merriment -
moanful
miniature -
jumbo
misfortune comes bliss
Miss (title) -
Mister (title)
mistake -
correct; right
mistake, make a -
regenerate
mom - dad
mommy - daddy
mortal -
goddess; celestial being
mother - father
mother and daughter -
mother and son
mountain - ocean
movie star -
paparazzi
narrow - wide
natural - artificial
naughty child -
naughty girl
near - far
niece -
nephew
NO - YES
normal -
unusual
North America -
South America
North Korea -
South Korea
North Pole - South Pole
obstacle; barrier -
smooth, smoothly
occasionally -
inevitable
odd number - even number
on-line - off-line
open - close
open fire - cease file
optimistic - pessimistic
order - disorder
origin of a story -
outcome; denouement
overcome -
compromise
pain, painful -
relieve pain
panic -
free from worry
papa - mama
parents; father and mother
password -
decode
pause -
continue; go on
peace times -
anarchy disorder times
penalty - reward
perfect in every way -
full of mistakes
persecute -
protect
phoenix (female) -
phoenix (male)
plague -
vaccine
poet -
poetess
poor - rich
positive - negative
possible -
impossible
present life -
next life
primary causes -
consequences
prince -
princess
problem - solution
problem -
solution
professional - amateur
profit from a misfortune
prototype -
duplica
query -
explaination
rain -
clear sky
rainy day - sunny day
rational, rationality -
romantic; sensibility
read - write
reader - writer
real, reality -
unreal; intangible
reanimation -
annihilate
regret -
no regrets
remarkable man -
remarkable woman
resist -
submissive
reward and punishment
right - left
right and wrong
right hand - left hand
rising sun -
setting sun
risk; danger -
safe, safety
rooster -
hen
safety - danger
safe and sound -
unsafe; dangerous
satisfied -
unsatisfied
seawater - freshwater
selfish -
unselfish
sell - buy
shadow - light
shallow - deep
she - he
short - high
short - long
sibling
simple - complicated
sink - float
sinner -
trial
slave - master
small - big
soft -
hard; firm
Softness can overcome the hardest
software -
hardware
solidarity -
disunite
son and daughter
south - north
spear - shield
spend money -
save money
stable -
unstable
starting point -
final point
strong - weak
suffer pains of conscience -
no qualms
suicide -
cherish life
summer solstice -
winter solstice
sun and moon
sunrise - sunset
superman -
ordinary person
support -
boycott
swan -
ugly duckling
taboo -
no restrictions at all
talented man -
talented woman
tall - short
teacher - student
teacher -
student
Things will develop in the opposite direction
when they become extreme.
tiger -
tigress
tight - loose
trap -
release a captured animal
Tropic of Cancer -
Tropic of Capricorn
truth -
false impressions
trust -
betray
Trust Me -
Trust No One
turbid - clear
uncle (father's elder brother)
uncle (father's younger brother)
uncle (mother's brothers)
undertake completely -
afraid of getting involved
understand - misunderstand
unselfish - selfish
unforgettable -
fade from one's memory
upper -
down; under
upstairs - downstairs
Ursa Major (constellation) -
Ursa Minor (constellation)
useful - useless
vacancy - full
vigilant in peace time
vin blanc (French) -
vin rouge (French)
virgin (woman - man)
virtue - evil
virus -
immune
wake - sleep
war - peace
warlike; war-mongering -
peace; peaceful
water - fire
wax and wane
we; us -
they; them
weak - strong
well-being -
miserable
wet - dry
What is your name? -
My name is...
white horse -
dark horse
wild - tame
witch -
wizard
woman - man , women - men
work -
rest
work, go to -
off duty
young boy -
young girl
youngest daughter -
youngest son
yesterday -
tomorrow
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