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Women Destroying Makeup

哪něi个gè地方dì fang的de人rén最zuì爱ài漂亮piào liang?

可能kě néng很多hěn duō人rén会huì想到xiǎng dào韩国Hán guó,在zài那里nà lǐ几乎jī hū每měi个gè女性nǚ xìng都dōu会huì先xiān化妆huà zhuāng再zài出门chū mén。

不过bù guò当地dāng dì最近zuì jìn正zhèng掀起xiān qǐ一yī场cháng"逃脱táo tuō束缚shù fù”运动yùn dòng,部分bù fen女性nǚ xìng开始kāi shǐ反思fǎn sī是否shì fǒu人人rén rén都dōu要yào追求zhuī qiú同tóng一yī种zhǒng美měi的de标准biāo zhǔn:白bái皮肤pí fū、大dà眼睛yǎn jing、高gāo鼻梁bí liáng等děng。

更gèng有yǒu许多xǔ duō韩国Hán guó女性nǚ xìng在zài社交shè jiāo媒体méi tǐ上传shàng chuán摧毁cuī huǐ化妆品huà zhuāng pǐn的de照片zhào piàn或huò视频shì pín,来lái表明biǎo míng自己zì jǐ要yào摆脱bǎi tuō化妆huà zhuāng的de劳累láo lèi人生rén shēng。

在zài韩国Hán guó,女性nǚ xìng通常tōng cháng每měi天tiān要yào花huā好hǎo几jǐ个gè小时xiǎo shí化妆huà zhuāng,在zài上班shàng bān之前zhī qián两liǎng小时xiǎo shí起床qǐ chuáng化妆huà zhuāng,睡觉shuì jiào前qián还hái要yào进行jìn xíng复杂fù zá的de护肤hù fū程序chéng xù,一般yī bān有yǒu10个gè以上yǐ shàng的de步骤bù zhòu。

"逃脱táo tuō束缚shù fù"是shì#MeToo时期shí qī韩国Hán guó爆发bào fā的de最zuì新xīn一yī次cì女权nǚ quán运动yùn dòng。

根据gēn jù世界shì jiè经济jīng jì论坛lùn tán的de排名pái míng,韩国Hán guó的de性别xìng bié平等píng děng状况zhuàng kuàng在zài144个gè国家guó jiā中zhōng排名pái míng仅jǐn第dì116。

放弃fàng qì了le美容měi róng习惯xí guàn的de女性nǚ xìng称chēng自己zì jǐ为wéi"美丽měi lì抵抗者dǐ kàng zhě",这zhè也yě是shì她们tā men对duì高度gāo dù男权nán quán的de韩国Hán guó社会shè huì的de抵制dǐ zhì行动xíng dòng的de一yī部分bù fen。

韩国Hán guó社会shè huì一直yī zhí强调qiáng diào女性nǚ xìng的de美丽měi lì外表wài biǎo是shì人生rén shēng成功chéng gōng的de关键guān jiàn。

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Vocabulary 128 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
哪 něiwhich? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
人 rénperson; people
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
爱 àito love; to be fond of; to like
漂亮 piào liangpretty; beautiful
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
想到 xiǎng dàoto think of / to call to mind / to anticipate
韩国 Hán guóSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) / (historical) Han, one of the Seven Warring States
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
那里 nà lǐthere; that place
几乎 jī hūalmost; nearly; practically
每 měieach / every
女性 nǚ xìngwoman / the female sex
都 dōuall; both; entirely
先 xiānbeforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now
化妆 huà zhuāngto put on makeup
再 zàithen (after sth, and not until then)
出门 chū ménto go out / to leave home / to go on a journey / (of a woman) to get married
不过 bù guòbut / however
当地 dāng dìlocal
最近 zuì jìnrecently
正 zhèngexactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place)
掀起 xiān qǐto lift; to raise / (of a storm) to surge; to stir up / (fig.) to trigger; set off
一 yīone / single / a (article)
场 chángclassifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
逃脱 táo tuōto run away / to escape
束缚 shù fùto bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
运动 yùn dòngcampaign
部分 bù fenpart; portion; piece
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
反思 fǎn sīto think back over sth / to review / to revisit / to rethink
是否 shì fǒuwhether (or not) / if / is or isn't
人人 rén réneveryone / every person
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
追求 zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after
同 tónglike / same / similar / alike
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
美 měibeautiful / very satisfactory; good
标准 biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion
白 báiwhite / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / reactionary / anti-communist
皮肤 pí fūskin
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
眼睛 yǎn jingeye
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
鼻梁 bí liángbridge of the nose
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
有 yǒuto have; there is
许多 xǔ duōmany / a lot of / much
社交 shè jiāointeraction / social contact
媒体 méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
上传 shàng chuánto upload
摧毁 cuī huǐto destroy; to wreck
化妆品 huà zhuāng pǐncosmetic / makeup product
照片 zhào piànphotograph / picture
或 huòor
视频 shì pínvideo
来 lái(between two verbs) in order to
表明 biǎo míngto make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
摆脱 bǎi tuōto break away from / to cast off / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself
劳累 láo lèitired / exhausted / worn out
人生 rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)
通常 tōng chángusually; normally
天 tiānday
花 huāto spend (money, time)
好 hǎo(before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
几 jǐseveral / a few
小时 xiǎo shíhour
上班 shàng bānto go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office
之前 zhī qiánbefore / prior to
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
起床 qǐ chuángto get out of bed; to get up
睡觉 shuì jiàoto go to bed / to sleep
前 qiánago / before / BC / former / formerly
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
复杂 fù zácomplicated; complex
护肤 hù fūskincare
程序 chéng xùprocedures / sequence / order / computer program
一般 yī bāngenerally / in general
以上 yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more
步骤 bù zhòuprocedure / step
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
时期 shí qīperiod / phase
爆发 bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
新 xīnnew; newly
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
女权 nǚ quánwomen's rights
根据 gēn jùaccording to / based on
世界 shì jièworld
经济 jīng jìeconomic
论坛 lùn tánforum (for discussion)
排名 pái míngranking
性别 xìng biésex; gender
平等 píng děngequality
状况 zhuàng kuàngcondition; state; situation
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
仅 jǐnbarely / only / merely
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
放弃 fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
美容 měi róngto improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify
习惯 xí guànhabit / custom / usual practice
称 chēngto name
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
美丽 měi lìbeautiful
抵抗者 dǐ kàng zhěa resister; someone who resists or opposes something
这 zhèthis; these
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
她们 tā menthey; them (females)
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
高度 gāo dùhighly
男权 nán quánmale-dominated power; patriarchy
社会 shè huìsociety
抵制 dǐ zhìto resist / to boycott / to refuse (to cooperate) / to reject
行动 xíng dòngoperation / action
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
强调 qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement) / to stress
外表 wài biǎooutside / outward appearance
成功 chéng gōngsuccess
关键 guān jiàncrucial point / crux / key