MANDARIN FINAL EXAM

西湖

xi hu - West Lake, a famous lake in China

龙舟

long zhou - dragon boat

赛

sai - game; match; race

农历

nong li - lunar calendar

初

chu - initial; beginning

月

yue - month

正好

zheng hao - coincidence; happen to.

端午节

duan wu jie - Dragon Boat Festival

这么

zhe me - so as in so many

多

duo - many; much; a lot of

热闹

re nao - boisterous

传统

chuan tong - tradition

活动

huo dong - activity; event

每年

mei nian - every year

吸引

xi yin - to attract

很多

hen duo - many; much; a lot of, similar to No.11

些

xie, suo - plural form of 个 - some people

船

chuan - boat; ship

细

xi - slender; thin

长

chang - long

像...(一样)

xiang (yi yang) - like as in like a dragon; to resemble

龙

long - (Chinese) dragon

船头

chuan tou - head of boat; bow

所以

suo yi - therefore

它

ta - it

叫

jiao - to be called; to be named

头

tou - head

尾

wei- tail

五颜六色

wu yan liu se - colorful

好看

hao kan - good looking; pretty; beautiful

满

man - full

那么

na me - so as in so many; see also No 10.

一起

yi qi - together

划

hua - to row

没错

mei kuo - not wrong; correct

旗子

qi zi - flag

锣鼓

luo gu - gong and drum

时

shi - short for 的时候, meaning when

敲锣打鼓

qiao luo da gu - to beat gongs and drums

可以

ke yi - may; can

选手

xuan shou - contestant; player

保持

bao chi - to maintain

相同

xiang tong - same; identical

节奏

jie zou - rhythm

这时

zhe shi - at this moment

所有

suo you - all

都

dou - both or all

飞快

fei kuai - fast; quickly

冲

chong - to rush; to make a dive

出去

chu qu - out

伴随着

ban sui zhe - along with

声

sheng - sound

锣鼓声

luo gu sheng - sound of gongs and drums

加油

jia you - to cheer

动作一致

dong zuo yi zhi- to act together; in unison

向

xiang - towards

终点

zhong dian - end point; finish line; destination

酷

ku - cool

有点

you dian - short for 有一点儿, a little bit

不敢

bu gan - dare not

相信

xiang xin - to believe; to trust

自己

zi ji - self

眼睛

yan jing - eyes

日本

ri ben - Japan

法国

fa guo - France

于

yu - (formal) at

正式

zheng shi - official; formal

成为

cheng wei - to become

亚运会

ya yun hui - Asian Games (compared to Olympic Games)

比赛

bi sai - game; match

项目

xiang mu - (sports) event

世界

shi jie - world

流行

liu xing - popular

GRAMMAR: 每...都

mei... dou - every ...

GRAMMAR: 不但...还

bu dan ... hai - not only..., but also...

GRAMMAR: 又...又

you... you - not only..., but also...

GRAMMAR: 们

men - plural indicator of person

GRAMMAR: 的

de - indicator of adjectives

GRAMMAR: 地

de - indicator of adverbs

GRAMMAR: 得

de - indicator of verb complement

下

xia - to get off (trains, airplane, vehicles)

导游

Dao you - tour guide

接

jie - to pick up someone

酒店

jiŭ diàn － hotel

大巴车

da ba che - (literally) big bus; coach

问

wen - to ask

大家

dà jiā - everyone

知道

zhi dao - To know

互联网

Hu lian wang - the internet

公司

gong si - company; corporation

老板

lao ban - boss

听说

ting shuo - to hear

几乎

Ji hu - almost; nearly

没有人

mei you ren - nobody

以前

Yi qian - before; former; previous

名

ming - measure word for teachers

英语

ying yu - English （language）

趟

tang - time, as in one time, two times.

第一次

di yi ci - first time

觉得

jue de

feel；think