Theme 3 Beauty and Aesthetics vocabulary for Listening and Reading

风景

fēng jǐng - scenery, landscape

寒假

hán jià - winter vacation; winter break

路线

lùxiàn - route; itinerary

马路

mǎ lù - street / road

铁路

tiělù - railroad

高速公路

gāo sù gōng lù - highway

办公室

bàn gōng shì - office

四季如春

sìjì rú chūn - spring-like all year round

亚洲研究

yàzhōu yánjiū - Asian studies

医院

yīyuàn - hospital

到处

dào chù - everywhere

餐馆

cān guǎn- restaurant

饭店

fàn diàn - restaurant / hotel

饭馆

fànguǎn - restaurant

宾馆

bīn guǎn - hotel

旅馆

lǚguǎn - hotel

旅客

lǚkè - passenger; voyager; traveler

旅游

lǚ yóu - travel, tourism

导游

dǎo yóu - tour guide

美丽

měi lì - beautiful

门票

mén piào - admission ticket

人山人海

rén shān rén hǎi - huge crowds of people

卧铺

wò pù - sleeping berth or bunk on a train

体贴

tǐ tiē - show consideration for

展览馆

Zhǎnlǎn guǎn - exhibition hall

展厅

(zhǎntīng) exhibition hall; gallery

河流

hé liú -river

长江

cháng jiāng - Yangtze river

黄河

Huáng Hé - Yellow River

故乡

gùxiāng - hometown

面积

miànjī - area; dimension

农村

nóngcūn - countryside; village; rural area

城市

city (chéngshì)

高原

gāoyuán - plateau

平原

píngyuán - plain

沙漠

shāmò - desert

山脉

shānmài - mountain range

沿海

yán hǎi - coastal, along the coast

一带

yídài - the area around a particular place (the neighboring area)

海滩

hǎi tān - beach

海洋

hǎi yáng - ocean

省会

shěnghuì - provincial capital

地道

dì dào - original, genuine, authentic

地理

dì lǐ - geography

地形

dìxíng - terrain; topography

广东

Guǎngdōng - Guangdong Province

广州

Guǎngzhōu - Guangzhou (subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong / Canton)

昆明

Kūnmíng - Kunming (capital of Yunnan Province)

云南

yúnnán - Yunnan province in southwest China.

南京

Nanjing (Nánjīng) (a city in China)

天津

Tiānjīn - Tianjin (a city in China)

深圳

Shēnzhèn - Shenzhen (city, Guangdong Province)

四川

Sichuan ( a Chinese province) (sì chuān)

新疆

Xinjiang (an autonomous region of China) (Xīnjiāng)

夏威夷

Xiàwēiyí (Hawaii)

越南

Yuènán - Vietnam

墨西哥

Mexico (Mòxīgē)

纬度

wěidù - latitude

温度

Wēndù - temperature

湿

(shī) wet, moist, humid, damp

干

gàn - dry

名胜古迹

famous scenic spots and historic sites ( míng shèng gǔ jī)

兵马俑

terracotta warriors and horses (bīng mǎ yǒng)

博物馆

museum (bó wù guǎn)

长城

the Great Wall (chángchéng)

朝代

dynasty (cháodài)

游览点

Tour Point (Yóu lǎn diǎn)

历史

history (lìshǐ)

故宫/紫禁城

Forbidden City (gùgōng/zǐ jìn chéng)

宫殿

palace (gōng diàn)

中国城

Zhōngguóchéng - Chinatown

奇怪

qí guài - strange

购物

gòu wù - shopping

古老

gǔlǎo - ancient; old

挂(着)

hanging on (guàzhe)

摆着

(bǎi zhe) place/put

纪念品

jì niàn pǐn - souvenir

旗袍

qípáo - a close-fitting dress with a high neck and a slit skirt

墙

qiáng - wall

圈

quān - circle; to encircle; to mark with a circle (n/v)

丝绸

sīchóu - silk

假山

jiǎ shān - rockery

石头

shí tou - stone

石林

Shílín - The stone forest

园林

garden (yuánlín)

塔

tǎ - pagoda

熊猫

xióngmāo - panda

太极拳

tài jí quán - taichi

武术

wǔshù - martial arts

艺术

yì shù - art

技艺

jì yì - skill

阴阳

yīnyáng - "yin" and "yang" (the two complementary principles in Chinese cosmology, philosophy, medicine, etc.)

功夫

(gōngfu) Kung Fu

联系

lián xì - to contact, connect

起源

qǐ yuán - origin

奥运

(Àoyùn) Olympic Games

翻译

fān yì - translation, to translate

项目

xiàngmù - project

影响

yǐng xiǎng - effect, influence

广播电台

guǎngbō diàntái - radio station