A Study Guide to the AP Chinese Language & Culture Test (all words)

地球

dìqiú the Earth (planet)

地球村

dìqiúcūn the global village

东半球

dōngbànqiú Eastern Hemisphere

太平洋

Tàipíngyáng the Pacific Ocean

亚洲

Yàzhōu Asia

东部

dōngbù the east; the eastern part

总面积

zǒngmiànji total surface area

约

yuē approximately, about

平方公里

píngfāng gōnglǐ square kilometer

略大于

lüè dàyú a little bigger

仅次于

jǐncìyú second only to; preceded only by

地形

dìxíng terrain; topography; landscape; landform

复杂多样

fùzá duōyàng complex with great variety

陆地

lùdì land; dry land (as opposed to the sea)

海洋

hǎiyáng ocean

岛

dǎo island

高原

gāoyuán plateau; highland

草原

cǎoyuán grassland; prairie

平原

píngyuán field; plain; flatlands

森林

sēnlín forest

盆地

péndì basin (geography)

沙漠

shāmò desert

江河

jiānghé great rivers

以及

yǐjí as well as; too; (formal) and

气候

qìhòu climate; atmosphere; weather

气温

qìwēn air temperature

温差

wēnchā difference in temperature

平均

píngjūn average; mean; share equally

以上

yǐshàng more than; above; over

以下

yǐxià below; under; following; less than

热带

rèdài tropic; tropical

四季分明

sìjìfēnmíng four seasons with typical climates

纬度

wěidù latitude (geography)

经度

jīngdù longitude

总人口

zǒngrénkǒu total population

占

zhàn, zhān occupy; seize; constitute

民族

mínzú nationality; ethnic group

少数民族

shǎoshù mínzú minority nationality; ethnic group

汉族

Hànzú Han ethnic group

蒙古族

měnggǔzú Mongol ethnicity/nationality

藏族

Zàngzú Zang (Tibetan) ethnic group

主要

zhǔyào main; principal; major

分布在

fēnbù zài distributes in...

文明

wénmíng civilization; civilized; culture

公元前

gōngyuánqián BCE (before the Common Era); B.C. (before Christ)

中华

Zhōnghuá the Chinese nation; China

华夏

Huáxià China (archaic name)

古老的

gǔlǎo de ancient; age-old

国旗

guóqí national flag

国徽

guóhuī national emblem

国歌

guógē national anthem

国庆日

guóqìngrì national day of many countries; PRC National Day on Oct 1st; Taiwan National Day on Oct 10

总统

zǒngtǒng president (of a country)

省

shěng, xǐng "to save; economize; omit; province

市

shì market; city

自治区

zìzhìqū autonomous region

特别行政区

tèbié xíngzhèng qū Special Administrative Region

汉语

Hànyǔ Chinese (language)

对外汉语

duìwàihànyǔ Chinese as a foreign language

口语

kǒuyǔ spoken language; colloquial speech

阅读

yuèdú to read; reading

写作

xiězuò writing; composition; written works

词汇

cíhuì vocabulary

发音

fāyīn pronounce; articulate; pronunciation

声调

shēngdiào tone; note

意思

yìsi meaning; idea; opinion

汉子

hànzi man; fellow; husband

笔画

bǐhuà strokes of a Chinese character

笔顺

bǐshùn stroke order (of a character)

部首

bùshǒu radical (by which characters are ordered in dictionaries)

字体

zìtǐ font; style of calligraphy

字义

zìyì the meaning of a character

常用字

chángyòngzì frequently used character

繁体字

fántǐzì traditional Chinese character

简体字

jiǎntǐzì simplified Chinese characters

互相了解

hùxiāng liǎojiě know each other

互相促进

hùxiāng cùjìn help each other forward

互相支持

hùxiāngzhīchí support each other

面对问题

miànduì...wèntí face the problem of... (something)

共同努力

gòngtóngnǔlì work together; collaborate

应对挑战

yìngduì tiǎozhàn meet the challenge

重要意义

zhòngyàoyìyì important significance

语言

yǔyán language

人类

rénlèi humanity; human race; mankind

交流工具

jiāoliú gōngjù communication tool

更多地了解

gèng duō de liǎojiě know more

更深地了解

gèng shēn de liǎojiě know in greater depth

增进友谊

zēngjìn yǒuyì to promote friendship

国际

guójì international

地位

dìwèi position; status; (social, political, international etc.) standing

提升

tíshēng promote; upgrade; raise

经济

jīngjì economy; economic

快速

kuàisù high-speed; rapid; fast

发展

fāzhǎn develop; development; growth

听力

tīnglì listening comprehension

阅读能力

yuèdúnénglì reading skills

正确

zhèngquè correct; proper

流利

liúlì fluent; smooth

提高水平

tígāo shuǐpíng Increase level

提高能力

tígāo...... nénglì improve ability