ASIANLAN 202 - L10, 11, 12

地理

geography

家乡

hometown, place of family origin

路线

route, itinerary

了解

to understand, to know about, to be informed

一下子

in an instant

冰灯

ice lantern

火车

train

船

boat, ship

风景

scenic landscape, scenery

河流

river

大多

mostly, for the most part

流

to flow

部

part, section

高原

plateau

山

mountain

而

(conjunction to connect two clauses)

平原

plain

海

sea, ocean

人口

population

主要

main, principal

沙漠

desert

自然

nature, natural

条件

condition

地形

terrain, topography

面积

area (of land)

倍

MW for times by which something is multiplied

过节

to celebrate a holiday

旅游

to travel

景点

scenic spot, tourist spot

到处

all around, all over

人山人海

huge crowds of people

crowded; to push against, to squeeze

短

short

省

province

四季如春

spring-like all year round

少数

few, minority

民资

ethnic group, nationality

南京

Nanjing

哈尔滨

Harbin

新疆

Xinjiang

长江

Yangtze River

黄河

Yellow River

天津

Tianjin

广州

Guangzhou

深圳

Shenzhen

云南

Yunnan

节日

holiday, festival

舅舅

uncle (brother’s mother)

舅妈

aunt (mother’s brother’s wife)

小区

residential development, residential complex

环境

environment, surroundings

除夕

Chinese New Year’s Eve

年夜饭

Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner

墙

wall

贴

to paste, to glue

福

blessing, good fortune

倒

to turn upside down, to go backwards

奇怪

strange, weird

意思

meaning

以

with

代

to replace, to subsitute

酒

alcohol, liquor

举

to lift, to raise

顺利

smooth, successful, without a hitch

to make progress, progressive

干杯

to drink a toast

成功

to succeed; sucessful

晚会

evening gathering, soiree

剩（下）

to leave a surplus, to be left (over)

浪费

to waste, to squander; wasteful

余

surplus; to have a surplus

传统

tradition; traditional

农历

traditional Chinese lunar calendar

初

early, first part of

粽子

sticky-rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves

月饼

moon cakes

团圆

to reunite (as a family)

正月

the first month of the lunar year

元宵

night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month; sweet dumplings made of sticky-rice flour

嘛

particle used to emphasize the obvious

计时

to count time

拜年

to wish someone a happy Chinese New Year, to pay a Chinese New Year call

恭喜

to congratulate

发财

to get rich, to make a fortune

红包

red envelope containing gift money

热闹

lively, buzzing with excitement, bustling with activity

鞭炮

firecracker

春节

Spring Festival, Chinese New Year

中秋节

Mid-Autumn Festival

感恩节

Thanksgiving

元宵节

Lantern Festival

变化

to change; change

末

end

来不及

to not have enough time to do something, to be too late to do something

高铁

high-speed rail

表哥

older male cousin with a different surname

街

street

盖

to build, to construct

自行车

bicycle

上班

to go to work, to start work, to be on duty