ASIALANG 303 - Lesson 9

移民

yímín - immigrant; to immigrate

博士

bóshì - doctorate (academic title), Dr.(academic title)

设计

shèjì - to design; design

嫂子

sǎozi - older brother’s wife

留学

liú xué - to study abroad

硕士

shuòshì - master’s (academic title)

结婚

jiéhūn - to get married, to marry

幸福

xìngfú - happiness; happy

厉害

lìhai - terrible, formidable

侄女

zhínü3 - brother’s daughter

小学

xiǎoxué - elementary school

安排

ānpái - to arrange

钢琴

gāngqín - piano

画画儿

huà huàr - to draw, to paint

抱怨

bàoyuàn - to complain

尊重

zūnzhòng - to respect

选择

xuǎnzé - choice; to choose

反对

fǎnduì - to oppose

认为

rènwéi - to think, to consider

童年

tóngnián - childhood

看法

kànfǎ - point of view

做法

zuòfǎ - ways of doing things, course of action

完全

wánquán - completely, fully; complete, whole

理解

lǐjiě - to understand

望子成龙

wàng zǐ chéng lóng - to hope that one’s son will become successful

望女成凤

wàng nü chéng fèng - to hope that one’s daughter will become successful.

番

fān - (measure word for type or kind)

事业

shìyè - career, undertaking

社会

shèhuì - society

不是… 而是…

búshì…,érshì - it’s not…but…

墨西哥

mòxīgē - Mexico

知识

zhīshi - knowledge