Integrated Chinese Volume 4 Lesson 17

节俭(節儉)

(jiéjiǎn) frugal

存款

(cúnkuǎn)- bank savings

投资(投資)

(tóuzī)- to invest (money)

理财(理財)

(lǐcái)- to manage money

涨(漲)

(zhǎng)- to rise (of water, prices, etc.)

炒股

speculate in stocks (chǎogǔ)

引起

(yǐnqǐ)- to give rise to, to cause

思考

(sīkǎo)- to think deeply, to ponder over

姑妈

father's sister (gūmā)

矛盾

(máodùn)- contradiction

郁闷(鬱悶)

(yùmèn)- gloomy; unhappy

省吃俭用(省吃儉用)

(shěng chī jiǎn yòng) to be frugal (with food and other living expenses

一笔钱(一筆錢)

(yìbǐqián)- a sum of money；笔=measure word for sums of money

孙子（孫子）

(sūnzi)- grandson

孙女（孫女）

(sūnnü)- granddaughter

未婚妻

(wèihūnqī)- fiancée

算

(suàn)- to count as; to be considered as

合

(hé)- to combine; to join

劝(勸)

(quàn)- to persuade; to advise

辛苦

(xīnkǔ)- hard; strenuous; to work hard

享受

(xiǎngshòu)- to enjoy

老太太

(lǎo tàitai)- respectful way to address elderly lady stranger

利息

(lìxī)- interest

增加

(zēngjiā)- to increase; to add

老年

(lǎonián)- old age

说服（説服）

(shuōfú)- to persuade

签（簽）

(qiān)- to sign

合同

(hétong)- agreement; contract

想法

(xiǎngfǎ)- idea; opinion

突然

(tūrán)- suddenly; unexpectedly

义工(義工)

(yìgōng) volunteer

麻将(麻將)

(májiàng)- mahjong

赚钱(賺錢)

(zhuàn qián) to earn money; moneymaking

股市

(gǔshì)- stock market

风险(風險)

(fēngxiǎn)- risk; danger; hazard

抵押

(dǐyā)- to mortgage, to hold in pledge, leave sth. as a pledge

股票

(gǔpiào)- stock; share

跌

(diē)- to fall

赔(賠)

(péi)- to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss in a deal