Modern Chinese III Lesson 1

开学

kāi xué, vo, to begin a new semester

新生

xīnshēng, n, new student (sometimes: first-year)

新学期

xīn xuéqī, n, new semester

新学年

xīn xuénián, n, new academic year

辆

liàng, m, (measure word for vehicles)

研究生

yánjiūshēng, n, graduate student / "research student" (MA or higher)

出生

chūshēng, v, to be born

出生地

chūshēngdì, n, birthplace

出生日期

chūshēngrìqī, n, date of birth

弓

gōng, n, bow (for archery)

长

cháng, adj, long (time, skirt, etc.)

长

zhǎng, v, to grow up / to become / to look like (appearance)

长

zhǎng, n, head of / senior / elder

班长

bānzhǎng, n, class leader

校长

xiàozhǎng, n, school principal / rector

校外

xiào wài, adj, off campus

校内

xiào nèi, adj, on campus

校园

xiàoyuán, n, campus

安全

ānquán, adj, safe

比较

bǐjiào, adv/v, relatively, comparatively, rather

to compare

省钱

shěng qián, vo, to save money, to economize

花钱

huā qián, vo, to spend money

自由

zìyóu, adj/n, free, freedom

不见得

bújiànde, adv, not necessarily

好处

hǎochu, n, advantage, benefit

坏处

huàichu, n, disadvantage

适应

shìyìng, v, to adapt to, to become accustomed to

习惯

xíguàn, v/n, to be used to, habit

生活

shēnghuó, n/v, (day-to-day) life, to live

搬家

bān jiā, vo, to move (one's residence)

搬

bān, v, to move/shift (large things)

帮忙

bāng máng, vo, to give a hand, to help (informal)

帮助

bāngzhù, v/n, to help, assistance (formal)

哎

āi, excl, (exclamatory particle to express surprise, dissatisfaction or to remind)

拉

là, v, to leave (something) behind inadvertently (colloq.)

张天明

Zhāng Tiānmíng, pn, (a personal name)

柯林

Kē Lín, pn, (a personal name)

读

dú - To be enrolled in masters or higher. 我想读政治学研究生

童子军

tóng zǐ jūn - scouts