chinese unit 1

粽子

zòng zi - dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves

大官

dà guān - high ranking official

表面

biǎo miàn - surface

实际上

shí jì shàng - actually

早晚

zǎo wǎn - sooner or later

国王

guó wáng - king

赶

gǎn - to drive away

南方

nán fāng - south

忧国忧民

yōu guó yōu mín - concerned about country and people

投江

tóujiāng - to jump into the river

自杀

zì shā - suicide

诗人

shī rén - poet

之一

zhī yī - one of

表现

biǎo xiàn - to display

爱国

ài guó - patriotic

精神

jīng shén - spirit

祭祀

jì sì - offer sacrifices to

老百姓

lǎo bǎi xìng - common people

米

mǐ - rice

各种各样

gè zhǒng gè yàng - various kinds of

灯

dēng - lantern

上街

shàng jiē - go onto streets

月亮

yuè liang - moon

圆

yuán - round

团圆

tuán yuán - reuinte as family

日子

rì zi - day

外面

wài mian - outside

尽可能

jǐn kě néng - try one's best

院子

yuàn zi - garden

月饼

yuè bǐng - mooncake

赏月

shǎng yuè - admire the full moon

端午节

duān wǔ jié - Dragon Boat Festival

楚国

chǔ guó - the state of Chu

屈原

qū yuán - Qu Yuan the poet

秦国

qín guó - the state of Qin

中秋节

zhōng qiū jié - the Mid-Autumn festival

元宵节

yuán xiāo jié - Lantern Festival

灯节

dēng jié - Lantern Festival