Eyes on China | Lesson 2

龙

lóng | dragon

与

yǔ | and; with [literary chinese]

熊猫

xióngmāo | panda

代表

dàibiǎo | to represent; representation

传说

chuánshuō | legend; folkloric tradition/tale

蟒蛇

mǎngshé | python; serpent

突出

túchū | to protrude; to jut/stick out

张

zhāng | to open [usually the mouth or eyes]

嘴巴

zuǐbā | mouth

长

zhǎng | long; to grow [hair; teeth; people; plants]

胡子

húzi | beard, mustache; barbel

喷

pēn | to spray/spurt; to sprout

火

huǒ | fire

张牙舞爪

zhāngyáwǔzhǎo | to bear fangs and flash claws

样子

yàngzi | appearance, countenance

可怕

kěpà | horrible; terrifying

龙的传人

lóng de chuánrén | Descendants of the Dragon

古代

gǔdài | ancient; antiquity

皇帝

huángdì | emperor

象征

xiàngzhēng | symbol; to symbolize

绣

xiù | to embroider; embriodered

印象

yìnxiàng | impression

瞪

dèng | to stare; to glare

不幸

bùxìng | unlucky/unfortunate; sad

误导

wùdǎo | misleading; to mislead

温和

wēnhé | mild; gentle

软弱

ruǎnruò | weak; soft [in character]

功夫

gōngfū | strenuous effort; Chinese martial arts

功夫熊猫

gōngfū xióngmāo | Kungfu Panda

欺负

qīfù | bully

足够

zúgòu | enough, sufficient; sufficiently

自卫

zìwèi | self defense; to defend oneself

宠物

chǒngwù | pet

凶猛

xiōngměng | ferocious [animals, people]

攻击性

gōngjí xìng | aggressiveness; combativeness

形象

xíngxiàng | image

长城

chángchéng | Great Wall

人类

rénlèi | humanity, humankind

史

shǐ | [as a suffix] history

历史

lìshǐ | history

伟大

wěidà | great [worthy of admiration]

建

jiàn | establish; to build

建筑

jiànzhú | architecture; structure/building

防御

fángyù | defense; to defend, to guard

敌人

dírén | enemy

群山

qún shān | mountains; mountain range

道

dào | road; way; method; measure word for doors, walls, etc.

里

lǐ | inside; premodern unit of length [a league, 0.5 kilometers]

城墙

chéngqiáng | city ​​wall

奇迹

qíjī | miracle; wonder

自豪

zìháo | pride; to be proud of [one's identity, country, etc.]

毕竟

bìjìng | after all [used to denote indisputable facts]

封闭

fēngbì | closed

包容

bāoróng | to tolerate; inclusive, tolerant

港口

gǎngkǒu | port; harbor

四通八达

sìtōngbādá | extending in [or accessible from] all directions/sides

高速

gāosù | high-speed [used for railroads and expressways]

困

kùn | sleepy; to trap/strand