Chinese Midterm Review

云南

Yunnan

旅游 Lǚyóu

trip / tour / to travel

旅行 Lǚxíng

to travel / journey; trip

团 Tuán

group / organization

分别 Fēnbié

to be separated; to part

出发 Chūfā

to set off / to start (on a journey)

风景 Fēngjǐng

scenery; landscape

导游 Dǎoyóu

tour guide

给。。。留下。。。印象 Gěi... Liú xià... Yìnxiàng

to leave a deep impression (on someone)

Format: 他给我留下了很好的印象 Tā gěi wǒ liú xiàle hěn hǎo de yìnxiàng - He left a really good impression on me.

分享 Fēnxiǎng

to share

包括 Bāokuò

to consist of / to include

交通 Jiāotōng

transportation

—星旅馆

—Xīng lǚguǎn

—— star hotel

硬卧 Yìngwò

Hard sleeper (open)

软卧 Ruǎnwò

soft sleeper (closed)

盒饭 Héfàn

box lunch

翻译 Fānyì

to translate / interpret; translator / interpreter

省 Shěng

province

少数民族 Shǎoshù mínzú

ethnic minority

风俗习惯 Fēngsú xíguàn

customs and traditions

游览 Yóulǎn

to go sightseeing / to tour

纪念品 Jìniànpǐn

souvenir

抱怨 Bàoyuàn

to complain

受不了 Shòu bùliǎo

can’t stand it

*自助游 Zìzhù yóu

to travel independently

茶馆 Cháguǎn

teahouse

家常菜 Jiācháng cài

home cooking

参加 Cānjiā

to participate / join

亲自 Qīnzì

personally

亲眼 Qīnyǎn

(adv) with one’s own eyes / personally

上，中，下铺

Shàng, zhōng, xià pù

Upper, middle, lower bunk

千奇百怪

Qiānqíbǎiguài

a lot of weird things / fantastic oddities of every description

他有很多千奇百怪的东西 he has a lot of weird things

千娇百媚

Qiānjiāobǎimèi

thousands of charms

五光十色

Wǔguāngshísè

bright & multicolored

千变万化

Qiānbiànwànhuà

ever-changing

闻名遐迩

Wénmíng xiá'ěr

to be famous far and wide

风景如画

Fēngjǐng rú huà

picturesque scenery

见天地

Jiàn tiāndì

to see heaven and earth (many things)

见众生

Jiàn zhòngshēng

see all beings

见真我

Jiàn zhēn wǒ

see my true self

节日 jiérì

holiday / festival

元旦 Yuándàn

New Year’s Day

春节 Chūnjié

Spring festival

新年 Xīnnián

New year

除夕 Chúxì

Lunar New Year’s Eve

初一 chūyī

New Year’s day (first day of lunar month)

元宵节 Yuánxiāojié

Lantern Festival (final event of the Spring Festival)

清明节 Qīngmíngjié

Qingming festival / tomb sweeping day

端午节 Duānwǔjié

Dragon Boat festival (5/5 or 农历5月5号): according to legend, started as a way to commemorate the death of a famous poet, 屈原 (Qu Yuan) who drowned himself in the Miluo River (汨罗江 miluojiang). People throw 粽子zongzi into the river.

七夕节 Qīxījié

Qixi festival / Chinese Valentine’s day (7/7)

中秋节 Zhōngqiūjié

Mid-Autumn festival

农历 nónglì

lunar calendar

几月几号 ji yue ji hao

date (month/day)

几室 Jǐ shì

How many rooms

几斤 Jǐ jīn

How many catties (unit of weight)

故事年兽 Gùshì nián shòu

Story of Nian (New year’s beast)

传统 Chuántǒng

Tradition

嫦娥奔月 Cháng'é bēn yuè

Chang’e Flies to the Moon

年夜饭 Nián yèfàn

New Year’s Eve dinner

饺子 Jiǎozǐ

dumpling

元宵 yuánxiāo

Lantern Festival / sticky rice dumplings

粽子 Zòngzǐ

Rice + filling wrapped in leaves

青团 Qīng tuán

Green-colored dumpling (eaten around Qingming Festival)

月饼 yuèbǐng

mooncake

鱼 Yú

fish

到 dào

to arrive / to go to

倒 dào

to invert / to place upside down

热闹 rènào

lively

环境 Huánjìng

environment / surroundings

气氛 qìfēn

atmosphere; mood

幸福 xìngfú

(adj / n) happy / happiness

顺利 Shùnlì

smoothly

感情 Gǎnqíng

feeling; emotion; affection

过 Guò

(experienced action marker, placed immediately after the verb)

Example: 我已经看过 wǒ yǐjīng kànguò. - I’ve already seen it.

团圆 Tuányuán

to reunite (as a family)

进步 jìnbù

progress, improvement / to improve, progress

浪费 Làngfèi

to waste

计时 jìshí

to count time

倒计时 Dàojìshí

to count down / countdown

干杯 gānbēi

cheers (为。。。干杯）

拜年 bàinián

to pay a New Year call / to wish someone a Happy New Year

放鞭炮 Fàng biānpào

to set off firecrackers

挂灯笼 Guà dēnglóng

to hang lanterns

贴福字 Tiē fú zì

to paste blessing characters

恭喜发财 Gōngxǐ fācái!

May you have a prosperous New Year!

年年有余 Nián nián yǒuyú

May you have abundance year after year

事事如意 Shì shì rúyì

Everything goes well

岁岁平安 Suì suì píng'ān

May you have peace year after year

文明 wénmíng

(n/adj) civilization; civilized

文字 wénzì

(n) characters; written form of a language

记载 jìzǎi

(v/n) to put down in writing; to record; record; account

参观 cānguān

(v) - to visit; to look around

其中 qízhōng

among which/ whom; in which/whom’ of which/whom

Format: noun/group/etc + 其中

部分 bùfèn

(n) portion; part

朝代 cháodài

(n) dynasty

伟大 wěidà

(adj) great; outstanding; magnificent

思想 sīxiǎng

(n) thinking; ideology; thoughts

学院 xuéyuàn

(n) college; academy; institute

建立 jiànlì

(v) to build; to establish

展厅 zhǎntīng

(n) exhibition hall; gallery