Integrated Chinese. Level 2 Part 1 Lesson 9

移民

yímín - to migrate / an immigrant

博士

bó shì doctor / court academician (in feudal China) / Ph.D.

设计

shè jì plan / design / to design / to plan

嫂子

sǎo zi (informal) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

留学

liú xué to study abroad

硕士

shuòshì Master degree

结婚

jié hūn to marry / to get married

美满

měi mǎn (adj) happy; blissfull

厉害

lì hai terrible / formidable / serious / devastating / tough / capable / sharp / severe / fierce

侄女

zhí nǚ :: brother's daughter

小学

xiǎoxué - elementary school

安排

ān pái to arrange / to plan / to set up

满

mǎn Full

钢琴

gāng qín piano

画画儿

huàhuàr to draw (a picture); to paint (a picture)

抱怨

bào yuàn complain / grumble

儿童

ér tóng child

家长

jiā zhǎng the parent or guardian of a child

尊重

zūn zhòng to value (something) / to esteem / to respect

选择

xuǎn zé to select / to pick / to choose / to make a choice

反对

fǎn duì to fight against / to oppose / to be opposed to / opposition

认为

rèn wéi to believe / to think / to consider / to feel

童年

tóng nián childhood

知音

zhīyīn - someone who truly understands; soulmate

做法

zuò fǎ way of doing things / a (regular) practice / a behavior

并

bìng - actually; definitely

完全

wán quán complete / whole / totally / entirely

理解

lǐ jiě to comprehend / understanding / comprehension / to understand

望子成龙

wàng zǐ chéng lóng - hope for one's son to be successful

望女成凤

wàng nǚ chéng fèng--hope for one's daughter to be successful

番

fān - (measure word for type or kind)

事业

shìyè

enterprise, undertaking

看法

kànfă - point of view

社会

shè huì society

人材

rén cái - person of ability, integrity and talent

知识

zhī shi intellectual / knowledge-related / knowledge

书本

shū běn book

不是。。。而是。。。

búshì... érshì

it is not... but