Chinese AP Vocabulary: Society

社會 (社会)

shèhuì

society

政府

zhèngfǔ

government

國家 (国家)

guójiā

country

熱⾨話題 (热门话题)

rèmén huàtí

hot topic

變化 (变化)

biànhuà

change

現象 (现象)

xiànxiàng

phenomenon

機會 (机会)

jīhuì

opportunity

貧富不均 (贫富不均)

pínfù bùjūn

unequal distribution of wealth

種族 (种族)

zǒngzú

race

歧視 (歧视)

qíshì

discriminate against

婦⼥ (妇⼥)

fùnǚ

woman; women in general

重男輕⼥ (重男轻⼥)

zhòngnán qīngnǚ

regard males as superior to females

同⼯同酬

tónggōng tóngchóu

equal pay for equal work

失業 (失业)

shīyè

lose one’s job

宗教

zōngjiào

religion

平等

píngděng

equal

公平

gōngpíng

fair

憲法 (宪法)

xiànfǎ

constitution

私⼈

sīrén

private individual

犯罪

fànzuì

commit a crime

罪犯

zuìfàn

criminal

隱私 (隐私)

yǐnsī

privacy

權利 (权利)

quánlì

right

賭博 (赌博)

dǔbó

gamble

偷竊 (偷窃)

tōuqiè

steal; pilfer

搶劫 (抢劫)

qiǎngjié

rob; loot

嚴重 (严重)

yánzhòng

serious

危險 (危险)

wēixiǎn

dangerous; danger

解決 (解决)

jiějué

resolve

辦法 (办法)

bànfǎ

method; way (to solve a problem)

提⾼

tígāo

improve

地位

dìwèi

status

預防 (预防)

yùfáng

prevention

法律

fǎlǜ

the law

保護 (保护)

bǎohù

protect

保障

bǎozhàng

ensure; safeguard

權利 (权利)

quánlì

right

健全

jiànquán

well-developed (of laws, institutions)

理想

lǐxiǎng

ideal