Unit 1

rush back

趕回 ganhui

brother

兄弟xiongdi

get together

聚 ju

change

變化

structure

結構jiegou

huge

巨大juda

3 generations in one household

三代同堂 sandaitongtang

along with

隨著suizhe

develop

發展fanzhan

population

n.人口

policy

n.政策zhengce

family planning

家庭計劃jihuashengyu

to enjoy

享受xiangshou

put off

推遲tuichi

DINK

丁克dingke

only child

獨生子女dushengzinu

care for older ppl

pension

養老yanglao

reduce

減少jianshao

aging

老齡化laolinghua

tradition

傳統chuantong

couple

夫妻fuqi

to face

面臨

model

模式moshi

depend on

依賴yilai

young ppl

年輕人nianqingren

left behind children

留守兒童liushouertong

mirror

鏡子jingzi

to reflect

反應fanying

idea

觀念guannian

daughter-in-law

媳婦xifu

Women

婦女 fùnǚ

status

地位 diwei

Simple

簡單 jiandan

To bear

擔負 danfu

Exert or bring into play

發揮fahui

Staff or worker

職工zhigong

Prime Minister or primer

總理zongli

Minster or department head

部長buzhang

Diplomatist

外交官waijiaoguan

Manager

經歷jingli

Texiles

紡織fangzhi

Negotiations

商量shangliang

Household chores

家務事jiawushi

Technology

技術jishu

Career or Occupation

職業zhiye

Leisure

休閒xiuxian

equal or equality

平等pingdeng

Employment

就業jiuye

Pay or remuneration

報酬baochou

Rural or countryside

農村nongcun

Particularities

講究jiangjiu

Seat

座位zuowei

Priority

先後xianhou

Square

方fang

Host

主人zhuren

To invite

邀請yaoqing

Be seated

入坐ruzuo

Usually

往往wangwang

If

的話dehua

Cool

涼liang

Call

招呼zhaohu

Process

過程guocheng

To nip

夾jia

Casually

隨便suibian

Special

特殊teshu

Be a guest

做客zuoke

To use up

光guang

Persuade

勸quan

Characteristic

特點tedian

Drink a toast

乾杯ganbei

Area

地區diqu

Custom

風俗fengsu

Get drunk

醉zui

Lively

熱鬧renao

Make a fool of oneself

鬧笑話naoxiaohua

Symbol

token

To enjoy the moon

賞月shangyue

Spotlessly white

潔白jiebai

Courtyard

院子yuanzi

Regret

遺憾yihan

To miss

想念xiangnian

To lift to raise

舉ju

Hometown

故鄉guxiang

The moon

嫦娟changjuan

Unsurpassed masterpiece

絕唱juechang

Specially made

特質 tezhi

Filling

餡兒 xiànr

A legend about chang'e who flew to the moon

嫦娥奔月 changebenyue

Auspicious occasion

吉慶jiqing

A wish for family happiness

花好月圓huahaoyueyuan

Breed or kind

品種pinzhong

Kernel

果仁guoren

Sweeten bean paste

豆沙dousha

Ham

火腿huotui

Yolk

蛋黃danhuang

Wish

祝願zhuyuan

To ignite

點燃dianean

Drumbeats

鼓樂guyue

To be elated

歡騰huanteng