AP Chinese Unit 6 Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges

保护

bǎohù

to protect

保留

bǎoliú - to retain

变化

biànhuà (change)

不堪设想

bù kān shè xiǎng - cannot bear to think about it

单位

dānwèi

work unit

倒垃圾

dào lā jī

take out the trash

抵押

dǐ yā-mortgage

地球

dì qiú - earth

生子

shēngzǐ-have a child

社会

(shèhuì) Social Studies.scocial

世界

shìjiè-world;

移民

yí mín - immigrant; to immigrate

看法

kànfǎ

point of view

想法

(xiǎngfǎ) idea; opinion; way of thinking

油

yóu, oily, greasy

发达

fādá - developed; flourishing

发达国家

发展中

fāzhǎnzhōng-developing，发展中国家

辆

liàng - measure word for vehicle

质量

zhìliàng

quality

风险

fēngxiǎn-risk

妇女

fù nǚ

women

改革开放

gǎigé kāifàng-to reform and open up

1980s, 中国开始改革开放。

盖(房子)

gàifángzi - to build the house

革命

gémìng

revolution

股票

gǔ piào-stock

故事

gù shì - story

合同

(hé tóng) contract

化学

huàxué （chemistry）

环境

huán jìng (environment)

回收

to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover

交通

jiāotōng

traffic

拥挤

yōngjǐ-crowded

堵塞

Dǔsè-to block up; stop up (v)

交流

jiāo liú - exchange

节约

jié yuē - to economize on; to save on

解决

jiějué - to solve; to resolve

决定

jué dìng (to decide)

进入

jìn rù to enter / to join / to go into

进行

jìn xíng-carry out; conduct

经济

jīng jì (economy)

空气

kōngqì air

利用

lìyòng - to make use of

利息

lìxī-interest

贸易

màoyì trade; business

暖气

nuǎn qì (heating)

女性

nǚ xìng-female

贫穷

pín qióng - poverty，poor

平等

píngděng

equal; equality

公平

gōngpíng - fair; just

瓶装水

píngzhuāng shuǐ

bottled water

企业

qǐyè: enterprise; industry; business

签

qiān-to sign

取得

qǔdé - to obtain; to acquire

取之不尽

qǔzhībújìn-(of resources) inexhaustible

剩余

shèng yú; to be left over, surplus

剩下（来）

shèng xià( lái ）- to be left (over)

to remain

石油

shí yóu-oil

市场

shìchǎng - market

世纪

shìjì (N; century)

收入

shōurù (income; earnings)

薪水

xīn shuǐ - salary; pay; wages

税

shùi : tax

同工同酬

tónggōngtóngchóu-equal pay for equal jobs

男女应该同工同酬。Men and women should receive equal pay for equal work.

竞争

jìngzhēng-competition; compete

同事

tóng shì - to work together; colleague

统一

tǒngyī (to unify; to unite; unified; united)

投资

tóuzī

invest, investment

危机

wēijī-crisis; precarious point

污染

wūrǎn

pollution

稳定

wěndìng

steady; stable

吸烟

xīyān (smoke (cigarettes, etc.)

现象

xiànxiàng (N; phenomenon)

享受

xiǎngshòu enjoy

消费

xiāofèi

consume; consumption

严肃

yánsù-serious

严重

yánzhòng - serious; grave

严禁

yánjìn (strictly prohibit; forbid)

一次性

yí cì xìng (one-time)

意见/主意

Yì jiàn/zhǔ yì-Opinions / ideas

同意

tóngyì

agree; approve

赞成

zànchéng

to approve of, to agree with (V)

增加

zēngjiā - to increase

减少

jiǎn shǎo - to decrease; to reduce

逐渐

zhú jiàn

gradually; little by little

注意

zhùyì (to pay attention to)

存钱

cúnqiǎn (save money)

提供

tí gōng-to provide; to supply; to offer

城市化

chéngshì huà - urbanisation

化：Suffix -ify ,-ization ,-ize

人口密集

rén kǒu mì jí- Densely populated

集中

jízhōng-to concentrate; to focus on

新兴，新型

Xīn xīng, xīn xíng-Emerging, new type

老旧

Lǎo jiù-old

恐怕

kǒngpà (to be afraid that; perhaps)

接近

jiējìn - to be close to

跌

diē-v. fall, drop

摔

shuāi to fall

老龄化

lǎolínghuà - aging of a society