Theme 3 Beauty and Aesthetics vocabulary bank

风景

fēng jǐng - scenery, landscape

寒假

hán jià - winter vacation

路线

lùxiàn - route; itinerary

马路

mǎ lù - street / road

铁路

tiělù - railroad

高速公路

gāo sù gōng lù - highway

办公室

bàn gōng shì - office

四季如春

sìjì rú chūn - spring-like all year round

亚洲研究

yàzhōu yánjiū - Asian studies

医院

yīyuàn - hospital

到处

dào chù - everywhere

餐馆

cān guǎn- restaurant

饭店

fàn diàn - restaurant / hotel

饭馆

fànguǎn - restaurant

宾馆

bīn guǎn - hotel

旅馆

lǚguǎn - hotel

旅客

lǚkè - passenger; voyager; traveler

旅游

lǚ yóu - to travel

导游

dǎo yóu - tour guide

美丽

měi lì - beautiful

门票

mén piào - admission ticket; admission fee

人山人海

rén shān rén hǎi - huge crowds of people

卧铺

wò pù - sleeping berth or bunk on a train

体贴

tǐ tiē - show consideration for

展览馆

Zhǎnlǎn guǎn - exhibition hall

展厅

(zhǎntīng) exhibition hall; gallery

河流

hé liú -river

长江

cháng jiāng - Yangtze river

黄河

Huáng Hé - Yellow River

故乡

gùxiāng hometown

面积

miànjī - area; dimension

农村

nóngcūn - countryside; village; rural area

城市

city (chéngshì)

高原

gāoyuán

plateau

平原

píngyuán - plain

沙漠

shāmò - desert

山脉

shānmài mountain range

沿海

yán hǎi coastal

一带

yídài - the area around a particular place (the neighboring area)

海滩

hǎi tān - beach

海洋

hǎi yáng - ocean

省会

shěnghuì - provincial capital

地道

dì dào - original, genuine, authentic

地理

dì lǐ - geography

地形

dìxíng - terrain; topography

广东

Guǎngdōng • Guangdong Province

广州

Guǎngzhōu (Guangzhou)

昆明

Kūnmíng: Kunming (capital of Yunnan Province)

云南

Yúnnán - Yunnan

南京

Nanjing (Nánjīng)

天津

Tiānjīn - Tianjin

深圳

Shēnzhèn - Shenzhen

四川

Sichuan (a Chinese province)

新疆

Xīnjiāng - Xinjiang

夏威夷

Xiàwēiyí (Hawaii)

越南

Yuènán - Vietnam

墨西哥

Mexico (Mòxīgē)

纬度

wěidù - latitude

温度

Wēndù - temperature

湿

(shī) wet

干

gàn - dry

名胜古迹

famous scenic spots and historic sites

兵马俑

Terracotta Warriors

博物馆

museum

长城

Great Wall

朝代

dynasty

游览点

Tour Point

历史

history

故宫/紫禁城

Forbidden City

宫殿

palace

中国城

Zhōngguóchéng - Chinatown

奇怪

qí guài - strange

购物

gòu wù - shopping

古老

gǔlǎo - ancient; old

挂(着)

hanging

摆着

(bǎi zhe) place/put

纪念品

jì niàn pǐn - souvenir

旗袍

qípáo - a close-fitting dress with a high neck and a slit skirt

墙

qiáng - wall

圈

Quān: Circle; to encircle; to mark with a circle

丝绸

sīchóu • silk

假山

jiǎ shān

Rockery

石头

shí tou - stone

石林

Shílín: The stone forest

园林

garden

塔

pagoda

熊猫

xióngmāo

panda

太极拳

tài jí quán - taichi

武术

wǔshù - martial arts

艺术

yì shù - art

技艺

jì yì - skill

阴阳

yīnyáng yin and yang

功夫

(gōngfu) Kung Fu

联系

lián xì - to contact, connect

起源

qǐ yuán - origin

奥运

(Àoyùn) Olympic Games

翻译

fān yì - translation, to translate

项目

xiàngmù project

影响

yǐng xiǎng - effect, influence

广播电台

guǎngbō diàntái radio station