lesson 15: gender equality (男女平等)

平等

píng děng

(adj/n) equal; equality (lit. level and equal)

重男轻女

zhòng nán qīng nǔ

to regard males as superior to females, to privilege men over women

妇女

fù nǔ

(n) women, used in politics

地位

dì wèi

(n) position, status

情况

qíng kuàng

(n) situation, condition, circumstances

逐渐

zhú jiàn

(adv) gradually, little by little

机会

jī huì

(n) opportunity

改革开放

gǎi gé kāi fàng

(v/n) to reform and open up; reform and opening up

以来

yǐ lái

(t) since

企业

qǐ yè

(n) enterprise, business, company, firm

单位

dān wèi

(n) unit

出现

chū xiàn

(v) to appear, to arise, to emerge

现象

xiàn xiàng

(n) phenomenon, appearance

工厂

gōng chǎng

(n) factory

同工同酬

tóng gōng tóng chóu

equal pay for equal work

女性

nǔ xìng

(n) female gender, woman

超过

chāo guò

(v) to surpass, to exceed

丈夫

zhàng fu

(n) husband

妻子

qī zi

(n) wife

互相

hù xiāng

(adv) mutually, each other, reciprocally

家务

jiā wù

(n) household chores, household duties

模范

mó fàn

(adj/n) exemplary; model, fine example

表现

biǎo xiàn

(v/n) to display, to manifest; performance; manifestation

男子

nán zǐ

(n) man, male

队

duì

(n) team, a row or line of people, (measure word for teams and lines)

讨厌

tǎo yàn

(v/adj) to dislike, to loathe; disgusting, disagreeable

队员

duì yuán

(n) team member

骄傲

jiāo’ào

(adj/n) proud, arrogant, full of oneself; pride

输

shū

(v) to lose, to be defeated

成绩

chéng jì

(n) performance, achievement, result, score, grade

公平

gōng píng

(adj) fair, just, impartial, equitable

由

yóu

(prep) by

市场

shì chǎng

(n) market

职业

zhí yè

(n) occupation, profession, vocation

薪水

xīn shuǐ

(n) salary, pay, wages

消息

xiāo xi

(n) news, message, information

赢

yíng

(v) to win

冠军

guàn jūn

(n) champion, first place in a competition

相信

xiāng xìn

(v) to believe, to trust

比分

bǐ fēn

(n) score

乒乓球

pīng pāng qíu

(n) ping pong, table tennis

德国

dé guó

(pn) germany

西班牙

xī bān yá

(pn) spain

百分之

percent

分之

fraction

是…的

often replace 很 and is used to emphasize something

只有…才/只要…就

only if, indicates that only under a certain condition can a particular result be reached

拿…来说, …就…

take…for example

adjective + 得+不得了

extremely, incredible

由

by, preposition that introduces the person or entity performing an action

男人，女人

male and female (person)

男子，女子

gender-specific categories or institutions

男生，女生

male and female students

男性，女性

male and female (gender)

爱人

anyone, lover