Lesson 9: Education

移民

yí mín - immigrant; to immigrate

博士

bó shì - doctorate (academic title), Dr. (academic title)

设计

shè jì - to design; design

嫂子

sǎo zi - older brother’s wife

留学

liú xué - to study abroad

硕士

shuò shì - master’s (academic title)

结婚

jié hūn - to get married, to marry

幸福

xìng fú - happiness, happy

厉害

lì hai - terrible, formidable

侄女

zhí nǚ - brother’s daughter

小学

xiǎo xué - elementary school

安排

ān pái - to arrange

钢琴

gāng qín - piano

画画儿

huà huàr - to draw, to paint

抱怨

bào yuàn - to complain

尊重

zūn zhòng - to respect

选择

xuǎn zé - choice; to choose

反对

fǎn duì - to oppose

认为

rèn wéi - to think, to consider

童年

tóng nián - childhood

看法

kàn fǎ - point of view

做法

zuò fǎ - way of doing things, course of action

完全

wán quán - completely, fully; complete, whole

理解

lǐ jiě - to understand

望子成龙

wàng zǐ chéng lóng - to hope that one’s son will become successful (lit. to hope that one’s son will become a dragon)

望女成凤

wàng nǚ chéng fèng - to hope that one’s daughter will become successful (lit. to hope that one’s daughter will become a phoenix)

番

fān - measure word for type or kind

事业

shì yè - career, undertaking

社会

shè huì - society

知识

zhī shi - knowledge

不是。。。，而是。。。

bú shì…, ér shì… - it’s not… but…

墨西哥

Mò xī gē - Mexico