Advanced Chinese - Lesson 9 - Vocab

移民 (移民) yímín

n/v immigrant; to immigrate

博士 (博士) bóshì

n doctorate (academic title), Dr. (academic title)

设计 (設計) shèjì

v/n to design; design

嫂子 (嫂子) sǎozi

n older brother’s wife

留学 (留學) liú xué

vo to study abroad

硕士 (碩士) shuòshì

n master's (academic title)

结婚 (結婚) jié hūn

vo to get married, to marry

幸福 (幸福) xìngfú

n/adj happiness; happy

厉害 (厲害) lìhai

adj terrible, formidable

侄女 (侄女) zhínǚ

n brother’s daughter

小学 (小學) xiǎoxué

n elementary school

安排 (安排) ānpái

v to arrange

钢琴 (鋼琴) gāngqín

n piano

画画儿 (畫畫兒) huà huàr

vo to draw, to paint

抱怨 (抱怨) bàoyuàn

v to complain

尊重 (尊重) zūnzhòng

v to respect

选择 (選擇) xuǎnzé

n/v choice; to choose

反对 (反對) fǎnduì

v to oppose

认为 (認為) rènwéi

v to think, to consider

童年 (童年) tóngnián

n childhood

看法 (看法) kànfǎ

n point of view

做法 (做法) zuòfǎ

n way of doing things, course of action

完全 (完全) wánquán

adv/adj completely, fully; complete, whole

理解 (理解) lǐjiě

v to understand

望子成龙 (望子成龍) 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 (望女成鳳) 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 (番) fān

m (measure word for type or kind)

事业 (事業) 用法

n career, undertaking

社会 (社會) shèhuì

n society

知识 (知識) zhīshi

n knowledge

不是…，而是… (不是…，而是…) búshì…, érshì…

it's not… but… [See Grammar 3]

墨西哥 (墨西哥) Mòxīgē

pn Mexico