Theme 2 Personal and Public Identities

身份

shēn fèn - status, identity, dignity

咕噜肉

sweet and sour pork (a Cantonese dish)

气氛

vibes

元宵节

Lantern Festival

正月

first in the traditional calendar

传统

traditional

风俗

tradition

福

good fortune

感恩节

thanksgiving

红包

red packet stuffed with good stuff

火锅

hot pot

农历

lunar calendar

团员

to reunite

酒

wine (alcohol generally)

联欢会

a party

聚会

a gathering

晚会

a party

快餐

fast food

筷子

chopsticks

千千万万

absolutely, must

清淡

light

清蒸

to steam

庆祝

celebrate

祝贺

to congratulate

热闹

lively, energetic

月饼

moon cake

粽子

rice dumpling

欣赏

to admire

盐

salt

传播

to broadcast, to spread

背景

bèi jǐng - background

表现

biǎo xiàn - to show, display

性格

xìng gé - personality, character

条件

tiáo jiàn - requirements, conditions

部

bù - part; section

出版

chūbǎn - to publish

卡拉OK

kǎlā OK -- karaoke

民族

mín zú - nationality, ethnic group

人才

rén cái - talent person, handsome

银行

yínháng - bank

感觉

gǎn jué - to feel

感情

gǎn qíng - emotion, feeling, affection

钢琴

gāng qín - piano

冠军

guàn jūn - champion

国家

guó jiā - country

国外

guówài - overseas; abroad

海龟

hǎiguī - sea turtle

海外

hǎi wài - overseas, abroad

骄傲

jiāo ào - proud, arrogant

开朗

kāi lǎnɡ - extroverted; open and sunny in disposition

考虑

kǎo lǜ to think over; to consider; consideration

可靠

kě kào reliable

可怕

(kěpà) awful; terrible; fearful

跨国

(kuàguó) transnational; multinational

老百姓

Lǎobǎixìng: Common folk; (ordinary) people

老外

lǎowài - foreigner

情况

qíng kuàng - circumstances

缺点

quē diǎn - weakness, fault

讨论

tǎo lùn - discuss

讨厌

tǎo yàn - nasty, to dislike

体贴

tǐ tiē - show consideration for

伟大

wěi dà - great, mighty

吓人

(xiàrén) scary; frightening

嫌

xián - to dislike

优秀

(yōuxiù) outstanding; excellent

优点

yōu diǎn - strong point, advantage

幽默

yōu mò - humour, humorous

友谊

yǒu yì companionship; fellowship; friendship

真心

zhēnxīn - sincere; wholehearted

着急

zháo jí - anxious, to worry

心事

xīnshì - something weighing on one's mind

心情

xīn qíng - mood

态度

tài du - manner, attitude

习惯

xí guàn - habit, to be accustomed to

重男轻女

zhònɡ nán qīnɡ nǚ - regard man as superior to woman

特长

talents

选择

xuǎn zé - choice, to choose

参加

cān jiā - to participate, attend

参观

cān guān - to visit, look around

读书

dú shū - to attend school; to study; to read aloud

队员

duì yuán - team member

标准

biāo zhǔn - standard, requirement

教授

jiào shòu - professor

留学生

liu xue sheng - student studying abroad

交换生

jiāo huàn shēng - exchange student

高中

gāozhōng - high school

教育

jiào yù - education

科

department

望子成龙 (T1)

wang zi cheng long - To hope that ones son becomes a "dragon"

望女成凤 (T1)

wang nu cheng feng - To hope ones daughter can make something of herself

英语

yīngyǔ - English

哲学

zhéxué (philosophy)

政府

government (zhèngfǔ)

新生

xīnshēng - new student

影响

yǐng xiǎng - effect, influence

申请

shēn qǐng - application, to apply

顺利

shùn lì smoothly; without a hitch

说服

shuō fú - persuade

学有所成

to have achieved academic success (xué yǒu suǒ chéng)

压力

yā lì pressure