Zhong wen 4/25

Doctorate / Master’s degree / Bachelor’s degree

博士 / 硕士 / 学士学位 (bóshì / shuòshì / xuéshì xuéwèi)

Mexico

墨西哥 (Mòxīgē)

Immigrant / Immigration / To immigrate

移民 (yímín)

Design / To design

设计 (shèjì)

Management / To manage

管理 (guǎnlǐ)

Older brother’s wife / Sister-in-law

嫂子 (sǎozi)

To study abroad

留学 (liúxué)

To live a happy life

生活幸福 (shēnghuó xìngfú)

On the issue of…

在……问题上 (zài…wèntí shàng)

Opinion / View

意见 (yìjiàn)

Severe / Powerful / Intense / Amazing

厉害 (lìhài)

To argue fiercely

吵架吵得很厉害 (chǎojià chǎo de hěn lìhài)

One day / A day / One day (in the past or future)

一天 / 有一天 (yì tiān / yǒu yì tiān)

Niece (brother’s daughter)

侄女 (zhínǚ)

To hang up the phone

挂电话 (guà diànhuà)

Arrangement / To arrange / Fully scheduled

安排 / 安排得满满的 (ānpái / ānpái de mǎn mǎn de)

Piano / Violin / Viola / Cello

钢琴 / 小提琴 / 中提琴 / 大提琴 (gāngqín / xiǎotíqín / zhōngtíqín / dàtíqín)

Serious / Severe

严重 (yánzhòng)

To complain

抱怨 (bàoyuàn)

Child / Children

孩子 / 儿童 (háizi / értóng)

Choice / To choose

选择 (xuǎnzé)

To respect

尊重 (zūnzhòng)

To respect (someone’s) choice

尊重……的选择 (zūnzhòng…de xuǎnzé)

To be articulate / To know how to talk

会说话 (huì shuōhuà)

These words / This speech

这些话 (zhèxiē huà)

All day long

整天 (zhěng tiān)

To oppose / To support

反对 / 支持 (fǎnduì / zhīchí)

To think / To believe (opinion-based)

认为 (rènwéi)

The most important

最重要的 (zuì zhòngyào de)

Childhood / A happy childhood

童年 / 快乐的童年 (tóngnián / kuàilè de tóngnián)

Relaxed / No pressure

轻松 / 没压力 (qīngsōng / méi yālì)

Viewpoint / Way of doing things / Thought or Idea

看法 / 做法 / 想法 (kànfǎ / zuòfǎ / xiǎngfǎ)

Completely agree

完全同意 (wánquán tóngyì)

To understand (deeply)

理解 (lǐjiě)

To hope one’s son becomes a dragon and one’s daughter becomes a phoenix (i.e., to have great expectations for one’s children)

望子成龙，望女成凤 (wàng zǐ chéng lóng, wàng nǚ chéng fèng)

Career / Undertaking

事业 (shìyè)

To achieve great things in one’s career

做出一番大事业 (zuò chū yì fān dà shìyè)

Not…but rather…

不是…, 而是… (bú shì…, ér shì…)

Society

社会 (shèhuì)

Useful to society

对社会有用 (duì shèhuì yǒu yòng)

Knowledge

知识 (zhīshì)

Philosopher / Scientist / Musician / Expert / Painter / Historian

哲学家 / 科学家 / 音乐家 / 专家 / 画家 / 历史学家 (zhéxuéjiā / kēxuéjiā / yīnyuèjiā / zhuānjiā / huàjiā / lìshǐxuéjiā)