L4 我们的春天在哪里？

某

certain, some (used w/人，地，校，天) (mǒu)

禁止

to prohibit, to ban (used w/吸烟，拍照，停车) (jìnzhǐ)

农民工（農民工）

peasant worker, laborer working on a public project (nóngmínggōng)

此

〈正〉this (place), here 〈口〉这 (cf.此地，此人，此时) ,(cǐ)

用餐

〈正〉to eat a meal （〈口〉吃饭） (yòngcān)

网友（網友）

online friend, netizen (cf.室友 shìyǒu 'roommate,' 笔友 bǐyǒu 'pen pal,' 网友 'the online community') (wǎngyǒu)

工人

worker (gōngrén)

原谅（原諒）

to forgive, to pardon (yuánliàng)

流动（流動）

floating,mobile (of population),liquid(assets),to flow(used w/人口) (liúdòng)

不惜

to not stint, to not hesitate (to do sth.)

创造（創造）

to create, to produce (used w/机会，条件) (cf. 创造力 'creativity') (chuàngzào)

富裕

〈正〉well-to do, affluent (used w地区，生活) （cf. 富有，used w/人） (〈口〉有钱)(vs.贫困) (fùyù)

尊重

to respect (used w/想法，决定) (Note: refers to the "respect" required across all social settings by common courtesy, e.g. 说脏话不尊重别人) (cf. 尊敬，referring to the respect of a subordinate to a superior) (zūnzhòng)

心里话（心裡話）

innermost thoughts and feeling (xīnlǐhuà)

甲乙丙丁

A, B, C, D (generic designations for different speakers in a dialogue, different letter grades, etc.) (jiǎ-yǐ-bǐng-dīng)

见世面（見世面）

to broaden one's perspective/ to enrich one's experience (jiàshìmiàn)

趁

to take advantage of (an opportunity) (chèn)

临时（臨時）

temporary, provisional (used w/工，建筑) (Note: referring to a backup or stop-gap measure taken due to lack of resources at a critical point) (línshí)

可怜（可憐）

pitable, poor, wretched, to pity (kělián)

一连（一連）

in a row, in succession (yìlián)

加班

to work overtime/extra shifts(jiābān)

户口（戶口）

registered permanent residence (hùkǒu)

福利

material benefits, welfare (used w/提供，享受) (fúlì)

多少

somewhat, to some extent (duōshǎo)

自卑

to feel oneself inferior, to have low self-esteem (vs. 自大) (zìbēi)

乡下人（鄉下人）

〈贬〉country folk, rustics (cf. 城里人 chénglǐrén 'city-dwellers') (xiāngxiàrén)

靠近

to be close to, to approach (kàojìn)

给予（給予）

〈正〉to render, to give (used w/帮助，支持) (〈口〉给）(jǐyǔ)

命运（命運）

destiny, fate, lot (mìngyùn)

弱势（弱勢）

disadvantageous situation/position (vs. 强势) (ruòshì)

群体（群體）

group (e.g.弱势群体) (ruòshìqúntǐ)〈TW〉族群 (qúntǐ)

建立

to establish, to set up, to found (used w/国家，制度，关系) (jiànlì)

底层（底層）

bottom layer, low-level (used w/社会) (antonym: 上层 'upper-level') (dǐcéng)

无依无靠（無依無靠）

to have no one to depend on (used as a verb) (wúyīwúkào)

生存

to subsist, survival (used w/环境，条件，能力(shēngcún)

下岗（下崗）

to be laid off due to restructuring (xiàgǎng)

保障

guarantee (used w/有，没，得到，失去) , to safeguard (e.g. 保障权利) (bǎozhàng)

乞丐

beggar (qǐgài)

妇女（婦女）

(married) women (cf. 家庭妇女 'housewife,' 职业女性 zhíyènǚxìng 'women with professional carrers') (fùnǚ)

残疾（殘疾）

〈MC〉physical disability 〈TW〉身心障碍 (zhàng' ài)

人士

personage (formal-sounding term for a person/ group of people )（used w/ 社会，爱心，残障）(rénshì)

处于（處於）

to be (in a certain condition) (chǔyúyú）

制度

system, institution (cf.社会保障制度 social welfare/security system）(zhìdù)

进行（進行）

to carry on/out, to conduct（jìnxíng）

采取（採取）

〈正〉to take, to adopt (used w/手段，方法) (〈口〉用) (cǎiqǔ)

手段

means, method (used w/用，通过) (shǒuduàn)

权利（權利）

right, privilege (cf.权力 quanli power') (note

the interesting interplay between 'power' and

'right' in Chinese terminology, which is

related to the two terms both sharing the

character权) (quánlì)

税（稅）

tax (used w/收，退，报，交，逃，偷) (shuì)

自愿（自願）

voluntary, voluntarily (shortened from 自己愿意) (e.g. VP是自愿的) (v.s. 被迫 pò) (zìyuàn)

医疗（醫療）

medical treatment (used w/条件，改革，制度) (yīliáo)

关键（關鍵）

key, crux (guānjiàn)

在于（在於）

to lie in, to rest with (zàiyú)

密切

close, intimate (used w/的关系，注意) (mìqiè)

歧视（歧視）

to treat with bias, discrimination (qíshì)

总之（總之）

in a word, in short (zǒngzhī)

存在

to exist, to be, existence (used w/问题，矛盾，困难) (cúnzài)

进一步（進一步）

(to go a step) further (jìnyíbù)

和谐（和諧）

harmonious, harmony (héxié)