Integrated Chinese 3 -- Lesson 9

移民

yímín - to migrate / an immigrant

博士

bóshì - doctorate / Ph.D.

设计

shèjì - design / to design

嫂子

sǎozi - older brother's wife

留学

liúxué - to study abroad

硕士

shuòshì - master's (academic title)

结婚

jiéhūn - marry, get married (跟...结婚 marry someone)

幸福

xìngfú - happiness; happy

厉害

lìhai - terrible; formidable

侄女

zhínǚ - brother's daughter

小学

xiǎoxué - elementary school

安排

ānpái - to arrange; to set up

钢琴

gāngqín - piano

画画儿

huàhuàr - to draw (a picture); to paint (a picture)

抱怨

bàoyuàn - to complain

尊重

zūnzhòng - to respect

选择

xuǎnzé - choice; to choose

反对

fǎnduì - to oppose

认为

rènwéi - to think ; to consider

童年

tóngnián - childhood

做法

zuòfǎ - ways of doing things

完全

wánquán - completely

理解

lǐjiě - to understand; to comprehend (through reasoning)

望子成龙

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

望女成凤

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

番

fān - (measure word for type or kind)

事业

shìyè - career

看法

kànfă - point of view

社会

shèhuì - society

知识

zhīshi - knowledge

不是...而是...

búshì... érshì

it is not... but...

墨西哥

Mòxīgē - Mexico

侄子

zhízi - brother's son