CHIN 204 L12

Changes in China

变化

to change; change

末

end

来不及

to not have enough time to do something, to be too late to do something

高铁

high-speed rail

表哥

older male cousin

街

street

盖

to build, to construct

骑

to ride

自行车

bicycle

上班

to go to work, to start work, to be on duty

想象

to imagine, to visualize; imagination

要不是

if it were not for, but for

游客

tourist

老外

foreigner (slang)

哈

laughter sound thing

对面

opposite side

快餐

fast food

服装

clothing, apparel

融入

to merge into, to meld into

特色

distinguishing feature or quality, characteristic

保留

to remain as before, to retain

建筑

architecture; to build

尝

to taste

小吃

small and inexpensive dishes, snacks

不管

no matter, regardless of

变

to change

民以食为天

ordinary people consider food as important as heaven

句

MW for sentences

从来

from past till present, always, at all times

老百姓

ordinary people

尽可能

as much as possible

厦

mansion, tall building

座

MW for buildings, mountains, bridges, cities, other large, solid things)

声音

sound, voice

脚步

footstep

拍

to take a picture, to shoot a film

咕噜

(rumbling sound)

法国

France

夫子庙

Temple of Confucius