Spelling Bee 2 Key Terms

(大)多数

(the) majority (dà duōshù)

沿海

coastal; along the coast (yánhǎi)

东岸

east coast (dōng’àn)

西岸

west coast (xī’àn)

中心

center (zhōngxīn)

良好

good; favorable (liánghǎo)

建

to build; to establish (jiàn)

经营

to run; to manage (a business) (jīngyíng)

民族

nationality; ethnic group (mínzú)

熔炉

melting pot (rónglú)

似乎

to seem; as if (sìhū)

起作用

to play a role; to have an effect (qǐ zuòyòng)

显著

significant; notable (xiǎnzhù)

工程师

engineer (gōngchéngshī)

科学家

scientist (kēxuéjiā)

肤色

skin color (fūsè)

年代

era; period (niándài)

民权运动

civil rights movement (mínquán yùndòng)

积极地

actively (jījí de)

参与

to participate (cānyù)

成果

achievement; result (chéngguǒ)

牺牲

to sacrifice (xīshēng)

领袖

leader (lǐngxiù)

领导

leader; to lead (lǐngdǎo)

政治

politics (zhèngzhì)

成就

achievement; accomplishment (chéngjiù)

学术

academic; scholarly (xuéshù)

族裔

ethnic group; ethnicity (zúyì)

政府

government (zhèngfǔ)

地方政府

local government (dìfāng zhèngfǔ)

缺少

to lack; to be short of (quēshǎo)

有力的

powerful; forceful (yǒulì de)

毕竟

after all; in the end (bìjìng)

少数

minority; small number (shǎoshù)

显示出

to show; to display (xiǎnshì chū)

技术

technology; skill (jìshù)

现象

phenomenon (xiànxiàng)

族群

ethnic group (zúqún)

利益

benefit; interest (lìyì)

争取

to strive for; to fight for (zhēngqǔ)

团结

unity; to unite (tuánjié)

有效

effective (yǒuxiào)

即使

even if; even though (jíshǐ)

贫困

poor; impoverished (pínkùn)

尽力

to do one’s best (jìnlì)

主持

to host; to preside over (zhǔchí)

官员

government official (guānyuán)

农村

rural area; countryside (nóngcūn)

权力

power; authority (quánlì)

捷径

shortcut (jiéjìng)

学位

academic degree (xuéwèi)

光荣

honorable; glory (guāngróng)

表面上

on the surface; superficially (biǎomiàn shàng)

共同

common; shared; jointly (gòngtóng)

改善

to improve; to better (gǎishàn)

手段

means; method (shǒuduàn)

功利

utilitarian; driven by practical gain (gōnglì)

态度

attitude (tàidu)

有天分

to be gifted; to have natural talent (yǒu tiānfèn)

难怪

no wonder (nán guài)

成年人

adult (chéngniánrén)

推行

to promote; to carry out (tuīxíng)

独生子女

only child (dúshēng zǐnǚ)

祖父母

grandparents (paternal) (zǔfùmǔ)

宝贝

treasure; darling; beloved (bǎobèi)

关怀

care; concern (guānhuái)

相处

to get along; to interact (xiāngchǔ)

合作

to cooperate; cooperation (hézuò)

恨不得

to wish one could; to be dying to (hènbùdé)

无所不能

capable of anything; omnipotent (wúsuǒbùnéng)

超人

superman; someone extraordinary (chāorén)

乐趣

pleasure; enjoyment; fun (lèqù)

闲聊

to chat casually (xiánliáo)

寂寞

lonely; loneliness (jìmò)

兄弟姐妹

siblings (xiōngdì jiěmèi)

人权

human rights (rénquán)

强迫

to force; to compel (qiǎngpò)

控制

to control (kòngzhì)

留学

to study abroad (liúxué)

政策

policy (zhèngcè)

补习班

tutoring class; cram school (bǔxíbān)

本科生

undergraduate student (běnkēshēng)

研究生

graduate student (yánjiūshēng)

研究生院

graduate school (yánjiūshēngyuàn)

继续

to continue (jìxù)

优秀

outstanding; excellent (yōuxiù)

人才

talented person; skilled personnel (réncái)

不利

unfavorable; disadvantageous (bùlì)

有利

advantageous; beneficial (yǒulì)

限制

to limit; restriction (xiànzhì)

面临

to face; to confront (miànlín)

家乡

hometown (jiāxiāng)

暂时

temporary; temporarily (zànshí)

永远

forever; always (yǒngyuǎn)

放宽

to relax restrictions (fàngkuān)

回国

to return to one’s country (huíguó)

高考

National College Entrance Examination(gāokǎo)

举行

to hold; to conduct (jǔxíng)

入学

to enter school; admission (rùxué)

固然

admittedly; it is true that (gùrán)