Lesson 12: Changes in China

第十二课：中国的变化

变化

biànhuà - to change; change

末

mò - end

来不及

lái bu jí - to not have enough time to do something, to be too late to do something

高（速）铁（路）

gāo(sù) tiě(lù) - high-speed rail

表哥

biǎogē - older male cousin with a different surname

街

jiē - street

盖

gài - to build, to construct

骑

qí - to ride

自行车

zìxíngchē - bicycle

上班

shàng bān - to go to work, to start work, to be on duty

想像

xiǎngxiàng - to imagine, to visualize; imagination

要不是

yàobúshì - if it were not for, but for

游客

yóukè - tourist

老外

lǎowài - foreigner (slang)

哈

hā - (sound of laughter)

对面

duìmiàn - opposite side

快餐

kuàicān - fast food

服装

fúzhuāng - clothing, apparel

融入

róngrù - to merge into, to meld into

特色

tèsè - distinguishing feature or quality, characteristic

保留

bǎoliú - to remain as before, to retain

建筑

jiànzhù - architecture, to build

尝

cháng - to taste

小吃

xiǎochī - small an inexpensive dishes, snacks

不管

bùguǎn - no matter, regardless of

变

biàn - to change

民以食为天

mín yǐ shí wéi tiān - ordinary people consider food as important as heaven

句

jù - (measure word for sentences)

从来

cónglái - from past till present, always, at all times

老百姓

lǎobǎixìng - ordinary people

尽可能

jǐn kěnéng - as much as possible

厦

shà - mansion, tall building

座

zuò - (measure word for buildings, mountains, bridges, cities, and other large, solid things)

声音

shēngyīn - sound, voice

脚步

jiǎobù - footstep

拍

pāi - to take a picture, to shoot a film

咕噜

gūlū - (rubbing sound)

法国

Fǎguó - France

夫子庙

Fūzǐmiào - Temple of Confucius