Chinese Vocabulary and Travel Expressions

地理

dilǐ - hometown, place of origin

家乡

jiāxiāng - family origin

路线

lùxiàn - route, itinerary

了解

liǎojiě - to understand, to know

一下子

yī xià zi - in an instant, all of a sudden

冰灯

bīngdēng - ice lantern

火车

huǒchē - train

船

chuán - boat, ship

风景

fēngjǐng - scenic landscape, scenery

河流

héliú - river

大多

dàduō - mostly, for the most part

流

liú - to flow

部

bù - part, section

高原

gāoyuán - plateau (lit. high field)

山

shān - mountain, hill

而

ér - and, but, if

平原

píngyuán - plain (lit. flat field)

海

hǎi - sea, ocean

人口

rénkǒu - population

主要

zhǔyào - main, principal

沙漠

shāmò - desert

自然

zìrán - nature; natural

条件

tiáojiàn - condition

地形

dìxíng - terrain, topography

面积

miànjī - area (of land)

倍

bèi - (measure word for times by which something is multiplied)

过节

guòjié - to celebrate a holiday

旅游

lǚyóu - to travel (for pleasure); (pleasure) travel

景点

jǐngdiǎn - scenic spot, tourist spot

到处

dàochù - all around, all over

人山人海

rénshānrénhǎi - huge crowds of people (lit. mountains and seas of people)

挤

jǐ - crowded; to push against, to squeeze

短

duǎn - short

省

shěng - province (administrative division)

四季如春

sìjì rú chūn - spring-like all year round

少数

shǎoshù - few, minority (lit. small number)

民族

mínzú - ethnic group, nationality

南京

Nánjīng

哈尔滨

Hā'ěrbīn

新疆

Xīnjiāng

长江

Chángjiāng - Yangtze River

黄河

Huánghé - Yellow River

天津

Tiānjīn

广州

Guǎngzhōu

深圳

Shēnzhèn

云南

Yúnnán