AP Chinese Vocabulary

Vocabulary from AP Chinese textbook Jiayou! and Level III Integrated Chinese I apologize for repeats, I tried to remove as many as possible May 2011

少林寺

shaolinsi

The Shaolin Monastery/Temple in Henan Province

功夫

gongfu

Kung Fu

高强

gaoqiang

to be good at, master of

僧人

sengren

monk

寺院

siyuan

temple

念经

nianjing

to chant (religious verses)

联系

lianxi

to contact, make a connection

起源

qiyuan

origin

说法

shuofa

phrasing, way of saying something

其中

qizhong

among

打坐

dazuo

to meditate

累

lei

tired

修炼

xiulian

to train your mind

后来

houlai

later, subsequently

结合

jiehe

to combine

精华

jinghua

the essence, the best

逐步

zhubu

step by step, gradually

独特

dute

unique, distinctive

功法

gongfa

Kung Fu Techniques

宝贵

baogui

valuable, precious

遗产

yichan

inheritance

气功

qigong

a system of deep breathing exercises

套路

taolu

routine, sequence

刚健有力

gangjianyouli

sturdy, robust

无穷

wuqiong

endless, inexhaustible

修身养性

xiushenyangxing

to better yourself (mentally and physically)

吸引

xiyin

to attract

流传

liuchuan

to spread

健身

jianshen

to exercise

不远万里

buyuanwanli

to make the effort to travel a long way

参观

canguan

to visit

专程

zhuancheng

a trip made for a special purpose

广播电台

guangbodiantai

radio station

遇

yu

to meet

强身健体

qiangshenjianti

to keep fit

另外

lingwai

in addition

电影

dianying

movie

影响

yingxiang

influence, effect

天下武功出少林

tianxiawugongchushaolin

Shaolin Kung Fu is the original and best martial art

嘛

ma

(particle)

项目

xiangmu

program, project

翻译

fanyi

to translate

嵩山

Song Shan

奥运会

aoyunhui

Olympics

明星

mingxing

star, idol

挡案

dangan

files, biodata

尊敬

zunjing

to respect

网友

wangyou

Internet users, netizens

成就

chengjiu

achievement, success

总经理

zongjingli

general manager

谦虚

qianxu

humble

秘密

mimi

secret

职业

zhiye

profession, career

钦佩

qinpei

to admire, respect

身材

shencai

build, physique

优势

youshi

advantage

依赖

yilai

to rely on, to be dependent on

天赋

tianfu

talent, gift

相似

xiangsi

similar

因素

yinsu

factor, element

勤奋

qinfen

diligent, hardworking

周恩来

Zhou Enlai

乐园

leyuan

playground, amusement park

看法

kanfa

view, opinion

速度

sudu

speed, rate

特

te

especially

带劲

daijinr

outstanding, wonderful

取胜

qusheng

to win

配合

peihe

to cooperate

显示

xianshi

to show

团队

tuandui

team, organization

女足

nuzu

women's soccer team

彼此

bici

each other

可

ke

very, really

球类

qiulei

ball games

伙伴

huoban

partner, friend

滑板

huaban

skateboard, skateboarding

够水平

goushuiping

to reach a certain standard

热闹

renao

bustling with activity

绝活

juehuor

special skill or knowledge

围

wei

to enclose

叫好

jiahao

to approve of

棒

bang

great, wonderful

剧烈

julie

vigorous

适合

shihe

to be suitable for

踢

ti

to kick

毽子

jianzi

shuttlecock

风筝

fengzheng

kite

瞎

xia

blindly, without rules or purpose

支持

zhichi

to support

连续

lianxu

to continue

生气

shengqi

to get angry

反对

fandui

to oppose

打乱

daluan

to disturb, to upset a schedule/pattern

作息

zuoxi

work and rest

正常

zhengchang

normal

懂

dong

to understand

保护

baohu

to protect

缺乏

quefa

to lack

意识

yishi

consciousness