chinese lesson 17 vocab

小学

xiǎoxué - elementary school

轻松

qīngsōng - relaxed; easygoing; easy

不以为然

bù yǐ wéi rán - to disapprove of; to object to

填鸭式

tiányāshì - cramming method in teaching

方式

fāngshì - method

成熟

chéngshú - mature

自然

zìrán - natural; naturally

上进心

shàngjìnxīn - the desire to improve; aspiration

观点

guāndiǎn - point of view

无论如何

wúlùn rúhé - under any circumstances; no matter what

打基础

dǎ jīchǔ - to establish a foundation

本领

běnlǐng - skill; capability

将来

jiānglái - in the future

竞争

jìngzhēng - to compete

辩论

biànlùn - to debate; to argue

批评

pīpíng - to criticize

严

yán - strict

态度

tàidu - attitude

认真

rènzhēn - earnest; serious

害

hài - to do harm to; to cause trouble to

的确

díquè - indeed; really

缺点

quēdiǎn - shortcoming

压力

yālì - pressure

简直

jiǎnzhí - simply

乐坏了

lè huài le - to be thrilled to pieces

承认

chéngrèn - to admit; to acknowledge

督促

dūcù - to supervise and urge

上学

shàngxué - to go to school

重视

zhòngshì - to take seriously; to view as important

发挥

fāhuī - to give free rein to; to bring into play

想象力

xiǎngxiànglì - imagination

适合

shìhé - to suit; to fit

自觉

zìjué - self-aware; self-motivated

淘汰

táotài - to eliminate through selection or competition

极端

jíduān - the extreme; an extreme

特点

tèdiǎn - special feature; distinguishing feature

要求

yāoqiú - demand; to require

使

shǐ - to cause; to make someone do something

变成

biànchéng - to change into

机器

jīqì - machine; machinery

读书

dúshū - to study; to read

看来

kànlái - to appear; to seem

优缺点

yōuquēdiǎn - merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages

数学

shùxué - mathematics

习题

xítí - exercises

理解

lǐjiě - to understand; to comprehend

苦心

kǔxīn - painstaking efforts

望子成龙

wàng zǐ chéng lóng - to hope for one's son to be very successful

望女成凤

wàng nǚ chéng fèng - to hope for one's daughter to be very successful

子女

zǐnǚ - sons and daughters; children

用心良苦

yòngxīn liángkǔ - to have put much thought into something; well-meaning

负担

fùdān - burden; load

白天

báitiān - daytime

补习班

bǔxíbān - cram school

家庭教师

jiātíng jiàoshī - private tutor

休息

xiūxi - to rest

目标

mùbiāo - goal; target

及

jí - and

教学

jiàoxué - teaching; education

指挥棒

zhǐhuībàng - conductor's baton

强调

qiángdiào - to stress; to emphasize

死记硬背

sǐ jì yìng bèi - mechanical memorization

作业

zuòyè - homework

喘气

chuǎn qì - to pant; to gasp for breath

尊师重道

zūn shī zhòng dào - to respect teachers and value the Way

即使

jíshǐ - even; even if

一般来说

yībān lái shuō - generally speaking

启发

qǐfā - to enlighten; to inspire

鼓励

gǔlì - to encourage

思考

sīkǎo - to think about; to ponder

留

liú - to leave a note; to assign homework

童年

tóngnián - childhood

无法

wúfǎ - unable; incapable