Chinese 中国的变化 pinyin

变化

change; to change (biànhuà)

末

end (of something) (mò)

来不及

not have enough time to do something; too late to do something (lái bu jǐ)

竟然

unexpectedly, to one's surprise (jìngrán)

表哥

older male cousin of a different surname (biǎogē)

站

station; stop; to stand (zhàn)

姑妈

father's sister (gūmā)

拍

to take pictures; to shoot film; to clap; to pat (pāi)

变

to change (biàn)

总

always (more neutral than 老是) (zǒng)

熟悉

to know something or someone well; to be familiar with: familiar (shúxí)

陌生

unfamiliar; strange; unknown (mòshēng)

街

street (jiē)

盖

to build; to construct (gài)

的确

indeed (díquè)

骑

to ride bike, motorcycle and horse. (qí)

自行车

bicycle (zìxíngchē)

上班

to go to work; to start work; to be on duty (shàng bān)

想像

to imagine; to visualize; imagination (xiǎngxiàng)

要不是

if it were not for; but for (yàobúshì)

游客

visitor (to a park, etc.); tourist (yóukè)

老外

foreigner (lǎowài)

对面

opposite; across from; the other side (duì miàn)

快餐

fast food; quick meal (kuàicān)

服装

(formal) clothing; costume; dress (fú zhuāng)

融入

to merge into; to meld into (róngrù)

特色

distinguishing feature or quality; characteristic (tèsè)

保留

to remain as before; to retain (bǎoliú)

建筑

a building; to construct; architecture (jiàn zhù)

尝

to taste (cháng)

小吃

small and inexpensive dishes; snacks (xiǎochī)

不管

no matter (what, how, etc.); regardless of (bù guǎn)

民以食为天

the people think of food a important a heaven (mín yǐ shí wéi tiān)

啊

eh? what? (á)

从来

from past till present; always; at all times (cóng lái)

老百姓

common folk; (ordinary) people (lǎobǎixìng)

尽可能

as much as possible (jǐn kěnéng)

厦

mansion; tall buildings (shà)

座

measure word for buildings and mountains (zuò)

声音

sound, voice (shēngyīn)

脚步

footstep (jiǎobù)

难过

sad; hard to bear (nánguò)

咕噜

rumbling sound (gūlū)

法国

France (fǎguó)

夫子庙

Temple of Confucius (Fūzǐmiào)