2009 AP Chinese Reading Vocab

郊游

to go for an outing

野餐

picnic (noun) / have a picnic (verb)

以内

within

抽奖

draw lottery tickets

材料

materials

申请

to apply

寄信

Mail a letter

陪

to accompany

实验

an experiment

楼

floor

参观

to visit (somewhere)

首都

capital

必修课

required courses

记者

journalist

发现

to discover

专业

major

之外

outside of / excluding

知识

knowledge

欧美

Europe-America (the West)

课程

curriculum

受到

to receive

邀请

to invite

尽快

quickly/ASAP

举办

to conduct/run/hold (an event)

一年一度

once a year

联系

contact (in the context of having kept in touch with someone)

另外

other

旅游

vacation

挣钱

to make money

武术

martial arts

秘密

secret

故宫

the Imperial Palace / Forbidden City

宝剑

sword

挥

to wield/wave

割

to cut or sever

下降

to descend

凭

evidence/proof

使用

to use

宇宙

universe

巨人

giant/titan

忽然

suddenly

醒

to regain consciousness

修理

to repair/mend

展品

an exhibit/item on display

许可

to permit/allow

博物馆

museum

技术

technology

倒

to turn upside down