Eyes on China - Lesson 9

老乡

(lǎoxiāng) fellow-townsman/villager (n.)

同乡

(tóngxiāng) a person from the same village, town or province (can be used anonymously with 老乡) (n.)

省

(shěng) province (n.)

县

(xiàn) county (n.)

村

(cūn) village (n.)

双方

(shuāngfāng) both sides; the two parties involved (pron.)

接下来

(jiēxiàlái) next (interj.)

成都

(Chéngdū) the capital of Sichuan Province (n.)

四川

(Sìchuān) a province in the southwest of China (n.)

改用

(gǎiyòng) use (sth. else) instead; to switch to (v.)

方言

(fāngyán) dialect (n.)

交谈

(jiāotán) to converse; have a conversation (formal) (v.)

亲切

(qīnqiè) warm; (a thing) feels near and dear to sb. (adj.)

籍贯

(jíguàn) the place of one's origin (n.)

祖父母

(zǔfùmǔ) grandfather and grandmother (n.)

身份

(shēnfèn) identity (n.)

认同

(rèntóng) to identify with (v.)

重要性

(zhòngyào xìng) importance (n.)

仅次于

(jǐncìyú) (the importance/grade/status or standing/level of...) is second only to...; be only inferior to (v.)

乡谊

(xiānɡyí) fellow-villager's mutual affection; friendship (n.)

家乡

(jiāxiāng) hometown (n.)

思乡

(sīxiāng) to be homesick (v.o.)

作品

(zuòpǐn) works of (literature or art) (n.)

唐朝

(Tángcháo) The Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) (n.)

诗人

(shīrén) poet (n.)

静夜思

(Jìngyè sī) "Thoughts on a Tranquil Night," a poem title (n.)

背诵

(bèisòng) to recite; to repeat from memory (v.)

首

(shǒu) measure word for songs or poems (m.w.)

诗

(shī) poem; verse (n.)

代表作

(dàibiǎo zuò) representative works; masterpiece (n.)

水土不服

(shuǐtǔ bùfú) to be unaccustomed to the environment of a new place; not acclimatized (v.)

适应

(shìyìng) to acclimatize; to adapt to (v.)

泥土

(nítǔ) earth; soil (n.)

行李

(xíngli) luggage (n.)

故乡

(gùxiāng) hometown (n.)

避免

(bìmiǎn) to avoid (v.)

形象

(xíngxiàng) vividly (adv.)

依恋

(yīliàn) to feel attached to (v.)

色彩

(sècǎi) color (n.)

主食

(zhǔshí) staple food; principle food (n.)

馄饨

(húndùn) wonton (n.)

板鸭

(bǎnyā) pressed/dried salted duck (n.)

咸水鸭

(xiánshuǐ yā) brine duck (n.)

地域性

(dìyù xìnɡ) local or regional peculiarity (n.)

当代

(dāngdài) the contemporary era; the present age (n.)

爱护

(àihù) to cherish and take care of (v.)

圈子

(quānzi) circle; clique (n.)

妨碍

(fáng'ài) to hamper (one's relationship with others); to impede one's study/work (v.)

交往

(jiāowǎng) to be in contact with; to associate with (v./n.)

一切

(yíqiè) everything; all (pron.)

老死

(lǎosǐ) to die (of old age) (v.)

联系

(liánxì) to connect; to link; to relate (v.)

大都市

(dà dūshì) metropolis (n.)

接触

(jiēchù) come into contact with (v.)

航空

(hángkōng) aviation (n.)

快速

(kuàisù) fast; rapidly (adv.)