chinese 3 review

summer vocab review

地理

geography dì lǐ

家乡

hometown, native place jiā xiāng

路线

route lù xiàn

了解

to understand, to know about liǎo jiě

一下子

in an instant, all of sudden yī xià zi

冰灯

ice lantern bīng dēng

火车

train huǒ chē

船

ship,boat chuán

风景

scenery, landscape fēng jǐng

河流

rivers (in general) hé liú

大多

for the most part, mostly dà duō

流

to flow liú

部

part, section bù

高原

plateau, highland gāo yuán

山

mountain, hill shān

而

conjunction to connect two clauses ér

平原

plain píng yuán

海

sea,ocean hǎi

人口

population rén kǒu

主要

main,principal,major,primary zhǔ yào

沙漠

desert shā mò

自然

nature,natural zì rán

条件

condition tiáo jiàn

地形

topography,terrain dì xíng

面积

surface area miàn jī

倍

measure word for times by which something is multiplied bèi

过节

to celebrate a festival guò jié

旅游

to travel (for pleasure) lǚ yóu

景点

scenery,scenic spot jǐng diǎn

到处

everywhere, all over dào chù

人山人海

vast crowd rén shān rén hǎi

挤

crowded,to squeeze,to push against jǐ

短

short duǎn

省

province shěng

四季如春

spring-like climate throughout the year sì jì rú chūn

少数

minority, few shǎo shù

民族

ethnic group mín zú

南京

Nanjing nán jīng

哈尔滨

Harbin hā ěr bīn

新疆

Xinjiang xīn jiāng

长江

Yangtze River cháng jiāng

黄河

Yellow Rive huáng hé

天津

Tianjin tiān jīn

广州

Guangzhou guǎng zhōu

深圳

Shenzhen shēn zhèn

云南

Yunnan yún nán

移民

to migrate,immigrant yí mín

墨西哥

Mexico mò xī gē

设计

to design, design shè jì

博士

Dr. (academic title) bó shì

嫂子

older brothers wife sǎo zi

留学

to study abroad liú xué

硕士

masters (academic title) shuò shì

结婚

to marry, to get married jiē hūn

幸福

happiness,happy xìng fú

厉害

terrible, formidable lì hai

挂

to hang up guà

侄女

brother's daughter zhí nǚ

安排

to arrange ān pái

休息

rest,to rest xiū xi

钢琴

piano gāng qín

画画儿

to draw, to paint huà huà ér

抱怨

to complain bào yuàn

严重

serious yán zhòng

尊重

to respect zūn zhòng

选择

to choose, choice xuǎn zé

反对

to oppose fǎn duì

认为

to think,to consider rèn wéi

童年

childhood tóng nián

轻松

relaxed qīng sōng

看法

point of view kàn fǎ

做法

ways of doing things zuò fǎ

完全

completely, fully wán quán

理解

to comprehend,to understand lǐ jiě

望子成龙

lit. to hope ones son becomes a dragon; fig. to long for one s child to succeed in life wàng zǐ chéng lóng

望女成凤

hope ones daughters will grow up to be successful wàng nǚ chéng fèng

番

measure word of type or kind fān

事业

career, undertaking shì yè

社会

society shè huì

知识

knowledge zhī shí

不是...而是

its not... but.... bù shì ér shì

受到

to receive,to suffer shòu dào

良好

good liáng hǎo

教育

to educate, education jiào yù

生

to give birth, to be born shēng

存

to deposit cún

费

fee, expenses fèi

收入

income, earning shōu rù

供

supply,provide for gòng

压力

pressure yā lì

大人

adult dà ren

减轻

to lighten,to ease,to alleviate jiǎn qīng

负担

burden,to bear a burden fù dān

适合

to fit,to suit shì hé

影响

influence, affect, effect yǐng xiǎng

取得

to acquire,to get,to obtain qǔ dé

经验

to experience,experience jīng yàn

零用钱

pocket money líng yòng qián

奖学金

scholarship jiǎng xué jīn

交

to submit, to pay (money) jiāo