ASIALNG 303 - Lesson 10

Lesson 10

地理

dìlǐ - geography

家乡

jiāxiāng - hometown, place of family origin

路线

lùxiàn - route, itinerary

了解

liǎojie - to understand, to know about, to be informed

一下子

yíxiàzi - in an instant, all of a sudden

冰灯

bīngdēng - ice lantern

火车

huǒchē - train

船

chuán - boat, ship

风景

fēngjǐng - scenic landscape, scenery

河流

héliú - river

大多

dàduō - mostly, for the most part

流

liú - to flow

部

bù - part, section

高原

gāoyuán - plateau (lit. high fields)

山

shān - mountain, hill

而

ér - (conjunction to connect two clauses)

平原

píngyúan - plain (lit. flat field)

海

hǎi - sea, ocean

人口

rénkǒu - population

主要

zhǔyào - main, principal

沙漠

shāmò - desert

自然

zìrán - nature; natural

条件

tiáojiàn - condition

地形

dìxíng - terrain, topography

面积

miànjī - area (of land)

倍

bèi - (measure word for times by which something is multiplied)

过节

guò jié - to celebrate a holiday

旅游

lü3 yóu - to travel (for pleasure); (pleasure) travel

景点

jǐngdiǎn - scenic spot, tourist spot

到处

dàochù - all around, all over

人山人海

rén shān rén hǎi - huge crowds of people (lit. mountains and seas of people)

挤

jǐ - crowded; to push against; to squeeze

短

duǎn - short

省

shěng - province (administrative division)

四季如春

sìjì rú chūn - spring-like all year round

少数

shǎoshù - few, minority (lit. Small number)

民族

mínzú - ethnic group, nationality

南京

Nánjīng - Nanjing

哈尔滨

Hā’ěrbīn - Harbin

新疆

Xīnjiāng - Xinjiang

长江

Chángjiāng - Yangtze River

黄河

Huánghé - Yellow River

天津

Tiānjīn - Tianjin

广州

Guǎngzhōu - Guangzhou

深圳

Shēnzhèn - Shenzhen

云南

Yúnnán - Yunnan