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