AP Chinese Lesson 1

离婚 li hun

to divorce

明白 ming bai

to understand

苦恼 ku nao

distress

离开 li kai

to leave

时常 shi chang

often

想念 xiang nian

longing to see again

再婚 zai hun

remarry

变成 bian cheng

to change into

继父 ji fu

stepdad

接受 jie shou

to accept/receive

后来 hou lai

afterwards

当作 dang zuo

regard as

亲生 qin sheng

born to oneself

年龄 nian ling

age

相差 xiang cha

to differ

合得来

to get along well

成员 cheng yuan

member

吵架 chao jia

quarrel

对话 dui hua

dialogue

发火 fa huo

to get angry

生气 sheng qi

mad

谈心 tan xin

chat with someone

沟通 gou tong

to join up with

互相 hu xiang

mutual

理解 li jie

to comprehend

信任 xin ren

to trust

允许 yun xu

to allow

说好 shuo hao

come to an agreement

说到做到 shuo dao zuo hao

to keep a promise

管得严 guan de yan

strict (discipline)

宠 chong

to spoil

谈恋爱 tan lian ai

fall in love

禁止 jin zhi

prohibit

不准 bu zhun

not allow

关系 guan xi

relationship

紧张 jin zhang

nervous

工程师 gong cheng shi

engineer

认真 ren zhen

serious

温柔 wen rou

gentle

严 yan

strict

管 guan

to discipline

表弟 biao di

younger male cousin (mother’s side)

偶尔 ou er

occasionally

矛盾 mao dun

conflict

尊重 zun zhong

to respect

独立 du li

independent

重视 zhong shi

to attach importance to

早恋 zao lian

early romantic relationship

习惯 xi guan

habit

梦想 meng xiang

dream