Modern Chinese III Lesson 5

打交道

dǎ jiāodào, vo, to deal with

哲学

zhéxué, n, philosophy

管

guǎn, v, to control, to manage, to mind, to care about

申请

shēnqǐng, v, to apply (to a school or job)

省下来

shěng xia lai, vc, to save (money, time)

李哲

Lǐ Zhé, pn, (a personal name)

建议

jiànyì, n/v, suggestion, to suggest

要么..., 要么...

yàome ..., yàome ..., conj, if it's not..., it's..., either ... or ... [See Grammar 5.]

工学院

gōng xuéyuàn, n, school of engineering

管理学院

guǎnlǐ xuéyuàn, n, school of management

谈

tán, v, to talk, to discuss

文学

wénxué, n, literature

将来

jiānglái, n, future

挣钱

zhèng qián, vo, to earn money

金融

jīnróng, n, finance, banking

整天

zhěng tiān, n, all day long

数字

shùzì, n, numeral, figure, digit

选

xuǎn, v, to choose

门

mén, m, (measure word for academic courses)

世界

shìjiè, n, world

历史

lìshǐ, n, history

其他

qítā, pr, other, else

文章

wénzhāng, n, essay, article

受不了

shòu bu liǎo, vc, cannot take it, unable to bear

轻松

qīngsōng, adj, light, relaxed

教授

jiàoshòu, n, professor

讨论

tǎolùn, v, to discuss

意见

yìjiàn, n, opinion

碰见

pèng jiàn, vc, to run into (a person by chance)

毕业

bì yè, vo, to graduate

学位

xuéwèi, n, academic degree

化学

huàxué, n, chemistry

经济

jīngjì, n, economics, economy

系

xì, n, academic department (of a college or university)

学分

xuéfēn, n, academic credit

决定

juédìng, v/n, to decide, decision

解决

jiějué, v, to solve, to resolve

节

jié, m, measure word for "lesblok" (class period)

篇

piān, m, measure word for "文章" (article, essay)

好受

hǎoshòu, sv, comfortable (feeling), easy to bear

难受

nánshòu, sv, uncomfortable (feeling), difficult to bear

受得了

shòu de liǎo, vc, can bear/tolerates

放松

fàngsōng, v, to relax, to loosen

提

tí, v, to put forward (as in an opinion or question)

有意见

yǒu yìjiàn, vo, to object, to have an objection (NOT just "to have an opinion")

想法

xiǎngfǎ, n, idea, opinion

看法

kànfǎ, n, way of looking at a thing, opinion, view

碰到

pèng dào, vc, to run into, to bump into (by chance)

毕业生

bìyèshēng, n, graduating student

学业

xuéyè, n, schoolwork, studies

事业

shìyè, n, career, undertaking, enterprise

商业

shāngyè, n, commerce, business (world)

服务业

fúwùyè, n, service industry

工业

gōngyè, n, industry

数学

shùxué, n, mathematics

医学

yīxué, n, medicine (the academic study)

商学

shāngxué, n, business (studies)

比分

bǐfēn, n, score (in a competition)

分数

fēnshù, n, score, grade, marks

文学院

wénxuéyuàn, n, school of liberal arts

理学院

lǐxuéyuàn, n, school of science

商学院

shāngxuéyuàn, n, school of business

医学院

yīxuéyuàn, n, medical school

谈话

tánhuà, v, to talk, to converse

谈天

tántiān, v, to chat

谈朋友

tán péngyou, vo, to date, to have a boyfriend/girlfriend

赚钱

zhuàn qián, vo, to make money, to earn a profit (as from a business or investment)

主管

zhǔguǎn, n, person in charge, manager

管理

guǎnlǐ, v, to manage, to administer, to govern

签证

qiānzhèng, n, visa

经验

jīng yàn, n/v, experience, to experience