AP CHINESE THEME 1

FAMILY AND SOCIETY

妻子

wife (qīzi)

丈夫

husband (zhàngfu)

嫂子

older brother's wife (sǎozi)

女孩

female child (háinǚ)

孩子

child (háizi)

身份

status (shēnfèn)

亲戚

relative (qīnqi)

道理

reason (dào lǐ）

乖

well-behaved (guāi)

管

to control

教育

education (jiàoyù)

厉害

great

虎妈

tiger mom (hǔmā)

育儿

parenting (yùér)

起跑线

starting line (qǐpǎoxiàn)

奖学金

scholarship (jiǎngxuéjīn)

棍棒教育

strict parenting, specifically physical discipline (gùnbàngjiàoyù)

发展

development (fāzhǎn)

展示

show (zhǎnshì)

经验

experience (jīngyàn)

证明

to prove or proof (zhèngmíng)

害羞

shy (hàixiū)

坚定

to strengthen (jiāndìng)

勇气

courage (yǒngqì)

不知不觉

without realizing (bùzhībùjué)

挑战性

challenging (tiǎozhànxìng)

进步

to progress (jìnbù)

队友

teammate (duìyǒu)

计划生育

family planning Jìhuà shēngyù

开放二胎

middle child Kāifàng èr tāi

政府

government Zhèngfǔ

政策

policy Zhèngcè

讨论

discuss Tǎolùn

受到

Subject to Shòudào

条件

condition Tiáojiàn

做瑜伽

Doing yoga Zuò yújiā

体会

experience Tǐhuì

相处

get along Xiāngchǔ

新闻

news Xīnwén

赚钱

Zhuànqián to make money

存钱

Cún qián save money

收入

Shōurù income

零用钱

Língyòng qián pocket money

省（下来)

save Shěng (xiàlái)

家教

Tutor Jiājiào

衣食住行

basic needs (Clothing, food, housing and transportation)

贫穷

Pínqióng poverty

富裕

Fùyù rich

放心

Fàngxīn assured

分别

Fēnbié respectively

关照

Guānzhào care

关系

Guānxì relationship

家务

Jiāwù housework

归来

Guīlái Return

家乡

Jiāxiāng hometown

饯行

farewell dinner Jiànxíng

接风

welcome Jiēfēng

接近

jiē jìn near / close to

解释

jiě shì - explanation, to explain

理解

lǐ jiě - understanding

了解

liǎo jiě - to understand, know about

联系

lián xì - to contact, connect

矛盾

máodùn - contradiction

实用

性 practicality (shí yòng xìng)

社会

shè huì - society

生活

shēnghuó - life

熟悉

shú xī - be familiar with, know well

思考

sī kǎo - ponder over

思想

(sīxiǎng) thinking

握手

wò shǒu - to shake hands

礼物

lǐwù - gift

相处

xiāngchǔ - to get along

幸福

xìng fú blessed

拥抱

yōng bào - to embrace / to hug

街道

jiē dào - street

超市

chāo shì - supermarket

有害无益

yǒuhài wúyì － harmful, not beneficial

成语

chéng yǔ - idiom

俚语

lĭ yŭ -- slang

上街

shàngjiē - go shopping

购物

gòu wù - shopping

空闲

kòngxián - free, not busy

开玩笑

kāi wán xiào - to joke

逛

guàng - to stroll, visit

谈天说地

tántiānshuōdì - to chat

免费

miǎn fèi free (of charge)

老式

lǎoshì - old fashioned

茶艺

chá yì - the art of tea

象征

xiàng zhēng - symbolise, emblem

赏月

shǎng yuè - admire the full moon

想念

xiǎng niàn - to miss

故乡

gù xiāng - hometown

特制

tè zhì - specially made

嫦娥

Cháng é - Goddess of the Moon

花好月圆

huā hǎo yuè yuán - a wish for family happiness

品种

pǐn zhǒng - breed, variety

祝愿

zhù yuàn - wish

彩球

cǎi qiú - colored balls

点燃

diǎn rán - to ignite

传染病

Chuán rǎn bìng - infectious disease