Integrated Chinese 3 - Chapter 9 Vocabulary

移民 — yímín

immigrant; immigrate

博士 — bóshì

doctorate; Dr. (academic title)

设计 — shèjì

design; to design

嫂子 — sǎozi

older brother’s wife

留些 — liúxiē

to study abroad

硕士 — shuòshì

master’s (academic title)

结婚 — jiéhūn

to get married; marry

幸福 — xìngfú

happiness/happy

厉害 — lìhai

terrible; formidable

侄女 — zhínǚ

brother’s daughter

小学 — xiǎoxué

elementary school

安排 — ānpái

to arrange

钢琴 — gāngqín

piano

画画儿 — huāhuār

to draw/paint

抱怨 — bàoyuàn

to complain

尊重 — zūnzhòng

to respect

选择 — xuǎnzé

choice; to choose

反对 — fǎnduì

to oppose

认为 — rènwéi

to think/consider

童年 — tóngnián

childhood

看法 — kànfǎ

point of view

做法 — zuòfǎ

way of doing things; course of action

完全 — wánquán

completely, fully; completely, whole

理解 — lǐjiě

to understand

望子成龙 — wàngzǐchénglóng

to hope one’s son becomes successful
(literal translation: to hope one’s son becomes a dragon)

望女成凤 — wàngnǚchéngfèng

to hope one’s daughter becomes successful
(literal translation: to hope one’s daughter becomes a phoenix)

番 — fān

measure word for type/kind

事业 — shìyè

career; undertaking

社会 — shèhuì

society

知识 — zhīshi

knowledge

不是。。。，而是。。。 — búshì…, érshì…

it’s not…, but…

墨西哥 — Mòxīgē

Mexico