Chinese Vocab

多数

duōshù - the majority

沿海

yánhǎi - along the coast

东岸

dōng'àn - the east coast

西岸

xī'àn - the west coast

旧金山

Jiùjīnshān - San Francisco

中心

zhōngxīn - center

受教育

shòujiàoyù - be educated

良好

liánghǎo - good

苦力

kǔlì - coolie

建

jiàn - construct, build

铁路

tiělù - railroad

经营

jīngyíng - run (a business)

相互之间

xiānghùzhījiān - among one another

民族

mínzú - nationality, ethnic group

熔炉

rónglú - melting pot

似乎

sìhū - seem, it seems

起作用

qǐ zuòyòng - have the effect or function of

情形

qíngxíng - situation

显著

xiǎnzhù - obvious

不再V了

búzài V. le - not V any more,

科学家

kē xué jiā - scientist

工程师

gōng chéng shī - engineer

知识分子

zhīshì fēnzǐ - intellectual

批

pī - batch of; group of

四周

sì zhōu - surroundings

分散

fēnsàn - disperse, scatter

角落

jiǎo luò - corner

各行各业

gè háng gè yè - every trade and profession

溶入

róngrù - dissolve in

不通

bútōng - be obstructive; be unable to communicate

肤色

fūsè - skin color

各方面

gèfāngmiàn - all aspects

年代

nián dài - a decade (六十年代 - the Sixties)

民权

mín quán - civil rights

运动

yùndòng - movement; campaign

社会地位

shèhuì dìwèi - social status

提高

tí gāo - elevation/elevate, raise

贡献

gòng xiàn - contribution/contribute

积极的

jī jí de - actively

参与

cān yù - participate in

享受

xiǎng shòu - enjoy (a privilege or benefit)

成果

chéng guǒ - achievement; fruit

为N而V

wèi N ér V - verb for noun

牺牲

xī shēng - sacrifice (one's life, etc.)

领袖

lǐng xiù - leader

马丁路德金

Mǎdīng.lùdé.jīn - Martin Luther King

值得

zhí dé - be worthy of

纪念

jì niàn - commemorate; observe

强

qiáng - strong

经验

jīng yàn - experience

研究

yán jiū research

无数

wú shù - countless, uncertain

通讯

tōng xùn - communication

总统

(zǒng tǒng) president

竟然

jìng rán - unexpectedly

温柔

wēn róu gentle and soft; tender

冷清

lěngqīng desolate

cold and cheerless; lonely; deserted

唐人街

Tang people street - Chinatown, tángrénjiē

城市

city, chéngshì

几乎

almost, jīhū

早期

at first; in the early stage, zǎoqi

聚集

come together; assemble, jùjí

经过

pass through, jīngguò

渐渐

gradually, jiànjiàn

以……为主

take … as the main factor yǐ..wéizhǔ

华人

Chinese people, huárén

商业区

business district, shāngyèqū

一般来说

generally speaking, yībānláishuō

行业

profession; trade, hángyè

餐馆

restaurant, cānguǎn

杂货店

grocery store, záhuòdiàn

不少

many; much, bùshǎo

服装店

clothing store, fúzhuāngdiàn

洗衣店

laundromat, xǐyīdiàn

华侨

oversea Chinese, huáqiáo

从事

be engaged in, cóngshì

通行

current; generally practiced, tōngxíng

广东话

Cantonese, guǎngdōnghuà

即使

Even if, jíshǐ

被

passive voice marker, bèi

看做

regard as; take to be, kànzuò

外人

outsider; stranger, wàirén

而

moreover; therefore, ér

被叫做

be called, bèijiàozuo

老番

old barbarian-- a derogatory term for non-Chinese; now used only in jest, lǎofan

受到

receive or suffer the effects of, shòudào

歧视

discriminate against, qíshì

有些

somewhat; to a certain degree, yǒuxiē

印第安人

American Indians, yìndì ānrén

保留区

reservations, bǎoliúqū

真正

actually; truly, zhēnzhèng

保留

keep; maintain, bǎoliú

有限

limited, yǒuxián

杂货

sundry goods, zāhuò

离开

líkai

属于

belong to, shǔyú

参观

visit (a place), cānguān

奇特

strange and distinctive, qítè

中

abbreviation for China, zhong